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+#
+# Copyright 2019 Chef Software, Inc.
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+#
+
+name "go"
+default_version "1.13.1"
+license "BSD-3-Clause"
+license_file "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/golang/go/master/LICENSE"
+
+# Check golang releases at: https://golang.org/dl/
+url_template = "https://dl.google.com/go/go#{version}.%{platform}-%{arch}.tar.gz"
+
+# Default architecture
+arch = "amd64"
+
+if windows?
+  platform = "windows"
+
+  # On windows Go uses either '.zip' or '.msi'
+  url_template = "https://dl.google.com/go/go#{version}.%{platform}-%{arch}.zip"
+
+  version "1.13.1" do
+    source sha256: "24cb08d369c1962cccacedc56fd79dc130f623b3b667a316554621ad6ac9b442",
+           url: url_template % { platform: platform, arch: arch }
+  end
+elsif mac_os_x?
+  platform = "darwin"
+
+  version "1.13.1" do
+    source sha256: "f3985fced3adecb62dd1e636cfa5eb9fea8f3e98101d9fcc4964d8f1ec255b7f",
+           url: url_template % { platform: platform, arch: arch }
+  end
+else
+  platform = "linux"
+
+  version "1.13.1" do
+    source sha256: "94f874037b82ea5353f4061e543681a0e79657f787437974214629af8407d124",
+           url: url_template % { platform: platform, arch: arch }
+  end
+end
+
+build do
+  sync  "#{project_dir}/", "#{install_dir}/embedded/"
+  mkdir "#{install_dir}/embedded/bin"
+  %w{go gofmt}.each do |bin|
+    link "#{install_dir}/embedded/go/bin/#{bin}", "#{install_dir}/embedded/bin/#{bin}"
+  end
+end