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diff --git a/cloudinit/templater.py b/cloudinit/templater.py
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+import os
+
+from Cheetah.Template import Template
+
+from cloudinit import util
+
+TEMPLATE_DIR = '/etc/cloud/templates/'
+
+
+def render_to_file(template, outfile, searchList):
+    contents = Template(file=os.path.join(TEMPLATE_DIR, template),
+                 searchList=[searchList]).respond()
+    util.write_file(outfile, contents)
+
+
+def render_string(template, searchList):
+    return Template(template, searchList=[searchList]).respond()