CPS Validator Changes

Changed CPS Validator from static to non-static
Moved CPSValidator implementation to rest interface layer to prevent duplicated usage
Created CPSValidator interface in persistence layer
Removed unnecessary tests
Refactored misplaced tests
Copyright fixes
Copyright Check Script output formatting fix

Issue-ID: CPS-1228
Signed-off-by: lukegleeson <luke.gleeson@est.tech>
Change-Id: I4c99a51870e7d3b8e416bc1f909aeed5dc3baa42

7 files changed, 88 insertions, 107 deletions

diff --git a/cps-service/src/main/java/org/onap/cps/api/impl/CpsAdminServiceImpl.java b/cps-service/src/main/java/org/onap/cps/api/impl/CpsAdminServiceImpl.java
index a67dfe503a..56f424164f 100755
--- a/cps-service/src/main/java/org/onap/cps/api/impl/CpsAdminServiceImpl.java
+++ b/cps-service/src/main/java/org/onap/cps/api/impl/CpsAdminServiceImpl.java
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ import org.onap.cps.api.CpsAdminService;
 import org.onap.cps.api.CpsDataService;
 import org.onap.cps.spi.CpsAdminPersistenceService;
 import org.onap.cps.spi.model.Anchor;
-import org.onap.cps.utils.CpsValidator;
+import org.onap.cps.spi.utils.CpsValidator;
 import org.springframework.context.annotation.Lazy;
 import org.springframework.stereotype.Component;
 
@@ -41,53 +41,54 @@ public class CpsAdminServiceImpl implements CpsAdminService {
     private final CpsAdminPersistenceService cpsAdminPersistenceService;
     @Lazy
     private final CpsDataService cpsDataService;
+    private final CpsValidator cpsValidator;
 
     @Override
     public void createDataspace(final String dataspaceName) {
-        CpsValidator.validateNameCharacters(dataspaceName);
+        cpsValidator.validateNameCharacters(dataspaceName);
         cpsAdminPersistenceService.createDataspace(dataspaceName);
     }
 
     @Override
     public void deleteDataspace(final String dataspaceName) {
-        CpsValidator.validateNameCharacters(dataspaceName);
+        cpsValidator.validateNameCharacters(dataspaceName);
         cpsAdminPersistenceService.deleteDataspace(dataspaceName);
     }
 
     @Override
     public void createAnchor(final String dataspaceName, final String schemaSetName, final String anchorName) {
-        CpsValidator.validateNameCharacters(dataspaceName, schemaSetName, anchorName);
+        cpsValidator.validateNameCharacters(dataspaceName, schemaSetName, anchorName);
         cpsAdminPersistenceService.createAnchor(dataspaceName, schemaSetName, anchorName);
     }
 
     @Override
     public Collection<Anchor> getAnchors(final String dataspaceName) {
-        CpsValidator.validateNameCharacters(dataspaceName);
+        cpsValidator.validateNameCharacters(dataspaceName);
         return cpsAdminPersistenceService.getAnchors(dataspaceName);
     }
 
     @Override
     public Collection<Anchor> getAnchors(final String dataspaceName, final String schemaSetName) {
-        CpsValidator.validateNameCharacters(dataspaceName, schemaSetName);
+        cpsValidator.validateNameCharacters(dataspaceName, schemaSetName);
         return cpsAdminPersistenceService.getAnchors(dataspaceName, schemaSetName);
     }
 
     @Override
     public Anchor getAnchor(final String dataspaceName, final String anchorName) {
-        CpsValidator.validateNameCharacters(dataspaceName, anchorName);
+        cpsValidator.validateNameCharacters(dataspaceName, anchorName);
         return cpsAdminPersistenceService.getAnchor(dataspaceName, anchorName);
     }
 
     @Override
     public void deleteAnchor(final String dataspaceName, final String anchorName) {
-        CpsValidator.validateNameCharacters(dataspaceName, anchorName);
+        cpsValidator.validateNameCharacters(dataspaceName, anchorName);
         cpsDataService.deleteDataNodes(dataspaceName, anchorName, OffsetDateTime.now());
         cpsAdminPersistenceService.deleteAnchor(dataspaceName, anchorName);
     }
 
