diff --git a/src/app/core/cache/object-cache.actions.ts b/src/app/core/cache/object-cache.actions.ts
index 93cf247024..cc9e557de4 100644
--- a/src/app/core/cache/object-cache.actions.ts
+++ b/src/app/core/cache/object-cache.actions.ts
@@ -2,12 +2,18 @@ import { Action } from "@ngrx/store";
 import { type } from "../../shared/ngrx/type";
 import { CacheableObject } from "./object-cache.reducer";
 
+/**
+ * The list of ObjectCacheAction type definitions
+ */
 export const ObjectCacheActionTypes = {
   ADD: type('dspace/core/cache/object/ADD'),
   REMOVE: type('dspace/core/cache/object/REMOVE'),
   RESET_TIMESTAMPS: type('dspace/core/cache/object/RESET_TIMESTAMPS')
 };
 
+/**
+ * An ngrx action to add an object to the cache
+ */
 export class AddToObjectCacheAction implements Action {
   type = ObjectCacheActionTypes.ADD;
   payload: {
@@ -16,29 +22,60 @@ export class AddToObjectCacheAction implements Action {
     msToLive: number;
   };
 
+  /**
+   * Create a new AddToObjectCacheAction
+   *
+   * @param objectToCache
+   *    the object to add
+   * @param timeAdded
+   *    the time it was added
+   * @param msToLive
+   *    the amount of milliseconds before it should expire
+   */
   constructor(objectToCache: CacheableObject, timeAdded: number, msToLive: number) {
     this.payload = { objectToCache, timeAdded, msToLive };
   }
 }
 
+/**
+ * An ngrx action to remove an object from the cache
+ */
 export class RemoveFromObjectCacheAction implements Action {
   type = ObjectCacheActionTypes.REMOVE;
   payload: string;
 
+  /**
+   * Create a new RemoveFromObjectCacheAction
+   *
+   * @param uuid
+   *    the UUID of the object to remove
+   */
   constructor(uuid: string) {
     this.payload = uuid;
   }
 }
 
+/**
+ * An ngrx action to reset the timeAdded property of all cached objects
+ */
 export class ResetObjectCacheTimestampsAction implements Action {
   type = ObjectCacheActionTypes.RESET_TIMESTAMPS;
   payload: number;
 
+  /**
+   * Create a new ResetObjectCacheTimestampsAction
+   *
+   * @param newTimestamp
+   *    the new timeAdded all objects should get
+   */
   constructor(newTimestamp: number) {
     this.payload = newTimestamp;
   }
 }
 
+/**
+ * A type to encompass all ObjectCacheActions
+ */
 export type ObjectCacheAction
   = AddToObjectCacheAction
   | RemoveFromObjectCacheAction
diff --git a/src/app/core/cache/object-cache.reducer.spec.ts b/src/app/core/cache/object-cache.reducer.spec.ts
index eb9422d93a..4d8e116e4f 100644
--- a/src/app/core/cache/object-cache.reducer.spec.ts
+++ b/src/app/core/cache/object-cache.reducer.spec.ts
@@ -95,9 +95,11 @@ describe("objectCacheReducer", () => {
   });
 
   it("shouldn't do anything in response to the REMOVE action for an object that isn't cached", () => {
-    const action = new RemoveFromObjectCacheAction("this isn't cached");
+    const wrongKey = "this isn't cached";
+    const action = new RemoveFromObjectCacheAction(wrongKey);
     const newState = objectCacheReducer(testState, action);
 
+    expect(testState[wrongKey]).toBeUndefined();
     expect(newState).toEqual(testState);
   });
 
diff --git a/src/app/core/cache/request-cache.actions.ts b/src/app/core/cache/request-cache.actions.ts
index a5d7e73ef4..78c6692d71 100644
--- a/src/app/core/cache/request-cache.actions.ts
+++ b/src/app/core/cache/request-cache.actions.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@ import { type } from "../../shared/ngrx/type";
 import { PaginationOptions } from "../shared/pagination-options.model";
 import { SortOptions } from "../shared/sort-options.model";
 
+/**
+ * The list of RequestCacheAction type definitions
+ */
 export const RequestCacheActionTypes = {
   FIND_BY_ID: type('dspace/core/cache/request/FIND_BY_ID'),
   FIND_ALL: type('dspace/core/cache/request/FIND_ALL'),
@@ -13,6 +16,9 @@ export const RequestCacheActionTypes = {
   RESET_TIMESTAMPS: type('dspace/core/cache/request/RESET_TIMESTAMPS')
 };
 
