diff --git a/src/main/java/de/thm/arsnova/config/ExtraConfig.java b/src/main/java/de/thm/arsnova/config/ExtraConfig.java
index 3295ed67e44a1ab788c6f61946fc34f769017367..fc073741d2aa8705da1a04017f31c620d61fe27d 100644
--- a/src/main/java/de/thm/arsnova/config/ExtraConfig.java
+++ b/src/main/java/de/thm/arsnova/config/ExtraConfig.java
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 package de.thm.arsnova.config;
 
-import org.slf4j.Logger;
-import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Value;
 import org.springframework.context.annotation.Bean;
@@ -20,8 +18,6 @@ import de.thm.arsnova.socket.ARSnovaSocketIOServer;
 @Configuration
 public class ExtraConfig {
 
-	private final Logger LOGGER = LoggerFactory.getLogger(ExtraConfig.class);
-
 	@Autowired
 	private Environment env;
 
@@ -33,7 +29,7 @@ public class ExtraConfig {
 
 	@Bean
 	public static PropertySourcesPlaceholderConfigurer propertySourcesPlaceholderConfigurer() {
-		PropertySourcesPlaceholderConfigurer configurer = new PropertySourcesPlaceholderConfigurer();
+		final PropertySourcesPlaceholderConfigurer configurer = new PropertySourcesPlaceholderConfigurer();
 		configurer.setLocations(new Resource[] {
 				new ClassPathResource("arsnova.properties.example"),
 				new FileSystemResource("file:///etc/arsnova/arsnova.properties"),
@@ -49,7 +45,7 @@ public class ExtraConfig {
 			return null;
 		}
 
-		ConnectorClientImpl connectorClient = new ConnectorClientImpl();
+		final ConnectorClientImpl connectorClient = new ConnectorClientImpl();
 		connectorClient.setServiceLocation(env.getProperty("connector.uri"));
 		connectorClient.setUsername(env.getProperty("connector.username"));
 		connectorClient.setPassword(env.getProperty("connector.password"));
@@ -59,7 +55,7 @@ public class ExtraConfig {
 	@Profile("!test")
 	@Bean(name = "socketServer", initMethod = "startServer", destroyMethod = "stopServer")
 	public ARSnovaSocketIOServer socketServer() {
-		ARSnovaSocketIOServer socketServer = new ARSnovaSocketIOServer();
+		final ARSnovaSocketIOServer socketServer = new ARSnovaSocketIOServer();
 		socketServer.setHostIp(socketIp);
 		socketServer.setPortNumber(socketPort);
 		socketServer.setUseSSL(socketUseSll);
@@ -71,7 +67,7 @@ public class ExtraConfig {
 	@Profile("test")
 	@Bean(name = "socketServer", initMethod = "startServer", destroyMethod = "stopServer")
 	public ARSnovaSocketIOServer socketTestServer() {
-		ARSnovaSocketIOServer socketServer = new ARSnovaSocketIOServer();
+		final ARSnovaSocketIOServer socketServer = new ARSnovaSocketIOServer();
 		socketServer.setHostIp(socketIp);
 		socketServer.setPortNumber(socketPort + 1234);
 		socketServer.setUseSSL(socketUseSll);
diff --git a/src/main/java/de/thm/arsnova/controller/LecturerQuestionController.java b/src/main/java/de/thm/arsnova/controller/LecturerQuestionController.java
index ec70bfd4e681f92ef4b893f03402648756b9adc9..9ce717e5dc2a33148b3b4c192ce5fe7161786943 100644
--- a/src/main/java/de/thm/arsnova/controller/LecturerQuestionController.java
+++ b/src/main/java/de/thm/arsnova/controller/LecturerQuestionController.java
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ public class LecturerQuestionController extends AbstractController {
 
 	@RequestMapping(value = "/{questionId}", method = RequestMethod.GET)
 	public final Question getQuestion(@PathVariable final String questionId) {
-		Question question = questionService.getQuestion(questionId);
+		final Question question = questionService.getQuestion(questionId);
 		if (question != null) {
 			return question;
 		}
@@ -78,9 +78,10 @@ public class LecturerQuestionController extends AbstractController {
 			@RequestBody final Question question
 			) {
 		try {
-			return this.questionService.update(question);
-		} catch (Exception e) {}
-		throw new BadRequestException();
+			return questionService.update(question);
+		} catch (final Exception e) {
+			throw new BadRequestException();
+		}
 	}
 
