Update third party versions in ccsdk/apps

Upgrade to latest springboot 2.6 release and updated gson version

Change-Id: Ie12921daa905424bee3e5423371f951d3156e803
Issue-ID: CCSDK-3771
Signed-off-by: Dan Timoney <dtimoney@att.com>

30 files changed, 181 insertions, 223 deletions

diff --git a/ms/neng/pom.xml b/ms/neng/pom.xml
index 6af6f768..795617da 100644
--- a/ms/neng/pom.xml
+++ b/ms/neng/pom.xml
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  * ============LICENSE_END=========================================================
   -->
+
 <project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
@@ -54,18 +55,19 @@
         <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
         <sdk.java.rest>6.2.0.11</sdk.java.rest>
         <serviceArtifactName>ms-networkelementnamegen</serviceArtifactName>
-        <ccsdk.distribution.version>1.2.2</ccsdk.distribution.version>
+        <ccsdk.distribution.version>1.4.1</ccsdk.distribution.version>
         <docker.buildArg.https_proxy>${https_proxy}</docker.buildArg.https_proxy>
         <docker.push.phase>deploy</docker.push.phase>
         <docker.verbose>true</docker.verbose>
         <ccsdk.project.version>${project.version}</ccsdk.project.version>
         <base.image.name>onap/ccsdk-alpine-j11-image</base.image.name>
-        <base.image.version>1.2.2</base.image.version>
+        <base.image.version>1.4.1</base.image.version>
         <image.name>onap/ccsdk-apps-ms-neng</image.name>
         <timestamp>${maven.build.timestamp}</timestamp>
         <maven.build.timestamp.format>yyyyMMddHHmmss</maven.build.timestamp.format>    
-		<ccsdk.project.version>${project.version}</ccsdk.project.version>
-		<ccsdk.build.timestamp>${maven.build.timestamp}</ccsdk.build.timestamp>
+	<ccsdk.project.version>${project.version}</ccsdk.project.version>
+	<ccsdk.build.timestamp>${maven.build.timestamp}</ccsdk.build.timestamp>
+
     </properties>
 
     <dependencies>
@@ -125,10 +127,6 @@
             <artifactId>mariadb-java-client</artifactId>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
-            <groupId>com.h2database</groupId>
-            <artifactId>h2</artifactId>
-        </dependency>
-        <dependency>
             <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
             <artifactId>spring-boot-configuration-processor</artifactId>
             <optional>true</optional>
@@ -183,10 +181,20 @@
             <version>${ccsdk.sli.version}</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
+            <groupId>com.google.code.gson</groupId>
+            <artifactId>gson</artifactId>
+            <version>${gson.version}</version>
+        </dependency>
+        <dependency>
             <groupId>junit</groupId>
             <artifactId>junit</artifactId>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>com.h2database</groupId>
+            <artifactId>h2</artifactId>
+            <scope>test</scope>
+        </dependency>
     </dependencies>
 
     <build>
diff --git a/ms/neng/src/test/java/org/onap/ccsdk/apps/ms/neng/core/gen/NameGeneratorDependencyEarlierTest.java b/ms/neng/src/test/java/org/onap/ccsdk/apps/ms/neng/core/gen/NameGeneratorDependencyEarlierTest.java
index 29251794..cdddadad 100644
--- a/ms/neng/src/test/java/org/onap/ccsdk/apps/ms/neng/core/gen/NameGeneratorDependencyEarlierTest.java
+++ b/ms/neng/src/test/java/org/onap/ccsdk/apps/ms/neng/core/gen/NameGeneratorDependencyEarlierTest.java
@@ -21,8 +21,8 @@
 package org.onap.ccsdk.apps.ms.neng.core.gen;
 
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
-import static org.mockito.Matchers.anyInt;
-import static org.mockito.Matchers.anyObject;
+import static org.mockito.ArgumentMatchers.any;
+import static org.mockito.ArgumentMatchers.anyInt;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.mock;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.when;
 
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ import org.junit.Test;
 import org.junit.runner.RunWith;
 import org.mockito.Mock;
 import org.mockito.Mockito;
-import org.mockito.runners.MockitoJUnitRunner;
+import org.mockito.junit.MockitoJUnitRunner;
 import org.onap.ccsdk.apps.ms.neng.core.persistence.NamePersister;
 import org.onap.ccsdk.apps.ms.neng.core.policy.FilePolicyReader;
 import org.onap.ccsdk.apps.ms.neng.core.policy.PolicyFinder;
@@ -103,9 +103,9 @@ public class NameGeneratorDependencyEarlierTest {
 
         Map<String, Object> policy = new FilePolicyReader("vnf_and_vm_policy.json").getPolicy();
         Mockito.lenient().when(policyFinder.findPolicy(policyName)).thenReturn(policy);
-        Mockito.lenient().when(aaiValidator.validate(anyObject(), anyObject())).thenReturn(true);
-        Mockito.lenient().when(dbValidator.validate(anyObject(), anyObject())).thenReturn(true);
-        Mockito.lenient().when(sequenceGenerator.generate(anyObject(), anyObject(), anyObject(), anyObject(), anyInt())).thenReturn(1L);
+        Mockito.lenient().when(aaiValidator.validate(any(), any())).thenReturn(true);
+        Mockito.lenient().when(dbValidator.validate(any(), any())).thenReturn(true);
+        Mockito.lenient().when(sequenceGenerator.generate(any(), any(), any(), any(), anyInt())).thenReturn(1L);
 
         NameGenerator gen = new NameGenerator(policyFinder, policyParams, sequenceGenerator, dbValidator, aaiValidator,
                         namePresister, requestElement1, allElements, earlierNames, policyCache, new ArrayList<>());
diff --git a/ms/neng/src/test/java/org/onap/ccsdk/apps/ms/neng/core/gen/NameGeneratorDependencyLaterTest.java b/ms/neng/src/test/java/org/onap/ccsdk/apps/ms/neng/core/gen/NameGeneratorDependencyLaterTest.java
index 0463c6b2..1a863ce9 100644
--- a/ms/neng/src/test/java/org/onap/ccsdk/apps/ms/neng/core/gen/NameGeneratorDependencyLaterTest.java
+++ b/ms/neng/src/test/java/org/onap/ccsdk/apps/ms/neng/core/gen/NameGeneratorDependencyLaterTest.java
@@ -21,8 +21,8 @@
 package org.onap.ccsdk.apps.ms.neng.core.gen;
 
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
-import static org.mockito.Matchers.anyInt;
-import static org.mockito.Matchers.anyObject;
+import static org.mockito.ArgumentMatchers.any;
+import static org.mockito.ArgumentMatchers.anyInt;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.mock;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.when;
 
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ import org.junit.Test;
 import org.junit.runner.RunWith;
 import org.mockito.Mock;
 import org.mockito.Mockito;
-import org.mockito.runners.MockitoJUnitRunner;
+import org.mockito.junit.MockitoJUnitRunner;
 import org.onap.ccsdk.apps.ms.neng.core.persistence.NamePersister;
 import org.onap.ccsdk.apps.ms.neng.core.policy.FilePolicyReader;
 import org.onap.ccsdk.apps.ms.neng.core.policy.PolicyFinder;
@@ -102,9 +102,9 @@ public class NameGeneratorDependencyLaterTest {
 
         Map<String, Object> policy = new FilePolicyReader("vnf_and_vm_policy.json").getPolicy();
         Mockito.lenient().when(policyFinder.findPolicy(policyName)).thenReturn(policy);
-        Mockito.lenient().when(aaiValidator.validate(anyObject(), anyObject())).thenReturn(true);
-        Mockito.lenient().when(dbValidator.validate(anyObject(), anyObject())).thenReturn(true);
-        Mockito.lenient().when(sequenceGenerator.generate(anyObject(), anyObject(), anyObject(), anyObject(), anyInt())).thenReturn(1L);
+        Mockito.lenient().when(aaiValidator.validate(any(), any())).thenReturn(true);
+        Mockito.lenient().when(dbValidator.validate(any(), any())).thenReturn(true);
+        Mockito.lenient().when(sequenceGenerator.generate(any(), any(), any(), any(), anyInt())).thenReturn(1L);
 
