diff --git a/sfw/core/sub_process.cpp b/sfw/core/sub_process.cpp
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+/*************************************************************************/
+/*  sub_process.cpp                                                      */
+/*  From https://github.com/Relintai/pandemonium_engine (MIT)            */
+/*************************************************************************/
+
+//--STRIP
+#include "sub_process.h"
+//--STRIP
+
+#if defined(_WIN64) || defined(_WIN32)
+
+// TODO clean these up
+#include <avrt.h>
+#include <direct.h>
+#include <knownfolders.h>
+#include <process.h>
+#include <regstr.h>
+#include <shlobj.h>
+#include <wchar.h>
+
+Error SubProcess::start() {
+	if (_executable_path.empty()) {
+		return ERR_FILE_BAD_PATH;
+	}
+
+	if (is_process_running()) {
+		return ERR_BUSY;
+	}
+
+	String path = _executable_path.replace("/", "\\");
+
+	String cmdline = _quote_command_line_argument(path);
+	for (int i = 0; i < _arguments.size(); ++i) {
+		cmdline += " " + _quote_command_line_argument(_arguments[i]);
+	}
+
+	ZeroMemory(&_process_info.si, sizeof(_process_info.si));
+	_process_info.si.cb = sizeof(_process_info.si);
+	ZeroMemory(&_process_info.pi, sizeof(_process_info.pi));
+	LPSTARTUPINFOW si_w = (LPSTARTUPINFOW)&_process_info.si;
+
+	Char16String modstr = cmdline.utf16(); // Windows wants to change this no idea why.
+
+	bool inherit_handles = false;
+
+	if (_read_output) {
+		// Create pipe for StdOut and StdErr.
+		SECURITY_ATTRIBUTES sa;
+		sa.nLength = sizeof(SECURITY_ATTRIBUTES);
+		sa.bInheritHandle = true;
+		sa.lpSecurityDescriptor = NULL;
+
+		ERR_FAIL_COND_V(!CreatePipe(&_pipe_handles[0], &_pipe_handles[1], &sa, 0), ERR_CANT_FORK);
+		ERR_FAIL_COND_V(!SetHandleInformation(_pipe_handles[0], HANDLE_FLAG_INHERIT, 0), ERR_CANT_FORK); // Read handle is for host process only and should not be inherited.
+
+		_process_info.si.dwFlags |= STARTF_USESTDHANDLES;
+		_process_info.si.hStdOutput = _pipe_handles[1];
+		if (_read_std_err) {
+			_process_info.si.hStdError = _pipe_handles[1];
+		}
+		inherit_handles = true;
+	}
+
+	DWORD creaton_flags = NORMAL_PRIORITY_CLASS;
+	if (_open_console) {
+		creaton_flags |= CREATE_NEW_CONSOLE;
+	} else {
+		creaton_flags |= CREATE_NO_WINDOW;
+	}
+
+	int ret = CreateProcessW(nullptr, (LPWSTR)(modstr.ptrw()), nullptr, nullptr, inherit_handles, creaton_flags, nullptr, nullptr, si_w, &_process_info.pi);
+	if (!ret && _read_output) {
+		CloseHandle(_pipe_handles[0]); // Cleanup pipe handles.
+		CloseHandle(_pipe_handles[1]);
+
+		_pipe_handles[0] = NULL;
+		_pipe_handles[1] = NULL;
+	}
+
+	ERR_FAIL_COND_V(ret == 0, ERR_CANT_FORK);
+
+	if (_blocking) {
+		if (_read_output) {
+			CloseHandle(_pipe_handles[1]); // Close pipe write handle (only child process is writing).
+
+			int bytes_in_buffer = 0;
+
+			const int CHUNK_SIZE = 4096;
+			DWORD read = 0;
+			for (;;) { // Read StdOut and StdErr from pipe.
