Fix Java 11/Checkstyle/Sonar warnings

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

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

9 files changed, 64 insertions, 93 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/AvroObjectMapperFactory.java b/plugins/plugins-context/plugins-context-schema/plugins-context-schema-avro/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/apex/plugins/context/schema/avro/AvroObjectMapperFactory.java
index 21e4d76a8..fba45b22a 100644
--- a/plugins/plugins-context/plugins-context-schema/plugins-context-schema-avro/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/apex/plugins/context/schema/avro/AvroObjectMapperFactory.java
+++ b/plugins/plugins-context/plugins-context-schema/plugins-context-schema-avro/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/apex/plugins/context/schema/avro/AvroObjectMapperFactory.java
@@ -1,19 +1,20 @@
 /*-
  * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
  *  Copyright (C) 2016-2018 Ericsson. All rights reserved.
+ *  Modifications Copyright (C) 2020 Nordix Foundation.
  * ================================================================================
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
  * You may obtain a copy of the License at
- * 
+ *
  *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
- * 
+ *
  * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
  * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
  * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
  * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
  * limitations under the License.
- * 
+ *
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
  * ============LICENSE_END=========================================================
  */
@@ -80,7 +81,7 @@ public class AvroObjectMapperFactory {
             final Schema nullschema = Schema.create(Schema.Type.NULL);
             if (types.size() != 2 || !types.contains(nullschema)) {
                 final String resultSting = userKey.getId()
-                                + ": Apex currently only supports UNION schemas with 2 options, one must be NULL";
+                        + ": Apex currently only supports UNION schemas with 2 options, one must be NULL";
                 LOGGER.warn(resultSting);
                 throw new ContextRuntimeException(resultSting);
             }
@@ -91,8 +92,8 @@ public class AvroObjectMapperFactory {
                 schema = types.get(1);
             }
             if (Schema.Type.NULL.equals(schema.getType())) {
-                final String resultSting = userKey.getId()
-                                + ": Apex currently only supports UNION schema2 with 2 options, "
+                final String resultSting =
+                        userKey.getId() + ": Apex currently only supports UNION schema2 with 2 options, "
                                 + "only one can be NULL, and the other cannot be another UNION";
                 LOGGER.warn(resultSting);
                 throw new ContextRuntimeException(resultSting);
@@ -103,8 +104,8 @@ public class AvroObjectMapperFactory {
 
         // Check that there is a definition for the mapper for this type
         if (!AVRO_OBJECT_MAPPER_MAP.containsKey(avroType) || AVRO_OBJECT_MAPPER_MAP.get(avroType) == null) {
-            final String resultSting = userKey.getId() + ": no Avro object mapper defined for Avro type \"" + avroType
-                            + "\"";
+            final String resultSting =
+                    userKey.getId() + ": no Avro object mapper defined for Avro type \"" + avroType + "\"";
             LOGGER.warn(resultSting);
             throw new ContextRuntimeException(resultSting);
         }
@@ -112,14 +113,14 @@ public class AvroObjectMapperFactory {
         // Create a mapper
         AvroObjectMapper avroObjectMapper;
         try {
-            avroObjectMapper = AVRO_OBJECT_MAPPER_MAP.get(avroType).newInstance();
+            avroObjectMapper = AVRO_OBJECT_MAPPER_MAP.get(avroType).getDeclaredConstructor().newInstance();
             if (isnullable) {
                 avroObjectMapper = new AvroNullableMapper(avroObjectMapper);
             }
 
