Convert junit4 to junit5

- examples module

Issue-ID: POLICY-5041
Change-Id: Ia46a6590149571d31dde918e1ea77753ab330f90
Signed-off-by: adheli.tavares <adheli.tavares@est.tech>

20 files changed, 354 insertions, 380 deletions

diff --git a/examples/examples-aadm/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/apex/examples/aadm/AadmModelTest.java b/examples/examples-aadm/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/apex/examples/aadm/AadmModelTest.java
index 04c5c7cd5..db313f888 100644
--- a/examples/examples-aadm/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/apex/examples/aadm/AadmModelTest.java
+++ b/examples/examples-aadm/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/apex/examples/aadm/AadmModelTest.java
@@ -22,15 +22,15 @@
 
 package org.onap.policy.apex.examples.aadm;
 
-import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertEquals;
 
-import org.junit.Before;
-import org.junit.Test;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.BeforeEach;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
 import org.onap.policy.apex.model.basicmodel.concepts.AxValidationResult;
 import org.onap.policy.apex.model.basicmodel.test.TestApexModel;
 import org.onap.policy.apex.model.policymodel.concepts.AxPolicyModel;
 
-public class AadmModelTest {
+class AadmModelTest {
     private static final String VALID_MODEL_STRING = "***validation of model successful***";
 
     TestApexModel<AxPolicyModel> testApexModel;
@@ -38,19 +38,19 @@ public class AadmModelTest {
     /**
      * Sets up embedded Derby database and the AADM model for the tests.
      */
-    @Before
-    public void setup() {
+    @BeforeEach
+    void setup() {
         testApexModel = new TestApexModel<>(AxPolicyModel.class, new TestAadmModelCreator());
     }
 
     @Test
-    public void testModelValid() throws Exception {
+    void testModelValid() throws Exception {
         final AxValidationResult result = testApexModel.testApexModelValid();
         assertEquals(VALID_MODEL_STRING, result.toString());
     }
 
     @Test
-    public void testModelWriteReadJson() throws Exception {
+    void testModelWriteReadJson() throws Exception {
         testApexModel.testApexModelWriteReadJson();
     }
 }
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 6412b7d30..a5efa9907 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
@@ -21,14 +21,14 @@
 
 package org.onap.policy.apex.examples.aadm;
 
-import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
-import static org.junit.Assert.assertFalse;
-import static org.junit.Assert.assertNotNull;
-import static org.junit.Assert.assertTrue;
-
-import org.junit.After;
-import org.junit.Before;
-import org.junit.Test;
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertEquals;
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertFalse;
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertNotNull;
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertTrue;
+
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.AfterEach;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.BeforeEach;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
 import org.onap.policy.apex.context.ContextAlbum;
 import org.onap.policy.apex.context.impl.schema.java.JavaSchemaHelperParameters;
 import org.onap.policy.apex.context.parameters.ContextParameterConstants;
@@ -49,14 +49,12 @@ import org.onap.policy.common.parameters.ParameterService;
 import org.slf4j.ext.XLogger;
 import org.slf4j.ext.XLoggerFactory;
 
-// TODO: Auto-generated Javadoc
 /**
  * This class tests AADM use case.
  *
  * @author Sergey Sachkov (sergey.sachkov@ericsson.com)
- *
  */
-public class AadmUseCaseTest {
+class AadmUseCaseTest {
     private static final XLogger logger = XLoggerFactory.getXLogger(AadmUseCaseTest.class);
 
     private SchemaParameters schemaParameters;
@@ -66,8 +64,8 @@ public class AadmUseCaseTest {
     /**
      * Test AADM use case setup.
      */
-    @Before
-    public void beforeTest() {
+    @BeforeEach
+    void beforeTest() {
         schemaParameters = new SchemaParameters();
 
         schemaParameters.setName(ContextParameterConstants.SCHEMA_GROUP_NAME);
@@ -95,8 +93,8 @@ public class AadmUseCaseTest {
     /**
      * After test.
      */
-    @After
-    public void afterTest() {
+    @AfterEach
+    void afterTest() {
         ParameterService.deregister(engineParameters);
 
         ParameterService.deregister(contextParameters.getDistributorParameters());
@@ -113,7 +111,7 @@ public class AadmUseCaseTest {
      * @throws ApexException the apex exception
      */
     @Test
-    public void testAadmCase() throws ApexException {
+    void testAadmCase() throws ApexException {
         final AxPolicyModel apexPolicyModel = new AadmDomainModelFactory().getAadmPolicyModel();
         assertNotNull(apexPolicyModel);
         final AxArtifactKey key = new AxArtifactKey("AADMApexEngine", "0.0.1");
@@ -153,7 +151,7 @@ public class AadmUseCaseTest {
         apexEngine.handleEvent(event);
         EnEvent result = listener.getResult();
         assertProbe(result, event);
-        logger.info("Receiving action event with {} action", result.get("ACTTASK"));
+        loginfoacttaskevent(result);
 
         final ContextAlbum eNodeBStatusAlbum = apexEngine.getInternalContext().get("ENodeBStatusAlbum");
         final ENodeBStatus eNodeBStatus = (ENodeBStatus) eNodeBStatusAlbum.get("123");
@@ -221,7 +219,7 @@ public class AadmUseCaseTest {
         ((ENodeBStatus) eNodeBStatusAlbum.get("123")).setDosCount(99);
 
         // tcp correlation return positive dos
-        logger.info("Receiving action event with {} action", result.get("ACTTASK"));
+        loginfoacttaskevent(result);
         event = apexEngine.createEvent(axEvent.getKey());
         event.put("IMSI", 123456L);
         event.put("IMSI_IP", "101.111.121.131");
@@ -277,7 +275,7 @@ public class AadmUseCaseTest {
         apexEngine.handleEvent(event);
         result = listener.getResult();
         assertProbeDone(result, event, 100, eNodeBStatusAlbum);
-        logger.info("Receiving action event with {} action", result.get("ACTTASK"));
+        loginfoacttaskevent(result);
 
         logger.info("Sending too many connections trigger ");
         event = apexEngine.createEvent(axEvent.getKey());
@@ -307,7 +305,7 @@ public class AadmUseCaseTest {
         assertProbe(result, event);
         assertEquals(99, ((ENodeBStatus) eNodeBStatusAlbum.get("123")).getDosCount());
         assertEquals(1, ((ENodeBStatus) eNodeBStatusAlbum.get("124")).getDosCount());
-        logger.info("Receiving action event with {} action", result.get("ACTTASK"));
+        loginfoacttaskevent(result);
         // End of user moving enodeB
 
         ((ENodeBStatus) eNodeBStatusAlbum.get("123")).setDosCount(101);
@@ -340,7 +338,7 @@ public class AadmUseCaseTest {
         result = listener.getResult();
         assertProbe(result, event);
         assertEquals(102, ((ENodeBStatus) eNodeBStatusAlbum.get("123")).getDosCount());
-        logger.info("Receiving action event with {} action", result.get("ACTTASK"));
+        loginfoacttaskevent(result);
 
         logger.info("Sending too many connections trigger ");
         event = apexEngine.createEvent(axEvent.getKey());
@@ -369,8 +367,8 @@ public class AadmUseCaseTest {
         result = listener.getResult();
         assertProbe(result, event);
         assertEquals(102, ((ENodeBStatus) eNodeBStatusAlbum.get("123")).getDosCount());
-        logger.info("Receiving action event with {} action", result.get("ACTTASK"));
-        // End of user becomes non anomalous
+        loginfoacttaskevent(result);
+        // End of user becomes non-anomalous
         apexEngine.handleEvent(result);
         result = listener.getResult();
         assertTrue(result.getName().startsWith("SAPCBlacklistSubscriberEvent"));
@@ -386,7 +384,7 @@ public class AadmUseCaseTest {
         apexEngine.handleEvent(event);
         result = listener.getResult();
         assertTrue(result.getName().startsWith("SAPCBlacklistSubscriberEvent"));
-        assertEquals("ExecutionIDs are different", event.getExecutionId(), result.getExecutionId());
+        assertEquals(event.getExecutionId(), result.getExecutionId(), "ExecutionIDs are different");
         assertEquals(0L, result.get("IMSI"));
         assertEquals("ServiceA", result.get("PROFILE"));
         assertFalse((boolean) result.get("BLACKLIST_ON"));
@@ -397,7 +395,7 @@ public class AadmUseCaseTest {
     private static void assertProbe(EnEvent result, EnEvent event) {
         logger.info("Result name: {}", result.getName().startsWith("XSTREAM_AADM_ACT_EVENT"));
         assertTrue(result.getName().startsWith("XSTREAM_AADM_ACT_EVENT"));
-        assertEquals("ExecutionIDs are different", event.getExecutionId(), result.getExecutionId());
+        assertEquals(event.getExecutionId(), result.getExecutionId(), "ExecutionIDs are different");
         assertEquals("probe", result.get("ACTTASK"));
         assertTrue((boolean) result.get("TCP_ON"));
         assertTrue((boolean) result.get("PROBE_ON"));
@@ -405,13 +403,21 @@ public class AadmUseCaseTest {
 
     private static void assertProbeDone(EnEvent result, EnEvent event, int expected, ContextAlbum contextAlbum) {
         assertTrue(result.getName().startsWith("XSTREAM_AADM_ACT_EVENT"));
-        assertEquals("ExecutionIDs are different", event.getExecutionId(), result.getExecutionId());
+        assertEquals(event.getExecutionId(), result.getExecutionId(), "ExecutionIDs are different");
         // DOS_IN_eNodeB set to be more than throughput so return act action
         assertEquals("act", result.get("ACTTASK"));
         // only one imsi was sent to process, so stop probe and tcp
         assertFalse((boolean) result.get("TCP_ON"));
         assertFalse((boolean) result.get("PROBE_ON"));
         assertEquals(expected, ((ENodeBStatus) contextAlbum.get("123")).getDosCount());
+        loginfoacttaskevent(result);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Logs action from Result variable.
+     * @param result the result event
+     */
+    private static void loginfoacttaskevent(EnEvent result) {
         logger.info("Receiving action event with {} action", result.get("ACTTASK"));
     }
 
diff --git a/examples/examples-acm/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/apex/examples/acm/AcmTestServerDmaap.java b/examples/examples-acm/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/apex/examples/acm/AcmTestServerDmaap.java
index 9e8b1b71d..fb22d14ac 100644
--- a/examples/examples-acm/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/apex/examples/acm/AcmTestServerDmaap.java
+++ b/examples/examples-acm/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/apex/examples/acm/AcmTestServerDmaap.java
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /*-
  * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
- * Copyright (C) 2022-2023 Nordix Foundation.
+ * Copyright (C) 2022-2024 Nordix Foundation.
  * ================================================================================
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ public class AcmTestServerDmaap implements AutoCloseable {
     }
 
     @Override
-    public void close() throws Exception {
+    public void close() {
         if (restServer != null) {
             restServer.stop();
             restServer = null;
diff --git a/examples/examples-acm/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/apex/examples/acm/TestApexAcmExample.java b/examples/examples-acm/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/apex/examples/acm/TestApexAcmExample.java
index 9df25e678..be4bec096 100644
--- a/examples/examples-acm/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/apex/examples/acm/TestApexAcmExample.java
+++ b/examples/examples-acm/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/apex/examples/acm/TestApexAcmExample.java
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /*-
  * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
- * Copyright (C) 2022-2023 Nordix Foundation.
+ * Copyright (C) 2022-2024 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 @@ import static org.awaitility.Awaitility.await;
 
 import jakarta.ws.rs.client.ClientBuilder;
 import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
-import org.junit.Test;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
 import org.onap.policy.apex.auth.clieditor.tosca.ApexCliToscaEditorMain;
 import org.onap.policy.apex.service.engine.main.ApexMain;
 
@@ -32,10 +32,10 @@ import org.onap.policy.apex.service.engine.main.ApexMain;
  * Test class to run an example policy for ACM interaction. Event received on
  * message topic (dummy REST Endpoint here) and triggers a new message.
  */
-public class TestApexAcmExample {
+class TestApexAcmExample {
 
     @Test
-    public void testExample() {
+    void testExample() {
         try (var dmmap = new AcmTestServerDmaap()) {
             dmmap.validate();
 
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ public class TestApexAcmExample {
             final var client = ClientBuilder.newClient();
             final var apexMain = new ApexMain(apexArgs);
 
-            await().atMost(5000, TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS).until(() -> apexMain.isAlive());
+            await().atMost(5000, TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS).until(apexMain::isAlive);
 
