diff --git a/lib/processes/eventsWrapper.js b/lib/processes/eventsWrapper.js
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+const uuid = require('uuid/v1');
+const constants = require('../constants');
+
+class Events {
+
+  /**
+   * Constructs an event wrapper for processes.
+   * Handles sending an event message to the parent process and waiting for its response
+   * No need to create an instance of eventsWrapper for your own process, just extend ProcessWrapper
+   *  Then, you an use `this.events.[on|request]` with the usual parameters you would use
+   */
+  constructor() {
+    this.subscribedEvents = {};
+    this.listenToParentProcess();
+  }
+
+  listenToParentProcess() {
+    process.on('message', (msg) => {
+      if (!msg.event || msg.event !== constants.process.events.response) {
+        return;
+      }
+      if (!this.subscribedEvents[msg.eventId]) {
+        return;
+      }
+      this.subscribedEvents[msg.eventId](msg.result);
+    });
+  }
+
+  sendEvent() {
+    const eventType = arguments[0];
+    const requestName = arguments[1];
+
+    let args = [].slice.call(arguments, 2);
+    const eventId = uuid();
+    this.subscribedEvents[eventId] = args[args.length - 1];
+    args = args.splice(0, args.length - 2);
+
+    process.send({
+      event: eventType,
+      requestName,
+      args,
+      eventId: eventId
+    });
+  }
+
+  on() {
+    this.sendEvent(constants.process.events.on, ...arguments);
+  }
+
+  request() {
+    this.sendEvent(constants.process.events.request, ...arguments);
+  }
+}
+
+module.exports = Events;
diff --git a/lib/processes/processLauncher.js b/lib/processes/processLauncher.js
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+++ b/lib/processes/processLauncher.js
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+const child_process = require('child_process');
+const constants = require('../constants');
+const path = require('path');
+const utils = require('../utils/utils');
+
+class ProcessLauncher {
+
+  /**
+   * Constructor of ProcessLauncher. Forks the module and sets up the message handling
+   * @param {Object}    options   Options tp start the process
+   *        * modulePath      {String}    Absolute path to the module to fork
+   *        * logger          {Object}    Logger
+   *        * events          {Function}  Events Emitter instance
+   * @return {ProcessLauncher}    The ProcessLauncher instance
+   */
+  constructor(options) {
+    this.name = path.basename(options.modulePath);
+    this.process = child_process.fork(options.modulePath);
+    this.logger = options.logger;
+    this.events = options.events;
+    this.silent = options.silent;
+    this.exitCallback = options.exitCallback;
+
+    this.subscriptions = {};
+    this._subscribeToMessages();
+  }
+
+  // Subscribes to messages from the child process and delegates to the right methods
+  _subscribeToMessages() {
+    const self = this;
+    this.process.on('message', (msg) => {
+      if (msg.result === constants.process.log) {
+        return self._handleLog(msg);
+      }
+      if (msg.event) {
+        return self._handleEvent(msg);
+      }
+      self._checkSubscriptions(msg);
+    });
+
+    this.process.on('exit', (code) => {
+      if (self.exitCallback) {
+        return self.exitCallback(code);
+      }
+      if (code) {
+        this.logger.info(`Child Process ${this.name} exited with code ${code}`);
+      }
+    });
+  }
+
+  // Translates logs from the child process to the logger
+  _handleLog(msg) {
+    if (this.silent && msg.type !== 'error') {
+      return;
+    }
+    if (this.logger[msg.type]) {
+      return this.logger[msg.type](utils.normalizeInput(msg.message));
+    }
+    this.logger.debug(utils.normalizeInput(msg.message));
+  }
+
+  // Handle event calls from the child process
+  _handleEvent(msg) {
+    const self = this;
+    if (!self.events[msg.event]) {
+      self.logger.warn('Unknown event method called: ' + msg.event);
+      return;
+    }
+    if (!msg.args || !Array.isArray(msg.args)) {
+      msg.args = [];
+    }
+    // Add callback in the args
+    msg.args.push((result) => {
+      self.process.send({
+        event: constants.process.events.response,
+        result,
+        eventId: msg.eventId
+      });
+    });
+    self.events[msg.event](msg.requestName, ...msg.args);
+  }
+
+  // Looks at the subscriptions to see if there is a callback to call
+  _checkSubscriptions(msg) {
+    const messageKeys = Object.keys(msg);
+    const subscriptionsKeys = Object.keys(this.subscriptions);
+    let subscriptionsForKey;
+    let messageKey;
+    // Find if the message contains a key that we are subscribed to
+    messageKeys.some(_messageKey => {
+      return subscriptionsKeys.some(subscriptionKey => {
+        if (_messageKey === subscriptionKey) {
+          subscriptionsForKey = this.subscriptions[subscriptionKey];
+          messageKey = _messageKey;
+          return true;
+        }
+        return false;
+      });
+    });
+
+    if (subscriptionsForKey) {
+      // Find if we are subscribed to one of the values
+      let subsIndex = [];
+      const subscriptionsForValue = subscriptionsForKey.filter((sub, index) => {
+        if (msg[messageKey] === sub.value) {
+          subsIndex.push(index);
+          return true;
+        }
+        return false;
+      });
+
+      if (subscriptionsForValue.length) {
+        // We are subscribed to that message, call the callback
+        subscriptionsForValue.forEach((subscription, index) => {
+          subscription.callback(msg);
+
+          if (subscription.once) {
+            // Called only once, we can remove it
+            subscription = null;
