Datafile library provides more convenient way to save some of your test data than robotframework variables tables do.
For example you have a file 'users.rst' where you save users accounts information:
**Accounts on site** ========= ==== ======== ================= users id password email ========= ==== ======== ================= admin Eric passwr [email protected] manager Jonh passwr [email protected] publisher Olga passwr [email protected] reader Jane passwr _table_: \ work; [email protected]| \ pesonal; [email protected] ========= ==== ======== =================
and in test case you can parse this file and access its data in the following manner:
*** Settings ***
Library quintagroup.robotframework.datafile.rst
*** Test Cases ***
Attribute alike access
${users}= Read tables from file ${CURDIR}/users.rst
Should Be Equal ${users.admin.id} Eric
Should Be Equal ${users.manager.email} [email protected]
Should Be Equal ${users.reader.id} Jane
Should Be Equal As String ${users.reader.email} [['work', '[email protected]'], ['pesonal', '[email protected]']]
Should Be Equal As String ${users.reader.email}[0] ['work', '[email protected]']