UT and defect fixes for DF serializer

UT and defect fixes

Issue-ID: CCSDK-376

Change-Id: Ia5f04a0d7e07caad0e3b380fdfa6cc109ec43b4e
Signed-off-by: janani b <janani.b@huawei.com>

16 files changed, 1430 insertions, 146 deletions

diff --git a/restconf-client/provider/src/main/java/org/onap/ccsdk/sli/plugins/restconfapicall/RestconfApiCallNode.java b/restconf-client/provider/src/main/java/org/onap/ccsdk/sli/plugins/restconfapicall/RestconfApiCallNode.java
index 42caf368..f9a1ecbf 100644
--- a/restconf-client/provider/src/main/java/org/onap/ccsdk/sli/plugins/restconfapicall/RestconfApiCallNode.java
+++ b/restconf-client/provider/src/main/java/org/onap/ccsdk/sli/plugins/restconfapicall/RestconfApiCallNode.java
@@ -36,8 +36,8 @@ import org.onap.ccsdk.sli.plugins.yangserializers.dfserializer.SerializerHelper;
 import org.onap.ccsdk.sli.plugins.yangserializers.dfserializer.YangParameters;
 import org.onap.ccsdk.sli.plugins.yangserializers.pnserializer.MdsalPropertiesNodeSerializer;
 import org.onap.ccsdk.sli.plugins.yangserializers.pnserializer.PropertiesNodeSerializer;
-import org.opendaylight.netconf.sal.restconf.impl.ControllerContext;
 import org.opendaylight.restconf.common.context.InstanceIdentifierContext;
+import org.opendaylight.restconf.nb.rfc8040.utils.parser.ParserIdentifier;
 import org.opendaylight.yangtools.yang.model.api.SchemaContext;
 import org.osgi.framework.BundleContext;
 import org.osgi.framework.ServiceReference;
@@ -90,6 +90,27 @@ public class RestconfApiCallNode implements SvcLogicJavaPlugin {
     private static final Logger log = LoggerFactory.getLogger(
             RestconfApiCallNode.class);
 
+    /**
+     * Rest api call node service instance
+     */
+    private RestapiCallNode restapiCallNode;
+
+    /**
+     * Creates an instance of restconf api call node with restapi call node.
+     *
+     * @param r restapi call node
+     */
+    public RestconfApiCallNode(RestapiCallNode r) {
+        this.restapiCallNode = r;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the restapi call node instance.
+     * @return
+     */
+    public RestapiCallNode getRestapiCallNode() {
+        return restapiCallNode;
+    }
 
     /**
      * Sends the restconf request using the parameters map and the memory
@@ -116,7 +137,7 @@ public class RestconfApiCallNode implements SvcLogicJavaPlugin {
      */
     public void sendRequest(Map<String, String> paramMap, SvcLogicContext ctx,
                             Integer retryCount) throws SvcLogicException {
-        RestapiCallNode rest = new RestapiCallNode();
+        RestapiCallNode rest = getRestapiCallNode();
         RetryPolicy retryPolicy = null;
         HttpResponse r = new HttpResponse();
         try {
@@ -203,7 +224,7 @@ public class RestconfApiCallNode implements SvcLogicJavaPlugin {
      * @return JSON or XML message to be sent
      * @throws SvcLogicException when serializing the request fails
      */
-     protected String serializeRequest(Map<String, String> properties,
+     public String serializeRequest(Map<String, String> properties,
                                     YangParameters params, String uri,
                                     InstanceIdentifierContext insIdCtx)
              throws SvcLogicException {
@@ -227,9 +248,9 @@ public class RestconfApiCallNode implements SvcLogicJavaPlugin {
      * @return response message as properties
      * @throws SvcLogicException when serializing the response fails
      */
-    protected Map<String, String> serializeResponse(YangParameters params,
-                                                  String uri, String response,
-                                                  InstanceIdentifierContext insIdCtx)
+    public Map<String, String> serializeResponse(YangParameters params,
+                                                 String uri, String response,
+                                                 InstanceIdentifierContext insIdCtx)
             throws SvcLogicException {
         PropertiesNodeSerializer propSer = new MdsalPropertiesNodeSerializer(
                 insIdCtx.getSchemaNode(), insIdCtx.getSchemaContext(), uri);
@@ -255,9 +276,7 @@ public class RestconfApiCallNode implements SvcLogicJavaPlugin {
                                                      String uri)
             throws SvcLogicException {
         SchemaContext context = getSchemaContext(params);
-        ControllerContext contCtx = ControllerContext.getInstance();
-        contCtx.onGlobalContextUpdated(context);
-        return contCtx.toInstanceIdentifier(uri);
+        return ParserIdentifier.toInstanceIdentifier(uri, context, null);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -294,7 +313,7 @@ public class RestconfApiCallNode implements SvcLogicJavaPlugin {
      * @param res    http response
      * @return response message body
      */
-    private String getResponse(SvcLogicContext ctx, YangParameters params,
+    public String getResponse(SvcLogicContext ctx, YangParameters params,
                                String pre, HttpResponse res) {
         ctx.setAttribute(pre + RES_CODE, String.valueOf(res.code));
         ctx.setAttribute(pre + RES_MSG, res.message);
diff --git a/restconf-client/provider/src/main/java/org/onap/ccsdk/sli/plugins/yangserializers/dfserializer/DefaultJsonListener.java b/restconf-client/provider/src/main/java/org/onap/ccsdk/sli/plugins/yangserializers/dfserializer/DefaultJsonListener.java
index 107585a7..45317522 100644
--- a/restconf-client/provider/src/main/java/org/onap/ccsdk/sli/plugins/yangserializers/dfserializer/DefaultJsonListener.java
+++ b/restconf-client/provider/src/main/java/org/onap/ccsdk/sli/plugins/yangserializers/dfserializer/DefaultJsonListener.java
@@ -53,6 +53,16 @@ public class DefaultJsonListener implements JsonListener {
     private String modName;
 
     /**
+     * Value of the current JSON node.
+     */
+    private String value;
+
+    /**
+     * Value namespace of the current JSON node.
+     */
+    private String valueNs;
+
+    /**
      * Creates an instance of default json listener with its serializer helper.
      *
      * @param serializerHelper serializer helper
@@ -64,16 +74,18 @@ public class DefaultJsonListener implements JsonListener {
     @Override
     public void enterJsonNode(String nodeName, JsonNode node,
                               NodeType nodeType) throws SvcLogicException {
-        getNodeName(nodeName);
+        getNodeName(nodeName, false);
 
         switch (nodeType) {
             case SINGLE_INSTANCE_LEAF_NODE:
-                serializerHelper.addNode(name, modName, node.asText(), null,
+                getNodeName(node.asText(), true);
+                serializerHelper.addNode(name, modName, value, valueNs,
                                          SINGLE_INSTANCE_LEAF_NODE);
                 break;
 
             case MULTI_INSTANCE_LEAF_NODE:
-                serializerHelper.addNode(name, modName, node.asText(), null,
+                getNodeName(node.asText(), true);
+                serializerHelper.addNode(name, modName, value, valueNs,
                                          MULTI_INSTANCE_LEAF_NODE);
                 break;
 
@@ -105,18 +117,29 @@ public class DefaultJsonListener implements JsonListener {
 
     /**
      * Parses the abstract JSON name and fills the node name and node
-     * namespace of the current JSON node.
+     * namespace or value and value namespace of the current JSON node .
      *
-     * @param abstractName abstract JSON name
+     * @param abstractName full name value
+     * @param isVal if it is for value parsing
      */
-    private void getNodeName(String abstractName) {
+    private void getNodeName(String abstractName, boolean isVal) {
         String[] val = abstractName.split(":");
         if (val.length == 2) {
-            modName = val[0];
-            name = val[1];
+            if (isVal) {
+                valueNs = val[0];
+                value = val[1];
+            } else {
+                modName = val[0];
+                name = val[1];
+            }
         } else {
-            name = val[0];
+            if (isVal) {
+                value = val[0];
+                valueNs = null;
+            } else {
+                name = val[0];
+                modName = null;
+            }
         }
     }
-
 }
diff --git a/restconf-client/provider/src/main/java/org/onap/ccsdk/sli/plugins/yangserializers/dfserializer/DefaultXmlListener.java b/restconf-client/provider/src/main/java/org/onap/ccsdk/sli/plugins/yangserializers/dfserializer/DefaultXmlListener.java
index 57969146..03abf44f 100644
--- a/restconf-client/provider/src/main/java/org/onap/ccsdk/sli/plugins/yangserializers/dfserializer/DefaultXmlListener.java
+++ b/restconf-client/provider/src/main/java/org/onap/ccsdk/sli/plugins/yangserializers/dfserializer/DefaultXmlListener.java
@@ -21,8 +21,11 @@
 package org.onap.ccsdk.sli.plugins.yangserializers.dfserializer;
 
 import org.dom4j.Element;
+import org.dom4j.Namespace;
 import org.onap.ccsdk.sli.core.sli.SvcLogicException;
 
+import java.util.List;
+
 import static java.lang.String.format;
 import static org.onap.ccsdk.sli.plugins.yangserializers.dfserializer.DfSerializerUtil.NODE_TYPE_ERR;
 
@@ -56,6 +59,11 @@ public class DefaultXmlListener implements XmlListener {
                 break;
 
             case OBJECT_NODE:
+                List cont = element.content();
+                if (cont != null && cont.size() == 2 &&
+                        isValueNsForLeaf(cont, element)) {
+                    return;
+                }
                 serializerHelper.addNode(element.getName(),
                                          element.getNamespace().getURI(),
                                          null, null, null);
@@ -67,6 +75,39 @@ public class DefaultXmlListener implements XmlListener {
         }
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Returns true if element has value namespace and adds the node to
+     * property tree; false otherwise.
+     *
+     * @param cont    content of the element
+     * @param element element
+     * @return true if element has value namespace; false otherwise
+     * @throws SvcLogicException
+     */
+    private boolean isValueNsForLeaf(List cont, Element element)
+            throws SvcLogicException {
+        for (Object c : cont) {
+            if (c instanceof Namespace) {
+                String value = element.getText();
+                if (value != null) {
+                    String[] val = value.split(":");
+                    String valPrefix = val[0];
+                    String actVal = val[1];
+                    if (valPrefix != null && actVal != null &&
+                            valPrefix.equals(((Namespace) c).getPrefix())) {
+                        serializerHelper.addNode(
+                                element.getName(),
+                                element.getNamespace().getURI(),
+                                actVal,
+                                ((Namespace) c).getURI(), null);
+                        return true;
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        return false;
+    }
+
     @Override
     public void exitXmlElement(Element element) throws SvcLogicException {
         serializerHelper.exitNode();
diff --git a/restconf-client/provider/src/main/java/org/onap/ccsdk/sli/plugins/yangserializers/dfserializer/DfSerializerUtil.java b/restconf-client/provider/src/main/java/org/onap/ccsdk/sli/plugins/yangserializers/dfserializer/DfSerializerUtil.java
index 6acb04a8..598b08c1 100644
--- a/restconf-client/provider/src/main/java/org/onap/ccsdk/sli/plugins/yangserializers/dfserializer/DfSerializerUtil.java
+++ b/restconf-client/provider/src/main/java/org/onap/ccsdk/sli/plugins/yangserializers/dfserializer/DfSerializerUtil.java
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ import org.onap.ccsdk.sli.plugins.yangserializers.pnserializer.Namespace;
 import org.onap.ccsdk.sli.plugins.yangserializers.pnserializer.PropertiesNode;
 import org.opendaylight.yangtools.yang.model.api.Module;
 import org.opendaylight.yangtools.yang.model.api.SchemaContext;
-import org.opendaylight.yangtools.yang.model.api.SchemaNode;
 import org.opendaylight.yangtools.yang.model.api.TypeDefinition;
 import org.w3c.dom.Document;
 import org.xml.sax.InputSource;
@@ -46,6 +45,7 @@ import java.io.StringWriter;
 import java.io.Writer;
 import java.net.URI;
 import java.net.URISyntaxException;
+import java.util.Iterator;
 
