add check for running containers

Author: karissarjacobsen

azure-pipelines.yml

@@ -100,10 +100,16 @@ steps:
 
 - script: dir $(Build.SourcesDirectory)/code-examples-python-private/app
 
-- task: CmdLine@2
-  inputs:
-    script: 'docker rm -f $(docker ps -a -q)' 
-  continueOnError: true
+- script: |
+    echo "Checking for running Docker containers..."
+    containers=$(docker ps -q)
+    if [ ! -z "$containers" ]; then
+      echo "Stopping running Docker containers..."
+      docker stop $(docker ps -q)
+    else
+      echo "No Docker containers are running."
+    fi
+  displayName: "check for running containers"
 
 - script: |
     docker system prune -a --force