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>

12 files changed, 153 insertions, 171 deletions

diff --git a/services/services-engine/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/apex/service/engine/event/impl/EventConsumerFactory.java b/services/services-engine/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/apex/service/engine/event/impl/EventConsumerFactory.java
index 30a44e024..2f6922a2b 100644
--- a/services/services-engine/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/apex/service/engine/event/impl/EventConsumerFactory.java
+++ b/services/services-engine/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/apex/service/engine/event/impl/EventConsumerFactory.java
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /*-
  * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
  *  Copyright (C) 2016-2018 Ericsson. All rights reserved.
- *  Modifications Copyright (C) 2019 Nordix Foundation.
+ *  Modifications Copyright (C) 2019-2020 Nordix Foundation.
  * ================================================================================
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ public class EventConsumerFactory {
      * @throws ApexEventException on errors creating the Apex event consumer
      */
     public ApexEventConsumer createConsumer(final String name, final EventHandlerParameters consumerParameters)
-                    throws ApexEventException {
+            throws ApexEventException {
         // Get the carrier technology parameters
         final CarrierTechnologyParameters technologyParameters = consumerParameters.getCarrierTechnologyParameters();
 
@@ -54,11 +54,11 @@ public class EventConsumerFactory {
         final String consumerPluginClass = technologyParameters.getEventConsumerPluginClass();
         Object consumerPluginObject = null;
         try {
-            consumerPluginObject = Class.forName(consumerPluginClass).newInstance();
-        } catch (InstantiationException | IllegalAccessException | ClassNotFoundException e) {
+            consumerPluginObject = Class.forName(consumerPluginClass).getDeclaredConstructor().newInstance();
+        } catch (final Exception e) {
             final String errorMessage = "could not create an Apex event consumer for \"" + name
-                            + "\" for the carrier technology \"" + technologyParameters.getLabel()
-                            + "\", specified event consumer plugin class \"" + consumerPluginClass + "\" not found";
+                    + "\" for the carrier technology \"" + technologyParameters.getLabel()
+                    + "\", specified event consumer plugin class \"" + consumerPluginClass + "\" not found";
             LOGGER.error(errorMessage, e);
             throw new ApexEventException(errorMessage, e);
         }
@@ -66,9 +66,9 @@ public class EventConsumerFactory {
         // Check the class is an event consumer
         if (!(consumerPluginObject instanceof ApexEventConsumer)) {
             final String errorMessage = "could not create an Apex event consumer \"" + name
-                            + "\" for the carrier technology \"" + technologyParameters.getLabel()
-                            + "\", specified event consumer plugin class \"" + consumerPluginClass
-                            + "\" is not an instance of \"" + ApexEventConsumer.class.getName() + "\"";
+                    + "\" for the carrier technology \"" + technologyParameters.getLabel()
+                    + "\", specified event consumer plugin class \"" + consumerPluginClass
+                    + "\" is not an instance of \"" + ApexEventConsumer.class.getName() + "\"";
             LOGGER.error(errorMessage);
             throw new ApexEventException(errorMessage);
         }
diff --git a/services/services-engine/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/apex/service/engine/event/impl/EventProducerFactory.java b/services/services-engine/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/apex/service/engine/event/impl/EventProducerFactory.java
index 349a6e38f..e87e2fd78 100644
--- a/services/services-engine/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/apex/service/engine/event/impl/EventProducerFactory.java
+++ b/services/services-engine/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/apex/service/engine/event/impl/EventProducerFactory.java
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /*-
  * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
  *  Copyright (C) 2016-2018 Ericsson. All rights reserved.
- *  Modifications Copyright (C) 2019 Nordix Foundation.
+ *  Modifications Copyright (C) 2019-2020 Nordix Foundation.
  * ================================================================================
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ public class EventProducerFactory {
      * @throws ApexEventException on errors creating the Apex event producer
      */
     public ApexEventProducer createProducer(final String name, final EventHandlerParameters producerParameters)
-                    throws ApexEventException {
+            throws ApexEventException {
         // Get the carrier technology parameters
         final CarrierTechnologyParameters technologyParameters = producerParameters.getCarrierTechnologyParameters();
 
