JDK 8 JavaDoc Cleanup
diff --git a/jetty-test-helper/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/toolchain/jmx/JmxServiceConnection.java b/jetty-test-helper/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/toolchain/jmx/JmxServiceConnection.java
index 2075d28..830c2c3 100644
--- a/jetty-test-helper/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/toolchain/jmx/JmxServiceConnection.java
+++ b/jetty-test-helper/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/toolchain/jmx/JmxServiceConnection.java
@@ -29,8 +29,8 @@
 import javax.management.remote.JMXConnectorServerFactory;
 import javax.management.remote.JMXServiceURL;
 
+import org.eclipse.jetty.toolchain.test.IO;
 
-/* ------------------------------------------------------------ */
 /**
  * JmxServiceConnection
  * 
@@ -39,37 +39,31 @@
  */
 public class JmxServiceConnection
 {
-    private String _serviceUrl;
-    private MBeanServer _server;
-    private JMXConnectorServer _connectorServer;
-    private JMXConnector _serverConnector;
-    private MBeanServerConnection _serviceConnection;
-    
-    /* ------------------------------------------------------------ */
+    private String serviceUrl;
+    private MBeanServer server;
+    private JMXConnectorServer connectorServer;
+    private JMXConnector serverConnector;
+    private MBeanServerConnection serviceConnection;
+
     /**
      * Construct a loopback connection to an internal server
-     * 
-     * @throws IOException
      */
     public JmxServiceConnection()
-        throws IOException
     {
         this(null);
     }
-    
-    /* ------------------------------------------------------------ */
+
     /**
      * Construct a connection to specified server
      * 
-     * @param url URL of JMX server
-     * @throws IOException
+     * @param url
+     *            URL of JMX server
      */
     public JmxServiceConnection(String url)
-        throws IOException
     {
-        _serviceUrl = url;
+        serviceUrl = url;
     }
-    
+
     /**
      * Retrieve an external URL for the JMX server
      * 
@@ -77,9 +71,9 @@
      */
     public String getServiceUrl()
     {
-    	return _serviceUrl;
+        return serviceUrl;
     }
-    
+
     /* ------------------------------------------------------------ */
     /**
      * Retrieve a connection to MBean server
@@ -88,80 +82,73 @@
      */
     public MBeanServerConnection getConnection()
     {
-        return _serviceConnection;
+        return serviceConnection;
     }
 
-    public void connect()
-        throws IOException
+    public void connect() throws IOException
     {
-        if (_serviceConnection == null)
+        if (serviceConnection == null)
         {
-            if (_serviceUrl == null)
+            if (serviceUrl == null)
+            {
                 openLoopbackConnection();
+            }
             else
-                openServerConnection(_serviceUrl);
+            {
+                openServerConnection(serviceUrl);
+            }
         }
     }
-    /* ------------------------------------------------------------ */
+
     /**
      * Open a loopback connection to local JMX server
      * 
      * @throws IOException
      */
-    private void openLoopbackConnection()
-        throws IOException
+    private void openLoopbackConnection() throws IOException
     {
-        _server = ManagementFactory.getPlatformMBeanServer();       
+        server = ManagementFactory.getPlatformMBeanServer();
 
