Update poms to conform to merge job requirements

Change-Id: Ic989e9538b67214e43faf221724ed5d36bfc6d03
Issue-ID: AAI-2203
Signed-off-by: Edwin Lawrance <Edwin.Lawrance@amdocs.com>

64 files changed, 9039 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/search-data-service-app/src/main/java/org/onap/aai/sa/Application.java b/search-data-service-app/src/main/java/org/onap/aai/sa/Application.java
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+++ b/search-data-service-app/src/main/java/org/onap/aai/sa/Application.java
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+/**
+ * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
+ * org.onap.aai
+ * ================================================================================
+ * Copyright © 2017-2018 AT&T Intellectual Property. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright © 2017-2018 Amdocs
+ * ================================================================================
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *       http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ * ============LICENSE_END=========================================================
+ */
+package org.onap.aai.sa;
+
+import java.util.HashMap;
+import org.eclipse.jetty.util.security.Password;
+import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.SpringBootApplication;
+import org.springframework.boot.builder.SpringApplicationBuilder;
+import org.springframework.boot.web.support.SpringBootServletInitializer;
+
+@SpringBootApplication
+public class Application extends SpringBootServletInitializer {
+
+    public static void main(String[] args) {
+        String keyStorePassword = System.getProperty("KEY_STORE_PASSWORD");
+        if (keyStorePassword == null || keyStorePassword.isEmpty()) {
+            throw new RuntimeException("Env property KEY_STORE_PASSWORD not set");
+        }
+        HashMap<String, Object> props = new HashMap<>();
+        String deobfuscatedKeyStorePassword = keyStorePassword.startsWith("OBF:") ? Password.deobfuscate(keyStorePassword) : keyStorePassword;
+        props.put("server.ssl.key-store-password", deobfuscatedKeyStorePassword);
+
+        String trustStoreLocation = System.getProperty("TRUST_STORE_LOCATION");
+        String trustStorePassword = System.getProperty("TRUST_STORE_PASSWORD");
+        if (trustStoreLocation != null && trustStorePassword != null) {
+            trustStorePassword = trustStorePassword.startsWith("OBF:") ? Password.deobfuscate(trustStorePassword) : trustStorePassword;
+            props.put("server.ssl.trust-store", trustStoreLocation);
+            props.put("server.ssl.trust-store-password", trustStorePassword);
+        }
+
+        String requireClientAuth = System.getenv("REQUIRE_CLIENT_AUTH");
+        if (requireClientAuth == null || requireClientAuth.isEmpty()) {
+            props.put("server.ssl.client-auth", "need");
+        }else {
+            props.put("server.ssl.client-auth", Boolean.valueOf(requireClientAuth)? "need" : "want");
+        }
+		
+        new Application().configure(new SpringApplicationBuilder(Application.class).properties(props)).run(args);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/search-data-service-app/src/main/java/org/onap/aai/sa/auth/SearchDbServiceAuth.java b/search-data-service-app/src/main/java/org/onap/aai/sa/auth/SearchDbServiceAuth.java
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+++ b/search-data-service-app/src/main/java/org/onap/aai/sa/auth/SearchDbServiceAuth.java
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+/**
+ * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
+ * org.onap.aai
+ * ================================================================================
+ * Copyright © 2017-2018 AT&T Intellectual Property. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright © 2017-2018 Amdocs
+ * ================================================================================
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *       http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ * ============LICENSE_END=========================================================
+ */
+package org.onap.aai.sa.auth;
+
+import javax.servlet.http.Cookie;
+import org.springframework.http.HttpHeaders;
+
+public class SearchDbServiceAuth {
+
+    public SearchDbServiceAuth() { // Do not instantiate
+    }
+
+    public boolean authBasic(String username, String authFunction) {
+        return SearchDbServiceAuthCore.authorize(username, authFunction);
+    }
+
+    public String authUser(HttpHeaders headers, String authUser, String authFunction) {
+        return new SearchDbServiceAuth().authBasic(authUser, authFunction) ? "OK" : "AAI_9101";
+    }
+
+    public boolean authCookie(Cookie cookie, String authFunction, StringBuilder username) {
+        if (cookie == null) {
+            return false;
+        }
+        return SearchDbServiceAuthCore.authorize(username.toString(), authFunction);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/search-data-service-app/src/main/java/org/onap/aai/sa/auth/SearchDbServiceAuthCore.java b/search-data-service-app/src/main/java/org/onap/aai/sa/auth/SearchDbServiceAuthCore.java
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+++ b/search-data-service-app/src/main/java/org/onap/aai/sa/auth/SearchDbServiceAuthCore.java
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+/**
+ * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
+ * org.onap.aai
+ * ================================================================================
+ * Copyright © 2017-2018 AT&T Intellectual Property. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright © 2017-2018 Amdocs
+ * ================================================================================
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *       http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ * ============LICENSE_END=========================================================
+ */
+package org.onap.aai.sa.auth;
+
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.core.JsonProcessingException;
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.JsonNode;
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ObjectMapper;
+import java.io.File;
+import java.io.FileNotFoundException;
+import java.io.FileReader;
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.HashMap;
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Map;
+import java.util.Timer;
+import org.json.simple.parser.JSONParser;
+import org.json.simple.parser.ParseException;
+import org.onap.aai.cl.api.Logger;
+import org.onap.aai.cl.eelf.LoggerFactory;
+import org.onap.aai.sa.searchdbabstraction.util.SearchDbConstants;
+
+public class SearchDbServiceAuthCore {
+
+    private static Logger logger = LoggerFactory.getInstance().getLogger(SearchDbServiceAuthCore.class.getName());
+
+    private static String authFileName = SearchDbConstants.SDB_AUTH_CONFIG_FILENAME;
+
+    private enum HTTP_METHODS {
+        POST,
+        GET,
+        PUT,
+        DELETE
+    }
+
+    private static boolean usersInitialized = false;
+    private static HashMap<String, SearchDbAuthUser> users;
+    private static Timer timer = null;
+
+    // Don't instantiate
+    private SearchDbServiceAuthCore() {}
+
+    public static synchronized void init() {
+        if (SearchDbServiceAuthCore.authFileName == null) {
+            SearchDbServiceAuthCore.authFileName = "/home/aaiadmin/etc/aaipolicy.json";
+        }
+        SearchDbServiceAuthCore.reloadUsers();
+    }
+
+    public static void cleanup() {
+        timer.cancel();
+    }
+
+    public static synchronized void reloadUsers() {
+        users = new HashMap<>();
+        ObjectMapper mapper = new ObjectMapper(); // can reuse, share globally
+        JSONParser parser = new JSONParser();
+        try {
+            parser.parse(new FileReader(authFileName));
+            JsonNode rootNode = mapper.readTree(new File(authFileName));
+            JsonNode rolesNode = rootNode.path("roles");
+
+            for (JsonNode roleNode : rolesNode) {
+                String roleName = roleNode.path("name").asText();
+
+                TabularAuthRole authRole = new TabularAuthRole();
+                JsonNode usersNode = roleNode.path("users");
+                JsonNode functionsNode = roleNode.path("functions");
+                for (JsonNode functionNode : functionsNode) {
+                    String function = functionNode.path("name").asText();
+                    JsonNode methodsNode = functionNode.path("methods");
+                    boolean hasMethods = false;
+                    for (JsonNode methodNode : methodsNode) {
+                        String methodName = methodNode.path("name").asText();
+                        hasMethods = true;
+                        String thisFunction = methodName + ":" + function;
+
+                        authRole.addAllowedFunction(thisFunction);
+                    }
+
+                    if (!hasMethods) {
+                        // iterate the list from HTTP_METHODS
+                        for (HTTP_METHODS meth : HTTP_METHODS.values()) {
+                            String thisFunction = meth.toString() + ":" + function;
+                            authRole.addAllowedFunction(thisFunction);
+                        }
+                    }
+
+                }
+                for (JsonNode userNode : usersNode) {
+                    String username = userNode.path("username").asText().toLowerCase();
+                    SearchDbAuthUser authUser = null;
+                    if (users.containsKey(username)) {
+                        authUser = users.get(username);
+                    } else {
+                        authUser = new SearchDbAuthUser();
+                    }
+
+                    authUser.setUser(username);
+                    authUser.addRole(roleName, authRole);
+                    users.put(username, authUser);
+                }
+            }
+        } catch (FileNotFoundException fnfe) {
+            logger.debug("Failed to load the policy file ");
+
+        } catch (ParseException e) {
+            logger.debug("Failed to Parse the policy file ");
+
+        } catch (JsonProcessingException e) {
+            logger.debug("JSON processing error while parsing policy file: " + e.getMessage());
+
+        } catch (IOException e) {
+            logger.debug("IO Exception while parsing policy file: " + e.getMessage());
+        }
+
+        usersInitialized = true;
+    }
+
+    public static class SearchDbAuthUser {
+        public SearchDbAuthUser() {
+            this.roles = new HashMap<>();
+        }
+
+        private String username;
+        private HashMap<String, TabularAuthRole> roles;
+
+        public String getUser() {
+            return this.username;
+        }
+
+        public Map<String, TabularAuthRole> getRoles() {
+            return this.roles;
+        }
+
+        public void addRole(String roleName, TabularAuthRole authRole) {
+            this.roles.put(roleName, authRole);
+        }
+
+        public boolean checkAllowed(String checkFunc) {
+            for (Map.Entry<String, TabularAuthRole> roleEntry : this.roles.entrySet()) {
+                TabularAuthRole role = roleEntry.getValue();
+                if (role.hasAllowedFunction(checkFunc)) {
+                    return true;
+                }
+            }
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        public void setUser(String myuser) {
+            this.username = myuser;
+        }
+    }
+
+    public static class TabularAuthRole {
+        public TabularAuthRole() {
+            this.allowedFunctions = new ArrayList<>();
+        }
+
+        private List<String> allowedFunctions;
+
+        public void addAllowedFunction(String func) {
+            this.allowedFunctions.add(func);
+        }
+
+        public void delAllowedFunction(String delFunc) {
+            if (this.allowedFunctions.contains(delFunc)) {
+                this.allowedFunctions.remove(delFunc);
+            }
+        }
+
+        public boolean hasAllowedFunction(String afunc) {
+            return this.allowedFunctions.contains(afunc);
+        }
+    }
+
+    public static Map<String, SearchDbAuthUser> getUsers() {
+        if (!usersInitialized || (users == null)) {
+            reloadUsers();
+        }
+        return users;
+    }
+
+    public static boolean authorize(String username, String authFunction) {
+        if (!usersInitialized || (users == null)) {
+            init();
+        }
+        if (users.containsKey(username)) {
+            return users.get(username).checkAllowed(authFunction);
+        } else {
+            return false;
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/search-data-service-app/src/main/java/org/onap/aai/sa/rest/AnalysisConfiguration.java b/search-data-service-app/src/main/java/org/onap/aai/sa/rest/AnalysisConfiguration.java
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+/**
+ * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
+ * org.onap.aai
+ * ================================================================================
+ * Copyright © 2017-2018 AT&T Intellectual Property. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright © 2017-2018 Amdocs
+ * ================================================================================
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *       http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ * ============LICENSE_END=========================================================
+ */
+package org.onap.aai.sa.rest;
+
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ObjectMapper;
+import java.io.File;
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicBoolean;
+import org.onap.aai.cl.api.Logger;
+import org.onap.aai.cl.eelf.LoggerFactory;
+import org.onap.aai.sa.searchdbabstraction.logging.SearchDbMsgs;
+import org.onap.aai.sa.searchdbabstraction.util.SearchDbConstants;
+
+/**
+ * This class encapsulates the configuration of the predefined Analyzer and Filter behaviours that help to tell the
+ * document store how to index the documents that are provided to it.
+ */
+public class AnalysisConfiguration {
+
+    /**
+     * Contains all of the predefined indexing filters.
+     */
+    private FilterSchema[] customFilters;
+
+    /**
+     * Contains all of the predefined indexing analyzers.
+     */
+    private AnalyzerSchema[] customAnalysers;
+
+    /**
+     * Indicates whether or not we have imported the filter and analyzer configurations.
+     */
+    private AtomicBoolean configured = new AtomicBoolean(false);
+
+    /**
+     * A json format string which is readable by Elastic Search and defines all of the custom filters and analyzers that
+     * we need Elastic Search to know about.
+     */
+    private String esSettings = null;
+
+    private static Logger logger = LoggerFactory.getInstance().getLogger(AnalysisConfiguration.class.getName());
+
+
+    /**
+     * Imports the filter and analyzer configuration files and builds an Elastic Search readable settings file from the
+     * contents.
+     *
+     * @param filterConfigFile - Location of filter configuration json file
+     * @param analyzerConfigFile - Location of analyzer configuration json file
+     */
+    public void init(String filterConfigFile, String analyzerConfigFile) {
+
+        if (configured.compareAndSet(false, true)) {
+            ObjectMapper mapper = new ObjectMapper();
+
+            File filtersConfig = new File(filterConfigFile);
+            try {
+                customFilters = mapper.readValue(filtersConfig, FilterSchema[].class);
+            } catch (IOException e) {
+
+                // generate log
+                logger.warn(SearchDbMsgs.FILTERS_CONFIG_FAILURE, filterConfigFile, e.getMessage());
+            }
+
+            File analysersConfig = new File(analyzerConfigFile);
+            try {
+                customAnalysers = mapper.readValue(analysersConfig, AnalyzerSchema[].class);
+            } catch (IOException e) {
+
+                // generate log
+                logger.warn(SearchDbMsgs.ANALYSYS_CONFIG_FAILURE, analyzerConfigFile, e.getMessage());
+            }
+
+            esSettings = buildEsIndexSettings();
+        }
+    }
+
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the set of pre-configured filters.
+     *
+     * @return - An array of filters.
+     */
+    public FilterSchema[] getFilters() {
+        return customFilters;
+    }
+
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the set of pre-configured analyzers.
+     *
+     * @return - An array of analyzers.
+     */
+    public AnalyzerSchema[] getAnalyzers() {
+        init(SearchDbConstants.SDB_FILTER_CONFIG_FILE, SearchDbConstants.SDB_ANALYSIS_CONFIG_FILE);
+        return customAnalysers;
+    }
+
+
+    /**
+     * Imports the filter and analyzer configurations and translates those into a settings string that will be parseable
+     * by Elastic Search.
+     *
+     * @return - Elastic Search formatted settings string.
+     */
+    public String getEsIndexSettings() {
+
+        // Generate the es-settings string from our filter and analyzer
+        // configurations if we have not already done so.
+        init(SearchDbConstants.SDB_FILTER_CONFIG_FILE, SearchDbConstants.SDB_ANALYSIS_CONFIG_FILE);
+
+        // Now, return the es-settings string.
+        return esSettings;
+    }
+
+
+    /**
+     * Constructs a settings string that is readable by Elastic Search based on the contents of the filter and analyzer
+     * configuration files.
+     *
+     * @return Elastic Search formatted settings string.
+     */
+    public String buildEsIndexSettings() {
+
+        StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
+
+        sb.append("{");
+        sb.append("\"analysis\": {");
+
+        // Define the custom filters.
+        boolean atLeastOneFilter = false;
+        sb.append("\"filter\": {");
+        AtomicBoolean firstFilter = new AtomicBoolean(true);
+        for (FilterSchema filter : customFilters) {
+
+            // Append a comma before the next entry, unless it is the
+            // first one.
+            if (!firstFilter.compareAndSet(true, false)) {
+                sb.append(", ");
+            }
+
+            // Now, build the filter entry.
+            buildFilterEntry(filter, sb);
+            atLeastOneFilter = true;
+        }
+        sb.append((atLeastOneFilter) ? "}," : "}");
+
+        // Define the custom analyzers.
+        sb.append("\"analyzer\": {");
+        AtomicBoolean firstAnalyzer = new AtomicBoolean(true);
+        for (AnalyzerSchema analyzer : customAnalysers) {
+
+            // Prepend a comma before the entry, unless it is the
+            // first one.
+            if (!firstAnalyzer.compareAndSet(true, false)) {
+                sb.append(",");
+            }
+
+            // Now, construct the entry for this analyzer.
+            buildAnalyzerEntry(analyzer, sb);
+        }
+        sb.append("}");
+
+        sb.append("}");
+        sb.append("}");
+
+        return sb.toString();
+    }
+
+
+    /**
+     * Constructs an ElasticSearch friendly custom filter definition.
+     *
+     * @param filter - The filter to generate ElasticSearch json for.
+     * @param sb - The string builder to append the filter definition to.
+     */
+    private void buildFilterEntry(FilterSchema filter, StringBuilder sb) {
+
+        sb.append("\"" + filter.getName()).append("\": {");
+
+        sb.append(filter.getConfiguration());
+
+        sb.append("}");
+    }
+
+
+    /**
+     * Constructs an ElasticSearch friendly custom analyzer definition.
+     *
+     * @param analyzer - The analyzer to generate ElasticSearch json for.
+     * @param sb - The string builder to append the analyzer definition to.
+     */
+    private void buildAnalyzerEntry(AnalyzerSchema analyzer, StringBuilder sb) {
+
+        sb.append("\"").append(analyzer.getName()).append("\": {");
+        sb.append("\"type\": \"custom\",");
+        sb.append("\"tokenizer\": ").append("\"").append(analyzer.getTokenizer()).append("\",");
+        sb.append("\"filter\": [");
+        boolean firstFilter = true;
+        for (String filter : analyzer.getFilters()) {
+            if (!firstFilter) {
+                sb.append(",");
+            } else {
+                firstFilter = false;
+            }
+            sb.append("\"").append(filter).append("\"");
+        }
+        sb.append("]");
+        sb.append("}");
+    }
+}
diff --git a/search-data-service-app/src/main/java/org/onap/aai/sa/rest/AnalyzerApi.java b/search-data-service-app/src/main/java/org/onap/aai/sa/rest/AnalyzerApi.java
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/search-data-service-app/src/main/java/org/onap/aai/sa/rest/AnalyzerApi.java
@@ -0,0 +1,161 @@
+/**
+ * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
+ * org.onap.aai
+ * ================================================================================
+ * Copyright © 2017-2018 AT&T Intellectual Property. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright © 2017-2018 Amdocs
+ * ================================================================================
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *       http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ * ============LICENSE_END=========================================================
+ */
+package org.onap.aai.sa.rest;
+
+import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicBoolean;
+import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest;
+import org.onap.aai.cl.api.LogFields;
+import org.onap.aai.cl.api.LogLine;
+import org.onap.aai.cl.api.Logger;
+import org.onap.aai.cl.eelf.LoggerFactory;
+import org.onap.aai.sa.searchdbabstraction.elasticsearch.dao.ElasticSearchHttpController;
+import org.onap.aai.sa.searchdbabstraction.logging.SearchDbMsgs;
+import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Qualifier;
+import org.springframework.http.HttpHeaders;
+import org.springframework.http.HttpStatus;
+import org.springframework.http.MediaType;
+import org.springframework.http.ResponseEntity;
+import org.springframework.security.config.annotation.web.configuration.EnableWebSecurity;
+import org.springframework.stereotype.Component;
+import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.RequestHeader;
+import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.RequestMapping;
+import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.RequestMethod;
+import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.RestController;
+
+@Component
+@EnableWebSecurity
+@RestController
+@RequestMapping("/services/search-data-service/v1/analyzers/search")
+public class AnalyzerApi {
+
+    private SearchServiceApi searchService = null;
+
+    // Set up the loggers.
+    private static Logger logger = LoggerFactory.getInstance().getLogger(IndexApi.class.getName());
+    private static Logger auditLogger = LoggerFactory.getInstance().getAuditLogger(IndexApi.class.getName());
+
+    private static final String MSG_AUTHENTICATION_FAILURE = "Authentication failure.";
+
+    public AnalyzerApi(@Qualifier("searchServiceApi") SearchServiceApi searchService) {
+        this.searchService = searchService;
+    }
+
+    @RequestMapping(method = RequestMethod.GET, consumes = {"application/json"}, produces = {"application/json"})
+    public ResponseEntity<String> processGet(HttpServletRequest request, @RequestHeader HttpHeaders headers,
+            ApiUtils apiUtils) {
+
+        HttpStatus responseCode = HttpStatus.INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR;
+        String responseString;
+
+        // Initialize the MDC Context for logging purposes.
+        ApiUtils.initMdcContext(request, headers);
+
+        // Validate that the request is correctly authenticated before going
+        // any further.
+        try {
+
+            if (!searchService.validateRequest(headers, request, ApiUtils.Action.GET,
+                    ApiUtils.SEARCH_AUTH_POLICY_NAME)) {
+                logger.warn(SearchDbMsgs.GET_ANALYZERS_FAILURE, MSG_AUTHENTICATION_FAILURE);
+                return ResponseEntity.status(HttpStatus.FORBIDDEN).contentType(MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON)
+                        .body(MSG_AUTHENTICATION_FAILURE);
+            }
+
+        } catch (Exception e) {
+
+            logger.warn(SearchDbMsgs.GET_ANALYZERS_FAILURE,
+                    "Unexpected authentication failure - cause: " + e.getMessage());
+            return ResponseEntity.status(HttpStatus.FORBIDDEN).contentType(MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON)
+                    .body(MSG_AUTHENTICATION_FAILURE);
+        }
+
+
+        // Now, build the list of analyzers.
+        try {
+            responseString = buildAnalyzerList(ElasticSearchHttpController.getInstance().getAnalysisConfig());
+            responseCode = HttpStatus.OK;
+        } catch (Exception e) {
+            logger.warn(SearchDbMsgs.GET_ANALYZERS_FAILURE,
+                    "Unexpected failure retrieving analysis configuration - cause: " + e.getMessage());
+            responseString = "Failed to retrieve analysis configuration.  Cause: " + e.getMessage();
+        }
+
+        // Build the HTTP response.
+        ResponseEntity<String> response =
+                ResponseEntity.status(responseCode).contentType(MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON).body(responseString);
+
+        // Generate our audit log.
+        String unknownLogField = "Unknown";
+        auditLogger.info(SearchDbMsgs.PROCESS_REST_REQUEST,
+                new LogFields().setField(LogLine.DefinedFields.RESPONSE_CODE, responseCode.value())
+                        .setField(LogLine.DefinedFields.RESPONSE_DESCRIPTION, responseCode.value()),
+                (request != null) ? request.getMethod() : unknownLogField,
+                (request != null) ? request.getRequestURL().toString() : unknownLogField,
+                (request != null) ? request.getRemoteHost() : unknownLogField,
+                Integer.toString(response.getStatusCodeValue()));
+
+        // Clear the MDC context so that no other transaction inadvertently
+        // uses our transaction id.
+        ApiUtils.clearMdcContext();
+
+        return response;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * This method takes a list of analyzer objects and generates a simple json structure to enumerate them.
+     *
+     * <p>
+     * Note, this includes only the aspects of the analyzer object that we want to make public to an external client.
+     *
+     * @param analysisConfig - The analysis configuration object to extract the analyzers from.
+     * @return - A json string enumerating the defined analyzers.
+     */
+    private String buildAnalyzerList(AnalysisConfiguration analysisConfig) {
+
+        StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
+
+        sb.append("{");
+        AtomicBoolean firstAnalyzer = new AtomicBoolean(true);
+        for (AnalyzerSchema analyzer : analysisConfig.getAnalyzers()) {
+
+            if (!firstAnalyzer.compareAndSet(true, false)) {
+                sb.append(", ");
+            }
+
+            sb.append("{");
+            sb.append("\"name\": \"").append(analyzer.getName()).append("\", ");
+            sb.append("\"description\": \"").append(analyzer.getDescription()).append("\", ");
+            sb.append("\"behaviours\": [");
+            AtomicBoolean firstBehaviour = new AtomicBoolean(true);
+            for (String behaviour : analyzer.getBehaviours()) {
+                if (!firstBehaviour.compareAndSet(true, false)) {
+                    sb.append(", ");
+                }
+                sb.append("\"").append(behaviour).append("\"");
+            }
+            sb.append("]");
+            sb.append("}");
+        }
+        sb.append("}");
+
+        return sb.toString();
+    }
+}
diff --git a/search-data-service-app/src/main/java/org/onap/aai/sa/rest/ApiUtils.java b/search-data-service-app/src/main/java/org/onap/aai/sa/rest/ApiUtils.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..db2fb93
--- /dev/null
+++ b/search-data-service-app/src/main/java/org/onap/aai/sa/rest/ApiUtils.java
@@ -0,0 +1,153 @@
+/**
+ * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
+ * org.onap.aai
+ * ================================================================================
+ * Copyright © 2017-2018 AT&T Intellectual Property. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright © 2017-2018 Amdocs
+ * ================================================================================
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *       http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ * ============LICENSE_END=========================================================
+ */
+package org.onap.aai.sa.rest;
+
+import com.google.common.base.Strings;
+import java.util.UUID;
+import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest;
+import javax.ws.rs.core.Response.Status.Family;
+import org.onap.aai.cl.mdc.MdcContext;
+import org.onap.aai.sa.searchdbabstraction.util.SearchDbConstants;
+import org.slf4j.MDC;
+import org.springframework.http.HttpHeaders;
+import org.springframework.http.HttpStatus;
+
+/**
+ * Spring Imports.
+ *
+ */
+public class ApiUtils {
+
+    public static final String URL_PREFIX = "services/search-data-service/v1/search";
+    public static final String SEARCH_AUTH_POLICY_NAME = "search";
+
+    private static final String URI_SEGMENT_INDEXES = "indexes";
+    private static final String URI_SEGMENT_DOCUMENTS = "documents";
+
+    public enum Action {
+        POST,
+        GET,
+        PUT,
+        DELETE
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * This method uses the contents of the supplied HTTP headers and request structures to populate the MDC Context
+     * used for logging purposes.
+     *
+     * @param httpReq - HTTP request structure.
+     * @param headers - HTTP headers
+     */
+    protected static void initMdcContext(HttpServletRequest httpReq, HttpHeaders headers) {
+        // Auto generate a transaction if we were not provided one.
+        String transId = null;
+        if (headers != null) {
+            transId = headers.getFirst("X-TransactionId");
+            if (Strings.isNullOrEmpty(transId)) {
+                transId = UUID.randomUUID().toString();
+            }
+        }
+
+        String fromIp = (httpReq != null) ? httpReq.getRemoteHost() : "";
+        String fromApp = (headers != null) ? headers.getFirst("X-FromAppId") : "";
+
+        MdcContext.initialize(transId, SearchDbConstants.SDB_SERVICE_NAME, "", fromApp, fromIp);
+    }
+
+    protected static void clearMdcContext() {
+        MDC.clear();
+    }
+
+    public static String buildIndexUri(String index) {
+        return (URL_PREFIX + "/indexes/") + index;
+    }
+
+    public static String buildDocumentUri(String index, String documentId) {
+        return buildIndexUri(index) + "/documents/" + documentId;
+    }
+
+    public static boolean validateIndexUri(String uri) {
+        uri = uri.startsWith("/") ? uri.substring(1) : uri;
+        String[] tokens = uri.split("/");
+        return (tokens.length == 6) && (tokens[4].equals(URI_SEGMENT_INDEXES));
+    }
+
+    public static boolean validateDocumentUri(String uri, boolean requireId) {
+        uri = uri.startsWith("/") ? uri.substring(1) : uri;
+        String[] tokens = uri.split("/");
+
+        if (requireId) {
+            return (tokens.length == 8)
+                    && (tokens[4].equals(URI_SEGMENT_INDEXES) && (tokens[6].equals(URI_SEGMENT_DOCUMENTS)));
+        } else {
+            return ((tokens.length == 8) || (tokens.length == 7))
+                    && (tokens[4].equals(URI_SEGMENT_INDEXES) && (tokens[6].equals(URI_SEGMENT_DOCUMENTS)));
+        }
+    }
+
+    public static String extractIndexFromUri(String uri) {
+        uri = uri.startsWith("/") ? uri.substring(1) : uri;
+
+        String[] tokens = uri.split("/");
+
+        int i = 0;
+        for (String token : tokens) {
+            if (token.equals(URI_SEGMENT_INDEXES) && i + 1 < tokens.length) {
+                return tokens[i + 1];
+            }
+            i++;
+        }
+
+        return null;
+    }
+
+    public static String extractIdFromUri(String uri) {
+        uri = uri.startsWith("/") ? uri.substring(1) : uri;
+
+        String[] tokens = uri.split("/");
+
+        int i = 0;
+        for (String token : tokens) {
+            if (token.equals(URI_SEGMENT_DOCUMENTS) && i + 1 < tokens.length) {
+                return tokens[i + 1];
+            }
+            i++;
+        }
+
+        return null;
+    }
+
+    public static String getHttpStatusString(int httpStatusCode) {
+        try {
+            return HttpStatus.valueOf(httpStatusCode).getReasonPhrase();
+        } catch (IllegalArgumentException e) {
+            if (207 == httpStatusCode) {
+                return "Multi-Status";
+            } else {
+                return "Unknown";
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    public static boolean isSuccessStatusCode(int statusCode) {
+        return Family.familyOf(statusCode).equals(Family.SUCCESSFUL);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/search-data-service-app/src/main/java/org/onap/aai/sa/rest/BulkApi.java b/search-data-service-app/src/main/java/org/onap/aai/sa/rest/BulkApi.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..810f718
--- /dev/null
+++ b/search-data-service-app/src/main/java/org/onap/aai/sa/rest/BulkApi.java
@@ -0,0 +1,209 @@
+/**
+ * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
+ * org.onap.aai
+ * ================================================================================
+ * Copyright © 2017-2018 AT&T Intellectual Property. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright © 2017-2018 Amdocs
+ * ================================================================================
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *       http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ * ============LICENSE_END=========================================================
+ */
+package org.onap.aai.sa.rest;
+
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ObjectMapper;
+import com.github.fge.jsonschema.main.JsonSchema;
+import com.github.fge.jsonschema.main.JsonSchemaFactory;
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicBoolean;
+import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest;
+import org.onap.aai.cl.api.LogFields;
+import org.onap.aai.cl.api.LogLine;
+import org.onap.aai.cl.api.Logger;
+import org.onap.aai.cl.eelf.LoggerFactory;
+import org.onap.aai.sa.searchdbabstraction.elasticsearch.dao.DocumentStoreInterface;
+import org.onap.aai.sa.searchdbabstraction.elasticsearch.exception.DocumentStoreOperationException;
+import org.onap.aai.sa.searchdbabstraction.entity.OperationResult;
+import org.onap.aai.sa.searchdbabstraction.logging.SearchDbMsgs;
+import org.springframework.http.HttpHeaders;
+import org.springframework.http.HttpStatus;
+import org.springframework.http.MediaType;
+import org.springframework.http.ResponseEntity;
+
+/**
+ * This class encapsulates the REST end points associated with performing bulk operations against the document store.
+ */
+public class BulkApi {
+
+    /**
+     * Indicates whether or not we have performed the one-time static initialization required for performing schema
+     * validation.
+     */
+    protected static AtomicBoolean validationInitialized = new AtomicBoolean(false);
+
+    /**
+     * Factory used for importing our payload schema for validation purposes.
+     */
+    protected static JsonSchemaFactory schemaFactory = null;
+
+    /**
+     * Imported payload schema that will be used by our validation methods.
+     */
+    protected static JsonSchema schema = null;
+
+    protected SearchServiceApi searchService = null;
+
+    // Instantiate the loggers.
+    private static Logger logger = LoggerFactory.getInstance().getLogger(BulkApi.class.getName());
+    private static Logger auditLogger = LoggerFactory.getInstance().getAuditLogger(BulkApi.class.getName());
+
+    private static final String MSG_STACK_TRACE = "Stack Trace:\n";
+
+    /**
+     * Create a new instance of the BulkApi end point.
+     */
+    public BulkApi(SearchServiceApi searchService) {
+        this.searchService = searchService;
+    }
+
+
+    /**
+     * Processes client requests containing a set of operations to be performed in bulk.
+     *
+     * <p>
+     * Method: POST
+     *
+     * @param operations - JSON structure enumerating the operations to be performed.
+     * @param request - Raw HTTP request.
+     * @param headers - HTTP headers.
+     * @return - A standard REST response structure.
+     */
+    public ResponseEntity<String> processPost(String operations, HttpServletRequest request, HttpHeaders headers,
+            DocumentStoreInterface documentStore) {
+        ApiUtils.initMdcContext(request, headers);
+
+        if (logger.isDebugEnabled()) {
+            logger.debug("SEARCH: Process Bulk Request - operations = [" + operations.replaceAll("\n", "") + " ]");
+        }
+
+        // We expect a payload containing a JSON structure enumerating the operations to be performed.
+        if (operations == null) {
+            logger.warn(SearchDbMsgs.BULK_OPERATION_FAILURE, "Missing operations list payload");
+            return buildResponse(HttpStatus.INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR.value(), "Missing payload", request);
+        }
+
+        try {
+            // Validate that the request is correctly authenticated before going any further.
+            if (!searchService.validateRequest(headers, request, ApiUtils.Action.POST,
+                    ApiUtils.SEARCH_AUTH_POLICY_NAME)) {
+                logger.warn(SearchDbMsgs.BULK_OPERATION_FAILURE, "Authentication failure.");
+
+                return buildResponse(HttpStatus.FORBIDDEN.value(), "Authentication failure.", request);
+            }
+        } catch (Exception e) {
+            // This is a catch all for any unexpected failure trying to perform the authentication.
+            logger.warn(SearchDbMsgs.BULK_OPERATION_FAILURE,
+                    "Unexpected authentication failure - cause: " + e.getMessage());
+            if (logger.isDebugEnabled()) {
+                logger.debug(MSG_STACK_TRACE + e.getStackTrace());
+            }
+
+            return buildResponse(HttpStatus.FORBIDDEN.value(), "Authentication failure - cause " + e.getMessage(),
+                    request);
+        }
+
+        // Marshal the supplied json string into a Java object.
+        ObjectMapper mapper = new ObjectMapper();
+        BulkRequest[] requests = null;
+        try {
+            requests = mapper.readValue(operations, BulkRequest[].class);
+        } catch (IOException e) {
+            logger.warn(SearchDbMsgs.BULK_OPERATION_FAILURE, "Failed to marshal operations list: " + e.getMessage());
+            if (logger.isDebugEnabled()) {
+                logger.debug(MSG_STACK_TRACE + e.getStackTrace());
+            }
+            // Populate the result code and entity string for our HTTP response
+            // and return the response to the client..
+            return buildResponse(HttpStatus.BAD_REQUEST.value(), "Unable to marshal operations: " + e.getMessage(),
+                    request);
+        }
+
+        // Verify that our parsed operations list actually contains some valid operations.
+        if (requests.length == 0) {
+            logger.warn(SearchDbMsgs.BULK_OPERATION_FAILURE, "Empty operations list in bulk request");
+
+            // Populate the result code and entity string for our HTTP response
+            // and return the response to the client..
+            return buildResponse(HttpStatus.BAD_REQUEST.value(), "Empty operations list in bulk request", request);
+        }
+
+        int resultCode;
+        String resultString;
+
+        try {
+            // Now, forward the set of bulk operations to the DAO for processing.
+            OperationResult result = documentStore.performBulkOperations(requests);
+
+            resultCode = result.getResultCode();
+            resultString = (result.getFailureCause() == null) ? result.getResult() : result.getFailureCause();
+        } catch (DocumentStoreOperationException e) {
+            logger.warn(SearchDbMsgs.BULK_OPERATION_FAILURE,
+                    "Unexpected failure communicating with document store: " + e.getMessage());
+            if (logger.isDebugEnabled()) {
+                logger.debug(MSG_STACK_TRACE + e.getStackTrace());
+            }
+
+            resultCode = HttpStatus.INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR.value();
+            resultString = "Unexpected failure processing bulk operations: " + e.getMessage();
+        }
+
+        ResponseEntity<String> response =
+                ResponseEntity.status(resultCode).contentType(MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON).body(resultString);
+
+        if ((response.getStatusCodeValue() >= 200) && (response.getStatusCodeValue() < 300)) {
+            logger.info(SearchDbMsgs.PROCESSED_BULK_OPERATIONS);
+        } else {
+            logger.warn(SearchDbMsgs.BULK_OPERATION_FAILURE, response.getBody());
+        }
+
+        return buildResponse(resultCode, resultString, request);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * This method generates an audit log and returns an HTTP response object.
+     *
+     * @param resultCode - The result code to report.
+     * @param resultString - The result string to report.
+     * @param request - The HTTP request to extract data from for the audit log.
+     * @return - An HTTP response object.
+     */
+    private ResponseEntity<String> buildResponse(int resultCode, String resultString, HttpServletRequest request) {
+        ResponseEntity<String> response =
+                ResponseEntity.status(resultCode).contentType(MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON).body(resultString);
+
+        // Generate our audit log.
