Fix sonar and checkstyle issues in distribution

* Fixing all check style issues.
* Fixing all sonar issues.
* Adding maven check style plugin to fail at warning level.

Change-Id: I791b8feef39a3a0c3e1e250efea7b6e78208bf07
Issue-ID: POLICY-1035
Signed-off-by: ramverma <ram.krishna.verma@ericsson.com>

11 files changed, 140 insertions, 129 deletions

diff --git a/main/pom.xml b/main/pom.xml
index e027e44c..2b00e323 100644
--- a/main/pom.xml
+++ b/main/pom.xml
@@ -44,23 +44,13 @@
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.onap.policy.common</groupId>
-            <artifactId>utils</artifactId>
-            <version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
-        </dependency>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>org.onap.policy.common</groupId>
-            <artifactId>common-parameters</artifactId>
-            <version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
-        </dependency>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>org.onap.policy.common</groupId>
             <artifactId>capabilities</artifactId>
-            <version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+            <version>${policy.common.version}</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.onap.policy.common</groupId>
             <artifactId>policy-endpoints</artifactId>
-            <version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+            <version>${policy.common.version}</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>commons-cli</groupId>
diff --git a/main/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/distribution/main/PolicyDistributionException.java b/main/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/distribution/main/PolicyDistributionException.java
index 807fd936..041f87cb 100644
--- a/main/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/distribution/main/PolicyDistributionException.java
+++ b/main/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/distribution/main/PolicyDistributionException.java
@@ -5,15 +5,15 @@
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
  * You may obtain a copy of the License at
- * 
+ *
  *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
- * 
+ *
  * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
  * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
  * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
  * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
  * limitations under the License.
- * 
+ *
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
  * ============LICENSE_END=========================================================
  */
@@ -39,9 +39,9 @@ public class PolicyDistributionException extends Exception {
      * Instantiates a new policy distribution exception with a message and a caused by exception.
      *
      * @param message the message
-     * @param e the exception that caused this exception to be thrown
+     * @param exp the exception that caused this exception to be thrown
      */
-    public PolicyDistributionException(final String message, final Exception e) {
-        super(message, e);
+    public PolicyDistributionException(final String message, final Exception exp) {
+        super(message, exp);
     }
 }
diff --git a/main/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/distribution/main/PolicyDistributionRuntimeException.java b/main/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/distribution/main/PolicyDistributionRuntimeException.java
index 5999e680..385505a0 100644
--- a/main/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/distribution/main/PolicyDistributionRuntimeException.java
+++ b/main/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/distribution/main/PolicyDistributionRuntimeException.java
@@ -5,15 +5,15 @@
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
  * You may obtain a copy of the License at
- * 
+ *
  *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
- * 
+ *
  * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
  * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
  * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
  * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
  * limitations under the License.
- * 
+ *
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
  * ============LICENSE_END=========================================================
  */
@@ -39,9 +39,9 @@ public class PolicyDistributionRuntimeException extends RuntimeException {
      * Instantiates a new policy distribution runtime exception with a message and a caused by exception.
      *
      * @param message the message
-     * @param e the exception that caused this exception to be thrown
+     * @param exp the exception that caused this exception to be thrown
      */
-    public PolicyDistributionRuntimeException(final String message, final Exception e) {
-        super(message, e);
+    public PolicyDistributionRuntimeException(final String message, final Exception exp) {
+        super(message, exp);
     }
 }
diff --git a/main/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/distribution/main/startstop/DistributionActivator.java b/main/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/distribution/main/startstop/DistributionActivator.java
index 62314bdf..70724a12 100644
--- a/main/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/distribution/main/startstop/DistributionActivator.java
+++ b/main/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/distribution/main/startstop/DistributionActivator.java
@@ -26,11 +26,10 @@ import java.util.Map;
 import org.onap.policy.common.logging.flexlogger.FlexLogger;
 import org.onap.policy.common.logging.flexlogger.Logger;
 import org.onap.policy.common.parameters.ParameterService;
-import org.onap.policy.distribution.forwarding.PolicyForwardingException;
 import org.onap.policy.distribution.main.PolicyDistributionException;
 import org.onap.policy.distribution.main.parameters.DistributionParameterGroup;
 import org.onap.policy.distribution.main.rest.DistributionRestServer;
-import org.onap.policy.distribution.reception.decoding.PolicyDecodingException;
+import org.onap.policy.distribution.reception.decoding.PluginInitializationException;
 import org.onap.policy.distribution.reception.handling.AbstractReceptionHandler;
 import org.onap.policy.distribution.reception.parameters.ReceptionHandlerParameters;
 
@@ -79,9 +78,9 @@ public class DistributionActivator {
                 final AbstractReceptionHandler receptionHandler = receptionHandlerClass.newInstance();
                 receptionHandler.initialize(receptionHandlerParameters.getName());
                 receptionHandlersMap.put(receptionHandlerParameters.getName(), receptionHandler);
-                alive = true;
+                DistributionActivator.setAlive(true);
             } catch (final ClassNotFoundException | InstantiationException | IllegalAccessException
-                    | PolicyDecodingException | PolicyForwardingException exp) {
+                    | PluginInitializationException exp) {
                 throw new PolicyDistributionException(exp.getMessage(), exp);
             }
         }
@@ -114,7 +113,7 @@ public class DistributionActivator {
             }
             receptionHandlersMap.clear();
             deregisterToParameterService(distributionParameterGroup);
-            alive = false;
+            DistributionActivator.setAlive(true);
 
