How to switch browsers in Robot Framework using Browser library? - browser

Question

could someone post example code for creating two browser instances and switching between those using Robot Framework's Browser (NOT using SeleniumLibrary) library?
Namely: how to obtain correct browser id for Switch Browser keyword.
Switch Browser ${browser_id}
Full code so far:
Library Browser
Library String
Library Collections
** Variables **
${url1}= https://www.google.com
${url1}= https://www.bing.com
#{browser_ids}= Create List
** Test Cases **
Open Browser 1
    [Tags]   UI    dev
New Browser chromium headless=false
New Context viewport={'width': 1920, 'height': 1080}
New Page ${url1}
Open Browser 2
    [Tags]   UI    dev
New Browser chromium headless=false
New Context viewport={'width': 1920, 'height': 1080}
New Page ${url2}
Page Switch tests
    [Tags]   UI    dev
    Switch to Browser1
    Get Element   text=Gmail
    Switch to Browser2
    Get Element text=© 2021 Microsoft
** Keywords **
Switch to Browser2
    Switch Page    ${browser_ids}[1]
Switch to Browser1
    Switch Page    ${browser_ids}[0]
Store Active Browser Id
    ${active_id}=    Get Page Ids   ACTIVE    ACTIVE    ACTIVE
    Log To Console    ${active_id}
    ${active_id}=    Split String    ${active_id}[0]    =
    Log To Console    ${active_id}[1]
    Append To List    ${BROWSER_IDS}    ${active_id}

Answer 1

*** Settings ***
Library Browser
Suite Setup Setup
*** Test Cases ***
Do something with page1
Switch Page ${PAGE1}
Do something with page2
Switch Page ${PAGE1}
Page switchy
Switch Page ${PAGE1}
Get Element text=Gmail
Switch Page ${PAGE2}
Get Element text=© 2021 Microsoft
*** Keywords ***
Setup
${PAGE1}= New Page https://www.google.com
Set Suite variable ${PAGE1}
${PAGE2}= New Page https://www.bing.com
Set Suite variable ${PAGE2}

Answer 2

Browser library has automatic teardown for Browser/Context/Page instances, so you have to create all needed instances of those in Suite Setup. Solution below:
*** Settings ***
Library Browser
#Library OperatingSystem
Library Collections
Library String
Suite Setup Create Suite Ecosystem
*** Variables ***
#{bids}
#{cids}
#{pids}
${url1}= https://www.google.com
${url2}= https://www.bing.com
*** Test Cases ***
Setup Verification
[Tags] UI dev
${bids}= Get Browser Ids
Log To console ${bids}
${bids}= Get Context Ids
Log To console ${cids}
${pids}= Get Page Ids
Log To console ${pids}
Page Switch tests
[Tags] UI dev
Switch to Page 1
Get Element text=Gmail
Switch to Page 2
Get Element text=© 2021 Microsoft
** Keywords **
Switch to Page 1
Switch Page ${pids}[0]
Switch to Page 2
Switch Page ${pids}[1]
Store Active Browser Id
${active_id}= Get Browser Ids ACTIVE
#${active_id}= Split String ${active_id}[0] =
Log To Console ${active_id}[0]
Append To List ${bids} ${active_id}[0]
Store Active Context Id
${active_id}= Get Context Ids ACTIVE ACTIVE
Log To Console ${active_id}
# ${active_id}= Split String ${active_id}[0] =
Log To Console ${active_id}[0]
Append To List ${cids} ${active_id}[0]
Store Active Page Id
[Arguments] ${new_id}
${active_id}= Get Page Ids ACTIVE ACTIVE ACTIVE
# ${active_id}= Split String ${active_id}[0] =
Log To Console ${active_id}[0]
Append To List ${pids} ${new_id}
Create Suite Ecosystem
# Create 1B-1C-2P Ecosystem
# 1st Browser
New Browser chromium headless=false
Store Active Browser Id
# 1st Context of 1st Browser
New Context viewport={'width': 1920, 'height': 1080}
Store Active Context Id
# 1st Page of 1st Context of 1st Context
New Page ${url1}
${current}= Switch Page CURRENT
Store Active Page Id ${current}
# 2nd Page of 1st Context of 1st Context
New Page ${url2}
${current}= Switch Page CURRENT
Store Active Page Id ${current}