+				_bytes.resize(bytes_in_buffer + CHUNK_SIZE);
+				const bool success = ReadFile(_pipe_handles[0], _bytes.ptr() + bytes_in_buffer, CHUNK_SIZE, &read, NULL);
+				if (!success || read == 0) {
+					break;
+				}
+				// Assume that all possible encodings are ASCII-compatible.
+				// Break at newline to allow receiving long output in portions.
+				int newline_index = -1;
+				for (int i = read - 1; i >= 0; i--) {
+					if (_bytes[bytes_in_buffer + i] == '\n') {
+						newline_index = i;
+						break;
+					}
+				}
+
+				if (newline_index == -1) {
+					bytes_in_buffer += read;
+					continue;
+				}
+
+				const int bytes_to_convert = bytes_in_buffer + (newline_index + 1);
+				_append_to_pipe(_bytes.ptr(), bytes_to_convert);
+
+				bytes_in_buffer = read - (newline_index + 1);
+				memmove(_bytes.ptr(), _bytes.ptr() + bytes_to_convert, bytes_in_buffer);
+			}
+
+			if (bytes_in_buffer > 0) {
+				_append_to_pipe(_bytes.ptr(), bytes_in_buffer);
+			}
+
+			CloseHandle(_pipe_handles[0]); // Close pipe read handle.
+		}
+
+		WaitForSingleObject(_process_info.pi.hProcess, INFINITE);
+
+		DWORD ret2;
+		GetExitCodeProcess(_process_info.pi.hProcess, &ret2);
+		_exitcode = ret2;
+
+		CloseHandle(_process_info.pi.hProcess);
+		CloseHandle(_process_info.pi.hThread);
+	} else {
+		if (_read_output) {
+			//eventually we will need to keep this
+			CloseHandle(_pipe_handles[1]); // Close pipe write handle (only child process is writing).
+			_pipe_handles[1] = NULL;
+		}
+
+		_process_started = true;
+
+		ProcessID pid = _process_info.pi.dwProcessId;
+		_process_id = pid;
+	}
+
+	return OK;
+}
+
+Error SubProcess::stop() {
+	if (!_process_started) {
+		return OK;
+	}
+
+	if (_pipe_handles[0]) {
+		CloseHandle(_pipe_handles[0]); // Cleanup pipe handles.
+		_pipe_handles[0] = NULL;
+	}
+
+	if (_pipe_handles[1]) {
+		CloseHandle(_pipe_handles[1]);
+		_pipe_handles[1] = NULL;
+	}
+
+	const int ret = TerminateProcess(_process_info.pi.hProcess, 0);
+
+	CloseHandle(_process_info.pi.hProcess);
+	CloseHandle(_process_info.pi.hThread);
+
+	ZeroMemory(&_process_info.si, sizeof(_process_info.si));
+	_process_info.si.cb = sizeof(_process_info.si);
+	ZeroMemory(&_process_info.pi, sizeof(_process_info.pi));
+
+	_process_started = false;
+
+	return ret != 0 ? OK : FAILED;
+}
+
+Error SubProcess::poll() {
+	if (!_process_started) {
+		return FAILED;
+	}
+
+	if (!_pipe_handles[0]) {
+		return FAILED;
+	}
+
+	_pipe.clear();
+
+	int bytes_in_buffer = 0;
+
+	const int CHUNK_SIZE = 4096;
+	DWORD read = 0;
+
+	_bytes.resize(bytes_in_buffer + CHUNK_SIZE);
+	const bool success = ReadFile(_pipe_handles[0], _bytes.ptr() + bytes_in_buffer, CHUNK_SIZE, &read, NULL);
+
+	if (!success) {
+		stop();
+		return ERR_FILE_EOF;
+	}
+
+	if (read == 0) {
+		return OK;
+	}
+
+	// Assume that all possible encodings are ASCII-compatible.
+	// Break at newline to allow receiving long output in portions.
