sonar criticals and some majors

Issue-ID: POLICY-114
Change-Id: I5fe12b6538379a4d018bb76173247fe53fba21d7
Signed-off-by: Jorge Hernandez <jh1730@att.com>

7 files changed, 203 insertions, 394 deletions

diff --git a/policy-management/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/drools/controller/DroolsControllerFactory.java b/policy-management/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/drools/controller/DroolsControllerFactory.java
index 8b733970..31b7cec7 100644
--- a/policy-management/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/drools/controller/DroolsControllerFactory.java
+++ b/policy-management/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/drools/controller/DroolsControllerFactory.java
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ public interface DroolsControllerFactory {
 	public DroolsController build(Properties properties,
 								  List<? extends TopicSource> eventSources, 
 								  List<? extends TopicSink> eventSinks)
-			throws IllegalArgumentException, LinkageError;
+			throws LinkageError;
 	
 	/**
 	 * Explicit construction of a Drools Controller
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ public interface DroolsControllerFactory {
 			 					  String version,
 			 					  List<TopicCoderFilterConfiguration> decoderConfigurations,
 			 					  List<TopicCoderFilterConfiguration> encoderConfigurations)
-			throws IllegalArgumentException, LinkageError;
+			throws LinkageError;
 	
 	/**
 	 * Releases the Drools Controller from operation
@@ -121,8 +121,7 @@ public interface DroolsControllerFactory {
 	 */
 	public DroolsController get(String groupId, 
 							    String artifactId,
-								String version)
-			throws IllegalArgumentException;
+								String version);
 
 	/**
 	 * returns the current inventory of Drools Controllers
@@ -147,8 +146,7 @@ class IndexedDroolsControllerFactory implements DroolsControllerFactory {
 	/**
 	 * Policy Controller Name Index
 	 */
-	protected HashMap<String, DroolsController> droolsControllers =
-									new HashMap<String, DroolsController>();
+	protected HashMap<String, DroolsController> droolsControllers = new HashMap<>();
 	
 	/**
 	 * Null Drools Controller
@@ -168,14 +166,11 @@ class IndexedDroolsControllerFactory implements DroolsControllerFactory {
 		}	
 	}
 
-	/**
-	 * {@inheritDoc}
-	 */
 	@Override
 	public DroolsController build(Properties properties,
 								  List<? extends TopicSource> eventSources,
 								  List<? extends TopicSink> eventSinks) 
-			throws IllegalArgumentException, LinkageError {
+			throws LinkageError {
 		
 		String groupId = properties.getProperty(PolicyProperties.RULES_GROUPID);
 		if (groupId == null || groupId.isEmpty())
@@ -210,14 +205,12 @@ class IndexedDroolsControllerFactory implements DroolsControllerFactory {
 	 * @throws IllegalArgumentException invalid input data
 	 */
 	protected List<TopicCoderFilterConfiguration> codersAndFilters
-					(Properties properties, List<? extends Topic> topicEntities) 
-				throws IllegalArgumentException {
+					(Properties properties, List<? extends Topic> topicEntities) {
 		
 		String PROPERTY_TOPIC_ENTITY_PREFIX;
 		
 		List<TopicCoderFilterConfiguration>
-			topics2DecodedClasses2Filters =
-					new ArrayList<TopicCoderFilterConfiguration>();
+			topics2DecodedClasses2Filters = new ArrayList<>();
 		
 		if (topicEntities.isEmpty())
 			return topics2DecodedClasses2Filters;
@@ -225,7 +218,7 @@ class IndexedDroolsControllerFactory implements DroolsControllerFactory {
 		for (Topic topic: topicEntities) {
 			
 			/* source or sink ? ueb or dmaap? */
-			boolean isSource = (topic instanceof TopicSource);
+			boolean isSource = topic instanceof TopicSource;
 			CommInfrastructure commInfra = topic.getTopicCommInfrastructure();
 			if (commInfra == CommInfrastructure.UEB) {
 				if (isSource) {
@@ -295,10 +288,10 @@ class IndexedDroolsControllerFactory implements DroolsControllerFactory {
 				continue;
 			}
 			
-			List<PotentialCoderFilter> classes2Filters = new ArrayList<PotentialCoderFilter>();
+			List<PotentialCoderFilter> classes2Filters = new ArrayList<>();
 			
 			List<String> aTopicClasses = 
-					new ArrayList<String>(Arrays.asList(eventClasses.split("\\s*,\\s*")));
+					new ArrayList<>(Arrays.asList(eventClasses.split("\\s*,\\s*")));
 			
 			for (String aClass: aTopicClasses) {
 				
@@ -312,7 +305,7 @@ class IndexedDroolsControllerFactory implements DroolsControllerFactory {
 						 "." + aClass + 
 						 PolicyProperties.PROPERTY_TOPIC_EVENTS_FILTER_SUFFIX);
 				
-				List<Pair<String,String>> filters = new ArrayList<Pair<String,String>>();
+				List<Pair<String,String>> filters = new ArrayList<>();
 				
 				if (filter == null || filter.isEmpty()) {
 					// 4. topic -> class -> with no filters
@@ -327,7 +320,7 @@ class IndexedDroolsControllerFactory implements DroolsControllerFactory {
 				// There are filters associated with the applicability of
 				// this class for decoding.
 				List<String> listOfFilters = 
-						new ArrayList<String>(Arrays.asList(filter.split("\\s*,\\s*")));
+						new ArrayList<>(Arrays.asList(filter.split("\\s*,\\s*")));
 				
 				for (String nameValue: listOfFilters) {
 					String fieldName;
@@ -368,24 +361,22 @@ class IndexedDroolsControllerFactory implements DroolsControllerFactory {
 		return topics2DecodedClasses2Filters;
 	}
 
-	/**
-	 * {@inheritDoc}
-	 * @param decoderConfiguration 
-	 */
 	@Override
 	public DroolsController build(String newGroupId, 
 			 					  String newArtifactId, 
 			                      String newVersion, 
 			                      List<TopicCoderFilterConfiguration> decoderConfigurations,
 			                      List<TopicCoderFilterConfiguration> encoderConfigurations)
-			throws IllegalArgumentException, LinkageError {
+			throws LinkageError {
 		
-		if (newGroupId == null || newArtifactId == null || newVersion == null ||
-			newGroupId.isEmpty() || newArtifactId.isEmpty() || newVersion.isEmpty()) {
-				throw new IllegalArgumentException("Missing maven coordinates: " + 
-						                           newGroupId + ":" + newArtifactId + ":" + 
-						                           newVersion);
-		}
+		if (newGroupId == null || newGroupId.isEmpty())
+				throw new IllegalArgumentException("Missing maven group-id coordinate");
+		
+		if (newArtifactId == null || newArtifactId.isEmpty())
+			throw new IllegalArgumentException("Missing maven artifact-id coordinate");
+		
+		if (newVersion == null || newVersion.isEmpty())
+			throw new IllegalArgumentException("Missing maven version coordinate");
 		