     @Override
     public Collection<String> queryAnchorNames(final String dataspaceName, final Collection<String> moduleNames) {
-        CpsValidator.validateNameCharacters(dataspaceName);
+        cpsValidator.validateNameCharacters(dataspaceName);
         final Collection<Anchor> anchors = cpsAdminPersistenceService.queryAnchors(dataspaceName, moduleNames);
         return anchors.stream().map(Anchor::getName).collect(Collectors.toList());
     }
diff --git a/cps-service/src/main/java/org/onap/cps/api/impl/CpsDataServiceImpl.java b/cps-service/src/main/java/org/onap/cps/api/impl/CpsDataServiceImpl.java
index b6aa04be76..88ebe3bd01 100755
--- a/cps-service/src/main/java/org/onap/cps/api/impl/CpsDataServiceImpl.java
+++ b/cps-service/src/main/java/org/onap/cps/api/impl/CpsDataServiceImpl.java
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ import java.util.Collection;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.stream.Collectors;
-import lombok.AllArgsConstructor;
+import lombok.RequiredArgsConstructor;
 import lombok.extern.slf4j.Slf4j;
 import org.onap.cps.api.CpsAdminService;
 import org.onap.cps.api.CpsDataService;
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ import org.onap.cps.spi.exceptions.DataValidationException;
 import org.onap.cps.spi.model.Anchor;
 import org.onap.cps.spi.model.DataNode;
 import org.onap.cps.spi.model.DataNodeBuilder;
-import org.onap.cps.utils.CpsValidator;
+import org.onap.cps.spi.utils.CpsValidator;
 import org.onap.cps.utils.YangUtils;
 import org.opendaylight.yangtools.yang.data.api.schema.NormalizedNode;
 import org.opendaylight.yangtools.yang.model.api.SchemaContext;
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ import org.springframework.stereotype.Service;
 
 @Service
 @Slf4j
-@AllArgsConstructor
+@RequiredArgsConstructor
 public class CpsDataServiceImpl implements CpsDataService {
 
     private static final String ROOT_NODE_XPATH = "/";
@@ -61,11 +61,12 @@ public class CpsDataServiceImpl implements CpsDataService {
     private final CpsAdminService cpsAdminService;
     private final YangTextSchemaSourceSetCache yangTextSchemaSourceSetCache;
     private final NotificationService notificationService;
+    private final CpsValidator cpsValidator;
 
     @Override
     public void saveData(final String dataspaceName, final String anchorName, final String jsonData,
         final OffsetDateTime observedTimestamp) {
-        CpsValidator.validateNameCharacters(dataspaceName, anchorName);
+        cpsValidator.validateNameCharacters(dataspaceName, anchorName);
         final DataNode dataNode = buildDataNode(dataspaceName, anchorName, ROOT_NODE_XPATH, jsonData);
         cpsDataPersistenceService.storeDataNode(dataspaceName, anchorName, dataNode);
         processDataUpdatedEventAsync(dataspaceName, anchorName, ROOT_NODE_XPATH, CREATE, observedTimestamp);
@@ -74,7 +75,7 @@ public class CpsDataServiceImpl implements CpsDataService {
     @Override
     public void saveData(final String dataspaceName, final String anchorName, final String parentNodeXpath,
         final String jsonData, final OffsetDateTime observedTimestamp) {
-        CpsValidator.validateNameCharacters(dataspaceName, anchorName);
+        cpsValidator.validateNameCharacters(dataspaceName, anchorName);
         final DataNode dataNode = buildDataNode(dataspaceName, anchorName, parentNodeXpath, jsonData);
         cpsDataPersistenceService.addChildDataNode(dataspaceName, anchorName, parentNodeXpath, dataNode);
         processDataUpdatedEventAsync(dataspaceName, anchorName, parentNodeXpath, CREATE, observedTimestamp);
@@ -83,7 +84,7 @@ public class CpsDataServiceImpl implements CpsDataService {
     @Override
     public void saveListElements(final String dataspaceName, final String anchorName,
         final String parentNodeXpath, final String jsonData, final OffsetDateTime observedTimestamp) {
-        CpsValidator.validateNameCharacters(dataspaceName, anchorName);
+        cpsValidator.validateNameCharacters(dataspaceName, anchorName);
         final Collection<DataNode> listElementDataNodeCollection =
             buildDataNodes(dataspaceName, anchorName, parentNodeXpath, jsonData);
         cpsDataPersistenceService.addListElements(dataspaceName, anchorName, parentNodeXpath,
@@ -94,7 +95,7 @@ public class CpsDataServiceImpl implements CpsDataService {
     @Override
     public void saveListElementsBatch(final String dataspaceName, final String anchorName, final String parentNodeXpath,
             final Collection<String> jsonDataList, final OffsetDateTime observedTimestamp) {
-        CpsValidator.validateNameCharacters(dataspaceName, anchorName);
+        cpsValidator.validateNameCharacters(dataspaceName, anchorName);
         final Collection<Collection<DataNode>> listElementDataNodeCollections =
                 buildDataNodes(dataspaceName, anchorName, parentNodeXpath, jsonDataList);
         cpsDataPersistenceService.addMultipleLists(dataspaceName, anchorName, parentNodeXpath,
@@ -105,14 +106,14 @@ public class CpsDataServiceImpl implements CpsDataService {
     @Override
     public DataNode getDataNode(final String dataspaceName, final String anchorName, final String xpath,
         final FetchDescendantsOption fetchDescendantsOption) {
-        CpsValidator.validateNameCharacters(dataspaceName, anchorName);
+        cpsValidator.validateNameCharacters(dataspaceName, anchorName);
         return cpsDataPersistenceService.getDataNode(dataspaceName, anchorName, xpath, fetchDescendantsOption);
     }
 