+	int newline_index = -1;
+	for (int i = read - 1; i >= 0; i--) {
+		if (_bytes[bytes_in_buffer + i] == '\n') {
+			newline_index = i;
+			break;
+		}
+	}
+
+	if (newline_index == -1) {
+		bytes_in_buffer += read;
+		return OK;
+	}
+
+	const int bytes_to_convert = bytes_in_buffer + (newline_index + 1);
+	_append_to_pipe(_bytes.ptr(), bytes_to_convert);
+
+	bytes_in_buffer = read - (newline_index + 1);
+	memmove(_bytes.ptr(), _bytes.ptr() + bytes_to_convert, bytes_in_buffer);
+
+	if (bytes_in_buffer > 0) {
+		_append_to_pipe(_bytes.ptr(), bytes_in_buffer);
+	}
+
+	return OK;
+}
+
+Error SubProcess::send_signal(const int p_signal) {
+	//Not Yet Impl
+	ERR_FAIL_V(ERR_BUG);
+}
+
+Error SubProcess::send_data(const String &p_data) {
+	//Not Yet Impl
+	ERR_FAIL_V(ERR_BUG);
+}
+
+bool SubProcess::is_process_running() const {
+	if (_process_id == 0) {
+		return false;
+	}
+
+	if (!_process_started) {
+		return false;
+	}
+
+	DWORD dw_exit_code = 0;
+	if (!GetExitCodeProcess(_process_info.pi.hProcess, &dw_exit_code)) {
+		return false;
+	}
+
+	if (dw_exit_code != STILL_ACTIVE) {
+		return false;
+	}
+
+	return true;
+}
+
+String SubProcess::_quote_command_line_argument(const String &p_text) const {
+	for (int i = 0; i < p_text.size(); i++) {
+		CharType c = p_text[i];
+		if (c == ' ' || c == '&' || c == '(' || c == ')' || c == '[' || c == ']' || c == '{' || c == '}' || c == '^' || c == '=' || c == ';' || c == '!' || c == '\'' || c == '+' || c == ',' || c == '`' || c == '~') {
+			return "\"" + p_text + "\"";
+		}
+	}
+	return p_text;
+}
+
+void SubProcess::_append_to_pipe(char *p_bytes, int p_size) {
+	// Try to convert from default ANSI code page to Unicode.
+	LocalVector<wchar_t> wchars;
+	int total_wchars = MultiByteToWideChar(CP_ACP, 0, p_bytes, p_size, nullptr, 0);
+	if (total_wchars > 0) {
+		wchars.resize(total_wchars);
+		if (MultiByteToWideChar(CP_ACP, 0, p_bytes, p_size, wchars.ptr(), total_wchars) == 0) {
+			wchars.clear();
+		}
+	}
+
+	if (_pipe_mutex) {
+		_pipe_mutex->lock();
+	}
+	if (wchars.empty()) {
+		// Let's hope it's compatible with UTF-8.
+		_pipe += String::utf8(p_bytes, p_size);
+	} else {
+		_pipe += String(wchars.ptr(), total_wchars);
+	}
+	if (_pipe_mutex) {
+		_pipe_mutex->unlock();
+	}
+}
+
+SubProcess::SubProcess() {
+	_blocking = false;
+
+	_read_output = true;
+
+	_read_std = true;
+	_read_std_err = false;
+
+	_use_pipe_mutex = false;
+
+	_pipe_mutex = NULL;
+
+	_open_console = false;
+
+	_process_id = ProcessID();
+	_exitcode = 0;
+
+	_pipe_handles[0] = NULL;
+	_pipe_handles[1] = NULL;
+
+	_process_started = false;
+
+	ZeroMemory(&_process_info.si, sizeof(_process_info.si));
+	_process_info.si.cb = sizeof(_process_info.si);
+	ZeroMemory(&_process_info.pi, sizeof(_process_info.pi));
+}
+SubProcess::~SubProcess() {
+	stop();
+}
+
+#else
+
+#include <errno.h>
+#include <signal.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <sys/wait.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+
+Error SubProcess::start() {
+#ifdef __EMSCRIPTEN__
+	// Don't compile this code at all to avoid undefined references.
