diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b1d073a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+/.gradle/*
+/build/*
+/out/*
+/.idea/*
+*.log
diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..18048da
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+image: openjdk:15-jdk-slim
+
+stages:
+  - build
+  - test
+  - jar
+  - publish
+
+before_script:
+  - echo "---------- Start CI ----------"
+  - export GRADLE_USER_HOME=`pwd`/.gradle
+  - export repoUser="$repoUser"
+  - export repoPassword="$repoPassword"
+  - chmod +x gradlew
+
+build:
+  stage: build
+  script:
+    - echo "---------- build stage ----------"
+    - ./gradlew --build-cache assemble
+  artifacts:
+    paths:
+      - build/libs/*.jar
+    expire_in: 1 week
+
+test:
+  stage: test
+  services:
+    - docker:dind
+  dependencies:
+    - build
+  script:
+    - ./gradlew test
+
+jar:
+  stage: jar
+  script:
+    - echo "---------- jar ----------"
+    - ./gradlew jar
+  artifacts:
+    paths:
+      - build/libs/*.jar
+    expire_in: 2 months
+
+publish:
+  stage: publish
+  script:
+    - echo "---------- publish ----------"
+    - ./gradlew -PrepoUser="$repoUser" -PrepoPassword="$repoPassword" publish
+
+after_script:
+  - echo "---------- End CI ----------"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Readme.md b/Readme.md
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index 0000000..d5e12ab
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Readme.md
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+# Provs-core
+
+the core engine of the provs framework.
+
+## Provs framework
+
+Framework for automating shell- and other system-tasks for provisioning reasons or other purposes.
+
+Can easily be run
+
+* locally
+* remotely
+* in a docker container
+* or with any self-defined custom processor
+
+Combines the 
+* convenience and robustness of a modern programming language (Kotlin) with 
+* power of being able to use shell commands and with 
+* clear and detailed result summary of the built-in failure handling. 
+
+## Provs-core
+
+Provs-core provides the core component with
+* execution engine
+* failure handling
+* multiple execution processors
+* execution summary and logging
+* support for secrets
+
+## Usage
+
+### Run hello world
+Locally:
+
+`kotlinc -cp build/libs/provs-latest.jar -script scripts/HelloWorldLocal.kts`
+
+Remotely:
+
+`kotlinc -cp build/libs/provs-latest.jar -script scripts/HelloWorldRemote.kts`
+
+### Other examples
+For a bunch of usage examples please have a look at provs-ubuntu-extensions.
+
+## License
+
+Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with the License. 
+You may obtain a copy of the License at 
+[Apache license 2.0](http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0)
+
+Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software distributed under the License 
+is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. 
+See the License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations under the License.
diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9d8d5cb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -0,0 +1,154 @@
+buildscript {
+    ext.kotlin_version = '1.4.21'
+    repositories { jcenter() }
+
+    dependencies {
+        classpath "org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-gradle-plugin:$kotlin_version"
+        classpath "org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-serialization:$kotlin_version"
+    }
+}
+
+apply plugin: 'idea'
+apply plugin: 'org.jetbrains.kotlin.jvm'
+apply plugin: 'org.jetbrains.kotlin.plugin.serialization'
+apply plugin: 'maven-publish'
+
+group = 'io.provs'
+version = '0.8.5-SNAPSHOT'
+
+repositories {
+    mavenCentral()
+    jcenter()
+}
+
+test {
+    useJUnitPlatform {
+        excludeTags('containertest')
+    }
+}
+
+compileJava.options.debugOptions.debugLevel = "source,lines,vars"
+compileTestJava.options.debugOptions.debugLevel = "source,lines,vars"
+
+// https://stackoverflow.com/questions/21904269/configure-gradle-to-publish-sources-and-javadoc
+java {
+    withSourcesJar()
+    withJavadocJar()
+}
+
+dependencies {
+    implementation "org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-stdlib:$kotlin_version"
+    implementation "org.jetbrains.kotlinx:kotlinx-serialization-runtime:0.14.0" // JVM dependency
+    implementation "org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-reflect:$kotlin_version"
+
+    implementation group: 'com.hierynomus', name: 'sshj', version: '0.30.0'
+
+    api "org.slf4j:slf4j-api:1.7.30"
+    api "ch.qos.logback:logback-classic:1.2.3"
+    api "ch.qos.logback:logback-core:1.2.3"
+
+    testImplementation group: 'org.junit.jupiter', name: 'junit-jupiter-api', version: '5.5.2'
+    testRuntimeOnly 'org.junit.jupiter:junit-jupiter-engine:5.5.2'
+    testImplementation "io.mockk:mockk:1.9.3"
+}
+
+
+//create a single Jar with all dependencies excl. Kotlin libs
+task fatJar(type: Jar) {
+    manifest {
+        attributes 'Implementation-Title': 'Gradle Jar File Example',
+                'Implementation-Version': project.version,
+                'Main-Class': 'io.provs.entry.EntryKt'
+    }
+    archivesBaseName = project.name + '-all'
+    from { configurations.compile.collect { it.isDirectory() ? it : zipTree(it) } }
+    with jar
+}
+
+task fatJarLatest(type: Jar) {
+    doFirst {
+        from { configurations.compile.collect { it.isDirectory() ? it : zipTree(it) } }
+    }
+    exclude 'META-INF/*.RSA', 'META-INF/*.SF', 'META-INF/*.DSA'
+
+    manifest {
+        attributes 'Implementation-Title': 'Gradle Jar File Example',
+                'Implementation-Version': project.version,
+                'Main-Class': 'io.provs.entry.EntryKt'
+    }
+    with jar
+    archiveFileName = 'provs-fat-latest.jar'
+}
+
+//create a single Jar with all dependencies incl. Kotlin libs
+task uberJar(type: Jar) {
+
+    from sourceSets.main.output
+
+    dependsOn configurations.runtimeClasspath
+    from {
+        configurations.runtimeClasspath.findAll { it.name.endsWith('jar') }.collect { zipTree(it) }
+    } {
+        exclude 'META-INF/*.RSA', 'META-INF/*.SF', 'META-INF/*.DSA'
+    }
+
+    manifest {
+        attributes 'Implementation-Title': 'Gradle Jar File Example',
+                'Implementation-Version': project.version,
+                'Main-Class': 'io.provs.entry.EntryKt'
+    }
+    archiveClassifier = 'uber'
+}
+
+
+//create a single Jar with all dependencies incl. Kotlin libs - as ...-latest
+task uberJarLatest(type: Jar) {
+
+    from sourceSets.main.output
+
+    dependsOn configurations.runtimeClasspath
+    from {
+        configurations.runtimeClasspath.findAll { it.name.endsWith('jar') }.collect { zipTree(it) }
+    } {
+        exclude 'META-INF/*.RSA', 'META-INF/*.SF', 'META-INF/*.DSA'
+    }
+
+    manifest {
+        attributes 'Implementation-Title': 'Gradle Jar File Example',
+                'Implementation-Version': project.version,
+                'Main-Class': 'io.provs.entry.EntryKt'
+    }
+    archiveFileName = 'provs-latest.jar'
+}
+
+
+task sourceJar(type: Jar, dependsOn: classes) {
+    from sourceSets.main.allSource
+    archiveClassifier.set("sources")
+}
+
+
+publishing {
+    publications {
+        mavenJava(MavenPublication) {
+            from components.java
+        }
+    }
+    repositories {
+        if (System.getenv("CI_JOB_TOKEN") != null) {
+            // see https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/user/packages/maven_repository/index.html
+            maven {
+                url "https://gitlab.com/api/v4/projects/23127098/packages/maven"
+                name "GitLab"
+                credentials(HttpHeaderCredentials) {
+                    name = 'Job-Token'
+                    value = System.getenv("CI_JOB_TOKEN")
+                }
+                // project id: 23966425
+                authentication {
+                    header(HttpHeaderAuthentication)
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..744aa7f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+kotlin.code.style=official
+
+#avoid nexus error "Cannot upload checksum for snapshot-maven-metadata.xml. Remote repository doesn't support sha-512. Error: Could not PUT ..."
+systemProp.org.gradle.internal.publish.checksums.insecure=true
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.jar b/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.jar
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5c2d1cf
Binary files /dev/null and b/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.jar differ
diff --git a/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties b/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..12d38de
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+distributionBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
+distributionPath=wrapper/dists
+distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-6.6.1-bin.zip
+zipStoreBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
+zipStorePath=wrapper/dists
diff --git a/gradlew b/gradlew
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..b0d6d0a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gradlew
@@ -0,0 +1,188 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env sh
+
+#
+# Copyright 2015 the original author or authors.
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+#
+
+##############################################################################
+##
+##  Gradle start up script for UN*X
+##
+##############################################################################
+
+# Attempt to set APP_HOME
+# Resolve links: $0 may be a link
+PRG="$0"
+# Need this for relative symlinks.
+while [ -h "$PRG" ] ; do
+    ls=`ls -ld "$PRG"`
+    link=`expr "$ls" : '.*-> \(.*\)$'`
+    if expr "$link" : '/.*' > /dev/null; then
+        PRG="$link"
+    else
+        PRG=`dirname "$PRG"`"/$link"
+    fi
+done
+SAVED="`pwd`"
+cd "`dirname \"$PRG\"`/" >/dev/null
+APP_HOME="`pwd -P`"
+cd "$SAVED" >/dev/null
+
+APP_NAME="Gradle"
+APP_BASE_NAME=`basename "$0"`
+
+# Add default JVM options here. You can also use JAVA_OPTS and GRADLE_OPTS to pass JVM options to this script.
+DEFAULT_JVM_OPTS='"-Xmx64m" "-Xms64m"'
+
+# Use the maximum available, or set MAX_FD != -1 to use that value.
+MAX_FD="maximum"
+
+warn () {
+    echo "$*"
+}
+
+die () {
+    echo
+    echo "$*"
+    echo
+    exit 1
+}
+
+# OS specific support (must be 'true' or 'false').
+cygwin=false
+msys=false
+darwin=false
+nonstop=false
+case "`uname`" in
+  CYGWIN* )
+    cygwin=true
+    ;;
+  Darwin* )
+    darwin=true
+    ;;
+  MINGW* )
+    msys=true
+    ;;
+  NONSTOP* )
+    nonstop=true
+    ;;
+esac
+
+CLASSPATH=$APP_HOME/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.jar
+
+# Determine the Java command to use to start the JVM.
+if [ -n "$JAVA_HOME" ] ; then
+    if [ -x "$JAVA_HOME/jre/sh/java" ] ; then
+        # IBM's JDK on AIX uses strange locations for the executables
+        JAVACMD="$JAVA_HOME/jre/sh/java"
+    else
+        JAVACMD="$JAVA_HOME/bin/java"
+    fi
+    if [ ! -x "$JAVACMD" ] ; then
+        die "ERROR: JAVA_HOME is set to an invalid directory: $JAVA_HOME
+
+Please set the JAVA_HOME variable in your environment to match the
+location of your Java installation."
+    fi
+else
+    JAVACMD="java"
+    which java >/dev/null 2>&1 || die "ERROR: JAVA_HOME is not set and no 'java' command could be found in your PATH.
