Configure Version Control System Git in Eclipse for Robot projects

1. Create an account in Github

Go to https://github.com/ signup for an account. If you already have account than sign in.

2. Sign in and create a new repository

Create a new repository for your Robot project and remember the repository URI.

3. Git Perspective in Eclipse

Open Eclipse and navigate to Window -> Open Perspective -> Git.

4. Clone Repository in Eclipse

From Git Repository select Clone Repository, provide git repository URI and credential information in Source Repository window. Specify Branch and save it.

5. Share Project in Eclipse

In Eclipse, navigate to Project > Team > Share Project and share newly added repository.

6. Commit and Push from Eclipse

In Eclipse from Git Perspective select files for Staging, provide commit message and click on Commit and Push button.

Install Java, Eclipse and RED

1. Check if Java already installed in the system

Write from command line
java -version

Output will show java installed version. If not installed than will show 'java' not recognized as internal or external command.

Check for java compiler version if Java is installed. Write from command line
    javac -version

Output will show installed Java Compiler version.

2. If Java not installed than download and install it

Go to https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/index.html download it. Click Install now after successfully download the exe file to install it.

3. Setting Environment Variable

Navigate to My computer -> Properties-> Advance System Settings-> Environment Variable-> search for Path in System variable and click on Edit, add java/jdk/bin location and Save it.

4. Check installed Java

Write from command line
java -version

Output will show java installed version.

Write from command line
javac -version

Output will show java compiler installed version.

5. Download Eclipse

Go to https://www.eclipse.org/downloads/ and download Eclipse IDE.

6. Install Eclipse

Click Install now after successfully download the exe file. Select Eclipse IDE for Java developers.

7. Install RED - Robot Framework

Go to Eclipse marketplace and search for RED - Robot Framework and add it to your Eclipse IDE.

Selenium cont.

I am listing my steps I used to configure selenium in my windows machine, in two different parts

Selenium IDE
- Add it to your Mozilla Firefox browser

Selenium Webdriver
- Download and install Java Runtime Enviroment
- Download and install Frame work you gonna use, I am using Eclipse Classic
- Download all the listed .jar files for webdriver

Move to my next post to running automation in webdriver :)