+	// Actual virtual call goes to OS_JavaScript.
+	ERR_FAIL_V(ERR_BUG);
+#else
+	if (_executable_path.empty()) {
+		return ERR_FILE_BAD_PATH;
+	}
+
+	if (is_process_running()) {
+		return ERR_BUSY;
+	}
+
+	if (_blocking && _read_output) {
+		String argss;
+		argss = "\"" + _executable_path + "\"";
+
+		for (int i = 0; i < _arguments.size(); i++) {
+			argss += String(" \"") + _arguments[i] + "\"";
+		}
+
+		if (_read_std_err) {
+			argss += " 2>&1"; // Read stderr too
+		} else {
+			argss += " 2>/dev/null"; //silence stderr
+		}
+		FILE *f = popen(argss.utf8().get_data(), "r");
+
+		ERR_FAIL_COND_V_MSG(!f, ERR_CANT_OPEN, "Cannot pipe stream from process running with following arguments '" + argss + "'.");
+
+		char buf[65535];
+
+		while (fgets(buf, 65535, f)) {
+			if (_pipe_mutex) {
+				_pipe_mutex->lock();
+			}
+			_pipe += String::utf8(buf);
+			if (_pipe_mutex) {
+				_pipe_mutex->unlock();
+			}
+		}
+		int rv = pclose(f);
+
+		_exitcode = WEXITSTATUS(rv);
+
+		return OK;
+	}
+
+	if (!_blocking && _read_output) {
+		String argss;
+		argss = "\"" + _executable_path + "\"";
+
+		for (int i = 0; i < _arguments.size(); i++) {
+			argss += String(" \"") + _arguments[i] + "\"";
+		}
+
+		if (_read_std_err) {
+			argss += " 2>&1"; // Read stderr too
+		} else {
+			argss += " 2>/dev/null"; //silence stderr
+		}
+
+		_process_fp = popen(argss.utf8().get_data(), "r");
+
+		ERR_FAIL_COND_V_MSG(!_process_fp, ERR_CANT_OPEN, "Cannot pipe stream from process running with following arguments '" + argss + "'.");
+
+		return OK;
+	}
+
+	// We just run it, no need to worry about output
+
+	pid_t pid = fork();
+	ERR_FAIL_COND_V(pid < 0, ERR_CANT_FORK);
+
+	if (pid == 0) {
+		// is child
+
+		if (!_blocking) {
+			// For non blocking calls, create a new session-ID so parent won't wait for it.
+			// This ensures the process won't go zombie at end.
+			setsid();
+		}
+
+		Vector<CharString> cs;
+		cs.push_back(_executable_path.utf8());
+		for (int i = 0; i < _arguments.size(); i++) {
+			cs.push_back(_arguments[i].utf8());
+		}
+
+		Vector<char *> args;
+		for (int i = 0; i < cs.size(); i++) {
+			args.push_back((char *)cs[i].get_data());
+		}
+		args.push_back(0);
+
+		execvp(_executable_path.utf8().get_data(), &args[0]);
+		// still alive? something failed..
+		fprintf(stderr, "**ERROR** SubProcess::execute - Could not create child process while executing: %s\n", _executable_path.utf8().get_data());
+		raise(SIGKILL);
+	}
+
+	if (_blocking) {
+		int status;
+		waitpid(pid, &status, 0);
+
+		_exitcode = WIFEXITED(status) ? WEXITSTATUS(status) : status;
+	} else {
+		_process_id = pid;
+	}
+
+	return OK;
+#endif
+}
+
+Error SubProcess::stop() {
+#ifdef __EMSCRIPTEN__
+	// Don't compile this code at all to avoid undefined references.
+	// Actual virtual call goes to OS_JavaScript.
