Add missing doc in api.php

include/api.php

@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 <?php
 /**
- * @file include/api.php
  * Friendica implementation of statusnet/twitter API
  *
+ * @file include/api.php
  * @todo Automatically detect if incoming data is HTML or BBCode
  */
 use Friendica\App;
@@ -55,11 +55,11 @@ $API = array();
 $called_api = null;
 
 /**
- * @brief Auth API user
- *
  * It is not sufficient to use local_user() to check whether someone is allowed to use the API,
  * because this will open CSRF holes (just embed an image with src=friendicasite.com/api/statuses/update?status=CSRF
  * into a page, and visitors will post something without noticing it).
+ *
+ * @brief Auth API user
  */
 function api_user()
 {
@@ -71,13 +71,13 @@ function api_user()
 }
 
 /**
- * @brief Get source name from API client
- *
  * Clients can send 'source' parameter to be show in post metadata
  * as "sent via <source>".
  * Some clients doesn't send a source param, we support ones we know
  * (only Twidere, atm)
  *
+ * @brief Get source name from API client
+ *
  * @return string
  * 		Client source name, default to "api" if unset/unknown
  */
@@ -110,9 +110,9 @@ function api_date($str)
 }
 
 /**
- * @brief Register API endpoint
+ * Register a function to be the endpoint for defined API path.
  *
- * Register a function to be the endpont for defined API path.
+ * @brief Register API endpoint
  *
  * @param string $path   API URL path, relative to System::baseUrl()
  * @param string $func   Function name to call on path request
@@ -142,11 +142,11 @@ function api_register_func($path, $func, $auth = false, $method = API_METHOD_ANY
 }
 
 /**
- * @brief Login API user
- *
  * Log in user via OAuth1 or Simple HTTP Auth.
  * Simple Auth allow username in form of <pre>user@server</pre>, ignoring server part
  *
+ * @brief Login API user
+ *
  * @param object $a App
  * @hook 'authenticate'
  * 		array $addon_auth
@@ -242,12 +242,12 @@ function api_login(App $a)
 }
 
 /**
- * @brief Check HTTP method of called API
- *
  * API endpoints can define which HTTP method to accept when called.
  * This function check the current HTTP method agains endpoint
  * registered method.
  *
+ * @brief Check HTTP method of called API
+ *
  * @param string $method Required methods, uppercase, separated by comma
  * @return bool
  */
@@ -260,10 +260,10 @@ function api_check_method($method)
 }
 
 /**
- * @brief Main API entry point
- *
  * Authenticate user, call registered API function, set HTTP headers
  *
+ * @brief Main API entry point
+ *
  * @param object $a App
  * @return string API call result
  */
@@ -972,7 +972,9 @@ function api_format_data($root_element, $type, $data)
 /**
  * Returns an HTTP 200 OK response code and a representation of the requesting user if authentication was successful;
  * returns a 401 status code and an error message if not.
- * http://developer.twitter.com/doc/get/account/verify_credentials
+ * @see https://developer.twitter.com/en/docs/accounts-and-users/manage-account-settings/api-reference/get-account-verify_credentials
+ *
+ * @param string $type Return type (atom, rss, xml, json)
  */
 function api_account_verify_credentials($type)
 {
@@ -1018,6 +1020,8 @@ api_register_func('api/account/verify_credentials', 'api_account_verify_credenti
 
 /**
  * Get data from $_POST or $_GET
+ *
+ * @param string $k
  */
 function requestdata($k)
 {
@@ -1030,7 +1034,13 @@ function requestdata($k)
 	return null;
 }
 
-/*Waitman Gobble Mod*/
+/**
+ * Waitman Gobble Mod
+ *
+ * @param string $type Return type (atom, rss, xml, json)
+ *
+ * @return array|string
+ */
 function api_statuses_mediap($type)
 {
 	$a = get_app();
@@ -1074,6 +1084,14 @@ function api_statuses_mediap($type)
 /// @TODO move this to top of file or somewhere better!
 api_register_func('api/statuses/mediap', 'api_statuses_mediap', true, API_METHOD_POST);
 
