You can look at `go version -m /path/to/goimports` to get the version of the golang.org/x/tools module. I seem to remember that there was a way to get that information out of a binary programatically as well, but I can't find it right now. You might try to look at what the `go version` command does, as a starting point. It's also the same that debug.ReadBuildInfo <https://pkg.go.dev/runtime/debug#BuildInfo> returns, so that might be a good starting point as well.
I'll also note that many if not most Go users these days probably use gopls rather than goimports. On Fri, 18 Oct 2024 at 07:31, [email protected] <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi all, > > I have a need to (programatically) check what version of `goimports` > someone has installed on their system. > > I cannot, for the life of me, figure out if there's a way to do it other > than > > https://groups.google.com/g/golang-nuts/c/in9IVmPc_fQ/m/O4vYNNAZCQAJto > golang-nuts > > hey brad, is it possible to have a ```goimports version``` so that we know > what versions we currently have? > > I suggest using the command:go get -u -v golang.org/x/tools/cmd/goimportsThe > -v flag will print packages that are rebuilt. If the output is empty, that > means you already had the latest version. If the output is not empty, that > means you had an outdated version, but now it's up to date.If you want to > find out whether your version is up to date before actually updating it, > you can use gostatus and binstale tools. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "golang-nuts" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/golang-nuts/811798e7-2a10-460b-892d-f214aefdeaf2n%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/golang-nuts/811798e7-2a10-460b-892d-f214aefdeaf2n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "golang-nuts" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/golang-nuts/CAEkBMfGa-8k64PH_hsVpAdqFdFhhsgjQL7yUfP6nnBtcPRUUPQ%40mail.gmail.com.
