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Workshop Exercises

Progressive exercises from beginner to advanced. Work through them in order.

Exercise 1: Verify Your Setup (Warmup)

First, check that your environment is ready:

python scripts/check_environment.py

If all checks pass, run the setup verification test:

uv run robot tests/00_setup_verification/

Tasks: 1. Observe the terminal output — what does 1 test, 1 passed mean? 2. Open results/log.html in your browser — explore the test log 3. Open results/report.html — this is the test report

Exercise 2: Your First Test

Open tests/01_first_test/first_browser_test.robot and read through it.

Tasks: 1. Run it: uv run robot tests/01_first_test/ 2. Read the comments — they explain each keyword 3. Create your own test: Copy _template.robot to your exercise file: 

cp tests/student_exercises/_template.robot tests/student_exercises/yourname_exercise_1.robot
4. Write a test that: - Opens SauceDemo - Checks the page title is "Swag Labs" - Checks that a login button exists (id=login-button)

Exercise 3: Login Tests

Study tests/02_login_tests/login.robot and the resources/login_page.resource.

Tasks: 1. Run the login tests: uv run robot tests/02_login_tests/ 2. Create a new exercise file and write tests that: - Log in with standard_user / secret_sauce and verify you land on the products page - Try logging in with problem_user — does it succeed? What's different about this user? - Try logging in with an empty username AND empty password

Hint: Import ../../resources/common.resource and ../../resources/login_page.resource in your Settings section.

Exercise 4: Products and Cart

Study tests/03_product_tests/ and tests/04_cart_tests/.

Tasks: 1. Write a test that: - Logs in - Adds "Sauce Labs Backpack" to the cart - Verifies the cart badge shows "1" - Opens the cart - Verifies "Sauce Labs Backpack" is in the cart

Hint: You'll need to import products_page.resource and cart_page.resource.

Exercise 5: Complete Purchase (E2E)

Now for the big one — a full end-to-end test.

Tasks: 1. Write a test that performs a complete purchase: - Login with standard_user - Add 2 products to the cart - Go to the cart - Proceed to checkout - Fill in checkout information (any first name, last name, zip) - Complete the purchase - Verify the confirmation message: "Thank you for your order!"

Hint: Study tests/06_e2e_scenarios/complete_purchase.robot if you get stuck.

Exercise 6: Keyword Abstraction (Advanced)

Tasks: 1. Create a new resource file resources/my_keywords.resource 2. Define a keyword Purchase Product that takes a product name and: - Adds it to cart - Goes to cart - Proceeds to checkout - Fills checkout info - Completes the purchase 3. Write a test that uses your new keyword to purchase "Sauce Labs Bike Light"

This is the page object pattern in action — abstracting complex flows into reusable keywords.

Exercise 7: Data-Driven Testing (Advanced)

Tasks: 1. Create a test using [Template] that tests login with multiple credential sets: - Valid credentials → should succeed - Wrong password → should show error - Locked user → should show locked message - Empty username → should show required error

Study the [Template] section in the RF Syntax Cheatsheet.

Exercise 8: AI-Assisted Testing (Demo)

Tasks: 1. Open Claude Code or GitHub Copilot in your Codespace 2. Describe a test scenario in natural language:

"Write a Robot Framework test that verifies products can be sorted by name Z-to-A on SauceDemo" 3. Review the generated test — does it look correct? 4. Run it and see if it passes 5. If it fails, refine your prompt or fix the test manually

Submitting Your Work

  1. Stage your files: 
    git add tests/student_exercises/yourname_*.robot
  2. Commit: 
    git commit -m "Add exercises by yourname"
  3. Push to your fork: 
    git push origin main
  4. Create a Pull Request:
  5. Go to your fork on GitHub
  6. Click "Contribute" → "Open pull request"
  7. Fill in the PR template
  8. Click "Create pull request"
  9. Watch the CI run your tests!