+/**
+ * Updates the user’s current status.
+ *
+ * @param string $type Return type (atom, rss, xml, json)
+ *
+ * @return array|string
+ * @see https://developer.twitter.com/en/docs/tweets/post-and-engage/api-reference/post-statuses-update
+ */
 function api_statuses_update($type)
 {
 
@@ -1249,6 +1267,14 @@ function api_statuses_update($type)
 api_register_func('api/statuses/update', 'api_statuses_update', true, API_METHOD_POST);
 api_register_func('api/statuses/update_with_media', 'api_statuses_update', true, API_METHOD_POST);
 
+/**
+ * Uploads an image to Friendica.
+ *
+ * @param string $type Return type (atom, rss, xml, json)
+ *
+ * @return array
+ * @see https://developer.twitter.com/en/docs/media/upload-media/api-reference/post-media-upload
+ */
 function api_media_upload($type)
 {
 	$a = get_app();
@@ -1287,6 +1313,12 @@ function api_media_upload($type)
 /// @TODO move to top of file or somwhere better
 api_register_func('api/media/upload', 'api_media_upload', true, API_METHOD_POST);
 
+/**
+ *
+ * @param string $type Return type (atom, rss, xml, json)
+ *
+ * @return array|string
+ */
 function api_status_show($type)
 {
 	$a = get_app();
@@ -1391,7 +1423,9 @@ function api_status_show($type)
 /**
  * Returns extended information of a given user, specified by ID or screen name as per the required id parameter.
  * The author's most recent status will be returned inline.
- * http://developer.twitter.com/doc/get/users/show
+ *
+ * @param string $type Return type (atom, rss, xml, json)
+ * @see https://developer.twitter.com/en/docs/accounts-and-users/follow-search-get-users/api-reference/get-users-show
  */
 function api_users_show($type)
 {
@@ -1477,6 +1511,14 @@ function api_users_show($type)
 api_register_func('api/users/show', 'api_users_show');
 api_register_func('api/externalprofile/show', 'api_users_show');
 
+/**
+ * Search a public user account.
+ *
+ * @param string $type Return type (atom, rss, xml, json)
+ *
+ * @return array|string
+ * @see https://developer.twitter.com/en/docs/accounts-and-users/follow-search-get-users/api-reference/get-users-search
+ */
 function api_users_search($type)
 {
 	$a = get_app();
@@ -1607,11 +1649,14 @@ api_register_func('api/search/tweets', 'api_search', true);
 api_register_func('api/search', 'api_search', true);
 
 /**
+ * Returns the most recent statuses posted by the user and the users they follow.
  *
- * http://developer.twitter.com/doc/get/statuses/home_timeline
+ * @see https://developer.twitter.com/en/docs/tweets/timelines/api-reference/get-statuses-home_timeline
  *
- * TODO: Optional parameters
+ * @param string $type Return type (atom, rss, xml, json)
- * TODO: Add reply info
+ *
+ * @todo Optional parameters
+ * @todo Add reply info
  */
 function api_statuses_home_timeline($type)
 {
@@ -1708,6 +1753,13 @@ function api_statuses_home_timeline($type)
 api_register_func('api/statuses/home_timeline', 'api_statuses_home_timeline', true);
 api_register_func('api/statuses/friends_timeline', 'api_statuses_home_timeline', true);
 
+/**
+ * Returns the most recent statuses from public users.
+ *
+ * @param string $type Return type (atom, rss, xml, json)
+ *
+ * @return array|string
+ */
 function api_statuses_public_timeline($type)
 {
 	$a = get_app();
@@ -1808,6 +1860,8 @@ function api_statuses_public_timeline($type)
 api_register_func('api/statuses/public_timeline', 'api_statuses_public_timeline', true);
 
 /**
+ * Returns the most recent statuses posted by users this node knows about.
+ *
  * @brief Returns the list of public federated posts this node knows about
  *
  * @param string $type Return format: json, xml, atom, rss
@@ -1878,7 +1932,11 @@ function api_statuses_networkpublic_timeline($type)
 api_register_func('api/statuses/networkpublic_timeline', 'api_statuses_networkpublic_timeline', true);
 