 	@RequestMapping(value = "/{questionId}/publish", method = RequestMethod.POST)
@@ -92,7 +93,7 @@ public class LecturerQuestionController extends AbstractController {
 		if (publish != null) {
 			question.setActive(publish);
 		}
-		this.questionService.update(question);
+		questionService.update(question);
 	}
 
 	@RequestMapping(value = "/publish", method = RequestMethod.POST)
@@ -104,7 +105,7 @@ public class LecturerQuestionController extends AbstractController {
 		if (publish != null) {
 			p = publish;
 		}
-		this.questionService.publishAll(sessionkey, p);
+		questionService.publishAll(sessionkey, p);
 	}
 
 	@RequestMapping(value = "/{questionId}/publishstatistics", method = RequestMethod.POST)
@@ -116,7 +117,7 @@ public class LecturerQuestionController extends AbstractController {
 		if (showStatistics != null) {
 			question.setShowStatistic(showStatistics);
 		}
-		this.questionService.update(question);
+		questionService.update(question);
 	}
 
 	@RequestMapping(value = "/{questionId}/publishcorrectanswer", method = RequestMethod.POST)
@@ -128,7 +129,7 @@ public class LecturerQuestionController extends AbstractController {
 		if (showCorrectAnswer != null) {
 			question.setShowAnswer(showCorrectAnswer);
 		}
-		this.questionService.update(question);
+		questionService.update(question);
 	}
 
 	@RequestMapping(value = "/", method = RequestMethod.GET)
@@ -165,13 +166,13 @@ public class LecturerQuestionController extends AbstractController {
 			final HttpServletResponse response
 			) {
 		if (lectureQuestionsOnly) {
-			this.questionService.deleteLectureQuestions(sessionkey);
+			questionService.deleteLectureQuestions(sessionkey);
 		} else if (flashcardsOnly) {
-			this.questionService.deleteFlashcards(sessionkey);
+			questionService.deleteFlashcards(sessionkey);
 		} else if (preparationQuestionsOnly) {
-			this.questionService.deletePreparationQuestions(sessionkey);
+			questionService.deletePreparationQuestions(sessionkey);
 		} else {
-			this.questionService.deleteAllQuestions(sessionkey);
+			questionService.deleteAllQuestions(sessionkey);
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -244,7 +245,7 @@ public class LecturerQuestionController extends AbstractController {
 			@PathVariable final String questionId,
 			final HttpServletResponse response
 			) {
-		Answer answer = questionService.getMyAnswer(questionId);
+		final Answer answer = questionService.getMyAnswer(questionId);
 		if (answer == null) {
 			response.setStatus(HttpStatus.NO_CONTENT.value());
 			return null;
diff --git a/src/main/java/de/thm/arsnova/controller/LoginController.java b/src/main/java/de/thm/arsnova/controller/LoginController.java
index a1fee3a1fda43f452836a96f9e3bffc093c3cfda..9e4fe2404efa1d74a7aaa1b783d12fb92d7dc9d4 100644
--- a/src/main/java/de/thm/arsnova/controller/LoginController.java
+++ b/src/main/java/de/thm/arsnova/controller/LoginController.java
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ public class LoginController extends AbstractController {
 			@RequestParam(value = "referer", required = false) final String forcedReferer,
 			@RequestParam(value = "successurl", required = false) final String successUrl,
 			@RequestParam(value = "failureurl", required = false) final String failureUrl,
-			@RequestParam(value = "role", required = false) UserSessionService.Role role,
+			@RequestParam(value = "role", required = false) final UserSessionService.Role role,
 			final HttpServletRequest request,
 			final HttpServletResponse response
 			) throws IOException, ServletException {
@@ -118,40 +118,48 @@ public class LoginController extends AbstractController {
 		if ("cas".equals(type)) {
 			casEntryPoint.commence(request, response, null);
 		} else if ("twitter".equals(type)) {
-			String authUrl = twitterProvider.getAuthorizationUrl(new HttpUserSession(request));
+			final String authUrl = twitterProvider.getAuthorizationUrl(new HttpUserSession(request));
 			result = new RedirectView(authUrl);
 		} else if ("facebook".equals(type)) {
-			String authUrl = facebookProvider.getAuthorizationUrl(new HttpUserSession(request));
+			final String authUrl = facebookProvider.getAuthorizationUrl(new HttpUserSession(request));
 			result = new RedirectView(authUrl);
 		} else if ("google".equals(type)) {
-			String authUrl = googleProvider.getAuthorizationUrl(new HttpUserSession(request));
+			final String authUrl = googleProvider.getAuthorizationUrl(new HttpUserSession(request));
 			result = new RedirectView(authUrl);
 		} else if ("guest".equals(type)) {
-			List<GrantedAuthority> authorities = new ArrayList<GrantedAuthority>();
-			authorities.add(new SimpleGrantedAuthority("ROLE_GUEST"));
-			String username = "";
-			if (guestName != null && guestName.startsWith("Guest") && guestName.length() == MAX_USERNAME_LENGTH) {
-				username = guestName;
-			} else {
-				username = "Guest" + Sha512DigestUtils.shaHex(
-						request.getSession().getId()
-						).substring(0, MAX_GUESTHASH_LENGTH);
-			}
-			org.springframework.security.core.userdetails.User user =
-					new org.springframework.security.core.userdetails.User(
-							username, "", true, true, true, true, authorities
-							);
-			Authentication token = new UsernamePasswordAuthenticationToken(user, null, authorities);
-
-			SecurityContextHolder.getContext().setAuthentication(token);
-			request.getSession(true).setAttribute(HttpSessionSecurityContextRepository.SPRING_SECURITY_CONTEXT_KEY,
-					SecurityContextHolder.getContext());
-			result = new RedirectView(null == successUrl ? referer + "#auth/checkLogin" : successUrl);
+			result = handleGuestLogin(guestName, successUrl, request, referer);
 		}
 