 import static javax.xml.transform.OutputKeys.INDENT;
 import static org.onap.ccsdk.sli.plugins.yangserializers.dfserializer.XmlNodeType.OBJECT_NODE;
@@ -150,40 +150,44 @@ public final class DfSerializerUtil {
      * Returns the resolved namespace object from the input received from the
      * abstract data format.
      *
-     * @param mName     module name
-     * @param curSchema current schema
-     * @param ctx       schema context
-     * @param mUri      module URI
-     * @param pNode     properties node
+     * @param mName  module name
+     * @param mUri   module URI
+     * @param ctx    schema context
+     * @param parent parent properties node
      * @return namespace
      * @throws SvcLogicException when resolving namespace fails
      */
-    static Namespace getResolvedNamespace(String mName, SchemaNode curSchema,
-                                          SchemaContext ctx, String mUri,
-                                          PropertiesNode pNode)
+    static Namespace getResolvedNamespace(String mName, String mUri,
+                                          SchemaContext ctx,
+                                          PropertiesNode parent)
             throws SvcLogicException {
-        Module m = null;
-        URI namespace = curSchema.getQName().getNamespace();
+        if (mName == null && mUri == null) {
+            Namespace parentNs = parent.namespace();
+            return new Namespace(parentNs.moduleName(), parentNs.moduleNs(),
+                                 parentNs.revision());
+        }
 
+        Iterator<Module> it;
+        Module mod;
         if (mName != null) {
-            m = ctx.findModule(mName).get();
-            namespace = m == null ? null : m.getNamespace();
-        }
-        if (mUri != null) {
+            it = ctx.findModules(mName).iterator();
+        } else {
+            URI modUri = null;
             try {
-                m = ctx.findModule(new URI(mUri)).get();
+               modUri = new URI(mUri);
             } catch (URISyntaxException e) {
                 throw new SvcLogicException(URI_ERR, e);
             }
-            namespace = m == null ? null : m.getNamespace();
-            mName = m.getName();
+            it = ctx.findModules(modUri).iterator();
         }
 
-        if (mName == null && mUri == null) {
-            return pNode.namespace();
+        if (!it.hasNext()) {
+            return null;
         }
+        mod = it.next();
 
-        return new Namespace(mName, namespace, getRevision(m.getRevision()));
+        return new Namespace(mod.getName(), mod.getQNameModule().getNamespace(),
+                             getRevision(mod.getRevision()));
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/restconf-client/provider/src/main/java/org/onap/ccsdk/sli/plugins/yangserializers/dfserializer/MdsalSerializerHelper.java b/restconf-client/provider/src/main/java/org/onap/ccsdk/sli/plugins/yangserializers/dfserializer/MdsalSerializerHelper.java
index 5a898dfc..6f9f9070 100644
--- a/restconf-client/provider/src/main/java/org/onap/ccsdk/sli/plugins/yangserializers/dfserializer/MdsalSerializerHelper.java
+++ b/restconf-client/provider/src/main/java/org/onap/ccsdk/sli/plugins/yangserializers/dfserializer/MdsalSerializerHelper.java
@@ -25,6 +25,9 @@ import org.onap.ccsdk.sli.plugins.yangserializers.pnserializer.Namespace;
 import org.onap.ccsdk.sli.plugins.yangserializers.pnserializer.NodeType;
 import org.onap.ccsdk.sli.plugins.yangserializers.pnserializer.PropertiesNode;
 import org.onap.ccsdk.sli.plugins.yangserializers.pnserializer.RootNode;
+import org.opendaylight.yangtools.yang.common.QName;
+import org.opendaylight.yangtools.yang.common.Revision;
+import org.opendaylight.yangtools.yang.model.api.ChoiceSchemaNode;
 import org.opendaylight.yangtools.yang.model.api.DataSchemaNode;
 import org.opendaylight.yangtools.yang.model.api.LeafListSchemaNode;
 import org.opendaylight.yangtools.yang.model.api.LeafSchemaNode;
@@ -49,6 +52,8 @@ import static org.onap.ccsdk.sli.plugins.yangserializers.pnserializer.NodeType.M
 import static org.onap.ccsdk.sli.plugins.yangserializers.pnserializer.NodeType.MULTI_INSTANCE_NODE;
 import static org.onap.ccsdk.sli.plugins.yangserializers.pnserializer.NodeType.SINGLE_INSTANCE_LEAF_NODE;
 import static org.onap.ccsdk.sli.plugins.yangserializers.pnserializer.NodeType.SINGLE_INSTANCE_NODE;
+import static org.opendaylight.yangtools.yang.data.impl.schema.SchemaUtils.findDataChildSchemaByQName;
+import static org.opendaylight.yangtools.yang.data.impl.schema.SchemaUtils.findSchemaForChild;
 import static org.opendaylight.yangtools.yang.data.util.ParserStreamUtils.findSchemaNodeByNameAndNamespace;
 
 /**
@@ -108,14 +113,17 @@ public class MdsalSerializerHelper extends SerializerHelper<SchemaNode, SchemaCo
             throws SvcLogicException {
         Namespace ns;
         if (type == null) {
-            ns = getResolvedNamespace(null, curSchemaNode, getSchemaCtx(),
-                                      nameSpace, propNode);
+            ns = getResolvedNamespace(null, nameSpace,
+                                      getSchemaCtx(), propNode);
         } else {
-            ns = getResolvedNamespace(nameSpace, curSchemaNode, getSchemaCtx(),
-                                      nameSpace, propNode);
+            ns = getResolvedNamespace(nameSpace, null,
+                                      getSchemaCtx(), propNode);
         }
         if (isChildPresent(name, ns)) {
             addNodeToProperty(name, ns, value, valNameSpace, type);
+        } else {
+            throw new SvcLogicException(format(
+                    "Unable to add the node %s", name));
         }
     }
 
@@ -192,15 +200,20 @@ public class MdsalSerializerHelper extends SerializerHelper<SchemaNode, SchemaCo
                                  NodeType nodeType) throws SvcLogicException {
         Namespace ns = null;
         if (valNs != null) {
-            TypeDefinition type = ((LeafSchemaNode) schemaNode).getType();
+            TypeDefinition type;
+            if (schemaNode instanceof LeafSchemaNode) {
+                type = ((LeafSchemaNode) schemaNode).getType();
+            } else {
+                type = ((LeafListSchemaNode) schemaNode).getType();
+            }
             TypeDefinition<?> baseType = resolveBaseTypeFrom(type);
             if (baseType instanceof IdentityrefTypeDefinition) {
                 if (nodeType == null) {
-                    ns = getResolvedNamespace(null,schemaNode, getSchemaCtx(),
-                                              valNs, propNode);
+                    ns = getResolvedNamespace(null, valNs, getSchemaCtx(),
+                                              propNode);
                 } else {
-                    ns = getResolvedNamespace(valNs, schemaNode, getSchemaCtx(),
-                                              null, propNode);
+                    ns = getResolvedNamespace(valNs, null, getSchemaCtx(),
+                                              propNode);
                 }
             }
         }
@@ -255,14 +268,28 @@ public class MdsalSerializerHelper extends SerializerHelper<SchemaNode, SchemaCo
      * @return returns true if the child schema is available; false otherwise
      */
     private boolean isChildPresent(String name, Namespace namespace) {
-        Deque<DataSchemaNode> dataSchema = findSchemaNodeByNameAndNamespace(
-                (DataSchemaNode) curSchemaNode, name, namespace.moduleNs());
-        if (dataSchema != null) {
-            DataSchemaNode node = dataSchema.pop();
-            if (node != null) {
-                curSchemaNode = node;
-                return true;
+        QName qname =  QName.create(namespace.moduleNs(),
+                                    Revision.of(namespace.revision()), name);
+        SchemaNode childNode = null;
+        if (curSchemaNode instanceof DataSchemaNode) {
+            Deque<DataSchemaNode> dataSchema = findSchemaNodeByNameAndNamespace(
+                    (DataSchemaNode) curSchemaNode, name, namespace.moduleNs());
+            if (dataSchema != null && !dataSchema.isEmpty()) {
+                childNode = dataSchema.pop();
+            }
+
+            if (!dataSchema.isEmpty()) {
+                childNode = findSchemaForChild(((ChoiceSchemaNode) childNode),
+                                               qname);
             }
+
+        } else {
+            childNode = findDataChildSchemaByQName(curSchemaNode, qname);
+        }
+
+        if (childNode != null) {
+            curSchemaNode = childNode;
+            return true;
         }
         return false;
     }
diff --git a/restconf-client/provider/src/main/java/org/onap/ccsdk/sli/plugins/yangserializers/dfserializer/PropertiesNodeXmlListener.java b/restconf-client/provider/src/main/java/org/onap/ccsdk/sli/plugins/yangserializers/dfserializer/PropertiesNodeXmlListener.java
index cf59b779..39a08e38 100644
--- a/restconf-client/provider/src/main/java/org/onap/ccsdk/sli/plugins/yangserializers/dfserializer/PropertiesNodeXmlListener.java
+++ b/restconf-client/provider/src/main/java/org/onap/ccsdk/sli/plugins/yangserializers/dfserializer/PropertiesNodeXmlListener.java
@@ -42,6 +42,8 @@ import static org.onap.ccsdk.sli.plugins.yangserializers.dfserializer.DfSerializ
 import static org.onap.ccsdk.sli.plugins.yangserializers.dfserializer.DfSerializerUtil.UTF_HEADER;
 import static org.onap.ccsdk.sli.plugins.yangserializers.dfserializer.DfSerializerUtil.XML_PREFIX;
 import static org.onap.ccsdk.sli.plugins.yangserializers.dfserializer.DfSerializerUtil.getXmlWriter;
+import static org.onap.ccsdk.sli.plugins.yangserializers.pnserializer.NodeType.MULTI_INSTANCE_HOLDER_NODE;
+import static org.onap.ccsdk.sli.plugins.yangserializers.pnserializer.NodeType.MULTI_INSTANCE_LEAF_HOLDER_NODE;
 
