go tool task
Do you know that you can use Task without really needing to install it?
If you work with Go, you probably depend on external binaries like linters, code generators and... Task.
But asking your coworkers or contributors to install dependencies can be messy. Everyone is on a different operating system, use a different package manager, etc. In fact, Task supports several package managers, but even having to choose how you want to install it can lead to some fatigue.
Well, turns out you can just use go tool!
Step one: add Task as a tool to your Go project:
go get -tool github.com/go-task/task/v3/cmd/task@latestThe command above will add a line like this to your go.mod:
tool github.com/go-task/task/v3/cmd/taskStep two: prefix go tool when calling Task:
go tool task {arguments...}That's all!
Go will compile the specified Task version on demand when calling go tool task. Don't worry, Go caches the tool, so subsequent calls are faster.
This is useful when running Task on CI, as you don't need to stress about having to install it. It also means it'll be pinned to a specific Task version (but Dependabot or Renovate should be able to update it for you).