Setup and Teardown in Robot Framework Explained
Every test should start from a known state and leave the world tidy when it finishes. Setup and teardown are how Robot Framework does both, and unders...
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Robot Framework Syntax Basics: Sections, Spaces and Indentation
Robot Framework's syntax is built to be readable, and a handful of rules explain most of it. Here are the ones that make a test file click into place....
Read moreAPI Testing in Robot Framework with RequestsLibrary
Not every test needs a browser. A lot of what an application does happens over an API, and Robot Framework tests those just as readably with RequestsL...
Read moreUser Keywords and Resource Files in Robot Framework
The moment your tests start repeating themselves is the moment to reach for user keywords and resource files. Together they turn a pile of similar tes...
Read moreVariables in Robot Framework: Scalar, List and Dictionary
Variables are how you avoid repeating yourself and how you pass data around a test. Robot Framework has three kinds, each marked by its own symbol, an...
Read moreWeb Testing with the Browser Library in Robot Framework
If you are automating the web with Robot Framework today, the Browser library is the modern choice. It is built on Playwright, which means fast, relia...
Read moreRobot Framework vs pytest vs Cucumber: Which Fits You?
These three come up together because they all help you write automated tests, but they take very different routes to get there. pytest is code-first....
Read moreIs Robot Framework Worth Learning in 2026?
With so many test automation tools competing for attention, it is fair to ask whether Robot Framework earns a place on your learning list. The short a...
Read moreAPI Testing with Robot Framework
Robot Framework is a keyword driven automation framework that reads almost like plain English. It is popular for browser testing, but it is just as ca...
Read moreWriting Stable Selectors with the Browser Library
Most flaky web tests are not the framework's fault. They fail because the selector, the way you point the Browser library at an element, breaks the mo...
Read moreAPI Testing with Pytest and Playwright
Playwright for Python includes an API testing client, and you can drive it with Pytest through the pytest-playwright plugin. Instead of the requests l...
Read moreKeyword-Driven Testing Explained (With Robot Framework)
Keyword-driven testing is the idea behind Robot Framework. Once you understand it, the readable syntax and the reusable keywords follow from one desig...
Read moreAPI Testing with Pytest and Requests
Pytest with the requests library is the classic combination for API testing in Python. Requests is the library that made HTTP in Python simple and rea...
Read moreRobot Framework vs Playwright: How Do They Compare?
Playwright has become one of the most popular ways to automate a browser, so it is a fair question whether you should learn it or Robot Framework. As...
Read moreAPI Testing with Jest and Supertest
Jest with Supertest is a common pairing for API testing in the JavaScript and TypeScript world. Jest is the test runner and assertion library that man...
Read moreInstall Robot Framework and Write Your First Test
The quickest way to understand Robot Framework is to run something. This post takes you from an empty machine to a passing test in a few minutes, and...
Read moreAPI Testing with Playwright and TypeScript
Playwright Test is a modern test runner from Microsoft, and while it is famous for browser automation, it includes a genuine API testing client. In Ty...
Read moreWhat Is RFCP Certification, and Is It Worth It?
If you work with Robot Framework, you have probably wondered whether it is worth putting a certification next to it on your CV. RFCP is that certifica...
Read moreAPI Testing with Cypress
Cypress is known as a browser testing tool, but it is also a capable API client through its `cy.request` command. That command sends a real HTTP reque...
Read moreRobot Framework vs Selenium: What Is the Difference?
"Robot Framework or Selenium?" is one of the most common questions from testers picking up automation, and it contains a hidden mistake. The two are n...
Read moreAPI Testing with RestAssured.Net and C#
RestAssured.Net brings the well loved REST Assured style to C# and the .NET platform. If you have seen the given, when, then flow in Java, this is the...
Read moreWhat Is Robot Framework? A Tester's Introduction
If you have looked into test automation, you have probably seen Robot Framework mentioned next to tools like Selenium, Cypress and Playwright. It sits...
Read moreAPI Testing with Playwright for Java
Playwright is best known for driving browsers, but it also ships a first class API testing client, and it is available for Java. The same library that...
Read moreAPI Testing with Karate
Karate is an API testing framework that gives you a full toolkit in one place. It uses a Gherkin style syntax, so tests read as Given, When, Then scen...
Read moreAPI Testing with REST Assured and Java
REST Assured is the library that made API testing in Java pleasant. Before it arrived, calling an HTTP endpoint from a Java test meant a lot of boiler...
Read moreAPI Testing with INGenious Playwright Studio
INGenious Playwright Studio is a codeless test automation studio. It is a Java desktop application in which each test case is a table of keyword drive...
Read moreAPI Testing with API Spector
API Spector is an API client and test runner from Testsmith. It sits in the same family as Postman and Bruno, but it keeps its workspace, collections...
Read moreAPI Testing with Bruno
Bruno is an open source API client that takes a different stance from the tools that came before it. Instead of keeping your requests in a cloud works...
Read moreAPI Testing with Postman
Postman is the tool most testers meet first when they start working with APIs. It began as a simple way to fire off HTTP requests and read the respons...
Read moreHow Mutation Testing Improved The Quality Of Our Unit Tests Of Practicesoftwaretesting.com
The codebase of practicesoftwaretesting.com has many unit tests with high code coverage. However, high coverage alone doesn’t guarantee that the tests...
Read moreGoing Beyond Code Coverage With Mutation Testing
Automated tests give us confidence. But how do we know our tests are actually good at catching real bugs? High code coverage looks nice on a report, b...
Read moreCreating A Playwright Test Automation Project With Maven Archetype
A robust testing framework is essential for effective software development. The playwright-testng-archetype integrates Playwright, TestNG, and Allure...
Read moreJavaScript check if date is weekend or public holiday
Sometimes it is required to check if a certain date is a public holiday or day in the weekend. If it is the case then you might be interested in ad...
Read moreTravel the World: by using the geolocation override provided by Selenium 4
Location-based features are always a challenge to test. Of course, you can get out in the field and visit the physical location. It can be fun :) but...
Read moreIntegrate JMeter performance tests with Azure DevOps controlled by an Azure Pipeline
This blog post describes how to integrate JMeter performance tests with Azure DevOps. Microsoft comes with hosted agents, which you can use for free....
Read moreHow to test an IoT device? Which can't receive 'normal' inputs?
Testsmith (in collaboration with [Specialisterren](https://www.specialisterren.nl)) is fortunate to test a brand-new IoT device! The solution is obvio...
Read moreSelenium: check if element exists
Sometimes checking if an element exists on a page can be very useful. The code below demonstrates how to do that. {: line="5"} ```Java @Test pu...
Read moreTAPOST 2019
For the third time, I was invited to the TAPOST (Theory and Practice of Software Testing) conference in Riga, Latvia. This year, I did a talk on a new...
Read moreSelenium 4: Full page screenshots
In some cases it can be useful to take a screenshot of the entire page, rather than only what is visible in the viewport. Selenium 4 provides this fea...
Read moreSelenium 4: Element screenshotting
As from Selenium 4 it is possible to take screenshots of WebElements. The code below shows how you can do that. {: line="7"} ~~~Java @Test publi...
Read moreTest Automation in Istanbul
Testsmith got the opportunity to deliver a Test Automation Training in Istanbul. With a selective group of people we spent three days on discovering T...
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