diff --git a/src/search/utils/input_file_parser.h b/src/search/utils/input_file_parser.h
index 1ef0399569..dae1f28910 100644
--- a/src/search/utils/input_file_parser.h
+++ b/src/search/utils/input_file_parser.h
@@ -22,14 +22,46 @@ class InputFileParser {
     explicit InputFileParser(std::istream &stream);
     ~InputFileParser();
 
+    /*
+      Set context for error reporting.
+    */
     void set_context(const std::string &context);
+    /*
+      Read a single token within a line. Tokens within a line are
+      separated by arbitrary whitespaces. Set curser to the end of the
+      read token.
+    */
     std::string read(const std::string &message); // TODO: templates
+    /*
+      Read a single token in a line as integer, analoguously to
+      read(...). Report an error if the token is not a string of digits
+      representing an int.
+    */
     int read_int(const std::string &message); // TODO: templates
+    /*
+      Read a complete line as a single string. Set cursor to the
+      beginning of the next line.
+    */
     std::string read_line(const std::string &message); // TODO: templates
+    /*
+      Read a complete line as a single integer. Report an error if the
+      line is not a string of digits representing an int.
+    */
     int read_line_int(const std::string &message); // TODO: templates
+    /*
+      Read a complete line and compare it to a *magic* string.
+    */
     void read_magic_line(const std::string &magic);
+    /*
+      Check that the end of the line has been reached and set cursor to
+      the beginning of the next line. Report error otherwise.
+    */
     void confirm_end_of_line();
+    /*
+      Check that the end of the file has been reached. Report error otherwise.
+    */
     void confirm_end_of_file();
+    // TODO: Should this be public at all? Or should we add a get_line method?
     void error(const std::string &message) const;
 private:
     std::string find_next_line(bool throw_error_on_failure=true);