Import Java library in RIDE
Question: I'm trying to use a java library in RIDE. I found a good tutorial(
<https://blog.codecentric.de/en/2012/06/robot-framework-tutorial-writing-
keyword-libraries-in-java/>) I follow it, but when the time comes to import
and use the java library ( Database Library)in RIDE. It fails. When I look the
page with my different imports, the java library is written in red and not in
black as the others.

And when I try to run with Jybot, I have the well-known message : [ ERROR ]
Error in file
'C:\Users\XXXXXX\Documents\Robot_Test\implementation\DB_Test\Example.html':
Importing test library 'org.robot.database.keywords.DatabaseLibrary' failed:
ImportError: No module named robot

I follow every line of the tutorial, even the with the set CLASSPATH.

Any idea ? ( I know that this library exist in Python, but I want to write my
own java libraries ^^) Thanks


Answer: This worked for me using:

  * Jython 2.7b4 
  * Robotframework 2.8.7 
  * Ride 1.3

Create Lib and compile it (you do not need to jar it)

Directory structure is

    
    
    run_ride.sh
    libs/DemoLib.class
    tests/DemoLibTest.txt
    

Excerpt from tests/DemoLibTest.txt:

    
    
    * Settings
    Library           ../libs/DemoLib.class
    
    * Test Cases
    DemoLibTest
        Print Demo
    

Start Ride, switch to tab "Run", choose `Execution Profile: jybot`, press
Start, output is:

    
    
    Starting test: tests.DemoLibTest.DemoLibTest
    20150304 19:13:20.321 :  INFO : ---------- Demo ---------------
    

To avoid confusion put this line

    
    
    echo $CLASSPATH
    

in your Ride startup script in order to ensure that your library is really
imported. By the way, in my Ride the import is also marked red. Sometimes
restarting Ride might help. But the colour does not mean anything, if your
settings are correct.

