# robotframework-debuglibrary

**Repository Path**: YongboTest/robotframework-debuglibrary

## Basic Information

- **Project Name**: robotframework-debuglibrary
- **Description**: Robotframework-DebugLibrary是一个RobotFramework的调试库，也是一个集成式的Shell，支持交互式调试。
- **Primary Language**: Python
- **License**: BSD-3-Clause
- **Default Branch**: master
- **Homepage**: None
- **GVP Project**: No

## Statistics

- **Stars**: 0
- **Forks**: 0
- **Created**: 2020-01-12
- **Last Updated**: 2024-06-02

## Categories & Tags

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**Tags**: None

## README

Debug Library for Robot Framework
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Introduction
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Robotframework-DebugLibrary is a debug library for `RobotFramework`_,
which can be used as an interactive shell(REPL) also.

.. _`RobotFramework`: http://robotframework.org/

Installation
------------

To install using ``pip``::

    pip install robotframework-debuglibrary


Usage
-----

You can use this as a library, import ``DebugLibrary`` and call ``Debug``
keyword in your test files like this::

    *** Settings ***
    Library         DebugLibrary

    ** test case **
    SOME TEST
        # some keywords...
        Debug

Or you can run it standalone as a ``RobotFramework`` shell::

    $ rfdebug
    [...snap...]
    >>>>> Enter interactive shell, only accepted plain text format keyword.
    > help
    Input Robotframework keywords, or commands listed below.
    Use "libs" or "l" to see available libraries,
    use "keywords" or "k" to see the list of library keywords,
    use the TAB keyboard key to autocomplete keywords.

    Documented commands (type help <topic>):
    ========================================
    EOF  exit  help  k  keywords  l  libs  pdb  s  selenium

    > log  hello
    > get time
    < '2011-10-13 18:50:31'
    > # use TAB to auto complete commands
    > BuiltIn.Get Time
    < '2011-10-13 18:50:39'
    > import library  String
    > get substring  helloworld  5  8
    < 'wor'
    > # define variables as you wish
    > ${secs} =  Get Time  epoch
    # ${secs} = 1474814470
    > Log to console  ${secs}
    1474814470
    > @{list} =  Create List    hello    world
    # @{list} = ['hello', 'world']
    > Log to console  ${list}
    ['hello', 'world']
    > &{dict} =  Create Dictionary    name=admin    email=admin@test.local
    # &{dict} = {'name': 'admin', 'email': 'admin@test.local'}
    > Log  ${dict.name}
    > # print value if you input variable name only
    > ${list}
    [u'hello', u'world']
    > ${dict.name}
    admin
    > # start a selenium server quickly
    > help selenium
    Start a selenium webdriver and open url in browser you expect.

            s(elenium)  [<url>]  [<browser>]

            default url is google.com, default browser is firefox.
    > selenium  google.com  chrome
    # import library  SeleniumLibrary
    # open browser  http://google.com  chrome
    < 1
    > close all browsers
    > Ctrl-D
    >>>>> Exit shell.

The interactive shell support auto-completion for robotframework keywords and
commands. Try input ``BuiltIn.`` then type ``<TAB>`` key to feeling it.
The history will save at ``~/.rfdebug_history`` default or any file
defined in environment variable ``RFDEBUG_HISTORY``.

In case you don't remember the name of keyword during using ``rfdebug``,
there are commands ``libs`` or ``l`` to list the imported libraries and
built-in libraries, and ``keywords <lib name>`` or ``k`` to list
keywords of a library.

``rfdebug`` accept any ``pybot`` arguments, but by default, ``rfdebug``
disabled all logs with ``-l None -x None -o None -L None -r None``.

Submitting issues
-----------------

Bugs and enhancements are tracked in the `issue tracker
<https://github.com/xyb/robotframework-debuglibrary/issues>`_.

Before submitting a new issue, it is always a good idea to check is the
same bug or enhancement already reported. If it is, please add your comments
to the existing issue instead of creating a new one.

License
-------

This software is licensed under the ``New BSD License``. See the ``LICENSE``
file in the top distribution directory for the full license text.

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