 		String controllerId = newGroupId + ":" + newArtifactId;
 		DroolsController controllerCopy = null;
@@ -430,18 +421,12 @@ class IndexedDroolsControllerFactory implements DroolsControllerFactory {
 		return controller;
 	}
 	
-	/**
-	 * {@inheritDoc}
-	 */
 	@Override
-	public void destroy(DroolsController controller) throws IllegalArgumentException {
+	public void destroy(DroolsController controller) {
 		unmanage(controller);
 		controller.halt();
 	}
 
-	/**
-	 * {@inheritDoc}
-	 */
 	@Override
 	public void destroy() {
 		List<DroolsController> controllers = this.inventory();
@@ -461,7 +446,7 @@ class IndexedDroolsControllerFactory implements DroolsControllerFactory {
 	 * @return
 	 * @throws IllegalArgumentException
 	 */
-	protected void unmanage(DroolsController controller) throws IllegalArgumentException {
+	protected void unmanage(DroolsController controller) {
 		if (controller == null) {
 			throw new IllegalArgumentException("No controller provided");
 		}
@@ -481,18 +466,12 @@ class IndexedDroolsControllerFactory implements DroolsControllerFactory {
 		}
 	}
 	
-	/**
-	 * {@inheritDoc}
-	 */
 	@Override
-	public void shutdown(DroolsController controller) throws IllegalArgumentException {
+	public void shutdown(DroolsController controller) {
 		this.unmanage(controller);
 		controller.shutdown();
 	}
 
-	/**
-	 * {@inheritDoc}
-	 */
 	@Override
 	public void shutdown() {
 		List<DroolsController> controllers = this.inventory();
@@ -505,14 +484,10 @@ class IndexedDroolsControllerFactory implements DroolsControllerFactory {
 		}
 	}
 
-	/**
-	 * {@inheritDoc}
-	 */
 	@Override
 	public DroolsController get(String groupId, 
 			                    String artifactId, 
-			                    String version)
-			throws IllegalArgumentException, IllegalStateException {
+			                    String version) {
 		
 		if (groupId == null || artifactId == null ||
 			groupId.isEmpty() || artifactId.isEmpty()) {
@@ -532,13 +507,10 @@ class IndexedDroolsControllerFactory implements DroolsControllerFactory {
 		}
 	}
 
-	/**
-	 * {@inheritDoc}
-	 */
 	@Override
 	public List<DroolsController> inventory() {
 		 List<DroolsController> controllers = 
-				 new ArrayList<DroolsController>(this.droolsControllers.values());
+				 new ArrayList<>(this.droolsControllers.values());
 		 return controllers;
 	}
 	
diff --git a/policy-management/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/drools/controller/internal/MavenDroolsController.java b/policy-management/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/drools/controller/internal/MavenDroolsController.java
index 79743b00..9689776c 100644
--- a/policy-management/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/drools/controller/internal/MavenDroolsController.java
+++ b/policy-management/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/drools/controller/internal/MavenDroolsController.java
@@ -127,25 +127,23 @@ public class MavenDroolsController implements DroolsController {
 								 String artifactId, 
 								 String version,
 								 List<TopicCoderFilterConfiguration> decoderConfigurations,
-								 List<TopicCoderFilterConfiguration> encoderConfigurations) 
-		   throws IllegalArgumentException {
+								 List<TopicCoderFilterConfiguration> encoderConfigurations) {
 		
-		if (logger.isInfoEnabled())
-			logger.info("DROOLS CONTROLLER: instantiation " +  this + 
-					    " -> {" + groupId + ":" + artifactId + ":" + version + "}");
-		
-		if (groupId == null || artifactId == null || version == null ||
-			groupId.isEmpty() || artifactId.isEmpty() || version.isEmpty()) {
-			throw new IllegalArgumentException("Missing maven coordinates: " + 
-					                           groupId + ":" + artifactId + ":" + 
-					                           version);
-		}
+		logger.info("drools-controller instantiation [{}:{}:{}]", groupId, artifactId, version);
+		
+		if (groupId == null || groupId.isEmpty())
+			throw new IllegalArgumentException("Missing maven group-id coordinate");
+	
+		if (artifactId == null || artifactId.isEmpty())
+			throw new IllegalArgumentException("Missing maven artifact-id coordinate");
+		
+		if (version == null || version.isEmpty())
+			throw new IllegalArgumentException("Missing maven version coordinate");
 		
 		this.policyContainer= new PolicyContainer(groupId, artifactId, version);
 		this.init(decoderConfigurations, encoderConfigurations);
 		
-		if (logger.isInfoEnabled())
-			logger.info("DROOLS CONTROLLER: instantiation completed " +  this);
+		logger.debug("{}: instantiation completed ", this);
 	}
 	
 	/**
@@ -165,24 +163,22 @@ public class MavenDroolsController implements DroolsController {
 		this.modelClassLoaderHash = this.policyContainer.getClassLoader().hashCode();		
 	}
 	
-	/**
-	 * {@inheritDoc}
-	 */
 	@Override
 	public void updateToVersion(String newGroupId, String newArtifactId, String newVersion,
 			                    List<TopicCoderFilterConfiguration> decoderConfigurations,
 			                    List<TopicCoderFilterConfiguration> encoderConfigurations) 
-		throws IllegalArgumentException, LinkageError {
+		throws LinkageError {
 		
-		if (logger.isInfoEnabled())
-			logger.info("UPDATE-TO-VERSION: " +  this + " -> {" + newGroupId + ":" + newArtifactId + ":" + newVersion + "}");
+		logger.info("{}: updating version -> [{}:{}:{}]", newGroupId, newArtifactId, newVersion);
 		
-		if (newGroupId == null || newArtifactId == null || newVersion == null ||
-			newGroupId.isEmpty() || newArtifactId.isEmpty() || newVersion.isEmpty()) {
-				throw new IllegalArgumentException("Missing maven coordinates: " + 
-						                           newGroupId + ":" + newArtifactId + ":" + 
-						                           newVersion);
-		}
+		if (newGroupId == null || newGroupId.isEmpty())
+			throw new IllegalArgumentException("Missing maven group-id coordinate");
+	
+		if (newArtifactId == null || newArtifactId.isEmpty())
+			throw new IllegalArgumentException("Missing maven artifact-id coordinate");
+		
+		if (newVersion == null || newVersion.isEmpty())
+			throw new IllegalArgumentException("Missing maven version coordinate");
 		
 		if (newGroupId.equalsIgnoreCase(DroolsController.NO_GROUP_ID) || 
 			newArtifactId.equalsIgnoreCase(DroolsController.NO_ARTIFACT_ID) || 
@@ -234,8 +230,7 @@ public class MavenDroolsController implements DroolsController {
 	 * @param decoderConfiguration list of topic -> decoders -> filters mapping
 	 */
 	protected void initCoders(List<TopicCoderFilterConfiguration> coderConfigurations, 
-			                  boolean decoder) 
-	          throws IllegalArgumentException {
+			                  boolean decoder) {
 		
 		if (logger.isInfoEnabled())
 			logger.info("INIT-CODERS: " +  this);
@@ -318,8 +313,7 @@ public class MavenDroolsController implements DroolsController {
 	/**
 	 * remove decoders.
 	 */
-	protected void removeDecoders() 
-	          throws IllegalArgumentException {
+	protected void removeDecoders(){
 		if (logger.isInfoEnabled())
 			logger.info("REMOVE-DECODERS: " +  this);
 		
