3 files changed, 49 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/libs/ardour/SConscript b/libs/ardour/SConscript
index 6c4764a738..6b4dab456f 100644
--- a/libs/ardour/SConscript
+++ b/libs/ardour/SConscript
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ diskstream.cc
 directory_names.cc
 filename_extensions.cc
 find_session.cc
+template_utils.cc
 track.cc
 audio_diskstream.cc
 audio_library.cc
diff --git a/libs/ardour/ardour/template_utils.h b/libs/ardour/ardour/template_utils.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0676d5b245
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libs/ardour/ardour/template_utils.h
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+
+#ifndef TEMPLATE_UTILS_INCLUDED
+#define TEMPLATE_UTILS_INCLUDED
+
+#include <vector>
+
+#include <pbd/filesystem.h>
+
+namespace ARDOUR {
+
+	using std::vector;
+	using namespace PBD;
+
+	sys::path system_template_directory ();
+
+	sys::path user_template_directory ();
+
+} // namespace ARDOUR
+
+#endif
diff --git a/libs/ardour/template_utils.cc b/libs/ardour/template_utils.cc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6e5f7a3427
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libs/ardour/template_utils.cc
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+
+#include <pbd/filesystem.h>
+
+#include <ardour/template_utils.h>
+#include <ardour/ardour.h>
+#include <ardour/directory_names.h>
+
+namespace ARDOUR {
+
+sys::path
+system_template_directory ()
+{
+	sys::path p(get_system_data_path());
+	p /= templates_dir_name;
+
+	return p;
+}
+
+sys::path
+user_template_directory ()
+{
+	sys::path p(get_user_ardour_path());
+	p /= templates_dir_name;
+
+	return p;
+}
+
+} // namespace ARDOUR