             // Stop the distribution rest server
             restServer.stop();
@@ -143,10 +142,10 @@ public class DistributionActivator {
         for (final ReceptionHandlerParameters params : distributionParameterGroup.getReceptionHandlerParameters()
                 .values()) {
             params.setName(distributionParameterGroup.getName());
-            params.getPSSDConfigurationParametersGroup().setName(distributionParameterGroup.getName());
+            params.getPssdConfigurationParametersGroup().setName(distributionParameterGroup.getName());
             params.getPluginHandlerParameters().setName(distributionParameterGroup.getName());
             ParameterService.register(params);
-            ParameterService.register(params.getPSSDConfigurationParametersGroup());
+            ParameterService.register(params.getPssdConfigurationParametersGroup());
             ParameterService.register(params.getPluginHandlerParameters());
         }
     }
@@ -161,7 +160,7 @@ public class DistributionActivator {
         for (final ReceptionHandlerParameters params : distributionParameterGroup.getReceptionHandlerParameters()
                 .values()) {
             ParameterService.deregister((params.getName()));
-            ParameterService.deregister((params.getPSSDConfigurationParametersGroup().getName()));
+            ParameterService.deregister((params.getPssdConfigurationParametersGroup().getName()));
             ParameterService.deregister((params.getPluginHandlerParameters().getName()));
         }
     }
@@ -174,4 +173,13 @@ public class DistributionActivator {
     public static boolean isAlive() {
         return alive;
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Change the alive status of distribution service.
+     *
+     * @param status the status
+     */
+    public static void setAlive(final boolean status) {
+        alive = status;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/main/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/distribution/main/startstop/DistributionCommandLineArguments.java b/main/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/distribution/main/startstop/DistributionCommandLineArguments.java
index 7bd1d06d..b805456e 100644
--- a/main/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/distribution/main/startstop/DistributionCommandLineArguments.java
+++ b/main/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/distribution/main/startstop/DistributionCommandLineArguments.java
@@ -5,15 +5,15 @@
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
  * You may obtain a copy of the License at
- * 
+ *
  *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
- * 
+ *
  * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
  * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
  * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
  * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
  * limitations under the License.
- * 
+ *
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
  * ============LICENSE_END=========================================================
  */
@@ -69,7 +69,8 @@ public class DistributionCommandLineArguments {
                 .build());
         options.addOption(Option.builder("c")
                 .longOpt("config-file")
-                .desc("the full path to the configuration file to use, the configuration file must be a Json file containing the policy distribution parameters")
+                .desc("the full path to the configuration file to use, "
+                        + "the configuration file must be a Json file containing the policy distribution parameters")
                 .hasArg()
                 .argName("CONFIG_FILE")
                 .required(false)
@@ -117,7 +118,8 @@ public class DistributionCommandLineArguments {
         final String[] remainingArgs = commandLine.getArgs();
 
         if (remainingArgs.length > 0 && commandLine.hasOption('c') || remainingArgs.length > 0) {
-            throw new PolicyDistributionException("too many command line arguments specified : " + Arrays.toString(args));
+            throw new PolicyDistributionException(
+                    "too many command line arguments specified : " + Arrays.toString(args));
         }
 
         if (remainingArgs.length == 1) {
@@ -150,7 +152,7 @@ public class DistributionCommandLineArguments {
 
     /**
      * Print version information for policy distribution.
-     * 
+     *
      * @return the version string
      */
     public String version() {
@@ -166,10 +168,10 @@ public class DistributionCommandLineArguments {
     public String help(final String mainClassName) {
         final HelpFormatter helpFormatter = new HelpFormatter();
         final StringWriter stringWriter = new StringWriter();
-        final PrintWriter stringPW = new PrintWriter(stringWriter);
+        final PrintWriter printWriter = new PrintWriter(stringWriter);
 
-        helpFormatter.printHelp(stringPW, HELP_LINE_LENGTH, mainClassName + " [options...]", "options", options, 0, 0,
-                "");
+        helpFormatter.printHelp(printWriter, HELP_LINE_LENGTH, mainClassName + " [options...]", "options", options, 0,
+                0, "");
 
         return stringWriter.toString();
     }
@@ -224,17 +226,18 @@ public class DistributionCommandLineArguments {
         }
 
         // The file name refers to a resource on the local file system
-        final URL fileURL = ResourceUtils.getUrl4Resource(fileName);
-        if (fileURL == null) {
+        final URL fileUrl = ResourceUtils.getUrl4Resource(fileName);
+        if (fileUrl == null) {
             throw new PolicyDistributionException(fileTag + FILE_MESSAGE_PREAMBLE + fileName + "\" does not exist");
         }
 
-        final File theFile = new File(fileURL.getPath());
+        final File theFile = new File(fileUrl.getPath());
         if (!theFile.exists()) {
             throw new PolicyDistributionException(fileTag + FILE_MESSAGE_PREAMBLE + fileName + "\" does not exist");
         }
         if (!theFile.isFile()) {
-            throw new PolicyDistributionException(fileTag + FILE_MESSAGE_PREAMBLE + fileName + "\" is not a normal file");
+            throw new PolicyDistributionException(
+                    fileTag + FILE_MESSAGE_PREAMBLE + fileName + "\" is not a normal file");
         }
         if (!theFile.canRead()) {
             throw new PolicyDistributionException(fileTag + FILE_MESSAGE_PREAMBLE + fileName + "\" is ureadable");
diff --git a/main/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/distribution/main/parameters/CommonTestData.java b/main/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/distribution/main/parameters/CommonTestData.java
index 59f551cf..62ad0674 100644
--- a/main/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/distribution/main/parameters/CommonTestData.java
+++ b/main/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/distribution/main/parameters/CommonTestData.java
@@ -26,9 +26,9 @@ import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
 
 import org.onap.policy.distribution.forwarding.parameters.PolicyForwarderParameters;
-import org.onap.policy.distribution.reception.parameters.PSSDConfigurationParametersGroup;
 import org.onap.policy.distribution.reception.parameters.PluginHandlerParameters;
 import org.onap.policy.distribution.reception.parameters.PolicyDecoderParameters;
+import org.onap.policy.distribution.reception.parameters.PssdConfigurationParametersGroup;
 import org.onap.policy.distribution.reception.parameters.ReceptionHandlerParameters;
 
