nextflow-io / nextflow-io/nextflow

"dry run" option?

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Description

When using the -resume option, it would be helpful to see which processes are going to be run and which will be reused from the cache.
Additionally it would be useful to indicate which hashes have changed requiring a cached process to be run. I know this can be done manually with the -dump-hashes option but this is not very user friendly.

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Research direction

Start by tracing the CLI handling for -resume and the existing -dump-hashes option. Determine where resume decisions and changed hashes are calculated, then define output that distinguishes processes to run from those reused from cache; done means the dry-run report accurately reflects those decisions.

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Assessment

Tech stack
groovy
Domain
cli
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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