     @Override
     public void updateNodeLeaves(final String dataspaceName, final String anchorName, final String parentNodeXpath,
         final String jsonData, final OffsetDateTime observedTimestamp) {
-        CpsValidator.validateNameCharacters(dataspaceName, anchorName);
+        cpsValidator.validateNameCharacters(dataspaceName, anchorName);
         final DataNode dataNode = buildDataNode(dataspaceName, anchorName, parentNodeXpath, jsonData);
         cpsDataPersistenceService
             .updateDataLeaves(dataspaceName, anchorName, dataNode.getXpath(), dataNode.getLeaves());
@@ -124,7 +125,7 @@ public class CpsDataServiceImpl implements CpsDataService {
         final String parentNodeXpath,
         final String dataNodeUpdatesAsJson,
         final OffsetDateTime observedTimestamp) {
-        CpsValidator.validateNameCharacters(dataspaceName, anchorName);
+        cpsValidator.validateNameCharacters(dataspaceName, anchorName);
         final Collection<DataNode> dataNodeUpdates =
             buildDataNodes(dataspaceName, anchorName,
                 parentNodeXpath, dataNodeUpdatesAsJson);
@@ -159,7 +160,7 @@ public class CpsDataServiceImpl implements CpsDataService {
     public void updateDataNodeAndDescendants(final String dataspaceName, final String anchorName,
                                              final String parentNodeXpath, final String jsonData,
                                              final OffsetDateTime observedTimestamp) {
-        CpsValidator.validateNameCharacters(dataspaceName, anchorName);
+        cpsValidator.validateNameCharacters(dataspaceName, anchorName);
         final DataNode dataNode = buildDataNode(dataspaceName, anchorName, parentNodeXpath, jsonData);
         cpsDataPersistenceService.updateDataNodeAndDescendants(dataspaceName, anchorName, dataNode);
         processDataUpdatedEventAsync(dataspaceName, anchorName, parentNodeXpath, UPDATE, observedTimestamp);
@@ -169,7 +170,7 @@ public class CpsDataServiceImpl implements CpsDataService {
     public void updateDataNodesAndDescendants(final String dataspaceName, final String anchorName,
                                               final Map<String, String> nodesJsonData,
                                               final OffsetDateTime observedTimestamp) {
-        CpsValidator.validateNameCharacters(dataspaceName, anchorName);
+        cpsValidator.validateNameCharacters(dataspaceName, anchorName);
         final List<DataNode> dataNodes = buildDataNodes(dataspaceName, anchorName, nodesJsonData);
         cpsDataPersistenceService.updateDataNodesAndDescendants(dataspaceName, anchorName, dataNodes);
         nodesJsonData.keySet().forEach(nodeXpath ->
@@ -180,7 +181,7 @@ public class CpsDataServiceImpl implements CpsDataService {
     @Override
     public void replaceListContent(final String dataspaceName, final String anchorName, final String parentNodeXpath,
             final String jsonData, final OffsetDateTime observedTimestamp) {
-        CpsValidator.validateNameCharacters(dataspaceName, anchorName);
+        cpsValidator.validateNameCharacters(dataspaceName, anchorName);
         final Collection<DataNode> newListElements =
