1 files changed, 42 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/pkg/api/handlers/compat/containers_export.go b/pkg/api/handlers/compat/containers_export.go
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index 000000000..37b9fbf2b
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+++ b/pkg/api/handlers/compat/containers_export.go
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+package compat
+
+import (
+	"io/ioutil"
+	"net/http"
+	"os"
+
+	"github.com/containers/libpod/libpod"
+	"github.com/containers/libpod/pkg/api/handlers/utils"
+	"github.com/pkg/errors"
+)
+
+func ExportContainer(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+	runtime := r.Context().Value("runtime").(*libpod.Runtime)
+	name := utils.GetName(r)
+	con, err := runtime.LookupContainer(name)
+	if err != nil {
+		utils.ContainerNotFound(w, name, err)
+		return
+	}
+	tmpfile, err := ioutil.TempFile("", "api.tar")
+	if err != nil {
+		utils.Error(w, "unable to create tarball tempfile", http.StatusInternalServerError, errors.Wrap(err, "unable to create tempfile"))
+		return
+	}
+	defer os.Remove(tmpfile.Name())
+	if err := tmpfile.Close(); err != nil {
+		utils.Error(w, "unable to close tempfile", http.StatusInternalServerError, errors.Wrap(err, "unable to close tempfile"))
+		return
+	}
+	if err := con.Export(tmpfile.Name()); err != nil {
+		utils.Error(w, "failed to save the image", http.StatusInternalServerError, errors.Wrap(err, "failed to save image"))
+		return
+	}
+	rdr, err := os.Open(tmpfile.Name())
+	if err != nil {
+		utils.Error(w, "failed to read temp tarball", http.StatusInternalServerError, errors.Wrap(err, "failed to read the exported tarfile"))
+		return
+	}
+	defer rdr.Close()
+	utils.WriteResponse(w, http.StatusOK, rdr)
+}