+/**
+ * An ngrx action to find all objects of a certain type
+ */
 export class RequestCacheFindAllAction implements Action {
   type = RequestCacheActionTypes.FIND_ALL;
   payload: {
@@ -23,6 +29,20 @@ export class RequestCacheFindAllAction implements Action {
     sortOptions: SortOptions
   };
 
+  /**
+   * Create a new RequestCacheFindAllAction
+   *
+   * @param key
+   *    the key under which to cache this request, should be unique
+   * @param service
+   *    the name of the service that initiated the action
+   * @param scopeID
+   *    the id of an optional scope object
+   * @param paginationOptions
+   *    the pagination options
+   * @param sortOptions
+   *    the sort options
+   */
   constructor(
     key: string,
     service: OpaqueToken,
@@ -40,6 +60,9 @@ export class RequestCacheFindAllAction implements Action {
   }
 }
 
+/**
+ * An ngrx action to find objects by id
+ */
 export class RequestCacheFindByIDAction implements Action {
   type = RequestCacheActionTypes.FIND_BY_ID;
   payload: {
@@ -48,6 +71,16 @@ export class RequestCacheFindByIDAction implements Action {
     resourceID: string
   };
 
+  /**
+   * Create a new RequestCacheFindByIDAction
+   *
+   * @param key
+   *    the key under which to cache this request, should be unique
+   * @param service
+   *    the name of the service that initiated the action
+   * @param resourceID
+   *    the ID of the resource to find
+   */
   constructor(
     key: string,
     service: OpaqueToken,
@@ -61,6 +94,9 @@ export class RequestCacheFindByIDAction implements Action {
   }
 }
 
+/**
+ * An ngrx action to indicate a request was returned successful
+ */
 export class RequestCacheSuccessAction implements Action {
   type = RequestCacheActionTypes.SUCCESS;
   payload: {
@@ -70,6 +106,20 @@ export class RequestCacheSuccessAction implements Action {
     msToLive: number
   };
 
+  /**
+   * Create a new RequestCacheSuccessAction
+   *
+   * @param key
+   *    the key under which cache this request is cached,
+   *    should be identical to the one used in the corresponding
+   *    find action
+   * @param resourceUUIDs
+   *    the UUIDs returned from the backend
+   * @param timeAdded
+   *    the time it was returned
+   * @param msToLive
+   *    the amount of milliseconds before it should expire
+   */
   constructor(key: string, resourceUUIDs: Array<string>, timeAdded, msToLive: number) {
     this.payload = {
       key,
@@ -80,6 +130,9 @@ export class RequestCacheSuccessAction implements Action {
   }
 }
 
+/**
+ * An ngrx action to indicate a request failed
+ */
 export class RequestCacheErrorAction implements Action {
   type = RequestCacheActionTypes.ERROR;
   payload: {
@@ -87,6 +140,16 @@ export class RequestCacheErrorAction implements Action {
     errorMessage: string
   };
 
+  /**
+   * Create a new RequestCacheErrorAction
+   *
+   * @param key
+   *    the key under which cache this request is cached,
+   *    should be identical to the one used in the corresponding
+   *    find action
+   * @param errorMessage
+   *    A message describing the reason the request failed
+   */
   constructor(key: string, errorMessage: string) {
     this.payload = {
       key,
@@ -95,24 +158,44 @@ export class RequestCacheErrorAction implements Action {
   }
 }
 
+/**
+ * An ngrx action to remove a request from the cache
+ */
 export class RequestCacheRemoveAction implements Action {
   type = RequestCacheActionTypes.REMOVE;
   payload: string;
 
+  /**
+   * Create a new RequestCacheRemoveAction
+   * @param key
+   *    The key of the request to remove
+   */
   constructor(key: string) {
     this.payload = key;
   }
 }
 
+/**
+ * An ngrx action to reset the timeAdded property of all cached objects
+ */
 export class ResetRequestCacheTimestampsAction implements Action {
   type = RequestCacheActionTypes.RESET_TIMESTAMPS;
   payload: number;
 
+  /**
+   * Create a new ResetObjectCacheTimestampsAction
+   *
+   * @param newTimestamp
+   *    the new timeAdded all objects should get
+   */
   constructor(newTimestamp: number) {
     this.payload = newTimestamp;
   }
 }
 
