Added keyword to common.robot

- add new keyword to read files in common.robot
- fix one keyword in common.robot
- used new keyword in PRH suite
- use new keyword in dcaegen2 suite

Issue-ID: INT-661

Change-Id: I36cd2d5b82a20938a7b0775c9792dc2364a21922
Signed-off-by: Mariusz Wagner <mariusz.wagner@nokia.com>

5 files changed, 160 insertions, 126 deletions

diff --git a/test/csit/tests/dcaegen2/testcases/resources/DMaaP.py b/test/csit/tests/dcaegen2/testcases/resources/DMaaP.py
index db59557db..092b60817 100644
--- a/test/csit/tests/dcaegen2/testcases/resources/DMaaP.py
+++ b/test/csit/tests/dcaegen2/testcases/resources/DMaaP.py
@@ -8,9 +8,13 @@ import posixpath
 import BaseHTTPServer
 import urllib
 import urlparse
-import cgi, sys, shutil, mimetypes
+import cgi
+import sys
+import shutil
+import mimetypes
 from jsonschema import validate
-import jsonschema, json
+import jsonschema
+import json
 import DcaeVariables
 import SimpleHTTPServer
 from robot.api import logger
@@ -25,7 +29,7 @@ EvtSchema = None
 DMaaPHttpd = None
 
 
-def cleanUpEvent():
+def clean_up_event():
     sz = DcaeVariables.VESEventQ.qsize()
     for i in range(sz):
         try:
@@ -33,8 +37,9 @@ def cleanUpEvent():
         except:
             pass
 
-def enqueEvent(evt):
-    if DcaeVariables.VESEventQ != None:
+
+def enque_event(evt):
+    if DcaeVariables.VESEventQ is not None:
         try:
             DcaeVariables.VESEventQ.put(evt)
             if DcaeVariables.IsRobotRun:
@@ -46,12 +51,13 @@ def enqueEvent(evt):
             print (str(e))
             return False
     return False
-            
-def dequeEvent(waitSec=25):
+
+
+def deque_event(wait_sec=25):
     if DcaeVariables.IsRobotRun:
         logger.console("Enter DequeEvent")
     try:
-        evt = DcaeVariables.VESEventQ.get(True, waitSec)
+        evt = DcaeVariables.VESEventQ.get(True, wait_sec)
         if DcaeVariables.IsRobotRun:
             logger.console("DMaaP Event dequeued - size=" + str(len(evt)))
         else:
@@ -64,7 +70,8 @@ def dequeEvent(waitSec=25):
         else:
             print("DMaaP Event dequeue timeout")
         return None
- 
+
+
 class DMaaPHandler(BaseHTTPServer.BaseHTTPRequestHandler):
       
     def do_PUT(self):
@@ -73,7 +80,7 @@ class DMaaPHandler(BaseHTTPServer.BaseHTTPRequestHandler):
         
     def do_POST(self):
         
-        respCode = 0
+        resp_code = 0
         # Parse the form data posted
         '''
         form = cgi.FieldStorage(
@@ -95,21 +102,21 @@ class DMaaPHandler(BaseHTTPServer.BaseHTTPRequestHandler):
         '''
         
         if 'POST' not in self.requestline:
-            respCode = 405
+            resp_code = 405
             
         '''
-        if respCode == 0:
+        if resp_code == 0:
             if '/eventlistener/v5' not in self.requestline and '/eventlistener/v5/eventBatch' not in self.requestline and \
                         '/eventlistener/v5/clientThrottlingState' not in self.requestline:
-                respCode = 404
+                resp_code = 404
          
         
-        if respCode == 0:
+        if resp_code == 0:
             if 'Y29uc29sZTpaakprWWpsbE1qbGpNVEkyTTJJeg==' not in str(self.headers):
-                respCode = 401
+                resp_code = 401
         '''  
         
-        if respCode == 0:
+        if resp_code == 0:
             content_len = int(self.headers.getheader('content-length', 0))
             post_body = self.rfile.read(content_len)
             
@@ -123,21 +130,21 @@ class DMaaPHandler(BaseHTTPServer.BaseHTTPRequestHandler):
             if indx != 0:
                 post_body = post_body[indx:]
             
