Registrations

This appendix lists file extensions, media types, and so on, that are associated with Robot Framework.

Suite file extensions

Suite files with the following extensions are parsed automatically:

.robot

Suite file using the plain text data format.

.robot.rst

Suite file using the reStructuredText data format.

.robot.md

Suite file using the Markdown data format.

.rbt

Suite file using the JSON data format.

Using other extensions is possible, but it requires separate configuration.

Resource file extensions

Resource files can use the following extensions:

.resource

Recommended when using the plain text format.

.robot, .txt and .tsv

Supported with the plain text format for backwards compatibility reasons. .resource is recommended and may be mandated in the future.

.rst and .rest

Resource file using the reStructuredText format.

.md and .markdown

Resource file using the Markdown format.

.rsrc and .json

Resource file using the JSON format.

Media type

The media type to use with Robot Framework data is text/robotframework.

Remote server port

The default remote server port is 8270. The port has been registered by IANA.