         NameGenerator gen = new NameGenerator(policyFinder, policyParams, sequenceGenerator, dbValidator, aaiValidator,
                         namePresister, requestElement1, allElements, earlierNames, policyCache, new ArrayList<>());
diff --git a/ms/neng/src/test/java/org/onap/ccsdk/apps/ms/neng/core/gen/NameGeneratorDependencyOnUnnamedTest.java b/ms/neng/src/test/java/org/onap/ccsdk/apps/ms/neng/core/gen/NameGeneratorDependencyOnUnnamedTest.java
index b9b781b7..b1c74412 100644
--- a/ms/neng/src/test/java/org/onap/ccsdk/apps/ms/neng/core/gen/NameGeneratorDependencyOnUnnamedTest.java
+++ b/ms/neng/src/test/java/org/onap/ccsdk/apps/ms/neng/core/gen/NameGeneratorDependencyOnUnnamedTest.java
@@ -21,8 +21,8 @@
 package org.onap.ccsdk.apps.ms.neng.core.gen;
 
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
-import static org.mockito.Matchers.anyInt;
-import static org.mockito.Matchers.anyObject;
+import static org.mockito.ArgumentMatchers.any;
+import static org.mockito.ArgumentMatchers.anyInt;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.doAnswer;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.mock;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.when;
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ import org.junit.runner.RunWith;
 import org.mockito.Mock;
 import org.mockito.Mockito;
 import org.mockito.invocation.InvocationOnMock;
-import org.mockito.runners.MockitoJUnitRunner;
+import org.mockito.junit.MockitoJUnitRunner;
 import org.mockito.stubbing.Answer;
 import org.onap.ccsdk.apps.ms.neng.core.persistence.NamePersister;
 import org.onap.ccsdk.apps.ms.neng.core.policy.FilePolicyReader;
@@ -94,9 +94,9 @@ public class NameGeneratorDependencyOnUnnamedTest {
 
         Map<String, Object> policy = new FilePolicyReader("vnf_and_vm_policy.json").getPolicy();
         Mockito.lenient().when(policyFinder.findPolicy(policyName)).thenReturn(policy);
-        Mockito.lenient().when(aaiValidator.validate(anyObject(), anyObject())).thenReturn(true);
-        Mockito.lenient().when(dbValidator.validate(anyObject(), anyObject())).thenReturn(true);
-        Mockito.lenient().when(sequenceGenerator.generate(anyObject(), anyObject(), anyObject(), anyObject(), anyInt())).thenReturn(1L);
+        Mockito.lenient().when(aaiValidator.validate(any(), any())).thenReturn(true);
+        Mockito.lenient().when(dbValidator.validate(any(), any())).thenReturn(true);
+        Mockito.lenient().when(sequenceGenerator.generate(any(), any(), any(), any(), anyInt())).thenReturn(1L);
 
         final List<Object> savedNames = new ArrayList<>();
         doAnswer(new Answer<Void>() {
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ public class NameGeneratorDependencyOnUnnamedTest {
                 savedNames.add(invocation.getArguments()[0]);
                 return null;
             }
-        }).when(namePresister).persist(anyObject());
+        }).when(namePresister).persist(any());
 
         NameGenerator gen2 = new NameGenerator(policyFinder, policyParams, sequenceGenerator, dbValidator, aaiValidator,
                         namePresister, requestElement2, allElements, earlierNames, policyCache, new ArrayList<>());
diff --git a/ms/neng/src/test/java/org/onap/ccsdk/apps/ms/neng/core/gen/NameGeneratorExcMissingDataTest.java b/ms/neng/src/test/java/org/onap/ccsdk/apps/ms/neng/core/gen/NameGeneratorExcMissingDataTest.java
index a28d364b..76fb3298 100644
--- a/ms/neng/src/test/java/org/onap/ccsdk/apps/ms/neng/core/gen/NameGeneratorExcMissingDataTest.java
+++ b/ms/neng/src/test/java/org/onap/ccsdk/apps/ms/neng/core/gen/NameGeneratorExcMissingDataTest.java
@@ -22,8 +22,8 @@ package org.onap.ccsdk.apps.ms.neng.core.gen;
 
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
 import static org.junit.Assert.fail;
-import static org.mockito.Matchers.anyInt;
-import static org.mockito.Matchers.anyObject;
+import static org.mockito.ArgumentMatchers.any;
+import static org.mockito.ArgumentMatchers.anyInt;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.mock;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.when;
 
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ import org.junit.Test;
 import org.junit.runner.RunWith;
 import org.mockito.Mock;
 import org.mockito.Mockito;
-import org.mockito.runners.MockitoJUnitRunner;
+import org.mockito.junit.MockitoJUnitRunner;
 import org.onap.ccsdk.apps.ms.neng.core.persistence.NamePersister;
 import org.onap.ccsdk.apps.ms.neng.core.policy.FilePolicyReader;
 import org.onap.ccsdk.apps.ms.neng.core.policy.PolicyFinder;
@@ -169,9 +169,9 @@ public class NameGeneratorExcMissingDataTest {
 
         Map<String, Object> policy = new FilePolicyReader("bad_policy_missing_recipe.json").getPolicy();
         Mockito.lenient().when(policyFinder.findPolicy(policyName)).thenReturn(policy);
-        Mockito.lenient().when(aaiValidator.validate(anyObject(), anyObject())).thenReturn(true);
-        Mockito.lenient().when(dbValidator.validate(anyObject(), anyObject())).thenReturn(true);
-        Mockito.lenient().when(sequenceGenerator.generate(anyObject(), anyObject(), anyObject(), anyObject(), anyInt())).thenReturn(1L);
+        Mockito.lenient().when(aaiValidator.validate(any(), any())).thenReturn(true);
+        Mockito.lenient().when(dbValidator.validate(any(), any())).thenReturn(true);
+        Mockito.lenient().when(sequenceGenerator.generate(any(), any(), any(), any(), anyInt())).thenReturn(1L);
 
         NameGenerator gen = new NameGenerator(policyFinder, policyParams, sequenceGenerator, dbValidator, aaiValidator,
                         namePresister, requestElement, allElements, earlierNames, policyCache, new ArrayList<>());
diff --git a/ms/neng/src/test/java/org/onap/ccsdk/apps/ms/neng/core/gen/NameGeneratorNoSequenceTest.java b/ms/neng/src/test/java/org/onap/ccsdk/apps/ms/neng/core/gen/NameGeneratorNoSequenceTest.java
index aa2d96cf..bc3e6c81 100644
--- a/ms/neng/src/test/java/org/onap/ccsdk/apps/ms/neng/core/gen/NameGeneratorNoSequenceTest.java
+++ b/ms/neng/src/test/java/org/onap/ccsdk/apps/ms/neng/core/gen/NameGeneratorNoSequenceTest.java
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 package org.onap.ccsdk.apps.ms.neng.core.gen;
 
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
-import static org.mockito.Matchers.anyObject;
+import static org.mockito.ArgumentMatchers.any;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.mock;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.when;
 
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ import org.junit.Test;
 import org.junit.runner.RunWith;
 import org.mockito.Mock;
 import org.mockito.Mockito;
-import org.mockito.runners.MockitoJUnitRunner;
+import org.mockito.junit.MockitoJUnitRunner;
 import org.onap.ccsdk.apps.ms.neng.core.persistence.NamePersister;
 import org.onap.ccsdk.apps.ms.neng.core.policy.FilePolicyReader;
 import org.onap.ccsdk.apps.ms.neng.core.policy.PolicyFinder;
@@ -79,8 +79,8 @@ public class NameGeneratorNoSequenceTest {
 
         Map<String, Object> policy = new FilePolicyReader("vnf_policy_no_seq.json").getPolicy();
         Mockito.lenient().when(policyFinder.findPolicy(policyName)).thenReturn(policy);
-        Mockito.lenient().when(aaiValidator.validate(anyObject(), anyObject())).thenReturn(true);
-        Mockito.lenient().when(dbValidator.validate(anyObject(), anyObject())).thenReturn(true);
+        Mockito.lenient().when(aaiValidator.validate(any(), any())).thenReturn(true);
+        Mockito.lenient().when(dbValidator.validate(any(), any())).thenReturn(true);
 
