Manual:Hooks/SkinTemplateOutputPageBeforeExec

SkinTemplateOutputPageBeforeExec
Available from version 1.10.0 (r19063) allows further setup of the template engine after all standard setup has been performed but before the skin has been rendered
Define function:	public static function onSkinTemplateOutputPageBeforeExec( &$skin, &$template ) { ... }
Attach hook:	In extension.json: { "Hooks": { "SkinTemplateOutputPageBeforeExec": "MyExtensionHooks::onSkinTemplateOutputPageBeforeExec" } }
Called from:	File(s): SkinTemplate.php
Interface:	SkinTemplateOutputPageBeforeExecHook.php

For more information about attaching hooks, see Manual:Hooks.
For examples of extensions using this hook, see Category:SkinTemplateOutputPageBeforeExec extensions.

Details

• $skin: SkinTemplate
• $template: QuickTemplate

Migration notes

Warning:

If you can avoid using this hook, please do. Seek more specific hooks such as Manual:Hooks/SkinAddFooterLinks wherever you can.

This hook is deprecated since 1.35 (T60137)

Developers using this hook should instead:

• Use Manual:Hooks/SkinAddFooterLinks if adding a link to the footer
• To pass data to a BaseTemplate skin for rendering use OutputPage->getProperty and OutputPage->setProperty alongside one of the OutputPage hooks.
• To update user messages, use Manual:Hooks/GetNewMessagesAlert.
• To force an empty portal to display in the sidebar use Manual:Hooks/SkinAfterPortlet and return a non-empty string
• For extensions which depend on other skins (for example BlueSpice / Chameleon) the skin should provide its own hook. See phab:T254300 for an example.

Example

$wgHooks['SkinTemplateOutputPageBeforeExec'][] = function ( &$skin, &$template ) {
	$template->set( 'key', 'value' );
	$someVar = 'asdf';
	$template->setRef( 'key', $someVar );
	$template->data['key'];
	return true;
};