 		return result;
 	}
 
+	private View handleGuestLogin(final String guestName,
+			final String successUrl, final HttpServletRequest request,
+			final String referer) {
+		View result;
+		final List<GrantedAuthority> authorities = new ArrayList<GrantedAuthority>();
+		authorities.add(new SimpleGrantedAuthority("ROLE_GUEST"));
+		String username = "";
+		if (guestName != null && guestName.startsWith("Guest") && guestName.length() == MAX_USERNAME_LENGTH) {
+			username = guestName;
+		} else {
+			username = "Guest" + Sha512DigestUtils.shaHex(
+					request.getSession().getId()
+					).substring(0, MAX_GUESTHASH_LENGTH);
+		}
+		final org.springframework.security.core.userdetails.User user =
+				new org.springframework.security.core.userdetails.User(
+						username, "", true, true, true, true, authorities
+						);
+		final Authentication token = new UsernamePasswordAuthenticationToken(user, null, authorities);
+
+		SecurityContextHolder.getContext().setAuthentication(token);
+		request.getSession(true).setAttribute(HttpSessionSecurityContextRepository.SPRING_SECURITY_CONTEXT_KEY,
+				SecurityContextHolder.getContext());
+		result = new RedirectView(null == successUrl ? referer + "#auth/checkLogin" : successUrl);
+		return result;
+	}
+
 	@RequestMapping(value = { "/auth/", "/whoami" }, method = RequestMethod.GET)
 	@ResponseBody
 	public final User whoami() {
@@ -161,7 +169,7 @@ public class LoginController extends AbstractController {
 
