diff -r 27dac27d1a58 -r c2d8e9a754a1 lib/template.py
--- /dev/null	Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
+++ b/lib/template.py	Fri Dec 21 20:36:03 2007 +0000
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+from mako import exceptions
+from mako.lookup import TemplateLookup
+
+import settings, helpers
+
+import log
+
+_lookup = TemplateLookup(
+    directories=[settings.TEMPLATE_DIR], 
+    module_directory='%s/cache' % settings.TEMPLATE_DIR, 
+    output_encoding='utf-8',
+    filesystem_checks=False,        # this may need to be changed if used in a long-term process
+)
+
+TEMPLATE_GLOBALS = dict(
+    h                          = helpers,
+    version                    = settings.VERSION,
+)
+
+class Template (object) :
+    def __init__ (self, name) :
+        self.name = name
+        self.tpl = _lookup.get_template("%s.%s" % (name, settings.TEMPLATE_EXT))
+    
+    def render (self, **data) :
+        data.update(TEMPLATE_GLOBALS)
+        
+        try :
+            log.template.debug("render %s with %s", self.name, data)
+            return self.tpl.render(**data)
+        except :
+            data = exceptions.text_error_template().render()
+            log.template.error(data)
+            
+            raise
+    
+    def render_to (self, file, **data) :
+        fh = open(file, "w")
+        fh.write(self.render(**data))
+        fh.close()
+    
+# templates
+gallery = Template("gallery")
+image = Template("image")
+