+
+Please set the JAVA_HOME variable in your environment to match the
+location of your Java installation."
+fi
+
+# Increase the maximum file descriptors if we can.
+if [ "$cygwin" = "false" -a "$darwin" = "false" -a "$nonstop" = "false" ] ; then
+    MAX_FD_LIMIT=`ulimit -H -n`
+    if [ $? -eq 0 ] ; then
+        if [ "$MAX_FD" = "maximum" -o "$MAX_FD" = "max" ] ; then
+            MAX_FD="$MAX_FD_LIMIT"
+        fi
+        ulimit -n $MAX_FD
+        if [ $? -ne 0 ] ; then
+            warn "Could not set maximum file descriptor limit: $MAX_FD"
+        fi
+    else
+        warn "Could not query maximum file descriptor limit: $MAX_FD_LIMIT"
+    fi
+fi
+
+# For Darwin, add options to specify how the application appears in the dock
+if $darwin; then
+    GRADLE_OPTS="$GRADLE_OPTS \"-Xdock:name=$APP_NAME\" \"-Xdock:icon=$APP_HOME/media/gradle.icns\""
+fi
+
+# For Cygwin, switch paths to Windows format before running java
+if $cygwin ; then
+    APP_HOME=`cygpath --path --mixed "$APP_HOME"`
+    CLASSPATH=`cygpath --path --mixed "$CLASSPATH"`
+    JAVACMD=`cygpath --unix "$JAVACMD"`
+
+    # We build the pattern for arguments to be converted via cygpath
+    ROOTDIRSRAW=`find -L / -maxdepth 1 -mindepth 1 -type d 2>/dev/null`
+    SEP=""
+    for dir in $ROOTDIRSRAW ; do
+        ROOTDIRS="$ROOTDIRS$SEP$dir"
+        SEP="|"
+    done
+    OURCYGPATTERN="(^($ROOTDIRS))"
+    # Add a user-defined pattern to the cygpath arguments
+    if [ "$GRADLE_CYGPATTERN" != "" ] ; then
+        OURCYGPATTERN="$OURCYGPATTERN|($GRADLE_CYGPATTERN)"
+    fi
+    # Now convert the arguments - kludge to limit ourselves to /bin/sh
+    i=0
+    for arg in "$@" ; do
+        CHECK=`echo "$arg"|egrep -c "$OURCYGPATTERN" -`
+        CHECK2=`echo "$arg"|egrep -c "^-"`                                 ### Determine if an option
+
+        if [ $CHECK -ne 0 ] && [ $CHECK2 -eq 0 ] ; then                    ### Added a condition
+            eval `echo args$i`=`cygpath --path --ignore --mixed "$arg"`
+        else
+            eval `echo args$i`="\"$arg\""
+        fi
+        i=$((i+1))
+    done
+    case $i in
+        (0) set -- ;;
+        (1) set -- "$args0" ;;
+        (2) set -- "$args0" "$args1" ;;
+        (3) set -- "$args0" "$args1" "$args2" ;;
+        (4) set -- "$args0" "$args1" "$args2" "$args3" ;;
+        (5) set -- "$args0" "$args1" "$args2" "$args3" "$args4" ;;
+        (6) set -- "$args0" "$args1" "$args2" "$args3" "$args4" "$args5" ;;
+        (7) set -- "$args0" "$args1" "$args2" "$args3" "$args4" "$args5" "$args6" ;;
+        (8) set -- "$args0" "$args1" "$args2" "$args3" "$args4" "$args5" "$args6" "$args7" ;;
+        (9) set -- "$args0" "$args1" "$args2" "$args3" "$args4" "$args5" "$args6" "$args7" "$args8" ;;
+    esac
+fi
+
+# Escape application args
+save () {
+    for i do printf %s\\n "$i" | sed "s/'/'\\\\''/g;1s/^/'/;\$s/\$/' \\\\/" ; done
+    echo " "
+}
+APP_ARGS=$(save "$@")
+
+# Collect all arguments for the java command, following the shell quoting and substitution rules
+eval set -- $DEFAULT_JVM_OPTS $JAVA_OPTS $GRADLE_OPTS "\"-Dorg.gradle.appname=$APP_BASE_NAME\"" -classpath "\"$CLASSPATH\"" org.gradle.wrapper.GradleWrapperMain "$APP_ARGS"
+
+# by default we should be in the correct project dir, but when run from Finder on Mac, the cwd is wrong
+if [ "$(uname)" = "Darwin" ] && [ "$HOME" = "$PWD" ]; then
+  cd "$(dirname "$0")"
+fi
+
+exec "$JAVACMD" "$@"
diff --git a/gradlew.bat b/gradlew.bat
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9991c50
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gradlew.bat
@@ -0,0 +1,100 @@
+@rem
+@rem Copyright 2015 the original author or authors.
+@rem
+@rem Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+@rem you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+@rem You may obtain a copy of the License at
+@rem
+@rem      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+@rem
+@rem Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+@rem distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+@rem WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+@rem See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+@rem limitations under the License.
+@rem
+
+@if "%DEBUG%" == "" @echo off
+@rem ##########################################################################
+@rem
+@rem  Gradle startup script for Windows
+@rem
+@rem ##########################################################################
+
+@rem Set local scope for the variables with windows NT shell
+if "%OS%"=="Windows_NT" setlocal
+
+set DIRNAME=%~dp0
+if "%DIRNAME%" == "" set DIRNAME=.
+set APP_BASE_NAME=%~n0
+set APP_HOME=%DIRNAME%
+
+@rem Add default JVM options here. You can also use JAVA_OPTS and GRADLE_OPTS to pass JVM options to this script.
+set DEFAULT_JVM_OPTS="-Xmx64m" "-Xms64m"
+
+@rem Find java.exe
+if defined JAVA_HOME goto findJavaFromJavaHome
+
+set JAVA_EXE=java.exe
+%JAVA_EXE% -version >NUL 2>&1
+if "%ERRORLEVEL%" == "0" goto init
+
+echo.
+echo ERROR: JAVA_HOME is not set and no 'java' command could be found in your PATH.
+echo.
+echo Please set the JAVA_HOME variable in your environment to match the
+echo location of your Java installation.
+
+goto fail
+
+:findJavaFromJavaHome
+set JAVA_HOME=%JAVA_HOME:"=%
+set JAVA_EXE=%JAVA_HOME%/bin/java.exe
+
+if exist "%JAVA_EXE%" goto init
+
+echo.
+echo ERROR: JAVA_HOME is set to an invalid directory: %JAVA_HOME%
+echo.
+echo Please set the JAVA_HOME variable in your environment to match the
+echo location of your Java installation.
+
+goto fail
+
+:init
+@rem Get command-line arguments, handling Windows variants
+
+if not "%OS%" == "Windows_NT" goto win9xME_args
+
+:win9xME_args
+@rem Slurp the command line arguments.
+set CMD_LINE_ARGS=
+set _SKIP=2
+
+:win9xME_args_slurp
+if "x%~1" == "x" goto execute
+
+set CMD_LINE_ARGS=%*
+
+:execute
+@rem Setup the command line
+
+set CLASSPATH=%APP_HOME%\gradle\wrapper\gradle-wrapper.jar
+
+@rem Execute Gradle
+"%JAVA_EXE%" %DEFAULT_JVM_OPTS% %JAVA_OPTS% %GRADLE_OPTS% "-Dorg.gradle.appname=%APP_BASE_NAME%" -classpath "%CLASSPATH%" org.gradle.wrapper.GradleWrapperMain %CMD_LINE_ARGS%
+
+:end
+@rem End local scope for the variables with windows NT shell
+if "%ERRORLEVEL%"=="0" goto mainEnd
+
+:fail
+rem Set variable GRADLE_EXIT_CONSOLE if you need the _script_ return code instead of
+rem the _cmd.exe /c_ return code!
+if  not "" == "%GRADLE_EXIT_CONSOLE%" exit 1
+exit /b 1
+
+:mainEnd
+if "%OS%"=="Windows_NT" endlocal
+
+:omega
diff --git a/settings.gradle b/settings.gradle
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9f91a65
--- /dev/null
+++ b/settings.gradle
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+rootProject.name = 'provs-core'
diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/io/provs/Prov.kt b/src/main/kotlin/io/provs/Prov.kt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..20f54a2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/io/provs/Prov.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,361 @@
+package io.provs
+
+import io.provs.platforms.SHELL
+import io.provs.platforms.UbuntuProv
+import io.provs.platforms.WinProv
+import io.provs.processors.LocalProcessor
+import io.provs.processors.Processor
+
+
+enum class ResultMode { NONE, LAST, ALL, FAILEXIT }
+enum class OS { WINDOWS, LINUX }
+
+
+/**
+ * This main class offers methods to execute shell commands either locally or remotely (via ssh) or in a docker
+ * depending on the processor which is passed to the constructor.
+ */
+open class Prov protected constructor(private val processor: Processor, val name: String? = null) {
+
+    companion object Factory {
+
+        lateinit var prov: Prov
+
+        fun defaultInstance(platform: String? = null): Prov {
+            return if (::prov.isInitialized) {
+                prov
+            } else {
+                prov = newInstance(platform = platform, name = "default instance")
+                prov
+            }
+        }
+
+        fun newInstance(processor: Processor = LocalProcessor(), platform: String? = null, name: String? = null): Prov {
+
+            val os = platform ?: System.getProperty("os.name")
+
+            return when {
+                os.toUpperCase().contains(OS.LINUX.name) -> UbuntuProv(processor, name)
+                os.toUpperCase().contains(OS.WINDOWS.name) -> WinProv(processor, name)
+                else -> throw Exception("OS not supported")
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    private val internalResults = arrayListOf<InternalResult>()
+    private var level = 0
+    private var previousLevel = 0
+    private var exit = false
+    private var runInContainerWithName: String? = null
+
+
+
+    // task defining functions
+    fun def(a: Prov.() -> ProvResult): ProvResult {
+        return handle(ResultMode.ALL) { a() }
+    }
+
+    fun requireLast(a: Prov.() -> ProvResult): ProvResult {
+        return handle(ResultMode.LAST) { a() }
+    }
+
+    fun optional(a: Prov.() -> ProvResult): ProvResult {
+        return handle(ResultMode.NONE) { a() }
+    }
+
+    fun requireAll(a: Prov.() -> ProvResult): ProvResult {
+        return handle(ResultMode.ALL) { a() }
+    }
+
+    fun exitOnFailure(a: Prov.() -> ProvResult): ProvResult {
+        return handle(ResultMode.FAILEXIT) { a() }
+    }
+
+    fun inContainer(containerName: String, a: Prov.() -> ProvResult): ProvResult {
+        runInContainerWithName = containerName
+        val res = handle(ResultMode.ALL) { a() }
+        runInContainerWithName = null
+        return res
+    }
+
+
+    // execute programs
+    fun xec(vararg s: String): ProvResult {
+        val cmd = runInContainerWithName?.let { cmdInContainer(it, *s) } ?: s
+        val result = processor.x(*cmd)
+        return ProvResult(
+            success = (result.exitCode == 0),
+            cmd = result.argsToString(),
+            out = result.out,
+            err = result.err
+        )
+    }
+
+    fun xecNoLog(vararg s: String): ProvResult {
+        val cmd = runInContainerWithName?.let { cmdInContainer(it, *s) } ?: s
+        val result = processor.xNoLog(*cmd)
+        return ProvResult(
+            success = (result.exitCode == 0),
+            cmd = result.argsToString(),
+            out = result.out,
+            err = result.err
+        )
+    }
+
+    fun cmdInContainer(containerName: String, vararg args: String): Array<String> {
+        return arrayOf(SHELL, "-c", "sudo docker exec $containerName " + buildCommand(*args))
+    }
+    private fun buildCommand(vararg args: String) : String {
+        return if (args.size == 1)
+            args[0].escapeAndEncloseByDoubleQuoteForShell()
+        else
+            if (args.size == 3 && SHELL.equals(args[0]) && "-c".equals(args[1]))
+                SHELL + " -c " + args[2].escapeAndEncloseByDoubleQuoteForShell()
+            else
+                args.joinToString(separator = " ")
+    }
+
+
+    /**
+     * Execute commands using the shell
+     * Be aware: Executing shell commands that incorporate unsanitized input from an untrusted source
+     * makes a program vulnerable to shell injection, a serious security flaw which can result in arbitrary command execution.