+        String unknownLogField = "Unknown";
+        auditLogger.info(SearchDbMsgs.PROCESS_REST_REQUEST,
+                new LogFields().setField(LogLine.DefinedFields.RESPONSE_CODE, resultCode)
+                        .setField(LogLine.DefinedFields.RESPONSE_DESCRIPTION, ApiUtils.getHttpStatusString(resultCode)),
+                (request != null) ? request.getMethod() : unknownLogField,
+                (request != null) ? request.getRequestURL().toString() : unknownLogField,
+                (request != null) ? request.getRemoteHost() : unknownLogField,
+                Integer.toString(response.getStatusCodeValue()));
+
+        // Clear the MDC context so that no other transaction inadvertently
+        // uses our transaction id.
+        ApiUtils.clearMdcContext();
+
+        return response;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/search-data-service-app/src/main/java/org/onap/aai/sa/rest/BulkMetaData.java b/search-data-service-app/src/main/java/org/onap/aai/sa/rest/BulkMetaData.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7c096a6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/search-data-service-app/src/main/java/org/onap/aai/sa/rest/BulkMetaData.java
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+/**
+ * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
+ * org.onap.aai
+ * ================================================================================
+ * Copyright © 2017-2018 AT&T Intellectual Property. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright © 2017-2018 Amdocs
+ * ================================================================================
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *       http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ * ============LICENSE_END=========================================================
+ */
+package org.onap.aai.sa.rest;
+
+public class BulkMetaData {
+
+    private String url;
+    private String etag;
+
+
+    public String getUrl() {
+        return url;
+    }
+
+    public void setUrl(String url) {
+        this.url = url;
+    }
+
+    public String getEtag() {
+        return etag;
+    }
+
+    public void setEtag(String anEtag) {
+        this.etag = anEtag;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public String toString() {
+        return "MetaData: [url=" + url + ", etag=" + etag + "]";
+    }
+}
diff --git a/search-data-service-app/src/main/java/org/onap/aai/sa/rest/BulkOperation.java b/search-data-service-app/src/main/java/org/onap/aai/sa/rest/BulkOperation.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1490f97
--- /dev/null
+++ b/search-data-service-app/src/main/java/org/onap/aai/sa/rest/BulkOperation.java
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+/**
+ * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
+ * org.onap.aai
+ * ================================================================================
+ * Copyright © 2017-2018 AT&T Intellectual Property. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright © 2017-2018 Amdocs
+ * ================================================================================
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *       http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ * ============LICENSE_END=========================================================
+ */
+package org.onap.aai.sa.rest;
+
+/**
+ * This class represents a single instance of an operation to be performed as part of a bulk request.
+ */
+public class BulkOperation {
+
+    /**
+     * Contains meta data to be passed to the document store for it to perform the operation.
+     */
+    private BulkMetaData metaData;
+
+    /**
+     * Contains the contents of the document to be acted on.
+     */
+    private Document document;
+
+
+    public void setMetaData(BulkMetaData metaData) {
+        this.metaData = metaData;
+    }
+
+    public BulkMetaData getMetaData() {
+        return metaData;
+    }
+
+    public Document getDocument() {
+        return document;
+    }
+
+    public void setDocument(Document document) {
+        this.document = document;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public String toString() {
+        return "Operation: [" + metaData.toString() + ", " + document + "]";
+    }
+}
diff --git a/search-data-service-app/src/main/java/org/onap/aai/sa/rest/BulkRequest.java b/search-data-service-app/src/main/java/org/onap/aai/sa/rest/BulkRequest.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1f8b50e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/search-data-service-app/src/main/java/org/onap/aai/sa/rest/BulkRequest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,110 @@
+/**
+ * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
+ * org.onap.aai
+ * ================================================================================
+ * Copyright © 2017-2018 AT&T Intellectual Property. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright © 2017-2018 Amdocs
+ * ================================================================================
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *       http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ * ============LICENSE_END=========================================================
+ */
+package org.onap.aai.sa.rest;
+
+
+/**
+ * This class represents a single instance of a request from the search client that would be part of a bundle of such
+ * operations sent in a single bulk request.
+ */
+public class BulkRequest {
+
+    public enum OperationType {
+        CREATE,
+        UPDATE,
+        DELETE
+    }
+
+    private BulkOperation create;
+    private BulkOperation update;
+    private BulkOperation delete;
+
+    public BulkOperation getCreate() {
+        return create;
+    }
+
+    public void setCreate(BulkOperation create) {
+        this.create = create;
+    }
+
+    public BulkOperation getUpdate() {
+        return update;
+    }
+
+    public void setUpdate(BulkOperation update) {
+        this.update = update;
+    }
+
+    public BulkOperation getDelete() {
+        return delete;
+    }
+
+    public void setDelete(BulkOperation delete) {
+        this.delete = delete;
+    }
+
+    public OperationType getOperationType() {
+
+        if (create != null) {
+            return OperationType.CREATE;
+        } else if (update != null) {
+            return OperationType.UPDATE;
+        } else if (delete != null) {
+            return OperationType.DELETE;
+        } else {
+            return null;
+        }
+    }
+
+    public BulkOperation getOperation() {
+        if (create != null) {
+            return create;
+        } else if (update != null) {
+            return update;
+        } else if (delete != null) {
+            return delete;
+        } else {
+            return null;
+        }
+    }
+
+    public String getIndex() {
+        return ApiUtils.extractIndexFromUri(getOperation().getMetaData().getUrl());
+    }
+
+    public String getId() {
+        return ApiUtils.extractIdFromUri(getOperation().getMetaData().getUrl());
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public String toString() {
+
+        if (create != null) {
+            return "create: [" + create.toString() + "]\n";
+        } else if (update != null) {
+            return "update: [" + update.toString() + "]\n";
+        } else if (delete != null) {
+            return "delete: [" + delete.toString() + "]\n";
+        } else {
+            return "UNDEFINED";
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/search-data-service-app/src/main/java/org/onap/aai/sa/rest/Document.java b/search-data-service-app/src/main/java/org/onap/aai/sa/rest/Document.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e9bcaf4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/search-data-service-app/src/main/java/org/onap/aai/sa/rest/Document.java
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+/**
+ * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
+ * org.onap.aai
+ * ================================================================================
+ * Copyright © 2017-2018 AT&T Intellectual Property. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright © 2017-2018 Amdocs
+ * ================================================================================
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *       http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ * ============LICENSE_END=========================================================
+ */
+package org.onap.aai.sa.rest;
+
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation.JsonAnyGetter;
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation.JsonAnySetter;
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.core.JsonProcessingException;
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ObjectMapper;
+import java.util.HashMap;
+import java.util.Map;
+import java.util.Map.Entry;
+
+public class Document {
+    private Map<String, Object> fields = new HashMap<>();
+
+    @JsonAnyGetter
+    public Map<String, Object> getFields() {
+        return fields;
+    }
+
+    @JsonAnySetter
+    public void setField(String name, Object value) {
+        fields.put(name, value);
+    }
+
+    public String toJson() throws JsonProcessingException {
+        return new ObjectMapper().writeValueAsString(this);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public String toString() {
+        StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder("Document: [");
+        for (Entry<String, Object> entry : fields.entrySet()) {
+            sb.append(entry.getKey()).append(": ").append(entry.getValue());
+        }
+        sb.append("]");
+        return sb.toString();
+    }
+}
diff --git a/search-data-service-app/src/main/java/org/onap/aai/sa/rest/DocumentApi.java b/search-data-service-app/src/main/java/org/onap/aai/sa/rest/DocumentApi.java
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--- /dev/null
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@@ -0,0 +1,599 @@
+/**
+ * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
+ * org.onap.aai
+ * ================================================================================
+ * Copyright © 2017-2018 AT&T Intellectual Property. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright © 2017-2018 Amdocs
+ * ================================================================================
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *       http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ * ============LICENSE_END=========================================================
+ */
+package org.onap.aai.sa.rest;
+
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation.JsonInclude.Include;
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.core.JsonProcessingException;
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ObjectMapper;
+import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest;
+import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse;
+import org.onap.aai.cl.api.LogFields;
+import org.onap.aai.cl.api.LogLine;
+import org.onap.aai.cl.api.Logger;
+import org.onap.aai.cl.eelf.LoggerFactory;
+import org.onap.aai.sa.searchdbabstraction.elasticsearch.dao.DocumentStoreDataEntityImpl;
+import org.onap.aai.sa.searchdbabstraction.elasticsearch.dao.DocumentStoreInterface;
+import org.onap.aai.sa.searchdbabstraction.entity.AggregationResults;
+import org.onap.aai.sa.searchdbabstraction.entity.DocumentOperationResult;
+import org.onap.aai.sa.searchdbabstraction.entity.SearchOperationResult;
+import org.onap.aai.sa.searchdbabstraction.logging.SearchDbMsgs;
+import org.onap.aai.sa.searchdbabstraction.searchapi.SearchStatement;
+import org.onap.aai.sa.searchdbabstraction.searchapi.SuggestionStatement;
+import org.springframework.http.HttpHeaders;
+import org.springframework.http.HttpStatus;
+import org.springframework.http.MediaType;
+import org.springframework.http.ResponseEntity;
+
+public class DocumentApi {
+    private static final String MSG_REQUEST_BODY = "Request Body: ";
+    private static final String REQUEST_HEADER_RESOURCE_VERSION = "If-Match";
+    private static final String RESPONSE_HEADER_RESOURCE_VERSION = "ETag";
+    private static final String REQUEST_HEADER_ALLOW_IMPLICIT_INDEX_CREATION = "X-CreateIndex";
+
+    protected SearchServiceApi searchService = null;
+
+    private Logger logger = LoggerFactory.getInstance().getLogger(DocumentApi.class.getName());
+    private Logger auditLogger = LoggerFactory.getInstance().getAuditLogger(DocumentApi.class.getName());
+
+    public DocumentApi(SearchServiceApi searchService) {
+        this.searchService = searchService;
+    }
+
+    public ResponseEntity<String> processPost(String content, HttpServletRequest request, HttpHeaders headers,
+            HttpServletResponse httpResponse, String index, DocumentStoreInterface documentStore) {
+
+        // Initialize the MDC Context for logging purposes.
+        ApiUtils.initMdcContext(request, headers);
+
+        try {
+            ObjectMapper mapper = new ObjectMapper();
+            mapper.setSerializationInclusion(Include.NON_EMPTY);
+            if (content == null) {
+                return handleError(request, content, HttpStatus.BAD_REQUEST);
+            }
+
+            boolean isValid;
+            try {
+                isValid = searchService.validateRequest(headers, request, ApiUtils.Action.POST,
+                        ApiUtils.SEARCH_AUTH_POLICY_NAME);
+            } catch (Exception e) {
+                logger.info(SearchDbMsgs.EXCEPTION_DURING_METHOD_CALL, "DocumentApi.processPost", e.getMessage());
+                return handleError(request, content, HttpStatus.FORBIDDEN);
+            }
+
+            if (!isValid) {
+                return handleError(request, content, HttpStatus.FORBIDDEN);
+            }
+
+            DocumentStoreDataEntityImpl document = new DocumentStoreDataEntityImpl();
+            document.setContent(content);
+
+            DocumentOperationResult result =
+                    documentStore.createDocument(index, document, implicitlyCreateIndex(headers));
+            String output = null;
+            if (ApiUtils.isSuccessStatusCode(result.getResultCode())) {
+                output = mapper.writerWithDefaultPrettyPrinter().writeValueAsString(result.getDocument());
+            } else {
+                output = result.getError() != null
+                        ? mapper.writerWithDefaultPrettyPrinter().writeValueAsString(result.getError())
+                        : result.getFailureCause();
+            }
+
+            if (httpResponse != null) {
+                httpResponse.setHeader(RESPONSE_HEADER_RESOURCE_VERSION, result.getResultVersion());
+            }
+            ResponseEntity<String> response =
+                    ResponseEntity.status(result.getResultCode()).contentType(MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON).body(output);
+            logResult(request, HttpStatus.valueOf(response.getStatusCodeValue()));
+            logResult(request, HttpStatus.valueOf(response.getStatusCodeValue()));
+
+            // Clear the MDC context so that no other transaction inadvertently
+            // uses our transaction id.
+            ApiUtils.clearMdcContext();
+
+            return response;
+        } catch (Exception e) {
+            return handleError(request, e.getMessage(), HttpStatus.INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR);
+        }
+    }
+
+    public ResponseEntity<String> processPut(String content, HttpServletRequest request, HttpHeaders headers,
+            HttpServletResponse httpResponse, String index, String id, DocumentStoreInterface documentStore) {
+
+        // Initialize the MDC Context for logging purposes.
+        ApiUtils.initMdcContext(request, headers);
+
+        try {
+            ObjectMapper mapper = new ObjectMapper();
+            mapper.setSerializationInclusion(Include.NON_EMPTY);
+            if (content == null) {
+                return handleError(request, content, HttpStatus.BAD_REQUEST);
+            }
+
+            boolean isValid;
+            try {
+                isValid = searchService.validateRequest(headers, request, ApiUtils.Action.PUT,
+                        ApiUtils.SEARCH_AUTH_POLICY_NAME);
+            } catch (Exception e) {
+                logger.info(SearchDbMsgs.EXCEPTION_DURING_METHOD_CALL, "DocumentApi.processPut", e.getMessage());
+                return handleError(request, content, HttpStatus.FORBIDDEN);
+            }
+
+            if (!isValid) {
+                return handleError(request, content, HttpStatus.FORBIDDEN);
+            }
+
+            String resourceVersion = headers.getFirst(REQUEST_HEADER_RESOURCE_VERSION);
+
+            DocumentStoreDataEntityImpl document = new DocumentStoreDataEntityImpl();
+            document.setId(id);
+            document.setContent(content);
+            document.setVersion(resourceVersion);
+
+            DocumentOperationResult result = null;
+            if (resourceVersion == null) {
+                result = documentStore.createDocument(index, document, implicitlyCreateIndex(headers));
+            } else {
+                result = documentStore.updateDocument(index, document, implicitlyCreateIndex(headers));
+            }
+
+            String output = null;
+            if (ApiUtils.isSuccessStatusCode(result.getResultCode())) {
+                output = mapper.writerWithDefaultPrettyPrinter().writeValueAsString(result.getDocument());
+            } else {
+                output = result.getError() != null
+                        ? mapper.writerWithDefaultPrettyPrinter().writeValueAsString(result.getError())
+                        : result.getFailureCause();
+            }
+            if (httpResponse != null) {
+                httpResponse.setHeader(RESPONSE_HEADER_RESOURCE_VERSION, result.getResultVersion());
+            }
+            ResponseEntity<String> response =
+                    ResponseEntity.status(result.getResultCode()).contentType(MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON).body(output);
+            logResult(request, HttpStatus.valueOf(response.getStatusCodeValue()));
+
+            // Clear the MDC context so that no other transaction inadvertently
+            // uses our transaction id.
+            ApiUtils.clearMdcContext();
+
+            return response;
+        } catch (Exception e) {
+            return handleError(request, e.getMessage(), HttpStatus.INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR);
+        }
+    }
+
+    public ResponseEntity<String> processDelete(String content, HttpServletRequest request, HttpHeaders headers,
+            HttpServletResponse httpResponse, String index, String id, DocumentStoreInterface documentStore) {
+
+        // Initialize the MDC Context for logging purposes.
+        ApiUtils.initMdcContext(request, headers);
+
+        try {
+            ObjectMapper mapper = new ObjectMapper();
+            mapper.setSerializationInclusion(Include.NON_EMPTY);
+            boolean isValid;
+            try {
+                isValid = searchService.validateRequest(headers, request, ApiUtils.Action.DELETE,
+                        ApiUtils.SEARCH_AUTH_POLICY_NAME);
+            } catch (Exception e) {
+                logger.info(SearchDbMsgs.EXCEPTION_DURING_METHOD_CALL, "DocumentApi.processDelete", e.getMessage());
+                return handleError(request, content, HttpStatus.FORBIDDEN);
+            }
+
+            if (!isValid) {
+                return handleError(request, content, HttpStatus.FORBIDDEN);
+            }
+
+            String resourceVersion = headers.getFirst(REQUEST_HEADER_RESOURCE_VERSION);
+            if (resourceVersion == null || resourceVersion.isEmpty()) {
+                return handleError(request, "Request header 'If-Match' missing", HttpStatus.BAD_REQUEST);
+            }
+
+            DocumentStoreDataEntityImpl document = new DocumentStoreDataEntityImpl();
+            document.setId(id);
+            document.setVersion(resourceVersion);
+
+            DocumentOperationResult result = documentStore.deleteDocument(index, document);
+            String output = null;
+            if (ApiUtils.isSuccessStatusCode(result.getResultCode())) {
+                output = result.getError() != null
+                        ? mapper.writerWithDefaultPrettyPrinter().writeValueAsString(result.getError())
+                        : result.getFailureCause();
+            }
+
+            if (httpResponse != null) {
+                httpResponse.setHeader(RESPONSE_HEADER_RESOURCE_VERSION, result.getResultVersion());
+            }
+            ResponseEntity<String> response;
+            if (output == null) {
+                response = ResponseEntity.status(result.getResultCode()).build();
+            } else {
+                response = ResponseEntity.status(result.getResultCode()).contentType(MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON)
+                        .body(output);
+            }
+
+            logResult(request, HttpStatus.valueOf(response.getStatusCodeValue()));
+
+            // Clear the MDC context so that no other transaction inadvertently
+            // uses our transaction id.
+            ApiUtils.clearMdcContext();
+
+            return response;
+        } catch (Exception e) {
+            return handleError(request, e.getMessage(), HttpStatus.INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR);
+        }
+    }
+
+    public ResponseEntity<String> processGet(String content, HttpServletRequest request, HttpHeaders headers,
+            HttpServletResponse httpResponse, String index, String id, DocumentStoreInterface documentStore) {
+
+        // Initialize the MDC Context for logging purposes.
+        ApiUtils.initMdcContext(request, headers);
+
+        try {
+            ObjectMapper mapper = new ObjectMapper();
+            mapper.setSerializationInclusion(Include.NON_EMPTY);
+            boolean isValid;
+            try {
+                isValid = searchService.validateRequest(headers, request, ApiUtils.Action.GET,
+                        ApiUtils.SEARCH_AUTH_POLICY_NAME);
+            } catch (Exception e) {
+                logger.info(SearchDbMsgs.EXCEPTION_DURING_METHOD_CALL, "DocumentApi.processGet", e.getMessage());
+                return handleError(request, content, HttpStatus.FORBIDDEN);
+            }
+
+            if (!isValid) {
+                return handleError(request, content, HttpStatus.FORBIDDEN);
+            }
+
+            String resourceVersion = headers.getFirst(REQUEST_HEADER_RESOURCE_VERSION);
+
+            DocumentStoreDataEntityImpl document = new DocumentStoreDataEntityImpl();
+            document.setId(id);
+            document.setVersion(resourceVersion);
+
+            DocumentOperationResult result = documentStore.getDocument(index, document);
+            String output = null;
+            if (ApiUtils.isSuccessStatusCode(result.getResultCode())) {
+                output = mapper.writerWithDefaultPrettyPrinter().writeValueAsString(result.getDocument());
+            } else {
+                output = result.getError() != null
+                        ? mapper.writerWithDefaultPrettyPrinter().writeValueAsString(result.getError())
+                        : result.getFailureCause();
+            }
+            if (httpResponse != null) {
+                httpResponse.setHeader(RESPONSE_HEADER_RESOURCE_VERSION, result.getResultVersion());
+            }
+            ResponseEntity<String> response =
+                    ResponseEntity.status(result.getResultCode()).contentType(MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON).body(output);
+            logResult(request, HttpStatus.valueOf(response.getStatusCodeValue()));
+
+            // Clear the MDC context so that no other transaction inadvertently
+            // uses our transaction id.
+            ApiUtils.clearMdcContext();
+
+            return response;
+        } catch (Exception e) {
+            return handleError(request, e.getMessage(), HttpStatus.INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR);
+        }
+    }
+
+    public ResponseEntity<String> processSearchWithGet(String content, HttpServletRequest request, HttpHeaders headers,
+            String index, String queryText, DocumentStoreInterface documentStore) {
+
+        // Initialize the MDC Context for logging purposes.
+        ApiUtils.initMdcContext(request, headers);
+
+        try {
+            ObjectMapper mapper = new ObjectMapper();
+            mapper.setSerializationInclusion(Include.NON_EMPTY);
+
+            boolean isValid;
+            try {
+                isValid = searchService.validateRequest(headers, request, ApiUtils.Action.GET,
+                        ApiUtils.SEARCH_AUTH_POLICY_NAME);
+            } catch (Exception e) {
+                logger.info(SearchDbMsgs.EXCEPTION_DURING_METHOD_CALL, "processSearchWithGet", e.getMessage());
+                return handleError(request, content, HttpStatus.FORBIDDEN);
+            }
+
+            if (!isValid) {
+                return handleError(request, content, HttpStatus.FORBIDDEN);
+            }
+
+            SearchOperationResult result = documentStore.search(index, queryText);
+            String output = null;
+            if (ApiUtils.isSuccessStatusCode(result.getResultCode())) {
+                output = mapper.writerWithDefaultPrettyPrinter().writeValueAsString(result.getSearchResult());
+            } else {
+                output = result.getError() != null
+                        ? mapper.writerWithDefaultPrettyPrinter().writeValueAsString(result.getError())
+                        : result.getFailureCause();
+            }
+            ResponseEntity<String> response =
+                    ResponseEntity.status(result.getResultCode()).contentType(MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON).body(output);
+
+            // Clear the MDC context so that no other transaction inadvertently
+            // uses our transaction id.
+            ApiUtils.clearMdcContext();
+
+            return response;
+        } catch (Exception e) {
+            return handleError(request, e.getMessage(), HttpStatus.INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR);
+        }
+    }
+
+    public ResponseEntity<String> queryWithGetWithPayload(String content, HttpServletRequest request,
+            HttpHeaders headers, String index, DocumentStoreInterface documentStore) {
+
+        // Initialize the MDC Context for logging purposes.
+        ApiUtils.initMdcContext(request, headers);
+
+        logger.info(SearchDbMsgs.PROCESS_PAYLOAD_QUERY, "GET",
+                (request != null) ? request.getRequestURL().toString() : "");
+        if (logger.isDebugEnabled()) {
+            logger.debug(MSG_REQUEST_BODY + content);
+        }
+        return processQuery(index, content, request, headers, documentStore);
+    }
+
+    public ResponseEntity<String> processSearchWithPost(String content, HttpServletRequest request, HttpHeaders headers,
+            String index, DocumentStoreInterface documentStore) {
+
+        // Initialize the MDC Context for logging purposes.
+        ApiUtils.initMdcContext(request, headers);
+
+        logger.info(SearchDbMsgs.PROCESS_PAYLOAD_QUERY, "POST",
+                (request != null) ? request.getRequestURL().toString() : "");
+        if (logger.isDebugEnabled()) {
+            logger.debug(MSG_REQUEST_BODY + content);
+        }
+
+        return processQuery(index, content, request, headers, documentStore);
+    }
+
+
+    public ResponseEntity<String> processSuggestQueryWithPost(String content, HttpServletRequest request,
+            HttpHeaders headers, String index, DocumentStoreInterface documentStore) {
+
+        // Initialize the MDC Context for logging purposes.
+        ApiUtils.initMdcContext(request, headers);
+
+        logger.info(SearchDbMsgs.PROCESS_PAYLOAD_QUERY, "POST",
+                (request != null) ? request.getRequestURL().toString() : "");
+        if (logger.isDebugEnabled()) {
+            logger.debug(MSG_REQUEST_BODY + content);
+        }
+
+        return processSuggestQuery(index, content, request, headers, documentStore);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Common handler for query requests. This is called by both the GET with payload and POST with payload variants of
+     * the query endpoint.
+     *
+     * @param index - The index to be queried against.
+     * @param content - The payload containing the query structure.
+     * @param request - The HTTP request.
+     * @param headers - The HTTP headers.
+     * @return - A standard HTTP response.
+     */
+    private ResponseEntity<String> processQuery(String index, String content, HttpServletRequest request,
+            HttpHeaders headers, DocumentStoreInterface documentStore) {
+
+        try {
+            ObjectMapper mapper = new ObjectMapper();
+            mapper.setSerializationInclusion(Include.NON_EMPTY);
+
+            // Make sure that we were supplied a payload before proceeding.
+            if (content == null) {
+                return handleError(request, content, HttpStatus.BAD_REQUEST);
+            }
+
+            // Validate that the request has the appropriate authorization.
+            boolean isValid;
+            try {
+                isValid = searchService.validateRequest(headers, request, ApiUtils.Action.POST,
+                        ApiUtils.SEARCH_AUTH_POLICY_NAME);
+
+            } catch (Exception e) {
+                logger.info(SearchDbMsgs.EXCEPTION_DURING_METHOD_CALL, "processQuery", e.getMessage());
+                return handleError(request, content, HttpStatus.FORBIDDEN);
+            }
+
+            if (!isValid) {
+                return handleError(request, content, HttpStatus.FORBIDDEN);
+            }
+
+            SearchStatement searchStatement;
+
+            try {
+                // Marshall the supplied request payload into a search statement
+                // object.
+                searchStatement = mapper.readValue(content, SearchStatement.class);
+
+            } catch (Exception e) {
+                return handleError(request, e.getMessage(), HttpStatus.BAD_REQUEST);
+            }
+
+            // Now, submit the search statement, translated into
+            // ElasticSearch syntax, to the document store DAO.
+            SearchOperationResult result = documentStore.searchWithPayload(index, searchStatement.toElasticSearch());
+            String output = null;
+            if (ApiUtils.isSuccessStatusCode(result.getResultCode())) {
+                output = prepareOutput(mapper, result);
+            } else {
+                output = result.getError() != null
+                        ? mapper.writerWithDefaultPrettyPrinter().writeValueAsString(result.getError())
+                        : result.getFailureCause();
+            }
+            ResponseEntity<String> response =
+                    ResponseEntity.status(result.getResultCode()).contentType(MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON).body(output);
+
+            // Clear the MDC context so that no other transaction inadvertently
+            // uses our transaction id.
+            ApiUtils.clearMdcContext();
+
+            return response;
+
+        } catch (Exception e) {
+            return handleError(request, e.getMessage(), HttpStatus.INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR);
+        }
+    }
+
+
+    /**
+     * Common handler for query requests. This is called by both the GET with payload and POST with payload variants of
+     * the query endpoint.
+     *
+     * @param index - The index to be queried against.
+     * @param content - The payload containing the query structure.
+     * @param request - The HTTP request.
+     * @param headers - The HTTP headers.
+     * @return - A standard HTTP response.
+     */
+    private ResponseEntity<String> processSuggestQuery(String index, String content, HttpServletRequest request,
+            HttpHeaders headers, DocumentStoreInterface documentStore) {
+
+        try {
+            ObjectMapper mapper = new ObjectMapper();
+            mapper.setSerializationInclusion(Include.NON_EMPTY);
+
+            // Make sure that we were supplied a payload before proceeding.
+            if (content == null) {
+                return handleError(request, content, HttpStatus.BAD_REQUEST);
+            }
+
+            // Validate that the request has the appropriate authorization.
+            boolean isValid;
+            try {
+                isValid = searchService.validateRequest(headers, request, ApiUtils.Action.POST,
+                        ApiUtils.SEARCH_AUTH_POLICY_NAME);
+
+            } catch (Exception e) {
+                logger.info(SearchDbMsgs.EXCEPTION_DURING_METHOD_CALL, "processQuery", e.getMessage());
+                return handleError(request, content, HttpStatus.FORBIDDEN);
+            }
+
+            if (!isValid) {
+                return handleError(request, content, HttpStatus.FORBIDDEN);
+            }
+
+            SuggestionStatement suggestionStatement;
+
+            try {
+                // Marshall the supplied request payload into a search statement
+                // object.
+                suggestionStatement = mapper.readValue(content, SuggestionStatement.class);
+
+            } catch (Exception e) {
+                return handleError(request, e.getMessage(), HttpStatus.BAD_REQUEST);
+            }
+
+            // Now, submit the search statement, translated into
+            // ElasticSearch syntax, to the document store DAO.
+            SearchOperationResult result =
+                    documentStore.suggestionQueryWithPayload(index, suggestionStatement.toElasticSearch());
+            String output = null;
+            if (ApiUtils.isSuccessStatusCode(result.getResultCode())) {
+                output = prepareSuggestOutput(mapper, result);
+            } else {
+                output = result.getError() != null
+                        ? mapper.writerWithDefaultPrettyPrinter().writeValueAsString(result.getError())
+                        : result.getFailureCause();
+            }
+            ResponseEntity<String> response = ResponseEntity.status(result.getResultCode()).body(output);
+
+            // Clear the MDC context so that no other transaction inadvertently
+            // uses our transaction id.
+            ApiUtils.clearMdcContext();
+
+            return response;
+
+        } catch (Exception e) {
+            return handleError(request, e.getMessage(), HttpStatus.INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR);
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Checks the supplied HTTP headers to see if we should allow the underlying document store to implicitly create the
+     * index referenced in a document PUT or POST if it does not already exist in the data store.
+     *
+     * @param headers - The HTTP headers to examine.
+     *
+     * @return - true if the headers indicate that missing indices should be implicitly created, false otherwise.
+     */
+    private boolean implicitlyCreateIndex(HttpHeaders headers) {
+        String implicitIndexCreationHeader = headers.getFirst(REQUEST_HEADER_ALLOW_IMPLICIT_INDEX_CREATION);
+        return implicitIndexCreationHeader != null && "true".equals(implicitIndexCreationHeader);
+    }
+
+    private String prepareOutput(ObjectMapper mapper, SearchOperationResult result) throws JsonProcessingException {
+        StringBuffer output = new StringBuffer();
+        output.append("{\r\n\"searchResult\":");
+        output.append(mapper.writerWithDefaultPrettyPrinter().writeValueAsString(result.getSearchResult()));
+        AggregationResults aggs = result.getAggregationResult();
+        if (aggs != null) {
+            output.append(",\r\n\"aggregationResult\":");
+            output.append(mapper.setSerializationInclusion(Include.NON_NULL).writerWithDefaultPrettyPrinter()
+                    .writeValueAsString(aggs));
+        }
+        output.append("\r\n}");
+        return output.toString();
+    }
+
+    private String prepareSuggestOutput(ObjectMapper mapper, SearchOperationResult result)
+            throws JsonProcessingException {
+        StringBuffer output = new StringBuffer();
+        output.append("{\r\n\"searchResult\":");
+        output.append(mapper.writerWithDefaultPrettyPrinter().writeValueAsString(result.getSuggestResult()));
+        AggregationResults aggs = result.getAggregationResult();
+        if (aggs != null) {
+            output.append(",\r\n\"aggregationResult\":");
+            output.append(mapper.setSerializationInclusion(Include.NON_NULL).writerWithDefaultPrettyPrinter()
+                    .writeValueAsString(aggs));
+        }
+        output.append("\r\n}");
+        return output.toString();
+    }
+
+    private ResponseEntity<String> handleError(HttpServletRequest request, String message, HttpStatus status) {
+        logResult(request, status);
+        return ResponseEntity.status(status).contentType(MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON).body(message);
+    }
+
+    void logResult(HttpServletRequest request, HttpStatus status) {
+
+        logger.info(SearchDbMsgs.PROCESS_REST_REQUEST, (request != null) ? request.getMethod() : "",
+                (request != null) ? request.getRequestURL().toString() : "",
+                (request != null) ? request.getRemoteHost() : "", Integer.toString(status.value()));
+
+        auditLogger.info(SearchDbMsgs.PROCESS_REST_REQUEST,
+                new LogFields().setField(LogLine.DefinedFields.RESPONSE_CODE, status.value())
+                        .setField(LogLine.DefinedFields.RESPONSE_DESCRIPTION, status.getReasonPhrase()),
+                (request != null) ? request.getMethod() : "",
+                (request != null) ? request.getRequestURL().toString() : "",
+                (request != null) ? request.getRemoteHost() : "", Integer.toString(status.value()));
+
+        // Clear the MDC context so that no other transaction inadvertently uses our transaction id.
+        ApiUtils.clearMdcContext();
+    }
+}
diff --git a/search-data-service-app/src/main/java/org/onap/aai/sa/rest/IndexApi.java b/search-data-service-app/src/main/java/org/onap/aai/sa/rest/IndexApi.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..04fbcf3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/search-data-service-app/src/main/java/org/onap/aai/sa/rest/IndexApi.java
@@ -0,0 +1,402 @@
+/**
+ * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
+ * org.onap.aai
+ * ================================================================================
+ * Copyright © 2017-2018 AT&T Intellectual Property. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright © 2017-2018 Amdocs
+ * ================================================================================
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *       http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ * ============LICENSE_END=========================================================
+ */
+package org.onap.aai.sa.rest;
+
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ObjectMapper;
+import java.io.FileNotFoundException;
+import java.io.IOException;
+import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest;
+import org.onap.aai.cl.api.LogFields;
+import org.onap.aai.cl.api.LogLine;
+import org.onap.aai.cl.api.Logger;
+import org.onap.aai.cl.eelf.LoggerFactory;
+import org.onap.aai.sa.searchdbabstraction.elasticsearch.dao.DocumentStoreInterface;
+import org.onap.aai.sa.searchdbabstraction.elasticsearch.exception.DocumentStoreOperationException;
+import org.onap.aai.sa.searchdbabstraction.entity.OperationResult;
+import org.onap.aai.sa.searchdbabstraction.logging.SearchDbMsgs;
+import org.springframework.http.HttpHeaders;
+import org.springframework.http.HttpStatus;
+import org.springframework.http.MediaType;
+import org.springframework.http.ResponseEntity;
+
+/**
+ * This class encapsulates the REST end points associated with manipulating indexes in the document store.
+ */
+public class IndexApi {
+
+    private static final String UNKNOWN_LOG_FIELD_STR = "Unknown";
+    private static final String MSG_UNEXPECTED_AUTHENTICATION_FAILURE_CAUSE =
+            "Unexpected authentication failure - cause: ";
+    private static final String MSG_AUTHENTICATION_FAILURE = "Authentication failure.";
+    private static final String HEADER_VALIDATION_SUCCESS = "SUCCESS";
+    protected SearchServiceApi searchService = null;
+
+    /**
+     * Configuration for the custom analyzers that will be used for indexing.
+     */
+    protected AnalysisConfiguration analysisConfig;
+
+    // Set up the loggers.
+    private static Logger logger = LoggerFactory.getInstance().getLogger(IndexApi.class.getName());
+    private static Logger auditLogger = LoggerFactory.getInstance().getAuditLogger(IndexApi.class.getName());
+
+
+    public IndexApi(SearchServiceApi searchService) {
+        this.searchService = searchService;
+        init();
+    }
+
+
+    /**
+     * Initializes the end point.
+     *
+     * @throws FileNotFoundException
+     * @throws IOException
+     * @throws DocumentStoreOperationException
+     */
+    public void init() {
+
+        // Instantiate our analysis configuration object.
+        analysisConfig = new AnalysisConfiguration();
+    }
+
+
+    /**
+     * Processes client requests to create a new index and document type in the document store.
+     *
+     * @param documentSchema - The contents of the request body which is expected to be a JSON structure which
+     *        corresponds to the schema defined in document.schema.json
+     * @param index - The name of the index to create.
+     * @return - A Standard REST response
+     */
+    public ResponseEntity<String> processCreateIndex(String documentSchema, HttpServletRequest request,
+            HttpHeaders headers, String index, DocumentStoreInterface documentStore) {
+
+        int resultCode = 500;
+
+        // Initialize the MDC Context for logging purposes.
+        ApiUtils.initMdcContext(request, headers);
+
+        // Validate that the request is correctly authenticated before going any further.
+        try {
+            if (!searchService.validateRequest(headers, request, ApiUtils.Action.POST,
+                    ApiUtils.SEARCH_AUTH_POLICY_NAME)) {
+                logger.warn(SearchDbMsgs.INDEX_CREATE_FAILURE, index, MSG_AUTHENTICATION_FAILURE);
+                return errorResponse(HttpStatus.FORBIDDEN, MSG_AUTHENTICATION_FAILURE, request);
+            }
+
+        } catch (Exception e) {
+            logger.warn(SearchDbMsgs.INDEX_CREATE_FAILURE, index,
+                    MSG_UNEXPECTED_AUTHENTICATION_FAILURE_CAUSE + e.getMessage());
+            return errorResponse(HttpStatus.FORBIDDEN, MSG_AUTHENTICATION_FAILURE, request);
+        }
+
+
+        // We expect a payload containing the document schema. Make sure
+        // it is present.
+        if (documentSchema == null) {
+            logger.warn(SearchDbMsgs.INDEX_CREATE_FAILURE, index, "Missing document schema payload");
+            return errorResponse(HttpStatus.valueOf(resultCode), "Missing payload", request);
+        }
+
+        String resultString;
+
+        try {
+            // Marshal the supplied json string into a document schema object.
+            ObjectMapper mapper = new ObjectMapper();
+            DocumentSchema schema = mapper.readValue(documentSchema, DocumentSchema.class);
+
+            // Now, ask the DAO to create the index.