         NameGenerator gen = new NameGenerator(policyFinder, policyParams, sequenceGenerator, dbValidator, aaiValidator,
                         namePresister, requestElement, allElements, earlierNames, policyCache, new ArrayList<>());
diff --git a/ms/neng/src/test/java/org/onap/ccsdk/apps/ms/neng/core/gen/NameGeneratorSeqGenErrorsTest.java b/ms/neng/src/test/java/org/onap/ccsdk/apps/ms/neng/core/gen/NameGeneratorSeqGenErrorsTest.java
index bf8e9b35..d5ba85b2 100644
--- a/ms/neng/src/test/java/org/onap/ccsdk/apps/ms/neng/core/gen/NameGeneratorSeqGenErrorsTest.java
+++ b/ms/neng/src/test/java/org/onap/ccsdk/apps/ms/neng/core/gen/NameGeneratorSeqGenErrorsTest.java
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ package org.onap.ccsdk.apps.ms.neng.core.gen;
 
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
 import static org.junit.Assert.fail;
-import static org.mockito.Matchers.anyObject;
+import static org.mockito.ArgumentMatchers.any;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.doAnswer;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.eq;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.mock;
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ import org.junit.runner.RunWith;
 import org.mockito.Mock;
 import org.mockito.Mockito;
 import org.mockito.invocation.InvocationOnMock;
-import org.mockito.runners.MockitoJUnitRunner;
+import org.mockito.junit.MockitoJUnitRunner;
 import org.mockito.stubbing.Answer;
 import org.onap.ccsdk.apps.ms.neng.core.persistence.NamePersister;
 import org.onap.ccsdk.apps.ms.neng.core.policy.FilePolicyReader;
@@ -108,13 +108,13 @@ public class NameGeneratorSeqGenErrorsTest {
         Mockito.lenient().when(policyParams.getMaxGenAttempt()).thenReturn(100);
         Mockito.lenient().when(policyFinder.findPolicy(policyName)).thenReturn(policy);
 
-        Mockito.lenient().when(aaiValidator.validate(anyObject(), anyObject())).thenReturn(true);
-        Mockito.lenient().when(aaiValidator.validate(eq("VNF"), anyObject())).thenReturn(true);
+        Mockito.lenient().when(aaiValidator.validate(any(), any())).thenReturn(true);
+        Mockito.lenient().when(aaiValidator.validate(eq("VNF"), any())).thenReturn(true);
         Mockito.lenient().when(aaiValidator.validate(eq("VNF"), eq("abcde001ve1"))).thenReturn(false);
 
-        Mockito.lenient().when(dbValidator.validate(anyObject(), anyObject())).thenReturn(true);
-        Mockito.lenient().when(sequenceGenerator.generate(anyObject(), anyObject(), anyObject(), anyObject(), eq(1))).thenReturn(1L);
-        Mockito.lenient().when(sequenceGenerator.generate(eq("abcde"), anyObject(), anyObject(), anyObject(), eq(2))).thenReturn(2L);
+        Mockito.lenient().when(dbValidator.validate(any(), any())).thenReturn(true);
+        Mockito.lenient().when(sequenceGenerator.generate(any(), any(), any(), any(), eq(1))).thenReturn(1L);
+        Mockito.lenient().when(sequenceGenerator.generate(eq("abcde"), any(), any(), any(), eq(2))).thenReturn(2L);
 
         final List<Object> savedNames = new ArrayList<>();
         doAnswer(new Answer<Void>() {
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ public class NameGeneratorSeqGenErrorsTest {
                 savedNames.add(invocation.getArguments()[0]);
                 return null;
             }
-        }).when(namePresister).persist(anyObject());
+        }).when(namePresister).persist(any());
 
         NameGenerator gen2 = new NameGenerator(policyFinder, policyParams, sequenceGenerator, dbValidator, aaiValidator,
                         namePresister, requestElement2, allElements, earlierNames, policyCache, new ArrayList<>());
@@ -180,10 +180,10 @@ public class NameGeneratorSeqGenErrorsTest {
         Map<String, Object> policy = new FilePolicyReader("vnf_and_vm_policy.json").getPolicy();
         Mockito.lenient().when(policyParams.getMaxGenAttempt()).thenReturn(3);
         Mockito.lenient().when(policyFinder.findPolicy(policyName)).thenReturn(policy);
-        Mockito.lenient().when(dbValidator.validate(anyObject(), anyObject())).thenReturn(false);
-        Mockito.lenient().when(sequenceGenerator.generate(anyObject(), anyObject(), anyObject(), anyObject(), eq(1))).thenReturn(1L);
-        Mockito.lenient().when(sequenceGenerator.generate(anyObject(), anyObject(), anyObject(), anyObject(), eq(2))).thenReturn(2L);
-        Mockito.lenient().when(sequenceGenerator.generate(anyObject(), anyObject(), anyObject(), anyObject(), eq(3))).thenReturn(3L);
+        Mockito.lenient().when(dbValidator.validate(any(), any())).thenReturn(false);
+        Mockito.lenient().when(sequenceGenerator.generate(any(), any(), any(), any(), eq(1))).thenReturn(1L);
+        Mockito.lenient().when(sequenceGenerator.generate(any(), any(), any(), any(), eq(2))).thenReturn(2L);
+        Mockito.lenient().when(sequenceGenerator.generate(any(), any(), any(), any(), eq(3))).thenReturn(3L);
 
         NameGenerator gen = new NameGenerator(policyFinder, policyParams, sequenceGenerator, dbValidator, aaiValidator,
                         namePresister, requestElement2, allElements, earlierNames, policyCache, new ArrayList<>());
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ public class NameGeneratorSeqGenErrorsTest {
         Map<String, Object> policy = new FilePolicyReader("vnf_policy_no_seq.json").getPolicy();
         Mockito.lenient().when(policyParams.getMaxGenAttempt()).thenReturn(3);
         Mockito.lenient().when(policyFinder.findPolicy(policyName)).thenReturn(policy);
-        Mockito.lenient().when(dbValidator.validate(anyObject(), anyObject())).thenReturn(false);
+        Mockito.lenient().when(dbValidator.validate(any(), any())).thenReturn(false);
 
         NameGenerator gen = new NameGenerator(policyFinder, policyParams, sequenceGenerator, dbValidator, aaiValidator,
                         namePresister, requestElement2, allElements, earlierNames, policyCache, new ArrayList<>());
diff --git a/ms/neng/src/test/java/org/onap/ccsdk/apps/ms/neng/core/gen/NameGeneratorSequenceMultiTest.java b/ms/neng/src/test/java/org/onap/ccsdk/apps/ms/neng/core/gen/NameGeneratorSequenceMultiTest.java
index 18e85e51..96157372 100644
--- a/ms/neng/src/test/java/org/onap/ccsdk/apps/ms/neng/core/gen/NameGeneratorSequenceMultiTest.java
+++ b/ms/neng/src/test/java/org/onap/ccsdk/apps/ms/neng/core/gen/NameGeneratorSequenceMultiTest.java
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 package org.onap.ccsdk.apps.ms.neng.core.gen;
 