+     * Thus, the use of this method is strongly discouraged in cases where the command string is constructed from external input.
+     */
+    open fun cmd(cmd: String, dir: String? = null): ProvResult {
+        throw Exception("Not implemented")
+    }
+
+
+    /**
+     * Same as method cmd but without logging of the result/output, should be used e.g. if secrets are involved.
+     * Attention: only result is NOT logged the executed command still is.
+     */
+    open fun cmdNoLog(cmd: String, dir: String? = null): ProvResult {
+        throw Exception("Not implemented")
+    }
+
+
+    /**
+     * Same as method cmd but without evaluating the result for the overall success.
+     * Can be used e.g. for checks which might succeed or fail but where failure should not influence overall success
+     */
+    open fun cmdNoEval(cmd: String, dir: String? = null): ProvResult {
+        throw Exception("Not implemented")
+    }
+
+
+    /**
+     * Executes command cmd and returns true in case of success else false.
+     * The success resp. failure does not count into the overall success.
+     */
+    fun check(cmd: String, dir: String? = null): Boolean {
+        return cmdNoEval(cmd, dir).success
+    }
+
+
+    /**
+     * Retrieve a secret by executing the given command.
+     * Returns the result of the command as secret.
+     */
+    fun getSecret(command: String): Secret? {
+        val result = cmdNoLog(command)
+        addResultToEval(ProvResult(result.success, err = result.err, exception = result.exception, exit = result.exit))
+        return if (result.success && result.out != null) {
+            addResultToEval(ProvResult(true, getCallingMethodName()))
+            Secret(result.out)
+        } else {
+            addResultToEval(ProvResult(false, getCallingMethodName(), err = result.err, exception = result.exception))
+            null
+        }
+    }
+
+
+    /**
+     * Adds an ProvResult to the overall success evaluation.
+     * Intended for use in methods which do not automatically add results.
+     */
+    fun addResultToEval(result: ProvResult) = requireAll {
+        result
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Executes multiple shell commands. Each command must be in its own line.
+     * Multi-line commands within the script are not supported.
+     * Empty lines and comments (all text behind # in a line) are supported, i.e. they are ignored.
+     */
+    fun sh(script: String) = def {
+        val lines = script.trimIndent().replace("\r\n", "\n").split("\n")
+        val linesWithoutComments = lines.stream().map { it.split("#")[0] }
+        val linesNonEmpty = linesWithoutComments.filter { it.trim().isNotEmpty() }
+
+        var success = true
+
+        for (cmd in linesNonEmpty) {
+            if (success) {
+                success = success && cmd(cmd).success
+            }
+        }
+        ProvResult(success)
+    }
+
+
+    /**
+     * Provides result handling, e.g. gather results for result summary
+     */
+    private fun handle(mode: ResultMode, a: Prov.() -> ProvResult): ProvResult {
+
+        // init
+        if (level == 0) {
+            internalResults.clear()
+            previousLevel = -1
+            exit = false
+            ProgressBar.init()
+        }
+
+        // pre-handling
+        val resultIndex = internalResults.size
+        val method = getCallingMethodName()
+        internalResults.add(InternalResult(level, method, null))
+
+        previousLevel = level
+
+        level++
+
+        // call the actual function
+        val res = if (!exit) {
+            ProgressBar.progress()
+            @Suppress("UNUSED_EXPRESSION") // false positive
+            a()
+        } else {
+            ProvResult(false, out = "Exiting due to failure and mode FAILEXIT")
+        }
+
+        level--
+
+        // post-handling
+        val returnValue =
+            if (mode == ResultMode.LAST) {
+                if (internalResultIsLeaf(resultIndex) || method == "cmd")
+                    res.copy() else ProvResult(res.success)
+            } else if (mode == ResultMode.ALL) {
+                // leaf
+                if (internalResultIsLeaf(resultIndex)) res.copy()
+                // evaluate subcalls' results
+                else ProvResult(cumulativeSuccessSublevel(resultIndex) ?: false)
+            } else if (mode == ResultMode.NONE) {
+                ProvResult(true)
+            } else if (mode == ResultMode.FAILEXIT) {
+                if (res.success) {
+                    return ProvResult(true)
+                } else {
+                    exit = true
+                    return ProvResult(false)
+                }
+            } else {
+                ProvResult(false, err = "mode unknown")
+            }
+
+        previousLevel = level
+
+        internalResults[resultIndex].provResult = returnValue
+
+        if (level == 0) {
+            ProgressBar.end()
+            processor.close()
+            printResults()
+        }
+
+        return returnValue
+    }
+
+
+    private fun internalResultIsLeaf(resultIndex: Int) : Boolean {
+        return !(resultIndex < internalResults.size - 1 && internalResults[resultIndex + 1].level > internalResults[resultIndex].level)
+    }
+
+
+    private fun cumulativeSuccessSublevel(resultIndex: Int) : Boolean? {
+        val currentLevel = internalResults[resultIndex].level
+        var res : Boolean? = null
+        var i = resultIndex + 1
+        while ( i < internalResults.size && internalResults[i].level > currentLevel) {
+            if (internalResults[i].level == currentLevel + 1) {
+                res =
+                    if (res == null) internalResults[i].provResult?.success else res && (internalResults[i].provResult?.success
+                        ?: false)
+            }
+            i++
+        }
+        return res
+    }
+
+
+    private data class InternalResult(val level: Int, val method: String?, var provResult: ProvResult?) {
+        override fun toString() : String {
+            val provResult = provResult
+            if (provResult != null) {
+                return prefix(level) + (if (provResult.success) "Success -- " else "FAILED -- ") +
+                    method + " " + (provResult.cmd ?: "") +
+                    (if (!provResult.success && provResult.err != null) " -- Error: " + provResult.err.escapeNewline() else "") }
+            else
+                return prefix(level) + " " + method + " " + "... in progress ... "
+
+        }
+
+        private fun prefix(level: Int): String {
+            return "---".repeat(level) + ">  "
+        }
+    }
+
+    val ANSI_RESET = "\u001B[0m"
+    val ANSI_BRIGHT_RED = "\u001B[91m"
+    val ANSI_BRIGHT_GREEN = "\u001B[92m"
+    // uncomment if needed
+    //    val ANSI_BLACK = "\u001B[30m"
+    //    val ANSI_RED = "\u001B[31m"
+    //    val ANSI_GREEN = "\u001B[32m"
+    //    val ANSI_YELLOW = "\u001B[33m"
+    //    val ANSI_BLUE = "\u001B[34m"
+    //    val ANSI_PURPLE = "\u001B[35m"
+    //    val ANSI_CYAN = "\u001B[36m"
+    //    val ANSI_WHITE = "\u001B[37m"
+    //    val ANSI_GRAY = "\u001B[90m"
+
+    private fun printResults() {
+        println("============================================== SUMMARY " + (if (name != null) "(" + name + ") " else "") +
+                "============================================== ")
+        for (result in internalResults) {
+            println(
+                result.toString().escapeNewline().
+                replace("Success --", ANSI_BRIGHT_GREEN + "Success" + ANSI_RESET + " --")
+                    .replace("FAILED --", ANSI_BRIGHT_RED + "FAILED" + ANSI_RESET + " --")
+            )
+        }
+        if (internalResults.size > 1) {
+            println("----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ")
+            println(
+                "Overall " + internalResults.get(0).toString().take(10)
+                    .replace("Success", ANSI_BRIGHT_GREEN + "Success" + ANSI_RESET)
+                    .replace("FAILED", ANSI_BRIGHT_RED + "FAILED" + ANSI_RESET)
+            )
+        }
+        println("============================================ SUMMARY END ============================================ " + newline())
+    }
+}
+
+
+private object ProgressBar {
+    fun init() {
+        print("Processing started ...\n")
+    }
+
+    fun progress() {
+        print(".")
+        System.out.flush()
+    }
+
+    fun end() {
+        println("processing completed.")
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/io/provs/Results.kt b/src/main/kotlin/io/provs/Results.kt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8c32c1d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/io/provs/Results.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+package io.provs
+
+
+data class ProvResult(val success: Boolean,
+                        val cmd: String? = null,
+                        val out: String? = null,
+                        val err: String? = null,
+                        val exception: Exception? = null,
+                        val exit: String? = null) {
+
+    constructor(returnCode : Int) : this(returnCode == 0)
+
+    override fun toString(): String {
+        return "ProvResult:: ${if (success) "Succeeded" else "FAILED"} -- ${if (!cmd.isNullOrEmpty()) "Name: " +
+                cmd.escapeNewline() + ", " else ""}${if (!out.isNullOrEmpty()) "Details: $out" else ""}" +
+                (exception?.run { " Exception: " + toString() } ?: "")
+    }
+
+    fun toShortString() : String {
+        return "ProvResult:: ${if (success) "Succeeded" else "FAILED"} -- ${if (!success && (out != null)) "Details: $out" else ""}"
+    }
+}
+
+
+@Suppress("unused")  // might be used by custom methods
+data class TypedResult<T>(val success: Boolean, val resultObject: T? = null) {
+    override fun toString(): String {
+        return "TypedResult:: ${if (success) "Succeeded" else "FAILED"} -- Result object: " + resultObject?.run { toString().escapeNewline() }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/io/provs/Secret.kt b/src/main/kotlin/io/provs/Secret.kt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e9eceeb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/io/provs/Secret.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+package io.provs
+
+
+open class Secret(private val value: String) {
+    override fun toString(): String {
+        return "********"
+    }
+    fun plain() : String {
+        return  value
+    }
+}
+
+
+class Password(plainPassword: String) : Secret(plainPassword)
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/io/provs/Utils.kt b/src/main/kotlin/io/provs/Utils.kt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cc2e6ef
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/io/provs/Utils.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,107 @@
+package io.provs
+
+import io.provs.docker.provideContainer
+import io.provs.processors.ContainerStartMode
+import io.provs.processors.ContainerUbuntuHostProcessor
+import io.provs.processors.RemoteProcessor
+import java.io.File
+
+/**
+ * Returns the name of the calling function but excluding some functions of the prov framework
+ * in order to return the "real" calling function.