+            this.subscriptions[messageKey].splice(subsIndex[index], 1);
+          }
+        });
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Subscribe to a message using a key-value pair
+   * @param {String}    key       Message key to subscribe to
+   * @param {String}    value     Value that the above key must have for the callback to be called
+   * @param {Function}  callback  callback(response)
+   * @return {void}
+   */
+  on(key, value, callback) {
+    if (this.subscriptions[key]) {
+      this.subscriptions[key].push({value, callback});
+      return;
+    }
+    this.subscriptions[key] = [{value, callback}];
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Same as .on, but only triggers once
+   * @param {String}    key       Message key to subscribe to
+   * @param {String}    value     Value that the above key must have for the callback to be called
+   * @param {Function}  callback  callback(response)
+   * @return {void}
+   */
+  once(key, value, callback) {
+    const obj = {value, callback, once: true};
+    if (this.subscriptions[key]) {
+      this.subscriptions[key].push(obj);
+      return;
+    }
+    this.subscriptions[key] = [obj];
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Unsubscribes from a previously subscribed key-value pair (or key if no value)
+   * @param {String}  key     Message key to unsubscribe
+   * @param {String}  value   [Optional] Value of the key to unsubscribe
+ *                            If there is no value, unsubscribes from all the values of that key
+   * @return {void}
+   */
+  unsubscribeTo(key, value) {
+    if (!value) {
+      this.subscriptions[key] = [];
+    }
+    if (this.subscriptions[key]) {
+      this.subscriptions[key].filter((val, index) => {
+        if (val.value === value) {
+          this.subscriptions[key].splice(index, 1);
+        }
+      });
+    }
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Unsubscribes from all subscriptions
+   * @return {void}
+   */
+  unsubscribeToAll() {
+    this.subscriptions = {};
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Sends a message to the child process. Same as ChildProcess.send()
+   * @params {Object}   message     Message to send
+   * For other parameters, see:
+   *  https://nodejs.org/api/child_process.html#child_process_subprocess_send_message_sendhandle_options_callback
+   * @return {void}
+   */
+  send() {
+    if (!this.process.connected) {
+      return false;
+    }
+    return this.process.send(...arguments);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Disconnects the child process. It will exit on its own
+   * @return {void}
+   */
+  disconnect() {
+    this.process.disconnect();
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Kills the child process
+   *  https://nodejs.org/api/child_process.html#child_process_subprocess_kill_signal
+   * @return {void}
+   */
+  kill() {
+    this.process.kill(...arguments);
+  }
+}
+
+module.exports = ProcessLauncher;
diff --git a/lib/processes/processWrapper.js b/lib/processes/processWrapper.js
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+++ b/lib/processes/processWrapper.js
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+const constants = require('../constants');
+const Events = require('./eventsWrapper');
+
+// Override process.chdir so that we have a partial-implementation PWD for Windows
+const realChdir = process.chdir;
+process.chdir = (...args) => {
+  if (!process.env.PWD) {
+    process.env.PWD = process.cwd();
+  }
+  realChdir(...args);
+};
+
+class ProcessWrapper {
+
+  /**
+   * Class from which process extend. Should not be instantiated alone.
+   * Manages the log interception so that all console.* get sent back to the parent process
+   * Also creates an Events instance. To use it, just do `this.events.[on|request]`
+   *
+   * @param {Options}     _options    Nothing for now
+   */
+  constructor(_options) {
+    this.interceptLogs();
+    this.events = new Events();
+
+    this.pingParent();
+  }
+
+  // Ping parent to see if it is still alive. Otherwise, let's die
+  pingParent() {
+    const self = this;
+    self.retries = 0;
+    function error() {
+      if (self.retries > 2) {
+          self.kill();
+          process.exit();
+      }
+      self.retries++;
+    }
+    setInterval(() => {
+      try {
+        let result = self.send({action: 'ping'});
+        if (!result) {
+          return error();
+        }
+        self.retries = 0;
+      } catch (e) {
+        error();
+      }
+    }, 500);
+  }
+
+  interceptLogs() {
+    const context = {};
+    context.console = console;
+
+    context.console.log = this._log.bind(this, 'log');
+    context.console.warn = this._log.bind(this, 'warn');
+    context.console.error = this._log.bind(this, 'error');
+    context.console.info = this._log.bind(this, 'info');
+    context.console.debug = this._log.bind(this, 'debug');
+    context.console.trace = this._log.bind(this, 'trace');
+    context.console.dir = this._log.bind(this, 'dir');
+  }
+
+  _log(type, ...messages) {
+    const isHardSource = messages.some(message => {
+      return (typeof message === 'string' && message.indexOf('hardsource') > -1);
+    });
+    if (isHardSource) {
+      return;
+    }
+    this.send({result: constants.process.log, message: messages, type});
+  }
+
+  send() {
+    if (!process.connected) {
+      return false;
+    }
+    return process.send(...arguments);
+  }
+
+  kill() {
+    // Should be implemented by derived class
+    console.log('Process killed');
+  }
+}
+
+process.on('exit', () => {
+  process.exit(0);
+});
+
+module.exports = ProcessWrapper;