How to customize the error message when an assert fails

[sagdeoa]

Hi,

I am trying to test API using the REST library.

To verify the response code I use

Integer              response status            201

When my assert fails it gives an error message which is not very user-friendly.

Is there any way that I can customize the error message?

Regards

A.

[Tatu Aalto]

Hi

In some library keywords it's possible to provide custom error message as an argument to the keyword. But if you don't see that in the keyword documentation, then it's not easily possible. 

-Tatu
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[Arundhati Sagdeo]

Thanks for your response. 

[Dave Amies]

you could always wrap the library keyword with your own that uses the builtin keywords to return a custom error:

- Use Run Keyword And Return Status to run the library keyword and detect if it passed or failed 

- then use either Run Keyword If or Run Keyword Unless to call Fail which will let you set your custom error

A bit of effort for a custom error message, but if its that important it's always possible.

Hope that helps,

Dave.