Merge "Fix sonar issues in policy/endpoints"

35 files changed, 590 insertions, 288 deletions

diff --git a/policy-endpoints/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/common/endpoints/event/comm/TopicEndpoint.java b/policy-endpoints/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/common/endpoints/event/comm/TopicEndpoint.java
index ff8b9513..7bc7abab 100644
--- a/policy-endpoints/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/common/endpoints/event/comm/TopicEndpoint.java
+++ b/policy-endpoints/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/common/endpoints/event/comm/TopicEndpoint.java
@@ -38,11 +38,6 @@ import org.onap.policy.common.endpoints.event.comm.bus.UebTopicSource;
 public interface TopicEndpoint extends Startable, Lockable {
 
     /**
-     * singleton for global access.
-     */
-    TopicEndpoint manager = new TopicEndpointProxy();
-
-    /**
      * Add topics configuration (sources and sinks) into a single list.
      *
      * @param properties topic configuration
diff --git a/policy-endpoints/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/common/endpoints/event/comm/TopicEndpointManager.java b/policy-endpoints/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/common/endpoints/event/comm/TopicEndpointManager.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c390afc6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/policy-endpoints/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/common/endpoints/event/comm/TopicEndpointManager.java
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+/*
+ * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
+ * ONAP
+ * ================================================================================
+ * Copyright (C) 2019 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.onap.policy.common.endpoints.event.comm;
+
+import lombok.Getter;
+
+public class TopicEndpointManager {
+
+    /**
+     * Topic endpoint manager.
+     */
+    @Getter
+    private static TopicEndpoint manager = new TopicEndpointProxy();
+
+
+    private TopicEndpointManager() {
+        // do nothing
+    }
+}
diff --git a/policy-endpoints/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/common/endpoints/event/comm/TopicEndpointProxy.java b/policy-endpoints/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/common/endpoints/event/comm/TopicEndpointProxy.java
index 806d077c..00980fc4 100644
--- a/policy-endpoints/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/common/endpoints/event/comm/TopicEndpointProxy.java
+++ b/policy-endpoints/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/common/endpoints/event/comm/TopicEndpointProxy.java
@@ -25,10 +25,13 @@ import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Properties;
 import org.onap.policy.common.capabilities.Startable;
+import org.onap.policy.common.endpoints.event.comm.bus.DmaapTopicFactories;
 import org.onap.policy.common.endpoints.event.comm.bus.DmaapTopicSink;
 import org.onap.policy.common.endpoints.event.comm.bus.DmaapTopicSource;
+import org.onap.policy.common.endpoints.event.comm.bus.NoopTopicFactories;
 import org.onap.policy.common.endpoints.event.comm.bus.NoopTopicSink;
 import org.onap.policy.common.endpoints.event.comm.bus.NoopTopicSource;
+import org.onap.policy.common.endpoints.event.comm.bus.UebTopicFactories;
 import org.onap.policy.common.endpoints.event.comm.bus.UebTopicSink;
 import org.onap.policy.common.endpoints.event.comm.bus.UebTopicSource;
 import org.onap.policy.common.gson.annotation.GsonJsonIgnore;
@@ -71,9 +74,9 @@ class TopicEndpointProxy implements TopicEndpoint {
 
         List<TopicSource> sources = new ArrayList<>();
 
-        sources.addAll(UebTopicSource.factory.build(properties));
-        sources.addAll(DmaapTopicSource.factory.build(properties));
-        sources.addAll(NoopTopicSource.factory.build(properties));
+        sources.addAll(UebTopicFactories.getSourceFactory().build(properties));
+        sources.addAll(DmaapTopicFactories.getSourceFactory().build(properties));
+        sources.addAll(NoopTopicFactories.getSourceFactory().build(properties));
 
         if (this.isLocked()) {
             for (final TopicSource source : sources) {
@@ -92,9 +95,9 @@ class TopicEndpointProxy implements TopicEndpoint {
 
         final List<TopicSink> sinks = new ArrayList<>();
 
-        sinks.addAll(UebTopicSink.factory.build(properties));
-        sinks.addAll(DmaapTopicSink.factory.build(properties));
-        sinks.addAll(NoopTopicSink.factory.build(properties));
+        sinks.addAll(UebTopicFactories.getSinkFactory().build(properties));
+        sinks.addAll(DmaapTopicFactories.getSinkFactory().build(properties));
+        sinks.addAll(NoopTopicFactories.getSinkFactory().build(properties));
 
         if (this.isLocked()) {
             for (final TopicSink sink : sinks) {
@@ -110,9 +113,9 @@ class TopicEndpointProxy implements TopicEndpoint {
 
         final List<TopicSource> sources = new ArrayList<>();
 
-        sources.addAll(UebTopicSource.factory.inventory());
-        sources.addAll(DmaapTopicSource.factory.inventory());
-        sources.addAll(NoopTopicSource.factory.inventory());
+        sources.addAll(UebTopicFactories.getSourceFactory().inventory());
+        sources.addAll(DmaapTopicFactories.getSourceFactory().inventory());
+        sources.addAll(NoopTopicFactories.getSourceFactory().inventory());
 
         return sources;
     }
@@ -161,9 +164,9 @@ class TopicEndpointProxy implements TopicEndpoint {
 
         final List<TopicSink> sinks = new ArrayList<>();
 
-        sinks.addAll(UebTopicSink.factory.inventory());
-        sinks.addAll(DmaapTopicSink.factory.inventory());
-        sinks.addAll(NoopTopicSink.factory.inventory());
+        sinks.addAll(UebTopicFactories.getSinkFactory().inventory());
+        sinks.addAll(DmaapTopicFactories.getSinkFactory().inventory());
+        sinks.addAll(NoopTopicFactories.getSinkFactory().inventory());
 
         return sinks;
     }
@@ -240,42 +243,42 @@ class TopicEndpointProxy implements TopicEndpoint {
     @GsonJsonIgnore
     @Override
     public List<UebTopicSource> getUebTopicSources() {
-        return UebTopicSource.factory.inventory();
+        return UebTopicFactories.getSourceFactory().inventory();
     }
 
     @JsonIgnore
     @GsonJsonIgnore
     @Override
     public List<DmaapTopicSource> getDmaapTopicSources() {
-        return DmaapTopicSource.factory.inventory();
+        return DmaapTopicFactories.getSourceFactory().inventory();
     }
 
     @JsonIgnore
     @GsonJsonIgnore
     @Override
     public List<NoopTopicSource> getNoopTopicSources() {
-        return NoopTopicSource.factory.inventory();
+        return NoopTopicFactories.getSourceFactory().inventory();
     }
 
     @JsonIgnore
     @GsonJsonIgnore
     @Override
     public List<UebTopicSink> getUebTopicSinks() {
-        return UebTopicSink.factory.inventory();
+        return UebTopicFactories.getSinkFactory().inventory();
     }
 
     @JsonIgnore
     @GsonJsonIgnore
     @Override
     public List<DmaapTopicSink> getDmaapTopicSinks() {
-        return DmaapTopicSink.factory.inventory();
+        return DmaapTopicFactories.getSinkFactory().inventory();
     }
 
     @JsonIgnore
     @GsonJsonIgnore
     @Override
     public List<NoopTopicSink> getNoopTopicSinks() {
-        return NoopTopicSink.factory.inventory();
+        return NoopTopicFactories.getSinkFactory().inventory();
     }
 
     @Override
@@ -354,14 +357,14 @@ class TopicEndpointProxy implements TopicEndpoint {
     public void shutdown() {
         this.stop();
 
-        UebTopicSource.factory.destroy();
-        UebTopicSink.factory.destroy();
+        UebTopicFactories.getSourceFactory().destroy();
+        UebTopicFactories.getSinkFactory().destroy();
 
-        DmaapTopicSource.factory.destroy();
-        DmaapTopicSink.factory.destroy();
+        DmaapTopicFactories.getSourceFactory().destroy();
+        DmaapTopicFactories.getSinkFactory().destroy();
 
-        NoopTopicSink.factory.destroy();
-        NoopTopicSource.factory.destroy();
+        NoopTopicFactories.getSinkFactory().destroy();
+        NoopTopicFactories.getSourceFactory().destroy();
 
     }
 
@@ -465,32 +468,32 @@ class TopicEndpointProxy implements TopicEndpoint {
 
     @Override
     public UebTopicSource getUebTopicSource(String topicName) {
-        return UebTopicSource.factory.get(topicName);
+        return UebTopicFactories.getSourceFactory().get(topicName);
     }
 
     @Override
     public UebTopicSink getUebTopicSink(String topicName) {
-        return UebTopicSink.factory.get(topicName);
+        return UebTopicFactories.getSinkFactory().get(topicName);
     }
 
     @Override
     public DmaapTopicSource getDmaapTopicSource(String topicName) {
-        return DmaapTopicSource.factory.get(topicName);
+        return DmaapTopicFactories.getSourceFactory().get(topicName);
     }
 
     @Override
     public NoopTopicSource getNoopTopicSource(String topicName) {
-        return NoopTopicSource.factory.get(topicName);
+        return NoopTopicFactories.getSourceFactory().get(topicName);
     }
 
     @Override
     public DmaapTopicSink getDmaapTopicSink(String topicName) {
-        return DmaapTopicSink.factory.get(topicName);
+        return DmaapTopicFactories.getSinkFactory().get(topicName);
     }
 
