Lint pipeline schema with meta-schema
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- Python
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Description
Description of feature
Since https://github.com/nf-core/tools/issues/2436 is completed and we have parameters_meta_schema.json, we can automatically validate that pipeline schema are valid nextflow schema.
This should be a pipeline lint test that raises a failure if something is wrong.
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by reading parameters_meta_schema.json and locating the existing pipeline lint tests in the nf-core/tools repository. Run the current lint test suite to understand its structure. Done means the lint pipeline detects and fails on pipeline schemas that do not conform to the meta-schema.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- json, python
- Domain
- testing, tooling
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 48/100