 /**
  * Representation of XML implementation of properties node listener.
@@ -193,7 +195,11 @@ public class PropertiesNodeXmlListener implements PropertiesNodeListener {
      */
     private String getNodeNamespace(PropertiesNode node) {
         PropertiesNode parent = node.parent();
-        if (parent instanceof RootNode || !parent.namespace().moduleName()
+        if (parent.nodeType() == MULTI_INSTANCE_HOLDER_NODE ||
+                parent.nodeType() == MULTI_INSTANCE_LEAF_HOLDER_NODE) {
+            parent = parent.parent();
+        }
+        if (parent instanceof RootNode || ! parent.namespace().moduleName()
                 .equals(node.namespace().moduleName())) {
             return node.namespace().moduleNs().toString();
         }
diff --git a/restconf-client/provider/src/main/java/org/onap/ccsdk/sli/plugins/yangserializers/pnserializer/DefaultPropertiesNodeListener.java b/restconf-client/provider/src/main/java/org/onap/ccsdk/sli/plugins/yangserializers/pnserializer/DefaultPropertiesNodeListener.java
index d9120912..491dcb09 100644
--- a/restconf-client/provider/src/main/java/org/onap/ccsdk/sli/plugins/yangserializers/pnserializer/DefaultPropertiesNodeListener.java
+++ b/restconf-client/provider/src/main/java/org/onap/ccsdk/sli/plugins/yangserializers/pnserializer/DefaultPropertiesNodeListener.java
@@ -54,7 +54,11 @@ public class DefaultPropertiesNodeListener implements PropertiesNodeListener {
          */
         if (node.nodeType() == SINGLE_INSTANCE_LEAF_NODE
                 || node.nodeType() == MULTI_INSTANCE_LEAF_NODE) {
-            params.put(node.uri(), ((LeafNode) node).value());
+            String val = ((LeafNode) node).value();
+            if (((LeafNode) node).valueNs() != null) {
+                val = ((LeafNode) node).valueNs().moduleName() + ":" + val;
+            }
+            params.put(node.uri(), val);
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/restconf-client/provider/src/main/java/org/onap/ccsdk/sli/plugins/yangserializers/pnserializer/MdsalPropertiesNodeSerializer.java b/restconf-client/provider/src/main/java/org/onap/ccsdk/sli/plugins/yangserializers/pnserializer/MdsalPropertiesNodeSerializer.java
index c2414626..13a5c5a0 100644
--- a/restconf-client/provider/src/main/java/org/onap/ccsdk/sli/plugins/yangserializers/pnserializer/MdsalPropertiesNodeSerializer.java
+++ b/restconf-client/provider/src/main/java/org/onap/ccsdk/sli/plugins/yangserializers/pnserializer/MdsalPropertiesNodeSerializer.java
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ import static org.onap.ccsdk.sli.plugins.yangserializers.pnserializer.MdsalPrope
 import static org.onap.ccsdk.sli.plugins.yangserializers.pnserializer.MdsalPropertiesNodeUtils.getListName;
 import static org.onap.ccsdk.sli.plugins.yangserializers.pnserializer.MdsalPropertiesNodeUtils.getNamespace;
 import static org.onap.ccsdk.sli.plugins.yangserializers.pnserializer.MdsalPropertiesNodeUtils.getNodeType;
+import static org.onap.ccsdk.sli.plugins.yangserializers.pnserializer.MdsalPropertiesNodeUtils.getParsedValue;
 import static org.onap.ccsdk.sli.plugins.yangserializers.pnserializer.MdsalPropertiesNodeUtils.getRevision;
 import static org.onap.ccsdk.sli.plugins.yangserializers.pnserializer.MdsalPropertiesNodeUtils.getValueNamespace;
 import static org.onap.ccsdk.sli.plugins.yangserializers.pnserializer.MdsalPropertiesNodeUtils.resolveName;
@@ -116,26 +117,32 @@ public class MdsalPropertiesNodeSerializer extends PropertiesNodeSerializer<Sche
                                      SINGLE_INSTANCE_NODE, schema);
                 curSchema = schema;
                 break;
+
             case MULTI_INSTANCE_NODE:
                 node = node.addChild(getIndex(name), localName, ns,
                                      MULTI_INSTANCE_NODE, schema);
                 curSchema = schema;
                 break;
+
             case SINGLE_INSTANCE_LEAF_NODE:
+                Namespace valNs = getValueNamespace(value, schemaCtx());
+                value = getParsedValue(valNs, value);
                 node = node.addChild(localName, ns, SINGLE_INSTANCE_LEAF_NODE,
-                                     value, getValueNamespace(value, schemaCtx()),
-                                     schema);
+                                     value, valNs, schema);
                 node = node.endNode();
                 curSchema = ((SchemaNode) node.appInfo());
                 break;
+
             case MULTI_INSTANCE_LEAF_NODE:
+                valNs = getValueNamespace(value, schemaCtx());
+                value = getParsedValue(valNs, value);
                 node = node.addChild(getIndex(name), localName, ns,
                                      MULTI_INSTANCE_LEAF_NODE, value,
-                                     getValueNamespace(value, schemaCtx()),
-                                     schema);
+                                     valNs, schema);
                 node = node.endNode();
                 curSchema = ((SchemaNode) node.appInfo());
                 break;
+
             default:
                 throw new SvcLogicException("Invalid node type");
         }
diff --git a/restconf-client/provider/src/main/java/org/onap/ccsdk/sli/plugins/yangserializers/pnserializer/MdsalPropertiesNodeUtils.java b/restconf-client/provider/src/main/java/org/onap/ccsdk/sli/plugins/yangserializers/pnserializer/MdsalPropertiesNodeUtils.java
index 5b4755e8..d7b4818b 100644
--- a/restconf-client/provider/src/main/java/org/onap/ccsdk/sli/plugins/yangserializers/pnserializer/MdsalPropertiesNodeUtils.java
+++ b/restconf-client/provider/src/main/java/org/onap/ccsdk/sli/plugins/yangserializers/pnserializer/MdsalPropertiesNodeUtils.java
@@ -350,4 +350,12 @@ public final class MdsalPropertiesNodeUtils {
         return new Namespace(m.getName(), m.getQNameModule().getNamespace(),
                              getRevision(m.getRevision()));
     }
+
+    static String getParsedValue(Namespace valNs, String value) {
+        if (valNs != null && value.contains(":")) {
+            String[] valArr = value.split(":");
+            return valArr[1];
+        }
+        return value;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/restconf-client/provider/src/main/resources/org/opendaylight/blueprint/restconf-client-blueprint.xml b/restconf-client/provider/src/main/resources/org/opendaylight/blueprint/restconf-client-blueprint.xml
index 91c31efc..c8f2dc4c 100755
--- a/restconf-client/provider/src/main/resources/org/opendaylight/blueprint/restconf-client-blueprint.xml
+++ b/restconf-client/provider/src/main/resources/org/opendaylight/blueprint/restconf-client-blueprint.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,15 @@
            xmlns:odl="http://opendaylight.org/xmlns/blueprint/v1.0.0"
            odl:use-default-for-reference-types="true">
 
-    <bean id="restconfapiCallNodeProvider" class="org.onap.ccsdk.sli.plugins.restconfapicall.RestconfApiCallNode" />
+    <reference xmlns:ext="http://aries.apache.org/blueprint/xmlns/blueprint-ext/v1.0.0"
+               id="restapiCallNodeProvider"
+               interface="org.onap.ccsdk.sli.plugins.restapicall.RestapiCallNode"
+               ext:proxy-method="classes"/>
+
+    <bean id="restconfapiCallNodeProvider" class="org.onap.ccsdk.sli.plugins.restconfapicall.RestconfApiCallNode" >
+        <argument ref="restapiCallNodeProvider"/>
+    </bean>
+
     <bean id="restconfDiscoveryNodeProvider" class="org.onap.ccsdk.sli.plugins.restconfdiscovery.RestconfDiscoveryNode" />
 
