From 319b564d14883c0032eb76bf4513744d6370038d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Lukasz Raczylo <lukasz@raczylo.com>
Date: Sat, 3 Oct 2026 21:30:17 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] feat(autoupdate): let a repo set its own Go prepare and test
 commands

An Encore app cannot be tested with plain go build and go test. Add
go-prepare-command, which runs before the tests, and go-test-command, which
replaces the default Go build and test commands.
---
 .github/workflows/renovate-autoupdate.yaml | 29 ++++++++++++++++++++--
 README.md                                  |  2 ++
 2 files changed, 29 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/renovate-autoupdate.yaml b/.github/workflows/renovate-autoupdate.yaml
index 8429092..ef8526f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/renovate-autoupdate.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/renovate-autoupdate.yaml
@@ -28,6 +28,16 @@ on:
         required: false
         type: string
         default: "22"
+      go-prepare-command:
+        description: "Shell commands to run before the Go tests, for example installing a CLI. To put a tool on PATH, append its directory to $GITHUB_PATH."
+        required: false
+        type: string
+        default: ""
+      go-test-command:
+        description: "Replaces the default Go build and test commands, for example 'encore test ./...' for an Encore app. It runs in go-working-directory."
+        required: false
+        type: string
+        default: ""
       node:
         description: "Update and test the Node project. Turn off for a repo with no frontend to test."
         required: false
@@ -314,15 +324,30 @@ jobs:
           cache: true
           cache-dependency-path: ${{ inputs.go-working-directory }}/go.sum
 
+      - name: Prepare Go
+        if: steps.merge.outputs.skip != 'true' && steps.detect.outputs.go == 'true' && inputs.go-prepare-command != ''
+        working-directory: ${{ inputs.go-working-directory }}
+        env:
+          GO_PREPARE_COMMAND: ${{ inputs.go-prepare-command }}
+        run: |
+          set -o pipefail
+          bash -c "$GO_PREPARE_COMMAND" 2>&1 | tee -a "$RUNNER_TEMP/test-output.log"
+
       - name: Build and test Go
         if: steps.merge.outputs.skip != 'true' && steps.detect.outputs.go == 'true'
         working-directory: ${{ inputs.go-working-directory }}
+        env:
+          GO_TEST_COMMAND: ${{ inputs.go-test-command }}
         run: |
           set -o pipefail
           {
             go mod verify
-            go build ./...
-            go test -race -cover ./...
+            if [ -n "$GO_TEST_COMMAND" ]; then
+              bash -c "$GO_TEST_COMMAND"
+            else
+              go build ./...
+              go test -race -cover ./...
+            fi
           } 2>&1 | tee -a "$RUNNER_TEMP/test-output.log"
 
       - name: Setup Node.js
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 06d3a3c..a36585b 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -179,6 +179,8 @@ The workflow finds `go.mod` and `package.json` itself and tests what exists. A r
 | `go-version` | `>=1.24` | Go version |
 | `go` | `true` | Update and test the Go module. Turn off for a repo with no Go code. |
 | `go-working-directory` | `.` | Directory that holds `go.mod`. Only this module is updated and tested. |
+| `go-prepare-command` | | Shell commands to run before the Go tests, for example installing a CLI. Append a tool directory to `$GITHUB_PATH` to put it on `PATH`. |
+| `go-test-command` | | Replaces the default `go build` and `go test`, for example `encore test ./...` for an Encore app. |
 | `node-version` | `22` | Node.js version |
 | `node` | `true` | Update and test the Node project. Turn off for a repo with no frontend to test. |
 | `node-working-directory` | `.` | Directory that holds `package.json`. Only this project is updated and tested. |