 /**
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ public class CommonTestData {
         if (!isEmpty) {
             final Map<String, PolicyDecoderParameters> policyDecoders = getPolicyDecoders(isEmpty);
             final Map<String, PolicyForwarderParameters> policyForwarders = getPolicyForwarders(isEmpty);
-            final PSSDConfigurationParametersGroup pssdConfiguration = getPSSDConfigurationParametersGroup(isEmpty);;
+            final PssdConfigurationParametersGroup pssdConfiguration = getPssdConfigurationParametersGroup(isEmpty);;
             final PluginHandlerParameters pHParameters = new PluginHandlerParameters(policyDecoders, policyForwarders);
             final ReceptionHandlerParameters rhParameters = new ReceptionHandlerParameters(RECEPTION_HANDLER_TYPE,
                     RECEPTION_HANDLER_CLASS_NAME, pssdConfiguration, pHParameters);
@@ -95,26 +95,26 @@ public class CommonTestData {
     }
 
     /**
-     * Returns an instance of PSSDConfigurationParametersGroup for test cases.
+     * Returns an instance of PssdConfigurationParametersGroup for test cases.
      *
      * @param isEmpty boolean value to represent that object created should be empty or not
-     * @return the PSSDConfigurationParametersGroup object
+     * @return the PssdConfigurationParametersGroup object
      */
-    public PSSDConfigurationParametersGroup getPSSDConfigurationParametersGroup(final boolean isEmpty) {
-        final PSSDConfigurationParametersGroup pssdConfiguration;
+    public PssdConfigurationParametersGroup getPssdConfigurationParametersGroup(final boolean isEmpty) {
+        final PssdConfigurationParametersGroup pssdConfiguration;
         if (!isEmpty) {
             final List<String> messageBusAddress = new ArrayList<>();
             messageBusAddress.add("localhost");
             final List<String> artifactTypes = new ArrayList<>();
             artifactTypes.add("TOSCA_CSAR");
-            pssdConfiguration = new PSSDConfigurationParametersGroup.PSSDConfigurationBuilder()
+            pssdConfiguration = new PssdConfigurationParametersGroup.PssdConfigurationBuilder()
                     .setAsdcAddress("localhost").setMessageBusAddress(messageBusAddress).setUser("policy")
                     .setPassword("policy").setPollingInterval(20).setPollingTimeout(30).setConsumerId("policy-id")
                     .setArtifactTypes(artifactTypes).setConsumerGroup("policy-group").setEnvironmentName("TEST")
                     .setKeystorePath("").setKeystorePassword("").setActiveserverTlsAuth(false)
                     .setIsFilterinEmptyResources(true).setIsUseHttpsWithDmaap(false).build();
         } else {
-            pssdConfiguration = new PSSDConfigurationParametersGroup.PSSDConfigurationBuilder().build();
+            pssdConfiguration = new PssdConfigurationParametersGroup.PssdConfigurationBuilder().build();
         }
         return pssdConfiguration;
     }
diff --git a/main/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/distribution/main/parameters/TestDistributionParameterHandler.java b/main/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/distribution/main/parameters/TestDistributionParameterHandler.java
index 69ff0f14..a324e3da 100644
--- a/main/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/distribution/main/parameters/TestDistributionParameterHandler.java
+++ b/main/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/distribution/main/parameters/TestDistributionParameterHandler.java
@@ -36,7 +36,8 @@ import org.onap.policy.distribution.main.startstop.DistributionCommandLineArgume
 public class TestDistributionParameterHandler {
     @Test
     public void testParameterHandlerNoParameterFile() throws PolicyDistributionException {
-        final String[] noArgumentString = { "-c", "parameters/NoParameterFile.json" };
+        final String[] noArgumentString =
+        { "-c", "parameters/NoParameterFile.json" };
 
         final DistributionCommandLineArguments noArguments = new DistributionCommandLineArguments();
         noArguments.parse(noArgumentString);
@@ -51,7 +52,8 @@ public class TestDistributionParameterHandler {
 
     @Test
     public void testParameterHandlerEmptyParameters() throws PolicyDistributionException {
-        final String[] emptyArgumentString = { "-c", "parameters/EmptyParameters.json" };
+        final String[] emptyArgumentString =
+        { "-c", "parameters/EmptyParameters.json" };
 
         final DistributionCommandLineArguments emptyArguments = new DistributionCommandLineArguments();
         emptyArguments.parse(emptyArgumentString);
@@ -66,7 +68,8 @@ public class TestDistributionParameterHandler {
 
     @Test
     public void testParameterHandlerBadParameters() throws PolicyDistributionException {
-        final String[] badArgumentString = { "-c", "parameters/BadParameters.json" };
+        final String[] badArgumentString =
+        { "-c", "parameters/BadParameters.json" };
 
         final DistributionCommandLineArguments badArguments = new DistributionCommandLineArguments();
         badArguments.parse(badArgumentString);
@@ -83,7 +86,8 @@ public class TestDistributionParameterHandler {
 
