--- a/bitsyblog/blog.py	Mon Jun 28 08:07:09 2010 -0700
+++ b/bitsyblog/blog.py	Wed Jul 07 13:58:21 2010 -0700
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 
 from cStringIO import StringIO
 from glob import glob
+from pkg_resources import iter_entry_points
 
 class BlogEntry(object):
     """interface class for a blog entry"""
@@ -46,6 +47,14 @@
 
 class Blog(object):
     """abstract class for a users' blog"""
+    def __init__(self):
+        self.handlers = [] # handlers for blog post event
+        for entry_point in iter_entry_points('bitsyblog.listeners'):
+          try:
+              handler = entry_point.load()
+              self.handlers.append(handler)
+          except:
+              continue
 
     def __call__(self, user, permissions=('public',), number=None):
         return self.blog(user, permissions, number=number)
@@ -78,7 +87,9 @@
 
     def post(self, user, date, text, privacy):
         """post a new blog entry"""
-        
+        entry = BlogEntry(date, body, privacy, user):
+        for handler in self.handlers:
+            handler(entry)
 
     def delete(self, user, datestamp):
         """remove a blog entry"""
@@ -87,6 +98,7 @@
     """a blog that lives on the filesystem"""
 
     def __init__(self, directory):
+        Blog.__init__(self)
         self.directory = directory
 
     def location(self, user, permission, *path):