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authora.sreekumar <ajith.sreekumar@est.tech>2019-03-26 13:54:45 +0000
committera.sreekumar <ajith.sreekumar@est.tech>2019-03-26 13:54:45 +0000
commit1d86d11223e9c60ec65b737301b51ca9a42adff5 (patch)
tree16a96cb29b045c7ed0cc1c3cdafae8f573095922 /services/services-onappf/src/main
parentcfcffbce70ddc3083e337f18377c0847f7233caa (diff)
Adding services-onappf module to apex-pdp
1) Adding services-onappf module to apex-pdp. 2) Following the code base from policy/pap to build the module. 3) Currently PAP is using property & configuration file for bootstrap. Continuing the same in this module as well. 4) Adding relevant test cases. Change-Id: Id9740ea60ae3ecbd88e5d6d3586ee0dde1054cca Issue-ID: POLICY-1452 Signed-off-by: a.sreekumar <ajith.sreekumar@est.tech>
Diffstat (limited to 'services/services-onappf/src/main')
-rw-r--r--services/services-onappf/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/apex/starter/ApexStarterActivator.java147
-rw-r--r--services/services-onappf/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/apex/starter/ApexStarterCommandLineArguments.java299
-rw-r--r--services/services-onappf/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/apex/starter/ApexStarterMain.java165
-rw-r--r--services/services-onappf/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/apex/starter/exception/ApexStarterException.java59
-rw-r--r--services/services-onappf/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/apex/starter/exception/ApexStarterRunTimeException.java58
-rw-r--r--services/services-onappf/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/apex/starter/parameters/ApexStarterParameterGroup.java50
-rw-r--r--services/services-onappf/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/apex/starter/parameters/ApexStarterParameterHandler.java88
-rw-r--r--services/services-onappf/src/main/resources/version.txt4
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diff --git a/services/services-onappf/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/apex/starter/ApexStarterActivator.java b/services/services-onappf/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/apex/starter/ApexStarterActivator.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e1fb88a0a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/services/services-onappf/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/apex/starter/ApexStarterActivator.java
@@ -0,0 +1,147 @@
+/*-
+ * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
+ * Copyright (C) 2019 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=========================================================
+ */
+
+package org.onap.policy.apex.starter;
+
+import java.util.Properties;
+
+import lombok.Getter;
+import lombok.Setter;
+
+import org.onap.policy.apex.starter.exception.ApexStarterException;
+import org.onap.policy.apex.starter.parameters.ApexStarterParameterGroup;
+import org.onap.policy.common.endpoints.event.comm.TopicEndpoint;
+import org.onap.policy.common.parameters.ParameterService;
+import org.onap.policy.common.utils.services.ServiceManager;
+import org.onap.policy.common.utils.services.ServiceManagerException;
+import org.slf4j.Logger;
+import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
+
+/**
+ * This class activates the ApexStarter as a complete service together with all its handlers.
+ *
+ * @author Ajith Sreekumar (ajith.sreekumar@est.tech)
+ */
+public class ApexStarterActivator {
+
+ private static final Logger LOGGER = LoggerFactory.getLogger(ApexStarterActivator.class);
+ private final ApexStarterParameterGroup apexStarterParameterGroup;
+
+ /**
+ * The current activator.
+ */
+ @Getter
+ private static volatile ApexStarterActivator current = null;
+
+ /**
+ * Used to manage the services.
+ */
+ private ServiceManager manager;
+
+ @Getter
+ @Setter(lombok.AccessLevel.PRIVATE)
+ private volatile boolean alive = false;
+
+ public ApexStarterActivator(final ApexStarterParameterGroup apexStarterParameterGroup,
+ final Properties topicProperties) {
+
+ TopicEndpoint.manager.addTopicSinks(topicProperties);
+ TopicEndpoint.manager.addTopicSources(topicProperties);
+
+ this.apexStarterParameterGroup = apexStarterParameterGroup;
+ // @formatter:off
+ this.manager = new ServiceManager()
+ .addAction("topics",
+ () -> TopicEndpoint.manager.start(), () -> TopicEndpoint.manager.shutdown())
+ .addAction("set alive",
+ () -> setAlive(true), () -> setAlive(false))
+ .addAction("register parameters",
+ () -> registerToParameterService(apexStarterParameterGroup),
+ () -> deregisterToParameterService(apexStarterParameterGroup));
+ // @formatter:on
+ current = this;
+ }
+
+ /**
+ * Initialize ApexStarter service.