 /**
- * @TODO nothing to say?
+ * Returns a single status.
+ *
+ * @param string $type Return type (atom, rss, xml, json)
+ *
+ * @see https://developer.twitter.com/en/docs/tweets/post-and-engage/api-reference/get-statuses-show-id
  */
 function api_statuses_show($type)
 {
@@ -1949,7 +2007,10 @@ function api_statuses_show($type)
 api_register_func('api/statuses/show', 'api_statuses_show', true);
 
 /**
- * @TODO nothing to say?
+ *
+ * @param string $type Return type (atom, rss, xml, json)
+ *
+ * @todo nothing to say?
  */
 function api_conversation_show($type)
 {
@@ -2036,7 +2097,11 @@ api_register_func('api/conversation/show', 'api_conversation_show', true);
 api_register_func('api/statusnet/conversation', 'api_conversation_show', true);
 
 /**
- * @TODO nothing to say?
+ * Repeats a status.
+ *
+ * @param string $type Return type (atom, rss, xml, json)
+ *
+ * @see https://developer.twitter.com/en/docs/tweets/post-and-engage/api-reference/post-statuses-retweet-id
  */
 function api_statuses_repeat($type)
 {
@@ -2114,7 +2179,11 @@ function api_statuses_repeat($type)
 api_register_func('api/statuses/retweet', 'api_statuses_repeat', true, API_METHOD_POST);
 
 /**
- * @TODO nothing to say?
+ * Destroys a specific status.
+ *
+ * @param string $type Return type (atom, rss, xml, json)
+ *
+ * @see https://developer.twitter.com/en/docs/tweets/post-and-engage/api-reference/post-statuses-destroy-id
  */
 function api_statuses_destroy($type)
 {
@@ -2151,8 +2220,11 @@ function api_statuses_destroy($type)
 api_register_func('api/statuses/destroy', 'api_statuses_destroy', true, API_METHOD_DELETE);
 
 /**
- * @TODO Nothing more than an URL to say?
+ * Returns the most recent mentions.
- * http://developer.twitter.com/doc/get/statuses/mentions
+ *
+ * @param string $type Return type (atom, rss, xml, json)
+ *
+ * @see http://developer.twitter.com/doc/get/statuses/mentions
  */
 function api_statuses_mentions($type)
 {
@@ -2238,11 +2310,14 @@ api_register_func('api/statuses/mentions', 'api_statuses_mentions', true);
 api_register_func('api/statuses/replies', 'api_statuses_mentions', true);
 
 /**
+ * Returns the most recent statuses posted by the user.
+ *
  * @brief Returns a user's public timeline
  *
  * @param string $type Either "json" or "xml"
  * @return string|array
  * @throws ForbiddenException
+ * @see https://developer.twitter.com/en/docs/tweets/timelines/api-reference/get-statuses-user_timeline
  */
 function api_statuses_user_timeline($type)
 {
@@ -2330,10 +2405,12 @@ function api_statuses_user_timeline($type)
 api_register_func('api/statuses/user_timeline', 'api_statuses_user_timeline', true);
 
 /**
- * Star/unstar an item
+ * Star/unstar an item.
  * param: id : id of the item
  *
- * api v1 : https://web.archive.org/web/20131019055350/https://dev.twitter.com/docs/api/1/post/favorites/create/%3Aid
+ * @param string $type Return type (atom, rss, xml, json)
+ *
+ * @see https://web.archive.org/web/20131019055350/https://dev.twitter.com/docs/api/1/post/favorites/create/%3Aid
  */
 function api_favorites_create_destroy($type)
 {
@@ -2405,6 +2482,13 @@ function api_favorites_create_destroy($type)
 api_register_func('api/favorites/create', 'api_favorites_create_destroy', true, API_METHOD_POST);
 api_register_func('api/favorites/destroy', 'api_favorites_create_destroy', true, API_METHOD_DELETE);
 