                 buildDataNodes(dataspaceName, anchorName, parentNodeXpath, jsonData);
         replaceListContent(dataspaceName, anchorName, parentNodeXpath, newListElements, observedTimestamp);
@@ -189,7 +190,7 @@ public class CpsDataServiceImpl implements CpsDataService {
     @Override
     public void replaceListContent(final String dataspaceName, final String anchorName, final String parentNodeXpath,
             final Collection<DataNode> dataNodes, final OffsetDateTime observedTimestamp) {
-        CpsValidator.validateNameCharacters(dataspaceName, anchorName);
+        cpsValidator.validateNameCharacters(dataspaceName, anchorName);
         cpsDataPersistenceService.replaceListContent(dataspaceName, anchorName, parentNodeXpath, dataNodes);
         processDataUpdatedEventAsync(dataspaceName, anchorName, parentNodeXpath, UPDATE, observedTimestamp);
     }
@@ -197,7 +198,7 @@ public class CpsDataServiceImpl implements CpsDataService {
     @Override
     public void deleteDataNode(final String dataspaceName, final String anchorName, final String dataNodeXpath,
                                final OffsetDateTime observedTimestamp) {
-        CpsValidator.validateNameCharacters(dataspaceName, anchorName);
+        cpsValidator.validateNameCharacters(dataspaceName, anchorName);
         cpsDataPersistenceService.deleteDataNode(dataspaceName, anchorName, dataNodeXpath);
         processDataUpdatedEventAsync(dataspaceName, anchorName, dataNodeXpath, DELETE, observedTimestamp);
     }
@@ -205,7 +206,7 @@ public class CpsDataServiceImpl implements CpsDataService {
     @Override
     public void deleteDataNodes(final String dataspaceName, final String anchorName,
         final OffsetDateTime observedTimestamp) {
-        CpsValidator.validateNameCharacters(dataspaceName, anchorName);
+        cpsValidator.validateNameCharacters(dataspaceName, anchorName);
         processDataUpdatedEventAsync(dataspaceName, anchorName, ROOT_NODE_XPATH, DELETE, observedTimestamp);
         cpsDataPersistenceService.deleteDataNodes(dataspaceName, anchorName);
     }
@@ -213,7 +214,7 @@ public class CpsDataServiceImpl implements CpsDataService {
     @Override
     public void deleteListOrListElement(final String dataspaceName, final String anchorName, final String listNodeXpath,
         final OffsetDateTime observedTimestamp) {
-        CpsValidator.validateNameCharacters(dataspaceName, anchorName);
+        cpsValidator.validateNameCharacters(dataspaceName, anchorName);
         cpsDataPersistenceService.deleteListDataNode(dataspaceName, anchorName, listNodeXpath);
         processDataUpdatedEventAsync(dataspaceName, anchorName, listNodeXpath, DELETE, observedTimestamp);
     }
diff --git a/cps-service/src/main/java/org/onap/cps/api/impl/CpsModuleServiceImpl.java b/cps-service/src/main/java/org/onap/cps/api/impl/CpsModuleServiceImpl.java
index 20b4a23a9b..b4890f4a71 100644
--- a/cps-service/src/main/java/org/onap/cps/api/impl/CpsModuleServiceImpl.java
+++ b/cps-service/src/main/java/org/onap/cps/api/impl/CpsModuleServiceImpl.java
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ package org.onap.cps.api.impl;
 
