diff --git a/lib/filesystem.php b/lib/filesystem.php
index eeca27d3a9ae7f59197572fad065cfd0ab0548b0..f17213cd38974ea3a6400dc3e53ffab60a378775 100644
--- a/lib/filesystem.php
+++ b/lib/filesystem.php
@@ -46,8 +46,10 @@
 class OC_Filesystem{
 	static private $storages=array();
 	static private $mounts=array();
-	static private $fakeRoot='';
 	static private $storageTypes=array();
+	private $fakeRoot='';
+	static private $defaultInstance;
+
 
   /**
    * classname which used for hooks handling
@@ -134,6 +136,71 @@ class OC_Filesystem{
    * run - changing this flag to false in hook handler will cancel event
    */
   const signal_param_run = 'run';
+
+  /**
+	* get the mountpoint of the storage object for a path
+	( note: because a storage is not always mounted inside the fakeroot, the returned mountpoint is relative to the absolute root of the filesystem and doesn't take the chroot into account
+	*
+	* @param string path
+	* @return string
+	*/
+	static public function getMountPoint($path){
+		if(!$path){
+			$path='/';
+		}
+		if(substr($path,0,1)!=='/'){
+			$path='/'.$path;
+		}
+		if(substr($path,-1)!=='/'){
+			$path=$path.'/';
+		}
+		$foundMountPoint='';
+		foreach(OC_Filesystem::$mounts as $mountpoint=>$storage){
+			if(substr($mountpoint,-1)!=='/'){
+				$mountpoint=$mountpoint.'/';
+			}
+			if($mountpoint==$path){
+				return $mountpoint;
+			}
+			if(strpos($path,$mountpoint)===0 and strlen($mountpoint)>strlen($foundMountPoint)){
+				$foundMountPoint=$mountpoint;
+			}
+		}
+		return $foundMountPoint;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	* get the part of the path relative to the mountpoint of the storage it's stored in
+	* @param  string  path
+	* @return bool
+	*/
+	static public function getInternalPath($path){
+		$mountPoint=self::getMountPoint($path);
+		$internalPath=substr($path,strlen($mountPoint));
+		return $internalPath;
+	}
+	/**
+	* get the storage object for a path
+	* @param string path
+	* @return OC_Filestorage
+	*/
+	static public function getStorage($path){
+		$mountpoint=self::getMountPoint($path);
+		if($mountpoint){
+			if(!isset(OC_Filesystem::$storages[$mountpoint])){
+				$mount=OC_Filesystem::$mounts[$mountpoint];
+				OC_Filesystem::$storages[$mountpoint]=OC_Filesystem::createStorage($mount['class'],$mount['arguments']);
+			}
+			return OC_Filesystem::$storages[$mountpoint];
+		}
+	}
+	
+	static public function init($root){
+		if(self::$defaultInstance){
+			return false;
+		}
+		self::$defaultInstance=new OC_FilesystemView($root);
+	}
 	
 	/**
 	 * tear down the filesystem, removing all storage providers
@@ -165,12 +232,7 @@ class OC_Filesystem{
 	* @return bool
 	*/
 	static public function chroot($fakeRoot){
-		if(!$fakeRoot==''){
-			if($fakeRoot[0]!=='/'){
-				$fakeRoot='/'.$fakeRoot;
-			}
-		}
-		self::$fakeRoot=$fakeRoot;
+		return self::$defaultInstance->chroot($path);