@@ -338,8 +332,7 @@ public class MavenDroolsController implements DroolsController {
 	/**
 	 * remove decoders.
 	 */
-	protected void removeEncoders() 
-	          throws IllegalArgumentException {
+	protected void removeEncoders() {
 		
 		if (logger.isInfoEnabled())
 			logger.info("REMOVE-ENCODERS: " +  this);
@@ -356,11 +349,8 @@ public class MavenDroolsController implements DroolsController {
 	}
 	
 
-	/**
-	 * {@inheritDoc}
-	 */
 	@Override
-	public boolean ownsCoder(Class<? extends Object> coderClass, int modelHash) throws IllegalStateException {
+	public boolean ownsCoder(Class<? extends Object> coderClass, int modelHash) {
 		if (!ReflectionUtil.isClass
 				(this.policyContainer.getClassLoader(), coderClass.getCanonicalName())) {
 			logger.error(this + coderClass.getCanonicalName() + " cannot be retrieved. ");
@@ -382,9 +372,6 @@ public class MavenDroolsController implements DroolsController {
 		}
 	}
 	
-	/**
-	 * {@inheritDoc}
-	 */
 	@Override
 	public boolean start() {
 		
@@ -401,9 +388,6 @@ public class MavenDroolsController implements DroolsController {
 		return this.policyContainer.start();
 	}
 	
-	/**
-	 * {@inheritDoc}
-	 */
 	@Override
 	public boolean stop() {
 		
@@ -419,12 +403,8 @@ public class MavenDroolsController implements DroolsController {
 		return this.policyContainer.stop();
 	}
 
-
-	/**
-	 * {@inheritDoc}
-	 */
 	@Override
-	public void shutdown() throws IllegalStateException {		
+	public void shutdown() {		
 		logger.info("{}: SHUTDOWN", this);
 		
 		try {
@@ -438,12 +418,8 @@ public class MavenDroolsController implements DroolsController {
 
 	}
 	
-
-	/**
-	 * {@inheritDoc}
-	 */
 	@Override
-	public void halt() throws IllegalStateException {
+	public void halt() {
 		logger.info("{}: HALT", this);
 		
 		try {
@@ -475,17 +451,11 @@ public class MavenDroolsController implements DroolsController {
 		}
 	}
 
-	/**
-	 * {@inheritDoc}
-	 */
 	@Override
 	public boolean isAlive() {
 		return this.alive;
 	}
 	
-	/**
-	 * {@inheritDoc}
-	 */
 	@Override
 	public boolean offer(String topic, String event) {
 		logger.debug("{}: OFFER: {} <- {}", this, topic, event);
@@ -498,7 +468,7 @@ public class MavenDroolsController implements DroolsController {
 		
 		// 0. Check if the policy container has any sessions
 		
-		if (this.policyContainer.getPolicySessions().size() <= 0) {
+		if (this.policyContainer.getPolicySessions().isEmpty()) {
 			// no sessions
 			return true;
 		}
@@ -550,14 +520,9 @@ public class MavenDroolsController implements DroolsController {
 		return true;
 	}	
 	
-	/**
-	 * {@inheritDoc}
-	 */
 	@Override
 	public boolean deliver(TopicSink sink, Object event) 
-			throws IllegalArgumentException, 
-			       IllegalStateException, 
-		           UnsupportedOperationException {
+			throws UnsupportedOperationException {
 		
 		if (logger.isInfoEnabled())
 			logger.info(this + "DELIVER: " +  event + " FROM " + this + " TO " + sink);
@@ -589,25 +554,16 @@ public class MavenDroolsController implements DroolsController {
 		
 	}
 
-	/**
-	 * {@inheritDoc}
-	 */
 	@Override
 	public String getVersion() {
 		return this.policyContainer.getVersion();
 	}
 	
-	/**
-	 * {@inheritDoc}
-	 */
 	@Override
 	public String getArtifactId() {
 		return this.policyContainer.getArtifactId();
 	}
 	
-	/**
-	 * {@inheritDoc}
-	 */
 	@Override
 	public String getGroupId() {
 		return this.policyContainer.getGroupId();
@@ -620,9 +576,6 @@ public class MavenDroolsController implements DroolsController {
 		return modelClassLoaderHash;
 	}
 
-	/**
-	 * {@inheritDoc}
-	 */
 	@Override
 	public synchronized boolean lock() {
 		logger.info("LOCK: " +  this);
@@ -631,9 +584,6 @@ public class MavenDroolsController implements DroolsController {
 		return true;
 	}
 
-	/**
-	 * {@inheritDoc}
-	 */
 	@Override
 	public synchronized boolean unlock() {
 		logger.info("UNLOCK: " +  this);
@@ -642,34 +592,23 @@ public class MavenDroolsController implements DroolsController {
 		return true;
 	}
 
-	/**
-	 * {@inheritDoc}
-	 */
 	@Override
 	public boolean isLocked() {
 		return this.locked;
 	}
 	
-	/**
-	 * {@inheritDoc}
-	 */
 	@JsonIgnore
+	@Override
 	public PolicyContainer getContainer() {
 		return this.policyContainer;
 	}
 	
-	/**
-	 * {@inheritDoc}
-	 */
 	@JsonProperty("sessions")
 	@Override
 	public List<String> getSessionNames() {
 		return getSessionNames(true);
 	}
 	
-	/**
-	 * {@inheritDoc}
-	 */
 	@JsonProperty("sessionCoordinates")
 	@Override
 	public List<String> getCanonicalSessionNames() {
@@ -682,7 +621,7 @@ public class MavenDroolsController implements DroolsController {
 	 * @return session names
 	 */
 	protected List<String> getSessionNames(boolean abbreviated) {
-		List<String> sessionNames = new ArrayList<String>();
+		List<String> sessionNames = new ArrayList<>();
 		try {
 			for (PolicySession session: this.policyContainer.getPolicySessions()) {
 				if (abbreviated)
@@ -703,7 +642,7 @@ public class MavenDroolsController implements DroolsController {
 	 * @return the attached Policy Container
 	 */
 	protected List<PolicySession> getSessions() {
-		List<PolicySession> sessions = new ArrayList<PolicySession>();
+		List<PolicySession> sessions = new ArrayList<>();
 		sessions.addAll(this.policyContainer.getPolicySessions());
 		return sessions;
 	}
@@ -729,15 +668,11 @@ public class MavenDroolsController implements DroolsController {
 		throw new IllegalArgumentException("Invalid Session Name: " + sessionName);
 	}
 	
