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+#include <algorithm>
+
+#include <pbd/filesystem.h>
+
+#include <ardour/template_utils.h>
+#include <ardour/directory_names.h>
+#include <ardour/filesystem_paths.h>
+
+namespace ARDOUR {
+
+sys::path
+system_template_directory ()
+{
+	SearchPath spath(system_data_search_path());
+	spath.add_subdirectory_to_paths(templates_dir_name);
+
+	// just return the first directory in the search path that exists
+	SearchPath::const_iterator i = std::find_if(spath.begin(), spath.end(), sys::exists);
+
+	if (i == spath.end()) return sys::path();
+
+	return *i;
+}
+
+sys::path
+user_template_directory ()
+{
+	sys::path p(user_config_directory());
+	p /= templates_dir_name;
+
+	return p;
+}
+
+} // namespace ARDOUR