feat: Add pausing and unpausing container

src/Testcontainers/Clients/DockerContainerOperations.cs

@@ -91,6 +91,18 @@ public Task StopAsync(string id, CancellationToken ct = default)
       return DockerClient.Containers.StopContainerAsync(id, new ContainerStopParameters { WaitBeforeKillSeconds = 15 }, ct);
     }
 
+    public Task PauseAsync(string id, CancellationToken ct = default)
+    {
+      Logger.PauseDockerContainer(id);
+      return DockerClient.Containers.PauseContainerAsync(id, ct);
+    }
+
+    public Task UnpauseAsync(string id, CancellationToken ct = default)
+    {
+      Logger.UnpauseDockerContainer(id);
+      return DockerClient.Containers.UnpauseContainerAsync(id, ct);
+    }
+
     public Task RemoveAsync(string id, CancellationToken ct = default)
     {
       Logger.DeleteDockerContainer(id);

src/Testcontainers/Clients/IDockerContainerOperations.cs

@@ -19,6 +19,10 @@ internal interface IDockerContainerOperations : IHasListOperations<ContainerList
 
     Task StopAsync(string id, CancellationToken ct = default);
 
+    Task PauseAsync(string id, CancellationToken ct = default);
+
+    Task UnpauseAsync(string id, CancellationToken ct = default);
+
     Task RemoveAsync(string id, CancellationToken ct = default);
 
     Task ExtractArchiveToContainerAsync(string id, string path, TarOutputMemoryStream tarStream, CancellationToken ct = default);

src/Testcontainers/Clients/ITestcontainersClient.cs

@@ -78,6 +78,22 @@ internal interface ITestcontainersClient
     /// <returns>Task that completes when the container has been stopped.</returns>
     Task StopAsync(string id, CancellationToken ct = default);
 
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Pauses the container.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="id">The container id.</param>
+    /// <param name="ct">Cancellation token.</param>
+    /// <returns>Task that completes when the container has been paused.</returns>
+    Task PauseAsync(string id, CancellationToken ct = default);
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Unpauses the container.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="id">The container id.</param>
+    /// <param name="ct">Cancellation token.</param>
+    /// <returns>Task that completes when the container has been unpaused.</returns>
+    Task UnpauseAsync(string id, CancellationToken ct = default);
+
     /// <summary>
     /// Removes the container.
     /// </summary>

src/Testcontainers/Clients/TestcontainersClient.cs

@@ -142,6 +142,28 @@ await Container.StopAsync(id, ct)
       }
     }
 
+    /// <inheritdoc />
+    public async Task PauseAsync(string id, CancellationToken ct = default)
+    {
+      if (await Container.ExistsWithIdAsync(id, ct)
+            .ConfigureAwait(false))
+      {
+        await Container.PauseAsync(id, ct)
+          .ConfigureAwait(false);
+      }
+    }
+
+    /// <inheritdoc />
+    public async Task UnpauseAsync(string id, CancellationToken ct = default)
+    {
+      if (await Container.ExistsWithIdAsync(id, ct)
+            .ConfigureAwait(false))
+      {
+        await Container.UnpauseAsync(id, ct)
+          .ConfigureAwait(false);
+      }
+    }
+
     /// <inheritdoc />
     public async Task RemoveAsync(string id, CancellationToken ct = default)
     {

src/Testcontainers/Containers/DockerContainer.cs

@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ namespace DotNet.Testcontainers.Containers
   [PublicAPI]
   public class DockerContainer : Resource, IContainer
   {
-    private const TestcontainersStates ContainerHasBeenCreatedStates = TestcontainersStates.Created | TestcontainersStates.Running | TestcontainersStates.Exited;
+    private const TestcontainersStates ContainerHasBeenCreatedStates = TestcontainersStates.Created | TestcontainersStates.Running | TestcontainersStates.Paused | TestcontainersStates.Exited;
 
     private const TestcontainersHealthStatus ContainerHasHealthCheck = TestcontainersHealthStatus.Starting | TestcontainersHealthStatus.Healthy | TestcontainersHealthStatus.Unhealthy;
 
@@ -48,6 +48,12 @@ public DockerContainer(IContainerConfiguration configuration)
     /// <inheritdoc />
     public event EventHandler Stopping;
 
+    /// <inheritdoc />
+    public event EventHandler Pausing;
+
+    /// <inheritdoc />
+    public event EventHandler Unpausing;
+
     /// <inheritdoc />
     public event EventHandler Created;
 
@@ -57,6 +63,12 @@ public DockerContainer(IContainerConfiguration configuration)
     /// <inheritdoc />
     public event EventHandler Stopped;
 