+/**
+ * Returns the most recent favorite statuses.
+ *
+ * @param string $type Return type (atom, rss, xml, json)
+ *
+ * @return string|array
+ */
 function api_favorites($type)
 {
 	global $called_api;
@@ -2479,6 +2563,14 @@ function api_favorites($type)
 /// @TODO move to top of file or somwhere better
 api_register_func('api/favorites', 'api_favorites', true);
 
+/**
+ *
+ * @param array $item
+ * @param array $recipient
+ * @param array $sender
+ *
+ * @return array
+ */
 function api_format_messages($item, $recipient, $sender)
 {
 	// standard meta information
@@ -2523,6 +2615,12 @@ function api_format_messages($item, $recipient, $sender)
 	return $ret;
 }
 
+/**
+ *
+ * @param array $item
+ *
+ * @return array
+ */
 function api_convert_item($item)
 {
 	$body = $item['body'];
@@ -2592,6 +2690,12 @@ function api_convert_item($item)
 	);
 }
 
+/**
+ *
+ * @param string $body
+ *
+ * @return array
+ */
 function api_get_attachments(&$body)
 {
 	$text = $body;
@@ -2623,13 +2727,16 @@ function api_get_attachments(&$body)
 	return $attachments;
 }
 
+/**
+ *
+ * @param string $text
+ * @param string $bbcode
+ *
+ * @return array
+ * @todo Links at the first character of the post
+ */
 function api_get_entitities(&$text, $bbcode)
 {
-	/*
-	To-Do:
-	* Links at the first character of the post
-	*/
-
 	$a = get_app();
 
 	$include_entities = strtolower(x($_REQUEST, 'include_entities') ? $_REQUEST['include_entities'] : "false");
@@ -2788,6 +2895,14 @@ function api_get_entitities(&$text, $bbcode)
 
 	return $entities;
 }
+
+/**
+ *
+ * @param array $item
+ * @param string $text
+ *
+ * @return string
+ */
 function api_format_items_embeded_images(&$item, $text)
 {
 	$text = preg_replace_callback(
@@ -2806,7 +2921,7 @@ function api_format_items_embeded_images(&$item, $text)
  *
  * @param string $txt text
  * @return array
- * 			name => 'name'
+ * 			'name' => 'name',
  * 			'url => 'url'
  */
 function api_contactlink_to_array($txt)
@@ -2832,8 +2947,10 @@ function api_contactlink_to_array($txt)
  * @brief return likes, dislikes and attend status for item
  *
  * @param array $item array
+ * @param string $type Return type (atom, rss, xml, json)
+ *
  * @return array
- * 			likes => int count
+ * 			likes => int count,
  * 			dislikes => int count
  */
 function api_format_items_activities(&$item, $type = "json")
@@ -2959,6 +3076,7 @@ function api_format_items_profiles(&$profile = null, $type = "json")
  * @param array  $r array of items
  * @param array  $user_info
  * @param bool   $filter_user filter items by $user_info
+ * @param string $type Return type (atom, rss, xml, json)
  */
 function api_format_items($r, $user_info, $filter_user = false, $type = "json")
 {
@@ -3073,6 +3191,13 @@ function api_format_items($r, $user_info, $filter_user = false, $type = "json")
 	return $ret;
 }
 
+/**
+ * Returns the remaining number of API requests available to the user before the API limit is reached.
+ *
+ * @param string $type Return type (atom, rss, xml, json)
+ *
+ * @return array|string
+ */
 function api_account_rate_limit_status($type)
 {
 	if ($type == "xml") {
@@ -3101,6 +3226,13 @@ function api_account_rate_limit_status($type)
 /// @TODO move to top of file or somwhere better
 api_register_func('api/account/rate_limit_status', 'api_account_rate_limit_status', true);
 
+/**
+ * Returns the string "ok" in the requested format with a 200 OK HTTP status code.
+ *
+ * @param string $type Return type (atom, rss, xml, json)
+ *
+ * @return array|string
+ */
 function api_help_test($type)
 {
 	if ($type == 'xml') {
@@ -3115,6 +3247,12 @@ function api_help_test($type)
 /// @TODO move to top of file or somwhere better
 api_register_func('api/help/test', 'api_help_test', false);
 
