Migrate sli-core files

Migrate sli-core repo files into new directory "core". Signed-off-by: Jessica Wagantall <jwagantall@linuxfoundation.org>
author: Jessica Wagantall <jwagantall@linuxfoundation.org> 2020-12-01 11:48:20 -0800
committer: Jessica Wagantall <jwagantall@linuxfoundation.org> 2020-12-01 11:48:20 -0800
commit: 32fb53c13342d5ad353c839b7ffd0ca85d14bd48 (patch)
tree: f1b92068cf7b79d29e96243899e12495abb4795a /core/sliPluginUtils
parent: 53eacd8519a535f96d8b4231e48925324f1086dd (diff)
31 files changed, 4372 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/core/sliPluginUtils/.gitignore b/core/sliPluginUtils/.gitignore
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..b73caf31e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/sliPluginUtils/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+#####standard .git ignore entries#####
+
+## IDE Specific Files ##
+org.eclipse.core.resources.prefs
+.classpath
+.project
+.settings
+.idea
+.externalToolBuilders
+maven-eclipse.xml
+workspace
+
+## Compilation Files ##
+*.class
+**/target
+target
+target-ide
+MANIFEST.MF
+
+## Misc Ignores (OS specific etc) ##
+bin/
+dist
+*~
+*.ipr
+*.iml
+*.iws
+classes
+out/
+.DS_STORE
+.metadata
+
+## Folders which contain auto generated source code ##
+yang-gen-config
+yang-gen-sal
diff --git a/core/sliPluginUtils/.sonar/checkstyle.xml b/core/sliPluginUtils/.sonar/checkstyle.xml
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..3fa231535
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/sliPluginUtils/.sonar/checkstyle.xml
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><!DOCTYPE module PUBLIC "-//Puppy Crawl//DTD Check Configuration 1.2//EN" "http://www.puppycrawl.com/dtds/configuration_1_2.dtd"><!-- Generated by Sonar --><module name="Checker"><module name="SuppressionCommentFilter"/><module name="TreeWalker"><module name="FileContentsHolder"/> <module name="ClassFanOutComplexity"><property name="severity" value="warning"/></module><module name="NestedForDepth"><property name="severity" value="warning"/><property name="max" value="1"/></module><module name="ClassDataAbstractionCoupling"><property name="severity" value="warning"/></module></module></module>
+\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/core/sliPluginUtils/.sonar/pmd.xml b/core/sliPluginUtils/.sonar/pmd.xml
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..80343b3bd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/sliPluginUtils/.sonar/pmd.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<ruleset>
+  <rule ref="rulesets/java/naming.xml/BooleanGetMethodName">
+    <priority>3</priority>
+  </rule>
+  <rule ref="rulesets/java/j2ee.xml/StaticEJBFieldShouldBeFinal">
+    <priority>3</priority>
+  </rule>
+  <rule ref="rulesets/java/coupling.xml/CouplingBetweenObjects">
+    <priority>3</priority>
+  </rule>
+  <rule ref="rulesets/java/codesize.xml/TooManyMethods">
+    <priority>3</priority>
+  </rule>
+  <rule ref="rulesets/java/naming.xml/AvoidFieldNameMatchingTypeName">
+    <priority>3</priority>
+  </rule>
+  <rule ref="rulesets/java/basic.xml/DoubleCheckedLocking">
+    <priority>3</priority>
+  </rule>
+  <rule ref="rulesets/java/naming.xml/AvoidFieldNameMatchingMethodName">
+    <priority>3</priority>
+  </rule>
+  <rule ref="rulesets/java/coupling.xml/ExcessiveImports">
+    <priority>3</priority>
+  </rule>
+  <rule ref="rulesets/java/basic.xml/OverrideBothEqualsAndHashcode">
+    <priority>2</priority>
+  </rule>
+  <rule ref="rulesets/java/naming.xml/ShortMethodName">
+    <priority>3</priority>
+  </rule>
+  <rule ref="rulesets/java/basic.xml/BooleanInstantiation">
+    <priority>3</priority>
+  </rule>
+  <rule ref="rulesets/java/codesize.xml/TooManyFields">
+    <priority>3</priority>
+  </rule>
+  <rule ref="rulesets/java/controversial.xml/AvoidUsingNativeCode">
+    <priority>3</priority>
+  </rule>
+  <rule ref="rulesets/java/optimizations.xml/UseStringBufferForStringAppends">
+    <priority>3</priority>
+  </rule>
+  <rule ref="rulesets/java/coupling.xml/LooseCoupling">
+    <priority>3</priority>
+  </rule>
+  <rule ref="rulesets/java/design.xml/NonThreadSafeSingleton">
+    <priority>3</priority>
+  </rule>
+  <rule ref="rulesets/java/j2ee.xml/DoNotUseThreads">
+    <priority>3</priority>
+  </rule>
+  <rule ref="rulesets/java/sunsecure.xml/ArrayIsStoredDirectly">
+    <priority>5</priority>
+  </rule>
+  <rule ref="rulesets/java/sunsecure.xml/MethodReturnsInternalArray">
+    <priority>2</priority>
+  </rule>
+  <rule ref="rulesets/java/design.xml/AssignmentToNonFinalStatic">
+    <priority>3</priority>
+  </rule>
+  <rule ref="rulesets/java/strictexception.xml/AvoidCatchingGenericException">
+    <priority>3</priority>
+  </rule>
+</ruleset>
+
diff --git a/core/sliPluginUtils/installer/pom.xml b/core/sliPluginUtils/installer/pom.xml
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..c133cd05b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/sliPluginUtils/installer/pom.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,147 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
+	<modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
+
+	<parent>
+		<groupId>org.onap.ccsdk.parent</groupId>
+		<artifactId>odlparent-lite</artifactId>
+		<version>2.1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<relativePath/>
+	</parent>
+
+	<groupId>org.onap.ccsdk.sli.core</groupId>
+	<artifactId>sliPluginUtils-installer</artifactId>
+	<version>1.1.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+	<packaging>pom</packaging>
+
+	<name>ccsdk-sli-core :: sliPluginUtils :: ${project.artifactId}</name>
+
+	<properties>
+		<application.name>ccsdk-sliPluginUtils</application.name>
+		<features.boot>${application.name}</features.boot>
+        <features.repositories>mvn:org.onap.ccsdk.sli.core/${features.boot}/${project.version}/xml/features</features.repositories>
+		<include.transitive.dependencies>false</include.transitive.dependencies>
+	</properties>
+
+	<dependencyManagement>
+		<dependencies>
+		
+			<dependency>
+				<groupId>org.onap.ccsdk.sli.core</groupId>
+				<artifactId>sli-common</artifactId>
+				<version>${project.version}</version>
+			</dependency>
+			<dependency>
+				<groupId>org.onap.ccsdk.sli.core</groupId>
+				<artifactId>sli-provider</artifactId>
+				<version>${project.version}</version>
+			</dependency>
+			<dependency>
+				<groupId>org.onap.ccsdk.sli.core</groupId>
+				<artifactId>dblib-provider</artifactId>
+				<version>${project.version}</version>
+			</dependency>
+		</dependencies>
+	</dependencyManagement>
+	<dependencies>
+
+		<dependency>
+			<groupId>org.onap.ccsdk.sli.core</groupId>
+			<artifactId>sliPluginUtils-provider</artifactId>
+			<version>${project.version}</version>
+		</dependency>
+
+	</dependencies>
+
+	<build>
+		<plugins>
+			<plugin>
+				<artifactId>maven-assembly-plugin</artifactId>
+				<executions>
+					<execution>
+						<id>maven-repo-zip</id>
+						<goals>
+							<goal>single</goal>
+						</goals>
+						<phase>package</phase>
+						<configuration>
+							<attach>true</attach>
+							<finalName>stage/${application.name}-${project.version}</finalName>
+							<descriptors>
+								<descriptor>src/assembly/assemble_mvnrepo_zip.xml</descriptor>
+							</descriptors>
+							<appendAssemblyId>true</appendAssemblyId>
+						</configuration>
+					</execution>
+					<execution>
+						<id>installer-zip</id>
+						<goals>
+							<goal>single</goal>
+						</goals>
+						<phase>package</phase>
+						<configuration>
+							<attach>true</attach>
+							<finalName>${application.name}-${project.version}-installer</finalName>
+							<descriptors>
+								<descriptor>src/assembly/assemble_installer_zip.xml</descriptor>
+							</descriptors>
+							<appendAssemblyId>false</appendAssemblyId>
+						</configuration>
+					</execution>
+				</executions>
+			</plugin>
+			<plugin>
+				<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+				<artifactId>maven-dependency-plugin</artifactId>
+				<executions>
+					<execution>
+						<id>copy-dependencies</id>
+						<goals>
+							<goal>copy-dependencies</goal>
+						</goals>
+						<phase>prepare-package</phase>
+						<configuration>
+							<transitive>false</transitive>
+							<outputDirectory>${project.build.directory}/assembly/system</outputDirectory>
+							<overWriteReleases>false</overWriteReleases>
+							<overWriteSnapshots>true</overWriteSnapshots>
+							<overWriteIfNewer>true</overWriteIfNewer>
+							<useRepositoryLayout>true</useRepositoryLayout>
+							<addParentPoms>false</addParentPoms>
+							<copyPom>false</copyPom>
+							<includeArtifactIds>sliPluginUtils-provider,ccsdk-sliPluginUtils,features-sliPluginUtils</includeArtifactIds>
+							<scope>provided</scope>
+						</configuration>
+					</execution>
+				</executions>
+			</plugin>
+			<plugin>
+				<artifactId>maven-resources-plugin</artifactId>
+				<version>2.6</version>
+				<executions>
+					<execution>
+						<id>copy-version</id>
+						<goals>
+							<goal>copy-resources</goal>
+						</goals><!-- here the phase you need -->
+						<phase>validate</phase>
+						<configuration>
+							<outputDirectory>${basedir}/target/stage</outputDirectory>
+							<resources>
+								<resource>
+									<directory>src/main/resources/scripts</directory>
+									<includes>
+										<include>install-feature.sh</include>
+									</includes>
+									<filtering>true</filtering>
+								</resource>
+							</resources>
+						</configuration>
+					</execution>
+
+				</executions>
+			</plugin>
+
+		</plugins>
+	</build>
+</project>
diff --git a/core/sliPluginUtils/installer/src/assembly/assemble_installer_zip.xml b/core/sliPluginUtils/installer/src/assembly/assemble_installer_zip.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2d3c0606d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/sliPluginUtils/installer/src/assembly/assemble_installer_zip.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+<!--
+  ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
+  ONAP : CCSDK
+  ================================================================================
+  Copyright (C) 2017 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=========================================================
+  -->
+
+<!-- Defines how we build the .zip file which is our distribution. -->
+
+<assembly
+	xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/plugins/maven-assembly-plugin/assembly/1.1.0"
+	xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
+	xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/plugins/maven-assembly-plugin/assembly/1.1.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/assembly-1.1.0.xsd">
+  <id>bin</id>
+	<formats>
+		<format>zip</format>
+	</formats>
+
+	<!--  we want "system" and related files right at the root level
+		  as this file is suppose to be unzip on top of a karaf
+		  distro. -->
+	<includeBaseDirectory>false</includeBaseDirectory>
+
+	<fileSets>
+		<fileSet>
+			<directory>target/stage/</directory>
+			<outputDirectory>${application.name}</outputDirectory>
+			<fileMode>755</fileMode>
+			<includes>
+				<include>*.sh</include>
+			</includes>
+		</fileSet>
+		<fileSet>
+			<directory>target/stage/</directory>
+			<outputDirectory>${application.name}</outputDirectory>
+			<fileMode>644</fileMode>
+			<excludes>
+				<exclude>*.sh</exclude>
+			</excludes>
+		</fileSet>
+	</fileSets>
+
+
+
+</assembly>
diff --git a/core/sliPluginUtils/installer/src/assembly/assemble_mvnrepo_zip.xml b/core/sliPluginUtils/installer/src/assembly/assemble_mvnrepo_zip.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..63ef515a0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/sliPluginUtils/installer/src/assembly/assemble_mvnrepo_zip.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+<!--
+  ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
+  ONAP : CCSDK
+  ================================================================================
+  Copyright (C) 2017 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=========================================================
+  -->
+
+<!-- Defines how we build the .zip file which is our distribution. -->
+
+<assembly
+	xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/plugins/maven-assembly-plugin/assembly/1.1.0"
+	xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
+	xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/plugins/maven-assembly-plugin/assembly/1.1.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/assembly-1.1.0.xsd">
+  <id>repo</id>
+	<formats>
+		<format>zip</format>
+	</formats>
+
+	<!--  we want "system" and related files right at the root level
+		  as this file is suppose to be unzip on top of a karaf
+		  distro. -->
+	<includeBaseDirectory>false</includeBaseDirectory>
+
+	<fileSets>
+		<fileSet>
+			<directory>target/assembly/</directory>
+			<outputDirectory>.</outputDirectory>
+			<excludes>
+			</excludes>
+		</fileSet>
+	</fileSets>
+
+
+
+</assembly>
diff --git a/core/sliPluginUtils/installer/src/main/resources/scripts/install-feature.sh b/core/sliPluginUtils/installer/src/main/resources/scripts/install-feature.sh
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..638c73394
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/sliPluginUtils/installer/src/main/resources/scripts/install-feature.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+###
+# ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
+# ONAP : CCSDK
+# ================================================================================
+# Copyright (C) 2017 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=========================================================
+###
+
+ODL_HOME=${ODL_HOME:-/opt/opendaylight/current}
+ODL_KARAF_CLIENT=${ODL_KARAF_CLIENT:-${ODL_HOME}/bin/client}
+INSTALLERDIR=$(dirname $0)
+
+REPOZIP=${INSTALLERDIR}/${features.boot}-${project.version}.zip
+
+if [ -f ${REPOZIP} ]
+then
+	unzip -nd ${ODL_HOME} ${REPOZIP}
+else
+	echo "ERROR : repo zip ($REPOZIP) not found"
+	exit 1
+fi
+
+${ODL_KARAF_CLIENT} feature:repo-add ${features.repositories}
+${ODL_KARAF_CLIENT} feature:install ${features.boot}
diff --git a/core/sliPluginUtils/pom.xml b/core/sliPluginUtils/pom.xml
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..974e0661c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/sliPluginUtils/pom.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
+	<modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
+
+	<parent>
+		<groupId>org.onap.ccsdk.parent</groupId>
+		<artifactId>odlparent-lite</artifactId>
+		<version>2.1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<relativePath/>
+	</parent>
+
+	<groupId>org.onap.ccsdk.sli.core</groupId>
+	<artifactId>sliPluginUtils</artifactId>
+	<version>1.1.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+	<packaging>pom</packaging>
+
+	<name>ccsdk-sli-core :: sliPluginUtils</name>
+	<description>A package of static utility functions to be used when developing SLI plugins</description>
+
+	<modules>
+		<module>provider</module>
+		<module>installer</module>
+	</modules>
+</project>
diff --git a/core/sliPluginUtils/provider/pom.xml b/core/sliPluginUtils/provider/pom.xml
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..086faf39e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/sliPluginUtils/provider/pom.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,72 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
+	<modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
+
+	<parent>
+		<groupId>org.onap.ccsdk.parent</groupId>
+		<artifactId>binding-parent</artifactId>
+		<version>2.1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<relativePath/>
+	</parent>
+
+	<groupId>org.onap.ccsdk.sli.core</groupId>
+	<artifactId>sliPluginUtils-provider</artifactId>
+	<version>1.1.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+	<packaging>bundle</packaging>
+
+	<name>ccsdk-sli-core :: sliPluginUtils :: ${project.artifactId}</name>
+	<url>http://maven.apache.org</url>
+
+	<properties>
+		<project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
+	</properties>
+
+	<dependencyManagement>
+		<dependencies>
+			<dependency>
+				<groupId>org.onap.ccsdk.sli.core</groupId>
+				<artifactId>dblib-provider</artifactId>
+				<version>${project.version}</version>
+			</dependency>
+		</dependencies>
+	</dependencyManagement>
+	<dependencies>
+		<dependency>
+			<groupId>junit</groupId>
+			<artifactId>junit</artifactId>
+			<scope>test</scope>
+		</dependency>
+		<dependency>
+			<groupId>${project.groupId}</groupId>
+			<artifactId>sli-common</artifactId>
+			<version>${project.version}</version>
+			<scope>compile</scope>
+		</dependency>
+
+		<dependency>
+			<groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
+			<artifactId>slf4j-api</artifactId>
+		</dependency>
+		<dependency>
+			<groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
+			<artifactId>jcl-over-slf4j</artifactId>
+		</dependency>
+		<dependency>
+			<groupId>org.apache.commons</groupId>
+			<artifactId>commons-lang3</artifactId>
+		</dependency>
+		<dependency>
+			<groupId>org.hamcrest</groupId>
+			<artifactId>hamcrest-library</artifactId>
+			<scope>test</scope>
+		</dependency>
+		<dependency>
+			<groupId>com.google.code.gson</groupId>
+			<artifactId>gson</artifactId>
+		</dependency>
+		<dependency>
+			<groupId>org.apache.commons</groupId>
+			<artifactId>commons-text</artifactId>
+		</dependency>
+	</dependencies>
+</project>
diff --git a/core/sliPluginUtils/provider/src/main/java/org/onap/ccsdk/sli/core/slipluginutils/SliPluginUtils.java b/core/sliPluginUtils/provider/src/main/java/org/onap/ccsdk/sli/core/slipluginutils/SliPluginUtils.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2edb36dc4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/sliPluginUtils/provider/src/main/java/org/onap/ccsdk/sli/core/slipluginutils/SliPluginUtils.java
@@ -0,0 +1,1178 @@
+/*-
+ * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
+ * ONAP : CCSDK
+ * ================================================================================
+ * Copyright (C) 2017 AT&T Intellectual Property. All rights
+ * 						reserved.
+ * ================================================================================
+ * Modifications Copyright (C) 2018 IBM.
+ * ================================================================================
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ * ============LICENSE_END=========================================================
+ */
+
+package org.onap.ccsdk.sli.core.slipluginutils;
+
+import java.io.File;
+import java.io.FileOutputStream;
+import java.io.PrintStream;
+import java.text.SimpleDateFormat;
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.Arrays;
+import java.util.Collections;
+import java.util.Date;
+import java.util.HashMap;
+import java.util.HashSet;
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Map;
+import java.util.Map.Entry;
+import java.util.Objects;
+import java.util.Properties;
+import java.util.Set;
+import java.util.UUID;
+import java.util.stream.Collectors;
+
+import org.apache.commons.lang3.StringUtils;
+import org.apache.commons.text.StringEscapeUtils;
+import org.onap.ccsdk.sli.core.sli.SvcLogicConstants;
+import org.onap.ccsdk.sli.core.sli.SvcLogicContext;
+import org.onap.ccsdk.sli.core.sli.SvcLogicException;
+import org.onap.ccsdk.sli.core.sli.SvcLogicJavaPlugin;
+import org.slf4j.Logger;
+import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
+import com.google.gson.JsonArray;
+import com.google.gson.JsonElement;
+import com.google.gson.JsonObject;
+import com.google.gson.JsonParser;
+
+/**
+ * A utility class used to streamline the interface between Java plugins,
+ * the Service Logic Context, and Directed Graphs.
+ * @version 7.0.1
+ * @see org.onap.ccsdk.sli.core.sli.SvcLogicContext
+ */
+public class SliPluginUtils implements SvcLogicJavaPlugin {
+	public enum LogLevel {
+		TRACE, DEBUG, INFO, WARN, ERROR;
+	}
+
+	private static final Logger LOG = LoggerFactory.getLogger(SliPluginUtils.class);
+	private static final String LOG_MSG="extracting list from context memory";
+	private static final String LOG_MSG1="removing elements from list";
+	private static final String LENGTH="_length";
+    public static final String CTX_NULL_VALUE="";
+
+
+	// ========== CONSTRUCTORS ==========
+
+	public SliPluginUtils() {}
+
+	public SliPluginUtils( Properties props ) {}
+
+
+	// ========== CONTEXT MEMORY FUNCTIONS ==========
+
+	/**
+	 * Removes 1 or more elements from a list in context memory.
+	 * <p>
+	 * Values are removed based on either the index in the list, a key-value
+	 * pair, or a list of key-value pairs that all must match in the element.
+	 * @param parameters
+	 * @param ctx Reference to context memory
+	 * @throws SvcLogicException All exceptions are wrapped in
+	 * SvcLogicException for compatibility with SLI.
