code: private boolean isTemplateParent(String templateType, TemplateItem... items) {
          for (TemplateItem item : items) {
              if (templateType.equals(item.templateExtension)) {
                  return true;
              }
          }
  
          return false;
      }
docs: looks to see if this templateType is a parent of another template type
  
  @param templateType
  the type to look for
  @param items
  the items to search
  @return whether this template type is something another template type extends