Rename module info subcommand to module view#7052
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Keep `info` as a backward-compatible alias. Adds a generic `getAliases()` hook on `CmdBase` so subcommands can declare extra names, and wires it through `CmdModule` so both the JCommander parser and the usage/help lookup recognize aliases. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com> Signed-off-by: Paolo Di Tommaso <paolo.ditommaso@gmail.com>
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Switch the new name from `inspect` to `view`. The `info` alias is still kept for backward compatibility. Update the CLI reference, module guide and 26.04 migration notes to reflect the new name. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com> Signed-off-by: Paolo Di Tommaso <paolo.ditommaso@gmail.com>
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module info subcommand to module inspectmodule info subcommand to module view
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nextflow module infosubcommand tonextflow module viewinforegistered as a backward-compatible alias so existing usage keeps workingCmdBase.getAliases()hook and thread it throughCmdModuleso both JCommander parsing and the usage/help lookup resolve aliasesRationale
All other
nextflow modulesubcommands are named after a verb describing the action they perform:create,install,run,list,remove,search,publish,spec,validate.infowas the odd one out — a noun describing the output rather than the action. Renaming it toviewaligns it with the rest of the command surface and makes the CLI read consistently (nextflow module <verb> ...). The legacyinfoalias is retained to avoid breaking users and scripts already relying on the existing name.Test plan
./gradlew :nextflow:test --tests "nextflow.cli.module.CmdModuleInfoTest"nextflow module view <scope>/<name>worksnextflow module info <scope>/<name>still works (alias)nextflow module -hlists the command under the new name🤖 Generated with Claude Code