diff --git a/lib/template.php b/lib/template.php
index 339b30eb414cd0d83584825ee4e7d0d831165946..d17be753db86870f36d962c2d40250f1d7693d11 100644
--- a/lib/template.php
+++ b/lib/template.php
@@ -21,134 +21,20 @@
  *
  */
 
-/**
- * Prints an XSS escaped string
- * @param string $string the string which will be escaped and printed
- */
-function p($string) {
-	print(OC_Util::sanitizeHTML($string));
-}
-
-/**
- * Prints an unescaped string
- * @param string $string the string which will be printed as it is
- */
-function print_unescaped($string) {
-	print($string);
-}
+require_once __DIR__.'/template/functions.php';
 
 /**
- * @brief make OC_Helper::linkTo available as a simple function
- * @param string $app app
- * @param string $file file
- * @param array $args array with param=>value, will be appended to the returned url
- * @return string link to the file
- *
- * For further information have a look at OC_Helper::linkTo
+ * This class provides the templates for ownCloud.
  */
-function link_to( $app, $file, $args = array() ) {
-	return OC_Helper::linkTo( $app, $file, $args );
-}
-
-/**
- * @brief make OC_Helper::imagePath available as a simple function
- * @param string $app app
- * @param string $image image
- * @return string link to the image
- *
- * For further information have a look at OC_Helper::imagePath
- */
-function image_path( $app, $image ) {
-	return OC_Helper::imagePath( $app, $image );
-}
-
-/**
- * @brief make OC_Helper::mimetypeIcon available as a simple function
- * @param string $mimetype mimetype
- * @return string link to the image
- *
- * For further information have a look at OC_Helper::mimetypeIcon
- */
-function mimetype_icon( $mimetype ) {
-	return OC_Helper::mimetypeIcon( $mimetype );
-}
-
-/**
- * @brief make OC_Helper::humanFileSize available as a simple function
- * @param int $bytes size in bytes
- * @return string size as string
- *
- * For further information have a look at OC_Helper::humanFileSize
- */
-function human_file_size( $bytes ) {
-	return OC_Helper::humanFileSize( $bytes );
-}
-
-function relative_modified_date($timestamp) {
-	$l=OC_L10N::get('lib');
-	$timediff = time() - $timestamp;
-	$diffminutes = round($timediff/60);
-	$diffhours = round($diffminutes/60);
-	$diffdays = round($diffhours/24);
-	$diffmonths = round($diffdays/31);
-
-	if($timediff < 60) { return $l->t('seconds ago'); }
-	else if($timediff < 120) { return $l->t('1 minute ago'); }
-	else if($timediff < 3600) { return $l->t('%d minutes ago', $diffminutes); }
-	else if($timediff < 7200) { return $l->t('1 hour ago'); }
-	else if($timediff < 86400) { return $l->t('%d hours ago', $diffhours); }
-	else if((date('G')-$diffhours) > 0) { return $l->t('today'); }
-	else if((date('G')-$diffhours) > -24) { return $l->t('yesterday'); }
-	else if($timediff < 2678400) { return $l->t('%d days ago', $diffdays); }
-	else if($timediff < 5184000) { return $l->t('last month'); }
-	else if((date('n')-$diffmonths) > 0) { return $l->t('%d months ago', $diffmonths); }
-	else if($timediff < 63113852) { return $l->t('last year'); }
-	else { return $l->t('years ago'); }
-}
-
-function html_select_options($options, $selected, $params=array()) {
-	if (!is_array($selected)) {
-		$selected=array($selected);
-	}
-	if (isset($params['combine']) && $params['combine']) {
-		$options = array_combine($options, $options);
-	}
-	$value_name = $label_name = false;
-	if (isset($params['value'])) {
-		$value_name = $params['value'];
-	}
-	if (isset($params['label'])) {
-		$label_name = $params['label'];
-	}
-	$html = '';
-	foreach($options as $value => $label) {
-		if ($value_name && is_array($label)) {
-			$value = $label[$value_name];
-		}
-		if ($label_name && is_array($label)) {
-			$label = $label[$label_name];
-		}
-		$select = in_array($value, $selected) ? ' selected="selected"' : '';
-		$html .= '<option value="' . OC_Util::sanitizeHTML($value) . '"' . $select . '>' . OC_Util::sanitizeHTML($label) . '</option>'."\n";
-	}
-	return $html;
-}
-
-/**
- * This class provides the templates for owncloud.
- */
-class OC_Template{
+class OC_Template extends \OC\Template\Base {
 	private $renderas; // Create a full page?
-	private $application; // template Application
-	private $vars; // Vars
-	private $template; // The path to the template
-	private $l10n; // The l10n-Object
+	private $path; // The path to the template
 	private $headers=array(); //custom headers
 
 	/**
 	 * @brief Constructor
 	 * @param string $app app providing the template
-	 * @param string $file name of the template file (without suffix)
+	 * @param string $name of the template file (without suffix)
 	 * @param string $renderas = ""; produce a full page
 	 * @return OC_Template object
 	 *
@@ -159,13 +45,24 @@ class OC_Template{
 	 * "admin".
