useq

useq is a custom Go analyzer that detects usages of \"%s\" in formatting arguments and suggests using %q instead.

Using it with golangci-lint

Note: v1.1.0 can be used as module plugin, later version will be added as public linters in golangci-lint.

useq can be used with golangci-lint with the module plugin system.

Here's the .custom-gcl.yml:

version: v1.60.1
plugins:
  - module: 'github.com/dhaus67/useq'
    import: 'github.com/dhaus67/useq'
    version: latest

Here's a configuration of useq in .golangci.yml:

linters-settings:
  custom:
    useq:
      type: "module"
      description: "Detects usages of `\"%s\"` in `fmt.Sprintf` calls and suggests using `%q` instead."
      settings:
        functions:
          # A list of functions to validate. The function name needs to be the full qualified name (including potential pointers).
          # By default, `useq` validates fmt and github.com/pkg/errors functions.
          #- github.com/custom/package.MyPrintf              # exported package level function.
          #- (github.com/custom/package.MyStruct).MyPrintf   # exported method of a struct.
          #- (*github.com/custom/package.MyStruct).MyPrintf  # exported method of a struct with a pointer receiver.
linters:
  disable-all: true
  enable:
    - useq

Using it standalone

useq can also be used as a standalone tool. Here's how to install it:

go install github.com/dhaus67/useq/cmd/useq@latest

You can define a config file with your custom functions you want to validate as well:

{
  "functions": [
    "github.com/custom/package.MyPrintf",              # exported package level function.
    "(github.com/custom/package.MyStruct).MyPrintf",   # exported method of a struct.
    "(*github.com/custom/package.MyStruct).MyPrintf"   # exported method of a struct with a pointer receiver.
  ]
}

And pass it as a flag to the linter:

useq -config=path/to/config/file