             String getLoggedEventUrl = "http://localhost:3904/events/getLoggedEvent";
             await().atMost(20000, TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS).until(() -> {
diff --git a/examples/examples-adaptive/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/apex/examples/adaptive/AnomalyDetectionConceptTest.java b/examples/examples-adaptive/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/apex/examples/adaptive/AnomalyDetectionConceptTest.java
index 1237537fd..384d6f912 100644
--- a/examples/examples-adaptive/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/apex/examples/adaptive/AnomalyDetectionConceptTest.java
+++ b/examples/examples-adaptive/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/apex/examples/adaptive/AnomalyDetectionConceptTest.java
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 /*-
  * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
- *  Copyright (c) 2020 Nordix Foundation.
- *  Modifications Copyright (C) 2020 Nordix Foundation.
+ *  Copyright (c) 2020, 2024 Nordix Foundation.
  *  Modifications Copyright (C) 2021 AT&T Intellectual Property. All rights reserved.
  * ================================================================================
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
@@ -22,21 +21,22 @@
 
 package org.onap.policy.apex.examples.adaptive;
 
-import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
-import static org.junit.Assert.assertFalse;
-import static org.junit.Assert.assertNotEquals;
-import static org.junit.Assert.assertNotNull;
-import static org.junit.Assert.assertTrue;
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertEquals;
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertFalse;
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertNotEquals;
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertNotNull;
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertNull;
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertTrue;
 
 import java.util.LinkedList;
 import java.util.List;
-import org.junit.Test;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
 import org.onap.policy.apex.examples.adaptive.concepts.AnomalyDetection;
 
-public class AnomalyDetectionConceptTest {
+class AnomalyDetectionConceptTest {
 
     @Test
-    public void testToString() {
+    void testToString() {
         AnomalyDetection anomalyDetection = new AnomalyDetection();
         List<Double> newAnomalyScores = new LinkedList<>();
         newAnomalyScores.add((double) 55);
@@ -45,13 +45,13 @@ public class AnomalyDetectionConceptTest {
         assertEquals(newAnomalyScores, anomalyDetection.getAnomalyScores());
         assertTrue(anomalyDetection.checkSetAnomalyScores());
         assertEquals(55, anomalyDetection.getFrequency());
-        assertEquals(true, anomalyDetection.isFirstRound());
+        assertTrue(anomalyDetection.isFirstRound());
         assertEquals("AnomalyDetection(firstRound=true, frequency=55, anomalyScores=[55.0], frequencyForecasted=null)",
             anomalyDetection.toString());
     }
 
     @Test
-    public void testHashCode() {
+    void testHashCode() {
         AnomalyDetection detection = new AnomalyDetection();
         AnomalyDetection compareDetection = new AnomalyDetection();
         assertEquals(detection.hashCode(), compareDetection.hashCode());
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ public class AnomalyDetectionConceptTest {
     }
 
     @Test
-    public void testEquals() {
+    void testEquals() {
         AnomalyDetection anomalyDetection = new AnomalyDetection();
         AnomalyDetection comparisonDetection = new AnomalyDetection();
         assertEquals(anomalyDetection, comparisonDetection);
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ public class AnomalyDetectionConceptTest {
         //Compare object to null
         assertNotNull(anomalyDetection);
         //compare object to string
-        assertNotEquals(anomalyDetection, "test");
+        assertNotEquals("test", anomalyDetection);
         // Anomaly Scores comparison
         anomalyDetection.setAnomalyScores(null);
         assertNotEquals(anomalyDetection, comparisonDetection);
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ public class AnomalyDetectionConceptTest {
     }
 
     @Test
-    public void testCheckSets() {
+    void testCheckSets() {
         AnomalyDetection anomalyDetection = new AnomalyDetection();
         assertFalse(anomalyDetection.checkSetAnomalyScores());
         List<Double> anomalyScores = new LinkedList<>();
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ public class AnomalyDetectionConceptTest {
         assertTrue(anomalyDetection.checkSetAnomalyScores());
         anomalyDetection.unsetAnomalyScores();
         assertFalse(anomalyDetection.checkSetAnomalyScores());
-        assertEquals(null, anomalyDetection.getFrequencyForecasted());
+        assertNull(anomalyDetection.getFrequencyForecasted());
         assertFalse(anomalyDetection.checkSetFrequencyForecasted());
         List<Double> frequencyForecasted = new LinkedList<>();
         anomalyDetection.setFrequencyForecasted(frequencyForecasted);
diff --git a/examples/examples-adaptive/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/apex/examples/adaptive/AnomalyDetectionModelTest.java b/examples/examples-adaptive/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/apex/examples/adaptive/AnomalyDetectionModelTest.java
index 4f9c58cc6..fb5459b40 100644
--- a/examples/examples-adaptive/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/apex/examples/adaptive/AnomalyDetectionModelTest.java
+++ b/examples/examples-adaptive/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/apex/examples/adaptive/AnomalyDetectionModelTest.java
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /*-
  * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
  *  Copyright (C) 2016-2018 Ericsson. All rights reserved.
- *  Modifications Copyright (C) 2020,2022 Nordix Foundation.
+ *  Modifications Copyright (C) 2020, 2022, 2024 Nordix Foundation.
  * ================================================================================
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -21,36 +21,35 @@
 
 package org.onap.policy.apex.examples.adaptive;
 
-import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertEquals;
 
-import org.junit.Before;
-import org.junit.Test;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.BeforeEach;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
 import org.onap.policy.apex.model.basicmodel.concepts.AxValidationResult;
 import org.onap.policy.apex.model.basicmodel.test.TestApexModel;
 import org.onap.policy.apex.model.policymodel.concepts.AxPolicyModel;
 
-public class AnomalyDetectionModelTest {
+class AnomalyDetectionModelTest {
     private static final String VALID_MODEL_STRING = "***validation of model successful***";
 
     TestApexModel<AxPolicyModel> testApexModel;
 
     /**
      * Sets up embedded Derby database and the Apex anomaly detection model for the tests.
-     * @throws Exception exception to be thrown while setting up the database connection
      */
-    @Before
-    public void setup() throws Exception {
+    @BeforeEach
+    void setup() {
         testApexModel = new TestApexModel<>(AxPolicyModel.class, new TestAnomalyDetectionModelCreator());
     }
 
     @Test
-    public void testModelValid() throws Exception {
+    void testModelValid() throws Exception {
         final AxValidationResult result = testApexModel.testApexModelValid();
         assertEquals(VALID_MODEL_STRING, result.toString());
     }
 
     @Test
-    public void testModelWriteReadJson() throws Exception {
+    void testModelWriteReadJson() throws Exception {
         testApexModel.testApexModelWriteReadJson();
     }
 }
diff --git a/examples/examples-adaptive/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/apex/examples/adaptive/AnomalyDetectionTslUseCaseTest.java b/examples/examples-adaptive/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/apex/examples/adaptive/AnomalyDetectionTslUseCaseTest.java
index 5beab7724..e4d0c2640 100644
--- a/examples/examples-adaptive/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/apex/examples/adaptive/AnomalyDetectionTslUseCaseTest.java
+++ b/examples/examples-adaptive/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/apex/examples/adaptive/AnomalyDetectionTslUseCaseTest.java
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /*-
  * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
  *  Copyright (C) 2016-2018 Ericsson. All rights reserved.
- *  Modifications Copyright (C) 2019-2020 Nordix Foundation.
+ *  Modifications Copyright (C) 2019-2020, 2024 Nordix Foundation.
  * ================================================================================
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -22,16 +22,15 @@
 package org.onap.policy.apex.examples.adaptive;
 
 import static org.awaitility.Awaitility.await;
-import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
-import static org.junit.Assert.assertNotNull;
-import static org.junit.Assert.assertTrue;
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertEquals;
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertNotNull;
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertTrue;
 
-import java.io.IOException;
 import java.util.Random;
 import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
-import org.junit.After;
-import org.junit.Before;
-import org.junit.Test;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.AfterEach;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.BeforeEach;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
 import org.onap.policy.apex.context.impl.schema.java.JavaSchemaHelperParameters;
 import org.onap.policy.apex.context.parameters.ContextParameterConstants;
 import org.onap.policy.apex.context.parameters.ContextParameters;
@@ -53,13 +52,13 @@ import org.slf4j.ext.XLogger;
 import org.slf4j.ext.XLoggerFactory;
 
 /**
- * This policy passes, and recieves a Double event context filed called "EVCDouble".<br>
+ * This policy passes, and receives a Double event context filed called "EVCDouble".<br>
  * The policy tries to detect anomalies in the pattern of values for EVCDouble<br>
  * See the 2 test cases below (1 short, 1 long)
  *
  * @author John Keeney (John.Keeney@ericsson.com)
  */
-public class AnomalyDetectionTslUseCaseTest {
+class AnomalyDetectionTslUseCaseTest {
     private static final XLogger LOGGER = XLoggerFactory.getXLogger(AnomalyDetectionTslUseCaseTest.class);
 
     private static final int MAXITERATIONS = 3660;
@@ -72,8 +71,8 @@ public class AnomalyDetectionTslUseCaseTest {
     /**
      * Before test.
      */
-    @Before
-    public void beforeTest() {
+    @BeforeEach
+    void beforeTest() {
         schemaParameters = new SchemaParameters();
 
         schemaParameters.setName(ContextParameterConstants.SCHEMA_GROUP_NAME);
@@ -102,8 +101,8 @@ public class AnomalyDetectionTslUseCaseTest {
     /**
      * After test.
      */
-    @After
-    public void afterTest() {
+    @AfterEach
+    void afterTest() {
         ParameterService.deregister(engineParameters);
 
         ParameterService.deregister(contextParameters.getDistributorParameters());
@@ -118,12 +117,10 @@ public class AnomalyDetectionTslUseCaseTest {
      * Test anomaly detection tsl.
      *
      * @throws ApexException the apex exception
-     * @throws InterruptedException the interrupted exception
-     * @throws IOException Signals that an I/O exception has occurred.
      */
     @Test
-    // once through the long running test below
-    public void testAnomalyDetectionTsl() throws ApexException, InterruptedException, IOException {
+    // once through the long-running test below
+    void testAnomalyDetectionTsl() throws ApexException {
         final AxPolicyModel apexPolicyModel = new AdaptiveDomainModelFactory().getAnomalyDetectionPolicyModel();
         assertNotNull(apexPolicyModel);
 
@@ -140,34 +137,32 @@ public class AnomalyDetectionTslUseCaseTest {
         apexEngine1.updateModel(apexPolicyModel, false);
         apexEngine1.start();
         final EnEvent triggerEvent =
-                apexEngine1.createEvent(new AxArtifactKey("AnomalyDetectionTriggerEvent", "0.0.1"));
+            apexEngine1.createEvent(new AxArtifactKey("AnomalyDetectionTriggerEvent", "0.0.1"));
         final double rval = RAND.nextGaussian();
         triggerEvent.put("Iteration", 0);
         triggerEvent.put("MonitoredValue", rval);
-        LOGGER.info("Triggering policy in Engine 1 with " + triggerEvent);
+        LOGGER.info("Triggering policy in Engine 1 with {}", triggerEvent);
         apexEngine1.handleEvent(triggerEvent);
         final EnEvent result = listener1.getResult();
         LOGGER.info("Receiving action event {} ", result);
-        assertEquals("ExecutionIDs are different", triggerEvent.getExecutionId(), result.getExecutionId());
+        assertEquals(triggerEvent.getExecutionId(), result.getExecutionId(), "ExecutionIDs are different");
         triggerEvent.clear();
         result.clear();
-        await().atLeast(1, TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS).until(() -> result.isEmpty());
+        await().atLeast(1, TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS).until(result::isEmpty);
         apexEngine1.stop();
     }
 