 	 */
 	public function __construct( $app, $name, $renderas = "" ) {
+		// Read the selected theme from the config file
+		$theme = OC_Util::getTheme();
+
+		// Read the detected formfactor and use the right file name.
+		$fext = self::getFormFactorExtension();
+
+		$requesttoken = OC::$session ? OC_Util::callRegister() : '';
+
+		$parts = explode('/', $app); // fix translation when app is something like core/lostpassword
+		$l10n = OC_L10N::get($parts[0]);
+
+		list($path, $template) = $this->findTemplate($theme, $app, $name, $fext);
+
 		// Set the private data
 		$this->renderas = $renderas;
-		$this->application = $app;
-		$this->vars = array();
-		$this->vars['requesttoken'] = OC::$session ? OC_Util::callRegister() : '';
-		$parts = explode('/', $app); // fix translation when app is something like core/lostpassword
-		$this->l10n = OC_L10N::get($parts[0]);
+		$this->path = $path;
+
+		parent::__construct($template, $requesttoken, $l10n);
 
 		// Some headers to enhance security
 		header('X-XSS-Protection: 1; mode=block'); // Enforce browser based XSS filters
@@ -189,7 +86,6 @@ class OC_Template{
 			.'media-src *');
 		header('Content-Security-Policy:'.$policy); // Standard
 
-		$this->findTemplate($name);
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -239,13 +135,13 @@ class OC_Template{
 			\OC::$session->set('formfactor', $_GET['formfactor']);
 		}
 		$formfactor = \OC::$session->get('formfactor');
-		if($formfactor=='default') {
+		if($formfactor==='default') {
 			$fext='';
-		}elseif($formfactor=='mobile') {
+		}elseif($formfactor==='mobile') {
 			$fext='.mobile';
-		}elseif($formfactor=='tablet') {
+		}elseif($formfactor==='tablet') {
 			$fext='.tablet';
-		}elseif($formfactor=='standalone') {
+		}elseif($formfactor==='standalone') {
 			$fext='.standalone';
 		}else{
 			$fext='';
@@ -260,112 +156,23 @@ class OC_Template{
 	 * Will select the template file for the selected theme and formfactor.
 	 * Checking all the possible locations.
 	 */
-	protected function findTemplate($name)
-	{
-		// Read the selected theme from the config file
-		$theme = OC_Util::getTheme();
-
-		// Read the detected formfactor and use the right file name.
-		$fext = self::getFormFactorExtension();
-
-		$app = $this->application;
+	protected function findTemplate($theme, $app, $name, $fext) {
 		// Check if it is a app template or not.
-		if( $app != "" ) {
-			// Check if the app is in the app folder or in the root
-			if( file_exists(OC_App::getAppPath($app)."/templates/" )) {
-				// Check if the template is overwritten by the selected theme
-				if ($this->checkPathForTemplate(OC::$SERVERROOT."/themes/$theme/apps/$app/templates/", $name, $fext)) {
-				}elseif ($this->checkPathForTemplate(OC_App::getAppPath($app)."/templates/", $name, $fext)) {
-				}
-			}else{
-				// Check if the template is overwritten by the selected theme
-				if ($this->checkPathForTemplate(OC::$SERVERROOT."/themes/$theme/$app/templates/", $name, $fext)) {
-				}elseif ($this->checkPathForTemplate(OC::$SERVERROOT."/$app/templates/", $name, $fext)) {
-				}else{
-					echo('template not found: template:'.$name.' formfactor:'.$fext
-						.' webroot:'.OC::$WEBROOT.' serverroot:'.OC::$SERVERROOT);
-					die();
-				}
-
-			}
-		}else{
-			// Check if the template is overwritten by the selected theme
-			if ($this->checkPathForTemplate(OC::$SERVERROOT."/themes/$theme/core/templates/", $name, $fext)) {
-			} elseif ($this->checkPathForTemplate(OC::$SERVERROOT."/core/templates/", $name, $fext)) {
-			}else{
-				echo('template not found: template:'.$name.' formfactor:'.$fext
-					.' webroot:'.OC::$WEBROOT.' serverroot:'.OC::$SERVERROOT);
-				die();
-			}
-		}
-	}
-
-	/**
-	 * @brief check Path For Template with and without $fext
-	 * @param string $path to check
-	 * @param string $name of the template file (without suffix)
-	 * @param string $fext formfactor extension
-	 * @return bool true when found
-	 *
-	 * Will set $this->template and $this->path if there is a template at
-	 * the specific $path
-	 */
-	protected function checkPathForTemplate($path, $name, $fext)
-	{
-		if ($name =='') return false;
-		$template = null;
-		if( is_file( $path.$name.$fext.'.php' )) {
-			$template = $path.$name.$fext.'.php';
-		}elseif( is_file( $path.$name.'.php' )) {
-			$template = $path.$name.'.php';
-		}
-		if ($template) {
-			$this->template = $template;
-			$this->path = $path;
-			return true;
-		}
-		return false;
-	}
-
-	/**
-	 * @brief Assign variables
-	 * @param string $key key
-	 * @param string $value value
-	 * @return bool
-	 *
-	 * This function assigns a variable. It can be accessed via $_[$key] in
-	 * the template.
