Merge "Clean up CLAMP Sonar and checkstyle issues"

94 files changed, 1060 insertions, 1095 deletions

diff --git a/common/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/controlloop/common/exception/ControlLoopException.java b/common/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/controlloop/common/exception/ControlLoopException.java
index 05b913b22..58b5368a9 100644
--- a/common/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/controlloop/common/exception/ControlLoopException.java
+++ b/common/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/controlloop/common/exception/ControlLoopException.java
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ public class ControlLoopException extends Exception implements ErrorResponseInfo
     /**
      * Instantiates a new control loop exception.
      *
-     * @param statusCode the return code for the exception
+     * @param statusCode the status code for the response as a HTTP status code
      * @param message the message on the exception
      */
     public ControlLoopException(final Response.Status statusCode, final String message) {
diff --git a/common/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/controlloop/common/startstop/CommonCommandLineArguments.java b/common/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/controlloop/common/startstop/CommonCommandLineArguments.java
index 3ef3d4cb0..ebc9028f4 100644
--- a/common/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/controlloop/common/startstop/CommonCommandLineArguments.java
+++ b/common/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/controlloop/common/startstop/CommonCommandLineArguments.java
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ package org.onap.policy.clamp.controlloop.common.startstop;
 import java.io.File;
 import java.io.PrintWriter;
 import java.io.StringWriter;
-import java.net.URL;
 import javax.ws.rs.core.Response;
 import org.apache.commons.cli.HelpFormatter;
 import org.apache.commons.cli.Option;
@@ -42,6 +41,8 @@ public class CommonCommandLineArguments {
 
     /**
      * Construct the options for the policy participant.
+     *
+     * @param options the options for the command line
      */
     public CommonCommandLineArguments(final Options options) {
         //@formatter:off
@@ -73,6 +74,7 @@ public class CommonCommandLineArguments {
     /**
      * Validate the command line options.
      *
+     * @param configurationFilePath the path to the configuration file
      * @throws ControlLoopException on command argument validation errors
      */
     public void validate(final String configurationFilePath) throws ControlLoopException {
@@ -92,12 +94,13 @@ public class CommonCommandLineArguments {
      * Print help information for policy participant.
      *
      * @param mainClassName the main class name
+     * @param options the options for the command
      * @return the help string
      */
     public String help(final String mainClassName, final Options options) {
-        final HelpFormatter helpFormatter = new HelpFormatter();
-        final StringWriter stringWriter = new StringWriter();
-        final PrintWriter printWriter = new PrintWriter(stringWriter);
+        final var helpFormatter = new HelpFormatter();
+        final var stringWriter = new StringWriter();
+        final var printWriter = new PrintWriter(stringWriter);
 
         helpFormatter.printHelp(printWriter, HELP_LINE_LENGTH, mainClassName + " [options...]", "options", options, 0,
                 0, "");
@@ -119,13 +122,13 @@ public class CommonCommandLineArguments {
         }
 
         // The file name refers to a resource on the local file system
-        final URL fileUrl = ResourceUtils.getUrl4Resource(fileName);
+        final var fileUrl = ResourceUtils.getUrl4Resource(fileName);
         if (fileUrl == null) {
             throw new ControlLoopException(Response.Status.NOT_ACCEPTABLE,
                     fileTag + FILE_MESSAGE_PREAMBLE + fileName + "\" does not exist");
         }
 
-        final File theFile = new File(fileUrl.getPath());
+        final var theFile = new File(fileUrl.getPath());
         if (!theFile.exists()) {
             throw new ControlLoopException(Response.Status.NOT_ACCEPTABLE,
                     fileTag + FILE_MESSAGE_PREAMBLE + fileName + "\" does not exist");
diff --git a/models/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/controlloop/models/controlloop/persistence/concepts/JpaControlLoop.java b/models/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/controlloop/models/controlloop/persistence/concepts/JpaControlLoop.java
index cac405abd..2a2cde2ae 100644
--- a/models/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/controlloop/models/controlloop/persistence/concepts/JpaControlLoop.java
+++ b/models/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/controlloop/models/controlloop/persistence/concepts/JpaControlLoop.java
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.Map.Entry;
 import java.util.UUID;
 import javax.persistence.AttributeOverride;
-import javax.persistence.AttributeOverrides;
 import javax.persistence.CascadeType;
 import javax.persistence.Column;
 import javax.persistence.EmbeddedId;
@@ -76,11 +75,8 @@ public class JpaControlLoop extends PfConcept implements PfAuthorative<ControlLo
     // @formatter:off
     @VerifyKey
     @NotNull
-    @AttributeOverrides({
-            @AttributeOverride(name = "name",    column = @Column(name = "definition_name")),
-            @AttributeOverride(name = "version", column = @Column(name = "definition_version"))
-        }
-    )
+    @AttributeOverride(name = "name",    column = @Column(name = "definition_name"))
+    @AttributeOverride(name = "version", column = @Column(name = "definition_version"))
     private PfConceptKey definition;
     // @formatter:on
 
@@ -158,7 +154,7 @@ public class JpaControlLoop extends PfConcept implements PfAuthorative<ControlLo
 
     @Override
     public ControlLoop toAuthorative() {
-        ControlLoop controlLoop = new ControlLoop();
+        var controlLoop = new ControlLoop();
 
         controlLoop.setName(getKey().getName());
         controlLoop.setVersion(getKey().getVersion());
@@ -184,7 +180,7 @@ public class JpaControlLoop extends PfConcept implements PfAuthorative<ControlLo
 
         this.elements = new LinkedHashMap<>(controlLoop.getElements().size());
         for (Entry<UUID, ControlLoopElement> elementEntry : controlLoop.getElements().entrySet()) {
-            JpaControlLoopElement jpaControlLoopElement = new JpaControlLoopElement();
+            var jpaControlLoopElement = new JpaControlLoopElement();
             jpaControlLoopElement.setKey(new PfReferenceKey(getKey(), elementEntry.getValue().getId().toString()));
             jpaControlLoopElement.fromAuthorative(elementEntry.getValue());
             this.elements.put(elementEntry.getKey(), jpaControlLoopElement);
diff --git a/models/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/controlloop/models/controlloop/persistence/concepts/JpaParticipant.java b/models/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/controlloop/models/controlloop/persistence/concepts/JpaParticipant.java
index 69b565266..4d49683bf 100644
--- a/models/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/controlloop/models/controlloop/persistence/concepts/JpaParticipant.java
+++ b/models/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/controlloop/models/controlloop/persistence/concepts/JpaParticipant.java
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ package org.onap.policy.clamp.controlloop.models.controlloop.persistence.concept
 import java.io.Serializable;
 import java.util.List;
 import javax.persistence.AttributeOverride;
-import javax.persistence.AttributeOverrides;
 import javax.persistence.Column;
 import javax.persistence.EmbeddedId;
 import javax.persistence.Entity;
@@ -66,11 +65,8 @@ public class JpaParticipant extends PfConcept implements PfAuthorative<Participa
     // @formatter:off
     @VerifyKey
     @NotNull
-    @AttributeOverrides({
-            @AttributeOverride(name = "name",    column = @Column(name = "definition_name")),
-            @AttributeOverride(name = "version", column = @Column(name = "definition_version"))
-        }
-    )
+    @AttributeOverride(name = "name",    column = @Column(name = "definition_name"))
+    @AttributeOverride(name = "version", column = @Column(name = "definition_version"))
     private PfConceptKey definition;
     // @formatter:on
 
@@ -142,7 +138,7 @@ public class JpaParticipant extends PfConcept implements PfAuthorative<Participa
 
     @Override
     public Participant toAuthorative() {
-        Participant participant = new Participant();
+        var participant = new Participant();
 
         participant.setName(key.getName());
         participant.setVersion(key.getVersion());
diff --git a/models/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/controlloop/models/controlloop/persistence/provider/ClElementStatisticsProvider.java b/models/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/controlloop/models/controlloop/persistence/provider/ClElementStatisticsProvider.java
index 00eab8f69..f8f1f4145 100644
--- a/models/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/controlloop/models/controlloop/persistence/provider/ClElementStatisticsProvider.java
+++ b/models/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/controlloop/models/controlloop/persistence/provider/ClElementStatisticsProvider.java
@@ -121,10 +121,12 @@ public class ClElementStatisticsProvider extends AbstractModelsProvider {
      * Get filtered clElement statistics.
      *
      * @param name the clElement name for the statistics to get
+     * @param version the clElement version for the statistics to get
      * @param startTimeStamp startTimeStamp to filter statistics
      * @param endTimeStamp endTimeStamp to filter statistics
      * @param sortOrder sortOrder to query database
      * @param getRecordNum Total query count from database
+     * @param filterMap the filters to apply to the get operation
      * @return the clElement statistics found
      * @throws PfModelException on errors getting policies
      */
diff --git a/models/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/controlloop/models/controlloop/persistence/provider/ControlLoopProvider.java b/models/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/controlloop/models/controlloop/persistence/provider/ControlLoopProvider.java
index 5317bb31d..7c34a6654 100644
--- a/models/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/controlloop/models/controlloop/persistence/provider/ControlLoopProvider.java
+++ b/models/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/controlloop/models/controlloop/persistence/provider/ControlLoopProvider.java
@@ -162,13 +162,13 @@ public class ControlLoopProvider extends AbstractModelsProvider {
      * @param name the name of the control loop to delete
      * @param version the version of the control loop to delete
      * @return the control loop deleted
-     * @throws PfModelException on errors deleting the control loop
+     * @throws PfModelRuntimeException on errors deleting the control loop
      */
     public ControlLoop deleteControlLoop(@NonNull final String name, @NonNull final String version) {
 
         var controlLoopKey = new PfConceptKey(name, version);
 
-        JpaControlLoop jpaDeleteControlLoop = getPfDao().get(JpaControlLoop.class, controlLoopKey);
+        var jpaDeleteControlLoop = getPfDao().get(JpaControlLoop.class, controlLoopKey);
 
         if (jpaDeleteControlLoop == null) {
             String errorMessage =
@@ -210,6 +210,8 @@ public class ControlLoopProvider extends AbstractModelsProvider {
     /**
      * Convert JPA control loop list to an authorative control loop list.
      *
+     * @param <T> the type of TOSCA entity
+     * @param <J> the type of JPA TOSCA entity
      * @param jpaEntityList the list to convert
      * @return the authorative list
      */
diff --git a/models/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/controlloop/models/controlloop/persistence/provider/ParticipantProvider.java b/models/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/controlloop/models/controlloop/persistence/provider/ParticipantProvider.java
index c569cadd8..2ccc5d3c1 100644
--- a/models/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/controlloop/models/controlloop/persistence/provider/ParticipantProvider.java
+++ b/models/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/controlloop/models/controlloop/persistence/provider/ParticipantProvider.java
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ public class ParticipantProvider extends AbstractModelsProvider {
      * @param name the name of the participant to delete
      * @param version the version of the participant to get
      * @return the participant deleted
-     * @throws PfModelException on errors deleting participants
+     * @throws PfModelRuntimeException on errors deleting participants
      */
     public Participant deleteParticipant(@NonNull final String name, @NonNull final String version) {
 
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ public class ParticipantProvider extends AbstractModelsProvider {
     /**
      * Convert JPA participant list to an authorative participant list.
      *
-     * @param foundParticipants the list to convert
+     * @param jpaParticipantList the list to convert
      * @return the authorative list
      */
     private List<Participant> asParticipantList(List<JpaParticipant> jpaParticipantList) {
diff --git a/models/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/controlloop/models/controlloop/persistence/provider/ParticipantStatisticsProvider.java b/models/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/controlloop/models/controlloop/persistence/provider/ParticipantStatisticsProvider.java
index 137af3a5e..a7216ed7f 100644
--- a/models/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/controlloop/models/controlloop/persistence/provider/ParticipantStatisticsProvider.java
+++ b/models/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/controlloop/models/controlloop/persistence/provider/ParticipantStatisticsProvider.java
@@ -54,6 +54,8 @@ public class ParticipantStatisticsProvider extends AbstractModelsProvider {
      * Get Participant statistics.
      *
      * @param name the name of the participant statistics to get, null to get all stats
+     * @param version the version of the participant statistics to get, null to get all stats for a name
+     * @param timestamp the time stamp for the stats to get
      * @return the participant statistics found
      * @throws PfModelException on errors getting participant statistics
      */
@@ -77,10 +79,12 @@ public class ParticipantStatisticsProvider extends AbstractModelsProvider {
      * Get filtered participant statistics.
      *
      * @param name the participant name for the statistics to get
+     * @param version the participant version for the statistics to get
      * @param startTimeStamp startTimeStamp to filter statistics
      * @param endTimeStamp endTimeStamp to filter statistics
      * @param sortOrder sortOrder to query database
      * @param getRecordNum Total query count from database
+     * @param filterMap the filters to apply to the get operation
      * @return the participant statistics found
      * @throws PfModelException on errors getting policies
      */
diff --git a/models/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/controlloop/models/controlloop/persistence/provider/ClElementStatisticsProviderTest.java b/models/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/controlloop/models/controlloop/persistence/provider/ClElementStatisticsProviderTest.java
index f5d094f9e..eb6a02898 100644
--- a/models/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/controlloop/models/controlloop/persistence/provider/ClElementStatisticsProviderTest.java
+++ b/models/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/controlloop/models/controlloop/persistence/provider/ClElementStatisticsProviderTest.java
@@ -41,8 +41,7 @@ import org.onap.policy.models.tosca.authorative.concepts.ToscaConceptIdentifier;
 public class ClElementStatisticsProviderTest {
     private static final String LIST_IS_NULL = ".*. is marked .*ull but is null";
     private static final Coder CODER = new StandardCoder();
-    private static final String CL_ELEMENT_STATS_JSON =
-        "src/test/resources/providers/TestClElementStatistics.json";
+    private static final String CL_ELEMENT_STATS_JSON = "src/test/resources/providers/TestClElementStatistics.json";
 
     private static AtomicInteger dbNameCounter = new AtomicInteger();
 
@@ -53,9 +52,11 @@ public class ClElementStatisticsProviderTest {
 
     /**
      * Set up test ClElement statistics provider.
+     *
+     * @throws Exception on errors
      */
     @Before
-    public void setupDao() throws Exception {
+    public void beforeSetupDao() throws Exception {
 
         parameters = new PolicyModelsProviderParameters();
         parameters.setDatabaseDriver("org.h2.Driver");
@@ -82,8 +83,8 @@ public class ClElementStatisticsProviderTest {
         }).hasMessageMatching(LIST_IS_NULL);
 
         ClElementStatisticsList createdClElementStats = new ClElementStatisticsList();
-        createdClElementStats.setClElementStatistics(clElementStatisticsProvider
-            .createClElementStatistics(inputClElementStats.getClElementStatistics()));
+        createdClElementStats.setClElementStatistics(
+            clElementStatisticsProvider.createClElementStatistics(inputClElementStats.getClElementStatistics()));
 
         assertEquals(inputClElementStats.toString().replaceAll("\\s+", ""),
             createdClElementStats.toString().replaceAll("\\s+", ""));
@@ -94,22 +95,18 @@ public class ClElementStatisticsProviderTest {
 
         List<ClElementStatistics> getResponse;
 
-        //Return empty list when no data present in db
-        getResponse = clElementStatisticsProvider.getClElementStatistics(null, null, null,
-            null);
+        // Return empty list when no data present in db
+        getResponse = clElementStatisticsProvider.getClElementStatistics(null, null, null, null);
         assertThat(getResponse).isEmpty();
 
-        clElementStatisticsProvider.createClElementStatistics(inputClElementStats
-            .getClElementStatistics());
-        ToscaConceptIdentifier identifier = inputClElementStats.getClElementStatistics().get(0)
-            .getParticipantId();
+        clElementStatisticsProvider.createClElementStatistics(inputClElementStats.getClElementStatistics());
+        ToscaConceptIdentifier identifier = inputClElementStats.getClElementStatistics().get(0).getParticipantId();
         Instant instant = inputClElementStats.getClElementStatistics().get(0).getTimeStamp();
         String id = inputClElementStats.getClElementStatistics().get(0).getId().toString();
-        assertEquals(1, clElementStatisticsProvider.getClElementStatistics(identifier.getName(),
-            identifier.getVersion(), id, instant).size());
+        assertEquals(1, clElementStatisticsProvider
+            .getClElementStatistics(identifier.getName(), identifier.getVersion(), id, instant).size());
 
-        assertEquals(1, clElementStatisticsProvider.getFilteredClElementStatistics("name2",
-            "1.0.1", null, null, null,
-            "DESC", 1).size());
+        assertEquals(1, clElementStatisticsProvider
+            .getFilteredClElementStatistics("name2", "1.0.1", null, null, null, "DESC", 1).size());
     }
 }
diff --git a/models/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/controlloop/models/controlloop/persistence/provider/ControlLoopProviderTest.java b/models/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/controlloop/models/controlloop/persistence/provider/ControlLoopProviderTest.java
index 96b63a23d..d362c2718 100644
--- a/models/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/controlloop/models/controlloop/persistence/provider/ControlLoopProviderTest.java
+++ b/models/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/controlloop/models/controlloop/persistence/provider/ControlLoopProviderTest.java
@@ -56,11 +56,8 @@ public class ControlLoopProviderTest {
     private String originalJson = ResourceUtils.getResourceAsString(CONTROL_LOOP_JSON);
     private String updateClJson = ResourceUtils.getResourceAsString(UPDATE_CL_JSON);
 
-    /**
-     * Set up test control loop provider.
-     */
     @Before
-    public void setupDao() throws Exception {
+    public void beforeSetupDao() throws Exception {
 
         parameters = new PolicyModelsProviderParameters();
         parameters.setDatabaseDriver("org.h2.Driver");
@@ -90,7 +87,7 @@ public class ControlLoopProviderTest {
 
         ControlLoops createdControlLoops = new ControlLoops();
         createdControlLoops
-                .setControlLoopList(controlLoopProvider.createControlLoops(inputControlLoops.getControlLoopList()));
+            .setControlLoopList(controlLoopProvider.createControlLoops(inputControlLoops.getControlLoopList()));
 
         assertEquals(inputControlLoops, createdControlLoops);
     }
@@ -120,11 +117,10 @@ public class ControlLoopProviderTest {
         }).hasMessageMatching("filter is marked .*ull but is null");
 
         final ToscaTypedEntityFilter<ControlLoop> filter = ToscaTypedEntityFilter.<ControlLoop>builder()
-                .type("org.onap.domain.pmsh.PMSHControlLoopDefinition").build();
+            .type("org.onap.domain.pmsh.PMSHControlLoopDefinition").build();
         assertEquals(2, controlLoopProvider.getFilteredControlLoops(filter).size());
     }
 
-
     @Test
     public void testUpdateControlLoops() throws Exception {
         assertThatThrownBy(() -> {
@@ -133,7 +129,7 @@ public class ControlLoopProviderTest {
 
         ControlLoops existingControlLoops = new ControlLoops();
         existingControlLoops
-                .setControlLoopList(controlLoopProvider.createControlLoops(inputControlLoops.getControlLoopList()));
+            .setControlLoopList(controlLoopProvider.createControlLoops(inputControlLoops.getControlLoopList()));
         ControlLoop updateResponse = new ControlLoop();
         updateResponse = controlLoopProvider.updateControlLoop(updateControlLoops.getControlLoopList().get(0));
 
@@ -156,5 +152,3 @@ public class ControlLoopProviderTest {
 
     }
 }
-
-
diff --git a/models/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/controlloop/models/controlloop/persistence/provider/ParticipantProviderTest.java b/models/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/controlloop/models/controlloop/persistence/provider/ParticipantProviderTest.java
index 7a86a49dc..41c106577 100644
--- a/models/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/controlloop/models/controlloop/persistence/provider/ParticipantProviderTest.java
+++ b/models/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/controlloop/models/controlloop/persistence/provider/ParticipantProviderTest.java
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ public class ParticipantProviderTest {
 
     private static final Coder CODER = new StandardCoder();
     private static final String PARTICIPANT_JSON =
-        "src/test/resources/providers/TestParticipant.json";
+            "src/test/resources/providers/TestParticipant.json";
     private static final String LIST_IS_NULL = ".*. is marked .*ull but is null";
 
     private static AtomicInteger dbNameCounter = new AtomicInteger();
@@ -53,11 +53,8 @@ public class ParticipantProviderTest {
     private Participant updateParticipants;
     private String originalJson = ResourceUtils.getResourceAsString(PARTICIPANT_JSON);
 
-    /**
-     * Set up test Participant provider.
-     */
     @Before
-    public void setupDao() throws Exception {
+    public void beforeSetupDao() throws Exception {
 
         parameters = new PolicyModelsProviderParameters();
         parameters.setDatabaseDriver("org.h2.Driver");
@@ -86,10 +83,10 @@ public class ParticipantProviderTest {
 
         List<Participant> createdParticipants = new ArrayList<>();
         createdParticipants.addAll(participantProvider
-            .createParticipants(inputParticipants));
+                .createParticipants(inputParticipants));
 
         assertEquals(createdParticipants.get(0),
-            inputParticipants.get(0));
+                inputParticipants.get(0));
     }
 
 
@@ -108,14 +105,14 @@ public class ParticipantProviderTest {
         assertEquals(1, participantProvider.getParticipants(name, version).size());
 
         assertThat(participantProvider.getParticipants("invalid_name",
-            "1.0.1")).isEmpty();
+                "1.0.1")).isEmpty();
 
         assertThatThrownBy(() -> {
             participantProvider.getFilteredParticipants(null);
         }).hasMessageMatching("filter is marked .*ull but is null");
 
         final ToscaTypedEntityFilter<Participant> filter = ToscaTypedEntityFilter.<Participant>builder()
-            .type("org.onap.domain.pmsh.PMSHControlLoopDefinition").build();
+                .type("org.onap.domain.pmsh.PMSHControlLoopDefinition").build();
         assertEquals(1, participantProvider.getFilteredParticipants(filter).size());
     }
 
diff --git a/models/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/controlloop/models/controlloop/persistence/provider/ParticipantStatisticsProviderTest.java b/models/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/controlloop/models/controlloop/persistence/provider/ParticipantStatisticsProviderTest.java
index d4bc9777a..0fd3693c0 100644
--- a/models/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/controlloop/models/controlloop/persistence/provider/ParticipantStatisticsProviderTest.java
+++ b/models/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/controlloop/models/controlloop/persistence/provider/ParticipantStatisticsProviderTest.java
@@ -51,11 +51,8 @@ public class ParticipantStatisticsProviderTest {
     private ParticipantStatisticsList inputParticipantStatistics;
     private String originalJson = ResourceUtils.getResourceAsString(PARTICIPANT_STATS_JSON);
 
-    /**
-     * Set up test Participant statistics provider.
-     */
     @Before
-    public void setupDao() throws Exception {
+    public void beforeSetupDao() throws Exception {
 
         parameters = new PolicyModelsProviderParameters();
         parameters.setDatabaseDriver("org.h2.Driver");
diff --git a/participant/participant-impl/participant-impl-dcae/pom.xml b/participant/participant-impl/participant-impl-dcae/pom.xml
index 714f1551c..d59bca376 100644
--- a/participant/participant-impl/participant-impl-dcae/pom.xml
+++ b/participant/participant-impl/participant-impl-dcae/pom.xml
@@ -31,44 +31,32 @@
     <artifactId>policy-clamp-participant-impl-dcae</artifactId>
     <name>${project.artifactId}</name>
     <description>DCAE participant, that allows DCAE to partake in control loops</description>
-    
-    <dependencyManagement>
-        <dependencies>
-            <!-- Spring Boot BOM -->
-            <dependency>
-                <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
-                <artifactId>spring-boot-dependencies</artifactId>
-                <version>${version.springboot}</version>
-                <type>pom</type>
-                <scope>import</scope>
-            </dependency>
-        </dependencies>
-    </dependencyManagement>
 
     <dependencies>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
             <artifactId>spring-boot-starter-web</artifactId>
+            <version>${version.springboot}</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
             <artifactId>spring-boot-starter-validation</artifactId>
+            <version>${version.springboot}</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
             <artifactId>spring-boot-starter-test</artifactId>
+            <version>${version.springboot}</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.mock-server</groupId>
             <artifactId>mockserver-netty</artifactId>
-            <version>${version.mockserver}</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.mock-server</groupId>
             <artifactId>mockserver-client-java</artifactId>
-            <version>${version.mockserver}</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
     </dependencies>
@@ -78,7 +66,6 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
                 <artifactId>spring-boot-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>${version.springboot}</version>
                 <executions>
                     <execution>
                         <goals>
diff --git a/participant/participant-impl/participant-impl-dcae/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/controlloop/participant/dcae/DcaeParticipantApplication.java b/participant/participant-impl/participant-impl-dcae/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/controlloop/participant/dcae/DcaeParticipantApplication.java
index 25edaf552..9be83bbd3 100644
--- a/participant/participant-impl/participant-impl-dcae/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/controlloop/participant/dcae/DcaeParticipantApplication.java
+++ b/participant/participant-impl/participant-impl-dcae/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/controlloop/participant/dcae/DcaeParticipantApplication.java
@@ -30,8 +30,10 @@ import org.springframework.context.annotation.ComponentScan;
  *

  */

 @SpringBootApplication

-@ComponentScan({"org.onap.policy.clamp.controlloop.participant.dcae",

-        "org.onap.policy.clamp.controlloop.participant.intermediary"})

+@ComponentScan({

+    "org.onap.policy.clamp.controlloop.participant.dcae",

+    "org.onap.policy.clamp.controlloop.participant.intermediary"

+})

 @ConfigurationPropertiesScan("org.onap.policy.clamp.controlloop.participant.dcae.main.parameters")

 public class DcaeParticipantApplication {

 

diff --git a/participant/participant-impl/participant-impl-dcae/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/controlloop/participant/dcae/httpclient/AbstractHttpClient.java b/participant/participant-impl/participant-impl-dcae/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/controlloop/participant/dcae/httpclient/AbstractHttpClient.java
index e23aaaf23..43326e725 100644
--- a/participant/participant-impl/participant-impl-dcae/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/controlloop/participant/dcae/httpclient/AbstractHttpClient.java
+++ b/participant/participant-impl/participant-impl-dcae/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/controlloop/participant/dcae/httpclient/AbstractHttpClient.java
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ import java.io.Closeable;
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.util.Collections;
 import javax.ws.rs.client.Entity;
-import javax.ws.rs.core.Response;
 import javax.ws.rs.core.Response.Status;
 import org.onap.policy.clamp.controlloop.common.exception.ControlLoopRuntimeException;
 import org.onap.policy.clamp.controlloop.participant.dcae.model.Loop;
@@ -46,6 +45,9 @@ public abstract class AbstractHttpClient implements Closeable {
 
     /**
      * Constructor.
+     *
+     * @param restClientParameters the REST client parameters
+     * @throws ControlLoopRuntimeException on errors
      */
     protected AbstractHttpClient(BusTopicParams restClientParameters) {
         try {
@@ -58,7 +60,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractHttpClient implements Closeable {
 
     protected boolean executePut(String path, String jsonEntity, int statusCode) {
         try {
-            Response response = httpclient.put(path, Entity.json(jsonEntity), Collections.emptyMap());
+            var response = httpclient.put(path, Entity.json(jsonEntity), Collections.emptyMap());
             return response.getStatus() == statusCode;
         } catch (Exception e) {
             LOGGER.error(MSG_REQUEST_FAILED, httpclient.getName(), e);
@@ -68,7 +70,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractHttpClient implements Closeable {
 
     protected boolean executePut(String path, int statusCode) {
         try {
-            Response response = httpclient.put(path, Entity.json(""), Collections.emptyMap());
+            var response = httpclient.put(path, Entity.json(""), Collections.emptyMap());
             return response.getStatus() == statusCode;
         } catch (Exception e) {
             LOGGER.error(MSG_REQUEST_FAILED, httpclient.getName(), e);
@@ -78,7 +80,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractHttpClient implements Closeable {
 
     protected Loop executePost(String path, int statusCode) {
         try {
-            Response response = httpclient.post(path, Entity.json(""), Collections.emptyMap());
+            var response = httpclient.post(path, Entity.json(""), Collections.emptyMap());
             if (response.getStatus() != statusCode) {
                 return null;
             }
@@ -91,7 +93,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractHttpClient implements Closeable {
 
     protected Loop executeGet(String path, int statusCode) {
         try {
-            Response response = httpclient.get(path);
+            var response = httpclient.get(path);
 
             if (response.getStatus() != statusCode) {
                 return null;
diff --git a/participant/participant-impl/participant-impl-dcae/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/controlloop/participant/dcae/httpclient/ClampHttpClient.java b/participant/participant-impl/participant-impl-dcae/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/controlloop/participant/dcae/httpclient/ClampHttpClient.java
index e928c138f..fd19d9d3a 100644
--- a/participant/participant-impl/participant-impl-dcae/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/controlloop/participant/dcae/httpclient/ClampHttpClient.java
+++ b/participant/participant-impl/participant-impl-dcae/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/controlloop/participant/dcae/httpclient/ClampHttpClient.java
@@ -40,6 +40,8 @@ public class ClampHttpClient extends AbstractHttpClient {
 
     /**
      * Constructor.
+     *
+     * @param parameters the DCAE parameters
      */
     public ClampHttpClient(ParticipantDcaeParameters parameters) {
         super(parameters.getClampClientParameters());
diff --git a/participant/participant-impl/participant-impl-dcae/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/controlloop/participant/dcae/httpclient/ConsulDcaeHttpClient.java b/participant/participant-impl/participant-impl-dcae/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/controlloop/participant/dcae/httpclient/ConsulDcaeHttpClient.java
index 4f76e3025..154dd09be 100644
--- a/participant/participant-impl/participant-impl-dcae/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/controlloop/participant/dcae/httpclient/ConsulDcaeHttpClient.java
+++ b/participant/participant-impl/participant-impl-dcae/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/controlloop/participant/dcae/httpclient/ConsulDcaeHttpClient.java
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@ public class ConsulDcaeHttpClient extends AbstractHttpClient {
 
     /**
      * Constructor.
+     *
+     * @param parameters the DCAE parameters
      */
     public ConsulDcaeHttpClient(ParticipantDcaeParameters parameters) {
         super(parameters.getConsulClientParameters());
@@ -39,6 +41,7 @@ public class ConsulDcaeHttpClient extends AbstractHttpClient {
     /**
      * Call consult.
      *
+     * @param name the name to deploy
      * @param jsonEntity the Entity
      * @return true
      */
diff --git a/participant/participant-impl/participant-impl-dcae/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/controlloop/participant/dcae/main/handler/ControlLoopElementHandler.java b/participant/participant-impl/participant-impl-dcae/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/controlloop/participant/dcae/main/handler/ControlLoopElementHandler.java
index 76ed1122c..6c5ff1d78 100644
--- a/participant/participant-impl/participant-impl-dcae/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/controlloop/participant/dcae/main/handler/ControlLoopElementHandler.java
+++ b/participant/participant-impl/participant-impl-dcae/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/controlloop/participant/dcae/main/handler/ControlLoopElementHandler.java
@@ -74,6 +74,9 @@ public class ControlLoopElementHandler implements ControlLoopElementListener {
 
     /**
      * Constructor.
+     *
+     * @param clampClient the CLAMP client
+     * @param consulClient the Consul client
      */
     public ControlLoopElementHandler(ClampHttpClient clampClient, ConsulDcaeHttpClient consulClient) {
         this.clampClient = clampClient;
diff --git a/participant/participant-impl/participant-impl-dcae/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/controlloop/participant/dcae/main/parameters/CommonTestData.java b/participant/participant-impl/participant-impl-dcae/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/controlloop/participant/dcae/main/parameters/CommonTestData.java
index cb06fcb15..5d8881eb3 100644
--- a/participant/participant-impl/participant-impl-dcae/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/controlloop/participant/dcae/main/parameters/CommonTestData.java
+++ b/participant/participant-impl/participant-impl-dcae/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/controlloop/participant/dcae/main/parameters/CommonTestData.java
@@ -59,16 +59,19 @@ public class CommonTestData {
     /**
      * Converts the contents of a map to a parameter class.
      *
+     * @param <T> specific type of ParameterGroup class
      * @param source property map
      * @param clazz class of object to be created from the map
      * @return a new object represented by the map
+     * @throws ControlLoopRuntimeException on errors
      */
     public <T extends ParameterGroup> T toObject(final Map<String, Object> source, final Class<T> clazz) {
         try {
             return coder.convert(source, clazz);
 
         } catch (final CoderException e) {
-            throw new RuntimeException("cannot create " + clazz.getName() + " from map", e);
+            throw new ControlLoopRuntimeException(Response.Status.INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR,
+                    "cannot create " + clazz.getName() + " from map", e);
         }
     }
 
@@ -95,6 +98,7 @@ public class CommonTestData {
      *
      * @param isEmpty boolean value to represent that object created should be empty or not
      * @return a property map suitable for constructing an object
+     * @throws ControlLoopRuntimeException on errors
      */
     public Map<String, Object> getClampClientParametersMap(final boolean isEmpty) {
         final Map<String, Object> map = new TreeMap<>();
@@ -121,6 +125,7 @@ public class CommonTestData {
      *
      * @param isEmpty boolean value to represent that object created should be empty or not
      * @return a property map suitable for constructing an object
+     * @throws ControlLoopRuntimeException on errors
      */
     public Map<String, Object> getConsulClientParametersMap(final boolean isEmpty) {
         final Map<String, Object> map = new TreeMap<>();
@@ -228,6 +233,7 @@ public class CommonTestData {
      *
      * @param port port to be inserted into the parameters
      * @return the standard participant parameters
+     * @throws ControlLoopRuntimeException on errors
      */
     public ParticipantDcaeParameters getParticipantParameterGroup(int port) {
         try {
@@ -244,6 +250,7 @@ public class CommonTestData {
      *
      * @param port port to be inserted into the parameters
      * @return the standard participant parameters
+     * @throws ControlLoopRuntimeException on errors
      */
     public static String getParticipantParameterGroupAsString(int port) {
 