+/**
+ *
+ * @param string $type Return type (atom, rss, xml, json)
+ *
+ * @return array|string
+ */
 function api_lists($type)
 {
 	$ret = array();
@@ -3125,6 +3263,14 @@ function api_lists($type)
 /// @TODO move to top of file or somwhere better
 api_register_func('api/lists', 'api_lists', true);
 
+/**
+ * Returns all lists the user subscribes to.
+ *
+ * @param string $type Return type (atom, rss, xml, json)
+ *
+ * @return array|string
+ * @see https://developer.twitter.com/en/docs/accounts-and-users/create-manage-lists/api-reference/get-lists-list
+ */
 function api_lists_list($type)
 {
 	$ret = array();
@@ -3136,11 +3282,11 @@ function api_lists_list($type)
 api_register_func('api/lists/list', 'api_lists_list', true);
 
 /**
- * @brief Returns either the friends of the follower list
+ * Considers friends and followers lists to be private and won't return
- *
- * Note: Considers friends and followers lists to be private and won't return
  * anything if any user_id parameter is passed.
  *
+ * @brief Returns either the friends of the follower list
+ *
  * @param string $qtype Either "friends" or "followers"
  * @return boolean|array
  * @throws ForbiddenException
@@ -3225,6 +3371,8 @@ function api_statuses_f($qtype)
 
 
 /**
+ * Returns the user's friends.
+ *
  * @brief Returns the list of friends of the provided user
  *
  * @deprecated By Twitter API in favor of friends/list
@@ -3242,7 +3390,9 @@ function api_statuses_friends($type)
 }
 
 /**
- * @brief Returns the list of friends of the provided user
+ * Returns the user's followers.
+ *
+ * @brief Returns the list of followers of the provided user
  *
  * @deprecated By Twitter API in favor of friends/list
  *
@@ -3310,6 +3460,13 @@ function api_friendships_incoming($type)
 /// @TODO move to top of file or somewhere better
 api_register_func('api/friendships/incoming', 'api_friendships_incoming', true);
 
+/**
+ * Returns the instance's configuration information.
+ *
+ * @param string $type Return type (atom, rss, xml, json)
+ *
+ * @return array|string
+ */
 function api_statusnet_config($type)
 {
 	$a = get_app();
@@ -3349,6 +3506,12 @@ function api_statusnet_config($type)
 api_register_func('api/gnusocial/config', 'api_statusnet_config', false);
 api_register_func('api/statusnet/config', 'api_statusnet_config', false);
 
+/**
+ *
+ * @param string $type Return type (atom, rss, xml, json)
+ *
+ * @return array|string
+ */
 function api_statusnet_version($type)
 {
 	// liar
@@ -3362,6 +3525,10 @@ api_register_func('api/gnusocial/version', 'api_statusnet_version', false);
 api_register_func('api/statusnet/version', 'api_statusnet_version', false);
 
 /**
+ *
+ * @param string $type Return type (atom, rss, xml, json)
+ * @param string $qtype
+ *
  * @todo use api_format_data() to return data
  */
 function api_ff_ids($type, $qtype)
@@ -3399,11 +3566,27 @@ function api_ff_ids($type, $qtype)
 	return api_format_data("ids", $type, array('id' => $ids));
 }
 
+/**
+ * Returns the ID of every user the user is following.
+ *
+ * @param string $type Return type (atom, rss, xml, json)
+ *
+ * @return array|string
+ * @see https://developer.twitter.com/en/docs/accounts-and-users/follow-search-get-users/api-reference/get-friends-ids
+ */
 function api_friends_ids($type)
 {
 	return api_ff_ids($type, 'friends');
 }
 
