opencontainers / opencontainers/image-spec

"Healthcheck" for image config

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Description

In https://github.com/opencontainers/image-spec/blob/master/config.md#properties
There is a healthcheck property carrying over from docker's HEALTHCHECK.
It is commonly seen and I've now been asked at a couple of conferences howcome OCI image spec does not account for it.

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Research direction

Start with config.md#properties and compare the existing OCI image configuration with Docker's HEALTHCHECK documentation linked in the issue. Determine the agreed shape and semantics for representing a healthcheck in the OCI image spec; done means the proposal is resolved and the specification documents the accepted property.

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Tech stack
docker
Domain
devops
Issue type
Feature
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5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
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Quiet
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Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
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