-            if enqueEvent(post_body) == False:
+            if not enque_event(post_body):
                 print "enque event fails"
                    
             global EvtSchema
             try:
-                if EvtSchema == None:
-                    with open(DcaeVariables.CommonEventSchemaV5) as file:
-                        EvtSchema = json.load(file)
+                if EvtSchema is None:
+                    with open(DcaeVariables.CommonEventSchemaV5) as opened_file:
+                        EvtSchema = json.load(opened_file)
                 decoded_body = json.loads(post_body)
                 jsonschema.validate(decoded_body, EvtSchema)
             except:
-                respCode = 400
+                resp_code = 400
         
         # Begin the response
-        if DcaeVariables.IsRobotRun == False:
+        if not DcaeVariables.IsRobotRun:
             print ("Response Message:")
         
         '''
@@ -154,18 +161,18 @@ class DMaaPHandler(BaseHTTPServer.BaseHTTPRequestHandler):
 
         '''
         
-        if respCode == 0:
+        if resp_code == 0:
             if 'clientThrottlingState' in self.requestline:
                 self.send_response(204)
             else:
                 self.send_response(200)
                 self.send_header('Content-Type', 'application/json')
                 self.end_headers()
-                #self.wfile.write("{'responses' : {'200' : {'description' : 'Success'}}}")
+                # self.wfile.write("{'responses' : {'200' : {'description' : 'Success'}}}")
                 self.wfile.write("{'count': 1, 'serverTimeMs': 3}")
                 self.wfile.close()
         else:
-            self.send_response(respCode)
+            self.send_response(resp_code)
         
         '''
         self.end_headers()
@@ -190,8 +197,7 @@ class DMaaPHandler(BaseHTTPServer.BaseHTTPRequestHandler):
                 self.wfile.write('\t%s=%s\n' % (field, form[field].value))
         '''
         return
-    
-    
+
     def do_GET(self):
         """Serve a GET request."""
         f = self.send_head()
@@ -219,7 +225,6 @@ class DMaaPHandler(BaseHTTPServer.BaseHTTPRequestHandler):
 
         """
         path = self.translate_path(self.path)
-        f = None
         if os.path.isdir(path):
             parts = urlparse.urlsplit(self.path)
             if not parts.path.endswith('/'):
@@ -268,18 +273,18 @@ class DMaaPHandler(BaseHTTPServer.BaseHTTPRequestHandler):
 
         """
         try:
-            list = os.listdir(path)
+            list_dir = os.listdir(path)
         except os.error:
             self.send_error(404, "No permission to list directory")
             return None
-        list.sort(key=lambda a: a.lower())
+        list_dir.sort(key=lambda a: a.lower())
         f = StringIO()
         displaypath = cgi.escape(urllib.unquote(self.path))
         f.write('<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 3.2 Final//EN">')
         f.write("<html>\n<title>Directory listing for %s</title>\n" % displaypath)
         f.write("<body>\n<h2>Directory listing for %s</h2>\n" % displaypath)
         f.write("<hr>\n<ul>\n")
-        for name in list:
+        for name in list_dir:
             fullname = os.path.join(path, name)
             displayname = linkname = name
             # Append / for directories or @ for symbolic links
@@ -301,7 +306,8 @@ class DMaaPHandler(BaseHTTPServer.BaseHTTPRequestHandler):
         self.end_headers()
         return f
 
-    def translate_path(self, path):
+    @staticmethod
+    def translate_path(path):
         """Translate a /-separated PATH to the local filename syntax.
 
         Components that mean special things to the local file system
@@ -310,8 +316,8 @@ class DMaaPHandler(BaseHTTPServer.BaseHTTPRequestHandler):
 
         """
         # abandon query parameters
-        path = path.split('?',1)[0]
-        path = path.split('#',1)[0]
+        path = path.split('?', 1)[0]
+        path = path.split('#', 1)[0]
         # Don't forget explicit trailing slash when normalizing. Issue17324
         trailing_slash = path.rstrip().endswith('/')
         path = posixpath.normpath(urllib.unquote(path))
@@ -327,7 +333,8 @@ class DMaaPHandler(BaseHTTPServer.BaseHTTPRequestHandler):
             path += '/'
         return path
 
-    def copyfile(self, source, outputfile):
+    @staticmethod
+    def copyfile(source, outputfile):
         """Copy all data between two file objects.
 
