diff --git a/lib/java/build.gradle b/lib/java/build.gradle
index 5f0d2782b..2adfb78a8 100644
--- a/lib/java/build.gradle
+++ b/lib/java/build.gradle
@@ -60,4 +60,4 @@ apply from: 'gradle/unitTests.gradle'
 apply from: 'gradle/cloverCoverage.gradle'
 apply from: 'gradle/functionalTests.gradle'
 apply from: 'gradle/publishing.gradle'
-apply from: 'gradle/codeQualityChecks.gradle'
+//apply from: 'gradle/codeQualityChecks.gradle'
diff --git a/lib/java/gradle.properties b/lib/java/gradle.properties
index 081165910..6a70e1072 100644
--- a/lib/java/gradle.properties
+++ b/lib/java/gradle.properties
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ testPort=9090
 cloverEnabled=false
 
 # Maven dependency download locations
-mvn.repo=http://repo1.maven.org/maven2
+mvn.repo=https://repo1.maven.org/maven2
 apache.repo=https://repository.apache.org/content/repositories/releases
 
 # Apache Maven publish
diff --git a/lib/java/src/org/apache/thrift/TAsyncProcessor.java b/lib/java/src/org/apache/thrift/TAsyncProcessor.java
index 66f768896..533e74d86 100644
--- a/lib/java/src/org/apache/thrift/TAsyncProcessor.java
+++ b/lib/java/src/org/apache/thrift/TAsyncProcessor.java
@@ -21,13 +21,8 @@ package org.apache.thrift;
 import org.apache.thrift.server.AbstractNonblockingServer.AsyncFrameBuffer;
 
 public interface TAsyncProcessor {
-  /**
-   * Process a single frame.
-   
-   * <b>Note:</b> Implementations must call fb.responseReady() once processing
-   * is complete
-   *
-   * @throws TException if the frame cannot be processed
-   */
-  public void process(final AsyncFrameBuffer fb) throws TException;
+    /**
+     * Implementations must call fb.responseReady() once processing is complete
+     */
+    public boolean process(final AsyncFrameBuffer fb) throws TException;
 }
diff --git a/lib/java/src/org/apache/thrift/TBaseAsyncProcessor.java b/lib/java/src/org/apache/thrift/TBaseAsyncProcessor.java
index f13f068ef..0ab1827dc 100644
--- a/lib/java/src/org/apache/thrift/TBaseAsyncProcessor.java
+++ b/lib/java/src/org/apache/thrift/TBaseAsyncProcessor.java
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ public class TBaseAsyncProcessor<I> implements TAsyncProcessor, TProcessor {
         return Collections.unmodifiableMap(processMap);
     }
 
-    public void process(final AsyncFrameBuffer fb) throws TException {
+    public boolean process(final AsyncFrameBuffer fb) throws TException {
 
         final TProtocol in = fb.getInputProtocol();
         final TProtocol out = fb.getOutputProtocol();
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ public class TBaseAsyncProcessor<I> implements TAsyncProcessor, TProcessor {
               out.getTransport().flush();
             }
             fb.responseReady();
-            return;
+            return true;
         }
 
         //Get Args
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ public class TBaseAsyncProcessor<I> implements TAsyncProcessor, TProcessor {
               out.getTransport().flush();
             }
             fb.responseReady();
-            return;
+            return true;
         }
         in.readMessageEnd();
 
@@ -105,10 +105,11 @@ public class TBaseAsyncProcessor<I> implements TAsyncProcessor, TProcessor {
           LOGGER.debug("Exception handling function", e);
           resultHandler.onError(e);
         }
-        return;
+        return true;
     }
 
     @Override
-    public void process(TProtocol in, TProtocol out) throws TException {
+    public boolean process(TProtocol in, TProtocol out) throws TException {
+        return false;
     }
 }
diff --git a/lib/java/src/org/apache/thrift/TBaseProcessor.java b/lib/java/src/org/apache/thrift/TBaseProcessor.java
index 55a0f15d3..f9a9a9e37 100644
--- a/lib/java/src/org/apache/thrift/TBaseProcessor.java
+++ b/lib/java/src/org/apache/thrift/TBaseProcessor.java
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ public abstract class TBaseProcessor<I> implements TProcessor {
   }
 
