Recommended Go build system for a CI server? - go

Question

So I have a go project with go-gettable dependencies, tests, etc.
I want to integrate it into Jenkins. Is there an automated build system for go that anyone recommends for this use case, other than writing makefiles?
I need:
automatic installation of go-get deps (they can be in a spec file of course)
recursive build.
running tests.
GOPATH/GOROOT management (to isolate SDKs and paths)
I've used godag in the past for this sort of job but it seems a bit unmaintained.
EDIT: For the time being I'm living with the following script entered directly into Jenkins as a build step:
#this gets the dependencies but doesn't install them, avoiding permission problems
go get -d
#build the packages, -x outputs the compiler command line
go build -x
#this was tricky - ./... means "for each sub-package recursively"
go test ./...

Answer 1

You can do it with teamcity as well.
Here is an example for building terraform.
Teamcity agent setup:
Install Go
Add Go to path
Don't forget to restart agent as path was changed
Teamcity build setup:
Use agent side checkout (if we want to include the .git folder, which a lot of build scripts make use of)
Use checkout rule (we want to use the Go convention):
+:. => src/github.com/mitchellh/terraform
Build steps:
echo cd %system.teamcity.build.checkoutDir%
cd "%system.teamcity.build.checkoutDir%"
path=C:\Program Files (x86)\Git\bin;%env.Path%;%system.teamcity.build.checkoutDir%\bin;
echo path=C:\Program Files (x86)\Git\bin;%env.Path%;%system.teamcity.build.checkoutDir%\bin;
set GOPATH=%system.teamcity.build.checkoutDir%
echo set GOPATH=%system.teamcity.build.checkoutDir%
echo "Getting dependancies"
go get golang.org/x/tools/cmd/vet
go get golang.org/x/tools/cmd/cover
go get golang.org/x/tools/cmd/stringer
go get github.com/mitchellh/gox
echo cd %system.teamcity.build.checkoutDir%\src\github.com\mitchellh\terraform
cd "%system.teamcity.build.checkoutDir%\src\github.com\mitchellh\terraform"
echo "Update resources"
go get ./...
echo "Run static code analysis"
go tool vet -asmdecl -atomic -bool -buildtags -copylocks -methods -nilfunc -printf -rangeloops -shift -structtags -unsafeptr .
echo "Build"
cd scripts
sh build.sh
echo "Run unit tests"
go test -timeout=30s -parallel=4
echo "Run code coverage"
go test -coverprofile=coverage.out
go tool cover -html=coverage.out
rm coverage.out

Answer 2

I am using a Team City build server on a Mac that runs a rake file, in the rake file I do all the commands to get dependancies, (go gets), tests and builds to the correct environment.
let me know if you want any pointers in writing the Rake files,
As a side note, i have been creating functional tests for REST Api's using this frame work. This has saved my code many times over. http://github.com/DigitalInnovation/cucumber_rest_api

Answer 3

Since August 2019, TeamCity 2019.1 now supports Go directly.
See "Building Go programs in TeamCity"
To enable Go support in TeamCity,
go to Build Configuration Settings | Build Features,
click Add build feature, and
select Golang from the list.
Support for Go is provided by TeamCity out of the box, there are no external plugins required.
TeamCity parses results of go test command execution. The results are persisted and it is possible to review the figures in a historical perspective.
Consequently, all the TeamCity features that are related to test reporting are now available for Go developers.