Rename deadline option to timeout and mark deadline as deprecated

.golangci.example.yml

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ run:
   concurrency: 4
 
   # timeout for analysis, e.g. 30s, 5m, default is 1m
-  deadline: 1m
+  timeout: 1m
 
   # exit code when at least one issue was found, default is 1
   issues-exit-code: 1

Makefile

@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ test: build
 
 test_race:
 	go build -race -o golangci-lint ./cmd/golangci-lint
-	GL_TEST_RUN=1 ./golangci-lint run -v --deadline=5m
+	GL_TEST_RUN=1 ./golangci-lint run -v --timeout=5m
 .PHONY: test_race
 
 test_linters:

README.md

@@ -337,7 +337,7 @@ We measure peak memory usage (RSS) by tracking of processes RSS every 5 ms.
 We compare golangci-lint and gometalinter in default mode, but explicitly enable all linters because of small differences in the default configuration.
 
 ```bash
-$ golangci-lint run --no-config --issues-exit-code=0 --deadline=30m \
+$ golangci-lint run --no-config --issues-exit-code=0 --timeout=30m \
   --disable-all --enable=deadcode  --enable=gocyclo --enable=golint --enable=varcheck \
   --enable=structcheck --enable=maligned --enable=errcheck --enable=dupl --enable=ineffassign \
   --enable=interfacer --enable=unconvert --enable=goconst --enable=gosec --enable=megacheck
@@ -498,7 +498,7 @@ Flags:
       --print-linter-name           Print linter name in issue line (default true)
       --issues-exit-code int        Exit code when issues were found (default 1)
       --build-tags strings          Build tags
-      --deadline duration           Deadline for total work (default 1m0s)
+      --timeout duration            Timeout for total work (default 1m0s)
       --tests                       Analyze tests (*_test.go) (default true)
       --print-resources-usage       Print avg and max memory usage of golangci-lint and total time
   -c, --config PATH                 Read config from file path PATH
@@ -600,7 +600,7 @@ run:
   concurrency: 4
 
   # timeout for analysis, e.g. 30s, 5m, default is 1m
-  deadline: 1m
+  timeout: 1m
 
   # exit code when at least one issue was found, default is 1
   issues-exit-code: 1

README.tmpl.md

@@ -299,7 +299,7 @@ We measure peak memory usage (RSS) by tracking of processes RSS every 5 ms.
 We compare golangci-lint and gometalinter in default mode, but explicitly enable all linters because of small differences in the default configuration.
 
 ```bash
-$ golangci-lint run --no-config --issues-exit-code=0 --deadline=30m \
+$ golangci-lint run --no-config --issues-exit-code=0 --timeout=30m \
   --disable-all --enable=deadcode  --enable=gocyclo --enable=golint --enable=varcheck \
   --enable=structcheck --enable=maligned --enable=errcheck --enable=dupl --enable=ineffassign \
   --enable=interfacer --enable=unconvert --enable=goconst --enable=gosec --enable=megacheck

pkg/commands/run.go

@@ -85,7 +85,10 @@ func initFlagSet(fs *pflag.FlagSet, cfg *config.Config, m *lintersdb.Manager, is
 	fs.IntVar(&rc.ExitCodeIfIssuesFound, "issues-exit-code",
 		exitcodes.IssuesFound, wh("Exit code when issues were found"))
 	fs.StringSliceVar(&rc.BuildTags, "build-tags", nil, wh("Build tags"))
-	fs.DurationVar(&rc.Deadline, "deadline", time.Minute, wh("Deadline for total work"))
+	fs.DurationVar(&rc.Timeout, "deadline", time.Minute, wh("Deadline for total work"))
+	hideFlag("deadline")
+	fs.DurationVar(&rc.Timeout, "timeout", time.Minute, wh("Timeout for total work"))
+
 	fs.BoolVar(&rc.AnalyzeTests, "tests", true, wh("Analyze tests (*_test.go)"))
 	fs.BoolVar(&rc.PrintResourcesUsage, "print-resources-usage", false,
 		wh("Print avg and max memory usage of golangci-lint and total time"))
@@ -387,7 +390,7 @@ func (e *Executor) executeRun(_ *cobra.Command, args []string) {
 		}
 	}()
 
-	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), e.cfg.Run.Deadline)
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), e.cfg.Run.Timeout)
 	defer cancel()
 
 	if needTrackResources {
@@ -411,7 +414,7 @@ func (e *Executor) executeRun(_ *cobra.Command, args []string) {
 func (e *Executor) setupExitCode(ctx context.Context) {
 	if ctx.Err() != nil {
 		e.exitCode = exitcodes.Timeout
-		e.log.Errorf("Deadline exceeded: try increase it by passing --deadline option")
+		e.log.Errorf("Timeout exceeded: try increase it by passing --timeout option")
 		return
 	}
 

pkg/config/config.go

@@ -116,9 +116,13 @@ type Run struct {
 
 	ExitCodeIfIssuesFound int  `mapstructure:"issues-exit-code"`
 	AnalyzeTests          bool `mapstructure:"tests"`
-	Deadline              time.Duration
-	PrintVersion          bool
 
+	// Deprecated: Deadline exists for historical compatibility
+	// and should not be used. To set run timeout use Timeout instead.
+	Deadline time.Duration
+	Timeout  time.Duration
+
+	PrintVersion       bool
 	SkipFiles          []string `mapstructure:"skip-files"`
 	SkipDirs           []string `mapstructure:"skip-dirs"`
 	UseDefaultSkipDirs bool     `mapstructure:"skip-dirs-use-default"`

test/run_test.go

@@ -44,7 +44,14 @@ func TestSymlinkLoop(t *testing.T) {
 func TestDeadline(t *testing.T) {
 	testshared.NewLintRunner(t).Run("--deadline=1ms", getProjectRoot()).
 		ExpectExitCode(exitcodes.Timeout).
-		ExpectOutputContains(`Deadline exceeded: try increase it by passing --deadline option`)
+		ExpectOutputContains(`Timeout exceeded: try increase it by passing --timeout option`).
+		ExpectOutputContains(`Flag --deadline has been deprecated, flag will be removed soon, please, use .golangci.yml config`)
+}
+
+func TestTimeout(t *testing.T) {
+	testshared.NewLintRunner(t).Run("--timeout=1ms", getProjectRoot()).
+		ExpectExitCode(exitcodes.Timeout).
+		ExpectOutputContains(`Timeout exceeded: try increase it by passing --timeout option`)
 }
 
 func TestTestsAreLintedByDefault(t *testing.T) {