@@ -289,6 +296,7 @@ public class CommonTestData {
      *
      * @param status the status of Partecipant
      * @return the JSON
+     * @throws ControlLoopRuntimeException on errors
      */
     public static String createJsonStatus(String status) {
         try {
diff --git a/participant/participant-impl/participant-impl-kubernetes/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/controlloop/participant/kubernetes/controller/ChartController.java b/participant/participant-impl/participant-impl-kubernetes/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/controlloop/participant/kubernetes/controller/ChartController.java
index 427b06fc5..5560e47a8 100644
--- a/participant/participant-impl/participant-impl-kubernetes/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/controlloop/participant/kubernetes/controller/ChartController.java
+++ b/participant/participant-impl/participant-impl-kubernetes/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/controlloop/participant/kubernetes/controller/ChartController.java
@@ -74,7 +74,8 @@ public class ChartController {
      *
      * @param info Info of the chart to be installed
      * @return Status of the install operation
-     * @throws ServiceException incase of error
+     * @throws ServiceException in case of error
+     * @throws IOException in case of IO error
      */
     @PostMapping(path = "/install", consumes = MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON_VALUE,
             produces = MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON_VALUE)
@@ -97,7 +98,7 @@ public class ChartController {
      * @param name name of the chart
      * @param version version of the chart
      * @return Status of operation
-     * @throws ServiceException incase of error.
+     * @throws ServiceException in case of error.
      */
     @DeleteMapping(path = "/uninstall/{name}/{version}", produces = MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON_VALUE)
     @ApiOperation(value = "Uninstall the Chart")
@@ -118,9 +119,10 @@ public class ChartController {
      *
      * @param chartFile Multipart file for the helm chart
      * @param infoJson AppInfo of the chart
+     * @param overrideFile the file for overriding the chart
      * @return Status of onboard operation
-     * @throws ServiceException incase of error
-     * @throws IOException incase of IO error
+     * @throws ServiceException in case of error
+     * @throws IOException in case of IO error
      */
     @PostMapping(path = "/charts", consumes = MediaType.MULTIPART_FORM_DATA_VALUE,
             produces = MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON_VALUE)
@@ -147,7 +149,7 @@ public class ChartController {
      * @param name name of the chart
      * @param version version of the chart
      * @return Status of operation
-     * @throws ServiceException incase of error.
+     * @throws ServiceException in case of error.
      */
     @DeleteMapping(path = "/charts/{name}/{version}")
     @ApiOperation(value = "Delete the chart")
diff --git a/participant/participant-impl/participant-impl-kubernetes/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/controlloop/participant/kubernetes/helm/HelmClient.java b/participant/participant-impl/participant-impl-kubernetes/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/controlloop/participant/kubernetes/helm/HelmClient.java
index 1b7599ce9..343a44617 100644
--- a/participant/participant-impl/participant-impl-kubernetes/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/controlloop/participant/kubernetes/helm/HelmClient.java
+++ b/participant/participant-impl/participant-impl-kubernetes/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/controlloop/participant/kubernetes/helm/HelmClient.java
@@ -46,7 +46,6 @@ public class HelmClient {
 
     private static final Logger logger = LoggerFactory.getLogger(MethodHandles.lookup().lookupClass());
 
-
     /**
      * Install a chart.
      *
@@ -70,7 +69,9 @@ public class HelmClient {
      * Finds helm chart repository for the chart.
      *
      * @param chart ChartInfo.
-     * @throws ServiceException incase of error
+     * @return the chart repository as a string
+     * @throws ServiceException in case of error
+     * @throws IOException in case of IO errors
      */
     public String findChartRepository(ChartInfo chart) throws ServiceException, IOException {
         updateHelmRepo();
@@ -127,8 +128,8 @@ public class HelmClient {
             return output;
         } catch (InterruptedException ie) {
             Thread.currentThread().interrupt();
-            throw new ServiceException(
-                    "Failed to execute the Command: " + commandStr + ", the command was interrupted", ie);
+            throw new ServiceException("Failed to execute the Command: " + commandStr + ", the command was interrupted",
+                ie);
         } catch (Exception exc) {
             throw new ServiceException("Failed to execute the Command: " + commandStr, exc);
         }
@@ -139,12 +140,12 @@ public class HelmClient {
         // @formatter:off
         List<String> helmArguments = new ArrayList<>(
                 Arrays.asList(
-                        "helm",
-                        "install", chart.getReleaseName(), chart.getRepository() + "/" + chart.getChartName(),
-                        "--version", chart.getVersion(),
-                        "--namespace", chart.getNamespace()
+                    "helm",
+                    "install", chart.getReleaseName(), chart.getRepository() + "/" + chart.getChartName(),
+                    "--version", chart.getVersion(),
+                    "--namespace", chart.getNamespace()
                 )
-        );
+            );
         // @formatter:on
 
         // Verify if values.yaml available for the chart
diff --git a/participant/participant-impl/participant-impl-kubernetes/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/controlloop/participant/kubernetes/service/ChartService.java b/participant/participant-impl/participant-impl-kubernetes/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/controlloop/participant/kubernetes/service/ChartService.java
index 6accac339..29a49a9ff 100644
--- a/participant/participant-impl/participant-impl-kubernetes/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/controlloop/participant/kubernetes/service/ChartService.java
+++ b/participant/participant-impl/participant-impl-kubernetes/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/controlloop/participant/kubernetes/service/ChartService.java
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ public class ChartService {
      * @param name name of the app
      * @param version version of the app
      * @return chart
-     * @throws ServiceException incase of error.
+     * @throws ServiceException in case of error.
      */
     public ChartInfo getChart(String name, String version) throws ServiceException {
         return chartStore.getChart(name, version);
@@ -63,12 +63,13 @@ public class ChartService {
      * Save a helm chart.
      * @param chartInfo name and version of the app.
      * @param chartFile Helm chart file
+     * @param overrideFile override file
      * @return chart details of the helm chart
-     * @throws IOException incase of IO error
-     * @throws ServiceException incase of error
+     * @throws IOException in case of IO error
+     * @throws ServiceException in case of error
      */
     public ChartInfo saveChart(ChartInfo chartInfo, MultipartFile chartFile, MultipartFile overrideFile)
-        throws IOException, ServiceException {
+            throws IOException, ServiceException {
         return chartStore.saveChart(chartInfo, chartFile, overrideFile);
     }
 
@@ -83,7 +84,8 @@ public class ChartService {
     /**
      * Install a helm chart.
      * @param chart name and version.
-     * @throws ServiceException incase of error
+     * @throws ServiceException in case of error
+     * @throws IOException in case of IO errors
      */
     public void installChart(ChartInfo chart) throws ServiceException, IOException {
         if (chart.getRepository() == null) {
@@ -102,7 +104,9 @@ public class ChartService {
     /**
      * Finds helm chart repository for a given chart.
      * @param chart chartInfo.
-     * @throws ServiceException incase of error
+     * @return the chart repo as a string
+     * @throws ServiceException in case of error
+     * @throws IOException in case of IO errors
      */
     public String findChartRepo(ChartInfo chart) throws ServiceException, IOException {
         logger.info("Fetching helm chart repository for the given chart {} ", chart.getChartName());
@@ -112,7 +116,7 @@ public class ChartService {
     /**
      * Uninstall a helm chart.
      * @param chart name and version
-     * @throws ServiceException incase of error.
+     * @throws ServiceException in case of error.
      */
     public void uninstallChart(ChartInfo chart) throws ServiceException {
         logger.info("Uninstalling helm deployment {}", chart.getReleaseName());
diff --git a/participant/participant-impl/participant-impl-kubernetes/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/controlloop/participant/kubernetes/service/ChartStore.java b/participant/participant-impl/participant-impl-kubernetes/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/controlloop/participant/kubernetes/service/ChartStore.java
index 041c0c810..e7458a4cd 100644
--- a/participant/participant-impl/participant-impl-kubernetes/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/controlloop/participant/kubernetes/service/ChartStore.java
+++ b/participant/participant-impl/participant-impl-kubernetes/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/controlloop/participant/kubernetes/service/ChartStore.java
@@ -94,6 +94,7 @@ public class ChartStore {
      *
      * @param chartInfo chartInfo
      * @param chartFile helm chart file.
+     * @param overrideFile override file.
      * @return chart
      * @throws IOException incase of IO error
      * @throws ServiceException incase of error.
diff --git a/participant/participant-impl/participant-impl-policy/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/controlloop/participant/policy/PolicyParticipantApplication.java b/participant/participant-impl/participant-impl-policy/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/controlloop/participant/policy/PolicyParticipantApplication.java
index bdc09c8b9..4869b7c2f 100644
--- a/participant/participant-impl/participant-impl-policy/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/controlloop/participant/policy/PolicyParticipantApplication.java
+++ b/participant/participant-impl/participant-impl-policy/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/controlloop/participant/policy/PolicyParticipantApplication.java
@@ -30,8 +30,9 @@ import org.springframework.context.annotation.ComponentScan;
  *
  */
 @SpringBootApplication
-@ComponentScan({"org.onap.policy.clamp.controlloop.participant.policy",
-        "org.onap.policy.clamp.controlloop.participant.intermediary"})
+@ComponentScan({
+    "org.onap.policy.clamp.controlloop.participant.policy",
+    "org.onap.policy.clamp.controlloop.participant.intermediary"})
 @ConfigurationPropertiesScan("org.onap.policy.clamp.controlloop.participant.policy.main.parameters")
 public class PolicyParticipantApplication {
 
diff --git a/participant/participant-impl/participant-impl-policy/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/controlloop/participant/policy/client/AbstractHttpClient.java b/participant/participant-impl/participant-impl-policy/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/controlloop/participant/policy/client/AbstractHttpClient.java
index 4b6686156..2579585e5 100644
--- a/participant/participant-impl/participant-impl-policy/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/controlloop/participant/policy/client/AbstractHttpClient.java
+++ b/participant/participant-impl/participant-impl-policy/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/controlloop/participant/policy/client/AbstractHttpClient.java
@@ -41,25 +41,26 @@ public abstract class AbstractHttpClient implements Closeable {
     private static final Logger LOGGER = LoggerFactory.getLogger(AbstractHttpClient.class);
     private final HttpClient httpclient;
 
-
     /**
      * Constructor.
+     *
+     * @param policyParticipantParameters the parameters for the policy participant
+     * @throws ControlLoopRuntimeException on client start errors
      */
-    protected AbstractHttpClient(BusTopicParams policyApiParameters) {
+    protected AbstractHttpClient(BusTopicParams policyParticipantParameters) {
         try {
-            httpclient = HttpClientFactoryInstance.getClientFactory().build(policyApiParameters);
+            httpclient = HttpClientFactoryInstance.getClientFactory().build(policyParticipantParameters);
         } catch (final Exception e) {
             throw new ControlLoopRuntimeException(Status.INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR, " Client failed to start", e);
         }
     }
 
     protected Response executePost(String path, final Entity<?> entity) {
-        Response response = httpclient.post(path, entity, Map.of(HttpHeaders.ACCEPT,
-                MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON, HttpHeaders.CONTENT_TYPE, MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON));
+        var response = httpclient.post(path, entity, Map.of(HttpHeaders.ACCEPT, MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON,
+            HttpHeaders.CONTENT_TYPE, MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON));
         if (response.getStatus() / 100 != 2) {
-            LOGGER.error(
-                    "Invocation of path {} failed for entity {}. Response status: {}, Response status info: {}",
-                    path, entity, response.getStatus(), response.getStatusInfo());
+            LOGGER.error("Invocation of path {} failed for entity {}. Response status: {}, Response status info: {}",
+                path, entity, response.getStatus(), response.getStatusInfo());
         }
         return response;
     }
@@ -72,4 +73,4 @@ public abstract class AbstractHttpClient implements Closeable {
     public void close() throws IOException {
         httpclient.shutdown();
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/participant/participant-impl/participant-impl-policy/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/controlloop/participant/policy/client/PolicyApiHttpClient.java b/participant/participant-impl/participant-impl-policy/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/controlloop/participant/policy/client/PolicyApiHttpClient.java
index 3d1047ce4..38a79f7f6 100644
--- a/participant/participant-impl/participant-impl-policy/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/controlloop/participant/policy/client/PolicyApiHttpClient.java
+++ b/participant/participant-impl/participant-impl-policy/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/controlloop/participant/policy/client/PolicyApiHttpClient.java
@@ -35,6 +35,8 @@ public class PolicyApiHttpClient extends AbstractHttpClient {
 
     /**
      * Constructor.
+     *
+     * @param parameters the policy participant parameters
      */
     public PolicyApiHttpClient(ParticipantPolicyParameters parameters) {
         super(parameters.getPolicyApiParameters());
@@ -45,6 +47,7 @@ public class PolicyApiHttpClient extends AbstractHttpClient {
      *
      * @param toscaServiceTemplate the whole ToscaServiceTemplate
      * @return Response
+     * @throws PfModelException on errors creating the policy type
      */
     public Response createPolicyType(ToscaServiceTemplate toscaServiceTemplate) throws PfModelException {
         return executePost(POLICY_URI + "policytypes", Entity.entity(toscaServiceTemplate, MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON));
diff --git a/participant/participant-impl/participant-impl-policy/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/controlloop/participant/policy/main/parameters/CommonTestData.java b/participant/participant-impl/participant-impl-policy/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/controlloop/participant/policy/main/parameters/CommonTestData.java
index e3d7e3aa5..1acc2c838 100644
--- a/participant/participant-impl/participant-impl-policy/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/controlloop/participant/policy/main/parameters/CommonTestData.java
+++ b/participant/participant-impl/participant-impl-policy/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/controlloop/participant/policy/main/parameters/CommonTestData.java
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.TreeMap;
 import javax.ws.rs.core.Response;
+import javax.ws.rs.core.Response.Status;
 import org.onap.policy.clamp.controlloop.common.exception.ControlLoopRuntimeException;
 import org.onap.policy.common.endpoints.parameters.TopicParameters;
 import org.onap.policy.common.parameters.ParameterGroup;
@@ -51,15 +52,18 @@ public class CommonTestData {
     /**
      * Converts the contents of a map to a parameter class.
      *
+     * @param <T> the type of ParameterGroup to process
      * @param source property map
      * @param clazz class of object to be created from the map
      * @return a new object represented by the map
+     * @throws ControlLoopRuntimeException on decoding errors
      */
     public <T extends ParameterGroup> T toObject(final Map<String, Object> source, final Class<T> clazz) {
         try {
             return coder.convert(source, clazz);
         } catch (final CoderException e) {
-            throw new RuntimeException("cannot create " + clazz.getName() + " from map", e);
+            throw new ControlLoopRuntimeException(Status.NOT_ACCEPTABLE,
+                "cannot create " + clazz.getName() + " from map", e);
         }
     }
 
@@ -163,14 +167,15 @@ public class CommonTestData {
      *
      * @param port port to be inserted into the parameters
      * @return the standard participant parameters
+     * @throws ControlLoopRuntimeException on parameter read errors
      */
     public ParticipantPolicyParameters getParticipantPolicyParameters(int port) {
         try {
             return coder.decode(getParticipantPolicyParametersAsString(port), ParticipantPolicyParameters.class);
 
         } catch (CoderException e) {
-            throw new ControlLoopRuntimeException(Response.Status.NOT_ACCEPTABLE,
-                    "cannot read participant parameters", e);
+            throw new ControlLoopRuntimeException(Response.Status.NOT_ACCEPTABLE, "cannot read participant parameters",
+                e);
         }
     }
 
@@ -179,6 +184,7 @@ public class CommonTestData {
      *
      * @param port port to be inserted into the parameters
      * @return the standard participant parameters
+     * @throws ControlLoopRuntimeException on parameter read errors
      */
     public static String getParticipantPolicyParametersAsString(int port) {
 
@@ -192,8 +198,8 @@ public class CommonTestData {
             return json;
 
         } catch (IOException e) {
-            throw new ControlLoopRuntimeException(Response.Status.NOT_ACCEPTABLE,
-                    "cannot read participant parameters", e);
+            throw new ControlLoopRuntimeException(Response.Status.NOT_ACCEPTABLE, "cannot read participant parameters",
+                e);
 
         }
     }
@@ -211,6 +217,7 @@ public class CommonTestData {
 
     /**
      * Nulls out a field within a JSON string.
+     *
      * @param json JSON string
      * @param field field to be nulled out
      * @return a new JSON string with the field nulled out
diff --git a/participant/participant-impl/participant-impl-simulator/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/controlloop/participant/simulator/main/rest/AbstractRestController.java b/participant/participant-impl/participant-impl-simulator/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/controlloop/participant/simulator/main/rest/AbstractRestController.java
index b872ec0c6..5a6dbfa81 100644
--- a/participant/participant-impl/participant-impl-simulator/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/controlloop/participant/simulator/main/rest/AbstractRestController.java
+++ b/participant/participant-impl/participant-impl-simulator/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/controlloop/participant/simulator/main/rest/AbstractRestController.java
@@ -92,6 +92,8 @@ public abstract class AbstractRestController {
 
     /**
      * create a Rest Controller.
+     *
+     * @param simulationProvider the provider for the simulation participant
      */
     protected AbstractRestController(SimulationProvider simulationProvider) {
         this.simulationProvider = simulationProvider;
diff --git a/participant/participant-impl/participant-impl-simulator/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/controlloop/participant/simulator/simulation/SimulationProvider.java b/participant/participant-impl/participant-impl-simulator/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/controlloop/participant/simulator/simulation/SimulationProvider.java
index 6ee4eac3e..49338c2b0 100644
--- a/participant/participant-impl/participant-impl-simulator/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/controlloop/participant/simulator/simulation/SimulationProvider.java
+++ b/participant/participant-impl/participant-impl-simulator/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/controlloop/participant/simulator/simulation/SimulationProvider.java
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ public class SimulationProvider {
 
     /**
      * Create a participant simulation provider.
+     * @param intermediaryApi the intermediary to use for talking to the CLAMP runtime
      */
     public SimulationProvider(ParticipantIntermediaryApi intermediaryApi) {
         this.intermediaryApi = intermediaryApi;
diff --git a/participant/participant-impl/participant-impl-simulator/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/controlloop/participant/simulator/simulation/rest/SimulationElementController.java b/participant/participant-impl/participant-impl-simulator/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/controlloop/participant/simulator/simulation/rest/SimulationElementController.java
index de2a06223..e0569cf0f 100644
--- a/participant/participant-impl/participant-impl-simulator/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/controlloop/participant/simulator/simulation/rest/SimulationElementController.java
+++ b/participant/participant-impl/participant-impl-simulator/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/controlloop/participant/simulator/simulation/rest/SimulationElementController.java
@@ -68,40 +68,42 @@ public class SimulationElementController extends AbstractRestController {
      */
     // @formatter:off
     @GetMapping("/elements/{name}/{version}")
-    @ApiOperation(value = "Query details of the requested simulated control loop elements",
-            notes = "Queries details of the requested simulated control loop elements, "
-                    + "returning all control loop element details",
-            response = ControlLoops.class,
-            tags = {
-                "Clamp Control Loop Participant Simulator API"
-            },
-            authorizations = @Authorization(value = AUTHORIZATION_TYPE),
-            responseHeaders = {
-                    @ResponseHeader(
-                            name = VERSION_MINOR_NAME, description = VERSION_MINOR_DESCRIPTION,
-                            response = String.class),
-                    @ResponseHeader(name = VERSION_PATCH_NAME, description = VERSION_PATCH_DESCRIPTION,
-                            response = String.class),
-                    @ResponseHeader(name = VERSION_LATEST_NAME, description = VERSION_LATEST_DESCRIPTION,
-                            response = String.class),
-                    @ResponseHeader(name = REQUEST_ID_NAME, description = REQUEST_ID_HDR_DESCRIPTION,
-                            response = UUID.class)},
-            extensions = {
-                    @Extension(
-                            name = EXTENSION_NAME,
-                            properties = {
-                                    @ExtensionProperty(name = API_VERSION_NAME, value = API_VERSION),
-                                    @ExtensionProperty(name = LAST_MOD_NAME, value = LAST_MOD_RELEASE)
-                            }
-                    )
-            }
+    @ApiOperation(
+        value = "Query details of the requested simulated control loop elements",
+        notes = "Queries details of the requested simulated control loop elements, "
+                + "returning all control loop element details",
+        response = ControlLoops.class,
+        tags = {
+            "Clamp Control Loop Participant Simulator API"
+        },
+        authorizations = @Authorization(value = AUTHORIZATION_TYPE),
+        responseHeaders = {
+            @ResponseHeader(
+                name = VERSION_MINOR_NAME, description = VERSION_MINOR_DESCRIPTION,
+                response = String.class),
+            @ResponseHeader(name = VERSION_PATCH_NAME, description = VERSION_PATCH_DESCRIPTION,
+                response = String.class),
+            @ResponseHeader(name = VERSION_LATEST_NAME, description = VERSION_LATEST_DESCRIPTION,
+                response = String.class),
+            @ResponseHeader(name = REQUEST_ID_NAME, description = REQUEST_ID_HDR_DESCRIPTION,
+                response = UUID.class)},
+        extensions = {
+            @Extension
+                (
+                    name = EXTENSION_NAME,
+                    properties = {
+                        @ExtensionProperty(name = API_VERSION_NAME, value = API_VERSION),
+                        @ExtensionProperty(name = LAST_MOD_NAME, value = LAST_MOD_RELEASE)
+                    }
+                )
+        }
     )
     @ApiResponses(
-            value = {
-                    @ApiResponse(code = AUTHENTICATION_ERROR_CODE, message = AUTHENTICATION_ERROR_MESSAGE),
-                    @ApiResponse(code = AUTHORIZATION_ERROR_CODE, message = AUTHORIZATION_ERROR_MESSAGE),
-                    @ApiResponse(code = SERVER_ERROR_CODE, message = SERVER_ERROR_MESSAGE)
-            }
+        value = {
+            @ApiResponse(code = AUTHENTICATION_ERROR_CODE, message = AUTHENTICATION_ERROR_MESSAGE),
+            @ApiResponse(code = AUTHORIZATION_ERROR_CODE, message = AUTHORIZATION_ERROR_MESSAGE),
+            @ApiResponse(code = SERVER_ERROR_CODE, message = SERVER_ERROR_MESSAGE)
+        }
     )
     // @formatter:on
     public ResponseEntity<Map<UUID, ControlLoopElement>> elements(
@@ -134,31 +136,32 @@ public class SimulationElementController extends AbstractRestController {
                 },
             authorizations = @Authorization(value = AUTHORIZATION_TYPE),
             responseHeaders = {
-                    @ResponseHeader(
-                            name = VERSION_MINOR_NAME,
-                            description = VERSION_MINOR_DESCRIPTION,
-                            response = String.class),
-                    @ResponseHeader(
-                            name = VERSION_PATCH_NAME,
-                            description = VERSION_PATCH_DESCRIPTION,
-                            response = String.class),
-                    @ResponseHeader(
-                            name = VERSION_LATEST_NAME,
-                            description = VERSION_LATEST_DESCRIPTION,
-                            response = String.class),
-                    @ResponseHeader(
-                            name = REQUEST_ID_NAME,
-                            description = REQUEST_ID_HDR_DESCRIPTION,
-                            response = UUID.class)
-                },
+                @ResponseHeader(
+                    name = VERSION_MINOR_NAME,
+                    description = VERSION_MINOR_DESCRIPTION,
+                    response = String.class),
+                @ResponseHeader(
+                    name = VERSION_PATCH_NAME,
+                    description = VERSION_PATCH_DESCRIPTION,
+                    response = String.class),
+                @ResponseHeader(
+                    name = VERSION_LATEST_NAME,
+                    description = VERSION_LATEST_DESCRIPTION,
+                    response = String.class),
+                @ResponseHeader(
+                    name = REQUEST_ID_NAME,
+                    description = REQUEST_ID_HDR_DESCRIPTION,
+                    response = UUID.class)
+            },
             extensions = {
-                @Extension(
-                    name = EXTENSION_NAME,
-                    properties = {
+                @Extension
+                    (
+                        name = EXTENSION_NAME,
+                        properties = {
                             @ExtensionProperty(name = API_VERSION_NAME, value = API_VERSION),
                             @ExtensionProperty(name = LAST_MOD_NAME, value = LAST_MOD_RELEASE)
-                    }
-                )
+                        }
+                    )
             }
         )
     @ApiResponses(
diff --git a/participant/participant-impl/participant-impl-simulator/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/controlloop/participant/simulator/simulation/rest/SimulationParticipantController.java b/participant/participant-impl/participant-impl-simulator/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/controlloop/participant/simulator/simulation/rest/SimulationParticipantController.java
index 715ec3410..25ae4ac22 100644
--- a/participant/participant-impl/participant-impl-simulator/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/controlloop/participant/simulator/simulation/rest/SimulationParticipantController.java
+++ b/participant/participant-impl/participant-impl-simulator/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/controlloop/participant/simulator/simulation/rest/SimulationParticipantController.java
@@ -76,39 +76,38 @@ public class SimulationParticipantController extends AbstractRestController {
             },
             authorizations = @Authorization(value = AUTHORIZATION_TYPE),
             responseHeaders = {
-                    @ResponseHeader(
-                            name = VERSION_MINOR_NAME, description = VERSION_MINOR_DESCRIPTION,
-                            response = String.class),
-                    @ResponseHeader(name = VERSION_PATCH_NAME, description = VERSION_PATCH_DESCRIPTION,
-                            response = String.class),
-                    @ResponseHeader(name = VERSION_LATEST_NAME, description = VERSION_LATEST_DESCRIPTION,
-                            response = String.class),
-                    @ResponseHeader(name = REQUEST_ID_NAME, description = REQUEST_ID_HDR_DESCRIPTION,
+                @ResponseHeader(
+                    name = VERSION_MINOR_NAME, description = VERSION_MINOR_DESCRIPTION,
+                    response = String.class),
+                @ResponseHeader(name = VERSION_PATCH_NAME, description = VERSION_PATCH_DESCRIPTION,
+                    response = String.class),
+                @ResponseHeader(name = VERSION_LATEST_NAME, description = VERSION_LATEST_DESCRIPTION,
+                    response = String.class),
+                @ResponseHeader(name = REQUEST_ID_NAME, description = REQUEST_ID_HDR_DESCRIPTION,
                             response = UUID.class)},
             extensions = {
-                    @Extension(
-                            name = EXTENSION_NAME,
-                            properties = {
-                                    @ExtensionProperty(name = API_VERSION_NAME, value = API_VERSION),
-                                    @ExtensionProperty(name = LAST_MOD_NAME, value = LAST_MOD_RELEASE)
-                            }
+                @Extension
+                    (
+                        name = EXTENSION_NAME,
+                        properties = {
+                            @ExtensionProperty(name = API_VERSION_NAME, value = API_VERSION),
+                            @ExtensionProperty(name = LAST_MOD_NAME, value = LAST_MOD_RELEASE)
+                        }
                     )
             }
     )
     @ApiResponses(
             value = {
-                    @ApiResponse(code = AUTHENTICATION_ERROR_CODE, message = AUTHENTICATION_ERROR_MESSAGE),
-                    @ApiResponse(code = AUTHORIZATION_ERROR_CODE, message = AUTHORIZATION_ERROR_MESSAGE),
-                    @ApiResponse(code = SERVER_ERROR_CODE, message = SERVER_ERROR_MESSAGE)
+                @ApiResponse(code = AUTHENTICATION_ERROR_CODE, message = AUTHENTICATION_ERROR_MESSAGE),
+                @ApiResponse(code = AUTHORIZATION_ERROR_CODE, message = AUTHORIZATION_ERROR_MESSAGE),
+                @ApiResponse(code = SERVER_ERROR_CODE, message = SERVER_ERROR_MESSAGE)
             }
     )
     // @formatter:on
     public ResponseEntity<List<Participant>> participants(
-            @RequestHeader(
-                    name = REQUEST_ID_NAME,
-                    required = false) @ApiParam(REQUEST_ID_PARAM_DESCRIPTION) UUID requestId,
-            @ApiParam(value = "Participant name", required = true) @PathVariable("name") String name,
-            @ApiParam(value = "Participant version", required = true) @PathVariable("version") String version) {
+        @RequestHeader(name = REQUEST_ID_NAME, required = false) @ApiParam(REQUEST_ID_PARAM_DESCRIPTION) UUID requestId,
+        @ApiParam(value = "Participant name", required = true) @PathVariable("name") String name,
+        @ApiParam(value = "Participant version", required = true) @PathVariable("version") String version) {
 
         return ResponseEntity.ok().body(getSimulationProvider().getParticipants(name, version));
     }
@@ -131,31 +130,32 @@ public class SimulationParticipantController extends AbstractRestController {
                 },
             authorizations = @Authorization(value = AUTHORIZATION_TYPE),
             responseHeaders = {
-                    @ResponseHeader(
-                            name = VERSION_MINOR_NAME,
-                            description = VERSION_MINOR_DESCRIPTION,
-                            response = String.class),
-                    @ResponseHeader(
-                            name = VERSION_PATCH_NAME,
-                            description = VERSION_PATCH_DESCRIPTION,
-                            response = String.class),
-                    @ResponseHeader(
-                            name = VERSION_LATEST_NAME,
-                            description = VERSION_LATEST_DESCRIPTION,
-                            response = String.class),
-                    @ResponseHeader(
-                            name = REQUEST_ID_NAME,
-                            description = REQUEST_ID_HDR_DESCRIPTION,
-                            response = UUID.class)
-                },
+                @ResponseHeader(
+                        name = VERSION_MINOR_NAME,
+                        description = VERSION_MINOR_DESCRIPTION,
+                        response = String.class),
+                @ResponseHeader(
+                        name = VERSION_PATCH_NAME,
+                        description = VERSION_PATCH_DESCRIPTION,
+                        response = String.class),
+                @ResponseHeader(
+                        name = VERSION_LATEST_NAME,
+                        description = VERSION_LATEST_DESCRIPTION,
+                        response = String.class),
+                @ResponseHeader(
+                        name = REQUEST_ID_NAME,
+                        description = REQUEST_ID_HDR_DESCRIPTION,
+                        response = UUID.class)
+            },
             extensions = {
-                @Extension(
-                    name = EXTENSION_NAME,
-                    properties = {
+                @Extension
+                    (
+                        name = EXTENSION_NAME,
+                        properties = {
                             @ExtensionProperty(name = API_VERSION_NAME, value = API_VERSION),
                             @ExtensionProperty(name = LAST_MOD_NAME, value = LAST_MOD_RELEASE)
-                    }
-                )
+                        }
+                    )
             }
         )
     @ApiResponses(
@@ -167,10 +167,8 @@ public class SimulationParticipantController extends AbstractRestController {
         )
     // @formatter:on
     public ResponseEntity<TypedSimpleResponse<Participant>> update(
-            @RequestHeader(
-                    name = REQUEST_ID_NAME,
-                    required = false) @ApiParam(REQUEST_ID_PARAM_DESCRIPTION) UUID requestId,
-            @ApiParam(value = "Body of a participant", required = true) @RequestBody Participant body) {
+        @RequestHeader(name = REQUEST_ID_NAME, required = false) @ApiParam(REQUEST_ID_PARAM_DESCRIPTION) UUID requestId,
+        @ApiParam(value = "Body of a participant", required = true) @RequestBody Participant body) {
 
         return ResponseEntity.ok().body(getSimulationProvider().updateParticipant(body));
     }
diff --git a/participant/participant-impl/participant-impl-simulator/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/controlloop/participant/simulator/endtoend/ParticipantSimulatorTest.java b/participant/participant-impl/participant-impl-simulator/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/controlloop/participant/simulator/endtoend/ParticipantSimulatorTest.java
index 832399660..46495f7c3 100644
--- a/participant/participant-impl/participant-impl-simulator/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/controlloop/participant/simulator/endtoend/ParticipantSimulatorTest.java
+++ b/participant/participant-impl/participant-impl-simulator/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/controlloop/participant/simulator/endtoend/ParticipantSimulatorTest.java
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ class ParticipantSimulatorTest {
                         String.class, uuid);
         checkResponseEntity(response, 200, uuid);
 
-        Map returnValue = coder.decode(response.getBody(), Map.class);
+        Map<?, ?> returnValue = coder.decode(response.getBody(), Map.class);
         // Verify the result of GET controlloop elements with what is stored
         assertThat(returnValue).isEmpty();
     }
diff --git a/participant/participant-impl/participant-impl-simulator/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/controlloop/participant/simulator/main/parameters/CommonTestData.java b/participant/participant-impl/participant-impl-simulator/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/controlloop/participant/simulator/main/parameters/CommonTestData.java
index 8ca139bcd..2c9b1ccd2 100644
--- a/participant/participant-impl/participant-impl-simulator/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/controlloop/participant/simulator/main/parameters/CommonTestData.java
+++ b/participant/participant-impl/participant-impl-simulator/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/controlloop/participant/simulator/main/parameters/CommonTestData.java
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.TreeMap;
 import javax.ws.rs.core.Response;
+import javax.ws.rs.core.Response.Status;
 import org.onap.policy.clamp.controlloop.common.exception.ControlLoopRuntimeException;
 import org.onap.policy.common.endpoints.parameters.TopicParameters;
 import org.onap.policy.common.parameters.ParameterGroup;
@@ -57,15 +58,18 @@ public class CommonTestData {
     /**
      * Converts the contents of a map to a parameter class.
      *
+     * @param <T> the specific parameter group type to convert
      * @param source property map
      * @param clazz class of object to be created from the map
      * @return a new object represented by the map
+     * @throws ControlLoopRuntimeException on parameter parsing errors
      */
     public <T extends ParameterGroup> T toObject(final Map<String, Object> source, final Class<T> clazz) {
         try {
             return coder.convert(source, clazz);
         } catch (final CoderException e) {
-            throw new RuntimeException("cannot create " + clazz.getName() + " from map", e);
+            throw new ControlLoopRuntimeException(Status.NOT_ACCEPTABLE,
+                "cannot create " + clazz.getName() + " from map", e);
         }
     }
 
@@ -191,14 +195,14 @@ public class CommonTestData {
      *
      * @param port port to be inserted into the parameters
      * @return the standard participant parameters
+     * @throws ControlLoopRuntimeException on parameter read errors
      */
     public ParticipantSimulatorParameters getParticipantParameterGroup(int port) {
         try {
             return coder.decode(getParticipantParameterGroupAsString(port), ParticipantSimulatorParameters.class);
 
         } catch (CoderException e) {
-            throw new ControlLoopRuntimeException(Response.Status.NOT_ACCEPTABLE, "cannot read participant parameters",
-                    e);
+            throw new ControlLoopRuntimeException(Status.NOT_ACCEPTABLE, "cannot read participant parameters", e);
         }
     }
 
@@ -207,6 +211,7 @@ public class CommonTestData {
      *
      * @param port port to be inserted into the parameters
      * @return the standard participant parameters
+     * @throws ControlLoopRuntimeException on parameter read errors
      */
     public static String getParticipantParameterGroupAsString(int port) {
 
@@ -221,7 +226,7 @@ public class CommonTestData {
 
         } catch (IOException e) {
             throw new ControlLoopRuntimeException(Response.Status.NOT_ACCEPTABLE, "cannot read participant parameters",
-                    e);
+                e);
 
         }
     }
diff --git a/participant/participant-intermediary/pom.xml b/participant/participant-intermediary/pom.xml
index df354d46c..aac80a4a2 100644
--- a/participant/participant-intermediary/pom.xml
+++ b/participant/participant-intermediary/pom.xml
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@
         <version>6.1.2-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
 
