Fix incorrect naming on context plugins

This change fixes inconsistent naming on the context plugins
in APEX. All plugins should fillow the naming convention of
plugin-A.plugin-A.B.plugin.A.B.C and so on. Not following
this convention breaks the APEX documentation build.

Issue-ID: POLICY-954
Change-Id: I8aad4a28d143427e60017eaa119ee4f7ce9f5b3d
Signed-off-by: liamfallon <liam.fallon@ericsson.com>

67 files changed, 4528 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/plugins/plugins-context/plugins-context-schema/plugins-context-schema-avro/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/apex/plugins/context/schema/avro/AvroArrayObjectMapper.java b/plugins/plugins-context/plugins-context-schema/plugins-context-schema-avro/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/apex/plugins/context/schema/avro/AvroArrayObjectMapper.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..56d84251f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/plugins-context/plugins-context-schema/plugins-context-schema-avro/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/apex/plugins/context/schema/avro/AvroArrayObjectMapper.java
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+/*-
+ * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
+ *  Copyright (C) 2016-2018 Ericsson. All rights reserved.
+ * ================================================================================
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ * 
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ * 
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ * 
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+ * ============LICENSE_END=========================================================
+ */
+
+package org.onap.policy.apex.plugins.context.schema.avro;
+
+import org.apache.avro.Schema;
+import org.apache.avro.generic.GenericData.Array;
+
+/**
+ * Object mapper for arrays, uses default behaviour except for a specific default constructor
+ * implementation.
+ *
+ * @author Liam Fallon (liam.fallon@ericsson.com)
+ */
+public class AvroArrayObjectMapper extends AvroDirectObjectMapper {
+    /*
+     * (non-Javadoc)
+     *
+     * @see org.onap.policy.apex.plugins.context.schema.avro.AvroObjectMapper#createNewinstance(org.
+     * apache.avro.Schema)
+     */
+    @SuppressWarnings("rawtypes")
+    @Override
+    public Object createNewInstance(final Schema avroSchema) {
+        return new Array(0, avroSchema);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/plugins/plugins-context/plugins-context-schema/plugins-context-schema-avro/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/apex/plugins/context/schema/avro/AvroBytesObjectMapper.java b/plugins/plugins-context/plugins-context-schema/plugins-context-schema-avro/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/apex/plugins/context/schema/avro/AvroBytesObjectMapper.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..dc281a52b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/plugins-context/plugins-context-schema/plugins-context-schema-avro/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/apex/plugins/context/schema/avro/AvroBytesObjectMapper.java
@@ -0,0 +1,149 @@
+/*-
+ * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
+ *  Copyright (C) 2016-2018 Ericsson. All rights reserved.
+ * ================================================================================
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ * 
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ * 
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ * 
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+ * ============LICENSE_END=========================================================
+ */
+
+package org.onap.policy.apex.plugins.context.schema.avro;
+
+import java.nio.ByteBuffer;
+
+import org.apache.avro.Schema;
+import org.apache.avro.Schema.Type;
+import org.onap.policy.apex.context.ContextRuntimeException;
+import org.onap.policy.apex.model.basicmodel.concepts.AxKey;
+import org.slf4j.ext.XLogger;
+import org.slf4j.ext.XLoggerFactory;
+
+/**
+ * This class does string mapping from the Avro BYTES type to a Java byte array.
+ *
+ * @author Liam Fallon (liam.fallon@ericsson.com)
+ */
+public class AvroBytesObjectMapper implements AvroObjectMapper {
+    // Get a reference to the logger
+    private static final XLogger LOGGER = XLoggerFactory.getXLogger(AvroBytesObjectMapper.class);
+
+    // The user keyAvro type for direct mapping
+    private AxKey userKey;
+    private Type avroType;
+
+    // The Apex compatible class
+    private final Class<Byte[]> schemaClass = Byte[].class;
+
+    /*
+     * (non-Javadoc)
+     *
+     * @see org.onap.policy.apex.plugins.context.schema.avro.AvroObjectMapper#getJavaClass()
+     */
+    @Override
+    public Class<?> getJavaClass() {
+        return schemaClass;
+    }
+
+    /*
+     * (non-Javadoc)
+     *
+     * @see
+     * org.onap.policy.apex.plugins.context.schema.avro.AvroObjectMapper#setAvroType(org.apache.
+     * avro. Schema.Type)
+     */
+    @Override
+    public void init(final AxKey intUserKey, final Type initAvroType) {
+        this.userKey = intUserKey;
+        this.avroType = initAvroType;
+    }
+
+    /*
+     * (non-Javadoc)
+     *
+     * @see org.onap.policy.apex.plugins.context.schema.avro.AvroObjectMapper#createNewinstance(org.
+     * apache. avro.Schema)
+     */
+    @Override
+    public Object createNewInstance(final Schema avroSchema) {
+        // By default, we do not create an instance, normal Java object creation for byte arrays is
+        // sufficient
+        return null;
+    }
+
+    /*
+     * (non-Javadoc)
+     *
+     * @see org.onap.policy.apex.plugins.context.schema.avro.AvroObjectMapper#getAvroType()
+     */
+    @Override
+    public Type getAvroType() {
+        return avroType;
+    }
+
+    /*
+     * (non-Javadoc)
+     *
+     * @see org.onap.policy.apex.plugins.context.schema.avro.AvroObjectMapper#mapFromAvro(java.lang.
+     * Object)
+     */
+    @Override
+    public Object mapFromAvro(final Object avroObject) {
+        // The Avro object should be a Utf8 object
+        if (!(avroObject instanceof ByteBuffer)) {
+            final String returnString =
+                    userKey.getID() + ": object \"" + avroObject + "\" of class \"" + avroObject.getClass()
+                            + "\" cannot be decoded to an object of class \"" + schemaClass.getCanonicalName() + "\"";
+            LOGGER.warn(returnString);
+            throw new ContextRuntimeException(returnString);
+        }
+
+        // Cast the byte buffer object so we get access to its methods
+        final ByteBuffer byteBufferAvroObject = (ByteBuffer) avroObject;
+
+        // read the byte buffer into a byte array
+        final byte[] byteArray = new byte[byteBufferAvroObject.remaining()];
+        byteBufferAvroObject.get(byteArray);
+
+        return byteArray;
+    }
+
+    /*
+     * (non-Javadoc)
+     *
+     * @see
+     * org.onap.policy.apex.plugins.context.schema.avro.AvroObjectMapper#mapToAvro(java.lang.Object)
+     */
+    @Override
+    public Object mapToAvro(final Object object) {
+        if (object == null) {
+            final String returnString = userKey.getID() + ": cannot encode a null object of class \""
+                    + schemaClass.getCanonicalName() + "\"";
+            LOGGER.warn(returnString);
+            throw new ContextRuntimeException(returnString);
+        }
+
+        // The incoming object should be a byte array
+        if (!(object instanceof byte[])) {
+            final String returnString = userKey.getID() + ": object \"" + object + "\" of class \"" + object.getClass()
+                    + "\" cannot be decoded to an object of class \"" + schemaClass.getCanonicalName() + "\"";
+            LOGGER.warn(returnString);
+            throw new ContextRuntimeException(returnString);
+        }
+
+        // Create a ByteBuffer object to serialize the bytes
+        final ByteBuffer byteBuffer = ByteBuffer.wrap((byte[]) object);
+
+        return byteBuffer;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/plugins/plugins-context/plugins-context-schema/plugins-context-schema-avro/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/apex/plugins/context/schema/avro/AvroDirectObjectMapper.java b/plugins/plugins-context/plugins-context-schema/plugins-context-schema-avro/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/apex/plugins/context/schema/avro/AvroDirectObjectMapper.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..acf64c3c9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/plugins-context/plugins-context-schema/plugins-context-schema-avro/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/apex/plugins/context/schema/avro/AvroDirectObjectMapper.java
@@ -0,0 +1,165 @@
+/*-
+ * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
+ *  Copyright (C) 2016-2018 Ericsson. All rights reserved.
+ * ================================================================================
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ * 
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ * 
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ * 
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+ * ============LICENSE_END=========================================================
+ */
+
+package org.onap.policy.apex.plugins.context.schema.avro;
+
+import java.util.HashMap;
+import java.util.Map;
+import java.util.TreeMap;
+
+import org.apache.avro.Schema;
+import org.apache.avro.Schema.Type;
+import org.apache.avro.generic.GenericData;
+import org.onap.policy.apex.context.ContextRuntimeException;
+import org.onap.policy.apex.model.basicmodel.concepts.AxKey;
+import org.slf4j.ext.XLogger;
+import org.slf4j.ext.XLoggerFactory;
+
+/**
+ * This class does direct mapping from Avro classes to Java classes, used for Avro primitive types
+ * that directly produce Java objects.
+ *
+ * @author Liam Fallon (liam.fallon@ericsson.com)
+ */
+public class AvroDirectObjectMapper implements AvroObjectMapper {
+    // Get a reference to the logger
+    private static final XLogger LOGGER = XLoggerFactory.getXLogger(AvroDirectObjectMapper.class);
+
+    // Map for Avro primitive types to Java primitive types
+    private static final Map<Schema.Type, Class<?>> AVRO_JAVA_TYPE_MAP = new TreeMap<>();
+
+    // @formatter:off
+    // Initialize the mapping
+    static {
+        AVRO_JAVA_TYPE_MAP.put(Schema.Type.ARRAY,   GenericData.Array.class);
+        AVRO_JAVA_TYPE_MAP.put(Schema.Type.BOOLEAN, Boolean.class);
+        AVRO_JAVA_TYPE_MAP.put(Schema.Type.DOUBLE,  Double.class);
+        AVRO_JAVA_TYPE_MAP.put(Schema.Type.ENUM,    GenericData.EnumSymbol.class);
+        AVRO_JAVA_TYPE_MAP.put(Schema.Type.FIXED,   GenericData.Fixed.class);
+        AVRO_JAVA_TYPE_MAP.put(Schema.Type.FLOAT,   Float.class);
+        AVRO_JAVA_TYPE_MAP.put(Schema.Type.INT,     Integer.class);
+        AVRO_JAVA_TYPE_MAP.put(Schema.Type.LONG,    Long.class);
+        AVRO_JAVA_TYPE_MAP.put(Schema.Type.MAP,     HashMap.class);
+        AVRO_JAVA_TYPE_MAP.put(Schema.Type.NULL,    null);
+        AVRO_JAVA_TYPE_MAP.put(Schema.Type.RECORD,  GenericData.Record.class);
+    }
+    // @formatter:on
+
+    // The user keyAvro type for direct mapping
+    private AxKey userKey;
+    private Type avroType;
+
+    // The Apex compatible class
+    private Class<?> schemaClass;
+
+    /*
+     * (non-Javadoc)
+     *
+     * @see org.onap.policy.apex.plugins.context.schema.avro.AvroObjectMapper#getJavaClass()
+     */
+    @Override
+    public Class<?> getJavaClass() {
+        return schemaClass;
+    }
+
+    /*
+     * (non-Javadoc)
+     *
+     * @see
+     * org.onap.policy.apex.plugins.context.schema.avro.AvroObjectMapper#setAvroType(org.apache.
+     * avro. Schema.Type)
+     */
+    @Override
+    public void init(final AxKey initUserKey, final Type initAvroType) {
+        this.userKey = initUserKey;
+        this.avroType = initAvroType;
+        schemaClass = AVRO_JAVA_TYPE_MAP.get(avroType);
+    }
+
+    /*
+     * (non-Javadoc)
+     *
+     * @see org.onap.policy.apex.plugins.context.schema.avro.AvroObjectMapper#createNewinstance(org.
+     * apache. avro.Schema)
+     */
+    @Override
+    public Object createNewInstance(final Schema avroSchema) {
+        // By default, we do not create an instance, normal Java object creation is sufficient
+        return null;
+    }
+
+    /*
+     * (non-Javadoc)
+     *
+     * @see org.onap.policy.apex.plugins.context.schema.avro.AvroObjectMapper#getAvroType()
+     */
+    @Override
+    public Type getAvroType() {
+        return avroType;
+    }
+
+    /*
+     * (non-Javadoc)
+     *
+     * @see org.onap.policy.apex.plugins.context.schema.avro.AvroObjectMapper#mapFromAvro(java.lang.
+     * Object)
+     */
+    @Override
+    public Object mapFromAvro(final Object avroObject) {
+        // Always return null if the schema is a null schema
+        if (schemaClass == null) {
+            return null;
+        }
+
+        // It is legal for the schema class to be null, if the Avro schema has a "null" type then
+        // the decoded object is always returned as a null
+        if (!schemaClass.isAssignableFrom(avroObject.getClass())) {
+            final String returnString =
+                    userKey.getID() + ": object \"" + avroObject + "\" of class \"" + avroObject.getClass()
+                            + "\" cannot be decoded to an object of class \"" + schemaClass.getCanonicalName() + "\"";
+            LOGGER.warn(returnString);
+            throw new ContextRuntimeException(returnString);
+        }
+
+        return avroObject;
+    }
+
+    /*
+     * (non-Javadoc)
+     *
+     * @see
+     * org.onap.policy.apex.plugins.context.schema.avro.AvroObjectMapper#mapToAvro(java.lang.Object)
+     */
+    @Override
+    public Object mapToAvro(final Object object) {
+        // Null values are only allowed if the schema class is null
+        if (object == null) {
+            if (schemaClass != null) {
+                final String returnString = userKey.getID() + ": cannot encode a null object of class \""
+                        + schemaClass.getCanonicalName() + "\"";
+                LOGGER.warn(returnString);
+                throw new ContextRuntimeException(returnString);
+            }
+        }
+
+        // For direct mappings, just work directly with the Java objects
+        return object;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/plugins/plugins-context/plugins-context-schema/plugins-context-schema-avro/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/apex/plugins/context/schema/avro/AvroEnumObjectMapper.java b/plugins/plugins-context/plugins-context-schema/plugins-context-schema-avro/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/apex/plugins/context/schema/avro/AvroEnumObjectMapper.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ec84450d5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/plugins-context/plugins-context-schema/plugins-context-schema-avro/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/apex/plugins/context/schema/avro/AvroEnumObjectMapper.java
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+/*-
+ * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
+ *  Copyright (C) 2016-2018 Ericsson. All rights reserved.
+ * ================================================================================
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ * 
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ * 
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ * 
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+ * ============LICENSE_END=========================================================
+ */
+
+package org.onap.policy.apex.plugins.context.schema.avro;
+
+import java.util.List;
+
+import org.apache.avro.Schema;
+import org.apache.avro.generic.GenericData.EnumSymbol;
+
+/**
+ * Object mapper for enums, uses default behaviour except for a specific default constructor
+ * implementation.
+ *
+ * @author Liam Fallon (liam.fallon@ericsson.com)
+ */
+public class AvroEnumObjectMapper extends AvroDirectObjectMapper {
+    /*
+     * (non-Javadoc)
+     *
+     * @see org.onap.policy.apex.plugins.context.schema.avro.AvroObjectMapper#createNewinstance(org.
+     * apache.avro.Schema)
+     */
+    @Override
+    public Object createNewInstance(final Schema avroSchema) {
+        // Initialize the ENUM to the first ENUM symbol on the list
+        final List<String> enumSymbols = avroSchema.getEnumSymbols();
+
+        // Check if any ENUM symbols have been defined
+        if (enumSymbols == null || enumSymbols.isEmpty()) {
+            return null;
+        }
+
+        return new EnumSymbol(avroSchema, enumSymbols.get(0));
+    }
+}
diff --git a/plugins/plugins-context/plugins-context-schema/plugins-context-schema-avro/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/apex/plugins/context/schema/avro/AvroNullableMapper.java b/plugins/plugins-context/plugins-context-schema/plugins-context-schema-avro/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/apex/plugins/context/schema/avro/AvroNullableMapper.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ff8806c86
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/plugins-context/plugins-context-schema/plugins-context-schema-avro/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/apex/plugins/context/schema/avro/AvroNullableMapper.java
@@ -0,0 +1,124 @@
+/*-
+ * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
+ *  Copyright (C) 2016-2018 Ericsson. All rights reserved.
+ * ================================================================================
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ * 
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ * 
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ * 
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+ * ============LICENSE_END=========================================================
+ */
+
+package org.onap.policy.apex.plugins.context.schema.avro;
+
+import org.apache.avro.Schema;
+import org.apache.avro.Schema.Type;
+
+import org.onap.policy.apex.model.basicmodel.concepts.ApexRuntimeException;
+import org.onap.policy.apex.model.basicmodel.concepts.AxKey;
+
+/**
+ * The Class AvroNullableMapper handles Avro null mappings to Java null values.
+ *
+ * @author John Keeney (john.keeney@ericsson.com)
+ */
+public class AvroNullableMapper extends AvroDirectObjectMapper {
+    // The wrapped mapper for nullables
+    private final AvroObjectMapper wrappedMapper;
+
+    /**
+     * The Constructor.
+     *
+     * @param wrappedMapper the wrapped mapper
+     */
+    public AvroNullableMapper(final AvroObjectMapper wrappedMapper) {
+        this.wrappedMapper = wrappedMapper;
+    }
+
+    /*
+     * (non-Javadoc)
+     *
+     * @see org.onap.policy.apex.plugins.context.schema.avro.AvroDirectObjectMapper#getJavaClass()
+     */
+    @Override
+    public Class<?> getJavaClass() {
+        return wrappedMapper.getJavaClass();
+    }
+
+    /*
+     * (non-Javadoc)
+     *
+     * @see
+     * org.onap.policy.apex.plugins.context.schema.avro.AvroDirectObjectMapper#init(org.onap.policy.
+     * apex. model.basicmodel.concepts.AxKey, org.apache.avro.Schema.Type)
+     */
+    @Override
+    public void init(final AxKey userKey, final Type avroType) {
+        wrappedMapper.init(userKey, avroType);
+    }
+
+    /*
+     * (non-Javadoc)
+     *
+     * @see
+     * org.onap.policy.apex.plugins.context.schema.avro.AvroDirectObjectMapper#createNewInstance(
+     * org. apache.avro.Schema)
+     */
+    @Override
+    public Object createNewInstance(final Schema avroSchema) {
+        return wrappedMapper.createNewInstance(avroSchema);
+    }
+
+    /*
+     * (non-Javadoc)
+     *
+     * @see org.onap.policy.apex.plugins.context.schema.avro.AvroDirectObjectMapper#getAvroType()
+     */
+    @Override
+    public Type getAvroType() {
+        return Schema.Type.UNION;
+    }
+
+    /*
+     * (non-Javadoc)
+     *
+     * @see
+     * org.onap.policy.apex.plugins.context.schema.avro.AvroDirectObjectMapper#mapFromAvro(java.
+     * lang. Object)
+     */
+    @Override
+    public Object mapFromAvro(final Object avroObject) {
+        if (avroObject == null) {
+            return null;
+        } else {
+            return wrappedMapper.mapFromAvro(avroObject);
+        }
+    }
+
+    /*
+     * (non-Javadoc)
+     *
+     * @see
+     * org.onap.policy.apex.plugins.context.schema.avro.AvroDirectObjectMapper#mapToAvro(java.lang.
+     * Object)
+     */
+    @Override
+    public Object mapToAvro(final Object object) {
+        if (object == null) {
+            return null;
+        } else {
+            throw new ApexRuntimeException("Unions/Nullable is not supported in output event ... Coming soon!");
+        }
+
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/plugins/plugins-context/plugins-context-schema/plugins-context-schema-avro/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/apex/plugins/context/schema/avro/AvroObjectMapper.java b/plugins/plugins-context/plugins-context-schema/plugins-context-schema-avro/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/apex/plugins/context/schema/avro/AvroObjectMapper.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..77de5928e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/plugins-context/plugins-context-schema/plugins-context-schema-avro/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/apex/plugins/context/schema/avro/AvroObjectMapper.java
@@ -0,0 +1,78 @@
+/*-
+ * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
+ *  Copyright (C) 2016-2018 Ericsson. All rights reserved.
+ * ================================================================================
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ * 
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ * 
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ * 
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+ * ============LICENSE_END=========================================================
+ */
+
+package org.onap.policy.apex.plugins.context.schema.avro;
+
+import org.apache.avro.Schema;
+import org.apache.avro.Schema.Type;
+import org.onap.policy.apex.model.basicmodel.concepts.AxKey;
+
+/**
+ * This interface is used to allow mapping of Avro object to and from Java objects.
+ *
+ * @author Liam Fallon (liam.fallon@ericsson.com)
+ */
+public interface AvroObjectMapper {
+    /**
+     * Get the Java class produced and consumed by this mapper.
+     *
+     * @return the Java class
+     */
+    Class<?> getJavaClass();
+
+    /**
+     * Initialize the mapper is working with.
+     *
+     * @param userKey the user key
+     * @param avroType the avro type
+     */
+    void init(AxKey userKey, Type avroType);
+
+    /**
+     * Create a new instance of the java object the Avro schema maps to.
+     *
+     * @param avroSchema the Avro schema to use to create the new instance
+     * @return a new instance of the object
+     */
+    Object createNewInstance(Schema avroSchema);
+
+    /**
+     * Set the Avro type the mapper is working with.
+     *
+     * @return the avro type
+     */
+    Type getAvroType();
+
+    /**
+     * Map the Avro object to an object Apex can handler.
+     *
+     * @param avroObject the Avro object to map
+     * @return the Apex-compatible object
+     */
+    Object mapFromAvro(Object avroObject);
+
+    /**
+     * Map the Apex object to an Avro object.
+     *
+     * @param object the Apex-compatible object
+     * @return the Avro object
+     */
+    Object mapToAvro(Object object);
+}
diff --git a/plugins/plugins-context/plugins-context-schema/plugins-context-schema-avro/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/apex/plugins/context/schema/avro/AvroObjectMapperFactory.java b/plugins/plugins-context/plugins-context-schema/plugins-context-schema-avro/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/apex/plugins/context/schema/avro/AvroObjectMapperFactory.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..22152a8da
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/plugins-context/plugins-context-schema/plugins-context-schema-avro/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/apex/plugins/context/schema/avro/AvroObjectMapperFactory.java
@@ -0,0 +1,131 @@
+/*-
+ * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
+ *  Copyright (C) 2016-2018 Ericsson. All rights reserved.
+ * ================================================================================
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ * 
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ * 
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ * 
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+ * ============LICENSE_END=========================================================
+ */
+
+package org.onap.policy.apex.plugins.context.schema.avro;
+
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Map;
+import java.util.TreeMap;
+
+import org.apache.avro.Schema;
+import org.onap.policy.apex.context.ContextRuntimeException;
+import org.onap.policy.apex.model.basicmodel.concepts.AxKey;
+import org.slf4j.ext.XLogger;
+import org.slf4j.ext.XLoggerFactory;
+
+/**
+ * This class maps between Avro types to Java types. This class is thread safe.
+ *
+ * @author Liam Fallon (liam.fallon@ericsson.com)
+ */
+public class AvroObjectMapperFactory {
+    // Get a reference to the logger
+    private static final XLogger LOGGER = XLoggerFactory.getXLogger(AvroObjectMapperFactory.class);
+
+    // Map for Avro primitive types to Java primitive types
+    private static final Map<Schema.Type, Class<? extends AvroObjectMapper>> AVRO_OBJECT_MAPPER_MAP = new TreeMap<>();
+
+    // @formatter:off
+    // Initialize the mapping
+    static {
+        AVRO_OBJECT_MAPPER_MAP.put(Schema.Type.ARRAY, AvroArrayObjectMapper.class);
+        AVRO_OBJECT_MAPPER_MAP.put(Schema.Type.BOOLEAN, AvroDirectObjectMapper.class);
+        AVRO_OBJECT_MAPPER_MAP.put(Schema.Type.BYTES, AvroBytesObjectMapper.class);
+        AVRO_OBJECT_MAPPER_MAP.put(Schema.Type.DOUBLE, AvroDirectObjectMapper.class);
+        AVRO_OBJECT_MAPPER_MAP.put(Schema.Type.ENUM, AvroEnumObjectMapper.class);
+        AVRO_OBJECT_MAPPER_MAP.put(Schema.Type.FIXED, AvroDirectObjectMapper.class);
+        AVRO_OBJECT_MAPPER_MAP.put(Schema.Type.FLOAT, AvroDirectObjectMapper.class);
+        AVRO_OBJECT_MAPPER_MAP.put(Schema.Type.INT, AvroDirectObjectMapper.class);
+        AVRO_OBJECT_MAPPER_MAP.put(Schema.Type.LONG, AvroDirectObjectMapper.class);
+        AVRO_OBJECT_MAPPER_MAP.put(Schema.Type.MAP, AvroDirectObjectMapper.class);
+        AVRO_OBJECT_MAPPER_MAP.put(Schema.Type.NULL, AvroDirectObjectMapper.class);
+        AVRO_OBJECT_MAPPER_MAP.put(Schema.Type.RECORD, AvroRecordObjectMapper.class);
+        AVRO_OBJECT_MAPPER_MAP.put(Schema.Type.STRING, AvroStringObjectMapper.class);
+        AVRO_OBJECT_MAPPER_MAP.put(Schema.Type.UNION, null);
+    }
+    // @formatter:on
+
+    /**
+     * Gets the Avro object mapper to use for an artifact with the given key and schema.