         JMXServiceURL serviceUrl = new JMXServiceURL("service:jmx:rmi://");
-        _connectorServer = JMXConnectorServerFactory.newJMXConnectorServer(serviceUrl, null, _server);
-        _connectorServer.start();
-        
-        _serviceUrl = _connectorServer.getAddress().toString();
-        
-        _serverConnector = JMXConnectorFactory.connect(_connectorServer.getAddress());      
-        _serviceConnection = _serverConnector.getMBeanServerConnection();
+        connectorServer = JMXConnectorServerFactory.newJMXConnectorServer(serviceUrl,null,server);
+        connectorServer.start();
+
+        this.serviceUrl = connectorServer.getAddress().toString();
+
+        serverConnector = JMXConnectorFactory.connect(connectorServer.getAddress());
+        serviceConnection = serverConnector.getMBeanServerConnection();
     }
-    
-    /* ------------------------------------------------------------ */
+
     /**
      * Open a connection to remote JMX server
      * 
      * @param url
      * @throws IOException
      */
-    private void openServerConnection(String url)
-        throws IOException
+    private void openServerConnection(String url) throws IOException
     {
-        _serviceUrl = url;
-        
-        JMXServiceURL serviceUrl = new JMXServiceURL(_serviceUrl);
-        _serverConnector = JMXConnectorFactory.connect(serviceUrl);
-        _serviceConnection = _serverConnector.getMBeanServerConnection();
+        serviceUrl = url;
+        serverConnector = JMXConnectorFactory.connect(new JMXServiceURL(serviceUrl));
+        serviceConnection = serverConnector.getMBeanServerConnection();
     }
-    
-    /* ------------------------------------------------------------ */
+
     /**
      * Close the connections
      */
     public void disconnect()
     {
-        try
+        IO.close(serverConnector);
+
+        if (connectorServer != null)
         {
-            if (_serverConnector != null)
+            try
             {
-                _serverConnector.close();
-                _serviceConnection = null;
+                connectorServer.stop();
             }
-            if (_connectorServer != null)
+            catch (Exception ignore)
             {
-                _connectorServer.stop();
-                _connectorServer = null;
+                /* ignore */
             }
         }
-        catch (Exception ex)
-        {
-            ex.printStackTrace(System.out);
-        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/jetty-test-helper/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/toolchain/test/AdvancedRunner.java b/jetty-test-helper/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/toolchain/test/AdvancedRunner.java
index 3cc5511..0b804a5 100644
--- a/jetty-test-helper/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/toolchain/test/AdvancedRunner.java
+++ b/jetty-test-helper/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/toolchain/test/AdvancedRunner.java
@@ -34,8 +34,6 @@
  * Supports @{@link org.eclipse.jetty.toolchain.test.annotation.Slow Slow} and 
  * @{@link org.eclipse.jetty.toolchain.test.annotation.Stress Stress} supplemental
  * annotation on test methods to allow for filtering of what class of test to execute.
- * <p>
- * 
  * 
  * <pre>
  *    &#064;Test
@@ -57,7 +55,6 @@
  * </pre>
  * 
  * To enable / disable the various tests, you have some System properties you can utilize.
- * <p>
  * 
  * <dl>
  *   <dt>-Dtest.fast</dt>
@@ -77,6 +74,7 @@
     private boolean slowTestsEnabled = false;
     private boolean stressTestsEnabled = false;
 
+    @SuppressWarnings("javadoc")
     public AdvancedRunner(Class<?> klass) throws InitializationError
     {
         super(klass);
diff --git a/jetty-test-helper/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/toolchain/test/EventQueue.java b/jetty-test-helper/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/toolchain/test/EventQueue.java
index d394beb..658296c 100644
--- a/jetty-test-helper/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/toolchain/test/EventQueue.java
+++ b/jetty-test-helper/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/toolchain/test/EventQueue.java
@@ -28,10 +28,12 @@
  * Event Queue for capturing potential events within a testing scenario.
  * 
  * @param <E>
+ *            the type of entry in this EventQueue
  */
 @SuppressWarnings("serial")
 public class EventQueue<E> extends LinkedBlockingQueue<E>
 {
+    @SuppressWarnings("javadoc")
     public static final boolean DEBUG = false;
     private static final long DEBUG_START = System.currentTimeMillis();
     private final ReentrantLock lock = new ReentrantLock();
@@ -56,6 +58,20 @@
         }
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Await a specific event count
+     * 
+     * @param expectedEventCount
+     *            the number of events to wait for
+     * @param timeoutDuration
+     *            the timeout duration
+     * @param timeoutUnit
+     *            the timeout unit
+     * @throws TimeoutException
+     *             if timeout while waiting for the event count
+     * @throws InterruptedException
+     *             if await was interrupted
+     */
     public void awaitEventCount(int expectedEventCount, int timeoutDuration, TimeUnit timeoutUnit) throws TimeoutException, InterruptedException
     {
         debug("awaitEventCount(%d,%d,%s)",expectedEventCount,timeoutDuration,timeoutUnit);
@@ -117,8 +133,11 @@
         }
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Shutdown the queue.
+     */
     public void shutdown()
     {
-        // TODO Auto-generated method stub
+        /* nothing to do */
     }
 }
diff --git a/jetty-test-helper/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/toolchain/test/FS.java b/jetty-test-helper/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/toolchain/test/FS.java
index 36cf5cf..7111fb6 100644
--- a/jetty-test-helper/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/toolchain/test/FS.java
+++ b/jetty-test-helper/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/toolchain/test/FS.java
@@ -28,10 +28,11 @@
  */
 public final class FS
 {
-    private FS() {
+    private FS()
+    {
         /* prevent instantiation */
     }
-    
+
     /**
      * Delete a file or a directory.
      * <p>
@@ -42,10 +43,11 @@
      */
     public static void delete(File path)
     {
-        if(!path.exists()) {
+        if (!path.exists())
+        {
             return; // nothing to delete. we're done.
         }
-        
+
         if (path.isFile())
         {
             deleteFile(path);
@@ -206,6 +208,7 @@
      * @param file
      *            the file to create or update the timestamp of.
      * @throws IOException
+     *             if unable to create the new file.
      */
     public static void touch(File file) throws IOException
     {
diff --git a/jetty-test-helper/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/toolchain/test/IO.java b/jetty-test-helper/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/toolchain/test/IO.java
index 0a281c6..1f4b420 100644
--- a/jetty-test-helper/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/toolchain/test/IO.java
+++ b/jetty-test-helper/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/toolchain/test/IO.java
@@ -36,14 +36,23 @@
  */
 public final class IO
 {
+    @SuppressWarnings("javadoc")
     public static final int BUFFER_SIZE = 64 * 1024;
-    
-    private IO() {
+
+    private IO()
+    {
         /* prevent instantiation */
     }
 
