Fix Java 11/Checkstyle/Sonar warnings

A number of Java 11, checkstyle, and SONAR warnings have crept into the
Apex codebase over the last number of reviews. This change fixes those
issues.

Issue-ID: POLICY-1913
Change-Id: I2afd607e80f48323355380fb2fe5e048e18879f9
Signed-off-by: liamfallon <liam.fallon@est.tech>

56 files changed, 661 insertions, 694 deletions

diff --git a/client/client-editor/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/apex/client/editor/rest/handling/ApexEditorRestResourceTest.java b/client/client-editor/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/apex/client/editor/rest/handling/ApexEditorRestResourceTest.java
index 7f19a3a63..346376d22 100644
--- a/client/client-editor/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/apex/client/editor/rest/handling/ApexEditorRestResourceTest.java
+++ b/client/client-editor/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/apex/client/editor/rest/handling/ApexEditorRestResourceTest.java
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ import org.onap.policy.common.utils.resources.TextFileUtils;
 
 /**
  * Test Apex Editor Rest Resource.
- * 
+ *
  * @author Liam Fallon (liam.fallon@ericsson.com)
  */
 public class ApexEditorRestResourceTest extends JerseyTest {
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ public class ApexEditorRestResourceTest extends JerseyTest {
 
         result = target("editor/-1/Session/Create").request().get(ApexApiResult.class);
         assertEquals(Result.SUCCESS, result.getResult());
-        final int sessionId = new Integer(result.getMessages().get(0));
+        final int sessionId = Integer.valueOf(result.getMessages().get(0));
 
         result = target("editor/-1/Session/Create").request().get(ApexApiResult.class);
         assertEquals(Result.SUCCESS, result.getResult());
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ public class ApexEditorRestResourceTest extends JerseyTest {
     public void testContextSchema() throws IOException {
         ApexApiResult result = target("editor/-1/Session/Create").request().get(ApexApiResult.class);
         assertEquals(Result.SUCCESS, result.getResult());
-        final int sessionId = new Integer(result.getMessages().get(0));
+        final int sessionId = Integer.valueOf(result.getMessages().get(0));
 
         final int corruptSessionId = ApexEditorRestResource.createCorruptSession();
 
@@ -327,7 +327,7 @@ public class ApexEditorRestResourceTest extends JerseyTest {
     public void testContextAlbum() throws IOException {
         ApexApiResult result = target("editor/-1/Session/Create").request().get(ApexApiResult.class);
         assertEquals(Result.SUCCESS, result.getResult());
-        final int sessionId = new Integer(result.getMessages().get(0));
+        final int sessionId = Integer.valueOf(result.getMessages().get(0));
         final int corruptSessionId = ApexEditorRestResource.createCorruptSession();
 
         result = target("editor/-12345/Validate/ContextAlbum").request().get(ApexApiResult.class);
@@ -458,7 +458,7 @@ public class ApexEditorRestResourceTest extends JerseyTest {
 
         ApexApiResult result = target("editor/-1/Session/Create").request().get(ApexApiResult.class);
         assertEquals(Result.SUCCESS, result.getResult());
-        final int sessionId = new Integer(result.getMessages().get(0));
+        final int sessionId = Integer.valueOf(result.getMessages().get(0));
 
         result = target("editor/-12345/Validate/Event").request().get(ApexApiResult.class);
         assertEquals(ApexApiResult.Result.FAILED, result.getResult());
@@ -653,7 +653,7 @@ public class ApexEditorRestResourceTest extends JerseyTest {
 
         ApexApiResult result = target("editor/-1/Session/Create").request().get(ApexApiResult.class);
         assertEquals(Result.SUCCESS, result.getResult());
-        final int sessionId = new Integer(result.getMessages().get(0));
+        final int sessionId = Integer.valueOf(result.getMessages().get(0));
 
         result = target("editor/-12345/Validate/Task").request().get(ApexApiResult.class);
         assertEquals(ApexApiResult.Result.FAILED, result.getResult());
@@ -978,7 +978,7 @@ public class ApexEditorRestResourceTest extends JerseyTest {
 
         ApexApiResult result = target("editor/-1/Session/Create").request().get(ApexApiResult.class);
         assertEquals(Result.SUCCESS, result.getResult());
-        final int sessionId = new Integer(result.getMessages().get(0));
+        final int sessionId = Integer.valueOf(result.getMessages().get(0));
 
         result = target("editor/-12345/Model/Validate").request().get(ApexApiResult.class);
         assertEquals(ApexApiResult.Result.FAILED, result.getResult());
diff --git a/context/context-management/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/apex/context/impl/distribution/DistributorFactory.java b/context/context-management/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/apex/context/impl/distribution/DistributorFactory.java
index 2a9b8184b..3e7e0e8cb 100644
--- a/context/context-management/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/apex/context/impl/distribution/DistributorFactory.java
+++ b/context/context-management/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/apex/context/impl/distribution/DistributorFactory.java
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /*-
  * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
  *  Copyright (C) 2016-2018 Ericsson. All rights reserved.
- *  Modifications Copyright (C) 2019 Nordix Foundation.
+ *  Modifications Copyright (C) 2019-2020 Nordix Foundation.
  * ================================================================================
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -48,29 +48,27 @@ public class DistributorFactory {
      * @throws ContextException on context distributor creation errors
      */
     public Distributor getDistributor(final AxArtifactKey key) throws ContextException {
-        LOGGER.entry("Distributor factory, key=" + key);
+        LOGGER.debug("Distributor factory, key={}", key);
 
         Assertions.argumentOfClassNotNull(key, ContextException.class, "Parameter \"key\" may not be null");
 
         // Get the class for the distributor using reflection
-        final DistributorParameters distributorParameters = ParameterService
-                        .get(ContextParameterConstants.DISTRIBUTOR_GROUP_NAME);
+        final DistributorParameters distributorParameters =
+                ParameterService.get(ContextParameterConstants.DISTRIBUTOR_GROUP_NAME);
         final String pluginClass = distributorParameters.getPluginClass();
         Object contextDistributorObject = null;
         try {
-            contextDistributorObject = Class.forName(pluginClass).newInstance();
-        } catch (InstantiationException | IllegalAccessException | ClassNotFoundException e) {
-            LOGGER.error("Apex context distributor class not found for context distributor plugin \"" + pluginClass
-                            + "\"", e);
-            throw new ContextException("Apex context distributor class not found for context distributor plugin \""
-                            + pluginClass + "\"", e);
+            contextDistributorObject = Class.forName(pluginClass).getDeclaredConstructor().newInstance();
+        } catch (Exception e) {
+            throw new ContextException(
+                    "Apex context distributor class not found for context distributor plugin \"" + pluginClass + "\"",
+                    e);
         }
 
         // Check the class is a distributor
         if (!(contextDistributorObject instanceof Distributor)) {
             final String returnString = "Specified Apex context distributor plugin class \"" + pluginClass
-                            + "\" does not implement the ContextDistributor interface";
-            LOGGER.error(returnString);
+                    + "\" does not implement the ContextDistributor interface";
             throw new ContextException(returnString);
         }
 
@@ -80,8 +78,8 @@ public class DistributorFactory {
         // Lock and load the context distributor
         contextDistributor.init(key);
 
-        LOGGER.exit("Distributor factory, key=" + key + ", selected distributor of class "
-                        + contextDistributor.getClass());
+        LOGGER.debug("Distributor factory, key={}, selected distributor of class {}", key,
+                contextDistributor.getClass());
         return contextDistributor;
     }
 }
diff --git a/context/context-management/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/apex/context/impl/locking/LockManagerFactory.java b/context/context-management/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/apex/context/impl/locking/LockManagerFactory.java
index 3e9120672..923c83979 100644
--- a/context/context-management/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/apex/context/impl/locking/LockManagerFactory.java
+++ b/context/context-management/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/apex/context/impl/locking/LockManagerFactory.java
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 /*-
  * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
  *  Copyright (C) 2016-2018 Ericsson. All rights reserved.
+ *  Modifications Copyright (C) 2020 Nordix Foundation.
  * ================================================================================
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -49,27 +50,29 @@ public class LockManagerFactory {
     public LockManager createLockManager(final AxArtifactKey key) throws ContextException {
         LOGGER.entry("Lock Manager factory, key=" + key);
 
-        final LockManagerParameters lockManagerParameters = ParameterService
-                        .get(ContextParameterConstants.LOCKING_GROUP_NAME);
+        final LockManagerParameters lockManagerParameters =
+                ParameterService.get(ContextParameterConstants.LOCKING_GROUP_NAME);
 
         // Get the class for the lock manager using reflection
         Object lockManagerObject = null;
         final String pluginClass = lockManagerParameters.getPluginClass();
         try {
-            lockManagerObject = Class.forName(pluginClass).newInstance();
-        } catch (InstantiationException | IllegalAccessException | ClassNotFoundException e) {
-            LOGGER.error("Apex context lock manager class not found for context lock manager plugin \"" + pluginClass
-                            + "\"", e);
-            throw new ContextException("Apex context lock manager class not found for context lock manager plugin \""
-                            + pluginClass + "\"", e);
+            lockManagerObject = Class.forName(pluginClass).getDeclaredConstructor().newInstance();
+        } catch (Exception e) {
+            LOGGER.error(
+                    "Apex context lock manager class not found for context lock manager plugin \"" + pluginClass + "\"",
+                    e);
+            throw new ContextException(
+                    "Apex context lock manager class not found for context lock manager plugin \"" + pluginClass + "\"",
+                    e);
         }
 
         // Check the class is a lock manager
         if (!(lockManagerObject instanceof LockManager)) {
             LOGGER.error("Specified Apex context lock manager plugin class \"{}\" "
-                            + "does not implement the LockManager interface", pluginClass);
+                    + "does not implement the LockManager interface", pluginClass);
             throw new ContextException("Specified Apex context lock manager plugin class \"" + pluginClass
-                            + "\" does not implement the LockManager interface");
+                    + "\" does not implement the LockManager interface");
         }
 
         // The context lock manager to return
diff --git a/context/context-management/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/apex/context/impl/persistence/PersistorFactory.java b/context/context-management/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/apex/context/impl/persistence/PersistorFactory.java
index 74c067c44..fe06d2fdb 100644
--- a/context/context-management/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/apex/context/impl/persistence/PersistorFactory.java
+++ b/context/context-management/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/apex/context/impl/persistence/PersistorFactory.java
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /*-
  * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
  *  Copyright (C) 2016-2018 Ericsson. All rights reserved.
- *  Modifications Copyright (C) 2019 Nordix Foundation.
+ *  Modifications Copyright (C) 2019-2020 Nordix Foundation.
  * ================================================================================
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -51,27 +51,27 @@ public class PersistorFactory {
         LOGGER.entry("persistor factory, key=" + key);
         Assertions.argumentOfClassNotNull(key, ContextException.class, "Parameter \"key\" may not be null");
 
-        final PersistorParameters persistorParameters = ParameterService
-                        .get(ContextParameterConstants.PERSISTENCE_GROUP_NAME);
+        final PersistorParameters persistorParameters =
+                ParameterService.get(ContextParameterConstants.PERSISTENCE_GROUP_NAME);
 
         // Get the class for the persistor using reflection
         Object persistorObject = null;
         final String pluginClass = persistorParameters.getPluginClass();
         try {
-            persistorObject = Class.forName(pluginClass).newInstance();
-        } catch (InstantiationException | IllegalAccessException | ClassNotFoundException e) {
+            persistorObject = Class.forName(pluginClass).getDeclaredConstructor().newInstance();
+        } catch (Exception e) {
             LOGGER.error("Apex context persistor class not found for context persistor plugin \"" + pluginClass + "\"",
-                            e);
-            throw new ContextException("Apex context persistor class not found for context persistor plugin \""
-                            + pluginClass + "\"", e);
+                    e);
+            throw new ContextException(
+                    "Apex context persistor class not found for context persistor plugin \"" + pluginClass + "\"", e);
         }
 
         // Check the class is a persistor
         if (!(persistorObject instanceof Persistor)) {
             LOGGER.error("Specified Apex context persistor plugin class \"{}\" "
-                            + "does not implement the ContextDistributor interface", pluginClass);
+                    + "does not implement the ContextDistributor interface", pluginClass);
             throw new ContextException("Specified Apex context persistor plugin class \"" + pluginClass
-                            + "\" does not implement the ContextDistributor interface");
+                    + "\" does not implement the ContextDistributor interface");
         }
 
         // The persistor to return
diff --git a/context/context-management/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/apex/context/impl/schema/AbstractSchemaHelper.java b/context/context-management/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/apex/context/impl/schema/AbstractSchemaHelper.java
index ca1fa78f4..260482c61 100644
--- a/context/context-management/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/apex/context/impl/schema/AbstractSchemaHelper.java
+++ b/context/context-management/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/apex/context/impl/schema/AbstractSchemaHelper.java
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /*-
  * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
  *  Copyright (C) 2016-2018 Ericsson. All rights reserved.
- *  Modifications Copyright (C) 2019 Nordix Foundation.
+ *  Modifications Copyright (C) 2019-2020 Nordix Foundation.
  * ================================================================================
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -67,9 +67,9 @@ public abstract class AbstractSchemaHelper implements SchemaHelper {
     @Override
     public void init(final AxKey incomingUserKey, final AxContextSchema incomingSchema) {
         Assertions.argumentOfClassNotNull(incomingUserKey, ContextRuntimeException.class,
-                        "incomingUserKey may not be null");
+                "incomingUserKey may not be null");
         Assertions.argumentOfClassNotNull(incomingSchema, ContextRuntimeException.class,
-                        "incomingSchema may not be null");
+                "incomingSchema may not be null");
 
         this.userKey = incomingUserKey;
         this.schema = incomingSchema;
@@ -113,18 +113,18 @@ public abstract class AbstractSchemaHelper implements SchemaHelper {
     @Override
     public Object createNewInstance() {
         if (schemaClass == null) {
-            final String returnString = userKey.getId()
-                            + ": could not create an instance, schema class for the schema is null";
+            final String returnString =
+                    userKey.getId() + ": could not create an instance, schema class for the schema is null";
             LOGGER.warn(returnString);
             throw new ContextRuntimeException(returnString);
         }
 
         try {
-            return schemaClass.newInstance();
+            return schemaClass.getDeclaredConstructor().newInstance();
         } catch (final Exception e) {
-            final String returnString = userKey.getId() + ": could not create an instance of class \""
-                            + schemaClass.getName() + "\" using the default constructor \""
-                            + schemaClass.getSimpleName() + "()\"";
+            final String returnString =
+                    userKey.getId() + ": could not create an instance of class \"" + schemaClass.getName()
+                            + "\" using the default constructor \"" + schemaClass.getSimpleName() + "()\"";
             LOGGER.warn(returnString, e);
             throw new ContextRuntimeException(returnString, e);
         }
@@ -136,8 +136,8 @@ public abstract class AbstractSchemaHelper implements SchemaHelper {
     @Override
     public Object createNewInstance(final String stringValue) {
         if (schemaClass == null) {
-            final String returnString = userKey.getId()
-                            + ": could not create an instance, schema class for the schema is null";
+            final String returnString =
+                    userKey.getId() + ": could not create an instance, schema class for the schema is null";
             LOGGER.warn(returnString);
             throw new ContextRuntimeException(returnString);
         }
@@ -149,9 +149,9 @@ public abstract class AbstractSchemaHelper implements SchemaHelper {
             // Invoke the constructor
             return stringConstructor.newInstance(stringValue);
         } catch (final Exception e) {
-            final String returnString = userKey.getId() + ": could not create an instance of class \""
-                            + schemaClass.getName() + "\" using the string constructor \""
-                            + schemaClass.getSimpleName() + "(String)\"";
+            final String returnString =
+                    userKey.getId() + ": could not create an instance of class \"" + schemaClass.getName()
+                            + "\" using the string constructor \"" + schemaClass.getSimpleName() + "(String)\"";
             LOGGER.warn(returnString, e);
             throw new ContextRuntimeException(returnString);
         }
diff --git a/context/context-management/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/apex/context/impl/schema/SchemaHelperFactory.java b/context/context-management/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/apex/context/impl/schema/SchemaHelperFactory.java
index 4f0c233db..d1cd3b11b 100644
--- a/context/context-management/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/apex/context/impl/schema/SchemaHelperFactory.java
+++ b/context/context-management/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/apex/context/impl/schema/SchemaHelperFactory.java
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /*-
  * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
  *  Copyright (C) 2016-2018 Ericsson. All rights reserved.
- *  Modifications Copyright (C) 2019 Nordix Foundation.
+ *  Modifications Copyright (C) 2019-2020 Nordix Foundation.
  * ================================================================================
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -56,15 +56,15 @@ public class SchemaHelperFactory {
     public SchemaHelper createSchemaHelper(final AxKey owningEntityKey, final AxArtifactKey schemaKey) {
         LOGGER.entry("schema helper factory, owningEntityKey=" + owningEntityKey);
         Assertions.argumentOfClassNotNull(owningEntityKey, ContextRuntimeException.class,
-                        "Parameter \"owningEntityKey\" may not be null");
+                "Parameter \"owningEntityKey\" may not be null");
         Assertions.argumentOfClassNotNull(schemaKey, ContextRuntimeException.class,
-                        "Parameter \"schemaKey\" may not be null");
+                "Parameter \"schemaKey\" may not be null");
 
         // Get the schema for items in the album
         final AxContextSchema schema = ModelService.getModel(AxContextSchemas.class).get(schemaKey);
         if (schema == null) {
-            final String resultString = "schema \"" + schemaKey.getId() + "\" for entity " + owningEntityKey.getId()
-                            + " does not exist";
+            final String resultString =
+                    "schema \"" + schemaKey.getId() + "\" for entity " + owningEntityKey.getId() + " does not exist";
             LOGGER.warn(resultString);
             throw new ContextRuntimeException(resultString);
         }
@@ -73,11 +73,11 @@ public class SchemaHelperFactory {
         final SchemaParameters schemaParameters = ParameterService.get(ContextParameterConstants.SCHEMA_GROUP_NAME);
 
         // Get the class for the schema helper from the schema parameters
-        final SchemaHelperParameters schemaHelperParameters = schemaParameters
-                        .getSchemaHelperParameters(schema.getSchemaFlavour());
+        final SchemaHelperParameters schemaHelperParameters =
+                schemaParameters.getSchemaHelperParameters(schema.getSchemaFlavour());
         if (schemaHelperParameters == null) {
             final String resultString = "context schema helper parameters not found for context schema  \""
-                            + schema.getSchemaFlavour() + "\"";
+                    + schema.getSchemaFlavour() + "\"";
             LOGGER.warn(resultString);
             throw new ContextRuntimeException(resultString);
         }
@@ -86,10 +86,10 @@ public class SchemaHelperFactory {
         Object schemaHelperObject = null;
         final String pluginClass = schemaHelperParameters.getSchemaHelperPluginClass();
         try {
-            schemaHelperObject = Class.forName(pluginClass).newInstance();
-        } catch (InstantiationException | IllegalAccessException | ClassNotFoundException e) {
+            schemaHelperObject = Class.forName(pluginClass).getDeclaredConstructor().newInstance();
+        } catch (final Exception e) {
             final String resultString = "Apex context schema helper class not found for context schema helper plugin \""
-                            + pluginClass + "\"";
+                    + pluginClass + "\"";
             LOGGER.warn(resultString, e);
             throw new ContextRuntimeException(resultString, e);
         }
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ public class SchemaHelperFactory {
         // Check the class is a schema helper
         if (!(schemaHelperObject instanceof SchemaHelper)) {
             final String resultString = "Specified Apex context schema helper plugin class \"" + pluginClass
-                            + "\" does not implement the SchemaHelper interface";
+                    + "\" does not implement the SchemaHelper interface";
             LOGGER.warn(resultString);
             throw new ContextRuntimeException(resultString);
         }
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ public class SchemaHelperFactory {
         schemaHelper.init(owningEntityKey.getKey(), schema);
 
         LOGGER.exit("Schema Helper factory, owningEntityKey=" + owningEntityKey + ", selected schema helper of class "
-                        + schemaHelper.getClass());
+                + schemaHelper.getClass());
         return schemaHelper;
     }
 }
diff --git a/context/context-management/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/apex/context/impl/schema/java/JavaSchemaHelper.java b/context/context-management/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/apex/context/impl/schema/java/JavaSchemaHelper.java
index b36e00899..e4cdd0fdc 100644
--- a/context/context-management/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/apex/context/impl/schema/java/JavaSchemaHelper.java
+++ b/context/context-management/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/apex/context/impl/schema/java/JavaSchemaHelper.java
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /*-
  * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
  *  Copyright (C) 2016-2018 Ericsson. All rights reserved.
- *  Modifications Copyright (C) 2019 Nordix Foundation.
+ *  Modifications Copyright (C) 2019-2020 Nordix Foundation.
  * ================================================================================
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ public class JavaSchemaHelper extends AbstractSchemaHelper {
         } catch (final IllegalArgumentException e) {
 
             String resultSting = userKey.getId() + ": class/type " + schema.getSchema() + " for context schema \""
-                            + schema.getId() + "\" not found.";
+                    + schema.getId() + "\" not found.";
             if (JavaSchemaHelper.BUILT_IN_MAP.get(javatype) != null) {
                 resultSting += " Primitive types are not supported. Use the appropriate Java boxing type instead.";
             } else {
@@ -104,8 +104,8 @@ public class JavaSchemaHelper extends AbstractSchemaHelper {
         }
 
         if (getSchemaClass() == null) {
-            final String returnString = getUserKey().getId()
-                            + ": could not create an instance, schema class for the schema is null";
+            final String returnString =
+                    getUserKey().getId() + ": could not create an instance, schema class for the schema is null";
             LOGGER.warn(returnString);
             throw new ContextRuntimeException(returnString);
         }
@@ -120,9 +120,8 @@ public class JavaSchemaHelper extends AbstractSchemaHelper {
         }
 
         final String returnString = getUserKey().getId() + ": the object \"" + incomingObject + "\" of type \""
-                        + incomingObject.getClass().getName()
-                        + "\" is not an instance of JsonObject and is not assignable to \"" + getSchemaClass().getName()
-                        + "\"";
+                + incomingObject.getClass().getName()
+                + "\" is not an instance of JsonObject and is not assignable to \"" + getSchemaClass().getName() + "\"";
         LOGGER.warn(returnString);
         throw new ContextRuntimeException(returnString);
     }
@@ -168,8 +167,8 @@ public class JavaSchemaHelper extends AbstractSchemaHelper {
             return getGson().toJson(schemaObject);
         } else {
             final String returnString = getUserKey().getId() + ": object \"" + schemaObject.toString()
-                            + "\" of class \"" + schemaObject.getClass().getName() + "\" not compatible with class \""
-                            + getSchemaClass().getName() + "\"";
+                    + "\" of class \"" + schemaObject.getClass().getName() + "\" not compatible with class \""
+                    + getSchemaClass().getName() + "\"";
             LOGGER.warn(returnString);
             throw new ContextRuntimeException(returnString);
         }
@@ -225,8 +224,8 @@ public class JavaSchemaHelper extends AbstractSchemaHelper {
             return stringConstructor.newInstance(object.toString());
         } catch (final Exception e) {
             final String returnString = getUserKey().getId() + ": object \"" + object.toString() + "\" of class \""
-                            + object.getClass().getName() + "\" not compatible with class \""
-                            + getSchemaClass().getName() + "\"";
+                    + object.getClass().getName() + "\" not compatible with class \"" + getSchemaClass().getName()
+                    + "\"";
             LOGGER.warn(returnString, e);
             throw new ContextRuntimeException(returnString);
         }
@@ -243,23 +242,23 @@ public class JavaSchemaHelper extends AbstractSchemaHelper {
         // Get the Java schema helper parameters from the parameter service
         SchemaParameters schemaParameters = ParameterService.get(ContextParameterConstants.SCHEMA_GROUP_NAME);
 
-        JavaSchemaHelperParameters javaSchemaHelperParmeters = (JavaSchemaHelperParameters) schemaParameters
-                        .getSchemaHelperParameterMap().get("Java");
+        JavaSchemaHelperParameters javaSchemaHelperParmeters =
+                (JavaSchemaHelperParameters) schemaParameters.getSchemaHelperParameterMap().get("Java");
 
         if (javaSchemaHelperParmeters == null) {
             javaSchemaHelperParmeters = new JavaSchemaHelperParameters();
         }
 
         for (JavaSchemaHelperJsonAdapterParameters jsonAdapterEntry : javaSchemaHelperParmeters.getJsonAdapters()
-                        .values()) {
+                .values()) {
 