 import java.util.Collection;
 import java.util.Map;
-import lombok.AllArgsConstructor;
+import lombok.RequiredArgsConstructor;
 import org.onap.cps.api.CpsAdminService;
 import org.onap.cps.api.CpsModuleService;
 import org.onap.cps.spi.CascadeDeleteAllowed;
@@ -34,23 +34,24 @@ import org.onap.cps.spi.model.Anchor;
 import org.onap.cps.spi.model.ModuleDefinition;
 import org.onap.cps.spi.model.ModuleReference;
 import org.onap.cps.spi.model.SchemaSet;
-import org.onap.cps.utils.CpsValidator;
+import org.onap.cps.spi.utils.CpsValidator;
 import org.onap.cps.yang.YangTextSchemaSourceSetBuilder;
 import org.springframework.stereotype.Service;
 import org.springframework.transaction.annotation.Transactional;
 
 @Service("CpsModuleServiceImpl")
-@AllArgsConstructor
+@RequiredArgsConstructor
 public class CpsModuleServiceImpl implements CpsModuleService {
 
     private final CpsModulePersistenceService cpsModulePersistenceService;
     private final YangTextSchemaSourceSetCache yangTextSchemaSourceSetCache;
     private final CpsAdminService cpsAdminService;
+    private final CpsValidator cpsValidator;
 
     @Override
     public void createSchemaSet(final String dataspaceName, final String schemaSetName,
         final Map<String, String> yangResourcesNameToContentMap) {
-        CpsValidator.validateNameCharacters(dataspaceName, schemaSetName);
+        cpsValidator.validateNameCharacters(dataspaceName, schemaSetName);
         final var yangTextSchemaSourceSet
             = YangTextSchemaSourceSetBuilder.of(yangResourcesNameToContentMap);
         cpsModulePersistenceService.storeSchemaSet(dataspaceName, schemaSetName, yangResourcesNameToContentMap);
@@ -61,7 +62,7 @@ public class CpsModuleServiceImpl implements CpsModuleService {
     public void createSchemaSetFromModules(final String dataspaceName, final String schemaSetName,
         final Map<String, String> newModuleNameToContentMap,
         final Collection<ModuleReference> allModuleReferences) {
-        CpsValidator.validateNameCharacters(dataspaceName, schemaSetName);
+        cpsValidator.validateNameCharacters(dataspaceName, schemaSetName);
         cpsModulePersistenceService.storeSchemaSetFromModules(dataspaceName, schemaSetName,
             newModuleNameToContentMap, allModuleReferences);
 
@@ -69,7 +70,7 @@ public class CpsModuleServiceImpl implements CpsModuleService {
 
     @Override
     public SchemaSet getSchemaSet(final String dataspaceName, final String schemaSetName) {
-        CpsValidator.validateNameCharacters(dataspaceName, schemaSetName);
+        cpsValidator.validateNameCharacters(dataspaceName, schemaSetName);
         final var yangTextSchemaSourceSet = yangTextSchemaSourceSetCache
             .get(dataspaceName, schemaSetName);
         return SchemaSet.builder().name(schemaSetName).dataspaceName(dataspaceName)
@@ -80,7 +81,7 @@ public class CpsModuleServiceImpl implements CpsModuleService {
     @Transactional
     public void deleteSchemaSet(final String dataspaceName, final String schemaSetName,
         final CascadeDeleteAllowed cascadeDeleteAllowed) {
-        CpsValidator.validateNameCharacters(dataspaceName, schemaSetName);
+        cpsValidator.validateNameCharacters(dataspaceName, schemaSetName);
         final Collection<Anchor> anchors = cpsAdminService.getAnchors(dataspaceName, schemaSetName);
         if (!anchors.isEmpty() && isCascadeDeleteProhibited(cascadeDeleteAllowed)) {
             throw new SchemaSetInUseException(dataspaceName, schemaSetName);
@@ -95,21 +96,21 @@ public class CpsModuleServiceImpl implements CpsModuleService {
 
     @Override
     public Collection<ModuleReference> getYangResourceModuleReferences(final String dataspaceName) {
-        CpsValidator.validateNameCharacters(dataspaceName);
+        cpsValidator.validateNameCharacters(dataspaceName);
         return cpsModulePersistenceService.getYangResourceModuleReferences(dataspaceName);
     }
 
     @Override
     public Collection<ModuleReference> getYangResourcesModuleReferences(final String dataspaceName,
         final String anchorName) {
-        CpsValidator.validateNameCharacters(dataspaceName, anchorName);
+        cpsValidator.validateNameCharacters(dataspaceName, anchorName);
         return cpsModulePersistenceService.getYangResourceModuleReferences(dataspaceName, anchorName);
     }
 
