code: public Template getTemplate (String path, String encoding)
          throws Exception
      {
          Object siteId = get("__siteid__");
          if (siteId != null) {
              path = siteId + ":" + path;
          }
          if (encoding == null) {
              return RuntimeSingleton.getRuntimeServices().getTemplate(path);
          } else {
              return RuntimeSingleton.getRuntimeServices().getTemplate(path, encoding);
          }
      }
docs: Fetches a Velocity template that can be used for later formatting. The template is read with
  the specified encoding or the default encoding if encoding is null.
  
  @exception Exception thrown if an error occurs loading or parsing the template.