     @Override
     public NoopTopicSink getNoopTopicSink(String topicName) {
-        return NoopTopicSink.factory.get(topicName);
+        return NoopTopicFactories.getSinkFactory().get(topicName);
     }
 
     private IllegalArgumentException parmException(String topicName) {
diff --git a/policy-endpoints/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/common/endpoints/event/comm/bus/BusTopicSink.java b/policy-endpoints/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/common/endpoints/event/comm/bus/BusTopicSink.java
index ed796585..e77beea1 100644
--- a/policy-endpoints/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/common/endpoints/event/comm/bus/BusTopicSink.java
+++ b/policy-endpoints/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/common/endpoints/event/comm/bus/BusTopicSink.java
@@ -2,14 +2,14 @@
  * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
  * policy-endpoints
  * ================================================================================
- * Copyright (C) 2017 AT&T Intellectual Property. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (C) 2017, 2019 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.
@@ -26,21 +26,17 @@ import org.onap.policy.common.endpoints.event.comm.TopicSink;
  * Topic Sink over Bus Infrastructure (DMAAP/UEB).
  */
 public interface BusTopicSink extends ApiKeyEnabled, TopicSink {
-    /**
-     * Log Failures after X number of retries.
-     */
-    public static final int DEFAULT_LOG_SEND_FAILURES_AFTER = 1;
 
     /**
      * Sets the UEB partition key for published messages.
-     * 
+     *
      * @param partitionKey the partition key
      */
     public void setPartitionKey(String partitionKey);
 
     /**
      * Return the partition key in used by the system to publish messages.
-     * 
+     *
      * @return the partition key
      */
     public String getPartitionKey();
diff --git a/policy-endpoints/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/common/endpoints/event/comm/bus/BusTopicSource.java b/policy-endpoints/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/common/endpoints/event/comm/bus/BusTopicSource.java
index 5ab4d46f..cd9bc015 100644
--- a/policy-endpoints/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/common/endpoints/event/comm/bus/BusTopicSource.java
+++ b/policy-endpoints/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/common/endpoints/event/comm/bus/BusTopicSource.java
@@ -2,14 +2,14 @@
  * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
  * policy-endpoints
  * ================================================================================
- * Copyright (C) 2017-2018 AT&T Intellectual Property. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (C) 2017-2019 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.
@@ -29,49 +29,29 @@ import org.onap.policy.common.endpoints.event.comm.TopicSource;
 public interface BusTopicSource extends ApiKeyEnabled, TopicSource {
 
     /**
-     * Default Timeout fetching in milliseconds.
-     */
-    public static int DEFAULT_TIMEOUT_MS_FETCH = 15000;
-
-    /**
-     * Default maximum number of messages fetch at the time.
-     */
-    public static int DEFAULT_LIMIT_FETCH = 100;
-
-    /**
-     * Definition of No Timeout fetching.
-     */
-    public static int NO_TIMEOUT_MS_FETCH = -1;
-
-    /**
-     * Definition of No limit fetching.
-     */
-    public static int NO_LIMIT_FETCH = -1;
-
-    /**
      * Gets the consumer group.
-     * 
+     *
      * @return consumer group
      */
     public String getConsumerGroup();
 
     /**
      * Gets the consumer instance.
-     * 
+     *
      * @return consumer instance
      */
     public String getConsumerInstance();
 
     /**
      * Gets the fetch timeout.
-     * 
+     *
      * @return fetch timeout
      */
     public int getFetchTimeout();
 
     /**
      * Gets the fetch limit.
-     * 
+     *
      * @return fetch limit
      */
     public int getFetchLimit();
diff --git a/policy-endpoints/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/common/endpoints/event/comm/bus/DmaapTopicFactories.java b/policy-endpoints/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/common/endpoints/event/comm/bus/DmaapTopicFactories.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d5a46f8f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/policy-endpoints/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/common/endpoints/event/comm/bus/DmaapTopicFactories.java
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+/*
+ * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
+ * ONAP
+ * ================================================================================
+ * Copyright (C) 2019 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.onap.policy.common.endpoints.event.comm.bus;
+
+import lombok.Getter;
+
+public class DmaapTopicFactories {
+
+    /**
+     * Factory for instantiation and management of sinks.
+     */
+    @Getter
+    private static final DmaapTopicSinkFactory sinkFactory = new IndexedDmaapTopicSinkFactory();
+
+    /**
+     * Factory for instantiation and management of sources.
+     */
+    @Getter
+    private static final DmaapTopicSourceFactory sourceFactory = new IndexedDmaapTopicSourceFactory();
+
+
+    private DmaapTopicFactories() {
+        // do nothing
+    }
+}
diff --git a/policy-endpoints/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/common/endpoints/event/comm/bus/DmaapTopicSink.java b/policy-endpoints/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/common/endpoints/event/comm/bus/DmaapTopicSink.java
index fc1587e4..805ed108 100644
--- a/policy-endpoints/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/common/endpoints/event/comm/bus/DmaapTopicSink.java
+++ b/policy-endpoints/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/common/endpoints/event/comm/bus/DmaapTopicSink.java
@@ -2,14 +2,14 @@
  * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
  * policy-endpoints
  * ================================================================================
- * Copyright (C) 2017 AT&T Intellectual Property. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (C) 2017, 2019 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.
@@ -22,9 +22,4 @@ package org.onap.policy.common.endpoints.event.comm.bus;
 
 public interface DmaapTopicSink extends BusTopicSink {
 
-    /**
-     * Factory of UebTopicWriter for instantiation and management purposes.
-     */
-
-    public static final DmaapTopicSinkFactory factory = new IndexedDmaapTopicSinkFactory();
 }
diff --git a/policy-endpoints/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/common/endpoints/event/comm/bus/DmaapTopicSinkFactory.java b/policy-endpoints/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/common/endpoints/event/comm/bus/DmaapTopicSinkFactory.java
index a3eb4df6..4409e827 100644
--- a/policy-endpoints/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/common/endpoints/event/comm/bus/DmaapTopicSinkFactory.java
+++ b/policy-endpoints/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/common/endpoints/event/comm/bus/DmaapTopicSinkFactory.java
@@ -30,15 +30,6 @@ import org.onap.policy.common.endpoints.event.comm.bus.internal.BusTopicParams;
  */
 public interface DmaapTopicSinkFactory {
 
-    String DME2_READ_TIMEOUT_PROPERTY = "AFT_DME2_EP_READ_TIMEOUT_MS";
-    String DME2_EP_CONN_TIMEOUT_PROPERTY = "AFT_DME2_EP_CONN_TIMEOUT";
-    String DME2_ROUNDTRIP_TIMEOUT_PROPERTY = "AFT_DME2_ROUNDTRIP_TIMEOUT_MS";
-    String DME2_VERSION_PROPERTY = "Version";
-    String DME2_ROUTE_OFFER_PROPERTY = "routeOffer";
-    String DME2_SERVICE_NAME_PROPERTY = "ServiceName";
-    String DME2_SUBCONTEXT_PATH_PROPERTY = "SubContextPath";
-    String DME2_SESSION_STICKINESS_REQUIRED_PROPERTY = "sessionstickinessrequired";
-
     /**
      * <pre>
      * Instantiate a new DMAAP Topic Sink, with following params.
diff --git a/policy-endpoints/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/common/endpoints/event/comm/bus/DmaapTopicSource.java b/policy-endpoints/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/common/endpoints/event/comm/bus/DmaapTopicSource.java
index 2cf07bda..9893fa15 100644
--- a/policy-endpoints/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/common/endpoints/event/comm/bus/DmaapTopicSource.java
+++ b/policy-endpoints/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/common/endpoints/event/comm/bus/DmaapTopicSource.java
@@ -2,14 +2,14 @@
  * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
  * policy-endpoints
  * ================================================================================
- * Copyright (C) 2017 AT&T Intellectual Property. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (C) 2017, 2019 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.
@@ -22,8 +22,4 @@ package org.onap.policy.common.endpoints.event.comm.bus;
 
 public interface DmaapTopicSource extends BusTopicSource {
 
-    /**
-     * factory for managing and tracking DMAAP sources.
-     */
-    public static DmaapTopicSourceFactory factory = new IndexedDmaapTopicSourceFactory();
 }
diff --git a/policy-endpoints/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/common/endpoints/event/comm/bus/DmaapTopicSourceFactory.java b/policy-endpoints/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/common/endpoints/event/comm/bus/DmaapTopicSourceFactory.java
index 35a79bf1..7b1f185b 100644
--- a/policy-endpoints/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/common/endpoints/event/comm/bus/DmaapTopicSourceFactory.java
+++ b/policy-endpoints/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/common/endpoints/event/comm/bus/DmaapTopicSourceFactory.java
@@ -8,9 +8,9 @@
  * 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.
@@ -29,20 +29,12 @@ import org.onap.policy.common.endpoints.event.comm.bus.internal.BusTopicParams;
  * DMAAP Topic Source Factory.
  */
 public interface DmaapTopicSourceFactory {
-    String DME2_READ_TIMEOUT_PROPERTY = "AFT_DME2_EP_READ_TIMEOUT_MS";
-    String DME2_EP_CONN_TIMEOUT_PROPERTY = "AFT_DME2_EP_CONN_TIMEOUT";
-    String DME2_ROUNDTRIP_TIMEOUT_PROPERTY = "AFT_DME2_ROUNDTRIP_TIMEOUT_MS";
-    String DME2_VERSION_PROPERTY = "Version";
-    String DME2_ROUTE_OFFER_PROPERTY = "routeOffer";
-    String DME2_SERVICE_NAME_PROPERTY = "ServiceName";
-    String DME2_SUBCONTEXT_PATH_PROPERTY = "SubContextPath";
-    String DME2_SESSION_STICKINESS_REQUIRED_PROPERTY = "sessionstickinessrequired";
 
