2 files changed, 29 insertions, 13 deletions
diff --git a/libpod/container_api.go b/libpod/container_api.go
index a9808a30e..6a7ddc421 100644
--- a/libpod/container_api.go
+++ b/libpod/container_api.go
@@ -714,3 +714,17 @@ func (c *Container) Restore(ctx context.Context, options ContainerCheckpointOpti
 	defer c.newContainerEvent(events.Restore)
 	return c.restore(ctx, options)
 }
+
+// Indicate whether or not the container should restart
+func (c *Container) ShouldRestart(ctx context.Context) bool {
+	logrus.Debugf("Checking if container %s should restart", c.ID())
+	if !c.batched {
+		c.lock.Lock()
+		defer c.lock.Unlock()
+
+		if err := c.syncContainer(); err != nil {
+			return false
+		}
+	}
+	return c.shouldRestart()
+}
diff --git a/libpod/container_internal.go b/libpod/container_internal.go
index 823e5fb3a..b6a3244ea 100644
--- a/libpod/container_internal.go
+++ b/libpod/container_internal.go
@@ -206,37 +206,39 @@ func (c *Container) handleExitFile(exitFile string, fi os.FileInfo) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-// Handle container restart policy.
-// This is called when a container has exited, and was not explicitly stopped by
-// an API call to stop the container or pod it is in.
-func (c *Container) handleRestartPolicy(ctx context.Context) (_ bool, retErr error) {
-	// If we did not get a restart policy match, exit immediately.
+func (c *Container) shouldRestart() bool {
+	// If we did not get a restart policy match, return false
 	// Do the same if we're not a policy that restarts.
 	if !c.state.RestartPolicyMatch ||
 		c.config.RestartPolicy == RestartPolicyNo ||
 		c.config.RestartPolicy == RestartPolicyNone {
-		return false, nil
+		return false
 	}
 
 	// If we're RestartPolicyOnFailure, we need to check retries and exit
 	// code.
 	if c.config.RestartPolicy == RestartPolicyOnFailure {
 		if c.state.ExitCode == 0 {
-			return false, nil
+			return false
 		}
 
 		// If we don't have a max retries set, continue
 		if c.config.RestartRetries > 0 {
-			if c.state.RestartCount < c.config.RestartRetries {
-				logrus.Debugf("Container %s restart policy trigger: on retry %d (of %d)",
-					c.ID(), c.state.RestartCount, c.config.RestartRetries)
-			} else {
-				logrus.Debugf("Container %s restart policy trigger: retries exhausted", c.ID())
-				return false, nil
+			if c.state.RestartCount >= c.config.RestartRetries {
+				return false
 			}
 		}
 	}
+	return true
+}
 
+// Handle container restart policy.
+// This is called when a container has exited, and was not explicitly stopped by
+// an API call to stop the container or pod it is in.
+func (c *Container) handleRestartPolicy(ctx context.Context) (_ bool, retErr error) {
+	if !c.shouldRestart() {
+		return false, nil
+	}
 	logrus.Debugf("Restarting container %s due to restart policy %s", c.ID(), c.config.RestartPolicy)
 
 	// Need to check if dependencies are alive.