Simplify go version maintenance

.github/actions/set-go-version-in-env/action.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+# This action sets GO_VERSION from the project's go.mod.
+#
+# Must be run after actions/checkout to ensure go.mod is available to
+# source the project's go version from.
+
+name: 'Set GO_VERSION env var from go.mod'
+description: 'Read the go version from go.mod and add it as env var GO_VERSION in the github env'
+
+runs:
+  using: composite
+  steps:
+    - name: Set the project Go version in the environment
+      # A script works across different platforms but attempting to replicate the script directly in
+      # the run statement runs into platform-specific path handling issues.
+      run: .github/actions/set-go-version-in-env/go_version_env.sh >> $GITHUB_ENV
+      shell: bash

.github/actions/set-go-version-in-env/go_version_env.sh

@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+set -euo pipefail
+
+# Prints the go version defined in the repo's go.mod. This is useful
+# for configuring the correct version of go to install in CI.
+#
+# `go list -m -f '{{.GoVersion}}'` should be preferred outside of CI
+# when go is already installed.
+
+# 3 directories above this script
+AVALANCHE_PATH=$( cd "$( dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" )"; cd ../../.. && pwd )
+
+echo GO_VERSION="~$(sed -n -e 's/^go //p' "${AVALANCHE_PATH}"/go.mod)"

.github/actions/setup-go-for-project-v3/action.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+# This action targets setup-go@v3 to support workers with old NodeJS
+# incompabible with newer versions of setup-go.
+#
+# Since github actions do not support dynamically configuring the
+# versions in a uses statement (e.g. `actions/setup-go@${{ var }}`) it
+# is necessary to define an action per version rather than one action
+# that can be parameterized.
+#
+# Must be run after actions/checkout to ensure go.mod is available to
+# source the project's go version from.
+
+name: 'Install Go toolchain with project defaults'
+description: 'Install a go toolchain with project defaults'
+
+runs:
+  using: composite
+  steps:
+    - name: Set the project Go version in the environment
+      uses: ./.github/actions/set-go-version-in-env
+    - name: Set up Go
+      uses: actions/setup-go@v3
+      with:
+        go-version: '${{ env.GO_VERSION }}'
+        check-latest: true

.github/actions/setup-go-for-project/action.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+# This action targets the project default version of setup-go. For
+# workers with old NodeJS incompabible with newer versions of
+# setup-go, try setup-go-for-project-v3.
+#
+# Since github actions do not support dynamically configuring the
+# versions in a uses statement (e.g. `actions/setup-go@${{ var }}`) it
+# is necessary to define an action per version rather than one action
+# that can be parameterized.
+#
+# Must be run after actions/checkout to ensure go.mod is available to
+# source the project's go version from.
+
+name: 'Install Go toolchain with project defaults'
+description: 'Install a go toolchain with project defaults'
+
+runs:
+  using: composite
+  steps:
+    - name: Set the project Go version in the environment
+      uses: ./.github/actions/set-go-version-in-env
+    - name: Set up Go
+      uses: actions/setup-go@v5
+      with:
+        go-version: '${{ env.GO_VERSION }}'
+        check-latest: true

.github/workflows/build-linux-binaries.yml

@@ -10,20 +10,14 @@ on:
     tags:
       - "*"
 
-env:
-  go_version: '~1.21.9'
-
 jobs:
   build-x86_64-binaries-tarball:
     runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
 
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
-      - uses: actions/setup-go@v5
-        with:
-          go-version: ${{ env.go_version }}
-          check-latest: true
+      - uses: ./.github/actions/setup-go-for-project
 
       - run: go version
 
@@ -82,10 +76,7 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
-      - uses: actions/setup-go@v3
-        with:
-          go-version: ${{ env.go_version }}
-          check-latest: true
+      - uses: ./.github/actions/setup-go-for-project-v3
 
       - run: go version
 

.github/workflows/build-macos-release.yml

@@ -24,10 +24,7 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       # Checks-out your repository under $GITHUB_WORKSPACE, so your job can access it
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-      - uses: actions/setup-go@v5
-        with:
-          go-version: '~1.21.9'
-          check-latest: true
+      - uses: ./.github/actions/setup-go-for-project
       - run: go version
 