     <service ref="restconfapiCallNodeProvider">
diff --git a/restconf-client/provider/src/test/java/org/onap/ccsdk/sli/plugins/yangserializers/dfserializer/DataFormatSerializerTest.java b/restconf-client/provider/src/test/java/org/onap/ccsdk/sli/plugins/yangserializers/dfserializer/DataFormatSerializerTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0f46d625
--- /dev/null
+++ b/restconf-client/provider/src/test/java/org/onap/ccsdk/sli/plugins/yangserializers/dfserializer/DataFormatSerializerTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,612 @@
+/*-
+ * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
+ * ONAP - CCSDK
+ * ================================================================================
+ * Copyright (C) 2018 Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. 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.plugins.yangserializers.dfserializer;
+
+import org.junit.Before;
+import org.junit.Test;
+import org.mockito.invocation.InvocationOnMock;
+import org.mockito.stubbing.Answer;
+import org.onap.ccsdk.sli.core.sli.SvcLogicContext;
+import org.onap.ccsdk.sli.core.sli.SvcLogicException;
+import org.onap.ccsdk.sli.plugins.restapicall.HttpResponse;
+import org.onap.ccsdk.sli.plugins.restapicall.RestapiCallNode;
+import org.onap.ccsdk.sli.plugins.restconfapicall.RestconfApiCallNode;
+import org.opendaylight.restconf.common.context.InstanceIdentifierContext;
+
+import java.util.HashMap;
+import java.util.Map;
+
+import static org.hamcrest.MatcherAssert.assertThat;
+import static org.hamcrest.core.Is.is;
+import static org.mockito.Matchers.any;
+import static org.mockito.Mockito.doAnswer;
+import static org.mockito.Mockito.doCallRealMethod;
+import static org.mockito.Mockito.doReturn;
+import static org.mockito.Mockito.mock;
+import static org.onap.ccsdk.sli.plugins.yangserializers.dfserializer.DataFormatUtilsTest.DECODE_FROM_JSON_RPC;
+import static org.onap.ccsdk.sli.plugins.yangserializers.dfserializer.DataFormatUtilsTest.DECODE_FROM_XML_RPC;
+import static org.onap.ccsdk.sli.plugins.yangserializers.dfserializer.DataFormatUtilsTest.ENCODE_TO_JSON_ID;
+import static org.onap.ccsdk.sli.plugins.yangserializers.dfserializer.DataFormatUtilsTest.ENCODE_TO_JSON_RPC;
+import static org.onap.ccsdk.sli.plugins.yangserializers.dfserializer.DataFormatUtilsTest.ENCODE_TO_JSON_YANG;
+import static org.onap.ccsdk.sli.plugins.yangserializers.dfserializer.DataFormatUtilsTest.ENCODE_TO_XML_ID;
+import static org.onap.ccsdk.sli.plugins.yangserializers.dfserializer.DataFormatUtilsTest.ENCODE_TO_XML_RPC;
+import static org.onap.ccsdk.sli.plugins.yangserializers.dfserializer.DataFormatUtilsTest.ENCODE_TO_XML_YANG;
+
+
+/**
+ * Unit test cases for data format serialization and restconf api call node.
+ */
+public class DataFormatSerializerTest {
+
+    private Map<String, String> p;
+
+    private RestconfApiCallNode restconf;
+
+    private RestapiCallNode restApi;
+
+    private DfCaptor dfCaptor;
+
+    /**
+     * Sets up the pre-requisite for each test case.
+     *
+     * @throws SvcLogicException when test case fails
+     */
+    @Before
+    public void setUp() throws SvcLogicException {
+        p = new HashMap<>();
+        p.put("restapiUser", "user1");
+        p.put("restapiPassword", "abc123");
+        p.put("responsePrefix", "response");
+        p.put("skipSending", "true");
+        restApi = new RestapiCallNode();
+        restconf = mock(RestconfApiCallNode.class);
+        dfCaptor = new DfCaptor();
+        createMethodMocks();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Creates method mocks using mockito for RestconfApiCallNode class.
+     *
+     * @throws SvcLogicException when test case fails
+     */
+    private void createMethodMocks() throws SvcLogicException {
+        doReturn(restApi).when(restconf).getRestapiCallNode();
+        doCallRealMethod().when(restconf).sendRequest(
+                any(Map.class), any(SvcLogicContext.class));
+        doCallRealMethod().when(restconf).sendRequest(
+                any(Map.class), any(SvcLogicContext.class), any(Integer.class));
+        doAnswer(dfCaptor).when(restconf).serializeRequest(
+                any(Map.class), any(YangParameters.class), any(String.class),
+                any(InstanceIdentifierContext.class));
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Creates mock using mockito with input data for decoding.
+     *
+     * @param decodeData input data
+     * @throws SvcLogicException when test case fails
+     */
+    private void createMockForDecode(String decodeData)
+            throws SvcLogicException {
+        doReturn(decodeData).when(restconf).getResponse(
+                any(SvcLogicContext.class), any(YangParameters.class),
+                any(String.class), any(HttpResponse.class));
+        doCallRealMethod().when(restconf).serializeResponse(
+                any(YangParameters.class), any(String.class), any(String.class),
+                any(InstanceIdentifierContext.class));
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Verifies encoding of parameters to JSON data format with identity-ref
+     * and inter-file linking.
+     *
+     * @throws SvcLogicException when test case fails
+     */
+    @Test
+    public void encodeToJsonId() throws SvcLogicException {
+        String pre = "identity-test:test.";
+        SvcLogicContext ctx = createAttList(pre);
+        ctx.setAttribute(pre + "l", "abc");
+        p.put("dirPath", "src/test/resources");
+        p.put("format", "json");
+        p.put("httpMethod", "post");
+        p.put("restapiUrl", "http://echo.getpostman" +
+                ".com/restconf/operations/identity-test:test");
+        restconf.sendRequest(p, ctx);
+        assertThat(dfCaptor.getResult(), is(ENCODE_TO_JSON_ID));
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Verifies encoding of parameters to XML data format with identity-ref
+     * and inter-file linking.
+     *
+     * @throws SvcLogicException when test case fails
+     */
+    @Test
+    public void encodeToXmlId() throws SvcLogicException {
+        String pre = "identity-test:test.";
+        SvcLogicContext ctx = createAttList(pre);
+        p.put("dirPath", "src/test/resources");
+        p.put("format", "xml");
+        p.put("httpMethod", "post");
+        p.put("restapiUrl", "http://echo.getpostman" +
+                ".com/restconf/operations/identity-test:test");
+        restconf.sendRequest(p, ctx);
+        assertThat(dfCaptor.getResult(), is(ENCODE_TO_XML_ID));
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Verifies decoding of parameters from JSON data format with identity-ref
+     * and inter-file linking.
+     *
+     * @throws SvcLogicException when test case fails
+     */
+    @Test
+    public void decodeToJsonId() throws SvcLogicException {
+        createMockForDecode(ENCODE_TO_JSON_ID);
+        SvcLogicContext ctx = new SvcLogicContext();
+        String pre = "identity-test:test.";
+        p.put("dirPath", "src/test/resources");
+        p.put("format", "json");
+        p.put("httpMethod", "get");
+        p.put("restapiUrl", "http://echo.getpostman" +
+                ".com/restconf/operations/identity-test:test");
+        restconf.sendRequest(p, ctx);
+        assertThat(ctx.getAttribute(pre + "l"), is("abc"));
+        verifyAttList(ctx, pre);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Verifies decoding of parameters from XML data format with identity-ref
+     * and inter-file linking.
+     *
+     * @throws SvcLogicException when test case fails
+     */
+    @Test
+    public void decodeToXmlId() throws SvcLogicException {
+        createMockForDecode(ENCODE_TO_XML_ID);
+        SvcLogicContext ctx = new SvcLogicContext();
+        String pre = "identity-test:test.";
+        p.put("dirPath", "src/test/resources");
+        p.put("format", "xml");
+        p.put("httpMethod", "get");
+        p.put("restapiUrl", "http://echo.getpostman" +
+                ".com/restconf/operations/identity-test:test");
+        restconf.sendRequest(p, ctx);
+        verifyAttList(ctx, pre);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Verifies encoding of parameters to JSON data format with containers,
+     * grouping and augment.
+     *
+     * @throws SvcLogicException when test case fails
+     */
+    @Test
+    public void encodeToJsonYang() throws SvcLogicException {
+        String pre = "test-yang:cont1.cont2.";
+        SvcLogicContext ctx = createAttListYang(pre);
+        p.put("dirPath", "src/test/resources");
+        p.put("format", "json");
+        p.put("httpMethod", "post");
+        p.put("restapiUrl", "http://echo.getpostman" +
+                ".com/restconf/operations/test-yang:cont1");
+        restconf.sendRequest(p, ctx);
+        assertThat(dfCaptor.getResult(), is(ENCODE_TO_JSON_YANG));
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Verifies decoding of parameters from JSON data format with containers,
+     * grouping and augment.
+     *
+     * @throws SvcLogicException when test case fails
+     */
+    @Test
+    public void decodeToJsonYang() throws SvcLogicException {
+        createMockForDecode(ENCODE_TO_JSON_YANG);
+        SvcLogicContext ctx = new SvcLogicContext();
+        String pre = "test-yang:cont1.cont2.";
+        p.put("dirPath", "src/test/resources");
+        p.put("format", "json");
+        p.put("httpMethod", "get");
+        p.put("restapiUrl", "http://echo.getpostman" +
+                ".com/restconf/operations/test-yang:cont1");
+        restconf.sendRequest(p, ctx);
+        verifyAttListYang(ctx, pre);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Verifies encoding of parameters to XML data format with containers,
+     * grouping and augment.
+     *
+     * @throws SvcLogicException when test case fails
+     */
+    @Test
+    public void encodeToXmlYang() throws SvcLogicException {
+        String pre = "test-yang:cont1.cont2.";
+        SvcLogicContext ctx = createAttListYang(pre);
+        p.put("dirPath", "src/test/resources");
+        p.put("format", "xml");
+        p.put("httpMethod", "post");
+        p.put("restapiUrl", "http://echo.getpostman" +
+                ".com/restconf/operations/test-yang:cont1");
+        restconf.sendRequest(p, ctx);
+        assertThat(dfCaptor.getResult(), is(ENCODE_TO_XML_YANG));
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Verifies decoding of parameters from XML data format with containers,
+     * grouping and augment.
+     *
+     * @throws SvcLogicException when test case fails
+     */
+    @Test
+    public void decodeToXmlYang() throws SvcLogicException {
+        createMockForDecode(ENCODE_TO_XML_YANG);
+        SvcLogicContext ctx = new SvcLogicContext();
+        String pre = "test-yang:cont1.cont2.";
+        p.put("dirPath", "src/test/resources");
+        p.put("format", "xml");
+        p.put("httpMethod", "get");
+        p.put("restapiUrl", "http://echo.getpostman" +
+                ".com/restconf/operations/test-yang:cont1");
+        restconf.sendRequest(p, ctx);
+        verifyAttListYang(ctx, pre);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Verifies encoding of and decoding from, JSON respectively for data
+     * format with containers, grouping and augment.
+     *
+     * @throws SvcLogicException when test case fails
+     */
+    @Test
+    public void codecToJsonRpc() throws SvcLogicException {
+        createMockForDecode(DECODE_FROM_JSON_RPC);
+        String inPre = "test-yang:create-sfc.input.";
+        String outPre = "test-yang:create-sfc.output.";
+        SvcLogicContext ctx = createAttListRpc(inPre);
+        p.put("dirPath", "src/test/resources");
+        p.put("format", "json");
+        p.put("httpMethod", "post");
+        p.put("restapiUrl", "http://echo.getpostman" +
+                ".com/restconf/operations/test-yang:create-sfc");
+        restconf.sendRequest(p, ctx);
+        assertThat(dfCaptor.getResult(), is(ENCODE_TO_JSON_RPC));
+        verifyAttListRpc(ctx, outPre);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Verifies encoding of and decoding from, XML respectively for data
+     * format with containers, grouping and augment.
+     *
+     * @throws SvcLogicException when test case fails
+     */
+    @Test
+    public void codecToXmlRpc() throws SvcLogicException {
+        createMockForDecode(DECODE_FROM_XML_RPC);
+        String inPre = "test-yang:create-sfc.input.";
+        String outPre = "test-yang:create-sfc.output.";
+        SvcLogicContext ctx = createAttListRpc(inPre);
+        p.put("dirPath", "src/test/resources");
+        p.put("format", "xml");
+        p.put("httpMethod", "post");
+        p.put("restapiUrl", "http://echo.getpostman" +
+                ".com/restconf/operations/test-yang:create-sfc");
+        restconf.sendRequest(p, ctx);
+        assertThat(dfCaptor.getResult(), is(ENCODE_TO_XML_RPC));
+        verifyAttListRpc(ctx, outPre);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Creates attribute list for encoding JSON or XML with identity-ref YANG
+     * file.
+     *
+     * @param pre prefix
+     * @return service logic context
+     */
+    private SvcLogicContext createAttList(String pre) {
+        SvcLogicContext ctx = new SvcLogicContext();
+        String pre1 = pre + "con1.interfaces.";
+        ctx.setAttribute(pre + "con1.interface", "identity-types:physical");
+        ctx.setAttribute(pre1 + "int-list[0].iden", "optical");
+        ctx.setAttribute(pre1 + "int-list[0].available.ll[0]", "Giga");
+        ctx.setAttribute(pre1 + "int-list[0].available.ll[1]",
+                         "identity-types:Loopback");
+        ctx.setAttribute(pre1 + "int-list[0].available.ll[2]",
+                         "identity-types-second:Ethernet");
+        ctx.setAttribute(pre1 + "int-list[0].available.leaf1", "58");
+        ctx.setAttribute(pre1 + "int-list[0].available.leaf2",
+                         "identity-types-second:iden2");
+
+        ctx.setAttribute(pre1 + "int-list[1].iden", "214748364");
+        ctx.setAttribute(pre1 + "int-list[1].available.ll[0]", "Giga");
+        ctx.setAttribute(pre1 + "int-list[1].available.ll[1]",
+                         "identity-types:Loopback");
+        ctx.setAttribute(pre1 + "int-list[1].available.ll[2]",
+                         "identity-types-second:Ethernet");
+        ctx.setAttribute(pre1 + "int-list[1].available.leaf1",
+                         "8888");
+        ctx.setAttribute(pre1 + "int-list[1].available.leaf2",
+                         "identity-types-second:iden2");
+        return ctx;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Creates attribute list for encoding JSON or XML with container,
+     * grouping and augmented YANG file.
+     *
+     * @param pre prefix
+     * @return service logic context
+     */
+    private SvcLogicContext createAttListYang(String pre) {
+        SvcLogicContext ctx = new SvcLogicContext();
+        ctx.setAttribute(pre + "cont3.leaf10", "abc");
+        ctx.setAttribute(pre + "list1[0].leaf1", "true");
+        ctx.setAttribute(pre + "list1[0].leaf2", "abc");
+        ctx.setAttribute(pre + "list1[0].leaf3", "abc");
+        ctx.setAttribute(pre + "list1[0].ll1[0]", "abc");
+        ctx.setAttribute(pre + "list1[0].ll1[1]", "abc");
+        ctx.setAttribute(pre + "list1[0].ll2[0]", "abc");
+        ctx.setAttribute(pre + "list1[0].ll2[1]", "abc");
+        ctx.setAttribute(pre + "list1[0].cont4.leaf11", "abc");
+        ctx.setAttribute(pre + "list1[0].list4[0].leaf8", "abc");
+        ctx.setAttribute(pre + "list1[0].list4[1].leaf8", "abc");
+        ctx.setAttribute(pre + "list1[0].list5[0].leaf9", "abc");
+        ctx.setAttribute(pre + "list1[0].list5[1].leaf9", "abc");
+        ctx.setAttribute(pre + "list1[1].leaf1", "true");
+        ctx.setAttribute(pre + "list1[1].leaf2", "abc");
+        ctx.setAttribute(pre + "list1[1].leaf3", "abc");
+        ctx.setAttribute(pre + "list1[1].ll1[0]", "abc");
+        ctx.setAttribute(pre + "list1[1].ll1[1]", "abc");
+        ctx.setAttribute(pre + "list1[1].ll2[0]", "abc");
+        ctx.setAttribute(pre + "list1[1].ll2[1]", "abc");
+        ctx.setAttribute(pre + "list1[1].cont4.leaf11", "abc");
+        ctx.setAttribute(pre + "list1[1].list4[0].leaf8", "abc");
+        ctx.setAttribute(pre + "list1[1].list4[1].leaf8", "abc");
+        ctx.setAttribute(pre + "list1[1].list5[0].leaf9", "abc");
+        ctx.setAttribute(pre + "list1[1].list5[1].leaf9", "abc");
+        ctx.setAttribute(pre + "list2[0].leaf4", "abc");
+        ctx.setAttribute(pre + "list2[1].leaf4", "abc");
+        ctx.setAttribute(pre + "leaf5", "abc");
+        ctx.setAttribute(pre + "leaf6", "abc");
+        ctx.setAttribute(pre + "ll3[0]", "abc");
+        ctx.setAttribute(pre + "ll3[1]", "abc");
+        ctx.setAttribute(pre + "ll4[0]", "abc");
+        ctx.setAttribute(pre + "ll4[1]", "abc");
