I'm working with a MediaWiki instance that uses lots of custom extensions, some of which affect the skin. What is the best way to get a hold of the template that will be rendered so that I can set() or setRef() things that my custom skin will use to display?

The obvious solution to me is to insert a hook at the beginning of the execute function that hands in &$this. I was just wondering if anybody had a more elegant solution.

Thanks for any help,

Jacob Pappe