Creating and using Keyword Template than test case template using [Template]

[Vivek Kulkarni]

How to use templatize a Robot Keyword than a whole test case using [Template] syntax?

Need is:

A resource file creates a Keyword in keywords.robot :

*** Keywords ***
Do Something
  [Arguments]    ${arg1}   ${arg2}
  Print args    ${arg1}   ${arg2}

A Robot test case file imports this resource and uses above keyword as:

Resource keywords.robot
*** Test cases ***
Some test case
   Execute test step 1
   Execute test step 2
   Execute test step 3
   #Now use the Keyword defined in resource file with [Template]
   Do Something
   [Template]
    1   2
    3   4

Is there a way to achieve above requirement? As there are test steps which need to be repeated with arguments, not the whole test case. 

Thanks.

Vivek

[Wladislaw Wagner]

there are many way to Rome ... one I can think of is below

keywords.robot :

*** Keywords ***
Do Something
  [Arguments]    ${arg1}   ${arg2}
  Print args    ${arg1}   ${arg2}

Precondition Steps
  

Execute test step 1
  Execute test step 2
  Execute test step 3

test case file imports keywords.robot and sets 'Do Something' as a Test Template and 'Precondition Steps' as Test Setup so that before each test case all 'Precondition Steps' will be executed. Then within each test case all steps which are defined in 'Do Something' will be executed with according arguments: 

*** Settings ***
Resource         keywords.robot
Test Template    Do Something
Test Setup       Precondition Steps

*** Test cases ***    ARG1    ARG2
001 some test case    1       2
002 some test case    3       4
003 some test case    foo     bar

references:    http://robotframework.org/robotframework/latest/RobotFrameworkUserGuide.html#data-driven-style
                      http://robotframework.org/robotframework/latest/RobotFrameworkUserGuide.html#test-templates

Cheers
Tset

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[Tset Noitamotua]

sorry .. formating broke  ... second try

# keywords.robot

*** Keywords ***
Do Something
  [Arguments]    ${arg1}   ${arg2}
  Print args     ${arg1}   ${arg2}

Precondition Steps
  Execute test step 1

  Execute test step 2
  Execute test step 3

test case file imports keywords.robot and sets 'Do Something' as a Test Template and 'Precondition Steps' as Test Setup so that before each test case all 'Precondition Steps' will be executed. Then within each test case all steps which are defined in 'Do Something' will be executed with according arguments: 

# test case/suite file

*** Settings ***
Resource         keywords.robot
Test Template    Do Something
Test Setup       Precondition Steps

*** Test cases ***    ARG1    ARG2
001 some test case    1       2
002 some test case    3       4
003 some test case    foo     bar