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new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..4fa4266c755f4ff8da465ab7341cd70ffb24ecf7
--- /dev/null
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--- a/theodolite-benchmarks/uc1-hazelcastjet/.settings/org.eclipse.jdt.ui.prefs
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--- a/theodolite-benchmarks/uc1-hazelcastjet/.settings/qa.eclipse.plugin.checkstyle.prefs
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--- a/theodolite-benchmarks/uc1-hazelcastjet/.settings/qa.eclipse.plugin.pmd.prefs
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--- a/theodolite-benchmarks/uc2-hazelcastjet/.settings/org.eclipse.jdt.ui.prefs
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/theodolite-benchmarks/uc2-hazelcastjet/.settings/qa.eclipse.plugin.pmd.prefs
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+customRulesJars=
+eclipse.preferences.version=1
+enabled=false
+ruleSetFilePath=../config/pmd.xml
diff --git a/theodolite-benchmarks/uc3-hazelcastjet/.settings/org.eclipse.jdt.ui.prefs b/theodolite-benchmarks/uc3-hazelcastjet/.settings/org.eclipse.jdt.ui.prefs
index 097311d0823beb5995435877e44a641eb12abef3..b2a15f439cf1844efe56f1ac0d82a2884e66cb9d 100644
--- a/theodolite-benchmarks/uc3-hazelcastjet/.settings/org.eclipse.jdt.ui.prefs
+++ b/theodolite-benchmarks/uc3-hazelcastjet/.settings/org.eclipse.jdt.ui.prefs
@@ -105,6 +105,7 @@ cleanup.strictly_equal_or_different=false
 cleanup.stringbuffer_to_stringbuilder=false
 cleanup.stringbuilder=false
 cleanup.stringbuilder_for_local_vars=true
+cleanup.stringconcat_to_textblock=false
 cleanup.substring=false
 cleanup.switch=false
 cleanup.system_property=false
@@ -166,7 +167,7 @@ sp_cleanup.boolean_literal=false
 sp_cleanup.boolean_value_rather_than_comparison=false
 sp_cleanup.break_loop=false
 sp_cleanup.collection_cloning=false
-sp_cleanup.comparing_on_criteria=false
+sp_cleanup.comparing_on_criteria=true
 sp_cleanup.comparison_statement=false
 sp_cleanup.controlflow_merge=false
 sp_cleanup.convert_functional_interfaces=false
@@ -191,7 +192,7 @@ sp_cleanup.invert_equals=false
 sp_cleanup.join=false
 sp_cleanup.lazy_logical_operator=false
 sp_cleanup.make_local_variable_final=true
-sp_cleanup.make_parameters_final=false
+sp_cleanup.make_parameters_final=true
 sp_cleanup.make_private_fields_final=true
 sp_cleanup.make_type_abstract_if_missing_method=false
 sp_cleanup.make_variable_declarations_final=true
@@ -228,14 +229,14 @@ sp_cleanup.redundant_comparator=false
 sp_cleanup.redundant_falling_through_block_end=false
 sp_cleanup.remove_private_constructors=true
 sp_cleanup.remove_redundant_modifiers=false
-sp_cleanup.remove_redundant_semicolons=true
-sp_cleanup.remove_redundant_type_arguments=true
+sp_cleanup.remove_redundant_semicolons=false
+sp_cleanup.remove_redundant_type_arguments=false
 sp_cleanup.remove_trailing_whitespaces=true
 sp_cleanup.remove_trailing_whitespaces_all=true
 sp_cleanup.remove_trailing_whitespaces_ignore_empty=false
 sp_cleanup.remove_unnecessary_array_creation=false
 sp_cleanup.remove_unnecessary_casts=true
-sp_cleanup.remove_unnecessary_nls_tags=false
+sp_cleanup.remove_unnecessary_nls_tags=true
 sp_cleanup.remove_unused_imports=true
 sp_cleanup.remove_unused_local_variables=false
 sp_cleanup.remove_unused_private_fields=true
@@ -243,7 +244,7 @@ sp_cleanup.remove_unused_private_members=false
 sp_cleanup.remove_unused_private_methods=true
 sp_cleanup.remove_unused_private_types=true
 sp_cleanup.return_expression=false
