diff --git a/collector/lib/Pipeline.cpp b/collector/lib/Pipeline.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9fdb2eb755
--- /dev/null
+++ b/collector/lib/Pipeline.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+
+#include "Pipeline.h"
diff --git a/collector/lib/Pipeline.h b/collector/lib/Pipeline.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0f39db8a40
--- /dev/null
+++ b/collector/lib/Pipeline.h
@@ -0,0 +1,196 @@
+#ifndef _COLLECTOR_PIPELINE_H
+#define _COLLECTOR_PIPELINE_H
+
+#include <chrono>
+#include <condition_variable>
+#include <memory>
+#include <mutex>
+#include <optional>
+#include <queue>
+#include <shared_mutex>
+
+#include "StoppableThread.h"
+
+namespace collector {
+
+template <typename T>
+class Queue {
+ public:
+  Queue() {}
+  ~Queue() {}
+
+  bool empty() {
+    auto lock = read_lock();
+    return inner_.empty();
+  }
+
+  size_t size() {
+    auto lock = read_lock();
+    return inner_.size();
+  }
+
+  void push(const T& elem) {
+    {
+      auto lock = write_lock();
+      auto e = elem;
+      inner_.push(std::move(e));
+    }
+    state_changed_.notify_one();
+  }
+
+  void push(T&& elem) {
+    {
+      auto lock = write_lock();
+      inner_.push(elem);
+    }
+    state_changed_.notify_one();
+  }
+
+  std::optional<T> pop(std::chrono::milliseconds wait_max = std::chrono::milliseconds(10)) {
+    auto lock = write_lock();
+    if (inner_.empty()) {
+      auto pred = [this]() {
+        return !inner_.empty();
+      };
+
+      if (!state_changed_.wait_for(lock, wait_max, pred)) {
+        return std::nullopt;
+      }
+    }
+    T data = inner_.front();
+    inner_.pop();
+    return {data};
+  }
+
+  std::shared_lock<std::shared_mutex> read_lock() const {
+    return std::shared_lock(mx_);
+  }
+
+  std::unique_lock<std::shared_mutex> write_lock() const {
+    return std::unique_lock(mx_);
+  }
+
+ private:
+  std::queue<T> inner_;
+
+  mutable std::shared_mutex mx_;
+  mutable std::condition_variable_any state_changed_;
+};
+
+template <class T>
+class Producer {
+ public:
+  Producer(std::shared_ptr<Queue<T>>& output) : output_(output) {}
+
+  ~Producer() {
+    if (thread_.running()) {
+      Stop();
+    }
+  }
+
+  virtual std::optional<T> next() = 0;
+
+  void Start() {
+    thread_.Start([this] { Run(); });
+  }
+
+  void Stop() {
+    thread_.Stop();
+  }
+
+  void Run() {
+    while (!thread_.should_stop()) {
+      auto event = next();
+      if (!event.has_value()) {
+        break;
+      }
+      output_->push(event.value());
+    }
+  }
+
+ protected:
+  std::shared_ptr<Queue<T>>& output_;
+  StoppableThread thread_;
+};
+
+template <class T>
+class Consumer {
+ public:
+  Consumer(std::shared_ptr<Queue<T>>& input) : input_(input) {}
+
+  ~Consumer() {
+    if (thread_.running()) {
+      Stop();
+    }
+  }
+
+  virtual void handle(const T& event) = 0;
+
+  void Start() {
+    thread_.Start([this] { Run(); });
+  }
+
+  void Stop() {
+    thread_.Stop();
+  }
+
+  void Run() {
+    while (!thread_.should_stop()) {
+      auto event = input_->pop();
+      if (!event.has_value()) {
+        continue;
+      }
+      handle(event.value());
+    }
+  }
+
+ protected:
+  std::shared_ptr<Queue<T>>& input_;
+  StoppableThread thread_;
+};
+
+template <class In, class Out>
+class Transformer {
+ public:
+  Transformer(std::shared_ptr<Queue<In>>& input, std::shared_ptr<Queue<Out>>& output)
