1 files changed, 9 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/pysite/base_route.py b/pysite/base_route.py
index 17e9aee3..16bf0984 100644
--- a/pysite/base_route.py
+++ b/pysite/base_route.py
@@ -1,23 +1,29 @@
 # coding=utf-8
-from flask import Flask
+from flask import Flask, render_template
 from flask.views import MethodView
 
 __author__ = "Gareth Coles"
 
 
 class BaseView(MethodView):
+    def render(self, *template_names, **context):
+        # thin wrapper here in case it needs to be modified later
+        return render_template(template_names, **context)
+
+
+class RouteView(BaseView):
     path = None  #: str
     name = None  #: str
 
     @classmethod
-    def setup(cls: "BaseView", app: Flask):
+    def setup(cls: "RouteView", app: Flask):
         if not cls.path or not cls.name:
             raise RuntimeError("Route views must have both `path` and `name` defined")
 
         app.add_url_rule(cls.path, view_func=cls.as_view(cls.name))
 
 
-class ErrorView(MethodView):
+class ErrorView(BaseView):
     name = None  #: str
     error_code = None  #: int