diff --git a/src/app.rs b/src/app.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5c7465f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+use std::process::Command;
+
+use crate::result::Result;
+
+#[derive(Clone, Debug, Deserialize)]
+pub struct App {
+	pub name: String,
+	pub command: String,
+	pub args: Vec<String>,
+	pub restart_on_success: Option<bool>,
+	pub restart_on_failure: Option<bool>,
+	pub restart_on_terminate: Option<bool>,
+	pub wait: Option<bool>,
+	pub hold: Option<bool>,
+}
+
+impl App {
+	pub fn wait_start(&self) -> Result<()> {
+		info!("starting application {}", &self.name);
+
+		let mut command = Command::new(&self.command);
+		command.args(&self.args);
+
+		match command.output() {
+			Ok(output) => {
+				if !output.stdout.is_empty() {
+					let s = String::from_utf8(output.stdout)?;
+					for line in s.lines() {
+						info!("[{}] stdout: {}", &self.name, line);
+					}
+				}
+				if !output.stderr.is_empty() {
+					let s = String::from_utf8(output.stderr)?;
+					for line in s.lines() {
+						info!("[{}] stderr: {}", &self.name, line);
+					}
+				}
+				Ok(())
+			}
+			Err(e) => Err(Box::from(e)),
+		}
+	}
+}
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index abea9d8..b41c2cc 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -6,53 +6,18 @@ extern crate serde;
 extern crate serde_derive;
 extern crate toml;
 
-use std::error::Error;
+mod app;
+mod proc;
+mod result;
+
 use std::fs::File;
 use std::io::Read;
 use std::path::PathBuf;
-use std::process::{Child, Command, ExitStatus, Stdio};
-
-type SupResult<T> = Result<T, Box<dyn Error>>;
-
-#[derive(Clone, Debug, Deserialize)]
-struct App {
-	name: String,
-	command: String,
-	args: Vec<String>,
-	restart_on_success: Option<bool>,
-	restart_on_failure: Option<bool>,
-	restart_on_terminate: Option<bool>,
-	wait: Option<bool>,
-	hold: Option<bool>,
-}
-
-impl App {
-	fn wait_start(&self) -> SupResult<()> {
-		info!("starting application {}", &self.name);
+use std::process::ExitStatus;
 
-		let mut command = Command::new(&self.command);
-		command.args(&self.args);
-
-		match command.output() {
-			Ok(output) => {
-				if !output.stdout.is_empty() {
-					let s = String::from_utf8(output.stdout)?;
-					for line in s.lines() {
-						info!("[{}] stdout: {}", &self.name, line);
-					}
-				}
-				if !output.stderr.is_empty() {
-					let s = String::from_utf8(output.stderr)?;
-					for line in s.lines() {
-						info!("[{}] stderr: {}", &self.name, line);
-					}
-				}
-				Ok(())
-			}
-			Err(e) => Err(Box::from(e)),
-		}
-	}
-}
+use app::App;
+use proc::Proc;
+use result::Result;
 
 #[derive(Debug, Deserialize)]
 struct Config {
@@ -60,7 +25,7 @@ struct Config {
 }
 
 impl Config {
-	fn load<T: Into<PathBuf>>(p: T) -> SupResult<Config> {
+	fn load<T: Into<PathBuf>>(p: T) -> Result<Config> {
 		let mut file = File::open(p.into())?;
 		let mut buf = String::new();
 		file.read_to_string(&mut buf)?;
@@ -72,68 +37,6 @@ impl Config {
 	}
 }
 
-struct Proc {
-	app: App,
-	child: Child,
-}
-
-impl Proc {
-	fn start(app: App) -> SupResult<Proc> {
-		info!("starting application {}", &app.name);
-
-		let mut command = Command::new(&app.command);
-		command.stdout(Stdio::piped());
-		command.stderr(Stdio::piped());
-		command.args(&app.args);
-
-		let child = command.spawn()?;
-
-		Ok(Proc { app, child })
-	}
-
-	fn check_stdout(&mut self) -> Option<String> {
-		let child_stdout = self.child.stdout.as_mut();
-		if let Some(stdout) = child_stdout {
-			let mut buf = String::new();
-			match stdout.read_to_string(&mut buf) {
-				Ok(size) => {
-					if size > 0 {
-						return Some(buf);
-					} else {
-						return None;
-					}
-				}
-				Err(e) => {
-					error!("couldn't read stdout from {}: {:?}", &self.app.name, e);
-					return None;
-				}
-			}
-		}
-		None
-	}
-
-	fn check_stderr(&mut self) -> Option<String> {
-		let child_stderr = self.child.stderr.as_mut();
-		if let Some(stderr) = child_stderr {
-			let mut buf = String::new();
-			match stderr.read_to_string(&mut buf) {
-				Ok(size) => {
-					if size > 0 {
-						return Some(buf);
-					} else {
-						return None;
-					}
-				}
-				Err(e) => {
-					error!("couldn't read stderr from {}: {:?}", &self.app.name, e);
-					return None;
-				}
-			}
-		}
-		None
-	}
-}
-
 fn main() {
 	if let Err(e) = rag::init() {
 		println!("FATAL: Error initializing logger: {:?}", e);
@@ -172,7 +75,7 @@ fn start_apps(apps: Vec<App>) -> (Vec<Proc>, Option<i8>) {
 	(procs, holds)
 }
 
-fn run() -> SupResult<()> {
+fn run() -> Result<()> {
 	let config = Config::load("sup.toml")?;
 	info!("loaded config: sup.toml");
 
diff --git a/src/proc.rs b/src/proc.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cc76a0c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/proc.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+use std::io::Read;
+use std::process::{Command, Child, Stdio};
+
+use crate::app::App;
+use crate::result::Result;
+
+pub struct Proc {
+	pub app: App,
+	pub child: Child,
+}
+
+impl Proc {
+	pub fn start(app: App) -> Result<Proc> {
+		info!("starting application {}", &app.name);
+
+		let mut command = Command::new(&app.command);
+		command.stdout(Stdio::piped());
+		command.stderr(Stdio::piped());
+		command.args(&app.args);
+
+		let child = command.spawn()?;
+
+		Ok(Proc { app, child })
+	}
+
+	pub fn check_stdout(&mut self) -> Option<String> {
+		let child_stdout = self.child.stdout.as_mut();
+		if let Some(stdout) = child_stdout {
+			let mut buf = String::new();
+			match stdout.read_to_string(&mut buf) {
+				Ok(size) => {
+					if size > 0 {
+						return Some(buf);
+					} else {
+						return None;
+					}
+				}
+				Err(e) => {
+					error!("couldn't read stdout from {}: {:?}", &self.app.name, e);
+					return None;
+				}
+			}
+		}
+		None
+	}
+
+	pub fn check_stderr(&mut self) -> Option<String> {
+		let child_stderr = self.child.stderr.as_mut();
+		if let Some(stderr) = child_stderr {
+			let mut buf = String::new();
+			match stderr.read_to_string(&mut buf) {
+				Ok(size) => {
+					if size > 0 {
+						return Some(buf);
+					} else {
+						return None;
+					}
+				}
+				Err(e) => {
+					error!("couldn't read stderr from {}: {:?}", &self.app.name, e);
+					return None;
+				}
+			}
+		}
+		None
+	}
+}
diff --git a/src/result.rs b/src/result.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fa138cb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/result.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+use std::error::Error;
+
+pub type Result<T> = std::result::Result<T, Box<dyn Error>>;