     /**
-     * This policy passes, and recieves a Double event context filed called "EVCDouble"<br>
+     * This policy passes, and receives a Double event context filed called "EVCDouble"<br>
      * The policy tries to detect anomalies in the pattern of values for EVCDouble <br>
      * This test case generates a SineWave-like pattern for the parameter, repeating every 360 iterations. (These Period
      * should probably be set using TaskParameters!) Every 361st value is a random number!, so should be identified as
      * an Anomaly. The policy has 3 Decide Tasks, and the Decide TaskSelectionLogic picks one depending on the
      * 'Anomaliness' of the input data. <br>
-     * To plot the results grep debug results for the string "************", paste into excel and delete non-relevant
+     * To plot the results grep debug results for the string "************", paste into Excel and delete non-relevant
      * columns<br>
      *
      * @throws ApexException the apex exception
-     * @throws InterruptedException the interrupted exception
-     * @throws IOException Signals that an I/O exception has occurred.
      */
     // Test is disabled by default. uncomment below, or execute using the main() method
     // @Test
@@ -175,7 +170,7 @@ public class AnomalyDetectionTslUseCaseTest {
     // -Dtest=org.onap.policy.apex.core.engine.ml.TestAnomalyDetectionTslUseCase test | findstr /L /C:"Apex [main] DEBUG
     // c.e.a.e.TaskSelectionExecutionLogging -
     // TestAnomalyDetectionTSL_Policy0000DecideStateTaskSelectionLogic.getTask():"
-    public void testAnomalyDetectionTslmain() throws ApexException, InterruptedException, IOException {
+    void testAnomalyDetectionTslMain() throws ApexException {
 
         final AxPolicyModel apexPolicyModel = new AdaptiveDomainModelFactory().getAnomalyDetectionPolicyModel();
         assertNotNull(apexPolicyModel);
@@ -197,23 +192,23 @@ public class AnomalyDetectionTslUseCaseTest {
         apexEngine1.start();
 
         final EnEvent triggerEvent =
-                apexEngine1.createEvent(new AxArtifactKey("AnomalyDetectionTriggerEvent", "0.0.1"));
+            apexEngine1.createEvent(new AxArtifactKey("AnomalyDetectionTriggerEvent", "0.0.1"));
         assertNotNull(triggerEvent);
 
         for (int iteration = 0; iteration < MAXITERATIONS; iteration++) {
             // Trigger the policy in engine 1
 
             double value = (Math.sin(Math.toRadians(iteration))) + (RAND.nextGaussian() / 25.0);
-            // lets make every 361st number a random value to perhaps flag as an anomaly
+            // let's make every 361st number a random value to perhaps flag as an anomaly
             if (((iteration + 45) % 361) == 0) {
                 value = (RAND.nextGaussian() * 2.0);
             }
             triggerEvent.put("Iteration", iteration);
             triggerEvent.put("MonitoredValue", value);
-            LOGGER.info("Iteration " + iteration + ":\tTriggering policy in Engine 1 with " + triggerEvent);
+            LOGGER.info("Iteration {}:\tTriggering policy in Engine 1 with {}", iteration, triggerEvent);
             apexEngine1.handleEvent(triggerEvent);
             final EnEvent result = listener1.getResult();
-            LOGGER.info("Iteration " + iteration + ":\tReceiving action event {} ", result);
+            LOGGER.info("Iteration {}:\tReceiving action event {} ", iteration, result);
             triggerEvent.clear();
             result.clear();
         }
@@ -226,10 +221,8 @@ public class AnomalyDetectionTslUseCaseTest {
      *
      * @param args the arguments
      * @throws ApexException the apex exception
-     * @throws InterruptedException the interrupted exception
-     * @throws IOException Signals that an I/O exception has occurred.
      */
-    public static void main(final String[] args) throws ApexException, InterruptedException, IOException {
-        new AnomalyDetectionTslUseCaseTest().testAnomalyDetectionTslmain();
+    public static void main(final String[] args) throws ApexException {
+        new AnomalyDetectionTslUseCaseTest().testAnomalyDetectionTslMain();
     }
 }
diff --git a/examples/examples-adaptive/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/apex/examples/adaptive/AutoLearnModelTest.java b/examples/examples-adaptive/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/apex/examples/adaptive/AutoLearnModelTest.java
index c69fa0678..c864de150 100644
--- a/examples/examples-adaptive/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/apex/examples/adaptive/AutoLearnModelTest.java
+++ b/examples/examples-adaptive/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/apex/examples/adaptive/AutoLearnModelTest.java
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /*-
  * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
  *  Copyright (C) 2016-2018 Ericsson. All rights reserved.
- *  Modifications Copyright (C) 2020,2022 Nordix Foundation.
+ *  Modifications Copyright (C) 2020, 2022, 2024 Nordix Foundation.
  * ================================================================================
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -21,36 +21,35 @@
 
 package org.onap.policy.apex.examples.adaptive;
 
-import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertEquals;
 
-import org.junit.Before;
-import org.junit.Test;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.BeforeEach;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
 import org.onap.policy.apex.model.basicmodel.concepts.AxValidationResult;
 import org.onap.policy.apex.model.basicmodel.test.TestApexModel;
 import org.onap.policy.apex.model.policymodel.concepts.AxPolicyModel;
 
-public class AutoLearnModelTest {
+class AutoLearnModelTest {
     private static final String VALID_MODEL_STRING = "***validation of model successful***";
 
     TestApexModel<AxPolicyModel> testApexModel;
 
     /**
      * Sets up embedded Derby database and the Apex AutoLearn model for the tests.
-     * @throws Exception exception to be thrown while setting up the database connection
      */
-    @Before
-    public void setup() throws Exception {
+    @BeforeEach
+    void setup() {
         testApexModel = new TestApexModel<>(AxPolicyModel.class, new TestAutoLearnModelCreator());
     }
 
     @Test
-    public void testModelValid() throws Exception {
+    void testModelValid() throws Exception {
         final AxValidationResult result = testApexModel.testApexModelValid();
         assertEquals(VALID_MODEL_STRING, result.toString());
     }
 
     @Test
-    public void testModelWriteReadJson() throws Exception {
+    void testModelWriteReadJson() throws Exception {
         testApexModel.testApexModelWriteReadJson();
     }
 }
diff --git a/examples/examples-adaptive/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/apex/examples/adaptive/AutoLearnTslUseCaseTest.java b/examples/examples-adaptive/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/apex/examples/adaptive/AutoLearnTslUseCaseTest.java
index 52d1b7ff8..bcb953a81 100644
--- a/examples/examples-adaptive/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/apex/examples/adaptive/AutoLearnTslUseCaseTest.java
+++ b/examples/examples-adaptive/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/apex/examples/adaptive/AutoLearnTslUseCaseTest.java
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /*-
  * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
  *  Copyright (C) 2016-2018 Ericsson. All rights reserved.
- *  Modifications Copyright (C) 2019-2020 Nordix Foundation.
+ *  Modifications Copyright (C) 2019-2020, 2024 Nordix Foundation.
  * ================================================================================
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -22,16 +22,15 @@
 package org.onap.policy.apex.examples.adaptive;
 
 import static org.awaitility.Awaitility.await;
-import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
-import static org.junit.Assert.assertNotNull;
-import static org.junit.Assert.assertTrue;
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertEquals;
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertNotNull;
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertTrue;
 
-import java.io.IOException;
 import java.util.Random;
 import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
-import org.junit.After;
-import org.junit.Before;
-import org.junit.Test;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.AfterEach;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.BeforeEach;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
 import org.onap.policy.apex.context.impl.schema.java.JavaSchemaHelperParameters;
 import org.onap.policy.apex.context.parameters.ContextParameterConstants;
 import org.onap.policy.apex.context.parameters.ContextParameters;
@@ -52,34 +51,36 @@ import org.onap.policy.common.parameters.ParameterService;
 import org.slf4j.ext.XLogger;
 import org.slf4j.ext.XLoggerFactory;
 
-// TODO: Auto-generated Javadoc
 /**
  * Test Auto learning in TSL.
  *
  * @author John Keeney (John.Keeney@ericsson.com)
  */
-public class AutoLearnTslUseCaseTest {
+class AutoLearnTslUseCaseTest {
     private static final XLogger LOGGER = XLoggerFactory.getXLogger(AutoLearnTslUseCaseTest.class);
 
     private static final int MAXITERATIONS = 1000;
     private static final Random rand = new Random(System.currentTimeMillis());
+    private static final String RECEIVING_ACTION_EVENT = "Receiving action event {} ";
+    private static final String TRIGGER_MESSAGE = "Triggering policy in Engine 1 with {}";
 
     private SchemaParameters schemaParameters;
     private ContextParameters contextParameters;
     private EngineParameters engineParameters;
 
+
     /**
      * Before test.
      */
-    @Before
-    public void beforeTest() {
+    @BeforeEach
+    void beforeTest() {
         schemaParameters = new SchemaParameters();
-        
+
         schemaParameters.setName(ContextParameterConstants.SCHEMA_GROUP_NAME);
         schemaParameters.getSchemaHelperParameterMap().put("JAVA", new JavaSchemaHelperParameters());
 
         ParameterService.register(schemaParameters);
-        
+
         contextParameters = new ContextParameters();
 
         contextParameters.setName(ContextParameterConstants.MAIN_GROUP_NAME);
@@ -91,7 +92,7 @@ public class AutoLearnTslUseCaseTest {
         ParameterService.register(contextParameters.getDistributorParameters());
         ParameterService.register(contextParameters.getLockManagerParameters());
         ParameterService.register(contextParameters.getPersistorParameters());
-        
+
         engineParameters = new EngineParameters();
         engineParameters.getExecutorParameterMap().put("MVEL", new MvelExecutorParameters());
         engineParameters.getExecutorParameterMap().put("JAVA", new JavaExecutorParameters());
@@ -101,10 +102,10 @@ public class AutoLearnTslUseCaseTest {
     /**
      * After test.
      */
-    @After
-    public void afterTest() {
+    @AfterEach
+    void afterTest() {
         ParameterService.deregister(engineParameters);
-        
+
         ParameterService.deregister(contextParameters.getDistributorParameters());
         ParameterService.deregister(contextParameters.getLockManagerParameters());
         ParameterService.deregister(contextParameters.getPersistorParameters());
@@ -117,12 +118,10 @@ public class AutoLearnTslUseCaseTest {
      * Test auto learn tsl.
      *
      * @throws ApexException the apex exception
-     * @throws InterruptedException the interrupted exception
-     * @throws IOException Signals that an I/O exception has occurred.
      */
     @Test
-    // once through the long running test below
-    public void testAutoLearnTsl() throws ApexException, InterruptedException, IOException {
+    // once through the long-running test below
+    void testAutoLearnTsl() throws ApexException {
         final AxPolicyModel apexPolicyModel = new AdaptiveDomainModelFactory().getAutoLearnPolicyModel();
         assertNotNull(apexPolicyModel);
 
@@ -142,11 +141,12 @@ public class AutoLearnTslUseCaseTest {
         final double rval = rand.nextGaussian();
         triggerEvent.put("MonitoredValue", rval);
         triggerEvent.put("LastMonitoredValue", 0D);
-        LOGGER.info("Triggering policy in Engine 1 with " + triggerEvent);
+
+        LOGGER.info(TRIGGER_MESSAGE, triggerEvent);
         apexEngine1.handleEvent(triggerEvent);
         final EnEvent result = listener1.getResult();
-        LOGGER.info("Receiving action event {} ", result);
-        assertEquals("ExecutionIDs are different", triggerEvent.getExecutionId(), result.getExecutionId());
+        LOGGER.info(RECEIVING_ACTION_EVENT, result);
+        assertEquals(triggerEvent.getExecutionId(), result.getExecutionId(), "ExecutionIDs are different");
         triggerEvent.clear();
         result.clear();
         await().atLeast(10, TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS).until(() -> triggerEvent.isEmpty() && result.isEmpty());
@@ -166,11 +166,9 @@ public class AutoLearnTslUseCaseTest {
      * columns<br>
      *
      * @throws ApexException the apex exception
-     * @throws InterruptedException the interrupted exception
-     * @throws IOException Signals that an I/O exception has occurred.
      */
     // @Test
-    public void testAutoLearnTslMain() throws ApexException, InterruptedException, IOException {
+    void testAutoLearnTslMain() throws ApexException {
 
         final double dwant = 50.0;
         final double toleranceTileJump = 3.0;
@@ -209,10 +207,10 @@ public class AutoLearnTslUseCaseTest {
 
         for (int iteration = 0; iteration < MAXITERATIONS; iteration++) {
             // Trigger the policy in engine 1
-            LOGGER.info("Triggering policy in Engine 1 with " + triggerEvent);
+            LOGGER.info(TRIGGER_MESSAGE, triggerEvent);
             apexEngine1.handleEvent(triggerEvent);
             final EnEvent result = listener1.getResult();
-            LOGGER.info("Receiving action event {} ", result);
+            LOGGER.info(RECEIVING_ACTION_EVENT, result);
             triggerEvent.clear();
 
             double val = (Double) result.get("MonitoredValue");
@@ -230,7 +228,7 @@ public class AutoLearnTslUseCaseTest {
                 val = rval;
                 triggerEvent.put("MonitoredValue", val);
                 LOGGER.info("Iteration " + iteration + ": Average " + avval + " has become closer (" + distance
-                        + ") than " + toleranceTileJump + " to " + dwant + " so reseting val:\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t" + val);
+                    + ") than " + toleranceTileJump + " to " + dwant + " so reseting val:\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t" + val);
                 avval = 0;
                 avcount = 0;
             }
@@ -249,10 +247,8 @@ public class AutoLearnTslUseCaseTest {
      *
      * @param args the arguments
      * @throws ApexException the apex exception
-     * @throws InterruptedException the interrupted exception
-     * @throws IOException Signals that an I/O exception has occurred.
      */
-    public static void main(final String[] args) throws ApexException, InterruptedException, IOException {
+    public static void main(final String[] args) throws ApexException {
         new AutoLearnTslUseCaseTest().testAutoLearnTslMain();
     }
 }
diff --git a/examples/examples-grpc/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/apex/examples/grpc/TestApexGrpcExample.java b/examples/examples-grpc/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/apex/examples/grpc/TestApexGrpcExample.java
index d3c0c87b3..ee1744f0e 100644
--- a/examples/examples-grpc/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/apex/examples/grpc/TestApexGrpcExample.java
+++ b/examples/examples-grpc/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/apex/examples/grpc/TestApexGrpcExample.java
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /*-
  * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
- *  Copyright (C) 2020-2023 Nordix Foundation.
+ *  Copyright (C) 2020-2024 Nordix Foundation.
  *  Modifications Copyright (C) 2020-2022 Bell Canada. All rights reserved.
  * ================================================================================
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ import jakarta.ws.rs.core.Response;
 import java.nio.file.Files;
 import java.nio.file.Paths;
 import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
-import org.junit.Test;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
 import org.onap.policy.apex.auth.clieditor.tosca.ApexCliToscaEditorMain;
 import org.onap.policy.apex.service.engine.main.ApexMain;
 
