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+<?php
+/**
+ * Copyright (c) 2013 Robin Appelman <icewind@owncloud.com>
+ * This file is licensed under the Affero General Public License version 3 or
+ * later.
+ * See the COPYING-README file.
+ */
+
+namespace OC\Files\Storage;
+
+class Wrapper implements Storage {
+	/**
+	 * @var Storage $storage
+	 */
+	protected $storage;
+
+	/**
+	 * @param array $parameters
+	 */
+	public function __construct($parameters) {
+		$this->storage = $parameters['storage'];
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Get the identifier for the storage,
+	 * the returned id should be the same for every storage object that is created with the same parameters
+	 * and two storage objects with the same id should refer to two storages that display the same files.
+	 *
+	 * @return string
+	 */
+	public function getId() {
+		return $this->storage->getId();
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * see http://php.net/manual/en/function.mkdir.php
+	 *
+	 * @param string $path
+	 * @return bool
+	 */
+	public function mkdir($path) {
+		return $this->storage->mkdir($path);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * see http://php.net/manual/en/function.rmdir.php
+	 *
+	 * @param string $path
+	 * @return bool
+	 */
+	public function rmdir($path) {
+		return $this->storage->rmdir($path);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * see http://php.net/manual/en/function.opendir.php
+	 *
+	 * @param string $path
+	 * @return resource
+	 */
+	public function opendir($path) {
+		return $this->storage->opendir($path);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * see http://php.net/manual/en/function.is_dir.php
+	 *
+	 * @param string $path
+	 * @return bool
+	 */
+	public function is_dir($path) {
+		return $this->storage->is_dir($path);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * see http://php.net/manual/en/function.is_file.php
+	 *
+	 * @param string $path
+	 * @return bool
+	 */
+	public function is_file($path) {
+		return $this->storage->is_file($path);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * see http://php.net/manual/en/function.stat.php
+	 * only the following keys are required in the result: size and mtime
+	 *
+	 * @param string $path
+	 * @return array
+	 */
+	public function stat($path) {
+		return $this->storage->stat($path);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * see http://php.net/manual/en/function.filetype.php
+	 *
+	 * @param string $path
+	 * @return bool
+	 */
+	public function filetype($path) {
+		return $this->storage->filetype($path);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * see http://php.net/manual/en/function.filesize.php
+	 * The result for filesize when called on a folder is required to be 0
+	 *
+	 * @param string $path
+	 * @return int
+	 */
+	public function filesize($path) {
+		return $this->storage->filesize($path);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * check if a file can be created in $path
+	 *
+	 * @param string $path
+	 * @return bool
+	 */
+	public function isCreatable($path) {
+		return $this->storage->isCreatable($path);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * check if a file can be read
+	 *
+	 * @param string $path
+	 * @return bool
+	 */
+	public function isReadable($path) {
+		return $this->storage->isReadable($path);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * check if a file can be written to
+	 *
+	 * @param string $path
+	 * @return bool
+	 */
+	public function isUpdatable($path) {
+		return $this->storage->isUpdatable($path);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * check if a file can be deleted
+	 *
+	 * @param string $path
+	 * @return bool
+	 */
+	public function isDeletable($path) {
+		return $this->storage->isDeletable($path);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * check if a file can be shared
+	 *
+	 * @param string $path
+	 * @return bool
+	 */
+	public function isSharable($path) {
+		return $this->storage->isSharable($path);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * get the full permissions of a path.
+	 * Should return a combination of the PERMISSION_ constants defined in lib/public/constants.php
+	 *
+	 * @param string $path
+	 * @return int
+	 */
+	public function getPermissions($path) {
+		return $this->storage->getPermissions($path);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * see http://php.net/manual/en/function.file_exists.php
+	 *
+	 * @param string $path
+	 * @return bool
+	 */
+	public function file_exists($path) {
+		return $this->storage->file_exists($path);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * see http://php.net/manual/en/function.filemtime.php
+	 *
+	 * @param string $path
+	 * @return int
+	 */
+	public function filemtime($path) {
+		return $this->storage->filemtime($path);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * see http://php.net/manual/en/function.file_get_contents.php
+	 *
+	 * @param string $path
+	 * @return string
+	 */
+	public function file_get_contents($path) {
+		return $this->storage->file_get_contents($path);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * see http://php.net/manual/en/function.file_put_contents.php
+	 *
+	 * @param string $path
+	 * @param string $data
+	 * @return bool
+	 */
+	public function file_put_contents($path, $data) {
+		return $this->storage->file_put_contents($path, $data);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * see http://php.net/manual/en/function.unlink.php
+	 *
+	 * @param string $path
+	 * @return bool
+	 */
+	public function unlink($path) {
+		return $this->storage->unlink($path);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * see http://php.net/manual/en/function.rename.php
