1 files changed, 7 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/jtlib/app.py b/jtlib/app.py
index 4b0c54e..6e33646 100644
--- a/jtlib/app.py
+++ b/jtlib/app.py
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ import cliapp
 import os
 import time
 
+import jinja2
+
 import jtlib
 
 
@@ -106,3 +108,8 @@ class JournalTool(cliapp.Application):
             if os.path.exists(filename):
                 with open(filename) as f:
                     return f.read()
+
+    def render_template(self, basename, vars):
+        text = self.read_template(basename)
+        template = jinja2.Template(text)
+        return template.render(**vars)