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+#!/usr/bin/env python
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+
+import os
+import shutil
+import sys
+
+from pkg_resources import resource_filename
+
+from migrate.versioning.config import *
+from migrate.versioning import pathed
+
+
+class Collection(pathed.Pathed):
+    """A collection of templates of a specific type"""
+    _mask = None
+
+    def get_path(self, file):
+        return os.path.join(self.path, str(file))
+
+
+class RepositoryCollection(Collection):
+    _mask = '%s'
+
+class ScriptCollection(Collection):
+    _mask = '%s.py_tmpl'
+
+class ManageCollection(Collection):
+    _mask = '%s.py_tmpl'
+
+class SQLScriptCollection(Collection):
+    _mask = '%s.py_tmpl'
+
+class Template(pathed.Pathed):
+    """Finds the paths/packages of various Migrate templates.
+    
+    :param path: Templates are loaded from migrate package
+    if `path` is not provided.
+    """
+    pkg = 'migrate.versioning.templates'
+    _manage = 'manage.py_tmpl'
+
+    def __new__(cls, path=None):
+        if path is None:
+            path = cls._find_path(cls.pkg)
+        return super(Template, cls).__new__(cls, path)
+
+    def __init__(self, path=None):
+        if path is None:
+            path = Template._find_path(self.pkg)
+        super(Template, self).__init__(path)
+        self.repository = RepositoryCollection(os.path.join(path, 'repository'))
+        self.script = ScriptCollection(os.path.join(path, 'script'))
+        self.manage = ManageCollection(os.path.join(path, 'manage'))
+        self.sql_script = SQLScriptCollection(os.path.join(path, 'sql_script'))
+
+    @classmethod
+    def _find_path(cls, pkg):
+        """Returns absolute path to dotted python package."""
+        tmp_pkg = pkg.rsplit('.', 1)
+
+        if len(tmp_pkg) != 1:
+            return resource_filename(tmp_pkg[0], tmp_pkg[1])
+        else:
+            return resource_filename(tmp_pkg[0], '')
+
+    def _get_item(self, collection, theme=None):
+        """Locates and returns collection.
+        
+        :param collection: name of collection to locate
+        :param type_: type of subfolder in collection (defaults to "_default")
+        :returns: (package, source)
+        :rtype: str, str
+        """
+        item = getattr(self, collection)
+        theme_mask = getattr(item, '_mask')
+        theme = theme_mask % (theme or 'default')
+        return item.get_path(theme)
+
+    def get_repository(self, *a, **kw):
+        """Calls self._get_item('repository', *a, **kw)"""
+        return self._get_item('repository', *a, **kw)
+    
+    def get_script(self, *a, **kw):
+        """Calls self._get_item('script', *a, **kw)"""
+        return self._get_item('script', *a, **kw)
+
+    def get_sql_script(self, *a, **kw):
+        """Calls self._get_item('sql_script', *a, **kw)"""
+        return self._get_item('sql_script', *a, **kw)
+
+    def get_manage(self, *a, **kw):
+        """Calls self._get_item('manage', *a, **kw)"""
+        return self._get_item('manage', *a, **kw)