diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/sitraka/CovReport.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/sitraka/CovReport.java
index 0ef1e9d28..6aee84050 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/sitraka/CovReport.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/sitraka/CovReport.java
@@ -395,7 +395,7 @@ public class CovReport extends Task
             {
                 createFilters();
                 getLogger().debug( "Adding default include filter to *.*()" );
-                ReportFilters.Include include = new ReportFilters.Include();
+                Include include = new Include();
                 filters.addInclude( include );
             }
             try
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/sitraka/Exclude.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/sitraka/Exclude.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8aa8fcc79
--- /dev/null
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/sitraka/Exclude.java
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) The Apache Software Foundation. All rights reserved.
+ *
+ * This software is published under the terms of the Apache Software License
+ * version 1.1, a copy of which has been included  with this distribution in
+ * the LICENSE.txt file.
+ */
+package org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.optional.sitraka;
+
+/**
+ * concrete exclude class
+ */
+public class Exclude
+    extends FilterElement
+{
+}
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/sitraka/StringUtil.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/sitraka/FilterElement.java
similarity index 57%
rename from proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/sitraka/StringUtil.java
rename to proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/sitraka/FilterElement.java
index 7ebd01802..c9c787f1f 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/sitraka/StringUtil.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/sitraka/FilterElement.java
@@ -2,23 +2,42 @@
  * Copyright (C) The Apache Software Foundation. All rights reserved.
  *
  * This software is published under the terms of the Apache Software License
- * version 1.1, a copy of which has been included with this distribution in
+ * version 1.1, a copy of which has been included  with this distribution in
  * the LICENSE.txt file.
  */
 package org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.optional.sitraka;
 
 /**
- * String utilities method.
- *
- * @author <a href="mailto:sbailliez@imediation.com">Stephane Bailliez</a>
+ * default abstract filter element class
  */
-public final class StringUtil
+public abstract class FilterElement
 {
-    /**
-     * private constructor, it's a utility class
-     */
-    private StringUtil()
+    protected String clazz = "*";// default is all classes
+    protected String method = "*";// default is all methods
+
+    public void setClass( String value )
+    {
+        clazz = value;
+    }
+
+    public void setMethod( String value )
+    {
+        method = value;
+    }
+
+    public String getAsPattern()
+    {
+        StringBuffer buf = new StringBuffer( toString() );
+        replace( buf, ".", "\\." );
+        replace( buf, "*", ".*" );
+        replace( buf, "(", "\\(" );
+        replace( buf, ")", "\\)" );
+        return buf.toString();
+    }
+
+    public String toString()
     {
+        return clazz + "." + method + "()";
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/sitraka/Include.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/sitraka/Include.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..eb22be843
--- /dev/null
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/sitraka/Include.java
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) The Apache Software Foundation. All rights reserved.
+ *
+ * This software is published under the terms of the Apache Software License
+ * version 1.1, a copy of which has been included  with this distribution in
+ * the LICENSE.txt file.
+ */
+package org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.optional.sitraka;
+
+/**
+ * concrete include class
+ */
+public class Include
+    extends FilterElement
+{
+}
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/sitraka/ReportFilters.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/sitraka/ReportFilters.java
index b6dea968b..d4ce69407 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/sitraka/ReportFilters.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/sitraka/ReportFilters.java
@@ -18,20 +18,15 @@ import org.apache.tools.ant.util.regexp.RegexpMatcherFactory;
  */
 public class ReportFilters
 {
-
     /**
      * user defined filters
      */
-    protected ArrayList filters = new ArrayList();
+    private ArrayList filters = new ArrayList();
 
     /**
      * cached matcher for each filter
      */
-    protected ArrayList matchers = null;
-
-    public ReportFilters()
-    {
-    }
+    private ArrayList m_matchers;
 
