Introducing the LiveBlog gem

require 'liveblog'

tmp = '/tmp/liveblog'
FileUtils.mkdir_p tmp
Dir.chdir tmp

config =<<EOF
dir: #{tmp}
urlbase: http://www.someurl.com/liveblog/
edit_url: http://www.someurl.com/edit/liveblog
css_url: /liveblog/liveblog.css
EOF

File.write 'liveblog.conf', config

lb = LiveBlog.new
s = '# Testing a New Heading #liveblog'
success, msg = lb.add_entry s

#=> [true, "# Testing a New Heading #liveblog http://www.someurl.com/liveblog/2015/mar/17/#liveblog"] 

lb = LiveBlog.new
s = 'This is just a regular paragraph. #liveblog'
success, msg = lb.add_entry s
#=> [true, "This is just a regular paragraph. #liveblog http://www.someurl.com/liveblog/2015/mar/17/#liveblog"] 

s =<<EOF 
<?dynarex schema="sections[title]/section(x)" format_mask="[!x]"?>
title: LiveBlog 17th March 2015
--#

# Testing a New Heading #liveblog

This is just a regular paragraph.

# Things to do this week #gtd    
Car maintenance:

* Check oil level and top-up if necessary
* Pump up the tyres
EOF

lb = LiveBlog.new
lb.import s