-sp_cleanup.simplify_lambda_expression_and_method_ref=true
+sp_cleanup.simplify_lambda_expression_and_method_ref=false
 sp_cleanup.single_used_field=false
 sp_cleanup.sort_members=false
 sp_cleanup.sort_members_all=false
@@ -252,7 +253,8 @@ sp_cleanup.static_inner_class=false
 sp_cleanup.strictly_equal_or_different=false
 sp_cleanup.stringbuffer_to_stringbuilder=false
 sp_cleanup.stringbuilder=false
-sp_cleanup.stringbuilder_for_local_vars=true
+sp_cleanup.stringbuilder_for_local_vars=false
+sp_cleanup.stringconcat_to_textblock=false
 sp_cleanup.substring=false
 sp_cleanup.switch=false
 sp_cleanup.system_property=false
@@ -279,6 +281,6 @@ sp_cleanup.use_this_for_non_static_method_access=true
 sp_cleanup.use_this_for_non_static_method_access_only_if_necessary=false
 sp_cleanup.use_unboxing=false
 sp_cleanup.use_var=false
-sp_cleanup.useless_continue=false
-sp_cleanup.useless_return=false
+sp_cleanup.useless_continue=true
+sp_cleanup.useless_return=true
 sp_cleanup.valueof_rather_than_instantiation=false
diff --git a/theodolite-benchmarks/uc3-hazelcastjet/.settings/qa.eclipse.plugin.checkstyle.prefs b/theodolite-benchmarks/uc3-hazelcastjet/.settings/qa.eclipse.plugin.checkstyle.prefs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..4fa4266c755f4ff8da465ab7341cd70ffb24ecf7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/theodolite-benchmarks/uc3-hazelcastjet/.settings/qa.eclipse.plugin.checkstyle.prefs
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+configFilePath=../config/checkstyle.xml
+customModulesJarPaths=
+eclipse.preferences.version=1
+enabled=false
diff --git a/theodolite-benchmarks/uc3-hazelcastjet/.settings/qa.eclipse.plugin.pmd.prefs b/theodolite-benchmarks/uc3-hazelcastjet/.settings/qa.eclipse.plugin.pmd.prefs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..40bfd0ecdbbe324bb54e4b9f9f32ba95cf5b0c2a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/theodolite-benchmarks/uc3-hazelcastjet/.settings/qa.eclipse.plugin.pmd.prefs
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+customRulesJars=
+eclipse.preferences.version=1
+enabled=false
+ruleSetFilePath=../config/pmd.xml
diff --git a/theodolite-benchmarks/uc4-hazelcastjet/.settings/org.eclipse.jdt.ui.prefs b/theodolite-benchmarks/uc4-hazelcastjet/.settings/org.eclipse.jdt.ui.prefs
index d62cdc4599ab9623f395ee3f9270902ae0c0bbb4..b2a15f439cf1844efe56f1ac0d82a2884e66cb9d 100644
--- a/theodolite-benchmarks/uc4-hazelcastjet/.settings/org.eclipse.jdt.ui.prefs
+++ b/theodolite-benchmarks/uc4-hazelcastjet/.settings/org.eclipse.jdt.ui.prefs
@@ -105,6 +105,7 @@ cleanup.strictly_equal_or_different=false
 cleanup.stringbuffer_to_stringbuilder=false
 cleanup.stringbuilder=false
 cleanup.stringbuilder_for_local_vars=true
+cleanup.stringconcat_to_textblock=false
 cleanup.substring=false
 cleanup.switch=false
 cleanup.system_property=false
@@ -166,7 +167,7 @@ sp_cleanup.boolean_literal=false
 sp_cleanup.boolean_value_rather_than_comparison=false
 sp_cleanup.break_loop=false
 sp_cleanup.collection_cloning=false
-sp_cleanup.comparing_on_criteria=false
+sp_cleanup.comparing_on_criteria=true
 sp_cleanup.comparison_statement=false
 sp_cleanup.controlflow_merge=false
 sp_cleanup.convert_functional_interfaces=false
@@ -186,7 +187,7 @@ sp_cleanup.hash=false
 sp_cleanup.if_condition=false
 sp_cleanup.insert_inferred_type_arguments=false
 sp_cleanup.instanceof=false
-sp_cleanup.instanceof_keyword=true
+sp_cleanup.instanceof_keyword=false
 sp_cleanup.invert_equals=false
 sp_cleanup.join=false
 sp_cleanup.lazy_logical_operator=false
@@ -202,7 +203,7 @@ sp_cleanup.never_use_blocks=false
