RobotFramework Automation: Step‑by‑Step Installation and Sample HTTP Test

Setup

First install Python and get-pip.py (download link provided). Then use pip to install RobotFramework and the HTTP library:

pip install robotframework

pip install robotframework-httplibrary

Run the test suite with the command:

robot first.robot

Variables definition (variables.txt)

***Variables***
${HOST}    api.myhost.com
${COOKIE}  sid=kschbtb5; pgv_pvi=230499328; pgv_si=s1426331648;

Test case (first.robot)

***Settings***
Test Setup    Create HTTP Context    ${HOST}
Resource      variables.txt
Library       HttpLibrary.HTTP

***Test Cases***
Error if GET before connect
    [Setup]    No Operation
    Run Keyword And Expect Error    "Create HTTP Context" keyword first    GET    /

Error if invalid URL
    [Setup]    No Operation
    Run Keyword And Expect Error    "NEITHER_URL_NOR_PATH" needs to be in form of "/path" or "http://host/path"    GET    NEITHER_URL_NOR_PATH

# Login test
DoSignTest
    Set Request Header    Cookie    ${COOKIE}
    GET    ${DOSIGN}
    Response Status Code Should Equal    200
    Response Body Should Contain    "code" :- 500

Appendix

Download get-pip.py from the provided Baidu link.