         The SOURCE argument is a file object open for reading
@@ -368,26 +375,26 @@ class DMaaPHandler(BaseHTTPServer.BaseHTTPRequestHandler):
             return self.extensions_map['']
 
     if not mimetypes.inited:
-        mimetypes.init() # try to read system mime.types
+        mimetypes.init()  # try to read system mime.types
     extensions_map = mimetypes.types_map.copy()
     extensions_map.update({
-        '': 'application/octet-stream', # Default
+        '': 'application/octet-stream',  # Default
         '.py': 'text/plain',
         '.c': 'text/plain',
         '.h': 'text/plain',
         })
 
-def test(HandlerClass = DMaaPHandler,
-         ServerClass = BaseHTTPServer.HTTPServer, protocol="HTTP/1.0", port=3904):
+
+def test(handler_class=DMaaPHandler, server_class=BaseHTTPServer.HTTPServer, protocol="HTTP/1.0", port=3904):
     print "Load event schema file: " + DcaeVariables.CommonEventSchemaV5
-    with open(DcaeVariables.CommonEventSchemaV5) as file:
+    with open(DcaeVariables.CommonEventSchemaV5) as opened_file:
         global EvtSchema
-        EvtSchema = json.load(file)
+        EvtSchema = json.load(opened_file)
         
     server_address = ('', port)
 
-    HandlerClass.protocol_version = protocol
-    httpd = ServerClass(server_address, HandlerClass)
+    handler_class.protocol_version = protocol
+    httpd = server_class(server_address, handler_class)
     
     global DMaaPHttpd
     DMaaPHttpd = httpd
@@ -395,10 +402,10 @@ def test(HandlerClass = DMaaPHandler,
 
     sa = httpd.socket.getsockname()
     print "Serving HTTP on", sa[0], "port", sa[1], "..."
-    #httpd.serve_forever()
+    # httpd.serve_forever()
+
 
-def _main_ (HandlerClass = DMaaPHandler,
-         ServerClass = BaseHTTPServer.HTTPServer, protocol="HTTP/1.0"):
+def _main_(handler_class=DMaaPHandler, server_class=BaseHTTPServer.HTTPServer, protocol="HTTP/1.0"):
     
     if sys.argv[1:]:
         port = int(sys.argv[1])
@@ -406,18 +413,19 @@ def _main_ (HandlerClass = DMaaPHandler,
         port = 3904
     
     print "Load event schema file: " + DcaeVariables.CommonEventSchemaV5
-    with open(DcaeVariables.CommonEventSchemaV5) as file:
+    with open(DcaeVariables.CommonEventSchemaV5) as opened_file:
         global EvtSchema
-        EvtSchema = json.load(file)
+        EvtSchema = json.load(opened_file)
         
     server_address = ('', port)
 
-    HandlerClass.protocol_version = protocol
-    httpd = ServerClass(server_address, HandlerClass)
+    handler_class.protocol_version = protocol
+    httpd = server_class(server_address, handler_class)
 
     sa = httpd.socket.getsockname()
     print "Serving HTTP on", sa[0], "port", sa[1], "..."
     httpd.serve_forever()
-    
+
+
 if __name__ == '__main__':
-    _main_()
\ No newline at end of file
+    _main_()
diff --git a/test/csit/tests/dcaegen2/testcases/resources/DcaeLibrary.py b/test/csit/tests/dcaegen2/testcases/resources/DcaeLibrary.py
index e581f1b2c..b43ee29e2 100644
--- a/test/csit/tests/dcaegen2/testcases/resources/DcaeLibrary.py
+++ b/test/csit/tests/dcaegen2/testcases/resources/DcaeLibrary.py
@@ -5,24 +5,34 @@ Created on Aug 18, 2017
 '''
 from robot.api import logger
 from Queue import Queue
-import uuid, time, datetime,json, threading,os, platform, subprocess,paramiko
+import uuid
+import time
+import datetime
+import json
+import threading
+import os
+import platform
+import subprocess
+import paramiko
 import DcaeVariables
 import DMaaP
 