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -178,21 +240,9 @@ class OC_Filesystem{
 	 * @return string
 	 */
 	static public function getRoot(){
-		return self::$fakeRoot;
-	}
-	
-	/**
-	* get the part of the path relative to the mountpoint of the storage it's stored in
-	* @param  string  path
-	* @return bool
-	*/
-	static public function getInternalPath($path){
-		$mountPoint=self::getMountPoint($path);
-		$path=self::$fakeRoot.$path;
-		$internalPath=substr($path,strlen($mountPoint));
-		return $internalPath;
+		return self::$defaultInstance->getRoot();
 	}
-	
+
 	/**
 	* mount an OC_Filestorage in our virtual filesystem
 	* @param OC_Filestorage storage
@@ -205,55 +255,6 @@ class OC_Filesystem{
 		self::$mounts[$mountpoint]=array('class'=>$class,'arguments'=>$arguments);
 	}
 	
-	/**
-	* get the storage object for a path
-	* @param string path
-	* @return OC_Filestorage
-	*/
-	static public function getStorage($path){
-		$mountpoint=self::getMountPoint($path);
-		if($mountpoint){
-			if(!isset(self::$storages[$mountpoint])){
-				$mount=self::$mounts[$mountpoint];
-				self::$storages[$mountpoint]=self::createStorage($mount['class'],$mount['arguments']);
-			}
-			return self::$storages[$mountpoint];
-		}
-	}
-	
-	/**
-	* get the mountpoint of the storage object for a path
-	( note: because a storage is not always mounted inside the fakeroot, the returned mountpoint is relative to the absolute root of the filesystem and doesn't take the chroot into account
-	*
-	* @param string path
-	* @return string
-	*/
-	static public function getMountPoint($path){
-		if(!$path){
-			$path='/';
-		}
-		if(substr($path,0,1)!=='/'){
-			$path='/'.$path;
-		}
-		if(substr($path,-1)!=='/'){
-			$path=$path.'/';
-		}
-		$path=self::$fakeRoot.$path;
-		$foundMountPoint='';
-		foreach(self::$mounts as $mountpoint=>$storage){
-			if(substr($mountpoint,-1)!=='/'){
-				$mountpoint=$mountpoint.'/';
-			}
-			if($mountpoint==$path){
-				return $mountpoint;
-			}
-			if(strpos($path,$mountpoint)===0 and strlen($mountpoint)>strlen($foundMountPoint)){
-				$foundMountPoint=$mountpoint;
-			}
-		}
-		return $foundMountPoint;
-	}
-	
 	/**
 	* return the path to a local version of the file
 	* we need this because we can't know if a file is stored local or not from outside the filestorage and for some purposes a local file is needed
@@ -261,10 +262,7 @@ class OC_Filesystem{
 	* @return string
 	*/
 	static public function getLocalFile($path){
-		$parent=substr($path,0,strrpos($path,'/'));
-		if(self::isValidPath($parent) and $storage=self::getStorage($path)){
-			return $storage->getLocalFile(self::getInternalPath($path));
-		}
+		return self::$defaultInstance->getLocalFile($path);
 	}
 	
 	/**
@@ -285,232 +283,85 @@ class OC_Filesystem{
 	 * following functions are equivilent to their php buildin equivilents for arguments/return values.
