How to run tests with latest golang version about setup-go

[gaby]

@fredmaggiowski This is what I use:

steps:
  - uses: actions/checkout@v4
  - uses: actions/setup-go@v5
    with:
      go-version: 'stable'
      check-latest: true
  - run: go run hello.go

[spencerschrock]

I believe you're confusing two caches: the tool cache vs the build/package cache, which the argument is for README link.

It sounds like what you want are the stable and oldstable aliases, which are mentioned in the README here.

[fredmaggiowski]

ok got it thanks, so being everything sourced from go-versions I assume using stable will give me go1.22 since is currently the latest "stable" version

https://github.com/actions/go-versions/blob/c0555276f6ee861abbf6bc35c752c8547fcbb86e/versions-manifest.json#L3

What if I want to test with versions that are not yet stable? For instance, once we have the first rc for go1.23, use it to make sure my codebase will not have issues

[aparnajyothi-y]

Hello @spencerschrock, Thank you for creating the issue and we will look into it :)

[aparnajyothi-y]

Hello @spencerschrock, Thank you once again for creating this issue
If we want to test with versions of Go that are not yet stable, you can specify the exact version in the with.go-version field of your workflow file. This field supports the 1.x syntax, so you can use 1.23.x to test with the latest release of Go 1.23, including any release candidates. Please refere this document

The actions/setup-go action is designed to download and set up a Go environment of any version specified in the go-version input of the action. The action uses the official Go downloads, which include both stable and unstable versions.
However, the actions/setup-go action only supports versions that are available in the go-versions repository.
However, it's important to note that using non-stable versions may lead to potential instability in your workflows, as they may have not been fully tested or may contain bugs. The best practice is to use stable versions for production code.

[aparnajyothi-y]

Hello @spencerschrock, Please confirm that the above clarification is helpful to proceed to close the issue.

[spencerschrock]

I'm not the issue author, I'm assuming you meant @fredmaggiowski

[fredmaggiowski]

I'm not the issue author, I'm assuming you meant @fredmaggiowski

I guess you are right lol

Hello @spencerschrock, Please confirm that the above clarification is helpful to proceed to close the issue.

Yes @aparnajyothi-y sorry for the delay, I had a few busy weeks; i'm verifying it later today and come back at you asap :)

[fredmaggiowski]

@fredmaggiowski This is what I use:

steps:
  - uses: actions/checkout@v4
  - uses: actions/setup-go@v5
    with:
      go-version: 'stable'
      check-latest: true
  - run: go run hello.go

@gaby It seems to work, thanks!

https://github.com/rond-authz/rond/actions/runs/7986038478/job/21805633813?pr=323#step:3:11