-    <groupId>org.onap.policy.clamp.participant</groupId>
     <artifactId>policy-clamp-participant-intermediary</artifactId>
     <name>${project.artifactId}</name>
     <description>Common intermediary library for managing DMaaP participant messaging and holding participant and control
diff --git a/participant/participant-intermediary/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/controlloop/participant/intermediary/api/ParticipantIntermediaryApi.java b/participant/participant-intermediary/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/controlloop/participant/intermediary/api/ParticipantIntermediaryApi.java
index d31ae1082..adc9c2393 100644
--- a/participant/participant-intermediary/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/controlloop/participant/intermediary/api/ParticipantIntermediaryApi.java
+++ b/participant/participant-intermediary/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/controlloop/participant/intermediary/api/ParticipantIntermediaryApi.java
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.UUID;
 import org.onap.policy.clamp.controlloop.models.controlloop.concepts.ClElementStatistics;
-import org.onap.policy.clamp.controlloop.models.controlloop.concepts.ControlLoop;
 import org.onap.policy.clamp.controlloop.models.controlloop.concepts.ControlLoopElement;
 import org.onap.policy.clamp.controlloop.models.controlloop.concepts.ControlLoopOrderedState;
 import org.onap.policy.clamp.controlloop.models.controlloop.concepts.ControlLoopState;
@@ -134,6 +133,7 @@ public interface ParticipantIntermediaryApi {
      * if participantHandler is not returned, there is no way to test state change messages
      * without dmaap simulator.
      *
+     * @return the participant handler
      */
     ParticipantHandler getParticipantHandler();
 }
diff --git a/participant/participant-intermediary/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/controlloop/participant/intermediary/comm/MessageSender.java b/participant/participant-intermediary/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/controlloop/participant/intermediary/comm/MessageSender.java
index 3128f1eaa..6926bc30b 100644
--- a/participant/participant-intermediary/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/controlloop/participant/intermediary/comm/MessageSender.java
+++ b/participant/participant-intermediary/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/controlloop/participant/intermediary/comm/MessageSender.java
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@ import org.onap.policy.clamp.controlloop.models.messages.dmaap.participant.Parti
 import org.onap.policy.clamp.controlloop.models.messages.dmaap.participant.ParticipantResponseStatus;
 import org.onap.policy.clamp.controlloop.models.messages.dmaap.participant.ParticipantStatus;
 import org.onap.policy.clamp.controlloop.participant.intermediary.api.ControlLoopElementListener;
-import org.onap.policy.clamp.controlloop.participant.intermediary.comm.ParticipantStatusPublisher;
 import org.onap.policy.clamp.controlloop.participant.intermediary.handler.ParticipantHandler;
 import org.onap.policy.models.base.PfModelException;
 import org.onap.policy.models.tosca.authorative.concepts.ToscaConceptIdentifier;
@@ -72,7 +71,7 @@ public class MessageSender extends TimerTask implements Closeable {
     public void run() {
         LOGGER.debug("Sent heartbeat to CLAMP");
 
-        ParticipantResponseDetails response = new ParticipantResponseDetails();
+        var response = new ParticipantResponseDetails();
 
         response.setResponseTo(null);
         response.setResponseStatus(ParticipantResponseStatus.PERIODIC);
@@ -100,7 +99,7 @@ public class MessageSender extends TimerTask implements Closeable {
      * @param response the details to include in the response message
      */
     public void sendResponse(ToscaConceptIdentifier controlLoopId, ParticipantResponseDetails response) {
-        ParticipantStatus status = new ParticipantStatus();
+        var status = new ParticipantStatus();
 
         // Participant related fields
         status.setParticipantType(participantHandler.getParticipantType());
@@ -109,12 +108,12 @@ public class MessageSender extends TimerTask implements Closeable {
         status.setHealthStatus(participantHandler.getHealthStatus());
 
         // Control loop related fields
-        ControlLoops controlLoops = participantHandler.getControlLoopHandler().getControlLoops();
+        var controlLoops = participantHandler.getControlLoopHandler().getControlLoops();
         status.setControlLoopId(controlLoopId);
         status.setControlLoops(controlLoops);
         status.setResponse(response);
 
-        ParticipantStatistics participantStatistics = new ParticipantStatistics();
+        var participantStatistics = new ParticipantStatistics();
         participantStatistics.setTimeStamp(Instant.now());
         participantStatistics.setParticipantId(participantHandler.getParticipantId());
         participantStatistics.setHealthStatus(participantHandler.getHealthStatus());
diff --git a/participant/participant-intermediary/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/controlloop/participant/intermediary/handler/ControlLoopHandler.java b/participant/participant-intermediary/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/controlloop/participant/intermediary/handler/ControlLoopHandler.java
index cc2a66b58..18ee29f08 100644
--- a/participant/participant-intermediary/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/controlloop/participant/intermediary/handler/ControlLoopHandler.java
+++ b/participant/participant-intermediary/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/controlloop/participant/intermediary/handler/ControlLoopHandler.java
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.UUID;
 import lombok.Getter;
+import lombok.NoArgsConstructor;
 import org.apache.commons.collections4.CollectionUtils;
 import org.onap.policy.clamp.controlloop.models.controlloop.concepts.ClElementStatistics;
 import org.onap.policy.clamp.controlloop.models.controlloop.concepts.ControlLoop;
@@ -49,6 +50,7 @@ import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
 /*
  * This class is responsible for managing the state of all control loops in the participant.
  */
+@NoArgsConstructor
 public class ControlLoopHandler implements Closeable {
     private static final Logger LOGGER = LoggerFactory.getLogger(ControlLoopHandler.class);
 
@@ -63,8 +65,6 @@ public class ControlLoopHandler implements Closeable {
     @Getter
     private List<ControlLoopElementListener> listeners = new ArrayList<>();
 
-    public ControlLoopHandler() {}
-
     /**
      * Constructor, set the participant ID and messageSender.
      *
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ public class ControlLoopHandler implements Closeable {
     public void registerControlLoopElementListener(ControlLoopElementListener listener) {
         listeners.add(listener);
     }
-    
+
     /**
      * Handle a control loop element state change message.
      *
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ public class ControlLoopHandler implements Closeable {
      * @return controlLoopElement the updated controlloop element
      */
     public ControlLoopElement updateControlLoopElementState(UUID id, ControlLoopOrderedState orderedState,
-            ControlLoopState newState) {
+        ControlLoopState newState) {
 
         if (id == null) {
             return null;
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ public class ControlLoopHandler implements Closeable {
             clElement.setOrderedState(orderedState);
             clElement.setState(newState);
             LOGGER.debug("Control loop element {} state changed to {}", id, newState);
-            ParticipantResponseDetails response = new ParticipantResponseDetails();
+            var response = new ParticipantResponseDetails();
             response.setResponseStatus(ParticipantResponseStatus.SUCCESS);
             response.setResponseMessage("ControlLoopElement state changed to {} " + newState);
             messageSender.sendResponse(response);
@@ -141,14 +141,14 @@ public class ControlLoopHandler implements Closeable {
             return;
         }
 
-        ControlLoop controlLoop = controlLoopMap.get(stateChangeMsg.getControlLoopId());
+        var controlLoop = controlLoopMap.get(stateChangeMsg.getControlLoopId());
 
         if (controlLoop == null) {
             LOGGER.debug("Control loop {} does not use this participant", stateChangeMsg.getControlLoopId());
             return;
         }
 
-        ParticipantResponseDetails response = new ParticipantResponseDetails(stateChangeMsg);
+        var response = new ParticipantResponseDetails(stateChangeMsg);
         handleState(controlLoop, response, stateChangeMsg.getOrderedState());
         messageSender.sendResponse(response);
     }
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ public class ControlLoopHandler implements Closeable {
      * @param orderedState controlloop ordered state
      */
     private void handleState(final ControlLoop controlLoop, final ParticipantResponseDetails response,
-            ControlLoopOrderedState orderedState) {
+        ControlLoopOrderedState orderedState) {
         switch (orderedState) {
             case UNINITIALISED:
                 handleUninitialisedState(controlLoop, orderedState, response);
@@ -189,16 +189,16 @@ public class ControlLoopHandler implements Closeable {
             return;
         }
 
-        ControlLoop controlLoop = controlLoopMap.get(updateMsg.getControlLoopId());
+        var controlLoop = controlLoopMap.get(updateMsg.getControlLoopId());
 
-        ParticipantResponseDetails response = new ParticipantResponseDetails(updateMsg);
+        var response = new ParticipantResponseDetails(updateMsg);
 
         // TODO: Updates to existing ControlLoops are not supported yet (Addition/Removal of ControlLoop
         // elements to existing ControlLoop has to be supported).
         if (controlLoop != null) {
             response.setResponseStatus(ParticipantResponseStatus.FAIL);
-            response.setResponseMessage("Control loop " + updateMsg.getControlLoopId()
-                    + " already defined on participant " + participantId);
+            response.setResponseMessage(
+                "Control loop " + updateMsg.getControlLoopId() + " already defined on participant " + participantId);
 
             messageSender.sendResponse(response);
             return;
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ public class ControlLoopHandler implements Closeable {
 
         response.setResponseStatus(ParticipantResponseStatus.SUCCESS);
         response.setResponseMessage(
-                "Control loop " + updateMsg.getControlLoopId() + " defined on participant " + participantId);
+            "Control loop " + updateMsg.getControlLoopId() + " defined on participant " + participantId);
 
         messageSender.sendResponse(response);
     }
@@ -239,15 +239,14 @@ public class ControlLoopHandler implements Closeable {
      * @param response participant response
      */
     private void handleUninitialisedState(final ControlLoop controlLoop, final ControlLoopOrderedState orderedState,
-            final ParticipantResponseDetails response) {
+        final ParticipantResponseDetails response) {
         handleStateChange(controlLoop, orderedState, ControlLoopState.UNINITIALISED, response);
         controlLoopMap.remove(controlLoop.getKey().asIdentifier());
 
         for (ControlLoopElementListener clElementListener : listeners) {
             try {
                 for (ControlLoopElement element : controlLoop.getElements().values()) {
-                    clElementListener.controlLoopElementStateChange(element.getId(), element.getState(),
-                            orderedState);
+                    clElementListener.controlLoopElementStateChange(element.getId(), element.getState(), orderedState);
                 }
             } catch (PfModelException e) {
                 LOGGER.debug("Control loop element update failed {}", controlLoop.getDefinition());
@@ -263,7 +262,7 @@ public class ControlLoopHandler implements Closeable {
      * @param response participant response
      */
     private void handlePassiveState(final ControlLoop controlLoop, final ControlLoopOrderedState orderedState,
-            final ParticipantResponseDetails response) {
+        final ParticipantResponseDetails response) {
         handleStateChange(controlLoop, orderedState, ControlLoopState.PASSIVE, response);
     }
 
@@ -275,19 +274,20 @@ public class ControlLoopHandler implements Closeable {
      * @param response participant response
      */
     private void handleRunningState(final ControlLoop controlLoop, final ControlLoopOrderedState orderedState,
-            final ParticipantResponseDetails response) {
+        final ParticipantResponseDetails response) {
         handleStateChange(controlLoop, orderedState, ControlLoopState.RUNNING, response);
     }
-    
+
     /**
      * Method to update the state of control loop elements.
      *
      * @param controlLoop participant status in memory
-     * @param orderedState orderedState
-     * @param state new state of the control loop elements
+     * @param orderedState orderedState the new ordered state the participant should have
+     * @param newState new state of the control loop elements
+     * @param response the response to the state change request
      */
     private void handleStateChange(ControlLoop controlLoop, final ControlLoopOrderedState orderedState,
-            ControlLoopState newState, ParticipantResponseDetails response) {
+        ControlLoopState newState, ParticipantResponseDetails response) {
 
         if (orderedState.equals(controlLoop.getOrderedState())) {
             response.setResponseStatus(ParticipantResponseStatus.SUCCESS);
@@ -297,26 +297,24 @@ public class ControlLoopHandler implements Closeable {
 
         if (!CollectionUtils.isEmpty(controlLoop.getElements().values())) {
             controlLoop.getElements().values().forEach(element -> {
-                    element.setState(newState);
-                    element.setOrderedState(orderedState);
-                }
-            );
+                element.setState(newState);
+                element.setOrderedState(orderedState);
+            });
         }
 
         response.setResponseStatus(ParticipantResponseStatus.SUCCESS);
-        response.setResponseMessage("ControlLoop state changed from " + controlLoop.getOrderedState()
-                        + " to " + orderedState);
+        response.setResponseMessage(
+            "ControlLoop state changed from " + controlLoop.getOrderedState() + " to " + orderedState);
         controlLoop.setOrderedState(orderedState);
     }
 
-
     /**
      * Get control loops as a {@link ConrolLoops} class.
      *
      * @return the control loops
      */
     public ControlLoops getControlLoops() {
-        ControlLoops controlLoops = new ControlLoops();
+        var controlLoops = new ControlLoops();
         controlLoops.setControlLoopList(new ArrayList<>(controlLoopMap.values()));
         return controlLoops;
     }
diff --git a/participant/participant-intermediary/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/controlloop/participant/intermediary/handler/IntermediaryActivator.java b/participant/participant-intermediary/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/controlloop/participant/intermediary/handler/IntermediaryActivator.java
index be2fa1a30..3eae27267 100644
--- a/participant/participant-intermediary/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/controlloop/participant/intermediary/handler/IntermediaryActivator.java
+++ b/participant/participant-intermediary/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/controlloop/participant/intermediary/handler/IntermediaryActivator.java
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ import java.util.List;
 import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicReference;
 import javax.ws.rs.core.Response.Status;
 import lombok.Getter;
-import lombok.experimental.Delegate;
 import org.onap.policy.clamp.controlloop.common.exception.ControlLoopRuntimeException;
 import org.onap.policy.clamp.controlloop.models.messages.dmaap.participant.ParticipantControlLoopStateChange;
 import org.onap.policy.clamp.controlloop.models.messages.dmaap.participant.ParticipantControlLoopUpdate;
@@ -70,21 +69,22 @@ public class IntermediaryActivator extends ServiceManagerContainer {
      * Instantiate the activator for participant.
      *
      * @param parameters the parameters for the participant intermediary
+     * @throws ControlLoopRuntimeException when the activation fails
      */
     public IntermediaryActivator(final ParticipantIntermediaryParameters parameters) {
         this.parameters = parameters;
 
         topicSinks =
-                TopicEndpointManager.getManager().addTopicSinks(parameters.getClampControlLoopTopics().getTopicSinks());
+            TopicEndpointManager.getManager().addTopicSinks(parameters.getClampControlLoopTopics().getTopicSinks());
 
-        topicSources = TopicEndpointManager.getManager()
-                .addTopicSources(parameters.getClampControlLoopTopics().getTopicSources());
+        topicSources =
+            TopicEndpointManager.getManager().addTopicSources(parameters.getClampControlLoopTopics().getTopicSources());
 
         try {
             this.msgDispatcher = new MessageTypeDispatcher(MSG_TYPE_NAMES);
         } catch (final RuntimeException e) {
             throw new ControlLoopRuntimeException(Status.INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR,
-                    "topic message dispatcher failed to start", e);
+                "topic message dispatcher failed to start", e);
         }
 
         // @formatter:off
@@ -131,17 +131,14 @@ public class IntermediaryActivator extends ServiceManagerContainer {
      */
     private void registerMsgDispatcher() {
         msgDispatcher.register(ParticipantMessageType.PARTICIPANT_STATE_CHANGE.name(),
-                (ScoListener<ParticipantStateChange>) new ParticipantStateChangeListener(
-                 participantHandler.get()));
+            (ScoListener<ParticipantStateChange>) new ParticipantStateChangeListener(participantHandler.get()));
         msgDispatcher.register(ParticipantMessageType.PARTICIPANT_HEALTH_CHECK.name(),
-                (ScoListener<ParticipantHealthCheck>) new ParticipantHealthCheckListener(
-                 participantHandler.get()));
+            (ScoListener<ParticipantHealthCheck>) new ParticipantHealthCheckListener(participantHandler.get()));
         msgDispatcher.register(ParticipantMessageType.PARTICIPANT_CONTROL_LOOP_STATE_CHANGE.name(),
-                (ScoListener<ParticipantControlLoopStateChange>) new ControlLoopStateChangeListener(
-                 participantHandler.get()));
+            (ScoListener<ParticipantControlLoopStateChange>) new ControlLoopStateChangeListener(
+                participantHandler.get()));
         msgDispatcher.register(ParticipantMessageType.PARTICIPANT_CONTROL_LOOP_UPDATE.name(),
-                (ScoListener<ParticipantControlLoopUpdate>) new ControlLoopUpdateListener(
-                 participantHandler.get()));
+            (ScoListener<ParticipantControlLoopUpdate>) new ControlLoopUpdateListener(participantHandler.get()));
         for (final TopicSource source : topicSources) {
             source.register(msgDispatcher);
         }
@@ -158,6 +155,8 @@ public class IntermediaryActivator extends ServiceManagerContainer {
 
     /**
      * Return the participant handler.
+     *
+     * @return the participant handler
      */
     public ParticipantHandler getParticipantHandler() {
         return participantHandler.get();
diff --git a/participant/participant-intermediary/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/controlloop/participant/intermediary/handler/ParticipantHandler.java b/participant/participant-intermediary/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/controlloop/participant/intermediary/handler/ParticipantHandler.java
index 980ab6ec1..913c050e3 100644
--- a/participant/participant-intermediary/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/controlloop/participant/intermediary/handler/ParticipantHandler.java
+++ b/participant/participant-intermediary/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/controlloop/participant/intermediary/handler/ParticipantHandler.java
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ public class ParticipantHandler implements Closeable {
             return;
         }
 
-        ParticipantResponseDetails response = new ParticipantResponseDetails(stateChangeMsg);
+        var response = new ParticipantResponseDetails(stateChangeMsg);
 
         switch (stateChangeMsg.getState()) {
             case PASSIVE:
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ public class ParticipantHandler implements Closeable {
      * @param healthCheckMsg participant health check message
      */
     public void handleParticipantHealthCheck(final ParticipantHealthCheck healthCheckMsg) {
-        ParticipantResponseDetails response = new ParticipantResponseDetails(healthCheckMsg);
+        var response = new ParticipantResponseDetails(healthCheckMsg);
         response.setResponseStatus(ParticipantResponseStatus.SUCCESS);
         response.setResponseMessage(healthStatus.toString());
 
@@ -194,6 +194,7 @@ public class ParticipantHandler implements Closeable {
      *
      * @param definition participant definition
      * @param participantState participant state
+     * @return the participant
      */
     public Participant updateParticipantState(ToscaConceptIdentifier definition,
             ParticipantState participantState) {
@@ -201,7 +202,7 @@ public class ParticipantHandler implements Closeable {
             LOGGER.debug("No participant with this ID {}", definition.getName());
             return null;
         }
-        ParticipantResponseDetails response = new ParticipantResponseDetails();
+        var response = new ParticipantResponseDetails();
         handleStateChange(participantState, response);
         sender.sendResponse(response);
         return getParticipant(definition.getName(), definition.getVersion());
@@ -210,11 +211,13 @@ public class ParticipantHandler implements Closeable {
     /**
      * Get participants as a {@link Participant} class.
      *
+     * @param name the participant name to get
+     * @param version the version of the participant to get
      * @return the participant
      */
     public Participant getParticipant(String name, String version) {
         if (participantId.getName().equals(name)) {
-            Participant participant = new Participant();
+            var participant = new Participant();
             participant.setDefinition(participantId);
             participant.setParticipantState(state);
             participant.setHealthStatus(healthStatus);
diff --git a/runtime-controlloop/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/controlloop/runtime/commissioning/CommissioningHandler.java b/runtime-controlloop/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/controlloop/runtime/commissioning/CommissioningHandler.java
index 88e8b1df9..74975e768 100644
--- a/runtime-controlloop/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/controlloop/runtime/commissioning/CommissioningHandler.java
+++ b/runtime-controlloop/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/controlloop/runtime/commissioning/CommissioningHandler.java
@@ -21,15 +21,12 @@
 package org.onap.policy.clamp.controlloop.runtime.commissioning;
 
 import java.io.IOException;
-import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Set;
 import javax.ws.rs.core.Response;
 import lombok.Getter;
 import org.onap.policy.clamp.controlloop.common.handler.ControlLoopHandler;
 import org.onap.policy.clamp.controlloop.runtime.commissioning.rest.CommissioningController;
 import org.onap.policy.clamp.controlloop.runtime.main.parameters.ClRuntimeParameterGroup;
-import org.onap.policy.common.endpoints.event.comm.TopicSink;
-import org.onap.policy.common.endpoints.listeners.MessageTypeDispatcher;
 import org.onap.policy.common.utils.services.Registry;
 import org.onap.policy.models.base.PfModelRuntimeException;
 
diff --git a/runtime-controlloop/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/controlloop/runtime/commissioning/CommissioningProvider.java b/runtime-controlloop/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/controlloop/runtime/commissioning/CommissioningProvider.java
index 50f6787b9..5bbf6a079 100644
--- a/runtime-controlloop/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/controlloop/runtime/commissioning/CommissioningProvider.java
+++ b/runtime-controlloop/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/controlloop/runtime/commissioning/CommissioningProvider.java
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.stream.Collectors;
 import org.apache.commons.collections4.CollectionUtils;
 import org.apache.commons.collections4.MapUtils;
-import org.onap.policy.clamp.controlloop.common.exception.ControlLoopRuntimeException;
 import org.onap.policy.clamp.controlloop.models.controlloop.persistence.provider.ControlLoopProvider;
 import org.onap.policy.clamp.controlloop.models.messages.rest.commissioning.CommissioningResponse;
 import org.onap.policy.models.base.PfModelException;
@@ -57,11 +56,10 @@ public class CommissioningProvider implements Closeable {
 
     /**
      * Create a commissioning provider.
-     *
-     * @throws ControlLoopRuntimeException on errors creating the provider
+     * @param databaseProviderParameters parameters for database access
+     * @throws PfModelRuntimeException on errors creating the database provider
      */
-    public CommissioningProvider(PolicyModelsProviderParameters databaseProviderParameters)
-            throws ControlLoopRuntimeException {
+    public CommissioningProvider(PolicyModelsProviderParameters databaseProviderParameters) {
         try {
             modelsProvider = new PolicyModelsProviderFactory()
                     .createPolicyModelsProvider(databaseProviderParameters);
@@ -98,7 +96,7 @@ public class CommissioningProvider implements Closeable {
             modelsProvider.createServiceTemplate(serviceTemplate);
         }
 
-        CommissioningResponse response = new CommissioningResponse();
+        var response = new CommissioningResponse();
         // @formatter:off
         response.setAffectedControlLoopDefinitions(serviceTemplate.getToscaTopologyTemplate().getNodeTemplates()
                 .values()
@@ -123,7 +121,7 @@ public class CommissioningProvider implements Closeable {
             modelsProvider.deleteServiceTemplate(name, version);
         }
 
-        CommissioningResponse response = new CommissioningResponse();
+        var response = new CommissioningResponse();
         response.setAffectedControlLoopDefinitions(
                 Collections.singletonList(new ToscaConceptIdentifier(name, version)));
 
@@ -201,7 +199,7 @@ public class CommissioningProvider implements Closeable {
      * @throws PfModelException on errors getting control loop definitions
      */
     public ToscaServiceTemplate getToscaServiceTemplate(String name, String version) throws PfModelException {
-        ToscaServiceTemplates serviceTemplates = new ToscaServiceTemplates();
+        var serviceTemplates = new ToscaServiceTemplates();
         serviceTemplates.setServiceTemplates(modelsProvider.getServiceTemplateList(name, version));
         return serviceTemplates.getServiceTemplates().get(0);
     }
diff --git a/runtime-controlloop/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/controlloop/runtime/commissioning/rest/CommissioningController.java b/runtime-controlloop/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/controlloop/runtime/commissioning/rest/CommissioningController.java
index 4060ae5be..ebfbbd5ee 100644
--- a/runtime-controlloop/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/controlloop/runtime/commissioning/rest/CommissioningController.java
+++ b/runtime-controlloop/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/controlloop/runtime/commissioning/rest/CommissioningController.java
@@ -44,8 +44,6 @@ import org.onap.policy.clamp.controlloop.runtime.commissioning.CommissioningProv
 import org.onap.policy.clamp.controlloop.runtime.main.rest.RestController;
 import org.onap.policy.models.base.PfModelException;
 import org.onap.policy.models.base.PfModelRuntimeException;
-import org.onap.policy.models.errors.concepts.ErrorResponse;
-import org.onap.policy.models.errors.concepts.ErrorResponseInfo;
 import org.onap.policy.models.tosca.authorative.concepts.ToscaNodeTemplate;
 import org.onap.policy.models.tosca.authorative.concepts.ToscaServiceTemplate;
 import org.slf4j.Logger;
@@ -81,58 +79,56 @@ public class CommissioningController extends RestController {
             value = "Commissions control loop definitions",
             notes = "Commissions control loop definitions, returning the commissioned control loop definition IDs",
             response = CommissioningResponse.class,
-            tags = {
-                    "Control Loop Commissioning API"
-            },
+            tags = {"Control Loop Commissioning API"},
             authorizations = @Authorization(value = AUTHORIZATION_TYPE),
             responseHeaders = {
-                    @ResponseHeader(
-                            name = VERSION_MINOR_NAME,
-                            description = VERSION_MINOR_DESCRIPTION,
-                            response = String.class),
-                    @ResponseHeader(
-                            name = VERSION_PATCH_NAME,
-                            description = VERSION_PATCH_DESCRIPTION,
-                            response = String.class),
-                    @ResponseHeader(
-                            name = VERSION_LATEST_NAME,
-                            description = VERSION_LATEST_DESCRIPTION,
-                            response = String.class),
-                    @ResponseHeader(
-                            name = REQUEST_ID_NAME,
-                            description = REQUEST_ID_HDR_DESCRIPTION,
-                            response = UUID.class)
+                @ResponseHeader(
+                    name = VERSION_MINOR_NAME,
+                    description = VERSION_MINOR_DESCRIPTION,
+                    response = String.class),
+                @ResponseHeader(
+                    name = VERSION_PATCH_NAME,
+                    description = VERSION_PATCH_DESCRIPTION,
+                    response = String.class),
+                @ResponseHeader(
+                    name = VERSION_LATEST_NAME,
+                    description = VERSION_LATEST_DESCRIPTION,
+                    response = String.class),
+                @ResponseHeader(
+                    name = REQUEST_ID_NAME,
+                    description = REQUEST_ID_HDR_DESCRIPTION,
+                    response = UUID.class)
             },
             extensions = {
-                    @Extension(
-                            name = EXTENSION_NAME,
-                            properties = {
-                                    @ExtensionProperty(name = API_VERSION_NAME, value = API_VERSION),
-                                    @ExtensionProperty(name = LAST_MOD_NAME, value = LAST_MOD_RELEASE)
-                            }
+                @Extension
+                    (
+                        name = EXTENSION_NAME,
+                        properties = {
+                            @ExtensionProperty(name = API_VERSION_NAME, value = API_VERSION),
+                            @ExtensionProperty(name = LAST_MOD_NAME, value = LAST_MOD_RELEASE)
+                        }
                     )
             }
     )
     @ApiResponses(
             value = {
-                    @ApiResponse(code = AUTHENTICATION_ERROR_CODE, message = AUTHENTICATION_ERROR_MESSAGE),
-                    @ApiResponse(code = AUTHORIZATION_ERROR_CODE, message = AUTHORIZATION_ERROR_MESSAGE),
-                    @ApiResponse(code = SERVER_ERROR_CODE, message = SERVER_ERROR_MESSAGE)
+                @ApiResponse(code = AUTHENTICATION_ERROR_CODE, message = AUTHENTICATION_ERROR_MESSAGE),
+                @ApiResponse(code = AUTHORIZATION_ERROR_CODE, message = AUTHORIZATION_ERROR_MESSAGE),
+                @ApiResponse(code = SERVER_ERROR_CODE, message = SERVER_ERROR_MESSAGE)
             }
     )
     // @formatter:on
-    public Response create(
-            @HeaderParam(REQUEST_ID_NAME) @ApiParam(REQUEST_ID_PARAM_DESCRIPTION) UUID requestId,
-            @ApiParam(value = "Entity Body of Control Loop", required = true) ToscaServiceTemplate body) {
+    public Response create(@HeaderParam(REQUEST_ID_NAME) @ApiParam(REQUEST_ID_PARAM_DESCRIPTION) UUID requestId,
+        @ApiParam(value = "Entity Body of Control Loop", required = true) ToscaServiceTemplate body) {
 
         try {
             CommissioningResponse response = provider.createControlLoopDefinitions(body);
-            return addLoggingHeaders(addVersionControlHeaders(Response.status(Status.OK)), requestId)
-                    .entity(response).build();
+            return addLoggingHeaders(addVersionControlHeaders(Response.status(Status.OK)), requestId).entity(response)
+                .build();
 
         } catch (PfModelRuntimeException | PfModelException e) {
             LOGGER.warn("Commissioning of the control loops failed", e);
-            CommissioningResponse resp = new CommissioningResponse();
+            var resp = new CommissioningResponse();
             resp.setErrorDetails(e.getErrorResponse().getErrorMessage());
             return returnResponse(e.getErrorResponse().getResponseCode(), requestId, resp);
         }
@@ -153,58 +149,56 @@ public class CommissioningController extends RestController {
     @ApiOperation(value = "Delete a commissioned control loop",
             notes = "Deletes a Commissioned Control Loop, returning optional error details",
             response = CommissioningResponse.class,
-            tags = {
-                    "Clamp Control Loop Commissioning API"
-            },
+            tags = {"Clamp Control Loop Commissioning API"},
             authorizations = @Authorization(value = AUTHORIZATION_TYPE),
             responseHeaders = {
-                    @ResponseHeader(
-                            name = VERSION_MINOR_NAME,
-                            description = VERSION_MINOR_DESCRIPTION,
-                            response = String.class),
-                    @ResponseHeader(
-                            name = VERSION_PATCH_NAME,
-                            description = VERSION_PATCH_DESCRIPTION,
-                            response = String.class),
-                    @ResponseHeader(
-                            name = VERSION_LATEST_NAME,
-                            description = VERSION_LATEST_DESCRIPTION,
-                            response = String.class),
-                    @ResponseHeader(
+                @ResponseHeader(
+                    name = VERSION_MINOR_NAME,
+                    description = VERSION_MINOR_DESCRIPTION,
+                    response = String.class),
+                @ResponseHeader(
+                    name = VERSION_PATCH_NAME,
+                    description = VERSION_PATCH_DESCRIPTION,
+                    response = String.class),
+                @ResponseHeader(
+                    name = VERSION_LATEST_NAME,
+                    description = VERSION_LATEST_DESCRIPTION,
+                    response = String.class),
+                @ResponseHeader(
                             name = REQUEST_ID_NAME,
                             description = REQUEST_ID_HDR_DESCRIPTION,
                             response = UUID.class)},
             extensions = {
-                    @Extension(
-                            name = EXTENSION_NAME,
-                            properties = {
-                                    @ExtensionProperty(name = API_VERSION_NAME, value = API_VERSION),
-                                    @ExtensionProperty(name = LAST_MOD_NAME, value = LAST_MOD_RELEASE)
-                            }
+                @Extension
+                    (
+                        name = EXTENSION_NAME,
+                        properties = {
+                            @ExtensionProperty(name = API_VERSION_NAME, value = API_VERSION),
+                            @ExtensionProperty(name = LAST_MOD_NAME, value = LAST_MOD_RELEASE)
+                        }
                     )
             }
     )
-    @ApiResponses(value = {
+    @ApiResponses(
+        value = {
             @ApiResponse(code = AUTHENTICATION_ERROR_CODE, message = AUTHENTICATION_ERROR_MESSAGE),
             @ApiResponse(code = AUTHORIZATION_ERROR_CODE, message = AUTHORIZATION_ERROR_MESSAGE),
             @ApiResponse(code = SERVER_ERROR_CODE, message = SERVER_ERROR_MESSAGE)
         }
     )
     // @formatter:on
-    public Response delete(
-            @HeaderParam(REQUEST_ID_NAME) @ApiParam(REQUEST_ID_PARAM_DESCRIPTION) UUID requestId,
-            @ApiParam(value = "Control Loop definition name", required = true) @QueryParam("name") String name,
-            @ApiParam(value = "Control Loop definition version", required = true)
-            @QueryParam("version") String version) {
+    public Response delete(@HeaderParam(REQUEST_ID_NAME) @ApiParam(REQUEST_ID_PARAM_DESCRIPTION) UUID requestId,
+        @ApiParam(value = "Control Loop definition name", required = true) @QueryParam("name") String name,
+        @ApiParam(value = "Control Loop definition version", required = true) @QueryParam("version") String version) {
 
         try {
             CommissioningResponse response = provider.deleteControlLoopDefinition(name, version);
-            return addLoggingHeaders(addVersionControlHeaders(Response.status(Status.OK)), requestId)
-                    .entity(response).build();
+            return addLoggingHeaders(addVersionControlHeaders(Response.status(Status.OK)), requestId).entity(response)
+                .build();
 
         } catch (PfModelRuntimeException | PfModelException e) {
             LOGGER.warn("Decommisssioning of control loop failed", e);
-            CommissioningResponse resp = new CommissioningResponse();
+            var resp = new CommissioningResponse();
             resp.setErrorDetails(e.getErrorResponse().getErrorMessage());
             return returnResponse(e.getErrorResponse().getResponseCode(), requestId, resp);
         }
@@ -226,52 +220,49 @@ public class CommissioningController extends RestController {
             notes = "Queries details of the requested commissioned control loop definitions, "
                     + "returning all control loop details",
             response = ToscaNodeTemplate.class,
-            tags = {
-                    "Clamp Control Loop Commissioning API"
-            },
+            tags = {"Clamp Control Loop Commissioning API"},
             authorizations = @Authorization(value = AUTHORIZATION_TYPE),
             responseHeaders = {
-                    @ResponseHeader(
-                            name = VERSION_MINOR_NAME, description = VERSION_MINOR_DESCRIPTION,
-                            response = String.class),
-                    @ResponseHeader(name = VERSION_PATCH_NAME, description = VERSION_PATCH_DESCRIPTION,
-                            response = String.class),
-                    @ResponseHeader(name = VERSION_LATEST_NAME, description = VERSION_LATEST_DESCRIPTION,
-                            response = String.class),
-                    @ResponseHeader(name = REQUEST_ID_NAME, description = REQUEST_ID_HDR_DESCRIPTION,
-                            response = UUID.class)},
-            extensions = {
-                    @Extension(
-                            name = EXTENSION_NAME,
-                            properties = {
-                                    @ExtensionProperty(name = API_VERSION_NAME, value = API_VERSION),
-                                    @ExtensionProperty(name = LAST_MOD_NAME, value = LAST_MOD_RELEASE)
-                            }
-                    )
+                @ResponseHeader(
+                        name = VERSION_MINOR_NAME, description = VERSION_MINOR_DESCRIPTION,
+                        response = String.class),
+                @ResponseHeader(name = VERSION_PATCH_NAME, description = VERSION_PATCH_DESCRIPTION,
+                        response = String.class),
+                @ResponseHeader(name = VERSION_LATEST_NAME, description = VERSION_LATEST_DESCRIPTION,
+                        response = String.class),
+                @ResponseHeader(name = REQUEST_ID_NAME, description = REQUEST_ID_HDR_DESCRIPTION,
+                        response = UUID.class)},
+        extensions = {
+            @Extension
+                (
+                    name = EXTENSION_NAME,
+                    properties = {
+                        @ExtensionProperty(name = API_VERSION_NAME, value = API_VERSION),
+                        @ExtensionProperty(name = LAST_MOD_NAME, value = LAST_MOD_RELEASE)
+                    }
+                )
             }
     )
     @ApiResponses(
-            value = {
-                    @ApiResponse(code = AUTHENTICATION_ERROR_CODE, message = AUTHENTICATION_ERROR_MESSAGE),
-                    @ApiResponse(code = AUTHORIZATION_ERROR_CODE, message = AUTHORIZATION_ERROR_MESSAGE),
-                    @ApiResponse(code = SERVER_ERROR_CODE, message = SERVER_ERROR_MESSAGE)
-            }
+        value = {
+            @ApiResponse(code = AUTHENTICATION_ERROR_CODE, message = AUTHENTICATION_ERROR_MESSAGE),
+            @ApiResponse(code = AUTHORIZATION_ERROR_CODE, message = AUTHORIZATION_ERROR_MESSAGE),
+            @ApiResponse(code = SERVER_ERROR_CODE, message = SERVER_ERROR_MESSAGE)
+        }
     )
     // @formatter:on
     public Response query(@HeaderParam(REQUEST_ID_NAME) @ApiParam(REQUEST_ID_PARAM_DESCRIPTION) UUID requestId,
-                          @ApiParam(value = "Control Loop definition name", required = true)
-                          @QueryParam("name") String name,
-                          @ApiParam(value = "Control Loop definition version", required = true)
-                          @QueryParam("version") String version) {
+        @ApiParam(value = "Control Loop definition name", required = true) @QueryParam("name") String name,
+        @ApiParam(value = "Control Loop definition version", required = true) @QueryParam("version") String version) {
 
         try {
             List<ToscaNodeTemplate> response = provider.getControlLoopDefinitions(name, version);
             return addLoggingHeaders(addVersionControlHeaders(Response.status(Status.OK)), requestId).entity(response)
-                    .build();
+                .build();
 
