diff --git a/src/http/Controller.ts b/src/http/Controller.ts
index f0aa014..4a62a3c 100644
--- a/src/http/Controller.ts
+++ b/src/http/Controller.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 import {AppClass} from "../lifecycle/AppClass";
 import {Request} from "./lifecycle/Request";
 
+/**
+ * Base class for controllers that define methods that
+ * handle HTTP requests.
+ */
 export class Controller extends AppClass {
     constructor(
         protected readonly request: Request
diff --git a/src/http/HTTPError.ts b/src/http/HTTPError.ts
index e7af9f8..0d9b86a 100644
--- a/src/http/HTTPError.ts
+++ b/src/http/HTTPError.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
 import {ErrorWithContext, HTTPStatus, HTTPMessage} from "@extollo/util"
 
+/**
+ * An error class that has an associated HTTP status.
+ *
+ * When thrown inside the request lifecycle, this will result in the HTTP
+ * status code being applied to the response.
+ */
 export class HTTPError extends ErrorWithContext {
     constructor(
         public readonly status: HTTPStatus = 500,
diff --git a/src/http/kernel/HTTPCookieJar.ts b/src/http/kernel/HTTPCookieJar.ts
index e66def6..b0e33f3 100644
--- a/src/http/kernel/HTTPCookieJar.ts
+++ b/src/http/kernel/HTTPCookieJar.ts
@@ -12,8 +12,14 @@ export interface HTTPCookie {
     options?: HTTPCookieOptions,
 }
 
+/**
+ * Type alias for something that is either an HTTP cookie, or undefined.
+ */
 export type MaybeHTTPCookie = HTTPCookie | undefined;
 
+/**
+ * Interface describing the available cookie options.
+ */
 export interface HTTPCookieOptions {
     domain?: string,
     expires?: Date,  // encodeURIComponent
@@ -25,21 +31,36 @@ export interface HTTPCookieOptions {
     sameSite?: 'strict' | 'lax' | 'none-secure',
 }
 
+/**
+ * Class for accessing and managing cookies in the associated request.
+ */
 export class HTTPCookieJar {
+    /** The cookies parsed from the request. */
     protected parsed: {[key: string]: HTTPCookie} = {}
 
     constructor(
+        /** The request whose cookies should be loaded. */
         protected request: Request,
     ) {
         this.parseCookies()
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Gets the HTTPCookie by name, if it exists.
+     * @param name
+     */
     get(name: string): MaybeHTTPCookie {
         if ( name in this.parsed ) {
             return this.parsed[name]
         }
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Set a new cookie using the specified options.
+     * @param name
+     * @param value
+     * @param options
+     */
     set(name: string, value: any, options?: HTTPCookieOptions) {
         this.parsed[name] = {
             key: name,
@@ -50,10 +71,23 @@ export class HTTPCookieJar {
         }
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Returns true if a cookie exists with the given name.
+     * @param name
+     */
     has(name: string) {
         return !!this.parsed[name]
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Clears the given cookie.
+     *
+     * Important: if the cookie was set with any `options`, the SAME options
+     * must be provided here in order for the cookie to be cleared on the client.
+     *
+     * @param name
+     * @param options
+     */
     clear(name: string, options?: HTTPCookieOptions) {
         if ( !options ) options = {}
         options.expires = new Date(0)
@@ -67,6 +101,9 @@ export class HTTPCookieJar {
         }
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Get an array of `Set-Cookie` headers to include in the response.
+     */
     getSetCookieHeaders(): string[] {
         const headers: string[] = []
 
@@ -119,6 +156,7 @@ export class HTTPCookieJar {
         return headers
     }
 
+    /** Parse the cookies from the request. */
     private parseCookies() {
         const cookies = String(this.request.getHeader('cookie'))
         cookies.split(';').forEach(cookie => {
diff --git a/src/http/kernel/HTTPKernel.ts b/src/http/kernel/HTTPKernel.ts
index 32408dd..e8763e4 100644
--- a/src/http/kernel/HTTPKernel.ts
+++ b/src/http/kernel/HTTPKernel.ts
@@ -10,10 +10,27 @@ import {error} from "../response/ErrorResponseFactory";
  * Interface for fluently registering kernel modules into the kernel.
  */
 export interface ModuleRegistrationFluency {
+    /**
+     * If no argument is provided, the module will be registered before the core module.
+     * If an argument is provided, the module will be registered before the other specified module.
+     * @param other
+     */
     before: (other?: Instantiable<HTTPKernelModule>) => HTTPKernel,
+
+    /**
+     * If no argument is provided, the module will be registered after the core module.
+     * If an argument is provided, the module will be registered after the other specified module.
+     * @param other
+     */
     after: (other?: Instantiable<HTTPKernelModule>) => HTTPKernel,
+
+    /** The module will be registered as the first module in the preflight. */
     first: () => HTTPKernel,
+
+    /** The module will be registered as the last module in the postflight. */
     last: () => HTTPKernel,
+
+    /** The module will be registered as the core handler for the request. */
     core: () => HTTPKernel,
 }
 
@@ -27,6 +44,9 @@ export class KernelModuleNotFoundError extends Error {
     }
 }
 
+/**
+ * A singleton class that handles requests, applying logic in modular layers.
+ */
 @Singleton()
 export class HTTPKernel extends AppClass {
     @Inject()
diff --git a/src/http/kernel/HTTPKernelModule.ts b/src/http/kernel/HTTPKernelModule.ts
index cf42b0e..a679815 100644
--- a/src/http/kernel/HTTPKernelModule.ts
+++ b/src/http/kernel/HTTPKernelModule.ts
@@ -3,8 +3,19 @@ import {AppClass} from "../../lifecycle/AppClass";
 import {HTTPKernel} from "./HTTPKernel";
 import {Request} from "../lifecycle/Request";
 
+/**
+ * Base class for modules that define logic that is applied to requests
+ * handled by the HTTP kernel.
+ */
 @Injectable()
 export class HTTPKernelModule extends AppClass {
+    /**
+     * By default, if a kernel module interrupts the request flow to send a response
+     * (for example, if an error occurs), subsequent modules are skipped.
+     *
+     * However, a module can override this property to be true and its logic will still
+     * be applied, even after a module has interrupted the request flow.
+     */
     public readonly executeWithBlockingWriteback: boolean = false
 
     /**
diff --git a/src/http/kernel/module/AbstractResolvedRouteHandlerHTTPModule.ts b/src/http/kernel/module/AbstractResolvedRouteHandlerHTTPModule.ts
index ac0e48b..36c019d 100644
--- a/src/http/kernel/module/AbstractResolvedRouteHandlerHTTPModule.ts
+++ b/src/http/kernel/module/AbstractResolvedRouteHandlerHTTPModule.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,16 @@ import {plaintext} from "../../response/StringResponseFactory";
 import {ResponseFactory} from "../../response/ResponseFactory";
 import {json} from "../../response/JSONResponseFactory";
 
+/**
+ * Base class for HTTP kernel modules that apply some response from a route handler to the request.
+ */
 export abstract class AbstractResolvedRouteHandlerHTTPModule extends HTTPKernelModule {
+    /**
+     * Given a response object, write the response to the request in the appropriate format.
+     * @param object
+     * @param request
+     * @protected
+     */
     protected async applyResponseObject(object: ResponseObject, request: Request) {
         if ( (typeof object === 'string') || (typeof object === 'number') ) {
             object = plaintext(String(object))
diff --git a/src/http/kernel/module/ExecuteResolvedRouteHandlerHTTPModule.ts b/src/http/kernel/module/ExecuteResolvedRouteHandlerHTTPModule.ts
index f0a341d..3b1fe14 100644
--- a/src/http/kernel/module/ExecuteResolvedRouteHandlerHTTPModule.ts
+++ b/src/http/kernel/module/ExecuteResolvedRouteHandlerHTTPModule.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,11 @@ import {http} from "../../response/HTTPErrorResponseFactory";
 import {HTTPStatus} from "@extollo/util";
 import {AbstractResolvedRouteHandlerHTTPModule} from "./AbstractResolvedRouteHandlerHTTPModule";
 
+/**
+ * HTTP kernel module that runs the handler for the request's route.
+ *
+ * In most cases, this is the controller method defined by the route.
+ */
 export class ExecuteResolvedRouteHandlerHTTPModule extends AbstractResolvedRouteHandlerHTTPModule {
     public static register(kernel: HTTPKernel) {
         kernel.register(this).core()
diff --git a/src/http/kernel/module/ExecuteResolvedRoutePostflightHTTPModule.ts b/src/http/kernel/module/ExecuteResolvedRoutePostflightHTTPModule.ts
index 403e23f..9b1abe1 100644
--- a/src/http/kernel/module/ExecuteResolvedRoutePostflightHTTPModule.ts
+++ b/src/http/kernel/module/ExecuteResolvedRoutePostflightHTTPModule.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,11 @@ import {ResponseObject} from "../../routing/Route";
 import {AbstractResolvedRouteHandlerHTTPModule} from "./AbstractResolvedRouteHandlerHTTPModule";
 import {PersistSessionHTTPModule} from "./PersistSessionHTTPModule";
 
+/**
+ * HTTP kernel module that executes the postflight handlers for the route.
+ *
+ * Usually, this is post middleware.
+ */
 export class ExecuteResolvedRoutePostflightHTTPModule extends AbstractResolvedRouteHandlerHTTPModule {
     public static register(kernel: HTTPKernel) {
         kernel.register(this).before(PersistSessionHTTPModule)
diff --git a/src/http/kernel/module/ExecuteResolvedRoutePreflightHTTPModule.ts b/src/http/kernel/module/ExecuteResolvedRoutePreflightHTTPModule.ts
index b68e407..9c7b3c0 100644
--- a/src/http/kernel/module/ExecuteResolvedRoutePreflightHTTPModule.ts
+++ b/src/http/kernel/module/ExecuteResolvedRoutePreflightHTTPModule.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,11 @@ import {ActivatedRoute} from "../../routing/ActivatedRoute";
 import {ResponseObject} from "../../routing/Route";
 import {AbstractResolvedRouteHandlerHTTPModule} from "./AbstractResolvedRouteHandlerHTTPModule";
 