+/**
+ * A type to encompass all RequestCacheActions
+ */
 export type RequestCacheAction
   = RequestCacheFindAllAction
   | RequestCacheFindByIDAction
diff --git a/src/app/core/cache/request-cache.reducer.spec.ts b/src/app/core/cache/request-cache.reducer.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..56bea6a83e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/core/cache/request-cache.reducer.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,227 @@
+import { requestCacheReducer, RequestCacheState } from "./request-cache.reducer";
+import {
+  RequestCacheRemoveAction, RequestCacheFindByIDAction,
+  RequestCacheFindAllAction, RequestCacheSuccessAction, RequestCacheErrorAction,
+  ResetRequestCacheTimestampsAction
+} from "./request-cache.actions";
+import deepFreeze = require("deep-freeze");
+import { OpaqueToken } from "@angular/core";
+
+class NullAction extends RequestCacheRemoveAction {
+  type = null;
+  payload = null;
+
+  constructor() {
+    super(null);
+  }
+}
+
+describe("requestCacheReducer", () => {
+  const keys = ["125c17f89046283c5f0640722aac9feb", "a06c3006a41caec5d635af099b0c780c"];
+  const services = [new OpaqueToken('service1'), new OpaqueToken('service2')];
+  const msToLive = 900000;
+  const uuids = [
+    "9e32a2e2-6b91-4236-a361-995ccdc14c60",
+    "598ce822-c357-46f3-ab70-63724d02d6ad",
+    "be8325f7-243b-49f4-8a4b-df2b793ff3b5"
+  ];
+  const resourceID = "9978";
+  const paginationOptions = { "resultsPerPage": 10, "currentPage": 1 };
+  const sortOptions = { "field": "id", "direction": 0 };
+  const testState = {
+    [keys[0]]: {
+      "key": keys[0],
+      "service": services[0],
+      "resourceUUIDs": [uuids[0], uuids[1]],
+      "isLoading": false,
+      "paginationOptions": paginationOptions,
+      "sortOptions": sortOptions,
+      "timeAdded": new Date().getTime(),
+      "msToLive": msToLive
+    },
+    [keys[1]]: {
+      "key": keys[1],
+      "service": services[1],
+      "resourceID": resourceID,
+      "resourceUUIDs": [uuids[2]],
+      "isLoading": false,
+      "timeAdded": new Date().getTime(),
+      "msToLive": msToLive
+    }
+  };
+  deepFreeze(testState);
+  const errorState: {} = {
+    [keys[0]]: {
+      errorMessage: 'error',
+      resourceUUIDs: uuids
+    }
+  };
+  deepFreeze(errorState);
+
+
+  it("should return the current state when no valid actions have been made", () => {
+    const action = new NullAction();
+    const newState = requestCacheReducer(testState, action);
+
+    expect(newState).toEqual(testState);
+  });
+
+  it("should start with an empty cache", () => {
+    const action = new NullAction();
+    const initialState = requestCacheReducer(undefined, action);
+
+    expect(initialState).toEqual(Object.create(null));
+  });
+
+  describe("FIND_BY_ID", () => {
+    const action = new RequestCacheFindByIDAction(keys[0], services[0], resourceID);
+
+    it("should perform the action without affecting the previous state", () => {
+      //testState has already been frozen above
+      requestCacheReducer(testState, action);
+    });
+
+    it("should add the request to the cache", () => {
+      const state = Object.create(null);
+      const newState = requestCacheReducer(state, action);
+      expect(newState[keys[0]].key).toBe(keys[0]);
+      expect(newState[keys[0]].service).toEqual(services[0]);
+      expect(newState[keys[0]].resourceID).toBe(resourceID);
+    });
+
+    it("should set isLoading to true", () => {
+      const state = Object.create(null);
+      const newState = requestCacheReducer(state, action);
+      expect(newState[keys[0]].isLoading).toBe(true);
+    });
+
+    it("should remove any previous error message or resourceUUID for the request", () => {
+      const newState = requestCacheReducer(errorState, action);
+      expect(newState[keys[0]].resourceUUIDs.length).toBe(0);
+      expect(newState[keys[0]].errorMessage).toBeUndefined();
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe("FIND_ALL", () => {
+    const action = new RequestCacheFindAllAction(keys[0], services[0], resourceID, paginationOptions, sortOptions);
+
+    it("should perform the action without affecting the previous state", () => {
+      //testState has already been frozen above
+      requestCacheReducer(testState, action);
+    });
+
+    it("should add the request to the cache", () => {
+      const state = Object.create(null);
+      const newState = requestCacheReducer(state, action);
+      expect(newState[keys[0]].key).toBe(keys[0]);
+      expect(newState[keys[0]].service).toEqual(services[0]);
+      expect(newState[keys[0]].scopeID).toBe(resourceID);