+            OperationResult result = documentStore.createIndex(index, schema);
+
+            // Extract the result code and string from the OperationResult
+            // object so that we can use them to generate a standard REST
+            // response.
+            // Note that we want to return a 201 result code on a successful
+            // create, so if we get back a 200 from the document store,
+            // translate that int a 201.
+            resultCode = (result.getResultCode() == 200) ? 201 : result.getResultCode();
+            resultString = (result.getFailureCause() == null) ? result.getResult() : result.getFailureCause();
+
+        } catch (com.fasterxml.jackson.core.JsonParseException
+                | com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.JsonMappingException e) {
+
+            // We were unable to marshal the supplied json string into a valid
+            // document schema, so return an appropriate error response.
+            resultCode = HttpStatus.BAD_REQUEST.value();
+            resultString = "Malformed schema: " + e.getMessage();
+
+        } catch (IOException e) {
+
+            // We'll treat this is a general internal error.
+            resultCode = HttpStatus.INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR.value();
+            resultString = "IO Failure: " + e.getMessage();
+        }
+
+        ResponseEntity<String> response =
+                ResponseEntity.status(resultCode).contentType(MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON).body(resultString);
+
+        if (ApiUtils.isSuccessStatusCode(response.getStatusCodeValue())) {
+            logger.info(SearchDbMsgs.CREATED_INDEX, index);
+        } else {
+            logger.warn(SearchDbMsgs.INDEX_CREATE_FAILURE, index, resultString);
+        }
+
+        // Generate our audit log.
+        auditLogger.info(SearchDbMsgs.PROCESS_REST_REQUEST,
+                new LogFields().setField(LogLine.DefinedFields.RESPONSE_CODE, resultCode).setField(
+                        LogLine.DefinedFields.RESPONSE_DESCRIPTION, HttpStatus.valueOf(resultCode).toString()),
+                (request != null) ? request.getMethod() : UNKNOWN_LOG_FIELD_STR,
+                (request != null) ? request.getRequestURL().toString() : UNKNOWN_LOG_FIELD_STR,
+                (request != null) ? request.getRemoteHost() : UNKNOWN_LOG_FIELD_STR,
+                Integer.toString(response.getStatusCodeValue()));
+
+
+
+        // Clear the MDC context so that no other transaction inadvertently
+        // uses our transaction id.
+        ApiUtils.clearMdcContext();
+
+        // Finally, return the response.
+        return response;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * This function accepts any JSON and will "blindly" write it to the document store.
+     *
+     * Note, eventually this "dynamic" flow should follow the same JSON-Schema validation procedure as the normal create
+     * index flow.
+     *
+     * @param dynamicSchema - The JSON string that will be sent to the document store.
+     * @param index - The name of the index to be created.
+     * @param documentStore - The document store specific interface.
+     * @return The result of the document store interface's operation.
+     */
+    public ResponseEntity<String> processCreateDynamicIndex(String dynamicSchema, HttpServletRequest request,
+            HttpHeaders headers, String index, DocumentStoreInterface documentStore) {
+
+        ResponseEntity<String> response = null;
+
+        ResponseEntity<String> validationResponse =
+                validateRequest(request, headers, index, SearchDbMsgs.INDEX_CREATE_FAILURE);
+
+
+        if (validationResponse.getStatusCodeValue() != HttpStatus.OK.value()) {
+            response = validationResponse;
+        } else {
+            OperationResult result = documentStore.createDynamicIndex(index, dynamicSchema);
+
+            int resultCode = (result.getResultCode() == 200) ? 201 : result.getResultCode();
+            String resultString = (result.getFailureCause() == null) ? result.getResult() : result.getFailureCause();
+
+            response = ResponseEntity.status(resultCode).body(resultString);
+        }
+
+        return response;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Processes a client request to remove an index from the document store. Note that this implicitly deletes all
+     * documents contained within that index.
+     *
+     * @param index - The index to be deleted.
+     * @return - A standard REST response.
+     */
+    public ResponseEntity<String> processDelete(String index, HttpServletRequest request, HttpHeaders headers,
+            DocumentStoreInterface documentStore) {
+
+        // Initialize the MDC Context for logging purposes.
+        ApiUtils.initMdcContext(request, headers);
+
+        ResponseEntity<String> response;
+
+        // Validate that the request is correctly authenticated before going
+        // any further.
+        try {
+            if (!searchService.validateRequest(headers, request, ApiUtils.Action.POST,
+                    ApiUtils.SEARCH_AUTH_POLICY_NAME)) {
+                logger.warn(SearchDbMsgs.INDEX_CREATE_FAILURE, index, MSG_AUTHENTICATION_FAILURE);
+                return errorResponse(HttpStatus.FORBIDDEN, MSG_AUTHENTICATION_FAILURE, request);
+            }
+
+        } catch (Exception e) {
+            logger.warn(SearchDbMsgs.INDEX_CREATE_FAILURE, index,
+                    MSG_UNEXPECTED_AUTHENTICATION_FAILURE_CAUSE + e.getMessage());
+            return errorResponse(HttpStatus.FORBIDDEN, MSG_AUTHENTICATION_FAILURE, request);
+        }
+
+        try {
+            // Send the request to the document store.
+            response = responseFromOperationResult(documentStore.deleteIndex(index));
+        } catch (DocumentStoreOperationException e) {
+            response = ResponseEntity.status(HttpStatus.INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR).contentType(MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON)
+                    .body(e.getMessage());
+        }
+
+        if (ApiUtils.isSuccessStatusCode(response.getStatusCodeValue())) {
+            logger.info(SearchDbMsgs.DELETED_INDEX, index);
+        } else {
+            logger.warn(SearchDbMsgs.INDEX_DELETE_FAILURE, index, response.getBody());
+        }
+
+        auditLogger.info(SearchDbMsgs.PROCESS_REST_REQUEST,
+                new LogFields().setField(LogLine.DefinedFields.RESPONSE_CODE, response.getStatusCodeValue()).setField(
+                        LogLine.DefinedFields.RESPONSE_DESCRIPTION, response.getStatusCode().getReasonPhrase()),
+                (request != null) ? request.getMethod() : UNKNOWN_LOG_FIELD_STR,
+                (request != null) ? request.getRequestURL().toString() : UNKNOWN_LOG_FIELD_STR,
+                (request != null) ? request.getRemoteHost() : UNKNOWN_LOG_FIELD_STR,
+                Integer.toString(response.getStatusCodeValue()));
+
+        // Clear the MDC context so that no other transaction inadvertently uses our transaction id.
+        ApiUtils.clearMdcContext();
+
+        return response;
+    }
+
+
+    /**
+     * This method takes a JSON format document schema and produces a set of field mappings in the form that Elastic
+     * Search expects.
+     *
+     * @param documentSchema - A document schema expressed as a JSON string.
+     * @return - A JSON string expressing an Elastic Search mapping configuration.
+     * @throws com.fasterxml.jackson.core.JsonParseException
+     * @throws com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.JsonMappingException
+     * @throws IOException
+     */
+    public String generateDocumentMappings(String documentSchema) throws IOException {
+
+        // Unmarshal the json content into a document schema object.
+        ObjectMapper mapper = new ObjectMapper();
+        DocumentSchema schema = mapper.readValue(documentSchema, DocumentSchema.class);
+
+        // Now, generate the Elastic Search mapping json and return it.
+        StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
+        sb.append("{");
+        sb.append("\"properties\": {");
+
+        boolean first = true;
+        for (DocumentFieldSchema field : schema.getFields()) {
+
+            if (!first) {
+                sb.append(",");
+            } else {
+                first = false;
+            }
+
+            sb.append("\"").append(field.getName()).append("\": {");
+
+            // The field type is mandatory.
+            sb.append("\"type\": \"").append(field.getDataType()).append("\"");
+
+            // If the index field was specified, then append it.
+            if (field.getSearchable() != null) {
+                sb.append(", \"index\": \"").append(field.getSearchable() ? "analyzed" : "not_analyzed").append("\"");
+            }
+
+            // If a search analyzer was specified, then append it.
+            if (field.getSearchAnalyzer() != null) {
+                sb.append(", \"search_analyzer\": \"").append(field.getSearchAnalyzer()).append("\"");
+            }
+
+            // If an indexing analyzer was specified, then append it.
+            if (field.getIndexAnalyzer() != null) {
+                sb.append(", \"analyzer\": \"").append(field.getIndexAnalyzer()).append("\"");
+            } else {
+                sb.append(", \"analyzer\": \"").append("whitespace").append("\"");
+            }
+
+            sb.append("}");
+        }
+
+        sb.append("}");
+        sb.append("}");
+
+        logger.debug("Generated document mappings: " + sb.toString());
+
+        return sb.toString();
+    }
+
+
+    /**
+     * Converts an {@link OperationResult} to a standard REST {@link ResponseEntity} object.
+     *
+     * @param result - The {@link OperationResult} to be converted.
+     * @return - The equivalent {@link ResponseEntity} object.
+     */
+    public ResponseEntity<String> responseFromOperationResult(OperationResult result) {
+
+        if (ApiUtils.isSuccessStatusCode(result.getResultCode())) {
+            return ResponseEntity.status(result.getResultCode()).contentType(MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON)
+                    .body(result.getResult());
+        } else {
+            if (result.getFailureCause() != null) {
+                return ResponseEntity.status(result.getResultCode()).contentType(MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON)
+                        .body(result.getFailureCause());
+            } else {
+                return ResponseEntity.status(result.getResultCode()).contentType(MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON)
+                        .body(result.getResult());
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    public ResponseEntity<String> errorResponse(HttpStatus status, String msg, HttpServletRequest request) {
+
+        // Generate our audit log.
+        auditLogger.info(SearchDbMsgs.PROCESS_REST_REQUEST,
+                new LogFields().setField(LogLine.DefinedFields.RESPONSE_CODE, status.value())
+                        .setField(LogLine.DefinedFields.RESPONSE_DESCRIPTION, status.getReasonPhrase()),
+                (request != null) ? request.getMethod() : UNKNOWN_LOG_FIELD_STR,
+                (request != null) ? request.getRequestURL().toString() : UNKNOWN_LOG_FIELD_STR,
+                (request != null) ? request.getRemoteHost() : UNKNOWN_LOG_FIELD_STR, Integer.toString(status.value()));
+
+        // Clear the MDC context so that no other transaction inadvertently
+        // uses our transaction id.
+        ApiUtils.clearMdcContext();
+
+        return ResponseEntity.status(status).contentType(MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON).body(msg);
+    }
+
+
+    /**
+     * A helper method used for validating/authenticating an incoming request.
+     *
+     * @param request - The http request that will be validated.
+     * @param headers - The http headers that will be validated.
+     * @param index - The name of the index that the document store request is being made against.
+     * @param failureMsgEnum - The logging message to be used upon validation failure.
+     * @return A success or failure response
+     */
+    private ResponseEntity<String> validateRequest(HttpServletRequest request, HttpHeaders headers, String index,
+            SearchDbMsgs failureMsgEnum) {
+        try {
+            if (!searchService.validateRequest(headers, request, ApiUtils.Action.POST,
+                    ApiUtils.SEARCH_AUTH_POLICY_NAME)) {
+                logger.warn(failureMsgEnum, index, MSG_AUTHENTICATION_FAILURE);
+                return errorResponse(HttpStatus.FORBIDDEN, MSG_AUTHENTICATION_FAILURE, request);
+            }
+        } catch (Exception e) {
+            logger.warn(failureMsgEnum, index, MSG_UNEXPECTED_AUTHENTICATION_FAILURE_CAUSE + e.getMessage());
+            return errorResponse(HttpStatus.FORBIDDEN, MSG_AUTHENTICATION_FAILURE, request);
+        }
+        return ResponseEntity.status(HttpStatus.OK).body(HEADER_VALIDATION_SUCCESS);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/search-data-service-app/src/main/java/org/onap/aai/sa/rest/SearchServiceApi.java b/search-data-service-app/src/main/java/org/onap/aai/sa/rest/SearchServiceApi.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d62bfd6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/search-data-service-app/src/main/java/org/onap/aai/sa/rest/SearchServiceApi.java
@@ -0,0 +1,216 @@
+/**
+ * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
+ * org.onap.aai
+ * ================================================================================
+ * Copyright © 2017-2018 AT&T Intellectual Property. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright © 2017-2018 Amdocs
+ * ================================================================================
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *       http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ * ============LICENSE_END=========================================================
+ */
+package org.onap.aai.sa.rest;
+
+import java.security.cert.X509Certificate;
+import javax.security.auth.x500.X500Principal;
+import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest;
+import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse;
+import org.onap.aai.sa.auth.SearchDbServiceAuth;
+import org.onap.aai.sa.rest.ApiUtils.Action;
+import org.onap.aai.sa.searchdbabstraction.elasticsearch.dao.DocumentStoreInterface;
+import org.onap.aai.sa.searchdbabstraction.elasticsearch.dao.ElasticSearchHttpController;
+import org.springframework.http.HttpHeaders;
+import org.springframework.http.ResponseEntity;
+import org.springframework.security.config.annotation.web.configuration.EnableWebSecurity;
+import org.springframework.stereotype.Component;
+import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.PathVariable;
+import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.RequestBody;
+import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.RequestHeader;
+import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.RequestMapping;
+import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.RequestMethod;
+import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.RestController;
+
+@Component
+@EnableWebSecurity
+@RestController
+@RequestMapping("/services/search-data-service/v1/search")
+public class SearchServiceApi {
+
+    /**
+     * The Data Access Object that we will use to interact with the document store.
+     */
+    protected DocumentStoreInterface documentStore = null;
+    protected ApiUtils apiUtils = null;
+
+    /**
+     * Create a new instance of the end point.
+     */
+    public SearchServiceApi() {
+
+        // Perform one-time initialization.
+        init();
+    }
+
+
+    /**
+     * Performs all one-time initialization required for the end point.
+     */
+    public void init() {
+        // Instantiate our Document Store DAO.
+        documentStore = ElasticSearchHttpController.getInstance();
+    }
+
+    @RequestMapping(value = "/indexes/{index}", method = RequestMethod.PUT, produces = {"application/json"})
+    public ResponseEntity<String> processCreateIndex(@RequestBody String requestBody, HttpServletRequest request,
+            @RequestHeader HttpHeaders headers, @PathVariable("index") String index) {
+
+        // Forward the request to our index API to create the index.
+        IndexApi indexApi = new IndexApi(this);
+        return indexApi.processCreateIndex(requestBody, request, headers, index, documentStore);
+    }
+
+    @RequestMapping(value = "/indexes/{index}", method = RequestMethod.DELETE, consumes = {"application/json"},
+            produces = {"application/json"})
+    public ResponseEntity<String> processDeleteIndex(HttpServletRequest request, @RequestHeader HttpHeaders headers,
+            @PathVariable("index") String index) {
+
+        // Forward the request to our index API to delete the index.
+        IndexApi indexApi = new IndexApi(this);
+        return indexApi.processDelete(index, request, headers, documentStore);
+    }
+
+
+    @RequestMapping(value = "/indexes/{index}/documents", method = RequestMethod.POST, consumes = {"application/json"})
+    public ResponseEntity<String> processCreateDocWithoutId(@RequestBody String requestBody, HttpServletRequest request,
+            HttpServletResponse httpResponse, @RequestHeader HttpHeaders headers, @PathVariable("index") String index) {
+
+        // Forward the request to our document API to create the document.
+        DocumentApi documentApi = new DocumentApi(this);
+        return documentApi.processPost(requestBody, request, headers, httpResponse, index, documentStore);
+    }
+
+    @RequestMapping(value = "/indexes/{index}/documents/{id}", method = RequestMethod.PUT,
+            consumes = {"application/json"})
+    public ResponseEntity<String> processUpsertDoc(@RequestBody String requestBody, HttpServletRequest request,
+            HttpServletResponse httpResponse, @RequestHeader HttpHeaders headers, @PathVariable("index") String index,
+            @PathVariable("id") String id) {
+
+        // Forward the request to our document API to upsert the document.
+        DocumentApi documentApi = new DocumentApi(this);
+        return documentApi.processPut(requestBody, request, headers, httpResponse, index, id, documentStore);
+    }
+
+    @RequestMapping(value = "/indexes/{index}/documents/{id}", method = RequestMethod.GET)
+    public ResponseEntity<String> processGetDocument(HttpServletRequest request, HttpServletResponse httpResponse,
+            @RequestHeader HttpHeaders headers, @PathVariable("index") String index, @PathVariable("id") String id) {
+
+        // Forward the request to our document API to retrieve the document.
+        DocumentApi documentApi = new DocumentApi(this);
+        return documentApi.processGet("", request, headers, httpResponse, index, id, documentStore);
+    }
+
+    @RequestMapping(value = "/indexes/{index}/documents/{id}", method = RequestMethod.DELETE,
+            consumes = {"application/json"})
+    public ResponseEntity<String> processDeleteDoc(HttpServletRequest request, HttpServletResponse httpResponse,
+            @RequestHeader HttpHeaders headers, @PathVariable("index") String index, @PathVariable("id") String id) {
+
+        // Forward the request to our document API to delete the document.
+        DocumentApi documentApi = new DocumentApi(this);
+        return documentApi.processDelete("", request, headers, httpResponse, index, id, documentStore);
+    }
+
+    @RequestMapping(value = "/indexes/{index}/query/{queryText}", method = RequestMethod.GET)
+    public ResponseEntity<String> processInlineQuery(HttpServletRequest request, @RequestHeader HttpHeaders headers,
+            @PathVariable("index") String index, @PathVariable("queryText") String queryText) {
+
+        // Forward the request to our document API to delete the document.
+        DocumentApi documentApi = new DocumentApi(this);
+        return documentApi.processSearchWithGet("", request, headers, index, queryText, documentStore);
+    }
+
+    @RequestMapping(value = "/indexes/{index}/query", method = RequestMethod.GET, consumes = {"application/json"})
+    public ResponseEntity<String> processQueryWithGet(@RequestBody String requestBody, HttpServletRequest request,
+            @RequestHeader HttpHeaders headers, @PathVariable("index") String index) {
+
+        // Forward the request to our document API to delete the document.
+        DocumentApi documentApi = new DocumentApi(this);
+        return documentApi.queryWithGetWithPayload(requestBody, request, headers, index, documentStore);
+    }
+
+    @RequestMapping(value = "/indexes/{index}/query", method = RequestMethod.POST, consumes = {"application/json"})
+    public ResponseEntity<String> processQuery(@RequestBody String requestBody, HttpServletRequest request,
+            @RequestHeader HttpHeaders headers, @PathVariable("index") String index) {
+
+        // Forward the request to our document API to delete the document.
+        DocumentApi documentApi = new DocumentApi(this);
+        return documentApi.processSearchWithPost(requestBody, request, headers, index, documentStore);
+    }
+
+    @RequestMapping(value = "/indexes/{index}/suggest", method = RequestMethod.POST, consumes = {"application/json"})
+    public ResponseEntity<String> processSuggestQuery(@RequestBody String requestBody, HttpServletRequest request,
+            @RequestHeader HttpHeaders headers, @PathVariable("index") String index) {
+        // Forward the request to our document API to query suggestions in the
+        // document.
+        DocumentApi documentApi = new DocumentApi(this);
+        return documentApi.processSuggestQueryWithPost(requestBody, request, headers, index, documentStore);
+    }
+
+    @RequestMapping(value = "/indexes/dynamic/{index}", method = RequestMethod.PUT, consumes = {"application/json"})
+    public ResponseEntity<String> processCreateDynamicIndex(@RequestBody String requestBody, HttpServletRequest request,
+            @RequestHeader HttpHeaders headers, @PathVariable("index") String index) {
+
+        // Forward the request to our index API to create the index.
+        IndexApi indexApi = new IndexApi(this);
+        return indexApi.processCreateDynamicIndex(requestBody, request, headers, index, documentStore);
+    }
+
+    @RequestMapping(value = "/bulk", method = RequestMethod.POST, consumes = {"application/json"},
+            produces = {"application/json"})
+    public ResponseEntity<String> processBulkRequest(@RequestBody String requestBody, HttpServletRequest request,
+            @RequestHeader HttpHeaders headers) {
+
+        // Forward the request to our document API to delete the document.
+        BulkApi bulkApi = new BulkApi(this);
+        return bulkApi.processPost(requestBody, request, headers, documentStore);
+    }
+
+    protected boolean validateRequest(HttpHeaders headers, HttpServletRequest req, Action action,
+            String authPolicyFunctionName) {
+
+        boolean isUserAuthEnabled = ((ElasticSearchHttpController)documentStore).getElasticSearchConfig().useAuthorizationUser();
+        if(! isUserAuthEnabled) {
+            return true;
+        }
+        
+        SearchDbServiceAuth serviceAuth = new SearchDbServiceAuth();
+
+        String cipherSuite = (String) req.getAttribute("javax.servlet.request.cipher_suite");
+        String authUser = null;
+        if (cipherSuite != null) {
+            Object x509CertAttribute = req.getAttribute("javax.servlet.request.X509Certificate");
+            if (x509CertAttribute != null) {
+                X509Certificate[] certChain = (X509Certificate[]) x509CertAttribute;
+                X509Certificate clientCert = certChain[0];
+                X500Principal subjectDn = clientCert.getSubjectX500Principal();
+                authUser = subjectDn.toString();
+            }
+        }
+
+        if (authUser == null) {
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        String status =
+                serviceAuth.authUser(headers, authUser.toLowerCase(), action.toString() + ":" + authPolicyFunctionName);
+        return status.equals("OK");
+    }
+}
diff --git a/search-data-service-app/src/main/java/org/onap/aai/sa/rest/SettingConfiguration.java b/search-data-service-app/src/main/java/org/onap/aai/sa/rest/SettingConfiguration.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..74e46f4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/search-data-service-app/src/main/java/org/onap/aai/sa/rest/SettingConfiguration.java
@@ -0,0 +1,84 @@
+/**
+ * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
+ * org.onap.aai
+ * ================================================================================
+ * Copyright © 2019 AT&T Intellectual Property. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright © 2019 Amdocs
+ * ================================================================================
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *       http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ * ============LICENSE_END=========================================================
+ */
+package org.onap.aai.sa.rest;
+
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.nio.file.Files;
+import java.nio.file.Path;
+import java.nio.file.Paths;
+import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicBoolean;
+import org.onap.aai.sa.searchdbabstraction.util.SearchDbConstants;
+
+
+public class SettingConfiguration {
+
+    /**
+     * Indicates whether or not we have imported the filter and analyzer configurations.
+     */
+    private AtomicBoolean configured = new AtomicBoolean(false);
+
+    /**
+     * A json format string which is readable by Elastic Search and defines all of the custom filters and analyzers that
+     * we need Elastic Search to know about.
+     */
+    private String settings;
+
+    public void init(String settingConfigFile) {
+
+        if (configured.compareAndSet(false, true)) {
+            try {
+                Path path = Paths.get(settingConfigFile);
+                settings = new String(Files.readAllBytes(path));
+                
+                // Remove the enclosing brackets from the json blob.
+                settings = settings.replaceFirst("\\{", "");
+                settings = settings.substring(0, settings.lastIndexOf("}"));        
+            } catch (IOException e) {
+                // It is valid not to have a settings file.
+                settings = "";
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the set of pre-configured settings.
+     *
+     * @return - settings.
+     */
+    public String getSettings() {
+        init(SearchDbConstants.SDB_SETTINGS_CONFIG_FILE);
+        return settings;
+    }
+    
+    public String getSettingsWithAnalysis(AnalysisConfiguration analysisConfig) {
+        String ac = analysisConfig.getEsIndexSettings();
+        StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
+        sb.append(ac.substring(0, ac.lastIndexOf("}")));
+        
+        if (!getSettings().trim().isEmpty()) {
+            sb.append(", " + getSettings());
+        }
+        
+        sb.append(" }");
+        return sb.toString();
+    }
+}
diff --git a/search-data-service-app/src/main/java/org/onap/aai/sa/searchdbabstraction/RestEchoService.java b/search-data-service-app/src/main/java/org/onap/aai/sa/searchdbabstraction/RestEchoService.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..96929c7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/search-data-service-app/src/main/java/org/onap/aai/sa/searchdbabstraction/RestEchoService.java
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+/**
+ * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
+ * org.onap.aai
+ * ================================================================================
+ * Copyright © 2017-2018 AT&T Intellectual Property. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright © 2017-2018 Amdocs
+ * ================================================================================
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *       http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ * ============LICENSE_END=========================================================
+ */
+
+package org.onap.aai.sa.searchdbabstraction;
+
+import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.PathVariable;
+import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.RequestMapping;
+import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.RequestMethod;
+import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.RestController;
+
+/**
+ * Exposes REST endpoints for a simple echo service.
+ */
+@RestController
+@RequestMapping("/services/search-data-service/v1")
+public class RestEchoService {
+
+    /**
+     * REST endpoint for a simple echo service.
+     *
+     * @param input - The value to be echoed back.
+     * @return - The input value.
+     */
+    @RequestMapping(value = "/echo/{input}", method = {RequestMethod.GET})
+    public String ping(@PathVariable("input") String input) {
+        return "[Search Database Abstraction Micro Service] - Echo Service: " + input + ".";
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/search-data-service-app/src/main/java/org/onap/aai/sa/searchdbabstraction/elasticsearch/config/ElasticSearchConfig.java b/search-data-service-app/src/main/java/org/onap/aai/sa/searchdbabstraction/elasticsearch/config/ElasticSearchConfig.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4680ded
--- /dev/null
+++ b/search-data-service-app/src/main/java/org/onap/aai/sa/searchdbabstraction/elasticsearch/config/ElasticSearchConfig.java
@@ -0,0 +1,240 @@
+/**
+ * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
+ * org.onap.aai
+ * ================================================================================
+ * Copyright © 2017-2018 AT&T Intellectual Property. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright © 2017-2018 Amdocs
+ * ================================================================================
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *       http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ * ============LICENSE_END=========================================================
+ */
+package org.onap.aai.sa.searchdbabstraction.elasticsearch.config;
+
+import java.nio.charset.StandardCharsets;
+import java.util.Base64;
+import java.util.Optional;
+import java.util.Properties;
+
+import org.apache.commons.lang.StringUtils;
+import org.eclipse.jetty.util.security.Password;
+import org.onap.aai.sa.searchdbabstraction.util.SearchDbConstants;
+
+public class ElasticSearchConfig {
+
+    private String uriScheme;
+    private String trustStore;
+    private String trustStorePassword;
+    private String keyStore;
+    private String keyStorePassword;
+    private String authUser;
+    private String authPassword;
+    private String ipAddress;
+    private String httpPort;
+    private String javaApiPort;
+    private String clusterName;
+    private String authorizationEnabled;
+
+    public static final String ES_CLUSTER_NAME = "es.cluster-name";
+    public static final String ES_IP_ADDRESS = "es.ip-address";
+    public static final String ES_HTTP_PORT = "es.http-port";
+    public static final String ES_URI_SCHEME = "es.uri-scheme";
+    public static final String ES_TRUST_STORE = "es.trust-store";
+    public static final String ES_TRUST_STORE_ENC = "es.trust-store-password";
+    public static final String ES_KEY_STORE = "es.key-store";
+    public static final String ES_KEY_STORE_ENC = "es.key-store-password";
+    public static final String ES_AUTH_USER = "es.auth-user";
+    public static final String ES_AUTH_ENC = "es.auth-password";
+    public static final String ES_AUTH_ENABLED = "es.auth.authorization.enabled";
+
+    private static final String DEFAULT_URI_SCHEME = "http";
+    private static final String JAVA_API_PORT_DEFAULT = "9300";
+    private String authValue;
+
+    public ElasticSearchConfig(Properties props) {
+        setUriScheme(props.getProperty(ES_URI_SCHEME));
+        if (getUriScheme().equals("https")) {
+            initializeHttpsProperties(props);
+        }
+        setClusterName(props.getProperty(ES_CLUSTER_NAME));
+        setIpAddress(props.getProperty(ES_IP_ADDRESS));
+        setHttpPort(props.getProperty(ES_HTTP_PORT));
+        setJavaApiPort(JAVA_API_PORT_DEFAULT);
+        initializeAuthValues(props);
+        setAuthorizationEnabled(props.getProperty(ES_AUTH_ENABLED));
+    }
+
+
+    public String getUriScheme() {
+        return this.uriScheme;
+    }
+
+    public String getIpAddress() {
+        return ipAddress;
+    }
+
+    public void setIpAddress(String ipAddress) {
+        this.ipAddress = ipAddress;
+    }
+
+    public String getHttpPort() {
+        return httpPort;
+    }
+
+    public void setHttpPort(String httpPort) {
+        this.httpPort = httpPort;
+    }
+
+    public String getJavaApiPort() {
+        return javaApiPort;
+    }
+
+    public void setJavaApiPort(String javaApiPort) {
+        this.javaApiPort = javaApiPort;
+    }
+
+    public String getClusterName() {
+        return clusterName;
+    }
+
+    public void setClusterName(String clusterName) {
+        this.clusterName = clusterName;
+    }
+
+    public void setKeyStore(String keyStore) {
+        this.keyStore = keyStore;
+    }
+
+    public void setKeyStorePassword(String keyStorePassword) {
+        this.keyStorePassword = keyStorePassword;
+    }
+
+    public String getKeyStorePath() {
+        return keyStore;
+    }
+
+    public String getKeyStorePassword() {
+        return keyStorePassword;
+    }
+
+    public String getTrustStorePath() {
+        return trustStore;
+    }
+
+    public void setTrustStore(String trustStore) {
+        this.trustStore = trustStore;
+    }
+
+    public void setTrustStorePassword(String trustStorePassword) {
+        this.trustStorePassword = trustStorePassword;
+    }
+
+    public String getTrustStorePassword() {
+        return trustStorePassword;
+    }
+
+    public void setAuthUser(String authUser) {
+        this.authUser = authUser;
+    }
+
+    public String getAuthUser() {
+        return authUser;
+    }
+
+    public void setAuthPassword(String authPassword) {
+        this.authPassword = authPassword;
+    }
+
+    public String getAuthPassword() {
+        return authPassword;
+    }
+
+    public boolean useAuth() {
+        return getAuthUser() != null || getAuthPassword() != null;
+    }
+
+    public String getAuthValue() {
+        return authValue;
+    }
+
+    public String getAuthorizationEnabled() {
+        return authorizationEnabled;
+    }
+
+    public void setAuthorizationEnabled(String authorizationEnabled) {
+        this.authorizationEnabled = authorizationEnabled;
+    }
+
+    public boolean useAuthorizationUser() {
+        return getAuthorizationEnabled()== null? true : Boolean.parseBoolean(getAuthorizationEnabled());
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public String toString() {
+        return String.format(
+                "%s://%s:%s (cluster=%s) (API port=%s)%nauth=%s%ntrustStore=%s (passwd %s)%nkeyStore=%s (passwd %s)%nauthorizationUser=%s",
+                uriScheme, ipAddress, httpPort, clusterName, javaApiPort, useAuth(), trustStore,
+                trustStorePassword != null, keyStore, keyStorePassword != null, useAuthorizationUser());
+    }
+
+    private void initializeAuthValues(Properties props) {
+        setAuthUser(props.getProperty(ES_AUTH_USER));
+        Optional<String> passwordValue = Optional.ofNullable(props.getProperty(ES_AUTH_ENC));
+        if (passwordValue.isPresent()) {
+            setAuthPassword(Password.deobfuscate(passwordValue.get()));
+        }
+        if (useAuth()) {
+            authValue = "Basic " + Base64.getEncoder()
+                    .encodeToString((getAuthUser() + ":" + getAuthPassword()).getBytes(StandardCharsets.UTF_8));
+        }
+    }
+
+    private void initializeHttpsProperties(Properties props) {
+        Optional<String> trustStoreFile = Optional.ofNullable(props.getProperty(ES_TRUST_STORE));
+        if (trustStoreFile.isPresent()) {
+            setTrustStore(SearchDbConstants.SDB_SPECIFIC_CONFIG + trustStoreFile.get());
+        }
+
+        Optional<String> passwordValue = Optional.ofNullable(props.getProperty(ES_TRUST_STORE_ENC));
+        if (passwordValue.isPresent()) {
+          if(passwordValue.get().startsWith("OBF:")){
+            setTrustStorePassword(Password.deobfuscate(passwordValue.get()));
+          }else if(passwordValue.get().startsWith("ENV:")){
+              setTrustStorePassword(System.getenv(StringUtils.removeStart(passwordValue.get(), "ENV:")));
+          }
+          else{
+            setTrustStorePassword(passwordValue.get());
+          }
+        }
+
+        Optional<String> keyStoreFile = Optional.ofNullable(props.getProperty(ES_KEY_STORE));
+        if (keyStoreFile.isPresent()) {
+            setKeyStore(SearchDbConstants.SDB_SPECIFIC_CONFIG + keyStoreFile.get());
+        }
+
+        passwordValue = Optional.ofNullable(props.getProperty(ES_KEY_STORE_ENC));
+        if (passwordValue.isPresent()) {
+          if(passwordValue.get().startsWith("OBF:")){
+            setKeyStorePassword(Password.deobfuscate(passwordValue.get()));
+          }else if(passwordValue.get().startsWith("ENV:")){
+            setKeyStorePassword(System.getenv(StringUtils.removeStart(passwordValue.get(), "ENV:")));
+           }
+          else{
+            setKeyStorePassword(passwordValue.get());
+          }
+        }
+    }
+
+    private void setUriScheme(String uriScheme) {
+        this.uriScheme = Optional.ofNullable(uriScheme).orElse(DEFAULT_URI_SCHEME);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/search-data-service-app/src/main/java/org/onap/aai/sa/searchdbabstraction/elasticsearch/dao/DocumentStoreDataEntity.java b/search-data-service-app/src/main/java/org/onap/aai/sa/searchdbabstraction/elasticsearch/dao/DocumentStoreDataEntity.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3d95a1b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/search-data-service-app/src/main/java/org/onap/aai/sa/searchdbabstraction/elasticsearch/dao/DocumentStoreDataEntity.java
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+/**
+ * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
+ * org.onap.aai
+ * ================================================================================
+ * Copyright © 2017-2018 AT&T Intellectual Property. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright © 2017-2018 Amdocs
+ * ================================================================================
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *       http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ * ============LICENSE_END=========================================================
+ */
+package org.onap.aai.sa.searchdbabstraction.elasticsearch.dao;
+
+public interface DocumentStoreDataEntity {
+
+    public String getId();
+
+    public String getContentInJson();
+
+    public String getVersion();
+
+}
diff --git a/search-data-service-app/src/main/java/org/onap/aai/sa/searchdbabstraction/elasticsearch/dao/DocumentStoreDataEntityImpl.java b/search-data-service-app/src/main/java/org/onap/aai/sa/searchdbabstraction/elasticsearch/dao/DocumentStoreDataEntityImpl.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..413dbb4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/search-data-service-app/src/main/java/org/onap/aai/sa/searchdbabstraction/elasticsearch/dao/DocumentStoreDataEntityImpl.java
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+/**
+ * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
+ * org.onap.aai
+ * ================================================================================
+ * Copyright © 2017-2018 AT&T Intellectual Property. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright © 2017-2018 Amdocs
+ * ================================================================================
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *       http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ * ============LICENSE_END=========================================================
+ */
+package org.onap.aai.sa.searchdbabstraction.elasticsearch.dao;
+
+public class DocumentStoreDataEntityImpl implements DocumentStoreDataEntity {
+
+    private String id;
+    private String content;
+    private String version;
+
+    public String getContent() {
+        return content;
+    }
+
+    public void setContent(String content) {
+        this.content = content;
+    }
+
+    public void setId(String id) {
+        this.id = id;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public String getId() {
+        return id;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public String getContentInJson() {
+        return content;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public String getVersion() {
+        return version;
+    }
+
+    public void setVersion(String version) {
+        this.version = version;
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/search-data-service-app/src/main/java/org/onap/aai/sa/searchdbabstraction/elasticsearch/dao/DocumentStoreInterface.java b/search-data-service-app/src/main/java/org/onap/aai/sa/searchdbabstraction/elasticsearch/dao/DocumentStoreInterface.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5ea37e1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/search-data-service-app/src/main/java/org/onap/aai/sa/searchdbabstraction/elasticsearch/dao/DocumentStoreInterface.java
@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+/**
+ * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
+ * org.onap.aai
+ * ================================================================================
+ * Copyright © 2017-2018 AT&T Intellectual Property. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright © 2017-2018 Amdocs
+ * ================================================================================
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *       http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ * ============LICENSE_END=========================================================
+ */
+package org.onap.aai.sa.searchdbabstraction.elasticsearch.dao;
+
+
+import org.onap.aai.sa.rest.BulkRequest;
+import org.onap.aai.sa.rest.DocumentSchema;
+import org.onap.aai.sa.searchdbabstraction.elasticsearch.exception.DocumentStoreOperationException;
+import org.onap.aai.sa.searchdbabstraction.entity.DocumentOperationResult;
+import org.onap.aai.sa.searchdbabstraction.entity.OperationResult;
+import org.onap.aai.sa.searchdbabstraction.entity.SearchOperationResult;
+
+
+public interface DocumentStoreInterface {
+
+    public OperationResult createIndex(String index, DocumentSchema documentSchema);
+
+    public OperationResult createDynamicIndex(String index, String dynamicSchema);
+
+    public OperationResult deleteIndex(String indexName) throws DocumentStoreOperationException;
+
+    public DocumentOperationResult createDocument(String indexName, DocumentStoreDataEntity document,
+            boolean allowImplicitIndexCreation) throws DocumentStoreOperationException;
+
+    public DocumentOperationResult updateDocument(String indexName, DocumentStoreDataEntity document,
+            boolean allowImplicitIndexCreation) throws DocumentStoreOperationException;
+
+    public SearchOperationResult suggestionQueryWithPayload(String indexName, String query)
+            throws DocumentStoreOperationException;
+
+    public DocumentOperationResult deleteDocument(String indexName, DocumentStoreDataEntity document)
+            throws DocumentStoreOperationException;
+
+    public DocumentOperationResult getDocument(String indexName, DocumentStoreDataEntity document)
+            throws DocumentStoreOperationException;
+
+    public SearchOperationResult search(String indexName, String queryText) throws DocumentStoreOperationException;
+
+    public SearchOperationResult searchWithPayload(String indexName, String query)
+            throws DocumentStoreOperationException;
+
+
+    /**
+     * Forwards a set of operations to the document store as a single, bulk request.