@@ -54,11 +54,11 @@ public class EventProducerFactory {
         final String producerPluginClass = technologyParameters.getEventProducerPluginClass();
         Object producerPluginObject = null;
         try {
-            producerPluginObject = Class.forName(producerPluginClass).newInstance();
-        } catch (InstantiationException | IllegalAccessException | ClassNotFoundException e) {
+            producerPluginObject = Class.forName(producerPluginClass).getDeclaredConstructor().newInstance();
+        } catch (final Exception e) {
             final String errorMessage = "could not create an Apex event producer for Producer \"" + name
-                            + "\" for the carrier technology \"" + technologyParameters.getLabel()
-                            + "\", specified event producer plugin class \"" + producerPluginClass + "\" not found";
+                    + "\" for the carrier technology \"" + technologyParameters.getLabel()
+                    + "\", specified event producer plugin class \"" + producerPluginClass + "\" not found";
             LOGGER.error(errorMessage, e);
             throw new ApexEventException(errorMessage, e);
         }
@@ -66,9 +66,9 @@ public class EventProducerFactory {
         // Check the class is an event producer
         if (!(producerPluginObject instanceof ApexEventProducer)) {
             final String errorMessage = "could not create an Apex event producer for Producer \"" + name
-                            + "\" for the carrier technology \"" + technologyParameters.getLabel()
-                            + "\", specified event producer plugin class \"" + producerPluginClass
-                            + "\" is not an instance of \"" + ApexEventProducer.class.getName() + "\"";
+                    + "\" for the carrier technology \"" + technologyParameters.getLabel()
+                    + "\", specified event producer plugin class \"" + producerPluginClass
+                    + "\" is not an instance of \"" + ApexEventProducer.class.getName() + "\"";
             LOGGER.error(errorMessage);
             throw new ApexEventException(errorMessage);
         }
diff --git a/services/services-engine/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/apex/service/engine/event/impl/EventProtocolFactory.java b/services/services-engine/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/apex/service/engine/event/impl/EventProtocolFactory.java
index b2a6f4754..bb353899a 100644
--- a/services/services-engine/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/apex/service/engine/event/impl/EventProtocolFactory.java
+++ b/services/services-engine/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/apex/service/engine/event/impl/EventProtocolFactory.java
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /*-
  * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
  *  Copyright (C) 2016-2018 Ericsson. All rights reserved.
- *  Modifications Copyright (C) 2019 Nordix Foundation.
+ *  Modifications Copyright (C) 2019-2020 Nordix Foundation.
  * ================================================================================
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -46,17 +46,17 @@ public class EventProtocolFactory {
      * @return The event converter for converting events to and from Apex format
      */
     public ApexEventProtocolConverter createConverter(final String name,
-                    final EventProtocolParameters eventProtocolParameters) {
+            final EventProtocolParameters eventProtocolParameters) {
         // Get the class for the event protocol plugin using reflection
         final String eventProtocolPluginClass = eventProtocolParameters.getEventProtocolPluginClass();
         Object eventProtocolPluginObject = null;
         try {
-            eventProtocolPluginObject = Class.forName(eventProtocolPluginClass).newInstance();
-        } catch (InstantiationException | IllegalAccessException | ClassNotFoundException e) {
+            eventProtocolPluginObject = Class.forName(eventProtocolPluginClass).getDeclaredConstructor().newInstance();
+        } catch (final Exception e) {
             final String errorMessage = "could not create an Apex event protocol converter for \"" + name
-                            + "\" for the protocol \"" + eventProtocolParameters.getLabel()
-                            + "\", specified event protocol converter plugin class \"" + eventProtocolPluginClass
-                            + "\" not found";
+                    + "\" for the protocol \"" + eventProtocolParameters.getLabel()
+                    + "\", specified event protocol converter plugin class \"" + eventProtocolPluginClass
+                    + "\" not found";
             LOGGER.error(errorMessage, e);
             throw new ApexEventRuntimeException(errorMessage, e);
         }
@@ -64,9 +64,9 @@ public class EventProtocolFactory {
         // Check the class is an event consumer
         if (!(eventProtocolPluginObject instanceof ApexEventProtocolConverter)) {
             final String errorMessage = "could not create an Apex event protocol converter for \"" + name
-                            + "\" for the protocol \"" + eventProtocolParameters.getLabel()
-                            + "\", specified event protocol converter plugin class \"" + eventProtocolPluginClass
-                            + "\" is not an instance of \"" + ApexEventProtocolConverter.class.getName() + "\"";
+                    + "\" for the protocol \"" + eventProtocolParameters.getLabel()
+                    + "\", specified event protocol converter plugin class \"" + eventProtocolPluginClass
+                    + "\" is not an instance of \"" + ApexEventProtocolConverter.class.getName() + "\"";
             LOGGER.error(errorMessage);
             throw new ApexEventRuntimeException(errorMessage);
         }
diff --git a/services/services-engine/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/apex/service/engine/runtime/impl/EngineWorker.java b/services/services-engine/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/apex/service/engine/runtime/impl/EngineWorker.java
index 5b5c7f49b..4da605dbc 100644
--- a/services/services-engine/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/apex/service/engine/runtime/impl/EngineWorker.java
+++ b/services/services-engine/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/apex/service/engine/runtime/impl/EngineWorker.java
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ import com.google.gson.Gson;
 import com.google.gson.GsonBuilder;
 import com.google.gson.JsonElement;
 import com.google.gson.JsonParser;
+
 import java.io.ByteArrayInputStream;
 import java.io.ByteArrayOutputStream;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
@@ -34,7 +35,9 @@ import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.Map.Entry;
 import java.util.concurrent.BlockingQueue;
+
 import lombok.Setter;
+
 import org.onap.policy.apex.context.ContextException;
 import org.onap.policy.apex.context.ContextRuntimeException;
 import org.onap.policy.apex.context.SchemaHelper;
@@ -113,7 +116,7 @@ final class EngineWorker implements EngineService {
      * @throws ApexException thrown on errors on worker instantiation
      */
     protected EngineWorker(final AxArtifactKey engineWorkerKey, final BlockingQueue<ApexEvent> queue,
-        final ApplicationThreadFactory threadFactory) {
+            final ApplicationThreadFactory threadFactory) {
         LOGGER.entry(engineWorkerKey);
 
         this.engineWorkerKey = engineWorkerKey;
@@ -153,7 +156,7 @@ final class EngineWorker implements EngineService {
     @Override
     public EngineServiceEventInterface getEngineServiceEventInterface() {
         throw new UnsupportedOperationException(
-            "getEngineServiceEventInterface() call is not allowed on an Apex Engine Worker");
+                "getEngineServiceEventInterface() call is not allowed on an Apex Engine Worker");
     }
 
     /**
@@ -189,7 +192,7 @@ final class EngineWorker implements EngineService {
      */
     @Override
     public void updateModel(final AxArtifactKey engineKey, final String engineModel, final boolean forceFlag)
-        throws ApexException {
+            throws ApexException {
         LOGGER.entry(engineKey);
 
         // Read the Apex model into memory using the Apex Model Reader
@@ -198,7 +201,6 @@ final class EngineWorker implements EngineService {
             final ApexModelReader<AxPolicyModel> modelReader = new ApexModelReader<>(AxPolicyModel.class);
             apexPolicyModel = modelReader.read(new ByteArrayInputStream(engineModel.getBytes()));
         } catch (final ApexModelException e) {
-            LOGGER.error("failed to unmarshal the apex model on engine " + engineKey.getId(), e);
             throw new ApexException("failed to unmarshal the apex model on engine " + engineKey.getId(), e);
         }
 
@@ -213,14 +215,13 @@ final class EngineWorker implements EngineService {
      */
     @Override
     public void updateModel(final AxArtifactKey engineKey, final AxPolicyModel apexModel, final boolean forceFlag)
-        throws ApexException {
+            throws ApexException {
         LOGGER.entry(engineKey);
 
         // Check if the key on the update request is correct
         if (!engineWorkerKey.equals(engineKey)) {
-            String message = ENGINE_KEY_PREFIX + engineKey.getId() + BAD_KEY_MATCH_TAG + engineWorkerKey.getId()
-                + ENGINE_SUFFIX;
-            LOGGER.warn(message);
+            String message =
+                    ENGINE_KEY_PREFIX + engineKey.getId() + BAD_KEY_MATCH_TAG + engineWorkerKey.getId() + ENGINE_SUFFIX;
             throw new ApexException(message);
         }
 