+ * Note: names of inner functions (i.e. which are defined inside other functions) are not
+ * supported in the sense that always the name of the outer function is returned instead.
+ */
+fun getCallingMethodName(): String? {
+    val offsetVal = 1
+    val exclude = arrayOf("def", "record", "invoke", "invoke0", "handle", "def\$default", "addResultToEval")
+    // suffixes are also ignored as method names but will be added as suffix in the evaluation results
+    val suffixes = arrayOf("optional", "requireAll", "requireLast", "inContainer")
+
+    var suffix = ""
+    val callingFrame = Thread.currentThread().stackTrace
+    for (i in 0 until (callingFrame.size - 1)) {
+        if (callingFrame[i].methodName == "getCallingMethodName") {
+            var method = callingFrame[i + offsetVal].methodName
+            var inc = 0
+            while ((method in exclude) or (method in suffixes)) {
+                if (method in suffixes && suffix == "") {
+                    suffix = method
+                }
+                inc++
+                method = callingFrame[i + offsetVal + inc].methodName
+            }
+            return method + if (suffix.isBlank()) "" else " ($suffix)"
+        }
+    }
+    return null
+}
+
+
+fun String.escapeNewline(): String = this.replace("\r\n", "\\n").replace("\n", "\\n")
+fun String.escapeBackslash(): String = this.replace("\\", "\\\\")
+fun String.escapeDoubleQuote(): String = this.replace("\"", "\\\"")
+fun String.escapeSingleQuote(): String = this.replace("'", "\'")
+fun String.escapeSingleQuoteForShell(): String = this.replace("'", "'\"'\"'")
+fun String.escapeProcentForPrintf(): String = this.replace("%", "%%")
+
+// see https://www.shellscript.sh/escape.html
+fun String.escapeAndEncloseByDoubleQuoteForShell(): String {
+    return "\"" + this.escapeBackslash().replace("`", "\\`").escapeDoubleQuote().replace("$", "\\$") + "\""
+}
+
+fun hostUserHome(): String = System.getProperty("user.home") + fileSeparator()
+fun newline(): String = System.getProperty("line.separator")
+fun fileSeparator(): String = File.separator
+
+
+/**
+ * Returns default local Prov instance.
+ */
+@Suppress("unused")  // used by other libraries resp. KotlinScript
+fun local(): Prov {
+    return Prov.defaultInstance()
+}
+
+
+/**
+ * Returns Prov instance for remote host with remote user with provided password.
+ * If password is null, connection is done by ssh-key.
+ * Platform (Linux, Windows) must be provided if different from local platform.
+ */
+@Suppress("unused")  // used by other libraries resp. KotlinScript
+fun remote(host: String, remoteUser: String, password: Secret? = null, platform: String? = null): Prov {
+    return Prov.newInstance(RemoteProcessor(host, remoteUser, password), platform)
+}
+
+
+/**
+ * Returns Prov instance running in a local docker container with name containerName.
+ * A potentially existing container with the same name is reused by default resp. if
+ * parameter useExistingContainer is set to true.
+ * If a new container needs to be created, on Linux systems the image _ubuntu_ is used.
+ */
+@Suppress("unused")  // used by other libraries resp. KotlinScript
+fun docker(containerName: String = "provs_default", useExistingContainer: Boolean = true): Prov {
+
+    val os = System.getProperty("os.name")
+
+    if ("Linux".equals(os)) {
+        val defaultDockerImage = "ubuntu"
+
+        local().provideContainer(containerName, defaultDockerImage)
+
+        return Prov.newInstance(
+            ContainerUbuntuHostProcessor(
+                containerName,
+                defaultDockerImage,
+                if (useExistingContainer)
+                    ContainerStartMode.USE_RUNNING_ELSE_CREATE
+                else
+                    ContainerStartMode.CREATE_NEW_KILL_EXISTING
+            )
+        )
+    } else {
+        throw RuntimeException("ERROR: method docker() is currently not supported for " + os)
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/io/provs/docker/HostDocker.kt b/src/main/kotlin/io/provs/docker/HostDocker.kt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..38bcd76
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/io/provs/docker/HostDocker.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,87 @@
+package io.provs.docker
+
+import io.provs.Prov
+import io.provs.ProvResult
+import io.provs.docker.images.DockerImage
+import io.provs.docker.platforms.*
+import io.provs.platforms.UbuntuProv
+import io.provs.processors.ContainerStartMode
+
+
+/**
+ * Creates and runs a new container with name _containerName_ for image _imageName_ if not yet existing.
+ * In case the container already exists, the parameter _startMode_ determines
+ * if the running container is just kept (default behavior)
+ * or if the running container is stopped and removed and a new container is created
+ * or if the method results in a failure result.
+ */
+fun Prov.provideContainer(
+    containerName: String,
+    imageName: String = "ubuntu",
+    startMode: ContainerStartMode = ContainerStartMode.USE_RUNNING_ELSE_CREATE
+) : ProvResult {
+    if (this is UbuntuProv) {
+        return this.provideContainerPlatform(containerName, imageName, startMode)
+    } else {
+        throw RuntimeException("docker not yet supported for " + (this as UbuntuProv).javaClass)
+    }
+}
+
+
+fun Prov.containerRuns(containerName: String) : Boolean {
+    if (this is UbuntuProv) {
+        return this.containerRunsPlatform(containerName)
+    } else {
+        throw RuntimeException("docker not yet supported for " + (this as UbuntuProv).javaClass)
+    }
+}
+
+
+fun Prov.runContainer(
+    containerName: String = "defaultProvContainer",
+    imageName: String = "ubuntu"
+) : ProvResult {
+    if (this is UbuntuProv) {
+        return this.runContainerPlatform(containerName, imageName)
+    } else {
+        throw RuntimeException("docker not yet supported for " + (this as UbuntuProv).javaClass)
+    }
+}
+
+
+fun Prov.containerSh(containerName: String, cmd: String) : ProvResult {
+    if (this is UbuntuProv) {
+        return this.containerShPlatform(containerName, cmd)
+    } else {
+        throw RuntimeException("docker not yet supported for " + (this as UbuntuProv).javaClass)
+    }
+}
+
+
+fun Prov.dockerBuildImage(image: DockerImage, skipIfExisting: Boolean = true) : ProvResult {
+    if (this is UbuntuProv) {
+        return this.dockerBuildImagePlatform(image, skipIfExisting)
+    } else {
+        throw RuntimeException("docker not yet supported for " + (this as UbuntuProv).javaClass)
+    }
+}
+
+
+fun Prov.dockerImageExists(imageName: String) : Boolean {
+    if (this is UbuntuProv) {
+        return this.dockerImageExistsPlatform(imageName)
+    } else {
+        throw RuntimeException("docker not yet supported for " + (this as UbuntuProv).javaClass)
+    }
+}
+
+
+fun Prov.exitAndRmContainer(
+    containerName: String
+) : ProvResult {
+    if (this is UbuntuProv) {
+        return this.exitAndRmContainerPlatform(containerName)
+    } else {
+        throw RuntimeException("docker not yet supported for " + (this as UbuntuProv).javaClass)
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/io/provs/docker/images/DockerImages.kt b/src/main/kotlin/io/provs/docker/images/DockerImages.kt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1fe8423
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/io/provs/docker/images/DockerImages.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+package io.provs.docker.images
+
+
+interface DockerImage {
+    fun imageName() : String
+    fun imageText() : String
+}
+
+/**
+ * Dockerfile based ubuntu image added by a non-root default user.
+ */
+@Suppress("unused")  // used by other libraries
+class UbuntuPlusUser(private val userName: String = "testuser") : DockerImage {
+
+    override fun imageName(): String {
+        return "ubuntu_plus_user"
+    }
+
+    override fun imageText(): String {
+        return """
+FROM ubuntu:18.04
+
+ARG DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive
+
+RUN apt-get update && apt-get -y install sudo
+RUN useradd -m $userName && echo "$userName:$userName" | chpasswd && adduser $userName sudo
+RUN echo "$userName ALL=(ALL:ALL) NOPASSWD: ALL" | sudo tee /etc/sudoers.d/$userName
+
+USER $userName
+CMD /bin/bash
+WORKDIR /home/$userName
+"""
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/io/provs/docker/platforms/UbuntuHostDocker.kt b/src/main/kotlin/io/provs/docker/platforms/UbuntuHostDocker.kt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..84c0b57
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/io/provs/docker/platforms/UbuntuHostDocker.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,92 @@
+package io.provs.docker.platforms
+
+import io.provs.*
+import io.provs.docker.containerRuns
+import io.provs.docker.dockerImageExists
+import io.provs.docker.exitAndRmContainer
+import io.provs.docker.images.DockerImage
+import io.provs.platforms.UbuntuProv
+import io.provs.processors.ContainerStartMode
+
+
+fun UbuntuProv.provideContainerPlatform(
+    containerName: String,
+    imageName: String = "ubuntu",
+    startMode: ContainerStartMode = ContainerStartMode.USE_RUNNING_ELSE_CREATE
+): ProvResult = requireLast {
+    if (startMode == ContainerStartMode.CREATE_NEW_KILL_EXISTING) {
+        exitAndRmContainer(containerName)
+    }
+    if ((startMode == ContainerStartMode.CREATE_NEW_KILL_EXISTING) || (startMode == ContainerStartMode.CREATE_NEW_FAIL_IF_EXISTING)) {
+        if (!cmd(
+                "sudo docker run -dit --name=$containerName $imageName"
+            ).success
+        ) {
+            throw RuntimeException("could not start docker")
+        }
+    } else if (startMode == ContainerStartMode.USE_RUNNING_ELSE_CREATE) {
+        val r =
+            cmd("sudo docker inspect -f '{{.State.Running}}' $containerName")
+        if (!r.success || "false\n" == r.out) {
+            cmd("sudo docker rm -f $containerName")
+            cmd("sudo docker run -dit --name=$containerName $imageName")
+        }
+    }
+    ProvResult(containerRuns(containerName))
+}
+
+
+fun UbuntuProv.containerRunsPlatform(containerName: String): Boolean {
+    return cmdNoEval("sudo docker inspect -f '{{.State.Running}}' $containerName").out?.equals("true\n") ?: false
+}
+
+
+fun UbuntuProv.runContainerPlatform(
+    containerName: String = "defaultProvContainer",
+    imageName: String = "ubuntu"
+) = def {
+    cmd("sudo docker run -dit --name=$containerName $imageName")
+}
+
+
+fun UbuntuProv.containerExecPlatform(containerName: String, cmd: String) = def {
+    cmd("sudo docker exec $containerName $cmd")
+}
+
+
+fun UbuntuProv.containerShPlatform(containerName: String, cmd: String) = def {
+    containerExecPlatform(containerName, "sh -c \"${cmd.escapeDoubleQuote()}\"")
+}
+
+
+fun UbuntuProv.dockerBuildImagePlatform(image: DockerImage, skipIfExisting: Boolean): ProvResult {
+
+    if (skipIfExisting && dockerImageExists(image.imageName())) {
+        return ProvResult(true)
+    }
+
+    val path = hostUserHome() + "tmp_docker_img" + fileSeparator()
+
+    if (!xec("test", "-d", path).success) {
+        cmd("cd ${hostUserHome()} && mkdir tmp_docker_img")
+    }
+
+    cmd("cd $path && printf '${image.imageText().escapeSingleQuote()}' > Dockerfile")
+
+    return cmd("cd $path && sudo docker build --tag ${image.imageName()} .")