+     *
+     * @param anIndex - The index to apply the operations to.
+     * @param operations - A java object containing the set of operations to be performed.
+     * @return - An operation result.
+     * @throws DocumentStoreOperationException
+     */
+    public OperationResult performBulkOperations(BulkRequest[] request) throws DocumentStoreOperationException;
+}
diff --git a/search-data-service-app/src/main/java/org/onap/aai/sa/searchdbabstraction/elasticsearch/dao/ElasticSearchBulkOperationResult.java b/search-data-service-app/src/main/java/org/onap/aai/sa/searchdbabstraction/elasticsearch/dao/ElasticSearchBulkOperationResult.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..23181df
--- /dev/null
+++ b/search-data-service-app/src/main/java/org/onap/aai/sa/searchdbabstraction/elasticsearch/dao/ElasticSearchBulkOperationResult.java
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+/**
+ * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
+ * org.onap.aai
+ * ================================================================================
+ * Copyright © 2017-2018 AT&T Intellectual Property. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright © 2017-2018 Amdocs
+ * ================================================================================
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *       http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ * ============LICENSE_END=========================================================
+ */
+package org.onap.aai.sa.searchdbabstraction.elasticsearch.dao;
+
+import java.util.Arrays;
+
+public class ElasticSearchBulkOperationResult {
+
+    private Integer took;
+    private Boolean errors;
+    private ElasticSearchResultItem[] items;
+
+    public ElasticSearchBulkOperationResult() {
+
+    }
+
+    public ElasticSearchResultItem[] getItems() {
+        return items;
+    }
+
+    public void setItems(ElasticSearchResultItem[] items) {
+        this.items = items;
+    }
+
+    public Integer getTook() {
+        return took;
+    }
+
+    public void setTook(Integer took) {
+        this.took = took;
+    }
+
+    public Boolean getErrors() {
+        return errors;
+    }
+
+    public void setErrors(Boolean errors) {
+        this.errors = errors;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public String toString() {
+        return "ElasticSearchOperationResult [took=" + took + ", errors=" + errors + ", items=" + Arrays.toString(items)
+                + "]";
+    }
+
+
+}
diff --git a/search-data-service-app/src/main/java/org/onap/aai/sa/searchdbabstraction/elasticsearch/dao/ElasticSearchCause.java b/search-data-service-app/src/main/java/org/onap/aai/sa/searchdbabstraction/elasticsearch/dao/ElasticSearchCause.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ee12494
--- /dev/null
+++ b/search-data-service-app/src/main/java/org/onap/aai/sa/searchdbabstraction/elasticsearch/dao/ElasticSearchCause.java
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+/**
+ * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
+ * org.onap.aai
+ * ================================================================================
+ * Copyright © 2017-2018 AT&T Intellectual Property. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright © 2017-2018 Amdocs
+ * ================================================================================
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *       http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ * ============LICENSE_END=========================================================
+ */
+package org.onap.aai.sa.searchdbabstraction.elasticsearch.dao;
+
+public class ElasticSearchCause {
+
+    private String type;
+    private String reason;
+
+    public String getType() {
+        return type;
+    }
+
+    public void setType(String type) {
+        this.type = type;
+    }
+
+    public String getReason() {
+        return reason;
+    }
+
+    public void setReason(String reason) {
+        this.reason = reason;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/search-data-service-app/src/main/java/org/onap/aai/sa/searchdbabstraction/elasticsearch/dao/ElasticSearchError.java b/search-data-service-app/src/main/java/org/onap/aai/sa/searchdbabstraction/elasticsearch/dao/ElasticSearchError.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1880168
--- /dev/null
+++ b/search-data-service-app/src/main/java/org/onap/aai/sa/searchdbabstraction/elasticsearch/dao/ElasticSearchError.java
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+/**
+ * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
+ * org.onap.aai
+ * ================================================================================
+ * Copyright © 2017-2018 AT&T Intellectual Property. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright © 2017-2018 Amdocs
+ * ================================================================================
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *       http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ * ============LICENSE_END=========================================================
+ */
+package org.onap.aai.sa.searchdbabstraction.elasticsearch.dao;
+
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation.JsonAnyGetter;
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation.JsonAnySetter;
+import java.util.HashMap;
+import java.util.Map;
+
+public class ElasticSearchError {
+
+    private String type;
+    private String reason;
+    private ElasticSearchCause causedBy;
+
+    private Map<String, Object> additionalProperties = new HashMap<>();
+
+    public String getType() {
+        return type;
+    }
+
+    public void setType(String type) {
+        this.type = type;
+    }
+
+    public String getReason() {
+        return reason;
+    }
+
+    public void setReason(String reason) {
+        this.reason = reason;
+    }
+
+    public ElasticSearchCause getCausedBy() {
+        return causedBy;
+    }
+
+    public void setCausedBy(ElasticSearchCause causedBy) {
+        this.causedBy = causedBy;
+    }
+
+    @JsonAnyGetter
+    public Map<String, Object> getAdditionalProperties() {
+        return additionalProperties;
+    }
+
+    @JsonAnySetter
+    public void setAdditionalProperties(String name, Object value) {
+        additionalProperties.put(name, value);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/search-data-service-app/src/main/java/org/onap/aai/sa/searchdbabstraction/elasticsearch/dao/ElasticSearchHttpController.java b/search-data-service-app/src/main/java/org/onap/aai/sa/searchdbabstraction/elasticsearch/dao/ElasticSearchHttpController.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a4af160
--- /dev/null
+++ b/search-data-service-app/src/main/java/org/onap/aai/sa/searchdbabstraction/elasticsearch/dao/ElasticSearchHttpController.java
@@ -0,0 +1,1410 @@
+/**
+ * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
+ * org.onap.aai
+ * ================================================================================
+ * Copyright © 2017-2018 AT&T Intellectual Property. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright © 2017-2018 Amdocs
+ * ================================================================================
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *       http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ * ============LICENSE_END=========================================================
+ */
+
+package org.onap.aai.sa.searchdbabstraction.elasticsearch.dao;
+
+import static javax.ws.rs.core.HttpHeaders.CONTENT_TYPE;
+import static javax.ws.rs.core.MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON;
+
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation.JsonInclude.Include;
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.core.JsonParseException;
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.core.JsonProcessingException;
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.JsonMappingException;
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ObjectMapper;
+import com.google.common.base.Throwables;
+import java.io.BufferedReader;
+import java.io.File;
+import java.io.FileInputStream;
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.io.InputStream;
+import java.io.InputStreamReader;
+import java.io.OutputStream;
+import java.io.OutputStreamWriter;
+import java.io.PrintWriter;
+import java.io.StringWriter;
+import java.net.HttpURLConnection;
+import java.net.MalformedURLException;
+import java.net.ProtocolException;
+import java.net.URL;
+import java.text.SimpleDateFormat;
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.Arrays;
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Optional;
+import java.util.Properties;
+import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicBoolean;
+import javax.ws.rs.HttpMethod;
+import javax.ws.rs.core.MediaType;
+import javax.ws.rs.core.Response.Status;
+import javax.ws.rs.core.UriBuilder;
+import org.eclipse.jetty.http.HttpStatus;
+import org.json.simple.JSONArray;
+import org.json.simple.JSONObject;
+import org.json.simple.parser.JSONParser;
+import org.json.simple.parser.ParseException;
+import org.onap.aai.cl.api.LogFields;
+import org.onap.aai.cl.api.LogLine;
+import org.onap.aai.cl.api.Logger;
+import org.onap.aai.cl.eelf.LoggerFactory;
+import org.onap.aai.cl.mdc.MdcContext;
+import org.onap.aai.cl.mdc.MdcOverride;
+import org.onap.aai.sa.rest.AnalysisConfiguration;
+import org.onap.aai.sa.rest.ApiUtils;
+import org.onap.aai.sa.rest.BulkRequest;
+import org.onap.aai.sa.rest.BulkRequest.OperationType;
+import org.onap.aai.sa.rest.DocumentSchema;
+import org.onap.aai.sa.rest.SettingConfiguration;
+import org.onap.aai.sa.searchdbabstraction.elasticsearch.config.ElasticSearchConfig;
+import org.onap.aai.sa.searchdbabstraction.elasticsearch.exception.DocumentStoreOperationException;
+import org.onap.aai.sa.searchdbabstraction.elasticsearch.exception.DocumentStoreOperationException.ErrorMessage;
+import org.onap.aai.sa.searchdbabstraction.entity.AggregationResult;
+import org.onap.aai.sa.searchdbabstraction.entity.AggregationResults;
+import org.onap.aai.sa.searchdbabstraction.entity.Document;
+import org.onap.aai.sa.searchdbabstraction.entity.DocumentOperationResult;
+import org.onap.aai.sa.searchdbabstraction.entity.ErrorResult;
+import org.onap.aai.sa.searchdbabstraction.entity.OperationResult;
+import org.onap.aai.sa.searchdbabstraction.entity.OperationResultBuilder;
+import org.onap.aai.sa.searchdbabstraction.entity.OperationResultBuilder.Type;
+import org.onap.aai.sa.searchdbabstraction.entity.SearchHit;
+import org.onap.aai.sa.searchdbabstraction.entity.SearchHits;
+import org.onap.aai.sa.searchdbabstraction.entity.SearchOperationResult;
+import org.onap.aai.sa.searchdbabstraction.entity.SuggestHit;
+import org.onap.aai.sa.searchdbabstraction.entity.SuggestHits;
+import org.onap.aai.sa.searchdbabstraction.logging.SearchDbMsgs;
+import org.onap.aai.sa.searchdbabstraction.util.AggregationParsingUtil;
+import org.onap.aai.sa.searchdbabstraction.util.DocumentSchemaUtil;
+import org.onap.aai.sa.searchdbabstraction.util.ElasticSearchPayloadTranslator;
+import org.onap.aai.sa.searchdbabstraction.util.SearchDbConstants;
+
+/**
+ * This class has the Elasticsearch implementation of the DB operations defined in DocumentStoreInterface.
+ */
+public class ElasticSearchHttpController implements DocumentStoreInterface {
+
+    private static ElasticSearchHttpController instance = null;
+
+    private static final Logger logger =
+            LoggerFactory.getInstance().getLogger(ElasticSearchHttpController.class.getName());
+    private static final Logger metricsLogger =
+            LoggerFactory.getInstance().getMetricsLogger(ElasticSearchHttpController.class.getName());
+
+    private static final String URL_QUERY_VERSION = "version=";
+
+    private static final String JSON_ATTR_VERSION = "_version";
+    private static final String JSON_ATTR_ERROR = "error";
+    private static final String JSON_ATTR_REASON = "reason";
+
+    private static final String DEFAULT_TYPE = "default";
+
+    private static final String MSG_RESOURCE_MISSING = "Specified resource does not exist: ";
+    private static final String MSG_RESPONSE_CODE = "Response Code : ";
+    private static final String MSG_INVALID_DOCUMENT_URL = "Invalid document URL: ";
+
+    private static final String FAILED_TO_PARSE_ELASTIC_SEARCH_RESPONSE = "Failed to parse Elastic Search response.";
+
+    private static final String BULK_CREATE_WITHOUT_INDEX_TEMPLATE =
+            "{\"create\":{\"_index\" : \"%s\", \"_type\" : \"%s\"} }\n";
+    private static final String BULK_CREATE_WITH_INDEX_TEMPLATE =
+            "{\"create\":{\"_index\" : \"%s\", \"_type\" : \"%s\", \"_id\" : \"%s\" } }\n";
+    private static final String BULK_IMPORT_INDEX_TEMPLATE =
+            "{\"index\":{\"_index\":\"%s\",\"_type\":\"%s\",\"_id\":\"%s\", \"_version\":\"%s\"}}\n";
+    private static final String BULK_DELETE_TEMPLATE =
+            "{ \"delete\": { \"_index\": \"%s\", \"_type\": \"%s\", \"_id\": \"%s\", \"_version\":\"%s\"}}\n";
+    public final static String APPLICATION_XND_JSON_TYPE = new MediaType("application", "x-ndjson").toString();
+
+    private final ElasticSearchConfig config;
+
+    protected AnalysisConfiguration analysisConfig;
+    protected SettingConfiguration settingConfig;
+
+    public ElasticSearchHttpController(ElasticSearchConfig config) {
+        this.config = config;
+        analysisConfig = new AnalysisConfiguration();
+        settingConfig = new SettingConfiguration();
+
+        String rootUrl = null;
+        try {
+            if ("https".equals(config.getUriScheme())) {
+                new ElasticSearchHttpsController(config);
+            }
+            rootUrl = buildUrl(createUriBuilder("")).toString();
+            logger.info(SearchDbMsgs.ELASTIC_SEARCH_CONNECTION_ATTEMPT, rootUrl);
+            checkConnection();
+            logger.info(SearchDbMsgs.ELASTIC_SEARCH_CONNECTION_SUCCESS, rootUrl);
+        } catch (Exception e) {
+            logger.error(SearchDbMsgs.ELASTIC_SEARCH_CONNECTION_FAILURE, null, e, rootUrl, e.getMessage());
+        }
+    }
+
+    public static ElasticSearchHttpController getInstance() {
+        synchronized (ElasticSearchHttpController.class) {
+            if (instance == null) {
+                Properties properties = new Properties();
+                File file = new File(SearchDbConstants.ES_CONFIG_FILE);
+                try {
+                    properties.load(new FileInputStream(file));
+                } catch (Exception e) {
+                    logger.error(SearchDbMsgs.EXCEPTION_DURING_METHOD_CALL, "ElasticSearchHTTPController.getInstance",
+                            e.getLocalizedMessage());
+                }
+
+                ElasticSearchConfig config = new ElasticSearchConfig(properties);
+                instance = new ElasticSearchHttpController(config);
+            }
+        }
+
+        return instance;
+    }
+
+    public AnalysisConfiguration getAnalysisConfig() {
+        return analysisConfig;
+    }
+
+    public ElasticSearchConfig getElasticSearchConfig() {
+        return config;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public OperationResult createIndex(String index, DocumentSchema documentSchema) {
+        try {
+            // Submit the request to ElasticSearch to create the index using a default document type.
+            OperationResult result = createTable(index, DEFAULT_TYPE, analysisConfig,
+                    DocumentSchemaUtil.generateDocumentMappings(documentSchema), settingConfig);
+
+            // ElasticSearch will return us a 200 code on success when we
+            // want to report a 201, so translate the result here.
+            if (result.getResultCode() == Status.OK.getStatusCode()) {
+                result.setResultCode(Status.CREATED.getStatusCode());
+            }
+
+            if (isSuccess(result)) {
+                result.setResult("{\"url\": \"" + ApiUtils.buildIndexUri(index) + "\"}");
+            }
+            return result;
+        } catch (DocumentStoreOperationException | IOException e) {
+            return new OperationResultBuilder().useDefaults()
+                    .failureCause("Document store operation failure.  Cause: " + e.getMessage()).build();
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public OperationResult createDynamicIndex(String index, String dynamicSchema) {
+        try {
+            OperationResult result = createTable(index, dynamicSchema);
+
+            // ElasticSearch will return us a 200 code on success when we
+            // want to report a 201, so translate the result here.
+            if (result.getResultCode() == Status.OK.getStatusCode()) {
+                result.setResultCode(Status.CREATED.getStatusCode());
+            }
+            if (isSuccess(result)) {
+                result.setResult("{\"url\": \"" + ApiUtils.buildIndexUri(index) + "\"}");
+            }
+            return result;
+        } catch (DocumentStoreOperationException e) {
+            return new OperationResultBuilder().useDefaults()
+                    .failureCause("Document store operation failure.  Cause: " + e.getMessage()).build();
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public OperationResult deleteIndex(String indexName) throws DocumentStoreOperationException {
+        MdcOverride override = getStartTime(new MdcOverride());
+
+        HttpURLConnection conn = createConnection(buildUrl(createUriBuilder(indexName)), HttpMethod.DELETE);
+        OperationResult opResult = handleResponse(conn);
+        logMetricsInfo(override, SearchDbMsgs.DELETE_INDEX_TIME, opResult, indexName);
+        shutdownConnection(conn);
+
+        return opResult;
+    }
+
+    // @Override
+    protected OperationResult createTable(String indexName, String typeName, AnalysisConfiguration ac, 
+            String indexMappings, SettingConfiguration sc) throws DocumentStoreOperationException {
+        if (ac.getEsIndexSettings() == null) {
+            logger.debug("No analysis settings provided.");
+        }
+
+        if (indexMappings == null) {
+            logger.debug("No mappings provided.");
+        }
+
+        MdcOverride override = getStartTime(new MdcOverride());
+
+        HttpURLConnection conn = createConnection(buildUrl(createUriBuilder(indexName)), HttpMethod.PUT);
+        
+        StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder(128);
+        sb.append("{ \"settings\" : ");
+        sb.append(sc.getSettingsWithAnalysis(ac));
+        sb.append(",");
+
+        sb.append("\"mappings\" : {");
+        sb.append("\"" + typeName + "\" :");
+        sb.append(indexMappings);
+        sb.append("}}");
+
+        try {
+            attachContent(conn, ElasticSearchPayloadTranslator.translateESPayload(sb.toString()));
+        } catch (IOException e) {
+            logger.error(SearchDbMsgs.INDEX_CREATE_FAILURE, e);
+            throw new DocumentStoreOperationException(e.getMessage(), e);
+        }
+
+        logger.debug("Request content: " + sb);
+
+        OperationResult opResult = handleResponse(conn);
+        shutdownConnection(conn);
+        logMetricsInfo(override, SearchDbMsgs.CREATE_INDEX_TIME, opResult, indexName);
+
+        return opResult;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Will send the passed in JSON payload to Elasticsearch using the provided index name in an attempt to create the
+     * index.
+     *
+     * @param indexName - The name of the index to be created
+     * @param settingsAndMappings - The actual JSON object that will define the index
+     * @return - The operation result of writing into Elasticsearch
+     * @throws DocumentStoreOperationException
+     */
+    protected OperationResult createTable(String indexName, String settingsAndMappings)
+            throws DocumentStoreOperationException {
+        MdcOverride override = getStartTime(new MdcOverride());
+
+        HttpURLConnection conn = createConnection(buildUrl(createUriBuilder(indexName)), HttpMethod.PUT);
+        try {
+            attachContent(conn, ElasticSearchPayloadTranslator.translateESPayload(settingsAndMappings));
+        } catch (IOException e) {
+            logger.error(SearchDbMsgs.INDEX_CREATE_FAILURE, e);
+            throw new DocumentStoreOperationException(e.getMessage());
+        }
+
+        OperationResult result = handleResponse(conn);
+        logMetricsInfo(override, SearchDbMsgs.CREATE_INDEX_TIME, result, indexName);
+
+        return result;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public DocumentOperationResult createDocument(String indexName, DocumentStoreDataEntity document,
+            boolean allowImplicitIndexCreation) throws DocumentStoreOperationException {
+
+        if (!allowImplicitIndexCreation) {
+            // Before we do anything, make sure that the specified index actually exists in the
+            // document store - we don't want to rely on ElasticSearch to fail the document
+            // create because it could be configured to implicitly create a non-existent index,
+            // which can lead to hard-to-debug behaviour with queries down the road.
+            OperationResult indexExistsResult = checkIndexExistence(indexName);
+            if (!isSuccess(indexExistsResult)) {
+                String resultMsg = "Document Index '" + indexName + "' does not exist.";
+                return (DocumentOperationResult) new OperationResultBuilder(Type.DOCUMENT).status(Status.NOT_FOUND)
+                        .result(resultMsg).failureCause(resultMsg).build();
+            }
+        }
+
+        if (document.getId() == null || document.getId().isEmpty()) {
+            return createDocumentWithoutId(indexName, document);
+        } else {
+            return createDocumentWithId(indexName, document);
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public DocumentOperationResult updateDocument(String indexName, DocumentStoreDataEntity document,
+            boolean allowImplicitIndexCreation) throws DocumentStoreOperationException {
+        if (!allowImplicitIndexCreation) {
+            // Before we do anything, make sure that the specified index actually exists in the
+            // document store - we don't want to rely on ElasticSearch to fail the document
+            // create because it could be configured to implicitly create a non-existent index,
+            // which can lead to hard-to-debug behaviour with queries down the road.
+            OperationResult indexExistsResult = checkIndexExistence(indexName);
+            if (!isSuccess(indexExistsResult)) {
+                DocumentOperationResult opResult = new DocumentOperationResult();
+                opResult.setResultCode(Status.NOT_FOUND.getStatusCode());
+                String resultMsg = "Document Index '" + indexName + "' does not exist.";
+                opResult.setResult(resultMsg);
+                opResult.setFailureCause(resultMsg);
+                return opResult;
+            }
+        }
+
+        MdcOverride override = getStartTime(new MdcOverride());
+
+        final URL url = buildUrl(createUriBuilder(indexName, DEFAULT_TYPE, document.getId())
+                .replaceQuery(URL_QUERY_VERSION + document.getVersion()));
+
+        HttpURLConnection conn = createConnection(url, HttpMethod.PUT);
+        attachDocument(conn, document);
+
+        DocumentOperationResult opResult = getOperationResult(conn);
+        buildDocumentResult(opResult, indexName);
+
+        logMetricsInfo(override, SearchDbMsgs.UPDATE_DOCUMENT_TIME, opResult, indexName, document.getId());
+
+        shutdownConnection(conn);
+
+        return opResult;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public DocumentOperationResult deleteDocument(String indexName, DocumentStoreDataEntity document)
+            throws DocumentStoreOperationException {
+        final URL url = buildUrl(createUriBuilder(indexName, DEFAULT_TYPE, document.getId())
+                .replaceQuery(URL_QUERY_VERSION + document.getVersion()));
+
+        MdcOverride override = getStartTime(new MdcOverride());
+
+        HttpURLConnection conn = createConnection(url, HttpMethod.DELETE);
+
+        DocumentOperationResult opResult = getOperationResult(conn);
+        buildDocumentResult(opResult, indexName);
+        // supress the etag and url in response for delete as they are not required
+        if (opResult.getDocument() != null) {
+            opResult.getDocument().setEtag(null);
+            opResult.getDocument().setUrl(null);
+        }
+
+        logMetricsInfo(override, SearchDbMsgs.DELETE_DOCUMENT_TIME, opResult, indexName, document.getId());
+
+        shutdownConnection(conn);
+
+        return opResult;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public DocumentOperationResult getDocument(String indexName, DocumentStoreDataEntity document)
+            throws DocumentStoreOperationException {
+        final UriBuilder uriBuilder = createUriBuilder(indexName, DEFAULT_TYPE, document.getId());
+        if (document.getVersion() != null) {
+            uriBuilder.replaceQuery(URL_QUERY_VERSION + document.getVersion());
+        }
+
+        MdcOverride override = getStartTime(new MdcOverride());
+        HttpURLConnection conn = createConnection(buildUrl(uriBuilder), "GET");
+
+        DocumentOperationResult opResult = getOperationResult(conn);
+        buildDocumentResult(opResult, indexName);
+
+        logMetricsInfo(override, SearchDbMsgs.GET_DOCUMENT_TIME, opResult, indexName, document.getId());
+
+        shutdownConnection(conn);
+
+        return opResult;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public SearchOperationResult search(String indexName, String queryString) throws DocumentStoreOperationException {
+        final URL url = buildUrl(createUriBuilder(indexName, "_search").replaceQuery(queryString));
+
+        MdcOverride override = getStartTime(new MdcOverride());
+
+        HttpURLConnection conn = createConnection(url, "GET");
+        SearchOperationResult opResult = getSearchOperationResult(conn);
+        buildSearchResult(opResult, indexName);
+
+        logMetricsInfo(override, SearchDbMsgs.QUERY_DOCUMENT_TIME, opResult, indexName, queryString);
+
+        return opResult;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public SearchOperationResult searchWithPayload(String indexName, String query)
+            throws DocumentStoreOperationException {
+        if (logger.isDebugEnabled()) {
+            logger.debug("Querying index: " + indexName + " with query string: " + query);
+        }
+        final URL url = buildUrl(createUriBuilder(indexName, "_search"));
+
+        MdcOverride override = getStartTime(new MdcOverride());
+
+        HttpURLConnection conn = createConnection(url, HttpMethod.POST);
+        attachContent(conn, query);
+        logger.debug("Request body =  Elasticsearch query = " + query);
+
+        SearchOperationResult opResult = getSearchOperationResult(conn);
+        buildSearchResult(opResult, indexName);
+
+        logMetricsInfo(override, SearchDbMsgs.QUERY_DOCUMENT_TIME, opResult, indexName, query);
+
+        shutdownConnection(conn);
+
+        return opResult;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public SearchOperationResult suggestionQueryWithPayload(String indexName, String query)
+            throws DocumentStoreOperationException {
+        if (logger.isDebugEnabled()) {
+            logger.debug("Querying Suggestion index: " + indexName + " with query string: " + query);
+        }
+
+        MdcOverride override = getStartTime(new MdcOverride());
+        HttpURLConnection conn = createConnection(buildUrl(createUriBuilder(indexName, "_suggest")), HttpMethod.POST);
+        attachContent(conn, query);
+
+        logger.debug("Request body =  Elasticsearch query = " + query);
+
+        SearchOperationResult opResult = getSearchOperationResult(conn);
+        buildSuggestResult(opResult, indexName);
+
+        logMetricsInfo(override, SearchDbMsgs.QUERY_DOCUMENT_TIME, opResult, indexName, query);
+
+        shutdownConnection(conn);
+
+        return opResult;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public OperationResult performBulkOperations(BulkRequest[] requests) throws DocumentStoreOperationException {
+        if (logger.isDebugEnabled()) {
+            StringBuilder dbgString = new StringBuilder("ESController: performBulkOperations - Operations: ");
+
+            for (BulkRequest request : requests) {
+                dbgString.append("[").append(request).append("] ");
+            }
+
+            logger.debug(dbgString.toString());
+        }
+
+        MdcOverride override = getStartTime(new MdcOverride());
+
+        // Parse the supplied set of operations.
+        // Iterate over the list of operations which we were provided and
+        // translate them into a format that ElasticSearh understands.
+        int opCount = 0;
+        StringBuilder esOperationSet = new StringBuilder(128);
+        List<ElasticSearchResultItem> rejected = new ArrayList<>();
+        for (BulkRequest request : requests) {
+
+            // Convert the request to the syntax ElasticSearch likes.
+            if (buildEsOperation(request, esOperationSet, rejected)) {
+                opCount++;
+            }
+        }
+
+        ElasticSearchBulkOperationResult opResult = null;
+        if (opCount > 0) {
+            HttpURLConnection conn;
+            try {
+                conn = (HttpURLConnection) buildUrl(createUriBuilder("_bulk")).openConnection();
+                conn.setRequestMethod(HttpMethod.PUT);
+                conn.setDoOutput(true);
+                conn.setRequestProperty(CONTENT_TYPE, APPLICATION_XND_JSON_TYPE);
+                if(config.useAuth()){
+                	conn.setRequestProperty("Authorization", config.getAuthValue());
+                }
+                conn.setRequestProperty("Connection", "Close");
+
+            } catch (IOException e) {
+
+                logger.warn(SearchDbMsgs.BULK_OPERATION_FAILURE, e.getMessage());
+                if (logger.isDebugEnabled()) {
+                    logger.debug(Throwables.getStackTraceAsString(e));
+                }
+
+                throw new DocumentStoreOperationException(
+                        "Failed to open connection to document store.  Cause: " + e.getMessage(), e);
+            }
+
+            StringBuilder bulkResult = new StringBuilder(128);
+            try {
+                // Create an output stream to write our request to.
+                OutputStreamWriter out = new OutputStreamWriter(conn.getOutputStream());
+
+                if (logger.isDebugEnabled()) {
+                    logger.debug("ESController: Sending 'BULK' request to " + conn.getURL());
+                    logger.debug("ESController: operations: " + esOperationSet.toString().replaceAll("\n", "\\n"));
+                }
+
+                // Write the resulting request string to our output stream. (this sends the request to ES?)
+                out.write(esOperationSet.toString());
+                out.close();
+
+                // Open an input stream on our connection in order to read back the results.
+                InputStream is = conn.getInputStream();
+                InputStreamReader inputstreamreader = new InputStreamReader(is);
+                BufferedReader bufferedreader = new BufferedReader(inputstreamreader);
+
+                // Read the contents of the input stream into our result string...
+                String esResponseString = null;
+
+                while ((esResponseString = bufferedreader.readLine()) != null) {
+                    bulkResult.append(esResponseString).append("\n");
+                }
+
+            } catch (IOException e) {
+
+                logger.warn(SearchDbMsgs.BULK_OPERATION_FAILURE, e.getMessage());
+                if (logger.isDebugEnabled()) {
+                    StringWriter sw = new StringWriter();
+                    e.printStackTrace(new PrintWriter(sw));
+                    logger.debug(sw.toString());
+                }
+
+                throw new DocumentStoreOperationException(
+                        "Failure interacting with document store.  Cause: " + e.getMessage(), e);
+            }
+
+            if (logger.isDebugEnabled()) {
+                logger.debug("ESController: Received result string from ElasticSearch: = " + bulkResult.toString());
+            }
+
+            // ...and marshal the resulting string into a Java object.
+            try {
+                opResult = marshallEsBulkResult(bulkResult.toString());
+
+            } catch (IOException e) {
+                logger.warn(SearchDbMsgs.BULK_OPERATION_FAILURE, e.getMessage());
+                if (logger.isDebugEnabled()) {
+                    logger.debug(Throwables.getStackTraceAsString(e));
+                }
+
+                throw new DocumentStoreOperationException("Failed to marshal response body.  Cause: " + e.getMessage(),
+                        e);
+            }
+        }
+
+        OperationResult result = new OperationResultBuilder() //
+                .resultCode(HttpStatus.MULTI_STATUS_207) //
+                .result(buildGenericBulkResultSet(opResult, rejected)) //
+                .build();
+
+        // In the success case we don't want the entire result string to be dumped into the metrics log, so concatenate
+        // it.
+        String resultStringForMetricsLog = result.getResult();
+        if (isSuccess(result)) {
+            resultStringForMetricsLog =
+                    resultStringForMetricsLog.substring(0, Math.max(resultStringForMetricsLog.length(), 85)) + "...";
+        }
+
+        metricsLogger.info(SearchDbMsgs.BULK_OPERATIONS_TIME,
+                new LogFields() //
+                        .setField(LogLine.DefinedFields.RESPONSE_CODE, result.getResultCode())
+                        .setField(LogLine.DefinedFields.RESPONSE_DESCRIPTION, resultStringForMetricsLog),
+                override);
+
+        return result;
+    }
+
+
+    /**
+     * This method queryies ElasticSearch to determine if the supplied index is present in the document store.
+     *
+     * @param indexName - The index to look for.
+     * @return - An operation result indicating the success or failure of the check.
+     * @throws DocumentStoreOperationException
+     */
+    private OperationResult checkIndexExistence(String indexName) throws DocumentStoreOperationException {
+        MdcOverride override = getStartTime(new MdcOverride());
+
+        HttpURLConnection conn = createConnection(buildUrl(createUriBuilder(indexName)), HttpMethod.HEAD);
+        int resultCode;
+        try {
+            resultCode = conn.getResponseCode();
+        } catch (IOException ex) {
+            shutdownConnection(conn);
+            throw new DocumentStoreOperationException(ErrorMessage.NO_RESPONSE_CODE, ex);
+        }
+        logger.debug(MSG_RESPONSE_CODE + resultCode);
+
+        OperationResult opResult = new OperationResultBuilder().useDefaults().resultCode(resultCode).build();
+        logMetricsInfo(override, SearchDbMsgs.CHECK_INDEX_TIME, opResult, indexName);
+        shutdownConnection(conn);
+
+        return opResult;
+    }
+
+    private DocumentOperationResult createDocumentWithId(String indexName, DocumentStoreDataEntity document)
+            throws DocumentStoreOperationException {
+        // check if the document already exists
+        DocumentOperationResult opResult = checkDocumentExistence(indexName, document.getId());
+
+        if (opResult.getResultCode() != Status.NOT_FOUND.getStatusCode()) {
+            if (opResult.getResultCode() == Status.CONFLICT.getStatusCode()) {
+                opResult.setFailureCause("A document with the same id already exists.");
+            } else {
+                opResult.setFailureCause("Failed to verify a document with the specified id does not already exist.");
+            }
+            opResult.setResultCode(Status.CONFLICT.getStatusCode());
+            return opResult;
+        }
+
+        final URL url = buildUrl(createUriBuilder(indexName, DEFAULT_TYPE, document.getId()));
+        MdcOverride override = getStartTime(new MdcOverride());
+
+        HttpURLConnection conn = createConnection(url, HttpMethod.PUT);
+        attachDocument(conn, document);
+
+        opResult = getOperationResult(conn);
+        buildDocumentResult(opResult, indexName);
+
+        logMetricsInfo(override, SearchDbMsgs.CREATE_DOCUMENT_TIME, opResult, indexName);
+
+        shutdownConnection(conn);
+
+        return opResult;
+    }
+
+    private DocumentOperationResult createDocumentWithoutId(String indexName, DocumentStoreDataEntity document)
+            throws DocumentStoreOperationException {
+        final URL url = buildUrl(createUriBuilder(indexName, DEFAULT_TYPE));
+
+        MdcOverride override = getStartTime(new MdcOverride());
+        HttpURLConnection conn = createConnection(url, HttpMethod.POST);
+        attachDocument(conn, document);
+
+        DocumentOperationResult response = getOperationResult(conn);
+        buildDocumentResult(response, indexName);
+
+        logMetricsInfo(override, SearchDbMsgs.CREATE_DOCUMENT_TIME, response, indexName);
+
+        shutdownConnection(conn);
+
+        return response;
+    }
+
+    private void attachDocument(HttpURLConnection conn, DocumentStoreDataEntity doc)
+            throws DocumentStoreOperationException {
+        conn.setRequestProperty("Connection", "Close");
+        attachContent(conn, doc.getContentInJson());
+    }
+
+    private DocumentOperationResult checkDocumentExistence(String indexName, String docId)
+            throws DocumentStoreOperationException {
+        MdcOverride override = getStartTime(new MdcOverride());
+        HttpURLConnection conn =
+                createConnection(buildUrl(createUriBuilder(indexName, DEFAULT_TYPE, docId)), HttpMethod.HEAD);
+        int resultCode;
+        try {
+            resultCode = conn.getResponseCode();
+        } catch (IOException ex) {
+            shutdownConnection(conn);
+            throw new DocumentStoreOperationException(ErrorMessage.NO_RESPONSE_CODE, ex);
+        }
+
+        logger.debug(MSG_RESPONSE_CODE + resultCode);
+
+        DocumentOperationResult opResult = (DocumentOperationResult) new OperationResultBuilder(Type.DOCUMENT)
+                .useDefaults().resultCode(resultCode).build();
+
+        logMetricsInfo(override, SearchDbMsgs.GET_DOCUMENT_TIME, opResult, indexName, docId);
+        shutdownConnection(conn);
+
+        return opResult;
+    }
+
+    private void attachContent(HttpURLConnection conn, String content) throws DocumentStoreOperationException {
+        OutputStream outputStream = null;
+        OutputStreamWriter out = null;
+
+        try {
+            outputStream = conn.getOutputStream();
+        } catch (IOException e) {
+            shutdownConnection(conn);
+            throw new DocumentStoreOperationException("Failed to get connection output stream.", e);
+        }
+
+        out = new OutputStreamWriter(outputStream);
+
+        try {
+            out.write(content);
+            out.close();
+        } catch (IOException e) {
+            shutdownConnection(conn);
+            throw new DocumentStoreOperationException("Failed to write to the output stream.", e);
+        }
+    }
+
+    private HttpURLConnection initializeConnection(URL url) throws DocumentStoreOperationException {
+        HttpURLConnection conn = null;
+        try {
+            conn = (HttpURLConnection) url.openConnection();
+            conn.setRequestProperty(CONTENT_TYPE, APPLICATION_JSON);
+            conn.setDoOutput(true);
+            if (config.useAuth()) {
+                conn.setRequestProperty("Authorization", config.getAuthValue());
+            }
+        } catch (IOException e) {
+            shutdownConnection(conn);
+            throw new DocumentStoreOperationException("Failed to open connection to URL " + url, e);
+        }
+
+        return conn;
+    }
+
+    private OperationResult handleResponse(HttpURLConnection conn) throws DocumentStoreOperationException {
+        return handleResponse(conn, new OperationResultBuilder().useDefaults());
+    }
+
+    private OperationResult handleResponse(HttpURLConnection conn, OperationResultBuilder rb)
+            throws DocumentStoreOperationException {
+        int resultCode;
+
+        try {
+            resultCode = conn.getResponseCode();
+        } catch (IOException ex) {
+            shutdownConnection(conn);
+            throw new DocumentStoreOperationException(ErrorMessage.NO_RESPONSE_CODE, ex);
+        }
+
+        logger.debug(MSG_RESPONSE_CODE + resultCode);
+
+        InputStream inputStream = null;
+
+        if (!ApiUtils.isSuccessStatusCode(resultCode)) {
+            inputStream = conn.getErrorStream();
+        } else {
+            try {
+                inputStream = conn.getInputStream();
+            } catch (IOException e) {
+                shutdownConnection(conn);
+                throw new DocumentStoreOperationException("Failed to get the response input stream.", e);
+            }
+        }
+
+        InputStreamReader inputstreamreader = new InputStreamReader(inputStream);
+        BufferedReader bufferedreader = new BufferedReader(inputstreamreader);
+
+        StringBuilder result = new StringBuilder(128);
+        String string = null;
+
+        try {
+            while ((string = bufferedreader.readLine()) != null) {
+                result.append(string).append("\n");
+            }
+        } catch (IOException e) {
+            shutdownConnection(conn);
+            throw new DocumentStoreOperationException("Failed getting the response body payload.", e);
+        }
+
+        if (resultCode == Status.CONFLICT.getStatusCode()) {
+            rb.resultCode(Status.PRECONDITION_FAILED.getStatusCode());
+        } else {
+            rb.resultCode(resultCode);
+        }
+        if (logger.isDebugEnabled()) {
+            logger.debug("Raw result string from ElasticSearch = " + result.toString());
+        }
+        rb.result(result.toString());
+        rb.resultVersion(extractVersion(result.toString()));
+        return rb.build();
+    }
+
+    private String extractVersion(String result) {
+        JSONParser parser = new JSONParser();
+        String version = null;
+        try {
+            JSONObject root = (JSONObject) parser.parse(result);
+            if (root.get(JSON_ATTR_VERSION) != null) {
+                version = root.get(JSON_ATTR_VERSION).toString();
+            }
+        } catch (ParseException e) {
+            // Not all responses from ElasticSearch include a version, so
+            // if we don't get one back, just return an empty string rather
+            // than trigger a false failure.
