diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 49e60c1..8e39f8b 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 pub mod profile;
+pub mod runner;
 
 fn main() {
     println!("Hello, world!");
diff --git a/src/runner.rs b/src/runner.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5894ebe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/runner.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,122 @@
+use std::{
+    collections::HashMap,
+    io::{BufRead, BufReader},
+    process::{Child, Command, Stdio},
+};
+
+pub struct Runner {
+    environment: HashMap<String, String>,
+    command: String,
+    args: Vec<String>,
+    stdout: Vec<String>,
+    stderr: Vec<String>,
+    process: Option<Child>,
+}
+
+#[derive(PartialEq, Eq, Debug)]
+pub enum RunnerStatus {
+    Running,
+    Stopped,
+}
+
+impl Runner {
+    pub fn new(environment: HashMap<String, String>, command: String, args: Vec<String>) -> Runner {
+        Runner {
+            environment,
+            command,
+            args,
+            stdout: Vec::new(),
+            stderr: Vec::new(),
+            process: None,
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn start(&mut self) {
+        self.process = Some(
+            Command::new(&self.command)
+                .args(&self.args)
+                .envs(self.environment.clone())
+                .stdout(Stdio::piped())
+                .stderr(Stdio::piped())
+                .spawn()
+                .expect("Failed to execute runner"),
+        );
+    }
+
+    pub fn terminate(&mut self) {
+        match self.process.as_mut() {
+            None => {
+                println!("Runner already stopped")
+            }
+            Some(proc) => {
+                proc.kill().expect("Failed to kill process");
+                proc.wait().expect("Failed to wait for process");
+                self.process = None
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn status(&mut self) -> RunnerStatus {
+        match self.process.as_mut() {
+            None => RunnerStatus::Stopped,
+            Some(proc) => match proc.try_wait() {
+                Ok(_) => RunnerStatus::Stopped,
+                Err(_) => RunnerStatus::Running,
+            },
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn flush_out(&mut self) {
+        match self.process.as_mut() {
+            None => (),
+            Some(proc) => {
+                let out = proc.stdout.take().expect("Unable to read stout");
+                let mut reader = BufReader::new(out);
+                let mut bytes_read = 1;
+                let mut buf = "".to_string();
+                while bytes_read != 0 {
+                    bytes_read = match reader.read_line(&mut buf) {
+                        Ok(bytes) => bytes,
+                        Err(_) => 0,
+                    };
+                    self.stdout.push(buf.clone());
+                    buf.clear();
+                }
+
+                let err = proc.stderr.take().expect("Unable to read stderr");
+                let mut err_reader = BufReader::new(err);
+                bytes_read = 1;
+                while bytes_read != 0 {
+                    bytes_read = match err_reader.read_line(&mut buf) {
+                        Ok(bytes) => bytes,
+                        Err(_) => 0,
+                    };
+                    self.stderr.push(buf.clone());
+                    buf.clear();
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::{Runner, RunnerStatus};
+    use core::time;
+    use std::{collections::HashMap, thread::sleep};
+
+    #[test]
+    fn can_run_command_and_read_env() {
+        let mut env = HashMap::new();
+        env.insert("REX2TEST".to_string(), "Lorem ipsum dolor".to_string());
+        let mut runner = Runner::new(env, "bash".into(), vec!["-c".into(), "echo \"REX2TEST: $REX2TEST\"".into()]);
+        runner.start();
+        while runner.status() == RunnerStatus::Running {
+            sleep(time::Duration::from_millis(10));
+        }
+        runner.flush_out();
+        assert_eq!(runner.status(), RunnerStatus::Stopped);
+        assert_eq!(runner.stdout.len(), 2);
+        assert_eq!(runner.stdout.get(0).unwrap(), "REX2TEST: Lorem ipsum dolor\n");
+    }
+}