     /**
      * Copy Reader to Writer out until EOF or exception.
+     * 
+     * @param in
+     *            the Reader to read from
+     * @param out
+     *            the Writer to write to
+     * @throws IOException
+     *             if unable to copy the contents
      */
     public static void copy(Reader in, Writer out) throws IOException
     {
@@ -112,9 +121,12 @@
     /**
      * Copy files or directories.
      * 
-     * @param from the from path
-     * @param to the destination path
+     * @param from
+     *            the from path
+     * @param to
+     *            the destination path
      * @throws IOException
+     *             if unable to copy the file
      */
     public static void copy(File from, File to) throws IOException
     {
@@ -127,13 +139,16 @@
             copyFile(from,to);
         }
     }
-    
+
     /**
      * Copy the contents of a directory from one directory to another.
      * 
-     * @param from the from directory
-     * @param to the destination directory
+     * @param from
+     *            the from directory
+     * @param to
+     *            the destination directory
      * @throws IOException
+     *             if unable to copy the file
      */
     public static void copyDir(File from, File to) throws IOException
     {
@@ -145,10 +160,15 @@
         }
     }
 
+    /**
+     * A {@link FileFilter} for obtaining a list of contents that does not contain the special
+     * <code>.</code> and <code>..</code> entries that some JVM environments report.
+     */
     public static class SafeFileFilter implements FileFilter
     {
+        @SuppressWarnings("javadoc")
         public static final SafeFileFilter INSTANCE = new SafeFileFilter();
-        
+
         public boolean accept(File path)
         {
             String name = path.getName();
@@ -162,9 +182,13 @@
 
     /**
      * Copy the entire {@link InputStream} to the {@link OutputStream}
-     * @param in the input stream to read from
-     * @param out the output stream to write to
+     * 
+     * @param in
+     *            the input stream to read from
+     * @param out
+     *            the output stream to write to
      * @throws IOException
+     *             if unable to copy the stream
      */
     public static void copy(InputStream in, OutputStream out) throws IOException
     {
@@ -185,9 +209,11 @@
     /**
      * Copy a file from one place to another
      * 
-     * @param from the file to copy
-     * @param to the destination file to create
-     * @throws IOException
+     * @param from
+     *            the file to copy
+     * @param to
+     *            the destination file to create
+     * @throws IOException if unable to copy the file
      */
     public static void copyFile(File from, File to) throws IOException
     {
diff --git a/jetty-test-helper/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/toolchain/test/JAR.java b/jetty-test-helper/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/toolchain/test/JAR.java
index 6b1976c..3cbde0a 100644
--- a/jetty-test-helper/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/toolchain/test/JAR.java
+++ b/jetty-test-helper/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/toolchain/test/JAR.java
@@ -99,6 +99,11 @@
         }
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Close a JAR file.
+     * 
+     * @param jar the JarFile to close
+     */
     public static void close(JarFile jar)
     {
         if (jar == null)
@@ -120,8 +125,8 @@
      * Create a JAR file out of the contents of a specific directory (recursively)
      * 
      * @param srcDir the source directory
-     * @param jarFile the desination jar file to create
-     * @throws IOException
+     * @param jarFile the destination jar file to create
+     * @throws IOException if unable to create the jar file, or read the source directory
      */
     public static void create(File srcDir, File jarFile) throws IOException
     {
diff --git a/jetty-test-helper/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/toolchain/test/JDK.java b/jetty-test-helper/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/toolchain/test/JDK.java
index 1ae48b2..d9e0973 100644
--- a/jetty-test-helper/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/toolchain/test/JDK.java
+++ b/jetty-test-helper/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/toolchain/test/JDK.java
@@ -18,12 +18,30 @@
 
 package org.eclipse.jetty.toolchain.test;
 
