Robot framework: run setup for an entire test suite

Question

Is it possible in ROBOT to run a setup for an entire test suite, rather than running the setup individually for each file? I want to run setup at the beginning of the suite, and if the setup fails, not run any of the test cases at all.

For example, given the following file:

*** Settings ***
Test Setup    Setup Fails

*** Test Cases ***
Case1
    Should Be True    1<2

Case2
    Should Be True    2<1

*** Keywords ***
Setup Fails
    Should Be True    2<1

I want neither Case1 nor Case2 to execute at all. As it is, both attempt to use Setup Fails as setup individually, and the output.xml file has a status for each test case of FAIL with a message saying "Setup failed...". Instead, I would like the xml file to have a status for the suite of 'FAIL' with a message of "Setup failed..." and the test cases to either not be included or to indicate that they have not been run.

Is this something ROBOT supports?

Instead, I would like to receive an error message

Answer 1

Robot supports suite setups. For example:

*** Settings ***
Suite Setup    Setup Fails

*** Test Cases ***
Case1
    Should Be True    1<2

Case2
    Should Be True    2<1

*** Keywords ***
Setup Fails
    fail    Danger Will Robinson!

The above yields the following results:

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Example                                                                       
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Case1                                                                 | FAIL |
Parent suite setup failed:
Danger Will Robinson!
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Case2                                                                 | FAIL |
Parent suite setup failed:
Danger Will Robinson!
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Example                                                               | FAIL |
Suite setup failed:
Danger Will Robinson!

2 critical tests, 0 passed, 2 failed
2 tests total, 0 passed, 2 failed
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