1 files changed, 23 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/libpod/events/events.go b/libpod/events/events.go
index 1ec79bcd7..5e828bc8a 100644
--- a/libpod/events/events.go
+++ b/libpod/events/events.go
@@ -16,11 +16,30 @@ var ErrNoJournaldLogging = errors.New("No support for journald logging")
 
 // String returns a string representation of EventerType
 func (et EventerType) String() string {
-	if et == LogFile {
+	switch et {
+	case LogFile:
 		return "file"
+	case Journald:
+		return "journald"
+	case Null:
+		return "none"
+	default:
+		return "invalid"
+	}
+}
 
+// IsValidEventer checks if the given string is a valid eventer type.
+func IsValidEventer(eventer string) bool {
+	switch eventer {
+	case LogFile.String():
+		return true
+	case Journald.String():
+		return true
+	case Null.String():
+		return true
+	default:
+		return false
 	}
-	return "journald"
 }
 
 // NewEvent creates a event struct and populates with
@@ -95,6 +114,8 @@ func StringToType(name string) (Type, error) {
 		return System, nil
 	case Volume.String():
 		return Volume, nil
+	case "":
+		return "", ErrEventTypeBlank
 	}
 	return "", errors.Errorf("unknown event type %q", name)
 }