+      : input_(input), output_(output) {}
+
+  ~Transformer() { Stop(); }
+
+  virtual std::optional<Out> transform(const In& event) = 0;
+
+  void Start() {
+    thread_.Start([this] { Run(); });
+  }
+
+  void Stop() {
+    thread_.Stop();
+  }
+
+  void Run() {
+    while (!thread_.should_stop()) {
+      auto event = input_->pop();
+      if (!event.has_value()) {
+        continue;
+      }
+
+      auto transformed = transform(event.value());
+      if (transformed.has_value()) {
+        output_.push(transformed.value());
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+ protected:
+  std::shared_ptr<Queue<In>> input_;
+  std::shared_ptr<Queue<Out>> output_;
+
+  StoppableThread thread_;
+};
+
+template <class T>
+using Filter = Transformer<T, T>;
+
+}  // namespace collector
+
+#endif
diff --git a/collector/lib/StoppableThread.cpp b/collector/lib/StoppableThread.cpp
index 13e05444d2..97e2557d38 100644
--- a/collector/lib/StoppableThread.cpp
+++ b/collector/lib/StoppableThread.cpp
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 #include "StoppableThread.h"
 
+#include <chrono>
 #include <iostream>
+#include <thread>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
 #include "Utility.h"
@@ -44,6 +46,10 @@ void StoppableThread::Stop() {
     }
     break;
   }
+  if (!thread_->joinable()) {
+    CLOG(WARNING) << "thread not yet joinable...";
+    std::this_thread::sleep_for(std::chrono::milliseconds(500));
+  }
   thread_->join();
   thread_.reset();
   int rv = close(stop_pipe_[0]);
diff --git a/collector/test/PipelineTests.cpp b/collector/test/PipelineTests.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a807ecc64a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/collector/test/PipelineTests.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,72 @@
+#include <chrono>
+#include <memory>
+#include <optional>
+#include <ratio>
+#include <thread>
+#include <vector>
+
+#include "Pipeline.h"
+#include "gmock/gmock.h"
+#include "gtest/gtest.h"
+
+namespace collector {
+
+class IntProducer : public Producer<int> {
+ public:
+  IntProducer(std::shared_ptr<Queue<int>>& input, int limit) : Producer(input), limit_(limit) {}
+
+  std::optional<int> next() override {
+    n_++;
+    if (n_ > limit_) {
+      return std::nullopt;
+    }
+    return {n_};
+  }
+
+ private:
+  int n_ = 0;
+  int limit_;
+};
+
+class IntConsumer : public Consumer<int> {
+ public:
+  IntConsumer(std::shared_ptr<Queue<int>>& input, std::vector<int>& output) : Consumer(input), events_(output) {}
+
+  void handle(const int& event) override {
+    events_.push_back(event);
+  }
+
+ private:
+  std::vector<int>& events_;
+};
+
+class EvenIntFilter : public Filter<int> {
+ public:
+  std::optional<int> transform(const int& event) {
+    if (event % 2 == 0) {
+      return {event};
+    }
+    return std::nullopt;
+  }
+};
+
+TEST(PipelineTests, TestBasic) {
+  std::shared_ptr<Queue<int>> queue = std::make_shared<Queue<int>>();
+
+  std::vector<int> output;
+
+  std::unique_ptr<Producer<int>> producer = std::make_unique<IntProducer>(queue, 10);
+  std::unique_ptr<Consumer<int>> consumer = std::make_unique<IntConsumer>(queue, output);
+
+  producer->Start();
+  consumer->Start();
+
+  std::this_thread::sleep_for(std::chrono::milliseconds(200));
+
+  consumer->Stop();
+  producer->Stop();
+
+  EXPECT_TRUE(output.size() == 10);
+}
+
+}  // namespace collector