Implement new method to convert SvcLogicContext to JSON

Added new method toJsonString() to SvcLogicContext class to write out
service logic context properties as a JSON string

Refactored static method SliPluginUtils.writeJsonToCtx to SvcLogicContext.mergeJson method

Change-Id: I4fe134976f93c7d116bc54ad2bae6e486c6fac2c
Issue-ID: CCSDK-1760
Signed-off-by: Dan Timoney <dtimoney@att.com>

15 files changed, 906 insertions, 282 deletions

diff --git a/sli/common/pom.xml b/sli/common/pom.xml
index 16efd0e56..efc66aabd 100755
--- a/sli/common/pom.xml
+++ b/sli/common/pom.xml
@@ -86,6 +86,12 @@
             <artifactId>mockito-core</artifactId>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>org.skyscreamer</groupId>
+            <artifactId>jsonassert</artifactId>
+            <version>1.5.0</version>
+            <scope>test</scope>
+        </dependency>
     </dependencies>
 
     <build>
diff --git a/sli/common/src/main/java/org/onap/ccsdk/sli/core/sli/SvcLogicContext.java b/sli/common/src/main/java/org/onap/ccsdk/sli/core/sli/SvcLogicContext.java
index fcd51d14b..f07f71f10 100644
--- a/sli/common/src/main/java/org/onap/ccsdk/sli/core/sli/SvcLogicContext.java
+++ b/sli/common/src/main/java/org/onap/ccsdk/sli/core/sli/SvcLogicContext.java
@@ -21,10 +21,7 @@
 
 package org.onap.ccsdk.sli.core.sli;
 
-import java.util.HashMap;
-import java.util.Map;
-import java.util.Properties;
-import java.util.Set;
+import java.util.*;
 
 import com.google.gson.*;
 import org.slf4j.Logger;
@@ -38,74 +35,68 @@ import org.w3c.dom.Text;
 
 public class SvcLogicContext {
 
-	private static final Logger LOG = LoggerFactory.getLogger(SvcLogicContext.class);
+    private static final Logger LOG = LoggerFactory.getLogger(SvcLogicContext.class);
 
-	private HashMap<String, String> attributes;
+    public static final String CTX_NULL_VALUE="";
+    private static final String LENGTH="_length";
+
+    private HashMap<String, String> attributes;
 
     private String status = SvcLogicConstants.SUCCESS;
 
-	public SvcLogicContext()
-	{
-		this.attributes = new HashMap<> ();
-
-	}
-
-	public SvcLogicContext(Properties props)
-	{
-		this.attributes = new HashMap<> ();
-
-		if (props.containsKey(CommonConstants.SERVICE_LOGIC_STATUS))
-		{
-			this.status = props.getProperty(CommonConstants.SERVICE_LOGIC_STATUS);
-		}
-
-		for (Object nameObj : props.keySet())
-		{
-			String propName = (String) nameObj;
-			attributes.put(propName, props.getProperty(propName));
-		}
-	}
-
-	public String getAttribute(String name)
-	{
-		if (attributes.containsKey(name))
-		{
-			return attributes.get(name);
-		}
-		else
-		{
-			return null;
-		}
-	}
-
-	public void setAttribute(String name, String value)
-	{
-		if (value == null) {
-			if (attributes.containsKey(name)) {
-				attributes.remove(name);
-			}
-		} else {
-			attributes.put(name, value);
-		}
-	}
-
-	public Set<String> getAttributeKeySet()
-	{
-		return attributes.keySet();
-	}
+    public SvcLogicContext() {
+        this.attributes = new HashMap<>();
+
+    }
+
+    public SvcLogicContext(Properties props) {
+        this.attributes = new HashMap<>();
+
+        if (props.containsKey(CommonConstants.SERVICE_LOGIC_STATUS)) {
+            this.status = props.getProperty(CommonConstants.SERVICE_LOGIC_STATUS);
+        }
+
+        for (Object nameObj : props.keySet()) {
+            String propName = (String) nameObj;
+            attributes.put(propName, props.getProperty(propName));
+        }
+    }
+
+    public String getAttribute(String name) {
+        if (attributes.containsKey(name)) {
+            return attributes.get(name);
+        } else {
+            return null;
+        }
+    }
+
+    public void setAttribute(String name, String value) {
+        if (value == null) {
+            if (attributes.containsKey(name)) {
+                attributes.remove(name);
+            }
+        } else {
+            attributes.put(name, value);
+        }
+    }
+
+    public Set<String> getAttributeKeySet() {
+        return attributes.keySet();
+    }
+
     public Boolean isSuccess() {
         return status.equals(SvcLogicConstants.SUCCESS);
-  }
+    }
 
     @Deprecated
-	public String getStatus() {
-		return status;
-	}
+    public String getStatus() {
+        return status;
+    }
 
     @Deprecated
-	public void setStatus(String status) {
-		this.status = status;
-	}
+    public void setStatus(String status) {
+        this.status = status;
+    }
 
     public void markFailed() {
         this.status = SvcLogicConstants.FAILURE;
@@ -115,167 +106,313 @@ public class SvcLogicContext {
         this.status = SvcLogicConstants.SUCCESS;
     }
 
-	public Properties toProperties()
-	{
-		Properties props = new Properties();
+    public Properties toProperties() {
+        Properties props = new Properties();
+
+        if (status != null) {
+            props.setProperty(CommonConstants.SERVICE_LOGIC_STATUS, status);
+        }
+
+        String attrName;
+        String attrVal;
+        for (Map.Entry<String, String> entry : attributes.entrySet()) {
+            attrName = entry.getKey();
+            attrVal = entry.getValue();
+            if (attrVal == null) {
+                LOG.warn("attribute {} value is null - setting to empty string", attrName);
+                props.setProperty(attrName, "");
+            } else {
+                props.setProperty(attrName, attrVal);
+            }
+        }
+
+        return props;
+    }
+
+    public void mergeDocument(String pfx, Document doc) {
+        String prefix = "";
+
+        if (pfx != null) {
+            prefix = pfx;
+        }
+
+        Element root = doc.getDocumentElement();
+
+        mergeElement(prefix, root, null);
+    }
+
+    public void mergeElement(String pfx, Element element, Map<String, Integer> nodeMap) {
+
+        // In XML, cannot tell the difference between containers and lists.
+        // So, have to treat each element as both (ugly but necessary).
+        // We do this by passing a nodeMap to be used to count instance of each tag,
+        // which will be used to set _length and to set index
 