-	 *
-	 * If the key existed before, it will be overwritten
-	 */
-	public function assign( $key, $value) {
-		$this->vars[$key] = $value;
-		return true;
-	}
-
-	/**
-	 * @brief Appends a variable
-	 * @param string $key key
-	 * @param string $value value
-	 * @return bool
-	 *
-	 * This function assigns a variable in an array context. If the key already
-	 * exists, the value will be appended. It can be accessed via
-	 * $_[$key][$position] in the template.
-	 */
-	public function append( $key, $value ) {
-		if( array_key_exists( $key, $this->vars )) {
-			$this->vars[$key][] = $value;
-		}
-		else{
-			$this->vars[$key] = array( $value );
+		if( $app !== '' ) {
+			$dirs = $this->getAppTemplateDirs($theme, $app, OC::$SERVERROOT, OC_App::getAppPath($app));
+		} else {
+			$dirs = $this->getCoreTemplateDirs($theme, OC::$SERVERROOT);
 		}
+		$locator = new \OC\Template\TemplateFileLocator( $fext, $dirs );
+		$template = $locator->find($name);
+		$path = $locator->getPath();
+		return array($path, $template);
 	}
 
 	/**
 	 * @brief Add a custom element to the header
 	 * @param string $tag tag name of the element
-	 * @param array $attributes array of attrobutes for the element
+	 * @param array $attributes array of attributes for the element
 	 * @param string $text the text content for the element
 	 */
 	public function addHeader( $tag, $attributes, $text='') {
@@ -373,31 +180,14 @@ class OC_Template{
 	}
 
 	/**
-	 * @brief Prints the proceeded template
-	 * @return bool
-	 *
-	 * This function proceeds the template and prints its output.
-	 */
-	public function printPage() {
-		$data = $this->fetchPage();
-		if( $data === false ) {
-			return false;
-		}
-		else{
-			print $data;
-			return true;
-		}
-	}
-
-	/**
-	 * @brief Proceeds the template
+	 * @brief Process the template
 	 * @return bool
 	 *
-	 * This function proceeds the template. If $this->renderas is set, it
+	 * This function process the template. If $this->renderas is set, it
 	 * will produce a full page.
 	 */
 	public function fetchPage() {
-		$data = $this->_fetch();
+		$data = parent::fetchPage();
 
 		if( $this->renderas ) {
 			$page = new OC_TemplateLayout($this->renderas);
@@ -416,27 +206,6 @@ class OC_Template{
 		}
 	}
 
-	/**
-	 * @brief doing the actual work
-	 * @return string content
-	 *
-	 * Includes the template file, fetches its output
-	 */
-	private function _fetch() {
-		// Register the variables
-		$_ = $this->vars;
-		$l = $this->l10n;
-
-		// Execute the template
-		ob_start();
-		include $this->template; // <-- we have to use include because we pass $_!
-		$data = ob_get_contents();
-		@ob_end_clean();
-
-		// return the data
-		return $data;
-	}
-
 	/**
 	 * @brief Include template
 	 * @return string returns content of included template
@@ -445,21 +214,7 @@ class OC_Template{
 	 * do this.
 	 */
 	public function inc( $file, $additionalparams = null ) {
-		$_ = $this->vars;
-		$l = $this->l10n;
-
-		if( !is_null($additionalparams)) {
-			$_ = array_merge( $additionalparams, $this->vars );
-		}
-
-		// Include
-		ob_start();
-		include $this->path.$file.'.php';
-		$data = ob_get_contents();
-		@ob_end_clean();
-
-		// Return data
-		return $data;
+		return $this->load($this->path.$file.'.php', $additionalparams);
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -509,8 +264,8 @@ class OC_Template{
 
 	/**
 		* @brief Print a fatal error page and terminates the script
-		* @param string $error The error message to show
-		* @param string $hint An optional hint message 
+		* @param string $error_msg The error message to show
+		* @param string $hint An optional hint message
 		* Warning: All data passed to $hint needs to get sanitized using OC_Util::sanitizeHTML
 		*/
 	public static function printErrorPage( $error_msg, $hint = '' ) {
diff --git a/lib/template/base.php b/lib/template/base.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..c7ddaa2e8e1ed58155361a249f56ea68f2aeb27b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/template/base.php
@@ -0,0 +1,131 @@
+<?php
+/**
+ * Copyright (c) 2013 Bart Visscher <bartv@thisnet.nl>
+ * This file is licensed under the Affero General Public License version 3 or
+ * later.
+ * See the COPYING-README file.
+ */
+
+namespace OC\Template;
+
+class Base {
+	private $template; // The template
+	private $vars; // Vars
+	private $l10n; // The l10n-Object
+
+	public function __construct( $template, $requesttoken, $l10n ) {
+		$this->vars = array();
+		$this->vars['requesttoken'] = $requesttoken;
+		$this->l10n = $l10n;
+		$this->template = $template;
+	}
+
+	protected function getAppTemplateDirs($theme, $app, $serverroot, $app_dir) {
+		// Check if the app is in the app folder or in the root
+		if( file_exists($app_dir.'/templates/' )) {
+			return array(
+				$serverroot.'/themes/'.$theme.'/apps/'.$app.'/templates/',
+				$app_dir.'/templates/',
+			);
+		}
+		return array(
+			$serverroot.'/themes/'.$theme.'/'.$app.'/templates/',
+			$serverroot.'/'.$app.'/templates/',
+		);
+	}
+
+	protected function getCoreTemplateDirs($theme, $serverroot) {
+		return array(
+			$serverroot.'/themes/'.$theme.'/core/templates/',
+			$serverroot.'/core/templates/',
+		);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * @brief Assign variables
+	 * @param string $key key
+	 * @param string $value value
+	 * @return bool
+	 *
+	 * This function assigns a variable. It can be accessed via $_[$key] in
+	 * the template.