+
 class DcaeLibrary(object):
     
     def __init__(self):
         pass 
     
-    def setup_dmaap_server(self, portNum=3904):
-        if DcaeVariables.HttpServerThread != None:
-            DMaaP.cleanUpEvent()
+    @staticmethod
+    def setup_dmaap_server(port_num=3904):
+        if DcaeVariables.HttpServerThread is not None:
+            DMaaP.clean_up_event()
             logger.console("Clean up event from event queue before test")
             logger.info("DMaaP Server already started")
             return "true"
         
         DcaeVariables.IsRobotRun = True
-        DMaaP.test(port=portNum)
+        DMaaP.test(port=port_num)
         try:
             DcaeVariables.VESEventQ = Queue()
             DcaeVariables.HttpServerThread = threading.Thread(name='DMAAP_HTTPServer', target=DMaaP.DMaaPHttpd.serve_forever)
@@ -34,8 +44,9 @@ class DcaeLibrary(object):
             print (str(e))
             return "false"
             
-    def shutdown_dmaap(self):
-        if DcaeVariables.HTTPD != None:
+    @staticmethod
+    def shutdown_dmaap():
+        if DcaeVariables.HTTPD is not None:
             DcaeVariables.HTTPD.shutdown()
             logger.console("DMaaP Server shut down")
             time.sleep(3)
@@ -43,20 +54,23 @@ class DcaeLibrary(object):
         else:
             return "false"
             
-    def cleanup_ves_events(self):
-        if DcaeVariables.HttpServerThread != None:
-            DMaaP.cleanUpEvent()
+    @staticmethod
+    def cleanup_ves_events():
+        if DcaeVariables.HttpServerThread is not None:
+            DMaaP.clean_up_event()
             logger.console("DMaaP event queue is cleaned up")
             return "true"
         logger.console("DMaaP server not started yet")
         return "false"
     
-    def enable_vesc_https_auth(self):
+    @staticmethod
+    def enable_vesc_https_auth():
+        global client
         if 'Windows' in platform.system():
             try:
                 client = paramiko.SSHClient()
                 client.load_system_host_keys()
-                #client.set_missing_host_key_policy(paramiko.WarningPolicy)
+                # client.set_missing_host_key_policy(paramiko.WarningPolicy)
                 client.set_missing_host_key_policy(paramiko.AutoAddPolicy())
                 
                 client.connect(os.environ['CSIT_IP'], port=22, username=os.environ['CSIT_USER'], password=os.environ['CSIT_PD'])
@@ -73,42 +87,42 @@ class DcaeLibrary(object):
         time.sleep(5)
         return  
                    
-    def dmaap_message_receive(self, evtobj, action='contain'):
+    @staticmethod
+    def dmaap_message_receive(evtobj, action='contain'):
         
-        evtStr = DMaaP.dequeEvent()
-        while evtStr != None:
-            logger.console("DMaaP receive VES Event:\n" + evtStr)
+        evt_str = DMaaP.deque_event()
+        while evt_str != None:
+            logger.console("DMaaP receive VES Event:\n" + evt_str)
             if action == 'contain':
-                if evtobj in evtStr:
-                    logger.info("DMaaP Receive Expected Publish Event:\n" + evtStr)
+                if evtobj in evt_str:
+                    logger.info("DMaaP Receive Expected Publish Event:\n" + evt_str)
                     return 'true'
             if action == 'sizematch':
-                if len(evtobj) == len(evtStr):
+                if len(evtobj) == len(evt_str):
                     return 'true'
             if action == 'dictmatch':
-                evtDict = json.loads(evtStr)
-                if cmp(evtobj, evtDict) == 0:
+                evt_dict = json.loads(evt_str)
+                if cmp(evtobj, evt_dict) == 0:
                     return 'true'
-            evtStr = DMaaP.dequeEvent()
+            evt_str = DMaaP.deque_event()
         return 'false'
-    
-    def create_header_from_string(self, dictStr):
-        logger.info("Enter create_header_from_string: dictStr")
-        return dict(u.split("=") for u in dictStr.split(","))
-    
-    def is_json_empty(self, resp):
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def is_json_empty(resp):
         logger.info("Enter is_json_empty: resp.text: " + resp.text)
-        if resp.text == None or len(resp.text) < 2:
+        if resp.text is None or len(resp.text) < 2:
             return 'True'
         return 'False'
     
