A Golang Linter Configuration file for golangci-lint

This is an opinionated configuration file for golangci-lint. Before using this config file you need to do two steps:

1) install golangci-lint

# first way: binary will be $(go env GOPATH)/bin/golangci-lint

curl -sSfL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/golangci/golangci-lint/master/install.sh | sh -s -- -b $(go env GOPATH)/bin latest


# alternative way: install it into user ./bin/

curl -sSfL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/golangci/golangci-lint/master/install.sh | sh -s latest


# docker:

docker run --rm -v $(pwd):/app -v ~/.cache/golangci-lint/v1.55.2:/root/.cache -w /app golangci/golangci-lint:latest golangci-lint run -v

2) put .golangci.yml in your project root directory

For more information and a well detailed story you can read What is A Golang Linter And How To Use It?.

For integrating golangci-lint with VSCode just put these line on user JSON settings file:

"go.lintTool": "golangci-lint",
"go.lintFlags": [
    "--fast"
]

Used Linters

List of used linters inside config file:

• revive
• asasalint
• cyclop
• depguard
• dupl
• errcheck
• errorlint
• exhaustive
• goconst
• gocritic
• godox
• gocyclo
• gomnd
• gosimple
• gosec
• govet
• misspell
• musttag
• perfsprint
• prealloc
• predeclared
• usestdlibvars
• whitespace
• wsl
• bodyclose
• exportloopref
• ineffassign
• nolintlint
• stylecheck
• unconvert