This document summarizes Robot Framework, an open source test automation framework that uses a tabular syntax for creating test cases. It supports keyword-driven, data-driven, and behavior-driven testing approaches. Robot Framework outputs easy-to-read logs and reports in HTML format and supports testing applications independently of platform or language. It also allows creating custom test libraries and has built-in support for Selenium web testing. The document provides examples of test cases and keywords written using Robot Framework's syntax.

1. Robot Framework 2.5Robot Framework is a generic test automation framework for acceptance testing and acceptance test-driven development (ATDD).by Usov Borys

2. Features:Enables easy-to-use tabular syntax for creating test cases in a uniform way.Allows using keyword-driven, data-driven and behavior-driven (BDD) approaches.Provides easy-to-read reports and logs in HTML format.Is platform and application independent.Provides a simple library API for creating customized test libraries.Implemented with Python.Provides support for Selenium for web testing.

3. Test application: login.pyCommand> pythonsut/login.pyloginnobody P4ssw0rdAccess Denied> pythonsut/login.pycreate fredinvalidCreatinguserfailed: Passwordmustbe a combinationoflowercase anduppercase letters and numbers> pythonsut/login.pycreate fred P4ssw0rdSUCCESS> pythonsut/login.pyloginfred P4ssw0rdLogged InStatus

4. High-level test cases

5. Simple tabular syntax for test casesKeyword

6. User-defined keywords (tabular view)Function from user-defined library

7. Robot Framework LibrariesBuiltIn Libraries

8. Adding Libraries***Settings***Library /testlib/LoginLibrary.pyLibrary OperatingSystemLibrary Screenshot#Test Setup Create File #Test Teardown Take Screenshot

9. User-defined LibrariesclassLoginLibrary:def__init__(self):#Initialising class with path to our applicationself._status = '' defcreate_user(self, username, password):self._run_command('create', username, password) defattempt_to_login_with_credentials(self, username, password):self._run_command('login', username, password) defchange_password(self, username, old_pwd, new_pwd):self._run_command('change-password', username, old_pwd, new_pwd) defstatus_should_be(self, expected_status): if expected_status != self._status: raise AssertionError("Error") def_run_command(self, command, *args):#Function runs command and sets result status to #self._status variable

10. Plain text presentation of user-defined keywordsand variables***Keywords***#High-level test cases.Given a user has a valid account Create valid user ${USERNAME} ${PASSWORD}When he changes hispassword Change password ${USERNAME} ${PASSWORD} ${NEW PASSWORD}Then he can log in with the new password Login ${USERNAME} ${NEW PASSWORD}And he cannot use the old password anymore Attempt to login with credentials ${USERNAME} ${PASSWORD} Status should be Access Denied***Variables***${USERNAME} busov${PASSWORD} P4s5wo0rd${NEW PASSWORD} e0D3n4J${PWD INVALID LENGTH} Password must be 7-12 characters long

11. Plain text test cases presentation***Test Cases***User can create an account and log in Create Valid User fred P4ssw0rd Attempt to Login with Credentials fred P4ssw0rd Status Should Be Logged InUser cannot log in with bad password Create Valid User betty P4ssw0rd Attempt to Login with Credentials betty wrong Status Should Be Access Denied

12. Report in html format

13. Log file in html format

14. RIDE Robot Framework IDE

15. For more informationProject PagesThe main information hubhttp://code.google.com/p/robotframeworkUser GuideDetailed information about all features of the frameworkhttp://code.google.com/p/robotframework/wiki/UserGuide