+     *
+     * @param userKey the key of the artifact
+     * @param incomingSchema the incoming schema
+     * @return the avro object mapper
+     */
+    public AvroObjectMapper get(final AxKey userKey, final Schema incomingSchema) {
+        Schema schema = incomingSchema;
+        boolean isnullable = false;
+        if (Schema.Type.UNION.equals(schema.getType())) {
+
+            final List<Schema> types = schema.getTypes();
+            // TODO: properly support UNIONS
+            // currently only support unions with 2 types, one of which is NULL
+            final Schema nullschema = Schema.create(Schema.Type.NULL);
+            if (types.size() != 2 || !types.contains(nullschema)) {
+                final String resultSting = userKey.getID()
+                        + ": Apex currently only supports UNION schemas with 2 options, one must be NULL";
+                LOGGER.warn(resultSting);
+                throw new ContextRuntimeException(resultSting);
+            }
+            isnullable = true;
+            // get the non-null schema given for the union so it can be wrapped
+            schema = types.get(0);
+            if (Schema.Type.NULL.equals(schema.getType())) {
+                schema = types.get(1);
+            }
+            if (Schema.Type.NULL.equals(schema.getType())) {
+                final String resultSting = userKey.getID()
+                        + ": Apex currently only supports UNION schema2 with 2 options, only one can be NULL, and the other cannot be another UNION";
+                LOGGER.warn(resultSting);
+                throw new ContextRuntimeException(resultSting);
+            }
+        }
+
+        final Schema.Type avroType = schema.getType();
+
+        // Check that there is a definition for the mapper for this type
+        if (!AVRO_OBJECT_MAPPER_MAP.containsKey(avroType) || AVRO_OBJECT_MAPPER_MAP.get(avroType) == null) {
+            final String resultSting =
+                    userKey.getID() + ": no Avro object mapper defined for Avro type \"" + avroType + "\"";
+            LOGGER.warn(resultSting);
+            throw new ContextRuntimeException(resultSting);
+        }
+
+        // Create a mapper
+        AvroObjectMapper avroObjectMapper;
+        try {
+            avroObjectMapper = AVRO_OBJECT_MAPPER_MAP.get(avroType).newInstance();
+            if (isnullable) {
+                avroObjectMapper = new AvroNullableMapper(avroObjectMapper);
+            }
+
+        } catch (final Exception e) {
+            final String resultSting = userKey.getID() + ": could not create an Avro object mapper of type \""
+                    + AVRO_OBJECT_MAPPER_MAP.get(avroType) + "\" for Avro type \"" + avroType + "\" : " + e;
+            LOGGER.warn(resultSting, e);
+            throw new ContextRuntimeException(resultSting, e);
+        }
+
+        // Set the type and return
+        avroObjectMapper.init(userKey, avroType);
+
+        return avroObjectMapper;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/plugins/plugins-context/plugins-context-schema/plugins-context-schema-avro/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/apex/plugins/context/schema/avro/AvroRecordObjectMapper.java b/plugins/plugins-context/plugins-context-schema/plugins-context-schema-avro/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/apex/plugins/context/schema/avro/AvroRecordObjectMapper.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9d24a9a86
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/plugins-context/plugins-context-schema/plugins-context-schema-avro/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/apex/plugins/context/schema/avro/AvroRecordObjectMapper.java
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+/*-
+ * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
+ *  Copyright (C) 2016-2018 Ericsson. All rights reserved.
+ * ================================================================================
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ * 
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ * 
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ * 
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+ * ============LICENSE_END=========================================================
+ */
+
+package org.onap.policy.apex.plugins.context.schema.avro;
+
+import org.apache.avro.Schema;
+import org.apache.avro.generic.GenericData.Record;
+
+/**
+ * Object mapper for records, uses default behaviour except for a specific default constructor
+ * implementation.
+ *
+ * @author Liam Fallon (liam.fallon@ericsson.com)
+ */
+public class AvroRecordObjectMapper extends AvroDirectObjectMapper {
+    /*
+     * (non-Javadoc)
+     *
+     * @see org.onap.policy.apex.plugins.context.schema.avro.AvroObjectMapper#createNewinstance(org.
+     * apache. avro.Schema)
+     */
+    @Override
+    public Object createNewInstance(final Schema avroSchema) {
+        return new Record(avroSchema);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/plugins/plugins-context/plugins-context-schema/plugins-context-schema-avro/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/apex/plugins/context/schema/avro/AvroSchemaHelper.java b/plugins/plugins-context/plugins-context-schema/plugins-context-schema-avro/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/apex/plugins/context/schema/avro/AvroSchemaHelper.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5fba274ce
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/plugins-context/plugins-context-schema/plugins-context-schema-avro/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/apex/plugins/context/schema/avro/AvroSchemaHelper.java
@@ -0,0 +1,261 @@
+/*-
+ * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
+ *  Copyright (C) 2016-2018 Ericsson. All rights reserved.
+ * ================================================================================
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ * 
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ * 
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ * 
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+ * ============LICENSE_END=========================================================
+ */
+
+package org.onap.policy.apex.plugins.context.schema.avro;
+
+import java.io.ByteArrayOutputStream;
+
+import org.apache.avro.Schema;
+import org.apache.avro.generic.GenericDatumReader;
+import org.apache.avro.generic.GenericDatumWriter;
+import org.apache.avro.generic.GenericRecord;
+import org.apache.avro.io.DatumWriter;
+import org.apache.avro.io.DecoderFactory;
+import org.apache.avro.io.EncoderFactory;
+import org.apache.avro.io.JsonDecoder;
+import org.apache.avro.io.JsonEncoder;
+import org.onap.policy.apex.context.ContextRuntimeException;
+import org.onap.policy.apex.context.impl.schema.AbstractSchemaHelper;
+import org.onap.policy.apex.model.basicmodel.concepts.AxKey;
+import org.onap.policy.apex.model.contextmodel.concepts.AxContextSchema;
+import org.slf4j.ext.XLogger;
+import org.slf4j.ext.XLoggerFactory;
+
+import com.google.gson.Gson;
+import com.google.gson.GsonBuilder;
+import com.google.gson.JsonElement;
+
+/**
+ * This class is the implementation of the {@link org.onap.policy.apex.context.SchemaHelper}
+ * interface for Avro schemas.
+ *
+ * @author Liam Fallon (liam.fallon@ericsson.com)
+ */
+public class AvroSchemaHelper extends AbstractSchemaHelper {
+    // Get a reference to the logger
+    private static final XLogger LOGGER = XLoggerFactory.getXLogger(AvroSchemaHelper.class);
+
+    // The Avro schema for this context schema
+    private Schema avroSchema;
+
+    // The mapper that translates between Java and Avro objects
+    private AvroObjectMapper avroObjectMapper;
+
+    @Override
+    public void init(final AxKey userKey, final AxContextSchema schema) throws ContextRuntimeException {
+        super.init(userKey, schema);
+
+        // Configure the Avro schema
+        try {
+            avroSchema = new Schema.Parser().parse(schema.getSchema());
+        } catch (final Exception e) {
+            final String resultSting = userKey.getID() + ": avro context schema \"" + schema.getID()
+                    + "\" schema is invalid: " + e.getMessage() + ", schema: " + schema.getSchema();
+            LOGGER.warn(resultSting);
+            throw new ContextRuntimeException(resultSting);
+        }
+
+        // Get the object mapper for the schema type to a Java class
+        avroObjectMapper = new AvroObjectMapperFactory().get(userKey, avroSchema);
+
+        // Get the Java type for this schema, if it is a primitive type then we can do direct
+        // conversion to JAva
+        setSchemaClass(avroObjectMapper.getJavaClass());
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Getter to get the Avro schema.
+     *
+     * @return the Avro schema
+     */
+    public Schema getAvroSchema() {
+        return avroSchema;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public Object getSchemaObject() {
+        return avroSchema;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public Object createNewInstance() {
+        // Create a new instance using the Avro object mapper
+        final Object newInstance = avroObjectMapper.createNewInstance(avroSchema);
+
+        // If no new instance is created, use default schema handler behavior
+        if (newInstance != null) {
+            return newInstance;
+        } else {
+            return super.createNewInstance();
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public Object createNewInstance(final String stringValue) {
+        return unmarshal(stringValue);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public Object createNewInstance(final Object incomingObject) {
+        if (incomingObject instanceof JsonElement) {
+            final Gson gson = new GsonBuilder().serializeNulls().create();
+            final String elementJsonString = gson.toJson((JsonElement) incomingObject);
+
+            return createNewInstance(elementJsonString);
+        }
+        else {
+            final String returnString = getUserKey().getID() + ": the object \"" + incomingObject
+            + "\" is not an instance of JsonObject";
+            LOGGER.warn(returnString);
+            throw new ContextRuntimeException(returnString);
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public Object unmarshal(final Object object) {
+        // If an object is already in the correct format, just carry on
+        if (passThroughObject(object)) {
+            return object;
+        }
+
+        String objectString = getStringObject(object);
+
+        // Translate illegal characters in incoming JSON keys to legal Avro values
+        objectString = AvroSchemaKeyTranslationUtilities.translateIllegalKeys(objectString, false);
+
+        // Decode the object
+        Object decodedObject;
+        try {
+            final JsonDecoder jsonDecoder = DecoderFactory.get().jsonDecoder(avroSchema, objectString);
+            decodedObject = new GenericDatumReader<GenericRecord>(avroSchema).read(null, jsonDecoder);
+        } catch (final Exception e) {
+            final String returnString = getUserKey().getID() + ": object \"" + objectString
+                    + "\" Avro unmarshalling failed: " + e.getMessage();
+            LOGGER.warn(returnString, e);
+            throw new ContextRuntimeException(returnString, e);
+        }
+
+        // Now map the decoded object into something we can handle
+        return avroObjectMapper.mapFromAvro(decodedObject);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Check that the incoming object is a string, the incoming object must be a string containing
+     * Json
+     * 
+     * @param object incoming object
+     * @return object as String
+     */
+    private String getStringObject(final Object object) {
+        try {
+            if (isObjectString(object)) {
+                String objectString = object.toString().trim();
+                if (objectString.length() == 0) {
+                    return "\"\"";
+                } else if (objectString.length() == 1) {
+                    return "\"" + objectString + "\"";
+                } else {
+                    // All strings must be quoted for decoding
+                    if (objectString.charAt(0) != '"') {
+                        objectString = '"' + objectString;
+                    }
+                    if (objectString.charAt(objectString.length() - 1) != '"') {
+                        objectString += '"';
+                    }
+                }
+                return objectString;
+            } else {
+                return (String) object;
+            }
+        } catch (final ClassCastException e) {
+            final String returnString = getUserKey().getID() + ": object \"" + object + "\" of type \""
+                    + (object != null ? object.getClass().getCanonicalName() : "null") + "\" must be assignable to \""
+                    + getSchemaClass().getCanonicalName()
+                    + "\" or be a Json string representation of it for Avro unmarshalling";
+            LOGGER.warn(returnString);
+            throw new ContextRuntimeException(returnString);
+        }
+    }
+
+    private boolean isObjectString(final Object object) {
+        return object != null && avroSchema.getType().equals(Schema.Type.STRING);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public String marshal2String(final Object object) {
+        // Condition the object for Avro encoding
+        final Object conditionedObject = avroObjectMapper.mapToAvro(object);
+
+        final String jsonString = getJsonString(object, conditionedObject);
+
+        return AvroSchemaKeyTranslationUtilities.translateIllegalKeys(jsonString, true);
+    }
+
+    private String getJsonString(final Object object, final Object conditionedObject) {
+
+        try (final ByteArrayOutputStream output = new ByteArrayOutputStream();) {
+            final DatumWriter<Object> writer = new GenericDatumWriter<>(avroSchema);
+            final JsonEncoder jsonEncoder = EncoderFactory.get().jsonEncoder(avroSchema, output, true);
+            writer.write(conditionedObject, jsonEncoder);
+            jsonEncoder.flush();
+            return new String(output.toByteArray());
+        } catch (final Exception e) {
+            final String returnString =
+                    getUserKey().getID() + ": object \"" + object + "\" Avro marshalling failed: " + e.getMessage();
+            LOGGER.warn(returnString);
+            throw new ContextRuntimeException(returnString, e);
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public JsonElement marshal2Object(final Object schemaObject) {
+        // Get the object as a Json string
+        final String schemaObjectAsString = marshal2String(schemaObject);
+
+        // Get a Gson instance to convert the Json string to an object created by Json
+        final Gson gson = new Gson();
+
+        // Convert the Json string into an object
+        final Object schemaObjectAsObject = gson.fromJson(schemaObjectAsString, Object.class);
+
+        return gson.toJsonTree(schemaObjectAsObject);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Check if we can pass this object straight through encoding or decoding, is it an object
+     * native to the schema.
+     *
+     * @param object the object to check
+     * @return true if it's a straight pass through
+     */
+    private boolean passThroughObject(final Object object) {
+        if (object == null || getSchemaClass() == null) {
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        // All strings must be mapped
+        if (object instanceof String) {
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        // Now, check if the object is native
+        return getSchemaClass().isAssignableFrom(object.getClass());
+    }
+}
diff --git a/plugins/plugins-context/plugins-context-schema/plugins-context-schema-avro/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/apex/plugins/context/schema/avro/AvroSchemaHelperParameters.java b/plugins/plugins-context/plugins-context-schema/plugins-context-schema-avro/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/apex/plugins/context/schema/avro/AvroSchemaHelperParameters.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5a8fac404
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/plugins-context/plugins-context-schema/plugins-context-schema-avro/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/apex/plugins/context/schema/avro/AvroSchemaHelperParameters.java
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+/*-
+ * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
+ *  Copyright (C) 2016-2018 Ericsson. All rights reserved.
+ * ================================================================================
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ * 
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ * 
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ * 
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+ * ============LICENSE_END=========================================================
+ */
+
+package org.onap.policy.apex.plugins.context.schema.avro;
+
+import org.onap.policy.apex.context.parameters.SchemaHelperParameters;
+
+/**
+ * Schema helper parameter class for the Avro schema helper.
+ *
+ * @author Liam Fallon (liam.fallon@ericsson.com)
+ */
+public class AvroSchemaHelperParameters extends SchemaHelperParameters {
+    /**
+     * The Default Constructor sets the {@link AvroSchemaHelper} as the schema helper class for Avro
+     * schemas.
+     */
+    public AvroSchemaHelperParameters() {
+        this.setSchemaHelperPluginClass(AvroSchemaHelper.class.getCanonicalName());
+    }
+}
diff --git a/plugins/plugins-context/plugins-context-schema/plugins-context-schema-avro/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/apex/plugins/context/schema/avro/AvroSchemaKeyTranslationUtilities.java b/plugins/plugins-context/plugins-context-schema/plugins-context-schema-avro/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/apex/plugins/context/schema/avro/AvroSchemaKeyTranslationUtilities.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..dc3770a43
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/plugins-context/plugins-context-schema/plugins-context-schema-avro/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/apex/plugins/context/schema/avro/AvroSchemaKeyTranslationUtilities.java
@@ -0,0 +1,140 @@
+/*-
+ * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
+ *  Copyright (C) 2016-2018 Ericsson. All rights reserved.
+ * ================================================================================
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ * 
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ * 
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ * 
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+ * ============LICENSE_END=========================================================
+ */
+
+package org.onap.policy.apex.plugins.context.schema.avro;
+
+import java.util.Map.Entry;
+
+import com.google.gson.GsonBuilder;
+import com.google.gson.JsonArray;
+import com.google.gson.JsonElement;
+import com.google.gson.JsonObject;
+
+/**
+ * This static final class contains utility methods for Avro schemas.
+ * 
+ * @author Liam Fallon (liam.fallon@ericsson.com)
+ */
+public final class AvroSchemaKeyTranslationUtilities {
+    // Constants for key replacements
+    private static final String DOT_STRING = "\\.";
+    private static final String DOT_STRING_REPLACEMENT = "_DoT_";
+    private static final String DASH_STRING = "-";
+    private static final String DASH_STRING_REPLACEMENT = "_DasH_";
+
+    /**
+     * Default constructor to avoid subclassing.
+     */
+    private AvroSchemaKeyTranslationUtilities() {}
+
+    /**
+     * Translate characters in JSON keys to values that are legal in Avro. Avro names must start
+     * with [A-Za-z_] and subsequently contain only [A-Za-z0-9_]
+     *
+     * @param jsonString The JSON string to translate
+     * @param revert True if we want to revert the field names to their original values
+     * @return the translated JSON string
+     */
+    public static String translateIllegalKeys(final String jsonString, final boolean revert) {
+        if (jsonString == null) {
+            return jsonString;
+        }
+
+        // Create a JSON element for the incoming JSON string
+        final JsonElement jsonElement =
+                new GsonBuilder().serializeNulls().create().fromJson(jsonString, JsonElement.class);
+
+        final JsonElement translatedJsonElement = translateIllegalKeys(jsonElement, revert);
+
+        return new GsonBuilder().serializeNulls().create().toJson(translatedJsonElement);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Translate characters in JSON keys to values that are legal in Avro. Avro names must start
+     * with [A-Za-z_] and subsequently contain only [A-Za-z0-9_]
+     *
+     * @param jsonElement The JSON element to translate
+     * @param revert True if we want to revert the field names to their original values
+     * @return the translated JSON element
+     */
+    public static JsonElement translateIllegalKeys(final JsonElement jsonElement, final boolean revert) {
+        // We only act on JSON objects and arrays
+        if (jsonElement.isJsonObject()) {
+            return translateIllegalKeys(jsonElement.getAsJsonObject(), revert);
+        } else if (jsonElement.isJsonArray()) {
+            return translateIllegalKeys(jsonElement.getAsJsonArray(), revert);
+        } else {
+            return jsonElement;
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Translate characters in JSON keys to values that are legal in Avro. Avro names must start
+     * with [A-Za-z_] and subsequently contain only [A-Za-z0-9_]
+     *
+     * @param jsonObject The JSON object to translate
+     * @param revert True if we want to revert the field names to their original values
+     * @return the translated JSON element
+     */
+    public static JsonElement translateIllegalKeys(final JsonObject jsonObject, final boolean revert) {
+        final JsonObject newJsonObject = new JsonObject();
+
+        for (final Entry<String, JsonElement> jsonObjectEntry : jsonObject.entrySet()) {
+            newJsonObject.add(translateIllegalKey(jsonObjectEntry.getKey(), revert),
+                    translateIllegalKeys(jsonObjectEntry.getValue(), revert));
+        }
+
+        return newJsonObject;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Translate characters in JSON keys to values that are legal in Avro. Avro names must start
+     * with [A-Za-z_] and subsequently contain only [A-Za-z0-9_]
+     *
+     * @param jsonArray The JSON array to translate
+     * @param revert True if we want to revert the field names to their original values
+     * @return the translated JSON element
+     */
+    public static JsonElement translateIllegalKeys(final JsonArray jsonArray, final boolean revert) {
+        final JsonArray newJsonArray = new JsonArray();
+
+        for (int i = 0; i < jsonArray.size(); i++) {
+            newJsonArray.add(translateIllegalKeys(jsonArray.get(i), revert));
+        }
+
+        return newJsonArray;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Translate characters in a single JSON key to values that are legal in Avro. Avro names must
+     * start with [A-Za-z_] and subsequently contain only [A-Za-z0-9_]
+     *
+     * @param key The key to translate
+     * @param revert True if we want to revert the field names to their original values
+     * @return the translated key
+     */
+    private static String translateIllegalKey(final String key, final boolean revert) {
+        if (revert) {
+            return key.replaceAll(DOT_STRING_REPLACEMENT, DOT_STRING).replaceAll(DASH_STRING_REPLACEMENT, DASH_STRING);
+        } else {
+            return key.replaceAll(DOT_STRING, DOT_STRING_REPLACEMENT).replaceAll(DASH_STRING, DASH_STRING_REPLACEMENT);
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/plugins/plugins-context/plugins-context-schema/plugins-context-schema-avro/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/apex/plugins/context/schema/avro/AvroStringObjectMapper.java b/plugins/plugins-context/plugins-context-schema/plugins-context-schema-avro/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/apex/plugins/context/schema/avro/AvroStringObjectMapper.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..cb3625f31
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/plugins-context/plugins-context-schema/plugins-context-schema-avro/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/apex/plugins/context/schema/avro/AvroStringObjectMapper.java
@@ -0,0 +1,130 @@
+/*-
+ * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
+ *  Copyright (C) 2016-2018 Ericsson. All rights reserved.
+ * ================================================================================
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ * 
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ * 
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ * 
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+ * ============LICENSE_END=========================================================
+ */
+
+package org.onap.policy.apex.plugins.context.schema.avro;
+
+import org.apache.avro.Schema;
+import org.apache.avro.Schema.Type;
+import org.apache.avro.util.Utf8;
+import org.onap.policy.apex.context.ContextRuntimeException;
+import org.onap.policy.apex.model.basicmodel.concepts.AxKey;
+import org.slf4j.ext.XLogger;
+import org.slf4j.ext.XLoggerFactory;
+
+/**
+ * This class does string mapping from the Avro Utf8 class to the Java String class.
+ *
+ * @author Liam Fallon (liam.fallon@ericsson.com)
+ */
+public class AvroStringObjectMapper implements AvroObjectMapper {
+    // Get a reference to the logger
+    private static final XLogger LOGGER = XLoggerFactory.getXLogger(AvroStringObjectMapper.class);
+
+    // The user keyAvro type for direct mapping
+    private AxKey userKey;
+    private Type avroType;
+
+    // The Apex compatible class
+    private final Class<String> schemaClass = String.class;
+
+    /*
+     * (non-Javadoc)
+     *
+     * @see org.onap.policy.apex.plugins.context.schema.avro.AvroObjectMapper#getJavaClass()
+     */
+    @Override
+    public Class<?> getJavaClass() {
+        return schemaClass;
+    }
+
+    /*
+     * (non-Javadoc)
+     *
+     * @see
+     * org.onap.policy.apex.plugins.context.schema.avro.AvroObjectMapper#setAvroType(org.apache.
+     * avro. Schema.Type)
+     */
+    @Override
+    public void init(final AxKey initUserKey, final Type initAvroType) {
+        this.userKey = initUserKey;
+        this.avroType = initAvroType;
+    }
+
+    /*
+     * (non-Javadoc)
+     *
+     * @see org.onap.policy.apex.plugins.context.schema.avro.AvroObjectMapper#createNewinstance(org.
+     * apache. avro.Schema)
+     */
+    @Override
+    public Object createNewInstance(final Schema avroSchema) {
+        // By default, we do not create an instance, normal Java object creation for strings is
+        // sufficient
+        return null;
+    }
+
+    /*
+     * (non-Javadoc)
+     *
+     * @see org.onap.policy.apex.plugins.context.schema.avro.AvroObjectMapper#getAvroType()
+     */
+    @Override
+    public Type getAvroType() {
+        return avroType;
+    }
+
+    /*
+     * (non-Javadoc)
+     *
+     * @see org.onap.policy.apex.plugins.context.schema.avro.AvroObjectMapper#mapFromAvro(java.lang.
