Remove nf-core licences command

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 - return directory if base_dir is the root directory ([#3003](https://github.com/nf-core/tools/pull/3003))
 - Update pre-commit hook astral-sh/ruff-pre-commit to v0.4.6 ([#3006](https://github.com/nf-core/tools/pull/3006))
 - Create: allow more special characters on the pipeline name for non-nf-core pipelines ([#3008](https://github.com/nf-core/tools/pull/3008))
+- Remove nf-core licences command ([#3012](https://github.com/nf-core/tools/pull/3012))
 
 ## [v2.14.1 - Tantalum Toad - Patch](https://github.com/nf-core/tools/releases/tag/2.14.1) - [2024-05-09]
 

nf_core/__main__.py

@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@
                 "launch",
                 "create-params-file",
                 "download",
-                "licences",
                 "tui",
             ],
         },
@@ -463,29 +462,6 @@ def download(
     dl.download_workflow()
 
 
-# nf-core licences
-@nf_core_cli.command()
-@click.argument("pipeline", required=True, metavar="<pipeline name>")
-@click.option("--json", is_flag=True, default=False, help="Print output in JSON")
-def licences(pipeline, json):
-    """
-    List software licences for a given workflow (DSL1 only).
-
-    Checks the pipeline environment.yml file which lists all conda software packages, which is not available for DSL2 workflows. Therefore, this command only supports DSL1 workflows (for now).
-    Each of these is queried against the anaconda.org API to find the licence.
-    Package name, version and licence is printed to the command line.
-    """
-    from nf_core.licences import WorkflowLicences
-
-    lic = WorkflowLicences(pipeline)
-    lic.as_json = json
-    try:
-        stdout.print(lic.run_licences())
-    except LookupError as e:
-        log.error(e)
-        sys.exit(1)
-
-
 # nf-core lint
 @nf_core_cli.command()
 @click.option(

tests/test_cli.py

@@ -199,38 +199,6 @@ def test_cli_download(self, mock_dl):
 
         mock_dl.return_value.download_workflow.assert_called_once()
 
-    @mock.patch("nf_core.licences.WorkflowLicences")
-    def test_licences(self, mock_lic):
-        """Test nf-core pipeline licence is printed out and cli parameters are passed on."""
-        licence_text = "dummy licence text"
-        mock_lic.return_value.run_licences.return_value = licence_text
-
-        params = {
-            "json": None,
-        }
-
-        cmd = ["licences"] + self.assemble_params(params) + ["pipeline_name"]
-        result = self.invoke_cli(cmd)
-
-        assert result.exit_code == 0
-        assert licence_text in result.output
-
-        mock_lic.assert_called_once_with(cmd[-1])
-
-    @mock.patch("nf_core.licences.WorkflowLicences")
-    def test_licences_log_error(self, mock_lic):
-        """Test LookupError is logged"""
-        error_txt = "LookupError has been raised"
-        mock_lic.return_value.run_licences.side_effect = LookupError(error_txt)
-
-        cmd = ["licences", "pipeline_name"]
-        with self.assertLogs() as captured_logs:
-            result = self.invoke_cli(cmd)
-
-        assert result.exit_code == 1
-        assert error_txt in captured_logs.output[-1]
-        assert captured_logs.records[-1].levelname == "ERROR"
-
     @mock.patch("nf_core.pipelines.create.create.PipelineCreate")
     def test_create(self, mock_create):
         """Test nf-core pipeline is created and cli parameters are passed on."""