This guide covers configuring continuous integration pipelines for Go projects. If you’re new to Drone please read our Tutorial and build configuration guides first.

Build and Test

In the below example we demonstrate a pipeline that executes go get and go test commands. These commands are executed inside the golang Docker container, downloaded at runtime from DockerHub.

kind: pipeline
name: default

workspace:
  base: /go
  path: src/github.com/octocat/hello-world

steps:
- name: test
  image: golang
  commands:
  - go get
  - go test

Please note that you can use any Docker image in your pipeline from any Docker registry. You can use the official golang images, or your can bring your own.

GOPATH

If you are not using Go modules you will need to override the default project workspace to ensure your code is cloned to the correct location in the GOPATH.

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kind: pipeline
name: default

workspace:
  base: /go
  path: src/github.com/octocat/hello-world

steps:
- name: test
  image: golang
  commands:
  - go get
  - go test

Test Multiple Versions

You can use Drone’s multi-pipeline feature to concurrently test against multiple versions of Go. This is equivalent to matrix capabilities found in other continuous integration systems.

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---
kind: pipeline
name: go-1-11

steps:
- name: test
  image: golang:1.11
  commands:
  - go get
  - go test

---
kind: pipeline
name: go-1-10

steps:
- name: test
  image: golang:1.10
  commands:
  - go get
  - go test

...

If you find this syntax too verbose we recommend using jsonnet. If you are unfamiliar with jsonnet please read our guide.

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local Pipeline(name, image) = {
  kind: "pipeline",
  name: name,
  steps: [
    {
      name: "test",
      image: image,
      commands: [
        "go get",
        "go test"
      ]
    }
  ]
};

[
  Pipeline("go-1-11", "golang:1.11"),
  Pipeline("go-1-12", "golang:1.12"),
]

Test Multiple Architectures

You can use Drone’s multi-pipeline feature to concurrently test your code on multiple architectures and operating systems.

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---
kind: pipeline
name: test-on-amd64

platform:
  arch: amd64

steps:
- name: test
  image: golang
  commands:
  - go get
  - go test

---
kind: pipeline
name: test-on-arm64

platform:
  arch: arm64

steps:
- name: test
  image: golang
  commands:
  - go get
  - go test

...

If you find this syntax too verbose we recommend using jsonnet. If you are unfamiliar with jsonnet please read our guide.