         } catch (PfModelRuntimeException | PfModelException e) {
             LOGGER.warn("Get of control loop definitions failed", e);
-            CommissioningResponse resp = new CommissioningResponse();
+            var resp = new CommissioningResponse();
             resp.setErrorDetails(e.getErrorResponse().getErrorMessage());
             return returnResponse(e.getErrorResponse().getResponseCode(), requestId, resp);
         }
@@ -293,53 +284,50 @@ public class CommissioningController extends RestController {
             notes = "Queries details of the requested commissioned tosca service template, "
                     + "returning all tosca service template details",
             response = ToscaServiceTemplate.class,
-            tags = {
-                    "Clamp Control Loop Commissioning API"
-            },
+            tags = {"Clamp Control Loop Commissioning API"},
             authorizations = @Authorization(value = AUTHORIZATION_TYPE),
             responseHeaders = {
-                    @ResponseHeader(
-                            name = VERSION_MINOR_NAME, description = VERSION_MINOR_DESCRIPTION,
-                            response = String.class),
-                    @ResponseHeader(name = VERSION_PATCH_NAME, description = VERSION_PATCH_DESCRIPTION,
-                            response = String.class),
-                    @ResponseHeader(name = VERSION_LATEST_NAME, description = VERSION_LATEST_DESCRIPTION,
-                            response = String.class),
-                    @ResponseHeader(name = REQUEST_ID_NAME, description = REQUEST_ID_HDR_DESCRIPTION,
-                            response = UUID.class)},
+                @ResponseHeader(
+                    name = VERSION_MINOR_NAME, description = VERSION_MINOR_DESCRIPTION,
+                    response = String.class),
+                @ResponseHeader(name = VERSION_PATCH_NAME, description = VERSION_PATCH_DESCRIPTION,
+                    response = String.class),
+                @ResponseHeader(name = VERSION_LATEST_NAME, description = VERSION_LATEST_DESCRIPTION,
+                    response = String.class),
+                @ResponseHeader(name = REQUEST_ID_NAME, description = REQUEST_ID_HDR_DESCRIPTION,
+                    response = UUID.class)},
             extensions = {
-                    @Extension(
-                            name = EXTENSION_NAME,
-                            properties = {
-                                    @ExtensionProperty(name = API_VERSION_NAME, value = API_VERSION),
-                                    @ExtensionProperty(name = LAST_MOD_NAME, value = LAST_MOD_RELEASE)
-                            }
+                @Extension
+                    (
+                        name = EXTENSION_NAME,
+                        properties = {
+                            @ExtensionProperty(name = API_VERSION_NAME, value = API_VERSION),
+                            @ExtensionProperty(name = LAST_MOD_NAME, value = LAST_MOD_RELEASE)
+                        }
                     )
             }
     )
     @ApiResponses(
-            value = {
-                    @ApiResponse(code = AUTHENTICATION_ERROR_CODE, message = AUTHENTICATION_ERROR_MESSAGE),
-                    @ApiResponse(code = AUTHORIZATION_ERROR_CODE, message = AUTHORIZATION_ERROR_MESSAGE),
-                    @ApiResponse(code = SERVER_ERROR_CODE, message = SERVER_ERROR_MESSAGE)
-            }
+        value = {
+            @ApiResponse(code = AUTHENTICATION_ERROR_CODE, message = AUTHENTICATION_ERROR_MESSAGE),
+            @ApiResponse(code = AUTHORIZATION_ERROR_CODE, message = AUTHORIZATION_ERROR_MESSAGE),
+            @ApiResponse(code = SERVER_ERROR_CODE, message = SERVER_ERROR_MESSAGE)
+        }
     )
     // @formatter:on
-    public Response queryToscaServiceTemplate(@HeaderParam(REQUEST_ID_NAME)
-                                                  @ApiParam(REQUEST_ID_PARAM_DESCRIPTION) UUID requestId,
-                          @ApiParam(value = "Tosca service template name", required = true)
-                          @QueryParam("name") String name,
-                          @ApiParam(value = "Tosca service template version", required = true)
-                          @QueryParam("version") String version) {
+    public Response queryToscaServiceTemplate(
+        @HeaderParam(REQUEST_ID_NAME) @ApiParam(REQUEST_ID_PARAM_DESCRIPTION) UUID requestId,
+        @ApiParam(value = "Tosca service template name", required = true) @QueryParam("name") String name,
+        @ApiParam(value = "Tosca service template version", required = true) @QueryParam("version") String version) {
 
         try {
-            ToscaServiceTemplate response = provider.getToscaServiceTemplate(name, version);
+            var response = provider.getToscaServiceTemplate(name, version);
             return addLoggingHeaders(addVersionControlHeaders(Response.status(Status.OK)), requestId).entity(response)
-                    .build();
+                .build();
 
         } catch (PfModelRuntimeException | PfModelException e) {
             LOGGER.warn("Get of tosca service template failed", e);
-            CommissioningResponse resp = new CommissioningResponse();
+            var resp = new CommissioningResponse();
             resp.setErrorDetails(e.getErrorResponse().getErrorMessage());
             return returnResponse(e.getErrorResponse().getResponseCode(), requestId, resp);
         }
@@ -361,60 +349,57 @@ public class CommissioningController extends RestController {
             notes = "Queries details of the requested commissioned control loop element definitions, "
                     + "returning all control loop elements' details",
             response = ToscaNodeTemplate.class,
-            tags = {
-                    "Clamp Control Loop Commissioning API"
-            },
+            tags = {"Clamp Control Loop Commissioning API"},
             authorizations = @Authorization(value = AUTHORIZATION_TYPE),
             responseHeaders = {
-                    @ResponseHeader(
-                            name = VERSION_MINOR_NAME, description = VERSION_MINOR_DESCRIPTION,
-                            response = String.class),
-                    @ResponseHeader(name = VERSION_PATCH_NAME, description = VERSION_PATCH_DESCRIPTION,
-                            response = String.class),
-                    @ResponseHeader(name = VERSION_LATEST_NAME, description = VERSION_LATEST_DESCRIPTION,
-                            response = String.class),
-                    @ResponseHeader(name = REQUEST_ID_NAME, description = REQUEST_ID_HDR_DESCRIPTION,
-                            response = UUID.class)},
+                @ResponseHeader(
+                    name = VERSION_MINOR_NAME, description = VERSION_MINOR_DESCRIPTION,
+                    response = String.class),
+                @ResponseHeader(name = VERSION_PATCH_NAME, description = VERSION_PATCH_DESCRIPTION,
+                    response = String.class),
+                @ResponseHeader(name = VERSION_LATEST_NAME, description = VERSION_LATEST_DESCRIPTION,
+                    response = String.class),
+                @ResponseHeader(name = REQUEST_ID_NAME, description = REQUEST_ID_HDR_DESCRIPTION,
+                    response = UUID.class)},
             extensions = {
-                    @Extension(
-                            name = EXTENSION_NAME,
-                            properties = {
-                                    @ExtensionProperty(name = API_VERSION_NAME, value = API_VERSION),
-                                    @ExtensionProperty(name = LAST_MOD_NAME, value = LAST_MOD_RELEASE)
-                            }
+                @Extension
+                    (
+                        name = EXTENSION_NAME,
+                        properties = {
+                            @ExtensionProperty(name = API_VERSION_NAME, value = API_VERSION),
+                            @ExtensionProperty(name = LAST_MOD_NAME, value = LAST_MOD_RELEASE)
+                        }
                     )
             }
     )
     @ApiResponses(
-            value = {
-                    @ApiResponse(code = AUTHENTICATION_ERROR_CODE, message = AUTHENTICATION_ERROR_MESSAGE),
-                    @ApiResponse(code = AUTHORIZATION_ERROR_CODE, message = AUTHORIZATION_ERROR_MESSAGE),
-                    @ApiResponse(code = SERVER_ERROR_CODE, message = SERVER_ERROR_MESSAGE)
-            }
+        value = {
+            @ApiResponse(code = AUTHENTICATION_ERROR_CODE, message = AUTHENTICATION_ERROR_MESSAGE),
+            @ApiResponse(code = AUTHORIZATION_ERROR_CODE, message = AUTHORIZATION_ERROR_MESSAGE),
+            @ApiResponse(code = SERVER_ERROR_CODE, message = SERVER_ERROR_MESSAGE)
+        }
     )
     // @formatter:on
     public Response queryElements(@HeaderParam(REQUEST_ID_NAME) @ApiParam(REQUEST_ID_PARAM_DESCRIPTION) UUID requestId,
-                                  @ApiParam(value = "Control Loop definition name", required = true)
-                                  @QueryParam("name") String name,
-                                  @ApiParam(value = "Control Loop definition version", required = true)
-                                  @QueryParam("version") String version) throws Exception {
+        @ApiParam(value = "Control Loop definition name", required = true) @QueryParam("name") String name,
+        @ApiParam(value = "Control Loop definition version", required = true) @QueryParam("version") String version) {
 
         try {
             List<ToscaNodeTemplate> nodeTemplate = provider.getControlLoopDefinitions(name, version);
-            //Prevent ambiguous queries with multiple returns
+            // Prevent ambiguous queries with multiple returns
             if (nodeTemplate.size() > 1) {
-                CommissioningResponse resp = new CommissioningResponse();
+                var resp = new CommissioningResponse();
                 resp.setErrorDetails("Multiple ControlLoops are not supported");
                 return returnResponse(Response.Status.NOT_ACCEPTABLE, requestId, resp);
             }
 
             List<ToscaNodeTemplate> response = provider.getControlLoopElementDefinitions(nodeTemplate.get(0));
             return addLoggingHeaders(addVersionControlHeaders(Response.status(Status.OK)), requestId).entity(response)
-                    .build();
+                .build();
 
         } catch (PfModelRuntimeException | PfModelException e) {
             LOGGER.warn("Get of control loop element definitions failed", e);
-            CommissioningResponse resp = new CommissioningResponse();
+            var resp = new CommissioningResponse();
             resp.setErrorDetails(e.getErrorResponse().getErrorMessage());
             return returnResponse(e.getErrorResponse().getResponseCode(), requestId, resp);
         }
@@ -422,7 +407,6 @@ public class CommissioningController extends RestController {
     }
 
     private Response returnResponse(Response.Status status, UUID requestId, CommissioningResponse resp) {
-        return addLoggingHeaders(addVersionControlHeaders(Response.status(status)),
-                requestId).entity(resp).build();
+        return addLoggingHeaders(addVersionControlHeaders(Response.status(status)), requestId).entity(resp).build();
     }
 }
diff --git a/runtime-controlloop/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/controlloop/runtime/instantiation/ControlLoopInstantiationProvider.java b/runtime-controlloop/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/controlloop/runtime/instantiation/ControlLoopInstantiationProvider.java
index eb72d9219..f458d7c51 100644
--- a/runtime-controlloop/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/controlloop/runtime/instantiation/ControlLoopInstantiationProvider.java
+++ b/runtime-controlloop/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/controlloop/runtime/instantiation/ControlLoopInstantiationProvider.java
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ public class ControlLoopInstantiationProvider implements Closeable {
      * Create a instantiation provider.
      *
      * @param databaseProviderParameters the parameters for database access
+     * @throws PfModelRuntimeException on errors creating a provider
      */
     public ControlLoopInstantiationProvider(PolicyModelsProviderParameters databaseProviderParameters) {
         try {
@@ -89,10 +90,10 @@ public class ControlLoopInstantiationProvider implements Closeable {
 
         synchronized (lockit) {
             for (ControlLoop controlLoop : controlLoops.getControlLoopList()) {
-                ControlLoop checkControlLoop = controlLoopProvider.getControlLoop(controlLoop.getKey().asIdentifier());
+                var checkControlLoop = controlLoopProvider.getControlLoop(controlLoop.getKey().asIdentifier());
                 if (checkControlLoop != null) {
                     throw new PfModelException(Response.Status.BAD_REQUEST,
-                            controlLoop.getKey().asIdentifier() + " already defined");
+                        controlLoop.getKey().asIdentifier() + " already defined");
                 }
             }
             BeanValidationResult validationResult = validateControlLoops(controlLoops);
@@ -102,9 +103,9 @@ public class ControlLoopInstantiationProvider implements Closeable {
             controlLoopProvider.createControlLoops(controlLoops.getControlLoopList());
         }
 
-        InstantiationResponse response = new InstantiationResponse();
+        var response = new InstantiationResponse();
         response.setAffectedControlLoops(controlLoops.getControlLoopList().stream()
-                .map(cl -> cl.getKey().asIdentifier()).collect(Collectors.toList()));
+            .map(cl -> cl.getKey().asIdentifier()).collect(Collectors.toList()));
 
         return response;
     }
@@ -125,9 +126,9 @@ public class ControlLoopInstantiationProvider implements Closeable {
             controlLoopProvider.updateControlLoops(controlLoops.getControlLoopList());
         }
 
-        InstantiationResponse response = new InstantiationResponse();
+        var response = new InstantiationResponse();
         response.setAffectedControlLoops(controlLoops.getControlLoopList().stream()
-                .map(cl -> cl.getKey().asIdentifier()).collect(Collectors.toList()));
+            .map(cl -> cl.getKey().asIdentifier()).collect(Collectors.toList()));
 
         return response;
     }
@@ -136,32 +137,29 @@ public class ControlLoopInstantiationProvider implements Closeable {
      * Validate ControlLoops.
      *
      * @param controlLoops ControlLoops to validate
-     * @result the result of validation
+     * @return the result of validation
      * @throws PfModelException if controlLoops is not valid
      */
     private BeanValidationResult validateControlLoops(ControlLoops controlLoops) throws PfModelException {
 
-        BeanValidationResult result = new BeanValidationResult("ControlLoops", controlLoops);
+        var result = new BeanValidationResult("ControlLoops", controlLoops);
 
         for (ControlLoop controlLoop : controlLoops.getControlLoopList()) {
-            BeanValidationResult subResult = new BeanValidationResult(
-                    "entry " + controlLoop.getDefinition().getName(), controlLoop);
+            var subResult = new BeanValidationResult("entry " + controlLoop.getDefinition().getName(), controlLoop);
 
             List<ToscaNodeTemplate> toscaNodeTemplates = commissioningProvider.getControlLoopDefinitions(
-                    controlLoop.getDefinition().getName(), controlLoop.getDefinition().getVersion());
+                controlLoop.getDefinition().getName(), controlLoop.getDefinition().getVersion());
 
             if (toscaNodeTemplates.isEmpty()) {
-                subResult
-                        .addResult(new ObjectValidationResult("ControlLoop", controlLoop.getDefinition().getName(),
-                                ValidationStatus.INVALID, "Commissioned control loop definition not FOUND"));
+                subResult.addResult(new ObjectValidationResult("ControlLoop", controlLoop.getDefinition().getName(),
+                    ValidationStatus.INVALID, "Commissioned control loop definition not FOUND"));
             } else if (toscaNodeTemplates.size() > 1) {
-                subResult
-                        .addResult(new ObjectValidationResult("ControlLoop", controlLoop.getDefinition().getName(),
-                                ValidationStatus.INVALID, "Commissioned control loop definition not VALID"));
+                subResult.addResult(new ObjectValidationResult("ControlLoop", controlLoop.getDefinition().getName(),
+                    ValidationStatus.INVALID, "Commissioned control loop definition not VALID"));
             } else {
 
                 List<ToscaNodeTemplate> clElementDefinitions =
-                        commissioningProvider.getControlLoopElementDefinitions(toscaNodeTemplates.get(0));
+                    commissioningProvider.getControlLoopElementDefinitions(toscaNodeTemplates.get(0));
 
                 // @formatter:off
                 Map<String, ToscaConceptIdentifier> definitions = clElementDefinitions
@@ -184,11 +182,11 @@ public class ControlLoopInstantiationProvider implements Closeable {
      *
      * @param definitions map of all ToscaConceptIdentifiers
      * @param definition ToscaConceptIdentifier to validate
-     * @result result the validation result
+     * @return the validation result
      */
     private ValidationResult validateDefinition(Map<String, ToscaConceptIdentifier> definitions,
-                                                ToscaConceptIdentifier definition) {
-        BeanValidationResult result = new BeanValidationResult("entry " + definition.getName(), definition);
+        ToscaConceptIdentifier definition) {
+        var result = new BeanValidationResult("entry " + definition.getName(), definition);
         ToscaConceptIdentifier identifier = definitions.get(definition.getName());
         if (identifier == null) {
             result.setResult(ValidationStatus.INVALID, "Not FOUND");
@@ -207,7 +205,7 @@ public class ControlLoopInstantiationProvider implements Closeable {
      * @throws PfModelException on deletion errors
      */
     public InstantiationResponse deleteControlLoop(String name, String version) throws PfModelException {
-        InstantiationResponse response = new InstantiationResponse();
+        var response = new InstantiationResponse();
         synchronized (lockit) {
             List<ControlLoop> controlLoops = controlLoopProvider.getControlLoops(name, version);
             if (controlLoops.isEmpty()) {
@@ -216,12 +214,12 @@ public class ControlLoopInstantiationProvider implements Closeable {
             for (ControlLoop controlLoop : controlLoops) {
                 if (!ControlLoopState.UNINITIALISED.equals(controlLoop.getState())) {
                     throw new PfModelException(Response.Status.BAD_REQUEST,
-                            "Control Loop State is still " + controlLoop.getState());
+                        "Control Loop State is still " + controlLoop.getState());
                 }
             }
 
             response.setAffectedControlLoops(Collections
-                    .singletonList(controlLoopProvider.deleteControlLoop(name, version).getKey().asIdentifier()));
+                .singletonList(controlLoopProvider.deleteControlLoop(name, version).getKey().asIdentifier()));
         }
         return response;
     }
@@ -235,7 +233,7 @@ public class ControlLoopInstantiationProvider implements Closeable {
      * @throws PfModelException on errors getting control loops
      */
     public ControlLoops getControlLoops(String name, String version) throws PfModelException {
-        ControlLoops controlLoops = new ControlLoops();
+        var controlLoops = new ControlLoops();
         controlLoops.setControlLoopList(controlLoopProvider.getControlLoops(name, version));
 
         return controlLoops;
@@ -250,7 +248,7 @@ public class ControlLoopInstantiationProvider implements Closeable {
      * @throws ControlLoopException on ordered state invalid
      */
     public InstantiationResponse issueControlLoopCommand(InstantiationCommand command)
-            throws ControlLoopException, PfModelException {
+        throws ControlLoopException, PfModelException {
 
         if (command.getOrderedState() == null) {
             throw new ControlLoopException(Status.BAD_REQUEST, "ordered state invalid or not specified on command");
@@ -259,16 +257,16 @@ public class ControlLoopInstantiationProvider implements Closeable {
         synchronized (lockit) {
             List<ControlLoop> controlLoops = new ArrayList<>(command.getControlLoopIdentifierList().size());
             for (ToscaConceptIdentifier id : command.getControlLoopIdentifierList()) {
-                ControlLoop controlLoop = controlLoopProvider.getControlLoop(id);
+                var controlLoop = controlLoopProvider.getControlLoop(id);
                 controlLoop.setCascadedOrderedState(command.getOrderedState());
                 controlLoops.add(controlLoop);
             }
             controlLoopProvider.updateControlLoops(controlLoops);
         }
 
-        SupervisionHandler supervisionHandler = SupervisionHandler.getInstance();
+        var supervisionHandler = SupervisionHandler.getInstance();
         supervisionHandler.triggerControlLoopSupervision(command.getControlLoopIdentifierList());
-        InstantiationResponse response = new InstantiationResponse();
+        var response = new InstantiationResponse();
         response.setAffectedControlLoops(command.getControlLoopIdentifierList());
 
         return response;
diff --git a/runtime-controlloop/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/controlloop/runtime/instantiation/InstantiationHandler.java b/runtime-controlloop/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/controlloop/runtime/instantiation/InstantiationHandler.java
index d81e54ccf..67fd9455e 100644
--- a/runtime-controlloop/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/controlloop/runtime/instantiation/InstantiationHandler.java
+++ b/runtime-controlloop/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/controlloop/runtime/instantiation/InstantiationHandler.java
@@ -21,15 +21,12 @@
 package org.onap.policy.clamp.controlloop.runtime.instantiation;
 
 import java.io.IOException;
-import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Set;
 import javax.ws.rs.core.Response;
 import lombok.Getter;
 import org.onap.policy.clamp.controlloop.common.handler.ControlLoopHandler;
 import org.onap.policy.clamp.controlloop.runtime.instantiation.rest.InstantiationController;
 import org.onap.policy.clamp.controlloop.runtime.main.parameters.ClRuntimeParameterGroup;
-import org.onap.policy.common.endpoints.event.comm.TopicSink;
-import org.onap.policy.common.endpoints.listeners.MessageTypeDispatcher;
 import org.onap.policy.common.utils.services.Registry;
 import org.onap.policy.models.base.PfModelRuntimeException;
 
diff --git a/runtime-controlloop/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/controlloop/runtime/instantiation/rest/InstantiationController.java b/runtime-controlloop/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/controlloop/runtime/instantiation/rest/InstantiationController.java
index 7581aaf74..ea36c71fb 100644
--- a/runtime-controlloop/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/controlloop/runtime/instantiation/rest/InstantiationController.java
+++ b/runtime-controlloop/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/controlloop/runtime/instantiation/rest/InstantiationController.java
@@ -82,36 +82,35 @@ public class InstantiationController extends RestController {
             value = "Commissions control loop definitions",
             notes = "Commissions control loop definitions, returning the control loop IDs",
             response = InstantiationResponse.class,
-            tags = {
-                "Control Loop Instantiation API"
-                },
+            tags = {"Control Loop Instantiation API"},
             authorizations = @Authorization(value = AUTHORIZATION_TYPE),
             responseHeaders = {
-                    @ResponseHeader(
-                            name = VERSION_MINOR_NAME,
-                            description = VERSION_MINOR_DESCRIPTION,
-                            response = String.class),
-                    @ResponseHeader(
-                            name = VERSION_PATCH_NAME,
-                            description = VERSION_PATCH_DESCRIPTION,
-                            response = String.class),
-                    @ResponseHeader(
-                            name = VERSION_LATEST_NAME,
-                            description = VERSION_LATEST_DESCRIPTION,
-                            response = String.class),
-                    @ResponseHeader(
-                            name = REQUEST_ID_NAME,
-                            description = REQUEST_ID_HDR_DESCRIPTION,
-                            response = UUID.class)
+                @ResponseHeader(
+                    name = VERSION_MINOR_NAME,
+                    description = VERSION_MINOR_DESCRIPTION,
+                    response = String.class),
+                @ResponseHeader(
+                    name = VERSION_PATCH_NAME,
+                    description = VERSION_PATCH_DESCRIPTION,
+                    response = String.class),
+                @ResponseHeader(
+                    name = VERSION_LATEST_NAME,
+                    description = VERSION_LATEST_DESCRIPTION,
+                    response = String.class),
+                @ResponseHeader(
+                    name = REQUEST_ID_NAME,
+                    description = REQUEST_ID_HDR_DESCRIPTION,
+                    response = UUID.class)
                 },
             extensions = {
-                @Extension(
-                    name = EXTENSION_NAME,
-                    properties = {
+                @Extension
+                    (
+                        name = EXTENSION_NAME,
+                        properties = {
                             @ExtensionProperty(name = API_VERSION_NAME, value = API_VERSION),
                             @ExtensionProperty(name = LAST_MOD_NAME, value = LAST_MOD_RELEASE)
-                    }
-                )
+                        }
+                    )
             }
         )
     @ApiResponses(
@@ -156,22 +155,23 @@ public class InstantiationController extends RestController {
             },
             authorizations = @Authorization(value = AUTHORIZATION_TYPE),
             responseHeaders = {
-                    @ResponseHeader(
-                            name = VERSION_MINOR_NAME, description = VERSION_MINOR_DESCRIPTION,
-                                    response = String.class),
-                    @ResponseHeader(name = VERSION_PATCH_NAME, description = VERSION_PATCH_DESCRIPTION,
-                                    response = String.class),
-                    @ResponseHeader(name = VERSION_LATEST_NAME, description = VERSION_LATEST_DESCRIPTION,
-                                    response = String.class),
-                    @ResponseHeader(name = REQUEST_ID_NAME, description = REQUEST_ID_HDR_DESCRIPTION,
-                                    response = UUID.class)},
+                @ResponseHeader(
+                    name = VERSION_MINOR_NAME, description = VERSION_MINOR_DESCRIPTION,
+                    response = String.class),
+                @ResponseHeader(name = VERSION_PATCH_NAME, description = VERSION_PATCH_DESCRIPTION,
+                    response = String.class),
+                @ResponseHeader(name = VERSION_LATEST_NAME, description = VERSION_LATEST_DESCRIPTION,
+                    response = String.class),
+                @ResponseHeader(name = REQUEST_ID_NAME, description = REQUEST_ID_HDR_DESCRIPTION,
+                    response = UUID.class)},
             extensions = {
-                    @Extension(
-                            name = EXTENSION_NAME,
-                            properties = {
-                                    @ExtensionProperty(name = API_VERSION_NAME, value = API_VERSION),
-                                    @ExtensionProperty(name = LAST_MOD_NAME, value = LAST_MOD_RELEASE)
-                        }
+                @Extension
+                     (
+                         name = EXTENSION_NAME,
+                         properties = {
+                             @ExtensionProperty(name = API_VERSION_NAME, value = API_VERSION),
+                             @ExtensionProperty(name = LAST_MOD_NAME, value = LAST_MOD_RELEASE)
+                         }
                     )
                 }
         )
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ public class InstantiationController extends RestController {
                     required = true) @QueryParam("version") String version) {
 
         try {
-            ControlLoops response = provider.getControlLoops(name, version);
+            var response = provider.getControlLoops(name, version);
             return addLoggingHeaders(addVersionControlHeaders(Response.status(Status.OK)), requestId).entity(response)
                     .build();
 
@@ -220,31 +220,32 @@ public class InstantiationController extends RestController {
                 },
             authorizations = @Authorization(value = AUTHORIZATION_TYPE),
             responseHeaders = {
-                    @ResponseHeader(
-                            name = VERSION_MINOR_NAME,
-                            description = VERSION_MINOR_DESCRIPTION,
-                            response = String.class),
-                    @ResponseHeader(
-                            name = VERSION_PATCH_NAME,
-                            description = VERSION_PATCH_DESCRIPTION,
-                            response = String.class),
-                    @ResponseHeader(
-                            name = VERSION_LATEST_NAME,
-                            description = VERSION_LATEST_DESCRIPTION,
-                            response = String.class),
-                    @ResponseHeader(
-                            name = REQUEST_ID_NAME,
-                            description = REQUEST_ID_HDR_DESCRIPTION,
-                            response = UUID.class)
-                },
+                @ResponseHeader(
+                    name = VERSION_MINOR_NAME,
+                    description = VERSION_MINOR_DESCRIPTION,
+                    response = String.class),
+                @ResponseHeader(
+                    name = VERSION_PATCH_NAME,
+                    description = VERSION_PATCH_DESCRIPTION,
+                    response = String.class),
+                @ResponseHeader(
+                    name = VERSION_LATEST_NAME,
+                    description = VERSION_LATEST_DESCRIPTION,
+                    response = String.class),
+                @ResponseHeader(
+                    name = REQUEST_ID_NAME,
+                    description = REQUEST_ID_HDR_DESCRIPTION,
+                    response = UUID.class)
+            },
             extensions = {
-                @Extension(
-                    name = EXTENSION_NAME,
-                    properties = {
+                @Extension
+                    (
+                        name = EXTENSION_NAME,
+                        properties = {
                             @ExtensionProperty(name = API_VERSION_NAME, value = API_VERSION),
                             @ExtensionProperty(name = LAST_MOD_NAME, value = LAST_MOD_RELEASE)
-                    }
-                )
+                        }
+                    )
             }
         )
     @ApiResponses(
@@ -289,33 +290,35 @@ public class InstantiationController extends RestController {
                 },
             authorizations = @Authorization(value = AUTHORIZATION_TYPE),
             responseHeaders = {
-                    @ResponseHeader(
-                            name = VERSION_MINOR_NAME,
-                            description = VERSION_MINOR_DESCRIPTION,
-                            response = String.class),
-                    @ResponseHeader(
-                            name = VERSION_PATCH_NAME,
-                            description = VERSION_PATCH_DESCRIPTION,
-                            response = String.class),
-                    @ResponseHeader(
-                            name = VERSION_LATEST_NAME,
-                            description = VERSION_LATEST_DESCRIPTION,
-                            response = String.class),
-                    @ResponseHeader(
-                            name = REQUEST_ID_NAME,
-                            description = REQUEST_ID_HDR_DESCRIPTION,
-                            response = UUID.class)},
+                @ResponseHeader(
+                    name = VERSION_MINOR_NAME,
+                    description = VERSION_MINOR_DESCRIPTION,
+                    response = String.class),
+                @ResponseHeader(
+                    name = VERSION_PATCH_NAME,
+                    description = VERSION_PATCH_DESCRIPTION,
+                    response = String.class),
+                @ResponseHeader(
+                    name = VERSION_LATEST_NAME,
+                    description = VERSION_LATEST_DESCRIPTION,
+                    response = String.class),
+                @ResponseHeader(
+                    name = REQUEST_ID_NAME,
+                    description = REQUEST_ID_HDR_DESCRIPTION,
+                    response = UUID.class)},
             extensions = {
-                    @Extension(
-                            name = EXTENSION_NAME,
-                            properties = {
-                                    @ExtensionProperty(name = API_VERSION_NAME, value = API_VERSION),
-                                    @ExtensionProperty(name = LAST_MOD_NAME, value = LAST_MOD_RELEASE)
-                                }
-                        )
+                @Extension
+                    (
+                        name = EXTENSION_NAME,
+                        properties = {
+                            @ExtensionProperty(name = API_VERSION_NAME, value = API_VERSION),
+                            @ExtensionProperty(name = LAST_MOD_NAME, value = LAST_MOD_RELEASE)
+                        }
+                    )
                 }
         )
-    @ApiResponses(value = {
+    @ApiResponses(
+        value = {
             @ApiResponse(code = AUTHENTICATION_ERROR_CODE, message = AUTHENTICATION_ERROR_MESSAGE),
             @ApiResponse(code = AUTHORIZATION_ERROR_CODE, message = AUTHORIZATION_ERROR_MESSAGE),
             @ApiResponse(code = SERVER_ERROR_CODE, message = SERVER_ERROR_MESSAGE)
@@ -358,21 +361,22 @@ public class InstantiationController extends RestController {
             },
             authorizations = @Authorization(value = AUTHORIZATION_TYPE),
             responseHeaders = {
-                    @ResponseHeader(
-                            name = VERSION_MINOR_NAME, description = VERSION_MINOR_DESCRIPTION,
-                                    response = String.class),
-                    @ResponseHeader(name = VERSION_PATCH_NAME, description = VERSION_PATCH_DESCRIPTION,
-                                    response = String.class),
-                    @ResponseHeader(name = VERSION_LATEST_NAME, description = VERSION_LATEST_DESCRIPTION,
-                                    response = String.class),
-                    @ResponseHeader(name = REQUEST_ID_NAME, description = REQUEST_ID_HDR_DESCRIPTION,
-                                    response = UUID.class)},
+                @ResponseHeader(
+                    name = VERSION_MINOR_NAME, description = VERSION_MINOR_DESCRIPTION,
+                    response = String.class),
+                @ResponseHeader(name = VERSION_PATCH_NAME, description = VERSION_PATCH_DESCRIPTION,
+                    response = String.class),
+                @ResponseHeader(name = VERSION_LATEST_NAME, description = VERSION_LATEST_DESCRIPTION,
+                    response = String.class),
+                @ResponseHeader(name = REQUEST_ID_NAME, description = REQUEST_ID_HDR_DESCRIPTION,
+                    response = UUID.class)},
             extensions = {
-                    @Extension(
-                            name = EXTENSION_NAME,
-                            properties = {
-                                    @ExtensionProperty(name = API_VERSION_NAME, value = API_VERSION),
-                                    @ExtensionProperty(name = LAST_MOD_NAME, value = LAST_MOD_RELEASE)
+                @Extension
+                    (
+                        name = EXTENSION_NAME,
+                        properties = {
+                            @ExtensionProperty(name = API_VERSION_NAME, value = API_VERSION),
+                            @ExtensionProperty(name = LAST_MOD_NAME, value = LAST_MOD_RELEASE)
                         }
                     )
                 }
@@ -407,7 +411,7 @@ public class InstantiationController extends RestController {
      * @return the Instantiation Response
      */
     private Response createInstantiationErrorResponse(ErrorResponseInfo e, UUID requestId) {
-        InstantiationResponse resp = new InstantiationResponse();
+        var resp = new InstantiationResponse();
         resp.setErrorDetails(e.getErrorResponse().getErrorMessage());
         return addLoggingHeaders(addVersionControlHeaders(Response.status(e.getErrorResponse().getResponseCode())),
             requestId).entity(resp).build();
diff --git a/runtime-controlloop/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/controlloop/runtime/main/rest/RestController.java b/runtime-controlloop/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/controlloop/runtime/main/rest/RestController.java
index dd3fa30fc..4955e4a2f 100644
--- a/runtime-controlloop/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/controlloop/runtime/main/rest/RestController.java
+++ b/runtime-controlloop/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/controlloop/runtime/main/rest/RestController.java
@@ -102,6 +102,7 @@ public class RestController {
      * Adds logging headers to the response.
      *
      * @param respBuilder response builder
+     * @param requestId unique ID for this request
      * @return the response builder, with version logging
      */
     public ResponseBuilder addLoggingHeaders(ResponseBuilder respBuilder, UUID requestId) {
diff --git a/runtime-controlloop/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/controlloop/runtime/main/startstop/ClRuntimeActivator.java b/runtime-controlloop/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/controlloop/runtime/main/startstop/ClRuntimeActivator.java
index a4238a9c4..957f53600 100644
--- a/runtime-controlloop/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/controlloop/runtime/main/startstop/ClRuntimeActivator.java
+++ b/runtime-controlloop/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/controlloop/runtime/main/startstop/ClRuntimeActivator.java
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ public class ClRuntimeActivator extends ServiceManagerContainer {
      * Instantiate the activator for the control loop runtime as a complete service.
      *
      * @param clRuntimeParameterGroup the parameters for the control loop runtime service
+     * @throws ControlLoopRuntimeException if the activator does not start
      */
     public ClRuntimeActivator(final ClRuntimeParameterGroup clRuntimeParameterGroup) {
 
