Adhere to the style and best practices described in [Effective Go](https://golang.org/doc/effective_go.html). Read [Common Review Comments](https://github.com/golang/go/wiki/CodeReviewComments) for further information.
## Linting
This projects uses [golangci-lint](https://golangci-lint.run/) for linting.
You can [install golangci-lint](https://golangci-lint.run/usage/install/#linux-and-windows) locally,
but there is also a CI action to ensure compliance.
To locally run all configured linters, execute
```sh
golangci-lint run ./...
```
It is also recommended to use golangci-lint (and [gofumpt](https://github.com/mvdan/gofumpt) as formatter) in your IDE, by adding the recommended VS Code Settings or by [configuring it yourself](https://golangci-lint.run/usage/integrations/#editor-integration)
As this project contains nested Go modules, we use a Go work file to ease integration with IDEs. You can find an introduction in the [Go workspace tutorial](https://go.dev/doc/tutorial/workspaces).
The following can be added to your personal `settings.json`, but it is recommended to add it to
the `<REPOSITORY>/.vscode/settings.json` repo, so the settings will only affect this repository.
```jsonc
// Use gofumpt as formatter.
"gopls": {
"formatting.gofumpt": true,
},
// Use golangci-lint as linter. Make sure you've installed it.
"go.lintTool":"golangci-lint",
"go.lintFlags": ["--fast"],
// You can easily show Go test coverage by running a package test.
"go.coverageOptions": "showUncoveredCodeOnly",
// Executing unit tests with race detection.
// You can add preferences like "-v" or "-count=1"
"go.testFlags": ["-race"],
// Enable language features for files with build tags.
// Attention! This leads to integration test being executed when
// running a package test within a package containing integration
// tests.
"go.buildTags": "integration",
```
Additionally, we use the [Redhat YAML formatter](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=redhat.vscode-yaml) to have uniform formatting in our `.yaml` files.