     /**
      * Creates an DMAAP Topic Source based on properties files.
-     * 
+     *
      * @param properties Properties containing initialization values
-     * 
+     *
      * @return an DMAAP Topic Source
      * @throws IllegalArgumentException if invalid parameters are present
      */
@@ -50,7 +42,7 @@ public interface DmaapTopicSourceFactory {
 
     /**
      * Instantiates a new DMAAP Topic Source.
-     * 
+     *
      * @param busTopicParams parameters object
      * @return a DMAAP Topic Source
      */
@@ -58,12 +50,12 @@ public interface DmaapTopicSourceFactory {
 
     /**
      * Instantiates a new DMAAP Topic Source.
-     * 
+     *
      * @param servers list of servers
      * @param topic topic name
      * @param apiKey API Key
      * @param apiSecret API Secret
-     * 
+     *
      * @return an DMAAP Topic Source
      * @throws IllegalArgumentException if invalid parameters are present
      */
@@ -71,10 +63,10 @@ public interface DmaapTopicSourceFactory {
 
     /**
      * Instantiates a new DMAAP Topic Source.
-     * 
+     *
      * @param servers list of servers
      * @param topic topic name
-     * 
+     *
      * @return an DMAAP Topic Source
      * @throws IllegalArgumentException if invalid parameters are present
      */
@@ -82,7 +74,7 @@ public interface DmaapTopicSourceFactory {
 
     /**
      * Destroys an DMAAP Topic Source based on a topic.
-     * 
+     *
      * @param topic topic name
      * @throws IllegalArgumentException if invalid parameters are present
      */
@@ -95,7 +87,7 @@ public interface DmaapTopicSourceFactory {
 
     /**
      * Gets an DMAAP Topic Source based on topic name.
-     * 
+     *
      * @param topic the topic name
      * @return an DMAAP Topic Source with topic name
      * @throws IllegalArgumentException if an invalid topic is provided
@@ -105,7 +97,7 @@ public interface DmaapTopicSourceFactory {
 
     /**
      * Provides a snapshot of the DMAAP Topic Sources.
-     * 
+     *
      * @return a list of the DMAAP Topic Sources
      */
     List<DmaapTopicSource> inventory();
diff --git a/policy-endpoints/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/common/endpoints/event/comm/bus/IndexedDmaapTopicSourceFactory.java b/policy-endpoints/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/common/endpoints/event/comm/bus/IndexedDmaapTopicSourceFactory.java
index c895a409..d7f4695e 100644
--- a/policy-endpoints/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/common/endpoints/event/comm/bus/IndexedDmaapTopicSourceFactory.java
+++ b/policy-endpoints/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/common/endpoints/event/comm/bus/IndexedDmaapTopicSourceFactory.java
@@ -96,8 +96,8 @@ class IndexedDmaapTopicSourceFactory implements DmaapTopicSourceFactory {
                 .topic(topic)
                 .apiKey(apiKey)
                 .apiSecret(apiSecret)
-                .fetchTimeout(DmaapTopicSource.DEFAULT_TIMEOUT_MS_FETCH)
-                .fetchLimit(DmaapTopicSource.DEFAULT_LIMIT_FETCH)
+                .fetchTimeout(PolicyEndPointProperties.DEFAULT_TIMEOUT_MS_FETCH)
+                .fetchLimit(PolicyEndPointProperties.DEFAULT_LIMIT_FETCH)
                 .managed(true)
                 .useHttps(false)
                 .allowSelfSignedCerts(false)
@@ -133,9 +133,9 @@ class IndexedDmaapTopicSourceFactory implements DmaapTopicSourceFactory {
                                 PolicyEndPointProperties.PROPERTY_TOPIC_SOURCE_CONSUMER_INSTANCE_SUFFIX, null))
                 .fetchTimeout(props.getInteger(
                                 PolicyEndPointProperties.PROPERTY_TOPIC_SOURCE_FETCH_TIMEOUT_SUFFIX,
-                                DmaapTopicSource.DEFAULT_TIMEOUT_MS_FETCH))
+                                PolicyEndPointProperties.DEFAULT_TIMEOUT_MS_FETCH))
                 .fetchLimit(props.getInteger(PolicyEndPointProperties.PROPERTY_TOPIC_SOURCE_FETCH_LIMIT_SUFFIX,
-                                DmaapTopicSource.DEFAULT_LIMIT_FETCH))
+                                PolicyEndPointProperties.DEFAULT_LIMIT_FETCH))
                 .build());
 
         dmaapTopicSourceLst.add(uebTopicSource);
diff --git a/policy-endpoints/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/common/endpoints/event/comm/bus/IndexedUebTopicSourceFactory.java b/policy-endpoints/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/common/endpoints/event/comm/bus/IndexedUebTopicSourceFactory.java
index 6655aa12..5bdc8ab6 100644
--- a/policy-endpoints/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/common/endpoints/event/comm/bus/IndexedUebTopicSourceFactory.java
+++ b/policy-endpoints/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/common/endpoints/event/comm/bus/IndexedUebTopicSourceFactory.java
@@ -100,8 +100,8 @@ class IndexedUebTopicSourceFactory implements UebTopicSourceFactory {
                 .topic(topic)
                 .apiKey(apiKey)
                 .apiSecret(apiSecret)
-                .fetchTimeout(UebTopicSource.DEFAULT_TIMEOUT_MS_FETCH)
-                .fetchLimit(UebTopicSource.DEFAULT_LIMIT_FETCH)
+                .fetchTimeout(PolicyEndPointProperties.DEFAULT_TIMEOUT_MS_FETCH)
+                .fetchLimit(PolicyEndPointProperties.DEFAULT_LIMIT_FETCH)
                 .managed(true)
                 .useHttps(false)
                 .allowSelfSignedCerts(true).build());
@@ -136,9 +136,9 @@ class IndexedUebTopicSourceFactory implements UebTopicSourceFactory {
                                 PolicyEndPointProperties.PROPERTY_TOPIC_SOURCE_CONSUMER_INSTANCE_SUFFIX, null))
                 .fetchTimeout(props.getInteger(
                                 PolicyEndPointProperties.PROPERTY_TOPIC_SOURCE_FETCH_TIMEOUT_SUFFIX,
-                                UebTopicSource.DEFAULT_TIMEOUT_MS_FETCH))
+                                PolicyEndPointProperties.DEFAULT_TIMEOUT_MS_FETCH))
                 .fetchLimit(props.getInteger(PolicyEndPointProperties.PROPERTY_TOPIC_SOURCE_FETCH_LIMIT_SUFFIX,
-                                UebTopicSource.DEFAULT_LIMIT_FETCH))
+                                PolicyEndPointProperties.DEFAULT_LIMIT_FETCH))
                 .build());
 
         newUebTopicSources.add(uebTopicSource);
diff --git a/policy-endpoints/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/common/endpoints/event/comm/bus/NoopTopicFactories.java b/policy-endpoints/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/common/endpoints/event/comm/bus/NoopTopicFactories.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..aa85e714
--- /dev/null
+++ b/policy-endpoints/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/common/endpoints/event/comm/bus/NoopTopicFactories.java
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+/*
+ * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
+ * ONAP
+ * ================================================================================
+ * Copyright (C) 2019 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.onap.policy.common.endpoints.event.comm.bus;
+
+import lombok.Getter;
+
+public class NoopTopicFactories {
+
+    /**
+     * Factory for instantiation and management of sinks.
+     */
+    @Getter
+    private static final NoopTopicSinkFactory sinkFactory = new NoopTopicSinkFactory();
+
+    /**
+     * Factory for instantiation and management of sources.
+     */
+    @Getter
+    private static final NoopTopicSourceFactory sourceFactory = new NoopTopicSourceFactory();
+
+
+    private NoopTopicFactories() {
+        // do nothing
+    }
+}
diff --git a/policy-endpoints/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/common/endpoints/event/comm/bus/NoopTopicSink.java b/policy-endpoints/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/common/endpoints/event/comm/bus/NoopTopicSink.java
index c52a30be..e7accad5 100644
--- a/policy-endpoints/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/common/endpoints/event/comm/bus/NoopTopicSink.java
+++ b/policy-endpoints/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/common/endpoints/event/comm/bus/NoopTopicSink.java
@@ -30,11 +30,6 @@ import org.onap.policy.common.endpoints.utils.NetLoggerUtil.EventType;
 public class NoopTopicSink extends NoopTopicEndpoint implements TopicSink {
 
     /**
-     * Factory.
-     */
-    public static final NoopTopicSinkFactory factory = new NoopTopicSinkFactory();
-
-    /**
      * Constructs the object.
      */
     public NoopTopicSink(List<String> servers, String topic) {
diff --git a/policy-endpoints/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/common/endpoints/event/comm/bus/NoopTopicSource.java b/policy-endpoints/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/common/endpoints/event/comm/bus/NoopTopicSource.java
index a5b9349e..6f2c4a1e 100644
--- a/policy-endpoints/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/common/endpoints/event/comm/bus/NoopTopicSource.java
+++ b/policy-endpoints/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/common/endpoints/event/comm/bus/NoopTopicSource.java
@@ -30,11 +30,6 @@ import org.onap.policy.common.endpoints.utils.NetLoggerUtil.EventType;
 public class NoopTopicSource extends NoopTopicEndpoint implements TopicSource {
 