+	 *
+	 * If the key existed before, it will be overwritten
+	 */
+	public function assign( $key, $value) {
+		$this->vars[$key] = $value;
+		return true;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * @brief Appends a variable
+	 * @param string $key key
+	 * @param string $value value
+	 * @return bool
+	 *
+	 * This function assigns a variable in an array context. If the key already
+	 * exists, the value will be appended. It can be accessed via
+	 * $_[$key][$position] in the template.
+	 */
+	public function append( $key, $value ) {
+		if( array_key_exists( $key, $this->vars )) {
+			$this->vars[$key][] = $value;
+		}
+		else{
+			$this->vars[$key] = array( $value );
+		}
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * @brief Prints the proceeded template
+	 * @return bool
+	 *
+	 * This function proceeds the template and prints its output.
+	 */
+	public function printPage() {
+		$data = $this->fetchPage();
+		if( $data === false ) {
+			return false;
+		}
+		else{
+			print $data;
+			return true;
+		}
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * @brief Process the template
+	 * @return bool
+	 *
+	 * This function processes the template.
+	 */
+	public function fetchPage() {
+		return $this->load($this->template);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * @brief doing the actual work
+	 * @return string content
+	 *
+	 * Includes the template file, fetches its output
+	 */
+	protected function load( $file, $additionalparams = null ) {
+		// Register the variables
+		$_ = $this->vars;
+		$l = $this->l10n;
+
+		if( !is_null($additionalparams)) {
+			$_ = array_merge( $additionalparams, $this->vars );
+		}
+
+		// Include
+		ob_start();
+		include $file;
+		$data = ob_get_contents();
+		@ob_end_clean();
+
+		// Return data
+		return $data;
+	}
+
+}
diff --git a/lib/template/cssresourcelocator.php b/lib/template/cssresourcelocator.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..8e7831ca549fa615d87cbb4176d27a813d058d55
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/template/cssresourcelocator.php
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+<?php
+/**
+ * Copyright (c) 2013 Bart Visscher <bartv@thisnet.nl>
+ * This file is licensed under the Affero General Public License version 3 or
+ * later.
+ * See the COPYING-README file.
+ */
+
+namespace OC\Template;
+
+class CSSResourceLocator extends ResourceLocator {
+	public function doFind( $style ) {
+		if (strpos($style, '3rdparty') === 0
+			&& $this->appendIfExist($this->thirdpartyroot, $style.'.css')
+			|| $this->appendIfExist($this->serverroot, $style.$this->form_factor.'.css')
+			|| $this->appendIfExist($this->serverroot, $style.'.css')
+			|| $this->appendIfExist($this->serverroot, 'core/'.$style.$this->form_factor.'.css')
+			|| $this->appendIfExist($this->serverroot, 'core/'.$style.'.css')
+		) {
+			return;
+		}
+		$app = substr($style, 0, strpos($style, '/'));
+		$style = substr($style, strpos($style, '/')+1);
+		$app_path = \OC_App::getAppPath($app);
+		$app_url = $this->webroot . '/index.php/apps/' . $app;
+		if ($this->appendIfExist($app_path, $style.$this->form_factor.'.css', $app_url)
+			|| $this->appendIfExist($app_path, $style.'.css', $app_url)
+		) {
+			return;
+		}
+		throw new \Exception('css file not found: style:'.$style);
+	}
+
+	public function doFindTheme( $style ) {
+		$theme_dir = 'themes/'.$this->theme.'/';
+		$this->appendIfExist($this->serverroot, $theme_dir.'apps/'.$style.$this->form_factor.'.css')
+			|| $this->appendIfExist($this->serverroot, $theme_dir.'apps/'.$style.'.css')
+			|| $this->appendIfExist($this->serverroot, $theme_dir.$style.$this->form_factor.'.css')
+			|| $this->appendIfExist($this->serverroot, $theme_dir.$style.'.css')
+			|| $this->appendIfExist($this->serverroot, $theme_dir.'core/'.$style.$this->form_factor.'.css')
+			|| $this->appendIfExist($this->serverroot, $theme_dir.'core/'.$style.'.css');
+	}
+}
diff --git a/lib/template/functions.php b/lib/template/functions.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..2d43cae1c0cc2cfce87c6c610471eecc051ff124
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/template/functions.php
@@ -0,0 +1,120 @@
+<?php
+/**
+ * Copyright (c) 2013 Bart Visscher <bartv@thisnet.nl>
+ * This file is licensed under the Affero General Public License version 3 or
+ * later.
+ * See the COPYING-README file.