             Object adapterObject;
             try {
-                adapterObject = jsonAdapterEntry.getAdaptorClazz().newInstance();
-            } catch (InstantiationException | IllegalAccessException e) {
+                adapterObject = jsonAdapterEntry.getAdaptorClazz().getDeclaredConstructor().newInstance();
+            } catch (Exception e) {
                 final String returnString = getUserKey().getId() + ": instantiation of adapter class \""
-                                + jsonAdapterEntry.getAdaptorClass() + "\"  to decode and encode class \""
-                                + jsonAdapterEntry.getAdaptedClass() + "\" failed: " + e.getMessage();
+                        + jsonAdapterEntry.getAdaptorClass() + "\"  to decode and encode class \""
+                        + jsonAdapterEntry.getAdaptedClass() + "\" failed: " + e.getMessage();
                 LOGGER.warn(returnString, e);
                 throw new ContextRuntimeException(returnString);
             }
diff --git a/context/context-management/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/apex/context/impl/schema/java/JavaSchemaHelperTest.java b/context/context-management/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/apex/context/impl/schema/java/JavaSchemaHelperTest.java
index 16976f268..8cac36385 100644
--- a/context/context-management/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/apex/context/impl/schema/java/JavaSchemaHelperTest.java
+++ b/context/context-management/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/apex/context/impl/schema/java/JavaSchemaHelperTest.java
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 /*-
  * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
  *  Copyright (C) 2016-2018 Ericsson. All rights reserved.
+ *  Modifications Copyright (C) 2020 Nordix Foundation.
  * ================================================================================
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -33,7 +34,6 @@ import java.time.Instant;
 import org.junit.AfterClass;
 import org.junit.BeforeClass;
 import org.junit.Test;
-
 import org.onap.policy.apex.context.ContextRuntimeException;
 import org.onap.policy.apex.context.SchemaHelper;
 import org.onap.policy.apex.context.parameters.ContextParameterConstants;
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ public class JavaSchemaHelperTest {
         stringAdapterPars.setAdaptorClass("org.onap.policy.apex.context.impl.schema.java.SupportJsonAdapter");
 
         javaSchemaHelperPars.getJsonAdapters().put("String", stringAdapterPars);
-        
+
         SchemaParameters schemaPars = new SchemaParameters();
         schemaPars.getSchemaHelperParameterMap().put("Java", javaSchemaHelperPars);
 
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ public class JavaSchemaHelperTest {
             fail("test should throw an exception here");
         } catch (ContextRuntimeException e) {
             assertEquals("UserKey:0.0.1: class/type java.lang.Rubbish for context schema"
-                            + " \"SchemaKey:0.0.1\" not found. Check the class path of the JVM", e.getMessage());
+                    + " \"SchemaKey:0.0.1\" not found. Check the class path of the JVM", e.getMessage());
         }
 
         AxContextSchema builtInJavaTypeSchema = new AxContextSchema(schemaKey, "Java", "short");
@@ -89,8 +89,8 @@ public class JavaSchemaHelperTest {
             fail("test should throw an exception here");
         } catch (ContextRuntimeException e) {
             assertEquals("UserKey:0.0.1: class/type short for context schema "
-                            + "\"SchemaKey:0.0.1\" not found. Primitive types are not supported."
-                            + " Use the appropriate Java boxing type instead.", e.getMessage());
+                    + "\"SchemaKey:0.0.1\" not found. Primitive types are not supported."
+                    + " Use the appropriate Java boxing type instead.", e.getMessage());
         }
     }
 
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ public class JavaSchemaHelperTest {
             fail("test should throw an exception here");
         } catch (ContextRuntimeException e) {
             assertEquals("NULL:0.0.0: could not create an instance, schema class for the schema is null",
-                            e.getMessage());
+                    e.getMessage());
         }
 
         try {
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ public class JavaSchemaHelperTest {
             fail("test should throw an exception here");
         } catch (ContextRuntimeException e) {
             assertEquals("NULL:0.0.0: could not create an instance, schema class for the schema is null",
-                            e.getMessage());
+                    e.getMessage());
         }
 
         try {
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ public class JavaSchemaHelperTest {
             fail("test should throw an exception here");
         } catch (ContextRuntimeException e) {
             assertEquals("NULL:0.0.0: could not create an instance, schema class for the schema is null",
-                            e.getMessage());
+                    e.getMessage());
         }
 
         AxArtifactKey schemaKey = new AxArtifactKey("SchemaKey", "0.0.1");
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ public class JavaSchemaHelperTest {
             fail("test should throw an exception here");
         } catch (ContextRuntimeException e) {
             assertEquals("UserKey:0.0.1: could not create an instance of class "
-                            + "\"java.lang.Integer\" using the default constructor \"Integer()\"", e.getMessage());
+                    + "\"java.lang.Integer\" using the default constructor \"Integer()\"", e.getMessage());
         }
 
         try {
@@ -150,8 +150,8 @@ public class JavaSchemaHelperTest {
             fail("test should throw an exception here");
         } catch (ContextRuntimeException e) {
             assertEquals("UserKey:0.0.1: the object \"1.23\" of type "
-                            + "\"java.lang.Float\" is not an instance of JsonObject and is not "
-                            + "assignable to \"java.lang.Integer\"", e.getMessage());
+                    + "\"java.lang.Float\" is not an instance of JsonObject and is not "
+                    + "assignable to \"java.lang.Integer\"", e.getMessage());
         }
 
         try {
@@ -159,13 +159,13 @@ public class JavaSchemaHelperTest {
             fail("test should throw an exception here");
         } catch (ContextRuntimeException e) {
             assertEquals("UserKey:0.0.1: could not create an instance of class \"java.lang.Integer\" "
-                            + "using the string constructor \"Integer(String)\"", e.getMessage());
+                    + "using the string constructor \"Integer(String)\"", e.getMessage());
         }
 
         JsonElement jsonIntElement = null;
         assertEquals(null, intSchemaHelper.createNewInstance(jsonIntElement));
 
-        jsonIntElement = new JsonParser().parse("123");
+        jsonIntElement = JsonParser.parseString("123");
 
         assertEquals(123, intSchemaHelper.createNewInstance(jsonIntElement));
         assertEquals(123, intSchemaHelper.createNewInstance(Integer.parseInt("123")));
@@ -212,40 +212,40 @@ public class JavaSchemaHelperTest {
         stringSchemaHelper.init(userKey, stringSchema);
 
         AxContextSchema myBaseClassSchema = new AxContextSchema(schemaKey, "Java",
-                        "org.onap.policy.apex.context.impl.schema.java.SupportBaseClass");
+                "org.onap.policy.apex.context.impl.schema.java.SupportBaseClass");
         SchemaHelper myBaseClassSchemaHelper = new JavaSchemaHelper();
         myBaseClassSchemaHelper.init(userKey, myBaseClassSchema);
 
         assertEquals(null, byteSchemaHelper.unmarshal(null));
-        assertEquals(new Byte("123"), byteSchemaHelper.unmarshal("123"));
-        assertEquals(new Byte("123"), byteSchemaHelper.unmarshal(Integer.parseInt("123")));
-        assertEquals(new Byte("123"), byteSchemaHelper.unmarshal(Byte.parseByte("123")));
-        assertEquals(new Byte("123"), byteSchemaHelper.unmarshal(Short.parseShort("123")));
-        assertEquals(new Byte("123"), byteSchemaHelper.unmarshal(Long.parseLong("123")));
-        assertEquals(new Byte("123"), byteSchemaHelper.unmarshal(Float.parseFloat("123")));
-        assertEquals(new Byte("123"), byteSchemaHelper.unmarshal(Double.parseDouble("123")));
+        assertEquals(Byte.valueOf("123"), byteSchemaHelper.unmarshal("123"));
+        assertEquals(Byte.valueOf("123"), byteSchemaHelper.unmarshal(Integer.parseInt("123")));
+        assertEquals(Byte.valueOf("123"), byteSchemaHelper.unmarshal(Byte.parseByte("123")));
+        assertEquals(Byte.valueOf("123"), byteSchemaHelper.unmarshal(Short.parseShort("123")));
+        assertEquals(Byte.valueOf("123"), byteSchemaHelper.unmarshal(Long.parseLong("123")));
+        assertEquals(Byte.valueOf("123"), byteSchemaHelper.unmarshal(Float.parseFloat("123")));
+        assertEquals(Byte.valueOf("123"), byteSchemaHelper.unmarshal(Double.parseDouble("123")));
         try {
             byteSchemaHelper.unmarshal("one two three");
             fail("test should throw an exception here");
         } catch (ContextRuntimeException e) {
             assertEquals("UserKey:0.0.1: object \"one two three\" of class \"java.lang.String\" not "
-                            + "compatible with class \"java.lang.Byte\"", e.getMessage());
+                    + "compatible with class \"java.lang.Byte\"", e.getMessage());
         }
 
         assertEquals(null, shortSchemaHelper.unmarshal(null));
-        assertEquals(new Short("123"), shortSchemaHelper.unmarshal("123"));
-        assertEquals(new Short("123"), shortSchemaHelper.unmarshal(Integer.parseInt("123")));
-        assertEquals(new Short("123"), shortSchemaHelper.unmarshal(Byte.parseByte("123")));
-        assertEquals(new Short("123"), shortSchemaHelper.unmarshal(Short.parseShort("123")));
-        assertEquals(new Short("123"), shortSchemaHelper.unmarshal(Long.parseLong("123")));
-        assertEquals(new Short("123"), shortSchemaHelper.unmarshal(Float.parseFloat("123")));
-        assertEquals(new Short("123"), shortSchemaHelper.unmarshal(Double.parseDouble("123")));
+        assertEquals(Short.valueOf("123"), shortSchemaHelper.unmarshal("123"));
+        assertEquals(Short.valueOf("123"), shortSchemaHelper.unmarshal(Integer.parseInt("123")));
+        assertEquals(Short.valueOf("123"), shortSchemaHelper.unmarshal(Byte.parseByte("123")));
+        assertEquals(Short.valueOf("123"), shortSchemaHelper.unmarshal(Short.parseShort("123")));
+        assertEquals(Short.valueOf("123"), shortSchemaHelper.unmarshal(Long.parseLong("123")));
+        assertEquals(Short.valueOf("123"), shortSchemaHelper.unmarshal(Float.parseFloat("123")));
+        assertEquals(Short.valueOf("123"), shortSchemaHelper.unmarshal(Double.parseDouble("123")));
         try {
             shortSchemaHelper.unmarshal("one two three");
             fail("test should throw an exception here");
         } catch (ContextRuntimeException e) {
             assertEquals("UserKey:0.0.1: object \"one two three\" of class \"java.lang.String\" not "
-                            + "compatible with class \"java.lang.Short\"", e.getMessage());
+                    + "compatible with class \"java.lang.Short\"", e.getMessage());
         }
 
         assertEquals(null, intSchemaHelper.unmarshal(null));
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ public class JavaSchemaHelperTest {
             fail("test should throw an exception here");
         } catch (ContextRuntimeException e) {
             assertEquals("UserKey:0.0.1: object \"one two three\" of class \"java.lang.String\" not "
-                            + "compatible with class \"java.lang.Integer\"", e.getMessage());
+                    + "compatible with class \"java.lang.Integer\"", e.getMessage());
         }
 
         assertEquals(null, longSchemaHelper.unmarshal(null));
@@ -277,40 +277,40 @@ public class JavaSchemaHelperTest {
             fail("test should throw an exception here");
         } catch (ContextRuntimeException e) {
             assertEquals("UserKey:0.0.1: object \"one two three\" of class \"java.lang.String\" not "
-                            + "compatible with class \"java.lang.Long\"", e.getMessage());
+                    + "compatible with class \"java.lang.Long\"", e.getMessage());
         }
 
         assertEquals(null, floatSchemaHelper.unmarshal(null));
-        assertEquals(new Float("123"), floatSchemaHelper.unmarshal("123"));
-        assertEquals(new Float("123"), floatSchemaHelper.unmarshal(Integer.parseInt("123")));
-        assertEquals(new Float("123"), floatSchemaHelper.unmarshal(Byte.parseByte("123")));
-        assertEquals(new Float("123"), floatSchemaHelper.unmarshal(Short.parseShort("123")));
-        assertEquals(new Float("123"), floatSchemaHelper.unmarshal(Long.parseLong("123")));
-        assertEquals(new Float("123"), floatSchemaHelper.unmarshal(Float.parseFloat("123")));
-        assertEquals(new Float("123"), floatSchemaHelper.unmarshal(Double.parseDouble("123")));
+        assertEquals(Float.valueOf("123"), floatSchemaHelper.unmarshal("123"));
+        assertEquals(Float.valueOf("123"), floatSchemaHelper.unmarshal(Integer.parseInt("123")));
+        assertEquals(Float.valueOf("123"), floatSchemaHelper.unmarshal(Byte.parseByte("123")));
+        assertEquals(Float.valueOf("123"), floatSchemaHelper.unmarshal(Short.parseShort("123")));
+        assertEquals(Float.valueOf("123"), floatSchemaHelper.unmarshal(Long.parseLong("123")));
+        assertEquals(Float.valueOf("123"), floatSchemaHelper.unmarshal(Float.parseFloat("123")));
+        assertEquals(Float.valueOf("123"), floatSchemaHelper.unmarshal(Double.parseDouble("123")));
         try {
             floatSchemaHelper.unmarshal("one two three");
             fail("test should throw an exception here");
         } catch (ContextRuntimeException e) {
             assertEquals("UserKey:0.0.1: object \"one two three\" of class \"java.lang.String\" not "
-                            + "compatible with class \"java.lang.Float\"", e.getMessage());
+                    + "compatible with class \"java.lang.Float\"", e.getMessage());
         }
 
         assertEquals(null, doubleSchemaHelper.unmarshal(null));
-        assertEquals(new Double("123"), doubleSchemaHelper.unmarshal("123"));
-        assertEquals(new Double("123"), doubleSchemaHelper.unmarshal(Integer.parseInt("123")));
-        assertEquals(new Double("123"), doubleSchemaHelper.unmarshal(Byte.parseByte("123")));
-        assertEquals(new Double("123"), doubleSchemaHelper.unmarshal(Short.parseShort("123")));
-        assertEquals(new Double("123"), doubleSchemaHelper.unmarshal(Long.parseLong("123")));
-        assertEquals(new Double("123"), doubleSchemaHelper.unmarshal(Float.parseFloat("123")));
-        assertEquals(new Double("123"), doubleSchemaHelper.unmarshal(Double.parseDouble("123")));
-        assertEquals(new Double("123"), doubleSchemaHelper.unmarshal(BigDecimal.valueOf(123)));
+        assertEquals(Double.valueOf("123"), doubleSchemaHelper.unmarshal("123"));
+        assertEquals(Double.valueOf("123"), doubleSchemaHelper.unmarshal(Integer.parseInt("123")));
+        assertEquals(Double.valueOf("123"), doubleSchemaHelper.unmarshal(Byte.parseByte("123")));
+        assertEquals(Double.valueOf("123"), doubleSchemaHelper.unmarshal(Short.parseShort("123")));
+        assertEquals(Double.valueOf("123"), doubleSchemaHelper.unmarshal(Long.parseLong("123")));
+        assertEquals(Double.valueOf("123"), doubleSchemaHelper.unmarshal(Float.parseFloat("123")));
+        assertEquals(Double.valueOf("123"), doubleSchemaHelper.unmarshal(Double.parseDouble("123")));
+        assertEquals(Double.valueOf("123"), doubleSchemaHelper.unmarshal(BigDecimal.valueOf(123)));
         try {
             doubleSchemaHelper.unmarshal("one two three");
             fail("test should throw an exception here");
         } catch (ContextRuntimeException e) {
             assertEquals("UserKey:0.0.1: object \"one two three\" of class \"java.lang.String\" not "
-                            + "compatible with class \"java.lang.Double\"", e.getMessage());
+                    + "compatible with class \"java.lang.Double\"", e.getMessage());
         }
 
         assertEquals("123", stringSchemaHelper.unmarshal(123));
@@ -335,7 +335,7 @@ public class JavaSchemaHelperTest {
             fail("test should throw an exception here");
         } catch (ContextRuntimeException e) {
             assertEquals("UserKey:0.0.1: object \"123.45\" of class \"java.lang.Double\" not "
-                            + "compatible with class \"java.lang.Integer\"", e.getMessage());
+                    + "compatible with class \"java.lang.Integer\"", e.getMessage());
         }
 
         JsonPrimitive intJsonPrimitive = (JsonPrimitive) intSchemaHelper.marshal2Object(123);
@@ -358,7 +358,7 @@ public class JavaSchemaHelperTest {
             fail("test should throw an exception here");
         } catch (ContextRuntimeException e) {
             assertEquals("UserKey:0.0.1: object \"1970-01-01T00:00:01Z\" of class \"java.time.Instant\" "
-                            + "not compatible with class \"java.lang.String\"", e.getMessage());
+                    + "not compatible with class \"java.lang.String\"", e.getMessage());
         }
 
         JsonPrimitive stringJsonPrimitive = (JsonPrimitive) stringSchemaHelper.marshal2Object("Another String");
@@ -371,11 +371,11 @@ public class JavaSchemaHelperTest {
         AxArtifactKey userKey = new AxArtifactKey("UserKey", "0.0.1");
 
         SchemaParameters pars = ParameterService.get(ContextParameterConstants.SCHEMA_GROUP_NAME);
-        
-        JavaSchemaHelperParameters javaShPars = (JavaSchemaHelperParameters) pars.getSchemaHelperParameterMap()
-                        .get("Java");
+
+        JavaSchemaHelperParameters javaShPars =
+                (JavaSchemaHelperParameters) pars.getSchemaHelperParameterMap().get("Java");
         javaShPars.getJsonAdapters().get("String")
-                        .setAdaptorClass("org.onap.policy.apex.context.impl.schema.java.SupportBadJsonAdapter");
+                .setAdaptorClass("org.onap.policy.apex.context.impl.schema.java.SupportBadJsonAdapter");
 
         AxContextSchema stringSchema = new AxContextSchema(schemaKey, "Java", "java.lang.String");
         SchemaHelper stringSchemaHelper = new JavaSchemaHelper();
@@ -386,9 +386,8 @@ public class JavaSchemaHelperTest {
             fail("test should throw an exception");
         } catch (ContextRuntimeException pre) {
             assertEquals("UserKey:0.0.1: instantiation of adapter class "
-                            + "\"org.onap.policy.apex.context.impl.schema.java.SupportBadJsonAdapter\"  "
-                            + "to decode and encode class \"java.lang.String\" failed: Test for Bad Adapter",
-                            pre.getMessage());
+                    + "\"org.onap.policy.apex.context.impl.schema.java.SupportBadJsonAdapter\"  to decode and encode "
+                    + "class \"java.lang.String\" failed: null", pre.getMessage());
         }
     }
 
@@ -396,11 +395,11 @@ public class JavaSchemaHelperTest {
     public void testJavaSchemaHelperDefaultAdapter() {
         SchemaParameters pars = ParameterService.get(ContextParameterConstants.SCHEMA_GROUP_NAME);
 
-        JavaSchemaHelperParameters javaShPars = (JavaSchemaHelperParameters) pars.getSchemaHelperParameterMap()
-                        .get("Java");
-        
+        JavaSchemaHelperParameters javaShPars =
+                (JavaSchemaHelperParameters) pars.getSchemaHelperParameterMap().get("Java");
+
         pars.getSchemaHelperParameterMap().clear();
-        
+
         testJavaSchemaHelperAdapters();
 
         pars.getSchemaHelperParameterMap().put("Java", javaShPars);
diff --git a/core/core-engine/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/apex/core/engine/TaskParameters.java b/core/core-engine/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/apex/core/engine/TaskParameters.java
index 8a0f6db9c..64474f0e8 100644
--- a/core/core-engine/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/apex/core/engine/TaskParameters.java
+++ b/core/core-engine/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/apex/core/engine/TaskParameters.java
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ package org.onap.policy.apex.core.engine;
 
 import lombok.Getter;
 import lombok.Setter;
+
 import org.onap.policy.common.parameters.BeanValidator;
 import org.onap.policy.common.parameters.ValidationResult;
 import org.onap.policy.common.parameters.annotations.NotBlank;
@@ -51,6 +52,13 @@ public class TaskParameters {
         this.name = "taskParameters";
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Full constructor.
+     *
+     * @param key the task parameter key
+     * @param value the task parameter value
+     * @param taskId the task ID of this task parameter
+     */
     public TaskParameters(String key, String value, String taskId) {
         this();
         this.key = key;
diff --git a/core/core-engine/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/apex/core/engine/executor/impl/ExecutorFactoryImpl.java b/core/core-engine/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/apex/core/engine/executor/impl/ExecutorFactoryImpl.java
index 231f6bc39..809dc737e 100644
--- a/core/core-engine/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/apex/core/engine/executor/impl/ExecutorFactoryImpl.java
+++ b/core/core-engine/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/apex/core/engine/executor/impl/ExecutorFactoryImpl.java
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ package org.onap.policy.apex.core.engine.executor.impl;
 import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.Map.Entry;
 import java.util.TreeMap;
+
 import org.onap.policy.apex.core.engine.EngineParameterConstants;
 import org.onap.policy.apex.core.engine.EngineParameters;
 import org.onap.policy.apex.core.engine.ExecutorParameters;
@@ -71,18 +72,18 @@ public class ExecutorFactoryImpl implements ExecutorFactory {
         engineParameters = ParameterService.get(EngineParameterConstants.MAIN_GROUP_NAME);
 
         Assertions.argumentOfClassNotNull(engineParameters, StateMachineException.class,
-                        "Parameter \"engineParameters\" may not be null");
+                "Parameter \"engineParameters\" may not be null");
 
         // Instantiate each executor class map entry
         for (final Entry<String, ExecutorParameters> executorParameterEntry : engineParameters.getExecutorParameterMap()
-                        .entrySet()) {
+                .entrySet()) {
             // Get classes for all types of executors for this logic type
             taskExecutorPluginClassMap.put(executorParameterEntry.getKey(),
-                            getExecutorPluginClass(executorParameterEntry.getValue().getTaskExecutorPluginClass()));
-            taskSelectionExecutorPluginClassMap.put(executorParameterEntry.getKey(), getExecutorPluginClass(
-                            executorParameterEntry.getValue().getTaskSelectionExecutorPluginClass()));
-            stateFinalizerExecutorPluginClassMap.put(executorParameterEntry.getKey(), getExecutorPluginClass(
-                            executorParameterEntry.getValue().getStateFinalizerExecutorPluginClass()));
+                    getExecutorPluginClass(executorParameterEntry.getValue().getTaskExecutorPluginClass()));
+            taskSelectionExecutorPluginClassMap.put(executorParameterEntry.getKey(),
+                    getExecutorPluginClass(executorParameterEntry.getValue().getTaskSelectionExecutorPluginClass()));
+            stateFinalizerExecutorPluginClassMap.put(executorParameterEntry.getKey(),
+                    getExecutorPluginClass(executorParameterEntry.getValue().getStateFinalizerExecutorPluginClass()));
 
             // Save the executor implementation parameters
             implementationParameterMap.put(executorParameterEntry.getKey(), executorParameterEntry.getValue());
@@ -94,14 +95,14 @@ public class ExecutorFactoryImpl implements ExecutorFactory {
      */
     @Override
     public TaskSelectExecutor getTaskSelectionExecutor(final Executor<?, ?, ?, ?> parentExecutor, final AxState state,
-                    final ApexInternalContext context) {
+            final ApexInternalContext context) {
         if (!state.checkSetTaskSelectionLogic()) {
             return null;
         }
 
         // Create task selection executor
-        final TaskSelectExecutor tsExecutor = (TaskSelectExecutor) createExecutor(
-                        state.getTaskSelectionLogic().getLogicFlavour(),
+        final TaskSelectExecutor tsExecutor =
+                (TaskSelectExecutor) createExecutor(state.getTaskSelectionLogic().getLogicFlavour(),
                         taskSelectionExecutorPluginClassMap.get(state.getTaskSelectionLogic().getLogicFlavour()),
                         TaskSelectExecutor.class);
         tsExecutor.setParameters(implementationParameterMap.get(state.getTaskSelectionLogic().getLogicFlavour()));
@@ -115,10 +116,10 @@ public class ExecutorFactoryImpl implements ExecutorFactory {
      */
     @Override
     public TaskExecutor getTaskExecutor(final Executor<?, ?, ?, ?> parentExecutor, final AxTask task,
-                    final ApexInternalContext context) {
+            final ApexInternalContext context) {
         // Create task executor
         final TaskExecutor taskExecutor = (TaskExecutor) createExecutor(task.getTaskLogic().getLogicFlavour(),
-                        taskExecutorPluginClassMap.get(task.getTaskLogic().getLogicFlavour()), TaskExecutor.class);
+                taskExecutorPluginClassMap.get(task.getTaskLogic().getLogicFlavour()), TaskExecutor.class);
         taskExecutor.setParameters(implementationParameterMap.get(task.getTaskLogic().getLogicFlavour()));
         taskExecutor.setContext(parentExecutor, task, context);
         taskExecutor.updateTaskParameters(engineParameters.getTaskParameters());
@@ -130,11 +131,10 @@ public class ExecutorFactoryImpl implements ExecutorFactory {
      */
     @Override
     public StateFinalizerExecutor getStateFinalizerExecutor(final Executor<?, ?, ?, ?> parentExecutor,
-                    final AxStateFinalizerLogic logic, final ApexInternalContext context) {
+            final AxStateFinalizerLogic logic, final ApexInternalContext context) {
         // Create state finalizer executor
         final StateFinalizerExecutor sfExecutor = (StateFinalizerExecutor) createExecutor(logic.getLogicFlavour(),
-                        stateFinalizerExecutorPluginClassMap.get(logic.getLogicFlavour()),
-                        StateFinalizerExecutor.class);
+                stateFinalizerExecutorPluginClassMap.get(logic.getLogicFlavour()), StateFinalizerExecutor.class);
         sfExecutor.setParameters(implementationParameterMap.get(logic.getLogicFlavour()));
         sfExecutor.setContext(parentExecutor, logic, context);
 
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ public class ExecutorFactoryImpl implements ExecutorFactory {
      */
     @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
     private Class<Executor<?, ?, ?, ?>> getExecutorPluginClass(final String executorClassName)
-                    throws StateMachineException {
+            throws StateMachineException {
         // It's OK for an executor class not to be defined as long as it's not called
         if (executorClassName == null) {
             return null;
@@ -163,15 +163,15 @@ public class ExecutorFactoryImpl implements ExecutorFactory {
         } catch (final ClassNotFoundException e) {
             LOGGER.error("Apex executor class not found for executor plugin \"" + executorClassName + "\"", e);
             throw new StateMachineException(
-                            "Apex executor class not found for executor plugin \"" + executorClassName + "\"", e);
+                    "Apex executor class not found for executor plugin \"" + executorClassName + "\"", e);
         }
 