     /**
-     * Factory.
-     */
-    public static final NoopTopicSourceFactory factory = new NoopTopicSourceFactory();
-
-    /**
      * Constructs the object.
      */
     public NoopTopicSource(List<String> servers, String topic) {
diff --git a/policy-endpoints/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/common/endpoints/event/comm/bus/UebTopicFactories.java b/policy-endpoints/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/common/endpoints/event/comm/bus/UebTopicFactories.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d02758be
--- /dev/null
+++ b/policy-endpoints/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/common/endpoints/event/comm/bus/UebTopicFactories.java
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+/*
+ * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
+ * ONAP
+ * ================================================================================
+ * Copyright (C) 2019 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.onap.policy.common.endpoints.event.comm.bus;
+
+import lombok.Getter;
+
+public class UebTopicFactories {
+
+    /**
+     * Factory for instantiation and management of sinks.
+     */
+    @Getter
+    private static final UebTopicSinkFactory sinkFactory = new IndexedUebTopicSinkFactory();
+
+    /**
+     * Factory for instantiation and management of sources.
+     */
+    @Getter
+    private static final UebTopicSourceFactory sourceFactory = new IndexedUebTopicSourceFactory();
+
+
+    private UebTopicFactories() {
+        // do nothing
+    }
+}
diff --git a/policy-endpoints/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/common/endpoints/event/comm/bus/UebTopicSink.java b/policy-endpoints/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/common/endpoints/event/comm/bus/UebTopicSink.java
index bc1251d5..acfef6da 100644
--- a/policy-endpoints/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/common/endpoints/event/comm/bus/UebTopicSink.java
+++ b/policy-endpoints/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/common/endpoints/event/comm/bus/UebTopicSink.java
@@ -2,14 +2,14 @@
  * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
  * policy-endpoints
  * ================================================================================
- * Copyright (C) 2017 AT&T Intellectual Property. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (C) 2017, 2019 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.
@@ -25,8 +25,4 @@ package org.onap.policy.common.endpoints.event.comm.bus;
  */
 public interface UebTopicSink extends BusTopicSink {
 
-    /**
-     * Factory of UEB Topic Sinks for instantiation and management purposes.
-     */
-    public static final UebTopicSinkFactory factory = new IndexedUebTopicSinkFactory();
 }
diff --git a/policy-endpoints/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/common/endpoints/event/comm/bus/UebTopicSource.java b/policy-endpoints/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/common/endpoints/event/comm/bus/UebTopicSource.java
index ee4f013b..56534309 100644
--- a/policy-endpoints/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/common/endpoints/event/comm/bus/UebTopicSource.java
+++ b/policy-endpoints/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/common/endpoints/event/comm/bus/UebTopicSource.java
@@ -2,14 +2,14 @@
  * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
  * policy-endpoints
  * ================================================================================
- * Copyright (C) 2017 AT&T Intellectual Property. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (C) 2017, 2019 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.
@@ -26,8 +26,4 @@ package org.onap.policy.common.endpoints.event.comm.bus;
  */
 public interface UebTopicSource extends BusTopicSource {
 
-    /**
-     * factory for managing and tracking UEB readers.
-     */
-    public static UebTopicSourceFactory factory = new IndexedUebTopicSourceFactory();
 }
diff --git a/policy-endpoints/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/common/endpoints/event/comm/bus/internal/BusConsumer.java b/policy-endpoints/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/common/endpoints/event/comm/bus/internal/BusConsumer.java
index abf793d6..b66b4ba5 100644
--- a/policy-endpoints/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/common/endpoints/event/comm/bus/internal/BusConsumer.java
+++ b/policy-endpoints/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/common/endpoints/event/comm/bus/internal/BusConsumer.java
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ package org.onap.policy.common.endpoints.event.comm.bus.internal;
 import com.att.nsa.cambria.client.CambriaClientBuilders;
 import com.att.nsa.cambria.client.CambriaClientBuilders.ConsumerBuilder;
 import com.att.nsa.cambria.client.CambriaConsumer;
-
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.net.MalformedURLException;
 import java.security.GeneralSecurityException;
@@ -38,7 +37,6 @@ import org.onap.dmaap.mr.client.MRClientFactory;
 import org.onap.dmaap.mr.client.impl.MRConsumerImpl;
 import org.onap.dmaap.mr.client.response.MRConsumerResponse;
 import org.onap.dmaap.mr.test.clients.ProtocolTypeConstants;
-import org.onap.policy.common.endpoints.event.comm.bus.DmaapTopicSinkFactory;
 import org.onap.policy.common.endpoints.properties.PolicyEndPointProperties;
 import org.slf4j.Logger;
 import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
@@ -52,9 +50,9 @@ public interface BusConsumer {
      * fetch messages.
      *
      * @return list of messages
-     * @throws Exception when error encountered by underlying libraries
+     * @throws IOException when error encountered by underlying libraries
      */
-    public Iterable<String> fetch() throws InterruptedException, IOException;
+    public Iterable<String> fetch() throws IOException;
 
     /**
      * close underlying library consumer.
@@ -168,16 +166,24 @@ public interface BusConsumer {
         }
 
         @Override
-        public Iterable<String> fetch() throws IOException, InterruptedException {
+        public Iterable<String> fetch() throws IOException {
             try {
                 return getCurrentConsumer().fetch();
             } catch (final IOException e) {
                 logger.error("{}: cannot fetch because of {} - backoff for {} ms.", this, e.getMessage(),
-                        this.fetchTimeout, e);
+                        this.fetchTimeout);
+                sleepAfterFetchFailure();
+                throw e;
+            }
+        }
 
+        private void sleepAfterFetchFailure() {
+            try {
                 this.closeCondition.await(this.fetchTimeout, TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS);
 
-                throw e;
+            } catch (InterruptedException e) {
+                logger.warn("{}: interrupted while handling fetch error", this, e);
+                Thread.currentThread().interrupt();
             }
         }
 
@@ -306,12 +312,12 @@ public interface BusConsumer {
         }
 
         @Override
-        public Iterable<String> fetch() throws InterruptedException, IOException {
+        public Iterable<String> fetch() throws IOException {
             final MRConsumerResponse response = this.consumer.fetchWithReturnConsumerResponse();
             if (response == null) {
                 logger.warn("{}: DMaaP NULL response received", this);
 
-                closeCondition.await(fetchTimeout, TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS);
+                sleepAfterFetchFailure();
                 return new ArrayList<>();
             } else {
                 logger.debug("DMaaP consumer received {} : {}", response.getResponseCode(),
@@ -322,7 +328,7 @@ public interface BusConsumer {
                     logger.error("DMaaP consumer received: {} : {}", response.getResponseCode(),
                             response.getResponseMessage());
 
-                    closeCondition.await(fetchTimeout, TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS);
+                    sleepAfterFetchFailure();
 
                     /* fall through */
                 }
@@ -335,6 +341,16 @@ public interface BusConsumer {
             }
         }
 
+        private void sleepAfterFetchFailure() {
+            try {
+                this.closeCondition.await(this.fetchTimeout, TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS);
+
+            } catch (InterruptedException e) {
+                logger.warn("{}: interrupted while handling fetch error", this, e);
+                Thread.currentThread().interrupt();
+            }
+        }
+
         @Override
         public void close() {
             this.closeCondition.countDown();
@@ -434,7 +450,8 @@ public interface BusConsumer {
 
 
             final String dme2RouteOffer = (busTopicParams.isAdditionalPropsValid()
-                            ? busTopicParams.getAdditionalProps().get(DmaapTopicSinkFactory.DME2_ROUTE_OFFER_PROPERTY)
+                            ? busTopicParams.getAdditionalProps().get(
+                                            PolicyEndPointProperties.DME2_ROUTE_OFFER_PROPERTY)
                             : null);
 
             if (busTopicParams.isEnvironmentInvalid()) {
@@ -474,7 +491,7 @@ public interface BusConsumer {
 
             props = new Properties();
 
-            props.setProperty(DmaapTopicSinkFactory.DME2_SERVICE_NAME_PROPERTY, serviceName);
+            props.setProperty(PolicyEndPointProperties.DME2_SERVICE_NAME_PROPERTY, serviceName);
 
             props.setProperty("username", busTopicParams.getUserName());
             props.setProperty("password", busTopicParams.getPassword());
@@ -489,7 +506,7 @@ public interface BusConsumer {
                 props.setProperty("Partner", busTopicParams.getPartner());
             }
             if (dme2RouteOffer != null) {
-                props.setProperty(DmaapTopicSinkFactory.DME2_ROUTE_OFFER_PROPERTY, dme2RouteOffer);
+                props.setProperty(PolicyEndPointProperties.DME2_ROUTE_OFFER_PROPERTY, dme2RouteOffer);
             }
 
             props.setProperty("Latitude", busTopicParams.getLatitude());
diff --git a/policy-endpoints/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/common/endpoints/event/comm/bus/internal/BusPublisher.java b/policy-endpoints/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/common/endpoints/event/comm/bus/internal/BusPublisher.java
index 67adf3b4..469794c7 100644
--- a/policy-endpoints/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/common/endpoints/event/comm/bus/internal/BusPublisher.java
+++ b/policy-endpoints/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/common/endpoints/event/comm/bus/internal/BusPublisher.java
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ import com.att.nsa.cambria.client.CambriaBatchingPublisher;
 import com.att.nsa.cambria.client.CambriaClientBuilders;
 import com.att.nsa.cambria.client.CambriaClientBuilders.PublisherBuilder;
 import com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation.JsonIgnore;
-
 import java.net.MalformedURLException;
 import java.security.GeneralSecurityException;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
@@ -34,12 +33,10 @@ import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.Properties;
 import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
-
 import org.apache.commons.lang3.StringUtils;
 import org.onap.dmaap.mr.client.impl.MRSimplerBatchPublisher;
 import org.onap.dmaap.mr.client.response.MRPublisherResponse;
 import org.onap.dmaap.mr.test.clients.ProtocolTypeConstants;
-import org.onap.policy.common.endpoints.event.comm.bus.DmaapTopicSinkFactory;
 import org.onap.policy.common.endpoints.properties.PolicyEndPointProperties;
 import org.onap.policy.common.gson.annotation.GsonJsonIgnore;
 import org.slf4j.Logger;
@@ -299,7 +296,8 @@ public interface BusPublisher {
                     busTopicParams.getUserName(),busTopicParams.getPassword(),busTopicParams.isUseHttps());
 