+ */
+
+/**
+ * Prints an XSS escaped string
+ * @param string $string the string which will be escaped and printed
+ */
+function p($string) {
+	print(OC_Util::sanitizeHTML($string));
+}
+
+/**
+ * Prints an unescaped string
+ * @param string $string the string which will be printed as it is
+ */
+function print_unescaped($string) {
+	print($string);
+}
+
+/**
+ * @brief make OC_Helper::linkTo available as a simple function
+ * @param string $app app
+ * @param string $file file
+ * @param array $args array with param=>value, will be appended to the returned url
+ * @return string link to the file
+ *
+ * For further information have a look at OC_Helper::linkTo
+ */
+function link_to( $app, $file, $args = array() ) {
+	return OC_Helper::linkTo( $app, $file, $args );
+}
+
+/**
+ * @brief make OC_Helper::imagePath available as a simple function
+ * @param string $app app
+ * @param string $image image
+ * @return string link to the image
+ *
+ * For further information have a look at OC_Helper::imagePath
+ */
+function image_path( $app, $image ) {
+	return OC_Helper::imagePath( $app, $image );
+}
+
+/**
+ * @brief make OC_Helper::mimetypeIcon available as a simple function
+ * @param string $mimetype mimetype
+ * @return string link to the image
+ *
+ * For further information have a look at OC_Helper::mimetypeIcon
+ */
+function mimetype_icon( $mimetype ) {
+	return OC_Helper::mimetypeIcon( $mimetype );
+}
+
+/**
+ * @brief make OC_Helper::humanFileSize available as a simple function
+ * @param int $bytes size in bytes
+ * @return string size as string
+ *
+ * For further information have a look at OC_Helper::humanFileSize
+ */
+function human_file_size( $bytes ) {
+	return OC_Helper::humanFileSize( $bytes );
+}
+
+function relative_modified_date($timestamp) {
+	$l=OC_L10N::get('lib');
+	$timediff = time() - $timestamp;
+	$diffminutes = round($timediff/60);
+	$diffhours = round($diffminutes/60);
+	$diffdays = round($diffhours/24);
+	$diffmonths = round($diffdays/31);
+
+	if($timediff < 60) { return $l->t('seconds ago'); }
+	else if($timediff < 120) { return $l->t('1 minute ago'); }
+	else if($timediff < 3600) { return $l->t('%d minutes ago', $diffminutes); }
+	else if($timediff < 7200) { return $l->t('1 hour ago'); }
+	else if($timediff < 86400) { return $l->t('%d hours ago', $diffhours); }
+	else if((date('G')-$diffhours) > 0) { return $l->t('today'); }
+	else if((date('G')-$diffhours) > -24) { return $l->t('yesterday'); }
+	else if($timediff < 2678400) { return $l->t('%d days ago', $diffdays); }
+	else if($timediff < 5184000) { return $l->t('last month'); }
+	else if((date('n')-$diffmonths) > 0) { return $l->t('%d months ago', $diffmonths); }
+	else if($timediff < 63113852) { return $l->t('last year'); }
+	else { return $l->t('years ago'); }
+}
+
+function html_select_options($options, $selected, $params=array()) {
+	if (!is_array($selected)) {
+		$selected=array($selected);
+	}
+	if (isset($params['combine']) && $params['combine']) {
+		$options = array_combine($options, $options);
+	}
+	$value_name = $label_name = false;
+	if (isset($params['value'])) {
+		$value_name = $params['value'];
+	}
+	if (isset($params['label'])) {
+		$label_name = $params['label'];
+	}
+	$html = '';
+	foreach($options as $value => $label) {
+		if ($value_name && is_array($label)) {
+			$value = $label[$value_name];
+		}
+		if ($label_name && is_array($label)) {
+			$label = $label[$label_name];
+		}
+		$select = in_array($value, $selected) ? ' selected="selected"' : '';
+		$html .= '<option value="' . OC_Util::sanitizeHTML($value) . '"' . $select . '>' . OC_Util::sanitizeHTML($label) . '</option>'."\n";
+	}
+	return $html;
+}
diff --git a/lib/template/jsresourcelocator.php b/lib/template/jsresourcelocator.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..f8fe3817ce60a4d40151d5516ae505d1f27f67a5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/template/jsresourcelocator.php
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+<?php
+/**
+ * Copyright (c) 2013 Bart Visscher <bartv@thisnet.nl>
+ * This file is licensed under the Affero General Public License version 3 or
+ * later.
+ * See the COPYING-README file.
