Golang (Go) Cookbook

Description

Chef cookbook for the Go programming language.

Requirements

Platform

Ubuntu >= 18.04
Debian >= 8
CentOS >= 7

Usage

golang::default

Just include golang in your node's run_list:

{
  "name":"my_node",
  "run_list": [
    "recipe[golang]"
  ]
}

golang::packages

To install Go packages using node attributes, include golang::packages in your node's run_list, and use the ['golang']['packages'] attribute:

{
  "name":"my_node",
  "golang": {
    "packages": [
      "github.com/go-check/check"
    ]
  },
  "run_list": [
    "recipe[golang::packages]"
  ]
}

Attributes

golang::default

Key	Type	Description	Default
`['golang']['version']`	String	Go version	`1.5`
`['golang']['platform']`	String	`amd64` or `i386`	`amd64`
`['golang']['scm']`	Boolean	install SCM dependencies `git`, `hg`, and `bzr`	`true`
`['golang']['packages']`	Array	Go packages to install when using the `golang::packages` recipe	`[]`
`['golang']['owner']`	String	The user account that owns $GOPATH	`root`
`['golang']['group']`	String	The group that owns $GOPATH	`root`
`['golang']['mode']`	String	The mode of $GOPATH	`0755`
`['golang']['from_source']`	Boolean	Install go from source	`false`
`['golang']['os']`	String	Build go for which operating system	`linux`
`['golang']['arch']`	String	Build go for which architecture	`arm`
`['golang']['arm']`	String	Build go for which arm version	`6`
`['golang']['source_method']`	String	Choose which install script should be used	`all.bash`