package testutil import ( docker "github.com/fsouza/go-dockerclient" "testing" ) // DockerIsConnected checks to see if a docker daemon is available (local or remote) func DockerIsConnected(t *testing.T) bool { client, err := docker.NewClientFromEnv() if err != nil { return false } // Creating a client doesn't actually connect, so make sure we do something // like call Version() on it. env, err := client.Version() if err != nil { t.Logf("Failed to connect to docker daemon: %s", err) return false } t.Logf("Successfully connected to docker daemon running version %s", env.Get("Version")) return true }