+ */
+
+namespace OC\Template;
+
+class JSResourceLocator extends ResourceLocator {
+	public function doFind( $script ) {
+		$theme_dir = 'themes/'.$this->theme.'/';
+		if (strpos($script, '3rdparty') === 0
+			&& $this->appendIfExist($this->thirdpartyroot, $script.'.js')
+			|| $this->appendIfExist($this->serverroot, $theme_dir.'apps/'.$script.$this->form_factor.'.js')
+			|| $this->appendIfExist($this->serverroot, $theme_dir.'apps/'.$script.'.js')
+			|| $this->appendIfExist($this->serverroot, $theme_dir.$script.$this->form_factor.'.js')
+			|| $this->appendIfExist($this->serverroot, $theme_dir.$script.'.js')
+			|| $this->appendIfExist($this->serverroot, $script.$this->form_factor.'.js')
+			|| $this->appendIfExist($this->serverroot, $script.'.js')
+			|| $this->appendIfExist($this->serverroot, $theme_dir.'core/'.$script.$this->form_factor.'.js')
+			|| $this->appendIfExist($this->serverroot, $theme_dir.'core/'.$script.'.js')
+			|| $this->appendIfExist($this->serverroot, 'core/'.$script.$this->form_factor.'.js')
+			|| $this->appendIfExist($this->serverroot, 'core/'.$script.'.js')
+		) {
+			return;
+		}
+		$app = substr($script, 0, strpos($script, '/'));
+		$script = substr($script, strpos($script, '/')+1);
+		$app_path = \OC_App::getAppPath($app);
+		$app_url = \OC_App::getAppWebPath($app);
+		if ($this->appendIfExist($app_path, $script.$this->form_factor.'.js', $app_url)
+			|| $this->appendIfExist($app_path, $script.'.js', $app_url)
+		) {
+			return;
+		}
+		throw new \Exception('js file not found: script:'.$script);
+	}
+
+	public function doFindTheme( $script ) {
+	}
+}
diff --git a/lib/template/resourcelocator.php b/lib/template/resourcelocator.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..9f83673664dfbe6d3923cf3d8aa0b9e8637cdb7c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/template/resourcelocator.php
@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+<?php
+/**
+ * Copyright (c) 2013 Bart Visscher <bartv@thisnet.nl>
+ * This file is licensed under the Affero General Public License version 3 or
+ * later.
+ * See the COPYING-README file.
+ */
+
+namespace OC\Template;
+
+abstract class ResourceLocator {
+	protected $theme;
+	protected $form_factor;
+
+	protected $mapping;
+	protected $serverroot;
+	protected $thirdpartyroot;
+	protected $webroot;
+
+	protected $resources = array();
+
+	public function __construct( $theme, $form_factor, $core_map, $party_map ) {
+		$this->theme = $theme;
+		$this->form_factor = $form_factor;
+		$this->mapping = $core_map + $party_map;
+		$this->serverroot = key($core_map);
+		$this->thirdpartyroot = key($party_map);
+		$this->webroot = $this->mapping[$this->serverroot];
+	}
+
+	abstract public function doFind( $resource );
+	abstract public function doFindTheme( $resource );
+
+	public function find( $resources ) {
+		try {
+			foreach($resources as $resource) {
+				$this->doFind($resource);
+			}
+			if (!empty($this->theme)) {
+				foreach($resources as $resource) {
+					$this->doFindTheme($resource);
+				}
+			}
+		} catch (\Exception $e) {
+			throw new \Exception($e->getMessage().' formfactor:'.$this->form_factor
+						.' serverroot:'.$this->serverroot);
+		}
+	}
+
+	/*
+	 * @brief append the $file resource if exist at $root
+	 * @param $root path to check
+	 * @param $file the filename
+	 * @param $web base for path, default map $root to $webroot
+	 */
+	protected function appendIfExist($root, $file, $webroot = null) {
+		if (is_file($root.'/'.$file)) {
+			if (!$webroot) {
+				$webroot = $this->mapping[$root];
+			}
+			$this->resources[] = array($root, $webroot, $file);
+			return true;
+		}
+		return false;
+	}
+
+	public function getResources() {
+		return $this->resources;
+	}
+}
diff --git a/lib/template/templatefilelocator.php b/lib/template/templatefilelocator.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..d5a484b1a1475bec7f15faa40b11ef6085f8671f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/template/templatefilelocator.php
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+<?php
+/**
+ * Copyright (c) 2013 Bart Visscher <bartv@thisnet.nl>
+ * This file is licensed under the Affero General Public License version 3 or
+ * later.
+ * See the COPYING-README file.
+ */
+
+namespace OC\Template;
+
+class TemplateFileLocator {
+	protected $form_factor;
+	protected $dirs;
+	private $path;
+
+	public function __construct( $form_factor, $dirs ) {
+		$this->form_factor = $form_factor;
+		$this->dirs = $dirs;
+	}
+
+	public function find( $template ) {
+		if ($template === '') {
+			throw new \InvalidArgumentException('Empty template name');
+		}
+
+		foreach($this->dirs as $dir) {
+			$file = $dir.$template.$this->form_factor.'.php';
+			if (is_file($file)) {
+				$this->path = $dir;
+				return $file;
+			}
+			$file = $dir.$template.'.php';
+			if (is_file($file)) {
+				$this->path = $dir;
+				return $file;
+			}
+		}
+		throw new \Exception('template file not found: template:'.$template.' formfactor:'.$this->form_factor);
+	}
+
+	public function getPath() {
+		return $this->path;
+	}
+}
diff --git a/lib/templatelayout.php b/lib/templatelayout.php
index 7115b8f03063092de620bf3646a72c7abde0ac8b..0024c9d4960dc5383ca5f2657a25e5ba2964d459 100644
--- a/lib/templatelayout.php
+++ b/lib/templatelayout.php
@@ -83,21 +83,6 @@ class OC_TemplateLayout extends OC_Template {
 		}
 	}
 
-	/*
-	 * @brief append the $file-url if exist at $root
-	 * @param $files array to append file info to
-	 * @param $root path to check
-	 * @param $web base for path
-	 * @param $file the filename
-	 */
-	static public function appendIfExist(&$files, $root, $webroot, $file) {
-		if (is_file($root.'/'.$file)) {
-			$files[] = array($root, $webroot, $file);
-			return true;
-		}
-		return false;
-	}
-
 	static public function findStylesheetFiles($styles) {
 		// Read the selected theme from the config file
 		$theme = OC_Util::getTheme();
@@ -105,51 +90,11 @@ class OC_TemplateLayout extends OC_Template {
 		// Read the detected formfactor and use the right file name.