         // Check the class is an executor
         if (!Executor.class.isAssignableFrom(executorPluginClass)) {
             LOGGER.error("Specified Apex executor plugin class \"{}\" does not implment the Executor interface",
-                            executorClassName);
+                    executorClassName);
             throw new StateMachineException("Specified Apex executor plugin class \"" + executorClassName
-                            + "\" does not implment the Executor interface");
+                    + "\" does not implment the Executor interface");
         }
 
         return (Class<Executor<?, ?, ?, ?>>) executorPluginClass;
@@ -186,14 +186,14 @@ public class ExecutorFactoryImpl implements ExecutorFactory {
      * @return The instantiated class
      */
     private Executor<?, ?, ?, ?> createExecutor(final String logicFlavour,
-                    final Class<Executor<?, ?, ?, ?>> executorClass,
-                    final Class<? extends Executor<?, ?, ?, ?>> executorSuperClass) {
+            final Class<Executor<?, ?, ?, ?>> executorClass,
+            final Class<? extends Executor<?, ?, ?, ?>> executorSuperClass) {
         // It's OK for an executor class not to be defined but it's not all right to try and create
         // a non-defined
         // executor class
         if (executorClass == null) {
             final String errorMessage = "Executor plugin class not defined for \"" + logicFlavour
-                            + "\" executor of type \"" + executorSuperClass.getName() + "\"";
+                    + "\" executor of type \"" + executorSuperClass.getName() + "\"";
             LOGGER.error(errorMessage);
             throw new StateMachineRuntimeException(errorMessage);
         }
@@ -201,10 +201,10 @@ public class ExecutorFactoryImpl implements ExecutorFactory {
         // Create an executor for the specified logic flavour
         Object executorObject = null;
         try {
-            executorObject = executorClass.newInstance();
-        } catch (InstantiationException | IllegalAccessException e) {
+            executorObject = executorClass.getDeclaredConstructor().newInstance();
+        } catch (final Exception e) {
             final String errorMessage = "Instantiation error on \"" + logicFlavour + "\" executor of type \""
-                            + executorClass.getName() + "\"";
+                    + executorClass.getName() + "\"";
             LOGGER.error(errorMessage, e);
             throw new StateMachineRuntimeException(errorMessage, e);
         }
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ public class ExecutorFactoryImpl implements ExecutorFactory {
         // Check the class is the correct type of executor
         if (!(executorSuperClass.isAssignableFrom(executorObject.getClass()))) {
             final String errorMessage = "Executor on \"" + logicFlavour + "\" of type \"" + executorClass
-                            + "\" is not an instance of \"" + executorSuperClass.getName() + "\"";
+                    + "\" is not an instance of \"" + executorSuperClass.getName() + "\"";
 
             LOGGER.error(errorMessage);
             throw new StateMachineRuntimeException(errorMessage);
diff --git a/core/core-infrastructure/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/apex/core/infrastructure/java/compile/singleclass/SingleClassBuilder.java b/core/core-infrastructure/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/apex/core/infrastructure/java/compile/singleclass/SingleClassBuilder.java
index 464a601e1..7695e29fd 100644
--- a/core/core-infrastructure/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/apex/core/infrastructure/java/compile/singleclass/SingleClassBuilder.java
+++ b/core/core-infrastructure/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/apex/core/infrastructure/java/compile/singleclass/SingleClassBuilder.java
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 /*-
  * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
  *  Copyright (C) 2016-2018 Ericsson. All rights reserved.
+ *  Modifications Copyright (C) 2020 Nordix Foundation.
  * ================================================================================
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -69,8 +70,8 @@ public class SingleClassBuilder {
      */
     public void compile() throws JavaHandlingException {
         // Get the list of compilation units, there is only one here
-        final List<? extends JavaFileObject> compilationUnits = Arrays
-                        .asList(new SingleClassCompilationUnit(className, sourceCode));
+        final List<? extends JavaFileObject> compilationUnits =
+                Arrays.asList(new SingleClassCompilationUnit(className, sourceCode));
 
         // Allows us to get diagnostics from the compilation
         final DiagnosticCollector<JavaFileObject> diagnosticListener = new DiagnosticCollector<>();
@@ -80,11 +81,11 @@ public class SingleClassBuilder {
 
         // Set up the target file manager and call the compiler
         singleFileManager = new SingleFileManager(compiler, new SingleClassByteCodeFileObject(className));
-        final JavaCompiler.CompilationTask task = compiler.getTask(null, singleFileManager, diagnosticListener, null,
-                        null, compilationUnits);
+        final JavaCompiler.CompilationTask task =
+                compiler.getTask(null, singleFileManager, diagnosticListener, null, null, compilationUnits);
 
         // Check if the compilation worked
-        if (!task.call()) {
+        if (Boolean.FALSE.equals(task.call())) {
             final StringBuilder builder = new StringBuilder();
             for (final Diagnostic<? extends JavaFileObject> diagnostic : diagnosticListener.getDiagnostics()) {
                 builder.append("code:");
@@ -114,20 +115,21 @@ public class SingleClassBuilder {
      * Create a new instance of the Java class using its byte code definition.
      *
      * @return A new instance of the object
-     * @throws InstantiationException if an instance of the object cannot be created, for example if the class has no
-     *         default constructor
-     * @throws IllegalAccessException the caller does not have permission to call the class
-     * @throws ClassNotFoundException the byte code for the class is not found in the class loader
-     * @throws JavaHandlingException the java handling exception if the Java class source code is not compiled
+     * @throws JavaHandlingException on errors creating the object
      */
-    public Object createObject() throws InstantiationException, IllegalAccessException, ClassNotFoundException,
-                    JavaHandlingException {
+    public Object createObject()
+            throws InstantiationException, IllegalAccessException, ClassNotFoundException, JavaHandlingException {
         if (singleFileManager == null) {
             String message = "error instantiating instance for class \"" + className + "\": code may not be compiled";
             LOGGER.warn(message);
             throw new JavaHandlingException(message);
         }
 
-        return singleFileManager.getClassLoader(null).findClass(className).newInstance();
+        try {
+            return singleFileManager.getClassLoader(null).findClass(className).getDeclaredConstructor().newInstance();
+        } catch (Exception e) {
+            return new JavaHandlingException("could not create java class", e);
+        }
+
     }
 }
diff --git a/examples/examples-aadm/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/apex/examples/aadm/AadmUseCaseTest.java b/examples/examples-aadm/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/apex/examples/aadm/AadmUseCaseTest.java
index b73b98bc4..97f0aeaaa 100644
--- a/examples/examples-aadm/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/apex/examples/aadm/AadmUseCaseTest.java
+++ b/examples/examples-aadm/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/apex/examples/aadm/AadmUseCaseTest.java
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /*-
  * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
  *  Copyright (C) 2016-2018 Ericsson. All rights reserved.
- *  Modifications Copyright (C) 2019 Nordix Foundation.
+ *  Modifications Copyright (C) 2019-2020 Nordix Foundation.
  * ================================================================================
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ import org.slf4j.ext.XLoggerFactory;
 // TODO: Auto-generated Javadoc
 /**
  * This class tests AADM use case.
- * 
+ *
  * @author Sergey Sachkov (sergey.sachkov@ericsson.com)
  *
  */
@@ -133,9 +133,9 @@ public class AadmUseCaseTest {
         // getting number of connections send it to policy, expecting probe action
         logger.info("Sending too many connections trigger ");
         EnEvent event = apexEngine.createEvent(axEvent.getKey());
-        event.put("IMSI", new Long(123456));
+        event.put("IMSI", Long.valueOf(123456));
         event.put("IMSI_IP", "101.111.121.131");
-        event.put("ENODEB_ID", new Long(123));
+        event.put("ENODEB_ID", Long.valueOf(123));
         event.put("SERVICE_REQUEST_COUNT", 99);
         event.put("AVG_SUBSCRIBER_SERVICE_REQUEST", 101.0);
         event.put("UE_IP_ADDRESS", "101.111.121.131");
@@ -170,9 +170,9 @@ public class AadmUseCaseTest {
 
         logger.info("Sending too many connections trigger ");
         event = apexEngine.createEvent(axEvent.getKey());
-        event.put("IMSI", new Long(123456));
+        event.put("IMSI", Long.valueOf(123456));
         event.put("IMSI_IP", "101.111.121.131");
-        event.put("ENODEB_ID", new Long(123));
+        event.put("ENODEB_ID", Long.valueOf(123));
         event.put("SERVICE_REQUEST_COUNT", 101);
         event.put("AVG_SUBSCRIBER_SERVICE_REQUEST", 99.0);
         event.put("UE_IP_ADDRESS", "101.111.121.131");
@@ -208,9 +208,9 @@ public class AadmUseCaseTest {
         // getting number of connections send it to policy, expecting probe action
         logger.info("Sending too many connections trigger ");
         event = apexEngine.createEvent(axEvent.getKey());
-        event.put("IMSI", new Long(123456));
+        event.put("IMSI", Long.valueOf(123456));
         event.put("IMSI_IP", "101.111.121.131");
-        event.put("ENODEB_ID", new Long(123));
+        event.put("ENODEB_ID", Long.valueOf(123));
         event.put("SERVICE_REQUEST_COUNT", 99);
         event.put("AVG_SUBSCRIBER_SERVICE_REQUEST", 101.0);
         event.put("UE_IP_ADDRESS", "101.111.121.131");
@@ -243,9 +243,9 @@ public class AadmUseCaseTest {
         // tcp correlation return positive dos
         logger.info("Receiving action event with {} action", result.get("ACTTASK"));
         event = apexEngine.createEvent(axEvent.getKey());
-        event.put("IMSI", new Long(123456));
+        event.put("IMSI", Long.valueOf(123456));
         event.put("IMSI_IP", "101.111.121.131");
-        event.put("ENODEB_ID", new Long(123));
+        event.put("ENODEB_ID", Long.valueOf(123));
         event.put("TCP_UE_SIDE_AVG_THROUGHPUT", 101.0);
         event.put("ACTTASK", "");
         event.put("APPLICATION", "");
@@ -279,9 +279,9 @@ public class AadmUseCaseTest {
         // user moving enodeB
         logger.info("Sending too many connections trigger ");
         event = apexEngine.createEvent(axEvent.getKey());
-        event.put("IMSI", new Long(123456));
+        event.put("IMSI", Long.valueOf(123456));
         event.put("IMSI_IP", "101.111.121.131");
-        event.put("ENODEB_ID", new Long(123));
+        event.put("ENODEB_ID", Long.valueOf(123));
         event.put("SERVICE_REQUEST_COUNT", 99);
         event.put("AVG_SUBSCRIBER_SERVICE_REQUEST", 101.0);
         event.put("UE_IP_ADDRESS", "101.111.121.131");
@@ -313,8 +313,8 @@ public class AadmUseCaseTest {
 
         logger.info("Sending too many connections trigger ");
         event = apexEngine.createEvent(axEvent.getKey());
-        event.put("IMSI", new Long(123456));
-        event.put("ENODEB_ID", new Long(124));
+        event.put("IMSI", Long.valueOf(123456));
+        event.put("ENODEB_ID", Long.valueOf(124));
         event.put("SERVICE_REQUEST_COUNT", 99);
         event.put("AVG_SUBSCRIBER_SERVICE_REQUEST", 101.0);
         event.put("UE_IP_ADDRESS", "101.111.121.131");
@@ -351,9 +351,9 @@ public class AadmUseCaseTest {
         // user becomes non anomalous
         logger.info("Sending too many connections trigger ");
         event = apexEngine.createEvent(axEvent.getKey());
-        event.put("IMSI", new Long(123456));
+        event.put("IMSI", Long.valueOf(123456));
         event.put("IMSI_IP", "101.111.121.131");
-        event.put("ENODEB_ID", new Long(123));
+        event.put("ENODEB_ID", Long.valueOf(123));
         event.put("SERVICE_REQUEST_COUNT", 99);
         event.put("AVG_SUBSCRIBER_SERVICE_REQUEST", 101.0);
         event.put("UE_IP_ADDRESS", "101.111.121.131");
@@ -384,8 +384,8 @@ public class AadmUseCaseTest {
 
         logger.info("Sending too many connections trigger ");
         event = apexEngine.createEvent(axEvent.getKey());
-        event.put("IMSI", new Long(123456));
-        event.put("ENODEB_ID", new Long(123));
+        event.put("IMSI", Long.valueOf(123456));
+        event.put("ENODEB_ID", Long.valueOf(123));
         event.put("SERVICE_REQUEST_COUNT", 99);
         event.put("UE_IP_ADDRESS", "101.111.121.131");
         event.put("ACTTASK", "");
diff --git a/examples/examples-myfirstpolicy/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/apex/examples/myfirstpolicy/MfpModelCliTest.java b/examples/examples-myfirstpolicy/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/apex/examples/myfirstpolicy/MfpModelCliTest.java
index 69c7a7503..07dc96ba3 100644
--- a/examples/examples-myfirstpolicy/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/apex/examples/myfirstpolicy/MfpModelCliTest.java
+++ b/examples/examples-myfirstpolicy/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/apex/examples/myfirstpolicy/MfpModelCliTest.java
@@ -65,12 +65,24 @@ public class MfpModelCliTest {
         final File tempModelFile1 = File.createTempFile("TestMyFirstPolicy1CLI", ".json");
         final File tempLogFile2 = File.createTempFile("TestMyFirstPolicy2CLI", ".log");
         final File tempModelFile2 = File.createTempFile("TestMyFirstPolicy2CLI", ".json");
-        final String[] testApexModel1CliArgs =
-                {"-c", "src/main/resources/examples/models/MyFirstPolicy/1/MyFirstPolicyModel_0.0.1.apex", "-l",
-                    tempLogFile1.getAbsolutePath(), "-o", tempModelFile1.getAbsolutePath()};
-        final String[] testApexModel2CliArgs =
-                {"-c", "src/main/resources/examples/models/MyFirstPolicy/2/MyFirstPolicyModel_0.0.1.apex", "-l",
-                    tempLogFile2.getAbsolutePath(), "-o", tempModelFile2.getAbsolutePath()};
+        // @formatter:off
+        final String[] testApexModel1CliArgs = {
+            "-c",
+            "src/main/resources/examples/models/MyFirstPolicy/1/MyFirstPolicyModel_0.0.1.apex",
+            "-l",
+            tempLogFile1.getAbsolutePath(),
+            "-o",
+            tempModelFile1.getAbsolutePath()
+        };
+        final String[] testApexModel2CliArgs = {
+            "-c",
+            "src/main/resources/examples/models/MyFirstPolicy/2/MyFirstPolicyModel_0.0.1.apex",
+            "-l",
+            tempLogFile2.getAbsolutePath(),
+            "-o",
+            tempModelFile2.getAbsolutePath()
+        };
+        // @formatter:on
 
         new ApexCommandLineEditorMain(testApexModel1CliArgs);
         new ApexCommandLineEditorMain(testApexModel2CliArgs);
diff --git a/examples/examples-onap-bbs/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/apex/examples/bbs/WebClientTest.java b/examples/examples-onap-bbs/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/apex/examples/bbs/WebClientTest.java
index e7bba5905..3cb588dc7 100644
--- a/examples/examples-onap-bbs/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/apex/examples/bbs/WebClientTest.java
+++ b/examples/examples-onap-bbs/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/apex/examples/bbs/WebClientTest.java
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /*-
  * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
  *  Copyright (C) 2019 huawei. All rights reserved.
- *  Modifications Copyright (C) 2019 Nordix Foundation.
+ *  Modifications Copyright (C) 2019-2020 Nordix Foundation.
  * ================================================================================
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -28,7 +28,9 @@ import static org.mockito.Mockito.when;
 import java.io.ByteArrayInputStream;
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.io.InputStream;
+
 import javax.net.ssl.HttpsURLConnection;
+
 import org.junit.Before;
 import org.junit.Test;
 import org.mockito.Mockito;
@@ -51,7 +53,7 @@ public class WebClientTest {
     }
 
     @Test
-    public void httpsRequest() {
+    public void testHttpsRequest() {
         WebClient cl = new WebClient();
         String result =
                 cl.httpRequest("https://some.random.url/data", "POST", null, "admin", "admin", "application/json");
@@ -59,7 +61,7 @@ public class WebClientTest {
     }
 
     @Test
-    public void httpRequest() {
+    public void testHttpRequest() {
         WebClient cl = new WebClient();
         String result =
                 cl.httpRequest("http://some.random.url/data", "GET", null, "admin", "admin", "application/json");
@@ -67,7 +69,7 @@ public class WebClientTest {
     }
 
     @Test
-    public void toPrettyString() {
+    public void testToPrettyString() {
         String xmlSample = "<input xmlns=\"org:onap:sdnc:northbound:generic-resource\">"
                 + "<sdnc-request-header> <svc-action>update</svc-action> </sdnc-request-header></input>";
         WebClient cl = new WebClient();
diff --git a/examples/examples-onap-vcpe/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/apex/domains/onap/vcpe/OnapVCpeSimEndpoint.java b/examples/examples-onap-vcpe/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/apex/domains/onap/vcpe/OnapVCpeSimEndpoint.java
index 47c293d54..f228ccd76 100644
--- a/examples/examples-onap-vcpe/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/apex/domains/onap/vcpe/OnapVCpeSimEndpoint.java
+++ b/examples/examples-onap-vcpe/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/apex/domains/onap/vcpe/OnapVCpeSimEndpoint.java
@@ -409,8 +409,7 @@ public class OnapVCpeSimEndpoint {
     }
 
     private static final String prettifyJsonString(final String uglyJsonString) {
-        JsonParser jp = new JsonParser();
-        JsonElement je = jp.parse(uglyJsonString);
+        JsonElement je = JsonParser.parseString(uglyJsonString);
         return gson.toJson(je);
     }
 }
diff --git a/model/basic-model/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/apex/model/basicmodel/concepts/AxKeyUse.java b/model/basic-model/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/apex/model/basicmodel/concepts/AxKeyUse.java
index aff688bf8..8eed845ad 100644
--- a/model/basic-model/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/apex/model/basicmodel/concepts/AxKeyUse.java
+++ b/model/basic-model/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/apex/model/basicmodel/concepts/AxKeyUse.java
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /*-
  * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
  *  Copyright (C) 2016-2018 Ericsson. All rights reserved.
- *  Modifications Copyright (C) 2019 Nordix Foundation.
+ *  Modifications Copyright (C) 2019-2020 Nordix Foundation.
  * ================================================================================
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ public class AxKeyUse extends AxKey {
 
         final AxKeyUse copy = ((AxKeyUse) copyObject);
         try {
-            copy.usedKey = usedKey.getClass().newInstance();
+            copy.usedKey = usedKey.getClass().getDeclaredConstructor().newInstance();
         } catch (final Exception e) {
             throw new ApexRuntimeException("error copying concept key: " + e.getMessage(), e);
         }
diff --git a/model/basic-model/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/apex/model/basicmodel/dao/ApexDaoFactory.java b/model/basic-model/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/apex/model/basicmodel/dao/ApexDaoFactory.java
index b374ff40a..fad3b08b9 100644
--- a/model/basic-model/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/apex/model/basicmodel/dao/ApexDaoFactory.java
+++ b/model/basic-model/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/apex/model/basicmodel/dao/ApexDaoFactory.java
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /*-
  * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
  *  Copyright (C) 2016-2018 Ericsson. All rights reserved.
- *  Modifications Copyright (C) 2019 Nordix Foundation.
+ *  Modifications Copyright (C) 2019-2020 Nordix Foundation.
  * ================================================================================
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -45,24 +45,24 @@ public class ApexDaoFactory {
      */
     public ApexDao createApexDao(final DaoParameters daoParameters) throws ApexException {
         Assertions.argumentOfClassNotNull(daoParameters, ApexException.class,
-                        "Parameter \"daoParameters\" may not be null");
+                "Parameter \"daoParameters\" may not be null");
 
         // Get the class for the DAO using reflection
         Object apexDaoObject = null;
         try {
-            apexDaoObject = Class.forName(daoParameters.getPluginClass()).newInstance();
-        } catch (InstantiationException | IllegalAccessException | ClassNotFoundException e) {
+            apexDaoObject = Class.forName(daoParameters.getPluginClass()).getDeclaredConstructor().newInstance();
+        } catch (final Exception e) {
             LOGGER.error("Apex DAO class not found for DAO plugin \"" + daoParameters.getPluginClass() + "\"", e);
             throw new ApexException(
-                            "Apex DAO class not found for DAO plugin \"" + daoParameters.getPluginClass() + "\"", e);
+                    "Apex DAO class not found for DAO plugin \"" + daoParameters.getPluginClass() + "\"", e);
         }
 
         // Check the class is an Apex DAO
         if (!(apexDaoObject instanceof ApexDao)) {
             LOGGER.error("Specified Apex DAO plugin class \"" + daoParameters.getPluginClass()
-                            + "\" does not implement the ApexDao interface");
+                    + "\" does not implement the ApexDao interface");
             throw new ApexException("Specified Apex DAO plugin class \"" + daoParameters.getPluginClass()
-                            + "\" does not implement the ApexDao interface");
+                    + "\" does not implement the ApexDao interface");
         }
 
