Summary

In this chapter, we studied the need for acceptance test-driven development and how can we use the Robot Framework to achieve it. Various methods of installation were discussed over the supported platforms namely Python and its ported equivalents in form of Jython and Ironpython. We then proceed with exploring various commands that are available to perform various tasks as well as their possibilities. Later we created and run a basic test over the Robot Framework that validated the correctness of our setup. Lastly we examined the output files generated to get a look and feel of the framework.

Now that the basics have been covered, it is time for us to learn about the syntax, the different available actions, and different files involved in the Robot Framework project; which will enable us to write tests with various formats and be aware of the various options that are allowable in tests.