client/container_stop.go

package client // import "github.com/docker/docker/client"

import (
	"context"
	"net/url"
	"time"

	timetypes "github.com/docker/docker/api/types/time"
)

// ContainerStop stops a container. In case the container fails to stop
// gracefully within a time frame specified by the timeout argument,
// it is forcefully terminated (killed).
//
// If the timeout is nil, the container's StopTimeout value is used, if set,
// otherwise the engine default. A negative timeout value can be specified,
// meaning no timeout, i.e. no forceful termination is performed.
func (cli *Client) ContainerStop(ctx context.Context, containerID string, timeout *time.Duration) error {
	query := url.Values{}
	if timeout != nil {
		query.Set("t", timetypes.DurationToSecondsString(*timeout))
	}
	resp, err := cli.post(ctx, "/containers/"+containerID+"/stop", query, nil, nil)
	ensureReaderClosed(resp)
	return err
}