Robot Framework Control Panel (v0.2.2)

This is a cross-platform desktop application built using PyQt5 to provide a Graphical User Interface (GUI) for managing and executing Robot Framework test suites.

✨ Key Features

• Test Suite Selection: Easily select and load .robot files.
• Flexible Execution: Run tests based on specific Test Cases or Tags.
• Run Configuration (Settings): Fine-tune execution parameters.
• External Variables Management: Control dynamic variables (e.g., BROWSER, URL) via the GUI.
• Real-time Console: View execution logs in a dedicated results area.
• Environment Info: Quick check of Python and Robot Framework library versions.

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⚙️ New Features (v0.2.2)

1. External Variables Management:

   • Ability to create, save, and manage external variables (e.g., HEADLESS, BROWSER) through the GUI.
   • Supports various types: String, Integer, Boolean, Choice (ComboBox), Password.
   • Variables are automatically passed to Robot Framework as -v NAME:VALUE.
   • Configuration is persisted in robot_variables.json.
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2. Log Level Control:

   • Added a setting for explicit log level (TRACE, DEBUG, INFO, WARN) in the "Run Settings" tab.
   • The default option " " (empty) is used to not pass the --loglevel argument to Robot Framework, preserving the default CLI behavior and log fidelity.
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3. Advanced Run Settings:

   • Configuration for Output Directory.
   • Checkboxes for Dry Run and Exit on first failure.

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🚀 Getting Started

Requirements

• Python 3.6+
• Robot Framework (pip install robotframework)
• PyQt5 (pip install PyQt5)

Running the Application

1. Clone the repository.
2. Install dependencies.
3. Launch the application:

   python robot_control_panel.py

   or use PyInstaller to pack into an .exe file (for Windows) or .app (for macOS)

Usage Workflow

1. Click "Select .robot file" to load your test suite.
2. In the Runner tab, select the desired tests or tags.
3. In the Run Settings tab, configure variables and execution options.
4. Click "Run Selected Tests".
5. Check the results in the execution panel and use the Log/Report buttons to open the HTML reports.