1 files changed, 11 insertions, 18 deletions

diff --git a/policy-endpoints/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/common/endpoints/event/comm/client/BidirectionalTopicClient.java b/policy-endpoints/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/common/endpoints/event/comm/client/BidirectionalTopicClient.java
index a1e03155..57a331c1 100644
--- a/policy-endpoints/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/common/endpoints/event/comm/client/BidirectionalTopicClient.java
+++ b/policy-endpoints/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/common/endpoints/event/comm/client/BidirectionalTopicClient.java
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ import org.onap.policy.common.endpoints.event.comm.TopicSource;
 public class BidirectionalTopicClient {
     private final String sinkTopic;
     private final String sourceTopic;
-    private final TopicSinkClient sinkClient;
+    private final TopicSink sink;
     private final TopicSource source;
     private final CommInfrastructure sinkTopicCommInfrastructure;
     private final CommInfrastructure sourceTopicCommInfrastructure;
@@ -55,18 +55,15 @@ public class BidirectionalTopicClient {
         this.sourceTopic = sourceTopic;
 
         // init sinkClient
-        try {
-            // if the manager is overridden here, then override it in the sink client, too
-            this.sinkClient = new TopicSinkClient(sinkTopic) {
-                @Override
-                protected List<TopicSink> getTopicSinks(String topic) {
-                    return BidirectionalTopicClient.this.getTopicEndpointManager().getTopicSinks(topic);
-                }
-            };
-        } catch (TopicSinkClientException e) {
-            throw new BidirectionalTopicClientException(e);
+        List<TopicSink> sinks = getTopicEndpointManager().getTopicSinks(sinkTopic);
+        if (sinks.isEmpty()) {
+            throw new BidirectionalTopicClientException("no sinks for topic: " + sinkTopic);
+        } else if (sinks.size() > 1) {
+            throw new BidirectionalTopicClientException("too many sinks for topic: " + sinkTopic);
         }
 
+        this.sink = sinks.get(0);
+
         // init source
         List<TopicSource> sources = getTopicEndpointManager().getTopicSources(Arrays.asList(sourceTopic));
         if (sources.isEmpty()) {
@@ -77,16 +74,12 @@ public class BidirectionalTopicClient {
 
         this.source = sources.get(0);
 
-        this.sinkTopicCommInfrastructure = sinkClient.getSink().getTopicCommInfrastructure();
+        this.sinkTopicCommInfrastructure = sink.getTopicCommInfrastructure();
         this.sourceTopicCommInfrastructure = source.getTopicCommInfrastructure();
     }
 
-    public TopicSink getSink() {
-        return sinkClient.getSink();
-    }
-
-    public boolean send(Object message) {
-        return sinkClient.send(message);
+    public boolean send(String message) {
+        return sink.send(message);
     }
 
     public void register(TopicListener topicListener) {