+	ERR_FAIL_V(ERR_BUG);
+#else
+	if (_process_fp) {
+		int rv = pclose(_process_fp);
+		_process_fp = NULL;
+		_exitcode = WEXITSTATUS(rv);
+		_process_id = 0;
+		return OK;
+	}
+
+	if (_process_id) {
+		int ret = ::kill(_process_id, SIGKILL);
+
+		if (!ret) {
+			//avoid zombie process
+			int st;
+			::waitpid(_process_id, &st, 0);
+		}
+
+		_process_id = 0;
+
+		return ret ? ERR_INVALID_PARAMETER : OK;
+	}
+
+	return OK;
+#endif
+}
+
+Error SubProcess::poll() {
+#ifdef __EMSCRIPTEN__
+	// Don't compile this code at all to avoid undefined references.
+	// Actual virtual call goes to OS_JavaScript.
+	ERR_FAIL_V(ERR_BUG);
+#else
+
+	if (_process_fp) {
+		if (fgets(_process_buf, 65535, _process_fp)) {
+			if (_pipe_mutex) {
+				_pipe_mutex->lock();
+			}
+			_pipe = String::utf8(_process_buf);
+			if (_pipe_mutex) {
+				_pipe_mutex->unlock();
+			}
+		} else {
+			// The process finished
+			// Cleanup:
+			stop();
+			return ERR_FILE_EOF;
+		}
+	}
+
+	return OK;
+#endif
+}
+
+Error SubProcess::send_signal(const int p_signal) {
+	//Not Yet Impl
+	ERR_FAIL_V(ERR_BUG);
+}
+
+Error SubProcess::send_data(const String &p_data) {
+	//Not Yet Impl
+	ERR_FAIL_V(ERR_BUG);
+}
+
+bool SubProcess::is_process_running() const {
+#ifdef __EMSCRIPTEN__
+	// Don't compile this code at all to avoid undefined references.
+	// Actual virtual call goes to OS_JavaScript.
+	ERR_FAIL_V(false);
+#else
+
+	if (_process_fp) {
+		return !feof(_process_fp);
+	}
+
+	if (_process_id == 0) {
+		return false;
+	}
+
+	int status = 0;
+	if (waitpid(_process_id, &status, WNOHANG) != 0) {
+		return false;
+	}
+
+	return true;
+#endif
+}
+
+SubProcess::SubProcess() {
+	_blocking = false;
+
+	_read_output = true;
+
+	_read_std = true;
+	_read_std_err = false;
+
+	_use_pipe_mutex = false;
+
+	_pipe_mutex = NULL;
+
+	_open_console = false;
+
+	_process_id = ProcessID();
+	_exitcode = 0;
+
+	_process_fp = NULL;
+}
+SubProcess::~SubProcess() {
+	stop();
+}
+
+#endif
+
+SubProcess *SubProcess::create() {
+	return memnew(SubProcess());
+}
+
+String SubProcess::get_executable_path() const {
+	return _executable_path;
+}
+void SubProcess::set_executable_path(const String &p_executable_path) {
+	ERR_FAIL_COND(is_process_running());
+
+	_executable_path = p_executable_path;
+}
+
+Vector<String> SubProcess::get_arguments() const {
+	return _arguments;
+}
+void SubProcess::set_arguments(const Vector<String> &p_arguments) {
+	ERR_FAIL_COND(is_process_running());
+
+	_arguments = p_arguments;
+}
+
+bool SubProcess::get_blocking() const {
+	return _blocking;
+}
+void SubProcess::set_blocking(const bool p_value) {
+	ERR_FAIL_COND(is_process_running());
+
+	_blocking = p_value;
+}
+
+bool SubProcess::get_read_output() const {
+	return _read_output;
+}
+void SubProcess::set_read_output(const bool p_value) {
+	ERR_FAIL_COND(is_process_running());
+
+	_read_output = p_value;
+}
+
+bool SubProcess::get_read_std() const {