+/**
+ * HTTP Kernel module that executes the preflight handlers for the route.
+ *
+ * Usually, this is the pre middleware.
+ */
 export class ExecuteResolvedRoutePreflightHTTPModule extends AbstractResolvedRouteHandlerHTTPModule {
     public static register(kernel: HTTPKernel) {
         kernel.register(this).after(MountActivatedRouteHTTPModule)
diff --git a/src/http/kernel/module/InjectSessionHTTPModule.ts b/src/http/kernel/module/InjectSessionHTTPModule.ts
index 413aec6..0e28692 100644
--- a/src/http/kernel/module/InjectSessionHTTPModule.ts
+++ b/src/http/kernel/module/InjectSessionHTTPModule.ts
@@ -7,6 +7,10 @@ import {SetSessionCookieHTTPModule} from "./SetSessionCookieHTTPModule";
 import {SessionFactory} from "../../session/SessionFactory";
 import {Session} from "../../session/Session";
 
+/**
+ * HTTP kernel middleware that creates the session using the configured driver
+ * and loads its data using the request's session cookie.
+ */
 @Injectable()
 export class InjectSessionHTTPModule extends HTTPKernelModule {
     public readonly executeWithBlockingWriteback = true
diff --git a/src/http/kernel/module/MountActivatedRouteHTTPModule.ts b/src/http/kernel/module/MountActivatedRouteHTTPModule.ts
index 486b9e0..31358c8 100644
--- a/src/http/kernel/module/MountActivatedRouteHTTPModule.ts
+++ b/src/http/kernel/module/MountActivatedRouteHTTPModule.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,10 @@ import {Routing} from "../../../service/Routing";
 import {ActivatedRoute} from "../../routing/ActivatedRoute";
 import {Logging} from "../../../service/Logging";
 
+/**
+ * HTTP kernel middleware that tries to find a registered route matching the request's
+ * path and creates an ActivatedRoute instance from it.
+ */
 @Injectable()
 export class MountActivatedRouteHTTPModule extends HTTPKernelModule {
     public readonly executeWithBlockingWriteback = true
diff --git a/src/http/kernel/module/PersistSessionHTTPModule.ts b/src/http/kernel/module/PersistSessionHTTPModule.ts
index f97ba38..6eacb9f 100644
--- a/src/http/kernel/module/PersistSessionHTTPModule.ts
+++ b/src/http/kernel/module/PersistSessionHTTPModule.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,10 @@ import {HTTPKernel} from "../HTTPKernel";
 import {Request} from "../../lifecycle/Request";
 import {Session} from "../../session/Session";
 
+/**
+ * HTTP kernel module that runs after the main logic in the request to persist
+ * the session data to the driver's backend.
+ */
 @Injectable()
 export class PersistSessionHTTPModule extends HTTPKernelModule {
     public readonly executeWithBlockingWriteback = true
diff --git a/src/http/kernel/module/PoweredByHeaderInjectionHTTPModule.ts b/src/http/kernel/module/PoweredByHeaderInjectionHTTPModule.ts
index 2518476..3bdae5c 100644
--- a/src/http/kernel/module/PoweredByHeaderInjectionHTTPModule.ts
+++ b/src/http/kernel/module/PoweredByHeaderInjectionHTTPModule.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@ import {Injectable, Inject} from "@extollo/di"
 import {HTTPKernel} from "../HTTPKernel";
 import {Config} from "../../../service/Config";
 
+/**
+ * HTTP kernel middleware that sets the `X-Powered-By` header.
+ */
 @Injectable()
 export class PoweredByHeaderInjectionHTTPModule extends HTTPKernelModule {
     public readonly executeWithBlockingWriteback = true
diff --git a/src/http/kernel/module/SetSessionCookieHTTPModule.ts b/src/http/kernel/module/SetSessionCookieHTTPModule.ts
index 7aedb54..8fe33c5 100644
--- a/src/http/kernel/module/SetSessionCookieHTTPModule.ts
+++ b/src/http/kernel/module/SetSessionCookieHTTPModule.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,10 @@ import {HTTPKernel} from "../HTTPKernel";
 import {Request} from "../../lifecycle/Request";
 import {Logging} from "../../../service/Logging";
 
+/**
+ * HTTP kernel middleware that tries to look up the session ID from the request.
+ * If none exists, generates a new one and sets the cookie.
+ */
 @Injectable()
 export class SetSessionCookieHTTPModule extends HTTPKernelModule {
     public readonly executeWithBlockingWriteback = true
diff --git a/src/http/lifecycle/Request.ts b/src/http/lifecycle/Request.ts
index e1b850a..86ee1e1 100644
--- a/src/http/lifecycle/Request.ts
+++ b/src/http/lifecycle/Request.ts
@@ -7,44 +7,88 @@ import * as url from "url";
 import {Response} from "./Response";
 import * as Negotiator from "negotiator";
 
-// FIXME - add others?
+/**
+ * Enumeration of different HTTP verbs.
+ * @todo add others?
+ */
 export type HTTPMethod = 'post' | 'get' | 'patch' | 'put' | 'delete' | 'unknown';
+
+/**
+ * Returns true if the given item is a valid HTTP verb.
+ * @param what
+ */
 export function isHTTPMethod(what: any): what is HTTPMethod {
     return ['post', 'get', 'patch', 'put', 'delete'].includes(what)
 }
 
+/**
+ * Interface that describes the HTTP protocol version.
+ */
 export interface HTTPProtocol {
     string: string,
     major: number,
     minor: number,
 }
 
+/**
+ * Interface that describes the origin IP address of a request.
+ */
 export interface HTTPSourceAddress {
     address: string;
     family: 'IPv4' | 'IPv6';
     port: number;
 }
 
+/**
+ * A class that represents an HTTP request from a client.
+ */
 @Injectable()
 export class Request extends ScopedContainer {
 
+    /** The cookie manager for the request. */
     public readonly cookies: HTTPCookieJar;
 
+    /** The URL suffix of the request. */
     public readonly url: string;
+
+    /** The fully-qualified URL of the request. */
     public readonly fullUrl: string;
+
+    /** The HTTP verb of the request. */
     public readonly method: HTTPMethod;
+
+    /** True if the request was made via TLS. */
     public readonly secure: boolean;
+
+    /** The request HTTP protocol version. */
     public readonly protocol: HTTPProtocol;
+
+    /** The URL path, stripped of query params. */
     public readonly path: string;
+
+    /** The raw parsed query data from the request. */
     public readonly rawQueryData: {[key: string]: string | string[] | undefined};
+
+    /** The inferred query data. */
     public readonly query: {[key: string]: any};
+
+    /** True if the request was made via XMLHttpRequest. */
     public readonly isXHR: boolean;
+
+    /** The origin IP address of the request. */
     public readonly address: HTTPSourceAddress;
+
+    /** The associated response. */
     public readonly response: Response;
+
+    /** The media types accepted by the client. */
     public readonly mediaTypes: string[];
 
     constructor(
+        /** The native Node.js request. */
         protected clientRequest: IncomingMessage,
+
+        /** The native Node.js response. */
         protected serverResponse: ServerResponse,
     ) {
         super(Container.getContainer())
@@ -103,20 +147,30 @@ export class Request extends ScopedContainer {
         this.response = new Response(this, serverResponse)
     }
 
+    /** Get the value of a header, if it exists. */
     public getHeader(name: string) {
         return this.clientRequest.headers[name.toLowerCase()]
     }
 
+    /** Get the native Node.js IncomingMessage object. */
     public toNative() {
         return this.clientRequest
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Get the value of an input field on the request. Spans multiple input sources.
+     * @param key
+     */
     public input(key: string) {
         if ( key in this.query ) {
             return this.query[key]
         }
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Returns true if the request accepts the given media type.
+     * @param type - a mimetype, or the short forms json, xml, or html
+     */
     accepts(type: string) {
         if ( type === 'json' ) type = 'application/json'
         else if ( type === 'xml' ) type = 'application/xml'
@@ -133,6 +187,9 @@ export class Request extends ScopedContainer {
         return this.mediaTypes.some(media => possible.includes(media.toLowerCase()))
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Returns the short form of the content type the client has requested.
+     */
     wants(): 'html' | 'json' | 'xml' | 'unknown' {
         const jsonIdx = this.mediaTypes.indexOf('application/json') ?? this.mediaTypes.indexOf('application/*') ?? this.mediaTypes.indexOf('*/*')
         const xmlIdx = this.mediaTypes.indexOf('application/xml') ?? this.mediaTypes.indexOf('application/*') ?? this.mediaTypes.indexOf('*/*')
diff --git a/src/http/lifecycle/Response.ts b/src/http/lifecycle/Response.ts
index b4685b3..d22ecd4 100644
--- a/src/http/lifecycle/Response.ts
+++ b/src/http/lifecycle/Response.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@ import {Request} from "./Request";
 import {ErrorWithContext, HTTPStatus, BehaviorSubject} from "@extollo/util"
 import {ServerResponse} from "http"
 
+/**
+ * Error thrown when the server tries to re-send headers after they have been sent once.
+ */
 export class HeadersAlreadySentError extends ErrorWithContext {
     constructor(response: Response, headerName?: string) {
         super(`Cannot modify or re-send headers for this request as they have already been sent.`);
@@ -9,56 +12,103 @@ export class HeadersAlreadySentError extends ErrorWithContext {
     }
 }
 
+/**
+ * Error thrown when the server tries to re-send a response that has already been sent.
+ */
 export class ResponseAlreadySentError extends ErrorWithContext {
     constructor(response: Response) {
         super(`Cannot modify or re-send response as it has already ended.`);
     }
 }
 
+/**
+ * A class representing an HTTP response to a client.
+ */
 export class Response {
+    /** Mapping of headers that should be sent back to the client. */
     private headers: {[key: string]: string | string[]} = {}
+
+    /** True if the headers have been sent. */
     private _sentHeaders: boolean = false
+
+    /** True if the response has been sent and closed. */
     private _responseEnded: boolean = false
+
+    /** The HTTP status code that should be sent to the client. */
     private _status: HTTPStatus = HTTPStatus.OK
+
+    /**
+     * If this is true, then some module in the kernel has flagged the response
+     * as being interrupted and handled. Subsequent modules should NOT overwrite
+     * the response.
+     * @private
+     */
     private _blockingWriteback: boolean = false
+
+    /** The body contents that should be written to the response. */
     public body: string = ''
+
+    /**
+     * Behavior subject fired right before the response content is written.
+     */
     public readonly sending$: BehaviorSubject<Response> = new BehaviorSubject<Response>()
+
+    /**
+     * Behavior subject fired right after the response content is written.
+     */
     public readonly sent$: BehaviorSubject<Response> = new BehaviorSubject<Response>()
 
     constructor(
+        /** The associated request object. */
         public readonly request: Request,
+
+        /** The native Node.js ServerResponse. */
         protected readonly serverResponse: ServerResponse,
     ) { }
 