+	 *
+	 * @param string $path1
+	 * @param string $path2
+	 * @return bool
+	 */
+	public function rename($path1, $path2) {
+		return $this->storage->rename($path1, $path2);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * see http://php.net/manual/en/function.copy.php
+	 *
+	 * @param string $path1
+	 * @param string $path2
+	 * @return bool
+	 */
+	public function copy($path1, $path2) {
+		return $this->storage->copy($path1, $path2);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * see http://php.net/manual/en/function.fopen.php
+	 *
+	 * @param string $path
+	 * @param string $mode
+	 * @return resource
+	 */
+	public function fopen($path, $mode) {
+		return $this->storage->fopen($path, $mode);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * get the mimetype for a file or folder
+	 * The mimetype for a folder is required to be "httpd/unix-directory"
+	 *
+	 * @param string $path
+	 * @return string
+	 */
+	public function getMimeType($path) {
+		return $this->storage->getMimeType($path);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * see http://php.net/manual/en/function.hash.php
+	 *
+	 * @param string $type
+	 * @param string $path
+	 * @param bool $raw
+	 * @return string
+	 */
+	public function hash($type, $path, $raw = false) {
+		return $this->storage->hash($type, $path, $raw);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * see http://php.net/manual/en/function.free_space.php
+	 *
+	 * @param string $path
+	 * @return int
+	 */
+	public function free_space($path) {
+		return $this->storage->free_space($path);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * search for occurrences of $query in file names
+	 *
+	 * @param string $query
+	 * @return array
+	 */
+	public function search($query) {
+		return $this->storage->search($query);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * see http://php.net/manual/en/function.touch.php
+	 * If the backend does not support the operation, false should be returned
+	 *
+	 * @param string $path
+	 * @param int $mtime
+	 * @return bool
+	 */
+	public function touch($path, $mtime = null) {
+		return $this->storage->touch($path, $mtime);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * get the path to a local version of the file.
+	 * The local version of the file can be temporary and doesn't have to be persistent across requests
+	 *
+	 * @param string $path
+	 * @return string
+	 */
+	public function getLocalFile($path) {
+		return $this->storage->getLocalFile($path);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * get the path to a local version of the folder.
+	 * The local version of the folder can be temporary and doesn't have to be persistent across requests
+	 *
+	 * @param string $path
+	 * @return string
+	 */
+	public function getLocalFolder($path) {
+		return $this->storage->getLocalFolder($path);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * check if a file or folder has been updated since $time
+	 *
+	 * @param string $path
+	 * @param int $time
+	 * @return bool
+	 *
+	 * hasUpdated for folders should return at least true if a file inside the folder is add, removed or renamed.
+	 * returning true for other changes in the folder is optional
+	 */
+	public function hasUpdated($path, $time) {
+		return $this->storage->hasUpdated($path, $time);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * get a cache instance for the storage
+	 *
+	 * @param string $path
+	 * @return \OC\Files\Cache\Cache
+	 */
+	public function getCache($path = '') {
+		return $this->storage->getCache($path);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * get a scanner instance for the storage
+	 *
+	 * @param string $path
+	 * @return \OC\Files\Cache\Scanner
+	 */
+	public function getScanner($path = '') {
+		return $this->storage->getScanner($path);
+	}
+
+
+	/**
+	 * get the user id of the owner of a file or folder
+	 *
+	 * @param string $path
+	 * @return string
+	 */
+	public function getOwner($path) {
+		return $this->storage->getOwner($path);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * get a permissions cache instance for the cache
+	 *
+	 * @param string $path
+	 * @return \OC\Files\Cache\Permissions
+	 */
+	public function getPermissionsCache($path = '') {
+		return $this->storage->getPermissions($path);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * get a watcher instance for the cache
+	 *
+	 * @param string $path
+	 * @return \OC\Files\Cache\Watcher
+	 */
+	public function getWatcher($path = '') {
+		return $this->storage->getWatcher($path);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * @return \OC\Files\Cache\Storage
+	 */
+	public function getStorageCache() {
+		return $this->storage->getStorageCache();
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * get the ETag for a file or folder
+	 *
+	 * @param string $path
+	 * @return string
+	 */
+	public function getETag($path) {
+		return $this->storage->getETag($path);
+	}
+}
diff --git a/tests/lib/files/storage/wrapper.php b/tests/lib/files/storage/wrapper.php
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+<?php
+/**
+ * Copyright (c) 2013 Robin Appelman <icewind@owncloud.com>
+ * This file is licensed under the Affero General Public License version 3 or
+ * later.
+ * See the COPYING-README file.
+ */
+
+namespace Test\Files\Storage;
+
+class Wrapper extends Storage {
+	/**
+	 * @var string tmpDir
+	 */
+	private $tmpDir;
+
+	public function setUp() {
+		$this->tmpDir = \OC_Helper::tmpFolder();
+		$storage = new \OC\Files\Storage\Local(array('datadir' => $this->tmpDir));
+		$this->instance = new \OC\Files\Storage\Wrapper(array('storage' => $storage));
+	}
+
+	public function tearDown() {
+		\OC_Helper::rmdirr($this->tmpDir);
+	}
+}