# File lib/openshift-origin-node/model/application_container.rb, line 103
    def get_app_state
      env = load_env
      app_state_file=File.join(env[:OPENSHIFT_HOMEDIR], 'app-root', 'runtime', '.state')
      
      if File.exists?(app_state_file)
        app_state = nil
        File.open(app_state_file) { |input| app_state = input.read.chomp }
      else
        app_state = 'unknown'
      end
      app_state
    end