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@claymcleod claymcleod released this 12 Jan 21:53
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This release includes a number of backwards compatible fixes and improvements to the WDL specification.

Some highlights include:

  • else if/else clauses for conditionals.
    • This allows you to more concisely and elegantly express conditional clauses.
  • Enumeration types (enum) for defining closed sets of named choices.
    • This prevents silent failures from typos by catching invalid values at validation time rather than runtime.
  • The split() standard library function.
    • This eliminates the need for shell workarounds when parsing delimited strings.
  • Access to task.previous for runtime access to the previous attempt's computed requirements.
    • This enables dynamic resource allocation patterns like doubling memory on retry.
  • Relaxed version imports allowing any WDL v1.x document to import v1.x or lower.
    • This enables better package management and dependency handling across the ecosystem.

See the blog post for an overview or the CHANGELOG.md for more details on what's changed.