+ *
+ * @throws ApexStarterException on errors in initializing the service
+ */
+ public void initialize() throws ApexStarterException {
+ if (isAlive()) {
+ throw new IllegalStateException("activator already initialized");
+ }
+
+ try {
+ LOGGER.debug("ApexStarter starting as a service . . .");
+ manager.start();
+ LOGGER.debug("ApexStarter started as a service");
+ } catch (final ServiceManagerException exp) {
+ LOGGER.error("ApexStarter service startup failed");
+ throw new ApexStarterException(exp.getMessage(), exp);
+ }
+ }
+
+ /**
+ * Terminate ApexStarter.
+ *
+ * @throws ApexStarterException on errors in terminating the service
+ */
+ public void terminate() throws ApexStarterException {
+ if (!isAlive()) {
+ throw new IllegalStateException("activator is not running");
+ }
+
+ try {
+ manager.stop();
+ } catch (final ServiceManagerException exp) {
+ LOGGER.error("ApexStarter termination failed");
+ throw new ApexStarterException(exp.getMessage(), exp);
+ }
+ }
+
+ /**
+ * Get the parameters used by the activator.
+ *
+ * @return the parameters of the activator
+ */
+ public ApexStarterParameterGroup getParameterGroup() {
+ return apexStarterParameterGroup;
+ }
+
+
+ /**
+ * Method to register the parameters to Common Parameter Service.
+ *
+ * @param apexStarterParameterGroup the apex starter parameter group
+ */
+ public void registerToParameterService(final ApexStarterParameterGroup apexStarterParameterGroup) {
+ ParameterService.register(apexStarterParameterGroup);
+ }
+
+ /**
+ * Method to deregister the parameters from Common Parameter Service.
+ *
+ * @param apexStarterParameterGroup the apex starter parameter group
+ */
+ public void deregisterToParameterService(final ApexStarterParameterGroup apexStarterParameterGroup) {
+ ParameterService.deregister(apexStarterParameterGroup.getName());
+ }
+}
diff --git a/services/services-onappf/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/apex/starter/ApexStarterCommandLineArguments.java b/services/services-onappf/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/apex/starter/ApexStarterCommandLineArguments.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f1d082fcb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/services/services-onappf/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/apex/starter/ApexStarterCommandLineArguments.java
@@ -0,0 +1,299 @@
+/*-
+ * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
+ * Copyright (C) 2019 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=========================================================
+ */
+
+package org.onap.policy.apex.starter;
+
+import java.io.File;
+import java.io.PrintWriter;
+import java.io.StringWriter;
+import java.net.URL;
+import java.util.Arrays;
+
+import org.apache.commons.cli.CommandLine;
+import org.apache.commons.cli.DefaultParser;
+import org.apache.commons.cli.HelpFormatter;
+import org.apache.commons.cli.Option;
+import org.apache.commons.cli.Options;
+import org.apache.commons.cli.ParseException;
+import org.apache.log4j.chainsaw.Main;
+import org.onap.policy.apex.starter.exception.ApexStarterException;
+import org.onap.policy.apex.starter.exception.ApexStarterRunTimeException;
+import org.onap.policy.common.utils.resources.ResourceUtils;
+
+/**
+ * This class reads and handles command line parameters for the apex starter.
+ *
+ * @author Ajith Sreekumar (ajith.sreekumar@est.tech)
+ */
+public class ApexStarterCommandLineArguments {
+
+ private static final String FILE_MESSAGE_PREAMBLE = " file \"";
+ private static final int HELP_LINE_LENGTH = 120;
+
+ private final Options options;
+ private String configurationFilePath = null;
+ private String propertyFilePath = null;
+
+ /**
+ * Construct the options for the CLI editor.
