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robotframeworkmainframe3270 4.1

Mainframe3270Library
Introduction
Mainframe3270 is a library for Robot Framework based on the py3270 project, a Python interface to x3270, an IBM 3270 terminal emulator. It provides an API to a x3270 or s3270 subprocess.
Compatibility
Mainframe3270 requires Python 3. It is tested with Python 3.8 and 3.12, but should support all versions in between these.
Installation
In order to use this library, first install the package from PyPI.
pip install robotframework-mainframe3270

Or you can upgrade with:
pip install --upgrade robotframework-mainframe3270

Then, depending on your OS, proceed with the corresponding chapters in this README.
Windows
You need to install the x3270 project and put the directory on your PATH.
The default folder is "C:\Program Files\wc3270". This needs to be in the PATH environment variable.
Unix
You can install the x3270 project from the instructions page. Or if it is available in your distribution through:
sudo apt-get install x3270

or
brew install x3270

More information can be found on the Wiki page of this project.
Example
*** Settings ***
Library Mainframe3270

*** Test Cases ***
Example
Open Connection Hostname LUname
Change Wait Time 0.4 seconds
Change Wait Time After Write 0.4 seconds
Set Screenshot Folder C:\\Temp\\IMG
${value} Read 3 10 17
Page Should Contain String ENTER APPLICATION
Wait Field Detected
Write Bare applicationname
Send Enter
Take Screenshot
Close Connection

Keyword Documentation
You can find the keyword documentation here.
Running with Docker
The Docker image contains everything that is needed to run Mainframe tests. Currently the image is not published to Docker Hub. In order to use it, perform the following steps.

Download the Dockerfile sources

curl -O https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Altran-PT-GDC/Robot-Framework-Mainframe-3270-Library/master/Dockerfile

curl -O https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Altran-PT-GDC/Robot-Framework-Mainframe-3270-Library/master/entrypoint.sh

Build the image:

docker build -t mainframe3270 .

Run the container

docker run --user mfuser -v /path/to/your/tests:/home/mfuser/tests mainframe3270 robot /home/mfuser/tests

Contributing to Robot-Framework-Mainframe3270-Library
Interested in contributing to the project? Great to hear! Whether you found a bug, or want to develop a new feature, please refer to our Contributing Guidelines to help you get started.
Wiki
For more information visit the repository Wiki.
Changelog
For an overview of the (latest) changes see CHANGELOG.
Authors

Altran - Altran Web Site
Samuel Cabral
Joao Gomes
Bruno Calado
Ricardo Morgado

Maintainers

Robin Matz

License
This project is licensed under the MIT License - see LICENSE for details.