+      expect(newState[keys[0]].paginationOptions).toEqual(paginationOptions);
+      expect(newState[keys[0]].sortOptions).toEqual(sortOptions);
+    });
+
+    it("should set isLoading to true", () => {
+      const state = Object.create(null);
+      const newState = requestCacheReducer(state, action);
+      expect(newState[keys[0]].isLoading).toBe(true);
+    });
+
+    it("should remove any previous error message or resourceUUIDs for the request", () => {
+      const newState = requestCacheReducer(errorState, action);
+      expect(newState[keys[0]].resourceUUIDs.length).toBe(0);
+      expect(newState[keys[0]].errorMessage).toBeUndefined();
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe("SUCCESS", () => {
+    const successUUIDs = [uuids[0], uuids[2]];
+    const successTimeAdded = new Date().getTime();
+    const successMsToLive = 5;
+    const action = new RequestCacheSuccessAction(keys[0], successUUIDs, successTimeAdded, successMsToLive);
+
+    it("should perform the action without affecting the previous state", () => {
+      //testState has already been frozen above
+      requestCacheReducer(testState, action);
+    });
+
+    it("should add the response to the cached request", () => {
+      const newState = requestCacheReducer(testState, action);
+      expect(newState[keys[0]].resourceUUIDs).toBe(successUUIDs);
+      expect(newState[keys[0]].timeAdded).toBe(successTimeAdded);
+      expect(newState[keys[0]].msToLive).toBe(successMsToLive);
+    });
+
+    it("should set isLoading to false", () => {
+      const newState = requestCacheReducer(testState, action);
+      expect(newState[keys[0]].isLoading).toBe(false);
+    });
+
+    it("should remove any previous error message for the request", () => {
+      const newState = requestCacheReducer(errorState, action);
+      expect(newState[keys[0]].errorMessage).toBeUndefined();
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe("ERROR", () => {
+    const errorMsg = 'errorMsg';
+    const action = new RequestCacheErrorAction(keys[0], errorMsg);
+
+    it("should perform the action without affecting the previous state", () => {
+      //testState has already been frozen above
+      requestCacheReducer(testState, action);
+    });
+
+    it("should set an error message for the request", () => {
+      const newState = requestCacheReducer(errorState, action);
+      expect(newState[keys[0]].errorMessage).toBe(errorMsg);
+    });
+
+    it("should set isLoading to false", () => {
+      const newState = requestCacheReducer(testState, action);
+      expect(newState[keys[0]].isLoading).toBe(false);
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe("REMOVE", () => {
+    it("should perform the action without affecting the previous state", () => {
+      const action = new RequestCacheRemoveAction(keys[0]);
+      //testState has already been frozen above
+      requestCacheReducer(testState, action);
+    });
+
+    it("should remove the specified request from the cache", () => {
+      const action = new RequestCacheRemoveAction(keys[0]);
+      const newState = requestCacheReducer(testState, action);
+      expect(testState[keys[0]]).not.toBeUndefined();
+      expect(newState[keys[0]]).toBeUndefined();
+    });
+
+    it("shouldn't do anything when the specified key isn't cached", () => {
+      const wrongKey = "this isn't cached";
+      const action = new RequestCacheRemoveAction(wrongKey);
+      const newState = requestCacheReducer(testState, action);
+      expect(testState[wrongKey]).toBeUndefined();
+      expect(newState).toEqual(testState);
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe("RESET_TIMESTAMPS", () => {
+    const newTimeStamp = new Date().getTime();
+    const action = new ResetRequestCacheTimestampsAction(newTimeStamp);
+
+    it("should perform the action without affecting the previous state", () => {
+      //testState has already been frozen above
+      requestCacheReducer(testState, action);
+    });
+
+    it("should set the timestamp of all requests in the cache", () => {
+      const newState = requestCacheReducer(testState, action);
+      Object.keys(newState).forEach((key) => {
+        expect(newState[key].timeAdded).toEqual(newTimeStamp);
+      });
+    });
+
+  });
+
+
+});
diff --git a/src/app/core/cache/request-cache.reducer.ts b/src/app/core/cache/request-cache.reducer.ts
index 340b023548..0aa2e8c920 100644
--- a/src/app/core/cache/request-cache.reducer.ts
+++ b/src/app/core/cache/request-cache.reducer.ts
@@ -9,6 +9,9 @@ import { OpaqueToken } from "@angular/core";
 import { CacheEntry } from "./cache-entry";
 import { hasValue } from "../../shared/empty.util";
 
