Initial OpenECOMP policy/common commit

Change-Id: I61cd29d6d8bf8702c1a66915895b519bf3484afa
Signed-off-by: Pamela Dragosh <pdragosh@research.att.com>

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diff --git a/common-logging/src/main/java/org/openecomp/policy/common/logging/ECOMPLoggingContext.java b/common-logging/src/main/java/org/openecomp/policy/common/logging/ECOMPLoggingContext.java
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+/*-
+ * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
+ * ECOMP-Logging
+ * ================================================================================
+ * Copyright (C) 2017 AT&T Intellectual Property. All rights reserved.
+ * ================================================================================
+ * 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.
+ * ============LICENSE_END=========================================================
+ */
+
+package org.openecomp.policy.common.logging;
+
+//import static org.openecomp.policy.common.logging.eelf.Configuration.TRANSACTION_BEGIN_TIME_STAMP;
+//import static org.openecomp.policy.common.logging.eelf.Configuration.TRANSACTION_ELAPSED_TIME;
+//import static org.openecomp.policy.common.logging.eelf.Configuration.TRANSACTION_END_TIME_STAMP;
+
+import static com.att.eelf.configuration.Configuration.MDC_ALERT_SEVERITY;
+import static com.att.eelf.configuration.Configuration.MDC_INSTANCE_UUID;
+
+import java.text.SimpleDateFormat;
+import java.time.Duration;
+import java.time.Instant;
+import java.time.ZoneOffset;
+import java.util.Date;
+import java.util.Properties;
+import java.util.Timer;
+import java.util.TimerTask;
+
+import org.slf4j.MDC;
+
+import org.openecomp.policy.common.logging.nsa.LoggingContextFactory;
+import org.openecomp.policy.common.logging.nsa.SharedLoggingContext;
+
+/**
+ * A facade over the org.openecomp.policy.common.logging.nsa.SharedLoggingContext interface/implementation that makes it
+ * more convenient to use. SharedLoggingContext builds on the SLF4J/log4j Mapped Diagnostic Context (MDC)
+ * feature, which provides a hashmap-based context for data items that need to be logged, where the
+ * hashmap is kept in ThreadLocal storage. The data items can be referenced in the log4j configuration
+ * using the EnhancedPatternLayout appender layout class, and the notation "%X{key}" in the ConversionPattern
+ * string, where "key" is one of the keys in the MDC hashmap (which is determined by what hashmap entries the
+ * application code creates). Example:
+ *   log4j.appender.auditAppender.layout=org.apache.log4j.EnhancedPatternLayout
+ *   log4j.appender.auditAppender.layout.ConversionPattern=%d|%X{requestId}|%X{serviceInstanceId}|...|%m%n
+ * where "requestId" and "serviceInstanceId" are entries in the MDC hashmap.
+ * 
+ * The notable functionality the SharedLoggingContext adds over MDC is that it maintains its own copy
+ * of the MDC data items in a hashmap (not in ThreadLocal storage), which allows more control of the data.
+ * The ECOMPLoggingContext constructor that takes another ECOMPLoggingContext object as a parameter makes
+ * use of this feature. For example if there is a thread pulling requests from a queue for processing, it
+ * can keep a base logging context with data that is common to all requests, and for each request, create a
+ * new logging context with that base context as a parameter; this will create a new logging context with
+ * those initial values and none of the request-specific values from the previous request such as a request ID.
+ 
+ * The setter methods in this class set corresponding items in the SharedLoggingContext/MDC hashmaps.
+ * These items correspond to the fields defined in the "ECOMP platform application logging guidelines"
+ * document.  In addition, there is a pair of convenience functions, transactionStarted() and
+ * transactionEnded(), that can be called at the beginning and end of transaction processing to calculate
+ * the duration of the transaction and record that value in the "timer" item.
+ * 
+ */
+public class ECOMPLoggingContext {
+
+	private static final String REQUEST_ID = "requestId";
+	private static final String SERVICE_INSTANCE_ID = "serviceInstanceId";
+	private static final String THREAD_ID = "threadId";
+	private static final String SERVER_NAME = "serverName";
+	private static final String SERVICE_NAME = "serviceName";
+	private static final String INSTANCE_UUID = "instanceUuid";
+	private static final String SEVERITY = "severity";
+	private static final String SERVER_IP_ADDRESS = "serverIpAddress";
+	private static final String SERVER = "server";
+	private static final String CLIENT_IP_ADDRESS = "clientIpAddress";
+	private static final String CLASSNAME = "classname";
+	private static final String TRANSACTION_BEGIN_TIME_STAMP = "TransactionBeginTimestamp";
+	private static final String TRANSACTION_END_TIME_STAMP = "TransactionEndTimestamp";
+	private static final String TRANSACTION_ELAPSED_TIME = "TransactionElapsedTime";
+	private static final String METRIC_BEGIN_TIME_STAMP = "MetricBeginTimestamp";
+	private static final String METRIC_END_TIME_STAMP = "MetricEndTimestamp";
+	private static final String METRIC_ELAPSED_TIME = "MetricElapsedTime";
+	
+
+    private static LoggingContextFactory.Builder loggingContextBuilder = new LoggingContextFactory.Builder();
+
+    protected SharedLoggingContext context = null;
+//    private long transactionStartTime = 0;
+    private Instant transactionStartTime;
+    private Instant metricStartTime;
+    
+    /**
+     * Create a new ECOMPLoggingContext with no base context.
+     */
+	public ECOMPLoggingContext() {
+		context = (SharedLoggingContext) loggingContextBuilder.forSharing().build();
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Create a new ECOMPLoggingContext initially populated with the values
+	 * in the given base context.  This can be used for example in a servlet
+	 * where each incoming request may be processed by a separate thread, but
+	 * there may be some logging data items that will be unchanging and common
+	 * to all the threads.  That constant data can be populated in a base
+	 * context, and then each request handler creates new context passing that
+	 * base context to populate the common data in the new one.
+	 * @param baseContext
+	 */
+	public ECOMPLoggingContext(ECOMPLoggingContext baseContext) {
+		context = (SharedLoggingContext) loggingContextBuilder.forSharing().build();
+		// a logging context could be passed into a thread (e.g. one that is servicing a queue)
+		// that already had a logging context established, so the MDC hashmap could contain
+		// entries that are no longer appropriate; so clear out the MDC hashmap before
+		// transferring the new logging context values.
+		// x
+		MDC.clear();
+		baseContext.context.transferTo(context);
+		transactionStartTime = baseContext.transactionStartTime;
+	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * Indicate the start of transaction processing.  The current system time
+	 * will be recorded for use by <code>transactionEnded()</code> to calculate
+	 * the duration of the transaction.
+	 */
+	public void transactionStarted() {
+//		transactionStartTime = System.currentTimeMillis();
+		transactionStartTime = Instant.now();
+		setTransactionBeginTimestamp(transactionStartTime);
+	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * Indicate the end of transaction processing.  The difference between the
+	 * current system time and the time recorded by <code>transactionStarted()</code>
+	 * will be recorded in the data item with key "TransactionElapsedTime".
+	 */
+	public void transactionEnded() {
+		Instant transactionEndTime = Instant.now();
+		setTransactionEndTimestamp(transactionEndTime);
+		setTransactionElapsedTime(transactionEndTime);
+	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * Indicate the start of metric processing.  The current system time
+	 * will be recorded for use by <code>metricEnded()</code> to calculate
+	 * the duration of the metric.
+	 */
+	public void metricStarted() {
+//		transactionStartTime = System.currentTimeMillis();
+		metricStartTime = Instant.now();
+		setMetricBeginTimestamp(metricStartTime);
+	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * Indicate the end of metric processing.  The difference between the
+	 * current system time and the time recorded by <code>metricStarted()</code>
+	 * will be recorded in the data item with key "MetricElapsedTime".
+	 */
+	public void metricEnded() {
+		Instant metricEndTime = Instant.now();
+		setMetricEndTimestamp(metricEndTime);
+		setMetricElapsedTime(metricEndTime);
+	}
+
+	
+	/**
+	 * Set the value for the data item with key "requestId"
+	 * 
+	 * @param id
+	 */
+	public void setRequestID(String id) {
+		context.put(REQUEST_ID, id);
+	}
+	/**
+	 * Get the value for the data item with key "requestId"
+	 * @return current value, or empty string if not set
+	 */
+	public String getRequestID() {
+		return context.get(REQUEST_ID, "");
+	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * Set the value for the data item with key "serviceInstanceId"
+	 * 
+	 * @param id
+	 */
+	public void setServiceInstanceID(String id) {
+		context.put(SERVICE_INSTANCE_ID, id);
+	}
+	/**
+	 * Get the value for the data item with key "serviceInstanceId"
+	 * @return current value, or empty string if not set
+	 */
+	public String getServiceInstanceID() {
+		return context.get(SERVICE_INSTANCE_ID, "");
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Set the value for the data item with key "threadId".
+	 * An alternative to using this item is to use the
+	 * %t conversion character in the appender's conversion string.
+	 * 
+	 * @param id
+	 */
+	public void setThreadID(String id) {
+		context.put(THREAD_ID, id);
+	}
+	/**
+	 * Get the value for the data item with key "threadId"
+	 * @return current value, or empty string if not set
+	 */
+	public String getThreadID() {
+		return context.get(THREAD_ID, "");
+	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * Set the value for the data item with key "serverName"
+	 * 
+	 * @param id
+	 */
+	public void setServerName(String name) {
+		context.put(SERVER_NAME, name);
+	}
+	/**
+	 * Get the value for the data item with key "serverName"
+	 * @return current value, or empty string if not set
+	 */
+	public String getServerName() {
+		return context.get(SERVER_NAME, "");
+	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * Set the value for the data item with key "serviceName"
+	 * 
+	 * @param id
+	 */
+	public void setServiceName(String name) {
+		context.put(SERVICE_NAME, name);
+	}
+	/**
+	 * Get the value for the data item with key "serviceName"
+	 * @return current value, or empty string if not set
+	 */
+	public String getServiceName() {
+		return context.get(SERVICE_NAME, "");
+	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * Set the value for the data item with key "instanceUuid"
+	 * 
+	 * @param id
+	 */
+	public void setInstanceUUID(String uuid) {
+		context.put(INSTANCE_UUID, uuid);
+	}
+	/**
+	 * Get the value for the data item with key "instanceUuid"
+	 * @return current value, or empty string if not set
+	 */
+	public String getInstanceUUID() {
+		return context.get(INSTANCE_UUID, "");
+	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * Set the value for the data item with key "severity"
+	 * 
+	 * @param id
+	 */
+	public void setSeverity(Long severity) {
+		context.put(SEVERITY, severity);
+	}
+	/**
+	 * Get the value for the data item with key "severity"
+	 * @return current value, or empty string if not set
+	 */
+	public String getSeverity() {
+		return context.get(SEVERITY, "");
+	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * Set the value for the data item with key "serverIp"
+	 * 
+	 * @param id
+	 */
+	public void setServerIPAddress(String serverIP) {
+		context.put(SERVER_IP_ADDRESS, serverIP);
+	}
+	/**
+	 * Get the value for the data item with key "serverIp"
+	 * @return current value, or empty string if not set
+	 */
+	public String getServerIPAddress() {
+		return context.get(SERVER_IP_ADDRESS, "");
+	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * Set the value for the data item with key "server"
+	 * 
+	 * @param id
+	 */
+	public void setServer(String server) {
+		context.put(SERVER, server);
+	}
+	/**
+	 * Get the value for the data item with key "server"
+	 * @return current value, or empty string if not set
+	 */
+	public String getServer() {
+		return context.get(SERVER, "");
+	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * Set the value for the data item with key "clientIp"
+	 * 
+	 * @param id
+	 */
+	public void setClientIPAddress(String clientIP) {
+		context.put(CLIENT_IP_ADDRESS, clientIP);
+	}
+	/**
+	 * Get the value for the data item with key "clientIp"
+	 * @return current value, or empty string if not set
+	 */
+	public String getClientIPAddress() {
+		return context.get(CLIENT_IP_ADDRESS, "");
+	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * Set the value for the data item with key "classname".
+	 * Use of this item is not recommended (unless it is used to
+	 * indicate something other than the Java classname) since
+	 * it would be unwieldy to maintain a correct value across
+	 * calls to/returns from methods in other classes.
+	 * Use of the PatternLayout %c conversion character in the
+	 * conversion string will give a more reliable value.
+	 * 
+	 * @param id
+	 */
+	public void setClassname(String classname) {
+		context.put(CLASSNAME, classname);
+	}
+	/**
+	 * Get the value for the data item with key "classname"
+	 * @return current value, or empty string if not set
+	 */
+	public String getClassname() {
+		return context.get(CLASSNAME, "");
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Set the value for the data item with key "timer".
+	 * An alternative to calling this method directly is to call
+	 * <code>transactionStarted()</code> at the start of transaction
+	 * processing and <code>transactionEnded()</code> at the end,
+	 * which will compute the time difference in milliseconds
+	 * and store the result as the "timer" value.
+	 * 
+	 * @param id
+	 */
+//	public void setTimer(Long timer) {
+//		context.put(TIMER, timer);
+//	}
+	
+//	public void setTimer(Long elapsedtime) {
+//		String unit = " milliseconds";
+//		context.put(TRANSACTION_ELAPSED_TIME, elapsedtime + unit);
+//	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Get the value for the data item with key "timer"
+	 * @return current value, or 0 if not set
+	 */
+//	public long getTimer() {
+//		return context.get(TRANSACTION_ELAPSED_TIME, 0);
+//	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * Set the value for the data item with key "TransactionBeginTimestamp"
+	 * 
+	 * @param id
+	 */
+	public void setTransactionBeginTimestamp(Instant transactionStartTime) {
+		SimpleDateFormat sdf = new SimpleDateFormat("yyyy-MM-dd'T'HH:mm:ss.SSS+00:00");
+		
+		String formatedTime = sdf.format(Date.from(transactionStartTime));
+		context.put(TRANSACTION_BEGIN_TIME_STAMP, formatedTime );
+	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * Get the value for the data item with key "TransactionBeginTimestamp"
+	 * @return current value, or 0 if not set
+	 */
+	public long getTransactionBeginTimestamp() {
+		return context.get(TRANSACTION_BEGIN_TIME_STAMP, 0);
+	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * Set the value for the data item with key "TransactionEndTimestamp"
+	 * 
+	 * @param id
+	 */
+	public void setTransactionEndTimestamp(Instant transactionEndTime) {
+		SimpleDateFormat sdf = new SimpleDateFormat("yyyy-MM-dd'T'HH:mm:ss.SSS+00:00");
+		
+		String formatedTime = sdf.format(Date.from(transactionEndTime));
+		context.put(TRANSACTION_END_TIME_STAMP, formatedTime );
+	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * Get the value for the data item with key "TransactionEndTimestamp"
+	 * @return current value, or 0 if not set
+	 */
+	public long getTransactionEndTimestamp() {
+		return context.get(TRANSACTION_END_TIME_STAMP, 0);
+	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * Set the value for the data item with key "TransactionElapsedTime".
+	 * An alternative to calling this method directly is to call
+	 * <code>transactionStarted()</code> at the start of transaction
+	 * processing and <code>transactionEnded()</code> at the end,
+	 * which will compute the time difference in milliseconds
+	 * and store the result as the "ns" value.
+	 * 
+	 * @param id
+	 */
+	
+	public void setTransactionElapsedTime(Instant transactionEndTime) {
+		long ns = Duration.between(transactionStartTime, transactionEndTime).getSeconds();
+		String unit = " Seconds";
+		if(ns == 1){
+			unit = " Second";
+		}
+		
+		if(ns < 1){
+			ns = Duration.between(transactionStartTime, transactionEndTime).toMillis();
+			unit = " milliseconds";
+		}
+		context.put(TRANSACTION_ELAPSED_TIME, ns + unit);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Get the value for the data item with key "TransactionElapsedTime"
+	 * @return current value, or 0 if not set
+	 */
+	public long getTransactionElapsedTime() {
+		return context.get(TRANSACTION_ELAPSED_TIME, 0);
+	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * Set the value for the data item with key "MetricBeginTimestamp"
+	 * 
+	 * @param id
+	 */
+	public void setMetricBeginTimestamp(Instant metricStartTime) {
+		SimpleDateFormat sdf = new SimpleDateFormat("yyyy-MM-dd'T'HH:mm:ss.SSS+00:00");
+		
+		String formatedTime = sdf.format(Date.from(metricStartTime));
+		context.put(METRIC_BEGIN_TIME_STAMP, formatedTime );
+	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * Get the value for the data item with key "MetricBeginTimestamp"
+	 * @return current value, or 0 if not set
+	 */
+	public long getMetricBeginTimestamp() {
+		return context.get(METRIC_BEGIN_TIME_STAMP, 0);
+	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * Set the value for the data item with key "MetricEndTimestamp"
+	 * 
+	 * @param id
+	 */
+	public void setMetricEndTimestamp(Instant metricEndTime) {
+		SimpleDateFormat sdf = new SimpleDateFormat("yyyy-MM-dd'T'HH:mm:ss.SSS+00:00");
+		
+		String formatedTime = sdf.format(Date.from(metricEndTime));
+		context.put(METRIC_END_TIME_STAMP, formatedTime );
+	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * Get the value for the data item with key "MetricEndTimestamp"
+	 * @return current value, or 0 if not set
+	 */
+	public long getMetricEndTimestamp() {
+		return context.get(METRIC_END_TIME_STAMP, 0);
+	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * Set the value for the data item with key "MetricElapsedTime".
+	 * An alternative to calling this method directly is to call
+	 * <code>metricStarted()</code> at the start of metric
+	 * processing and <code>metricEnded()</code> at the end,
+	 * which will compute the time difference in milliseconds
+	 * and store the result as the "ns" value.
+	 * 
+	 * @param id
+	 */
+	
+	public void setMetricElapsedTime(Instant metricEndTime) {
+		long ns = Duration.between(metricStartTime, metricEndTime).getSeconds();
+		String unit = " Seconds";
+		if(ns == 1){
+			unit = " Second";
+		}
+		
+		if(ns < 1){
+			ns = Duration.between(metricStartTime, metricEndTime).toMillis();
+			unit = " milliseconds";
+		}
+		context.put(METRIC_ELAPSED_TIME, ns + unit);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Get the value for the data item with key "MetricElapsedTime"
+	 * @return current value, or 0 if not set
+	 */
+	public long getMetricElapsedTime() {
+		return context.get(METRIC_ELAPSED_TIME, 0);
+	}
+
+}
diff --git a/common-logging/src/main/java/org/openecomp/policy/common/logging/ECOMPLoggingUtils.java b/common-logging/src/main/java/org/openecomp/policy/common/logging/ECOMPLoggingUtils.java
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+/*-
+ * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
+ * ECOMP-Logging
+ * ================================================================================
+ * Copyright (C) 2017 AT&T Intellectual Property. All rights reserved.
+ * ================================================================================
+ * 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.
+ * ============LICENSE_END=========================================================
+ */
+
+package org.openecomp.policy.common.logging;
+
+import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest;
+
+public class ECOMPLoggingUtils {
+
+	public static ECOMPLoggingContext getLoggingContextForRequest(HttpServletRequest request,
+			ECOMPLoggingContext baseContext)
+	{
+		ECOMPLoggingContext requestContext = new ECOMPLoggingContext(baseContext);
+		if (request.getLocalAddr() != null) { // may be null in junit tests
+			requestContext.setServerIPAddress(request.getLocalAddr());
+		}
+		// get client IP address as leftmost address in X-Forwarded-For header if present,
+		// otherwise from remote address in the request
+		String forwarded = request.getHeader("X-Forwarded-For");
+		if (forwarded != null && forwarded.trim().length() > 0) {
+			forwarded = forwarded.trim().split(",")[0];
+			requestContext.setClientIPAddress(forwarded);
+		} else if (request.getRemoteAddr() != null) { // may be null in junit tests
+			requestContext.setClientIPAddress(request.getRemoteAddr());
+		}
+		// RequestID 
+		String requestId = request.getHeader("X-ECOMP-RequestID");
+		if (requestId != null && requestId.trim().length() > 0) {
+			requestContext.setRequestID(requestId);
+		}
+		return requestContext;
+	}
+
+
+}
diff --git a/common-logging/src/main/java/org/openecomp/policy/common/logging/eelf/Configuration.java b/common-logging/src/main/java/org/openecomp/policy/common/logging/eelf/Configuration.java
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+/*-
+ * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
+ * ECOMP-Logging
+ * ================================================================================
+ * Copyright (C) 2017 AT&T Intellectual Property. All rights reserved.
+ * ================================================================================
+ * 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.
