Robot Framework set up

Now a days most of the time we are looking for configuration based and less coding tools for development and testing as well.

Robot Framework is such kind of automation tool where we can say development of automation scenario is much easier with less coding.

Now we will learn how we can configure Robot framework

Step 1:

Download python from here

 
Step 2:

Select the checkbox Add Python  to path.

Step 3:

Check the python installation

                                                             python --version

                                                             python -v

                                                             pip --version

                                                             pip -v

Step 4:

Install Robot Framework using the following command:

                                                           pip install robotframework

                                                           pip install --upgrade robotframework

 

Step 5:

Install robotframework-seleniumlibrary using the following command

                                                          pip install robotframework-seleniumlibrary

                                                          pip install --upgrade robotframework-seleniumlibrary

 

Step 6:

Open Eclipse Marketplace…

Help ->  Eclipse Marketplace...

 
Step 7:

Search for robot framework plugin we will use RED – Robot Editor

 

Add python plugin PyDev

Step 8:

After completion of successful installation, we get the RED – Robot Editor documentation.

 

 

We can open the documentation from here.

We can also get the details from the official GitHub page.

 

Step 9:

Add Perspective for Robot from Eclipse

Window -> Perspective -> Open Perspective -> Other…

 

Select Robot from Open Perspective window and click on Open button.

Now we can see the Robot perspective added in eclipse.

 

Also Check Robot Preferences from

Window -> Preferences -> Robot

Step 10:

Create a new Robot project File -> New -> Project 

Select Robot Project from Robot Framework section

Then give a name of this project and click Finish

 

Step 11:

Add a new Test Suite

 

 
Step 12: 

Type the following code for robot script.

*** Test Cases ***

MyFirstRobotTest

    Log   Hello 

Right click on the file and run.