-	/**
-	 * {@inheritDoc}
-	 */
 	@Override
-	public Map<String,Integer> factClassNames(String sessionName) throws IllegalArgumentException {		
+	public Map<String,Integer> factClassNames(String sessionName) {		
 		if (sessionName == null || sessionName.isEmpty())
 			throw new IllegalArgumentException("Invalid Session Name: " + sessionName);
-		
-		// List<String> classNames = new ArrayList<>();
+
 		Map<String,Integer> classNames = new HashMap<>();
 		
 		PolicySession session = getSession(sessionName);
@@ -759,11 +694,8 @@ public class MavenDroolsController implements DroolsController {
 		return classNames;
 	}
 	
-	/**
-	 * {@inheritDoc}
-	 */
 	@Override
-	public long factCount(String sessionName) throws IllegalArgumentException {		
+	public long factCount(String sessionName) {		
 		if (sessionName == null || sessionName.isEmpty())
 			throw new IllegalArgumentException("Invalid Session Name: " + sessionName);
 		
@@ -771,9 +703,6 @@ public class MavenDroolsController implements DroolsController {
 		return session.getKieSession().getFactCount();	
 	}
 	
-	/**
-	 * {@inheritDoc}
-	 */
 	@Override
 	public List<Object> facts(String sessionName, String className, boolean delete) {		
 		if (sessionName == null || sessionName.isEmpty())
@@ -806,9 +735,6 @@ public class MavenDroolsController implements DroolsController {
 		return factObjects;
 	}
 	
-	/**
-	 * {@inheritDoc}
-	 */
 	@Override
 	public List<Object> factQuery(String sessionName, String queryName, String queriedEntity, boolean delete, Object... queryParams) {		
 		if (sessionName == null || sessionName.isEmpty())
@@ -851,11 +777,8 @@ public class MavenDroolsController implements DroolsController {
 		return factObjects;
 	}
 	
-	/**
-	 * {@inheritDoc}
-	 */
 	@Override
-	public Class<?> fetchModelClass(String className) throws IllegalStateException {
+	public Class<?> fetchModelClass(String className) {
 		Class<?> modelClass = 
 			ReflectionUtil.fetchClass(this.policyContainer.getClassLoader(), className);
 		return modelClass;
@@ -883,10 +806,6 @@ public class MavenDroolsController implements DroolsController {
 		}
 	}
 	
-
-	/**
-	 * {@inheritDoc}
-	 */
 	@Override
 	public boolean isBrained() {
 		return true;
diff --git a/policy-management/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/drools/controller/internal/NullDroolsController.java b/policy-management/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/drools/controller/internal/NullDroolsController.java
index c4db6c7e..2c4e40be 100644
--- a/policy-management/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/drools/controller/internal/NullDroolsController.java
+++ b/policy-management/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/drools/controller/internal/NullDroolsController.java
@@ -35,178 +35,111 @@ import org.onap.policy.drools.protocol.coders.TopicCoderFilterConfiguration;
  */
 public class NullDroolsController implements DroolsController {
 
-	/**
-	 * {@inheritDoc}
-	 */
 	@Override
-	public boolean start() throws IllegalStateException {
+	public boolean start() {
 		return false;
 	}
 
-	/**
-	 * {@inheritDoc}
-	 */
 	@Override
-	public boolean stop() throws IllegalStateException {
+	public boolean stop() {
 		return false;
 	}
 
-	/**
-	 * {@inheritDoc}
-	 */
 	@Override
-	public void shutdown() throws IllegalStateException {
+	public void shutdown() {
 		return;
 	}
 	
-	/**
-	 * {@inheritDoc}
-	 */
 	@Override
-	public void halt() throws IllegalStateException {
+	public void halt() {
 		return;
 	}
 
-	/**
-	 * {@inheritDoc}
-	 */
 	@Override
 	public boolean isAlive() {
 		return false;
 	}
 
-	/**
-	 * {@inheritDoc}
-	 */
 	@Override
 	public boolean lock() {
 		return false;
 	}
 
-	/**
-	 * {@inheritDoc}
-	 */
 	@Override
 	public boolean unlock() {
 		return false;
 	}
 
-	/**
-	 * {@inheritDoc}
-	 */
 	@Override
 	public boolean isLocked() {
 		return false;
 	}
 
-	/**
-	 * {@inheritDoc}
-	 */
 	@Override
 	public String getGroupId() {
 		return NO_GROUP_ID;
 	}
 
-	/**
-	 * {@inheritDoc}
-	 */
 	@Override
 	public String getArtifactId() {
 		return NO_ARTIFACT_ID;
 	}
 
-	/**
-	 * {@inheritDoc}
-	 */
 	@Override
 	public String getVersion() {
 		return NO_VERSION;
 	}	
 
-	/**
-	 * {@inheritDoc}
-	 */
 	@Override
 	public List<String> getSessionNames() {
-		return new ArrayList<String>();
+		return new ArrayList<>();
 	}
 
-	/**
-	 * {@inheritDoc}
-	 */
 	@Override
 	public List<String> getCanonicalSessionNames() {
-		return new ArrayList<String>();
+		return new ArrayList<>();
 	}
 
-	/**
-	 * {@inheritDoc}
-	 */
 	@Override
 	public boolean offer(String topic, String event) {
 		return false;
 	}
 
-	/**
-	 * {@inheritDoc}
-	 */
 	@Override
-	public boolean deliver(TopicSink sink, Object event)
-			throws IllegalArgumentException, IllegalStateException, UnsupportedOperationException {
+	public boolean deliver(TopicSink sink, Object event) throws UnsupportedOperationException {
 		throw new IllegalStateException(this.getClass().getCanonicalName() + " invoked");
 	}
 
-	/**
-	 * {@inheritDoc}
-	 */
 	@Override
 	public Object[] getRecentSourceEvents() {
 		return new String[0];
 	}
 	
-	/**
-	 * {@inheritDoc}
-	 */
 	@Override
 	public PolicyContainer getContainer() {
 		return null;
 	}
 
-	/**
-	 * {@inheritDoc}
-	 */
 	@Override
 	public String[] getRecentSinkEvents() {
 		return new String[0];
 	}
 
-	/**
-	 * {@inheritDoc}
-	 */
 	@Override
-	public boolean ownsCoder(Class<? extends Object> coderClass, int modelHash) throws IllegalStateException {
+	public boolean ownsCoder(Class<? extends Object> coderClass, int modelHash) {
 		throw new IllegalStateException(this.getClass().getCanonicalName() + " invoked");
 	}
 
-	/**
-	 * {@inheritDoc}
-	 */
 	@Override
-	public Class<?> fetchModelClass(String className) throws IllegalArgumentException {
+	public Class<?> fetchModelClass(String className) {
 		throw new IllegalArgumentException(this.getClass().getCanonicalName() + " invoked");
 	}
 	
-	/**
-	 * {@inheritDoc}
-	 */
 	@Override
 	public boolean isBrained() {
 		return false;
 	}
 	
-	/**
-	 * {@inheritDoc}
-	 */
 	@Override
 	public String toString() {
 		StringBuilder builder = new StringBuilder();
@@ -214,9 +147,6 @@ public class NullDroolsController implements DroolsController {
 		return builder.toString();
 	}
 