 	 */
 	static public function mkdir($path){
-		return self::basicOperation('mkdir',$path,array('create','write'));
+		return self::$defaultInstance->mkdir($path);
 	}
 	static public function rmdir($path){
-		return self::basicOperation('rmdir',$path,array('delete'));
+		return self::$defaultInstance->rmdir($path);
 	}
 	static public function opendir($path){
-		return self::basicOperation('opendir',$path,array('read'));
+		return self::$defaultInstance->opendir($path);
 	}
 	static public function is_dir($path){
-		if($path=='/'){
-			return true;
-		}
-		return self::basicOperation('is_dir',$path);
+		return self::$defaultInstance->is_dir($path);
 	}
 	static public function is_file($path){
-		if($path=='/'){
-			return false;
-		}
-		return self::basicOperation('is_file',$path);
+		return self::$defaultInstance->is_file($path);
 	}
 	static public function stat($path){
-		return self::basicOperation('stat',$path);
+		return self::$defaultInstance->stat($path);
 	}
 	static public function filetype($path){
-		return self::basicOperation('filetype',$path);
+		return self::$defaultInstance->filetype($path);
 	}
 	static public function filesize($path){
-		return self::basicOperation('filesize',$path);
+		return self::$defaultInstance->filesize($path);
 	}
 	static public function readfile($path){
-		return self::basicOperation('readfile',$path,array('read'));
+		return self::$defaultInstance->readfile($path);
 	}
 	static public function is_readable($path){
-		return self::basicOperation('is_readable',$path);
+		return self::$defaultInstance->is_readable($path);
 	}
 	static public function is_writeable($path){
-		return self::basicOperation('is_writeable',$path);
+		return self::$defaultInstance->is_writeable($path);
 	}
 	static public function file_exists($path){
-		if($path=='/'){
-			return true;
-		}
-		return self::basicOperation('file_exists',$path);
+		return self::$defaultInstance->file_exists($path);
 	}
 	static public function filectime($path){
-		return self::basicOperation('filectime',$path);
+		return self::$defaultInstance->filectime($path);
 	}
 	static public function filemtime($path){
-		return self::basicOperation('filemtime',$path);
+		return self::$defaultInstance->filemtime($path);
 	}
 	static public function file_get_contents($path){
-		return self::basicOperation('file_get_contents',$path,array('read'));
+		return self::$defaultInstance->file_get_contents($path);
 	}
 	static public function file_put_contents($path,$data){
-		return self::basicOperation('file_put_contents',$path,array('create','write'),$data);
+		return self::$defaultInstance->file_put_contents($path,$data);
 	}
 	static public function unlink($path){
-		return self::basicOperation('unlink',$path,array('delete'));
+		return self::$defaultInstance->unlink($path);
 	}
 	static public function rename($path1,$path2){
-		if(OC_FileProxy::runPreProxies('rename',$path1,$path2) and self::is_writeable($path1) and self::isValidPath($path2)){
-			$run=true;
-      OC_Hook::emit( self::CLASSNAME, self::signal_rename, array( self::signal_param_oldpath => $path1 , self::signal_param_newpath=>$path2, self::signal_param_run => &$run));
-			if($run){
-				$mp1=self::getMountPoint($path1);
-				$mp2=self::getMountPoint($path2);
-				if($mp1==$mp2){
-					if($storage=self::getStorage($path1)){
-						$result=$storage->rename(self::getInternalPath($path1),self::getInternalPath($path2));
-					}
-				}elseif($storage1=self::getStorage($path1) and $storage2=self::getStorage($path2)){
-					$tmpFile=$storage1->toTmpFile(self::getInternalPath($path1));
-					$result=$storage2->fromTmpFile($tmpFile,self::getInternalPath($path2));
-					$storage1->unlink(self::getInternalPath($path1));
-				}
-        OC_Hook::emit( self::CLASSNAME, self::signal_post_rename, array( self::signal_param_oldpath => $path1, self::signal_param_newpath=>$path2));
-				return $result;
-			}
-		}
+		return self::$defaultInstance->rename($path1,$path2);
 	}
 	static public function copy($path1,$path2){
-		if(OC_FileProxy::runPreProxies('copy',$path1,$path2) and self::is_readable($path1) and self::isValidPath($path2)){
-			$run=true;
-      OC_Hook::emit( self::CLASSNAME, self::signal_copy, array( self::signal_param_oldpath => $path1 , self::signal_param_newpath=>$path2, self::signal_param_run => &$run));
-			$exists=self::file_exists($path2);
-			if($run and !$exists){
