Use new version of Go

.github/mergify.yml

@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@ pull_request_rules:
     conditions:
       - -draft
       - author~=^dependabot(|-preview)\[bot\]$
-      - check-success='test (1.16.x, ubuntu-latest)'
       - check-success='test (1.17.x, ubuntu-latest)'
+      - check-success='test (1.18.x, ubuntu-latest)'
       - check-success='Analyze (go)'
       - title~=^Bump [^\s]+ from ([\d]+)\..+ to \1\.
     actions:
@@ -21,8 +21,8 @@ pull_request_rules:
   - name: Alert on major version detection
     conditions:
       - author~=^dependabot(|-preview)\[bot\]$
-      - check-success='test (1.16.x, ubuntu-latest)'
       - check-success='test (1.17.x, ubuntu-latest)'
+      - check-success='test (1.18.x, ubuntu-latest)'
       - check-success='Analyze (go)'
       - -title~=^Bump [^\s]+ from ([\d]+)\..+ to \1\.
     actions:
@@ -38,8 +38,8 @@ pull_request_rules:
       - "#approved-reviews-by>=1"
       - "#review-requested=0"
       - "#changes-requested-reviews-by=0"
-      - check-success='test (1.16.x, ubuntu-latest)'
       - check-success='test (1.17.x, ubuntu-latest)'
+      - check-success='test (1.18.x, ubuntu-latest)'
       - check-success='Analyze (go)'
       - -title~=(?i)wip
       - label!=work-in-progress

.github/workflows/run-tests.yml

@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ jobs:
   test:
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        go-version: [ 1.16.x, 1.17.x ]
+        go-version: [ 1.17.x, 1.18.x ]
         os: [ ubuntu-latest ]
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     steps:

README.md

@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ View the generated [documentation](https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/mrz1836/go-para
 <summary><strong><code>Library Deployment</code></strong></summary>
 <br/>
 
-[goreleaser](https://github.com/goreleaser/goreleaser) for easy binary or library deployment to Github and can be installed via: `brew install goreleaser`.
+[goreleaser](https://github.com/goreleaser/goreleaser) for easy binary or library deployment to GitHub and can be installed via: `brew install goreleaser`.
 
 The [.goreleaser.yml](.goreleaser.yml) file is used to configure [goreleaser](https://github.com/goreleaser/goreleaser).
 
@@ -109,8 +109,8 @@ vet                  Run the Go vet application
 <br/>
 
 ## Examples & Tests
-All unit tests and [examples](examples) run via [Github Actions](https://github.com/mrz1836/go-parameters/actions) and
-uses [Go version 1.16.x](https://golang.org/doc/go1.16). View the [configuration file](.github/workflows/run-tests.yml).
+All unit tests and [examples](examples) run via [GitHub Actions](https://github.com/mrz1836/go-parameters/actions) and
+uses [Go version 1.17.x](https://golang.org/doc/go1.17). View the [configuration file](.github/workflows/run-tests.yml).
 
 Run all tests (including integration tests)
 ```shell script

go.mod

@@ -1,10 +1,16 @@
 module github.com/mrz1836/go-parameters
 
-go 1.16
+go 1.17
 
 require (
 	github.com/gorilla/mux v1.8.0
 	github.com/julienschmidt/httprouter v1.3.0
 	github.com/stretchr/testify v1.8.1
 	github.com/ugorji/go/codec v1.2.9
 )
+
+require (
+	github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.1 // indirect
+	github.com/pmezard/go-difflib v1.0.0 // indirect
+	gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.1 // indirect
+)