3 files changed, 112 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/pkg/adapter/checkpoint_restore.go b/pkg/adapter/checkpoint_restore.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9df1704ea
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/adapter/checkpoint_restore.go
@@ -0,0 +1,99 @@
+// +build !remoteclient
+
+package adapter
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"github.com/containers/libpod/libpod"
+	"github.com/containers/storage/pkg/archive"
+	jsoniter "github.com/json-iterator/go"
+	spec "github.com/opencontainers/runtime-spec/specs-go"
+	"github.com/pkg/errors"
+	"io/ioutil"
+	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
+)
+
+// Prefixing the checkpoint/restore related functions with 'cr'
+
+// crImportFromJSON imports the JSON files stored in the exported
+// checkpoint tarball
+func crImportFromJSON(filePath string, v interface{}) error {
+	jsonFile, err := os.Open(filePath)
+	if err != nil {
+		return errors.Wrapf(err, "Failed to open container definition %s for restore", filePath)
+	}
+	defer jsonFile.Close()
+
+	content, err := ioutil.ReadAll(jsonFile)
+	if err != nil {
+		return errors.Wrapf(err, "Failed to read container definition %s for restore", filePath)
+	}
+	json := jsoniter.ConfigCompatibleWithStandardLibrary
+	if err = json.Unmarshal([]byte(content), v); err != nil {
+		return errors.Wrapf(err, "Failed to unmarshal container definition %s for restore", filePath)
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+// crImportCheckpoint it the function which imports the information
+// from checkpoint tarball and re-creates the container from that information
+func crImportCheckpoint(ctx context.Context, runtime *libpod.Runtime, input string) ([]*libpod.Container, error) {
+	// First get the container definition from the
+	// tarball to a temporary directory
+	archiveFile, err := os.Open(input)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, errors.Wrapf(err, "Failed to open checkpoint archive %s for import", input)
+	}
+	defer archiveFile.Close()
+	options := &archive.TarOptions{
+		// Here we only need the files config.dump and spec.dump
+		ExcludePatterns: []string{
+			"checkpoint",
+			"artifacts",
+			"ctr.log",
+			"network.status",
+		},
+	}
+	dir, err := ioutil.TempDir("", "checkpoint")
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	defer os.RemoveAll(dir)
+	err = archive.Untar(archiveFile, dir, options)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, errors.Wrapf(err, "Unpacking of checkpoint archive %s failed", input)
+	}
+
+	// Load spec.dump from temporary directory
+	spec := new(spec.Spec)
+	if err := crImportFromJSON(filepath.Join(dir, "spec.dump"), spec); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	// Load config.dump from temporary directory
+	config := new(libpod.ContainerConfig)
+	if err = crImportFromJSON(filepath.Join(dir, "config.dump"), config); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	// This should not happen as checkpoints with these options are not exported.
+	if (len(config.Dependencies) > 0) || (len(config.NamedVolumes) > 0) {
+		return nil, errors.Errorf("Cannot import checkpoints of containers with named volumes or dependencies")
+	}
+
+	// Now create a new container from the just loaded information
+	container, err := runtime.RestoreContainer(ctx, spec, config)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	var containers []*libpod.Container
+	if container == nil {
+		return nil, nil
+	}
+
+	containers = append(containers, container)
+	return containers, nil
+}
diff --git a/pkg/adapter/containers.go b/pkg/adapter/containers.go
index 34ee70d3d..b7f4c272b 100644
--- a/pkg/adapter/containers.go
+++ b/pkg/adapter/containers.go
@@ -526,7 +526,7 @@ func (r *LocalRuntime) Checkpoint(c *cliconfig.CheckpointValues, options libpod.
 }
 
 // Restore one or more containers
-func (r *LocalRuntime) Restore(c *cliconfig.RestoreValues, options libpod.ContainerCheckpointOptions) error {
+func (r *LocalRuntime) Restore(ctx context.Context, c *cliconfig.RestoreValues, options libpod.ContainerCheckpointOptions) error {
 	var (
 		containers     []*libpod.Container
 		err, lastError error
@@ -538,7 +538,9 @@ func (r *LocalRuntime) Restore(c *cliconfig.RestoreValues, options libpod.Contai
 		return state == libpod.ContainerStateExited
 	})
 
-	if c.All {
+	if c.Import != "" {
+		containers, err = crImportCheckpoint(ctx, r.Runtime, c.Import)
+	} else if c.All {
 		containers, err = r.GetContainers(filterFuncs...)
 	} else {
 		containers, err = shortcuts.GetContainersByContext(false, c.Latest, c.InputArgs, r.Runtime)
diff --git a/pkg/adapter/containers_remote.go b/pkg/adapter/containers_remote.go
index bc6a9cfcd..776fcbb70 100644
--- a/pkg/adapter/containers_remote.go
+++ b/pkg/adapter/containers_remote.go
@@ -664,6 +664,10 @@ func (r *LocalRuntime) Attach(ctx context.Context, c *cliconfig.AttachValues) er
 
 // Checkpoint one or more containers
 func (r *LocalRuntime) Checkpoint(c *cliconfig.CheckpointValues, options libpod.ContainerCheckpointOptions) error {
+	if c.Export != "" {
+		return errors.New("the remote client does not support exporting checkpoints")
+	}
+
 	var lastError error
 	ids, err := iopodman.GetContainersByContext().Call(r.Conn, c.All, c.Latest, c.InputArgs)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -699,7 +703,11 @@ func (r *LocalRuntime) Checkpoint(c *cliconfig.CheckpointValues, options libpod.
 }
 
 // Restore one or more containers
-func (r *LocalRuntime) Restore(c *cliconfig.RestoreValues, options libpod.ContainerCheckpointOptions) error {
+func (r *LocalRuntime) Restore(ctx context.Context, c *cliconfig.RestoreValues, options libpod.ContainerCheckpointOptions) error {
+	if c.Import != "" {
+		return errors.New("the remote client does not support importing checkpoints")
+	}
+
 	var lastError error
 	ids, err := iopodman.GetContainersByContext().Call(r.Conn, c.All, c.Latest, c.InputArgs)
 	if err != nil {