feat: add stop lifecycle hook for external providers

Provider-backed services were silently skipped on `docker compose stop`,
leaving external resources running after the user expected the stack to
be paused (e.g. after Ctrl+C during `up --watch`).

Compose now invokes `<provider> compose stop <service>` for providers
that advertise a `stop` block in their `metadata` subcommand output.
Providers that do not advertise stop (or do not implement metadata at
all) are silently skipped, preserving backward compatibility with
existing providers that pre-date this hook.

Closes #13772

Signed-off-by: Guillaume Lours <glours@users.noreply.github.com>

docs/examples/provider.go

@@ -74,8 +74,14 @@ func composeCommand() *cobra.Command {
 	downCmd.Flags().String("name", "", "Name of the database to be deleted")
 	_ = downCmd.MarkFlagRequired("name")
 
-	c.AddCommand(upCmd, downCmd)
+	stopCmd := &cobra.Command{
-	c.AddCommand(metadataCommand(upCmd, downCmd))
+		Use:  "stop",
+		Run:  stop,
+		Args: cobra.ExactArgs(1),
+	}
+
+	c.AddCommand(upCmd, downCmd, stopCmd)
+	c.AddCommand(metadataCommand(upCmd, downCmd, stopCmd))
 	return c
 }
 
@@ -96,21 +102,29 @@ func down(_ *cobra.Command, _ []string) {
 	fmt.Printf(`{ "type": "error", "message": "Permission error" }%s`, lineSeparator)
 }
 
-func metadataCommand(upCmd, downCmd *cobra.Command) *cobra.Command {
+func stop(_ *cobra.Command, _ []string) {
+	if marker := os.Getenv("PROVIDER_STOP_MARKER"); marker != "" {
+		_ = os.WriteFile(marker, []byte("stopped"), 0o600)
+	}
+}
+
+func metadataCommand(upCmd, downCmd, stopCmd *cobra.Command) *cobra.Command {
 	return &cobra.Command{
 		Use: "metadata",
 		Run: func(cmd *cobra.Command, _ []string) {
-			metadata(upCmd, downCmd)
+			metadata(upCmd, downCmd, stopCmd)
 		},
 		Args: cobra.NoArgs,
 	}
 }
 
-func metadata(upCmd, downCmd *cobra.Command) {
+func metadata(upCmd, downCmd, stopCmd *cobra.Command) {
 	metadata := ProviderMetadata{}
 	metadata.Description = "Manage services on AwesomeCloud"
 	metadata.Up = commandParameters(upCmd)
 	metadata.Down = commandParameters(downCmd)
+	stopParams := commandParameters(stopCmd)
+	metadata.Stop = &stopParams
 	jsonMetadata, err := json.Marshal(metadata)
 	if err != nil {
 		panic(err)
@@ -134,9 +148,10 @@ func commandParameters(cmd *cobra.Command) CommandMetadata {
 }
 
 type ProviderMetadata struct {
-	Description string          `json:"description"`
+	Description string           `json:"description"`
-	Up          CommandMetadata `json:"up"`
+	Up          CommandMetadata  `json:"up"`
-	Down        CommandMetadata `json:"down"`
+	Down        CommandMetadata  `json:"down"`
+	Stop        *CommandMetadata `json:"stop,omitempty"`
 }
 
 type CommandMetadata struct {

docs/extension.md

@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ the resource(s) needed to run a service.
 If `provider.type` doesn't resolve into any of those, Compose will report an error and interrupt the `up` command.
 
 To be a valid Compose extension, provider command *MUST* accept a `compose` command (which can be hidden)
-with subcommands `up` and `down`.
+with subcommands `up` and `down`. It *MAY* additionally implement a `stop` subcommand to support `docker compose stop`.
 
 ## Up lifecycle
 
@@ -107,6 +107,20 @@ into its runtime environment.
 `down` lifecycle is equivalent to `up` with the `<provider> compose --project-name <NAME> down <SERVICE>` command.
 The provider is responsible for releasing all resources associated with the service.
 
+## Stop lifecycle
+
+When the user runs `docker compose stop`, Compose invokes `<provider> compose --project-name <NAME> stop <SERVICE>` for each
+provider-backed service in reverse dependency order. The provider should pause the resource without releasing it, so a later
+`docker compose start` or `docker compose up` can resume it. Any `setenv` JSON message returned during `stop` is ignored,
+since dependent services are also stopping.
+
+The `stop` hook is opt-in: Compose invokes it only when the provider declares a `stop` block in its `metadata` subcommand
+output. Providers that do not advertise `stop` in metadata (or do not implement the `metadata` subcommand at all) are
+silently skipped during `docker compose stop`, preserving backward compatibility with providers that pre-date this hook.
+
+The `--timeout` flag of `docker compose stop` applies only to container services; provider stop hooks are not subject to
+this timeout and are responsible for managing their own shutdown duration.
+
 ## Provide metadata about options
 
