1 files changed, 27 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/pkg/adapter/shortcuts/shortcuts.go b/pkg/adapter/shortcuts/shortcuts.go
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+++ b/pkg/adapter/shortcuts/shortcuts.go
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+package shortcuts
+
+import "github.com/containers/libpod/libpod"
+
+// GetPodsByContext gets pods whether all, latest, or a slice of names/ids
+func GetPodsByContext(all, latest bool, pods []string, runtime *libpod.Runtime) ([]*libpod.Pod, error) {
+	var outpods []*libpod.Pod
+	if all {
+		return runtime.GetAllPods()
+	}
+	if latest {
+		p, err := runtime.GetLatestPod()
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		outpods = append(outpods, p)
+		return outpods, nil
+	}
+	for _, p := range pods {
+		pod, err := runtime.LookupPod(p)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		outpods = append(outpods, pod)
+	}
+	return outpods, nil
+}