+    /** Get the currently set response status. */
     public getStatus() {
         return this._status
     }
 
+    /** Set a new response status. */
     public setStatus(status: HTTPStatus) {
         if ( this._sentHeaders ) throw new HeadersAlreadySentError(this, 'status')
         this._status = status
     }
 
+    /** Get the HTTPCookieJar for the client. */
     public get cookies() {
         return this.request.cookies
     }
 
+    /** Get the value of the response header, if it exists. */
     public getHeader(name: string): string | string[] | undefined {
         return this.headers[name]
     }
 
+    /** Set the value of the response header. */
     public setHeader(name: string, value: string | string[]) {
         if ( this._sentHeaders ) throw new HeadersAlreadySentError(this, name)
         this.headers[name] = value
         return this
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Bulk set the specified headers in the response.
+     * @param data
+     */
     public setHeaders(data: {[name: string]: string | string[]}) {
         if ( this._sentHeaders ) throw new HeadersAlreadySentError(this)
         this.headers = {...this.headers, ...data}
         return this
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Add the given value as a header, appending it to an existing header if one exists.
+     * @param name
+     * @param value
+     */
     public appendHeader(name: string, value: string | string[]) {
         if ( this._sentHeaders ) throw new HeadersAlreadySentError(this, name)
         if ( !Array.isArray(value) ) value = [value]
@@ -70,6 +120,9 @@ export class Response {
         this.headers[name] = existing
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Write the headers to the client.
+     */
     public sendHeaders() {
         const headers = {} as any
 
@@ -85,14 +138,20 @@ export class Response {
         this._sentHeaders = true
     }
 
+    /** Returns true if the headers have been sent. */
     public hasSentHeaders() {
         return this._sentHeaders
     }
 
+    /** Returns true if a body has been set in the response. */
     public hasBody() {
         return !!this.body
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Get or set the flag for whether the writeback should be blocked.
+     * @param set - if this is specified, the value will be set.
+     */
     public blockingWriteback(set?: boolean) {
         if ( typeof set !== 'undefined' ) {
             this._blockingWriteback = set
@@ -101,6 +160,10 @@ export class Response {
         return this._blockingWriteback
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Write the headers and specified data to the client.
+     * @param data
+     */
     public async write(data: any) {
         return new Promise<void>((res, rej) => {
             if ( !this._sentHeaders ) this.sendHeaders()
@@ -111,6 +174,9 @@ export class Response {
         })
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Send the response to the client, writing the headers and configured body.
+     */
     public async send() {
         await this.sending$.next(this)
         this.setHeader('Content-Length', String(this.body?.length ?? 0))
@@ -119,6 +185,9 @@ export class Response {
         await this.sent$.next(this)
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Mark the response as ended and close the socket.
+     */
     public end() {
         if ( this._responseEnded ) throw new ResponseAlreadySentError(this)
         this._sentHeaders = true
diff --git a/src/http/response/DehydratedStateResponseFactory.ts b/src/http/response/DehydratedStateResponseFactory.ts
index 9318ae5..37ea7bc 100644
--- a/src/http/response/DehydratedStateResponseFactory.ts
+++ b/src/http/response/DehydratedStateResponseFactory.ts
@@ -2,10 +2,17 @@ import {ResponseFactory} from "./ResponseFactory"
 import {Rehydratable} from "@extollo/util"
 import {Request} from "../lifecycle/Request";
 
+/**
+ * Helper function that creates a DehydratedStateResponseFactory.
+ * @param value
+ */
 export function dehydrate(value: Rehydratable): DehydratedStateResponseFactory {
     return new DehydratedStateResponseFactory(value)
 }
 
+/**
+ * Response factor that sends a Rehydratable class' data as JSON.
+ */
 export class DehydratedStateResponseFactory extends ResponseFactory {
     constructor(
         public readonly rehydratable: Rehydratable
diff --git a/src/http/response/ErrorResponseFactory.ts b/src/http/response/ErrorResponseFactory.ts
index d21c184..c09c49b 100644
--- a/src/http/response/ErrorResponseFactory.ts
+++ b/src/http/response/ErrorResponseFactory.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,12 @@ import {ErrorWithContext, HTTPStatus} from "@extollo/util"
 import {Request} from "../lifecycle/Request";
 import * as api from "./api"
 
+/**
+ * Helper to create a new ErrorResponseFactory, with the given HTTP status and output format.
+ * @param error
+ * @param status
+ * @param output
+ */
 export function error(
     error: Error | string,
     status: HTTPStatus = HTTPStatus.INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR,
@@ -12,6 +18,9 @@ export function error(
     return new ErrorResponseFactory(error, status, output)
 }
 
+/**
+ * Response factory that renders an Error object to the client in a specified format.
+ */
 export class ErrorResponseFactory extends ResponseFactory {
     protected targetMode: 'json' | 'html' | 'auto' = 'auto'
 
diff --git a/src/http/response/HTMLResponseFactory.ts b/src/http/response/HTMLResponseFactory.ts
index 51e55ce..6141ff2 100644
--- a/src/http/response/HTMLResponseFactory.ts
+++ b/src/http/response/HTMLResponseFactory.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,17 @@
 import {ResponseFactory} from "./ResponseFactory";
 import {Request} from "../lifecycle/Request";
 
+/**
+ * Helper function that creates a new HTMLResponseFactory.
+ * @param value
+ */
 export function html(value: string): HTMLResponseFactory {
     return new HTMLResponseFactory(value)
 }
 
+/**
+ * Response factory that writes a string to the response as HTML.
+ */
 export class HTMLResponseFactory extends ResponseFactory {
     constructor(
         public readonly value: string,
diff --git a/src/http/response/HTTPErrorResponseFactory.ts b/src/http/response/HTTPErrorResponseFactory.ts
index 76a9060..5b65aa5 100644
--- a/src/http/response/HTTPErrorResponseFactory.ts
+++ b/src/http/response/HTTPErrorResponseFactory.ts
@@ -2,10 +2,19 @@ import {ErrorResponseFactory} from "./ErrorResponseFactory";
 import {HTTPError} from "../HTTPError";
 import {HTTPStatus} from "@extollo/util"
 
+/**
+ * Helper that generates a new HTTPErrorResponseFactory given the HTTP status and message.
+ * @param status
+ * @param message
+ * @param output
+ */
 export function http(status: HTTPStatus, message?: string, output: 'json' | 'html' | 'auto' = 'auto'): HTTPErrorResponseFactory {
     return new HTTPErrorResponseFactory(new HTTPError(status, message), output)
 }
 
+/**
+ * Response factory that renders the given HTTPError in the specified output format.
+ */
 export class HTTPErrorResponseFactory extends ErrorResponseFactory {
     constructor(
         public readonly error: HTTPError,
diff --git a/src/http/response/JSONResponseFactory.ts b/src/http/response/JSONResponseFactory.ts
index db4a300..b9411ad 100644
--- a/src/http/response/JSONResponseFactory.ts
+++ b/src/http/response/JSONResponseFactory.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,17 @@
 import {ResponseFactory} from "./ResponseFactory";
 import {Request} from "../lifecycle/Request";
 
+/**
+ * Helper function to create a new JSONResponseFactory of the given value.
+ * @param value
+ */
 export function json(value: any): JSONResponseFactory {
     return new JSONResponseFactory(value)
 }
 
+/**
+ * Response factory that writes the given object as JSON to the response.
+ */
 export class JSONResponseFactory extends ResponseFactory {
     constructor(
         public readonly value: any
diff --git a/src/http/response/ResponseFactory.ts b/src/http/response/ResponseFactory.ts
index 7d10b07..95d81e7 100644
--- a/src/http/response/ResponseFactory.ts
+++ b/src/http/response/ResponseFactory.ts
@@ -1,14 +1,24 @@
 import {HTTPStatus} from "@extollo/util"
 import {Request} from "../lifecycle/Request"
 
+/**
+ * Abstract class that defines "factory" that knows how to write a particular
+ * response to the response object.
+ */
 export abstract class ResponseFactory {
+    /** The status that should be set on the response. */
     protected targetStatus: HTTPStatus = HTTPStatus.OK
 
+    /**
+     * Called to write the response data to the HTTP response object.
+     * @param request
+     */
     public async write(request: Request): Promise<Request> {
         request.response.setStatus(this.targetStatus)
         return request
     }
 
+    /** Set the target status of this factory. */
     public status(status: HTTPStatus) {
         this.targetStatus = status
         return this
diff --git a/src/http/response/StringResponseFactory.ts b/src/http/response/StringResponseFactory.ts
index ca54d98..f5ddc69 100644
--- a/src/http/response/StringResponseFactory.ts
+++ b/src/http/response/StringResponseFactory.ts
@@ -1,12 +1,20 @@
 import {ResponseFactory} from "./ResponseFactory";
 import {Request} from "../lifecycle/Request";
 
+/**
+ * Helper function that creates a new StringResponseFactory for the given string value.
+ * @param value
+ */
 export function plaintext(value: string): StringResponseFactory {
     return new StringResponseFactory(value)
 }
 
+/**
+ * Response factory that renders a given string as the response in plaintext.
+ */
 export class StringResponseFactory extends ResponseFactory {
     constructor(
+        /** The string to write as the body. */
         public readonly value: string,
     ) { super() }
 
diff --git a/src/http/response/TemporaryRedirectResponseFactory.ts b/src/http/response/TemporaryRedirectResponseFactory.ts
index 59140f8..9a60087 100644
--- a/src/http/response/TemporaryRedirectResponseFactory.ts
+++ b/src/http/response/TemporaryRedirectResponseFactory.ts
@@ -2,14 +2,22 @@ import {ResponseFactory} from "./ResponseFactory";
 import {HTTPStatus} from "@extollo/util";
 import {Request} from "../lifecycle/Request";
 
