1 files changed, 16 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/libpod/container_api.go b/libpod/container_api.go
index 60333104e..1894780de 100644
--- a/libpod/container_api.go
+++ b/libpod/container_api.go
@@ -787,11 +787,27 @@ type ContainerCheckpointOptions struct {
 	// TCPEstablished tells the API to checkpoint a container
 	// even if it contains established TCP connections
 	TCPEstablished bool
+	// Export tells the API to write the checkpoint image to
+	// the filename set in TargetFile
+	// Import tells the API to read the checkpoint image from
+	// the filename set in TargetFile
+	TargetFile string
+	// Name tells the API that during restore from an exported
+	// checkpoint archive a new name should be used for the
+	// restored container
+	Name string
 }
 
 // Checkpoint checkpoints a container
 func (c *Container) Checkpoint(ctx context.Context, options ContainerCheckpointOptions) error {
 	logrus.Debugf("Trying to checkpoint container %s", c.ID())
+
+	if options.TargetFile != "" {
+		if err := c.prepareCheckpointExport(); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+	}
+
 	if !c.batched {
 		c.lock.Lock()
 		defer c.lock.Unlock()