-        OC_Hook::emit( self::CLASSNAME, self::signal_create, array( self::signal_param_path => $path2, self::signal_param_run => &$run));
-			}
-			if($run){
-        OC_Hook::emit( self::CLASSNAME, self::signal_write, array( self::signal_param_path => $path2, self::signal_param_run => &$run));
-			}
-			if($run){
-				$mp1=self::getMountPoint($path1);
-				$mp2=self::getMountPoint($path2);
-				if($mp1==$mp2){
-					if($storage=self::getStorage($path1)){
-						$result=$storage->copy(self::getInternalPath($path1),self::getInternalPath($path2));
-					}
-				}elseif($storage1=self::getStorage($path1) and $storage2=self::getStorage($path2)){
-					$tmpFile=$storage1->toTmpFile(self::getInternalPath($path1));
-					$result=$storage2->fromTmpFile($tmpFile,self::getInternalPath($path2));
-				}
-        OC_Hook::emit( self::CLASSNAME, self::signal_post_copy, array( self::signal_param_oldpath => $path1 , self::signal_param_newpath=>$path2));
-				if(!$exists){
-          OC_Hook::emit( self::CLASSNAME, self::signal_post_create, array( self::signal_param_path => $path2));
-				}
-        OC_Hook::emit( self::CLASSNAME, self::signal_post_write, array( self::signal_param_path => $path2));
-				return $result;
-			}
-		}
+		return self::$defaultInstance->copy($path1,$path2);
 	}
 	static public function fopen($path,$mode){
-		$hooks=array();
-		switch($mode){
-			case 'r':
-				$hooks[]='read';
-				break;
-			case 'r+':
-			case 'w+':
-			case 'x+':
-			case 'a+':
-				$hooks[]='read';
-				$hooks[]='write';
-				break;
-			case 'w':
-			case 'x':
-			case 'a':
-				$hooks[]='write';
-				break;
-			default:
-				OC_Log::write('core','invalid mode ('.$mode.') for '.$path,OC_Log::ERROR);
-		}
-		
-		return self::basicOperation('fopen',$path,$hooks,$mode);
+		return self::$defaultInstance->fopen($path,$mode);
 	}
 	static public function toTmpFile($path){
-		if(OC_FileProxy::runPreProxies('toTmpFile',$path) and self::isValidPath($path) and $storage=self::getStorage($path)){
-      OC_Hook::emit( self::CLASSNAME, self::signal_read, array( self::signal_param_path => $path));
-			return $storage->toTmpFile(self::getInternalPath($path));
-		}
+		return self::$defaultInstance->toTmpFile($path);
 	}
 	static public function fromTmpFile($tmpFile,$path){
-		if(OC_FileProxy::runPreProxies('copy',$tmpFile,$path) and self::isValidPath($path) and $storage=self::getStorage($path)){
-			$run=true;
-			$exists=self::file_exists($path);
-			if(!$exists){
-        OC_Hook::emit( self::CLASSNAME, self::signal_create, array( self::signal_param_path => $path, self::signal_param_run => &$run));
-			}
-			if($run){
-        OC_Hook::emit( self::CLASSNAME, self::signal_write, array( self::signal_param_path => $path, self::signal_param_run => &$run));
-			}
-			if($run){
-				$result=$storage->fromTmpFile($tmpFile,self::getInternalPath($path));
-				if(!$exists){
-          OC_Hook::emit( self::CLASSNAME, self::signal_post_create, array( self::signal_param_path => $path));
-				}
-        OC_Hook::emit( self::CLASSNAME, self::signal_post_write, array( self::signal_param_path => $path));
-				return $result;
-			}
-		}
+		return self::$defaultInstance->fromTmpFile($tmpFile,$path);
 	}
 
 	static public function getMimeType($path){
-		return self::basicOperation('getMimeType',$path);
+		return self::$defaultInstance->getMimeType($path);
 	}
 	static public function hash($type,$path){
-		return self::basicOperation('hash',$path,array('read'));
+		return self::$defaultInstance->hash($type,$path);
 	}
 	
 	static public function free_space($path='/'){
-		return self::basicOperation('free_space',$path);
+		return self::$defaultInstance->free_space($path);
 	}
 	
 	static public function search($query){
-		$files=array();
-		$fakeRoot=self::$fakeRoot;
-		$fakeRootLength=strlen($fakeRoot);
-		$results=OC_FileCache::search($query);
-		if(is_array($results)){
-			foreach($results as $result){
-				$file=str_replace('//','/',$mountpoint.$result);
-				if(substr($file,0,$fakeRootLength)==$fakeRoot){
-					$file=substr($file,$fakeRootLength);
-					$files[]=$file;
-				}
-			}
-		}
-		return $files;
-		
-	}
-	
-	/**
-	 * abstraction for running most basic operations
-	 * @param string $operation
-	 * @param string #path
-	 * @param array (optional) hooks
-	 * @param mixed (optional) $extraParam
-	 * @return mixed
-	 */
-	private static function basicOperation($operation,$path,$hooks=array(),$extraParam=null){
