feat(filters): Add a flag/env to explicitly exclude containers by name

cmd/root.go

@@ -29,18 +29,19 @@ import (
 )
 
 var (
-	client          container.Client
-	scheduleSpec    string
-	cleanup         bool
-	noRestart       bool
-	monitorOnly     bool
-	enableLabel     bool
-	notifier        t.Notifier
-	timeout         time.Duration
-	lifecycleHooks  bool
-	rollingRestart  bool
-	scope           string
-	labelPrecedence bool
+	client            container.Client
+	scheduleSpec      string
+	cleanup           bool
+	noRestart         bool
+	monitorOnly       bool
+	enableLabel       bool
+	disableContainers []string
+	notifier          t.Notifier
+	timeout           time.Duration
+	lifecycleHooks    bool
+	rollingRestart    bool
+	scope             string
+	labelPrecedence   bool
 )
 
 var rootCmd = NewRootCommand()
@@ -93,6 +94,7 @@ func PreRun(cmd *cobra.Command, _ []string) {
 	}
 
 	enableLabel, _ = f.GetBool("label-enable")
+	disableContainers, _ = f.GetStringSlice("disable-containers")
 	lifecycleHooks, _ = f.GetBool("enable-lifecycle-hooks")
 	rollingRestart, _ = f.GetBool("rolling-restart")
 	scope, _ = f.GetString("scope")
@@ -134,7 +136,7 @@ func PreRun(cmd *cobra.Command, _ []string) {
 
 // Run is the main execution flow of the command
 func Run(c *cobra.Command, names []string) {
-	filter, filterDesc := filters.BuildFilter(names, enableLabel, scope)
+	filter, filterDesc := filters.BuildFilter(names, disableContainers, enableLabel, scope)
 	runOnce, _ := c.PersistentFlags().GetBool("run-once")
 	enableUpdateAPI, _ := c.PersistentFlags().GetBool("http-api-update")
 	enableMetricsAPI, _ := c.PersistentFlags().GetBool("http-api-metrics")

docs/arguments.md

@@ -230,6 +230,19 @@ __Do not__ Monitor and update containers that have `com.centurylinklabs.watchtow
 no `--label-enable` argument is passed. Note that only one or the other (targeting by enable label) can be 
 used at the same time to target containers.
 
+## Filter by disabling specific container names
+Monitor and update containers whose names are not in a given set of names.
+
+This can be used to exclude specific containers, when setting labels is not an option.
+The listed containers will be excluded even if they have the enable filter set to true.
+
+```text
+            Argument: --disable-containers, -x
+Environment Variable: WATCHTOWER_DISABLE_CONTAINERS
+                Type: Comma- or space-separated string list
+             Default: ""
+```
+
 ## Without updating containers
 Will only monitor for new images, send notifications and invoke
 the [pre-check/post-check hooks](https://containrrr.dev/watchtower/lifecycle-hooks/), but will __not__ update the

internal/flags/flags.go

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import (
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"os"
+	"regexp"
 	"strings"
 	"time"
 
@@ -85,6 +86,13 @@ func RegisterSystemFlags(rootCmd *cobra.Command) {
 		envBool("WATCHTOWER_LABEL_ENABLE"),
 		"Watch containers where the com.centurylinklabs.watchtower.enable label is true")
 
+	flags.StringSliceP(
+		"disable-containers",
+		"x",
+		// Due to issue spf13/viper#380, can't use viper.GetStringSlice:
+		regexp.MustCompile("[, ]+").Split(envString("WATCHTOWER_DISABLE_CONTAINERS"), -1),
+		"Comma-separated list of containers to explicitly exclude from watching.")
+
 	flags.StringP(
 		"log-format",
 		"l",
@@ -197,8 +205,8 @@ func RegisterSystemFlags(rootCmd *cobra.Command) {
 		"",
 		false,
 		"Do health check and exit")
-  
-  flags.BoolP(
+
+	flags.BoolP(
 		"label-take-precedence",
 		"",
 		envBool("WATCHTOWER_LABEL_TAKE_PRECEDENCE"),

pkg/filters/filters.go

@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ func WatchtowerContainersFilter(c t.FilterableContainer) bool { return c.IsWatch
 // NoFilter will not filter out any containers
 func NoFilter(t.FilterableContainer) bool { return true }
 
-// FilterByNames returns all containers that match the specified name
+// FilterByNames returns all containers that match one of the specified names
 func FilterByNames(names []string, baseFilter t.Filter) t.Filter {
 	if len(names) == 0 {
 		return baseFilter
@@ -41,6 +41,22 @@ func FilterByNames(names []string, baseFilter t.Filter) t.Filter {
 	}
 }
 
