diff --git a/src/controller/mastodon/templateEditor.py b/src/controller/mastodon/templateEditor.py
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+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+import re
+import wx
+from typing import List
+from sessions.mastodon.templates import post_variables, conversation_variables, person_variables
+from wxUI.dialogs.twitterDialogs import templateDialogs
+
+class EditTemplate(object):
+    def __init__(self, template: str, type: str) -> None:
+        super(EditTemplate, self).__init__()
+        self.default_template = template
+        if type == "post":
+            self.variables = post_variables
+        elif type == "conversation":
+            self.variables = conversation_variables
+        else:
+            self.variables = person_variables
+        self.template: str = template
+
+    def validate_template(self, template: str) -> bool:
+        used_variables: List[str] = re.findall("\$\w+", template)
+        validated: bool = True
+        for var in used_variables:
+            if var[1:] not in self.variables:
+                validated = False
+        return validated
+
+    def run_dialog(self) -> str:
+        dialog = templateDialogs.EditTemplateDialog(template=self.template, variables=self.variables, default_template=self.default_template)
+        response = dialog.ShowModal()
+        if response == wx.ID_SAVE:
+            validated: bool = self.validate_template(dialog.template.GetValue())
+            if validated == False:
+                templateDialogs.invalid_template()
+                self.template = dialog.template.GetValue()
+                return self.run_dialog()
+            else:
+                return dialog.template.GetValue()
+        else:
+            return ""
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