+/**
+ * Returns the ID of every user following the user.
+ *
+ * @param string $type Return type (atom, rss, xml, json)
+ *
+ * @return array|string
+ * @see https://developer.twitter.com/en/docs/accounts-and-users/follow-search-get-users/api-reference/get-followers-ids
+ */
 function api_followers_ids($type)
 {
 	return api_ff_ids($type, 'followers');
@@ -3413,6 +3596,14 @@ function api_followers_ids($type)
 api_register_func('api/friends/ids', 'api_friends_ids', true);
 api_register_func('api/followers/ids', 'api_followers_ids', true);
 
+/**
+ * Sends a new direct message.
+ *
+ * @param string $type Return type (atom, rss, xml, json)
+ *
+ * @return array|string
+ * @see https://developer.twitter.com/en/docs/direct-messages/sending-and-receiving/api-reference/new-message
+ */
 function api_direct_messages_new($type)
 {
 
@@ -3485,10 +3676,13 @@ function api_direct_messages_new($type)
 api_register_func('api/direct_messages/new', 'api_direct_messages_new', true, API_METHOD_POST);
 
 /**
+ * Destroys a direct message.
+ *
  * @brief delete a direct_message from mail table through api
  *
  * @param string $type Known types are 'atom', 'rss', 'xml' and 'json'
  * @return string
+ * @see https://developer.twitter.com/en/docs/direct-messages/sending-and-receiving/api-reference/delete-message
  */
 function api_direct_messages_destroy($type)
 {
@@ -3562,6 +3756,14 @@ function api_direct_messages_destroy($type)
 /// @TODO move to top of file or somewhere better
 api_register_func('api/direct_messages/destroy', 'api_direct_messages_destroy', true, API_METHOD_DELETE);
 
+/**
+ *
+ * @param string $type Return type (atom, rss, xml, json)
+ * @param string $box
+ * @param string $verbose
+ *
+ * @return array|string
+ */
 function api_direct_messages_box($type, $box, $verbose)
 {
 	$a = get_app();
@@ -3653,24 +3855,52 @@ function api_direct_messages_box($type, $box, $verbose)
 	return api_format_data("direct-messages", $type, $data);
 }
 
+/**
+ * Returns the most recent direct messages sent by the user.
+ *
+ * @param string $type Return type (atom, rss, xml, json)
+ *
+ * @return array|string
+ * @see https://developer.twitter.com/en/docs/direct-messages/sending-and-receiving/api-reference/get-sent-message
+ */
 function api_direct_messages_sentbox($type)
 {
 	$verbose = (x($_GET, 'friendica_verbose') ? strtolower($_GET['friendica_verbose']) : "false");
 	return api_direct_messages_box($type, "sentbox", $verbose);
 }
 
+/**
+ * Returns the most recent direct messages sent to the user.
+ *
+ * @param string $type Return type (atom, rss, xml, json)
+ *
+ * @return array|string
+ * @see https://developer.twitter.com/en/docs/direct-messages/sending-and-receiving/api-reference/get-messages
+ */
 function api_direct_messages_inbox($type)
 {
 	$verbose = (x($_GET, 'friendica_verbose') ? strtolower($_GET['friendica_verbose']) : "false");
 	return api_direct_messages_box($type, "inbox", $verbose);
 }
 
+/**
+ *
+ * @param string $type Return type (atom, rss, xml, json)
+ *
+ * @return array|string
+ */
 function api_direct_messages_all($type)
 {
 	$verbose = (x($_GET, 'friendica_verbose') ? strtolower($_GET['friendica_verbose']) : "false");
 	return api_direct_messages_box($type, "all", $verbose);
 }
 
+/**
+ *
+ * @param string $type Return type (atom, rss, xml, json)
+ *
+ * @return array|string
+ */
 function api_direct_messages_conversation($type)
 {
 	$verbose = (x($_GET, 'friendica_verbose') ? strtolower($_GET['friendica_verbose']) : "false");
@@ -3683,6 +3913,12 @@ api_register_func('api/direct_messages/all', 'api_direct_messages_all', true);
 api_register_func('api/direct_messages/sent', 'api_direct_messages_sentbox', true);
 api_register_func('api/direct_messages', 'api_direct_messages_inbox', true);
 