+ */
+ public ApexStarterCommandLineArguments() {
+ //@formatter:off
+ options = new Options();
+ options.addOption(Option.builder("h")
+ .longOpt("help")
+ .desc("outputs the usage of this command")
+ .required(false)
+ .type(Boolean.class)
+ .build());
+ options.addOption(Option.builder("v")
+ .longOpt("version")
+ .desc("outputs the version of apex starter")
+ .required(false)
+ .type(Boolean.class)
+ .build());
+ options.addOption(Option.builder("c")
+ .longOpt("config-file")
+ .desc("the full path to the configuration file to use, "
+ + "the configuration file must be a Json file containing the apex starter parameters")
+ .hasArg()
+ .argName("CONFIG_FILE")
+ .required(false)
+ .type(String.class)
+ .build());
+ options.addOption(Option.builder("p")
+ .longOpt("property-file")
+ .desc("the full path to the topic property file to use, "
+ + "the property file contains the apex starter topic properties")
+ .hasArg()
+ .argName("PROP_FILE")
+ .required(false)
+ .type(String.class)
+ .build());
+ //@formatter:on
+ }
+
+ /**
+ * Construct the options for the CLI editor and parse in the given arguments.
+ *
+ * @param args The command line arguments
+ */
+ public ApexStarterCommandLineArguments(final String[] args) {
+ // Set up the options with the default constructor
+ this();
+
+ // Parse the arguments
+ try {
+ parse(args);
+ } catch (final ApexStarterException e) {
+ throw new ApexStarterRunTimeException("parse error on apex starter parameters", e);
+ }
+ }
+
+ /**
+ * Parse the command line options.
+ *
+ * @param args The command line arguments
+ * @return a string with a message for help and version, or null if there is no message
+ * @throws ApexStarterException on command argument errors
+ */
+ public String parse(final String[] args) throws ApexStarterException {
+ // Clear all our arguments
+ setConfigurationFilePath(null);
+ setPropertyFilePath(null);
+
+ CommandLine commandLine = null;
+ try {
+ commandLine = new DefaultParser().parse(options, args);
+ } catch (final ParseException e) {
+ throw new ApexStarterException("invalid command line arguments specified : " + e.getMessage());
+ }
+
+ // Arguments left over after Commons CLI does its stuff
+ final String[] remainingArgs = commandLine.getArgs();
+
+ if (remainingArgs.length > 0 && commandLine.hasOption('c') || remainingArgs.length > 0) {
+ throw new ApexStarterException("too many command line arguments specified : " + Arrays.toString(args));
+ }
+
+ if (remainingArgs.length == 1) {
+ configurationFilePath = remainingArgs[0];
+ }
+
+ if (commandLine.hasOption('h')) {
+ return help(Main.class.getCanonicalName());
+ }
+
+ if (commandLine.hasOption('v')) {
+ return version();
+ }
+
+ if (commandLine.hasOption('c')) {
+ setConfigurationFilePath(commandLine.getOptionValue('c'));
+ }
+
+ if (commandLine.hasOption('p')) {
+ setPropertyFilePath(commandLine.getOptionValue('p'));
+ }
+
+ return null;
+ }
+
+ /**
+ * Validate the command line options.
+ *
+ * @throws ApexStarterException on command argument validation errors
+ */
+ public void validate() throws ApexStarterException {
+ validateReadableFile("apex starter configuration", configurationFilePath);
+ validateReadableFile("apex starter properties", propertyFilePath);
+ }
+
+ /**
+ * Print version information for apex starter.
+ *
+ * @return the version string
+ */
+ public String version() {
+ return ResourceUtils.getResourceAsString("src/main/resources/version.txt");
+ }
+
+ /**
+ * Print help information for apex starter.