@@ -134,7 +135,7 @@ public class ClRuntimeActivator extends ServiceManagerContainer {
                 providerClasses.addAll(supervisionHandler.get().getProviderClasses());
                 providerClasses.addAll(monitoringHandler.get().getProviderClasses());
 
-                RestServer server = new RestServer(clRuntimeParameterGroup.getRestServerParameters(),
+                var server = new RestServer(clRuntimeParameterGroup.getRestServerParameters(),
                         ControlLoopAafFilter.class,
                         providerClasses.toArray(new Class<?>[providerClasses.size()]));
 
diff --git a/runtime-controlloop/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/controlloop/runtime/main/startstop/ClRuntimeCommandLineArguments.java b/runtime-controlloop/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/controlloop/runtime/main/startstop/ClRuntimeCommandLineArguments.java
index f36bb858b..54167e8a6 100644
--- a/runtime-controlloop/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/controlloop/runtime/main/startstop/ClRuntimeCommandLineArguments.java
+++ b/runtime-controlloop/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/controlloop/runtime/main/startstop/ClRuntimeCommandLineArguments.java
@@ -20,21 +20,14 @@
 
 package org.onap.policy.clamp.controlloop.runtime.main.startstop;
 
-import java.io.File;
-import java.io.PrintWriter;
-import java.io.StringWriter;
-import java.net.URL;
 import java.util.Arrays;
 import javax.ws.rs.core.Response;
 import lombok.Getter;
 import lombok.Setter;
 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.commons.lang3.StringUtils;
 import org.onap.policy.clamp.controlloop.common.exception.ControlLoopException;
 import org.onap.policy.clamp.controlloop.common.exception.ControlLoopRuntimeException;
 import org.onap.policy.clamp.controlloop.common.startstop.CommonCommandLineArguments;
@@ -44,14 +37,11 @@ import org.onap.policy.common.utils.resources.ResourceUtils;
  * This class reads and handles command line parameters for the control loop runtime service.
  */
 public class ClRuntimeCommandLineArguments {
-    private static final String FILE_MESSAGE_PREAMBLE = " file \"";
-    private static final int HELP_LINE_LENGTH = 120;
-
     private final Options options;
     private final CommonCommandLineArguments commonCommandLineArguments;
 
-    @Getter()
-    @Setter()
+    @Getter
+    @Setter
     private String configurationFilePath = null;
 
     /**
@@ -66,6 +56,7 @@ public class ClRuntimeCommandLineArguments {
      * Construct the options for the CLI editor and parse in the given arguments.
      *
      * @param args The command line arguments
+     * @throws ControlLoopRuntimeException if the arguments are invalid
      */
     public ClRuntimeCommandLineArguments(final String[] args) {
         // Set up the options with the default constructor
@@ -76,7 +67,7 @@ public class ClRuntimeCommandLineArguments {
             parse(args);
         } catch (final ControlLoopException e) {
             throw new ControlLoopRuntimeException(Response.Status.NOT_ACCEPTABLE,
-                    "parse error on control loop runtime parameters", e);
+                "parse error on control loop runtime parameters", e);
         }
     }
 
@@ -95,7 +86,7 @@ public class ClRuntimeCommandLineArguments {
             commandLine = new DefaultParser().parse(options, args);
         } catch (final ParseException e) {
             throw new ControlLoopException(Response.Status.NOT_ACCEPTABLE,
-                    "invalid command line arguments specified : " + e.getMessage());
+                "invalid command line arguments specified : " + e.getMessage());
         }
 
         // Arguments left over after Commons CLI does its stuff
@@ -103,7 +94,7 @@ public class ClRuntimeCommandLineArguments {
 
         if (remainingArgs.length > 0) {
             throw new ControlLoopException(Response.Status.NOT_ACCEPTABLE,
-                    "too many command line arguments specified : " + Arrays.toString(args));
+                "too many command line arguments specified : " + Arrays.toString(args));
         }
 
         if (commandLine.hasOption('h')) {
@@ -138,14 +129,4 @@ public class ClRuntimeCommandLineArguments {
     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;
-
-    }
 }
diff --git a/runtime-controlloop/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/controlloop/runtime/main/startstop/Main.java b/runtime-controlloop/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/controlloop/runtime/main/startstop/Main.java
index 8e60d68cf..de1ce6f5d 100644
--- a/runtime-controlloop/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/controlloop/runtime/main/startstop/Main.java
+++ b/runtime-controlloop/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/controlloop/runtime/main/startstop/Main.java
@@ -46,13 +46,14 @@ public class Main {
      * Instantiates the control loop runtime service.
      *
      * @param args the command line arguments
+     * @throws ControlLoopRuntimeException if the CLAMP runtime fails to start
      */
     public Main(final String[] args) {
-        final String argumentString = Arrays.toString(args);
+        final var argumentString = Arrays.toString(args);
         LOGGER.info("Starting the control loop runtime service with arguments - {}", argumentString);
 
         // Check the arguments
-        final ClRuntimeCommandLineArguments arguments = new ClRuntimeCommandLineArguments();
+        final var arguments = new ClRuntimeCommandLineArguments();
         try {
             // The arguments return a string if there is a message to print and we should exit
             final String argumentMessage = arguments.parse(args);
@@ -82,12 +83,14 @@ public class Main {
 
         // Add a shutdown hook to shut everything down in an orderly manner
         Runtime.getRuntime().addShutdownHook(new ClRuntimeShutdownHookClass());
-        String successMsg = String.format(MessageConstants.START_SUCCESS_MSG, MessageConstants.POLICY_CLAMP);
+        var successMsg = String.format(MessageConstants.START_SUCCESS_MSG, MessageConstants.POLICY_CLAMP);
         LOGGER.info(successMsg);
     }
 
     /**
      * Check if main is running.
+     *
+     * @return true if the CLAMP runtime is running
      */
     public boolean isRunning() {
         return activator != null && activator.isAlive();
diff --git a/runtime-controlloop/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/controlloop/runtime/monitoring/MonitoringHandler.java b/runtime-controlloop/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/controlloop/runtime/monitoring/MonitoringHandler.java
index a7ad9180a..1584766f1 100644
--- a/runtime-controlloop/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/controlloop/runtime/monitoring/MonitoringHandler.java
+++ b/runtime-controlloop/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/controlloop/runtime/monitoring/MonitoringHandler.java
@@ -21,15 +21,12 @@
 package org.onap.policy.clamp.controlloop.runtime.monitoring;
 
 import java.io.IOException;
-import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Set;
 import javax.ws.rs.core.Response;
 import lombok.Getter;
 import org.onap.policy.clamp.controlloop.common.handler.ControlLoopHandler;
 import org.onap.policy.clamp.controlloop.runtime.main.parameters.ClRuntimeParameterGroup;
 import org.onap.policy.clamp.controlloop.runtime.monitoring.rest.MonitoringQueryController;
-import org.onap.policy.common.endpoints.event.comm.TopicSink;
-import org.onap.policy.common.endpoints.listeners.MessageTypeDispatcher;
 import org.onap.policy.common.utils.services.Registry;
 import org.onap.policy.models.base.PfModelRuntimeException;
 
diff --git a/runtime-controlloop/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/controlloop/runtime/monitoring/MonitoringProvider.java b/runtime-controlloop/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/controlloop/runtime/monitoring/MonitoringProvider.java
index 193f8d557..1bc1312e7 100644
--- a/runtime-controlloop/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/controlloop/runtime/monitoring/MonitoringProvider.java
+++ b/runtime-controlloop/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/controlloop/runtime/monitoring/MonitoringProvider.java
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ import java.util.Map;
 import lombok.NonNull;
 import org.onap.policy.clamp.controlloop.models.controlloop.concepts.ClElementStatistics;
 import org.onap.policy.clamp.controlloop.models.controlloop.concepts.ClElementStatisticsList;
-import org.onap.policy.clamp.controlloop.models.controlloop.concepts.ControlLoop;
 import org.onap.policy.clamp.controlloop.models.controlloop.concepts.ControlLoopElement;
 import org.onap.policy.clamp.controlloop.models.controlloop.concepts.ParticipantStatistics;
 import org.onap.policy.clamp.controlloop.models.controlloop.concepts.ParticipantStatisticsList;
@@ -55,6 +54,8 @@ public class MonitoringProvider implements Closeable {
     /**
      * Create a Monitoring provider.
      *
+     * @param parameters parameters for accessing the database for monitoring
+     * @throws PfModelRuntimeException on errors creating the provider
      */
     public MonitoringProvider(PolicyModelsProviderParameters parameters) {
 
@@ -83,9 +84,9 @@ public class MonitoringProvider implements Closeable {
      */
     public ParticipantStatisticsList createParticipantStatistics(List<ParticipantStatistics> participantStatistics)
         throws PfModelException {
-        ParticipantStatisticsList participantStatisticsList = new ParticipantStatisticsList();
-        participantStatisticsList.setStatisticsList(participantStatisticsProvider
-            .createParticipantStatistics(participantStatistics));
+        var participantStatisticsList = new ParticipantStatisticsList();
+        participantStatisticsList
+            .setStatisticsList(participantStatisticsProvider.createParticipantStatistics(participantStatistics));
 
         return participantStatisticsList;
     }
@@ -99,9 +100,9 @@ public class MonitoringProvider implements Closeable {
      */
     public ClElementStatisticsList createClElementStatistics(List<ClElementStatistics> clElementStatisticsList)
         throws PfModelException {
-        ClElementStatisticsList elementStatisticsList = new ClElementStatisticsList();
-        elementStatisticsList.setClElementStatistics(clElementStatisticsProvider
-            .createClElementStatistics(clElementStatisticsList));
+        var elementStatisticsList = new ClElementStatisticsList();
+        elementStatisticsList
+            .setClElementStatistics(clElementStatisticsProvider.createClElementStatistics(clElementStatisticsList));
 
         return elementStatisticsList;
     }
@@ -117,38 +118,36 @@ public class MonitoringProvider implements Closeable {
      * @return the participant found
      */
     public ParticipantStatisticsList fetchFilteredParticipantStatistics(@NonNull final String name,
-                                                                        final String version, int recordCount,
-                                                                        Instant startTime, Instant endTime)  {
-        ParticipantStatisticsList participantStatisticsList = new ParticipantStatisticsList();
+        final String version, int recordCount, Instant startTime, Instant endTime) {
+        var participantStatisticsList = new ParticipantStatisticsList();
 
-        //Additional parameters can be added in filterMap for filtering data.
+        // Additional parameters can be added in filterMap for filtering data.
         Map<String, Object> filterMap = null;
-        participantStatisticsList.setStatisticsList(participantStatisticsProvider.getFilteredParticipantStatistics(
-            name, version, startTime, endTime, filterMap, DESC_ORDER, recordCount));
+        participantStatisticsList.setStatisticsList(participantStatisticsProvider.getFilteredParticipantStatistics(name,
+            version, startTime, endTime, filterMap, DESC_ORDER, recordCount));
 
         return participantStatisticsList;
     }
 
     /**
-     * Get all participant statistics records found for a specific control loop.     *
+     * Get all participant statistics records found for a specific control loop. *
      *
      * @param controlLoopName name of the control loop
      * @param controlLoopVersion version of the control loop
      * @return All the participant statistics found
-     * @throws PfModelException on errors getting participant statistics
+     * @throws PfModelRuntimeException on errors getting participant statistics
      */
     public ParticipantStatisticsList fetchParticipantStatsPerControlLoop(@NonNull final String controlLoopName,
-                                                                         @NonNull final String controlLoopVersion)
-        throws PfModelException {
-        ParticipantStatisticsList statisticsList = new ParticipantStatisticsList();
+        @NonNull final String controlLoopVersion) {
+        var statisticsList = new ParticipantStatisticsList();
         List<ParticipantStatistics> participantStatistics = new ArrayList<>();
         try {
-            //Fetch all participantIds for a specific control loop
-            List<ToscaConceptIdentifier> participantIds = getAllParticipantIdsPerControlLoop(controlLoopName,
-                controlLoopVersion);
-            for (ToscaConceptIdentifier id: participantIds) {
-                participantStatistics.addAll(participantStatisticsProvider.getFilteredParticipantStatistics(
-                    id.getName(), id.getVersion(), null, null, null, DESC_ORDER, 0));
+            // Fetch all participantIds for a specific control loop
+            List<ToscaConceptIdentifier> participantIds =
+                getAllParticipantIdsPerControlLoop(controlLoopName, controlLoopVersion);
+            for (ToscaConceptIdentifier id : participantIds) {
+                participantStatistics.addAll(participantStatisticsProvider
+                    .getFilteredParticipantStatistics(id.getName(), id.getVersion(), null, null, null, DESC_ORDER, 0));
             }
             statisticsList.setStatisticsList(participantStatistics);
         } catch (PfModelException e) {
@@ -157,8 +156,6 @@ public class MonitoringProvider implements Closeable {
         return statisticsList;
     }
 
-
-
     /**
      * Get clElement statistics based on specific filters.
      *
@@ -172,46 +169,42 @@ public class MonitoringProvider implements Closeable {
      * @throws PfModelException on errors getting control loop statistics
      */
     public ClElementStatisticsList fetchFilteredClElementStatistics(@NonNull final String name, final String version,
-                                                                    final String id, Instant startTime, Instant endTime,
-                                                                    int recordCount) throws PfModelException {
-        ClElementStatisticsList clElementStatisticsList = new ClElementStatisticsList();
+        final String id, Instant startTime, Instant endTime, int recordCount) throws PfModelException {
+        var clElementStatisticsList = new ClElementStatisticsList();
         Map<String, Object> filterMap = new HashMap<>();
-        //Adding UUID in filter if present
+        // Adding UUID in filter if present
         if (id != null) {
             filterMap.put("localName", id);
         }
-        clElementStatisticsList.setClElementStatistics(clElementStatisticsProvider.getFilteredClElementStatistics(
-            name, version, startTime, endTime, filterMap, DESC_ORDER, recordCount));
+        clElementStatisticsList.setClElementStatistics(clElementStatisticsProvider.getFilteredClElementStatistics(name,
+            version, startTime, endTime, filterMap, DESC_ORDER, recordCount));
 
         return clElementStatisticsList;
     }
 
-
     /**
      * Get clElement statistics per control loop.
      *
      * @param name the name of the control loop
      * @param version the version of the control loop
      * @return the clElement statistics found
-     * @throws PfModelException on errors getting control loop statistics
+     * @throws PfModelRuntimeException on errors getting control loop statistics
      */
     public ClElementStatisticsList fetchClElementStatsPerControlLoop(@NonNull final String name,
-                                                                     @NonNull final String version)
-        throws PfModelException {
-        ClElementStatisticsList clElementStatisticsList = new ClElementStatisticsList();
+        @NonNull final String version) {
+        var clElementStatisticsList = new ClElementStatisticsList();
         List<ClElementStatistics> clElementStats = new ArrayList<>();
         try {
             List<ControlLoopElement> clElements = new ArrayList<>();
-            //Fetch all control loop elements for the control loop
-            ControlLoop controlLoop = controlLoopProvider.getControlLoop(new ToscaConceptIdentifier(name,
-                version));
+            // Fetch all control loop elements for the control loop
+            var controlLoop = controlLoopProvider.getControlLoop(new ToscaConceptIdentifier(name, version));
             if (controlLoop != null) {
                 clElements.addAll(controlLoop.getElements().values());
-                //Collect control loop element statistics for each cl element.
+                // Collect control loop element statistics for each cl element.
                 for (ControlLoopElement clElement : clElements) {
                     clElementStats.addAll(fetchFilteredClElementStatistics(clElement.getParticipantId().getName(),
-                        clElement.getParticipantId().getVersion(), clElement.getId().toString(), null,
-                        null, 0).getClElementStatistics());
+                        clElement.getParticipantId().getVersion(), clElement.getId().toString(), null, null, 0)
+                            .getClElementStatistics());
                 }
             }
             clElementStatisticsList.setClElementStatistics(clElementStats);
@@ -233,7 +226,7 @@ public class MonitoringProvider implements Closeable {
     public List<ToscaConceptIdentifier> getAllParticipantIdsPerControlLoop(String name, String version)
         throws PfModelException {
         List<ToscaConceptIdentifier> participantIds = new ArrayList<>();
-        ControlLoop controlLoop = controlLoopProvider.getControlLoop(new ToscaConceptIdentifier(name, version));
+        var controlLoop = controlLoopProvider.getControlLoop(new ToscaConceptIdentifier(name, version));
         if (controlLoop != null) {
             for (ControlLoopElement clElement : controlLoop.getElements().values()) {
                 participantIds.add(clElement.getParticipantId());
@@ -254,7 +247,7 @@ public class MonitoringProvider implements Closeable {
     public Map<String, ToscaConceptIdentifier> getAllClElementsIdPerControlLoop(String name, String version)
         throws PfModelException {
         Map<String, ToscaConceptIdentifier> clElementId = new HashMap<>();
-        ControlLoop controlLoop = controlLoopProvider.getControlLoop(new ToscaConceptIdentifier(name, version));
+        var controlLoop = controlLoopProvider.getControlLoop(new ToscaConceptIdentifier(name, version));
         if (controlLoop != null) {
             for (ControlLoopElement clElement : controlLoop.getElements().values()) {
                 clElementId.put(clElement.getId().toString(), clElement.getParticipantId());
diff --git a/runtime-controlloop/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/controlloop/runtime/monitoring/rest/MonitoringQueryController.java b/runtime-controlloop/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/controlloop/runtime/monitoring/rest/MonitoringQueryController.java
index 2e19ffe3a..7fde5fba3 100644
--- a/runtime-controlloop/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/controlloop/runtime/monitoring/rest/MonitoringQueryController.java
+++ b/runtime-controlloop/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/controlloop/runtime/monitoring/rest/MonitoringQueryController.java
@@ -67,7 +67,10 @@ public class MonitoringQueryController extends RestController {
      *
      * @param requestId request ID used in ONAP logging
      * @param name the name of the participant to get, null for all participants statistics
+     * @param version the version of the participant to get, null for all participants with the given name
      * @param recordCount the record count to be fetched
+     * @param startTime the time from which to get statistics
+     * @param endTime the time to which to get statistics
      * @return the participant statistics
      */
     // @formatter:off
@@ -91,13 +94,14 @@ public class MonitoringQueryController extends RestController {
             @ResponseHeader(name = REQUEST_ID_NAME, description = REQUEST_ID_HDR_DESCRIPTION,
                 response = UUID.class)},
         extensions = {
-            @Extension(
-                name = EXTENSION_NAME,
-                properties = {
-                    @ExtensionProperty(name = API_VERSION_NAME, value = API_VERSION),
-                    @ExtensionProperty(name = LAST_MOD_NAME, value = LAST_MOD_RELEASE)
-                }
-            )
+            @Extension
+                (
+                    name = EXTENSION_NAME,
+                    properties = {
+                        @ExtensionProperty(name = API_VERSION_NAME, value = API_VERSION),
+                        @ExtensionProperty(name = LAST_MOD_NAME, value = LAST_MOD_RELEASE)
+                    }
+                )
         }
     )
     @ApiResponses(
@@ -174,13 +178,14 @@ public class MonitoringQueryController extends RestController {
             @ResponseHeader(name = REQUEST_ID_NAME, description = REQUEST_ID_HDR_DESCRIPTION,
                 response = UUID.class)},
         extensions = {
-            @Extension(
-                name = EXTENSION_NAME,
-                properties = {
-                    @ExtensionProperty(name = API_VERSION_NAME, value = API_VERSION),
-                    @ExtensionProperty(name = LAST_MOD_NAME, value = LAST_MOD_RELEASE)
-                }
-            )
+            @Extension
+                (
+                    name = EXTENSION_NAME,
+                    properties = {
+                        @ExtensionProperty(name = API_VERSION_NAME, value = API_VERSION),
+                        @ExtensionProperty(name = LAST_MOD_NAME, value = LAST_MOD_RELEASE)
+                    }
+                )
         })
     @ApiResponses(
         value = {
@@ -203,7 +208,7 @@ public class MonitoringQueryController extends RestController {
                 .entity(response)
                 .build();
 
-        } catch (PfModelRuntimeException | PfModelException e) {
+        } catch (PfModelRuntimeException e) {
             LOGGER.warn("Monitoring of Cl participant statistics failed", e);
             return addLoggingHeaders(addVersionControlHeaders(Response.status(e.getErrorResponse().getResponseCode())),
                 requestId).build();
@@ -242,13 +247,14 @@ public class MonitoringQueryController extends RestController {
             @ResponseHeader(name = REQUEST_ID_NAME, description = REQUEST_ID_HDR_DESCRIPTION,
                 response = UUID.class)},
         extensions = {
-            @Extension(
-                name = EXTENSION_NAME,
-                properties = {
-                    @ExtensionProperty(name = API_VERSION_NAME, value = API_VERSION),
-                    @ExtensionProperty(name = LAST_MOD_NAME, value = LAST_MOD_RELEASE)
-                }
-            )
+            @Extension
+                (
+                    name = EXTENSION_NAME,
+                    properties = {
+                        @ExtensionProperty(name = API_VERSION_NAME, value = API_VERSION),
+                        @ExtensionProperty(name = LAST_MOD_NAME, value = LAST_MOD_RELEASE)
+                    }
+                )
         })
     @ApiResponses(
         value = {
@@ -271,7 +277,7 @@ public class MonitoringQueryController extends RestController {
                 .entity(response)
                 .build();
 
-        } catch (PfModelRuntimeException | PfModelException e) {
+        } catch (PfModelRuntimeException e) {
             LOGGER.warn("Monitoring of Cl Element statistics failed", e);
             return addLoggingHeaders(addVersionControlHeaders(Response.status(e.getErrorResponse().getResponseCode())),
                 requestId).build();
@@ -290,6 +296,8 @@ public class MonitoringQueryController extends RestController {
      * @param version version of the control loop
      * @param id Id of the control loop element
      * @param recordCount the record count to be fetched
+     * @param startTime the time from which to get statistics
+     * @param endTime the time to which to get statistics
      * @return the control loop element statistics
      */
     // @formatter:off
@@ -313,13 +321,14 @@ public class MonitoringQueryController extends RestController {
             @ResponseHeader(name = REQUEST_ID_NAME, description = REQUEST_ID_HDR_DESCRIPTION,
                 response = UUID.class)},
         extensions = {
-            @Extension(
-                name = EXTENSION_NAME,
-                properties = {
-                    @ExtensionProperty(name = API_VERSION_NAME, value = API_VERSION),
-                    @ExtensionProperty(name = LAST_MOD_NAME, value = LAST_MOD_RELEASE)
-                }
-            )
+            @Extension
+                (
+                    name = EXTENSION_NAME,
+                    properties = {
+                        @ExtensionProperty(name = API_VERSION_NAME, value = API_VERSION),
+                        @ExtensionProperty(name = LAST_MOD_NAME, value = LAST_MOD_RELEASE)
+                    }
+                )
         })
     @ApiResponses(
         value = {
diff --git a/runtime-controlloop/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/controlloop/runtime/supervision/SupervisionHandler.java b/runtime-controlloop/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/controlloop/runtime/supervision/SupervisionHandler.java
index 63bff00fc..7c7dc3a69 100644
--- a/runtime-controlloop/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/controlloop/runtime/supervision/SupervisionHandler.java
+++ b/runtime-controlloop/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/controlloop/runtime/supervision/SupervisionHandler.java
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@
 
 package org.onap.policy.clamp.controlloop.runtime.supervision;
 
-import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.UUID;
 import javax.ws.rs.core.Response;
@@ -40,7 +39,6 @@ import org.onap.policy.clamp.controlloop.models.messages.dmaap.participant.Parti
 import org.onap.policy.clamp.controlloop.models.messages.dmaap.participant.ParticipantMessageType;
 import org.onap.policy.clamp.controlloop.models.messages.dmaap.participant.ParticipantStatus;
 import org.onap.policy.clamp.controlloop.runtime.commissioning.CommissioningHandler;
-import org.onap.policy.clamp.controlloop.runtime.commissioning.CommissioningProvider;
 import org.onap.policy.clamp.controlloop.runtime.main.parameters.ClRuntimeParameterGroup;
 import org.onap.policy.clamp.controlloop.runtime.monitoring.MonitoringHandler;
 import org.onap.policy.clamp.controlloop.runtime.monitoring.MonitoringProvider;
@@ -54,7 +52,6 @@ import org.onap.policy.common.utils.services.Registry;
 import org.onap.policy.common.utils.services.ServiceManager;
 import org.onap.policy.common.utils.services.ServiceManagerException;
 import org.onap.policy.models.base.PfModelException;
-import org.onap.policy.models.base.PfModelRuntimeException;
 import org.onap.policy.models.tosca.authorative.concepts.ToscaConceptIdentifier;
 import org.slf4j.Logger;
 import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
@@ -74,7 +71,6 @@ public class SupervisionHandler extends ControlLoopHandler {
 
     private ControlLoopProvider controlLoopProvider;
     private ParticipantProvider participantProvider;
-    private CommissioningProvider commissioningProvider;
     private MonitoringProvider monitoringProvider;
 
     // Publishers for participant communication
@@ -139,7 +135,7 @@ public class SupervisionHandler extends ControlLoopHandler {
 
         for (ToscaConceptIdentifier controlLoopId : controlLoopIdentifierList) {
             try {
-                ControlLoop controlLoop = controlLoopProvider.getControlLoop(controlLoopId);
+                var controlLoop = controlLoopProvider.getControlLoop(controlLoopId);
 
                 superviseControlLoop(controlLoop);
 
@@ -223,9 +219,10 @@ public class SupervisionHandler extends ControlLoopHandler {
      * Supervise a control loop, performing whatever actions need to be performed on the control loop.
      *
      * @param controlLoop the control loop to supervises
+     * @throws PfModelException on accessing models in the database
      * @throws ControlLoopException on supervision errors
      */
-    private void superviseControlLoop(ControlLoop controlLoop) throws ControlLoopException, PfModelException {
+    private void superviseControlLoop(ControlLoop controlLoop) throws ControlLoopException, PfModelException  {
         switch (controlLoop.getOrderedState()) {
             case UNINITIALISED:
                 superviseControlLoopUninitialization(controlLoop);
@@ -332,18 +329,18 @@ public class SupervisionHandler extends ControlLoopHandler {
     }
 
     private void sendControlLoopUpdate(ControlLoop controlLoop) throws PfModelException {
-        ParticipantControlLoopUpdate pclu = new ParticipantControlLoopUpdate();
+        var pclu = new ParticipantControlLoopUpdate();
         pclu.setControlLoopId(controlLoop.getKey().asIdentifier());
         pclu.setControlLoop(controlLoop);
         // TODO: We should look up the correct TOSCA node template here for the control loop
         // Tiny hack implemented to return the tosca service template entry from the database and be passed onto dmaap
-        commissioningProvider = CommissioningHandler.getInstance().getProvider();
+        var commissioningProvider = CommissioningHandler.getInstance().getProvider();
         pclu.setControlLoopDefinition(commissioningProvider.getToscaServiceTemplate(null, null));
         controlLoopUpdatePublisher.send(pclu);
     }
 
     private void sendControlLoopStateChange(ControlLoop controlLoop) {
-        ParticipantControlLoopStateChange clsc = new ParticipantControlLoopStateChange();
+        var clsc = new ParticipantControlLoopStateChange();
         clsc.setControlLoopId(controlLoop.getKey().asIdentifier());
         clsc.setMessageId(UUID.randomUUID());
         clsc.setOrderedState(controlLoop.getOrderedState());
@@ -363,7 +360,7 @@ public class SupervisionHandler extends ControlLoopHandler {
                         participantStatusMessage.getParticipantId().getVersion());
 
         if (CollectionUtils.isEmpty(participantList)) {
-            Participant participant = new Participant();
+            var participant = new Participant();
             participant.setName(participantStatusMessage.getParticipantId().getName());
             participant.setVersion(participantStatusMessage.getParticipantId().getVersion());
             participant.setDefinition(new ToscaConceptIdentifier("unknown", "0.0.0"));
@@ -397,7 +394,7 @@ public class SupervisionHandler extends ControlLoopHandler {
                     "PARTICIPANT_STATUS message references unknown control loop: " + controlLoop);
             }
 
-            ControlLoop dbControlLoop = controlLoopProvider
+            var dbControlLoop = controlLoopProvider
                     .getControlLoop(new ToscaConceptIdentifier(controlLoop.getName(), controlLoop.getVersion()));
             if (dbControlLoop == null) {
                 exceptionOccured(Response.Status.NOT_FOUND,
diff --git a/runtime-controlloop/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/controlloop/runtime/supervision/SupervisionScanner.java b/runtime-controlloop/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/controlloop/runtime/supervision/SupervisionScanner.java
index 0ccfddff3..4f3faf8af 100644
--- a/runtime-controlloop/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/controlloop/runtime/supervision/SupervisionScanner.java
+++ b/runtime-controlloop/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/controlloop/runtime/supervision/SupervisionScanner.java
@@ -21,17 +21,9 @@
 package org.onap.policy.clamp.controlloop.runtime.supervision;
 
 import java.io.Closeable;
-import java.util.Collection;
-import java.util.List;
-import java.util.TimerTask;
-import java.util.concurrent.Callable;
-import java.util.concurrent.ExecutionException;
 import java.util.concurrent.Executors;
-import java.util.concurrent.Future;
 import java.util.concurrent.ScheduledExecutorService;
-import java.util.concurrent.ScheduledFuture;
 import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
-import java.util.concurrent.TimeoutException;
 import org.onap.policy.clamp.controlloop.models.controlloop.concepts.ControlLoop;
 import org.onap.policy.clamp.controlloop.models.controlloop.concepts.ControlLoopElement;
 import org.onap.policy.clamp.controlloop.models.controlloop.persistence.provider.ControlLoopProvider;
diff --git a/runtime-controlloop/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/controlloop/runtime/commissioning/rest/CommissioningControllerTest.java b/runtime-controlloop/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/controlloop/runtime/commissioning/rest/CommissioningControllerTest.java
index 4dbb3ea02..f7749e164 100644
--- a/runtime-controlloop/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/controlloop/runtime/commissioning/rest/CommissioningControllerTest.java
+++ b/runtime-controlloop/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/controlloop/runtime/commissioning/rest/CommissioningControllerTest.java
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ public class CommissioningControllerTest extends CommonRestController {
         Invocation.Builder invocationBuilder = super.sendRequest(COMMISSIONING_ENDPOINT + "?name=noResultWithThisName");
         Response rawresp = invocationBuilder.buildGet().invoke();
         assertEquals(Response.Status.OK.getStatusCode(), rawresp.getStatus());
-        List entityList = rawresp.readEntity(List.class);
+        List<?> entityList = rawresp.readEntity(List.class);
         assertThat(entityList).isEmpty();
     }
 
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ public class CommissioningControllerTest extends CommonRestController {
         Invocation.Builder invocationBuilder = super.sendRequest(COMMISSIONING_ENDPOINT);
         Response rawresp = invocationBuilder.buildGet().invoke();
         assertEquals(Response.Status.OK.getStatusCode(), rawresp.getStatus());
-        List entityList = rawresp.readEntity(List.class);
+        List<?> entityList = rawresp.readEntity(List.class);
         assertNotNull(entityList);
         assertThat(entityList).hasSize(2);
     }
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ public class CommissioningControllerTest extends CommonRestController {
                 + "?name=org.onap.domain.pmsh.PMSHControlLoopDefinition");
         Response rawresp = invocationBuilder.buildGet().invoke();
         assertEquals(Response.Status.OK.getStatusCode(), rawresp.getStatus());
-        List entityList = rawresp.readEntity(List.class);
+        List<?> entityList = rawresp.readEntity(List.class);
         assertNotNull(entityList);
         assertThat(entityList).hasSize(4);
     }
diff --git a/runtime-controlloop/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/controlloop/runtime/monitoring/TestMonitoringProvider.java b/runtime-controlloop/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/controlloop/runtime/monitoring/TestMonitoringProvider.java
index 44096eecd..78f380405 100644
--- a/runtime-controlloop/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/controlloop/runtime/monitoring/TestMonitoringProvider.java
+++ b/runtime-controlloop/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/controlloop/runtime/monitoring/TestMonitoringProvider.java
@@ -47,7 +47,6 @@ import org.onap.policy.common.utils.coder.StandardCoder;
 import org.onap.policy.models.provider.PolicyModelsProviderParameters;
 import org.onap.policy.models.tosca.authorative.concepts.ToscaConceptIdentifier;
 
-
 public class TestMonitoringProvider {
 
     private static final String CL_PARTICIPANT_STATISTICS_JSON =
@@ -68,8 +67,6 @@ public class TestMonitoringProvider {
     private static ClElementStatisticsList inputClElementStatistics;
     private static ClElementStatisticsList invalidClElementInput;
 
-
-
     @BeforeClass
     public static void beforeSetupStatistics() throws CoderException {
         // Reading input json for statistics data
@@ -81,7 +78,6 @@ public class TestMonitoringProvider {
         invalidClElementInput = CODER.decode(new File(INVALID_CL_ELEMENT_JSON_INPUT), ClElementStatisticsList.class);
     }
 
-
     @Test
     public void testCreateParticipantStatistics() throws Exception {
         PolicyModelsProviderParameters parameters =
@@ -121,15 +117,14 @@ public class TestMonitoringProvider {
             }).hasMessageMatching("name is marked .*null but is null");
 