         return (ApexDao) apexDaoObject;
diff --git a/model/basic-model/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/apex/model/basicmodel/dao/impl/DefaultApexDao.java b/model/basic-model/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/apex/model/basicmodel/dao/impl/DefaultApexDao.java
index 375d7f0bf..b8a97928c 100644
--- a/model/basic-model/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/apex/model/basicmodel/dao/impl/DefaultApexDao.java
+++ b/model/basic-model/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/apex/model/basicmodel/dao/impl/DefaultApexDao.java
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /*-
  * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
  *  Copyright (C) 2016-2018 Ericsson. All rights reserved.
- *  Modifications Copyright (C) 2019 Nordix Foundation.
+ *  Modifications Copyright (C) 2019-2020 Nordix Foundation.
  * ================================================================================
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -73,12 +73,11 @@ public class DefaultApexDao implements ApexDao {
         LOGGER.debug("Creating Apex persistence unit \"" + daoParameters.getPersistenceUnit() + "\" . . .");
         try {
             emf = Persistence.createEntityManagerFactory(daoParameters.getPersistenceUnit(),
-                            daoParameters.getJdbcProperties());
+                    daoParameters.getJdbcProperties());
         } catch (final Exception e) {
             LOGGER.warn("Creation of Apex persistence unit \"" + daoParameters.getPersistenceUnit() + "\" failed", e);
             throw new ApexException(
-                            "Creation of Apex persistence unit \"" + daoParameters.getPersistenceUnit() + "\" failed",
-                            e);
+                    "Creation of Apex persistence unit \"" + daoParameters.getPersistenceUnit() + "\" failed", e);
         }
         LOGGER.debug("Created Apex persistence unit \"" + daoParameters.getPersistenceUnit() + "\"");
     }
@@ -120,8 +119,7 @@ public class DefaultApexDao implements ApexDao {
             mg.getTransaction().begin();
             mg.merge(obj);
             mg.getTransaction().commit();
-        }
-        finally {
+        } finally {
             mg.close();
         }
     }
@@ -139,8 +137,7 @@ public class DefaultApexDao implements ApexDao {
             mg.getTransaction().begin();
             mg.remove(mg.contains(obj) ? obj : mg.merge(obj));
             mg.getTransaction().commit();
-        }
-        finally {
+        } finally {
             mg.close();
         }
     }
@@ -157,10 +154,9 @@ public class DefaultApexDao implements ApexDao {
         try {
             mg.getTransaction().begin();
             mg.createQuery(DELETE_FROM + someClass.getSimpleName() + C_WHERE_C_KEY_NAME + key.getName()
-                            + AND_C_KEY_VERSION + key.getVersion() + "'", someClass).executeUpdate();
+                    + AND_C_KEY_VERSION + key.getVersion() + "'", someClass).executeUpdate();
             mg.getTransaction().commit();
-        }
-        finally {
+        } finally {
             mg.close();
         }
     }
@@ -177,11 +173,10 @@ public class DefaultApexDao implements ApexDao {
         try {
             mg.getTransaction().begin();
             mg.createQuery(DELETE_FROM + someClass.getSimpleName() + C_WHERE_C_KEY_PARENT_KEY_NAME
-                            + key.getParentKeyName() + AND_C_KEY_PARENT_KEY_VERSION + key.getParentKeyVersion()
-                            + AND_C_KEY_LOCAL_NAME + key.getLocalName() + "'", someClass).executeUpdate();
+                    + key.getParentKeyName() + AND_C_KEY_PARENT_KEY_VERSION + key.getParentKeyVersion()
+                    + AND_C_KEY_LOCAL_NAME + key.getLocalName() + "'", someClass).executeUpdate();
             mg.getTransaction().commit();
-        }
-        finally {
+        } finally {
             mg.close();
         }
     }
@@ -201,8 +196,7 @@ public class DefaultApexDao implements ApexDao {
                 mg.merge(t);
             }
             mg.getTransaction().commit();
-        }
-        finally {
+        } finally {
             mg.close();
         }
     }
@@ -222,8 +216,7 @@ public class DefaultApexDao implements ApexDao {
                 mg.remove(mg.contains(t) ? t : mg.merge(t));
             }
             mg.getTransaction().commit();
-        }
-        finally {
+        } finally {
             mg.close();
         }
     }
@@ -233,7 +226,7 @@ public class DefaultApexDao implements ApexDao {
      */
     @Override
     public <T extends AxConcept> int deleteByArtifactKey(final Class<T> someClass,
-                    final Collection<AxArtifactKey> keys) {
+            final Collection<AxArtifactKey> keys) {
         if (keys == null || keys.isEmpty()) {
             return 0;
         }
@@ -242,14 +235,11 @@ public class DefaultApexDao implements ApexDao {
         try {
             mg.getTransaction().begin();
             for (final AxArtifactKey key : keys) {
-                deletedCount += mg
-                                .createQuery(DELETE_FROM + someClass.getSimpleName() + C_WHERE_C_KEY_NAME
-                                                + key.getName() + AND_C_KEY_VERSION + key.getVersion() + "'", someClass)
-                                .executeUpdate();
+                deletedCount += mg.createQuery(DELETE_FROM + someClass.getSimpleName() + C_WHERE_C_KEY_NAME
+                        + key.getName() + AND_C_KEY_VERSION + key.getVersion() + "'", someClass).executeUpdate();
             }
             mg.getTransaction().commit();
-        }
-        finally {
+        } finally {
             mg.close();
         }
         return deletedCount;
@@ -260,7 +250,7 @@ public class DefaultApexDao implements ApexDao {
      */
     @Override
     public <T extends AxConcept> int deleteByReferenceKey(final Class<T> someClass,
-                    final Collection<AxReferenceKey> keys) {
+            final Collection<AxReferenceKey> keys) {
         if (keys == null || keys.isEmpty()) {
             return 0;
         }
@@ -269,13 +259,15 @@ public class DefaultApexDao implements ApexDao {
         try {
             mg.getTransaction().begin();
             for (final AxReferenceKey key : keys) {
-                deletedCount += mg.createQuery(DELETE_FROM + someClass.getSimpleName() + C_WHERE_C_KEY_PARENT_KEY_NAME
-                                + key.getParentKeyName() + AND_C_KEY_PARENT_KEY_VERSION + key.getParentKeyVersion()
-                                + AND_C_KEY_LOCAL_NAME + key.getLocalName() + "'", someClass).executeUpdate();
+                deletedCount +=
+                        mg.createQuery(
+                                DELETE_FROM + someClass.getSimpleName() + C_WHERE_C_KEY_PARENT_KEY_NAME
+                                        + key.getParentKeyName() + AND_C_KEY_PARENT_KEY_VERSION
+                                        + key.getParentKeyVersion() + AND_C_KEY_LOCAL_NAME + key.getLocalName() + "'",
+                                someClass).executeUpdate();
             }
             mg.getTransaction().commit();
-        }
-        finally {
+        } finally {
             mg.close();
         }
         return deletedCount;
@@ -291,8 +283,7 @@ public class DefaultApexDao implements ApexDao {
             mg.getTransaction().begin();
             mg.createQuery(DELETE_FROM + someClass.getSimpleName() + " c ", someClass).executeUpdate();
             mg.getTransaction().commit();
-        }
-        finally {
+        } finally {
             mg.close();
         }
     }
@@ -311,7 +302,7 @@ public class DefaultApexDao implements ApexDao {
             if (t != null) {
                 // This clone is created to force the JPA DAO to recurse down through the object
                 try {
-                    final T clonedT = someClass.newInstance();
+                    final T clonedT = someClass.getDeclaredConstructor().newInstance();
                     t.copyTo(clonedT);
                     return clonedT;
                 } catch (final Exception e) {
@@ -321,8 +312,7 @@ public class DefaultApexDao implements ApexDao {
             } else {
                 return null;
             }
-        }
-        finally {
+        } finally {
             mg.close();
         }
     }
@@ -340,7 +330,7 @@ public class DefaultApexDao implements ApexDao {
             final T t = mg.find(someClass, key);
             if (t != null) {
                 try {
-                    final T clonedT = someClass.newInstance();
+                    final T clonedT = someClass.getDeclaredConstructor().newInstance();
                     t.copyTo(clonedT);
                     return clonedT;
                 } catch (final Exception e) {
@@ -350,8 +340,7 @@ public class DefaultApexDao implements ApexDao {
             } else {
                 return null;
             }
-        }
-        finally {
+        } finally {
             mg.close();
         }
     }
@@ -367,8 +356,7 @@ public class DefaultApexDao implements ApexDao {
         final EntityManager mg = getEntityManager();
         try {
             return mg.createQuery(SELECT_C_FROM + someClass.getSimpleName() + " c", someClass).getResultList();
-        }
-        finally {
+        } finally {
             mg.close();
         }
     }
@@ -383,11 +371,13 @@ public class DefaultApexDao implements ApexDao {
         }
         final EntityManager mg = getEntityManager();
         try {
-            return mg.createQuery(SELECT_C_FROM + someClass.getSimpleName() + C_WHERE_C_KEY_PARENT_KEY_NAME
-                            + parentKey.getName() + AND_C_KEY_PARENT_KEY_VERSION + parentKey.getVersion() + "'",
-                            someClass).getResultList();
-        }
-        finally {
+            return mg
+                    .createQuery(
+                            SELECT_C_FROM + someClass.getSimpleName() + C_WHERE_C_KEY_PARENT_KEY_NAME
+                                    + parentKey.getName() + AND_C_KEY_PARENT_KEY_VERSION + parentKey.getVersion() + "'",
+                            someClass)
+                    .getResultList();
+        } finally {
             mg.close();
         }
     }
@@ -404,9 +394,8 @@ public class DefaultApexDao implements ApexDao {
         List<T> ret;
         try {
             ret = mg.createQuery(SELECT_C_FROM + someClass.getSimpleName() + C_WHERE_C_KEY_NAME + key.getName()
-                            + AND_C_KEY_VERSION + key.getVersion() + "'", someClass).getResultList();
-        }
-        finally {
+                    + AND_C_KEY_VERSION + key.getVersion() + "'", someClass).getResultList();
+        } finally {
             mg.close();
         }
         if (ret == null || ret.isEmpty()) {
@@ -414,7 +403,7 @@ public class DefaultApexDao implements ApexDao {
         }
         if (ret.size() > 1) {
             throw new IllegalArgumentException("More than one result was returned for search for " + someClass
-                            + " with key " + key.getId() + ": " + ret);
+                    + " with key " + key.getId() + ": " + ret);
         }
         return ret.get(0);
     }
@@ -431,10 +420,9 @@ public class DefaultApexDao implements ApexDao {
         List<T> ret;
         try {
             ret = mg.createQuery(SELECT_C_FROM + someClass.getSimpleName() + C_WHERE_C_KEY_PARENT_KEY_NAME
-                            + key.getParentKeyName() + AND_C_KEY_PARENT_KEY_VERSION + key.getParentKeyVersion()
-                            + AND_C_KEY_LOCAL_NAME + key.getLocalName() + "'", someClass).getResultList();
-        }
-        finally {
+                    + key.getParentKeyName() + AND_C_KEY_PARENT_KEY_VERSION + key.getParentKeyVersion()
+                    + AND_C_KEY_LOCAL_NAME + key.getLocalName() + "'", someClass).getResultList();
+        } finally {
             mg.close();
         }
         if (ret == null || ret.isEmpty()) {
@@ -442,7 +430,7 @@ public class DefaultApexDao implements ApexDao {
         }
         if (ret.size() > 1) {
             throw new IllegalArgumentException("More than one result was returned for search for " + someClass
-                            + " with key " + key.getId() + ": " + ret);
+                    + " with key " + key.getId() + ": " + ret);
         }
         return ret.get(0);
     }
@@ -459,8 +447,7 @@ public class DefaultApexDao implements ApexDao {
             ret = mg.merge(obj);
             mg.flush();
             mg.getTransaction().commit();
-        }
-        finally {
+        } finally {
             mg.close();
         }
         return ret;
@@ -478,9 +465,8 @@ public class DefaultApexDao implements ApexDao {
         long size = 0;
         try {
             size = mg.createQuery("SELECT COUNT(c) FROM " + someClass.getSimpleName() + " c", Long.class)
-                            .getSingleResult();
-        }
-        finally {
+                    .getSingleResult();
+        } finally {
             mg.close();
         }
         return size;
diff --git a/model/basic-model/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/apex/model/basicmodel/concepts/DummyEntity.java b/model/basic-model/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/apex/model/basicmodel/concepts/DummyEntity.java
index 02174488e..ff2bf9354 100644
--- a/model/basic-model/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/apex/model/basicmodel/concepts/DummyEntity.java
+++ b/model/basic-model/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/apex/model/basicmodel/concepts/DummyEntity.java
@@ -1,19 +1,20 @@
 /*
  * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
  *  Copyright (C) 2016-2018 Ericsson. All rights reserved.
+ *  Modifications Copyright (C) 2020 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=========================================================
  */
@@ -29,10 +30,6 @@ import javax.persistence.Table;
 import javax.xml.bind.annotation.XmlElement;
 import javax.xml.bind.annotation.adapters.XmlJavaTypeAdapter;
 
-import org.onap.policy.apex.model.basicmodel.concepts.AxConcept;
-import org.onap.policy.apex.model.basicmodel.concepts.AxKey;
-import org.onap.policy.apex.model.basicmodel.concepts.AxReferenceKey;
-import org.onap.policy.apex.model.basicmodel.concepts.AxValidationResult;
 import org.onap.policy.apex.model.basicmodel.xml.AxReferenceKeyAdapter;
 
 @Entity
@@ -63,10 +60,12 @@ public class DummyEntity extends AxConcept {
         this.doubleValue = doubleValue;
     }
 
+    @Override
     public AxReferenceKey getKey() {
         return key;
     }
 
+    @Override
     public List<AxKey> getKeys() {
         return Arrays.asList((AxKey) getKey());
     }
@@ -172,7 +171,7 @@ public class DummyEntity extends AxConcept {
             return key.compareTo(other.key);
         }
         if (doubleValue != other.doubleValue) {
-            return new Double(doubleValue).compareTo(other.doubleValue);
+            return Double.valueOf(doubleValue).compareTo(other.doubleValue);
         }
 
         return 0;
diff --git a/model/engine-model/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/apex/model/enginemodel/concepts/AxEngineStats.java b/model/engine-model/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/apex/model/enginemodel/concepts/AxEngineStats.java
index d01da460b..db6209af0 100644
--- a/model/engine-model/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/apex/model/enginemodel/concepts/AxEngineStats.java
+++ b/model/engine-model/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/apex/model/enginemodel/concepts/AxEngineStats.java
@@ -35,6 +35,8 @@ import javax.xml.bind.annotation.XmlElement;
 import javax.xml.bind.annotation.XmlRootElement;
 import javax.xml.bind.annotation.XmlType;
 
+import lombok.Getter;
+
 import org.onap.policy.apex.model.basicmodel.concepts.AxArtifactKey;
 import org.onap.policy.apex.model.basicmodel.concepts.AxConcept;
 import org.onap.policy.apex.model.basicmodel.concepts.AxKey;
@@ -43,13 +45,11 @@ import org.onap.policy.apex.model.basicmodel.concepts.AxValidationMessage;
 import org.onap.policy.apex.model.basicmodel.concepts.AxValidationResult;
 import org.onap.policy.apex.model.basicmodel.concepts.AxValidationResult.ValidationResult;
 import org.onap.policy.common.utils.validation.Assertions;
-import lombok.Getter;
 
 /**
- * This class is a java bean that is used to record statistics on Apex engines as they execute.
- * Statistics on the number of events, the amount of time taken to execute the last policy, the
- * average policy execution time, the up time of the engine, and the time stamp of the last engine
- * start are recorded.
+ * This class is a java bean that is used to record statistics on Apex engines as they execute. Statistics on the number
+ * of events, the amount of time taken to execute the last policy, the average policy execution time, the up time of the
+ * engine, and the time stamp of the last engine start are recorded.
  */
 
 @Entity
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ import lombok.Getter;
 @XmlAccessorType(XmlAccessType.FIELD)
 @XmlRootElement(name = "apexEngineStats", namespace = "http://www.onap.org/policy/apex-pdp")
 @XmlType(name = "AxEngineStats", namespace = "http://www.onap.org/policy/apex-pdp", propOrder = {"key", "timeStamp",
-        "eventCount", "lastExecutionTime", "averageExecutionTime", "upTime", "lastStart"})
+    "eventCount", "lastExecutionTime", "averageExecutionTime", "upTime", "lastStart"})
 public class AxEngineStats extends AxConcept {
     private static final long serialVersionUID = -6981129081962785368L;
     private static final int HASH_CODE_PRIME = 32;
@@ -96,8 +96,7 @@ public class AxEngineStats extends AxConcept {
     private long lastStart;
 
     /**
-     * The Default Constructor creates an engine statistics instance with a null key and with all
-     * values cleared.
+     * The Default Constructor creates an engine statistics instance with a null key and with all values cleared.
      */
     public AxEngineStats() {
         this(new AxReferenceKey());
@@ -120,8 +119,7 @@ public class AxEngineStats extends AxConcept {
     }
 
     /**
-     * The Keyed Constructor creates an engine statistics instance with the given key and all values
-     * cleared.
+     * The Keyed Constructor creates an engine statistics instance with the given key and all values cleared.
      *
      * @param key the key
      */
@@ -314,8 +312,7 @@ public class AxEngineStats extends AxConcept {
     }
 
     /**
-     * Updates the statistics when called, used by the Apex engine when it starts executing a
-     * policy.
+     * Updates the statistics when called, used by the Apex engine when it starts executing a policy.
      *
      * @param eventkey the key of the event that is being executed
      */
@@ -330,8 +327,7 @@ public class AxEngineStats extends AxConcept {
     }
 
     /**
-     * Updates the statistics when called, used by the Apex engine when it completes executing a
-     * policy.
+     * Updates the statistics when called, used by the Apex engine when it completes executing a policy.
      */
     public synchronized void executionExit() {
         final long now = System.currentTimeMillis();
diff --git a/model/engine-model/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/apex/model/enginemodel/concepts/EngineStatsTest.java b/model/engine-model/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/apex/model/enginemodel/concepts/EngineStatsTest.java
index c6fde1cdf..b35d40570 100644
--- a/model/engine-model/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/apex/model/enginemodel/concepts/EngineStatsTest.java
+++ b/model/engine-model/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/apex/model/enginemodel/concepts/EngineStatsTest.java
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /*-
  * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
  *  Copyright (C) 2016-2018 Ericsson. All rights reserved.
- *  Modifications Copyright (C) 2019 Nordix Foundation.
+ *  Modifications Copyright (C) 2019-2020 Nordix Foundation.
  * ================================================================================
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -35,7 +35,8 @@ import org.onap.policy.apex.model.basicmodel.concepts.AxValidationResult;
 import org.onap.policy.apex.model.basicmodel.concepts.AxValidationResult.ValidationResult;
 
 /**
- * Test engine statistics.
+ * Test the engine statistics.
+ *
  * @author Liam Fallon (liam.fallon@ericsson.com)
  */
 public class EngineStatsTest {
@@ -61,7 +62,7 @@ public class EngineStatsTest {
         assertEquals("EngineKey:0.0.1:NULL:EngineStats", stats.getKeys().get(0).getId());
 
         stats.setAverageExecutionTime(123.45);
-        assertEquals(new Double(123.45), new Double(stats.getAverageExecutionTime()));
+        assertEquals(Double.valueOf(123.45), Double.valueOf(stats.getAverageExecutionTime()));
 
         stats.setEventCount(987);
         assertEquals(987, stats.getEventCount());
@@ -100,7 +101,7 @@ public class EngineStatsTest {
         stats.engineStart();
         stats.setEventCount(4);
         stats.executionEnter(new AxArtifactKey());
-        
+
         synchronized (WAIT_LOCK) {
             try {
                 WAIT_LOCK.wait(10);
@@ -141,7 +142,7 @@ public class EngineStatsTest {
         assertTrue(stats.equals(stats));
         assertTrue(stats.equals(clonedStats));
         assertFalse(stats.equals(null));
-        assertFalse(stats.equals((Object)"Hello"));
+        assertFalse(stats.equals("Hello"));
         assertFalse(stats.equals(new AxEngineStats(new AxReferenceKey())));
 
         assertEquals(0, stats.compareTo(stats));
diff --git a/model/model-api/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/apex/model/modelapi/ApexEditorApiPolicyTest.java b/model/model-api/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/apex/model/modelapi/ApexEditorApiPolicyTest.java
index 4c54b2062..515ff8038 100644
--- a/model/model-api/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/apex/model/modelapi/ApexEditorApiPolicyTest.java
+++ b/model/model-api/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/apex/model/modelapi/ApexEditorApiPolicyTest.java
@@ -1,19 +1,20 @@
 /*-
  * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
  *  Copyright (C) 2016-2018 Ericsson. All rights reserved.
+ *  Modifications Copyright (C) 2020 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=========================================================
  */
@@ -26,12 +27,13 @@ import static org.junit.Assert.assertTrue;
 import org.junit.Test;
 
 /**
- * Test policies for API tests.
+ * Test policies for API.
+ *
  * @author Liam Fallon (liam.fallon@ericsson.com)
  */
 public class ApexEditorApiPolicyTest {
     @Test
-    public void myTestPolicyCrud() {
+    public void testMyTestPolicyCrud() {
         final ApexModel apexModel = new ApexModelFactory().createApexModel(null, false);
 
         ApexApiResult result = apexModel.validatePolicy(null, null);
diff --git a/plugins/plugins-context/plugins-context-schema/plugins-context-schema-avro/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/apex/plugins/context/schema/avro/AvroObjectMapperFactory.java b/plugins/plugins-context/plugins-context-schema/plugins-context-schema-avro/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/apex/plugins/context/schema/avro/AvroObjectMapperFactory.java
index 21e4d76a8..fba45b22a 100644
--- a/plugins/plugins-context/plugins-context-schema/plugins-context-schema-avro/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/apex/plugins/context/schema/avro/AvroObjectMapperFactory.java
+++ b/plugins/plugins-context/plugins-context-schema/plugins-context-schema-avro/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/apex/plugins/context/schema/avro/AvroObjectMapperFactory.java
@@ -1,19 +1,20 @@
 /*-
  * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
  *  Copyright (C) 2016-2018 Ericsson. All rights reserved.
+ *  Modifications Copyright (C) 2020 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=========================================================
  */
@@ -80,7 +81,7 @@ public class AvroObjectMapperFactory {
             final Schema nullschema = Schema.create(Schema.Type.NULL);
             if (types.size() != 2 || !types.contains(nullschema)) {
                 final String resultSting = userKey.getId()
-                                + ": Apex currently only supports UNION schemas with 2 options, one must be NULL";
+                        + ": Apex currently only supports UNION schemas with 2 options, one must be NULL";
                 LOGGER.warn(resultSting);
                 throw new ContextRuntimeException(resultSting);
             }
@@ -91,8 +92,8 @@ public class AvroObjectMapperFactory {
                 schema = types.get(1);
             }
             if (Schema.Type.NULL.equals(schema.getType())) {
-                final String resultSting = userKey.getId()
-                                + ": Apex currently only supports UNION schema2 with 2 options, "
+                final String resultSting =
+                        userKey.getId() + ": Apex currently only supports UNION schema2 with 2 options, "
                                 + "only one can be NULL, and the other cannot be another UNION";
                 LOGGER.warn(resultSting);
                 throw new ContextRuntimeException(resultSting);
@@ -103,8 +104,8 @@ public class AvroObjectMapperFactory {
 
         // Check that there is a definition for the mapper for this type
         if (!AVRO_OBJECT_MAPPER_MAP.containsKey(avroType) || AVRO_OBJECT_MAPPER_MAP.get(avroType) == null) {
-            final String resultSting = userKey.getId() + ": no Avro object mapper defined for Avro type \"" + avroType
-                            + "\"";
+            final String resultSting =
+                    userKey.getId() + ": no Avro object mapper defined for Avro type \"" + avroType + "\"";
             LOGGER.warn(resultSting);
             throw new ContextRuntimeException(resultSting);
         }
@@ -112,14 +113,14 @@ public class AvroObjectMapperFactory {
         // Create a mapper
         AvroObjectMapper avroObjectMapper;
         try {
-            avroObjectMapper = AVRO_OBJECT_MAPPER_MAP.get(avroType).newInstance();
+            avroObjectMapper = AVRO_OBJECT_MAPPER_MAP.get(avroType).getDeclaredConstructor().newInstance();
             if (isnullable) {
                 avroObjectMapper = new AvroNullableMapper(avroObjectMapper);
             }
 
         } catch (final Exception e) {
             final String resultSting = userKey.getId() + ": could not create an Avro object mapper of type \""
-                            + AVRO_OBJECT_MAPPER_MAP.get(avroType) + "\" for Avro type \"" + avroType + "\" : " + e;
+                    + AVRO_OBJECT_MAPPER_MAP.get(avroType) + "\" for Avro type \"" + avroType + "\" : " + e;
             LOGGER.warn(resultSting, e);
             throw new ContextRuntimeException(resultSting, e);
         }
diff --git a/plugins/plugins-event/plugins-event-carrier/plugins-event-carrier-restclient/pom.xml b/plugins/plugins-event/plugins-event-carrier/plugins-event-carrier-restclient/pom.xml
index 1e91322dc..c2c154685 100644
--- a/plugins/plugins-event/plugins-event-carrier/plugins-event-carrier-restclient/pom.xml
+++ b/plugins/plugins-event/plugins-event-carrier/plugins-event-carrier-restclient/pom.xml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <!--
   ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
    Copyright (C) 2018 Ericsson. All rights reserved.
-   Modifications Copyright (C) 2019 Nordix Foundation.
+   Modifications Copyright (C) 2019-2020 Nordix Foundation.
   ================================================================================
   Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
   you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -18,7 +18,9 @@
   SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
   ============LICENSE_END=========================================================
 -->
-<project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
+<project
+    xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0"
+    xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
     xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
     <parent>
@@ -48,6 +50,12 @@
             <artifactId>mockito-all</artifactId>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>org.assertj</groupId>
+            <artifactId>assertj-core</artifactId>
+            <scope>test</scope>
+        </dependency>
+
     </dependencies>
 
     <profiles>
diff --git a/plugins/plugins-event/plugins-event-carrier/plugins-event-carrier-restclient/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/apex/plugins/event/carrier/restclient/RestClientCarrierTechnologyParameters.java b/plugins/plugins-event/plugins-event-carrier/plugins-event-carrier-restclient/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/apex/plugins/event/carrier/restclient/RestClientCarrierTechnologyParameters.java
index 0b73a8793..39164e7c5 100644
--- a/plugins/plugins-event/plugins-event-carrier/plugins-event-carrier-restclient/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/apex/plugins/event/carrier/restclient/RestClientCarrierTechnologyParameters.java
+++ b/plugins/plugins-event/plugins-event-carrier/plugins-event-carrier-restclient/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/apex/plugins/event/carrier/restclient/RestClientCarrierTechnologyParameters.java
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /*-
  * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
  *  Copyright (C) 2016-2018 Ericsson. All rights reserved.
- *  Modifications Copyright (C) 2019 Nordix Foundation.
+ *  Modifications Copyright (C) 2019-2020 Nordix Foundation.
  * ================================================================================
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -21,25 +21,10 @@
 
 package org.onap.policy.apex.plugins.event.carrier.restclient;
 
-import java.util.Arrays;
-import java.util.HashSet;
-import java.util.Set;
-import java.util.regex.Matcher;
-import java.util.regex.Pattern;
-import java.util.regex.PatternSyntaxException;
-
-import javax.ws.rs.core.MultivaluedHashMap;
-import javax.ws.rs.core.MultivaluedMap;
-
 import lombok.Getter;
 import lombok.Setter;
-import org.apache.commons.lang3.StringUtils;
+
 import org.onap.policy.apex.service.parameters.carriertechnology.RestPluginCarrierTechnologyParameters;
-import org.onap.policy.common.parameters.GroupValidationResult;
-import org.onap.policy.common.parameters.ValidationStatus;
-import org.onap.policy.common.utils.validation.ParameterValidationUtils;
-import org.slf4j.Logger;
-import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
 
 // @formatter:off
 /**
@@ -63,22 +48,16 @@ import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
 @Setter
 @Getter
 public class RestClientCarrierTechnologyParameters extends RestPluginCarrierTechnologyParameters {
-    // Get a reference to the logger
-    private static final Logger LOGGER = LoggerFactory.getLogger(RestClientCarrierTechnologyParameters.class);
+
     /**
      * Constructor to create a REST carrier technology parameters instance and register the instance with the parameter
      * service.
      */
     public RestClientCarrierTechnologyParameters() {
         super();
-        CARRIER_TECHNOLOGY_LABEL = "RESTCLIENT";
-        EVENT_PRODUCER_PLUGIN_CLASS = ApexRestClientProducer.class.getName();
-        EVENT_CONSUMER_PLUGIN_CLASS = ApexRestClientConsumer.class.getName();
-        // Set the carrier technology properties for the web socket carrier technology
-        this.setLabel(CARRIER_TECHNOLOGY_LABEL);
-        this.setEventProducerPluginClass(EVENT_PRODUCER_PLUGIN_CLASS);
-        this.setEventConsumerPluginClass(EVENT_CONSUMER_PLUGIN_CLASS);
-    }
-
 
+        this.setLabel("RESTCLIENT");
+        this.setEventProducerPluginClass(ApexRestClientProducer.class.getName());
+        this.setEventConsumerPluginClass(ApexRestClientConsumer.class.getName());
+    }
 }
diff --git a/plugins/plugins-event/plugins-event-carrier/plugins-event-carrier-restclient/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/apex/plugins/event/carrier/restclient/RestClientCarrierTechnologyParametersTest.java b/plugins/plugins-event/plugins-event-carrier/plugins-event-carrier-restclient/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/apex/plugins/event/carrier/restclient/RestClientCarrierTechnologyParametersTest.java
index 0e4ddd0a3..df3b61bcb 100644
--- a/plugins/plugins-event/plugins-event-carrier/plugins-event-carrier-restclient/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/apex/plugins/event/carrier/restclient/RestClientCarrierTechnologyParametersTest.java
+++ b/plugins/plugins-event/plugins-event-carrier/plugins-event-carrier-restclient/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/apex/plugins/event/carrier/restclient/RestClientCarrierTechnologyParametersTest.java
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /*-
  * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
  *  Copyright (C) 2018 Ericsson. All rights reserved.
- *  Modifications Copyright (C) 2019 Nordix Foundation.
+ *  Modifications Copyright (C) 2019-2020 Nordix Foundation.
  * ================================================================================
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 
 package org.onap.policy.apex.plugins.event.carrier.restclient;
 
