boost: encode/decode varchars for redis #127

	name: unit_race
	on: [push, pull_request]
	jobs:

	build:
	name: Unit Test (Race)
	runs-on: ubuntu-18.04
	steps:

	- name: Set up Go
	uses: actions/setup-go@v1
	with:
	go-version: 1.16

	- name: Tune the OS
	run: \|
	echo '1024 65535' \| sudo tee -a /proc/sys/net/ipv4/ip_local_port_range

	# TEMPORARY WHILE GITHUB FIXES THIS https://github.com/actions/virtual-environments/issues/3185
	- name: Add the current IP address, long hostname and short hostname record to /etc/hosts file
	run: \|
	echo -e "$(ip addr show eth0 \| grep "inet\b" \| awk '{print $2}' \| cut -d/ -f1)\t$(hostname -f) $(hostname -s)" \| sudo tee -a /etc/hosts
	# DON'T FORGET TO REMOVE CODE ABOVE WHEN ISSUE IS ADRESSED!

	- name: Check out code
	uses: actions/checkout@v2

	- name: Get dependencies
	run: \|
	sudo apt-get update
	sudo apt-get install -y mysql-server mysql-client make unzip g++ curl git wget eatmydata
	sudo service mysql stop
	sudo ln -s /etc/apparmor.d/usr.sbin.mysqld /etc/apparmor.d/disable/
	sudo apparmor_parser -R /etc/apparmor.d/usr.sbin.mysqld

	mkdir -p dist bin
	curl -L https://github.com/coreos/etcd/releases/download/v3.3.10/etcd-v3.3.10-linux-amd64.tar.gz \| tar -zxC dist
	mv dist/etcd-v3.3.10-linux-amd64/{etcd,etcdctl} bin/

	go mod download

	- name: Run make tools
	run: \|
	make tools

	- name: unit_race
	timeout-minutes: 30
	run: \|
	eatmydata -- make unit_test_race

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