`nextflow.config` file does not support typed params

[VasLem]

I am trying to modernize my Nextflow codebase with the strict syntax parsing. While it works for .nf files, it fails when types are used in nextflow.config files.

Minimum example nextflow config:

params{
test_flag: String = "test"
}

Minimum example workflow:

workflow test {
println "test"   
}

Running:

nextflow run test.nf

 N E X T F L O W   ~  version 26.02.0-edge

Error nextflow.config:2:20: Unexpected input: '='
│  2 |     test_flag: String = "test"
╰     |                      ^


ERROR ~ Config parsing failed

Environment

• Nextflow version: 26.02.0-edge

[bentsherman]

Indeed, the typed params syntax is not supported in config files