diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 7799c93..10c6f61 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -13,3 +13,7 @@ env_logger = "0.7.1"
 color-eyre = "0.5.1"
 eyre = "0.6.0"
 thiserror = "1.0.20"
+tokio = { version = "0.2.22", features = ["rt-core", "rt-threaded", "time", "sync", "macros"] }
+tracing = { version = "0.1.19", features = ["log"] }
+tracing-futures = "0.2.4"
+tracing-subscriber = { version = "0.2.11", features = ["registry"] }
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 5fb38ac..8ae767c 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -1,11 +1,15 @@
 use color_eyre::eyre::Result;
 use rusqlite::Connection as DbConnection;
 use rusqlite::NO_PARAMS;
+use tracing::info;
 
 mod db;
 mod migrations;
 mod model;
 mod section_interface;
+mod section_runner;
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod trace_listeners;
 
 use model::Section;
 
@@ -30,9 +34,9 @@ fn main() -> Result<()> {
     color_eyre::install()?;
     let conn = setup_db()?;
 
-    let sections = query_sections(&conn);
+    let sections = query_sections(&conn)?;
     for sec in sections {
-        println!("section: {:?}", sec);
+        info!("section: {:?}", sec);
     }
 
     Ok(())
diff --git a/src/migrations.rs b/src/migrations.rs
index 865ed69..4bebe32 100644
--- a/src/migrations.rs
+++ b/src/migrations.rs
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
-use log::debug;
 use rusqlite::NO_PARAMS;
 use rusqlite::{params, Connection};
 use std::collections::BTreeMap;
 use std::ops::Bound::{Excluded, Unbounded};
 use thiserror::Error;
+use tracing::{debug, trace};
 
 #[derive(Debug, Error)]
 pub enum MigrationError {
@@ -122,12 +122,16 @@ impl Migrations {
     }
 
     pub fn add(&mut self, migration: Box<dyn Migration>) {
-        assert!(migration.version() != NO_MIGRATIONS, "migration has bad vesion");
+        assert!(
+            migration.version() != NO_MIGRATIONS,
+            "migration has bad vesion"
+        );
         self.migrations.insert(migration.version(), migration);
     }
 
     pub fn apply(&self, conn: &mut Connection) -> MigrationResult<()> {
         let db_version = get_db_version(conn)?;
+        trace!(db_version, "read db_version");
         if db_version != 0 && !self.migrations.contains_key(&db_version) {
             return Err(MigrationError::VersionTooNew(db_version));
         }
@@ -135,7 +139,7 @@ impl Migrations {
         let mut trans = conn.transaction()?;
         let mut last_ver: MigrationVersion = NO_MIGRATIONS;
         for (ver, mig) in mig_range {
-            debug!("applying migration version {}", ver);
+            debug!(version = ver, "applying migration version");
             mig.up(&mut trans)?;
             last_ver = *ver;
         }
diff --git a/src/model/mod.rs b/src/model/mod.rs
index cabb658..6880e5d 100644
--- a/src/model/mod.rs
+++ b/src/model/mod.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 mod section;
 
-pub use section::Section;
+pub use section::{Section, SectionRef};
diff --git a/src/model/section.rs b/src/model/section.rs
index cbb4141..5f1be98 100644
--- a/src/model/section.rs
+++ b/src/model/section.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 use crate::section_interface::SectionId;
-use rusqlite::{Row as SqlRow, Error as SqlError, ToSql};
+use rusqlite::{Error as SqlError, Row as SqlRow, ToSql};
+use std::sync::Arc;
 
 #[derive(Debug, Clone)]
 pub struct Section {
@@ -21,3 +22,5 @@ impl Section {
         vec![&self.id, &self.name, &self.interface_id]
     }
 }
+
+pub type SectionRef = Arc<Section>;
diff --git a/src/section_interface.rs b/src/section_interface.rs
index 12eb77e..b004594 100644
--- a/src/section_interface.rs
+++ b/src/section_interface.rs
@@ -1,10 +1,64 @@
+use std::iter::repeat_with;
+use std::sync::atomic::{AtomicBool, Ordering};
+use tracing::debug;
+
 pub type SectionId = u32;
 
-pub trait SectionInterface {
-    fn num_sections() -> SectionId;
-    fn set_section(id: SectionId, running: bool);
-    fn get_section(id: SectionId) -> bool;
+pub trait SectionInterface: Send {
+    fn num_sections(&self) -> SectionId;
+    fn set_section_state(&self, id: SectionId, running: bool);
+    fn get_section_state(&self, id: SectionId) -> bool;
 }
 
+pub struct MockSectionInterface {
+    states: Vec<AtomicBool>,
+}
 
+impl MockSectionInterface {
+    pub fn new(num_sections: SectionId) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            states: repeat_with(|| AtomicBool::new(false))
+                .take(num_sections as usize)
+                .collect(),
+        }
+    }
+}
 