       # Runs a single command using the runners shell

.github/workflows/build-public-ami.yml

@@ -21,10 +21,7 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-      - uses: actions/setup-go@v5
-        with:
-          go-version: '~1.21.9'
-          check-latest: true
+      - uses: ./.github/actions/setup-go-for-project
       - run: go version
 
       - name: Install aws cli
@@ -62,7 +59,7 @@ jobs:
         id: setup
         with:
           version: ${{ env.PACKER_VERSION }}
-        
+
       - name: Run `packer init`
         id: init
         run: "packer init ./.github/packer/ubuntu-jammy-x86_64-public-ami.pkr.hcl"

.github/workflows/build-ubuntu-amd64-release.yml

@@ -10,19 +10,13 @@ on:
     tags:
       - "*"
 
-env:
-  go_version: '~1.21.9'
-
 jobs:
   build-jammy-amd64-package:
     runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
 
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-      - uses: actions/setup-go@v5
-        with:
-          go-version: ${{ env.go_version }}
-          check-latest: true
+      - uses: ./.github/actions/setup-go-for-project
       - run: go version
 
       - name: Build the avalanchego binaries
@@ -79,10 +73,7 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-      - uses: actions/setup-go@v5
-        with:
-          go-version: ${{ env.go_version }}
-          check-latest: true
+      - uses: ./.github/actions/setup-go-for-project
       - run: go version
 
       - name: Build the avalanchego binaries

.github/workflows/build-ubuntu-arm64-release.yml

@@ -10,19 +10,13 @@ on:
     tags:
       - "*"
 
-env:
-  go_version: '~1.21.9'
-
 jobs:
   build-jammy-arm64-package:
     runs-on: [self-hosted, linux, ARM64, jammy]
 
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-      - uses: actions/setup-go@v3
-        with:
-          go-version: ${{ env.go_version }}
-          check-latest: true
+      - uses: ./.github/actions/setup-go-for-project-v3
       - run: go version
 
       - name: Build the avalanchego binaries
@@ -79,10 +73,7 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-      - uses: actions/setup-go@v3
-        with:
-          go-version: ${{ env.go_version }}
-          check-latest: true
+      - uses: ./.github/actions/setup-go-for-project-v3
       - run: go version
 
       - name: Build the avalanchego binaries

.github/workflows/build-win-release.yml

@@ -24,10 +24,7 @@ jobs:
       # Checks-out your repository under $GITHUB_WORKSPACE, so your job can access it
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
-      - uses: actions/setup-go@v5
-        with:
-          go-version: '~1.21.9'
-          check-latest: true
+      - uses: ./.github/actions/setup-go-for-project
 
       - run: go version
 

.github/workflows/ci.yml

@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ concurrency:
   cancel-in-progress: true
 
 env:
-  go_version: '~1.21.9'
   grafana_url: https://grafana-experimental.avax-dev.network/d/kBQpRdWnk/avalanche-main-dashboard?orgId=1&refresh=10s&var-filter=is_ephemeral_node%7C%3D%7Cfalse&var-filter=gh_repo%7C%3D%7Cava-labs%2Favalanchego&var-filter=gh_run_id%7C%3D%7C${{ github.run_id }}&var-filter=gh_run_attempt%7C%3D%7C${{ github.run_attempt }}
 