+// FilterByDisableNames returns all containers that don't match any of the specified names
+func FilterByDisableNames(disableNames []string, baseFilter t.Filter) t.Filter {
+	if len(disableNames) == 0 {
+		return baseFilter
+	}
+
+	return func(c t.FilterableContainer) bool {
+		for _, name := range disableNames {
+			if name == c.Name() || name == c.Name()[1:] {
+				return false
+			}
+		}
+		return baseFilter(c)
+	}
+}
+
 // FilterByEnableLabel returns all containers that have the enabled label set
 func FilterByEnableLabel(baseFilter t.Filter) t.Filter {
 	return func(c t.FilterableContainer) bool {
@@ -103,10 +119,11 @@ func FilterByImage(images []string, baseFilter t.Filter) t.Filter {
 }
 
 // BuildFilter creates the needed filter of containers
-func BuildFilter(names []string, enableLabel bool, scope string) (t.Filter, string) {
+func BuildFilter(names []string, disableNames []string, enableLabel bool, scope string) (t.Filter, string) {
 	sb := strings.Builder{}
 	filter := NoFilter
 	filter = FilterByNames(names, filter)
+	filter = FilterByDisableNames(disableNames, filter)
 
 	if len(names) > 0 {
 		sb.WriteString("which name matches \"")
@@ -118,6 +135,16 @@ func BuildFilter(names []string, enableLabel bool, scope string) (t.Filter, stri
 		}
 		sb.WriteString(`", `)
 	}
+	if len(disableNames) > 0 {
+		sb.WriteString("not named one of \"")
+		for i, n := range disableNames {
+			sb.WriteString(n)
+			if i < len(disableNames)-1 {
+				sb.WriteString(`" or "`)
+			}
+		}
+		sb.WriteString(`", `)
+	}
 
 	if enableLabel {
 		// If label filtering is enabled, containers should only be considered

pkg/filters/filters_test.go

@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ func TestFilterByImage(t *testing.T) {
 func TestBuildFilter(t *testing.T) {
 	names := []string{"test", "valid"}
 
-	filter, desc := BuildFilter(names, false, "")
+	filter, desc := BuildFilter(names, []string{}, false, "")
 	assert.Contains(t, desc, "test")
 	assert.Contains(t, desc, "or")
 	assert.Contains(t, desc, "valid")
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ func TestBuildFilterEnableLabel(t *testing.T) {
 	var names []string
 	names = append(names, "test")
 
-	filter, desc := BuildFilter(names, true, "")
+	filter, desc := BuildFilter(names, []string{}, true, "")
 	assert.Contains(t, desc, "using enable label")
 
 	container := new(mocks.FilterableContainer)
@@ -235,3 +235,52 @@ func TestBuildFilterEnableLabel(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.False(t, filter(container))
 	container.AssertExpectations(t)
 }
+
+func TestBuildFilterDisableContainer(t *testing.T) {
+	filter, desc := BuildFilter([]string{}, []string{"excluded", "notfound"}, false, "")
+	assert.Contains(t, desc, "not named")
+	assert.Contains(t, desc, "excluded")
+	assert.Contains(t, desc, "or")
+	assert.Contains(t, desc, "notfound")
+
+	container := new(mocks.FilterableContainer)
+	container.On("Name").Return("Another")
+	container.On("Enabled").Return(false, false)
+	assert.True(t, filter(container))
+	container.AssertExpectations(t)
+
+	container = new(mocks.FilterableContainer)
+	container.On("Name").Return("AnotherOne")
+	container.On("Enabled").Return(true, true)
+	assert.True(t, filter(container))
+	container.AssertExpectations(t)
+
+	container = new(mocks.FilterableContainer)
+	container.On("Name").Return("test")
+	container.On("Enabled").Return(false, false)
+	assert.True(t, filter(container))
+	container.AssertExpectations(t)
+
+	container = new(mocks.FilterableContainer)
+	container.On("Name").Return("excluded")
+	container.On("Enabled").Return(true, true)
+	assert.False(t, filter(container))
+	container.AssertExpectations(t)
+
+	container = new(mocks.FilterableContainer)
+	container.On("Name").Return("excludedAsSubstring")
+	container.On("Enabled").Return(true, true)
+	assert.True(t, filter(container))
+	container.AssertExpectations(t)
+
+	container = new(mocks.FilterableContainer)
+	container.On("Name").Return("notfound")
+	container.On("Enabled").Return(true, true)
+	assert.False(t, filter(container))
+	container.AssertExpectations(t)
+
+	container = new(mocks.FilterableContainer)
+	container.On("Enabled").Return(false, true)
+	assert.False(t, filter(container))
+	container.AssertExpectations(t)
+}