1 files changed, 22 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/machammer/process.py b/machammer/process.py
index d445e07..59160c6 100755
--- a/machammer/process.py
+++ b/machammer/process.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 
-from .functions import osascript, call
+from .functions import call, tell_app
 
 
 def pidof(name):
@@ -8,12 +8,30 @@ def pidof(name):
 
 
 def is_running(name):
-    pass
+    s = 'name of every application process contains "%s"' % name
+    a = tell_app('System Events', s)
+    return a == 'true'
+
+
+def is_active(name):
+    """Return True if process with name is frontmost
+    """
+    s = 'name of first application process whose frontmost is true'
+    a = tell_app('System Events', s)
+    return a == name
+
+
+def activate(name):
+    tell_app(name, 'activate')
 
 
 def quit(name):
     pass
 
 
-def kill(name):
-    pass
+def kill(name, signal='TERM'):
+    call('/usr/bin/killall', '-' + signal, name)
+
+
+def open(name):
+    call('/usr/bin/open', '-a', name)