The Nextflow plugin template is a scaffold for plugin development. The simplest way to create a new plugin is to use the nextflow plugin create sub-command to create a plugin project based on the template.

Create a new plugin with the following command:

nextflow plugin create

See Creating a plugin for more information.

To build the plugin:

make assemble

The plugin can be tested without a local Nextflow installation:

1. Build and install the plugin to your local Nextflow installation: make install
2. Run a pipeline with the plugin: nextflow run hello -plugins nf-plugin-template@0.1.0

Plugins can be published to a central plugin registry to make them accessible to the Nextflow community.

Follow these steps to publish the plugin to the Nextflow Plugin Registry:

1. Create a file named $HOME/.gradle/gradle.properties, where $HOME is your home directory. Add the following properties:
   • npr.apiKey: Your Nextflow Plugin Registry access token.
2. Use the following command to package and create a release for your plugin on GitHub: make release.