@@ -230,14 +231,15 @@ final class EngineWorker implements EngineService {
             final AxPolicyModel currentModel = ModelService.getModel(AxPolicyModel.class);
             if (!currentModel.getKey().isCompatible(apexModel.getKey())) {
                 if (forceFlag) {
-                    LOGGER.warn("apex model update forced, supplied model with key \"" + apexModel.getKey().getId()
-                        + "\" is not a compatible model update from the existing engine model with key \""
-                        + currentModel.getKey().getId() + "\"");
+                    LOGGER.warn(
+                            "apex model update forced, supplied model with key \"{}\" is not a compatible model update "
+                                    + "from the existing engine model with key \"{}\"",
+                            apexModel.getKey().getId(), currentModel.getKey().getId());
                 } else {
                     throw new ContextException(
-                        "apex model update failed, supplied model with key \"" + apexModel.getKey().getId()
-                            + "\" is not a compatible model update from the existing engine model with key \""
-                            + currentModel.getKey().getId() + "\"");
+                            "apex model update failed, supplied model with key \"" + apexModel.getKey().getId()
+                                    + "\" is not a compatible model update from the existing engine model with key \""
+                                    + currentModel.getKey().getId() + "\"");
                 }
             }
         }
@@ -273,16 +275,14 @@ final class EngineWorker implements EngineService {
 
         // Check if the key on the start request is correct
         if (!engineWorkerKey.equals(engineKey)) {
-            LOGGER.warn(
-                ENGINE_KEY_PREFIX + engineKey.getId() + BAD_KEY_MATCH_TAG + engineWorkerKey.getId() + ENGINE_SUFFIX);
-            throw new ApexException(
-                ENGINE_KEY_PREFIX + engineKey.getId() + BAD_KEY_MATCH_TAG + engineWorkerKey.getId() + ENGINE_SUFFIX);
+            throw new ApexException(ENGINE_KEY_PREFIX + engineKey.getId() + BAD_KEY_MATCH_TAG + engineWorkerKey.getId()
+                    + ENGINE_SUFFIX);
         }
 
         // Starts the event processing thread that handles incoming events
         if (processorThread != null && processorThread.isAlive()) {
-            String message = ENGINE_FOR_KEY_PREFIX + engineWorkerKey.getId() + " is already running with state "
-                + getState();
+            String message =
+                    ENGINE_FOR_KEY_PREFIX + engineWorkerKey.getId() + " is already running with state " + getState();
             LOGGER.error(message);
             throw new ApexException(message);
         }
@@ -312,18 +312,18 @@ final class EngineWorker implements EngineService {
     public void stop(final AxArtifactKey engineKey) throws ApexException {
         // Check if the key on the start request is correct
         if (!engineWorkerKey.equals(engineKey)) {
-            LOGGER.warn(
-                ENGINE_KEY_PREFIX + engineKey.getId() + BAD_KEY_MATCH_TAG + engineWorkerKey.getId() + ENGINE_SUFFIX);
-            throw new ApexException(
-                ENGINE_KEY_PREFIX + engineKey.getId() + BAD_KEY_MATCH_TAG + engineWorkerKey.getId() + ENGINE_SUFFIX);
+            LOGGER.warn(ENGINE_KEY_PREFIX + engineKey.getId() + BAD_KEY_MATCH_TAG + engineWorkerKey.getId()
+                    + ENGINE_SUFFIX);
+            throw new ApexException(ENGINE_KEY_PREFIX + engineKey.getId() + BAD_KEY_MATCH_TAG + engineWorkerKey.getId()
+                    + ENGINE_SUFFIX);
         }
 
         // Interrupt the worker to stop its thread
         if (processorThread == null || !processorThread.isAlive()) {
             processorThread = null;
 
-            LOGGER
-                .warn(ENGINE_FOR_KEY_PREFIX + engineWorkerKey.getId() + " is already stopped with state " + getState());
+            LOGGER.warn(
+                    ENGINE_FOR_KEY_PREFIX + engineWorkerKey.getId() + " is already stopped with state " + getState());
             return;
         }
 
@@ -352,10 +352,10 @@ final class EngineWorker implements EngineService {
     public void clear(final AxArtifactKey engineKey) throws ApexException {
         // Check if the key on the start request is correct
         if (!engineWorkerKey.equals(engineKey)) {
-            LOGGER.warn(
-                ENGINE_KEY_PREFIX + engineKey.getId() + BAD_KEY_MATCH_TAG + engineWorkerKey.getId() + ENGINE_SUFFIX);
-            throw new ApexException(
-                ENGINE_KEY_PREFIX + engineKey.getId() + BAD_KEY_MATCH_TAG + engineWorkerKey.getId() + ENGINE_SUFFIX);
+            LOGGER.warn(ENGINE_KEY_PREFIX + engineKey.getId() + BAD_KEY_MATCH_TAG + engineWorkerKey.getId()
+                    + ENGINE_SUFFIX);
+            throw new ApexException(ENGINE_KEY_PREFIX + engineKey.getId() + BAD_KEY_MATCH_TAG + engineWorkerKey.getId()
+                    + ENGINE_SUFFIX);
         }
 
         // Interrupt the worker to stop its thread
@@ -513,18 +513,18 @@ final class EngineWorker implements EngineService {
             runtimeJsonStringBuilder.append(",\"AlbumContent\":[");
 
             // Get the schema helper to use to marshal context album objects to JSON
-            final AxContextAlbum axContextAlbum = ModelService.getModel(AxContextAlbums.class)
-                .get(contextAlbumEntry.getKey());
+            final AxContextAlbum axContextAlbum =
+                    ModelService.getModel(AxContextAlbums.class).get(contextAlbumEntry.getKey());
             SchemaHelper schemaHelper = null;
 
             try {
                 // Get a schema helper to manage the translations between objects on the album map
                 // for this album
                 schemaHelper = new SchemaHelperFactory().createSchemaHelper(axContextAlbum.getKey(),
-                    axContextAlbum.getItemSchema());
+                        axContextAlbum.getItemSchema());
             } catch (final ContextRuntimeException e) {
-                final String resultString = "could not find schema helper to marshal context album \"" + axContextAlbum
-                    + "\" to JSON";
+                final String resultString =
+                        "could not find schema helper to marshal context album \"" + axContextAlbum + "\" to JSON";
                 LOGGER.warn(resultString, e);
 
