fix(inspect): support -f flag and {{.State.Running}} format#2
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- Accept -f as alias for --format in docker inspect (Docker CLI compatibility)
- Add {{.State.Running}} Go template to return container running state
Fixes compatibility with OpenClaw sandbox which uses these patterns
to check container state before reusing sandbox containers.
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Thank you for the contribution. This fixes an important Docker inspect compatibility gap for OpenClaw. We will add broader inspect support in follow-up work.
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Thanks again for the contribution. We expanded the inspect support into a broader generic implementation, and it is now available in v0.1.3. |
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Summary
Fixes two Docker CLI compatibility gaps in
docker inspect:-fas alias for--format— Docker supports both, but the shim only accepted--format{{.State.Running}}Go template — returnstrue/falsebased on container stateMotivation
OpenClaw (and likely other Docker-dependent tools) uses these patterns to check sandbox container state:
Without this fix, the shim rejects the
-fflag entirely, causing container state detection to fail and tools to attempt duplicate container creation.Changes
cmd_inspect:-fnow treated identically to--formatcmd_inspect:{{.State.Running}}format renderstruewhen container state is"running",falseotherwiseTest