+/**
+ * Helper function to create a new TemporaryRedirectResponseFactory to the given destination.
+ * @param destination
+ */
 export function redirect(destination: string): TemporaryRedirectResponseFactory {
     return new TemporaryRedirectResponseFactory(destination)
 }
 
+/**
+ * Response factory that sends an HTTP redirect to the given destination.
+ */
 export class TemporaryRedirectResponseFactory extends ResponseFactory {
     protected targetStatus: HTTPStatus = HTTPStatus.TEMPORARY_REDIRECT
 
     constructor(
+        /** THe URL where the client should redirect to. */
         public readonly destination: string
     ) { super() }
 
diff --git a/src/http/response/ViewResponseFactory.ts b/src/http/response/ViewResponseFactory.ts
index f9e72a4..5552a99 100644
--- a/src/http/response/ViewResponseFactory.ts
+++ b/src/http/response/ViewResponseFactory.ts
@@ -3,13 +3,25 @@ import {ResponseFactory} from "./ResponseFactory";
 import {Request} from "../lifecycle/Request";
 import {ViewEngine} from "../../views/ViewEngine";
 
+/**
+ * Helper function that creates a new ViewResponseFactory to render the given view
+ * with the specified data.
+ * @param name
+ * @param data
+ */
 export function view(name: string, data?: {[key: string]: any}): ViewResponseFactory {
     return new ViewResponseFactory(name, data)
 }
 
+/**
+ * HTTP response factory that uses the ViewEngine service to render a view
+ * and send it as HTML.
+ */
 export class ViewResponseFactory extends ResponseFactory {
     constructor(
+        /** The name of the view to render. */
         public readonly viewName: string,
+        /** Optional data that should be passed to the view engine as params. */
         public readonly data?: {[key: string]: any}
     ) { super() }
 
diff --git a/src/http/routing/ActivatedRoute.ts b/src/http/routing/ActivatedRoute.ts
index 9fb9e12..cc94c6c 100644
--- a/src/http/routing/ActivatedRoute.ts
+++ b/src/http/routing/ActivatedRoute.ts
@@ -1,14 +1,47 @@
 import {ErrorWithContext} from "@extollo/util";
 import {ResolvedRouteHandler, Route} from "./Route";
 
+/**
+ * Class representing a resolved route that a request is mounted to.
+ */
 export class ActivatedRoute {
+    /**
+     * The parsed params from the route definition.
+     *
+     * @example
+     * If the route definition is like `/something/something/:paramName1/:paramName2/etc`
+     * and the request came in on `/something/something/foo/bar/etc`, then the params
+     * would be:
+     *
+     * ```typescript
+     * {
+     *     paramName1: 'foo',
+     *     paramName2: 'bar',
+     * }
+     * ```
+     */
     public readonly params: {[key: string]: string}
+
+    /**
+     * The resolved function that should handle the request for this route.
+     */
     public readonly handler: ResolvedRouteHandler
+
+    /**
+     * Pre-middleware that should be applied to the request on this route.
+     */
     public readonly preflight: ResolvedRouteHandler[]
+
+    /**
+     * Post-middleware that should be applied to the request on this route.
+     */
     public readonly postflight: ResolvedRouteHandler[]
 
     constructor(
+        /** The route this ActivatedRoute refers to. */
         public readonly route: Route,
+
+        /** The request path that activated that route. */
         public readonly path: string
     ) {
         const params = route.extract(path)
diff --git a/src/http/routing/Middleware.ts b/src/http/routing/Middleware.ts
index b42f7cf..0f6de2e 100644
--- a/src/http/routing/Middleware.ts
+++ b/src/http/routing/Middleware.ts
@@ -2,8 +2,12 @@ import {AppClass} from "../../lifecycle/AppClass"
 import {Request} from "../lifecycle/Request"
 import {ResponseObject} from "./Route"
 
+/**
+ * Base class representing a middleware handler that can be applied to routes.
+ */
 export abstract class Middleware extends AppClass {
     constructor(
+        /** The request that will be handled by this middleware. */
         protected readonly request: Request
     ) { super() }
 
@@ -11,6 +15,13 @@ export abstract class Middleware extends AppClass {
         return this.request
     }
 
-    // Return void | Promise<void> to continue request
+    /**
+     * Apply the middleware to the request.
+     * If this returns a response factory or similar item, that will be sent
+     * as a response.
+     *
+     * If this returns `void | Promise<void>`, the request will continue to the
+     * next handler.
+     */
     public abstract apply(): ResponseObject
 }
diff --git a/src/http/routing/Route.ts b/src/http/routing/Route.ts
index 7a633c5..37aafd4 100644
--- a/src/http/routing/Route.ts
+++ b/src/http/routing/Route.ts
@@ -12,23 +12,66 @@ import {Middlewares} from "../../service/Middlewares";
 import {Middleware} from "./Middleware";
 import {Config} from "../../service/Config";
 
+/**
+ * Type alias for an item that is a valid response object, or lack thereof.
+ */
 export type ResponseObject = ResponseFactory | string | number | void | any | Promise<ResponseObject>
+
+/**
+ * Type alias for an item that defines a direct route handler.
+ */
 export type RouteHandler = ((request: Request, response: Response) => ResponseObject) | ((request: Request) => ResponseObject) | (() => ResponseObject) | string
+
+/**
+ * Type alias for a function that applies a route handler to the request.
+ * The goal is to transform RouteHandlers to ResolvedRouteHandler.
+ */
 export type ResolvedRouteHandler = (request: Request) => ResponseObject
 
 
 // TODO domains, named routes - support this on groups as well
 
+/**
+ * A class that can be used to build and reference dynamic routes in the application.
+ *
+ * Routes can be defined in nested groups, with prefixes and middleware handlers.
+ *
+ * @example
+ * ```typescript
+ * Route.post('/api/v1/ping', (request: Request) => {
+ *     return 'pong!'
+ * })
+ *
+ * Route.group('/api/v2', () => {
+ *     Route.get('/status', 'controller::api:v2:Status.getStatus').pre('auth:UserOnly')
+ * })
+ * ```
+ */
 export class Route extends AppClass {
+    /** Routes that have been created and registered in the application. */
     private static registeredRoutes: Route[] = []
+
+    /** Groups of routes that have been registered with the application. */
     private static registeredGroups: RouteGroup[] = []
 
+    /**
+     * The current nested group stack. This is used internally when compiling the routes by nested group.
+     * @private
+     */
     private static compiledGroupStack: RouteGroup[] = []
 
+    /** Register a route group handler. */
     public static registerGroup(group: RouteGroup) {
         this.registeredGroups.push(group)
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Load and compile all of the registered routes and their groups, accounting
+     * for nested groups and resolving handlers.
+     *
+     * This function attempts to resolve the route handlers ahead of time to cache
+     * them and also expose any handler resolution errors that might happen at runtime.
+     */
     public static async compile(): Promise<Route[]> {
         let registeredRoutes = this.registeredRoutes
         const registeredGroups = this.registeredGroups
@@ -103,53 +146,87 @@ export class Route extends AppClass {
         return registeredRoutes
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Create a new route on the given endpoint for the given HTTP verb.
+     * @param method
+     * @param definition
+     * @param handler
+     */
     public static endpoint(method: HTTPMethod | HTTPMethod[], definition: string, handler: RouteHandler) {
         const route = new Route(method, handler, definition)
         this.registeredRoutes.push(route)
         return route
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Create a new GET route on the given endpoint.
+     * @param definition
+     * @param handler
+     */
     public static get(definition: string, handler: RouteHandler) {
         return this.endpoint('get', definition, handler)
     }
 
+    /** Create a new POST route on the given endpoint. */
     public static post(definition: string, handler: RouteHandler) {
         return this.endpoint('post', definition, handler)
     }
 
+    /** Create a new PUT route on the given endpoint. */
     public static put(definition: string, handler: RouteHandler) {
         return this.endpoint('put', definition, handler)
     }
 
+    /** Create a new PATCH route on the given endpoint. */
     public static patch(definition: string, handler: RouteHandler) {
         return this.endpoint('patch', definition, handler)
     }
 
+    /** Create a new DELETE route on the given endpoint. */
     public static delete(definition: string, handler: RouteHandler) {
         return this.endpoint('delete', definition, handler)
     }
 
+    /** Create a new route on all HTTP verbs, on the given endpoint. */
     public static any(definition: string, handler: RouteHandler) {
         return this.endpoint(['get', 'put', 'patch', 'post', 'delete'], definition, handler)
     }
 
+    /** Create a new route group with the given prefix. */
     public static group(prefix: string, group: () => void | Promise<void>) {
         const grp = <RouteGroup> Application.getApplication().make(RouteGroup, group, prefix)
         this.registeredGroups.push(grp)
         return grp
     }
 
+    /** Middlewares that should be applied to this route. */
     protected middlewares: Collection<{ stage: 'pre' | 'post', handler: RouteHandler }> = new Collection<{stage: "pre" | "post"; handler: RouteHandler}>()
+
+    /** Pre-compiled route handlers for the pre-middleware for this route. */
     protected _compiledPreflight?: ResolvedRouteHandler[]
+
+    /** Pre-compiled route handlers for the post-middleware for this route. */
     protected _compiledHandler?: ResolvedRouteHandler
+
+    /** Pre-compiled route handler for the main route handler for this route. */
     protected _compiledPostflight?: ResolvedRouteHandler[]
 
     constructor(
+        /** The HTTP method(s) that this route listens on. */
         protected method: HTTPMethod | HTTPMethod[],
+
+        /** The primary handler of this route. */
         protected readonly handler: RouteHandler,
+
+        /** The route path this route listens on. */
         protected route: string
     ) { super() }
 
