feat: allow the analysis of generated files (#4740)

.golangci.next.reference.yml

@@ -2872,17 +2872,17 @@ issues:
     - ".*\\.my\\.go$"
     - lib/bad.go
 
-  # To follow strictly the Go generated file convention.
+  # Mode of the generated files analysis.
   #
-  # If set to true, source files that have lines matching only the following regular expression will be excluded:
-  #   `^// Code generated .* DO NOT EDIT\.$`
-  # This line must appear before the first non-comment, non-blank text in the file.
-  # https://go.dev/s/generatedcode
+  # - `strict`: sources are excluded by following strictly the Go generated file convention.
+  #    Source files that have lines matching only the following regular expression will be excluded: `^// Code generated .* DO NOT EDIT\.$`
+  #    This line must appear before the first non-comment, non-blank text in the file.
+  #    https://go.dev/s/generatedcode
+  # - `lax`: sources are excluded if they contain lines `autogenerated file`, `code generated`, `do not edit`, etc.
+  # - `disable`: disable the generated files exclusion.
   #
-  # By default, a lax pattern is applied:
-  # sources are excluded if they contain lines `autogenerated file`, `code generated`, `do not edit`, etc.
-  # Default: false
-  exclude-generated-strict: true
+  # Default: lax
+  exclude-generated: strict
 
   # The list of ids of default excludes to include or disable.
   # https://golangci-lint.run/usage/false-positives/#default-exclusions

jsonschema/golangci.next.jsonschema.json

@@ -3518,10 +3518,10 @@
           "type": "boolean",
           "default": false
         },
-        "exclude-generated-strict": {
-          "description": "To follow strict Go generated file convention",
-          "type": "boolean",
-          "default": false
+        "exclude-generated": {
+          "description": "Mode of the generated files analysis.",
+          "enum": ["lax", "strict", "disable"],
+          "default": "lax"
         },
         "exclude-dirs": {
           "description": "Which directories to exclude: issues from them won't be reported.",

pkg/commands/flagsets.go

@@ -103,6 +103,9 @@ func setupIssuesFlagSet(v *viper.Viper, fs *pflag.FlagSet) {
 	internal.AddFlagAndBind(v, fs, fs.Bool, "exclude-dirs-use-default", "issues.exclude-dirs-use-default", true,
 		getDefaultDirectoryExcludeHelp())
 
+	internal.AddFlagAndBind(v, fs, fs.String, "exclude-generated", "issues.exclude-generated", processors.AutogeneratedModeLax,
+		color.GreenString("Mode of the generated files analysis"))
+
 	const newDesc = "Show only new issues: if there are unstaged changes or untracked files, only those changes " +
 		"are analyzed, else only changes in HEAD~ are analyzed.\nIt's a super-useful option for integration " +
 		"of golangci-lint into existing large codebase.\nIt's not practical to fix all existing issues at " +

pkg/config/issues.go

@@ -108,12 +108,14 @@ type Issues struct {
 	ExcludeCaseSensitive   bool          `mapstructure:"exclude-case-sensitive"`
 	ExcludePatterns        []string      `mapstructure:"exclude"`
 	ExcludeRules           []ExcludeRule `mapstructure:"exclude-rules"`
-	ExcludeGeneratedStrict bool          `mapstructure:"exclude-generated-strict"`
 	UseDefaultExcludes     bool          `mapstructure:"exclude-use-default"`
 
-	ExcludeFiles          []string `mapstructure:"exclude-files"`
-	ExcludeDirs           []string `mapstructure:"exclude-dirs"`
-	UseDefaultExcludeDirs bool     `mapstructure:"exclude-dirs-use-default"`
+	ExcludeGenerated string `mapstructure:"exclude-generated"`
+
+	ExcludeFiles []string `mapstructure:"exclude-files"`
+	ExcludeDirs  []string `mapstructure:"exclude-dirs"`
+
+	UseDefaultExcludeDirs bool `mapstructure:"exclude-dirs-use-default"`
 