+        ctx.setAttribute(pre + "cont4.leaf10", "abc");
+        ctx.setAttribute(pre + "list6[0].leaf11", "abc");
+        ctx.setAttribute(pre + "list6[1].leaf11", "abc");
+        ctx.setAttribute(pre + "leaf12", "abc");
+        ctx.setAttribute(pre + "ll5[0]", "abc");
+        ctx.setAttribute(pre + "ll5[1]", "abc");
+        ctx.setAttribute(pre + "cont4.test-augment:cont5.leaf13", "true");
+        ctx.setAttribute(pre + "cont4.test-augment:list7[0].leaf14", "test");
+        ctx.setAttribute(pre + "cont4.test-augment:list7[1].leaf14", "create");
+        ctx.setAttribute(pre + "cont4.test-augment:leaf15", "abc");
+        ctx.setAttribute(pre + "cont4.test-augment:ll6[0]", "unbounded");
+        ctx.setAttribute(pre + "cont4.test-augment:ll6[1]", "8");
+        ctx.setAttribute(pre + "cont4.test-augment:cont13.cont12.leaf26",
+                         "abc");
+        ctx.setAttribute(pre + "cont4.test-augment:cont13.list9[0].leaf27",
+                         "abc");
+        ctx.setAttribute(pre + "cont4.test-augment:cont13.list9[1].leaf27",
+                         "abc");
+        ctx.setAttribute(pre + "cont4.test-augment:cont13.leaf28", "abc");
+        ctx.setAttribute(pre + "cont4.test-augment:cont13.ll9[0]", "abc");
+        ctx.setAttribute(pre + "cont4.test-augment:cont13.ll9[1]", "abc");
+        return ctx;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Creates attribute list for encoding JSON or XML with RPC YANG file.
+     *
+     * @param pre prefix
+     * @return service logic context
+     */
+    private SvcLogicContext createAttListRpc(String pre) {
+        SvcLogicContext ctx = new SvcLogicContext();
+        ctx.setAttribute(pre + "cont14.leaf28", "abc");
+        ctx.setAttribute(pre + "list10[0].leaf29", "abc");
+        ctx.setAttribute(pre + "list10[1].leaf29", "abc");
+        ctx.setAttribute(pre + "leaf30", "abc");
+        ctx.setAttribute(pre + "ll10[0]", "abc");
+        ctx.setAttribute(pre + "ll10[1]", "abc");
+        ctx.setAttribute(pre + "cont15.leaf31", "abc");
+        ctx.setAttribute(pre + "cont13.list9[0].leaf27", "abc");
+        ctx.setAttribute(pre + "cont13.list9[1].leaf27", "abc");
+        ctx.setAttribute(pre + "cont13.leaf28", "abc");
+        ctx.setAttribute(pre + "cont13.ll9[0]", "abc");
+        ctx.setAttribute(pre + "cont13.ll9[1]", "abc");
+        return ctx;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Verifies the attribute list for decoding from JSON or XML with
+     * identity-ref YANG file.
+     *
+     * @param ctx service logic context
+     * @param pre prefix
+     */
+    private void verifyAttList(SvcLogicContext ctx, String pre) {
+        String pre1 = pre + "con1.interfaces.";
+        assertThat(ctx.getAttribute(pre + "con1.interface"), is(
+                "identity-types:physical"));
+        assertThat(ctx.getAttribute(pre + "con1.interface"), is(
+                "identity-types:physical"));
+        assertThat(ctx.getAttribute(pre1 + "int-list[0].iden"), is("optical"));
+        assertThat(ctx.getAttribute(pre1 + "int-list[0].available.ll[0]"), is(
+                "Giga"));
+        assertThat(ctx.getAttribute(pre1 + "int-list[0].available.ll[1]"), is(
+                "identity-types:Loopback"));
+        assertThat(ctx.getAttribute(pre1 + "int-list[0].available.ll[2]"), is(
+                "identity-types-second:Ethernet"));
+        assertThat(ctx.getAttribute(pre1 + "int-list[0].available.leaf1"), is(
+                "58"));
+        assertThat(ctx.getAttribute(pre1 + "int-list[0].available.leaf2"), is(
+                "identity-types-second:iden2"));
+
+        assertThat(ctx.getAttribute(pre1 + "int-list[1].iden"), is(
+                "214748364"));
+        assertThat(ctx.getAttribute(pre1 + "int-list[1].available.ll[0]"), is(
+                "Giga"));
+        assertThat(ctx.getAttribute(pre1 + "int-list[1].available.ll[1]"), is(
+                "identity-types:Loopback"));
+        assertThat(ctx.getAttribute(pre1 + "int-list[1].available.ll[2]"), is(
+                "identity-types-second:Ethernet"));
+        assertThat(ctx.getAttribute(pre1 + "int-list[1].available.leaf1"), is(
+                "8888"));
+        assertThat(ctx.getAttribute(pre1 + "int-list[1].available.leaf2"), is(
+                "identity-types-second:iden2"));
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Verifies the attribute list for decoding from JSON or XML with
+     * container, grouping and augmented file.
+     *
+     * @param ctx service logic context
+     * @param pre prefix
+     */
+    private void verifyAttListYang(SvcLogicContext ctx, String pre) {
+        assertThat(ctx.getAttribute(pre + "cont3.leaf10"), is("abc"));
+        assertThat(ctx.getAttribute(pre + "list1[0].leaf1"), is("true"));
+        assertThat(ctx.getAttribute(pre + "list1[0].leaf2"), is("abc"));
+        assertThat(ctx.getAttribute(pre + "list1[0].leaf3"), is("abc"));
+        assertThat(ctx.getAttribute(pre + "list1[0].ll1[0]"), is("abc"));
+        assertThat(ctx.getAttribute(pre + "list1[0].ll1[1]"), is("abc"));
+        assertThat(ctx.getAttribute(pre + "list1[0].ll2[0]"), is("abc"));
+        assertThat(ctx.getAttribute(pre + "list1[0].ll2[1]"), is("abc"));
+        assertThat(ctx.getAttribute(pre + "list1[0].cont4.leaf11"), is("abc"));
+        assertThat(ctx.getAttribute(pre + "list1[0].list4[0].leaf8"),
+                   is("abc"));
+        assertThat(ctx.getAttribute(pre + "list1[0].list4[1].leaf8"),
+                   is("abc"));
+        assertThat(ctx.getAttribute(pre + "list1[0].list5[0].leaf9"),
+                   is("abc"));
+        assertThat(ctx.getAttribute(pre + "list1[0].list5[1].leaf9"),
+                   is("abc"));
+        assertThat(ctx.getAttribute(pre + "list1[1].leaf1"), is("true"));
+        assertThat(ctx.getAttribute(pre + "list1[1].leaf2"), is("abc"));
+        assertThat(ctx.getAttribute(pre + "list1[1].leaf3"), is("abc"));
+        assertThat(ctx.getAttribute(pre + "list1[1].ll1[0]"), is("abc"));
+        assertThat(ctx.getAttribute(pre + "list1[1].ll1[1]"), is("abc"));
+        assertThat(ctx.getAttribute(pre + "list1[1].ll2[0]"), is("abc"));
+        assertThat(ctx.getAttribute(pre + "list1[1].ll2[1]"), is("abc"));
+        assertThat(ctx.getAttribute(pre + "list1[1].cont4.leaf11"), is("abc"));
+        assertThat(ctx.getAttribute(pre + "list1[1].list4[0].leaf8"),
+                   is("abc"));
+        assertThat(ctx.getAttribute(pre + "list1[1].list4[1].leaf8"),
+                   is("abc"));
+        assertThat(ctx.getAttribute(pre + "list1[1].list5[0].leaf9"),
+                   is("abc"));
+        assertThat(ctx.getAttribute(pre + "list1[1].list5[1].leaf9"),
+                   is("abc"));
+        assertThat(ctx.getAttribute(pre + "list2[0].leaf4"), is("abc"));
+        assertThat(ctx.getAttribute(pre + "list2[1].leaf4"), is("abc"));
+        assertThat(ctx.getAttribute(pre + "leaf5"), is("abc"));
+        assertThat(ctx.getAttribute(pre + "leaf6"), is("abc"));
+        assertThat(ctx.getAttribute(pre + "ll3[0]"), is("abc"));
+        assertThat(ctx.getAttribute(pre + "ll3[1]"), is("abc"));
+        assertThat(ctx.getAttribute(pre + "ll4[0]"), is("abc"));
+        assertThat(ctx.getAttribute(pre + "ll4[1]"), is("abc"));
+        assertThat(ctx.getAttribute(pre + "cont4.leaf10"), is( "abc"));
+        assertThat(ctx.getAttribute(pre + "list6[0].leaf11"), is("abc"));
+        assertThat(ctx.getAttribute(pre + "list6[1].leaf11"), is("abc"));
+        assertThat(ctx.getAttribute(pre + "leaf12"), is("abc"));
+        assertThat(ctx.getAttribute(pre + "ll5[0]"), is("abc"));
+        assertThat(ctx.getAttribute(pre + "ll5[1]"), is("abc"));
+        assertThat(ctx.getAttribute(pre + "cont4.test-augment:cont5.leaf13"),
+                   is("true"));
+        assertThat(ctx.getAttribute(pre + "cont4.test-augment:list7[0].leaf14"),
+                   is("test"));
+        assertThat(ctx.getAttribute(pre + "cont4.test-augment:list7[1].leaf14"),
+                   is("create"));
+        assertThat(ctx.getAttribute(pre + "cont4.test-augment:leaf15"),
+                   is("abc"));
+        assertThat(ctx.getAttribute(pre + "cont4.test-augment:ll6[0]"),
+                   is("unbounded"));
+        assertThat(ctx.getAttribute(pre + "cont4.test-augment:ll6[1]"),
+                   is("8"));
+        assertThat(ctx.getAttribute(pre + "cont4.test-augment:cont13" +
+                                            ".cont12.leaf26"), is("abc"));
+        assertThat(ctx.getAttribute(pre + "cont4.test-augment:cont13.list9[0]" +
+                                            ".leaf27"), is("abc"));
+        assertThat(ctx.getAttribute(pre + "cont4.test-augment:cont13.list9[1]" +
+                                            ".leaf27"), is("abc"));
+        assertThat(ctx.getAttribute(pre + "cont4.test-augment:cont13.leaf28"),
+                   is("abc"));
+        assertThat(ctx.getAttribute(pre + "cont4.test-augment:cont13.ll9[0]"),
+                   is("abc"));
+        assertThat(ctx.getAttribute(pre + "cont4.test-augment:cont13.ll9[1]"),
+                   is("abc"));
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Verifies the attribute list for decoding from JSON or XML with
+     * RPC YANG file.
+     *
+     * @param ctx service logic context
+     * @param pre prefix
+     */
+    private void verifyAttListRpc(SvcLogicContext ctx, String pre) {
+        assertThat(ctx.getAttribute(pre + "cont16.leaf32"), is("abc"));
+        assertThat(ctx.getAttribute(pre + "list11[0].leaf33"), is("abc"));
+        assertThat(ctx.getAttribute(pre + "list11[1].leaf33"), is("abc"));
+        assertThat(ctx.getAttribute(pre + "leaf34"), is("abc"));
+        assertThat(ctx.getAttribute(pre + "ll11[0]"), is("abc"));
+        assertThat(ctx.getAttribute(pre + "ll11[1]"), is("abc"));
+        assertThat(ctx.getAttribute(pre + "cont17.leaf35"), is("abc"));
+        assertThat(ctx.getAttribute(pre + "cont13.cont12.leaf26"), is("abc"));
+        assertThat(ctx.getAttribute(pre + "cont13.list9[0].leaf27"), is("abc"));
+        assertThat(ctx.getAttribute(pre + "cont13.list9[1].leaf27"), is("abc"));
+        assertThat(ctx.getAttribute(pre + "cont13.ll9[0]"), is("abc"));
+        assertThat(ctx.getAttribute(pre + "cont13.ll9[1]"), is("abc"));
+        assertThat(ctx.getAttribute(pre + "cont13.leaf28"), is("abc"));
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Captures the data format messages by mocking it, which can be used in
+     * testing the value.
+     *
+     * @param <String> capturing data format
+     */
+    public class DfCaptor<String> implements Answer {
+
+        private String result;
+
+        /**
+         * Returns the captured data format message.
+         *
+         * @return data format message.
+         */
+        public String getResult() {
+            return result;
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public String answer(InvocationOnMock invocationOnMock)
+                throws Throwable {
+            result = (String) invocationOnMock.callRealMethod();
+            return result;
+        }
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/restconf-client/provider/src/test/java/org/onap/ccsdk/sli/plugins/yangserializers/dfserializer/DataFormatUtilsTest.java b/restconf-client/provider/src/test/java/org/onap/ccsdk/sli/plugins/yangserializers/dfserializer/DataFormatUtilsTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c7efdeb3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/restconf-client/provider/src/test/java/org/onap/ccsdk/sli/plugins/yangserializers/dfserializer/DataFormatUtilsTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,504 @@
+/*-
+ * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
+ * ONAP - CCSDK
+ * ================================================================================
+ * Copyright (C) 2018 Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. 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.plugins.yangserializers.dfserializer;
+
+/**
+ * Unit test case utilities for data format serializer and restconf api call
+ * node.
+ */
+public final class DataFormatUtilsTest {
+
+    static final String ENCODE_TO_JSON_ID = "{\n" +
+            "    \"identity-test:con1\": {\n" +
+            "        \"interfaces\": {\n" +
+            "            \"int-list\": [\n" +
+            "                {\n" +
+            "                    \"iden\": \"optical\",\n" +
+            "                    \"available\": {\n" +
+            "                        \"ll\": [\n" +
+            "                            \"Giga\",\n" +
+            "                            \"identity-types:Loopback\",\n" +
+            "                            \"identity-types-second:Ethernet" +
+            "\"\n" +
+            "                        ],\n" +
+            "                        \"leaf1\": \"58\",\n" +
+            "                        \"leaf2\": \"identity-types-second:iden" +
+            "2\"\n" +
+            "                    }\n" +
+            "                },\n" +
+            "                {\n" +
+            "                    \"iden\": \"214748364\",\n" +
+            "                    \"available\": {\n" +
+            "                        \"ll\": [\n" +
+            "                            \"Giga\",\n" +
+            "                            \"identity-types:Loopback\",\n" +
+            "                            \"identity-types-second:Ethernet" +
+            "\"\n" +
+            "                        ],\n" +
+            "                        \"leaf1\": \"8888\",\n" +
+            "                        \"leaf2\": \"identity-types-second:ide" +
+            "n2\"\n" +
+            "                    }\n" +
+            "                }\n" +
+            "            ]\n" +
+            "        },\n" +
+            "        \"interface\": \"identity-types:physical\"\n" +
+            "    },\n" +
+            "    \"identity-test:l\": \"abc\"\n" +
+            "}";
+
+    static final String ENCODE_TO_XML_ID = "<?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=" +
+            "\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"no\"?>\n" +
+            "<con1 xmlns=\"identity:ns:test:json:ser\">\n" +
+            "    <interfaces>\n" +
+            "        <int-list>\n" +
+            "            <iden>optical</iden>\n" +
+            "            <available>\n" +
+            "                <ll>Giga</ll>\n" +
+            "                <ll xmlns:yangid=\"identity:list:ns:test:json:se" +
+            "r\">yangid:Loopback</ll>\n" +
+            "                <ll xmlns:yangid=\"identity:list:second:ns:test" +
+            ":json:ser\">yangid:Ethernet</ll>\n" +
+            "                <leaf1>58</leaf1>\n" +
+            "                <leaf2 xmlns:yangid=\"identity:list:second:ns:t" +
+            "est:json:ser\">yangid:iden2</leaf2>\n" +
+            "            </available>\n" +
+            "        </int-list>\n" +
+            "        <int-list>\n" +
+            "            <iden>214748364</iden>\n" +
+            "            <available>\n" +
+            "                <ll>Giga</ll>\n" +
+            "                <ll xmlns:yangid=\"identity:list:ns:test:json:s" +
+            "er\">yangid:Loopback</ll>\n" +
+            "                <ll xmlns:yangid=\"identity:list:second:ns:test" +
+            ":json:ser\">yangid:Ethernet</ll>\n" +
+            "                <leaf1>8888</leaf1>\n" +
+            "                <leaf2 xmlns:yangid=\"identity:list:second:ns:t" +
+            "est:json:ser\">yangid:iden2</leaf2>\n" +
+            "            </available>\n" +
+            "        </int-list>\n" +
+            "    </interfaces>\n" +
+            "    <interface xmlns:yangid=\"identity:list:ns:test:json:ser\">" +
+            "yangid:physical</interface>\n" +
+            "</con1>\n";
+
+    static final String ENCODE_TO_JSON_YANG = "{\n" +
+            "    \"test-yang:cont2\": {\n" +
+            "        \"list1\": [\n" +
+            "            {\n" +
+            "                \"ll1\": [\n" +
+            "                    \"abc\",\n" +
+            "                    \"abc\"\n" +
+            "                ],\n" +
+            "                \"leaf1\": \"true\",\n" +
+            "                \"ll2\": [\n" +
+            "                    \"abc\",\n" +
+            "                    \"abc\"\n" +
+            "                ],\n" +
+            "                \"list5\": [\n" +
+            "                    {\n" +
+            "                        \"leaf9\": \"abc\"\n" +
+            "                    },\n" +
+            "                    {\n" +
+            "                        \"leaf9\": \"abc\"\n" +