+ * ============LICENSE_END=========================================================
+ */
+
+package org.openecomp.policy.common.logging.eelf;
+
+
+public interface Configuration  extends com.att.eelf.configuration.Configuration{
+	
+	 /**
+	  * The Date-time of the start of a transaction
+	  */
+	 public String BEGIN_TIME_STAMP = "BeginTimestamp";
+	 
+	 /**
+	  * The Date-time of the end of transaction
+	  */
+	 public String END_TIME_STAMP = "EndTimestamp";
+
+	 /**
+	  * Externally advertised API invoked by clients of this component
+	  */
+	public String SERVICE_NAME = "ServiceName";
+	
+	 /**
+	  * Client or user invoking the API
+	  */
+	public String PARTNER_NAME = "PartnerName";
+	
+	 /**
+	  * High level success or failure (COMPLETE or ERROR)
+	  */
+	public String STATUS_CODE = "StatusCode";
+	
+	 /**
+	  * Application specific response code
+	  */
+	public String RESPONSE_CODE = "ResponseCode";
+	
+	 /**
+	  * Human readable description of the application specific response code
+	  */
+	public String RESPONSE_DESCRIPTION = "ResponseDescription";
+	
+	 /**
+	  * Externally advertised API invoked by clients of this component
+	  */
+	public String ELAPSED_TIME = "ElapsedTime";
+	
+	 /**
+	  * High level failure (ERROR)
+	  */
+	public String ERROR_CATEGORY = "ErrorCategory";
+	
+	 /**
+	  * Error Code
+	  */
+	public String ERROR_CODE = "ErrorCode";	
+	
+	 /**
+	  * Error Description
+	  */
+	public String ERROR_DESCRIPTION = "ErrorDesciption";	
+	
+	 /**
+	  * Class name
+	  */
+	public String CLASS_NAME = "ClassName";		
+	
+	 /**
+	  * Server name
+	  */
+	public String SERVER_NAME = "ServerName";
+	
+}
diff --git a/common-logging/src/main/java/org/openecomp/policy/common/logging/eelf/DroolsPDPMDCInfo.java b/common-logging/src/main/java/org/openecomp/policy/common/logging/eelf/DroolsPDPMDCInfo.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ad502475
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common-logging/src/main/java/org/openecomp/policy/common/logging/eelf/DroolsPDPMDCInfo.java
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+/*-
+ * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
+ * ECOMP-Logging
+ * ================================================================================
+ * Copyright (C) 2017 AT&T Intellectual Property. All rights reserved.
+ * ================================================================================
+ * 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.
+ * ============LICENSE_END=========================================================
+ */
+
+package org.openecomp.policy.common.logging.eelf;
+
+import java.util.concurrent.ConcurrentHashMap;
+
+public class DroolsPDPMDCInfo implements MDCInfo{
+
+    private static ConcurrentHashMap<String, String> mdcMap = new ConcurrentHashMap<String, String>();
+
+    static {
+    	
+    	mdcMap.put(org.openecomp.policy.common.logging.eelf.Configuration.MDC_REMOTE_HOST, "");
+    	mdcMap.put(org.openecomp.policy.common.logging.eelf.Configuration.MDC_SERVICE_NAME, "Policy.droolsPdp");
+    	mdcMap.put(org.openecomp.policy.common.logging.eelf.Configuration.MDC_SERVICE_INSTANCE_ID, "Policy.droolsPdp.event");
+    	mdcMap.put(org.openecomp.policy.common.logging.eelf.Configuration.MDC_INSTANCE_UUID, "");
+    	mdcMap.put(org.openecomp.policy.common.logging.eelf.Configuration.MDC_ALERT_SEVERITY, "");
+    	mdcMap.put(org.openecomp.policy.common.logging.eelf.Configuration.PARTNER_NAME, "N/A");    	
+    	mdcMap.put(org.openecomp.policy.common.logging.eelf.Configuration.STATUS_CODE, "N/A");
+    	mdcMap.put(org.openecomp.policy.common.logging.eelf.Configuration.RESPONSE_CODE, "N/A");
+    	mdcMap.put(org.openecomp.policy.common.logging.eelf.Configuration.RESPONSE_DESCRIPTION, "N/A");
+    	
+    }
+
+	@Override
+	/**
+	 * @return the instance of ConcurrentHashMap
+	 */
+	public ConcurrentHashMap<String, String> getMDCInfo() {
+
+		return mdcMap;
+	}
+	
+	
+}
diff --git a/common-logging/src/main/java/org/openecomp/policy/common/logging/eelf/ErrorCodeMap.java b/common-logging/src/main/java/org/openecomp/policy/common/logging/eelf/ErrorCodeMap.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4e4457d0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common-logging/src/main/java/org/openecomp/policy/common/logging/eelf/ErrorCodeMap.java
@@ -0,0 +1,112 @@
+/*-
+ * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
+ * ECOMP-Logging
+ * ================================================================================
+ * Copyright (C) 2017 AT&T Intellectual Property. All rights reserved.
+ * ================================================================================
+ * 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.
+ * ============LICENSE_END=========================================================
+ */
+
+package org.openecomp.policy.common.logging.eelf;
+
+import java.util.HashMap;
+import java.util.Map;
+
+/**
+ * 
+ * ErrorCodeMap contains a HashMap of ErrorCodeInfo (error code and error description) 
+ *
+ */
+public class ErrorCodeMap {
+	
+
+    public static HashMap<MessageCodes, ErrorCodeInfo> hm = new HashMap();
+    
+    private static String ERROR_PERMISSIONS = "POLICY-100E";
+	private static String ERROR_PERMISSIONS_DESCRIPTION = "This is a Permissions Error. Please check the error message for detail information";
+    
+	private static String ERROR_SCHEMA_INVALID = "POLICY-400E";
+	private static String ERROR_SCHEMA_INVALID_DESCRIPTION = "This is an Invalid Schema Error. Please check the error message for detail information";
+	
+    private static String UPDATE_ERROR = "POLICY-502E";
+	private static String UPDATE_ERROR_DESCRIPTION = "This is an updating error. Please check the error message for  detail information";
+	
+	private static String EXCEPTION_ERROR_CODE = "POLICY-503E";
+	private static String EXCEPTION_ERROR_DESCRIPTION = "This is an exception error message during the process. Please check the error message for detail information";
+	
+	private static String MISS_PROPERTY_ERROR = "POLICY-504E";
+	private static String MISS_PROPERTY_ERROR_DESCRIPTION = "This is an error of missing properties. Please check the error message for  detail information";
+	
+    private static String GENERAL_ERROR_CODE = "POLICY-515E";
+    private static String GENERAL_ERROR_DESCRIPTION = "This is a general error message during the process. Please check the error message for detail information";
+    
+    private static String ERROR_SYSTEM_ERROR = "POLICY-516E";
+	private static String ERROR_SYSTEM_ERROR_DESCRIPTION = "This is a System Error. Please check the error message for detail information";
+	
+	private static String ERROR_DATA_ISSUE = "POLICY-517E";
+	private static String ERROR_DATA_ISSUE_DESCRIPTION = "This is a Data Issue Error. Please check the error message for detail information";
+	
+	private static String ERROR_PROCESS_FLOW = "POLICY-518E";
+	private static String ERROR_PROCESS_FLOW_DESCRIPTION = "This is a Process Flow Error. Please check the error message for detail information";
+	
+	private static String ERROR_UNKNOWN = "POLICY-519E";
+	private static String ERROR_UNKNOWN_DESCRIPTION = "This is an Unknown Error. Please check the error message for detail information";
+
+	private static String ERROR_AUDIT = "POLICY-520E";
+	private static String ERROR_AUDIT_DESCRIPTION = "This is an audit Error. Please check the error message for detail information";
+    
+    static {
+    	hm.put(MessageCodes.EXCEPTION_ERROR, new ErrorCodeInfo(EXCEPTION_ERROR_CODE, EXCEPTION_ERROR_DESCRIPTION));
+    	hm.put(MessageCodes.GENERAL_ERROR, new ErrorCodeInfo(GENERAL_ERROR_CODE, GENERAL_ERROR_DESCRIPTION));
+    	hm.put(MessageCodes.MISS_PROPERTY_ERROR, new ErrorCodeInfo(MISS_PROPERTY_ERROR, MISS_PROPERTY_ERROR_DESCRIPTION));
+    	hm.put(MessageCodes.UPDATE_ERROR, new ErrorCodeInfo(UPDATE_ERROR, UPDATE_ERROR_DESCRIPTION));
+    	hm.put(MessageCodes.ERROR_SYSTEM_ERROR, new ErrorCodeInfo(ERROR_SYSTEM_ERROR, ERROR_SYSTEM_ERROR_DESCRIPTION));
+    	hm.put(MessageCodes.ERROR_DATA_ISSUE, new ErrorCodeInfo(ERROR_DATA_ISSUE, ERROR_DATA_ISSUE_DESCRIPTION));
+    	hm.put(MessageCodes.ERROR_PERMISSIONS, new ErrorCodeInfo(ERROR_PERMISSIONS, ERROR_PERMISSIONS_DESCRIPTION));
+    	hm.put(MessageCodes.ERROR_DATA_ISSUE, new ErrorCodeInfo(ERROR_DATA_ISSUE, ERROR_DATA_ISSUE_DESCRIPTION));
+    	hm.put(MessageCodes.ERROR_PROCESS_FLOW, new ErrorCodeInfo(ERROR_PROCESS_FLOW, ERROR_PROCESS_FLOW_DESCRIPTION));
+    	hm.put(MessageCodes.ERROR_SCHEMA_INVALID, new ErrorCodeInfo(ERROR_SCHEMA_INVALID, ERROR_SCHEMA_INVALID_DESCRIPTION));
+    	hm.put(MessageCodes.ERROR_UNKNOWN, new ErrorCodeInfo(ERROR_UNKNOWN, ERROR_UNKNOWN_DESCRIPTION));
+    	hm.put(MessageCodes.ERROR_AUDIT, new ErrorCodeInfo(ERROR_AUDIT, ERROR_AUDIT_DESCRIPTION));
+    }
+    
+    static class ErrorCodeInfo {
+    	
+    	private String errorCode;
+    	private String errorDesc;
+    	
+    	public ErrorCodeInfo(String errorCode, String errorDesc){
+    		this.errorCode = errorCode;
+    		this.errorDesc = errorDesc;
+    	}
+
+		public String getErrorCode() {
+			return errorCode;
+		}
+
+		public void setErrorCode(String errorCode) {
+			this.errorCode = errorCode;
+		}
+
+		public String getErrorDesc() {
+			return errorDesc;
+		}
+
+		public void setErrorDesc(String errorDesc) {
+			this.errorDesc = errorDesc;
+		}
+    	
+    }  
+ 
+}
diff --git a/common-logging/src/main/java/org/openecomp/policy/common/logging/eelf/EventData.java b/common-logging/src/main/java/org/openecomp/policy/common/logging/eelf/EventData.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..549651fb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common-logging/src/main/java/org/openecomp/policy/common/logging/eelf/EventData.java
@@ -0,0 +1,93 @@
+/*-
+ * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
+ * ECOMP-Logging
+ * ================================================================================
+ * Copyright (C) 2017 AT&T Intellectual Property. All rights reserved.
+ * ================================================================================
+ * 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.
+ * ============LICENSE_END=========================================================
+ */
+
+package org.openecomp.policy.common.logging.eelf;
+
+import java.time.Instant;
+
+import javax.swing.text.html.parser.Entity;
+
+/**
+ * 
+ * EventData can be used for logging a rule event.
+ *
+ */
+public class EventData {
+	
+	private String requestID = null;
+	private Instant startTime = null;
+	private Instant endTime = null;
+
+	public EventData() {
+		
+	}
+	
+	public EventData(String requestID, Instant startTime, Instant endTime) {
+		
+		this.requestID = requestID;
+		this.startTime = startTime;
+		this.endTime = endTime;		
+	}
+
+	public String getRequestID() {
+		return requestID;
+	}
+
+	public void setRequestID(String requestID) {
+		this.requestID = requestID;
+	}
+
+	public Instant getStartTime() {
+		return startTime;
+	}
+
+	public void setStartTime(Instant startTime) {
+		this.startTime = startTime;
+	}
+
+	public Instant getEndTime() {
+		return endTime;
+	}
+
+	public void setEndTime(Instant endTime) {
+		this.endTime = endTime;
+	}
+	
+	public String toString(){
+		return requestID + " Starting Time : " + this.startTime + " Ending Time : " + this.endTime;
+	}
+	@Override
+	public int hashCode(){
+		final int prime =31;
+		int result =1;
+		result = prime * result +((requestID == null) ? 0: requestID.hashCode());
+		return result;
+	}
+	@Override
+	public boolean equals(Object obj){
+		
+		String requestId = (String) obj;
+		if(requestID != null && requestID.equals(requestId)){
+			return true;
+		}
+		return false;
+	}
+
+}
diff --git a/common-logging/src/main/java/org/openecomp/policy/common/logging/eelf/EventTrackInfo.java b/common-logging/src/main/java/org/openecomp/policy/common/logging/eelf/EventTrackInfo.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c6ed63d4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common-logging/src/main/java/org/openecomp/policy/common/logging/eelf/EventTrackInfo.java
@@ -0,0 +1,90 @@
+/*-
+ * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
+ * ECOMP-Logging
+ * ================================================================================
+ * Copyright (C) 2017 AT&T Intellectual Property. All rights reserved.
+ * ================================================================================
+ * 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.
+ * ============LICENSE_END=========================================================
+ */
+
+package org.openecomp.policy.common.logging.eelf;
+
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.time.Instant;
+import java.util.Properties;
+import java.util.UUID;
+import java.util.concurrent.ConcurrentHashMap;
+
+import org.openecomp.policy.common.logging.flexlogger.PropertyUtil;
+
+/**
+ * 
+ * EventTrackInfo contains a ConcurrentHashMap of EventData
+ *
+ */
+public class EventTrackInfo {
+
+    private ConcurrentHashMap<String, EventData> eventInfo = null;    
+       
+	public EventTrackInfo() {
+		/*
+		 * An initial capacity of 16 ensures the number of elements before resizing happens
+		 * Load factor of 0,9 ensures a dense packaging inside ConcurrentHashMap which will optimize memory use
+		 * ConcurencyLevel set to 1 will ensure that only one shard is created and maintained 
+		 */
+		eventInfo = new ConcurrentHashMap<String, EventData>(16, 0.9f, 1);	
+	}
+   
+	/**
+	 * Returns an instance of EventData associated to this requestID
+	 * @param requestID
+	 * @return EventData
+	 */
+	public EventData getEventDataByRequestID(String requestID){
+		return eventInfo.get(requestID);
+	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * Stores an EventData object in a ConcurrentHashMap using its requestID as key.
+	 * @param event
+	 */
+	public void storeEventData(EventData event){
+		
+		if(event == null || event.getRequestID() == null || event.getRequestID().isEmpty()){
+			return;
+		}
+		//in case override the start time, check the original event was already stored or not 
+		if(!eventInfo.containsKey(event.getRequestID())){
+			eventInfo.put(event.getRequestID(), event);		
+		}
+	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * Removes an EventData object from a ConcurrentHashMap using the eventId as key. 
+	 * @param eventId
+	 */
+	public void remove(String eventId){
+		if(eventInfo != null){
+			eventInfo.remove(eventId);
+		}
+	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * Returns a ConcurrentHashMap of EventData
+	 */
+	public ConcurrentHashMap<String, EventData> getEventInfo() {
+		return eventInfo;
+	}
+
+}
diff --git a/common-logging/src/main/java/org/openecomp/policy/common/logging/eelf/EventTrackInfoHandler.java b/common-logging/src/main/java/org/openecomp/policy/common/logging/eelf/EventTrackInfoHandler.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a947ed01
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common-logging/src/main/java/org/openecomp/policy/common/logging/eelf/EventTrackInfoHandler.java
@@ -0,0 +1,109 @@
+/*-
+ * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
+ * ECOMP-Logging
+ * ================================================================================
+ * Copyright (C) 2017 AT&T Intellectual Property. All rights reserved.
+ * ================================================================================
+ * 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.
+ * ============LICENSE_END=========================================================
+ */
+
+package org.openecomp.policy.common.logging.eelf;
+
+import java.time.Duration;
+import java.time.Instant;
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.Iterator;
+import java.util.Timer;
+import java.util.TimerTask;
+
+/**
+ * 
+ * EventTrackInfoHandler is the handler of clean up all expired event objcts
+ *
+ */
+public class EventTrackInfoHandler extends TimerTask {
+
+	String className = this.getClass().getSimpleName();
+
+	@Override
+	public void run() {
+
+		PolicyLogger.info(className
+				+ " Release expired event records start...");
+
+		CleanUp();
+
+		PolicyLogger.info(className + " Release expired event records done");
+	}
+    
+	/**
+	 * Removes all expired event objects from the ConcurrentHashMap of EventData
+	 */
+	private void CleanUp() {
+
+		if (PolicyLogger.getEventTracker() == null
+				|| PolicyLogger.getEventTracker().getEventInfo() == null
+				|| PolicyLogger.getEventTracker().getEventInfo().isEmpty()) {
+			return;
+		}
+
+		Instant startTime = null;
+		long ns = 0;
+
+		ArrayList<String> expiredEvents = null;
+
+		for (String key: PolicyLogger.getEventTracker().getEventInfo().keySet()) {
+			EventData event  = PolicyLogger.getEventTracker().getEventInfo().get(key);
+			startTime = event.getStartTime();
+			ns = Duration.between(startTime, Instant.now()).getSeconds();
+
+			PolicyLogger.info(className
+					+ " duration time : " + ns);
+
+			PolicyLogger.info(className
+					+ " PolicyLogger.EXPIRED_TIME : " + PolicyLogger.EXPIRED_TIME);	
+
+			// if longer than EXPIRED_TIME, remove the object
+
+			if (ns > PolicyLogger.EXPIRED_TIME){	
+				if (expiredEvents == null) {
+					expiredEvents = new ArrayList<String>();
+				}
+				expiredEvents.add(key);
+
+				PolicyLogger.info(className
+						+ " add expired event request ID: "
+						+ event.getRequestID());
+			}
+		}
+		
+		synchronized (PolicyLogger.getEventTracker().getEventInfo()) {  
+			if (expiredEvents != null) {
+				for (String expiredKey : expiredEvents) {
+					PolicyLogger.getEventTracker().getEventInfo()
+							.remove(expiredKey);
+					System.out.println(className
+							+ " removed expired event request ID: "
+							+ expiredKey);
+					PolicyLogger.info(className
+							+ " removed expired event request ID: "
+							+ expiredKey);
+				}
+			}
+
+		}
+
+	}
+
+}
diff --git a/common-logging/src/main/java/org/openecomp/policy/common/logging/eelf/MDCInfo.java b/common-logging/src/main/java/org/openecomp/policy/common/logging/eelf/MDCInfo.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6b5e395f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common-logging/src/main/java/org/openecomp/policy/common/logging/eelf/MDCInfo.java
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+/*-
+ * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
+ * ECOMP-Logging
+ * ================================================================================
+ * Copyright (C) 2017 AT&T Intellectual Property. All rights reserved.
+ * ================================================================================
+ * 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.
+ * ============LICENSE_END=========================================================
+ */
+
+package org.openecomp.policy.common.logging.eelf;
+
+import java.util.concurrent.ConcurrentHashMap;
+
+/**
+ * 
+ * Interface needs to be implemented by DroolsPDPMDCInfo
+ *
+ */
+
+public interface MDCInfo {
+	
+	public ConcurrentHashMap<String, String> getMDCInfo();
+     
+}
diff --git a/common-logging/src/main/java/org/openecomp/policy/common/logging/eelf/MessageCodes.java b/common-logging/src/main/java/org/openecomp/policy/common/logging/eelf/MessageCodes.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6f1437eb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common-logging/src/main/java/org/openecomp/policy/common/logging/eelf/MessageCodes.java
@@ -0,0 +1,163 @@
+/*-
+ * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
+ * ECOMP-Logging
+ * ================================================================================
+ * Copyright (C) 2017 AT&T Intellectual Property. All rights reserved.
+ * ================================================================================
+ * 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.