         } catch (final Exception e) {
             final String resultSting = userKey.getId() + ": could not create an Avro object mapper of type \""
-                            + AVRO_OBJECT_MAPPER_MAP.get(avroType) + "\" for Avro type \"" + avroType + "\" : " + e;
+                    + AVRO_OBJECT_MAPPER_MAP.get(avroType) + "\" for Avro type \"" + avroType + "\" : " + e;
             LOGGER.warn(resultSting, e);
             throw new ContextRuntimeException(resultSting, e);
         }
diff --git a/plugins/plugins-event/plugins-event-carrier/plugins-event-carrier-restclient/pom.xml b/plugins/plugins-event/plugins-event-carrier/plugins-event-carrier-restclient/pom.xml
index 1e91322dc..c2c154685 100644
--- a/plugins/plugins-event/plugins-event-carrier/plugins-event-carrier-restclient/pom.xml
+++ b/plugins/plugins-event/plugins-event-carrier/plugins-event-carrier-restclient/pom.xml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <!--
   ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
    Copyright (C) 2018 Ericsson. All rights reserved.
-   Modifications Copyright (C) 2019 Nordix Foundation.
+   Modifications Copyright (C) 2019-2020 Nordix Foundation.
   ================================================================================
   Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
   you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -18,7 +18,9 @@
   SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
   ============LICENSE_END=========================================================
 -->
-<project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
+<project
+    xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0"
+    xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
     xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
     <parent>
@@ -48,6 +50,12 @@
             <artifactId>mockito-all</artifactId>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>org.assertj</groupId>
+            <artifactId>assertj-core</artifactId>
+            <scope>test</scope>
+        </dependency>
+
     </dependencies>
 
     <profiles>
diff --git a/plugins/plugins-event/plugins-event-carrier/plugins-event-carrier-restclient/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/apex/plugins/event/carrier/restclient/RestClientCarrierTechnologyParameters.java b/plugins/plugins-event/plugins-event-carrier/plugins-event-carrier-restclient/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/apex/plugins/event/carrier/restclient/RestClientCarrierTechnologyParameters.java
index 0b73a8793..39164e7c5 100644
--- a/plugins/plugins-event/plugins-event-carrier/plugins-event-carrier-restclient/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/apex/plugins/event/carrier/restclient/RestClientCarrierTechnologyParameters.java
+++ b/plugins/plugins-event/plugins-event-carrier/plugins-event-carrier-restclient/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/apex/plugins/event/carrier/restclient/RestClientCarrierTechnologyParameters.java
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /*-
  * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
  *  Copyright (C) 2016-2018 Ericsson. All rights reserved.
- *  Modifications Copyright (C) 2019 Nordix Foundation.
+ *  Modifications Copyright (C) 2019-2020 Nordix Foundation.
  * ================================================================================
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -21,25 +21,10 @@
 
 package org.onap.policy.apex.plugins.event.carrier.restclient;
 
-import java.util.Arrays;
-import java.util.HashSet;
-import java.util.Set;
-import java.util.regex.Matcher;
-import java.util.regex.Pattern;
-import java.util.regex.PatternSyntaxException;
-
-import javax.ws.rs.core.MultivaluedHashMap;
-import javax.ws.rs.core.MultivaluedMap;
-
 import lombok.Getter;
 import lombok.Setter;
-import org.apache.commons.lang3.StringUtils;
+
 import org.onap.policy.apex.service.parameters.carriertechnology.RestPluginCarrierTechnologyParameters;
-import org.onap.policy.common.parameters.GroupValidationResult;
-import org.onap.policy.common.parameters.ValidationStatus;
-import org.onap.policy.common.utils.validation.ParameterValidationUtils;
-import org.slf4j.Logger;
-import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
 
 // @formatter:off
 /**
@@ -63,22 +48,16 @@ import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
 @Setter
 @Getter
 public class RestClientCarrierTechnologyParameters extends RestPluginCarrierTechnologyParameters {
-    // Get a reference to the logger
-    private static final Logger LOGGER = LoggerFactory.getLogger(RestClientCarrierTechnologyParameters.class);
+
     /**
      * Constructor to create a REST carrier technology parameters instance and register the instance with the parameter
      * service.
      */
     public RestClientCarrierTechnologyParameters() {
         super();
-        CARRIER_TECHNOLOGY_LABEL = "RESTCLIENT";
-        EVENT_PRODUCER_PLUGIN_CLASS = ApexRestClientProducer.class.getName();
-        EVENT_CONSUMER_PLUGIN_CLASS = ApexRestClientConsumer.class.getName();
-        // Set the carrier technology properties for the web socket carrier technology
-        this.setLabel(CARRIER_TECHNOLOGY_LABEL);
-        this.setEventProducerPluginClass(EVENT_PRODUCER_PLUGIN_CLASS);
-        this.setEventConsumerPluginClass(EVENT_CONSUMER_PLUGIN_CLASS);
-    }
-
 
