Use a job based on Robot Framework runner job template

Execute a job

Launching a build

Once you’ve created a job using the Squash TF Robot Framework job template, select it in the list of available jobs.

On the job’s page, you’ll be able to launch a build, access various informations regarding the job or make modifications.

To launch a build, click on Build with Parameters :

Setting the parameters of the build

You can then configure some of the parameters of the build :

> Operation and TestList

You can specify two types of goals to execute in the operation field : list or run.

• list : This will generate a json file listing all the tests present in your project. This file is used by Squash TM in the context of the TM-TF link.

• run : This will run all the tests specified in the testList field or in a user created json file. If you are using the TM-TF link, Squash TM will generate and transmit to Squash TF a testsuite.json file containing the list of tests to execute. In that case you don’t have to alter the field testList or specify a json file.

  Otherwise, if you want to provide manually to your run the list of tests to execute, you can procede in two ways :

  • Enter the path to the tests cases you wish to execute, separated by a semicolon (and no space after the semicolon), in the testList field. For the path, use the test suite and test case name provided in the json test list (generated by the list goal) to prevent problems. You can also execute all the tests present in you project by using in the testList field : **/*.
  • Provide a json type file (by clicking on the Choose File button on the testsuite.json line) containing the list of tests you wish to execute, and fill the testList field with : {file:testsuite.json}.

> Executor

If you want to launch the build on specific Squash TF agent executor, enter the exact name of the agent, or its label, in the executor field. In this robot framework template job, a default label robotFW is set by default (see Robot Framework job setup for explanation on this default label). Click on the Show nodes button on the bottom right of the field to validate that you’ve entered a correct name :

Start the build

Once you’ve specified the parameters of your build, click on the ‘Build’ button to launch the build.

Clicking on the dot (grey, red or green depending on the status of the build) next to the build name in the ‘Build History’ window will show the console output.

Build outputs

Test list

After the first build of type list has been performed, the generated Test_list of the last list build executed will be available on the job’s page :

This is the json file fetched by Squash TM if using the TM-TF link.

HTML reports

In the same manner, the Squash_TF_HTML_Report generated by the last run build executed will be available on the job’s page :

Those run html reports are also accessible directly in the run build’s page ( which is convenient for the historization) :

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Note

For more indepth details about the Robot Framework runner, please consult its dedicated section.