diff --git a/system/libraries/Unit_test.php b/system/libraries/Unit_test.php
index 7afe40b..fd3880d 100644
--- a/system/libraries/Unit_test.php
+++ b/system/libraries/Unit_test.php
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
-<?php  if ( ! defined('BASEPATH')) exit('No direct script access allowed');
+<?php if ( ! defined('BASEPATH')) exit('No direct script access allowed');
 /**
  * CodeIgniter
  *
  * An open source application development framework for PHP 5.1.6 or newer
  *
  * NOTICE OF LICENSE
- * 
+ *
  * Licensed under the Open Software License version 3.0
- * 
+ *
  * This source file is subject to the Open Software License (OSL 3.0) that is
  * bundled with this package in the files license.txt / license.rst.  It is
  * also available through the world wide web at this URL:
@@ -40,12 +40,12 @@
  */
 class CI_Unit_test {
 
-	var $active					= TRUE;
-	var $results				= array();
-	var $strict					= FALSE;
-	var $_template				= NULL;
-	var $_template_rows			= NULL;
-	var $_test_items_visible	= array();
+	public $active					= TRUE;
+	public $results				= array();
+	public $strict					= FALSE;
+	protected $_template				= NULL;
+	protected $_template_rows			= NULL;
+	protected $_test_items_visible	= array();
 
 	public function __construct()
 	{
@@ -70,11 +70,10 @@
 	 *
 	 * Runs the supplied tests
 	 *
-	 * @access	public
 	 * @param	array
 	 * @return	void
 	 */
-	function set_test_items($items = array())
+	public function set_test_items($items = array())
 	{
 		if ( ! empty($items) AND is_array($items))
 		{
@@ -89,13 +88,12 @@
 	 *
 	 * Runs the supplied tests
 	 *
-	 * @access	public
 	 * @param	mixed
 	 * @param	mixed
 	 * @param	string
 	 * @return	string
 	 */
-	function run($test, $expected = TRUE, $test_name = 'undefined', $notes = '')
+	public function run($test, $expected = TRUE, $test_name = 'undefined', $notes = '')
 	{
 		if ($this->active == FALSE)
 		{
@@ -110,11 +108,7 @@
 		}
 		else
 		{
-			if ($this->strict == TRUE)
-				$result = ($test === $expected) ? TRUE : FALSE;
-			else
-				$result = ($test == $expected) ? TRUE : FALSE;
-
+			$result = ($this->strict == TRUE) ? ($test === $expected) : ($test == $expected);
 			$extype = gettype($expected);
 		}
 
@@ -142,12 +136,11 @@
 	 *
 	 * Displays a table with the test data
 	 *
-	 * @access	public
 	 * @return	string
 	 */
-	function report($result = array())
+	public function report($result = array())
 	{
-		if (count($result) == 0)
+		if (count($result) === 0)
 		{
 			$result = $this->result();
 		}
@@ -176,10 +169,7 @@
 					}
 				}
 
-				$temp = $this->_template_rows;
-				$temp = str_replace('{item}', $key, $temp);
-				$temp = str_replace('{result}', $val, $temp);
-				$table .= $temp;
+				$table .= str_replace(array('{item}', '{result}'), array($key, $val), $this->_template_rows);
 			}
 
 			$r .= str_replace('{rows}', $table, $this->_template);
@@ -195,13 +185,12 @@
 	 *
 	 * Causes the evaluation to use === rather than ==
 	 *
-	 * @access	public
 	 * @param	bool
 	 * @return	null
 	 */
-	function use_strict($state = TRUE)
+	public function use_strict($state = TRUE)
 	{
-		$this->strict = ($state == FALSE) ? FALSE : TRUE;
+		$this->strict = (bool) $state;
 	}
 
 	// --------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -211,13 +200,12 @@
 	 *
 	 * Enables/disables unit testing
 	 *
-	 * @access	public
 	 * @param	bool
 	 * @return	null
 	 */
-	function active($state = TRUE)
+	public function active($state = TRUE)
 	{
-		$this->active = ($state == FALSE) ? FALSE : TRUE;
+		$this->active = (bool) $state;
 	}
 
