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+// Copyright 2018 Google Inc.
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+package container
+
+// Status enumerates container statuses. The statuses and their semantics are
+// part of the runtime CLI spec.
+type Status int
+
+const (
+	// Creating indicates "the container is being created".
+	Creating Status = iota
+
+	// Created indicates "the runtime has finished the create operation and
+	// the container process has neither exited nor executed the
+	// user-specified program".
+	Created
+
+	// Running indicates "the container process has executed the
+	// user-specified program but has not exited".
+	Running
+
+	// Stopped indicates "the container process has exited".
+	Stopped
+)
+
+// String converts a Status to a string. These strings are part of the runtime
+// CLI spec and should not be changed.
+func (s Status) String() string {
+	switch s {
+	case Creating:
+		return "creating"
+	case Created:
+		return "created"
+	case Running:
+		return "running"
+	case Stopped:
+		return "stopped"
+	default:
+		return "unknown"
+	}
+
+}