+     * Object)
+     */
+    @Override
+    public Object mapFromAvro(final Object avroObject) {
+        // The Avro object should be a Utf8 object
+        if (!(avroObject instanceof Utf8)) {
+            final String returnString =
+                    userKey.getID() + ": object \"" + avroObject + "\" of class \"" + avroObject.getClass()
+                            + "\" cannot be decoded to an object of class \"" + schemaClass.getCanonicalName() + "\"";
+            LOGGER.warn(returnString);
+            throw new ContextRuntimeException(returnString);
+        }
+
+        return avroObject.toString();
+    }
+
+    /*
+     * (non-Javadoc)
+     *
+     * @see
+     * org.onap.policy.apex.plugins.context.schema.avro.AvroObjectMapper#mapToAvro(java.lang.Object)
+     */
+    @Override
+    public Object mapToAvro(final Object object) {
+        if (object == null) {
+            final String returnString = userKey.getID() + ": cannot encode a null object of class \""
+                    + schemaClass.getCanonicalName() + "\"";
+            LOGGER.warn(returnString);
+            throw new ContextRuntimeException(returnString);
+        }
+
+        return object;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/plugins/plugins-context/plugins-context-schema/plugins-context-schema-avro/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/apex/plugins/context/schema/avro/package-info.java b/plugins/plugins-context/plugins-context-schema/plugins-context-schema-avro/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/apex/plugins/context/schema/avro/package-info.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..93f4943d5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/plugins-context/plugins-context-schema/plugins-context-schema-avro/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/apex/plugins/context/schema/avro/package-info.java
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+/*-
+ * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
+ *  Copyright (C) 2016-2018 Ericsson. All rights reserved.
+ * ================================================================================
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ * 
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ * 
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ * 
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+ * ============LICENSE_END=========================================================
+ */
+
+/**
+ * Implements <a href="https://avro.apache.org/">Avro</a> schem handling for use in event fields and
+ * context albums in APEX.
+ *
+ * @author Liam Fallon (liam.fallon@ericsson.com)
+ */
+package org.onap.policy.apex.plugins.context.schema.avro;
diff --git a/plugins/plugins-context/plugins-context-schema/plugins-context-schema-avro/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/apex/plugins/context/schema/avro/TestAvroSchemaAAI.java b/plugins/plugins-context/plugins-context-schema/plugins-context-schema-avro/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/apex/plugins/context/schema/avro/TestAvroSchemaAAI.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..65eef39c2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/plugins-context/plugins-context-schema/plugins-context-schema-avro/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/apex/plugins/context/schema/avro/TestAvroSchemaAAI.java
@@ -0,0 +1,76 @@
+/*-
+ * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
+ *  Copyright (C) 2016-2018 Ericsson. All rights reserved.
+ * ================================================================================
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ * 
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ * 
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ * 
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+ * ============LICENSE_END=========================================================
+ */
+
+package org.onap.policy.apex.plugins.context.schema.avro;
+
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
+
+import java.io.IOException;
+
+import org.apache.avro.generic.GenericData.Array;
+import org.apache.avro.generic.GenericRecord;
+import org.junit.Before;
+import org.junit.Test;
+import org.onap.policy.apex.context.SchemaHelper;
+import org.onap.policy.apex.context.impl.schema.SchemaHelperFactory;
+import org.onap.policy.apex.context.parameters.SchemaParameters;
+import org.onap.policy.apex.model.basicmodel.concepts.AxArtifactKey;
+import org.onap.policy.apex.model.basicmodel.concepts.AxKey;
+import org.onap.policy.apex.model.basicmodel.service.ModelService;
+import org.onap.policy.apex.model.contextmodel.concepts.AxContextSchema;
+import org.onap.policy.apex.model.contextmodel.concepts.AxContextSchemas;
+import org.onap.policy.apex.model.utilities.TextFileUtils;
+
+/**
+ * @author Liam Fallon (liam.fallon@ericsson.com)
+ * @version
+ */
+public class TestAvroSchemaAAI {
+    private final AxKey testKey = new AxArtifactKey("AvroTest", "0.0.1");
+    private AxContextSchemas schemas;
+    private String aaiInventoryResponseSchema;
+
+    @Before
+    public void initTest() throws IOException {
+        schemas = new AxContextSchemas(new AxArtifactKey("AvroSchemas", "0.0.1"));
+        ModelService.registerModel(AxContextSchemas.class, schemas);
+        new SchemaParameters().getSchemaHelperParameterMap().put("Avro", new AvroSchemaHelperParameters());
+        aaiInventoryResponseSchema =
+                TextFileUtils.getTextFileAsString("src/test/resources/avsc/AAIInventoryResponseItemType.avsc");
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testAAIResponsePolicy() throws IOException {
+        final AxContextSchema avroSchema =
+                new AxContextSchema(new AxArtifactKey("AvroRecord", "0.0.1"), "Avro", aaiInventoryResponseSchema);
+
+        schemas.getSchemasMap().put(avroSchema.getKey(), avroSchema);
+        final SchemaHelper schemaHelper = new SchemaHelperFactory().createSchemaHelper(testKey, avroSchema.getKey());
+
+        final Array<?> newArrayEmpty = (Array<?>) schemaHelper.createNewInstance();
+        assertEquals(0, newArrayEmpty.size());
+
+        final String inString = TextFileUtils.getTextFileAsString("src/test/resources/data/AAIResponse4Policy.json");
+        final Array<?> newArrayFull = (Array<?>) schemaHelper.createNewInstance(inString);
+        final String vnfName = ((GenericRecord) ((GenericRecord) newArrayFull.get(0)).get("generic_DasH_vnf"))
+                .get("vnf_DasH_name").toString();
+        assertEquals("ZRDM2MMEX39", vnfName);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/plugins/plugins-context/plugins-context-schema/plugins-context-schema-avro/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/apex/plugins/context/schema/avro/TestAvroSchemaArray.java b/plugins/plugins-context/plugins-context-schema/plugins-context-schema-avro/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/apex/plugins/context/schema/avro/TestAvroSchemaArray.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..21fab66d9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/plugins-context/plugins-context-schema/plugins-context-schema-avro/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/apex/plugins/context/schema/avro/TestAvroSchemaArray.java
@@ -0,0 +1,107 @@
+/*-
+ * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
+ *  Copyright (C) 2016-2018 Ericsson. All rights reserved.
+ * ================================================================================
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ * 
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ * 
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ * 
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+ * ============LICENSE_END=========================================================
+ */
+
+package org.onap.policy.apex.plugins.context.schema.avro;
+
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
+
+import java.io.IOException;
+
+import org.apache.avro.generic.GenericData.Array;
+import org.junit.Before;
+import org.junit.Test;
+import org.onap.policy.apex.context.SchemaHelper;
+import org.onap.policy.apex.context.impl.schema.SchemaHelperFactory;
+import org.onap.policy.apex.context.parameters.SchemaParameters;
+import org.onap.policy.apex.model.basicmodel.concepts.AxArtifactKey;
+import org.onap.policy.apex.model.basicmodel.concepts.AxKey;
+import org.onap.policy.apex.model.basicmodel.service.ModelService;
+import org.onap.policy.apex.model.contextmodel.concepts.AxContextSchema;
+import org.onap.policy.apex.model.contextmodel.concepts.AxContextSchemas;
+import org.onap.policy.apex.model.utilities.TextFileUtils;
+
+/**
+ * @author Liam Fallon (liam.fallon@ericsson.com)
+ * @version
+ */
+public class TestAvroSchemaArray {
+    private final AxKey testKey = new AxArtifactKey("AvroTest", "0.0.1");
+    private AxContextSchemas schemas;
+    private String longArraySchema;
+    private String addressArraySchema;
+
+    @Before
+    public void initTest() throws IOException {
+        schemas = new AxContextSchemas(new AxArtifactKey("AvroSchemas", "0.0.1"));
+        ModelService.registerModel(AxContextSchemas.class, schemas);
+        new SchemaParameters().getSchemaHelperParameterMap().put("Avro", new AvroSchemaHelperParameters());
+        longArraySchema = TextFileUtils.getTextFileAsString("src/test/resources/avsc/ArrayExampleLong.avsc");
+        addressArraySchema = TextFileUtils.getTextFileAsString("src/test/resources/avsc/ArrayExampleAddress.avsc");
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testArrayInit() throws IOException {
+        final AxContextSchema avroSchema =
+                new AxContextSchema(new AxArtifactKey("AvroRecord", "0.0.1"), "Avro", addressArraySchema);
+
+        schemas.getSchemasMap().put(avroSchema.getKey(), avroSchema);
+        final SchemaHelper schemaHelper = new SchemaHelperFactory().createSchemaHelper(testKey, avroSchema.getKey());
+
+        final Array<?> newArrayEmpty = (Array<?>) schemaHelper.createNewInstance();
+        assertEquals(0, newArrayEmpty.size());
+
+        final String inString =
+                TextFileUtils.getTextFileAsString("src/test/resources/data/ArrayExampleAddressFull.json");
+        final Array<?> newArrayFull = (Array<?>) schemaHelper.createNewInstance(inString);
+        assertEquals("{\"streetaddress\": \"1600 Pennsylvania Avenue\", \"city\": \"Washington DC\"}",
+                newArrayFull.get(0).toString());
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testLongArrayUnmarshalMarshal() throws IOException {
+        final AxContextSchema avroSchema =
+                new AxContextSchema(new AxArtifactKey("AvroArray", "0.0.1"), "Avro", longArraySchema);
+
+        schemas.getSchemasMap().put(avroSchema.getKey(), avroSchema);
+        final SchemaHelper schemaHelper = new SchemaHelperFactory().createSchemaHelper(testKey, avroSchema.getKey());
+
+        testUnmarshalMarshal(schemaHelper, "src/test/resources/data/ArrayExampleLongNull.json");
+        testUnmarshalMarshal(schemaHelper, "src/test/resources/data/ArrayExampleLongFull.json");
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testAddressArrayUnmarshalMarshal() throws IOException {
+        final AxContextSchema avroSchema =
+                new AxContextSchema(new AxArtifactKey("AvroArray", "0.0.1"), "Avro", addressArraySchema);
+
+        schemas.getSchemasMap().put(avroSchema.getKey(), avroSchema);
+        final SchemaHelper schemaHelper = new SchemaHelperFactory().createSchemaHelper(testKey, avroSchema.getKey());
+
+        testUnmarshalMarshal(schemaHelper, "src/test/resources/data/ArrayExampleAddressNull.json");
+        testUnmarshalMarshal(schemaHelper, "src/test/resources/data/ArrayExampleAddressFull.json");
+    }
+
+    private void testUnmarshalMarshal(final SchemaHelper schemaHelper, final String fileName) throws IOException {
+        final String inString = TextFileUtils.getTextFileAsString(fileName);
+        final Array<?> schemaObject = (Array<?>) schemaHelper.unmarshal(inString);
+        final String outString = schemaHelper.marshal2String(schemaObject);
+        assertEquals(inString.replaceAll("\\s+", ""), outString.replaceAll("\\s+", ""));
+    }
+}
diff --git a/plugins/plugins-context/plugins-context-schema/plugins-context-schema-avro/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/apex/plugins/context/schema/avro/TestAvroSchemaEnum.java b/plugins/plugins-context/plugins-context-schema/plugins-context-schema-avro/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/apex/plugins/context/schema/avro/TestAvroSchemaEnum.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ae19cd31a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/plugins-context/plugins-context-schema/plugins-context-schema-avro/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/apex/plugins/context/schema/avro/TestAvroSchemaEnum.java
@@ -0,0 +1,120 @@
+/*-
+ * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
+ *  Copyright (C) 2016-2018 Ericsson. All rights reserved.
+ * ================================================================================
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ * 
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ * 
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ * 
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+ * ============LICENSE_END=========================================================
+ */
+
+package org.onap.policy.apex.plugins.context.schema.avro;
+
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
+import static org.junit.Assert.fail;
+
+import java.io.IOException;
+
+import org.apache.avro.generic.GenericData.EnumSymbol;
+import org.junit.Before;
+import org.junit.Test;
+import org.onap.policy.apex.context.SchemaHelper;
+import org.onap.policy.apex.context.impl.schema.SchemaHelperFactory;
+import org.onap.policy.apex.context.parameters.SchemaParameters;
+import org.onap.policy.apex.model.basicmodel.concepts.AxArtifactKey;
+import org.onap.policy.apex.model.basicmodel.concepts.AxKey;
+import org.onap.policy.apex.model.basicmodel.service.ModelService;
+import org.onap.policy.apex.model.contextmodel.concepts.AxContextSchema;
+import org.onap.policy.apex.model.contextmodel.concepts.AxContextSchemas;
+import org.onap.policy.apex.model.utilities.TextFileUtils;
+
+/**
+ * @author Liam Fallon (liam.fallon@ericsson.com)
+ * @version
+ */
+public class TestAvroSchemaEnum {
+    private final AxKey testKey = new AxArtifactKey("AvroTest", "0.0.1");
+    private AxContextSchemas schemas;
+    private String enumSchema;
+
+    @Before
+    public void initTest() throws IOException {
+        schemas = new AxContextSchemas(new AxArtifactKey("AvroSchemas", "0.0.1"));
+        ModelService.registerModel(AxContextSchemas.class, schemas);
+        new SchemaParameters().getSchemaHelperParameterMap().put("Avro", new AvroSchemaHelperParameters());
+        enumSchema = TextFileUtils.getTextFileAsString("src/test/resources/avsc/EnumSchema.avsc");
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testEnumInit() throws IOException {
+        final AxContextSchema avroSchema =
+                new AxContextSchema(new AxArtifactKey("AvroRecord", "0.0.1"), "Avro", enumSchema);
+
+        schemas.getSchemasMap().put(avroSchema.getKey(), avroSchema);
+        final SchemaHelper schemaHelper = new SchemaHelperFactory().createSchemaHelper(testKey, avroSchema.getKey());
+
+        final EnumSymbol newEnumEmpty = (EnumSymbol) schemaHelper.createNewInstance();
+        assertEquals("SPADES", newEnumEmpty.toString());
+
+        final EnumSymbol newEnumFull = (EnumSymbol) schemaHelper.createNewInstance("\"HEARTS\"");
+        assertEquals("HEARTS", newEnumFull.toString());
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testEnumUnmarshalMarshal() throws IOException {
+        final AxContextSchema avroSchema =
+                new AxContextSchema(new AxArtifactKey("AvroArray", "0.0.1"), "Avro", enumSchema);
+
+        schemas.getSchemasMap().put(avroSchema.getKey(), avroSchema);
+        final SchemaHelper schemaHelper = new SchemaHelperFactory().createSchemaHelper(testKey, avroSchema.getKey());
+
+        testUnmarshalMarshal(schemaHelper, "src/test/resources/data/EnumExampleHearts.json");
+
+        try {
+            testUnmarshalMarshal(schemaHelper, "src/test/resources/data/EnumExampleNull.json");
+            fail("This test should throw an exception here");
+        } catch (final Exception e) {
+            assertEquals("AvroTest:0.0.1: object \"null\" Avro unmarshalling failed: Expected fixed. Got VALUE_NULL",
+                    e.getMessage());
+        }
+        try {
+            testUnmarshalMarshal(schemaHelper, "src/test/resources/data/EnumExampleNull.json");
+            fail("This test should throw an exception here");
+        } catch (final Exception e) {
+            assertEquals("AvroTest:0.0.1: object \"null\" Avro unmarshalling failed: Expected fixed. Got VALUE_NULL",
+                    e.getMessage());
+        }
+        try {
+            testUnmarshalMarshal(schemaHelper, "src/test/resources/data/EnumExampleBad0.json");
+            fail("This test should throw an exception here");
+        } catch (final Exception e) {
+            assertEquals("AvroTest:0.0.1: object \"\"TWEED\"\" Avro unmarshalling failed: Unknown symbol in enum TWEED",
+                    e.getMessage());
+        }
+        try {
+            testUnmarshalMarshal(schemaHelper, "src/test/resources/data/EnumExampleBad1.json");
+            fail("This test should throw an exception here");
+        } catch (final Exception e) {
+            assertEquals(
+                    "AvroTest:0.0.1: object \"\"Hearts\"\" Avro unmarshalling failed: Unknown symbol in enum Hearts",
+                    e.getMessage());
+        }
+    }
+
+    private void testUnmarshalMarshal(final SchemaHelper schemaHelper, final String fileName) throws IOException {
+        final String inString = TextFileUtils.getTextFileAsString(fileName);
+        final EnumSymbol decodedObject = (EnumSymbol) schemaHelper.unmarshal(inString);
+        final String outString = schemaHelper.marshal2String(decodedObject);
+        assertEquals(inString.replaceAll("[\\r?\\n]+", " "), outString.replaceAll("[\\r?\\n]+", " "));
+    }
+}
diff --git a/plugins/plugins-context/plugins-context-schema/plugins-context-schema-avro/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/apex/plugins/context/schema/avro/TestAvroSchemaFixed.java b/plugins/plugins-context/plugins-context-schema/plugins-context-schema-avro/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/apex/plugins/context/schema/avro/TestAvroSchemaFixed.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..41f622115
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/plugins-context/plugins-context-schema/plugins-context-schema-avro/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/apex/plugins/context/schema/avro/TestAvroSchemaFixed.java
@@ -0,0 +1,130 @@
+/*-
+ * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
+ *  Copyright (C) 2016-2018 Ericsson. All rights reserved.
+ * ================================================================================
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ * 
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ * 
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ * 
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+ * ============LICENSE_END=========================================================
+ */
+
+package org.onap.policy.apex.plugins.context.schema.avro;
+
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertTrue;
+import static org.junit.Assert.fail;
+
+import java.io.IOException;
+
+import org.apache.avro.generic.GenericData.Fixed;
+import org.junit.Before;
+import org.junit.Test;
+import org.onap.policy.apex.context.SchemaHelper;
+import org.onap.policy.apex.context.impl.schema.SchemaHelperFactory;
+import org.onap.policy.apex.context.parameters.SchemaParameters;
+import org.onap.policy.apex.model.basicmodel.concepts.AxArtifactKey;
+import org.onap.policy.apex.model.basicmodel.concepts.AxKey;
+import org.onap.policy.apex.model.basicmodel.service.ModelService;
+import org.onap.policy.apex.model.contextmodel.concepts.AxContextSchema;
+import org.onap.policy.apex.model.contextmodel.concepts.AxContextSchemas;
+import org.onap.policy.apex.model.utilities.TextFileUtils;
+
+/**
+ * @author Liam Fallon (liam.fallon@ericsson.com)
+ * @version
+ */
+public class TestAvroSchemaFixed {
+    private final AxKey testKey = new AxArtifactKey("AvroTest", "0.0.1");
+    private AxContextSchemas schemas;
+    private String fixedSchema;
+
+    @Before
+    public void initTest() throws IOException {
+        schemas = new AxContextSchemas(new AxArtifactKey("AvroSchemas", "0.0.1"));
+        ModelService.registerModel(AxContextSchemas.class, schemas);
+        new SchemaParameters().getSchemaHelperParameterMap().put("Avro", new AvroSchemaHelperParameters());
+        fixedSchema = TextFileUtils.getTextFileAsString("src/test/resources/avsc/FixedSchema.avsc");
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testFixedInit() throws IOException {
+        final AxContextSchema avroSchema =
+                new AxContextSchema(new AxArtifactKey("AvroRecord", "0.0.1"), "Avro", fixedSchema);
+
+        schemas.getSchemasMap().put(avroSchema.getKey(), avroSchema);
+        final SchemaHelper schemaHelper = new SchemaHelperFactory().createSchemaHelper(testKey, avroSchema.getKey());
+
+        try {
+            schemaHelper.createNewInstance();
+            fail("Test should throw an exception here");
+        } catch (final Exception e) {
+            assertEquals(
+                    "AvroTest:0.0.1: could not create an instance of class \"org.apache.avro.generic.GenericData.Fixed\" using the default constructor \"Fixed()\"",
+                    e.getMessage());
+        }
+
+        final String inString = TextFileUtils.getTextFileAsString("src/test/resources/data/FixedExampleGood.json");
+        final Fixed newFixedFull = (Fixed) schemaHelper.createNewInstance(inString);
+        assertTrue(newFixedFull.toString().startsWith("[48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 65"));
+        assertTrue(newFixedFull.toString().endsWith("53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70]"));
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testFixedUnmarshalMarshal() throws IOException {
+        final AxContextSchema avroSchema =
+                new AxContextSchema(new AxArtifactKey("AvroArray", "0.0.1"), "Avro", fixedSchema);
+
+        schemas.getSchemasMap().put(avroSchema.getKey(), avroSchema);
+        final SchemaHelper schemaHelper = new SchemaHelperFactory().createSchemaHelper(testKey, avroSchema.getKey());
+
+        testUnmarshalMarshal(schemaHelper, "src/test/resources/data/FixedExampleGood.json");
+
+        try {
+            testUnmarshalMarshal(schemaHelper, "src/test/resources/data/FixedExampleNull.json");
+            fail("This test should throw an exception here");
+        } catch (final Exception e) {
+            assertEquals("AvroTest:0.0.1: object \"null\" Avro unmarshalling failed: Expected fixed. Got VALUE_NULL",
+                    e.getMessage());
+        }
+        try {
+            testUnmarshalMarshal(schemaHelper, "src/test/resources/data/FixedExampleNull.json");
+            fail("This test should throw an exception here");
+        } catch (final Exception e) {
+            assertEquals("AvroTest:0.0.1: object \"null\" Avro unmarshalling failed: Expected fixed. Got VALUE_NULL",
+                    e.getMessage());
+        }
+        try {
+            testUnmarshalMarshal(schemaHelper, "src/test/resources/data/FixedExampleBad0.json");
+            fail("This test should throw an exception here");
+        } catch (final Exception e) {
+            assertEquals(
+                    "AvroTest:0.0.1: object \"\"BADBAD\"\" Avro unmarshalling failed: Expected fixed length 64, but got6",
+                    e.getMessage());
+        }
+        try {
+            testUnmarshalMarshal(schemaHelper, "src/test/resources/data/FixedExampleBad1.json");
+            fail("This test should throw an exception here");
+        } catch (final Exception e) {
+            assertEquals(
+                    "AvroTest:0.0.1: object \"\"0123456789ABCDEF0123456789ABCDEF0123456789ABCDEF0123456789ABCDEF0\"\" Avro unmarshalling failed: Expected fixed length 64, but got65",
+                    e.getMessage());
+        }
+    }
+
+    private void testUnmarshalMarshal(final SchemaHelper schemaHelper, final String fileName) throws IOException {
+        final String inString = TextFileUtils.getTextFileAsString(fileName);
+        final Fixed decodedObject = (Fixed) schemaHelper.unmarshal(inString);
+        final String outString = schemaHelper.marshal2String(decodedObject);
+        assertEquals(inString.replaceAll("[\\r?\\n]+", " "), outString.replaceAll("[\\r?\\n]+", " "));
+    }
+}
diff --git a/plugins/plugins-context/plugins-context-schema/plugins-context-schema-avro/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/apex/plugins/context/schema/avro/TestAvroSchemaHelperBadSchemas.java b/plugins/plugins-context/plugins-context-schema/plugins-context-schema-avro/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/apex/plugins/context/schema/avro/TestAvroSchemaHelperBadSchemas.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1e1a0bee0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/plugins-context/plugins-context-schema/plugins-context-schema-avro/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/apex/plugins/context/schema/avro/TestAvroSchemaHelperBadSchemas.java
@@ -0,0 +1,123 @@
+/*-
+ * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
+ *  Copyright (C) 2016-2018 Ericsson. All rights reserved.