 		$fext = self::getFormFactorExtension();
 
-		$files = array();
-		foreach($styles as $style) {
-			// is it in 3rdparty?
-			if(strpos($style, '3rdparty') === 0 &&
-				self::appendIfExist($files, OC::$THIRDPARTYROOT, OC::$THIRDPARTYWEBROOT, $style.'.css')) {
-
-			// or in the owncloud root?
-			}elseif(self::appendIfExist($files, OC::$SERVERROOT, OC::$WEBROOT, "$style$fext.css" )) {
-			}elseif(self::appendIfExist($files, OC::$SERVERROOT, OC::$WEBROOT, "$style.css" )) {
-
-			// or in core ?
-			}elseif(self::appendIfExist($files, OC::$SERVERROOT, OC::$WEBROOT, "core/$style$fext.css" )) {
-			}elseif(self::appendIfExist($files, OC::$SERVERROOT, OC::$WEBROOT, "core/$style.css" )) {
-
-			}else{
-				$app = substr($style, 0, strpos($style, '/'));
-				$style = substr($style, strpos($style, '/')+1);
-				$app_path = OC_App::getAppPath($app);
-				$app_url = OC::$WEBROOT . '/index.php/apps/' . $app;
-				if(self::appendIfExist($files, $app_path, $app_url, "$style$fext.css")) {
-				}
-				elseif(self::appendIfExist($files, $app_path, $app_url, "$style.css")) {
-				}
-				else {
-					echo('css file not found: style:'.$style.' formfactor:'.$fext
-						.' webroot:'.OC::$WEBROOT.' serverroot:'.OC::$SERVERROOT);
-					die();
-				}
-			}
-		}
-		// Add the theme css files. you can override the default values here
-		if(!empty($theme)) {
-			foreach($styles as $style) {
-				     if(self::appendIfExist($files, OC::$SERVERROOT, OC::$WEBROOT, "themes/$theme/apps/$style$fext.css" )) {
-				}elseif(self::appendIfExist($files, OC::$SERVERROOT, OC::$WEBROOT, "themes/$theme/apps/$style.css" )) {
-
-				}elseif(self::appendIfExist($files, OC::$SERVERROOT, OC::$WEBROOT, "themes/$theme/$style$fext.css" )) {
-				}elseif(self::appendIfExist($files, OC::$SERVERROOT, OC::$WEBROOT, "themes/$theme/$style.css" )) {
-
-				}elseif(self::appendIfExist($files, OC::$SERVERROOT, OC::$WEBROOT, "themes/$theme/core/$style$fext.css" )) {
-				}elseif(self::appendIfExist($files, OC::$SERVERROOT, OC::$WEBROOT, "themes/$theme/core/$style.css" )) {
-				}
-			}
-		}
-		return $files;
+		$locator = new \OC\Template\CSSResourceLocator( $theme, $fext,
+			array( OC::$SERVERROOT => OC::$WEBROOT ),
+			array( OC::$THIRDPARTYROOT => OC::$THIRDPARTYWEBROOT ));
+		$locator->find($styles);
+		return $locator->getResources();
 	}
 
 	static public function findJavascriptFiles($scripts) {
@@ -159,49 +104,10 @@ class OC_TemplateLayout extends OC_Template {
 		// Read the detected formfactor and use the right file name.
 		$fext = self::getFormFactorExtension();
 
-		$files = array();
-		foreach($scripts as $script) {
-			// Is it in 3rd party?
-			if(strpos($script, '3rdparty') === 0 &&
-				self::appendIfExist($files, OC::$THIRDPARTYROOT, OC::$THIRDPARTYWEBROOT, $script.'.js')) {
-
-			// Is it in apps and overwritten by the theme?
-			}elseif(self::appendIfExist($files, OC::$SERVERROOT, OC::$WEBROOT, "themes/$theme/apps/$script$fext.js" )) {
-			}elseif(self::appendIfExist($files, OC::$SERVERROOT, OC::$WEBROOT, "themes/$theme/apps/$script.js" )) {
-
-			// Is it in the owncloud root but overwritten by the theme?
-			}elseif(self::appendIfExist($files, OC::$SERVERROOT, OC::$WEBROOT, "themes/$theme/$script$fext.js" )) {
-			}elseif(self::appendIfExist($files, OC::$SERVERROOT, OC::$WEBROOT, "themes/$theme/$script.js" )) {
-
-			// Is it in the owncloud root ?
-			}elseif(self::appendIfExist($files, OC::$SERVERROOT, OC::$WEBROOT, "$script$fext.js" )) {
-			}elseif(self::appendIfExist($files, OC::$SERVERROOT, OC::$WEBROOT, "$script.js" )) {
-
-			// Is in core but overwritten by a theme?