+ * ============LICENSE_END=========================================================
+ */
+
+package org.openecomp.policy.common.logging.eelf;
+
+import com.att.eelf.i18n.EELFResolvableErrorEnum;
+import com.att.eelf.i18n.EELFResourceManager;
+
+/**
+ * 
+ * MessageCodes contains all the messagge codes for EELF logging messages
+ *
+ */
+public enum MessageCodes implements EELFResolvableErrorEnum {
+	// Below is a list of Error Messages taken from com.att.research.xacml.api XACMLErrorConstants
+	//       found under:  policy-engine\XACML\src\main\java\com\att\research\xacml\api\XACMLErrorConstants.java
+
+	ERROR_PERMISSIONS,
+
+	ERROR_SYSTEM_ERROR,
+
+	ERROR_DATA_ISSUE,
+
+	ERROR_SCHEMA_INVALID,
+
+	ERROR_PROCESS_FLOW,
+
+	ERROR_UNKNOWN,
+	
+	ERROR_AUDIT,
+	
+	// Above is a list of Error Messages taken from com.att.research.xacml.api XACMLErrorConstants
+	//       found under:  policy-engine\XACML\src\main\java\com\att\research\xacml\api\XACMLErrorConstants.java
+		
+	//----------------------5000-5099 Business/Flow Processing Related --------------------/	
+	
+	BAD_TYPE_WARNING,
+	
+	GENERAL_INFO,
+	
+	GENERAL_WARNING,
+	
+	MISS_PROPERTY_ERROR,
+	
+	EXCEPTION_ERROR,
+	
+	MISS_PROPERTY_INFO,
+	
+	RULE_AUDIT_EXEC_INFO,
+	
+	RULE_AUDIT_BEGIN_INFO,
+	
+	RULE_AUDIT_END_INFO,	
+	
+	RULE_AUDIT_START_END_INFO,
+	
+	RULE_METRICS_INFO,	
+
+	UEB_AUDIT_EXEC_INFO,
+	
+	UEB_AUDIT_BEGIN_INFO,
+	
+	UEB_AUDIT_END_INFO,
+	
+	UPDATE_ERROR,
+
+	GENERAL_ERROR,
+	
+	//----------------------New enums should be added above this line ------------------------------------------------------------------/
+	
+	//--------------------- The enums below are old code. They should not be used since 1607 release and eventually will be removed -----/
+	 /**
+     * Application message which requires no arguments
+     */
+	MESSAGE_SAMPLE_NOARGS,
+	
+	 /**
+     * Application message which requires one argument {0}
+     */
+	MESSAGE_SAMPLE_ONEARGUMENT,
+	
+	/**
+     * Audit message which requires one argument {0}
+     */	
+	AUDIT_MESSAGE_ONEARGUMENT,
+	
+	/**
+     * Error message which requires one argument {0}
+     */
+	ERROR_MESSAGE_ONEARGUMENT,
+	
+	/**
+     * Metrics message which requires one argument {0}
+     */
+	METRICS_MESSAGE_ONEARGUMENT,
+	
+	/**
+     * Debug message which requires one argument {0}
+     */
+	DEBUG_MESSAGE_ONEARGUMENT,
+	
+    /**
+     * Application message which requires two argument {0} and another argument {1}
+     */
+	MESSAGE_SAMPLE_TWOARGUMENTS,
+	
+	/**
+     * Sample error exception
+     */
+    MESSAGE_SAMPLE_EXCEPTION,
+	
+	/**
+     * Sample warning message
+     */
+	MESSAGE_WARNING_SAMPLE,
+	
+	/**
+     * Sample exception in method {0}
+     */
+	MESSAGE_SAMPLE_EXCEPTION_ONEARGUMENT,
+	
+	/**
+     * Sample trace message
+     */
+	MESSAGE_TRACE_SAMPLE,
+	
+	/**
+     * Sample error message
+     */
+	MESSAGE_ERROR_SAMPLE;
+	
+	
+    /**
+     * Static initializer to ensure the resource bundles for this class are loaded...
+     * Here this application loads messages from three bundles
+     */
+    static {
+        EELFResourceManager.loadMessageBundle("org/openecomp/policy/common/logging/eelf/Resources");
+        String id = EELFResourceManager.getIdentifier(RULE_AUDIT_EXEC_INFO);
+        String value = EELFResourceManager.getMessage(RULE_AUDIT_EXEC_INFO);
+                
+        System.out.println("*********************** " + id);
+        System.out.println("*********************** " + value);
+       
+    }
+}
diff --git a/common-logging/src/main/java/org/openecomp/policy/common/logging/eelf/PolicyLogger.java b/common-logging/src/main/java/org/openecomp/policy/common/logging/eelf/PolicyLogger.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..624ba580
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common-logging/src/main/java/org/openecomp/policy/common/logging/eelf/PolicyLogger.java
@@ -0,0 +1,1438 @@
+/*-
+ * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
+ * ECOMP-Logging
+ * ================================================================================
+ * Copyright (C) 2017 AT&T Intellectual Property. All rights reserved.
+ * ================================================================================
+ * 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.
+ * ============LICENSE_END=========================================================
+ */
+
+package org.openecomp.policy.common.logging.eelf;
+
+import org.slf4j.MDC;
+
+import static org.openecomp.policy.common.logging.eelf.Configuration.*;
+
+import org.openecomp.policy.common.logging.flexlogger.LoggerType;
+import org.openecomp.policy.common.logging.eelf.PolicyLogger;
+import com.att.eelf.configuration.EELFLogger;
+import com.att.eelf.configuration.EELFLogger.Level;
+import com.att.eelf.configuration.EELFManager;
+
+import java.io.PrintWriter;
+import java.io.StringWriter;
+import java.net.InetAddress;
+import java.net.UnknownHostException;
+import java.text.SimpleDateFormat;
+import java.time.Duration;
+import java.time.Instant;
+import java.util.Date;
+import java.util.Iterator;
+import java.util.Properties;
+import java.util.Timer;
+import java.util.TimerTask;
+import java.util.UUID;
+import java.util.concurrent.ConcurrentHashMap;
+
+/**
+ * 
+ * PolicyLogger contains all the static methods for EELF logging
+ *
+ */
+public class PolicyLogger {
+
+	private static EELFLogger applicationLogger = EELFManager.getInstance()
+			.getApplicationLogger();
+
+	private static EELFLogger errorLogger = EELFManager.getInstance()
+			.getErrorLogger();
+
+	private static EELFLogger metricsLogger = EELFManager.getInstance()
+			.getMetricsLogger();
+
+	private static EELFLogger auditLogger = EELFManager.getInstance()
+			.getAuditLogger();
+
+	private static EELFLogger debugLogger = EELFManager.getInstance()
+			.getDebugLogger();
+	
+	private static EventTrackInfo eventTracker = new EventTrackInfo();
+	
+	private static String hostName = null;
+	private static String hostAddress = null;
+	private static String component = null;
+	
+	private static TimerTask ttrcker = null;
+	private static boolean isEventTrackerRunning = false;
+	private static Timer timer = null;
+	
+	//Default:Timer initial delay and the delay between in milliseconds before task is to be execute
+	private static int TIMER_DELAY_TIME = 1000;
+	
+	//Default:Timer scheduleAtFixedRate period - time in milliseconds between successive task executions
+	private static int CHECK_INTERVAL = 30 * 1000;
+	
+	//Default:longest time an event info can be stored in the concurrentHashMap for logging - in seconds 
+	static int EXPIRED_TIME = 60*60*1000*24; //one day
+	
+	//Default:the size of the concurrentHashMap which stores the event starting time - when its size reaches this limit, the Timer get executed
+	private static int CONCURRENTHASHMAP_LIMIT = 5000;
+	
+	//Default:the size of the concurrentHashMap which stores the event starting time - when its size drops to this point, stop the Timer
+	private static int STOP_CHECK_POINT = 2500;
+	
+	private static boolean isOverrideLogbackLevel = false;
+	
+	public static Level DEBUG_LEVEL = Level.INFO;
+	public static Level AUDIT_LEVEL = Level.INFO;
+	public static Level METRICS_LEVEL = Level.INFO;
+	public static Level ERROR_LEVEL = Level.ERROR;
+	public static String CLASS_NAME = "ClassName";
+	
+
+	static{
+		if (hostName == null || hostAddress == null) {
+			try {
+				hostName = InetAddress.getLocalHost().getHostName();
+				hostAddress = InetAddress.getLocalHost().getHostAddress();
+			} catch (UnknownHostException e) {
+				PolicyLogger.error(MessageCodes.EXCEPTION_ERROR, e, "PolicyLogger", "UnknownHostException");
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * Populates MDC info 
+	 * @param transId
+	 * @return String
+	 */
+	public static String postMDCInfoForEvent(String transId) {
+		MDC.clear();
+		
+		if(transId == null || transId.isEmpty()){
+			transId = UUID.randomUUID().toString();
+		}
+		
+		if(component != null && component.equalsIgnoreCase("DROOLS")){
+			return postMDCInfoForEvent(transId, new DroolsPDPMDCInfo());
+		}
+		
+		MDC.put(MDC_REMOTE_HOST, "");
+		MDC.put(MDC_KEY_REQUEST_ID, transId);
+		MDC.put(MDC_SERVICE_NAME, "Policy.xacmlPdp");
+		MDC.put(MDC_SERVICE_INSTANCE_ID, "Policy.xacmlPdp.event");
+		try {
+			MDC.put(MDC_SERVER_FQDN, hostName);
+			MDC.put(MDC_SERVER_IP_ADDRESS, hostAddress);
+		} catch (Exception e) {
+			errorLogger.error(MessageCodes.EXCEPTION_ERROR, e, "PolicyLogger");
+		}
+		Instant startTime = Instant.now();
+		Instant endTime = Instant.now();
+		long ns = Duration.between(startTime, endTime).getSeconds();
+		String unit = " Seconds";
+		if(ns == 1){
+			unit = " Second";
+		}
+		
+		if(ns < 1){
+			ns = Duration.between(startTime, endTime).toMillis();
+			unit = " milliseconds";
+		}
+		MDC.put(MDC_INSTANCE_UUID, "");
+		MDC.put(MDC_ALERT_SEVERITY, "");
+		
+		SimpleDateFormat sdf = new SimpleDateFormat("yyyy-MM-dd'T'HH:mm:ss.SSS+00:00");
+	
+		String formatedTime = sdf.format(Date.from(startTime));
+		MDC.put(BEGIN_TIME_STAMP, formatedTime );
+		
+		//set default values for these required fields below, they can be overridden
+		formatedTime = sdf.format(Date.from(endTime));
+		MDC.put(END_TIME_STAMP, formatedTime);
+		MDC.put(ELAPSED_TIME, ns + unit);
+		
+		MDC.put(PARTNER_NAME, "N/A");
+		
+		MDC.put(STATUS_CODE, "N/A");
+		MDC.put(RESPONSE_CODE, "N/A");
+		MDC.put(RESPONSE_DESCRIPTION, "N/A");
+		
+		
+		return transId;
+
+	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * Populate MDC Info using the passed in mdcInfo
+	 * @param transId
+	 * @param mdcInfo
+	 * @return String
+	 */
+	private static String postMDCInfoForEvent(String transId, MDCInfo mdcInfo ) {
+		
+		MDC.put(MDC_KEY_REQUEST_ID, transId);
+		if(mdcInfo != null && mdcInfo.getMDCInfo() != null && !mdcInfo.getMDCInfo().isEmpty()){
+			
+			ConcurrentHashMap<String, String> mdcMap = mdcInfo.getMDCInfo();
+		    Iterator<String> keyIterator = mdcMap.keySet().iterator();
+		    String key = "";
+		    
+		    while(keyIterator.hasNext()){
+		    	key = keyIterator.next();
+		    	MDC.put(key, mdcMap.get(key));
+		    }		    
+		}
+
+		try {
+			MDC.put(MDC_SERVER_FQDN, hostName);
+			MDC.put(MDC_SERVER_IP_ADDRESS, hostAddress);
+		} catch (Exception e) {
+			errorLogger.error(MessageCodes.EXCEPTION_ERROR, e, "PolicyLogger");
+		}
+		Instant startTime = Instant.now();
+		Instant endTime = Instant.now();
+		long ns = Duration.between(startTime, endTime).getSeconds();
+		String unit = " Seconds";
+		if(ns == 1){
+			unit = " Second";
+		}
+		
+		if(ns < 1){
+			ns = Duration.between(startTime, endTime).toMillis();
+			unit = " milliseconds";
+		}
+
+		SimpleDateFormat sdf = new SimpleDateFormat("yyyy-MM-dd'T'HH:mm:ss.SSS+00:00");
+	
+		String formatedTime = sdf.format(Date.from(startTime));
+		MDC.put(BEGIN_TIME_STAMP, formatedTime );
+		
+		//set default values for these required fields below, they can be overridden
+		formatedTime = sdf.format(Date.from(endTime));
+		MDC.put(END_TIME_STAMP, formatedTime);
+		MDC.put(ELAPSED_TIME, ns + unit);
+
+		return transId;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Set Timestamps for start, end and duration of logging a transaction 
+	 */
+	private static void seTimeStamps(){
+		
+		Instant startTime = Instant.now();
+		Instant endTime = Instant.now();
+		long ns = Duration.between(startTime, endTime).getSeconds();
+		String unit = " Seconds";
+		if(ns == 1){
+			unit = " Second";
+		}
+		
+		if(ns < 1){
+			ns = Duration.between(startTime, endTime).toMillis();
+			unit = " milliseconds";
+		}
+		MDC.put(MDC_INSTANCE_UUID, "");
+		MDC.put(MDC_ALERT_SEVERITY, "");
+		
+		SimpleDateFormat sdf = new SimpleDateFormat("yyyy-MM-dd'T'HH:mm:ss.SSS+00:00");
+	
+		String formatedTime = sdf.format(Date.from(startTime));
+		MDC.put(BEGIN_TIME_STAMP, formatedTime );
+		
+		//set default values for these required fields below, they can be overridden
+		formatedTime = sdf.format(Date.from(endTime));
+		MDC.put(END_TIME_STAMP, formatedTime);
+		MDC.put(ELAPSED_TIME, ns + unit);
+		
+		MDC.put(PARTNER_NAME, "N/A");
+		
+		MDC.put(STATUS_CODE, "N/A");
+		MDC.put(RESPONSE_CODE, "N/A");
+		MDC.put(RESPONSE_DESCRIPTION, "N/A");
+
+	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * Sets transaction Id to MDC
+	 * @param transId
+	 */
+	public static void setTransId(String transId){
+		
+		MDC.put(MDC_KEY_REQUEST_ID, transId);
+	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * Returns current transaction Id used in MDC
+	 * @return transId
+	 */
+	public static String getTransId(){
+		
+		return MDC.get(MDC_KEY_REQUEST_ID);		
+	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * Sets transaction Id to MDC
+	 * @param o 
+	 */
+	public static void postMDCInfoForEvent(Object o){
+		postMDCInfoForEvent(""+o);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Resets transaction Id in MDC for the rule triggered by this event
+	 * @param transId
+	 * @return String
+	 */
+	public static String postMDCInfoForTriggeredRule(String transId) {
+		
+		MDC.clear();
+		
+		if(transId == null || transId.isEmpty()){
+			transId = UUID.randomUUID().toString();
+		}
+		MDC.put(MDC_REMOTE_HOST, "");
+		MDC.put(MDC_KEY_REQUEST_ID, transId);
+		MDC.put(MDC_SERVICE_NAME, "Policy.droolsPdp");
+		MDC.put(MDC_SERVICE_INSTANCE_ID, "");
+		try {
+			MDC.put(MDC_SERVER_FQDN, hostName);
+			MDC.put(MDC_SERVER_IP_ADDRESS, hostAddress);
+		} catch (Exception e) {
+			errorLogger.error(MessageCodes.EXCEPTION_ERROR, e, "PolicyLogger");
+		}
+		MDC.put(MDC_INSTANCE_UUID, "");
+		MDC.put(MDC_ALERT_SEVERITY, "");
+		MDC.put(STATUS_CODE, "N/A");
+		
+		return transId;
+
+	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * Resets transaction Id in MDC for the rule triggered by this event
+	 * @param o
+	 */	
+	public static void postMDCUUIDForTriggeredRule(Object o) {
+		
+		postMDCInfoForTriggeredRule("" + o);
+
+	}
+
+	// ************************************************************************************************
+	/**
+	 * Records the Info event with String [] arguments
+	 * @param msg
+	 * @param arguments
+	 */
+	public static void info(MessageCodes msg, String... arguments) {
+		MDC.put(CLASS_NAME, "");
+		debugLogger.info(msg, arguments);
+	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * Records the Info event with String [] arguments
+	 * @param msg
+	 * @param className
+	 * @param arguments
+	 */
+	public static void info(MessageCodes msg, String className, String... arguments) {
+		MDC.put(CLASS_NAME, className);
+		debugLogger.info(msg, arguments);
+	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * Records only one String message with its class name
+	 * @param className
+	 * @param arg0
+	 */
+	public static void info( String className, String arg0) {
+		MDC.put(CLASS_NAME, className);
+		debugLogger.info(MessageCodes.GENERAL_INFO, arg0);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Records only one String message without its class name passed in
+	 * @param arg0
+	 */
+	public static void info(String arg0) {
+		MDC.put(CLASS_NAME, "");
+		debugLogger.info(MessageCodes.GENERAL_INFO, arg0);
+	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * Records only one String message
+	 * @param arg0
+	 */
+	public static void info(Object arg0) {
+		MDC.put(CLASS_NAME, "");
+		info(arg0);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Records a message with passed in message code, Throwable object, a list of string values
+	 * @param msg
+	 * @param arg0
+	 * @param arguments
+	 */
+	public static void info(MessageCodes msg, Throwable arg0,
+			String... arguments) {
+		MDC.put(CLASS_NAME, "");
+	    String arguments2 = getNormalizedStackTrace(arg0, arguments);
+	    debugLogger.info(msg, arguments2);
+	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * Records a message with passed in message code, class name, Throwable object, a list of string values
+	 * @param msg
+	 * @param className
+	 * @param arg0
+	 * @param arguments
+	 */
+	public static void info(MessageCodes msg, String className, Throwable arg0,
+			String... arguments) {
+		MDC.put(CLASS_NAME, className);
+	    String arguments2 = getNormalizedStackTrace(arg0, arguments);
+	    debugLogger.info(msg, arguments2);
+	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * Records only one String message with its class name
+	 * @param arg0 log message
+	 * @param className class name
+	 */
+	public static void warn( String className, String arg0) {
+		MDC.put(CLASS_NAME, className);
+		debugLogger.warn(MessageCodes.GENERAL_INFO, arg0);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Records only one String message
+	 * @param arg0
+	 */
+	public static void warn(Object arg0) {
+		MDC.put(CLASS_NAME, "");
+		debugLogger.warn(MessageCodes.GENERAL_WARNING, "" + arg0);
+	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * Records only one String message without its class name passed in
+	 * @param arg0
+	 */
+	public static void warn(String arg0) {
+		MDC.put(CLASS_NAME, "");
+		debugLogger.warn(MessageCodes.GENERAL_WARNING, arg0);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Records a message with passed in message code and a list of string values
+	 * @param msg
+	 * @param arguments
+	 */
+	public static void warn(MessageCodes msg, String... arguments) {
+		MDC.put(CLASS_NAME, "");
+		debugLogger.warn(msg, arguments);
+	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * Records a message with passed in message code, class name and a list of string values
+	 * @param msg
+	 * @param className
+	 * @param arguments
+	 */	
+	public static void warn(MessageCodes msg, String className, String... arguments) {
+		MDC.put(CLASS_NAME, className);
+		debugLogger.warn(msg, arguments);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Records a message with passed in message code, Throwable object, a list of string values
+	 * @param msg
+	 * @param arg0
+	 * @param arguments
+	 */
+	public static void warn(MessageCodes msg, Throwable arg0,
+			String... arguments) {
+		MDC.put(CLASS_NAME, "");
+	    String arguments2 = getNormalizedStackTrace(arg0, arguments);
+	    debugLogger.warn(msg, arguments2);
+	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * Records a message with passed in message code, Throwable object, a list of string values
+	 * @param msg
+	 * @param className
+	 * @param arg0
+	 * @param arguments
+	 */
+	public static void warn(MessageCodes msg, String className, Throwable arg0,
+			String... arguments) {
+		MDC.put(CLASS_NAME, className);
+	    String arguments2 = getNormalizedStackTrace(arg0, arguments);
+	    debugLogger.warn(msg, arguments2);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Records only one String message with its class name
+	 * @param className class name
+	 * @param arg0 log message
+	 */
+	public static void error( String className, String arg0) {
+		MDC.put(CLASS_NAME, className);
+		if(ErrorCodeMap.hm.get(MessageCodes.GENERAL_ERROR) != null){
+		    MDC.put(ERROR_CODE, ErrorCodeMap.hm.get(MessageCodes.GENERAL_ERROR).getErrorCode());
+			MDC.put(ERROR_DESCRIPTION, ErrorCodeMap.hm.get(MessageCodes.GENERAL_ERROR).getErrorDesc());
+
+		}
+		errorLogger.error(MessageCodes.GENERAL_ERROR, arg0);
+	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * Records only one String message
+	 * @param arg0
+	 */
+	public static void error(String arg0) {
+		MDC.put(CLASS_NAME, "");
+		MDC.put(ERROR_CATEGORY, "ERROR");
+		
+		if(ErrorCodeMap.hm.get(MessageCodes.GENERAL_ERROR) != null){
+		    MDC.put(ERROR_CODE, ErrorCodeMap.hm.get(MessageCodes.GENERAL_ERROR).getErrorCode());
+			MDC.put(ERROR_DESCRIPTION, ErrorCodeMap.hm.get(MessageCodes.GENERAL_ERROR).getErrorDesc());
+
+		}