+/**
+ * Common Java JVM/JDK environment utilities
+ */
 public class JDK
 {
+    /**
+     * True if JDK is 1.5 (or newer) 
+     */
     public static final boolean IS_5 = isJavaVersionAtLeast(1,5);
+    /**
+     * True if JDK is 1.6 (or newer) 
+     */
     public static final boolean IS_6 = isJavaVersionAtLeast(1,6);
+    /**
+     * True if JDK is 1.7 (or newer) 
+     */
     public static final boolean IS_7 = isJavaVersionAtLeast(1,7);
+    /**
+     * True if JDK is 1.8 (or newer) 
+     */
     public static final boolean IS_8 = isJavaVersionAtLeast(1,8);
+    /**
+     * True if JDK is 1.9 (or newer) 
+     */
     public static final boolean IS_9 = isJavaVersionAtLeast(1,9);
 
     private static boolean isJavaVersionAtLeast(int maj, int min)
diff --git a/jetty-test-helper/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/toolchain/test/JettyDistro.java b/jetty-test-helper/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/toolchain/test/JettyDistro.java
index 2576375..e0f4e45 100644
--- a/jetty-test-helper/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/toolchain/test/JettyDistro.java
+++ b/jetty-test-helper/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/toolchain/test/JettyDistro.java
@@ -414,6 +414,8 @@
     /**
      * Create a <code>${jetty.home}/lib/self/${jarFilename}</code> jar file from the content in the <code>${project.basedir}/target/classes/</code> directory.
      * 
+     * @param jarFilename the jar filename to create library from
+     * 
      * @throws IOException
      *             if unable to copy the directory tree
      */
@@ -572,7 +574,7 @@
         }
     }
 
-    public static List<String> splitAndUnescapeCommandLine(CharSequence rawCmdLine)
+    static List<String> splitAndUnescapeCommandLine(CharSequence rawCmdLine)
     {
         List<String> cmds = new ArrayList<String>();
 
@@ -755,7 +757,7 @@
     /**
      * enable debug on the jetty process
      * 
-     * @param debug
+     * @param debug flag to enable debug on the jetty process
      */
     public void setDebug(boolean debug)
     {
@@ -841,6 +843,12 @@
         }
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Set the startup timeout, failing if the startup takes too long.
+     * 
+     * @param startTime the start time
+     * @param timeUnit the start time unit
+     */
     public void setStartTime(long startTime, TimeUnit timeUnit)
     {
         this.startTime = startTime;
diff --git a/jetty-test-helper/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/toolchain/test/MavenTestingUtils.java b/jetty-test-helper/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/toolchain/test/MavenTestingUtils.java
index 55b6ca7..679e9aa 100644
--- a/jetty-test-helper/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/toolchain/test/MavenTestingUtils.java
+++ b/jetty-test-helper/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/toolchain/test/MavenTestingUtils.java
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
     private static URI baseURI;
     private static File testResourcesDir;
     private static File targetDir;
-    
+
     private MavenTestingUtils()
     {
         /* prevent instantiation */
@@ -45,10 +45,9 @@
     /**
      * Obtain a reference to the maven ${basedir} for the module.
      * <p>
-     * Note: while running in maven, the ${basedir} is populated by maven and used by the surefire-plugin.
-     * <br>
-     * While running in eclipse, the ${basedir} property is unset, resulting in this method falling back to
-     * ${user.dir} equivalent use.
+     * Note: while running in maven, the ${basedir} is populated by maven and used by the surefire-plugin. <br>
+     * While running in eclipse, the ${basedir} property is unset, resulting in this method falling back to ${user.dir}
+     * equivalent use.
      * 
      * @return the equivalent to the maven ${basedir} property.
      */
@@ -114,7 +113,7 @@
     /**
      * Get the directory reference to the maven <code>${basedir}/target/tests/</code> path.
      * 
-     * @return the maven <code>${basedir}/target/tests/</code> directory. 
+     * @return the maven <code>${basedir}/target/tests/</code> directory.
      *         Note: will not validate that the directory exists, or create the directory)
      */
     public static File getTargetTestingDir()
@@ -136,8 +135,8 @@
     }
 
