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Recommended Go linters and golangci-lint configuration. Use when setting up linting for a Go project or configuring CI/CD.
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| description | Recommended Go linters and golangci-lint configuration. Use when setting up linting for a Go project or configuring CI/CD. |
Source: Uber Go Style Guide
More important than any "blessed" set of linters: lint consistently across a codebase.
Consistent linting helps catch common issues and establishes a high bar for code quality without being unnecessarily prescriptive.
Source: Uber Go Style Guide
These linters catch the most common issues while maintaining a high quality bar:
| Linter | Purpose |
|---|---|
| errcheck | Ensure errors are handled |
| goimports | Format code and manage imports |
| revive | Common style mistakes (modern replacement for golint) |
| govet | Analyze code for common mistakes |
| staticcheck | Various static analysis checks |
Note:
reviveis the modern, faster successor to the now-deprecatedgolint.
Source: Uber Go Style Guide
Use golangci-lint as your lint runner:
See the example .golangci.yml from uber-go/guide.
Create .golangci.yml in your project root:
linters:
enable:
- errcheck
- goimports
- revive
- govet
- staticcheck
linters-settings:
goimports:
local-prefixes: github.com/your-org/your-repo
revive:
rules:
- name: blank-imports
- name: context-as-argument
- name: error-return
- name: error-strings
- name: exported
run:
timeout: 5m
# Install
go install github.com/golangci/golangci-lint/cmd/golangci-lint@latest
# Run all linters
golangci-lint run
# Run on specific paths
golangci-lint run ./pkg/...
| Task | Command/Action |
|---|---|
| Install golangci-lint | go install github.com/golangci/golangci-lint/cmd/golangci-lint@latest |
| Run linters | golangci-lint run |
| Run on path | golangci-lint run ./pkg/... |
| Config file | .golangci.yml in project root |
| CI integration | Run golangci-lint run in pipeline |
| When you need... | Use |
|---|---|
| Error handling coverage | errcheck |
| Import formatting | goimports |
| Style consistency | revive |
| Bug detection | govet, staticcheck |
| All of the above | golangci-lint with config |
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