+import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThatCode;
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertFalse;
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertTrue;
@@ -35,7 +36,7 @@ import org.onap.policy.apex.service.parameters.ApexParameters;
 import org.onap.policy.common.parameters.ParameterException;
 
 /**
- * Test REST Requestor carrier technology parameters.
+ * Test REST client carrier technology parameters.
  */
 public class RestClientCarrierTechnologyParametersTest {
 
@@ -92,16 +93,11 @@ public class RestClientCarrierTechnologyParametersTest {
         arguments.setConfigurationFilePath("src/test/resources/prodcons/RESTClientWithHTTPFilterInvalid.json");
         arguments.setRelativeFileRoot(".");
 
-        try {
-            new ApexParameterHandler().getParameters(arguments);
+        assertThatCode(() -> {
             ApexParameters parameters = new ApexParameterHandler().getParameters(arguments);
-
             parameters.getEventInputParameters().get("RestClientConsumer0").getCarrierTechnologyParameters();
-            fail("test should throw an exception here");
-        } catch (ParameterException pe) {
-            assertTrue(pe.getMessage().contains(
-                    "Invalid HTTP code filter, the filter must be specified as a three digit regular expression: "));
-        }
+        }).hasMessageContaining(
+                "Invalid HTTP code filter, the filter must be specified as a three digit regular expression: ");
     }
 
     @Test
diff --git a/plugins/plugins-event/plugins-event-carrier/plugins-event-carrier-restrequestor/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/apex/plugins/event/carrier/restrequestor/RestRequestorCarrierTechnologyParameters.java b/plugins/plugins-event/plugins-event-carrier/plugins-event-carrier-restrequestor/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/apex/plugins/event/carrier/restrequestor/RestRequestorCarrierTechnologyParameters.java
index 0d122c67b..4296331e4 100644
--- a/plugins/plugins-event/plugins-event-carrier/plugins-event-carrier-restrequestor/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/apex/plugins/event/carrier/restrequestor/RestRequestorCarrierTechnologyParameters.java
+++ b/plugins/plugins-event/plugins-event-carrier/plugins-event-carrier-restrequestor/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/apex/plugins/event/carrier/restrequestor/RestRequestorCarrierTechnologyParameters.java
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /*-
  * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
  *  Copyright (C) 2016-2018 Ericsson. All rights reserved.
- *  Modifications Copyright (C) 2019 Nordix Foundation.
+ *  Modifications Copyright (C) 2019-2020 Nordix Foundation.
  * ================================================================================
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -21,25 +21,14 @@
 
 package org.onap.policy.apex.plugins.event.carrier.restrequestor;
 
-import java.util.Arrays;
-import java.util.HashSet;
-import java.util.Set;
 import java.util.regex.Matcher;
-import java.util.regex.Pattern;
-import java.util.regex.PatternSyntaxException;
-
-import javax.ws.rs.core.MultivaluedHashMap;
-import javax.ws.rs.core.MultivaluedMap;
 
 import lombok.Getter;
 import lombok.Setter;
-import org.apache.commons.lang3.StringUtils;
+
 import org.onap.policy.apex.service.parameters.carriertechnology.RestPluginCarrierTechnologyParameters;
 import org.onap.policy.common.parameters.GroupValidationResult;
 import org.onap.policy.common.parameters.ValidationStatus;
-import org.onap.policy.common.utils.validation.ParameterValidationUtils;
-import org.slf4j.Logger;
-import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
 
 // @formatter:off
 /**
@@ -64,10 +53,6 @@ import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
 @Getter
 @Setter
 public class RestRequestorCarrierTechnologyParameters extends RestPluginCarrierTechnologyParameters {
-    // Get a reference to the logger
-    private static final Logger LOGGER = LoggerFactory.getLogger(RestRequestorCarrierTechnologyParameters.class);
-
-
 
     /** The default HTTP method for request events. */
     public static final HttpMethod DEFAULT_REQUESTOR_HTTP_METHOD = HttpMethod.GET;
@@ -82,14 +67,10 @@ public class RestRequestorCarrierTechnologyParameters extends RestPluginCarrierT
     public RestRequestorCarrierTechnologyParameters() {
         super();
 
-        // Set the carrier technology properties for the web socket carrier technology
-        CARRIER_TECHNOLOGY_LABEL = "RESTREQUESTOR";
-        EVENT_PRODUCER_PLUGIN_CLASS = ApexRestRequestorProducer.class.getName();
-        EVENT_CONSUMER_PLUGIN_CLASS = ApexRestRequestorConsumer.class.getName();
-        // Set the carrier technology properties for the web socket carrier technology
-        this.setLabel(CARRIER_TECHNOLOGY_LABEL);
-        this.setEventProducerPluginClass(EVENT_PRODUCER_PLUGIN_CLASS);
-        this.setEventConsumerPluginClass(EVENT_CONSUMER_PLUGIN_CLASS);
+        // Set the carrier technology properties for the REST requestor carrier technology
+        this.setLabel("RESTREQUESTOR");
+        this.setEventProducerPluginClass(ApexRestRequestorProducer.class.getName());
+        this.setEventConsumerPluginClass(ApexRestRequestorConsumer.class.getName());
     }
 
     // @formatter:off
diff --git a/plugins/plugins-event/plugins-event-protocol/plugins-event-protocol-xml/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/apex/plugins/event/protocol/xml/XmlEventHandlerTest.java b/plugins/plugins-event/plugins-event-protocol/plugins-event-protocol-xml/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/apex/plugins/event/protocol/xml/XmlEventHandlerTest.java
index 685a1f236..7b64873b8 100644
--- a/plugins/plugins-event/plugins-event-protocol/plugins-event-protocol-xml/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/apex/plugins/event/protocol/xml/XmlEventHandlerTest.java
+++ b/plugins/plugins-event/plugins-event-protocol/plugins-event-protocol-xml/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/apex/plugins/event/protocol/xml/XmlEventHandlerTest.java
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 /*-
  * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
  *  Copyright (C) 2016-2018 Ericsson. All rights reserved.
+ *  Modifications Copyright (C) 2020 Nordix Foundation.
  * ================================================================================
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -113,17 +114,17 @@ public class XmlEventHandlerTest {
             final Date event0004StartTime = new Date(1434363272000L);
             final Map<String, Object> event0004DataMap = new HashMap<String, Object>();
             event0004DataMap.put("TestSlogan", "Test slogan for External Event");
-            event0004DataMap.put("TestMatchCase", new Integer(2));
-            event0004DataMap.put("TestTimestamp", new Long(event0004StartTime.getTime()));
-            event0004DataMap.put("TestTemperature", new Double(1064.43));
-            event0004DataMap.put("TestMatchCaseSelected", new Integer(2));
-            event0004DataMap.put("TestMatchStateTime", new Long(1434370506078L));
-            event0004DataMap.put("TestEstablishCaseSelected", new Integer(0));
-            event0004DataMap.put("TestEstablishStateTime", new Long(1434370506085L));
-            event0004DataMap.put("TestDecideCaseSelected", new Integer(3));
-            event0004DataMap.put("TestDecideStateTime", new Long(1434370506092L));
-            event0004DataMap.put("TestActCaseSelected", new Integer(2));
-            event0004DataMap.put("TestActStateTime", new Long(1434370506095L));
+            event0004DataMap.put("TestMatchCase", Integer.valueOf(2));
+            event0004DataMap.put("TestTimestamp", Long.valueOf(event0004StartTime.getTime()));
+            event0004DataMap.put("TestTemperature", Double.valueOf(1064.43));
+            event0004DataMap.put("TestMatchCaseSelected", Integer.valueOf(2));
+            event0004DataMap.put("TestMatchStateTime", Long.valueOf(1434370506078L));
+            event0004DataMap.put("TestEstablishCaseSelected", Integer.valueOf(0));
+            event0004DataMap.put("TestEstablishStateTime", Long.valueOf(1434370506085L));
+            event0004DataMap.put("TestDecideCaseSelected", Integer.valueOf(3));
+            event0004DataMap.put("TestDecideStateTime", Long.valueOf(1434370506092L));
+            event0004DataMap.put("TestActCaseSelected", Integer.valueOf(2));
+            event0004DataMap.put("TestActStateTime", Long.valueOf(1434370506095L));
 
             final ApexEvent apexEvent0004 =
                     new ApexEvent("Event0004", "0.0.1", "org.onap.policy.apex.domains.sample.events", "test", "apex");
diff --git a/plugins/plugins-executor/plugins-executor-java/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/apex/plugins/executor/java/JavaStateFinalizerExecutor.java b/plugins/plugins-executor/plugins-executor-java/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/apex/plugins/executor/java/JavaStateFinalizerExecutor.java
index ce242bafb..7eaaa0415 100644
--- a/plugins/plugins-executor/plugins-executor-java/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/apex/plugins/executor/java/JavaStateFinalizerExecutor.java
+++ b/plugins/plugins-executor/plugins-executor-java/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/apex/plugins/executor/java/JavaStateFinalizerExecutor.java
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 /*-
  * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
  *  Copyright (C) 2016-2018 Ericsson. All rights reserved.
+ *  Modifications Copyright (C) 2020 Nordix Foundation.
  * ================================================================================
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -56,7 +57,7 @@ public class JavaStateFinalizerExecutor extends StateFinalizerExecutor {
         // Get the class for state finalizer execution
         try {
             // Create the state finalizer logic object from the byte code of the class
-            stateFinalizerLogicObject = Class.forName(getSubject().getLogic()).newInstance();
+            stateFinalizerLogicObject = Class.forName(getSubject().getLogic()).getDeclaredConstructor().newInstance();
         } catch (final Exception e) {
             LOGGER.error("instantiation error on Java class \"" + getSubject().getLogic() + "\"", e);
             throw new StateMachineException("instantiation error on Java class \"" + getSubject().getLogic() + "\"", e);
@@ -87,7 +88,7 @@ public class JavaStateFinalizerExecutor extends StateFinalizerExecutor {
             // to invoke the
             // task logic in the Java class
             final Method method = stateFinalizerLogicObject.getClass().getDeclaredMethod("getStateOutput",
-                    new Class[] { StateFinalizerExecutionContext.class });
+                    new Class[] {StateFinalizerExecutionContext.class});
             returnValue = (boolean) method.invoke(stateFinalizerLogicObject, getExecutionContext());
         } catch (final Exception e) {
             LOGGER.error("execute: state finalizer logic failed to run for state finalizer  \"" + getSubject().getId()
diff --git a/plugins/plugins-executor/plugins-executor-java/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/apex/plugins/executor/java/JavaTaskExecutor.java b/plugins/plugins-executor/plugins-executor-java/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/apex/plugins/executor/java/JavaTaskExecutor.java
index 1ceeba3b1..61ab6778e 100644
--- a/plugins/plugins-executor/plugins-executor-java/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/apex/plugins/executor/java/JavaTaskExecutor.java
+++ b/plugins/plugins-executor/plugins-executor-java/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/apex/plugins/executor/java/JavaTaskExecutor.java
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 /*-
  * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
  *  Copyright (C) 2016-2018 Ericsson. All rights reserved.
+ *  Modifications Copyright (C) 2020 Nordix Foundation.
  * ================================================================================
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -56,7 +57,8 @@ public class JavaTaskExecutor extends TaskExecutor {
         // Get the class for task execution
         try {
             // Create the task logic object from the byte code of the class
-            taskLogicObject = Class.forName(getSubject().getTaskLogic().getLogic()).newInstance();
+            taskLogicObject =
+                    Class.forName(getSubject().getTaskLogic().getLogic()).getDeclaredConstructor().newInstance();
         } catch (final Exception e) {
             LOGGER.error("instantiation error on Java class \"" + getSubject().getTaskLogic().getLogic() + "\"", e);
             throw new StateMachineException(
@@ -86,8 +88,8 @@ public class JavaTaskExecutor extends TaskExecutor {
             // Find and call the method with the signature "public boolean getEvent(final TaskExecutionContext executor)
             // throws ApexException" to invoke the
             // task logic in the Java class
-            final Method method = taskLogicObject.getClass().getDeclaredMethod("getEvent",
-                    new Class[] { TaskExecutionContext.class });
+            final Method method =
+                    taskLogicObject.getClass().getDeclaredMethod("getEvent", new Class[] {TaskExecutionContext.class});
             returnValue = (boolean) method.invoke(taskLogicObject, getExecutionContext());
         } catch (final Exception e) {
             LOGGER.error("execute: task logic failed to run for task  \"" + getSubject().getKey().getId() + "\"");
diff --git a/plugins/plugins-executor/plugins-executor-java/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/apex/plugins/executor/java/JavaTaskSelectExecutor.java b/plugins/plugins-executor/plugins-executor-java/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/apex/plugins/executor/java/JavaTaskSelectExecutor.java
index 17758b19e..244a80a3c 100644
--- a/plugins/plugins-executor/plugins-executor-java/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/apex/plugins/executor/java/JavaTaskSelectExecutor.java
+++ b/plugins/plugins-executor/plugins-executor-java/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/apex/plugins/executor/java/JavaTaskSelectExecutor.java
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 /*-
  * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
  *  Copyright (C) 2016-2018 Ericsson. All rights reserved.
+ *  Modifications Copyright (C) 2020 Nordix Foundation.
  * ================================================================================
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -57,7 +58,8 @@ public class JavaTaskSelectExecutor extends TaskSelectExecutor {
         // Get the class for task selection
         try {
             // Create the task logic object from the byte code of the class
-            taskSelectionLogicObject = Class.forName(getSubject().getTaskSelectionLogic().getLogic()).newInstance();
+            taskSelectionLogicObject = Class.forName(getSubject().getTaskSelectionLogic().getLogic())
+                    .getDeclaredConstructor().newInstance();
         } catch (final Exception e) {
             LOGGER.error(
                     "instantiation error on Java class \"" + getSubject().getTaskSelectionLogic().getLogic() + "\"", e);
@@ -89,7 +91,7 @@ public class JavaTaskSelectExecutor extends TaskSelectExecutor {
             // executor)" to invoke the task selection
             // logic in the Java class
             final Method method = taskSelectionLogicObject.getClass().getDeclaredMethod("getTask",
-                    new Class[] { TaskSelectionExecutionContext.class });
+                    new Class[] {TaskSelectionExecutionContext.class});
             returnValue = (boolean) method.invoke(taskSelectionLogicObject, getExecutionContext());
         } catch (final Exception e) {
             LOGGER.error(
diff --git a/services/services-engine/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/apex/service/engine/event/impl/EventConsumerFactory.java b/services/services-engine/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/apex/service/engine/event/impl/EventConsumerFactory.java
index 30a44e024..2f6922a2b 100644
--- a/services/services-engine/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/apex/service/engine/event/impl/EventConsumerFactory.java
+++ b/services/services-engine/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/apex/service/engine/event/impl/EventConsumerFactory.java
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /*-
  * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
  *  Copyright (C) 2016-2018 Ericsson. All rights reserved.
- *  Modifications Copyright (C) 2019 Nordix Foundation.
+ *  Modifications Copyright (C) 2019-2020 Nordix Foundation.
  * ================================================================================
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ public class EventConsumerFactory {
      * @throws ApexEventException on errors creating the Apex event consumer
      */
     public ApexEventConsumer createConsumer(final String name, final EventHandlerParameters consumerParameters)
-                    throws ApexEventException {
+            throws ApexEventException {
         // Get the carrier technology parameters
         final CarrierTechnologyParameters technologyParameters = consumerParameters.getCarrierTechnologyParameters();
 
@@ -54,11 +54,11 @@ public class EventConsumerFactory {
         final String consumerPluginClass = technologyParameters.getEventConsumerPluginClass();
         Object consumerPluginObject = null;
         try {
-            consumerPluginObject = Class.forName(consumerPluginClass).newInstance();
-        } catch (InstantiationException | IllegalAccessException | ClassNotFoundException e) {
+            consumerPluginObject = Class.forName(consumerPluginClass).getDeclaredConstructor().newInstance();
+        } catch (final Exception e) {
             final String errorMessage = "could not create an Apex event consumer for \"" + name
-                            + "\" for the carrier technology \"" + technologyParameters.getLabel()
-                            + "\", specified event consumer plugin class \"" + consumerPluginClass + "\" not found";
+                    + "\" for the carrier technology \"" + technologyParameters.getLabel()
+                    + "\", specified event consumer plugin class \"" + consumerPluginClass + "\" not found";
             LOGGER.error(errorMessage, e);
             throw new ApexEventException(errorMessage, e);
         }
@@ -66,9 +66,9 @@ public class EventConsumerFactory {
         // Check the class is an event consumer
         if (!(consumerPluginObject instanceof ApexEventConsumer)) {
             final String errorMessage = "could not create an Apex event consumer \"" + name
-                            + "\" for the carrier technology \"" + technologyParameters.getLabel()
-                            + "\", specified event consumer plugin class \"" + consumerPluginClass
-                            + "\" is not an instance of \"" + ApexEventConsumer.class.getName() + "\"";
+                    + "\" for the carrier technology \"" + technologyParameters.getLabel()
+                    + "\", specified event consumer plugin class \"" + consumerPluginClass
+                    + "\" is not an instance of \"" + ApexEventConsumer.class.getName() + "\"";
             LOGGER.error(errorMessage);
             throw new ApexEventException(errorMessage);
         }
diff --git a/services/services-engine/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/apex/service/engine/event/impl/EventProducerFactory.java b/services/services-engine/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/apex/service/engine/event/impl/EventProducerFactory.java
index 349a6e38f..e87e2fd78 100644
--- a/services/services-engine/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/apex/service/engine/event/impl/EventProducerFactory.java
+++ b/services/services-engine/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/apex/service/engine/event/impl/EventProducerFactory.java
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /*-
  * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
  *  Copyright (C) 2016-2018 Ericsson. All rights reserved.
- *  Modifications Copyright (C) 2019 Nordix Foundation.
+ *  Modifications Copyright (C) 2019-2020 Nordix Foundation.
  * ================================================================================
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ public class EventProducerFactory {
      * @throws ApexEventException on errors creating the Apex event producer
      */
     public ApexEventProducer createProducer(final String name, final EventHandlerParameters producerParameters)
-                    throws ApexEventException {
+            throws ApexEventException {
         // Get the carrier technology parameters
         final CarrierTechnologyParameters technologyParameters = producerParameters.getCarrierTechnologyParameters();
 
@@ -54,11 +54,11 @@ public class EventProducerFactory {
         final String producerPluginClass = technologyParameters.getEventProducerPluginClass();
         Object producerPluginObject = null;
         try {
-            producerPluginObject = Class.forName(producerPluginClass).newInstance();
-        } catch (InstantiationException | IllegalAccessException | ClassNotFoundException e) {
+            producerPluginObject = Class.forName(producerPluginClass).getDeclaredConstructor().newInstance();
+        } catch (final Exception e) {
             final String errorMessage = "could not create an Apex event producer for Producer \"" + name
-                            + "\" for the carrier technology \"" + technologyParameters.getLabel()
-                            + "\", specified event producer plugin class \"" + producerPluginClass + "\" not found";
+                    + "\" for the carrier technology \"" + technologyParameters.getLabel()
+                    + "\", specified event producer plugin class \"" + producerPluginClass + "\" not found";
             LOGGER.error(errorMessage, e);
             throw new ApexEventException(errorMessage, e);
         }
@@ -66,9 +66,9 @@ public class EventProducerFactory {
         // Check the class is an event producer
         if (!(producerPluginObject instanceof ApexEventProducer)) {
             final String errorMessage = "could not create an Apex event producer for Producer \"" + name
-                            + "\" for the carrier technology \"" + technologyParameters.getLabel()
-                            + "\", specified event producer plugin class \"" + producerPluginClass
-                            + "\" is not an instance of \"" + ApexEventProducer.class.getName() + "\"";
+                    + "\" for the carrier technology \"" + technologyParameters.getLabel()
+                    + "\", specified event producer plugin class \"" + producerPluginClass
+                    + "\" is not an instance of \"" + ApexEventProducer.class.getName() + "\"";
             LOGGER.error(errorMessage);
             throw new ApexEventException(errorMessage);
         }
diff --git a/services/services-engine/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/apex/service/engine/event/impl/EventProtocolFactory.java b/services/services-engine/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/apex/service/engine/event/impl/EventProtocolFactory.java
index b2a6f4754..bb353899a 100644
--- a/services/services-engine/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/apex/service/engine/event/impl/EventProtocolFactory.java
+++ b/services/services-engine/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/apex/service/engine/event/impl/EventProtocolFactory.java
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /*-
  * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
  *  Copyright (C) 2016-2018 Ericsson. All rights reserved.
- *  Modifications Copyright (C) 2019 Nordix Foundation.
+ *  Modifications Copyright (C) 2019-2020 Nordix Foundation.
  * ================================================================================
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -46,17 +46,17 @@ public class EventProtocolFactory {
      * @return The event converter for converting events to and from Apex format
      */
     public ApexEventProtocolConverter createConverter(final String name,
-                    final EventProtocolParameters eventProtocolParameters) {
+            final EventProtocolParameters eventProtocolParameters) {
         // Get the class for the event protocol plugin using reflection
         final String eventProtocolPluginClass = eventProtocolParameters.getEventProtocolPluginClass();
         Object eventProtocolPluginObject = null;
         try {
-            eventProtocolPluginObject = Class.forName(eventProtocolPluginClass).newInstance();
-        } catch (InstantiationException | IllegalAccessException | ClassNotFoundException e) {
+            eventProtocolPluginObject = Class.forName(eventProtocolPluginClass).getDeclaredConstructor().newInstance();
+        } catch (final Exception e) {
             final String errorMessage = "could not create an Apex event protocol converter for \"" + name
-                            + "\" for the protocol \"" + eventProtocolParameters.getLabel()
-                            + "\", specified event protocol converter plugin class \"" + eventProtocolPluginClass
-                            + "\" not found";
+                    + "\" for the protocol \"" + eventProtocolParameters.getLabel()
+                    + "\", specified event protocol converter plugin class \"" + eventProtocolPluginClass
+                    + "\" not found";
             LOGGER.error(errorMessage, e);
             throw new ApexEventRuntimeException(errorMessage, e);
         }
@@ -64,9 +64,9 @@ public class EventProtocolFactory {
         // Check the class is an event consumer
         if (!(eventProtocolPluginObject instanceof ApexEventProtocolConverter)) {
             final String errorMessage = "could not create an Apex event protocol converter for \"" + name
-                            + "\" for the protocol \"" + eventProtocolParameters.getLabel()
-                            + "\", specified event protocol converter plugin class \"" + eventProtocolPluginClass
-                            + "\" is not an instance of \"" + ApexEventProtocolConverter.class.getName() + "\"";
+                    + "\" for the protocol \"" + eventProtocolParameters.getLabel()
+                    + "\", specified event protocol converter plugin class \"" + eventProtocolPluginClass
+                    + "\" is not an instance of \"" + ApexEventProtocolConverter.class.getName() + "\"";
             LOGGER.error(errorMessage);
             throw new ApexEventRuntimeException(errorMessage);
         }
diff --git a/services/services-engine/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/apex/service/engine/runtime/impl/EngineWorker.java b/services/services-engine/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/apex/service/engine/runtime/impl/EngineWorker.java
index 5b5c7f49b..4da605dbc 100644
--- a/services/services-engine/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/apex/service/engine/runtime/impl/EngineWorker.java
+++ b/services/services-engine/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/apex/service/engine/runtime/impl/EngineWorker.java
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ import com.google.gson.Gson;
 import com.google.gson.GsonBuilder;
 import com.google.gson.JsonElement;
 import com.google.gson.JsonParser;
+
 import java.io.ByteArrayInputStream;
 import java.io.ByteArrayOutputStream;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
@@ -34,7 +35,9 @@ import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.Map.Entry;
 import java.util.concurrent.BlockingQueue;
+
 import lombok.Setter;
+
 import org.onap.policy.apex.context.ContextException;
 import org.onap.policy.apex.context.ContextRuntimeException;
 import org.onap.policy.apex.context.SchemaHelper;
@@ -113,7 +116,7 @@ final class EngineWorker implements EngineService {
      * @throws ApexException thrown on errors on worker instantiation
      */
     protected EngineWorker(final AxArtifactKey engineWorkerKey, final BlockingQueue<ApexEvent> queue,
-        final ApplicationThreadFactory threadFactory) {
+            final ApplicationThreadFactory threadFactory) {
         LOGGER.entry(engineWorkerKey);
 
         this.engineWorkerKey = engineWorkerKey;
@@ -153,7 +156,7 @@ final class EngineWorker implements EngineService {
     @Override
     public EngineServiceEventInterface getEngineServiceEventInterface() {
         throw new UnsupportedOperationException(
-            "getEngineServiceEventInterface() call is not allowed on an Apex Engine Worker");
+                "getEngineServiceEventInterface() call is not allowed on an Apex Engine Worker");
     }
 
     /**
@@ -189,7 +192,7 @@ final class EngineWorker implements EngineService {
      */
     @Override
     public void updateModel(final AxArtifactKey engineKey, final String engineModel, final boolean forceFlag)
-        throws ApexException {
+            throws ApexException {
         LOGGER.entry(engineKey);
 
