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How to create 2 Objects after importing python based libraries in Robot Framework


I am importing a python libraries and wanted to create two objects with different arguments and call method defined in the class.

demo.py

class Sample:

    def __init__(self,path,device):
            self.device=device
            self.path = path
            print(self.device)
            print(self.path)

    def getting_path(self):
            print(self.path)
            print(self.device)
            return self.path

demo.robot
===============
*** Settings ***
*** Variables ***
${path}    c:
${device}    samsung
${path1}    D:
${device1}    samsung11
*** Test Cases ***
Test
    Test_python_class
*** Keywords ***

Test_python_class
     Import Library      demo.Sample    ${path1}    ${device1}    
     ${result} =     demo.sample.getting_path
     log     ${result}
     Import Library      demo.Sample    ${path}    ${device}
     ${result1} =     demo.sample.getting_path
     log     ${result1}

It is not creating second object. ${result} and {result1} printing the same value.

I can achieve this by using below syntax using WITH name with two value. and calling like below using WITH NAME

Import Library      demo.Sample    ${path1}    ${device1}    With Name     c1
     ${result} =     c1.getting_path
     log     ${result}
     Import Library      demo.Sample    ${path}    ${device}   With Name     c2
     ${result1} =     c2.getting_path
     log     ${result1}

But this solution is not optimal. If I need to create 10 objects with different value , I need to use 10 import statements here.

Appreciate if anybody can provide any inputs on optimum solution, where I can define this steps as robot function/keyword which will take these arguments for constructor and return me the object handle so that we can call class method using different object.


Solution

  • Robot framework isn't really designed to create objects this way. When you use the import library keyword (or the Library setting), robot expects a keyword library, not a standard python module.

    Instead, I recommend creating a proper keyword library which has a keyword for creating your objects.

    For example, start with a SampleLibrary.py file that looks like this:

    # SampleLibrary.py
    from demo import Sample
    
    class SampleLibrary:
        def get_sample(self, path, device):
            return Sample(path, device)
    

    Then, in your test you would do something like this:

    *** Settings ***
    Library  SampleLibrary
    
    *** Test Cases ***
    Example
        ${sample1}=  get sample  ${path}   ${device}
        Call method  ${sample1}  getting_path
    
        ${sample2}=  get sample  ${path1}  ${device1}
        Call method  ${sample2}  getting_path