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nf-aspera @ 0.1.0-edge4

Provider: Incremental Steps
Claimed: 15 Sep 2025 06:37:55 (UTC)
Description: The nf-aspera plugin integrates IBM Aspera's high-speed file transfer protocol into Nextflow workflows, enabling efficient large-file transfers within data pipelines. It solves the problem of slow file transfers by providing operators like `ascp` for Aspera-based data movement. Bioinformaticians and data engineers working with large genomic or scientific datasets would use this plugin to accelerate data staging and transfer operations in their Nextflow pipelines.
Latest version: 0.1.0-edge5
Total downloads: 51 View trends

Summary

A Nextflow plugin to use IBM Aspera protocol in pipelines. This community-contributed plugin enables integration of IBM Aspera's high-speed file transfer capabilities into Nextflow workflows, allowing efficient data transfer operations through the Aspera protocol.

Get Started

To use this plugin in your Nextflow pipeline, add the following to your nextflow.config file:

plugins {
    id 'nf-aspera'
}

Examples

Once configured, you can use the operators provided by the plugin. For example:

include { ascp } from 'plugin/nf-aspera'

workflow {
    Channel.ascp( client: 'demo', destination:'downloads/', source: 'aspera-test-dir-small/10MB.1') | view
}

To build and test the plugin:

make assemble
make install
nextflow run hello -plugins nf-aspera

License

This project is licensed under the Apache License 2.0 – see the LICENSE file for details.

Nextflow version >=24.11.0-edge
Depends On -
Release Date 23 Jul 2026 08:42:43 (UTC)
Release Notes -
Download URL https://registry.nextflow.io/api/v1/plugins/nf-aspera/0.1.0-edge4/download/nf-aspera-0.1.0-edge4.zip
Store URL https://public.cr.seqera.io/v2/nextflow/plugin/nf-aspera/blobs/sha256:9be048add5de7b72d36588e23b1209620927ab29943e5544582b3d3e1def94ce
Size 92.8 MB
Checksum 051e08012d0708b3664b0ea4615caf01baa4c5b37e03fc58ac783cefa54cd276c892ccb35985479439b2f494832585b99ffb83098cc5d7afb56ef8334ee391a0
Total downloads 1 View trends
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Version Nextflow version Date Status Downloads
0.1.0-edge5 >=24.11.0-edge 23 Jul 2026 10:01:28 (UTC) 21
0.1.0-edge4 >=24.11.0-edge 23 Jul 2026 08:42:43 (UTC) 1
0.1.0-edge3 >=24.11.0-edge 20 Jul 2026 20:03:26 (UTC) 1
0.1.0-edge2 >=24.11.0-edge 05 Oct 2025 18:06:15 (UTC) 19
0.1.0-edge1 >=24.11.0-edge 15 Sep 2025 16:13:56 (UTC) 9