+	 * @since 7.0.1
+	 */
+	public void ctxListRemove( Map<String,String> parameters, SvcLogicContext ctx ) throws SvcLogicException {
+		try{
+			LOG.debug( "ENTERING Execute Node \"ctxListRemove\"" );
+
+			// Validate, Log, & read parameters
+			checkParameters(parameters, new String[]{"list_pfx"}, LOG);
+			logExecuteNodeParameters(parameters, LOG, LogLevel.DEBUG);
+			String list_pfx = parameters.get("list_pfx");
+			String param_index = parameters.get("index");
+			String param_key = parameters.get("key");
+			String param_value = parameters.get("value");
+			String param_keys_length = parameters.get("keys_length");
+
+			// Initialize context memory list mimic
+			SvcLogicContextList list;
+
+			// Process based on input parameters:
+			//   index: remove object at specific index
+			//   key & value: remove all objects with key-value pair
+			//   keys_length: remove all objects that match all key-value pairs
+			//                in list
+			if( param_index != null ) {
+				// Parse index
+				LOG.trace("executing remove by index logic");
+				int index;
+				try {
+					index = Integer.parseInt(param_index);
+				}
+				catch( NumberFormatException e ) {
+					throw new IllegalArgumentException("\"index\" parameter is not a number. index = " + param_index, e);
+				}
+
+				// Extract list from context memory & remove object @ index
+				LOG.trace(LOG_MSG);
+				list = SvcLogicContextList.extract(ctx, list_pfx);
+				LOG.trace(LOG_MSG1);
+				list.remove(index);
+			}
+			else if( param_value != null ) {
+				if( param_key == null ) { param_key = ""; }
+
+				// Extract list from context memory & remove objects with
+				// key-value pair
+				LOG.trace("executing remove by key-value pair logic");
+				LOG.trace(LOG_MSG);
+				list = SvcLogicContextList.extract(ctx, list_pfx);
+				LOG.trace(LOG_MSG1);
+				list.remove( param_key, param_value );
+			}
+			else if( param_keys_length != null ) {
+				// Parse keys_length
+				LOG.trace("executing remove by key-value pair list logic");
+				int keys_length;
+				try {
+					keys_length = Integer.parseInt(param_keys_length);
+				}
+				catch( NumberFormatException e ) {
+					throw new IllegalArgumentException("\"keys_length\" parameters is not a number. keys_length = " + param_keys_length, e);
+				}
+
+				// Obtain key-value pairs to check from parameters
+				LOG.trace("reading keys parameter list");
+				HashMap<String,String> keys_values = new HashMap<>();
+				for( int i = 0; i < keys_length; i++ ) {
+					keys_values.put(parameters.get("keys[" + i + "].key"), parameters.get("keys[" + i + "].value"));
+				}
+
+				// Extract list from context memory & remove objects with all
+				// key-value pairs matching
+				LOG.trace(LOG_MSG);
+				list = SvcLogicContextList.extract(ctx, list_pfx);
+				LOG.trace(LOG_MSG1);
+				list.remove(keys_values);
+			}
+			else {
+				throw new IllegalArgumentException("Required parameters missing. Requires one of: index, key & value, or keys_length array");
+			}
+
+			// Remove index from list
+			LOG.trace("writing list back into context memory");
+			list.writeToContext(ctx);
+		}
+		catch( Exception e ) {
+			throw new SvcLogicException( "An error occurred in the ctxListRemove Execute node", e );
+		}
+		finally {
+			LOG.debug( "EXITING Execute Node \"ctxListRemove\"" );
+		}
+	}
+
+    /**
+     * ctxSortList
+     * @param parameters - the set of required parameters must contain list and delimiter.
+     * @param ctx Reference to context memory
+     * @throws SvcLogicException if a required parameter is missing an exception is thrown
+     */
+	public void ctxSortList( Map<String, String> parameters, SvcLogicContext ctx ) throws SvcLogicException {
+		checkParameters(parameters, new String[]{"list","delimiter"}, LOG);
+		ArrayList<SortableCtxListElement> list = new ArrayList<>();
+
+		String[] sort_fields = null;
+		if( parameters.containsKey("sort-fields") ) {
+			sort_fields = parameters.get("sort-fields").split(parameters.get("delimiter"), 0);
+		}
+
+		String ctx_list_str = parameters.get("list");
+		int listSz = getArrayLength(ctx, ctx_list_str);
+
+
+
+		for( int i = 0; i < listSz; i++ ) {
+			list.add( new SortableCtxListElement(ctx, ctx_list_str + '[' + i + ']', sort_fields) );
+		}
+		Collections.sort(list);
+
+		ctxBulkErase(ctx, ctx_list_str);
+		int i = 0;
+		for( SortableCtxListElement list_element : list ) {
+			for( Map.Entry<String,String> entry : list_element.child_elements.entrySet() ) {
+				if( sort_fields == null ) {
+					ctx.setAttribute(ctx_list_str + '[' + i + ']', entry.getValue());
+				}
+				else {
+					ctx.setAttribute(ctx_list_str + '[' + i + "]." + entry.getKey(), entry.getValue());
+				}
+			}
+			i++;
+		}
+		// Reset list length (removed by ctxBulkErase above)
+		ctx.setAttribute(ctx_list_str+LENGTH, Integer.toString(listSz));
+	}
+
+    /**
+     * generates a UUID and writes it to context memory
+     * @param parameters - ctx-destination is a required parameter
+     * @param ctx Reference to context memory
+     * @throws SvcLogicException thrown if a UUID cannot be generated or if ctx-destination is missing or null
+     */
+	public void generateUUID( Map<String, String> parameters, SvcLogicContext ctx )  throws SvcLogicException {
+		checkParameters(parameters, new String[]{"ctx-destination"}, LOG);
+		ctx.setAttribute(parameters.get("ctx-destination"), UUID.randomUUID().toString() );
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Provides substring functionality to Directed Graphs.
+	 * <p>
+	 * Calls either String.substring(String beginIndex) or
+	 * String.substring(String beginInded, String endIndex) if the end-index
+	 * is present or not.
+	 * @param parameters HashMap<String,String> of parameters passed by the DG to this function
+	 * <table border="1">
+	 * 	<thead><th>parameter</th><th>Mandatory/Optional</th><th>description</th></thead>
+	 * 	<tbody>
+	 * 		<tr><td>string</td><td>Mandatory</td><td>String to perform substring on</td></tr>
+	 * 		<tr><td>result</td><td>Mandatory</td><td>Key in context memory to populate the resulting string in</td></tr>
+	 * 		<tr><td>begin-index</td><td>Mandatory</td><td>Beginning index to pass to Java substring function</td></tr>
+	 * 		<tr><td>end-index</td><td>Optional</td><td>Ending index to pass to Java substring function. If not included, String.substring(begin) will be called.</td></tr>
+	 * 	</tbody>
+	 * </table>
+	 * @param ctx Reference to context memory
+	 * @throws SvcLogicException
+	 * @since 8.0.1
+	 * @see SliPluginUtils#substring(Map, SvcLogicContext)
+	 */
+	@Deprecated
+	public void substring( Map<String, String> parameters, SvcLogicContext ctx ) throws SvcLogicException {
+		try {
+			checkParameters( parameters, new String[]{"string","begin-index","result"}, LOG );
+			final String string = parameters.get("string");
+			final String result = parameters.get("result");
+			final String begin = parameters.get("begin-index");
+			final String end = parameters.get("end-index");
+
+			if( StringUtils.isEmpty(end) ) {
+				ctx.setAttribute( result, string.substring(Integer.parseInt(begin)) );
+			}
+			else {
+				ctx.setAttribute( result, string.substring(Integer.parseInt(begin), Integer.parseInt(end)) );
+			}
+		}
+		catch( Exception e ) {
+			throw new SvcLogicException( "An error occurred while the Directed Graph was performing a substring", e );
+		}
+	}
+
+
+
+	// ========== PUBLIC STATIC UTILITY FUNCTIONS ==========
+
+	/**
+	 * Throws an exception and writes an error to the log file if a required
+	 * parameters is not found in the parametersMap.
+	 * <p>
+	 * Use at the beginning of functions that can be called by Directed Graphs
+	 * and can take parameters to verify that all parameters have been provided
+	 * by the Directed Graph.
+	 * @param parametersMap parameters Map passed to this node
+	 * @param requiredParams Array of parameters required by the calling function
+	 * @param log Reference to Logger to log to
+	 * @throws SvcLogicException if a String in the requiredParams array is
+	 * not a key in parametersMap.
+	 * @since 1.0
+	 */
+        public static final void checkParameters(Map<String, String> parametersMap, String[] requiredParams, Logger log) throws SvcLogicException {
+        if( requiredParams == null || requiredParams.length < 1){
+            log.debug("required parameters was empty, exiting early.");
+            return;
+        }
+        if (parametersMap == null || parametersMap.keySet().isEmpty()){
+            String errorMessage = "This method requires the parameters [" +   StringUtils.join(requiredParams,",") + "], but no parameters were passed in.";
+            log.error(errorMessage);
+            throw new SvcLogicException(errorMessage);
+        }
+
+    	for (String param : requiredParams) {
+    	    if (!parametersMap.containsKey(param)) {
+    		String errorMessage = "Required parameter \"" + param + "\" was not found in parameter list.";
+    		log.error(errorMessage);
+    		log.error("Total list of required parameters is [" + StringUtils.join(requiredParams, ",") + "].");
+    		throw new SvcLogicException(errorMessage);
+    	    }
+    	}
+        }
+
+	/**
+	 * Removes all key-value pairs with keys that begin with pfx
+	 * @param ctx Reference to context memory
+	 * @param pfx Prefix of key-value pairs to remove
+	 * @since 1.0
+	 */
+	public static final void ctxBulkErase( SvcLogicContext ctx, String pfx ) {
+		ArrayList<String> Keys = new ArrayList<>(ctx.getAttributeKeySet());
+		for( String key : Keys ) {
+			if( key.startsWith( pfx ) ) {
+				ctx.setAttribute( pfx + key.substring(pfx.length()) , null);
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Copies all context memory key-value pairs that start with src_pfx to
+	 * the keys that start with dest_pfx + suffix, where suffix is the result
+	 * of {@code key.substring(src_pfx.length())}.
+	 * <p>
+	 * Does NOT guarantee removal of all keys at the destination before
+	 * copying, but will overwrite any destination keys that have a
+	 * corresponding source key. Use {@link #ctxBulkErase(SvcLogicContext, String) ctxBulkErase}
+	 * before copy to erase destination root before copying from source.
+	 * @param ctx Reference to context memory.
+	 * @param src_pfx Prefix of the keys to copy values from.
+	 * @param dest_pfx Prefix of the keys to copy values to.
+	 * @since 1.0
+	 */
+	public static final void ctxBulkCopy( SvcLogicContext ctx, String src_pfx, String dest_pfx ) {
+		// Remove trailing period from dest_pfx
+		if( dest_pfx.charAt(dest_pfx.length()-1) == '.' ) {
+			dest_pfx = dest_pfx.substring(0,dest_pfx.length()-1);
+		}
+
+		// For each context key that begins with src_pfx, set the value of the
+		// key dest_pfx + the suffix of the key to the key's value
+		ArrayList<String> Keys = new ArrayList<>(ctx.getAttributeKeySet());
+		for( String key : Keys ) {
+			if( key.startsWith(src_pfx) ) {
+				// Get suffix (no leading period)
+				String suffix = key.substring(src_pfx.length());
+				if( suffix.charAt(0) == '.') {
+					suffix = suffix.substring(1);
+				}
+
+				// Set destination's value to key's value
+				ctx.setAttribute(dest_pfx + '.' + suffix, ctx.getAttribute(key));
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Creates and returns a {@code Map<String, String>} that is a subset of
+	 * context memory where all keys begin with the prefix.
+	 * @param ctx Reference to context memory.
+	 * @param prefix Returned map's keys should all begin with this value.
+	 * @return A {@code Map<String, String>} containing all the key-value pairs
+	 * in ctx whose key begins with prefix.
+	 */
+	public static final Map<String, String> ctxGetBeginsWith( SvcLogicContext ctx, String prefix ) {
+		Map<String, String> prefixMap = new HashMap<>();
+
+		for( String key : ctx.getAttributeKeySet() ) {
+			if( key.startsWith(prefix) ) {
+				prefixMap.put( key, ctx.getAttribute(key) );
+			}
+		}
+
+		return prefixMap;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Returns true if key's value in context memory is "" or if it doesn't
+	 * exist in context memory.
+	 * @param ctx Reference to context memory.
+	 * @param key Key to search for.
+	 * @return true if key's value in context memory is "" or if it doesn't
+	 * exist in context memory.
+	 * @since 1.0
+	 */
+	public static final boolean ctxKeyEmpty( SvcLogicContext ctx, String key ) {
+		String value = ctx.getAttribute(key);
+		return value == null || value.isEmpty();
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Adds all key-value pairs in the entries Map to context memory.
+	 * @param ctx Reference to context memory. Value's {@code toString()}
+	 * function is used to add it.
+	 * @param entries {@code Map<String, ?>} of key-value pairs to add to
+	 * context memory. Value's {@code toString()} function is used to add it.
+	 * @return Reference to context memory to be used for function chaining.
+	 */
+	public static final SvcLogicContext ctxPutAll( SvcLogicContext ctx, Map<String, ?> entries ) {
+		for( Map.Entry<String, ?> entry : entries.entrySet() ) {
+			ctxSetAttribute( ctx, entry.getKey(), entry.getValue() );
+			//ctx.setAttribute(entry.getKey(), entry.getValue().toString());
+		}
+
+		return ctx;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Sets a key in context memory to the output of object's toString(). The
+	 * key is deleted from context memory if object is null.
+	 * @param ctx Reference to context memory.
+	 * @param key Key to set.
+	 * @param object Object whose toString() will be the value set
+	 */
+	public static final void ctxSetAttribute( SvcLogicContext ctx, String key, Object object ) {
+		if( object == null ) {
+			ctx.setAttribute(key, null);
+		}
+		else {
+			ctx.setAttribute(key, object.toString());
+		}
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Sets a key in context memory to the output of object's toString().
+	 * <p>
+	 * The key is deleted from context memory if object is null. The key and
+	 * value set in context memory are logged to the Logger at the provided
+	 * logLevel level.
+	 * @param <O> Any Java object
+	 * @param ctx Reference to context memory.
+	 * @param key Key to set.
+	 * @param obj Object whose toString() will be the value set
+	 * @param LOG Logger to log to
+	 * @param logLevel level to log at in Logger
+	 */
+	public static final <O extends Object> void ctxSetAttribute( SvcLogicContext ctx, String key, O obj, Logger LOG, LogLevel logLevel ) {
+		String value = Objects.toString( obj, null );
+		ctx.setAttribute( key, value );
+		if( logLevelIsEnabled(LOG, logLevel ) ) {
+			if( value == null ) {
+				logMessageAtLevel( LOG, logLevel, "Deleting " + key );
+			}
+			else {
+				logMessageAtLevel( LOG, logLevel, "Setting " + key + " = " + value );
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Utility function used to get an array's length from context memory.
+	 * Will return 0 if key doesn't exist in context memory or isn't numeric.
+	 * <p>
+	 * Use to obtain a context memory array length without having to worry
+	 * about throwing a NumberFormatException.
+	 * @param ctx Reference to context memory
+	 * @param key Key in context memory whose value is the array's length. If
+	 * the key doesn't end in "_length", then "_length is appended.
+	 * @param log Reference to Logger to log to
+	 * @return The array length or 0 if the key is not found in context memory.
+	 * @since 1.0
+	 */
+	public static final int getArrayLength( SvcLogicContext ctx, String key ) {
+		return getArrayLength(ctx, key, null, null, null);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Utility function used to get an array's length from context memory.
+	 * Will return 0 if key doesn't exist in context memory or isn't numeric
+	 * and print the provided log message to the configured log file.
+	 * <p>
+	 * Use to obtain a context memory array length without having to worry
+	 * about throwing a NumberFormatException.
+	 * @param ctx Reference to context memory.
+	 * @param key Key in context memory whose value is the array's length. If
+	 * the key doesn't end in "_length", then "_length is appended.
+	 * @param log Reference to Logger to log to. Doesn't log if null.
+	 * @param logLevel Logging level to log the message at if the context
+	 * memory key isn't found. Doesn't log if null.
+	 * @param log_message Message to log if the context memory key isn't found.
+	 * Doesn't log if null.
+	 * @return The array length or 0 if the key is not found in context memory.
+	 * @since 1.0
+	 */
+	public static final int getArrayLength( SvcLogicContext ctx, String key, Logger log, LogLevel logLevel, String log_message ) {
+		String ctxKey = key.endsWith(LENGTH) ? key : key + LENGTH;
+		try {
+			return Integer.parseInt(ctx.getAttribute(ctxKey));
+		}
+		catch( NumberFormatException e ) {
+			if( log != null && logLevel != null && log_message != null ) {
+				switch( logLevel ) {
+					case TRACE:
+						log.trace(log_message);
+						break;
+					case DEBUG:
+						log.debug(log_message);
+						break;
+					case INFO:
+						log.info(log_message);
+						break;
+					case WARN:
+						log.warn(log_message);
+						break;
+					case ERROR:
+						log.error(log_message);
+						break;
+				}
+			}
+		}
+
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Prints sorted context memory key-value pairs to the log file at the log
+	 * level. Returns immediately if the log level isn't enabled.
+	 * <p>
+	 * O(n log(n)) time where n = size of context memory
+	 * @param ctx Reference to context memory
+	 * @param log Reference to Logger to log to
+	 * @param logLevel Logging level to log the context memory key-value pairs
+	 * at.
+	 * @since 1.0
+	 */
+	public static final void logContextMemory( SvcLogicContext ctx, Logger log, LogLevel logLevel ) {
+		logLevelIsEnabled( log, logLevel );
+
+		// Print sorted context memory key-value pairs to the log
+		ArrayList<String> keys = new ArrayList<>(ctx.getAttributeKeySet());
+		Collections.sort(keys);
+		for( String key : keys ) {
+			logMessageAtLevel( log, logLevel, key + " = " + ctx.getAttribute(key) );
+		}
+	}
+
+
+
+	// ========== PRIVATE FUNCTIONS ==========
+
+	// TODO: javadoc
+	/**
+	 *
+	 * @param parameters
+	 * @param log
+	 * @param loglevel
+	 * @since 7.0.1
+	 */
+	public static final void logExecuteNodeParameters( Map<String,String> parameters, Logger log, LogLevel loglevel ) {
+		logLevelIsEnabled( log, loglevel );
+
+		for( Map.Entry<String,String> param : parameters.entrySet() ) {
+			logMessageAtLevel( log, loglevel, "PARAM: " + param.getKey() + " = " + param.getValue() );
+		}
+	}
+
+	// TODO: javadoc
+	/**
+	 * Returns true if the loglevel is enabled. Otherwise, returns false.
+	 * @param log Reference to logger
+	 * @param loglevel Log level to check if enabled
+	 * @return True if the loglevel is enabled. Otherwise, false
+	 * @since 7.0.1
+	 */
+	private static final boolean logLevelIsEnabled( Logger log, LogLevel loglevel ) {
+		// Return immediately if logging level isn't enabled
+		switch( loglevel ) {
+			case TRACE:
+				if( log.isTraceEnabled() ) { return true; }
+				return false;
+			case DEBUG:
+				if( log.isDebugEnabled() ) { return true; }
+				return false;
+			case INFO:
+				if( log.isInfoEnabled() ) { return true; }
+				return false;
+			case WARN:
+				if( log.isWarnEnabled() ) { return true; }
+				return false;
+			case ERROR:
+				if( log.isErrorEnabled() ) { return true; }
+				return false;
+			default:
+				throw new IllegalArgumentException("Unknown LogLevel: " + loglevel.toString());
+		}
+	}
+
+	// TODO: javadoc
+	/**
+	 *
+	 * @param log
+	 * @param loglevel
+	 * @param msg
+	 * @since 7.0.1
+	 */
+	private static final void logMessageAtLevel( Logger log, LogLevel loglevel, String msg ) {
+		switch( loglevel ) {
+			case TRACE:
+				log.trace(msg);
+				return;
+			case DEBUG:
+				log.debug(msg);
+				return;
+			case INFO:
+				log.info(msg);
+				return;
+			case WARN:
+				log.warn(msg);
+				return;
+			case ERROR:
+				log.error(msg);
+				return;
+		}
+	}
+
+
+
+	// ========== LOCAL CLASSES ==========
+
+	private class SortableCtxListElement implements Comparable<SortableCtxListElement> {
+		HashMap<String,String> child_elements = new HashMap<>();
+		String[] sort_fields;
+
+		public SortableCtxListElement( SvcLogicContext ctx, String root, String[] sort_fields ) {
+			this.sort_fields = sort_fields;
+
+			for( String key : ctx.getAttributeKeySet() ) {
+				if( key.startsWith(root) ) {
+					if( key.length() == root.length() ) {
+						child_elements.put("", ctx.getAttribute(key));
+						break;
+					}
+					else {
+						child_elements.put(key.substring(root.length()+1), ctx.getAttribute(key));
+					}
+				}
+			}
+		}
+
+		@Override
+		public int compareTo(SortableCtxListElement arg0) {
+			if( sort_fields == null ) {
+				return this.child_elements.get("").compareTo(arg0.child_elements.get(""));
+			}
+
+			for( String field : this.sort_fields ) {
+				int result = this.child_elements.get(field).compareTo(arg0.child_elements.get(field));
+				if( result != 0 ) {
+					return result;
+				}
+			}
+
+			return 0;
+		}
+
+                @Override
+		public boolean equals(Object object) {
+			if (this == object) {
+				return true;
+			}
+			if (!(object instanceof SortableCtxListElement)) {
+				return false;
+			}
+			if (!super.equals(object)) {
+				return false;
+			}
+
+			SortableCtxListElement that = (SortableCtxListElement) object;
+
+			if (child_elements != null ? !child_elements.equals(that.child_elements)
+					: that.child_elements != null) {
+				return false;
+			}
+			// Probably incorrect - comparing Object[] arrays with Arrays.equals
+			if (!Arrays.equals(sort_fields, that.sort_fields)) {
+				return false;
+			}
+
+			return true;
+		}
+
+                @Override
+		public int hashCode() {
+			int result = super.hashCode();
+			result = 31 * result + (child_elements != null ? child_elements.hashCode() : 0);
+			result = 31 * result + Arrays.hashCode(sort_fields);
+			return result;
+		}
+	}
+
+	/**
+     * Creates a file that contains the content of context memory.