+		errorLogger.error(MessageCodes.GENERAL_ERROR, arg0);
+	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * Records only one String message
+	 * @param arg0
+	 */
+	public static void error(Object arg0) {
+		MDC.put(CLASS_NAME, "");
+		MDC.put(ERROR_CATEGORY, "ERROR");
+		
+		if(ErrorCodeMap.hm.get(MessageCodes.GENERAL_ERROR) != null){
+		    MDC.put(ERROR_CODE, ErrorCodeMap.hm.get(MessageCodes.GENERAL_ERROR).getErrorCode());
+			MDC.put(ERROR_DESCRIPTION, ErrorCodeMap.hm.get(MessageCodes.GENERAL_ERROR).getErrorDesc());
+
+		}
+		errorLogger.error(MessageCodes.GENERAL_ERROR, "" + arg0);
+	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * Records a message with passed in message code, Throwable object, a list of string values
+	 * @param msg
+	 * @param arg0
+	 * @param arguments
+	 */
+	public static void error(MessageCodes msg, Throwable arg0,
+			String... arguments) {
+		MDC.put(CLASS_NAME, "");
+		MDC.put(ERROR_CATEGORY, "ERROR");
+		
+		if(ErrorCodeMap.hm.get(msg) != null){
+		    MDC.put(ERROR_CODE, ErrorCodeMap.hm.get(msg).getErrorCode());
+			MDC.put(ERROR_DESCRIPTION, ErrorCodeMap.hm.get(msg).getErrorDesc());
+
+		}
+	    String arguments2 = getNormalizedStackTrace(arg0, arguments);
+		errorLogger.error(msg, arguments2);
+	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * Records a message with passed in message code, class name, Throwable object, a list of string values
+	 * @param msg
+	 * @param className
+	 * @param arg0
+	 * @param arguments
+	 */
+	public static void error(MessageCodes msg, String className, Throwable arg0,
+			String... arguments) {
+		MDC.put(CLASS_NAME, className);
+		MDC.put(ERROR_CATEGORY, "ERROR");
+		
+		if(ErrorCodeMap.hm.get(msg) != null){
+		    MDC.put(ERROR_CODE, ErrorCodeMap.hm.get(msg).getErrorCode());
+			MDC.put(ERROR_DESCRIPTION, ErrorCodeMap.hm.get(msg).getErrorDesc());
+
+		}
+	    String arguments2 = getNormalizedStackTrace(arg0, arguments);
+		errorLogger.error(msg, arguments2);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Records a message with passed in message code and a list of string values
+	 * @param msg
+	 * @param arguments
+	 */
+	public static void error(MessageCodes msg, String... arguments) {
+		MDC.put(CLASS_NAME, "");
+		MDC.put(ERROR_CATEGORY, "ERROR");
+		
+		if(ErrorCodeMap.hm.get(msg) != null){
+		    MDC.put(ERROR_CODE, ErrorCodeMap.hm.get(msg).getErrorCode());
+			MDC.put(ERROR_DESCRIPTION, ErrorCodeMap.hm.get(msg).getErrorDesc());
+
+		}
+		errorLogger.error(msg, arguments);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Records a message with passed in message code and a list of string values
+	 * @param msg
+	 * @param arguments
+	 */
+	public static void debug(MessageCodes msg, String... arguments) {
+		MDC.put(CLASS_NAME, "");
+		debugLogger.debug(msg, arguments);
+	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * Records only one String message with its class name
+	 * @param className
+	 * @param arg0
+	 */
+	public static void debug( String className, String arg0) {
+		MDC.put(CLASS_NAME, className);
+		debugLogger.debug(MessageCodes.GENERAL_INFO, arg0);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Records only one String message
+	 * @param arg0
+	 */
+	public static void debug(String arg0) {
+		MDC.put(CLASS_NAME, "");
+		debugLogger.debug(arg0);
+	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * Records only one String message
+	 * @param arg0
+	 */
+	public static void debug(Object arg0) {
+
+		MDC.put(CLASS_NAME, "");
+		debugLogger.debug("" + arg0);
+	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * Records only one String message with its class name
+	 * @param className
+	 * @param arg0
+	 */
+	public static void audit(String className, Object arg0) {
+		MDC.put(STATUS_CODE, "N/A");
+		MDC.put(CLASS_NAME, className);
+		auditLogger.info("" + arg0);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Records only one String message
+	 * @param arg0
+	 */
+	public static void audit(Object arg0) {
+		MDC.put(STATUS_CODE, "N/A");
+		MDC.put(CLASS_NAME, "");
+		auditLogger.info("" + arg0);
+	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * Records a message with passed in message code, hrowable object, a list of string values
+	 * @param msg
+	 * @param arg0
+	 * @param arguments
+	 */
+	public static void debug(MessageCodes msg, Throwable arg0,
+			String... arguments) {
+		MDC.put(CLASS_NAME, "");
+	    String arguments2 = getNormalizedStackTrace(arg0, arguments);
+		errorLogger.error(msg, arguments2);
+	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * Records a message with passed in message code, class name, Throwable object, a list of string values
+	 * @param msg
+	 * @param className
+	 * @param arg0
+	 * @param arguments
+	 */
+	public static void debug(MessageCodes msg, String className, Throwable arg0,
+			String... arguments) {
+		MDC.put(CLASS_NAME, className);
+	    String arguments2 = getNormalizedStackTrace(arg0, arguments);
+		errorLogger.error(msg, arguments2);
+	}
+	/**
+	 * returns true for enabled, false for not enabled
+	 */
+	public static boolean isDebugEnabled(){
+		
+		return debugLogger.isDebugEnabled();
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * returns true for enabled, false for not enabled
+	 */
+	public static boolean isErrorEnabled(){
+		
+		return errorLogger.isErrorEnabled();
+	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * returns true for enabled, false for not enabled
+	 */
+	public static boolean isWarnEnabled(){
+		
+		return debugLogger.isWarnEnabled();
+	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * returns true for enabled, false for not enabled
+	 */
+	public static boolean isInfoEnabled1(){
+		
+		return debugLogger.isInfoEnabled();
+	}	
+	
+	/**
+	 * returns true for enabled, false for not enabled
+	 */
+	public static boolean isAuditEnabled(){
+		
+		return debugLogger.isInfoEnabled();
+	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * returns true for enabled, false for not enabled
+	 */
+	public static boolean isInfoEnabled(){
+		
+		return debugLogger.isInfoEnabled();
+	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * Records only one String message with its class name
+	 * @param className
+	 * @param arg0
+	 */
+	public static void trace( String className, String arg0) {
+		MDC.put(CLASS_NAME, className);
+		errorLogger.info(MessageCodes.GENERAL_INFO, arg0);
+	}
+		
+	/**
+	 * Records only one String message
+	 * @param arg0
+	 */
+	public static void trace(Object arg0){
+		
+		MDC.put(CLASS_NAME, "");
+		 debugLogger.trace(""+arg0);
+	}	
+	/**
+	 * Records the starting time of the event with its request Id as the key
+	 * @param eventId
+	 */
+	public static void recordAuditEventStart(String eventId) {
+		
+		MDC.put(STATUS_CODE, "N/A");		
+		postMDCInfoForEvent(eventId);
+		
+		if(eventTracker == null){
+			eventTracker = new EventTrackInfo();
+		}
+		EventData  event = new EventData();
+		event.setRequestID(eventId);
+		event.setStartTime(Instant.now());
+		eventTracker.storeEventData(event);
+		MDC.put(MDC_KEY_REQUEST_ID, eventId);
+		debugLogger.info("CONCURRENTHASHMAP_LIMIT : " + CONCURRENTHASHMAP_LIMIT);	
+		//--- Tracking the size of the concurrentHashMap, if it is above limit, keep EventTrack Timer running
+		int size = eventTracker.getEventInfo().size();
+		
+		debugLogger.info("EventInfo concurrentHashMap Size : " + size + " on " + new Date());	
+		debugLogger.info("isEventTrackerRunning : " + isEventTrackerRunning);	
+		
+		if( size >= CONCURRENTHASHMAP_LIMIT){ 
+			
+			
+			if(!isEventTrackerRunning){
+				
+			    startCleanUp();	
+			    isEventTrackerRunning = true;
+			}
+			
+		}else if( size <= STOP_CHECK_POINT){
+		    
+			if(isEventTrackerRunning){
+				stopCleanUp();
+			}			
+		}
+	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * Records the starting time of the event with its request Id as the key
+	 * @param eventId
+	 */
+	public static void recordAuditEventStart(UUID eventId) {
+		
+		if(eventId == null){
+			return;
+		}
+		
+		if(eventTracker == null){
+			eventTracker = new EventTrackInfo();
+		}
+		
+		recordAuditEventStart(eventId.toString());
+
+	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * Records the ending time of the event with its request Id as the key
+	 * @param eventId
+	 * @param rule
+	 */
+	public static void recordAuditEventEnd(String eventId, String rule) {
+		
+		if(eventTracker == null){
+			return;
+		}
+		if(eventId == null){
+			return;
+		}
+
+		creatAuditEventTrackingRecord(eventId, rule, "");
+		
+	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * Records the ending time of the event with its request Id as the key
+	 * @param eventId 
+	 * @param rule
+	 * @param policyVersion 
+	 */
+	public static void recordAuditEventEnd(String eventId, String rule , String policyVersion) {
+		
+		if(eventTracker == null){
+			return;
+		}
+		if(eventId == null){
+			return;
+		}
+
+		creatAuditEventTrackingRecord(eventId, rule, policyVersion);
+		
+	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * Records the ending time of the event with its request Id as the key
+	 * @param eventId 
+	 * @param rule
+	 * @param policyVersion 
+	 */
+	public static void recordAuditEventEnd(UUID eventId, String rule, String policyVersion) {
+		
+		if(eventId == null){
+			return;
+		}
+		
+		recordAuditEventEnd(eventId.toString(), rule, policyVersion);
+		
+	}	
+	
+	
+	/**
+	 * Records the ending time of the event with its request Id as the key
+	 * @param eventId
+	 * @param rule
+	 */
+	public static void recordAuditEventEnd(UUID eventId, String rule) {
+		
+		if(eventId == null){
+			return;
+		}
+		
+		recordAuditEventEnd(eventId.toString(), rule);
+		
+	}		
+	
+	/**
+	 * Records the ending time of the event with its request Id as the key
+	 * @param eventId
+	 * @param rule
+	 * @param policyVersion 
+	 */
+	public static void creatAuditEventTrackingRecord(String eventId, String rule, String policyVersion) {
+		
+		if(eventTracker == null){
+			return;
+		}	
+		
+		EventData event = eventTracker.getEventDataByRequestID(eventId);
+		
+		if(event != null){
+			Instant endTime = event.getEndTime();
+			if(endTime == null){
+				endTime = Instant.now();
+			}
+			MDC.put(STATUS_CODE, "COMPLETE");
+			recordAuditEventStartToEnd(eventId, rule, event.getStartTime(), endTime, policyVersion);
+		}
+	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * Records the ending time of the event with its request Id as the key
+	 * @param eventId 
+	 * @param rule 
+	 */
+	public static void creatAuditEventTrackingRecord(UUID eventId, String rule) {
+		
+		if(eventId == null){
+			return;
+		}
+		
+		if(eventTracker == null){
+			return;
+		}	
+		
+		EventData event = eventTracker.getEventDataByRequestID(eventId.toString());
+		
+		if(event != null){
+			Instant endTime = event.getEndTime();
+			if(endTime == null){
+				endTime = Instant.now();
+			}
+			
+			recordAuditEventStartToEnd(eventId.toString(), rule, event.getStartTime(), endTime, "N/A");
+		}
+	}
+
+	public static EventTrackInfo getEventTracker() {
+		return eventTracker;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Records the audit with an event starting and ending times 
+	 * @param eventId
+	 * @param rule
+	 * @param startTime
+	 * @param endTime
+	 * @param policyVersion
+	 */
+	public static void recordAuditEventStartToEnd(String eventId, String rule, Instant startTime, Instant endTime, String policyVersion) {
+		
+		if(startTime == null || endTime == null){
+			return;
+		}
+		String serviceName = MDC.get(MDC_SERVICE_NAME);
+		if(eventId != null && !eventId.isEmpty()){
+		   MDC.put(MDC_KEY_REQUEST_ID, eventId);
+		}
+		
+		SimpleDateFormat sdf = new SimpleDateFormat("yyyy-MM-dd'T'HH:mm:ss.SSS+00:00");
+		
+		String formatedTime = sdf.format(Date.from(startTime));
+		MDC.put(BEGIN_TIME_STAMP, formatedTime );
+		
+		//set default values for these required fields below, they can be overridden
+		formatedTime = sdf.format(Date.from(endTime));
+		MDC.put(END_TIME_STAMP, formatedTime);
+		    	
+		MDC.put(RESPONSE_CODE, "N/A");
+		MDC.put(RESPONSE_DESCRIPTION, "N/A");
+		
+		long ns = Duration.between(startTime, endTime).getSeconds();
+		String unit = " Seconds";
+		if(ns == 1){
+			unit = " Second";
+		}
+		
+		if(ns < 1){
+			ns = Duration.between(startTime, endTime).toMillis();
+			unit = " milliseconds";
+		}
+		
+		MDC.put(ELAPSED_TIME, ns + unit);
+		
+		auditLogger.info(MessageCodes.RULE_AUDIT_START_END_INFO,
+			serviceName, rule, startTime.toString(), endTime.toString(), ns+unit, policyVersion);
+		
+		//--- remove the record from the concurrentHashMap
+		if(eventTracker != null){
+			if(eventTracker.getEventDataByRequestID(eventId) != null){
+				eventTracker.remove(eventId);
+				debugLogger.info("eventTracker.remove(" + eventId + ")");
+			}
+		}	
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Records the metrics with an event Id and log message 
+	 * @param eventId
+	 * @param arg1
+	 */
+	public static void recordMetricEvent(String eventId, String arg1) {
+		
+		seTimeStamps();  
+		
+		String serviceName = MDC.get(MDC_SERVICE_NAME);
+		MDC.put(MDC_KEY_REQUEST_ID, eventId);
+		metricsLogger.info(MessageCodes.RULE_AUDIT_END_INFO,
+				serviceName, arg1);
+
+	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * Records the metrics with an event Id, class name and log message 
+	 * @param eventId
+	 * @param className
+	 * @param arg1
+	 */
+	public static void recordMetricEvent(String eventId, String className,String arg1) {
+		
+		seTimeStamps();
+		
+		MDC.put(CLASS_NAME, className);
+		String serviceName = MDC.get(MDC_SERVICE_NAME);
+		MDC.put(MDC_KEY_REQUEST_ID, eventId);
+		metricsLogger.info(MessageCodes.RULE_AUDIT_END_INFO,
+				serviceName, arg1);
+	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * Records the metrics with an event Id and log message 
+	 * @param eventId
+	 * @param arg1
+	 */
+	public static void recordMetricEvent(UUID eventId, String arg1) {
+		
+		if(eventId == null){
+			return;
+		}		
+		String serviceName = MDC.get(MDC_SERVICE_NAME);
+		MDC.put(MDC_KEY_REQUEST_ID, eventId.toString());
+		metricsLogger.info(MessageCodes.RULE_AUDIT_END_INFO,
+				serviceName, arg1);
+	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * Records a String message for metrics logs
+	 * @param arg0
+	 */
+	public static void recordMetricEvent(String arg0) {
+		seTimeStamps();
+		String serviceName = MDC.get(MDC_SERVICE_NAME);
+		metricsLogger.info(MessageCodes.RULE_METRICS_INFO,
+				serviceName, arg0);
+	}
+	
+
+	/**
+	 * Records the metrics event with a String message
+	 * @param arg0
+	 */
+	public static void metrics(String arg0) {
+		String serviceName = MDC.get(MDC_SERVICE_NAME);
+		metricsLogger.info(MessageCodes.RULE_METRICS_INFO,
+				serviceName, arg0);
+	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * Records the metrics event with a class name and a String message 
+	 * @param arg0
+	 */
+	public static void metrics(String className, Object arg0) {
+		seTimeStamps();
+		MDC.put(CLASS_NAME, className);
+		String serviceName = MDC.get(MDC_SERVICE_NAME);
+		metricsLogger.info(MessageCodes.RULE_METRICS_INFO,
+				serviceName, ""+arg0);
+	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * Records the metrics event with a String message
+	 * @param arg0
+	 */
+	public static void metrics(Object arg0) {
+		seTimeStamps();
+		MDC.put(CLASS_NAME, "");
+		String serviceName = MDC.get(MDC_SERVICE_NAME);
+		metricsLogger.info(MessageCodes.RULE_METRICS_INFO,
+				serviceName, ""+arg0);
+	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * Records the metrics event with a String message
+	 * @param arg0
+	 */
+	public static void metricsPrintln(String arg0) {
+		MDC.clear();
+		metricsLogger.info(arg0);
+	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * Removes all the return lines from the printStackTrace
+	 * @param t
+	 * @param arguments
+	 */
+	private static String getNormalizedStackTrace (Throwable t, String...arguments) {
+        StringWriter sw = new StringWriter();
+        PrintWriter pw = new PrintWriter(sw);
+        t.printStackTrace(pw);
+        String newStValue = sw.toString().replace ('|', '!').replace ("\n", " - ");
+        int curSize = (arguments == null ? 0 : arguments.length);
+        StringBuffer newArgument = new StringBuffer();
+        for(int i=0; i<curSize; i++) {
+        	newArgument.append(arguments[i]);
+        	newArgument.append(":");
+        }
+        newArgument.append(newStValue);       
+		return newArgument.toString();
+    }
+	
+	/**
+	 * Starts the process of cleaning up the ConcurrentHashMap of EventData
+	 */
+	private static void startCleanUp(){
+		
+		if(!isEventTrackerRunning) {
+			ttrcker = new EventTrackInfoHandler(); 
+			timer = new Timer(true);
+			timer.scheduleAtFixedRate(ttrcker, TIMER_DELAY_TIME, CHECK_INTERVAL);
+			debugLogger.info("EventTrackInfoHandler begins! : " + new Date());
+		}else{
+			debugLogger.info("Timer is still running : " + new Date());
+
+		}		
+	}
+
+	
+	/**
+	 * Stops the process of cleaning up the ConcurrentHashMap of EventData
+	 */
+	private static void stopCleanUp(){
+		
+		if(isEventTrackerRunning && timer != null){			
+             timer.cancel();
+             timer.purge();
+ 			debugLogger.info("Timer stopped: " + new Date());             
+		}else{
+			debugLogger.info("Timer was already stopped : " + new Date());
+
+		}		
+		isEventTrackerRunning = false;
+		
+	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * Loads all the attributes from policyLogger.properties file
+	 */
+	public  static  LoggerType init(Properties properties) throws Exception  {
+		// read in properties
+		Properties logger_properties = properties;
+		LoggerType logger_type = LoggerType.EELF;
+
+		// fetch and verify definitions of some properties
+		try{
+			
+			int timerDelayTime = Integer.parseInt(logger_properties.getProperty("timer.delay.time"));
+			int checkInterval = Integer.parseInt(logger_properties.getProperty("check.interval"));
+			int expiredDate = Integer.parseInt(logger_properties.getProperty("event.expired.time"));
+			int concurrentHashMapLimit = Integer.parseInt(logger_properties.getProperty("concurrentHashMap.limit"));
+			int stopCheckPoint = Integer.parseInt(logger_properties.getProperty("stop.check.point"));			
+		    String loggerType = logger_properties.getProperty("logger.type");
+		    
+		    String debugLevel = logger_properties.getProperty("debugLogger.level");
+		    String metricsLevel = logger_properties.getProperty("metricsLogger.level");
+		    String auditLevel = logger_properties.getProperty("error.level");
+		    String errorLevel = logger_properties.getProperty("audit.level");
+		    component = logger_properties.getProperty("policy.component");	
+		    String overrideLogbackLevel = logger_properties.getProperty("override.logback.level.setup");
+
+		    if(overrideLogbackLevel != null && !overrideLogbackLevel.isEmpty()) {
+		    	if(overrideLogbackLevel.equalsIgnoreCase("TRUE")){
+		    		isOverrideLogbackLevel = true;
+		    	}else{
+		    		isOverrideLogbackLevel = false;
+		    	}
+		    }
+		    
+		
+			if (debugLevel != null && !debugLevel.isEmpty()){
+				
+				DEBUG_LEVEL = Level.valueOf(debugLevel);
+				
+			}
+			//Only check if it is to turn off or not
+			if (errorLevel != null && errorLevel.equalsIgnoreCase(Level.OFF.toString())){
+				
+				ERROR_LEVEL = Level.valueOf(errorLevel);
+				
+			}
+			//Only check if it is to turn off or not
+			if (metricsLevel != null && metricsLevel.equalsIgnoreCase(Level.OFF.toString())){
+				
+				METRICS_LEVEL = Level.valueOf(metricsLevel);
+				
+			}
+			//Only check if it is to turn off or not
