+ /**
+ * Returns an array with the base extension types.
+ * Type is stored as array key, the message as array value.
+ *
+ * TODO: ideally this would return all extension types, including
+ * those added by SpecialVersionExtensionTypes. This is not possible
+ * since this hook is passing along $this though.
+ *
+ * @since 1.17
+ *
+ * @return array
+ */
+ public static function getExtensionTypes() {
+ if ( self::$extensionTypes === false ) {
+ self::$extensionTypes = array(
+ 'specialpage' => wfMsg( 'version-specialpages' ),
+ 'parserhook' => wfMsg( 'version-parserhooks' ),
+ 'variable' => wfMsg( 'version-variables' ),
+ 'media' => wfMsg( 'version-mediahandlers' ),
+ 'other' => wfMsg( 'version-other' ),
+ );
+
+ wfRunHooks( 'ExtensionTypes', array( &self::$extensionTypes ) );
+ }
+
+ return self::$extensionTypes;
+ }
+
+ /**
+ * Returns the internationalized name for an extension type.
+ *
+ * @since 1.17
+ *
+ * @param $type String
+ *
+ * @return string
+ */
+ public static function getExtensionTypeName( $type ) {
+ $types = self::getExtensionTypes();
+ return $types[$type];
+ }
+
+ /**
+ * Generate wikitext showing extensions name, URL, author and description.
+ *
+ * @return String: Wikitext
+ */
+ function getExtensionCredits() {