feat: add an option to display absolute paths

.golangci.next.reference.yml

@@ -4149,9 +4149,16 @@ output:
       path: ./path/to/output.json
 
   # Add a prefix to the output file references.
+  # This option is ignored when using `output.path-mode: abs` mode.
   # Default: ""
   path-prefix: ""
 
+  # By default, the report are related to the path obtained by `run.relative-path-mode`.
+  # The mode `abs` allows to show absolute file paths instead of relative file paths.
+  # The option `output.path-prefix` is ignored when using `abs` mode.
+  # Default: ""
+  path-mode: "abs"
+
   # Order to use when sorting results.
   # Possible values: `file`, `linter`, and `severity`.
   #

jsonschema/golangci.next.jsonschema.json

@@ -4222,6 +4222,11 @@
             }
           }
         },
+        "path-mode": {
+          "type": "string",
+          "default": "",
+          "examples": ["abs"]
+        },
         "path-prefix": {
           "description": "Add a prefix to the output file references.",
           "type": "string",

pkg/commands/flagsets.go

@@ -62,6 +62,8 @@ func setupRunFlagSet(v *viper.Viper, fs *pflag.FlagSet) {
 func setupOutputFlagSet(v *viper.Viper, fs *pflag.FlagSet) {
 	internal.AddFlagAndBind(v, fs, fs.String, "path-prefix", "output.path-prefix", "",
 		color.GreenString("Path prefix to add to output"))
+	internal.AddFlagAndBind(v, fs, fs.String, "path-mode", "output.path-mode", "",
+		color.GreenString("Path mode to use (empty, or 'abs')"))
 	internal.AddFlagAndBind(v, fs, fs.Bool, "show-stats", "output.show-stats", true, color.GreenString("Show statistics per linter"))
 
 	setupOutputFormatsFlagSet(v, fs)

pkg/config/output.go

@@ -4,16 +4,34 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"slices"
 	"strings"
+
+	"github.com/golangci/golangci-lint/v2/pkg/fsutils"
 )
 
 type Output struct {
 	Formats    Formats  `mapstructure:"formats"`
 	SortOrder  []string `mapstructure:"sort-order"`
-	PathPrefix string   `mapstructure:"path-prefix"`
 	ShowStats  bool     `mapstructure:"show-stats"`
+	PathPrefix string   `mapstructure:"path-prefix"`
+	PathMode   string   `mapstructure:"path-mode"`
 }
 
 func (o *Output) Validate() error {
+	validators := []func() error{
+		o.validateSortOrder,
+		o.validatePathMode,
+	}
+
+	for _, v := range validators {
+		if err := v(); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (o *Output) validateSortOrder() error {
 	validOrders := []string{"linter", "file", "severity"}
 
 	all := strings.Join(o.SortOrder, " ")
@@ -30,3 +48,15 @@ func (o *Output) Validate() error {
 
 	return nil
 }
+
+func (o *Output) validatePathMode() error {
+	switch o.PathMode {
+	case "", fsutils.OutputPathModeAbsolute:
+		// Valid
+
+	default:
+		return fmt.Errorf("unsupported output path mode %q", o.PathMode)
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}

pkg/config/output_test.go

@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+
+	"github.com/golangci/golangci-lint/v2/pkg/fsutils"
 )
 
 func TestOutput_Validate(t *testing.T) {
@@ -12,29 +14,41 @@ func TestOutput_Validate(t *testing.T) {
 		settings *Output
 	}{
 		{
-			desc: "file",
+			desc: "SortOrder: file",
 			settings: &Output{
 				SortOrder: []string{"file"},
 			},
 		},
 		{
-			desc: "linter",
+			desc: "SortOrder: linter",
 			settings: &Output{
 				SortOrder: []string{"linter"},
 			},
 		},
 		{
-			desc: "severity",
+			desc: "SortOrder: severity",
 			settings: &Output{
 				SortOrder: []string{"severity"},
 			},
 		},
 		{
-			desc: "multiple",
+			desc: "SortOrder: multiple",
 			settings: &Output{
 				SortOrder: []string{"file", "linter", "severity"},
 			},
 		},
+		{
+			desc: "PathMode: empty",
+			settings: &Output{
+				PathMode: "",
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			desc: "PathMode: absolute",
+			settings: &Output{
+				PathMode: fsutils.OutputPathModeAbsolute,
+			},
+		},
 	}
 
