Robot Framework Test Automation. (2013)

• Record Type: Book
• Other Names: Bisht, Sumit
• Contents: Cover; Copyright; Credits; About the Author; About the Reviewers; www.PacktPub.com; Table of Contents; Preface; Chapter 1: Getting Started with the Robot Framework; Need for acceptance testing; Pinpoint application failure; Reducing the error rate; Providing the automation and reuse; Creating the a test audit trail; What is the Robot Framework?; The Robot Framework ecosystem; Installing and setting up the Robot Framework; Source installation; One-click graphical installer; Java environment installation; The Python package installation; Support for different runtimes; Command details. A small exerciseSummary; Chapter 2: Configuring a test project; Test naming conventions; Creating execution order; Test randomization; Test file structure; HTML format; TSV format; Plaintext format; Pipe separated formatting; Restructured text format; Test configuration files; Suite initialization files; External variable files; Structure; Python/Java files containing variables; Resource files; Structure; Test setup and teardown; Summary; Chapter 3: Further Test Customization; Automation and agile; Internal re-use; Loops and flow control; Flow control; Breaking off without finishing. Feeding external dataPerforming a set of tasks repeatedly within a test; Application in test automation; Higher order re-use; User keywords; Test templates; User libraries; Approaches towards writing tests; Keyboard-driven tests; Data-driven tests; Behavior-driven tests; Behavior driven development; BDD using the Robot Framework; Standard libraries; Collections; Dialogs; Operating System; Process; Screenshot; String; Telnet; Xml; Remote test execution; Summary; Chapter 4: Extending the Framework; Testing the web applications; Selenium; The Robot Framework Selenium library. Running web-based testsUsing the Selenium2Library; Debugging through the REPL shell; Testing desktop applications; Testing through objects -- Java Swing; A Swing test; Testing through images; Sikuli; Creating a custom Sikuli library; Other noteworthy libraries; Testing network protocols; Testing the web services; Testing the database; Summary; Chapter 5: Generating Reports; Need for reports; Quick test run assessment; Result comparison; Individual result detailing; Intelligent assessment; Generated files; Output structure; Heading; Summary information; Test statistics; Test details. Test execution logTest coloring information; Separating files; Making changes in outputs; Customizing the report title; Background color customization; Changing how much is logged; Changing the report format; Creating derived reports; Recreating reports; Viewing difference; Further result usage; Summary; Index.
• Publisher Details: Place of publication not identified : Packt Publishing
• Publication Date: 2013
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 629.8; COMPUTERS -- Software Development & Engineering -- Quality Assurance & Testing; Computer software -- Testing -- Automation; Python (Computer program language); Computer software -- Testing -- Automation; Python (Computer program language); Computer software / Testing / Automation; Python (Computer program language); COMPUTERS -- General; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 1306069483; 9781306069489; 9781783283040; 1783283041; 1783283033; 9781783283033
• Related ISBNs: 9781783283033
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