+			if (auditLevel != null && auditLevel.equalsIgnoreCase(Level.OFF.toString())){
+				
+				AUDIT_LEVEL = Level.valueOf(auditLevel);
+				
+			}			
+
+            if(isOverrideLogbackLevel){
+            	
+				debugLogger.setLevel(DEBUG_LEVEL);	
+				metricsLogger.setLevel(METRICS_LEVEL);				
+				auditLogger.setLevel(AUDIT_LEVEL);				
+				errorLogger.setLevel(ERROR_LEVEL);
+				
+            }
+			isEventTrackerRunning = false;
+			
+			debugLogger.info("timerDelayTiime value: " + timerDelayTime);
+
+			debugLogger.info("checkInterval value: " + checkInterval);
+
+			debugLogger.info("expiredDate value: " + expiredDate);
+
+			debugLogger.info("concurrentHashMapLimit value: " + concurrentHashMapLimit);
+
+			debugLogger.info("loggerType value: " + loggerType);		
+
+			debugLogger.info("debugLogger level: " + debugLevel);	
+
+			debugLogger.info("component: " + component);				
+
+			if (timerDelayTime > 0){
+				
+				TIMER_DELAY_TIME = timerDelayTime;
+				
+			}else {
+				MDC.put(ERROR_CATEGORY, "ERROR");
+				if(ErrorCodeMap.hm.get(MessageCodes.GENERAL_ERROR) != null){
+				    MDC.put(ERROR_CODE, ErrorCodeMap.hm.get(MessageCodes.GENERAL_ERROR).getErrorCode());
+					MDC.put(ERROR_DESCRIPTION, ErrorCodeMap.hm.get(MessageCodes.GENERAL_ERROR).getErrorDesc());
+
+				}
+				errorLogger.error("failed to get the timer.delay.time, so use its default value: " + TIMER_DELAY_TIME);
+			}
+			
+			if (checkInterval > 0){
+				
+				CHECK_INTERVAL = checkInterval;
+				
+			}else {
+				MDC.put(ERROR_CATEGORY, "ERROR");
+				if(ErrorCodeMap.hm.get(MessageCodes.GENERAL_ERROR) != null){
+				    MDC.put(ERROR_CODE, ErrorCodeMap.hm.get(MessageCodes.GENERAL_ERROR).getErrorCode());
+					MDC.put(ERROR_DESCRIPTION, ErrorCodeMap.hm.get(MessageCodes.GENERAL_ERROR).getErrorDesc());
+
+				}
+				errorLogger.error("failed to get the check.interval, so use its default value: " + CHECK_INTERVAL);
+			}
+			
+			if (expiredDate > 0){
+				
+				EXPIRED_TIME = expiredDate;
+				
+			}else {
+				MDC.put(ERROR_CATEGORY, "ERROR");
+				
+				if(ErrorCodeMap.hm.get(MessageCodes.GENERAL_ERROR) != null){
+				    MDC.put(ERROR_CODE, ErrorCodeMap.hm.get(MessageCodes.GENERAL_ERROR).getErrorCode());
+					MDC.put(ERROR_DESCRIPTION, ErrorCodeMap.hm.get(MessageCodes.GENERAL_ERROR).getErrorDesc());
+
+				}
+				errorLogger.error("failed to get the event.expired.time, so use its default value: " + EXPIRED_TIME);
+			}
+			
+			if (concurrentHashMapLimit > 0){
+				
+				CONCURRENTHASHMAP_LIMIT = concurrentHashMapLimit;
+				
+			}else {
+				MDC.put(ERROR_CATEGORY, "ERROR");
+				if(ErrorCodeMap.hm.get(MessageCodes.GENERAL_ERROR) != null){
+				    MDC.put(ERROR_CODE, ErrorCodeMap.hm.get(MessageCodes.GENERAL_ERROR).getErrorCode());
+					MDC.put(ERROR_DESCRIPTION, ErrorCodeMap.hm.get(MessageCodes.GENERAL_ERROR).getErrorDesc());
+
+				}
+				errorLogger.error("failed to get the concurrentHashMap.limit, so use its default value: " + CONCURRENTHASHMAP_LIMIT);
+			}	
+			
+			if (stopCheckPoint > 0){
+				
+				STOP_CHECK_POINT = stopCheckPoint;
+				
+			}else {
+				MDC.put(ERROR_CATEGORY, "ERROR");
+				if(ErrorCodeMap.hm.get(MessageCodes.GENERAL_ERROR) != null){
+				    MDC.put(ERROR_CODE, ErrorCodeMap.hm.get(MessageCodes.GENERAL_ERROR).getErrorCode());
+					MDC.put(ERROR_DESCRIPTION, ErrorCodeMap.hm.get(MessageCodes.GENERAL_ERROR).getErrorDesc());
+
+				}
+				errorLogger.error("failed to get the stop.check.point, so use its default value: " + STOP_CHECK_POINT);
+			}	
+			
+			if (loggerType != null){
+				
+				if (loggerType.equalsIgnoreCase("EELF")){
+					
+					logger_type = LoggerType.EELF;
+					
+				}else if (loggerType.equalsIgnoreCase("LOG4J")){
+					
+					logger_type = LoggerType.LOG4J;
+					
+				}else if (loggerType.equalsIgnoreCase("SYSTEMOUT")){
+					
+					logger_type = LoggerType.SYSTEMOUT;
+					
+				}
+				
+			}
+			
+			if (debugLevel != null && !debugLevel.isEmpty()){
+				
+				DEBUG_LEVEL = Level.valueOf(debugLevel);
+				
+			}
+			//Only check if it is to turn off or not
+			if (errorLevel != null && errorLevel.equalsIgnoreCase(Level.OFF.toString())){
+				
+				ERROR_LEVEL = Level.valueOf(errorLevel);
+				
+			}
+			//Only check if it is to turn off or not
+			if (metricsLevel != null && metricsLevel.equalsIgnoreCase(Level.OFF.toString())){
+				
+				METRICS_LEVEL = Level.valueOf(metricsLevel);
+				
+			}
+			//Only check if it is to turn off or not
+			if (auditLevel != null && auditLevel.equalsIgnoreCase(Level.OFF.toString())){
+				
+				AUDIT_LEVEL = Level.valueOf(auditLevel);
+				
+			}
+			
+		}catch(Exception e){
+			MDC.put(ERROR_CATEGORY, "ERROR");
+			
+			if(ErrorCodeMap.hm.get(MessageCodes.GENERAL_ERROR) != null){
+			    MDC.put(ERROR_CODE, ErrorCodeMap.hm.get(MessageCodes.GENERAL_ERROR).getErrorCode());
+				MDC.put(ERROR_DESCRIPTION, ErrorCodeMap.hm.get(MessageCodes.GENERAL_ERROR).getErrorDesc());
+
+			}
+			errorLogger.error("failed to get the policyLogger.properties, so use their default values",e);
+		}
+		
+		return logger_type;
+
+	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * Sets Debug Level
+	 */
+	public static void setDebugLevel(String debugLevel){
+		
+		if(isOverrideLogbackLevel){
+			PolicyLogger.DEBUG_LEVEL = Level.valueOf(debugLevel); 
+			debugLogger.setLevel(DEBUG_LEVEL);
+		}
+		
+	}
+	
+    /**
+     * Sets Error OFF or ON
+     */
+	public static void setErrorLevel(String errorLevel){	
+		
+		if(isOverrideLogbackLevel){
+			if(errorLevel != null && errorLevel.equalsIgnoreCase("OFF")){
+				PolicyLogger.ERROR_LEVEL = Level.OFF; 
+				errorLogger.setLevel(ERROR_LEVEL);
+			}else{
+				//--- set default value
+			    errorLogger.setLevel(Level.ERROR);
+			    PolicyLogger.ERROR_LEVEL = Level.ERROR;
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * Sets Metrics OFF or ON
+	 */
+	public static void setMetricsLevel(String metricsLevel){
+		
+		if(isOverrideLogbackLevel){
+			if(metricsLevel != null && metricsLevel.equalsIgnoreCase("OFF")){
+				PolicyLogger.METRICS_LEVEL = Level.OFF;
+				metricsLogger.setLevel(METRICS_LEVEL);
+			}else {
+				//--- set default value
+				metricsLogger.setLevel(Level.INFO);
+				PolicyLogger.METRICS_LEVEL = Level.INFO; 
+			}
+		}
+		
+	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * Sets Audit OFF or ON
+	 */
+	public static void setAuditLevel(String auditLevel){
+		
+		if(isOverrideLogbackLevel){
+			if(auditLevel != null && auditLevel.equalsIgnoreCase("OFF")){
+				PolicyLogger.AUDIT_LEVEL = Level.OFF; 
+				auditLogger.setLevel(AUDIT_LEVEL);
+			}else {
+				//--- set default value
+				auditLogger.setLevel(Level.INFO);
+				PolicyLogger.AUDIT_LEVEL = Level.INFO; 
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * Returns true for overriding logback levels; returns false for not
+	 */
+	public static boolean isOverrideLogbackLevel(){
+		
+		return isOverrideLogbackLevel;
+	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * Sets true for overriding logback levels; sets false for not
+	 */	
+	public static void setOverrideLogbackLevel(boolean odl){
+		
+		isOverrideLogbackLevel = odl;
+		
+	}
+	/**
+	 * Sets server information to MDC
+	 */
+	public static void setServerInfo(String serverHost, String serverPort){
+		MDC.put(SERVER_NAME, serverHost+":"+serverPort);		
+	}
+
+}
diff --git a/common-logging/src/main/java/org/openecomp/policy/common/logging/flexlogger/EelfLogger.java b/common-logging/src/main/java/org/openecomp/policy/common/logging/flexlogger/EelfLogger.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6e74b94c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common-logging/src/main/java/org/openecomp/policy/common/logging/flexlogger/EelfLogger.java
@@ -0,0 +1,481 @@
+/*-
+ * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
+ * ECOMP-Logging
+ * ================================================================================
+ * Copyright (C) 2017 AT&T Intellectual Property. All rights reserved.
+ * ================================================================================
+ * 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.
+ * ============LICENSE_END=========================================================
+ */
+
+package org.openecomp.policy.common.logging.flexlogger;
+
+import java.util.UUID;
+
+import org.openecomp.policy.common.logging.eelf.MessageCodes;
+import org.openecomp.policy.common.logging.eelf.PolicyLogger;
+import org.openecomp.policy.common.logging.flexlogger.Logger;
+import com.att.eelf.configuration.EELFLogger.Level;
+
+/**
+ * 
+ * EelfLogger implements all the methods of interface Logger by calling PolicyLogger methods
+ *
+ */
+
+public class EelfLogger implements Logger {
+	
+    private String className = "";
+    private String transId = UUID.randomUUID().toString();
+    
+    /**
+     * Constructor
+     * @param clazz
+     */
+	public EelfLogger(Class clazz) {
+		if(clazz != null){
+		   className = clazz.getName();
+		}
+		PolicyLogger.postMDCInfoForEvent(null);	
+	}
+	
+    /**
+     * Constructor
+	 * @param s
+     */
+	public EelfLogger(String s) {
+		if(s != null){
+		   className = s;
+		}
+		PolicyLogger.postMDCInfoForEvent(null);	
+	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * Constructor
+	 * @param clazz
+	 * @param isNewTransaction
+	 */
+	public EelfLogger(Class clazz, boolean isNewTransaction) {
+		if(clazz != null){
+		   className = clazz.getName();
+		}
+        if(isNewTransaction){        	
+		    transId = PolicyLogger.postMDCInfoForEvent(null);		    
+        }else{        	
+        	transId = PolicyLogger.getTransId();
+        }		
+	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * Constructor
+	 * @param s
+	 * @param isNewTransaction
+	 */
+	public EelfLogger(String s, boolean isNewTransaction) {
+		if(s != null){
+		   className = s;
+		}
+        if(isNewTransaction){        	
+		    transId = PolicyLogger.postMDCInfoForEvent(null);		    
+        }else{        	
+        	transId = PolicyLogger.getTransId();
+        }		
+	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * Constructor
+	 * @param clazz
+	 * @param transId
+	 */
+	public EelfLogger(Class clazz, String transId) {
+		if(clazz != null){
+		   className = clazz.getName();
+		}
+		PolicyLogger.postMDCInfoForEvent(transId);
+	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * Constructor
+	 * @param s
+	 * @param transId
+	 */
+	public EelfLogger(String s, String transId) {
+		if(s != null){
+		   className = s;
+		}
+		PolicyLogger.postMDCInfoForEvent(transId);
+	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * Sets transaction Id for logging
+	 * @param transId
+	 */
+	@Override
+	public void setTransId(String transId){
+		
+		PolicyLogger.setTransId(transId);
+		this.transId = transId;
+	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * Returns transaction Id for logging
+	 */
+	@Override
+	public String getTransId(){		
+		return transId;
+	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * Records a message
+	 * @param message
+	 */
+	@Override
+	public void debug(Object message) {  
+		PolicyLogger.debug(className, ""+message);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Records an error message
+	 * @param message
+	 */
+	@Override
+	public void error(Object message) {		
+		PolicyLogger.error(className, ""+message);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Records a message
+	 * @param message
+	 */
+	@Override
+	public void info(Object message) {		
+        PolicyLogger.info(className, ""+message);
+	}	
+
+	/**
+	 * Records a message
+	 * @param message
+	 */
+	@Override
+	public void warn(Object message) {		
+		PolicyLogger.warn(className, ""+message);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Records a message
+	 * @param message
+	 */
+	@Override
+	public void trace(Object message) {		
+		PolicyLogger.trace(className, ""+message);
+	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * Returns true for debug enabled, or false for not
+	 * @return boolean
+	 */
+	@Override
+	public boolean isDebugEnabled(){		
+		return PolicyLogger.isDebugEnabled();
+	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * Returns true for info enabled, or false for not
+	 * @return boolean
+	 */
+	@Override
+	public boolean isInfoEnabled(){		
+		return PolicyLogger.isInfoEnabled();
+	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * Returns true for warn enabled, or false for not
+	 * @return boolean
+	 */
+	@Override
+	public boolean isWarnEnabled(){		
+		return PolicyLogger.isWarnEnabled();
+	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * Returns true for error enabled, or false for not
+	 * @return boolean
+	 */
+	@Override
+	public boolean isErrorEnabled(){		
+		return PolicyLogger.isErrorEnabled();
+	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * Returns true for audit enabled, or false for not
+	 * @return boolean
+	 */
+	@Override
+	public boolean isAuditEnabled(){		
+		if(PolicyLogger.AUDIT_LEVEL != null && PolicyLogger.AUDIT_LEVEL.toString().equals(Level.OFF.toString())){
+			return false;
+		}else {
+			return true;
+		}
+	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * Returns true for metrics enabled, or false for not
+	 * @return boolean
+	 */
+	@Override
+	public boolean isMetricsEnabled(){			
+		if(PolicyLogger.METRICS_LEVEL != null && PolicyLogger.METRICS_LEVEL.toString().equals(Level.OFF.toString())){
+			return false;
+		}else {
+			return true;
+		}
+	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * Returns true for trace enabled, or false for not
+	 * @return boolean
+	 */
+	@Override
+	public boolean isTraceEnabled(){		
+		return PolicyLogger.isDebugEnabled();
+	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * Records an audit message
+	 * @param arg0
+	 */
+	@Override
+	public void audit(Object arg0) {		
+		PolicyLogger.audit(className, ""+ arg0);		
+	}
+    
+	/**
+	 * Records a message 
+	 * @param message
+	 * @param t
+	 */
+	@Override
+	public void debug(Object message, Throwable t) { 
+		PolicyLogger.debug(MessageCodes.GENERAL_INFO, t, message.toString()); 
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Records an error message 
+	 * @param message
+	 * @param t
+	 */
+	@Override
+	public void error(Object message, Throwable t) { 
+		PolicyLogger.error(MessageCodes.ERROR_UNKNOWN, t, message.toString()); 
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Records a message 
+	 * @param message
+	 * @param t
+	 */
+	@Override
+	public void info(Object message, Throwable t) { 
+		PolicyLogger.info(MessageCodes.GENERAL_INFO, t, message.toString()); 
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Records a message 
+	 * @param message
+	 * @param t
+	 */
+	@Override
+	public void warn(Object message, Throwable t) { 
+		PolicyLogger.warn(MessageCodes.GENERAL_WARNING, t, message.toString()); 
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Records a message 
+	 * @param message
+	 * @param t
+	 */
+	@Override
+	public void trace(Object message, Throwable t) { 
+		PolicyLogger.trace(message); 
+	} 
+	
+	/**
+	 * Records an audit message 
+	 * @param arg0
+	 * @param t
+	 */
+	@Override
+	public void audit(Object arg0, Throwable t) { 
+		PolicyLogger.audit(arg0); 
+	} 
+	
+	/**
+	 * Records an audit message 
+	 * @param eventId
+	 */	
+	@Override
+	public void recordAuditEventStart(String eventId) {		
+		PolicyLogger.recordAuditEventStart(eventId);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Records an audit message 
+	 * @param eventId
+	 */	
+	@Override
+	public void recordAuditEventStart(UUID eventId) {		
+		PolicyLogger.recordAuditEventStart(eventId);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Records an audit message 
+	 * @param eventId
+	 * @param rule
+	 * @param policyVersion
+	 */	
+	@Override
+	public void recordAuditEventEnd(String eventId, String rule, String policyVersion) {		
+		PolicyLogger.recordAuditEventEnd(eventId, rule, policyVersion);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Records an audit message 
+	 * @param eventId
+	 * @param rule
+	 * @param policyVersion
+	 */	
+	@Override
+	public void recordAuditEventEnd(UUID eventId, String rule, String policyVersion) {	
+		PolicyLogger.recordAuditEventEnd(eventId, rule, policyVersion);
+	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * Records an audit message 
+	 * @param eventId
+	 * @param rule
+	 */	
+	@Override
+	public void recordAuditEventEnd(String eventId, String rule) {		
+		PolicyLogger.recordAuditEventEnd(eventId, rule);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Records an audit message 
+	 * @param eventId
+	 * @param rule
+	 */	
+	@Override
+	public void recordAuditEventEnd(UUID eventId, String rule) {		
+		PolicyLogger.recordAuditEventEnd(eventId, rule);
+	}	
+
+	/**
+	 * Records a metrics message 
+	 * @param eventId
+	 * @param arg1
+	 */	
+	@Override
+	public void recordMetricEvent(String eventId, String arg1) {
+		PolicyLogger.recordMetricEvent(eventId, arg1);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Records a metrics message 
+	 * @param eventId
+	 * @param arg1
+	 */	
+	@Override
+	public void recordMetricEvent(UUID eventId, String arg1) {		
+		PolicyLogger.recordMetricEvent(eventId, arg1);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Records a metrics message 
+	 * @param arg0
+	 */	
+	@Override
+	public void metrics(Object arg0) {
+		PolicyLogger.metrics(className, arg0);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Records an error message 
+	 * @param msg
+	 * @param arg0
+	 * @param arguments
+	 */		
+	@Override
+	public void error(MessageCodes msg, Throwable arg0, String... arguments){		
+		PolicyLogger.error(msg, className, arg0, arguments);
+	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * Records an error message 
+	 * @param msg
+	 * @param arguments
+	 */	
+	@Override
+	public void error(MessageCodes msg, String... arguments){		
+		PolicyLogger.error(msg, arguments);  
+	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * Populates MDC Info
+	 * @param transId
+	 */	
+	@Override
+	public String postMDCInfoForEvent(String transId) {		
+		return PolicyLogger.postMDCInfoForEvent(transId);
+	
+	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * Records a message 
+	 * @param msg
+	 * @param arguments
+	 */
+    @Override
+	public void warn(MessageCodes msg, String... arguments){    	
+    	PolicyLogger.warn(msg, className, arguments);
+    }
+	
+	/**
+	 * Records a message 
+	 * @param msg
+	 * @param arg0
+	 * @param arguments
+	 */
+    @Override
+	public void warn(MessageCodes msg, Throwable arg0, String... arguments){    	
+    	PolicyLogger.warn(msg, className, arg0, arguments);    	
+    }
+	
+	/**
+	 * Populates MDC Info for the rule triggered
+	 * @param transId
+	 */
+    @Override
+    public void postMDCInfoForTriggeredRule(String transId){    	
+    	PolicyLogger.postMDCInfoForTriggeredRule(transId);
+    }
+    
+	/**
+	 * Populates MDC Info
+	 * @param o
+	 */    
+    @Override
+	public void postMDCInfoForEvent(Object o){
+    	PolicyLogger.postMDCInfoForEvent(o);
+	}
+}
diff --git a/common-logging/src/main/java/org/openecomp/policy/common/logging/flexlogger/FlexLogger.java b/common-logging/src/main/java/org/openecomp/policy/common/logging/flexlogger/FlexLogger.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4748e34f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common-logging/src/main/java/org/openecomp/policy/common/logging/flexlogger/FlexLogger.java
@@ -0,0 +1,366 @@
+/*-
+ * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
+ * ECOMP-Logging
+ * ================================================================================
+ * Copyright (C) 2017 AT&T Intellectual Property. All rights reserved.