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
-import static org.mockito.Matchers.anyObject;
+import static org.mockito.ArgumentMatchers.any;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.eq;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.mock;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.when;
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ import org.junit.Test;
 import org.junit.runner.RunWith;
 import org.mockito.Mock;
 import org.mockito.Mockito;
-import org.mockito.runners.MockitoJUnitRunner;
+import org.mockito.junit.MockitoJUnitRunner;
 import org.onap.ccsdk.apps.ms.neng.core.persistence.NamePersister;
 import org.onap.ccsdk.apps.ms.neng.core.policy.FilePolicyReader;
 import org.onap.ccsdk.apps.ms.neng.core.policy.PolicyFinder;
@@ -92,16 +92,16 @@ public class NameGeneratorSequenceMultiTest {
         Map<String, Object> policy = new FilePolicyReader("vnf_policy_seq.json").getPolicy();
         Mockito.lenient().when(policyParams.getMaxGenAttempt()).thenReturn(100);
         Mockito.lenient().when(policyFinder.findPolicy(policyName)).thenReturn(policy);
-        Mockito.lenient().when(aaiValidator.validate(anyObject(), anyObject())).thenReturn(true);
-        Mockito.lenient().when(dbValidator.validate(anyObject(), anyObject())).thenReturn(true);
-        Mockito.lenient().when(dbValidator.validate(anyObject(), eq("abcde001ve1"))).thenReturn(false);
-        Mockito.lenient().when(dbValidator.validate(anyObject(), eq("abcde002ve1"))).thenReturn(false);
-        Mockito.lenient().when(dbValidator.validate(anyObject(), eq("abcde003ve1"))).thenReturn(false);
-        Mockito.lenient().when(dbValidator.validate(anyObject(), eq("abcde004ve1"))).thenReturn(true);
-        Mockito.lenient().when(sequenceGenerator.generate(anyObject(), anyObject(), anyObject(), anyObject(), eq(1))).thenReturn(1L);
-        Mockito.lenient().when(sequenceGenerator.generate(anyObject(), anyObject(), anyObject(), anyObject(), eq(2))).thenReturn(2L);
-        Mockito.lenient().when(sequenceGenerator.generate(anyObject(), anyObject(), anyObject(), anyObject(), eq(3))).thenReturn(3L);
-        Mockito.lenient().when(sequenceGenerator.generate(anyObject(), anyObject(), anyObject(), anyObject(), eq(4))).thenReturn(4L);
+        Mockito.lenient().when(aaiValidator.validate(any(), any())).thenReturn(true);
+        Mockito.lenient().when(dbValidator.validate(any(), any())).thenReturn(true);
+        Mockito.lenient().when(dbValidator.validate(any(), eq("abcde001ve1"))).thenReturn(false);
+        Mockito.lenient().when(dbValidator.validate(any(), eq("abcde002ve1"))).thenReturn(false);
+        Mockito.lenient().when(dbValidator.validate(any(), eq("abcde003ve1"))).thenReturn(false);
+        Mockito.lenient().when(dbValidator.validate(any(), eq("abcde004ve1"))).thenReturn(true);
+        Mockito.lenient().when(sequenceGenerator.generate(any(), any(), any(), any(), eq(1))).thenReturn(1L);
+        Mockito.lenient().when(sequenceGenerator.generate(any(), any(), any(), any(), eq(2))).thenReturn(2L);
+        Mockito.lenient().when(sequenceGenerator.generate(any(), any(), any(), any(), eq(3))).thenReturn(3L);
+        Mockito.lenient().when(sequenceGenerator.generate(any(), any(), any(), any(), eq(4))).thenReturn(4L);
 
         NameGenerator gen = new NameGenerator(policyFinder, policyParams, sequenceGenerator, dbValidator, aaiValidator,
                         namePresister, requestElement, allElements, earlierNames, policyCache, new ArrayList<>());
diff --git a/ms/neng/src/test/java/org/onap/ccsdk/apps/ms/neng/core/gen/NameGeneratorSequenceTest.java b/ms/neng/src/test/java/org/onap/ccsdk/apps/ms/neng/core/gen/NameGeneratorSequenceTest.java
index 0f38d3fa..ce990b73 100644
--- a/ms/neng/src/test/java/org/onap/ccsdk/apps/ms/neng/core/gen/NameGeneratorSequenceTest.java
+++ b/ms/neng/src/test/java/org/onap/ccsdk/apps/ms/neng/core/gen/NameGeneratorSequenceTest.java
@@ -21,8 +21,8 @@
 package org.onap.ccsdk.apps.ms.neng.core.gen;
 
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
-import static org.mockito.Matchers.anyInt;
-import static org.mockito.Matchers.anyObject;
+import static org.mockito.ArgumentMatchers.anyInt;
+import static org.mockito.ArgumentMatchers.any;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.mock;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.when;
 
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ import org.junit.Test;
 import org.junit.runner.RunWith;
 import org.mockito.Mock;
 import org.mockito.Mockito;
-import org.mockito.runners.MockitoJUnitRunner;
+import org.mockito.junit.MockitoJUnitRunner;
 import org.onap.ccsdk.apps.ms.neng.core.persistence.NamePersister;
 import org.onap.ccsdk.apps.ms.neng.core.policy.FilePolicyReader;
 import org.onap.ccsdk.apps.ms.neng.core.policy.PolicyFinder;
@@ -91,9 +91,9 @@ public class NameGeneratorSequenceTest {
 
         Map<String, Object> policy = new FilePolicyReader("vnf_policy_seq.json").getPolicy();
         Mockito.lenient().when(policyFinder.findPolicy(policyName)).thenReturn(policy);
-        Mockito.lenient().when(aaiValidator.validate(anyObject(), anyObject())).thenReturn(true);
-        Mockito.lenient().when(dbValidator.validate(anyObject(), anyObject())).thenReturn(true);
-        Mockito.lenient().when(sequenceGenerator.generate(anyObject(), anyObject(), anyObject(), anyObject(), anyInt())).thenReturn(1L);
+        Mockito.lenient().when(aaiValidator.validate(any(), any())).thenReturn(true);
+        Mockito.lenient().when(dbValidator.validate(any(), any())).thenReturn(true);
+        Mockito.lenient().when(sequenceGenerator.generate(any(), any(), any(), any(), anyInt())).thenReturn(1L);
 
         NameGenerator gen = new NameGenerator(policyFinder, policyParams, sequenceGenerator, dbValidator, aaiValidator,
                         namePresister, requestElement, allElements, earlierNames, policyCache, new ArrayList<>());
diff --git a/ms/neng/src/test/java/org/onap/ccsdk/apps/ms/neng/core/policy/PolicyParametersImplTest.java b/ms/neng/src/test/java/org/onap/ccsdk/apps/ms/neng/core/policy/PolicyParametersImplTest.java
index e31a8868..be029122 100644
--- a/ms/neng/src/test/java/org/onap/ccsdk/apps/ms/neng/core/policy/PolicyParametersImplTest.java
+++ b/ms/neng/src/test/java/org/onap/ccsdk/apps/ms/neng/core/policy/PolicyParametersImplTest.java
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ import org.junit.runner.RunWith;
 import org.mockito.InjectMocks;
 import org.mockito.Mock;
 import org.mockito.Mockito;
-import org.mockito.runners.MockitoJUnitRunner;
+import org.mockito.junit.MockitoJUnitRunner;
 import org.onap.ccsdk.apps.ms.neng.persistence.entity.IdentifierMap;
 import org.onap.ccsdk.apps.ms.neng.persistence.entity.ServiceParameter;
 import org.onap.ccsdk.apps.ms.neng.persistence.repository.IdentifierMapRespository;
diff --git a/ms/neng/src/test/java/org/onap/ccsdk/apps/ms/neng/core/policy/PolicySequenceTest.java b/ms/neng/src/test/java/org/onap/ccsdk/apps/ms/neng/core/policy/PolicySequenceTest.java
index 9a0bbbd3..1df6d36b 100644
--- a/ms/neng/src/test/java/org/onap/ccsdk/apps/ms/neng/core/policy/PolicySequenceTest.java
+++ b/ms/neng/src/test/java/org/onap/ccsdk/apps/ms/neng/core/policy/PolicySequenceTest.java
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
 
 import org.junit.Test;
 import org.junit.runner.RunWith;
-import org.mockito.runners.MockitoJUnitRunner;
+import org.mockito.junit.MockitoJUnitRunner;
 
 @RunWith(MockitoJUnitRunner.class)
 public class PolicySequenceTest {
diff --git a/ms/neng/src/test/java/org/onap/ccsdk/apps/ms/neng/core/policy/PropertyOperatorTest.java b/ms/neng/src/test/java/org/onap/ccsdk/apps/ms/neng/core/policy/PropertyOperatorTest.java
index 07d8c7af..f4e7824e 100644
--- a/ms/neng/src/test/java/org/onap/ccsdk/apps/ms/neng/core/policy/PropertyOperatorTest.java
+++ b/ms/neng/src/test/java/org/onap/ccsdk/apps/ms/neng/core/policy/PropertyOperatorTest.java
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ import org.junit.Test;
 import org.junit.runner.RunWith;
 import org.mockito.Mock;
 import org.mockito.Mockito;
-import org.mockito.runners.MockitoJUnitRunner;
+import org.mockito.junit.MockitoJUnitRunner;
 
