Refactoring Pom and Fixing Junits

Refactoring DepeendencyManagement section in parent pom and fixed Junit failing over Windows

Issue-ID: CCSDK-2023
Signed-off-by: Singal, Kapil (ks220y) <ks220y@att.com>
Change-Id: I5e09c4c6d6307c1dd93a40ab3601713b956dfc72

17 files changed, 944 insertions, 5 deletions

diff --git a/ms/blueprintsprocessor/application/src/test/kotlin/org/onap/ccsdk/cds/blueprintsprocessor/uat/BaseUatTest.kt b/ms/blueprintsprocessor/application/src/test/kotlin/org/onap/ccsdk/cds/blueprintsprocessor/uat/BaseUatTest.kt
index 0ff5dc55d..7f38608c9 100644
--- a/ms/blueprintsprocessor/application/src/test/kotlin/org/onap/ccsdk/cds/blueprintsprocessor/uat/BaseUatTest.kt
+++ b/ms/blueprintsprocessor/application/src/test/kotlin/org/onap/ccsdk/cds/blueprintsprocessor/uat/BaseUatTest.kt
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ import org.junit.runner.RunWith
 import org.onap.ccsdk.cds.blueprintsprocessor.uat.logging.LogColor.COLOR_TEST_CLIENT
 import org.onap.ccsdk.cds.blueprintsprocessor.uat.logging.LogColor.resetContextColor
 import org.onap.ccsdk.cds.blueprintsprocessor.uat.logging.LogColor.setContextColor
+import org.onap.ccsdk.cds.blueprintsprocessor.uat.utils.TestSecuritySettings
+import org.onap.ccsdk.cds.blueprintsprocessor.uat.utils.WorkingFoldersInitializer
 import org.springframework.boot.test.context.SpringBootTest
 import org.springframework.test.context.ContextConfiguration
 import org.springframework.test.context.TestPropertySource
diff --git a/ms/blueprintsprocessor/application/src/test/kotlin/org/onap/ccsdk/cds/blueprintsprocessor/uat/BlueprintsAcceptanceTest.kt b/ms/blueprintsprocessor/application/src/test/kotlin/org/onap/ccsdk/cds/blueprintsprocessor/uat/BlueprintsAcceptanceTest.kt
index ad97ce82a..ff7cd78c0 100644
--- a/ms/blueprintsprocessor/application/src/test/kotlin/org/onap/ccsdk/cds/blueprintsprocessor/uat/BlueprintsAcceptanceTest.kt
+++ b/ms/blueprintsprocessor/application/src/test/kotlin/org/onap/ccsdk/cds/blueprintsprocessor/uat/BlueprintsAcceptanceTest.kt
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ import org.junit.ClassRule
 import org.junit.Rule
 import org.junit.runner.RunWith
 import org.junit.runners.Parameterized
+import org.onap.ccsdk.cds.blueprintsprocessor.uat.utils.ExtendedTemporaryFolder
+import org.onap.ccsdk.cds.blueprintsprocessor.uat.utils.UatExecutor
 import org.onap.ccsdk.cds.controllerblueprints.core.BluePrintConstants.UAT_SPECIFICATION_FILE
 import org.onap.ccsdk.cds.controllerblueprints.core.utils.BluePrintArchiveUtils.Companion.compressToBytes
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired
diff --git a/ms/blueprintsprocessor/application/src/test/kotlin/org/onap/ccsdk/cds/blueprintsprocessor/uat/UatServicesTest.kt b/ms/blueprintsprocessor/application/src/test/kotlin/org/onap/ccsdk/cds/blueprintsprocessor/uat/UatServicesTest.kt
index 2df5f2940..688ba663c 100644
--- a/ms/blueprintsprocessor/application/src/test/kotlin/org/onap/ccsdk/cds/blueprintsprocessor/uat/UatServicesTest.kt
+++ b/ms/blueprintsprocessor/application/src/test/kotlin/org/onap/ccsdk/cds/blueprintsprocessor/uat/UatServicesTest.kt
@@ -44,6 +44,10 @@ import org.hamcrest.Matchers.equalToIgnoringCase
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.konan.util.prefixIfNot
 import org.onap.ccsdk.cds.blueprintsprocessor.uat.logging.LogColor.COLOR_WIREMOCK
 import org.onap.ccsdk.cds.blueprintsprocessor.uat.logging.LogColor.markerOf
+import org.onap.ccsdk.cds.blueprintsprocessor.uat.utils.MarkedSlf4jNotifier
+import org.onap.ccsdk.cds.blueprintsprocessor.uat.utils.ServiceDefinition
+import org.onap.ccsdk.cds.blueprintsprocessor.uat.utils.TestSecuritySettings
+import org.onap.ccsdk.cds.blueprintsprocessor.uat.utils.UatDefinition
 import org.onap.ccsdk.cds.controllerblueprints.core.BluePrintConstants.UAT_SPECIFICATION_FILE
 import org.onap.ccsdk.cds.controllerblueprints.core.utils.BluePrintArchiveUtils.Companion.compressToBytes
 import org.skyscreamer.jsonassert.JSONAssert
diff --git a/ms/blueprintsprocessor/application/src/test/kotlin/org/onap/ccsdk/cds/blueprintsprocessor/uat/logging/ColorMarker.kt b/ms/blueprintsprocessor/application/src/test/kotlin/org/onap/ccsdk/cds/blueprintsprocessor/uat/logging/ColorMarker.kt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9ae3ff805
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ms/blueprintsprocessor/application/src/test/kotlin/org/onap/ccsdk/cds/blueprintsprocessor/uat/logging/ColorMarker.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+/*-
+ * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
+ *  Copyright (C) 2019 Nordix Foundation.
+ * ================================================================================
+ * 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.