             String dme2RouteOffer = busTopicParams.isAdditionalPropsValid()
-                            ? busTopicParams.getAdditionalProps().get(DmaapTopicSinkFactory.DME2_ROUTE_OFFER_PROPERTY)
+                            ? busTopicParams.getAdditionalProps().get(
+                                            PolicyEndPointProperties.DME2_ROUTE_OFFER_PROPERTY)
                             : null;
 
             validateParams(busTopicParams, dme2RouteOffer);
@@ -310,13 +308,13 @@ public interface BusPublisher {
             props.setProperty("Environment", busTopicParams.getEnvironment());
             props.setProperty("AFT_ENVIRONMENT", busTopicParams.getAftEnvironment());
 
-            props.setProperty(DmaapTopicSinkFactory.DME2_SERVICE_NAME_PROPERTY, serviceName);
+            props.setProperty(PolicyEndPointProperties.DME2_SERVICE_NAME_PROPERTY, serviceName);
 
             if (busTopicParams.getPartner() != null) {
                 props.setProperty("Partner", busTopicParams.getPartner());
             }
             if (dme2RouteOffer != null) {
-                props.setProperty(DmaapTopicSinkFactory.DME2_ROUTE_OFFER_PROPERTY, dme2RouteOffer);
+                props.setProperty(PolicyEndPointProperties.DME2_ROUTE_OFFER_PROPERTY, dme2RouteOffer);
             }
 
             props.setProperty("Latitude", busTopicParams.getLatitude());
diff --git a/policy-endpoints/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/common/endpoints/event/comm/bus/internal/SingleThreadedBusTopicSource.java b/policy-endpoints/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/common/endpoints/event/comm/bus/internal/SingleThreadedBusTopicSource.java
index 0953465b..164f2b16 100644
--- a/policy-endpoints/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/common/endpoints/event/comm/bus/internal/SingleThreadedBusTopicSource.java
+++ b/policy-endpoints/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/common/endpoints/event/comm/bus/internal/SingleThreadedBusTopicSource.java
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ import org.onap.policy.common.endpoints.event.comm.FilterableTopicSource;
 import org.onap.policy.common.endpoints.event.comm.TopicListener;
 import org.onap.policy.common.endpoints.event.comm.bus.BusTopicSource;
 import org.onap.policy.common.endpoints.event.comm.bus.internal.BusConsumer.FilterableBusConsumer;
+import org.onap.policy.common.endpoints.properties.PolicyEndPointProperties;
 import org.onap.policy.common.endpoints.utils.NetLoggerUtil;
 import org.onap.policy.common.endpoints.utils.NetLoggerUtil.EventType;
 import org.onap.policy.common.utils.network.NetworkUtil;
@@ -103,13 +104,13 @@ public abstract class SingleThreadedBusTopicSource extends BusTopicBase
         }
 
         if (busTopicParams.getFetchTimeout() <= 0) {
-            this.fetchTimeout = NO_TIMEOUT_MS_FETCH;
+            this.fetchTimeout = PolicyEndPointProperties.NO_TIMEOUT_MS_FETCH;
         } else {
             this.fetchTimeout = busTopicParams.getFetchTimeout();
         }
 
         if (busTopicParams.getFetchLimit() <= 0) {
-            this.fetchLimit = NO_LIMIT_FETCH;
+            this.fetchLimit = PolicyEndPointProperties.NO_LIMIT_FETCH;
         } else {
             this.fetchLimit = busTopicParams.getFetchLimit();
         }
@@ -225,7 +226,7 @@ public abstract class SingleThreadedBusTopicSource extends BusTopicBase
         while (this.alive) {
             try {
                 fetchAllMessages();
-            } catch (Exception e) {
+            } catch (IOException | RuntimeException e) {
                 logger.error("{}: cannot fetch because of ", this, e.getMessage(), e);
             }
         }
@@ -233,7 +234,7 @@ public abstract class SingleThreadedBusTopicSource extends BusTopicBase
         logger.info("{}: exiting thread", this);
     }
 
-    private void fetchAllMessages() throws InterruptedException, IOException {
+    private void fetchAllMessages() throws IOException {
         for (String event : this.consumer.fetch()) {
             synchronized (this) {
                 this.recentEvents.add(event);
diff --git a/policy-endpoints/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/common/endpoints/event/comm/client/TopicSinkClient.java b/policy-endpoints/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/common/endpoints/event/comm/client/TopicSinkClient.java
index f08a1381..9f8b3c06 100644
--- a/policy-endpoints/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/common/endpoints/event/comm/client/TopicSinkClient.java
+++ b/policy-endpoints/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/common/endpoints/event/comm/client/TopicSinkClient.java
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ package org.onap.policy.common.endpoints.event.comm.client;
 import java.util.List;
 import lombok.Getter;
 import lombok.NonNull;
-import org.onap.policy.common.endpoints.event.comm.TopicEndpoint;
+import org.onap.policy.common.endpoints.event.comm.TopicEndpointManager;
 import org.onap.policy.common.endpoints.event.comm.TopicSink;
 import org.onap.policy.common.utils.coder.Coder;
 import org.onap.policy.common.utils.coder.CoderException;
@@ -109,6 +109,6 @@ public class TopicSinkClient {
      * @return the sinks for the topic
      */
     protected List<TopicSink> getTopicSinks(final String topic) {
-        return TopicEndpoint.manager.getTopicSinks(topic);
+        return TopicEndpointManager.getManager().getTopicSinks(topic);
     }
 }
diff --git a/policy-endpoints/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/common/endpoints/features/NetLoggerFeatureApi.java b/policy-endpoints/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/common/endpoints/features/NetLoggerFeatureApi.java
index 4e7d4444..a99ecd26 100644
--- a/policy-endpoints/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/common/endpoints/features/NetLoggerFeatureApi.java
+++ b/policy-endpoints/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/common/endpoints/features/NetLoggerFeatureApi.java
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ package org.onap.policy.common.endpoints.features;
 import org.onap.policy.common.endpoints.event.comm.Topic.CommInfrastructure;
 import org.onap.policy.common.endpoints.utils.NetLoggerUtil.EventType;
 import org.onap.policy.common.utils.services.OrderedService;
-import org.onap.policy.common.utils.services.OrderedServiceImpl;
 import org.slf4j.Logger;
 
 /**
@@ -32,12 +31,6 @@ import org.slf4j.Logger;
 public interface NetLoggerFeatureApi extends OrderedService {
 
     /**
-     * Feature providers implementing this interface.
-     */
-    OrderedServiceImpl<NetLoggerFeatureApi> providers =
-                    new OrderedServiceImpl<>(NetLoggerFeatureApi.class);
-
-    /**
      * Intercepts a message before it is logged.
      *
      * @return true if this feature intercepts and takes ownership of the operation
diff --git a/policy-endpoints/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/common/endpoints/features/NetLoggerFeatureProviders.java b/policy-endpoints/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/common/endpoints/features/NetLoggerFeatureProviders.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..db2b05d1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/policy-endpoints/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/common/endpoints/features/NetLoggerFeatureProviders.java
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+/*
+ * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
+ * ONAP
+ * ================================================================================
+ * Copyright (C) 2019 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.onap.policy.common.endpoints.features;
+
+import lombok.Getter;
+import org.onap.policy.common.utils.services.OrderedServiceImpl;
+
+/**
+ * Providers for network logging feature.
+ */
+public class NetLoggerFeatureProviders {
+
+    /**
+     * Feature providers implementing this interface.
+     */
+    @Getter
+    private static OrderedServiceImpl<NetLoggerFeatureApi> providers =
+                    new OrderedServiceImpl<>(NetLoggerFeatureApi.class);
+
+    private NetLoggerFeatureProviders() {
+        // do nothing
+    }
+}
diff --git a/policy-endpoints/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/common/endpoints/http/client/HttpClient.java b/policy-endpoints/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/common/endpoints/http/client/HttpClient.java
index 2e3b9afb..2fe46fb3 100644
--- a/policy-endpoints/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/common/endpoints/http/client/HttpClient.java
+++ b/policy-endpoints/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/common/endpoints/http/client/HttpClient.java
@@ -7,9 +7,9 @@
  * 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.
@@ -33,11 +33,6 @@ import org.onap.policy.common.capabilities.Startable;
 public interface HttpClient extends Startable {
 
     /**
-     * Factory.
-     */
-    HttpClientFactory factory = new IndexedHttpClientFactory();
-
-    /**
      * GET request.
      *
      * @param path context uri path.
diff --git a/policy-endpoints/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/common/endpoints/http/client/HttpClientConfigException.java b/policy-endpoints/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/common/endpoints/http/client/HttpClientConfigException.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..98ec576f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/policy-endpoints/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/common/endpoints/http/client/HttpClientConfigException.java
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+/*
+ * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
+ * ONAP
+ * ================================================================================
+ * Copyright (C) 2019 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.onap.policy.common.endpoints.http.client;
+
+/**
+ * Exception generated by HttpClient builder.
+ */
+public class HttpClientConfigException extends Exception {
+    private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
+
+    public HttpClientConfigException() {
+        super();
+    }
+
+    public HttpClientConfigException(String message) {
+        super(message);
+    }
+
+    public HttpClientConfigException(Throwable cause) {
+        super(cause);
+    }
+
+    public HttpClientConfigException(String message, Throwable cause) {
+        super(message, cause);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/policy-endpoints/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/common/endpoints/http/client/HttpClientFactory.java b/policy-endpoints/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/common/endpoints/http/client/HttpClientFactory.java
index 5f4c4c9d..b155f729 100644
--- a/policy-endpoints/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/common/endpoints/http/client/HttpClientFactory.java
+++ b/policy-endpoints/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/common/endpoints/http/client/HttpClientFactory.java
@@ -8,9 +8,9 @@
  * 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.
@@ -21,8 +21,6 @@
 
 package org.onap.policy.common.endpoints.http.client;
 