+}
+
+
+fun UbuntuProv.dockerImageExistsPlatform(imageName: String): Boolean {
+    return (cmd("sudo docker images $imageName -q").out != "")
+}
+
+
+fun UbuntuProv.exitAndRmContainerPlatform(
+    containerName: String
+) = requireAll {
+    if (containerRuns(containerName)) {
+        cmd("sudo docker stop $containerName")
+    }
+    cmd("sudo docker rm $containerName")
+}
diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/io/provs/entry/Entry.kt b/src/main/kotlin/io/provs/entry/Entry.kt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7655107
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/io/provs/entry/Entry.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+package io.provs.entry
+
+/**
+ * Calls a static method of a class.
+ * Only methods are supported with either no parameters or with one vararg parameter of type String.
+ * Methods with a vararg parameter must be called with at least one argument.
+ *
+ * @param args specify class and (optionally) method and parameters, in detail:
+ * @param args[0] class to be called
+ * @param args[1] (optional) static method of the class; if not specified, the "main" method is used
+ * @param args[2...] String parameters that are passed to the method, only applicable if method has vararg parameter
+ */
+fun main(vararg args: String) {
+
+    if (args.isNotEmpty()) {
+        val className = args[0]
+
+        val jClass = Class.forName(className)
+
+        val parameterTypeStringArray = arrayOf<Class<*>>(
+            Array<String>::class.java
+        )
+        val method = if (args.size == 1) jClass.getMethod("main", *parameterTypeStringArray) else
+            (if (args.size == 2 && args[1] != "main") jClass.getMethod(args[1])
+            else jClass.getMethod(args[1], *parameterTypeStringArray))
+
+        if ((args.size == 1) || (args.size == 2 && args[1] == "main")) {
+            method.invoke(null, emptyArray<String>())
+        } else if (args.size == 2) {
+            method.invoke(null)
+        } else {
+            method.invoke(null, args.drop(2).toTypedArray())
+        }
+    } else {
+        println("Usage: <packageName.className> <static methodName>")
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/io/provs/platforms/UbuntuProv.kt b/src/main/kotlin/io/provs/platforms/UbuntuProv.kt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c4e4f34
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/io/provs/platforms/UbuntuProv.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+package io.provs.platforms
+
+import io.provs.Prov
+import io.provs.ProvResult
+import io.provs.processors.LocalProcessor
+import io.provs.processors.Processor
+
+const val SHELL = "/bin/bash"  // could be changed to another shell like "sh", "/bin/csh" if required
+
+
+class UbuntuProv internal constructor(processor : Processor = LocalProcessor(), name: String? = null) : Prov (processor, name) {
+
+    override fun cmd(cmd: String, dir: String?) : ProvResult = def {
+        xec(SHELL, "-c", if (dir == null) cmd else "cd $dir && $cmd")
+    }
+
+    override fun cmdNoLog(cmd: String, dir: String?) : ProvResult {
+        return xecNoLog(SHELL, "-c", if (dir == null) cmd else "cd $dir && $cmd")
+    }
+
+    override fun cmdNoEval(cmd: String, dir: String?) : ProvResult {
+        return xec(SHELL, "-c", if (dir == null) cmd else "cd $dir && $cmd")
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/io/provs/platforms/WinProv.kt b/src/main/kotlin/io/provs/platforms/WinProv.kt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f8a5703
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/io/provs/platforms/WinProv.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+package io.provs.platforms
+
+import io.provs.Prov
+import io.provs.ProvResult
+import io.provs.processors.LocalProcessor
+import io.provs.processors.Processor
+
+
+class WinProv internal constructor(processor : Processor = LocalProcessor(), name: String? = null) : Prov (processor, name) {
+
+    // todo put cmd.exe in variable SHELL
+
+    override fun cmd(cmd: String, dir: String?) : ProvResult = def {
+        xec("cmd.exe", "/c", if (dir == null) cmd else "cd $dir && $cmd")
+    }
+
+    override fun cmdNoLog(cmd: String, dir: String?) : ProvResult = def {
+        xecNoLog("cmd.exe", "/c", if (dir == null) cmd else "cd $dir && $cmd")
+    }
+
+
+    override fun cmdNoEval(cmd: String, dir: String?) : ProvResult {
+        return xec("cmd.exe", "/c", if (dir == null) cmd else "cd $dir && $cmd")
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/io/provs/processors/ContainerUbuntuHostProcessor.kt b/src/main/kotlin/io/provs/processors/ContainerUbuntuHostProcessor.kt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2c3f8ea
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/io/provs/processors/ContainerUbuntuHostProcessor.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,81 @@
+package io.provs.processors
+
+import io.provs.Prov
+import io.provs.docker.containerSh
+import io.provs.docker.provideContainer
+import io.provs.escapeAndEncloseByDoubleQuoteForShell
+import io.provs.platforms.SHELL
+
+enum class ContainerStartMode {
+    USE_RUNNING_ELSE_CREATE,
+    CREATE_NEW_KILL_EXISTING,
+    CREATE_NEW_FAIL_IF_EXISTING
+}
+
+enum class ContainerEndMode {
+    EXIT_AND_REMOVE,
+    KEEP_RUNNING
+}
+
+open class ContainerUbuntuHostProcessor(
+    private val containerName: String = "default_provs_container",
+    @Suppress("unused") // suppress false positive warning
+    private val dockerImage: String = "ubuntu",
+    @Suppress("unused") // suppress false positive warning
+    private val startMode: ContainerStartMode = ContainerStartMode.USE_RUNNING_ELSE_CREATE,
+    private val endMode: ContainerEndMode = ContainerEndMode.KEEP_RUNNING
+) : Processor {
+    private var localExecution = LocalProcessor()
+    private var a = Prov.newInstance(name = "ContainerUbuntuHostProcessor")
+
+    init {
+        val r = a.provideContainer(containerName, dockerImage, startMode)
+        if (!r.success)
+            throw RuntimeException("Could not start docker image: " + r.toShortString(), r.exception)
+    }
+
+    override fun x(vararg args: String): ProcessResult {
+        return localExecution.x("sh", "-c", "sudo docker exec $containerName " + buildCommand(*args))
+    }
+
+    override fun xNoLog(vararg args: String): ProcessResult {
+        return localExecution.xNoLog("sh", "-c", "sudo docker exec $containerName " + buildCommand(*args))
+    }
+
+    fun installSudo(): ContainerUbuntuHostProcessor {
+        a.containerSh(containerName, "apt-get update")
+        a.containerSh(containerName, "apt-get -y install sudo")
+        return this
+    }
+
+    fun addAndSwitchToUser(user: String = "testuser"): ContainerUbuntuHostProcessor {
+
+        a.containerSh(containerName,"sudo useradd -m $user && echo '$user:$user' | chpasswd && adduser $user sudo")
+        a.containerSh(containerName,"echo '$user ALL=(ALL:ALL) NOPASSWD: ALL' | sudo tee /etc/sudoers.d/$user")
+        a.containerSh(containerName,"sudo su $user")
+        a.containerSh(containerName,"cd /home/$user")
+        a.containerSh(containerName,"mkdir $user && cd $user")
+        return this
+    }
+
+    fun exitAndRm() {
+        localExecution.x(SHELL, "-c", "sudo docker stop $containerName")
+        localExecution.x(SHELL, "-c", "sudo docker rm $containerName")
+    }
+
+    private fun quoteString(s: String): String {
+        return s.escapeAndEncloseByDoubleQuoteForShell()
+    }
+
+    private fun buildCommand(vararg args: String) : String {
+        return if (args.size == 1) quoteString(args[0]) else
+            if (args.size == 3 && SHELL == args[0] && "-c" == args[1]) SHELL + " -c " + quoteString(args[2])
+            else args.joinToString(separator = " ")
+    }
+
+    protected fun finalize() {
+        if (endMode == ContainerEndMode.EXIT_AND_REMOVE) {
+            exitAndRm()
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/io/provs/processors/LocalProcessor.kt b/src/main/kotlin/io/provs/processors/LocalProcessor.kt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d0f8505
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/io/provs/processors/LocalProcessor.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+package io.provs.processors
+
+import io.provs.escapeNewline
+import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory
+import java.io.File
+import java.io.IOException
+import java.nio.charset.Charset
+
+
+private fun getOsName(): String {
+    return System.getProperty("os.name")
+}
+
+open class LocalProcessor : Processor {
+
+    companion object {
+        @Suppress("JAVA_CLASS_ON_COMPANION")
+        private val log = LoggerFactory.getLogger(javaClass.enclosingClass)
+
+        var charset = if (getOsName().contains("Windows")) Charset.forName("Windows-1252") else Charset.defaultCharset()
+        init {
+            log.info("os.name: " + getOsName())
+            log.info("user.home: " + System.getProperty("user.home"))
+        }
+    }
+
+    private fun workingDir() : String
+    {
+        return System.getProperty("user.home") ?: File.separator
+    }
+
+    override fun x(vararg args: String): ProcessResult {
+        return execute(true, *args)
+    }
+
+
+    override fun xNoLog(vararg args: String): ProcessResult {
+        return execute(false, *args)
+    }
+
+    private fun execute(logging: Boolean, vararg args: String): ProcessResult {
+        try {
+            var prefix = "******************** Prov: "
+            if (logging) {
+                for (arg in args) {
+                    prefix += " \"${arg.escapeNewline()}\""
+                }
+            } else {
+                prefix += "\"xxxxxxxx\""
+            }
+            log.info(prefix)
+
+            val proc = ProcessBuilder(args.toList())
+                    .directory(File(workingDir()))
+                    .redirectOutput(ProcessBuilder.Redirect.PIPE)
+                    .redirectError(ProcessBuilder.Redirect.PIPE)
+                    .start()
+
+            val c = proc.waitFor()
+
+            val r = ProcessResult(
+                c,
+                proc.inputStream.bufferedReader(charset).readText(),
+                proc.errorStream.bufferedReader(charset).readText(),
+                args = args
+            )
+            if (logging) {
+                log.info(r.toString())
+            }
+            return r
+
+        } catch (e: IOException) {
+            e.printStackTrace()
+            return ProcessResult(-1, ex = e)
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/io/provs/processors/PrintOnlyProcessor.kt b/src/main/kotlin/io/provs/processors/PrintOnlyProcessor.kt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4a6fb2c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/io/provs/processors/PrintOnlyProcessor.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+package io.provs.processors
+
+
+class PrintOnlyProcessor : Processor {
+
+    override fun x(vararg args: String): ProcessResult
+    {
+        print("PrintOnlyProcessor >>> ")
+        for (n in args) print("\"$n\" ")
+        println()
+        return ProcessResult(0, args = args)
+    }
+
+    override fun xNoLog(vararg args: String): ProcessResult
+    {
+        print("PrintOnlyProcessor >>> ********")
+        return ProcessResult(0, args = args)
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/io/provs/processors/Processor.kt b/src/main/kotlin/io/provs/processors/Processor.kt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e13b31f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/io/provs/processors/Processor.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+package io.provs.processors
+
+
+interface Processor {
+    fun x(vararg args: String): ProcessResult
+    fun xNoLog(vararg args: String): ProcessResult
+    fun close() {}
+}
+
+
+data class ProcessResult(val exitCode: Int, val out: String? = null, val err: String? = null, val ex: Exception? = null, val args: Array<out String> = emptyArray()) {
+
+    private fun success(): Boolean {
+        return (exitCode == 0)
+    }
+
+    fun argsToString() : String {
+        return args.joinToString(
+            separator = ", ",
+            prefix = "[",
+            postfix = "]",
+            limit = 4,
+            truncated = " ..."