+ *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+ * ============LICENSE_END=========================================================
+ */
+package org.onap.ccsdk.cds.blueprintsprocessor.uat.logging
+
+import org.slf4j.Marker
+
+class ColorMarker internal constructor(private val dlg: Marker) : Marker by dlg
diff --git a/ms/blueprintsprocessor/application/src/test/kotlin/org/onap/ccsdk/cds/blueprintsprocessor/uat/logging/LogColor.kt b/ms/blueprintsprocessor/application/src/test/kotlin/org/onap/ccsdk/cds/blueprintsprocessor/uat/logging/LogColor.kt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f0cba2670
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ms/blueprintsprocessor/application/src/test/kotlin/org/onap/ccsdk/cds/blueprintsprocessor/uat/logging/LogColor.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+/*-
+ * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
+ *  Copyright (C) 2019 Nordix Foundation.
+ * ================================================================================
+ * 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.
+ *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+ * ============LICENSE_END=========================================================
+ */
+package org.onap.ccsdk.cds.blueprintsprocessor.uat.logging
+
+import org.slf4j.MDC
+import org.slf4j.MarkerFactory
+
+object LogColor {
+
+    const val COLOR_SERVICES = "green"
+    const val COLOR_TEST_CLIENT = "yellow"
+    const val COLOR_MOCKITO = "cyan"
+    const val COLOR_WIREMOCK = "blue"
+
+    // The Slf4j MDC key that will hold the global color
+    const val MDC_COLOR_KEY = "color"
+
+    fun setContextColor(color: String) {
+        MDC.put(MDC_COLOR_KEY, color)
+    }
+
+    fun resetContextColor() {
+        MDC.remove(MDC_COLOR_KEY)
+    }
+
+    fun markerOf(color: String): ColorMarker =
+        ColorMarker(MarkerFactory.getMarker(color))
+}
diff --git a/ms/blueprintsprocessor/application/src/test/kotlin/org/onap/ccsdk/cds/blueprintsprocessor/uat/logging/MockInvocationLogger.kt b/ms/blueprintsprocessor/application/src/test/kotlin/org/onap/ccsdk/cds/blueprintsprocessor/uat/logging/MockInvocationLogger.kt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f8e6bd486
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ms/blueprintsprocessor/application/src/test/kotlin/org/onap/ccsdk/cds/blueprintsprocessor/uat/logging/MockInvocationLogger.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+/*-
+ * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
+ *  Copyright (C) 2019 Nordix Foundation.
+ * ================================================================================
+ * 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.
+ *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+ * ============LICENSE_END=========================================================
+ */
+package org.onap.ccsdk.cds.blueprintsprocessor.uat.logging
+
+import org.mockito.listeners.InvocationListener
+import org.mockito.listeners.MethodInvocationReport
+import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory
+import org.slf4j.Marker
+import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicInteger
+
+/**
+ * Logs all Mockito's mock/spy invocations.
+ *
+ * Used for debugging interactions with a mock.
+ */
+class MockInvocationLogger(private val marker: Marker) : InvocationListener {
+
+    private val mockInvocationsCounter = AtomicInteger()
+
+    override fun reportInvocation(report: MethodInvocationReport) {
+        val sb = StringBuilder()
+        sb.appendln("Method invocation #${mockInvocationsCounter.incrementAndGet()} on mock/spy")
+        report.locationOfStubbing?.let { location ->
+            sb.append(INDENT).append("stubbed ").appendln(location)
+        }
+        sb.appendln(report.invocation)
+        sb.append(INDENT).append("invoked ").appendln(report.invocation.location)
+        if (report.threwException()) {
+            sb.append(INDENT).append("has thrown -> ").append(report.throwable.javaClass.name)
+            report.throwable.message?.let { message ->
+                sb.append(" with message ").append(message)
+            }
+            sb.appendln()
+        } else {
+            sb.append(INDENT).append("has returned -> \"").append(report.returnedValue).append('"')
+            report.returnedValue?.let { value ->
+                sb.append(" (").append(value.javaClass.name).append(')')
+            }
+            sb.appendln()
+        }
+        log.info(marker, sb.toString())
+    }
+
+    companion object {
+        private const val INDENT = "    "
+        private val log = LoggerFactory.getLogger(MockInvocationLogger::class.java)
+    }
+}
diff --git a/ms/blueprintsprocessor/application/src/test/kotlin/org/onap/ccsdk/cds/blueprintsprocessor/uat/logging/SmartColorDiscriminator.kt b/ms/blueprintsprocessor/application/src/test/kotlin/org/onap/ccsdk/cds/blueprintsprocessor/uat/logging/SmartColorDiscriminator.kt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..cad235450
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ms/blueprintsprocessor/application/src/test/kotlin/org/onap/ccsdk/cds/blueprintsprocessor/uat/logging/SmartColorDiscriminator.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+/*-
+ * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
+ *  Copyright (C) 2019 Nordix Foundation.
+ * ================================================================================
+ * 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.