     /**
-     * Get a directory reference to the  <code>${basedir}/target/tests/test-${testname}</code>
-     *  that uses the JUnit 3.x {@link TestCase#getName()} to make itself unique.
+     * Get a directory reference to the <code>${basedir}/target/tests/test-${testname}</code> that uses the JUnit 3.x
+     * {@link TestCase#getName()} to make itself unique.
      * 
      * @param test
      *            the junit 3.x testcase to base this new directory on.
@@ -151,8 +150,11 @@
     /**
      * Get a URI reference to a path (File or Dir) within the maven "${basedir}/target" directory.
      * 
-     * @param path the relative path to use
+     * @param path
+     *            the relative path to use
      * @return the URI reference to the target path
+     * @throws MalformedURLException
+     *             if unable to create a new target url due to URL error.
      */
     public static URI getTargetURI(String path) throws MalformedURLException
     {
@@ -162,9 +164,11 @@
     /**
      * Get a URL reference to a path (File or Dir) within the maven "${basedir}/target" directory.
      * 
-     * @param path the relative path to use
+     * @param path
+     *            the relative path to use
      * @return the URL reference to the target path
      * @throws MalformedURLException
+     *             if unable to create a new target url due to URL error.
      */
     public static URL getTargetURL(String path) throws MalformedURLException
     {
@@ -172,10 +176,9 @@
     }
 
     /**
-     * Obtain a testing directory reference in maven 
-     * <code>${basedir}/target/tests/${condensed-classname}/${methodname}</code> 
-     * path that uses an condensed directory
-     * name based on the testclass and subdirectory based on the testmethod being run. 
+     * Obtain a testing directory reference in maven
+     * <code>${basedir}/target/tests/${condensed-classname}/${methodname}</code> path that uses an condensed directory
+     * name based on the testclass and subdirectory based on the testmethod being run.
      * <p>
      * Note: the &#064;Rule {@link TestingDir} is a better choice in most cases.
      * 
@@ -183,8 +186,8 @@
      *            the class for the test case
      * @param testmethodname
      *            the test method name
-     * @return the File path to the testname specific testing directory underneath the <code>${basedir}/target/tests/</code>
-     *         sub directory
+     * @return the File path to the testname specific testing directory underneath the
+     *         <code>${basedir}/target/tests/</code> sub directory
      * @see FS
      * @see TestingDir
      */
@@ -217,7 +220,7 @@
     /**
      * Using Junit 3.x test naming standards, attempt to discover a suitable test directory name
      * based on the execution stack when this method is called.
-     *  
+     * 
      * @return the testing directory name (only the name, not the full path)
      * @deprecated Upgrade to Junit 4.x and use the {@link TestingDir} &#064;Rule instead
      */
@@ -244,7 +247,8 @@
      * <p>
      * Note: will throw assertion error if path does point to an existing file
      * 
-     * @param path the relative path to reference
+     * @param path
+     *            the relative path to reference
      * @return the file reference (must exist)
      */
     public static File getProjectFile(String path)
@@ -260,7 +264,8 @@
      * <p>
      * Note: will throw assertion error if path does point to an existing directory
      * 
-     * @param path the relative path to reference
+     * @param path
+     *            the relative path to reference
      * @return the directory reference (must exist)
      */
     public static File getProjectDir(String path)
diff --git a/jetty-test-helper/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/toolchain/test/OS.java b/jetty-test-helper/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/toolchain/test/OS.java
index 183e4bf..96de76a 100644
--- a/jetty-test-helper/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/toolchain/test/OS.java
+++ b/jetty-test-helper/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/toolchain/test/OS.java
@@ -25,14 +25,35 @@
  */
 public final class OS
 {
+    /**
+     * The name of the OS
+     */
     public static final String OS_NAME = System.getProperty("os.name");
+    /**
+     * True if OS is windows
+     */
     public static final boolean IS_WINDOWS = isOSName("Windows");
+    /**
+     * True if OS is OSX
+     */
     public static final boolean IS_OSX = isOSName("Mac OS X");
+    /**
+     * True if OS is Linux
+     */
     public static final boolean IS_LINUX = isOSName("Linux") || isOSName("LINUX");
+    /**
+     * True if OS is Unix (Unix || AIX || Linux || OSX)
+     */
     public static final boolean IS_UNIX = isOSName("Unix") || isOSName("AIX") || IS_LINUX || IS_OSX;
+    /**
+     * Line Separator string.
+     * <p>
+     * Note: For Java 1.7 or newer, use {@link System#lineSeparator()}
+     */
     public static final String LN = System.getProperty("line.separator");
-    
-    private OS() {
+
+    private OS()
+    {
         /* prevent instantiation */
     }
 
diff --git a/jetty-test-helper/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/toolchain/test/PropertyFlag.java b/jetty-test-helper/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/toolchain/test/PropertyFlag.java
index b6d845e..f22c293 100644
--- a/jetty-test-helper/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/toolchain/test/PropertyFlag.java
+++ b/jetty-test-helper/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/toolchain/test/PropertyFlag.java
@@ -21,18 +21,20 @@
 import org.junit.internal.AssumptionViolatedException;
 
