diff --git a/buildfile.go b/buildfile.go
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+package docker
+
+import (
+	"bufio"
+	"encoding/json"
+	"fmt"
+	"github.com/dotcloud/docker/utils"
+	"io"
+	"os"
+	"reflect"
+	"strings"
+)
+
+type BuildFile interface {
+	Build(io.Reader, io.Reader) (string, error)
+	CmdFrom(string) error
+	CmdRun(string) error
+}
+
+type buildFile struct {
+	runtime *Runtime
+	builder *Builder
+	srv     *Server
+
+	image      string
+	maintainer string
+	config     *Config
+
+	tmpContainers map[string]struct{}
+	tmpImages     map[string]struct{}
+
+	needCommit bool
+
+	out io.Writer
+}
+
+func (b *buildFile) clearTmp(containers, images map[string]struct{}) {
+	for c := range containers {
+		tmp := b.runtime.Get(c)
+		b.runtime.Destroy(tmp)
+		utils.Debugf("Removing container %s", c)
+	}
+	for i := range images {
+		b.runtime.graph.Delete(i)
+		utils.Debugf("Removing image %s", i)
+	}
+}
+
+func (b *buildFile) CmdFrom(name string) error {
+	image, err := b.runtime.repositories.LookupImage(name)
+	if err != nil {
+		if b.runtime.graph.IsNotExist(err) {
+
+			var tag, remote string
+			if strings.Contains(name, ":") {
+				remoteParts := strings.Split(name, ":")
+				tag = remoteParts[1]
+				remote = remoteParts[0]
+			} else {
+				remote = name
+			}
+
+			if err := b.srv.ImagePull(remote, tag, "", b.out); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+
+			image, err = b.runtime.repositories.LookupImage(name)
+			if err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+		} else {
+			return err
+		}
+	}
+	b.image = image.Id
+	b.config = &Config{}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (b *buildFile) CmdMaintainer(name string) error {
+	b.needCommit = true
+	b.maintainer = name
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (b *buildFile) CmdRun(args string) error {
+	if b.image == "" {
+		return fmt.Errorf("Please provide a source image with `from` prior to run")
+	}
+	config, _, err := ParseRun([]string{b.image, "/bin/sh", "-c", args}, nil)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	cmd, env := b.config.Cmd, b.config.Env
+	b.config.Cmd = nil
+	MergeConfig(b.config, config)
+
+	if cache, err := b.srv.ImageGetCached(b.image, config); err != nil {
+		return err
+	} else if cache != nil {
+		utils.Debugf("Use cached version")
+		b.image = cache.Id
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	cid, err := b.run()
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	b.config.Cmd, b.config.Env = cmd, env
+	return b.commit(cid)
+}
+
+func (b *buildFile) CmdEnv(args string) error {
+	b.needCommit = true
+	tmp := strings.SplitN(args, " ", 2)
+	if len(tmp) != 2 {
+		return fmt.Errorf("Invalid ENV format")
+	}
+	key := strings.Trim(tmp[0], " ")
+	value := strings.Trim(tmp[1], " ")
+
+	for i, elem := range b.config.Env {
+		if strings.HasPrefix(elem, key+"=") {
+			b.config.Env[i] = key + "=" + value
+			return nil
+		}
+	}
+	b.config.Env = append(b.config.Env, key+"="+value)
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (b *buildFile) CmdCmd(args string) error {
+	b.needCommit = true
+	var cmd []string
+	if err := json.Unmarshal([]byte(args), &cmd); err != nil {
+		utils.Debugf("Error unmarshalling: %s, using /bin/sh -c", err)
+		b.config.Cmd = []string{"/bin/sh", "-c", args}
+	} else {
+		b.config.Cmd = cmd
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (b *buildFile) CmdExpose(args string) error {
+	ports := strings.Split(args, " ")
+	b.config.PortSpecs = append(ports, b.config.PortSpecs...)