     @Test
     public void testParameterHandlerInvalidParameters() throws PolicyDistributionException {
-        final String[] invalidArgumentString = { "-c", "parameters/InvalidParameters.json" };
+        final String[] invalidArgumentString =
+        { "-c", "parameters/InvalidParameters.json" };
 
         final DistributionCommandLineArguments invalidArguments = new DistributionCommandLineArguments();
         invalidArguments.parse(invalidArgumentString);
@@ -100,7 +104,8 @@ public class TestDistributionParameterHandler {
 
     @Test
     public void testParameterHandlerNoParameters() throws PolicyDistributionException {
-        final String[] noArgumentString = { "-c", "parameters/NoParameters.json" };
+        final String[] noArgumentString =
+        { "-c", "parameters/NoParameters.json" };
 
         final DistributionCommandLineArguments noArguments = new DistributionCommandLineArguments();
         noArguments.parse(noArgumentString);
@@ -115,7 +120,8 @@ public class TestDistributionParameterHandler {
 
     @Test
     public void testParameterHandlerMinumumParameters() throws PolicyDistributionException {
-        final String[] minArgumentString = { "-c", "parameters/MinimumParameters.json" };
+        final String[] minArgumentString =
+        { "-c", "parameters/MinimumParameters.json" };
 
         final DistributionCommandLineArguments minArguments = new DistributionCommandLineArguments();
         minArguments.parse(minArgumentString);
@@ -126,7 +132,8 @@ public class TestDistributionParameterHandler {
 
     @Test
     public void testDistributionParameterGroup() throws PolicyDistributionException {
-        final String[] distributionConfigParameters = { "-c", "parameters/DistributionConfigParameters.json" };
+        final String[] distributionConfigParameters =
+        { "-c", "parameters/DistributionConfigParameters.json" };
 
         final DistributionCommandLineArguments arguments = new DistributionCommandLineArguments();
         arguments.parse(distributionConfigParameters);
@@ -148,7 +155,7 @@ public class TestDistributionParameterHandler {
     @Test
     public void testDistributionParameterGroup_InvalidName() throws PolicyDistributionException {
         final String[] distributionConfigParameters =
-                { "-c", "parameters/DistributionConfigParameters_InvalidName.json" };
+        { "-c", "parameters/DistributionConfigParameters_InvalidName.json" };
 
         final DistributionCommandLineArguments arguments = new DistributionCommandLineArguments();
         arguments.parse(distributionConfigParameters);
@@ -165,7 +172,7 @@ public class TestDistributionParameterHandler {
     @Test
     public void testDistributionParameterGroup_InvalidReceptionHandlerType() throws PolicyDistributionException {
         final String[] distributionConfigParameters =
-                { "-c", "parameters/DistributionConfigParameters_InvalidReceptionHandlerType.json" };
+        { "-c", "parameters/DistributionConfigParameters_InvalidReceptionHandlerType.json" };
 
         final DistributionCommandLineArguments arguments = new DistributionCommandLineArguments();
         arguments.parse(distributionConfigParameters);
@@ -183,7 +190,7 @@ public class TestDistributionParameterHandler {
     @Test
     public void testDistributionParameterGroup_InvalidPolicyDecoderType() throws PolicyDistributionException {
         final String[] distributionConfigParameters =
-                { "-c", "parameters/DistributionConfigParameters_InvalidPolicyDecoderType.json" };
+        { "-c", "parameters/DistributionConfigParameters_InvalidPolicyDecoderType.json" };
 
         final DistributionCommandLineArguments arguments = new DistributionCommandLineArguments();
         arguments.parse(distributionConfigParameters);
@@ -200,7 +207,7 @@ public class TestDistributionParameterHandler {
     @Test
     public void testDistributionParameterGroup_InvalidPolicyForwarderType() throws PolicyDistributionException {
         final String[] distributionConfigParameters =
-                { "-c", "parameters/DistributionConfigParameters_InvalidPolicyForwarderType.json" };
+        { "-c", "parameters/DistributionConfigParameters_InvalidPolicyForwarderType.json" };
 
         final DistributionCommandLineArguments arguments = new DistributionCommandLineArguments();
         arguments.parse(distributionConfigParameters);
@@ -217,7 +224,7 @@ public class TestDistributionParameterHandler {
     @Test
     public void testDistributionParameterGroup_NoReceptionHandler() throws PolicyDistributionException {
         final String[] distributionConfigParameters =
-                { "-c", "parameters/DistributionConfigParameters_NoReceptionHandler.json" };
+        { "-c", "parameters/DistributionConfigParameters_NoReceptionHandler.json" };
 
         final DistributionCommandLineArguments arguments = new DistributionCommandLineArguments();
         arguments.parse(distributionConfigParameters);
@@ -233,7 +240,7 @@ public class TestDistributionParameterHandler {
     @Test
     public void testDistributionParameterGroup_EmptyReceptionHandler() throws PolicyDistributionException {
         final String[] distributionConfigParameters =
-                { "-c", "parameters/DistributionConfigParameters_EmptyReceptionHandler.json" };
+        { "-c", "parameters/DistributionConfigParameters_EmptyReceptionHandler.json" };
 
         final DistributionCommandLineArguments arguments = new DistributionCommandLineArguments();
         arguments.parse(distributionConfigParameters);
@@ -249,7 +256,7 @@ public class TestDistributionParameterHandler {
     @Test
     public void testDistributionParameterGroup_NoPolicyDecoder() throws PolicyDistributionException {
         final String[] distributionConfigParameters =
-                { "-c", "parameters/DistributionConfigParameters_NoPolicyDecoder.json" };
+        { "-c", "parameters/DistributionConfigParameters_NoPolicyDecoder.json" };
 
