views_ui_add_item_form($form, &$form_state)

views_get_plugin($type, $plugin, $reset = FALSE)

ctools_plugin_api_include($owner, $api, $minimum_version, $current_version)
hier: $owner=views, $api=views

ctools_plugin_api_info($owner, $api, $minimum_version, $current_version)
hier: $owner=views, $api=views