-	/**
-	 * {@inheritDoc}
-	 */
 	@Override
 	public void updateToVersion(String newGroupId, String newArtifactId, String newVersion,
 			List<TopicCoderFilterConfiguration> decoderConfigurations,
@@ -225,38 +155,26 @@ public class NullDroolsController implements DroolsController {
 		throw new IllegalArgumentException(this.getClass().getCanonicalName() + " invoked");
 	}
 
-	/**
-	 * {@inheritDoc}
-	 */
 	@Override
 	public Map<String, Integer> factClassNames(String sessionName) 
 		   throws IllegalArgumentException {
 		return new HashMap<String,Integer>();
 	}
 
-	/**
-	 * {@inheritDoc}
-	 */
 	@Override
-	public long factCount(String sessionName) throws IllegalArgumentException {
+	public long factCount(String sessionName) {
 		return 0;
 	}
 
-	/**
-	 * {@inheritDoc}
-	 */
 	@Override
 	public List<Object> facts(String sessionName, String className, boolean delete) {
-		return new ArrayList<Object>();
+		return new ArrayList<>();
 	}
 
-	/**
-	 * {@inheritDoc}
-	 */
 	@Override
 	public List<Object> factQuery(String sessionName, String queryName, 
 			                      String queriedEntity, 
 			                      boolean delete, Object... queryParams) {
-		return new ArrayList<Object>();
+		return new ArrayList<>();
 	}
 }
diff --git a/policy-management/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/drools/persistence/SystemPersistence.java b/policy-management/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/drools/persistence/SystemPersistence.java
index 52aac744..bdda8e84 100644
--- a/policy-management/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/drools/persistence/SystemPersistence.java
+++ b/policy-management/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/drools/persistence/SystemPersistence.java
@@ -69,11 +69,11 @@ public interface SystemPersistence {
 	 * 
 	 * @param controllerName the controller name
 	 * @param configuration object containing the configuration
+	 * 
 	 * @return true if storage is succesful, false otherwise
 	 * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the configuration cannot be handled by the persistence manager
 	 */
-	public boolean storeController(String controllerName, Object configuration)
-		throws IllegalArgumentException;
+	public boolean storeController(String controllerName, Object configuration);
 	
 	/**
 	 * delete controller configuration
@@ -88,19 +88,20 @@ public interface SystemPersistence {
 	 * 
 	 * @param controllerName controller name
 	 * @return properties for this controller
+	 * 
 	 * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the controller name does not lead to a properties configuration
 	 */
-	public Properties getControllerProperties(String controllerName)
-			throws IllegalArgumentException;
+	public Properties getControllerProperties(String controllerName);
 	
 	/**
 	 * get properties by name
 	 * 
 	 * @param name 
 	 * @return properties 
+	 * 
 	 * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the name does not lead to a properties configuration
 	 */
-	public Properties getProperties(String name) throws IllegalArgumentException;
+	public Properties getProperties(String name);
 	
 	/**
 	 * Persistence Manager.   For now it is a file-based properties management,
@@ -196,6 +197,7 @@ class SystemPropertiesPersistence implements SystemPersistence {
 	/**
 	 * deletes properties-based controller configuration
 	 * @param controllerName the controller name
+	 * 
 	 * @return true if the properties has been deleted from disk, false otherwise
 	 */
 	@Override
@@ -223,12 +225,12 @@ class SystemPropertiesPersistence implements SystemPersistence {
 	}
 
 	@Override
-	public Properties getControllerProperties(String controllerName) throws IllegalArgumentException {
+	public Properties getControllerProperties(String controllerName) {
 	   	return this.getProperties(controllerName + CONTROLLER_SUFFIX_IDENTIFIER);
 	}
 	
 	@Override
-	public Properties getProperties(String name) throws IllegalArgumentException {
+	public Properties getProperties(String name) {
 	   	Path propertiesPath = 
 	   			Paths.get(CONFIG_DIR_NAME, name + ".properties");
 	   	
@@ -242,7 +244,7 @@ class SystemPropertiesPersistence implements SystemPersistence {
 			logger.warn("{}: can't read properties @ {}", name, propertiesPath);
 			throw new IllegalArgumentException("can't read properties for " + 
 			                                   name + " @ " + 
-					                           propertiesPath);
+					                           propertiesPath, e);
 		}
 	}
 }
diff --git a/policy-management/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/drools/protocol/coders/ProtocolCoderToolset.java b/policy-management/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/drools/protocol/coders/ProtocolCoderToolset.java
index 8e7dec0b..1c8dafea 100644
--- a/policy-management/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/drools/protocol/coders/ProtocolCoderToolset.java
+++ b/policy-management/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/drools/protocol/coders/ProtocolCoderToolset.java
@@ -473,21 +473,20 @@ class GsonProtocolCoderToolset extends ProtocolCoderToolset {
 	/**
 	 * Logger
 	 */
-	private static Logger  logger = LoggerFactory.getLogger(GsonProtocolCoderToolset.class);
+	private static final Logger logger = LoggerFactory.getLogger(GsonProtocolCoderToolset.class);
 	
 	/**
 	 * Formatter for JSON encoding/decoding
 	 */
 	@JsonIgnore
-	public static DateTimeFormatter format = DateTimeFormatter.ofPattern("yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss.SSSSSSxxx");
+	public static final DateTimeFormatter format = DateTimeFormatter.ofPattern("yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss.SSSSSSxxx");
 	
 	@JsonIgnore
-	public static DateTimeFormatter zuluFormat = DateTimeFormatter.ISO_INSTANT;
+	public static final DateTimeFormatter zuluFormat = DateTimeFormatter.ISO_INSTANT;
 	
 	/**
 	 * Adapter for ZonedDateTime
 	 */
-
 	public static class GsonUTCAdapter implements JsonSerializer<ZonedDateTime>, JsonDeserializer<ZonedDateTime> {
 