+/**
+ * Returns an OAuth Request Token.
+ *
+ * @param string $type Return type (atom, rss, xml, json)
+ * @see https://oauth.net/core/1.0/#auth_step1
+ */
 function api_oauth_request_token($type)
 {
 	$oauth1 = new FKOAuth1();
@@ -3696,6 +3932,14 @@ function api_oauth_request_token($type)
 	killme();
 }
 
+/**
+ * Returns an OAuth Access Token.
+ *
+ * @param string $type Return type (atom, rss, xml, json)
+ *
+ * @return array|string
+ * @see https://oauth.net/core/1.0/#auth_step3
+ */
 function api_oauth_access_token($type)
 {
 	$oauth1 = new FKOAuth1();
@@ -4093,10 +4337,14 @@ function api_fr_photo_detail($type)
 
 
 /**
+ * Updates the user’s profile image.
+ *
  * @brief updates the profile image for the user (either a specified profile or the default profile)
  *
  * @param string $type Known types are 'atom', 'rss', 'xml' and 'json'
+ *
  * @return string
+ * @see https://developer.twitter.com/en/docs/accounts-and-users/manage-account-settings/api-reference/post-account-update_profile_image
  */
 function api_account_update_profile_image($type)
 {
@@ -4210,7 +4458,10 @@ api_register_func('api/friendica/photo/delete', 'api_fr_photo_delete', true, API
 api_register_func('api/friendica/photo', 'api_fr_photo_detail', true);
 api_register_func('api/account/update_profile_image', 'api_account_update_profile_image', true, API_METHOD_POST);
 
-
+/**
+ *
+ * @param string $acl_string
+ */
 function check_acl_input($acl_string)
 {
 	if ($acl_string == null || $acl_string == " ") {
@@ -4236,6 +4487,21 @@ function check_acl_input($acl_string)
 	return $contact_not_found;
 }
 
+/**
+ *
+ * @param string  $mediatype
+ * @param array   $media
+ * @param string  $type
+ * @param string  $album
+ * @param string  $allow_cid
+ * @param string  $deny_cid
+ * @param string  $allow_gid
+ * @param string  $deny_gid
+ * @param string  $desc
+ * @param integer $profile
+ * @param boolean $visibility
+ * @param string  $photo_id
+ */
 function save_media_to_database($mediatype, $media, $type, $album, $allow_cid, $deny_cid, $allow_gid, $deny_gid, $desc, $profile = 0, $visibility = false, $photo_id = null)
 {
 	$visitor   = 0;
@@ -4384,6 +4650,16 @@ function save_media_to_database($mediatype, $media, $type, $album, $allow_cid, $
 	}
 }
 
+/**
+ *
+ * @param string  $hash
+ * @param string  $allow_cid
+ * @param string  $deny_cid
+ * @param string  $allow_gid
+ * @param string  $deny_gid
+ * @param string  $filetype
+ * @param boolean $visibility
+ */
 function post_photo_item($hash, $allow_cid, $deny_cid, $allow_gid, $deny_gid, $filetype, $visibility = false)
 {
 	// get data about the api authenticated user
@@ -4429,6 +4705,14 @@ function post_photo_item($hash, $allow_cid, $deny_cid, $allow_gid, $deny_gid, $f
 	item_store($arr);
 }
 
+/**
+ *
+ * @param string $type
+ * @param int    $scale
+ * @param string $photo_id
+ *
+ * @return array
+ */
 function prepare_photo_data($type, $scale, $photo_id)
 {
 	$scale_sql = ($scale === false ? "" : sprintf("AND scale=%d", intval($scale)));
@@ -4702,13 +4986,16 @@ function api_share_as_retweet(&$item)
 	return $reshared_item;
 }
 
+/**
+ *
+ * @param string $profile
+ *
+ * @return string|false
+ * @todo remove trailing junk from profile url
+ * @todo pump.io check has to check the website
+ */
 function api_get_nick($profile)
 {
-	/* To-Do:
-		- remove trailing junk from profile url
-		- pump.io check has to check the website
-	*/
-
 	$nick = "";
 