+ * ================================================================================
+ * 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.
+ * ============LICENSE_END=========================================================
+ */
+
+package org.openecomp.policy.common.logging.flexlogger;
+
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.text.SimpleDateFormat;
+import java.time.Instant;
+import java.util.Date;
+import java.util.Properties;
+import java.util.Set;
+import java.util.concurrent.ConcurrentHashMap;
+
+import org.openecomp.policy.common.logging.eelf.PolicyLogger;
+import org.openecomp.policy.common.logging.flexlogger.PropertyUtil;
+import org.openecomp.policy.common.logging.flexlogger.PropertyUtil.Listener;
+
+/**
+ * 
+ * FlexLogger acts as factory to generate instances of Logger based on logger type
+ *
+ */
+public class FlexLogger extends SecurityManager{
+
+	private static LoggerType loggerType = LoggerType.EELF;
+	private static boolean initLoggerCalled = false;
+    private static ConcurrentHashMap<String, Logger4J> logger4JMap = new ConcurrentHashMap<String, Logger4J>();
+    private static ConcurrentHashMap<String, EelfLogger> eelfLoggerMap = new ConcurrentHashMap<String, EelfLogger>();
+    private static ConcurrentHashMap<String, SystemOutLogger> systemOutMap = new ConcurrentHashMap<String, SystemOutLogger>();
+    //--- init logger first
+	static {
+		loggerType = initlogger();
+	}
+    
+	/**
+	 * Returns an instance of Logger
+	 * @param clazz
+	 */
+	static public Logger getLogger(Class clazz) {
+		
+		if (initLoggerCalled == false) {
+			loggerType = initlogger();
+		}
+		Logger logger = null;
+		System.out.println("FlexLogger:getLogger : loggerType = " + loggerType);
+		switch (loggerType) {
+
+		case EELF:
+			logger = getEelfLogger(clazz, false);			
+			break;
+		case LOG4J:			
+			logger = getLog4JLogger(clazz);			
+			break;
+		case SYSTEMOUT:
+			logger = getSystemOutLogger(null);
+			break;
+		}
+
+		return logger;
+
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Returns an instance of Logger
+	 * @param s
+	 */
+	static public Logger getLogger(String s) {
+
+		if (initLoggerCalled == false) {
+			loggerType = initlogger();
+		}		
+		Logger logger = null;
+		System.out.println("FlexLogger:getLogger : loggerType = " + loggerType);
+		switch (loggerType) {
+
+		case EELF:
+			logger = getEelfLogger(null,false);
+			break;
+		case LOG4J:			
+			logger = getLog4JLogger(s);
+			break;			
+		case SYSTEMOUT:
+			logger = getSystemOutLogger(null);
+			break;
+		}
+
+		return logger;
+
+	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * Returns an instance of Logger
+	 * @param clazz
+	 * @param isNewTransaction
+	 */
+	static public Logger getLogger(Class clazz, boolean isNewTransaction) {
+
+		if (initLoggerCalled == false) {
+			loggerType = initlogger();
+		}
+		Logger logger = null;
+		System.out.println("FlexLogger:getLogger : loggerType = " + loggerType);
+		switch (loggerType) {
+
+		case EELF:
+			logger = getEelfLogger(clazz, isNewTransaction);
+			break;
+		case LOG4J:
+			logger = getLog4JLogger(clazz);
+			break;
+		case SYSTEMOUT:
+			logger = getSystemOutLogger(null);
+			break;
+		}
+
+		return logger;
+
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Returns an instance of Logger
+	 * @param s
+	 * @param isNewTransaction
+	 */
+	static public Logger getLogger(String s, boolean isNewTransaction) {
+
+		if (initLoggerCalled == false) {
+			loggerType = initlogger();
+		}
+		Logger logger = null;
+		System.out.println("FlexLogger:getLogger : loggerType = " + loggerType);
+		switch (loggerType) {
+
+		case EELF:
+			logger = getEelfLogger(null, isNewTransaction);
+			break;
+		case LOG4J:
+			logger = getLog4JLogger(s);
+			break;
+		case SYSTEMOUT:
+			logger = getSystemOutLogger(null);
+			break;
+		}
+
+		return logger;
+	}
+   
+	/**
+	 * Returns the calling class name
+	 */
+   public String getClassName(){	
+	    System.out.println("getClassContext()[3].getName() " + getClassContext()[3].getName());
+  	    return getClassContext()[3].getName();
+	}
+   
+	/**
+	 * Returns an instance of Logger4J
+	 * @param clazz
+	 */
+   private static Logger4J getLog4JLogger(Class clazz){
+		 String className = new FlexLogger().getClassName();
+
+		if(!logger4JMap.containsKey(className)){
+			//for 1610 release use the default debug.log for log4j
+			Logger4J logger = new Logger4J("debugLogger", className);	
+			logger4JMap.put(className, logger);
+		}
+		
+		return logger4JMap.get(className);
+   }
+   
+	/**
+	 * Returns an instance of Logger4J
+	 * @param s
+	 */
+   private static Logger4J getLog4JLogger(String s){
+		 String className = new FlexLogger().getClassName();
+
+		if(!logger4JMap.containsKey(className)){
+			Logger4J logger = new Logger4J(s, className);	
+			logger4JMap.put(className, logger);
+		}
+		
+		return logger4JMap.get(className);
+   }
+   
+	/**
+	 * Returns an instance of EelfLogger
+	 * @param clazz
+	 * @param isNewTransaction
+	 */
+   private static EelfLogger getEelfLogger(Class clazz, boolean isNewTransaction){
+
+		String className = "";
+		EelfLogger logger = null;
+		if(clazz != null){
+			className = clazz.getName();
+		}else{
+			className = new FlexLogger().getClassName();
+		}
+		
+		if(!eelfLoggerMap.containsKey(className)){
+			logger = new EelfLogger(clazz, isNewTransaction);
+			eelfLoggerMap.put(className, logger);
+		}else{ 
+        	logger = eelfLoggerMap.get(className);
+        	if(logger == null){
+        		logger = new EelfLogger(clazz, isNewTransaction);
+        		eelfLoggerMap.put(className, logger);
+        	}
+			//installl already created but it is new transaction
+	        if(isNewTransaction){	        	
+	        	String transId = PolicyLogger.postMDCInfoForEvent(null);
+	        	logger.setTransId(transId);
+	        }
+		}
+		System.out.println("eelfLoggerMap size : " + eelfLoggerMap.size() + " class name: " + className);
+		return logger;
+   }
+   
+	/**
+	 * Returns an instance of SystemOutLogger
+	 * @param clazz
+	 */
+   private static SystemOutLogger getSystemOutLogger(Class clazz){
+
+		 String className = new FlexLogger().getClassName();
+		
+		if(!systemOutMap.containsKey(className)){
+			SystemOutLogger logger = new SystemOutLogger(className);
+			systemOutMap.put(className, logger);
+		}
+		
+		return systemOutMap.get(className);
+   }
+   
+	/**
+	 * loads the logger properties
+	 */
+	private static LoggerType initlogger() {
+		LoggerType loggerType = LoggerType.EELF;
+		String overrideLogbackLevel = "FALSE";
+		String logger_Type = "";
+		try {
+
+			 Properties properties = null;
+		     properties = PropertyUtil.getProperties(
+				 "config/policyLogger.properties");
+		     System.out.println("FlexLogger:properties => " + properties); 
+		     
+		    if(properties != null) {
+		    	overrideLogbackLevel = properties.getProperty("override.logback.level.setup");	
+		    	System.out.println("FlexLogger:overrideLogbackLevel => " + overrideLogbackLevel);
+		    	logger_Type = properties.getProperty("logger.type");
+				if (logger_Type != null){
+					
+					if (logger_Type.equalsIgnoreCase("EELF")){
+						
+						loggerType = LoggerType.EELF;
+						
+					}else if (logger_Type.equalsIgnoreCase("LOG4J")){
+						
+						loggerType = LoggerType.LOG4J;
+						
+					}else if (logger_Type.equalsIgnoreCase("SYSTEMOUT")){
+						
+						loggerType = LoggerType.SYSTEMOUT;
+						
+					}
+					
+				    System.out.println("FlexLogger.logger_Type value: " + logger_Type);
+				}
+		    }
+			//--- only use reload policyLogger.properties file listener for logger type EEFL and overrideLogbackLevel flag is true
+			if(logger_Type.equalsIgnoreCase("EELF") && overrideLogbackLevel != null && overrideLogbackLevel.equalsIgnoreCase("TRUE")){
+				
+				 System.out.println("FlexLogger: start listener.");
+			     properties = PropertyUtil.getProperties(
+					 "config/policyLogger.properties", new PropertiesCallBack(
+							"FlexLogger-CallBack"));
+			}else{
+				System.out.println("FlexLogger: no listener needed.");
+			}
+			
+			try {
+
+				loggerType = PolicyLogger.init(properties);
+				initLoggerCalled = true;
+
+			} catch (Exception e) {
+				System.out.println("initlogger" + e);
+			}
+			
+		} catch (IOException e1) {
+			System.out.println("initlogger" + e1);
+		}
+
+		return loggerType;
+	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * PropertiesCallBack is listening any updates on the policyLogger.properties
+	 */
+	static public class PropertiesCallBack implements Listener {
+		String name;
+
+		public PropertiesCallBack(String name) {
+			this.name = name;
+		}
+        
+		/**
+		 * This method will be called automatically if he policyLogger.properties got updated
+		 */
+		public void propertiesChanged(Properties properties,
+				Set<String> changedKeys) {
+			
+			String debugLevel = properties.getProperty("debugLogger.level");
+			String metricsLevel = properties.getProperty("metricsLogger.level");
+			String auditLevel = properties.getProperty("audit.level");
+			String errorLevel = properties.getProperty("error.level");
+			
+			SimpleDateFormat sdf = new SimpleDateFormat("yyyy-MM-dd'T'HH:mm:ss.SSS+00:00");
+			Instant startTime = Instant.now();
+			String formatedTime = sdf.format(Date.from(startTime));
+			System.out.println("FlexLogger.propertiesChanged : called at time : " + formatedTime);
+			System.out.println("FlexLogger.propertiesChanged : debugLevel : " + debugLevel);
+			
+			if (changedKeys != null) {
+
+				if (changedKeys.contains("debugLogger.level")) {
+					PolicyLogger.setDebugLevel(debugLevel);
+				}
+
+				if (changedKeys.contains("metricsLogger.level")) {
+					PolicyLogger.setMetricsLevel(metricsLevel);
+				}
+
+				if (changedKeys.contains("error.level")) {
+					PolicyLogger.setErrorLevel(errorLevel);
+				}
+
+				if (changedKeys.contains("audit.level")) {
+					PolicyLogger.setAuditLevel(auditLevel);
+				}
+			}				
+		  }
+	  }
+	
+}
diff --git a/common-logging/src/main/java/org/openecomp/policy/common/logging/flexlogger/FlexLoggerTester.java b/common-logging/src/main/java/org/openecomp/policy/common/logging/flexlogger/FlexLoggerTester.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3e0d558a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common-logging/src/main/java/org/openecomp/policy/common/logging/flexlogger/FlexLoggerTester.java
@@ -0,0 +1,81 @@
+/*-
+ * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
+ * ECOMP-Logging
+ * ================================================================================
+ * Copyright (C) 2017 AT&T Intellectual Property. All rights reserved.
+ * ================================================================================
+ * 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.
+ * ============LICENSE_END=========================================================
+ */
+
+package org.openecomp.policy.common.logging.flexlogger;
+
+import java.util.UUID;
+
+public class FlexLoggerTester {
+
+	
+	public void testLogging(){
+		
+		// get an instance of logger 
+		Logger  logger = FlexLogger.getLogger(FlexLoggerTester.class);
+		
+		//logger.info("this is a testing of FlexLogger with logger type:" + FlexLogger.loggerType);
+		
+		logger.info("logger.isAuditEnabled():" + logger.isAuditEnabled());
+		logger.info("logger.isDebugEnabled():" + logger.isDebugEnabled());
+		logger.info("logger.isErrorEnabled():" + logger.isErrorEnabled());
+		logger.info("logger.isInfoEnabled():" + logger.isInfoEnabled());
+		logger.info("logger.isMetricsEnabled():" + logger.isMetricsEnabled());
+		logger.info("logger.isWarnEnabled():" + logger.isWarnEnabled());
+		
+		if(logger.isDebugEnabled())
+		    logger.debug("this is from logger.debug call");
+		else
+			logger.info("this is from logger.info call");
+
+		if(logger.isMetricsEnabled()) logger.metrics("this is from logger.metrics call");
+		
+		logger.error("this is from logger.error call");
+		if(logger.isAuditEnabled()) 
+			logger.audit("this is from logger.audit call");
+		else{
+			logger.audit("shouldn't see this line in audit log");
+			logger.info("shouldn't see this line in audit log");
+		}
+		
+		if(logger.isMetricsEnabled()) 
+			logger.metrics("this is from logger.metrics call");
+		else{
+			logger.metrics("shouldn't see this line in metrics log");
+			logger.info("shouldn't see this line in metrics log");
+		}
+		
+		if(logger.isErrorEnabled()) {
+			logger.error("this is from logger.error call");
+		}else{
+			logger.error("shouldn't see this logger.error call in error.log");
+			logger.info("error is not enabled");
+		}
+		
+		logger.info("logger.isDebugEnabled() returned value:" + logger.isDebugEnabled());
+		logger.recordAuditEventEnd("123345456464998", "from recordAuditEventEnd call", "12345");
+		logger.recordAuditEventEnd(UUID.randomUUID(), "from recordAuditEventEnd call", "abcdf");
+		logger.recordAuditEventStart("from recordAuditEventStart call");
+		logger.recordAuditEventStart(UUID.randomUUID().toString());
+		logger.recordMetricEvent("123345456464998", "from recordMetricEvent call");
+		logger.recordMetricEvent(UUID.randomUUID(), "from recordMetricEvent call");
+		logger.trace("from trace call");
+
+	}
+}
diff --git a/common-logging/src/main/java/org/openecomp/policy/common/logging/flexlogger/Logger.java b/common-logging/src/main/java/org/openecomp/policy/common/logging/flexlogger/Logger.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ae210081
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common-logging/src/main/java/org/openecomp/policy/common/logging/flexlogger/Logger.java
@@ -0,0 +1,226 @@
+/*-
+ * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
+ * ECOMP-Logging
+ * ================================================================================
+ * Copyright (C) 2017 AT&T Intellectual Property. All rights reserved.
+ * ================================================================================
+ * 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.
+ * ============LICENSE_END=========================================================
+ */
+
+package org.openecomp.policy.common.logging.flexlogger;
+
+import static org.openecomp.policy.common.logging.eelf.Configuration.STATUS_CODE;
+
+import static com.att.eelf.configuration.Configuration.MDC_SERVICE_NAME;
+import java.util.UUID;
+
+import org.slf4j.MDC;
+
+import org.openecomp.policy.common.logging.eelf.MessageCodes;
+
+/**
+ * 
+ * Interface Logger - implemented by Logger4J, EelfLogger and SystemOutLogger
+ *
+ */
+public interface Logger {	
+	
+	/**
+	 * Prints messages with the level.DEBUG
+	 */
+	public void debug(Object message);
+	
+	/**
+	 * Prints messages with the level.ERROR
+	 */
+	public void error(Object message);
+	
+	/**
+	 * Prints messages with the level.ERROR
+	 */
+	public void error(MessageCodes msg, Throwable arg0, String... arguments);
+
+	/**
+	 * Prints messages with the level.INFO
+	 */
+	public void info(Object message);
+	
+	/**
+	 * Prints messages with the level.WARN
+	 */
+	public void warn(Object message);		
+
+	/**
+	 * Prints messages with the level.TRACE
+	 */
+	public void trace(Object message);	
+	
+	/**
+	 * Prints messages in audit log with the level.INFO
+	 */
+	public void audit(Object arg0);
+	
+	/**
+	 * Prints messages with the level.DEBUG
+	 */
+	public void debug(Object message, Throwable t);
+	
+	/**
+	 * Prints messages with the level.ERROR
+	 */
+	public void error(Object message, Throwable t);
+
+	/**
+	 * Prints messages with the level.INFO
+	 */
+	public void info(Object message, Throwable t);
+	
+	/**
+	 * Prints messages with the level.WARN
+	 */
+	public void warn(Object message, Throwable t);		
+
+	/**
+	 * Prints messages with the level.TRACE
+	 */
+	public void trace(Object message, Throwable t);	
+	
+	/**
+	 * Prints messages in audit log with the level.INFO
+	 */
+	public void audit(Object arg0, Throwable t);
+	
+	/**
+	 * Records event Id in audit log with the level.INFO
+	 */
+	public void recordAuditEventStart(String eventId);
+	
+	/**
+	 * Records the starting time of the event with its request Id as the key
+	 */
+	public void recordAuditEventStart(UUID eventId);
+	
+	/**
+	 * Records the ending time of the event with its request Id as the key
+	 */
+	public void recordAuditEventEnd(String eventId, String rule, String policyVersion );
+	
+	/**
+	 * Records the ending time of the event with its request Id as the key
+	 */
+	public void recordAuditEventEnd(UUID eventId, String rule, String policyVersion);
+	
+	/**
+	 * Records the ending time of the event with its request Id as the key
+	 */
+	public void recordAuditEventEnd(String eventId, String rule);
+	
+	/**
+	 * Records the ending time of the event with its request Id as the key
+	 */
+	public void recordAuditEventEnd(UUID eventId, String rule);
+	
+	
+	/**
+	 * Records the Metrics with event Id and log message 
+	 */
+	public void recordMetricEvent(String eventId, String arg1);
+	
+	/**
+	 * Records the Metrics with event Id and log message 
+	 */
+	public void recordMetricEvent(UUID eventId, String arg1);
+	
+	/**
+	 * Records the Metrics log message
+	 */
+	public void metrics(Object arg0);
+	
+	/**
+	 * Returns a boolean value, true for debug logging enabled, false for not enabled
+	 */
+	public boolean isDebugEnabled();
+	
+	/**
+	 * Returns a boolean value, true for error logging enabled, false for not enabled
+	 */
+	public boolean isErrorEnabled();
+	
+	/**
+	 * Returns a boolean value, true for warn logging enabled, false for not enabled
+	 */
+	public boolean isWarnEnabled();
+	
+	/**
+	 * Returns a boolean value, true for info logging enabled, false for not enabled
+	 */
+	public boolean isInfoEnabled();	
+
+	/**
+	 * Returns a boolean value, true for error logging enabled, false for not enabled
+	 */
+	public boolean isAuditEnabled();
+	
+	/**
+	 * Returns a boolean value, true for warn logging enabled, false for not enabled
+	 */
+	public boolean isMetricsEnabled();
+	
+	/**
+	 * Returns a boolean value, true for trace logging enabled, false for not enabled
+	 */
+	public boolean isTraceEnabled();
+	
+	
+	/**
+	 * Populates MDC info
+	 */	
+	public String postMDCInfoForEvent(String transId);
+	
+	/**
+	 * Prints messages with the level.WARN
+	 */
+	public void warn(MessageCodes msg, String... arguments) ;
+	
+	/**
+	 * Prints messages with the level.WARN
+	 */
+	public void warn(MessageCodes msg, Throwable arg0, String... arguments) ;
+	
+	/**
+	 * Prints messages with the level.ERROR
+	 */
+	public void error(MessageCodes msg, String... arguments) ;
+	
+	/**
+	 * Sets transaction Id
+	 */
+	public void setTransId(String transId);
+
+	/**
+	 * Returns transaction Id
+	 */
+	String getTransId();
+	
+	/**
+	 * Populates MDC Info for the rule triggered
+	 */
+	public void postMDCInfoForTriggeredRule(String transId);
+	
+	/**
+	 * Populates MDC Info
+	 */
+	public void postMDCInfoForEvent(Object o);
+	
+}
diff --git a/common-logging/src/main/java/org/openecomp/policy/common/logging/flexlogger/Logger4J.java b/common-logging/src/main/java/org/openecomp/policy/common/logging/flexlogger/Logger4J.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..02f95cf2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common-logging/src/main/java/org/openecomp/policy/common/logging/flexlogger/Logger4J.java
@@ -0,0 +1,454 @@
+/*-
+ * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
+ * ECOMP-Logging
+ * ================================================================================
+ * Copyright (C) 2017 AT&T Intellectual Property. All rights reserved.