 	@RequestMapping(value = { "/auth/logout", "/logout" }, method = RequestMethod.GET)
 	public final View doLogout(final HttpServletRequest request) {
-		Authentication auth = SecurityContextHolder.getContext().getAuthentication();
+		final Authentication auth = SecurityContextHolder.getContext().getAuthentication();
 		userService.removeUserFromMaps(userService.getCurrentUser());
 		request.getSession().invalidate();
 		SecurityContextHolder.clearContext();
@@ -174,7 +182,7 @@ public class LoginController extends AbstractController {
 	@RequestMapping(value = { "/test/me" }, method = RequestMethod.GET)
 	@ResponseBody
 	public final User me() {
-		User me = userSessionService.getUser();
+		final User me = userSessionService.getUser();
 		if (me == null) {
 			throw new UnauthorizedException();
 		}
@@ -184,7 +192,7 @@ public class LoginController extends AbstractController {
 	@RequestMapping(value = { "/test/mysession" }, method = RequestMethod.GET)
 	@ResponseBody
 	public final Session mysession() {
-		Session mysession = userSessionService.getSession();
+		final Session mysession = userSessionService.getSession();
 		if (mysession == null) {
 			throw new UnauthorizedException();
 		}
@@ -194,7 +202,7 @@ public class LoginController extends AbstractController {
 	@RequestMapping(value = { "/test/myrole" }, method = RequestMethod.GET)
 	@ResponseBody
 	public final UserSessionService.Role myrole() {
-		UserSessionService.Role myrole = userSessionService.getRole();
+		final UserSessionService.Role myrole = userSessionService.getRole();
 		if (myrole == null) {
 			throw new UnauthorizedException();
 		}
diff --git a/src/main/java/de/thm/arsnova/controller/StatisticsController.java b/src/main/java/de/thm/arsnova/controller/StatisticsController.java
index 9a584b06978b4ad0fca5ced8c702e1d6bbd94603..d14769c5dac5531224a258c2ed15069d45ae5a32 100644
--- a/src/main/java/de/thm/arsnova/controller/StatisticsController.java
+++ b/src/main/java/de/thm/arsnova/controller/StatisticsController.java
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 package de.thm.arsnova.controller;
 
-import java.util.concurrent.Callable;
-
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
 import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.RequestMapping;
 import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.RequestMethod;
@@ -24,17 +22,6 @@ public class StatisticsController extends AbstractController {
 		return statisticsService.getStatistics();
 	}
 
-	@RequestMapping(method = RequestMethod.GET, value = "/astatistics")
-	public final Callable<Statistics> getAsyncStatistics() {
-		return new Callable<Statistics> () {
-
-			@Override
-			public Statistics call() throws Exception {
-				return statisticsService.getStatistics();
-			}
-		};
-	}
-
 	@DeprecatedApi
 	@RequestMapping(method = RequestMethod.GET, value = "/statistics/activeusercount", produces = "text/plain")
 	public final String countActiveUsers() {
diff --git a/src/main/java/de/thm/arsnova/socket/ARSnovaSocketIOServer.java b/src/main/java/de/thm/arsnova/socket/ARSnovaSocketIOServer.java
index 7fbb17ae61e3f4ec1a63cd14f63cbfb53d866bed..f67b8fe07b2e8ef16e26f1f86b48520da4517a49 100644
--- a/src/main/java/de/thm/arsnova/socket/ARSnovaSocketIOServer.java
+++ b/src/main/java/de/thm/arsnova/socket/ARSnovaSocketIOServer.java
@@ -65,12 +65,12 @@ public class ARSnovaSocketIOServer {
 	@PreDestroy
 	public void closeAllSessions() {
 		LOGGER.info("Close all websockets due to @PreDestroy");
-		for (SocketIOClient c : server.getAllClients()) {
+		for (final SocketIOClient c : server.getAllClients()) {
 			c.disconnect();
 		}
 
 		int clientCount = 0;
-		for (SocketIOClient c : server.getAllClients()) {
+		for (final SocketIOClient c : server.getAllClients()) {
 			c.send(new Packet(PacketType.DISCONNECT));
 			clientCount++;
 		}
@@ -88,10 +88,10 @@ public class ARSnovaSocketIOServer {
 		config.setHostname(hostIp);
 		if (useSSL) {
 			try {
-				InputStream stream = new FileInputStream(keystore);
+				final InputStream stream = new FileInputStream(keystore);
 				config.setKeyStore(stream);
 				config.setKeyStorePassword(storepass);
-			} catch (FileNotFoundException e) {
+			} catch (final FileNotFoundException e) {
 				LOGGER.error("Keystore {} not found on filesystem", keystore);
 			}
 		}
@@ -99,12 +99,12 @@ public class ARSnovaSocketIOServer {
 