+    /**
+     * Returns true if this route matches the given HTTP verb and request path.
+     * @param method
+     * @param potential
+     */
     public match(method: HTTPMethod, potential: string): boolean {
         if ( Array.isArray(this.method) && !this.method.includes(method) ) return false
         else if ( !Array.isArray(this.method) && this.method !== method ) return false
@@ -157,6 +234,20 @@ export class Route extends AppClass {
         return !!this.extract(potential)
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Given a request path, try to extract this route's paramters from the path string.
+     *
+     * @example
+     * For route `/foo/:bar/baz` and input `/foo/bob/baz`, extracts:
+     *
+     * ```typescript
+     * {
+     *     bar: 'bob'
+     * }
+     * ```
+     *
+     * @param potential
+     */
     public extract(potential: string): {[key: string]: string} | undefined {
         const routeParts = (this.route.startsWith('/') ? this.route.substr(1) : this.route).split('/')
         const potentialParts = (potential.startsWith('/') ? potential.substr(1) : potential).split('/')
@@ -192,6 +283,9 @@ export class Route extends AppClass {
         return params
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Try to pre-compile and return the preflight handlers for this route.
+     */
     public resolvePreflight(): ResolvedRouteHandler[] {
         if ( !this._compiledPreflight ) {
             this._compiledPreflight = this.resolveMiddlewareHandlersForStage('pre')
@@ -200,6 +294,9 @@ export class Route extends AppClass {
         return this._compiledPreflight
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Try to pre-compile and return the postflight handlers for this route.
+     */
     public resolvePostflight(): ResolvedRouteHandler[] {
         if ( !this._compiledPostflight ) {
             this._compiledPostflight = this.resolveMiddlewareHandlersForStage('post')
@@ -208,6 +305,9 @@ export class Route extends AppClass {
         return this._compiledPostflight
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Try to pre-compile and return the main handler for this route.
+     */
     public resolveHandler(): ResolvedRouteHandler {
         if ( !this._compiledHandler ) {
             this._compiledHandler = this._resolveHandler()
@@ -216,6 +316,7 @@ export class Route extends AppClass {
         return this._compiledHandler
     }
 
+    /** Register the given middleware as a preflight handler for this route. */
     pre(middleware: RouteHandler) {
         this.middlewares.push({
             stage: 'pre',
@@ -225,6 +326,7 @@ export class Route extends AppClass {
         return this
     }
 
+    /** Register the given middleware as a postflight handler for this route. */
     post(middleware: RouteHandler) {
         this.middlewares.push({
             stage: 'post',
@@ -234,20 +336,27 @@ export class Route extends AppClass {
         return this
     }
 
+    /** Prefix the route's path with the given prefix, normalizing `/` characters. */
     private prepend(prefix: string) {
         if ( !prefix.endsWith('/') ) prefix = `${prefix}/`
         if ( this.route.startsWith('/') ) this.route = this.route.substring(1)
         this.route = `${prefix}${this.route}`
     }
 
+    /** Add the given middleware item to the beginning of the preflight handlers. */
     private prependMiddleware(def: { stage: 'pre' | 'post', handler: RouteHandler }) {
         this.middlewares.prepend(def)
     }
 
+    /** Add the given middleware item to the end of the postflight handlers. */
     private appendMiddleware(def: { stage: 'pre' | 'post', handler: RouteHandler }) {
         this.middlewares.push(def)
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Resolve and return the route handler for this route.
+     * @private
+     */
     private _resolveHandler(): ResolvedRouteHandler {
         if ( typeof this.handler !== 'string' ) {
             return (request: Request) => {
@@ -289,6 +398,11 @@ export class Route extends AppClass {
         }
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Resolve and return the route handlers for the given pre- or post-flight stage.
+     * @param stage
+     * @private
+     */
     private resolveMiddlewareHandlersForStage(stage: 'pre' | 'post'): ResolvedRouteHandler[] {
         return this.middlewares.where('stage', '=', stage)
             .map<ResolvedRouteHandler>(def => {
@@ -330,6 +444,7 @@ export class Route extends AppClass {
             .toArray()
     }
 
+    /** Cast the route to an intelligible string. */
     toString() {
         const method = Array.isArray(this.method) ? this.method : [this.method]
         return `${method.join('|')} -> ${this.route}`
diff --git a/src/http/routing/RouteGroup.ts b/src/http/routing/RouteGroup.ts
index 19a0d0d..b5ab5f4 100644
--- a/src/http/routing/RouteGroup.ts
+++ b/src/http/routing/RouteGroup.ts
@@ -4,17 +4,50 @@ import {RouteHandler} from "./Route"
 import {Container} from "@extollo/di"
 import {Logging} from "../../service/Logging";
 
+/**
+ * Class that defines a group of Routes in the application, with a prefix.
+ */
 export class RouteGroup extends AppClass {
+    /**
+     * The current set of nested groups. This is used when compiling route groups.
+     * @private
+     */
     private static currentGroupNesting: RouteGroup[] = []
 
+    /**
+     * Mapping of group names to group registration functions.
+     * @protected
+     */
     protected static namedGroups: {[key: string]: () => void } = {}
 
+    /**
+     * Array of middlewares that should apply to all routes in this group.
+     * @protected
+     */
     protected middlewares: Collection<{ stage: 'pre' | 'post', handler: RouteHandler }> = new Collection<{stage: "pre" | "post"; handler: RouteHandler}>()
 
+    /**
+     * Get the current group nesting.
+     */
     public static getCurrentGroupHierarchy(): RouteGroup[] {
         return [...this.currentGroupNesting]
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Create a new named group that can be registered at a later time, by name.
+     *
+     * @example
+     * ```typescript
+     * RouteGroup.named('auth', () => {
+     *     Route.group('/auth', () => {
+     *         Route.get('/login', 'auth:Forms.getLogin')
+     *     })
+     * })
+     * ```
+     *
+     * @param name
+     * @param define
+     */
     public static named(name: string, define: () => void) {
         if ( this.namedGroups[name] ) {
             Container.getContainer()
@@ -25,6 +58,17 @@ export class RouteGroup extends AppClass {
         this.namedGroups[name] = define
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Register the routes from a named group by calling its registration function.
+     *
+     * @example
+     * From the example above, we can register the auth `/auth/*` routes, like so:
+     * ```typescript
+     * RouteGroup.include('auth')
+     * ```
+     *
+     * @param name
+     */
     public static include(name: string) {
         if (!this.namedGroups[name]) {
             throw new ErrorWithContext(`No route group exists with name: ${name}`, {name})
@@ -35,10 +79,14 @@ export class RouteGroup extends AppClass {
 
 
     constructor(
+        /** Function to register routes for this group. */
         public readonly group: () => void | Promise<void>,
+
+        /** The route prefix of this group. */
         public readonly prefix: string
     ) { super() }
 
+    /** Register the given middleware to be applied before all routes in this group. */
     pre(middleware: RouteHandler) {
         this.middlewares.push({
             stage: 'pre',
@@ -48,6 +96,7 @@ export class RouteGroup extends AppClass {
         return this
     }
 
+    /** Register the given middleware to be applied after all routes in this group. */
     post(middleware: RouteHandler) {
         this.middlewares.push({
             stage: 'post',
@@ -57,6 +106,7 @@ export class RouteGroup extends AppClass {
         return this
     }
 
+    /** Return the middlewares that apply to this group. */
     getGroupMiddlewareDefinitions() {
         return this.middlewares
     }
diff --git a/src/http/session/MemorySession.ts b/src/http/session/MemorySession.ts
index 63dbb17..5fcb6ad 100644
--- a/src/http/session/MemorySession.ts
+++ b/src/http/session/MemorySession.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,17 @@
 import {NoSessionKeyError, Session, SessionData, SessionNotLoadedError} from "./Session";
 import {Injectable} from "@extollo/di";
 
+/**
+ * Implementation of the session driver that stores session data in memory.
+ * This is the default, for compatibility, but it is recommended that you replace
+ * this driver with one with a persistent backend.
+ */
 @Injectable()
 export class MemorySession extends Session {
+    /** Mapping of session key to session data object. */
     private static sessionsByID: {[key: string]: SessionData} = {}
 
+    /** Get a particular session by ID. */
     private static getSession(id: string) {
         if ( !this.sessionsByID[id] ) {
             this.sessionsByID[id] = {} as SessionData
@@ -13,11 +20,15 @@ export class MemorySession extends Session {
         return this.sessionsByID[id]
     }
 
+    /** Store the given session data by its ID. */
     private static setSession(id: string, data: SessionData) {
         this.sessionsByID[id] = data
     }
 
+    /** The ID of this session. */
     protected sessionID?: string
+
+    /** The associated data for this session. */
     protected data?: SessionData
 
     constructor() { super() }
diff --git a/src/http/session/Session.ts b/src/http/session/Session.ts
index 2c3c41d..ec00b1e 100644
--- a/src/http/session/Session.ts
+++ b/src/http/session/Session.ts
@@ -2,38 +2,59 @@ import {Injectable, Inject} from "@extollo/di"
 import {ErrorWithContext} from "@extollo/util"
 import {Request} from "../lifecycle/Request"
 
+/**
+ * Type alias describing some inflated session data.
+ */
 export type SessionData = {[key: string]: any}
 
+/**
+ * Error thrown when a session is requested for a key that does not exist.
+ */
 export class NoSessionKeyError extends ErrorWithContext {
     constructor() {
         super('No session ID has been set.')
     }
 }
 
+/**
+ * Error thrown when a session operation is performed before the session has been loaded.
+ */
 export class SessionNotLoadedError extends ErrorWithContext {
     constructor() {
         super('Cannot access session data; data is not loaded.')
     }
 }
 
+/**
+ * An abstract class representing a session driver.
+ * Some implementation of this is injected into the request.
+ */
 @Injectable()
 export abstract class Session {
     @Inject()
     protected readonly request!: Request
 
+    /** Get the unique key of this session. */
     public abstract getKey(): string
 
+    /** Set a unique key of this session. */
     public abstract setKey(key: string): void
 
+    /** Load the session data from the respective backend. */
     public abstract load(): void | Promise<void>
 
+    /** Save the session data into the respective backend. */
     public abstract persist(): void | Promise<void>
 
+    /** Get the loaded session data as an object. */
     public abstract getData(): SessionData
 
+    /** Bulk set an object as the session data. */
     public abstract setData(data: SessionData): void
 
+    /** Get a value from the session by key. */
     public abstract get(key: string, fallback?: any): any
 
+    /** Set a value in the session by key. */
     public abstract set(key: string, value: any): void
 }
diff --git a/src/http/session/SessionFactory.ts b/src/http/session/SessionFactory.ts
index 009280e..a5348ff 100644
--- a/src/http/session/SessionFactory.ts
+++ b/src/http/session/SessionFactory.ts
@@ -13,10 +13,15 @@ import {Session} from "./Session";
 import {Logging} from "../../service/Logging";
 import {Config} from "../../service/Config";
 
+/**
+ * A dependency injection factory that matches the abstract Session class
+ * and produces an instance of the configured session driver implementation.
+ */
 export class SessionFactory extends AbstractFactory {
     protected readonly logging: Logging
     protected readonly config: Config
 
