Let's not break, shall we? ^^'

examples/actor.sh

@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+echo "Bash actor called with $@"

examples/bffh.dhall

@@ -1,19 +1,29 @@
 -- { actor_connections = [] : List { _1 : Text, _2 : Text }
 { actor_connections = 
   [ { _1 = "Testmachine", _2 = "Actor" }
-  , { _1 = "Another", _2 = "Actor2" }
-  , { _1 = "Yetmore", _2 = "Actor3" }
+  , { _1 = "Another", _2 = "Bash" }
+  , { _1 = "Yetmore", _2 = "Bash2" }
   ]
 , actors = 
   { Actor = { module = "Dummy", params = {=} }
   , Actor2 = { module = "Dummy", params = {=} }
   , Actor3 = { module = "Dummy", params = {=} }
+  , Bash = { module = "Process", params =
+    { cmd = "./examples/actor.sh"
+    , args = "your ad could be here"
+    }}
+  , Bash2 = { module = "Process", params =
+    { cmd = "./examples/actor.sh"
+    , args = "this is a different one"
+    }}
+  , Bash3 = { module = "Process", params =
+    { cmd = "./examples/actor.sh" 
+    }}
   }
   , init_connections = [] : List { _1 : Text, _2 : Text }
 --, init_connections = [{ _1 = "Initiator", _2 = "Testmachine" }]
-, initiators = 
-  { Initiator = { module = "Dummy", params = {=} } 
-  }
+, initiators = --{=}
+  { Initiator = { module = "Dummy", params = {=} } }
 , listens = 
   [ { address = "127.0.0.1", port = Some 59661 }
   , { address = "::1", port = Some 59661 }

src/actor.rs

@@ -161,6 +161,10 @@ fn load_single(
         "Dummy" => {
             Some(Box::new(Dummy::new(log)))
         }
+        "Process" => {
+            Process::new(log.new(o!("name" => name.clone())), name.clone(), params)
+                .map(|a| a.into_boxed_actuator())
+        }
         _ => {
             error!(log, "No actor found with name \"{}\", configured as \"{}\".", module_name, name);
             None

src/machine.rs

@@ -163,9 +163,7 @@ impl Inner {
     }
 
     pub fn do_state_change(&mut self, new_state: MachineState) {
-            print!("State {:?}", &new_state);
             let old_state = self.state.replace(new_state);
-            print!("<- {:?}", &old_state);
             self.reset.replace(old_state);
     }
 

src/modules.rs

@@ -7,3 +7,6 @@
 
 mod shelly;
 pub use shelly::Shelly;
+
+mod process;
+pub use process::Process;

src/modules/process.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,92 @@
+use std::collections::HashMap;
+use std::process::Stdio;
+use smol::process::Command;
+
+use futures::future::FutureExt;
+
+use crate::actor::Actuator;
+use crate::db::machine::{MachineState, Status};
+use futures::future::BoxFuture;
+
+use slog::Logger;
+
+pub struct Process {
+    log: Logger,
+    name: String,
+    cmd: String,
+    args: Vec<String>,
+}
+
+impl Process {
+    pub fn new(log: Logger, name: String, params: &HashMap<String, String>) -> Option<Self> {
+        let cmd = params.get("cmd").map(|s| s.to_string())?;
+        let args = params.get("args").map(|argv|
+                argv.split_whitespace()
+                    .map(|s| s.to_string())
+                    .collect())
+            .unwrap_or_else(Vec::new);
+
+        Some(Self { log, name, cmd, args })
+    }
+
+    pub fn into_boxed_actuator(self) -> Box<dyn Actuator + Sync + Send> {
+        Box::new(self)
+    }
+}
+
+impl Actuator for Process {
+    fn apply(&mut self, state: MachineState) -> BoxFuture<'static, ()> {
+        debug!(self.log, "Running {} ({}) for {:?}", &self.name, &self.cmd, &state);
+        let mut command = Command::new(&self.cmd);
+        command
+            .stdin(Stdio::null())
+            .args(self.args.iter())
+            .arg(&self.name);
+
+        let fstate = state.state.clone();
+        match state.state {
+            Status::Free => {
+                command.arg("free");
+            }
+            Status::InUse(by) => {
+                command.arg("inuse");
+                by.map(|user| command.arg(format!("{}", user)));
+            }
+            Status::ToCheck(by) => {
+                command.arg("tocheck")
+                    .arg(format!("{}", by));
+            }
+            Status::Blocked(by) => {
+                command.arg("blocked")
+                    .arg(format!("{}", by));
+            }
+            Status::Disabled => { command.arg("disabled"); },
+            Status::Reserved(by) => {
+                command.arg("reserved")
+                    .arg(format!("{}", by));
+            }
+        }
+
+        let flog = self.log.new(o!());
+        let name = self.name.clone();
+        Box::pin(command.output().map(move |res| match res {
+            Ok(retv) if retv.status.success() => { 
+                trace!(flog, "Actor was successful"); 
+                let outstr = String::from_utf8_lossy(&retv.stdout);
+                for line in outstr.lines() {
+                    debug!(flog, "{}", line);
+                }
+            }
+            Ok(retv) => { 
+                warn!(flog, "Actor {} returned nonzero output {} for {:?}", name, retv.status, fstate); 
+                if !retv.stderr.is_empty() {
+                    let errstr = String::from_utf8_lossy(&retv.stderr);
+                    for line in errstr.lines() {
+                        warn!(flog, "{}", line);
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+            Err(err) => { warn!(flog, "Actor {} failed to run cmd: {}", name, err); }
+        }))
+    }
+}