+ *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+ * ============LICENSE_END=========================================================
+ */
+package org.onap.ccsdk.cds.blueprintsprocessor.uat.logging
+
+import ch.qos.logback.classic.spi.ILoggingEvent
+import ch.qos.logback.core.sift.AbstractDiscriminator
+import org.onap.ccsdk.cds.blueprintsprocessor.uat.logging.LogColor.MDC_COLOR_KEY
+
+class SmartColorDiscriminator : AbstractDiscriminator<ILoggingEvent>() {
+    var defaultValue: String = "white"
+
+    override fun getKey(): String {
+        return MDC_COLOR_KEY
+    }
+
+    fun setKey() {
+        throw UnsupportedOperationException("Key not settable. Using $MDC_COLOR_KEY")
+    }
+
+    override fun getDiscriminatingValue(e: ILoggingEvent): String =
+        (e.marker as? ColorMarker)?.name
+            ?: e.mdcPropertyMap?.get(MDC_COLOR_KEY)
+            ?: defaultValue
+}
diff --git a/ms/blueprintsprocessor/application/src/test/kotlin/org/onap/ccsdk/cds/blueprintsprocessor/uat/ExtendedTemporaryFolder.kt b/ms/blueprintsprocessor/application/src/test/kotlin/org/onap/ccsdk/cds/blueprintsprocessor/uat/utils/ExtendedTemporaryFolder.kt
index c483d90b3..9090361fb 100644
--- a/ms/blueprintsprocessor/application/src/test/kotlin/org/onap/ccsdk/cds/blueprintsprocessor/uat/ExtendedTemporaryFolder.kt
+++ b/ms/blueprintsprocessor/application/src/test/kotlin/org/onap/ccsdk/cds/blueprintsprocessor/uat/utils/ExtendedTemporaryFolder.kt
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
  * ============LICENSE_END=========================================================
  */
-package org.onap.ccsdk.cds.blueprintsprocessor.uat
+package org.onap.ccsdk.cds.blueprintsprocessor.uat.utils
 
 import java.io.File
 import java.io.IOException
diff --git a/ms/blueprintsprocessor/application/src/test/kotlin/org/onap/ccsdk/cds/blueprintsprocessor/uat/utils/JsonNormalizer.kt b/ms/blueprintsprocessor/application/src/test/kotlin/org/onap/ccsdk/cds/blueprintsprocessor/uat/utils/JsonNormalizer.kt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..39caa0178
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ms/blueprintsprocessor/application/src/test/kotlin/org/onap/ccsdk/cds/blueprintsprocessor/uat/utils/JsonNormalizer.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,84 @@
+/*-
+ * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
+ *  Copyright (C) 2019 Nordix Foundation.
+ * ================================================================================
+ * 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.
+ *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+ * ============LICENSE_END=========================================================
+ */
+package org.onap.ccsdk.cds.blueprintsprocessor.uat.utils
+
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.JsonNode
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ObjectMapper
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.node.ContainerNode
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.node.ObjectNode
+import com.schibsted.spt.data.jslt.Parser
+
+internal class JsonNormalizer {
+
+    companion object {
+
+        fun getNormalizer(mapper: ObjectMapper, jsltSpec: JsonNode?): (String) -> String {
+            if (jsltSpec == null) {
+                return { it }
+            }
+            return { s: String ->
+                val input = mapper.readTree(s)
+                val expandedJstlSpec =
+                    expandJstlSpec(jsltSpec)
+                val jslt = Parser.compileString(expandedJstlSpec)
+                val output = jslt.apply(input)
+                output.toString()
+            }
+        }
+
+        /**
+         * Creates an extended JSTL spec by appending the "*: ." wildcard pattern to every inner JSON object, and
+         * removing the extra quotes added by the standard YAML/JSON converters on fields prefixed by "?".
+         *
+         * @param jstlSpec the JSTL spec as a structured JSON object.
+         * @return the string representation of the extended JSTL spec.
+         */
+        private fun expandJstlSpec(jstlSpec: JsonNode): String {
+            val extendedJstlSpec =
+                updateObjectNodes(jstlSpec, "*", ".")
+            return extendedJstlSpec.toString()
+                // Handle the "?" as a prefix to literal/non-quoted values
+                .replace("\"\\?([^\"]+)\"".toRegex(), "$1")
+                // Also, remove the quotes added by Jackson for key and value of the wildcard matcher
+                .replace("\"([.*])\"".toRegex(), "$1")
+        }
+
+        /**
+         * Expands a structured JSON object, by adding the given key and value to every nested ObjectNode.
+         *
+         * @param jsonNode the root node.
+         * @param fieldName the fixed field name.
+         * @param fieldValue the fixed field value.
+         */
+        private fun updateObjectNodes(jsonNode: JsonNode, fieldName: String, fieldValue: String): JsonNode {
+            if (jsonNode is ContainerNode<*>) {
+                (jsonNode as? ObjectNode)?.put(fieldName, fieldValue)
+                jsonNode.forEach { child ->
+                    updateObjectNodes(
+                        child,
+                        fieldName,
+                        fieldValue
+                    )
+                }
+            }
+            return jsonNode
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/ms/blueprintsprocessor/application/src/test/kotlin/org/onap/ccsdk/cds/blueprintsprocessor/uat/MarkedSlf4jNotifier.kt b/ms/blueprintsprocessor/application/src/test/kotlin/org/onap/ccsdk/cds/blueprintsprocessor/uat/utils/MarkedSlf4jNotifier.kt
index 13ebd9e4b..e6198b1ba 100644
--- a/ms/blueprintsprocessor/application/src/test/kotlin/org/onap/ccsdk/cds/blueprintsprocessor/uat/MarkedSlf4jNotifier.kt
+++ b/ms/blueprintsprocessor/application/src/test/kotlin/org/onap/ccsdk/cds/blueprintsprocessor/uat/utils/MarkedSlf4jNotifier.kt
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
  * ============LICENSE_END=========================================================
  */
-package org.onap.ccsdk.cds.blueprintsprocessor.uat
+package org.onap.ccsdk.cds.blueprintsprocessor.uat.utils
 
 import com.github.tomakehurst.wiremock.common.Notifier
 import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory
diff --git a/ms/blueprintsprocessor/application/src/test/kotlin/org/onap/ccsdk/cds/blueprintsprocessor/uat/utils/PathDeserializer.kt b/ms/blueprintsprocessor/application/src/test/kotlin/org/onap/ccsdk/cds/blueprintsprocessor/uat/utils/PathDeserializer.kt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6c5759155
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ms/blueprintsprocessor/application/src/test/kotlin/org/onap/ccsdk/cds/blueprintsprocessor/uat/utils/PathDeserializer.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+/*-
+ * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
+ *  Copyright (C) 2019 Nordix Foundation.
