Quick-creator for MediaWiki Extensions. Creates a project directory, main file, body file, and internationalization file, all adhering to the standards of extension design described in http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:Developing_extensions

makeExt.php

<?php

class makeExt{

	protected $project = "<project>";
	protected $name = "<you>";
	protected $desc = "<insert a short description here>";

	public function __construct(){
		global $argv, $argc;
		if(!isset($argc)){
			$argc = count($argv);
		}
		if($argc < 2){
			echo "Usage: php makeExt.php <ProjectName> [<YourName>] ['<ProjectDescription>']\n";
			echo "  Will create a new Mediawiki extension skeleton.\n";
			echo "Parameters:\n";
			echo "  <ProjectName>        The Name of your project\n";
			echo "  <YourName>           (Optional) Your Name\n";
			echo "  <ProjectDescription> (Optional) A Description for the project\n";
			die();
		}
		if( $argc >= 2 ){
			$this->project = $argv[1];
			if(file_exists($this->project)){
				die ("Project Directory already exists!");
			}
			mkdir($this->project);
			mkdir($this->project . '/tests');
			mkdir($this->project . '/modules');
			mkdir($this->project . '/includes');
			mkdir($this->project . '/specials');
		}
		if($argc >= 3){
			$this->name = $argv[2];
		} else {
			$processUser = posix_getpwuid(posix_geteuid());
			$this->name = $processUser['name'];
		}
		if($argc >= 4){
			$this->desc = $argv[3];
		}
		$this->printBase();
		$this->printBody();
		$this->printi18n();
		$this->printTest();
		$this->printRdMe();
	}
	
	function printBase(){
		$short = strtolower($this->project);
		$base = $this->top('') . "
# Global Variables:


# File inclusion and registration:
\$wgAutoloadClasses['$this->project'] = __DIR__ . '/$this->project.body.php';
\$wgExtensionMessagesFiles[ '$this->project' ] = __DIR__.'/$this->project.i18n.php';

\$wgHooks['UnitTestsList'][] = 'ef{$this->project}Tests';
function ef{$this->project}Tests( &\$files ) {
	\$files = array_merge( \$files, glob( __DIR__ . '/tests/*Test.php' ) );
	return true;
}

# Extension Registration:
\$wgExtensionCredits[][] = array(
	'path'           => __FILE__,
	'name'           => '$this->project',
	'version'        => '0.1.0',
	'author'         => array( '[<your url> $this->name]' ),
	'url'            => '<extension url>',
	'descriptionmsg' => '$short-desc',
);
";

		if(file_put_contents("$this->project/$this->project.php", $base)===FALSE){
			die("Error writing file $this->project.php");
		}
		return;
	}
	
	function printBody(){
		$body = $this->top('body.') . "
class {$this->project}{
	#Variables:
	
	function __construct(){
	}
	
	#Functions:
}
";
		if(file_put_contents("$this->project/$this->project.body.php", $body)===FALSE){
			die("Error writing file $this->project.body.php");
		}
		return;
	}
	
	function printi18n(){
		$short = strtolower($this->project);
		$i18n = $this->top('i18n.') . "
\$messages = array();

/** English
 * @author $this->name
 */
\$messages['en'] = array(
	'$short-desc' => '$this->desc',
);

/** Message documentation (Message documentation)
 * @author $this->name
 */
\$messages['qqq'] = array(
	'$short-desc' => '{{desc}}',
);
";
		if(file_put_contents("$this->project/$this->project.i18n.php", $i18n)===FALSE){
			die("Error writing file $this->project.i18n.php");
		}
		return;
	}
	
	function printTest(){
		$test = $this->top("tests/{$this->project}Test.") . "
class {$this->project}Test extends MediaWikiTestCase {

	//Put your testing functions here

}";
		if(file_put_contents("$this->project/tests/{$this->project}Test.php", $test)===FALSE){
			die("Error writing file tests/test.php");
		}
		return;
	}

	function printRdMe(){
		$year = date('Y');
		$readMe = "$this->project
============

$this->desc

Copyright $year, by $this->name
";
		if(file_put_contents("$this->project/README.md", $readMe)===FALSE){
			die("Error writing file README.md");
		}
		return;
	}

	function top($file){

		$top = "<?php
/*
 *  $this->project
 *  $this->desc
 *
 * @file {$this->project}.{$file}php
 * @author $this->name
 */
 
if (!defined('MEDIAWIKI')) {
	die('This file is an extension to the <a href=\'http://www.mediawiki.org/\'>MediaWiki Platform</a> and cannot be used alone.');
}
";
		return $top;
	}

}

$ext = new makeExt();