-		if(OC_FileProxy::runPreProxies($operation,$path, $extraParam) and self::isValidPath($path) and $storage=self::getStorage($path)){
-			$interalPath=self::getInternalPath($path);
-			$run=true;
-			foreach($hooks as $hook){
-				if($hook!='read'){
-          OC_Hook::emit( self::CLASSNAME, $hook, array( self::signal_param_path => $path, self::signal_param_run => &$run));
-				}else{
-          OC_Hook::emit( self::CLASSNAME, $hook, array( self::signal_param_path => $path));
-				}
-			}
-			if($run){
-				if($extraParam){
-					$result=$storage->$operation($interalPath,$extraParam);
-				}else{
-					$result=$storage->$operation($interalPath);
-				}
-				$result=OC_FileProxy::runPostProxies($operation,$path,$result);
-				foreach($hooks as $hook){
-					if($hook!='read'){
-            OC_Hook::emit( self::CLASSNAME, 'post_'.$hook, array( self::signal_param_path => $path));
-					}
-				}
-				return $result;
-			}
-		}
-		return null;
+		return self::$defaultInstance->search($query);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/lib/filesystemview.php b/lib/filesystemview.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..9687a8bceb4e4c21532f8ad68db43c0af6e964a1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/filesystemview.php
@@ -0,0 +1,335 @@
+<?php
+
+/**
+* ownCloud
+*
+* @author Frank Karlitschek
+* @copyright 2010 Frank Karlitschek karlitschek@kde.org
+*
+* This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+* modify it under the terms of the GNU AFFERO GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE
+* License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
+* version 3 of the License, or any later version.
+*
+* This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+* but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+* MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+* GNU AFFERO GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE for more details.
+*
+* You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public
+* License along with this library.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+*
+*/
+
+class OC_FilesystemView {
+	private $fakeRoot='';
+	
+	public function __construct($root){
+		$this->fakeRoot=$root;
+	}
+	
+	public function getAbsolutePath($path){
+		if(!$path){
+			$path='/';
+		}
+		if(substr($path,0,1)!=='/'){
+			$path='/'.$path;
+		}
+		return $this->fakeRoot.$path;
+	}
+
+
+	/**
+	* change the root to a fake toor
+	* @param  string  fakeRoot
+	* @return bool
+	*/
+	public function chroot($fakeRoot){
+		if(!$fakeRoot==''){
+			if($fakeRoot[0]!=='/'){
+				$fakeRoot='/'.$fakeRoot;
+			}
+		}
+		$this->fakeRoot=$fakeRoot;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * get the fake root
+	 * @return string
+	 */
+	public function getRoot(){
+		return $this->fakeRoot;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	* get the part of the path relative to the mountpoint of the storage it's stored in
+	* @param  string  path
+	* @return bool
+	*/
+	public function getInternalPath($path){
+		return OC_Filesystem::getInternalPath($this->getAbsolutePath($path));
+	}
+	/**
+	* get the storage object for a path
+	* @param string path
+	* @return OC_Filestorage
+	*/
+	public function getStorage($path){
+		return OC_Filesystem::getStorage($this->getAbsolutePath($path));
+	}
+
+	/**
+	* get the mountpoint of the storage object for a path
+	( note: because a storage is not always mounted inside the fakeroot, the returned mountpoint is relative to the absolute root of the filesystem and doesn't take the chroot into account
+	*
+	* @param string path
+	* @return string
+	*/
+	public function getMountPoint($path){
+		return OC_Filesystem::getMountPoint($this->getAbsolutePath($path));
+	}
+
+	/**
+	* return the path to a local version of the file
+	* we need this because we can't know if a file is stored local or not from outside the filestorage and for some purposes a local file is needed
+	* @param string path
+	* @return string
+	*/
+	public function getLocalFile($path){
+		$parent=substr($path,0,strrpos($path,'/'));
+		if(OC_Filesystem::isValidPath($parent) and $storage=$this->getStorage($path)){
+			return $storage->getLocalFile($this->getInternalPath($path));
+		}
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * following functions are equivilent to their php buildin equivilents for arguments/return values.