+ *
+ * @param mainClassName the main class name
+ * @return the help string
+ */
+ public String help(final String mainClassName) {
+ final HelpFormatter helpFormatter = new HelpFormatter();
+ final StringWriter stringWriter = new StringWriter();
+ final PrintWriter printWriter = new PrintWriter(stringWriter);
+
+ helpFormatter.printHelp(printWriter, HELP_LINE_LENGTH, mainClassName + " [options...]", "options", options, 0,
+ 0, "");
+
+ return stringWriter.toString();
+ }
+
+ /**
+ * Gets the configuration file path.
+ *
+ * @return the configuration file path
+ */
+ public String getConfigurationFilePath() {
+ return configurationFilePath;
+ }
+
+ /**
+ * Gets the full expanded configuration file path.
+ *
+ * @return the configuration file path
+ */
+ public String getFullConfigurationFilePath() {
+ return ResourceUtils.getFilePath4Resource(getConfigurationFilePath());
+ }
+
+ /**
+ * Sets the configuration file path.
+ *
+ * @param configurationFilePath the configuration file path
+ */
+ public void setConfigurationFilePath(final String configurationFilePath) {
+ this.configurationFilePath = configurationFilePath;
+
+ }
+
+ /**
+ * Check set configuration file path.
+ *
+ * @return true, if check set configuration file path
+ */
+ public boolean checkSetConfigurationFilePath() {
+ return configurationFilePath != null && configurationFilePath.length() > 0;
+ }
+
+ /**
+ * Gets the property file path.
+ *
+ * @return the property file path
+ */
+ public String getPropertyFilePath() {
+ return propertyFilePath;
+ }
+
+ /**
+ * Gets the full expanded property file path.
+ *
+ * @return the property file path
+ */
+ public String getFullPropertyFilePath() {
+ return ResourceUtils.getFilePath4Resource(getPropertyFilePath());
+ }
+
+ /**
+ * Sets the property file path.
+ *
+ * @param propertyFilePath the property file path
+ */
+ public void setPropertyFilePath(final String propertyFilePath) {
+ this.propertyFilePath = propertyFilePath;
+
+ }
+
+ /**
+ * Check set property file path.
+ *
+ * @return true, if check set property file path
+ */
+ public boolean checkSetPropertyFilePath() {
+ return propertyFilePath != null && propertyFilePath.length() > 0;
+ }
+
+ /**
+ * Validate readable file.
+ *
+ * @param fileTag the file tag
+ * @param fileName the file name
+ * @throws ApexStarterException on the file name passed as a parameter
+ */
+ private void validateReadableFile(final String fileTag, final String fileName) throws ApexStarterException {
+ if (fileName == null || fileName.length() == 0) {
+ throw new ApexStarterException(fileTag + " file was not specified as an argument");
+ }
+
+ // The file name refers to a resource on the local file system
+ final URL fileUrl = ResourceUtils.getUrl4Resource(fileName);
+ if (fileUrl == null) {
+ throw new ApexStarterException(fileTag + FILE_MESSAGE_PREAMBLE + fileName + "\" does not exist");
+ }
+
+ final File theFile = new File(fileUrl.getPath());
+ if (!theFile.exists()) {
+ throw new ApexStarterException(fileTag + FILE_MESSAGE_PREAMBLE + fileName + "\" does not exist");
+ }
+ if (!theFile.isFile()) {
+ throw new ApexStarterException(fileTag + FILE_MESSAGE_PREAMBLE + fileName + "\" is not a normal file");
+ }
+ if (!theFile.canRead()) {
+ throw new ApexStarterException(fileTag + FILE_MESSAGE_PREAMBLE + fileName + "\" is ureadable");
+ }
+ }
+
+}
diff --git a/services/services-onappf/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/apex/starter/ApexStarterMain.java b/services/services-onappf/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/apex/starter/ApexStarterMain.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f576bdfd4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/services/services-onappf/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/apex/starter/ApexStarterMain.java
@@ -0,0 +1,165 @@
+/*-
+ * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
+ * Copyright (C) 2019 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=========================================================
+ */
+
+package org.onap.policy.apex.starter;
+
+import java.io.FileInputStream;
+import java.util.Arrays;
+import java.util.Properties;
+
+import org.onap.policy.apex.starter.exception.ApexStarterException;
+import org.onap.policy.apex.starter.parameters.ApexStarterParameterGroup;
+import org.onap.policy.apex.starter.parameters.ApexStarterParameterHandler;
+import org.slf4j.Logger;
+import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
+
+/**
+ * This class initiates Apex as a service based on instructions from PAP.