                 // End of context album entry
@@ -557,8 +557,7 @@ final class EngineWorker implements EngineService {
         runtimeJsonStringBuilder.append("]}");
 
         // Tidy up the JSON string
-        final JsonParser jsonParser = new JsonParser();
-        final JsonElement jsonElement = jsonParser.parse(runtimeJsonStringBuilder.toString());
+        final JsonElement jsonElement = JsonParser.parseString(runtimeJsonStringBuilder.toString());
         final String tidiedRuntimeString = gson.toJson(jsonElement);
 
         LOGGER.debug("runtime information={}", tidiedRuntimeString);
diff --git a/services/services-engine/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/apex/service/parameters/carriertechnology/CarrierTechnologyParametersJsonAdapter.java b/services/services-engine/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/apex/service/parameters/carriertechnology/CarrierTechnologyParametersJsonAdapter.java
index 35f648307..b7f2fb81d 100644
--- a/services/services-engine/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/apex/service/parameters/carriertechnology/CarrierTechnologyParametersJsonAdapter.java
+++ b/services/services-engine/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/apex/service/parameters/carriertechnology/CarrierTechnologyParametersJsonAdapter.java
@@ -1,19 +1,20 @@
 /*-
  * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
  *  Copyright (C) 2016-2018 Ericsson. All rights reserved.
+ *  Modifications Copyright (C) 2020 Nordix Foundation.
  * ================================================================================
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
  * You may obtain a copy of the License at
- * 
+ *
  *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
- * 
+ *
  * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
  * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
  * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
  * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
  * limitations under the License.
- * 
+ *
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
  * ============LICENSE_END=========================================================
  */
@@ -52,7 +53,6 @@ public class CarrierTechnologyParametersJsonAdapter
     private static final String VALUE_TAG = "\" value \"";
     private static final String CARRIER_TECHNOLOGY_PREAMBLE = "carrier technology \"";
 
-
     private static final String PARAMETER_CLASS_NAME = "parameterClassName";
 
     private static final String CARRIER_TECHNOLOGY_TOKEN = "carrierTechnology";
@@ -62,8 +62,7 @@ public class CarrierTechnologyParametersJsonAdapter
     private static final Map<String, String> BUILT_IN_CARRIER_TECHNOLOGY_PARMETER_CLASS_MAP = new HashMap<>();
 
     static {
-        BUILT_IN_CARRIER_TECHNOLOGY_PARMETER_CLASS_MAP.put("FILE",
-                FileCarrierTechnologyParameters.class.getName());
+        BUILT_IN_CARRIER_TECHNOLOGY_PARMETER_CLASS_MAP.put("FILE", FileCarrierTechnologyParameters.class.getName());
         BUILT_IN_CARRIER_TECHNOLOGY_PARMETER_CLASS_MAP.put("EVENT_REQUESTOR",
                 EventRequestorCarrierTechnologyParameters.class.getName());
     }
@@ -151,8 +150,8 @@ public class CarrierTechnologyParametersJsonAdapter
             // OK no parameters for the carrier technology have been specified, just instantiate the
             // default parameters
             try {
-                carrierTechnologyParameters =
-                        (CarrierTechnologyParameters) carrierTechnologyParameterClass.newInstance();
+                carrierTechnologyParameters = (CarrierTechnologyParameters) carrierTechnologyParameterClass
+                        .getDeclaredConstructor().newInstance();
             } catch (final Exception e) {
                 final String errorMessage = "could not create default parameters for carrier technology \""
                         + carrierTechnologyLabel + "\"\n" + e.getMessage();
@@ -164,11 +163,11 @@ public class CarrierTechnologyParametersJsonAdapter
         // Check that the carrier technology label matches the label in the carrier technology
         // parameters object
         if (!carrierTechnologyParameters.getLabel().equals(carrierTechnologyLabel)) {
-            final String errorMessage = CARRIER_TECHNOLOGY_PREAMBLE + carrierTechnologyLabel
-                            + "\" does not match plugin \""
-                    + carrierTechnologyParameters.getLabel() + "\" in \"" + carrierTechnologyParameterClassName
-                    + "\", specify correct carrier technology parameter plugin in parameter \"" + PARAMETER_CLASS_NAME
-                    + "\"";
+            final String errorMessage =
+                    CARRIER_TECHNOLOGY_PREAMBLE + carrierTechnologyLabel + "\" does not match plugin \""
+                            + carrierTechnologyParameters.getLabel() + "\" in \"" + carrierTechnologyParameterClassName
+                            + "\", specify correct carrier technology parameter plugin in parameter \""
+                            + PARAMETER_CLASS_NAME + "\"";
             LOGGER.warn(errorMessage);
             throw new ParameterRuntimeException(errorMessage);
         }
diff --git a/services/services-engine/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/apex/service/parameters/carriertechnology/RestPluginCarrierTechnologyParameters.java b/services/services-engine/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/apex/service/parameters/carriertechnology/RestPluginCarrierTechnologyParameters.java
index f548f636a..707dcb104 100644
--- a/services/services-engine/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/apex/service/parameters/carriertechnology/RestPluginCarrierTechnologyParameters.java
+++ b/services/services-engine/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/apex/service/parameters/carriertechnology/RestPluginCarrierTechnologyParameters.java
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /*-
  * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
  *  Copyright (C) 2016-2018 Ericsson. All rights reserved.
- *  Modifications Copyright (C) 2019 Nordix Foundation.
+ *  Modifications Copyright (C) 2019-2020 Nordix Foundation.
  * ================================================================================
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -33,8 +33,8 @@ import javax.ws.rs.core.MultivaluedMap;
 
 import lombok.Getter;
 import lombok.Setter;
+
 import org.apache.commons.lang3.StringUtils;
-import org.onap.policy.apex.service.parameters.carriertechnology.CarrierTechnologyParameters;
 import org.onap.policy.common.parameters.GroupValidationResult;
 import org.onap.policy.common.parameters.ValidationStatus;
 import org.onap.policy.common.utils.validation.ParameterValidationUtils;
@@ -68,18 +68,12 @@ public class RestPluginCarrierTechnologyParameters extends CarrierTechnologyPara
 
     /** The supported HTTP methods. */
     public enum HttpMethod {
-        GET, PUT, POST, DELETE
+        GET,
+        PUT,
+        POST,
+        DELETE
     }
 