 Compose extensions *MAY* optionally implement a `metadata` subcommand to provide information about the parameters accepted by the `up` and `down` commands.  
@@ -153,6 +167,16 @@ The expected JSON output format is:
         "type": "string"
       }
     ]
+  },
+  "stop": {
+    "parameters": [
+      {
+        "name": "name",
+        "description": "Name of the database to be stopped",
+        "required": true,
+        "type": "string"
+      }
+    ]
   }
 }
 ```
@@ -160,6 +184,7 @@ The top elements are:
 - `description`: Human-readable description of the provider
 - `up`: Object describing the parameters accepted by the `up` command
 - `down`: Object describing the parameters accepted by the `down` command
+- `stop`: Object describing the parameters accepted by the `stop` command (optional)
 
 And for each command parameter, you should include the following properties:
 - `name`: The parameter name (without `--` prefix)

pkg/compose/plugins.go

@@ -72,6 +72,10 @@ func (s *composeService) runPlugin(ctx context.Context, project *types.Project,
 		return err
 	}
 
+	if command == "stop" {
+		return nil
+	}
+
 	mux.Lock()
 	defer mux.Unlock()
 	for name, s := range project.Services {
@@ -86,7 +90,7 @@ func (s *composeService) runPlugin(ctx context.Context, project *types.Project,
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (s *composeService) executePlugin(cmd *exec.Cmd, command string, service types.ServiceConfig) (types.Mapping, error) {
+func (s *composeService) executePlugin(cmd *exec.Cmd, command string, service types.ServiceConfig) (types.Mapping, error) { //nolint:gocyclo
 	var action string
 	switch command {
 	case "up":
@@ -95,6 +99,9 @@ func (s *composeService) executePlugin(cmd *exec.Cmd, command string, service ty
 	case "down":
 		s.events.On(removingEvent(service.Name))
 		action = "remove"
+	case "stop":
+		s.events.On(stoppingEvent(service.Name))
+		action = "stop"
 	default:
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("unsupported plugin command: %s", command)
 	}
@@ -152,6 +159,8 @@ func (s *composeService) executePlugin(cmd *exec.Cmd, command string, service ty
 		s.events.On(createdEvent(service.Name))
 	case "down":
 		s.events.On(removedEvent(service.Name))
+	case "stop":
+		s.events.On(stoppedEvent(service.Name))
 	}
 	return variables, nil
 }
@@ -178,6 +187,10 @@ func (s *composeService) setupPluginCommand(ctx context.Context, project *types.
 		currentCommandMetadata = cmdOptionsMetadata.Up
 	case "down":
 		currentCommandMetadata = cmdOptionsMetadata.Down
+	case "stop":
+		if cmdOptionsMetadata.Stop != nil {
+			currentCommandMetadata = *cmdOptionsMetadata.Stop
+		}
 	}
 
 	provider := *service.Provider
@@ -241,13 +254,14 @@ func (s *composeService) getPluginMetadata(path, command string, project *types.
 }
 
 type ProviderMetadata struct {
-	Description string          `json:"description"`
+	Description string           `json:"description"`
-	Up          CommandMetadata `json:"up"`
+	Up          CommandMetadata  `json:"up"`
-	Down        CommandMetadata `json:"down"`
+	Down        CommandMetadata  `json:"down"`
+	Stop        *CommandMetadata `json:"stop,omitempty"`
 }
 
 func (p ProviderMetadata) IsEmpty() bool {
-	return p.Description == "" && p.Up.Parameters == nil && p.Down.Parameters == nil
+	return p.Description == "" && p.Up.Parameters == nil && p.Down.Parameters == nil && p.Stop == nil
 }
 
 type CommandMetadata struct {

pkg/compose/plugins_test.go

@@ -0,0 +1,112 @@
+/*
+   Copyright 2020 Docker Compose CLI authors
+
+   Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+   you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+   You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+       http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+   Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+   distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+   WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+   See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+   limitations under the License.
+*/
+
+package compose
+
+import (
+	"encoding/json"
+	"testing"
+
+	"gotest.tools/v3/assert"
+)
+
+func TestProviderMetadata_IsEmpty(t *testing.T) {
+	param := []ParameterMetadata{{Name: "x"}}
+
+	tests := []struct {
+		name     string
+		metadata ProviderMetadata
+		want     bool
+	}{
+		{
+			name:     "empty metadata",
+			metadata: ProviderMetadata{},
+			want:     true,
+		},
+		{
+			name:     "only Description set",
+			metadata: ProviderMetadata{Description: "something"},
+			want:     false,
+		},
+		{
+			name:     "only Up.Parameters set",
+			metadata: ProviderMetadata{Up: CommandMetadata{Parameters: param}},
