diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 1a238d5c871..153d7e7c6e5 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -37,8 +37,9 @@ SoftwareVersion currentVersion = BuildscriptVersionResolver.projectVersion(proje
 version = currentVersion
 
 configure(publishable(subprojects)) { subproject ->
-  apply plugin: 'groovy'
   apply plugin: "com.ofg.uptodate"
+  //Not strictly groovy projects but useful for the IDE to recognise groovy test sources
+  apply plugin: 'groovy' //gradle groovy plugin extends the java plugin
 
   ext {
     jdkVersion = 1.6
diff --git a/gradle/coverage.gradle b/gradle/coverage.gradle
index 46e9e07eaf4..7e51e33830f 100644
--- a/gradle/coverage.gradle
+++ b/gradle/coverage.gradle
@@ -30,6 +30,10 @@ jacocoTestReport {
     def results = parser.parse(report)
 
     def percentage = {
+      if (null == it) {
+        //if it does not exist assume 100% 
+        return 100
+      }
       def covered = it.'@covered' as Double
       def missed = it.'@missed' as Double
       ((covered / (covered + missed)) * 100).round(2)
diff --git a/gradle/idea.gradle b/gradle/idea.gradle
index f59fa9b8d26..ca86aa81f58 100644
--- a/gradle/idea.gradle
+++ b/gradle/idea.gradle
@@ -18,15 +18,16 @@ idea {
         def javacSettings = node.appendNode('component', [name: 'JavacSettings'])
         javacSettings.appendNode('option', [name: 'MAXIMUM_HEAP_SIZE', value: "256"])
 
+
         // license header
         def copyrightManager = node.component.find { it.'@name' == 'CopyrightManager' }
         copyrightManager.@default = "ASL2"
         def aslCopyright = copyrightManager.copyright.find { it.option.find { it.@name == "myName" }?.@value == "ASL2" }
-        def copyRightFile = file("$rootDir/config/apache-copyright.header")
+        
         if (aslCopyright == null) {
           copyrightManager.append(new XmlParser().parseText("""
             <copyright>
-                <option name="notice" value="${copyRightFile.text}" />
+                <option name="notice" value="&#10;&#10;Copyright \${today.year} the original author or authors.&#10;&#10;Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the &quot;License&quot;);&#10;you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.&#10;You may obtain a copy of the License at&#10;&#10;     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0&#10;&#10;Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software&#10;distributed under the License is distributed on an &quot;AS IS&quot; BASIS,&#10;WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.&#10;See the License for the specific language governing permissions and&#10;limitations under the License.&#10;&#10;" />
                 <option name="keyword" value="Copyright" />
                 <option name="allowReplaceKeyword" value="" />
                 <option name="myName" value="ASL2" />
diff --git a/settings.gradle b/settings.gradle
index 06c19401373..d9bee5cb7f6 100644
--- a/settings.gradle
+++ b/settings.gradle
@@ -9,3 +9,4 @@ include 'springfox-swagger2'
 include 'springfox-swagger-ui'
 include 'swagger-contract-tests'
 include 'springfox-petstore'
+include 'springfox-staticdocs'
diff --git a/springfox-core/build.gradle b/springfox-core/build.gradle
index d52f483e11d..830ba4f50b8 100644
--- a/springfox-core/build.gradle
+++ b/springfox-core/build.gradle
@@ -1,6 +1,3 @@
-apply plugin: 'java'
-apply plugin: 'groovy'
-
 configurations {
   testArtifacts.extendsFrom testRuntime
 }
diff --git a/springfox-petstore/build.gradle b/springfox-petstore/build.gradle
index e2fe010eafb..adb8da75a4f 100644
--- a/springfox-petstore/build.gradle
+++ b/springfox-petstore/build.gradle
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-apply plugin: 'groovy'
-apply plugin: "com.ofg.uptodate"
 ext {
   jdkVersion = 1.6
 }
diff --git a/springfox-schema/build.gradle b/springfox-schema/build.gradle
index 1fdbc7c0906..ab0d8108159 100644
--- a/springfox-schema/build.gradle
+++ b/springfox-schema/build.gradle
@@ -1,7 +1,3 @@
-//TODO AK - these can be removed in all projects the top level build file already applies the lang plugins
-apply plugin: 'java'
-apply plugin: 'groovy'
-
 configurations {
   testArtifacts.extendsFrom testRuntime
 }
diff --git a/springfox-spi/build.gradle b/springfox-spi/build.gradle
index a86d1fa657d..fa01f502f5f 100644
--- a/springfox-spi/build.gradle
+++ b/springfox-spi/build.gradle
@@ -1,6 +1,3 @@
-apply plugin: 'java'
-apply plugin: 'groovy'
-
 dependencies {
   compile project(':springfox-core')
   compile project(':springfox-core')
diff --git a/springfox-staticdocs/build.gradle b/springfox-staticdocs/build.gradle
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..72c79b178ed
--- /dev/null
+++ b/springfox-staticdocs/build.gradle
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2015 the original author or authors.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+dependencies {
+  testCompile libs.test
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/springfox-staticdocs/src/main/java/springfox/staticdocs/Sample.java b/springfox-staticdocs/src/main/java/springfox/staticdocs/Sample.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..8b7a8b60cfc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/springfox-staticdocs/src/main/java/springfox/staticdocs/Sample.java
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+/*
+ *
+ *  Copyright 2015 the original author or authors.
+ *
+ *  Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ *  you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ *  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *         http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ *  Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ *  distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ *  WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ *  See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ *  limitations under the License.
+ *
+ *
+ */
+
+package springfox.staticdocs;
+
+public class Sample {
+
+  public String something() {
+    return "value";
+  }
+}
diff --git a/springfox-staticdocs/src/main/resources/.gitkeep b/springfox-staticdocs/src/main/resources/.gitkeep
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e69de29bb2d
diff --git a/springfox-staticdocs/src/test/groovy/springfox/staticdocs/SampleTest.groovy b/springfox-staticdocs/src/test/groovy/springfox/staticdocs/SampleTest.groovy
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..f8287805ab4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/springfox-staticdocs/src/test/groovy/springfox/staticdocs/SampleTest.groovy
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+/*
+ *
+ *  Copyright 2015 the original author or authors.
+ *
+ *  Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ *  you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ *  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *         http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ *  Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ *  distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ *  WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ *  See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ *  limitations under the License.
+ *
+ *
+ */
+
+package springfox.staticdocs
+
+import spock.lang.Specification
+
+class SampleTest extends Specification {
+
+  def "should pass coverage"() {
+    expect:
+      Sample sample = new Sample()
+      sample.something()
+  }
+}
diff --git a/springfox-staticdocs/src/test/resources/.gitkeep b/springfox-staticdocs/src/test/resources/.gitkeep
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e69de29bb2d