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+title = "lxc resource"
+draft = false
+gh_repo = "inspec"
+platform = "linux"
+
+[menu]
+  [menu.inspec]
+    title = "lxc"
+    identifier = "inspec/resources/os/lxc.md lxc resource"
+    parent = "inspec/resources/os"
++++
+
+Use the `lxc` Chef InSpec audit resource to test the information about Linux containers. LXC is a command-line client for LXD that manages your LXD instances (containers and virtual machines). The tests are against the container's information obtained on `lxc info [container-name]`. `lxc` resource allows the testing if the container exists or is in running status.
+
+## Availability
+
+### Installation
+
+This resource is distributed with Chef InSpec.
+
+## Syntax
+
+An   `lxc` Chef InSpec audit resource allows testing if the container exists or is in running status.
+
+    describe lxc("linux-container-name") do
+      it { should exist }
+      it { should be_running }
+    end
+
+## Matchers
+
+For a full list of available matchers, please visit our [matchers page](https://docs.chef.io/inspec/matchers/).
+
+The specific matchers of this resource are: `exist`, `be_running`.
+
+### exist
+
+The `exist` matcher is used to specify if the container exists:
+
+    it { should exist }
+
+### be_running
+
+The `be_running` matcher is used to check if the container is running:
+
+    it { should be_running }
+
+## Examples
+
+The following examples show how to use this Chef InSpec audit resource.
+
+### Ensures container exists
+
+The below test passes if the container `immense-phoenix` exists as part of the LXD instances.
+
+    describe lxc("immense-phoenix") do
+      it { should exist }
+    end
+
+### Ensures container is in running status
+
+The below test passes if the container `delicate-sloth` exists as part of the LXD instances and the status is running.
+
+    describe lxc("delicate-sloth") do
+      it { should be_running }
+    end
diff --git a/lib/inspec/resources/lxc.rb b/lib/inspec/resources/lxc.rb
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+require "inspec/resources/command"
+module Inspec::Resources
+  class Lxc < Inspec.resource(1)
+    name "lxc"
+    # Restrict to only run on the below platforms
+    supports platform: "linux"
+    desc "Use the lxc InSpec audit resource to test if container exists and/or is running for linux container"
+    example <<~EXAMPLE
+      describe lxc("ubuntu-container") do
+        it { should exist }
+        it { should be_running }
+      end
+    EXAMPLE
+
+    # Resource initialization.
+    def initialize(container_name)
+      @container_name = container_name
+
+      raise Inspec::Exceptions::ResourceSkipped, "The `lxc` resource is not supported on your OS yet." unless inspec.os.linux?
+    end
+
+    def resource_id
+      @container_name
+    end
+
+    def to_s
+      "lxc #{resource_id}"
+    end
+
+    def exists?
+      lxc_info_cmd.exit_status.to_i == 0
+    end
+
+    def running?
+      container_info = lxc_info_cmd.stdout.split(":").map(&:strip)
+      container_info[0] == "Status" && container_info[1] == "Running"
+    end
+
+    private
+
+    # Method to find lxc
+    def find_lxc_or_error
+      %w{/usr/sbin/lxc /sbin/lxc lxc}.each do |cmd|
+        return cmd if inspec.command(cmd).exist?
+      end
+
+      raise Inspec::Exceptions::ResourceFailed, "Could not find `lxc`"
+    end
+
+    def lxc_info_cmd
+      bin = find_lxc_or_error
+      info_cmd = "info #{@container_name} | grep -i Status"
+      lxc_cmd = format("%s %s", bin, info_cmd).strip
+      inspec.command(lxc_cmd)
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/test/fixtures/cmd/lxcinfo b/test/fixtures/cmd/lxcinfo
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+Status: Running
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diff --git a/test/helpers/mock_loader.rb b/test/helpers/mock_loader.rb
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@@ -375,6 +375,9 @@ class MockLoader
       # ipfilter
       "/usr/sbin/ipfstat -io" => cmd.call("ipfstat-io"),
       %{type "/usr/sbin/ipfstat"} => empty.call,
+      # lxc
+      "/usr/sbin/lxc info my-ubuntu-container | grep -i Status" => cmd.call("lxcinfo"),
+      %{sh -c 'type "/usr/sbin/lxc"'} => empty.call,
       # apache_conf
       "sh -c 'find /etc/apache2/ports.conf -type f -maxdepth 1'" => cmd.call("find-apache2-ports-conf"),
       "sh -c 'find /etc/httpd/conf.d/*.conf -type f -maxdepth 1'" => cmd.call("find-httpd-ssl-conf"),
diff --git a/test/unit/resources/lxc_test.rb b/test/unit/resources/lxc_test.rb
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+# Load (require) the InSpec globals definition file.
+require "inspec/globals"
+# Load (require) the core test unit helper file
+require "#{Inspec.src_root}/test/helper"
+# Load (require) the resource library file
+require_relative "../../../lib/inspec/resources/lxc"
+
+describe "Inspec::Resources::Lxc" do
+  # ubuntu
+  it "verify lxc resource on ubuntu" do
+    resource = MockLoader.new(:ubuntu).load_resource("lxc", "my-ubuntu-container")
+    _(resource.exists?).must_equal true
+    _(resource.running?).must_equal true
+    _(resource.resource_skipped?).must_equal false
+  end
+
+  # # ubuntu
+  it "verify lxc resource on ubuntu for non exisiting container" do
+    resource = MockLoader.new(:ubuntu).load_resource("lxc", "my-ubuntu-container-1")
+    _(resource.exists?).must_equal false
+    _(resource.running?).must_equal false
+    _(resource.resource_skipped?).must_equal false
+  end
+
+  # windows
+  it "verify lxc resource on windows" do
+    resource = MockLoader.new(:windows).load_resource("lxc", "my-ubuntu-container")
+    _(resource.resource_skipped?).must_equal true
+    _(resource.resource_exception_message).must_equal "The `lxc` resource is not supported on your OS yet."
+  end
+
+  # undefined
+  it "verify lxc resource on unsupported os" do
+    resource = MockLoader.new(:undefined).load_resource("lxc", "my-ubuntu-container")
+    _(resource.resource_skipped?).must_equal true
+    _(resource.resource_exception_message).must_equal "The `lxc` resource is not supported on your OS yet."
+  end
+end
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