Go Developer Tooling
My Go repos use several tools to make development easier. I develop on a Mac, so install instructions are MacOS-focused.
See example-go-cli for a repo using these tools.
golangci-lint
Run various correctness checks on source code.
MacOS Install
brew install golangci-lint
Run locally
golangci-lint run
Note that with the lintTool set to golangci-lint, the Go VS Code extension will go install golangci-lint, despite the fact that this is explicitly recommended against. ¯_(ツ)_/¯
GoReleaser
Build platform-specific executables and auto-update Homebrew taps and Scoop buckets.
MacOS Install
brew install goreleaser
Run locally
goreleaser --snapshot --skip-publish --clean
gotestsum
Run Go tests with easier to read output, including color.
MacOS Install
go install gotest.tools/gotestsum@latest
Run locally
gotestsum ./...
Lefthook
Install/Run/Uninstall pre-commit hooks that mimic CI.
MacOS Install
brew install lefthook
Then run this from repo-root
lefthook install
Run locally
- install pre-commit hook:
lefthook install - uninstall pre-commit hook:
lefthook uninstall - Run pre-commit without committing:
lefthook run pre-commit
panicparse
Make panic stack traces much easier to read with colorization and removing extraneous info
MacOS Install
go install github.com/maruel/panicparse/v2/cmd/pp@latest
Run locally
go run . |& pp
VHS
Script demo GIF creation!
MacOS Install
brew install vhs
Run locally
vhs < demo.tape