+     * @param parameters - must contain the parameter filename
+     * @param ctx Reference to context memory
+     * @throws SvcLogicException thrown if file cannot be created or if parameters are missing
+     */
+	public static void printContext(Map<String, String> parameters, SvcLogicContext ctx) throws SvcLogicException {
+		if (parameters == null || parameters.isEmpty()) {
+			throw new SvcLogicException("no parameters passed");
+		}
+
+		checkParameters(parameters, new String[]{"filename"}, LOG);
+
+		String fileName = parameters.get("filename");
+
+
+		try (FileOutputStream fstr = new FileOutputStream(new File(fileName));
+			 PrintStream pstr = new PrintStream(fstr, true);)
+		{
+			pstr.println("#######################################");
+			for (String attr : ctx.getAttributeKeySet()) {
+				pstr.println(attr + " = " + ctx.getAttribute(attr));
+			}
+		} catch (Exception e) {
+			throw new SvcLogicException("Cannot write context to file " + fileName, e);
+		}
+
+
+	}
+
+    public static void logContextProperties(Map<String, String> parameters, SvcLogicContext ctx)
+            throws SvcLogicException {
+        if (LOG.isTraceEnabled()) {
+            String subpath = parameters.get("subpath");
+            if (subpath != null && !subpath.isEmpty()) {
+                ctx.printProperties(ctx.toProperties(), subpath);
+            } else {
+                ctx.printProperties(ctx.toProperties());
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    public static void logContextAttributes(Map<String, String> parameters, SvcLogicContext ctx)
+            throws SvcLogicException {
+        if (LOG.isTraceEnabled()) {
+            String subpath = parameters.get("subpath");
+            if (subpath != null && !subpath.isEmpty()) {
+                ctx.printAttributes(subpath);
+            } else {
+                ctx.printAttributes();
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+	 /**
+     * Checks context memory for a set of required parameters
+     * Every parameter aside from prefix will be treated as mandatory
+     * @param parameters HashMap<String,String> of parameters passed by the DG to this function
+     * <table border="1">
+     *  <thead><th>parameter</th><th>Mandatory/Optional</th><th>description</th></thead>
+     *  <tbody>
+     *      <tr><td>prefix</td><td>Optional</td><td>the prefix will be added to each parameter</td></tr>
+     *  </tbody>
+     * </table>
+     * @param ctx Reference to context memory
+     * @throws SvcLogicException
+     * @since 11.0.2
+     */
+	public static void requiredParameters(Map<String, String> parameters, SvcLogicContext ctx) throws SvcLogicException {
+		if (parameters == null || parameters.keySet().isEmpty()) {
+            String errorMessage = "requiredParameters should not be called if the parameters hashmap is null or empty!";
+            LOG.error(errorMessage);
+            throw new SvcLogicException(errorMessage);
+		}
+		String prefixValue = null;
+		String prefix = "prefix";
+		if(parameters.containsKey(prefix)){
+		    prefixValue = parameters.get(prefix);
+		    parameters.remove(prefix);
+		}
+		checkParameters(prefixValue, ctx.getAttributeKeySet(), parameters.keySet(), LOG);
+	}
+
+    private static void checkParameters(String prefixValue, Set<String> ctx, Set<String> parameters, Logger log) throws SvcLogicException {
+        for (String param : parameters) {
+            if (prefixValue != null) {
+                param = prefixValue + param;
+            }
+            if (!ctx.contains(param)) {
+                String errorMessage = "This method requires the parameters [" + StringUtils.join(parameters, ",")
+                        + "], but " + param + " was not passed in.";
+                log.error(errorMessage);
+                throw new SvcLogicException(errorMessage);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     *  is in a different DG invocation just before/after we call NCS and set the state to InProgress
+     */
+    /**
+    * setTime write the current date time to a string located at outputPath
+    * @param parameters - requires outputPath to not be null
+    * @param ctx Reference to context memory
+    * @throws SvcLogicException if a required parameter is missing an exception is thrown
+    */
+    public static void setTime(Map<String, String> parameters, SvcLogicContext ctx) throws SvcLogicException
+    {
+        checkParameters(parameters, new String[] { "outputPath" }, LOG);
+
+        // Set the DateFormat
+        // "2015-03-16T12:18:35.138Z"
+        SimpleDateFormat format = new SimpleDateFormat("yyyy-MM-dd'T'HH:mm:ss.SSS'Z'");
+
+        // Parse the date
+        String ctxVariable = parameters.get("outputPath");
+        try {
+            String dateTime = format.format(new Date());
+            ctx.setAttribute(ctxVariable, dateTime);
+        } catch (Exception ex) {
+            throw new SvcLogicException("problem with setTime", ex);
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+    * jsonStringToCtx takes a json string stored as a single property in context memory and breaks it into individual properties
+    * @param parameters - requires source, outputPath and isEscaped to not be null.
+    * @param ctx Reference to context memory
+    * @throws SvcLogicException if a required parameter is missing an exception is thrown
+    */
+    public static void jsonStringToCtx(Map<String, String> parameters, SvcLogicContext ctx) throws SvcLogicException
+    {
+        checkParameters(parameters, new String[] { "source","outputPath","isEscaped" }, LOG);
+        try {
+            String source = ctx.getAttribute(parameters.get("source"));
+            if("true".equals(parameters.get("isEscaped"))){
+                source = StringEscapeUtils.unescapeJson(source);
+            }
+            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){
+    	// Refactored code for this method into SvcLogicContext object.  Leaving this
+		// method in place for backward compatibility.
+        ctx.mergeJson(prefix, resp);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * updateJsonObjectString takes a json object string, and adds or deletes the properties of it
+     * @param parameters - requires source, outputPath and keys to be added or deleted.
+     *                   The key of parameter starts with "add.", e.g. "add.A", and then "A" and its value will be added
+     *                   to the JSON object.
+     *                   The key of parameter starts with "delete.", e.g. "delete.B", and then "B" will be deleted from
+     *                   the JSON object.
+     * @param ctx Reference to context memory
+     * @throws SvcLogicException if a required parameter is missing an exception is thrown
+     */
+    public static void updateJsonObjectString(Map<String, String> parameters, SvcLogicContext ctx) throws SvcLogicException {
+        checkParameters(parameters, new String[] {"source", "outputPath"}, LOG);
+        try {
+            String source = ctx.getAttribute(parameters.get("source"));
+            JsonParser jp = new JsonParser();
+            JsonElement element = jp.parse(source);
+            if (element.isJsonObject()) {
+                JsonObject jsonObject = element.getAsJsonObject();
+                updateJsonObject(jsonObject, parameters);
+
+                String target = jsonObject.toString();
+                ctx.setAttribute(parameters.get("outputPath"), target);
+            } else {
+                throw new SvcLogicException("just update JSON object string");
+            }
+        } catch (Exception ex) {
+            throw new SvcLogicException("problem with updateJsonObjectString", ex);
+        }
+    }
+
+    protected static void updateJsonObject(JsonObject jsonObject, Map<String, String> parameters) throws SvcLogicException {
+        List<String> deleted_params = parameters.keySet().stream().filter(param -> param.startsWith("delete.")).
+                collect(Collectors.toList());
+        for (String param: deleted_params) {
+            String[] action_key = param.split("\\.", 2);
+            if (action_key.length < 2) {
+                throw new SvcLogicException("error parameter format: " + param + ", must be \"delete.<key>\"");
+            }
+            jsonObject.remove(action_key[1]);
+        }
+
+        List<String> added_params = parameters.keySet().stream().filter(param -> param.startsWith("add.")).
+                collect(Collectors.toList());
+        for (String param: added_params) {
+            String[] action_key = param.split("\\.", 2);
+            if (action_key.length < 2) {
+                throw new SvcLogicException("error parameter format: " + param + ", must be \"add.<key>\"");
+            }
+            jsonObject.addProperty(action_key[1], parameters.get(param));
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * getAttributeValue takes a ctx memory path as a string, gets the value stored at this path and set this value in context memory at
+     * outputPath
+     * @param parameters - requires source and outputPath
+     * @param ctx Reference to context memory
+     * @throws SvcLogicException if a required parameter is missing an exception is thrown
+     */
+     public static void getAttributeValue(Map<String, String> parameters, SvcLogicContext ctx) throws SvcLogicException {
+         checkParameters(parameters, new String[] { "source", "outputPath" }, LOG);
+         String source = ctx.getAttribute(parameters.get("source"));
+         ctx.setAttribute(parameters.get("outputPath"), source);
+     }
+
+	/**
+	 * ctxListContains provides a way to see if a context memory list contains a key value
+	 * @param parameters - requires list, keyName, keyValue, outputPath to all not be null.
+	 * @param ctx        Reference to context memory
+	 * @throws SvcLogicException if a required parameter is missing an exception is thrown
+	 */
+	public static String ctxListContains(Map<String, String> parameters, SvcLogicContext ctx) throws SvcLogicException {
+		checkParameters(parameters, new String[]{"list", "keyName", "keyValue"}, LOG);
+
+		try {
+			String ctxList = parameters.get("list");
+			ctxList = (ctxList.endsWith(LENGTH)) ? ctxList : ctxList + LENGTH;
+			int listLength = getArrayLength(ctx, ctxList);
+
+			if (listLength == 0) {
+				LOG.debug("List is not in context memory");
+				return "false";
+			} else {
+				Set<String> keys = new HashSet<String>();
+
+				String listPrefix = ctxList.substring(0, ctxList.lastIndexOf("_")) + "[";
+				String listSuffix = "]." + parameters.get("keyName");
+
+				for (int i = 0; i < listLength; i++) {
+					String keyLocation = listPrefix + i + listSuffix;
+					keys.add(ctx.getAttribute(keyLocation));
+				}
+
+				if (keys.contains(parameters.get("keyValue"))) {
+					LOG.debug("List " + parameters.get("list") + " contains " + parameters.get("keyValue"));
+					return "true";
+				} else {
+					LOG.debug("List " + parameters.get("list") + " do not contains " + parameters.get("keyValue"));
+					return "false";
+				}
+			}
+		} catch (Exception ex) {
+			throw new SvcLogicException("ctxListContains failed", ex);
+		}
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * set properties in context memory for a container </br>
+	 * parameters with a null or empty key or value are ignored </br>
+	 * required parameter root - root + "." + parameters.key
+	 * is the key to set the value too value in context memory </br>
+	 * optional parameter valueRoot - if set: valueRoot + "." + parameters.value
+	 * is the key to get the value from context memory
+	 *
+	 * @param parameters - root (required), valueRoot (optional), properties names and values to be set
+	 * @param ctx        Reference to context memory
+	 * @return success or failure of operation
+	 */
+	public static String setPropertiesForRoot(Map<String, String> parameters, SvcLogicContext ctx) {
+		LOG.debug("Execute Node \"setPropertiesForRoot\"");
+		try {
+			checkParameters(parameters, new String[]{"root"}, LOG);
+		} catch (Exception ex) {
+			return SvcLogicConstants.FAILURE;
+		}
+
+		String root = parameters.get("root");
+
+		if (StringUtils.isEmpty(root)) {
+			return SvcLogicConstants.FAILURE;
+		}
+
+		// set context memory to the the properties passed with root as prefix
+		setParameterValuesToRoot(parameters, ctx, root);
+
+		return SvcLogicConstants.SUCCESS;
+	}
+
+	private static boolean setParameterValuesToRoot(Map<String, String> parameters, SvcLogicContext ctx, String root) {
+		boolean changeFlag = false;
+		String valueRoot = parameters.get("valueRoot");
+
+		for (Map.Entry<String, String> entry : parameters.entrySet()) {
+			// ignore if it's the root parameter
+			if (!entry.getKey().equals("root")) {
+				String keyToBeSet = root + "." + entry.getKey();
+				String valueToBeSet = "";
+
+				if (StringUtils.isEmpty(valueRoot)) {
+					valueToBeSet = entry.getValue();
+				} else {
+					valueToBeSet = ctx.getAttribute(valueRoot + "." + entry.getValue());
+				}
+
+				LOG.debug("Setting context memory: " + keyToBeSet + " = " + valueToBeSet);
+
+				if (!StringUtils.isEmpty(entry.getKey()) && !StringUtils.isEmpty(valueToBeSet)) {
+					ctxSetAttribute(ctx, keyToBeSet, valueToBeSet);
+					changeFlag = true;
+				}
+			}
+		}
+
+		return changeFlag;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * takes container list and set the properties with the value provided </br>
+	 * parameters with a null or empty key or value are ignored </br>
+	 * required parameters </br>
+	 * prefixKey + "." + parameters.key is the key to set the value too value in context memory </br>
+	 * prefixKey + "[index]." + keyName is the key of the entry in the list in context memory </br>
+	 * keyValue is the value of the key of the list entry in context memory (must be actual value)</br>
+	 * optional parameter valuePrefixKey - if set: valuePrefixKey + "." + parameters.value
+	 * is the key to get the value from context memory
+	 *
+	 * @param parameters </br>
+	 * 					 - prefixKey e.g "service-data.universal-cpe-ft.l2-switch-interfaces" </br>
+	 *                   - keyName e.g "name" </br>
+	 *                   - keyValue e.g "WAN1" (must be actual value and not use the prefixKey as root) </br>
+	 *                   - valuePrefixKey (optional) e.g "input.universal-cpe-ft.l2-switch-interfaces[1] </br>
+	 *                   - properties to be set, values for the properties </br>
+	 * @param ctx        reference to context memory
+	 * @return success or failure of operation
+	 */
+	public static String setPropertiesForList(Map<String, String> parameters, SvcLogicContext ctx) {
+		LOG.debug("Execute Node \"setPropertiesForList\"");
+		try {
+			checkParameters(parameters, new String[]{"prefixKey", "keyName", "keyValue"}, LOG);
+		} catch (Exception e) {
+			LOG.error("a required parameter is missing");
+			return SvcLogicConstants.FAILURE;
+		}
+
+		String prefixKey = parameters.get("prefixKey");
+		String keyName = parameters.get("keyName");
+		String keyValue = parameters.get("keyValue");
+
+		if (StringUtils.isEmpty(keyName) || StringUtils.isEmpty(keyValue) || StringUtils.isEmpty(prefixKey)) {
+			LOG.error("a required parameters value is empty or null");
+			return SvcLogicConstants.FAILURE;
+		}
+
+		int listLength = getArrayLength(ctx, prefixKey);
+
+		Map<String, String> containParams = new HashMap<>();
+		containParams.put("list", prefixKey);
+		containParams.put("keyName", keyName);
+		containParams.put("keyValue", keyValue);
+
+		String valuePrefixKey = parameters.get("valuePrefixKey");
+
+		try {
+			// create new list in context memory
+			if (listLength == 0) {
+				// since there's no length found make sure there's no current data at prefixKey in context memory
+				Map<String, String> map = ctxGetBeginsWith(ctx, prefixKey);
+
+				if (map.size() == 0) {
+					setNewEntryInList(parameters, ctx, keyName, keyValue, prefixKey, valuePrefixKey, listLength);
+				} else {
+					LOG.error("there was no length for the list parameter set in context memory "
+							+ "but " + map.size() + " entries were found in context memory "
+							+ "where the key begins with: " + prefixKey);
+
+					return SvcLogicConstants.FAILURE;
+				}
+			} else if (ctxListContains(containParams, ctx) == "false") {
+				setNewEntryInList(parameters, ctx, keyName, keyValue, prefixKey, valuePrefixKey, listLength);
+			} else if (ctxListContains(containParams, ctx) == "true") {
+				// else update the context memory with the properties passed in at the right index level
+				String listPrefix = prefixKey + "[";
+				String listSuffix = "].";
+
+				for (int i = 0; i < listLength; i++) {
+					String listRootWithIndex = listPrefix + i + listSuffix;
+					String listKeyName = listRootWithIndex + keyName;
+					String valueAtListIndexKey = ctx.getAttribute(listKeyName);
+
+					if (valueAtListIndexKey.equals(keyValue)) {
+						setParametersToCtxList(parameters, ctx, listRootWithIndex, valuePrefixKey);
+					}
+				}
+			}
+		} catch (SvcLogicException e) {
+			LOG.error("Call to ctxListContains failed: " + e.getMessage());
+
+			return SvcLogicConstants.FAILURE;
+		}
+
+		return SvcLogicConstants.SUCCESS;
+	}
+
+	private static void setNewEntryInList(Map<String, String> parameters, SvcLogicContext ctx, String keyName,
+										  String keyValue, String prefixKey, String valuePrefixKey, int listLength) {
+		String prefixKeyWithIndex = prefixKey + "[" + listLength + "].";
+		String listKeyName = prefixKeyWithIndex + keyName;
+
+		// set list key
+		LOG.debug("Setting context memory, new list entry with key:  " + listKeyName + " = " + keyValue);
+		ctxSetAttribute(ctx, listKeyName, keyValue);
+
+		// set the other parameters
+		setParametersToCtxList(parameters, ctx, prefixKeyWithIndex, valuePrefixKey);
+
+		// set length of list
+		String ListLengthKeyName = prefixKey + LENGTH;
+
+		ctxSetAttribute(ctx, prefixKey + LENGTH, listLength + 1);
+		LOG.debug("Updated _length: " + prefixKey + "_length is now " + ctx.getAttribute(ListLengthKeyName));
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * helper function to set the parameter properties for list at the provided prefix key
+	 *
+	 * @param parameters
+	 * @param ctx
+	 * @param prefixKey
+	 * @return true if any new context memory was added and or modified
+	 */
+	private static boolean setParametersToCtxList(Map<String, String> parameters, SvcLogicContext ctx, String prefixKeyWithIndex,
+												  String valuePrefixKey) {
+		boolean changeFlag = false;
+
+		for (Map.Entry<String, String> entry : parameters.entrySet()) {
+			if (! (entry.getKey().equals("prefixKey") ||
+					entry.getKey().equals("keyName") ||
+					entry.getKey().equals("keyValue")) ||
+					entry.getKey().equals("valuePrefixKey")) {
+
+				String keyToBeSet = prefixKeyWithIndex + entry.getKey();
+				String valueToBeSet = "";
+
+				if (StringUtils.isEmpty(valuePrefixKey)) {
+					valueToBeSet = entry.getValue();
+				} else {
+					valueToBeSet = ctx.getAttribute(valuePrefixKey + "." + entry.getValue());
+				}
+
+				LOG.debug("Setting context memory: " + keyToBeSet + " = " + valueToBeSet);
+
+				// only set context memory if properties key and value are not empty or null
+				if (!StringUtils.isEmpty(entry.getKey()) && !StringUtils.isEmpty(valueToBeSet)) {
+					ctxSetAttribute(ctx, keyToBeSet, valueToBeSet);
+					changeFlag = true;
+				}
+			}
+		}
+
+		return changeFlag;
+	}
+
+    public static String containsKey(Map<String, String> parameters, SvcLogicContext ctx) throws SvcLogicException {
+        String key = parameters.get("key");
+        Boolean keyFound = ctx.getAttributeKeySet().contains(key);
+        if (keyFound) {
+            return "true";
+        }
+        return "false";
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/core/sliPluginUtils/provider/src/main/java/org/onap/ccsdk/sli/core/slipluginutils/SliStringUtils.java b/core/sliPluginUtils/provider/src/main/java/org/onap/ccsdk/sli/core/slipluginutils/SliStringUtils.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9e3367d45
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/sliPluginUtils/provider/src/main/java/org/onap/ccsdk/sli/core/slipluginutils/SliStringUtils.java
@@ -0,0 +1,559 @@
+/*-
+ * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
+ * ONAP : CCSDK
+ * ================================================================================
+ * Copyright (C) 2017 AT&T Intellectual Property. All rights
+ * 						reserved.
+ * ================================================================================
+ * Modifications Copyright (C) 2018 IBM.
+ * ================================================================================
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ * ============LICENSE_END=========================================================
+ */
+
+package org.onap.ccsdk.sli.core.slipluginutils;
+
+import java.io.UnsupportedEncodingException;
+import java.net.URLDecoder;
+import java.net.URLEncoder;
+import java.util.Map;
+import java.util.Base64;
+import org.apache.commons.text.StringEscapeUtils;
+import org.apache.commons.lang3.StringUtils;
+import org.onap.ccsdk.sli.core.sli.SvcLogicContext;
+import org.onap.ccsdk.sli.core.sli.SvcLogicException;
+import org.onap.ccsdk.sli.core.sli.SvcLogicJavaPlugin;
+import org.slf4j.Logger;
+import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
+
+/**
+ * A SvcLogicJavaPlugin that exposes java.lang.String functions to DirectedGraph
+ */
+public class SliStringUtils implements SvcLogicJavaPlugin {
+	private static final Logger LOG = LoggerFactory.getLogger(SliStringUtils.class);
+	public static final String INPUT_PARAM_KEY = "key";
+	public static final String INPUT_PARAM_SOURCE = "source";
+	public static final String INPUT_PARAM_TARGET = "target";
+    public static final String TRUE_CONSTANT = "true";
+    public static final String FALSE_CONSTANT = "false";
+
+	public SliStringUtils() {}
+
+	/**
+	 * Provides split functionality to Directed Graphs.