+	return _read_std;
+}
+void SubProcess::set_read_std(const bool p_value) {
+	ERR_FAIL_COND(is_process_running());
+
+	_read_std = p_value;
+}
+
+bool SubProcess::get_read_std_err() const {
+	return _read_std_err;
+}
+void SubProcess::set_read_std_err(const bool p_value) {
+	ERR_FAIL_COND(is_process_running());
+
+	_read_std_err = p_value;
+}
+
+bool SubProcess::get_use_pipe_mutex() const {
+	return _use_pipe_mutex;
+}
+void SubProcess::set_use_pipe_mutex(const bool p_value) {
+	ERR_FAIL_COND(is_process_running());
+
+	_use_pipe_mutex = p_value;
+}
+
+bool SubProcess::get_open_console() const {
+	return _open_console;
+}
+void SubProcess::set_open_console(const bool p_value) {
+	ERR_FAIL_COND(is_process_running());
+
+	_open_console = p_value;
+}
+
+Error SubProcess::run(const String &p_executable_path, const Vector<String> &p_arguments, bool p_output, bool p_blocking, bool p_read_std_err, bool p_use_pipe_mutex, bool p_open_console) {
+	if (is_process_running()) {
+		return ERR_ALREADY_IN_USE;
+	}
+
+	String _executable_path = p_executable_path;
+	Vector<String> _arguments = p_arguments;
+
+	_blocking = p_blocking;
+
+	_read_output = p_output;
+
+	_read_std = true;
+	_read_std_err = p_read_std_err;
+
+	_use_pipe_mutex = p_use_pipe_mutex;
+
+	_open_console = p_open_console;
+
+	_setup_pipe_mutex();
+
+	return start();
+}
+
+/*
+SubProcess::SubProcess() {
+	_blocking = false;
+
+	_read_output = true;
+
+	_read_std = true;
+	_read_std_err = false;
+
+	_use_pipe_mutex = false;
+
+	_pipe_mutex = NULL;
+
+	_open_console = false;
+
+	_process_id = ProcessID();
+	_exitcode = 0;
+};
+*/
+
+void SubProcess::_setup_pipe_mutex() {
+	if (_use_pipe_mutex) {
+		if (!_pipe_mutex) {
+			_pipe_mutex = memnew(Mutex);
+		}
+	} else {
+		if (_pipe_mutex) {
+			memdelete(_pipe_mutex);
+			_pipe_mutex = NULL;
+		}
+	}
+}
diff --git a/sfw/core/sub_process.h b/sfw/core/sub_process.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f91fb3b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sfw/core/sub_process.h
@@ -0,0 +1,196 @@
+#ifndef SUB_PROCESS_H
+#define SUB_PROCESS_H
+
+/*************************************************************************/
+/*  sub_process.h                                                        */
+/*  From https://github.com/Relintai/pandemonium_engine (MIT)            */
+/*************************************************************************/
+
+//--STRIP
+#include "core/list.h"
+#include "core/math_defs.h"
+#include "core/memory.h"
+#include "core/mutex.h"
+#include "core/typedefs.h"
+#include "core/ustring.h"
+
+#include <stdio.h>
+//--STRIP
+
+#if defined(_WIN64) || defined(_WIN32)
+
+//--STRIP
+#include "core/local_vector.h"
+//--STRIP
+
+typedef struct tagLOGCONTEXTW {
+	WCHAR lcName[40];
+	UINT lcOptions;
+	UINT lcStatus;
+	UINT lcLocks;
+	UINT lcMsgBase;
+	UINT lcDevice;
+	UINT lcPktRate;
+	DWORD lcPktData;
+	DWORD lcPktMode;
+	DWORD lcMoveMask;
+	DWORD lcBtnDnMask;