+ * ================================================================================
+ * 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.
+ *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+ * ============LICENSE_END=========================================================
+ */
+package org.onap.ccsdk.cds.blueprintsprocessor.uat.utils
+
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.core.JsonParser
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.DeserializationContext
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.deser.std.StdDeserializer
+
+internal class PathDeserializer : StdDeserializer<String>(String::class.java) {
+    override fun deserialize(jp: JsonParser, ctxt: DeserializationContext?): String {
+        val path = jp.codec.readValue(jp, Any::class.java)
+        return flatJoin(path)
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Join a multilevel lists of strings.
+     * Example: flatJoin(listOf("a", listOf("b", "c"), "d")) will result in "a/b/c/d".
+     */
+    private fun flatJoin(path: Any): String {
+        fun flatJoinTo(sb: StringBuilder, path: Any): StringBuilder {
+            when (path) {
+                is List<*> -> path.filterNotNull().forEach { flatJoinTo(sb, it) }
+                is String -> {
+                    if (sb.isNotEmpty()) {
+                        sb.append('/')
+                    }
+                    sb.append(path)
+                }
+                else -> throw IllegalArgumentException("Unsupported type: ${path.javaClass}")
+            }
+            return sb
+        }
+        return flatJoinTo(StringBuilder(), path).toString()
+    }
+}
diff --git a/ms/blueprintsprocessor/application/src/test/kotlin/org/onap/ccsdk/cds/blueprintsprocessor/uat/utils/RequiredMapEntriesMatcher.kt b/ms/blueprintsprocessor/application/src/test/kotlin/org/onap/ccsdk/cds/blueprintsprocessor/uat/utils/RequiredMapEntriesMatcher.kt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0f98d7213
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ms/blueprintsprocessor/application/src/test/kotlin/org/onap/ccsdk/cds/blueprintsprocessor/uat/utils/RequiredMapEntriesMatcher.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+/*-
+ * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
+ *  Copyright (C) 2019 Nordix Foundation.
+ * ================================================================================
+ * 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.
+ *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+ * ============LICENSE_END=========================================================
+ */
+package org.onap.ccsdk.cds.blueprintsprocessor.uat.utils
+
+import com.google.common.collect.Maps
+import org.mockito.ArgumentMatcher
+
+class RequiredMapEntriesMatcher<K, V>(private val requiredEntries: Map<K, V>) : ArgumentMatcher<Map<K, V>> {
+    override fun matches(argument: Map<K, V>?): Boolean {
+        val missingEntries = Maps.difference(requiredEntries, argument).entriesOnlyOnLeft()
+        return missingEntries.isEmpty()
+    }
+
+    override fun toString(): String {
+        return requiredEntries.toString()
+    }
+}
diff --git a/ms/blueprintsprocessor/application/src/test/kotlin/org/onap/ccsdk/cds/blueprintsprocessor/uat/TestSecuritySettings.kt b/ms/blueprintsprocessor/application/src/test/kotlin/org/onap/ccsdk/cds/blueprintsprocessor/uat/utils/TestSecuritySettings.kt
index b0917cb7d..888ab8dcd 100644
--- a/ms/blueprintsprocessor/application/src/test/kotlin/org/onap/ccsdk/cds/blueprintsprocessor/uat/TestSecuritySettings.kt
+++ b/ms/blueprintsprocessor/application/src/test/kotlin/org/onap/ccsdk/cds/blueprintsprocessor/uat/utils/TestSecuritySettings.kt
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
  * ============LICENSE_END=========================================================
  */
-package org.onap.ccsdk.cds.blueprintsprocessor.uat
+package org.onap.ccsdk.cds.blueprintsprocessor.uat.utils
 
 import org.springframework.context.ApplicationContextInitializer
 import org.springframework.context.ConfigurableApplicationContext
diff --git a/ms/blueprintsprocessor/application/src/test/kotlin/org/onap/ccsdk/cds/blueprintsprocessor/uat/utils/UatDefinition.kt b/ms/blueprintsprocessor/application/src/test/kotlin/org/onap/ccsdk/cds/blueprintsprocessor/uat/utils/UatDefinition.kt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c45ac45c6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ms/blueprintsprocessor/application/src/test/kotlin/org/onap/ccsdk/cds/blueprintsprocessor/uat/utils/UatDefinition.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,102 @@
+/*-
+ * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
+ *  Copyright (C) 2019 Nordix Foundation.
+ * ================================================================================
+ * 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.
