go-lint

Go Lint Action

A GitHub Composite Action that runs a Go linting suite: golangci-lint, go fmt check, and go vet.

Usage

steps:
  - uses: actions/checkout@v4
  - name: Go Lint
    uses: NVIDIA/dsx-github-actions/.github/actions/go-lint@main
    with:
      working-directory: '.'

With vendor mode and custom config

steps:
  - uses: actions/checkout@v4
  - name: Go Lint
    uses: NVIDIA/dsx-github-actions/.github/actions/go-lint@main
    with:
      go-flags: '-mod=vendor'
      config-path: '.golangci.yml'
      golangci-lint-args: '--timeout=5m'

Inputs

Input	Description	Required	Default
go-version	Go version to use (e.g., 1.25.5). If empty, uses go.mod.	false	''
go-version-file	Path to go.mod for version detection.	false	go.mod
working-directory	Working directory for lint commands.	false	.
golangci-lint-version	golangci-lint version.	false	v2.11
golangci-lint-args	Additional arguments for golangci-lint run.	false	''
config-path	Path to .golangci.yml config file.	false	''
go-flags	GOFLAGS environment variable (e.g., -mod=vendor).	false	''

Behavior

1. Set up Go using actions/setup-go with caching enabled.
2. Check go fmt by running gofmt -l on all .go files (excluding vendor/). Fails if any files are unformatted.
3. Run go vet on all packages.
4. Run golangci-lint via golangci/golangci-lint-action.