Clean up unit tests

- use the unified test reference folder - fix some sonar lint issues Issue-ID: POLICY-3945 Change-Id: I33e30332d911f02c32937316bac6d2d331ac6346 Signed-off-by: adheli.tavares <adheli.tavares@est.tech>
author: adheli.tavares <adheli.tavares@est.tech> 2022-03-21 12:38:52 +0000
committer: Adheli Tavares <adheli.tavares@est.tech> 2022-03-22 13:04:37 +0000
commit: 0a78930e107a44c3b4119a321c680692154f90f5 (patch)
tree: b3cd4d3850d092001e5b3f179ff41bc2eb465ab3 /participant
parent: e5a316e5c8aeaae1ba4aead0a71b6baf2f8cc5c1 (diff)
48 files changed, 400 insertions, 1411 deletions
diff --git a/participant/participant-impl/participant-impl-http/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/acm/participant/http/handler/AcElementHandlerTest.java b/participant/participant-impl/participant-impl-http/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/acm/participant/http/handler/AcElementHandlerTest.java
index fbb689448..04cb34269 100644
--- a/participant/participant-impl/participant-impl-http/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/acm/participant/http/handler/AcElementHandlerTest.java
+++ b/participant/participant-impl/participant-impl-http/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/acm/participant/http/handler/AcElementHandlerTest.java
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /*-
  * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
- *  Copyright (C) 2021 Nordix Foundation.
+ *  Copyright (C) 2021-2022 Nordix Foundation.
  * ================================================================================
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -27,10 +27,10 @@ import static org.mockito.Mockito.doNothing;
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.util.Map;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.BeforeAll;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.BeforeEach;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.extension.ExtendWith;
 import org.mockito.InjectMocks;
-import org.mockito.Mock;
 import org.mockito.Mockito;
 import org.mockito.Spy;
 import org.onap.policy.clamp.acm.participant.http.main.handler.AutomationCompositionElementHandler;
@@ -41,7 +41,6 @@ import org.onap.policy.clamp.acm.participant.intermediary.api.ParticipantInterme
 import org.onap.policy.clamp.models.acm.concepts.AutomationCompositionElement;
 import org.onap.policy.clamp.models.acm.concepts.AutomationCompositionOrderedState;
 import org.onap.policy.clamp.models.acm.concepts.AutomationCompositionState;
-import org.onap.policy.common.utils.coder.CoderException;
 import org.onap.policy.models.tosca.authorative.concepts.ToscaNodeTemplate;
 import org.onap.policy.models.tosca.authorative.concepts.ToscaServiceTemplate;
 import org.springframework.test.context.junit.jupiter.SpringExtension;
@@ -54,22 +53,24 @@ class AcElementHandlerTest {
     private AutomationCompositionElementHandler automationCompositionElementHandler =
         new AutomationCompositionElementHandler();
 
-    @Mock
-    private ParticipantIntermediaryApi participantIntermediaryApi;
-
-    private CommonTestData commonTestData = new CommonTestData();
+    private final CommonTestData commonTestData = new CommonTestData();
 
     private static ToscaServiceTemplate serviceTemplate;
     private static final String HTTP_AUTOMATION_COMPOSITION_ELEMENT =
         "org.onap.domain.database.Http_PMSHMicroserviceAutomationCompositionElement";
 
     @BeforeAll
-    static void init() throws CoderException {
+    static void init() {
         serviceTemplate = ToscaUtils.readAutomationCompositionFromTosca();
     }
 
+    @BeforeEach
+    void startMocks() {
+        automationCompositionElementHandler.setIntermediaryApi(Mockito.mock(ParticipantIntermediaryApi.class));
+    }
+
     @Test
-    void test_automationCompositionElementeStateChange() throws IOException {
+    void test_automationCompositionElementStateChange() throws IOException {
         var automationCompositionId = commonTestData.getAutomationCompositionId();
         var element = commonTestData.getAutomationCompositionElement();
         var automationCompositionElementId = element.getId();
diff --git a/participant/participant-impl/participant-impl-http/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/acm/participant/http/rest/ActuatorControllerTest.java b/participant/participant-impl/participant-impl-http/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/acm/participant/http/rest/ActuatorControllerTest.java
index f0a465fa2..7cd5353a2 100644
--- a/participant/participant-impl/participant-impl-http/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/acm/participant/http/rest/ActuatorControllerTest.java
+++ b/participant/participant-impl/participant-impl-http/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/acm/participant/http/rest/ActuatorControllerTest.java
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /*-
  * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
- *  Copyright (C) 2021 Nordix Foundation.
+ *  Copyright (C) 2021-2022 Nordix Foundation.
  * ================================================================================
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -32,13 +32,13 @@ import org.springframework.boot.test.autoconfigure.actuate.metrics.AutoConfigure
 import org.springframework.boot.test.context.SpringBootTest;
 import org.springframework.boot.test.context.SpringBootTest.WebEnvironment;
 import org.springframework.boot.web.server.LocalServerPort;
-import org.springframework.test.context.TestPropertySource;
+import org.springframework.test.context.ActiveProfiles;
 import org.springframework.test.context.junit.jupiter.SpringExtension;
 
 @AutoConfigureMetrics
 @ExtendWith(SpringExtension.class)
 @SpringBootTest(webEnvironment = WebEnvironment.RANDOM_PORT)
-@TestPropertySource(locations = {"classpath:application_test.properties"})
+@ActiveProfiles("test")
 class ActuatorControllerTest extends CommonActuatorController {
 
     private static final String HEALTH_ENDPOINT = "health";
diff --git a/participant/participant-impl/participant-impl-http/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/acm/participant/http/utils/CommonActuatorController.java b/participant/participant-impl/participant-impl-http/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/acm/participant/http/utils/CommonActuatorController.java
index cfe3ec2c3..fad467f63 100644
--- a/participant/participant-impl/participant-impl-http/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/acm/participant/http/utils/CommonActuatorController.java
+++ b/participant/participant-impl/participant-impl-http/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/acm/participant/http/utils/CommonActuatorController.java
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /*-
  * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
- *  Copyright (C) 2021 Nordix Foundation.
+ *  Copyright (C) 2021-2022 Nordix Foundation.
  * ================================================================================
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -50,9 +50,8 @@ public class CommonActuatorController {
      *
      * @param endpoint the target endpoint
      * @return a request builder
-     * @throws Exception if an error occurs
      */
-    protected Invocation.Builder sendActRequest(final String endpoint) throws Exception {
+    protected Invocation.Builder sendActRequest(final String endpoint) {
         return sendFqeRequest(httpPrefix + ACTUATOR_ENDPOINT + endpoint, true);
     }
 
@@ -61,9 +60,8 @@ public class CommonActuatorController {
      *
      * @param endpoint the target endpoint
      * @return a request builder
-     * @throws Exception if an error occurs
      */
-    protected Invocation.Builder sendNoAuthActRequest(final String endpoint) throws Exception {
+    protected Invocation.Builder sendNoAuthActRequest(final String endpoint) {
         return sendFqeRequest(httpPrefix + ACTUATOR_ENDPOINT + endpoint, false);
     }
 
@@ -73,10 +71,8 @@ public class CommonActuatorController {
      * @param fullyQualifiedEndpoint the fully qualified target endpoint
      * @param includeAuth if authorization header should be included
      * @return a request builder
-     * @throws Exception if an error occurs
      */
-    protected Invocation.Builder sendFqeRequest(final String fullyQualifiedEndpoint, boolean includeAuth)
-            throws Exception {
+    protected Invocation.Builder sendFqeRequest(final String fullyQualifiedEndpoint, boolean includeAuth) {
         final Client client = ClientBuilder.newBuilder().build();
 
         client.property(ClientProperties.METAINF_SERVICES_LOOKUP_DISABLE, "true");
@@ -95,9 +91,8 @@ public class CommonActuatorController {
      * Assert that GET call to actuator endpoint is Unauthorized.
      *
      * @param endPoint the endpoint
-     * @throws Exception if an error occurs
      */
-    protected void assertUnauthorizedActGet(final String endPoint) throws Exception {
+    protected void assertUnauthorizedActGet(final String endPoint) {
         Response rawresp = sendNoAuthActRequest(endPoint).buildGet().invoke();
         assertEquals(Response.Status.UNAUTHORIZED.getStatusCode(), rawresp.getStatus());
     }
diff --git a/participant/participant-impl/participant-impl-http/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/acm/participant/http/utils/ToscaUtils.java b/participant/participant-impl/participant-impl-http/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/acm/participant/http/utils/ToscaUtils.java
index 9e46212bf..7e7dfeb22 100644
--- a/participant/participant-impl/participant-impl-http/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/acm/participant/http/utils/ToscaUtils.java
+++ b/participant/participant-impl/participant-impl-http/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/acm/participant/http/utils/ToscaUtils.java
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /*-
  * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
- *  Copyright (C) 2021 Nordix Foundation.
+ *  Copyright (C) 2021-2022 Nordix Foundation.
  * ================================================================================
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ import org.onap.policy.models.tosca.authorative.concepts.ToscaServiceTemplate;
 public final class ToscaUtils {
 
     private static final YamlJsonTranslator yamlTranslator = new YamlJsonTranslator();
-    private static final String TOSCA_TEMPLATE_YAML = "src/test/resources/HttpParticipantConfig.yaml";
+    private static final String TOSCA_TEMPLATE_YAML = "clamp/acm/test/participant-http.yaml";
 
 
     /**
@@ -41,11 +41,11 @@ public final class ToscaUtils {
      * @return ToscaServiceTemplate
      */
     public static ToscaServiceTemplate readAutomationCompositionFromTosca() {
-        return serializeAutomationCompositionYaml(TOSCA_TEMPLATE_YAML);
+        return serializeAutomationCompositionYaml();
     }
 
-    private static ToscaServiceTemplate serializeAutomationCompositionYaml(String automationCompositionFilePath) {
-        String automationCompositionString = ResourceUtils.getResourceAsString(automationCompositionFilePath);
+    private static ToscaServiceTemplate serializeAutomationCompositionYaml() {
+        String automationCompositionString = ResourceUtils.getResourceAsString(ToscaUtils.TOSCA_TEMPLATE_YAML);
         return yamlTranslator.fromYaml(automationCompositionString, ToscaServiceTemplate.class);
     }
 }
diff --git a/participant/participant-impl/participant-impl-http/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/acm/participant/http/webclient/AcHttpClientTest.java b/participant/participant-impl/participant-impl-http/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/acm/participant/http/webclient/AcHttpClientTest.java
index 44ef50848..e0a04a12a 100644
--- a/participant/participant-impl/participant-impl-http/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/acm/participant/http/webclient/AcHttpClientTest.java
+++ b/participant/participant-impl/participant-impl-http/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/acm/participant/http/webclient/AcHttpClientTest.java
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /*-
  * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
- *  Copyright (C) 2021 Nordix Foundation.
+ *  Copyright (C) 2021-2022 Nordix Foundation.
  * ================================================================================
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -53,9 +53,7 @@ class AcHttpClientTest {
 
     private static int mockServerPort;
 
-    private String testMockUrl = "http://localhost";
-
-    private Map<ToscaConceptIdentifier, Pair<Integer, String>> responseMap = new HashMap<>();
+    private final String testMockUrl = "http://localhost";
 
     private static ClientAndServer mockServer;
 
@@ -94,6 +92,7 @@ class AcHttpClientTest {
     void test_validRequest() {
         //Add valid rest requests POST, GET
         ConfigurationEntity configurationEntity = commonTestData.getConfigurationEntity();
+        Map<ToscaConceptIdentifier, Pair<Integer, String>> responseMap = new HashMap<>();
 
         Map<String, String> headers = commonTestData.getHeaders();
         ConfigRequest configRequest = new ConfigRequest(testMockUrl + ":" + mockServerPort, headers,
@@ -113,6 +112,7 @@ class AcHttpClientTest {
     void test_invalidRequest() {
         //Add rest requests Invalid POST, Valid GET
         ConfigurationEntity configurationEntity = commonTestData.getInvalidConfigurationEntity();
+        Map<ToscaConceptIdentifier, Pair<Integer, String>> responseMap = new HashMap<>();
 
         Map<String, String> headers = commonTestData.getHeaders();
         ConfigRequest configRequest = new ConfigRequest(testMockUrl + ":" + mockServerPort, headers,
diff --git a/participant/participant-impl/participant-impl-http/src/test/resources/HttpParticipantConfig.yaml b/participant/participant-impl/participant-impl-http/src/test/resources/HttpParticipantConfig.yaml
deleted file mode 100644
index 57c6e40d1..000000000
--- a/participant/participant-impl/participant-impl-http/src/test/resources/HttpParticipantConfig.yaml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,220 +0,0 @@
-# ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
-# Copyright (C) 2021 Nordix Foundation.
-# ================================================================================
-# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
-# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
-# You may obtain a copy of the License at
-#
-#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
-#
-# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
-# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
-# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
-# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
-# limitations under the License.
-#
-# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
-# ============LICENSE_END=========================================================
-tosca_definitions_version: tosca_simple_yaml_1_3
-data_types:
-  onap.datatypes.ToscaConceptIdentifier:
-    derived_from: tosca.datatypes.Root
-    properties:
-      name:
-        type: string
-        required: true
-      version:
-        type: string
-        required: true
-
-  org.onap.datatypes.policy.clamp.acm.httpAutomationCompositionElement.RestRequest:
-    version: 1.0.0
-    derived_from: tosca.datatypes.Root
-    properties:
-      restRequestId:
-        type:  onap.datatypes.ToscaConceptIdentifier
-        typeVersion: 1.0.0
-        required: true
-        description: The name and version of a REST request to be sent to a REST endpoint
-      httpMethod:
-        type: string
-        required: true
-        constraints:
-          - valid_values: [POST, PUT, GET, DELETE]
-        description: The REST method to use
-      path:
-        type: string
-        required: true
-        description: The path of the REST request relative to the base URL
-      body:
-        type: string
-        required: false
-        description: The body of the REST request for PUT and POST requests
-      expectedResponse:
-        type: integer
-        required: true
-        constraints:
-          - in_range: [100, 599]
-        description: THe expected HTTP status code for the REST request
-    org.onap.datatypes.policy.clamp.acm.httpAutomationCompositionElement.ConfigurationEntity:
-      version: 1.0.0
-      derived_from: tosca.datatypes.Root
-      properties:
-        configurationEntityId:
-          type:  onap.datatypes.ToscaConceptIdentifier
-          typeVersion: 1.0.0
-          required: true
-          description: The name and version of a Configuration Entity to be handled by the HTTP Automation Composition Element
-        restSequence:
-          type: list
-          entry_schema:
-            type: org.onap.datatypes.policy.clamp.acm.httpAutomationCompositionElement.RestRequest
-            typeVersion: 1.0.0
-          description: A sequence of REST commands to send to the REST endpoint
-
-
-node_types:
-  org.onap.policy.clamp.acm.Participant:
-    version: 1.0.1
-    derived_from: tosca.nodetypes.Root
-    properties:
-      provider:
-        type: string
-        requred: false
-  org.onap.policy.clamp.acm.AutomationCompositionElement:
-    version: 1.0.1
-    derived_from: tosca.nodetypes.Root
-    properties:
-      provider:
-        type: string
-        requred: false
-      participantType:
-        type: onap.datatypes.ToscaConceptIdentifier
-        requred: true
-      startPhase:
-        type: integer
-        required: false
-        constraints:
-        - greater-or-equal: 0
-        metadata:
-            common: true
-        description: A value indicating the start phase in which this automation composition element will be started, the
-                     first start phase is zero. Automation Composition Elements are started in their start_phase order and stopped
-                     in reverse start phase order. Automation Composition Elements with the same start phase are started and
-                     stopped simultaneously
-  org.onap.policy.clamp.acm.AutomationComposition:
-    version: 1.0.1
-    derived_from: tosca.nodetypes.Root
-    properties:
-      provider:
-        type: string
-        requred: false
-      elements:
-        type: list
-        required: true
-        entry_schema:
-          type: onap.datatypes.ToscaConceptIdentifier
-  org.onap.policy.clamp.acm.HttpAutomationCompositionElement:
-    version: 1.0.1
-    derived_from: org.onap.policy.clamp.acm.AutomationCompositionElement
-    properties:
-      baseUrl:
-        type: string
-        required: true
-        description: The base URL to be prepended to each path, identifies the host for the REST endpoints.
-      httpHeaders:
-        type: map
-        required: false
-        entry_schema:
-          type: string
-        description: HTTP headers to send on REST requests
-      configurationEntities:
-        type: map
-        required: true
-        entry_schema:
-          type: org.onap.datatypes.policy.clamp.acm.httpAutomationCompositionElement.ConfigurationEntity
-          typeVersion: 1.0.0
-        description: The connfiguration entities the Automation Composition Element is managing and their associated REST requests
-topology_template:
-  node_templates:
-    org.onap.k8s.acm.HttpAutomationCompositionParticipant:
-      version: 2.3.4
-      type: org.onap.policy.clamp.acm.Participant
-      type_version: 1.0.1
-      description: Participant for Http requests
-      properties:
-        provider: ONAP
-
-    org.onap.domain.database.Http_PMSHMicroserviceAutomationCompositionElement:
-      # Http config for PMSH.
-      version: 1.2.3
-      type: org.onap.policy.clamp.acm.HttpAutomationCompositionElement
-      type_version: 1.0.1
-      description: Automation composition element for the http requests of PMSH microservice
-      properties:
-        provider: ONAP
-        participantType:
-          name: org.onap.acm.HttpAutomationCompositionParticipant
-          version: 2.3.4
-        startPhase: 1
-        uninitializedToPassiveTimeout: 180
-        baseUrl: https://httpbin.org
-        httpHeaders:
-          Content-Type: application/json
-        configurationEntities:
-          - configurationEntityId:
-              name: entity1
-              version: 1.0.1
-            restSequence:
-              - restRequestId:
-                  name: request1
-                  version: 1.0.1
-                httpMethod: POST
-                path: post
-                body: '{"name":"ob1","port_type"}'
-                expectedResponse: 200
-
-              - restRequestId:
-                  name: request1
-                  version: 1.0.1
-                httpMethod: GET
-                path: get
-                expectedResponse: 200
-
-          # Rest path with path params and query params
-          - configurationEntityId:
-              name: entity2
-              version: 1.0.1
-            restSequence:
-              - restRequestId:
-                  name: request1
-                  version: 1.0.1
-                httpMethod: POST
-                path: post/{id}/{name}
-                pathParams:
-                  id: 123
-                  name: dummyName
-                body: this is a test body
-                expectedResponse: 200
-
-              - restRequestId:
-                  name: request1
-                  version: 1.0.1
-                httpMethod: GET
-                path: get
-                queryParams:
-                  id: 123
-                  name: dummyName
-                expectedResponse: 200
-
-
-    org.onap.domain.sample.GenericK8s_AutomationCompositionDefinition:
-      version: 1.2.3
-      type: org.onap.policy.clamp.acm.AutomationComposition
-      type_version: 1.0.0
-      description: Automation composition for HTTP request
-      properties:
-        provider: ONAP
-        elements:
-          - name: org.onap.domain.database.Http_PMSHMicroserviceAutomationCompositionElement
-            version: 1.2.3
diff --git a/participant/participant-impl/participant-impl-http/src/test/resources/application-test.yaml b/participant/participant-impl/participant-impl-http/src/test/resources/application-test.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..535508e2a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/participant/participant-impl/participant-impl-http/src/test/resources/application-test.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+participant:
+  intermediaryParameters:
+    reportingTimeInterval: 120000
+    description: Participant Description
+    participantId:
+      version: 1.0.0
+      name: HttpParticipant0
+    participantType:
+      version: 2.3.4
+      name: org.onap.clamp.acm.HttpParticipant
+    clampAutomationCompositionTopics:
+      topicSources:
+        -
+          topic: POLICY-ACRUNTIME-PARTICIPANT
+          servers:
+            - localhost
+          topicCommInfrastructure: dmaap
+          fetchTimeout: 15000
+      topicSinks:
+        -
+          topicCommInfrastructure: dmaap
+          servers:
+            - localhost
+          topic: POLICY-ACRUNTIME-PARTICIPANT
diff --git a/participant/participant-impl/participant-impl-http/src/test/resources/application_test.properties b/participant/participant-impl/participant-impl-http/src/test/resources/application_test.properties
deleted file mode 100644
index e9f3b37cb..000000000
--- a/participant/participant-impl/participant-impl-http/src/test/resources/application_test.properties
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,24 +0,0 @@
-spring.security.user.name=participantUser
-spring.security.user.password=zb!XztG34
-
-server.servlet.context-path=/onap/policy/clamp/acm/httpparticipant
-server.error.path=/error
-server.http-port=8084
-
-participant.name=AutomationCompositionParticipant Http Test
-participant.intermediaryParameters.name=Participant parameters
-participant.intermediaryParameters.reportingTimeInterval=120000
-participant.intermediaryParameters.description=Participant Description
-participant.intermediaryParameters.participantId.name=HttpParticipant0
-participant.intermediaryParameters.participantId.version=1.0.0
-participant.intermediaryParameters.participantType.name=org.onap.clamp.acm.HttpParticipant
-participant.intermediaryParameters.participantType.version=2.3.4
-participant.intermediaryParameters.clampAutomationCompositionTopics.name=AutomationComposition Topics
-participant.intermediaryParameters.clampAutomationCompositionTopics.topicSources[0].topic=POLICY-ACRUNTIME-PARTICIPANT
-participant.intermediaryParameters.clampAutomationCompositionTopics.topicSources[0].servers[0]=localhost
-participant.intermediaryParameters.clampAutomationCompositionTopics.topicSources[0].topicCommInfrastructure=dmaap
-participant.intermediaryParameters.clampAutomationCompositionTopics.topicSources[0].fetchTimeout=15000
-participant.intermediaryParameters.clampAutomationCompositionTopics.topicSinks[0].topic=POLICY-ACRUNTIME-PARTICIPANT
-participant.intermediaryParameters.clampAutomationCompositionTopics.topicSinks[0].servers[0]=localhost
-participant.intermediaryParameters.clampAutomationCompositionTopics.topicSinks[0].topicCommInfrastructure=dmaap
-management.endpoints.web.exposure.include=health,metrics,prometheus
diff --git a/participant/participant-impl/participant-impl-kubernetes/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/acm/participant/kubernetes/handler/AutomationCompositionElementHandlerTest.java b/participant/participant-impl/participant-impl-kubernetes/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/acm/participant/kubernetes/handler/AutomationCompositionElementHandlerTest.java
index 6124060cb..41d9b845d 100644
--- a/participant/participant-impl/participant-impl-kubernetes/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/acm/participant/kubernetes/handler/AutomationCompositionElementHandlerTest.java
+++ b/participant/participant-impl/participant-impl-kubernetes/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/acm/participant/kubernetes/handler/AutomationCompositionElementHandlerTest.java
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ class AutomationCompositionElementHandlerTest {
     private static ToscaServiceTemplate toscaServiceTemplate;
     private static final String K8S_AUTOMATION_COMPOSITION_ELEMENT =
         "org.onap.domain.database.PMSH_K8SMicroserviceAutomationCompositionElement";
-    private CommonTestData commonTestData = new CommonTestData();
+    private final CommonTestData commonTestData = new CommonTestData();
 
