1 files changed, 18 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/actionpack/lib/action_view/template.rb b/actionpack/lib/action_view/template.rb
index ca82454c0b..b486392ac4 100644
--- a/actionpack/lib/action_view/template.rb
+++ b/actionpack/lib/action_view/template.rb
@@ -57,6 +57,11 @@ module ActionView #:nodoc:
     end
     memoize :relative_path
 
+    def mtime
+      File.mtime(filename)
+    end
+    memoize :mtime
+
     def source
       File.read(filename)
     end
@@ -79,6 +84,19 @@ module ActionView #:nodoc:
       end
     end
 
+    def stale?
+      File.mtime(filename) > mtime
+    end
+
+    def loaded?
+      @loaded
+    end
+
+    def load!
+      @loaded = true
+      freeze
+    end
+
     private
       def valid_extension?(extension)
         Template.template_handler_extensions.include?(extension)