 	MaxIssuesPerLinter int `mapstructure:"max-issues-per-linter"`
 	MaxSameIssues      int `mapstructure:"max-same-issues"`
@@ -124,6 +126,8 @@ type Issues struct {
 	Diff              bool   `mapstructure:"new"`
 
 	NeedFix bool `mapstructure:"fix"`
+
+	ExcludeGeneratedStrict bool `mapstructure:"exclude-generated-strict"` // Deprecated: use ExcludeGenerated instead.
 }
 
 func (i *Issues) Validate() error {

pkg/config/loader.go

@@ -357,6 +357,12 @@ func (l *Loader) handleDeprecation() error {
 		}
 	}
 
+	// Deprecated since v1.59.0
+	if l.cfg.Issues.ExcludeGeneratedStrict {
+		l.log.Warnf("The configuration option `issues.exclude-generated-strict` is deprecated, please use `issues.exclude-generated`")
+		l.cfg.Issues.ExcludeGenerated = "strict" // Don't use the constants to avoid cyclic dependencies.
+	}
+
 	l.handleLinterOptionDeprecations()
 
 	return nil

pkg/lint/runner.go

@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ func NewRunner(log logutils.Log, cfg *config.Config, args []string, goenv *gouti
 			skipFilesProcessor,
 			skipDirsProcessor, // must be after path prettifier
 
-			processors.NewAutogeneratedExclude(cfg.Issues.ExcludeGeneratedStrict),
+			processors.NewAutogeneratedExclude(cfg.Issues.ExcludeGenerated),
 
 			// Must be before exclude because users see already marked output and configure excluding by it.
 			processors.NewIdentifierMarker(),

pkg/result/processors/autogenerated_exclude.go

@@ -12,6 +12,12 @@ import (
 	"github.com/golangci/golangci-lint/pkg/result"
 )
 
+const (
+	AutogeneratedModeLax     = "lax"
+	AutogeneratedModeStrict  = "strict"
+	AutogeneratedModeDisable = "disable"
+)
+
 const (
 	genCodeGenerated = "code generated"
 	genDoNotEdit     = "do not edit"
@@ -27,16 +33,16 @@ type fileSummary struct {
 type AutogeneratedExclude struct {
 	debugf logutils.DebugFunc
 
-	strict        bool
+	mode          string
 	strictPattern *regexp.Regexp
 
 	fileSummaryCache map[string]*fileSummary
 }
 
-func NewAutogeneratedExclude(strict bool) *AutogeneratedExclude {
+func NewAutogeneratedExclude(mode string) *AutogeneratedExclude {
 	return &AutogeneratedExclude{
 		debugf:           logutils.Debug(logutils.DebugKeyAutogenExclude),
-		strict:           strict,
+		mode:             mode,
 		strictPattern:    regexp.MustCompile(`^// Code generated .* DO NOT EDIT\.$`),
 		fileSummaryCache: map[string]*fileSummary{},
 	}
@@ -47,6 +53,10 @@ func (*AutogeneratedExclude) Name() string {
 }
 
 func (p *AutogeneratedExclude) Process(issues []result.Issue) ([]result.Issue, error) {
+	if p.mode == AutogeneratedModeDisable {
+		return issues, nil
+	}
+
 	return filterIssuesErr(issues, p.shouldPassIssue)
 }
 
@@ -71,7 +81,7 @@ func (p *AutogeneratedExclude) shouldPassIssue(issue *result.Issue) (bool, error
 	fs = &fileSummary{}
 	p.fileSummaryCache[issue.FilePath()] = fs
 