+    /** True if we have printed the memory session warning at least once. */
     private static loggedMemorySessionWarningOnce = false
 
     constructor() {
@@ -52,6 +57,11 @@ export class SessionFactory extends AbstractFactory {
         return meta
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Return the instantiable class of the configured session backend.
+     * @protected
+     * @return Instantiable<Session>
+     */
     protected getSessionClass() {
         const SessionClass = this.config.get('server.session.driver', MemorySession)
         if ( SessionClass === MemorySession && !SessionFactory.loggedMemorySessionWarningOnce ) {
diff --git a/src/lifecycle/AppClass.ts b/src/lifecycle/AppClass.ts
index 5f4f769..22b8dae 100644
--- a/src/lifecycle/AppClass.ts
+++ b/src/lifecycle/AppClass.ts
@@ -22,21 +22,28 @@ export function isBindable(what: any): what is Bindable {
     )
 }
 
+/**
+ * Base for classes that gives access to the global application and container.
+ */
 export class AppClass {
+    /** The global application instance. */
     private readonly appClassApplication!: Application;
 
     constructor() {
         this.appClassApplication = Application.getApplication();
     }
 
+    /** Get the global Application. */
     protected app(): Application {
         return this.appClassApplication;
     }
 
+    /** Get the global Container. */
     protected container(): Container {
         return this.appClassApplication;
     }
 
+    /** Call the `make()` method on the global container. */
     protected make<T>(target: DependencyKey, ...parameters: any[]): T {
         return this.container().make<T>(target, ...parameters)
     }
diff --git a/src/lifecycle/Application.ts b/src/lifecycle/Application.ts
index 8e1d03e..8f49356 100644
--- a/src/lifecycle/Application.ts
+++ b/src/lifecycle/Application.ts
@@ -16,10 +16,21 @@ import {Unit, UnitStatus} from "./Unit";
 import * as dotenv from 'dotenv';
 import {CacheFactory} from "../support/cache/CacheFactory";
 
+/**
+ * Helper function that resolves and infers environment variable values.
+ *
+ * If none is found, returns `defaultValue`.
+ *
+ * @param key
+ * @param defaultValue
+ */
 export function env(key: string, defaultValue?: any): any {
     return Application.getApplication().env(key, defaultValue)
 }
 
+/**
+ * The main application container.
+ */
 export class Application extends Container {
     public static getContainer(): Container {
         const existing = <Container | undefined> globalRegistry.getGlobal('extollo/injector')
@@ -32,6 +43,9 @@ export class Application extends Container {
         return existing as Container
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Get the global application instance.
+     */
     public static getApplication(): Application {
         const existing = <Container | undefined> globalRegistry.getGlobal('extollo/injector')
         if ( existing instanceof Application ) {
@@ -49,11 +63,34 @@ export class Application extends Container {
         }
     }
 
+    /**
+     * The fully-qualified path to the base directory of the app.
+     * @protected
+     */
     protected baseDir!: string
+
+    /**
+     * Resolved universal path to the base directory of the app.
+     * @protected
+     */
     protected basePath!: UniversalPath
+
+    /**
+     * The Unit classes registered with the app.
+     * @protected
+     */
     protected applicationUnits: (typeof Unit)[] = []
+
+    /**
+     * Instances of the units registered with this app.
+     * @protected
+     */
     protected instantiatedUnits: Unit[] = []
 
+    /**
+     * If true, the "Starting Extollo..." messages will always
+     * be logged.
+     */
     public forceStartupMessage: boolean = true
 
     constructor() {
@@ -72,36 +109,67 @@ export class Application extends Container {
         }
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Returns true if the given unit class is registered with the application.
+     * @param unitClass
+     */
     public hasUnit(unitClass: typeof Unit) {
         return this.applicationUnits.includes(unitClass)
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Return a UniversalPath to the root of the application.
+     */
     get root() {
         return this.basePath.concat()
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Returns a UniversalPath to the `app/` directory in the application.
+     */
     get appRoot() {
         return this.basePath.concat('app')
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Resolve a path relative to the root of the application.
+     * @param parts
+     */
     path(...parts: PathLike[]) {
         return this.basePath.concat(...parts)
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Resolve a path relative to the `app/` directory in the application.
+     * @param parts
+     */
     appPath(...parts: PathLike[]) {
         return this.basePath.concat('app', ...parts)
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Get an instance of the RunLevelErrorHandler.
+     */
     get errorHandler() {
         const rleh: RunLevelErrorHandler = this.make<RunLevelErrorHandler>(RunLevelErrorHandler)
         return rleh.handle
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Wrap a base Error instance into an ErrorWithContext.
+     * @param e
+     * @param context
+     */
     errorWrapContext(e: Error, context: {[key: string]: any}): ErrorWithContext {
         const rleh: RunLevelErrorHandler = this.make<RunLevelErrorHandler>(RunLevelErrorHandler)
         return rleh.wrapContext(e, context)
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Set up the bare essentials to get the application up and running.
+     * @param absolutePathToApplicationRoot
+     * @param applicationUnits
+     */
     scaffold(absolutePathToApplicationRoot: string, applicationUnits: (typeof Unit)[]) {
         this.baseDir = absolutePathToApplicationRoot
         this.basePath = universalPath(absolutePathToApplicationRoot)
@@ -115,6 +183,10 @@ export class Application extends Container {
         this.make<Logging>(Logging).debug(`Application root: ${this.baseDir}`)
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Initialize the logger and load the logging level from the environment.
+     * @protected
+     */
     protected setupLogging() {
         const standard: StandardLogger = this.make<StandardLogger>(StandardLogger)
         const logging: Logging = this.make<Logging>(Logging)
@@ -134,16 +206,29 @@ export class Application extends Container {
         } catch(e) {}
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Initialize the environment variable library and read from the `.env` file.
+     * @protected
+     */
     protected bootstrapEnvironment() {
         dotenv.config({
             path: this.basePath.concat('.env').toLocal
         })
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Get a value from the loaded environment variables.
+     * If no value could be found, the default value will be returned.
+     * @param key
+     * @param defaultValue
+     */
     public env(key: string, defaultValue?: any): any {
         return infer(process.env[key] ?? '') ?? defaultValue
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Run the application by starting all units in order, then stopping them in reverse order.
+     */
     async run() {
         try {
             await this.up()
@@ -153,6 +238,9 @@ export class Application extends Container {
         }
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Start all units in the application, one at a time, in order.
+     */
     async up() {
         const logging: Logging = this.make<Logging>(Logging)
 
@@ -164,6 +252,9 @@ export class Application extends Container {
         }
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Stop all units in the application, one at a time, in reverse order.
+     */
     async down() {
         const logging: Logging = this.make<Logging>(Logging)
 
@@ -174,6 +265,10 @@ export class Application extends Container {
         }
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Start a single unit, setting its status.
+     * @param unit
+     */
     public async startUnit(unit: Unit) {
         const logging: Logging = this.make<Logging>(Logging)
 
@@ -190,6 +285,10 @@ export class Application extends Container {
         }
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Stop a single unit, setting its status.
+     * @param unit
+     */
     public async stopUnit(unit: Unit) {
         const logging: Logging = this.make<Logging>(Logging)
 
diff --git a/src/lifecycle/RunLevelErrorHandler.ts b/src/lifecycle/RunLevelErrorHandler.ts
index 16f98b4..40170f6 100644
--- a/src/lifecycle/RunLevelErrorHandler.ts
+++ b/src/lifecycle/RunLevelErrorHandler.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,11 @@ import {Logging} from "../service/Logging";
 import {Inject} from "@extollo/di";
 import {ErrorWithContext} from "@extollo/util";
 
+/**
+ * Class with logic for handling errors that are thrown at the run-level of the application.
+ *
+ * Colloquially, these are errors thrown ourside the request-lifecycle that are not caught by a unit.
+ */
 export class RunLevelErrorHandler {
     @Inject()
     protected logging!: Logging
@@ -18,6 +23,11 @@ export class RunLevelErrorHandler {
         }
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Wrap the given base Error instance into an ErrorWithContext.
+     * @param e
+     * @param context
+     */
     wrapContext(e: Error, context: {[key: string]: any}): ErrorWithContext {
         if ( e instanceof ErrorWithContext ) {
             e.context = {...e.context, ...context}
diff --git a/src/lifecycle/Unit.ts b/src/lifecycle/Unit.ts
index f1942e0..8b4a208 100644
--- a/src/lifecycle/Unit.ts
+++ b/src/lifecycle/Unit.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 import {AppClass} from './AppClass';
 
+/**
+ * The various statuses of a Unit.
+ */
 export enum UnitStatus {
     Starting,
     Started,
@@ -8,8 +11,26 @@ export enum UnitStatus {
     Error,
 }
 
+/**
+ * Base class for a service that can be registered with the application
+ * that is started and stopped during the application lifecycle.
+ */
 export abstract class Unit extends AppClass {
+    /** The current status of the unit. */
     public status: UnitStatus = UnitStatus.Stopped
+
+    /**
+     * This method is called to start the unit when the application is booting.
+     * Here, you should do any setup required to get the package up and running.
+     */
     public up(): Promise<void> | void {}
+
+    /**
+     * This method is called to stop the unit when the application is shutting down.
+     * Here, you should do any teardown required to stop the package cleanly.
+     *
+     * IN PARTICULAR take care to free blocking resources that could prevent the
+     * process from exiting without a kill.
+     */
     public down(): Promise<void> | void {}
 }
diff --git a/src/service/Canonical.ts b/src/service/Canonical.ts
index f0f3868..a32c8fb 100644
--- a/src/service/Canonical.ts
+++ b/src/service/Canonical.ts
@@ -8,12 +8,18 @@ import {Inject} from "@extollo/di";
 import * as nodePath from 'path'
 import {Unit} from "../lifecycle/Unit";
 
+/**
+ * Interface describing a definition of a single canonical item loaded from the app.
+ */
 export interface CanonicalDefinition {
     canonicalName: string,
     originalName: string,
     imported: any,
 }
 
+/**
+ * Type alias for a function that resolves a canonical name to a canonical item, if one exists.
+ */
 export type CanonicalResolver<T> = (key: string) => T | undefined
 
 /**
@@ -25,6 +31,19 @@ export interface CanonicalReference {
     particular?: string,
 }
 
