diff --git a/src/de/danoeh/antennapod/storage/DBReader.java b/src/de/danoeh/antennapod/storage/DBReader.java
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+package de.danoeh.antennapod.storage;
+
+import java.util.List;
+
+import de.danoeh.antennapod.asynctask.DownloadStatus;
+import de.danoeh.antennapod.feed.Feed;
+import de.danoeh.antennapod.feed.FeedItem;
+import de.danoeh.antennapod.feed.FeedMedia;
+
+public final class DBReader {
+	private static final String TAG = "DBReader";
+	
+	private DBReader() {
+	}
+
+	public static List<Feed> getFeedList() {
+		return null;
+	}
+
+	public static List<FeedItem> getFeedItemList(long feedId) {
+		return null;
+	}
+
+	public static List<FeedItem> getQueue() {
+		return null;
+	}
+
+	public static List<FeedItem> getUnreadItemsList() {
+		return null;
+	}
+
+	public static List<FeedItem> getPlaybackHistory() {
+		return null;
+	}
+
+	public static List<DownloadStatus> getDownloadLog() {
+		return null;
+	}
+
+	public static Feed getFeed(long feedId) {
+		return null;
+	}
+
+	public FeedItem getFeedItem(long itemId) {
+		return null;
+	}
+
+	public FeedMedia getFeedMedia(long mediaId) {
+		return null;
+	}
+
+	public static FeedItem getFirstQueueItem() {
+		return null;
+	}
+
+}
diff --git a/src/de/danoeh/antennapod/storage/DBTasks.java b/src/de/danoeh/antennapod/storage/DBTasks.java
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+package de.danoeh.antennapod.storage;
+
+import android.content.Context;
+import de.danoeh.antennapod.feed.Feed;
+import de.danoeh.antennapod.feed.FeedItem;
+
+public final class DBTasks {
+	private static final String TAG = "DBTasks";
+	
+	private DBTasks() {
+	}
+
+	public static void playMedia(final Context context, final long mediaId,
+			boolean showPlayer, boolean startWhenPrepared, boolean shouldStream) {
+
+	}
+
+	public static void markItemRead(final Context context, final long itemId,
+			final boolean read, boolean resetMediaPosition) {
+	}
+
+	public static void markFeedRead(final Context context, final long feedId) {
+
+	}
+
+	public static void markAllItemsRead(final Context context) {
+	}
+
+	public static void refreshAllFeeds(final Context context) {
+	}
+
+	public void refreshExpiredFeeds(final Context context) {
+	}
+
+	public static void notifyInvalidImageFile(final Context context,
+			final long imageId) {
+	}
+
+	public static void notifyMissingFeedMediaFile(final Context context,
+			final long mediaId) {
+	}
+	
+	public static void downloadAllItemsInQueue(final Context context) {}
+
+	public static void refreshFeed(final Context context, final long feedId) {
+	}
+	
+	public static void downloadFeedItem(final Context context, long... itemIds) {}
+	
+	static void downloadFeedItem(boolean performAutoCleanup,
+			final Context context, final long... itemIds)
+			throws DownloadRequestException {}
+
+	public static void autodownloadUndownloadedItems(Context context) {
+	}
+	
+	private static int getPerformAutoCleanupArgs(final int episodeNumber) {
+		return 0;
+	}
+	
+	public static void performAutoCleanup(final Context context) {}
+	
+	private static int performAutoCleanup(final Context context, final int episodeNumber) {
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	public static void enqueueAllNewItems(final Context context) {}
+
+	public static FeedItem getQueueSuccessorOfItem(final long itemId) {
+		return null;
+	}
+	
+	public static Feed updateFeed(final Context context, final long feedId) {
+		return null;
+	}
+
+}
diff --git a/src/de/danoeh/antennapod/storage/DBWriter.java b/src/de/danoeh/antennapod/storage/DBWriter.java
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index 000000000..76a1ad98d
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+++ b/src/de/danoeh/antennapod/storage/DBWriter.java
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+package de.danoeh.antennapod.storage;
+
+import android.content.Context;
+
+public class DBWriter {
+	private static final String TAG = "DBWriter";
+	
+	private DBWriter() {
+	}
+
+	public static boolean deleteFeedMedia(final Context context,
+			final long mediaId) {
+		return false;
+	}
+
+	public static void deleteFeed(final Context context, final long feedId) {
+
+	}
+
+	public static void clearPlaybackHistory(final Context context) {
+
+	}
+
+	public static void addItemToPlaybackHistory(final Context context,
+			long itemId) {
+
+	}
+
+	private static void removeItemFromPlaybackHistory(final Context context,
+			long itemId) {
+
+	}
+
+	public static void addDownloadStatus(final Context context,
+			final long statusId) {
+
+	}
+
+	public static void addQueueItemAt(final Context context, final long itemId,
+			final int index, final boolean performAutoDownload) {
+
+	}
+
+	public static void addQueueItem(final Context context,
+			final long... itemIds) {
+	}
+
+	public static void clearQueue(final Context context) {
+	}
+
+	public static void removeQueueItem(final Context context,
+			final long itemId, final boolean performAutoDownload) {
+
+	}
+
+	public void moveQueueItem(final Context context, int from, int to,
+			boolean broadcastUpdate) {
+	}
+
+	void addNewFeed(final Context context, final long feedId) {
+
+	}
+}