-import java.security.KeyManagementException;
-import java.security.NoSuchAlgorithmException;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Properties;
 import org.onap.policy.common.endpoints.event.comm.bus.internal.BusTopicParams;
@@ -35,17 +33,16 @@ public interface HttpClientFactory {
     /**
      * Build and http client with the following parameters.
      */
-    HttpClient build(BusTopicParams busTopicParams)
-            throws KeyManagementException, NoSuchAlgorithmException, ClassNotFoundException;
+    HttpClient build(BusTopicParams busTopicParams) throws HttpClientConfigException;
 
     /**
      * Build http client from properties.
      */
-    List<HttpClient> build(Properties properties) throws KeyManagementException, NoSuchAlgorithmException;
+    List<HttpClient> build(Properties properties) throws HttpClientConfigException;
 
     /**
      * Get http client.
-     * 
+     *
      * @param name the name
      * @return the http client
      */
@@ -53,14 +50,14 @@ public interface HttpClientFactory {
 
     /**
      * List of http clients.
-     * 
+     *
      * @return http clients
      */
     List<HttpClient> inventory();
 
     /**
      * Destroy by name.
-     * 
+     *
      * @param name name
      */
     void destroy(String name);
diff --git a/policy-endpoints/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/common/endpoints/http/client/HttpClientFactoryInstance.java b/policy-endpoints/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/common/endpoints/http/client/HttpClientFactoryInstance.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c2921640
--- /dev/null
+++ b/policy-endpoints/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/common/endpoints/http/client/HttpClientFactoryInstance.java
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+/*
+ * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
+ * ONAP
+ * ================================================================================
+ * Copyright (C) 2019 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.onap.policy.common.endpoints.http.client;
+
+import lombok.Getter;
+
+public class HttpClientFactoryInstance {
+
+    /**
+     * The client factory.
+     */
+    @Getter
+    private static final HttpClientFactory clientFactory = new IndexedHttpClientFactory();
+
+
+    private HttpClientFactoryInstance() {
+        // do nothing
+    }
+}
diff --git a/policy-endpoints/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/common/endpoints/http/client/IndexedHttpClientFactory.java b/policy-endpoints/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/common/endpoints/http/client/IndexedHttpClientFactory.java
index c2d0e400..edf8ff6f 100644
--- a/policy-endpoints/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/common/endpoints/http/client/IndexedHttpClientFactory.java
+++ b/policy-endpoints/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/common/endpoints/http/client/IndexedHttpClientFactory.java
@@ -47,14 +47,17 @@ class IndexedHttpClientFactory implements HttpClientFactory {
     protected HashMap<String, HttpClient> clients = new HashMap<>();
 
     @Override
-    public synchronized HttpClient build(BusTopicParams busTopicParams)
-            throws KeyManagementException, NoSuchAlgorithmException, ClassNotFoundException {
+    public synchronized HttpClient build(BusTopicParams busTopicParams) throws HttpClientConfigException {
         if (clients.containsKey(busTopicParams.getClientName())) {
             return clients.get(busTopicParams.getClientName());
         }
 
-        JerseyClient client =
-                new JerseyClient(busTopicParams);
+        JerseyClient client;
+        try {
+            client = new JerseyClient(busTopicParams);
+        } catch (KeyManagementException | NoSuchAlgorithmException | ClassNotFoundException e) {
+            throw new HttpClientConfigException(e);
+        }
 
         if (busTopicParams.isManaged()) {
             clients.put(busTopicParams.getClientName(), client);
@@ -64,8 +67,7 @@ class IndexedHttpClientFactory implements HttpClientFactory {
     }
 
     @Override
-    public synchronized List<HttpClient> build(Properties properties)
-            throws KeyManagementException, NoSuchAlgorithmException {
+    public synchronized List<HttpClient> build(Properties properties) throws HttpClientConfigException {
         ArrayList<HttpClient> clientList = new ArrayList<>();
 
         String clientNames = properties.getProperty(PolicyEndPointProperties.PROPERTY_HTTP_CLIENT_SERVICES);
diff --git a/policy-endpoints/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/common/endpoints/http/server/HttpServletServer.java b/policy-endpoints/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/common/endpoints/http/server/HttpServletServer.java
index b674e265..73b1e544 100644
--- a/policy-endpoints/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/common/endpoints/http/server/HttpServletServer.java
+++ b/policy-endpoints/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/common/endpoints/http/server/HttpServletServer.java
@@ -7,9 +7,9 @@
  * 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.
@@ -27,22 +27,16 @@ import org.onap.policy.common.capabilities.Startable;
  */
 public interface HttpServletServer extends Startable {
 
-
-    /**
-     * Factory of Http Servlet Servers.
-     */
-    HttpServletServerFactory factory = new IndexedHttpServletServerFactory();
-
     /**
      * Get the port.
-     * 
+     *
      * @return port
      */
     int getPort();
 
     /**
      * Enables basic authentication with user and password on the the relative path relativeUriPath.
-     * 
+     *
      * @param user user
      * @param password password
      * @param relativeUriPath relative path
@@ -63,7 +57,7 @@ public interface HttpServletServer extends Startable {
 
     /**
      * Sets the serialization provider to be used when classes are added to the service.
-     * 
+     *
      * @param provider the provider to use for message serialization and de-serialization
      */
     void setSerializationProvider(String provider);
@@ -78,10 +72,10 @@ public interface HttpServletServer extends Startable {
 
     /**
      * Adds a JAX-RS servlet class to serve REST requests.
-     * 
+     *
      * @param servletPath servlet path
      * @param restClass JAX-RS API Class
-     * 
+     *
      * @throws IllegalArgumentException unable to process because of invalid input
      * @throws IllegalStateException unable to process because of invalid state
      */
@@ -89,10 +83,10 @@ public interface HttpServletServer extends Startable {
 
     /**
      * Adds a package containing JAX-RS classes to serve REST requests.
-     * 
+     *
      * @param servletPath servlet path
      * @param restPackage JAX-RS package to scan
-     * 
+     *
      * @throws IllegalArgumentException unable to process because of invalid input
      * @throws IllegalStateException unable to process because of invalid state
      */
@@ -100,10 +94,10 @@ public interface HttpServletServer extends Startable {
 
     /**
      * Blocking start of the http server.
-     * 
+     *
      * @param maxWaitTime max time to wait for the start to take place
      * @return true if start was successful
-     * 
+     *
      * @throws IllegalArgumentException if arguments are invalid
      * @throws InterruptedException if the blocking operation is interrupted
      */
diff --git a/policy-endpoints/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/common/endpoints/http/server/HttpServletServerFactoryInstance.java b/policy-endpoints/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/common/endpoints/http/server/HttpServletServerFactoryInstance.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a56be701
--- /dev/null
+++ b/policy-endpoints/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/common/endpoints/http/server/HttpServletServerFactoryInstance.java
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+/*
+ * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
+ * ONAP
+ * ================================================================================
+ * Copyright (C) 2019 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.onap.policy.common.endpoints.http.server;
+
+import lombok.Getter;
+
+public class HttpServletServerFactoryInstance {
+
+    /**
+     * The servlet factory.
+     */
+    @Getter
+    private static final HttpServletServerFactory serverFactory = new IndexedHttpServletServerFactory();
+
+
+    private HttpServletServerFactoryInstance() {
+        // do nothing
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/policy-endpoints/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/common/endpoints/properties/PolicyEndPointProperties.java b/policy-endpoints/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/common/endpoints/properties/PolicyEndPointProperties.java
index 0d59fd2f..ed300422 100644
--- a/policy-endpoints/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/common/endpoints/properties/PolicyEndPointProperties.java
+++ b/policy-endpoints/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/common/endpoints/properties/PolicyEndPointProperties.java
@@ -7,9 +7,9 @@
  * 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.
@@ -20,86 +20,134 @@
 
 package org.onap.policy.common.endpoints.properties;
 
-public interface PolicyEndPointProperties {
+public class PolicyEndPointProperties {
 