+        )
+    }
+
+    override fun toString(): String {
+        return "--->>> ProcessResult: ${if (success()) "Succeeded" else "FAILED"} -- Code: $exitCode, ${if (!out.isNullOrEmpty()) "Out: $out, " else ""}${if (!err.isNullOrEmpty()) "Err: $err" else ""}" + argsToString()
+    }
+
+    override fun equals(other: Any?): Boolean {
+        if (this === other) return true
+        if (javaClass != other?.javaClass) return false
+
+        other as ProcessResult
+
+        if (exitCode != other.exitCode) return false
+        if (out != other.out) return false
+        if (err != other.err) return false
+        if (ex != other.ex) return false
+        if (!args.contentEquals(other.args)) return false
+
+        return true
+    }
+
+    override fun hashCode(): Int {
+        var result = exitCode
+        result = 31 * result + (out?.hashCode() ?: 0)
+        result = 31 * result + (err?.hashCode() ?: 0)
+        result = 31 * result + ex.hashCode()
+        result = 31 * result + args.contentHashCode()
+        return result
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/io/provs/processors/RemoteUbuntuProcessor.kt b/src/main/kotlin/io/provs/processors/RemoteUbuntuProcessor.kt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0e93cfe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/io/provs/processors/RemoteUbuntuProcessor.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,127 @@
+package io.provs.processors
+
+import io.provs.Secret
+import io.provs.escapeAndEncloseByDoubleQuoteForShell
+import io.provs.escapeNewline
+import io.provs.platforms.SHELL
+import net.schmizz.sshj.SSHClient
+import net.schmizz.sshj.connection.channel.direct.Session
+import net.schmizz.sshj.connection.channel.direct.Session.Command
+import net.schmizz.sshj.transport.verification.PromiscuousVerifier
+import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory
+import java.io.BufferedReader
+import java.io.File
+import java.io.IOException
+import java.io.InputStreamReader
+import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit
+
+
+class RemoteProcessor(ip: String, user: String, password: Secret? = null) : Processor {
+
+    companion object {
+        @Suppress("JAVA_CLASS_ON_COMPANION")
+        private val log = LoggerFactory.getLogger(javaClass.enclosingClass)
+    }
+
+    private val ssh = SSHClient()
+
+    init {
+        try {
+            log.info("Connecting to $ip with user: $user with " + if (password != null) "password" else "ssh-key")
+
+            ssh.loadKnownHosts()
+
+            // todo: replace PromiscuousVerifier by more secure solution
+            ssh.addHostKeyVerifier(PromiscuousVerifier())
+            ssh.connect(ip)
+
+            if (password != null) {
+                ssh.authPassword(user, password.plain())
+            } else {
+                val base = System.getProperty("user.home") + File.separator + ".ssh" + File.separator
+                ssh.authPublickey(user, base + "id_rsa", base + "id_dsa", base + "id_ed25519", base + "id_ecdsa")
+            }
+        } catch (e: Exception) {
+            try {
+                ssh.disconnect()
+            } finally {
+                log.error("Got exception when initializing ssh: " + e.message)
+                throw RuntimeException("Error when initializing ssh", e)
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    override fun x(vararg args: String): ProcessResult {
+        return execute(true, *args)
+    }
+
+    override fun xNoLog(vararg args: String): ProcessResult {
+        return execute(false, *args)
+    }
+
+    private fun execute(logging: Boolean, vararg args: String): ProcessResult {
+        var prefix = "******************** Prov: "
+        if (logging) {
+            for (arg in args) {
+                prefix += " \"${arg.escapeNewline()}\""
+            }
+        } else {
+            prefix += "\"xxxxxxxx\""
+        }
+        log.info(prefix)
+
+        val cmdString: String =
+            if (args.size == 1)
+                args[0].escapeAndEncloseByDoubleQuoteForShell()
+            else
+                if (args.size == 3 && SHELL == args[0] && "-c" == args[1])
+                    SHELL + " -c " + args[2].escapeAndEncloseByDoubleQuoteForShell()
+                else
+                    args.joinToString(separator = " ")
+
+
+        var session: Session? = null
+
+        try {
+            session = ssh.startSession()
+
+            val cmd: Command = session!!.exec(cmdString)
+            val out = BufferedReader(InputStreamReader(cmd.inputStream)).use { it.readText() }
+            val err = BufferedReader(InputStreamReader(cmd.errorStream)).use { it.readText() }
+            cmd.join(100, TimeUnit.SECONDS)
+
+            val cmdRes = ProcessResult(cmd.exitStatus, out, err, args = args)
+            if (logging) {
+                log.info(cmdRes.toString())
+            }
+            session.close()
+
+            return cmdRes
+
+        } catch (e: Exception) {
+            try {
+                session?.close()
+            } finally {
+                // nothing to do
+            }
+            return ProcessResult(
+                -1,
+                err = "Error when opening or executing remote ssh session (Pls check host, user, password resp. ssh key) - ",
+                ex = e
+            )
+        }
+    }
+
+    override fun close() {
+        try {
+            log.info("Disconnecting ssh.")
+            ssh.disconnect()
+        } catch (e: IOException) {
+            // No prov required
+        }
+    }
+
+    protected fun finalize() {
+        close()
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/main/resources/logback.xml b/src/main/resources/logback.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5c96bb0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/resources/logback.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+<configuration>
+
+    <timestamp key="byTime" datePattern="yyyyMMdd'T'HHmmss"/>
+
+    <appender name="STDERR" class="ch.qos.logback.core.ConsoleAppender">
+        <target>System.err</target>
+        <filter class="ch.qos.logback.classic.filter.ThresholdFilter">
+            <level>WARN</level>
+        </filter>
+        <encoder>
+            <pattern>%d{HH:mm:ss.SSS} [%thread] %highlight(%-5level) %cyan(%logger{35}) - %msg %n</pattern>
+        </encoder>
+    </appender>
+
+    <appender name="FILE" class="ch.qos.logback.core.rolling.RollingFileAppender">
+        <file>./logs/provs-${byTime}.log</file>
+        <rollingPolicy class="ch.qos.logback.core.rolling.SizeAndTimeBasedRollingPolicy">
+            <fileNamePattern>./logs/provs-%d{yyyy-MM-dd}.%i.log</fileNamePattern>
+            <maxFileSize>10MB</maxFileSize>
+            <maxHistory>3</maxHistory>
+            <totalSizeCap>1GB</totalSizeCap>
+        </rollingPolicy>
+        <append>true</append>
+        <encoder>
+            <pattern>%d{HH:mm:ss.SSS} [%thread] %-5level %logger{36} - %msg%n</pattern>
+        </encoder>
+    </appender>
+
+    <root level="DEBUG">
+        <appender-ref ref="STDERR" />
+        <appender-ref ref="FILE" />
+    </root>
+
+</configuration>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/test/kotlin/io/provs/ContainerProcessorTest.kt b/src/test/kotlin/io/provs/ContainerProcessorTest.kt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..394a2e3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/kotlin/io/provs/ContainerProcessorTest.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+package io.provs
+
+import io.provs.processors.ContainerStartMode
+import io.provs.processors.ContainerUbuntuHostProcessor
+import io.provs.testconfig.tags.CONTAINERTEST
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertEquals
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Tag
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.condition.EnabledOnOs
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.condition.OS
+
+@EnabledOnOs(OS.LINUX)
+internal class ContainerProcessorTest {
+
+    @Test
+    @Tag(CONTAINERTEST)
+    fun cmd_works_with_echo() {
+        // given
+        val prov = Prov.newInstance(ContainerUbuntuHostProcessor("provs_test", startMode = ContainerStartMode.CREATE_NEW_KILL_EXISTING))
+        val text = "abc123!§$%&/#äöü"
+
+        // when
+        val res = prov.cmd("echo '${text}'")
+
+        // then
+        assert(res.success)
+        assertEquals(text + newline(), res.out)
+    }
+
+
+    @Test
+    @Tag(CONTAINERTEST)
+    fun cmdNoLog_works_with_echo() {
+        // given
+        val prov = Prov.newInstance(ContainerUbuntuHostProcessor("provs_test", startMode = ContainerStartMode.CREATE_NEW_KILL_EXISTING))
+        val text = "abc123!§$%&/#äöü"
+
+        // when
+        val res = prov.cmdNoLog("echo '${text}'")
+
+        // then
+        assert(res.success)
+        assertEquals(text + newline(), res.out)
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/test/kotlin/io/provs/LocalProcessorTest.kt b/src/test/kotlin/io/provs/LocalProcessorTest.kt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c769c4e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/kotlin/io/provs/LocalProcessorTest.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,91 @@
+package io.provs
+
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertEquals
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertTrue
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.condition.EnabledOnOs
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.condition.OS
+
+
+internal class LocalProcessorTest {
+
+    @Test
+    @EnabledOnOs(OS.LINUX)
+    fun cmd_with_printf_on_Linux() {
+        // given
+        val prov = Prov.newInstance()
+        val text = "abc123!§\\\$%%&/\"\\äöü'"
+
+        // when
+        val res = prov.cmd("printf '${text.replace("%", "%%").escapeSingleQuoteForShell()}'")
+
+        // then
+        assert(res.success)
+        assert(res.out == text)//"abc123!§\\$%&/\"\\äöü'")
+    }
+
+
+    @Test
+    @EnabledOnOs(OS.LINUX)
+    fun cmd_with_nested_shell_and_printf_on_Linux() {
+        // given
+        val prov = Prov.newInstance()
+        val text = "abc123!§\\$%%&/\"\\äöü'"
+
+        // when
+        val res = prov.cmd("sh -c " + ("sh -c " + ("printf ${text.escapeProcentForPrintf().escapeAndEncloseByDoubleQuoteForShell()}").escapeAndEncloseByDoubleQuoteForShell()).escapeAndEncloseByDoubleQuoteForShell())
+
+        // then
+        assertTrue(res.success)
+        assertEquals(text, res.out)
+    }
+
+
+    @Test
+    @EnabledOnOs(OS.WINDOWS)
+    fun cmd_with_echo_on_Windows() {
+        // given
+        val prov = Prov.newInstance()
+        val text = "abc123!\"#"
+
+        // when
+        val res = prov.cmd("echo $text")
+
+        // then
+        assert(res.success)
+        assertEquals( text + "\r\n", res.out)
+    }
+
+
+    @Test
+    @EnabledOnOs(OS.LINUX)
+    fun cmdNoLog_linux() {
+        // given
+        val prov = Prov.newInstance()
+        val text = "abc123!#"
+        val osSpecificText = if (OS.WINDOWS.isCurrentOs) text else "'$text'"
+
+
+        // when
+        val res = prov.cmdNoLog("echo $osSpecificText")
+
+        // then
+        assert(res.success)
+        assertEquals( text + System.lineSeparator(), res.out)
+    }
+
+
+    @Test
+    fun cmd_forUnkownCommand_resultWithError() {
+        // given
+        val prov = Prov.newInstance()
+
+        // when
+        val res = prov.cmd("iamanunknowncmd")
+
+        // then
+        assert(!res.success)
+        assert(res.out.isNullOrEmpty())
+        assert(!res.err.isNullOrEmpty())
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/test/kotlin/io/provs/ProvTest.kt b/src/test/kotlin/io/provs/ProvTest.kt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2299fb3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/kotlin/io/provs/ProvTest.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,458 @@