 	for _, test := range testCases {
@@ -54,19 +68,26 @@ func TestOutput_Validate_error(t *testing.T) {
 		expected string
 	}{
 		{
-			desc: "invalid sort-order",
+			desc: "SortOrder: invalid",
 			settings: &Output{
 				SortOrder: []string{"a"},
 			},
 			expected: `unsupported sort-order name "a"`,
 		},
 		{
-			desc: "duplicate",
+			desc: "SortOrder: duplicate",
 			settings: &Output{
 				SortOrder: []string{"file", "linter", "severity", "linter"},
 			},
 			expected: `the sort-order name "linter" is repeated several times`,
 		},
+		{
+			desc: "PathMode: invalid",
+			settings: &Output{
+				PathMode: "example",
+			},
+			expected: `unsupported output path mode "example"`,
+		},
 	}
 
 	for _, test := range testCases {

pkg/fsutils/basepath.go

@@ -19,6 +19,9 @@ const (
 	RelativePathModeWd      = "wd"
 )
 
+// OutputPathModeAbsolute path mode used to show absolute paths in output reports (user-facing).
+const OutputPathModeAbsolute = "abs"
+
 func AllRelativePathModes() []string {
 	return []string{RelativePathModeGoMod, RelativePathModeGitRoot, RelativePathModeCfg, RelativePathModeWd}
 }

pkg/lint/runner.go

@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ func NewRunner(log logutils.Log, cfg *config.Config, goenv *goutil.Env,
 			processors.NewSourceCode(lineCache, log.Child(logutils.DebugKeySourceCode)),
 			processors.NewPathShortener(),
 			processors.NewSeverity(log.Child(logutils.DebugKeySeverityRules), lineCache, &cfg.Severity),
-			processors.NewPathPrettifier(log, cfg.Output.PathPrefix),
+			processors.NewPathPrettifier(log, &cfg.Output),
 			processors.NewSortResults(&cfg.Output),
 		},
 		lintCtx: lintCtx,

pkg/result/processors/path_prettifier.go

@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ package processors
 import (
 	"path/filepath"
 
+	"github.com/golangci/golangci-lint/v2/pkg/config"
+	"github.com/golangci/golangci-lint/v2/pkg/fsutils"
 	"github.com/golangci/golangci-lint/v2/pkg/logutils"
 	"github.com/golangci/golangci-lint/v2/pkg/result"
 )
@@ -12,14 +14,15 @@ var _ Processor = (*PathPrettifier)(nil)
 // PathPrettifier modifies report file path to be relative to the base path.
 // Also handles the `output.path-prefix` option.
 type PathPrettifier struct {
-	prefix string
-	log    logutils.Log
+	cfg *config.Output
+
+	log logutils.Log
 }
 
-func NewPathPrettifier(log logutils.Log, prefix string) *PathPrettifier {
+func NewPathPrettifier(log logutils.Log, cfg *config.Output) *PathPrettifier {
 	return &PathPrettifier{
-		prefix: prefix,
-		log:    log.Child(logutils.DebugKeyPathPrettifier),
+		cfg: cfg,
+		log: log.Child(logutils.DebugKeyPathPrettifier),
 	}
 }
 
@@ -28,13 +31,17 @@ func (*PathPrettifier) Name() string {
 }
 
 func (p *PathPrettifier) Process(issues []result.Issue) ([]result.Issue, error) {
+	if p.cfg.PathMode == fsutils.OutputPathModeAbsolute {
+		return issues, nil
+	}
+
 	return transformIssues(issues, func(issue *result.Issue) *result.Issue {
 		newIssue := issue
 
-		if p.prefix == "" {
+		if p.cfg.PathPrefix == "" {
 			newIssue.Pos.Filename = issue.RelativePath
 		} else {
-			newIssue.Pos.Filename = filepath.Join(p.prefix, issue.RelativePath)
+			newIssue.Pos.Filename = filepath.Join(p.cfg.PathPrefix, issue.RelativePath)
 		}
 
 		return newIssue

pkg/result/processors/path_prettifier_test.go

@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 
+	"github.com/golangci/golangci-lint/v2/pkg/config"
 	"github.com/golangci/golangci-lint/v2/pkg/logutils"
 	"github.com/golangci/golangci-lint/v2/pkg/result"
 )
@@ -59,7 +60,7 @@ func TestPathPrettifier_Process(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 	} {
 		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
-			p := NewPathPrettifier(logutils.NewStderrLog(logutils.DebugKeyEmpty), tt.prefix)
+			p := NewPathPrettifier(logutils.NewStderrLog(logutils.DebugKeyEmpty), &config.Output{PathPrefix: tt.prefix})
 
 			got, err := p.Process(tt.issues)
 			require.NoError(t, err)