+ *
+ * @author Ajith Sreekumar (ajith.sreekumar@est.tech)
+ */
+public class ApexStarterMain {
+
+ private static final Logger LOGGER = LoggerFactory.getLogger(ApexStarterMain.class);
+
+ private ApexStarterActivator activator;
+ private ApexStarterParameterGroup parameterGroup;
+
+ /**
+ * Instantiates the ApexStarter.
+ *
+ * @param args the command line arguments
+ */
+ ApexStarterMain(final String[] args) {
+ LOGGER.info("In ApexStarter with parameters " + Arrays.toString(args));
+
+ // Check the arguments
+ final ApexStarterCommandLineArguments arguments = new ApexStarterCommandLineArguments();
+ try {
+ // The arguments return a string if there is a message to print and we should exit
+ final String argumentMessage = arguments.parse(args);
+ if (argumentMessage != null) {
+ LOGGER.info(argumentMessage);
+ return;
+ }
+ // Validate that the arguments are sane
+ arguments.validate();
+ } catch (final ApexStarterException e) {
+ LOGGER.error("start of ApexStarter failed", e);
+ return;
+ }
+
+ // Read the parameters
+ try {
+ parameterGroup = new ApexStarterParameterHandler().getParameters(arguments);
+ } catch (final Exception e) {
+ LOGGER.error("start of ApexStarter failed", e);
+ return;
+ }
+
+ // Read the properties
+ final Properties topicProperties = new Properties();
+ try {
+ final String propFile = arguments.getFullPropertyFilePath();
+ try (FileInputStream stream = new FileInputStream(propFile)) {
+ topicProperties.load(stream);
+ }
+ } catch (final Exception e) {
+ LOGGER.error("start of ApexStarter failed", e);
+ return;
+ }
+
+ // create the activator
+ activator = new ApexStarterActivator(parameterGroup, topicProperties);
+
+ // Start the activator
+ try {
+ activator.initialize();
+ } catch (final ApexStarterException e) {
+ LOGGER.error("start of ApexStarter failed, used parameters are {}", Arrays.toString(args), e);
+ return;
+ }
+
+ // Add a shutdown hook to shut everything down in an orderly manner
+ Runtime.getRuntime().addShutdownHook(new ApexStarterShutdownHookClass());
+
+ LOGGER.info("Started ApexStarter service");
+ }
+
+
+ /**
+ * Get the parameters specified in JSON.
+ *
+ * @return the parameters
+ */
+ public ApexStarterParameterGroup getParameters() {
+ return parameterGroup;
+ }
+
+
+ /**
+ * Shut down Execution.
+ *
+ * @throws ApexStarterException on shutdown errors
+ */
+ public void shutdown() throws ApexStarterException {
+ // clear the parameterGroup variable
+ parameterGroup = null;
+
+ // clear the apex starter activator
+ if (activator != null && activator.isAlive()) {
+ activator.terminate();
+ }
+ }
+
+ /**
+ * The Class ApexStarterShutdownHookClass terminates the Apex starter for the Apex service when its run method is
+ * called.
+ */
+ private class ApexStarterShutdownHookClass extends Thread {
+ /*
+ * (non-Javadoc)
+ *
+ * @see java.lang.Runnable#run()
+ */
+ @Override
+ public void run() {
+ try {
+ // Shutdown the apex starter service and wait for everything to stop
+ if (activator != null && activator.isAlive()) {
+ activator.terminate();
+ }
+ } catch (final ApexStarterException e) {
+ LOGGER.warn("error occured during shut down of the apex starter service", e);
+ }
+ }
+ }
+
+
+ /**
+ * The main method.
