Groovy Console Plugin for Nextflow

Summary

The Groovy console plugin provides an interactive console and graphical user interface for Nextflow development, testing, and workflow exploration.

Get Started

To use this plugin, add it to your nextflow.config:

plugins {
    id 'nf-console'
}

Launch the console:

nextflow console

This opens a Groovy console with the Nextflow runtime pre-loaded, allowing you to interactively develop and test workflow components.

Examples

Launching the Console

nextflow console

Loading a Script in the Console

nextflow console my-script.nf

Interactive Testing

In the console, you can test Nextflow constructs:

// Test a channel operation
Channel.of(1, 2, 3)
    .map { it * 2 }
    .view()

// Test file operations
file('data.txt').text = 'Hello World'

// Test process inputs/outputs
def reads = Channel.fromPath('*.fastq')
reads.view()

Exploring the Runtime

// Access workflow metadata
println workflow.projectDir
println workflow.launchDir

// Check available executors
println executorFactory.getExecutorNames()

License

Apache License 2.0