+            version = "";
+        }
+        return version;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * This convenience method gets the current system time and stores it in an attribute in the supplied
+     * {@link MdcOverride} object so that it can be used later by the metrics logger.
+     *
+     * @param override - The {@link MdcOverride} object to update.
+     * @return - The supplied {@link MdcOverride} object.
+     */
+    private MdcOverride getStartTime(MdcOverride override) {
+
+        // Grab the current time...
+        long startTimeInMs = System.currentTimeMillis();
+
+        // ...and add it as an attribute to the supplied MDC Override object.
+        SimpleDateFormat formatter = new SimpleDateFormat("yyyy-MM-dd'T'HH:mm:ss.SSSXXX");
+        override.addAttribute(MdcContext.MDC_START_TIME, formatter.format(startTimeInMs));
+
+        // Return the MdcOverride object that we were passed.
+        // This looks odd, but it allows us to do stuff like:
+        //
+        // MdcOverride ov = getStartTime(new MdcOverride())
+        //
+        // which is quite handy, but also allows us to pass in an existing
+        // MdcOverride object which already has some attributes set.
+        return override;
+    }
+
+    private boolean isSuccess(OperationResult result) {
+        return ApiUtils.isSuccessStatusCode(result.getResultCode());
+    }
+
+    private UriBuilder createUriBuilder(String path, String... paths) {
+        UriBuilder builder = UriBuilder.fromPath(path);
+        for (String other : paths) {
+            builder.path(other);
+        }
+        builder.host(config.getIpAddress());
+        String port = Optional.ofNullable(config.getHttpPort()).orElse("0");
+        builder.port(Integer.valueOf(port));
+        builder.scheme(config.getUriScheme());
+        return builder;
+    }
+
+    private URL buildUrl(UriBuilder builder) throws DocumentStoreOperationException {
+        try {
+            return builder.build().toURL();
+        } catch (MalformedURLException e) {
+            logger.error(SearchDbMsgs.EXCEPTION_DURING_METHOD_CALL, "buildUrl", e.getLocalizedMessage());
+            throw new DocumentStoreOperationException("Error building a URL with " + builder.toString(), e);
+        }
+    }
+
+    private HttpURLConnection createConnection(final URL url, final String method)
+            throws DocumentStoreOperationException {
+        HttpURLConnection conn = initializeConnection(url);
+        try {
+            logger.debug("\nSending '" + method + "' request to URL : " + conn.getURL());
+            conn.setRequestMethod(method);
+        } catch (ProtocolException e) {
+            shutdownConnection(conn);
+            throw new DocumentStoreOperationException(ErrorMessage.SET_REQUEST_METHOD_FAILED, e, method);
+        }
+        return conn;
+    }
+
+    private OperationResult checkConnection() throws IOException, DocumentStoreOperationException {
+        HttpURLConnection conn = createConnection(buildUrl(createUriBuilder("_cluster/health")), HttpMethod.GET);
+        int resultCode = conn.getResponseCode();
+        logger.debug("getClusterHealth() response Code : " + resultCode);
+        shutdownConnection(conn);
+        return new OperationResultBuilder().resultCode(resultCode).build();
+    }
+
+    private void shutdownConnection(HttpURLConnection connection) {
+        if (connection == null) {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        final String methodName = "shutdownConnection";
+        InputStream inputstream = null;
+        OutputStream outputstream = null;
+
+        try {
+            inputstream = connection.getInputStream();
+        } catch (IOException e) {
+            logger.debug(SearchDbMsgs.EXCEPTION_DURING_METHOD_CALL, methodName, e.getLocalizedMessage());
+        } finally {
+            if (inputstream != null) {
+                try {
+                    inputstream.close();
+                } catch (IOException e) {
+                    logger.debug(SearchDbMsgs.EXCEPTION_DURING_METHOD_CALL, methodName, e.getLocalizedMessage());
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        try {
+            outputstream = connection.getOutputStream();
+        } catch (IOException e) {
+            logger.debug(SearchDbMsgs.EXCEPTION_DURING_METHOD_CALL, methodName, e.getLocalizedMessage());
+        } finally {
+            if (outputstream != null) {
+                try {
+                    outputstream.close();
+                } catch (IOException e) {
+                    logger.debug(SearchDbMsgs.EXCEPTION_DURING_METHOD_CALL, methodName, e.getLocalizedMessage());
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        connection.disconnect();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * This method converts a {@link BulkRequest} object into a json structure which can be understood by ElasticSearch.
+     *
+     * @param request - The request to be performed.
+     * @param sb - The string builder to append the json data to
+     * @throws DocumentStoreOperationException
+     */
+    private boolean buildEsOperation(BulkRequest request, StringBuilder sb, List<ElasticSearchResultItem> fails)
+            throws DocumentStoreOperationException {
+
+        boolean retVal = true;
+        // What kind of operation are we performing?
+        switch (request.getOperationType()) {
+
+            // Create a new document.
+            case CREATE:
+
+                // Make sure that we were supplied a document payload.
+                if (request.getOperation().getDocument() == null) {
+
+                    fails.add(generateRejectionEntry(request.getOperationType(), "Missing document payload",
+                            request.getIndex(), request.getId(), 400, request.getOperation().getMetaData().getUrl()));
+                    return false;
+                }
+
+                // Make sure that the supplied document URL is formatted
+                // correctly.
+                if (!ApiUtils.validateDocumentUri(request.getOperation().getMetaData().getUrl(), false)) {
+                    fails.add(generateRejectionEntry(request.getOperationType(),
+                            MSG_INVALID_DOCUMENT_URL + request.getOperation().getMetaData().getUrl(),
+                            request.getIndex(), "", 400, request.getOperation().getMetaData().getUrl()));
+                    return false;
+                }
+
+                // Validate that the specified index actually exists before we
+                // try to perform the create.
+                if (!indexExists(ApiUtils.extractIndexFromUri(request.getOperation().getMetaData().getUrl()))) {
+
+                    fails.add(generateRejectionEntry(request.getOperationType(),
+                            MSG_RESOURCE_MISSING + request.getOperation().getMetaData().getUrl(), request.getIndex(),
+                            request.getId(), 404, request.getOperation().getMetaData().getUrl()));
+                    return false;
+                }
+
+                // If we were supplied an id for the new document, then
+                // include it in the bulk operation to Elastic Search
+                if (request.getId() == null) {
+
+                    sb.append(String.format(BULK_CREATE_WITHOUT_INDEX_TEMPLATE, request.getIndex(), DEFAULT_TYPE));
+
+                    // Otherwise, we just leave that parameter off and ElasticSearch
+                    // will generate one for us.
+                } else {
+                    sb.append(String.format(BULK_CREATE_WITH_INDEX_TEMPLATE, request.getIndex(), DEFAULT_TYPE,
+                            request.getId()));
+                }
+
+                try {
+                    // Append the document that we want to create.
+                    sb.append(request.getOperation().getDocument().toJson()).append("\n");
+                } catch (JsonProcessingException e) {
+                    throw new DocumentStoreOperationException("Failure parsing document to json", e);
+                }
+
+                break;
+
+            // Update an existing document.
+            case UPDATE:
+
+                // Make sure that we were supplied a document payload.
+                if (request.getOperation().getDocument() == null) {
+
+                    fails.add(generateRejectionEntry(request.getOperationType(), "Missing document payload",
+                            request.getIndex(), request.getId(), 400, request.getOperation().getMetaData().getUrl()));
+                    return false;
+                }
+
+                // Make sure that the supplied document URL is formatted
+                // correctly.
+                if (!ApiUtils.validateDocumentUri(request.getOperation().getMetaData().getUrl(), true)) {
+                    fails.add(generateRejectionEntry(request.getOperationType(),
+                            MSG_INVALID_DOCUMENT_URL + request.getOperation().getMetaData().getUrl(),
+                            request.getIndex(), "", 400, request.getOperation().getMetaData().getUrl()));
+                    return false;
+                }
+
+                // Validate that the specified index actually exists before we
+                // try to perform the update.
+                if (!indexExists(request.getIndex())) {
+
+                    fails.add(generateRejectionEntry(request.getOperationType(),
+                            MSG_RESOURCE_MISSING + request.getOperation().getMetaData().getUrl(), request.getIndex(),
+                            request.getId(), 404, request.getOperation().getMetaData().getUrl()));
+                    return false;
+                }
+
+                // Validate that the document we are trying to update actually
+                // exists before we try to perform the update.
+                if (!documentExists(request.getIndex(), request.getId())) {
+
+                    fails.add(generateRejectionEntry(request.getOperationType(),
+                            MSG_RESOURCE_MISSING + request.getOperation().getMetaData().getUrl(), request.getIndex(),
+                            request.getId(), 404, request.getOperation().getMetaData().getUrl()));
+                    return false;
+                }
+
+                // It is mandatory that a version be supplied for an update operation,
+                // so validate that now.
+                if (request.getOperation().getMetaData().getEtag() == null) {
+
+                    fails.add(generateRejectionEntry(request.getOperationType(), "Missing mandatory ETag field",
+                            request.getIndex(), request.getId(), 400, request.getOperation().getMetaData().getUrl()));
+                    return false;
+                }
+
+                // Generate the update request...
+                sb.append(String.format(BULK_IMPORT_INDEX_TEMPLATE, request.getIndex(), DEFAULT_TYPE, request.getId(),
+                        request.getOperation().getMetaData().getEtag()));
+
+                // ...and append the document that we want to update.
+                try {
+                    sb.append(request.getOperation().getDocument().toJson()).append("\n");
+                } catch (JsonProcessingException e) {
+                    throw new DocumentStoreOperationException("Failure parsing document to json", e);
+                }
+                break;
+
+            // Delete an existing document.
+            case DELETE:
+
+                // Make sure that the supplied document URL is formatted
+                // correctly.
+                if (!ApiUtils.validateDocumentUri(request.getOperation().getMetaData().getUrl(), true)) {
+                    fails.add(generateRejectionEntry(request.getOperationType(),
+                            MSG_INVALID_DOCUMENT_URL + request.getOperation().getMetaData().getUrl(),
+                            request.getIndex(), "", 400, request.getOperation().getMetaData().getUrl()));
+                    return false;
+                }
+
+                // Validate that the specified index actually exists before we
+                // try to perform the delete.
+                if (!indexExists(request.getIndex())) {
+
+                    fails.add(generateRejectionEntry(request.getOperationType(),
+                            MSG_RESOURCE_MISSING + request.getOperation().getMetaData().getUrl(), request.getIndex(),
+                            request.getId(), 404, request.getOperation().getMetaData().getUrl()));
+                    return false;
+                }
+
+                // Validate that the document we are trying to update actually
+                // exists before we try to perform the delete.
+                if (!documentExists(request.getIndex(), request.getId())) {
+
+                    fails.add(generateRejectionEntry(request.getOperationType(),
+                            MSG_RESOURCE_MISSING + request.getOperation().getMetaData().getUrl(), request.getIndex(),
+                            request.getId(), 404, request.getOperation().getMetaData().getUrl()));
+                    return false;
+                }
+
+                // It is mandatory that a version be supplied for a delete operation,
+                // so validate that now.
+                if (request.getOperation().getMetaData().getEtag() == null) {
+
+                    fails.add(generateRejectionEntry(request.getOperationType(), "Missing mandatory ETag field",
+                            request.getIndex(), request.getId(), 400, request.getOperation().getMetaData().getUrl()));
+                    return false;
+                }
+
+                // Generate the delete request.
+                sb.append(String.format(BULK_DELETE_TEMPLATE, request.getIndex(), DEFAULT_TYPE, request.getId(),
+                        request.getOperation().getMetaData().getEtag()));
+                break;
+            default:
+        }
+
+        return retVal;
+    }
+
+    private boolean indexExists(String index) throws DocumentStoreOperationException {
+        return isSuccess(checkIndexExistence(index));
+    }
+
+    private boolean documentExists(String index, String id) throws DocumentStoreOperationException {
+        return isSuccess(checkDocumentExistence(index, id));
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * This method constructs a status entry for a bulk operation which has been rejected before even sending it to the
+     * document store.
+     *
+     * @param rejectReason - A message describing why the operation was rejected.
+     * @param anId - The identifier associated with the document being acted on.
+     * @param statusCode - An HTTP status code.
+     * @return - A result set item.
+     */
+    private ElasticSearchResultItem generateRejectionEntry(OperationType opType, String rejectReason, String index,
+            String anId, int statusCode, String originalUrl) {
+
+        ElasticSearchError err = new ElasticSearchError();
+        err.setReason(rejectReason);
+
+        ElasticSearchOperationStatus op = new ElasticSearchOperationStatus();
+        op.setIndex(index);
+        op.setId(anId);
+        op.setStatus(statusCode);
+        op.setError(err);
+        op.setAdditionalProperties(ElasticSearchResultItem.REQUEST_URL, originalUrl);
+
+        ElasticSearchResultItem rejectionResult = new ElasticSearchResultItem();
+
+        switch (opType) {
+            case CREATE:
+                rejectionResult.setCreate(op);
+                break;
+            case UPDATE:
+                rejectionResult.setIndex(op);
+                break;
+            case DELETE:
+                rejectionResult.setDelete(op);
+                break;
+            default:
+        }
+
+        return rejectionResult;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * This method takes the json structure returned from ElasticSearch in response to a bulk operations request and
+     * marshals it into a Java object.
+     *
+     * @param jsonResult - The bulk operations response returned from ElasticSearch.
+     * @return - The marshalled response.
+     * @throws JsonParseException
+     * @throws JsonMappingException
+     * @throws IOException
+     */
+    private ElasticSearchBulkOperationResult marshallEsBulkResult(String jsonResult) throws IOException {
+        if (jsonResult != null) {
+            if (logger.isDebugEnabled()) {
+                logger.debug("ESController: Marshalling ES result set from json: " + jsonResult.replaceAll("\n", ""));
+            }
+
+            ObjectMapper mapper = new ObjectMapper();
+            mapper.setSerializationInclusion(Include.NON_EMPTY);
+
+            return mapper.readValue(jsonResult, ElasticSearchBulkOperationResult.class);
+        }
+
+        return null;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * This method takes the marshalled ElasticSearch bulk response and converts it into a generic response payload.
+     *
+     * @param esResult - ElasticSearch bulk operations response.
+     * @return - A generic result set.
+     */
+    private String buildGenericBulkResultSet(ElasticSearchBulkOperationResult esResult,
+            List<ElasticSearchResultItem> rejectedOps) {
+        int totalOps = 0;
+        int totalSuccess = 0;
+        int totalFails = 0;
+
+        if (logger.isDebugEnabled()) {
+
+            logger.debug("ESController: Build generic result set.  ES Results: "
+                    + ((esResult != null) ? esResult.toString() : "[]") + " Rejected Ops: " + rejectedOps.toString());
+        }
+
+        // Build a combined list of result items from the results returned
+        // from ElasticSearch and the list of operations that we rejected
+        // without sending to ElasticSearch.
+        List<ElasticSearchResultItem> combinedResults = new ArrayList<>();
+        if (esResult != null) {
+            combinedResults.addAll(Arrays.asList(esResult.getItems()));
+        }
+        combinedResults.addAll(rejectedOps);
+
+        // Iterate over the individual results in the resulting result set.
+        StringBuilder resultsBuilder = new StringBuilder();
+        AtomicBoolean firstItem = new AtomicBoolean(true);
+        for (ElasticSearchResultItem item : combinedResults) {
+
+            // Increment the operation counts.
+            totalOps++;
+            if (ApiUtils.isSuccessStatusCode(item.operationStatus().getStatus())) {
+                totalSuccess++;
+            } else {
+                totalFails++;
+            }
+
+            // Prepend a comma to our response string unless this it the
+            // first result in the set.
+            if (!firstItem.compareAndSet(true, false)) {
+                resultsBuilder.append(", ");
+            }
+
+            // Append the current result as a generic json structure.
+            resultsBuilder.append(item.toJson());
+        }
+
+        return "{ \"total_operations\": " + totalOps + ", " + "\"total_success\": " + totalSuccess + ", "
+                + "\"total_fails\": " + totalFails + ", " + "\"results\": [" + resultsBuilder.toString() + "]}";
+    }
+
+    private DocumentOperationResult getOperationResult(HttpURLConnection conn) throws DocumentStoreOperationException {
+        return (DocumentOperationResult) handleResponse(conn, new OperationResultBuilder(Type.DOCUMENT).useDefaults());
+    }
+
+    private SearchOperationResult getSearchOperationResult(HttpURLConnection conn)
+            throws DocumentStoreOperationException {
+        return (SearchOperationResult) handleResponse(conn, new OperationResultBuilder(Type.SEARCH).useDefaults());
+    }
+
+    private void buildDocumentResult(DocumentOperationResult result, String index)
+            throws DocumentStoreOperationException {
+
+        JSONParser parser = new JSONParser();
+        JSONObject root;
+        try {
+            root = (JSONObject) parser.parse(result.getResult());
+            if (isSuccess(result)) {
+                // Success response object
+                Document doc = new Document();
+                doc.setEtag(result.getResultVersion());
+                doc.setUrl(buildDocumentResponseUrl(index, root.get("_id").toString()));
+
+                doc.setContent((JSONObject) root.get("_source"));
+                result.setDocument(doc);
+
+            } else {
+                // Error response object
+                JSONObject error = (JSONObject) root.get(JSON_ATTR_ERROR);
+                if (error != null) {
+                    result.setError(
+                            new ErrorResult(error.get("type").toString(), error.get(JSON_ATTR_REASON).toString()));
+                }
+
+            }
+        } catch (Exception e) {
+            throw new DocumentStoreOperationException(FAILED_TO_PARSE_ELASTIC_SEARCH_RESPONSE + result.getResult());
+        }
+    }
+
+    private String buildDocumentResponseUrl(String index, String id) {
+        return ApiUtils.buildDocumentUri(index, id);
+    }
+
+    private void buildSearchResult(SearchOperationResult result, String index) throws DocumentStoreOperationException {
+        JSONParser parser = new JSONParser();
+        JSONObject root;
+
+        try {
+            root = (JSONObject) parser.parse(result.getResult());
+            if (isSuccess(result)) {
+                JSONObject hits = (JSONObject) root.get("hits");
+                JSONArray hitArray = (JSONArray) hits.get("hits");
+                SearchHits searchHits = new SearchHits();
+                searchHits.setTotalHits(hits.get("total").toString());
+                ArrayList<SearchHit> searchHitArray = new ArrayList<>();
+
+                for (int i = 0; i < hitArray.size(); i++) {
+                    JSONObject hit = (JSONObject) hitArray.get(i);
+                    SearchHit searchHit = new SearchHit();
+                    searchHit.setScore((hit.get("_score") != null) ? hit.get("_score").toString() : "");
+                    Document doc = new Document();
+                    if (hit.get(JSON_ATTR_VERSION) != null) {
+                        doc.setEtag((hit.get(JSON_ATTR_VERSION) != null) ? hit.get(JSON_ATTR_VERSION).toString() : "");
+                    }
+
+                    doc.setUrl(
+                            buildDocumentResponseUrl(index, (hit.get("_id") != null) ? hit.get("_id").toString() : ""));
+                    doc.setContent((JSONObject) hit.get("_source"));
+                    searchHit.setDocument(doc);
+                    searchHitArray.add(searchHit);
+                }
+                searchHits.setHits(searchHitArray.toArray(new SearchHit[searchHitArray.size()]));
+                result.setSearchResult(searchHits);
+
+                JSONObject aggregations = (JSONObject) root.get("aggregations");
+                if (aggregations != null) {
+                    AggregationResult[] aggResults = AggregationParsingUtil.parseAggregationResults(aggregations);
+                    AggregationResults aggs = new AggregationResults();
+                    aggs.setAggregations(aggResults);
+                    result.setAggregationResult(aggs);
+                }
+
+                // success
+            } else {
+                JSONObject error = (JSONObject) root.get(JSON_ATTR_ERROR);
+                if (error != null) {
+                    result.setError(
+                            new ErrorResult(error.get("type").toString(), error.get(JSON_ATTR_REASON).toString()));
+                }
+            }
+        } catch (Exception e) {
+            throw new DocumentStoreOperationException(FAILED_TO_PARSE_ELASTIC_SEARCH_RESPONSE + result.getResult());
+        }
+    }
+
+    private void buildSuggestResult(SearchOperationResult result, String index) throws DocumentStoreOperationException {
+        JSONParser parser = new JSONParser();
+        JSONObject root;
+        try {
+            root = (JSONObject) parser.parse(result.getResult());
+            if (isSuccess(result)) {
+                JSONArray hitArray = (JSONArray) root.get("suggest-vnf");
+                JSONObject hitdata = (JSONObject) hitArray.get(0);
+                JSONArray optionsArray = (JSONArray) hitdata.get("options");
+                SuggestHits suggestHits = new SuggestHits();
+                suggestHits.setTotalHits(String.valueOf(optionsArray.size()));
+
+                ArrayList<SuggestHit> suggestHitArray = new ArrayList<>();
+
+                for (int i = 0; i < optionsArray.size(); i++) {
+                    JSONObject hit = (JSONObject) optionsArray.get(i);
+
+                    SuggestHit suggestHit = new SuggestHit();
+                    suggestHit.setScore((hit.get("score") != null) ? hit.get("score").toString() : "");
+                    suggestHit.setText((hit.get("text") != null) ? hit.get("text").toString() : "");
+                    Document doc = new Document();
+                    if (hit.get(JSON_ATTR_VERSION) != null) {
+                        doc.setEtag((hit.get(JSON_ATTR_VERSION) != null) ? hit.get(JSON_ATTR_VERSION).toString() : "");
+                    }
+                    doc.setUrl(
+                            buildDocumentResponseUrl(index, (hit.get("_id") != null) ? hit.get("_id").toString() : ""));
+
+                    doc.setContent((JSONObject) hit.get("payload"));
+                    suggestHit.setDocument(doc);
+                    suggestHitArray.add(suggestHit);
+                }
+                suggestHits.setHits(suggestHitArray.toArray(new SuggestHit[suggestHitArray.size()]));
+                result.setSuggestResult(suggestHits);
+
+                JSONObject aggregations = (JSONObject) root.get("aggregations");
+                if (aggregations != null) {
+                    AggregationResult[] aggResults = AggregationParsingUtil.parseAggregationResults(aggregations);
+                    AggregationResults aggs = new AggregationResults();
+                    aggs.setAggregations(aggResults);
+                    result.setAggregationResult(aggs);
+                }
+
+                // success
+            } else {
+                JSONObject error = (JSONObject) root.get(JSON_ATTR_ERROR);
+                if (error != null) {
+                    result.setError(
+                            new ErrorResult(error.get("type").toString(), error.get(JSON_ATTR_REASON).toString()));
+                }
+            }
+        } catch (Exception e) {
+            throw new DocumentStoreOperationException(FAILED_TO_PARSE_ELASTIC_SEARCH_RESPONSE + result.getResult());
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Record the timing of the operation in the metrics log.
+     *
+     */
+    private void logMetricsInfo(MdcOverride override, SearchDbMsgs message, OperationResult operationResult,
+            String... args) {
+        metricsLogger.info(message,
+                new LogFields() //
+                        .setField(LogLine.DefinedFields.RESPONSE_CODE, operationResult.getResultCode())
+                        .setField(LogLine.DefinedFields.RESPONSE_DESCRIPTION, operationResult.getResult())
+                        .setField(LogLine.DefinedFields.SERVER_IP, "ElasticHost-"+config.getIpAddress()),
+                override, args);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/search-data-service-app/src/main/java/org/onap/aai/sa/searchdbabstraction/elasticsearch/dao/ElasticSearchHttpsController.java b/search-data-service-app/src/main/java/org/onap/aai/sa/searchdbabstraction/elasticsearch/dao/ElasticSearchHttpsController.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..51b8952
--- /dev/null
+++ b/search-data-service-app/src/main/java/org/onap/aai/sa/searchdbabstraction/elasticsearch/dao/ElasticSearchHttpsController.java
@@ -0,0 +1,148 @@
+/**
+ * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
+ * org.onap.aai
+ * ================================================================================
+ * Copyright © 2017-2018 AT&T Intellectual Property. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright © 2017-2018 Amdocs
+ * ================================================================================
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *       http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ * ============LICENSE_END=========================================================
+ */
+package org.onap.aai.sa.searchdbabstraction.elasticsearch.dao;
+
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.io.InputStream;
+import java.nio.file.Files;
+import java.nio.file.Paths;
+import java.security.KeyManagementException;
+import java.security.KeyStore;
+import java.security.KeyStoreException;
+import java.security.NoSuchAlgorithmException;
+import java.security.UnrecoverableKeyException;
+import java.security.cert.CertificateException;
+import java.security.cert.X509Certificate;
+import java.util.Arrays;
+import javax.net.ssl.HttpsURLConnection;
+import javax.net.ssl.KeyManager;
+import javax.net.ssl.KeyManagerFactory;
+import javax.net.ssl.SSLContext;
+import javax.net.ssl.TrustManager;
+import javax.net.ssl.TrustManagerFactory;
+import javax.net.ssl.X509TrustManager;
+import org.onap.aai.cl.api.Logger;
+import org.onap.aai.cl.eelf.LoggerFactory;
+import org.onap.aai.sa.searchdbabstraction.elasticsearch.config.ElasticSearchConfig;
+
+/**
+ * HTTPS (TLS) specific configuration.
+ */
+public class ElasticSearchHttpsController {
+
+    private static final Logger logger =
+            LoggerFactory.getInstance().getLogger(ElasticSearchHttpsController.class.getName());
+
+    private static final String SSL_PROTOCOL = "TLS";
+    private static final String KEYSTORE_ALGORITHM = "SunX509";
+    private static final String KEYSTORE_TYPE = "PKCS12";
+
+    public ElasticSearchHttpsController(ElasticSearchConfig config) throws NoSuchAlgorithmException, KeyStoreException,
+            CertificateException, IOException, KeyManagementException, UnrecoverableKeyException {
+        logger.debug("Initialising HTTPS configuration");
+
+        SSLContext ctx = SSLContext.getInstance(SSL_PROTOCOL);
+        KeyManagerFactory kmf = KeyManagerFactory.getInstance(KEYSTORE_ALGORITHM);
+        KeyStore keyStore = KeyStore.getInstance(KEYSTORE_TYPE);
+
+        String clientCertPassword = config.getKeyStorePassword();
+
+        char[] pwd = null;
+        if (clientCertPassword != null) {
+            pwd = clientCertPassword.toCharArray();
+        } else {
+            logger.debug("No key store password is defined");
+        }
+
+        TrustManager[] trustManagers = getTrustManagers(config);
+        KeyManager[] keyManagers = null;
+
+        String clientCertFileName = config.getKeyStorePath();
+        if (clientCertFileName != null) {
+            InputStream fin = Files.newInputStream(Paths.get(clientCertFileName));
+            keyStore.load(fin, pwd);
+            kmf.init(keyStore, pwd);
+            keyManagers = kmf.getKeyManagers();
+        }
+
+        ctx.init(keyManagers, trustManagers, null);
+        logger.debug("Initialised SSL context");
+
+        HttpsURLConnection.setDefaultSSLSocketFactory(ctx.getSocketFactory());
+        HttpsURLConnection.setDefaultHostnameVerifier((host, session) -> host.equalsIgnoreCase(session.getPeerHost()));
+    }
+
+    private TrustManager[] getTrustManagers(ElasticSearchConfig config)
+            throws NoSuchAlgorithmException, KeyStoreException, IOException, CertificateException {
+        TrustManagerFactory tmf = TrustManagerFactory.getInstance(TrustManagerFactory.getDefaultAlgorithm());
+        // Using null here initializes the TMF with the default trust store.
+        tmf.init((KeyStore) null);
+
+        // Find the default trust manager.
+        final X509TrustManager defaultTrustManager = findX509TrustManager(tmf);
+
+        String trustStoreFile = config.getTrustStorePath();
+        if (trustStoreFile == null) {
+            logger.debug("No trust store defined");
+            return new TrustManager[] {defaultTrustManager};
+        }
+
+        // Create a new Trust Manager from the local trust store.
+        try (InputStream myKeys = Files.newInputStream(Paths.get(trustStoreFile))) {
+            KeyStore myTrustStore = KeyStore.getInstance(KeyStore.getDefaultType());
+            char[] pwdArray = null;
+            if (config.getTrustStorePassword() != null) {
+                pwdArray = config.getTrustStorePassword().toCharArray();
+            }
+            myTrustStore.load(myKeys, pwdArray);
+            tmf.init(myTrustStore);
+        }
+
+        // Create a custom trust manager that wraps both our trust store and the default.
+        final X509TrustManager finalLocalTm = findX509TrustManager(tmf);
+
+        return new TrustManager[] {new X509TrustManager() {
+            @Override
+            public X509Certificate[] getAcceptedIssuers() {
+                return defaultTrustManager.getAcceptedIssuers();
+            }
+
+            @Override
+            public void checkServerTrusted(X509Certificate[] chain, String authType) throws CertificateException {
+                try {
+                    finalLocalTm.checkServerTrusted(chain, authType);
+                } catch (CertificateException e) {
+                    defaultTrustManager.checkServerTrusted(chain, authType);
+                }
+            }
+
+            @Override
+            public void checkClientTrusted(X509Certificate[] chain, String authType) throws CertificateException {
+                defaultTrustManager.checkClientTrusted(chain, authType);
+            }
+        }};
+    }
+
+    private X509TrustManager findX509TrustManager(TrustManagerFactory tmf) {
+        return (X509TrustManager) Arrays.asList(tmf.getTrustManagers()).stream()
+                .filter(tm -> tm instanceof X509TrustManager).findFirst().orElse(null);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/search-data-service-app/src/main/java/org/onap/aai/sa/searchdbabstraction/elasticsearch/dao/ElasticSearchOperationStatus.java b/search-data-service-app/src/main/java/org/onap/aai/sa/searchdbabstraction/elasticsearch/dao/ElasticSearchOperationStatus.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6374716
--- /dev/null
+++ b/search-data-service-app/src/main/java/org/onap/aai/sa/searchdbabstraction/elasticsearch/dao/ElasticSearchOperationStatus.java
@@ -0,0 +1,112 @@
+/**
+ * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
+ * org.onap.aai
+ * ================================================================================
+ * Copyright © 2017-2018 AT&T Intellectual Property. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright © 2017-2018 Amdocs
+ * ================================================================================
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *       http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ * ============LICENSE_END=========================================================
+ */
+package org.onap.aai.sa.searchdbabstraction.elasticsearch.dao;
+
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation.JsonAnyGetter;
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation.JsonAnySetter;
+import java.util.HashMap;
+import java.util.Map;
+
+public class ElasticSearchOperationStatus {
+
+    private String index;
+    private String type;
+    private String id;
+    private String version;
+    private ElasticSearchShardStatus shards;
+    private Integer status;
+    private ElasticSearchError error;
+
+    private Map<String, Object> additionalProperties = new HashMap<>();
+
+    public ElasticSearchError getError() {
+        return error;
+    }
+
+    public void setError(ElasticSearchError error) {
+        this.error = error;
+    }
+
+    public Integer getStatus() {
+        return status;
+    }
+
+    public void setStatus(Integer status) {
+        this.status = status;
+    }
+
+    public ElasticSearchShardStatus getShards() {
+        return shards;
+    }
+
+    public void setShards(ElasticSearchShardStatus shards) {
+        this.shards = shards;
+    }
+
+    public String getIndex() {
+        return index;
+    }
+
+    public void setIndex(String index) {
+        this.index = index;
+    }
+
+    public String getType() {
+        return type;
+    }
+
+    public void setType(String type) {
+        this.type = type;
+    }
+
+    public String getId() {
+        return id;
+    }
+
+    public void setId(String id) {
+        this.id = id;
+    }
+
+    public String getVersion() {
+        return version;
+    }
+
+    public void setVersion(String version) {
+        this.version = version;
+    }
+
+    @JsonAnyGetter
+    public Map<String, Object> getAdditionalProperties() {
+        return additionalProperties;
+    }
+
+    @JsonAnySetter
+    public void setAdditionalProperties(String name, Object value) {
+        additionalProperties.put(name, value);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public String toString() {
+        return "ElasticSearchIndexStatus [index=" + index + ", type=" + type + ", id=" + id + ", version=" + version
+                + ", shards=" + shards + ", status=" + status + "]";
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/search-data-service-app/src/main/java/org/onap/aai/sa/searchdbabstraction/elasticsearch/dao/ElasticSearchResultItem.java b/search-data-service-app/src/main/java/org/onap/aai/sa/searchdbabstraction/elasticsearch/dao/ElasticSearchResultItem.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..151e02b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/search-data-service-app/src/main/java/org/onap/aai/sa/searchdbabstraction/elasticsearch/dao/ElasticSearchResultItem.java
@@ -0,0 +1,149 @@
+/**
+ * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
+ * org.onap.aai
+ * ================================================================================
+ * Copyright © 2017-2018 AT&T Intellectual Property. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright © 2017-2018 Amdocs
+ * ================================================================================
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *       http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ * ============LICENSE_END=========================================================
+ */
+package org.onap.aai.sa.searchdbabstraction.elasticsearch.dao;
+
+import org.onap.aai.sa.rest.ApiUtils;
+
+public class ElasticSearchResultItem {
+
+    public static final String REQUEST_URL = "REQUEST_URL";
+
+    private ElasticSearchOperationStatus create;
+    private ElasticSearchOperationStatus index;
+    private ElasticSearchOperationStatus delete;
+
+    public ElasticSearchOperationStatus getCreate() {
+        return create;
+    }
+
+    public void setCreate(ElasticSearchOperationStatus index) {
+        this.create = index;
+    }
+
+    public ElasticSearchOperationStatus getIndex() {
+        return index;
+    }
+
+    public void setIndex(ElasticSearchOperationStatus index) {
+        this.index = index;
+    }
+
+    public ElasticSearchOperationStatus getDelete() {
+        return delete;
+    }
+
+    public void setDelete(ElasticSearchOperationStatus delete) {
+        this.delete = delete;
+    }
+
+    public String operationType() {
+
+        if (create != null) {
+            return "create";
+        }
+        if (index != null) {
+            return "update";
+        }
+        if (delete != null) {
+            return "delete";
+        }
+
+        return "unknown";
+    }
+
+    public ElasticSearchOperationStatus operationStatus() {
+
+        if (create != null) {
+            return create;
+        }
+        if (index != null) {
+            return index;
+        }
+        if (delete != null) {
+            return delete;
+        }
+
+        return null;
+    }
+
+
+    public String toJson() {
+        StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
+
+        sb.append("{");
+
+        sb.append("\"operation\": \"").append(operationType()).append("\", ");
+
+        if (operationStatus().getAdditionalProperties().containsKey(REQUEST_URL)) {
+            sb.append("\"url\": \"").append(operationStatus().getAdditionalProperties().get(REQUEST_URL))
+                    .append("\", ");
+        } else {
+            sb.append("\"url\": \"")
+                    .append(ApiUtils.buildDocumentUri(operationStatus().getIndex(), operationStatus().getId()))
+                    .append("\", ");
+        }
+
+        // We don't want to include an etag field in the response in
+        // the case of a delete, since that would imply that the client
+        // could still access that version of the file in some manner
+        // (which we are not supporting).
