6 files changed, 49 insertions, 10 deletions
diff --git a/libpod/events/config.go b/libpod/events/config.go
index b9f01f3a5..453c64f8c 100644
--- a/libpod/events/config.go
+++ b/libpod/events/config.go
@@ -14,19 +14,21 @@ const (
 	LogFile EventerType = iota
 	// Journald indicates journald should be used to log events
 	Journald EventerType = iota
+	// Null is a no-op events logger. It does not read or write events.
+	Null EventerType = iota
 )
 
 // Event describes the attributes of a libpod event
 type Event struct {
 	// ContainerExitCode is for storing the exit code of a container which can
 	// be used for "internal" event notification
-	ContainerExitCode int
+	ContainerExitCode int `json:",omitempty"`
 	// ID can be for the container, image, volume, etc
-	ID string
+	ID string `json:",omitempty"`
 	// Image used where applicable
-	Image string
+	Image string `json:",omitempty"`
 	// Name where applicable
-	Name string
+	Name string `json:",omitempty"`
 	// Status describes the event that occurred
 	Status Status
 	// Time the event occurred
@@ -51,6 +53,8 @@ type Eventer interface {
 	Write(event Event) error
 	// Read an event from the backend
 	Read(options ReadOptions) error
+	// String returns the type of event logger
+	String() string
 }
 
 // ReadOptions describe the attributes needed to read event logs
diff --git a/libpod/events/events.go b/libpod/events/events.go
index 2bebff162..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
diff --git a/libpod/events/events_linux.go b/libpod/events/events_linux.go
index 11f309574..ffb100be8 100644
--- a/libpod/events/events_linux.go
+++ b/libpod/events/events_linux.go
@@ -18,8 +18,10 @@ func NewEventer(options EventerOptions) (eventer Eventer, err error) {
 		}
 	case strings.ToUpper(LogFile.String()):
 		eventer = EventLogFile{options}
+	case strings.ToUpper(Null.String()):
+		eventer = NewNullEventer()
 	default:
-		return eventer, errors.Errorf("unknown event logger type: %s", strings.ToUpper(options.EventerType))
+		return nil, errors.Errorf("unknown event logger type: %s", strings.ToUpper(options.EventerType))
 	}
 	return eventer, nil
 }
diff --git a/libpod/events/journal_linux.go b/libpod/events/journal_linux.go
index d5bce4334..ae96e3b3b 100644
--- a/libpod/events/journal_linux.go
+++ b/libpod/events/journal_linux.go
@@ -146,3 +146,8 @@ func newEventFromJournalEntry(entry *sdjournal.JournalEntry) (*Event, error) { /
 	}
 	return &newEvent, nil
 }
+
+// String returns a string representation of the logger
+func (e EventJournalD) String() string {
+	return Journald.String()
+}
diff --git a/libpod/events/logfile.go b/libpod/events/logfile.go
index e5efc09bb..4b65b0ad0 100644
--- a/libpod/events/logfile.go
+++ b/libpod/events/logfile.go
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ func (e EventLogFile) Read(options ReadOptions) error {
 			return err
 		}
 		switch event.Type {
-		case Image, Volume, Pod, Container:
+		case Image, Volume, Pod, System, Container:
 		//	no-op
 		default:
 			return errors.Errorf("event type %s is not valid in %s", event.Type.String(), e.options.LogFilePath)
@@ -71,3 +71,8 @@ func (e EventLogFile) Read(options ReadOptions) error {
 	close(options.EventChannel)
 	return nil
 }
+
+// String returns a string representation of the logger
+func (e EventLogFile) String() string {
+	return LogFile.String()
+}
diff --git a/libpod/events/nullout.go b/libpod/events/nullout.go
index b11afcf80..f3b36e609 100644
--- a/libpod/events/nullout.go
+++ b/libpod/events/nullout.go
@@ -17,6 +17,10 @@ func (e EventToNull) Read(options ReadOptions) error {
 // NewNullEventer returns a new null eventer.  You should only do this for
 // the purposes on internal libpod testing.
 func NewNullEventer() Eventer {
-	e := EventToNull{}
-	return e
+	return EventToNull{}
+}
+
+// String returns a string representation of the logger
+func (e EventToNull) String() string {
+	return "none"
 }