2.3. Evaluate

Goal

• Create a new test data file named exam_results.json which contains two names as keys, the values should be dictionaries which contain exam results like: {'math': '90%', 'physics': '85%'}.
• Create a new suite named 02-Exams in 02-Classroom suite.
• Create a new test case named Get Exam Results in 02-Exams suite which will read the exam_results.json and log the results to the console in the following format: Jane Doe: {'math': '90%', 'physics': '85%'}.

Solution

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{
    "Jane Doe": {
        "math": "90%",
        "physics": "85%"
    },
    "John Doe": {
        "math": "85%",
        "physics": "90%"
    }
}

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*** Test Cases ***
Get Exam Results
    ${json_content}=    Get File    ${EXAM_RESULTS_JSON}
    &{results}=    Evaluate    json.loads('''${json_content}''')    json
    Log To Console    ${\n}    no_newline=True
    FOR    ${student}    ${results}    IN    &{results}
        Log To Console    ${student}: ${results}
    END

*** Settings ***
Library    OperatingSystem

*** Variables ***
${EXAM_RESULTS_JSON}    ${CURDIR}${/}test_data${/}exam_results.json

Results

Inside the tests folder, execute the following command to execute 02-Exams suite.

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robot --suite 02-Exams .

You can check the generated log.html file to see how your test cases worked.