 	$r = q(
@@ -4783,6 +5070,12 @@ function api_get_nick($profile)
 	return false;
 }
 
+/**
+ *
+ * @param array $item
+ *
+ * @return array
+ */
 function api_in_reply_to($item)
 {
 	$in_reply_to = array();
@@ -4841,6 +5134,12 @@ function api_in_reply_to($item)
 	return $in_reply_to;
 }
 
+/**
+ *
+ * @param string $Text
+ *
+ * @return string
+ */
 function api_clean_plain_items($Text)
 {
 	$include_entities = strtolower(x($_REQUEST, 'include_entities') ? $_REQUEST['include_entities'] : "false");
@@ -4890,6 +5189,12 @@ function api_clean_attachments($body)
 	return $body;
 }
 
+/**
+ *
+ * @param array $contacts
+ *
+ * @return array
+ */
 function api_best_nickname(&$contacts)
 {
 	$best_contact = array();
@@ -4952,7 +5257,13 @@ function api_best_nickname(&$contacts)
 	}
 }
 
-// return all or a specified group of the user with the containing contacts
+/**
+ * Return all or a specified group of the user with the containing contacts.
+ *
+ * @param string $type Return type (atom, rss, xml, json)
+ *
+ * @return array|string
+ */
 function api_friendica_group_show($type)
 {
 	$a = get_app();
@@ -5010,7 +5321,13 @@ function api_friendica_group_show($type)
 api_register_func('api/friendica/group_show', 'api_friendica_group_show', true);
 
 
-// delete the specified group of the user
+/**
+ * Delete the specified group of the user.
+ *
+ * @param string $type Return type (atom, rss, xml, json)
+ *
+ * @return array|string
+ */
 function api_friendica_group_delete($type)
 {
 	$a = get_app();
@@ -5066,7 +5383,13 @@ function api_friendica_group_delete($type)
 api_register_func('api/friendica/group_delete', 'api_friendica_group_delete', true, API_METHOD_DELETE);
 
 
-// create the specified group with the posted array of contacts
+/**
+ * Create the specified group with the posted array of contacts.
+ *
+ * @param string $type Return type (atom, rss, xml, json)
+ *
+ * @return array|string
+ */
 function api_friendica_group_create($type)
 {
 	$a = get_app();
@@ -5144,7 +5467,13 @@ function api_friendica_group_create($type)
 api_register_func('api/friendica/group_create', 'api_friendica_group_create', true, API_METHOD_POST);
 
 
-// update the specified group with the posted array of contacts
+/**
+ * Update the specified group with the posted array of contacts.
+ *
+ * @param string $type Return type (atom, rss, xml, json)
+ *
+ * @return array|string
+ */
 function api_friendica_group_update($type)
 {
 	$a = get_app();
@@ -5211,6 +5540,12 @@ function api_friendica_group_update($type)
 
 api_register_func('api/friendica/group_update', 'api_friendica_group_update', true, API_METHOD_POST);
 
+/**
+ *
+ * @param string $type Return type (atom, rss, xml, json)
+ *
+ * @return array|string
+ */
 function api_friendica_activity($type)
 {
 	$a = get_app();
@@ -5282,10 +5617,10 @@ function api_friendica_notification($type)
 }
 
 /**
- * @brief Set notification as seen and returns associated item (if possible)
- *
  * POST request with 'id' param as notification id
  *
+ * @brief Set notification as seen and returns associated item (if possible)
+ *
  * @param string $type Known types are 'atom', 'rss', 'xml' and 'json'
  * @return string
  */
@@ -5393,7 +5728,7 @@ api_register_func('api/friendica/direct_messages_setseen', 'api_friendica_direct
  * @brief search for direct_messages containing a searchstring through api
  *
  * @param string $type Known types are 'atom', 'rss', 'xml' and 'json'
- * @return string (success: success=true if found and search_result contains found messages
+ * @return string (success: success=true if found and search_result contains found messages,
  *                          success=false if nothing was found, search_result='nothing found',
  * 		   error: result=error with error message)
  */