3 files changed, 73 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/contrib/python/pypodman/pypodman/lib/actions/__init__.py b/contrib/python/pypodman/pypodman/lib/actions/__init__.py
index f594f05e5..098f033e9 100644
--- a/contrib/python/pypodman/pypodman/lib/actions/__init__.py
+++ b/contrib/python/pypodman/pypodman/lib/actions/__init__.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 """Module to export all the podman subcommands."""
+from pypodman.lib.actions.attach_action import Attach
 from pypodman.lib.actions.create_action import Create
 from pypodman.lib.actions.images_action import Images
 from pypodman.lib.actions.ps_action import Ps
@@ -7,6 +8,7 @@ from pypodman.lib.actions.rm_action import Rm
 from pypodman.lib.actions.rmi_action import Rmi
 
 __all__ = [
+    'Attach',
     'Create',
     'Images',
     'Ps',
diff --git a/contrib/python/pypodman/pypodman/lib/actions/attach_action.py b/contrib/python/pypodman/pypodman/lib/actions/attach_action.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4a6d578f1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/contrib/python/pypodman/pypodman/lib/actions/attach_action.py
@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+"""Remote client command for attaching to a container."""
+import sys
+
+import podman
+from pypodman.lib import AbstractActionBase
+
+
+class Attach(AbstractActionBase):
+    """Class for attaching to a running container."""
+
+    @classmethod
+    def subparser(cls, parent):
+        """Add Attach command to parent parser."""
+        parser = parent.add_parser('attach', help='attach to container')
+        parser.add_argument(
+            '--image',
+            help='image to instantiate and attach to',
+        )
+        parser.add_argument(
+            'command',
+            nargs='*',
+            help='image to instantiate and attach to',
+        )
+        parser.set_defaults(class_=cls, method='attach')
+
+    def __init__(self, args):
+        """Construct Attach class."""
+        super().__init__(args)
+        if not args.image:
+            raise ValueError('You must supply at least one image id'
+                             ' or name to be attached.')
+
+    def attach(self):
+        """Attach to instantiated image."""
+        args = {
+            'detach': True,
+            'tty': True,
+        }
+        if self._args.command:
+            args['command'] = self._args.command
+
+        try:
+            try:
+                ident = self.client.images.pull(self._args.image)
+                img = self.client.images.get(ident)
+            except podman.ImageNotFound as e:
+                sys.stdout.flush()
+                print(
+                    'Image {} not found.'.format(e.name),
+                    file=sys.stderr,
+                    flush=True)
+                return 1
+
+            ctnr = img.create(**args)
+            ctnr.attach(eot=4)
+
+            try:
+                ctnr.start()
+                print()
+            except (BrokenPipeError, KeyboardInterrupt):
+                print('\nContainer disconnected.')
+        except podman.ErrorOccurred as e:
+            sys.stdout.flush()
+            print(
+                '{}'.format(e.reason).capitalize(),
+                file=sys.stderr,
+                flush=True)
+            return 1
diff --git a/contrib/python/pypodman/pypodman/main.py b/contrib/python/pypodman/pypodman/main.py
index 047edfa0d..e512dc483 100755
--- a/contrib/python/pypodman/pypodman/main.py
+++ b/contrib/python/pypodman/pypodman/main.py
@@ -45,6 +45,9 @@ def main():
     except AttributeError:
         parser.print_help(sys.stderr)
         sys.exit(1)
+    except ValueError as e:
+        print(e, file=sys.stderr, flush=True)
+        sys.exit(1)
     except Exception as e:  # pylint: disable=broad-except
         logging.critical(repr(e), exc_info=want_tb())
         logging.warning('See subparser "%s" configuration.',