+        this.setLabel("RESTCLIENT");
+        this.setEventProducerPluginClass(ApexRestClientProducer.class.getName());
+        this.setEventConsumerPluginClass(ApexRestClientConsumer.class.getName());
+    }
 }
diff --git a/plugins/plugins-event/plugins-event-carrier/plugins-event-carrier-restclient/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/apex/plugins/event/carrier/restclient/RestClientCarrierTechnologyParametersTest.java b/plugins/plugins-event/plugins-event-carrier/plugins-event-carrier-restclient/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/apex/plugins/event/carrier/restclient/RestClientCarrierTechnologyParametersTest.java
index 0e4ddd0a3..df3b61bcb 100644
--- a/plugins/plugins-event/plugins-event-carrier/plugins-event-carrier-restclient/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/apex/plugins/event/carrier/restclient/RestClientCarrierTechnologyParametersTest.java
+++ b/plugins/plugins-event/plugins-event-carrier/plugins-event-carrier-restclient/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/apex/plugins/event/carrier/restclient/RestClientCarrierTechnologyParametersTest.java
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /*-
  * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
  *  Copyright (C) 2018 Ericsson. All rights reserved.
- *  Modifications Copyright (C) 2019 Nordix Foundation.
+ *  Modifications Copyright (C) 2019-2020 Nordix Foundation.
  * ================================================================================
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 
 package org.onap.policy.apex.plugins.event.carrier.restclient;
 
+import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThatCode;
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertFalse;
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertTrue;
@@ -35,7 +36,7 @@ import org.onap.policy.apex.service.parameters.ApexParameters;
 import org.onap.policy.common.parameters.ParameterException;
 
 /**
- * Test REST Requestor carrier technology parameters.
+ * Test REST client carrier technology parameters.
  */
 public class RestClientCarrierTechnologyParametersTest {
 
@@ -92,16 +93,11 @@ public class RestClientCarrierTechnologyParametersTest {
         arguments.setConfigurationFilePath("src/test/resources/prodcons/RESTClientWithHTTPFilterInvalid.json");
         arguments.setRelativeFileRoot(".");
 
-        try {
-            new ApexParameterHandler().getParameters(arguments);
+        assertThatCode(() -> {
             ApexParameters parameters = new ApexParameterHandler().getParameters(arguments);
-
             parameters.getEventInputParameters().get("RestClientConsumer0").getCarrierTechnologyParameters();
-            fail("test should throw an exception here");
-        } catch (ParameterException pe) {
-            assertTrue(pe.getMessage().contains(
-                    "Invalid HTTP code filter, the filter must be specified as a three digit regular expression: "));
-        }
+        }).hasMessageContaining(
+                "Invalid HTTP code filter, the filter must be specified as a three digit regular expression: ");
     }
 
     @Test
diff --git a/plugins/plugins-event/plugins-event-carrier/plugins-event-carrier-restrequestor/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/apex/plugins/event/carrier/restrequestor/RestRequestorCarrierTechnologyParameters.java b/plugins/plugins-event/plugins-event-carrier/plugins-event-carrier-restrequestor/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/apex/plugins/event/carrier/restrequestor/RestRequestorCarrierTechnologyParameters.java
index 0d122c67b..4296331e4 100644
--- a/plugins/plugins-event/plugins-event-carrier/plugins-event-carrier-restrequestor/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/apex/plugins/event/carrier/restrequestor/RestRequestorCarrierTechnologyParameters.java
+++ b/plugins/plugins-event/plugins-event-carrier/plugins-event-carrier-restrequestor/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/apex/plugins/event/carrier/restrequestor/RestRequestorCarrierTechnologyParameters.java
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /*-
  * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
  *  Copyright (C) 2016-2018 Ericsson. All rights reserved.
- *  Modifications Copyright (C) 2019 Nordix Foundation.
+ *  Modifications Copyright (C) 2019-2020 Nordix Foundation.
  * ================================================================================
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -21,25 +21,14 @@
 
 package org.onap.policy.apex.plugins.event.carrier.restrequestor;
 