+            "                    }\n" +
+            "                ],\n" +
+            "                \"leaf3\": \"abc\",\n" +
+            "                \"leaf2\": \"abc\",\n" +
+            "                \"list4\": [\n" +
+            "                    {\n" +
+            "                        \"leaf8\": \"abc\"\n" +
+            "                    },\n" +
+            "                    {\n" +
+            "                        \"leaf8\": \"abc\"\n" +
+            "                    }\n" +
+            "                ],\n" +
+            "                \"cont4\": {\n" +
+            "                    \"leaf11\": \"abc\"\n" +
+            "                }\n" +
+            "            },\n" +
+            "            {\n" +
+            "                \"ll1\": [\n" +
+            "                    \"abc\",\n" +
+            "                    \"abc\"\n" +
+            "                ],\n" +
+            "                \"leaf1\": \"true\",\n" +
+            "                \"ll2\": [\n" +
+            "                    \"abc\",\n" +
+            "                    \"abc\"\n" +
+            "                ],\n" +
+            "                \"leaf3\": \"abc\",\n" +
+            "                \"list5\": [\n" +
+            "                    {\n" +
+            "                        \"leaf9\": \"abc\"\n" +
+            "                    },\n" +
+            "                    {\n" +
+            "                        \"leaf9\": \"abc\"\n" +
+            "                    }\n" +
+            "                ],\n" +
+            "                \"list4\": [\n" +
+            "                    {\n" +
+            "                        \"leaf8\": \"abc\"\n" +
+            "                    },\n" +
+            "                    {\n" +
+            "                        \"leaf8\": \"abc\"\n" +
+            "                    }\n" +
+            "                ],\n" +
+            "                \"leaf2\": \"abc\",\n" +
+            "                \"cont4\": {\n" +
+            "                    \"leaf11\": \"abc\"\n" +
+            "                }\n" +
+            "            }\n" +
+            "        ],\n" +
+            "        \"ll3\": [\n" +
+            "            \"abc\",\n" +
+            "            \"abc\"\n" +
+            "        ],\n" +
+            "        \"ll5\": [\n" +
+            "            \"abc\",\n" +
+            "            \"abc\"\n" +
+            "        ],\n" +
+            "        \"cont4\": {\n" +
+            "            \"leaf10\": \"abc\",\n" +
+            "            \"test-augment:cont13\": {\n" +
+            "                \"ll9\": [\n" +
+            "                    \"abc\",\n" +
+            "                    \"abc\"\n" +
+            "                ],\n" +
+            "                \"list9\": [\n" +
+            "                    {\n" +
+            "                        \"leaf27\": \"abc\"\n" +
+            "                    },\n" +
+            "                    {\n" +
+            "                        \"leaf27\": \"abc\"\n" +
+            "                    }\n" +
+            "                ],\n" +
+            "                \"leaf28\": \"abc\",\n" +
+            "                \"cont12\": {\n" +
+            "                    \"leaf26\": \"abc\"\n" +
+            "                }\n" +
+            "            },\n" +
+            "            \"test-augment:list7\": [\n" +
+            "                {\n" +
+            "                    \"leaf14\": \"test\"\n" +
+            "                },\n" +
+            "                {\n" +
+            "                    \"leaf14\": \"create\"\n" +
+            "                }\n" +
+            "            ],\n" +
+            "            \"test-augment:leaf15\": \"abc\",\n" +
+            "            \"test-augment:ll6\": [\n" +
+            "                \"unbounded\",\n" +
+            "                \"8\"\n" +
+            "            ],\n" +
+            "            \"test-augment:cont5\": {\n" +
+            "                \"leaf13\": \"true\"\n" +
+            "            }\n" +
+            "        },\n" +
+            "        \"ll4\": [\n" +
+            "            \"abc\",\n" +
+            "            \"abc\"\n" +
+            "        ],\n" +
+            "        \"cont3\": {\n" +
+            "            \"leaf10\": \"abc\"\n" +
+            "        },\n" +
+            "        \"leaf5\": \"abc\",\n" +
+            "        \"list2\": [\n" +
+            "            {\n" +
+            "                \"leaf4\": \"abc\"\n" +
+            "            },\n" +
+            "            {\n" +
+            "                \"leaf4\": \"abc\"\n" +
+            "            }\n" +
+            "        ],\n" +
+            "        \"leaf12\": \"abc\",\n" +
+            "        \"leaf6\": \"abc\",\n" +
+            "        \"list6\": [\n" +
+            "            {\n" +
+            "                \"leaf11\": \"abc\"\n" +
+            "            },\n" +
+            "            {\n" +
+            "                \"leaf11\": \"abc\"\n" +
+            "            }\n" +
+            "        ]\n" +
+            "    }\n" +
+            "}";
+
+    static final String ENCODE_TO_XML_YANG = "<?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding" +
+            "=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"no\"?>\n" +
+            "<cont2 xmlns=\"urn:opendaylight:params:xml:ns:yang:test\">\n" +
+            "    <list1>\n" +
+            "        <ll1>abc</ll1>\n" +
+            "        <ll1>abc</ll1>\n" +
+            "        <leaf1>true</leaf1>\n" +
+            "        <ll2>abc</ll2>\n" +
+            "        <ll2>abc</ll2>\n" +
+            "        <list5>\n" +
+            "            <leaf9>abc</leaf9>\n" +
+            "        </list5>\n" +
+            "        <list5>\n" +
+            "            <leaf9>abc</leaf9>\n" +
+            "        </list5>\n" +
+            "        <leaf3>abc</leaf3>\n" +
+            "        <leaf2>abc</leaf2>\n" +
+            "        <list4>\n" +
+            "            <leaf8>abc</leaf8>\n" +
+            "        </list4>\n" +
+            "        <list4>\n" +
+            "            <leaf8>abc</leaf8>\n" +
+            "        </list4>\n" +
+            "        <cont4>\n" +
+            "            <leaf11>abc</leaf11>\n" +
+            "        </cont4>\n" +
+            "    </list1>\n" +
+            "    <list1>\n" +
+            "        <ll1>abc</ll1>\n" +
+            "        <ll1>abc</ll1>\n" +
+            "        <leaf1>true</leaf1>\n" +
+            "        <ll2>abc</ll2>\n" +
+            "        <ll2>abc</ll2>\n" +
+            "        <leaf3>abc</leaf3>\n" +
+            "        <list5>\n" +
+            "            <leaf9>abc</leaf9>\n" +
+            "        </list5>\n" +
+            "        <list5>\n" +
+            "            <leaf9>abc</leaf9>\n" +
+            "        </list5>\n" +
+            "        <list4>\n" +
+            "            <leaf8>abc</leaf8>\n" +
+            "        </list4>\n" +
+            "        <list4>\n" +
+            "            <leaf8>abc</leaf8>\n" +
+            "        </list4>\n" +
+            "        <leaf2>abc</leaf2>\n" +
+            "        <cont4>\n" +
+            "            <leaf11>abc</leaf11>\n" +
+            "        </cont4>\n" +
+            "    </list1>\n" +
+            "    <ll3>abc</ll3>\n" +
+            "    <ll3>abc</ll3>\n" +
+            "    <ll5>abc</ll5>\n" +
+            "    <ll5>abc</ll5>\n" +
+            "    <cont4>\n" +
+            "        <leaf10>abc</leaf10>\n" +
+            "        <cont13 xmlns=\"urn:opendaylight:params:xml:ns:yang:" +
+            "augment\">\n" +
+            "            <ll9>abc</ll9>\n" +
+            "            <ll9>abc</ll9>\n" +
+            "            <list9>\n" +
+            "                <leaf27>abc</leaf27>\n" +
+            "            </list9>\n" +
+            "            <list9>\n" +
+            "                <leaf27>abc</leaf27>\n" +
+            "            </list9>\n" +
+            "            <leaf28>abc</leaf28>\n" +
+            "            <cont12>\n" +
+            "                <leaf26>abc</leaf26>\n" +
+            "            </cont12>\n" +
+            "        </cont13>\n" +
+            "        <list7 xmlns=\"urn:opendaylight:params:xml:ns:yang:a" +
+            "ugment\">\n" +
+            "            <leaf14>test</leaf14>\n" +
+            "        </list7>\n" +
+            "        <list7 xmlns=\"urn:opendaylight:params:xml:ns:yang:a" +
+            "ugment\">\n" +
+            "            <leaf14>create</leaf14>\n" +
+            "        </list7>\n" +
+            "        <leaf15 xmlns=\"urn:opendaylight:params:xml:ns:yang:" +
+            "augment\">abc</leaf15>\n" +
+            "        <ll6 xmlns=\"urn:opendaylight:params:xml:ns:yang:aug" +
+            "ment\">unbounded</ll6>\n" +
+            "        <ll6 xmlns=\"urn:opendaylight:params:xml:ns:yang:aug" +
+            "ment\">8</ll6>\n" +
+            "        <cont5 xmlns=\"urn:opendaylight:params:xml:ns:yang:a" +
+            "ugment\">\n" +
+            "            <leaf13>true</leaf13>\n" +
+            "        </cont5>\n" +
+            "    </cont4>\n" +
+            "    <ll4>abc</ll4>\n" +
+            "    <ll4>abc</ll4>\n" +
+            "    <cont3>\n" +
+            "        <leaf10>abc</leaf10>\n" +
+            "    </cont3>\n" +
+            "    <leaf5>abc</leaf5>\n" +
+            "    <list2>\n" +
+            "        <leaf4>abc</leaf4>\n" +
+            "    </list2>\n" +
+            "    <list2>\n" +
+            "        <leaf4>abc</leaf4>\n" +
+            "    </list2>\n" +
+            "    <leaf12>abc</leaf12>\n" +
+            "    <leaf6>abc</leaf6>\n" +
+            "    <list6>\n" +
+            "        <leaf11>abc</leaf11>\n" +
+            "    </list6>\n" +
+            "    <list6>\n" +
+            "        <leaf11>abc</leaf11>\n" +
+            "    </list6>\n" +
+            "</cont2>\n";
+
+
+    static final String ENCODE_TO_JSON_RPC = "{\n" +
+            "    \"test-yang:input\": {\n" +
+            "        \"leaf30\": \"abc\",\n" +
+            "        \"list10\": [\n" +
+            "            {\n" +
+            "                \"leaf29\": \"abc\"\n" +
+            "            },\n" +
+            "            {\n" +
+            "                \"leaf29\": \"abc\"\n" +
+            "            }\n" +
+            "        ],\n" +
+            "        \"cont15\": {\n" +
+            "            \"leaf31\": \"abc\"\n" +
+            "        },\n" +
+            "        \"cont14\": {\n" +
+            "            \"leaf28\": \"abc\"\n" +
+            "        },\n" +
+            "        \"cont13\": {\n" +
+            "            \"list9\": [\n" +
+            "                {\n" +
+            "                    \"leaf27\": \"abc\"\n" +
+            "                },\n" +
+            "                {\n" +
+            "                    \"leaf27\": \"abc\"\n" +
+            "                }\n" +
+            "            ],\n" +
+            "            \"ll9\": [\n" +
+            "                \"abc\",\n" +
+            "                \"abc\"\n" +
+            "            ],\n" +
+            "            \"leaf28\": \"abc\"\n" +
+            "        },\n" +
+            "        \"ll10\": [\n" +
+            "            \"abc\",\n" +
+            "            \"abc\"\n" +
+            "        ]\n" +
+            "    }\n" +
+            "}";
+
+    static final String DECODE_FROM_JSON_RPC = "{\n" +
+            "    \"test-yang:output\": {\n" +
+            "        \"cont16\": {\n" +
+            "            \"leaf32\": \"abc\"\n" +
+            "        },\n" +
+            "        \"list11\": [\n" +
+            "            {\n" +
+            "                \"leaf33\": \"abc\"\n" +
+            "            },\n" +
+            "            {\n" +
+            "                \"leaf33\": \"abc\"\n" +
+            "            }\n" +
+            "        ],\n" +
+            "        \"leaf34\": \"abc\",\n" +
+            "        \"ll11\": [\n" +
+            "            \"abc\",\n" +
+            "            \"abc\"\n" +
+            "        ],\n" +
+            "        \"cont17\": {\n" +
+            "            \"leaf35\": \"abc\"\n" +
+            "        },\n" +
+            "        \"cont13\": {\n" +
+            "            \"cont12\": {\n" +
+            "                \"leaf26\": \"abc\"\n" +
+            "            },\n" +
+            "            \"list9\": [\n" +
+            "                {\n" +
+            "                    \"leaf27\": \"abc\"\n" +
+            "                },\n" +
+            "                {\n" +
+            "                    \"leaf27\": \"abc\"\n" +
+            "                }\n" +
+            "            ],\n" +
+            "            \"ll9\": [\n" +
+            "                \"abc\",\n" +
+            "                \"abc\"\n" +
+            "            ],\n" +
+            "            \"leaf28\": \"abc\"\n" +
+            "        }\n" +
+            "    }\n" +
+            "}";
+
+    static final String ENCODE_TO_XML_RPC = "<?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding" +
+            "=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"no\"?>\n" +
+            "<input xmlns=\"urn:opendaylight:params:xml:ns:yang:test\">\n" +
+            "    <leaf30>abc</leaf30>\n" +
+            "    <list10>\n" +
+            "        <leaf29>abc</leaf29>\n" +
+            "    </list10>\n" +
+            "    <list10>\n" +
+            "        <leaf29>abc</leaf29>\n" +
+            "    </list10>\n" +
+            "    <cont15>\n" +
+            "        <leaf31>abc</leaf31>\n" +
+            "    </cont15>\n" +
+            "    <cont14>\n" +
+            "        <leaf28>abc</leaf28>\n" +
+            "    </cont14>\n" +
+            "    <cont13>\n" +
+            "        <list9>\n" +
+            "            <leaf27>abc</leaf27>\n" +
+            "        </list9>\n" +
+            "        <list9>\n" +
+            "            <leaf27>abc</leaf27>\n" +
+            "        </list9>\n" +
+            "        <ll9>abc</ll9>\n" +
+            "        <ll9>abc</ll9>\n" +
+            "        <leaf28>abc</leaf28>\n" +
+            "    </cont13>\n" +
+            "    <ll10>abc</ll10>\n" +
+            "    <ll10>abc</ll10>\n" +
+            "</input>\n";
+
+    static final String DECODE_FROM_XML_RPC = "<?xml version=\"1.0\" encodi" +
+            "ng=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"no\"?>\n" +
+            "<output xmlns=\"urn:opendaylight:params:xml:ns:yang:test\">\n" +
+            "    <cont16>\n" +
+            "        <leaf32>abc</leaf32>\n" +
+            "    </cont16>\n" +
+            "    <list11>\n" +
+            "        <leaf33>abc</leaf33>\n" +
+            "    </list11>\n" +
+            "    <list11>\n" +
+            "        <leaf33>abc</leaf33>\n" +
+            "    </list11>\n" +
+            "    <leaf34>abc</leaf34>\n" +
+            "    <ll11>abc</ll11>\n" +
+            "    <ll11>abc</ll11>\n" +
+            "    <cont17>\n" +
+            "        <leaf35>abc</leaf35>\n" +
+            "    </cont17>\n" +
+            "    <cont13>\n" +
+            "        <cont12>\n" +
+            "            <leaf26>abc</leaf26>\n" +
+            "        </cont12>\n" +
+            "        <list9>\n" +
+            "            <leaf27>abc</leaf27>\n" +
+            "        </list9>\n" +
+            "        <list9>\n" +
+            "            <leaf27>abc</leaf27>\n" +
+            "        </list9>\n" +
+            "        <ll9>abc</ll9>\n" +
+            "        <ll9>abc</ll9>\n" +
+            "        <leaf28>abc</leaf28>\n" +
+            "    </cont13>\n" +
+            "</output>";
+}
diff --git a/restconf-client/provider/src/test/resources/yang/identity-test.yang b/restconf-client/provider/src/test/resources/yang/identity-test.yang
index 81d3f0a0..12ef717f 100644
--- a/restconf-client/provider/src/test/resources/yang/identity-test.yang
+++ b/restconf-client/provider/src/test/resources/yang/identity-test.yang
@@ -58,16 +58,16 @@ module identity-test {
                             type available;
                         }
                         leaf leaf1 {
-                          type leafref {
-                              path "../../iden";
-                          }
+                            type leafref {
+                                path "../../iden";
+                            }
                         }
 