     @InjectMocks
     @Spy
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ class AutomationCompositionElementHandlerTest {
     }
 
     @Test
-    void test_handleStatistics() throws PfModelException {
+    void test_handleStatistics() {
         UUID elementId1 = UUID.randomUUID();
         automationCompositionElementHandler.getChartMap().put(elementId1, charts.get(0));
         when(participantIntermediaryApi.getAutomationCompositionElement(elementId1))
diff --git a/participant/participant-impl/participant-impl-kubernetes/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/acm/participant/kubernetes/helm/HelmClientTest.java b/participant/participant-impl/participant-impl-kubernetes/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/acm/participant/kubernetes/helm/HelmClientTest.java
index d85ab6d9f..f5826bf3b 100644
--- a/participant/participant-impl/participant-impl-kubernetes/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/acm/participant/kubernetes/helm/HelmClientTest.java
+++ b/participant/participant-impl/participant-impl-kubernetes/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/acm/participant/kubernetes/helm/HelmClientTest.java
@@ -23,9 +23,10 @@ package org.onap.policy.clamp.acm.participant.kubernetes.helm;
 
 import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat;
 import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThatThrownBy;
-import static org.junit.Assert.assertNull;
 import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertDoesNotThrow;
 import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertNotNull;
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertNull;
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.fail;
 import static org.mockito.ArgumentMatchers.any;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.doReturn;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.mockStatic;
@@ -89,7 +90,7 @@ class HelmClientTest {
     }
 
     @Test
-    void test_installChart() throws IOException {
+    void test_installChart() {
         mockedClient.when(() -> HelmClient.executeCommand(any()))
             .thenReturn("success");
         doReturn(new File("/target/tmp/override.yaml")).when(chartStore)
@@ -100,16 +101,14 @@ class HelmClientTest {
         chartinfo.setNamespace("");
         assertDoesNotThrow(() -> helmClient.installChart(chartinfo));
 
-        mockedClient.when(() -> HelmClient.executeCommand(any()))
-            .thenReturn(new String());
+        mockedClient.when(() -> HelmClient.executeCommand(any())).thenReturn("");
         assertDoesNotThrow(() -> helmClient.installChart(chartinfo));
 
     }
 
     @Test
-    void test_addRepository() throws IOException {
-        mockedClient.when(() -> HelmClient.executeCommand(any()))
-            .thenReturn(new String());
+    void test_addRepository() {
+        mockedClient.when(() -> HelmClient.executeCommand(any())).thenReturn("");
         when(repo.getRepoName()).thenReturn("RepoName");
         when(repo.getAddress()).thenReturn("http://localhost:8080");
         assertDoesNotThrow(() -> helmClient.addRepository(repo));
@@ -129,7 +128,10 @@ class HelmClientTest {
         assertThat(configuredRepo).isEqualTo("nginx-stable");
 
         File tmpFile = new File(tmpPath + charts.get(1).getChartId().getName());
-        tmpFile.mkdirs();
+        if (!tmpFile.mkdirs()) {
+            fail("Couldn't create dirs");
+        }
+
         doReturn(Path.of(tmpPath)).when(chartStore).getAppPath(charts.get(1).getChartId());
 
         doReturn(null).when(helmClient).verifyConfiguredRepo(charts.get(1));
diff --git a/participant/participant-impl/participant-impl-kubernetes/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/acm/participant/kubernetes/helm/PodStatusValidatorTest.java b/participant/participant-impl/participant-impl-kubernetes/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/acm/participant/kubernetes/helm/PodStatusValidatorTest.java
index 89b077044..fbddf8b28 100644
--- a/participant/participant-impl/participant-impl-kubernetes/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/acm/participant/kubernetes/helm/PodStatusValidatorTest.java
+++ b/participant/participant-impl/participant-impl-kubernetes/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/acm/participant/kubernetes/helm/PodStatusValidatorTest.java
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /*-
  * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
- *  Copyright (C) 2021 Nordix Foundation.
+ *  Copyright (C) 2021-2022 Nordix Foundation.
  *  Modifications Copyright (C) 2021 AT&T Intellectual Property. All rights reserved.
  * ================================================================================
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
@@ -49,24 +49,21 @@ import org.springframework.test.context.junit.jupiter.SpringExtension;
 @ExtendWith(SpringExtension.class)
 class PodStatusValidatorTest {
 
-
     private static final Coder CODER = new StandardCoder();
     private static final String CHART_INFO_YAML = "src/test/resources/ChartList.json";
     private static List<ChartInfo> charts;
-    private static int timeout = 60;
-    private static int statusCheckInterval = 30;
-
 
     @InjectMocks
     private static PodStatusValidator podStatusValidator;
 
     private static MockedStatic<HelmClient> mockedClient;
 
-
     @BeforeAll
     static void init() throws CoderException {
         charts = CODER.decode(new File(CHART_INFO_YAML), ChartList.class).getCharts();
         mockedClient = mockStatic(HelmClient.class);
+        int timeout = 60;
+        int statusCheckInterval = 30;
         podStatusValidator = new PodStatusValidator(charts.get(0), timeout, statusCheckInterval);
     }
 
diff --git a/participant/participant-impl/participant-impl-kubernetes/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/acm/participant/kubernetes/parameters/CommonTestData.java b/participant/participant-impl/participant-impl-kubernetes/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/acm/participant/kubernetes/parameters/CommonTestData.java
index 13f8edc15..7ffd68812 100644
--- a/participant/participant-impl/participant-impl-kubernetes/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/acm/participant/kubernetes/parameters/CommonTestData.java
+++ b/participant/participant-impl/participant-impl-kubernetes/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/acm/participant/kubernetes/parameters/CommonTestData.java
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /*-
  * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
- *  Copyright (C) 2021 Nordix Foundation.
+ *  Copyright (C) 2021-2022 Nordix Foundation.
  *  Modifications Copyright (C) 2021 AT&T Intellectual Property. All rights reserved.
  * ================================================================================
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@
 
 package org.onap.policy.clamp.acm.participant.kubernetes.parameters;
 
-import java.util.Arrays;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.TreeMap;
@@ -36,7 +35,7 @@ public class CommonTestData {
     public static final String PARTICIPANT_GROUP_NAME = "AutomationCompositionParticipantGroup";
     public static final String DESCRIPTION = "Participant description";
     public static final long TIME_INTERVAL = 2000;
-    public static final List<TopicParameters> TOPIC_PARAMS = Arrays.asList(getTopicParams());
+    public static final List<TopicParameters> TOPIC_PARAMS = List.of(getTopicParams());
     public static final Coder CODER = new StandardCoder();
 
 
@@ -147,7 +146,7 @@ public class CommonTestData {
         final TopicParameters topicParams = new TopicParameters();
         topicParams.setTopic("POLICY-ACRUNTIME-PARTICIPANT");
         topicParams.setTopicCommInfrastructure("dmaap");
-        topicParams.setServers(Arrays.asList("localhost"));
+        topicParams.setServers(List.of("localhost"));
         return topicParams;
     }
 
diff --git a/participant/participant-impl/participant-impl-kubernetes/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/acm/participant/kubernetes/parameters/ParticipantK8sParametersTest.java b/participant/participant-impl/participant-impl-kubernetes/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/acm/participant/kubernetes/parameters/ParticipantK8sParametersTest.java
index 09ea74afe..2e17be06b 100644
--- a/participant/participant-impl/participant-impl-kubernetes/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/acm/participant/kubernetes/parameters/ParticipantK8sParametersTest.java
+++ b/participant/participant-impl/participant-impl-kubernetes/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/acm/participant/kubernetes/parameters/ParticipantK8sParametersTest.java
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /*-
  * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
- *  Copyright (C) 2021 Nordix Foundation.
+ *  Copyright (C) 2021-2022 Nordix Foundation.
  *  Modifications Copyright (C) 2021 AT&T Intellectual Property. All rights reserved.
  * ================================================================================
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
@@ -31,8 +31,8 @@ import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
 
 class ParticipantK8sParametersTest {
 
-    private CommonTestData commonTestData = new CommonTestData();
-    private ValidatorFactory validatorFactory = Validation.buildDefaultValidatorFactory();
+    private final CommonTestData commonTestData = new CommonTestData();
+    private final ValidatorFactory validatorFactory = Validation.buildDefaultValidatorFactory();
 
     @Test
     void testParticipantPolicyParameters() {
diff --git a/participant/participant-impl/participant-impl-kubernetes/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/acm/participant/kubernetes/rest/ActuatorControllerTest.java b/participant/participant-impl/participant-impl-kubernetes/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/acm/participant/kubernetes/rest/ActuatorControllerTest.java
index 8d05d2bf6..997a227cb 100644
--- a/participant/participant-impl/participant-impl-kubernetes/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/acm/participant/kubernetes/rest/ActuatorControllerTest.java
+++ b/participant/participant-impl/participant-impl-kubernetes/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/acm/participant/kubernetes/rest/ActuatorControllerTest.java
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /*-
  * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
- *  Copyright (C) 2021 Nordix Foundation.
+ *  Copyright (C) 2021-2022 Nordix Foundation.
  * ================================================================================
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -32,13 +32,13 @@ import org.springframework.boot.test.autoconfigure.actuate.metrics.AutoConfigure
 import org.springframework.boot.test.context.SpringBootTest;
 import org.springframework.boot.test.context.SpringBootTest.WebEnvironment;
 import org.springframework.boot.web.server.LocalServerPort;
-import org.springframework.test.context.TestPropertySource;
+import org.springframework.test.context.ActiveProfiles;
 import org.springframework.test.context.junit.jupiter.SpringExtension;
 
 @AutoConfigureMetrics
 @ExtendWith(SpringExtension.class)
 @SpringBootTest(webEnvironment = WebEnvironment.RANDOM_PORT)
-@TestPropertySource(locations = {"classpath:application_test.properties"})
+@ActiveProfiles("test")
 class ActuatorControllerTest extends CommonActuatorController {
 
     private static final String HEALTH_ENDPOINT = "health";
@@ -54,36 +54,36 @@ class ActuatorControllerTest extends CommonActuatorController {
     }
 
     @Test
-    void testGetHealth_Unauthorized() throws Exception {
+    void testGetHealth_Unauthorized() {
         assertUnauthorizedActGet(HEALTH_ENDPOINT);
     }
 
     @Test
-    void testGetMetrics_Unauthorized() throws Exception {
+    void testGetMetrics_Unauthorized() {
         assertUnauthorizedActGet(METRICS_ENDPOINT);
     }
 
     @Test
-    void testGetPrometheus_Unauthorized() throws Exception {
+    void testGetPrometheus_Unauthorized() {
         assertUnauthorizedActGet(PROMETHEUS_ENDPOINT);
     }
 
     @Test
-    void testGetHealth() throws Exception {
+    void testGetHealth() {
         Invocation.Builder invocationBuilder = super.sendActRequest(HEALTH_ENDPOINT);
         Response rawresp = invocationBuilder.buildGet().invoke();
         assertEquals(Response.Status.OK.getStatusCode(), rawresp.getStatus());
     }
 
     @Test
-    void testGetMetrics() throws Exception {
+    void testGetMetrics() {
         Invocation.Builder invocationBuilder = super.sendActRequest(METRICS_ENDPOINT);
         Response rawresp = invocationBuilder.buildGet().invoke();
         assertEquals(Response.Status.OK.getStatusCode(), rawresp.getStatus());
     }
 
     @Test
-    void testGePrometheus() throws Exception {
+    void testGePrometheus() {
         Invocation.Builder invocationBuilder = super.sendActRequest(PROMETHEUS_ENDPOINT);
         Response rawresp = invocationBuilder.buildGet().invoke();
         assertEquals(Response.Status.OK.getStatusCode(), rawresp.getStatus());
diff --git a/participant/participant-impl/participant-impl-kubernetes/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/acm/participant/kubernetes/rest/ChartControllerTest.java b/participant/participant-impl/participant-impl-kubernetes/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/acm/participant/kubernetes/rest/ChartControllerTest.java
index 7105c2327..c57684fd7 100644
--- a/participant/participant-impl/participant-impl-kubernetes/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/acm/participant/kubernetes/rest/ChartControllerTest.java
+++ b/participant/participant-impl/participant-impl-kubernetes/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/acm/participant/kubernetes/rest/ChartControllerTest.java
@@ -70,12 +70,12 @@ class ChartControllerTest {
     private static final Coder CODER = new StandardCoder();
     private static final String CHART_INFO_YAML = "src/test/resources/ChartList.json";
     private static List<ChartInfo> charts;
-    private static String RETRIEVE_CHART_URL = "/helm/charts";
-    private static String INSTALL_CHART_URL = "/helm/install";
-    private static String UNINSTALL_CHART_URL = "/helm/uninstall/";
-    private static String ONBOARD_CHART_URL = "/helm/onboard/chart";
-    private static String DELETE_CHART_URL = "/helm/chart";
-    private static String CONFIGURE_REPO_URL = "/helm/repo";
+    private static final String RETRIEVE_CHART_URL = "/helm/charts";
+    private static final String INSTALL_CHART_URL = "/helm/install";
+    private static final String UNINSTALL_CHART_URL = "/helm/uninstall/";
+    private static final String ONBOARD_CHART_URL = "/helm/onboard/chart";
+    private static final String DELETE_CHART_URL = "/helm/chart";
+    private static final String CONFIGURE_REPO_URL = "/helm/repo";
 
     @Autowired
     private MockMvc mockMvc;
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ class ChartControllerTest {
 
     /**
      * Read input chart info json.
-     * @throws Exception incase of error.
+     * @throws CoderException in case of error.
      */
     @BeforeAll
     static void setupParams() throws CoderException {
@@ -97,7 +97,6 @@ class ChartControllerTest {
 
     /**
      * Mock service layer in Controller.
-     * @throws Exception incase of error.
      */
     @BeforeEach
     void mockServiceClass() {
@@ -110,7 +109,7 @@ class ChartControllerTest {
 
     /**
      * Test endpoint for retrieving all charts.
-     * @throws Exception incase of error.
+     * @throws Exception in case of error.
      */
     @Test
     void retrieveAllCharts() throws Exception {
@@ -124,7 +123,7 @@ class ChartControllerTest {
 
     /**
      * Test endpoint for installing a chart.
-     * @throws Exception incase of error.
+     * @throws Exception in case of error.
      */
     @Test
     void installChart() throws Exception {
@@ -149,7 +148,7 @@ class ChartControllerTest {
 