+	 * @param parameters HashMap<String,String> of parameters passed by the DG to this function
+	 * <table border="1">
+	 * 	<thead><th>parameter</th><th>Mandatory/Optional</th><th>description</th></thead>
+	 * 	<tbody>
+	 * 		<tr><td>original_string</td><td>Mandatory</td><td>String to perform split on</td></tr>
+	 * 		<tr><td>regex</td><td>Mandatory</td><td>the delimiting regular expression</td></tr>
+	 * 		<tr><td>limit</td><td>Optional</td><td>result threshold. See String.split method for further description. Defaults to 0</td></tr>
+	 * 		<tr><td>ctx_memory_result_key</td><td>Mandatory</td><td>Key in context memory to populate the resulting array of strings under</td></tr>
+	 * 	</tbody>
+	 * </table>
+	 * @param ctx Reference to context memory
+	 * @throws SvcLogicException
+	 * @since 11.0.2
+	 * @see String#split(String, int)
+	 */
+	public void split( Map<String, String> parameters, SvcLogicContext ctx ) throws SvcLogicException {
+		final String original_string = parameters.get("original_string");
+		LOG.trace("original_string = " + original_string);
+		final String regex = parameters.get("regex");
+		LOG.trace("regex = " + regex);
+		final String limit_str = parameters.get("limit");
+		LOG.trace("limit_str = " + limit_str);
+		final String ctx_memory_result_key = parameters.get("ctx_memory_result_key");
+		LOG.trace("ctx_memory_result_key = " + ctx_memory_result_key);
+
+		try {
+			// Validation that parameters are not null
+			SliPluginUtils.checkParameters( parameters, new String[]{"original_string","regex","ctx_memory_result_key"}, LOG );
+
+			// Read limit from context memory. Default to 0 if null/empty
+			int limit = 0;
+			if( StringUtils.isNotEmpty(limit_str) ) {
+				try {
+					limit = Integer.parseInt(limit_str);
+				}
+				catch( NumberFormatException e ) {
+					throw new IllegalArgumentException( "The limit parameter of the SliStringUtils.split() function must be a number, empty string, or null", e );
+				}
+			}
+
+			// Call String.split(regex,limit) on string passed in
+			String[] split_string = original_string.split(regex, limit);
+
+			// Populate context memory with results
+			for( int i = 0; i < split_string.length; i++ ) {
+				SliPluginUtils.ctxSetAttribute(ctx, ctx_memory_result_key + '[' + i + ']', split_string[i], LOG, SliPluginUtils.LogLevel.DEBUG);
+			}
+			SliPluginUtils.ctxSetAttribute(ctx, ctx_memory_result_key + "_length", new Integer(split_string.length), LOG, SliPluginUtils.LogLevel.DEBUG);
+		}
+		catch( Exception e ) {
+			// Have error message print parameters
+			throw new SvcLogicException( "An error occurred during SliStringUtils.split() where original_string = " + quotedOrNULL(regex) +
+					" regex = " + quotedOrNULL(regex) +
+					" limit = " + quotedOrNULL(regex) +
+					" ctx_memory_result_key = " + quotedOrNULL(regex), e );
+		}
+	}
+
+	public static String quotedOrNULL( String str ) {
+		return (str == null) ? "NULL" : '"' + str + '"';
+	}
+
+    /**
+     * exposes equalsIgnoreCase to directed graph
+     * @param parameters HashMap<String,String> of parameters passed by the DG to this function
+     * emits a true or false outcome
+     * <table border="1">
+     *  <thead><th>parameter</th><th>Mandatory/Optional</th><th>description</th></thead>
+     *  <tbody>
+     *      <tr><td>source</td><td>Mandatory</td><td>source string</td></tr>
+     *      <tr><td>target</td><td>Mandatory</td><td>target string</td></tr>
+     *  </tbody>
+     * </table>
+     * @param ctx Reference to context memory
+     * @throws SvcLogicException
+     * @since 11.0.2
+     */
+    public static String equalsIgnoreCase(Map<String, String> parameters, SvcLogicContext ctx) throws SvcLogicException {
+        SliPluginUtils.checkParameters(parameters, new String[] {INPUT_PARAM_SOURCE, INPUT_PARAM_TARGET}, LOG);
+        if (parameters.get(INPUT_PARAM_SOURCE).equalsIgnoreCase(parameters.get(INPUT_PARAM_TARGET))) {
+            return TRUE_CONSTANT;
+        }
+        return FALSE_CONSTANT;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * exposes toUpperCase to directed graph
+     * writes an upperCase version of source to outputPath
+     * @param parameters HashMap<String,String> of parameters passed by the DG to this function
+     * <table border="1">
+     *  <thead><th>parameter</th><th>Mandatory/Optional</th><th>description</th></thead>
+     *  <tbody>
+     *      <tr><td>source</td><td>Mandatory</td><td>source string</td></tr>
+     *      <tr><td>outputPath</td><td>Mandatory</td><td>the location in context memory the result is written to</td></tr>
+     *  </tbody>
+     * </table>
+     * @param ctx Reference to context memory
+     * @throws SvcLogicException
+     * @since 11.0.2
+     */
+    public static void toUpper(Map<String, String> parameters, SvcLogicContext ctx) throws SvcLogicException {
+        SliPluginUtils.checkParameters(parameters, new String[]{INPUT_PARAM_SOURCE,"outputPath"}, LOG);
+        ctx.setAttribute(parameters.get("outputPath"), parameters.get(INPUT_PARAM_SOURCE).toUpperCase());
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * exposes toLowerCase to directed graph
+     * writes a lowerCase version of source to outputPath
+     * @param parameters HashMap<String,String> of parameters passed by the DG to this function
+     * <table border="1">
+     *  <thead><th>parameter</th><th>Mandatory/Optional</th><th>description</th></thead>
+     *  <tbody>
+     *      <tr><td>source</td><td>Mandatory</td><td>source string</td></tr>
+     *      <tr><td>outputPath</td><td>Mandatory</td><td>the location in context memory the result is written to</td></tr>
+     *  </tbody>
+     * </table>
+     * @param ctx Reference to context memory
+     * @throws SvcLogicException
+     * @since 11.0.2
+     */
+    public static void toLower(Map<String, String> parameters, SvcLogicContext ctx) throws SvcLogicException {
+        SliPluginUtils.checkParameters(parameters, new String[]{INPUT_PARAM_SOURCE,"outputPath"}, LOG);
+        ctx.setAttribute(parameters.get("outputPath"), parameters.get(INPUT_PARAM_SOURCE).toLowerCase());
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * exposes contains to directed graph to test if one string contains another
+     * tests if the source contains the target
+     * @param parameters HashMap<String,String> of parameters passed by the DG to this function
+     * emits a true or false outcome
+     * <table border="1">
+     *  <thead><th>parameter</th><th>Mandatory/Optional</th><th>description</th></thead>
+     *  <tbody>
+     *      <tr><td>source</td><td>Mandatory</td><td>source string</td></tr>
+     *      <tr><td>target</td><td>Mandatory</td><td>target string</td></tr>
+     *  </tbody>
+     * </table>
+     * @param ctx Reference to context memory
+     * @throws SvcLogicException
+     * @since 11.0.2
+     */
+    public static String contains(Map<String, String> parameters, SvcLogicContext ctx) throws SvcLogicException {
+        SliPluginUtils.checkParameters(parameters, new String[] {INPUT_PARAM_SOURCE, INPUT_PARAM_TARGET}, LOG);
+        if (parameters.get(INPUT_PARAM_SOURCE).contains(parameters.get(INPUT_PARAM_TARGET))) {
+            return TRUE_CONSTANT;
+        }
+        return FALSE_CONSTANT;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * exposes endsWith to directed graph to test if one string endsWith another string
+     * tests if the source ends with the target
+     * @param parameters HashMap<String,String> of parameters passed by the DG to this function
+     * emits a true or false outcome
+     * <table border="1">
+     *  <thead><th>parameter</th><th>Mandatory/Optional</th><th>description</th></thead>
+     *  <tbody>
+     *      <tr><td>source</td><td>Mandatory</td><td>source string</td></tr>
+     *      <tr><td>target</td><td>Mandatory</td><td>target string</td></tr>
+     *  </tbody>
+     * </table>
+     * @param ctx Reference to context memory
+     * @throws SvcLogicException
+     * @since 11.0.2
+     */
+    public static String endsWith(Map<String, String> parameters, SvcLogicContext ctx) throws SvcLogicException {
+        SliPluginUtils.checkParameters(parameters, new String[] {INPUT_PARAM_SOURCE, INPUT_PARAM_TARGET}, LOG);
+        if (parameters.get(INPUT_PARAM_SOURCE).endsWith(parameters.get(INPUT_PARAM_TARGET))) {
+            return TRUE_CONSTANT;
+        }
+        return FALSE_CONSTANT;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * exposes startsWith to directed graph to test if one string endsWith another string
+     * tests if the source ends with the target
+     * @param parameters HashMap<String,String> of parameters passed by the DG to this function
+     * emits a true or false outcome
+     * <table border="1">
+     *  <thead><th>parameter</th><th>Mandatory/Optional</th><th>description</th></thead>
+     *  <tbody>
+     *      <tr><td>source</td><td>Mandatory</td><td>source string</td></tr>
+     *      <tr><td>target</td><td>Mandatory</td><td>target string</td></tr>
+     *  </tbody>
+     * </table>
+     * @param ctx Reference to context memory
+     * @throws SvcLogicException
+     * @since 11.0.2
+     */
+    public static String startsWith(Map<String, String> parameters, SvcLogicContext ctx) throws SvcLogicException {
+        SliPluginUtils.checkParameters(parameters, new String[] {INPUT_PARAM_SOURCE, INPUT_PARAM_TARGET}, LOG);
+        if (parameters.get(INPUT_PARAM_SOURCE).startsWith(parameters.get(INPUT_PARAM_TARGET))) {
+            return TRUE_CONSTANT;
+        }
+        return FALSE_CONSTANT;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * exposes trim to directed graph
+     * writes a trimmed version of the string to the outputPath
+     * @param parameters HashMap<String,String> of parameters passed by the DG to this function
+     * <table border="1">
+     *  <thead><th>parameter</th><th>Mandatory/Optional</th><th>description</th></thead>
+     *  <tbody>
+     *      <tr><td>source</td><td>Mandatory</td><td>source string</td></tr>
+     *      <tr><td>outputPath</td><td>Mandatory</td><td>the location in context memory the result is written to</td></tr>
+     *  </tbody>
+     * </table>
+     * @param ctx Reference to context memory
+     * @throws SvcLogicException
+     * @since 11.0.2
+     */
+    public static void trim(Map<String, String> parameters, SvcLogicContext ctx) throws SvcLogicException {
+        SliPluginUtils.checkParameters(parameters, new String[]{INPUT_PARAM_SOURCE,"outputPath"}, LOG);
+        ctx.setAttribute(parameters.get("outputPath"), parameters.get(INPUT_PARAM_SOURCE).trim());
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * exposes String.length() to directed graph
+     * writes the length of source to outputPath
+     * @param parameters HashMap<String,String> of parameters passed by the DG to this function
+     * <table border="1">
+     *  <thead><th>parameter</th><th>Mandatory/Optional</th><th>description</th></thead>
+     *  <tbody>
+     *      <tr><td>source</td><td>Mandatory</td><td>source string</td></tr>
+     *      <tr><td>outputPath</td><td>Mandatory</td><td>the location in context memory the result is written to</td></tr>
+     *  </tbody>
+     * </table>
+     * @param ctx Reference to context memory
+     * @throws SvcLogicException
+     * @since 11.0.2
+     */
+    public static void getLength(Map<String, String> parameters, SvcLogicContext ctx) throws SvcLogicException {
+        SliPluginUtils.checkParameters(parameters, new String[]{INPUT_PARAM_SOURCE,"outputPath"}, LOG);
+        ctx.setAttribute(parameters.get("outputPath"), String.valueOf(parameters.get(INPUT_PARAM_SOURCE).length()));
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * exposes replace to directed graph
+     * writes the length of source to outputPath
+     * @param parameters HashMap<String,String> of parameters passed by the DG to this function
+     * <table border="1">
+     *  <thead><th>parameter</th><th>Mandatory/Optional</th><th>description</th></thead>
+     *  <tbody>
+     *      <tr><td>source</td><td>Mandatory</td><td>source string</td></tr>
+     *      <tr><td>target</td><td>Mandatory</td><td>The sequence of char values to be replaced</td></tr>
+     *      <tr><td>replacement</td><td>Mandatory</td><td>The replacement sequence of char values</td></tr>
+     *      <tr><td>outputPath</td><td>Mandatory</td><td>the location in context memory the result is written to</td></tr>
+     *  </tbody>
+     * </table>
+     * @param ctx Reference to context memory
+     * @throws SvcLogicException
+     * @since 11.0.2
+     */
+    public static void replace(Map<String, String> parameters, SvcLogicContext ctx) throws SvcLogicException {
+        SliPluginUtils.checkParameters(parameters,
+                new String[] {INPUT_PARAM_SOURCE, "outputPath", INPUT_PARAM_TARGET, "replacement"}, LOG);
+        ctx.setAttribute(parameters.get("outputPath"), (parameters.get(INPUT_PARAM_SOURCE)
+                .replace(parameters.get(INPUT_PARAM_TARGET), parameters.get("replacement"))));
+    }
+
+/**
+     * exposes base64decoding algo
+     * writes the length of source to outputPath
+     * @param parameters HashMap<String,String> of parameters passed by the DG to this function
+     * <table border="1">
+     *  <thead><th>parameter</th><th>Mandatory/Optional</th><th>description</th></thead>
+     *  <tbody>
+     *      <tr><td>encodedValue</td><td>Mandatory</td><td>source string</td></tr>
+     *      <tr><td>decodedValue</td><td>Mandatory</td><td>Destination path</td></tr>
+     *  </tbody>
+     * </table>
+     * @param ctx Reference to context memory
+     * @throws SvcLogicException
+     * @since 11.0.2
+     */
+    public static void base64DecodingAlgo(Map<String, String> parameters, SvcLogicContext ctx) throws SvcLogicException{
+        try {
+            SliPluginUtils.checkParameters(parameters, new String[]{"encodedValue","decodedValue"}, LOG);
+
+            Base64.Decoder decoder = Base64.getDecoder();
+            byte[] decodedByteArray = decoder.decode(parameters.get("encodedValue"));
+            //Verify the decoded string
+            String decodeVal = new String(decodedByteArray);
+            ctx.setAttribute(parameters.get("decodedValue"), decodeVal);
+        }catch (Exception exc){
+            LOG.error("Exception occure "+exc.getMessage());
+            throw new SvcLogicException(exc.getMessage());
+        }
+    }
+
+
+    /**
+     * exposes replaceAll to directed graph
+     * writes the length of source to outputPath
+     * @param parameters HashMap<String,String> of parameters passed by the DG to this function
+     * <table border="1">
+     *  <thead><th>parameter</th><th>Mandatory/Optional</th><th>description</th></thead>
+     *  <tbody>
+     *      <tr><td>source</td><td>Mandatory</td><td>source string</td></tr>
+     *      <tr><td>target</td><td>Mandatory</td><td>This should be a valid regular expression</td></tr>
+     *      <tr><td>replacement</td><td>Mandatory</td><td>The replacement sequence of char values</td></tr>
+     *      <tr><td>outputPath</td><td>Mandatory</td><td>the location in context memory the result is written to</td></tr>
+     *  </tbody>
+     * </table>
+     * @param ctx Reference to context memory
+     * @throws SvcLogicException
+     * @since 11.0.2
+     */
+    public static void replaceAll(Map<String, String> parameters, SvcLogicContext ctx) throws SvcLogicException {
+        SliPluginUtils.checkParameters(parameters,
+                new String[] {INPUT_PARAM_SOURCE, "outputPath", INPUT_PARAM_TARGET, "replacement"}, LOG);
+        ctx.setAttribute(parameters.get("outputPath"), parameters.get(INPUT_PARAM_SOURCE)
+                .replaceAll(parameters.get(INPUT_PARAM_TARGET), parameters.get("replacement")));
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Provides substring functionality to Directed Graphs.
+     * <p>
+     * Calls either String.substring(String beginIndex) or
+     * String.substring(String beginInded, String endIndex) if the end-index
+     * is present or not.
+     * @param parameters HashMap<String,String> of parameters passed by the DG to this function
+     * <table border="1">
+     *  <thead><th>parameter</th><th>Mandatory/Optional</th><th>description</th></thead>
+     *  <tbody>
+     *      <tr><td>string</td><td>Mandatory</td><td>String to perform substring on</td></tr>
+     *      <tr><td>result</td><td>Mandatory</td><td>Key in context memory to populate the resulting string in</td></tr>
+     *      <tr><td>begin-index</td><td>Mandatory</td><td>Beginning index to pass to Java substring function</td></tr>
+     *      <tr><td>end-index</td><td>Optional</td><td>Ending index to pass to Java substring function. If not included, String.substring(begin) will be called.</td></tr>
+     *  </tbody>
+     * </table>
+     * @param ctx Reference to context memory
+     * @throws SvcLogicException
+     * @since 11.0.2
+     */
+    public void substring( Map<String, String> parameters, SvcLogicContext ctx ) throws SvcLogicException {
+        try {
+            SliPluginUtils.checkParameters( parameters, new String[]{"string","begin-index","result"}, LOG );
+            final String string = parameters.get("string");
+            final String result = parameters.get("result");
+            final String begin = parameters.get("begin-index");
+            final String end = parameters.get("end-index");
+            if( StringUtils.isEmpty(end) ) {
+                ctx.setAttribute( result, string.substring(Integer.parseInt(begin)) );
+            }
+            else {
+                ctx.setAttribute( result, string.substring(Integer.parseInt(begin), Integer.parseInt(end)) );
+            }
+        }
+        catch( Exception e ) {
+            throw new SvcLogicException( "An error occurred while the Directed Graph was performing a substring", e );
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Provides concat functionality to Directed Graphs.
+     * <p>
+     * Will concat target to source and write the result to outputPath
+     * @param parameters HashMap<String,String> of parameters passed by the DG to this function
+     * <table border="1">
+     *  <thead><th>parameter</th><th>Mandatory/Optional</th><th>description</th></thead>
+     *  <tbody>
+     *      <tr><td>source</td><td>Mandatory</td><td>source string</td></tr>
+     *      <tr><td>target</td><td>Mandatory</td><td>The sequence of char values to be replaced</td></tr>
+     *      <tr><td>outputPath</td><td>Mandatory</td><td>the location in context memory the result is written to</td></tr>
+     *  </tbody>
+     * </table>
+     * @param ctx Reference to context memory
+     * @throws SvcLogicException
+     * @since 11.0.2
+     */
+    public static void concat( Map<String, String> parameters, SvcLogicContext ctx ) throws SvcLogicException {
+        SliPluginUtils.checkParameters(parameters, new String[] {INPUT_PARAM_SOURCE, INPUT_PARAM_TARGET, "outputPath"},
+                LOG);
+        String result = parameters.get(INPUT_PARAM_SOURCE).concat(parameters.get(INPUT_PARAM_TARGET));
+            ctx.setAttribute(parameters.get("outputPath"), result);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Provides url encoding functionality to Directed Graphs.
+     * <p>
+     * Will url encode the source and write the result to outputPath
+     * @param parameters HashMap<String,String> of parameters passed by the DG to this function
+     * <table border="1">
+     *  <thead><th>parameter</th><th>Mandatory/Optional</th><th>description</th></thead>
+     *  <tbody>
+     *      <tr><td>source</td><td>Mandatory</td><td>source string</td></tr>
+     *      <tr><td>encoding</td><td>Optional</td><td>the name of a supported character encoding, defaulted to UTF-8 if not supplied</td></tr>
+     *      <tr><td>outputPath</td><td>Mandatory</td><td>the location in context memory the result is written to</td></tr>
+     *  </tbody>
+     * </table>
+     * @param ctx Reference to context memory
+     * @throws SvcLogicException
+     */
+    public static void urlEncode(Map<String, String> parameters, SvcLogicContext ctx) throws SvcLogicException {
+        SliPluginUtils.checkParameters(parameters, new String[] { INPUT_PARAM_SOURCE, "outputPath" }, LOG);
+        String encoding = parameters.get("encoding");
+        if (encoding == null) {
+            encoding = "UTF-8";
+        }
+        try {
+            String result = URLEncoder.encode(parameters.get(INPUT_PARAM_SOURCE), encoding);
+            ctx.setAttribute(parameters.get("outputPath"), result);
+        } catch (UnsupportedEncodingException e) {
+            throw new SvcLogicException("Url encode failed.", e);
+        }
+    }
+
+    public static void urlDecode(Map<String, String> parameters, SvcLogicContext ctx) throws SvcLogicException {
+        SliPluginUtils.checkParameters(parameters, new String[] {INPUT_PARAM_SOURCE, "outputPath"}, LOG);
+        String encoding = parameters.get("encoding");
+        if (encoding == null) {
+            encoding = "UTF-8";
+        }
+        try {
+            String result = URLDecoder.decode(parameters.get(INPUT_PARAM_SOURCE), encoding);
+            ctx.setAttribute(parameters.get("outputPath"), result);
+        } catch (UnsupportedEncodingException e) {
+            throw new SvcLogicException("Url decode failed.", e);
+        }
+    }
+
+	/**
+	 * xmlEscapeText() will be used to format input xml with text.