                         leaf leaf2 {
-                           type identityref {
+                            type identityref {
                                 base type:int-type;
                                 base sec:iden1;
-                           }
+                            }
                         }
                     }
                 }
diff --git a/restconf-client/provider/src/test/resources/yang/identity-types-second.yang b/restconf-client/provider/src/test/resources/yang/identity-types-second.yang
index ad752de3..98d6a6e6 100644
--- a/restconf-client/provider/src/test/resources/yang/identity-types-second.yang
+++ b/restconf-client/provider/src/test/resources/yang/identity-types-second.yang
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-module  identity-types-second{
+module identity-types-second {
     yang-version 1;
     namespace "identity:list:second:ns:test:json:ser";
     prefix "sec";
diff --git a/restconf-client/provider/src/test/resources/yang/test-augment.yang b/restconf-client/provider/src/test/resources/yang/test-augment.yang
index bac19171..795000d3 100644
--- a/restconf-client/provider/src/test/resources/yang/test-augment.yang
+++ b/restconf-client/provider/src/test/resources/yang/test-augment.yang
@@ -14,19 +14,24 @@ module test-augment {
     augment "/t:cont1/t:cont2/t:cont4" {
         container cont5 {
             leaf leaf13 {
-               type string;
+               type empty;
             }
         }
         list list7 {
-           leaf leaf14 {
-              type string;
-           }
+            leaf leaf14 {
+                type instance-identifier;
+            }
         }
         leaf leaf15 {
             type string;
         }
         leaf-list ll6 {
-            type string;
+            type union {
+                type int32;
+                type enumeration {
+                    enum "unbounded";
+                }
+            }
         }
         uses "t:g1";
     }
@@ -34,16 +39,22 @@ module test-augment {
     uses "t:g1";
     augment "/t:ch1/t:c1/t:cont8/t:cont6" {
         choice ch2 {
-           case c3 {
-               leaf leaf21 {
-                   type string;
-               }
-           }
-           case c4 {
-               leaf leaf22 {
-                   type string;
-               }
-           }
+            case c3 {
+                leaf leaf21 {
+                    type string;
+                }
+            }
+            case c4 {
+                leaf leaf22 {
+                    type enumeration {
+                        enum zero;
+                        enum one;
+                        enum seven {
+                            value 7;
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+            }
         }
     }
 