         final DistributionCommandLineArguments arguments = new DistributionCommandLineArguments();
         arguments.parse(distributionConfigParameters);
@@ -265,7 +272,7 @@ public class TestDistributionParameterHandler {
     @Test
     public void testDistributionParameterGroup_NoPolicyForwarder() throws PolicyDistributionException {
         final String[] distributionConfigParameters =
-                { "-c", "parameters/DistributionConfigParameters_NoPolicyForwarder.json" };
+        { "-c", "parameters/DistributionConfigParameters_NoPolicyForwarder.json" };
 
         final DistributionCommandLineArguments arguments = new DistributionCommandLineArguments();
         arguments.parse(distributionConfigParameters);
@@ -281,7 +288,7 @@ public class TestDistributionParameterHandler {
     @Test
     public void testDistributionParameterGroup_EmptyPolicyDecoder() throws PolicyDistributionException {
         final String[] distributionConfigParameters =
-                { "-c", "parameters/DistributionConfigParameters_EmptyPolicyDecoder.json" };
+        { "-c", "parameters/DistributionConfigParameters_EmptyPolicyDecoder.json" };
 
         final DistributionCommandLineArguments arguments = new DistributionCommandLineArguments();
         arguments.parse(distributionConfigParameters);
@@ -297,7 +304,7 @@ public class TestDistributionParameterHandler {
     @Test
     public void testDistributionParameterGroup_EmptyPolicyForwarder() throws PolicyDistributionException {
         final String[] distributionConfigParameters =
-                { "-c", "parameters/DistributionConfigParameters_EmptyPolicyForwarder.json" };
+        { "-c", "parameters/DistributionConfigParameters_EmptyPolicyForwarder.json" };
 
         final DistributionCommandLineArguments arguments = new DistributionCommandLineArguments();
         arguments.parse(distributionConfigParameters);
@@ -313,7 +320,7 @@ public class TestDistributionParameterHandler {
     @Test
     public void testDistributionParameterGroup_InvalidReceptionHandlerClass() throws PolicyDistributionException {
         final String[] distributionConfigParameters =
-                { "-c", "parameters/DistributionConfigParameters_InvalidReceptionHandlerClass.json" };
+        { "-c", "parameters/DistributionConfigParameters_InvalidReceptionHandlerClass.json" };
 
         final DistributionCommandLineArguments arguments = new DistributionCommandLineArguments();
         arguments.parse(distributionConfigParameters);
@@ -329,7 +336,7 @@ public class TestDistributionParameterHandler {
     @Test
     public void testDistributionParameterGroup_InvalidPolicyDecoderClass() throws PolicyDistributionException {
         final String[] distributionConfigParameters =
-                { "-c", "parameters/DistributionConfigParameters_InvalidPolicyDecoderClass.json" };
+        { "-c", "parameters/DistributionConfigParameters_InvalidPolicyDecoderClass.json" };
 
         final DistributionCommandLineArguments arguments = new DistributionCommandLineArguments();
         arguments.parse(distributionConfigParameters);
@@ -345,7 +352,7 @@ public class TestDistributionParameterHandler {
     @Test
     public void testDistributionParameterGroup_InvalidPolicyForwarderClass() throws PolicyDistributionException {
         final String[] distributionConfigParameters =
-                { "-c", "parameters/DistributionConfigParameters_InvalidPolicyForwarderClass.json" };
+        { "-c", "parameters/DistributionConfigParameters_InvalidPolicyForwarderClass.json" };
 
         final DistributionCommandLineArguments arguments = new DistributionCommandLineArguments();
         arguments.parse(distributionConfigParameters);
@@ -361,7 +368,7 @@ public class TestDistributionParameterHandler {
     @Test
     public void testDistributionParameterGroup_InvalidRestServerHost() throws PolicyDistributionException {
         final String[] distributionConfigParameters =
-                { "-c", "parameters/DistributionConfigParameters_InvalidRestServerHost.json" };
+        { "-c", "parameters/DistributionConfigParameters_InvalidRestServerHost.json" };
 
         final DistributionCommandLineArguments arguments = new DistributionCommandLineArguments();
         arguments.parse(distributionConfigParameters);
@@ -378,7 +385,7 @@ public class TestDistributionParameterHandler {
     @Test
     public void testDistributionParameterGroup_InvalidRestServerPort() throws PolicyDistributionException {
         final String[] distributionConfigParameters =
-                { "-c", "parameters/DistributionConfigParameters_InvalidRestServerPort.json" };
+        { "-c", "parameters/DistributionConfigParameters_InvalidRestServerPort.json" };
 
         final DistributionCommandLineArguments arguments = new DistributionCommandLineArguments();
         arguments.parse(distributionConfigParameters);
@@ -395,7 +402,7 @@ public class TestDistributionParameterHandler {
     @Test
     public void testDistributionParameterGroup_InvalidRestServerUser() throws PolicyDistributionException {
         final String[] distributionConfigParameters =
-                { "-c", "parameters/DistributionConfigParameters_InvalidRestServerUser.json" };
+        { "-c", "parameters/DistributionConfigParameters_InvalidRestServerUser.json" };
 
         final DistributionCommandLineArguments arguments = new DistributionCommandLineArguments();
         arguments.parse(distributionConfigParameters);
@@ -412,7 +419,7 @@ public class TestDistributionParameterHandler {
     @Test
     public void testDistributionParameterGroup_InvalidRestServerPassword() throws PolicyDistributionException {
         final String[] distributionConfigParameters =
-                { "-c", "parameters/DistributionConfigParameters_InvalidRestServerPassword.json" };
+        { "-c", "parameters/DistributionConfigParameters_InvalidRestServerPassword.json" };
 