             // Fetch specific statistics record with name, version and record count
-            getResponse = provider.fetchFilteredParticipantStatistics("name2", "1.001", 1,
-                null, null);
+            getResponse = provider.fetchFilteredParticipantStatistics("name2", "1.001", 1, null, null);
             assertThat(getResponse.getStatisticsList()).hasSize(1);
             assertEquals(getResponse.getStatisticsList().get(0).toString().replaceAll("\\s+", ""),
                 inputParticipantStatistics.getStatisticsList().get(2).toString().replaceAll("\\s+", ""));
 
             // Fetch statistics using timestamp
-            getResponse = provider.fetchFilteredParticipantStatistics("name1", "1.001", 0,
-                null, Instant.parse("2021-01-10T15:00:00.000Z"));
+            getResponse = provider.fetchFilteredParticipantStatistics("name1", "1.001", 0, null,
+                Instant.parse("2021-01-10T15:00:00.000Z"));
             assertThat(getResponse.getStatisticsList()).hasSize(1);
 
             getResponse = provider.fetchFilteredParticipantStatistics("name1", "1.001", 0,
@@ -171,15 +166,12 @@ public class TestMonitoringProvider {
             ClElementStatisticsList getResponse;
 
             assertThatThrownBy(() -> {
-                provider.fetchFilteredClElementStatistics(null, null, null,  null,
-                    null, 0);
+                provider.fetchFilteredClElementStatistics(null, null, null, null, null, 0);
             }).hasMessageMatching("name is marked .*null but is null");
 
-            ClElementStatisticsList lists = provider.createClElementStatistics(inputClElementStatistics
-                .getClElementStatistics());
+            var lists = provider.createClElementStatistics(inputClElementStatistics.getClElementStatistics());
 
-            getResponse = provider.fetchFilteredClElementStatistics("name1", null, null, null,
-                null, 0);
+            getResponse = provider.fetchFilteredClElementStatistics("name1", null, null, null, null, 0);
 
             assertThat(getResponse.getClElementStatistics()).hasSize(2);
             assertEquals(getResponse.getClElementStatistics().get(0).toString().replaceAll("\\s+", ""),
@@ -204,18 +196,17 @@ public class TestMonitoringProvider {
         try (MonitoringProvider provider = Mockito.spy(new MonitoringProvider(parameters))) {
 
             provider.createParticipantStatistics(inputParticipantStatistics.getStatisticsList());
-            //Mock the response for fetching participant conceptIdentifiers per control loop
+            // Mock the response for fetching participant conceptIdentifiers per control loop
             List<ToscaConceptIdentifier> conceptIdentifiers = new ArrayList<>();
             conceptIdentifiers.add(new ToscaConceptIdentifier("name1", "1.001"));
-            when(provider.getAllParticipantIdsPerControlLoop("testName", "1.001"))
-                .thenReturn(conceptIdentifiers);
+            when(provider.getAllParticipantIdsPerControlLoop("testName", "1.001")).thenReturn(conceptIdentifiers);
             ParticipantStatisticsList getResponse;
             getResponse = provider.fetchParticipantStatsPerControlLoop("testName", "1.001");
             assertThat(getResponse.getStatisticsList()).hasSize(2);
             assertEquals(getResponse.getStatisticsList().get(0).toString().replaceAll("\\s+", ""),
                 inputParticipantStatistics.getStatisticsList().get(0).toString().replaceAll("\\s+", ""));
-            assertThat(provider.fetchParticipantStatsPerControlLoop("invalidCLName", "1.002")
-                .getStatisticsList()).isEmpty();
+            assertThat(provider.fetchParticipantStatsPerControlLoop("invalidCLName", "1.002").getStatisticsList())
+                .isEmpty();
         }
 
     }
@@ -224,20 +215,19 @@ public class TestMonitoringProvider {
     public void testClElementStatsPerCL() throws Exception {
         PolicyModelsProviderParameters parameters =
             CommonTestData.geParameterGroup(0, "getelemstatPerCL").getDatabaseProviderParameters();
-        //Setup a dummy Control loop data
+        // Setup a dummy Control loop data
         ControlLoopElement mockClElement = new ControlLoopElement();
         mockClElement.setId(inputClElementStatistics.getClElementStatistics().get(0).getId());
-        mockClElement.setParticipantId(new ToscaConceptIdentifier(inputClElementStatistics.getClElementStatistics()
-            .get(0).getParticipantId().getName(), inputClElementStatistics.getClElementStatistics().get(0)
-            .getParticipantId().getVersion()));
+        mockClElement.setParticipantId(new ToscaConceptIdentifier(
+            inputClElementStatistics.getClElementStatistics().get(0).getParticipantId().getName(),
+            inputClElementStatistics.getClElementStatistics().get(0).getParticipantId().getVersion()));
         ControlLoop mockCL = new ControlLoop();
         mockCL.setElements(new LinkedHashMap<>());
         mockCL.getElements().put(mockClElement.getId(), mockClElement);
 
-        //Mock controlloop data to be returned for the given CL Id
+        // Mock controlloop data to be returned for the given CL Id
         ControlLoopProvider mockClProvider = Mockito.mock(ControlLoopProvider.class);
-        when(mockClProvider.getControlLoop(new ToscaConceptIdentifier("testCLName", "1.001")))
-            .thenReturn(mockCL);
+        when(mockClProvider.getControlLoop(new ToscaConceptIdentifier("testCLName", "1.001"))).thenReturn(mockCL);
 
         try (MonitoringProvider monitoringProvider = new MonitoringProvider(parameters)) {
             monitoringProvider.createClElementStatistics(inputClElementStatistics.getClElementStatistics());
@@ -252,13 +242,14 @@ public class TestMonitoringProvider {
             assertEquals(getResponse.getClElementStatistics().get(1).toString().replaceAll("\\s+", ""),
                 inputClElementStatistics.getClElementStatistics().get(1).toString().replaceAll("\\s+", ""));
 
-            assertThat(monitoringProvider.fetchClElementStatsPerControlLoop("invalidCLName", "1.002")
-                .getClElementStatistics()).isEmpty();
+            assertThat(
+                monitoringProvider.fetchClElementStatsPerControlLoop("invalidCLName", "1.002").getClElementStatistics())
+                    .isEmpty();
 
-            Map<String, ToscaConceptIdentifier> clElementIds = monitoringProvider
-                .getAllClElementsIdPerControlLoop("testCLName", "1.001");
-            assertThat(clElementIds).containsKey(inputClElementStatistics.getClElementStatistics().get(0).getId()
-                .toString());
+            Map<String, ToscaConceptIdentifier> clElementIds =
+                monitoringProvider.getAllClElementsIdPerControlLoop("testCLName", "1.001");
+            assertThat(clElementIds)
+                .containsKey(inputClElementStatistics.getClElementStatistics().get(0).getId().toString());
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/runtime-controlloop/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/controlloop/runtime/monitoring/rest/MonitoringQueryControllerTest.java b/runtime-controlloop/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/controlloop/runtime/monitoring/rest/MonitoringQueryControllerTest.java
index 118199a2d..a846d9317 100644
--- a/runtime-controlloop/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/controlloop/runtime/monitoring/rest/MonitoringQueryControllerTest.java
+++ b/runtime-controlloop/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/controlloop/runtime/monitoring/rest/MonitoringQueryControllerTest.java
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ import javax.ws.rs.client.Invocation;
 import javax.ws.rs.core.Response;
 import org.junit.AfterClass;
 import org.junit.BeforeClass;
-import org.junit.Ignore;
 import org.junit.Test;
 import org.onap.policy.clamp.controlloop.models.controlloop.concepts.ClElementStatisticsList;
 import org.onap.policy.clamp.controlloop.models.controlloop.concepts.ParticipantStatisticsList;
diff --git a/runtime-controlloop/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/controlloop/runtime/util/CommonTestData.java b/runtime-controlloop/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/controlloop/runtime/util/CommonTestData.java
index 77f802d61..aa17e9c4f 100644
--- a/runtime-controlloop/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/controlloop/runtime/util/CommonTestData.java
+++ b/runtime-controlloop/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/controlloop/runtime/util/CommonTestData.java
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@
 
 package org.onap.policy.clamp.controlloop.runtime.util;
 
+import javax.ws.rs.core.Response.Status;
+import org.onap.policy.clamp.controlloop.common.exception.ControlLoopRuntimeException;
 import org.onap.policy.clamp.controlloop.runtime.main.parameters.ClRuntimeParameterGroup;
 import org.onap.policy.common.utils.coder.Coder;
 import org.onap.policy.common.utils.coder.CoderException;
@@ -39,13 +41,14 @@ public class CommonTestData {
      * @param port port to be inserted into the parameters
      * @param dbName the database name
      * @return the standard Control Loop parameters
+     * @throws ControlLoopRuntimeException on errors reading the control loop parameters
      */
     public static ClRuntimeParameterGroup geParameterGroup(final int port, final String dbName) {
         try {
             return coder.decode(getParameterGroupAsString(port, dbName), ClRuntimeParameterGroup.class);
 
         } catch (CoderException e) {
-            throw new RuntimeException("cannot read Control Loop parameters", e);
+            throw new ControlLoopRuntimeException(Status.NOT_ACCEPTABLE, "cannot read Control Loop parameters", e);
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/runtime-controlloop/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/controlloop/runtime/util/rest/CommonRestController.java b/runtime-controlloop/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/controlloop/runtime/util/rest/CommonRestController.java
index 0d668f139..00b9c6715 100644
--- a/runtime-controlloop/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/controlloop/runtime/util/rest/CommonRestController.java
+++ b/runtime-controlloop/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/controlloop/runtime/util/rest/CommonRestController.java
@@ -128,9 +128,8 @@ public class CommonRestController {
     /**
      * Starts the "Main".
      *
-     * @throws InterruptedException
-     *
-     * @throws Exception if an error occurs
+     * @throws InterruptedException if the NetworkUtil method calls are interrupted
+     * @throws IllegalStateException if a controller cannot be started on the requested port
      */
     protected static void startMain() throws InterruptedException {
         Registry.newRegistry();
@@ -152,11 +151,11 @@ public class CommonRestController {
     /**
      * Stops the "Main".
      *
-     * @throws ControlLoopException
-     *
-     * @throws Exception if an error occurs
+     * @throws ControlLoopException if an error occurs shutting down the controller
+     * @throws InterruptedException if the NetworkUtil method calls are interrupted
+     * @throws IllegalStateException if a controller cannot be started on the requested port
      */
-    private static void stopMain() throws Exception {
+    private static void stopMain() throws ControlLoopException, InterruptedException {
         if (main != null) {
             Main main2 = main;
             main = null;
@@ -260,4 +259,4 @@ public class CommonRestController {
         Response rawresp = sendNoAuthRequest(endPoint).delete();
         assertEquals(Response.Status.UNAUTHORIZED.getStatusCode(), rawresp.getStatus());
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/runtime/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/clds/Application.java b/runtime/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/clds/Application.java
index ba300ac09..07c174293 100644
--- a/runtime/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/clds/Application.java
+++ b/runtime/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/clds/Application.java
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@ import org.apache.catalina.connector.Connector;
 import org.onap.policy.clamp.clds.util.ClampVersioning;
 import org.onap.policy.clamp.clds.util.ResourceFileUtils;
 import org.onap.policy.clamp.util.PassDecoder;
-import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Value;
 import org.springframework.boot.SpringApplication;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.SpringBootApplication;
@@ -54,7 +53,6 @@ import org.springframework.boot.web.servlet.server.ServletWebServerFactory;
 import org.springframework.boot.web.servlet.support.SpringBootServletInitializer;
 import org.springframework.context.annotation.Bean;
 import org.springframework.context.annotation.ComponentScan;
-import org.springframework.core.env.Environment;
 import org.springframework.data.jpa.repository.config.EnableJpaAuditing;
 import org.springframework.data.jpa.repository.config.EnableJpaRepositories;
 import org.springframework.scheduling.annotation.EnableAsync;
@@ -99,9 +97,6 @@ public class Application extends SpringBootServletInitializer {
     @Value("${clamp.config.keyFile:classpath:/clds/aaf/org.onap.clamp.keyfile}")
     private String keyFile;
 
-    @Autowired
-    private Environment env;
-
     @Override
     protected SpringApplicationBuilder configure(SpringApplicationBuilder application) {
         return application.sources(Application.class);
@@ -124,11 +119,11 @@ public class Application extends SpringBootServletInitializer {
      * @throws IOException IO Exception
      */
     @Bean
-    public ServletRegistrationBean camelServletRegistrationBean() throws IOException {
+    public ServletRegistrationBean<ClampServlet> camelServletRegistrationBean() throws IOException {
         eelfLogger.info(ResourceFileUtils.getResourceAsString("boot-message.txt") + "(v"
                 + ClampVersioning.getCldsVersionFromProps() + ")" + System.getProperty("line.separator")
                 + getSslExpirationDate());
-        ServletRegistrationBean registration = new ServletRegistrationBean(new ClampServlet(), "/restservices/clds/*");
+        var registration = new ServletRegistrationBean<ClampServlet>(new ClampServlet(), "/restservices/clds/*");
         registration.setName("CamelServlet");
         return registration;
     }
@@ -140,11 +135,11 @@ public class Application extends SpringBootServletInitializer {
      */
     @Bean
     public ServletWebServerFactory getEmbeddedServletContainerFactory() {
-        TomcatServletWebServerFactory tomcat = new TomcatServletWebServerFactory();
+        var tomcat = new TomcatServletWebServerFactory();
         if (httpRedirectedPort != null && keystoreFile != null) {
             // Automatically redirect to HTTPS
             tomcat = new TomcatEmbeddedServletContainerFactoryRedirection();
-            Connector newConnector = createRedirectConnector(Integer.parseInt(springServerPort));
+            var newConnector = createRedirectConnector(Integer.parseInt(springServerPort));
             if (newConnector != null) {
                 tomcat.addAdditionalTomcatConnectors(newConnector);
             }
@@ -158,7 +153,7 @@ public class Application extends SpringBootServletInitializer {
                     + " (Connector disabled)");
             return null;
         }
-        Connector connector = new Connector("org.apache.coyote.http11.Http11NioProtocol");
+        var connector = new Connector("org.apache.coyote.http11.Http11NioProtocol");
         connector.setScheme("http");
         connector.setSecure(false);
         connector.setPort(Integer.parseInt(httpRedirectedPort));
@@ -167,10 +162,10 @@ public class Application extends SpringBootServletInitializer {
     }
 
     private String getSslExpirationDate() throws IOException {
-        StringBuilder result = new StringBuilder("   :: SSL Certificates ::     ");
+        var result = new StringBuilder("   :: SSL Certificates ::     ");
         try {
             if (keystoreFile != null) {
-                KeyStore keystore = KeyStore.getInstance(keyStoreType);
+                var keystore = KeyStore.getInstance(keyStoreType);
                 keystore.load(ResourceFileUtils.getResourceAsStream(keystoreFile.replace("classpath:", "")),
                         PassDecoder.decode(keyStorePass, keyFile).toCharArray());
 
diff --git a/runtime/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/clds/config/AafConfiguration.java b/runtime/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/clds/config/AafConfiguration.java
index 9b6338e00..720a3f995 100644
--- a/runtime/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/clds/config/AafConfiguration.java
+++ b/runtime/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/clds/config/AafConfiguration.java
@@ -50,8 +50,8 @@ public class AafConfiguration {
      * @return FilterRegistrationBean
      */
     @Bean
-    public FilterRegistrationBean cadiFilterRegistration() {
-        FilterRegistrationBean registration = new FilterRegistrationBean();
+    public FilterRegistrationBean<Filter> cadiFilterRegistration() {
+        var registration = new FilterRegistrationBean<Filter>();
         registration.setFilter(cadiFilter());
         registration.addUrlPatterns("/restservices/clds/v1/user/*");
         registration.addUrlPatterns("/restservices/clds/v2/dictionary/*");
@@ -64,4 +64,4 @@ public class AafConfiguration {
         registration.setOrder(0);
         return registration;
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/runtime/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/clds/config/CamelConfiguration.java b/runtime/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/clds/config/CamelConfiguration.java
index 5f10c0afb..0880e9b74 100644
--- a/runtime/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/clds/config/CamelConfiguration.java
+++ b/runtime/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/clds/config/CamelConfiguration.java
@@ -117,22 +117,22 @@ public class CamelConfiguration extends RouteBuilder {
     private void configureCamelHttpComponent()
             throws KeyStoreException, NoSuchAlgorithmException, KeyManagementException, CertificateException,
             IOException {
-        RequestConfig requestConfig = RequestConfig.custom()
+        var requestConfig = RequestConfig.custom()
                 .setConnectTimeout(connectTimeout)
                 .setConnectionRequestTimeout(connectRequestTimeout)
                 .setSocketTimeout(socketTimeout).build();
 
         if (trustStore != null) {
-            KeyStore truststore = KeyStore.getInstance(trustStoreType);
+            var truststore = KeyStore.getInstance(trustStoreType);
             truststore.load(
                     ResourceFileUtils.getResourceAsStream(trustStore),
                     Objects.requireNonNull(PassDecoder.decode(trustStorePass, keyFile)).toCharArray());
-            TrustManagerFactory trustFactory = TrustManagerFactory.getInstance(trustStoreAlgorithm);
+            var trustFactory = TrustManagerFactory.getInstance(trustStoreAlgorithm);
             trustFactory.init(truststore);
-            SSLContext sslcontext = SSLContext.getInstance("TLS");
+            var sslcontext = SSLContext.getInstance("TLS");
             sslcontext.init(null, trustFactory.getTrustManagers(), null);
             camelContext.getComponent(HTTPS, HttpComponent.class).setHttpClientConfigurer(builder -> {
-                SSLSocketFactory factory = new SSLSocketFactory(sslcontext,
+                var factory = new SSLSocketFactory(sslcontext,
                         SSLSocketFactory.ALLOW_ALL_HOSTNAME_VERIFIER);
                 builder.setSSLSocketFactory(factory);
                 builder.setConnectionManager(new BasicHttpClientConnectionManager(
diff --git a/runtime/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/clds/model/dcae/DcaeInventoryCache.java b/runtime/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/clds/model/dcae/DcaeInventoryCache.java
index a69d1a353..248fdcaea 100644
--- a/runtime/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/clds/model/dcae/DcaeInventoryCache.java
+++ b/runtime/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/clds/model/dcae/DcaeInventoryCache.java
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ public class DcaeInventoryCache {
     }
 
     public Set<String> getAllLoopIds() {
-        return this.blueprintsMap.keySet();
+        return blueprintsMap.keySet();
     }
 
     public Set<DcaeInventoryResponse> getAllBlueprintsPerLoopId(String loopId) {
diff --git a/runtime/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/clds/tosca/update/UnknownComponentException.java b/runtime/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/clds/tosca/update/UnknownComponentException.java
index fb684b57b..d1d45a37d 100644
--- a/runtime/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/clds/tosca/update/UnknownComponentException.java
+++ b/runtime/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/clds/tosca/update/UnknownComponentException.java
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@
 package org.onap.policy.clamp.clds.tosca.update;
 
 public class UnknownComponentException extends Exception {
+    private static final long serialVersionUID = 1187337836071750628L;
+
     public UnknownComponentException(String nameEntry) {
         this.getWrongName(nameEntry);
     }
diff --git a/runtime/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/clds/tosca/update/elements/Constraint.java b/runtime/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/clds/tosca/update/elements/Constraint.java
index 651456ca6..bdf9af08b 100644
--- a/runtime/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/clds/tosca/update/elements/Constraint.java
+++ b/runtime/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/clds/tosca/update/elements/Constraint.java
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@ import java.util.Map.Entry;
 import org.onap.policy.clamp.clds.tosca.update.templates.JsonTemplate;
 
 public class Constraint {
+    private static final String ARRAY = "array";
+    private static final String STRING = "string";
 
     private LinkedHashMap<String, Object> constraints;
     private JsonTemplate jsonTemplate;
@@ -43,7 +45,7 @@ public class Constraint {
     /**
      * Deploy the linkedhashmap which contains the constraints, to extract them one to one.
      *
-     * @param jsonSchema   The json Schema
+     * @param jsonSchema The json Schema
      * @param typeProperty The ype property
      * @return the json object
      */
@@ -57,14 +59,14 @@ public class Constraint {
     /**
      * Each case of Tosca constraints below parse specifically the field in the JsonObject.
      *
-     * @param jsonSchema      Json Schema
-     * @param nameConstraint  Name constraint
+     * @param jsonSchema Json Schema
+     * @param nameConstraint Name constraint
      * @param valueConstraint value constraint
-     * @param typeProperty    Type Property
+     * @param typeProperty Type Property
      */
     @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
     public void parseConstraint(JsonObject jsonSchema, String nameConstraint, Object valueConstraint,
-                                String typeProperty) {
+            String typeProperty) {
         switch (nameConstraint) {
             case "equal":
                 checkTemplateField("const", jsonSchema, valueConstraint);
@@ -100,7 +102,7 @@ public class Constraint {
                 String[] maxtab = nameConstraint.split("_");
                 this.getLimitValue(jsonSchema, valueConstraint, typeProperty, maxtab[0]);
                 break;
-            default://valid_value
+            default:// valid_value
                 this.getValueArray(jsonSchema, valueConstraint, typeProperty);
                 break;
         }
@@ -110,17 +112,17 @@ public class Constraint {
     /**
      * To be done.
      *
-     * @param jsonSchema   json schema
-     * @param fieldValue   field value
+     * @param jsonSchema json schema
+     * @param fieldValue field value
      * @param typeProperty For the complex components, get a specific number of items/properties
      */
     public void getSpecificLength(JsonObject jsonSchema, Object fieldValue, String typeProperty) {
         switch (typeProperty.toLowerCase()) {
-            case "string":
+            case STRING:
                 checkTemplateField("minLength", jsonSchema, fieldValue);
                 checkTemplateField("maxLength", jsonSchema, fieldValue);
                 break;
-            case "array":
+            case ARRAY:
                 if (fieldValue.equals(1) && jsonTemplate.hasFields("uniqueItems")) {
                     jsonSchema.addProperty("uniqueItems", true);
                 } else {
@@ -139,48 +141,46 @@ public class Constraint {
     /**
      * To be done.
      *
-     * @param jsonSchema   json schema
-     * @param fieldValue   field value
+     * @param jsonSchema json schema
+     * @param fieldValue field value
      * @param typeProperty type property
-     * @param side         Get the limits fieldValue for the properties : depend of the type of the component
+     * @param side Get the limits fieldValue for the properties : depend of the type of the component
      */
     public void getLimitValue(JsonObject jsonSchema, Object fieldValue, String typeProperty, String side) {
-        switch (typeProperty) {
-            case "string":
-                if (side.equals("min")) {
-                    checkTemplateField("minLength", jsonSchema, fieldValue);
-                } else {
-                    checkTemplateField("maxLength", jsonSchema, fieldValue);
-                }
-                break;
-            default:// Array
-                if (side.equals("min")) {
-                    checkTemplateField("minItems", jsonSchema, fieldValue);
-                } else {
-                    checkTemplateField("maxItems", jsonSchema, fieldValue);
-                }
-                break;
+        if (typeProperty.equals(STRING)) {
+            if (side.equals("min")) {
+                checkTemplateField("minLength", jsonSchema, fieldValue);
+            } else {
+                checkTemplateField("maxLength", jsonSchema, fieldValue);
+            }
+        } else {
+            if (side.equals("min")) {
+                checkTemplateField("minItems", jsonSchema, fieldValue);
+            } else {
+                checkTemplateField("maxItems", jsonSchema, fieldValue);
+            }
         }
-
     }
 
     /**
      * To be done.
      *
-     * @param jsonSchema   Json schema
-     * @param fieldValue   field value
+     * @param jsonSchema Json schema
+     * @param fieldValue field value
      * @param typeProperty Get as Enum the valid values for the property
      */
     public void getValueArray(JsonObject jsonSchema, Object fieldValue, String typeProperty) {
         if (jsonTemplate.hasFields("enum")) {
-            JsonArray enumeration = new JsonArray();
-            if (typeProperty.equals("string") || typeProperty.equals("String")) {
+            var enumeration = new JsonArray();
+            if (typeProperty.equals(STRING) || typeProperty.equals("String")) {
+                @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
                 ArrayList<String> arrayValues = (ArrayList<String>) fieldValue;
                 for (String arrayItem : arrayValues) {
                     enumeration.add(arrayItem);
                 }
                 jsonSchema.add("enum", enumeration);
             } else {
+                @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
                 ArrayList<Number> arrayValues = (ArrayList<Number>) fieldValue;
                 for (Number arrayItem : arrayValues) {
                     enumeration.add(arrayItem);
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ public class Constraint {
     /**
      * To be done.
      *
-     * @param field      Field
+     * @param field Field
      * @param jsonSchema Json schema
      * @param fieldValue Simple way to avoid code duplication
      */
@@ -219,4 +219,4 @@ public class Constraint {
         }
     }
 
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/runtime/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/clds/tosca/update/elements/ToscaElementProperty.java b/runtime/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/clds/tosca/update/elements/ToscaElementProperty.java
index 4db8b0356..77d920860 100644
--- a/runtime/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/clds/tosca/update/elements/ToscaElementProperty.java
+++ b/runtime/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/clds/tosca/update/elements/ToscaElementProperty.java
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ import com.google.gson.JsonArray;
 import com.google.gson.JsonObject;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.LinkedHashMap;
+import java.util.List;
 import org.onap.policy.clamp.clds.tosca.update.templates.JsonTemplate;
 
 public class ToscaElementProperty {
@@ -40,7 +41,7 @@ public class ToscaElementProperty {
     /**
      * Constructor.
      *
-     * @param name  the name
+     * @param name the name
      * @param items the items
      */
     public ToscaElementProperty(String name, LinkedHashMap<String, Object> items) {
@@ -69,9 +70,10 @@ public class ToscaElementProperty {
      * For each primitive value, requires to get each field Value and cast it and add it in a Json.
      *
      * @param fieldsContent field
-     * @param fieldName     field
-     * @param value         value
+     * @param fieldName field
+     * @param value value
      */
+    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
     public void addFieldToJson(JsonObject fieldsContent, String fieldName, Object value) {
         if (value != null) {
             String typeValue = value.getClass().getSimpleName();
@@ -89,7 +91,7 @@ public class ToscaElementProperty {
                     fieldsContent.addProperty(fieldName, (Integer) value);
                     break;
                 default:
-                    fieldsContent.add(fieldName, parseArray((ArrayList) value));
+                    fieldsContent.add(fieldName, parseArray((ArrayList<Object>) value));
                     break;
             }
         }
@@ -101,31 +103,29 @@ public class ToscaElementProperty {
      * @param arrayProperties array pro
      * @return a json array
      */
-    public JsonArray parseArray(ArrayList<Object> arrayProperties) {
-        JsonArray arrayContent = new JsonArray();
+    public JsonArray parseArray(List<Object> arrayProperties) {
         ArrayList<Object> arrayComponent = new ArrayList<>();
         for (Object itemArray : arrayProperties) {
             arrayComponent.add(itemArray);
         }
-        ArrayField af = new ArrayField(arrayComponent);
-        arrayContent = af.deploy();
-        return arrayContent;
+        var af = new ArrayField(arrayComponent);
+        return af.deploy();
     }
 
     /**
      * Create an instance of Constraint, to extract the values and add it to the Json (according to the type
-     * *                    of the current property).
+     * * of the current property).
      *
      * @param json a json
      * @param constraints constraints
      * @param jsonTemplate template
      */
     @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
-    public void addConstraintsAsJson(JsonObject json, ArrayList<Object> constraints, JsonTemplate jsonTemplate) {
+    public void addConstraintsAsJson(JsonObject json, List<Object> constraints, JsonTemplate jsonTemplate) {
         for (Object constraint : constraints) {
             if (constraint instanceof LinkedHashMap) {
                 LinkedHashMap<String, Object> valueConstraint = (LinkedHashMap<String, Object>) constraint;
-                Constraint constraintParser = new Constraint(valueConstraint, jsonTemplate);
+                var constraintParser = new Constraint(valueConstraint, jsonTemplate);
                 constraintParser.deployConstraints(json, (String) getItems().get("type"));
             }
         }
diff --git a/runtime/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/clds/tosca/update/parser/ToscaConverterToJsonSchema.java b/runtime/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/clds/tosca/update/parser/ToscaConverterToJsonSchema.java
index 74fd8e5fd..1d5ed26e0 100644
--- a/runtime/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/clds/tosca/update/parser/ToscaConverterToJsonSchema.java
+++ b/runtime/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/clds/tosca/update/parser/ToscaConverterToJsonSchema.java
@@ -45,6 +45,20 @@ import org.onap.policy.clamp.loop.service.Service;
  * @see org.onap.policy.clamp.clds.tosca.update.parser.ToscaConverterToJsonSchema#getJsonSchemaOfToscaElement
  */
 public class ToscaConverterToJsonSchema {
+    private static final String ARRAY = "array";
+    private static final String CONSTRAINTS = "constraints";
+    private static final String DESCRIPTION = "description";
+    private static final String ENTRY_SCHEMA = "entry_schema";
+    private static final String FORMAT = "format";
+    private static final String LIST = "list";
+    private static final String MAP = "map";
+    private static final String METADATA = "metadata";
+    private static final String OBJECT = "object";
+    private static final String PROPERTIES = "properties";
+    private static final String REQUIRED = "required";
+    private static final String TITLE = "title";
+    private static final String TYPE = "type";
+
     private LinkedHashMap<String, ToscaElement> components;
     private LinkedHashMap<String, JsonTemplate> templates;
 
@@ -55,14 +69,14 @@ public class ToscaConverterToJsonSchema {
     /**
      * Constructor.
      *
-     * @param toscaElementsMap    All the tosca elements found (policy type + data types + native tosca datatypes)
+     * @param toscaElementsMap All the tosca elements found (policy type + data types + native tosca datatypes)
      * @param jsonSchemaTemplates All Json schema templates to use
-     * @param metadataParser      The metadata parser to use for metadata section
-     * @param serviceModel        The service model for clamp enrichment
+     * @param metadataParser The metadata parser to use for metadata section
+     * @param serviceModel The service model for clamp enrichment
      */
     public ToscaConverterToJsonSchema(LinkedHashMap<String, ToscaElement> toscaElementsMap,
-                                      LinkedHashMap<String, JsonTemplate> jsonSchemaTemplates,
-                                      ToscaMetadataParser metadataParser, Service serviceModel) {
+            LinkedHashMap<String, JsonTemplate> jsonSchemaTemplates, ToscaMetadataParser metadataParser,
+            Service serviceModel) {
         this.components = toscaElementsMap;
         this.templates = jsonSchemaTemplates;
         this.metadataParser = metadataParser;
@@ -87,23 +101,21 @@ public class ToscaConverterToJsonSchema {
      */
     public JsonObject getFieldAsObject(ToscaElement toscaElement) {
 
