diff --git a/lib/files/storage/storage.php b/lib/files/storage/storage.php
index 2cc835236bafc7cad93c94de0f0157f63f68c368..543cfa8f79d5aadf5a0a73bc0596e8181251ecf1 100644
--- a/lib/files/storage/storage.php
+++ b/lib/files/storage/storage.php
@@ -11,72 +11,313 @@ namespace OC\Files\Storage;
 /**
  * Provide a common interface to all different storage options
  */
-interface Storage{
+interface Storage {
+	/**
+	 * $parameters is a free form array with the configuration options needed to construct the storage
+	 *
+	 * @param array $parameters
+	 */
 	public function __construct($parameters);
+
+	/**
+	 * 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();
+
+	/**
+	 * see http://php.net/manual/en/function.mkdir.php
+	 *
+	 * @param string $path
+	 * @return bool
+	 */
 	public function mkdir($path);
+
+	/**
+	 * see http://php.net/manual/en/function.rmdir.php
+	 *
+	 * @param string $path
+	 * @return bool
+	 */
 	public function rmdir($path);
+
+	/**
+	 * see http://php.net/manual/en/function.opendir.php
+	 *
+	 * @param string $path
+	 * @return resource
+	 */
 	public function opendir($path);
+
+	/**
+	 * see http://php.net/manual/en/function.is_dir.php
+	 *
+	 * @param string $path
+	 * @return bool
+	 */
 	public function is_dir($path);
+
+	/**
+	 * see http://php.net/manual/en/function.is_file.php
+	 *
+	 * @param string $path
+	 * @return bool
+	 */
 	public function is_file($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);
+
+	/**
+	 * see http://php.net/manual/en/function.filetype.php
+	 *
+	 * @param string $path
+	 * @return bool
+	 */
 	public function filetype($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);
+
+	/**
+	 * check if a file can be created in $path
+	 *
+	 * @param string $path
+	 * @return bool
+	 */
 	public function isCreatable($path);
+
+	/**
+	 * check if a file can be read
+	 *
+	 * @param string $path
+	 * @return bool
+	 */
 	public function isReadable($path);
+
+	/**
+	 * check if a file can be written to
+	 *
+	 * @param string $path
+	 * @return bool
+	 */
 	public function isUpdatable($path);
+
+	/**
+	 * check if a file can be deleted
+	 *
+	 * @param string $path
+	 * @return bool
+	 */
 	public function isDeletable($path);
+
+	/**
+	 * check if a file can be shared
+	 *
+	 * @param string $path
+	 * @return bool
+	 */
 	public function isSharable($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);
+
+	/**
+	 * see http://php.net/manual/en/function.file_exists.php
+	 *
+	 * @param string $path
+	 * @return bool
+	 */
 	public function file_exists($path);
+
+	/**
+	 * see http://php.net/manual/en/function.filemtime.php
+	 *
+	 * @param string $path
+	 * @return int
+	 */
 	public function filemtime($path);
+
+	/**
+	 * see http://php.net/manual/en/function.file_get_contents.php
+	 *
+	 * @param string $path
+	 * @return string
+	 */
 	public function file_get_contents($path);
-	public function file_put_contents($path,$data);
+
+	/**
+	 * 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);
+
+	/**
+	 * see http://php.net/manual/en/function.unlink.php
+	 *
+	 * @param string $path
+	 * @return bool
+	 */
 	public function unlink($path);
-	public function rename($path1,$path2);
-	public function copy($path1,$path2);
-	public function fopen($path,$mode);
+
+	/**
+	 * see http://php.net/manual/en/function.rename.php
+	 *
+	 * @param string $path1
+	 * @param string $path2
+	 * @return bool
+	 */
+	public function rename($path1, $path2);
+
+	/**
+	 * see http://php.net/manual/en/function.copy.php
+	 *
+	 * @param string $path1
+	 * @param string $path2
+	 * @return bool
+	 */
+	public function copy($path1, $path2);
+
+	/**
+	 * see http://php.net/manual/en/function.fopen.php
+	 *
+	 * @param string $path
+	 * @param string $mode
+	 * @return resource
+	 */
+	public function fopen($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);
-	public function hash($type,$path,$raw = false);
+
+	/**
+	 * 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);
+
+	/**
+	 * see http://php.net/manual/en/function.free_space.php
+	 *
+	 * @param string $path
+	 * @return int
+	 */
 	public function free_space($path);
+
+	/**
+	 * search for occurrences of $query in file names
+	 *
+	 * @param string $query
+	 * @return array
+	 */
 	public function search($query);
-	public function touch($path, $mtime=null);
-	public function getLocalFile($path);// get a path to a local version of the file, whether the original file is local or remote
-	public function getLocalFolder($path);// get a path to a local version of the folder, whether the original file is local or remote
+
+	/**
+	 * 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);
+
+	/**
+	 * 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);
+
+	/**
+	 * 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);
 	/**
 	 * 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,$time);
+	public function hasUpdated($path, $time);
 
 	/**
+	 * get a cache instance for the storage
+	 *
 	 * @param string $path
 	 * @return \OC\Files\Cache\Cache
 	 */
-	public function getCache($path='');
+	public function getCache($path = '');
+
 	/**
+	 * get a scanner instance for the storage
+	 *
 	 * @param string $path
 	 * @return \OC\Files\Cache\Scanner
 	 */
-	public function getScanner($path='');
+	public function getScanner($path = '');
 
 	public function getOwner($path);
 
 	/**
+	 * get a permissions cache instance for the cache
+	 *
 	 * @param string $path
 	 * @return \OC\Files\Cache\Permissions
 	 */
-	public function getPermissionsCache($path='');
+	public function getPermissionsCache($path = '');
 
 	/**
+	 * get a watcher instance for the cache
+	 *
 	 * @param string $path
 	 * @return \OC\Files\Cache\Watcher
 	 */
-	public function getWatcher($path='');
+	public function getWatcher($path = '');
 
 	/**
 	 * get the ETag for a file or folder