@@ -40,9 +40,9 @@ import org.onap.policy.apex.service.engine.main.ApexMain;
  * create/delete subscription gRPC request is triggered to the CDS (a dummy gRPC server here). Response received from
  * CDS is used to send a final output Log event on POLICY_CL_MGT topic.
  */
-public class TestApexGrpcExample {
+class TestApexGrpcExample {
     @Test
-    public void testGrpcExample() throws Exception {
+    void testGrpcExample() throws Exception {
         // @formatter:off
         final String[] cliArgs = new String[] {
             "-c",
@@ -74,13 +74,12 @@ public class TestApexGrpcExample {
         final Client client = ClientBuilder.newClient();
         final ApexMain apexMain = new ApexMain(apexArgs);
 
-        await().atMost(5000, TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS).until(() -> apexMain.isAlive());
+        await().atMost(5000, TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS).until(apexMain::isAlive);
 
         String getLoggedEventUrl = "http://localhost:54321/GrpcTestRestSim/sim/event/getLoggedEvent";
         // wait for success response code to be received, until a timeout
-        await().atMost(20000, TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS).until(() -> {
-            return 200 == client.target(getLoggedEventUrl).request("application/json").get().getStatus();
-        });
+        await().atMost(20000, TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS).until(() ->
+            200 == client.target(getLoggedEventUrl).request("application/json").get().getStatus());
         apexMain.shutdown();
         Response response = client.target(getLoggedEventUrl).request("application/json").get();
         sim.tearDown();
@@ -91,7 +90,6 @@ public class TestApexGrpcExample {
             Files.readString(Paths.get("src/main/resources/examples/events/APEXgRPC/CDSResponseStatusEvent.json"))
                 .replaceAll("\r", "");
         // Both LogEvent and CDSResponseStatusEvent are generated from the final state in the policy
-        assertThat(responseEntity).contains(expectedStatusEvent);
-        assertThat(responseEntity).contains(expectedLoggedOutputEvent);
+        assertThat(responseEntity).contains(expectedStatusEvent).contains(expectedLoggedOutputEvent);
     }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/examples/examples-myfirstpolicy/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/apex/examples/myfirstpolicy/MfpLogicTest.java b/examples/examples-myfirstpolicy/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/apex/examples/myfirstpolicy/MfpLogicTest.java
index b3c35a310..19bdc8575 100644
--- a/examples/examples-myfirstpolicy/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/apex/examples/myfirstpolicy/MfpLogicTest.java
+++ b/examples/examples-myfirstpolicy/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/apex/examples/myfirstpolicy/MfpLogicTest.java
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /*-
  * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
  *  Copyright (C) 2016-2018 Ericsson. All rights reserved.
- *  Modifications Copyright (C) 2020 Nordix Foundation.
+ *  Modifications Copyright (C) 2020, 2024 Nordix Foundation.
  * ================================================================================
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -21,15 +21,15 @@
 
 package org.onap.policy.apex.examples.myfirstpolicy;
 
-import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
-import static org.junit.Assert.assertNotNull;
-import static org.junit.Assert.assertTrue;
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertEquals;
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertNotNull;
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertTrue;
 
 import java.util.LinkedHashMap;
 import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.Map.Entry;
-import org.junit.BeforeClass;
-import org.junit.Test;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.BeforeAll;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
 import org.onap.policy.apex.model.basicmodel.concepts.AxArtifactKey;
 import org.onap.policy.apex.model.policymodel.concepts.AxPolicy;
 import org.onap.policy.apex.model.policymodel.concepts.AxPolicyModel;
@@ -40,15 +40,15 @@ import org.onap.policy.common.utils.resources.ResourceUtils;
 /**
  * The Class TestMfpLogic.
  */
-public class MfpLogicTest {
+class MfpLogicTest {
 
     private static final Map<String, String> LOGICEXTENSIONS = new LinkedHashMap<>();
 
     /**
      * Test setup.
      */
-    @BeforeClass
-    public static void testMfpUseCaseSetup() {
+    @BeforeAll
+    static void testMfpUseCaseSetup() {
         LOGICEXTENSIONS.put("MVEL", "mvel");
         LOGICEXTENSIONS.put("JAVASCRIPT", "js");
     }
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ public class MfpLogicTest {
      * Check logic for MyFirstPolicy#1.
      */
     @Test
-    public void testMfp1TaskLogic() {
+    void testMfp1TaskLogic() {
         final AxPolicyModel apexPolicyModel = new MfpDomainModelFactory().getMfp1PolicyModel();
         assertNotNull(apexPolicyModel);
 
@@ -65,16 +65,15 @@ public class MfpLogicTest {
         logics.putAll(getTslLogics(apexPolicyModel));
         logics.putAll(getTaskLogics(apexPolicyModel));
 
-        for (final Entry<String, String> logicvalue : logics.entrySet()) {
-            final String filename = "examples/models/MyFirstPolicy/1/" + logicvalue.getKey();
-            final String logic = logicvalue.getValue();
-            final String expectedlogic = ResourceUtils.getResourceAsString(filename);
-            assertNotNull("File " + filename + " was not found. It should contain logic for PolicyModel "
-                    + apexPolicyModel.getKey(), expectedlogic);
-            assertEquals(
-                    "The task in " + filename + " is not the same as the relevant logic in PolicyModel "
-                            + apexPolicyModel.getKey(),
-                    expectedlogic.replaceAll("\\s", ""), logic.replaceAll("\\s", ""));
+        for (final Entry<String, String> logicValue : logics.entrySet()) {
+            final String filename = "examples/models/MyFirstPolicy/1/" + logicValue.getKey();
+            final String logic = logicValue.getValue();
+            final String expectedLogic = ResourceUtils.getResourceAsString(filename);
+            assertNotNull(expectedLogic, "File " + filename + " was not found. It should contain logic for PolicyModel "
+                + apexPolicyModel.getKey());
+            assertEquals(expectedLogic.replaceAll("\\s", ""), logic.replaceAll("\\s", ""),
+                "The task in " + filename + " is not the same as the relevant logic in PolicyModel "
+                    + apexPolicyModel.getKey());
         }
     }
 
@@ -82,7 +81,7 @@ public class MfpLogicTest {
      * Check logic for MyFirstPolicyAlt#1.
      */
     @Test
-    public void testMfp1AltTaskLogic() {
+    void testMfp1AltTaskLogic() {
         final AxPolicyModel apexPolicyModel = new MfpDomainModelFactory().getMfp1AltPolicyModel();
         assertNotNull(apexPolicyModel);
 
@@ -90,16 +89,15 @@ public class MfpLogicTest {
         logics.putAll(getTslLogics(apexPolicyModel));
         logics.putAll(getTaskLogics(apexPolicyModel));
 
-        for (final Entry<String, String> logicvalue : logics.entrySet()) {
-            final String filename = "examples/models/MyFirstPolicy/1/" + logicvalue.getKey();
-            final String logic = logicvalue.getValue();
-            final String expectedlogic = ResourceUtils.getResourceAsString(filename);
-            assertNotNull("File " + filename + " was not found. It should contain logic for PolicyModel "
-                    + apexPolicyModel.getKey(), expectedlogic);
-            assertEquals(
-                    "The task in " + filename + " is not the same as the relevant logic in PolicyModel "
-                            + apexPolicyModel.getKey(),
-                    expectedlogic.replaceAll("\\s", ""), logic.replaceAll("\\s", ""));
+        for (final Entry<String, String> logicValue : logics.entrySet()) {
+            final String filename = "examples/models/MyFirstPolicy/1/" + logicValue.getKey();
+            final String logic = logicValue.getValue();
+            final String expectedLogic = ResourceUtils.getResourceAsString(filename);
+            assertNotNull(expectedLogic, "File " + filename + " was not found. It should contain logic for PolicyModel "
+                + apexPolicyModel.getKey());
+            assertEquals(expectedLogic.replaceAll("\\s", ""), logic.replaceAll("\\s", ""),
+                "The task in " + filename + " is not the same as the relevant logic in PolicyModel "
+                    + apexPolicyModel.getKey());
         }
     }
 
@@ -107,7 +105,7 @@ public class MfpLogicTest {
      * Check logic for MyFirstPolicy2.
      */
     @Test
-    public void testMfp2TaskLogic() {
+    void testMfp2TaskLogic() {
         final AxPolicyModel apexPolicyModel = new MfpDomainModelFactory().getMfp2PolicyModel();
         assertNotNull(apexPolicyModel);
 
@@ -115,16 +113,15 @@ public class MfpLogicTest {
         logics.putAll(getTslLogics(apexPolicyModel));
         logics.putAll(getTaskLogics(apexPolicyModel));
 
-        for (final Entry<String, String> logicvalue : logics.entrySet()) {
-            final String logic = logicvalue.getValue();
-            final String filename = "examples/models/MyFirstPolicy/2/" + logicvalue.getKey();
-            final String expectedlogic = ResourceUtils.getResourceAsString(filename);
-            assertNotNull("File " + filename + " was not found. It should contain logic for PolicyModel "
-                    + apexPolicyModel.getKey(), expectedlogic);
-            assertEquals(
-                    "The task in " + filename + " is not the same as the relevant logic in PolicyModel "
-                            + apexPolicyModel.getKey(),
-                    expectedlogic.replaceAll("\\s", ""), logic.replaceAll("\\s", ""));
+        for (final Entry<String, String> logicValue : logics.entrySet()) {
+            final String logic = logicValue.getValue();
+            final String filename = "examples/models/MyFirstPolicy/2/" + logicValue.getKey();
+            final String expectedLogic = ResourceUtils.getResourceAsString(filename);
+            assertNotNull(expectedLogic, "File " + filename + " was not found. It should contain logic for PolicyModel "
+                + apexPolicyModel.getKey());
+            assertEquals(expectedLogic.replaceAll("\\s", ""), logic.replaceAll("\\s", ""),
+                "The task in " + filename + " is not the same as the relevant logic in PolicyModel "
+                    + apexPolicyModel.getKey());
         }
     }
 