+/**
+ * An entry in the RequestCache
+ */
 export class RequestCacheEntry implements CacheEntry {
   service: OpaqueToken;
   key: string;
@@ -24,6 +27,9 @@ export class RequestCacheEntry implements CacheEntry {
   msToLive: number;
 }
 
+/**
+ * The RequestCache State
+ */
 export interface RequestCacheState {
   [key: string]: RequestCacheEntry
 }
@@ -31,6 +37,16 @@ export interface RequestCacheState {
 // Object.create(null) ensures the object has no default js properties (e.g. `__proto__`)
 const initialState = Object.create(null);
 
+/**
+ * The RequestCache Reducer
+ *
+ * @param state
+ *    the current state
+ * @param action
+ *    the action to perform on the state
+ * @return RequestCacheState
+ *    the new state
+ */
 export const requestCacheReducer = (state = initialState, action: RequestCacheAction): RequestCacheState => {
   switch (action.type) {
 
@@ -64,6 +80,16 @@ export const requestCacheReducer = (state = initialState, action: RequestCacheAc
   }
 };
 
+/**
+ * Add a FindAll request to the cache
+ *
+ * @param state
+ *    the current state
+ * @param action
+ *    a RequestCacheFindAllAction
+ * @return RequestCacheState
+ *    the new state, with the request added, or overwritten
+ */
 function findAllRequest(state: RequestCacheState, action: RequestCacheFindAllAction): RequestCacheState {
   return Object.assign({}, state, {
     [action.payload.key]: {
@@ -79,6 +105,16 @@ function findAllRequest(state: RequestCacheState, action: RequestCacheFindAllAct
   });
 }
 
+/**
+ * Add a FindByID request to the cache
+ *
+ * @param state
+ *    the current state
+ * @param action
+ *    a RequestCacheFindByIDAction
+ * @return RequestCacheState
+ *    the new state, with the request added, or overwritten
+ */
 function findByIDRequest(state: RequestCacheState, action: RequestCacheFindByIDAction): RequestCacheState {
   return Object.assign({}, state, {
     [action.payload.key]: {
@@ -92,6 +128,16 @@ function findByIDRequest(state: RequestCacheState, action: RequestCacheFindByIDA
   });
 }
 
+/**
+ * Update a cached request with a successful response
+ *
+ * @param state
+ *    the current state
+ * @param action
+ *    a RequestCacheSuccessAction
+ * @return RequestCacheState
+ *    the new state, with the response added to the request
+ */
 function success(state: RequestCacheState, action: RequestCacheSuccessAction): RequestCacheState {
   return Object.assign({}, state, {
     [action.payload.key]: Object.assign({}, state[action.payload.key], {
@@ -104,6 +150,16 @@ function success(state: RequestCacheState, action: RequestCacheSuccessAction): R
   });
 }
 
+/**
+ * Update a cached request with an error
+ *
+ * @param state
+ *    the current state
+ * @param action
+ *    a RequestCacheSuccessAction
+ * @return RequestCacheState
+ *    the new state, with the error added to the request
+ */
 function error(state: RequestCacheState, action: RequestCacheErrorAction): RequestCacheState {
   return Object.assign({}, state, {
     [action.payload.key]: Object.assign({}, state[action.payload.key], {
@@ -113,6 +169,16 @@ function error(state: RequestCacheState, action: RequestCacheErrorAction): Reque
   });
 }
 
+/**
+ * Remove a request from the cache
+ *
+ * @param state
+ *    the current state
+ * @param action
+ *    an RequestCacheRemoveAction
+ * @return RequestCacheState
+ *    the new state, with the request removed if it existed.
+ */
 function removeFromCache(state: RequestCacheState, action: RequestCacheRemoveAction): RequestCacheState {
   if (hasValue(state[action.payload])) {
     let newCache = Object.assign({}, state);
@@ -125,6 +191,16 @@ function removeFromCache(state: RequestCacheState, action: RequestCacheRemoveAct
   }
 }
 
+/**
+ * Set the timeAdded timestamp of every cached request to the specified value
+ *
+ * @param state
+ *    the current state
+ * @param action
+ *    a ResetRequestCacheTimestampsAction
+ * @return RequestCacheState
+ *    the new state, with all timeAdded timestamps set to the specified value
+ */
 function resetRequestCacheTimestamps(state: RequestCacheState, action: ResetRequestCacheTimestampsAction): RequestCacheState {
   let newState = Object.create(null);
   Object.keys(state).forEach(key => {