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diff --git a/libpod/adapter/runtime.go b/libpod/adapter/runtime.go
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+// +build !remoteclient
+
+package adapter
+
+import (
+	"github.com/containers/libpod/cmd/podman/libpodruntime"
+	"github.com/containers/libpod/libpod"
+	"github.com/containers/libpod/libpod/image"
+	"github.com/urfave/cli"
+)
+
+// LocalRuntime describes a typical libpod runtime
+type LocalRuntime struct {
+	Runtime *libpod.Runtime
+	Remote  bool
+}
+
+// ContainerImage ...
+type ContainerImage struct {
+	*image.Image
+}
+
+// GetRuntime returns a LocalRuntime struct with the actual runtime embedded in it
+func GetRuntime(c *cli.Context) (*LocalRuntime, error) {
+	runtime, err := libpodruntime.GetRuntime(c)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	return &LocalRuntime{
+		Runtime: runtime,
+	}, nil
+}
+
+// GetImages returns a slice of images in containerimages
+func (r *LocalRuntime) GetImages() ([]*ContainerImage, error) {
+	var containerImages []*ContainerImage
+	images, err := r.Runtime.ImageRuntime().GetImages()
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	for _, i := range images {
+		containerImages = append(containerImages, &ContainerImage{i})
+	}
+	return containerImages, nil
+
+}
+
+// NewImageFromLocal returns a containerimage representation of a image from local storage
+func (r *LocalRuntime) NewImageFromLocal(name string) (*ContainerImage, error) {
+	img, err := r.Runtime.ImageRuntime().NewFromLocal(name)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	return &ContainerImage{img}, nil
+}