 	// --------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -227,15 +215,14 @@
 	 *
 	 * Returns the raw result data
 	 *
-	 * @access	public
 	 * @return	array
 	 */
-	function result($results = array())
+	public function result($results = array())
 	{
 		$CI =& get_instance();
 		$CI->load->language('unit_test');
 
-		if (count($results) == 0)
+		if (count($results) === 0)
 		{
 			$results = $this->results;
 		}
@@ -285,11 +272,10 @@
 	 *
 	 * This lets us set the template to be used to display results
 	 *
-	 * @access	public
 	 * @param	string
 	 * @return	void
 	 */
-	function set_template($template)
+	public function set_template($template)
 	{
 		$this->_template = $template;
 	}
@@ -301,19 +287,17 @@
 	 *
 	 * This lets us show file names and line numbers
 	 *
-	 * @access	private
 	 * @return	array
 	 */
-	function _backtrace()
+	protected function _backtrace()
 	{
 		if (function_exists('debug_backtrace'))
 		{
 			$back = debug_backtrace();
-
-			$file = ( ! isset($back['1']['file'])) ? '' : $back['1']['file'];
-			$line = ( ! isset($back['1']['line'])) ? '' : $back['1']['line'];
-
-			return array('file' => $file, 'line' => $line);
+			return array(
+					'file' => (isset($back[1]['file']) ? $back[1]['file'] : ''),
+					'line' => (isset($back[1]['line']) ? $back[1]['line'] : '')
+				);
 		}
 		return array('file' => 'Unknown', 'line' => 'Unknown');
 	}
@@ -323,19 +307,14 @@
 	/**
 	 * Get Default Template
 	 *
-	 * @access	private
 	 * @return	string
 	 */
-	function _default_template()
+	protected function _default_template()
 	{
-		$this->_template = "\n".'<table style="width:100%; font-size:small; margin:10px 0; border-collapse:collapse; border:1px solid #CCC;">';
-		$this->_template .= '{rows}';
-		$this->_template .= "\n".'</table>';
+		$this->_template = "\n".'<table style="width:100%; font-size:small; margin:10px 0; border-collapse:collapse; border:1px solid #CCC;">{rows}'."\n".'</table>';
 
-		$this->_template_rows = "\n\t".'<tr>';
-		$this->_template_rows .= "\n\t\t".'<th style="text-align: left; border-bottom:1px solid #CCC;">{item}</th>';
-		$this->_template_rows .= "\n\t\t".'<td style="border-bottom:1px solid #CCC;">{result}</td>';
-		$this->_template_rows .= "\n\t".'</tr>';
+		$this->_template_rows = "\n\t<tr>\n\t\t".'<th style="text-align: left; border-bottom:1px solid #CCC;">{item}</th>'
+					. "\n\t\t".'<td style="border-bottom:1px solid #CCC;">{result}</td>'."\n\t</tr>";
 	}
 
 	// --------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -345,30 +324,23 @@
 	 *
 	 * Harvests the data within the template {pseudo-variables}
 	 *
-	 * @access	private
 	 * @return	void
 	 */
-	function _parse_template()
+	protected function _parse_template()
 	{
 		if ( ! is_null($this->_template_rows))
 		{
 			return;
 		}
 
-		if (is_null($this->_template))
+		if (is_null($this->_template) OR ! preg_match("/\{rows\}(.*?)\{\/rows\}/si", $this->_template, $match))
 		{
 			$this->_default_template();
 			return;
 		}
 
-		if ( ! preg_match("/\{rows\}(.*?)\{\/rows\}/si", $this->_template, $match))
-		{
-			$this->_default_template();
-			return;
-		}
-
-		$this->_template_rows = $match['1'];
-		$this->_template = str_replace($match['0'], '{rows}', $this->_template);
+		$this->_template_rows = $match[1];
+		$this->_template = str_replace($match[0], '{rows}', $this->_template);
 	}
 
 }
@@ -377,8 +349,6 @@
 /**
  * Helper functions to test boolean true/false
  *
- *
- * @access	private
  * @return	bool
  */
 function is_true($test)