Go modules is going to be the dependency management system from Go 1.14. To enable a seamless update from the current .go-version (1.13.x), we should adopt the system before 1.14 is released.

TODO

• add minimal version requirements Initialize go.mod from vendor #15688

• generate NOTICE.txt from modules.txt Initialize go.mod from vendor #15688

• add tools (goimports, mage) and install it from vendor folder Install tools (mage, goimports, etc.) from vendor folder #15998

• add dependencies with non v1 major versions Add dependencies with v2 or bigger major versions #16100

• find version information for dependencies which does not have any Go modules support #15868 (comment)

• add C files to vendor (e.g. go-daemon, godror) Add C dependencies to vendor #16127

• use our for of go-plugins-helpers Various fixes: use fork of go-plugins-helpers, Functionbeat, templates #16191

• follow-up changes in the CIs (Jenkinsfile, .travis.yml) Adjust CI configuration #16216

• migrate beat generators to go modules Fix generator jobs for go modules #16288 Copy missing go version to the generated Beats #17105

• include major version in import path in beats Add major version "v7" to import path #16331

• build from local vendor folder Add C dependencies to vendor #16127 Add GOFLAGS to system-test-env #16236

• build beats inside $GOPATH Build beats outside GOPATH #16329

• build beats outside $GOPATH Build beats outside GOPATH #16329

• package beats inside $GOPATH Build beats outside GOPATH #16329

• package beats outside $GOPATH Build beats outside GOPATH #16329

• pass on all automated tests

• knowledge share

• run beats-tester