-import java.util.Arrays;
-import java.util.HashSet;
-import java.util.Set;
 import java.util.regex.Matcher;
-import java.util.regex.Pattern;
-import java.util.regex.PatternSyntaxException;
-
-import javax.ws.rs.core.MultivaluedHashMap;
-import javax.ws.rs.core.MultivaluedMap;
 
 import lombok.Getter;
 import lombok.Setter;
-import org.apache.commons.lang3.StringUtils;
+
 import org.onap.policy.apex.service.parameters.carriertechnology.RestPluginCarrierTechnologyParameters;
 import org.onap.policy.common.parameters.GroupValidationResult;
 import org.onap.policy.common.parameters.ValidationStatus;
-import org.onap.policy.common.utils.validation.ParameterValidationUtils;
-import org.slf4j.Logger;
-import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
 
 // @formatter:off
 /**
@@ -64,10 +53,6 @@ import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
 @Getter
 @Setter
 public class RestRequestorCarrierTechnologyParameters extends RestPluginCarrierTechnologyParameters {
-    // Get a reference to the logger
-    private static final Logger LOGGER = LoggerFactory.getLogger(RestRequestorCarrierTechnologyParameters.class);
-
-
 
     /** The default HTTP method for request events. */
     public static final HttpMethod DEFAULT_REQUESTOR_HTTP_METHOD = HttpMethod.GET;
@@ -82,14 +67,10 @@ public class RestRequestorCarrierTechnologyParameters extends RestPluginCarrierT
     public RestRequestorCarrierTechnologyParameters() {
         super();
 
-        // Set the carrier technology properties for the web socket carrier technology
-        CARRIER_TECHNOLOGY_LABEL = "RESTREQUESTOR";
-        EVENT_PRODUCER_PLUGIN_CLASS = ApexRestRequestorProducer.class.getName();
-        EVENT_CONSUMER_PLUGIN_CLASS = ApexRestRequestorConsumer.class.getName();
-        // Set the carrier technology properties for the web socket carrier technology
-        this.setLabel(CARRIER_TECHNOLOGY_LABEL);
-        this.setEventProducerPluginClass(EVENT_PRODUCER_PLUGIN_CLASS);
-        this.setEventConsumerPluginClass(EVENT_CONSUMER_PLUGIN_CLASS);
+        // Set the carrier technology properties for the REST requestor carrier technology
+        this.setLabel("RESTREQUESTOR");
+        this.setEventProducerPluginClass(ApexRestRequestorProducer.class.getName());
+        this.setEventConsumerPluginClass(ApexRestRequestorConsumer.class.getName());
     }
 