     /* Generic property suffixes */
 
-    String PROPERTY_TOPIC_SERVERS_SUFFIX = ".servers";
-    String PROPERTY_TOPIC_TOPICS_SUFFIX = ".topics";
-    String PROPERTY_TOPIC_API_KEY_SUFFIX = ".apiKey";
-    String PROPERTY_TOPIC_API_SECRET_SUFFIX = ".apiSecret";
-    String PROPERTY_TOPIC_AAF_MECHID_SUFFIX = ".aafMechId";
-    String PROPERTY_TOPIC_AAF_PASSWORD_SUFFIX = ".aafPassword";
-    String PROPERTY_TOPIC_EFFECTIVE_TOPIC_SUFFIX = ".effectiveTopic";
-    String PROPERTY_TOPIC_EVENTS_SUFFIX = ".events";
-    String PROPERTY_TOPIC_EVENTS_FILTER_SUFFIX = ".filter";
-    String PROPERTY_TOPIC_EVENTS_CUSTOM_MODEL_CODER_GSON_SUFFIX = ".events.custom.gson";
+    public static final String PROPERTY_TOPIC_SERVERS_SUFFIX = ".servers";
+    public static final String PROPERTY_TOPIC_TOPICS_SUFFIX = ".topics";
+    public static final String PROPERTY_TOPIC_API_KEY_SUFFIX = ".apiKey";
+    public static final String PROPERTY_TOPIC_API_SECRET_SUFFIX = ".apiSecret";
+    public static final String PROPERTY_TOPIC_AAF_MECHID_SUFFIX = ".aafMechId";
+    public static final String PROPERTY_TOPIC_AAF_PASSWORD_SUFFIX = ".aafPassword";
+    public static final String PROPERTY_TOPIC_EFFECTIVE_TOPIC_SUFFIX = ".effectiveTopic";
+    public static final String PROPERTY_TOPIC_EVENTS_SUFFIX = ".events";
+    public static final String PROPERTY_TOPIC_EVENTS_FILTER_SUFFIX = ".filter";
+    public static final String PROPERTY_TOPIC_EVENTS_CUSTOM_MODEL_CODER_GSON_SUFFIX = ".events.custom.gson";
 
-    String PROPERTY_TOPIC_SOURCE_CONSUMER_GROUP_SUFFIX = ".consumerGroup";
-    String PROPERTY_TOPIC_SOURCE_CONSUMER_INSTANCE_SUFFIX = ".consumerInstance";
-    String PROPERTY_TOPIC_SOURCE_FETCH_TIMEOUT_SUFFIX = ".fetchTimeout";
-    String PROPERTY_TOPIC_SOURCE_FETCH_LIMIT_SUFFIX = ".fetchLimit";
-    String PROPERTY_MANAGED_SUFFIX = ".managed";
-    String PROPERTY_AAF_SUFFIX = ".aaf";
+    public static final String PROPERTY_TOPIC_SOURCE_CONSUMER_GROUP_SUFFIX = ".consumerGroup";
+    public static final String PROPERTY_TOPIC_SOURCE_CONSUMER_INSTANCE_SUFFIX = ".consumerInstance";
+    public static final String PROPERTY_TOPIC_SOURCE_FETCH_TIMEOUT_SUFFIX = ".fetchTimeout";
+    public static final String PROPERTY_TOPIC_SOURCE_FETCH_LIMIT_SUFFIX = ".fetchLimit";
+    public static final String PROPERTY_MANAGED_SUFFIX = ".managed";
+    public static final String PROPERTY_AAF_SUFFIX = ".aaf";
 
-    String PROPERTY_TOPIC_SINK_PARTITION_KEY_SUFFIX = ".partitionKey";
+    public static final String PROPERTY_TOPIC_SINK_PARTITION_KEY_SUFFIX = ".partitionKey";
 
-    String PROPERTY_ALLOW_SELF_SIGNED_CERTIFICATES_SUFFIX = ".selfSignedCertificates";
+    public static final String PROPERTY_ALLOW_SELF_SIGNED_CERTIFICATES_SUFFIX = ".selfSignedCertificates";
 
     /* UEB Properties */
 
-    String PROPERTY_UEB_SOURCE_TOPICS = "ueb.source.topics";
-    String PROPERTY_UEB_SINK_TOPICS = "ueb.sink.topics";
+    public static final String PROPERTY_UEB_SOURCE_TOPICS = "ueb.source.topics";
+    public static final String PROPERTY_UEB_SINK_TOPICS = "ueb.sink.topics";
 
     /* DMAAP Properties */
 
-    String PROPERTY_DMAAP_SOURCE_TOPICS = "dmaap.source.topics";
-    String PROPERTY_DMAAP_SINK_TOPICS = "dmaap.sink.topics";
-
-    String PROPERTY_DMAAP_DME2_PARTNER_SUFFIX = ".dme2.partner";
-    String PROPERTY_DMAAP_DME2_ROUTE_OFFER_SUFFIX = ".dme2.routeOffer";
-    String PROPERTY_DMAAP_DME2_ENVIRONMENT_SUFFIX = ".dme2.environment";
-    String PROPERTY_DMAAP_DME2_AFT_ENVIRONMENT_SUFFIX = ".dme2.aft.environment";
-    String PROPERTY_DMAAP_DME2_LATITUDE_SUFFIX = ".dme2.latitude";
-    String PROPERTY_DMAAP_DME2_LONGITUDE_SUFFIX = ".dme2.longitude";
-
-    String PROPERTY_DMAAP_DME2_EP_READ_TIMEOUT_MS_SUFFIX = ".dme2.epReadTimeoutMs";
-    String PROPERTY_DMAAP_DME2_EP_CONN_TIMEOUT_SUFFIX = ".dme2.epConnTimeout";
-    String PROPERTY_DMAAP_DME2_ROUNDTRIP_TIMEOUT_MS_SUFFIX = ".dme2.roundtripTimeoutMs";
-    String PROPERTY_DMAAP_DME2_VERSION_SUFFIX = ".dme2.version";
-    String PROPERTY_DMAAP_DME2_SERVICE_NAME_SUFFIX = ".dme2.serviceName";
-    String PROPERTY_DMAAP_DME2_SUB_CONTEXT_PATH_SUFFIX = ".dme2.subContextPath";
-    String PROPERTY_DMAAP_DME2_SESSION_STICKINESS_REQUIRED_SUFFIX =
+    public static final String PROPERTY_DMAAP_SOURCE_TOPICS = "dmaap.source.topics";
+    public static final String PROPERTY_DMAAP_SINK_TOPICS = "dmaap.sink.topics";
+
+    public static final String PROPERTY_DMAAP_DME2_PARTNER_SUFFIX = ".dme2.partner";
+    public static final String PROPERTY_DMAAP_DME2_ROUTE_OFFER_SUFFIX = ".dme2.routeOffer";
+    public static final String PROPERTY_DMAAP_DME2_ENVIRONMENT_SUFFIX = ".dme2.environment";
+    public static final String PROPERTY_DMAAP_DME2_AFT_ENVIRONMENT_SUFFIX = ".dme2.aft.environment";
+    public static final String PROPERTY_DMAAP_DME2_LATITUDE_SUFFIX = ".dme2.latitude";
+    public static final String PROPERTY_DMAAP_DME2_LONGITUDE_SUFFIX = ".dme2.longitude";
+
+    public static final String PROPERTY_DMAAP_DME2_EP_READ_TIMEOUT_MS_SUFFIX = ".dme2.epReadTimeoutMs";
+    public static final String PROPERTY_DMAAP_DME2_EP_CONN_TIMEOUT_SUFFIX = ".dme2.epConnTimeout";
+    public static final String PROPERTY_DMAAP_DME2_ROUNDTRIP_TIMEOUT_MS_SUFFIX = ".dme2.roundtripTimeoutMs";
+    public static final String PROPERTY_DMAAP_DME2_VERSION_SUFFIX = ".dme2.version";
+    public static final String PROPERTY_DMAAP_DME2_SERVICE_NAME_SUFFIX = ".dme2.serviceName";
+    public static final String PROPERTY_DMAAP_DME2_SUB_CONTEXT_PATH_SUFFIX = ".dme2.subContextPath";
+    public static final String PROPERTY_DMAAP_DME2_SESSION_STICKINESS_REQUIRED_SUFFIX =
             ".dme2.sessionStickinessRequired";
 
-    String PROPERTY_NOOP_SOURCE_TOPICS = "noop.source.topics";
-    String PROPERTY_NOOP_SINK_TOPICS = "noop.sink.topics";
+    public static final String PROPERTY_NOOP_SOURCE_TOPICS = "noop.source.topics";
+    public static final String PROPERTY_NOOP_SINK_TOPICS = "noop.sink.topics";
 
     /* HTTP Server Properties */
 
-    String PROPERTY_HTTP_SERVER_SERVICES = "http.server.services";
+    public static final String PROPERTY_HTTP_SERVER_SERVICES = "http.server.services";
 
-    String PROPERTY_HTTP_HOST_SUFFIX = ".host";
-    String PROPERTY_HTTP_PORT_SUFFIX = ".port";
-    String PROPERTY_HTTP_CONTEXT_URIPATH_SUFFIX = ".contextUriPath";
+    public static final String PROPERTY_HTTP_HOST_SUFFIX = ".host";
+    public static final String PROPERTY_HTTP_PORT_SUFFIX = ".port";
+    public static final String PROPERTY_HTTP_CONTEXT_URIPATH_SUFFIX = ".contextUriPath";
 
-    String PROPERTY_HTTP_AUTH_USERNAME_SUFFIX = ".userName";
-    String PROPERTY_HTTP_AUTH_PASSWORD_SUFFIX = ".password";
-    String PROPERTY_HTTP_AUTH_URIPATH_SUFFIX = ".authUriPath";
+    public static final String PROPERTY_HTTP_AUTH_USERNAME_SUFFIX = ".userName";
+    public static final String PROPERTY_HTTP_AUTH_PASSWORD_SUFFIX = ".password";
+    public static final String PROPERTY_HTTP_AUTH_URIPATH_SUFFIX = ".authUriPath";
 
-    String PROPERTY_HTTP_FILTER_CLASSES_SUFFIX = ".filterClasses";
-    String PROPERTY_HTTP_REST_CLASSES_SUFFIX = ".restClasses";
-    String PROPERTY_HTTP_REST_PACKAGES_SUFFIX = ".restPackages";
-    String PROPERTY_HTTP_REST_URIPATH_SUFFIX = ".restUriPath";
+    public static final String PROPERTY_HTTP_FILTER_CLASSES_SUFFIX = ".filterClasses";
+    public static final String PROPERTY_HTTP_REST_CLASSES_SUFFIX = ".restClasses";
+    public static final String PROPERTY_HTTP_REST_PACKAGES_SUFFIX = ".restPackages";
+    public static final String PROPERTY_HTTP_REST_URIPATH_SUFFIX = ".restUriPath";
 
