World Wide Workshop Wednesday 2025

A full‑day, hands‑on workshop exploring the Robot Framework Browser library powered by Playwright—with a focus on deep architecture, keyword extensions in JavaScript and Python, and advanced automation techniques.

Join us to elevate your web automation skills through the modern, high-performance Browser library. This workshop gives you the knowledge and practical experience to both use and extend Browser like a pro. Whether you're automating complex workflows or building custom plugin keywords, you'll gain the expertise to architect future‑ready automation frameworks.

Day‑Long Agenda:

1. Architecture Deep Dive

• Explore the gRPC‑based integration between Robot Framework’s Python side and Playwright’s Node.js engine
• Understand how Browser handles contexts, pages, selectors, and concurrency

1. Installation & Initialization

• Setup Python (3.9+), Node.js (18 or 20 LTS), Robot Framework Browser via pip and rfbrowser init
• Managing browsers, cleaning, and selective installations for efficient CI/CD usage

1. Core Keyword Usage & Logging

• Navigating Browser, Context, Page keywords
• Configuring logs, Playwright tracing, assertion patterns, and debugging strategies

1. Selector Strategies & Advanced Waiting

• Chaining text, css, and xpath selectors
• Fine‑tuning selection with nth‑child strategies
• Using Promise To, Wait For, and Network‑idle handling for reliable waits

1. Extending Browser with JavaScript Plugins

• Build custom keywords in JS
• Define documentation and integrate into Robot Framework tests seamlessly

1. Python Plugin‑API & Using Browser from Python

• Write Python‑based extensions
• Use Browser library programmatically from Python for hybrid automation workflows

1. Advanced Keywords in Action

• Usage patterns for file uploads, element states, context switching, and promise‑based orchestration
• Deep dive into the AssertionEngine for testing robustness

1. Real‑World Workshop Labs & Troubleshooting

• Work through curated scenarios from the robotframework‑browser‑advanced‑workshop repo
• Interactive labs: create custom plugins (JS + Python), solve flaky test scenarios, optimize selectors and waits

1. Deployment, CI/CD & Tips from the Core Team

• Best practices in packaging, version updates, Robotidy transforms
• Streamlining automation pipelines using Browser library efficiently

Who Should Attend?

• Experienced Robot Framework users familiar with SeleniumLibrary or Browser basics
• Test automation engineers or developers wanting to build custom extensions in JS/Python
• Teams looking to scale reliable, modern UI automation using Playwright under the hood

What You’ll Take Away:

• A deep architectural understanding of Browser library and Playwright internals
• Hands‑on experience in authoring custom Browser keywords (JavaScript & Python)
• Mastery of advanced selectors, waits, logging and assertion patterns
• Ready‑to‑use techniques for CI integration, browser binary management, and code transformation

Prerequisites & Tech Setup:

• Python >= 3.9
• NodeJS 20 or 22
• Robot Framework >= 6
• Robot Framework Browser library >= 19.7
• Preferred IDE such as VS Code with Robot Code
• Access to test VM or Gitpod for cloud installation
• GitHub account to access the workshop repo