-    /** The label of this carrier technology. */
-    protected String CARRIER_TECHNOLOGY_LABEL;
-
-    /** The producer plugin class for the REST carrier technology. */
-    protected String EVENT_PRODUCER_PLUGIN_CLASS;
-
-    /** The consumer plugin class for the REST carrier technology. */
-    protected String EVENT_CONSUMER_PLUGIN_CLASS;
-
     /** The default HTTP code filter, allows 2xx HTTP codes through. */
     public static final String DEFAULT_HTTP_CODE_FILTER = "[2][0-9][0-9]";
 
@@ -92,7 +86,7 @@ public class RestPluginCarrierTechnologyParameters extends CarrierTechnologyPara
     protected static final Pattern patternErrorKey =
             Pattern.compile("(\\{[^\\{}]*.?\\{)|(\\{[^\\{}]*$)|(\\}[^\\{}]*.?\\})|(^[^\\{}]*.?\\})|\\{\\s*\\}");
 
-    //variable
+    // variable
     protected String url = null;
     protected HttpMethod httpMethod = null;
     protected String[][] httpHeaders = null;
@@ -104,14 +98,6 @@ public class RestPluginCarrierTechnologyParameters extends CarrierTechnologyPara
      */
     public RestPluginCarrierTechnologyParameters() {
         super();
-
-        // Set the carrier technology properties for the web socket carrier technology
-        CARRIER_TECHNOLOGY_LABEL = "RESTPLUGIN";
-        EVENT_PRODUCER_PLUGIN_CLASS = "PRODUCER";
-        EVENT_CONSUMER_PLUGIN_CLASS = "CONSUMER";
-        this.setLabel(CARRIER_TECHNOLOGY_LABEL);
-        this.setEventProducerPluginClass(EVENT_PRODUCER_PLUGIN_CLASS);
-        this.setEventConsumerPluginClass(EVENT_CONSUMER_PLUGIN_CLASS);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -173,9 +159,8 @@ public class RestPluginCarrierTechnologyParameters extends CarrierTechnologyPara
     public GroupValidationResult validate() {
         GroupValidationResult result = super.validate();
 
-        result = validateUrl(result);
-
-        result = validateHttpHeaders(result);
+        validateUrl(result);
+        validateHttpHeaders(result);
 
         return validateHttpCodeFilter(result);
     }
@@ -195,16 +180,15 @@ public class RestPluginCarrierTechnologyParameters extends CarrierTechnologyPara
     // @formatter:on
     public GroupValidationResult validateUrl(final GroupValidationResult result) {
         // Check if the URL has been set for event output
-        String URL_ERROR_MSG = "no URL has been set for event sending on " + CARRIER_TECHNOLOGY_LABEL;
+        String urlErrorMessage = "no URL has been set for event sending on " + getLabel();
         if (getUrl() == null) {
-            result.setResult("url", ValidationStatus.INVALID, URL_ERROR_MSG);
+            result.setResult("url", ValidationStatus.INVALID, urlErrorMessage);
             return result;
         }
 
         Matcher matcher = patternErrorKey.matcher(getUrl());
         if (matcher.find()) {
-            result.setResult("url", ValidationStatus.INVALID,
-                    URL_ERROR_MSG);
+            result.setResult("url", ValidationStatus.INVALID, urlErrorMessage);
         }
 
         return result;
@@ -271,7 +255,7 @@ public class RestPluginCarrierTechnologyParameters extends CarrierTechnologyPara
      */
     @Override
     public String toString() {
-        return CARRIER_TECHNOLOGY_LABEL +"CarrierTechnologyParameters [url=" + url + ", httpMethod=" + httpMethod + ", httpHeaders="
+        return getLabel() + "CarrierTechnologyParameters [url=" + url + ", httpMethod=" + httpMethod + ", httpHeaders="
                 + Arrays.deepToString(httpHeaders) + ", httpCodeFilter=" + httpCodeFilter + "]";
     }
 }
diff --git a/services/services-engine/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/apex/service/parameters/eventprotocol/EventProtocolParametersJsonAdapter.java b/services/services-engine/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/apex/service/parameters/eventprotocol/EventProtocolParametersJsonAdapter.java
index 10941405b..5a1b165df 100644
--- a/services/services-engine/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/apex/service/parameters/eventprotocol/EventProtocolParametersJsonAdapter.java
+++ b/services/services-engine/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/apex/service/parameters/eventprotocol/EventProtocolParametersJsonAdapter.java
@@ -1,19 +1,20 @@
 /*-
  * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
  *  Copyright (C) 2016-2018 Ericsson. All rights reserved.
+ *  Modifications Copyright (C) 2020 Nordix Foundation.
  * ================================================================================
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
  * You may obtain a copy of the License at
- * 
+ *
  *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
- * 
+ *
  * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
  * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
  * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
  * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
  * limitations under the License.
- * 
+ *
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
  * ============LICENSE_END=========================================================
  */
@@ -39,8 +40,7 @@ import org.slf4j.ext.XLogger;
 import org.slf4j.ext.XLoggerFactory;
 