 @RunWith(MockitoJUnitRunner.class)
 public class PropertyOperatorTest {
diff --git a/ms/neng/src/test/java/org/onap/ccsdk/apps/ms/neng/core/policy/RecipeParserTest.java b/ms/neng/src/test/java/org/onap/ccsdk/apps/ms/neng/core/policy/RecipeParserTest.java
index 744d967d..b00641bf 100644
--- a/ms/neng/src/test/java/org/onap/ccsdk/apps/ms/neng/core/policy/RecipeParserTest.java
+++ b/ms/neng/src/test/java/org/onap/ccsdk/apps/ms/neng/core/policy/RecipeParserTest.java
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ import static org.mockito.Mockito.mock;
 import org.junit.Test;
 import org.junit.runner.RunWith;
 import org.mockito.Mock;
-import org.mockito.runners.MockitoJUnitRunner;
+import org.mockito.junit.MockitoJUnitRunner;
 
 @RunWith(MockitoJUnitRunner.class)
 public class RecipeParserTest {
diff --git a/ms/neng/src/test/java/org/onap/ccsdk/apps/ms/neng/core/rs/interceptors/AaiAuthorizationInterceptorTest.java b/ms/neng/src/test/java/org/onap/ccsdk/apps/ms/neng/core/rs/interceptors/AaiAuthorizationInterceptorTest.java
index 40e507ea..75a3e78e 100644
--- a/ms/neng/src/test/java/org/onap/ccsdk/apps/ms/neng/core/rs/interceptors/AaiAuthorizationInterceptorTest.java
+++ b/ms/neng/src/test/java/org/onap/ccsdk/apps/ms/neng/core/rs/interceptors/AaiAuthorizationInterceptorTest.java
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ import org.junit.Test;
 import org.junit.runner.RunWith;
 import org.mockito.InjectMocks;
 import org.mockito.Spy;
-import org.mockito.runners.MockitoJUnitRunner;
+import org.mockito.junit.MockitoJUnitRunner;
 import org.onap.ccsdk.apps.ms.neng.core.resource.model.GetConfigRequest;
 import org.onap.ccsdk.apps.ms.neng.core.resource.model.GetConfigResponse;
 import org.onap.ccsdk.apps.ms.neng.extinf.props.AaiProps;
diff --git a/ms/neng/src/test/java/org/onap/ccsdk/apps/ms/neng/core/rs/interceptors/PolicyManagerAuthorizationInterceptorTest.java b/ms/neng/src/test/java/org/onap/ccsdk/apps/ms/neng/core/rs/interceptors/PolicyManagerAuthorizationInterceptorTest.java
index d814c253..3898e7b4 100644
--- a/ms/neng/src/test/java/org/onap/ccsdk/apps/ms/neng/core/rs/interceptors/PolicyManagerAuthorizationInterceptorTest.java
+++ b/ms/neng/src/test/java/org/onap/ccsdk/apps/ms/neng/core/rs/interceptors/PolicyManagerAuthorizationInterceptorTest.java
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ import org.junit.Test;
 import org.junit.runner.RunWith;
 import org.mockito.InjectMocks;
 import org.mockito.Spy;
-import org.mockito.runners.MockitoJUnitRunner;
+import org.mockito.junit.MockitoJUnitRunner;
 import org.onap.ccsdk.apps.ms.neng.core.resource.model.GetConfigRequest;
 import org.onap.ccsdk.apps.ms.neng.core.resource.model.GetConfigResponse;
 import org.onap.ccsdk.apps.ms.neng.extinf.props.PolicyManagerProps;
diff --git a/ms/neng/src/test/java/org/onap/ccsdk/apps/ms/neng/core/seq/SequenceGeneratorTest.java b/ms/neng/src/test/java/org/onap/ccsdk/apps/ms/neng/core/seq/SequenceGeneratorTest.java
index 9aa4e3b7..51483472 100644
--- a/ms/neng/src/test/java/org/onap/ccsdk/apps/ms/neng/core/seq/SequenceGeneratorTest.java
+++ b/ms/neng/src/test/java/org/onap/ccsdk/apps/ms/neng/core/seq/SequenceGeneratorTest.java
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ import org.junit.runner.RunWith;
 import org.mockito.InjectMocks;
 import org.mockito.Mock;
 import org.mockito.Mockito;
-import org.mockito.runners.MockitoJUnitRunner;
+import org.mockito.junit.MockitoJUnitRunner;
 import org.onap.ccsdk.apps.ms.neng.core.policy.PolicySequence;
 import org.onap.ccsdk.apps.ms.neng.persistence.entity.ServiceParameter;
 import org.onap.ccsdk.apps.ms.neng.persistence.repository.GeneratedNameRespository;
diff --git a/ms/neng/src/test/java/org/onap/ccsdk/apps/ms/neng/core/service/SpringServiceIntTest.java b/ms/neng/src/test/java/org/onap/ccsdk/apps/ms/neng/core/service/SpringServiceIntTest.java
index 61d68115..7882a221 100644
--- a/ms/neng/src/test/java/org/onap/ccsdk/apps/ms/neng/core/service/SpringServiceIntTest.java
+++ b/ms/neng/src/test/java/org/onap/ccsdk/apps/ms/neng/core/service/SpringServiceIntTest.java
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ import javax.ws.rs.core.Response;
 import org.junit.Before;
 import org.junit.Test;
 import org.junit.runner.RunWith;
-import org.mockito.Matchers;
+import org.mockito.ArgumentMatchers;
 import org.mockito.Mock;
 import org.mockito.Mockito;
 import org.onap.ccsdk.apps.ms.neng.core.exceptions.NengException;
@@ -129,8 +129,8 @@ public class SpringServiceIntTest {
     public void testGenName_1() throws Exception {
         ResponseEntity<Object> resp = new ResponseEntity<Object>(
                         getConfigResponse("JQINSRIOV.Config_MS_SriovBigJson.1.xml"), HttpStatus.OK);
-        Mockito.lenient().when(restTemplate.exchange(Matchers.any(RequestEntity.class), Matchers.any(Class.class))).thenReturn(resp);
-        Mockito.lenient().when(aaiServiceImpl.validate(Matchers.anyString(), Matchers.anyString())).thenReturn(true);
+        Mockito.lenient().when(restTemplate.exchange(ArgumentMatchers.any(RequestEntity.class), ArgumentMatchers.any(Class.class))).thenReturn(resp);
+        Mockito.lenient().when(aaiServiceImpl.validate(ArgumentMatchers.anyString(), ArgumentMatchers.anyString())).thenReturn(true);
         NameGenRequest request = nameGenRequest_1();
         NameGenResponse genresp = springService.genNetworkElementName(request);
         assertTrue("vnf-name".equals(genresp.getElements().get(0).get("resource-name")));
@@ -180,8 +180,8 @@ public class SpringServiceIntTest {
         NameGenRequest request = nameGenRequest_1();
         ResponseEntity<Object> resp = new ResponseEntity<Object>(
                         getConfigResponse("JQINSRIOV.Config_MS_SriovBigJson.1.xml"), HttpStatus.OK);
-        Mockito.lenient().when(restTemplate.exchange(Matchers.any(RequestEntity.class), Matchers.any(Class.class))).thenReturn(resp);
-        Mockito.lenient().when(aaiServiceImpl.validate(Matchers.anyString(), Matchers.anyString())).thenReturn(true);
+        Mockito.lenient().when(restTemplate.exchange(ArgumentMatchers.any(RequestEntity.class), ArgumentMatchers.any(Class.class))).thenReturn(resp);
+        Mockito.lenient().when(aaiServiceImpl.validate(ArgumentMatchers.anyString(), ArgumentMatchers.anyString())).thenReturn(true);
         restServiceImpl.generateNetworkElementName(request);
     }
 
