Added even better javadoc.

.gitignore

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 .idea/*
 *.iml
 target/*
+javadoc/*

src/main/java/nl/andrewlalis/teaching_assistant_assistant/controllers/package-info.java

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+/**
+ * Contains all page and action controllers which respond to requests on the website.
+ *
+ * <p>
+ *     Each class defined here should therefore be annotated with Spring's <code>@Controller</code> annotation, and
+ *     define one or more methods annotated with a <code>@RequestMapping</code> (or any convenience shortcut) to respond
+ *     to requests to the controller.
+ * </p>
+ */
+package nl.andrewlalis.teaching_assistant_assistant.controllers;

src/main/java/nl/andrewlalis/teaching_assistant_assistant/model/BasicEntity.java

@@ -6,18 +6,34 @@ import javax.persistence.*;
 import java.util.Date;
 
 /**
- * The basic entity properties which any entity in this system should have: an id and a creation timestamp. Every entity
- * in this system should extend from BasicEntity.
+ * An abstract object from which all persistent objects in this application should extend.
+ * <p>
+ *     The basic entity properties which any entity in this system should have: an {@code id} and a creation timestamp.
+ *     Every entity in this system should extend from BasicEntity.
+ * </p>
+ *
+ * <p>
+ *     Every single entity in this system therefore is identified uniquely by a Long primary key, although it may also
+ *     be identified by other codes or attributes defined in such an entity. For example, the {@link Course} object has
+ *     a unique code, which can also be used to select a course.
+ * </p>
+ *
  */
 @MappedSuperclass
 public abstract class BasicEntity {
 
+    /**
+     * The primary key for any basic entity.
+     */
     @Id
     @GeneratedValue(
             strategy = GenerationType.IDENTITY
     )
     private Long id;
 
+    /**
+     * The date at which this basic entity was created.
+     */
     @Temporal(
             value = TemporalType.TIMESTAMP
     )

src/main/java/nl/andrewlalis/teaching_assistant_assistant/model/package-info.java

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+/**
+ * Contains all persistent entities that make up the core data model for the application.
+ *
+ * <p>
+ *     All model objects should ultimately extend from {@link nl.andrewlalis.teaching_assistant_assistant.model.BasicEntity}
+ *     and define new attributes as necessary for use.
+ * </p>
+ *
+ * <p>
+ *     From BasicEntity it is implied that all entities contained herein can be identified uniquely by at least a
+ *     <code>Long id</code>.
+ * </p>
+ */
+package nl.andrewlalis.teaching_assistant_assistant.model;

src/main/java/nl/andrewlalis/teaching_assistant_assistant/model/people/Person.java

@@ -10,6 +10,11 @@ import java.util.List;
 
 /**
  * Represents any person (teaching assistant, student, or other) that exists in this application.
+ *
+ * <p>
+ *     A Person may belong to many {@link Team}s and may also belong to many {@link Course}s, irrespective of Team
+ *     involvement.
+ * </p>
  */
 @Entity
 @Table(name = "people")

src/main/java/nl/andrewlalis/teaching_assistant_assistant/model/people/teams/Team.java

@@ -9,9 +9,11 @@ import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.List;
 
 /**
- * A group consisting of one or more members. Child classes should define P as a sub class of Person to define custom
- * behavior if needed.
- * @param <P> The type of members this group contains.
+ * A group consisting of one or more members that belongs to a {@link Course}.
+ *
+ * <p>
+ *     Any Team contains a collection of {@link Person} objects, each representing a member of the team.
+ * </p>
  */
 @Entity
 @Inheritance(

src/main/java/nl/andrewlalis/teaching_assistant_assistant/model/repositories/package-info.java

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+/**
+ * A collection of {@link org.springframework.data.repository.CrudRepository} repositories that are used to access key
+ * components of the {@code nl.andrewlalis.teaching_assistant_assistant.model} package.
+ */
+package nl.andrewlalis.teaching_assistant_assistant.model.repositories;