-    def Generate_UUID(self):
+    @staticmethod
+    def generate_uuid():
         """generate a uuid"""
         return uuid.uuid4()
     
-    def get_json_value_list(self, jsonstr, keyval):
+    @staticmethod
+    def get_json_value_list(jsonstr, keyval):
         logger.info("Enter Get_Json_Key_Value_List")
-        if jsonstr == None or len(jsonstr) < 2:
+        if jsonstr is None or len(jsonstr) < 2:
             logger.info("No Json data found")
             return []
         try:
@@ -122,12 +136,14 @@ class DcaeLibrary(object):
             print str(e)
             return []
         
-    def generate_MilliTimestamp_UUID(self):
+    @staticmethod
+    def generate_millitimestamp_uuid():
         """generate a millisecond timestamp uuid"""
         then = datetime.datetime.now()
         return int(time.mktime(then.timetuple())*1e3 + then.microsecond/1e3)
     
-    def test (self):
+    @staticmethod
+    def test():
         import json
         from pprint import pprint
 
@@ -138,7 +154,6 @@ class DcaeLibrary(object):
         pprint(data)
 
 
-
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     '''
     dictStr = "action=getTable,Accept=application/json,Content-Type=application/json,X-FromAppId=1234908903284"
@@ -156,4 +171,3 @@ if __name__ == '__main__':
     ret = lib.setup_dmaap_server()
     print ret
     time.sleep(100000)
-    
diff --git a/test/csit/tests/dcaegen2/testcases/resources/DcaeVariables.py b/test/csit/tests/dcaegen2/testcases/resources/DcaeVariables.py
index 4d51a8f5a..a9456d0fa 100644
--- a/test/csit/tests/dcaegen2/testcases/resources/DcaeVariables.py
+++ b/test/csit/tests/dcaegen2/testcases/resources/DcaeVariables.py
@@ -1,13 +1,14 @@
+import os
 
-import os, time
 
-def GetEnvironmentVariable(envVarstr):
-    return os.environ.get(envVarstr)
+def get_environment_variable(env_varstr):
+    return os.environ.get(env_varstr)
+
 
 DCAE_HEALTH_CHECK_URL = "http://135.205.228.129:8500"
 DCAE_HEALTH_CHECK_URL1 = "http://135.205.228.170:8500"
 
-CommonEventSchemaV5  = GetEnvironmentVariable('WORKSPACE') + "/test/csit/tests/dcaegen2/testcases/assets/json_events/CommonEventFormat_28.3.json"
+CommonEventSchemaV5 = get_environment_variable('WORKSPACE') + "/test/csit/tests/dcaegen2/testcases/assets/json_events/CommonEventFormat_28.3.json"
 