         // Read the Apex model into memory using the Apex Model Reader
@@ -198,7 +201,6 @@ final class EngineWorker implements EngineService {
             final ApexModelReader<AxPolicyModel> modelReader = new ApexModelReader<>(AxPolicyModel.class);
             apexPolicyModel = modelReader.read(new ByteArrayInputStream(engineModel.getBytes()));
         } catch (final ApexModelException e) {
-            LOGGER.error("failed to unmarshal the apex model on engine " + engineKey.getId(), e);
             throw new ApexException("failed to unmarshal the apex model on engine " + engineKey.getId(), e);
         }
 
@@ -213,14 +215,13 @@ final class EngineWorker implements EngineService {
      */
     @Override
     public void updateModel(final AxArtifactKey engineKey, final AxPolicyModel apexModel, final boolean forceFlag)
-        throws ApexException {
+            throws ApexException {
         LOGGER.entry(engineKey);
 
         // Check if the key on the update request is correct
         if (!engineWorkerKey.equals(engineKey)) {
-            String message = ENGINE_KEY_PREFIX + engineKey.getId() + BAD_KEY_MATCH_TAG + engineWorkerKey.getId()
-                + ENGINE_SUFFIX;
-            LOGGER.warn(message);
+            String message =
+                    ENGINE_KEY_PREFIX + engineKey.getId() + BAD_KEY_MATCH_TAG + engineWorkerKey.getId() + ENGINE_SUFFIX;
             throw new ApexException(message);
         }
 
@@ -230,14 +231,15 @@ final class EngineWorker implements EngineService {
             final AxPolicyModel currentModel = ModelService.getModel(AxPolicyModel.class);
             if (!currentModel.getKey().isCompatible(apexModel.getKey())) {
                 if (forceFlag) {
-                    LOGGER.warn("apex model update forced, supplied model with key \"" + apexModel.getKey().getId()
-                        + "\" is not a compatible model update from the existing engine model with key \""
-                        + currentModel.getKey().getId() + "\"");
+                    LOGGER.warn(
+                            "apex model update forced, supplied model with key \"{}\" is not a compatible model update "
+                                    + "from the existing engine model with key \"{}\"",
+                            apexModel.getKey().getId(), currentModel.getKey().getId());
                 } else {
                     throw new ContextException(
-                        "apex model update failed, supplied model with key \"" + apexModel.getKey().getId()
-                            + "\" is not a compatible model update from the existing engine model with key \""
-                            + currentModel.getKey().getId() + "\"");
+                            "apex model update failed, supplied model with key \"" + apexModel.getKey().getId()
+                                    + "\" is not a compatible model update from the existing engine model with key \""
+                                    + currentModel.getKey().getId() + "\"");
                 }
             }
         }
@@ -273,16 +275,14 @@ final class EngineWorker implements EngineService {
 
         // Check if the key on the start request is correct
         if (!engineWorkerKey.equals(engineKey)) {
-            LOGGER.warn(
-                ENGINE_KEY_PREFIX + engineKey.getId() + BAD_KEY_MATCH_TAG + engineWorkerKey.getId() + ENGINE_SUFFIX);
-            throw new ApexException(
-                ENGINE_KEY_PREFIX + engineKey.getId() + BAD_KEY_MATCH_TAG + engineWorkerKey.getId() + ENGINE_SUFFIX);
+            throw new ApexException(ENGINE_KEY_PREFIX + engineKey.getId() + BAD_KEY_MATCH_TAG + engineWorkerKey.getId()
+                    + ENGINE_SUFFIX);
         }
 
         // Starts the event processing thread that handles incoming events
         if (processorThread != null && processorThread.isAlive()) {
-            String message = ENGINE_FOR_KEY_PREFIX + engineWorkerKey.getId() + " is already running with state "
-                + getState();
+            String message =
+                    ENGINE_FOR_KEY_PREFIX + engineWorkerKey.getId() + " is already running with state " + getState();
             LOGGER.error(message);
             throw new ApexException(message);
         }
@@ -312,18 +312,18 @@ final class EngineWorker implements EngineService {
     public void stop(final AxArtifactKey engineKey) throws ApexException {
         // Check if the key on the start request is correct
         if (!engineWorkerKey.equals(engineKey)) {
-            LOGGER.warn(
-                ENGINE_KEY_PREFIX + engineKey.getId() + BAD_KEY_MATCH_TAG + engineWorkerKey.getId() + ENGINE_SUFFIX);
-            throw new ApexException(
-                ENGINE_KEY_PREFIX + engineKey.getId() + BAD_KEY_MATCH_TAG + engineWorkerKey.getId() + ENGINE_SUFFIX);
+            LOGGER.warn(ENGINE_KEY_PREFIX + engineKey.getId() + BAD_KEY_MATCH_TAG + engineWorkerKey.getId()
+                    + ENGINE_SUFFIX);
+            throw new ApexException(ENGINE_KEY_PREFIX + engineKey.getId() + BAD_KEY_MATCH_TAG + engineWorkerKey.getId()
+                    + ENGINE_SUFFIX);
         }
 
         // Interrupt the worker to stop its thread
         if (processorThread == null || !processorThread.isAlive()) {
             processorThread = null;
 
-            LOGGER
-                .warn(ENGINE_FOR_KEY_PREFIX + engineWorkerKey.getId() + " is already stopped with state " + getState());
+            LOGGER.warn(
+                    ENGINE_FOR_KEY_PREFIX + engineWorkerKey.getId() + " is already stopped with state " + getState());
             return;
         }
 
@@ -352,10 +352,10 @@ final class EngineWorker implements EngineService {
     public void clear(final AxArtifactKey engineKey) throws ApexException {
         // Check if the key on the start request is correct
         if (!engineWorkerKey.equals(engineKey)) {
-            LOGGER.warn(
-                ENGINE_KEY_PREFIX + engineKey.getId() + BAD_KEY_MATCH_TAG + engineWorkerKey.getId() + ENGINE_SUFFIX);
-            throw new ApexException(
-                ENGINE_KEY_PREFIX + engineKey.getId() + BAD_KEY_MATCH_TAG + engineWorkerKey.getId() + ENGINE_SUFFIX);
+            LOGGER.warn(ENGINE_KEY_PREFIX + engineKey.getId() + BAD_KEY_MATCH_TAG + engineWorkerKey.getId()
+                    + ENGINE_SUFFIX);
+            throw new ApexException(ENGINE_KEY_PREFIX + engineKey.getId() + BAD_KEY_MATCH_TAG + engineWorkerKey.getId()
+                    + ENGINE_SUFFIX);
         }
 
         // Interrupt the worker to stop its thread
@@ -513,18 +513,18 @@ final class EngineWorker implements EngineService {
             runtimeJsonStringBuilder.append(",\"AlbumContent\":[");
 
             // Get the schema helper to use to marshal context album objects to JSON
-            final AxContextAlbum axContextAlbum = ModelService.getModel(AxContextAlbums.class)
-                .get(contextAlbumEntry.getKey());
+            final AxContextAlbum axContextAlbum =
+                    ModelService.getModel(AxContextAlbums.class).get(contextAlbumEntry.getKey());
             SchemaHelper schemaHelper = null;
 
             try {
                 // Get a schema helper to manage the translations between objects on the album map
                 // for this album
                 schemaHelper = new SchemaHelperFactory().createSchemaHelper(axContextAlbum.getKey(),
-                    axContextAlbum.getItemSchema());
+                        axContextAlbum.getItemSchema());
             } catch (final ContextRuntimeException e) {
-                final String resultString = "could not find schema helper to marshal context album \"" + axContextAlbum
-                    + "\" to JSON";
+                final String resultString =
+                        "could not find schema helper to marshal context album \"" + axContextAlbum + "\" to JSON";
                 LOGGER.warn(resultString, e);
 
                 // End of context album entry
@@ -557,8 +557,7 @@ final class EngineWorker implements EngineService {
         runtimeJsonStringBuilder.append("]}");
 
         // Tidy up the JSON string
-        final JsonParser jsonParser = new JsonParser();
-        final JsonElement jsonElement = jsonParser.parse(runtimeJsonStringBuilder.toString());
+        final JsonElement jsonElement = JsonParser.parseString(runtimeJsonStringBuilder.toString());
         final String tidiedRuntimeString = gson.toJson(jsonElement);
 
         LOGGER.debug("runtime information={}", tidiedRuntimeString);
diff --git a/services/services-engine/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/apex/service/parameters/carriertechnology/CarrierTechnologyParametersJsonAdapter.java b/services/services-engine/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/apex/service/parameters/carriertechnology/CarrierTechnologyParametersJsonAdapter.java
index 35f648307..b7f2fb81d 100644
--- a/services/services-engine/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/apex/service/parameters/carriertechnology/CarrierTechnologyParametersJsonAdapter.java
+++ b/services/services-engine/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/apex/service/parameters/carriertechnology/CarrierTechnologyParametersJsonAdapter.java
@@ -1,19 +1,20 @@
 /*-
  * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
  *  Copyright (C) 2016-2018 Ericsson. All rights reserved.
+ *  Modifications Copyright (C) 2020 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=========================================================
  */
@@ -52,7 +53,6 @@ public class CarrierTechnologyParametersJsonAdapter
     private static final String VALUE_TAG = "\" value \"";
     private static final String CARRIER_TECHNOLOGY_PREAMBLE = "carrier technology \"";
 
-
     private static final String PARAMETER_CLASS_NAME = "parameterClassName";
 
     private static final String CARRIER_TECHNOLOGY_TOKEN = "carrierTechnology";
@@ -62,8 +62,7 @@ public class CarrierTechnologyParametersJsonAdapter
     private static final Map<String, String> BUILT_IN_CARRIER_TECHNOLOGY_PARMETER_CLASS_MAP = new HashMap<>();
 
     static {
-        BUILT_IN_CARRIER_TECHNOLOGY_PARMETER_CLASS_MAP.put("FILE",
-                FileCarrierTechnologyParameters.class.getName());
+        BUILT_IN_CARRIER_TECHNOLOGY_PARMETER_CLASS_MAP.put("FILE", FileCarrierTechnologyParameters.class.getName());
         BUILT_IN_CARRIER_TECHNOLOGY_PARMETER_CLASS_MAP.put("EVENT_REQUESTOR",
                 EventRequestorCarrierTechnologyParameters.class.getName());
     }
@@ -151,8 +150,8 @@ public class CarrierTechnologyParametersJsonAdapter
             // OK no parameters for the carrier technology have been specified, just instantiate the
             // default parameters
             try {
-                carrierTechnologyParameters =
-                        (CarrierTechnologyParameters) carrierTechnologyParameterClass.newInstance();
+                carrierTechnologyParameters = (CarrierTechnologyParameters) carrierTechnologyParameterClass
+                        .getDeclaredConstructor().newInstance();
             } catch (final Exception e) {
                 final String errorMessage = "could not create default parameters for carrier technology \""
                         + carrierTechnologyLabel + "\"\n" + e.getMessage();
@@ -164,11 +163,11 @@ public class CarrierTechnologyParametersJsonAdapter
         // Check that the carrier technology label matches the label in the carrier technology
         // parameters object
         if (!carrierTechnologyParameters.getLabel().equals(carrierTechnologyLabel)) {
-            final String errorMessage = CARRIER_TECHNOLOGY_PREAMBLE + carrierTechnologyLabel
-                            + "\" does not match plugin \""
-                    + carrierTechnologyParameters.getLabel() + "\" in \"" + carrierTechnologyParameterClassName
-                    + "\", specify correct carrier technology parameter plugin in parameter \"" + PARAMETER_CLASS_NAME
-                    + "\"";
+            final String errorMessage =
+                    CARRIER_TECHNOLOGY_PREAMBLE + carrierTechnologyLabel + "\" does not match plugin \""
+                            + carrierTechnologyParameters.getLabel() + "\" in \"" + carrierTechnologyParameterClassName
+                            + "\", specify correct carrier technology parameter plugin in parameter \""
+                            + PARAMETER_CLASS_NAME + "\"";
             LOGGER.warn(errorMessage);
             throw new ParameterRuntimeException(errorMessage);
         }
diff --git a/services/services-engine/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/apex/service/parameters/carriertechnology/RestPluginCarrierTechnologyParameters.java b/services/services-engine/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/apex/service/parameters/carriertechnology/RestPluginCarrierTechnologyParameters.java
index f548f636a..707dcb104 100644
--- a/services/services-engine/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/apex/service/parameters/carriertechnology/RestPluginCarrierTechnologyParameters.java
+++ b/services/services-engine/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/apex/service/parameters/carriertechnology/RestPluginCarrierTechnologyParameters.java
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /*-
  * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
  *  Copyright (C) 2016-2018 Ericsson. All rights reserved.
- *  Modifications Copyright (C) 2019 Nordix Foundation.
+ *  Modifications Copyright (C) 2019-2020 Nordix Foundation.
  * ================================================================================
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -33,8 +33,8 @@ import javax.ws.rs.core.MultivaluedMap;
 
 import lombok.Getter;
 import lombok.Setter;
+
 import org.apache.commons.lang3.StringUtils;
-import org.onap.policy.apex.service.parameters.carriertechnology.CarrierTechnologyParameters;
 import org.onap.policy.common.parameters.GroupValidationResult;
 import org.onap.policy.common.parameters.ValidationStatus;
 import org.onap.policy.common.utils.validation.ParameterValidationUtils;
@@ -68,18 +68,12 @@ public class RestPluginCarrierTechnologyParameters extends CarrierTechnologyPara
 
     /** The supported HTTP methods. */
     public enum HttpMethod {
-        GET, PUT, POST, DELETE
+        GET,
+        PUT,
+        POST,
+        DELETE
     }
 
-    /** The label of this carrier technology. */
-    protected String CARRIER_TECHNOLOGY_LABEL;
-
-    /** The producer plugin class for the REST carrier technology. */
-    protected String EVENT_PRODUCER_PLUGIN_CLASS;
-
-    /** The consumer plugin class for the REST carrier technology. */
-    protected String EVENT_CONSUMER_PLUGIN_CLASS;
-
     /** The default HTTP code filter, allows 2xx HTTP codes through. */
     public static final String DEFAULT_HTTP_CODE_FILTER = "[2][0-9][0-9]";
 
@@ -92,7 +86,7 @@ public class RestPluginCarrierTechnologyParameters extends CarrierTechnologyPara
     protected static final Pattern patternErrorKey =
             Pattern.compile("(\\{[^\\{}]*.?\\{)|(\\{[^\\{}]*$)|(\\}[^\\{}]*.?\\})|(^[^\\{}]*.?\\})|\\{\\s*\\}");
 
-    //variable
+    // variable
     protected String url = null;
     protected HttpMethod httpMethod = null;
     protected String[][] httpHeaders = null;
@@ -104,14 +98,6 @@ public class RestPluginCarrierTechnologyParameters extends CarrierTechnologyPara
      */
     public RestPluginCarrierTechnologyParameters() {
         super();
-
-        // Set the carrier technology properties for the web socket carrier technology
-        CARRIER_TECHNOLOGY_LABEL = "RESTPLUGIN";
-        EVENT_PRODUCER_PLUGIN_CLASS = "PRODUCER";
-        EVENT_CONSUMER_PLUGIN_CLASS = "CONSUMER";
-        this.setLabel(CARRIER_TECHNOLOGY_LABEL);
-        this.setEventProducerPluginClass(EVENT_PRODUCER_PLUGIN_CLASS);
-        this.setEventConsumerPluginClass(EVENT_CONSUMER_PLUGIN_CLASS);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -173,9 +159,8 @@ public class RestPluginCarrierTechnologyParameters extends CarrierTechnologyPara
     public GroupValidationResult validate() {
         GroupValidationResult result = super.validate();
 
-        result = validateUrl(result);
-
-        result = validateHttpHeaders(result);
+        validateUrl(result);
+        validateHttpHeaders(result);
 
         return validateHttpCodeFilter(result);
     }
@@ -195,16 +180,15 @@ public class RestPluginCarrierTechnologyParameters extends CarrierTechnologyPara
     // @formatter:on
     public GroupValidationResult validateUrl(final GroupValidationResult result) {
         // Check if the URL has been set for event output
-        String URL_ERROR_MSG = "no URL has been set for event sending on " + CARRIER_TECHNOLOGY_LABEL;
+        String urlErrorMessage = "no URL has been set for event sending on " + getLabel();
         if (getUrl() == null) {
-            result.setResult("url", ValidationStatus.INVALID, URL_ERROR_MSG);
+            result.setResult("url", ValidationStatus.INVALID, urlErrorMessage);
             return result;
         }
 
         Matcher matcher = patternErrorKey.matcher(getUrl());
         if (matcher.find()) {
-            result.setResult("url", ValidationStatus.INVALID,
-                    URL_ERROR_MSG);
+            result.setResult("url", ValidationStatus.INVALID, urlErrorMessage);
         }
 
         return result;
@@ -271,7 +255,7 @@ public class RestPluginCarrierTechnologyParameters extends CarrierTechnologyPara
      */
     @Override
     public String toString() {
-        return CARRIER_TECHNOLOGY_LABEL +"CarrierTechnologyParameters [url=" + url + ", httpMethod=" + httpMethod + ", httpHeaders="
+        return getLabel() + "CarrierTechnologyParameters [url=" + url + ", httpMethod=" + httpMethod + ", httpHeaders="
                 + Arrays.deepToString(httpHeaders) + ", httpCodeFilter=" + httpCodeFilter + "]";
     }
 }
diff --git a/services/services-engine/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/apex/service/parameters/eventprotocol/EventProtocolParametersJsonAdapter.java b/services/services-engine/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/apex/service/parameters/eventprotocol/EventProtocolParametersJsonAdapter.java
index 10941405b..5a1b165df 100644
--- a/services/services-engine/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/apex/service/parameters/eventprotocol/EventProtocolParametersJsonAdapter.java
+++ b/services/services-engine/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/apex/service/parameters/eventprotocol/EventProtocolParametersJsonAdapter.java
@@ -1,19 +1,20 @@
 /*-
  * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
  *  Copyright (C) 2016-2018 Ericsson. All rights reserved.
+ *  Modifications Copyright (C) 2020 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=========================================================
  */
@@ -39,8 +40,7 @@ import org.slf4j.ext.XLogger;
 import org.slf4j.ext.XLoggerFactory;
 
 /**
- * This class serialises and deserialises various type of event protocol parameters to and from
- * JSON.
+ * This class serialises and deserialises various type of event protocol parameters to and from JSON.
  *
  * @author Liam Fallon (liam.fallon@ericsson.com)
  */
@@ -132,9 +132,8 @@ public class EventProtocolParametersJsonAdapter
         try {
             eventProtocolParameterClass = Class.forName(eventProtocolParameterClassName);
         } catch (final ClassNotFoundException e) {
-            final String errorMessage =
-                    EVENT_PROTOCOL_PREFIX + eventProtocolLabel + "\" parameter \"" + PARAMETER_CLASS_NAME + VALUE_TAG
-                            + eventProtocolParameterClassName + "\", could not find class";
+            final String errorMessage = EVENT_PROTOCOL_PREFIX + eventProtocolLabel + "\" parameter \""
+                    + PARAMETER_CLASS_NAME + VALUE_TAG + eventProtocolParameterClassName + "\", could not find class";
             LOGGER.warn(errorMessage, e);
             throw new ParameterRuntimeException(errorMessage, e);
         }
@@ -146,7 +145,8 @@ public class EventProtocolParametersJsonAdapter
             // OK no parameters for the event protocol have been specified, just instantiate the
             // default parameters
             try {
-                eventProtocolParameters = (EventProtocolParameters) eventProtocolParameterClass.newInstance();
+                eventProtocolParameters =
+                        (EventProtocolParameters) eventProtocolParameterClass.getDeclaredConstructor().newInstance();
             } catch (final Exception e) {
                 final String errorMessage = "could not create default parameters for event protocol \""
                         + eventProtocolLabel + "\"\n" + e.getMessage();
diff --git a/services/services-engine/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/apex/service/engine/parameters/ApexParametersTest.java b/services/services-engine/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/apex/service/engine/parameters/ApexParametersTest.java
index 4a946b111..ff97eaec2 100644
--- a/services/services-engine/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/apex/service/engine/parameters/ApexParametersTest.java
+++ b/services/services-engine/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/apex/service/engine/parameters/ApexParametersTest.java
@@ -1,19 +1,20 @@
 /*-
  * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
  *  Copyright (C) 2018 Ericsson. All rights reserved.
+ *  Modifications Copyright (C) 2020 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=========================================================
  */
@@ -39,9 +40,8 @@ import org.onap.policy.common.parameters.ParameterException;
 public class ApexParametersTest {
 
     @Test
-    public void javaPropertiesOk() throws ParameterException {
-        final String[] args =
-            { "-c", "src/test/resources/parameters/javaPropertiesOK.json" };
+    public void testJavaPropertiesOk() throws ParameterException {
+        final String[] args = {"-c", "src/test/resources/parameters/javaPropertiesOK.json"};
         final ApexCommandLineArguments arguments = new ApexCommandLineArguments(args);
 
         try {
@@ -57,9 +57,8 @@ public class ApexParametersTest {
     }
 
     @Test
-    public void javaPropertiesEmpty() throws ParameterException {
-        final String[] args =
-            { "-c", "src/test/resources/parameters/javaPropertiesEmpty.json" };
+    public void testJavaPropertiesEmpty() throws ParameterException {
+        final String[] args = {"-c", "src/test/resources/parameters/javaPropertiesEmpty.json"};
         final ApexCommandLineArguments arguments = new ApexCommandLineArguments(args);
 
         try {
@@ -69,12 +68,10 @@ public class ApexParametersTest {
             fail("This test should not throw an exception");
         }
     }
-    
 
     @Test
-    public void javaPropertiesBad() throws ParameterException {
-        final String[] args =
-            { "-c", "src/test/resources/parameters/javaPropertiesBad.json" };
+    public void testJavaPropertiesBad() throws ParameterException {
+        final String[] args = {"-c", "src/test/resources/parameters/javaPropertiesBad.json"};
         final ApexCommandLineArguments arguments = new ApexCommandLineArguments(args);
 
         try {
@@ -87,23 +84,23 @@ public class ApexParametersTest {
             assertTrue(pe.getMessage().contains("java properties array entry is null"));
         }
     }
-    
+
     @Test
     public void testGettersSetters() {
         ApexParameters pars = new ApexParameters();
         assertNotNull(pars);
-        
+
         pars.setEngineServiceParameters(null);
         assertNull(pars.getEngineServiceParameters());
-        
+
         pars.setEventInputParameters(null);
         assertNull(pars.getEventInputParameters());
-        
+
         pars.setEventOutputParameters(null);
         assertNull(pars.getEventOutputParameters());
-        
+
         assertFalse(pars.checkJavaPropertiesSet());
-        
+
         pars.setName("parName");
         assertEquals("parName", pars.getName());
     }
diff --git a/services/services-engine/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/apex/service/engine/parameters/ContextParameterTests.java b/services/services-engine/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/apex/service/engine/parameters/ContextParameterTests.java
index de78bb0fe..f6d39f029 100644
--- a/services/services-engine/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/apex/service/engine/parameters/ContextParameterTests.java
+++ b/services/services-engine/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/apex/service/engine/parameters/ContextParameterTests.java
@@ -118,8 +118,10 @@ public class ContextParameterTests {
                     + "\"src/test/resources/parameters/serviceContextBadPluginClassParams.json\""
                     + "\n(ClassCastException):class org.onap.policy.apex.service.engine.parameters."
                     + "dummyclasses.SuperDooperExecutorParameters"
-                    + " cannot be cast to class org.onap.policy.apex.context.parameters.ContextParameters (org.onap.policy.apex.service.engine.parameters.dummyclasses.SuperDooperExecutorParameters and org.onap.policy.apex.context.parameters.ContextParameters are in unnamed module of loader 'app')",
-                    e.getMessage());
+                    + " cannot be cast to class org.onap.policy.apex.context.parameters.ContextParameters "
+                    + "(org.onap.policy.apex.service.engine.parameters.dummyclasses.SuperDooperExecutorParameters and "
+                    + "org.onap.policy.apex.context.parameters.ContextParameters are "
+                    + "in unnamed module of loader 'app')", e.getMessage());
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/services/services-engine/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/apex/service/engine/parameters/ExecutorParameterTests.java b/services/services-engine/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/apex/service/engine/parameters/ExecutorParameterTests.java
index 2af051ea7..16a892f93 100644
--- a/services/services-engine/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/apex/service/engine/parameters/ExecutorParameterTests.java
+++ b/services/services-engine/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/apex/service/engine/parameters/ExecutorParameterTests.java
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 /*-
  * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
  *  Copyright (C) 2016-2018 Ericsson. All rights reserved.
+ *  Modifications Copyright (C) 2020 Nordix Foundation.
  * ================================================================================
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -43,7 +44,7 @@ public class ExecutorParameterTests {
     }
 
     @Test
-    public void noParamsTest() {
+    public void testNoParamsTest() {
         final String[] args = {"-c", "src/test/resources/parameters/serviceExecutorNoParams.json"};
         final ApexCommandLineArguments arguments = new ApexCommandLineArguments(args);
 
@@ -57,7 +58,7 @@ public class ExecutorParameterTests {
     }
 
     @Test
-    public void badParamsTest() {
+    public void testBadParamsTest() {
         final String[] args = {"-c", "src/test/resources/parameters/serviceExecutorBadParams.json"};
         final ApexCommandLineArguments arguments = new ApexCommandLineArguments(args);
 
@@ -73,7 +74,7 @@ public class ExecutorParameterTests {
     }
 
     @Test
-    public void noExecutorParamsTest() {
+    public void testNoExecutorParamsTest() {
         final String[] args = {"-c", "src/test/resources/parameters/serviceExecutorNoExecutorParams.json"};
         final ApexCommandLineArguments arguments = new ApexCommandLineArguments(args);
 