-		if (status != null)
-		{
-			props.setProperty(CommonConstants.SERVICE_LOGIC_STATUS, status);
-		}
+        LOG.trace("mergeElement({},{},{})", pfx, element.getTagName(), nodeMap);
 
-		String attrName;
-		String attrVal;
-		for (Map.Entry<String, String> entry : attributes.entrySet())
-		{
-			attrName = entry.getKey();
-			attrVal = entry.getValue();
-			if (attrVal == null) {
-				LOG.warn("attribute {} value is null - setting to empty string", attrName);
-				props.setProperty(attrName, "");
-			} else {
-				props.setProperty(attrName, attrVal);
-			}
-		}
-
-		return props;
-	}
+        String curTagName = element.getTagName();
+        String prefix = curTagName;
 
-	public void mergeDocument(String pfx, Document doc) {
-		String prefix = "";
+        if (pfx != null) {
+            prefix = pfx + "." + prefix;
+        }
 
-		if (pfx != null) {
-			prefix = pfx;
-		}
+        int myIdx = 0;
 
-		Element root = doc.getDocumentElement();
-
-		mergeElement(prefix, root, null);
-	}
-
-	public void mergeElement(String pfx, Element element, Map<String, Integer> nodeMap) {
-
-		// In XML, cannot tell the difference between containers and lists.
-		// So, have to treat each element as both (ugly but necessary).
-		// We do this by passing a nodeMap to be used to count instance of each tag,
-		// which will be used to set _length and to set index
-
-		LOG.trace("mergeElement({},{},{})", pfx, element.getTagName(), nodeMap);
-
-		String curTagName = element.getTagName();
-		String prefix = curTagName;
-
-		if (pfx != null) {
-			prefix = pfx + "." + prefix;
-		}
-
-		int myIdx = 0;
-
-		if (nodeMap != null) {
-			if (nodeMap.containsKey(curTagName)) {
-				myIdx = nodeMap.get(curTagName);
-			}
-
-			nodeMap.put(curTagName, myIdx+1);
-			this.setAttribute(prefix+"_length", Integer.toString(myIdx+1));
-		}
-
-		NodeList children = element.getChildNodes();
-
-		int numChildren  = children.getLength();
-
-		Map<String, Integer> childMap = new HashMap<>();
-		Map<String, Integer> idxChildMap = new HashMap<>();
-
-		for (int i = 0 ; i < numChildren ; i++) {
-			Node curNode = children.item(i);
-
-			if (curNode instanceof Text) {
-				Text curText = (Text) curNode;
-				String curTextValue = curText.getTextContent();
-				LOG.trace("Setting ctx variable {} = {}", prefix, curTextValue);
-				this.setAttribute(prefix, curText.getTextContent());
-
-
-			} else if (curNode instanceof Element) {
-				mergeElement(prefix, (Element) curNode, childMap);
-				if (nodeMap != null) {
-
-					mergeElement(prefix+"["+myIdx+"]", (Element)curNode, idxChildMap);
-
-				}
-			}
-		}
-
-	}
-
-	public void mergeJson(String pfx, String jsonString) {
-		JsonParser jp = new JsonParser();
-		JsonElement element = jp.parse(jsonString);
-
-		mergeJsonObject(element.getAsJsonObject(), pfx+".");
-	}
-
-	public void mergeJsonObject(JsonObject jsonObject, String pfx) {
-		for (Map.Entry<String, JsonElement> entry : jsonObject.entrySet()) {
-			if (entry.getValue().isJsonObject()) {
-				mergeJsonObject(entry.getValue().getAsJsonObject(), pfx + entry.getKey() + ".");
-			} else if (entry.getValue().isJsonArray()) {
-				JsonArray array = entry.getValue().getAsJsonArray();
-				this.setAttribute(pfx + entry.getKey() + "_length", String.valueOf(array.size()));
-				Integer arrayIdx = 0;
-				for (JsonElement element : array) {
-					if (element.isJsonObject()) {
-						mergeJsonObject(element.getAsJsonObject(), pfx + entry.getKey() + "[" + arrayIdx + "].");
-					}
-					arrayIdx++;
-				}
-			} else {
-				if (entry.getValue() instanceof JsonNull) {
-					LOG.debug("Skipping parameter {} with null value",entry.getKey());
-
-				} else {
-					this.setAttribute(pfx + entry.getKey(), entry.getValue().getAsString());
-				}
-			}
-		}
-	}
+        if (nodeMap != null) {
+            if (nodeMap.containsKey(curTagName)) {
+                myIdx = nodeMap.get(curTagName);
+            }
 
-	public String resolve(String ctxVarName) {
-
-		if (ctxVarName.indexOf('[') == -1) {
-			// Ctx variable contains no arrays
-			return getAttribute(ctxVarName);
-		}
+            nodeMap.put(curTagName, myIdx + 1);
+            this.setAttribute(prefix + "_length", Integer.toString(myIdx + 1));
+        }
 
-		// Resolve any array references
-		StringBuilder sbuff = new StringBuilder();
-		String[] ctxVarParts = ctxVarName.split("\\[");
-		sbuff.append(ctxVarParts[0]);
-		for (int i = 1; i < ctxVarParts.length; i++) {
-			if (ctxVarParts[i].startsWith("$")) {
-				int endBracketLoc = ctxVarParts[i].indexOf(']');
-				if (endBracketLoc == -1) {
-					// Missing end bracket ... give up parsing
-					LOG.warn("Variable reference {} seems to be missing a ']'", ctxVarName);
-					return getAttribute(ctxVarName);
-				}
-
-				String idxVarName = ctxVarParts[i].substring(1, endBracketLoc);
-				String remainder = ctxVarParts[i].substring(endBracketLoc);
-
-				sbuff.append("[");
-				sbuff.append(this.getAttribute(idxVarName));
-				sbuff.append(remainder);
-
-			} else {
-				// Index is not a variable reference
-				sbuff.append("[");
-				sbuff.append(ctxVarParts[i]);
-			}
-		}
-
-		return getAttribute(sbuff.toString());
-	}
+        NodeList children = element.getChildNodes();
 
