package client import ( "net/url" "time" timetypes "github.com/docker/engine-api/types/time" "golang.org/x/net/context" ) // ContainerStop stops a container without terminating the process. // The process is blocked until the container stops or the timeout expires. func (cli *Client) ContainerStop(ctx context.Context, containerID string, timeout *time.Duration) error { query := url.Values{} if timeout != nil { query.Set("t", timetypes.DurationToSecondsString(*timeout)) } resp, err := cli.post(ctx, "/containers/"+containerID+"/stop", query, nil, nil) ensureReaderClosed(resp) return err }