     /**
      * Check whether a given &lt;classname&gt;&lt;method&gt;() is accepted by
@@ -45,7 +40,7 @@ public class ReportFilters
     {
         // I'm deferring matcher instantiations at runtime to avoid computing
         // the filters at parsing time
-        if( matchers == null )
+        if( m_matchers == null )
         {
             createMatchers();
         }
@@ -55,7 +50,7 @@ public class ReportFilters
         for( int i = 0; i < size; i++ )
         {
             FilterElement filter = (FilterElement)filters.get( i );
-            RegexpMatcher matcher = (RegexpMatcher)matchers.get( i );
+            RegexpMatcher matcher = (RegexpMatcher)m_matchers.get( i );
             if( filter instanceof Include )
             {
                 result = result || matcher.matches( methodname );
@@ -95,69 +90,15 @@ public class ReportFilters
     {
         RegexpMatcherFactory factory = new RegexpMatcherFactory();
         final int size = filters.size();
-        matchers = new ArrayList();
+        m_matchers = new ArrayList();
         for( int i = 0; i < size; i++ )
         {
             FilterElement filter = (FilterElement)filters.get( i );
             RegexpMatcher matcher = factory.newRegexpMatcher();
             String pattern = filter.getAsPattern();
             matcher.setPattern( pattern );
-            matchers.add( matcher );
-        }
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * concrete exclude class
-     *
-     * @author RT
-     */
-    public static class Exclude extends FilterElement
-    {
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * default abstract filter element class
-     *
-     * @author RT
-     */
-    public abstract static class FilterElement
-    {
-        protected String clazz = "*";// default is all classes
-        protected String method = "*";// default is all methods
-
-        public void setClass( String value )
-        {
-            clazz = value;
-        }
-
-        public void setMethod( String value )
-        {
-            method = value;
+            m_matchers.add( matcher );
         }
-
-        public String getAsPattern()
-        {
-            StringBuffer buf = new StringBuffer( toString() );
-            StringUtil.replace( buf, ".", "\\." );
-            StringUtil.replace( buf, "*", ".*" );
-            StringUtil.replace( buf, "(", "\\(" );
-            StringUtil.replace( buf, ")", "\\)" );
-            return buf.toString();
-        }
-
-        public String toString()
-        {
-            return clazz + "." + method + "()";
-        }
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * concrete include class
-     *
-     * @author RT
-     */
-    public static class Include extends FilterElement
-    {
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/sitraka/CovReport.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/sitraka/CovReport.java
index 0ef1e9d28..6aee84050 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/sitraka/CovReport.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/sitraka/CovReport.java
@@ -395,7 +395,7 @@ public class CovReport extends Task
             {
                 createFilters();
                 getLogger().debug( "Adding default include filter to *.*()" );
-                ReportFilters.Include include = new ReportFilters.Include();
+                Include include = new Include();
                 filters.addInclude( include );
             }
             try
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/sitraka/Exclude.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/sitraka/Exclude.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8aa8fcc79
--- /dev/null
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/sitraka/Exclude.java
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) The Apache Software Foundation. All rights reserved.
+ *
+ * This software is published under the terms of the Apache Software License
+ * version 1.1, a copy of which has been included  with this distribution in
+ * the LICENSE.txt file.
+ */
+package org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.optional.sitraka;
+
+/**
+ * concrete exclude class
+ */
+public class Exclude
+    extends FilterElement
+{
+}
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/sitraka/StringUtil.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/sitraka/FilterElement.java
similarity index 57%
rename from proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/sitraka/StringUtil.java
rename to proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/sitraka/FilterElement.java
index 7ebd01802..c9c787f1f 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/sitraka/StringUtil.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/sitraka/FilterElement.java
@@ -2,23 +2,42 @@
  * Copyright (C) The Apache Software Foundation. All rights reserved.
  *
  * This software is published under the terms of the Apache Software License
- * version 1.1, a copy of which has been included with this distribution in
+ * version 1.1, a copy of which has been included  with this distribution in
  * the LICENSE.txt file.
  */
 package org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.optional.sitraka;
 
