--- /dev/null	Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
+++ b/piecrust/commands/base.py	Sat Dec 21 14:44:02 2013 -0800
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+import logging
+
+
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+
+class CommandContext(object):
+    def __init__(self, args, app):
+        self.args = args
+        self.app = app
+
+
+class ChefCommand(object):
+    def __init__(self):
+        self.name = '__unknown__'
+        self.description = '__unknown__'
+        self.requires_website = True
+
+    def setupParser(self, parser):
+        raise NotImplementedError()
+
+    def run(self, ctx):
+        raise NotImplementedError()
+
+
+class RootCommand(ChefCommand):
+    def __init__(self):
+        super(RootCommand, self).__init__()
+        self.name = 'root'
+        self.description = "Gets the root directory of the current website."
+
+    def setupParser(self, parser):
+        pass
+
+    def run(self, ctx):
+        logger.info(ctx.app.root)
+