-        JsonObject globalFields = new JsonObject();
-        if (templates.get("object").hasFields("title")) {
-            globalFields.addProperty("title", toscaElement.getName());
+        var globalFields = new JsonObject();
+        if (templates.get(OBJECT).hasFields(TITLE)) {
+            globalFields.addProperty(TITLE, toscaElement.getName());
         }
-        if (templates.get("object").hasFields("type")) {
-            globalFields.addProperty("type", "object");
+        if (templates.get(OBJECT).hasFields(TYPE)) {
+            globalFields.addProperty(TYPE, OBJECT);
         }
-        if (templates.get("object").hasFields("description")) {
-            if (toscaElement.getDescription() != null) {
-                globalFields.addProperty("description", toscaElement.getDescription());
-            }
+        if (templates.get(OBJECT).hasFields(DESCRIPTION) && (toscaElement.getDescription() != null)) {
+            globalFields.addProperty(DESCRIPTION, toscaElement.getDescription());
         }
-        if (templates.get("object").hasFields("required")) {
-            globalFields.add("required", this.getRequirements(toscaElement.getName()));
+        if (templates.get(OBJECT).hasFields(REQUIRED)) {
+            globalFields.add(REQUIRED, this.getRequirements(toscaElement.getName()));
         }
-        if (templates.get("object").hasFields("properties")) {
-            globalFields.add("properties", this.deploy(toscaElement.getName()));
+        if (templates.get(OBJECT).hasFields(PROPERTIES)) {
+            globalFields.add(PROPERTIES, this.deploy(toscaElement.getName()));
         }
         return globalFields;
     }
@@ -115,18 +127,18 @@ public class ToscaConverterToJsonSchema {
      * @return a json array
      */
     public JsonArray getRequirements(String nameComponent) {
-        JsonArray requirements = new JsonArray();
+        var requirements = new JsonArray();
         ToscaElement toParse = components.get(nameComponent);
-        //Check for a father component, and launch the same process
+        // Check for a father component, and launch the same process
         if (!"tosca.datatypes.Root".equals(toParse.getDerivedFrom())
                 && !"tosca.policies.Root".equals(toParse.getDerivedFrom())) {
             requirements.addAll(getRequirements(toParse.getDerivedFrom()));
         }
-        //Each property is checked, and add to the requirement array if it's required
+        // Each property is checked, and add to the requirement array if it's required
         Collection<ToscaElementProperty> properties = toParse.getProperties().values();
         for (ToscaElementProperty toscaElementProperty : properties) {
-            if (toscaElementProperty.getItems().containsKey("required")
-                    && toscaElementProperty.getItems().get("required").equals(true)) {
+            if (toscaElementProperty.getItems().containsKey(REQUIRED)
+                    && toscaElementProperty.getItems().get(REQUIRED).equals(true)) {
                 requirements.add(toscaElementProperty.getName());
             }
         }
@@ -141,19 +153,19 @@ public class ToscaConverterToJsonSchema {
      * @return a json object
      */
     public JsonObject deploy(String nameComponent) {
-        JsonObject jsonSchema = new JsonObject();
+        var jsonSchema = new JsonObject();
         ToscaElement toParse = components.get(nameComponent);
-        //Check for a father component, and launch the same process
+        // Check for a father component, and launch the same process
         if (!toParse.getDerivedFrom().equals("tosca.datatypes.Root")
                 && !toParse.getDerivedFrom().equals("tosca.policies.Root")) {
             jsonSchema = this.getParent(toParse.getDerivedFrom());
         }
-        //For each component property, check if its a complex properties (a component) or not. In that case,
-        //launch the analyse of the property.
+        // For each component property, check if its a complex properties (a component) or not. In that case,
+        // launch the analyse of the property.
         for (Entry<String, ToscaElementProperty> property : toParse.getProperties().entrySet()) {
-            if (getToscaElement((String) property.getValue().getItems().get("type")) != null) {
+            if (getToscaElement((String) property.getValue().getItems().get(TYPE)) != null) {
                 jsonSchema.add(property.getValue().getName(),
-                        this.getJsonSchemaOfToscaElement((String) property.getValue().getItems().get("type")));
+                        this.getJsonSchemaOfToscaElement((String) property.getValue().getItems().get(TYPE)));
             } else {
                 jsonSchema.add(property.getValue().getName(), this.complexParse(property.getValue()));
             }
@@ -179,42 +191,42 @@ public class ToscaConverterToJsonSchema {
      */
     @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
     public JsonObject complexParse(ToscaElementProperty toscaElementProperty) {
-        JsonObject propertiesInJson = new JsonObject();
+        var propertiesInJson = new JsonObject();
         JsonTemplate currentPropertyJsonTemplate;
-        String typeProperty = (String) toscaElementProperty.getItems().get("type");
-        if (typeProperty.toLowerCase().equals("list") || typeProperty.toLowerCase().equals("map")) {
-            currentPropertyJsonTemplate = templates.get("object");
+        String typeProperty = (String) toscaElementProperty.getItems().get(TYPE);
+        if (LIST.equalsIgnoreCase(typeProperty) || MAP.equalsIgnoreCase(typeProperty)) {
+            currentPropertyJsonTemplate = templates.get(OBJECT);
         } else {
-            String propertyType = (String) toscaElementProperty.getItems().get("type");
+            String propertyType = (String) toscaElementProperty.getItems().get(TYPE);
             currentPropertyJsonTemplate = templates.get(propertyType.toLowerCase());
         }
-        //Each "special" field is analysed, and has a specific treatment
+        // Each "special" field is analysed, and has a specific treatment
         for (String propertyField : toscaElementProperty.getItems().keySet()) {
             switch (propertyField) {
-                case "type":
+                case TYPE:
                     if (currentPropertyJsonTemplate.hasFields(propertyField)) {
                         String fieldtype = (String) toscaElementProperty.getItems().get(propertyField);
                         switch (fieldtype.toLowerCase()) {
-                            case "list":
-                                propertiesInJson.addProperty("type", "array");
+                            case LIST:
+                                propertiesInJson.addProperty(TYPE, ARRAY);
                                 break;
-                            case "map":
-                                propertiesInJson.addProperty("type", "object");
+                            case MAP:
+                                propertiesInJson.addProperty(TYPE, OBJECT);
                                 break;
                             case "scalar-unit.time":
                             case "scalar-unit.frequency":
                             case "scalar-unit.size":
-                                propertiesInJson.addProperty("type", "string");
+                                propertiesInJson.addProperty(TYPE, "string");
                                 break;
                             case "timestamp":
-                                propertiesInJson.addProperty("type", "string");
-                                propertiesInJson.addProperty("format", "date-time");
+                                propertiesInJson.addProperty(TYPE, "string");
+                                propertiesInJson.addProperty(FORMAT, "date-time");
                                 break;
                             case "float":
-                                propertiesInJson.addProperty("type", "number");
+                                propertiesInJson.addProperty(TYPE, "number");
                                 break;
                             case "range":
-                                propertiesInJson.addProperty("type", "integer");
+                                propertiesInJson.addProperty(TYPE, "integer");
                                 if (!checkConstraintPresence(toscaElementProperty, "greater_than")
                                         && currentPropertyJsonTemplate.hasFields("exclusiveMinimum")) {
                                     propertiesInJson.addProperty("exclusiveMinimum", false);
@@ -225,68 +237,58 @@ public class ToscaConverterToJsonSchema {
                                 }
                                 break;
                             default:
-                                propertiesInJson.addProperty("type", currentPropertyJsonTemplate.getName());
+                                propertiesInJson.addProperty(TYPE, currentPropertyJsonTemplate.getName());
                                 break;
                         }
                     }
                     break;
-                case "metadata":
+                case METADATA:
                     if (metadataParser != null) {
                         metadataParser.processAllMetadataElement(toscaElementProperty, serviceModel).entrySet()
-                                .forEach((jsonEntry) -> {
-                                    propertiesInJson.add(jsonEntry.getKey(),
-                                            jsonEntry.getValue());
-
-                                });
+                                .forEach(jsonEntry -> propertiesInJson.add(jsonEntry.getKey(), jsonEntry.getValue()));
                     }
                     break;
-                case "constraints":
+                case CONSTRAINTS:
                     toscaElementProperty.addConstraintsAsJson(propertiesInJson,
-                            (ArrayList<Object>) toscaElementProperty.getItems().get("constraints"),
+                            (ArrayList<Object>) toscaElementProperty.getItems().get(CONSTRAINTS),
                             currentPropertyJsonTemplate);
                     break;
-                case "entry_schema":
-                    //Here, a way to check if entry is a component (datatype) or a simple string
-                    if (getToscaElement(this.extractSpecificFieldFromMap(toscaElementProperty, "entry_schema"))
-                            != null) {
-                        String nameComponent = this.extractSpecificFieldFromMap(toscaElementProperty, "entry_schema");
-                        ToscaConverterToJsonSchema child = new ToscaConverterToJsonSchema(components, templates,
-                                metadataParser, serviceModel);
-                        JsonObject propertiesContainer = new JsonObject();
+                case ENTRY_SCHEMA:
+                    // Here, a way to check if entry is a component (datatype) or a simple string
+                    if (getToscaElement(this.extractSpecificFieldFromMap(toscaElementProperty, ENTRY_SCHEMA)) != null) {
+                        String nameComponent = this.extractSpecificFieldFromMap(toscaElementProperty, ENTRY_SCHEMA);
+                        var child = new ToscaConverterToJsonSchema(components, templates, metadataParser, serviceModel);
+                        var propertiesContainer = new JsonObject();
 
-                        switch ((String) toscaElementProperty.getItems().get("type")) {
-                            case "map": // Get it as an object
-                                JsonObject componentAsProperty = child.getJsonSchemaOfToscaElement(nameComponent);
-                                propertiesContainer.add(nameComponent, componentAsProperty);
-                                if (currentPropertyJsonTemplate.hasFields("properties")) {
-                                    propertiesInJson.add("properties", propertiesContainer);
-                                }
-                                break;
-                            default://list : get it as an Array
-                                JsonObject componentAsItem = child.getJsonSchemaOfToscaElement(nameComponent);
-                                if (currentPropertyJsonTemplate.hasFields("properties")) {
-                                    propertiesInJson.add("items", componentAsItem);
-                                    propertiesInJson.addProperty("format", "tabs-top");
-                                }
-                                break;
+                        if (((String) toscaElementProperty.getItems().get(TYPE)).equals(MAP)) {
+                            JsonObject componentAsProperty = child.getJsonSchemaOfToscaElement(nameComponent);
+                            propertiesContainer.add(nameComponent, componentAsProperty);
+                            if (currentPropertyJsonTemplate.hasFields(PROPERTIES)) {
+                                propertiesInJson.add(PROPERTIES, propertiesContainer);
+                            }
+                        } else {
+                            JsonObject componentAsItem = child.getJsonSchemaOfToscaElement(nameComponent);
+                            if (currentPropertyJsonTemplate.hasFields(PROPERTIES)) {
+                                propertiesInJson.add("items", componentAsItem);
+                                propertiesInJson.addProperty(FORMAT, "tabs-top");
+                            }
                         }
-
-                    } else if (toscaElementProperty.getItems().get("type").equals("list")) {
+                    } else if (toscaElementProperty.getItems().get(TYPE).equals(LIST)) {
                         // Native cases
-                        JsonObject itemContainer = new JsonObject();
+                        var itemContainer = new JsonObject();
                         String valueInEntrySchema =
-                            this.extractSpecificFieldFromMap(toscaElementProperty, "entry_schema");
-                        itemContainer.addProperty("type", valueInEntrySchema);
+                                this.extractSpecificFieldFromMap(toscaElementProperty, ENTRY_SCHEMA);
+                        itemContainer.addProperty(TYPE, valueInEntrySchema);
                         propertiesInJson.add("items", itemContainer);
-                        propertiesInJson.addProperty("format", "tabs-top");
+                        propertiesInJson.addProperty(FORMAT, "tabs-top");
                     }
 
                     // MAP Case, for now nothing
 
                     break;
                 default:
-                    //Each classical field : type, description, default..
-                    if (currentPropertyJsonTemplate.hasFields(propertyField) && !propertyField.equals("required")) {
+                    // Each classical field : type, description, default..
+                    if (currentPropertyJsonTemplate.hasFields(propertyField) && !propertyField.equals(REQUIRED)) {
                         toscaElementProperty.addFieldToJson(propertiesInJson, propertyField,
                                 toscaElementProperty.getItems().get(propertyField));
                     }
@@ -319,32 +321,32 @@ public class ToscaConverterToJsonSchema {
      * Simple method to extract quickly a type field from particular property item.
      *
      * @param toscaElementProperty the property
-     * @param fieldName            the fieldname
+     * @param fieldName the fieldname
      * @return a string
      */
     @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
     public String extractSpecificFieldFromMap(ToscaElementProperty toscaElementProperty, String fieldName) {
         LinkedHashMap<String, String> entrySchemaFields =
                 (LinkedHashMap<String, String>) toscaElementProperty.getItems().get(fieldName);
-        return entrySchemaFields.get("type");
+        return entrySchemaFields.get(TYPE);
     }
 
     /**
      * Check if a constraint, for a specific property, is there.
      *
      * @param toscaElementProperty property
-     * @param nameConstraint       name constraint
+     * @param nameConstraint name constraint
      * @return a flag boolean
      */
     public boolean checkConstraintPresence(ToscaElementProperty toscaElementProperty, String nameConstraint) {
-        boolean presentConstraint = false;
-        if (toscaElementProperty.getItems().containsKey("constraints")) {
-            ArrayList<Object> constraints = (ArrayList) toscaElementProperty.getItems().get("constraints");
+        var presentConstraint = false;
+        if (toscaElementProperty.getItems().containsKey(CONSTRAINTS)) {
+            @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
+            ArrayList<Object> constraints = (ArrayList<Object>) toscaElementProperty.getItems().get(CONSTRAINTS);
             for (Object constraint : constraints) {
-                if (constraint instanceof LinkedHashMap) {
-                    if (((LinkedHashMap) constraint).containsKey(nameConstraint)) {
-                        presentConstraint = true;
-                    }
+                if (constraint instanceof LinkedHashMap
+                        && ((LinkedHashMap<?, ?>) constraint).containsKey(nameConstraint)) {
+                    presentConstraint = true;
                 }
             }
         }
diff --git a/runtime/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/clds/tosca/update/parser/ToscaElementParser.java b/runtime/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/clds/tosca/update/parser/ToscaElementParser.java
index a3dd9c3e1..04d577f86 100644
--- a/runtime/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/clds/tosca/update/parser/ToscaElementParser.java
+++ b/runtime/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/clds/tosca/update/parser/ToscaElementParser.java
@@ -30,6 +30,11 @@ import org.onap.policy.clamp.clds.tosca.update.elements.ToscaElementProperty;
 import org.yaml.snakeyaml.Yaml;
 
 public class ToscaElementParser {
+    private static final String DERIVED_FROM = "derived_from";
+    private static final String DESCRIPTION = "description";
+    private static final String PROPERTIES = "properties";
+    private static final String TYPE_VERSION = "type_version";
+
     /**
      * Constructor.
      */
@@ -37,17 +42,19 @@ public class ToscaElementParser {
     }
 
     private static LinkedHashMap<String, Object> searchAllDataTypesAndPolicyTypes(String toscaYaml) {
+        @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
         LinkedHashMap<String, LinkedHashMap<String, Object>> file =
                 (LinkedHashMap<String, LinkedHashMap<String, Object>>) new Yaml().load(toscaYaml);
         LinkedHashMap<String, Object> allDataTypesFound = file.get("data_types");
         LinkedHashMap<String, Object> allPolicyTypesFound = file.get("policy_types");
-        LinkedHashMap<String, Object> allItemsFound = new LinkedHashMap<>();
+        LinkedHashMap<String, Object> allItemsFound;
         // Put the policies and datatypes in the same collection
         allItemsFound = (allDataTypesFound == null) ? (new LinkedHashMap<>()) : allDataTypesFound;
         allItemsFound.putAll(allPolicyTypesFound == null ? new LinkedHashMap<>() : allPolicyTypesFound);
         return allItemsFound;
     }
 
+    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
     private static LinkedHashMap<String, Object> searchAllNativeToscaDataTypes(String toscaNativeYaml) {
         return ((LinkedHashMap<String, LinkedHashMap<String, Object>>) new Yaml().load(toscaNativeYaml))
                 .get("data_types");
@@ -57,12 +64,11 @@ public class ToscaElementParser {
      * Yaml Parse gets raw policies and datatypes, in different sections : necessary to extract
      * all entities and put them at the same level.
      *
-     * @param toscaYaml       the tosca model content
+     * @param toscaYaml the tosca model content
      * @param nativeToscaYaml the tosca native datatype content
      * @return a map of Tosca Element containing all tosca elements found (policy types and datatypes)
      */
-    public static LinkedHashMap<String, ToscaElement> searchAllToscaElements(String toscaYaml,
-                                                                             String nativeToscaYaml) {
+    public static LinkedHashMap<String, ToscaElement> searchAllToscaElements(String toscaYaml, String nativeToscaYaml) {
         LinkedHashMap<String, Object> allItemsFound = searchAllDataTypesAndPolicyTypes(toscaYaml);
         allItemsFound.putAll(searchAllNativeToscaDataTypes(nativeToscaYaml));
         return parseAllItemsFound(allItemsFound);
@@ -73,25 +79,25 @@ public class ToscaElementParser {
      *
      * @param allMaps maps
      */
+    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
     private static LinkedHashMap<String, ToscaElement> parseAllItemsFound(LinkedHashMap<String, Object> allMaps) {
-        LinkedHashMap<String, ToscaElement> allItemsFound = new LinkedHashMap<String, ToscaElement>();
-        //Component creations, from the file maps
+        LinkedHashMap<String, ToscaElement> allItemsFound = new LinkedHashMap<>();
+        // Component creations, from the file maps
         for (Entry<String, Object> itemToParse : allMaps.entrySet()) {
             LinkedHashMap<String, Object> componentBody = (LinkedHashMap<String, Object>) itemToParse.getValue();
-            ToscaElement toscaElement =
-                    new ToscaElement(itemToParse.getKey(), (String) componentBody.get("derived_from"),
-                            (String) componentBody.get("description"));
-            //If policy, version and type_version :
-            if (componentBody.get("type_version") != null) {
-                toscaElement.setVersion((String) componentBody.get("type_version"));
-                toscaElement.setTypeVersion((String) componentBody.get("type_version"));
+            var toscaElement = new ToscaElement(itemToParse.getKey(), (String) componentBody.get(DERIVED_FROM),
+                    (String) componentBody.get(DESCRIPTION));
+            // If policy, version and type_version :
+            if (componentBody.get(TYPE_VERSION) != null) {
+                toscaElement.setVersion((String) componentBody.get(TYPE_VERSION));
+                toscaElement.setTypeVersion((String) componentBody.get(TYPE_VERSION));
             }
-            //Properties creation, from the map
-            if (componentBody.get("properties") != null) {
-                LinkedHashMap<String, Object> properties =
-                        (LinkedHashMap<String, Object>) componentBody.get("properties");
-                for (Entry<String, Object> itemToProperty : properties.entrySet()) {
-                    ToscaElementProperty toscaElementProperty = new ToscaElementProperty(itemToProperty.getKey(),
+            // Properties creation, from the map
+            if (componentBody.get(PROPERTIES) != null) {
+                LinkedHashMap<String, Object> foundProperties =
+                        (LinkedHashMap<String, Object>) componentBody.get(PROPERTIES);
+                for (Entry<String, Object> itemToProperty : foundProperties.entrySet()) {
+                    var toscaElementProperty = new ToscaElementProperty(itemToProperty.getKey(),
                             (LinkedHashMap<String, Object>) itemToProperty.getValue());
                     toscaElement.addProperties(toscaElementProperty);
                 }
diff --git a/runtime/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/clds/tosca/update/parser/metadata/ToscaMetadataParserWithDictionarySupport.java b/runtime/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/clds/tosca/update/parser/metadata/ToscaMetadataParserWithDictionarySupport.java
index 4e55263fb..2a886df3c 100644
--- a/runtime/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/clds/tosca/update/parser/metadata/ToscaMetadataParserWithDictionarySupport.java
+++ b/runtime/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/clds/tosca/update/parser/metadata/ToscaMetadataParserWithDictionarySupport.java
@@ -63,10 +63,11 @@ public class ToscaMetadataParserWithDictionarySupport implements ToscaMetadataPa
         }
     }
 
+    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
     private static JsonObject parseMetadataPossibleValues(LinkedHashMap<String, Object> childNodeMap,
                                                           DictionaryService dictionaryService, Service serviceModel,
                                                           ToscaMetadataExecutor toscaMetadataExecutor) {
-        JsonObject childObject = new JsonObject();
+        var childObject = new JsonObject();
         if (childNodeMap.containsKey(ToscaSchemaConstants.METADATA)
                 && childNodeMap.get(ToscaSchemaConstants.METADATA) != null) {
             ((LinkedHashMap<String, Object>) childNodeMap.get(ToscaSchemaConstants.METADATA)).forEach((key,
@@ -108,14 +109,14 @@ public class ToscaMetadataParserWithDictionarySupport implements ToscaMetadataPa
         if (dictionaryKeyArray.length == 2) {
             dictionaryElements = new ArrayList<>(dictionaryService.getDictionary(dictionaryKeyArray[0])
                     .getDictionaryElements());
-            JsonArray subDictionaryNames = new JsonArray();
+            var subDictionaryNames = new JsonArray();
             new ArrayList<DictionaryElement>(dictionaryService.getDictionary(dictionaryKeyArray[1])
                     .getDictionaryElements()).forEach(elem -> subDictionaryNames.add(elem.getShortName()));
 
-            JsonArray jsonArray = new JsonArray();
+            var jsonArray = new JsonArray();
 
             Optional.of(dictionaryElements).get().forEach(c -> {
-                JsonObject jsonObject = new JsonObject();
+                var jsonObject = new JsonObject();
                 jsonObject.addProperty(JsonEditorSchemaConstants.TYPE, getJsonType(c.getType()));
                 if (c.getType() != null
                         && c.getType().equalsIgnoreCase(ToscaSchemaConstants.TYPE_STRING)) {
@@ -128,7 +129,7 @@ public class ToscaMetadataParserWithDictionarySupport implements ToscaMetadataPa
                 jsonArray.add(jsonObject);
             });
 
-            JsonObject filterObject = new JsonObject();
+            var filterObject = new JsonObject();
             filterObject.add(JsonEditorSchemaConstants.FILTERS, jsonArray);
 
             childObject.addProperty(JsonEditorSchemaConstants.TYPE,
@@ -149,8 +150,8 @@ public class ToscaMetadataParserWithDictionarySupport implements ToscaMetadataPa
      */
     private static void processSimpleDictionaryElements(String[] dictionaryKeyArray, JsonObject childObject,
                                                         DictionaryService dictionaryService) {
-        JsonArray dictionaryNames = new JsonArray();
-        JsonArray dictionaryFullNames = new JsonArray();
+        var dictionaryNames = new JsonArray();
+        var dictionaryFullNames = new JsonArray();
         dictionaryService.getDictionary(dictionaryKeyArray[0]).getDictionaryElements().forEach(c -> {
             // Json type will be translated before Policy creation
             if (c.getType() != null && !c.getType().equalsIgnoreCase("json")) {
@@ -167,7 +168,7 @@ public class ToscaMetadataParserWithDictionarySupport implements ToscaMetadataPa
             }
             // Add Enum titles for generated translated values during JSON instance
             // generation
-            JsonObject enumTitles = new JsonObject();
+            var enumTitles = new JsonObject();
             enumTitles.add(JsonEditorSchemaConstants.ENUM_TITLES, dictionaryNames);
             if (childObject.get(JsonEditorSchemaConstants.OPTIONS) != null) {
                 childObject.get(JsonEditorSchemaConstants.OPTIONS).getAsJsonArray().add(enumTitles);
diff --git a/runtime/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/clds/tosca/update/templates/JsonTemplateManager.java b/runtime/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/clds/tosca/update/templates/JsonTemplateManager.java
index 1813d0786..af7f8cc54 100644
--- a/runtime/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/clds/tosca/update/templates/JsonTemplateManager.java
+++ b/runtime/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/clds/tosca/update/templates/JsonTemplateManager.java
@@ -44,9 +44,9 @@ public class JsonTemplateManager {
     /**
      * Constructor.
      *
-     * @param toscaYamlContent     Policy Tosca Yaml content as string
+     * @param toscaYamlContent Policy Tosca Yaml content as string
      * @param nativeToscaDatatypes The tosca yaml with tosca native datatypes
-     * @param jsonSchemaTemplates  template properties as string
+     * @param jsonSchemaTemplates template properties as string
      */
     public JsonTemplateManager(String toscaYamlContent, String nativeToscaDatatypes, String jsonSchemaTemplates) {
         if (toscaYamlContent != null && !toscaYamlContent.isEmpty()) {
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ public class JsonTemplateManager {
         }
     }
 
-    //GETTERS & SETTERS
+    // GETTERS & SETTERS
     public LinkedHashMap<String, ToscaElement> getToscaElements() {
         return toscaElements;
     }
@@ -77,12 +77,12 @@ public class JsonTemplateManager {
     /**
      * Add a template.
      *
-     * @param name               name
+     * @param name name
      * @param jsonTemplateFields fields
      */
     public void addTemplate(String name, List<JsonTemplateField> jsonTemplateFields) {
-        JsonTemplate jsonTemplate = new JsonTemplate(name, jsonTemplateFields);
-        //If it is true, the operation does not have any interest :
+        var jsonTemplate = new JsonTemplate(name, jsonTemplateFields);
+        // If it is true, the operation does not have any interest :
         // replace OR put two different object with the same body
         if (!jsonSchemaTemplates.containsKey(jsonTemplate.getName()) || !this.hasTemplate(jsonTemplate)) {
             this.jsonSchemaTemplates.put(jsonTemplate.getName(), jsonTemplate);
@@ -101,11 +101,11 @@ public class JsonTemplateManager {
     /**
      * Update Template : adding with true flag, removing with false.
      *
-     * @param nameTemplate      name template
+     * @param nameTemplate name template
      * @param jsonTemplateField field name
-     * @param operation         operation
+     * @param operation operation
      */
-    public void updateTemplate(String nameTemplate, JsonTemplateField jsonTemplateField, Boolean operation) {
+    public void updateTemplate(String nameTemplate, JsonTemplateField jsonTemplateField, boolean operation) {
         // Operation = true && field is not present => add Field
         if (operation
                 && !this.jsonSchemaTemplates.get(nameTemplate).getJsonTemplateFields().contains(jsonTemplateField)) {
@@ -124,10 +124,10 @@ public class JsonTemplateManager {
      * @return a boolean
      */
     public boolean hasTemplate(JsonTemplate jsonTemplate) {
-        boolean duplicateTemplate = false;
+        var duplicateTemplate = false;
         Collection<String> templatesName = jsonSchemaTemplates.keySet();
         if (templatesName.contains(jsonTemplate.getName())) {
-            JsonTemplate existingJsonTemplate = jsonSchemaTemplates.get(jsonTemplate.getName());
+            var existingJsonTemplate = jsonSchemaTemplates.get(jsonTemplate.getName());
             duplicateTemplate = existingJsonTemplate.checkFields(jsonTemplate);
         }
         return duplicateTemplate;
@@ -136,17 +136,15 @@ public class JsonTemplateManager {
     /**
      * For a given policy type, get a corresponding JsonObject from the tosca model.
      *
-     * @param policyType          The policy type in the tosca
+     * @param policyType The policy type in the tosca
      * @param toscaMetadataParser The MetadataParser class that must be used if metadata section are encountered,
-     *                            if null they will be skipped
+     *        if null they will be skipped
      * @return an json object defining the equivalent json schema from the tosca for a given policy type
      */
     public JsonObject getJsonSchemaForPolicyType(String policyType, ToscaMetadataParser toscaMetadataParser,
-                                                 Service serviceModel)
-            throws UnknownComponentException {
-        ToscaConverterToJsonSchema
-                toscaConverterToJsonSchema = new ToscaConverterToJsonSchema(toscaElements, jsonSchemaTemplates,
-                toscaMetadataParser, serviceModel);
+            Service serviceModel) throws UnknownComponentException {
+        var toscaConverterToJsonSchema =
+                new ToscaConverterToJsonSchema(toscaElements, jsonSchemaTemplates, toscaMetadataParser, serviceModel);
         if (toscaConverterToJsonSchema.getToscaElement(policyType) == null) {
             throw new UnknownComponentException(policyType);
         }
@@ -166,7 +164,7 @@ public class JsonTemplateManager {
         JsonObject templates = JsonUtils.GSON.fromJson(jsonTemplates, JsonObject.class);
 
         for (Map.Entry<String, JsonElement> templateAsJson : templates.entrySet()) {
-            JsonTemplate jsonTemplate = new JsonTemplate(templateAsJson.getKey());
+            var jsonTemplate = new JsonTemplate(templateAsJson.getKey());
             JsonObject templateBody = (JsonObject) templateAsJson.getValue();
             for (Map.Entry<String, JsonElement> field : templateBody.entrySet()) {
                 String fieldName = field.getKey();
@@ -174,12 +172,11 @@ public class JsonTemplateManager {
                 Object fieldValue = bodyFieldAsJson.get("defaultValue").getAsString();
                 Boolean fieldVisible = bodyFieldAsJson.get("visible").getAsBoolean();
                 Boolean fieldStatic = bodyFieldAsJson.get("static").getAsBoolean();
-                JsonTemplateField
-                        bodyJsonTemplateField = new JsonTemplateField(fieldName, fieldValue, fieldVisible, fieldStatic);
+                var bodyJsonTemplateField = new JsonTemplateField(fieldName, fieldValue, fieldVisible, fieldStatic);
                 jsonTemplate.getJsonTemplateFields().add(bodyJsonTemplateField);
             }
             generatedTemplates.put(jsonTemplate.getName(), jsonTemplate);
         }
         return generatedTemplates;
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/runtime/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/clds/util/ResourceFileUtils.java b/runtime/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/clds/util/ResourceFileUtils.java
index d6184c656..ab33984da 100644
--- a/runtime/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/clds/util/ResourceFileUtils.java
+++ b/runtime/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/clds/util/ResourceFileUtils.java
@@ -81,9 +81,9 @@ public final class ResourceFileUtils {
     }
 
     private static String streamToString(InputStream inputStream) {
-        try (Scanner scanner = new Scanner(inputStream)) {
-            Scanner delimitedScanner = scanner.useDelimiter("\\A");
+        try (var scanner = new Scanner(inputStream)) {
+            var delimitedScanner = scanner.useDelimiter("\\A");
             return delimitedScanner.hasNext() ? delimitedScanner.next() : "";
         }
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/runtime/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/configuration/ClampGsonDataFormat.java b/runtime/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/configuration/ClampGsonDataFormat.java
index 6479cf767..5cb5e143f 100644
--- a/runtime/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/configuration/ClampGsonDataFormat.java
+++ b/runtime/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/configuration/ClampGsonDataFormat.java
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ public class ClampGsonDataFormat extends ServiceSupport implements DataFormat, D
 
     @Override
     public void marshal(final Exchange exchange, final Object graph, final OutputStream stream) throws Exception {
-        try (final OutputStreamWriter osw = new OutputStreamWriter(stream, StandardCharsets.UTF_8);
+        try (final var osw = new OutputStreamWriter(stream, StandardCharsets.UTF_8);
                 final BufferedWriter writer = IOHelper.buffered(osw)) {
             gson.toJson(graph, writer);
         }
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ public class ClampGsonDataFormat extends ServiceSupport implements DataFormat, D
 
     @Override
     public Object unmarshal(final Exchange exchange, final InputStream stream) throws Exception {
-        try (final InputStreamReader isr = new InputStreamReader(stream, StandardCharsets.UTF_8);
+        try (final var isr = new InputStreamReader(stream, StandardCharsets.UTF_8);
                 final BufferedReader reader = IOHelper.buffered(isr)) {
             if (unmarshalType.equals(String.class)) {
                 return IOUtils.toString(reader);
diff --git a/runtime/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/dao/model/jsontype/JsonTypeDescriptor.java b/runtime/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/dao/model/jsontype/JsonTypeDescriptor.java
index ed8464b14..ddc39599c 100644
--- a/runtime/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/dao/model/jsontype/JsonTypeDescriptor.java
+++ b/runtime/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/dao/model/jsontype/JsonTypeDescriptor.java
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ public class JsonTypeDescriptor extends AbstractTypeDescriptor<JsonObject> {
         return JsonUtils.GSON_JPA_MODEL.fromJson(string, JsonObject.class);
     }
 
+    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
     @Override
     public <X> X unwrap(JsonObject value, Class<X> type, WrapperOptions options) {
         if (value == null) {
@@ -95,7 +96,7 @@ public class JsonTypeDescriptor extends AbstractTypeDescriptor<JsonObject> {
             return null;
         }
 
-        if (String.class.isInstance(value)) {
+        if (value instanceof String) {
             return JsonUtils.GSON_JPA_MODEL.fromJson((String) value, JsonObject.class);
         }
 
diff --git a/runtime/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/loop/CsarInstaller.java b/runtime/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/loop/CsarInstaller.java
index f46f4227b..2da1c0553 100644
--- a/runtime/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/loop/CsarInstaller.java
+++ b/runtime/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/loop/CsarInstaller.java
@@ -45,7 +45,6 @@ import org.onap.policy.clamp.loop.service.Service;
 import org.onap.policy.clamp.loop.template.LoopElementModel;
 import org.onap.policy.clamp.loop.template.LoopTemplate;
 import org.onap.policy.clamp.loop.template.LoopTemplatesRepository;
-import org.onap.policy.clamp.loop.template.PolicyModel;
 import org.onap.policy.clamp.loop.template.PolicyModelsRepository;
 import org.onap.policy.clamp.policy.PolicyEngineServices;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
@@ -95,11 +94,11 @@ public class CsarInstaller {
         boolean alreadyInstalled = csarServiceInstaller.isServiceAlreadyDeployed(csar);
 
         for (Entry<String, BlueprintArtifact> blueprint : csar.getMapOfBlueprints().entrySet()) {
-            alreadyInstalled = alreadyInstalled
-                    && loopTemplatesRepository.existsById(LoopTemplate.generateLoopTemplateName(
-                    csar.getSdcNotification().getServiceName(), csar.getSdcNotification().getServiceVersion(),
-                    blueprint.getValue().getResourceAttached().getResourceInstanceName(),
-                    blueprint.getValue().getBlueprintArtifactName()));
+            alreadyInstalled =
+                    alreadyInstalled && loopTemplatesRepository.existsById(LoopTemplate.generateLoopTemplateName(
+                            csar.getSdcNotification().getServiceName(), csar.getSdcNotification().getServiceVersion(),
+                            blueprint.getValue().getResourceAttached().getResourceInstanceName(),
+                            blueprint.getValue().getBlueprintArtifactName()));
         }
         return alreadyInstalled;
     }
@@ -109,14 +108,14 @@ public class CsarInstaller {
      *
      * @param csar The Csar Handler
      * @throws SdcArtifactInstallerException The SdcArtifactInstallerException
-     * @throws InterruptedException          The InterruptedException
-     * @throws BlueprintParserException      In case of issues with the blueprint
-     *                                       parsing
+     * @throws InterruptedException The InterruptedException
+     * @throws BlueprintParserException In case of issues with the blueprint
+     *         parsing
      */
     public void installTheCsar(CsarHandler csar)
             throws SdcArtifactInstallerException, InterruptedException, BlueprintParserException {
         logger.info("Installing the CSAR " + csar.getFilePath());
-        Service associatedService = csarServiceInstaller.installTheService(csar);
+        var associatedService = csarServiceInstaller.installTheService(csar);
         cdsDataInstaller.installCdsServiceProperties(csar, associatedService);
 
         installTheLoopTemplates(csar, associatedService);
@@ -126,12 +125,12 @@ public class CsarInstaller {
     /**
      * Install the loop templates from the csar.
      *
-     * @param csar    The Csar Handler
+     * @param csar The Csar Handler
      * @param service The service object that is related to the loop
      * @throws SdcArtifactInstallerException The SdcArtifactInstallerException
-     * @throws InterruptedException          The InterruptedException
-     * @throws BlueprintParserException      In case of issues with the blueprint
-     *                                       parsing
+     * @throws InterruptedException The InterruptedException
+     * @throws BlueprintParserException In case of issues with the blueprint
+     *         parsing
      */
     public void installTheLoopTemplates(CsarHandler csar, Service service)
             throws SdcArtifactInstallerException, InterruptedException, BlueprintParserException {
@@ -150,10 +149,9 @@ public class CsarInstaller {
     }
 
     private LoopTemplate createLoopTemplateFromBlueprint(CsarHandler csar, BlueprintArtifact blueprintArtifact,
-                                                         Service service)
-            throws IOException, ParseException, InterruptedException, BlueprintParserException,
+            Service service) throws IOException, ParseException, InterruptedException, BlueprintParserException,
             SdcArtifactInstallerException {
-        LoopTemplate newLoopTemplate = new LoopTemplate();
+        var newLoopTemplate = new LoopTemplate();
         newLoopTemplate.setBlueprint(blueprintArtifact.getDcaeBlueprint());
         newLoopTemplate.setName(LoopTemplate.generateLoopTemplateName(csar.getSdcNotification().getServiceName(),
                 csar.getSdcNotification().getServiceVersion(),
@@ -173,22 +171,19 @@ public class CsarInstaller {
     }
 
     private HashSet<LoopElementModel> createMicroServiceModels(BlueprintArtifact blueprintArtifact,
-                                                               List<BlueprintMicroService> microServicesChain)
-            throws SdcArtifactInstallerException {
+            List<BlueprintMicroService> microServicesChain) throws SdcArtifactInstallerException {
         HashSet<LoopElementModel> newSet = new HashSet<>();
         for (BlueprintMicroService microService : microServicesChain) {
-            LoopElementModel loopElementModel =
-                    new LoopElementModel(microService.getModelType(), LoopElementModel.MICRO_SERVICE_TYPE,
-                            null);
+            var loopElementModel =
+                    new LoopElementModel(microService.getModelType(), LoopElementModel.MICRO_SERVICE_TYPE, null);
             newSet.add(loopElementModel);
-            PolicyModel newPolicyModel = policyEngineServices.createPolicyModelFromPolicyEngine(microService);
+            var newPolicyModel = policyEngineServices.createPolicyModelFromPolicyEngine(microService);
             if (newPolicyModel != null) {
                 loopElementModel.addPolicyModel(newPolicyModel);
             } else {
-                throw new SdcArtifactInstallerException(
-                        "Unable to find the policy specified in the blueprint " + blueprintArtifact
-                                .getBlueprintArtifactName() + ") on the Policy Engine:"
-                                + microService.getModelType() + "/" + microService.getModelVersion());
+                throw new SdcArtifactInstallerException("Unable to find the policy specified in the blueprint "
+                        + blueprintArtifact.getBlueprintArtifactName() + ") on the Policy Engine:"
+                        + microService.getModelType() + "/" + microService.getModelVersion());
             }
         }
         return newSet;
diff --git a/runtime/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/loop/components/external/DcaeComponent.java b/runtime/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/loop/components/external/DcaeComponent.java
index 6a935d011..e6c05ddd9 100644
--- a/runtime/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/loop/components/external/DcaeComponent.java
+++ b/runtime/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/loop/components/external/DcaeComponent.java
@@ -43,6 +43,10 @@ import org.onap.policy.clamp.loop.Loop;
 import org.onap.policy.clamp.policy.microservice.MicroServicePolicy;
 
 public class DcaeComponent extends ExternalComponent {
+    private static final String INSTALL = "install";
+    private static final String PROCESSING = "processing";
+    private static final String SUCCEEDED = "succeeded";
+    private static final String UNINSTALL = "uninstall";
 
