ci: use golangci-lint for static checks

Signed-off-by: Robin Hahling <[email protected]>

.github/workflows/tests.yml

@@ -23,18 +23,15 @@ jobs:
         go-version: ${{ matrix.go-version }}
     - name: Checkout code
       uses: actions/checkout@v2
-    - name: Format
-      if: matrix.go-version >= '1.17'
-      run: diff -u <(echo -n) <(gofmt -d .)
+    - name: Run static checks
+      uses: golangci/golangci-lint-action@v2
+      with:
+        version: v1.42.1
+        args: --config=.golangci.yml --verbose
+        skip-go-installation: true
+        skip-pkg-cache: true
+        skip-build-cache: true
     - name: Build
       run: go build
-    - name: Vet
-      run: go vet
-    - name: Install and run staticcheck
-      if: matrix.go-version >= '1.17'
-      run: |
-        go install honnef.co/go/tools/cmd/staticcheck@latest
-        staticcheck -version
-        staticcheck -- ./...
     - name: Run unit tests
       run: go test -v -race -cover

.golangci.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+# See https://golangci-lint.run/usage/configuration/ for available options.
+# Also https://github.com/cilium/cilium/blob/master/.golangci.yaml as a
+# reference.
+linters:
+  disable-all: true
+  enable:
+    - asciicheck
+    - deadcode
+    - dogsled
+    - durationcheck
+    - errcheck
+    - errname
+    - errorlint
+    - exhaustive
+    - exportloopref
+    - forcetypeassert
+    - godot
+    - goerr113
+    - gofmt
+    - goimports
+    - gosec
+    - gosimple
+    - govet
+    - ifshort
+    - ineffassign
+    - misspell
+    - nestif
+    - nilerr
+    - prealloc
+    - predeclared
+    - revive
+    - rowserrcheck
+    - staticcheck
+    - structcheck
+    - thelper
+    - typecheck
+    - unconvert
+    - unparam
+    - unused
+    - varcheck
+
+linters-settings:
+  gosimple:
+    go: "1.17"
+  govet:
+    enable-all: true
+    disable:
+      - fieldalignment
+  staticcheck:
+    go: "1.17"
+  stylecheck:
+    go: "1.17"
+  unused:
+    go: "1.17"