diff -r 000000000000 -r 31ded33115d7 src/pyams_template/metaconfigure.py
--- /dev/null	Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
+++ b/src/pyams_template/metaconfigure.py	Thu Feb 19 10:29:02 2015 +0100
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+#
+# Copyright (c) 2008-2015 Thierry Florac <tflorac AT ulthar.net>
+# All Rights Reserved.
+#
+# This software is subject to the provisions of the Zope Public License,
+# Version 2.1 (ZPL).  A copy of the ZPL should accompany this distribution.
+# THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND ANY AND ALL EXPRESS OR IMPLIED
+# WARRANTIES ARE DISCLAIMED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED
+# WARRANTIES OF TITLE, MERCHANTABILITY, AGAINST INFRINGEMENT, AND FITNESS
+# FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
+#
+
+__docformat__ = 'restructuredtext'
+
+
+# import standard library
+import os
+
+# import interfaces
+from pyams_template.interfaces import ILayoutTemplate, IContentTemplate
+from pyramid.interfaces import IRequest
+
+# import packages
+from pyams_template.template import TemplateFactory
+from pyramid.exceptions import ConfigurationError
+from zope.component import zcml
+from zope.interface import directlyProvides, Interface
+
+
+def template_directive(_context, template, name=u'',
+                       for_=Interface,
+                       layer=IRequest,
+                       provides=IContentTemplate,
+                       contentType='text/html',
+                       macro=None,
+                       context=None):
+    # Make sure that the template exists
+    template = os.path.abspath(str(_context.path(template)))
+    if not os.path.isfile(template):
+        raise ConfigurationError("No such file", template)
+
+    factory = TemplateFactory(template, contentType, macro)
+    directlyProvides(factory, provides)
+
+    if context is not None:
+        for_ = (for_, layer, context)
+    else:
+        for_ = (for_, layer)
+
+    # register the template
+    if name:
+        zcml.adapter(_context, (factory,), provides, for_, name=name)
+    else:
+        zcml.adapter(_context, (factory,), provides, for_)
+
+
+def layout_template_directive(_context, template, name=u'',
+                              for_=Interface,
+                              layer=IRequest,
+                              provides=ILayoutTemplate,
+                              contentType='text/html',
+                              macro=None,
+                              context=None):
+    template_directive(_context, template, name, for_, layer, provides,
+                       contentType, macro, context)