+ * ================================================================================
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ * 
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ * 
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ * 
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+ * ============LICENSE_END=========================================================
+ */
+
+package org.onap.policy.apex.plugins.context.schema.avro;
+
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertTrue;
+import static org.junit.Assert.fail;
+
+import org.junit.Before;
+import org.junit.Test;
+import org.onap.policy.apex.context.impl.schema.SchemaHelperFactory;
+import org.onap.policy.apex.context.parameters.SchemaParameters;
+import org.onap.policy.apex.model.basicmodel.concepts.AxArtifactKey;
+import org.onap.policy.apex.model.basicmodel.concepts.AxKey;
+import org.onap.policy.apex.model.basicmodel.service.ModelService;
+import org.onap.policy.apex.model.contextmodel.concepts.AxContextSchema;
+import org.onap.policy.apex.model.contextmodel.concepts.AxContextSchemas;
+
+/**
+ * @author Liam Fallon (liam.fallon@ericsson.com)
+ * @version
+ */
+public class TestAvroSchemaHelperBadSchemas {
+    private final AxKey testKey = new AxArtifactKey("AvroTest", "0.0.1");
+    private AxContextSchemas schemas;
+
+    @Before
+    public void initTest() {
+        schemas = new AxContextSchemas(new AxArtifactKey("AvroSchemas", "0.0.1"));
+        ModelService.registerModel(AxContextSchemas.class, schemas);
+        new SchemaParameters().getSchemaHelperParameterMap().put("Avro", new AvroSchemaHelperParameters());
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void badSchemaTest() {
+        final AxContextSchema avroBadSchema0 = new AxContextSchema(new AxArtifactKey("AvroBad0", "0.0.1"), "Avro", "}");
+        schemas.getSchemasMap().put(avroBadSchema0.getKey(), avroBadSchema0);
+
+        try {
+            new SchemaHelperFactory().createSchemaHelper(testKey, avroBadSchema0.getKey());
+            fail("This test should throw an exception");
+        } catch (final Exception e) {
+            assertTrue(e.getMessage()
+                    .startsWith("AvroTest:0.0.1: avro context schema \"AvroBad0:0.0.1\" schema is invalid"));
+        }
+
+        final AxContextSchema avroBadSchema1 = new AxContextSchema(new AxArtifactKey("AvroBad1", "0.0.1"), "Avro", "");
+        schemas.getSchemasMap().put(avroBadSchema1.getKey(), avroBadSchema1);
+
+        try {
+            new SchemaHelperFactory().createSchemaHelper(testKey, avroBadSchema1.getKey());
+            fail("This test should throw an exception");
+        } catch (final Exception e) {
+            assertTrue(e.getMessage()
+                    .startsWith("AvroTest:0.0.1: avro context schema \"AvroBad1:0.0.1\" schema is invalid"));
+        }
+
+        final AxContextSchema avroBadSchema2 =
+                new AxContextSchema(new AxArtifactKey("AvroBad2", "0.0.1"), "Avro", "{}");
+        schemas.getSchemasMap().put(avroBadSchema2.getKey(), avroBadSchema2);
+
+        try {
+            new SchemaHelperFactory().createSchemaHelper(testKey, avroBadSchema2.getKey());
+            fail("This test should throw an exception");
+        } catch (final Exception e) {
+            assertTrue(e.getMessage()
+                    .startsWith("AvroTest:0.0.1: avro context schema \"AvroBad2:0.0.1\" schema is invalid"));
+        }
+
+        final AxContextSchema avroBadSchema3 =
+                new AxContextSchema(new AxArtifactKey("AvroBad3", "0.0.1"), "Avro", "{zooby}");
+        schemas.getSchemasMap().put(avroBadSchema3.getKey(), avroBadSchema3);
+
+        try {
+            new SchemaHelperFactory().createSchemaHelper(testKey, avroBadSchema3.getKey());
+            fail("This test should throw an exception");
+        } catch (final Exception e) {
+            assertTrue(e.getMessage()
+                    .startsWith("AvroTest:0.0.1: avro context schema \"AvroBad3:0.0.1\" schema is invalid"));
+        }
+
+        final AxContextSchema avroBadSchema4 =
+                new AxContextSchema(new AxArtifactKey("AvroBad4", "0.0.1"), "Avro", "{\"zooby\"}");
+        schemas.getSchemasMap().put(avroBadSchema4.getKey(), avroBadSchema4);
+
+        try {
+            new SchemaHelperFactory().createSchemaHelper(testKey, avroBadSchema4.getKey());
+            fail("This test should throw an exception");
+        } catch (final Exception e) {
+            assertTrue(e.getMessage()
+                    .startsWith("AvroTest:0.0.1: avro context schema \"AvroBad4:0.0.1\" schema is invalid"));
+        }
+
+        final AxContextSchema avroBadSchema5 =
+                new AxContextSchema(new AxArtifactKey("AvroBad5", "0.0.1"), "Avro", "{\"type\": \"zooby\"}");
+        schemas.getSchemasMap().put(avroBadSchema5.getKey(), avroBadSchema5);
+
+        try {
+            new SchemaHelperFactory().createSchemaHelper(testKey, avroBadSchema5.getKey());
+            fail("This test should throw an exception");
+        } catch (final Exception e) {
+            assertTrue(e.getMessage()
+                    .startsWith("AvroTest:0.0.1: avro context schema \"AvroBad5:0.0.1\" schema is invalid"));
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/plugins/plugins-context/plugins-context-schema/plugins-context-schema-avro/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/apex/plugins/context/schema/avro/TestAvroSchemaHelperMarshal.java b/plugins/plugins-context/plugins-context-schema/plugins-context-schema-avro/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/apex/plugins/context/schema/avro/TestAvroSchemaHelperMarshal.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a710a2376
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/plugins-context/plugins-context-schema/plugins-context-schema-avro/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/apex/plugins/context/schema/avro/TestAvroSchemaHelperMarshal.java
@@ -0,0 +1,277 @@
+/*-
+ * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
+ *  Copyright (C) 2016-2018 Ericsson. All rights reserved.
+ * ================================================================================
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ * 
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ * 
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ * 
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+ * ============LICENSE_END=========================================================
+ */
+
+package org.onap.policy.apex.plugins.context.schema.avro;
+
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertTrue;
+import static org.junit.Assert.fail;
+
+import org.junit.Before;
+import org.junit.Test;
+import org.onap.policy.apex.context.SchemaHelper;
+import org.onap.policy.apex.context.impl.schema.SchemaHelperFactory;
+import org.onap.policy.apex.context.parameters.SchemaParameters;
+import org.onap.policy.apex.model.basicmodel.concepts.AxArtifactKey;
+import org.onap.policy.apex.model.basicmodel.concepts.AxKey;
+import org.onap.policy.apex.model.basicmodel.service.ModelService;
+import org.onap.policy.apex.model.contextmodel.concepts.AxContextSchema;
+import org.onap.policy.apex.model.contextmodel.concepts.AxContextSchemas;
+
+/**
+ * @author Liam Fallon (liam.fallon@ericsson.com)
+ * @version
+ */
+public class TestAvroSchemaHelperMarshal {
+    private final AxKey testKey = new AxArtifactKey("AvroTest", "0.0.1");
+    private AxContextSchemas schemas;
+
+    @Before
+    public void initTest() {
+        schemas = new AxContextSchemas(new AxArtifactKey("AvroSchemas", "0.0.1"));
+        ModelService.registerModel(AxContextSchemas.class, schemas);
+        new SchemaParameters().getSchemaHelperParameterMap().put("Avro", new AvroSchemaHelperParameters());
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testNullMarshal() {
+        final AxContextSchema avroNullSchema =
+                new AxContextSchema(new AxArtifactKey("AvroNull", "0.0.1"), "Avro", "{\"type\": \"null\"}");
+
+        schemas.getSchemasMap().put(avroNullSchema.getKey(), avroNullSchema);
+        final SchemaHelper schemaHelper0 =
+                new SchemaHelperFactory().createSchemaHelper(testKey, avroNullSchema.getKey());
+
+        assertEquals("null", schemaHelper0.marshal2String(null));
+        assertEquals("null", schemaHelper0.marshal2String(123));
+        assertEquals("null", schemaHelper0.marshal2String("Everything is marshalled to Null, no matter what it is"));
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testBooleanMarshal() {
+        final AxContextSchema avroBooleanSchema =
+                new AxContextSchema(new AxArtifactKey("AvroBoolean", "0.0.1"), "Avro", "{\"type\": \"boolean\"}");
+
+        schemas.getSchemasMap().put(avroBooleanSchema.getKey(), avroBooleanSchema);
+        final SchemaHelper schemaHelper1 =
+                new SchemaHelperFactory().createSchemaHelper(testKey, avroBooleanSchema.getKey());
+
+        assertEquals("true", schemaHelper1.marshal2String(true));
+        assertEquals("false", schemaHelper1.marshal2String(false));
+        try {
+            schemaHelper1.marshal2String(0);
+            fail("Test should throw an exception here");
+        } catch (final Exception e) {
+            e.printStackTrace();
+            assertEquals(
+                    "AvroTest:0.0.1: object \"0\" Avro marshalling failed: java.lang.Integer cannot be cast to java.lang.Boolean",
+                    e.getMessage());
+        }
+        try {
+            schemaHelper1.marshal2String("0");
+            fail("Test should throw an exception here");
+        } catch (final Exception e) {
+            e.printStackTrace();
+            assertEquals(
+                    "AvroTest:0.0.1: object \"0\" Avro marshalling failed: java.lang.String cannot be cast to java.lang.Boolean",
+                    e.getMessage());
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testIntMarshal() {
+        final AxContextSchema avroIntSchema =
+                new AxContextSchema(new AxArtifactKey("AvroInt", "0.0.1"), "Avro", "{\"type\": \"int\"}");
+
+        schemas.getSchemasMap().put(avroIntSchema.getKey(), avroIntSchema);
+        final SchemaHelper schemaHelper2 =
+                new SchemaHelperFactory().createSchemaHelper(testKey, avroIntSchema.getKey());
+
+        assertEquals("0", schemaHelper2.marshal2String(0));
+        assertEquals("1", schemaHelper2.marshal2String(1));
+        assertEquals("-1", schemaHelper2.marshal2String(-1));
+        assertEquals("1", schemaHelper2.marshal2String(1.23));
+        assertEquals("-1", schemaHelper2.marshal2String(-1.23));
+        assertEquals("2147483647", schemaHelper2.marshal2String(2147483647));
+        assertEquals("-2147483648", schemaHelper2.marshal2String(-2147483648));
+        try {
+            schemaHelper2.marshal2String("Hello");
+            fail("Test should throw an exception here");
+        } catch (final Exception e) {
+            assertTrue(e.getMessage().startsWith(
+                    "AvroTest:0.0.1: object \"Hello\" Avro marshalling failed: java.lang.String cannot be cast to java.lang.Number"));
+        }
+        try {
+            schemaHelper2.marshal2String(null);
+            fail("Test should throw an exception here");
+        } catch (final Exception e) {
+            assertTrue(e.getMessage()
+                    .startsWith("AvroTest:0.0.1: cannot encode a null object of class \"java.lang.Integer\""));
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testLongMarshal() {
+        final AxContextSchema avroLongSchema =
+                new AxContextSchema(new AxArtifactKey("AvroLong", "0.0.1"), "Avro", "{\"type\": \"long\"}");
+
+        schemas.getSchemasMap().put(avroLongSchema.getKey(), avroLongSchema);
+        final SchemaHelper schemaHelper3 =
+                new SchemaHelperFactory().createSchemaHelper(testKey, avroLongSchema.getKey());
+
+        assertEquals("0", schemaHelper3.marshal2String(0L));
+        assertEquals("1", schemaHelper3.marshal2String(1L));
+        assertEquals("-1", schemaHelper3.marshal2String(-1L));
+        assertEquals("9223372036854775807", schemaHelper3.marshal2String(9223372036854775807L));
+        assertEquals("-9223372036854775808", schemaHelper3.marshal2String(-9223372036854775808L));
+        try {
+            schemaHelper3.marshal2String("Hello");
+            fail("Test should throw an exception here");
+        } catch (final Exception e) {
+            assertTrue(e.getMessage().startsWith(
+                    "AvroTest:0.0.1: object \"Hello\" Avro marshalling failed: java.lang.String cannot be cast to java.lang.Long"));
+        }
+        try {
+            schemaHelper3.marshal2String(null);
+            fail("Test should throw an exception here");
+        } catch (final Exception e) {
+            assertTrue(e.getMessage()
+                    .startsWith("AvroTest:0.0.1: cannot encode a null object of class \"java.lang.Long\""));
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testFloatMarshal() {
+        final AxContextSchema avroFloatSchema =
+                new AxContextSchema(new AxArtifactKey("AvroFloat", "0.0.1"), "Avro", "{\"type\": \"float\"}");
+
+        schemas.getSchemasMap().put(avroFloatSchema.getKey(), avroFloatSchema);
+        final SchemaHelper schemaHelper4 =
+                new SchemaHelperFactory().createSchemaHelper(testKey, avroFloatSchema.getKey());
+
+        assertEquals("0.0", schemaHelper4.marshal2String(0F));
+        assertEquals("1.0", schemaHelper4.marshal2String(1F));
+        assertEquals("-1.0", schemaHelper4.marshal2String(-1F));
+        assertEquals("1.23", schemaHelper4.marshal2String(1.23F));
+        assertEquals("-1.23", schemaHelper4.marshal2String(-1.23F));
+        assertEquals("9.223372E18", schemaHelper4.marshal2String(9.223372E18F));
+        assertEquals("-9.223372E18", schemaHelper4.marshal2String(-9.223372E18F));
+        assertEquals("9.223372E18", schemaHelper4.marshal2String(9.223372E18F));
+        assertEquals("-9.223372E18", schemaHelper4.marshal2String(-9.223372E18F));
+        try {
+            schemaHelper4.marshal2String("Hello");
+            fail("Test should throw an exception here");
+        } catch (final Exception e) {
+            assertTrue(e.getMessage().startsWith(
+                    "AvroTest:0.0.1: object \"Hello\" Avro marshalling failed: java.lang.String cannot be cast to java.lang.Float"));
+        }
+        try {
+            schemaHelper4.marshal2String(null);
+            fail("Test should throw an exception here");
+        } catch (final Exception e) {
+            assertTrue(e.getMessage()
+                    .startsWith("AvroTest:0.0.1: cannot encode a null object of class \"java.lang.Float\""));
+        }
+    }
+
+
+    @Test
+    public void testDoubleMarshal() {
+        final AxContextSchema avroDoubleSchema =
+                new AxContextSchema(new AxArtifactKey("AvroDouble", "0.0.1"), "Avro", "{\"type\": \"double\"}");
+
+        schemas.getSchemasMap().put(avroDoubleSchema.getKey(), avroDoubleSchema);
+        final SchemaHelper schemaHelper5 =
+                new SchemaHelperFactory().createSchemaHelper(testKey, avroDoubleSchema.getKey());
+
+        assertEquals("0.0", schemaHelper5.marshal2String(0D));
+        assertEquals("1.0", schemaHelper5.marshal2String(1D));
+        assertEquals("-1.0", schemaHelper5.marshal2String(-1D));
+        assertEquals("1.23", schemaHelper5.marshal2String(1.23));
+        assertEquals("-1.23", schemaHelper5.marshal2String(-1.23));
+        assertEquals("9.223372036854776E18", schemaHelper5.marshal2String(9.223372036854776E18));
+        assertEquals("-9.223372036854776E18", schemaHelper5.marshal2String(-9.223372036854776E18));
+        assertEquals("9.223372036854776E18", schemaHelper5.marshal2String(9.223372036854776E18));
+        assertEquals("-9.223372036854776E18", schemaHelper5.marshal2String(-9.223372036854776E18));
+        try {
+            schemaHelper5.marshal2String("Hello");
+            fail("Test should throw an exception here");
+        } catch (final Exception e) {
+            assertTrue(e.getMessage().startsWith(
+                    "AvroTest:0.0.1: object \"Hello\" Avro marshalling failed: java.lang.String cannot be cast to java.lang.Double"));
+        }
+        try {
+            schemaHelper5.marshal2String(null);
+            fail("Test should throw an exception here");
+        } catch (final Exception e) {
+            assertTrue(e.getMessage()
+                    .startsWith("AvroTest:0.0.1: cannot encode a null object of class \"java.lang.Double\""));
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testStringMarshal() {
+        final AxContextSchema avroStringSchema =
+                new AxContextSchema(new AxArtifactKey("AvroString", "0.0.1"), "Avro", "{\"type\": \"string\"}");
+
+        schemas.getSchemasMap().put(avroStringSchema.getKey(), avroStringSchema);
+        final SchemaHelper schemaHelper7 =
+                new SchemaHelperFactory().createSchemaHelper(testKey, avroStringSchema.getKey());
+
+        assertEquals("\"0\"", schemaHelper7.marshal2String("0"));
+        assertEquals("\"1\"", schemaHelper7.marshal2String("1"));
+        assertEquals("\"-1\"", schemaHelper7.marshal2String("-1"));
+        assertEquals("\"1.23\"", schemaHelper7.marshal2String("1.23"));
+        assertEquals("\"-1.23\"", schemaHelper7.marshal2String("-1.23"));
+        assertEquals("\"9223372036854775807\"", schemaHelper7.marshal2String("9223372036854775807"));
+        assertEquals("\"-9223372036854775808\"", schemaHelper7.marshal2String("-9223372036854775808"));
+        assertEquals("\"9223372036854775808\"", schemaHelper7.marshal2String("9223372036854775808"));
+        assertEquals("\"-9223372036854775809\"", schemaHelper7.marshal2String("-9223372036854775809"));
+        assertEquals("\"Hello\"", schemaHelper7.marshal2String("Hello"));
+        try {
+            schemaHelper7.marshal2String(null);
+            fail("Test should throw an exception here");
+        } catch (final Exception e) {
+            assertTrue(e.getMessage()
+                    .startsWith("AvroTest:0.0.1: cannot encode a null object of class \"java.lang.String\""));
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testBytesMarshal() {
+        final AxContextSchema avroSchema =
+                new AxContextSchema(new AxArtifactKey("AvroString", "0.0.1"), "Avro", "{\"type\": \"bytes\"}");
+
+        schemas.getSchemasMap().put(avroSchema.getKey(), avroSchema);
+        final SchemaHelper schemaHelper = new SchemaHelperFactory().createSchemaHelper(testKey, avroSchema.getKey());
+
+        final byte[] helloBytes = {104, 101, 108, 108, 111};
+        final String helloOut = schemaHelper.marshal2String(helloBytes);
+        assertEquals("\"hello\"", helloOut);
+
+        try {
+            schemaHelper.marshal2String(null);
+            fail("Test should throw an exception here");
+        } catch (final Exception e) {
+            assertTrue(e.getMessage()
+                    .startsWith("AvroTest:0.0.1: cannot encode a null object of class \"java.lang.Byte[]\""));
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/plugins/plugins-context/plugins-context-schema/plugins-context-schema-avro/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/apex/plugins/context/schema/avro/TestAvroSchemaHelperUnmarshal.java b/plugins/plugins-context/plugins-context-schema/plugins-context-schema-avro/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/apex/plugins/context/schema/avro/TestAvroSchemaHelperUnmarshal.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..725ebb221
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/plugins-context/plugins-context-schema/plugins-context-schema-avro/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/apex/plugins/context/schema/avro/TestAvroSchemaHelperUnmarshal.java
@@ -0,0 +1,371 @@
+/*-
+ * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
+ *  Copyright (C) 2016-2018 Ericsson. All rights reserved.