 /**
- * Flag indicating that {@link Test} is part of special group of tests.
+ * Flag indicating that {@link org.junit.Test} is part of special group of tests.
  */
 public final class PropertyFlag
 {
-    private PropertyFlag() {
+    private PropertyFlag()
+    {
         /* prevent instantiation */
     }
-    
+
     /**
-     * Returns flag indicating if <code>-D&lt;flag&gt;</code> or <code>-D&lt;flag&gt=true</code> is enabled.
+     * Returns flag indicating if <code>-D&lt;flag&gt;</code> or <code>-D&lt;flag&gt;=true</code> is enabled.
      * 
-     * @param property name of the system property representing this flag
+     * @param property
+     *            name of the system property representing this flag
      * @return true if enabled
      */
     public static boolean isEnabled(String property)
@@ -52,16 +54,19 @@
     }
 
     /**
-     * Labels the test method as belonging to Stress testing.
+     * Junit Assumption based on the value of a System Property.
      * <p>
-     * Checks for the existence of the "STRESS" system property, if found, it allows the test to execute. If not found,
-     * the test is flagged as ignored and returned.
+     * If property is found, with no value, then it assumed to be true. Otherwise the value is parsed a
+     * {@link Boolean#parseBoolean(String)} and used for junit assume logic.
+     * 
+     * @param property
+     *            the system property to look for
      */
     public static void assume(String property)
     {
         if (!isEnabled(property))
         {
-            throw new AssumptionViolatedException("Test is not enabled");
+            throw new AssumptionViolatedException("System Property '" + property + "' not set");
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/jetty-test-helper/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/toolchain/test/SimpleRequest.java b/jetty-test-helper/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/toolchain/test/SimpleRequest.java
index e0d8eaf..a52c17e 100644
--- a/jetty-test-helper/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/toolchain/test/SimpleRequest.java
+++ b/jetty-test-helper/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/toolchain/test/SimpleRequest.java
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@
 import java.io.StringWriter;
 import java.net.HttpURLConnection;
 import java.net.URI;
-import java.net.UnknownHostException;
 import java.util.Properties;
 
 /**
@@ -39,11 +38,26 @@
 {
     private URI baseUri;
 
-    public SimpleRequest(URI serverURI) throws UnknownHostException
+    /**
+     * Setup a SimpleRequest initiator against serverURI
+     * 
+     * @param serverURI
+     *            the server URI to base all requests off of
+     */
+    public SimpleRequest(URI serverURI)
     {
         this.baseUri = serverURI;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Initiate a simple GET request on the path specified.
+     * 
+     * @param relativePath
+     *            the relative path of the serverURI to resource for this GET request
+     * @return the response contents
+     * @throws IOException
+     *             if unable to communicate with server
+     */
     public String getString(String relativePath) throws IOException
     {
         URI uri = this.baseUri.resolve(relativePath);
@@ -77,6 +91,19 @@
         }
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Initiate a simple GET request on the path specified, returning the response contents as a {@link Properties}
+     * object.
+     * <p>
+     * This expects that the GET response will be in the form of a Properties text file, in a format that is suitable
+     * for {@link Properties#load(InputStream)} use.
+     * 
+     * @param relativePath
+     *            the relative path of the serverURI to resource for this GET request
+     * @return the response contents as a {@link Properties} object.
+     * @throws IOException
+     *             if unable to communicate with server
+     */
     public Properties getProperties(String relativePath) throws IOException
     {
         URI uri = this.baseUri.resolve(relativePath);
diff --git a/jetty-test-helper/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/toolchain/test/StringAssert.java b/jetty-test-helper/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/toolchain/test/StringAssert.java
index d890da0..8fde4d5 100644
--- a/jetty-test-helper/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/toolchain/test/StringAssert.java
+++ b/jetty-test-helper/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/toolchain/test/StringAssert.java
@@ -22,6 +22,9 @@
 
 import org.junit.Assert;
 