+package io.provs
+
+import io.provs.docker.provideContainer
+import io.provs.testconfig.tags.CONTAINERTEST
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.*
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Disabled
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Tag
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.condition.EnabledOnOs
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.condition.OS
+import java.io.ByteArrayOutputStream
+import java.io.PrintStream
+
+
+internal class ProvTest {
+
+    private fun Prov.def_returnungFalse() = def {
+        ProvResult(false)
+    }
+
+    private fun Prov.def_returningTrue() = def {
+        ProvResult(true)
+    }
+
+
+    @Test
+    @EnabledOnOs(OS.LINUX)
+    fun cmd_onLinux() {
+        // when
+        val res = Prov.newInstance(name = "testing").cmd("echo --testing--").success
+
+        // then
+        assert(res)
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    @EnabledOnOs(OS.LINUX)
+    @Tag(CONTAINERTEST)
+    fun sh_onLinux() {
+        // given
+        val script = """
+            # test some script commands
+        
+            ping -c1 nu.nl
+            echo something
+            ping -c1 github.com
+        """
+
+        // when
+        val res = Prov.newInstance(name = "testing").sh(script).success
+
+        // then
+        assert(res)
+    }
+
+
+    @Test
+    @EnabledOnOs(OS.WINDOWS)
+    fun cmd_onWindows() {
+        // when
+        val res = Prov.newInstance(name = "testing").cmd("echo --testing--").success
+
+        // then
+        assert(res)
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    @EnabledOnOs(OS.WINDOWS)
+    fun sh_onWindows() {
+        // given
+        val script = """
+            # test some script commands
+        
+            ping -n 1 nu.nl
+            echo something
+            ping -n 1 github.com
+        """
+
+        // when
+        val res = Prov.newInstance(name = "testing").sh(script).success
+
+        // then
+        assert(res)
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun def_modeOptional_result_true() {
+        // given
+        fun Prov.tst_def() = optional {
+            def_returnungFalse()
+            def_returningTrue()
+            def_returnungFalse()
+        }
+
+        // when
+        val res = Prov.defaultInstance().tst_def().success
+
+        // then
+        assert(res)
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun def_modeLast_result_true() {
+        // given
+        fun Prov.tst_def() = requireLast {
+            def_returnungFalse()
+            def_returningTrue()
+        }
+
+        // when
+        val res = Prov.defaultInstance().tst_def().success
+
+        // then
+        assert(res)
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun def_modeLast_result_false() {
+        // given
+        fun Prov.tst_def() = requireLast {
+            def_returningTrue()
+            def_returnungFalse()
+        }
+
+        // when
+        val res = Prov.defaultInstance().tst_def().success
+
+        // then
+        assert(!res)
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun def_mode_ALL_result_true() {
+        // given
+        fun Prov.tst_def_all_true_mode_ALL() = requireAll {
+            def_returningTrue()
+            def_returningTrue()
+        }
+
+        // when
+        val res = Prov.defaultInstance().tst_def_all_true_mode_ALL().success
+
+        // then
+        assert(res)
+    }
+
+    // given
+    fun Prov.tst_def_one_false_mode_ALL() = requireAll {
+        def_returningTrue()
+        def_returnungFalse()
+        def_returningTrue()
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun def_modeALL_resultFalse() {
+        // when
+        val res = Prov.defaultInstance().tst_def_one_false_mode_ALL().success
+
+        // then
+        assert(!res)
+    }
+
+    // given
+    fun Prov.tst_def_one_false_mode_ALL_nested() = requireAll {
+        def_returningTrue()
+        tst_def_one_false_mode_ALL()
+        def_returningTrue()
+        tst_ALL_returningTrue()
+    }
+
+    // given
+    fun Prov.tst_ALL_returningTrue() = requireAll {
+        ProvResult(true)
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun def_modeALLnested_resultFalse() {
+        // when
+        val res = Prov.defaultInstance().tst_def_one_false_mode_ALL_nested().success
+
+        // then
+        assert(!res)
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun def_mode_ALL_LAST_NONE_nested() {
+        // given
+        fun Prov.tst_def_last() = def {
+            def_returningTrue()
+            def_returnungFalse()
+        }
+
+        fun Prov.tst_def_one_false_mode_ALL() = requireAll {
+            tst_def_last()
+            def_returningTrue()
+        }
+
+        // when
+        val res = Prov.defaultInstance().tst_def_one_false_mode_ALL().success
+
+        // then
+        assert(!res)
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun def_mode_FAILEXIT_nested_false() {
+        // given
+        fun Prov.tst_def_failexit_inner() = exitOnFailure {
+            def_returningTrue()
+            def_returnungFalse()
+        }
+
+        fun Prov.tst_def_failexit_outer() = exitOnFailure {
+            tst_def_failexit_inner()
+            def_returningTrue()
+        }
+
+        // when
+        val res = Prov.defaultInstance().tst_def_failexit_outer().success
+
+        // then
+        assert(!res)
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun def_mode_FAILEXIT_nested_true() {
+        // given
+        fun Prov.tst_def_failexit_inner() = exitOnFailure {
+            def_returningTrue()
+            def_returningTrue()
+        }
+
+        fun Prov.tst_def_failexit_outer() = exitOnFailure {
+            tst_def_failexit_inner()
+            def_returningTrue()
+        }
+
+        // when
+        val res = Prov.defaultInstance().tst_def_failexit_outer().success
+
+        // then
+        assert(res)
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun def_mode_multiple_nested() {
+        // given
+        fun Prov.tst_nested() = def {
+            requireAll {
+                def_returningTrue()
+                def {
+                    def_returnungFalse()
+                    def_returningTrue()
+                }
+                def_returnungFalse()
+                def_returningTrue()
+                optional {
+                    def_returnungFalse()
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        // when
+        val res = Prov.defaultInstance().tst_nested().success
+
+        // then
+        assert(!res)
+    }
+
+
+    // given
+    fun Prov.checkPrereq_evaluateToFailure() = requireLast {
+        ProvResult(false, err = "This is a test error.")
+    }
+
+    fun Prov.methodThatProvidesSomeOutput() = requireLast {
+
+        if (!checkPrereq_evaluateToFailure().success) {
+            sh(
+                """
+                    echo -Start test-
+                    echo Some output
+                    """
+            )
+        }
+
+        sh("echo -End test-")
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun runProv_printsCorrectOutput() {
+
+        // given
+        val outContent = ByteArrayOutputStream()
+        val errContent = ByteArrayOutputStream()
+        val originalOut = System.out
+        val originalErr = System.err
+
+        System.setOut(PrintStream(outContent))
+        System.setErr(PrintStream(errContent))
+
+        // when
+        local().methodThatProvidesSomeOutput()
+
+        // then
+        System.setOut(originalOut)
+        System.setErr(originalErr)
+
+        println(outContent.toString())
+
+        // todo : simplify next lines
+        val expectedOutput = if (OS.WINDOWS.isCurrentOs) "\n" +
+                "============================================== SUMMARY (default Instance) ============================================== \n" +
+                ">  Success -- methodThatProvidesSomeOutput (requireLast) \n" +
+                "--->  FAILED -- checkPrereq_evaluateToFailure (requireLast)  -- Error: This is a test error.\n" +
+                "--->  Success -- sh \n" +
+                "------>  Success -- cmd [cmd.exe, /c, echo -Start test-]\n" +
+                "------>  Success -- cmd [cmd.exe, /c, echo Some output]\n" +
+                "--->  Success -- sh \n" +
+                "------>  Success -- cmd [cmd.exe, /c, echo -End test-]\n" +
+                "============================================ SUMMARY END ============================================ \n"
+        else if (OS.LINUX.isCurrentOs()) {
+            "Processing started ...\n" +
+                    ".......processing completed.\n" +
+                    "============================================== SUMMARY (default instance) ============================================== \n" +
+                    ">  \u001B[92mSuccess\u001B[0m -- methodThatProvidesSomeOutput (requireLast) \n" +
+                    "--->  \u001B[91mFAILED\u001B[0m -- checkPrereq_evaluateToFailure (requireLast)  -- Error: This is a test error.\n" +
+                    "--->  \u001B[92mSuccess\u001B[0m -- sh \n" +
+                    "------>  \u001B[92mSuccess\u001B[0m -- cmd [/bin/bash, -c, echo -Start test-]\n" +
+                    "------>  \u001B[92mSuccess\u001B[0m -- cmd [/bin/bash, -c, echo Some output]\n" +
+                    "--->  \u001B[92mSuccess\u001B[0m -- sh \n" +
+                    "------>  \u001B[92mSuccess\u001B[0m -- cmd [/bin/bash, -c, echo -End test-]\n" +
+                    "----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- \n" +
+                    "Overall >  \u001B[92mSuccess\u001B[0m\n" +
+                    "============================================ SUMMARY END ============================================ \n" +
+                    "\n"
+        } else {
+            "OS " + System.getProperty("os.name") + " not yet supported"
+        }
+
+        assertEquals(expectedOutput, outContent.toString().replace("\r", ""))
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun check_returnsTrue() {
+        // when
+        val res = local().check("echo 123")
+
+        // then
+        assertTrue(res)
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun check_returnsFalse() {
+        // when
+        val res = local().check("cmddoesnotexist")
+
+        // then
+        assertFalse(res)
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun getSecret_returnsSecret() {
+        // when
+        val res = local().getSecret("echo 123")
+
+        // then
+        assertEquals("123", res?.plain()?.trim())
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun addResultToEval_success() {
+        // given
+        fun Prov.inner() {
+            addResultToEval(ProvResult(true))
+        }
+
+        fun Prov.outer() = requireAll {
+            inner()
+            ProvResult(true)
+        }
+
+        // when
+        val res = local().outer()
+
+        //then
+        assertEquals(ProvResult(true), res)
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun addResultToEval_failure() {
+        // given
+        fun Prov.inner() {
+            addResultToEval(ProvResult(false))
+        }
+
+        fun Prov.outer() = requireAll {
+            inner()
+            ProvResult(true)
+        }
+
+        // when
+        val res = local().outer()
+
+        //then
+        assertEquals(ProvResult(false), res)
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    @EnabledOnOs(OS.LINUX)
+    @Tag(CONTAINERTEST)
+    fun inContainer_locally() {
+        // given
+        val containerName = "provs_testing"
+        local().provideContainer(containerName, "ubuntu")
+
+        fun Prov.inner() = def {
+            cmd("echo in container")
+        }
+
+        // then
