CI/build: Update Go version, linters and fix minor issues

[thrasher-]

PR Description

Bumps Go to version 1.22
Bumps golangci-lint to v1.56.1
Linter changes:

• Prefer errors.New when no formatting is needed over fmt.Errorf
• Prefer string comparison checks over len, there's no compiler performance difference now but makes code more clear. Refer to Russ Cox's explanation who's the co-creator of Go:

If I'm about to look at element x I typically write
len(s) > x, even for x == 0, but if I care about
"is it this specific string" I tend to write s == "".

It's reasonable to assume that a mature compiler will compile
len(s) == 0 and s == "" into the same, efficient code.
Right now 6g etc do compile s == "" into a function call
while len(s) == 0 is not, but that's been on my to-do list to fix.

Make the code clear.

• Uses strconv and string addition for performance where possible
• Fixes testify expected vs actual issuess across the codebase impacting quite a few tests
• Better usage of testify test funcs
• Some hugeParam and rangeVal fixes

Type of change

• Bug fix (non-breaking change which fixes an issue)
• New feature (non-breaking change which adds functionality)

How has this been tested

• go test ./... -race
• golangci-lint run

Checklist

• My code follows the style guidelines of this project
• I have performed a self-review of my own code
• I have commented my code, particularly in hard-to-understand areas
• I have made corresponding changes to the documentation and regenerated documentation via the documentation tool
• My changes generate no new warnings
• I have added tests that prove my fix is effective or that my feature works
• New and existing unit tests pass locally and on Github Actions with my changes
• Any dependent changes have been merged and published in downstream modules

[codecov]

Codecov Report

Attention: 198 lines in your changes are missing coverage. Please review.

Comparison is base (6a425e6) 44.01% compared to head (175c584) 37.78%.

Additional details and impacted files

@@            Coverage Diff             @@
##           master    #1473      +/-   ##
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- Coverage   44.01%   37.78%   -6.23%     
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  Files         363      411      +48     
  Lines      143949   147817    +3868     
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- Hits        63353    55856    -7497     
- Misses      72973    84185   +11212     
- Partials     7623     7776     +153     

Files	Coverage Δ
backtester/common/common.go	66.20% <100.00%> (+6.53%)	⬆️
common/convert/convert.go	94.89% <100.00%> (-0.27%)	⬇️
communications/telegram/telegram.go	48.57% <100.00%> (-0.21%)	⬇️
exchanges/binanceus/binanceus_types.go	100.00% <ø> (ø)
exchanges/bithumb/bithumb_websocket.go	48.14% <100.00%> (+5.29%)	⬆️
exchanges/bybit/bybit_types.go	73.33% <ø> (+6.66%)	⬆️
exchanges/gateio/gateio_types.go	71.42% <ø> (+5.71%)	⬆️
exchanges/gemini/gemini.go	75.49% <100.00%> (+3.92%)	⬆️
exchanges/stream/websocket.go	82.53% <100.00%> (-0.11%)	⬇️
backtester/engine/setup.go	62.26% <0.00%> (+4.42%)	⬆️
... and 34 more

... and 350 files with indirect coverage changes

[shazbert]

tACK, nice. Something I noticed if you want to change.

[gloriousCode]

lint good
build good
updates good
I mistakenly was on golangci-lint v1.56.1 and made a diff for it, but oh well 😭

tACK!

[thrasher-]

lint good build good updates good I mistakenly was on golangci-lint v1.56.1 and made a diff for it, but oh well 😭

tACK!

Looks like they brought out 1.56.1 a day after this was done. Bumped it and applied the diff 🚀

[shazbert]

pedantic sorry.

[shazbert]

🚀 Nice ch ACK.

[gloriousCode]

tACK! Excellent updates