Hello all, I would like to know whether RF syntax allows an optional keyword argument, with a default value. Something like (pseudo): Schedule a meeting ${time} IF ${time} == "default" ${current time} == date.get_current_time() Schedule a meeting at ${current time} ELSE …

Possible with with embedded argument like in your example but docs says about embedded arguments: Embedded arguments do not support default values or variable number of arguments like normal arguments do. So, your case with default value would look like this: Schedule a meeting [Arguments]…

Thank you for your response sir. I have tried with [Agruments] as well. For the keyword to work, the argument needs to be passed with four spaces between the argument and rest of the keyword, like this: Schedule a meeting at 15.2.2025 14:00 Is it possible to make it work without requirement f…

Thats embedded argument and embedded argument does not have ability to set a default value - as stated in the docs.

Actually it is possible to have default values with embedded arguments, but it is a trick, not very clean. [image] Default value for the embedded arguments? Robot Framework I agree with Noordsestern, this is not natively supported . Embedded arguments do not support defa…

it is possible to have default values with embedded arguments Well, that’s more like a by-product of how the parser works and could go away as that’s not officially documented “feature” :slight_smile: I’d also make a guess that robotidy or robocop would complain about that.

Here is my experiment. In practice you have two similar keywords. *** Settings *** Documentation So it would can be called either: ... Schedule a meeting ... or ... Schedule a meeting at 15.2.2025 14:00 *** Variables *** ${time} ${EMPTY} ***…

How about just having 2 keywords? Schedule a meeting and then Schedule a meeting at ${time} Schedule a meeting can be a simple 1 line keyword that just calls Schedule a meeting at ${time} with the current time. Dave.

As others have pointed out, embedded arguments cannot have default values, but it is possible to construct a keyword that matches both Schedule a meeting and Schedule a meeting at 15.2.2025 14:00. In the former case the variable matching the time will contain an empty string, and you can replace it …

And now since embedded arguments keywords can also use the [Arguments] setting, it could be possible to use: *** Keywords *** Schedule a meeting${at:( at )?}${time} [Arguments] ${time}='now' (...)

Thank you all for your kind responses and apologies for the delayed response. @HelioGuilherme66 Thank you for trying out the suggestion with arguments. I can see that it works as desired. I would however consider the additional complexity that comes with it. @damies13 Your suggestion with using …

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FrancisG (Francis) 21 January 2025 13:20 5

Actually it is possible to have default values with embedded arguments, but it is a trick, not very clean.

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