+ * ================================================================================
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ * 
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ * 
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ * 
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+ * ============LICENSE_END=========================================================
+ */
+
+package org.onap.policy.apex.plugins.context.schema.avro;
+
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertTrue;
+import static org.junit.Assert.fail;
+
+import org.apache.avro.util.Utf8;
+import org.junit.Before;
+import org.junit.Test;
+import org.onap.policy.apex.context.SchemaHelper;
+import org.onap.policy.apex.context.impl.schema.SchemaHelperFactory;
+import org.onap.policy.apex.context.parameters.SchemaParameters;
+import org.onap.policy.apex.model.basicmodel.concepts.AxArtifactKey;
+import org.onap.policy.apex.model.basicmodel.concepts.AxKey;
+import org.onap.policy.apex.model.basicmodel.service.ModelService;
+import org.onap.policy.apex.model.contextmodel.concepts.AxContextSchema;
+import org.onap.policy.apex.model.contextmodel.concepts.AxContextSchemas;
+
+/**
+ * @author Liam Fallon (liam.fallon@ericsson.com)
+ * @version
+ */
+public class TestAvroSchemaHelperUnmarshal {
+    private final AxKey testKey = new AxArtifactKey("AvroTest", "0.0.1");
+    private AxContextSchemas schemas;
+
+    @Before
+    public void initTest() {
+        schemas = new AxContextSchemas(new AxArtifactKey("AvroSchemas", "0.0.1"));
+        ModelService.registerModel(AxContextSchemas.class, schemas);
+        new SchemaParameters().getSchemaHelperParameterMap().put("Avro", new AvroSchemaHelperParameters());
+    }
+
+    // @Test
+    public void testNullUnmarshal() {
+        final AxContextSchema avroNullSchema =
+                new AxContextSchema(new AxArtifactKey("AvroNull", "0.0.1"), "Avro", "{\"type\": \"null\"}");
+
+        schemas.getSchemasMap().put(avroNullSchema.getKey(), avroNullSchema);
+        final SchemaHelper schemaHelper0 =
+                new SchemaHelperFactory().createSchemaHelper(testKey, avroNullSchema.getKey());
+
+        try {
+            schemaHelper0.createNewInstance();
+            fail("test should throw an exception here");
+        } catch (final Exception e) {
+            assertEquals("AvroTest:0.0.1: could not create an instance, schema class for the schema is null",
+                    e.getMessage());
+        }
+
+        assertEquals(null, schemaHelper0.unmarshal("null"));
+
+        try {
+            schemaHelper0.unmarshal("123");
+            fail("test should throw an exception here");
+        } catch (final Exception e) {
+            assertEquals(
+                    "AvroTest:0.0.1: object \"123\" Avro unmarshalling failed: Expected null. Got VALUE_NUMBER_INT",
+                    e.getMessage());
+        }
+    }
+
+    // @Test
+    public void testBooleanUnmarshal() {
+        final AxContextSchema avroBooleanSchema =
+                new AxContextSchema(new AxArtifactKey("AvroBoolean", "0.0.1"), "Avro", "{\"type\": \"boolean\"}");
+
+        schemas.getSchemasMap().put(avroBooleanSchema.getKey(), avroBooleanSchema);
+        final SchemaHelper schemaHelper1 =
+                new SchemaHelperFactory().createSchemaHelper(testKey, avroBooleanSchema.getKey());
+
+        try {
+            schemaHelper1.createNewInstance();
+            fail("test should throw an exception here");
+        } catch (final Exception e) {
+            assertEquals(
+                    "AvroTest:0.0.1: could not create an instance of class \"java.lang.Boolean\" using the default constructor \"Boolean()\"",
+                    e.getMessage());
+        }
+        assertEquals(true, schemaHelper1.createNewInstance("true"));
+
+        assertEquals(true, schemaHelper1.unmarshal("true"));
+        assertEquals(false, schemaHelper1.unmarshal("false"));
+        try {
+            schemaHelper1.unmarshal(0);
+            fail("Test should throw an exception here");
+        } catch (final Exception e) {
+            assertEquals(
+                    "AvroTest:0.0.1: object \"0\" Avro unmarshalling failed: Expected boolean. Got VALUE_NUMBER_INT",
+                    e.getMessage());
+        }
+    }
+
+    // @Test
+    public void testIntUnmarshal() {
+        final AxContextSchema avroIntSchema =
+                new AxContextSchema(new AxArtifactKey("AvroInt", "0.0.1"), "Avro", "{\"type\": \"int\"}");
+
+        schemas.getSchemasMap().put(avroIntSchema.getKey(), avroIntSchema);
+        final SchemaHelper schemaHelper2 =
+                new SchemaHelperFactory().createSchemaHelper(testKey, avroIntSchema.getKey());
+
+        try {
+            schemaHelper2.createNewInstance();
+            fail("test should throw an exception here");
+        } catch (final Exception e) {
+            assertEquals(
+                    "AvroTest:0.0.1: could not create an instance of class \"java.lang.Integer\" using the default constructor \"Integer()\"",
+                    e.getMessage());
+        }
+        assertEquals(123, schemaHelper2.createNewInstance("123"));
+
+        assertEquals(0, schemaHelper2.unmarshal("0"));
+        assertEquals(1, schemaHelper2.unmarshal("1"));
+        assertEquals(-1, schemaHelper2.unmarshal("-1"));
+        assertEquals(1, schemaHelper2.unmarshal("1.23"));
+        assertEquals(-1, schemaHelper2.unmarshal("-1.23"));
+        assertEquals(2147483647, schemaHelper2.unmarshal("2147483647"));
+        assertEquals(-2147483648, schemaHelper2.unmarshal("-2147483648"));
+        try {
+            schemaHelper2.unmarshal("2147483648");
+            fail("Test should throw an exception here");
+        } catch (final Exception e) {
+            assertTrue(e.getMessage().startsWith(
+                    "AvroTest:0.0.1: object \"2147483648\" Avro unmarshalling failed: Numeric value (2147483648) out of range of int"));
+        }
+        try {
+            schemaHelper2.unmarshal("-2147483649");
+            fail("Test should throw an exception here");
+        } catch (final Exception e) {
+            assertTrue(e.getMessage().startsWith(
+                    "AvroTest:0.0.1: object \"-2147483649\" Avro unmarshalling failed: Numeric value (-2147483649) out of range of int"));
+        }
+        try {
+            schemaHelper2.unmarshal(null);
+            fail("Test should throw an exception here");
+        } catch (final Exception e) {
+            assertTrue(e.getMessage().equals(
+                    "AvroTest:0.0.1: object \"null\" Avro unmarshalling failed: String to read from cannot be null!"));
+        }
+    }
+
+    // @Test
+    public void testLongUnmarshal() {
+        final AxContextSchema avroLongSchema =
+                new AxContextSchema(new AxArtifactKey("AvroLong", "0.0.1"), "Avro", "{\"type\": \"long\"}");
+
+        schemas.getSchemasMap().put(avroLongSchema.getKey(), avroLongSchema);
+        final SchemaHelper schemaHelper3 =
+                new SchemaHelperFactory().createSchemaHelper(testKey, avroLongSchema.getKey());
+
+        try {
+            schemaHelper3.createNewInstance();
+            fail("test should throw an exception here");
+        } catch (final Exception e) {
+            assertEquals(
+                    "AvroTest:0.0.1: could not create an instance of class \"java.lang.Long\" using the default constructor \"Long()\"",
+                    e.getMessage());
+        }
+        assertEquals(123456789L, schemaHelper3.createNewInstance("123456789"));
+
+        assertEquals(0L, schemaHelper3.unmarshal("0"));
+        assertEquals(1L, schemaHelper3.unmarshal("1"));
+        assertEquals(-1L, schemaHelper3.unmarshal("-1"));
+        assertEquals(1L, schemaHelper3.unmarshal("1.23"));
+        assertEquals(-1L, schemaHelper3.unmarshal("-1.23"));
+        assertEquals(9223372036854775807L, schemaHelper3.unmarshal("9223372036854775807"));
+        assertEquals(-9223372036854775808L, schemaHelper3.unmarshal("-9223372036854775808"));
+        try {
+            schemaHelper3.unmarshal("9223372036854775808");
+            fail("Test should throw an exception here");
+        } catch (final Exception e) {
+            assertTrue(e.getMessage().startsWith(
+                    "AvroTest:0.0.1: object \"9223372036854775808\" Avro unmarshalling failed: Numeric value (9223372036854775808) out of range of long"));
+        }
+        try {
+            schemaHelper3.unmarshal("-9223372036854775809");
+            fail("Test should throw an exception here");
+        } catch (final Exception e) {
+            assertTrue(e.getMessage().startsWith(
+                    "AvroTest:0.0.1: object \"-9223372036854775809\" Avro unmarshalling failed: Numeric value (-9223372036854775809) out of range of long"));
+        }
+        try {
+            schemaHelper3.unmarshal("\"Hello\"");
+            fail("Test should throw an exception here");
+        } catch (final Exception e) {
+            assertTrue(e.getMessage().equals(
+                    "AvroTest:0.0.1: object \"\"Hello\"\" Avro unmarshalling failed: Expected long. Got VALUE_STRING"));
+        }
+        try {
+            schemaHelper3.unmarshal(null);
+            fail("Test should throw an exception here");
+        } catch (final Exception e) {
+            assertTrue(e.getMessage().equals(
+                    "AvroTest:0.0.1: object \"null\" Avro unmarshalling failed: String to read from cannot be null!"));
+        }
+    }
+
+    // @Test
+    public void testFloatUnmarshal() {
+        final AxContextSchema avroFloatSchema =
+                new AxContextSchema(new AxArtifactKey("AvroFloat", "0.0.1"), "Avro", "{\"type\": \"float\"}");
+
+        schemas.getSchemasMap().put(avroFloatSchema.getKey(), avroFloatSchema);
+        final SchemaHelper schemaHelper4 =
+                new SchemaHelperFactory().createSchemaHelper(testKey, avroFloatSchema.getKey());
+
+        try {
+            schemaHelper4.createNewInstance();
+            fail("test should throw an exception here");
+        } catch (final Exception e) {
+            assertEquals(
+                    "AvroTest:0.0.1: could not create an instance of class \"java.lang.Float\" using the default constructor \"Float()\"",
+                    e.getMessage());
+        }
+        assertEquals(1.2345F, schemaHelper4.createNewInstance("1.2345"));
+
+        assertEquals(0.0F, schemaHelper4.unmarshal("0"));
+        assertEquals(1.0F, schemaHelper4.unmarshal("1"));
+        assertEquals(-1.0F, schemaHelper4.unmarshal("-1"));
+        assertEquals(1.23F, schemaHelper4.unmarshal("1.23"));
+        assertEquals(-1.23F, schemaHelper4.unmarshal("-1.23"));
+        assertEquals(9.223372E18F, schemaHelper4.unmarshal("9223372036854775807"));
+        assertEquals(-9.223372E18F, schemaHelper4.unmarshal("-9223372036854775808"));
+        assertEquals(9.223372E18F, schemaHelper4.unmarshal("9223372036854775808"));
+        assertEquals(-9.223372E18F, schemaHelper4.unmarshal("-9223372036854775809"));
+        try {
+            schemaHelper4.unmarshal("\"Hello\"");
+            fail("Test should throw an exception here");
+        } catch (final Exception e) {
+            assertTrue(e.getMessage().equals(
+                    "AvroTest:0.0.1: object \"\"Hello\"\" Avro unmarshalling failed: Expected float. Got VALUE_STRING"));
+        }
+        try {
+            schemaHelper4.unmarshal(null);
+            fail("Test should throw an exception here");
+        } catch (final Exception e) {
+            assertTrue(e.getMessage().equals(
+                    "AvroTest:0.0.1: object \"null\" Avro unmarshalling failed: String to read from cannot be null!"));
+        }
+    }
+
+    // @Test
+    public void testDoubleUnmarshal() {
+        final AxContextSchema avroDoubleSchema =
+                new AxContextSchema(new AxArtifactKey("AvroDouble", "0.0.1"), "Avro", "{\"type\": \"double\"}");
+
+        schemas.getSchemasMap().put(avroDoubleSchema.getKey(), avroDoubleSchema);
+        final SchemaHelper schemaHelper5 =
+                new SchemaHelperFactory().createSchemaHelper(testKey, avroDoubleSchema.getKey());
+
+        try {
+            schemaHelper5.createNewInstance();
+            fail("test should throw an exception here");
+        } catch (final Exception e) {
+            assertEquals(
+                    "AvroTest:0.0.1: could not create an instance of class \"java.lang.Double\" using the default constructor \"Double()\"",
+                    e.getMessage());
+        }
+        assertEquals(1.2345E06, schemaHelper5.createNewInstance("1.2345E06"));
+
+        assertEquals(0.0, schemaHelper5.unmarshal("0"));
+        assertEquals(1.0, schemaHelper5.unmarshal("1"));
+        assertEquals(-1.0, schemaHelper5.unmarshal("-1"));
+        assertEquals(1.23, schemaHelper5.unmarshal("1.23"));
+        assertEquals(-1.23, schemaHelper5.unmarshal("-1.23"));
+        assertEquals(9.223372036854776E18, schemaHelper5.unmarshal("9223372036854775807"));
+        assertEquals(-9.223372036854776E18, schemaHelper5.unmarshal("-9223372036854775808"));
+        assertEquals(9.223372036854776E18, schemaHelper5.unmarshal("9223372036854775808"));
+        assertEquals(-9.223372036854776E18, schemaHelper5.unmarshal("-9223372036854775809"));
+        try {
+            schemaHelper5.unmarshal("\"Hello\"");
+            fail("Test should throw an exception here");
+        } catch (final Exception e) {
+            assertTrue(e.getMessage().equals(
+                    "AvroTest:0.0.1: object \"\"Hello\"\" Avro unmarshalling failed: Expected double. Got VALUE_STRING"));
+        }
+        try {
+            schemaHelper5.unmarshal(null);
+            fail("Test should throw an exception here");
+        } catch (final Exception e) {
+            assertTrue(e.getMessage().equals(
+                    "AvroTest:0.0.1: object \"null\" Avro unmarshalling failed: String to read from cannot be null!"));
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testStringUnmarshal() {
+        final AxContextSchema avroStringSchema =
+                new AxContextSchema(new AxArtifactKey("AvroString", "0.0.1"), "Avro", "{\"type\": \"string\"}");
+
+        schemas.getSchemasMap().put(avroStringSchema.getKey(), avroStringSchema);
+        final SchemaHelper schemaHelper7 =
+                new SchemaHelperFactory().createSchemaHelper(testKey, avroStringSchema.getKey());
+
+        assertEquals("", schemaHelper7.createNewInstance(""));
+        assertEquals("1.2345E06", schemaHelper7.createNewInstance("1.2345E06"));
+
+        assertEquals("0", schemaHelper7.unmarshal("0"));
+        assertEquals("1", schemaHelper7.unmarshal("1"));
+        assertEquals("-1", schemaHelper7.unmarshal("-1"));
+        assertEquals("1.23", schemaHelper7.unmarshal("1.23"));
+        assertEquals("-1.23", schemaHelper7.unmarshal("-1.23"));
+        assertEquals("9223372036854775807", schemaHelper7.unmarshal("9223372036854775807"));
+        assertEquals("-9223372036854775808", schemaHelper7.unmarshal("-9223372036854775808"));
+        assertEquals("9223372036854775808", schemaHelper7.unmarshal("9223372036854775808"));
+        assertEquals("-9223372036854775809", schemaHelper7.unmarshal("-9223372036854775809"));
+        assertEquals("Hello", schemaHelper7.unmarshal("Hello"));
+        assertEquals("Hello", schemaHelper7.unmarshal(new Utf8("Hello")));
+        try {
+            schemaHelper7.unmarshal(null);
+            fail("Test should throw an exception here");
+        } catch (final Exception e) {
+            assertTrue(e.getMessage().equals(
+                    "AvroTest:0.0.1: object \"null\" Avro unmarshalling failed: String to read from cannot be null!"));
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testBytesUnmarshal() {
+        final AxContextSchema avroSchema =
+                new AxContextSchema(new AxArtifactKey("AvroString", "0.0.1"), "Avro", "{\"type\": \"bytes\"}");
+
+        schemas.getSchemasMap().put(avroSchema.getKey(), avroSchema);
+        final SchemaHelper schemaHelper = new SchemaHelperFactory().createSchemaHelper(testKey, avroSchema.getKey());
+
+        try {
+            schemaHelper.createNewInstance();
+            fail("test should throw an exception here");
+        } catch (final Exception e) {
+            assertEquals(
+                    "AvroTest:0.0.1: could not create an instance of class \"java.lang.Byte[]\" using the default constructor \"Byte[]()\"",
+                    e.getMessage());
+        }
+        final byte[] newBytes = (byte[]) schemaHelper.createNewInstance("\"hello\"");
+        assertEquals(5, newBytes.length);
+        assertEquals(104, newBytes[0]);
+        assertEquals(101, newBytes[1]);
+        assertEquals(108, newBytes[2]);
+        assertEquals(108, newBytes[3]);
+        assertEquals(111, newBytes[4]);
+
+        try {
+            schemaHelper.unmarshal(null);
+            fail("Test should throw an exception here");
+        } catch (final Exception e) {
+            assertTrue(e.getMessage().equals(
+                    "AvroTest:0.0.1: object \"null\" Avro unmarshalling failed: String to read from cannot be null!"));
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/plugins/plugins-context/plugins-context-schema/plugins-context-schema-avro/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/apex/plugins/context/schema/avro/TestAvroSchemaMap.java b/plugins/plugins-context/plugins-context-schema/plugins-context-schema-avro/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/apex/plugins/context/schema/avro/TestAvroSchemaMap.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..33ca512b9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/plugins-context/plugins-context-schema/plugins-context-schema-avro/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/apex/plugins/context/schema/avro/TestAvroSchemaMap.java
@@ -0,0 +1,135 @@
+/*-
+ * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
+ *  Copyright (C) 2016-2018 Ericsson. All rights reserved.
+ * ================================================================================
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ * 
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ * 
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ * 
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+ * ============LICENSE_END=========================================================
+ */
+
+package org.onap.policy.apex.plugins.context.schema.avro;
+
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
+
+import java.io.File;
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.util.HashMap;
+
+import org.apache.avro.util.Utf8;
+import org.junit.Before;
+import org.junit.Test;
+import org.onap.policy.apex.context.SchemaHelper;
+import org.onap.policy.apex.context.impl.schema.SchemaHelperFactory;
+import org.onap.policy.apex.context.parameters.SchemaParameters;
+import org.onap.policy.apex.model.basicmodel.concepts.AxArtifactKey;
+import org.onap.policy.apex.model.basicmodel.concepts.AxKey;
+import org.onap.policy.apex.model.basicmodel.service.ModelService;
+import org.onap.policy.apex.model.contextmodel.concepts.AxContextSchema;
+import org.onap.policy.apex.model.contextmodel.concepts.AxContextSchemas;
+import org.onap.policy.apex.model.utilities.TextFileUtils;
+
+/**
+ * @author Liam Fallon (liam.fallon@ericsson.com)
+ * @version
+ */
+public class TestAvroSchemaMap {
+    private final AxKey testKey = new AxArtifactKey("AvroTest", "0.0.1");
+    private AxContextSchemas schemas;
+    private String longMapSchema;
+    private String addressMapSchema;
+    private String addressMapSchemaInvalidFields;
+
+    @Before
+    public void initTest() throws IOException {
+        schemas = new AxContextSchemas(new AxArtifactKey("AvroSchemas", "0.0.1"));
+        ModelService.registerModel(AxContextSchemas.class, schemas);
+        new SchemaParameters().getSchemaHelperParameterMap().put("Avro", new AvroSchemaHelperParameters());
+        longMapSchema = TextFileUtils.getTextFileAsString("src/test/resources/avsc/MapExampleLong.avsc");
+        addressMapSchema = TextFileUtils.getTextFileAsString("src/test/resources/avsc/MapExampleAddress.avsc");
+        addressMapSchemaInvalidFields =
+                TextFileUtils.getTextFileAsString("src/test/resources/avsc/MapExampleAddressInvalidFields.avsc");
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testMapInit() throws IOException {
+        final AxContextSchema avroSchema =
+                new AxContextSchema(new AxArtifactKey("AvroRecord", "0.0.1"), "Avro", addressMapSchema);
+
+        schemas.getSchemasMap().put(avroSchema.getKey(), avroSchema);
+        final SchemaHelper schemaHelper = new SchemaHelperFactory().createSchemaHelper(testKey, avroSchema.getKey());
+
+        final HashMap<?, ?> newMapEmpty = (HashMap<?, ?>) schemaHelper.createNewInstance();
+        assertEquals(0, newMapEmpty.size());
+
+        final String inString = TextFileUtils.getTextFileAsString("src/test/resources/data/MapExampleAddressFull.json");
+        final HashMap<?, ?> newMapFull = (HashMap<?, ?>) schemaHelper.createNewInstance(inString);
+
+        assertEquals("{\"streetaddress\": \"221 B Baker St.\", \"city\": \"London\"}",
+                newMapFull.get(new Utf8("address2")).toString());
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testLongMapUnmarshalMarshal() throws IOException {
+        final AxContextSchema avroSchema =
+                new AxContextSchema(new AxArtifactKey("AvroMap", "0.0.1"), "Avro", longMapSchema);
+
+        schemas.getSchemasMap().put(avroSchema.getKey(), avroSchema);
+        final SchemaHelper schemaHelper = new SchemaHelperFactory().createSchemaHelper(testKey, avroSchema.getKey());
+
+        testUnmarshalMarshal(schemaHelper, "src/test/resources/data/MapExampleLongNull.json");
+        testUnmarshalMarshal(schemaHelper, "src/test/resources/data/MapExampleLongFull.json");
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testAddressMapUnmarshalMarshal() throws IOException {
+        final AxContextSchema avroSchema =
+                new AxContextSchema(new AxArtifactKey("AvroMap", "0.0.1"), "Avro", addressMapSchema);
+
+        schemas.getSchemasMap().put(avroSchema.getKey(), avroSchema);
+        final SchemaHelper schemaHelper = new SchemaHelperFactory().createSchemaHelper(testKey, avroSchema.getKey());
+
+        testUnmarshalMarshal(schemaHelper, "src/test/resources/data/MapExampleAddressNull.json");
+        testUnmarshalMarshal(schemaHelper, "src/test/resources/data/MapExampleAddressFull.json");
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testAddressMapUnmarshalMarshalInvalidFields() throws IOException {
+        final AxContextSchema avroSchema =
+                new AxContextSchema(new AxArtifactKey("AvroMap", "0.0.1"), "Avro", addressMapSchemaInvalidFields);
+
+        schemas.getSchemasMap().put(avroSchema.getKey(), avroSchema);
+        final SchemaHelper schemaHelper = new SchemaHelperFactory().createSchemaHelper(testKey, avroSchema.getKey());
+
+        testUnmarshalMarshal(schemaHelper, "src/test/resources/data/MapExampleAddressInvalidFields.json");
+    }
+
+    private void testUnmarshalMarshal(final SchemaHelper schemaHelper, final String fileName) throws IOException {
+        final String originalInString = TextFileUtils.getTextFileAsString(fileName);
+        final HashMap<?, ?> firstDecodedMap = (HashMap<?, ?>) schemaHelper.unmarshal(originalInString);
+
+        final String outString = schemaHelper.marshal2String(firstDecodedMap);
+
+        final File tempOutFile = File.createTempFile("ApexAvro", ".json");
+        TextFileUtils.putStringAsFile(outString, tempOutFile);
+
+        final String decodeEncodeInString = TextFileUtils.getTextFileAsString(fileName);
+        tempOutFile.delete();
+
+        final HashMap<?, ?> secondDecodedMap = (HashMap<?, ?>) schemaHelper.unmarshal(decodeEncodeInString);
+
+        // Now check that our doubly encoded map equals the first decoded map, Java map equals
+        // checks values and keys
+        assertEquals(firstDecodedMap, secondDecodedMap);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/plugins/plugins-context/plugins-context-schema/plugins-context-schema-avro/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/apex/plugins/context/schema/avro/TestAvroSchemaRecord.java b/plugins/plugins-context/plugins-context-schema/plugins-context-schema-avro/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/apex/plugins/context/schema/avro/TestAvroSchemaRecord.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e14236064
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/plugins-context/plugins-context-schema/plugins-context-schema-avro/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/apex/plugins/context/schema/avro/TestAvroSchemaRecord.java
@@ -0,0 +1,130 @@
+/*-
+ * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
+ *  Copyright (C) 2016-2018 Ericsson. All rights reserved.
+ * ================================================================================
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ * 
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ * 
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ * 
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+ * ============LICENSE_END=========================================================
+ */
+
+package org.onap.policy.apex.plugins.context.schema.avro;
+
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
+
+import java.io.IOException;
+
+import org.apache.avro.generic.GenericRecord;
+import org.junit.Before;
+import org.junit.Test;
+import org.onap.policy.apex.context.SchemaHelper;
+import org.onap.policy.apex.context.impl.schema.SchemaHelperFactory;
+import org.onap.policy.apex.context.parameters.SchemaParameters;
+import org.onap.policy.apex.model.basicmodel.concepts.AxArtifactKey;
+import org.onap.policy.apex.model.basicmodel.concepts.AxKey;
+import org.onap.policy.apex.model.basicmodel.service.ModelService;
+import org.onap.policy.apex.model.contextmodel.concepts.AxContextSchema;
+import org.onap.policy.apex.model.contextmodel.concepts.AxContextSchemas;
+import org.onap.policy.apex.model.utilities.TextFileUtils;
+
+/**
+ * @author Liam Fallon (liam.fallon@ericsson.com)
+ * @version
+ */
+public class TestAvroSchemaRecord {
+    private final AxKey testKey = new AxArtifactKey("AvroTest", "0.0.1");
+    private AxContextSchemas schemas;
+    private String recordSchema;
+    private String recordSchemaVPN;
+    private String recordSchemaVPNReuse;
+    private String recordSchemaInvalidFields;
+
+    @Before
+    public void initTest() throws IOException {
+        schemas = new AxContextSchemas(new AxArtifactKey("AvroSchemas", "0.0.1"));
+        ModelService.registerModel(AxContextSchemas.class, schemas);
+        new SchemaParameters().getSchemaHelperParameterMap().put("Avro", new AvroSchemaHelperParameters());
+        recordSchema = TextFileUtils.getTextFileAsString("src/test/resources/avsc/RecordExample.avsc");
+        recordSchemaVPN = TextFileUtils.getTextFileAsString("src/test/resources/avsc/RecordExampleVPN.avsc");
+        recordSchemaVPNReuse = TextFileUtils.getTextFileAsString("src/test/resources/avsc/RecordExampleVPNReuse.avsc");
+        recordSchemaInvalidFields =
+                TextFileUtils.getTextFileAsString("src/test/resources/avsc/RecordExampleInvalidFields.avsc");
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testRecordInit() throws IOException {
+        final AxContextSchema avroSchema =
+                new AxContextSchema(new AxArtifactKey("AvroRecord", "0.0.1"), "Avro", recordSchema);
+
+        schemas.getSchemasMap().put(avroSchema.getKey(), avroSchema);
+        final SchemaHelper schemaHelper = new SchemaHelperFactory().createSchemaHelper(testKey, avroSchema.getKey());
+
+        final GenericRecord newRecordEmpty = (GenericRecord) schemaHelper.createNewInstance();
+        assertEquals(null, newRecordEmpty.get("passwordHash"));
+
+        final String inString = TextFileUtils.getTextFileAsString("src/test/resources/data/RecordExampleFull.json");
+        final GenericRecord newRecordFull = (GenericRecord) schemaHelper.createNewInstance(inString);
+        assertEquals("gobbledygook", newRecordFull.get("passwordHash").toString());
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testRecordUnmarshalMarshal() throws IOException {
+        final AxContextSchema avroSchema =
+                new AxContextSchema(new AxArtifactKey("AvroRecord", "0.0.1"), "Avro", recordSchema);
+
+        schemas.getSchemasMap().put(avroSchema.getKey(), avroSchema);
+        final SchemaHelper schemaHelper = new SchemaHelperFactory().createSchemaHelper(testKey, avroSchema.getKey());
+
+        testUnmarshalMarshal(schemaHelper, "src/test/resources/data/RecordExampleNull.json");
+        testUnmarshalMarshal(schemaHelper, "src/test/resources/data/RecordExampleFull.json");
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testRecordUnmarshalMarshalInvalid() throws IOException {
+        final AxContextSchema avroSchema =
+                new AxContextSchema(new AxArtifactKey("AvroRecord", "0.0.1"), "Avro", recordSchemaInvalidFields);
+
+        schemas.getSchemasMap().put(avroSchema.getKey(), avroSchema);
+        final SchemaHelper schemaHelper = new SchemaHelperFactory().createSchemaHelper(testKey, avroSchema.getKey());
+
+        testUnmarshalMarshal(schemaHelper, "src/test/resources/data/RecordExampleInvalidFields.json");
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testVPNRecordUnmarshalMarshal() throws IOException {
+        final AxContextSchema avroSchema =
+                new AxContextSchema(new AxArtifactKey("AvroRecord", "0.0.1"), "Avro", recordSchemaVPN);
+
+        schemas.getSchemasMap().put(avroSchema.getKey(), avroSchema);
+        final SchemaHelper schemaHelper = new SchemaHelperFactory().createSchemaHelper(testKey, avroSchema.getKey());
+
+        testUnmarshalMarshal(schemaHelper, "src/test/resources/data/RecordExampleVPNFull.json");
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testVPNRecordReuse() throws IOException {
+        final AxContextSchema avroSchema =
+                new AxContextSchema(new AxArtifactKey("AvroRecord", "0.0.1"), "Avro", recordSchemaVPNReuse);
+        schemas.getSchemasMap().put(avroSchema.getKey(), avroSchema);
+
+        schemas.getSchemasMap().put(avroSchema.getKey(), avroSchema);
+        new SchemaHelperFactory().createSchemaHelper(testKey, avroSchema.getKey());
+    }
+
+    private void testUnmarshalMarshal(final SchemaHelper schemaHelper, final String fileName) throws IOException {
+        final String inString = TextFileUtils.getTextFileAsString(fileName);
+        final GenericRecord decodedObject = (GenericRecord) schemaHelper.unmarshal(inString);
+        final String outString = schemaHelper.marshal2String(decodedObject);
+        assertEquals(inString.replaceAll("\\s+", ""), outString.replaceAll("\\s+", ""));
+    }
+}
diff --git a/plugins/plugins-context/plugins-context-schema/plugins-context-schema-avro/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/apex/plugins/context/schema/avro/TestAvroSchemaUnion.java b/plugins/plugins-context/plugins-context-schema/plugins-context-schema-avro/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/apex/plugins/context/schema/avro/TestAvroSchemaUnion.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..100b51d44
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/plugins-context/plugins-context-schema/plugins-context-schema-avro/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/apex/plugins/context/schema/avro/TestAvroSchemaUnion.java
@@ -0,0 +1,109 @@
+/*-
+ * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
+ *  Copyright (C) 2016-2018 Ericsson. All rights reserved.