+ *
+ * @param args the arguments
+ *
+ */
+ public static void main(final String[] args) {
+ new ApexStarterMain(args);
+ }
+}
diff --git a/services/services-onappf/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/apex/starter/exception/ApexStarterException.java b/services/services-onappf/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/apex/starter/exception/ApexStarterException.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7062e377b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/services/services-onappf/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/apex/starter/exception/ApexStarterException.java
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+/*-
+ * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
+ * Copyright (C) 2019 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=========================================================
+ */
+
+package org.onap.policy.apex.starter.exception;
+
+/**
+ * This exception will be called if an error occurs in apex starter.
+ *
+ * @author Ajith Sreekumar (ajith.sreekumar@est.tech)
+ */
+public class ApexStarterException extends Exception {
+ private static final long serialVersionUID = -510646141043975917L;
+
+ /**
+ * Instantiates a new apex starter exception with a message.
+ *
+ * @param message the message
+ */
+ public ApexStarterException(final String message) {
+ super(message);
+ }
+
+ /**
+ * Instantiates a new apex starter exception caused by an exception.
+ *
+ * @param exception the exception that caused this exception to be thrown
+ */
+ public ApexStarterException(final Exception exception) {
+ super(exception);
+ }
+
+ /**
+ * Instantiates a new apex starter exception with a message and a caused by an exception.
+ *
+ * @param message the message
+ * @param exception the exception that caused this exception to be thrown
+ */
+ public ApexStarterException(final String message, final Exception exception) {
+ super(message, exception);
+ }
+
+}
diff --git a/services/services-onappf/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/apex/starter/exception/ApexStarterRunTimeException.java b/services/services-onappf/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/apex/starter/exception/ApexStarterRunTimeException.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f15b55d33
--- /dev/null
+++ b/services/services-onappf/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/apex/starter/exception/ApexStarterRunTimeException.java
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+/*-
+ * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
+ * Copyright (C) 2019 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=========================================================
+ */
+
+package org.onap.policy.apex.starter.exception;
+
+/**
+ * This runtime exception will be called if a runtime error occurs when using apex starter.
+ *
+ * @author Ajith Sreekumar (ajith.sreekumar@est.tech)
+ */
+public class ApexStarterRunTimeException extends RuntimeException {
+ private static final long serialVersionUID = -6024353312002272098L;
+
+ /**
+ * Instantiates a new apex starter runtime exception with a message.
+ *
+ * @param message the message
+ */
+ public ApexStarterRunTimeException(final String message) {
+ super(message);
+ }
+
+ /**
+ * Instantiates a new apex starter runtime exception caused by an exception.
+ *
+ * @param exception the exception that caused this exception to be thrown
+ */
+ public ApexStarterRunTimeException(final Exception exception) {
+ super(exception);
+ }
+
+ /**
+ * Instantiates a new apex starter runtime exception with a message and caused by an exception.
+ *
+ * @param message the message
+ * @param exception the exception that caused this exception to be thrown
+ */
+ public ApexStarterRunTimeException(final String message, final Exception exception) {
+ super(message, exception);
+ }
+}
diff --git a/services/services-onappf/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/apex/starter/parameters/ApexStarterParameterGroup.java b/services/services-onappf/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/apex/starter/parameters/ApexStarterParameterGroup.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..25001330c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/services/services-onappf/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/apex/starter/parameters/ApexStarterParameterGroup.java
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+/*-
+ * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
+ * Copyright (C) 2019 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=========================================================
+ */
+
+package org.onap.policy.apex.starter.parameters;
+
+import lombok.Getter;
+
+import org.onap.policy.common.parameters.ParameterGroupImpl;
+import org.onap.policy.common.parameters.annotations.Min;
+import org.onap.policy.common.parameters.annotations.NotBlank;
+import org.onap.policy.common.parameters.annotations.NotNull;
+
+/**
+ * Class to hold all parameters needed for apex starter component.