     /**
      * Test endpoint for uninstalling a chart.
-     * @throws Exception incase of error.
+     * @throws Exception in case of error.
      */
     @Test
     void uninstallChart() throws Exception {
@@ -174,7 +173,7 @@ class ChartControllerTest {
 
     /**
      * Test endpoint for chart onboarding.
-     * @throws Exception incase of error.
+     * @throws Exception in case of error.
      */
     @Test
     void onboardChart() throws Exception {
@@ -196,7 +195,7 @@ class ChartControllerTest {
 
     /**
      * Test endpoint for deleting a chart.
-     * @throws Exception incase of error.
+     * @throws Exception in case of error.
      */
     @Test
     void deleteChart() throws Exception {
@@ -250,7 +249,6 @@ class ChartControllerTest {
 
     }
 
-
     private String getInstallationJson(String name, String version) {
         JSONObject jsonObj = new JSONObject();
         jsonObj.put("name", name);
diff --git a/participant/participant-impl/participant-impl-kubernetes/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/acm/participant/kubernetes/service/ChartServiceTest.java b/participant/participant-impl/participant-impl-kubernetes/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/acm/participant/kubernetes/service/ChartServiceTest.java
index 4fc045d48..d83d43f20 100644
--- a/participant/participant-impl/participant-impl-kubernetes/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/acm/participant/kubernetes/service/ChartServiceTest.java
+++ b/participant/participant-impl/participant-impl-kubernetes/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/acm/participant/kubernetes/service/ChartServiceTest.java
@@ -23,10 +23,10 @@ package org.onap.policy.clamp.acm.participant.kubernetes.service;
 
 import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat;
 import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThatThrownBy;
-import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
-import static org.junit.Assert.assertNotNull;
-import static org.junit.Assert.assertNull;
 import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertDoesNotThrow;
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertEquals;
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertNotNull;
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertNull;
 import static org.mockito.ArgumentMatchers.any;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.doNothing;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.doReturn;
diff --git a/participant/participant-impl/participant-impl-kubernetes/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/acm/participant/kubernetes/service/ChartStoreTest.java b/participant/participant-impl/participant-impl-kubernetes/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/acm/participant/kubernetes/service/ChartStoreTest.java
index 180861bae..029db9994 100644
--- a/participant/participant-impl/participant-impl-kubernetes/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/acm/participant/kubernetes/service/ChartStoreTest.java
+++ b/participant/participant-impl/participant-impl-kubernetes/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/acm/participant/kubernetes/service/ChartStoreTest.java
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /*-
  * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
- *  Copyright (C) 2021 Nordix Foundation.
+ *  Copyright (C) 2021-2022 Nordix Foundation.
  *  Modifications Copyright (C) 2021 AT&T Intellectual Property. All rights reserved.
  * ================================================================================
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
@@ -23,8 +23,8 @@ package org.onap.policy.clamp.acm.participant.kubernetes.service;
 
 import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat;
 import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThatThrownBy;
-import static org.junit.Assert.assertNull;
 import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertNotNull;
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertNull;
 
 import java.io.File;
 import java.io.IOException;
diff --git a/participant/participant-impl/participant-impl-kubernetes/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/acm/participant/kubernetes/utils/CommonActuatorController.java b/participant/participant-impl/participant-impl-kubernetes/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/acm/participant/kubernetes/utils/CommonActuatorController.java
index e5a5be9fa..8b716a5fd 100644
--- a/participant/participant-impl/participant-impl-kubernetes/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/acm/participant/kubernetes/utils/CommonActuatorController.java
+++ b/participant/participant-impl/participant-impl-kubernetes/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/acm/participant/kubernetes/utils/CommonActuatorController.java
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /*-
  * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
- *  Copyright (C) 2021 Nordix Foundation.
+ *  Copyright (C) 2021-2022 Nordix Foundation.
  * ================================================================================
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -50,9 +50,8 @@ public class CommonActuatorController {
      *
      * @param endpoint the target endpoint
      * @return a request builder
-     * @throws Exception if an error occurs
      */
-    protected Invocation.Builder sendActRequest(final String endpoint) throws Exception {
+    protected Invocation.Builder sendActRequest(final String endpoint) {
         return sendFqeRequest(httpPrefix + ACTUATOR_ENDPOINT + endpoint, true);
     }
 
@@ -61,9 +60,8 @@ public class CommonActuatorController {
      *
      * @param endpoint the target endpoint
      * @return a request builder
-     * @throws Exception if an error occurs
      */
-    protected Invocation.Builder sendNoAuthActRequest(final String endpoint) throws Exception {
+    protected Invocation.Builder sendNoAuthActRequest(final String endpoint) {
         return sendFqeRequest(httpPrefix + ACTUATOR_ENDPOINT + endpoint, false);
     }
 
@@ -73,10 +71,8 @@ public class CommonActuatorController {
      * @param fullyQualifiedEndpoint the fully qualified target endpoint
      * @param includeAuth if authorization header should be included
      * @return a request builder
-     * @throws Exception if an error occurs
      */
-    protected Invocation.Builder sendFqeRequest(final String fullyQualifiedEndpoint, boolean includeAuth)
-            throws Exception {
+    protected Invocation.Builder sendFqeRequest(final String fullyQualifiedEndpoint, boolean includeAuth) {
         final Client client = ClientBuilder.newBuilder().build();
 
         client.property(ClientProperties.METAINF_SERVICES_LOOKUP_DISABLE, "true");
@@ -95,9 +91,8 @@ public class CommonActuatorController {
      * Assert that GET call to actuator endpoint is Unauthorized.
      *
      * @param endPoint the endpoint
-     * @throws Exception if an error occurs
      */
-    protected void assertUnauthorizedActGet(final String endPoint) throws Exception {
+    protected void assertUnauthorizedActGet(final String endPoint) {
         Response rawresp = sendNoAuthActRequest(endPoint).buildGet().invoke();
         assertEquals(Response.Status.UNAUTHORIZED.getStatusCode(), rawresp.getStatus());
     }
diff --git a/participant/participant-impl/participant-impl-kubernetes/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/acm/participant/kubernetes/utils/TestUtils.java b/participant/participant-impl/participant-impl-kubernetes/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/acm/participant/kubernetes/utils/TestUtils.java
index 8f4969a9b..c9b616fa0 100644
--- a/participant/participant-impl/participant-impl-kubernetes/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/acm/participant/kubernetes/utils/TestUtils.java
+++ b/participant/participant-impl/participant-impl-kubernetes/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/acm/participant/kubernetes/utils/TestUtils.java
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /*-
  * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
- *  Copyright (C) 2021 Nordix Foundation.
+ *  Copyright (C) 2021-2022 Nordix Foundation.
  *  Modifications Copyright (C) 2021 AT&T Intellectual Property. All rights reserved.
  * ================================================================================
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
@@ -31,17 +31,14 @@ import org.onap.policy.models.tosca.authorative.concepts.ToscaServiceTemplate;
 public final class TestUtils {
 
     private static final YamlJsonTranslator yamlTranslator = new YamlJsonTranslator();
-    private static final String TOSCA_TEMPLATE_YAML = "src/test/resources/servicetemplates/KubernetesHelm.yaml";
+    private static final String TOSCA_TEMPLATE_YAML = "clamp/acm/test/participant-kubernetes-helm.yaml";
 
     public static ToscaServiceTemplate testAutomationCompositionRead() {
-        return testAutomationCompositionYamlSerialization(TOSCA_TEMPLATE_YAML);
+        return testAutomationCompositionYamlSerialization();
     }
 
-    private static ToscaServiceTemplate testAutomationCompositionYamlSerialization(
-        String automationCompositionFilePath) {
-        String automationCompositionString = ResourceUtils.getResourceAsString(automationCompositionFilePath);
-        ToscaServiceTemplate serviceTemplate =
-            yamlTranslator.fromYaml(automationCompositionString, ToscaServiceTemplate.class);
-        return serviceTemplate;
+    private static ToscaServiceTemplate testAutomationCompositionYamlSerialization() {
+        String automationCompositionString = ResourceUtils.getResourceAsString(TestUtils.TOSCA_TEMPLATE_YAML);
+        return yamlTranslator.fromYaml(automationCompositionString, ToscaServiceTemplate.class);
     }
 }
diff --git a/participant/participant-impl/participant-impl-kubernetes/src/test/resources/application-test.yaml b/participant/participant-impl/participant-impl-kubernetes/src/test/resources/application-test.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c54996e79
--- /dev/null
+++ b/participant/participant-impl/participant-impl-kubernetes/src/test/resources/application-test.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+server:
+  error:
+    path: /error
+
+participant:
+  name: AutomationCompositionParticipant Kubernetes Test
+  intermediaryParameters:
+    name: Participant parameters
+    description: Participant Description
+    reportingTimeInterval: 120000
+    participantId:
+      name: K8sParticipant0
+      version: 1.0.0
+    participantType:
+      version: 2.3.4
+      name: org.onap.k8s.acm.K8SAutomationCompositionParticipant
+    clampAutomationCompositionTopics:
+      topicSources:
+        -
+          topic: POLICY-ACRUNTIME-PARTICIPANT
+          fetchTimeout: 15000
+          servers:
+            - localhost
+          topicCommInfrastructure: dmaap
+      topicSinks:
+        -
+          topic: POLICY-ACRUNTIME-PARTICIPANT
+          servers:
+            - localhost
+          topicCommInfrastructure: dmaap
+      name: AutomationComposition Topics
+
diff --git a/participant/participant-impl/participant-impl-kubernetes/src/test/resources/application_test.properties b/participant/participant-impl/participant-impl-kubernetes/src/test/resources/application_test.properties
deleted file mode 100644
index 243512166..000000000
--- a/participant/participant-impl/participant-impl-kubernetes/src/test/resources/application_test.properties
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,24 +0,0 @@
-spring.security.user.name=participantUser
-spring.security.user.password=zb!XztG34
-
-server.servlet.context-path=/onap/policy/clamp/acm/k8sparticipant
-server.error.path=/error
-server.http-port=8083
-
-participant.name=AutomationCompositionParticipant Kubernetes Test
-participant.intermediaryParameters.name=Participant parameters
-participant.intermediaryParameters.reportingTimeInterval=120000
-participant.intermediaryParameters.description=Participant Description
-participant.intermediaryParameters.participantId.name=K8sParticipant0
-participant.intermediaryParameters.participantId.version=1.0.0
-participant.intermediaryParameters.participantType.name=org.onap.k8s.acm.K8SAutomationCompositionParticipant
-participant.intermediaryParameters.participantType.version=2.3.4
-participant.intermediaryParameters.clampAutomationCompositionTopics.name=AutomationComposition Topics
-participant.intermediaryParameters.clampAutomationCompositionTopics.topicSources[0].topic=POLICY-ACRUNTIME-PARTICIPANT
-participant.intermediaryParameters.clampAutomationCompositionTopics.topicSources[0].servers[0]=localhost
-participant.intermediaryParameters.clampAutomationCompositionTopics.topicSources[0].topicCommInfrastructure=dmaap
-participant.intermediaryParameters.clampAutomationCompositionTopics.topicSources[0].fetchTimeout=15000
-participant.intermediaryParameters.clampAutomationCompositionTopics.topicSinks[0].topic=POLICY-ACRUNTIME-PARTICIPANT
-participant.intermediaryParameters.clampAutomationCompositionTopics.topicSinks[0].servers[0]=localhost
-participant.intermediaryParameters.clampAutomationCompositionTopics.topicSinks[0].topicCommInfrastructure=dmaap
-management.endpoints.web.exposure.include=health,metrics,prometheus
diff --git a/participant/participant-impl/participant-impl-kubernetes/src/test/resources/servicetemplates/KubernetesHelm.yaml b/participant/participant-impl/participant-impl-kubernetes/src/test/resources/servicetemplates/KubernetesHelm.yaml
deleted file mode 100644
index f5eb6233f..000000000
--- a/participant/participant-impl/participant-impl-kubernetes/src/test/resources/servicetemplates/KubernetesHelm.yaml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,179 +0,0 @@
-# ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
-# Copyright (C) 2021 Nordix Foundation.
-# ================================================================================
-# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
-# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
-# You may obtain a copy of the License at
-#
-#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
-#
-# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
-# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
-# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
-# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
-# limitations under the License.
-#
-# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
-# ============LICENSE_END=========================================================
-tosca_definitions_version: tosca_simple_yaml_1_3
-data_types:
-  onap.datatypes.ToscaConceptIdentifier:
-    derived_from: tosca.datatypes.Root
-    properties:
-      name:
-        type: string
-        required: true
-      version:
-        type: string
-        required: true
-node_types:
-  org.onap.policy.clamp.acm.Participant:
-    version: 1.0.1
-    derived_from: tosca.nodetypes.Root
-    properties:
-      provider:
-        type: string
-        requred: false
-  org.onap.policy.clamp.acm.AutomationCompositionElement:
-    version: 1.0.1
-    derived_from: tosca.nodetypes.Root
-    properties:
-      provider:
-        type: string
-        requred: false
-      participantType:
-        type: onap.datatypes.ToscaConceptIdentifier
-        requred: true
-      startPhase:
-        type: integer
-        required: false
-        constraints:
-        - greater-or-equal: 0
-        metadata:
-            common: true
-        description: A value indicating the start phase in which this automation composition element will be started,
-                     the first start phase is zero. Automation Composition Elements are started in their start_phase
-                     order and stopped in reverse start phase order. Automation Composition Elements with the same start
-                     phase are started and stopped simultaneously
-  org.onap.policy.clamp.acm.AutomationComposition:
-    version: 1.0.1
-    derived_from: tosca.nodetypes.Root
-    properties:
-      provider:
-        type: string
-        requred: false
-      elements:
-        type: list
-        required: true
-        entry_schema:
-          type: onap.datatypes.ToscaConceptIdentifier
-  org.onap.policy.clamp.acm.K8SMicroserviceAutomationCompositionElement:
-    version: 1.0.1
-    derived_from: org.onap.policy.clamp.acm.AutomationCompositionElement
-    properties:
-      chart:
-        type: string
-        required: true
-      configs:
-        type: list
-        required: false
-      requirements:
-        type: string
-        requred: false
-      templates:
-        type: list
-        required: false
-        entry_schema:
-      values:
-        type: string
-        requred: true
-topology_template:
-  node_templates:
-    org.onap.k8s.acm.K8SAutomationCompositionParticipant:
-      version: 2.3.4
-      type: org.onap.policy.clamp.acm.Participant
-      type_version: 1.0.1
-      description: Participant for K8S
-      properties:
-        provider: ONAP
-
-    org.onap.domain.database.HelloWorld_K8SMicroserviceAutomationCompositionElement:
-      # Chart from any chart repository configured on helm client.
-      version: 1.2.3
-      type: org.onap.policy.clamp.acm.K8SMicroserviceAutomationCompositionElement
-      type_version: 1.0.0
-      description: Automation composition element for the K8S microservice for Hello World
-      properties:
-        provider: ONAP
-        participantType:
-          name: org.onap.k8s.acm.K8SAutomationCompositionParticipant
-          version: 2.3.4
-        startPhase: 2
-        uninitializedToPassiveTimeout: 180
-        podStatusCheckInterval: 30
-        chart:
-          chartId:
-            name: hello
-            version: 0.1.0
-          releaseName: helloworld
-          namespace: onap
-          repository: chartMuseum
-
-    org.onap.domain.database.PMSH_K8SMicroserviceAutomationCompositionElement:
-      # Chart from local file system
-      version: 1.2.3
-      type: org.onap.policy.clamp.acm.K8SMicroserviceAutomationCompositionElement
-      type_version: 1.0.0
-      description: Automation composition element for the K8S microservice for PMSH
-      properties:
-        provider: ONAP
-        participantType:
-          name: org.onap.k8s.acm.K8SAutomationCompositionParticipant
-          version: 2.3.4
-        startPhase: 2
-        uninitializedToPassiveTimeout: 180
-        podStatusCheckInterval: 30
-        chart:
-          chartId:
-            name: dcae-pmsh
-            version: 8.0.0
-          namespace: onap
-          releaseName: pmshms
-          overrideParams:
-            global.masterPassword: test
-
-    org.onap.domain.database.Local_K8SMicroserviceAutomationCompositionElement:
-      # Chart installation without passing repository name
-      version: 1.2.3
-      type: org.onap.policy.clamp.acm.K8SMicroserviceAutomationCompositionElement
-      type_version: 1.0.0
-      description: Automation composition element for the K8S microservice for local chart
-      properties:
-        provider: ONAP
-        participantType:
-          name: org.onap.k8s.acm.K8SAutomationCompositionParticipant
-          version: 2.3.4
-        startPhase: 2
-        uninitializedToPassiveTimeout: 180
-        podStatusCheckInterval: 30
-        chart:
-          chartId:
-            name: nginx-ingress
-            version: 0.9.1
-          releaseName: nginxms
-          namespace: onap
-
-    org.onap.domain.sample.GenericK8s_AutomationCompositionDefinition:
-      version: 1.2.3
-      type: org.onap.policy.clamp.acm.AutomationComposition
-      type_version: 1.0.0
-      description: Automation composition for Hello World
-      properties:
-        provider: ONAP
-        elements:
-          - name: org.onap.domain.database.HelloWorld_K8SMicroserviceAutomationCompositionElement
-            version: 1.2.3
-          - name: org.onap.domain.database.PMSH_K8SMicroserviceAutomationCompositionElement
-            version: 1.2.3
-          - name: org.onap.domain.database.Local_K8SMicroserviceAutomationCompositionElement
-            version: 1.2.3
diff --git a/participant/participant-impl/participant-impl-policy/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/acm/participant/policy/endtoend/ParticipantMessagesTest.java b/participant/participant-impl/participant-impl-policy/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/acm/participant/policy/endtoend/ParticipantMessagesTest.java
index c17d2c53d..091e3c13c 100644
--- a/participant/participant-impl/participant-impl-policy/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/acm/participant/policy/endtoend/ParticipantMessagesTest.java
+++ b/participant/participant-impl/participant-impl-policy/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/acm/participant/policy/endtoend/ParticipantMessagesTest.java
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /*-
  * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
- *  Copyright (C) 2021 Nordix Foundation.
+ *  Copyright (C) 2021-2022 Nordix Foundation.
  *  Modifications Copyright (C) 2021 AT&T Intellectual Property. All rights reserved.
  * ================================================================================
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 package org.onap.policy.clamp.acm.participant.policy.endtoend;
 
 import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThatCode;
-import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertEquals;
 
 import java.time.Instant;
 import java.util.Collections;
@@ -49,12 +49,12 @@ import org.onap.policy.models.tosca.authorative.concepts.ToscaConceptIdentifier;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
 import org.springframework.boot.test.context.SpringBootTest;
 import org.springframework.boot.test.context.SpringBootTest.WebEnvironment;
-import org.springframework.test.context.TestPropertySource;
+import org.springframework.test.context.ActiveProfiles;
 import org.springframework.test.context.junit.jupiter.SpringExtension;
 