@@ -262,7 +262,7 @@ public class SpringServiceIntTest {
         reqMap.put("resource-name", "vnf-name");
         reqMap.put("resource-value", "DG001ESP1");
         
-        Mockito.lenient().when(aaiServiceImpl.validate(Matchers.anyString(), Matchers.anyString())).thenReturn(true);
+        Mockito.lenient().when(aaiServiceImpl.validate(ArgumentMatchers.anyString(), ArgumentMatchers.anyString())).thenReturn(true);
         
         List<Map<String,String>> elList = new ArrayList<>();
         elList.add(reqMap);
diff --git a/ms/neng/src/test/java/org/onap/ccsdk/apps/ms/neng/core/service/SpringServiceTest.java b/ms/neng/src/test/java/org/onap/ccsdk/apps/ms/neng/core/service/SpringServiceTest.java
index 1e7e3baa..7a177a32 100644
--- a/ms/neng/src/test/java/org/onap/ccsdk/apps/ms/neng/core/service/SpringServiceTest.java
+++ b/ms/neng/src/test/java/org/onap/ccsdk/apps/ms/neng/core/service/SpringServiceTest.java
@@ -30,10 +30,10 @@ import org.junit.Assert;
 import org.junit.Test;
 import org.junit.runner.RunWith;
 import org.mockito.InjectMocks;
-import org.mockito.Matchers;
+import org.mockito.ArgumentMatchers;
 import org.mockito.Mock;
 import org.mockito.Mockito;
-import org.mockito.runners.MockitoJUnitRunner;
+import org.mockito.junit.MockitoJUnitRunner;
 import org.onap.ccsdk.apps.ms.neng.core.exceptions.NengException;
 import org.onap.ccsdk.apps.ms.neng.core.persistence.NamePersister;
 import org.onap.ccsdk.apps.ms.neng.core.resource.model.HelloWorld;
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ public class SpringServiceTest {
         List<GeneratedName> generatedNameList = new ArrayList<>();
         generatedNameList.add(gn);
         Mockito.lenient().when(namePersister.findByExternalIdAndElementType(req.get("external-key"), "VNF")).thenReturn(gn);
-        Mockito.lenient().when(aaiNameValidator.validate(Matchers.anyString(), Matchers.anyString())).thenReturn(true);
+        Mockito.lenient().when(aaiNameValidator.validate(ArgumentMatchers.anyString(), ArgumentMatchers.anyString())).thenReturn(true);
         Assert.assertNotNull(springserviceImpl.updateNetworkElementName(request));
         Mockito.verify(namePersister, Mockito.times(1)).persist(gn);
     }
diff --git a/ms/neng/src/test/java/org/onap/ccsdk/apps/ms/neng/core/validator/AaiNameValidatorTest.java b/ms/neng/src/test/java/org/onap/ccsdk/apps/ms/neng/core/validator/AaiNameValidatorTest.java
index 628156d6..c180b285 100644
--- a/ms/neng/src/test/java/org/onap/ccsdk/apps/ms/neng/core/validator/AaiNameValidatorTest.java
+++ b/ms/neng/src/test/java/org/onap/ccsdk/apps/ms/neng/core/validator/AaiNameValidatorTest.java
@@ -26,10 +26,10 @@ import static org.mockito.Mockito.when;
 import org.junit.Test;
 import org.junit.runner.RunWith;
 import org.mockito.InjectMocks;
-import org.mockito.Matchers;
+import org.mockito.ArgumentMatchers;
 import org.mockito.Mock;
 import org.mockito.Mockito;
-import org.mockito.runners.MockitoJUnitRunner;
+import org.mockito.junit.MockitoJUnitRunner;
 import org.onap.ccsdk.apps.ms.neng.persistence.repository.ExternalInterfaceRespository;
 import org.onap.ccsdk.apps.ms.neng.service.extinf.impl.AaiServiceImpl;
 
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ public class AaiNameValidatorTest {
     
     @Test
     public void testValidate() throws Exception {
-        Mockito.lenient().when(dbStuff.getUriByNameType(Matchers.anyString())).thenReturn(null);
+        Mockito.lenient().when(dbStuff.getUriByNameType(ArgumentMatchers.anyString())).thenReturn(null);
         assertTrue(nameValidator.validate("VNF", "xyz112uyv"));
     }
 }
diff --git a/ms/neng/src/test/java/org/onap/ccsdk/apps/ms/neng/core/validator/ExternalKeyValidatorTest.java b/ms/neng/src/test/java/org/onap/ccsdk/apps/ms/neng/core/validator/ExternalKeyValidatorTest.java
index 7c6c95f3..46576bc7 100644
--- a/ms/neng/src/test/java/org/onap/ccsdk/apps/ms/neng/core/validator/ExternalKeyValidatorTest.java
+++ b/ms/neng/src/test/java/org/onap/ccsdk/apps/ms/neng/core/validator/ExternalKeyValidatorTest.java
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ import org.junit.Test;
 import org.junit.runner.RunWith;
 import org.mockito.InjectMocks;
 import org.mockito.Mock;
-import org.mockito.runners.MockitoJUnitRunner;
+import org.mockito.junit.MockitoJUnitRunner;
 import org.onap.ccsdk.apps.ms.neng.persistence.repository.GeneratedNameRespository;
 
 @RunWith(MockitoJUnitRunner.class)
diff --git a/ms/neng/src/test/java/org/onap/ccsdk/apps/ms/neng/service/extinf/impl/PolicyFinderServiceImplTest.java b/ms/neng/src/test/java/org/onap/ccsdk/apps/ms/neng/service/extinf/impl/PolicyFinderServiceImplTest.java
index e31c0987..8831118e 100644
--- a/ms/neng/src/test/java/org/onap/ccsdk/apps/ms/neng/service/extinf/impl/PolicyFinderServiceImplTest.java
+++ b/ms/neng/src/test/java/org/onap/ccsdk/apps/ms/neng/service/extinf/impl/PolicyFinderServiceImplTest.java
@@ -37,11 +37,11 @@ import java.util.Map;
 import org.junit.Test;
 import org.junit.runner.RunWith;
 import org.mockito.InjectMocks;
-import org.mockito.Matchers;
+import org.mockito.ArgumentMatchers;
 import org.mockito.Mock;
 import org.mockito.Mockito;
 import org.mockito.Spy;
-import org.mockito.runners.MockitoJUnitRunner;
+import org.mockito.junit.MockitoJUnitRunner;
 import org.onap.ccsdk.apps.ms.neng.core.exceptions.NengException;
 import org.onap.ccsdk.apps.ms.neng.core.resource.model.GetConfigRequest;
 import org.onap.ccsdk.apps.ms.neng.core.resource.model.GetConfigResponse;
@@ -72,14 +72,14 @@ public class PolicyFinderServiceImplTest {
     @Test
     public void testConfig() throws Exception {
         doReturn(new GetConfigResponse()).when(policyFinder).makeOutboundCall( 
-            Matchers.any(), Matchers.any(), Matchers.any());
+            ArgumentMatchers.any(), ArgumentMatchers.any(), ArgumentMatchers.any());
         assertNotNull(policyFinder.getConfig("policy"));
     }
     
     @Test
     public void testFindPolicy() throws Exception {
         doReturn(new GetConfigResponse()).when(policyFinder).makeOutboundCall( 
-            Matchers.any(), Matchers.any(), Matchers.any());
+            ArgumentMatchers.any(), ArgumentMatchers.any(), ArgumentMatchers.any());
         assertNull(policyFinder.findPolicy("policy"));
     }
 
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ public class PolicyFinderServiceImplTest {
         Map<String, Object> configMap = buildPolicyResponse();
         Object resp = Arrays.asList(new Object[] {configMap});
         ResponseEntity<Object> respEn = new ResponseEntity<>(resp, HttpStatus.OK);
-        Mockito.lenient().when(restTemplate.exchange(Matchers.any(RequestEntity.class), Matchers.any(Class.class))).thenReturn(respEn);
+        Mockito.lenient().when(restTemplate.exchange(ArgumentMatchers.any(RequestEntity.class), ArgumentMatchers.any(Class.class))).thenReturn(respEn);
 
         policManProps.setUrl("http://policyManager.onap.org");
 