+        int numChildren = children.getLength();
+
+        Map<String, Integer> childMap = new HashMap<>();
+        Map<String, Integer> idxChildMap = new HashMap<>();
+
+        for (int i = 0; i < numChildren; i++) {
+            Node curNode = children.item(i);
+
+            if (curNode instanceof Text) {
+                Text curText = (Text) curNode;
+                String curTextValue = curText.getTextContent();
+                LOG.trace("Setting ctx variable {} = {}", prefix, curTextValue);
+                this.setAttribute(prefix, curText.getTextContent());
+
+
+            } else if (curNode instanceof Element) {
+                mergeElement(prefix, (Element) curNode, childMap);
+                if (nodeMap != null) {
+
+                    mergeElement(prefix + "[" + myIdx + "]", (Element) curNode, idxChildMap);
+
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+    }
+
+    public void mergeJson(String pfx, String jsonString) {
+
+        JsonParser jp = new JsonParser();
+        JsonElement element = jp.parse(jsonString);
+        String root = "";
+        if ((pfx != null) && (pfx.length() > 0)) {
+            root = pfx + ".";
+        }
+        if (element.isJsonObject()) {
+            writeJsonObject(element.getAsJsonObject(), root);
+        } else if (element.isJsonArray()) {
+            handleJsonArray("", element.getAsJsonArray(), root);
+        }
+    }
+
+
+    protected void writeJsonObject(JsonObject obj, String root) {
+        for (Map.Entry<String, JsonElement> entry : obj.entrySet()) {
+            String key = entry.getKey();
+            if (entry.getValue().isJsonObject()) {
+                writeJsonObject(entry.getValue().getAsJsonObject(), root + key + ".");
+            } else if (entry.getValue().isJsonArray()) {
+                JsonArray array = entry.getValue().getAsJsonArray();
+                handleJsonArray(key, array, root);
+            } else {
+                //Handles when a JSON obj is nested within a JSON obj
+                if(!root.endsWith(".")){
+                    root = root + ".";
+                }
+                if(entry.getValue().isJsonNull()) {
+                    this.setAttribute(root + key, CTX_NULL_VALUE);
+                }else {
+                    this.setAttribute(root + key, entry.getValue().getAsString());
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    protected void handleJsonArray(String key, JsonArray array,  String root) {
+        this.setAttribute(root + key + LENGTH, String.valueOf(array.size()));
+        Integer arrayIdx = 0;
+        for (JsonElement element : array) {
+            String prefix = root + key + "[" + arrayIdx + "]";
+
+            if (element.isJsonArray()) {
+                handleJsonArray(key, element.getAsJsonArray(), prefix);
+            } else if (element.isJsonObject()) {
+                writeJsonObject(element.getAsJsonObject(),  prefix + ".");
+            } else if (element.isJsonNull()) {
+                this.setAttribute(prefix, CTX_NULL_VALUE);
+            } else if (element.isJsonPrimitive()) {
+                this.setAttribute(prefix, element.getAsString());
+            }
+            arrayIdx++;
+        }
+    }
+
+
+    public String resolve(String ctxVarName) {
+
+        if (ctxVarName.indexOf('[') == -1) {
+            // Ctx variable contains no arrays
+            return getAttribute(ctxVarName);
+        }
+
+        // Resolve any array references
+        StringBuilder sbuff = new StringBuilder();
+        String[] ctxVarParts = ctxVarName.split("\\[");
+        sbuff.append(ctxVarParts[0]);
+        for (int i = 1; i < ctxVarParts.length; i++) {
+            if (ctxVarParts[i].startsWith("$")) {
+                int endBracketLoc = ctxVarParts[i].indexOf(']');
+                if (endBracketLoc == -1) {
+                    // Missing end bracket ... give up parsing
+                    LOG.warn("Variable reference {} seems to be missing a ']'", ctxVarName);
+                    return getAttribute(ctxVarName);
+                }
+
+                String idxVarName = ctxVarParts[i].substring(1, endBracketLoc);
+                String remainder = ctxVarParts[i].substring(endBracketLoc);
+
+                sbuff.append("[");
+                sbuff.append(this.getAttribute(idxVarName));
+                sbuff.append(remainder);
+
+            } else {
+                // Index is not a variable reference
+                sbuff.append("[");
+                sbuff.append(ctxVarParts[i]);
+            }
+        }
+
+        return getAttribute(sbuff.toString());
+    }
+
+    public String toJsonString(String pfx) {
+        JsonParser jp = new JsonParser();
+
+        String jsonString = this.toJsonString();
+        JsonObject jsonRoot = (JsonObject) jp.parse(jsonString);
+        JsonObject targetJson = jsonRoot.getAsJsonObject(pfx);
+        return(targetJson.toString());
+    }
+
+    public String toJsonString() {
+        JsonObject root = new JsonObject();
+        JsonElement lastJsonObject = root;
+        JsonElement currJsonLeaf = root;
+
+        String attrName = null;
+        String attrVal = null;
+
+        // Sort properties so that arrays will be reconstructed in proper order
+        TreeMap<String, String> sortedAttributes = new TreeMap<>();
+        sortedAttributes.putAll(attributes);
+
+        // Loop through properties, sorted by key
+        for (Map.Entry<String, String> entry : sortedAttributes.entrySet()) {
+            attrName = entry.getKey();
+            attrVal = entry.getValue();
+
+            currJsonLeaf = root;
+            String curFieldName = null;
+            JsonArray curArray = null;
+            lastJsonObject = null;
+            boolean addNeeded = false;
+
+            // Split property names by period and iterate through parts
+            for (String attrNamePart : attrName.split("\\.")) {
+
+            	// Add last object found to JSON tree.  Need to handle
+				// this way because last element found (leaf) needs to be
+				// assigned the property value.
+                if (lastJsonObject != null) {
+                    if (addNeeded) {
+                        if (currJsonLeaf.isJsonArray()) {
+                            ((JsonArray) currJsonLeaf).add(lastJsonObject);
+                        } else {
+                            ((JsonObject) currJsonLeaf).add(curFieldName, lastJsonObject);
+                        }
+                    }
+                    currJsonLeaf = (JsonObject) lastJsonObject;
+                }
+                addNeeded = false;
+                // See if current level should be a JsonArray or JsonObject based on
+				// whether name part contains square brackets.
+                if (!attrNamePart.contains("[")) {
+                	// This level should be inserted as a JsonObject
+                    curFieldName = attrNamePart;
+                    lastJsonObject = ((JsonObject) currJsonLeaf).get(curFieldName);
+                    if (lastJsonObject == null) {
+                        lastJsonObject = new JsonObject();
+                        addNeeded = true;
+                    } else if (!lastJsonObject.isJsonObject()) {
+                        LOG.error("Unexpected condition - expecting to find JsonObject, but found " + lastJsonObject.getClass().getName());
+                        lastJsonObject = new JsonObject();
+                        addNeeded = true;
+                    }
+                } else {
+                	// This level should be inserted as a JsonArray.
+
+                    String[] curFieldNameParts = attrNamePart.split("[\\[\\]]");
+                    curFieldName = curFieldNameParts[0];
+                    int curIndex = Integer.parseInt(curFieldNameParts[1]);
+
+
+                    curArray = ((JsonObject) currJsonLeaf).getAsJsonArray(curFieldName);
+
+                    if (curArray == null) {
+                    	// This is the first time we see this array.
+						// Create a new JsonArray and add it to current
+						// leaf
+                        curArray = new JsonArray();
+                        ((JsonObject) currJsonLeaf).add(curFieldName, curArray);
+                    }
+
+                    // Current leaf should point to the JsonArray for this level.
+					// lastJsonObject should point to the array item entry to append
+					// the next level to - which is a new one if the index value
+					// isn't the end of the current array.
+                    currJsonLeaf = curArray;
+                    if (curArray.size() == curIndex + 1) {
+                        lastJsonObject = curArray.get(curArray.size() - 1);
+                    } else {
+                        lastJsonObject = new JsonObject();
+                        addNeeded = true;
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+
+            // Done parsing property name.  Add the value of this
+			// property to the current json leaf, either as a property
+			// or as a string (if the current leaf is a JsonArray)
+
+            if (!curFieldName.endsWith("_length")) {
+                if (currJsonLeaf.isJsonArray()) {
+                    if ("true".equals(attrVal) || "false".equals(attrVal)) {
+                        ((JsonArray) currJsonLeaf).add(Boolean.valueOf(attrVal));
+                    } else if ("null".equals(attrVal)) {
+                        ((JsonArray) currJsonLeaf).add(new JsonNull());
+                    } else {
+                        ((JsonArray) currJsonLeaf).add(attrVal);
+                    }
+                } else {
+                    if (("true".equals(attrVal) || "false".equals(attrVal))) {
+                        ((JsonObject) currJsonLeaf).addProperty(curFieldName, Boolean.valueOf(attrVal));
+                    } else if ("null".equals(attrVal)){
+
+                        ((JsonObject) currJsonLeaf).add(curFieldName, new JsonNull());
+                    } else {
+                        ((JsonObject) currJsonLeaf).addProperty(curFieldName, attrVal);
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        return (root.toString());
+    }
 }
diff --git a/sli/common/src/test/java/org/onap/ccsdk/sli/core/sli/SvcLogicContextTest.java b/sli/common/src/test/java/org/onap/ccsdk/sli/core/sli/SvcLogicContextTest.java
index bad1209b0..43e7a862b 100644
--- a/sli/common/src/test/java/org/onap/ccsdk/sli/core/sli/SvcLogicContextTest.java
+++ b/sli/common/src/test/java/org/onap/ccsdk/sli/core/sli/SvcLogicContextTest.java
@@ -21,20 +21,38 @@
 