 @ExtendWith(SpringExtension.class)
 @SpringBootTest(webEnvironment = WebEnvironment.RANDOM_PORT)
-@TestPropertySource(locations = {"classpath:application_test.properties"})
+@ActiveProfiles("test")
 class ParticipantMessagesTest {
 
     private static final Object lockit = new Object();
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ class ParticipantMessagesTest {
     private ParticipantHandler participantHandler;
 
     @Test
-    void testSendParticipantRegisterMessage() throws Exception {
+    void testSendParticipantRegisterMessage() {
         final ParticipantRegister participantRegisterMsg = new ParticipantRegister();
         participantRegisterMsg.setParticipantId(getParticipantId());
         participantRegisterMsg.setTimestamp(Instant.now());
@@ -73,15 +73,15 @@ class ParticipantMessagesTest {
 
         synchronized (lockit) {
             ParticipantMessagePublisher participantMessagePublisher =
-                    new ParticipantMessagePublisher();
+                new ParticipantMessagePublisher();
             participantMessagePublisher.active(Collections.singletonList(Mockito.mock(TopicSink.class)));
             assertThatCode(() -> participantMessagePublisher.sendParticipantRegister(participantRegisterMsg))
-                            .doesNotThrowAnyException();
+                .doesNotThrowAnyException();
         }
     }
 
     @Test
-    void testReceiveParticipantRegisterAckMessage() throws Exception {
+    void testReceiveParticipantRegisterAckMessage() {
         final ParticipantRegisterAck participantRegisterAckMsg = new ParticipantRegisterAck();
         participantRegisterAckMsg.setMessage("ParticipantRegisterAck message");
         participantRegisterAckMsg.setResponseTo(UUID.randomUUID());
@@ -91,12 +91,12 @@ class ParticipantMessagesTest {
             ParticipantRegisterAckListener participantRegisterAckListener =
                 new ParticipantRegisterAckListener(participantHandler);
             assertThatCode(() -> participantRegisterAckListener.onTopicEvent(INFRA, TOPIC, null,
-                            participantRegisterAckMsg)).doesNotThrowAnyException();
+                participantRegisterAckMsg)).doesNotThrowAnyException();
         }
     }
 
     @Test
-    void testSendParticipantDeregisterMessage() throws Exception {
+    void testSendParticipantDeregisterMessage() {
         final ParticipantDeregister participantDeregisterMsg = new ParticipantDeregister();
         participantDeregisterMsg.setParticipantId(getParticipantId());
         participantDeregisterMsg.setTimestamp(Instant.now());
@@ -104,15 +104,15 @@ class ParticipantMessagesTest {
 
         synchronized (lockit) {
             ParticipantMessagePublisher participantMessagePublisher =
-                    new ParticipantMessagePublisher();
+                new ParticipantMessagePublisher();
             participantMessagePublisher.active(Collections.singletonList(Mockito.mock(TopicSink.class)));
             assertThatCode(() -> participantMessagePublisher.sendParticipantDeregister(participantDeregisterMsg))
-                            .doesNotThrowAnyException();
+                .doesNotThrowAnyException();
         }
     }
 
     @Test
-    void testReceiveParticipantDeregisterAckMessage() throws Exception {
+    void testReceiveParticipantDeregisterAckMessage() {
         final ParticipantDeregisterAck participantDeregisterAckMsg = new ParticipantDeregisterAck();
         participantDeregisterAckMsg.setMessage("ParticipantDeregisterAck message");
         participantDeregisterAckMsg.setResponseTo(UUID.randomUUID());
@@ -120,14 +120,14 @@ class ParticipantMessagesTest {
 
         synchronized (lockit) {
             ParticipantDeregisterAckListener participantDeregisterAckListener =
-                            new ParticipantDeregisterAckListener(participantHandler);
+                new ParticipantDeregisterAckListener(participantHandler);
             assertThatCode(() -> participantDeregisterAckListener.onTopicEvent(INFRA, TOPIC, null,
-                            participantDeregisterAckMsg)).doesNotThrowAnyException();
+                participantDeregisterAckMsg)).doesNotThrowAnyException();
         }
     }
 
     @Test
-    void testReceiveParticipantUpdateMessage() throws Exception {
+    void testReceiveParticipantUpdateMessage() {
         ParticipantUpdate participantUpdateMsg = TestListenerUtils.createParticipantUpdateMsg();
 
         synchronized (lockit) {
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ class ParticipantMessagesTest {
     }
 
     @Test
-    void testSendParticipantUpdateAckMessage() throws Exception {
+    void testSendParticipantUpdateAckMessage() {
         final ParticipantUpdateAck participantUpdateAckMsg = new ParticipantUpdateAck();
         participantUpdateAckMsg.setMessage("ParticipantUpdateAck message");
         participantUpdateAckMsg.setResponseTo(UUID.randomUUID());
@@ -150,12 +150,12 @@ class ParticipantMessagesTest {
             ParticipantMessagePublisher participantMessagePublisher = new ParticipantMessagePublisher();
             participantMessagePublisher.active(Collections.singletonList(Mockito.mock(TopicSink.class)));
             assertThatCode(() -> participantMessagePublisher.sendParticipantUpdateAck(participantUpdateAckMsg))
-                            .doesNotThrowAnyException();
+                .doesNotThrowAnyException();
         }
     }
 
     @Test
-    void testParticipantStatusHeartbeat() throws Exception {
+    void testParticipantStatusHeartbeat() {
         final ParticipantStatus heartbeat = participantHandler.makeHeartbeat(true);
         synchronized (lockit) {
             ParticipantMessagePublisher publisher = new ParticipantMessagePublisher();
diff --git a/participant/participant-impl/participant-impl-policy/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/acm/participant/policy/main/handler/AutomationCompositionElementHandlerTest.java b/participant/participant-impl/participant-impl-policy/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/acm/participant/policy/main/handler/AutomationCompositionElementHandlerTest.java
index 0d114db8d..6b2ddf7e3 100644
--- a/participant/participant-impl/participant-impl-policy/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/acm/participant/policy/main/handler/AutomationCompositionElementHandlerTest.java
+++ b/participant/participant-impl/participant-impl-policy/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/acm/participant/policy/main/handler/AutomationCompositionElementHandlerTest.java
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /*-
  * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
- *  Copyright (C) 2021 Nordix Foundation.
+ *  Copyright (C) 2021-2022 Nordix Foundation.
  * ================================================================================
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ import org.onap.policy.clamp.acm.participant.policy.client.PolicyPapHttpClient;
 import org.onap.policy.clamp.models.acm.concepts.AutomationCompositionElement;
 import org.onap.policy.clamp.models.acm.concepts.AutomationCompositionOrderedState;
 import org.onap.policy.clamp.models.acm.concepts.AutomationCompositionState;
-import org.onap.policy.models.base.PfModelException;
 import org.onap.policy.models.tosca.authorative.concepts.ToscaConceptIdentifier;
 import org.onap.policy.models.tosca.authorative.concepts.ToscaNodeTemplate;
 import org.onap.policy.models.tosca.authorative.concepts.ToscaServiceTemplate;
@@ -46,7 +45,7 @@ class AutomationCompositionElementHandlerTest {
         new ToscaConceptIdentifier(ID_NAME, ID_VERSION);
 
     @Test
-    void testHandlerExceptions() {
+    void testHandlerDoesNotThrowExceptions() {
         AutomationCompositionElementHandler handler = getTestingHandler();
 
         assertDoesNotThrow(() -> handler
@@ -76,7 +75,7 @@ class AutomationCompositionElementHandlerTest {
             .handleStatistics(automationCompositionElementId));
     }
 
-    AutomationCompositionElementHandler getTestingHandler() {
+    private AutomationCompositionElementHandler getTestingHandler() {
         var api = Mockito.mock(PolicyApiHttpClient.class);
         var pap = Mockito.mock(PolicyPapHttpClient.class);
         var handler = new AutomationCompositionElementHandler(api, pap);
@@ -87,7 +86,7 @@ class AutomationCompositionElementHandlerTest {
         return handler;
     }
 
-    AutomationCompositionElement getTestingAcElement() {
+    private AutomationCompositionElement getTestingAcElement() {
         var element = new AutomationCompositionElement();
         element.setDefinition(automationCompositionId);
         element.setDescription("Description");
diff --git a/participant/participant-impl/participant-impl-policy/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/acm/participant/policy/main/parameters/CommonTestData.java b/participant/participant-impl/participant-impl-policy/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/acm/participant/policy/main/parameters/CommonTestData.java
index b5cd9d442..ac6451260 100644
--- a/participant/participant-impl/participant-impl-policy/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/acm/participant/policy/main/parameters/CommonTestData.java
+++ b/participant/participant-impl/participant-impl-policy/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/acm/participant/policy/main/parameters/CommonTestData.java
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /*-
  * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
- *  Copyright (C) 2021 Nordix Foundation.
+ *  Copyright (C) 2021-2022 Nordix Foundation.
  * ================================================================================
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -20,11 +20,9 @@
 
 package org.onap.policy.clamp.acm.participant.policy.main.parameters;
 
-import java.util.Arrays;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.TreeMap;
-import org.onap.policy.clamp.acm.participant.policy.main.parameters.ParticipantPolicyParameters;
 import org.onap.policy.common.endpoints.parameters.TopicParameters;
 import org.onap.policy.common.utils.coder.Coder;
 import org.onap.policy.common.utils.coder.CoderException;
@@ -38,7 +36,7 @@ public class CommonTestData {
     public static final String PARTICIPANT_GROUP_NAME = "AutomationCompositionParticipantGroup";
     public static final String DESCRIPTION = "Participant description";
     public static final long TIME_INTERVAL = 2000;
-    public static final List<TopicParameters> TOPIC_PARAMS = Arrays.asList(getTopicParams());
+    public static final List<TopicParameters> TOPIC_PARAMS = List.of(getTopicParams());
 
     public static final Coder CODER = new StandardCoder();
 
@@ -154,7 +152,7 @@ public class CommonTestData {
         final TopicParameters topicParams = new TopicParameters();
         topicParams.setTopic("POLICY-ACRUNTIME-PARTICIPANT");
         topicParams.setTopicCommInfrastructure("dmaap");
-        topicParams.setServers(Arrays.asList("localhost"));
+        topicParams.setServers(List.of("localhost"));
         return topicParams;
     }
 
@@ -164,18 +162,7 @@ public class CommonTestData {
      * @return participant Id
      */
     public static ToscaConceptIdentifier getParticipantId() {
-        final ToscaConceptIdentifier participantId = new ToscaConceptIdentifier("org.onap.PM_Policy", "0.0.0");
-        return participantId;
+        return new ToscaConceptIdentifier("org.onap.PM_Policy", "0.0.0");
     }
 
-    /**
-     * 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
-     */
-    public String nullifyField(String json, String field) {
-        return json.replace(field + "\"", field + "\":null, \"" + field + "Xxx\"");
-    }
 }
diff --git a/participant/participant-impl/participant-impl-policy/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/acm/participant/policy/main/parameters/ParticipantPolicyParametersTest.java b/participant/participant-impl/participant-impl-policy/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/acm/participant/policy/main/parameters/ParticipantPolicyParametersTest.java
index 89b2bce58..8e822ea9a 100644
--- a/participant/participant-impl/participant-impl-policy/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/acm/participant/policy/main/parameters/ParticipantPolicyParametersTest.java
+++ b/participant/participant-impl/participant-impl-policy/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/acm/participant/policy/main/parameters/ParticipantPolicyParametersTest.java
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /*-
  * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
- *  Copyright (C) 2021 Nordix Foundation.
+ *  Copyright (C) 2021-2022 Nordix Foundation.
  * ================================================================================
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat;
 import javax.validation.Validation;
 import javax.validation.ValidatorFactory;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
-import org.onap.policy.clamp.acm.participant.policy.main.parameters.ParticipantPolicyParameters;
 
 class ParticipantPolicyParametersTest {
     private final CommonTestData commonTestData = new CommonTestData();
diff --git a/participant/participant-impl/participant-impl-policy/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/acm/participant/policy/main/rest/ActuatorControllerTest.java b/participant/participant-impl/participant-impl-policy/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/acm/participant/policy/main/rest/ActuatorControllerTest.java
index 8543bf98a..c74480fba 100644
--- a/participant/participant-impl/participant-impl-policy/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/acm/participant/policy/main/rest/ActuatorControllerTest.java
+++ b/participant/participant-impl/participant-impl-policy/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/acm/participant/policy/main/rest/ActuatorControllerTest.java
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /*-
  * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
- *  Copyright (C) 2021 Nordix Foundation.
+ *  Copyright (C) 2021-2022 Nordix Foundation.
  * ================================================================================
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -32,13 +32,13 @@ import org.springframework.boot.test.autoconfigure.actuate.metrics.AutoConfigure
 import org.springframework.boot.test.context.SpringBootTest;
 import org.springframework.boot.test.context.SpringBootTest.WebEnvironment;
 import org.springframework.boot.web.server.LocalServerPort;
-import org.springframework.test.context.TestPropertySource;
+import org.springframework.test.context.ActiveProfiles;
 import org.springframework.test.context.junit.jupiter.SpringExtension;
 
 @AutoConfigureMetrics
 @ExtendWith(SpringExtension.class)
 @SpringBootTest(webEnvironment = WebEnvironment.RANDOM_PORT)
-@TestPropertySource(locations = {"classpath:application_test.properties"})
+@ActiveProfiles("test")
 class ActuatorControllerTest extends CommonActuatorController {
 
     private static final String HEALTH_ENDPOINT = "health";
@@ -54,36 +54,36 @@ class ActuatorControllerTest extends CommonActuatorController {
     }
 
     @Test
-    void testGetHealth_Unauthorized() throws Exception {
+    void testGetHealth_Unauthorized() {
         assertUnauthorizedActGet(HEALTH_ENDPOINT);
     }
 
     @Test
-    void testGetMetrics_Unauthorized() throws Exception {
+    void testGetMetrics_Unauthorized() {
         assertUnauthorizedActGet(METRICS_ENDPOINT);
     }
 
     @Test
-    void testGetPrometheus_Unauthorized() throws Exception {
+    void testGetPrometheus_Unauthorized() {
         assertUnauthorizedActGet(PROMETHEUS_ENDPOINT);
     }
 
     @Test
-    void testGetHealth() throws Exception {
+    void testGetHealth() {
         Invocation.Builder invocationBuilder = super.sendActRequest(HEALTH_ENDPOINT);
         Response rawresp = invocationBuilder.buildGet().invoke();
         assertEquals(Response.Status.OK.getStatusCode(), rawresp.getStatus());
     }
 
     @Test
-    void testGetMetrics() throws Exception {
+    void testGetMetrics() {
         Invocation.Builder invocationBuilder = super.sendActRequest(METRICS_ENDPOINT);
         Response rawresp = invocationBuilder.buildGet().invoke();
         assertEquals(Response.Status.OK.getStatusCode(), rawresp.getStatus());
     }
 
     @Test
-    void testGePrometheus() throws Exception {
+    void testGePrometheus() {
         Invocation.Builder invocationBuilder = super.sendActRequest(PROMETHEUS_ENDPOINT);
         Response rawresp = invocationBuilder.buildGet().invoke();
         assertEquals(Response.Status.OK.getStatusCode(), rawresp.getStatus());
diff --git a/participant/participant-impl/participant-impl-policy/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/acm/participant/policy/main/utils/CommonActuatorController.java b/participant/participant-impl/participant-impl-policy/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/acm/participant/policy/main/utils/CommonActuatorController.java
index 689977e3c..f83184024 100644
--- a/participant/participant-impl/participant-impl-policy/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/acm/participant/policy/main/utils/CommonActuatorController.java
+++ b/participant/participant-impl/participant-impl-policy/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/acm/participant/policy/main/utils/CommonActuatorController.java
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /*-
  * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
- *  Copyright (C) 2021 Nordix Foundation.
+ *  Copyright (C) 2021-2022 Nordix Foundation.
  * ================================================================================
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -50,9 +50,8 @@ public class CommonActuatorController {
      *
      * @param endpoint the target endpoint
      * @return a request builder
-     * @throws Exception if an error occurs
      */
-    protected Invocation.Builder sendActRequest(final String endpoint) throws Exception {
+    protected Invocation.Builder sendActRequest(final String endpoint) {
         return sendFqeRequest(httpPrefix + ACTUATOR_ENDPOINT + endpoint, true);
     }
 
@@ -61,9 +60,8 @@ public class CommonActuatorController {
      *
      * @param endpoint the target endpoint
      * @return a request builder
-     * @throws Exception if an error occurs
      */
-    protected Invocation.Builder sendNoAuthActRequest(final String endpoint) throws Exception {
+    protected Invocation.Builder sendNoAuthActRequest(final String endpoint) {
         return sendFqeRequest(httpPrefix + ACTUATOR_ENDPOINT + endpoint, false);
     }
 
@@ -73,10 +71,8 @@ public class CommonActuatorController {
      * @param fullyQualifiedEndpoint the fully qualified target endpoint
      * @param includeAuth if authorization header should be included
      * @return a request builder
-     * @throws Exception if an error occurs
      */
-    protected Invocation.Builder sendFqeRequest(final String fullyQualifiedEndpoint, boolean includeAuth)
-            throws Exception {
+    protected Invocation.Builder sendFqeRequest(final String fullyQualifiedEndpoint, boolean includeAuth) {
         final Client client = ClientBuilder.newBuilder().build();
 
         client.property(ClientProperties.METAINF_SERVICES_LOOKUP_DISABLE, "true");
@@ -95,9 +91,8 @@ public class CommonActuatorController {
      * Assert that GET call to actuator endpoint is Unauthorized.
      *
      * @param endPoint the endpoint
-     * @throws Exception if an error occurs
      */
-    protected void assertUnauthorizedActGet(final String endPoint) throws Exception {
+    protected void assertUnauthorizedActGet(final String endPoint) {
         Response rawresp = sendNoAuthActRequest(endPoint).buildGet().invoke();
         assertEquals(Response.Status.UNAUTHORIZED.getStatusCode(), rawresp.getStatus());
     }
diff --git a/participant/participant-impl/participant-impl-policy/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/acm/participant/policy/main/utils/TestListenerUtils.java b/participant/participant-impl/participant-impl-policy/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/acm/participant/policy/main/utils/TestListenerUtils.java
index a29831d56..1d6cb272b 100644
--- a/participant/participant-impl/participant-impl-policy/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/acm/participant/policy/main/utils/TestListenerUtils.java
+++ b/participant/participant-impl/participant-impl-policy/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/acm/participant/policy/main/utils/TestListenerUtils.java
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /*-
  * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
- *  Copyright (C) 2021 Nordix Foundation.
+ *  Copyright (C) 2021-2022 Nordix Foundation.
  * ================================================================================
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -22,31 +22,19 @@ package org.onap.policy.clamp.acm.participant.policy.main.utils;
 
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertTrue;
 