+    /// <inheritdoc />
+    public event EventHandler Paused;
+
+    /// <inheritdoc />
+    public event EventHandler Unpaused;
+
     /// <inheritdoc />
     public DateTime CreatedTime { get; private set; }
 
@@ -66,6 +78,12 @@ public DockerContainer(IContainerConfiguration configuration)
     /// <inheritdoc />
     public DateTime StoppedTime { get; private set; }
 
+    /// <inheritdoc />
+    public DateTime PausedTime { get; private set; }
+
+    /// <inheritdoc />
+    public DateTime UnpausedTime { get; private set; }
+
     /// <inheritdoc />
     public ILogger Logger
     {
@@ -294,6 +312,26 @@ await UnsafeStopAsync(ct)
         .ConfigureAwait(false);
     }
 
+    /// <inheritdoc />
+    public async Task PauseAsync(CancellationToken ct = default)
+    {
+      using var disposable = await AcquireLockAsync(ct)
+        .ConfigureAwait(false);
+
+      await UnsafePauseAsync(ct)
+        .ConfigureAwait(false);
+    }
+
+    /// <inheritdoc />
+    public async Task UnpauseAsync(CancellationToken ct = default)
+    {
+      using var disposable = await AcquireLockAsync(ct)
+        .ConfigureAwait(false);
+
+      await UnsafeUnpauseAsync(ct)
+        .ConfigureAwait(false);
+    }
+
     /// <inheritdoc />
     public Task CopyAsync(byte[] fileContent, string filePath, UnixFileModes fileMode = Unix.FileMode644, CancellationToken ct = default)
     {
@@ -522,6 +560,64 @@ await _client.StopAsync(_container.ID, ct)
       Stopped?.Invoke(this, EventArgs.Empty);
     }
 
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Pauses the container.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <remarks>
+    /// Only the public members <see cref="PauseAsync" /> and <see cref="UnpauseAsync" /> are thread-safe for now.
+    /// </remarks>
+    /// <param name="ct">Cancellation token.</param>
+    /// <returns>Task that completes when the container has been paused.</returns>
+    protected virtual async Task UnsafePauseAsync(CancellationToken ct = default)
+    {
+      ThrowIfLockNotAcquired();
+
+      if (!Exists())
+      {
+        return;
+      }
+
+      Pausing?.Invoke(this, EventArgs.Empty);
+
+      await _client.PauseAsync(_container.ID, ct)
+        .ConfigureAwait(false);
+
+      _container = await _client.Container.ByIdAsync(_container.ID, ct)
+        .ConfigureAwait(false);
+
+      PausedTime = DateTime.UtcNow;
+      Paused?.Invoke(this, EventArgs.Empty);
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Unpauses the container.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <remarks>
+    /// Only the public members <see cref="PauseAsync" /> and <see cref="UnpauseAsync" /> are thread-safe for now.
+    /// </remarks>
+    /// <param name="ct">Cancellation token.</param>
+    /// <returns>Task that completes when the container has been unpaused.</returns>
+    protected virtual async Task UnsafeUnpauseAsync(CancellationToken ct = default)
+    {
+      ThrowIfLockNotAcquired();
+
+      if (!Exists())
+      {
+        return;
+      }
+
+      Unpausing?.Invoke(this, EventArgs.Empty);
+
+      await _client.UnpauseAsync(_container.ID, ct)
+        .ConfigureAwait(false);
+
+      _container = await _client.Container.ByIdAsync(_container.ID, ct)
+        .ConfigureAwait(false);
+
+      UnpausedTime = DateTime.UtcNow;
+      Unpaused?.Invoke(this, EventArgs.Empty);
+    }
+
     /// <inheritdoc />
     protected override bool Exists()
     {

src/Testcontainers/Containers/IContainer.cs

@@ -34,6 +34,18 @@ public interface IContainer : IAsyncDisposable
     [CanBeNull]
     event EventHandler Stopping;
 
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Subscribes to the pausing event.
+    /// </summary>
+    [CanBeNull]
+    event EventHandler Pausing;
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Subscribes to the unpausing event.
+    /// </summary>
+    [CanBeNull]
+    event EventHandler Unpausing;
+
     /// <summary>
     /// Subscribes to the created event.
     /// </summary>
@@ -52,6 +64,18 @@ public interface IContainer : IAsyncDisposable
     [CanBeNull]
     event EventHandler Stopped;
 
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Subscribes to the paused event.
+    /// </summary>
+    [CanBeNull]
+    event EventHandler Paused;
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Subscribes to the unpaused event.
+    /// </summary>
+    [CanBeNull]
+    event EventHandler Unpaused;
+
     /// <summary>
     /// Gets the created timestamp.
     /// </summary>
@@ -67,6 +91,16 @@ public interface IContainer : IAsyncDisposable
     /// </summary>
     DateTime StoppedTime { get; }
 