+ *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+ * ============LICENSE_END=========================================================
+ */
+package org.onap.ccsdk.cds.blueprintsprocessor.uat.utils
+
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation.JsonAlias
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation.JsonInclude
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.JsonNode
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ObjectMapper
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.annotation.JsonDeserialize
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.module.kotlin.convertValue
+import org.yaml.snakeyaml.DumperOptions
+import org.yaml.snakeyaml.Yaml
+import org.yaml.snakeyaml.nodes.Tag
+
+@JsonInclude(JsonInclude.Include.NON_EMPTY)
+data class ProcessDefinition(
+    val name: String,
+    val request: JsonNode,
+    val expectedResponse: JsonNode? = null,
+    val responseNormalizerSpec: JsonNode? = null
+)
+
+@JsonInclude(JsonInclude.Include.NON_EMPTY)
+data class RequestDefinition(
+    val method: String,
+    @JsonDeserialize(using = PathDeserializer::class)
+    val path: String,
+    val headers: Map<String, String> = emptyMap(),
+    val body: JsonNode? = null
+)
+
+@JsonInclude(JsonInclude.Include.NON_EMPTY)
+data class ResponseDefinition(val status: Int = 200, val body: JsonNode? = null) {
+
+    companion object {
+        val DEFAULT_RESPONSE = ResponseDefinition()
+    }
+}
+
+@JsonInclude(JsonInclude.Include.NON_EMPTY)
+data class ExpectationDefinition(
+    val request: RequestDefinition,
+    val response: ResponseDefinition = ResponseDefinition.DEFAULT_RESPONSE
+)
+
+@JsonInclude(JsonInclude.Include.NON_EMPTY)
+data class ServiceDefinition(val selector: String, val expectations: List<ExpectationDefinition>)
+
+@JsonInclude(JsonInclude.Include.NON_EMPTY)
+data class UatDefinition(
+    val processes: List<ProcessDefinition>,
+    @JsonAlias("external-services")
+    val externalServices: List<ServiceDefinition> = emptyList()
+) {
+
+    fun dump(mapper: ObjectMapper, excludedProperties: List<String> = emptyList()): String {
+        val uatAsMap: Map<String, Any> = mapper.convertValue(this)
+        if (excludedProperties.isNotEmpty()) {
+            pruneTree(uatAsMap, excludedProperties)
+        }
+        return Yaml().dumpAs(uatAsMap, Tag.MAP, DumperOptions.FlowStyle.BLOCK)
+    }
+
+    fun toBare(): UatDefinition {
+        val newProcesses = processes.map { p ->
+            ProcessDefinition(p.name, p.request, null, p.responseNormalizerSpec)
+        }
+        return UatDefinition(newProcesses)
+    }
+
+    private fun pruneTree(node: Any?, excludedProperties: List<String>) {
+        when (node) {
+            is MutableMap<*, *> -> {
+                excludedProperties.forEach { key -> node.remove(key) }
+                node.forEach { (_, value) -> pruneTree(value, excludedProperties) }
+            }
+            is List<*> -> node.forEach { value -> pruneTree(value, excludedProperties) }
+        }
+    }
+
+    companion object {
+        fun load(mapper: ObjectMapper, spec: String): UatDefinition =
+            mapper.convertValue(Yaml().load(spec), UatDefinition::class.java)
+    }
+}
diff --git a/ms/blueprintsprocessor/application/src/test/kotlin/org/onap/ccsdk/cds/blueprintsprocessor/uat/utils/UatExecutor.kt b/ms/blueprintsprocessor/application/src/test/kotlin/org/onap/ccsdk/cds/blueprintsprocessor/uat/utils/UatExecutor.kt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a904fa9b6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ms/blueprintsprocessor/application/src/test/kotlin/org/onap/ccsdk/cds/blueprintsprocessor/uat/utils/UatExecutor.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,359 @@
+/*-
+ * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
+ *  Copyright (C) 2019 Nordix Foundation.
+ * ================================================================================
+ * 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.
+ *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+ * ============LICENSE_END=========================================================
+ */
+package org.onap.ccsdk.cds.blueprintsprocessor.uat.utils
+
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.JsonNode
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ObjectMapper
+import com.nhaarman.mockitokotlin2.any
+import com.nhaarman.mockitokotlin2.argThat
+import com.nhaarman.mockitokotlin2.atLeast
+import com.nhaarman.mockitokotlin2.atLeastOnce
+import com.nhaarman.mockitokotlin2.eq
+import com.nhaarman.mockitokotlin2.mock
+import com.nhaarman.mockitokotlin2.verify
+import com.nhaarman.mockitokotlin2.verifyNoMoreInteractions
+import com.nhaarman.mockitokotlin2.whenever
+import org.apache.http.HttpHeaders
+import org.apache.http.HttpStatus
+import org.apache.http.client.HttpClient
+import org.apache.http.client.methods.HttpPost
+import org.apache.http.entity.ContentType
+import org.apache.http.entity.StringEntity
+import org.apache.http.entity.mime.HttpMultipartMode
+import org.apache.http.entity.mime.MultipartEntityBuilder
+import org.apache.http.impl.client.HttpClientBuilder
+import org.apache.http.message.BasicHeader
+import org.hamcrest.CoreMatchers.equalTo
+import org.hamcrest.CoreMatchers.notNullValue
+import org.hamcrest.MatcherAssert.assertThat
+import org.mockito.Answers
+import org.onap.ccsdk.cds.blueprintsprocessor.rest.service.BluePrintRestLibPropertyService
+import org.onap.ccsdk.cds.blueprintsprocessor.rest.service.BlueprintWebClientService
+import org.onap.ccsdk.cds.blueprintsprocessor.rest.service.BlueprintWebClientService.WebClientResponse
+import org.onap.ccsdk.cds.blueprintsprocessor.uat.logging.LogColor.COLOR_MOCKITO
+import org.onap.ccsdk.cds.blueprintsprocessor.uat.logging.LogColor.markerOf
+import org.onap.ccsdk.cds.blueprintsprocessor.uat.logging.MockInvocationLogger
+import org.skyscreamer.jsonassert.JSONAssert
+import org.skyscreamer.jsonassert.JSONCompareMode
+import org.slf4j.Logger
+import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory
+import org.springframework.core.env.ConfigurableEnvironment
+import org.springframework.http.MediaType
+import org.springframework.stereotype.Component
+import org.springframework.util.Base64Utils
+import java.util.concurrent.ConcurrentHashMap
+
+/**
+ * Assumptions:
+ *
+ * - Application HTTP service is bound to loopback interface;
+ * - Password is either defined in plain (with "{noop}" prefix), or it's the same of username.
