container.go

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package container

import (
	info "github.com/google/cadvisor/info/v1"
)

// Returns the alias a container is known by within a certain namespace,
// if available. Otherwise returns the absolute name of the container.
func GetPreferredName(ref info.ContainerReference) string {
	var containerName string
	if len(ref.Aliases) > 0 {
		containerName = ref.Aliases[0]
	} else {
		containerName = ref.Name
	}
	return containerName
}