     // @formatter:off
diff --git a/plugins/plugins-event/plugins-event-protocol/plugins-event-protocol-xml/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/apex/plugins/event/protocol/xml/XmlEventHandlerTest.java b/plugins/plugins-event/plugins-event-protocol/plugins-event-protocol-xml/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/apex/plugins/event/protocol/xml/XmlEventHandlerTest.java
index 685a1f236..7b64873b8 100644
--- a/plugins/plugins-event/plugins-event-protocol/plugins-event-protocol-xml/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/apex/plugins/event/protocol/xml/XmlEventHandlerTest.java
+++ b/plugins/plugins-event/plugins-event-protocol/plugins-event-protocol-xml/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/apex/plugins/event/protocol/xml/XmlEventHandlerTest.java
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 /*-
  * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
  *  Copyright (C) 2016-2018 Ericsson. All rights reserved.
+ *  Modifications Copyright (C) 2020 Nordix Foundation.
  * ================================================================================
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -113,17 +114,17 @@ public class XmlEventHandlerTest {
             final Date event0004StartTime = new Date(1434363272000L);
             final Map<String, Object> event0004DataMap = new HashMap<String, Object>();
             event0004DataMap.put("TestSlogan", "Test slogan for External Event");
-            event0004DataMap.put("TestMatchCase", new Integer(2));
-            event0004DataMap.put("TestTimestamp", new Long(event0004StartTime.getTime()));
-            event0004DataMap.put("TestTemperature", new Double(1064.43));
-            event0004DataMap.put("TestMatchCaseSelected", new Integer(2));
-            event0004DataMap.put("TestMatchStateTime", new Long(1434370506078L));
-            event0004DataMap.put("TestEstablishCaseSelected", new Integer(0));
-            event0004DataMap.put("TestEstablishStateTime", new Long(1434370506085L));
-            event0004DataMap.put("TestDecideCaseSelected", new Integer(3));
-            event0004DataMap.put("TestDecideStateTime", new Long(1434370506092L));
-            event0004DataMap.put("TestActCaseSelected", new Integer(2));
-            event0004DataMap.put("TestActStateTime", new Long(1434370506095L));
+            event0004DataMap.put("TestMatchCase", Integer.valueOf(2));
+            event0004DataMap.put("TestTimestamp", Long.valueOf(event0004StartTime.getTime()));
+            event0004DataMap.put("TestTemperature", Double.valueOf(1064.43));
+            event0004DataMap.put("TestMatchCaseSelected", Integer.valueOf(2));
+            event0004DataMap.put("TestMatchStateTime", Long.valueOf(1434370506078L));
+            event0004DataMap.put("TestEstablishCaseSelected", Integer.valueOf(0));
+            event0004DataMap.put("TestEstablishStateTime", Long.valueOf(1434370506085L));
+            event0004DataMap.put("TestDecideCaseSelected", Integer.valueOf(3));
+            event0004DataMap.put("TestDecideStateTime", Long.valueOf(1434370506092L));
+            event0004DataMap.put("TestActCaseSelected", Integer.valueOf(2));
+            event0004DataMap.put("TestActStateTime", Long.valueOf(1434370506095L));
 