 		server.addEventListener("setFeedback", Feedback.class, new DataListener<Feedback>() {
 			@Override
-			public void onData(SocketIOClient client, Feedback data, AckRequest ackSender) {
+			public void onData(final SocketIOClient client, final Feedback data, final AckRequest ackSender) {
 				/**
 				 * do a check if user is in the session, for which he would give
 				 * a feedback
 				 */
-				User u = userService.getUser2SocketId(client.getSessionId());
+				final User u = userService.getUser2SocketId(client.getSessionId());
 				if (u == null || !userService.isUserInSession(u, data.getSessionkey())) {
 					return;
 				}
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ public class ARSnovaSocketIOServer {
 
 		server.addEventListener("setSession", Session.class, new DataListener<Session>() {
 			@Override
-			public void onData(SocketIOClient client, Session session, AckRequest ackSender) {
+			public void onData(final SocketIOClient client, final Session session, final AckRequest ackSender) {
 				sessionService.joinSession(session.getKeyword(), client.getSessionId());
 				/* active user count has to be sent to the client since the broadcast is
 				 * not always sent as long as the polling solution is active simultaneously */
@@ -125,22 +125,21 @@ public class ARSnovaSocketIOServer {
 
 		server.addConnectListener(new ConnectListener() {
 			@Override
-			public void onConnect(SocketIOClient client) { }
+			public void onConnect(final SocketIOClient client) { }
 		});
 
 		server.addDisconnectListener(new DisconnectListener() {
 			@Override
-			public void onDisconnect(SocketIOClient client) {
+			public void onDisconnect(final SocketIOClient client) {
 				if (
 						userService == null
 						|| client.getSessionId() == null
 						|| userService.getUser2SocketId(client.getSessionId()) == null
 						) {
-					LOGGER.warn("NullPointer in ARSnovaSocketIOServer DisconnectListener");
 					return;
 				}
-				String username = userService.getUser2SocketId(client.getSessionId()).getUsername();
-				String sessionKey = userService.getSessionForUser(username);
+				final String username = userService.getUser2SocketId(client.getSessionId()).getUsername();
+				final String sessionKey = userService.getSessionForUser(username);
 				userService.removeUserFromSessionBySocketId(client.getSessionId());
 				userService.removeUser2SocketId(client.getSessionId());
 				if (null != sessionKey) {
@@ -156,10 +155,10 @@ public class ARSnovaSocketIOServer {
 	public void stopServer() throws Exception {
 		LOGGER.trace("In stopServer method of class: {}", getClass().getName());
 		try {
-			for (SocketIOClient client : server.getAllClients()) {
+			for (final SocketIOClient client : server.getAllClients()) {
 				client.disconnect();
 			}
-		} catch (Exception e) {
+		} catch (final Exception e) {
 			/* If exceptions are not caught they could prevent the Socket.IO server from shutting down. */
 			LOGGER.error("Exception caught on Socket.IO shutdown: {}", e.getStackTrace());
 		}
@@ -172,7 +171,7 @@ public class ARSnovaSocketIOServer {
 	}
 
 	@Required
-	public void setPortNumber(int portNumber) {
+	public void setPortNumber(final int portNumber) {
 		this.portNumber = portNumber;
 	}
 
@@ -180,7 +179,7 @@ public class ARSnovaSocketIOServer {
 		return hostIp;
 	}
 
-	public void setHostIp(String hostIp) {
+	public void setHostIp(final String hostIp) {
 		this.hostIp = hostIp;
 	}
 
@@ -189,7 +188,7 @@ public class ARSnovaSocketIOServer {
 	}
 
 	@Required
-	public void setStorepass(String storepass) {
+	public void setStorepass(final String storepass) {
 		this.storepass = storepass;
 	}
 
@@ -198,7 +197,7 @@ public class ARSnovaSocketIOServer {
 	}
 
 	@Required
-	public void setKeystore(String keystore) {
+	public void setKeystore(final String keystore) {
 		this.keystore = keystore;
 	}
 
