from django.shortcuts import render_to_response

def render(template):
    def render_view(view):
        def data_to_render(request, *args, **keys):
            return render_to_response(template.replace('.', '/') + '.html', view(request, *args, **keys))
        return data_to_render    
    return render_view

# Example:
# @render('blog.article_list')         # The template to use
# def article_list(request):
#     return {                                      # The data to render
#         'article': Article.objects.all(),
#         'url': 'http://garetjax.info/',
#     }