Introduction to the Robot Extensibility Framework

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Overview of the Extensibility Framework


Robot supports four recording methods. These are presented to the Robot user on the Method tab of the Session Record Options dialog box, shown below.

The extensibility framework affects only the first and last choices, API recorder and Use Custom. On startup, Robot looks for installed adapters:

As the name implies, custom adapters work independently of Robot recording and script generation operations. They may be written in any language that can interface with C and recorder adapters can record in any format. By contrast, API adapters work inside the framework of the Robot session recording and script generation methodology. API adapters must be developed in C (or C++) and recorder adapters must use service functions provided with Robot for recording.

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