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diff --git a/repoze/bfg/view.py b/repoze/bfg/view.py
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+from repoze.bfg.template import render_template
+
+class View(object):
+    """ Convenience base class for user-defined views """
+    def __init__(self, context, request):
+        self.context = context
+        self.request = request
+
+    def __call__(self, **kw):
+        raise NotImplementedError
+
+class TemplateView(View):
+    template = None
+    def __call__(self, **kw):
+        if self.template is None:
+            raise ValueError('a "template" attribute must be attached to '
+                             'a TemplateView')
+        return render_template(self, self.template, **kw)
+
+    def __repr__(self):
+        klass = self.__class__
+        return '<%s.%s object at %s for %s>' % (klass.__module__,
+                                                klass.__mame__,
+                                                id(self),
+                                                self.template)
+
+