+        if (!operationType().equals("delete")) {
+            sb.append("\"etag\": \"").append(operationStatus().getVersion()).append("\", ");
+        }
+        sb.append("\"status-code\": \"").append(operationStatus().getStatus()).append("\", ");
+
+        sb.append("\"status-message\": \"");
+
+        if (ApiUtils.isSuccessStatusCode(operationStatus().getStatus())) {
+            sb.append("OK");
+        } else {
+            // Sometimes the error object doesn't get populated, so check
+            // before we try to reference it...
+            if (operationStatus().getError() != null) {
+                sb.append(operationStatus().getError().getReason());
+            } else {
+                sb.append("");
+            }
+        }
+        sb.append("\"");
+        sb.append("}");
+
+        return sb.toString();
+    }
+
+
+    @Override
+    public String toString() {
+        StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
+
+        sb.append("ElasticSearchItemStatus [");
+        if (create != null) {
+            sb.append("create " + create);
+        } else if (index != null) {
+            sb.append("index " + index);
+        } else if (delete != null) {
+            sb.append("delete " + index);
+        }
+        sb.append("]");
+        return sb.toString();
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/search-data-service-app/src/main/java/org/onap/aai/sa/searchdbabstraction/elasticsearch/dao/ElasticSearchShardStatus.java b/search-data-service-app/src/main/java/org/onap/aai/sa/searchdbabstraction/elasticsearch/dao/ElasticSearchShardStatus.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e846a38
--- /dev/null
+++ b/search-data-service-app/src/main/java/org/onap/aai/sa/searchdbabstraction/elasticsearch/dao/ElasticSearchShardStatus.java
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+/**
+ * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
+ * org.onap.aai
+ * ================================================================================
+ * Copyright © 2017-2018 AT&T Intellectual Property. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright © 2017-2018 Amdocs
+ * ================================================================================
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *       http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ * ============LICENSE_END=========================================================
+ */
+package org.onap.aai.sa.searchdbabstraction.elasticsearch.dao;
+
+public class ElasticSearchShardStatus {
+
+    private int total;
+    private int successful;
+    private int failed;
+
+    public int getTotal() {
+        return total;
+    }
+
+    public void setTotal(int total) {
+        this.total = total;
+    }
+
+    public int getSuccessful() {
+        return successful;
+    }
+
+    public void setSuccessful(int successful) {
+        this.successful = successful;
+    }
+
+    public int getFailed() {
+        return failed;
+    }
+
+    public void setFailed(int failed) {
+        this.failed = failed;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public String toString() {
+        return "ElasticSearchShardStatus [total=" + total + ", successful=" + successful + ", failed=" + failed + "]";
+    }
+
+
+}
diff --git a/search-data-service-app/src/main/java/org/onap/aai/sa/searchdbabstraction/elasticsearch/exception/DocumentStoreOperationException.java b/search-data-service-app/src/main/java/org/onap/aai/sa/searchdbabstraction/elasticsearch/exception/DocumentStoreOperationException.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7db6c4e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/search-data-service-app/src/main/java/org/onap/aai/sa/searchdbabstraction/elasticsearch/exception/DocumentStoreOperationException.java
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+/**
+ * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
+ * org.onap.aai
+ * ================================================================================
+ * Copyright © 2017-2018 AT&T Intellectual Property. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright © 2017-2018 Amdocs
+ * ================================================================================
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *       http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ * ============LICENSE_END=========================================================
+ */
+package org.onap.aai.sa.searchdbabstraction.elasticsearch.exception;
+
+public class DocumentStoreOperationException extends Exception {
+
+    private static final long serialVersionUID = -7689309913743200670L;
+
+    public enum ErrorMessage {
+        NO_RESPONSE_CODE(
+                "Failed to get the response code from the connection."
+        ),
+        SET_REQUEST_METHOD_FAILED(
+                "Failed to set HTTP request method to %s."
+        );
+        private String message;
+
+        ErrorMessage(String msg) {
+            this.message = msg;
+        }
+    }
+
+    public DocumentStoreOperationException(ErrorMessage error, Exception ex, Object... args) {
+        super(String.format(error.message, args), ex);
+    }
+
+    public DocumentStoreOperationException(String message, Exception ex) {
+        super(message, ex);
+    }
+
+    public DocumentStoreOperationException(String message) {
+        super(message);
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/search-data-service-app/src/main/java/org/onap/aai/sa/searchdbabstraction/entity/AggregationBucket.java b/search-data-service-app/src/main/java/org/onap/aai/sa/searchdbabstraction/entity/AggregationBucket.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ae0a3e9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/search-data-service-app/src/main/java/org/onap/aai/sa/searchdbabstraction/entity/AggregationBucket.java
@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+/**
+ * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
+ * org.onap.aai
+ * ================================================================================
+ * Copyright © 2017-2018 AT&T Intellectual Property. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright © 2017-2018 Amdocs
+ * ================================================================================
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *       http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ * ============LICENSE_END=========================================================
+ */
+package org.onap.aai.sa.searchdbabstraction.entity;
+
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation.JsonProperty;
+import java.util.Arrays;
+
+public class AggregationBucket {
+    private Object key;
+
+    @JsonProperty("formatted-key")
+    private String formattedKey;
+
+    private Number count;
+
+    @JsonProperty("sub-aggregations")
+    private AggregationResult[] subAggregationResult;
+
+    public Object getKey() {
+        return key;
+    }
+
+    public void setKey(Object key) {
+        this.key = key;
+    }
+
+    public String getFormattedKey() {
+        return formattedKey;
+    }
+
+    public void setFormattedKey(String formattedKey) {
+        this.formattedKey = formattedKey;
+    }
+
+    public Number getCount() {
+        return count;
+    }
+
+    public void setCount(Number count) {
+        this.count = count;
+    }
+
+    public AggregationResult[] getSubAggregationResult() {
+        return subAggregationResult;
+    }
+
+    public void setSubAggregationResult(AggregationResult[] subAggregationResult) {
+        this.subAggregationResult = subAggregationResult;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public String toString() {
+        return "AggregationBucket [key=" + key + ", formattedKey=" + formattedKey + ", count=" + count
+                + ", subAggregationResult=" + Arrays.toString(subAggregationResult) + "]";
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/search-data-service-app/src/main/java/org/onap/aai/sa/searchdbabstraction/entity/AggregationResult.java b/search-data-service-app/src/main/java/org/onap/aai/sa/searchdbabstraction/entity/AggregationResult.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..923afbf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/search-data-service-app/src/main/java/org/onap/aai/sa/searchdbabstraction/entity/AggregationResult.java
@@ -0,0 +1,74 @@
+/**
+ * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
+ * org.onap.aai
+ * ================================================================================
+ * Copyright © 2017-2018 AT&T Intellectual Property. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright © 2017-2018 Amdocs
+ * ================================================================================
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *       http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ * ============LICENSE_END=========================================================
+ */
+package org.onap.aai.sa.searchdbabstraction.entity;
+
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation.JsonProperty;
+import java.util.Arrays;
+
+public class AggregationResult {
+    private String name;
+
+    private Number count;
+
+    private AggregationBucket[] buckets;
+
+    @JsonProperty("nested-aggregations")
+    private AggregationResult[] nestedAggregations;
+
+    public String getName() {
+        return name;
+    }
+
+    public void setName(String name) {
+        this.name = name;
+    }
+
+    public AggregationBucket[] getBuckets() {
+        return buckets;
+    }
+
+    public void setBuckets(AggregationBucket[] buckets) {
+        this.buckets = buckets;
+    }
+
+    public AggregationResult[] getNestedAggregations() {
+        return nestedAggregations;
+    }
+
+    public void setNestedAggregations(AggregationResult[] nestedAggregations) {
+        this.nestedAggregations = nestedAggregations;
+    }
+
+    public Number getCount() {
+        return count;
+    }
+
+    public void setCount(Number count) {
+        this.count = count;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public String toString() {
+        return "AggregationResult [name=" + name + ", count=" + count + ", buckets=" + Arrays.toString(buckets)
+                + ", nestedAggregations=" + Arrays.toString(nestedAggregations) + "]";
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/search-data-service-app/src/main/java/org/onap/aai/sa/searchdbabstraction/entity/AggregationResults.java b/search-data-service-app/src/main/java/org/onap/aai/sa/searchdbabstraction/entity/AggregationResults.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f8f3ed3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/search-data-service-app/src/main/java/org/onap/aai/sa/searchdbabstraction/entity/AggregationResults.java
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+/**
+ * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
+ * org.onap.aai
+ * ================================================================================
+ * Copyright © 2017-2018 AT&T Intellectual Property. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright © 2017-2018 Amdocs
+ * ================================================================================
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *       http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ * ============LICENSE_END=========================================================
+ */
+package org.onap.aai.sa.searchdbabstraction.entity;
+
+import java.util.Arrays;
+
+public class AggregationResults {
+    private AggregationResult[] aggregations;
+
+    public AggregationResult[] getAggregations() {
+        return aggregations;
+    }
+
+    public void setAggregations(AggregationResult[] aggregations) {
+        this.aggregations = aggregations;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public String toString() {
+        return "AggregationResults [aggregations=" + Arrays.toString(aggregations) + "]";
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/search-data-service-app/src/main/java/org/onap/aai/sa/searchdbabstraction/entity/Document.java b/search-data-service-app/src/main/java/org/onap/aai/sa/searchdbabstraction/entity/Document.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8b7df43
--- /dev/null
+++ b/search-data-service-app/src/main/java/org/onap/aai/sa/searchdbabstraction/entity/Document.java
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+/**
+ * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
+ * org.onap.aai
+ * ================================================================================
+ * Copyright © 2017-2018 AT&T Intellectual Property. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright © 2017-2018 Amdocs
+ * ================================================================================
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *       http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ * ============LICENSE_END=========================================================
+ */
+package org.onap.aai.sa.searchdbabstraction.entity;
+
+import org.json.simple.JSONObject;
+
+public class Document {
+    private String etag;
+    private String url;
+
+    private JSONObject content;
+
+    public String getEtag() {
+        return etag;
+    }
+
+    public void setEtag(String etag) {
+        this.etag = etag;
+    }
+
+    public String getUrl() {
+        return url;
+    }
+
+    public void setUrl(String url) {
+        this.url = url;
+    }
+
+    public JSONObject getContent() {
+        return content;
+    }
+
+    public void setContent(JSONObject content) {
+        this.content = content;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public String toString() {
+        return "Document [etag=" + etag + ", url=" + url + "]";
+    }
+
+
+}
diff --git a/search-data-service-app/src/main/java/org/onap/aai/sa/searchdbabstraction/entity/DocumentOperationResult.java b/search-data-service-app/src/main/java/org/onap/aai/sa/searchdbabstraction/entity/DocumentOperationResult.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9775446
--- /dev/null
+++ b/search-data-service-app/src/main/java/org/onap/aai/sa/searchdbabstraction/entity/DocumentOperationResult.java
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+/**
+ * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
+ * org.onap.aai
+ * ================================================================================
+ * Copyright © 2017-2018 AT&T Intellectual Property. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright © 2017-2018 Amdocs
+ * ================================================================================
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *       http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ * ============LICENSE_END=========================================================
+ */
+package org.onap.aai.sa.searchdbabstraction.entity;
+
+public class DocumentOperationResult extends OperationResult {
+    private Document document;
+
+    public Document getDocument() {
+        return document;
+    }
+
+    public void setDocument(Document document) {
+        this.document = document;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public String toString() {
+        return "DocumentOperationResult [document=" + document + "]";
+    }
+
+
+}
diff --git a/search-data-service-app/src/main/java/org/onap/aai/sa/searchdbabstraction/entity/ErrorResult.java b/search-data-service-app/src/main/java/org/onap/aai/sa/searchdbabstraction/entity/ErrorResult.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..aa7e720
--- /dev/null
+++ b/search-data-service-app/src/main/java/org/onap/aai/sa/searchdbabstraction/entity/ErrorResult.java
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+/**
+ * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
+ * org.onap.aai
+ * ================================================================================
+ * Copyright © 2017-2018 AT&T Intellectual Property. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright © 2017-2018 Amdocs
+ * ================================================================================
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *       http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ * ============LICENSE_END=========================================================
+ */
+package org.onap.aai.sa.searchdbabstraction.entity;
+
+public class ErrorResult {
+
+    private String type;
+    private String reason;
+
+    public ErrorResult(String type, String reason) {
+        super();
+        this.type = type;
+        this.reason = reason;
+    }
+
+    public String getType() {
+        return type;
+    }
+
+    public void setType(String type) {
+        this.type = type;
+    }
+
+    public String getReason() {
+        return reason;
+    }
+
+    public void setReason(String reason) {
+        this.reason = reason;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public String toString() {
+        return "ErrorResponse [type=" + type + ", reason=" + reason + "]";
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/search-data-service-app/src/main/java/org/onap/aai/sa/searchdbabstraction/entity/OperationResult.java b/search-data-service-app/src/main/java/org/onap/aai/sa/searchdbabstraction/entity/OperationResult.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0d3a8bb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/search-data-service-app/src/main/java/org/onap/aai/sa/searchdbabstraction/entity/OperationResult.java
@@ -0,0 +1,78 @@
+/**
+ * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
+ * org.onap.aai
+ * ================================================================================
+ * Copyright © 2017-2018 AT&T Intellectual Property. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright © 2017-2018 Amdocs
+ * ================================================================================
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *       http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ * ============LICENSE_END=========================================================
+ */
+package org.onap.aai.sa.searchdbabstraction.entity;
+
+public class OperationResult {
+
+    private int resultCode;
+
+    private String failureCause;
+    private String resultVersion;
+    private String result;
+    private ErrorResult error;
+
+    public int getResultCode() {
+        return resultCode;
+    }
+
+    public void setResultCode(int resultCode) {
+        this.resultCode = resultCode;
+    }
+
+    public String getFailureCause() {
+        return failureCause;
+    }
+
+    public void setFailureCause(String failureCause) {
+        this.failureCause = failureCause;
+    }
+
+    public String getResultVersion() {
+        return resultVersion;
+    }
+
+    public void setResultVersion(String resultVersion) {
+        this.resultVersion = resultVersion;
+    }
+
+    public String getResult() {
+        return result;
+    }
+
+    public void setResult(String result) {
+        this.result = result;
+    }
+
+    public ErrorResult getError() {
+        return error;
+    }
+
+    public void setError(ErrorResult error) {
+        this.error = error;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public String toString() {
+        return "OperationResult [resultCode=" + resultCode + ", failureCause=" + failureCause + ", resultVersion="
+                + resultVersion + ", result=" + result + ", error=" + error + "]";
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/search-data-service-app/src/main/java/org/onap/aai/sa/searchdbabstraction/entity/OperationResultBuilder.java b/search-data-service-app/src/main/java/org/onap/aai/sa/searchdbabstraction/entity/OperationResultBuilder.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..32b1d0c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/search-data-service-app/src/main/java/org/onap/aai/sa/searchdbabstraction/entity/OperationResultBuilder.java
@@ -0,0 +1,90 @@
+/**
+ * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
+ * org.onap.aai
+ * ================================================================================
+ * Copyright © 2017-2018 AT&T Intellectual Property. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright © 2017-2018 Amdocs
+ * ================================================================================
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *       http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ * ============LICENSE_END=========================================================
+ */
+
+package org.onap.aai.sa.searchdbabstraction.entity;
+
+import javax.ws.rs.core.Response;
+import javax.ws.rs.core.Response.Status;
+
+public class OperationResultBuilder {
+
+    public enum Type {
+        DOCUMENT,
+        SEARCH
+    }
+
+    private static final String INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR_ELASTIC_SEARCH_OPERATION_FAULT =
+            "Internal Error: ElasticSearch operation fault occurred";
+
+    private OperationResult opResult;
+
+    public OperationResultBuilder() {
+        opResult = new OperationResult();
+    }
+
+    public OperationResultBuilder(Type type) {
+        switch (type) {
+            case DOCUMENT:
+                opResult = new DocumentOperationResult();
+                break;
+            case SEARCH:
+                opResult = new SearchOperationResult();
+                break;
+            default:
+                opResult = new OperationResult();
+        }
+    }
+
+    public OperationResult build() {
+        return opResult;
+    }
+
+    public OperationResultBuilder useDefaults() {
+        opResult.setResultCode(Response.Status.INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR.getStatusCode());
+        opResult.setResult(INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR_ELASTIC_SEARCH_OPERATION_FAULT);
+        return this;
+    }
+
+    public OperationResultBuilder resultCode(int resultCode) {
+        opResult.setResultCode(resultCode);
+        return this;
+    }
+
+    public OperationResultBuilder status(Status status) {
+        return resultCode(status.getStatusCode());
+    }
+
+    public OperationResultBuilder failureCause(String failureCause) {
+        opResult.setFailureCause(failureCause);
+        return this;
+    }
+
+    public OperationResultBuilder result(String resultMsg) {
+        opResult.setResult(resultMsg);
+        return this;
+    }
+
+    public OperationResultBuilder resultVersion(String resultVersion) {
+        opResult.setResultVersion(resultVersion);
+        return this;
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/search-data-service-app/src/main/java/org/onap/aai/sa/searchdbabstraction/entity/SearchHit.java b/search-data-service-app/src/main/java/org/onap/aai/sa/searchdbabstraction/entity/SearchHit.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..033dafe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/search-data-service-app/src/main/java/org/onap/aai/sa/searchdbabstraction/entity/SearchHit.java
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+/**
+ * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
+ * org.onap.aai
+ * ================================================================================
+ * Copyright © 2017-2018 AT&T Intellectual Property. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright © 2017-2018 Amdocs
+ * ================================================================================
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *       http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ * ============LICENSE_END=========================================================
+ */
+package org.onap.aai.sa.searchdbabstraction.entity;
+
+public class SearchHit {
+    private String score;
+    Document document;
+
+    public String getScore() {
+        return score;
+    }
+
+    public void setScore(String score) {
+        this.score = score;
+    }
+
+    public Document getDocument() {
+        return document;
+    }
+
+    public void setDocument(Document document) {
+        this.document = document;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public String toString() {
+        return "SearchHit [score=" + score + ", document=" + document + "]";
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/search-data-service-app/src/main/java/org/onap/aai/sa/searchdbabstraction/entity/SearchHits.java b/search-data-service-app/src/main/java/org/onap/aai/sa/searchdbabstraction/entity/SearchHits.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cf4fd3a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/search-data-service-app/src/main/java/org/onap/aai/sa/searchdbabstraction/entity/SearchHits.java
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+/**
+ * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
+ * org.onap.aai
+ * ================================================================================
+ * Copyright © 2017-2018 AT&T Intellectual Property. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright © 2017-2018 Amdocs
+ * ================================================================================
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *       http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ * ============LICENSE_END=========================================================
+ */
+package org.onap.aai.sa.searchdbabstraction.entity;
+
+import java.util.Arrays;
+
+public class SearchHits {
+    private String totalHits;
+    private SearchHit[] hits;
+
+    public String getTotalHits() {
+        return totalHits;
+    }
+
+    public void setTotalHits(String totalHits) {
+        this.totalHits = totalHits;
+    }
+
+    public SearchHit[] getHits() {
+        return hits;
+    }
+
+    public void setHits(SearchHit[] hits) {
+        this.hits = hits;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public String toString() {
+        return "SearchHits [totalHits=" + totalHits + ", hits=" + Arrays.toString(hits) + "]";
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/search-data-service-app/src/main/java/org/onap/aai/sa/searchdbabstraction/entity/SearchOperationResult.java b/search-data-service-app/src/main/java/org/onap/aai/sa/searchdbabstraction/entity/SearchOperationResult.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6834d33
--- /dev/null
+++ b/search-data-service-app/src/main/java/org/onap/aai/sa/searchdbabstraction/entity/SearchOperationResult.java
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+/**
+ * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
+ * org.onap.aai
+ * ================================================================================
+ * Copyright © 2017-2018 AT&T Intellectual Property. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright © 2017-2018 Amdocs
+ * ================================================================================
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *       http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ * ============LICENSE_END=========================================================
+ */
+package org.onap.aai.sa.searchdbabstraction.entity;
+
+public class SearchOperationResult extends OperationResult {
+
+    private SearchHits searchResult;
+    private AggregationResults aggregationResult;
+    private SuggestHits suggestResult;
+
+    public SearchHits getSearchResult() {
+        return searchResult;
+    }
+
+    public SuggestHits getSuggestResult() {
+        return suggestResult;
+    }
+
+    public AggregationResults getAggregationResult() {
+        return aggregationResult;
+    }
+
+    public void setAggregationResult(AggregationResults aggregations) {
+        this.aggregationResult = aggregations;
+    }
+
+    public void setSearchResult(SearchHits hits) {
+        this.searchResult = hits;
+    }
+
+    public void setSuggestResult(SuggestHits hits) {
+        this.suggestResult = hits;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public String toString() {
+        return "SearchOperationResult [searchResult=" + searchResult + ", aggregationResult=" + aggregationResult
+                + ", suggestResult=" + suggestResult;
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/search-data-service-app/src/main/java/org/onap/aai/sa/searchdbabstraction/entity/SuggestHit.java b/search-data-service-app/src/main/java/org/onap/aai/sa/searchdbabstraction/entity/SuggestHit.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4ce267d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/search-data-service-app/src/main/java/org/onap/aai/sa/searchdbabstraction/entity/SuggestHit.java
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+/**
+ * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
+ * org.onap.aai
+ * ================================================================================
+ * Copyright © 2017-2018 AT&T Intellectual Property. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright © 2017-2018 Amdocs
+ * ================================================================================
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *       http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ * ============LICENSE_END=========================================================
+ */
+package org.onap.aai.sa.searchdbabstraction.entity;
+
+public class SuggestHit {
+
+    private String score;
+    private String text;
+    Document document;
+
+    public String getScore() {
+        return score;
+    }
+
+    public void setScore(String score) {
+        this.score = score;
+    }
+
+    public String getText() {
+        return text;
+    }
+
+    public void setText(String text) {
+        this.text = text;
+    }
+
+    public Document getDocument() {
+        return document;
+    }
+
+    public void setDocument(Document document) {
+        this.document = document;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public String toString() {
+        return "SearchHit [text=" + text + ",score=" + score + ", document=" + document + "]";
+    }
+}
diff --git a/search-data-service-app/src/main/java/org/onap/aai/sa/searchdbabstraction/entity/SuggestHits.java b/search-data-service-app/src/main/java/org/onap/aai/sa/searchdbabstraction/entity/SuggestHits.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ecc4f25
--- /dev/null
+++ b/search-data-service-app/src/main/java/org/onap/aai/sa/searchdbabstraction/entity/SuggestHits.java
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+/**
+ * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
+ * org.onap.aai
+ * ================================================================================
+ * Copyright © 2017-2018 AT&T Intellectual Property. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright © 2017-2018 Amdocs
+ * ================================================================================
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *       http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ * ============LICENSE_END=========================================================
+ */
+package org.onap.aai.sa.searchdbabstraction.entity;
+
+import java.util.Arrays;
+
+public class SuggestHits {
+
+    private String totalHits;
+    private SuggestHit[] hits;
+
+    public String getTotalHits() {
+        return totalHits;
+    }
+
+    public void setTotalHits(String totalHits) {
+        this.totalHits = totalHits;
+    }
+
+    public SuggestHit[] getHits() {
+        return hits;
+    }
+
+    public void setHits(SuggestHit[] hits) {
+        this.hits = hits;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public String toString() {
+        return "SuggestHit [totalHits=" + totalHits + ", hits=" + Arrays.toString(hits) + "]";
+    }
+}
diff --git a/search-data-service-app/src/main/java/org/onap/aai/sa/searchdbabstraction/logging/SearchDbMsgs.java b/search-data-service-app/src/main/java/org/onap/aai/sa/searchdbabstraction/logging/SearchDbMsgs.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d38de2a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/search-data-service-app/src/main/java/org/onap/aai/sa/searchdbabstraction/logging/SearchDbMsgs.java
@@ -0,0 +1,182 @@
+/**
+ * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
+ * org.onap.aai
+ * ================================================================================
+ * Copyright © 2017-2018 AT&T Intellectual Property. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright © 2017-2018 Amdocs
+ * ================================================================================
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *       http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ * ============LICENSE_END=========================================================
+ */
+package org.onap.aai.sa.searchdbabstraction.logging;
+
+import com.att.eelf.i18n.EELFResourceManager;
+import org.onap.aai.cl.eelf.LogMessageEnum;
+
+public enum SearchDbMsgs implements LogMessageEnum {
+
+    /**
+     * Arguments: None
+     */
+    SERVICE_STARTED,
+
+    /**
+     * Arguments: {0} = url
+     */
+    ELASTIC_SEARCH_CONNECTION_ATTEMPT,
+
+    /**
+     * Arguments: {0} = url
+     */
+    ELASTIC_SEARCH_CONNECTION_SUCCESS,
+
+    /**
+     * Arguments: {0} = url {1} = failure cause
+     */
+    ELASTIC_SEARCH_CONNECTION_FAILURE,
+
+    /**
+     * Arguments: {0} = Filter configuration file. {1} = Failure cause.
+     */
+    FILTERS_CONFIG_FAILURE,
+
+    /**
+     * Arguments: {0} = Analysys configuration file. {1} = Failure case.
+     */
+    ANALYSYS_CONFIG_FAILURE,
+
+    /**
+     * Arguments: {0} = Index name
+     */
+    CREATED_INDEX,
+
+    /**
+     * Arguments: {0} = Index name {1} = Document type
+     */
+    CREATE_INDEX_TIME,
+
+    /**
+     * Arguments: {0} = Index name
+     */
+    DELETED_INDEX,
+
+    /**
+     * Arguments: {0} = Index name
+     */
+    DELETE_INDEX_TIME,
+
+    /**
+     * Arguments: {0} = Index name
+     */
+    CHECK_INDEX_TIME,
+
+    /**
+     * Arguments: {0} = Index name
+     */
+    CREATE_DOCUMENT_TIME,
+
+    /**
+     * Arguments: {0} = Index name {1} = Document id
+     */
+    UPDATE_DOCUMENT_TIME,
+
+    /**
+     * Arguments: {0} = Index name {1} = Document id
+     */
+    DELETE_DOCUMENT_TIME,
+
+    /**
+     * Arguments: {0} = Index name {1} = Document id
+     */
+    GET_DOCUMENT_TIME,
+
+    /**
+     * Arguments: {0} = Index name {1} = Query string
+     */
+    QUERY_DOCUMENT_TIME,
+
+    /**
+     * Arguments:
+     */
+    BULK_OPERATIONS_TIME,
+
+    /**
+     * Arguments:
+     */
+    PROCESSED_BULK_OPERATIONS,
+
+    /**
+     * Arguments: {0} = Event {1} = Result
+     */
+    PROCESS_EVENT,
+
+    /**
+     * Arguments: {0} = URL.
+     */
+    PROCESS_INLINE_QUERY,
+
+    /**
+     * Arguments {0} - Operation type (GET or POST) {1} - URL.
+     */
+    PROCESS_PAYLOAD_QUERY,
+
+    /**
+     * Arguments: {0} = Index {1} = Error
+     */
+    INDEX_CREATE_FAILURE,
+
+    /**
+     * Arguments: {0} = Index name {1} = Error cause
+     */
+    INDEX_DELETE_FAILURE,
+
+    /**
+     * Arguments: {0} = Failure cause.
+     */
+    GET_ANALYZERS_FAILURE,
+
+    /**
+     * Arguments: {0} = Failure cause.
+     */
+    BULK_OPERATION_FAILURE,
+
+    /**
+     * Arguments: {0} = Method {1} = Exception
+     */
+    EXCEPTION_DURING_METHOD_CALL,
+
+    /**
+     * Received request {0} {1} from {2}. Sending response: {3}
+     *
+     * <p>
+     * Arguments: {0} = operation {1} = target URL {2} = source {3} = response code
+     */
+    PROCESS_REST_REQUEST,
+
+    STARTUP_EXCEPTION
+    /**
+     * Exception encountered during startup of search service: {0}
+     *
+     * <p>
+     * Arguments: {0} = exception
+     */
+    ;
+
+    /**
+     * Load message bundle (SearchDbMsgs.properties file)
+     */
+    static {
+        EELFResourceManager.loadMessageBundle("logging/SearchDbMsgs");
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/search-data-service-app/src/main/java/org/onap/aai/sa/searchdbabstraction/searchapi/AbstractAggregation.java b/search-data-service-app/src/main/java/org/onap/aai/sa/searchdbabstraction/searchapi/AbstractAggregation.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..29be5ea
--- /dev/null
+++ b/search-data-service-app/src/main/java/org/onap/aai/sa/searchdbabstraction/searchapi/AbstractAggregation.java
@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+/**
+ * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
+ * org.onap.aai
+ * ================================================================================
+ * Copyright © 2017-2018 AT&T Intellectual Property. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright © 2017-2018 Amdocs
+ * ================================================================================
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *       http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ * ============LICENSE_END=========================================================
+ */
+package org.onap.aai.sa.searchdbabstraction.searchapi;
+
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation.JsonProperty;
+
+/**
+ * This is the common parent from which all aggregation types inherit. It defines the common fields that all
+ * aggregations must include.
+ */
+public abstract class AbstractAggregation {
+
+    /**
+     * The name of the field to apply the aggregation against.
+     */
+    protected String field;
+
+    /**
+     * Optionally allows the number of buckets for the aggregation to be specified.
+     */
+    protected Integer size;
+
+    /**
+     * Optionally sets the minimum number of matches that must occur before a particular bucket is included in the
+     * aggregation result.
+     */
+    @JsonProperty("min-threshold")
+    protected Integer minThreshold;
+
+
+    public String getField() {
+        return field;
+    }
+
+    public void setField(String field) {
+        this.field = field;
+    }
+
+    public Integer getSize() {
+        return size;
+    }
+
+    public void setSize(Integer size) {
+        this.size = size;
+    }
+
+    public Integer getMinThreshold() {
+        return minThreshold;
+    }
+
+    public void setMinThreshold(Integer minThreshold) {
+        this.minThreshold = minThreshold;
+    }
+
+    public abstract String toElasticSearch();
+
+}
diff --git a/search-data-service-app/src/main/java/org/onap/aai/sa/searchdbabstraction/searchapi/Aggregation.java b/search-data-service-app/src/main/java/org/onap/aai/sa/searchdbabstraction/searchapi/Aggregation.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..84f0e9e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/search-data-service-app/src/main/java/org/onap/aai/sa/searchdbabstraction/searchapi/Aggregation.java
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+/**
+ * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
+ * org.onap.aai
+ * ================================================================================
+ * Copyright © 2017-2018 AT&T Intellectual Property. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright © 2017-2018 Amdocs
+ * ================================================================================
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *       http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ * ============LICENSE_END=========================================================
+ */
+package org.onap.aai.sa.searchdbabstraction.searchapi;
+
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation.JsonProperty;
+
+public class Aggregation {
+    private String name;
+
+    @JsonProperty("aggregation")
+    private AggregationStatement aggregation;
+
+    public String getName() {
+        return name;
+    }
+
+    public void setName(String name) {
+        this.name = name;
+    }
+
+    public AggregationStatement getStatement() {
+        return aggregation;
+    }
+
+    public void setStatement(AggregationStatement aggregation) {
+        this.aggregation = aggregation;
+    }
+
+    public String toElasticSearch() {
+        StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
+        sb.append("\"");
+        sb.append(name);
+        sb.append("\": ");
+        sb.append(aggregation.toElasticSearch());
+        return sb.toString();
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public String toString() {
+        return "{name: " + name + ", aggregation: " + aggregation.toString();
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/search-data-service-app/src/main/java/org/onap/aai/sa/searchdbabstraction/searchapi/AggregationStatement.java b/search-data-service-app/src/main/java/org/onap/aai/sa/searchdbabstraction/searchapi/AggregationStatement.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..94a091d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/search-data-service-app/src/main/java/org/onap/aai/sa/searchdbabstraction/searchapi/AggregationStatement.java
@@ -0,0 +1,173 @@
+/**
+ * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
+ * org.onap.aai
+ * ================================================================================
+ * Copyright © 2017-2018 AT&T Intellectual Property. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright © 2017-2018 Amdocs
+ * ================================================================================
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *       http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ * ============LICENSE_END=========================================================
+ */
+package org.onap.aai.sa.searchdbabstraction.searchapi;
+
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation.JsonProperty;
+import java.util.Arrays;
+
+public class AggregationStatement {
+
+    @JsonProperty("group-by")
+    private GroupByAggregation groupBy;
+
+    @JsonProperty("date-range")
+    private DateRangeAggregation dateRange;
+
+    @JsonProperty("date-histogram")
+    private DateHistogramAggregation dateHist;
+
+    @JsonProperty("nested")
+    private Aggregation[] nested;
+
+    @JsonProperty("sub-aggregations")
+    private Aggregation[] subAggregations;
+
+    public GroupByAggregation getGroupBy() {
+        return groupBy;
+    }
+
+    public void setGroupBy(GroupByAggregation groupBy) {
+        this.groupBy = groupBy;
+    }
+
+    public DateRangeAggregation getDateRange() {
+        return dateRange;
+    }
+
+    public void setDateRange(DateRangeAggregation dateRange) {
+        this.dateRange = dateRange;
+    }
+
+    public DateHistogramAggregation getDateHist() {
+        return dateHist;
+    }
+
+    public void setDateHist(DateHistogramAggregation dateHist) {
+        this.dateHist = dateHist;
+    }
+
+    public Aggregation[] getNested() {
+        return nested;
+    }
+
+    public void setNested(Aggregation[] nested) {
+        this.nested = nested;
+    }
+
+    public Aggregation[] getSubAggregations() {
+        return subAggregations;
+    }
+
+    public void setSubAggregations(Aggregation[] subAggregations) {
+        this.subAggregations = subAggregations;
+    }
+
+    public String toElasticSearch() {
+        StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
+
+        sb.append("{");
+
+        if (nested != null && nested.length > 0) {
+            sb.append("\"nested\": {\"path\": \"");
+            if (nested[0].getStatement() != null) {
+                sb.append(nested[0].getStatement().getNestedPath());
+            }
+            sb.append("\"}, \"aggs\": {");
+            for (int i = 0; i < nested.length; i++) {
+                if (i > 0) {
+                    sb.append(",");
+                }
+                sb.append(nested[i].toElasticSearch());
+            }
+
+            sb.append("}");
+        } else {
+            if (groupBy != null) {
+                sb.append(groupBy.toElasticSearch());
+            } else if (dateRange != null) {
+                sb.append(dateRange.toElasticSearch());
+            } else if (dateHist != null) {
+                sb.append(dateHist.toElasticSearch());
+            }
+
+            if (subAggregations != null && subAggregations.length > 0) {
+                sb.append(", \"aggs\": {");
+                for (int i = 0; i < subAggregations.length; i++) {
+                    if (i > 0) {
+                        sb.append(",");
+                    }
+                    sb.append(subAggregations[i].toElasticSearch());
+                }
+                sb.append("}");
+            }
+        }
+
+        sb.append("}");
+
+        return sb.toString();
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public String toString() {
+        StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
+
+        if (nested != null) {
+            sb.append("{nested: ");
+            sb.append(Arrays.toString(nested));
+        } else if (groupBy != null) {
+            sb.append(groupBy.toString());
+        } else if (dateHist != null) {
+            sb.append(dateHist.toString());
+        } else if (dateRange != null) {
+            sb.append(dateRange.toString());
+        }
+
+        if (subAggregations != null) {
+            sb.append(", sub-aggregations: ");
+            sb.append(Arrays.toString(subAggregations));
+        }
+
+        sb.append("}");
+
+        return sb.toString();
+    }
+
+    public String getNestedPath() {
+        String path = null;
+        String fieldName = null;
+
+        if (groupBy != null) {
+            fieldName = groupBy.getField();
+        } else if (dateRange != null) {
+            fieldName = dateRange.getField();
+        } else if (dateHist != null) {
+            fieldName = dateHist.getField();
+        }
+
+        if (fieldName != null && fieldName.contains(".")) {
+            // we have nested field
+            path = fieldName.substring(0, fieldName.indexOf("."));
+        }
+
+        return path;
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/search-data-service-app/src/main/java/org/onap/aai/sa/searchdbabstraction/searchapi/DateHistogramAggregation.java b/search-data-service-app/src/main/java/org/onap/aai/sa/searchdbabstraction/searchapi/DateHistogramAggregation.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..96bb25d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/search-data-service-app/src/main/java/org/onap/aai/sa/searchdbabstraction/searchapi/DateHistogramAggregation.java
@@ -0,0 +1,117 @@
+/**
+ * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
+ * org.onap.aai
+ * ================================================================================
+ * Copyright © 2017-2018 AT&T Intellectual Property. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright © 2017-2018 Amdocs
+ * ================================================================================
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *       http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ * ============LICENSE_END=========================================================
+ */
+package org.onap.aai.sa.searchdbabstraction.searchapi;
+
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation.JsonProperty;
+
+/**
+ * An example of elasticsearch date_histogram aggregation:
+ *
+ * <p>
+ * 
+ * <pre>
+ * {
+ *    "aggs": {
+ *        "my_group": {
+ *            "date_histogram" : {
+ *               "field" : "date",
+ *               "interval" : "month"
+ *           }
+ *        }
+ *    }
+ * }
+ * </pre>
+ */
+
+public class DateHistogramAggregation extends AbstractAggregation {
+
+    private String interval;
+
+    private String format;
+
+    @JsonProperty("time-zone")
+    private String timeZone;
+
+
+    public String getInterval() {
+        return interval;
+    }
+
+    public void setInterval(String interval) {
+        this.interval = interval;
+    }
+
+    public String getTimeZone() {
+        return timeZone;
+    }
+
+    public String getFormat() {
+        return format;
+    }
+
+    public void setFormat(String format) {
+        this.format = format;
+    }
+
+    public void setTimeZone(String timeZone) {
+        this.timeZone = timeZone;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public String toElasticSearch() {
+        StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
+
+        sb.append("\"date_histogram\": {\"field\": \"");
+        sb.append(field);
+        sb.append("\"");
+        if (interval != null) {
+            sb.append(", \"interval\": \"");
+            sb.append(interval);
+            sb.append("\"");
+        }
+        if (format != null) {
+            sb.append(", \"format\": \"");
+            sb.append(format);
+            sb.append("\"");
+        }
+        if (timeZone != null) {
+            sb.append(", \"time_zone\": \"");
+            sb.append(timeZone);
+            sb.append("\"");
+        }
+        if (size != null) {
+            sb.append(", \"size\": ");
+            sb.append(size);
+        }
+        if (minThreshold != null) {
+            sb.append(", \"min_doc_count\": ").append(minThreshold);
+        }
+        sb.append("}");
+
+        return sb.toString();
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public String toString() {
+        return "DateHistogramAggregation: [field=" + field + ", interval=" + interval + ", format=" + format
+                + ", timeZone=" + timeZone + ", size=" + size + " minThreshold=" + minThreshold;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/search-data-service-app/src/main/java/org/onap/aai/sa/searchdbabstraction/searchapi/DateRange.java b/search-data-service-app/src/main/java/org/onap/aai/sa/searchdbabstraction/searchapi/DateRange.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cd49ee7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/search-data-service-app/src/main/java/org/onap/aai/sa/searchdbabstraction/searchapi/DateRange.java
@@ -0,0 +1,115 @@
+/**
+ * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
+ * org.onap.aai
+ * ================================================================================
+ * Copyright © 2017-2018 AT&T Intellectual Property. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright © 2017-2018 Amdocs
+ * ================================================================================
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *       http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ * ============LICENSE_END=========================================================
+ */
+package org.onap.aai.sa.searchdbabstraction.searchapi;
+
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation.JsonProperty;
+
+/**
+ * This class represents the ranges specification in an date_range statement.
