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.github/workflows/e2e-tests.yaml

@@ -25,10 +25,6 @@ jobs:
     - uses: actions/setup-go@41dfa10bad2bb2ae585af6ee5bb4d7d973ad74ed # v5.1.0
       with: 
         go-version: 1.23.4
-    - name: Install Chainsaw
-      uses: kyverno/action-install-chainsaw@f2b47b97dc889c12702113753d713f01ec268de5 #v0.2.12
-    - name: Check Chainsaw installation
-      run: chainsaw version
     - name: Import environment variables from file
       run: |
         cat ".github/env" >> "$GITHUB_ENV"

Makefile

@@ -50,6 +50,16 @@ install-$(GO_PACKAGE_NAME_GOLANGCI_LINT):
 		echo "$(GO_PACKAGE_NAME_GOLANGCI_LINT) is installed" ; \
 	fi
 
+# check if chainsaw is installed or not
+GO_PACKAGE_NAME_CHAINSAW := chainsaw
+install-$(GO_PACKAGE_NAME_CHAINSAW):
+	@if [ ! -x "$(GOBIN)/$(GO_PACKAGE_NAME_CHAINSAW)" ]; then \
+		echo "Installing $(GO_PACKAGE_NAME_CHAINSAW)..." ; \
+		go install $(GO_PACKAGE_NAME_CHAINSAW) ; \
+	else \
+		echo "$(GO_PACKAGE_NAME_CHAINSAW) is installed" ; \
+	fi
+
 .PHONY: all
 all: build
 
@@ -223,10 +233,10 @@ envtest: $(ENVTEST) ## Download envtest-setup locally if necessary.
 $(ENVTEST): $(LOCALBIN)
 	test -s $(LOCALBIN)/setup-envtest || GOBIN=$(LOCALBIN) go install sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/tools/setup-envtest@87bcfec
 
-generate_mocks: # TODO: auto install go install go.uber.org/mock/mockgen@latest
+generate_mocks: ## TODO: auto install go install go.uber.org/mock/mockgen@latest
 	mkdir -p ${GEN_DIR}
 	mockgen -destination ${GEN_DIR}/${NETBOX_MOCKS_OUTPUT_FILE} -source=${INTERFACE_DEFITIONS_DIR}
 
 .PHONY: test-e2e
-test-e2e: # notice that if we apply several CRs at the same time, the IP/Prefix/etc. allocated to the CR might differ each time due to the timing of execution for reservation on the NetBox side
+test-e2e: install-$(GO_PACKAGE_NAME_CHAINSAW)
 	chainsaw test --namespace e2e