@@ -207,17 +206,17 @@ public class ARSnovaSocketIOServer {
 	}
 
 	@Required
-	public void setUseSSL(boolean useSSL) {
+	public void setUseSSL(final boolean useSSL) {
 		this.useSSL = useSSL;
 	}
 
-	public void reportDeletedFeedback(String username, Set<String> arsSessions) {
-		List<UUID> connectionIds = findConnectionIdForUser(username);
+	public void reportDeletedFeedback(final String username, final Set<String> arsSessions) {
+		final List<UUID> connectionIds = findConnectionIdForUser(username);
 		if (connectionIds.isEmpty()) {
 			return;
 		}
 
-		for (SocketIOClient client : server.getAllClients()) {
+		for (final SocketIOClient client : server.getAllClients()) {
 			// Find the client whose feedback has been deleted and send a
 			// message.
 			if (connectionIds.contains(client.getSessionId())) {
@@ -226,9 +225,9 @@ public class ARSnovaSocketIOServer {
 		}
 	}
 
-	private List<UUID> findConnectionIdForUser(String username) {
-		List<UUID> result = new ArrayList<UUID>();
-		for (Entry<UUID, User> e : userService.socketId2User()) {
+	private List<UUID> findConnectionIdForUser(final String username) {
+		final List<UUID> result = new ArrayList<UUID>();
+		for (final Entry<UUID, User> e : userService.socketId2User()) {
 			if (e.getValue().getUsername().equals(username)) {
 				result.add(e.getKey());
 			}
@@ -243,37 +242,37 @@ public class ARSnovaSocketIOServer {
 	 * @param sessionKey
 	 * @param client
 	 */
-	public void reportSessionDataToClient(String sessionKey, SocketIOClient client) {
+	public void reportSessionDataToClient(final String sessionKey, final SocketIOClient client) {
 		client.sendEvent("activeUserCountData", userService.getUsersInSessionCount(sessionKey));
-		de.thm.arsnova.entities.Feedback fb = feedbackService.getFeedback(sessionKey);
+		final de.thm.arsnova.entities.Feedback fb = feedbackService.getFeedback(sessionKey);
 		client.sendEvent("feedbackData", fb.getValues());
 	}
 
-	public void reportUpdatedFeedbackForSession(String sessionKey) {
-		de.thm.arsnova.entities.Feedback fb = feedbackService.getFeedback(sessionKey);
+	public void reportUpdatedFeedbackForSession(final String sessionKey) {
+		final de.thm.arsnova.entities.Feedback fb = feedbackService.getFeedback(sessionKey);
 		broadcastInSession(sessionKey, "feedbackData", fb.getValues());
 		try {
-			long averageFeedback = feedbackService.getAverageFeedbackRounded(sessionKey);
+			final long averageFeedback = feedbackService.getAverageFeedbackRounded(sessionKey);
 			broadcastInSession(sessionKey, "feedbackDataRoundedAverage", averageFeedback);
-		} catch (NoContentException e) {
+		} catch (final NoContentException e) {
 			broadcastInSession(sessionKey, "feedbackDataRoundedAverage", null);
 		}
 	}
 
-	public void reportFeedbackForUserInSession(de.thm.arsnova.entities.Session session, User user) {
-		de.thm.arsnova.entities.Feedback fb = feedbackService.getFeedback(session.getKeyword());
+	public void reportFeedbackForUserInSession(final de.thm.arsnova.entities.Session session, final User user) {
+		final de.thm.arsnova.entities.Feedback fb = feedbackService.getFeedback(session.getKeyword());
 		Long averageFeedback;
 		try {
 			averageFeedback = feedbackService.getAverageFeedbackRounded(session.getKeyword());
-		} catch (NoContentException e) {
+		} catch (final NoContentException e) {
 			averageFeedback = null;
 		}
-		List<UUID> connectionIds = findConnectionIdForUser(user.getUsername());
+		final List<UUID> connectionIds = findConnectionIdForUser(user.getUsername());
 		if (connectionIds.isEmpty()) {
 			return;
 		}
 
