GitHub Actions workflow to run golangci-lint added

This workflow derives from the recommendation [1] to run a separate
linting job in parallel with other jobs (i.e. tests).

[1]: https://github.com/golangci/golangci-lint-action?tab=readme-ov-file#how-to-use

Author: danielwhite

.github/workflows/golangci-lint.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+name: Lint
+on:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - master
+  pull_request:
+    branches:
+      - master
+
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+
+jobs:
+  golangci:
+    name: lint
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - uses: actions/setup-go@v5
+        with:
+          go-version: stable
+
+      - name: golangci-lint
+        uses: golangci/golangci-lint-action@v8
+        with:
+          version: v2.1