+ * <p>
+ * The expected JSON structure for a ranges is as follows:
+ * <p>
+ *
+ * <pre>
+ * {
+ *  "from": <from-date>
+ * }
+ * </pre>
+ * <p>
+ * or
+ * <p>
+ *
+ * <pre>
+ * {
+ *  "to": <to-date>
+ * }
+ * </pre>
+ * <p>
+ * or
+ * <p>
+ *
+ * <pre>
+ * {
+ *  "from": <from-date>,
+ *  "to": <to-date>
+ * }
+ * </pre>
+ *
+ * @author sye
+ */
+public class DateRange {
+
+    @JsonProperty("from")
+    private String fromDate;
+
+    @JsonProperty("to")
+    private String toDate;
+
+    public String getFromDate() {
+        return fromDate;
+    }
+
+    public void setFromDate(String fromDate) {
+        this.fromDate = fromDate;
+    }
+
+    public String getToDate() {
+        return toDate;
+    }
+
+    public void setToDate(String toDate) {
+        this.toDate = toDate;
+    }
+
+    public String toElasticSearch() {
+        StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
+
+        sb.append("{");
+
+        if (fromDate != null) {
+            sb.append("\"from\": \"");
+            sb.append(fromDate);
+            sb.append("\"");
+        }
+
+        if (toDate != null) {
+            if (fromDate != null) {
+                sb.append(", \"to\": \"");
+                sb.append(toDate);
+                sb.append("\"");
+            } else {
+                sb.append("\"to\": \"");
+                sb.append(toDate);
+                sb.append("\"");
+            }
+        }
+
+        sb.append("}");
+
+        return sb.toString();
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public String toString() {
+        return "{from: " + fromDate + ", to: " + toDate + "}";
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/search-data-service-app/src/main/java/org/onap/aai/sa/searchdbabstraction/searchapi/DateRangeAggregation.java b/search-data-service-app/src/main/java/org/onap/aai/sa/searchdbabstraction/searchapi/DateRangeAggregation.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a4e0cc2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/search-data-service-app/src/main/java/org/onap/aai/sa/searchdbabstraction/searchapi/DateRangeAggregation.java
@@ -0,0 +1,130 @@
+/**
+ * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
+ * org.onap.aai
+ * ================================================================================
+ * Copyright © 2017-2018 AT&T Intellectual Property. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright © 2017-2018 Amdocs
+ * ================================================================================
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *       http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ * ============LICENSE_END=========================================================
+ */
+package org.onap.aai.sa.searchdbabstraction.searchapi;
+
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation.JsonProperty;
+
+/**
+ * An example of a date_range aggregation:
+ *
+ * <p>
+ *
+ * <pre>
+ * {
+ *    "aggs": {
+ *        "range": {
+ *            "date_range": {
+ *                "field": "date",
+ *                "format": "MM-yyy",
+ *                "ranges": [
+ *                    { "to": "now-10M/M" },
+ *                    { "from": "now-10M/M" }
+ *                ]
+ *            }
+ *        }
+ *    }
+ * }
+ * </pre>
+ *
+ * @author sye
+ */
+public class DateRangeAggregation extends AbstractAggregation {
+
+    private String format;
+
+    @JsonProperty("ranges")
+    private DateRange[] dateRanges;
+
+
+    public String getFormat() {
+        return format;
+    }
+
+    public void setFormat(String format) {
+        this.format = format;
+    }
+
+    public DateRange[] getDateRanges() {
+        return dateRanges;
+    }
+
+    public void setDateRanges(DateRange[] dateRanges) {
+        this.dateRanges = dateRanges;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public String toElasticSearch() {
+        StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
+
+        sb.append("\"date_range\": {\"field\": \"");
+        sb.append(field);
+        sb.append("\"");
+
+        if (format != null) {
+            sb.append(", \"format\": \"");
+            sb.append(format);
+            sb.append("\"");
+        }
+
+        if (dateRanges != null && dateRanges.length > 0) {
+            sb.append(", \"ranges\": [");
+
+            for (int i = 0; i < dateRanges.length; i++) {
+                if (i > 0) {
+                    sb.append(",");
+                }
+                sb.append(dateRanges[i].toElasticSearch());
+            }
+
+            sb.append("]");
+        }
+
+        if (size != null) {
+            sb.append(", \"size\": ");
+            sb.append(size);
+        }
+
+        if (minThreshold != null) {
+            sb.append(", \"min_doc_count\": ").append(minThreshold);
+        }
+
+        sb.append("}");
+
+        return sb.toString();
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public String toString() {
+        StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
+        sb.append("date-range: {field: " + field + ", format: " + format + ", size: " + size + ", minThreshold: "
+                + minThreshold + "ranges: [");
+        for (int i = 0; i < dateRanges.length; i++) {
+            if (i > 0) {
+                sb.append(",");
+            }
+            sb.append(dateRanges[i].toString());
+        }
+        sb.append("]");
+
+        return sb.toString();
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/search-data-service-app/src/main/java/org/onap/aai/sa/searchdbabstraction/searchapi/Filter.java b/search-data-service-app/src/main/java/org/onap/aai/sa/searchdbabstraction/searchapi/Filter.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..134c660
--- /dev/null
+++ b/search-data-service-app/src/main/java/org/onap/aai/sa/searchdbabstraction/searchapi/Filter.java
@@ -0,0 +1,183 @@
+/**
+ * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
+ * org.onap.aai
+ * ================================================================================
+ * Copyright © 2017-2018 AT&T Intellectual Property. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright © 2017-2018 Amdocs
+ * ================================================================================
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *       http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ * ============LICENSE_END=========================================================
+ */
+package org.onap.aai.sa.searchdbabstraction.searchapi;
+
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.List;
+
+/**
+ * This class represents the filter stanza in a search statement.
+ *
+ * <p>
+ * The expected JSON structure for a filter stanza is as follows:
+ *
+ * <pre>
+ * {
+ *     "filter": {
+ *        "all": [ {query structure}, {query structure}, ... {query structure} ],
+ *        "any": [ {query structure}, {query structure}, ... {query structure} ]
+ *     }
+ * }
+ * </pre>
+ */
+public class Filter {
+
+    /**
+     * All queries in this list must evaluate to true for the filter to pass.
+     */
+    private QueryStatement[] all;
+
+    /**
+     * Any one of the queries in this list must evaluate to true for the filter to pass.
+     */
+    private QueryStatement[] any;
+
+
+    public QueryStatement[] getAll() {
+        return all;
+    }
+
+    public void setAll(QueryStatement[] all) {
+        this.all = all;
+    }
+
+    public QueryStatement[] getAny() {
+        return any;
+    }
+
+    public void setAny(QueryStatement[] any) {
+        this.any = any;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * This method returns a string which represents this filter in syntax that is understandable by ElasticSearch and
+     * is suitable for inclusion in an ElasticSearch query string.
+     *
+     * @return - ElasticSearch syntax string.
+     */
+    public String toElasticSearch() {
+
+        StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
+
+        List<QueryStatement> notMatchQueries = new ArrayList<>();
+        sb.append("{");
+        sb.append("\"bool\": {");
+
+        // Add the queries from our 'all' list.
+        int matchQueriesCount = 0;
+        int notMatchQueriesCount = 0;
+        if (all != null) {
+            sb.append("\"must\": [");
+
+            for (QueryStatement query : all) {
+                if (matchQueriesCount > 0) {
+                    sb.append(", ");
+                }
+
+                if (query.isNotMatch()) {
+                    notMatchQueries.add(query);
+                } else {
+                    sb.append(query.toElasticSearch());
+                    matchQueriesCount++;
+                }
+            }
+            sb.append("],");
+
+
+            sb.append("\"must_not\": [");
+            for (QueryStatement query : notMatchQueries) {
+                if (notMatchQueriesCount > 0) {
+                    sb.append(", ");
+                }
+                sb.append(query.toElasticSearch());
+                notMatchQueriesCount++;
+            }
+            sb.append("]");
+        }
+
+        // Add the queries from our 'any' list.
+        notMatchQueries.clear();
+        if (any != null) {
+            if (all != null) {
+                sb.append(",");
+            }
+            sb.append("\"should\": [");
+
+            matchQueriesCount = 0;
+            for (QueryStatement query : any) {
+                if (matchQueriesCount > 0) {
+                    sb.append(", ");
+                }
+
+                if (query.isNotMatch()) {
+                    notMatchQueries.add(query);
+                } else {
+                    sb.append(query.toElasticSearch());
+                    matchQueriesCount++;
+                }
+            }
+            sb.append("],");
+
+            notMatchQueriesCount = 0;
+            sb.append("\"must_not\": [");
+            for (QueryStatement query : notMatchQueries) {
+                if (notMatchQueriesCount > 0) {
+                    sb.append(", ");
+                }
+                sb.append(query.toElasticSearch());
+                notMatchQueriesCount++;
+            }
+            sb.append("]");
+        }
+        sb.append("}");
+        sb.append("}");
+
+        return sb.toString();
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public String toString() {
+
+        StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
+
+        sb.append("{");
+
+        sb.append("all: [");
+        if (all != null) {
+            for (QueryStatement query : all) {
+                sb.append(query.toString());
+            }
+        }
+        sb.append("], ");
+
+        sb.append("any: [");
+        if (any != null) {
+            for (QueryStatement query : any) {
+                sb.append(query.toString());
+            }
+        }
+        sb.append("] ");
+
+        sb.append("}");
+
+        return sb.toString();
+    }
+}
diff --git a/search-data-service-app/src/main/java/org/onap/aai/sa/searchdbabstraction/searchapi/GroupByAggregation.java b/search-data-service-app/src/main/java/org/onap/aai/sa/searchdbabstraction/searchapi/GroupByAggregation.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..69730d2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/search-data-service-app/src/main/java/org/onap/aai/sa/searchdbabstraction/searchapi/GroupByAggregation.java
@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+/**
+ * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
+ * org.onap.aai
+ * ================================================================================
+ * Copyright © 2017-2018 AT&T Intellectual Property. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright © 2017-2018 Amdocs
+ * ================================================================================
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *       http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ * ============LICENSE_END=========================================================
+ */
+package org.onap.aai.sa.searchdbabstraction.searchapi;
+
+/**
+ * An example of a date_range aggregation:
+ *
+ * <p>
+ * 
+ * <pre>
+ * {
+ *    "aggs": {
+ *        "my_group": {
+ *            "term": {
+ *                "field": "group"
+ *            }
+ *        }
+ *    }
+ * }
+ * </pre>
+ *
+ * @author sye
+ */
+public class GroupByAggregation extends AbstractAggregation {
+
+    @Override
+    public String toElasticSearch() {
+        StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
+
+        sb.append("\"terms\": {\"field\": \"");
+        sb.append(field);
+        sb.append("\"");
+        if (size != null) {
+            sb.append(", \"size\": ");
+            sb.append(size);
+        }
+
+        if (minThreshold != null) {
+            sb.append(", \"min_doc_count\": ").append(minThreshold);
+        }
+
+        sb.append("}");
+
+        return sb.toString();
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public String toString() {
+        return "{group-by: {field: " + field + ", size: " + size + " minThreshold: " + minThreshold + "}}";
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/search-data-service-app/src/main/java/org/onap/aai/sa/searchdbabstraction/searchapi/ParsedQuery.java b/search-data-service-app/src/main/java/org/onap/aai/sa/searchdbabstraction/searchapi/ParsedQuery.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..19bc250
--- /dev/null
+++ b/search-data-service-app/src/main/java/org/onap/aai/sa/searchdbabstraction/searchapi/ParsedQuery.java
@@ -0,0 +1,120 @@
+/**
+ * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
+ * org.onap.aai
+ * ================================================================================
+ * Copyright © 2017-2018 AT&T Intellectual Property. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright © 2017-2018 Amdocs
+ * ================================================================================
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *       http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ * ============LICENSE_END=========================================================
+ */
+package org.onap.aai.sa.searchdbabstraction.searchapi;
+
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation.JsonProperty;
+
+/**
+ * This class represents a simple parsed query statement.
+ *
+ * <p>
+ * A 'parsed query' specifies a document field to inspect and a query string which will be parsed by the document store
+ * to generate the exact query to be performed.
+ *
+ * <p>
+ * The query string will be tokenized into 'terms' and 'operators' where:
+ *
+ * <p>
+ * Terms may be any of the following:
+ * <ul>
+ * <li>single words</li>
+ * <li>exact phrases (denoted by surrounding the phrase with '"' characters)</li>
+ * <li>regular expressions (denoted by surrounding the phrase with '/' characters)</li>
+ * </ul>
+ *
+ * <p>
+ * Operators may be any of the following:
+ * <ul>
+ * <li>+ -- The term to the right of the operator MUST be present to produce a match.</li>
+ * <li>- -- The term to the right of the operator MUST NOT be present to produce a match.</li>
+ * <li>AND -- Both the terms to the left and right of the operator MUST be present to produce a match.</li>
+ * <li>OR -- Either the term to the left or right of the operator MUST be present to produce a match.</li>
+ * <li>NOT -- The term to the right of the operator MUST NOT be present to produce a match.</li>
+ * </ul>
+ *
+ * <p>
+ * The expected JSON structure for a parsed query is as follows:
+ * 
+ * <pre>
+ *     {
+ *         "parsed-query": {
+ *             "field": "fieldname",
+ *             "query-string": "string"
+ *         }
+ *     }
+ * </pre>
+ */
+public class ParsedQuery {
+
+    /**
+     * The name of the field which the query is to be applied to.
+     */
+    private String field;
+
+    /**
+     * The string to be parsed to generate the full query.
+     */
+    @JsonProperty("query-string")
+    private String queryString;
+
+
+    public String getField() {
+        return field;
+    }
+
+    public void setField(String field) {
+        this.field = field;
+    }
+
+    public String getQueryString() {
+        return queryString;
+    }
+
+    public void setQueryString(String queryString) {
+        this.queryString = queryString;
+    }
+
+
+    /**
+     * This method returns a string which represents this query in syntax that is understandable by ElasticSearch and is
+     * suitable for inclusion in an ElasticSearch query string.
+     *
+     * @return - ElasticSearch syntax string.
+     */
+    public String toElasticSearch() {
+
+        StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
+
+        sb.append("{");
+        sb.append("\"query_string\": {");
+        sb.append("\"default_field\": \"").append(field).append("\", ");
+        sb.append("\"query\": \"").append(queryString).append("\"");
+        sb.append("}");
+        sb.append("}");
+
+        return sb.toString();
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public String toString() {
+        return "{field:" + field + ", query-string: '" + queryString + "'}";
+    }
+}
diff --git a/search-data-service-app/src/main/java/org/onap/aai/sa/searchdbabstraction/searchapi/Query.java b/search-data-service-app/src/main/java/org/onap/aai/sa/searchdbabstraction/searchapi/Query.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ee8ffdc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/search-data-service-app/src/main/java/org/onap/aai/sa/searchdbabstraction/searchapi/Query.java
@@ -0,0 +1,90 @@
+/**
+ * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
+ * org.onap.aai
+ * ================================================================================
+ * Copyright © 2017-2018 AT&T Intellectual Property. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright © 2017-2018 Amdocs
+ * ================================================================================
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *       http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ * ============LICENSE_END=========================================================
+ */
+package org.onap.aai.sa.searchdbabstraction.searchapi;
+
+public class Query {
+
+    private QueryStatement may;
+    private QueryStatement must;
+
+    public QueryStatement getMay() {
+        return may;
+    }
+
+    public void setMay(QueryStatement may) {
+        this.may = may;
+    }
+
+    public QueryStatement getMust() {
+        return must;
+    }
+
+    public void setMust(QueryStatement must) {
+        this.must = must;
+    }
+
+    public QueryStatement getQueryStatement() {
+        if (isMust()) {
+            return must;
+        } else if (isMay()) {
+            return may;
+        } else {
+            return null;
+        }
+    }
+
+    public boolean isMust() {
+        return must != null;
+    }
+
+    public boolean isMay() {
+        return may != null;
+    }
+
+    public String toElasticSearch() {
+
+        if (isMust()) {
+            return must.toElasticSearch();
+        } else if (isMay()) {
+            return may.toElasticSearch();
+        } else {
+            return ""; // throw an exception?
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public String toString() {
+
+        StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
+
+        sb.append("Query:[");
+        if (isMust()) {
+            sb.append("must: ").append(must.toString());
+        } else if (isMay()) {
+            sb.append("may: ").append(may.toString());
+        } else {
+            sb.append("INVALID");
+        }
+        sb.append("]");
+
+        return sb.toString();
+    }
+}
diff --git a/search-data-service-app/src/main/java/org/onap/aai/sa/searchdbabstraction/searchapi/QueryStatement.java b/search-data-service-app/src/main/java/org/onap/aai/sa/searchdbabstraction/searchapi/QueryStatement.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7764051
--- /dev/null
+++ b/search-data-service-app/src/main/java/org/onap/aai/sa/searchdbabstraction/searchapi/QueryStatement.java
@@ -0,0 +1,138 @@
+/**
+ * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
+ * org.onap.aai
+ * ================================================================================
+ * Copyright © 2017-2018 AT&T Intellectual Property. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright © 2017-2018 Amdocs
+ * ================================================================================
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *       http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ * ============LICENSE_END=========================================================
+ */
+package org.onap.aai.sa.searchdbabstraction.searchapi;
+
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation.JsonProperty;
+
+public class QueryStatement {
+
+    private TermQuery match;
+
+    @JsonProperty("not-match")
+    private TermQuery notMatch;
+
+    @JsonProperty("parsed-query")
+    private ParsedQuery parsedQuery;
+
+    private RangeQuery range;
+
+    public TermQuery getMatch() {
+        return match;
+    }
+
+    public void setMatch(TermQuery match) {
+        this.match = match;
+    }
+
+    public TermQuery getNotMatch() {
+        return notMatch;
+    }
+
+    public void setNotMatch(TermQuery notMatch) {
+        this.notMatch = notMatch;
+    }
+
+    public ParsedQuery getParsedQuery() {
+        return parsedQuery;
+    }
+
+    public void setParsedQuery(ParsedQuery parsedQuery) {
+        this.parsedQuery = parsedQuery;
+    }
+
+    public RangeQuery getRange() {
+        return range;
+    }
+
+    public void setRange(RangeQuery range) {
+        this.range = range;
+    }
+
+    public boolean isNotMatch() {
+        return (notMatch != null);
+    }
+
+    public String toElasticSearch() {
+
+        if (match != null) {
+            return match.toElasticSearch();
+
+        } else if (notMatch != null) {
+            return notMatch.toElasticSearch();
+
+        } else if (parsedQuery != null) {
+
+            // We need some special wrapping if this query is against a nested field.
+            if (fieldIsNested(parsedQuery.getField())) {
+                return "{\"nested\": { \"path\": \"" + pathForNestedField(parsedQuery.getField()) + "\", \"query\": "
+                        + parsedQuery.toElasticSearch() + "}}";
+            } else {
+                return parsedQuery.toElasticSearch();
+            }
+
+        } else if (range != null) {
+
+            // We need some special wrapping if this query is against a nested field.
+            if (fieldIsNested(range.getField())) {
+                return "{\"nested\": { \"path\": \"" + pathForNestedField(range.getField()) + "\", \"query\": "
+                        + range.toElasticSearch() + "}}";
+            } else {
+                return range.toElasticSearch();
+            }
+
+        } else {
+            // throw an exception?
+            return null;
+        }
+    }
+
+    private boolean fieldIsNested(String field) {
+        return field.contains(".");
+    }
+
+    private String pathForNestedField(String field) {
+        int index = field.lastIndexOf('.');
+        return field.substring(0, index);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public String toString() {
+
+        StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
+
+        sb.append("{");
+
+        if (match != null) {
+            sb.append("TERM QUERY: { match: {").append(match.toString()).append("}}");
+        } else if (notMatch != null) {
+            sb.append("TERM QUERY: { not-match: {").append(match.toString()).append("}}");
+        } else if (parsedQuery != null) {
+            sb.append("PARSED QUERY: { ").append(parsedQuery.toString()).append("}");
+        } else if (range != null) {
+            sb.append("RANGE QUERY: { ").append(range.toString()).append("}");
+        } else {
+            sb.append("UNDEFINED");
+        }
+
+        sb.append("}");
+        return sb.toString();
+    }
+}
diff --git a/search-data-service-app/src/main/java/org/onap/aai/sa/searchdbabstraction/searchapi/RangeQuery.java b/search-data-service-app/src/main/java/org/onap/aai/sa/searchdbabstraction/searchapi/RangeQuery.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..60cc9e6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/search-data-service-app/src/main/java/org/onap/aai/sa/searchdbabstraction/searchapi/RangeQuery.java
@@ -0,0 +1,336 @@
+/**
+ * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
+ * org.onap.aai
+ * ================================================================================
+ * Copyright © 2017-2018 AT&T Intellectual Property. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright © 2017-2018 Amdocs
+ * ================================================================================
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *       http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ * ============LICENSE_END=========================================================
+ */
+package org.onap.aai.sa.searchdbabstraction.searchapi;
+
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation.JsonProperty;
+
+/**
+ * This class represents a simple range query.
+ *
+ * <p>
+ * A range query is composed of one or more operator/value pairs which define the upper and lower bounds of the range,
+ * and a field to apply the query to.
+ *
+ * <p>
+ * Operators may be one of the following:
+ * <ul>
+ * <li>gt - Greater than.</li>
+ * <li>gte - Greater than or equal to.</li>
+ * <li>lt - Less than.</li>
+ * <li>lte - Less than or equal to.</li>
+ * </ul>
+ * Values may be either numeric values (Integer or Double) or Strings representing dates.
+ *
+ * <p>
+ * The following examples illustrate a couple of variants of the range query:
+ *
+ * <p>
+ * 
+ * <pre>
+ *     // A simple numeric range query:
+ *     {
+ *         "range": {
+ *             "field": "fieldname",
+ *             "gte": 5,
+ *             "lte": 10
+ *         }
+ *     }
+ *
+ *     // A simple date range query:
+ *     {
+ *         "range": {
+ *             "field": "fieldname",
+ *             "gt": "2016-10-06T00:00:00.558+03:00",
+ *             "lt": "2016-10-06T23:59:59.558+03:00"
+ *         }
+ *     }
+ * </pre>
+ */
+public class RangeQuery {
+
+    /**
+     * The name of the field to apply the range query against.
+     */
+    private String field;
+
+    /**
+     * The value of the field must be greater than this value to be a match.<br>
+     * NOTE: Only one of 'gt' or 'gte' should be set on any single {@link RangeQuery} instance.
+     */
+    private Object gt;
+
+    /**
+     * The value of the field must be greater than or equal to this value to be a match.<br>
+     * NOTE: Only one of 'gt' or 'gte' should be set on any single {@link RangeQuery} instance.
+     */
+    private Object gte;
+
+    /**
+     * The value of the field must be less than this value to be a match.<br>
+     * NOTE: Only one of 'lt' or 'lte' should be set on any single {@link RangeQuery} instance.
+     */
+    private Object lt;
+
+    /**
+     * The value of the field must be less than or equal to than this value to be a match.<br>
+     * NOTE: Only one of 'lt' or 'lte' should be set on any single {@link RangeQuery} instance.
+     */
+    private Object lte;
+
+    private String format;
+
+    @JsonProperty("time-zone")
+    private String timeZone;
+
+    public String getField() {
+        return field;
+    }
+
+    public void setField(String field) {
+        this.field = field;
+    }
+
+    public Object getGt() {
+        return gt;
+    }
+
+    public void setGt(Object gt) {
+
+        // It does not make sense to assign a value to both the 'greater than'
+        // and 'greater than or equal' operations, so make sure we are not
+        // trying to do that.
+        if (gte == null) {
+
+            // Make sure that we are not trying to mix both numeric and date
+            // type values in the same queries.
+            if (((lt != null) && !typesMatch(gt, lt)) || ((lte != null) && !typesMatch(gt, lte))) {
+                throw new IllegalArgumentException("Cannot mix date and numeric values in the same ranged query");
+            }
+
+            // If we made it here, then we're all good. Store the value.
+            this.gt = gt;
+        } else {
+            throw new IllegalArgumentException("Cannot assign both 'gt' and 'gte' fields in the same ranged query");
+        }
+    }
+
+
+    public Object getGte() {
+        return gte;
+    }
+
+    public void setGte(Object gte) {
+
+        // It does not make sense to assign a value to both the 'greater than'
+        // and 'greater than or equal' operations, so make sure we are not
+        // trying to do that.
+        if (gt == null) {
+
+            // Make sure that we are not trying to mix both numeric and date
+            // type values in the same queries.
+            if (((lt != null) && !typesMatch(gte, lt)) || ((lte != null) && !typesMatch(gte, lte))) {
+                throw new IllegalArgumentException("Cannot mix date and numeric values in the same ranged query");
+            }
+
+            // If we made it here, then we're all good. Store the value.
+            this.gte = gte;
+
+        } else {
+            throw new IllegalArgumentException("Cannot assign both 'gt' and 'gte' fields in the same ranged query");
+        }
+    }
+
+    public Object getLt() {
+        return lt;
+    }
+
+    public void setLt(Object lt) {
+
+        // It does not make sense to assign a value to both the 'less than'
+        // and 'less than or equal' operations, so make sure we are not
+        // trying to do that.
+        if (lte == null) {
+
+            // Make sure that we are not trying to mix both numeric and date
+            // type values in the same queries.
+            if (((gt != null) && !typesMatch(lt, gt)) || ((gte != null) && !typesMatch(lt, gte))) {
+                throw new IllegalArgumentException("Cannot mix date and numeric values in the same ranged query");
+            }
+
+            // If we made it here, then we're all good. Store the value.
+
+            this.lt = lt;
+        } else {
+            throw new IllegalArgumentException("Cannot assign both 'lt' and 'lte' fields in the same ranged query");
+        }
+    }
+
+    public Object getLte() {
+        return lte;
+    }
+
+    public void setLte(Object lte) {
+
+        // It does not make sense to assign a value to both the 'greater than'
+        // and 'greater than or equal' operations, so make sure we are not
+        // trying to do that.
+        if (lt == null) {
+
+            // Make sure that we are not trying to mix both numeric and date
+            // type values in the same queries.
+            if (((gt != null) && !typesMatch(lte, gt)) || ((gte != null) && !typesMatch(lte, gte))) {
+                throw new IllegalArgumentException("Cannot mix date and numeric values in the same ranged query");
+            }
+
+            // If we made it here, then we're all good. Store the value.
+
+            this.lte = lte;
+        } else {
+            throw new IllegalArgumentException("Cannot assign both 'lt' and 'lte' fields in the same ranged query");
+        }
+    }
+
+    public String getFormat() {
+        return format;
+    }
+
+    public void setFormat(String format) {
+        this.format = format;
+    }
+
+    public String getTimeZone() {
+        return timeZone;
+    }
+
+    public void setTimeZone(String timeZone) {
+        this.timeZone = timeZone;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * This convenience method determines whether or not the supplied value needs to be enclosed in '"' characters when
+     * generating ElasticSearch compatible syntax.
+     *
+     * @param val - The value to check.
+     * @return - A string representation of the value for inclusion in an ElasticSearch syntax string.
+     */
+    private String formatStringOrNumericVal(Object val) {
+
+        if (val instanceof String) {
+            return "\"" + val.toString() + "\"";
+        } else {
+            return val.toString();
+        }
+    }
+
+
+    /**
+     * This convenience method verifies that the supplied objects are of classes considered to be compatible for a
+     * ranged query.
+     *
+     * @param value1 - The first value to check.
+     * @param value2 - The second value to check.
+     * @return - True if the two objects are compatible for inclusion in the same ranged query, False, otherwise.
+     */
+    boolean typesMatch(Object value1, Object value2) {
+
+        return ((value1 instanceof String) && (value2 instanceof String))
+                || (!(value1 instanceof String) && !(value2 instanceof String));
+    }
+
+
+    /**
+     * This method returns a string which represents this query in syntax that is understandable by ElasticSearch and is
+     * suitable for inclusion in an ElasticSearch query string.
+     *
+     * @return - ElasticSearch syntax string.
+     */
+    public String toElasticSearch() {
+
+        StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
+
+        sb.append("{");
+        sb.append("\"range\": {");
+        sb.append("\"").append(field).append("\": {");
+
+        // We may have one or zero of 'greater than' or 'greater
+        // than or equal'
+        boolean needComma = false;
+        if (gte != null) {
+            sb.append("\"gte\": ").append(formatStringOrNumericVal(gte));
+            needComma = true;
+        } else if (gt != null) {
+            sb.append("\"gt\": ").append(formatStringOrNumericVal(gt));
+            needComma = true;
+        }
+
+        // We may have one or zero of 'less than' or 'less
+        // than or equal'
+        if (lte != null) {
+            if (needComma) {
+                sb.append(", ");
+            }
+            sb.append("\"lte\": ").append(formatStringOrNumericVal(lte));
+        } else if (lt != null) {
+            if (needComma) {
+                sb.append(", ");
+            }
+            sb.append("\"lt\": ").append(formatStringOrNumericVal(lt));
+        }
+
+        // Append the format specifier if one was provided.
+        if (format != null) {
+            sb.append(", \"format\": \"").append(format).append("\"");
+        }
+
+        // Append the time zone specifier if one was provided.
+        if (timeZone != null) {
+            sb.append(", \"time_zone\": \"").append(timeZone).append("\"");
+        }
+
+        sb.append("}");
+        sb.append("}");
+        sb.append("}");
+
+        return sb.toString();
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public String toString() {
+
+        String str = "{ field: " + field + ", ";
+
+        if (gt != null) {
+            str += "gt: " + gt;
+        } else if (gte != null) {
+            str += "gte: " + gte;
+        }
+
+        if (lt != null) {
+            str += (((gt != null) || (gte != null)) ? ", " : "") + "lt: " + lt;
+        } else if (lte != null) {
+            str += (((gt != null) || (gte != null)) ? ", " : "") + "lte: " + lte;
+        }
+
+        str += "}";
+
+        return str;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/search-data-service-app/src/main/java/org/onap/aai/sa/searchdbabstraction/searchapi/SearchStatement.java b/search-data-service-app/src/main/java/org/onap/aai/sa/searchdbabstraction/searchapi/SearchStatement.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d14f8df
--- /dev/null
+++ b/search-data-service-app/src/main/java/org/onap/aai/sa/searchdbabstraction/searchapi/SearchStatement.java
@@ -0,0 +1,319 @@
+/**
+ * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
+ * org.onap.aai
+ * ================================================================================
+ * Copyright © 2017-2018 AT&T Intellectual Property. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright © 2017-2018 Amdocs
+ * ================================================================================
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *       http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ * ============LICENSE_END=========================================================
+ */
+package org.onap.aai.sa.searchdbabstraction.searchapi;
+
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation.JsonProperty;
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicBoolean;
+import org.radeox.util.logging.Logger;
+
+/**
+ * This class represents the structure of a search statement.
+ *
+ * <p>
+ * The expected JSON structure to represent a search statement is as follows:
+ *
+ * <p>
+ *
+ * <pre>
+ *     {
+ *         "results-start": int,  - Optional: index of starting point in result set.
+ *         "results-size": int,   - Optional: maximum number of documents to include in result set.
+ *
+ *         "filter": {
+ *             { filter structure - see {@link Filter} }
+ *         },
+ *
+ *         "queries": [
+ *             { query structure - see {@link QueryStatement} },
+ *             { query structure - see {@link QueryStatement} },
+ *                              .
+ *                              .
+ *             { query structure - see {@link QueryStatement} },
+ *         ],
+ *
+ *         "aggregations": [
+ *             { aggregation structure - see {@link AggregationStatement} },
+ *             { aggregation structure - see {@link AggregationStatement} },
+ *                              .
+ *                              .
+ *             { aggregation structure - see {@link AggregationStatement} },
+ *         ]
+ *     }
+ * </pre>
+ */
+public class SearchStatement {
+
+    /**
+     * Defines the filters that should be applied before running the actual queries. This is optional.
+     */
+    private Filter filter;
+
+    /**
+     * The list of queries to be applied to the document store.
+     */
+    private Query[] queries;
+
+    /**
+     * The list of aggregations to be applied to the search
+     */
+    private Aggregation[] aggregations;
+
+    /**
+     * Defines the sort criteria to apply to the query result set. This is optional.