+        fun Prov.outer() = def {
+            inContainer(containerName) {
+                inner()
+                cmd("echo testfile > testfile.txt")
+            }
+        }
+
+        val res = local().def { outer() }
+
+        // then
+        assertEquals(true, res.success)
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    @EnabledOnOs(OS.LINUX)
+    @Disabled // run manually after updating host and remoteUser
+    fun inContainer_remotely() {
+        // given
+        val host = "192.168.56.135"
+        val remoteUser = "az"
+
+        fun Prov.inner() = def {
+            cmd("echo 'in testfile' > testfile.txt")
+        }
+
+        // then
+        val res = remote(host, remoteUser).def {
+            inner()  // executed on the remote host
+            inContainer("prov_default") {
+                inner()  // executed in the container on the remote host
+            }
+        }
+
+        // then
+        assertEquals(true, res.success)
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/test/kotlin/io/provs/UtilsTest.kt b/src/test/kotlin/io/provs/UtilsTest.kt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1309b1c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/kotlin/io/provs/UtilsTest.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+package io.provs
+
+import io.provs.testconfig.tags.CONTAINERTEST
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Tag
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test
+
+internal class UtilsTest {
+
+    @Test
+    fun test_getCallingMethodName() {
+        // when
+        val s = getCallingMethodName()
+
+        // then
+        Assertions.assertEquals("test_getCallingMethodName", s)
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    @Tag(CONTAINERTEST)
+    fun test_docker() {
+        // when
+        val res = docker().cmd("echo")
+
+        // then
+        Assertions.assertEquals(true, res.success)
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/src/test/kotlin/io/provs/docker/platforms/UbuntuHostDockerKtTest.kt b/src/test/kotlin/io/provs/docker/platforms/UbuntuHostDockerKtTest.kt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..16d4946
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/kotlin/io/provs/docker/platforms/UbuntuHostDockerKtTest.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+package io.provs.docker.platforms
+
+import io.provs.ProvResult
+import io.provs.docker.containerRuns
+import io.provs.docker.exitAndRmContainer
+import io.provs.docker.runContainer
+import io.provs.local
+import io.provs.testconfig.tags.CONTAINERTEST
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertEquals
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Tag
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.condition.EnabledOnOs
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.condition.OS
+
+internal class UbuntuHostDockerKtTest {
+
+    @Test
+    @EnabledOnOs(OS.LINUX)
+    @Tag(CONTAINERTEST)
+    fun runAndCheckAndExitContainer() {
+        // when
+        val containerName = "testContainer"
+        val result = local().requireAll {
+            runContainer(containerName)
+            addResultToEval(ProvResult(containerRuns(containerName)))
+
+            exitAndRmContainer(containerName)
+        }
+
+        // then
+        assertEquals(ProvResult(true), result)
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/src/test/kotlin/io/provs/entry/EntryTest.kt b/src/test/kotlin/io/provs/entry/EntryTest.kt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..68dc6e8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/kotlin/io/provs/entry/EntryTest.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+package io.provs.entry
+
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test
+
+
+@Suppress("unused")
+fun test() {
+    println("test is fun")
+}
+
+
+internal class EntryKtTest {
+
+    @Test
+    fun test_main_no_arg() {
+        main("io.provs.entry.EntryTestKt", "test")
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/test/kotlin/io/provs/platformTest/UbuntuProvTests.kt b/src/test/kotlin/io/provs/platformTest/UbuntuProvTests.kt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8e143ec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/kotlin/io/provs/platformTest/UbuntuProvTests.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,88 @@
+package io.provs.platformTest
+
+import io.provs.Prov
+import io.provs.testconfig.tags.CONTAINERTEST
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Tag
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.condition.EnabledOnOs
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.condition.OS
+
+internal class UbuntuProvTests {
+
+    private val prov = Prov.defaultInstance()
+
+    private fun ping(url: String) = prov.def {
+        xec("ping", "-c", "4", url)
+    }
+
+    private fun outerPing() = prov.def {
+        ping("nu.nl")
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    @EnabledOnOs(OS.LINUX)
+    @Tag(CONTAINERTEST)
+    fun that_ping_works() {
+        // when
+        val res = outerPing()
+
+        // then
+        assert(res.success)
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    @EnabledOnOs(OS.LINUX)
+    fun that_cmd_works() {
+        // given
+        val a = Prov.defaultInstance()
+
+        // when
+        val res1 = a.cmd("pwd")
+        val dir = res1.out?.trim()
+        val res2 = a.cmd("echo abc", dir)
+
+        // then
+        assert(res1.success)
+        assert(res2.success)
+        assert(res2.out?.trim() == "abc")
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    @EnabledOnOs(OS.LINUX)
+    fun that_nested_shells_work() {
+        // given
+        val a = Prov.defaultInstance()
+
+        // when
+        val res1 = a.cmd("pwd")
+        val dir = res1.out?.trim()
+        val res2 = a.cmd("echo abc", dir)
+
+        // then
+        assert(res1.success)
+        assert(res2.success)
+        assert(res2.out?.trim() == "abc")
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    @EnabledOnOs(OS.LINUX)
+    @Tag(CONTAINERTEST)
+    fun that_xec_works() {
+        // given
+        val a = Prov.defaultInstance()
+
+        // when
+        val res1 = a.xec("/usr/bin/printf", "hi")
+        val res2 = a.xec("/bin/ping", "-c", "2", "github.com")
+        val res3 = a.xec("/bin/bash", "-c", "echo echoed")
+
+        // then
+        assert(res1.success)
+        assert(res1.out?.trim() == "hi")
+        assert(res2.success)
+        assert(res3.success)
+        assert(res3.out?.trim() == "echoed")
+    }
+
+}
+
diff --git a/src/test/kotlin/io/provs/platformTest/UbuntuProvUnitTest.kt b/src/test/kotlin/io/provs/platformTest/UbuntuProvUnitTest.kt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..92fe7b3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/kotlin/io/provs/platformTest/UbuntuProvUnitTest.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+package io.provs.platformTest
+
+import io.provs.getCallingMethodName
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.condition.EnabledOnOs
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.condition.OS
+
+@EnabledOnOs(OS.LINUX)
+internal class UbuntuProvUnitTest {
+
+//    @Test
+//    fun that_cond_executes_true_case() {
+//        // given
+//        val x = mockk<LocalProcessor>()
+//        every { x.x(*anyVararg()) } returns ProcessResult(0)
+//
+//        val a = Prov.newInstance(x,"Linux")
+//
+//        // when
+//        a.cond( { true }, { xec("doit") })
+//        a.cond( { false }, { xec("dont") })
+//
+//        // then
+//        verify { x.x("doit") }
+//        verify(exactly = 0) { x.x("dont") }
+//    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun that_callingStack_works() {
+
+        // when
+        val s = getCallingMethodName()
+
+        // then
+        assert(s == "that_callingStack_works")
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/src/test/kotlin/io/provs/platformTest/WinProvTests.kt b/src/test/kotlin/io/provs/platformTest/WinProvTests.kt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1e10248
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/kotlin/io/provs/platformTest/WinProvTests.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+package io.provs.platformTest
+
+import io.provs.Prov
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertEquals
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.condition.EnabledOnOs
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.condition.OS
+
+internal class WinProvTests {
+
+    private val prov = Prov.defaultInstance()
+
+    private fun ping(url: String) = prov.def {
+        cmd("ping $url")
+    }
+
+    private fun outerPing() = prov.def { ping("nu.nl") }
+
+    @Test
+    @EnabledOnOs(OS.WINDOWS)
+    fun def_definesPing_function() {
+        // when
+        val res = outerPing()
+
+        // then
+        assert(res.success)
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    @EnabledOnOs(OS.WINDOWS)
+    fun cmd_executesCommand() {
+        // given
+        val a = Prov.defaultInstance()
+
+        // when
+        val res1 = a.cmd("echo %cd%")
+        val dir = res1.out?.trim()
+        val res2 = a.cmd("echo abc", dir)
+
+        // then
+        assert(res1.success)
+        assert(res1.success)
+        assertEquals( "abc", res2.out?.trim())
+    }
+}
+
diff --git a/src/test/kotlin/io/provs/processors/ContainerUbuntuHostProcessorTest.kt b/src/test/kotlin/io/provs/processors/ContainerUbuntuHostProcessorTest.kt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..57dc8df
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/kotlin/io/provs/processors/ContainerUbuntuHostProcessorTest.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+package io.provs.processors
+
+import io.provs.platforms.SHELL
+import io.provs.testconfig.tags.CONTAINERTEST
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Tag
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.condition.EnabledOnOs
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.condition.OS.LINUX
+
+
+internal class ContainerUbuntuHostProcessorTest {
+
+    @Test
+    @EnabledOnOs(LINUX)
+    @Tag(CONTAINERTEST)
+    fun test() {
+        if (System.getProperty("os.name") == "Linux") {
+            val processor = ContainerUbuntuHostProcessor("UbuntuHostContainerExecution", "ubuntu", ContainerStartMode.CREATE_NEW_KILL_EXISTING)
+            processor.installSudo()
+            processor.x(SHELL, "-c", "'cd /home && mkdir blabla'")
+            processor.exitAndRm()
+        }
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/src/test/kotlin/io/provs/testconfig/tags/Tags.kt b/src/test/kotlin/io/provs/testconfig/tags/Tags.kt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b40abc2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/kotlin/io/provs/testconfig/tags/Tags.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+package io.provs.testconfig.tags
+
+const val CONTAINERTEST = "containertest"
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diff --git a/src/test/resources/logback-test.xml b/src/test/resources/logback-test.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a43a2a2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/resources/logback-test.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+<configuration>
+
+    <timestamp key="byTime" datePattern="yyyyMMdd'T'HHmmss"/>
+
+    <appender name="STDERR" class="ch.qos.logback.core.ConsoleAppender">
+        <target>System.err</target>
+
+        <encoder>
+            <pattern>%d{HH:mm:ss.SSS} [%thread] %highlight(%-5level) %cyan(%logger{35}) - %msg %n</pattern>
+        </encoder>
+    </appender>
+
+    <logger name="net.schmizz" level="ERROR"/>
+
+    <root level="ALL">
+        <appender-ref ref="STDERR" />
+    </root>
+
+</configuration>
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