install modules in TEMPLATE branch

nf_core/modules/modules_json.py

@@ -432,7 +432,7 @@ def move_component_to_local(self, component_type: str, component: str, repo_name
             to_name += f"-{datetime.datetime.now().strftime('%y%m%d%H%M%S')}"
         shutil.move(str(current_path), local_dir / to_name)
 
-    def unsynced_components(self) -> Tuple[List[str], List[str], dict]:
+    def unsynced_components(self) -> Tuple[List[str], List[str], Dict]:
         """
         Compute the difference between the modules/subworkflows in the directory and the
         modules/subworkflows in the 'modules.json' file. This is done by looking at all

nf_core/pipelines/sync.py

@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 from git import GitCommandError, InvalidGitRepositoryError
 
 import nf_core
+import nf_core.modules.modules_json
 import nf_core.pipelines.create.create
 import nf_core.pipelines.list
 import nf_core.utils
@@ -306,6 +307,7 @@ def copy_components_to_template(self) -> None:
         log.info("Copying modules.json to TEMPLATE branch")
         try:
             self.repo.git.checkout(self.original_branch, "--", "modules.json")
+            nf_core.modules.modules_json.ModulesJson(self.pipeline_dir).check_up_to_date()
         except GitCommandError as e:
             # don't raise an error if the file doesn't exist
             if "did not match any file(s) known to git" in str(e):