rpa-runner 0.1.4

A library and runner for executing Robot Framework tasks in parallel using JSON configuration.

RPA Runner

This package provides a mechanism to execute Robot Framework tasks defined in JSON format with support for PARALLEL blocks, and a Run Parallel keyword for parallel execution.

Installation

pip install .

Usage

Command Line Runner

The package provides a command-line tool rpa-runner (or python -m rpa_runner.runner) to execute JSON test definitions.

rpa-runner test_parallel.json --outputdir results

Built-in Listeners

The library includes a ProbeListener for real-time reporting via Socket.IO.

rpa-runner test_parallel.json --listener rpa_runner.listeners.ProbeListener

JSON Format & Parallel Execution

The runner automatically transforms PARALLEL blocks in your JSON test definition into calls to the Run Parallel keyword, which uses pabot under the hood.

{
  "name": "My Suite",
  "tests": [
    {
      "name": "Test 1",
      "body": [
        {
          "type": "PARALLEL",
          "branches": [
            {
              "name": "Concurrent A",
              "body": [{ "name": "Log", "args": ["Running A"] }]
            }
          ]
        }
      ]
    }
  ]
}

Library Usage

You can also use the library directly in Robot Framework:

*** Settings ***
Library    rpa_runner