-			}elseif(self::appendIfExist($files, OC::$SERVERROOT, OC::$WEBROOT, "themes/$theme/core/$script$fext.js" )) {
-			}elseif(self::appendIfExist($files, OC::$SERVERROOT, OC::$WEBROOT, "themes/$theme/core/$script.js" )) {
-
-			// Is it in core?
-			}elseif(self::appendIfExist($files, OC::$SERVERROOT, OC::$WEBROOT, "core/$script$fext.js" )) {
-			}elseif(self::appendIfExist($files, OC::$SERVERROOT, OC::$WEBROOT, "core/$script.js" )) {
-
-			}else{
-				// Is it part of an app?
-				$app = substr($script, 0, strpos($script, '/'));
-				$script = substr($script, strpos($script, '/')+1);
-				$app_path = OC_App::getAppPath($app);
-				$app_url = OC_App::getAppWebPath($app);
-				if(self::appendIfExist($files, $app_path, $app_url, "$script$fext.js")) {
-				}
-				elseif(self::appendIfExist($files, $app_path, $app_url, "$script.js")) {
-				}
-				else {
-					echo('js file not found: script:'.$script.' formfactor:'.$fext
-						.' webroot:'.OC::$WEBROOT.' serverroot:'.OC::$SERVERROOT);
-					die();
-				}
-			}
-		}
-		return $files;
+		$locator = new \OC\Template\JSResourceLocator( $theme, $fext,
+			array( OC::$SERVERROOT => OC::$WEBROOT ),
+			array( OC::$THIRDPARTYROOT => OC::$THIRDPARTYWEBROOT ));
+		$locator->find($scripts);
+		return $locator->getResources();
 	}
 }
diff --git a/tests/lib/template/resourcelocator.php b/tests/lib/template/resourcelocator.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..d80d222e2c96039d0a084858f5fe4a4bbab23244
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/lib/template/resourcelocator.php
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+<?php
+/**
+ * Copyright (c) 2013 Bart Visscher <bartv@thisnet.nl>
+ * This file is licensed under the Affero General Public License version 3 or
+ * later.
+ * See the COPYING-README file.
+ */
+
+class Test_ResourceLocator extends PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase {
+	public function getResourceLocator( $theme, $form_factor, $core_map, $party_map, $appsroots ) {
+		return $this->getMockForAbstractClass('OC\Template\ResourceLocator',
+			array( $theme, $form_factor, $core_map, $party_map, $appsroots ),
+			'', true, true, true, array());
+	}
+
+	public function testConstructor() {
+		$locator = $this->getResourceLocator('theme', 'form_factor',
+			array('core'=>'map'), array('3rd'=>'party'), array('foo'=>'bar'));
+		$this->assertAttributeEquals('theme', 'theme', $locator);
+		$this->assertAttributeEquals('form_factor', 'form_factor', $locator);
+		$this->assertAttributeEquals('core', 'serverroot', $locator);
+		$this->assertAttributeEquals(array('core'=>'map','3rd'=>'party'), 'mapping', $locator);
+		$this->assertAttributeEquals('3rd', 'thirdpartyroot', $locator);
+		$this->assertAttributeEquals('map', 'webroot', $locator);
+		$this->assertAttributeEquals(array(), 'resources', $locator);
+	}
+
+	public function testFind() {
+		$locator = $this->getResourceLocator('theme', 'form_factor',
+			array('core'=>'map'), array('3rd'=>'party'), array('foo'=>'bar'));
+		$locator->expects($this->once())
+			->method('doFind')
+			->with('foo');
+		$locator->expects($this->once())
+			->method('doFindTheme')
+			->with('foo');
+		$locator->find(array('foo'));
+
+		$locator = $this->getResourceLocator('theme', 'form_factor',
+			array('core'=>'map'), array('3rd'=>'party'), array('foo'=>'bar'));
+		$locator->expects($this->once())
+			->method('doFind')
+			->with('foo')
+			->will($this->throwException(new Exception('test')));
+		try {
+			$locator->find(array('foo'));
+		} catch (\Exception $e) {
+			$this->assertEquals('test formfactor:form_factor serverroot:core', $e->getMessage());
+		}
+	}
+
+	public function testAppendIfExist() {
+		$locator = $this->getResourceLocator('theme', 'form_factor',
+			array(__DIR__=>'map'), array('3rd'=>'party'), array('foo'=>'bar'));
+		$method = new ReflectionMethod($locator, 'appendIfExist');
+		$method->setAccessible(true);
+
+		$method->invoke($locator, __DIR__, basename(__FILE__), 'webroot');
+		$resource1 = array(__DIR__, 'webroot', basename(__FILE__));
+		$this->assertEquals(array($resource1), $locator->getResources());
+
+		$method->invoke($locator, __DIR__, basename(__FILE__));
+		$resource2 = array(__DIR__, 'map', basename(__FILE__));
+		$this->assertEquals(array($resource1, $resource2), $locator->getResources());
+
+		$method->invoke($locator, __DIR__, 'does-not-exist');
+		$this->assertEquals(array($resource1, $resource2), $locator->getResources());
+	}
+}