Capistrano::Configuration.instance.load do def set_default(name, *args, &block) set(name, *args, &block) unless exists?(name) end set_default(:templates_path, "config/deploy/templates") def kapify_template(generator, template_name, target) config_file = "#{templates_path}/#{template_name}" # if no customized file, proceed with default unless File.exists?(config_file) config_file = File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__), "../generators/kapify/#{generator}/templates/#{template_name}") end put ERB.new(File.read(config_file)).result(binding), target end end