+impl SectionInterface for MockSectionInterface {
+    fn num_sections(&self) -> SectionId {
+        self.states.len() as SectionId
+    }
+    fn set_section_state(&self, id: SectionId, running: bool) {
+        debug!(id, running, "setting section");
+        self.states[id as usize].store(running, Ordering::SeqCst);
+    }
+    fn get_section_state(&self, id: SectionId) -> bool {
+        self.states[id as usize].load(Ordering::SeqCst)
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod test {
+    use super::*;
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_mock_section_interface() {
+        let iface = MockSectionInterface::new(6);
+        assert_eq!(iface.num_sections(), 6);
+        for i in 0..6u32 {
+            assert_eq!(iface.get_section_state(i), false);
+        }
+        for i in 0..6u32 {
+            iface.set_section_state(i, true);
+        }
+        for i in 0..6u32 {
+            assert_eq!(iface.get_section_state(i), true);
+        }
+        for i in 0..6u32 {
+            iface.set_section_state(i, false);
+        }
+        for i in 0..6u32 {
+            assert_eq!(iface.get_section_state(i), false);
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/section_runner.rs b/src/section_runner.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2ad07b4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/section_runner.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,145 @@
+use crate::model::SectionRef;
+use crate::section_interface::SectionInterface;
+use mpsc::error::SendError;
+use std::{
+    sync::{
+        atomic::{AtomicI32, Ordering},
+        Arc,
+    },
+    time::Duration,
+};
+use thiserror::Error;
+use tokio::{spawn, sync::mpsc};
+use tracing::{trace, trace_span};
+
+#[derive(Debug, Clone)]
+pub struct RunHandle(i32);
+
+#[derive(Debug)]
+struct SectionRunnerInner {
+    next_run_id: AtomicI32,
+}
+
+impl SectionRunnerInner {
+    fn new() -> Self {
+        Self {
+            next_run_id: AtomicI32::new(1),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+#[derive(Clone, Debug)]
+enum RunnerMsg {
+    Quit,
+    QueueRun(RunHandle, SectionRef, Duration),
+}
+
+async fn runner_task(
+    interface: Box<dyn SectionInterface>,
+    mut msg_recv: mpsc::Receiver<RunnerMsg>,
+) {
+    let span = trace_span!("runner_task");
+    let _enter = span.enter();
+    while let Some(msg) = msg_recv.recv().await {
+        use RunnerMsg::*;
+        trace!(msg = debug(&msg), "runner_task recv");
+        match msg {
+            Quit => return,
+            RunnerMsg::QueueRun(_, _, _) => todo!(),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Error)]
+#[error("the SectionRunner channel is closed")]
+pub struct ChannelClosed;
+
+pub type Result<T, E = ChannelClosed> = std::result::Result<T, E>;
+
+impl<T> From<SendError<T>> for ChannelClosed {
+    fn from(_: SendError<T>) -> Self {
+        Self
+    }
+}
+
+#[derive(Clone, Debug)]
+pub struct SectionRunner {
+    inner: Arc<SectionRunnerInner>,
+    msg_send: mpsc::Sender<RunnerMsg>,
+}
+
+impl SectionRunner {
+    pub fn new(interface: Box<dyn SectionInterface>) -> Self {
+        let (msg_send, msg_recv) = mpsc::channel(8);
+        spawn(runner_task(interface, msg_recv));
+        Self {
+            inner: Arc::new(SectionRunnerInner::new()),
+            msg_send,
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub async fn quit(&mut self) -> Result<()> {
+        self.msg_send.send(RunnerMsg::Quit).await?;
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
+    pub async fn queue_run(
+        &mut self,
+        section: SectionRef,
+        duration: Duration,
+    ) -> Result<RunHandle> {
+        let run_id = self.inner.next_run_id.fetch_add(1, Ordering::Relaxed);
+        let handle = RunHandle(run_id);
+        self.msg_send
+            .send(RunnerMsg::QueueRun(handle.clone(), section, duration))
+            .await?;
+        Ok(handle)
+    }
+
+    pub async fn cancel_run(&mut self, handle: RunHandle) -> Result<()> {
+        todo!()
+    }
+
+    pub async fn cancel_all(&mut self) -> Result<()> {
+        todo!()
+    }
+
+    pub async fn pause(&mut self) -> Result<()> {
+        todo!()
+    }
+
+    pub async fn unpause(&mut self) -> Result<()> {
+        todo!()
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod test {
+    use super::*;
+    use crate::section_interface::MockSectionInterface;
+    use tracing_subscriber::prelude::*;
+    use crate::trace_listeners::{EventListener, Filters, SpanFilters, SpanListener};
+
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn test_quit() {
+        let quit_msg = EventListener::new(
+            Filters::new()
+                .filter_message("runner_task recv")
+                .filter_field_value("msg", "Quit"),
+        );