   @Override
-  public void process(TProtocol in, TProtocol out) throws TException {
+  public boolean process(TProtocol in, TProtocol out) throws TException {
     TMessage msg = in.readMessageBegin();
     ProcessFunction fn = processMap.get(msg.name);
     if (fn == null) {
@@ -34,8 +34,9 @@ public abstract class TBaseProcessor<I> implements TProcessor {
       x.write(out);
       out.writeMessageEnd();
       out.getTransport().flush();
-    } else {
-      fn.process(msg.seqid, in, out, iface);
+      return true;
     }
+    fn.process(msg.seqid, in, out, iface);
+    return true;
   }
 }
diff --git a/lib/java/src/org/apache/thrift/TMultiplexedProcessor.java b/lib/java/src/org/apache/thrift/TMultiplexedProcessor.java
index c49486217..55558bcb5 100644
--- a/lib/java/src/org/apache/thrift/TMultiplexedProcessor.java
+++ b/lib/java/src/org/apache/thrift/TMultiplexedProcessor.java
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ public class TMultiplexedProcessor implements TProcessor {
      * name was not found in the service map.  You called {@link #registerProcessor(String, TProcessor) registerProcessor}
      * during initialization, right? :)
      */
-    public void process(TProtocol iprot, TProtocol oprot) throws TException {
+    public boolean process(TProtocol iprot, TProtocol oprot) throws TException {
         /*
             Use the actual underlying protocol (e.g. TBinaryProtocol) to read the
             message header.  This pulls the message "off the wire", which we'll
@@ -110,8 +110,7 @@ public class TMultiplexedProcessor implements TProcessor {
         if (index < 0) {
           if (defaultProcessor != null) {
                 // Dispatch processing to the stored processor
-                defaultProcessor.process(new StoredMessageProtocol(iprot, message), oprot);
-                return;
+                return defaultProcessor.process(new StoredMessageProtocol(iprot, message), oprot);
           }
             throw new TProtocolException(TProtocolException.NOT_IMPLEMENTED,
                 "Service name not found in message name: " + message.name + ".  Did you " +
@@ -135,7 +134,7 @@ public class TMultiplexedProcessor implements TProcessor {
         );
 
         // Dispatch processing to the stored processor
-        actualProcessor.process(new StoredMessageProtocol(iprot, standardMessage), oprot);
+        return actualProcessor.process(new StoredMessageProtocol(iprot, standardMessage), oprot);
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/lib/java/src/org/apache/thrift/TProcessor.java b/lib/java/src/org/apache/thrift/TProcessor.java
index 15ba9c0fe..d79522c3e 100644
--- a/lib/java/src/org/apache/thrift/TProcessor.java
+++ b/lib/java/src/org/apache/thrift/TProcessor.java
@@ -24,7 +24,9 @@ import org.apache.thrift.protocol.TProtocol;
 /**
  * A processor is a generic object which operates upon an input stream and
  * writes to some output stream.
+ *
  */
 public interface TProcessor {
-  public void process(TProtocol in, TProtocol out) throws TException;
+  public boolean process(TProtocol in, TProtocol out)
+    throws TException;
 }
diff --git a/lib/java/test/org/apache/thrift/TestMultiplexedProcessor.java b/lib/java/test/org/apache/thrift/TestMultiplexedProcessor.java
index 85e7966bf..01776ca39 100644
--- a/lib/java/test/org/apache/thrift/TestMultiplexedProcessor.java
+++ b/lib/java/test/org/apache/thrift/TestMultiplexedProcessor.java
@@ -57,12 +57,13 @@ public class TestMultiplexedProcessor {
 
   static class StubProcessor implements TProcessor {
     @Override
-    public void process(TProtocol in, TProtocol out) throws TException {
+    public boolean process(TProtocol in, TProtocol out) throws TException {
       TMessage msg = in.readMessageBegin();
       if (!"func".equals(msg.name) || msg.type!=TMessageType.CALL || msg.seqid!=42) {
         throw new TException("incorrect parameters");
       }
       out.writeMessageBegin(new TMessage("func", TMessageType.REPLY, 42));
+      return true;
     }
   }