 		public ZonedDateTime deserialize(JsonElement element, Type type, JsonDeserializationContext context)
diff --git a/policy-management/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/drools/server/restful/RestManager.java b/policy-management/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/drools/server/restful/RestManager.java
index 4f5e33e7..d877f1e9 100644
--- a/policy-management/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/drools/server/restful/RestManager.java
+++ b/policy-management/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/drools/server/restful/RestManager.java
@@ -176,6 +176,7 @@ public class RestManager {
 	    	return Response.status(Response.Status.OK).
 			        entity(PolicyEngine.manager.getFeatureProvider(featureName)).build();
     	} catch(IllegalArgumentException iae) {
+    		logger.debug("feature unavailable: {}", featureName, iae);
     		return Response.status(Response.Status.NOT_FOUND).
                     entity(new Error(iae.getMessage())).build();
     	}
@@ -478,6 +479,7 @@ public class RestManager {
 			                entity(PolicyController.factory.getFeatureProvider(featureName)).
 			                build();
     	} catch(IllegalArgumentException iae) {
+    		logger.debug("{}: cannot feature {} because of {}", this, featureName, iae.getMessage(), iae);
     		return Response.status(Response.Status.NOT_FOUND).
                     entity(new Error(iae.getMessage())).build();
     	}
@@ -504,10 +506,12 @@ public class RestManager {
     				        entity(PolicyController.factory.get(controllerName)).
     				        build();
 		} catch (IllegalArgumentException e) {
+			logger.debug("{}: cannot get policy-controller {} because of {}", this, controllerName, e.getMessage(), e);
 			return Response.status(Response.Status.NOT_FOUND).
                             entity(new Error(controllerName + " not found")).
                             build();
 		} catch (IllegalStateException e) {
+			logger.debug("{}: cannot get policy-controller {} because of {}", this, controllerName, e.getMessage(), e);
 			return Response.status(Response.Status.NOT_ACCEPTABLE).
                             entity(new Error(controllerName + " not acceptable")).
                             build();
@@ -541,12 +545,12 @@ public class RestManager {
 	    				        entity(new Error(controllerName + "  does not exist")).
 	    				        build();
 		} catch (IllegalArgumentException e) {
-			logger.info("{}: cannot get policy-controller {} because of {}", this, controllerName, e.getMessage(), e);
+			logger.debug("{}: cannot get policy-controller {} because of {}", this, controllerName, e.getMessage(), e);
 			return Response.status(Response.Status.BAD_REQUEST).
 							        entity(new Error(controllerName +  " not found: " + e.getMessage())).
 							        build();
 		} catch (IllegalStateException e) {
-			logger.info("{}: cannot get policy-controller {} because of {}", this, controllerName, e.getMessage(), e);
+			logger.debug("{}: cannot get policy-controller {} because of {}", this, controllerName, e.getMessage(), e);
 			return Response.status(Response.Status.NOT_ACCEPTABLE).
                                    entity(new Error(controllerName + " not acceptable")).build();
 		}
@@ -554,7 +558,7 @@ public class RestManager {
     	try {
 			PolicyEngine.manager.removePolicyController(controllerName);
 		} catch (IllegalArgumentException | IllegalStateException e) {
-			logger.info("{}: cannot remove policy-controller {} because of {}", this, controllerName, e.getMessage(), e);
+			logger.debug("{}: cannot remove policy-controller {} because of {}", this, controllerName, e.getMessage(), e);
     		return Response.status(Response.Status.INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR).
 							       entity(new Error(e.getMessage())).
 							       build();
@@ -585,10 +589,12 @@ public class RestManager {
     				        entity(controller.getProperties()).
     				        build();
 		} catch (IllegalArgumentException e) {
+			logger.debug("{}: cannot get policy-controller {} because of {}", this, controllerName, e.getMessage(), e);
 			return Response.status(Response.Status.NOT_FOUND).
                             entity(new Error(controllerName + " not found")).
                             build();
 		} catch (IllegalStateException e) {
+			logger.debug("{}: cannot get policy-controller {} because of {}", this, controllerName, e.getMessage(), e);
 			return Response.status(Response.Status.NOT_ACCEPTABLE).
                             entity(new Error(controllerName + " not acceptable")).
                             build();
@@ -736,10 +742,12 @@ public class RestManager {
 	                               entity(drools).
 	                               build();
 		} catch (IllegalArgumentException e) {
+			logger.debug("{}: cannot get drools-controller {} because of {}", this, controllerName, e.getMessage(), e);
 			return Response.status(Response.Status.NOT_FOUND).
                             entity(new Error(controllerName + " not found")).
                             build();
 		} catch (IllegalStateException e) {
+			logger.debug("{}: cannot get drools-controller {} because of {}", this, controllerName, e.getMessage(), e);
 			return Response.status(Response.Status.NOT_ACCEPTABLE).
                             entity(new Error(controllerName + " not acceptable")).
                             build();
@@ -770,10 +778,12 @@ public class RestManager {
 	                               entity(sessionCounts).
 	                               build();
 		} catch (IllegalArgumentException e) {
+			logger.debug("{}: cannot get policy-controller {} because of {}", this, controllerName, e.getMessage(), e);
 			return Response.status(Response.Status.NOT_FOUND).
                             entity(new Error(controllerName + " not found")).
                             build();
 		} catch (IllegalStateException e) {
+			logger.debug("{}: cannot get policy-controller {} because of {}", this, controllerName, e.getMessage(), e);
 			return Response.status(Response.Status.NOT_ACCEPTABLE).
                             entity(new Error(controllerName + " not acceptable")).
                             build();
@@ -802,10 +812,12 @@ public class RestManager {
 	                               entity(drools.factClassNames(sessionName)).
 	                               build();
 		} catch (IllegalArgumentException e) {
+			logger.debug("{}: cannot get drools-controller {} because of {}", this, controllerName, e.getMessage(), e);
 			return Response.status(Response.Status.NOT_FOUND).
                             entity(new Error("entity not found")).
                             build();
 		} catch (IllegalStateException e) {
+			logger.debug("{}: cannot get drools-controller {} because of {}", this, controllerName, e.getMessage(), e);
 			return Response.status(Response.Status.NOT_ACCEPTABLE).
                             entity(new Error(controllerName + ":" + sessionName + " not acceptable")).
                             build();
@@ -841,11 +853,13 @@ public class RestManager {
 			else
 				return Response.status(Response.Status.OK).entity(facts.size()).build();
 		} catch (IllegalArgumentException e) {
+			logger.debug("{}: cannot get policy-controller {} because of {}", this, controllerName, e.getMessage(), e);
 			return Response.status(Response.Status.NOT_FOUND).
                             entity(new Error(controllerName + ":" + sessionName + ":" + factType + 
                             		         " not found")).
                             build();
 		} catch (IllegalStateException e) {
+			logger.debug("{}: cannot get policy-controller {} because of {}", this, controllerName, e.getMessage(), e);
 			return Response.status(Response.Status.NOT_ACCEPTABLE).
                             entity(new Error(controllerName + ":" + sessionName + ":" + factType + 
                             		         " not acceptable")).
@@ -879,16 +893,22 @@ public class RestManager {
 			List<Object> facts = drools.facts(sessionName, factType, true);
 			return Response.status(Response.Status.OK).entity(facts).build();
 		} catch (IllegalArgumentException e) {