+	DWORD lcBtnUpMask;
+	LONG lcInOrgX;
+	LONG lcInOrgY;
+	LONG lcInOrgZ;
+	LONG lcInExtX;
+	LONG lcInExtY;
+	LONG lcInExtZ;
+	LONG lcOutOrgX;
+	LONG lcOutOrgY;
+	LONG lcOutOrgZ;
+	LONG lcOutExtX;
+	LONG lcOutExtY;
+	LONG lcOutExtZ;
+	DWORD lcSensX;
+	DWORD lcSensY;
+	DWORD lcSensZ;
+	BOOL lcSysMode;
+	int lcSysOrgX;
+	int lcSysOrgY;
+	int lcSysExtX;
+	int lcSysExtY;
+	DWORD lcSysSensX;
+	DWORD lcSysSensY;
+} LOGCONTEXTW;
+
+typedef HANDLE(WINAPI *WTOpenPtr)(HWND p_window, LOGCONTEXTW *p_ctx, BOOL p_enable);
+
+#else
+#endif
+
+/**
+ * Multi-Platform abstraction for running and communicating with sub processes
+ */
+
+class SubProcess {
+public:
+	typedef int64_t ProcessID;
+
+	static SubProcess *create();
+
+	String get_executable_path() const;
+	void set_executable_path(const String &p_executable_path);
+
+	Vector<String> get_arguments() const;
+	void set_arguments(const Vector<String> &p_arguments);
+
+	bool get_blocking() const;
+	void set_blocking(const bool p_value);
+
+	bool get_read_output() const;
+	void set_read_output(const bool p_value);
+
+	bool get_read_std() const;
+	void set_read_std(const bool p_value);
+
+	bool get_read_std_err() const;
+	void set_read_std_err(const bool p_value);
+
+	bool get_use_pipe_mutex() const;
+	void set_use_pipe_mutex(const bool p_value);
+
+	bool get_open_console() const;
+	void set_open_console(const bool p_value);
+
+	String get_data() const {
+		return _pipe;
+	}
+
+	int get_process_id() const {
+		return _process_id;
+	}
+
+	int get_exitcode() const {
+		return _exitcode;
+	}
+
+	virtual Error start();
+	virtual Error stop();
+	virtual Error poll();
+	virtual Error send_signal(const int p_signal);
+	virtual Error send_data(const String &p_data);
+	virtual bool is_process_running() const;
+
+	Error run(const String &p_executable_path, const Vector<String> &p_arguments, bool p_output = true, bool p_blocking = true, bool p_read_std_err = false, bool p_use_pipe_mutex = false, bool p_open_console = false);
+
+	SubProcess();
+	virtual ~SubProcess();
+
+protected:
+	void _setup_pipe_mutex();
+
+	String _executable_path;
+	Vector<String> _arguments;
+
+	bool _blocking;
+
+	bool _read_output;
+
+	bool _read_std;
+	bool _read_std_err;
+
+	String _pipe;
+
+	bool _use_pipe_mutex;
+
+	Mutex *_pipe_mutex;
+
+	bool _open_console;
+
+	ProcessID _process_id;
+	int _exitcode;
+
+#if defined(_WIN64) || defined(_WIN32)
+
+	String _quote_command_line_argument(const String &p_text) const;
+	void _append_to_pipe(char *p_bytes, int p_size);
+
+	struct ProcessInfo {
+		STARTUPINFO si;
+		PROCESS_INFORMATION pi;
+	};
+
+	bool _process_started;
+	HANDLE _pipe_handles[2];
+	ProcessInfo _process_info;
+	LocalVector<char> _bytes;
+
+#else
+	FILE *_process_fp;
+	char _process_buf[65535];
+#endif
+};
+
+struct SubProcessRef {
+	SubProcess *f;
+
+	_FORCE_INLINE_ bool is_null() const { return f == nullptr; }
+	_FORCE_INLINE_ bool is_valid() const { return f != nullptr; }