@@ -89,7 +90,7 @@ public class ExecutorParameterTests {
     }
 
     @Test
-    public void emptyParamsTest() {
+    public void testEmptyParamsTest() {
         final String[] args = {"-c", "src/test/resources/parameters/serviceExecutorEmptyParams.json"};
         final ApexCommandLineArguments arguments = new ApexCommandLineArguments(args);
 
@@ -105,7 +106,7 @@ public class ExecutorParameterTests {
     }
 
     @Test
-    public void badPluginParamNameTest() {
+    public void testBadPluginParamNameTest() {
         final String[] args = {"-c", "src/test/resources/parameters/serviceExecutorBadPluginNameParams.json"};
         final ApexCommandLineArguments arguments = new ApexCommandLineArguments(args);
 
@@ -121,7 +122,7 @@ public class ExecutorParameterTests {
     }
 
     @Test
-    public void badPluginParamObjectTest() {
+    public void testBadPluginParamObjectTest() {
         final String[] args = {"-c", "src/test/resources/parameters/serviceExecutorBadPluginValueObjectParams.json"};
         final ApexCommandLineArguments arguments = new ApexCommandLineArguments(args);
 
@@ -137,7 +138,7 @@ public class ExecutorParameterTests {
     }
 
     @Test
-    public void badPluginParamBlankTest() {
+    public void testBadPluginParamBlankTest() {
         final String[] args = {"-c", "src/test/resources/parameters/serviceExecutorBadPluginValueBlankParams.json"};
         final ApexCommandLineArguments arguments = new ApexCommandLineArguments(args);
 
@@ -153,7 +154,7 @@ public class ExecutorParameterTests {
     }
 
     @Test
-    public void badPluginParamValueTest() {
+    public void testBadPluginParamValueTest() {
         final String[] args = {"-c", "src/test/resources/parameters/serviceExecutorBadPluginValueParams.json"};
         final ApexCommandLineArguments arguments = new ApexCommandLineArguments(args);
 
@@ -170,7 +171,7 @@ public class ExecutorParameterTests {
     }
 
     @Test
-    public void goodParametersTest() {
+    public void testGoodParametersTest() {
         final String[] args = {"-c", "src/test/resources/parameters/goodParams.json"};
         final ApexCommandLineArguments arguments = new ApexCommandLineArguments(args);
 
@@ -188,7 +189,7 @@ public class ExecutorParameterTests {
     }
 
     @Test
-    public void relativeParametersTest() {
+    public void testRelativeParametersTest() {
         // @formatter:off
         final String[] args = {
             "-rfr",
diff --git a/services/services-engine/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/apex/service/engine/parameters/ParameterTests.java b/services/services-engine/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/apex/service/engine/parameters/ParameterTests.java
index e12bb6142..3da98163a 100644
--- a/services/services-engine/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/apex/service/engine/parameters/ParameterTests.java
+++ b/services/services-engine/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/apex/service/engine/parameters/ParameterTests.java
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /*-
  * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
  * Copyright (C) 2016-2018 Ericsson. All rights reserved.
- * Modifications Copyright (C) 2019 Nordix Foundation.
+ * Modifications Copyright (C) 2019-2020 Nordix Foundation.
  * ================================================================================
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ import org.onap.policy.common.parameters.ParameterException;
  */
 public class ParameterTests {
     @Test
-    public void invalidParametersNoFileTest() throws ParameterException {
+    public void testInvalidParametersNoFileTest() throws ParameterException {
         final String[] args = {"-c", "src/test/resources/parameters/invalidNoFile.json"};
         final ApexCommandLineArguments arguments = new ApexCommandLineArguments(args);
 
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ public class ParameterTests {
     }
 
     @Test
-    public void invalidParametersEmptyTest() {
+    public void testInvalidParametersEmptyTest() {
         final String[] args = {"-c", "src/test/resources/parameters/empty.json"};
         final ApexCommandLineArguments arguments = new ApexCommandLineArguments(args);
 
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ public class ParameterTests {
     }
 
     @Test
-    public void invalidParametersNoParamsTest() {
+    public void testInvalidParametersNoParamsTest() {
         final String[] args = {"-c", "src/test/resources/parameters/noParams.json"};
         final ApexCommandLineArguments arguments = new ApexCommandLineArguments(args);
 
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ public class ParameterTests {
     }
 
     @Test
-    public void invalidParametersBlankParamsTest() {
+    public void testInvalidParametersBlankParamsTest() {
         final String[] args = {"-c", "src/test/resources/parameters/blankParams.json"};
         final ApexCommandLineArguments arguments = new ApexCommandLineArguments(args);
 
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ public class ParameterTests {
     }
 
     @Test
-    public void invalidParametersTest() {
+    public void testInvalidParametersTest() {
         final String[] args = {"-c", "src/test/resources/parameters/badParams.json"};
         final ApexCommandLineArguments arguments = new ApexCommandLineArguments(args);
 
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ public class ParameterTests {
     }
 
     @Test
-    public void modelNotFileTest() {
+    public void testModelNotFileTest() {
         final String[] args = {"-c", "src/test/resources/parameters/badParamsModelNotFile.json"};
         final ApexCommandLineArguments arguments = new ApexCommandLineArguments(args);
 
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ public class ParameterTests {
     }
 
     @Test
-    public void goodParametersTest() {
+    public void testGoodParametersTest() {
         final String[] args = {"-c", "src/test/resources/parameters/goodParams.json"};
         final ApexCommandLineArguments arguments = new ApexCommandLineArguments(args);
 
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ public class ParameterTests {
     }
 
     @Test
-    public void superDooperParametersTest() {
+    public void testSuperDooperParametersTest() {
         final String[] args = {"-c", "src/test/resources/parameters/superDooperParams.json"};
         final ApexCommandLineArguments arguments = new ApexCommandLineArguments(args);
 
diff --git a/services/services-engine/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/apex/service/engine/parameters/SyncParameterTests.java b/services/services-engine/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/apex/service/engine/parameters/SyncParameterTests.java
index 3da682884..b32ba14ba 100644
--- a/services/services-engine/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/apex/service/engine/parameters/SyncParameterTests.java
+++ b/services/services-engine/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/apex/service/engine/parameters/SyncParameterTests.java
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /*-
  * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
  *  Copyright (C) 2016-2018 Ericsson. All rights reserved.
- *  Modifications Copyright (C) 2019 Nordix Foundation.
+ *  Modifications Copyright (C) 2019-2020 Nordix Foundation.
  * ================================================================================
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ import org.onap.policy.common.parameters.ParameterException;
  */
 public class SyncParameterTests {
     @Test
-    public void syncBadNoSyncWithPeer() throws ParameterException {
+    public void testSyncBadNoSyncWithPeer() throws ParameterException {
         final String[] args = {"-c", "src/test/resources/parameters/syncBadParamsNoSyncWithPeer.json"};
         final ApexCommandLineArguments arguments = new ApexCommandLineArguments(args);
 
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ public class SyncParameterTests {
     }
 
     @Test
-    public void syncBadNotSyncWithPeer() throws ParameterException {
+    public void testSyncBadNotSyncWithPeer() throws ParameterException {
         final String[] args = {"-c", "src/test/resources/parameters/syncBadParamsNotSyncWithPeer.json"};
         final ApexCommandLineArguments arguments = new ApexCommandLineArguments(args);
 
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ public class SyncParameterTests {
     }
 
     @Test
-    public void syncBadSyncBadPeers() throws ParameterException {
+    public void testSyncBadSyncBadPeers() throws ParameterException {
         final String[] args = {"-c", "src/test/resources/parameters/syncBadParamsBadPeers.json"};
         final ApexCommandLineArguments arguments = new ApexCommandLineArguments(args);
 
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ public class SyncParameterTests {
     }
 
     @Test
-    public void syncBadSyncInvalidTimeout() throws ParameterException {
+    public void testSyncBadSyncInvalidTimeout() throws ParameterException {
         final String[] args = {"-c", "src/test/resources/parameters/syncBadParamsInvalidTimeout.json"};
         final ApexCommandLineArguments arguments = new ApexCommandLineArguments(args);
 
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ public class SyncParameterTests {
     }
 
     @Test
-    public void syncBadSyncBadTimeout() throws ParameterException {
+    public void testSyncBadSyncBadTimeout() throws ParameterException {
         final String[] args = {"-c", "src/test/resources/parameters/syncBadParamsBadTimeout.json"};
         final ApexCommandLineArguments arguments = new ApexCommandLineArguments(args);
 
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ public class SyncParameterTests {
     }
 
     @Test
-    public void syncBadSyncUnpairedTimeout() throws ParameterException {
+    public void testSyncBadSyncUnpairedTimeout() throws ParameterException {
         final String[] args = {"-c", "src/test/resources/parameters/syncBadParamsUnpairedTimeout.json"};
         final ApexCommandLineArguments arguments = new ApexCommandLineArguments(args);
 
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ public class SyncParameterTests {
     }
 
     @Test
-    public void syncGoodSyncGoodTimeoutProducer() throws ParameterException {
+    public void testSyncGoodSyncGoodTimeoutProducer() throws ParameterException {
         final String[] args = {"-c", "src/test/resources/parameters/syncGoodParamsProducerTimeout.json"};
         final ApexCommandLineArguments arguments = new ApexCommandLineArguments(args);
 
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ public class SyncParameterTests {
     }
 
     @Test
-    public void syncGoodSyncGoodTimeoutConsumer() throws ParameterException {
+    public void testSyncGoodSyncGoodTimeoutConsumer() throws ParameterException {
         final String[] args = {"-c", "src/test/resources/parameters/syncGoodParamsConsumerTimeout.json"};
         final ApexCommandLineArguments arguments = new ApexCommandLineArguments(args);
 
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ public class SyncParameterTests {
     }
 
     @Test
-    public void syncGoodSyncGoodTimeoutBoth() throws ParameterException {
+    public void testSyncGoodSyncGoodTimeoutBoth() throws ParameterException {
         final String[] args = {"-c", "src/test/resources/parameters/syncGoodParamsBothTimeout.json"};
         final ApexCommandLineArguments arguments = new ApexCommandLineArguments(args);
 
@@ -276,7 +276,7 @@ public class SyncParameterTests {
     }
 
     @Test
-    public void syncUnusedConsumerPeers() throws ParameterException {
+    public void testSyncUnusedConsumerPeers() throws ParameterException {
         final String[] args = {"-c", "src/test/resources/parameters/syncUnusedConsumerPeers.json"};
         final ApexCommandLineArguments arguments = new ApexCommandLineArguments(args);
 
@@ -305,7 +305,7 @@ public class SyncParameterTests {
     }
 
     @Test
-    public void syncMismatchedPeers() throws ParameterException {
+    public void testSyncMismatchedPeers() throws ParameterException {
         final String[] args = {"-c", "src/test/resources/parameters/syncMismatchedPeers.json"};
         final ApexCommandLineArguments arguments = new ApexCommandLineArguments(args);
 
@@ -342,7 +342,7 @@ public class SyncParameterTests {
     }
 
     @Test
-    public void syncUnusedProducerPeers() throws ParameterException {
+    public void testSyncUnusedProducerPeers() throws ParameterException {
         final String[] args = {"-c", "src/test/resources/parameters/syncUnusedProducerPeers.json"};
         final ApexCommandLineArguments arguments = new ApexCommandLineArguments(args);
 
@@ -369,7 +369,7 @@ public class SyncParameterTests {
     }
 
     @Test
-    public void syncMismatchedTimeout() throws ParameterException {
+    public void testSyncMismatchedTimeout() throws ParameterException {
         final String[] args = {"-c", "src/test/resources/parameters/syncMismatchedTimeout.json"};
         final ApexCommandLineArguments arguments = new ApexCommandLineArguments(args);
 
@@ -398,7 +398,7 @@ public class SyncParameterTests {
     }
 
     @Test
-    public void syncGoodParametersTest() {
+    public void testSyncGoodParametersTest() {
         final String[] args = {"-c", "src/test/resources/parameters/syncGoodParams.json"};
         final ApexCommandLineArguments arguments = new ApexCommandLineArguments(args);
 
diff --git a/testsuites/integration/integration-common/pom.xml b/testsuites/integration/integration-common/pom.xml
index 942c5f267..85c4fcdf5 100644
--- a/testsuites/integration/integration-common/pom.xml
+++ b/testsuites/integration/integration-common/pom.xml
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 <!--
   ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
    Copyright (C) 2018 Ericsson. All rights reserved.
+   Modifications Copyright (C) 2020 Nordix Foundation.
   ================================================================================
   Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
   you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -21,7 +22,7 @@
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.onap.policy.apex-pdp.testsuites.integration</groupId>
-        <artifactId>integration</artifactId>
+        <artifactId>apex-integration</artifactId>
         <version>2.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
     <artifactId>integration-common</artifactId>
diff --git a/testsuites/integration/integration-context-test/pom.xml b/testsuites/integration/integration-context-test/pom.xml
index 51787a0a2..3ea18519e 100644
--- a/testsuites/integration/integration-context-test/pom.xml
+++ b/testsuites/integration/integration-context-test/pom.xml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <!--
   ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
    Copyright (C) 2018 Ericsson. All rights reserved.
-   Modifications Copyright (C) 2019 Nordix Foundation.
+   Modifications Copyright (C) 2019-2020 Nordix Foundation.
   ================================================================================
   Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
   you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.onap.policy.apex-pdp.testsuites.integration</groupId>
-        <artifactId>integration</artifactId>
+        <artifactId>apex-integration</artifactId>
         <version>2.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
 
@@ -94,4 +94,4 @@
             </distributionManagement>
         </profile>
     </profiles>
-</project>
\ No newline at end of file
+</project>
diff --git a/testsuites/integration/integration-context-test/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/apex/testsuites/integration/context/distribution/ContextInstantiation.java b/testsuites/integration/integration-context-test/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/apex/testsuites/integration/context/distribution/ContextInstantiation.java
index a29dcbcf8..e954fe862 100644
--- a/testsuites/integration/integration-context-test/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/apex/testsuites/integration/context/distribution/ContextInstantiation.java
+++ b/testsuites/integration/integration-context-test/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/apex/testsuites/integration/context/distribution/ContextInstantiation.java
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /*-
  * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
  *  Copyright (C) 2016-2018 Ericsson. All rights reserved.
- *  Modifications Copyright (C) 2019 Nordix Foundation.
+ *  Modifications Copyright (C) 2019-2020 Nordix Foundation.
  * ================================================================================
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ public class ContextInstantiation {
     private static final String TEST_POLICY_CONTEXT_ITEM001 = "TestPolicyContextItem001";
     private static final String NORMAL_TEST_EXCEPTION = "normal test exception";
     private static final String NULL_VALUES_ILLEGAL_TAG =
-                    "album \"ExternalContextAlbum:0.0.1\" null values are illegal on key ";
+            "album \"ExternalContextAlbum:0.0.1\" null values are illegal on key ";
 
     private static final TreeSet<String> TEST_TREE_SET = new TreeSet<>();
     private static final Map<String, String> TEST_HASH_MAP = new HashMap<>();
@@ -134,8 +134,8 @@ public class ContextInstantiation {
 
         final Distributor contextDistributor = getDistributor();
 
-        final ContextAlbum policyContextAlbum = contextDistributor
-                        .createContextAlbum(new AxArtifactKey(POLICY_CONTEXT_ALBUM, VERSION));
+        final ContextAlbum policyContextAlbum =
+                contextDistributor.createContextAlbum(new AxArtifactKey(POLICY_CONTEXT_ALBUM, VERSION));
 
         assertNotNull(policyContextAlbum);
         policyContextAlbum.setUserArtifactStack(Constants.getAxArtifactKeyArray());
@@ -152,8 +152,8 @@ public class ContextInstantiation {
 
         policyContextAlbum.putAll(valueMap0);
 
-        final TestPolicyContextItem contextItem = (TestPolicyContextItem) policyContextAlbum
-                        .get(TEST_POLICY_CONTEXT_ITEM);
+        final TestPolicyContextItem contextItem =
+                (TestPolicyContextItem) policyContextAlbum.get(TEST_POLICY_CONTEXT_ITEM);
         assertEquals(STRING_VAL, contextItem.getTestPolicyContextItem000().getStringValue());
 
         assertEquals(LONG_VAL, contextItem.getTestPolicyContextItem001().getLongValue());
@@ -162,8 +162,7 @@ public class ContextInstantiation {
         assertEquals(contextItem.getTestPolicyContextItem004().getLongValue(), testDate.getTime());
         assertEquals(TEST_HASH_MAP, contextItem.getTestPolicyContextItem005().getMapValue());
 
-        final TestGlobalContextItem globalContext = getTestGlobalContextItem(contextDistributor, testDate, tci9,
-                        tciA);
+        final TestGlobalContextItem globalContext = getTestGlobalContextItem(contextDistributor, testDate, tci9, tciA);
 
         final Map<String, Object> valueMap1 = new HashMap<>();
         valueMap1.put(GLOBAL_CONTEXT_KEY, globalContext);
@@ -172,8 +171,8 @@ public class ContextInstantiation {
 
         globalContextAlbum.putAll(valueMap1);
 
-        final TestGlobalContextItem globalContextItem = (TestGlobalContextItem) globalContextAlbum
-                        .get(GLOBAL_CONTEXT_KEY);
+        final TestGlobalContextItem globalContextItem =
+                (TestGlobalContextItem) globalContextAlbum.get(GLOBAL_CONTEXT_KEY);
 
         assertFalse(globalContextItem.getTestGlobalContextItem000().getFlag());
 
@@ -189,10 +188,10 @@ public class ContextInstantiation {
         assertEquals((Long) testDate.getTime(), globalContextItem.getTestGlobalContextItem007().getLongValue());
         assertEquals(testDate, globalContextItem.getTestGlobalContextItem008().getDateValue());
         assertEquals(tci9.getDateValue().getTime(),
-                        globalContextItem.getTestGlobalContextItem009().getDateValue().getTime());
+                globalContextItem.getTestGlobalContextItem009().getDateValue().getTime());
 
         assertEquals(tciA.getDateValue().getTime(),
-                        globalContextItem.getTestGlobalContextItem00A().getDateValue().getTime());
+                globalContextItem.getTestGlobalContextItem00A().getDateValue().getTime());
 
         assertEquals(TEST_TREE_SET, globalContextItem.getTestGlobalContextItem00B().getSetValue());
         assertEquals(TEST_HASH_MAP, globalContextItem.getTestGlobalContextItem00C().getMapValue());
@@ -218,8 +217,8 @@ public class ContextInstantiation {
         externalContextAlbum.putAll(valueMap2);
         externalContextAlbum.getAlbumDefinition().setWritable(false);
 
-        TestExternalContextItem externalContextItem = (TestExternalContextItem) externalContextAlbum
-                        .get(EXTERNAL_CONTEXT);
+        TestExternalContextItem externalContextItem =
+                (TestExternalContextItem) externalContextAlbum.get(EXTERNAL_CONTEXT);
 
         assertFalse(externalContextItem.getTestExternalContextItem000().getFlag());
         assertEquals(BYTE_VAL, externalContextItem.getTestExternalContextItem001().getByteValue());
@@ -233,10 +232,10 @@ public class ContextInstantiation {
         assertEquals((Long) testDate.getTime(), externalContextItem.getTestExternalContextItem007().getLongValue());
         assertEquals(testDate, externalContextItem.getTestExternalContextItem008().getDateValue());
         assertEquals(tci9A.getDateValue().getTime(),
-                        externalContextItem.getTestExternalContextItem009().getDateValue().getTime());
+                externalContextItem.getTestExternalContextItem009().getDateValue().getTime());
 
         assertEquals(tciAa.getDateValue().getTime(),
-                        externalContextItem.getTestExternalContextItem00A().getDateValue().getTime());
+                externalContextItem.getTestExternalContextItem00A().getDateValue().getTime());
         assertEquals(TEST_TREE_SET, externalContextItem.getTestExternalContextItem00B().getSetValue());
         assertEquals(TEST_HASH_MAP, externalContextItem.getTestExternalContextItem00C().getMapValue());
 
@@ -249,7 +248,7 @@ public class ContextInstantiation {
             fail(EXCEPTION_MESSAGE);
         } catch (final ContextRuntimeException e) {
             assertEquals("album \"ExternalContextAlbum:0.0.1\" clear() not allowed on read only albums",
-                            e.getMessage());
+                    e.getMessage());
             LOGGER.trace(NORMAL_TEST_EXCEPTION, e);
         }
 
@@ -264,7 +263,7 @@ public class ContextInstantiation {
             externalContextAlbum.get(null);
         } catch (final ContextRuntimeException e) {
             assertEquals("album \"ExternalContextAlbum:0.0.1\" null keys are illegal on keys for get()",
-                            e.getMessage());
+                    e.getMessage());
             LOGGER.trace(NORMAL_TEST_EXCEPTION, e);
         }
 
@@ -276,7 +275,7 @@ public class ContextInstantiation {
             externalContextAlbum.put(null, null);
         } catch (final ContextRuntimeException e) {
             assertEquals("album \"ExternalContextAlbum:0.0.1\" null keys are illegal on keys for put()",
-                            e.getMessage());
+                    e.getMessage());
             LOGGER.trace(NORMAL_TEST_EXCEPTION, e);
         }
 
@@ -342,7 +341,7 @@ public class ContextInstantiation {
     }
 
     private void assertContextAlbumContains(final TestExternalContextItem externalContext,
-                    final ContextAlbum externalContextAlbum) {
+            final ContextAlbum externalContextAlbum) {
         try {
             externalContextAlbum.containsKey(null);
         } catch (final ContextRuntimeException e) {
@@ -365,15 +364,15 @@ public class ContextInstantiation {
     }
 
     private ContextAlbum getContextAlbum(final Distributor contextDistributor) throws ContextException {
-        final ContextAlbum globalContextAlbum = contextDistributor
-                        .createContextAlbum(new AxArtifactKey(GLOBAL_CONTEXT_ALBUM, VERSION));
+        final ContextAlbum globalContextAlbum =
+                contextDistributor.createContextAlbum(new AxArtifactKey(GLOBAL_CONTEXT_ALBUM, VERSION));
         assertNotNull(globalContextAlbum);
         globalContextAlbum.setUserArtifactStack(Constants.getAxArtifactKeyArray());
         return globalContextAlbum;
     }
 
     private TestGlobalContextItem getTestGlobalContextItem(final Distributor contextDistributor, final Date testDate,
-                    final TestContextDateTzItem tci9, final TestContextDateLocaleItem tciA) throws ContextException {
+            final TestContextDateTzItem tci9, final TestContextDateLocaleItem tciA) throws ContextException {
         final AxContextModel globalContextModel = TestContextAlbumFactory.createGlobalContextModel();
         final TestGlobalContextItem globalContext = getTestGlobalContextItem(testDate, tci9, tciA);
         contextDistributor.registerModel(globalContextModel);
@@ -381,7 +380,7 @@ public class ContextInstantiation {
     }
 
     private TestGlobalContextItem getTestGlobalContextItem(final Date testDate, final TestContextDateTzItem tci9,
-                    final TestContextDateLocaleItem tciA) {
+            final TestContextDateLocaleItem tciA) {
         final TestGlobalContextItem globalContext = new TestGlobalContextItem();
 
         final TestContextBooleanItem testGlobalContextItem000 = new TestContextBooleanItem(false);
@@ -445,14 +444,13 @@ public class ContextInstantiation {
     }
 
     private void assertPutMethods(final ContextAlbum policyContextAlbum, final TestContextStringItem contextStringItem,
-                    final Map<String, Object> valueMapA) {
+            final Map<String, Object> valueMapA) {
         try {
             policyContextAlbum.put(TEST_POLICY_CONTEXT_ITEM000, contextStringItem);
             fail(EXCEPTION_MESSAGE);
         } catch (final ContextRuntimeException e) {
             assertEquals(getMessage(TEST_POLICY_CONTEXT_ITEM000, "TestContextItem006",
-                            TestContextStringItem.class.getName(), "stringValue=" + STRING_VAL),
-                            e.getMessage());
+                    TestContextStringItem.class.getName(), "stringValue=" + STRING_VAL), e.getMessage());
             LOGGER.trace(NORMAL_TEST_EXCEPTION, e);
         }
 
