def METHOD_NAME(self) -> str:
    """
    Returns the path to the template file.
    """
    if self._use_plugin_report_config:
        rpt_conf_path = f"{self._template_dir}{os.sep}templates.json"
    else:
        rpt_conf_path = f"{self._data_report_dir}{os.sep}templates.json"
    return rpt_conf_path