-		for (SocketIOClient client : server.getAllClients()) {
+		for (final SocketIOClient client : server.getAllClients()) {
 			if (connectionIds.contains(client.getSessionId())) {
 				client.sendEvent("feedbackData", fb.getValues());
 				client.sendEvent("feedbackDataRoundedAverage", averageFeedback);
@@ -281,9 +280,9 @@ public class ARSnovaSocketIOServer {
 		}
 	}
 
-	public void reportActiveUserCountForSession(String sessionKey) {
+	public void reportActiveUserCountForSession(final String sessionKey) {
 		/* This check is needed as long as the HTTP polling solution is active simultaneously. */
-		int count = userService.getUsersInSessionCount(sessionKey);
+		final int count = userService.getUsersInSessionCount(sessionKey);
 		if (count == lastActiveUserCount) {
 			return;
 		}
@@ -292,16 +291,16 @@ public class ARSnovaSocketIOServer {
 		broadcastInSession(sessionKey, "activeUserCountData", count);
 	}
 
-	public void reportAnswersToLecturerQuestionAvailable(String sessionKey, String lecturerQuestionId) {
+	public void reportAnswersToLecturerQuestionAvailable(final String sessionKey, final String lecturerQuestionId) {
 		broadcastInSession(sessionKey, "answersToLecQuestionAvail", lecturerQuestionId);
 	}
 
-	public void reportAudienceQuestionAvailable(String sessionKey, String audienceQuestionId) {
+	public void reportAudienceQuestionAvailable(final String sessionKey, final String audienceQuestionId) {
 		/* TODO role handling implementation, send this only to users with role lecturer */
 		broadcastInSession(sessionKey, "audQuestionAvail", audienceQuestionId);
 	}
 
-	public void reportLecturerQuestionAvailable(String sessionKey, String lecturerQuestionId) {
+	public void reportLecturerQuestionAvailable(final String sessionKey, final String lecturerQuestionId) {
 		/* TODO role handling implementation, send this only to users with role audience */
 		broadcastInSession(sessionKey, "lecQuestionAvail", lecturerQuestionId);
 	}
@@ -312,24 +311,24 @@ public class ARSnovaSocketIOServer {
 	 * @param event The event to be send to client
 	 * TODO This method is unimplemented!
 	 */
-	public void sendToClient(UUID sessionId, ARSnovaEvent event) {
-		for (SocketIOClient c : server.getAllClients()) {
+	public void sendToClient(final UUID sessionId, final ARSnovaEvent event) {
+		for (final SocketIOClient c : server.getAllClients()) {
 			if (c.getSessionId().equals(sessionId)) {
 				break;
 			}
 		}
 	}
 
-	public void broadcastInSession(String sessionKey, String eventName, Object data) {
+	public void broadcastInSession(final String sessionKey, final String eventName, final Object data) {
 		/**
 		 * collect a list of users which are in the current session iterate over
 		 * all connected clients and if send feedback, if user is in current
 		 * session
 		 */
-		Set<User> users = userService.getUsersInSession(sessionKey);
+		final Set<User> users = userService.getUsersInSession(sessionKey);
 
-		for (SocketIOClient c : server.getAllClients()) {
-			User u = userService.getUser2SocketId(c.getSessionId());
+		for (final SocketIOClient c : server.getAllClients()) {
+			final User u = userService.getUser2SocketId(c.getSessionId());
 			if (u != null && users.contains(u)) {
 				c.sendEvent(eventName, data);
 			}
diff --git a/src/test/java/de/thm/arsnova/dao/NovaViewTest.java b/src/test/java/de/thm/arsnova/dao/NovaViewTest.java
index 2ef0f87694f6e8e24807ac5dcd757f608a727bd6..4b6b28c9fd593709e8b13c35c734f82cf01e3726 100644
--- a/src/test/java/de/thm/arsnova/dao/NovaViewTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/de/thm/arsnova/dao/NovaViewTest.java
@@ -18,7 +18,8 @@
  */
 package de.thm.arsnova.dao;
 
-import static org.junit.Assert.*;
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
+import static org.junit.Assert.fail;
 
 import java.io.UnsupportedEncodingException;
 import java.net.URLEncoder;
@@ -29,88 +30,88 @@ public class NovaViewTest {
 