             final ApexEvent apexEvent0004 =
                     new ApexEvent("Event0004", "0.0.1", "org.onap.policy.apex.domains.sample.events", "test", "apex");
diff --git a/plugins/plugins-executor/plugins-executor-java/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/apex/plugins/executor/java/JavaStateFinalizerExecutor.java b/plugins/plugins-executor/plugins-executor-java/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/apex/plugins/executor/java/JavaStateFinalizerExecutor.java
index ce242bafb..7eaaa0415 100644
--- a/plugins/plugins-executor/plugins-executor-java/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/apex/plugins/executor/java/JavaStateFinalizerExecutor.java
+++ b/plugins/plugins-executor/plugins-executor-java/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/apex/plugins/executor/java/JavaStateFinalizerExecutor.java
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 /*-
  * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
  *  Copyright (C) 2016-2018 Ericsson. All rights reserved.
+ *  Modifications Copyright (C) 2020 Nordix Foundation.
  * ================================================================================
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -56,7 +57,7 @@ public class JavaStateFinalizerExecutor extends StateFinalizerExecutor {
         // Get the class for state finalizer execution
         try {
             // Create the state finalizer logic object from the byte code of the class
-            stateFinalizerLogicObject = Class.forName(getSubject().getLogic()).newInstance();
+            stateFinalizerLogicObject = Class.forName(getSubject().getLogic()).getDeclaredConstructor().newInstance();
         } catch (final Exception e) {
             LOGGER.error("instantiation error on Java class \"" + getSubject().getLogic() + "\"", e);
             throw new StateMachineException("instantiation error on Java class \"" + getSubject().getLogic() + "\"", e);
@@ -87,7 +88,7 @@ public class JavaStateFinalizerExecutor extends StateFinalizerExecutor {
             // to invoke the
             // task logic in the Java class
             final Method method = stateFinalizerLogicObject.getClass().getDeclaredMethod("getStateOutput",
-                    new Class[] { StateFinalizerExecutionContext.class });
+                    new Class[] {StateFinalizerExecutionContext.class});
             returnValue = (boolean) method.invoke(stateFinalizerLogicObject, getExecutionContext());
         } catch (final Exception e) {
             LOGGER.error("execute: state finalizer logic failed to run for state finalizer  \"" + getSubject().getId()
diff --git a/plugins/plugins-executor/plugins-executor-java/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/apex/plugins/executor/java/JavaTaskExecutor.java b/plugins/plugins-executor/plugins-executor-java/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/apex/plugins/executor/java/JavaTaskExecutor.java
index 1ceeba3b1..61ab6778e 100644
--- a/plugins/plugins-executor/plugins-executor-java/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/apex/plugins/executor/java/JavaTaskExecutor.java
+++ b/plugins/plugins-executor/plugins-executor-java/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/apex/plugins/executor/java/JavaTaskExecutor.java
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 /*-
  * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
  *  Copyright (C) 2016-2018 Ericsson. All rights reserved.
+ *  Modifications Copyright (C) 2020 Nordix Foundation.
  * ================================================================================
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -56,7 +57,8 @@ public class JavaTaskExecutor extends TaskExecutor {
         // Get the class for task execution
         try {
             // Create the task logic object from the byte code of the class
-            taskLogicObject = Class.forName(getSubject().getTaskLogic().getLogic()).newInstance();
+            taskLogicObject =
+                    Class.forName(getSubject().getTaskLogic().getLogic()).getDeclaredConstructor().newInstance();
         } catch (final Exception e) {
             LOGGER.error("instantiation error on Java class \"" + getSubject().getTaskLogic().getLogic() + "\"", e);
             throw new StateMachineException(
@@ -86,8 +88,8 @@ public class JavaTaskExecutor extends TaskExecutor {
             // Find and call the method with the signature "public boolean getEvent(final TaskExecutionContext executor)
             // throws ApexException" to invoke the
             // task logic in the Java class
-            final Method method = taskLogicObject.getClass().getDeclaredMethod("getEvent",
-                    new Class[] { TaskExecutionContext.class });
+            final Method method =
+                    taskLogicObject.getClass().getDeclaredMethod("getEvent", new Class[] {TaskExecutionContext.class});
             returnValue = (boolean) method.invoke(taskLogicObject, getExecutionContext());
         } catch (final Exception e) {
             LOGGER.error("execute: task logic failed to run for task  \"" + getSubject().getKey().getId() + "\"");
diff --git a/plugins/plugins-executor/plugins-executor-java/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/apex/plugins/executor/java/JavaTaskSelectExecutor.java b/plugins/plugins-executor/plugins-executor-java/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/apex/plugins/executor/java/JavaTaskSelectExecutor.java
index 17758b19e..244a80a3c 100644
--- a/plugins/plugins-executor/plugins-executor-java/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/apex/plugins/executor/java/JavaTaskSelectExecutor.java
+++ b/plugins/plugins-executor/plugins-executor-java/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/apex/plugins/executor/java/JavaTaskSelectExecutor.java
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 /*-
  * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
  *  Copyright (C) 2016-2018 Ericsson. All rights reserved.
+ *  Modifications Copyright (C) 2020 Nordix Foundation.
  * ================================================================================
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -57,7 +58,8 @@ public class JavaTaskSelectExecutor extends TaskSelectExecutor {
         // Get the class for task selection
         try {
             // Create the task logic object from the byte code of the class
-            taskSelectionLogicObject = Class.forName(getSubject().getTaskSelectionLogic().getLogic()).newInstance();
+            taskSelectionLogicObject = Class.forName(getSubject().getTaskSelectionLogic().getLogic())
+                    .getDeclaredConstructor().newInstance();
         } catch (final Exception e) {
             LOGGER.error(
                     "instantiation error on Java class \"" + getSubject().getTaskSelectionLogic().getLogic() + "\"", e);
@@ -89,7 +91,7 @@ public class JavaTaskSelectExecutor extends TaskSelectExecutor {
             // executor)" to invoke the task selection
             // logic in the Java class
             final Method method = taskSelectionLogicObject.getClass().getDeclaredMethod("getTask",
-                    new Class[] { TaskSelectionExecutionContext.class });
+                    new Class[] {TaskSelectionExecutionContext.class});
             returnValue = (boolean) method.invoke(taskSelectionLogicObject, getExecutionContext());
         } catch (final Exception e) {
             LOGGER.error(