--- /dev/null	Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
+++ b/textshaper/commands.py	Sun Feb 23 16:48:09 2014 -0800
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+
+"""
+CLI commands for textshaper
+"""
+
+class Shaper(object):
+    """individual text shaper component"""
+
+    def __init__(self, function):
+        self.function = function
+
+class Commands(object):
+
+    def __init__(self):
+        self.shapers = []
+        self.keys = {}
+
+    def add(self, function, key=None):
+        self.shapers.append(Shaper(function))
+        if key:
+            self.keys[key] = self.shapers[-1]