Robot RIDE and Eclipse Plugin

Robotframework RIDE

Install instruction

Need python 2.6 and latest.

https://github.com/robotframework/RIDE/wiki/Installation-Instructions

Download URL

https://github.com/robotframework/RIDE/wiki/Release-notes#ride-1-3

Documents about HowTo

https://code.google.com/p/robotframework-ride/wiki/HowTo

http://robotride.blogspot.tw/

https://blog.codecentric.de/en/2012/01/robot-framework-ide-ride-overview/

Open Issues Link

There is one open issue for 1.2.3, Issue 1089:Scrolling of the test case tree by mouse wheel extremely slow.

https://code.google.com/p/robotframework-ride/issues/list?can=2&q=Ubuntu&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Target+OS+Owner+Summary+Stars&cells=tiles

Advantage of RIDE

1. easy to edit test case file, robot or html file.
2. easy to search all keywords (user and library keywords)

Disadvantage of RIDE

1. Can't edit library keywords
2. It is slow when opening huge files
3. It is not stable when using RIDE in Ubuntu
4. No Eclipse RIDE plugin

RobotFramework-EclipseIDE

This plugin is not same as RIDE, it is only useful for editing.robot test case in Eclipse.

https://github.com/NitorCreations/RobotFramework-EclipseIDE/wiki

Requirements

·        Eclipse Indigo (3.7) or later(earlier might work, untested)

·        Check eclipse version:

1. Find eclipse install folder
2. Enter readme folder, open readme_eclipse.html
3. readme_eclipse.html will show the version number in second line, e.g.

Eclipse Project Release Notes

Release 4.2.0
Last revised June 8th, 2012

Summary of eclipseversions and alias

Alias	Platform version	Project	Main version release date	SR1 release date	SR2 release date
N/A	3.0 [1]	N/A	2004-06-21	N/A	N/A
N/A	3.1	N/A	2005-6-28	N/A	N/A
Callisto	3.2	Callisto projects	2006-6-30	N/A	N/A
Europa	3.3	Europa projects	2007-6-29	2007-9-28	2008-2-29
Ganymede	3.4	Ganymede projects	2008-6-25	2008-9-24	2009-2-25
Galileo	3.5	Galileo projects	2009-6-24	2009-9-25	2010-2-26
Helios	3.6	Helios projects	2010-6-23	2010-9-24	2011-2-25
Indigo	3.7	Indigo projects	2011-6-22	2011-9-23	2012-2-24
Juno	4.2 [2]	Juno projects	2012-6-27	2012-9-28	2013-2-22
Kepler	4.3	Kepler projects	2013-6-26	2013-9-27(Plan)	2014-2-28(Plan)
Luna	4.4	Luna projects	2014-6-25（计划）	N/A	N/A

Installation

See Installationinstructions.

Usage

See Usage.

• Release notes

See Releasenotes.