@@ -136,20 +133,19 @@ public class MfpLogicTest {
      */
     private Map<String, String> getTslLogics(final AxPolicyModel apexPolicyModel) {
         final Map<String, String> ret = new LinkedHashMap<>();
-        for (final Entry<AxArtifactKey, AxPolicy> policyentry : apexPolicyModel.getPolicies().getPolicyMap()
-                .entrySet()) {
+        for (final Entry<AxArtifactKey, AxPolicy> policyentry :
+            apexPolicyModel.getPolicies().getPolicyMap().entrySet()) {
             for (final Entry<String, AxState> statesentry : policyentry.getValue().getStateMap().entrySet()) {
                 final AxState state = statesentry.getValue();
-                final String tsllogic = state.getTaskSelectionLogic().getLogic();
-                final String tsllogicflavour = state.getTaskSelectionLogic().getLogicFlavour();
-                if (tsllogic != null && tsllogic.trim().length() > 0) {
-                    assertNotNull(
-                            "Logic Type \"" + tsllogicflavour + "\" in state " + statesentry.getKey() + " in policy "
-                                    + policyentry.getKey() + " is not supported in this test",
-                            LOGICEXTENSIONS.get(tsllogicflavour.toUpperCase()));
+                final String tslLogic = state.getTaskSelectionLogic().getLogic();
+                final String tslLogicFlavour = state.getTaskSelectionLogic().getLogicFlavour();
+                if (tslLogic != null && !tslLogic.trim().isEmpty()) {
+                    assertNotNull(LOGICEXTENSIONS.get(tslLogicFlavour.toUpperCase()),
+                        "Logic Type \"" + tslLogicFlavour + "\" in state " + statesentry.getKey() + " in policy "
+                            + policyentry.getKey() + " is not supported in this test");
                     final String filename = policyentry.getKey().getName() + "_" + statesentry.getKey() + "TSL."
-                            + LOGICEXTENSIONS.get(tsllogicflavour.toUpperCase());
-                    ret.put(filename, tsllogic);
+                        + LOGICEXTENSIONS.get(tslLogicFlavour.toUpperCase());
+                    ret.put(filename, tslLogic);
                 }
             }
         }
@@ -166,15 +162,16 @@ public class MfpLogicTest {
         final Map<String, String> ret = new LinkedHashMap<>();
         for (final Entry<AxArtifactKey, AxTask> taskentry : apexPolicyModel.getTasks().getTaskMap().entrySet()) {
             final AxTask task = taskentry.getValue();
-            final String tasklogic = task.getTaskLogic().getLogic();
-            final String tasklogicflavour = task.getTaskLogic().getLogicFlavour();
-            assertTrue("No/Blank logic found in task " + taskentry.getKey(),
-                    (tasklogic != null && tasklogic.trim().length() > 0));
-            assertNotNull("Logic Type \"" + tasklogicflavour + "\" in task " + taskentry.getKey()
-                    + " is not supported in this test", LOGICEXTENSIONS.get(tasklogicflavour.toUpperCase()));
+            final String taskLogic = task.getTaskLogic().getLogic();
+            final String taskLogicFlavour = task.getTaskLogic().getLogicFlavour();
+            assertTrue((taskLogic != null && !taskLogic.trim().isEmpty()),
+                "No/Blank logic found in task " + taskentry.getKey());
+            assertNotNull(LOGICEXTENSIONS.get(taskLogicFlavour.toUpperCase()),
+                "Logic Type \"" + taskLogicFlavour + "\" in task " + taskentry.getKey()
+                    + " is not supported in this test");
             final String filename =
-                    taskentry.getKey().getName() + "." + LOGICEXTENSIONS.get(tasklogicflavour.toUpperCase());
-            ret.put(filename, tasklogic);
+                taskentry.getKey().getName() + "." + LOGICEXTENSIONS.get(taskLogicFlavour.toUpperCase());
+            ret.put(filename, taskLogic);
         }
         return ret;
     }
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 45281524c..cb3aa7666 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
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /*-
  * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
  *  Copyright (C) 2016-2018 Ericsson. All rights reserved.
- *  Modifications Copyright (C) 2020 Nordix Foundation.
+ *  Modifications Copyright (C) 2020, 2024 Nordix Foundation.
  * ================================================================================
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -21,12 +21,12 @@
 
 package org.onap.policy.apex.examples.myfirstpolicy;
 
-import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertEquals;
 
 import java.io.File;
 import java.io.IOException;
-import org.junit.BeforeClass;
-import org.junit.Test;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.BeforeAll;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
 import org.onap.policy.apex.auth.clieditor.ApexCommandLineEditorMain;
 import org.onap.policy.apex.model.basicmodel.handling.ApexModelException;
 import org.onap.policy.apex.model.basicmodel.handling.ApexModelReader;
@@ -36,17 +36,15 @@ import org.onap.policy.common.utils.resources.TextFileUtils;
 /**
  * Test MyFirstPolicyModel CLI.
  */
-public class MfpModelCliTest {
+class MfpModelCliTest {
     private static AxPolicyModel testApexModel1;
     private static AxPolicyModel testApexModel2;
 
     /**
-     * Setup the test.
-     *
-     * @throws Exception if there is an error
+     * Set up the test.
      */
-    @BeforeClass
-    public static void setup() throws Exception {
+    @BeforeAll
+    static void setup() {
         testApexModel1 = new TestMfpModelCreator.TestMfp1ModelCreator().getModel();
         testApexModel2 = new TestMfpModelCreator.TestMfp2ModelCreator().getModel();
     }
@@ -54,11 +52,11 @@ public class MfpModelCliTest {
     /**
      * Test CLI policy.
      *
-     * @throws IOException Signals that an I/O exception has occurred.
+     * @throws IOException        Signals that an I/O exception has occurred.
      * @throws ApexModelException ifd there is an Apex Error
      */
     @Test
-    public void testCliPolicy() throws IOException, ApexModelException {
+    void testCliPolicy() throws IOException, ApexModelException {
 
         final File tempLogFile1 = File.createTempFile("TestMyFirstPolicy1CLI", ".log");
         final File tempModelFile1 = File.createTempFile("TestMyFirstPolicy1CLI", ".json");
@@ -89,17 +87,19 @@ public class MfpModelCliTest {
         final ApexModelReader<AxPolicyModel> reader = new ApexModelReader<>(AxPolicyModel.class);
         AxPolicyModel generatedmodel = reader.read(TextFileUtils.getTextFileAsString(tempModelFile1.getAbsolutePath()));
 
-        assertEquals("Model generated from the CLI (" + testApexModel1CliArgs[1] + ") into file "
+        assertEquals(testApexModel1, generatedmodel,
+            "Model generated from the CLI (" + testApexModel1CliArgs[1] + ") into file "
                 + tempModelFile1.getAbsolutePath() + " is not the same as the test Model for "
-                + testApexModel1.getKey(), testApexModel1, generatedmodel);
+                + testApexModel1.getKey());
 
         tempLogFile1.delete();
         tempModelFile1.delete();
 
         generatedmodel = reader.read(TextFileUtils.getTextFileAsString(tempModelFile2.getAbsolutePath()));
-        assertEquals("Model generated from the CLI (" + testApexModel2CliArgs[1] + ") into file "
+        assertEquals(testApexModel2, generatedmodel,
+            "Model generated from the CLI (" + testApexModel2CliArgs[1] + ") into file "
                 + tempModelFile2.getAbsolutePath() + " is not the same as the test Model for "
-                + testApexModel2.getKey(), testApexModel2, generatedmodel);
+                + testApexModel2.getKey());
 
         tempLogFile2.delete();
         tempModelFile2.delete();
diff --git a/examples/examples-myfirstpolicy/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/apex/examples/myfirstpolicy/MfpModelTest.java b/examples/examples-myfirstpolicy/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/apex/examples/myfirstpolicy/MfpModelTest.java
index 2472cb466..38db6510a 100644
--- a/examples/examples-myfirstpolicy/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/apex/examples/myfirstpolicy/MfpModelTest.java
+++ b/examples/examples-myfirstpolicy/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/apex/examples/myfirstpolicy/MfpModelTest.java
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /*-
  * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
  *  Copyright (C) 2016-2018 Ericsson. All rights reserved.
- *  Modifications Copyright (C) 2022 Nordix Foundation.
+ *  Modifications Copyright (C) 2022, 2024 Nordix Foundation.
  * ================================================================================
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -21,10 +21,10 @@
 
 package org.onap.policy.apex.examples.myfirstpolicy;
 
-import static org.junit.Assert.assertTrue;
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertTrue;
 
-import org.junit.BeforeClass;
-import org.junit.Test;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.BeforeAll;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
 import org.onap.policy.apex.model.basicmodel.concepts.AxValidationResult;
 import org.onap.policy.apex.model.basicmodel.test.TestApexModel;
 import org.onap.policy.apex.model.policymodel.concepts.AxPolicyModel;
@@ -34,17 +34,15 @@ import org.onap.policy.apex.model.policymodel.concepts.AxPolicyModel;
  *
  * @author John Keeney (john.keeney@ericsson.com)
  */
-public class MfpModelTest {
+class MfpModelTest {
     private static TestApexModel<AxPolicyModel> testApexModel1;
     private static TestApexModel<AxPolicyModel> testApexModel2;
 
     /**
      * Setup.
-     *
-     * @throws Exception if there is an error
      */
-    @BeforeClass
-    public static void setup() throws Exception {
+    @BeforeAll
+    static void setup() {
         testApexModel1 = new TestApexModel<>(AxPolicyModel.class, new TestMfpModelCreator.TestMfp1ModelCreator());
         testApexModel2 = new TestApexModel<>(AxPolicyModel.class, new TestMfpModelCreator.TestMfp2ModelCreator());
     }
@@ -55,12 +53,12 @@ public class MfpModelTest {
      * @throws Exception if there is an error
      */
     @Test
-    public void testModelValid() throws Exception {
+    void testModelValid() throws Exception {
         AxValidationResult result = testApexModel1.testApexModelValid();
-        assertTrue("Model did not validate cleanly", result.isOk());
+        assertTrue(result.isOk(), "Model did not validate cleanly");
 
         result = testApexModel2.testApexModelValid();
-        assertTrue("Model did not validate cleanly", result.isOk());
+        assertTrue(result.isOk(), "Model did not validate cleanly");
     }
 
     /**
@@ -69,7 +67,7 @@ public class MfpModelTest {
      * @throws Exception if there is an error
      */
     @Test
-    public void testModelWriteReadJson() throws Exception {
+    void testModelWriteReadJson() throws Exception {
         testApexModel1.testApexModelWriteReadJson();
         testApexModel2.testApexModelWriteReadJson();
     }
diff --git a/examples/examples-myfirstpolicy/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/apex/examples/myfirstpolicy/MfpUseCaseTest.java b/examples/examples-myfirstpolicy/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/apex/examples/myfirstpolicy/MfpUseCaseTest.java
index 8afe7d7cd..654823f15 100644
--- a/examples/examples-myfirstpolicy/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/apex/examples/myfirstpolicy/MfpUseCaseTest.java
+++ b/examples/examples-myfirstpolicy/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/apex/examples/myfirstpolicy/MfpUseCaseTest.java
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /*-
  * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
  *  Copyright (C) 2016-2018 Ericsson. All rights reserved.
- *  Modifications Copyright (C) 2019-2020 Nordix Foundation.
+ *  Modifications Copyright (C) 2019-2020, 2024 Nordix Foundation.
  * ================================================================================
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -21,19 +21,18 @@
 
 package org.onap.policy.apex.examples.myfirstpolicy;
 
-import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
-import static org.junit.Assert.assertNotNull;
-import static org.junit.Assert.assertTrue;
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertEquals;
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertNotNull;
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertTrue;
 
 import com.google.gson.GsonBuilder;
 import com.google.gson.JsonObject;
-import java.io.IOException;
 import java.util.Arrays;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
-import org.junit.AfterClass;
-import org.junit.BeforeClass;
-import org.junit.Test;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.AfterAll;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.BeforeAll;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
 import org.onap.policy.apex.context.impl.schema.java.JavaSchemaHelperParameters;
 import org.onap.policy.apex.context.parameters.ContextParameterConstants;
 import org.onap.policy.apex.context.parameters.ContextParameters;
@@ -55,7 +54,7 @@ import org.onap.policy.common.utils.resources.ResourceUtils;
 /**
  * Test MyFirstPolicy Use Case.
  */
-public class MfpUseCaseTest {
+class MfpUseCaseTest {
     // CHECKSTYLE:OFF: MagicNumber
 
     private static ApexEngineImpl apexEngine;
@@ -63,8 +62,8 @@ public class MfpUseCaseTest {
     /**
      * Test MFP use case setup.
      */
-    @BeforeClass
-    public static void testMfpUseCaseSetup() {
+    @BeforeAll
+    static void testMfpUseCaseSetup() {
         final AxArtifactKey key = new AxArtifactKey("MyFirstPolicyApexEngine", "0.0.1");
         apexEngine = (ApexEngineImpl) new ApexEngineFactory().createApexEngine(key);
     }
@@ -76,8 +75,8 @@ public class MfpUseCaseTest {
     /**
      * Before test.
      */
-    @BeforeClass
-    public static void beforeTest() {
+    @BeforeAll
+    static void beforeTest() {
         schemaParameters = new SchemaParameters();
 
         schemaParameters.setName(ContextParameterConstants.SCHEMA_GROUP_NAME);
@@ -106,8 +105,8 @@ public class MfpUseCaseTest {
     /**
      * After test.
      */
-    @AfterClass
-    public static void afterTest() {
+    @AfterAll
+    static void afterTest() {
         ParameterService.deregister(engineParameters);
 