-	if p.strict {
+	if p.mode == AutogeneratedModeStrict {
 		var err error
 		fs.generated, err = p.isGeneratedFileStrict(issue.FilePath())
 		if err != nil {

pkg/result/processors/autogenerated_exclude_test.go

@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 func TestAutogeneratedExclude_isGeneratedFileLax_generated(t *testing.T) {
-	p := NewAutogeneratedExclude(false)
+	p := NewAutogeneratedExclude(AutogeneratedModeLax)
 
 	comments := []string{
 		`	// generated by stringer -type Pill pill.go; DO NOT EDIT`,
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ func TestAutogeneratedExclude_isGeneratedFileLax_generated(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestAutogeneratedExclude_isGeneratedFileLax_nonGenerated(t *testing.T) {
-	p := NewAutogeneratedExclude(false)
+	p := NewAutogeneratedExclude(AutogeneratedModeLax)
 
 	comments := []string{
 		"code not generated by",
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ func TestAutogeneratedExclude_isGeneratedFileLax_nonGenerated(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestAutogeneratedExclude_isGeneratedFileStrict(t *testing.T) {
-	p := NewAutogeneratedExclude(true)
+	p := NewAutogeneratedExclude(AutogeneratedModeStrict)
 
 	testCases := []struct {
 		desc     string
@@ -154,21 +154,21 @@ func Test_getComments_fileWithLongLine(t *testing.T) {
 func Test_shouldPassIssue(t *testing.T) {
 	testCases := []struct {
 		desc   string
-		strict bool
+		mode   string
 		issue  *result.Issue
 		assert assert.BoolAssertionFunc
 	}{
 		{
-			desc:   "typecheck issue",
-			strict: false,
+			desc: "typecheck issue",
+			mode: AutogeneratedModeLax,
 			issue: &result.Issue{
 				FromLinter: "typecheck",
 			},
 			assert: assert.True,
 		},
 		{
-			desc:   "lax ",
-			strict: false,
+			desc: "lax ",
+			mode: AutogeneratedModeLax,
 			issue: &result.Issue{
 				FromLinter: "example",
 				Pos: token.Position{
@@ -178,8 +178,8 @@ func Test_shouldPassIssue(t *testing.T) {
 			assert: assert.False,
 		},
 		{
-			desc:   "strict ",
-			strict: true,
+			desc: "strict ",
+			mode: AutogeneratedModeStrict,
 			issue: &result.Issue{
 				FromLinter: "example",
 				Pos: token.Position{
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ func Test_shouldPassIssue(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Run(test.desc, func(t *testing.T) {
 			t.Parallel()
 
-			p := NewAutogeneratedExclude(test.strict)
+			p := NewAutogeneratedExclude(test.mode)
 
 			pass, err := p.shouldPassIssue(test.issue)
 			require.NoError(t, err)
@@ -213,13 +213,13 @@ func Test_shouldPassIssue_error(t *testing.T) {
 
 	testCases := []struct {
 		desc     string
-		strict   bool
+		mode     string
 		issue    *result.Issue
 		expected string
 	}{
 		{
-			desc:   "non-existing file (lax)",
-			strict: false,
+			desc: "non-existing file (lax)",
+			mode: AutogeneratedModeLax,
 			issue: &result.Issue{
 				FromLinter: "example",
 				Pos: token.Position{
@@ -230,8 +230,8 @@ func Test_shouldPassIssue_error(t *testing.T) {
 				filepath.FromSlash("no-existing.go"), notFoundMsg),
 		},
 		{
-			desc:   "non-existing file (strict)",
-			strict: true,
+			desc: "non-existing file (strict)",
+			mode: AutogeneratedModeStrict,
 			issue: &result.Issue{
 				FromLinter: "example",
 				Pos: token.Position{
@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@ func Test_shouldPassIssue_error(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Run(test.desc, func(t *testing.T) {
 			t.Parallel()
 
-			p := NewAutogeneratedExclude(test.strict)
+			p := NewAutogeneratedExclude(test.mode)
 
 			pass, err := p.shouldPassIssue(test.issue)