Libreries and Git Versioning in Ride

Robot Framework
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Good morning everyone.
At the moment I’m using RIDE together with Visual Studio Code: I’m developing in Visual Studio Code and running the tests from RIDE, because in RIDE’s text editor I’m not able to see the Python libraries I’ve developed.
Is there a way to use only RIDE without relying on Visual Studio Code, and still write Robot tests with automatic suggestions/autocompletion about the libraries?

In addition, I would like to know if it’s possible to run Git commands directly from RIDE. At the moment I’m using the Visual Studio Code terminal for that.

thank’s

Sara

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Why you do not use VSCode to execute the tests?

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We do not use VS because in my Group there are a lot of Business analyst, they are not technician I’d like to use Ride because is easiest for them …
Best regards
Sarà

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@HelioGuilherme66 is usually around, he knows RIDE better than anyone I know, so hopefully he’ll be able to help.

Sorry, I don’t use RIDE myself, though It looks to me like a great tool for BA’s and other non technical people :+1:

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@HelioGuilherme66**, can you help me?**

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RIDE is not yet prepared for Version Control Systems (VCS), like GIT.
Recently I have been in contact with the author of a plugin for TurtoiseSVN in RIDE, and we are considering doing similar for TurtoiseGIT. This is a solution only for Windows, and I plan to have a solution for global GIT commands.

Meanwhile, users can prepare shell scripts, or batch files and then execute from the Macros menu. This can be a handy way to run those commands instead of opening a shell/terminal/command window and run them.

If someone wants to write a plugin for GIT commands, they can contribute to RIDE, and I am here to help.

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“Ok thanks! I will prepare the shell or batch scripts as you suggested. But how can I write Robot tests with automatic suggestions/autocompletion for the Python libraries?”

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In RIDE you can use an internal code editor, with python functions syntax highlight, but no autocomplete. If you open a text file not .robot, .resource, you will see this editor. For Robot Framework test cases, the Grid Editor has keywords highlight and autocomplete suggestions, as the Text Editor, for BuiltIn libraries and imported libraries.
RIDE is not focused on Python code, but Robot Framework test cases.

If you are interested in coding in Python I recommend PyCharm. You can use IDLE that comes with Python install.

Best thing is start exploring RIDE. I have a YouTube Channel.

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