 	@Test
 	public void setKeyShouldAcceptSingleArgument() {
-		NovaView v = new NovaView(null);
+		final NovaView v = new NovaView(null);
 		v.setKey("foo");
 		assertEncodedEquals("key", "\"foo\"", v.getQueryString());
 	}
 
 	@Test
 	public void setKeyShouldAcceptMultipleArgument() {
-		NovaView v = new NovaView(null);
+		final NovaView v = new NovaView(null);
 		v.setKey("foo", "bar", "baz");
 		assertEncodedEquals("key", "[\"foo\",\"bar\",\"baz\"]", v.getQueryString());
 	}
 
 	@Test
 	public void setStartKeyShouldAcceptSingleArgument() {
-		NovaView v = new NovaView(null);
+		final NovaView v = new NovaView(null);
 		v.setStartKey("foo");
 		assertEncodedEquals("startkey", "\"foo\"", v.getQueryString());
 	}
 
 	@Test
 	public void setStartKeyShouldAcceptSingleArgumentArray() {
-		NovaView v = new NovaView(null);
+		final NovaView v = new NovaView(null);
 		v.setStartKeyArray("foo");
 		assertEncodedEquals("startkey", "[\"foo\"]", v.getQueryString());
 	}
 
 	@Test
 	public void setEndKeyShouldAcceptSingleArgumentArray() {
-		NovaView v = new NovaView(null);
+		final NovaView v = new NovaView(null);
 		v.setEndKeyArray("foo");
 		assertEncodedEquals("endkey", "[\"foo\"]", v.getQueryString());
 	}
 
 	@Test
 	public void setEndKeyShouldAcceptSingleArgument() {
-		NovaView v = new NovaView(null);
+		final NovaView v = new NovaView(null);
 		v.setEndKey("foo");
 		assertEncodedEquals("endkey", "\"foo\"", v.getQueryString());
 	}
 
 	@Test
 	public void setStartKeyShouldAcceptMultipleArgument() {
-		NovaView v = new NovaView(null);
+		final NovaView v = new NovaView(null);
 		v.setStartKey("foo", "bar", "baz");
 		assertEncodedEquals("startkey", "[\"foo\",\"bar\",\"baz\"]", v.getQueryString());
 	}
 
 	@Test
 	public void setEndKeyShouldAcceptMultipleArgument() {
-		NovaView v = new NovaView(null);
+		final NovaView v = new NovaView(null);
 		v.setEndKey("foo", "bar", "baz");
 		assertEncodedEquals("endkey", "[\"foo\",\"bar\",\"baz\"]", v.getQueryString());
 	}
 
 	@Test
 	public void keysShouldSupportEmptyObject() {
-		NovaView v = new NovaView(null);
+		final NovaView v = new NovaView(null);
 		v.setKey("foo", "bar", "{}");
 		assertEncodedEquals("key", "[\"foo\",\"bar\",{}]", v.getQueryString());
 	}
 
 	@Test
 	public void arrayKeysShouldNotEnquoteNumbers() {
-		NovaView v = new NovaView(null);
+		final NovaView v = new NovaView(null);
 		v.setKey("foo", "bar", "2");
 		assertEncodedEquals("key", "[\"foo\",\"bar\",2]", v.getQueryString());
 	}
 
 	@Test
 	public void singleArrayKeysShouldNotEnquoteNumbers() {
-		NovaView v1 = new NovaView(null);
-		NovaView v2 = new NovaView(null);
+		final NovaView v1 = new NovaView(null);
+		final NovaView v2 = new NovaView(null);
 		v1.setStartKeyArray("2");
 		v2.setEndKeyArray("2");
 		assertEncodedEquals("startkey", "[2]", v1.getQueryString());
 		assertEncodedEquals("endkey", "[2]", v2.getQueryString());
 	}
 
-	private void assertEncodedEquals(String key, String expected, String actual) {
+	private void assertEncodedEquals(final String key, final String expected, final String actual) {
 		try {
 			assertEquals(key + "=" + URLEncoder.encode(expected, "UTF-8"), actual);
-		} catch (UnsupportedEncodingException e) {
+		} catch (final UnsupportedEncodingException e) {
 			fail(e.getLocalizedMessage());
 		}
 	}