 /**
- * This class serialises and deserialises various type of event protocol parameters to and from
- * JSON.
+ * This class serialises and deserialises various type of event protocol parameters to and from JSON.
  *
  * @author Liam Fallon (liam.fallon@ericsson.com)
  */
@@ -132,9 +132,8 @@ public class EventProtocolParametersJsonAdapter
         try {
             eventProtocolParameterClass = Class.forName(eventProtocolParameterClassName);
         } catch (final ClassNotFoundException e) {
-            final String errorMessage =
-                    EVENT_PROTOCOL_PREFIX + eventProtocolLabel + "\" parameter \"" + PARAMETER_CLASS_NAME + VALUE_TAG
-                            + eventProtocolParameterClassName + "\", could not find class";
+            final String errorMessage = EVENT_PROTOCOL_PREFIX + eventProtocolLabel + "\" parameter \""
+                    + PARAMETER_CLASS_NAME + VALUE_TAG + eventProtocolParameterClassName + "\", could not find class";
             LOGGER.warn(errorMessage, e);
             throw new ParameterRuntimeException(errorMessage, e);
         }
@@ -146,7 +145,8 @@ public class EventProtocolParametersJsonAdapter
             // OK no parameters for the event protocol have been specified, just instantiate the
             // default parameters
             try {
-                eventProtocolParameters = (EventProtocolParameters) eventProtocolParameterClass.newInstance();
+                eventProtocolParameters =
+                        (EventProtocolParameters) eventProtocolParameterClass.getDeclaredConstructor().newInstance();
             } catch (final Exception e) {
                 final String errorMessage = "could not create default parameters for event protocol \""
                         + eventProtocolLabel + "\"\n" + e.getMessage();
diff --git a/services/services-engine/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/apex/service/engine/parameters/ApexParametersTest.java b/services/services-engine/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/apex/service/engine/parameters/ApexParametersTest.java
index 4a946b111..ff97eaec2 100644
--- a/services/services-engine/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/apex/service/engine/parameters/ApexParametersTest.java
+++ b/services/services-engine/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/apex/service/engine/parameters/ApexParametersTest.java
@@ -1,19 +1,20 @@
 /*-
  * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
  *  Copyright (C) 2018 Ericsson. All rights reserved.
+ *  Modifications Copyright (C) 2020 Nordix Foundation.
  * ================================================================================
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
  * You may obtain a copy of the License at
- * 
+ *
  *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
- * 
+ *
  * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
  * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
  * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
  * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
  * limitations under the License.
- * 
+ *
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
  * ============LICENSE_END=========================================================
  */
@@ -39,9 +40,8 @@ import org.onap.policy.common.parameters.ParameterException;
 public class ApexParametersTest {
 
     @Test
-    public void javaPropertiesOk() throws ParameterException {
-        final String[] args =
-            { "-c", "src/test/resources/parameters/javaPropertiesOK.json" };
+    public void testJavaPropertiesOk() throws ParameterException {
+        final String[] args = {"-c", "src/test/resources/parameters/javaPropertiesOK.json"};
         final ApexCommandLineArguments arguments = new ApexCommandLineArguments(args);
 
         try {
@@ -57,9 +57,8 @@ public class ApexParametersTest {
     }
 
     @Test
-    public void javaPropertiesEmpty() throws ParameterException {
-        final String[] args =
-            { "-c", "src/test/resources/parameters/javaPropertiesEmpty.json" };
+    public void testJavaPropertiesEmpty() throws ParameterException {
+        final String[] args = {"-c", "src/test/resources/parameters/javaPropertiesEmpty.json"};
         final ApexCommandLineArguments arguments = new ApexCommandLineArguments(args);
 
         try {
@@ -69,12 +68,10 @@ public class ApexParametersTest {
             fail("This test should not throw an exception");
         }
     }
-    
 
     @Test
-    public void javaPropertiesBad() throws ParameterException {
-        final String[] args =
-            { "-c", "src/test/resources/parameters/javaPropertiesBad.json" };
+    public void testJavaPropertiesBad() throws ParameterException {
+        final String[] args = {"-c", "src/test/resources/parameters/javaPropertiesBad.json"};
         final ApexCommandLineArguments arguments = new ApexCommandLineArguments(args);
 
         try {
@@ -87,23 +84,23 @@ public class ApexParametersTest {
             assertTrue(pe.getMessage().contains("java properties array entry is null"));
         }
     }
-    
+
     @Test
     public void testGettersSetters() {
         ApexParameters pars = new ApexParameters();
         assertNotNull(pars);
-        
+
         pars.setEngineServiceParameters(null);
         assertNull(pars.getEngineServiceParameters());
-        
+
         pars.setEventInputParameters(null);
         assertNull(pars.getEventInputParameters());
-        
+
         pars.setEventOutputParameters(null);
         assertNull(pars.getEventOutputParameters());
-        
+
         assertFalse(pars.checkJavaPropertiesSet());
-        
+
         pars.setName("parName");
         assertEquals("parName", pars.getName());
     }
diff --git a/services/services-engine/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/apex/service/engine/parameters/ContextParameterTests.java b/services/services-engine/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/apex/service/engine/parameters/ContextParameterTests.java
index de78bb0fe..f6d39f029 100644
--- a/services/services-engine/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/apex/service/engine/parameters/ContextParameterTests.java
+++ b/services/services-engine/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/apex/service/engine/parameters/ContextParameterTests.java
@@ -118,8 +118,10 @@ public class ContextParameterTests {
                     + "\"src/test/resources/parameters/serviceContextBadPluginClassParams.json\""
                     + "\n(ClassCastException):class org.onap.policy.apex.service.engine.parameters."
                     + "dummyclasses.SuperDooperExecutorParameters"
-                    + " cannot be cast to class org.onap.policy.apex.context.parameters.ContextParameters (org.onap.policy.apex.service.engine.parameters.dummyclasses.SuperDooperExecutorParameters and org.onap.policy.apex.context.parameters.ContextParameters are in unnamed module of loader 'app')",
-                    e.getMessage());
+                    + " cannot be cast to class org.onap.policy.apex.context.parameters.ContextParameters "
+                    + "(org.onap.policy.apex.service.engine.parameters.dummyclasses.SuperDooperExecutorParameters and "
+                    + "org.onap.policy.apex.context.parameters.ContextParameters are "
+                    + "in unnamed module of loader 'app')", e.getMessage());
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/services/services-engine/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/apex/service/engine/parameters/ExecutorParameterTests.java b/services/services-engine/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/apex/service/engine/parameters/ExecutorParameterTests.java
index 2af051ea7..16a892f93 100644
--- a/services/services-engine/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/apex/service/engine/parameters/ExecutorParameterTests.java
+++ b/services/services-engine/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/apex/service/engine/parameters/ExecutorParameterTests.java
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 /*-
  * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
  *  Copyright (C) 2016-2018 Ericsson. All rights reserved.
+ *  Modifications Copyright (C) 2020 Nordix Foundation.
  * ================================================================================
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -43,7 +44,7 @@ public class ExecutorParameterTests {
     }
 
     @Test
-    public void noParamsTest() {
+    public void testNoParamsTest() {
         final String[] args = {"-c", "src/test/resources/parameters/serviceExecutorNoParams.json"};
         final ApexCommandLineArguments arguments = new ApexCommandLineArguments(args);
 
@@ -57,7 +58,7 @@ public class ExecutorParameterTests {
     }
 
     @Test
-    public void badParamsTest() {
+    public void testBadParamsTest() {
         final String[] args = {"-c", "src/test/resources/parameters/serviceExecutorBadParams.json"};
         final ApexCommandLineArguments arguments = new ApexCommandLineArguments(args);
 