+ * ================================================================================
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ * 
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ * 
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ * 
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+ * ============LICENSE_END=========================================================
+ */
+
+package org.onap.policy.apex.plugins.context.schema.avro;
+
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
+
+import java.io.IOException;
+
+import org.apache.avro.generic.GenericRecord;
+import org.junit.Before;
+import org.junit.Ignore;
+import org.junit.Test;
+import org.onap.policy.apex.context.SchemaHelper;
+import org.onap.policy.apex.context.impl.schema.SchemaHelperFactory;
+import org.onap.policy.apex.context.parameters.SchemaParameters;
+import org.onap.policy.apex.model.basicmodel.concepts.AxArtifactKey;
+import org.onap.policy.apex.model.basicmodel.concepts.AxKey;
+import org.onap.policy.apex.model.basicmodel.service.ModelService;
+import org.onap.policy.apex.model.contextmodel.concepts.AxContextSchema;
+import org.onap.policy.apex.model.contextmodel.concepts.AxContextSchemas;
+import org.onap.policy.apex.model.utilities.TextFileUtils;
+
+/**
+ * @author Liam Fallon (liam.fallon@ericsson.com)
+ * @version
+ */
+public class TestAvroSchemaUnion {
+    private final AxKey testKey = new AxArtifactKey("AvroTest", "0.0.1");
+    private AxContextSchemas schemas;
+    private String uinionSchema;
+
+    @Before
+    public void initTest() throws IOException {
+        schemas = new AxContextSchemas(new AxArtifactKey("AvroSchemas", "0.0.1"));
+        ModelService.registerModel(AxContextSchemas.class, schemas);
+        new SchemaParameters().getSchemaHelperParameterMap().put("Avro", new AvroSchemaHelperParameters());
+        uinionSchema = TextFileUtils.getTextFileAsString("src/test/resources/avsc/UnionExample.avsc");
+    }
+
+    @Ignore
+    @Test
+    public void testUnionAllFields() throws IOException {
+        final AxContextSchema avroSchema =
+                new AxContextSchema(new AxArtifactKey("AvroRecord", "0.0.1"), "Avro", uinionSchema);
+
+        schemas.getSchemasMap().put(avroSchema.getKey(), avroSchema);
+        final SchemaHelper schemaHelper = new SchemaHelperFactory().createSchemaHelper(testKey, avroSchema.getKey());
+
+        final String inString = TextFileUtils.getTextFileAsString("src/test/resources/data/UnionExampleAllFields.json");
+        final GenericRecord user = (GenericRecord) schemaHelper.createNewInstance(inString);
+
+        assertEquals("Ben", user.get("name").toString());
+        assertEquals(7, user.get("favourite_number"));
+        assertEquals("red", user.get("favourite_colour").toString());
+    }
+
+    @Ignore
+    @Test
+    public void testUnionOptionalField() throws IOException {
+        final AxContextSchema avroSchema =
+                new AxContextSchema(new AxArtifactKey("AvroRecord", "0.0.1"), "Avro", uinionSchema);
+
+        schemas.getSchemasMap().put(avroSchema.getKey(), avroSchema);
+        final SchemaHelper schemaHelper = new SchemaHelperFactory().createSchemaHelper(testKey, avroSchema.getKey());
+
+        final String inString =
+                TextFileUtils.getTextFileAsString("src/test/resources/data/UnionExampleOptionalField.json");
+        final GenericRecord user = (GenericRecord) schemaHelper.createNewInstance(inString);
+
+        assertEquals("Ben", user.get("name").toString());
+        assertEquals(7, user.get("favourite_number"));
+        assertEquals("red", user.get("favourite_colour").toString());
+    }
+
+    @Ignore
+    @Test
+    public void testUnionNullField() throws IOException {
+        final AxContextSchema avroSchema =
+                new AxContextSchema(new AxArtifactKey("AvroRecord", "0.0.1"), "Avro", uinionSchema);
+
+        schemas.getSchemasMap().put(avroSchema.getKey(), avroSchema);
+        final SchemaHelper schemaHelper = new SchemaHelperFactory().createSchemaHelper(testKey, avroSchema.getKey());
+
+        final String inString = TextFileUtils.getTextFileAsString("src/test/resources/data/UnionExampleNullField.json");
+        final GenericRecord user = (GenericRecord) schemaHelper.createNewInstance(inString);
+
+        assertEquals("Ben", user.get("name").toString());
+        assertEquals(7, user.get("favourite_number"));
+        assertEquals("red", user.get("favourite_colour").toString());
+    }
+}
diff --git a/plugins/plugins-context/plugins-context-schema/plugins-context-schema-avro/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/apex/plugins/context/schema/avro/TestHealthCheckSchema.java b/plugins/plugins-context/plugins-context-schema/plugins-context-schema-avro/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/apex/plugins/context/schema/avro/TestHealthCheckSchema.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..026125af9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/plugins-context/plugins-context-schema/plugins-context-schema-avro/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/apex/plugins/context/schema/avro/TestHealthCheckSchema.java
@@ -0,0 +1,119 @@
+/*-
+ * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
+ *  Copyright (C) 2016-2018 Ericsson. All rights reserved.
+ * ================================================================================
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ * 
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ * 
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ * 
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+ * ============LICENSE_END=========================================================
+ */
+
+package org.onap.policy.apex.plugins.context.schema.avro;
+
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
+
+import java.io.IOException;
+
+import org.apache.avro.Schema;
+import org.apache.avro.generic.GenericData;
+import org.apache.avro.generic.GenericData.Record;
+import org.apache.avro.generic.GenericRecord;
+import org.junit.Before;
+import org.junit.Test;
+import org.onap.policy.apex.context.SchemaHelper;
+import org.onap.policy.apex.context.impl.schema.SchemaHelperFactory;
+import org.onap.policy.apex.context.parameters.SchemaParameters;
+import org.onap.policy.apex.model.basicmodel.concepts.AxArtifactKey;
+import org.onap.policy.apex.model.basicmodel.concepts.AxKey;
+import org.onap.policy.apex.model.basicmodel.service.ModelService;
+import org.onap.policy.apex.model.contextmodel.concepts.AxContextSchema;
+import org.onap.policy.apex.model.contextmodel.concepts.AxContextSchemas;
+import org.onap.policy.apex.model.utilities.TextFileUtils;
+
+/**
+ * @author Liam Fallon (liam.fallon@ericsson.com)
+ */
+public class TestHealthCheckSchema {
+    private final AxKey testKey = new AxArtifactKey("AvroTest", "0.0.1");
+    private AxContextSchemas schemas;
+    private String healthCheckSchema;
+
+    @Before
+    public void initTest() throws IOException {
+        schemas = new AxContextSchemas(new AxArtifactKey("AvroSchemas", "0.0.1"));
+        ModelService.registerModel(AxContextSchemas.class, schemas);
+
+        new SchemaParameters().getSchemaHelperParameterMap().put("Avro", new AvroSchemaHelperParameters());
+        healthCheckSchema = TextFileUtils.getTextFileAsString("src/test/resources/avsc/HealthCheckBodyType.avsc");
+    }
+
+
+    @Test
+    public void testHealthCheck() throws IOException {
+        final AxContextSchema avroSchema =
+                new AxContextSchema(new AxArtifactKey("AvroRecord", "0.0.1"), "Avro", healthCheckSchema);
+
+        schemas.getSchemasMap().put(avroSchema.getKey(), avroSchema);
+        final SchemaHelper schemaHelper = new SchemaHelperFactory().createSchemaHelper(testKey, avroSchema.getKey());
+
+        testUnmarshalMarshal(schemaHelper, "src/test/resources/data/HealthCheckEvent.json");
+
+        final GenericRecord healthCheckRecord = (Record) schemaHelper.createNewInstance();
+        final Schema healthCheckRecordSchema = healthCheckRecord.getSchema();
+
+        final GenericRecord inputRecord = new GenericData.Record(healthCheckRecordSchema.getField("input").schema());
+        final Schema inputRecordRecordSchema = inputRecord.getSchema();
+
+        final GenericRecord actionIndentifiersRecord =
+                new GenericData.Record(inputRecordRecordSchema.getField("action_DasH_identifiers").schema());
+
+        final GenericRecord commonHeaderRecord =
+                new GenericData.Record(inputRecordRecordSchema.getField("common_DasH_header").schema());
+        final Schema commonHeaderRecordSchema = commonHeaderRecord.getSchema();
+
+        final GenericRecord commonHeaderFlagsRecord =
+                new GenericData.Record(commonHeaderRecordSchema.getField("flags").schema());
+
+        healthCheckRecord.put("input", inputRecord);
+        inputRecord.put("action_DasH_identifiers", actionIndentifiersRecord);
+        inputRecord.put("common_DasH_header", commonHeaderRecord);
+        commonHeaderRecord.put("flags", commonHeaderFlagsRecord);
+
+        inputRecord.put("action", "HealthCheck");
+        inputRecord.put("payload",
+                "{\"host-ip-address\":\"131.160.203.125\",\"input.url\":\"131.160.203.125/afr\",\"request-action-type\":\"GET\",\"request-action\":\"AFR\"}");
+
+        actionIndentifiersRecord.put("vnf_DasH_id", "49414df5-3482-4fd8-9952-c463dff2770b");
+
+        commonHeaderRecord.put("request_DasH_id", "afr-request3");
+        commonHeaderRecord.put("originator_DasH_id", "AFR");
+        commonHeaderRecord.put("api_DasH_ver", "2.15");
+        commonHeaderRecord.put("sub_DasH_request_DasH_id", "AFR-subrequest");
+        commonHeaderRecord.put("timestamp", "2017-11-06T15:15:18.97Z");
+
+        commonHeaderFlagsRecord.put("ttl", "10000");
+        commonHeaderFlagsRecord.put("force", "TRUE");
+        commonHeaderFlagsRecord.put("mode", "EXCLUSIVE");
+
+        final String eventString = TextFileUtils.getTextFileAsString("src/test/resources/data/HealthCheckEvent.json");
+        final String outString = schemaHelper.marshal2String(healthCheckRecord);
+        assertEquals(eventString.toString().replaceAll("\\s+", ""), outString.replaceAll("\\s+", ""));
+    }
+
+    private void testUnmarshalMarshal(final SchemaHelper schemaHelper, final String fileName) throws IOException {
+        final String inString = TextFileUtils.getTextFileAsString(fileName);
+        final GenericRecord decodedObject = (GenericRecord) schemaHelper.unmarshal(inString);
+        final String outString = schemaHelper.marshal2String(decodedObject);
+        assertEquals(inString.replaceAll("\\s+", ""), outString.replaceAll("\\s+", ""));
+    }
+}
diff --git a/plugins/plugins-context/plugins-context-schema/plugins-context-schema-avro/src/test/resources/avsc/AAIInventoryResponseItemType.avsc b/plugins/plugins-context/plugins-context-schema/plugins-context-schema-avro/src/test/resources/avsc/AAIInventoryResponseItemType.avsc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d4ae592a1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/plugins-context/plugins-context-schema/plugins-context-schema-avro/src/test/resources/avsc/AAIInventoryResponseItemType.avsc
@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+{
+	"type": "array",
+	"items": {
+		"type": "record",
+		"name": "AAIInventoryResponseItem_Type",
+		"fields": [
+			{
+				"name": "model_DasH_name",
+				"type": "string"
+			},
+			{
+				"name": "extra_DasH_properties",
+				"type": {
+					"type": "record",
+					"name": "AAIInventoryResponseItemExtraProperties_Type",
+					"fields": []
+				}
+			},
+			{
+				"name": "generic_DasH_vnf",
+				"type": {
+					"type": "record",
+					"name": "AAIInventoryResponseItemGenericVNF_Type",
+					"fields": [
+						{
+							"name": "vnf_DasH_id",
+							"type": "string"
+						},
+						{
+							"name": "vnf_DasH_name",
+							"type": "string"
+						},
+						{
+							"name": "vnf_DasH_type",
+							"type": "string"
+						},
+						{
+							"name": "service_DasH_id",
+							"type": "string"
+						},
+						{
+							"name": "orchestration_DasH_status",
+							"type": "string"
+						},
+						{
+							"name": "in_DasH_maint",
+							"type": "boolean"
+						},
+						{
+							"name": "is_DasH_closed_DasH_loop_DasH_disabled",
+							"type": "boolean"
+						},
+						{
+							"name": "resource_DasH_version",
+							"type": "string"
+						},
+						{
+							"name": "model_DasH_invariant_DasH_id",
+							"type": "string"
+						},
+						{
+							"name": "model_DasH_version_DasH_id",
+							"type": "string"
+						}
+					]
+				}
+			}
+		]
+	}
+}
diff --git a/plugins/plugins-context/plugins-context-schema/plugins-context-schema-avro/src/test/resources/avsc/ArrayExampleAddress.avsc b/plugins/plugins-context/plugins-context-schema/plugins-context-schema-avro/src/test/resources/avsc/ArrayExampleAddress.avsc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0967d6210
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/plugins-context/plugins-context-schema/plugins-context-schema-avro/src/test/resources/avsc/ArrayExampleAddress.avsc
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+{
+	"type": "array", "items": {
+		"type" : "record",
+		"name" : "AddressUSRecord",
+		"fields" : [
+			{"name": "streetaddress", "type": "string"},
+			{"name": "city", "type": "string"}
+			]
+	}
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/plugins/plugins-context/plugins-context-schema/plugins-context-schema-avro/src/test/resources/avsc/ArrayExampleLong.avsc b/plugins/plugins-context/plugins-context-schema/plugins-context-schema-avro/src/test/resources/avsc/ArrayExampleLong.avsc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..91f391a89
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/plugins-context/plugins-context-schema/plugins-context-schema-avro/src/test/resources/avsc/ArrayExampleLong.avsc
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+{
+	"type": "array", "items": "long"
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/plugins/plugins-context/plugins-context-schema/plugins-context-schema-avro/src/test/resources/avsc/EnumSchema.avsc b/plugins/plugins-context/plugins-context-schema/plugins-context-schema-avro/src/test/resources/avsc/EnumSchema.avsc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ea5c5b7b1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/plugins-context/plugins-context-schema/plugins-context-schema-avro/src/test/resources/avsc/EnumSchema.avsc
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+{
+	"type": "enum",
+	"name": "Suit",
+	"symbols" : ["SPADES", "HEARTS", "DIAMONDS", "CLUBS"]
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/plugins/plugins-context/plugins-context-schema/plugins-context-schema-avro/src/test/resources/avsc/FixedSchema.avsc b/plugins/plugins-context/plugins-context-schema/plugins-context-schema-avro/src/test/resources/avsc/FixedSchema.avsc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4642ef577
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/plugins-context/plugins-context-schema/plugins-context-schema-avro/src/test/resources/avsc/FixedSchema.avsc
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+{
+	"type" : "fixed",
+	"name" : "binaryData",
+	"size" : 64
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/plugins/plugins-context/plugins-context-schema/plugins-context-schema-avro/src/test/resources/avsc/HealthCheckBodyType.avsc b/plugins/plugins-context/plugins-context-schema/plugins-context-schema-avro/src/test/resources/avsc/HealthCheckBodyType.avsc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2db1d696d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/plugins-context/plugins-context-schema/plugins-context-schema-avro/src/test/resources/avsc/HealthCheckBodyType.avsc
@@ -0,0 +1,76 @@
+{
+	"type"      : "record",
+	"name"      : "HealthCheckBody_Type",
+	"namespace" : "com.ericsson.apex.onap.tlgoal2017",
+	"fields"    : [
+		{
+			"name": "input",
+			"type": {
+				"type" : "record",
+				"name" : "InputRecord",
+				"fields" : [
+					{
+						"name": "action", "type": "string"
+					},
+					{
+						"name": "action_DasH_identifiers",
+						"type": {
+							"type" : "record",
+							"name" : "ActionIdentifiersRecord",
+							"fields" : [
+								{
+									"name": "vnf_DasH_id", "type": "string"
+								}
+								]
+						}
+					},
+					{
+						"name": "common_DasH_header",
+						"type": {
+							"type" : "record",
+							"name" : "CommonHeaderRecord",
+							"fields" : [
+								{
+									"name": "request_DasH_id", "type": "string"
+								},
+								{
+									"name": "originator_DasH_id", "type": "string"
+								},
+								{
+									"name": "api_DasH_ver", "type": "string"
+								},
+								{
+									"name": "sub_DasH_request_DasH_id", "type": "string"
+								},
+								{
+									"name": "timestamp", "type": "string"
+								},
+								{
+									"name": "flags",
+									"type": {
+										"type" : "record",
+										"name" : "FlagsRecord",
+										"fields" : [
+											{
+												"name": "ttl", "type": "string"
+											},
+											{
+												"name": "force", "type": "string"
+											},
+											{
+												"name": "mode", "type": "string"
+											}
+											]
+									}
+								}
+								]
+						}
+					},
+					{
+						"name": "payload", "type": "string"
+					}
+					]
+			}
+		}
+		]
+}
diff --git a/plugins/plugins-context/plugins-context-schema/plugins-context-schema-avro/src/test/resources/avsc/MapExampleAddress.avsc b/plugins/plugins-context/plugins-context-schema/plugins-context-schema-avro/src/test/resources/avsc/MapExampleAddress.avsc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f8457c690
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/plugins-context/plugins-context-schema/plugins-context-schema-avro/src/test/resources/avsc/MapExampleAddress.avsc
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+{
+	"type": "map", "values": {
+		"type" : "record",
+		"name" : "AddressUSRecord",
+		"fields" : [
+			{"name": "streetaddress", "type": "string"},
+			{"name": "city", "type": "string"}
+			]
+	}
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/plugins/plugins-context/plugins-context-schema/plugins-context-schema-avro/src/test/resources/avsc/MapExampleAddressInvalidFields.avsc b/plugins/plugins-context/plugins-context-schema/plugins-context-schema-avro/src/test/resources/avsc/MapExampleAddressInvalidFields.avsc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..48c476065
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/plugins-context/plugins-context-schema/plugins-context-schema-avro/src/test/resources/avsc/MapExampleAddressInvalidFields.avsc
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+{
+	"type": "map", "values": {
+		"type" : "record",
+		"name" : "AddressUSRecord",
+		"fields" : [
+			{"name": "street_DasH_address", "type": "string"},
+			{"name": "the_DoT_city", "type": "string"}
+			]
+	}
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/plugins/plugins-context/plugins-context-schema/plugins-context-schema-avro/src/test/resources/avsc/MapExampleLong.avsc b/plugins/plugins-context/plugins-context-schema/plugins-context-schema-avro/src/test/resources/avsc/MapExampleLong.avsc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0bb3729ed
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/plugins-context/plugins-context-schema/plugins-context-schema-avro/src/test/resources/avsc/MapExampleLong.avsc
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+{
+	"type": "map", "values": "long"
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/plugins/plugins-context/plugins-context-schema/plugins-context-schema-avro/src/test/resources/avsc/RecordExample.avsc b/plugins/plugins-context/plugins-context-schema/plugins-context-schema-avro/src/test/resources/avsc/RecordExample.avsc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..274735532
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/plugins-context/plugins-context-schema/plugins-context-schema-avro/src/test/resources/avsc/RecordExample.avsc
@@ -0,0 +1,172 @@
+{
+	"type": "record",
+	"name": "User",
+	"namespace": "com.example.avro",
+	"doc": "This is a user record in a fictitious to-do-list management app. It supports arbitrary grouping and nesting of items, and allows you to add items by email or by tweeting.\n\nNote this app doesn't actually exist. The schema is just a demo for [Avrodoc](https://github.com/ept/avrodoc)!",
+	"fields": [
+        {"name": "firstname", "type": "string"},
+        {"name": "lastname", "type": "string"},
+		{
+			"name": "address",
+			"type": {
+				"type" : "record",
+				"name" : "AddressUSRecord",
+				"fields" : [
+					{"name": "streetaddress", "type": "string"},
+					{"name": "city", "type": "string"}
+					]
+			}
+		},
+		{
+			"name": "id",
+			"doc": "System-assigned numeric user ID. Cannot be changed by the user.",
+			"type": "int"
+		},
+		{
+			"name": "username",
+			"doc": "The username chosen by the user. Can be changed by the user.",
+			"type": "string"
+		},
+		{
+			"name": "passwordHash",
+			"doc": "The user's password, hashed using [scrypt](http://www.tarsnap.com/scrypt.html).",
+			"type": "string"
+		},
+		{
+			"name": "signupDate",
+			"doc": "Timestamp (milliseconds since epoch) when the user signed up",
+			"type": "long"
+		},
+		{
+			"name": "emailAddresses",
+			"doc": "All email addresses on the user's account",
+			"type": {
+				"type": "array",
+				"items": {
+					"type": "record",
+					"name": "EmailAddress",
+					"doc": "Stores details about an email address that a user has associated with their account.",
+					"fields": [
+						{
+							"name": "address",
+							"doc": "The email address, e.g. `foo@example.com`",
+							"type": "string"
+						},
+						{
+							"name": "verified",
+							"doc": "true if the user has clicked the link in a confirmation email to this address.",
+							"type": "boolean",
+							"default": false
+						},
+						{
+							"name": "dateAdded",
+							"doc": "Timestamp (milliseconds since epoch) when the email address was added to the account.",
+							"type": "long"
+						},
+						{
+							"name": "dateBounced",
+							"doc": "Timestamp (milliseconds since epoch) when an email sent to this address last bounced. Reset to null when the address no longer bounces.",
+							"type": ["null", "long"]
+						}
+						]
+				}
+			}
+		},
+		{
+			"name": "twitterAccounts",
+			"doc": "All Twitter accounts that the user has OAuthed",
+			"type": {
+				"type": "array",
+				"items": {
+					"type": "record",
+					"name": "TwitterAccount",
+					"doc": "Stores access credentials for one Twitter account, as granted to us by the user by OAuth.",
+					"fields": [
+						{
+							"name": "status",
+							"doc": "Indicator of whether this authorization is currently active, or has been revoked",
+							"type": {
+								"type": "enum",
+								"name": "OAuthStatus",
+								"doc": "* `PENDING`: the user has started authorizing, but not yet finished\n* `ACTIVE`: the token should work\n* `DENIED`: the user declined the authorization\n* `EXPIRED`: the token used to work, but now it doesn't\n* `REVOKED`: the user has explicitly revoked the token",
+								"symbols": ["PENDING", "ACTIVE", "DENIED", "EXPIRED", "REVOKED"]
+							}
+						},
+						{
+							"name": "userId",
+							"doc": "Twitter's numeric ID for this user",
+							"type": "long"
+						},
+						{
+							"name": "screenName",
+							"doc": "The twitter username for this account (can be changed by the user)",
+							"type": "string"
+						},
+						{
+							"name": "oauthToken",
+							"doc": "The OAuth token for this Twitter account",
+							"type": "string"
+						},
+						{
+							"name": "oauthTokenSecret",
+							"doc": "The OAuth secret, used for signing requests on behalf of this Twitter account. `null` whilst the OAuth flow is not yet complete.",
+							"type": ["null", "string"]
+						},
+						{
+							"name": "dateAuthorized",
+							"doc": "Timestamp (milliseconds since epoch) when the user last authorized this Twitter account",
+							"type": "long"
+						}
+						]
+				}
+			}
+		},
+		{
+			"name": "toDoItems",
+			"doc": "The top-level items in the user's to-do list",
+			"type": {
+				"type": "array",
+				"items": {
+					"type": "record",
+					"name": "ToDoItem",
+					"doc": "A record is one node in a To-Do item tree (every record can contain nested sub-records).",
+					"fields": [
+						{
+							"name": "status",
+							"doc": "User-selected state for this item (e.g. whether or not it is marked as done)",
+							"type": {
+								"type": "enum",
+								"name": "ToDoStatus",
+								"doc": "* `HIDDEN`: not currently visible, e.g. because it becomes actionable in future\n* `ACTIONABLE`: appears in the current to-do list\n* `DONE`: marked as done, but still appears in the list\n* `ARCHIVED`: marked as done and no longer visible\n* `DELETED`: not done and removed from list (preserved for undo purposes)",
+								"symbols": ["HIDDEN", "ACTIONABLE", "DONE", "ARCHIVED", "DELETED"]
+							}
+						},
+						{
+							"name": "title",
+							"doc": "One-line summary of the item",
+							"type": "string"
+						},
+						{
+							"name": "description",
+							"doc": "Detailed description (may contain HTML markup)",
+							"type": ["null", "string"]
+						},
+						{
+							"name": "snoozeDate",
+							"doc": "Timestamp (milliseconds since epoch) at which the item should go from `HIDDEN` to `ACTIONABLE` status",
+							"type": ["null", "long"]
+						},
+						{
+							"name": "subItems",