 sp_cleanup.never_use_parentheses_in_expressions=true
 sp_cleanup.no_string_creation=false
 sp_cleanup.no_super=false
-sp_cleanup.number_suffix=true
+sp_cleanup.number_suffix=false
 sp_cleanup.objects_equals=false
 sp_cleanup.on_save_use_additional_actions=true
 sp_cleanup.one_if_rather_than_duplicate_blocks_that_fall_through=false
@@ -228,14 +229,14 @@ sp_cleanup.redundant_comparator=false
 sp_cleanup.redundant_falling_through_block_end=false
 sp_cleanup.remove_private_constructors=true
 sp_cleanup.remove_redundant_modifiers=false
-sp_cleanup.remove_redundant_semicolons=true
-sp_cleanup.remove_redundant_type_arguments=true
+sp_cleanup.remove_redundant_semicolons=false
+sp_cleanup.remove_redundant_type_arguments=false
 sp_cleanup.remove_trailing_whitespaces=true
 sp_cleanup.remove_trailing_whitespaces_all=true
 sp_cleanup.remove_trailing_whitespaces_ignore_empty=false
 sp_cleanup.remove_unnecessary_array_creation=false
 sp_cleanup.remove_unnecessary_casts=true
-sp_cleanup.remove_unnecessary_nls_tags=false
+sp_cleanup.remove_unnecessary_nls_tags=true
 sp_cleanup.remove_unused_imports=true
 sp_cleanup.remove_unused_local_variables=false
 sp_cleanup.remove_unused_private_fields=true
@@ -243,7 +244,7 @@ sp_cleanup.remove_unused_private_members=false
 sp_cleanup.remove_unused_private_methods=true
 sp_cleanup.remove_unused_private_types=true
 sp_cleanup.return_expression=false
-sp_cleanup.simplify_lambda_expression_and_method_ref=true
+sp_cleanup.simplify_lambda_expression_and_method_ref=false
 sp_cleanup.single_used_field=false
 sp_cleanup.sort_members=false
 sp_cleanup.sort_members_all=false
@@ -252,7 +253,8 @@ sp_cleanup.static_inner_class=false
 sp_cleanup.strictly_equal_or_different=false
 sp_cleanup.stringbuffer_to_stringbuilder=false
 sp_cleanup.stringbuilder=false
-sp_cleanup.stringbuilder_for_local_vars=true
+sp_cleanup.stringbuilder_for_local_vars=false
+sp_cleanup.stringconcat_to_textblock=false
 sp_cleanup.substring=false
 sp_cleanup.switch=false
 sp_cleanup.system_property=false
@@ -279,6 +281,6 @@ sp_cleanup.use_this_for_non_static_method_access=true
 sp_cleanup.use_this_for_non_static_method_access_only_if_necessary=false
 sp_cleanup.use_unboxing=false
 sp_cleanup.use_var=false
-sp_cleanup.useless_continue=false
-sp_cleanup.useless_return=false
+sp_cleanup.useless_continue=true
+sp_cleanup.useless_return=true
 sp_cleanup.valueof_rather_than_instantiation=false
diff --git a/theodolite-benchmarks/uc4-hazelcastjet/.settings/qa.eclipse.plugin.checkstyle.prefs b/theodolite-benchmarks/uc4-hazelcastjet/.settings/qa.eclipse.plugin.checkstyle.prefs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..4fa4266c755f4ff8da465ab7341cd70ffb24ecf7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/theodolite-benchmarks/uc4-hazelcastjet/.settings/qa.eclipse.plugin.checkstyle.prefs
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+configFilePath=../config/checkstyle.xml
+customModulesJarPaths=
+eclipse.preferences.version=1
+enabled=false
diff --git a/theodolite-benchmarks/uc4-hazelcastjet/.settings/qa.eclipse.plugin.pmd.prefs b/theodolite-benchmarks/uc4-hazelcastjet/.settings/qa.eclipse.plugin.pmd.prefs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..40bfd0ecdbbe324bb54e4b9f9f32ba95cf5b0c2a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/theodolite-benchmarks/uc4-hazelcastjet/.settings/qa.eclipse.plugin.pmd.prefs
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+customRulesJars=
+eclipse.preferences.version=1
+enabled=false
+ruleSetFilePath=../config/pmd.xml