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ public class PolicyFinderServiceImplTest {
         Map<String, Object> configMap = buildPolicyResponse();
         Object resp = Arrays.asList(new Object[] {configMap});
         ResponseEntity<Object> respEn = new ResponseEntity<>(resp, HttpStatus.INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR);
-        Mockito.lenient().when(restTemplate.exchange(Matchers.any(RequestEntity.class), Matchers.any(Class.class))).thenReturn(respEn);
+        Mockito.lenient().when(restTemplate.exchange(ArgumentMatchers.any(RequestEntity.class), ArgumentMatchers.any(Class.class))).thenReturn(respEn);
 
         policManProps.setUrl("http://policyManager.onap.org");
 
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ public class PolicyFinderServiceImplTest {
     @Test(expected = NengException.class)
     public void testmakeOutboundCall_500_statusExp() throws Exception {
         HttpClientErrorException exp = new HttpClientErrorException(HttpStatus.METHOD_NOT_ALLOWED, "{error}");
-        Mockito.lenient().when(restTemplate.exchange(Matchers.any(RequestEntity.class), Matchers.any(Class.class))).thenThrow(exp);
+        Mockito.lenient().when(restTemplate.exchange(ArgumentMatchers.any(RequestEntity.class), ArgumentMatchers.any(Class.class))).thenThrow(exp);
         policManProps.setUrl("http://policyManager.onap.org");
         GetConfigRequest request = new GetConfigRequest();
         request.setPolicyName("policy");
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ public class PolicyFinderServiceImplTest {
     @Test(expected = NengException.class)
     public void testmakeOutboundCall_500_statusExp_notFound() throws Exception {
         HttpClientErrorException exp = new HttpClientErrorException(HttpStatus.NOT_FOUND, "{error}");
-        Mockito.lenient().when(restTemplate.exchange(Matchers.any(RequestEntity.class), Matchers.any(Class.class))).thenThrow(exp);
+        Mockito.lenient().when(restTemplate.exchange(ArgumentMatchers.any(RequestEntity.class), ArgumentMatchers.any(Class.class))).thenThrow(exp);
         policManProps.setUrl("http://policyManager.onap.org");
         GetConfigRequest request = new GetConfigRequest();
         request.setPolicyName("policy");
diff --git a/ms/pom.xml b/ms/pom.xml
index 097ece49..5f8c842c 100644
--- a/ms/pom.xml
+++ b/ms/pom.xml
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  * ============LICENSE_END=========================================================
  -->
+
 <project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
diff --git a/ms/sliboot/pom.xml b/ms/sliboot/pom.xml
index dfecd1b5..fb46a823 100644
--- a/ms/sliboot/pom.xml
+++ b/ms/sliboot/pom.xml
@@ -187,6 +187,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.google.code.gson</groupId>
             <artifactId>gson</artifactId>
+            <version>${gson.version}</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.derby</groupId>
diff --git a/ms/sliboot/src/main/java/org/onap/ccsdk/apps/ms/sliboot/controllers/ExecuteGraphController.java b/ms/sliboot/src/main/java/org/onap/ccsdk/apps/ms/sliboot/controllers/ExecuteGraphController.java
deleted file mode 100644
index 07191446..00000000
--- a/ms/sliboot/src/main/java/org/onap/ccsdk/apps/ms/sliboot/controllers/ExecuteGraphController.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,112 +0,0 @@
-/*-
- * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
- * ONAP - CCSDK
- * ================================================================================
- * Copyright (C) 2020 AT&T Intellectual Property. All rights reserved.
- * ================================================================================
- * 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.ccsdk.apps.ms.sliboot.controllers;
-
-import java.util.HashMap;
-import java.util.Map.Entry;
-import java.util.Properties;
-import org.onap.ccsdk.sli.core.sli.SvcLogicException;
-import org.onap.ccsdk.sli.core.sli.provider.base.SvcLogicServiceBase;
-import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
-import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.EnableAutoConfiguration;
-import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.domain.EntityScan;
-import org.springframework.context.annotation.ComponentScan;
-import org.springframework.stereotype.Controller;
-import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.RequestBody;
-import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.RequestMapping;
-import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.RequestMethod;
-import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.ResponseBody;
-import com.google.gson.Gson;
-import com.google.gson.JsonArray;
-import com.google.gson.JsonElement;
-import com.google.gson.JsonObject;
-import com.google.gson.JsonParser;
-
-@Controller
-@EnableAutoConfiguration
-public class ExecuteGraphController {
-  @Autowired
-  protected SvcLogicServiceBase svc;
-
-	@RequestMapping(value = "/executeGraph", method = RequestMethod.POST)
-	@ResponseBody
-	public HashMap<String, String> executeGraph(@RequestBody String input) {
-		HashMap<String, String> hash = new HashMap<String, String>();
-		Properties parms = new Properties();
-
-		hash.put("status", "success");
-		JsonObject jsonInput = new Gson().fromJson(input, JsonObject.class);
-		JsonObject passthroughObj = jsonInput.get("input").getAsJsonObject();
-
-		writeResponseToCtx(passthroughObj.toString(), parms, "input");
-
-		JsonObject inputObject = jsonInput.get("graphDetails").getAsJsonObject();
-		try {
-			// Any of these can throw a nullpointer exception
-			String calledModule = inputObject.get("module").getAsString();
-			String calledRpc = inputObject.get("rpc").getAsString();
-			String modeStr = inputObject.get("mode").getAsString();
-			// execute should only throw a SvcLogicException
-			Properties respProps = svc.execute(calledModule, calledRpc, null, modeStr, parms);
-			for (Entry<Object, Object> prop : respProps.entrySet()) {
-				hash.put((String) prop.getKey(), (String) prop.getValue());
-			}
-		} catch (NullPointerException npe) {
-			HashMap<String, String> errorHash = new HashMap<String, String>();
-			errorHash.put("error-message", "check that you populated module, rpc and or mode correctly.");
-			return errorHash;
-		} catch (SvcLogicException e) {
-			HashMap<String, String> errorHash = new HashMap<String, String>();
-			errorHash.put("status", "failure");
-			errorHash.put("message", e.getMessage());
-			return errorHash;
-		}
-		return hash;
-	}
-
-	public static void writeResponseToCtx(String resp, Properties ctx, String prefix) {
-		JsonParser jp = new JsonParser();
-		JsonElement element = jp.parse(resp);
-		writeJsonObject(element.getAsJsonObject(), ctx, prefix + ".");
-	}
-
-	public static void writeJsonObject(JsonObject obj, Properties ctx, String root) {
-		for (Entry<String, JsonElement> entry : obj.entrySet()) {
-			if (entry.getValue().isJsonObject()) {
-				writeJsonObject(entry.getValue().getAsJsonObject(), ctx, root + entry.getKey() + ".");
-			} else if (entry.getValue().isJsonArray()) {
-				JsonArray array = entry.getValue().getAsJsonArray();
-				ctx.put(root + entry.getKey() + "_length", String.valueOf(array.size()));
-				Integer arrayIdx = 0;
-				for (JsonElement element : array) {
-					if (element.isJsonObject()) {
-						writeJsonObject(element.getAsJsonObject(), ctx, root + entry.getKey() + "[" + arrayIdx + "].");
-					}
-					arrayIdx++;
-				}
-			} else {
-				ctx.put(root + entry.getKey(), entry.getValue().getAsString());
-			}
-		}
-	}
-
-
-}
diff --git a/ms/sliboot/src/main/resources/application.properties b/ms/sliboot/src/main/resources/application.properties
index d98aac30..5fae584e 100644
--- a/ms/sliboot/src/main/resources/application.properties
+++ b/ms/sliboot/src/main/resources/application.properties
@@ -25,3 +25,4 @@ spring.jpa.hibernate.ddl-auto=update
 spring.jpa.hibernate.naming.implicit-strategy=org.hibernate.boot.model.naming.ImplicitNamingStrategyLegacyHbmImpl
 spring.jpa.hibernate.naming.physical-strategy=org.hibernate.boot.model.naming.PhysicalNamingStrategyStandardImpl
 spring.jpa.database=mysql
+spring.mvc.pathmatch.matching-strategy = ANT_PATH_MATCHER
diff --git a/ms/sliboot/src/test/resources/application.properties b/ms/sliboot/src/test/resources/application.properties
index 58bf3cd8..507d98d9 100644
--- a/ms/sliboot/src/test/resources/application.properties
+++ b/ms/sliboot/src/test/resources/application.properties
@@ -15,4 +15,5 @@ spring.jpa.show-sql=true
 spring.jpa.hibernate.ddl-auto=update
 spring.jpa.hibernate.naming.implicit-strategy=org.hibernate.boot.model.naming.ImplicitNamingStrategyLegacyHbmImpl
 spring.jpa.hibernate.naming.physical-strategy=org.hibernate.boot.model.naming.PhysicalNamingStrategyStandardImpl
-spring.jpa.database=derby
\ No newline at end of file
+spring.jpa.database=derby
+spring.mvc.pathmatch.matching-strategy = ANT_PATH_MATCHER
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/ms/vlantag-api/pom.xml b/ms/vlantag-api/pom.xml
index 3b4af879..37b622ca 100644
--- a/ms/vlantag-api/pom.xml
+++ b/ms/vlantag-api/pom.xml
@@ -88,6 +88,11 @@
             <groupId>io.swagger</groupId>
             <artifactId>swagger-annotations</artifactId>
         </dependency>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>com.google.code.gson</groupId>
+            <artifactId>gson</artifactId>
+            <version>${gson.version}</version>
+        </dependency>
 