-import java.io.File;
 import java.io.FileNotFoundException;
 import java.time.Instant;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
-import java.util.LinkedHashMap;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.Set;
 import java.util.UUID;
 import lombok.AccessLevel;
 import lombok.NoArgsConstructor;
-import org.onap.policy.clamp.models.acm.concepts.AutomationComposition;
-import org.onap.policy.clamp.models.acm.concepts.AutomationCompositionElement;
-import org.onap.policy.clamp.models.acm.concepts.AutomationCompositionOrderedState;
-import org.onap.policy.clamp.models.acm.concepts.AutomationCompositionState;
 import org.onap.policy.clamp.models.acm.concepts.ParticipantDefinition;
-import org.onap.policy.clamp.models.acm.concepts.ParticipantUpdates;
 import org.onap.policy.clamp.models.acm.concepts.ParticipantUtils;
-import org.onap.policy.clamp.models.acm.messages.dmaap.participant.AutomationCompositionStateChange;
-import org.onap.policy.clamp.models.acm.messages.dmaap.participant.AutomationCompositionUpdate;
 import org.onap.policy.clamp.models.acm.messages.dmaap.participant.ParticipantUpdate;
 import org.onap.policy.clamp.models.acm.utils.AcmUtils;
-import org.onap.policy.common.utils.coder.Coder;
-import org.onap.policy.common.utils.coder.CoderException;
-import org.onap.policy.common.utils.coder.StandardCoder;
 import org.onap.policy.common.utils.coder.YamlJsonTranslator;
 import org.onap.policy.common.utils.resources.ResourceUtils;
 import org.onap.policy.models.tosca.authorative.concepts.ToscaConceptIdentifier;
@@ -59,123 +47,9 @@ import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
 public final class TestListenerUtils {
 
     private static final YamlJsonTranslator yamlTranslator = new YamlJsonTranslator();
-    private static final Coder CODER = new StandardCoder();
     private static final Logger LOGGER = LoggerFactory.getLogger(TestListenerUtils.class);
 
     /**
-     * Method to create a automationComposition from a yaml file.
-     *
-     * @return AutomationComposition automation composition
-     */
-    public static AutomationComposition createAutomationComposition() {
-        AutomationComposition automationComposition = new AutomationComposition();
-        Map<UUID, AutomationCompositionElement> elements = new LinkedHashMap<>();
-        ToscaServiceTemplate toscaServiceTemplate = testAutomationCompositionRead();
-        Map<String, ToscaNodeTemplate> nodeTemplatesMap =
-            toscaServiceTemplate.getToscaTopologyTemplate().getNodeTemplates();
-        for (Map.Entry<String, ToscaNodeTemplate> toscaInputEntry : nodeTemplatesMap.entrySet()) {
-            AutomationCompositionElement acElement = new AutomationCompositionElement();
-            acElement.setId(UUID.randomUUID());
-
-            ToscaConceptIdentifier acElementParticipantId = new ToscaConceptIdentifier();
-            acElementParticipantId.setName(toscaInputEntry.getKey());
-            acElementParticipantId.setVersion(toscaInputEntry.getValue().getVersion());
-            acElement.setParticipantId(acElementParticipantId);
-
-            acElement.setDefinition(acElementParticipantId);
-            acElement.setState(AutomationCompositionState.UNINITIALISED);
-            acElement.setDescription(toscaInputEntry.getValue().getDescription());
-            acElement.setOrderedState(AutomationCompositionOrderedState.UNINITIALISED);
-            elements.put(acElement.getId(), acElement);
-        }
-        automationComposition.setElements(elements);
-        automationComposition.setName("PMSHInstance0");
-        automationComposition.setVersion("1.0.0");
-
-        ToscaConceptIdentifier definition = new ToscaConceptIdentifier();
-        definition.setName("PMSHInstance0");
-        definition.setVersion("1.0.0");
-        automationComposition.setDefinition(definition);
-
-        return automationComposition;
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Method to create AutomationCompositionStateChange message from the arguments passed.
-     *
-     * @param automationCompositionOrderedState automationCompositionOrderedState
-     * @return AutomationCompositionStateChange message
-     */
-    public static AutomationCompositionStateChange createAutomationCompositionStateChangeMsg(
-        final AutomationCompositionOrderedState automationCompositionOrderedState) {
-        final AutomationCompositionStateChange acStateChangeMsg = new AutomationCompositionStateChange();
-
-        ToscaConceptIdentifier automationCompositionId = new ToscaConceptIdentifier();
-        automationCompositionId.setName("PMSHInstance0");
-        automationCompositionId.setVersion("1.0.0");
-
-        ToscaConceptIdentifier participantId = new ToscaConceptIdentifier();
-        participantId.setName("org.onap.PM_Policy");
-        participantId.setVersion("0.0.0");
-
-        acStateChangeMsg.setAutomationCompositionId(automationCompositionId);
-        acStateChangeMsg.setParticipantId(participantId);
-        acStateChangeMsg.setTimestamp(Instant.now());
-        acStateChangeMsg.setOrderedState(automationCompositionOrderedState);
-
-        return acStateChangeMsg;
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Method to create AutomationCompositionUpdateMsg.
-     *
-     * @return AutomationCompositionUpdate message
-     */
-    public static AutomationCompositionUpdate createAutomationCompositionUpdateMsg() {
-        final AutomationCompositionUpdate acUpdateMsg = new AutomationCompositionUpdate();
-        ToscaConceptIdentifier automationCompositionId = new ToscaConceptIdentifier("PMSHInstance0", "1.0.0");
-        ToscaConceptIdentifier participantId = new ToscaConceptIdentifier("org.onap.PM_Policy", "0.0.0");
-
-        acUpdateMsg.setAutomationCompositionId(automationCompositionId);
-        acUpdateMsg.setParticipantId(participantId);
-        acUpdateMsg.setMessageId(UUID.randomUUID());
-        acUpdateMsg.setTimestamp(Instant.now());
-
-        Map<UUID, AutomationCompositionElement> elements = new LinkedHashMap<>();
-        ToscaServiceTemplate toscaServiceTemplate = testAutomationCompositionRead();
-        TestListenerUtils.addPoliciesToToscaServiceTemplate(toscaServiceTemplate);
-        Map<String, ToscaNodeTemplate> nodeTemplatesMap =
-            toscaServiceTemplate.getToscaTopologyTemplate().getNodeTemplates();
-        for (Map.Entry<String, ToscaNodeTemplate> toscaInputEntry : nodeTemplatesMap.entrySet()) {
-            if (ParticipantUtils.checkIfNodeTemplateIsAutomationCompositionElement(toscaInputEntry.getValue(),
-                toscaServiceTemplate)) {
-                AutomationCompositionElement acElement = new AutomationCompositionElement();
-                acElement.setId(UUID.randomUUID());
-                var acParticipantType =
-                    ParticipantUtils.findParticipantType(toscaInputEntry.getValue().getProperties());
-
-                acElement.setParticipantId(acParticipantType);
-                acElement.setParticipantType(acParticipantType);
-
-                acElement.setDefinition(
-                    new ToscaConceptIdentifier(toscaInputEntry.getKey(), toscaInputEntry.getValue().getVersion()));
-                acElement.setState(AutomationCompositionState.UNINITIALISED);
-                acElement.setDescription(toscaInputEntry.getValue().getDescription());
-                acElement.setOrderedState(AutomationCompositionOrderedState.PASSIVE);
-                elements.put(acElement.getId(), acElement);
-            }
-        }
-
-        List<ParticipantUpdates> participantUpdates = new ArrayList<>();
-        for (AutomationCompositionElement element : elements.values()) {
-            AcmUtils.setServiceTemplatePolicyInfo(element, toscaServiceTemplate);
-            AcmUtils.prepareParticipantUpdate(element, participantUpdates);
-        }
-        acUpdateMsg.setParticipantUpdatesList(participantUpdates);
-        return acUpdateMsg;
-    }
-
-    /**
      * Method to create participantUpdateMsg.
      *
      * @return ParticipantUpdate message
@@ -212,23 +86,9 @@ public final class TestListenerUtils {
         return participantUpdateMsg;
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Method to create AutomationCompositionUpdate using the arguments passed.
-     *
-     * @param jsonFilePath the path of the automation composition content
-     * @return AutomationCompositionUpdate message
-     * @throws CoderException exception while reading the file to object
-     */
-    public static AutomationCompositionUpdate createParticipantAcUpdateMsgFromJson(String jsonFilePath)
-        throws CoderException {
-        AutomationCompositionUpdate automationCompositionUpdateMsg =
-            CODER.decode(new File(jsonFilePath), AutomationCompositionUpdate.class);
-        return automationCompositionUpdateMsg;
-    }
-
     private static ToscaServiceTemplate testAutomationCompositionRead() {
         Set<String> automationCompositionDirectoryContents =
-            ResourceUtils.getDirectoryContents("src/test/resources/utils/servicetemplates");
+            ResourceUtils.getDirectoryContents("clamp/acm/test");
 
         boolean atLeastOneAutomationCompositionTested = false;
         ToscaServiceTemplate toscaServiceTemplate = null;
@@ -310,11 +170,9 @@ public final class TestListenerUtils {
                 throw new FileNotFoundException(automationCompositionFilePath);
             }
 
-            ToscaServiceTemplate serviceTemplate =
-                yamlTranslator.fromYaml(automationCompositionString, ToscaServiceTemplate.class);
-            return serviceTemplate;
+            return yamlTranslator.fromYaml(automationCompositionString, ToscaServiceTemplate.class);
         } catch (FileNotFoundException e) {
-            LOGGER.error("cannot find YAML file", automationCompositionFilePath);
+            LOGGER.error("cannot find YAML file {}", automationCompositionFilePath);
             throw new IllegalArgumentException(e);
         }
     }
diff --git a/participant/participant-impl/participant-impl-policy/src/test/resources/application-test.yaml b/participant/participant-impl/participant-impl-policy/src/test/resources/application-test.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3388f01a5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/participant/participant-impl/participant-impl-policy/src/test/resources/application-test.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+participant:
+  intermediaryParameters:
+    reportingTimeInterval: 120000
+    description: Participant Description
+    participantId:
+      version: 1.0.0
+      name: org.onap.PM_CDS_Blueprint
+    participantType:
+      version: 1.0.0
+      name: org.onap.PM_CDS_Blueprint
+    clampAutomationCompositionTopics:
+      topicSources:
+        -
+          topic: POLICY-ACRUNTIME-PARTICIPANT
+          servers:
+            - localhost
+          topicCommInfrastructure: dmaap
+          fetchTimeout: 15000
+      topicSinks:
+        -
+          topicCommInfrastructure: dmaap
+          servers:
+            - localhost
+          topic: POLICY-ACRUNTIME-PARTICIPANT
diff --git a/participant/participant-impl/participant-impl-policy/src/test/resources/application_test.properties b/participant/participant-impl/participant-impl-policy/src/test/resources/application_test.properties
deleted file mode 100644
index 932d9f2c3..000000000
--- a/participant/participant-impl/participant-impl-policy/src/test/resources/application_test.properties
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,28 +0,0 @@
-spring.security.user.name=participantUser
-spring.security.user.password=zb!XztG34
-server.servlet.context-path=/onap/policy/clamp/acm/policyparticipant
-server.error.path=/error
-server.http-port=8085
-
-participant.policyApiParameters.clientName=api
-participant.policyApiParameters.hostname=localhost
-participant.policyApiParameters.port=6969
-participant.policyApiParameters.userName=policyadmin
-participant.policyApiParameters.password=zb!XztG34
-participant.policyApiParameters.https=false
-participant.policyApiParameters.allowSelfSignedCerts=true
-participant.intermediaryParameters.reportingTimeInterval: 120000
-participant.intermediaryParameters.description: Participant Description
-participant.intermediaryParameters.participantId.name: org.onap.PM_Policy
-participant.intermediaryParameters.participantId.version: 1.0.0
-participant.intermediaryParameters.participantType.name: org.onap.policy.acm.PolicyAutomationCompositionParticipant
-participant.intermediaryParameters.participantType.version: 2.3.1
-participant.intermediaryParameters.clampAutomationCompositionTopics.name=Automation Composition Topics
-participant.intermediaryParameters.clampAutomationCompositionTopics.topicSources[0].topic=POLICY-ACRUNTIME-PARTICIPANT
-participant.intermediaryParameters.clampAutomationCompositionTopics.topicSources[0].servers[0]=localhost
-participant.intermediaryParameters.clampAutomationCompositionTopics.topicSources[0].topicCommInfrastructure=dmaap
-participant.intermediaryParameters.clampAutomationCompositionTopics.topicSources[0].fetchTimeout=15000
-participant.intermediaryParameters.clampAutomationCompositionTopics.topicSinks[0].topic=POLICY-ACRUNTIME-PARTICIPANT
-participant.intermediaryParameters.clampAutomationCompositionTopics.topicSinks[0].servers[0]=localhost
-participant.intermediaryParameters.clampAutomationCompositionTopics.topicSinks[0].topicCommInfrastructure=dmaap
-management.endpoints.web.exposure.include=health,metrics,prometheus
diff --git a/participant/participant-impl/participant-impl-policy/src/test/resources/utils/servicetemplates/pm_automation_composition_tosca.yaml b/participant/participant-impl/participant-impl-policy/src/test/resources/utils/servicetemplates/pm_automation_composition_tosca.yaml
deleted file mode 100644
index 3d14cf572..000000000
--- a/participant/participant-impl/participant-impl-policy/src/test/resources/utils/servicetemplates/pm_automation_composition_tosca.yaml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,164 +0,0 @@
-tosca_definitions_version: tosca_simple_yaml_1_3
-data_types:
-  onap.datatypes.ToscaConceptIdentifier:
-    derived_from: tosca.datatypes.Root
-    properties:
-      name:
-        type: string
-        required: true
-      version:
-        type: string
-        required: true
-node_types:
-  org.onap.policy.clamp.acmParticipant:
-    version: 1.0.1
-    derived_from: tosca.nodetypes.Root
-    properties:
-      provider:
-        type: string
-        requred: false
-  org.onap.policy.clamp.acmAutomationCompositionElement:
-    version: 1.0.1
-    derived_from: tosca.nodetypes.Root
-    properties:
-      provider:
-        type: string
-        requred: false
-      participantType:
-        type: onap.datatypes.ToscaConceptIdentifier
-        requred: true
-      startPhase:
-        type: integer
-        required: false
-        constraints:
-        - greater-or-equal: 0
-        metadata:
-            common: true
-        description: A value indicating the start phase in which this automation composition element will be started,
-                     the first start phase is zero. Automation Composition Elements are started in their start_phase
-                     order and stopped in reverse start phase order. Automation Composition Elements with the same start
-                     phase are started and stopped simultaneously
-  org.onap.policy.clamp.acmAutomationComposition:
-    version: 1.0.1
-    derived_from: tosca.nodetypes.Root
-    properties:
-      provider:
-        type: string
-        requred: false
-      elements:
-        type: list
-        required: true
-        entry_schema:
-          type: onap.datatypes.ToscaConceptIdentifier
-  org.onap.policy.clamp.acmDCAEMicroserviceAutomationCompositionElement:
-    version: 1.0.1
-    derived_from: org.onap.policy.clamp.acmAutomationCompositionElement
-    properties:
-      dcae_blueprint_id:
-        type: onap.datatypes.ToscaConceptIdentifier
-        requred: true
-  org.onap.policy.clamp.acmPolicyTypeAutomationCompositionElement:
-    version: 1.0.1
-    derived_from: org.onap.policy.clamp.acmAutomationCompositionElement
-    properties:
-      policy_type_id:
-        type: onap.datatypes.ToscaConceptIdentifier
-        requred: true
-  org.onap.policy.clamp.acmCDSAutomationCompositionElement:
-    version: 1.0.1
-    derived_from: org.onap.policy.clamp.acmAutomationCompositionElement
-    properties:
-      cds_blueprint_id:
-        type: onap.datatypes.ToscaConceptIdentifier
-        requred: true
-topology_template:
-  node_templates:
-    org.onap.dcae.acmDCAEMicroserviceAutomationCompositionParticipant:
-      version: 2.3.4
-      type: org.onap.policy.clamp.acmParticipant
-      type_version: 1.0.1
-      description: Participant for DCAE microservices
-      properties:
-        provider: ONAP
-    org.onap.policy.acmPolicyAutomationCompositionParticipant:
-      version: 2.3.1
-      type: org.onap.policy.clamp.acmParticipant
-      type_version: 1.0.1
-      description: Participant for DCAE microservices
-      properties:
-        provider: ONAP
-    org.onap.ccsdk.cds.acmCdsAutomationCompositionParticipant:
-      version: 2.2.1
-      type: org.onap.policy.clamp.acmParticipant
-      type_version: 1.0.1
-      description: Participant for DCAE microservices
-      properties:
-        provider: ONAP
-    org.onap.domain.pmsh.PMSH_DCAEMicroservice:
-      version: 1.2.3
-      type: org.onap.policy.clamp.acmDCAEMicroserviceAutomationCompositionElement
-      type_version: 1.0.0
-      description: Automation composition element for DCAE microservice for Performance Management Subscription Handling
-      properties:
-        provider: Ericsson
-        participantType:
-          name: org.onap.dcae.acmDCAEMicroserviceAutomationCompositionParticipant
-          version: 2.3.4
-        dcae_blueprint_id:
-          name: org.onap.dcae.blueprints.PMSHBlueprint
-          version: 1.0.0
-    org.onap.domain.pmsh.PMSH_MonitoringPolicyAutomationCompositionElement:
-      version: 1.2.3
-      type: org.onap.policy.clamp.acmPolicyTypeAutomationCompositionElement
-      type_version: 1.0.0
-      description: Automation composition element for monitoring policy for Performance Management Subscription Handling
-      properties:
-        provider: Ericsson
-        participantType:
-          name: org.onap.policy.acmPolicyAutomationCompositionParticipant
-          version: 2.3.1
-        policy_type_id:
-          name: onap.policies.monitoring.pm-subscription-handler
-          version: 1.0.0
-    org.onap.domain.pmsh.PMSH_OperationalPolicyAutomationCompositionElement:
-      version: 1.2.3
-      type: org.onap.policy.clamp.acmPolicyTypeAutomationCompositionElement
-      type_version: 1.0.0
-      description: Automation composition element, operational policy for Performance Management Subscription Handling
-      properties:
-        provider: Ericsson
-        participantType:
-          name: org.onap.policy.acmPolicyAutomationCompositionParticipant
-          version: 2.3.1
-        policy_type_id:
-          name: onap.policies.operational.pm-subscription-handler
-          version: 1.0.0
-    org.onap.domain.pmsh.PMSH_CDS_AutomationCompositionElement:
-      version: 1.2.3
-      type: org.onap.policy.clamp.acmAutomationCompositionElement
-      type_version: 1.0.0
-      description: Automation composition element for CDS for Performance Management Subscription Handling
-      properties:
-        provider: Ericsson
-        participantType:
-          name: org.onap.ccsdk.cds.acmCdsAutomationCompositionParticipant
-          version: 3.2.1
-        cds_blueprint_id:
-          name: org.onap.ccsdk.cds.PMSHCdsBlueprint
-          version: 1.0.0
-    org.onap.domain.pmsh.PMSHAutomationCompositionDefinition:
-      version: 1.2.3
-      type: org.onap.policy.clamp.acmAutomationComposition
-      type_version: 1.0.0
-      description: Automation composition for Performance Management Subscription Handling
-      properties:
-        provider: Ericsson
-        elements:
-          - name: org.onap.domain.pmsh.PMSH_DCAEMicroservice
-            version: 1.2.3
-          - name: org.onap.domain.pmsh.PMSH_MonitoringPolicyAutomationCompositionElement
-            version: 1.2.3
-          - name: org.onap.domain.pmsh.PMSH_OperationalPolicyAutomationCompositionElement
-            version: 1.2.3
-          - name: org.onap.domain.pmsh.PMSH_CDS_AutomationCompositionElement
-            version: 1.2.3
diff --git a/participant/participant-impl/participant-impl-simulator/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/acm/participant/simulator/endtoend/ParticipantSimulatorTest.java b/participant/participant-impl/participant-impl-simulator/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/acm/participant/simulator/endtoend/ParticipantSimulatorTest.java
index de6855d03..4cf9f1e3c 100644
--- a/participant/participant-impl/participant-impl-simulator/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/acm/participant/simulator/endtoend/ParticipantSimulatorTest.java
+++ b/participant/participant-impl/participant-impl-simulator/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/acm/participant/simulator/endtoend/ParticipantSimulatorTest.java
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /*-
  * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
- *  Copyright (C) 2021 Nordix Foundation.
+ *  Copyright (C) 2021-2022 Nordix Foundation.
  * ================================================================================
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ import org.onap.policy.clamp.acm.participant.intermediary.comm.AutomationComposi
 import org.onap.policy.clamp.acm.participant.intermediary.handler.ParticipantHandler;
 import org.onap.policy.clamp.acm.participant.simulator.main.parameters.CommonTestData;
 import org.onap.policy.clamp.acm.participant.simulator.main.rest.AbstractRestController;
-import org.onap.policy.clamp.acm.participant.simulator.main.rest.TestListenerUtils;
+import org.onap.policy.clamp.acm.participant.simulator.utils.TestListenerUtils;
 import org.onap.policy.clamp.models.acm.concepts.AutomationComposition;
 import org.onap.policy.clamp.models.acm.concepts.AutomationCompositionElement;
 import org.onap.policy.clamp.models.acm.concepts.AutomationCompositionOrderedState;
@@ -62,12 +62,12 @@ import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Value;
 import org.springframework.boot.test.context.SpringBootTest;
 import org.springframework.boot.test.context.SpringBootTest.WebEnvironment;
 import org.springframework.boot.web.server.LocalServerPort;
-import org.springframework.test.context.TestPropertySource;
+import org.springframework.test.context.ActiveProfiles;
 import org.springframework.test.context.junit.jupiter.SpringExtension;
 
