def template(*args, **kwargs):
    """
    Get a rendered template as a string iterator.
    You can use a name, a filename or a template string as first parameter.
    Template rendering arguments can be passed as dictionaries
    or directly (as keyword arguments).
    """
    tpl = args[0] if args else None
    # should mixin args into kwargs here
    adapter = kwargs.pop('template_adapter', SimpleTemplate)
    lookup = kwargs.pop('template_lookup', TEMPLATE_PATH)  # <-- template_lookup reads from here
    tplid = (id(lookup), tpl)
    if tplid not in TEMPLATES or DEBUG:
        settings = kwargs.pop('template_settings', {})
        if isinstance(tpl, adapter):
            TEMPLATES[tplid] = tpl
            if settings: TEMPLATES[tplid].prepare(**settings)
        elif "\n" in tpl or "{" in tpl or "%" in tpl or '$' in tpl:
            TEMPLATES[tplid] = adapter(source=tpl, lookup=lookup, **settings)
        else:
            TEMPLATES[tplid] = adapter(name=tpl, lookup=lookup, **settings)
    if not TEMPLATES[tplid]:
        abort(500, 'Template (%s) not found' % tpl)
    for dictarg in args[1:]:
        kwargs.update(dictarg)  # <-- my template_lookup appears here
    return TEMPLATES[tplid].render(kwargs)


mako_template = functools.partial(template, template_adapter=MakoTemplate)
cheetah_template = functools.partial(template,
                                     template_adapter=CheetahTemplate)
jinja2_template = functools.partial(template, template_adapter=Jinja2Template)


def view(tpl_name, **defaults):
    """ Decorator: renders a template for a handler.
        The handler can control its behavior like that:

          - return a dict of template vars to fill out the template
          - return something other than a dict and the view decorator will not
            process the template, but return the handler result as is.
            This includes returning a HTTPResponse(dict) to get,
            for instance, JSON with autojson or other castfilters.
    """

    def decorator(func):

        @functools.wraps(func)
        def wrapper(*args, **kwargs):
            result = func(*args, **kwargs)
            if isinstance(result, (dict, DictMixin)):
                tplvars = defaults.copy()
                tplvars.update(result)
                return template(tpl_name, **tplvars)
            elif result is None:
                return template(tpl_name, defaults)  # <-- if goes here
            return result

        return wrapper

    return decorator