diff --git a/lib/Spectre/Cron.pm b/lib/Spectre/Cron.pm
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+package Spectre::Cron;
+
+=head1 LEGAL
+
+ -------------------------------------------------------------------
+  WebGUI is Copyright 2001-2006 Plain Black Corporation.
+ -------------------------------------------------------------------
+  Please read the legal notices (docs/legal.txt) and the license
+  (docs/license.txt) that came with this distribution before using
+  this software.
+ -------------------------------------------------------------------
+  http://www.plainblack.com                     info@plainblack.com
+ -------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+=cut
+
+use strict;
+use DateTime;
+use DateTime::Cron::Simple;
+use WebGUI::Session;
+
+#-------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+=head2 addJob ( config, job ) 
+
+Adds a job to the cron monitoring queue.
+
+=head3 config
+
+The filename of the configuration file for the site this job belongs to.
+
+=head3 job
+
+A hash reference containing the properties of the job from the WorkflowSchedule table.
+
+=cut
+
+sub addJob {
+	my $self = shift;
+	my $config = shift;
+	my $job = shift;
+	return 0 unless ($job->{enabled});
+	$self->{_jobs}{$job->{jobId}} = {
+		config=>$config,
+		schedule=>join(" ", $job->{minuteOfHour}, $job->{hourOfDay}, $job->{dayOfMonth}, $job->{monthOfYear}, $job->{dayOfWeek}),
+		workflowId=>$job->{workflowId} 
+		}
+}
+
+
+#-------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+=head2 checkSchedules ( ) 
+
+Checks all the schedules of the jobs in the queue and triggers a workflow if a schedule matches.
+
+=cut
+
+sub checkSchedules {
+	my $self = shift
+	my $now = DateTime->from_epoch(epoch=>time());
+	foreach my $jobId (keys %{$self->{_jobs}}) {
+		my $cron = DateTime::Cron::Simple->new($self->{_jobs}{$jobId}{schedule});
+        	if ($cron->validate_time($now) {
+			# kick off an event here once we know what that api looks like
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+
+#-------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+=head2 deleteJob ( jobId ) 
+
+Removes a job from the monitoring queue.
+
+=head3 jobId
+
+The unique id of the job to remove.
+
+=cut
+
+sub deleteJob {
+	my $self = shift;
+	delete $self->{_jobs}{shift};
+}
+
+
+#-------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+=head2 DESTROY ( )
+
+Deconstructor.
+
+=cut
+
+sub DESTROY {
+	my $self = shift;
+	undef $self;
+}
+
+
+#-------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+=head2 new ( webguiRoot )
+
+Constructor. Loads all schedules from WebGUI sites into it's job queue.
+
+=head3 webguiRoot
+
+The path to the root of the WebGUI installation.
+
+=cut
+
+sub new {
+	my $class = shift;
+	my $webguiRoot = shift;
+	my $self = {_webguiRoot=>$webguiRoot};
+	bless $self, $class;
+	my $configs = WebGUI::Config->readAllConfigs($webguiRoot);
+	foreach my $config (keys %{$configs}) {
+		my $session = WebGUI::Session->open($webguiRoot, $config);
+		my $result = $session->db->read("select * from WorkflowSchedule");
+		while (my $data = $result->hashRef) {
+			$self->addJob($config, $data);
+		}
+		$session->close;
+	}
+}
+
+
+1;
+
diff --git a/lib/Spectre/ProcessManager.pm b/lib/Spectre/ProcessManager.pm
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+++ b/lib/Spectre/ProcessManager.pm
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+package Spectre::ProcessManager;
+
+=head1 LEGAL
+
+ -------------------------------------------------------------------
+  WebGUI is Copyright 2001-2006 Plain Black Corporation.
+ -------------------------------------------------------------------
+  Please read the legal notices (docs/legal.txt) and the license
+  (docs/license.txt) that came with this distribution before using
+  this software.
+ -------------------------------------------------------------------
+  http://www.plainblack.com                     info@plainblack.com
+ -------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+=cut
+
+use strict;
+use Proc::Background;
+
+#-------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+=head2 cleanUp ( )
+
+Cleans up the process list by clearning out old processes that have completed.
+
+=cut
+
+sub cleanUp {
+	my $self = shift;
+	my @newList = ();
+	foreach my $process (@{$self->{_processList}}) {
+		push(@newList, $process) if ($process->alive);	
+	}
+	$self->{_processList} = \@newList;
+}
+
+#-------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+=head2 createProcess ( command )
+
+Spawns a new process.
