+"""Template files look-up
+"""
+
+__copyright__ = """
+Copyright (C) 2006, Catalin Marinas <catalin.marinas@gmail.com>
+
+This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 as
+published by the Free Software Foundation.
+
+This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
+GNU General Public License for more details.
+
+You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA
+"""
+
+import sys, os
+
+from stgit import basedir
+
+
+def get_template(tfile):
+ """Return the string in the template file passed as argument or
+ None if the file wasn't found.
+ """
+ tmpl_list = [ os.path.join(basedir.get(), tfile),
+ os.path.join(os.path.expanduser('~'), '.stgit', 'templates',
+ tfile),
+ os.path.join(sys.prefix, 'share', 'stgit', 'templates',
+ tfile) ]
+
+ tmpl = None
+ for t in tmpl_list:
+ if os.path.isfile(t):
+ tmpl = file(t).read()
+ break
+
+ return tmpl