@@ -461,7 +459,7 @@ public class ContextInstantiation {
             fail(EXCEPTION_MESSAGE);
         } catch (final ContextRuntimeException e) {
             assertEquals(getMessage(TEST_POLICY_CONTEXT_ITEM001, "TestContextItem003",
-                            TestContextLongItem.class.getName(), "longValue=" + INT_VAL_3), e.getMessage());
+                    TestContextLongItem.class.getName(), "longValue=" + INT_VAL_3), e.getMessage());
             LOGGER.trace(NORMAL_TEST_EXCEPTION, e);
         }
     }
@@ -495,14 +493,14 @@ public class ContextInstantiation {
     }
 
     private TestExternalContextItem getTestExternalContextItem(final Date testDate, final TestContextDateTzItem tci9A,
-                    final TestContextDateLocaleItem tciAa) {
+            final TestContextDateLocaleItem tciAa) {
         final TestExternalContextItem externalContext = new TestExternalContextItem();
 
         final TestContextBooleanItem testExternalContextItem000 = new TestContextBooleanItem(false);
         final TestContextByteItem testExternalContextItem001 = new TestContextByteItem(BYTE_VAL);
         final TestContextIntItem testExternalContextItem002 = new TestContextIntItem(INT_VAL);
         final TestContextLongItem testExternalContextItem003 = new TestContextLongItem(LONG_VAL);
-        final TestContextFloatItem testExternalContextItem004 = new TestContextFloatItem(new Float(3.14159265359));
+        final TestContextFloatItem testExternalContextItem004 = new TestContextFloatItem(3.14159265359F);
         final TestContextDoubleItem testExternalContextItem005 = new TestContextDoubleItem(PI_VAL);
         final TestContextStringItem testExternalContextItem006 = new TestContextStringItem(STRING_EXT_VAL);
         final TestContextLongObjectItem testExternalContextItem007 = new TestContextLongObjectItem(testDate.getTime());
@@ -531,10 +529,10 @@ public class ContextInstantiation {
     }
 
     private String getMessage(final String key, final String objName, final String clazzName, final String valString,
-                    final String compatibleClazzName) {
+            final String compatibleClazzName) {
         return "Failed to set context value for key \"" + key + "\" in album \"PolicyContextAlbum:0.0.1\": "
-                        + "PolicyContextAlbum:0.0.1: object \"" + objName + " [" + valString + "]\" " + "of class \""
-                        + clazzName + "\"" + " not compatible with class \"" + compatibleClazzName + "\"";
+                + "PolicyContextAlbum:0.0.1: object \"" + objName + " [" + valString + "]\" " + "of class \""
+                + clazzName + "\"" + " not compatible with class \"" + compatibleClazzName + "\"";
     }
 
     private void assertFloat(final float actual, final float expected) {
diff --git a/testsuites/integration/integration-executor-test/pom.xml b/testsuites/integration/integration-executor-test/pom.xml
index d6ef942b8..fdb98252e 100644
--- a/testsuites/integration/integration-executor-test/pom.xml
+++ b/testsuites/integration/integration-executor-test/pom.xml
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 <!--
   ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
    Copyright (C) 2018 Ericsson. All rights reserved.
+   Modifications Copyright (C) 2020 Nordix Foundation.
   ================================================================================
   Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
   you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -22,7 +23,7 @@
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.onap.policy.apex-pdp.testsuites.integration</groupId>
-        <artifactId>integration</artifactId>
+        <artifactId>apex-integration</artifactId>
         <version>2.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
 
@@ -96,4 +97,4 @@
             </distributionManagement>
         </profile>
     </profiles>
-</project>
\ No newline at end of file
+</project>
diff --git a/testsuites/integration/integration-executor-test/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/apex/testsuites/integration/executor/engine/TestApexEngine.java b/testsuites/integration/integration-executor-test/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/apex/testsuites/integration/executor/engine/TestApexEngine.java
index 003f04f7c..01107e968 100644
--- a/testsuites/integration/integration-executor-test/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/apex/testsuites/integration/executor/engine/TestApexEngine.java
+++ b/testsuites/integration/integration-executor-test/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/apex/testsuites/integration/executor/engine/TestApexEngine.java
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /*-
  * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
  *  Copyright (C) 2016-2018 Ericsson. All rights reserved.
- *  Modifications Copyright (C) 2019 Nordix Foundation.
+ *  Modifications Copyright (C) 2019-2020 Nordix Foundation.
  * ================================================================================
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -49,14 +49,13 @@ public class TestApexEngine {
     /**
      * Instantiates a new test apex engine.
      *
-     * @param axLogicExecutorType the type of logic executor to use to construct the sample policy
-     *        model for this test
+     * @param axLogicExecutorType the type of logic executor to use to construct the sample policy model for this test
      * @throws ApexException the apex exception
      * @throws InterruptedException the interrupted exception
      * @throws IOException Signals that an I/O exception has occurred.
      */
-    public TestApexEngine(final String axLogicExecutorType, final EngineParameters parameters)
-            throws ApexException, InterruptedException, IOException {
+    public TestApexEngine(final String axLogicExecutorType,
+            final EngineParameters parameters) throws ApexException, InterruptedException, IOException {
         logger.debug("Running TestApexEngine test for + " + axLogicExecutorType + "logic . . .");
 
         final AxPolicyModel apexPolicyModel = new SampleDomainModelFactory().getSamplePolicyModel(axLogicExecutorType);
@@ -75,7 +74,7 @@ public class TestApexEngine {
             final Date aDate = new Date(1433453067123L);
             final Map<String, Object> eventDataMap = new HashMap<String, Object>();
             eventDataMap.put("TestSlogan", "This is a test slogan for event " + event.getName());
-            eventDataMap.put("TestMatchCase", new Byte((byte) 123));
+            eventDataMap.put("TestMatchCase", (byte) 123);
             eventDataMap.put("TestTimestamp", aDate.getTime());
             eventDataMap.put("TestTemperature", 34.5445667);
 
diff --git a/testsuites/integration/integration-executor-test/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/apex/testsuites/integration/executor/event/TestEventInstantiation.java b/testsuites/integration/integration-executor-test/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/apex/testsuites/integration/executor/event/TestEventInstantiation.java
index fb5894656..7522abe0a 100644
--- a/testsuites/integration/integration-executor-test/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/apex/testsuites/integration/executor/event/TestEventInstantiation.java
+++ b/testsuites/integration/integration-executor-test/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/apex/testsuites/integration/executor/event/TestEventInstantiation.java
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /*-
  * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
  *  Copyright (C) 2016-2018 Ericsson. All rights reserved.
- *  Modifications Copyright (C) 2019 Nordix Foundation.
+ *  Modifications Copyright (C) 2019-2020 Nordix Foundation.
  * ================================================================================
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -137,13 +137,13 @@ public class TestEventInstantiation {
         assertNotNull(slogan1);
         assertEquals("This is a slogan", slogan1);
 
-        Object mc1 = event.put("TestMatchCase", new Byte("4"));
+        Object mc1 = event.put("TestMatchCase", Byte.valueOf("4"));
         assertNull(mc1);
         mc1 = event.get("TestMatchCase");
         assertNotNull(mc1);
         assertEquals((byte) 4, mc1);
 
-        Object mc2 = event.put("TestMatchCase", new Byte("16"));
+        Object mc2 = event.put("TestMatchCase", Byte.valueOf("16"));
         assertNotNull(mc2);
         assertEquals((byte) 4, mc2);
         mc2 = event.get("TestMatchCase");
@@ -173,17 +173,17 @@ public class TestEventInstantiation {
             event.put("TestMatchCase", "Hello");
         } catch (final Exception e) {
             assertEquals("Event0000:0.0.1:NULL:TestMatchCase: object \"Hello\" of class \"java.lang.String\" "
-                            + "not compatible with class \"java.lang.Byte\"", e.getMessage());
+                    + "not compatible with class \"java.lang.Byte\"", e.getMessage());
         }
 
         try {
             event.put("TestMatchCase", 123.45);
         } catch (final Exception e) {
             assertEquals("Event0000:0.0.1:NULL:TestMatchCase: object \"123.45\" of class \"java.lang.Double\" "
-                            + "not compatible with class \"java.lang.Byte\"", e.getMessage());
+                    + "not compatible with class \"java.lang.Byte\"", e.getMessage());
         }
 
-        event.put("TestMatchCase", new Byte("16"));
+        event.put("TestMatchCase", Byte.valueOf("16"));
 
         final String slogan2 = (String) event.get("TestSlogan");
         assertNotNull(slogan2);
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ public class TestEventInstantiation {
         final Date aDate = new Date(1433453067123L);
         final Map<String, Object> eventDataList = new HashMap<String, Object>();
         eventDataList.put("TestSlogan", "This is a test slogan");
-        eventDataList.put("TestMatchCase", new Byte("123"));
+        eventDataList.put("TestMatchCase", Byte.valueOf("123"));
         eventDataList.put("TestTimestamp", aDate.getTime());
         eventDataList.put("TestTemperature", 34.5445667);
 
diff --git a/testsuites/integration/integration-executor-test/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/apex/testsuites/integration/executor/handling/TestContextUpdateModel.java b/testsuites/integration/integration-executor-test/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/apex/testsuites/integration/executor/handling/TestContextUpdateModel.java
index 94bf0c8b8..1d33d3f21 100644
--- a/testsuites/integration/integration-executor-test/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/apex/testsuites/integration/executor/handling/TestContextUpdateModel.java
+++ b/testsuites/integration/integration-executor-test/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/apex/testsuites/integration/executor/handling/TestContextUpdateModel.java
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /*-
  * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
  *  Copyright (C) 2016-2018 Ericsson. All rights reserved.
- *  Modifications Copyright (C) 2019 Nordix Foundation.
+ *  Modifications Copyright (C) 2019-2020 Nordix Foundation.
  * ================================================================================
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -184,11 +184,11 @@ public class TestContextUpdateModel {
      * @throws ContextException the context exception
      */
     private void sendEvent(final ApexEngine apexEngine, final TestApexActionListener listener, final String eventName,
-        final boolean shouldWork) throws ContextException {
+            final boolean shouldWork) throws ContextException {
         final Date aDate = new Date(1433453067123L);
         final Map<String, Object> eventDataMap = new HashMap<String, Object>();
         eventDataMap.put("TestSlogan", "This is a test slogan");
-        eventDataMap.put("TestMatchCase", new Byte((byte) 123));
+        eventDataMap.put("TestMatchCase", (byte) 123);
         eventDataMap.put("TestTimestamp", aDate.getTime());
         eventDataMap.put("TestTemperature", 34.5445667);
 
diff --git a/testsuites/integration/integration-uservice-test/pom.xml b/testsuites/integration/integration-uservice-test/pom.xml
index bfcfc4294..6de0f0cef 100644
--- a/testsuites/integration/integration-uservice-test/pom.xml
+++ b/testsuites/integration/integration-uservice-test/pom.xml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <!--
   ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
    Copyright (C) 2018 Ericsson. All rights reserved.
-   Modifications Copyright (C) 2019 Nordix Foundation.
+   Modifications Copyright (C) 2019-2020 Nordix Foundation.
   ================================================================================
   Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
   you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.onap.policy.apex-pdp.testsuites.integration</groupId>
-        <artifactId>integration</artifactId>
+        <artifactId>apex-integration</artifactId>
         <version>2.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/testsuites/integration/integration-uservice-test/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/apex/testsuites/integration/uservice/engdep/EngineTestServer.java b/testsuites/integration/integration-uservice-test/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/apex/testsuites/integration/uservice/engdep/EngineTestServer.java
index 585787c28..103704df2 100644
--- a/testsuites/integration/integration-uservice-test/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/apex/testsuites/integration/uservice/engdep/EngineTestServer.java
+++ b/testsuites/integration/integration-uservice-test/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/apex/testsuites/integration/uservice/engdep/EngineTestServer.java
@@ -1,19 +1,20 @@
 /*-
  * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
  *  Copyright (C) 2016-2018 Ericsson. All rights reserved.
+ *  Modifications Copyright (C) 2020 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=========================================================
  */
@@ -200,10 +201,10 @@ public class EngineTestServer implements Runnable, EngineServiceEventInterface {
     }
 
     /**
-     * The listener interface for receiving testApex events. The class that is interested in
-     * processing a testApex event implements this interface, and the object created with that class
-     * is registered with a component using the component's {@code addTestApexListener} method. When
-     * the testApex event occurs, that object's appropriate method is invoked.
+     * The listener interface for receiving testApex events. The class that is interested in processing a testApex event
+     * implements this interface, and the object created with that class is registered with a component using the
+     * component's {@code addTestApexListener} method. When the testApex event occurs, that object's appropriate method
+     * is invoked.
      *
      * <p>This class listens for events from the Apex engine
      *
@@ -245,7 +246,7 @@ public class EngineTestServer implements Runnable, EngineServiceEventInterface {
 
             // CHECKSTYLE:OFF: checkstyle:magicNumber
             assert result.get("TestSlogan").equals("This is a test slogan");
-            assert result.get("TestMatchCase").equals(new Byte((byte) 123));
+            assert result.get("TestMatchCase").equals((byte) 123);
             assert result.get("TestTemperature").equals(34.5445667);
             assert ((byte) result.get("TestMatchCaseSelected") >= 0 && (byte) result.get("TestMatchCaseSelected") <= 3);
             assert ((byte) result.get("TestEstablishCaseSelected") >= 0
diff --git a/testsuites/integration/integration-uservice-test/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/apex/testsuites/integration/uservice/engine/ApexServiceModelUpdateTest.java b/testsuites/integration/integration-uservice-test/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/apex/testsuites/integration/uservice/engine/ApexServiceModelUpdateTest.java
index 3ea4bde84..3a15b3906 100644
--- a/testsuites/integration/integration-uservice-test/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/apex/testsuites/integration/uservice/engine/ApexServiceModelUpdateTest.java
+++ b/testsuites/integration/integration-uservice-test/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/apex/testsuites/integration/uservice/engine/ApexServiceModelUpdateTest.java
@@ -1,19 +1,20 @@
 /*-
  * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
  *  Copyright (C) 2016-2018 Ericsson. All rights reserved.
+ *  Modifications Copyright (C) 2020 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=========================================================
  */
@@ -165,7 +166,7 @@ public class ApexServiceModelUpdateTest {
         } catch (final Exception e) {
             e.printStackTrace();
             assertEquals("start()<-Machine-1_process-1_engine-1-0:0.0.0,STOPPED,  cannot start engine, "
-                            + "engine has not been initialized, its model is not loaded", e.getMessage());
+                    + "engine has not been initialized, its model is not loaded", e.getMessage());
         }
     }
 
@@ -233,8 +234,8 @@ public class ApexServiceModelUpdateTest {
         } catch (final Exception e) {
             System.err.println(e.getMessage());
             assertEquals("apex model update failed, supplied model with key \"INCOMPATIBLE:0.0.1\" is not a compatible "
-                            + "model update from the existing engine model "
-                            + "with key \"SamplePolicyModelJAVASCRIPT:0.0.1\"", e.getMessage());
+                    + "model update from the existing engine model " + "with key \"SamplePolicyModelJAVASCRIPT:0.0.1\"",
+                    e.getMessage());
         }
 
         // Still on old model
@@ -251,8 +252,8 @@ public class ApexServiceModelUpdateTest {
             System.err.println(e.getMessage());
             e.printStackTrace();
             assertEquals("apex model update failed, supplied model with key \"SamplePolicyModelJAVASCRIPT:1.0.1\" "
-                            + "is not a compatible model update from the existing engine model with key "
-                            + "\"SamplePolicyModelJAVASCRIPT:0.0.1\"", e.getMessage());
+                    + "is not a compatible model update from the existing engine model with key "
+                    + "\"SamplePolicyModelJAVASCRIPT:0.0.1\"", e.getMessage());
         }
 
         // Still on old model
@@ -323,7 +324,7 @@ public class ApexServiceModelUpdateTest {
 
     /**
      * Utility method to send some events into the test engine.
-     * 
+     *
      * @throws ApexEventException if there is an error
      */
     private void sendEvents() throws ApexEventException {
@@ -337,13 +338,13 @@ public class ApexServiceModelUpdateTest {
         eventDataMap.put("TestTimestamp", testStartTime.getTime());
         eventDataMap.put("TestTemperature", 34.5445667);
 
-        final ApexEvent event = new ApexEvent("Event0000", "0.0.1", "org.onap.policy.apex.domains.sample.events",
-                        "test", "apex");
+        final ApexEvent event =
+                new ApexEvent("Event0000", "0.0.1", "org.onap.policy.apex.domains.sample.events", "test", "apex");
         event.putAll(eventDataMap);
         engineServiceEventInterface.sendEvent(event);
 
-        final ApexEvent event2 = new ApexEvent("Event0100", "0.0.1", "org.onap.policy.apex.domains.sample.events",
-                        "test", "apex");
+        final ApexEvent event2 =
+                new ApexEvent("Event0100", "0.0.1", "org.onap.policy.apex.domains.sample.events", "test", "apex");
         event2.putAll(eventDataMap);
         engineServiceEventInterface.sendEvent(event2);
 
@@ -388,19 +389,18 @@ public class ApexServiceModelUpdateTest {
             assertTrue(result.getName().startsWith("Event0004") || result.getName().startsWith("Event0104"));
 
             assertTrue(result.get("TestSlogan").equals("This is a test slogan"));
-            assertTrue(result.get("TestMatchCase").equals(new Byte((byte) 123)));
+            assertTrue(result.get("TestMatchCase").equals((byte) 123));
             assertTrue(result.get("TestTemperature").equals(34.5445667));
             assertTrue(((byte) result.get("TestMatchCaseSelected")) >= 0
-                            && ((byte) result.get("TestMatchCaseSelected") <= 3));
+                    && ((byte) result.get("TestMatchCaseSelected") <= 3));
             assertTrue(((byte) result.get("TestEstablishCaseSelected")) >= 0
-                            && ((byte) result.get("TestEstablishCaseSelected") <= 3));
+                    && ((byte) result.get("TestEstablishCaseSelected") <= 3));
             assertTrue(((byte) result.get("TestDecideCaseSelected")) >= 0
-                            && ((byte) result.get("TestDecideCaseSelected") <= 3));
-            assertTrue(((byte) result.get("TestActCaseSelected")) >= 0
-                            && ((byte) result.get("TestActCaseSelected") <= 3));
+                    && ((byte) result.get("TestDecideCaseSelected") <= 3));
+            assertTrue(
+                    ((byte) result.get("TestActCaseSelected")) >= 0 && ((byte) result.get("TestActCaseSelected") <= 3));
         }
     }
-    
 
     /**
      * Gets the model string.
diff --git a/testsuites/integration/integration-uservice-test/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/apex/testsuites/integration/uservice/engine/ApexServiceTest.java b/testsuites/integration/integration-uservice-test/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/apex/testsuites/integration/uservice/engine/ApexServiceTest.java
index 2377cfb91..052f6a2af 100644
--- a/testsuites/integration/integration-uservice-test/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/apex/testsuites/integration/uservice/engine/ApexServiceTest.java
+++ b/testsuites/integration/integration-uservice-test/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/apex/testsuites/integration/uservice/engine/ApexServiceTest.java
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 /*-
  * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
  *  Copyright (C) 2016-2018 Ericsson. All rights reserved.
+ *  Modifications Copyright (C) 2020 Nordix Foundation.
  * ================================================================================
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -176,14 +177,14 @@ public class ApexServiceTest {
         eventDataMap.put("TestTimestamp", testStartTime.getTime());
         eventDataMap.put("TestTemperature", 34.5445667);
 
-        final ApexEvent event = new ApexEvent("Event0000", "0.0.1", "org.onap.policy.apex.domains.sample.events",
-                        "test", "apex");
+        final ApexEvent event =
+                new ApexEvent("Event0000", "0.0.1", "org.onap.policy.apex.domains.sample.events", "test", "apex");
         event.setExecutionId(System.nanoTime());
         event.putAll(eventDataMap);
         engineServiceEventInterface.sendEvent(event);
 
-        final ApexEvent event2 = new ApexEvent("Event0100", "0.0.1", "org.onap.policy.apex.domains.sample.events",
-                        "test", "apex");
+        final ApexEvent event2 =
+                new ApexEvent("Event0100", "0.0.1", "org.onap.policy.apex.domains.sample.events", "test", "apex");
         event2.setExecutionId(System.nanoTime());
         event2.putAll(eventDataMap);
         engineServiceEventInterface.sendEvent(event2);
@@ -236,8 +237,8 @@ public class ApexServiceTest {
         eventDataMap.put("TestTimestamp", testStartTime.getTime());
         eventDataMap.put("TestTemperature", 34.5445667);
 
-        final ApexEvent event1 = new ApexEvent("Event0000", "0.0.1", "org.onap.policy.apex.domains.sample.events",
-                        "test", "apex");
+        final ApexEvent event1 =
+                new ApexEvent("Event0000", "0.0.1", "org.onap.policy.apex.domains.sample.events", "test", "apex");
         event1.putAll(eventDataMap);
         event1.setExecutionId(System.nanoTime());
 
@@ -258,8 +259,8 @@ public class ApexServiceTest {
             ThreadUtilities.sleep(100);
         }
 
-        final ApexEvent event2 = new ApexEvent("Event0100", "0.0.1", "org.onap.policy.apex.domains.sample.events",
-                        "test", "apex");
+        final ApexEvent event2 =
+                new ApexEvent("Event0100", "0.0.1", "org.onap.policy.apex.domains.sample.events", "test", "apex");
         event2.setExecutionId(System.nanoTime());
         event2.putAll(eventDataMap);
 
@@ -326,14 +327,14 @@ public class ApexServiceTest {
         eventDataMap.put("TestTimestamp", testStartTime.getTime());
         eventDataMap.put("TestTemperature", 34.5445667);
 
-        final ApexEvent event = new ApexEvent("Event0000", "0.0.1", "org.onap.policy.apex.domains.sample.events",
-                        "test", "apex");
+        final ApexEvent event =
+                new ApexEvent("Event0000", "0.0.1", "org.onap.policy.apex.domains.sample.events", "test", "apex");
         event.setExecutionId(System.nanoTime());
         event.putAll(eventDataMap);
         engineServiceEventInterface.sendEvent(event);
 
-        final ApexEvent event2 = new ApexEvent("Event0100", "0.0.1", "org.onap.policy.apex.domains.sample.events",
-                        "test", "apex");
+        final ApexEvent event2 =
+                new ApexEvent("Event0100", "0.0.1", "org.onap.policy.apex.domains.sample.events", "test", "apex");
         event2.setExecutionId(System.nanoTime());
         event2.putAll(eventDataMap);
         engineServiceEventInterface.sendEvent(event2);
@@ -386,8 +387,8 @@ public class ApexServiceTest {
         eventDataMap.put("TestTimestamp", testStartTime.getTime());
         eventDataMap.put("TestTemperature", 34.5445667);
 
-        final ApexEvent event1 = new ApexEvent("Event0000", "0.0.1", "org.onap.policy.apex.domains.sample.events",
-                        "test", "apex");
+        final ApexEvent event1 =
+                new ApexEvent("Event0000", "0.0.1", "org.onap.policy.apex.domains.sample.events", "test", "apex");
         event1.putAll(eventDataMap);
 
         final ApexEventListener myEventListener1 = new ApexEventListener() {
@@ -407,8 +408,8 @@ public class ApexServiceTest {
             ThreadUtilities.sleep(100);
         }
 
-        final ApexEvent event2 = new ApexEvent("Event0100", "0.0.1", "org.onap.policy.apex.domains.sample.events",
-                        "test", "apex");
+        final ApexEvent event2 =
+                new ApexEvent("Event0100", "0.0.1", "org.onap.policy.apex.domains.sample.events", "test", "apex");
         event2.putAll(eventDataMap);
 
         final ApexEventListener myEventListener2 = new ApexEventListener() {
@@ -499,16 +500,16 @@ public class ApexServiceTest {
             assertTrue(result.getName().startsWith("Event0004") || result.getName().startsWith("Event0104"));
 
             assertTrue(result.get("TestSlogan").equals("This is a test slogan"));
-            assertTrue(result.get("TestMatchCase").equals(new Byte((byte) 123)));
+            assertTrue(result.get("TestMatchCase").equals((byte) 123));
             assertTrue(result.get("TestTemperature").equals(34.5445667));
             assertTrue(((byte) result.get("TestMatchCaseSelected")) >= 0
-                            && ((byte) result.get("TestMatchCaseSelected") <= 3));
+                    && ((byte) result.get("TestMatchCaseSelected") <= 3));
             assertTrue(((byte) result.get("TestEstablishCaseSelected")) >= 0
-                            && ((byte) result.get("TestEstablishCaseSelected") <= 3));
+                    && ((byte) result.get("TestEstablishCaseSelected") <= 3));
             assertTrue(((byte) result.get("TestDecideCaseSelected")) >= 0
-                            && ((byte) result.get("TestDecideCaseSelected") <= 3));
-            assertTrue(((byte) result.get("TestActCaseSelected")) >= 0
-                            && ((byte) result.get("TestActCaseSelected") <= 3));
+                    && ((byte) result.get("TestDecideCaseSelected") <= 3));
+            assertTrue(
+                    ((byte) result.get("TestActCaseSelected")) >= 0 && ((byte) result.get("TestActCaseSelected") <= 3));
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/testsuites/performance/performance-benchmark-test/pom.xml b/testsuites/performance/performance-benchmark-test/pom.xml
index 50292b057..d567f0fe9 100644
--- a/testsuites/performance/performance-benchmark-test/pom.xml
+++ b/testsuites/performance/performance-benchmark-test/pom.xml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <!--
   ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
    Copyright (C) 2018 Ericsson. All rights reserved.
-   Modifications Copyright (C) 2019 Nordix Foundation.
+   Modifications Copyright (C) 2019-2020 Nordix Foundation.
   ================================================================================
   Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
   you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.onap.policy.apex-pdp.testsuites.performance</groupId>
-        <artifactId>performance</artifactId>
+        <artifactId>apex-performance</artifactId>
         <version>2.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/tools/model-generator/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/apex/tools/model/generator/model2cli/Model2CliTest.java b/tools/model-generator/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/apex/tools/model/generator/model2cli/Model2CliTest.java
index bfb134332..5f3e57688 100644
--- a/tools/model-generator/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/apex/tools/model/generator/model2cli/Model2CliTest.java
+++ b/tools/model-generator/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/apex/tools/model/generator/model2cli/Model2CliTest.java
@@ -157,8 +157,15 @@ public class Model2CliTest {
             File tempFile = File.createTempFile(modelName, ".apex");
             tempFile.deleteOnExit();
 
-            final String[] cliArgs =
-                    {"-m", modelPath + "/" + modelName + ".json", "-o", tempFile.getCanonicalPath(), "-ow"};
+            // @formatter:off
+            final String[] cliArgs = {
+                "-m",
+                modelPath + "/" + modelName + ".json",
+                "-o",
+                tempFile.getCanonicalPath(),
+                "-ow"
+            };
+            // @formatter:on
             runModel2Cli(cliArgs);
 
             assertTrue(tempFile.isFile());