diff --git a/lib/rabl-rails/renderer.rb b/lib/rabl-rails/renderer.rb
index 0ee0acf..f149b4f 100644
--- a/lib/rabl-rails/renderer.rb
+++ b/lib/rabl-rails/renderer.rb
@@ -1,2 +1,24 @@
 require 'rabl-rails/renderers/base'
-require 'rabl-rails/renderers/json'
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+require 'rabl-rails/renderers/json'
+
+module Renderer
+  mattr_reader :view_path
+  @@view_path = 'app/views'
+  
+  def render(object, template, options = {})
+    format = options.delete(:format) || 'json'
+    source = find_template(template, format, options.delete(:view_path))
+    compiled_template = Compiler.new.compile_source(source)
+    
+    # TODO: context needs to be set from options
+    Renderers.const_get(format.upcase!).new(context).render(compiled_template)
+  end
+  
+  private
+  
+  def find_template(name, format, view_path = nil)
+    view_path ||= self.view_path
+    path = File.join(view_path, "#{name}.#{format}.rabl")
+    File.exists?(path) : File.read(path) : nil
+  end
+end
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