+	 *
+	 * @param inParams
+	 *            accepts the instance of {@link Map} holds the input xml in string
+	 *            format.
+	 * @param ctx
+	 *            accepts the instance of {@link SvcLogicContext} holds the service
+	 *            logic context.
+	 *
+	 */
+	public static void xmlEscapeText(Map<String, String> inParams, SvcLogicContext ctx) {
+		String source = inParams.get(INPUT_PARAM_SOURCE);
+		String target = inParams.get(INPUT_PARAM_TARGET);
+		source = StringEscapeUtils.escapeXml10(source);
+		ctx.setAttribute(target, source);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	* unescapeJsonString takes an escaped json string stored as a single property in context memory and unescapes it storing it as a single property
+	* @param parameters - requires source and outputPath to not be null.
+	* @param ctx Reference to context memory
+	* @throws SvcLogicException if a required parameter is missing an exception is thrown
+	*/
+    public static void unescapeJsonString(Map<String, String> parameters, SvcLogicContext ctx) throws SvcLogicException {
+	SliPluginUtils.checkParameters(parameters, new String[] { INPUT_PARAM_SOURCE, INPUT_PARAM_TARGET }, LOG);
+	try {
+	    String source = parameters.get(INPUT_PARAM_SOURCE);
+	    String target = parameters.get(INPUT_PARAM_TARGET);
+	    String unescapedJson = StringEscapeUtils.unescapeJson(source);
+	    ctx.setAttribute(target, unescapedJson);
+	} catch (Exception ex) {
+	    ex.printStackTrace();
+	    throw new SvcLogicException("problem with unescapeJsonString", ex);
+	}
+    }
+
+	/**
+	* escapeJsonString takes json stored as a single string in context memory and escapes it storing it as a single property
+	* @param parameters - requires source and outputPath to not be null.
+	* @param ctx Reference to context memory
+	* @throws SvcLogicException if a required parameter is missing an exception is thrown
+	*/
+    public static void escapeJsonString(Map<String, String> parameters, SvcLogicContext ctx) throws SvcLogicException {
+	SliPluginUtils.checkParameters(parameters, new String[] { INPUT_PARAM_SOURCE, INPUT_PARAM_TARGET }, LOG);
+	try {
+	    String source = parameters.get(INPUT_PARAM_SOURCE);
+	    String target = parameters.get(INPUT_PARAM_TARGET);
+	    String unescapedJson = StringEscapeUtils.escapeJson(source);
+	    ctx.setAttribute(target, unescapedJson);
+	} catch (Exception ex) {
+	    ex.printStackTrace();
+	    throw new SvcLogicException("problem with escapeJsonString", ex);
+	}
+    }
+
+    public static String isBlank(Map<String, String> parameters, SvcLogicContext ctx) throws SvcLogicException {
+        String ctxLocation = parameters.get(INPUT_PARAM_KEY);
+        String str = ctx.getAttribute(ctxLocation);
+        if (str == null || str.isEmpty() || " ".equals(str)) {
+            return TRUE_CONSTANT;
+        }
+        return FALSE_CONSTANT;
+    }
+
+    public static String isEmpty(Map<String, String> parameters, SvcLogicContext ctx) throws SvcLogicException {
+        String ctxLocation = parameters.get(INPUT_PARAM_KEY);
+        String str = ctx.getAttribute(ctxLocation);
+        if (str == null || str.isEmpty()) {
+            return TRUE_CONSTANT;
+        }
+        return FALSE_CONSTANT;
+    }
+
+    public static String isNull(Map<String, String> parameters, SvcLogicContext ctx) throws SvcLogicException {
+        String ctxLocation = parameters.get(INPUT_PARAM_KEY);
+        String str = ctx.getAttribute(ctxLocation);
+        if (str == null) {
+            return TRUE_CONSTANT;
+        }
+        return FALSE_CONSTANT;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/core/sliPluginUtils/provider/src/main/java/org/onap/ccsdk/sli/core/slipluginutils/SvcLogicContextList.java b/core/sliPluginUtils/provider/src/main/java/org/onap/ccsdk/sli/core/slipluginutils/SvcLogicContextList.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..32e1aebdc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/sliPluginUtils/provider/src/main/java/org/onap/ccsdk/sli/core/slipluginutils/SvcLogicContextList.java
@@ -0,0 +1,210 @@
+/*-
+ * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
+ * ONAP : CCSDK
+ * ================================================================================
+ * Copyright (C) 2017 AT&T Intellectual Property. All rights
+ * 						reserved.
+ * ================================================================================
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ * 
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ * 
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ * ============LICENSE_END=========================================================
+ */
+
+package org.onap.ccsdk.sli.core.slipluginutils;
+
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.HashMap;
+import java.util.HashSet;
+import java.util.ListIterator;
+import java.util.Map;
+
+import org.apache.commons.lang3.StringUtils;
+import org.onap.ccsdk.sli.core.sli.SvcLogicContext;
+
+/**
+ * A utility class used to manage list manipulation in the context memory.
+ * @see org.onap.ccsdk.sli.core.sli.SvcLogicContext
+ */
+public class SvcLogicContextList {
+    /**
+     * Internal flag indicating if list should be deleted from context memory
+     * when it is copied into the SvcLogicContextList object.
+     */
+    private enum OperType {
+        COPY, EXTRACT
+    }
+
+    // TODO: javadoc
+    protected final String prefix;
+    // TODO: javadoc
+    protected final ArrayList<HashMap<String,String>> list;
+
+
+    // TODO: javadoc
+    public SvcLogicContextList( SvcLogicContext ctx, String list_prefix ) {
+        this(ctx, list_prefix, OperType.COPY);
+    }
+
+    // TODO: javadoc
+    private SvcLogicContextList( SvcLogicContext ctx, String list_prefix, OperType operation ) {
+        this.prefix = list_prefix;
+
+        // Initialize list
+        int capacity = getCtxListLength(ctx, prefix);
+        this.list = new ArrayList<>(capacity);
+        for( int i = 0; i < capacity; i++ ) {
+            this.list.add(i, new HashMap<String,String>());
+        }
+
+        // Populate "elements" in list
+        String prefix_bracket = this.prefix + '[';
+        for (String key : new HashSet<String>(ctx.getAttributeKeySet())) {
+            if( key.startsWith(prefix_bracket) ) {
+                // Extract the index of the list
+                int index = getCtxListIndex(key, this.prefix, capacity);
+
+                // Store the
+                String suffix = key.substring((prefix_bracket + index + ']').length());
+                suffix = suffix.isEmpty() ? suffix : suffix.substring(1);
+                this.list.get(index).put( suffix, ctx.getAttribute(key));
+
+                // If flag to extract set, remove data from context memory as
+                // it is read into this list
+                if( operation == OperType.EXTRACT ) {
+                    ctx.setAttribute(key, null);
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        // If flag to extract set, remove list _length value from cxt mem
+        if( operation == OperType.EXTRACT ) {
+            ctx.setAttribute(this.prefix + "_length", null);
+        }
+    }
+
+    // TODO: javadoc
+    public static SvcLogicContextList extract( SvcLogicContext ctx, String list_prefix ) {
+        return new SvcLogicContextList(ctx, list_prefix, OperType.EXTRACT);
+    }
+
+
+    // ========== PUBLIC FUNCTIONS ==========
+
+    // TODO: javadoc
+    public HashMap<String,String> get( int index ) {
+        return this.list.get(index);
+    }
+
+    // TODO: javadoc
+    public HashMap<String,String> remove( int index ) {
+        return this.list.remove(index);
+    }
+
+    // TODO: javadoc
+    public void remove( String value ) {
+        remove( "", value );
+    }
+
+    // TODO: javadoc
+    public void remove( String key, String value ) {
+        if( value == null ) {
+            throw new IllegalArgumentException("value cannot be null");
+        }
+
+        ListIterator<HashMap<String,String>> itr = this.list.listIterator();
+        while( itr.hasNext() ) {
+            if( value.equals(itr.next().get(key)) ) {
+                itr.remove();
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    // TODO javadoc
+    public void remove( Map<String,String> primary_key ) {
+        ListIterator<HashMap<String,String>> itr = this.list.listIterator();
+        while( itr.hasNext() ) {
+            boolean found = true;
+            HashMap<String,String> list_element = itr.next();
+            for( Map.Entry<String,String> key : primary_key.entrySet() ) {
+                if( !key.getValue().equals(list_element.get(key.getKey())) ) {
+                    found = false;
+                    break;
+                }
+            }
+
+            if( found ) {
+                itr.remove();
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    // TODO: javadoc
+    public int size() {
+        return list.size();
+    }
+
+    // TODO: javadoc
+    public void writeToContext( SvcLogicContext ctx ) {
+        ctx.setAttribute( prefix + "_length", Integer.toString(this.list.size()) );
+
+        for( int i = 0; i < this.list.size(); i++ ) {
+            for( Map.Entry<String,String> entry : this.list.get(i).entrySet() ) {
+                if("".equals(entry.getKey())) {
+                    ctx.setAttribute(prefix + '[' + i + ']', entry.getValue());
+                } else {
+                    ctx.setAttribute(prefix + '[' + i + "]." + entry.getKey(), entry.getValue());
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+
+
+    // ========== PRIVATE STATIC FUNCTIONS ==========
+
+    // TODO: javadoc
+    private static int getCtxListIndex( String key, String prefix, int list_size ) {
+        int index = getCtxListIndex( key, prefix );
+        if( index >= list_size ) {
+            throw new IllegalArgumentException("Context memory list \"" + prefix + "[]\" contains an index >= the size of the list", new ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException("index \"" + index + "\" is outside the bounds of the context memory list \"" + prefix + "[]. List Length = " + list_size));
+        } else if (index < 0) {
+            throw new IllegalArgumentException("Context memory list \"" + prefix + "[]\" contains a negative index", new NegativeArraySizeException("index \"" + index + "\" of context memory list is negative"));
+        }
+
+        return index;
+    }
+
+    // TODO: javadoc
+    private static int getCtxListIndex( String key, String prefix ) {
+        String ctx_index_str = StringUtils.substringBetween(key.substring(prefix.length()), "[", "]");
+        try {
+            return Integer.parseInt( ctx_index_str );
+        } catch (NumberFormatException e) {
+            throw new IllegalStateException("Could not parse index value \"" + ctx_index_str + "\" in context memory key \"" + key + "\"", e);
+        }
+    }
+
+    // TODO: javadoc
+    private static int getCtxListLength( SvcLogicContext ctx, String prefix ) {
+        String _length_key = prefix + "_length";
+        String _length_val_str = ctx.getAttribute(_length_key);
+        try {
+            return Integer.parseInt(_length_val_str);
+        } catch (NumberFormatException e) {
+            if( _length_val_str == null ) {
+                throw new IllegalStateException( "Could not find list length \"" + _length_key + "\" in context memory." );
+            } else {
+                throw new IllegalStateException( "Could not parse index value \"" + _length_val_str + "\" of context memory list length \"" + _length_key + "\"" , e );
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/core/sliPluginUtils/provider/src/main/java/org/onap/ccsdk/sli/core/slipluginutils/SvcLogicContextObject.java b/core/sliPluginUtils/provider/src/main/java/org/onap/ccsdk/sli/core/slipluginutils/SvcLogicContextObject.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..aa41a5c60
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/sliPluginUtils/provider/src/main/java/org/onap/ccsdk/sli/core/slipluginutils/SvcLogicContextObject.java
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+/*-
+ * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
+ * ONAP : CCSDK
+ * ================================================================================
+ * Copyright (C) 2017 AT&T Intellectual Property. All rights
+ * 						reserved.
+ * ================================================================================
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ * 
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ * 
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ * ============LICENSE_END=========================================================
+ */
+
+package org.onap.ccsdk.sli.core.slipluginutils;
+
+import org.onap.ccsdk.sli.core.sli.SvcLogicContext;
+
+public interface SvcLogicContextObject {
+    void writeToContext(SvcLogicContext ctx, String root );
+}
diff --git a/core/sliPluginUtils/provider/src/main/java/org/onap/ccsdk/sli/core/slipluginutils/commondatastructures/YesNo.java b/core/sliPluginUtils/provider/src/main/java/org/onap/ccsdk/sli/core/slipluginutils/commondatastructures/YesNo.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5db752e29
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/sliPluginUtils/provider/src/main/java/org/onap/ccsdk/sli/core/slipluginutils/commondatastructures/YesNo.java
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+/*-
+ * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
+ * ONAP : CCSDK
+ * ================================================================================
+ * Copyright (C) 2017 AT&T Intellectual Property. All rights
+ * 						reserved.
+ * ================================================================================
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ * 
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ * 
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ * ============LICENSE_END=========================================================
+ */
+
+/**
+ *
+ */
+package org.onap.ccsdk.sli.core.slipluginutils.commondatastructures;
+
+/**
+ * An enum found in many Yang models. It is commonly used as a
+ * substitute for boolean.
+ */
+public enum YesNo {
+    N, Y;
+
+    /**
+     * Method overload for {@link #valueOf(String)} for the char primative
+     */
+    public static YesNo valueOf( final char name ) {
+        return YesNo.valueOf( Character.toString(name) );
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Method overload for {@link #valueOf(String)} for the Character object
+     */
+    public static YesNo valueOf( final Character name ) {
+        if( name == null ) {
+            return null;
+        }
+
+        return YesNo.valueOf( name.toString() );
+    }
+}
diff --git a/core/sliPluginUtils/provider/src/main/java/org/onap/ccsdk/sli/core/slipluginutils/commondatastructures/package-info.java b/core/sliPluginUtils/provider/src/main/java/org/onap/ccsdk/sli/core/slipluginutils/commondatastructures/package-info.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2aa949b03
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/sliPluginUtils/provider/src/main/java/org/onap/ccsdk/sli/core/slipluginutils/commondatastructures/package-info.java
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+/*-
+ * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
+ * ONAP : CCSDK
+ * ================================================================================
+ * Copyright (C) 2017 AT&T Intellectual Property. All rights
+ * 						reserved.
+ * ================================================================================
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ * 
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ * 
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ * ============LICENSE_END=========================================================
+ */
+
+/**
+ *
+ */
+/**
+ *
+ */
+package org.onap.ccsdk.sli.core.slipluginutils.commondatastructures;
diff --git a/core/sliPluginUtils/provider/src/main/resources/OSGI-INF/blueprint/slipluginutils-blueprint.xml b/core/sliPluginUtils/provider/src/main/resources/OSGI-INF/blueprint/slipluginutils-blueprint.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..534b92c93
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/sliPluginUtils/provider/src/main/resources/OSGI-INF/blueprint/slipluginutils-blueprint.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<blueprint xmlns="http://www.osgi.org/xmlns/blueprint/v1.0.0"
+	xmlns:odl="http://opendaylight.org/xmlns/blueprint/v1.0.0"
+	odl:use-default-for-reference-types="true">
+
+	<bean id="sliPluginUtils" class="org.onap.ccsdk.sli.core.slipluginutils.SliPluginUtils" />
+	<service ref="sliPluginUtils"
+		interface="org.onap.ccsdk.sli.core.slipluginutils.SliPluginUtils" />
+
+	<bean id="sliStringUtils" class="org.onap.ccsdk.sli.core.slipluginutils.SliStringUtils" />
+	<service ref="sliStringUtils"
+		interface="org.onap.ccsdk.sli.core.slipluginutils.SliStringUtils" />
+</blueprint>
diff --git a/core/sliPluginUtils/provider/src/main/resources/org/opendaylight/blueprint/slipluginutils-blueprint.xml b/core/sliPluginUtils/provider/src/main/resources/org/opendaylight/blueprint/slipluginutils-blueprint.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..534b92c93
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/sliPluginUtils/provider/src/main/resources/org/opendaylight/blueprint/slipluginutils-blueprint.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<blueprint xmlns="http://www.osgi.org/xmlns/blueprint/v1.0.0"
+	xmlns:odl="http://opendaylight.org/xmlns/blueprint/v1.0.0"
+	odl:use-default-for-reference-types="true">
+
+	<bean id="sliPluginUtils" class="org.onap.ccsdk.sli.core.slipluginutils.SliPluginUtils" />
+	<service ref="sliPluginUtils"
+		interface="org.onap.ccsdk.sli.core.slipluginutils.SliPluginUtils" />
+
+	<bean id="sliStringUtils" class="org.onap.ccsdk.sli.core.slipluginutils.SliStringUtils" />
+	<service ref="sliStringUtils"
+		interface="org.onap.ccsdk.sli.core.slipluginutils.SliStringUtils" />
+</blueprint>
diff --git a/core/sliPluginUtils/provider/src/test/java/org/onap/ccsdk/sli/core/slipluginutils/SliPluginUtils_StaticFunctionsTest.java b/core/sliPluginUtils/provider/src/test/java/org/onap/ccsdk/sli/core/slipluginutils/SliPluginUtils_StaticFunctionsTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..42e7ceb94
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/sliPluginUtils/provider/src/test/java/org/onap/ccsdk/sli/core/slipluginutils/SliPluginUtils_StaticFunctionsTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,591 @@
+/*-
+ * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
+ * ONAP : CCSDK
+ * ================================================================================
+ * Copyright (C) 2017 AT&T Intellectual Property. All rights
+ * 						reserved.
