Chore/checkpoint 3 improvements

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This pull request introduces several documentation, configuration, and code quality improvements across the project. The most significant changes include a major overhaul of the README.md to provide clearer setup instructions and environment separation, enhancements to Javadoc and documentation generation via Maven, and improved code quality through the adoption of Lombok and better JavaDoc coverage.

Documentation and Setup Improvements:

• The README.md has been significantly expanded and reorganized to clarify tech stack details, environment configuration, test database setup, and build/deployment instructions. This includes explicit steps for local development, test isolation, and environment variable management. [1] [2] [3]
• Updated the CI badge in README.md to reflect the new GitHub Actions workflow name.
• Added and clarified runtime configuration and static asset management documentation in README.md. [1] [2]

Build and Javadoc Enhancements:

• The pom.xml now includes the Maven Javadoc plugin configuration to automatically generate API documentation and package it within the WAR file under the apidocs directory. This improves documentation availability for deployments. [1] [2]

Code Quality and Maintainability:

• Refactored AuthenticatedUser to use Lombok annotations, removing boilerplate code and improving maintainability.
• Improved JavaDoc coverage for configuration and evaluator classes, making the codebase easier to understand for new contributors. [1] [2] [3] [4]
• Minor code cleanup, such as removing obsolete comments and adding the current year to the servlet context for dynamic display. [1] [2] [3]

Documentation and Logging Updates:

• Updated the time log in docs/reflections/TimeLog.md to reflect more accurate and detailed tracking of recent development activities.

Test Configuration Improvements:

• Changed the local configuration loader to use test-db.properties instead of local.properties, aligning with the new test database setup instructions.

These changes collectively improve the developer experience, code clarity, and maintainability of the project.

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Pull request overview

This pull request implements comprehensive improvements focused on documentation, code quality, and developer experience. The changes standardize JSP includes, improve test infrastructure isolation, adopt Lombok for boilerplate reduction, and significantly enhance JavaDoc coverage across the codebase.

Key Changes:

• Extensive JavaDoc additions to test methods, evaluator classes, and configuration utilities for improved code comprehension
• Refactored AuthenticatedUser to use Lombok annotations, reducing boilerplate from ~70 to ~20 lines
• Standardized test database configuration to use test-db.properties with simplified reset strategy via SQL scripts
• Enhanced error handling with new centralized ErrorServlet and comprehensive 403/404/500 error pages
• JSP modernization: standardized to use c:import with explicit scope="request" for page variables
• Maven Javadoc plugin configuration to generate and package API documentation in WAR file
• Migration from string-based HQL to type-safe JPA Criteria API in DAO queries

Reviewed changes

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File	Description
Test servlet files (HomeServletTest, DrillServletTest, ChallengesServletTest, etc.)	Added JavaDoc comments to test methods and setup methods
Test utility files (TestDbCleaner, DbReset, Database)	Simplified DB reset strategy to use SQL script; changed config from hibernate.properties to test-db.properties
Test service files (QuoteServiceTest, DrillServiceTest, etc.)	Added JavaDoc for test methods and helper methods
Test DAO and evaluator files	Added comprehensive JavaDoc coverage for test methods
JSP files (all pages)	Standardized to c:import, added scope="request" to pageTitle variables, removed duplicate meta tags
Error JSP files	Unified error handling with c:out for XSS protection, added timestamp and errorMessage support
web.xml	Added HomeServlet mappings, apidocs servlet mapping, unified error page routing to /error
HomeServlet.java	Removed @WebServlet annotation (moved to web.xml)
ErrorServlet.java	New centralized error handling servlet supporting 403/404/500 with consistent JSP forwarding
AppBootstrap.java	Removed empty contextDestroyed method
Week9ChallengeService.java	Deleted obsolete wrapper service
ChallengeDao.java	Migrated string HQL to type-safe JPA Criteria API for title uniqueness checks
Evaluator classes (Normalizer, BasicEvaluatorService, etc.)	Added comprehensive JavaDoc for all public methods and classes
AuthenticatedUser.java	Refactored to use Lombok annotations (@Getter, @Setter, @NoArgsConstructor, @AllArgsConstructor, @tostring)
StartupServlet.java	Added currentYear attribute to servlet context; removed empty contextDestroyed method
LocalConfig.java	Changed to load test-db.properties instead of local.properties; added JavaDoc
EnvConfig.java	Removed obsolete TODO comment
pom.xml	Added maven-javadoc-plugin configuration to generate and package API docs in WAR
TimeLog.md	Updated Week 15 and 16 entries with actual hours worked
README.md	Expanded tech stack details, improved test database setup instructions, added environment separation guidance
.gitignore	Added test-db.properties to ignored files

Comments suppressed due to low confidence (1)

src/main/java/me/nickhanson/codeforge/evaluator/AnswerEvaluation.java:37

• The getter methods getFeedback(), getNormalizedExpected(), and getNormalizedSubmitted() are missing JavaDoc comments, while getOutcome() has one. For consistency and completeness, all public getter methods should have JavaDoc documentation.

    public String getFeedback() { return feedback; }
    public String getNormalizedExpected() { return normalizedExpected; }
    public String getNormalizedSubmitted() { return normalizedSubmitted; }

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The JavaDoc comment describes testing "POST to add a challenge to the drill", but the actual test method get_invalidId_returns400 tests a GET request with an invalid ID returning 400. The comment and test method name/implementation are mismatched.

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The JavaDoc comment describes testing "POST to update a challenge", but the actual test method post_update_malformedPath_returns400 tests a POST with a malformed path. The comment and test method name/implementation are mismatched.

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The JavaDoc comment describes testing "POST to delete a challenge", but the actual test method get_detail_invalidId_returns400 tests a GET request with an invalid ID. The comment and test method name/implementation are mismatched.

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The table footer shows "Total Week 14" but this is the Week 16 section. It should read "Total Week 16" to match the section header.