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Gets the paused timestamp.
+    /// </summary>
+    DateTime PausedTime { get; }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Gets the unpaused timestamp.
+    /// </summary>
+    DateTime UnpausedTime { get; }
+
     /// <summary>
     /// Gets the logger.
     /// </summary>
@@ -187,6 +221,24 @@ public interface IContainer : IAsyncDisposable
     /// <exception cref="TaskCanceledException">Thrown when a Testcontainers task gets canceled.</exception>
     Task StopAsync(CancellationToken ct = default);
 
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Pauses the container.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="ct">Cancellation token.</param>
+    /// <returns>Task that completes when the container has been paused.</returns>
+    /// <exception cref="OperationCanceledException">Thrown when a Docker API call gets canceled.</exception>
+    /// <exception cref="TaskCanceledException">Thrown when a Testcontainers task gets canceled.</exception>
+    Task PauseAsync(CancellationToken ct = default);
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Unpauses the container.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="ct">Cancellation token.</param>
+    /// <returns>Task that completes when the container has been unpaused.</returns>
+    /// <exception cref="OperationCanceledException">Thrown when a Docker API call gets canceled.</exception>
+    /// <exception cref="TaskCanceledException">Thrown when a Testcontainers task gets canceled.</exception>
+    Task UnpauseAsync(CancellationToken ct = default);
+
     /// <summary>
     /// Copies a test host file to the container.
     /// </summary>

src/Testcontainers/Logging.cs

@@ -23,6 +23,12 @@ private static readonly Action<ILogger, string, Exception> _StartDockerContainer
     private static readonly Action<ILogger, string, Exception> _StopDockerContainer
       = LoggerMessage.Define<string>(LogLevel.Information, default, "Stop Docker container {Id}");
 
+    private static readonly Action<ILogger, string, Exception> _PauseDockerContainer
+      = LoggerMessage.Define<string>(LogLevel.Information, default, "Pause Docker container {Id}");
+
+    private static readonly Action<ILogger, string, Exception> _UnpauseDockerContainer
+      = LoggerMessage.Define<string>(LogLevel.Information, default, "Unpause Docker container {Id}");
+
     private static readonly Action<ILogger, string, Exception> _DeleteDockerContainer
       = LoggerMessage.Define<string>(LogLevel.Information, default, "Delete Docker container {Id}");
 
@@ -132,6 +138,16 @@ public static void StopDockerContainer(this ILogger logger, string id)
       _StopDockerContainer(logger, TruncId(id), null);
     }
 
+    public static void PauseDockerContainer(this ILogger logger, string id)
+    {
+      _PauseDockerContainer(logger, TruncId(id), null);
+    }
+
+    public static void UnpauseDockerContainer(this ILogger logger, string id)
+    {
+      _UnpauseDockerContainer(logger, TruncId(id), null);
+    }
+
     public static void DeleteDockerContainer(this ILogger logger, string id)
     {
       _DeleteDockerContainer(logger, TruncId(id), null);

tests/Testcontainers.Platform.Linux.Tests/PauseUnpauseTest.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+namespace Testcontainers.Tests;
+
+public sealed class PauseUnpauseTest : IAsyncLifetime
+{
+    private readonly IContainer _container = new ContainerBuilder()
+        .WithImage(CommonImages.Alpine)
+        .WithCommand(CommonCommands.SleepInfinity)
+        .Build();
+
+    public Task InitializeAsync()
+    {
+        return _container.StartAsync();
+    }
+
+    public Task DisposeAsync()
+    {
+        return _container.DisposeAsync().AsTask();
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task PausesAndUnpausesContainerSuccessfully()
+    {
+        await _container.PauseAsync()
+            .ConfigureAwait(true);
+        Assert.Equal(TestcontainersStates.Paused, _container.State);
+
+        await _container.UnpauseAsync()
+            .ConfigureAwait(true);
+        Assert.Equal(TestcontainersStates.Running, _container.State);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public Task UnpausingRunningContainerThrowsDockerApiException()
+    {
+        return Assert.ThrowsAsync<DockerApiException>(() => _container.UnpauseAsync());
+    }
+}

tests/Testcontainers.Platform.Linux.Tests/Usings.cs

@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 global using System.Text;
 global using System.Threading;
 global using System.Threading.Tasks;
+global using Docker.DotNet;
 global using Docker.DotNet.Models;
 global using DotNet.Testcontainers;
 global using DotNet.Testcontainers.Builders;