+ *
+ * @author Eliezio Oliveira
+ */
+@Component
+class UatExecutor(
+    private val environment: ConfigurableEnvironment,
+    private val restClientFactory: BluePrintRestLibPropertyService,
+    private val mapper: ObjectMapper
+) {
+
+    companion object {
+        private const val NOOP_PASSWORD_PREFIX = "{noop}"
+
+        private val log: Logger = LoggerFactory.getLogger(UatExecutor::class.java)
+        private val mockLoggingListener = MockInvocationLogger(markerOf(COLOR_MOCKITO))
+    }
+
+    // use lazy evaluation to postpone until localServerPort is injected by Spring
+    private val baseUrl: String by lazy {
+        "http://127.0.0.1:${localServerPort()}"
+    }
+
+    @Throws(AssertionError::class)
+    fun execute(uatSpec: String, cbaBytes: ByteArray) {
+        val uat = UatDefinition.load(mapper, uatSpec)
+        execute(uat, cbaBytes)
+    }
+
+    /**
+     *
+     * The UAT can range from minimum to completely defined.
+     *
+     * @return an updated UAT with all NB and SB messages.
+     */
+    @Throws(AssertionError::class)
+    fun execute(uat: UatDefinition, cbaBytes: ByteArray): UatDefinition {
+        val defaultHeaders = listOf(BasicHeader(HttpHeaders.AUTHORIZATION, clientAuthToken()))
+        val httpClient = HttpClientBuilder.create()
+            .setDefaultHeaders(defaultHeaders)
+            .build()
+        // Only if externalServices are defined
+        val mockInterceptor = MockPreInterceptor()
+        // Always defined and used, whatever the case
+        val spyInterceptor = SpyPostInterceptor(mapper)
+        restClientFactory.setInterceptors(mockInterceptor, spyInterceptor)
+        try {
+            // Configure mocked external services and save their expected requests for further validation
+            val requestsPerClient = uat.externalServices.associateBy(
+                { service ->
+                    createRestClientMock(service.expectations).also { restClient ->
+                        // side-effect: register restClient to override real instance
+                        mockInterceptor.registerMock(service.selector, restClient)
+                    }
+                },
+                { service -> service.expectations.map { it.request } }
+            )
+
+            val newProcesses = httpClient.use { client ->
+                uploadBlueprint(client, cbaBytes)
+
+                // Run processes
+                uat.processes.map { process ->
+                    log.info("Executing process '${process.name}'")
+                    val responseNormalizer = JsonNormalizer.getNormalizer(mapper, process.responseNormalizerSpec)
+                    val actualResponse = processBlueprint(
+                        client, process.request,
+                        process.expectedResponse, responseNormalizer
+                    )
+                    ProcessDefinition(
+                        process.name,
+                        process.request,
+                        actualResponse,
+                        process.responseNormalizerSpec
+                    )
+                }
+            }
+
+            // Validate requests to external services
+            for ((mockClient, requests) in requestsPerClient) {
+                requests.forEach { request ->
+                    verify(mockClient, atLeastOnce()).exchangeResource(
+                        eq(request.method),
+                        eq(request.path),
+                        argThat { assertJsonEquals(request.body, this) },
+                        argThat(RequiredMapEntriesMatcher(request.headers))
+                    )
+                }
+                // Don't mind the invocations to the overloaded exchangeResource(String, String, String)
+                verify(mockClient, atLeast(0)).exchangeResource(any(), any(), any())
+                verifyNoMoreInteractions(mockClient)
+            }
+
+            val newExternalServices = spyInterceptor.getSpies()
+                .map(SpyService::asServiceDefinition)
+
+            return UatDefinition(newProcesses, newExternalServices)
+        } finally {
+            restClientFactory.clearInterceptors()
+        }
+    }
+
+    private fun createRestClientMock(restExpectations: List<ExpectationDefinition>):
+            BlueprintWebClientService {
+        val restClient = mock<BlueprintWebClientService>(
+            defaultAnswer = Answers.RETURNS_SMART_NULLS,
+            // our custom verboseLogging handler
+            invocationListeners = arrayOf(mockLoggingListener)
+        )
+
+        // Delegates to overloaded exchangeResource(String, String, String, Map<String, String>)
+        whenever(restClient.exchangeResource(any(), any(), any()))
+            .thenAnswer { invocation ->
+                val method = invocation.arguments[0] as String
+                val path = invocation.arguments[1] as String
+                val request = invocation.arguments[2] as String
+                restClient.exchangeResource(method, path, request, emptyMap())
+            }
+        for (expectation in restExpectations) {
+            whenever(
+                restClient.exchangeResource(
+                    eq(expectation.request.method),
+                    eq(expectation.request.path),
+                    any(),
+                    any()
+                )
+            )
+                .thenReturn(WebClientResponse(expectation.response.status, expectation.response.body.toString()))
+        }
+        return restClient
+    }
+
+    @Throws(AssertionError::class)
+    private fun uploadBlueprint(client: HttpClient, cbaBytes: ByteArray) {
+        val multipartEntity = MultipartEntityBuilder.create()
+            .setMode(HttpMultipartMode.BROWSER_COMPATIBLE)
+            .addBinaryBody("file", cbaBytes, ContentType.DEFAULT_BINARY, "cba.zip")
+            .build()
+        val request = HttpPost("$baseUrl/api/v1/blueprint-model/publish").apply {
+            entity = multipartEntity
+        }
+        client.execute(request) { response ->
+            val statusLine = response.statusLine
+            assertThat(statusLine.statusCode, equalTo(HttpStatus.SC_OK))
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Throws(AssertionError::class)
+    private fun processBlueprint(
+        client: HttpClient,
+        requestBody: JsonNode,
+        expectedResponse: JsonNode?,
+        responseNormalizer: (String) -> String
+    ): JsonNode {
+        val stringEntity = StringEntity(mapper.writeValueAsString(requestBody), ContentType.APPLICATION_JSON)
+        val request = HttpPost("$baseUrl/api/v1/execution-service/process").apply {
+            entity = stringEntity
+        }
+        val response = client.execute(request) { response ->
+            val statusLine = response.statusLine
+            assertThat(statusLine.statusCode, equalTo(HttpStatus.SC_OK))
+            val entity = response.entity
+            assertThat("Response contains no content", entity, notNullValue())
+            entity.content.bufferedReader().use { it.readText() }
+        }
+        val actualResponse = responseNormalizer(response)
+        if (expectedResponse != null) {
+            assertJsonEquals(expectedResponse, actualResponse)
+        }
+        return mapper.readTree(actualResponse)!!