 @ExtendWith(SpringExtension.class)
 @SpringBootTest(webEnvironment = WebEnvironment.RANDOM_PORT)
-@TestPropertySource(locations = {"classpath:application_test.properties"})
+@ActiveProfiles("test")
 class ParticipantSimulatorTest {
 
     private static final String PARTICIPANTS_ENDPOINT = "participants";
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ class ParticipantSimulatorTest {
     private static final Object lockit = new Object();
     private boolean check = false;
 
-    private void setUp() throws Exception {
+    private void setUp() {
         synchronized (lockit) {
             if (!check) {
                 check = true;
@@ -103,32 +103,12 @@ class ParticipantSimulatorTest {
                 AutomationCompositionUpdate automationCompositionUpdateMsg =
                     TestListenerUtils.createAutomationCompositionUpdateMsg();
                 acUpdateListener.onTopicEvent(INFRA, TOPIC, null, automationCompositionUpdateMsg);
-
             }
         }
     }
 
-    private String getPath(String path) {
-        return "http://localhost:" + randomServerPort + "/onap/participantsim/v2/" + path;
-    }
-
-    void testSwagger(String endPoint) {
-        final Client client = ClientBuilder.newBuilder().build();
-
-        client.property(ClientProperties.METAINF_SERVICES_LOOKUP_DISABLE, "true");
-        client.register(GsonMessageBodyHandler.class);
-        client.register(HttpAuthenticationFeature.basic(user, password));
-
-        final WebTarget webTarget = client.target(getPath("api-docs"));
-
-        Response response = webTarget.request(MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON).get();
-
-        assertThat(response.getStatus()).isEqualTo(200);
-        assertTrue(response.readEntity(String.class).contains("/onap/participantsim/v2/" + endPoint));
-    }
-
     @Test
-    void testEndParticipatsSwagger() {
+    void testEndParticipantsSwagger() {
         testSwagger(PARTICIPANTS_ENDPOINT);
     }
 
@@ -154,7 +134,7 @@ class ParticipantSimulatorTest {
     }
 
     @Test
-    void testQuery_Unauthorized() throws Exception {
+    void testQuery_Unauthorized() {
         String path = PARTICIPANTS_ENDPOINT + "/org.onap.PM_CDS_Blueprint/1";
 
         Response response = performRequest(path, true, null).get();
@@ -165,27 +145,8 @@ class ParticipantSimulatorTest {
         assertThat(response.getStatus()).isEqualTo(401);
     }
 
-    private Invocation.Builder performRequest(String endpoint, boolean includeAuth, UUID uuid) {
-        final Client client = ClientBuilder.newBuilder().build();
-
-        client.property(ClientProperties.METAINF_SERVICES_LOOKUP_DISABLE, "true");
-        client.register(GsonMessageBodyHandler.class);
-        if (includeAuth) {
-            client.register(HttpAuthenticationFeature.basic(user, password));
-        }
-        Invocation.Builder builder = client.target(getPath(endpoint)).request(MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON);
-        if (uuid != null) {
-            builder = builder.header(AbstractRestController.REQUEST_ID_NAME, uuid.toString());
-        }
-        return builder;
-    }
-
-    private Response performGet(String endpoint, UUID uuid) throws Exception {
-        return performRequest(endpoint, true, uuid).get();
-    }
-
     @Test
-    void testQueryParticipants() throws Exception {
+    void testQueryParticipants() {
         Participant participant = new Participant();
         ToscaConceptIdentifier participantId = CommonTestData.getParticipantId();
         participant.setDefinition(participantId);
@@ -197,7 +158,7 @@ class ParticipantSimulatorTest {
         Response response = performGet(
             PARTICIPANTS_ENDPOINT + "/" + participant.getKey().getName() + "/" + participant.getKey().getVersion(),
             uuid);
-        checkResponseEntity(response, 200, uuid);
+        checkResponseEntity(response, uuid);
 
         Participant[] returnValue = response.readEntity(Participant[].class);
         assertThat(returnValue).hasSize(1);
@@ -205,23 +166,8 @@ class ParticipantSimulatorTest {
         assertEquals(participant.getDefinition(), returnValue[0].getDefinition());
     }
 
-    private <T> void checkResponseEntity(Response response, int status, UUID uuid) {
-        assertThat(response.getStatus()).isEqualTo(status);
-        assertThat(getHeader(response.getHeaders(), AbstractRestController.VERSION_MINOR_NAME)).isEqualTo("0");
-        assertThat(getHeader(response.getHeaders(), AbstractRestController.VERSION_PATCH_NAME)).isEqualTo("0");
-        assertThat(getHeader(response.getHeaders(), AbstractRestController.VERSION_LATEST_NAME)).isEqualTo("1.0.0");
-        assertThat(getHeader(response.getHeaders(), AbstractRestController.REQUEST_ID_NAME)).isEqualTo(uuid.toString());
-    }
-
-    private String getHeader(MultivaluedMap<String, Object> httpHeaders, String param) {
-        List<Object> list = httpHeaders.get(param);
-        assertThat(list).hasSize(1);
-        assertThat(list.get(0)).isNotNull();
-        return (String) list.get(0);
-    }
-
     @Test
-    void testQueryAutomationCompositionElements() throws Exception {
+    void testQueryAutomationCompositionElements() {
         setUp();
         UUID uuid = UUID.randomUUID();
         ToscaConceptIdentifier participantId = CommonTestData.getParticipantId();
@@ -229,19 +175,15 @@ class ParticipantSimulatorTest {
         // GET REST call for querying the automationComposition elements
         Response response =
             performGet(ELEMENTS_ENDPOINT + "/" + participantId.getName() + "/" + participantId.getVersion(), uuid);
-        checkResponseEntity(response, 200, uuid);
+        checkResponseEntity(response, uuid);
 
         Map<?, ?> returnValue = response.readEntity(Map.class);
         // Verify the result of GET automation composition elements with what is stored
         assertThat(returnValue).isEmpty();
     }
 
-    private Response performPut(String endpoint, final Entity<?> entity, UUID uuid) throws Exception {
-        return performRequest(endpoint, true, uuid).put(entity);
-    }
-
     @Test
-    void testUpdateParticipant() throws Exception {
+    void testUpdateParticipant() {
         setUp();
         List<Participant> participants = participantIntermediaryApi.getParticipants(
             CommonTestData.getParticipantId().getName(), CommonTestData.getParticipantId().getVersion());
@@ -252,10 +194,10 @@ class ParticipantSimulatorTest {
 
         // PUT REST call for updating Participant
         Response response = performPut(PARTICIPANTS_ENDPOINT, Entity.json(participants.get(0)), uuid);
-        checkResponseEntity(response, 200, uuid);
+        checkResponseEntity(response, uuid);
 
-        TypedSimpleResponse<Participant> resp =
-            response.readEntity(new GenericType<TypedSimpleResponse<Participant>>() {});
+        TypedSimpleResponse<Participant> resp = response.readEntity(new GenericType<>() {
+        });
         assertNotNull(resp.getResponse());
         // Verify the response and state returned by PUT REST call for updating participants
         assertEquals(participants.get(0).getDefinition(), resp.getResponse().getDefinition());
@@ -263,7 +205,7 @@ class ParticipantSimulatorTest {
     }
 
     @Test
-    void testUpdateAutomationCompositionElement() throws Exception {
+    void testUpdateAutomationCompositionElement() {
         setUp();
         AutomationComposition automationComposition = TestListenerUtils.createAutomationComposition();
         Map<UUID, AutomationCompositionElement> automationCompositionElements =
@@ -276,13 +218,70 @@ class ParticipantSimulatorTest {
         automationCompositionElement.setOrderedState(AutomationCompositionOrderedState.PASSIVE);
         // PUT REST call for updating AutomationCompositionElement
         Response response = performPut(ELEMENTS_ENDPOINT, Entity.json(automationCompositionElement), uuid);
-        checkResponseEntity(response, 200, uuid);
+        checkResponseEntity(response, uuid);
 
-        TypedSimpleResponse<AutomationCompositionElement> resp =
-            response.readEntity(new GenericType<TypedSimpleResponse<AutomationCompositionElement>>() {});
+        TypedSimpleResponse<AutomationCompositionElement> resp = response.readEntity(new GenericType<>() {
+        });
         assertNotNull(resp.getResponse());
         // Verify the response and state returned by PUT REST call for updating participants
         assertEquals(automationCompositionElement.getDefinition(), resp.getResponse().getDefinition());
         assertEquals(AutomationCompositionOrderedState.PASSIVE, resp.getResponse().getOrderedState());
     }
+
+    private String getPath(String path) {
+        return "http://localhost:" + randomServerPort + "/onap/participantsim/v2/" + path;
+    }
+
+    void testSwagger(String endPoint) {
+        final Client client = ClientBuilder.newBuilder().build();
+
+        client.property(ClientProperties.METAINF_SERVICES_LOOKUP_DISABLE, "true");
+        client.register(GsonMessageBodyHandler.class);
+        client.register(HttpAuthenticationFeature.basic(user, password));
+
+        final WebTarget webTarget = client.target(getPath("api-docs"));
+
+        Response response = webTarget.request(MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON).get();
+
+        assertThat(response.getStatus()).isEqualTo(200);
+        assertTrue(response.readEntity(String.class).contains("/onap/participantsim/v2/" + endPoint));
+    }
+
+    private Invocation.Builder performRequest(String endpoint, boolean includeAuth, UUID uuid) {
+        final Client client = ClientBuilder.newBuilder().build();
+
+        client.property(ClientProperties.METAINF_SERVICES_LOOKUP_DISABLE, "true");
+        client.register(GsonMessageBodyHandler.class);
+        if (includeAuth) {
+            client.register(HttpAuthenticationFeature.basic(user, password));
+        }
+        Invocation.Builder builder = client.target(getPath(endpoint)).request(MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON);
+        if (uuid != null) {
+            builder = builder.header(AbstractRestController.REQUEST_ID_NAME, uuid.toString());
+        }
+        return builder;
+    }
+
+    private Response performGet(String endpoint, UUID uuid) {
+        return performRequest(endpoint, true, uuid).get();
+    }
+
+    private void checkResponseEntity(Response response, UUID uuid) {
+        assertThat(response.getStatus()).isEqualTo(200);
+        assertThat(getHeader(response.getHeaders(), AbstractRestController.VERSION_MINOR_NAME)).isEqualTo("0");
+        assertThat(getHeader(response.getHeaders(), AbstractRestController.VERSION_PATCH_NAME)).isEqualTo("0");
+        assertThat(getHeader(response.getHeaders(), AbstractRestController.VERSION_LATEST_NAME)).isEqualTo("1.0.0");
+        assertThat(getHeader(response.getHeaders(), AbstractRestController.REQUEST_ID_NAME)).isEqualTo(uuid.toString());
+    }
+
+    private String getHeader(MultivaluedMap<String, Object> httpHeaders, String param) {
+        List<Object> list = httpHeaders.get(param);
+        assertThat(list).hasSize(1);
+        assertThat(list.get(0)).isNotNull();
+        return (String) list.get(0);
+    }
+
+    private Response performPut(String endpoint, final Entity<?> entity, UUID uuid) {
+        return performRequest(endpoint, true, uuid).put(entity);
+    }
 }
diff --git a/participant/participant-impl/participant-impl-simulator/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/acm/participant/simulator/main/handler/AutomationCompositionElementHandlerTest.java b/participant/participant-impl/participant-impl-simulator/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/acm/participant/simulator/main/handler/AutomationCompositionElementHandlerTest.java
index 360485efa..87be88658 100644
--- a/participant/participant-impl/participant-impl-simulator/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/acm/participant/simulator/main/handler/AutomationCompositionElementHandlerTest.java
+++ b/participant/participant-impl/participant-impl-simulator/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/acm/participant/simulator/main/handler/AutomationCompositionElementHandlerTest.java
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /*-
  * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
- *  Copyright (C) 2021 Nordix Foundation.
+ *  Copyright (C) 2021-2022 Nordix Foundation.
  * ================================================================================
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ import org.onap.policy.clamp.acm.participant.intermediary.api.ParticipantInterme
 import org.onap.policy.clamp.models.acm.concepts.AutomationCompositionElement;
 import org.onap.policy.clamp.models.acm.concepts.AutomationCompositionOrderedState;
 import org.onap.policy.clamp.models.acm.concepts.AutomationCompositionState;
-import org.onap.policy.models.base.PfModelException;
 import org.onap.policy.models.tosca.authorative.concepts.ToscaConceptIdentifier;
 import org.onap.policy.models.tosca.authorative.concepts.ToscaNodeTemplate;
 import org.onap.policy.models.tosca.authorative.concepts.ToscaServiceTemplate;
@@ -44,7 +43,7 @@ class AutomationCompositionElementHandlerTest {
         new ToscaConceptIdentifier(ID_NAME, ID_VERSION);
 
     @Test
-    void testSimulatorHandlerExceptions() throws PfModelException {
+    void testSimulatorHandlerExceptions() {
         AutomationCompositionElementHandler handler = getTestingHandler();
 
         assertDoesNotThrow(() -> handler.automationCompositionElementStateChange(automationCompositionId,
diff --git a/participant/participant-impl/participant-impl-simulator/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/acm/participant/simulator/main/parameters/CommonTestData.java b/participant/participant-impl/participant-impl-simulator/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/acm/participant/simulator/main/parameters/CommonTestData.java
index 6af454a42..fbedbe633 100644
--- a/participant/participant-impl/participant-impl-simulator/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/acm/participant/simulator/main/parameters/CommonTestData.java
+++ b/participant/participant-impl/participant-impl-simulator/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/acm/participant/simulator/main/parameters/CommonTestData.java
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /*-
  * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
- *  Copyright (C) 2021 Nordix Foundation.
+ *  Copyright (C) 2021-2022 Nordix Foundation.
  * ================================================================================
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@
 
 package org.onap.policy.clamp.acm.participant.simulator.main.parameters;
 
-import java.util.Arrays;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.TreeMap;
@@ -34,10 +33,9 @@ import org.onap.policy.models.tosca.authorative.concepts.ToscaConceptIdentifier;
  * Class to hold/create all parameters for test cases.
  */
 public class CommonTestData {
-    public static final String PARTICIPANT_GROUP_NAME = "AutomationCompositionParticipantGroup";
     public static final String DESCRIPTION = "Participant description";
     public static final long TIME_INTERVAL = 2000;
-    public static final List<TopicParameters> TOPIC_PARAMS = Arrays.asList(getTopicParams());
+    public static final List<TopicParameters> TOPIC_PARAMS = List.of(getTopicParams());
 
     public static final Coder CODER = new StandardCoder();
 
@@ -48,7 +46,7 @@ public class CommonTestData {
      */
     public ParticipantSimulatorParameters getParticipantSimulatorParameters() {
         try {
-            return CODER.convert(getParticipantParameterGroupMap(PARTICIPANT_GROUP_NAME),
+            return CODER.convert(getParticipantParameterGroupMap(),
                     ParticipantSimulatorParameters.class);
         } catch (final CoderException e) {
             throw new RuntimeException("cannot create ParticipantSimulatorParameters from map", e);
@@ -58,11 +56,9 @@ public class CommonTestData {
     /**
      * Returns a property map for a ApexStarterParameterGroup map for test cases.
      *
-     * @param name name of the parameters
-     *
      * @return a property map suitable for constructing an object
      */
-    public Map<String, Object> getParticipantParameterGroupMap(final String name) {
+    public Map<String, Object> getParticipantParameterGroupMap() {
         final Map<String, Object> map = new TreeMap<>();
 
         map.put("intermediaryParameters", getIntermediaryParametersMap(false));
@@ -113,7 +109,7 @@ public class CommonTestData {
         final TopicParameters topicParams = new TopicParameters();
         topicParams.setTopic("POLICY-ACRUNTIME-PARTICIPANT");
         topicParams.setTopicCommInfrastructure("dmaap");
-        topicParams.setServers(Arrays.asList("localhost"));
+        topicParams.setServers(List.of("localhost"));
         return topicParams;
     }
 