@@ -73,7 +74,7 @@ public class ExecutorParameterTests {
     }
 
     @Test
-    public void noExecutorParamsTest() {
+    public void testNoExecutorParamsTest() {
         final String[] args = {"-c", "src/test/resources/parameters/serviceExecutorNoExecutorParams.json"};
         final ApexCommandLineArguments arguments = new ApexCommandLineArguments(args);
 
@@ -89,7 +90,7 @@ public class ExecutorParameterTests {
     }
 
     @Test
-    public void emptyParamsTest() {
+    public void testEmptyParamsTest() {
         final String[] args = {"-c", "src/test/resources/parameters/serviceExecutorEmptyParams.json"};
         final ApexCommandLineArguments arguments = new ApexCommandLineArguments(args);
 
@@ -105,7 +106,7 @@ public class ExecutorParameterTests {
     }
 
     @Test
-    public void badPluginParamNameTest() {
+    public void testBadPluginParamNameTest() {
         final String[] args = {"-c", "src/test/resources/parameters/serviceExecutorBadPluginNameParams.json"};
         final ApexCommandLineArguments arguments = new ApexCommandLineArguments(args);
 
@@ -121,7 +122,7 @@ public class ExecutorParameterTests {
     }
 
     @Test
-    public void badPluginParamObjectTest() {
+    public void testBadPluginParamObjectTest() {
         final String[] args = {"-c", "src/test/resources/parameters/serviceExecutorBadPluginValueObjectParams.json"};
         final ApexCommandLineArguments arguments = new ApexCommandLineArguments(args);
 
@@ -137,7 +138,7 @@ public class ExecutorParameterTests {
     }
 
     @Test
-    public void badPluginParamBlankTest() {
+    public void testBadPluginParamBlankTest() {
         final String[] args = {"-c", "src/test/resources/parameters/serviceExecutorBadPluginValueBlankParams.json"};
         final ApexCommandLineArguments arguments = new ApexCommandLineArguments(args);
 
@@ -153,7 +154,7 @@ public class ExecutorParameterTests {
     }
 
     @Test
-    public void badPluginParamValueTest() {
+    public void testBadPluginParamValueTest() {
         final String[] args = {"-c", "src/test/resources/parameters/serviceExecutorBadPluginValueParams.json"};
         final ApexCommandLineArguments arguments = new ApexCommandLineArguments(args);
 
@@ -170,7 +171,7 @@ public class ExecutorParameterTests {
     }
 
     @Test
-    public void goodParametersTest() {
+    public void testGoodParametersTest() {
         final String[] args = {"-c", "src/test/resources/parameters/goodParams.json"};
         final ApexCommandLineArguments arguments = new ApexCommandLineArguments(args);
 
@@ -188,7 +189,7 @@ public class ExecutorParameterTests {
     }
 
     @Test
-    public void relativeParametersTest() {
+    public void testRelativeParametersTest() {
         // @formatter:off
         final String[] args = {
             "-rfr",
diff --git a/services/services-engine/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/apex/service/engine/parameters/ParameterTests.java b/services/services-engine/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/apex/service/engine/parameters/ParameterTests.java
index e12bb6142..3da98163a 100644
--- a/services/services-engine/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/apex/service/engine/parameters/ParameterTests.java
+++ b/services/services-engine/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/apex/service/engine/parameters/ParameterTests.java
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /*-
  * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
  * Copyright (C) 2016-2018 Ericsson. All rights reserved.
- * Modifications Copyright (C) 2019 Nordix Foundation.
+ * Modifications Copyright (C) 2019-2020 Nordix Foundation.
  * ================================================================================
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ import org.onap.policy.common.parameters.ParameterException;
  */
 public class ParameterTests {
     @Test
-    public void invalidParametersNoFileTest() throws ParameterException {
+    public void testInvalidParametersNoFileTest() throws ParameterException {
         final String[] args = {"-c", "src/test/resources/parameters/invalidNoFile.json"};
         final ApexCommandLineArguments arguments = new ApexCommandLineArguments(args);
 
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ public class ParameterTests {
     }
 
     @Test
-    public void invalidParametersEmptyTest() {
+    public void testInvalidParametersEmptyTest() {
         final String[] args = {"-c", "src/test/resources/parameters/empty.json"};
         final ApexCommandLineArguments arguments = new ApexCommandLineArguments(args);
 
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ public class ParameterTests {
     }
 
     @Test
-    public void invalidParametersNoParamsTest() {
+    public void testInvalidParametersNoParamsTest() {
         final String[] args = {"-c", "src/test/resources/parameters/noParams.json"};
         final ApexCommandLineArguments arguments = new ApexCommandLineArguments(args);
 
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ public class ParameterTests {
     }
 
     @Test
-    public void invalidParametersBlankParamsTest() {
+    public void testInvalidParametersBlankParamsTest() {
         final String[] args = {"-c", "src/test/resources/parameters/blankParams.json"};
         final ApexCommandLineArguments arguments = new ApexCommandLineArguments(args);
 
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ public class ParameterTests {
     }
 
     @Test
-    public void invalidParametersTest() {
+    public void testInvalidParametersTest() {
         final String[] args = {"-c", "src/test/resources/parameters/badParams.json"};
         final ApexCommandLineArguments arguments = new ApexCommandLineArguments(args);
 
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ public class ParameterTests {
     }
 
     @Test
-    public void modelNotFileTest() {
+    public void testModelNotFileTest() {
         final String[] args = {"-c", "src/test/resources/parameters/badParamsModelNotFile.json"};
         final ApexCommandLineArguments arguments = new ApexCommandLineArguments(args);
 
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ public class ParameterTests {
     }
 
     @Test
-    public void goodParametersTest() {
+    public void testGoodParametersTest() {
         final String[] args = {"-c", "src/test/resources/parameters/goodParams.json"};
         final ApexCommandLineArguments arguments = new ApexCommandLineArguments(args);
 
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ public class ParameterTests {
     }
 
