diff --git a/include/hexagram/module.h b/include/hexagram/module.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a1bcd0f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/hexagram/module.h
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+#ifndef _HEXAGRAM_MODULE_H
+#define _HEXAGRAM_MODULE_H
+
+#include <hexagram/can.h>
+
+typedef struct _hexagram_module hexagram_module;
+
+hexagram_module *hexagram_module_open(const char *soname);
+
+int hexagram_module_close(hexagram_module *module);
+
+const char *hexagram_module_name(hexagram_module *module);
+
+int hexagram_module_run(hexagram_module *module, hexagram_can_if *can_if);
+
+int hexagram_module_stop(hexagram_module *module);
+
+#endif /* _HEXAGRAM_MODULE_H */
diff --git a/src/Makefile b/src/Makefile
index ad4cc1b..5969c28 100644
--- a/src/Makefile
+++ b/src/Makefile
@@ -7,10 +7,10 @@ CC		= $(CROSS)cc
 CFLAGS		+= -fPIC -I$(INCLUDE_PATH)
 LDFLAGS		=
 
-HEADERS		= dict.h hash.h can.h capture.h pcapng.h
+HEADERS		= dict.h hash.h can.h capture.h pcapng.h module.h
 HEADERS_LOCAL	= util.h
 
-OBJS		= dict.o hash.o can.o capture.o pcapng.o
+OBJS		= dict.o hash.o can.o capture.o pcapng.o module.o
 
 VERSION_MAJOR	= 0
 VERSION_MINOR	= 0.1
diff --git a/src/module.c b/src/module.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0489b45
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/module.c
@@ -0,0 +1,112 @@
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <dlfcn.h>
+#include <signal.h>
+#include <sys/types.h>
+#include <sys/wait.h>
+
+#include <hexagram/module.h>
+
+struct _hexagram_module {
+    const char *soname;
+    void *handle;
+    char *(*name)();
+    int (*run)(hexagram_can_if *can_if);
+    int pid;
+};
+
+hexagram_module *hexagram_module_open(const char *soname) {
+    hexagram_module *module;
+
+    if ((module = malloc(sizeof(*module))) == NULL) {
+        goto error_malloc;
+    }
+
+    if ((module->handle = dlopen(soname, RTLD_LAZY)) == NULL) {
+        goto error_dlopen;
+    }
+
+    if ((module->run = dlsym(module->handle, "_hexagram_module_run")) == NULL) {
+        goto error_dlsym;
+    }
+
+    if ((module->name = dlsym(module->handle, "_hexagram_module_name")) == NULL) {
+        goto error_dlsym;
+    }
+
+    module->soname = soname;
+    module->pid    = 0;
+
+    return module;
+
+error_dlsym:
+    dlclose(module->handle);
+
+error_dlopen:
+    free(module);
+
+error_malloc:
+    return NULL;
+}
+
+const char *hexagram_module_name(hexagram_module *module) {
+    return module->name();
+}
+
+int hexagram_module_run(hexagram_module *module, hexagram_can_if *can_if) {
+    /*
+     * Module already stopped
+     */
+    if (module->pid < 0) {
+        return -1;
+    }
+
+    return module->run(can_if);
+}
+
+int hexagram_module_stop(hexagram_module *module) {
+    if (module->pid <= 0) {
+        return 0;
+    }
+
+    if (kill(module->pid, SIGTERM) < 0) {
+        if (kill(module->pid, SIGKILL) < 0) {
+            goto error_kill;
+        }
+    }
+
+    if (waitpid(module->pid, NULL, 0) < 0) {
+        goto error_waitpid;
+    }
+
+    /*
+     * Mark the module as stopped
+     */
+    module->pid = -1;
+
+    return 0;
+
+error_waitpid:
+error_kill:
+    return -1;
+}
+
+int hexagram_module_close(hexagram_module *module) {
+    if (hexagram_module_stop(module) < 0) {
+        goto error_stop_module;
+    }
+
+    if (dlclose(module->handle) < 0) {
+        goto error_dlclose;
+    }
+
+    memset(module, '\0', sizeof(*module));
+
+    return 0;
+
+error_dlclose:
+    memset(module, '\0', sizeof(*module));
+
+error_stop_module:
+    return -1;
+}