+			logger.debug("{}: cannot get: drools-controller {}, session {}, factType {}, because of {}", 
+					     this, controllerName, sessionName, factType, e.getMessage(), e);
 			return Response.status(Response.Status.NOT_FOUND).
                             entity(new Error(controllerName + ":" + sessionName + ":" + factType + 
                             		         " not found")).
                             build();
 		} catch (IllegalStateException e) {
+			logger.debug("{}: cannot get: drools-controller {}, session {}, factType {}, because of {}", 
+				         this, controllerName, sessionName, factType, e.getMessage(), e);
 			return Response.status(Response.Status.NOT_ACCEPTABLE).
                             entity(new Error(controllerName + ":" + sessionName + ":" + factType + 
                             		         " not acceptable")).
                             build();
 		} catch (Exception e) {
+			logger.debug("{}: cannot get: drools-controller {}, session {}, factType {}, because of {}", 
+				         this, controllerName, sessionName, factType, e.getMessage(), e);
 			return Response.status(Response.Status.INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR).
 		                    entity(new Error(e.getMessage())).
 		                    build();			
@@ -927,16 +947,22 @@ public class RestManager {
 			else
 				return Response.status(Response.Status.OK).entity(facts.size()).build();
 		} catch (IllegalArgumentException e) {
+			logger.debug("{}: cannot get: drools-controller {}, session {}, query {}, entity {} because of {}", 
+				         this, controllerName, sessionName, queryName, queriedEntity, e.getMessage(), e);
 			return Response.status(Response.Status.NOT_FOUND).
                             entity(new Error(controllerName + ":" + sessionName + ":" + queryName + 
                             		         queriedEntity + " not found")).
                             build();
 		} catch (IllegalStateException e) {
+			logger.debug("{}: cannot get: drools-controller {}, session {}, query {}, entity {} because of {}", 
+			             this, controllerName, sessionName, queryName, queriedEntity, e.getMessage(), e);
 			return Response.status(Response.Status.NOT_ACCEPTABLE).
                             entity(new Error(controllerName + ":" + sessionName + ":" + queryName + 
                             		         queriedEntity + " not acceptable")).
                             build();
 		} catch (Exception e) {
+			logger.debug("{}: cannot get: drools-controller {}, session {}, query {}, entity {} because of {}", 
+			             this, controllerName, sessionName, queryName, queriedEntity, e.getMessage(), e);
 			return Response.status(Response.Status.INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR).
 		                    entity(new Error(e.getMessage())).
 		                    build();			
@@ -976,16 +1002,22 @@ public class RestManager {
 				facts = drools.factQuery(sessionName, queryName, queriedEntity, false, queryParameters.toArray());
 			return Response.status(Response.Status.OK).entity(facts).build();
 		} catch (IllegalArgumentException e) {
+			logger.debug("{}: cannot get: drools-controller {}, session {}, query {}, entity {}, params {} because of {}", 
+		                 this, controllerName, sessionName, queryName, queriedEntity, queryParameters, e.getMessage(), e);
 			return Response.status(Response.Status.NOT_FOUND).
                             entity(new Error(controllerName + ":" + sessionName + ":" + queryName + 
                             		         queriedEntity + " not found")).
                             build();
 		} catch (IllegalStateException e) {
+			logger.debug("{}: cannot get: drools-controller {}, session {}, query {}, entity {}, params {} because of {}", 
+	                     this, controllerName, sessionName, queryName, queriedEntity, queryParameters, e.getMessage(), e);
 			return Response.status(Response.Status.NOT_ACCEPTABLE).
                             entity(new Error(controllerName + ":" + sessionName + ":" + queryName + 
                             		         queriedEntity + " not acceptable")).
                             build();
 		} catch (Exception e) {
+			logger.debug("{}: cannot get: drools-controller {}, session {}, query {}, entity {}, params {} because of {}", 
+	                     this, controllerName, sessionName, queryName, queriedEntity, queryParameters, e.getMessage(), e);
 			return Response.status(Response.Status.INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR).
 		                    entity(new Error(e.getMessage())).
 		                    build();			
@@ -1025,16 +1057,22 @@ public class RestManager {
 				facts = drools.factQuery(sessionName, queryName, queriedEntity, true, queryParameters.toArray());			
 			return Response.status(Response.Status.OK).entity(facts).build();
 		} catch (IllegalArgumentException e) {
+			logger.debug("{}: cannot get: drools-controller {}, session {}, query {}, entity {}, params {} because of {}", 
+	                     this, controllerName, sessionName, queryName, queriedEntity, queryParameters, e.getMessage(), e);
 			return Response.status(Response.Status.NOT_FOUND).
                             entity(new Error(controllerName + ":" + sessionName + ":" + queryName + 
                             		         queriedEntity + " not found")).
                             build();
 		} catch (IllegalStateException e) {
+			logger.debug("{}: cannot get: drools-controller {}, session {}, query {}, entity {}, params {} because of {}", 
+	                     this, controllerName, sessionName, queryName, queriedEntity, queryParameters, e.getMessage(), e);
 			return Response.status(Response.Status.NOT_ACCEPTABLE).
                             entity(new Error(controllerName + ":" + sessionName + ":" + queryName + 
                             		         queriedEntity + " not acceptable")).
                             build();
 		} catch (Exception e) {
+			logger.debug("{}: cannot get: drools-controller {}, session {}, query {}, entity {}, params {} because of {}", 
+	                     this, controllerName, sessionName, queryName, queriedEntity, queryParameters, e.getMessage(), e);
 			return Response.status(Response.Status.INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR).
 		                    entity(new Error(e.getMessage())).
 		                    build();			
@@ -1088,10 +1126,12 @@ public class RestManager {
 	                               entity(decoders).
 	                               build();
 		} catch (IllegalArgumentException e) {
+			logger.debug("{}: cannot get decoders for policy-controller {} because of {}", this, controllerName, e.getMessage(), e);
 			return Response.status(Response.Status.NOT_FOUND).
                             entity(new Error(controllerName + " not found")).
                             build();
 		} catch (IllegalStateException e) {
+			logger.debug("{}: cannot get decoders for policy-controller {} because of {}", this, controllerName, e.getMessage(), e);
 			return Response.status(Response.Status.NOT_ACCEPTABLE).
                             entity(new Error(controllerName + " not acceptable")).
                             build();
@@ -1125,10 +1165,12 @@ public class RestManager {
 		                    entity(filters).
 		                    build();
 		} catch (IllegalArgumentException e) {
+			logger.debug("{}: cannot get decoders for policy-controller {} because of {}", this, controllerName, e.getMessage(), e);
 			return Response.status(Response.Status.NOT_FOUND).
                             entity(new Error(controllerName + " not found")).
                             build();
 		} catch (IllegalStateException e) {
+			logger.debug("{}: cannot get decoders for policy-controller {} because of {}", this, controllerName, e.getMessage(), e);
 			return Response.status(Response.Status.NOT_ACCEPTABLE).
                             entity(new Error(controllerName + " not acceptable")).
                             build();
@@ -1163,10 +1205,14 @@ public class RestManager {
 		                    entity(decoder).
 		                    build();
 		} catch (IllegalArgumentException e) {
+			logger.debug("{}: cannot get decoders for policy-controller {} topic {} because of {}", 
