diff --git a/.idea/compiler.xml b/.idea/compiler.xml
deleted file mode 100644
index 30cff7e5..00000000
--- a/.idea/compiler.xml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,29 +0,0 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
-<project version="4">
-  <component name="CompilerConfiguration">
-    <annotationProcessing>
-      <profile name="Maven default annotation processors profile" enabled="true">
-        <sourceOutputDir name="target/generated-sources/annotations" />
-        <sourceTestOutputDir name="target/generated-test-sources/test-annotations" />
-        <outputRelativeToContentRoot value="true" />
-        <module name="qqq-backend-module-rdbms" />
-        <module name="qqq-middleware-picocli" />
-        <module name="qqq-backend-module-filesystem" />
-        <module name="qqq-backend-core" />
-        <module name="qqq-middleware-javalin" />
-        <module name="qqq-sample-project" />
-      </profile>
-    </annotationProcessing>
-  </component>
-  <component name="JavacSettings">
-    <option name="ADDITIONAL_OPTIONS_OVERRIDE">
-      <module name="qqq-backend-core" options="-Xlint:unchecked" />
-      <module name="qqq-backend-module-filesystem" options="-Xlint:unchecked" />
-      <module name="qqq-backend-module-rdbms" options="-Xlint:unchecked" />
-      <module name="qqq-middleware-javalin" options="-Xlint:unchecked" />
-      <module name="qqq-middleware-picocli" options="-Xlint:unchecked" />
-      <module name="qqq-parent-project" options="" />
-      <module name="qqq-sample-project" options="-Xlint:unchecked" />
-    </option>
-  </component>
-</project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.idea/encodings.xml b/.idea/encodings.xml
deleted file mode 100644
index 5432384c..00000000
--- a/.idea/encodings.xml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,19 +0,0 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
-<project version="4">
-  <component name="Encoding">
-    <file url="file://$PROJECT_DIR$/qqq-backend-core/src/main/java" charset="UTF-8" />
-    <file url="file://$PROJECT_DIR$/qqq-backend-core/src/main/resources" charset="UTF-8" />
-    <file url="file://$PROJECT_DIR$/qqq-backend-module-filesystem/src/main/java" charset="UTF-8" />
-    <file url="file://$PROJECT_DIR$/qqq-backend-module-filesystem/src/main/resources" charset="UTF-8" />
-    <file url="file://$PROJECT_DIR$/qqq-backend-module-rdbms/src/main/java" charset="UTF-8" />
-    <file url="file://$PROJECT_DIR$/qqq-backend-module-rdbms/src/main/resources" charset="UTF-8" />
-    <file url="file://$PROJECT_DIR$/qqq-middleware-javalin/src/main/java" charset="UTF-8" />
-    <file url="file://$PROJECT_DIR$/qqq-middleware-javalin/src/main/resources" charset="UTF-8" />
-    <file url="file://$PROJECT_DIR$/qqq-middleware-picocli/src/main/java" charset="UTF-8" />
-    <file url="file://$PROJECT_DIR$/qqq-middleware-picocli/src/main/resources" charset="UTF-8" />
-    <file url="file://$PROJECT_DIR$/qqq-sample-project/src/main/java" charset="UTF-8" />
-    <file url="file://$PROJECT_DIR$/qqq-sample-project/src/main/resources" charset="UTF-8" />
-    <file url="file://$PROJECT_DIR$/src/main/java" charset="UTF-8" />
-    <file url="file://$PROJECT_DIR$/src/main/resources" charset="UTF-8" />
-  </component>
-</project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/qqq-middleware-javalin/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/middleware/javalin/QJavalinRouteProviderInterface.java b/qqq-middleware-javalin/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/middleware/javalin/QJavalinRouteProvider.java
similarity index 91%
rename from qqq-middleware-javalin/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/middleware/javalin/QJavalinRouteProviderInterface.java
rename to qqq-middleware-javalin/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/middleware/javalin/QJavalinRouteProvider.java
index c6dbf40b..a9ee09dd 100644
--- a/qqq-middleware-javalin/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/middleware/javalin/QJavalinRouteProviderInterface.java
+++ b/qqq-middleware-javalin/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/middleware/javalin/QJavalinRouteProvider.java
@@ -32,19 +32,19 @@ import io.javalin.config.JavalinConfig;
  ** Interface for classes that can provide a list of endpoints to a javalin
  ** server.
  *******************************************************************************/
-public interface QJavalinRouteProviderInterface
+public abstract class QJavalinRouteProviderInterface
 {
 
    /***************************************************************************
     ** For initial setup when server boots, set the qInstance - but also,
     ** e.g., for development, to do a hot-swap.
     ***************************************************************************/
-   void setQInstance(QInstance qInstance);
+   public abstract void setQInstance(QInstance qInstance);
 
    /***************************************************************************
     **
     ***************************************************************************/
-   default EndpointGroup getJavalinEndpointGroup()
+   public EndpointGroup getJavalinEndpointGroup()
    {
       /////////////////////////////
       // no endpoints at default //
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ public interface QJavalinRouteProviderInterface
     ** accept the javalinConfig object, to perform whatever setup you need,
     ** such as setting up routes.
     ***************************************************************************/
-   default void acceptJavalinConfig(JavalinConfig config)
+   public void acceptJavalinConfig(JavalinConfig config)
    {
       /////////////////////
       // noop at default //
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ public interface QJavalinRouteProviderInterface
     ** accept the Javalin service object, to perform whatever setup you need,
     ** such as setting up before/after handlers.
     ***************************************************************************/
-   default void acceptJavalinService(Javalin service)
+    public void acceptJavalinService(Javalin service)
    {
       /////////////////////
       // noop at default //
diff --git a/qqq-middleware-javalin/src/test/resources/material-dashboard-overlay/overlay.html b/qqq-middleware-javalin/src/test/resources/material-dashboard-overlay/overlay.html
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a043098a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/qqq-middleware-javalin/src/test/resources/material-dashboard-overlay/overlay.html
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+This is a mock of /material-dashboard/index.html for testing purposes.
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/qqq-middleware-javalin/src/test/resources/material-dashboard/dashboard.html b/qqq-middleware-javalin/src/test/resources/material-dashboard/dashboard.html
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a043098a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/qqq-middleware-javalin/src/test/resources/material-dashboard/dashboard.html
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+This is a mock of /material-dashboard/index.html for testing purposes.
\ No newline at end of file