+	 */
+	public function mkdir($path){
+		return $this->basicOperation('mkdir',$path,array('create','write'));
+	}
+	public function rmdir($path){
+		return $this->basicOperation('rmdir',$path,array('delete'));
+	}
+	public function opendir($path){
+		return $this->basicOperation('opendir',$path,array('read'));
+	}
+	public function is_dir($path){
+		if($path=='/'){
+			return true;
+		}
+		return $this->basicOperation('is_dir',$path);
+	}
+	public function is_file($path){
+		if($path=='/'){
+			return false;
+		}
+		return $this->basicOperation('is_file',$path);
+	}
+	public function stat($path){
+		return $this->basicOperation('stat',$path);
+	}
+	public function filetype($path){
+		return $this->basicOperation('filetype',$path);
+	}
+	public function filesize($path){
+		return $this->basicOperation('filesize',$path);
+	}
+	public function readfile($path){
+		return $this->basicOperation('readfile',$path,array('read'));
+	}
+	public function is_readable($path){
+		return $this->basicOperation('is_readable',$path);
+	}
+	public function is_writeable($path){
+		return $this->basicOperation('is_writeable',$path);
+	}
+	public function file_exists($path){
+		if($path=='/'){
+			return true;
+		}
+		return $this->basicOperation('file_exists',$path);
+	}
+	public function filectime($path){
+		return $this->basicOperation('filectime',$path);
+	}
+	public function filemtime($path){
+		return $this->basicOperation('filemtime',$path);
+	}
+	public function file_get_contents($path){
+		return $this->basicOperation('file_get_contents',$path,array('read'));
+	}
+	public function file_put_contents($path,$data){
+		return $this->basicOperation('file_put_contents',$path,array('create','write'),$data);
+	}
+	public function unlink($path){
+		return $this->basicOperation('unlink',$path,array('delete'));
+	}
+	public function rename($path1,$path2){
+		if(OC_FileProxy::runPreProxies('rename',$path1,$path2) and $this->is_writeable($path1) and OC_Filesystem::isValidPath($path2)){
+			$run=true;
+			OC_Hook::emit( OC_Filesystem::CLASSNAME, OC_Filesystem::signal_rename, array( OC_Filesystem::signal_param_oldpath => $path1 , OC_Filesystem::signal_param_newpath=>$path2, OC_Filesystem::signal_param_run => &$run));
+			if($run){
+				$mp1=$this->getMountPoint($path1);
+				$mp2=$this->getMountPoint($path2);
+				if($mp1==$mp2){
+					if($storage=$this->getStorage($path1)){
+						$result=$storage->rename($this->getInternalPath($path1),$this->getInternalPath($path2));
+					}
+				}elseif($storage1=$this->getStorage($path1) and $storage2=$this->getStorage($path2)){
+					$tmpFile=$storage1->toTmpFile($this->getInternalPath($path1));
+					$result=$storage2->fromTmpFile($tmpFile,$this->getInternalPath($path2));
+					$storage1->unlink($this->getInternalPath($path1));
+				}
+				OC_Hook::emit( OC_Filesystem::CLASSNAME, OC_Filesystem::signal_post_rename, array( OC_Filesystem::signal_param_oldpath => $path1, OC_Filesystem::signal_param_newpath=>$path2));
+				return $result;
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	public function copy($path1,$path2){