         final DistributionCommandLineArguments arguments = new DistributionCommandLineArguments();
         arguments.parse(distributionConfigParameters);
diff --git a/main/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/distribution/main/parameters/TestReceptionHandlerParameters.java b/main/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/distribution/main/parameters/TestReceptionHandlerParameters.java
index c902c9b5..960629e4 100644
--- a/main/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/distribution/main/parameters/TestReceptionHandlerParameters.java
+++ b/main/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/distribution/main/parameters/TestReceptionHandlerParameters.java
@@ -27,8 +27,8 @@ import static org.junit.Assert.fail;
 
 import org.junit.Test;
 import org.onap.policy.common.parameters.GroupValidationResult;
-import org.onap.policy.distribution.reception.parameters.PSSDConfigurationParametersGroup;
 import org.onap.policy.distribution.reception.parameters.PluginHandlerParameters;
+import org.onap.policy.distribution.reception.parameters.PssdConfigurationParametersGroup;
 import org.onap.policy.distribution.reception.parameters.ReceptionHandlerParameters;
 
 /**
@@ -42,15 +42,15 @@ public class TestReceptionHandlerParameters {
     @Test
     public void testReceptionHandlerParameters() {
         final PluginHandlerParameters pHParameters = commonTestData.getPluginHandlerParameters(false);
-        final PSSDConfigurationParametersGroup pssdConfiguration = 
-                commonTestData.getPSSDConfigurationParametersGroup(false);
-        final ReceptionHandlerParameters rHParameters = 
-                new ReceptionHandlerParameters(CommonTestData.RECEPTION_HANDLER_TYPE, 
-                CommonTestData.RECEPTION_HANDLER_CLASS_NAME, pssdConfiguration, pHParameters);
+        final PssdConfigurationParametersGroup pssdConfiguration =
+                commonTestData.getPssdConfigurationParametersGroup(false);
+        final ReceptionHandlerParameters rHParameters =
+                new ReceptionHandlerParameters(CommonTestData.RECEPTION_HANDLER_TYPE,
+                        CommonTestData.RECEPTION_HANDLER_CLASS_NAME, pssdConfiguration, pHParameters);
         final GroupValidationResult validationResult = rHParameters.validate();
         assertEquals(CommonTestData.RECEPTION_HANDLER_TYPE, rHParameters.getReceptionHandlerType());
         assertEquals(CommonTestData.RECEPTION_HANDLER_CLASS_NAME, rHParameters.getReceptionHandlerClassName());
-        assertEquals(pssdConfiguration, rHParameters.getPSSDConfigurationParametersGroup());
+        assertEquals(pssdConfiguration, rHParameters.getPssdConfigurationParametersGroup());
         assertEquals(pHParameters, rHParameters.getPluginHandlerParameters());
         assertTrue(validationResult.isValid());
     }
@@ -58,15 +58,14 @@ public class TestReceptionHandlerParameters {
     @Test
     public void testReceptionHandlerParameters_NullReceptionHandlerType() {
         final PluginHandlerParameters pHParameters = commonTestData.getPluginHandlerParameters(false);
-        final PSSDConfigurationParametersGroup pssdConfiguration = 
-                commonTestData.getPSSDConfigurationParametersGroup(false);
-        final ReceptionHandlerParameters rHParameters =
-                new ReceptionHandlerParameters(null, CommonTestData.RECEPTION_HANDLER_CLASS_NAME, 
-                pssdConfiguration, pHParameters);
+        final PssdConfigurationParametersGroup pssdConfiguration =
+                commonTestData.getPssdConfigurationParametersGroup(false);
+        final ReceptionHandlerParameters rHParameters = new ReceptionHandlerParameters(null,
+                CommonTestData.RECEPTION_HANDLER_CLASS_NAME, pssdConfiguration, pHParameters);
         final GroupValidationResult validationResult = rHParameters.validate();
         assertEquals(null, rHParameters.getReceptionHandlerType());
         assertEquals(CommonTestData.RECEPTION_HANDLER_CLASS_NAME, rHParameters.getReceptionHandlerClassName());
-        assertEquals(pssdConfiguration, rHParameters.getPSSDConfigurationParametersGroup());
+        assertEquals(pssdConfiguration, rHParameters.getPssdConfigurationParametersGroup());
         assertEquals(pHParameters, rHParameters.getPluginHandlerParameters());
         assertFalse(validationResult.isValid());
         assertTrue(validationResult.getResult()
@@ -77,15 +76,14 @@ public class TestReceptionHandlerParameters {
     @Test
     public void testReceptionHandlerParameters_NullReceptionHandlerClassName() {
         final PluginHandlerParameters pHParameters = commonTestData.getPluginHandlerParameters(false);
-        final PSSDConfigurationParametersGroup pssdConfiguration = 
-                commonTestData.getPSSDConfigurationParametersGroup(false);
-        final ReceptionHandlerParameters rHParameters =
-                new ReceptionHandlerParameters(CommonTestData.RECEPTION_HANDLER_TYPE, null, 
-                pssdConfiguration, pHParameters);
+        final PssdConfigurationParametersGroup pssdConfiguration =
+                commonTestData.getPssdConfigurationParametersGroup(false);
+        final ReceptionHandlerParameters rHParameters = new ReceptionHandlerParameters(
+                CommonTestData.RECEPTION_HANDLER_TYPE, null, pssdConfiguration, pHParameters);
         final GroupValidationResult validationResult = rHParameters.validate();
         assertEquals(CommonTestData.RECEPTION_HANDLER_TYPE, rHParameters.getReceptionHandlerType());
         assertEquals(null, rHParameters.getReceptionHandlerClassName());
-        assertEquals(pssdConfiguration, rHParameters.getPSSDConfigurationParametersGroup());
+        assertEquals(pssdConfiguration, rHParameters.getPssdConfigurationParametersGroup());
         assertEquals(pHParameters, rHParameters.getPluginHandlerParameters());
         assertFalse(validationResult.isValid());
         assertTrue(validationResult.getResult()
@@ -96,11 +94,10 @@ public class TestReceptionHandlerParameters {
     @Test
     public void testReceptionHandlerParameters_EmptyReceptionHandlerType() {
         final PluginHandlerParameters pHParameters = commonTestData.getPluginHandlerParameters(false);
-        final PSSDConfigurationParametersGroup pssdConfiguration = 
