docker-wrapper 0.10.1

A Docker CLI wrapper for Rust
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# docker-wrapper

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A type-safe Docker CLI wrapper for Rust.

## Installation

```toml
[dependencies]
docker-wrapper = "0.10"
tokio = { version = "1", features = ["full"] }
```

**MSRV:** 1.89.0

## Quick Start

```rust
use docker_wrapper::{DockerCommand, RunCommand, StopCommand, RmCommand};

#[tokio::main]
async fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
    // Run a container
    let container = RunCommand::new("nginx:alpine")
        .name("my-nginx")
        .port(8080, 80)
        .detach()
        .execute()
        .await?;

    println!("Started: {}", container.short());

    // Stop and remove
    StopCommand::new("my-nginx").execute().await?;
    RmCommand::new("my-nginx").execute().await?;

    Ok(())
}
```

> **Note:** Import `DockerCommand` trait to use `.execute()` on commands.

## Features

```toml
# Docker Compose support
docker-wrapper = { version = "0.10", features = ["compose"] }

# Container templates (Redis, PostgreSQL, etc.)
docker-wrapper = { version = "0.10", features = ["templates"] }
```

### Compose Example

```rust
use docker_wrapper::{DockerCommand, compose::{ComposeUpCommand, ComposeDownCommand, ComposeCommand}};

ComposeUpCommand::new()
    .file("docker-compose.yml")
    .detach()
    .execute()
    .await?;
```

### Templates Example

```rust
use docker_wrapper::{RedisTemplate, Template};

let redis = RedisTemplate::new("my-redis")
    .port(6379)
    .password("secret");

let id = redis.start().await?;
redis.stop().await?;
```

## Why docker-wrapper?

This crate wraps the Docker CLI rather than calling the Docker API directly (like [bollard](https://crates.io/crates/bollard)).

| | docker-wrapper | bollard |
|---|---|---|
| **Approach** | Shells out to `docker` CLI | Calls Docker REST API directly |
| **Setup** | Just needs `docker` in PATH | Needs API socket access |
| **Compose** | Native `docker compose` support | Not supported |
| **Compatibility** | Works with Docker, Podman, Colima, etc. | Docker API only |
| **Performance** | Process spawn overhead | Direct API calls |
| **Use case** | CLI tools, scripts, dev tooling | High-performance services |

**Choose docker-wrapper when:** You're building CLI tools, need Compose support, want to work with Docker alternatives, or are migrating shell scripts to Rust.

**Choose bollard when:** You need maximum performance, direct API access, or are building a long-running service with many Docker operations.

## Documentation

- **[API Reference](https://docs.rs/docker-wrapper)** - Complete documentation with examples
- **[Examples](examples/)** - Working code examples

## License

MIT OR Apache-2.0