+		if(OC_FileProxy::runPreProxies('copy',$path1,$path2) and $this->is_readable($path1) and OC_Filesystem::isValidPath($path2)){
+			$run=true;
+			OC_Hook::emit( OC_Filesystem::CLASSNAME, OC_Filesystem::signal_copy, array( OC_Filesystem::signal_param_oldpath => $path1 , OC_Filesystem::signal_param_newpath=>$path2, OC_Filesystem::signal_param_run => &$run));
+			$exists=$this->file_exists($path2);
+			if($run and !$exists){
+				OC_Hook::emit( OC_Filesystem::CLASSNAME, OC_Filesystem::signal_create, array( OC_Filesystem::signal_param_path => $path2, OC_Filesystem::signal_param_run => &$run));
+			}
+			if($run){
+				OC_Hook::emit( OC_Filesystem::CLASSNAME, OC_Filesystem::signal_write, array( OC_Filesystem::signal_param_path => $path2, OC_Filesystem::signal_param_run => &$run));
+			}
+			if($run){
+				$mp1=$this->getMountPoint($path1);
+				$mp2=$this->getMountPoint($path2);
+				if($mp1==$mp2){
+					if($storage=$this->getStorage($path1)){
+						$result=$storage->copy($this->getInternalPath($path1),$this->getInternalPath($path2));
+					}
+				}elseif($storage1=$this->getStorage($path1) and $storage2=$this->getStorage($path2)){
+					$tmpFile=$storage1->toTmpFile($this->getInternalPath($path1));
+					$result=$storage2->fromTmpFile($tmpFile,$this->getInternalPath($path2));
+				}
+        OC_Hook::emit( OC_Filesystem::CLASSNAME, OC_Filesystem::signal_post_copy, array( OC_Filesystem::signal_param_oldpath => $path1 , OC_Filesystem::signal_param_newpath=>$path2));
+				if(!$exists){
+          OC_Hook::emit( OC_Filesystem::CLASSNAME, OC_Filesystem::signal_post_create, array( OC_Filesystem::signal_param_path => $path2));
+				}
+        OC_Hook::emit( OC_Filesystem::CLASSNAME, OC_Filesystem::signal_post_write, array( OC_Filesystem::signal_param_path => $path2));
+				return $result;
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	public function fopen($path,$mode){
+		$hooks=array();
+		switch($mode){
+			case 'r':
+				$hooks[]='read';
+				break;
+			case 'r+':
+			case 'w+':
+			case 'x+':
+			case 'a+':
+				$hooks[]='read';
+				$hooks[]='write';
+				break;
+			case 'w':
+			case 'x':
+			case 'a':
+				$hooks[]='write';
+				break;
+			default:
+				OC_Log::write('core','invalid mode ('.$mode.') for '.$path,OC_Log::ERROR);
+		}
+
+		return $this->basicOperation('fopen',$path,$hooks,$mode);
+	}
+	public function toTmpFile($path){
+		if(OC_FileProxy::runPreProxies('toTmpFile',$path) and OC_Filesystem::isValidPath($path) and $storage=$this->getStorage($path)){
+			OC_Hook::emit( OC_Filesystem::CLASSNAME, OC_Filesystem::signal_read, array( OC_Filesystem::signal_param_path => $path));
+			return $storage->toTmpFile($this->getInternalPath($path));
+		}
+	}
+	public function fromTmpFile($tmpFile,$path){
+		if(OC_FileProxy::runPreProxies('copy',$tmpFile,$path) and OC_Filesystem::isValidPath($path) and $storage=$this->getStorage($path)){
+			$run=true;
+			$exists=$this->file_exists($path);
+			if(!$exists){
+				OC_Hook::emit( OC_Filesystem::CLASSNAME, OC_Filesystem::signal_create, array( OC_Filesystem::signal_param_path => $path, OC_Filesystem::signal_param_run => &$run));
+			}
+			if($run){
