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+#
+# Copyright 2016 the original author or authors.
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+#
+
+from handlers import handler_start, handler_stop
+from structlog import get_logger
+
+from common.utils.dockerhelpers import EventProcessor
+
+class Podder(object):
+
+    log = get_logger()
+
+    def __init__(self, args, slave_config):
+        self.log.info('Initializing Podder')
+        self.running = False
+        self.events = EventProcessor()
+        self.handlers = { 'podder_config' : slave_config }
+
+    def run(self):
+        if self.running:
+            return
+        self.running = True
+
+        self.initialize()
+
+    def shutdown(self):
+        try:
+            self.events.stop_listening()
+        except:
+            self.log.info('Shutting down')
+
+    def initialize(self):
+        self.define_handlers()
+        while True:
+            try:
+                self.events.listen_for_events(self.handlers)
+            except KeyboardInterrupt:
+                self.shutdown()
+                break
+            except Exception, e:
+                self.log.info('Handler exception', e)
+
+    def define_handlers(self):
+        self.handlers['start'] = handler_start
+        self.handlers['stop'] = handler_stop
+