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 # nf-hello plugin 
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+ARCHIVED: The nf-hello plugin has been replaced by the official [Nextflow plugin template](https://github.com/nextflow-io/nf-plugin-template).
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 This project contains a simple Nextflow plugin called `nf-hello` which provides examples of different plugin extensions:
 
 - A custom trace observer that prints a message when the workflow starts and when the workflow completes