 HttpServerThread = None
 HTTPD = None
diff --git a/test/csit/tests/dcaegen2/testcases/resources/dcae_keywords.robot b/test/csit/tests/dcaegen2/testcases/resources/dcae_keywords.robot
index 98b341529..6820050fe 100644
--- a/test/csit/tests/dcaegen2/testcases/resources/dcae_keywords.robot
+++ b/test/csit/tests/dcaegen2/testcases/resources/dcae_keywords.robot
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
- *** Settings ***
+*** Settings ***
 Documentation     The main interface for interacting with DCAE. It handles low level stuff like managing the http request library and DCAE required fields
 Library 	      RequestsLibrary
 Library	          DcaeLibrary   
@@ -6,9 +6,23 @@ Library           OperatingSystem
 Library           Collections
 Variables         ../resources/DcaeVariables.py
 Resource          ../resources/dcae_properties.robot
+
 *** Variables ***
 ${DCAE_HEALTH_CHECK_BODY}    %{WORKSPACE}/test/csit/tests/dcae/testcases/assets/json_events/dcae_healthcheck.json
+
 *** Keywords ***
+Create sessions
+    [Documentation]  Create all required sessions
+    Create Session    dcae_vesc_url    ${VESC_URL}
+    Set Suite Variable    ${suite_dcae_vesc_url_session}    dcae_vesc_url
+    ${auth}=  Create List  ${VESC_HTTPS_USER}   ${VESC_HTTPS_PD}
+    Create Session    dcae_vesc_url_https    ${VESC_URL_HTTPS}  auth=${auth}  disable_warnings=1
+    Set Suite Variable    ${suite_dcae_vesc_url_https_session}    dcae_vesc_url_https
+
+Create header
+    ${headers}=    Create Dictionary    Content-Type=application/json
+    Set Suite Variable    ${suite_headers}    ${headers}
+
 Get DCAE Nodes
     [Documentation]    Get DCAE Nodes from Consul Catalog
     #Log    Creating session   ${GLOBAL_DCAE_CONSUL_URL}
@@ -22,7 +36,8 @@ Get DCAE Nodes
     ${NodeListLength}=  Get Length  ${NodeList}  
     ${len}=  Get Length   ${NodeList}   
     Should Not Be Equal As Integers   ${len}   0
-    [return]    ${NodeList}
+    [Return]    ${NodeList}
+
 DCAE Node Health Check
     [Documentation]    Perform DCAE Node Health Check
     [Arguments]    ${NodeName}
@@ -38,18 +53,22 @@ DCAE Node Health Check
     Should Not Be Equal As Integers   ${len}   0
     DCAE Check Health Status    ${NodeName}   ${StatusList[0]}    Serf Health Status
     #Run Keyword if  ${len} > 1  DCAE Check Health Status  ${NodeName}  ${StatusList[1]}  Serf Health Status
+
 DCAE Check Health Status
     [Arguments]    ${NodeName}    ${ItemStatus}   ${CheckType}
     Should Be Equal As Strings    ${ItemStatus}    passing   
     Log   Node: ${NodeName} ${CheckType} check pass ok
+
 VES Collector Suite Setup DMaaP
     [Documentation]   Start DMaaP Mockup Server
     ${ret}=  Setup DMaaP Server
     Should Be Equal As Strings     ${ret}    true
+
 VES Collector Suite Shutdown DMaaP
     [Documentation]   Shutdown DMaaP Mockup Server
     ${ret}=  Shutdown DMaap
     Should Be Equal As Strings     ${ret}    true
+
 Check DCAE Results
     [Documentation]    Parse DCAE JSON response and make sure all rows have healthTestStatus=GREEN
     [Arguments]    ${json}
@@ -65,6 +84,7 @@ Check DCAE Results
     \    ${cells}=    Get From Dictionary    ${row}    cells
     \    ${dict}=    Make A Dictionary    ${cells}    ${columns}
     \    Dictionary Should Contain Item    ${dict}    healthTestStatus    GREEN
+
 Make A Dictionary
     [Documentation]    Given a list of column names and a list of dictionaries, map columname=value
     [Arguments]     ${columns}    ${names}    ${valuename}=value
@@ -77,57 +97,49 @@ Make A Dictionary
     \    ${value}=    Get From Dictionary    ${valued}    ${valueName}
     \    Set To Dictionary    ${dict}   ${name}    ${value}     
     [Return]     ${dict}
-Get Event Data From File
-    [Arguments]    ${jsonfile}
-    ${data}=    OperatingSystem.Get File    ${jsonfile}
-    #Should Not Be_Equal    ${data}    None
-    [return]    ${data}
+
 Json String To Dictionary
     [Arguments]  ${json_string}   
     ${json_dict}=  evaluate    json.loads('''${json_string}''')    json
-    [return]   ${json_dict}
+    [Return]   ${json_dict}
+