         ParameterService.deregister(contextParameters.getDistributorParameters());
@@ -122,11 +121,9 @@ public class MfpUseCaseTest {
      * Test MyFirstPolicy#1 use case.
      *
      * @throws ApexException if there is an Apex error
-     * @throws InterruptedException if there is an Interruption.
-     * @throws IOException Signals that an I/O exception has occurred.
      */
     @Test
-    public void testMfp1Case() throws ApexException, InterruptedException, IOException {
+    void testMfp1Case() throws ApexException {
         final AxPolicyModel apexPolicyModel = new MfpDomainModelFactory().getMfp1PolicyModel();
         assertNotNull(apexPolicyModel);
 
@@ -144,24 +141,22 @@ public class MfpUseCaseTest {
         apexEngine.handleEvent(event);
         EnEvent resultout = listener.getResult();
         EnEvent resulexpected =
-                fillResultEvent(axEventout, "examples/events/MyFirstPolicy/1/EventOut_BoozeItem_084106GMT.json");
+            fillResultEvent(axEventout, "examples/events/MyFirstPolicy/1/EventOut_BoozeItem_084106GMT.json");
         assertEquals(resulexpected, resultout);
 
         event = fillTriggerEvent(axEventin, "examples/events/MyFirstPolicy/1/EventIn_BoozeItem_201713GMT.json");
         apexEngine.handleEvent(event);
         resultout = listener.getResult();
         resulexpected =
-                fillResultEvent(axEventout, "examples/events/MyFirstPolicy/1/EventOut_BoozeItem_201713GMT.json");
-        assertEquals(resulexpected, resultout);
-        assertEquals("ExecutionIDs are different", event.getExecutionId(), resultout.getExecutionId());
+            fillResultEvent(axEventout, "examples/events/MyFirstPolicy/1/EventOut_BoozeItem_201713GMT.json");
+        assertHandledEventResult(resulexpected, resultout, event);
 
         event = fillTriggerEvent(axEventin, "examples/events/MyFirstPolicy/1/EventIn_NonBoozeItem_101309GMT.json");
         apexEngine.handleEvent(event);
         resultout = listener.getResult();
         resulexpected =
-                fillResultEvent(axEventout, "examples/events/MyFirstPolicy/1/EventOut_NonBoozeItem_101309GMT.json");
-        assertEquals(resulexpected, resultout);
-        assertEquals("ExecutionIDs are different", event.getExecutionId(), resultout.getExecutionId());
+            fillResultEvent(axEventout, "examples/events/MyFirstPolicy/1/EventOut_NonBoozeItem_101309GMT.json");
+        assertHandledEventResult(resulexpected, resultout, event);
 
         apexEngine.stop();
     }
@@ -170,11 +165,9 @@ public class MfpUseCaseTest {
      * Test MyFirstPolicy#1 use case.
      *
      * @throws ApexException if there is an Apex error
-     * @throws InterruptedException if there is an Interruption.
-     * @throws IOException Signals that an I/O exception has occurred.
      */
     @Test
-    public void testMfp1AltCase() throws ApexException, InterruptedException, IOException {
+    void testMfp1AltCase() throws ApexException {
         final AxPolicyModel apexPolicyModel = new MfpDomainModelFactory().getMfp1AltPolicyModel();
         assertNotNull(apexPolicyModel);
 
@@ -192,7 +185,7 @@ public class MfpUseCaseTest {
         apexEngine.handleEvent(event);
         EnEvent resultout = listener.getResult();
         EnEvent resulexpected =
-                fillResultEvent(axEventout, "examples/events/MyFirstPolicy/1/EventOut_BoozeItem_084106GMT.json");
+            fillResultEvent(axEventout, "examples/events/MyFirstPolicy/1/EventOut_BoozeItem_084106GMT.json");
         resultout.put("message", "");
         resulexpected.put("message", "");
         assertEquals(resulexpected, resultout);
@@ -201,21 +194,19 @@ public class MfpUseCaseTest {
         apexEngine.handleEvent(event);
         resultout = listener.getResult();
         resulexpected =
-                fillResultEvent(axEventout, "examples/events/MyFirstPolicy/1/EventOut_BoozeItem_201713GMT.json");
+            fillResultEvent(axEventout, "examples/events/MyFirstPolicy/1/EventOut_BoozeItem_201713GMT.json");
         resultout.put("message", "");
         resulexpected.put("message", "");
-        assertEquals(resulexpected, resultout);
-        assertEquals("ExecutionIDs are different", event.getExecutionId(), resultout.getExecutionId());
+        assertHandledEventResult(resulexpected, resultout, event);
 
         event = fillTriggerEvent(axEventin, "examples/events/MyFirstPolicy/1/EventIn_NonBoozeItem_101309GMT.json");
         apexEngine.handleEvent(event);
         resultout = listener.getResult();
         resulexpected =
-                fillResultEvent(axEventout, "examples/events/MyFirstPolicy/1/EventOut_NonBoozeItem_101309GMT.json");
+            fillResultEvent(axEventout, "examples/events/MyFirstPolicy/1/EventOut_NonBoozeItem_101309GMT.json");
         resultout.put("message", "");
         resulexpected.put("message", "");
-        assertEquals(resulexpected, resultout);
-        assertEquals("ExecutionIDs are different", event.getExecutionId(), resultout.getExecutionId());
+        assertHandledEventResult(resulexpected, resultout, event);
 
         apexEngine.stop();
     }
@@ -224,11 +215,9 @@ public class MfpUseCaseTest {
      * Test MyFirstPolicy#2 use case.
      *
      * @throws ApexException if there is an Apex error
-     * @throws InterruptedException if there is an Interruption.
-     * @throws IOException Signals that an I/O exception has occurred.
      */
     @Test
-    public void testMfp2Case() throws ApexException, InterruptedException, IOException {
+    void testMfp2Case() throws ApexException {
         final AxPolicyModel apexPolicyModel = new MfpDomainModelFactory().getMfp2PolicyModel();
         assertNotNull(apexPolicyModel);
 
@@ -246,57 +235,56 @@ public class MfpUseCaseTest {
         apexEngine.handleEvent(event);
         EnEvent resultout = listener.getResult();
         EnEvent resultexpected =
-                fillResultEvent(axEventout, "examples/events/MyFirstPolicy/1/EventOut_BoozeItem_084106GMT.json");
-        assertEquals(resultexpected, resultout);
-        assertEquals("ExecutionIDs are different", event.getExecutionId(), resultout.getExecutionId());
+            fillResultEvent(axEventout, "examples/events/MyFirstPolicy/1/EventOut_BoozeItem_084106GMT.json");
+        assertHandledEventResult(resultexpected, resultout, event);
 
         event = fillTriggerEvent(axEventin, "examples/events/MyFirstPolicy/1/EventIn_BoozeItem_201713GMT.json");
         apexEngine.handleEvent(event);
         resultout = listener.getResult();
         resultexpected =
-                fillResultEvent(axEventout, "examples/events/MyFirstPolicy/1/EventOut_BoozeItem_201713GMT.json");
-        assertEquals(resultexpected, resultout);
-        assertEquals("ExecutionIDs are different", event.getExecutionId(), resultout.getExecutionId());
+            fillResultEvent(axEventout, "examples/events/MyFirstPolicy/1/EventOut_BoozeItem_201713GMT.json");
+        assertHandledEventResult(resultexpected, resultout, event);
 
         event = fillTriggerEvent(axEventin, "examples/events/MyFirstPolicy/1/EventIn_NonBoozeItem_101309GMT.json");
         apexEngine.handleEvent(event);
         resultout = listener.getResult();
         resultexpected =
-                fillResultEvent(axEventout, "examples/events/MyFirstPolicy/1/EventOut_NonBoozeItem_101309GMT.json");
-        assertEquals(resultexpected, resultout);
-        assertEquals("ExecutionIDs are different", event.getExecutionId(), resultout.getExecutionId());
+            fillResultEvent(axEventout, "examples/events/MyFirstPolicy/1/EventOut_NonBoozeItem_101309GMT.json");
+        assertHandledEventResult(resultexpected, resultout, event);
 
         event = fillTriggerEvent(axEventin, "examples/events/MyFirstPolicy/2/EventIn_BoozeItem_101433CET_thurs.json");
         apexEngine.handleEvent(event);
         resultout = listener.getResult();
         resultexpected =
-                fillResultEvent(axEventout, "examples/events/MyFirstPolicy/2/EventOut_BoozeItem_101433CET_thurs.json");
-        assertEquals(resultexpected, resultout);
-        assertEquals("ExecutionIDs are different", event.getExecutionId(), resultout.getExecutionId());
+            fillResultEvent(axEventout, "examples/events/MyFirstPolicy/2/EventOut_BoozeItem_101433CET_thurs.json");
+        assertHandledEventResult(resultexpected, resultout, event);
 
         event = fillTriggerEvent(axEventin, "examples/events/MyFirstPolicy/2/EventIn_BoozeItem_171937CET_sun.json");
         apexEngine.handleEvent(event);
         resultout = listener.getResult();
         resultexpected =
-                fillResultEvent(axEventout, "examples/events/MyFirstPolicy/2/EventOut_BoozeItem_171937CET_sun.json");
-        assertEquals(resultexpected, resultout);
-        assertEquals("ExecutionIDs are different", event.getExecutionId(), resultout.getExecutionId());
+            fillResultEvent(axEventout, "examples/events/MyFirstPolicy/2/EventOut_BoozeItem_171937CET_sun.json");
+        assertHandledEventResult(resultexpected, resultout, event);
 
         event = fillTriggerEvent(axEventin, "examples/events/MyFirstPolicy/2/EventIn_NonBoozeItem_111309CET_mon.json");
         apexEngine.handleEvent(event);
         resultout = listener.getResult();
         resultexpected =
-                fillResultEvent(axEventout, "examples/events/MyFirstPolicy/2/EventOut_NonBoozeItem_111309CET_mon.json");
-        assertEquals(resultexpected, resultout);
-        assertEquals("ExecutionIDs are different", event.getExecutionId(), resultout.getExecutionId());
+            fillResultEvent(axEventout, "examples/events/MyFirstPolicy/2/EventOut_NonBoozeItem_111309CET_mon.json");
+        assertHandledEventResult(resultexpected, resultout, event);
 