+/**
+ * Collection of common asserts for Strings.
+ */
 public final class StringAssert
 {
     private StringAssert() {
diff --git a/jetty-test-helper/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/toolchain/test/StringMangler.java b/jetty-test-helper/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/toolchain/test/StringMangler.java
index 19f0ef6..8684bdb 100644
--- a/jetty-test-helper/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/toolchain/test/StringMangler.java
+++ b/jetty-test-helper/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/toolchain/test/StringMangler.java
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@
     /**
      * Condenses a classname by stripping down the package name to just the first character of each package name
      * segment.
-     * <p>
      * 
      * <pre>
      * Examples:
@@ -52,7 +51,6 @@
     
     /**
      * Smash a long string to fit within the max string length, by taking the middle section of the string and replacing them with an ellipsis "..."
-     * <p>
      * 
      * <pre>
      * Examples:
diff --git a/jetty-test-helper/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/toolchain/test/TestTracker.java b/jetty-test-helper/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/toolchain/test/TestTracker.java
index 47ab59a..2d366fa 100644
--- a/jetty-test-helper/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/toolchain/test/TestTracker.java
+++ b/jetty-test-helper/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/toolchain/test/TestTracker.java
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@
  * <p>
  * Note: {@link AdvancedRunner} performs tracking as well, there is no need
  * for this &#064;Rule if you have AdvancedRunner in use.
- * <p>
  * <pre>
  *   &#064;Rule
  *   public TestTracker ttracker = new TestTracker();
diff --git a/jetty-test-helper/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/toolchain/test/TestingDir.java b/jetty-test-helper/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/toolchain/test/TestingDir.java
index 7ffa5fc..60b27a4 100644
--- a/jetty-test-helper/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/toolchain/test/TestingDir.java
+++ b/jetty-test-helper/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/toolchain/test/TestingDir.java
@@ -26,9 +26,9 @@
 import org.junit.runners.model.Statement;
 
 /**
- * A junit 4.x {@link Rule} to provide a common, easy to use, testing directory that is unique per unit test method.
+ * A junit 4.x {@link org.junit.Rule} to provide a common, easy to use, testing directory that is unique per unit test method.
  * <p>
- * Similar in scope to the {@link TemporaryFolder} rule, as it creates a directory, when asked (via {@link #getDir()} or {@link #getEmptyDir()}) in the maven
+ * Similar in scope to the {@link org.junit.rules.TemporaryFolder} rule, as it creates a directory, when asked (via {@link #getDir()} or {@link #getEmptyDir()}) in the maven
  * project familiar and friendly maven location of <code>${basedir}/target/tests/${testclass}/${testmethod}</code>.
  * <p>
  * Note: {@link MavenTestingUtils} will keep the directory name short for the sake of windows users.
diff --git a/jetty-test-helper/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/toolchain/test/annotation/Stress.java b/jetty-test-helper/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/toolchain/test/annotation/Stress.java
index f6a6c8b..895ba03 100644
--- a/jetty-test-helper/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/toolchain/test/annotation/Stress.java
+++ b/jetty-test-helper/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/toolchain/test/annotation/Stress.java
@@ -24,12 +24,12 @@
 import java.lang.annotation.Target;
 
 /**
- * Indication for test cases that require extra knowledge to setup the testing 
- * environment properly.  (Such as more memory required than usual, or a
+ * Indication for test cases that require extra knowledge to setup the testing
+ * environment properly. (Such as more memory required than usual, or a
  * calm system to run large I/O tests on)
  * <p>
- * Tests that have been marked as Stress can often be moved to Slow as time progresses
- * (and general system capabilities improve).
+ * Tests that have been marked as Stress can often be moved to Slow as time progresses (and general system capabilities
+ * improve).
  */
 @Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
 @Target(ElementType.METHOD)
@@ -40,7 +40,9 @@
      * <p>
      * Indicate what sort of environmental concerns this test has.
      * <p>
-     * Eg: "High memory use: > 2GB", "High file descriptor use", "Needs calm system"
+     * Eg: "High memory use: &gt; 2GB", "High file descriptor use", "Needs calm system"
+     * 
+     * @return the string reason why the test is set as Stress.
      */
-    String value(); 
+    String value();
 }
diff --git a/jetty-test-helper/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/toolchain/test/http/SimpleHttpParser.java b/jetty-test-helper/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/toolchain/test/http/SimpleHttpParser.java
index 5221249..f029ae0 100644
--- a/jetty-test-helper/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/toolchain/test/http/SimpleHttpParser.java
+++ b/jetty-test-helper/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/toolchain/test/http/SimpleHttpParser.java
@@ -46,9 +46,11 @@
      * Reads from the given {@link BufferedReader} and returns the parsed response in a {@link SimpleHttpResponse}
      * object.
      *
-     * @param reader the inputReader to parse the response from
-     * @return {@link SimpleHttpResponse}   a {@link SimpleHttpResponse} object representing the parsed response
+     * @param reader
+     *            the inputReader to parse the response from
+     * @return {@link SimpleHttpResponse} a {@link SimpleHttpResponse} object representing the parsed response
      * @throws IOException
+     *             if unable to read/parse the raw lines of http
      */
     public SimpleHttpResponse readResponse(BufferedReader reader) throws IOException
     {
@@ -57,7 +59,7 @@
         if (line == null)
             throw new EOFException();
         Matcher responseLine = Pattern.compile("HTTP/1.1" + "\\s+(\\d+)").matcher(line);
-        assertThat("http version is 1.1", responseLine.lookingAt(), is(true));
+        assertThat("http version is 1.1",responseLine.lookingAt(),is(true));
         String code = responseLine.group(1);
 