     @Override
     public Collection<ModuleDefinition> getModuleDefinitionsByAnchorName(final String dataspaceName,
                                                                          final String anchorName) {
-        CpsValidator.validateNameCharacters(dataspaceName, anchorName);
+        cpsValidator.validateNameCharacters(dataspaceName, anchorName);
         return cpsModulePersistenceService.getYangResourceDefinitions(dataspaceName, anchorName);
     }
 
diff --git a/cps-service/src/main/java/org/onap/cps/api/impl/CpsQueryServiceImpl.java b/cps-service/src/main/java/org/onap/cps/api/impl/CpsQueryServiceImpl.java
index c2003d6bf7..7b9043a608 100644
--- a/cps-service/src/main/java/org/onap/cps/api/impl/CpsQueryServiceImpl.java
+++ b/cps-service/src/main/java/org/onap/cps/api/impl/CpsQueryServiceImpl.java
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /*
- * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
- *  Copyright (C) 2021 Nordix Foundation
+ *  ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
+ *  Copyright (C) 2021-2022 Nordix Foundation
  *  ================================================================================
  *  Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  *  you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -21,24 +21,25 @@
 package org.onap.cps.api.impl;
 
 import java.util.Collection;
+import lombok.RequiredArgsConstructor;
 import org.onap.cps.api.CpsQueryService;
 import org.onap.cps.spi.CpsDataPersistenceService;
 import org.onap.cps.spi.FetchDescendantsOption;
 import org.onap.cps.spi.model.DataNode;
-import org.onap.cps.utils.CpsValidator;
-import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
+import org.onap.cps.spi.utils.CpsValidator;
 import org.springframework.stereotype.Service;
 
 @Service
+@RequiredArgsConstructor
 public class CpsQueryServiceImpl implements CpsQueryService {
 
-    @Autowired
-    private CpsDataPersistenceService cpsDataPersistenceService;
+    private final CpsDataPersistenceService cpsDataPersistenceService;
+    private final CpsValidator cpsValidator;
 
     @Override
     public Collection<DataNode> queryDataNodes(final String dataspaceName, final String anchorName,
         final String cpsPath, final FetchDescendantsOption fetchDescendantsOption) {
-        CpsValidator.validateNameCharacters(dataspaceName, anchorName);
+        cpsValidator.validateNameCharacters(dataspaceName, anchorName);
         return cpsDataPersistenceService.queryDataNodes(dataspaceName, anchorName, cpsPath, fetchDescendantsOption);
     }
 }
diff --git a/cps-service/src/main/java/org/onap/cps/api/impl/YangTextSchemaSourceSetCache.java b/cps-service/src/main/java/org/onap/cps/api/impl/YangTextSchemaSourceSetCache.java
index fb881a97b6..0f620b0dd8 100644
--- a/cps-service/src/main/java/org/onap/cps/api/impl/YangTextSchemaSourceSetCache.java
+++ b/cps-service/src/main/java/org/onap/cps/api/impl/YangTextSchemaSourceSetCache.java
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 /*
- * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
+ *  ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
  *  Copyright (C) 2021 Pantheon.tech
  *  Modifications Copyright (C) 2022 Bell Canada
+ *  Modifications Copyright (C) 2022 Nordix Foundation
  *  ================================================================================
  *  Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  *  you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -23,11 +24,11 @@ package org.onap.cps.api.impl;
 
 import com.google.errorprone.annotations.CanIgnoreReturnValue;
 import java.util.Map;
+import lombok.RequiredArgsConstructor;
 import org.onap.cps.spi.CpsModulePersistenceService;
-import org.onap.cps.utils.CpsValidator;
+import org.onap.cps.spi.utils.CpsValidator;
 import org.onap.cps.yang.YangTextSchemaSourceSet;
 import org.onap.cps.yang.YangTextSchemaSourceSetBuilder;
-import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
 import org.springframework.cache.annotation.CacheConfig;
 import org.springframework.cache.annotation.CacheEvict;
 import org.springframework.cache.annotation.CachePut;
@@ -39,10 +40,11 @@ import org.springframework.stereotype.Service;
  */
 @Service
 @CacheConfig(cacheNames = {"yangSchema"})
+@RequiredArgsConstructor
 public class YangTextSchemaSourceSetCache {
 
-    @Autowired
-    private CpsModulePersistenceService cpsModulePersistenceService;
+    private final CpsModulePersistenceService cpsModulePersistenceService;
+    private final CpsValidator cpsValidator;
 