-    String PROPERTY_HTTP_HTTPS_SUFFIX = ".https";
-    String PROPERTY_HTTP_SWAGGER_SUFFIX = ".swagger";
+    public static final String PROPERTY_HTTP_HTTPS_SUFFIX = ".https";
+    public static final String PROPERTY_HTTP_SWAGGER_SUFFIX = ".swagger";
 
-    String PROPERTY_HTTP_SERIALIZATION_PROVIDER = ".serialization.provider";
+    public static final String PROPERTY_HTTP_SERIALIZATION_PROVIDER = ".serialization.provider";
 
     /* HTTP Client Properties */
 
-    String PROPERTY_HTTP_CLIENT_SERVICES = "http.client.services";
+    public static final String PROPERTY_HTTP_CLIENT_SERVICES = "http.client.services";
 
-    String PROPERTY_HTTP_URL_SUFFIX = PROPERTY_HTTP_CONTEXT_URIPATH_SUFFIX;
+    public static final String PROPERTY_HTTP_URL_SUFFIX = PROPERTY_HTTP_CONTEXT_URIPATH_SUFFIX;
+
+
+    /* DMaaP DME2 Topic Properties */
+
+    public static final String DME2_READ_TIMEOUT_PROPERTY = "AFT_DME2_EP_READ_TIMEOUT_MS";
+    public static final String DME2_EP_CONN_TIMEOUT_PROPERTY = "AFT_DME2_EP_CONN_TIMEOUT";
+    public static final String DME2_ROUNDTRIP_TIMEOUT_PROPERTY = "AFT_DME2_ROUNDTRIP_TIMEOUT_MS";
+    public static final String DME2_VERSION_PROPERTY = "Version";
+    public static final String DME2_ROUTE_OFFER_PROPERTY = "routeOffer";
+    public static final String DME2_SERVICE_NAME_PROPERTY = "ServiceName";
+    public static final String DME2_SUBCONTEXT_PATH_PROPERTY = "SubContextPath";
+    public static final String DME2_SESSION_STICKINESS_REQUIRED_PROPERTY = "sessionstickinessrequired";
+
+
+    /* Topic Sink Values */
+
+    /**
+     * Log Failures after X number of retries.
+     */
+    public static final int DEFAULT_LOG_SEND_FAILURES_AFTER = 1;
+
+
+    /* Topic Source values */
+
+    /**
+     * Default Timeout fetching in milliseconds.
+     */
+    public static final int DEFAULT_TIMEOUT_MS_FETCH = 15000;
+
+    /**
+     * Default maximum number of messages fetch at the time.
+     */
+    public static final int DEFAULT_LIMIT_FETCH = 100;
+
+    /**
+     * Definition of No Timeout fetching.
+     */
+    public static final int NO_TIMEOUT_MS_FETCH = -1;
+
+    /**
+     * Definition of No limit fetching.
+     */
+    public static final int NO_LIMIT_FETCH = -1;
+
+
+    private PolicyEndPointProperties() {
+        // do nothing
+    }
 }
diff --git a/policy-endpoints/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/common/endpoints/utils/DmaapPropertyUtils.java b/policy-endpoints/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/common/endpoints/utils/DmaapPropertyUtils.java
index 6b44e5c8..7e0d3ff6 100644
--- a/policy-endpoints/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/common/endpoints/utils/DmaapPropertyUtils.java
+++ b/policy-endpoints/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/common/endpoints/utils/DmaapPropertyUtils.java
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ import java.util.HashMap;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
 import org.apache.commons.lang3.StringUtils;
-import org.onap.policy.common.endpoints.event.comm.bus.DmaapTopicSourceFactory;
 import org.onap.policy.common.endpoints.event.comm.bus.internal.BusTopicParams;
 import org.onap.policy.common.endpoints.event.comm.bus.internal.BusTopicParams.TopicParamsBuilder;
 import org.onap.policy.common.endpoints.properties.PolicyEndPointProperties;
@@ -43,25 +42,25 @@ public class DmaapPropertyUtils {
         Map<String,String> map = new HashMap<>();
 
         map.put(PolicyEndPointProperties.PROPERTY_DMAAP_DME2_ROUTE_OFFER_SUFFIX,
-                        DmaapTopicSourceFactory.DME2_ROUTE_OFFER_PROPERTY);
+                        PolicyEndPointProperties.DME2_ROUTE_OFFER_PROPERTY);
 
         map.put(PolicyEndPointProperties.PROPERTY_DMAAP_DME2_EP_READ_TIMEOUT_MS_SUFFIX,
-                        DmaapTopicSourceFactory.DME2_READ_TIMEOUT_PROPERTY);
+                        PolicyEndPointProperties.DME2_READ_TIMEOUT_PROPERTY);
 
         map.put(PolicyEndPointProperties.PROPERTY_DMAAP_DME2_EP_CONN_TIMEOUT_SUFFIX,
-                        DmaapTopicSourceFactory.DME2_EP_CONN_TIMEOUT_PROPERTY);
+                        PolicyEndPointProperties.DME2_EP_CONN_TIMEOUT_PROPERTY);
 
         map.put(PolicyEndPointProperties.PROPERTY_DMAAP_DME2_ROUNDTRIP_TIMEOUT_MS_SUFFIX,
-                        DmaapTopicSourceFactory.DME2_ROUNDTRIP_TIMEOUT_PROPERTY);
+                        PolicyEndPointProperties.DME2_ROUNDTRIP_TIMEOUT_PROPERTY);
 
         map.put(PolicyEndPointProperties.PROPERTY_DMAAP_DME2_VERSION_SUFFIX,
-                        DmaapTopicSourceFactory.DME2_VERSION_PROPERTY);
+                        PolicyEndPointProperties.DME2_VERSION_PROPERTY);
 
         map.put(PolicyEndPointProperties.PROPERTY_DMAAP_DME2_SUB_CONTEXT_PATH_SUFFIX,
-                        DmaapTopicSourceFactory.DME2_SUBCONTEXT_PATH_PROPERTY);
+                        PolicyEndPointProperties.DME2_SUBCONTEXT_PATH_PROPERTY);
 
         map.put(PolicyEndPointProperties.PROPERTY_DMAAP_DME2_SESSION_STICKINESS_REQUIRED_SUFFIX,
-                        DmaapTopicSourceFactory.DME2_SESSION_STICKINESS_REQUIRED_PROPERTY);
+                        PolicyEndPointProperties.DME2_SESSION_STICKINESS_REQUIRED_PROPERTY);
 
         PROP_TO_DME = Collections.unmodifiableMap(map);
     }
diff --git a/policy-endpoints/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/common/endpoints/utils/NetLoggerUtil.java b/policy-endpoints/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/common/endpoints/utils/NetLoggerUtil.java
index f82e6a8c..d8f48a26 100644
--- a/policy-endpoints/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/common/endpoints/utils/NetLoggerUtil.java
+++ b/policy-endpoints/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/common/endpoints/utils/NetLoggerUtil.java
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ package org.onap.policy.common.endpoints.utils;
 
 import org.onap.policy.common.endpoints.event.comm.Topic.CommInfrastructure;
 import org.onap.policy.common.endpoints.features.NetLoggerFeatureApi;
+import org.onap.policy.common.endpoints.features.NetLoggerFeatureProviders;
 import org.slf4j.Logger;
 import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
 
@@ -110,7 +111,7 @@ public class NetLoggerUtil {
      */
     private static boolean featureBeforeLog(Logger eventLogger, EventType type, CommInfrastructure protocol,
                     String topic, String message) {
-        for (NetLoggerFeatureApi feature : NetLoggerFeatureApi.providers.getList()) {
+        for (NetLoggerFeatureApi feature : NetLoggerFeatureProviders.getProviders().getList()) {
             try {
                 if (feature.beforeLog(eventLogger, type, protocol, topic, message)) {
                     return true;
@@ -137,7 +138,7 @@ public class NetLoggerUtil {
      */
     private static boolean featureAfterLog(Logger eventLogger, EventType type, CommInfrastructure protocol,
                     String topic, String message) {
-        for (NetLoggerFeatureApi feature : NetLoggerFeatureApi.providers.getList()) {
+        for (NetLoggerFeatureApi feature : NetLoggerFeatureProviders.getProviders().getList()) {
             try {
                 if (feature.afterLog(eventLogger, type, protocol, topic, message)) {
                     return true;
diff --git a/policy-endpoints/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/common/endpoints/utils/ParameterUtils.java b/policy-endpoints/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/common/endpoints/utils/ParameterUtils.java
index 40ce8fa5..cabfe58f 100644
--- a/policy-endpoints/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/common/endpoints/utils/ParameterUtils.java
+++ b/policy-endpoints/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/common/endpoints/utils/ParameterUtils.java
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 /*-
  * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
  *  Copyright (C) 2019 Nordix Foundation.
+ *  Modifications Copyright (C) 2019 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.
@@ -32,7 +33,7 @@ import org.onap.policy.common.endpoints.properties.PolicyEndPointProperties;
  *
  * @author Ajith Sreekumar (ajith.sreekumar@est.tech)
  */
-public abstract class ParameterUtils {
+public class ParameterUtils {
 
     /**
      * Private constructor used to prevent sub class instantiation.