+/**
+ * Abstract unit type that loads items recursively from a directory structure, assigning
+ * them normalized names ("canonical names"), and providing a way to fetch the resources
+ * by name.
+ *
+ * @example
+ * The Config service is a Canonical derivative that loads files ending with `.config.js`
+ * from the `app/config` directory.
+ *
+ * If, for example, there is a config file `app/config/auth/Forms.config.js` (in the
+ * generated code), it can be loaded by the canonical name `auth:Forms`.
+ *
+ */
 export abstract class Canonical<T> extends Unit {
     @Inject()
     protected readonly logging!: Logging
@@ -81,18 +100,26 @@ export abstract class Canonical<T> extends Unit {
         }
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Return an array of all loaded canonical names.
+     */
     public all(): string[] {
         return Object.keys(this.loadedItems)
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Get a Universal path to the base directory where this unit loads its canonical files from.
+     */
     public get path(): UniversalPath {
         return this.app().appPath(...this.appPath)
     }
 
+    /** Get the plural name of the canonical items provided by this unit. */
     public get canonicalItems() {
         return `${this.canonicalItem}s`
     }
 
+    /** Get a canonical item by key. */
     public get(key: string): T | undefined {
         if ( key.startsWith('@') ) {
             const [namespace, ...rest] = key.split(':')
@@ -112,6 +139,34 @@ export abstract class Canonical<T> extends Unit {
         return this.loadedItems[key]
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Register a namespace resolver with the canonical unit.
+     *
+     * Namespaces are canonical names that start with a particular key, beginning with the `@` character,
+     * which resolve their resources using a resolver function.
+     *
+     * @example
+     * ```typescript
+     * const items = {
+     *     'foo:bar': 123,
+     *     'bob': 456,
+     * }
+     *
+     * const resolver = (key: string) => items[key]
+     *
+     * canonical.registerNamespace('@mynamespace', resolver)
+     * ```
+     *
+     * Now, the items in the `@mynamespace` namespace can be accessed like so:
+     *
+     * ```typescript
+     * canonical.get('@mynamespace:foo:bar')  // => 123
+     * canonical.get('@mynamespace:bob')  // => 456
+     * ```
+     *
+     * @param name
+     * @param resolver
+     */
     public registerNamespace(name: string, resolver: CanonicalResolver<T>) {
         if ( !name.startsWith('@') ) {
             throw new ErrorWithContext(`Canonical namespaces must start with @.`, { name })
@@ -139,10 +194,20 @@ export abstract class Canonical<T> extends Unit {
         this.canon.registerCanonical(this)
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Called for each canonical item loaded from a file. This function should do any setup necessary and return the item
+     * that should be associated with the canonical name.
+     * @param definition
+     */
     public async initCanonicalItem(definition: CanonicalDefinition): Promise<T> {
         return definition.imported.default ?? definition.imported[definition.canonicalName.split(':').reverse()[0]]
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Given the path to a file in the canonical items directory, create a CanonicalDefinition record from that file.
+     * @param filePath
+     * @protected
+     */
     protected async buildCanonicalDefinition(filePath: string): Promise<CanonicalDefinition> {
         const originalName = filePath.replace(this.path.toLocal, '').substr(1)
         const pathRegex = new RegExp(nodePath.sep, 'g')
diff --git a/src/service/CanonicalInstantiable.ts b/src/service/CanonicalInstantiable.ts
index d887914..103da41 100644
--- a/src/service/CanonicalInstantiable.ts
+++ b/src/service/CanonicalInstantiable.ts
@@ -5,12 +5,18 @@
 import {Canonical, CanonicalDefinition} from "./Canonical";
 import {Instantiable, isInstantiable} from "@extollo/di";
 
+/**
+ * Error thrown when the export of a canonical file is determined to be invalid.
+ */
 export class InvalidCanonicalExportError extends Error {
     constructor(name: string) {
         super(`Unable to import canonical item from "${name}". The default export of this file is invalid.`)
     }
 }
 
+/**
+ * Variant of the Canonical unit whose files export classes which are instantiated using the global container.
+ */
 export class CanonicalInstantiable<T> extends Canonical<Instantiable<T>> {
     public async initCanonicalItem(definition: CanonicalDefinition): Promise<Instantiable<T>> {
         if ( isInstantiable(definition.imported.default) ) {
@@ -23,4 +29,4 @@ export class CanonicalInstantiable<T> extends Canonical<Instantiable<T>> {
 
         throw new InvalidCanonicalExportError(definition.originalName)
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/src/service/CanonicalRecursive.ts b/src/service/CanonicalRecursive.ts
index a0d62e7..70b1c56 100644
--- a/src/service/CanonicalRecursive.ts
+++ b/src/service/CanonicalRecursive.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,27 @@
 import {Canonical} from "./Canonical";
 
+/**
+ * Variant of the Canonical unit whose accessor allows accessing nested
+ * properties on the resolved objects.
+ *
+ * @example
+ * The Config unit is a CanonicalRecursive unit. So, once a config file is
+ * resolved, a particular value in the config file can be retrieved as well:
+ *
+ * ```typescript
+ * // app/config/my/config.config.ts
+ * {
+ *     foo: {
+ *         bar: 123
+ *     }
+ * }
+ * ```
+ *
+ * This can be accessed as:
+ * ```typescript
+ * config.get('my:config.foo.bar')  // => 123
+ * ```
+ */
 export class CanonicalRecursive extends Canonical<any> {
     public get(key: string, fallback?: any): any | undefined {
         const parts = key.split('.')
diff --git a/src/service/CanonicalStatic.ts b/src/service/CanonicalStatic.ts
index ffbfaed..2497fd0 100644
--- a/src/service/CanonicalStatic.ts
+++ b/src/service/CanonicalStatic.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,14 @@ import {Canonical, CanonicalDefinition} from "./Canonical";
 import {isStaticClass, StaticClass} from "@extollo/di";
 import {InvalidCanonicalExportError} from "./CanonicalInstantiable";
 
+/**
+ * Variant of the Canonical unit whose files export static classes, and these static classes
+ * are the exports of the class.
+ *
+ * @example
+ * The Controllers class is CanonicalStatic. The various `.controller.ts` files export static
+ * Controller classes, so the canonical items managed by the Controllers service are `Instantiable<Controller>`.
+ */
 export class CanonicalStatic<T, T2> extends Canonical<StaticClass<T, T2>> {
     public async initCanonicalItem(definition: CanonicalDefinition): Promise<StaticClass<T, T2>> {
         if ( isStaticClass(definition.imported.default) ) {
diff --git a/src/service/Config.ts b/src/service/Config.ts
index 1d8baf8..a9aa834 100644
--- a/src/service/Config.ts
+++ b/src/service/Config.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@ import {Singleton, Inject} from "@extollo/di";
 import {CanonicalRecursive} from "./CanonicalRecursive";
 import {Logging} from "./Logging";
 
+/**
+ * Canonical unit that loads configuration files from `app/configs`.
+ */
 @Singleton()
 export class Config extends CanonicalRecursive {
     @Inject()
@@ -10,7 +13,11 @@ export class Config extends CanonicalRecursive {
     protected appPath: string[] = ['configs']
     protected suffix: string = '.config.js'
     protected canonicalItem: string = 'config'
+
+    /** If true, all the unique configuration keys will be stored for debugging. */
     protected recordConfigAccesses: boolean = false
+
+    /** Array of all unique accessed config keys, if `recordConfigAccesses` is true. */
     protected accessedKeys: string[] = []
 
     public async up() {
diff --git a/src/service/Controllers.ts b/src/service/Controllers.ts
index bd76d19..71771a3 100644
--- a/src/service/Controllers.ts
+++ b/src/service/Controllers.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,9 @@ import {Singleton, Instantiable} from "@extollo/di";
 import {Controller} from "../http/Controller";
 import {CanonicalDefinition} from "./Canonical";
 
+/**
+ * A canonical unit that loads the controller classes from `app/http/controllers`.
+ */
 @Singleton()
 export class Controllers extends CanonicalStatic<Instantiable<Controller>, Controller> {
     protected appPath = ['http', 'controllers']
diff --git a/src/service/FakeCanonical.ts b/src/service/FakeCanonical.ts
index 089b962..63537f8 100644
--- a/src/service/FakeCanonical.ts
+++ b/src/service/FakeCanonical.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 import {Canonical} from "./Canonical";
 
+/**
+ * Canonical class used for faking canonical units. Here, the canonical resolver
+ * is registered with the global service, but no files are loaded from the filesystem.
+ */
 export class FakeCanonical<T> extends Canonical<T> {
     public async up() {
         this.canon.registerCanonical(this)
diff --git a/src/service/HTTPServer.ts b/src/service/HTTPServer.ts
index d950c9b..b560e8a 100644
--- a/src/service/HTTPServer.ts
+++ b/src/service/HTTPServer.ts
@@ -15,6 +15,10 @@ import {error} from "../http/response/ErrorResponseFactory";
 import {ExecuteResolvedRoutePreflightHTTPModule} from "../http/kernel/module/ExecuteResolvedRoutePreflightHTTPModule";
 import {ExecuteResolvedRoutePostflightHTTPModule} from "../http/kernel/module/ExecuteResolvedRoutePostflightHTTPModule";
 
+/**
+ * Application unit that starts the HTTP/S server, creates Request and Response objects
+ * for it, and handles those requests using the HTTPKernel.
+ */
 @Singleton()
 export class HTTPServer extends Unit {
     @Inject()
@@ -23,6 +27,7 @@ export class HTTPServer extends Unit {
     @Inject()
     protected readonly kernel!: HTTPKernel
 
+    /** The underlying native Node.js server. */
     protected server?: Server
 
     public async up() {
diff --git a/src/service/Logging.ts b/src/service/Logging.ts
index 598c28e..c1d586a 100644
--- a/src/service/Logging.ts
+++ b/src/service/Logging.ts
@@ -1,53 +1,120 @@
 import {Logger, LoggingLevel, LogMessage} from "@extollo/util";
 import {Singleton} from "@extollo/di";
 