+							"doc": "List of children of this to-do tree node",
+							"type": {
+								"type": "array",
+								"items": "ToDoItem"
+							}
+						}
+						]
+				}
+			}
+		}
+		]
+}
diff --git a/plugins/plugins-context/plugins-context-schema/plugins-context-schema-avro/src/test/resources/avsc/RecordExampleInvalidFields.avsc b/plugins/plugins-context/plugins-context-schema/plugins-context-schema-avro/src/test/resources/avsc/RecordExampleInvalidFields.avsc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..102641b44
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/plugins-context/plugins-context-schema/plugins-context-schema-avro/src/test/resources/avsc/RecordExampleInvalidFields.avsc
@@ -0,0 +1,172 @@
+{
+	"type": "record",
+	"name": "User",
+	"namespace": "com.example.avro",
+	"doc": "This is a user record in a fictitious to-do-list management app. It supports arbitrary grouping and nesting of items, and allows you to add items by email or by tweeting.\n\nNote this app doesn't actually exist. The schema is just a demo for [Avrodoc](https://github.com/ept/avrodoc)!",
+	"fields": [
+        {"name": "firstname", "type": "string"},
+        {"name": "lastname", "type": "string"},
+		{
+			"name": "address",
+			"type": {
+				"type" : "record",
+				"name" : "AddressUSRecord",
+				"fields" : [
+					{"name": "streetaddress_DasH_1", "type": "string"},
+					{"name": "city", "type": "string"}
+					]
+			}
+		},
+		{
+			"name": "id",
+			"doc": "System-assigned numeric user ID. Cannot be changed by the user.",
+			"type": "int"
+		},
+		{
+			"name": "username",
+			"doc": "The username chosen by the user. Can be changed by the user.",
+			"type": "string"
+		},
+		{
+			"name": "passwordHash",
+			"doc": "The user's password, hashed using [scrypt](http://www.tarsnap.com/scrypt.html).",
+			"type": "string"
+		},
+		{
+			"name": "signupDate",
+			"doc": "Timestamp (milliseconds since epoch) when the user signed up",
+			"type": "long"
+		},
+		{
+			"name": "email_DoT_Addresses",
+			"doc": "All email addresses on the user's account",
+			"type": {
+				"type": "array",
+				"items": {
+					"type": "record",
+					"name": "EmailAddress",
+					"doc": "Stores details about an email address that a user has associated with their account.",
+					"fields": [
+						{
+							"name": "address",
+							"doc": "The email address, e.g. `foo@example.com`",
+							"type": "string"
+						},
+						{
+							"name": "verified",
+							"doc": "true if the user has clicked the link in a confirmation email to this address.",
+							"type": "boolean",
+							"default": false
+						},
+						{
+							"name": "dateAdded",
+							"doc": "Timestamp (milliseconds since epoch) when the email address was added to the account.",
+							"type": "long"
+						},
+						{
+							"name": "dateBounced",
+							"doc": "Timestamp (milliseconds since epoch) when an email sent to this address last bounced. Reset to null when the address no longer bounces.",
+							"type": ["null", "long"]
+						}
+						]
+				}
+			}
+		},
+		{
+			"name": "twitterAccounts",
+			"doc": "All Twitter accounts that the user has OAuthed",
+			"type": {
+				"type": "array",
+				"items": {
+					"type": "record",
+					"name": "TwitterAccount",
+					"doc": "Stores access credentials for one Twitter account, as granted to us by the user by OAuth.",
+					"fields": [
+						{
+							"name": "status",
+							"doc": "Indicator of whether this authorization is currently active, or has been revoked",
+							"type": {
+								"type": "enum",
+								"name": "OAuthStatus",
+								"doc": "* `PENDING`: the user has started authorizing, but not yet finished\n* `ACTIVE`: the token should work\n* `DENIED`: the user declined the authorization\n* `EXPIRED`: the token used to work, but now it doesn't\n* `REVOKED`: the user has explicitly revoked the token",
+								"symbols": ["PENDING", "ACTIVE", "DENIED", "EXPIRED", "REVOKED"]
+							}
+						},
+						{
+							"name": "userId",
+							"doc": "Twitter's numeric ID for this user",
+							"type": "long"
+						},
+						{
+							"name": "screenName",
+							"doc": "The twitter username for this account (can be changed by the user)",
+							"type": "string"
+						},
+						{
+							"name": "oauthToken",
+							"doc": "The OAuth token for this Twitter account",
+							"type": "string"
+						},
+						{
+							"name": "oauthTokenSecret",
+							"doc": "The OAuth secret, used for signing requests on behalf of this Twitter account. `null` whilst the OAuth flow is not yet complete.",
+							"type": ["null", "string"]
+						},
+						{
+							"name": "dateAuthorized",
+							"doc": "Timestamp (milliseconds since epoch) when the user last authorized this Twitter account",
+							"type": "long"
+						}
+						]
+				}
+			}
+		},
+		{
+			"name": "toDoItems",
+			"doc": "The top-level items in the user's to-do list",
+			"type": {
+				"type": "array",
+				"items": {
+					"type": "record",
+					"name": "ToDoItem",
+					"doc": "A record is one node in a To-Do item tree (every record can contain nested sub-records).",
+					"fields": [
+						{
+							"name": "status",
+							"doc": "User-selected state for this item (e.g. whether or not it is marked as done)",
+							"type": {
+								"type": "enum",
+								"name": "ToDoStatus",
+								"doc": "* `HIDDEN`: not currently visible, e.g. because it becomes actionable in future\n* `ACTIONABLE`: appears in the current to-do list\n* `DONE`: marked as done, but still appears in the list\n* `ARCHIVED`: marked as done and no longer visible\n* `DELETED`: not done and removed from list (preserved for undo purposes)",
+								"symbols": ["HIDDEN", "ACTIONABLE", "DONE", "ARCHIVED", "DELETED"]
+							}
+						},
+						{
+							"name": "title_DasH_long",
+							"doc": "One-line summary of the item",
+							"type": "string"
+						},
+						{
+							"name": "description",
+							"doc": "Detailed description (may contain HTML markup)",
+							"type": ["null", "string"]
+						},
+						{
+							"name": "snoozeDate",
+							"doc": "Timestamp (milliseconds since epoch) at which the item should go from `HIDDEN` to `ACTIONABLE` status",
+							"type": ["null", "long"]
+						},
+						{
+							"name": "subItems",
+							"doc": "List of children of this to-do tree node",
+							"type": {
+								"type": "array",
+								"items": "ToDoItem"
+							}
+						}
+						]
+				}
+			}
+		}
+		]
+}
diff --git a/plugins/plugins-context/plugins-context-schema/plugins-context-schema-avro/src/test/resources/avsc/RecordExampleVPN.avsc b/plugins/plugins-context/plugins-context-schema/plugins-context-schema-avro/src/test/resources/avsc/RecordExampleVPN.avsc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b9aac36f9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/plugins-context/plugins-context-schema/plugins-context-schema-avro/src/test/resources/avsc/RecordExampleVPN.avsc
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+{
+  "type"      : "record",
+  "name"      : "VPNActEvent",
+  "namespace" : "com.ericsson.apex.domains.vpn.events",
+  "fields"    : [
+    {"name": "nameSpace", "type": "string"},
+    {"name": "name",      "type": "string"},
+    {"name": "version",   "type": "string"},
+    {"name": "source",    "type": "string"},
+    {"name": "target",    "type": "string"},
+    {"name": "LinkMap", "type": {
+        "type" : "record",
+        "name" : "LinkMap",
+        "namespace" : "com.ericsson.apex.domains.vpn",
+        "fields" : [ ]
+      }
+    },
+    {"name": "CustomerMap", "type": {
+        "type" : "record",
+        "name" : "CustomerMap",
+        "namespace" : "com.ericsson.apex.domains.vpn",
+        "fields" : [ ]
+      }
+    }
+  ]
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/plugins/plugins-context/plugins-context-schema/plugins-context-schema-avro/src/test/resources/avsc/RecordExampleVPNReuse.avsc b/plugins/plugins-context/plugins-context-schema/plugins-context-schema-avro/src/test/resources/avsc/RecordExampleVPNReuse.avsc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5936bb21f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/plugins-context/plugins-context-schema/plugins-context-schema-avro/src/test/resources/avsc/RecordExampleVPNReuse.avsc
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+{
+	"type"      : "record",
+	"name"      : "VPNActEvent",
+	"namespace" : "com.ericsson.apex.domains.vpn.events",
+	"fields"    : [
+		{"name": "nameSpace", "type": "string"},
+		{"name": "name",      "type": "string"},
+		{"name": "version",   "type": "string"},
+		{"name": "source",    "type": "string"},
+		{"name": "target",    "type": "string"},
+		{"name": "LinkMap", "type": {
+			"type" : "record",
+			"name" : "LinkMap",
+			"namespace" : "com.ericsson.apex.domains.vpn",
+			"fields" : [ ]
+		}
+		},
+		{"name": "CustomerMap", "type": {
+			"type" : "record",
+			"name" : "CustomerMap",
+			"namespace" : "com.ericsson.apex.domains.vpn",
+			"fields" : [ ]
+		}
+		},
+		{"name": "CustomerMap1", "type": "com.ericsson.apex.domains.vpn.CustomerMap"},
+		{
+			"name" : "CustomerMapArray",
+			"type": {
+				"type": "array",
+				"items": "com.ericsson.apex.domains.vpn.CustomerMap"
+			}
+		}
+	]
+}
diff --git a/plugins/plugins-context/plugins-context-schema/plugins-context-schema-avro/src/test/resources/avsc/UnionExample.avsc b/plugins/plugins-context/plugins-context-schema/plugins-context-schema-avro/src/test/resources/avsc/UnionExample.avsc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..96b6050fb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/plugins-context/plugins-context-schema/plugins-context-schema-avro/src/test/resources/avsc/UnionExample.avsc
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+{
+	"namespace": "example.avro",
+	"type": "record",
+	"name": "User",
+	"fields": [
+		{
+			"name": "name",
+			"type": "string"
+		},
+		{
+			"name": "favourite_number",
+			"type": [
+				"null",
+				"int"
+			]
+		},
+		{
+			"name": "favourite_colour",
+			"type": [
+				"null",
+				"string"
+			]
+		},
+		{
+			"name": "favourite_group",
+			"type": ["null", "string"],
+			"default": "null"
+		}
+	]
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/plugins/plugins-context/plugins-context-schema/plugins-context-schema-avro/src/test/resources/data/AAIResponse4Policy.json b/plugins/plugins-context/plugins-context-schema/plugins-context-schema-avro/src/test/resources/data/AAIResponse4Policy.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..25ca3af8a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/plugins-context/plugins-context-schema/plugins-context-schema-avro/src/test/resources/data/AAIResponse4Policy.json
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+[
+	{
+		"model-name": "service-instance",
+		"generic-vnf": {
+			"vnf-id": "de7cc3ab-0212-47df-9e64-da1c79234deb",
+			"vnf-name": "ZRDM2MMEX39",
+			"vnf-type": "vMME Svc Jul 14/vMME VF Jul 14 1",
+			"service-id": "a9a77d5a-123e-4ca2-9eb9-0b015d2ee0fb",
+			"orchestration-status": "active",
+			"in-maint": false,
+			"is-closed-loop-disabled": false,
+			"resource-version": "1503082370097",
+			"model-invariant-id": "82194af1-3c2c-485a-8f44-420e22a9eaa4",
+			"model-version-id": "46b92144-923a-4d20-b85a-3cbd847668a9"
+		},
+		"extra-properties": {
+			
+		}
+	}
+]
diff --git a/plugins/plugins-context/plugins-context-schema/plugins-context-schema-avro/src/test/resources/data/AAIResponse4VNF.json b/plugins/plugins-context/plugins-context-schema/plugins-context-schema-avro/src/test/resources/data/AAIResponse4VNF.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..41cfc5c17
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/plugins-context/plugins-context-schema/plugins-context-schema-avro/src/test/resources/data/AAIResponse4VNF.json
@@ -0,0 +1,302 @@
+[
+	{
+		"model-name": "vFW",
+		"generic-vnf": {
+			"vnf-id": "vFirewall_demo_app",
+			"vnf-name": "vFirewall_demo_app",
+			"vnf-type": "vFW",
+			"service-id": "vFirewall_demo_app",
+			"orchestration-status": "running",
+			"in-maint": false,
+			"is-closed-loop-disabled": false,
+			"resource-version": "1509456799110",
+			"model-invariant-id": "vFirewall",
+			"model-version-id": "vFW"
+		},
+		"extra-properties": {
+			
+		},
+		"inventory-response-items": {
+			"inventory-response-item": [
+				{
+					"vserver": {
+						"vserver-id": "5b06cf36-40a0-4bcb-bde9-849aa4702d67",
+						"vserver-name": "vFW",
+						"vserver-name2": "vFW",
+						"prov-status": "Running",
+						"vserver-selflink": "http://10.12.25.2:8774/v2.1/466979b815b5415ba14ada713e6e1846/servers/5b06cf36-40a0-4bcb-bde9-849aa4702d67",
+						"in-maint": false,
+						"is-closed-loop-disabled": false,
+						"resource-version": "1509047869791"
+					},
+					"extra-properties": {
+						
+					},
+					"inventory-response-items": {
+						"inventory-response-item": [
+							{
+								"vnfc": {
+									"vnfc-name": "VNFC_vGMUX_demo_app2",
+									"nfc-naming-code": "vGMUXCODE2",
+									"nfc-function": "vGMUX",
+									"prov-status": "Running",
+									"orchestration-status": "Error",
+									"in-maint": false,
+									"is-closed-loop-disabled": false,
+									"resource-version": "1509407048855"
+								},
+								"extra-properties": {
+									
+								}
+							},
+							{
+								"tenant": {
+									"tenant-id": "466979b815b5415ba14ada713e6e1846",
+									"tenant-name": "Integration",
+									"resource-version": "1508920100541"
+								},
+								"extra-properties": {
+									
+								},
+								"inventory-response-items": {
+									"inventory-response-item": [
+										{
+											"cloud-region": {
+												"cloud-owner": "pod25",
+												"cloud-region-id": "RegionOne",
+												"identity-url": "http://10.12.25.2:5000/v3",
+												"sriov-automation": false,
+												"resource-version": "1509048416263"
+											},
+											"extra-properties": {
+												
+											},
+											"inventory-response-items": {
+												"inventory-response-item": [
+													{
+														"esr-system-info": {
+															"esr-system-info-id": "432ac032-e996-41f2-84ed-9c7a1766eb29",
+															"system-name": "example-system-name-val-29070",
+															"type": "example-type-val-85254",
+															"vendor": "example-vendor-val-94515",
+															"version": "example-version-val-71880",
+															"service-url": "http://10.12.25.2:5000/v3",
+															"user-name": "demo",
+															"password": "onapdemo",
+															"system-type": "VIM",
+															"ssl-cacert": "example-ssl-cacert-val-75021",
+															"ssl-insecure": true,
+															"ip-address": "example-ip-address-val-44431",
+															"port": "example-port-val-93234",
+															"cloud-domain": "Default",
+															"default-tenant": "Integration",
+															"resource-version": "1508920101033"
+														},
+														"extra-properties": {
+															
+														}
+													}
+												]
+											}
+										}
+									]
+								}
+							}
+						]
+					}
+				},
+				{
+					"vserver": {
+						"vserver-id": "0c52905c-f682-42cf-bd52-e7f8953e80e3",
+						"vserver-name": "vFW",
+						"vserver-name2": "vFW",
+						"prov-status": "Running",
+						"vserver-selflink": "http://10.12.25.2:8774/v2.1/466979b815b5415ba14ada713e6e1846/servers/0c52905c-f682-42cf-bd52-e7f8953e80e3",
+						"in-maint": false,
+						"is-closed-loop-disabled": false,
+						"resource-version": "1509047548567"
+					},
+					"extra-properties": {
+						
+					},
+					"inventory-response-items": {
+						"inventory-response-item": [
+							{
+								"vnfc": {
+									"vnfc-name": "VNFC_vGMUX_demo_app3",
+									"nfc-naming-code": "vGMUXCODE3",
+									"nfc-function": "vGMUX",
+									"prov-status": "Running",
+									"orchestration-status": "Running",
+									"in-maint": false,
+									"is-closed-loop-disabled": false,
+									"resource-version": "1509041912808"
+								},
+								"extra-properties": {
+									
+								}
+							},
+							{
+								"tenant": {
+									"tenant-id": "466979b815b5415ba14ada713e6e1846",
+									"tenant-name": "Integration",
+									"resource-version": "1508920100541"
+								},
+								"extra-properties": {
+									
+								},
+								"inventory-response-items": {
+									"inventory-response-item": [
+										{
+											"cloud-region": {
+												"cloud-owner": "pod25",
+												"cloud-region-id": "RegionOne",
+												"identity-url": "http://10.12.25.2:5000/v3",
+												"sriov-automation": false,
+												"resource-version": "1509048416263"
+											},
+											"extra-properties": {
+												
+											},
+											"inventory-response-items": {
+												"inventory-response-item": [
+													{
+														"esr-system-info": {
+															"esr-system-info-id": "432ac032-e996-41f2-84ed-9c7a1766eb29",
+															"system-name": "example-system-name-val-29070",
+															"type": "example-type-val-85254",
+															"vendor": "example-vendor-val-94515",
+															"version": "example-version-val-71880",
+															"service-url": "http://10.12.25.2:5000/v3",
+															"user-name": "demo",
+															"password": "onapdemo",
+															"system-type": "VIM",
+															"ssl-cacert": "example-ssl-cacert-val-75021",
+															"ssl-insecure": true,
+															"ip-address": "example-ip-address-val-44431",
+															"port": "example-port-val-93234",
+															"cloud-domain": "Default",
+															"default-tenant": "Integration",
+															"resource-version": "1508920101033"
+														},
+														"extra-properties": {
+															
+														}
+													}
+												]
+											}
+										}
+									]
+								}
+							}
+						]
+					}
+				},
+				{
+					"vserver": {
+						"vserver-id": "33e16e02-098a-4f4e-a37f-b4e0307596c0",
+						"vserver-name": "vFW",
+						"vserver-name2": "vFW",
+						"prov-status": "Running",
+						"vserver-selflink": "http://10.12.25.2:8774/v2.1/466979b815b5415ba14ada713e6e1846/servers/33e16e02-098a-4f4e-a37f-b4e0307596c0",
+						"in-maint": false,
+						"is-closed-loop-disabled": false,
+						"resource-version": "1509047285114"
+					},
+					"extra-properties": {
+						
+					},
+					"inventory-response-items": {
+						"inventory-response-item": [
+							{
+								"vnfc": {
+									"vnfc-name": "vnfc-related-to-vserver-example",
+									"nfc-naming-code": "example-nfc-naming-code-val-78172",
+									"nfc-function": "example-nfc-function-val-56352",
+									"prov-status": "example-prov-status-val-10699",
+									"orchestration-status": "example-orchestration-status-val-68896",
+									"ipaddress-v4-oam-vip": "example-ipaddress-v4-oam-vip-val-71483",
+									"in-maint": true,
+									"is-closed-loop-disabled": true,
+									"group-notation": "example-group-notation-val-31912",
+									"resource-version": "1508800709772"
+								},
+								"extra-properties": {
+									
+								}
+							},
+							{
+								"vnfc": {
+									"vnfc-name": "VNFC_vGMUX_demo_app",
+									"nfc-naming-code": "vGMUXCODE",
+									"nfc-function": "vGMUX",
+									"prov-status": "Running",
+									"orchestration-status": "Running",
+									"in-maint": false,
+									"is-closed-loop-disabled": false,
+									"resource-version": "1509041573965"
+								},
+								"extra-properties": {
+									
+								}
+							},
+							{
+								"tenant": {
+									"tenant-id": "466979b815b5415ba14ada713e6e1846",
+									"tenant-name": "Integration",
+									"resource-version": "1508920100541"
+								},
+								"extra-properties": {
+									
+								},
+								"inventory-response-items": {
+									"inventory-response-item": [
+										{
+											"cloud-region": {
+												"cloud-owner": "pod25",
+												"cloud-region-id": "RegionOne",
+												"identity-url": "http://10.12.25.2:5000/v3",
+												"sriov-automation": false,
+												"resource-version": "1509048416263"
+											},
+											"extra-properties": {
+												
+											},
+											"inventory-response-items": {
+												"inventory-response-item": [
+													{
+														"esr-system-info": {
+															"esr-system-info-id": "432ac032-e996-41f2-84ed-9c7a1766eb29",
+															"system-name": "example-system-name-val-29070",
+															"type": "example-type-val-85254",
+															"vendor": "example-vendor-val-94515",
+															"version": "example-version-val-71880",
+															"service-url": "http://10.12.25.2:5000/v3",
+															"user-name": "demo",
+															"password": "onapdemo",
+															"system-type": "VIM",
+															"ssl-cacert": "example-ssl-cacert-val-75021",
+															"ssl-insecure": true,
+															"ip-address": "example-ip-address-val-44431",
+															"port": "example-port-val-93234",
+															"cloud-domain": "Default",
+															"default-tenant": "Integration",
+															"resource-version": "1508920101033"
+														},
+														"extra-properties": {
+															
+														}
+													}
+												]
+											}
+										}
+									]
+								}
+							}
+						]
+					}
+				}
+			]
+		}
+	}
+]
diff --git a/plugins/plugins-context/plugins-context-schema/plugins-context-schema-avro/src/test/resources/data/AAIResponseExample.json b/plugins/plugins-context/plugins-context-schema/plugins-context-schema-avro/src/test/resources/data/AAIResponseExample.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a1a1e19bc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/plugins-context/plugins-context-schema/plugins-context-schema-avro/src/test/resources/data/AAIResponseExample.json
@@ -0,0 +1,209 @@
+{
+	"inventory-response-item": [
+		{
+			"vserver": {
+				"vserver-id": "6ed3642c-f7a1-4a7c-9290-3d51fe1531eb",
+				"vserver-name": "zdfw1lb01lb02",
+				"vserver-name2": "zdfw1lb01lb02",
+				"prov-status": "ACTIVE",
+				"vserver-selflink": "http://10.12.25.2:8774/v2.1/41d6d38489bd40b09ea8a6b6b852dcbd/servers/6ed3642c-f7a1-4a7c-9290-3d51fe1531eb",
+				"in-maint": false,
+				"is-closed-loop-disabled": false,
+				"resource-version": "1510606403522"
+			},
+			"extra-properties": {
+				
+			},
+			"inventory-response-items": {
+				"inventory-response-item": [
+					{
+						"model-name": "vLoadBalancer",
+						"generic-vnf": {
+							"vnf-id": "db373a8d-f7be-4d02-8ac8-6ca4c305d144",
+							"vnf-name": "Vfmodule_vLB1113",
+							"vnf-type": "vLoadBalancer-1106/vLoadBalancer 0",
+							"service-id": "66f157fc-4148-4880-95f5-e120677e98d1",
+							"prov-status": "PREPROV",
+							"orchestration-status": "Created",
+							"in-maint": false,
+							"is-closed-loop-disabled": false,
+							"resource-version": "1510604011851",
+							"model-invariant-id": "cee050ed-92a5-494f-ab04-234307a846dc",
+							"model-version-id": "fd65becc-6b2c-4fe8-ace9-cc29db9a3da2",
+							"model-customization-id": "1983c783-444f-4e79-af3a-85e5d49628f3",
+							"nf-type": "",
+							"nf-function": "",
+							"nf-role": "",
+							"nf-naming-code": ""
+						},
+						"extra-properties": {
+							"extra-property": [
+								{
+									"property-name": "model-ver.model-version-id",
+									"property-value": "fd65becc-6b2c-4fe8-ace9-cc29db9a3da2"
+								},
+								{
+									"property-name": "model-ver.model-name",
+									"property-value": "vLoadBalancer"
+								},
+								{
+									"property-name": "model.model-type",
+									"property-value": "resource"
+								},
+								{
+									"property-name": "model.model-invariant-id",
+									"property-value": "cee050ed-92a5-494f-ab04-234307a846dc"
+								},
+								{
+									"property-name": "model-ver.model-version",
+									"property-value": "1.0"
+								}
+							]
+						},
+						"inventory-response-items": {
+							"inventory-response-item": [
+								{
+									"model-name": "vLoadBalancer-1106",
+									"service-instance": {
+										"service-instance-id": "3b12f31f-8f2d-4f5c-b875-61ff1194b941",
+										"service-instance-name": "vLoadBalancer-1113",
+										"model-invariant-id": "1321d60d-f7ff-4300-96c2-6bf0b3268b7a",
+										"model-version-id": "732d4692-4b97-46f9-a996-0b3339e88c50",
+										"resource-version": "1510603936425"
+									},
+									"extra-properties": {
+										"extra-property": [
+											{
+												"property-name": "model-ver.model-version-id",
+												"property-value": "732d4692-4b97-46f9-a996-0b3339e88c50"
+											},
+											{
+												"property-name": "model-ver.model-name",
+												"property-value": "vLoadBalancer-1106"
+											},
+											{
+												"property-name": "model.model-type",
+												"property-value": "service"
+											},
+											{
+												"property-name": "model.model-invariant-id",
+												"property-value": "1321d60d-f7ff-4300-96c2-6bf0b3268b7a"
+											},
+											{
+												"property-name": "model-ver.model-version",
+												"property-value": "1.0"
+											}
+										]
+									}
+								},
+								{
+									"model-name": "Vloadbalancer..base_vlb..module-0",
+									"vf-module": {
+										"vf-module-id": "e6b3e3eb-34e1-4c00-b8c1-2a4fbe479b12",
+										"vf-module-name": "Vfmodule_vLB1113-1",
+										"heat-stack-id": "Vfmodule_vLB1113-1/3dd6d900-772f-4fcc-a0cb-e250ab2bb4db",
+										"orchestration-status": "active",