+ *
+ * @author Ajith Sreekumar (ajith.sreekumar@est.tech)
+ */
+@NotNull
+@NotBlank
+@Getter
+public class ApexStarterParameterGroup extends ParameterGroupImpl {
+ @Min(value = 1)
+ private int timeInterval;
+
+ /**
+ * Create the apex starter parameter group.
+ *
+ * @param name the parameter group name
+ */
+ public ApexStarterParameterGroup(final String name) {
+ super(name);
+ }
+}
diff --git a/services/services-onappf/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/apex/starter/parameters/ApexStarterParameterHandler.java b/services/services-onappf/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/apex/starter/parameters/ApexStarterParameterHandler.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..dae4b8334
--- /dev/null
+++ b/services/services-onappf/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/apex/starter/parameters/ApexStarterParameterHandler.java
@@ -0,0 +1,88 @@
+/*-
+ * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
+ * Copyright (C) 2019 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=========================================================
+ */
+
+package org.onap.policy.apex.starter.parameters;
+
+import java.io.File;
+
+import org.onap.policy.apex.starter.ApexStarterCommandLineArguments;
+import org.onap.policy.apex.starter.exception.ApexStarterException;
+import org.onap.policy.common.parameters.GroupValidationResult;
+import org.onap.policy.common.utils.coder.Coder;
+import org.onap.policy.common.utils.coder.CoderException;
+import org.onap.policy.common.utils.coder.StandardCoder;
+import org.slf4j.Logger;
+import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
+
+/**
+ * This class handles reading, parsing and validating of apex starter parameters from JSON files.
+ *
+ * @author Ajith Sreekumar (ajith.sreekumar@est.tech)
+ */
+public class ApexStarterParameterHandler {
+
+ private static final Logger LOGGER = LoggerFactory.getLogger(ApexStarterParameterHandler.class);
+ private static final Coder CODER = new StandardCoder();
+
+ /**
+ * Read the parameters from the parameter file.
+ *
+ * @param arguments the arguments passed to apex starter
+ * @return the parameters read from the configuration file
+ * @throws ApexStarterException on parameter exceptions
+ */
+ public ApexStarterParameterGroup getParameters(final ApexStarterCommandLineArguments arguments)
+ throws ApexStarterException {
+ ApexStarterParameterGroup apexStarterParameterGroup = null;
+
+ // Read the parameters
+ try {
+ // Read the parameters from JSON
+ final File file = new File(arguments.getFullConfigurationFilePath());
+ apexStarterParameterGroup = CODER.decode(file, ApexStarterParameterGroup.class);
+ } catch (final CoderException e) {
+ final String errorMessage = "error reading parameters from \"" + arguments.getConfigurationFilePath()
+ + "\"\n" + "(" + e.getClass().getSimpleName() + "):" + e.getMessage();
+ LOGGER.error(errorMessage, e);
+ throw new ApexStarterException(errorMessage, e);
+ }
+
+ // The JSON processing returns null if there is an empty file
+ if (apexStarterParameterGroup == null) {
+ final String errorMessage = "no parameters found in \"" + arguments.getConfigurationFilePath() + "\"";
+ LOGGER.error(errorMessage);
+ throw new ApexStarterException(errorMessage);
+ }
+
+ // validate the parameters
+ final GroupValidationResult validationResult = apexStarterParameterGroup.validate();
+ if (!validationResult.isValid()) {
+ String returnMessage =
+ "validation error(s) on parameters from \"" + arguments.getConfigurationFilePath() + "\"\n";
+ returnMessage += validationResult.getResult();
+
+ LOGGER.error(returnMessage);
+ throw new ApexStarterException(returnMessage);
+ }
+
+ return apexStarterParameterGroup;
+ }
+
+}
diff --git a/services/services-onappf/src/main/resources/version.txt b/services/services-onappf/src/main/resources/version.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..579f78fa3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/services/services-onappf/src/main/resources/version.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+ONAP Policy Framework Apex Starter Service
+Version: ${project.version}
+Built (UTC): ${maven.build.timestamp}
+ONAP https://wiki.onap.org \ No newline at end of file