@@ -72,14 +83,24 @@ module test-augment {
     }
 
     augment "/t:create-sfc/t:input" {
-       leaf leaf36 {
-           type string;
-       }
+        leaf leaf36 {
+            type bits {
+                bit angle {
+                    position 0;
+                }
+                bit degree {
+                    position 1;
+                }
+                bit movement {
+                    position 2;
+                }
+            }
+        }
     }
 
     augment "/t:create-sfc/t:output" {
        leaf leaf37 {
-           type string;
+           type boolean;
        }
     }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/restconf-client/provider/src/test/resources/yang/test-yang.yang b/restconf-client/provider/src/test/resources/yang/test-yang.yang
index e99d87bf..b2bf0600 100644
--- a/restconf-client/provider/src/test/resources/yang/test-yang.yang
+++ b/restconf-client/provider/src/test/resources/yang/test-yang.yang
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ module test-yang {
             list list1 {
                 key "leaf1 leaf2";
                 leaf leaf1 {
-                    type string;
+                    type empty;
                 }
                 leaf leaf2 {
                     type string;
@@ -87,66 +87,66 @@ module test-yang {
     }
 
     choice ch1 {
-       case c1 {
-           container cont8 {
-           container cont6 {
-              leaf leaf16 {
-                  type string;
-              }
-           }
-           list list8 {
-              leaf leaf18 {
-                  type string;
-              }
-           }
-           leaf leaf19 {
-               type string;
-           }
-           leaf-list ll7 {
-               type string;
-           }
-           }
-       }
-       case c2 {
-           container cont9 {
-           leaf leaf20 {
-              type string;
-           }
-           leaf-list ll8 {
-              type string;
-           }
-           container cont11 {
-              choice ch3 {
-                  case c1 {
-                     leaf leaf25 {
+        case c1 {
+            container cont8 {
+                container cont6 {
+                    leaf leaf16 {
                         type string;
-                     }
-                     uses g1;
-                  }
-              }
-           }
-           }
-       }
+                    }
+                }
+                list list8 {
+                    leaf leaf18 {
+                        type string;
+                    }
+                }
+                leaf leaf19 {
+                    type string;
+                }
+                leaf-list ll7 {
+                    type string;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        case c2 {
+            container cont9 {
+                leaf leaf20 {
+                    type string;
+                }
+                leaf-list ll8 {
+                    type string;
+                }
+                container cont11 {
+                    choice ch3 {
+                        case c1 {
+                            leaf leaf25 {
+                                type string;
+                            }
+                            uses g1;
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
     }
 
     grouping g1 {
-    container cont13 {
-        container cont12 {
-           leaf leaf26 {
-              type string;
-           }
-        }
-        list list9 {
-           leaf leaf27 {
-              type string;
-           }
-        }
-        leaf leaf28 {
-           type string;
-        }
-        leaf-list ll9 {
-           type string;
-        }
+        container cont13 {
+            container cont12 {
+                leaf leaf26 {
+                    type string;
+                }
+            }
+            list list9 {
+                leaf leaf27 {
+                    type string;
+                }
+            }
+            leaf leaf28 {
+                type string;
+            }
+            leaf-list ll9 {
+                type string;
+            }
         }
     }