New Release: robotframework-reportlens 0.1.5 released — modern, fast HTML report for output.xml

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Hi everyone,

I’ve released robotframework-reportlens 0.1.5, a single-file HTML report generator that builds a modern, interactive view directly from Robot Framework’s output.xml.

The goal of this project is to provide a fast, execution-accurate debugging view while keeping the report self-contained and easy to share.

:sparkles: Highlights in 0.1.5 (Bug Fixes)

  • Inline screenshot rendering
    • Screenshots now render inline – Log messages with html="true" (e.g. screenshots captured by SeleniumLibrary / Browser library via Capture Page Screenshot, or any keyword using Log HTML) are now rendered as inline images in the Logs & Messages pane, matching the behaviour of Robot Framework’s built-in log.html.
    • Images open in a new tab – Clicking a screenshot opens it in a new browser tab without navigating away from the report. Each <img> tag is wrapped in an <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"> link at render time by renderMessageBody.
    • Keyword expansion unaffected – Clicking an image or any link inside a log message no longer accidentally triggers keyword selection/expansion. The [data-keyword-id] click handler now guards against clicks originating from within .log-message on <img> or <a> elements.
    • Plain-text messages unchanged – Messages without html="true" continue to be HTML-escaped; only messages explicitly flagged as HTML are rendered as raw markup.

:test_tube: What it focuses on

This tool is intentionally focused on:

  • Accurate execution tree
  • Fast navigation
  • Clear failure context

It does not try to replace analytics platforms (e.g. ReportPortal, RobotDashboard) — it’s a lightweight debugging report.

:package: Usage

pip install robotframework-reportlens
reportlens output.xml -o report.html

Python 3.10+ • no runtime dependencies

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