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Test status text from output.xml is not parsed

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2/5
Estimated time
Under an hour
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48/100
Issue type
Bug
Clarity
Clearly specified
Activity status
Stale
Tech stack
python
Domain
database

Research direction

Start in robot_results_parser.py at _parse_test_status, then inspect database_writer.py at _create_table_test_status. Use the provided output.xml example to verify that the test status message is parsed and stored in the database as a TEXT column.

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Description

It seems that error message in test status is not parsed from output.xml and saved to db. Fixing this would only require adding two lines of code (one for parsing and one for column creation):

  1. robot_results_parser.py --> _parse_test_status --> 'message': test.message
  2. database_writer.py --> _create_table_test_status --> 'message': 'TEXT'

E.g. "Keyword 'Wait Until Element Is Visible' failed ..." should be parsed (simplified example from output):
<test><status status="FAIL" endtime="20190201 13:21:01.497" critical="yes" starttime="20190201 13:20:09.986">Keyword 'Wait Until Element Is Visible' failed ...</status></test>

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