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Add argument to docker start+run to block until healthcheck passes

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Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Newbie friendliness
35/100
Issue type
Feature
Clarity
Needs clarification
Activity status
Quiet
Tech stack
docker, go
Domain
cli

Research direction

Start with the related Moby issue #45897 and the Docker CLI entry points for start and run. Clarify the argument name, timeout and error behavior, and how healthcheck status should be handled before identifying the relevant command tests. Done means both commands support the agreed behavior and their tests cover timeout and successful healthcheck cases.

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Description
Description

Related to https://github.com/moby/moby/issues/45897

Add an argument for starting a daemonized container that blocks until a timeout (returning error) or the healthcheck passes. Maybe something like --health-timeout-startup? This would nicely simplify CI scripts that spawn containers before running tests.

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