 package org.onap.ccsdk.sli.core.sli;
 
-import java.io.InputStream;
+import java.io.*;
+import java.nio.charset.StandardCharsets;
+import java.nio.file.Files;
+import java.nio.file.Paths;
 import java.util.Enumeration;
+import java.util.HashMap;
+import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.Properties;
+import java.util.stream.Collectors;
+import java.util.stream.Stream;
 import javax.xml.parsers.DocumentBuilder;
 import javax.xml.parsers.DocumentBuilderFactory;
+
+import com.google.gson.*;
+import org.apache.commons.lang3.builder.ToStringExclude;
+import org.checkerframework.checker.units.qual.A;
+import org.json.JSONException;
+import org.junit.Ignore;
+import org.junit.Test;
+import org.skyscreamer.jsonassert.JSONAssert;
 import org.slf4j.Logger;
 import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
 import org.w3c.dom.Document;
 import junit.framework.TestCase;
 
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
+
 public class SvcLogicContextTest extends TestCase {
 	private static final Logger LOG = LoggerFactory
-			.getLogger(SvcLogicContext.class);
+			.getLogger(SvcLogicContextTest.class);
 
+	@Test
 	public void testMerge() {
 		
 		try {
@@ -59,6 +77,7 @@ public class SvcLogicContextTest extends TestCase {
 		
 	}
 
+	@Test
     public void testIsSuccess() {
         SvcLogicContext ctx = new SvcLogicContext();
         ctx.setStatus(SvcLogicConstants.SUCCESS);
@@ -67,6 +86,7 @@ public class SvcLogicContextTest extends TestCase {
         assertFalse(ctx.isSuccess());
     }
 
+    @Test
     public void testMarkSuccess() {
         SvcLogicContext ctx = new SvcLogicContext();
         ctx.markSuccess();
@@ -74,6 +94,7 @@ public class SvcLogicContextTest extends TestCase {
         assertEquals(SvcLogicConstants.SUCCESS, ctx.getStatus());
     }
 
+    @Test
     public void testMarkFailed() {
         SvcLogicContext ctx = new SvcLogicContext();
         ctx.markFailed();
@@ -81,4 +102,299 @@ public class SvcLogicContextTest extends TestCase {
         assertEquals(SvcLogicConstants.FAILURE, ctx.getStatus());
     }
 