+										"is-base-vf-module": true,
+										"resource-version": "1510604612557",
+										"model-invariant-id": "6d760188-9a24-451a-b05b-e08b86cb94f2",
+										"model-version-id": "93facad9-55f2-4fe0-9574-814c2bc2d071",
+										"model-customization-id": "93fd5bd4-8051-4074-8530-c0c504604df5",
+										"module-index": 0
+									},
+									"extra-properties": {
+										"extra-property": [
+											{
+												"property-name": "model-ver.model-version-id",
+												"property-value": "93facad9-55f2-4fe0-9574-814c2bc2d071"
+											},
+											{
+												"property-name": "model-ver.model-name",
+												"property-value": "Vloadbalancer..base_vlb..module-0"
+											},
+											{
+												"property-name": "model.model-type",
+												"property-value": "resource"
+											},
+											{
+												"property-name": "model.model-invariant-id",
+												"property-value": "6d760188-9a24-451a-b05b-e08b86cb94f2"
+											},
+											{
+												"property-name": "model-ver.model-version",
+												"property-value": "1"
+											}
+										]
+									}
+								},
+								{
+									"model-name": "Vloadbalancer..dnsscaling..module-1",
+									"vf-module": {
+										"vf-module-id": "dummy_db373a8d-f7be-4d02-8ac8-6ca4c305d144",
+										"vf-module-name": "dummy_db373a8d-f7be-4d02-8ac8-6ca4c305d144",
+										"is-base-vf-module": false,
+										"resource-version": "1510610079687",
+										"model-invariant-id": "356a1cff-71f2-4086-9980-a2927ce11c1c",
+										"model-version-id": "6b93d804-cfc8-4be3-92cc-9336d135859a"
+									},
+									"extra-properties": {
+										"extra-property": [
+											{
+												"property-name": "model-ver.model-version-id",
+												"property-value": "6b93d804-cfc8-4be3-92cc-9336d135859a"
+											},
+											{
+												"property-name": "model-ver.model-name",
+												"property-value": "Vloadbalancer..dnsscaling..module-1"
+											},
+											{
+												"property-name": "model.model-type",
+												"property-value": "resource"
+											},
+											{
+												"property-name": "model.model-invariant-id",
+												"property-value": "356a1cff-71f2-4086-9980-a2927ce11c1c"
+											},
+											{
+												"property-name": "model-ver.model-version",
+												"property-value": "1"
+											}
+										]
+									}
+								}
+							]
+						}
+					},
+					{
+						"tenant": {
+							"tenant-id": "41d6d38489bd40b09ea8a6b6b852dcbd",
+							"tenant-name": "Integration-SB-00",
+							"resource-version": "1509587770200"
+						},
+						"extra-properties": {
+							
+						},
+						"inventory-response-items": {
+							"inventory-response-item": [
+								{
+									"cloud-region": {
+										"cloud-owner": "CloudOwner",
+										"cloud-region-id": "RegionOne",
+										"cloud-type": "SharedNode",
+										"owner-defined-type": "OwnerType",
+										"cloud-region-version": "v1",
+										"cloud-zone": "CloudZone",
+										"sriov-automation": false,
+										"resource-version": "1509587770092"
+									},
+									"extra-properties": {
+										
+									}
+								}
+							]
+						}
+					}
+				]
+			}
+		}
+	]
+}
diff --git a/plugins/plugins-context/plugins-context-schema/plugins-context-schema-avro/src/test/resources/data/ArrayExampleAddressFull.json b/plugins/plugins-context/plugins-context-schema/plugins-context-schema-avro/src/test/resources/data/ArrayExampleAddressFull.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9ad632a8f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/plugins-context/plugins-context-schema/plugins-context-schema-avro/src/test/resources/data/ArrayExampleAddressFull.json
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+[ {
+  "streetaddress" : "1600 Pennsylvania Avenue",
+  "city" : "Washington DC"
+}, {
+  "streetaddress" : "Somewhere",
+  "city" : "Over the rainbow"
+}, {
+  "streetaddress" : "221 B Baker St.",
+  "city" : "London"
+}, {
+  "streetaddress" : "Wayne Manor",
+  "city" : "Gotham City"
+} ]
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/plugins/plugins-context/plugins-context-schema/plugins-context-schema-avro/src/test/resources/data/ArrayExampleAddressNull.json b/plugins/plugins-context/plugins-context-schema/plugins-context-schema-avro/src/test/resources/data/ArrayExampleAddressNull.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8878e547a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/plugins-context/plugins-context-schema/plugins-context-schema-avro/src/test/resources/data/ArrayExampleAddressNull.json
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+[ ]
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/plugins/plugins-context/plugins-context-schema/plugins-context-schema-avro/src/test/resources/data/ArrayExampleLongFull.json b/plugins/plugins-context/plugins-context-schema/plugins-context-schema-avro/src/test/resources/data/ArrayExampleLongFull.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ca12244ee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/plugins-context/plugins-context-schema/plugins-context-schema-avro/src/test/resources/data/ArrayExampleLongFull.json
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+[ 9223372036854775807, -3, -2, 1, -9223372036854775808, -67890, 5, 0 ]
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/plugins/plugins-context/plugins-context-schema/plugins-context-schema-avro/src/test/resources/data/ArrayExampleLongNull.json b/plugins/plugins-context/plugins-context-schema/plugins-context-schema-avro/src/test/resources/data/ArrayExampleLongNull.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8878e547a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/plugins-context/plugins-context-schema/plugins-context-schema-avro/src/test/resources/data/ArrayExampleLongNull.json
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+[ ]
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/plugins/plugins-context/plugins-context-schema/plugins-context-schema-avro/src/test/resources/data/EnumExampleBad0.json b/plugins/plugins-context/plugins-context-schema/plugins-context-schema-avro/src/test/resources/data/EnumExampleBad0.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d1218ca59
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/plugins-context/plugins-context-schema/plugins-context-schema-avro/src/test/resources/data/EnumExampleBad0.json
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+"TWEED"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/plugins/plugins-context/plugins-context-schema/plugins-context-schema-avro/src/test/resources/data/EnumExampleBad1.json b/plugins/plugins-context/plugins-context-schema/plugins-context-schema-avro/src/test/resources/data/EnumExampleBad1.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..67b3fe5c7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/plugins-context/plugins-context-schema/plugins-context-schema-avro/src/test/resources/data/EnumExampleBad1.json
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+"Hearts"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/plugins/plugins-context/plugins-context-schema/plugins-context-schema-avro/src/test/resources/data/EnumExampleHearts.json b/plugins/plugins-context/plugins-context-schema/plugins-context-schema-avro/src/test/resources/data/EnumExampleHearts.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..92bd68a7e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/plugins-context/plugins-context-schema/plugins-context-schema-avro/src/test/resources/data/EnumExampleHearts.json
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+"HEARTS"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/plugins/plugins-context/plugins-context-schema/plugins-context-schema-avro/src/test/resources/data/EnumExampleNull.json b/plugins/plugins-context/plugins-context-schema/plugins-context-schema-avro/src/test/resources/data/EnumExampleNull.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ec747fa47
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/plugins-context/plugins-context-schema/plugins-context-schema-avro/src/test/resources/data/EnumExampleNull.json
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+null
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/plugins/plugins-context/plugins-context-schema/plugins-context-schema-avro/src/test/resources/data/FixedExampleBad0.json b/plugins/plugins-context/plugins-context-schema/plugins-context-schema-avro/src/test/resources/data/FixedExampleBad0.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f0251f122
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/plugins-context/plugins-context-schema/plugins-context-schema-avro/src/test/resources/data/FixedExampleBad0.json
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+"BADBAD"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/plugins/plugins-context/plugins-context-schema/plugins-context-schema-avro/src/test/resources/data/FixedExampleBad1.json b/plugins/plugins-context/plugins-context-schema/plugins-context-schema-avro/src/test/resources/data/FixedExampleBad1.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..687d14210
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/plugins-context/plugins-context-schema/plugins-context-schema-avro/src/test/resources/data/FixedExampleBad1.json
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+"0123456789ABCDEF0123456789ABCDEF0123456789ABCDEF0123456789ABCDEF0"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/plugins/plugins-context/plugins-context-schema/plugins-context-schema-avro/src/test/resources/data/FixedExampleGood.json b/plugins/plugins-context/plugins-context-schema/plugins-context-schema-avro/src/test/resources/data/FixedExampleGood.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..846002e51
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/plugins-context/plugins-context-schema/plugins-context-schema-avro/src/test/resources/data/FixedExampleGood.json
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+"0123456789ABCDEF0123456789ABCDEF0123456789ABCDEF0123456789ABCDEF"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/plugins/plugins-context/plugins-context-schema/plugins-context-schema-avro/src/test/resources/data/FixedExampleNull.json b/plugins/plugins-context/plugins-context-schema/plugins-context-schema-avro/src/test/resources/data/FixedExampleNull.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ec747fa47
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/plugins-context/plugins-context-schema/plugins-context-schema-avro/src/test/resources/data/FixedExampleNull.json
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+null
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/plugins/plugins-context/plugins-context-schema/plugins-context-schema-avro/src/test/resources/data/HealthCheckEvent.json b/plugins/plugins-context/plugins-context-schema/plugins-context-schema-avro/src/test/resources/data/HealthCheckEvent.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4233f3b57
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/plugins-context/plugins-context-schema/plugins-context-schema-avro/src/test/resources/data/HealthCheckEvent.json
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+{
+	"input": {
+		"action": "HealthCheck",
+		"action-identifiers": {
+			"vnf-id": "49414df5-3482-4fd8-9952-c463dff2770b"
+		},
+		"common-header": {
+			"request-id": "afr-request3",
+			"originator-id": "AFR",
+			"api-ver": "2.15",
+			"sub-request-id": "AFR-subrequest",
+			"timestamp": "2017-11-06T15:15:18.97Z",
+			"flags": {
+				"ttl": "10000",
+				"force": "TRUE",
+				"mode": "EXCLUSIVE"
+			}
+		},
+		"payload": "{\"host-ip-address\":\"131.160.203.125\",\"input.url\":\"131.160.203.125/afr\",\"request-action-type\":\"GET\",\"request-action\":\"AFR\"}"
+	}
+}
+
diff --git a/plugins/plugins-context/plugins-context-schema/plugins-context-schema-avro/src/test/resources/data/MapExampleAddressFull.json b/plugins/plugins-context/plugins-context-schema/plugins-context-schema-avro/src/test/resources/data/MapExampleAddressFull.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2a1911445
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/plugins-context/plugins-context-schema/plugins-context-schema-avro/src/test/resources/data/MapExampleAddressFull.json
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+{
+	"address0" : {
+		"streetaddress" : "1600 Pennsylvania Avenue",
+		"city" : "Washington DC"
+	},
+	"address1" : {
+		"streetaddress" : "Somewhere",
+		"city" : "Over the rainbow"
+	},
+	"address2" : {
+		"streetaddress" : "221 B Baker St.",
+		"city" : "London"
+	},
+	"address3" : {
+		"streetaddress" : "Wayne Manor",
+		"city" : "Gotham City"
+	}
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/plugins/plugins-context/plugins-context-schema/plugins-context-schema-avro/src/test/resources/data/MapExampleAddressInvalidFields.json b/plugins/plugins-context/plugins-context-schema/plugins-context-schema-avro/src/test/resources/data/MapExampleAddressInvalidFields.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..fa23c8328
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/plugins-context/plugins-context-schema/plugins-context-schema-avro/src/test/resources/data/MapExampleAddressInvalidFields.json
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+{
+	"address.0" : {
+		"street-address" : "1600 Pennsylvania Avenue",
+		"the.city" : "Washington DC"
+	},
+	"address.1" : {
+		"street-address" : "Somewhere",
+		"the.city" : "Over the rainbow"
+	},
+	"address.2" : {
+		"street-address" : "221 B Baker St.",
+		"the.city" : "London"
+	},
+	"address.3" : {
+		"street-address" : "Wayne Manor",
+		"the.city" : "Gotham City"
+	}
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/plugins/plugins-context/plugins-context-schema/plugins-context-schema-avro/src/test/resources/data/MapExampleAddressNull.json b/plugins/plugins-context/plugins-context-schema/plugins-context-schema-avro/src/test/resources/data/MapExampleAddressNull.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9e26dfeeb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/plugins-context/plugins-context-schema/plugins-context-schema-avro/src/test/resources/data/MapExampleAddressNull.json
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+{}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/plugins/plugins-context/plugins-context-schema/plugins-context-schema-avro/src/test/resources/data/MapExampleLongFull.json b/plugins/plugins-context/plugins-context-schema/plugins-context-schema-avro/src/test/resources/data/MapExampleLongFull.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f94a4f600
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/plugins-context/plugins-context-schema/plugins-context-schema-avro/src/test/resources/data/MapExampleLongFull.json
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+{
+  "key04" : 9223372036854775807,
+  "key03" : -3,
+  "key02" : -2,
+  "key01" : 1,
+  "key07" : -9223372036854775808,
+  "key06" : -67890,
+  "key05" : 5,
+  "key00" : 0
+}
diff --git a/plugins/plugins-context/plugins-context-schema/plugins-context-schema-avro/src/test/resources/data/MapExampleLongNull.json b/plugins/plugins-context/plugins-context-schema/plugins-context-schema-avro/src/test/resources/data/MapExampleLongNull.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9e26dfeeb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/plugins-context/plugins-context-schema/plugins-context-schema-avro/src/test/resources/data/MapExampleLongNull.json
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+{}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/plugins/plugins-context/plugins-context-schema/plugins-context-schema-avro/src/test/resources/data/RecordExampleFull.json b/plugins/plugins-context/plugins-context-schema/plugins-context-schema-avro/src/test/resources/data/RecordExampleFull.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d4fbf106a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/plugins-context/plugins-context-schema/plugins-context-schema-avro/src/test/resources/data/RecordExampleFull.json
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+{
+  "firstname" : "Liam",
+  "lastname" : "Fallon",
+  "address" : {
+    "streetaddress" : "Somewhere",
+    "city" : "Over the rainbow"
+  },
+  "id" : 1497,
+  "username" : "eeilfn",
+  "passwordHash" : "gobbledygook",
+  "signupDate" : 894614400,
+  "emailAddresses" : [ {
+    "address" : "sean@citizen.ie",
+    "verified" : true,
+    "dateAdded" : 1495805460,
+    "dateBounced" : {
+      "long" : 1495805460
+    }
+  } ],
+  "twitterAccounts" : [ {
+    "status" : "ACTIVE",
+    "userId" : 12345,
+    "screenName" : "Zooby",
+    "oauthToken" : "ZoobyOToken",
+    "oauthTokenSecret" : {
+      "string" : "ZoobyOTokenSecret"
+    },
+    "dateAuthorized" : 149580546
+  } ],
+  "toDoItems" : [ {
+    "status" : "DONE",
+    "title" : "fierce important thing",
+    "description" : {
+      "string" : "Description of fierce important thing"
+    },
+    "snoozeDate" : {
+      "long" : 149580567
+    },
+    "subItems" : [ ]
+  } ]
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/plugins/plugins-context/plugins-context-schema/plugins-context-schema-avro/src/test/resources/data/RecordExampleInvalidFields.json b/plugins/plugins-context/plugins-context-schema/plugins-context-schema-avro/src/test/resources/data/RecordExampleInvalidFields.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f40075e27
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/plugins-context/plugins-context-schema/plugins-context-schema-avro/src/test/resources/data/RecordExampleInvalidFields.json
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+{
+  "firstname" : "Liam",
+  "lastname" : "Fallon",
+  "address" : {
+    "streetaddress-1" : "Somewhere",
+    "city" : "Over the rainbow"
+  },
+  "id" : 1497,
+  "username" : "eeilfn",
+  "passwordHash" : "gobbledygook",
+  "signupDate" : 894614400,
+  "email.Addresses" : [ {
+    "address" : "sean@citizenie",
+    "verified" : true,
+    "dateAdded" : 1495805460,
+    "dateBounced" : {
+      "long" : 1495805460
+    }
+  } ],
+  "twitterAccounts" : [ {
+    "status" : "ACTIVE",
+    "userId" : 12345,
+    "screenName" : "Zooby",
+    "oauthToken" : "ZoobyOToken",
+    "oauthTokenSecret" : {
+      "string" : "ZoobyOTokenSecret"
+    },
+    "dateAuthorized" : 149580546
+  } ],
+  "toDoItems" : [ {
+    "status" : "DONE",
+    "title-long" : "fierce important thing",
+    "description" : {
+      "string" : "Description of fierce important thing"
+    },
+    "snoozeDate" : {
+      "long" : 149580567
+    },
+    "subItems" : [ ]
+  } ]
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/plugins/plugins-context/plugins-context-schema/plugins-context-schema-avro/src/test/resources/data/RecordExampleNull.json b/plugins/plugins-context/plugins-context-schema/plugins-context-schema-avro/src/test/resources/data/RecordExampleNull.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..03eef6c05
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/plugins-context/plugins-context-schema/plugins-context-schema-avro/src/test/resources/data/RecordExampleNull.json
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+{
+  "firstname" : "",
+  "lastname" : "",
+  "address" : {
+    "streetaddress" : "",
+    "city" : ""
+  },
+  "id" : 0,
+  "username" : "",
+  "passwordHash" : "",
+  "signupDate" : 0,
+  "emailAddresses" : [ ],
+  "twitterAccounts" : [ ],
+  "toDoItems" : [ ]
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/plugins/plugins-context/plugins-context-schema/plugins-context-schema-avro/src/test/resources/data/RecordExampleVPNFull.json b/plugins/plugins-context/plugins-context-schema/plugins-context-schema-avro/src/test/resources/data/RecordExampleVPNFull.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7e4da3391
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/plugins-context/plugins-context-schema/plugins-context-schema-avro/src/test/resources/data/RecordExampleVPNFull.json
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+{
+  "nameSpace" : "com.ericsson.apex.domains.vpn.events",
+  "name" : "VPNTriggerEvent",
+  "version" : "0.0.1",
+  "source" : "VPNSLA",
+  "target" : "Apex",
+  "LinkMap" : { },
+  "CustomerMap" : { }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/plugins/plugins-context/plugins-context-schema/plugins-context-schema-avro/src/test/resources/data/UnionExampleAllFields.json b/plugins/plugins-context/plugins-context-schema/plugins-context-schema-avro/src/test/resources/data/UnionExampleAllFields.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..88299e3a4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/plugins-context/plugins-context-schema/plugins-context-schema-avro/src/test/resources/data/UnionExampleAllFields.json
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+{
+  "name" : "Ben",
+  "favourite_number" : 7,
+  "favourite_colour" : "red",
+  "favourite_group" : "Zooby"
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/plugins/plugins-context/plugins-context-schema/plugins-context-schema-avro/src/test/resources/data/UnionExampleNullField.json b/plugins/plugins-context/plugins-context-schema/plugins-context-schema-avro/src/test/resources/data/UnionExampleNullField.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4fd33a6eb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/plugins-context/plugins-context-schema/plugins-context-schema-avro/src/test/resources/data/UnionExampleNullField.json
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+{
+	"name": "Alyssa",
+	"favourite_number": 256,
+	"favourite_colour": null,
+	"favourite_group": "U2"
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/plugins/plugins-context/plugins-context-schema/plugins-context-schema-avro/src/test/resources/data/UnionExampleOptionalField.json b/plugins/plugins-context/plugins-context-schema/plugins-context-schema-avro/src/test/resources/data/UnionExampleOptionalField.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f62d25b31
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/plugins-context/plugins-context-schema/plugins-context-schema-avro/src/test/resources/data/UnionExampleOptionalField.json
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+{
+	"name": "Claire",
+	"favourite_number": 123,
+	"favourite_colour": null
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/plugins/plugins-context/plugins-context-schema/plugins-context-schema-avro/src/test/resources/logback-test.xml b/plugins/plugins-context/plugins-context-schema/plugins-context-schema-avro/src/test/resources/logback-test.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3dd11e9cb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/plugins-context/plugins-context-schema/plugins-context-schema-avro/src/test/resources/logback-test.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,74 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<!--
+  ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
+   Copyright (C) 2016-2018 Ericsson. All rights reserved.
+  ================================================================================
+  Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+  you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+  
+       http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+  
+  Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+  distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+  WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+  See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+  limitations under the License.
+  
+  SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+  ============LICENSE_END=========================================================
+-->
+
+<configuration>
+
+    <contextName>Apex</contextName>
+    <statusListener class="ch.qos.logback.core.status.OnConsoleStatusListener" />
+    <property name="LOG_DIR" value="${java.io.tmpdir}/apex_logging/" />
+
+	<!-- USE FOR STD OUT ONLY -->
+    <appender name="STDOUT" class="ch.qos.logback.core.ConsoleAppender">
+        <encoder>
+            <Pattern>%d %contextName [%t] %level %logger{36} - %msg%n</Pattern>
+        </encoder>
+    </appender>
+
+    <root level="INFO">
+        <appender-ref ref="STDOUT" />
+    </root>
+
+    <logger name="org.infinispan" level="INFO" additivity="false">
+        <appender-ref ref="STDOUT" />
+    </logger>
+
+    <logger name="org.apache.zookeeper.ClientCnxn" level="OFF" additivity="false">
+        <appender-ref ref="STDOUT" />
+    </logger>
+
+    <appender name="FILE" class="ch.qos.logback.core.FileAppender">
+        <file>${LOG_DIR}/apex.log</file>
+        <encoder>
+            <pattern>%d %-5relative [procId=${processId}] [%thread] %-5level
+                %logger{26} - %msg %n %ex{full}</pattern>
+        </encoder>
+    </appender>
+
+    <appender name="CTXT_FILE" class="ch.qos.logback.core.FileAppender">
+        <file>${LOG_DIR}/apex_ctxt.log</file>
+        <encoder>
+            <pattern>%d %-5relative [procId=${processId}] [%thread] %-5level
+                %logger{26} - %msg %n %ex{full}</pattern>
+        </encoder>
+    </appender>
+
+    <logger name="org.onap.policy.apex.core.context.impl.monitoring" level="TRACE" additivity="false">
+        <appender-ref ref="CTXT_FILE" />
+    </logger>
+
+    <logger name="org.onap.policy.apex.executionlogging.TaskExecutionLogging" level="TRACE" additivity="false">
+        <appender-ref ref="STDOUT" />
+    </logger>
+
+    <logger name="org.onap.policy.apex" level="TRACE" additivity="false">
+        <appender-ref ref="STDOUT" />
+    </logger>
+</configuration>