@@ -123,18 +119,6 @@ public class CommonTestData {
      * @return participant Id
      */
     public static ToscaConceptIdentifier getParticipantId() {
-        final ToscaConceptIdentifier participantId = new ToscaConceptIdentifier("org.onap.PM_CDS_Blueprint", "1.0.0");
-        return participantId;
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * 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
-     */
-    public String nullifyField(String json, String field) {
-        return json.replace(field + "\"", field + "\":null, \"" + field + "Xxx\"");
+        return new ToscaConceptIdentifier("org.onap.PM_CDS_Blueprint", "1.0.0");
     }
 }
diff --git a/participant/participant-impl/participant-impl-simulator/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/acm/participant/simulator/main/parameters/TestParticipantSimulatorParameters.java b/participant/participant-impl/participant-impl-simulator/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/acm/participant/simulator/main/parameters/TestParticipantSimulatorParameters.java
index c763d09a3..4e8aa5f46 100644
--- a/participant/participant-impl/participant-impl-simulator/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/acm/participant/simulator/main/parameters/TestParticipantSimulatorParameters.java
+++ b/participant/participant-impl/participant-impl-simulator/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/acm/participant/simulator/main/parameters/TestParticipantSimulatorParameters.java
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /*-
  * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
- *  Copyright (C) 2021 Nordix Foundation.
+ *  Copyright (C) 2021-2022 Nordix Foundation.
  * ================================================================================
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -27,11 +27,12 @@ import javax.validation.ValidatorFactory;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
 
 /**
- * Class to perform unit test of {@link ParticipantParameterGroup}.
+ * Class to perform unit test of
+ * {@link org.onap.policy.clamp.acm.participant.intermediary.parameters.ParticipantParameters}.
  */
 class TestParticipantSimulatorParameters {
-    private CommonTestData commonTestData = new CommonTestData();
-    private ValidatorFactory validatorFactory = Validation.buildDefaultValidatorFactory();
+    private final CommonTestData commonTestData = new CommonTestData();
+    private final ValidatorFactory validatorFactory = Validation.buildDefaultValidatorFactory();
 
     @Test
     void testParticipantParameterGroup() {
diff --git a/participant/participant-impl/participant-impl-simulator/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/acm/participant/simulator/main/rest/TestListenerUtils.java b/participant/participant-impl/participant-impl-simulator/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/acm/participant/simulator/utils/TestListenerUtils.java
index f43400259..944aaa6b7 100644
--- a/participant/participant-impl/participant-impl-simulator/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/acm/participant/simulator/main/rest/TestListenerUtils.java
+++ b/participant/participant-impl/participant-impl-simulator/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/acm/participant/simulator/utils/TestListenerUtils.java
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /*-
  * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
- *  Copyright (C) 2021 Nordix Foundation.
+ *  Copyright (C) 2021-2022 Nordix Foundation.
  * ================================================================================
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -18,36 +18,25 @@
  * ============LICENSE_END=========================================================
  */
 
-package org.onap.policy.clamp.acm.participant.simulator.main.rest;
+package org.onap.policy.clamp.acm.participant.simulator.utils;
 
-import static org.junit.Assert.assertTrue;
-
-import java.io.File;
 import java.io.FileNotFoundException;
 import java.time.Instant;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.LinkedHashMap;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
-import java.util.Set;
 import java.util.UUID;
 import lombok.AccessLevel;
 import lombok.NoArgsConstructor;
-import org.onap.policy.clamp.acm.participant.simulator.main.parameters.CommonTestData;
 import org.onap.policy.clamp.models.acm.concepts.AutomationComposition;
 import org.onap.policy.clamp.models.acm.concepts.AutomationCompositionElement;
 import org.onap.policy.clamp.models.acm.concepts.AutomationCompositionOrderedState;
 import org.onap.policy.clamp.models.acm.concepts.AutomationCompositionState;
-import org.onap.policy.clamp.models.acm.concepts.ParticipantDefinition;
 import org.onap.policy.clamp.models.acm.concepts.ParticipantUpdates;
 import org.onap.policy.clamp.models.acm.concepts.ParticipantUtils;
-import org.onap.policy.clamp.models.acm.messages.dmaap.participant.AutomationCompositionStateChange;
 import org.onap.policy.clamp.models.acm.messages.dmaap.participant.AutomationCompositionUpdate;
-import org.onap.policy.clamp.models.acm.messages.dmaap.participant.ParticipantUpdate;
 import org.onap.policy.clamp.models.acm.utils.AcmUtils;
-import org.onap.policy.common.utils.coder.Coder;
-import org.onap.policy.common.utils.coder.CoderException;
-import org.onap.policy.common.utils.coder.StandardCoder;
 import org.onap.policy.common.utils.coder.YamlJsonTranslator;
 import org.onap.policy.common.utils.resources.ResourceUtils;
 import org.onap.policy.models.tosca.authorative.concepts.ToscaConceptIdentifier;
@@ -60,9 +49,8 @@ import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
 public final class TestListenerUtils {
 
     private static final YamlJsonTranslator yamlTranslator = new YamlJsonTranslator();
-    private static final Coder CODER = new StandardCoder();
-    static CommonTestData commonTestData = new CommonTestData();
     private static final Logger LOGGER = LoggerFactory.getLogger(TestListenerUtils.class);
+    private static final String TOSCA_TEMPLATE = "clamp/acm/test/pm_simple_ac_tosca.yaml";
 
     /**
      * Method to create a automationComposition from a yaml file.
@@ -72,7 +60,7 @@ public final class TestListenerUtils {
     public static AutomationComposition createAutomationComposition() {
         AutomationComposition automationComposition = new AutomationComposition();
         Map<UUID, AutomationCompositionElement> elements = new LinkedHashMap<>();
-        ToscaServiceTemplate toscaServiceTemplate = testAutomationCompositionRead();
+        ToscaServiceTemplate toscaServiceTemplate = testAutomationCompositionYamlSerialization();
         Map<String, ToscaNodeTemplate> nodeTemplatesMap =
             toscaServiceTemplate.getToscaTopologyTemplate().getNodeTemplates();
         for (Map.Entry<String, ToscaNodeTemplate> toscaInputEntry : nodeTemplatesMap.entrySet()) {
@@ -104,28 +92,6 @@ public final class TestListenerUtils {
     }
 
     /**
-     * Method to create AutomationCompositionStateChange message from the arguments passed.
-     *
-     * @param automationCompositionOrderedState automationCompositionOrderedState
-     *
-     * @return AutomationCompositionStateChange message
-     */
-    public static AutomationCompositionStateChange createAutomationCompositionStateChangeMsg(
-        final AutomationCompositionOrderedState automationCompositionOrderedState) {
-        final AutomationCompositionStateChange acStateChangeMsg = new AutomationCompositionStateChange();
-
-        ToscaConceptIdentifier automationCompositionId = new ToscaConceptIdentifier("PMSHInstance0", "1.0.0");
-        ToscaConceptIdentifier participantId = new ToscaConceptIdentifier("org.onap.PM_CDS_Blueprint", "1.0.0");
-
-        acStateChangeMsg.setAutomationCompositionId(automationCompositionId);
-        acStateChangeMsg.setParticipantId(participantId);
-        acStateChangeMsg.setTimestamp(Instant.now());
-        acStateChangeMsg.setOrderedState(automationCompositionOrderedState);
-
-        return acStateChangeMsg;
-    }
-
-    /**
      * Method to create AutomationCompositionUpdateMsg.
      *
      * @return AutomationCompositionUpdate message
@@ -141,7 +107,7 @@ public final class TestListenerUtils {
         acUpdateMsg.setTimestamp(Instant.now());
 
         Map<UUID, AutomationCompositionElement> elements = new LinkedHashMap<>();
-        ToscaServiceTemplate toscaServiceTemplate = testAutomationCompositionRead();
+        ToscaServiceTemplate toscaServiceTemplate = testAutomationCompositionYamlSerialization();
         Map<String, ToscaNodeTemplate> nodeTemplatesMap =
             toscaServiceTemplate.getToscaTopologyTemplate().getNodeTemplates();
         for (Map.Entry<String, ToscaNodeTemplate> toscaInputEntry : nodeTemplatesMap.entrySet()) {
@@ -172,88 +138,16 @@ public final class TestListenerUtils {
         return acUpdateMsg;
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Method to create participantUpdateMsg.
-     *
-     * @return ParticipantUpdate message
-     */
-    public static ParticipantUpdate createParticipantUpdateMsg() {
-        final ParticipantUpdate participantUpdateMsg = new ParticipantUpdate();
-        ToscaConceptIdentifier participantId = new ToscaConceptIdentifier("org.onap.PM_Policy", "1.0.0");
-        ToscaConceptIdentifier participantType =
-            new ToscaConceptIdentifier("org.onap.policy.acm.PolicyAutomationCompositionParticipant", "2.3.1");
-
-        participantUpdateMsg.setParticipantId(participantId);
-        participantUpdateMsg.setTimestamp(Instant.now());
-        participantUpdateMsg.setParticipantType(participantType);
-        participantUpdateMsg.setTimestamp(Instant.ofEpochMilli(3000));
-        participantUpdateMsg.setMessageId(UUID.randomUUID());
-
-        ToscaServiceTemplate toscaServiceTemplate = testAutomationCompositionRead();
-        // Add policies to the toscaServiceTemplate
-        List<ParticipantDefinition> participantDefinitionUpdates = new ArrayList<>();
-        for (Map.Entry<String, ToscaNodeTemplate> toscaInputEntry : toscaServiceTemplate.getToscaTopologyTemplate()
-            .getNodeTemplates().entrySet()) {
-            if (ParticipantUtils.checkIfNodeTemplateIsAutomationCompositionElement(toscaInputEntry.getValue(),
-                toscaServiceTemplate)) {
-                var acParticipantType =
-                    ParticipantUtils.findParticipantType(toscaInputEntry.getValue().getProperties());
-                AcmUtils.prepareParticipantDefinitionUpdate(acParticipantType, toscaInputEntry.getKey(),
-                    toscaInputEntry.getValue(), participantDefinitionUpdates, null);
-            }
-        }
-
-        participantUpdateMsg.setParticipantDefinitionUpdates(participantDefinitionUpdates);
-        return participantUpdateMsg;
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Method to create AutomationCompositionUpdate using the arguments passed.
-     *
-     * @param jsonFilePath the path of the automation composition content
-     *
-     * @return AutomationCompositionUpdate message
-     * @throws CoderException exception while reading the file to object
-     */
-    public static AutomationCompositionUpdate createParticipantAcUpdateMsgFromJson(String jsonFilePath)
-        throws CoderException {
-        AutomationCompositionUpdate automationCompositionUpdateMsg =
-            CODER.decode(new File(jsonFilePath), AutomationCompositionUpdate.class);
-        return automationCompositionUpdateMsg;
-    }
-
-    private static ToscaServiceTemplate testAutomationCompositionRead() {
-        Set<String> automationCompositionDirectoryContents =
-            ResourceUtils.getDirectoryContents("src/test/resources/rest/servicetemplates");
-
-        boolean atLeastOneAutomationCompositionTested = false;
-        ToscaServiceTemplate toscaServiceTemplate = null;
-
-        for (String automationCompositionFilePath : automationCompositionDirectoryContents) {
-            if (!automationCompositionFilePath.endsWith(".yaml")) {
-                continue;
-            }
-            atLeastOneAutomationCompositionTested = true;
-            toscaServiceTemplate = testAutomationCompositionYamlSerialization(automationCompositionFilePath);
-        }
-
-        assertTrue(atLeastOneAutomationCompositionTested);
-        return toscaServiceTemplate;
-    }
-
-    private static ToscaServiceTemplate testAutomationCompositionYamlSerialization(
-        String automationCompositionFilePath) {
+    private static ToscaServiceTemplate testAutomationCompositionYamlSerialization() {
         try {
-            String automationCompositionString = ResourceUtils.getResourceAsString(automationCompositionFilePath);
+            String automationCompositionString = ResourceUtils.getResourceAsString(TestListenerUtils.TOSCA_TEMPLATE);
             if (automationCompositionString == null) {
-                throw new FileNotFoundException(automationCompositionFilePath);
+                throw new FileNotFoundException(TestListenerUtils.TOSCA_TEMPLATE);
             }
 
-            ToscaServiceTemplate serviceTemplate =
-                yamlTranslator.fromYaml(automationCompositionString, ToscaServiceTemplate.class);
-            return serviceTemplate;
+            return yamlTranslator.fromYaml(automationCompositionString, ToscaServiceTemplate.class);
         } catch (FileNotFoundException e) {
-            LOGGER.error("cannot find YAML file", automationCompositionFilePath);
+            LOGGER.error("cannot find YAML file {}", TestListenerUtils.TOSCA_TEMPLATE);
             throw new IllegalArgumentException(e);
         }
     }
diff --git a/participant/participant-impl/participant-impl-simulator/src/test/resources/application-test.yaml b/participant/participant-impl/participant-impl-simulator/src/test/resources/application-test.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3388f01a5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/participant/participant-impl/participant-impl-simulator/src/test/resources/application-test.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+participant:
+  intermediaryParameters:
+    reportingTimeInterval: 120000
+    description: Participant Description
+    participantId:
+      version: 1.0.0
+      name: org.onap.PM_CDS_Blueprint
+    participantType:
+      version: 1.0.0
+      name: org.onap.PM_CDS_Blueprint
+    clampAutomationCompositionTopics:
+      topicSources:
+        -
+          topic: POLICY-ACRUNTIME-PARTICIPANT
+          servers:
+            - localhost
+          topicCommInfrastructure: dmaap
+          fetchTimeout: 15000
+      topicSinks:
+        -
+          topicCommInfrastructure: dmaap
+          servers:
+            - localhost
+          topic: POLICY-ACRUNTIME-PARTICIPANT
diff --git a/participant/participant-impl/participant-impl-simulator/src/test/resources/application_test.properties b/participant/participant-impl/participant-impl-simulator/src/test/resources/application_test.properties
deleted file mode 100644
index ccc54581e..000000000
--- a/participant/participant-impl/participant-impl-simulator/src/test/resources/application_test.properties
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,25 +0,0 @@
-spring.security.user.name=runtimeUser
-spring.security.user.password=zb!XztG34
-
-server.servlet.context-path=/onap/participantsim
-server.error.path=/error
-
-participant.restServerParameters.host=0.0.0.0
-participant.restServerParameters.port=6969
-participant.restServerParameters.userName=runtimeUser
-participant.restServerParameters.password=zb!XztG34
-participant.restServerParameters.https=false
-participant.restServerParameters.aaf=false
-participant.intermediaryParameters.reportingTimeInterval=120000
-participant.intermediaryParameters.description=Participant Description
-participant.intermediaryParameters.participantId.name=org.onap.PM_CDS_Blueprint
-participant.intermediaryParameters.participantId.version=1.0.0
-participant.intermediaryParameters.participantType.name=org.onap.PM_CDS_Blueprint
-participant.intermediaryParameters.participantType.version=1.0.0
-participant.intermediaryParameters.clampAutomationCompositionTopics.topicSources[0].topic=POLICY-ACRUNTIME-PARTICIPANT
-participant.intermediaryParameters.clampAutomationCompositionTopics.topicSources[0].servers[0]=localhost
-participant.intermediaryParameters.clampAutomationCompositionTopics.topicSources[0].topicCommInfrastructure=dmaap
-participant.intermediaryParameters.clampAutomationCompositionTopics.topicSources[0].fetchTimeout=15000
-participant.intermediaryParameters.clampAutomationCompositionTopics.topicSinks[0].topic=POLICY-ACRUNTIME-PARTICIPANT
-participant.intermediaryParameters.clampAutomationCompositionTopics.topicSinks[0].servers[0]=localhost
-participant.intermediaryParameters.clampAutomationCompositionTopics.topicSinks[0].topicCommInfrastructure=dmaap
diff --git a/participant/participant-impl/participant-impl-simulator/src/test/resources/rest/servicetemplates/pm_automation_composition_tosca.yaml b/participant/participant-impl/participant-impl-simulator/src/test/resources/rest/servicetemplates/pm_automation_composition_tosca.yaml
deleted file mode 100644
index 6e34c7cce..000000000
--- a/participant/participant-impl/participant-impl-simulator/src/test/resources/rest/servicetemplates/pm_automation_composition_tosca.yaml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,164 +0,0 @@
-tosca_definitions_version: tosca_simple_yaml_1_3
-data_types:
-  onap.datatypes.ToscaConceptIdentifier:
-    derived_from: tosca.datatypes.Root
-    properties:
-      name:
-        type: string
-        required: true
-      version:
-        type: string
-        required: true
-node_types:
-  org.onap.policy.clamp.acm.Participant:
-    version: 1.0.1
-    derived_from: tosca.nodetypes.Root
-    properties:
-      provider:
-        type: string
-        requred: false
-  org.onap.policy.clamp.acm.AutomationCompositionElement:
-    version: 1.0.1
-    derived_from: tosca.nodetypes.Root
-    properties:
-      provider:
-        type: string
-        requred: false
-      participantType:
-        type: onap.datatypes.ToscaConceptIdentifier
-        requred: true
-      startPhase:
-        type: integer
-        required: false
-        constraints:
-        - greater-or-equal: 0
-        metadata:
-            common: true
-        description: A value indicating the start phase in which this automation composition element will be started, the
-                     first start phase is zero. Automation Composition Elements are started in their start_phase order and stopped
-                     in reverse start phase order. Automation Composition Elements with the same start phase are started and
-                     stopped simultaneously
-  org.onap.policy.clamp.acm.AutomationComposition:
-    version: 1.0.1
-    derived_from: tosca.nodetypes.Root
-    properties:
-      provider:
-        type: string
-        requred: false
-      elements:
-        type: list
-        required: true
-        entry_schema:
-          type: onap.datatypes.ToscaConceptIdentifier
-  org.onap.policy.clamp.acm.DCAEMicroserviceAutomationCompositionElement:
-    version: 1.0.1
-    derived_from: org.onap.policy.clamp.acm.AutomationCompositionElement
-    properties:
-      dcae_blueprint_id:
-        type: onap.datatypes.ToscaConceptIdentifier
-        requred: true
-  org.onap.policy.clamp.acm.PolicyTypeAutomationCompositionElement:
-    version: 1.0.1
-    derived_from: org.onap.policy.clamp.acm.AutomationCompositionElement
-    properties:
-      policy_type_id:
-        type: onap.datatypes.ToscaConceptIdentifier
-        requred: true
-  org.onap.policy.clamp.acm.CDSAutomationCompositionElement:
-    version: 1.0.1
-    derived_from: org.onap.policy.clamp.acm.AutomationCompositionElement
-    properties:
-      cds_blueprint_id:
-        type: onap.datatypes.ToscaConceptIdentifier
-        requred: true
-topology_template:
-  node_templates:
-    org.onap.dcae.acm.DCAEMicroserviceAutomationCompositionParticipant:
-      version: 2.3.4
-      type: org.onap.policy.clamp.acm.Participant
-      type_version: 1.0.1
-      description: Participant for DCAE microservices
-      properties:
-        provider: ONAP
-    org.onap.policy.acm.PolicyAutomationCompositionParticipant:
-      version: 2.3.1
-      type: org.onap.policy.clamp.acm.Participant
-      type_version: 1.0.1
-      description: Participant for DCAE microservices
-      properties:
-        provider: ONAP
-    org.onap.ccsdk.cds.acm.CdsAutomationCompositionParticipant:
-      version: 2.2.1
-      type: org.onap.policy.clamp.acm.Participant
-      type_version: 1.0.1
-      description: Participant for DCAE microservices
-      properties:
-        provider: ONAP
-    org.onap.domain.pmsh.PMSH_DCAEMicroservice:
-      version: 1.2.3
-      type: org.onap.policy.clamp.acm.DCAEMicroserviceAutomationCompositionElement
-      type_version: 1.0.0
-      description: Automation composition element for the DCAE microservice for Performance Management Subscription Handling
-      properties:
-        provider: Ericsson
-        participantType:
-          name: org.onap.dcae.acm.DCAEMicroserviceAutomationCompositionParticipant
-          version: 2.3.4
-        dcae_blueprint_id:
-          name: org.onap.dcae.blueprints.PMSHBlueprint
-          version: 1.0.0
-    org.onap.domain.pmsh.PMSH_MonitoringPolicyAutomationCompositionElement:
-      version: 1.2.3
-      type: org.onap.policy.clamp.acm.PolicyTypeAutomationCompositionElement
-      type_version: 1.0.0
-      description: Automation composition element for the monitoring policy for Performance Management Subscription Handling
-      properties:
-        provider: Ericsson
-        participantType:
-          name: org.onap.policy.acm.PolicyAutomationCompositionParticipant
-          version: 2.3.1
-        policy_type_id:
-          name: onap.policies.monitoring.pm-subscription-handler
-          version: 1.0.0
-    org.onap.domain.pmsh.PMSH_OperationalPolicyAutomationCompositionElement:
-      version: 1.2.3
-      type: org.onap.policy.clamp.acm.PolicyTypeAutomationCompositionElement
-      type_version: 1.0.0
-      description: Automation composition element for the operational policy for Performance Management Subscription Handling
-      properties:
-        provider: Ericsson
-        participantType:
-          name: org.onap.policy.acm.PolicyAutomationCompositionParticipant
-          version: 2.3.1
-        policy_type_id:
-          name: onap.policies.operational.pm-subscription-handler
-          version: 1.0.0
-    org.onap.domain.pmsh.PMSH_CDS_AutomationCompositionElement:
-      version: 1.2.3
-      type: org.onap.policy.clamp.acm.AutomationCompositionElement
-      type_version: 1.0.0
-      description: Automation composition element for CDS for Performance Management Subscription Handling
-      properties:
-        provider: Ericsson
-        participantType:
-          name: org.onap.PM_CDS_Blueprint
-          version: 1.0.0
-        cds_blueprint_id:
-          name: org.onap.ccsdk.cds.PMSHCdsBlueprint
-          version: 1.0.0
-    org.onap.domain.pmsh.PMSHAutomationCompositionDefinition:
-      version: 1.2.3
-      type: org.onap.policy.clamp.acm.AutomationComposition
-      type_version: 1.0.0
-      description: Automation composition for Performance Management Subscription Handling
-      properties:
-        provider: Ericsson
-        elements:
-          - name: org.onap.domain.pmsh.PMSH_DCAEMicroservice
-            version: 1.2.3
-          - name: org.onap.domain.pmsh.PMSH_MonitoringPolicyAutomationCompositionElement
-            version: 1.2.3
-          - name: org.onap.domain.pmsh.PMSH_OperationalPolicyAutomationCompositionElement
-            version: 1.2.3
-          - name: org.onap.domain.pmsh.PMSH_CDS_AutomationCompositionElement
-            version: 1.2.3
diff --git a/participant/participant-intermediary/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/acm/participant/intermediary/api/impl/ParticipantIntermediaryApiImplTest.java b/participant/participant-intermediary/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/acm/participant/intermediary/api/impl/ParticipantIntermediaryApiImplTest.java
index 5d9675606..a8116c078 100644
--- a/participant/participant-intermediary/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/acm/participant/intermediary/api/impl/ParticipantIntermediaryApiImplTest.java
+++ b/participant/participant-intermediary/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/acm/participant/intermediary/api/impl/ParticipantIntermediaryApiImplTest.java
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /*-
  * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
- *  Copyright (C) 2021 Nordix Foundation.
+ *  Copyright (C) 2021-2022 Nordix Foundation.
  * ================================================================================
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -21,9 +21,9 @@
 package org.onap.policy.clamp.acm.participant.intermediary.api.impl;
 
