Autoselect node version

Makefile

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 GO ?= $(shell command -v go 2> /dev/null)
 NPM ?= $(shell command -v npm 2> /dev/null)
-CURL ?= $(shell command -v curl 2> /dev/null)
+VOLTA ?= $(shell command -v volta 2> /dev/null)
 MM_DEBUG ?=
 MANIFEST_FILE ?= plugin.json
 GOPATH ?= $(shell go env GOPATH)
@@ -52,10 +52,7 @@ ifneq ($(HAS_WEBAPP),)
 endif
 
 ifneq ($(HAS_SERVER),)
-	@if ! [ -x "$$(command -v golangci-lint)" ]; then \
-		echo "golangci-lint is not installed. Please see https://github.com/golangci/golangci-lint#install for installation instructions."; \
-		exit 1; \
-	fi; \
+	$(GO) install github.com/golangci/golangci-lint/cmd/[email protected]
 
 	@echo Running golangci-lint
 	golangci-lint run ./...

README.md

@@ -4,7 +4,13 @@ This plugin serves as a starting point for writing a Mattermost plugin. Feel fre
 
 To learn more about plugins, see [our plugin documentation](https://developers.mattermost.com/extend/plugins/).
 
-This template requires node v16 and npm v8. You can download and install nvm to manage your node versions by following the instructions [here](https://github.com/nvm-sh/nvm). Once you've setup the project simply run `nvm i` within the root folder to use the suggested version of node.
+This template requires node v16 and npm v8. You can download and install `volta` to manage your node versions by following the instructions [here](https://docs.volta.sh/guide/getting-started).
+
+## Prerequisites
+Ensure you have the following tools installed:
+1. [`go`](https://go.dev/doc/install) with version >= **1.21**
+2. [`volta`](https://docs.volta.sh/guide/getting-started) (If you opt to not use `volta`, you need to install [`npm`](https://www.npmjs.com/get-npm) v8)
+
 
 ## Getting Started
 Use GitHub's template feature to make a copy of this repository by clicking the "Use this template" button.
@@ -14,8 +20,6 @@ Alternatively shallow clone the repository matching your plugin name:
 git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/mattermost/mattermost-plugin-starter-template com.example.my-plugin
 ```
 
-Note that this project uses [Go modules](https://github.com/golang/go/wiki/Modules). Be sure to locate the project outside of `$GOPATH`.
-
 Edit the following files:
 1. `plugin.json` with your `id`, `name`, and `description`:
 ```json

build/setup.mk

@@ -37,9 +37,11 @@ HAS_MM_UTILITIES ?= $(wildcard $(MM_UTILITIES_DIR)/.)
 # Store the current path for later use
 PWD ?= $(shell pwd)
 
-# Ensure that npm (and thus node) is installed.
 ifneq ($(HAS_WEBAPP),)
+ifeq ($(VOLTA),)
+    $(info volta is not available. You need to manually manage your npm version.)
 ifeq ($(NPM),)
     $(error "npm is not available: see https://www.npmjs.com/get-npm")
 endif
 endif
+endif

go.mod

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 module github.com/mattermost/mattermost-plugin-starter-template
 
-go 1.19
+go 1.21
 
 require (
 	github.com/mattermost/mattermost/server/public v0.0.6

webapp/package.json

@@ -122,5 +122,9 @@
       "<rootDir>/tests/setup.tsx"
     ],
     "testURL": "http://localhost:8065"
+  },
+  "volta": {
+    "node": "16.20.2",
+    "npm": "8.19.4"
   }
 }