Package nextflow plugins with nf-core download
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- Dominant language
- Python
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- 322
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Description
Description of feature
nf-core pipelines download is great for running pipelines in places without internet access. The only thing missing is usually the nf-validation or nf-schema plugin.
This feature request is that Nextflow plugins could be bundled with the downloaded pipeline directory. Then the only thing needed to run the pipeline would be a working nextflow and singularity.
Now it's possible to get pipelines to work offline by also transferring $HOME/.nextflow from a computer with the plugin installed, but this is not very convenient.
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 at the nf-core pipelines download entry point and trace how the downloaded pipeline directory is assembled. Check how Nextflow plugins are currently obtained or cached; done means a downloaded pipeline can run offline with Nextflow and Singularity without transferring $HOME/.nextflow.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- python
- Domain
- cli
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100