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Reputation: 857

RobotFramework cannot import Java keyword library

I did some robot framework python examples with pybot, and referenced .py files as my library files. The folder structure I used was test/lib/myLib.py and test/test/myTest.robot, where /test was at the same level as the /src folder in my project in eclipse.

I then tried to do similar things with a java project using jython. I have /test/test/myTest.robot which imports the library ../lib/myLib.java. I even tried importing this file using RIDE, but it always shows up as red text, meaning the import failed. The specific message I get from using jybot on the command line is: 

"Importing test library 'C:\Users\cody\git\myProject\test\lib\myLib.java' failed: ImportError: No module named myLib"

I read that I might need to add it to classpath, and I think in order to do so, I need to make it a .jar file. I'd rather not do all that if possible to just leave it as a .java file. I attempted to add the lib folder to the build path... By that I mean I added the /test/lib folder to the "Source folders on build path". I also exported the darn thing as a jar and added that as a library. All this was done from the project properties in Eclipse.

I'm pretty stuck... any ideas how to get this working?

Upvotes: 0

Views: 1409

Answers (1)

Benjamin Audren
Benjamin Audren

Reputation: 384

Java being a compiled language, you need to compile your java Class before importing it with RobotFramework.

Normally, Eclipse would do that for you, and put the resulting .class files inside a bin repository. If not, you can issue the javac path/to/file.java command, and move the resulting .class file where you want it (somewhere referenced by the classpath.

From within the .robot file, you should have the line Library test/lib/myLib, without neither .java nor .class at the end.

Upvotes: 1

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