 /**
- * String utilities method.
- *
- * @author <a href="mailto:sbailliez@imediation.com">Stephane Bailliez</a>
+ * default abstract filter element class
  */
-public final class StringUtil
+public abstract class FilterElement
 {
-    /**
-     * private constructor, it's a utility class
-     */
-    private StringUtil()
+    protected String clazz = "*";// default is all classes
+    protected String method = "*";// default is all methods
+
+    public void setClass( String value )
+    {
+        clazz = value;
+    }
+
+    public void setMethod( String value )
+    {
+        method = value;
+    }
+
+    public String getAsPattern()
+    {
+        StringBuffer buf = new StringBuffer( toString() );
+        replace( buf, ".", "\\." );
+        replace( buf, "*", ".*" );
+        replace( buf, "(", "\\(" );
+        replace( buf, ")", "\\)" );
+        return buf.toString();
+    }
+
+    public String toString()
     {
+        return clazz + "." + method + "()";
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/sitraka/Include.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/sitraka/Include.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..eb22be843
--- /dev/null
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/sitraka/Include.java
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) The Apache Software Foundation. All rights reserved.
+ *
+ * This software is published under the terms of the Apache Software License
+ * version 1.1, a copy of which has been included  with this distribution in
+ * the LICENSE.txt file.
+ */
+package org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.optional.sitraka;
+
+/**
+ * concrete include class
+ */
+public class Include
+    extends FilterElement
+{
+}
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/sitraka/ReportFilters.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/sitraka/ReportFilters.java
index b6dea968b..d4ce69407 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/sitraka/ReportFilters.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/sitraka/ReportFilters.java
@@ -18,20 +18,15 @@ import org.apache.tools.ant.util.regexp.RegexpMatcherFactory;
  */
 public class ReportFilters
 {
-
     /**
      * user defined filters
      */
-    protected ArrayList filters = new ArrayList();
+    private ArrayList filters = new ArrayList();
 
     /**
      * cached matcher for each filter
      */
-    protected ArrayList matchers = null;
-
-    public ReportFilters()
-    {
-    }
+    private ArrayList m_matchers;
 
     /**
      * Check whether a given &lt;classname&gt;&lt;method&gt;() is accepted by
@@ -45,7 +40,7 @@ public class ReportFilters
     {
         // I'm deferring matcher instantiations at runtime to avoid computing
         // the filters at parsing time
-        if( matchers == null )
+        if( m_matchers == null )
         {
             createMatchers();
         }
@@ -55,7 +50,7 @@ public class ReportFilters
         for( int i = 0; i < size; i++ )
         {
             FilterElement filter = (FilterElement)filters.get( i );
-            RegexpMatcher matcher = (RegexpMatcher)matchers.get( i );
+            RegexpMatcher matcher = (RegexpMatcher)m_matchers.get( i );
             if( filter instanceof Include )
             {
                 result = result || matcher.matches( methodname );
@@ -95,69 +90,15 @@ public class ReportFilters
     {
         RegexpMatcherFactory factory = new RegexpMatcherFactory();
         final int size = filters.size();
-        matchers = new ArrayList();
+        m_matchers = new ArrayList();
         for( int i = 0; i < size; i++ )
         {
             FilterElement filter = (FilterElement)filters.get( i );
             RegexpMatcher matcher = factory.newRegexpMatcher();
             String pattern = filter.getAsPattern();
             matcher.setPattern( pattern );
-            matchers.add( matcher );
-        }
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * concrete exclude class
-     *
-     * @author RT
-     */
-    public static class Exclude extends FilterElement
-    {
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * default abstract filter element class
-     *
-     * @author RT
-     */
-    public abstract static class FilterElement
-    {
-        protected String clazz = "*";// default is all classes
-        protected String method = "*";// default is all methods
-
-        public void setClass( String value )
-        {
-            clazz = value;
-        }
-
-        public void setMethod( String value )
-        {
-            method = value;
+            m_matchers.add( matcher );
         }
-
-        public String getAsPattern()
-        {
-            StringBuffer buf = new StringBuffer( toString() );
-            StringUtil.replace( buf, ".", "\\." );
-            StringUtil.replace( buf, "*", ".*" );
-            StringUtil.replace( buf, "(", "\\(" );
-            StringUtil.replace( buf, ")", "\\)" );
-            return buf.toString();
-        }
-
-        public String toString()
-        {
-            return clazz + "." + method + "()";
-        }
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * concrete include class
-     *
-     * @author RT
-     */
-    public static class Include extends FilterElement
-    {
     }
 }