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.golangci.example.yml

@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 run:
-  verbose: true
   concurrency: 4
   deadline: 1m
   issues-exit-code: 1
@@ -44,6 +43,7 @@ linters:
   presets:
     - bugs
     - unused
+  fast: false
 
 issues:
   exclude:

.golangci.yml

@@ -1,12 +1,8 @@
 run:
-  verbose: true
   deadline: 30s
   tests: true
 
 linters-settings:
-  errcheck:
-    check-type-assertions: true
-    check-blank: true
   govet:
     check-shadowing: true
   golint:

pkg/commands/linters.go

@@ -21,7 +21,8 @@ func (e *Executor) initLinters() {
 
 func printLinterConfigs(lcs []pkg.LinterConfig) {
 	for _, lc := range lcs {
-		fmt.Printf("%s: %s\n", color.YellowString(lc.Linter.Name()), lc.Linter.Desc())
+		fmt.Printf("%s: %s [fast: %t]\n", color.YellowString(lc.Linter.Name()),
+			lc.Linter.Desc(), !lc.DoesFullImport)
 	}
 }
 

pkg/commands/run.go

@@ -89,6 +89,7 @@ func (e *Executor) initRun() {
 	runCmd.Flags().BoolVar(&lc.DisableAll, "disable-all", false, "Disable all linters")
 	runCmd.Flags().StringSliceVarP(&lc.Presets, "presets", "p", []string{},
 		fmt.Sprintf("Enable presets (%s) of linters. Run 'golangci-lint linters' to see them. This option implies option --disable-all", strings.Join(pkg.AllPresets(), "|")))
+	runCmd.Flags().BoolVar(&lc.Fast, "fast", false, "Run only fast linters from enabled linters set")
 
 	// Issues config
 	ic := &e.cfg.Issues
@@ -99,7 +100,7 @@ func (e *Executor) initRun() {
 	runCmd.Flags().IntVar(&ic.MaxIssuesPerLinter, "max-issues-per-linter", 50, "Maximum issues count per one linter. Set to 0 to disable")
 	runCmd.Flags().IntVar(&ic.MaxSameIssues, "max-same-issues", 3, "Maximum count of issues with the same text. Set to 0 to disable")
 
-	runCmd.Flags().BoolVarP(&ic.Diff, "new", "n", false, "Show only new issues: if there are unstaged changes or untracked files, only those changes are shown, else only changes in HEAD~ are shown")
+	runCmd.Flags().BoolVarP(&ic.Diff, "new", "n", false, "Show only new issues: if there are unstaged changes or untracked files, only those changes are analyzed, else only changes in HEAD~ are analyzed")
 	runCmd.Flags().StringVar(&ic.DiffFromRevision, "new-from-rev", "", "Show only new issues created after git revision `REV`")
 	runCmd.Flags().StringVar(&ic.DiffPatchFilePath, "new-from-patch", "", "Show only new issues created in git patch with file path `PATH`")
 
@@ -348,6 +349,10 @@ func (e *Executor) validateConfig() error {
 		return errors.New("option run.cpuprofilepath in config isn't allowed")
 	}
 
+	if c.Run.IsVerbose {
+		return errors.New("can't set run.verbose option with config: only on command-line")
+	}
+
 	return nil
 }
 

pkg/config/config.go

@@ -95,6 +95,7 @@ type Linters struct {
 	Disable    []string
 	EnableAll  bool `mapstructure:"enable-all"`
 	DisableAll bool `mapstructure:"disable-all"`
+	Fast       bool
 
 	Presets []string
 }

pkg/enabled_linters.go

@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ func validateAllDisableEnableOptions(cfg *config.Linters) error {
 	}
 
 	if cfg.DisableAll {
-		if len(cfg.Enable) == 0 {
+		if len(cfg.Enable) == 0 && len(cfg.Presets) == 0 {
 			return fmt.Errorf("all linters were disabled, but no one linter was enabled: must enable at least one")
 		}
 
@@ -284,7 +284,7 @@ func GetAllLintersForPreset(p string) []Linter {
 	return ret
 }
 
-func getEnabledLintersSet(cfg *config.Config) map[string]Linter {
+func getEnabledLintersSet(cfg *config.Config) map[string]Linter { // nolint:gocyclo
 	lcfg := &cfg.Linters
 
 	resultLintersSet := map[string]Linter{}
@@ -313,6 +313,14 @@ func getEnabledLintersSet(cfg *config.Config) map[string]Linter {
 		delete(resultLintersSet, name)
 	}
 
+	if lcfg.Fast {
+		for name := range resultLintersSet {
+			if GetLinterConfig(name).DoesFullImport {
+				delete(resultLintersSet, name)
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
 	return resultLintersSet
 }