how to implement custom tests

I installed Hobbit on my (former) BB server. The clients are reporting in normally. However, I have some tests for hosts (NetApp, Tandem - that have no BB client) that run on the BB server and use the bb executable to "trick" the server into thinking it received it from an external client. For example:

exec("/opt/bb/bin/bb", $IP, "status $machine.$test $color $now\n $status\n @array\n ") or die( "$1: Couldn't execute BB");

Is there an equivalent function on the Hobbit server that can accomplish this without having both BB and Hobbit installed?