     @Transient
     private static final EELFLogger logger = EELFManager.getInstance().getLogger(DcaeComponent.class);
@@ -136,12 +140,12 @@ public class DcaeComponent extends ExternalComponent {
      */
     public static String getDeployPayload(Loop loop) {
         JsonObject globalProp = loop.getGlobalPropertiesJson();
-        JsonObject deploymentProp = globalProp.getAsJsonObject(DEPLOYMENT_PARAMETER).getAsJsonObject(
+        var deploymentProp = globalProp.getAsJsonObject(DEPLOYMENT_PARAMETER).getAsJsonObject(
                 UNIQUE_BLUEPRINT_PARAMETERS);
 
         String serviceTypeId = loop.getLoopTemplate().getDcaeBlueprintId();
 
-        JsonObject rootObject = new JsonObject();
+        var rootObject = new JsonObject();
         rootObject.addProperty(DCAE_SERVICETYPE_ID, serviceTypeId);
         if (deploymentProp != null) {
             rootObject.add(DCAE_INPUTS, deploymentProp);
@@ -159,12 +163,12 @@ public class DcaeComponent extends ExternalComponent {
      */
     public static String getDeployPayload(Loop loop, MicroServicePolicy microServicePolicy) {
         JsonObject globalProp = loop.getGlobalPropertiesJson();
-        JsonObject deploymentProp =
+        var deploymentProp =
                 globalProp.getAsJsonObject(DEPLOYMENT_PARAMETER).getAsJsonObject(microServicePolicy.getName());
 
         String serviceTypeId = microServicePolicy.getDcaeBlueprintId();
 
-        JsonObject rootObject = new JsonObject();
+        var rootObject = new JsonObject();
         rootObject.addProperty(DCAE_SERVICETYPE_ID, serviceTypeId);
         if (deploymentProp != null) {
             rootObject.add(DCAE_INPUTS, deploymentProp);
@@ -180,7 +184,7 @@ public class DcaeComponent extends ExternalComponent {
      * @return The payload in string (json)
      */
     public static String getUndeployPayload(Loop loop) {
-        JsonObject rootObject = new JsonObject();
+        var rootObject = new JsonObject();
         rootObject.addProperty(DCAE_SERVICETYPE_ID, loop.getLoopTemplate().getDcaeBlueprintId());
         logger.info("DCAE Undeploy payload for unique blueprint: " + rootObject.toString());
         return rootObject.toString();
@@ -193,7 +197,7 @@ public class DcaeComponent extends ExternalComponent {
      * @return The payload in string (json)
      */
     public static String getUndeployPayload(MicroServicePolicy policy) {
-        JsonObject rootObject = new JsonObject();
+        var rootObject = new JsonObject();
         rootObject.addProperty(DCAE_SERVICETYPE_ID, policy.getDcaeBlueprintId());
         logger.info("DCAE Undeploy payload for multiple blueprints: " + rootObject.toString());
         return rootObject.toString();
@@ -208,26 +212,26 @@ public class DcaeComponent extends ExternalComponent {
         if (dcaeResponse == null) {
             setState(BLUEPRINT_DEPLOYED);
         } else {
-            if (dcaeResponse.getOperationType().equals("install") && dcaeResponse.getStatus().equals("succeeded")) {
+            if (dcaeResponse.getOperationType().equals(INSTALL) && dcaeResponse.getStatus().equals(SUCCEEDED)) {
                 setState(MICROSERVICE_INSTALLED_SUCCESSFULLY);
             } else {
-                if (dcaeResponse.getOperationType().equals("install") && dcaeResponse.getStatus()
-                        .equals("processing")) {
+                if (dcaeResponse.getOperationType().equals(INSTALL) && dcaeResponse.getStatus()
+                        .equals(PROCESSING)) {
                     setState(PROCESSING_MICROSERVICE_INSTALLATION);
                 } else {
-                    if (dcaeResponse.getOperationType().equals("install") && dcaeResponse.getStatus()
+                    if (dcaeResponse.getOperationType().equals(INSTALL) && dcaeResponse.getStatus()
                             .equals("failed")) {
                         setState(MICROSERVICE_INSTALLATION_FAILED);
                     } else {
-                        if (dcaeResponse.getOperationType().equals("uninstall")
-                                && dcaeResponse.getStatus().equals("succeeded")) {
+                        if (dcaeResponse.getOperationType().equals(UNINSTALL)
+                                && dcaeResponse.getStatus().equals(SUCCEEDED)) {
                             setState(MICROSERVICE_UNINSTALLED_SUCCESSFULLY);
                         } else {
-                            if (dcaeResponse.getOperationType().equals("uninstall")
-                                    && dcaeResponse.getStatus().equals("processing")) {
+                            if (dcaeResponse.getOperationType().equals(UNINSTALL)
+                                    && dcaeResponse.getStatus().equals(PROCESSING)) {
                                 setState(PROCESSING_MICROSERVICE_UNINSTALLATION);
                             } else {
-                                if (dcaeResponse.getOperationType().equals("uninstall") && dcaeResponse.getStatus()
+                                if (dcaeResponse.getOperationType().equals(UNINSTALL) && dcaeResponse.getStatus()
                                         .equals("failed")) {
                                     setState(MICROSERVICE_UNINSTALLATION_FAILED);
                                 } else {
@@ -251,10 +255,10 @@ public class DcaeComponent extends ExternalComponent {
      */
     public static List<DcaeInventoryResponse> convertToDcaeInventoryResponse(String responseBody)
             throws ParseException {
-        JSONParser parser = new JSONParser();
+        var parser = new JSONParser();
         JSONObject jsonObj = (JSONObject) parser.parse(responseBody);
         JSONArray itemsArray = (JSONArray) jsonObj.get("items");
-        Iterator it = itemsArray.iterator();
+        Iterator<?> it = itemsArray.iterator();
         List<DcaeInventoryResponse> inventoryResponseList = new LinkedList<>();
         while (it.hasNext()) {
             JSONObject item = (JSONObject) it.next();
diff --git a/runtime/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/loop/deploy/DcaeDeployParameters.java b/runtime/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/loop/deploy/DcaeDeployParameters.java
index 1a1414611..d4b80e509 100644
--- a/runtime/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/loop/deploy/DcaeDeployParameters.java
+++ b/runtime/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/loop/deploy/DcaeDeployParameters.java
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ import com.google.gson.JsonObject;
 import java.util.LinkedHashMap;
 import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.Set;
+import lombok.AccessLevel;
+import lombok.NoArgsConstructor;
 import org.onap.policy.clamp.clds.util.JsonUtils;
 import org.onap.policy.clamp.loop.Loop;
 import org.onap.policy.clamp.loop.components.external.DcaeComponent;
@@ -36,8 +38,8 @@ import org.yaml.snakeyaml.Yaml;
 /**
  * To decode the bluprint input parameters.
  */
+@NoArgsConstructor(access = AccessLevel.PRIVATE)
 public class DcaeDeployParameters {
-
     private static LinkedHashMap<String, JsonObject> init(Loop loop) {
         LinkedHashMap<String, JsonObject> deploymentParamMap = new LinkedHashMap<>();
         Set<MicroServicePolicy> microServiceList = loop.getMicroServicePolicies();
@@ -54,9 +56,10 @@ public class DcaeDeployParameters {
                 microService.getName());
     }
 
+    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
     private static JsonObject generateDcaeDeployParameter(String blueprint, String policyId) {
-        JsonObject deployJsonBody = new JsonObject();
-        Yaml yaml = new Yaml();
+        var deployJsonBody = new JsonObject();
+        var yaml = new Yaml();
         Map<String, Object> inputsNodes = ((Map<String, Object>) ((Map<String, Object>) yaml
                 .load(blueprint)).get("inputs"));
         inputsNodes.entrySet().stream().filter(e -> !e.getKey().contains("policy_id")).forEach(elem -> {
@@ -91,8 +94,8 @@ public class DcaeDeployParameters {
      * @return The deploymentParameters in Json
      */
     public static JsonObject getDcaeDeploymentParametersInJson(Loop loop) {
-        JsonObject globalProperties = new JsonObject();
-        JsonObject deployParamJson = new JsonObject();
+        var globalProperties = new JsonObject();
+        var deployParamJson = new JsonObject();
         if (loop.getLoopTemplate().getUniqueBlueprint()) {
             // Normally the unique blueprint could contain multiple microservices but then we can't guess
             // the policy id params that will be used, so here we expect only one by default.
diff --git a/runtime/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/policy/Policy.java b/runtime/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/policy/Policy.java
index f8bdab6c2..11587ce57 100644
--- a/runtime/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/policy/Policy.java
+++ b/runtime/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/policy/Policy.java
@@ -27,34 +27,26 @@ package org.onap.policy.clamp.policy;
 
 import com.att.eelf.configuration.EELFLogger;
 import com.att.eelf.configuration.EELFManager;
-import com.google.gson.Gson;
-import com.google.gson.GsonBuilder;
-import com.google.gson.JsonArray;
 import com.google.gson.JsonObject;
 import com.google.gson.annotations.Expose;
 import java.io.UnsupportedEncodingException;
-import java.util.Map;
 import javax.persistence.Column;
 import javax.persistence.FetchType;
 import javax.persistence.JoinColumn;
-import javax.persistence.JoinColumns;
 import javax.persistence.ManyToOne;
 import javax.persistence.MappedSuperclass;
 import javax.persistence.Transient;
 import org.hibernate.annotations.Type;
 import org.hibernate.annotations.TypeDef;
-import org.hibernate.annotations.TypeDefs;
-import org.json.JSONObject;
 import org.onap.policy.clamp.clds.tosca.update.ToscaConverterWithDictionarySupport;
 import org.onap.policy.clamp.dao.model.jsontype.StringJsonUserType;
 import org.onap.policy.clamp.loop.common.AuditEntity;
 import org.onap.policy.clamp.loop.service.Service;
 import org.onap.policy.clamp.loop.template.LoopElementModel;
 import org.onap.policy.clamp.loop.template.PolicyModel;
-import org.yaml.snakeyaml.Yaml;
 
 @MappedSuperclass
-@TypeDefs({@TypeDef(name = "json", typeClass = StringJsonUserType.class)})
+@TypeDef(name = "json", typeClass = StringJsonUserType.class)
 public abstract class Policy extends AuditEntity {
 
     @Transient
@@ -89,8 +81,8 @@ public abstract class Policy extends AuditEntity {
 
     @Expose
     @ManyToOne(fetch = FetchType.EAGER)
-    @JoinColumns({@JoinColumn(name = "policy_model_type", referencedColumnName = "policy_model_type"),
-            @JoinColumn(name = "policy_model_version", referencedColumnName = "version")})
+    @JoinColumn(name = "policy_model_type", referencedColumnName = "policy_model_type")
+    @JoinColumn(name = "policy_model_version", referencedColumnName = "version")
     private PolicyModel policyModel;
 
     /**
diff --git a/runtime/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/policy/PolicyEngineServices.java b/runtime/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/policy/PolicyEngineServices.java
index 4142841e2..d56480053 100644
--- a/runtime/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/policy/PolicyEngineServices.java
+++ b/runtime/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/policy/PolicyEngineServices.java
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ import java.io.IOException;
 import java.util.LinkedHashMap;
 import org.apache.camel.CamelContext;
 import org.apache.camel.Exchange;
-import org.apache.camel.ProducerTemplate;
 import org.apache.camel.builder.ExchangeBuilder;
 import org.onap.policy.clamp.clds.config.ClampProperties;
 import org.onap.policy.clamp.clds.sdc.controller.installer.BlueprintMicroService;
@@ -95,7 +94,7 @@ public class PolicyEngineServices {
      * @return A PolicyModel created from policyEngine data or null if nothing is found on policyEngine
      */
     public PolicyModel createPolicyModelFromPolicyEngine(String policyType, String policyVersion) {
-        PolicyModel policyModelFound = policyModelsService.getPolicyModel(policyType, policyVersion);
+        var policyModelFound = policyModelsService.getPolicyModel(policyType, policyVersion);
         if (policyModelFound == null) {
             String policyTosca = this.downloadOnePolicyToscaModel(policyType, policyVersion);
             if (policyTosca != null && !policyTosca.isEmpty()) {
@@ -127,6 +126,7 @@ public class PolicyEngineServices {
      * This method synchronize the clamp database and the policy engine.
      * So it creates the required PolicyModel.
      */
+    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
     public void synchronizeAllPolicies() {
         LinkedHashMap<String, Object> loadedYaml;
         loadedYaml = new Yaml().load(downloadAllPolicyModels());
@@ -162,12 +162,12 @@ public class PolicyEngineServices {
      */
     public String downloadOnePolicyToscaModel(String policyType, String policyVersion) {
         logger.info("Downloading the policy tosca model " + policyType + "/" + policyVersion);
-        DumperOptions options = new DumperOptions();
+        var options = new DumperOptions();
         options.setDefaultScalarStyle(DumperOptions.ScalarStyle.PLAIN);
         options.setIndent(4);
         options.setPrettyFlow(true);
         options.setDefaultFlowStyle(DumperOptions.FlowStyle.BLOCK);
-        Yaml yamlParser = new Yaml(options);
+        var yamlParser = new Yaml(options);
         String responseBody = callCamelRoute(
                 ExchangeBuilder.anExchange(camelContext).withProperty("policyModelType", policyType)
                         .withProperty("policyModelVersion", policyVersion).withProperty(RAISE_EXCEPTION_FLAG, false)
@@ -200,9 +200,9 @@ public class PolicyEngineServices {
     }
 
     private String callCamelRoute(Exchange exchange, String camelFlow, String logMsg) {
-        for (int i = 0; i < retryLimit; i++) {
-            try (ProducerTemplate producerTemplate = camelContext.createProducerTemplate()) {
-                Exchange exchangeResponse = producerTemplate.send(camelFlow, exchange);
+        for (var i = 0; i < retryLimit; i++) {
+            try (var producerTemplate = camelContext.createProducerTemplate()) {
+                var exchangeResponse = producerTemplate.send(camelFlow, exchange);
                 if (HttpStatus.valueOf((Integer) exchangeResponse.getIn().getHeader(Exchange.HTTP_RESPONSE_CODE))
                         .is2xxSuccessful()) {
                     return (String) exchangeResponse.getIn().getBody();
diff --git a/runtime/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/policy/pdpgroup/PdpGroupsAnalyzer.java b/runtime/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/policy/pdpgroup/PdpGroupsAnalyzer.java
index 6098d0f63..38425fe93 100644
--- a/runtime/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/policy/pdpgroup/PdpGroupsAnalyzer.java
+++ b/runtime/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/policy/pdpgroup/PdpGroupsAnalyzer.java
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ package org.onap.policy.clamp.policy.pdpgroup;
 import com.google.gson.JsonArray;
 import com.google.gson.JsonObject;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
-import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.Objects;
@@ -82,7 +81,7 @@ public class PdpGroupsAnalyzer {
         // Copy the subgroup but empty the policies & types
         pdpGroupsDeploymentPerToscaIdentifier.computeIfAbsent(toscaId, toscaKey -> new ConcurrentHashMap<>())
                 .computeIfAbsent(pdpGroupSource.getName(), pdpGroupName -> {
-                    PdpGroup pdpGroupCopy = new PdpGroup(pdpGroupSource);
+                    var pdpGroupCopy = new PdpGroup(pdpGroupSource);
                     pdpGroupCopy.setPdpSubgroups(new ArrayList<>());
                     return pdpGroupCopy;
                 }).getPdpSubgroups().add(new PdpSubGroup(pdpSubGroupSource));
@@ -107,8 +106,8 @@ public class PdpGroupsAnalyzer {
         Map<String, PdpGroup> mapOfGroups =
                 this.pdpGroupsDeploymentPerPolicy.get(new ToscaConceptIdentifier(policyName, version));
         if (mapOfGroups != null) {
-            JsonObject policyPdpGroups = new JsonObject();
-            JsonArray pdpGroupsArray = new JsonArray();
+            var policyPdpGroups = new JsonObject();
+            var pdpGroupsArray = new JsonArray();
             policyPdpGroups.add(ASSIGNED_PDP_GROUPS_INFO, pdpGroupsArray);
             pdpGroupsArray.add(JsonUtils.GSON
                     .toJsonTree(mapOfGroups));
@@ -133,8 +132,8 @@ public class PdpGroupsAnalyzer {
         if (PdpState.TERMINATED.equals(pdpGroup.getPdpGroupState())) {
             return null;
         }
-        JsonObject supportedPdpGroup = new JsonObject();
-        JsonArray supportedSubgroups = new JsonArray();
+        var supportedPdpGroup = new JsonObject();
+        var supportedSubgroups = new JsonArray();
         supportedPdpGroup.add(pdpGroup.getName(), supportedSubgroups);
         pdpGroup.getPdpSubgroups().stream().forEach(pdpSubGroup -> {
             if (pdpSubGroup.getSupportedPolicyTypes().stream().anyMatch(policyTypeIdentifier ->
@@ -155,8 +154,8 @@ public class PdpGroupsAnalyzer {
      * @return It returns a JsonObject containing each pdpGroup and subgroups associated
      */
     public static JsonObject getSupportedPdpGroupsForModelType(PdpGroups pdpGroups, String policyType, String version) {
-        JsonObject supportedPdpGroups = new JsonObject();
-        JsonArray pdpGroupsArray = new JsonArray();
+        var supportedPdpGroups = new JsonObject();
+        var pdpGroupsArray = new JsonArray();
         supportedPdpGroups.add(SUPPORTED_PDP_GROUPS_INFO, pdpGroupsArray);
 
         pdpGroups.getGroups().stream().map(pdpGroup -> PdpGroupsAnalyzer.getSupportedPdpSubgroupsForModelType(pdpGroup,
@@ -177,4 +176,4 @@ public class PdpGroupsAnalyzer {
                 .setPolicyPdpGroup(getSupportedPdpGroupsForModelType(pdpGroups, policyModel.getPolicyModelType(),
                         policyModel.getVersion())));
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/runtime/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/tosca/Dictionary.java b/runtime/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/tosca/Dictionary.java
index 4b01d6902..4f748d5dd 100644
--- a/runtime/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/tosca/Dictionary.java
+++ b/runtime/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/tosca/Dictionary.java
@@ -188,8 +188,8 @@ public class Dictionary extends AuditEntity implements Serializable {
 
     @Override
     public int hashCode() {
-        final int prime = 31;
-        int result = 1;
+        final var prime = 31;
+        var result = 1;
         result = prime * result + ((name == null) ? 0 : name.hashCode());
         return result;
     }
diff --git a/runtime/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/clds/it/AuthorizationControllerItCase.java b/runtime/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/clds/it/AuthorizationControllerItCase.java
index 557a2e96c..45d4d64b1 100644
--- a/runtime/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/clds/it/AuthorizationControllerItCase.java
+++ b/runtime/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/clds/it/AuthorizationControllerItCase.java
@@ -70,6 +70,8 @@ public class AuthorizationControllerItCase {
     public static void setupBefore() {
 
         sc.setAuthentication(new Authentication() {
+            private static final long serialVersionUID = -6282526745791629050L;
+
             @Override
             public Collection<? extends GrantedAuthority> getAuthorities() {
                 return Arrays.asList(new SimpleGrantedAuthority(
@@ -121,7 +123,7 @@ public class AuthorizationControllerItCase {
 
     @Test
     public void testIsUserPermitted() {
-        assertEquals(AuthorizationController.getPrincipalName(sc), "admin");
+        assertEquals("admin", AuthorizationController.getPrincipalName(sc));
         assertTrue(auth.isUserPermitted(new SecureServicePermission("permission-type-cl", "dev", "read")));
         assertTrue(auth.isUserPermitted(new SecureServicePermission("permission-type-cl-manage", "dev", "DEPLOY")));
         assertTrue(auth.isUserPermitted(
diff --git a/runtime/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/clds/it/RobotItCase.java b/runtime/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/clds/it/RobotItCase.java
index 017881ba7..ad7efed36 100644
--- a/runtime/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/clds/it/RobotItCase.java
+++ b/runtime/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/clds/it/RobotItCase.java
@@ -67,11 +67,13 @@ public class RobotItCase {
     public void robotTests() throws Exception {
         File robotFolder = new File(getClass().getClassLoader().getResource("robotframework").getFile());
         Volume testsVolume = new Volume("/opt/robotframework/tests");
-        DockerClient client = DockerClientBuilder
-                .getInstance()
-                .withDockerCmdExecFactory(new NettyDockerCmdExecFactory())
-                .build();
-
+        // @formatter:off
+        DockerClient client =
+                DockerClientBuilder
+                    .getInstance()
+                    .withDockerCmdExecFactory(new NettyDockerCmdExecFactory())
+                    .build();
+        // @formatter:on
 
         BuildImageResultCallback callback = new BuildImageResultCallback() {
             @Override
@@ -82,14 +84,17 @@ public class RobotItCase {
         };
 
         String imageId = client.buildImageCmd(robotFolder).exec(callback).awaitImageId();
-        CreateContainerResponse createContainerResponse = client.createContainerCmd(imageId)
+        // @formatter:off
+        CreateContainerResponse createContainerResponse =
+            client
+                .createContainerCmd(imageId)
                 .withVolumes(testsVolume)
-                .withBinds(
-                        new Bind(robotFolder.getAbsolutePath() + "/tests/", testsVolume, AccessMode.rw))
+                .withBinds(new Bind(robotFolder.getAbsolutePath() + "/tests/", testsVolume, AccessMode.rw))
                 .withEnv("CLAMP_PORT=" + httpPort)
                 .withStopTimeout(TIMEOUT_S)
                 .withNetworkMode("host")
                 .exec();
+        // @formatter:on
         String id = createContainerResponse.getId();
         client.startContainerCmd(id).exec();
         InspectContainerResponse exec;
diff --git a/runtime/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/clds/sdc/controller/installer/CsarHandlerTest.java b/runtime/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/clds/sdc/controller/installer/CsarHandlerTest.java
index 08e425abf..423876ede 100644
--- a/runtime/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/clds/sdc/controller/installer/CsarHandlerTest.java
+++ b/runtime/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/clds/sdc/controller/installer/CsarHandlerTest.java
@@ -55,7 +55,6 @@ public class CsarHandlerTest {
     private static final String SERVICE_UUID = "serviceUUID";
     private static final String RESOURCE1_UUID = "resource1UUID";
     private static final String RESOURCE1_INSTANCE_NAME = "sim-1802 0";
-    private static final String RESOURCE1_INSTANCE_NAME_IN_CSAR = "sim18020";
     private static final String BLUEPRINT1_NAME = "FOI.Simfoimap223S0112.event_proc_bp.yaml";
     private static final String BLUEPRINT2_NAME = "FOI.Simfoimap223S0112.event_proc_bp2.yaml";
 
diff --git a/runtime/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/clds/tosca/update/ArrayFieldTest.java b/runtime/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/clds/tosca/update/ArrayFieldTest.java
index 6f6f5c104..9cf7cee6b 100644
--- a/runtime/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/clds/tosca/update/ArrayFieldTest.java
+++ b/runtime/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/clds/tosca/update/ArrayFieldTest.java
@@ -47,9 +47,10 @@ public class ArrayFieldTest extends TestCase {
                 ResourceFileUtils.getResourceAsString("clds/tosca-converter/templates.json"));
         ToscaElement toscaElement = jsonTemplateManager.getToscaElements().get("onap.datatype.controlloop.Actor");
         ToscaElementProperty toscaElementProperty = toscaElement.getProperties().get("actor");
+        @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
         ArrayField arrayParser = new ArrayField((ArrayList<Object>) toscaElementProperty.getItems().get("default"));
         JsonArray toTest = arrayParser.deploy();
         String reference = "[1,\"String\",5.5,true]";
         assertEquals(reference, String.valueOf(toTest));
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/runtime/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/clds/tosca/update/ConstraintTest.java b/runtime/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/clds/tosca/update/ConstraintTest.java
index 493ee992c..06a8bdac8 100644
--- a/runtime/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/clds/tosca/update/ConstraintTest.java
+++ b/runtime/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/clds/tosca/update/ConstraintTest.java
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ public class ConstraintTest extends TestCase {
     /**
      * Test get value array.
      */
+    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
     public void testGetValuesArray() {
         ToscaElementProperty toscaElementProperty = toscaElement.getProperties().get("timeout");
         JsonTemplate jsonTemplate = jsonTemplateManager.getJsonSchemaTemplates().get("integer");
@@ -70,6 +71,7 @@ public class ConstraintTest extends TestCase {
     /**
      * Test get Specific length.
      */
+    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
     public void testGetSpecificLength() {
         //Test for string type, same process for array
         ToscaElementProperty toscaElementProperty = toscaElement.getProperties().get("id");
@@ -88,6 +90,7 @@ public class ConstraintTest extends TestCase {
     /**
      * Test get limit value.
      */
+    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
     public void testGetLimitValue() {
         //Test for array type, same process for string
         ToscaElementProperty toscaElementProperty = toscaElement.getProperties().get("description");
@@ -102,5 +105,4 @@ public class ConstraintTest extends TestCase {
         toTest = resultProcess.get("maxItems").getAsInt();
         assertEquals(7, toTest);
     }
-
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/runtime/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/clds/tosca/update/ToscaElementPropertyTest.java b/runtime/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/clds/tosca/update/ToscaElementPropertyTest.java
index 5652fa9cd..c43b84a66 100644
--- a/runtime/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/clds/tosca/update/ToscaElementPropertyTest.java
+++ b/runtime/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/clds/tosca/update/ToscaElementPropertyTest.java
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ public class ToscaElementPropertyTest extends TestCase {
                 ResourceFileUtils.getResourceAsString("clds/tosca-converter/templates.json"));
         ToscaElement toscaElement = jsonTemplateManager.getToscaElements().get("onap.datatype.controlloop.Actor");
         ToscaElementProperty toscaElementProperty = toscaElement.getProperties().get("actor");
+        @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
         JsonArray toTest =
                 toscaElementProperty.parseArray((ArrayList<Object>) toscaElementProperty.getItems().get("default"));
         assertNotNull(toTest);
@@ -60,6 +61,7 @@ public class ToscaElementPropertyTest extends TestCase {
      *
      * @throws IOException In case of failure
      */
+    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
     public void testAddConstraintsAsJson() throws IOException {
         JsonTemplateManager jsonTemplateManager = new JsonTemplateManager(
                 ResourceFileUtils.getResourceAsString("tosca/new-converter/sampleOperationalPolicies.yaml"),
@@ -76,4 +78,4 @@ public class ToscaElementPropertyTest extends TestCase {
         String test = "{\"enum\":[\"error\",\"timeout\",\"retries\",\"guard\",\"exception\"]}";
         assertEquals(test, String.valueOf(toTest));
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/runtime/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/clds/util/LoggingUtilsTest.java b/runtime/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/clds/util/LoggingUtilsTest.java
index ab6a41bca..4b93ed7be 100644
--- a/runtime/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/clds/util/LoggingUtilsTest.java
+++ b/runtime/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/clds/util/LoggingUtilsTest.java
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ public class LoggingUtilsTest {
         assertEquals(targetServiceName, mdc.get(OnapLogConstants.Mdcs.TARGET_SERVICE_NAME));
     }
 
-    private boolean checkMapKeys(Map map, String[] keys) {
+    private boolean checkMapKeys(Map<String, String> map, String[] keys) {
         return Arrays.stream(keys).allMatch(key -> map.get(key) != null);
     }
 }
diff --git a/runtime/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/flow/FlowLogOperationTest.java b/runtime/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/flow/FlowLogOperationTest.java
index 622fd5999..1cc7e9032 100644
--- a/runtime/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/flow/FlowLogOperationTest.java
+++ b/runtime/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/flow/FlowLogOperationTest.java
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@
 
 package org.onap.policy.clamp.flow;
 
-import static junit.framework.Assert.assertEquals;
 import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.mock;
 
@@ -74,8 +73,8 @@ public class FlowLogOperationTest {
         // then
         String entity = mdcAdapter.get(OnapLogConstants.Mdcs.TARGET_ENTITY);
         String serviceName = mdcAdapter.get(OnapLogConstants.Mdcs.TARGET_SERVICE_NAME);
-        assertEquals(entity, mockEntity);
-        assertEquals(serviceName, mockServiceName);
+        assertThat(entity).isEqualTo(mockEntity);
+        assertThat(serviceName).isEqualTo(mockServiceName);
     }
 
     @Test
@@ -99,4 +98,4 @@ public class FlowLogOperationTest {
         // then
         assertThat(mdcAdapter.get(OnapLogConstants.Mdcs.ENTRY_TIMESTAMP)).isNull();
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/runtime/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/loop/LoopControllerTestItCase.java b/runtime/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/loop/LoopControllerTestItCase.java
index 6728d292c..54ecaa639 100644
--- a/runtime/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/loop/LoopControllerTestItCase.java
+++ b/runtime/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/loop/LoopControllerTestItCase.java
@@ -104,8 +104,7 @@ public class LoopControllerTestItCase {
                 + "\"success\":\"\",\"failure\":\"\",\"failure_timeout\":\"\",\"failure_retries\":\"\","
                 + "\"failure_exception\":\"\",\"failure_guard\":\"\",\"target\":{\"type\":\"VNF\","
                 + "\"resourceID\":\"vFW_PG_T1\"}}]}}}]";
-        JsonParser parser = new JsonParser();
-        JsonElement ele = parser.parse(policy);
+        JsonElement ele = JsonParser.parseString(policy);
         JsonArray arr = ele.getAsJsonArray();
         Loop loop = loopController.updateOperationalPolicies(EXAMPLE_LOOP_NAME, arr);
         assertThat(loop.getOperationalPolicies()).hasSize(1);
@@ -126,8 +125,7 @@ public class LoopControllerTestItCase {
                 + "\"cbs_host\":\"config-binding-service\",\"cbs_port\":\"10000\",\"external_port\":\"32012\","
                 + "\"policy_model_id\":\"onap.policies.monitoring.cdap.tca.hi.lo.app\","
                 + "\"policy_id\":\"tca_k8s_CLTCA_v1_0_vFW_PG_T10_k8s-tca-clamp-policy-05162019\"}}";
-        JsonParser parser = new JsonParser();
-        JsonElement ele = parser.parse(policy);
+        JsonElement ele = JsonParser.parseString(policy);
         JsonObject obj = ele.getAsJsonObject();
         loopController.updateGlobalPropertiesJson(EXAMPLE_LOOP_NAME, obj);
         Loop loop = loopController.getLoop(EXAMPLE_LOOP_NAME);
@@ -170,6 +168,6 @@ public class LoopControllerTestItCase {
 
         loopController.removeOperationalPolicy(EXAMPLE_LOOP_NAME, "testPolicyModel", "1.0.0");
         Loop newLoop2 = loopController.getLoop(EXAMPLE_LOOP_NAME);
-        assertThat(newLoop2.getOperationalPolicies().size()).isEqualTo(0);
+        assertThat(newLoop2.getOperationalPolicies().size()).isZero();
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/runtime/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/loop/LoopLogServiceTestItCase.java b/runtime/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/loop/LoopLogServiceTestItCase.java
index 7b0ab8614..ab256eafb 100644
--- a/runtime/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/loop/LoopLogServiceTestItCase.java
+++ b/runtime/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/loop/LoopLogServiceTestItCase.java
@@ -47,7 +47,6 @@ public class LoopLogServiceTestItCase {
     private static final String EXAMPLE_JSON = "{\"testName\":\"testValue\"}";
     private static final String CLAMP_COMPONENT = "CLAMP";
     private static final String SAMPLE_LOG_MESSAGE = "Sample log";
-    private static final String BLUEPRINT = "blueprint";
 
     @Autowired
     LoopService loopService;
@@ -93,4 +92,4 @@ public class LoopLogServiceTestItCase {
         assertThat(log.getId()).isEqualTo(id);
         Assertions.assertThat(log.getLoop()).isEqualTo(testLoop);
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/runtime/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/policy/pdpgroup/PdpGroupAnalyzerTest.java b/runtime/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/policy/pdpgroup/PdpGroupAnalyzerTest.java
index 30d4ebe28..03cd89aeb 100644
--- a/runtime/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/policy/pdpgroup/PdpGroupAnalyzerTest.java
+++ b/runtime/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/policy/pdpgroup/PdpGroupAnalyzerTest.java
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ package org.onap.policy.clamp.policy.pdpgroup;
 import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat;
 
 import java.io.IOException;
-import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.Arrays;
 import java.util.Collections;
 import org.junit.BeforeClass;
diff --git a/runtime/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/policy/pdpgroup/PdpGroupPayloadExceptionTest.java b/runtime/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/policy/pdpgroup/PdpGroupPayloadExceptionTest.java
index f3c3fc6cd..ce695ec6f 100644
--- a/runtime/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/policy/pdpgroup/PdpGroupPayloadExceptionTest.java
+++ b/runtime/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/policy/pdpgroup/PdpGroupPayloadExceptionTest.java
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@
 package org.onap.policy.clamp.policy.pdpgroup;
 
 import org.junit.Test;
-import org.onap.policy.clamp.policy.pdpgroup.PdpGroupPayloadException;
 import org.onap.policy.common.utils.test.ExceptionsTester;
 
 public class PdpGroupPayloadExceptionTest extends ExceptionsTester {
diff --git a/runtime/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/policy/pdpgroup/PdpGroupPayloadTest.java b/runtime/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/policy/pdpgroup/PdpGroupPayloadTest.java
index 34674e3ec..b07d3869c 100644
--- a/runtime/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/policy/pdpgroup/PdpGroupPayloadTest.java
+++ b/runtime/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/policy/pdpgroup/PdpGroupPayloadTest.java
@@ -70,6 +70,6 @@ public class PdpGroupPayloadTest {
         JsonObject listOfOperations = new JsonObject();
         listOfOperations.add(PdpGroupPayload.PDP_ACTIONS, operations);
 
-        PdpGroupPayload pdpGroupPayload = new PdpGroupPayload(listOfOperations);
+        new PdpGroupPayload(listOfOperations);
     }
 }
diff --git a/runtime/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/policy/pdpgroup/PoliciesPdpMergerTest.java b/runtime/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/policy/pdpgroup/PoliciesPdpMergerTest.java
index be7a9d674..733e3734e 100644
--- a/runtime/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/policy/pdpgroup/PoliciesPdpMergerTest.java
+++ b/runtime/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/policy/pdpgroup/PoliciesPdpMergerTest.java
@@ -23,9 +23,6 @@
 
 package org.onap.policy.clamp.policy.pdpgroup;
 
-import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat;
-
-import com.google.gson.JsonObject;
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.util.Arrays;
 import org.junit.BeforeClass;