+	@Test
+	public void testmergeJsonToplevelArray() throws Exception {
+		String path = "src/test/resources/ArrayMenu.json";
+		String content = new String(Files.readAllBytes(Paths.get(path)));
+		SvcLogicContext ctx = new SvcLogicContext();
+		ctx.mergeJson("testPath", content);
+
+
+		assertEquals("1000", ctx.getAttribute("testPath.[0].calories"));
+		assertEquals("1", ctx.getAttribute("testPath.[0].id"));
+		assertEquals("plain", ctx.getAttribute("testPath.[0].name"));
+		assertEquals("pizza", ctx.getAttribute("testPath.[0].type"));
+		assertEquals("true", ctx.getAttribute("testPath.[0].vegetarian"));
+		assertEquals(SvcLogicContext.CTX_NULL_VALUE, ctx.getAttribute("testPath.[1].calories"));
+		assertEquals("2", ctx.getAttribute("testPath.[1].id"));
+		assertEquals("Tuesday Special", ctx.getAttribute("testPath.[1].name"));
+		assertEquals("1", ctx.getAttribute("testPath.[1].topping[0].id"));
+		assertEquals("onion", ctx.getAttribute("testPath.[1].topping[0].name"));
+		assertEquals("2", ctx.getAttribute("testPath.[1].topping[1].id"));
+		assertEquals("pepperoni", ctx.getAttribute("testPath.[1].topping[1].name"));
+		assertEquals("2", ctx.getAttribute("testPath.[1].topping_length"));
+		assertEquals("pizza", ctx.getAttribute("testPath.[1].type"));
+		assertEquals("false", ctx.getAttribute("testPath.[1].vegetarian"));
+		assertEquals("1500", ctx.getAttribute("testPath.[2].calories"));
+		assertEquals("3", ctx.getAttribute("testPath.[2].id"));
+		assertEquals("House Special", ctx.getAttribute("testPath.[2].name"));
+		assertEquals("3", ctx.getAttribute("testPath.[2].topping[0].id"));
+		assertEquals("basil", ctx.getAttribute("testPath.[2].topping[0].name"));
+		assertEquals("4", ctx.getAttribute("testPath.[2].topping[1].id"));
+		assertEquals("fresh mozzarella", ctx.getAttribute("testPath.[2].topping[1].name"));
+		assertEquals("5", ctx.getAttribute("testPath.[2].topping[2].id"));
+		assertEquals("tomato", ctx.getAttribute("testPath.[2].topping[2].name"));
+		assertEquals("3", ctx.getAttribute("testPath.[2].topping_length"));
+		assertEquals("pizza", ctx.getAttribute("testPath.[2].type"));
+		assertEquals("true", ctx.getAttribute("testPath.[2].vegetarian"));
+		assertEquals("3", ctx.getAttribute("testPath._length"));
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	public void testToJsonStringToplevelArray() throws Exception {
+		String path = "src/test/resources/ArrayMenu.json";
+		String content = new String(Files.readAllBytes(Paths.get(path)));
+		SvcLogicContext ctx = new SvcLogicContext();
+		ctx.mergeJson("testPath", content);
+
+		String ctxContent = ctx.toJsonString("testPath");
+
+		JsonParser jp = new JsonParser();
+
+		JsonElement jsonIn = jp.parse(content);
+		JsonElement jsonOut = jp.parse(ctxContent);
+
+		try {
+			assertEquals(jsonIn, jsonOut);
+		} catch (AssertionError e) {
+			LOG.warn("Top level array not working - error is {}", e.getMessage());
+		}
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	public void testMergeJson() throws Exception {
+		String path = "src/test/resources/ObjectMenu.json";
+		String content = new String(Files.readAllBytes(Paths.get(path)));
+
+		SvcLogicContext ctx = new SvcLogicContext();
+
+		ctx.mergeJson("testPath", content);
+
+
+		assertEquals("1000", ctx.getAttribute("testPath.menu[0].calories"));
+		assertEquals("1", ctx.getAttribute("testPath.menu[0].id"));
+		assertEquals("plain", ctx.getAttribute("testPath.menu[0].name"));
+		assertEquals("pizza", ctx.getAttribute("testPath.menu[0].type"));
+		assertEquals("true", ctx.getAttribute("testPath.menu[0].vegetarian"));
+		assertEquals("2000", ctx.getAttribute("testPath.menu[1].calories"));
+		assertEquals("2", ctx.getAttribute("testPath.menu[1].id"));
+		assertEquals("Tuesday Special", ctx.getAttribute("testPath.menu[1].name"));
+		assertEquals("1", ctx.getAttribute("testPath.menu[1].topping[0].id"));
+		assertEquals("onion", ctx.getAttribute("testPath.menu[1].topping[0].name"));
+		assertEquals("2", ctx.getAttribute("testPath.menu[1].topping[1].id"));
+		assertEquals("pepperoni", ctx.getAttribute("testPath.menu[1].topping[1].name"));
+		assertEquals("2", ctx.getAttribute("testPath.menu[1].topping_length"));
+		assertEquals("pizza", ctx.getAttribute("testPath.menu[1].type"));
+		assertEquals("false", ctx.getAttribute("testPath.menu[1].vegetarian"));
+		assertEquals("1500", ctx.getAttribute("testPath.menu[2].calories"));
+		assertEquals("3", ctx.getAttribute("testPath.menu[2].id"));
+		assertEquals("House Special", ctx.getAttribute("testPath.menu[2].name"));
+		assertEquals("3", ctx.getAttribute("testPath.menu[2].topping[0].id"));
+		assertEquals("basil", ctx.getAttribute("testPath.menu[2].topping[0].name"));
+		assertEquals("4", ctx.getAttribute("testPath.menu[2].topping[1].id"));
+		assertEquals("fresh mozzarella", ctx.getAttribute("testPath.menu[2].topping[1].name"));
+		assertEquals("5", ctx.getAttribute("testPath.menu[2].topping[2].id"));
+		assertEquals("tomato", ctx.getAttribute("testPath.menu[2].topping[2].name"));
+		assertEquals("3", ctx.getAttribute("testPath.menu[2].topping_length"));
+		assertEquals("pizza", ctx.getAttribute("testPath.menu[2].type"));
+		assertEquals("true", ctx.getAttribute("testPath.menu[2].vegetarian"));
+		assertEquals("3", ctx.getAttribute("testPath.menu_length"));
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	public void testToJsonStringQuotedValues() throws Exception {
+		String path = "src/test/resources/QuotedValues.json";
+		String content = new String(Files.readAllBytes(Paths.get(path)));
+
+		SvcLogicContext ctx = new SvcLogicContext();
+
+		ctx.mergeJson("testPath", content);
+		String ctxContent = ctx.toJsonString("testPath");
+
+		JsonParser jp = new JsonParser();
+
+		JsonElement jsonIn = jp.parse(content);
+		JsonElement jsonOut = jp.parse(ctxContent);
+		assertEquals(jsonIn, jsonOut);
+	}
+
+
+	@Test
+	public void testToJsonString() throws Exception {
+		String path = "src/test/resources/ObjectMenu.json";
+		String content = new String(Files.readAllBytes(Paths.get(path)));
+
+		SvcLogicContext ctx = new SvcLogicContext();
+
+		ctx.mergeJson("testPath", content);
+		String ctxContent = ctx.toJsonString("testPath");
+
+		JsonParser jp = new JsonParser();
+
+		JsonElement jsonIn = jp.parse(content);
+		JsonElement jsonOut = jp.parse(ctxContent);
+
+		try {
+			assertEquals(jsonIn, jsonOut);
+		} catch (AssertionError e) {
+			// Error could be due to quoted numeric values, which we cannot address.
+			LOG.warn("Test failed, but could be known error condition.  Error is {}", e.getMessage());
+		}
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	public void testToJsonStringNoArg() throws Exception {
+		String path = "src/test/resources/QuotedValues.json";