+/**
+ * A singleton service that manages loggers registered in the application, and
+ * can be used to log output to all of them based on the configured logging level.
+ *
+ * This should be used in place of `console.log` as it also supports logging to
+ * external locations.
+ *
+ * @example
+ * ```typescript
+ * logging.info('Info level!')
+ * logging.debug('Some debugging information...')
+ * logging.warn('A warning!', true)  // true, to force it to show, regardless of logging level.
+ * ```
+ */
 @Singleton()
 export class Logging {
+    /** Array of Logger implementations that should be logged to. */
     protected registeredLoggers: Logger[] = []
+
+    /** The currently configured logging level. */
     protected currentLevel: LoggingLevel = LoggingLevel.Warning
 
+    /** Register a Logger implementation with this service. */
     public registerLogger(logger: Logger) {
         if ( !this.registeredLoggers.includes(logger) ) {
             this.registeredLoggers.push(logger)
         }
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Remove a Logger implementation from this service, if it is registered.
+     * @param logger
+     */
     public unregisterLogger(logger: Logger) {
         this.registeredLoggers = this.registeredLoggers.filter(x => x !== logger)
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Get the current logging level.
+     */
     public get level(): LoggingLevel {
         return this.currentLevel
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Set the current logging level.
+     * @param level
+     */
     public set level(level: LoggingLevel) {
         this.currentLevel = level
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Write a success-level output to the logs.
+     * @param output
+     * @param force - if true, output even if outside the current logging level
+     */
     public success(output: any, force = false) {
         this.writeLog(LoggingLevel.Success, output, force)
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Write an error-level output to the logs.
+     * @param output
+     * @param force - if true, output even if outside the current logging level
+     */
     public error(output: any, force = false) {
         this.writeLog(LoggingLevel.Error, output, force)
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Write a warning-level output to the logs.
+     * @param output
+     * @param force - if true, output even if outside the current logging level
+     */
     public warn(output: any, force = false) {
         this.writeLog(LoggingLevel.Warning, output, force)
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Write an info-level output to the logs.
+     * @param output
+     * @param force - if true, output even if outside the current logging level
+     */
     public info(output: any, force = false) {
         this.writeLog(LoggingLevel.Info, output, force)
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Write a debugging-level output to the logs.
+     * @param output
+     * @param force - if true, output even if outside the current logging level
+     */
     public debug(output: any, force = false) {
         this.writeLog(LoggingLevel.Debug, output, force)
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Write a verbose-level output to the logs.
+     * @param output
+     * @param force - if true, output even if outside the current logging level
+     */
     public verbose(output: any, force = false) {
         this.writeLog(LoggingLevel.Verbose, output, force)
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Helper function to write the given output, at the given logging level, to
+     * all of the registered loggers.
+     * @param level
+     * @param output
+     * @param force - if true, output even if outside the current logging level
+     * @protected
+     */
     protected writeLog(level: LoggingLevel, output: any, force = false) {
         const message = this.buildMessage(level, output)
         if ( this.currentLevel >= level || force ) {
@@ -61,6 +128,12 @@ export class Logging {
         }
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Given a level and output item, build a formatted LogMessage with date and caller.
+     * @param level
+     * @param output
+     * @protected
+     */
     protected buildMessage(level: LoggingLevel, output: any): LogMessage {
         return {
             level,
@@ -70,6 +143,11 @@ export class Logging {
         }
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Get the name of the object that called the log method using error traces.
+     * @param level
+     * @protected
+     */
     protected getCallerInfo(level = 5): string {
         const e = new Error()
         if ( !e.stack ) return 'Unknown'
diff --git a/src/service/Middlewares.ts b/src/service/Middlewares.ts
index f103efb..da2fd62 100644
--- a/src/service/Middlewares.ts
+++ b/src/service/Middlewares.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,9 @@ import {Singleton, Instantiable} from "@extollo/di";
 import {CanonicalDefinition} from "./Canonical";
 import {Middleware} from "../http/routing/Middleware";
 
+/**
+ * A canonical unit that loads the middleware classes from `app/http/middlewares`.
+ */
 @Singleton()
 export class Middlewares extends CanonicalStatic<Instantiable<Middleware>, Middleware> {
     protected appPath = ['http', 'middlewares']
diff --git a/src/service/Routing.ts b/src/service/Routing.ts
index b28c28d..7310535 100644
--- a/src/service/Routing.ts
+++ b/src/service/Routing.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@ import {Route} from "../http/routing/Route";
 import {HTTPMethod} from "../http/lifecycle/Request";
 import {ViewEngineFactory} from "../views/ViewEngineFactory";
 
+/**
+ * Application unit that loads the various route files from `app/http/routes` and pre-compiles the route handlers.
+ */
 @Singleton()
 export class Routing extends Unit {
     @Inject()
@@ -35,12 +38,21 @@ export class Routing extends Unit {
         })
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Given an HTTPMethod and route path, return the Route instance that matches them,
+     * if one exists.
+     * @param method
+     * @param path
+     */
     public match(method: HTTPMethod, path: string): Route | undefined {
         return this.compiledRoutes.firstWhere(route => {
             return route.match(method, path)
         })
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Get the universal path to the root directory of the route definitions.
+     */
     public get path(): UniversalPath {
         return this.app().appPath('http', 'routes')
     }
diff --git a/src/support/cache/CacheFactory.ts b/src/support/cache/CacheFactory.ts
index da61609..0a6cb18 100644
--- a/src/support/cache/CacheFactory.ts
+++ b/src/support/cache/CacheFactory.ts
@@ -13,10 +13,15 @@ import {Config} from "../../service/Config";
 import {Cache} from "./Cache"
 import {MemoryCache} from "./MemoryCache";
 
+/**
+ * Dependency container factory that matches the abstract Cache token, but
+ * produces an instance of whatever Cache driver is configured in the `server.cache.driver` config.
+ */
 export class CacheFactory extends AbstractFactory {
     protected readonly logging: Logging
     protected readonly config: Config
 
+    /** true if we have printed the memory-based cache driver warning once. */
     private static loggedMemoryCacheWarningOnce = false
 
     constructor() {
@@ -52,6 +57,10 @@ export class CacheFactory extends AbstractFactory {
         return meta
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Get the configured cache driver and return some Instantiable<Cache>.
+     * @protected
+     */
     protected getCacheClass() {
         const CacheClass = this.config.get('server.cache.driver', MemoryCache)
         if ( CacheClass === MemoryCache && !CacheFactory.loggedMemoryCacheWarningOnce ) {
diff --git a/src/support/cache/MemoryCache.ts b/src/support/cache/MemoryCache.ts
index f175810..b7be709 100644
--- a/src/support/cache/MemoryCache.ts
+++ b/src/support/cache/MemoryCache.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,12 @@
 import {Collection} from "@extollo/util"
 import {Cache} from "./Cache"
 
+/**
+ * An in-memory implementation of the Cache.
+ * This is the default implementation for compatibility, but applications should switch to a persistent-backed cache driver.
+ */
 export class MemoryCache extends Cache {
+    /** Static collection of in-memory cache items. */
     private static cacheItems: Collection<{key: string, value: string, expires?: Date}> = new Collection<{key: string; value: string, expires?: Date}>()
 
     public fetch(key: string): string | Promise<string | undefined> | undefined {
diff --git a/src/views/PugViewEngine.ts b/src/views/PugViewEngine.ts
index 8b8c1d7..7a6c1c2 100644
--- a/src/views/PugViewEngine.ts
+++ b/src/views/PugViewEngine.ts
@@ -2,8 +2,12 @@ import {ViewEngine} from "./ViewEngine"
 import {Injectable} from "@extollo/di"
 import * as pug from "pug"
 
+/**
+ * Implementation of the ViewEngine class that renders Pug/Jade templates.
+ */
 @Injectable()
 export class PugViewEngine extends ViewEngine {
+    /** A cache of compiled templates. */
     protected compileCache: {[key: string]: ((locals?: pug.LocalsObject) => string)} = {}
 
     public renderString(templateString: string, locals: { [p: string]: any }): string | Promise<string> {
@@ -22,6 +26,10 @@ export class PugViewEngine extends ViewEngine {
         return compiled(locals)
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Get the object of options passed to Pug's compile methods.
+     * @protected
+     */
     protected getOptions() {
         return {
             basedir: this.path.toLocal,
diff --git a/src/views/ViewEngine.ts b/src/views/ViewEngine.ts
index 9e13320..42e0e2e 100644
--- a/src/views/ViewEngine.ts
+++ b/src/views/ViewEngine.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,9 @@ import {Config} from "../service/Config"
 import {Container} from "@extollo/di"
 import {UniversalPath} from "@extollo/util"
 
+/**
+ * Abstract base class for rendering views via different view engines.
+ */
 export abstract class ViewEngine extends AppClass {
     protected readonly config: Config
     protected readonly debug: boolean
@@ -14,10 +17,24 @@ export abstract class ViewEngine extends AppClass {
                         || this.config.get('server.debug', false))
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Get the UniversalPath to the base directory where views are loaded from.
+     */
     public get path(): UniversalPath {
         return this.app().appPath(...['resources', 'views'])  // FIXME allow configuring
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Given a template string and a set of variables for the view, render the string to HTML and return it.
+     * @param templateString
+     * @param locals
+     */
     public abstract renderString(templateString: string, locals: {[key: string]: any}): string | Promise<string>
+
+    /**
+     * Given the canonical name of a template file, render the file using the provided variables.
+     * @param templateName
+     * @param locals
+     */
     public abstract renderByName(templateName: string, locals: {[key: string]: any}): string | Promise<string>
 }
diff --git a/src/views/ViewEngineFactory.ts b/src/views/ViewEngineFactory.ts
index a70a7f9..dd0f659 100644
--- a/src/views/ViewEngineFactory.ts
+++ b/src/views/ViewEngineFactory.ts
@@ -13,6 +13,10 @@ import {Config} from "../service/Config";
 import {ViewEngine} from "./ViewEngine";
 import {PugViewEngine} from "./PugViewEngine";
 
+/**
+ * Dependency factory whose token matches the abstract ViewEngine class, but produces
+ * a particular ViewEngine implementation based on the configuration.
+ */
 export class ViewEngineFactory extends AbstractFactory {
     protected readonly logging: Logging
     protected readonly config: Config
@@ -50,6 +54,10 @@ export class ViewEngineFactory extends AbstractFactory {
         return meta
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Using the config, get the implementation of the ViewEngine that should be used in the application.
+     * @protected
+     */
     protected getViewEngineClass() {
         const ViewEngineClass = this.config.get('server.view_engine.driver', PugViewEngine)