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TestCase 

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TestCase(
    name: str = "",
    doc: str = "",
    tags: Tags | Sequence[str] = (),
    timeout: str | None = None,
    lineno: int | None = None,
    parent: TestSuite[KW, TestCase[KW]] | None = None,
)

Bases: ModelObject, Generic[KW]

Base model for a single test case.

Extended by :class:robot.running.model.TestCase and :class:robot.result.model.TestCase.

Source code in src/robot/model/testcase.py 
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def __init__(self, name: str = '',
             doc: str = '',
             tags: 'Tags|Sequence[str]' = (),
             timeout: 'str|None' = None,
             lineno: 'int|None' = None,
             parent: 'TestSuite[KW, TestCase[KW]]|None' = None):
    self.name = name
    self.doc = doc
    self.tags = tags
    self.timeout = timeout
    self.lineno = lineno
    self.parent = parent
    self.body = []
    self._setup: 'KW|None' = None
    self._teardown: 'KW|None' = None

from_dict classmethod 

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from_dict(data: DataDict) -> T

Create this object based on data in a dictionary.

Data can be got from the :meth:to_dict method or created externally.

With robot.running model objects new in Robot Framework 6.1, with robot.result new in Robot Framework 7.0.

Source code in src/robot/model/modelobject.py 
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@classmethod
def from_dict(cls: Type[T], data: DataDict) -> T:
    """Create this object based on data in a dictionary.

    Data can be got from the :meth:`to_dict` method or created externally.

    With ``robot.running`` model objects new in Robot Framework 6.1,
    with ``robot.result`` new in Robot Framework 7.0.
    """
    try:
        return cls().config(**data)
    except (AttributeError, TypeError) as err:
        raise DataError(f"Creating '{full_name(cls)}' object from dictionary "
                        f"failed: {err}")

from_json classmethod 

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from_json(source: str | bytes | TextIO | Path) -> T

Create this object based on JSON data.

The data is given as the source parameter. It can be:

  • a string (or bytes) containing the data directly,
  • an open file object where to read the data from, or
  • a path (pathlib.Path or string) to a UTF-8 encoded file to read.

The JSON data is first converted to a Python dictionary and the object created using the :meth:from_dict method.

Notice that the source is considered to be JSON data if it is a string and contains {. If you need to use { in a file system path, pass it in as a pathlib.Path instance.

With robot.running model objects new in Robot Framework 6.1, with robot.result new in Robot Framework 7.0.

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@classmethod
def from_json(cls: Type[T], source: 'str|bytes|TextIO|Path') -> T:
    """Create this object based on JSON data.

    The data is given as the ``source`` parameter. It can be:

    - a string (or bytes) containing the data directly,
    - an open file object where to read the data from, or
    - a path (``pathlib.Path`` or string) to a UTF-8 encoded file to read.

    The JSON data is first converted to a Python dictionary and the object
    created using the :meth:`from_dict` method.

    Notice that the ``source`` is considered to be JSON data if it is
    a string and contains ``{``. If you need to use ``{`` in a file system
    path, pass it in as a ``pathlib.Path`` instance.

    With ``robot.running`` model objects new in Robot Framework 6.1,
    with ``robot.result`` new in Robot Framework 7.0.
    """
    try:
        data = JsonLoader().load(source)
    except (TypeError, ValueError) as err:
        raise DataError(f'Loading JSON data failed: {err}')
    return cls.from_dict(data)

to_json 

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to_json(
    file: None = None,
    *,
    ensure_ascii: bool = False,
    indent: int = 0,
    separators: tuple[str, str] = (",", ":")
) -> str

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to_json(
    file: TextIO | Path | str,
    *,
    ensure_ascii: bool = False,
    indent: int = 0,
    separators: tuple[str, str] = (",", ":")
) -> None

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to_json(
    file: None | TextIO | Path | str = None,
    *,
    ensure_ascii: bool = False,
    indent: int = 0,
    separators: tuple[str, str] = (",", ":")
) -> str | None

Serialize this object into JSON.

The object is first converted to a Python dictionary using the :meth:to_dict method and then the dictionary is converted to JSON.

The file parameter controls what to do with the resulting JSON data. It can be:

  • None (default) to return the data as a string,
  • an open file object where to write the data to, or
  • a path (pathlib.Path or string) to a file where to write the data using UTF-8 encoding.

JSON formatting can be configured using optional parameters that are passed directly to the underlying json__ module. Notice that the defaults differ from what json uses.

With robot.running model objects new in Robot Framework 6.1, with robot.result new in Robot Framework 7.0.

__ https://docs.python.org/3/library/json.html

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def to_json(self, file: 'None|TextIO|Path|str' = None, *,
            ensure_ascii: bool = False, indent: int = 0,
            separators: 'tuple[str, str]' = (',', ':')) -> 'str|None':
    """Serialize this object into JSON.

    The object is first converted to a Python dictionary using the
    :meth:`to_dict` method and then the dictionary is converted to JSON.

    The ``file`` parameter controls what to do with the resulting JSON data.
    It can be:

    - ``None`` (default) to return the data as a string,
    - an open file object where to write the data to, or
    - a path (``pathlib.Path`` or string) to a file where to write
      the data using UTF-8 encoding.

    JSON formatting can be configured using optional parameters that
    are passed directly to the underlying json__ module. Notice that
    the defaults differ from what ``json`` uses.

    With ``robot.running`` model objects new in Robot Framework 6.1,
    with ``robot.result`` new in Robot Framework 7.0.

