StringFormat for Robot Framework

StringFormat is a string formatter for Robot Framework. This library is a python .format() wrapper.

Usage

*** Settings ***
Library	StringFormat
*** Test Cases ***
Format Text
	${url}=	Format String	https://api.domain.com/users/{0}/sites/{1}	paul	internal
	Should Be Equal	${url}	https://api.domain.com/users/paul/sites/internal
Format Dictionary Text
	&{data}=	Create Dictionary	hostname=myhost	domain=foo.com	port=8080
	${url}=	Format String	http://{hostname}.{domain}:{port}	&{data}
	Should Be Equal	${url}	http://myhost.foo.com:8080

Supported Format

StringFormat library utilizes python str.format method to construct formatted string. The format spec depends on what version of python this library being executed on. See the following resources for detail.

• Python 2: https://docs.python.org/2/library/string.html#format-string-syntax
• Python 3: https://docs.python.org/3.4/library/string.html#format-string-syntax

License

MIT