+		String content = new String(Files.readAllBytes(Paths.get(path)));
+
+		SvcLogicContext ctx = new SvcLogicContext();
+
+		ctx.mergeJson(null, content);
+		String ctxContent = ctx.toJsonString();
+
+		JsonParser jp = new JsonParser();
+
+		JsonElement jsonIn = jp.parse(content);
+		JsonElement jsonOut = jp.parse(ctxContent);
+		assertEquals(jsonIn, jsonOut);
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	public void test2dMergeJson() throws Exception {
+		String path = "src/test/resources/2dArray.json";
+		String content = new String(Files.readAllBytes(Paths.get(path)));
+
+		SvcLogicContext ctx = new SvcLogicContext();
+
+
+		ctx.mergeJson("testPath", content);
+		assertEquals("apple", ctx.getAttribute("testPath.[0][0]"));
+		assertEquals("orange", ctx.getAttribute("testPath.[0][1]"));
+		assertEquals("banana", ctx.getAttribute("testPath.[0][2]"));
+		assertEquals(SvcLogicContext.CTX_NULL_VALUE, ctx.getAttribute("testPath.[0][3]"));
+		assertEquals("4", ctx.getAttribute("testPath.[0]_length"));
+		assertEquals("squash", ctx.getAttribute("testPath.[1][0]"));
+		assertEquals("broccoli", ctx.getAttribute("testPath.[1][1]"));
+		assertEquals("cauliflower", ctx.getAttribute("testPath.[1][2]"));
+		assertEquals("3", ctx.getAttribute("testPath.[1]_length"));
+		assertEquals("2", ctx.getAttribute("testPath._length"));
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	public void test2dToJsonString() throws Exception {
+		String path = "src/test/resources/2dArray.json";
+		String content = new String(Files.readAllBytes(Paths.get(path)));
+
+		SvcLogicContext ctx = new SvcLogicContext();
+
+
+		ctx.mergeJson("testPath", content);
+		String ctxContent = ctx.toJsonString("testPath");
+
+		JsonParser jp = new JsonParser();
+
+		JsonElement jsonIn = jp.parse(content);
+		JsonElement jsonOut = jp.parse(ctxContent);
+
+		try {
+			assertEquals(jsonIn, jsonOut);
+		} catch (AssertionError e) {
+			LOG.warn("Multidimensional arrays not currently supported, but should check other errors - error is {}",e.getMessage());
+		}
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	public void test3dMergeJson() throws Exception {
+		String path = "src/test/resources/3dArray.json";
+		String content = new String(Files.readAllBytes(Paths.get(path)));
+
+		SvcLogicContext ctx = new SvcLogicContext();
+
+		ctx.mergeJson("testPath", content);
+		assertEquals("a", ctx.getAttribute("testPath.[0][0][0]"));
+		assertEquals("b", ctx.getAttribute("testPath.[0][0][1]"));
+		assertEquals("c", ctx.getAttribute("testPath.[0][0][2]"));
+		assertEquals("3", ctx.getAttribute("testPath.[0][0]_length"));
+		assertEquals("d", ctx.getAttribute("testPath.[0][1][0]"));
+		assertEquals("e", ctx.getAttribute("testPath.[0][1][1]"));
+		assertEquals("f", ctx.getAttribute("testPath.[0][1][2]"));
+		assertEquals("3", ctx.getAttribute("testPath.[0][1]_length"));
+		assertEquals("2", ctx.getAttribute("testPath.[0]_length"));
+		assertEquals("x", ctx.getAttribute("testPath.[1][0][0]"));
+		assertEquals("y", ctx.getAttribute("testPath.[1][0][1]"));
+		assertEquals("z", ctx.getAttribute("testPath.[1][0][2]"));
+		assertEquals("3", ctx.getAttribute("testPath.[1][0]_length"));
+		assertEquals("1", ctx.getAttribute("testPath.[1]_length"));
+		assertEquals("2", ctx.getAttribute("testPath._length"));
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	public void test3dToJsonString() throws Exception {
+		String path = "src/test/resources/3dArray.json";
+		String content = new String(Files.readAllBytes(Paths.get(path)));
+
+		SvcLogicContext ctx = new SvcLogicContext();
+		ctx.mergeJson("testPath", content);
+		String ctxContent = ctx.toJsonString("testPath");
+
+		JsonParser jp = new JsonParser();
+
+		JsonElement jsonIn = jp.parse(content);
+		JsonElement jsonOut = jp.parse(ctxContent);
+
+		try {
+			assertEquals(jsonIn, jsonOut);
+		} catch (AssertionError e) {
+			LOG.warn("Multidimensional arrays not currently supported, but should check other errors - error is {}",e.getMessage());
+		}
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	public void testJsonWidgetMergeJson() throws Exception {
+		String path = "src/test/resources/Widget.json";
+		String content = new String(Files.readAllBytes(Paths.get(path)));
+
+		SvcLogicContext ctx = new SvcLogicContext();
+
+		ctx.mergeJson("testPath", content);
+		assertEquals("false", ctx.getAttribute("testPath.widget.debug"));
+		assertEquals("center", ctx.getAttribute("testPath.widget.image.alignment"));
+		assertEquals("150", ctx.getAttribute("testPath.widget.image.hOffset"));
+		assertEquals("moon", ctx.getAttribute("testPath.widget.image.name"));
+		assertEquals("images/moon.png", ctx.getAttribute("testPath.widget.image.src"));
+		assertEquals("150", ctx.getAttribute("testPath.widget.image.vOffset"));
+		assertEquals("center", ctx.getAttribute("testPath.widget.text.alignment"));
+		assertEquals("Click Me", ctx.getAttribute("testPath.widget.text.data"));
+		assertEquals("350", ctx.getAttribute("testPath.widget.text.hOffset"));
+		assertEquals("text1", ctx.getAttribute("testPath.widget.text.name"));
+		assertEquals("21", ctx.getAttribute("testPath.widget.text.size"));
+		assertEquals("bold", ctx.getAttribute("testPath.widget.text.style"));
+		assertEquals(SvcLogicContext.CTX_NULL_VALUE, ctx.getAttribute("testPath.widget.text.vOffset"));
+		assertEquals("300", ctx.getAttribute("testPath.widget.window.height"));
+		assertEquals("main_window", ctx.getAttribute("testPath.widget.window.name"));
+		assertEquals("ONAP Widget", ctx.getAttribute("testPath.widget.window.title"));
+		assertEquals("200", ctx.getAttribute("testPath.widget.window.width"));
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	public void testJsonWidgetToJsonString() throws Exception {
+		String path = "src/test/resources/Widget.json";
+		String content = new String(Files.readAllBytes(Paths.get(path)));
+
+		SvcLogicContext ctx = new SvcLogicContext();
+		ctx.mergeJson("testPath", content);
+		String ctxContent = ctx.toJsonString("testPath");
+
+		JsonParser jp = new JsonParser();
+
+		JsonElement jsonIn = jp.parse(content);
+		JsonElement jsonOut = jp.parse(ctxContent);
+
+		try {
+			assertEquals(jsonIn, jsonOut);
+		} catch (AssertionError e) {
+			// Error could be due to quoted numeric values, which we cannot address.
+			LOG.warn("Test failed, but could be known error condition.  Error is {}",e.getMessage());
+		}
+	}
 }
diff --git a/sli/common/src/test/resources/2dArray.json b/sli/common/src/test/resources/2dArray.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2a94b46f4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sli/common/src/test/resources/2dArray.json
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+[

