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What is a .robot file?
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A .robot file is a Robot Framework test suite written in the framework's plain-text tabular syntax. Sections introduced by headers such as *** Settings ***, *** Variables ***, *** Test Cases ***, and *** Keywords *** hold library imports, variable definitions, keyword-driven test cases, and user-defined keywords, with arguments separated by two or more spaces. Tags, documentation, setup, and teardown are declared inline as settings.
How to use a .robot file
Use an example .robot file to test Robot Framework parsers, linters, and editor tooling — checking section handling, the two-space argument separator, variable substitution, and keyword resolution against a suite whose structure is documented.
Download example .robot files
- Robot Framework — Checkout SuiteA complete Robot Framework suite with all four common sections, scalar, list and dictionary variables, a continued line using ..., and user keywords with arguments. Robot separates arguments on two or more spaces, so a parser splitting on a single space merges every keyword call into one token.
- Robot Framework — Data-Driven Test TemplateThe template form, in which the *** Test Cases *** header itself names the argument columns and each row becomes one test. Five tests share a single keyword body, and a parser that reads the header row as a test name reports six.
- Robot Framework — Shared Keyword ResourceA resource file: keywords, variables and imports with no *** Test Cases *** section at all, meant to be imported by the suites next to it. Tooling that requires at least one test case rejects a perfectly ordinary resource, and keyword defaults such as ${qty}=1 are where argument parsers usually stop.