 import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat;
-import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
-import static org.junit.Assert.assertFalse;
-import static org.junit.Assert.assertNotNull;
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertEquals;
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertFalse;
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertNotNull;
 
 import java.time.Instant;
 import java.util.UUID;
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ import org.onap.policy.models.tosca.authorative.concepts.ToscaConceptIdentifier;
 
 class ParticipantIntermediaryApiImplTest {
 
-    private CommonTestData commonTestData = new CommonTestData();
+    private final CommonTestData commonTestData = new CommonTestData();
     private static final String ID_NAME = "org.onap.PM_CDS_Blueprint";
     private static final String ID_VERSION = "1.0.1";
 
diff --git a/participant/participant-intermediary/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/acm/participant/intermediary/comm/ParticipantCommTest.java b/participant/participant-intermediary/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/acm/participant/intermediary/comm/ParticipantCommTest.java
index 26dddc9ba..f8db70cc9 100644
--- a/participant/participant-intermediary/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/acm/participant/intermediary/comm/ParticipantCommTest.java
+++ b/participant/participant-intermediary/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/acm/participant/intermediary/comm/ParticipantCommTest.java
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /*-
  * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
- *  Copyright (C) 2021 Nordix Foundation.
+ *  Copyright (C) 2021-2022 Nordix Foundation.
  * ================================================================================
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@
 
 package org.onap.policy.clamp.acm.participant.intermediary.comm;
 
-import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
-import static org.junit.Assert.assertFalse;
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertEquals;
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertFalse;
 import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertThrows;
 
 import java.util.Collections;
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ import org.onap.policy.common.utils.coder.CoderException;
 
 class ParticipantCommTest {
 
-    private CommonTestData commonTestData = new CommonTestData();
+    private final CommonTestData commonTestData = new CommonTestData();
 
     @Test
     void participantReqTest() throws CoderException {
@@ -73,32 +73,25 @@ class ParticipantCommTest {
         var participantMessagePublisher = new ParticipantMessagePublisher();
 
         var participantStatus = Mockito.mock(ParticipantStatus.class);
-        assertThrows(AutomationCompositionRuntimeException.class, () -> {
-            participantMessagePublisher.sendParticipantStatus(participantStatus);
-        });
-        assertThrows(AutomationCompositionRuntimeException.class, () -> {
-            participantMessagePublisher.sendHeartbeat(participantStatus);
-        });
+        assertThrows(AutomationCompositionRuntimeException.class,
+            () -> participantMessagePublisher.sendParticipantStatus(participantStatus));
+        assertThrows(AutomationCompositionRuntimeException.class,
+            () -> participantMessagePublisher.sendHeartbeat(participantStatus));
 
         var participantRegister = Mockito.mock(ParticipantRegister.class);
-        assertThrows(AutomationCompositionRuntimeException.class, () -> {
-            participantMessagePublisher.sendParticipantRegister(participantRegister);
-        });
+        assertThrows(AutomationCompositionRuntimeException.class,
+            () -> participantMessagePublisher.sendParticipantRegister(participantRegister));
 
         var participantDeregister = Mockito.mock(ParticipantDeregister.class);
-        assertThrows(AutomationCompositionRuntimeException.class, () -> {
-            participantMessagePublisher.sendParticipantDeregister(participantDeregister);
-        });
+        assertThrows(AutomationCompositionRuntimeException.class,
+            () -> participantMessagePublisher.sendParticipantDeregister(participantDeregister));
 
         var automationCompositionAck = Mockito.mock(AutomationCompositionAck.class);
-        assertThrows(AutomationCompositionRuntimeException.class, () -> {
-            participantMessagePublisher.sendAutomationCompositionAck(automationCompositionAck);
-        });
+        assertThrows(AutomationCompositionRuntimeException.class,
+            () -> participantMessagePublisher.sendAutomationCompositionAck(automationCompositionAck));
 
         List<TopicSink> emptyList = Collections.emptyList();
-        assertThrows(IllegalArgumentException.class, () -> {
-            participantMessagePublisher.active(emptyList);
-        });
+        assertThrows(IllegalArgumentException.class, () -> participantMessagePublisher.active(emptyList));
 
         participantMessagePublisher.stop();
     }
diff --git a/participant/participant-intermediary/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/acm/participant/intermediary/handler/AutomationCompositionHandlerTest.java b/participant/participant-intermediary/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/acm/participant/intermediary/handler/AutomationCompositionHandlerTest.java
index 5585e5190..c8432f230 100644
--- a/participant/participant-intermediary/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/acm/participant/intermediary/handler/AutomationCompositionHandlerTest.java
+++ b/participant/participant-intermediary/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/acm/participant/intermediary/handler/AutomationCompositionHandlerTest.java
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /*-
  * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
- *  Copyright (C) 2021 Nordix Foundation.
+ *  Copyright (C) 2021-2022 Nordix Foundation.
  * ================================================================================
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -21,11 +21,11 @@
 package org.onap.policy.clamp.acm.participant.intermediary.handler;
 
 import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat;
-import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
-import static org.junit.Assert.assertNotEquals;
-import static org.junit.Assert.assertNotNull;
-import static org.junit.Assert.assertNull;
 import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertDoesNotThrow;
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertEquals;
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertNotEquals;
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertNotNull;
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertNull;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.mock;
 
 import java.time.Instant;
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ import org.springframework.test.context.junit.jupiter.SpringExtension;
 @ExtendWith(SpringExtension.class)
 class AutomationCompositionHandlerTest {
 
-    private CommonTestData commonTestData = new CommonTestData();
+    private final CommonTestData commonTestData = new CommonTestData();
 
     @Test
     void automationCompositionHandlerTest() {
diff --git a/participant/participant-intermediary/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/acm/participant/intermediary/handler/IntermediaryActivatorTest.java b/participant/participant-intermediary/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/acm/participant/intermediary/handler/IntermediaryActivatorTest.java
index 9ecf59ba4..6f4730a9c 100644
--- a/participant/participant-intermediary/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/acm/participant/intermediary/handler/IntermediaryActivatorTest.java
+++ b/participant/participant-intermediary/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/acm/participant/intermediary/handler/IntermediaryActivatorTest.java
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /*-
  * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
- *  Copyright (C) 2021 Nordix Foundation.
+ *  Copyright (C) 2021-2022 Nordix Foundation.
  * ================================================================================
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ class IntermediaryActivatorTest {
             assertTrue(activator.isAlive());
 
             // repeat start - should throw an exception
-            assertThatIllegalStateException().isThrownBy(() -> activator.start());
+            assertThatIllegalStateException().isThrownBy(activator::start);
             assertTrue(activator.isAlive());
             verify(publisherFirst, times(1)).active(anyList());
             verify(publisherSecond, times(1)).active(anyList());
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ class IntermediaryActivatorTest {
             assertFalse(activator.isAlive());
 
             // repeat stop - should throw an exception
-            assertThatIllegalStateException().isThrownBy(() -> activator.stop());
+            assertThatIllegalStateException().isThrownBy(activator::stop);
             assertFalse(activator.isAlive());
 
             assertDoesNotThrow(() -> activator.handleContextRefreshEvent(mock(ContextRefreshedEvent.class)));
diff --git a/participant/participant-intermediary/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/acm/participant/intermediary/handler/ParticipantHandlerTest.java b/participant/participant-intermediary/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/acm/participant/intermediary/handler/ParticipantHandlerTest.java
index 8e22784db..04742d8b3 100644
--- a/participant/participant-intermediary/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/acm/participant/intermediary/handler/ParticipantHandlerTest.java
+++ b/participant/participant-intermediary/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/acm/participant/intermediary/handler/ParticipantHandlerTest.java
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /*-
  * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
- *  Copyright (C) 2021 Nordix Foundation.
+ *  Copyright (C) 2021-2022 Nordix Foundation.
  * ================================================================================
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -22,10 +22,10 @@ package org.onap.policy.clamp.acm.participant.intermediary.handler;
 
 import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat;
 import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThatThrownBy;
-import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
-import static org.junit.Assert.assertFalse;
-import static org.junit.Assert.assertNull;
-import static org.junit.Assert.assertTrue;
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertEquals;
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertFalse;
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertNull;
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertTrue;
 
 import java.time.Instant;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ import org.onap.policy.models.tosca.authorative.concepts.ToscaConceptIdentifier;
 
 class ParticipantHandlerTest {
 
-    private CommonTestData commonTestData = new CommonTestData();
+    private final CommonTestData commonTestData = new CommonTestData();
     private static final String ID_NAME = "org.onap.PM_CDS_Blueprint";
     private static final String ID_VERSION = "1.0.1";
 
diff --git a/participant/participant-intermediary/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/acm/participant/intermediary/main/parameters/CommonTestData.java b/participant/participant-intermediary/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/acm/participant/intermediary/main/parameters/CommonTestData.java
index ad54d402c..a5aa2f48a 100644
--- a/participant/participant-intermediary/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/acm/participant/intermediary/main/parameters/CommonTestData.java
+++ b/participant/participant-intermediary/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/acm/participant/intermediary/main/parameters/CommonTestData.java
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /*-
  * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
- *  Copyright (C) 2021 Nordix Foundation.
+ *  Copyright (C) 2021-2022 Nordix Foundation.
  * ================================================================================
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ package org.onap.policy.clamp.acm.participant.intermediary.main.parameters;
 
 import java.io.File;
 import java.time.Instant;
-import java.util.Arrays;
 import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.LinkedHashMap;
 import java.util.List;
@@ -56,7 +55,7 @@ public class CommonTestData {
     public static final String PARTICIPANT_GROUP_NAME = "AutomationCompositionParticipantGroup";
     public static final String DESCRIPTION = "Participant description";
     public static final long TIME_INTERVAL = 2000;
-    public static final List<TopicParameters> TOPIC_PARAMS = Arrays.asList(getTopicParams());
+    public static final List<TopicParameters> TOPIC_PARAMS = List.of(getTopicParams());
     public static final Coder CODER = new StandardCoder();
     private static final Object lockit = new Object();
 
@@ -141,7 +140,7 @@ public class CommonTestData {
         final var topicParams = new TopicParameters();
         topicParams.setTopic("POLICY-ACRUNTIME-PARTICIPANT");
         topicParams.setTopicCommInfrastructure("dmaap");
-        topicParams.setServers(Arrays.asList("localhost"));
+        topicParams.setServers(List.of("localhost"));
         return topicParams;
     }
 
@@ -186,8 +185,7 @@ public class CommonTestData {
         var automationCompositionHandler = getMockAutomationCompositionHandler();
         var publisher = new ParticipantMessagePublisher();
         publisher.active(Collections.singletonList(Mockito.mock(TopicSink.class)));
-        var participantHandler = new ParticipantHandler(parameters, publisher, automationCompositionHandler);
-        return participantHandler;
+        return new ParticipantHandler(parameters, publisher, automationCompositionHandler);
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/participant/participant-intermediary/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/acm/participant/intermediary/main/parameters/TestParticipantIntermediaryParameters.java b/participant/participant-intermediary/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/acm/participant/intermediary/main/parameters/TestParticipantIntermediaryParameters.java
index cc2b110f3..2cbe15797 100644
--- a/participant/participant-intermediary/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/acm/participant/intermediary/main/parameters/TestParticipantIntermediaryParameters.java
+++ b/participant/participant-intermediary/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/acm/participant/intermediary/main/parameters/TestParticipantIntermediaryParameters.java
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /*-
  * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
- *  Copyright (C) 2021 Nordix Foundation.
+ *  Copyright (C) 2021-2022 Nordix Foundation.
  * ================================================================================
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -28,11 +28,12 @@ import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
 import org.onap.policy.clamp.acm.participant.intermediary.parameters.ParticipantIntermediaryParameters;
 
 /**
- * Class to perform unit test of {@link ParticipantParameterGroup}.
+ * Class to perform unit test of
+ * {@link org.onap.policy.clamp.acm.participant.intermediary.parameters.ParticipantParameters}.
  */
 class TestParticipantIntermediaryParameters {
-    private CommonTestData commonTestData = new CommonTestData();
-    private ValidatorFactory validatorFactory = Validation.buildDefaultValidatorFactory();
+    private final CommonTestData commonTestData = new CommonTestData();
+    private final ValidatorFactory validatorFactory = Validation.buildDefaultValidatorFactory();
 
     @Test
     void testParticipantIntermediaryParameterGroup() {
diff --git a/participant/pom.xml b/participant/pom.xml
index be3664f94..e252b7510 100644
--- a/participant/pom.xml
+++ b/participant/pom.xml
@@ -100,6 +100,11 @@
                 </exclusion>
             </exclusions>
         </dependency>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>org.onap.policy.clamp</groupId>
+            <artifactId>policy-clamp-examples</artifactId>
+            <version>${project.version}</version>
+        </dependency>
         <!-- Actuator dependencies for participants added here to avoid http security conflicts in clamp/runtime -->
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
@@ -116,6 +121,23 @@
     <build>
         <plugins>
             <plugin>
+                <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+                <artifactId>maven-remote-resources-plugin</artifactId>
+                <version>1.7.0</version>
+                <configuration>
+                    <resourceBundles>
+                        <resourceBundle>org.onap.policy.clamp:policy-clamp-examples:${project.version}</resourceBundle>
+                    </resourceBundles>
+                </configuration>
+                <executions>
+                    <execution>
+                        <goals>
+                            <goal>process</goal>
+                        </goals>
+                    </execution>
+                </executions>
+            </plugin>
+            <plugin>
                 <artifactId>maven-assembly-plugin</artifactId>
                 <configuration>
                     <archive>
author	adheli.tavares <adheli.tavares@est.tech>	2022-03-21 12:38:52 +0000
committer	Adheli Tavares <adheli.tavares@est.tech>	2022-03-22 13:04:37 +0000
commit	0a78930e107a44c3b4119a321c680692154f90f5 (patch)
tree	b3cd4d3850d092001e5b3f179ff41bc2eb465ab3 /participant
parent	e5a316e5c8aeaae1ba4aead0a71b6baf2f8cc5c1 (diff)