+				OC_Hook::emit( OC_Filesystem::CLASSNAME, OC_Filesystem::signal_write, array( OC_Filesystem::signal_param_path => $path, OC_Filesystem::signal_param_run => &$run));
+			}
+			if($run){
+				$result=$storage->fromTmpFile($tmpFile,$this->getInternalPath($path));
+				if(!$exists){
+					OC_Hook::emit( OC_Filesystem::CLASSNAME, OC_Filesystem::signal_post_create, array( OC_Filesystem::signal_param_path => $path));
+				}
+				OC_Hook::emit( OC_Filesystem::CLASSNAME, OC_Filesystem::signal_post_write, array( OC_Filesystem::signal_param_path => $path));
+				return $result;
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	public function getMimeType($path){
+		return $this->basicOperation('getMimeType',$path);
+	}
+	public function hash($type,$path){
+		return $this->basicOperation('hash',$path,array('read'));
+	}
+
+	public function free_space($path='/'){
+		return $this->basicOperation('free_space',$path);
+	}
+
+	public function search($query){
+		$files=array();
+		$fakeRoot=$this->$fakeRoot;
+		$fakeRootLength=strlen($fakeRoot);
+		$results=OC_FileCache::search($query);
+		if(is_array($results)){
+			foreach($results as $result){
+				$file=str_replace('//','/',$mountpoint.$result);
+				if(substr($file,0,$fakeRootLength)==$fakeRoot){
+					$file=substr($file,$fakeRootLength);
+					$files[]=$file;
+				}
+			}
+		}
+		return $files;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * abstraction for running most basic operations
+	 * @param string $operation
+	 * @param string #path
+	 * @param array (optional) hooks
+	 * @param mixed (optional) $extraParam
+	 * @return mixed
+	 */
+	private function basicOperation($operation,$path,$hooks=array(),$extraParam=null){
+		if(OC_FileProxy::runPreProxies($operation,$path, $extraParam) and OC_Filesystem::isValidPath($path) and $storage=$this->getStorage($path)){
+			$interalPath=$this->getInternalPath($path);
+			$run=true;
+			foreach($hooks as $hook){
+				if($hook!='read'){
+					OC_Hook::emit( OC_Filesystem::CLASSNAME, $hook, array( OC_Filesystem::signal_param_path => $path, OC_Filesystem::signal_param_run => &$run));
+				}else{
+					OC_Hook::emit( OC_Filesystem::CLASSNAME, $hook, array( OC_Filesystem::signal_param_path => $path));
+				}
+			}
+			if($run){
+				if($extraParam){
+					$result=$storage->$operation($interalPath,$extraParam);
+				}else{
+					$result=$storage->$operation($interalPath);
+				}
+				$result=OC_FileProxy::runPostProxies($operation,$path,$result);
+				foreach($hooks as $hook){
+					if($hook!='read'){
+						OC_Hook::emit( OC_Filesystem::CLASSNAME, 'post_'.$hook, array( OC_Filesystem::signal_param_path => $path));
+					}
+				}
+				return $result;
+			}
+		}
+		return null;
+	}
+}
diff --git a/lib/util.php b/lib/util.php
index 2fb581aea256bb169cf93a913fb6c141974232ab..29f2cdd06d448aea90a021194dba1bac70b5d61d 100644
--- a/lib/util.php
+++ b/lib/util.php
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ class OC_Util {
 			}
 
 			//jail the user into his "home" directory
-			OC_Filesystem::chroot("/$user/$root");
+			OC_Filesystem::init('/'.$user.'/'.$root);
 			$quotaProxy=new OC_FileProxy_Quota();
 			OC_FileProxy::register($quotaProxy);
 			self::$fsSetup=true;