Do not shorten container names #1723

conf/glances.conf

@@ -327,6 +327,8 @@ port_default_gateway=True
 
 [docker]
 disable=False
+# Define the maximum docker size name (default is 20 chars)
+max_name_size=20
 #cpu_careful=50
 # Thresholds for CPU and MEM (in %)
 #cpu_warning=70

docs/aoa/docker.rst

@@ -20,6 +20,9 @@ under the ``[docker]`` section:
 .. code-block:: ini
 
     [docker]
+    disable=False
+    # Define the maximum docker size name (default is 20 chars)
+    max_name_size=20
     # Global containers' thresholds for CPU and MEM (in %)
     cpu_careful=50
     cpu_warning=70

glances/plugins/glances_docker.py

@@ -81,6 +81,9 @@ class Plugin(GlancesPlugin):
         # The plgin can be disable using: args.disable_docker
         self.args = args
 
+        # Default config keys
+        self.config = config
+
         # We want to display the stat in the curse interface
         self.display_curse = True
 
@@ -524,8 +527,11 @@ class Plugin(GlancesPlugin):
         ret.append(self.curse_new_line())
         # Header
         ret.append(self.curse_new_line())
-        # Get the maximum containers name (cutted to 20 char max)
-        name_max_width = min(20, len(max(self.stats['containers'], key=lambda x: len(x['name']))['name']))
+        # Get the maximum containers name
+        # Max size is configurable. See feature request #1723.
+        name_max_width = min(self.config.get_int_value('docker', 'max_name_size', default=20),
+                             len(max(self.stats['containers'], 
+                                 key=lambda x: len(x['name']))['name']))
         msg = ' {:{width}}'.format('Name', width=name_max_width)
         ret.append(self.curse_add_line(msg))
         msg = '{:>10}'.format('Status')