@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package main

 import (

 	"fmt"

 	"os/exec"

+	"strconv"

 	"strings"

 	"testing"

 )

@@ -71,3 +72,28 @@ func findContainerIp(t *testing.T, id string) string {

 	return strings.Trim(out, " \r\n'")

 }

+

+func getContainerCount() (int, error) {

+	const containers = "Containers:"

+

+	cmd := exec.Command(dockerBinary, "info")

+	out, _, err := runCommandWithOutput(cmd)

+	if err != nil {

+		return 0, err

+	}

+

+	lines := strings.Split(out, "\n")

+	for _, line := range lines {

+		if strings.Contains(line, containers) {

+			output := stripTrailingCharacters(line)

+			output = strings.TrimLeft(output, containers)

+			output = strings.Trim(output, " ")

+			containerCount, err := strconv.Atoi(output)

+			if err != nil {

+				return 0, err

+			}

+			return containerCount, nil

+		}

+	}

+	return 0, fmt.Errorf("couldn't find the Container count in the output")

+}