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (b *buildFile) CmdInsert(args string) error {
+	if b.image == "" {
+		return fmt.Errorf("Please provide a source image with `from` prior to insert")
+	}
+	tmp := strings.SplitN(args, " ", 2)
+	if len(tmp) != 2 {
+		return fmt.Errorf("Invalid INSERT format")
+	}
+	sourceUrl := strings.Trim(tmp[0], " ")
+	destPath := strings.Trim(tmp[1], " ")
+
+	file, err := utils.Download(sourceUrl, b.out)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	defer file.Body.Close()
+
+	cid, err := b.run()
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	container := b.runtime.Get(cid)
+	if container == nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("An error occured while creating the container")
+	}
+
+	if err := container.Inject(file.Body, destPath); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	return b.commit(cid)
+}
+
+func (b *buildFile) run() (string, error) {
+	if b.image == "" {
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("Please provide a source image with `from` prior to run")
+	}
+	b.config.Image = b.image
+
+	// Create the container and start it
+	c, err := b.builder.Create(b.config)
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
+	b.tmpContainers[c.Id] = struct{}{}
+
+	//start the container
+	if err := c.Start(); err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
+
+	// Wait for it to finish
+	if ret := c.Wait(); ret != 0 {
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("The command %v returned a non-zero code: %d", b.config.Cmd, ret)
+	}
+
+	return c.Id, nil
+}
+
+func (b *buildFile) commit(id string) error {
+	if b.image == "" {
+		return fmt.Errorf("Please provide a source image with `from` prior to commit")
+	}
+	b.config.Image = b.image
+
+	if id == "" {
+		cmd := b.config.Cmd
+		b.config.Cmd = []string{"true"}
+		if cid, err := b.run(); err != nil {
+			return err
+		} else {
+			id = cid
+		}
+		b.config.Cmd = cmd
+	}
+
+	container := b.runtime.Get(id)
+	if container == nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("An error occured while creating the container")
+	}
+
+	// Commit the container
+	image, err := b.builder.Commit(container, "", "", "", b.maintainer, nil)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	b.tmpImages[image.Id] = struct{}{}
+	b.image = image.Id
+	b.needCommit = false
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (b *buildFile) Build(dockerfile, context io.Reader) (string, error) {
+	b.out = os.Stdout
+
+	defer b.clearTmp(b.tmpContainers, b.tmpImages)
+	file := bufio.NewReader(dockerfile)
+	for {
+		line, err := file.ReadString('\n')
+		if err != nil {
+			if err == io.EOF {
+				break
+			}
+			return "", err
+		}
+		line = strings.Replace(strings.TrimSpace(line), "	", " ", 1)
+		// Skip comments and empty line
+		if len(line) == 0 || line[0] == '#' {
+			continue
+		}
+		tmp := strings.SplitN(line, " ", 2)
+		if len(tmp) != 2 {
+			return "", fmt.Errorf("Invalid Dockerfile format")
+		}
+		instruction := strings.ToLower(strings.Trim(tmp[0], " "))
+		arguments := strings.Trim(tmp[1], " ")
+
+		fmt.Fprintf(b.out, "%s %s (%s)\n", strings.ToUpper(instruction), arguments, b.image)
+
+		method, exists := reflect.TypeOf(b).MethodByName("Cmd" + strings.ToUpper(instruction[:1]) + strings.ToLower(instruction[1:]))
+		if !exists {
+			fmt.Fprintf(b.out, "Skipping unknown instruction %s\n", strings.ToUpper(instruction))
+		}
+		ret := method.Func.Call([]reflect.Value{reflect.ValueOf(b), reflect.ValueOf(arguments)})[0].Interface()
+		if ret != nil {
+			return "", ret.(error)
+		}
+
+		fmt.Fprintf(b.out, "===> %v\n", b.image)
+	}
+	if b.needCommit {
+		if err := b.commit(""); err != nil {
+			return "", err
+		}
+	}
+	if b.image != "" {
+		// The build is successful, keep the temporary containers and images
+		for i := range b.tmpImages {
+			delete(b.tmpImages, i)
+		}
+		fmt.Fprintf(b.out, "Build finished. image id: %s\n", b.image)
+		return b.image, nil
+	}
+	for i := range b.tmpContainers {
+		delete(b.tmpContainers, i)
+	}
+	return "", fmt.Errorf("An error occured during the build\n")
+}
+
+func NewBuildFile(srv *Server, out io.Writer) BuildFile {
+	return &buildFile{
+		builder:       NewBuilder(srv.runtime),
+		runtime:       srv.runtime,
+		srv:           srv,
+		config:        &Config{},
+		tmpContainers: make(map[string]struct{}),
+		tmpImages:     make(map[string]struct{}),
+	}
+}