Using names in docker ps --since-id/--before-id, resolves #3565

Also renames --since-id/--before-id to --since/--before and add errors
on non-existent containers.
Docker-DCO-1.1-Signed-off-by: Alexandr Morozov <lk4d4math@gmail.com> (github: LK4D4)

api/client.go

@@ -1337,8 +1337,8 @@ func (cli *DockerCli) CmdPs(args ...string) error {
 	all := cmd.Bool([]string{"a", "-all"}, false, "Show all containers. Only running containers are shown by default.")
 	noTrunc := cmd.Bool([]string{"#notrunc", "-no-trunc"}, false, "Don't truncate output")
 	nLatest := cmd.Bool([]string{"l", "-latest"}, false, "Show only the latest created container, include non-running ones.")
-	since := cmd.String([]string{"#sinceId", "-since-id"}, "", "Show only containers created since Id, include non-running ones.")
-	before := cmd.String([]string{"#beforeId", "-before-id"}, "", "Show only container created before Id, include non-running ones.")
+	since := cmd.String([]string{"#sinceId", "#-since-id", "-since"}, "", "Show only containers created since Id or Name, include non-running ones.")
+	before := cmd.String([]string{"#beforeId", "#-before-id", "-before"}, "", "Show only container created before Id or Name, include non-running ones.")
 	last := cmd.Int([]string{"n"}, -1, "Show n last created containers, include non-running ones.")
 
 	if err := cmd.Parse(args); err != nil {

contrib/completion/bash/docker

@@ -392,11 +392,8 @@ _docker_port()
 _docker_ps()
 {
 	case "$prev" in
-		--since-id|--before-id)
-			COMPREPLY=( $( compgen -W "$( __docker_q ps -a -q )" -- "$cur" ) )
-			# TODO replace this with __docker_containers_all
-			# see https://github.com/dotcloud/docker/issues/3565
-			return
+		--since|--before)
+ 			__docker_containers_all
 			;;
 		-n)
 			return
@@ -407,7 +404,7 @@ _docker_ps()
 
 	case "$cur" in
 		-*)
-			COMPREPLY=( $( compgen -W "-q --quiet -s --size -a --all --no-trunc -l --latest --since-id --before-id -n" -- "$cur" ) )
+			COMPREPLY=( $( compgen -W "-q --quiet -s --size -a --all --no-trunc -l --latest --since --before -n" -- "$cur" ) )
 			;;
 		*)
 			;;

contrib/completion/fish/docker.fish

@@ -154,13 +154,13 @@ complete -c docker -A -f -n '__fish_seen_subcommand_from port' -a '(__fish_print
 # ps
 complete -c docker -f -n '__fish_docker_no_subcommand' -a ps -d 'List containers'
 complete -c docker -A -f -n '__fish_seen_subcommand_from ps' -s a -l all -d 'Show all containers. Only running containers are shown by default.'
-complete -c docker -A -f -n '__fish_seen_subcommand_from ps' -l before-id -d 'Show only container created before Id, include non-running ones.'
+complete -c docker -A -f -n '__fish_seen_subcommand_from ps' -l before -d 'Show only container created before Id or Name, include non-running ones.'
 complete -c docker -A -f -n '__fish_seen_subcommand_from ps' -s l -l latest -d 'Show only the latest created container, include non-running ones.'
 complete -c docker -A -f -n '__fish_seen_subcommand_from ps' -s n -d 'Show n last created containers, include non-running ones.'
 complete -c docker -A -f -n '__fish_seen_subcommand_from ps' -l no-trunc -d "Don't truncate output"
 complete -c docker -A -f -n '__fish_seen_subcommand_from ps' -s q -l quiet -d 'Only display numeric IDs'
 complete -c docker -A -f -n '__fish_seen_subcommand_from ps' -s s -l size -d 'Display sizes'
-complete -c docker -A -f -n '__fish_seen_subcommand_from ps' -l since-id -d 'Show only containers created since Id, include non-running ones.'
+complete -c docker -A -f -n '__fish_seen_subcommand_from ps' -l since -d 'Show only containers created since Id or Name, include non-running ones.'
 
 # pull
 complete -c docker -f -n '__fish_docker_no_subcommand' -a pull -d 'Pull an image or a repository from the docker registry server'

docs/sources/reference/commandline/cli.rst

@@ -967,13 +967,13 @@ new output from the container's stdout and stderr.
     List containers
 
       -a, --all=false: Show all containers. Only running containers are shown by default.
-      --before-id="": Show only container created before Id, include non-running ones.
+      --before="": Show only container created before Id or Name, include non-running ones.
       -l, --latest=false: Show only the latest created container, include non-running ones.
       -n=-1: Show n last created containers, include non-running ones.
       --no-trunc=false: Don't truncate output
       -q, --quiet=false: Only display numeric IDs
       -s, --size=false: Display sizes, not to be used with -q
-      --since-id="": Show only containers created since Id, include non-running ones.
+      --since="": Show only containers created since Id or Name, include non-running ones.
 
 
 Running ``docker ps`` showing 2 linked containers.

server/server.go

@@ -981,12 +981,27 @@ func (srv *Server) Containers(job *engine.Job) engine.Status {
 		return nil
 	}, -1)
 
+	var beforeCont, sinceCont *runtime.Container
+	if before != "" {
+		beforeCont = srv.runtime.Get(before)
+		if beforeCont == nil {
+			return job.Error(fmt.Errorf("Could not find container with name or id %s", before))
+		}
+	}
+
+	if since != "" {
+		sinceCont = srv.runtime.Get(since)
+		if sinceCont == nil {
+			return job.Error(fmt.Errorf("Could not find container with name or id %s", since))
+		}
+	}
+
 	for _, container := range srv.runtime.List() {
 		if !container.State.IsRunning() && !all && n <= 0 && since == "" && before == "" {
 			continue
 		}
 		if before != "" && !foundBefore {
-			if container.ID == before || utils.TruncateID(container.ID) == before {
+			if container.ID == beforeCont.ID {
 				foundBefore = true
 			}
 			continue
@@ -994,8 +1009,10 @@ func (srv *Server) Containers(job *engine.Job) engine.Status {
 		if n > 0 && displayed == n {
 			break
 		}
-		if container.ID == since || utils.TruncateID(container.ID) == since {
-			break
+		if since != "" {
+			if container.ID == sinceCont.ID {
+				break
+			}
 		}
 		displayed++
 		out := &engine.Env{}