+
+=head3 command
+
+The commandline to execute under the new process.
+
+=cut
+
+sub createProcess {
+	my $self = shift;
+	my $command = shift;
+	my $process = Proc::Background->new({'die_upon_destroy' => 1}, $command);
+	push(@{$self->{_processList}}, $process);
+}
+
+#-------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+=head2 DESTROY ( )
+
+Deconstructor.
+
+=cut
+
+sub DESTROY {
+	my $self = shift;
+	$self->killAllProcesses;
+	undef $self;
+}
+
+#-------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+=head2 getProcessCount ( ) 
+
+Returns an integer representing the number of processes currently running. This runs cleanUp() before counting to ensure an accurate count.
+
+=cut
+
+sub getProcessCount {
+	my $self = shift;
+	$self->cleanUp;
+	return scalar(@{$self->{_processList}});
+}
+
+
+#-------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+=head2 killAllProcesses ( )
+
+Kills all of the running processes.
+
+=cut
+
+sub killAllProcesses {
+	my $self = shift;
+	foreach my $process (@{$self->{_processList}}) {
+		$process->die;
+	}
+	$self->{_processList} = ();
+}
+
+
+#-------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+=head2 new ( )
+
+Constructor.
+
+=cut 
+
+sub new {
+	my $class = shift;
+	bless {_processList} => ()}, $class;
+}
+
+1;
+
+
diff --git a/lib/Spectre/Workflow.pm b/lib/Spectre/Workflow.pm
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+package Spectre::Workflow;
+
+=head1 LEGAL
+
+ -------------------------------------------------------------------
+  WebGUI is Copyright 2001-2006 Plain Black Corporation.
+ -------------------------------------------------------------------
+  Please read the legal notices (docs/legal.txt) and the license
+  (docs/license.txt) that came with this distribution before using
+  this software.
+ -------------------------------------------------------------------
+  http://www.plainblack.com                     info@plainblack.com
+ -------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+=cut
+
+use strict;
+
+
+#-------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+=head2 addJob ( config, job )
+
+Adds a workflow job to the workflow processing queue.
+
+=head3 config
+
+The config file name for the site that this job belongs to.
+
+=head3 job
+
+A hash reference containing a row of data from the WorkflowInstance table.
+
+=cut
+
+sub addJob {
+	my $self = shift;
+	my $config = shift;
+	my $job = shift;	
+	$self->{"_priority".$job->{priority}}{$job->{instanceId}} = {
+		config=>$config,
+		status=>"waiting"
+		};
+}
+
+#-------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+=head2 deleteJob ( instanceId ) 
+
+Removes a workflow job from the processing queue.
+
+=cut
+
+sub deleteJob {
+	my $self = shift;
+	delete $self->{_priority1}{shift};
+	delete $self->{_priority2}{shift};
+	delete $self->{_priority3}{shift};
+}
+
+
+#-------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+=head2 DESTROY ( )
+
+Deconstructor.
+
+=cut
+
+sub DESTROY {
+	my $self = shift;
+	undef $self;
+}
+
+
+#-------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+=head2 getNextJob ( )
+
+=cut
+
+sub getNextJob {
+	my $self = shift;
+	foreach my $priority (1..3) {
+		foreach my $instanceId (keys %{$self->{"_priority".$priority}}) {
+			if ($self->{"_priority".$priority}{status} eq "waiting") {
+				
+		}
+	}
+	return undef;
+}
+
+#-------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+=head2 new ( webguiRoot )
+
+Constructor. Loads all active workflows from each WebGUI site and begins executing them.
+
+=head3 webguiRoot
+
+The path to the root of the WebGUI installation.
+
+=cut
+
+sub new {
+	my $class = shift;
+	my $webguiRoot = shift;
+	my $self = {_webguiRoot=>$webguiRoot};
+	bless $self, $class;
+	my $configs = WebGUI::Config->readAllConfigs($webguiRoot);
+	foreach my $config (keys %{$configs}) {
+		my $session = WebGUI::Session->open($webguiRoot, $config);
+		my $result = $session->db->read("select * from WorkflowInstance");
+		while (my $data = $result->hashRef) {
+			$self->addJob($config, $data);
+		}
+		$session->close;
+	}
+}
+
+
+1;
+
+