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+config {
+    // location for all nf-test tests
+    testsDir "."
+
+    // nf-test directory including temporary files for each test
+    workDir System.getenv("NFT_WORKDIR") ?: ".nf-test"
+
+    // location of an optional nextflow.config file specific for executing tests
+    configFile "tests/nextflow.config"
+
+    // ignore tests coming from the nf-core/modules repo
+    ignore 'modules/nf-core/**/tests/*', 'subworkflows/nf-core/**/tests/*'
+
+    // run all test with defined profile(s) from the main nextflow.config
+    profile "test"
+
+    // list of filenames or patterns that should be trigger a full test run
+    triggers 'nextflow.config', 'nf-test.config', 'conf/test.config', 'tests/nextflow.config', 'tests/.nftignore'
+
+    // load the necessary plugins
+    plugins {
+        load "nft-utils@0.0.3"
+    }
+}