    __ https://docs.python.org/3/library/json.html
    """
    return JsonDumper(ensure_ascii=ensure_ascii, indent=indent,
                      separators=separators).dump(self.to_dict(), file)

config 

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config(**attributes) -> T

Configure model object with given attributes.

obj.config(name='Example', doc='Something') is equivalent to setting obj.name = 'Example' and obj.doc = 'Something'.

New in Robot Framework 4.0.

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def config(self: T, **attributes) -> T:
    """Configure model object with given attributes.

    ``obj.config(name='Example', doc='Something')`` is equivalent to setting
    ``obj.name = 'Example'`` and ``obj.doc = 'Something'``.

    New in Robot Framework 4.0.
    """
    for name, value in attributes.items():
        try:
            orig = getattr(self, name)
        except AttributeError:
            raise AttributeError(f"'{full_name(self)}' object does not have "
                                 f"attribute '{name}'")
        # Preserve tuples. Main motivation is converting lists with `from_json`.
        if isinstance(orig, tuple) and not isinstance(value, tuple):
            try:
                value = tuple(value)
            except TypeError:
                raise TypeError(f"'{full_name(self)}' object attribute '{name}' "
                                f"is 'tuple', got '{type_name(value)}'.")
        try:
            setattr(self, name, value)
        except AttributeError as err:
            # Ignore error setting attribute if the object already has it.
            # Avoids problems with `from_dict` with body items having
            # un-settable `type` attribute that is needed in dict data.
            if value != orig:
                raise AttributeError(f"Setting attribute '{name}' failed: {err}")
    return self

copy 

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copy(**attributes) -> T

Return a shallow copy of this object.

:param attributes: Attributes to be set to the returned copy. For example, obj.copy(name='New name').

See also :meth:deepcopy. The difference between copy and deepcopy is the same as with the methods having same names in the copy__ module.

__ https://docs.python.org/3/library/copy.html

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def copy(self: T, **attributes) -> T:
    """Return a shallow copy of this object.

    :param attributes: Attributes to be set to the returned copy.
        For example, ``obj.copy(name='New name')``.

    See also :meth:`deepcopy`. The difference between ``copy`` and
    ``deepcopy`` is the same as with the methods having same names in
    the copy__ module.

    __ https://docs.python.org/3/library/copy.html
    """
    return copy.copy(self).config(**attributes)

deepcopy 

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deepcopy(**attributes) -> T

Return a deep copy of this object.

:param attributes: Attributes to be set to the returned copy. For example, obj.deepcopy(name='New name').

See also :meth:copy. The difference between deepcopy and copy is the same as with the methods having same names in the copy__ module.

__ https://docs.python.org/3/library/copy.html

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def deepcopy(self: T, **attributes) -> T:
    """Return a deep copy of this object.

    :param attributes: Attributes to be set to the returned copy.
        For example, ``obj.deepcopy(name='New name')``.

    See also :meth:`copy`. The difference between ``deepcopy`` and
    ``copy`` is the same as with the methods having same names in
    the copy__ module.

    __ https://docs.python.org/3/library/copy.html
    """
    return copy.deepcopy(self).config(**attributes)

body 

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body(body: Sequence[BodyItem | DataDict]) -> Body

Test body as a :class:~robot.model.body.Body object.

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@setter
def body(self, body: 'Sequence[BodyItem|DataDict]') -> Body:
    """Test body as a :class:`~robot.model.body.Body` object."""
    return self.body_class(self, body)

tags 

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tags(tags: Tags | Sequence[str]) -> Tags

Test tags as a :class:~.model.tags.Tags object.

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@setter
def tags(self, tags: 'Tags|Sequence[str]') -> Tags:
    """Test tags as a :class:`~.model.tags.Tags` object."""
    return Tags(tags)

setup property writable 

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setup: KW

Test setup as a :class:~.model.keyword.Keyword object.

This attribute is a Keyword object also when a test has no setup but in that case its truth value is False.

Setup can be modified by setting attributes directly::

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test.setup.name = 'Example'
test.setup.args = ('First', 'Second')

Alternatively the :meth:config method can be used to set multiple attributes in one call::

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test.setup.config(name='Example', args=('First', 'Second'))

The easiest way to reset the whole setup is setting it to None. It will automatically recreate the underlying Keyword object::

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test.setup = None

New in Robot Framework 4.0. Earlier setup was accessed like test.keywords.setup.

has_setup property 

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has_setup: bool

Check does a suite have a setup without creating a setup object.

A difference between using if test.has_setup: and if test.setup: is that accessing the :attr:setup attribute creates a :class:Keyword object representing the setup even when the test actually does not have one. This typically does not matter, but with bigger suite structures containing a huge about of tests it can have an effect on memory usage.

New in Robot Framework 5.0.

teardown property writable 

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teardown: KW

Test teardown as a :class:~.model.keyword.Keyword object.

See :attr:setup for more information.

has_teardown property 

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has_teardown: bool

Check does a test have a teardown without creating a teardown object.

See :attr:has_setup for more information.

New in Robot Framework 5.0.

id property 

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id: str

Test case id in format like s1-t3.

See :attr:TestSuite.id <robot.model.testsuite.TestSuite.id> for more information.

full_name property 

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full_name: str

Test name prefixed with the full name of the parent suite.

longname property 

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longname: str

Deprecated since Robot Framework 7.0. Use :attr:full_name instead.

visit 

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visit(visitor: SuiteVisitor)

:mod:Visitor interface <robot.model.visitor> entry-point.

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def visit(self, visitor: 'SuiteVisitor'):
    """:mod:`Visitor interface <robot.model.visitor>` entry-point."""
    visitor.visit_test(self)