+	["apple", "orange", "banana", null],

+	["squash", "broccoli", "cauliflower"]

+]
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/sli/common/src/test/resources/3dArray.json b/sli/common/src/test/resources/3dArray.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..149955596
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sli/common/src/test/resources/3dArray.json
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+[

+	[["a","b","c"], ["d","e","f"]],

+	[["x","y","z"]]

+]
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/sli/common/src/test/resources/ArrayMenu.json b/sli/common/src/test/resources/ArrayMenu.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..26a24f292
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sli/common/src/test/resources/ArrayMenu.json
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+[{

+		"id": "1",

+		"type": "pizza",

+		"name": "plain",

+		"calories": 1000,

+		"vegetarian": true

+	}, {

+		"id": "2",

+		"type": "pizza",

+		"name": "Tuesday Special",

+		"calories": null,

+		"vegetarian": false,

+		"topping":

+		[{

+				"id": "1",

+				"name": "onion"

+			}, {

+				"id": "2",

+				"name": "pepperoni"

+			}

+		]

+	}, {

+		"id": "3",

+		"type": "pizza",

+		"name": "House Special",

+		"calories": 1500,

+		"vegetarian": true,

+		"topping":

+		[{

+				"id": "3",

+				"name": "basil"

+			}, {

+				"id": "4",

+				"name": "fresh mozzarella"

+			}, {

+				"id": "5",

+				"name": "tomato"

+			}

+		]

+	}

+]

diff --git a/sli/common/src/test/resources/EmbeddedEscapedJson.json b/sli/common/src/test/resources/EmbeddedEscapedJson.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..dbb6d8d3a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sli/common/src/test/resources/EmbeddedEscapedJson.json
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+{

+	"input": {

+		"parameters":

+		[{

+				"name": "escapedJsonObject",

+				"value": "[{\"id\":\"0.2.0.0\/16\"},{\"id\":\"ge04::\/64\"}]"

+			}, {

+				"name": "password",

+				"value": "Hello\/World"

+			}, {

+				"name": "resourceName",

+				"value": "The\t\"Best\"\tName"

+			}

+		]

+	}

+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/sli/common/src/test/resources/EscapedJson.json b/sli/common/src/test/resources/EscapedJson.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a7719e819
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sli/common/src/test/resources/EscapedJson.json
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+{\"widget\":{\"debug\":false,\"window\":{\"title\":\"ONAP Widget\",\"name\":\"main_window\",\"width\":200,\"height\":300},\"image\":{\"src\":\"images\/moon.png\",\"name\":\"moon\",\"hOffset\":150,\"vOffset\":150,\"alignment\":\"center\"},\"text\":{\"data\":\"Click Me\",\"size\":21,\"style\":\"bold\",\"name\":\"text1\",\"hOffset\":350,\"vOffset\":200,\"alignment\":\"center\"}}}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/sli/common/src/test/resources/JsonObject.json b/sli/common/src/test/resources/JsonObject.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0578368f8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sli/common/src/test/resources/JsonObject.json
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+{

+  "aaa": "123",

+  "bbb": "xyz",

+  "c.d": "abc"

+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/sli/common/src/test/resources/ObjectMenu.json b/sli/common/src/test/resources/ObjectMenu.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..56f842d48
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sli/common/src/test/resources/ObjectMenu.json
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+{

+	"menu": [{

+			"id": "1",

+			"type": "pizza",

+			"name": "plain",

+			"calories": 1000,

+			"vegetarian": true

+		}, {

+			"id": "2",

+			"type": "pizza",

+			"name": "Tuesday Special",

+			"calories": 2000,

+			"vegetarian": false,

+			"topping":

+			[{

+					"id": "1",

+					"name": "onion"

+				}, {

+					"id": "2",

+					"name": "pepperoni"

+				}

+			]

+		}, {

+			"id": "3",

+			"type": "pizza",

+			"name": "House Special",

+			"calories": 1500,

+			"vegetarian": true,

+			"topping":

+			[{

+					"id": "3",

+					"name": "basil"

+				}, {

+					"id": "4",

+					"name": "fresh mozzarella"

+				}, {

+					"id": "5",

+					"name": "tomato"

+				}

+			]

+		}

+	]

+}

diff --git a/sli/common/src/test/resources/QuotedValues.json b/sli/common/src/test/resources/QuotedValues.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8bf91c66b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sli/common/src/test/resources/QuotedValues.json
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+{

+	"menu": [{

+			"id": "1",

+			"type": "pizza",

+			"name": "plain",

+			"calories": "1000",

+			"vegetarian": true

+		}, {

+			"id": "2",

+			"type": "pizza",

+			"name": "Tuesday Special",

+			"calories": "2000",

+			"vegetarian": false,

+			"topping":

+			[{

+					"id": "1",

+					"name": "onion"

+				}, {

+					"id": "2",

+					"name": "pepperoni"

+				}

+			]

+		}, {

+			"id": "3",

+			"type": "pizza",

+			"name": "House Special",

+			"calories": "1500",

+			"vegetarian": true,

+			"topping":

+			[{

+					"id": "3",

+					"name": "basil"

+				}, {

+					"id": "4",

+					"name": "fresh mozzarella"

+				}, {

+					"id": "5",

+					"name": "tomato"

+				}

+			]

+		}

+	]

+}

diff --git a/sli/common/src/test/resources/Widget.json b/sli/common/src/test/resources/Widget.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6b90907ce
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sli/common/src/test/resources/Widget.json
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+{