-                commonTestData.getPSSDConfigurationParametersGroup(false);
-        final ReceptionHandlerParameters rHParameters =
-                new ReceptionHandlerParameters("", CommonTestData.RECEPTION_HANDLER_CLASS_NAME, 
-                pssdConfiguration, pHParameters);
+        final PssdConfigurationParametersGroup pssdConfiguration =
+                commonTestData.getPssdConfigurationParametersGroup(false);
+        final ReceptionHandlerParameters rHParameters = new ReceptionHandlerParameters("",
+                CommonTestData.RECEPTION_HANDLER_CLASS_NAME, pssdConfiguration, pHParameters);
         final GroupValidationResult validationResult = rHParameters.validate();
         assertEquals("", rHParameters.getReceptionHandlerType());
         assertEquals(CommonTestData.RECEPTION_HANDLER_CLASS_NAME, rHParameters.getReceptionHandlerClassName());
@@ -114,14 +111,14 @@ public class TestReceptionHandlerParameters {
     @Test
     public void testReceptionHandlerParameters_EmptyReceptionHandlerClassName() {
         final PluginHandlerParameters pHParameters = commonTestData.getPluginHandlerParameters(false);
-        final PSSDConfigurationParametersGroup pssdConfiguration = 
-                commonTestData.getPSSDConfigurationParametersGroup(false);
+        final PssdConfigurationParametersGroup pssdConfiguration =
+                commonTestData.getPssdConfigurationParametersGroup(false);
         final ReceptionHandlerParameters rHParameters = new ReceptionHandlerParameters(
                 CommonTestData.RECEPTION_HANDLER_TYPE, "", pssdConfiguration, pHParameters);
         final GroupValidationResult validationResult = rHParameters.validate();
         assertEquals(CommonTestData.RECEPTION_HANDLER_TYPE, rHParameters.getReceptionHandlerType());
         assertEquals("", rHParameters.getReceptionHandlerClassName());
-        assertEquals(pssdConfiguration, rHParameters.getPSSDConfigurationParametersGroup());
+        assertEquals(pssdConfiguration, rHParameters.getPssdConfigurationParametersGroup());
         assertEquals(pHParameters, rHParameters.getPluginHandlerParameters());
         assertFalse(validationResult.isValid());
         assertTrue(validationResult.getResult()
@@ -133,11 +130,11 @@ public class TestReceptionHandlerParameters {
     public void testReceptionHandlerParameters_EmptyPluginHandler() {
         try {
             final PluginHandlerParameters pHParameters = commonTestData.getPluginHandlerParameters(true);
-            final PSSDConfigurationParametersGroup pssdConfiguration = 
-                    commonTestData.getPSSDConfigurationParametersGroup(false);
-            final ReceptionHandlerParameters rHParameters = new ReceptionHandlerParameters(
-                    CommonTestData.RECEPTION_HANDLER_TYPE, CommonTestData.RECEPTION_HANDLER_CLASS_NAME,
-                    pssdConfiguration, pHParameters);
+            final PssdConfigurationParametersGroup pssdConfiguration =
+                    commonTestData.getPssdConfigurationParametersGroup(false);
+            final ReceptionHandlerParameters rHParameters =
+                    new ReceptionHandlerParameters(CommonTestData.RECEPTION_HANDLER_TYPE,
+                            CommonTestData.RECEPTION_HANDLER_CLASS_NAME, pssdConfiguration, pHParameters);
             rHParameters.validate();
             fail("test should throw an exception here");
         } catch (final Exception e) {
@@ -148,16 +145,16 @@ public class TestReceptionHandlerParameters {
     @Test
     public void testReceptionHandlerParameters_InvalidReceptionHandlerClass() {
         final PluginHandlerParameters pHParameters = commonTestData.getPluginHandlerParameters(false);
-        final PSSDConfigurationParametersGroup pssdConfiguration = 
-                commonTestData.getPSSDConfigurationParametersGroup(false);
+        final PssdConfigurationParametersGroup pssdConfiguration =
+                commonTestData.getPssdConfigurationParametersGroup(false);
         final ReceptionHandlerParameters rHParameters =
                 new ReceptionHandlerParameters(CommonTestData.RECEPTION_HANDLER_TYPE,
                         CommonTestData.RECEPTION_HANDLER_CLASS_NAME + "Invalid", pssdConfiguration, pHParameters);
         final GroupValidationResult validationResult = rHParameters.validate();
         assertEquals(CommonTestData.RECEPTION_HANDLER_TYPE, rHParameters.getReceptionHandlerType());
-        assertEquals(CommonTestData.RECEPTION_HANDLER_CLASS_NAME + "Invalid", 
-                    rHParameters.getReceptionHandlerClassName());
-        assertEquals(pssdConfiguration, rHParameters.getPSSDConfigurationParametersGroup());
+        assertEquals(CommonTestData.RECEPTION_HANDLER_CLASS_NAME + "Invalid",
+                rHParameters.getReceptionHandlerClassName());
+        assertEquals(pssdConfiguration, rHParameters.getPssdConfigurationParametersGroup());
         assertEquals(pHParameters, rHParameters.getPluginHandlerParameters());
         assertFalse(validationResult.isValid());
         assertTrue(validationResult.getResult().contains("reception handler class not found in classpath"));
diff --git a/main/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/distribution/main/rest/TestDistributionRestServer.java b/main/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/distribution/main/rest/TestDistributionRestServer.java
index df585574..d02139f2 100644
--- a/main/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/distribution/main/rest/TestDistributionRestServer.java
+++ b/main/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/distribution/main/rest/TestDistributionRestServer.java
@@ -33,6 +33,8 @@ import org.glassfish.jersey.client.ClientConfig;
 import org.glassfish.jersey.client.authentication.HttpAuthenticationFeature;
 import org.junit.Test;
 import org.onap.policy.common.endpoints.report.HealthCheckReport;
+import org.onap.policy.common.logging.flexlogger.FlexLogger;
+import org.onap.policy.common.logging.flexlogger.Logger;
 import org.onap.policy.distribution.main.PolicyDistributionException;
 import org.onap.policy.distribution.main.parameters.CommonTestData;
 import org.onap.policy.distribution.main.parameters.RestServerParameters;
@@ -45,6 +47,7 @@ import org.onap.policy.distribution.main.startstop.Main;
  */
 public class TestDistributionRestServer {
 