+    }
+
+    @Throws(AssertionError::class)
+    private fun assertJsonEquals(expected: JsonNode?, actual: String): Boolean {
+        // special case
+        if ((expected == null) && actual.isBlank()) {
+            return true
+        }
+        // general case
+        JSONAssert.assertEquals(expected?.toString(), actual, JSONCompareMode.LENIENT)
+        // assertEquals throws an exception whenever match fails
+        return true
+    }
+
+    private fun localServerPort(): Int =
+        (environment.getProperty("local.server.port")
+            ?: environment.getRequiredProperty("blueprint.httpPort")).toInt()
+
+    private fun clientAuthToken(): String {
+        val username = environment.getRequiredProperty("security.user.name")
+        val password = environment.getRequiredProperty("security.user.password")
+        val plainPassword = when {
+            password.startsWith(NOOP_PASSWORD_PREFIX) -> password.substring(
+                NOOP_PASSWORD_PREFIX.length)
+            else -> username
+        }
+        return "Basic " + Base64Utils.encodeToString("$username:$plainPassword".toByteArray())
+    }
+
+    private class MockPreInterceptor : BluePrintRestLibPropertyService.PreInterceptor {
+        private val mocks = ConcurrentHashMap<String, BlueprintWebClientService>()
+
+        override fun getInstance(jsonNode: JsonNode): BlueprintWebClientService? {
+            TODO("jsonNode-keyed services not yet supported")
+        }
+
+        override fun getInstance(selector: String): BlueprintWebClientService? =
+            mocks[selector]
+
+        fun registerMock(selector: String, client: BlueprintWebClientService) {
+            mocks[selector] = client
+        }
+    }
+
+    private class SpyPostInterceptor(private val mapper: ObjectMapper) : BluePrintRestLibPropertyService.PostInterceptor {
+
+        private val spies = ConcurrentHashMap<String, SpyService>()
+
+        override fun getInstance(jsonNode: JsonNode, service: BlueprintWebClientService): BlueprintWebClientService {
+            TODO("jsonNode-keyed services not yet supported")
+        }
+
+        override fun getInstance(selector: String, service: BlueprintWebClientService): BlueprintWebClientService {
+            val spiedService = SpyService(mapper, selector, service)
+            spies[selector] = spiedService
+            return spiedService
+        }
+
+        fun getSpies(): List<SpyService> =
+            spies.values.toList()
+    }
+
+    private class SpyService(
+        private val mapper: ObjectMapper,
+        val selector: String,
+        private val realService: BlueprintWebClientService
+    ) :
+        BlueprintWebClientService by realService {
+
+        private val expectations: MutableList<ExpectationDefinition> = mutableListOf()
+
+        override fun exchangeResource(methodType: String, path: String, request: String): WebClientResponse<String> =
+            exchangeResource(methodType, path, request,
+                DEFAULT_HEADERS
+            )
+
+        override fun exchangeResource(
+            methodType: String,
+            path: String,
+            request: String,
+            headers: Map<String, String>
+        ): WebClientResponse<String> {
+            val requestDefinition =
+                RequestDefinition(methodType, path, headers, toJson(request))
+            val realAnswer = realService.exchangeResource(methodType, path, request, headers)
+            val responseBody = when {
+                // TODO: confirm if we need to normalize the response here
+                realAnswer.status == HttpStatus.SC_OK -> toJson(realAnswer.body)
+                else -> null
+            }
+            val responseDefinition =
+                ResponseDefinition(realAnswer.status, responseBody)
+            expectations.add(
+                ExpectationDefinition(
+                    requestDefinition,
+                    responseDefinition
+                )
+            )
+            return realAnswer
+        }
+
+        override suspend fun <T> retry(times: Int, initialDelay: Long, delay: Long, block: suspend (Int) -> T): T {
+            return super.retry(times, initialDelay, delay, block)
+        }
+
+        fun asServiceDefinition() =
+            ServiceDefinition(selector, expectations)
+
+        private fun toJson(str: String): JsonNode? {
+            return when {
+                str.isNotBlank() -> mapper.readTree(str)
+                else -> null
+            }
+        }
+
+        companion object {
+            private val DEFAULT_HEADERS = mapOf(
+                HttpHeaders.CONTENT_TYPE to MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON_VALUE,
+                HttpHeaders.ACCEPT to MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON_VALUE
+            )
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/ms/blueprintsprocessor/application/src/test/kotlin/org/onap/ccsdk/cds/blueprintsprocessor/uat/utils/UatServices.kt b/ms/blueprintsprocessor/application/src/test/kotlin/org/onap/ccsdk/cds/blueprintsprocessor/uat/utils/UatServices.kt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f40b903de
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ms/blueprintsprocessor/application/src/test/kotlin/org/onap/ccsdk/cds/blueprintsprocessor/uat/utils/UatServices.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,125 @@
+/*-
+ * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
+ *  Copyright (C) 2019 Nordix Foundation.
+ * ================================================================================
+ * 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.