+        let task_span = SpanListener::new(SpanFilters::new().filter_name("runner_task"));
+        let subscriber = tracing_subscriber::registry()
+            .with(quit_msg.clone())
+            .with(task_span.clone());
+        let _sub = tracing::subscriber::set_default(subscriber);
+
+        let interface = MockSectionInterface::new(6);
+        let mut runner = SectionRunner::new(Box::new(interface));
+        tokio::task::yield_now().await;
+        runner.quit().await.unwrap();
+        tokio::task::yield_now().await;
+
+        assert_eq!(quit_msg.get_count(), 1);
+        assert_eq!(task_span.get_exit_count(), 1);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/trace_listeners.rs b/src/trace_listeners.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b9f3e0a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/trace_listeners.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,279 @@
+use std::sync::atomic::{AtomicU32, Ordering};
+use std::{fmt::Debug, sync::Arc};
+use tracing::{
+    field::{Field, Visit},
+    Subscriber,
+};
+use tracing_subscriber::{
+    layer::{Context, Layer},
+    registry::{LookupSpan, SpanRef},
+};
+
+#[derive(Clone, Debug)]
+pub struct Filters {
+    filter_message: Option<String>,
+    filter_field: Option<String>,
+    filter_field_value: Option<String>,
+}
+
+impl Filters {
+    pub fn new() -> Self {
+        Self {
+            filter_message: None,
+            filter_field: None,
+            filter_field_value: None,
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn filter_message(mut self, message: impl ToString) -> Self {
+        self.filter_message = Some(message.to_string());
+        self
+    }
+
+    pub fn filter_field(mut self, field: impl ToString) -> Self {
+        self.filter_field = Some(field.to_string());
+        self
+    }
+
+    pub fn filter_field_value(mut self, field: impl ToString, value: impl ToString) -> Self {
+        self.filter_field = Some(field.to_string());
+        self.filter_field_value = Some(value.to_string());
+        self
+    }
+}
+
+struct TraceListenerVisitor<'a> {
+    filters: &'a Filters,
+    right_message: bool,
+    right_field: bool,
+}
+
+impl<'a> TraceListenerVisitor<'a> {
+    fn new(filters: &'a Filters) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            filters,
+            right_message: false,
+            right_field: false,
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn did_match(&self) -> bool {
+        (self.filters.filter_message.is_none() || self.right_message)
+            && (self.filters.filter_field.is_none() || self.right_field)
+    }
+}
+impl<'a> Visit for TraceListenerVisitor<'a> {
+    fn record_debug(&mut self, field: &Field, value: &dyn Debug) {
+        use std::fmt::Write;
+        let mut value_str = String::new();
+        write!(value_str, "{:?}", value).unwrap();
+        if let Some(message) = &self.filters.filter_message {
+            if field.name() == "message" && &value_str == message {
+                self.right_message = true;
+            }
+        }
+        if let Some(filter_field) = &self.filters.filter_field {
+            if field.name() == filter_field {
+                if let Some(filter_field_value) = &self.filters.filter_field_value {
+                    self.right_field = &value_str == filter_field_value;
+                } else {
+                    self.right_field = true;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+#[derive(Clone, Debug)]
+pub struct EventListener {
+    count: Arc<AtomicU32>,
+    filters: Filters,
+}
+
+impl EventListener {
+    pub fn new(filters: Filters) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            count: Arc::new(AtomicU32::new(0)),
+            filters,
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn get_count(&self) -> u32 {
+        self.count.load(Ordering::SeqCst)
+    }
+}
+impl<S: Subscriber> Layer<S> for EventListener {
+    fn on_event(&self, ev: &tracing::Event, _: Context<S>) {
+        let mut visit = TraceListenerVisitor::new(&self.filters);
+        ev.record(&mut visit);
+        if visit.did_match() {
+            self.count.fetch_add(1, Ordering::SeqCst);
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+#[derive(Clone, Debug)]
+pub struct SpanFilters {
+    filters: Filters,
+    filter_name: Option<String>,
+}
+
+impl SpanFilters {
+    pub fn new() -> Self {
+        Self {
+            filters: Filters::new(),
+            filter_name: None,
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn filter_name(mut self, name: impl ToString) -> Self {
+        self.filter_name = Some(name.to_string());
+        self
+    }
+}
+
+impl SpanFilters {
+    fn span_matches<S>(&self, span: &SpanRef<S>) -> bool
+    where
+        S: Subscriber + for<'lookup> LookupSpan<'lookup>,
