How to assign pre- and post-launch actions for applications?

Question

Is there any way to automatically assign pre- and post-launch actions to applications in Linux?

Exaple scanario: When I launch Virtualbox, vboxdrv is loaded transparently; when I close Virtualbox, the module gets unloaded automatically.

Answer 1

The usual way is to wrap the application in a script

#
pre_action
application
post_action

Then invoke that script instead of invoking the application directly