     /**
      * Cache YangTextSchemaSourceSet.
@@ -53,7 +55,7 @@ public class YangTextSchemaSourceSetCache {
      */
     @Cacheable(key = "#p0.concat('-').concat(#p1)")
     public YangTextSchemaSourceSet get(final String dataspaceName, final String schemaSetName) {
-        CpsValidator.validateNameCharacters(dataspaceName, schemaSetName);
+        cpsValidator.validateNameCharacters(dataspaceName, schemaSetName);
         final Map<String, String> yangResourceNameToContent =
                 cpsModulePersistenceService.getYangSchemaResources(dataspaceName, schemaSetName);
         return YangTextSchemaSourceSetBuilder.of(yangResourceNameToContent);
@@ -71,7 +73,7 @@ public class YangTextSchemaSourceSetCache {
     @CanIgnoreReturnValue
     public YangTextSchemaSourceSet updateCache(final String dataspaceName, final String schemaSetName,
             final YangTextSchemaSourceSet yangTextSchemaSourceSet) {
-        CpsValidator.validateNameCharacters(dataspaceName, schemaSetName);
+        cpsValidator.validateNameCharacters(dataspaceName, schemaSetName);
         return yangTextSchemaSourceSet;
     }
 
@@ -84,7 +86,7 @@ public class YangTextSchemaSourceSetCache {
      */
     @CacheEvict(key = "#p0.concat('-').concat(#p1)")
     public void removeFromCache(final String dataspaceName, final String schemaSetName) {
-        CpsValidator.validateNameCharacters(dataspaceName, schemaSetName);
+        cpsValidator.validateNameCharacters(dataspaceName, schemaSetName);
         // Spring provides implementation for removing object from cache
     }
 
diff --git a/cps-service/src/main/java/org/onap/cps/spi/utils/CpsValidator.java b/cps-service/src/main/java/org/onap/cps/spi/utils/CpsValidator.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c7ce8fc926
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cps-service/src/main/java/org/onap/cps/spi/utils/CpsValidator.java
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+/*
+ *  ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
+ *  Copyright (C) 2022 Nordix Foundation
+ *  ================================================================================
+ *  Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ *  you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ *  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *        http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ *  Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ *  distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ *  WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ *  See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ *  limitations under the License.
+ *
+ *  SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+ *  ============LICENSE_END=========================================================
+ */
+
+package org.onap.cps.spi.utils;
+
+public interface CpsValidator {
+
+    /**
+     * Validate characters in names within cps.
+     *
+     * @param names names of data to be validated
+     */
+    void validateNameCharacters(final String... names);
+}
diff --git a/cps-service/src/main/java/org/onap/cps/utils/CpsValidator.java b/cps-service/src/main/java/org/onap/cps/utils/CpsValidator.java
deleted file mode 100644
index f3774d9529..0000000000
--- a/cps-service/src/main/java/org/onap/cps/utils/CpsValidator.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,56 +0,0 @@
-/*
- *  ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
- *  Copyright (C) 2022 Nordix Foundation
- *  ================================================================================
- *  Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
- *  you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
- *  You may obtain a copy of the License at
- *
- *        http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
- *
- *  Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
- *  distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
- *  WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
- *  See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
- *  limitations under the License.
- *
- *  SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
- *  ============LICENSE_END=========================================================
- */
-
-package org.onap.cps.utils;
-
-import com.google.common.collect.Lists;
-import java.util.Collection;
-import lombok.AccessLevel;
-import lombok.NoArgsConstructor;
-import lombok.extern.slf4j.Slf4j;
-import org.onap.cps.spi.exceptions.DataValidationException;
-
-@Slf4j
-@NoArgsConstructor(access = AccessLevel.PRIVATE)
-public final class CpsValidator {
-
-    private static final char[] UNSUPPORTED_NAME_CHARACTERS = "!\" #$%&'()*+,./\\:;<=>?@[]^`{|}~".toCharArray();
-
-    /**
-     * Validate characters in names within cps.
-     *
-     * @param names names of data to be validated
-     */
-    public static void validateNameCharacters(final String... names) {
-        for (final String name : names) {
-            final Collection<Character> charactersOfName = Lists.charactersOf(name);
-            for (final char unsupportedCharacter : UNSUPPORTED_NAME_CHARACTERS) {
-                if (charactersOfName.contains(unsupportedCharacter)) {
-                    throw new DataValidationException("Name or ID Validation Error.",
-                            name + " invalid token encountered at position "
-                                    + (name.indexOf(unsupportedCharacter) + 1));
-                }
-            }
-        }
-    }
-
-
-
-}