         Map<String, String> headers = new LinkedHashMap<String, String>();
@@ -66,13 +68,13 @@
             if (line.trim().length() == 0)
                 break;
 
-            parseHeader(line, headers);
+            parseHeader(line,headers);
         }
 
         StringBuilder body;
         if (headers.containsKey("content-length"))
         {
-            body = parseContentLengthDelimitedBody(reader, headers);
+            body = parseContentLengthDelimitedBody(reader,headers);
         }
         else if ("chunked".equals(headers.get("transfer-encoding")))
         {
@@ -80,10 +82,10 @@
         }
         else
         {
-            body = parseEOFDelimitedBody(reader, headers);
+            body = parseEOFDelimitedBody(reader,headers);
         }
 
-        return new SimpleHttpResponse(code, headers, body.toString().trim());
+        return new SimpleHttpResponse(code,headers,body.toString().trim());
     }
 
     private void parseHeader(String line, Map<String, String> headers)
@@ -92,7 +94,7 @@
         assertTrue(header.lookingAt());
         String headerName = header.group(1);
         String headerValue = header.group(2);
-        headers.put(headerName.toLowerCase(), headerValue.toLowerCase());
+        headers.put(headerName.toLowerCase(),headerValue.toLowerCase());
     }
 
     private StringBuilder parseContentLengthDelimitedBody(BufferedReader reader, Map<String, String> headers) throws IOException
@@ -114,7 +116,7 @@
         }
         catch (SocketTimeoutException e)
         {
-            System.err.printf("Read %,d bytes (out of an expected %,d bytes)%n", readLen, length);
+            System.err.printf("Read %,d bytes (out of an expected %,d bytes)%n",readLen,length);
             throw e;
         }
         return body;
@@ -130,11 +132,11 @@
             if ("0".equals(line))
             {
                 line = reader.readLine();
-                assertThat("There's no more content after as 0 indicated the final chunk", line, is(""));
+                assertThat("There's no more content after as 0 indicated the final chunk",line,is(""));
                 break;
             }
 
-            int length = Integer.parseInt(line, 16);
+            int length = Integer.parseInt(line,16);
             //TODO: UTF-8 reader from joakim
             for (int i = 0; i < length; ++i)
             {
diff --git a/jetty-test-helper/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/toolchain/test/http/SimpleHttpResponse.java b/jetty-test-helper/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/toolchain/test/http/SimpleHttpResponse.java
index 59321e3..317d766 100644
--- a/jetty-test-helper/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/toolchain/test/http/SimpleHttpResponse.java
+++ b/jetty-test-helper/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/toolchain/test/http/SimpleHttpResponse.java
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 
 package org.eclipse.jetty.toolchain.test.http;
 
+import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.Map;
 
 /**
@@ -29,6 +30,13 @@
     private final Map<String, String> headers;
     private final String body;
 
+    /**
+     * Initialize the immutable HTTP Response details
+     * 
+     * @param code the response status code
+     * @param headers the response headers
+     * @param body the response body content
+     */
     public SimpleHttpResponse(String code, Map<String, String> headers, String body)
     {
         this.code = code;
@@ -36,16 +44,25 @@
         this.body = body;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * @return the response status code
+     */
     public String getCode()
     {
         return code;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * @return the response headers
+     */
     public Map<String, String> getHeaders()
     {
-        return headers;
+        return Collections.unmodifiableMap(headers);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * @return the response body content
+     */
     public String getBody()
     {
         return body;