+ * ================================================================================
+ * 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.
+ * ============LICENSE_END=========================================================
+ */
+
+package org.openecomp.policy.common.logging.flexlogger;
+
+import java.util.UUID;
+
+import org.apache.log4j.Logger;
+import org.apache.log4j.Priority;
+
+import org.openecomp.policy.common.logging.eelf.MessageCodes;
+import org.openecomp.policy.common.logging.eelf.PolicyLogger;
+import com.att.eelf.configuration.EELFLogger.Level;
+
+/**
+ * 
+ * Logger4J implements all the methods of interface Logger by calling org.apache.log4j.Logger
+ *
+ */
+public class Logger4J implements org.openecomp.policy.common.logging.flexlogger.Logger {
+	
+	private Logger log = null;
+    private String methodName = "";
+    private String className = "";
+	private String transId = UUID.randomUUID().toString();
+	
+    /**
+     * Constructor
+     * @param clazz
+     */
+	public Logger4J (Class clazz){
+		System.out.println("create instance of Logger4J");
+		if(clazz != null){
+		   log = Logger.getLogger(clazz);
+		   className = clazz.getName();
+		}
+	}
+	
+    /**
+     * Constructor
+     * @param s
+     * @param className
+     */
+	public Logger4J (String s, String className){
+		System.out.println("create instance of Logger4J");
+		if(s != null){
+		   log = Logger.getLogger(s);
+		}
+		this.className = className;
+	}
+
+    /**
+     * Sets transaction Id
+     */
+	@Override
+	public void setTransId(String transId){		
+		log.info(transId);
+		this.transId = transId;
+	}
+	
+    /**
+     * Returns transaction Id
+     */
+	@Override
+	public String getTransId(){		
+		return transId;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Records a message
+	 * @param message
+	 */
+	@Override
+	public void debug(Object message) {		
+		if(isDebugEnabled()){
+		   log.debug(transId + "|" + message);
+		}
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Records an error message
+	 * @param message
+	 */
+	@Override
+	public void error(Object message) {
+		log.error( transId + "|" + className +"|" + message);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Records a message
+	 * @param message
+	 */
+	@Override
+	public void info(Object message) {
+		log.info( transId + "|" + className +"|" + message);
+	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * Records a message
+	 * @param message
+	 */
+	@Override
+	public void warn(Object message) {
+		log.warn( transId + "|" + className +"|" + message);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Records a message
+	 * @param message
+	 */
+	@Override
+	public void trace(Object message) {
+		log.trace(transId + "|"+ className +"|"  + message);
+	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * Returns true for debug enabled, or false for not
+	 * @return boolean
+	 */
+	@Override
+	public boolean isDebugEnabled(){
+		return log.isDebugEnabled();
+	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * Returns true for error enabled, or false for not
+	 * @return boolean
+	 */
+	@SuppressWarnings("deprecation")
+	@Override
+	public boolean isErrorEnabled(){
+		return log.isEnabledFor(Priority.ERROR);
+	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * Returns true for info enabled, or false for not
+	 * @return boolean
+	 */
+	@Override
+	public boolean isInfoEnabled(){
+		return log.isInfoEnabled();
+	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * Returns true for warn enabled, or false for not
+	 * @return boolean
+	 */
+	@SuppressWarnings("deprecation")
+	@Override
+	public boolean isWarnEnabled(){
+		//return log4j value
+		return log.isEnabledFor(Priority.WARN);
+	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * Returns true for audit enabled, or false for not
+	 * @return boolean
+	 */
+	@Override
+	public boolean isAuditEnabled(){		
+		if(PolicyLogger.AUDIT_LEVEL != null && PolicyLogger.AUDIT_LEVEL.toString().equals(Level.OFF.toString())){
+			return false;
+		}else {
+			return true;
+		}
+	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * Returns true for metrics enabled, or false for not
+	 * @return boolean
+	 */
+	@Override
+	public boolean isMetricsEnabled(){			
+		if(PolicyLogger.METRICS_LEVEL != null && PolicyLogger.METRICS_LEVEL.toString().equals(Level.OFF.toString())){
+			return false;
+		}else {
+			return true;
+		}
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Records an audit message
+	 * @param arg0
+	 */
+	@Override
+	public void audit(Object arg0) {
+		log.info(className +"|" +arg0);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Records an audit message 
+	 * @param eventId
+	 */	
+	@Override
+	public void recordAuditEventStart(String eventId) {
+		log.info(className +"|recordAuditEventStart with eventId " + eventId);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Records an audit message 
+	 * @param eventId
+	 */	
+	@Override
+	public void recordAuditEventStart(UUID eventId) {
+		if(eventId != null){
+		   recordAuditEventStart(eventId.toString());	
+		}
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Records an audit message 
+	 * @param eventId
+	 * @param rule
+	 * @param policyVersion
+	 */
+	@Override
+	public void recordAuditEventEnd(String eventId, String rule, String policyVersion) {		
+		log.info(className +"|"+ eventId + ":" + rule);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Records an audit message 
+	 * @param eventId
+	 * @param rule
+	 * @param policyVersion
+	 */	
+	@Override
+	public void recordAuditEventEnd(UUID eventId, String rule, String policyVersion) {
+		if(eventId != null){
+			recordAuditEventEnd(eventId.toString(), rule, policyVersion);
+		}else{
+			recordAuditEventEnd(eventId, rule, policyVersion);
+		}
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Records an audit message 
+	 * @param eventId
+	 * @param rule
+	 */	
+	@Override
+	public void recordAuditEventEnd(String eventId, String rule) {		
+		log.info(className +"|" +eventId + ":" + rule);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Records an audit message 
+	 * @param eventId
+	 * @param rule
+	 */	
+	@Override
+	public void recordAuditEventEnd(UUID eventId, String rule) {
+		if(eventId != null){
+			recordAuditEventEnd(eventId.toString(), rule);
+		}else{
+			recordAuditEventEnd(eventId, rule);
+		}
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Records a metrics message 
+	 * @param eventId
+	 * @param arg1
+	 */	
+	@Override
+	public void recordMetricEvent(String eventId, String arg1) {		
+		log.info(className +"|" +eventId + ":" + arg1);
+		
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Records a metrics message 
+	 * @param eventId
+	 * @param arg1
+	 */	
+	@Override
+	public void recordMetricEvent(UUID eventId, String arg1) {		
+		if(eventId != null){
+			recordMetricEvent(eventId.toString(), arg1);
+		}else{
+			recordMetricEvent(eventId, arg1);
+		}		
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Records a metrics message 
+	 * @param arg0
+	 */	
+	@Override
+	public void metrics(Object arg0) {		
+		log.info(arg0);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Records an error message 
+	 * @param msg
+	 * @param arg0
+	 * @param arguments
+	 */		
+	@Override
+	public void error(MessageCodes msg, Throwable arg0, String... arguments){
+		log.error(transId + "|" + className +"|" + "MessageCodes :" + msg + arguments);
+
+	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * Records an error message 
+	 * @param msg
+	 * @param arguments
+	 */		
+	@Override
+	public void error(MessageCodes msg, String... arguments){		
+		log.error(transId + "|" + className +"|" + "MessageCode:" + msg + arguments);
+	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * Returns transaction Id 
+	 * @param transId
+	 */	
+	@Override
+	public String postMDCInfoForEvent(String transId) {		
+		if(transId == null || transId.isEmpty()){
+			transId = UUID.randomUUID().toString();
+		}
+		
+	    return transId;
+	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * Records a message 
+	 * @param msg
+	 * @param arguments
+	 */
+    @Override
+	public void warn(MessageCodes msg, String... arguments){    	
+    	log.warn(className +"|" +"MessageCodes:" + msg + arguments);
+    }
+
+	/**
+	 * Records a message 
+	 * @param msg
+	 * @param arg0
+	 * @param arguments
+	 */
+    @Override
+	public void warn(MessageCodes msg, Throwable arg0, String... arguments){
+    	log.warn(className +"|" +"MessageCodes:" + msg + arguments);    	
+    }
+
+	/**
+	 * Records a message
+	 * @param message
+	 * @param t
+	 */
+	@Override
+	public void debug(Object message, Throwable t) {
+		log.debug(message, t);		
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Records an error message
+	 * @param message
+	 * @param t
+	 */
+	@Override
+	public void error(Object message, Throwable t) {
+		log.error(message, t);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Records a message 
+	 * @param message
+	 * @param t
+	 */
+	@Override
+	public void info(Object message, Throwable t) {
+		log.info(message, t);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Records a message 
+	 * @param message
+	 * @param t
+	 */
+	@Override
+	public void warn(Object message, Throwable t) {
+		log.warn(message, t);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Records a message 
+	 * @param message
+	 * @param t
+	 */
+	@Override
+	public void trace(Object message, Throwable t) {
+		log.trace(message, t);
+	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * Records an audit message 
+	 * @param arg0
+	 * @param t
+	 */
+
+	@Override
+	public void audit(Object arg0, Throwable t) {
+		log.info(arg0, t);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Returns true for trace enabled, or false for not
+	 * @return boolean
+	 */
+	@Override
+	public boolean isTraceEnabled() {
+		return log.isTraceEnabled();
+	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * Records transaction Id
+	 * @param transId
+	 */
+    @Override
+    public void postMDCInfoForTriggeredRule(String transId){    	
+    	log.info(transId);
+    }
+    
+	/**
+	 * Records transaction Id
+	 * @param o
+	 */      
+    @Override
+	public void postMDCInfoForEvent(Object o){
+    	log.info(o);
+	}
+}
diff --git a/common-logging/src/main/java/org/openecomp/policy/common/logging/flexlogger/LoggerType.java b/common-logging/src/main/java/org/openecomp/policy/common/logging/flexlogger/LoggerType.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8fe55b29
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common-logging/src/main/java/org/openecomp/policy/common/logging/flexlogger/LoggerType.java
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+/*-
+ * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
+ * ECOMP-Logging
+ * ================================================================================
+ * Copyright (C) 2017 AT&T Intellectual Property. All rights reserved.
+ * ================================================================================
+ * 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.
+ * ============LICENSE_END=========================================================
+ */
+
+package org.openecomp.policy.common.logging.flexlogger;
+
+/**
+ * 
+ * Logger types
+ *
+ */
+public enum LoggerType {
+	EELF, LOG4J, SYSTEMOUT
+}
diff --git a/common-logging/src/main/java/org/openecomp/policy/common/logging/flexlogger/PropertyUtil.java b/common-logging/src/main/java/org/openecomp/policy/common/logging/flexlogger/PropertyUtil.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..462e10cb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common-logging/src/main/java/org/openecomp/policy/common/logging/flexlogger/PropertyUtil.java
@@ -0,0 +1,403 @@
+/*-
+ * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
+ * ECOMP-Logging
+ * ================================================================================
+ * Copyright (C) 2017 AT&T Intellectual Property. All rights reserved.
+ * ================================================================================
+ * 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.
+ * ============LICENSE_END=========================================================
+ */
+
+package org.openecomp.policy.common.logging.flexlogger;
+
+import java.io.File;
+import java.io.FileInputStream;
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.util.HashMap;
+import java.util.HashSet;
+import java.util.LinkedList;
+import java.util.Properties;
+import java.util.Set;
+import java.util.Timer;
+import java.util.TimerTask;
+
+/**
+ * This class provides utilities to read properties from a properties
+ * file, and optionally get notifications of future changes
+ */
+public class PropertyUtil
+{
+  /**
+   * Read in a properties file
+   * @param file the properties file
+   * @return a Properties object, containing the associated properties
+   * @throws IOException - subclass 'FileNotFoundException' if the file
+   *	does not exist or can't be opened, and 'IOException' if there is
+   *	a problem loading the properties file.
+   */
+  static public Properties getProperties(File file) throws IOException
+  {
+	// create an InputStream (may throw a FileNotFoundException)
+	FileInputStream fis = new FileInputStream(file);
+	try
+	  {
+		// create the properties instance
+		Properties rval = new Properties();
+
+		// load properties (may throw an IOException)
+		rval.load(fis);
+		return(rval);
+	  }
+	finally
+	  {
+		// close input stream
+		fis.close();
+	  }
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Read in a properties file
+   * @param fileName the properties file
+   * @return a Properties object, containing the associated properties
+   * @throws IOException - subclass 'FileNotFoundException' if the file
+   *	does not exist or can't be opened, and 'IOException' if there is
+   *	a problem loading the properties file.
+   */
+  static public Properties getProperties(String fileName) throws IOException
+  {
+	return(getProperties(new File(fileName)));
+  }
+
+  /* ============================================================ */
+
+  // timer thread used for polling for property file changes
+  private static Timer timer = null;
+
+  /**
+   * This is the callback interface, used for sending notifications of
+   * changes in the properties file.
+   */
+  public interface Listener
+  {
+	/**
+	 * Notification of a properties file change
+	 * @param properties the new properties
+	 * @param the set of property names that have changed, including
+	 *		additions and removals
+	 */
+	void propertiesChanged(Properties properties, Set<String> changedKeys);
+  }
+
+  // this table maps canonical file into a 'ListenerRegistration' instance
+  static private HashMap<File, ListenerRegistration> registrations =
+	new HashMap<File, ListenerRegistration>();
+
+  /**
+   * This is an internal class - one instance of this exists for each
+   * property file that is being monitored. Note that multiple listeners
+   * can be registered for the same file.
+   */
+  private static class ListenerRegistration
+  {
+	// the canonical path of the file being monitored
+	File file;
+
+	// the most recent value of 'file.lastModified()'
+	long lastModified;
+
+	// the most recent set of properties
+	Properties properties;
+
+	// the set of listeners monitoring this file
+	LinkedList<Listener> listeners;
+
+	// the 'TimerTask' instance, used for periodic polling
+	TimerTask timerTask;
+
+	/**
+	 * Constructor - create a 'ListenerRegistration' instance for this
+	 * file, but with no listeners
+	 */
+	ListenerRegistration(File file) throws IOException
+	{
+	  this.file = file;
+
+	  // The initial value of 'lastModified' is set to 0 to ensure that we
+	  // correctly handle the case where the file is modified within the
+	  // same second that polling begins.
+	  lastModified = 0;
+
+	  // fetch current properties
+	  properties = getProperties(file);
+
+	  // no listeners yet
+	  listeners = new LinkedList<Listener>();
+
+	  // add to static table, so this instance can be shared
+	  registrations.put(file, this);
+
+	  if (timer == null)
+		{
+		  // still need to create a timer thread
+		  synchronized(PropertyUtil.class)
+			{
+			  // an additional check is added inside the 'synchronized' block,
+			  // just in case someone beat us to it
+			  if (timer == null)
+				{
+				  timer = new Timer("PropertyUtil-Timer", true);
+				}
+			}
+		}
+
+	  // create and schedule the timer task, so this is periodically polled
+	  timerTask = new TimerTask()
+		{
+		  public void run()
+		  {
+			try
+			  {
+				poll();
+			  }
+			catch (Exception e)
+			  {
+				System.err.println(e);
+			  }
+		  }
+		};
+	  timer.schedule(timerTask, 10000L, 10000L);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Add a listener to the notification list
+	 * @param listener this is the listener to add to the list
+	 * @return the properties at the moment the listener was added to the list
+	 */
+	synchronized Properties addListener(Listener listener)
+	{
+	  listeners.add(listener);
+	  return((Properties)properties.clone());
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Remove a listener from the notification list
+	 * @param listener this is the listener to remove
+	 */
+	synchronized void removeListener(Listener listener)
+	{
+	  listeners.remove(listener);
+
+	  // See if we need to remove this 'ListenerRegistration' instance
+	  // from the table. The 'synchronized' block is needed in case
+	  // another listener is being added at about the same time that this
+	  // one is being removed.
+	  synchronized(registrations)
+		{
+		  if (listeners.size() == 0)
+			{
+			  timerTask.cancel();
+			  registrations.remove(file);
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * This method is periodically called to check for property list updates
+	 * @throws IOException if there is an error in reading the properties file
+	 */
+	synchronized void poll() throws IOException
+	{
+	  long timestamp = file.lastModified();
+	  if (timestamp != lastModified)
+		{
+		  // update the record, and send out the notifications
+		  lastModified = timestamp;
+
+		  // Save old set, and initial set of changed properties.
+		  Properties oldProperties = properties;
+		  HashSet<String> changedProperties =
+			new HashSet<String>(oldProperties.stringPropertyNames());
+
+		  // Fetch the list of listeners that we will potentially notify,
+		  // and the new properties. Note that this is in a 'synchronized'
+		  // block to ensure that all listeners receiving notifications
+		  // actually have a newer list of properties than the one
+		  // returned on the initial 'getProperties' call.
+		  properties = getProperties(file);
+		  
+		  Set<String> newPropertyNames = properties.stringPropertyNames();
+		  changedProperties.addAll(newPropertyNames);
+
+		  // At this point, 'changedProperties' is the union of all properties
+		  // in both the old and new properties files. Iterate through all
+		  // of the entries in the new properties file - if the entry
+		  // matches the one in the old file, remove it from
+		  // 'changedProperties'.
+		  for (String name : newPropertyNames)
+			{
+			  if (properties.getProperty(name).equals
+				  (oldProperties.getProperty(name)))
+				{
+				  // Apparently, any property that exists must be of type
+				  // 'String', and can't be null. For this reason, we don't
+				  // need to worry about the case where
+				  // 'properties.getProperty(name)' returns 'null'. Note that
+				  // 'oldProperties.getProperty(name)' may be 'null' if the
+				  // old property does not exist.
+				  changedProperties.remove(name);
+				}
+			}
+
+		  // 'changedProperties' should be correct at this point
+		  if (changedProperties.size() != 0)
+			{
+			  // there were changes - notify everyone in 'listeners'
+			  for (final Listener notify : listeners)
+				{
+				  // Copy 'properties' and 'changedProperties', so it doesn't
+				  // cause problems if the recipient makes changes.
+				  final Properties tmpProperties =
+					(Properties)(properties.clone());
+				  final HashSet<String> tmpChangedProperties =
+					new HashSet<String>(changedProperties);
+
+				  // Do the notification in a separate thread, so blocking
+				  // won't cause any problems.
+				  new Thread()
+				  {
+					public void run()
+					{
+					  notify.propertiesChanged
+						(tmpProperties, tmpChangedProperties);
+					}
+				  }.start();
+				}
+			}
+		}
+	}
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Read in a properties file, and register for update notifications.
+   * NOTE: it is possible that the first callback will occur while this
+   * method is still in progress. To avoid this problem, use 'synchronized'
+   * blocks around this invocation and in the callback -- that will ensure
+   * that the processing of the initial properties complete before any
+   * updates are processed.
+   *
+   * @param file the properties file
+   * @param notify if not null, this is a callback interface that is used for
+   *	notifications of changes
+   * @return a Properties object, containing the associated properties
+   * @throws IOException - subclass 'FileNotFoundException' if the file
+   *	does not exist or can't be opened, and 'IOException' if there is
+   *	a problem loading the properties file.
+   */
+  static public Properties getProperties(File file, Listener listener)
+	throws IOException
+  {
+	if (listener == null)
+	  {
+		// no listener specified -- just fetch the properties
+		return(getProperties(file));
+	  }
+
+	// Convert the file to a canonical form in order to avoid the situation
+	// where different names refer to the same file.
+	file = file.getCanonicalFile();
+
+	// See if there is an existing registration. The 'synchronized' block
+	// is needed to handle the case where a new listener is added at about
+	// the same time that another one is being removed.
+	synchronized(registrations)
+	  {
+		ListenerRegistration reg = registrations.get(file);
+		if (reg == null)
+		  {
+			// a new registration is needed
+			reg = new ListenerRegistration(file);
+		  }
+		return(reg.addListener(listener));
+	  }
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Read in a properties file, and register for update notifications.
+   * NOTE: it is possible that the first callback will occur while this
+   * method is still in progress. To avoid this problem, use 'synchronized'
+   * blocks around this invocation and in the callback -- that will ensure
+   * that the processing of the initial properties complete before any
+   * updates are processed.
+   *
+   * @param fileName the properties file
+   * @param notify if not null, this is a callback interface that is used for
+   *	notifications of changes
+   * @return a Properties object, containing the associated properties
+   * @throws IOException - subclass 'FileNotFoundException' if the file
+   *	does not exist or can't be opened, and 'IOException' if there is
+   *	a problem loading the properties file.
