How to load a json data file into a variable in robot framework?

Question

I Am trying to load a json data file into a variable directly in Robot Framework. Can anyone please elaborate with an e.g. giving the exact syntax as to how to do it? Thanks

Answer 1

I had similar issue and this work fine with me:
${json} Get Binary File ${json_path}nameOfJsonFile.json

It works for me on API testing, to read .json and POST, like here

*** Settings ***
Library    Collections
Library    ExtendedRequestsLibrary 
Library    OperatingSystem
*** Variables ***  
${uri}    https://blabla.com/service/
${json_path}    C:/home/user/project/src/json/
*** Test Cases ***
Name of Robot Test Case  
    Create Session    alias    ${uri}    
    &{headers}  Create Dictionary  Content-Type=application/json; charset=utf-8
    ${json}  Get Binary File  ${json_path}nameOfJsonFile.json
    ${resp}    Post Request    alias    data=${shiftB}    headers=${headers}
    Should Be Equal As Strings    ${resp.status_code}    200

There are also cases when you will need to transform read binary file (in my case ${json} to a dictionary but first try this simple solution.