Alternatively we can take a file-based approach. This means that for every resource type we want to render, there's a directory in the file system with templates. For each resource, these are copied to the resource's destination directory, and then rendered. The advantages are that the generation API does not need to know which files are being rendered: it just provides the source directory path, destination directory path, and template variables. The renderers will do the rest. Plugins and individual site configurations can then override or add files.