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Boilerplate Makefile for Go projects
# Change these variables as necessary.
MAIN_PACKAGE_PATH := ./cmd/example
BINARY_NAME := example
# ==================================================================================== #
# HELPERS
# ==================================================================================== #
## help: print this help message
.PHONY: help
help:
@echo 'Usage:'
@sed -n 's/^##//p' ${MAKEFILE_LIST} | column -t -s ':' | sed -e 's/^/ /'
.PHONY: confirm
confirm:
@echo -n 'Are you sure? [y/N] ' && read ans && [ $${ans:-N} = y ]
.PHONY: no-dirty
no-dirty:
git diff --exit-code
# ==================================================================================== #
# QUALITY CONTROL
# ==================================================================================== #
## tidy: format code and tidy modfile
.PHONY: tidy
tidy:
go fmt ./...
go mod tidy -v
## audit: run quality control checks
.PHONY: audit
audit:
go mod verify
go vet ./...
go run honnef.co/go/tools/cmd/staticcheck@latest -checks=all,-ST1000,-U1000 ./...
go run golang.org/x/vuln/cmd/govulncheck@latest ./...
go test -race -buildvcs -vet=off ./...
# ==================================================================================== #
# DEVELOPMENT
# ==================================================================================== #
## test: run all tests
.PHONY: test
test:
go test -v -race -buildvcs ./...
## test/cover: run all tests and display coverage
.PHONY: test/cover
test/cover:
go test -v -race -buildvcs -coverprofile=/tmp/coverage.out ./...
go tool cover -html=/tmp/coverage.out
## build: build the application
.PHONY: build
build:
# Include additional build steps, like TypeScript, SCSS or Tailwind compilation here...
go build -o=/tmp/bin/${BINARY_NAME} ${MAIN_PACKAGE_PATH}
## run: run the application
.PHONY: run
run: build
/tmp/bin/${BINARY_NAME}
## run/live: run the application with reloading on file changes
.PHONY: run/live
run/live:
go run github.com/cosmtrek/air@v1.43.0 \
--build.cmd "make build" --build.bin "/tmp/bin/${BINARY_NAME}" --build.delay "100" \
--build.exclude_dir "" \
--build.include_ext "go, tpl, tmpl, html, css, scss, js, ts, sql, jpeg, jpg, gif, png, bmp, svg, webp, ico" \
--misc.clean_on_exit "true"
# ==================================================================================== #
# OPERATIONS
# ==================================================================================== #
## push: push changes to the remote Git repository
.PHONY: push
push: tidy audit no-dirty
git push
## production/deploy: deploy the application to production
.PHONY: production/deploy
production/deploy: confirm tidy audit no-dirty
GOOS=linux GOARCH=amd64 go build -ldflags='-s' -o=/tmp/bin/linux_amd64/${BINARY_NAME} ${MAIN_PACKAGE_PATH}
upx -5 /tmp/bin/linux_amd64/${BINARY_NAME}
# Include additional deployment steps here...
@megasuperlexa
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so all targets are phony, what is the point of using make in this case? maybe just use plain bash?

@luistm
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luistm commented May 15, 2023

@megasuperlexa why not? make is almost ubiquitous, it's a good starting point IMHO!

@graugans
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Nice little project, may I suggest to add a license to this?

@alexedwards
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@graugans Consider it published under the MIT license.

@hieufatdev
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so useful

@renxzen
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renxzen commented Feb 15, 2024

very useful!

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