Robot Framework FritzHome Library

A Robot Framework Library to access the AVM Home Automation HTTP Interface.

With this Library Robot Test Cases and Robot Tasks can retrieve measured values from and send commands to the DECT Devices connected to a fritzbox, such as toggle switches or getting temperature from radiator control.

See also the file example.robot for example robot tasks.

Installation

Not published on PyPI now, but when this is done, use:

$ pip install robotframework-fritzhomelibrary

Import

Importing this library into a Robot Test Suite or Robot Task:

| *** Settings ***    |
| Library             | FritzHome

Opening and Closing a Session

To use the keywords of this library, first a session must be opened.

| *** Task *** |
| Open Session | ${password} | ${user} | ${url} |

User and URL have default values (admin and http://fritz.box)

A connection to the fritzbox is established, and, if authentication succeeds, a session is created. The library handles the technical part (session id, AIN, ...) in the background. Devices are identified just by their names, for example:

| Set Switch State | my first switch | On |

Close the session with the Close Session keyword.

Naming Devices

Most device specific keywords of this library take the name of the device to identify it. The name is given over the fritzbox web interface (Home Network / Smart Home / All smart home devices). It is possible to use spaces, umlauts and special characters (for instance you can name your device ◄▬┼ Übungsgerät :-) ┼▬►), because both, Robot Framework and the operatingsystem of the fritzbox seems to be tolerant with such characters.

Internally devices are identified by their AIN. If it becomes necessary to use an AIN in a robot test case or robot task, use the keyword Get AIN.

Temperature Units

The keywords to get the temperature measured by a device will return the value in Degree Celsius (°C) by default. With the unit parameter it is possible to get the value in Degree Fahrenheit (°F) or Kelvin (K) instead.