     @Test
-    public void superDooperParametersTest() {
+    public void testSuperDooperParametersTest() {
         final String[] args = {"-c", "src/test/resources/parameters/superDooperParams.json"};
         final ApexCommandLineArguments arguments = new ApexCommandLineArguments(args);
 
diff --git a/services/services-engine/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/apex/service/engine/parameters/SyncParameterTests.java b/services/services-engine/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/apex/service/engine/parameters/SyncParameterTests.java
index 3da682884..b32ba14ba 100644
--- a/services/services-engine/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/apex/service/engine/parameters/SyncParameterTests.java
+++ b/services/services-engine/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/apex/service/engine/parameters/SyncParameterTests.java
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /*-
  * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
  *  Copyright (C) 2016-2018 Ericsson. All rights reserved.
- *  Modifications Copyright (C) 2019 Nordix Foundation.
+ *  Modifications Copyright (C) 2019-2020 Nordix Foundation.
  * ================================================================================
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ import org.onap.policy.common.parameters.ParameterException;
  */
 public class SyncParameterTests {
     @Test
-    public void syncBadNoSyncWithPeer() throws ParameterException {
+    public void testSyncBadNoSyncWithPeer() throws ParameterException {
         final String[] args = {"-c", "src/test/resources/parameters/syncBadParamsNoSyncWithPeer.json"};
         final ApexCommandLineArguments arguments = new ApexCommandLineArguments(args);
 
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ public class SyncParameterTests {
     }
 
     @Test
-    public void syncBadNotSyncWithPeer() throws ParameterException {
+    public void testSyncBadNotSyncWithPeer() throws ParameterException {
         final String[] args = {"-c", "src/test/resources/parameters/syncBadParamsNotSyncWithPeer.json"};
         final ApexCommandLineArguments arguments = new ApexCommandLineArguments(args);
 
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ public class SyncParameterTests {
     }
 
     @Test
-    public void syncBadSyncBadPeers() throws ParameterException {
+    public void testSyncBadSyncBadPeers() throws ParameterException {
         final String[] args = {"-c", "src/test/resources/parameters/syncBadParamsBadPeers.json"};
         final ApexCommandLineArguments arguments = new ApexCommandLineArguments(args);
 
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ public class SyncParameterTests {
     }
 
     @Test
-    public void syncBadSyncInvalidTimeout() throws ParameterException {
+    public void testSyncBadSyncInvalidTimeout() throws ParameterException {
         final String[] args = {"-c", "src/test/resources/parameters/syncBadParamsInvalidTimeout.json"};
         final ApexCommandLineArguments arguments = new ApexCommandLineArguments(args);
 
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ public class SyncParameterTests {
     }
 
     @Test
-    public void syncBadSyncBadTimeout() throws ParameterException {
+    public void testSyncBadSyncBadTimeout() throws ParameterException {
         final String[] args = {"-c", "src/test/resources/parameters/syncBadParamsBadTimeout.json"};
         final ApexCommandLineArguments arguments = new ApexCommandLineArguments(args);
 
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ public class SyncParameterTests {
     }
 
     @Test
-    public void syncBadSyncUnpairedTimeout() throws ParameterException {
+    public void testSyncBadSyncUnpairedTimeout() throws ParameterException {
         final String[] args = {"-c", "src/test/resources/parameters/syncBadParamsUnpairedTimeout.json"};
         final ApexCommandLineArguments arguments = new ApexCommandLineArguments(args);
 
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ public class SyncParameterTests {
     }
 
     @Test
-    public void syncGoodSyncGoodTimeoutProducer() throws ParameterException {
+    public void testSyncGoodSyncGoodTimeoutProducer() throws ParameterException {
         final String[] args = {"-c", "src/test/resources/parameters/syncGoodParamsProducerTimeout.json"};
         final ApexCommandLineArguments arguments = new ApexCommandLineArguments(args);
 
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ public class SyncParameterTests {
     }
 
     @Test
-    public void syncGoodSyncGoodTimeoutConsumer() throws ParameterException {
+    public void testSyncGoodSyncGoodTimeoutConsumer() throws ParameterException {
         final String[] args = {"-c", "src/test/resources/parameters/syncGoodParamsConsumerTimeout.json"};
         final ApexCommandLineArguments arguments = new ApexCommandLineArguments(args);
 
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ public class SyncParameterTests {
     }
 
     @Test
-    public void syncGoodSyncGoodTimeoutBoth() throws ParameterException {
+    public void testSyncGoodSyncGoodTimeoutBoth() throws ParameterException {
         final String[] args = {"-c", "src/test/resources/parameters/syncGoodParamsBothTimeout.json"};
         final ApexCommandLineArguments arguments = new ApexCommandLineArguments(args);
 
@@ -276,7 +276,7 @@ public class SyncParameterTests {
     }
 
     @Test
-    public void syncUnusedConsumerPeers() throws ParameterException {
+    public void testSyncUnusedConsumerPeers() throws ParameterException {
         final String[] args = {"-c", "src/test/resources/parameters/syncUnusedConsumerPeers.json"};
         final ApexCommandLineArguments arguments = new ApexCommandLineArguments(args);
 
@@ -305,7 +305,7 @@ public class SyncParameterTests {
     }
 
     @Test
-    public void syncMismatchedPeers() throws ParameterException {
+    public void testSyncMismatchedPeers() throws ParameterException {
         final String[] args = {"-c", "src/test/resources/parameters/syncMismatchedPeers.json"};
         final ApexCommandLineArguments arguments = new ApexCommandLineArguments(args);
 
@@ -342,7 +342,7 @@ public class SyncParameterTests {
     }
 
     @Test
-    public void syncUnusedProducerPeers() throws ParameterException {
+    public void testSyncUnusedProducerPeers() throws ParameterException {
         final String[] args = {"-c", "src/test/resources/parameters/syncUnusedProducerPeers.json"};
         final ApexCommandLineArguments arguments = new ApexCommandLineArguments(args);
 
@@ -369,7 +369,7 @@ public class SyncParameterTests {
     }
 
     @Test
-    public void syncMismatchedTimeout() throws ParameterException {
+    public void testSyncMismatchedTimeout() throws ParameterException {
         final String[] args = {"-c", "src/test/resources/parameters/syncMismatchedTimeout.json"};
         final ApexCommandLineArguments arguments = new ApexCommandLineArguments(args);
 
@@ -398,7 +398,7 @@ public class SyncParameterTests {
     }
 
     @Test
-    public void syncGoodParametersTest() {
+    public void testSyncGoodParametersTest() {
         final String[] args = {"-c", "src/test/resources/parameters/syncGoodParams.json"};
         final ApexCommandLineArguments arguments = new ApexCommandLineArguments(args);