+    private static final Logger LOGGER = FlexLogger.getLogger(TestDistributionRestServer.class);
     private static final String NOT_ALIVE = "not alive";
     private static final String ALIVE = "alive";
     private static final String SELF = "self";
@@ -83,7 +86,7 @@ public class TestDistributionRestServer {
     }
 
     private HealthCheckReport performHealthCheck() throws InterruptedException {
-        HealthCheckReport response;
+        HealthCheckReport response = null;
         final ClientConfig clientConfig = new ClientConfig();
 
         final HttpAuthenticationFeature feature = HttpAuthenticationFeature.basic("healthcheck", "zb!XztG34");
@@ -93,14 +96,13 @@ public class TestDistributionRestServer {
         final WebTarget webTarget = client.target("http://localhost:6969/healthcheck");
 
         final Invocation.Builder invocationBuilder = webTarget.request(MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON);
-        try {
-            response = invocationBuilder.get(HealthCheckReport.class);
-        } catch (final Exception exp) {
-            // may be the server is not started yet. Wait for couple of seconds and retry.
-            Thread.sleep(2000);
-            response = invocationBuilder.get(HealthCheckReport.class);
+        while (response == null) {
+            try {
+                response = invocationBuilder.get(HealthCheckReport.class);
+            } catch (final Exception exp) {
+                LOGGER.info("the server is not started yet. We will retry again");
+            }
         }
-
         return response;
     }
 
diff --git a/main/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/distribution/main/startstop/TestDistributionActivator.java b/main/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/distribution/main/startstop/TestDistributionActivator.java
index 25133cfe..7cfb5ef3 100644
--- a/main/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/distribution/main/startstop/TestDistributionActivator.java
+++ b/main/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/distribution/main/startstop/TestDistributionActivator.java
@@ -40,8 +40,8 @@ public class TestDistributionActivator {
     public void testDistributionActivator() throws PolicyDistributionException {
         final String[] distributionConfigParameters = { "-c", "parameters/DistributionConfigParameters.json" };
 
-        final DistributionCommandLineArguments arguments = new DistributionCommandLineArguments();
-        arguments.parse(distributionConfigParameters);
+        final DistributionCommandLineArguments arguments =
+                new DistributionCommandLineArguments(distributionConfigParameters);
 
         final DistributionParameterGroup parGroup = new DistributionParameterHandler().getParameters(arguments);
 
diff --git a/main/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/distribution/main/startstop/TestMain.java b/main/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/distribution/main/startstop/TestMain.java
index 124f49a6..e1c5d22b 100644
--- a/main/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/distribution/main/startstop/TestMain.java
+++ b/main/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/distribution/main/startstop/TestMain.java
@@ -36,7 +36,8 @@ public class TestMain {
 
     @Test
     public void testMain() throws PolicyDistributionException {
-        final String[] distributionConfigParameters = { "-c", "parameters/DistributionConfigParameters.json" };
+        final String[] distributionConfigParameters =
+        { "-c", "parameters/DistributionConfigParameters.json" };
         final Main main = new Main(distributionConfigParameters);
         assertTrue(main.getParameters().isValid());
         assertEquals(CommonTestData.DISTRIBUTION_GROUP_NAME, main.getParameters().getName());
@@ -45,28 +46,31 @@ public class TestMain {
 
     @Test
     public void testMain_NoArguments() {
-        final String[] distributionConfigParameters = {};
+        final String[] distributionConfigParameters =
+        {};
         final Main main = new Main(distributionConfigParameters);
         assertTrue(main.getParameters() == null);
     }
 
     @Test
     public void testMain_InvalidArguments() {
-        final String[] distributionConfigParameters = { "parameters/DistributionConfigParameters.json" };
+        final String[] distributionConfigParameters =
+        { "parameters/DistributionConfigParameters.json" };
         final Main main = new Main(distributionConfigParameters);
         assertTrue(main.getParameters() == null);
     }
 
     @Test
     public void testMain_Help() {
-        final String[] distributionConfigParameters = { "-h" };
+        final String[] distributionConfigParameters =
+        { "-h" };
         Main.main(distributionConfigParameters);
     }
 
     @Test
     public void testMain_InvalidParameters() {
         final String[] distributionConfigParameters =
-                { "-c", "parameters/DistributionConfigParameters_InvalidName.json" };
+        { "-c", "parameters/DistributionConfigParameters_InvalidName.json" };
         final Main main = new Main(distributionConfigParameters);
         assertTrue(main.getParameters() == null);
     }