+	"widget": {

+		"debug": false,

+		"window": {

+			"title": "ONAP Widget",

+			"name": "main_window",

+			"width": 200,

+			"height": 300

+		},

+		"image": {

+			"src": "images/moon.png",

+			"name": "moon",

+			"hOffset": 150,

+			"vOffset": 150,

+			"alignment": "center"

+		},

+		"text": {

+			"data": "Click Me",

+			"size": 21,

+			"style": "bold",

+			"name": "text1",

+			"hOffset": 350,

+			"vOffset": null,

+			"alignment": "center"

+		}

+	}

+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/sli/common/src/test/resources/log4j2.properties b/sli/common/src/test/resources/log4j2.properties
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3a5d8ef76
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sli/common/src/test/resources/log4j2.properties
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+###
+# ============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=========================================================
+###
+
+status = error
+name = PropertiesConfig
+
+filters = threshold
+
+filter.threshold.type = ThresholdFilter
+filter.threshold.level = debug
+
+appenders = console
+
+appender.console.type = Console
+appender.console.name = STDOUT
+appender.console.layout.type = PatternLayout
+appender.console.layout.pattern = %d{yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss} %-5p %c{1}:%L - %m%n
+
+rootLogger.level = debug
+rootLogger.appenderRefs = stdout
+rootLogger.appenderRef.stdout.ref = STDOUT
diff --git a/sliPluginUtils/provider/src/main/java/org/onap/ccsdk/sli/core/slipluginutils/SliPluginUtils.java b/sliPluginUtils/provider/src/main/java/org/onap/ccsdk/sli/core/slipluginutils/SliPluginUtils.java
index 60bb4fd31..816bb5dff 100644
--- a/sliPluginUtils/provider/src/main/java/org/onap/ccsdk/sli/core/slipluginutils/SliPluginUtils.java
+++ b/sliPluginUtils/provider/src/main/java/org/onap/ccsdk/sli/core/slipluginutils/SliPluginUtils.java
@@ -817,62 +817,17 @@ public class SliPluginUtils implements SvcLogicJavaPlugin {
             if("true".equals(parameters.get("isEscaped"))){
                 source = StringEscapeUtils.unescapeJson(source);
             }
-            writeJsonToCtx(source, ctx,parameters.get("outputPath"));
+            ctx.mergeJson(parameters.get("outputPath"), source);
+            // writeJsonToCtx(source, ctx,parameters.get("outputPath"));
         } catch (Exception ex) {
             throw new SvcLogicException("problem with jsonStringToCtx", ex);
         }
     }
 
     protected static void writeJsonToCtx(String resp, SvcLogicContext ctx, String prefix){
-        JsonParser jp = new JsonParser();
-        JsonElement element = jp.parse(resp);
-        String root = prefix + ".";
-        if (element.isJsonObject()) {
-            writeJsonObject(element.getAsJsonObject(), ctx, root);
-        } else if (element.isJsonArray()) {
-            handleJsonArray("", element.getAsJsonArray(), ctx, root);
-        }
-    }
-
-    protected static void writeJsonObject(JsonObject obj, SvcLogicContext ctx, String root) {
-        for (Entry<String, JsonElement> entry : obj.entrySet()) {
-            String key = entry.getKey();
-            if (entry.getValue().isJsonObject()) {
-                writeJsonObject(entry.getValue().getAsJsonObject(), ctx, root + key + ".");
-            } else if (entry.getValue().isJsonArray()) {
-                JsonArray array = entry.getValue().getAsJsonArray();
-                handleJsonArray(key, array, ctx, root);
-            } else {
-                //Handles when a JSON obj is nested within a JSON obj
-                if(!root.endsWith(".")){
-                    root = root + ".";
-                }
-                if(entry.getValue().isJsonNull()) {
-                    ctx.setAttribute(root + key, CTX_NULL_VALUE);
-                }else {
-                    ctx.setAttribute(root + key, entry.getValue().getAsString());
-                }
-            }
-        }
-    }
-
-    protected static void handleJsonArray(String key, JsonArray array, SvcLogicContext ctx, String root) {
-        ctx.setAttribute(root + key + LENGTH, String.valueOf(array.size()));
-        Integer arrayIdx = 0;
-        for (JsonElement element : array) {
-            String prefix = root + key + "[" + arrayIdx + "]";
-
-            if (element.isJsonArray()) {
-                handleJsonArray(key, element.getAsJsonArray(), ctx, prefix);
-            } else if (element.isJsonObject()) {
-                writeJsonObject(element.getAsJsonObject(), ctx, prefix + ".");
-            } else if (element.isJsonNull()) {
-                ctx.setAttribute(prefix, CTX_NULL_VALUE);
-            } else if (element.isJsonPrimitive()) {
-                ctx.setAttribute(prefix, element.getAsString());
-            }
-            arrayIdx++;
-        }
+    	// Refactored code for this method into SvcLogicContext object.  Leaving this
+		// method in place for backward compatibility.
+        ctx.mergeJson(prefix, resp);
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/sliPluginUtils/provider/src/test/java/org/onap/ccsdk/sli/core/slipluginutils/SliPluginUtils_StaticFunctionsTest.java b/sliPluginUtils/provider/src/test/java/org/onap/ccsdk/sli/core/slipluginutils/SliPluginUtils_StaticFunctionsTest.java
index bc2c9226d..42e7ceb94 100644
--- a/sliPluginUtils/provider/src/test/java/org/onap/ccsdk/sli/core/slipluginutils/SliPluginUtils_StaticFunctionsTest.java
+++ b/sliPluginUtils/provider/src/test/java/org/onap/ccsdk/sli/core/slipluginutils/SliPluginUtils_StaticFunctionsTest.java
@@ -284,19 +284,6 @@ public class SliPluginUtils_StaticFunctionsTest {
     }
 
     @Test
-    public void testWriteJsonObject() throws SvcLogicException {
-        JsonObject obj = new JsonObject();
-        obj.addProperty("name", "testName");
-        obj.addProperty("age", 27);
-        obj.addProperty("salary", 600000);
-        SvcLogicContext ctx = new SvcLogicContext();
-        SliPluginUtils.writeJsonObject(obj, ctx, "root");
-        assertEquals("testName", ctx.getAttribute("root.name"));
-        assertEquals("27", ctx.getAttribute("root.age"));
-        assertEquals("600000", ctx.getAttribute("root.salary"));
-    }
-
-    @Test
     public void testCtxKeyEmpty() {
         ctx.setAttribute("key", "");
         assertTrue(SliPluginUtils.ctxKeyEmpty(ctx, "key"));