feat(build): upgrade to Go v1.21 ✨ (#1128)

.github/workflows/compile.yml

@@ -18,9 +18,9 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.platform }}
     steps:
       - name: Install Go
-        uses: actions/setup-go@v3
+        uses: actions/setup-go@v5
         with:
-          go-version: 1.19.x
+          go-version: 1.21.x
 
       - name: Add GOBIN to PATH
         run: echo "$(go env GOPATH)/bin" >> $GITHUB_PATH

.github/workflows/generate.yml

@@ -9,9 +9,9 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Install Go
-        uses: actions/setup-go@v3
+        uses: actions/setup-go@v5
         with:
-          go-version: 1.19.x
+          go-version: 1.21.x
 
       - name: Add GOBIN to PATH
         run: echo "$(go env GOPATH)/bin" >> $GITHUB_PATH

.github/workflows/release.yml

@@ -13,9 +13,9 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Install Go
-        uses: actions/setup-go@v3
+        uses: actions/setup-go@v5
         with:
-          go-version: 1.19.x
+          go-version: 1.21.x
 
       - name: Add GOBIN to PATH
         run: echo "$(go env GOPATH)/bin" >> $GITHUB_PATH

.github/workflows/test.yml

@@ -11,9 +11,9 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Install Go
-        uses: actions/setup-go@v3
+        uses: actions/setup-go@v5
         with:
-          go-version: 1.19.x
+          go-version: 1.21.x
 
       - name: Add GOBIN to PATH
         run: echo "$(go env GOPATH)/bin" >> $GITHUB_PATH
@@ -39,9 +39,9 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Install Go
-        uses: actions/setup-go@v3
+        uses: actions/setup-go@v5
         with:
-          go-version: 1.19.x
+          go-version: 1.21.x
 
       - name: Add GOBIN to PATH
         run: echo "$(go env GOPATH)/bin" >> $GITHUB_PATH
@@ -79,9 +79,9 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Install Go
-        uses: actions/setup-go@v3
+        uses: actions/setup-go@v5
         with:
-          go-version: 1.19.x
+          go-version: 1.21.x
 
       - name: Add GOBIN to PATH
         run: echo "$(go env GOPATH)/bin" >> $GITHUB_PATH

README.md

@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ Follow the steps below to add `github.com/newrelic/newrelic-client-go` as a depe
     ```
     module example.com/yourmodule
 
-    go 1.19
+    go 1.21
 
     require (
       github.com/newrelic/newrelic-client-go/v2 v2.0.1
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ Keep in mind that when you submit your pull request, you'll need to sign the CLA
 
 ### Requirements
 
-- Go 1.19+
+- Go 1.21+
 - GNU Make
 - git
 

build/tools.mk

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ BUILD_DIR        ?= ./bin/
 TOOL_DIR     ?= tools
 TOOL_CONFIG  ?= $(TOOL_DIR)/tools.go
 
-GOTOOLS ?= $(shell cd $(TOOL_DIR) && go list -f '{{ .Imports }}' -tags tools |tr -d '[]')
+GOTOOLS ?= $(shell cd $(TOOL_DIR) && go list -e -f '{{ .Imports }}' -tags tools |tr -d '[]')
 
 tools: check-version
 	@echo "=== $(PROJECT_NAME) === [ tools            ]: Installing tools required by the project..."

go.mod

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 module github.com/newrelic/newrelic-client-go/v2
 
-go 1.19
+go 1.21
 
 require (
 	github.com/elazarl/goproxy v0.0.0-20231117061959-7cc037d33fb5

pkg/testhelpers/helpers.go

@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ import (
 	"math/rand"
 	"os"
 	"strconv"
-	"time"
 )
 
 var (
@@ -21,7 +20,8 @@ const IntegrationTestAccountID = 3806526
 
 // RandSeq is used to get a string made up of n random lowercase letters.
 func RandSeq(n int) string {
-	rand.Seed(time.Now().UnixNano())
+	// commented the following line out, since this no longer works with go1.21 and needs no alternative, as seeding isn't needed
+	// rand.Seed(time.Now().UnixNano())
 	b := make([]rune, n)
 	for i := range b {
 		b[i] = letters[rand.Intn(len(letters))]

tools/go.mod

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 module github.com/newrelic/newrelic-client-go/v2/tools
 
-go 1.19
+go 1.21
 
 require (
 	github.com/caarlos0/svu v1.9.0