 jobs:
@@ -32,10 +31,7 @@ jobs:
         os: [macos-12, ubuntu-20.04, ubuntu-22.04, windows-2022, [self-hosted, linux, ARM64, focal], [self-hosted, linux, ARM64, jammy]]
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-      - uses: actions/setup-go@v3
-        with:
-          go-version: ${{ env.go_version }}
-          check-latest: true
+      - uses: ./.github/actions/setup-go-for-project-v3
       - name: Set timeout on Windows # Windows UT run slower and need a longer timeout
         shell: bash
         if: matrix.os == 'windows-2022'
@@ -49,21 +45,15 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-      - uses: actions/setup-go@v5
-        with:
-          go-version: ${{ env.go_version }}
-          check-latest: true
+      - uses: ./.github/actions/setup-go-for-project
       - name: fuzz_test
         shell: bash
         run: ./scripts/build_fuzz.sh 10 # Run each fuzz test 10 seconds
   e2e:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-      - uses: actions/setup-go@v5
-        with:
-          go-version: ${{ env.go_version }}
-          check-latest: true
+      - uses: ./.github/actions/setup-go-for-project
       - name: Build AvalancheGo Binary
         shell: bash
         run: ./scripts/build.sh -r
@@ -114,10 +104,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-      - uses: actions/setup-go@v5
-        with:
-          go-version: ${{ env.go_version }}
-          check-latest: true
+      - uses: ./.github/actions/setup-go-for-project
       - name: Build AvalancheGo Binary
         shell: bash
         run: ./scripts/build.sh -r
@@ -167,10 +154,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-      - uses: actions/setup-go@v5
-        with:
-          go-version: ${{ env.go_version }}
-          check-latest: true
+      - uses: ./.github/actions/setup-go-for-project
       - name: Build AvalancheGo Binary
         shell: bash
         run: ./scripts/build.sh
@@ -220,10 +204,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-      - uses: actions/setup-go@v5
-        with:
-          go-version: ${{ env.go_version }}
-          check-latest: true
+      - uses: ./.github/actions/setup-go-for-project
       - name: Run static analysis tests
         shell: bash
         run: scripts/lint.sh
@@ -246,10 +227,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-      - uses: actions/setup-go@v5
-        with:
-          go-version: ${{ env.go_version }}
-          check-latest: true
+      - uses: ./.github/actions/setup-go-for-project
       - uses: bufbuild/buf-setup-action@v1.31.0
       - shell: bash
         run: scripts/protobuf_codegen.sh
@@ -260,10 +238,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-      - uses: actions/setup-go@v5
-        with:
-          go-version: ${{ env.go_version }}
-          check-latest: true
+      - uses: ./.github/actions/setup-go-for-project
       - shell: bash
         run: scripts/mock.gen.sh
       - shell: bash
@@ -273,10 +248,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-      - uses: actions/setup-go@v5
-        with:
-          go-version: ${{ env.go_version }}
-          check-latest: true
+      - uses: ./.github/actions/setup-go-for-project
       - shell: bash
         run: go mod tidy
       - shell: bash
@@ -297,7 +269,9 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     name: govulncheck
     steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: ./.github/actions/set-go-version-in-env
       - id: govulncheck
         uses: golang/govulncheck-action@v1
         with:
-          go-version-input: ${{ env.go_version }}
+          go-version-input: ${{ env.GO_VERSION }}

.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml

@@ -43,10 +43,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
       - name: Setup Golang
-        uses: actions/setup-go@v5
-        with:
-          go-version: '~1.21.9'
-          check-latest: true
+        uses: ./.github/actions/setup-go-for-project
 
       # Initializes the CodeQL tools for scanning.
       - name: Initialize CodeQL

.github/workflows/fuzz.yml

@@ -16,10 +16,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           ref: 'dev'
       - name: Set up Go
-        uses: actions/setup-go@v5
-        with:
-          go-version: '~1.21.9'
-          check-latest: true
+        uses: ./.github/actions/setup-go-for-project
       - name: Run fuzz tests
         shell: bash
         run: ./scripts/build_fuzz.sh 180 # Run each fuzz test 180 seconds

.github/workflows/fuzz_merkledb.yml

@@ -18,10 +18,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           ref: 'dev'
       - name: Set up Go
-        uses: actions/setup-go@v5
-        with:
-          go-version: '~1.21.9'
-          check-latest: true
+        uses: ./.github/actions/setup-go-for-project
       - name: Run merkledb fuzz tests
         shell: bash
         run: ./scripts/build_fuzz.sh 900 ./x/merkledb # Run each merkledb fuzz tests 15 minutes