+ * ================================================================================
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ * 
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ * 
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ * ============LICENSE_END=========================================================
+ */
+
+package org.onap.ccsdk.sli.core.slipluginutils;
+
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertFalse;
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertNotNull;
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertNull;
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertTrue;
+import java.nio.file.Files;
+import java.nio.file.Paths;
+import java.util.HashMap;
+import java.util.Map;
+import org.junit.Before;
+import org.junit.Test;
+import org.onap.ccsdk.sli.core.sli.SvcLogicConstants;
+import org.onap.ccsdk.sli.core.sli.SvcLogicContext;
+import org.onap.ccsdk.sli.core.sli.SvcLogicException;
+import org.onap.ccsdk.sli.core.slipluginutils.SliPluginUtils.LogLevel;
+import org.slf4j.Logger;
+import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
+import com.google.gson.JsonObject;
+
+public class SliPluginUtils_StaticFunctionsTest {
+    private static final Logger LOG = LoggerFactory.getLogger(SliPluginUtils_StaticFunctionsTest.class);
+    SliPluginUtils utils = new SliPluginUtils();
+    private SvcLogicContext ctx;
+    private HashMap<String, String> parameters;
+
+    @Before
+    public void setUp() throws Exception {
+        this.ctx = new SvcLogicContext();
+        parameters = new HashMap<String, String>();
+    }
+
+    // TODO: javadoc
+    @Test
+    public final void testCtxGetBeginsWith() {
+        ctx.setAttribute("service-data.oper-status.order-status", "InProgress");
+        ctx.setAttribute("service-data.service-information.service-instance-id", "my-instance");
+        ctx.setAttribute("service-data.service-information.service-type", "my-service");
+
+        Map<String, String> entries = SliPluginUtils.ctxGetBeginsWith(ctx, "service-data.service-information");
+
+        assertEquals("my-instance", entries.get("service-data.service-information.service-instance-id"));
+        assertEquals("my-service", entries.get("service-data.service-information.service-type"));
+        assertFalse(entries.containsKey("service-data.oper-status.order-status"));
+    }
+
+    // TODO: javadoc
+    @Test
+    public final void testCtxListRemove_index() throws SvcLogicException {
+        LOG.trace("=== testCtxListRemove_index ===");
+        ctx.setAttribute("service-data.vnf-l3[0].vnf-host-name", "vnf-host-name_0");
+        ctx.setAttribute("service-data.vnf-l3[0].device-host-name", "device-host-name_0");
+        ctx.setAttribute("service-data.vnf-l3[1].vnf-host-name", "vnf-host-name_1");
+        ctx.setAttribute("service-data.vnf-l3[1].device-host-name", "device-host-name_1");
+        ctx.setAttribute("service-data.vnf-l3[2].vnf-host-name", "vnf-host-name_2");
+        ctx.setAttribute("service-data.vnf-l3[2].device-host-name", "device-host-name_2");
+        ctx.setAttribute("service-data.vnf-l3_length", "3");
+
+        parameters.put("index", "1");
+        parameters.put("list_pfx", "service-data.vnf-l3");
+
+        utils.ctxListRemove(parameters, ctx);
+        SliPluginUtils.logContextMemory(ctx, LOG, SliPluginUtils.LogLevel.TRACE);
+
+        assertEquals("2", ctx.getAttribute("service-data.vnf-l3_length"));
+        assertEquals("vnf-host-name_0", ctx.getAttribute("service-data.vnf-l3[0].vnf-host-name"));
+        assertEquals("device-host-name_0", ctx.getAttribute("service-data.vnf-l3[0].device-host-name"));
+        assertEquals("vnf-host-name_2", ctx.getAttribute("service-data.vnf-l3[1].vnf-host-name"));
+        assertEquals("device-host-name_2", ctx.getAttribute("service-data.vnf-l3[1].device-host-name"));
+    }
+
+    // TODO: javadoc
+    @Test
+    public final void textCtxListRemove_keyValue() throws SvcLogicException {
+        LOG.trace("=== textCtxListRemove_keyValue ===");
+        ctx.setAttribute("service-data.vnf-l3[0].vnf-host-name", "vnf-host-name_0");
+        ctx.setAttribute("service-data.vnf-l3[0].device-host-name", "device-host-name_0");
+        ctx.setAttribute("service-data.vnf-l3[1].vnf-host-name", "vnf-host-name_1");
+        ctx.setAttribute("service-data.vnf-l3[1].device-host-name", "device-host-name_1");
+        ctx.setAttribute("service-data.vnf-l3[2].vnf-host-name", "vnf-host-name_2");
+        ctx.setAttribute("service-data.vnf-l3[2].device-host-name", "device-host-name_2");
+        // 2nd entry
+        ctx.setAttribute("service-data.vnf-l3[3].vnf-host-name", "vnf-host-name_1");
+        ctx.setAttribute("service-data.vnf-l3[3].device-host-name", "device-host-name_1");
+        ctx.setAttribute("service-data.vnf-l3_length", "4");
+
+        parameters.put("list_pfx", "service-data.vnf-l3");
+        parameters.put("key", "vnf-host-name");
+        parameters.put("value", "vnf-host-name_1");
+
+        utils.ctxListRemove(parameters, ctx);
+        SliPluginUtils.logContextMemory(ctx, LOG, SliPluginUtils.LogLevel.TRACE);
+
+        assertEquals("2", ctx.getAttribute("service-data.vnf-l3_length"));
+        assertEquals("vnf-host-name_0", ctx.getAttribute("service-data.vnf-l3[0].vnf-host-name"));
+        assertEquals("device-host-name_0", ctx.getAttribute("service-data.vnf-l3[0].device-host-name"));
+        assertEquals("vnf-host-name_2", ctx.getAttribute("service-data.vnf-l3[1].vnf-host-name"));
+        assertEquals("device-host-name_2", ctx.getAttribute("service-data.vnf-l3[1].device-host-name"));
+    }
+
+    // TODO: javadoc
+    @Test
+    public final void textCtxListRemove_keyValue_nullkey() throws SvcLogicException {
+        LOG.trace("=== textCtxListRemove_keyValue_nullkey ===");
+        ctx.setAttribute("service-data.vnf-l3[0]", "vnf-host-name_0");
+        ctx.setAttribute("service-data.vnf-l3[1]", "vnf-host-name_1");
+        ctx.setAttribute("service-data.vnf-l3[2]", "vnf-host-name_2");
+        ctx.setAttribute("service-data.vnf-l3_length", "3");
+
+        parameters.put("list_pfx", "service-data.vnf-l3");
+        parameters.put("value", "vnf-host-name_1");
+
+        utils.ctxListRemove(parameters, ctx);
+        SliPluginUtils.logContextMemory(ctx, LOG, SliPluginUtils.LogLevel.TRACE);
+
+        assertEquals("2", ctx.getAttribute("service-data.vnf-l3_length"));
+        assertEquals("vnf-host-name_0", ctx.getAttribute("service-data.vnf-l3[0]"));
+        assertEquals("vnf-host-name_2", ctx.getAttribute("service-data.vnf-l3[1]"));
+    }
+
+    // TODO: javadoc
+    @Test
+    public final void textCtxListRemove_keyValueList() throws SvcLogicException {
+        LOG.trace("=== textCtxListRemove_keyValueList ===");
+        ctx.setAttribute("service-data.vnf-l3[0].vnf-host-name", "vnf-host-name_0");
+        ctx.setAttribute("service-data.vnf-l3[0].device-host-name", "device-host-name_0");
+        ctx.setAttribute("service-data.vnf-l3[1].vnf-host-name", "vnf-host-name_1");
+        ctx.setAttribute("service-data.vnf-l3[1].device-host-name", "device-host-name_1");
+        ctx.setAttribute("service-data.vnf-l3[2].vnf-host-name", "vnf-host-name_2");
+        ctx.setAttribute("service-data.vnf-l3[2].device-host-name", "device-host-name_2");
+        // 2nd entry
+        ctx.setAttribute("service-data.vnf-l3[3].vnf-host-name", "vnf-host-name_1");
+        ctx.setAttribute("service-data.vnf-l3[3].device-host-name", "device-host-name_1");
+        // entries with only 1 of 2 key-value pairs matching
+        ctx.setAttribute("service-data.vnf-l3[4].vnf-host-name", "vnf-host-name_1");
+        ctx.setAttribute("service-data.vnf-l3[4].device-host-name", "device-host-name_4");
+        ctx.setAttribute("service-data.vnf-l3[5].vnf-host-name", "vnf-host-name_5");
+        ctx.setAttribute("service-data.vnf-l3[5].device-host-name", "device-host-name_1");
+        ctx.setAttribute("service-data.vnf-l3_length", "6");
+
+        parameters.put("list_pfx", "service-data.vnf-l3");
+        parameters.put("keys_length", "2");
+        parameters.put("keys[0].key", "vnf-host-name");
+        parameters.put("keys[0].value", "vnf-host-name_1");
+        parameters.put("keys[1].key", "device-host-name");
+        parameters.put("keys[1].value", "device-host-name_1");
+
+        utils.ctxListRemove(parameters, ctx);
+        SliPluginUtils.logContextMemory(ctx, LOG, SliPluginUtils.LogLevel.TRACE);
+
+        assertEquals("4", ctx.getAttribute("service-data.vnf-l3_length"));
+        assertEquals("vnf-host-name_0", ctx.getAttribute("service-data.vnf-l3[0].vnf-host-name"));
+        assertEquals("device-host-name_0", ctx.getAttribute("service-data.vnf-l3[0].device-host-name"));
+        assertEquals("vnf-host-name_2", ctx.getAttribute("service-data.vnf-l3[1].vnf-host-name"));
+        assertEquals("device-host-name_2", ctx.getAttribute("service-data.vnf-l3[1].device-host-name"));
+        assertEquals("vnf-host-name_1", ctx.getAttribute("service-data.vnf-l3[2].vnf-host-name"));
+        assertEquals("device-host-name_4", ctx.getAttribute("service-data.vnf-l3[2].device-host-name"));
+        assertEquals("vnf-host-name_5", ctx.getAttribute("service-data.vnf-l3[3].vnf-host-name"));
+        assertEquals("device-host-name_1", ctx.getAttribute("service-data.vnf-l3[3].device-host-name"));
+    }
+
+    // TODO: javadoc
+    @Test(expected = SvcLogicException.class)
+    public final void testCtxListRemove_nullListLength() throws SvcLogicException {
+        LOG.trace("=== testCtxListRemove_nullListLength ===");
+        ctx.setAttribute("service-data.vnf-l3[0].vnf-host-name", "vnf-host-name_0");
+        ctx.setAttribute("service-data.vnf-l3[0].device-host-name", "device-host-name_0");
+        ctx.setAttribute("service-data.vnf-l3[1].vnf-host-name", "vnf-host-name_1");
+        ctx.setAttribute("service-data.vnf-l3[1].device-host-name", "device-host-name_1");
+        ctx.setAttribute("service-data.vnf-l3[2].vnf-host-name", "vnf-host-name_2");
+        ctx.setAttribute("service-data.vnf-l3[2].device-host-name", "device-host-name_2");
+
+        parameters.put("index", "1");
+        parameters.put("list_pfx", "service-data.vnf-l3");
+
+        utils.ctxListRemove(parameters, ctx);
+    }
+
+    // TODO: javadoc
+    @Test
+    public final void testCtxPutAll() {
+        HashMap<String, Object> entries = new HashMap<String, Object>();
+        entries.put("service-data.oper-status.order-status", "InProgress");
+        entries.put("service-data.service-information.service-instance-id", "my-instance");
+        entries.put("service-data.request-information.order-number", 1234);
+        entries.put("service-data.request-information.request-id", null);
+
+        SliPluginUtils.ctxPutAll(ctx, entries);
+
+        assertEquals("InProgress", ctx.getAttribute("service-data.oper-status.order-status"));
+        assertEquals("my-instance", ctx.getAttribute("service-data.service-information.service-instance-id"));
+        assertEquals("1234", ctx.getAttribute("service-data.request-information.order-number"));
+        assertFalse(ctx.getAttributeKeySet().contains("service-data.request-information.request-id"));
+    }
+
+    // TODO: javadoc
+    @Test
+    public final void testCtxSetAttribute_LOG() {
+        LOG.debug("=== testCtxSetAttribute_LOG ===");
+        Integer i = new Integer(3);
+        SliPluginUtils.ctxSetAttribute(ctx, "test", i, LOG, SliPluginUtils.LogLevel.TRACE);
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void setTime() throws SvcLogicException {
+        String outputPath = "output";
+        parameters.put("outputPath", outputPath);
+        SliPluginUtils.setTime(parameters, ctx);
+        assertNotNull(ctx.getAttribute(outputPath));
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void containsKey() throws Exception {
+        ctx = new SvcLogicContext();
+        parameters.put(SliStringUtils.INPUT_PARAM_KEY, "key_does_not_exist");
+        String result = SliPluginUtils.containsKey(parameters, ctx);
+        assertEquals(SliStringUtils.FALSE_CONSTANT, result);
+
+        ctx.setAttribute("a", null);
+        parameters.put(SliStringUtils.INPUT_PARAM_KEY, "a");
+        result = SliPluginUtils.containsKey(parameters, ctx);
+        assertEquals(SliStringUtils.FALSE_CONSTANT, result);
+
+        ctx.setAttribute("a", "hellworld");
+        parameters.put(SliStringUtils.INPUT_PARAM_KEY, "a");
+        result = SliPluginUtils.containsKey(parameters, ctx);
+        assertEquals(SliStringUtils.TRUE_CONSTANT, result);
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testGetAttributeValue() throws Exception {
+        parameters.put("outputPath", "testPath");
+        parameters.put("source", "testSource");
+        SliPluginUtils.getAttributeValue(parameters, ctx);
+        assertNull(ctx.getAttribute(parameters.get("outputPath")));
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testCtxListContains() throws Exception {
+        parameters.put("list", "10_length");
+        parameters.put("keyName", "testName");
+        parameters.put("keyValue", "testValue");
+        ctx.setAttribute("10_length", "10");
+        assertEquals("false", SliPluginUtils.ctxListContains(parameters, ctx));
+
+    }
+
+    @Test(expected = SvcLogicException.class)
+    public void testPrintContextForEmptyParameters() throws SvcLogicException {
+        SliPluginUtils.printContext(parameters, ctx);
+    }
+
+    @Test(expected = SvcLogicException.class)
+    public void testPrintContextForNullParameters() throws SvcLogicException {
+        SliPluginUtils.printContext(null, ctx);
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testPrintContext() throws SvcLogicException {
+        parameters.put("filename", "testFileName");
+        SliPluginUtils.printContext(parameters, ctx);
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testCtxKeyEmpty() {
+        ctx.setAttribute("key", "");
+        assertTrue(SliPluginUtils.ctxKeyEmpty(ctx, "key"));
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testGetArrayLength() {
+        ctx.setAttribute("key_length", "test");
+        Logger log = LoggerFactory.getLogger(getClass());
+        SliPluginUtils.getArrayLength(ctx, "key", log, LogLevel.INFO, "invalid input");
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testSetPropertiesForRoot() {
+        Map<String, String> parameters = new HashMap<>();
+        parameters.put("root", "RootVal");
+        parameters.put("valueRoot", "ValueRootVal");
+        assertEquals(SvcLogicConstants.SUCCESS, SliPluginUtils.setPropertiesForRoot(parameters, ctx));
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testJsonStringToCtxToplevelArray() throws Exception {
+        String path = "src/test/resources/ArrayMenu.json";
+        String content = new String(Files.readAllBytes(Paths.get(path)));
+        SvcLogicContext ctx = new SvcLogicContext();
+        ctx.setAttribute("input", content);
+        Map<String, String> parameters = new HashMap<String, String>();
+        parameters.put("outputPath", "testPath");
+        parameters.put("isEscaped", "false");
+        parameters.put("source", "input");
+
+        SliPluginUtils.jsonStringToCtx(parameters, ctx);
+
+        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(SliPluginUtils.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 testJsonStringToCtx() throws Exception {
+        String path = "src/test/resources/ObjectMenu.json";
+        String content = new String(Files.readAllBytes(Paths.get(path)));
+
+        SvcLogicContext ctx = new SvcLogicContext();
+        ctx.setAttribute("input", content);
+
+        Map<String, String> parameters = new HashMap<String, String>();
+        parameters.put("outputPath", "testPath");
+        parameters.put("isEscaped", "false");
+        parameters.put("source", "input");
+
+        SliPluginUtils.jsonStringToCtx(parameters, ctx);
+
+
+        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 test2dJsonStringToCtx() throws Exception {
+        String path = "src/test/resources/2dArray.json";
+        String content = new String(Files.readAllBytes(Paths.get(path)));
+
+        SvcLogicContext ctx = new SvcLogicContext();
+        ctx.setAttribute("input", content);
+
+        Map<String, String> parameters = new HashMap<String, String>();
+        parameters.put("outputPath", "testPath");
+        parameters.put("isEscaped", "false");
+        parameters.put("source", "input");
+
+        SliPluginUtils.jsonStringToCtx(parameters, ctx);
+        assertEquals("apple", ctx.getAttribute("testPath.[0][0]"));
+        assertEquals("orange", ctx.getAttribute("testPath.[0][1]"));
+        assertEquals("banana", ctx.getAttribute("testPath.[0][2]"));
+        assertEquals(SliPluginUtils.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 test3dJsonStringToCtx() throws Exception {
+        String path = "src/test/resources/3dArray.json";
+        String content = new String(Files.readAllBytes(Paths.get(path)));
+
+        SvcLogicContext ctx = new SvcLogicContext();
+        ctx.setAttribute("input", content);
+
+        Map<String, String> parameters = new HashMap<String, String>();
+        parameters.put("outputPath", "testPath");
+        parameters.put("isEscaped", "false");
+        parameters.put("source", "input");
+
+        SliPluginUtils.jsonStringToCtx(parameters, ctx);
+        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 testJsonWidgetStringToCtx() throws Exception {
+        String path = "src/test/resources/Widget.json";
+        String content = new String(Files.readAllBytes(Paths.get(path)));
+
+        SvcLogicContext ctx = new SvcLogicContext();
+        ctx.setAttribute("input", content);
+
+        Map<String, String> parameters = new HashMap<String, String>();
+        parameters.put("outputPath", "testPath");
+        parameters.put("isEscaped", "false");
+        parameters.put("source", "input");
+
+        SliPluginUtils.jsonStringToCtx(parameters, ctx);
+        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(SliPluginUtils.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 testUpdateJsonObjectString() throws Exception {
+        String path = "src/test/resources/JsonObject.json";
+        String content = new String(Files.readAllBytes(Paths.get(path)));
+
+        SvcLogicContext ctx = new SvcLogicContext();
+        ctx.setAttribute("input", content);
+
+        Map<String, String> parametersUpdateJson = new HashMap<String, String>();
+        parametersUpdateJson.put("source", "input");
+        parametersUpdateJson.put("outputPath", "newJsonString");
+
+        // add key "ccc" and its value
+        parametersUpdateJson.put("add.ccc", "abcxyz");
+
+        // update keys and their values of "aaa" and "c.d"
+        parametersUpdateJson.put("add.aaa", "4567");
+        parametersUpdateJson.put("add.c.d", "defg");
+
+        // delete key "bbb"
+        parametersUpdateJson.put("delete.bbb", "");
+
+        SliPluginUtils.updateJsonObjectString(parametersUpdateJson, ctx);
+
+        Map<String, String> parametersJsonToCtx = new HashMap<String, String>();
+        parametersJsonToCtx.put("source", "newJsonString");
+        parametersJsonToCtx.put("outputPath", "testPath");
+        parametersJsonToCtx.put("isEscaped", "false");
+
+        SliPluginUtils.jsonStringToCtx(parametersJsonToCtx, ctx);
+
+        assertEquals("abcxyz", ctx.getAttribute("testPath.ccc"));
+        assertEquals("4567", ctx.getAttribute("testPath.aaa"));
+        assertEquals("defg", ctx.getAttribute("testPath.c.d"));
+        assertEquals(null, ctx.getAttribute("testPath.bbb"));
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testEmbeddedEscapedJsonJsonStringToCtx() throws Exception {
+        String path = "src/test/resources/EmbeddedEscapedJson.json";
+        String content = new String(Files.readAllBytes(Paths.get(path)));
+
+        SvcLogicContext ctx = new SvcLogicContext();
+        ctx.setAttribute("input", content);
+
+        Map<String, String> parameters = new HashMap<String, String>();
+        parameters.put("outputPath", "testPath");
+        parameters.put("isEscaped", "false");
+        parameters.put("source", "input");
+
+        SliPluginUtils.jsonStringToCtx(parameters, ctx);
+
+        assertEquals("escapedJsonObject", ctx.getAttribute("testPath.input.parameters[0].name"));
+        assertEquals("[{\"id\":\"0.2.0.0/16\"},{\"id\":\"ge04::/64\"}]",
+                ctx.getAttribute("testPath.input.parameters[0].value"));
+        assertEquals("Hello/World", ctx.getAttribute("testPath.input.parameters[1].value"));
+        assertEquals("resourceName", ctx.getAttribute("testPath.input.parameters[2].name"));
+        assertEquals("The\t\"Best\"\tName", ctx.getAttribute("testPath.input.parameters[2].value"));
+        assertEquals("3", ctx.getAttribute("testPath.input.parameters_length"));
+
+
+        // Break the embedded json object into properties
+        parameters.put("outputPath", "testPath.input.parameters[0].value");
+        parameters.put("source", "testPath.input.parameters[0].value");
+        SliPluginUtils.jsonStringToCtx(parameters, ctx);
+
+        assertEquals("0.2.0.0/16", ctx.getAttribute("testPath.input.parameters[0].value.[0].id"));
+        assertEquals("ge04::/64", ctx.getAttribute("testPath.input.parameters[0].value.[1].id"));
+        assertEquals("2", ctx.getAttribute("testPath.input.parameters[0].value._length"));
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testEscapedJsonStringToCtx() throws Exception {
+        String path = "src/test/resources/EscapedJson.json";
+        String content = new String(Files.readAllBytes(Paths.get(path)));
+
+        SvcLogicContext ctx = new SvcLogicContext();
+        ctx.setAttribute("input", content);
+
+        Map<String, String> parameters = new HashMap<String, String>();
+        parameters.put("outputPath", "testPath");
+        parameters.put("isEscaped", "true"); // set to true because the entire json content has been escaped
+        parameters.put("source", "input");
+
+
+        SliPluginUtils.jsonStringToCtx(parameters, ctx);
+        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("200", 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"));
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/core/sliPluginUtils/provider/src/test/java/org/onap/ccsdk/sli/core/slipluginutils/SliPluginUtils_checkParametersTest.java b/core/sliPluginUtils/provider/src/test/java/org/onap/ccsdk/sli/core/slipluginutils/SliPluginUtils_checkParametersTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f92271f7c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/sliPluginUtils/provider/src/test/java/org/onap/ccsdk/sli/core/slipluginutils/SliPluginUtils_checkParametersTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,117 @@
+/*-
+ * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
+ * ONAP : CCSDK
+ * ================================================================================
+ * Copyright (C) 2017 AT&T Intellectual Property. All rights
+ *                         reserved.
+ * ================================================================================
+ * Modifications Copyright (C) 2018 IBM.