+
+	_FORCE_INLINE_ operator bool() const { return f != nullptr; }
+	_FORCE_INLINE_ operator SubProcess *() { return f; }
+
+	_FORCE_INLINE_ SubProcess *operator->() {
+		return f;
+	}
+
+	SubProcessRef(SubProcess *fa) { f = fa; }
+	SubProcessRef(SubProcessRef &&other) {
+		f = other.f;
+		other.f = nullptr;
+	}
+	~SubProcessRef() {
+		if (f) {
+			memdelete(f);
+		}
+	}
+};
+
+#endif
diff --git a/tools/merger/sfw_core.cpp.inl b/tools/merger/sfw_core.cpp.inl
index df7099e..d23bd3f 100644
--- a/tools/merger/sfw_core.cpp.inl
+++ b/tools/merger/sfw_core.cpp.inl
@@ -204,6 +204,18 @@
 //--STRIP
 {{FILE:sfw/core/socket.cpp}}
 
+//--STRIP
+//Win Only
+//#include <avrt.h>
+//#include <direct.h>
+//#include <knownfolders.h>
+//#include <process.h>
+//#include <regstr.h>
+//#include <shlobj.h>
+//#include <wchar.h>
+//--STRIP
+{{FILE:sfw/core/sub_process.cpp}}
+
 //--STRIP
 //#include "core/pool_vector.h"
 //#include "core/string_name.h"
diff --git a/tools/merger/sfw_core.h.inl b/tools/merger/sfw_core.h.inl
index be218ee..dba58f2 100644
--- a/tools/merger/sfw_core.h.inl
+++ b/tools/merger/sfw_core.h.inl
@@ -425,6 +425,19 @@
 //--STRIP
 {{FILE:sfw/core/socket.h}}
 
+//--STRIP
+//#include "core/list.h"
+//#include "core/math_defs.h"
+//#include "core/memory.h"
+//#include "core/mutex.h"
+//#include "core/typedefs.h"
+//#include "core/ustring.h"
+//#include <stdio.h>
+//Win Only
+//#include "core/local_vector.h"
+//--STRIP
+{{FILE:sfw/core/sub_process.h}}
+
 //--STRIP
 //no includes
 //--STRIP
diff --git a/tools/merger/sfw_full.cpp.inl b/tools/merger/sfw_full.cpp.inl
index 42ef475..dccb732 100644
--- a/tools/merger/sfw_full.cpp.inl
+++ b/tools/merger/sfw_full.cpp.inl
@@ -376,6 +376,18 @@
 //--STRIP
 {{FILE:sfw/core/socket.cpp}}
 
+//--STRIP
+//Win Only
+//#include <avrt.h>
+//#include <direct.h>
+//#include <knownfolders.h>
+//#include <process.h>
+//#include <regstr.h>
+//#include <shlobj.h>
+//#include <wchar.h>
+//--STRIP
+{{FILE:sfw/core/sub_process.cpp}}
+
 //--STRIP
 //#include "core/pool_vector.h"
 //#include "core/string_name.h"
diff --git a/tools/merger/sfw_full.h.inl b/tools/merger/sfw_full.h.inl
index d41f09d..285f1c5 100644
--- a/tools/merger/sfw_full.h.inl
+++ b/tools/merger/sfw_full.h.inl
@@ -415,10 +415,6 @@
 //--STRIP
 {{FILE:sfw/core/dir_access.h}}
 
-//--STRIP
-//no includes
-//--STRIP
-{{FILE:sfw/core/sfw_core.h}}
 
 //--STRIP
 //#include "int_types.h"
@@ -430,6 +426,24 @@
 //--STRIP
 {{FILE:sfw/core/socket.h}}
 
+//--STRIP
+//#include "core/list.h"
+//#include "core/math_defs.h"
+//#include "core/memory.h"
+//#include "core/mutex.h"
+//#include "core/typedefs.h"
+//#include "core/ustring.h"
+//#include <stdio.h>
+//Win Only
+//#include "core/local_vector.h"
+//--STRIP
+{{FILE:sfw/core/sub_process.h}}
+
+//--STRIP
+//no includes
+//--STRIP
+{{FILE:sfw/core/sfw_core.h}}
+
 //===================  OBJECT SECTION  ===================
 
 //--STRIP