         apexEngine.stop();
     }
 
+    private static void assertHandledEventResult(EnEvent resultexpected, EnEvent resultout, EnEvent event) {
+        assertEquals(resultexpected, resultout);
+        assertEquals(event.getExecutionId(), resultout.getExecutionId());
+    }
+
     /**
      * Fill trigger event for test.
      *
-     * @param event the event
+     * @param event     the event
      * @param inputFile the input file
      * @return the filled event
      */
@@ -305,7 +293,7 @@ public class MfpUseCaseTest {
         final GsonBuilder gb = new GsonBuilder();
         gb.serializeNulls().enableComplexMapKeySerialization();
         final JsonObject jsonObject =
-                gb.create().fromJson(ResourceUtils.getResourceAsString(inputFile), JsonObject.class);
+            gb.create().fromJson(ResourceUtils.getResourceAsString(inputFile), JsonObject.class);
         assertNotNull(jsonObject);
         assertTrue(jsonObject.has("name"));
         assertEquals(ret.getName(), jsonObject.get("name").getAsString());
@@ -319,16 +307,18 @@ public class MfpUseCaseTest {
             if (reserved.contains(e.getKey())) {
                 continue;
             }
-            assertTrue("Event file " + inputFile + " has a field " + e.getKey() + " but this is not defined for "
-                    + event.getId(), (event.getParameterMap().containsKey(e.getKey())));
+            assertTrue((event.getParameterMap().containsKey(e.getKey())),
+                "Event file " + inputFile + " has a field " + e.getKey() + " but this is not defined for "
+                    + event.getId());
             if (jsonObject.get(e.getKey()).isJsonNull()) {
                 ret.put(e.getKey(), null);
             }
         }
         for (final AxField field : event.getFields()) {
             if (!field.getOptional()) {
-                assertTrue("Event file " + inputFile + " is missing a mandatory field " + field.getKey().getLocalName()
-                        + " for " + event.getId(), jsonObject.has(field.getKey().getLocalName()));
+                assertTrue(jsonObject.has(field.getKey().getLocalName()),
+                    "Event file " + inputFile + " is missing a mandatory field " + field.getKey().getLocalName()
+                        + " for " + event.getId());
             } else {
                 ret.put(field.getKey().getLocalName(), null);
             }
@@ -363,7 +353,7 @@ public class MfpUseCaseTest {
     /**
      * Fill result event for test.
      *
-     * @param event the event
+     * @param event     the event
      * @param inputFile the input file
      * @return the filled event
      */
@@ -372,7 +362,7 @@ public class MfpUseCaseTest {
         final GsonBuilder gb = new GsonBuilder();
         gb.serializeNulls().enableComplexMapKeySerialization();
         final JsonObject jsonObject =
-                gb.create().fromJson(ResourceUtils.getResourceAsString(inputFile), JsonObject.class);
+            gb.create().fromJson(ResourceUtils.getResourceAsString(inputFile), JsonObject.class);
         assertNotNull(jsonObject);
         assertTrue(jsonObject.has("name"));
         assertEquals(ret.getName(), jsonObject.get("name").getAsString());
@@ -386,16 +376,18 @@ public class MfpUseCaseTest {
             if (reserved.contains(e.getKey())) {
                 continue;
             }
-            assertTrue("Event file " + inputFile + " has a field " + e.getKey() + " but this is not defined for "
-                    + event.getId(), (event.getParameterMap().containsKey(e.getKey())));
+            assertTrue((event.getParameterMap().containsKey(e.getKey())),
+                "Event file " + inputFile + " has a field " + e.getKey() + " but this is not defined for "
+                    + event.getId());
             if (jsonObject.get(e.getKey()).isJsonNull()) {
                 ret.put(e.getKey(), null);
             }
         }
         for (final AxField field : event.getFields()) {
             if (!field.getOptional()) {
-                assertTrue("Event file " + inputFile + " is missing a mandatory field " + field.getKey().getLocalName()
-                        + " for " + event.getId(), jsonObject.has(field.getKey().getLocalName()));
+                assertTrue(jsonObject.has(field.getKey().getLocalName()),
+                    "Event file " + inputFile + " is missing a mandatory field " + field.getKey().getLocalName()
+                        + " for " + event.getId());
             } else {
                 ret.put(field.getKey().getLocalName(), null);
             }
diff --git a/examples/examples-myfirstpolicy/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/apex/examples/myfirstpolicy/TestSaleAuthListener.java b/examples/examples-myfirstpolicy/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/apex/examples/myfirstpolicy/TestSaleAuthListener.java
index 01c24d6de..14a75fa30 100644
--- a/examples/examples-myfirstpolicy/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/apex/examples/myfirstpolicy/TestSaleAuthListener.java
+++ b/examples/examples-myfirstpolicy/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/apex/examples/myfirstpolicy/TestSaleAuthListener.java
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /*-
  * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
  *  Copyright (C) 2016-2018 Ericsson. All rights reserved.
- *  Modifications Copyright (C) 2020 Nordix Foundation.
+ *  Modifications Copyright (C) 2020, 2024 Nordix Foundation.
  *  Modifications Copyright (C) 2021 AT&T Intellectual Property. All rights reserved.
  * ================================================================================
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
@@ -63,10 +63,10 @@ public class TestSaleAuthListener implements EnEventListener {
      * {@inheritDoc}.
      */
     @Override
-    public void onEnEvent(final EnEvent saleauthEvent) {
-        if (saleauthEvent != null) {
-            System.out.println("SaleAuth event from engine:" + saleauthEvent.getName());
-            resultEvents.add(saleauthEvent);
+    public void onEnEvent(final EnEvent saleAuthEvent) {
+        if (saleAuthEvent != null) {
+            System.out.println("SaleAuth event from engine:" + saleAuthEvent.getName());
+            resultEvents.add(saleAuthEvent);
         }
     }
 }
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 1f52e1115..a87bddaf0 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) 2019-2020, 2023 Nordix Foundation.
+ *  Modifications Copyright (C) 2019-2020, 2023-2024 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 +21,7 @@
 
 package org.onap.policy.apex.examples.bbs;
 
-import static org.junit.Assert.assertNotNull;
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertNotNull;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.mock;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.when;
 
@@ -29,12 +29,11 @@ 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.junit.jupiter.api.BeforeEach;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
 import org.mockito.Mockito;
 
-// TODO javax libraries used here too. Ok, to keep? Liam's review ignored these.
-public class WebClientTest {
+class WebClientTest {
 
     HttpsURLConnection mockedHttpsUrlConnection;
     String sampleString = "Response Code :200";
@@ -44,8 +43,8 @@ public class WebClientTest {
      *
      * @throws IOException on I/O errors
      */
-    @Before
-    public void setupMockedRest() throws IOException {
+    @BeforeEach
+    void setupMockedRest() throws IOException {
         mockedHttpsUrlConnection = mock(HttpsURLConnection.class);
         InputStream inputStream = new ByteArrayInputStream(sampleString.getBytes());
         when(mockedHttpsUrlConnection.getInputStream()).thenReturn(inputStream);
@@ -53,7 +52,7 @@ public class WebClientTest {
     }
 
     @Test
-    public void testHttpsRequest() {
+    void testHttpsRequest() {
         WebClient cl = new WebClient();
         String result = cl
             .httpRequest("https://some.random.url/data", "POST", null, "admin", "admin", "application/json");
@@ -61,7 +60,7 @@ public class WebClientTest {
     }
 
     @Test
-    public void testHttpRequest() {
+    void testHttpRequest() {
         WebClient cl = new WebClient();
         String result = cl
             .httpRequest("http://some.random.url/data", "GET", null, "admin", "admin", "application/json");
@@ -69,7 +68,7 @@ public class WebClientTest {
     }
 
     @Test
-    public void testToPrettyString() {
+    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/OnapVCpeSim.java b/examples/examples-onap-vcpe/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/apex/domains/onap/vcpe/OnapVCpeSim.java
index c20fd9294..f28791c8e 100644
--- a/examples/examples-onap-vcpe/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/apex/domains/onap/vcpe/OnapVCpeSim.java
+++ b/examples/examples-onap-vcpe/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/apex/domains/onap/vcpe/OnapVCpeSim.java
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /*-
  * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
  *  Copyright (C) 2016-2018 Ericsson. All rights reserved.
- *  Modifications Copyright (C) 2019,2023 Nordix Foundation.
+ *  Modifications Copyright (C) 2019, 2023-2024 Nordix Foundation.
  * ================================================================================
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ public class OnapVCpeSim {
      */
     public OnapVCpeSim(final String[] args) throws Exception {
         server = HttpServletServerFactoryInstance.getServerFactory().build(
-            "OnapVCpeSimEndpoint", false, args[0], Integer.valueOf(args[1]).intValue(), false, "/OnapVCpeSim", false,
+            "OnapVCpeSimEndpoint", false, args[0], Integer.parseInt(args[1]), false, "/OnapVCpeSim", false,
             false);
 
         server.addServletClass(null, OnapVCpeSimEndpoint.class.getName());
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ public class OnapVCpeSim {
 
         server.start();
 
-        if (!NetworkUtil.isTcpPortOpen(args[0], Integer.valueOf(args[1]).intValue(), 2000, 1L)) {
+        if (!NetworkUtil.isTcpPortOpen(args[0], Integer.parseInt(args[1]), 2000, 1L)) {
             throw new IllegalStateException("port " + args[1] + " is still not in use");
         }
     }
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 3e7962823..0af809a98 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
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /*-
  * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
  *  Copyright (C) 2016-2018 Ericsson. All rights reserved.
- *  Modifications Copyright (C) 2019-2020,2022-2023 Nordix Foundation.
+ *  Modifications Copyright (C) 2019-2020, 2022-2024 Nordix Foundation.
  *  Modifications Copyright (C) 2021 AT&T Intellectual Property. All rights reserved.
  * ================================================================================
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
@@ -22,8 +22,8 @@
 
 package org.onap.policy.apex.domains.onap.vcpe;
 
-import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
-import static org.junit.Assert.assertTrue;
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertEquals;
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertTrue;
 
 import com.google.gson.Gson;
 import com.google.gson.GsonBuilder;
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ public class OnapVCpeSimEndpoint {
     private static final Random randomDelayInc = new Random();
 
     private static final Gson gson = new GsonBuilder()
-            .registerTypeAdapter(Instant.class, new InstantAsMillisTypeAdapter()).setPrettyPrinting().create();
+        .registerTypeAdapter(Instant.class, new InstantAsMillisTypeAdapter()).setPrettyPrinting().create();
 
     private static final AtomicInteger nextVnfId = new AtomicInteger(0);
     private static Boolean nextControlLoopMessageIsOnset = true;
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ public class OnapVCpeSimEndpoint {
     public Response serviceGetStats() {
         statMessagesReceived.incrementAndGet();
         String returnString = "{\"GET\": " + getMessagesReceived + ",\"STAT\": " + statMessagesReceived + ",\"POST\": "
-                + postMessagesReceived + ",\"PUT\": " + putMessagesReceived + "}";
+            + postMessagesReceived + ",\"PUT\": " + putMessagesReceived + "}";
 
         return Response.status(200).entity(prettifyJsonString(returnString)).build();
     }
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ public class OnapVCpeSimEndpoint {
     @Path("/pdp/api/getDecision")
     @POST
     public Response serviceGuardPostRequest(final String jsonString) {
-        LOGGER.info("\n*** GUARD REQUEST START ***\n" + jsonString + "\n *** GUARD REQUEST END ***");
+        LOGGER.info("\n*** GUARD REQUEST START ***\n{}\n *** GUARD REQUEST END ***", jsonString);
 
         String target = jsonString.substring(jsonString.indexOf("00000000"));
         target = target.substring(0, target.indexOf('"'));
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ public class OnapVCpeSimEndpoint {
         int thisGuardMessageNumber = guardMessagesReceived.incrementAndGet();
         postMessagesReceived.incrementAndGet();
 
-        String responseJsonString = null;
+        String responseJsonString;
         if (thisGuardMessageNumber % 2 == 0) {
             responseJsonString = "{\"decision\": \"PERMIT\", \"details\": \"Decision Permit. OK!\"}";
         } else {
@@ -113,8 +113,7 @@ public class OnapVCpeSimEndpoint {
 
         responseJsonString = prettifyJsonString(responseJsonString);
 
-        LOGGER.info("\n*** GUARD RESPONSE START ***\n" + target + "\n" + responseJsonString
-                + "\n*** GUARD RESPONSE END ***");
+        LOGGER.info("\n*** GUARD RESPONSE START ***\n{}\n{}\n*** GUARD RESPONSE END ***", target, responseJsonString);
 
         return Response.status(200).entity(responseJsonString).build();
     }
@@ -124,29 +123,29 @@ public class OnapVCpeSimEndpoint {
      * http://localhost:54321/aai/v16/search/nodes-query?search-node-type=vserver&filter=vserver-name:EQUALS:
      *
      * @param searchNodeType the node type to search for
-     * @param filter the filter to apply in the search
+     * @param filter         the filter to apply in the search
      * @return the response
      * @throws IOException on I/O errors
      */
     @Path("aai/v16/search/nodes-query")
     @GET
     public Response aaiNamedQuerySearchRequest(@QueryParam("search-node-type") final String searchNodeType,
-            @QueryParam("filter") final String filter) throws IOException {
+                                               @QueryParam("filter") final String filter) throws IOException {
         getMessagesReceived.incrementAndGet();
 
-        LOGGER.info("\n*** AAI NODE QUERY GET START ***\nsearchNodeType=" + searchNodeType + "\nfilter=" + filter
-                + "\n *** AAI REQUEST END ***");
+        LOGGER.info("\n*** AAI NODE QUERY GET START ***\nsearchNodeType={}\nfilter={}\n *** AAI REQUEST END ***",
+            searchNodeType, filter);
 
         String adjustedVserverUuid =
-                "b4fe00ac-1da6-4b00-ac0d-8e8300db" + String.format("%04d", nextVnfId.getAndIncrement());
+            "b4fe00ac-1da6-4b00-ac0d-8e8300db" + String.format("%04d", nextVnfId.getAndIncrement());
 