+ * ================================================================================
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ * 
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ * 
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ * ============LICENSE_END=========================================================
+ */ 
+
+package org.onap.ccsdk.sli.core.slipluginutils;
+
+import java.util.HashMap;
+import java.util.Map;
+import org.junit.Test;
+import org.onap.ccsdk.sli.core.sli.SvcLogicContext;
+import org.onap.ccsdk.sli.core.sli.SvcLogicException;
+import org.slf4j.Logger;
+import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
+
+public class SliPluginUtils_checkParametersTest {
+
+    @Test
+    public void nullRequiredParameters() throws Exception {
+        Map<String, String> parametersMap = new HashMap<String, String>();
+        String[] requiredParams = null;
+        Logger Log = LoggerFactory.getLogger(SliPluginUtils.class);
+        SliPluginUtils.checkParameters(parametersMap, requiredParams, Log);
+    }
+
+    @Test(expected = SvcLogicException.class)
+    public void emptyParametersMap() throws Exception {
+        Map<String, String> parametersMap = new HashMap<String, String>();
+        String[] requiredParams = new String[] { "param1", "param2", "param3" };
+        Logger Log = LoggerFactory.getLogger(SliPluginUtils.class);
+        SliPluginUtils.checkParameters(parametersMap, requiredParams, Log);
+    }
+
+    @Test(expected = SvcLogicException.class)
+    public void paramNotFound() throws Exception {
+        Map<String, String> parametersMap = new HashMap<String, String>();
+        parametersMap.put("tst", "me");
+        String[] requiredParams = new String[] { "param1", "parm2", "param3" };
+        Logger Log = LoggerFactory.getLogger(SliPluginUtils.class);
+        SliPluginUtils.checkParameters(parametersMap, requiredParams, Log);
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testSunnyRequiredParameters() throws Exception {
+        SvcLogicContext ctx = new SvcLogicContext();
+        ctx.setAttribute("param1", "hello");
+        ctx.setAttribute("param2", "world");
+        ctx.setAttribute("param3", "!");
+
+        Map<String, String> parameters = new HashMap<String, String>();
+        parameters.put("param1", "dog");
+        parameters.put("param2", "cat");
+        parameters.put("param3", "fish");
+
+        SliPluginUtils.requiredParameters(parameters, ctx);
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testSunnyRequiredParametersWithPrefix() throws Exception {
+        String prefixValue = "my.unique.path.";
+        SvcLogicContext ctx = new SvcLogicContext();
+        ctx.setAttribute(prefixValue + "param1", "hello");
+        ctx.setAttribute(prefixValue + "param2", "world");
+        ctx.setAttribute(prefixValue + "param3", "!");
+
+        Map<String, String> parameters = new HashMap<String, String>();
+        parameters.put("prefix", prefixValue);
+        parameters.put("param1", "dog");
+        parameters.put("param2", "cat");
+        parameters.put("param3", "fish");
+
+        SliPluginUtils.requiredParameters(parameters, ctx);
+    }
+
+    @Test(expected = SvcLogicException.class)
+    public void testRainyMissingRequiredParameters() throws Exception {
+        SvcLogicContext ctx = new SvcLogicContext();
+        ctx.setAttribute("param1", "hello");
+        ctx.setAttribute("param3", "!");
+
+        Map<String, String> parameters = new HashMap<String, String>();
+        parameters.put("param1", null);
+        parameters.put("param2", null);
+        parameters.put("param3", null);
+
+        SliPluginUtils.requiredParameters(parameters, ctx);
+    }
+
+    @Test(expected = SvcLogicException.class)
+    public void testEmptyRequiredParameters() throws Exception {
+        SvcLogicContext ctx = new SvcLogicContext();
+        ctx.setAttribute("param1", "hello");
+        ctx.setAttribute("param3", "!");
+
+        Map<String, String> parameters = new HashMap<String, String>();
+
+        SliPluginUtils.requiredParameters(parameters, ctx);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/core/sliPluginUtils/provider/src/test/java/org/onap/ccsdk/sli/core/slipluginutils/SliPluginUtils_ctxSortList.java b/core/sliPluginUtils/provider/src/test/java/org/onap/ccsdk/sli/core/slipluginutils/SliPluginUtils_ctxSortList.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3d4469bf2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/sliPluginUtils/provider/src/test/java/org/onap/ccsdk/sli/core/slipluginutils/SliPluginUtils_ctxSortList.java
@@ -0,0 +1,149 @@
+/*-
+ * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
+ * ONAP : CCSDK
+ * ================================================================================
+ * Copyright (C) 2017 AT&T Intellectual Property. All rights
+ *                         reserved.
+ * ================================================================================
+ * Modifications Copyright (C) 2018 IBM.
+ * ================================================================================
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ * 
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ * 
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ * ============LICENSE_END=========================================================
+ */
+ 
+package org.onap.ccsdk.sli.core.slipluginutils;
+
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertTrue;
+import java.util.HashMap;
+import java.util.Random;
+import org.junit.Before;
+import org.junit.Test;
+import org.onap.ccsdk.sli.core.sli.SvcLogicConstants;
+import org.onap.ccsdk.sli.core.sli.SvcLogicContext;
+import org.onap.ccsdk.sli.core.sli.SvcLogicException;
+import org.slf4j.Logger;
+import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
+
+@SuppressWarnings("unused")
+public class SliPluginUtils_ctxSortList {
+	private static final Logger LOG = LoggerFactory.getLogger(SliPluginUtils_ctxSortList.class);
+	SliPluginUtils utils = new SliPluginUtils();
+	SvcLogicContext ctx;
+	HashMap<String, String> parameters;
+	Random rand = new Random();
+
+	@Before
+	public void setUp() throws Exception {
+		this.ctx = new SvcLogicContext();
+		this.parameters = new HashMap<String, String>();
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	public final void list_of_containers() throws SvcLogicException {
+		this.parameters.put("list", "input.list");
+		this.parameters.put("sort-fields", "sort-key");
+		this.parameters.put("delimiter", ",");
+
+		ctx.setAttribute("input.list_length", "10");
+		for (int i = 0; i < 10; i++) {
+			this.ctx.setAttribute("input.list[" + i + "].sort-key", Integer.toString(rand.nextInt(10)));
+			this.ctx.setAttribute("input.list[" + i + "].value", Integer.toString(rand.nextInt(10)));
+		}
+
+		LOG.trace("BEFORE SORT:");
+		SliPluginUtils.logContextMemory(ctx, LOG, SliPluginUtils.LogLevel.TRACE);
+
+		utils.ctxSortList(this.parameters, this.ctx);
+
+		LOG.trace("AFTER SORT:");
+		SliPluginUtils.logContextMemory(ctx, LOG, SliPluginUtils.LogLevel.TRACE);
+
+		for (int i = 0; i < 9; i++) {
+			assertTrue(this.ctx.getAttribute("input.list[" + i + "].sort-key")
+					.compareTo(this.ctx.getAttribute("input.list[" + (i + 1) + "].sort-key")) < 1);
+		}
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	public final void list_of_elements() throws SvcLogicException {
+		this.parameters.put("list", "input.list");
+		this.parameters.put("delimiter", ",");
+
+		this.ctx.setAttribute("input.list_length", "10");
+		for (int i = 0; i < 10; i++) {
+			this.ctx.setAttribute("input.list[" + i + ']', Integer.toString(rand.nextInt(10)));
+		}
+
+		LOG.trace("BEFORE SORT:");
+		SliPluginUtils.logContextMemory(ctx, LOG, SliPluginUtils.LogLevel.TRACE);
+
+		utils.ctxSortList(this.parameters, this.ctx);
+
+		LOG.trace("AFTER SORT:");
+		SliPluginUtils.logContextMemory(ctx, LOG, SliPluginUtils.LogLevel.TRACE);
+
+		for (int i = 0; i < 9; i++) {
+			assertTrue(this.ctx.getAttribute("input.list[" + i + ']')
+					.compareTo(this.ctx.getAttribute("input.list[" + (i + 1) + ']')) < 1);
+		}
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	public void testGenerateUUID() throws SvcLogicException {
+		SliPluginUtils utils = new SliPluginUtils();
+		this.parameters.put("ctx-destination", "testDestination");
+		utils.generateUUID(this.parameters, ctx);
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	public void testSubstring() throws SvcLogicException {
+		SliPluginUtils utils = new SliPluginUtils();
+		this.parameters.put("string", "testString");
+		this.parameters.put("begin-index", "1");
+		this.parameters.put("result", "testResult");
+		this.parameters.put("end-index", "5");
+		utils.substring(this.parameters, ctx);
+		assertEquals("estS", ctx.getAttribute("testResult"));
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	public void testSubstringForNullEndIndex() throws SvcLogicException {
+		SliPluginUtils utils = new SliPluginUtils();
+		this.parameters.put("string", "testString");
+		this.parameters.put("begin-index", "1");
+		this.parameters.put("result", "testResult");
+		utils.substring(this.parameters, ctx);
+		assertEquals("estString", ctx.getAttribute("testResult"));
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	public void testCtxBulkCopy() {
+		ctx.setAttribute("Mykey1", "MyValue1");
+		ctx.setAttribute("Mykey2", "MyValue2");
+		SliPluginUtils.ctxBulkCopy(ctx, "Mykey", "test.");
+		assertEquals("MyValue1", ctx.getAttribute("test.1"));
+		assertEquals("MyValue2", ctx.getAttribute("test.2"));
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	public void testSetPropertiesForList() {
+		parameters.put("prefixKey", "testPrefixKey");
+		parameters.put("valuePrefixKey", "testPrefixValue");
+		parameters.put("keyName", "testKey");
+		parameters.put("keyValue", "testValue");
+
+		assertEquals(SvcLogicConstants.SUCCESS, SliPluginUtils.setPropertiesForList(parameters, ctx));
+
+	}
+}
diff --git a/core/sliPluginUtils/provider/src/test/java/org/onap/ccsdk/sli/core/slipluginutils/SliPluginUtils_ctxSortListTest.java b/core/sliPluginUtils/provider/src/test/java/org/onap/ccsdk/sli/core/slipluginutils/SliPluginUtils_ctxSortListTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..bf7cc1399
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/sliPluginUtils/provider/src/test/java/org/onap/ccsdk/sli/core/slipluginutils/SliPluginUtils_ctxSortListTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,97 @@
+/*-
+ * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
+ * ONAP : CCSDK
+ * ================================================================================
+ * Copyright (C) 2017 AT&T Intellectual Property. All rights
+ * 						reserved.
+ * ================================================================================
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ * 
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ * 
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ * ============LICENSE_END=========================================================
+ */
+
+package org.onap.ccsdk.sli.core.slipluginutils;
+
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertTrue;
+
+import java.util.HashMap;
+import java.util.Random;
+
+import org.junit.Before;
+import org.junit.Test;
+import org.onap.ccsdk.sli.core.sli.SvcLogicContext;
+import org.onap.ccsdk.sli.core.sli.SvcLogicException;
+import org.slf4j.Logger;
+import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
+
+@SuppressWarnings("unused")
+public class SliPluginUtils_ctxSortListTest {
+    private static final Logger LOG = LoggerFactory.getLogger(SliPluginUtils_ctxSortListTest.class);
+    SliPluginUtils utils = new SliPluginUtils();
+    SvcLogicContext ctx;
+    HashMap<String, String> parameters;
+    Random rand = new Random();
+
+    @Before
+    public void setUp() throws Exception {
+        this.ctx = new SvcLogicContext();
+        this.parameters = new HashMap<String, String>();
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public final void list_of_containers() throws SvcLogicException {
+        this.parameters.put("list", "input.list");
+        this.parameters.put("sort-fields", "sort-key");
+        this.parameters.put("delimiter", ",");
+
+        ctx.setAttribute("input.list_length", "10");
+        for (int i = 0; i < 10; i++) {
+            this.ctx.setAttribute("input.list[" + i + "].sort-key", Integer.toString(rand.nextInt(10)));
+            this.ctx.setAttribute("input.list[" + i + "].value", Integer.toString(rand.nextInt(10)));
+        }
+
+        LOG.trace("BEFORE SORT:");
+        SliPluginUtils.logContextMemory(ctx, LOG, SliPluginUtils.LogLevel.TRACE);
+
+        utils.ctxSortList(this.parameters, this.ctx);
+
+        LOG.trace("AFTER SORT:");
+        SliPluginUtils.logContextMemory(ctx, LOG, SliPluginUtils.LogLevel.TRACE);
+
+        for (int i = 0; i < 9; i++) {
+            assertTrue(this.ctx.getAttribute("input.list[" + i + "].sort-key").compareTo(this.ctx.getAttribute("input.list[" + (i + 1) + "].sort-key")) < 1);
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public final void list_of_elements() throws SvcLogicException {
+        this.parameters.put("list", "input.list");
+        this.parameters.put("delimiter", ",");
+
+        this.ctx.setAttribute("input.list_length", "10");
+        for (int i = 0; i < 10; i++) {
+            this.ctx.setAttribute("input.list[" + i + ']', Integer.toString(rand.nextInt(10)));
+        }
+
+        LOG.trace("BEFORE SORT:");
+        SliPluginUtils.logContextMemory(ctx, LOG, SliPluginUtils.LogLevel.TRACE);
+
+        utils.ctxSortList(this.parameters, this.ctx);
+
+        LOG.trace("AFTER SORT:");
+        SliPluginUtils.logContextMemory(ctx, LOG, SliPluginUtils.LogLevel.TRACE);
+
+        for (int i = 0; i < 9; i++) {
+            assertTrue(this.ctx.getAttribute("input.list[" + i + ']').compareTo(this.ctx.getAttribute("input.list[" + (i + 1) + ']')) < 1);
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/core/sliPluginUtils/provider/src/test/java/org/onap/ccsdk/sli/core/slipluginutils/SliStringUtilsTest.java b/core/sliPluginUtils/provider/src/test/java/org/onap/ccsdk/sli/core/slipluginutils/SliStringUtilsTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..da7046f43
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/sliPluginUtils/provider/src/test/java/org/onap/ccsdk/sli/core/slipluginutils/SliStringUtilsTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,398 @@
+/*-
+ * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
+ * ONAP : CCSDK
+ * ================================================================================
+ * Copyright (C) 2017 AT&T Intellectual Property. All rights
+ *                         reserved.
+ * ================================================================================
+ * Modifications Copyright (C) 2018 IBM.
+ * ================================================================================
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ * 
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ * 
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ * ============LICENSE_END=========================================================
+ */ 
+
+package org.onap.ccsdk.sli.core.slipluginutils;
+
+import static org.hamcrest.Matchers.equalTo;
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertThat;
+import java.util.HashMap;
+import java.util.Map;
+import org.junit.Before;
+import org.junit.Test;
+import org.onap.ccsdk.sli.core.sli.SvcLogicContext;
+import org.onap.ccsdk.sli.core.sli.SvcLogicException;
+
+/**
+ * @author km991u
+ *
+ */
+public class SliStringUtilsTest {
+	private SvcLogicContext ctx;
+	private HashMap<String, String> param;
+	private SliStringUtils stringUtils = new SliStringUtils();
+
+	/**
+	 * @throws java.lang.Exception
+	 */
+	@Before
+	public void setUp() throws Exception {
+		this.ctx = new SvcLogicContext();
+		param = new HashMap<String, String>();
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * @throws SvcLogicException
+	 * @see SliStringUtils#split(Map, SvcLogicContext)
+	 */
+	@Test
+	public final void testSplit() throws SvcLogicException {
+		param.put("original_string", "one ## two ## three");
+		param.put("regex", " ## ");
+		param.put("ctx_memory_result_key", "result");
+
+		stringUtils.split(param, ctx);
+
+		assertThat(ctx.getAttribute("result[0]"), equalTo("one"));
+		assertThat(ctx.getAttribute("result[1]"), equalTo("two"));
+		assertThat(ctx.getAttribute("result[2]"), equalTo("three"));
+		assertThat(ctx.getAttribute("result_length"), equalTo("3"));
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * @throws SvcLogicException
+	 * @see SliStringUtils#split(Map, SvcLogicContext)
+	 */
+	@Test
+	public final void testSplit_limit() throws SvcLogicException {
+		param.put("original_string", "one ## two ## three");
+		param.put("regex", " ## ");
+		param.put("limit", "2");
+		param.put("ctx_memory_result_key", "result");
+
+		stringUtils.split(param, ctx);
+
+		assertThat(ctx.getAttribute("result[0]"), equalTo("one"));
+		assertThat(ctx.getAttribute("result[1]"), equalTo("two ## three"));
+		assertThat(ctx.getAttribute("result_length"), equalTo("2"));
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	public final void testSubString() throws SvcLogicException {
+		param.put("string", "splitatgivenindex");
+		param.put("begin-index", "0");
+		param.put("end-index", "5");
+		param.put("result", "result");
+
+		stringUtils.substring(param, ctx);
+
+		assertEquals("split", ctx.getAttribute("result"));
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	public final void testQuotedOrNull() throws SvcLogicException {
+		// param.put("nullString",null);
+		assertEquals("NULL", SliStringUtils.quotedOrNULL(null));
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	public void equalsIgnoreCaseTrue() throws SvcLogicException {
+		String sourceString = "HeLlOwORLD";
+		String targetSTring = "HELLOWORLD";
+		param.put("source", sourceString);
+		param.put("target", targetSTring);
+		assertEquals("true", SliStringUtils.equalsIgnoreCase(param, ctx));
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	public void equalsIgnoreCaseFalse() throws SvcLogicException {
+		String sourceString = "HeLlOwORLD";
+		String targetSTring = "goodbyeWORLD";
+		param.put("source", sourceString);
+		param.put("target", targetSTring);
+		assertEquals("false", SliStringUtils.equalsIgnoreCase(param, ctx));
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	public void toUpper() throws SvcLogicException {
+		String sourceString = "HeLlOwORLD";
+		param.put("source", sourceString);
+		String path = "my.unique.path.";
+		param.put("outputPath", path);
+		SliStringUtils.toUpper(param, ctx);
+		assertEquals(sourceString.toUpperCase(), ctx.getAttribute(path));
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	public void toLower() throws SvcLogicException {
+		String sourceString = "HeLlOwORLD";
+		param.put("source", sourceString);
+		String path = "my.unique.path.";
+		param.put("outputPath", path);
+		SliStringUtils.toLower(param, ctx);
+		assertEquals(sourceString.toLowerCase(), ctx.getAttribute(path));
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	public void containsTrue() throws SvcLogicException {
+		String sourceString = "Pizza";
+		String targetSTring = "izza";
+		param.put("source", sourceString);
+		param.put("target", targetSTring);
+		assertEquals("true", SliStringUtils.contains(param, ctx));
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	public void containsFalse() throws SvcLogicException {
+		String sourceString = "Pizza";
+		String targetSTring = "muffin";
+		param.put("source", sourceString);
+		param.put("target", targetSTring);
+		assertEquals("false", SliStringUtils.contains(param, ctx));
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	public void endsWithTrue() throws SvcLogicException {
+		String sourceString = "Pizza";
+		String targetSTring = "za";
+		param.put("source", sourceString);
+		param.put("target", targetSTring);
+		assertEquals("true", SliStringUtils.endsWith(param, ctx));
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	public void endsWithFalse() throws SvcLogicException {
+		String sourceString = "Pizza";
+		String targetSTring = "muffin";
+		param.put("source", sourceString);
+		param.put("target", targetSTring);
+		assertEquals("false", SliStringUtils.endsWith(param, ctx));
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	public void trim() throws SvcLogicException {
+		String sourceString = " H E L L O W O R L D";
+		String outputPath = "muffin";
+		param.put("source", sourceString);
+		param.put("outputPath", outputPath);
+		SliStringUtils.trim(param, ctx);
+		assertEquals(sourceString.trim(), ctx.getAttribute(outputPath));
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	public void getLength() throws SvcLogicException {
+		String sourceString = "SomeRandomString";
+		String outputPath = "muffin";
+		param.put("source", sourceString);
+		param.put("outputPath", outputPath);
+		SliStringUtils.getLength(param, ctx);
+		assertEquals(String.valueOf(sourceString.length()), ctx.getAttribute(outputPath));
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	public void startsWithFalse() throws SvcLogicException {
+		String sourceString = "Java";
+		String targetSTring = "DG";
+		param.put("source", sourceString);
+		param.put("target", targetSTring);