+ *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+ * ============LICENSE_END=========================================================
+ */
+package org.onap.ccsdk.cds.blueprintsprocessor.uat.utils
+
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ObjectMapper
+import kotlinx.coroutines.runBlocking
+import org.onap.ccsdk.cds.blueprintsprocessor.uat.logging.LogColor.COLOR_SERVICES
+import org.onap.ccsdk.cds.blueprintsprocessor.uat.logging.LogColor.resetContextColor
+import org.onap.ccsdk.cds.blueprintsprocessor.uat.logging.LogColor.setContextColor
+import org.onap.ccsdk.cds.controllerblueprints.core.BluePrintConstants.UAT_SPECIFICATION_FILE
+import org.springframework.context.annotation.Profile
+import org.springframework.http.HttpStatus
+import org.springframework.http.MediaType
+import org.springframework.http.codec.multipart.FilePart
+import org.springframework.security.access.prepost.PreAuthorize
+import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.PostMapping
+import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.RequestMapping
+import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.RequestPart
+import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.RestController
+import org.springframework.web.server.ResponseStatusException
+import java.io.File
+import java.util.zip.ZipFile
+
+/**
+ * Supporting services to help creating UAT specifications.
+ *
+ * @author Eliezio Oliveira
+ */
+@RestController
+@RequestMapping("/api/v1/uat")
+@Profile("uat")
+open class UatServices(private val uatExecutor: UatExecutor, private val mapper: ObjectMapper) {
+
+    @PostMapping("/verify", consumes = [MediaType.MULTIPART_FORM_DATA_VALUE])
+    @PreAuthorize("hasRole('USER')")
+    @Suppress("BlockingMethodInNonBlockingContext")
+    open fun verify(@RequestPart("cba") cbaFile: FilePart) = runBlocking {
+        setContextColor(COLOR_SERVICES)
+        val tempFile = createTempFile()
+        try {
+            cbaFile.transferTo(tempFile)
+            val uatSpec = readZipEntryAsText(tempFile, UAT_SPECIFICATION_FILE)
+            val cbaBytes = tempFile.readBytes()
+            uatExecutor.execute(uatSpec, cbaBytes)
+        } catch (e: AssertionError) {
+            throw ResponseStatusException(HttpStatus.BAD_REQUEST, e.message)
+        } catch (t: Throwable) {
+            throw ResponseStatusException(HttpStatus.INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR, t.message, t)
+        } finally {
+            tempFile.delete()
+            resetContextColor()
+        }
+    }
+
+    @PostMapping("/spy", consumes = [MediaType.MULTIPART_FORM_DATA_VALUE], produces = ["text/vnd.yaml"])
+    @PreAuthorize("hasRole('USER')")
+    @Suppress("BlockingMethodInNonBlockingContext")
+    open fun spy(
+        @RequestPart("cba") cbaFile: FilePart,
+        @RequestPart("uat", required = false) uatFile: FilePart?
+    ): String = runBlocking {
+        val tempFile = createTempFile()
+        setContextColor(COLOR_SERVICES)
+        try {
+            cbaFile.transferTo(tempFile)
+            val uatSpec = when {
+                uatFile != null -> uatFile.readText()
+                else -> readZipEntryAsText(tempFile, UAT_SPECIFICATION_FILE)
+            }
+            val uat = UatDefinition.load(mapper, uatSpec)
+            val cbaBytes = tempFile.readBytes()
+            val updatedUat = uatExecutor.execute(uat, cbaBytes)
+            return@runBlocking updatedUat.dump(mapper,
+                FIELDS_TO_EXCLUDE
+            )
+        } catch (t: Throwable) {
+            throw ResponseStatusException(HttpStatus.INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR, t.message, t)
+        } finally {
+            tempFile.delete()
+            resetContextColor()
+        }
+    }
+
+    private fun FilePart.readText(): String {
+        val tempFile = createTempFile()
+        try {
+            transferTo(tempFile).block()
+            return tempFile.readText()
+        } finally {
+            tempFile.delete()
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Suppress("SameParameterValue")
+    private fun readZipEntryAsText(file: File, entryName: String): String {
+        return ZipFile(file).use { zipFile -> zipFile.readEntryAsText(entryName) }
+    }
+
+    private fun ZipFile.readEntryAsText(entryName: String): String {
+        val zipEntry = getEntry(entryName)
+        return getInputStream(zipEntry).readBytes().toString(Charsets.UTF_8)
+    }
+
+    companion object {
+        // Fields that can be safely ignored from BPP response, and can be omitted on the UAT specification.
+        private val FIELDS_TO_EXCLUDE = listOf("timestamp")
+    }
+}
diff --git a/ms/blueprintsprocessor/application/src/test/kotlin/org/onap/ccsdk/cds/blueprintsprocessor/uat/WorkingFoldersInitializer.kt b/ms/blueprintsprocessor/application/src/test/kotlin/org/onap/ccsdk/cds/blueprintsprocessor/uat/utils/WorkingFoldersInitializer.kt
index 3c1757432..001dcbec4 100644
--- a/ms/blueprintsprocessor/application/src/test/kotlin/org/onap/ccsdk/cds/blueprintsprocessor/uat/WorkingFoldersInitializer.kt
+++ b/ms/blueprintsprocessor/application/src/test/kotlin/org/onap/ccsdk/cds/blueprintsprocessor/uat/utils/WorkingFoldersInitializer.kt
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
  * ============LICENSE_END=========================================================
  */
-package org.onap.ccsdk.cds.blueprintsprocessor.uat
+package org.onap.ccsdk.cds.blueprintsprocessor.uat.utils
 
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.support.BeanDefinitionBuilder
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.support.BeanDefinitionRegistry
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ class WorkingFoldersInitializer : ApplicationContextInitializer<ConfigurableAppl
     override fun initialize(context: ConfigurableApplicationContext) {
         val tempFolder = ExtendedTemporaryFolder()
         val properties = listOf("Deploy", "Archive", "Working")
-            .map { "blueprintsprocessor.blueprint${it}Path=${tempFolder.newFolder(it)}" }
+            .map { "blueprintsprocessor.blueprint${it}Path=${tempFolder.newFolder(it).absolutePath.replace("\\", "/")}" }
             .toTypedArray()
         TestPropertySourceUtils.addInlinedPropertiesToEnvironment(context, *properties)
         // Expose tempFolder as a bean so it can be accessed via DI