https://github.com/mattdowdell/go-installer

A GitHub Action for installing and caching Go binaries.
https://github.com/mattdowdell/go-installer

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A GitHub Action for installing and caching Go binaries.

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/mattdowdell/go-installer
• Owner: mattdowdell
• License: mit
• Created: 2025-01-08T09:11:19.000Z (9 days ago)
• Default Branch: main
• Last Pushed: 2025-01-09T08:23:24.000Z (8 days ago)
• Last Synced: 2025-01-09T09:38:29.838Z (8 days ago)
• Topics: actions
• Language: Shell
• Homepage: https://github.com/marketplace/actions/go-installer
• Size: 7.81 KB
• Stars: 0
• Watchers: 1
• Forks: 0
• Open Issues: 0
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • License: LICENSE
  • Codeowners: .github/CODEOWNERS

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# go-installer

A GitHub Action for installing and caching Go binaries.

## Usage

```yaml

name: CI

on:

  pull_request:

jobs:

  example:

    name: Example

    runs-on: ubuntu-latest

    steps:

      - name: Install Go

        uses: actions/setup-go@v5

      - name: Install latest tool

        uses: mattdowdell/go-installer@main # TODO use tag once released

        with:

          package: github.com/example/some-tool

          # version defaults to latest

      - name: Install version of tool

        uses: mattdowdell/go-installer@main # TODO use tag once released

        with:

          package: github.com/example/some-other-tool

          version: v1.0.0

```

## Inputs

| Name      | Type   | Default  | Description                        |

| --------- | ------ | -------- | ---------------------------------- |

| `package` | String |          | The Go package to install.         |

| `version` | String | `latest` | The Go package version to install. |

## Outputs

| Name      | Type   | Description                                      |

| --------- | ------ | ------------------------------------------------ |

| `cached`  | String | Whether the binary was installed from the cache. |

| `name`    | String | The name of the installed binary.                |

| `version` | String | The installed version.                           |

If the `version` input was latest, it will be the actual version that was

installed. Otherwise it will be identical to the `version` input.