+		assertEquals("false", SliStringUtils.startsWith(param, ctx));
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	public void startsWithTrue() throws SvcLogicException {
+		String sourceString = "Java";
+		String targetSTring = "Ja";
+		param.put("source", sourceString);
+		param.put("target", targetSTring);
+		assertEquals("true", SliStringUtils.startsWith(param, ctx));
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	public void replace() throws SvcLogicException {
+		String sourceString = "cat Hello World cat";
+		String old = "cat";
+		String neww = "dog";
+		String outputPath = "out";
+
+		param.put("source", sourceString);
+		param.put("target", old);
+		param.put("replacement", neww);
+		param.put("outputPath", outputPath);
+		SliStringUtils.replace(param, ctx);
+		assertEquals(sourceString.replace(old, neww), ctx.getAttribute(outputPath));
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	public void replaceAll() throws SvcLogicException {
+		String source = "cat Hello World cat";
+		String target = "\\s";
+		String replacement = "";
+		String outputPath = "out";
+
+		param.put("source", source);
+		param.put("target", target);
+		param.put("replacement", replacement);
+		param.put("outputPath", outputPath);
+		SliStringUtils.replaceAll(param, ctx);
+		assertEquals(source.replaceAll(target, replacement), ctx.getAttribute(outputPath));
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	public void concat() throws SvcLogicException {
+		String sourceString = "cat";
+		String targetString = "dog";
+		String outputPath = "out";
+
+		param.put("source", sourceString);
+		param.put("target", targetString);
+		param.put("outputPath", outputPath);
+		SliStringUtils.concat(param, ctx);
+		assertEquals(sourceString + targetString, ctx.getAttribute(outputPath));
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	public void urlEncode() throws SvcLogicException {
+		String sourceString = "102/GE100/SNJSCAMCJP8/SNJSCAMCJT4";
+		String outputPath = "out";
+
+		param.put("source", sourceString);
+		param.put("outputPath", outputPath);
+		SliStringUtils.urlEncode(param, ctx);
+		assertEquals("102%2FGE100%2FSNJSCAMCJP8%2FSNJSCAMCJT4", ctx.getAttribute(outputPath));
+	}
+
+    @Test
+    public void urlDecode() throws SvcLogicException {
+        String sourceString = "102%2FGE100%2FSNJSCAMCJP8%2FSNJSCAMCJT4";
+        String outputPath = "out";
+
+        param.put("source", sourceString);
+        param.put("outputPath", outputPath);
+        SliStringUtils.urlDecode(param, ctx);
+        assertEquals("102/GE100/SNJSCAMCJP8/SNJSCAMCJT4", ctx.getAttribute(outputPath));
+    }
+
+	@Test
+	public void testXmlEscapeText() {
+		param.put("source", "102/GE100/SNJSCAMCJP8/SNJSCAMCJT4");
+		param.put("target", "target");
+		SliStringUtils.xmlEscapeText(param, ctx);
+		assertEquals("102/GE100/SNJSCAMCJP8/SNJSCAMCJT4", ctx.getAttribute("target"));
+	}
+
+	@Test(expected = Exception.class)
+	public void testSplitForEmptyParams() throws Exception {
+		SliStringUtils utils = new SliStringUtils();
+		ctx = new SvcLogicContext();
+		param = new HashMap<>();
+		utils.split(param, ctx);
+	}
+
+	@Test(expected = Exception.class)
+	public void testSubstringForEmptyParams() throws Exception {
+		SliStringUtils utils = new SliStringUtils();
+		ctx = new SvcLogicContext();
+		param = new HashMap<>();
+		utils.substring(param, ctx);
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	public void testUnescapeJsonString() throws Exception {
+		String source = "{\\\"image_name\\\":\\\"Ubuntu 14.04\\\",\\\"service-instance-id\\\":\\\"1\\\",\\\"vnf-model-customization-uuid\\\":\\\"2f\\\",\\\"vnf-id\\\":\\\"3b\\\"}";
+		param.put(SliStringUtils.INPUT_PARAM_SOURCE, source);
+		String outputPath = "unescaped";
+		param.put(SliStringUtils.INPUT_PARAM_TARGET, outputPath);
+		SliStringUtils.unescapeJsonString(param, ctx);
+		assertEquals("{\"image_name\":\"Ubuntu 14.04\",\"service-instance-id\":\"1\",\"vnf-model-customization-uuid\":\"2f\",\"vnf-id\":\"3b\"}", ctx.getAttribute(outputPath));
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	public void testEscapeJsonString() throws Exception {
+		String source = "{\"image_name\":\"Ubuntu 14.04\",\"service-instance-id\":\"1\",\"vnf-model-customization-uuid\":\"2f\",\"vnf-id\":\"3b\"}";
+		param.put(SliStringUtils.INPUT_PARAM_SOURCE, source);
+		String outputPath = "unescaped";
+		param.put(SliStringUtils.INPUT_PARAM_TARGET, outputPath);
+		SliStringUtils.escapeJsonString(param, ctx);
+		assertEquals("{\\\"image_name\\\":\\\"Ubuntu 14.04\\\",\\\"service-instance-id\\\":\\\"1\\\",\\\"vnf-model-customization-uuid\\\":\\\"2f\\\",\\\"vnf-id\\\":\\\"3b\\\"}", ctx.getAttribute(outputPath));
+	}
+
+    @Test
+    public void isEmpty() throws Exception {
+        String result = SliStringUtils.isEmpty(param, ctx);
+        param.put(SliStringUtils.INPUT_PARAM_KEY, "key_does_not_exist");
+        assertEquals(SliStringUtils.TRUE_CONSTANT, result);
+
+        ctx.setAttribute("a", null);
+        param.put(SliStringUtils.INPUT_PARAM_KEY, "a");
+        result = SliStringUtils.isEmpty(param, ctx);
+        assertEquals(SliStringUtils.TRUE_CONSTANT, result);
+
+        ctx.setAttribute("a", "");
+        result = SliStringUtils.isEmpty(param, ctx);
+        assertEquals(SliStringUtils.TRUE_CONSTANT, result);
+
+        ctx.setAttribute("a", " ");
+        result = SliStringUtils.isEmpty(param, ctx);
+        assertEquals(SliStringUtils.FALSE_CONSTANT, result);
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void isBlank() throws Exception {
+        String result = SliStringUtils.isBlank(param, ctx);
+        param.put(SliStringUtils.INPUT_PARAM_KEY, "key_does_not_exist");
+        assertEquals(SliStringUtils.TRUE_CONSTANT, result);
+
+        ctx.setAttribute("a", null);
+        param.put(SliStringUtils.INPUT_PARAM_KEY, "a");
+        result = SliStringUtils.isBlank(param, ctx);
+        assertEquals(SliStringUtils.TRUE_CONSTANT, result);
+
+        ctx.setAttribute("a", "");
+        result = SliStringUtils.isBlank(param, ctx);
+        assertEquals(SliStringUtils.TRUE_CONSTANT, result);
+
+        ctx.setAttribute("a", " ");
+        result = SliStringUtils.isBlank(param, ctx);
+        assertEquals(SliStringUtils.TRUE_CONSTANT, result);
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void isNull() throws Exception {
+        String result = SliStringUtils.isNull(param, ctx);
+        param.put(SliStringUtils.INPUT_PARAM_KEY, "key_does_not_exist");
+        assertEquals(SliStringUtils.TRUE_CONSTANT, result);
+
+        ctx.setAttribute("a", null);
+        param.put(SliStringUtils.INPUT_PARAM_KEY, "a");
+        result = SliStringUtils.isNull(param, ctx);
+        assertEquals(SliStringUtils.TRUE_CONSTANT, result);
+
+        ctx.setAttribute("a", "");
+        result = SliStringUtils.isNull(param, ctx);
+        assertEquals(SliStringUtils.FALSE_CONSTANT, result);
+
+        ctx.setAttribute("a", " ");
+        result = SliStringUtils.isNull(param, ctx);
+        assertEquals(SliStringUtils.FALSE_CONSTANT, result);
+    }
+
+	@Test
+	public void testBase64DecodingAlgo() throws Exception{
+		String input = "MDUxMDAw";
+		String decodeVal = "decodedPath";
+		param.put("encodedValue",input);
+		param.put("decodedValue", decodeVal);
+		SliStringUtils.base64DecodingAlgo(param,ctx);
+		assertEquals("051000",ctx.getAttribute(decodeVal));
+	}
+}
diff --git a/core/sliPluginUtils/provider/src/test/java/org/onap/ccsdk/sli/core/slipluginutils/SvcLogicContextListTest.java b/core/sliPluginUtils/provider/src/test/java/org/onap/ccsdk/sli/core/slipluginutils/SvcLogicContextListTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f916bbfca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/sliPluginUtils/provider/src/test/java/org/onap/ccsdk/sli/core/slipluginutils/SvcLogicContextListTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,307 @@
+/*-
+ * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
+ * ONAP : CCSDK
+ * ================================================================================
+ * Copyright (C) 2017 AT&T Intellectual Property. All rights
+ * 						reserved.
+ * ================================================================================
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ * 
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ * 
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ * ============LICENSE_END=========================================================
+ */
+
+package org.onap.ccsdk.sli.core.slipluginutils;
+
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertNull;
+
+import java.util.HashMap;
+
+import org.junit.Before;
+import org.junit.Test;
+import org.onap.ccsdk.sli.core.sli.SvcLogicContext;
+
+public class SvcLogicContextListTest {
+	//private static final Logger LOG = LoggerFactory.getLogger(SvcLogicContextTest.class);
+	private SvcLogicContext ctx;
+
+	@Before
+	public void setUp() throws Exception {
+		this.ctx = new SvcLogicContext();
+	}
+
+	// TODO: javadoc
+	@Test
+	public final void testSvcLogicContextList_SingleValueList() {
+		ctx.setAttribute("list[0]", "0");
+		ctx.setAttribute("list[1]", "1");
+		ctx.setAttribute("list[2]", "2");
+		ctx.setAttribute("list[3]", "3");
+		ctx.setAttribute("list[4]", "4");
+		ctx.setAttribute("list_length", "5");
+
+		SvcLogicContextList list = new SvcLogicContextList( ctx, "list" );
+
+		// Check that size of list is 5
+		assertEquals(5, list.size());
+
+		// Check that each HashMap has it's list value in the empty string key
+		// and has no other values
+		assertEquals(1, list.get(0).size());
+		assertEquals("0", list.get(0).get(""));
+		assertEquals(1, list.get(1).size());
+		assertEquals("1", list.get(1).get(""));
+		assertEquals(1, list.get(2).size());
+		assertEquals("2", list.get(2).get(""));
+		assertEquals(1, list.get(3).size());
+		assertEquals("3", list.get(3).get(""));
+		assertEquals(1, list.get(4).size());
+		assertEquals("4", list.get(4).get(""));
+	}
+
+	// TODO: javadoc
+	@Test
+	public final void testSvcLogicContextList_ObjectList() {
+		ctx.setAttribute("list[0].ipv4", "1.1.1.0");
+		ctx.setAttribute("list[0].ipv6", "2001::0");
+		ctx.setAttribute("list[1].ipv4", "1.1.1.1");
+		ctx.setAttribute("list[1].ipv6", "2001::1");
+		ctx.setAttribute("list[2].ipv4", "1.1.1.2");
+		ctx.setAttribute("list[2].ipv6", "2001::2");
+		ctx.setAttribute("list[3].ipv4", "1.1.1.3");
+		ctx.setAttribute("list[3].ipv6", "2001::3");
+		ctx.setAttribute("list[4].ipv4", "1.1.1.4");
+		ctx.setAttribute("list[4].ipv6", "2001::4");
+		ctx.setAttribute("list_length", "5");
+
+		SvcLogicContextList list = new SvcLogicContextList( ctx, "list" );
+
+		// Check that size of list is 5
+		assertEquals(5, list.size());
+
+		assertEquals(2, list.get(0).size());
+		assertEquals("1.1.1.0", list.get(0).get("ipv4"));
+		assertEquals("2001::0", list.get(0).get("ipv6"));
+		assertEquals(2, list.get(1).size());
+		assertEquals("1.1.1.1", list.get(1).get("ipv4"));
+		assertEquals("2001::1", list.get(1).get("ipv6"));
+		assertEquals(2, list.get(2).size());
+		assertEquals("1.1.1.2", list.get(2).get("ipv4"));
+		assertEquals("2001::2", list.get(2).get("ipv6"));
+		assertEquals(2, list.get(3).size());
+		assertEquals("1.1.1.3", list.get(3).get("ipv4"));
+		assertEquals("2001::3", list.get(3).get("ipv6"));
+		assertEquals(2, list.get(4).size());
+		assertEquals("1.1.1.4", list.get(4).get("ipv4"));
+		assertEquals("2001::4", list.get(4).get("ipv6"));
+	}
+
+	// TODO: javadoc
+	@Test
+	public final void testExtract() {
+		ctx.setAttribute("list[0]", "0");
+		ctx.setAttribute("list[1]", "1");
+		ctx.setAttribute("list[2]", "2");
+		ctx.setAttribute("list[3]", "3");
+		ctx.setAttribute("list[4]", "4");
+		ctx.setAttribute("list_length", "5");
+		ctx.setAttribute("Other", "other");
+
+		SvcLogicContextList list = SvcLogicContextList.extract(ctx, "list");
+
+		// Check that size of list is 5
+		assertEquals(5, list.size());
+
+		// Check that all list values exist in list object
+		assertEquals(1, list.get(0).size());
+		assertEquals("0", list.get(0).get(""));
+		assertEquals(1, list.get(1).size());
+		assertEquals("1", list.get(1).get(""));
+		assertEquals(1, list.get(2).size());
+		assertEquals("2", list.get(2).get(""));
+		assertEquals(1, list.get(3).size());
+		assertEquals("3", list.get(3).get(""));
+		assertEquals(1, list.get(4).size());
+		assertEquals("4", list.get(4).get(""));
+
+		// Check that all list values no longer exist in ctx
+		assertNull(ctx.getAttribute("list[0]"));
+		assertNull(ctx.getAttribute("list[1]"));
+		assertNull(ctx.getAttribute("list[2]"));
+		assertNull(ctx.getAttribute("list[3]"));
+		assertNull(ctx.getAttribute("list[4]"));
+		assertNull(ctx.getAttribute("list_length"));
+
+		// Check that non-list values still exist in ctx
+		assertEquals("other", ctx.getAttribute("Other"));
+	}
+
+	// TODO: javadoc
+	@Test
+	public final void testRemove_int() {
+		ctx.setAttribute("list[0]", "0");
+		ctx.setAttribute("list[1]", "1");
+		ctx.setAttribute("list[2]", "2");
+		ctx.setAttribute("list[3]", "3");
+		ctx.setAttribute("list[4]", "4");
+		ctx.setAttribute("list_length", "5");
+
+		SvcLogicContextList list = new SvcLogicContextList( ctx, "list" );
+		list.remove(2);
+
+		// Check that size of list is 4 (1 less than original)
+		assertEquals(4, list.size());
+
+		// Check that value was remove from list
+		assertEquals(1, list.get(0).size());
+		assertEquals("0", list.get(0).get(""));
+		assertEquals(1, list.get(1).size());
+		assertEquals("1", list.get(1).get(""));
+		assertEquals(1, list.get(2).size());
+		assertEquals("3", list.get(2).get(""));
+		assertEquals(1, list.get(3).size());
+		assertEquals("4", list.get(3).get(""));
+	}
+
+	// TODO: javadoc
+	@Test
+	public final void testRemove_StringString() {
+		ctx.setAttribute("list[0].ipv4", "1.1.1.0");
+		ctx.setAttribute("list[0].ipv6", "2001::0");
+		ctx.setAttribute("list[1].ipv4", "1.1.1.1");
+		ctx.setAttribute("list[1].ipv6", "2001::1");
+		ctx.setAttribute("list[2].ipv4", "1.1.1.2");
+		ctx.setAttribute("list[2].ipv6", "2001::2");
+		ctx.setAttribute("list[3].ipv4", "1.1.1.3");
+		ctx.setAttribute("list[3].ipv6", "2001::3");
+		ctx.setAttribute("list[4].ipv4", "1.1.1.4");
+		ctx.setAttribute("list[4].ipv6", "2001::4");
+		ctx.setAttribute("list[5].ipv4", "1.1.1.2");
+		ctx.setAttribute("list[5].ipv6", "2001::2");
+		ctx.setAttribute("list_length", "6");
+
+		SvcLogicContextList list = new SvcLogicContextList( ctx, "list" );
+		list.remove("ipv4", "1.1.1.2");
+
+		// Check that size of list is 4 (2 less than original)
+		assertEquals(4, list.size());
+
+		// Check that all elements with values ending in 2 were removed
+		assertEquals("1.1.1.0", list.get(0).get("ipv4"));
+		assertEquals("2001::0", list.get(0).get("ipv6"));
+		assertEquals("1.1.1.1", list.get(1).get("ipv4"));
+		assertEquals("2001::1", list.get(1).get("ipv6"));
+		assertEquals("1.1.1.3", list.get(2).get("ipv4"));
+		assertEquals("2001::3", list.get(2).get("ipv6"));
+		assertEquals("1.1.1.4", list.get(3).get("ipv4"));
+		assertEquals("2001::4", list.get(3).get("ipv6"));
+	}
+
+	// TODO: javadoc
+	@Test
+	public final void testRemove_StringString_ValueList() {
+		ctx.setAttribute("list[0]", "5");
+		ctx.setAttribute("list[1]", "6");
+		ctx.setAttribute("list[2]", "7");
+		ctx.setAttribute("list[3]", "8");
+		ctx.setAttribute("list[4]", "9");
+		ctx.setAttribute("list_length", "5");
+
+		SvcLogicContextList list = new SvcLogicContextList( ctx, "list" );
+		list.remove("", "6");
+
+		// Check that size of list is 4 (1 less than original)
+		assertEquals(4, list.size());
+
+		// Check that value was remove from list
+		assertEquals(1, list.get(0).size());
+		assertEquals("5", list.get(0).get(""));
+		assertEquals(1, list.get(1).size());
+		assertEquals("7", list.get(1).get(""));
+		assertEquals(1, list.get(2).size());
+		assertEquals("8", list.get(2).get(""));
+		assertEquals(1, list.get(3).size());
+		assertEquals("9", list.get(3).get(""));
+	}
+
+	// TODO: javadoc
+	@Test
+	public final void testRemove_Map() {
+		ctx.setAttribute("list[0].ipv4", "1.1.1.0");
+		ctx.setAttribute("list[0].ipv6", "2001::0");
+		ctx.setAttribute("list[1].ipv4", "1.1.1.1");
+		ctx.setAttribute("list[1].ipv6", "2001::1");
+		ctx.setAttribute("list[2].ipv4", "1.1.1.2");
+		ctx.setAttribute("list[2].ipv6", "2001::2");
+		ctx.setAttribute("list[3].ipv4", "1.1.1.3");
+		ctx.setAttribute("list[3].ipv6", "2001::3");
+		ctx.setAttribute("list[4].ipv4", "1.1.1.4");
+		ctx.setAttribute("list[4].ipv6", "2001::4");
+		ctx.setAttribute("list[5].ipv4", "1.1.1.2");
+		ctx.setAttribute("list[5].ipv6", "2001::2");
+		ctx.setAttribute("list_length", "6");
+
+		HashMap<String,String> remove_key = new HashMap<String,String>();
+		remove_key.put("ipv4", "1.1.1.2");
+		remove_key.put("ipv6", "2001::2");
+
+		SvcLogicContextList list = new SvcLogicContextList( ctx, "list" );
+		list.remove(remove_key);
+
+		// Check that size of list is 4 (2 less than original)
+		assertEquals(4, list.size());
+
+		// Check that all elements with values ending in 2 were removed
+		assertEquals("1.1.1.0", list.get(0).get("ipv4"));
+		assertEquals("2001::0", list.get(0).get("ipv6"));
+		assertEquals("1.1.1.1", list.get(1).get("ipv4"));
+		assertEquals("2001::1", list.get(1).get("ipv6"));
+		assertEquals("1.1.1.3", list.get(2).get("ipv4"));
+		assertEquals("2001::3", list.get(2).get("ipv6"));
+		assertEquals("1.1.1.4", list.get(3).get("ipv4"));
+		assertEquals("2001::4", list.get(3).get("ipv6"));
+	}
+
+	// TODO: javadoc
+	@Test
+	public final void testWriteToContext() {
+		ctx.setAttribute("list[0]", "0");
+		ctx.setAttribute("list[1]", "1");
+		ctx.setAttribute("list[2]", "2");
+		ctx.setAttribute("list[3]", "3");
+		ctx.setAttribute("list[4]", "4");
+		ctx.setAttribute("list_length", "5");
+		ctx.setAttribute("Other", "other");
+
+		SvcLogicContextList list = new SvcLogicContextList( ctx, "list" );
+
+		// Erase context memory
+		ctx = new SvcLogicContext();
+
+		// Write list back into context memory
+		list.writeToContext(ctx);
+
+		// Check that size of list is 5
+		assertEquals(5, list.size());
+
+		// Check that all list values exist in list object
+		assertEquals("0", ctx.getAttribute("list[0]"));
+		assertEquals("1", ctx.getAttribute("list[1]"));
+		assertEquals("2", ctx.getAttribute("list[2]"));
+		assertEquals("3", ctx.getAttribute("list[3]"));
+		assertEquals("4", ctx.getAttribute("list[4]"));
+		assertEquals("5", ctx.getAttribute("list_length"));
+
+		// Check that old list values aren't in new list
+		assertNull(ctx.getAttribute("Other"));
+	}
+}
diff --git a/core/sliPluginUtils/provider/src/test/resources/2dArray.json b/core/sliPluginUtils/provider/src/test/resources/2dArray.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2a94b46f4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/sliPluginUtils/provider/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/core/sliPluginUtils/provider/src/test/resources/3dArray.json b/core/sliPluginUtils/provider/src/test/resources/3dArray.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..149955596
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/sliPluginUtils/provider/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/core/sliPluginUtils/provider/src/test/resources/ArrayMenu.json b/core/sliPluginUtils/provider/src/test/resources/ArrayMenu.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..26a24f292
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/sliPluginUtils/provider/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/core/sliPluginUtils/provider/src/test/resources/EmbeddedEscapedJson.json b/core/sliPluginUtils/provider/src/test/resources/EmbeddedEscapedJson.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..dbb6d8d3a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/sliPluginUtils/provider/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/core/sliPluginUtils/provider/src/test/resources/EscapedJson.json b/core/sliPluginUtils/provider/src/test/resources/EscapedJson.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a7719e819
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/sliPluginUtils/provider/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/core/sliPluginUtils/provider/src/test/resources/JsonObject.json b/core/sliPluginUtils/provider/src/test/resources/JsonObject.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0578368f8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/sliPluginUtils/provider/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/core/sliPluginUtils/provider/src/test/resources/ObjectMenu.json b/core/sliPluginUtils/provider/src/test/resources/ObjectMenu.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..56f842d48
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/sliPluginUtils/provider/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/core/sliPluginUtils/provider/src/test/resources/Widget.json b/core/sliPluginUtils/provider/src/test/resources/Widget.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6b90907ce
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/sliPluginUtils/provider/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
author	Jessica Wagantall <jwagantall@linuxfoundation.org>	2020-12-01 11:48:20 -0800
committer	Jessica Wagantall <jwagantall@linuxfoundation.org>	2020-12-01 11:48:20 -0800
commit	32fb53c13342d5ad353c839b7ffd0ca85d14bd48 (patch)
tree	f1b92068cf7b79d29e96243899e12495abb4795a /core/sliPluginUtils
parent	53eacd8519a535f96d8b4231e48925324f1086dd (diff)