+     */
+    private Sort sort;
+
+    @JsonProperty("results-start")
+    private Integer resultsStart;
+
+    @JsonProperty("results-size")
+    private Integer size;
+
+    public Filter getFilter() {
+        return filter;
+    }
+
+    public void setFilter(Filter filter) {
+        this.filter = filter;
+    }
+
+    public Query[] getQueries() {
+        return queries;
+    }
+
+    public void setQueries(Query[] queries) {
+        this.queries = queries;
+    }
+
+    public Sort getSort() {
+        return sort;
+    }
+
+    public void setSort(Sort sort) {
+        this.sort = sort;
+    }
+
+    public boolean isFiltered() {
+        return filter != null;
+    }
+
+    public Aggregation[] getAggregations() {
+        return aggregations;
+    }
+
+    public void setAggregations(Aggregation[] aggregations) {
+        this.aggregations = aggregations;
+    }
+
+    public boolean hasAggregations() {
+        return aggregations != null && aggregations.length > 0;
+    }
+
+    public Integer getFrom() {
+        return resultsStart;
+    }
+
+    public void setFrom(Integer from) {
+        this.resultsStart = from;
+    }
+
+    public Integer getSize() {
+        return size;
+    }
+
+    public void setSize(Integer size) {
+        this.size = size;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * This method returns a string which represents this statement in syntax that is understandable by ElasticSearch
+     * and is suitable for inclusion in an ElasticSearch query string.
+     *
+     * @return - ElasticSearch syntax string.
+     */
+    public String toElasticSearch() {
+        StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
+        List<QueryStatement> notMatchQueries = new ArrayList<>();
+        List<QueryStatement> mustQueries = new ArrayList<>();
+        List<QueryStatement> shouldQueries = new ArrayList<>();
+
+        createQueryLists(queries, mustQueries, shouldQueries, notMatchQueries);
+
+        sb.append("{");
+
+        sb.append("\"version\": true,");
+
+        // If the client has specified an index into the results for the first
+        // document in the result set then include that in the ElasticSearch
+        // query.
+        if (resultsStart != null) {
+            sb.append("\"from\": ").append(resultsStart).append(", ");
+        }
+
+        // If the client has specified a maximum number of documents to be returned
+        // in the result set then include that in the ElasticSearch query.
+        if (size != null) {
+            sb.append("\"size\": ").append(size).append(", ");
+        }
+
+        sb.append("\"query\": {");
+        sb.append("\"bool\": {");
+
+        sb.append("\"must\": [");
+        AtomicBoolean firstQuery = new AtomicBoolean(true);
+        for (QueryStatement query : mustQueries) {
+
+            if (!firstQuery.compareAndSet(true, false)) {
+                sb.append(", ");
+            }
+
+            sb.append(query.toElasticSearch());
+        }
+        sb.append("], ");
+
+        sb.append("\"should\": [");
+
+        firstQuery = new AtomicBoolean(true);
+        for (QueryStatement query : shouldQueries) {
+
+            if (!firstQuery.compareAndSet(true, false)) {
+                sb.append(", ");
+            }
+
+            sb.append(query.toElasticSearch());
+        }
+
+        sb.append("],"); // close should list
+
+        sb.append("\"must_not\": [");
+        firstQuery.set(true);
+        for (QueryStatement query : notMatchQueries) {
+            sb.append(query.toElasticSearch());
+        }
+        sb.append("]");
+
+        // Add the filter stanza, if one is required.
+        if (isFiltered()) {
+            sb.append(", \"filter\": ").append(filter.toElasticSearch());
+        }
+
+        sb.append("}"); // close bool clause
+        sb.append("}"); // close query clause
+
+        // Add the sort directive, if one is required.
+        if (sort != null) {
+            sb.append(", \"sort\": ").append(sort.toElasticSearch());
+        }
+
+        // Add aggregations
+        if (hasAggregations()) {
+            sb.append(", \"aggs\": {");
+
+            for (int i = 0; i < aggregations.length; i++) {
+                if (i > 0) {
+                    sb.append(",");
+                }
+                sb.append(aggregations[i].toElasticSearch());
+            }
+
+            sb.append("}");
+        }
+
+        sb.append("}");
+
+        Logger.debug("Generated raw ElasticSearch query statement: " + sb.toString());
+        return sb.toString();
+    }
+
+    private void createQueryLists(Query[] queries, List<QueryStatement> mustList, List<QueryStatement> mayList,
+            List<QueryStatement> mustNotList) {
+
+        for (Query query : queries) {
+
+            if (query.isMust()) {
+
+                if (query.getQueryStatement().isNotMatch()) {
+                    mustNotList.add(query.getQueryStatement());
+                } else {
+                    mustList.add(query.getQueryStatement());
+                }
+            } else {
+
+                if (query.getQueryStatement().isNotMatch()) {
+                    mustNotList.add(query.getQueryStatement());
+                } else {
+                    mayList.add(query.getQueryStatement());
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+
+    @Override
+    public String toString() {
+
+        StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
+
+        sb.append("SEARCH STATEMENT: {");
+
+        if (size != null) {
+            sb.append("from: ").append(resultsStart).append(", size: ").append(size).append(", ");
+        }
+
+        if (filter != null) {
+            sb.append("filter: ").append(filter.toString()).append(", ");
+        }
+
+        sb.append("queries: [");
+        AtomicBoolean firstQuery = new AtomicBoolean(true);
+        if (queries != null) {
+            for (Query query : queries) {
+
+                if (!firstQuery.compareAndSet(true, false)) {
+                    sb.append(", ");
+                }
+                sb.append(query.toString());
+            }
+        }
+        sb.append("]");
+
+        sb.append("aggregations: [");
+        firstQuery = new AtomicBoolean(true);
+
+        if (aggregations != null) {
+            for (Aggregation agg : aggregations) {
+
+                if (!firstQuery.compareAndSet(true, false)) {
+                    sb.append(", ");
+                }
+                sb.append(agg.toString());
+            }
+        }
+        sb.append("]");
+
+        sb.append("]}");
+
+        return sb.toString();
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/search-data-service-app/src/main/java/org/onap/aai/sa/searchdbabstraction/searchapi/Sort.java b/search-data-service-app/src/main/java/org/onap/aai/sa/searchdbabstraction/searchapi/Sort.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..104c4b0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/search-data-service-app/src/main/java/org/onap/aai/sa/searchdbabstraction/searchapi/Sort.java
@@ -0,0 +1,72 @@
+/**
+ * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
+ * org.onap.aai
+ * ================================================================================
+ * Copyright © 2017-2018 AT&T Intellectual Property. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright © 2017-2018 Amdocs
+ * ================================================================================
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *       http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ * ============LICENSE_END=========================================================
+ */
+package org.onap.aai.sa.searchdbabstraction.searchapi;
+
+public class Sort {
+
+    private String field;
+    private SortDirection order = null;
+
+    public enum SortDirection {
+        ascending,
+        descending
+    }
+
+    public String getField() {
+        return field;
+    }
+
+    public void setField(String field) {
+        this.field = field;
+    }
+
+    public SortDirection getOrder() {
+        return order;
+    }
+
+    public void setOrder(SortDirection order) {
+        this.order = order;
+    }
+
+    public String toElasticSearch() {
+
+        StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
+
+        sb.append("{ \"").append(field).append("\": { \"order\": ");
+
+        // If a sort order wasn't explicitly supplied, default to 'ascending'.
+        if (order != null) {
+            switch (order) {
+                case ascending:
+                    sb.append("\"asc\"}}");
+                    break;
+                case descending:
+                    sb.append("\"desc\"}}");
+                    break;
+                default:
+            }
+        } else {
+            sb.append("\"asc\"}}");
+        }
+
+        return sb.toString();
+    }
+}
diff --git a/search-data-service-app/src/main/java/org/onap/aai/sa/searchdbabstraction/searchapi/SuggestionStatement.java b/search-data-service-app/src/main/java/org/onap/aai/sa/searchdbabstraction/searchapi/SuggestionStatement.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2002748
--- /dev/null
+++ b/search-data-service-app/src/main/java/org/onap/aai/sa/searchdbabstraction/searchapi/SuggestionStatement.java
@@ -0,0 +1,93 @@
+/**
+ * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
+ * org.onap.aai
+ * ================================================================================
+ * Copyright © 2017-2018 AT&T Intellectual Property. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright © 2017-2018 Amdocs
+ * ================================================================================
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *       http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ * ============LICENSE_END=========================================================
+ */
+package org.onap.aai.sa.searchdbabstraction.searchapi;
+
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation.JsonProperty;
+import org.radeox.util.logging.Logger;
+
+/**
+ * This class represents the structure of a search statement.
+ *
+ * <p>
+ * The expected JSON structure to represent a Completion suggest search statement is as follows:
+ *
+ * { "suggest-vnf" : { "text" : "VNFs", "completion" : { "field" : "entity_suggest", "size": 1 } } }
+ */
+public class SuggestionStatement {
+
+    @JsonProperty("results-size")
+    private Integer size;
+
+    @JsonProperty("suggest-field")
+    private String field;
+
+    @JsonProperty("suggest-text")
+    private String text;
+
+    public Integer getSize() {
+        return size;
+    }
+
+    public void setSize(Integer size) {
+        this.size = size;
+    }
+
+    public String getField() {
+        return field;
+    }
+
+    public void setField(String field) {
+        this.field = field;
+    }
+
+    public String getText() {
+        return text;
+    }
+
+    public void setText(String text) {
+        this.text = text;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * This method returns a string which represents this statement in syntax that is understandable by ElasticSearch
+     * and is suitable for inclusion in an ElasticSearch query string.
+     *
+     * @return - ElasticSearch syntax string.
+     */
+    public String toElasticSearch() {
+
+        StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
+
+        sb.append("{");
+        sb.append("\"suggest-vnf\": {");
+        sb.append("\"text\": ").append("\"" + text + "\"").append(", ");
+        sb.append("\"completion\": {");
+        sb.append("\"field\": ").append("\"" + field + "\"").append(", ");
+        sb.append("\"size\": ").append(size);
+        sb.append("}");
+        sb.append("}");
+        sb.append("}");
+
+        Logger.debug("Generated raw ElasticSearch suggest statement: " + sb.toString());
+        return sb.toString();
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/search-data-service-app/src/main/java/org/onap/aai/sa/searchdbabstraction/searchapi/TermQuery.java b/search-data-service-app/src/main/java/org/onap/aai/sa/searchdbabstraction/searchapi/TermQuery.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b8afa7e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/search-data-service-app/src/main/java/org/onap/aai/sa/searchdbabstraction/searchapi/TermQuery.java
@@ -0,0 +1,342 @@
+/**
+ * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
+ * org.onap.aai
+ * ================================================================================
+ * Copyright © 2017-2018 AT&T Intellectual Property. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright © 2017-2018 Amdocs
+ * ================================================================================
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *       http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ * ============LICENSE_END=========================================================
+ */
+package org.onap.aai.sa.searchdbabstraction.searchapi;
+
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation.JsonProperty;
+import java.util.Arrays;
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicBoolean;
+
+/**
+ * This class represents a simple term query.
+ *
+ * <p>
+ * A term query takes an operator, a field to apply the query to and a value to match against the query contents.
+ *
+ * <p>
+ * Valid operators include:
+ * <ul>
+ * <li>match - Field must contain the supplied value to produce a match.</li>
+ * <li>not-match - Field must NOT contain the supplied value to produce a match.</li>
+ * </ul>
+ * The following examples illustrate the structure of a few variants of the term query:
+ *
+ * <p>
+ * 
+ * <pre>
+ *     // Single Field Match Query:
+ *     {
+ *         "match": {"field": "searchTags", "value": "abcd"}
+ *     }
+ *
+ *     // Single Field Not-Match query:
+ *     {
+ *         "not-match": {"field": "searchTags", "value": "efgh"}
+ *     }
+ * </pre>
+ *
+ * <p>
+ * 
+ * <pre>
+ *     // Multi Field Match Query With A Single Value:
+ *     {
+ *         "match": {"field": "entityType searchTags", "value": "pserver"}
+ *     }
+ *
+ *     // Multi Field Match Query With Multiple Values:
+ *     {
+ *         "match": {"field": "entityType searchTags", "value": "pserver tenant"}
+ *     }
+ * </pre>
+ */
+public class TermQuery {
+
+    /**
+     * The name of the field to apply the term query to.
+     */
+    private String field;
+
+    /**
+     * The value which the field must contain in order to have a match.
+     */
+    private Object value;
+
+    /**
+     * For multi field queries only. Determines the rules for whether or not a document matches the query, as follows:
+     *
+     * <p>
+     * "and" - At least one occurrence of every supplied value must be present in any of the supplied fields.
+     *
+     * <p>
+     * "or" - At least one occurrence of any of the supplied values must be present in any of the supplied fields.
+     */
+    private String operator;
+
+    @JsonProperty("analyzer")
+    private String searchAnalyzer;
+
+
+    public String getField() {
+        return field;
+    }
+
+    public void setField(String field) {
+        this.field = field;
+    }
+
+    public Object getValue() {
+        return value;
+    }
+
+    public void setValue(Object value) {
+        this.value = value;
+    }
+
+    private boolean isNumericValue() {
+        return ((value instanceof Integer) || (value instanceof Double));
+    }
+
+    public String getOperator() {
+        return operator;
+    }
+
+    public void setOperator(String operator) {
+        this.operator = operator;
+    }
+
+    public String getSearchAnalyzer() {
+        return searchAnalyzer;
+    }
+
+    public void setSearchAnalyzer(String searchAnalyzer) {
+        this.searchAnalyzer = searchAnalyzer;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * This method returns a string which represents this query in syntax that is understandable by ElasticSearch and is
+     * suitable for inclusion in an ElasticSearch query string.
+     *
+     * @return - ElasticSearch syntax string.
+     */
+    public String toElasticSearch() {
+
+        StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
+
+        sb.append("{");
+
+        // Are we generating a multi field query?
+        if (isMultiFieldQuery()) {
+
+            // For multi field queries, we have to be careful about how we handle
+            // nested fields, so check to see if any of the specified fields are
+            // nested.
+            if (field.contains(".")) {
+
+                // Build the equivalent of a multi match query across one or more nested fields.
+                toElasticSearchNestedMultiMatchQuery(sb);
+
+            } else {
+
+                // Build a real multi match query, since we don't need to worry about nested fields.
+                toElasticSearchMultiFieldQuery(sb);
+            }
+        } else {
+
+            // Single field query.
+
+            // Add the necessary wrapping if this is a query against a nested field.
+            if (fieldIsNested(field)) {
+                sb.append("{\"nested\": { \"path\": \"").append(pathForNestedField(field)).append("\", \"query\": ");
+            }
+
+            // Build the query.
+            toElasticSearchSingleFieldQuery(sb);
+
+            if (fieldIsNested(field)) {
+                sb.append("}}");
+            }
+        }
+
+        sb.append("}");
+
+        return sb.toString();
+    }
+
+
+    /**
+     * Determines whether or not the client has specified a term query with multiple fields.
+     *
+     * @return - true if the query is referencing multiple fields, false, otherwise.
+     */
+    private boolean isMultiFieldQuery() {
+
+        return (field.split(" ").length > 1);
+    }
+
+
+    /**
+     * Constructs a single field term query in ElasticSearch syntax.
+     *
+     * @param sb - The string builder to assemble the query string with.
+     * @return - The single term query.
+     */
+    private void toElasticSearchSingleFieldQuery(StringBuilder sb) {
+
+        sb.append("\"term\": {\"").append(field).append("\" : ");
+
+        // For numeric values, don't enclose the value in quotes.
+        if (!isNumericValue()) {
+            sb.append("\"").append(value).append("\"");
+        } else {
+            sb.append(value);
+        }
+
+        sb.append("}");
+    }
+
+
+    /**
+     * Constructs a multi field query in ElasticSearch syntax.
+     *
+     * @param sb - The string builder to assemble the query string with.
+     * @return - The multi field query.
+     */
+    private void toElasticSearchMultiFieldQuery(StringBuilder sb) {
+
+        sb.append("\"multi_match\": {");
+
+        sb.append("\"query\": \"").append(value).append("\", ");
+        sb.append("\"type\": \"cross_fields\",");
+        sb.append("\"fields\": [");
+
+        List<String> fields = Arrays.asList(field.split(" "));
+        AtomicBoolean firstField = new AtomicBoolean(true);
+        for (String f : fields) {
+            if (!firstField.compareAndSet(true, false)) {
+                sb.append(", ");
+            }
+            sb.append("\"").append(f.trim()).append("\"");
+        }
+        sb.append("],");
+
+        sb.append("\"operator\": \"").append((operator != null) ? operator.toLowerCase() : "and").append("\"");
+
+        if (searchAnalyzer != null) {
+            sb.append(", \"analyzer\": \"").append(searchAnalyzer).append("\"");
+        }
+
+        sb.append("}");
+    }
+
+
+    /**
+     * Constructs the equivalent of an ElasticSearch multi match query across multiple nested fields.
+     *
+     * <p>
+     * Since ElasticSearch doesn't really let you do that, we have to be clever and construct an equivalent query using
+     * boolean operators to produce the same result.
+     *
+     * @param sb - The string builder to use to build the query.
+     */
+    public void toElasticSearchNestedMultiMatchQuery(StringBuilder sb) {
+
+        // Break out our whitespace delimited list of fields and values into a actual lists.
+        List<String> fields = Arrays.asList(field.split(" "));
+        List<String> values = Arrays.asList(((String) value).split(" ")); // GDF: revisit this cast.
+
+        sb.append("\"bool\": {");
+
+        if (operator != null) {
+
+            if (operator.toLowerCase().equals("and")) {
+                sb.append("\"must\": [");
+            } else if (operator.toLowerCase().equals("or")) {
+                sb.append("\"should\": [");
+            }
+
+        } else {
+            sb.append("\"must\": [");
+        }
+
+        AtomicBoolean firstField = new AtomicBoolean(true);
+        for (String f : fields) {
+
+            if (!firstField.compareAndSet(true, false)) {
+                sb.append(", ");
+            }
+
+            sb.append("{ ");
+
+            // Is this a nested field?
+            if (fieldIsNested(f)) {
+
+                sb.append("\"nested\": {");
+                sb.append("\"path\": \"").append(pathForNestedField(f)).append("\", ");
+                sb.append("\"query\": ");
+            }
+
+            sb.append("{\"bool\": {");
+            sb.append("\"should\": [");
+
+            AtomicBoolean firstValue = new AtomicBoolean(true);
+            for (String v : values) {
+                if (!firstValue.compareAndSet(true, false)) {
+                    sb.append(", ");
+                }
+                sb.append("{\"match\": { \"");
+                sb.append(f).append("\": {\"query\": \"").append(v).append("\"");
+
+                if (searchAnalyzer != null) {
+                    sb.append(", \"analyzer\": \"").append(searchAnalyzer).append("\"");
+                }
+                sb.append("}}}");
+            }
+
+            sb.append("]");
+            sb.append("}");
+
+            if (fieldIsNested(f)) {
+                sb.append("}");
+                sb.append("}");
+            }
+
+            sb.append("}");
+        }
+
+        sb.append("]");
+        sb.append("}");
+    }
+
+
+    @Override
+    public String toString() {
+        return "field: " + field + ", value: " + value + " (" + value.getClass().getName() + ")";
+    }
+
+    public boolean fieldIsNested(String field) {
+        return field.contains(".");
+    }
+
+    public String pathForNestedField(String field) {
+        int index = field.lastIndexOf('.');
+        return field.substring(0, index);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/search-data-service-app/src/main/java/org/onap/aai/sa/searchdbabstraction/service/SearchService.java b/search-data-service-app/src/main/java/org/onap/aai/sa/searchdbabstraction/service/SearchService.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3c4110b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/search-data-service-app/src/main/java/org/onap/aai/sa/searchdbabstraction/service/SearchService.java
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+/**
+ * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
+ * org.onap.aai
+ * ================================================================================
+ * Copyright © 2017-2018 AT&T Intellectual Property. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright © 2017-2018 Amdocs
+ * ================================================================================
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *       http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ * ============LICENSE_END=========================================================
+ */
+package org.onap.aai.sa.searchdbabstraction.service;
+
+import java.io.FileInputStream;
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.util.Properties;
+import org.onap.aai.cl.api.Logger;
+import org.onap.aai.cl.eelf.LoggerFactory;
+import org.onap.aai.sa.searchdbabstraction.elasticsearch.config.ElasticSearchConfig;
+import org.onap.aai.sa.searchdbabstraction.elasticsearch.dao.ElasticSearchHttpController;
+import org.onap.aai.sa.searchdbabstraction.logging.SearchDbMsgs;
+import org.onap.aai.sa.searchdbabstraction.util.SearchDbConstants;
+import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
+
+public class SearchService {
+    static Logger logger = LoggerFactory.getInstance().getLogger(SearchService.class.getName());
+
+    @Autowired
+    private ElasticSearchConfig esConfig;
+
+    public SearchService() {
+        try {
+            start();
+        } catch (Exception e) {
+            logger.error(SearchDbMsgs.STARTUP_EXCEPTION, e.getLocalizedMessage());
+        }
+    }
+
+    protected void start() throws IOException {
+        Properties configProperties = new Properties();
+        configProperties.load(new FileInputStream(SearchDbConstants.ES_CONFIG_FILE));
+        new ElasticSearchHttpController(esConfig);
+        logger.info(SearchDbMsgs.SERVICE_STARTED);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/search-data-service-app/src/main/java/org/onap/aai/sa/searchdbabstraction/util/AggregationParsingUtil.java b/search-data-service-app/src/main/java/org/onap/aai/sa/searchdbabstraction/util/AggregationParsingUtil.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b48588f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/search-data-service-app/src/main/java/org/onap/aai/sa/searchdbabstraction/util/AggregationParsingUtil.java
@@ -0,0 +1,103 @@
+/**
+ * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
+ * org.onap.aai
+ * ================================================================================
+ * Copyright © 2017-2018 AT&T Intellectual Property. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright © 2017-2018 Amdocs
+ * ================================================================================
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *       http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ * ============LICENSE_END=========================================================
+ */
+package org.onap.aai.sa.searchdbabstraction.util;
+
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.core.JsonProcessingException;
+import java.util.Iterator;
+import java.util.Set;
+import org.json.simple.JSONArray;
+import org.json.simple.JSONObject;
+import org.onap.aai.sa.searchdbabstraction.entity.AggregationBucket;
+import org.onap.aai.sa.searchdbabstraction.entity.AggregationResult;
+
+public class AggregationParsingUtil {
+
+    private AggregationParsingUtil() { // Do not instantiate
+    }
+
+    public static AggregationResult[] parseAggregationResults(JSONObject aggregations) throws JsonProcessingException {
+
+        // Obtain the set of aggregation names
+        Set<?> keySet = aggregations.keySet();
+        AggregationResult[] aggResults = new AggregationResult[keySet.size()];
+
+        int index = 0;
+        for (Iterator<?> it = keySet.iterator(); it.hasNext();) {
+            String key = (String) it.next();
+            AggregationResult aggResult = new AggregationResult();
+            aggResult.setName(key);
+
+            JSONObject bucketsOrNested = (JSONObject) aggregations.get(key);
+            Object buckets = bucketsOrNested.get("buckets");
+            if (buckets == null) {
+                // we have a nested
+                Number count = (Number) bucketsOrNested.remove("doc_count");
+                aggResult.setCount(count);
+                AggregationResult[] nestedResults = parseAggregationResults(bucketsOrNested);
+                aggResult.setNestedAggregations(nestedResults);
+            } else {
+                AggregationBucket[] aggBuckets = parseAggregationBuckets((JSONArray) buckets);
+                aggResult.setBuckets(aggBuckets);
+            }
+
+            aggResults[index] = aggResult;
+            index++;
+        }
+
+        return aggResults;
+
+    }
+
+    private static AggregationBucket[] parseAggregationBuckets(JSONArray buckets) throws JsonProcessingException {
+        AggregationBucket[] aggBuckets = new AggregationBucket[buckets.size()];
+        for (int i = 0; i < buckets.size(); i++) {
+            AggregationBucket aggBucket = new AggregationBucket();
+            JSONObject bucketContent = (JSONObject) buckets.get(i);
+            Object key = bucketContent.remove("key");
+            aggBucket.setKey(key);
+            Object formatted = bucketContent.remove("key_as_string");
+            if (formatted != null) {
+                aggBucket.setFormattedKey((String) formatted);
+            }
+            Object count = bucketContent.remove("doc_count");
+            if (count != null) {
+                aggBucket.setCount((Number) count);
+            }
+            bucketContent.remove("from");
+            bucketContent.remove("from_as_string");
+            bucketContent.remove("to");
+            bucketContent.remove("to_as_string");
+
+
+            if (!bucketContent.entrySet().isEmpty()) {
+                // we have results from sub-aggregation
+                AggregationResult[] subResult = parseAggregationResults(bucketContent);
+                if (subResult != null) {
+                    aggBucket.setSubAggregationResult(subResult);
+                }
+            }
+            aggBuckets[i] = aggBucket;
+        }
+
+        return aggBuckets;
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/search-data-service-app/src/main/java/org/onap/aai/sa/searchdbabstraction/util/DocumentSchemaUtil.java b/search-data-service-app/src/main/java/org/onap/aai/sa/searchdbabstraction/util/DocumentSchemaUtil.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ebc7ae9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/search-data-service-app/src/main/java/org/onap/aai/sa/searchdbabstraction/util/DocumentSchemaUtil.java
@@ -0,0 +1,134 @@
+/**
+ * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
+ * org.onap.aai
+ * ================================================================================
+ * Copyright © 2017-2018 AT&T Intellectual Property. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright © 2017-2018 Amdocs
+ * ================================================================================
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *       http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ * ============LICENSE_END=========================================================
+ */
+package org.onap.aai.sa.searchdbabstraction.util;
+
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ObjectMapper;
+import java.io.File;
+import java.io.FileInputStream;
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicBoolean;
+import org.apache.commons.io.IOUtils;
+import org.onap.aai.sa.rest.DocumentFieldSchema;
+import org.onap.aai.sa.rest.DocumentSchema;
+
+public class DocumentSchemaUtil {
+
+    private static String dynamicCustomMapping = null;
+    private static final String DYNAMIC_CUSTOM_TEMPALTE_FILE =
+            System.getProperty("CONFIG_HOME") + File.separator + "dynamic-custom-template.json";
+
+    private DocumentSchemaUtil() { // Do not instantiate
+    }
+
+    public static String generateDocumentMappings(String documentSchema) throws IOException {
+        // Unmarshal the json content into a document schema object.
+        ObjectMapper mapper = new ObjectMapper();
+        DocumentSchema schema = mapper.readValue(documentSchema, DocumentSchema.class);
+        return generateDocumentMappings(schema);
+    }
+
+    public static String generateDocumentMappings(DocumentSchema schema) throws IOException {
+        // Adding dynamic template to add fielddata=true to dynamic fields of type "string"
+        // in order to avoid aggregation queries breaking in ESv6.1.2
+        if (dynamicCustomMapping == null) {
+            try {
+                dynamicCustomMapping = IOUtils.toString(new FileInputStream(DYNAMIC_CUSTOM_TEMPALTE_FILE), "UTF-8")
+                        .replaceAll("\\s+", "");
+            } catch (IOException e) {
+                throw new IOException(
+                        "Dynamic Custom template configuration went wrong! Please check for the correct template file.",
+                        e);
+            }
+        }
+
+        // Now, generate the Elastic Search mapping json and return it.
+        StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
+        sb.append("{");
+        // Adding custom mapping which adds fielddata=true to dynamic fields of type "string"
+        sb.append(dynamicCustomMapping != null ? dynamicCustomMapping : "");
+        sb.append("\"properties\": {");
+
+        generateFieldMappings(schema.getFields(), sb);
+
+        sb.append("}");
+        sb.append("}");
+
+        return sb.toString();
+    }
+
+
+    private static void generateFieldMappings(List<DocumentFieldSchema> fields, StringBuilder sb) {
+
+        AtomicBoolean firstField = new AtomicBoolean(true);
+
+        for (DocumentFieldSchema field : fields) {
+
+            // If this isn't the first field in the list, prepend it with a ','
+            if (!firstField.compareAndSet(true, false)) {
+                sb.append(", ");
+            }
+
+            // Now, append the translated field contents.
+            generateFieldMapping(field, sb);
+        }
+    }
+
+    private static void generateFieldMapping(DocumentFieldSchema fieldSchema, StringBuilder sb) {
+
+        sb.append("\"").append(fieldSchema.getName()).append("\": {");
+
+        // The field type is mandatory.
+        sb.append("\"type\": \"").append(fieldSchema.getDataType()).append("\"");
+
+        // For date type fields we may optionally supply a format specifier.
+        if (fieldSchema.getDataType().equals("date") && fieldSchema.getFormat() != null) {
+            sb.append(", \"format\": \"").append(fieldSchema.getFormat()).append("\"");
+        }
+
+        // If the index field was specified, then append it.
+        if (fieldSchema.getSearchable() != null) {
+            sb.append(", \"index\": \"").append(fieldSchema.getSearchable() ? "analyzed" : "not_analyzed").append("\"");
+        }
+
+        // If a search analyzer was specified, then append it.
+        if (fieldSchema.getSearchAnalyzer() != null) {
+            sb.append(", \"search_analyzer\": \"").append(fieldSchema.getSearchAnalyzer()).append("\"");
+        }
+
+        // If an indexing analyzer was specified, then append it.
+        if (fieldSchema.getIndexAnalyzer() != null) {
+            sb.append(", \"analyzer\": \"").append(fieldSchema.getIndexAnalyzer()).append("\"");
+        }
+
+
+        if (fieldSchema.getDataType().equals("nested")) {
+
+            sb.append(", \"properties\": {");
+            generateFieldMappings(fieldSchema.getSubFields(), sb);
+            sb.append("}");
+        }
+
+        sb.append("}");
+    }
+
+}
+
diff --git a/search-data-service-app/src/main/java/org/onap/aai/sa/searchdbabstraction/util/ElasticSearchPayloadTranslator.java b/search-data-service-app/src/main/java/org/onap/aai/sa/searchdbabstraction/util/ElasticSearchPayloadTranslator.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d3dd3e1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/search-data-service-app/src/main/java/org/onap/aai/sa/searchdbabstraction/util/ElasticSearchPayloadTranslator.java
@@ -0,0 +1,101 @@
+/**
+ * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
+ * org.onap.aai
+ * ================================================================================
+ * Copyright © 2017-2018 AT&T Intellectual Property. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright © 2017-2018 Amdocs
+ * ================================================================================
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *       http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ * ============LICENSE_END=========================================================
+ */
+package org.onap.aai.sa.searchdbabstraction.util;
+
+import com.jayway.jsonpath.DocumentContext;
+import com.jayway.jsonpath.JsonPath;
+import java.io.File;
+import java.io.FileInputStream;
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Map;
+import org.apache.commons.io.IOUtils;
+import org.json.JSONArray;
+import org.json.JSONException;
+import org.json.JSONObject;
+import org.onap.aai.cl.api.Logger;
+import org.onap.aai.cl.eelf.LoggerFactory;
+import org.onap.aai.sa.searchdbabstraction.logging.SearchDbMsgs;
+
+
+/**
+ * This class as the name suggests is to translate the payload of PUT & POST requests to ElasticSearch (ES) to its
+ * compatible syntax, specially compatible with ES v6 or above.
+ *
+ * For example, data type such as "string" is now replaced by "text" or "keyword".
+ *
+ * So this class will make those translations reading off from a json configuration file, therefore the configuration
+ * can be updated with new translations as and when required without touching the code.
+ *
+ * @author EDWINL
+ *
+ */
+public class ElasticSearchPayloadTranslator {
+
+    private static Logger logger =
+            LoggerFactory.getInstance().getLogger(ElasticSearchPayloadTranslator.class.getName());
+    private static final String CONFIG_DIRECTORY = System.getProperty("CONFIG_HOME");
+    private static final String ES_PAYLOAD_TRANSLATION_FILE = "es-payload-translation.json";
+
+    private ElasticSearchPayloadTranslator() { // Do not instantiate
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Using JSON Path query to filter objects to translate the payload to ES compatible version The filter queries and
+     * the replacement attributes are configured in the es-payload-translation.json file.
+     *
+     * @param source
+     * @return translated payload in String
+     * @throws IOException
+     */
+    public static String translateESPayload(String source) throws IOException {
+        logger.info(SearchDbMsgs.PROCESS_PAYLOAD_QUERY, "translateESPayload, method-params[ source=" + source + "]",
+                "(unknown)");
+        String pathToTranslationFile = CONFIG_DIRECTORY + File.separator + ES_PAYLOAD_TRANSLATION_FILE;
+
+        try {
+            JSONObject translationConfigPayload =
+                    new JSONObject(IOUtils.toString(new FileInputStream(new File(pathToTranslationFile)), "UTF-8"));
+            JSONArray attrTranslations = translationConfigPayload.getJSONArray("attr-translations");
+            DocumentContext payloadToTranslate = JsonPath.parse(source);
+
+            for (Object obj : attrTranslations) {
+                JSONObject jsonObj = ((JSONObject) obj);
+                String query = jsonObj.get("query").toString();
+                JSONObject attrToUpdate = (JSONObject) jsonObj.get("update");
+                List<Map<String, Object>> filteredObjects = payloadToTranslate.read(query);
+                for (Map<String, Object> objMap : filteredObjects) {
+                    objMap.putAll(attrToUpdate.toMap());
+                }
+            }
+
+            logger.info(SearchDbMsgs.PROCESS_PAYLOAD_QUERY,
+                    "Payload after translation: " + payloadToTranslate.jsonString());
+            return payloadToTranslate.jsonString();
+        } catch (JSONException ex) {
+            logger.error(SearchDbMsgs.FILTERS_CONFIG_FAILURE, ex, ES_PAYLOAD_TRANSLATION_FILE, ex.getMessage());
+            throw new IOException("Payload translation configuration looks corrupted. Please correct!", ex);
+        } catch (IOException ex) {
+            logger.error(SearchDbMsgs.FILTERS_CONFIG_FAILURE, ex, ES_PAYLOAD_TRANSLATION_FILE, ex.getMessage());
+            throw new IOException("Error in configuring payload translation file. Please check if it exists.", ex);
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/search-data-service-app/src/main/java/org/onap/aai/sa/searchdbabstraction/util/SearchDbConstants.java b/search-data-service-app/src/main/java/org/onap/aai/sa/searchdbabstraction/util/SearchDbConstants.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fd63741
--- /dev/null
+++ b/search-data-service-app/src/main/java/org/onap/aai/sa/searchdbabstraction/util/SearchDbConstants.java
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+/**
+ * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
+ * org.onap.aai
+ * ================================================================================
+ * Copyright © 2017-2018 AT&T Intellectual Property. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright © 2017-2018 Amdocs
+ * ================================================================================
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *       http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ * ============LICENSE_END=========================================================
+ */
+package org.onap.aai.sa.searchdbabstraction.util;
+
+public class SearchDbConstants {
+
+    public static final String SDB_FILESEP =
+            (System.getProperty("file.separator") == null) ? "/" : System.getProperty("file.separator");
+    public static final String SDB_BUNDLECONFIG_NAME =
+            (System.getProperty("BUNDLECONFIG_DIR") == null) ? "bundleconfig" : System.getProperty("BUNDLECONFIG_DIR");
+
+    public static final String SDB_HOME_BUNDLECONFIG = (System.getProperty("AJSC_HOME") == null)
+            ? SDB_FILESEP + "opt" + SDB_FILESEP + "app" + SDB_FILESEP + "searchdb" + SDB_FILESEP + SDB_BUNDLECONFIG_NAME
+            : System.getProperty("AJSC_HOME") + SDB_FILESEP + SDB_BUNDLECONFIG_NAME;
+
+    public static final String SDB_HOME_ETC = SDB_HOME_BUNDLECONFIG + SDB_FILESEP + "etc" + SDB_FILESEP;
+    public static final String SDB_CONFIG_APP_LOCATION = SDB_HOME_ETC + "appprops" + SDB_FILESEP;
+
+    // Elastic Search related
+    public static final String SDB_SPECIFIC_CONFIG = (System.getProperty("CONFIG_HOME") == null)
+            ? SDB_CONFIG_APP_LOCATION : System.getProperty("CONFIG_HOME") + SDB_FILESEP;
+    public static final String ES_CONFIG_FILE = SDB_SPECIFIC_CONFIG + SDB_FILESEP + "elastic-search.properties";
+    public static final String SDB_AUTH = SDB_SPECIFIC_CONFIG + "auth" + SDB_FILESEP;
+    public static final String SDB_AUTH_CONFIG_FILENAME = SDB_AUTH + "search_policy.json";
+    public static final String SDB_FILTER_CONFIG_FILE = SDB_SPECIFIC_CONFIG + "filter-config.json";
+    public static final String SDB_ANALYSIS_CONFIG_FILE = SDB_SPECIFIC_CONFIG + "analysis-config.json";
+    public static final String SDB_SETTINGS_CONFIG_FILE = SDB_SPECIFIC_CONFIG + "settings-config.json";
+
+    // Logging related
+    public static final String SDB_SERVICE_NAME = "SearchDataService";
+
+    private SearchDbConstants() { // Do not instantiate
+    }
+
+}