         String responseJsonString =
-                TextFileUtils.getTextFileAsString("src/test/resources/aai/SearchNodeTypeResponse.json")
-                        .replaceAll("b4fe00ac-1da6-4b00-ac0d-8e8300db0007", adjustedVserverUuid);
+            TextFileUtils.getTextFileAsString("src/test/resources/aai/SearchNodeTypeResponse.json")
+                .replaceAll("b4fe00ac-1da6-4b00-ac0d-8e8300db0007", adjustedVserverUuid);
 
         responseJsonString = prettifyJsonString(responseJsonString);
 
-        LOGGER.info("\n*** AAI RESPONSE START ***\n" + responseJsonString + "\n *** AAI RESPONSE END ***");
+        LOGGER.info("\n*** AAI RESPONSE START ***\n{}\n *** AAI RESPONSE END ***", responseJsonString);
 
         return Response.status(200).entity(responseJsonString).build();
     }
@@ -155,7 +154,7 @@ public class OnapVCpeSimEndpoint {
      * AAI named query request on a particular resource.
      * http://localhost:54321/OnapVCpeSim/sim/aai/v16/query?format=resource
      *
-     * @param format the format of the request
+     * @param format     the format of the request
      * @param jsonString the body of the request
      * @return the response
      * @throws IOException on I/O errors
@@ -163,22 +162,22 @@ public class OnapVCpeSimEndpoint {
     @Path("aai/v16/query")
     @PUT
     public Response aaiNamedQueryResourceRequest(@QueryParam("format") final String format, final String jsonString)
-            throws IOException {
+        throws IOException {
         putMessagesReceived.incrementAndGet();
 
-        LOGGER.info("\n*** AAI NODE RESOURE POST QUERY START ***\\nformat=" + format + "\njson=" + jsonString
-                + "\n *** AAI REQUEST END ***");
+        LOGGER.info("\n*** AAI NODE RESOURCE POST QUERY START ***\\nformat={}\njson={}\n *** AAI REQUEST END ***",
+            format, jsonString);
 
         int beginIndex =
-                jsonString.indexOf("b4fe00ac-1da6-4b00-ac0d-8e8300db") + "b4fe00ac-1da6-4b00-ac0d-8e8300db".length();
+            jsonString.indexOf("b4fe00ac-1da6-4b00-ac0d-8e8300db") + "b4fe00ac-1da6-4b00-ac0d-8e8300db".length();
         String nextVnfIdUrlEnding = jsonString.substring(beginIndex, beginIndex + 4);
         String responseJsonString = TextFileUtils.getTextFileAsString("src/test/resources/aai/NodeQueryResponse.json")
-                .replaceAll("bbb3cefd-01c8-413c-9bdd-2b92f9ca3d38",
-                        "00000000-0000-0000-0000-00000000" + nextVnfIdUrlEnding);
+            .replaceAll("bbb3cefd-01c8-413c-9bdd-2b92f9ca3d38",
+                "00000000-0000-0000-0000-00000000" + nextVnfIdUrlEnding);
 
         responseJsonString = prettifyJsonString(responseJsonString);
 
-        LOGGER.info("\n*** AAI RESPONSE START ***\n" + responseJsonString + "\n *** AAI RESPONSE END ***");
+        LOGGER.info("\n*** AAI RESPONSE START ***\n{}\n *** AAI RESPONSE END ***", responseJsonString);
 
         return Response.status(200).entity(responseJsonString).build();
     }
@@ -201,16 +200,16 @@ public class OnapVCpeSimEndpoint {
             nextControlLoopMessageIsOnset = false;
 
             String clOnsetEvent = TextFileUtils
-                    .getTextFileAsString("src/main/resources/examples/events/ONAPvCPEStandalone/CLOnsetEvent.json");
-            LOGGER.info("\n*** CONTROL LOOP ONSET START ***\n" + clOnsetEvent + "\n *** CONTROL LOOP ONSET END ***");
+                .getTextFileAsString("src/main/resources/examples/events/ONAPvCPEStandalone/CLOnsetEvent.json");
+            LOGGER.info("\n*** CONTROL LOOP ONSET START ***\n{}\n *** CONTROL LOOP ONSET END ***", clOnsetEvent);
 
             return Response.status(200).entity(clOnsetEvent).build();
         } else {
             nextControlLoopMessageIsOnset = true;
 
             String clAbatedEvent = TextFileUtils
-                    .getTextFileAsString("src/main/resources/examples/events/ONAPvCPEStandalone/CLAbatedEvent.json");
-            LOGGER.info("\n*** CONTROL LOOP ABATED START ***\n" + clAbatedEvent + "\n *** CONTROL LOOP ABATED END ***");
+                .getTextFileAsString("src/main/resources/examples/events/ONAPvCPEStandalone/CLAbatedEvent.json");
+            LOGGER.info("\n*** CONTROL LOOP ABATED START ***\n{}\n *** CONTROL LOOP ABATED END ***", clAbatedEvent);
 
             return Response.status(200).entity(clAbatedEvent).build();
         }
@@ -258,7 +257,7 @@ public class OnapVCpeSimEndpoint {
 
         String logJsonString = prettifyJsonString(jsonString);
 
-        LOGGER.info("\n*** POLICY LOG ENTRY START ***\n" + logJsonString + "\n *** POLICY LOG ENTRY END ***");
+        LOGGER.info("\n*** POLICY LOG ENTRY START ***\n{}\n *** POLICY LOG ENTRY END ***", logJsonString);
 
         return Response.status(200).build();
     }
@@ -276,7 +275,7 @@ public class OnapVCpeSimEndpoint {
 
         String appcJsonString = prettifyJsonString(jsonString);
 
-        LOGGER.info("\n*** CONTROLLER REQUEST START ***\n" + appcJsonString + "\n *** CONTROLLER REQUEST END ***");
+        LOGGER.info("\n*** CONTROLLER REQUEST START ***\n{}\n *** CONTROLLER REQUEST END ***", appcJsonString);
 
         new AppcResponseCreator(appcResponseQueue, appcJsonString, 10000 + randomDelayInc.nextInt(10000));
 
@@ -296,7 +295,7 @@ public class OnapVCpeSimEndpoint {
 
         String bwJsonString = prettifyJsonString(jsonString);
 
-        LOGGER.info("\n*** BLACK WHITE LIST START ***\n" + bwJsonString + "\n *** BLACK WHITE LIST END ***");
+        LOGGER.info("\n*** BLACK WHITE LIST START ***\n{}\n *** BLACK WHITE LIST END ***", bwJsonString);
 
         return Response.status(200).build();
     }
@@ -314,10 +313,10 @@ public class OnapVCpeSimEndpoint {
         final String nextEventName = "Event0" + rand.nextInt(2) + "00";
 
         final String eventString = "{\n" + "\"nameSpace\": \"org.onap.policy.apex.sample.events\",\n" + "\"name\": \""
-                + nextEventName + "\",\n" + "\"version\": \"0.0.1\",\n" + "\"source\": \"REST_" + getMessagesReceived
-                + "\",\n" + "\"target\": \"apex\",\n" + "\"TestSlogan\": \"Test slogan for External Event0\",\n"
-                + "\"TestMatchCase\": " + nextMatchCase + ",\n" + "\"TestTimestamp\": " + System.currentTimeMillis()
-                + ",\n" + "\"TestTemperature\": 9080.866\n" + "}";
+            + nextEventName + "\",\n" + "\"version\": \"0.0.1\",\n" + "\"source\": \"REST_" + getMessagesReceived
+            + "\",\n" + "\"target\": \"apex\",\n" + "\"TestSlogan\": \"Test slogan for External Event0\",\n"
+            + "\"TestMatchCase\": " + nextMatchCase + ",\n" + "\"TestTimestamp\": " + System.currentTimeMillis()
+            + ",\n" + "\"TestTemperature\": 9080.866\n" + "}";
 
         getMessagesReceived.incrementAndGet();
 
@@ -357,8 +356,7 @@ public class OnapVCpeSimEndpoint {
     public Response servicePostRequest(final String jsonString) {
         postMessagesReceived.incrementAndGet();
 
-        @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
-        final Map<String, Object> jsonMap = gson.fromJson(jsonString, Map.class);
+        @SuppressWarnings("unchecked") final Map<String, Object> jsonMap = gson.fromJson(jsonString, Map.class);
         assertTrue(jsonMap.containsKey("name"));
         assertEquals("0.0.1", jsonMap.get("version"));
         assertEquals("org.onap.policy.apex.sample.events", jsonMap.get("nameSpace"));
@@ -366,7 +364,7 @@ public class OnapVCpeSimEndpoint {
         assertEquals("Outside", jsonMap.get("target"));
 
         return Response.status(200).entity("{\"GET\": , " + getMessagesReceived + ",\"STAT\": " + statMessagesReceived
-                + ",\"POST\": , " + postMessagesReceived + ",\"PUT\": " + putMessagesReceived + "}").build();
+            + ",\"POST\": , " + postMessagesReceived + ",\"PUT\": " + putMessagesReceived + "}").build();
     }
 
     /**
@@ -392,8 +390,7 @@ public class OnapVCpeSimEndpoint {
     public Response servicePutRequest(final String jsonString) {
         putMessagesReceived.incrementAndGet();
 
-        @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
-        final Map<String, Object> jsonMap = gson.fromJson(jsonString, Map.class);
+        @SuppressWarnings("unchecked") final Map<String, Object> jsonMap = gson.fromJson(jsonString, Map.class);
         assertTrue(jsonMap.containsKey("name"));
         assertEquals("0.0.1", jsonMap.get("version"));
         assertEquals("org.onap.policy.apex.sample.events", jsonMap.get("nameSpace"));
@@ -401,10 +398,10 @@ public class OnapVCpeSimEndpoint {
         assertEquals("Outside", jsonMap.get("target"));
 
         return Response.status(200).entity("{\"GET\": , " + getMessagesReceived + ",\"STAT\": " + statMessagesReceived
-                + ",\"POST\": , " + postMessagesReceived + ",\"PUT\": " + putMessagesReceived + "}").build();
+            + ",\"POST\": , " + postMessagesReceived + ",\"PUT\": " + putMessagesReceived + "}").build();
     }
 
-    private static final String prettifyJsonString(final String uglyJsonString) {
+    private static String prettifyJsonString(final String uglyJsonString) {
         JsonElement je = JsonParser.parseString(uglyJsonString);
         return gson.toJson(je);
     }
diff --git a/examples/examples-onap-vcpe/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/apex/domains/onap/vcpe/OnapVcpeRunner.java b/examples/examples-onap-vcpe/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/apex/domains/onap/vcpe/OnapVcpeRunner.java
index 2c2cf5204..227467a79 100644
--- a/examples/examples-onap-vcpe/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/apex/domains/onap/vcpe/OnapVcpeRunner.java
+++ b/examples/examples-onap-vcpe/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/apex/domains/onap/vcpe/OnapVcpeRunner.java
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
  * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
  *  Copyright (C) 2018 Ericsson. All rights reserved.
  *  Modifications Copyright (C) 2020 Bell Canada. All rights reserved.
- *  Modifications Copyright (C) 2020 Nordix Foundation.
+ *  Modifications Copyright (C) 2020, 2024 Nordix Foundation.
  * ================================================================================
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ public class OnapVcpeRunner {
 
         final ApexMain apexMain = new ApexMain(apexArgs);
 
-        await().atMost(5000, TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS).until(() -> apexMain.isAlive());
+        await().atMost(5000, TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS).until(apexMain::isAlive);
 
         // This test should be amended to start and shutdown the simulator as part of the test and not separately as
         // is done in the gRPC test.
diff --git a/examples/examples-onap-vcpe/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/apex/domains/onap/vcpe/OnapVcpeStandaloneRunner.java b/examples/examples-onap-vcpe/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/apex/domains/onap/vcpe/OnapVcpeStandaloneRunner.java
index 61c2df700..9e4bece2d 100644
--- a/examples/examples-onap-vcpe/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/apex/domains/onap/vcpe/OnapVcpeStandaloneRunner.java
+++ b/examples/examples-onap-vcpe/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/apex/domains/onap/vcpe/OnapVcpeStandaloneRunner.java
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /*-
  * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
- *  Copyright (C) 2020 Nordix Foundation.
+ *  Copyright (C) 2020, 2024 Nordix Foundation.
  * ================================================================================
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ public class OnapVcpeStandaloneRunner {
         // @formatter:on
         final ApexMain apexMain = new ApexMain(apexArgs);
 
-        await().atMost(5000, TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS).until(() -> apexMain.isAlive());
+        await().atMost(5000, TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS).until(apexMain::isAlive);
 
         // This test should be amended to start and shutdown the simulator as part of the test and not separately as
         // is done in the gRPC test.