+    {
+        if let Some(name) = &self.filter_name {
+            if span.name() != name {
+                return false;
+            }
+        }
+        true
+    }
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug)]
+struct SpanListenerData {
+    enter_count: AtomicU32,
+    exit_count: AtomicU32,
+}
+impl SpanListenerData {
+    fn new() -> Self {
+        Self {
+            enter_count: AtomicU32::new(0),
+            exit_count: AtomicU32::new(0),
+        }
+    }
+}
+#[derive(Clone, Debug)]
+pub struct SpanListener {
+    data: Arc<SpanListenerData>,
+    filters: SpanFilters,
+}
+
+impl SpanListener {
+    pub fn new(filters: SpanFilters) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            data: Arc::new(SpanListenerData::new()),
+            filters,
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn get_enter_count(&self) -> u32 {
+        self.data.enter_count.load(Ordering::SeqCst)
+    }
+
+    pub fn get_exit_count(&self) -> u32 {
+        self.data.enter_count.load(Ordering::SeqCst)
+    }
+}
+
+impl<S: Subscriber + for<'lookup> LookupSpan<'lookup>> Layer<S> for SpanListener {
+    fn on_enter(&self, id: &tracing::span::Id, ctx: Context<S>) {
+        let span = match ctx.span(id) {
+            Some(span) => span,
+            None => return,
+        };
+        if !self.filters.span_matches(&span) {
+            return;
+        }
+        self.data.enter_count.fetch_add(1, Ordering::SeqCst);
+    }
+    fn on_exit(&self, id: &tracing::span::Id, ctx: Context<S>) {
+        let span = match ctx.span(id) {
+            Some(span) => span,
+            None => return,
+        };
+        if !self.filters.span_matches(&span) {
+            return;
+        }
+        self.data.exit_count.fetch_add(1, Ordering::SeqCst);
+    }
+}
+
+mod test {
+    use super::*;
+    use tracing_subscriber::prelude::*;
+    use tracing::info;
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_event_listener() {
+        let all_listener = EventListener::new(Filters::new());
+        let msg_listener = EventListener::new(Filters::new().filter_message("filter message"));
+        let field_listener = EventListener::new(Filters::new().filter_field("field"));
+        let field_value_listener =
+            EventListener::new(Filters::new().filter_field_value("field", 1234));
+        let msg_field_value_listener = EventListener::new(
+            Filters::new()
+                .filter_message("filter message")
+                .filter_field_value("field", 1234),
+        );
+        let subscriber = tracing_subscriber::registry()
+            .with(all_listener.clone())
+            .with(msg_listener.clone())
+            .with(field_listener.clone())
+            .with(field_value_listener.clone())
+            .with(msg_field_value_listener.clone());
+        let _sub = tracing::subscriber::set_default(subscriber);
+
+        assert_eq!(all_listener.get_count(), 0);
+        assert_eq!(msg_listener.get_count(), 0);
+        assert_eq!(field_listener.get_count(), 0);
+        assert_eq!(field_value_listener.get_count(), 0);
+        assert_eq!(msg_field_value_listener.get_count(), 0);
+
+        info!("not filter message");
+
+        assert_eq!(all_listener.get_count(), 1);
+        assert_eq!(msg_listener.get_count(), 0);
+        assert_eq!(field_listener.get_count(), 0);
+        assert_eq!(field_value_listener.get_count(), 0);
+        assert_eq!(msg_field_value_listener.get_count(), 0);
+
+        info!("filter message");
+
+        assert_eq!(all_listener.get_count(), 2);
+        assert_eq!(msg_listener.get_count(), 1);
+        assert_eq!(field_listener.get_count(), 0);
+        assert_eq!(field_value_listener.get_count(), 0);
+        assert_eq!(msg_field_value_listener.get_count(), 0);
+
+        info!(field = 1, "not filter message, field not value");
+
+        assert_eq!(all_listener.get_count(), 3);
+        assert_eq!(msg_listener.get_count(), 1);
+        assert_eq!(field_listener.get_count(), 1);
+        assert_eq!(field_value_listener.get_count(), 0);
+        assert_eq!(msg_field_value_listener.get_count(), 0);
+
+        info!(field = 1234, "not filter message, field and value");
+
+        assert_eq!(all_listener.get_count(), 4);
+        assert_eq!(msg_listener.get_count(), 1);
+        assert_eq!(field_listener.get_count(), 2);
+        assert_eq!(field_value_listener.get_count(), 1);
+        assert_eq!(msg_field_value_listener.get_count(), 0);
+
+        info!(field = 1234, "filter message");
+
+        assert_eq!(all_listener.get_count(), 5);
+        assert_eq!(msg_listener.get_count(), 2);
+        assert_eq!(field_listener.get_count(), 3);
+        assert_eq!(field_value_listener.get_count(), 2);
+        assert_eq!(msg_field_value_listener.get_count(), 1);
+    }
+}