This document provides an overview of test case formatting and structure in Robot Framework. It discusses test case files, the editor used, table structure including test cases, settings, keywords and variables. It also covers syntax elements like spacing, argument separators, and comments. Additionally, it explains how to create keywords, pass parameters, use setup/teardown, and address elements. It concludes with examples of simple test scenarios and encourages enjoying test automation.

1. @chonla
Aloha!
September 25, 2014

2.  Test data format
 Editor
 Structure
 Syntax
 Setup and Tear down
Keyword
Addressing element
Create a simple test case
 Running your test cases
 Data driven test case
 Try it yourselves
Q&A

3. Test cases are in test case files.
Test case file format can be
• HTML
• TSV (Tab Separated Values)
• Plain Text (This slide covers only this format)

4. RIDE (https://pypi.python.org/pypi/robotframework-ride)
• GUI and easy
Text Editor
• Simple and fast

5. Data table
• Test cases (Required)
• Settings
• Keywords
• Variables
Table header is written after * character
• *** Test cases ***
• *** Test cases
• *Test cases

6. Spacing does matter.
Argument/Value separator
• At least 2 spaces
• | (pipe)
Comment
• Use #
Test Keyword 1 2
Test Keyword | 1 | 2
#This is comment text

7. Variable is written as ${VariableName}
Passing parameters to Keyword
• Keyword | Parameter 1 | Parameter 2
• Don’t forget | and spaces are equal.

8. Settings : Suite Setup/Suite Teardown
Settings : Test Setup/Test Teardown
Test Cases : [Setup]/[Teardown]
Keywords : [Teardown]

9. Keywords are written under table
Keywords
 List of built-in keywords
• http://rtomac.github.io/robotframework-selenium2library/
doc/Selenium2Library.html

10. identifier=element (id/name)
id=element (id)
name=element (name)
xpath=query (xpath)
dom=DOM (DOM expression)
link=href (anchor)
css=selector (CSS selector)
jquery=selector (jQuery selector)
sizzle=selector (sizzle selector)
tag=HTMLTag (HTML Tag)

11. What library is required?
• Selenium2Library

12. Use pybot <TestCaseFilename>
Result of testing : report.html
Log of testing : log.html
XML Output : output.xml

13. [Template] is a key of data driven test
case.
Create test cases with test data.
Tell robot to use a keyword as a template
of test data.

15. Scenario 1
• You are about to search for something in Google.
You have to open your browser. Type in your
keyword and click search and verify the result
should contain your query.
Scenario 2
• Use robot to post facebook and verify page
should contain your new post.

16. Enjoy
automating!