+			want:     false,
+		},
+		{
+			name:     "only Down.Parameters set",
+			metadata: ProviderMetadata{Down: CommandMetadata{Parameters: param}},
+			want:     false,
+		},
+		{
+			name:     "only Stop set",
+			metadata: ProviderMetadata{Stop: &CommandMetadata{Parameters: param}},
+			want:     false,
+		},
+		{
+			name:     "Stop set with empty parameters",
+			metadata: ProviderMetadata{Stop: &CommandMetadata{}},
+			want:     false,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "all fields set",
+			metadata: ProviderMetadata{
+				Description: "full",
+				Up:          CommandMetadata{Parameters: param},
+				Down:        CommandMetadata{Parameters: param},
+				Stop:        &CommandMetadata{Parameters: param},
+			},
+			want: false,
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, tc := range tests {
+		t.Run(tc.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			assert.Equal(t, tc.metadata.IsEmpty(), tc.want)
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+func TestProviderMetadata_JSONUnmarshal(t *testing.T) {
+	raw := `{"description":"x","up":{"parameters":[{"name":"a"}]},"down":{"parameters":[{"name":"b"}]},"stop":{"parameters":[{"name":"c"}]}}`
+
+	var metadata ProviderMetadata
+	err := json.Unmarshal([]byte(raw), &metadata)
+	assert.NilError(t, err)
+	assert.Equal(t, metadata.Description, "x")
+	assert.Equal(t, metadata.Up.Parameters[0].Name, "a")
+	assert.Equal(t, metadata.Down.Parameters[0].Name, "b")
+	assert.Assert(t, metadata.Stop != nil, "Stop should be non-nil when present in JSON")
+	assert.Equal(t, metadata.Stop.Parameters[0].Name, "c")
+}
+
+func TestProviderMetadata_StopAbsent(t *testing.T) {
+	raw := `{"description":"x","up":{"parameters":[]},"down":{"parameters":[]}}`
+
+	var metadata ProviderMetadata
+	err := json.Unmarshal([]byte(raw), &metadata)
+	assert.NilError(t, err)
+	assert.Assert(t, metadata.Stop == nil, "Stop should be nil when absent from JSON")
+}
+
+func TestProviderMetadata_StopAdvertisedWithoutParameters(t *testing.T) {
+	raw := `{"stop":{"parameters":null}}`
+
+	var metadata ProviderMetadata
+	err := json.Unmarshal([]byte(raw), &metadata)
+	assert.NilError(t, err)
+	assert.Assert(t, metadata.Stop != nil, "Stop should be non-nil when key present even with null parameters")
+}

pkg/compose/stop.go

@@ -53,6 +53,17 @@ func (s *composeService) stop(ctx context.Context, projectName string, options a
 			return nil
 		}
 		serv := project.Services[service]
+		if serv.Provider != nil {
+			path, err := s.getPluginBinaryPath(serv.Provider.Type)
+			if err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+			metadata := s.getPluginMetadata(path, serv.Provider.Type, project)
+			if metadata.Stop == nil {
+				return nil
+			}
+			return s.runPlugin(ctx, project, serv, "stop")
+		}
 		return s.stopContainers(ctx, &serv, containers.filter(isService(service)).filter(isNotOneOff), options.Timeout, event)
 	})
 }

pkg/e2e/fixtures/providers/provider-stop.yaml

@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+services:
+  test:
+    image: alpine
+    command: echo ok
+    depends_on:
+      - provider
+  provider:
+    provider:
+      type: example-provider
+      options:
+        name: provider
+        type: test
+        size: 1

pkg/e2e/providers_test.go

@@ -29,6 +29,37 @@ import (
 	"gotest.tools/v3/icmd"
 )
 
+// TestProviderStopHook verifies that "docker compose stop" invokes the provider
+// binary's "stop" subcommand. The example provider writes a sentinel file at
+// PROVIDER_STOP_MARKER when its stop subcommand runs.
+func TestProviderStopHook(t *testing.T) {
+	provider, err := findExecutable("example-provider")
+	assert.NilError(t, err)
+
+	markerFile := filepath.Join(t.TempDir(), "example-provider-stop-marker")
+
+	path := fmt.Sprintf("%s%s%s", os.Getenv("PATH"), string(os.PathListSeparator), filepath.Dir(provider))
+	c := NewParallelCLI(t, WithEnv(
+		"PATH="+path,
+		"PROVIDER_STOP_MARKER="+markerFile,
+	))
+	const projectName = "provider-stop-hook"
+
+	t.Cleanup(func() {
+		_ = os.Remove(markerFile)
+		c.cleanupWithDown(t, projectName)
+	})
+
+	res := c.RunDockerComposeCmd(t, "-f", "fixtures/providers/provider-stop.yaml", "--project-name", projectName, "up", "-d")
+	res.Assert(t, icmd.Success)
+
+	res = c.RunDockerComposeCmd(t, "-f", "fixtures/providers/provider-stop.yaml", "--project-name", projectName, "stop")
+	res.Assert(t, icmd.Success)
+
+	_, statErr := os.Stat(markerFile)
+	assert.NilError(t, statErr, "expected example-provider stop subcommand to write marker file %q", markerFile)
+}
+
 func TestDependsOnMultipleProviders(t *testing.T) {
 	provider, err := findExecutable("example-provider")
 	assert.NilError(t, err)