+   */
+  static public Properties getProperties(String fileName, Listener listener)
+	throws IOException
+  {
+	return(getProperties(new File(fileName), listener));
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Stop listenening for updates
+   * @param file the properties file
+   * @param notify if not null, this is a callback interface that was used for
+   *	notifications of changes
+   */
+  static public void stopListening(File file, Listener listener)
+  {
+	if (listener != null)
+	  {
+		ListenerRegistration reg = registrations.get(file);
+		if (reg != null)
+		  {
+			reg.removeListener(listener);
+		  }
+	  }
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Stop listenening for updates
+   * @param fileName the properties file
+   * @param notify if not null, this is a callback interface that was used for
+   *	notifications of changes
+   */
+  static public void stopListening(String fileName, Listener listener)
+  {
+	stopListening(new File(fileName), listener);
+  }
+
+  /* ============================================================ */
+
+  // TEMPORARY - used to test callback interface
+  static public class Test implements Listener
+  {
+	String name;
+
+	public Test(String name)
+	  {
+		this.name = name;
+	  }
+
+	public void propertiesChanged(Properties properties, Set<String> changedKeys)
+	  {
+		System.out.println("Test(" + name + ")\nproperties = " + properties
+						   + "\nchangedKeys = " + changedKeys);
+	  }
+  }
+} 
diff --git a/common-logging/src/main/java/org/openecomp/policy/common/logging/flexlogger/SystemOutLogger.java b/common-logging/src/main/java/org/openecomp/policy/common/logging/flexlogger/SystemOutLogger.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..26f06640
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common-logging/src/main/java/org/openecomp/policy/common/logging/flexlogger/SystemOutLogger.java
@@ -0,0 +1,497 @@
+/*-
+ * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
+ * ECOMP-Logging
+ * ================================================================================
+ * Copyright (C) 2017 AT&T Intellectual Property. All rights reserved.
+ * ================================================================================
+ * 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.
+ * ============LICENSE_END=========================================================
+ */
+
+package org.openecomp.policy.common.logging.flexlogger;
+
+import java.util.UUID;
+
+import org.openecomp.policy.common.logging.eelf.MessageCodes;
+import org.openecomp.policy.common.logging.eelf.PolicyLogger;
+import com.att.eelf.configuration.EELFLogger.Level;
+
+/**
+ * 
+ * SystemOutLogger implements all the methods of interface Logger by calling System.out.println
+ *
+ */
+public class SystemOutLogger implements Logger {
+	
+	private String className = "";
+	private boolean isDebugEnabled = true;
+	private boolean isInfoEnabled = true;
+	private boolean isWarnEnabled = true;
+	private boolean isErrorEnabled = true;
+	private boolean isAuditEnabled = true;
+	private boolean isMetricsEnabled = true;	
+	private String transId = UUID.randomUUID().toString();
+
+    /**
+     * Constructor
+     * @param clazz
+     */
+	public SystemOutLogger (Class clazz){
+		System.out.println("create instance of SystemOutLogger");
+		if(clazz != null){
+			className = clazz.getName();
+		}
+        initLevel();
+	}
+	
+    /**
+     * Constructor
+     * @param s
+     */
+	public SystemOutLogger (String s){
+		System.out.println("create instance of SystemOutLogger");
+		if(s != null){
+			className = s;
+		}
+        initLevel();
+	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * Sets logging levels
+	 */
+	private void initLevel(){
+		
+		if(PolicyLogger.DEBUG_LEVEL != null && PolicyLogger.DEBUG_LEVEL.toString().equals(Level.DEBUG.toString())){
+			isDebugEnabled = true;
+			isInfoEnabled = true;
+			isWarnEnabled = true;
+		}else{
+			isDebugEnabled = false;
+		}
+		
+		if(PolicyLogger.DEBUG_LEVEL != null && PolicyLogger.DEBUG_LEVEL.toString().equals(Level.INFO.toString())){
+			isInfoEnabled = true;
+			isWarnEnabled = true;
+			isDebugEnabled = false;
+		}
+		
+		if(PolicyLogger.DEBUG_LEVEL != null && PolicyLogger.DEBUG_LEVEL.toString().equals(Level.OFF.toString())){
+			isInfoEnabled = false;
+			isWarnEnabled = false;
+			isDebugEnabled = false;
+		}
+		
+		if(PolicyLogger.ERROR_LEVEL != null && PolicyLogger.ERROR_LEVEL.toString().equals(Level.OFF.toString())){
+			isErrorEnabled = false;
+		}
+
+		if(PolicyLogger.AUDIT_LEVEL != null && PolicyLogger.AUDIT_LEVEL.toString().equals(Level.OFF.toString())){
+			isAuditEnabled = false;
+		}
+		
+		if(PolicyLogger.METRICS_LEVEL != null && PolicyLogger.METRICS_LEVEL.toString().equals(Level.OFF.toString())){
+			isMetricsEnabled = false;
+		}
+	}
+	
+    /**
+     * Sets transaction Id
+     */
+	@Override
+	public void setTransId(String transId){
+		
+		System.out.println(transId);
+		this.transId = transId;
+	}
+	
+    /**
+     * Returns transaction Id
+     */
+	@Override
+	public String getTransId(){
+		
+		return transId;
+	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * Records a message
+	 * @param message
+	 */
+	@Override
+	public void debug(Object message) {
+
+		System.out.println(transId + "|" + className+" : "+message);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Records an error message
+	 * @param message
+	 */
+	@Override
+	public void error(Object message) {
+
+		System.out.println(transId + "|" + className+" : "+message);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Records a message
+	 * @param message
+	 */
+	@Override
+	public void info(Object message) {
+	
+		System.out.println(transId + "|" + className+" : "+message);
+
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Records a message
+	 * @param message
+	 */
+	@Override
+	public void warn(Object message) {
+
+		System.out.println(transId + "|" + className+" : "+message);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Records a message
+	 * @param message
+	 */
+	@Override
+	public void trace(Object message) {
+		
+		System.out.println(transId + "|" + className+" : "+message);
+	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * Returns true for debug enabled, or false for not
+	 * @return boolean
+	 */
+	@Override
+	public boolean isDebugEnabled(){
+		
+		return isDebugEnabled;
+	}	
+	
+	/**
+	 * Returns true for warn enabled, or false for not
+	 * @return boolean
+	 */
+	@Override
+	public boolean isWarnEnabled(){
+
+		return isWarnEnabled;
+	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * Returns true for info enabled, or false for not
+	 * @return boolean
+	 */
+	@Override
+	public boolean isInfoEnabled(){
+
+		return isInfoEnabled;
+	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * Returns true for error enabled, or false for not
+	 * @return boolean
+	 */
+	@Override
+	public boolean isErrorEnabled(){
+
+		return isErrorEnabled;
+	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * Returns true for audit enabled, or false for not
+	 * @return boolean
+	 */
+	@Override
+	public boolean isAuditEnabled(){
+
+		return isAuditEnabled;
+	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * Returns true for metrics enabled, or false for not
+	 * @return boolean
+	 */
+	@Override
+	public boolean isMetricsEnabled(){
+
+		return isMetricsEnabled;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Records an audit message
+	 * @param arg0
+	 */
+	@Override
+	public void audit(Object arg0) {
+
+		System.out.println(transId + "|" +className+" : "+arg0);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Records an audit message 
+	 * @param eventId
+	 */
+	@Override
+	public void recordAuditEventStart(String eventId) {
+
+		System.out.println(transId + "|" +className+" : "+eventId);
+		
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Records an audit message 
+	 * @param eventId
+	 */
+	@Override
+	public void recordAuditEventStart(UUID eventId) {
+
+		System.out.println(eventId);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Records an audit message 
+	 * @param eventId
+	 * @param rule
+	 * @param policyVersion
+	 */
+	@Override
+	public void recordAuditEventEnd(String eventId, String rule, String policyVersion) {
+
+		System.out.println(className+" : "+eventId  + ":" + rule + ":" + policyVersion);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Records an audit message 
+	 * @param eventId
+	 * @param rule
+	 * @param policyVersion
+	 */	
+	@Override
+	public void recordAuditEventEnd(UUID eventId, String rule, String policyVersion) {		
+		
+		System.out.println(className+" : "+eventId  + ":" + rule + ":" + policyVersion);		
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Records an audit message 
+	 * @param eventId
+	 * @param rule
+	 */	
+	@Override
+	public void recordAuditEventEnd(String eventId, String rule) {
+
+		System.out.println(className+" : "+eventId  + ":" + rule);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Records an audit message 
+	 * @param eventId
+	 * @param rule
+	 */	
+	@Override
+	public void recordAuditEventEnd(UUID eventId, String rule) {		
+		
+		System.out.println(className+" : "+eventId  + ":" + rule);		
+	}	
+	
+	/**
+	 * Records a metrics message 
+	 * @param eventId
+	 * @param arg1
+	 */	
+	@Override
+	public void recordMetricEvent(String eventId, String arg1) {
+		
+		System.out.println(className+" : "+"eventId:" + ":" + eventId + "message:" + arg1);	
+		
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Records a metrics message 
+	 * @param eventId
+	 * @param arg1
+	 */		
+	@Override
+	public void recordMetricEvent(UUID eventId, String arg1) {
+
+		System.out.println(className+" : "+eventId  + ":" + arg1);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Records a metrics message 
+	 * @param arg0
+	 */	
+	@Override
+	public void metrics(Object arg0) {
+
+		System.out.println(className+" : "+arg0);		
+	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * Records an error message 
+	 * @param msg
+	 * @param arg0
+	 * @param arguments
+	 */		
+	@Override
+	public void error(MessageCodes msg, Throwable arg0, String... arguments){
+
+		System.out.println(className+" : "+"MessageCodes :" + msg + arguments);
+
+	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * Records an error message 
+	 * @param msg
+	 * @param arguments
+	 */	
+	@Override
+	public void error(MessageCodes msg, String... arguments){
+		
+		System.out.println(transId + "|" + className+" : "+"MessageCode:" + msg + arguments);
+	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * Returns transaction Id
+	 * @param transId
+	 */
+	@Override
+	public String postMDCInfoForEvent(String transId) {
+		
+		if(transId == null || transId.isEmpty()){
+			transId = UUID.randomUUID().toString();
+		}
+		
+	    return transId;
+	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * Records a message 
+	 * @param msg
+	 * @param arguments
+	 */
+    @Override
+	public void warn(MessageCodes msg, String... arguments){
+    	
+    	System.out.println(transId + "|" + className+" : "+"MessageCodes:" + msg + arguments);
+    }
+
+	/**
+	 * Records a message 
+	 * @param msg
+	 * @param arg0
+	 * @param arguments
+	 */
+    @Override
+	public void warn(MessageCodes msg, Throwable arg0, String... arguments){
+	
+    	System.out.println(transId + "|" + className+" : "+"MessageCodes:" + msg + arguments);
+    	
+    }
+
+	/**
+	 * Records a message 
+	 * @param message
+	 * @param t
+	 */
+	@Override
+	public void debug(Object message, Throwable t) {
+		System.out.println(transId + "|" + className+" : "+ message + ":" + t);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Records an error message
+	 * @param message
+	 * @param t
+	 */
+	@Override
+	public void error(Object message, Throwable t) {
+		System.out.println(transId + "|" + className+" : "+ message + ":" + t);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Records a message
+	 * @param message
+	 * @param t
+	 */
+	@Override
+	public void info(Object message, Throwable t) {
+		System.out.println(transId + "|" + className+" : "+ message + ":" + t);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Records a message
+	 * @param message
+	 * @param t
+	 */
+	@Override
+	public void warn(Object message, Throwable t) {
+		System.out.println(transId + "|" + className+" : "+ message + ":" + t);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Records a message
+	 * @param message
+	 * @param t
+	 */
+	@Override
+	public void trace(Object message, Throwable t) {
+		System.out.println(transId + "|" + className+" : "+ message + ":" + t);
+	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * Records an audit message 
+	 * @param arg0
+	 * @param t
+	 */
+	@Override
+	public void audit(Object arg0, Throwable t) {
+		System.out.println(transId + "|" + className+" : "+ arg0 + ":" + t);
+	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * Returns true for trace enabled, or false for not
+	 * @return boolean
+	 */
+	@Override
+	public boolean isTraceEnabled() {
+		// default
+		return false;
+	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * Records transaction Id
+	 * @param transId
+	 */
+    @Override
+    public void postMDCInfoForTriggeredRule(String transId){
+    	
+    	System.out.println(transId);
+    }
+    
+	/**
+	 * Records transaction Id
+	 * @param o
+	 */
+    @Override
+	public void postMDCInfoForEvent(Object o){
+    	System.out.println(o);
+	}
+}
diff --git a/common-logging/src/main/java/org/openecomp/policy/common/logging/nsa/LoggingContext.java b/common-logging/src/main/java/org/openecomp/policy/common/logging/nsa/LoggingContext.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..56f6686a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common-logging/src/main/java/org/openecomp/policy/common/logging/nsa/LoggingContext.java
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+/*-
+ * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
+ * ECOMP-Logging
+ * ================================================================================
+ * Copyright (C) 2017 AT&T Intellectual Property. All rights reserved.
+ * ================================================================================
+ * 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.
+ * ============LICENSE_END=========================================================
+ */
+
+package org.openecomp.policy.common.logging.nsa;
+
+/**
+ * An interface for providing data into the underlying logging context.  Systems should use
+ * this interface rather than log system specific MDC solutions in order to reduce dependencies.
+ * 
+ * A LoggingContext is specific to the calling thread.
+ * 
+ */
+public interface LoggingContext
+{
+	/**
+	 * Put a key/value pair into the logging context, replacing an entry with the same key.
+	 * @param key
+	 * @param value
+	 */
+	void put ( String key, String value );
+
+	/**
+	 * Put a key/value pair into the logging context, replacing an entry with the same key.
+	 * @param key
+	 * @param value
+	 */
+	void put ( String key, long value );
+
+	/**
+	 * Get a string value, returning the default value if the value is missing.
+	 * @param key
+	 * @param defaultValue
+	 * @return a string value
+	 */
+	String get ( String key, String defaultValue );
+	
+	/**
+	 * Get a long value, returning the default value if the value is missing or not a long.
+	 * @param key
+	 * @param defaultValue
+	 * @return a long value
+	 */
+	long get ( String key, long defaultValue );
+}
diff --git a/common-logging/src/main/java/org/openecomp/policy/common/logging/nsa/LoggingContextFactory.java b/common-logging/src/main/java/org/openecomp/policy/common/logging/nsa/LoggingContextFactory.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b8fce10c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common-logging/src/main/java/org/openecomp/policy/common/logging/nsa/LoggingContextFactory.java
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+/*-
+ * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
+ * ECOMP-Logging
+ * ================================================================================
+ * Copyright (C) 2017 AT&T Intellectual Property. All rights reserved.
+ * ================================================================================
+ * 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.
+ * ============LICENSE_END=========================================================
+ */
+
+package org.openecomp.policy.common.logging.nsa;
+
+
+import org.openecomp.policy.common.logging.nsa.impl.SharedContext;
+import org.openecomp.policy.common.logging.nsa.impl.Slf4jLoggingContext;
+
+/**
+ * A factory for setting up a LoggingContext
+ * 
+ */
+public class LoggingContextFactory
+{
+	public static class Builder
+	{
+		public Builder withBaseContext ( LoggingContext lc )
+		{
+			fBase = lc;
+			return this;
+		}
+
+		public Builder forSharing ()
+		{
+			fShared = true;
+			return this;
+		}
+
+		public LoggingContext build ()
+		{
+			return fShared ? new SharedContext ( fBase ) : new Slf4jLoggingContext ( fBase );
+		}
+
+		private LoggingContext fBase = null;
+		private boolean fShared = false;
+	}
+}
diff --git a/common-logging/src/main/java/org/openecomp/policy/common/logging/nsa/SharedLoggingContext.java b/common-logging/src/main/java/org/openecomp/policy/common/logging/nsa/SharedLoggingContext.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2ecbcb0a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common-logging/src/main/java/org/openecomp/policy/common/logging/nsa/SharedLoggingContext.java
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+/*-
+ * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
+ * ECOMP-Logging
+ * ================================================================================
+ * Copyright (C) 2017 AT&T Intellectual Property. All rights reserved.
+ * ================================================================================
+ * 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.
+ * ============LICENSE_END=========================================================
+ */
+
+package org.openecomp.policy.common.logging.nsa;
+
+/**
+ * A logging context must be thread-specific. Contexts that implement SharedLoggingContext
+ * are expected to be shared across threads, and they have to be able to populate another
+ * logging context with their data.
+ * 
+ */
+public interface SharedLoggingContext extends LoggingContext
+{
+	/**
+	 * Copy this context's data to the given context. This must work across threads so that
+	 * a base context can be shared in another thread.
+	 * @param lc
+	 */
+	void transferTo ( SharedLoggingContext lc );
+}
diff --git a/common-logging/src/main/java/org/openecomp/policy/common/logging/nsa/impl/SharedContext.java b/common-logging/src/main/java/org/openecomp/policy/common/logging/nsa/impl/SharedContext.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..96ffbf64
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common-logging/src/main/java/org/openecomp/policy/common/logging/nsa/impl/SharedContext.java
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+/*-
+ * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
+ * ECOMP-Logging
+ * ================================================================================
+ * Copyright (C) 2017 AT&T Intellectual Property. All rights reserved.
+ * ================================================================================
+ * 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.
+ * ============LICENSE_END=========================================================
+ */
+
+package org.openecomp.policy.common.logging.nsa.impl;
+
+import java.util.HashMap;
+import java.util.Map.Entry;
+
+import org.openecomp.policy.common.logging.nsa.LoggingContext;
+import org.openecomp.policy.common.logging.nsa.SharedLoggingContext;
+
+/**
+ * A shared logging context for SLF4J
+ *
+ */
+public class SharedContext extends Slf4jLoggingContext implements SharedLoggingContext
+{
+	public SharedContext ( LoggingContext base )
+	{
+		super ( base );
+		fMap = new HashMap<String,String> ();
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public void put ( String key, String value )
+	{
+		super.put ( key, value );
+		fMap.put ( key, value );
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public void transferTo ( SharedLoggingContext lc )
+	{
+		for ( Entry<String,String> e : fMap.entrySet () )
+		{
+			lc.put ( e.getKey(), e.getValue() );
+		}
+	}
+
+	private final HashMap<String,String> fMap;
+}
diff --git a/common-logging/src/main/java/org/openecomp/policy/common/logging/nsa/impl/Slf4jLoggingContext.java b/common-logging/src/main/java/org/openecomp/policy/common/logging/nsa/impl/Slf4jLoggingContext.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..de31af98
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common-logging/src/main/java/org/openecomp/policy/common/logging/nsa/impl/Slf4jLoggingContext.java
@@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
+/*-
+ * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
+ * ECOMP-Logging
+ * ================================================================================
+ * Copyright (C) 2017 AT&T Intellectual Property. All rights reserved.
+ * ================================================================================
+ * 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.
+ * ============LICENSE_END=========================================================
+ */
+
+package org.openecomp.policy.common.logging.nsa.impl;
+
+import org.slf4j.MDC;
+
+import org.openecomp.policy.common.logging.nsa.LoggingContext;
+
+/**
+ * A logging context for SLF4J
+ *
+ */
+public class Slf4jLoggingContext implements LoggingContext
+{
+	public Slf4jLoggingContext ( LoggingContext base )
+	{
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public void put ( String key, String value )
+	{
+		MDC.put ( key, value );
+	}
+
+	public void put ( String key, long value )
+	{
+		put ( key, "" + value );
+	}
+
+	
+	public String get ( String key, String defaultValue )
+	{
+		String result = MDC.get ( key );
+		if ( result == null )
+		{
+			result = defaultValue;
+		}
+		return result;
+	}
+
+	public long get ( String key, long defaultValue )
+	{
+		final String str = get ( key, "" + defaultValue );
+		try
+		{
+			return Long.parseLong ( str );
+		}
+		catch ( NumberFormatException x )
+		{
+			return defaultValue;
+		}
+	}
+}
diff --git a/common-logging/src/main/java/org/openecomp/policy/common/logging/nsa/package-info.java b/common-logging/src/main/java/org/openecomp/policy/common/logging/nsa/package-info.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e1ef710b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common-logging/src/main/java/org/openecomp/policy/common/logging/nsa/package-info.java
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+/*-
+ * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
+ * ECOMP-Logging
+ * ================================================================================
+ * Copyright (C) 2017 AT&T Intellectual Property. All rights reserved.
+ * ================================================================================
+ * 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.
+ * ============LICENSE_END=========================================================
+ */
+
+/**
+ * This package provides a logging context infrastructure and a corresponding
+ * implementation based on the SLF4J/Log4j "MDC" (Mapped Diagnostic Context) feature.
+ * 
+ */
+package org.openecomp.policy.common.logging.nsa;
+