         <dependency>
             <groupId>junit</groupId>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index f46f6a33..131ad91a 100755
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@
 
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.onap.ccsdk.parent</groupId>
-        <artifactId>spring-boot-25-starter-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>2.4.2</version>
+        <artifactId>spring-boot-26-starter-parent</artifactId>
+        <version>2.4.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <relativePath/>
     </parent>
 
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@
         version here to pick up that fix -->
         <sonar.coverage.jacoco.xmlReportPaths>${project.reporting.outputDirectory}/jacoco-ut/jacoco.xml</sonar.coverage.jacoco.xmlReportPaths>
         <jacoco.version>0.8.3</jacoco.version>
+        <gson.version>2.9.0</gson.version>
         <ccsdk.sli.version>1.5.0-SNAPSHOT</ccsdk.sli.version>
     </properties>
 
diff --git a/services/pom.xml b/services/pom.xml
index bc7f3a3a..02077821 100644
--- a/services/pom.xml
+++ b/services/pom.xml
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.google.code.gson</groupId>
             <artifactId>gson</artifactId>
+            <version>${gson.version}</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.derby</groupId>
diff --git a/services/src/main/java/org/onap/ccsdk/apps/services/SvcLogicFactory.java b/services/src/main/java/org/onap/ccsdk/apps/services/SvcLogicFactory.java
index 54d612f6..973f2414 100644
--- a/services/src/main/java/org/onap/ccsdk/apps/services/SvcLogicFactory.java
+++ b/services/src/main/java/org/onap/ccsdk/apps/services/SvcLogicFactory.java
@@ -76,6 +76,9 @@ public class SvcLogicFactory {
     private static final String SDNC_CONFIG_DIR = "SDNC_CONFIG_DIR";

     private static final String CONTRAIL_PROPERTIES = "contrail-adaptor.properties";

 

+ /*    

+  * In Springboot 2.6, these autowired lists become a circular dependency with the RestconfApiController.

+  * For now, comment these out and instead just explicitly add wiring for the sli classes

     @Autowired

     List<SvcLogicRecorder> recorders;

 

@@ -85,6 +88,10 @@ public class SvcLogicFactory {
     @Autowired

     List<SvcLogicResource> svcLogicResources;

 

+ */

+

+ 

+

 

     @Bean

     public SvcLogicStore getStore() throws Exception {

@@ -139,24 +146,68 @@ public class SvcLogicFactory {
     @Bean

     public SvcLogicServiceBase createService() throws Exception {

         HashMapResolver resolver = new HashMapResolver();

-        for (SvcLogicRecorder recorder : recorders) {

-            log.info("Registering SvcLogicRecorder {}", recorder.getClass().getName());

-            resolver.addSvcLogicRecorder(recorder.getClass().getName(), recorder);

 

-        }

+        /**

+         * See comment above re: autowired lists. Need to explicitly register

+         * SLI features to avoid circular dependency issue in springboot 2.6

+         * 

+         * for (SvcLogicRecorder recorder : recorders) {

+         * log.info("Registering SvcLogicRecorder {}", recorder.getClass().getName());

+         * resolver.addSvcLogicRecorder(recorder.getClass().getName(), recorder);

+         * 

+         * }

+         * 

+         * for (SvcLogicJavaPlugin plugin : plugins) {

+         * log.info("Registering SvcLogicJavaPlugin {}", plugin.getClass().getName());

+         * resolver.addSvcLogicSvcLogicJavaPlugin(plugin.getClass().getName(), plugin);

+         * 

+         * }

+         * for (SvcLogicResource svcLogicResource : svcLogicResources) {

+         * log.info("Registering SvcLogicResource {}",

+         * svcLogicResource.getClass().getName());

+         * resolver.addSvcLogicResource(svcLogicResource.getClass().getName(),

+         * svcLogicResource);

+         * }

+         */

 

-        for (SvcLogicJavaPlugin plugin : plugins) {

-            log.info("Registering SvcLogicJavaPlugin {}", plugin.getClass().getName());

-            resolver.addSvcLogicSvcLogicJavaPlugin(plugin.getClass().getName(), plugin);

+        Slf4jRecorder slf4jRecorder = slf4jRecorderNode();

 

-        }

-        for (SvcLogicResource svcLogicResource : svcLogicResources) {

-            log.info("Registering SvcLogicResource {}", svcLogicResource.getClass().getName());

-            resolver.addSvcLogicResource(svcLogicResource.getClass().getName(), svcLogicResource);

-        }

+        SliPluginUtils sliPluginUtils = sliPluginUtil();

+

+        SliStringUtils sliStringUtils = sliStringUtils();

+

+        AAIService aaiService = aaiService();

+

+        ConfigResource configResource = configResource();

+

+        OperationalResource operationalResource = operationalResource();

+

+        NetboxClient netboxClient = netboxClient();

+

+        SqlResource sqlResource = sqlResource();

+

+        RestapiCallNode restapiCallNode = restapiCallNode();

+

+        PropertiesNode propertiesNode = propertiesNode();

+        // Register recorder (there is only one)

+        resolver.addSvcLogicRecorder(Slf4jRecorder.class.getName(), new Slf4jRecorder());

+

+        // Register plugins

+        resolver.addSvcLogicSvcLogicJavaPlugin(sliPluginUtils.getClass().getName(), sliPluginUtils);

+        resolver.addSvcLogicSvcLogicJavaPlugin(sliStringUtils.getClass().getName(), sliStringUtils);

+        resolver.addSvcLogicSvcLogicJavaPlugin(restapiCallNode.getClass().getName(), restapiCallNode);

+        resolver.addSvcLogicSvcLogicJavaPlugin(propertiesNode.getClass().getName(), propertiesNode);

+        resolver.addSvcLogicSvcLogicJavaPlugin(netboxClient.getClass().getName(), netboxClient);

+

+        // Register resources

+        resolver.addSvcLogicResource(aaiService.getClass().getName(), aaiService);

+        resolver.addSvcLogicResource(configResource.getClass().getName(), configResource);

+        resolver.addSvcLogicResource(operationalResource.getClass().getName(), operationalResource);

+        resolver.addSvcLogicResource(sqlResource.getClass().getName(), sqlResource);

 

         return new SvcLogicServiceImplBase(getStore(), resolver);

     }

+    

 

     @Bean

     public Slf4jRecorder slf4jRecorderNode() {