robotframework-nl 1.0.0

robotframework-nl is a proving ground to boost Robot framework closer to Natural Language.

robotframeworkNL - the oneliner

robotframeworkNL is a proving ground to boost Robot framework closer to Natural Language.

Introduction

This project is an extension to Robot framework and although Robot framework made a very good step towards the goals of keyword-driven testing to make it readable for all stakeholders, there is still quite a lot of syntax involved that keeps test cases from really staying concise and to-the-point. In this project we will be introducing concepts to lift Robot framework to an even higher level.

This first release introduces Check that keywords that help to vastly reduce the amount of ${...} cluttering in your test cases.

It let's you turn
${calculation 1}=	Two times	${6}
${calculation 2}=	Three times	${4}
Should be equal	${calculation 1}	${calculation 2}
into
Check that	Two times	6	equals	Three times	4

Installation

The recommended installation method is using pip

pip install --upgrade robotframework-nl

After installation include robotnl as library in your robot file to get access to the new keywords.

Documentation

Link to keyword documentation

Keyword documentation is in libdoc format, making it also directly available via intellisense in the better IDEs, like RIDE.

Check that

This first release focuses around the Check that keywords. Using these keywords offers a large reduction in the need for variables in your test case and less variables=less ${} syntax! It also encourages the use of the Dovich principle, which is an easy way to create maintainable keyword libraries.

Dovich

Dovich is short for Do-View-Check and the idea is simple, yet effective. Any keyword should have just one of these purposes, never more.

• Do keywords invoke an action and typically do not return anything
• View keyword make an observation and return this as a value. They typically do not change state.
• Check keywords are use for verifying information, typically the result of a view-keyword and an expected value. This robotnl library offers generic Check keywords and operators. You can build new operator keywords in your own libraries to support any check you will ever need.