 Dictionary To Json String
     [Arguments]  ${json_dict}
     ${json_string}=    evaluate    json.dumps(${json_dict})    json
-    [return]    ${json_string}
+    [Return]    ${json_string}
+
 Get DCAE Service Component Status
     [Documentation]   Get the status of a DCAE Service Component
     [Arguments]    ${url}    ${urlpath}     ${usr}    ${passwd}    
     ${auth}=  Create List  ${usr}  ${passwd}
     ${session}=    Create Session 	dcae-service-component 	${url}    auth=${auth}
     ${resp}= 	Get Request 	dcae-service-component 	${urlpath}
-    [return]    ${resp}
+    [Return]    ${resp}
+
 Publish Event To VES Collector No Auth
     [Documentation]    Send an event to VES Collector
-    [Arguments]     ${url}  ${evtpath}   ${httpheaders}    ${evtdata}
-    Log    Creating session ${url}
-    ${session}=    Create Session 	dcaegen2-d1 	${url}
-    ${resp}= 	Post Request 	dcaegen2-d1 	${evtpath}     data=${evtdata}   headers=${httpheaders}
+    [Arguments]     ${evtpath}   ${evtdata}
+    ${resp}= 	Post Request 	${suite_dcae_vesc_url_session} 	${evtpath}     data=${evtdata}   headers=${suite_headers}
     #Log    Received response from dcae ${resp.json()}
-    [return] 	${resp}
+    [Return] 	${resp}
+
 Publish Event To VES Collector
     [Documentation]    Send an event to VES Collector
-    [Arguments]     ${url}  ${evtpath}   ${httpheaders}    ${evtdata}   ${user}  ${pd}
-    ${auth}=  Create List  ${user}   ${pd}
-    Log    Creating session ${url}
-    ${session}=    Create Session 	dcaegen2-d1 	${url}    auth=${auth}   disable_warnings=1
-    ${resp}= 	Post Request 	dcaegen2-d1 	${evtpath}     data=${evtdata}   headers=${httpheaders}
+    [Arguments]     ${evtpath}   ${evtdata}
+    ${resp}= 	Post Request 	${suite_dcae_vesc_url_https_session}  	${evtpath}     data=${evtdata}   headers=${suite_headers}
     #Log    Received response from dcae ${resp.json()}
-    [return] 	${resp}
+    [Return] 	${resp}
+
 Publish Event To VES Collector With Put Method
     [Documentation]    Send an event to VES Collector
-    [Arguments]     ${url}  ${evtpath}   ${httpheaders}    ${evtdata}   ${user}  ${pd}
-    ${auth}=  Create List  ${user}   ${pd}
-    Log    Creating session ${url}
-    ${session}=    Create Session 	dcae-d1 	${url}    auth=${auth}
-    ${resp}= 	Put Request 	dcae-d1 	${evtpath}     data=${evtdata}   headers=${httpheaders}
+    [Arguments]     ${evtpath}   ${evtdata}
+    ${resp}= 	Put Request 	${suite_dcae_vesc_url_https_session}  	${evtpath}     data=${evtdata}   headers=${suite_headers}
     #Log    Received response from dcae ${resp.json()}
-    [return] 	${resp}
+    [Return] 	${resp}
+
 Publish Event To VES Collector With Put Method No Auth
     [Documentation]    Send an event to VES Collector
-    [Arguments]     ${url}  ${evtpath}   ${httpheaders}    ${evtdata}
-    Log    Creating session ${url}
-    ${session}=    Create Session 	dcae-d1 	${url}
-    ${resp}= 	Put Request 	dcae-d1 	${evtpath}     data=${evtdata}   headers=${httpheaders}
+    [Arguments]     ${evtpath}   ${evtdata}
+    ${resp}= 	Put Request 	${suite_dcae_vesc_url_session} 	${evtpath}     data=${evtdata}   headers=${suite_headers}
     #Log    Received response from dcae ${resp.json()}
-    [return] 	${resp}
+    [Return] 	${resp}
diff --git a/test/csit/tests/dcaegen2/testcases/resources/dcae_properties.robot b/test/csit/tests/dcaegen2/testcases/resources/dcae_properties.robot
index 692488814..135ff263a 100644
--- a/test/csit/tests/dcaegen2/testcases/resources/dcae_properties.robot
+++ b/test/csit/tests/dcaegen2/testcases/resources/dcae_properties.robot
@@ -1,9 +1,8 @@
+*** Settings ***
 Documentation        store all properties that can change or are used in multiple places here
 ...                    format is all caps with underscores between words and prepended with GLOBAL
 ...                   make sure you prepend them with GLOBAL so that other files can easily see it is from this file.
 
-
-
 *** Variables ***
 ${GLOBAL_APPLICATION_ID}           robot-dcaegen2
 ${GLOBAL_DCAE_CONSUL_URL}          http://135.205.228.129:8500