+						this, controllerName, topic, e.getMessage(), e);
 			return Response.status(Response.Status.NOT_FOUND).
                             entity(new Error(controllerName + ":" + topic + " not found")).
                             build();
 		} catch (IllegalStateException e) {
+			logger.debug("{}: cannot get decoders for policy-controller {} topic {} because of {}", 
+						this, controllerName, topic, e.getMessage(), e);
 			return Response.status(Response.Status.NOT_ACCEPTABLE).
                             entity(new Error(controllerName + ":" + topic + " not acceptable")).
                             build();
@@ -1207,10 +1253,14 @@ public class RestManager {
 	                    entity(decoder.getCoders()).
 	                    build();
 		} catch (IllegalArgumentException e) {
+			logger.debug("{}: cannot get decoders for policy-controller {} topic {} because of {}", 
+						this, controllerName, topic, e.getMessage(), e);
 			return Response.status(Response.Status.NOT_FOUND).
                             entity(new Error(controllerName + ":" + topic + " not found")).
                             build();
 		} catch (IllegalStateException e) {
+			logger.debug("{}: cannot get decoders for policy-controller {} topic {} because of {}", 
+						this, controllerName, topic, e.getMessage(), e);
 			return Response.status(Response.Status.NOT_ACCEPTABLE).
                             entity(new Error(controllerName + ":" + topic + " not acceptable")).
                             build();
@@ -1254,11 +1304,15 @@ public class RestManager {
                         entity(filters).
                         build();
 		} catch (IllegalArgumentException e) {
+			logger.debug("{}: cannot get decoder filters for policy-controller {} topic {} type {} because of {}", 
+						this, controllerName, topic, factClass, e.getMessage(), e);
 			return Response.status(Response.Status.NOT_FOUND).
                             entity(new Error(controllerName + ":" + topic + ":" + 
 			                                 factClass + " not found")).
                             build();
 		} catch (IllegalStateException e) {
+			logger.debug("{}: cannot get decoder filters for policy-controller {} topic {} type {} because of {}", 
+						this, controllerName, topic, factClass, e.getMessage(), e);
 			return Response.status(Response.Status.NOT_ACCEPTABLE).
                             entity(new Error(controllerName + ":" + topic + ":" + 
 			                                 factClass + " not acceptable")).
@@ -1313,11 +1367,15 @@ public class RestManager {
 		                    entity(filters).
 		                    build();
 		} catch (IllegalArgumentException e) {
+			logger.debug("{}: cannot get decoder filters for policy-controller {} topic {} type {} filters {} because of {}", 
+						this, controllerName, topic, factClass, configFilters, e.getMessage(), e);
 			return Response.status(Response.Status.NOT_FOUND).
                             entity(new Error(controllerName + ":" + topic + ":" + 
 			                                 factClass + " not found")).
                             build();
 		} catch (IllegalStateException e) {
+			logger.debug("{}: cannot get decoder filters for policy-controller {} topic {} type {} filters {} because of {}", 
+						this, controllerName, topic, factClass, configFilters, e.getMessage(), e);
 			return Response.status(Response.Status.NOT_ACCEPTABLE).
                             entity(new Error(controllerName + ":" + topic + ":" + 
 			                                 factClass + " not acceptable")).
@@ -1368,11 +1426,15 @@ public class RestManager {
 		                    entity(filter.getRules()).
 		                    build();
 		} catch (IllegalArgumentException e) {
+			logger.debug("{}: cannot get decoder filters for policy-controller {} topic {} type {} because of {}", 
+						this, controllerName, topic, factClass, e.getMessage(), e);
 			return Response.status(Response.Status.NOT_FOUND).
                             entity(new Error(controllerName + ":" + topic + ":" + 
 			                                 factClass + " not found")).
                             build();
 		} catch (IllegalStateException e) {
+			logger.debug("{}: cannot get decoder filters for policy-controller {} topic {} type {} because of {}", 
+					this, controllerName, topic, factClass, e.getMessage(), e);
 			return Response.status(Response.Status.NOT_ACCEPTABLE).
                             entity(new Error(controllerName + ":" + topic + ":" + 
 			                                 factClass + " not acceptable")).
@@ -1425,11 +1487,15 @@ public class RestManager {
 		                    entity(filter.getRules(ruleName)).
 		                    build();
 		} catch (IllegalArgumentException e) {
+			logger.debug("{}: cannot get decoder filters for policy-controller {} topic {} type {} rule {} because of {}", 
+						this, controllerName, topic, factClass, ruleName, e.getMessage(), e);
 			return Response.status(Response.Status.NOT_FOUND).
                             entity(new Error(controllerName + ":" + topic + ":" + 
 			                                 factClass + ": " + ruleName + " not found")).
                             build();
 		} catch (IllegalStateException e) {
+			logger.debug("{}: cannot get decoder filters for policy-controller {} topic {} type {} rule {} because of {}", 
+						this, controllerName, topic, factClass, ruleName, e.getMessage(), e);
 			return Response.status(Response.Status.NOT_ACCEPTABLE).
                             entity(new Error(controllerName + ":" + topic + ":" + 
 			                                 factClass + ":" + ruleName + " not acceptable")).
@@ -1499,11 +1565,15 @@ public class RestManager {
 		                    entity(filter.getRules()).
 		                    build();
 		} catch (IllegalArgumentException e) {
+			logger.debug("{}: cannot get decoder filters for policy-controller {} topic {} type {} rule {} because of {}", 
+						this, controllerName, topic, factClass, ruleName, e.getMessage(), e);
 			return Response.status(Response.Status.NOT_FOUND).
                             entity(new Error(controllerName + ":" + topic + ":" + 
 			                                 factClass + ": " + ruleName + " not found")).
                             build();
 		} catch (IllegalStateException e) {
+			logger.debug("{}: cannot get decoder filters for policy-controller {} topic {} type {} rule {} because of {}", 
+						this, controllerName, topic, factClass, ruleName, e.getMessage(), e);
 			return Response.status(Response.Status.NOT_ACCEPTABLE).
                             entity(new Error(controllerName + ":" + topic + ":" + 
 			                                 factClass + ":" + ruleName + " not acceptable")).
@@ -1566,11 +1636,15 @@ public class RestManager {
 		                    entity(filter.getRules()).
 		                    build();
 		} catch (IllegalArgumentException e) {
+			logger.debug("{}: cannot access decoder filter rules for policy-controller {} topic {} type {} rule {} because of {}", 
+						this, controllerName, topic, factClass, ruleName, e.getMessage(), e);
 			return Response.status(Response.Status.NOT_FOUND).
                             entity(new Error(controllerName + ":" + topic + ":" + 
 			                                 factClass + " not found")).
                             build();
 		} catch (IllegalStateException e) {
+			logger.debug("{}: cannot access decoder filter rules for policy-controller {} topic {} type {} rule {} because of {}", 
+						this, controllerName, topic, factClass, ruleName, e.getMessage(), e);
 			return Response.status(Response.Status.NOT_ACCEPTABLE).
                             entity(new Error(controllerName + ":" + topic + ":" + 
 			                                 factClass + " not acceptable")).
@@ -1603,11 +1677,15 @@ public class RestManager {
 		try {
 			policyController = PolicyController.factory.get(controllerName);
 		} catch (IllegalArgumentException e) {
+			logger.debug("{}: cannot get decoders for policy-controller {} topic {} because of {}", 
+						this, controllerName, topic, e.getMessage(), e);
 			return Response.status(Response.Status.NOT_FOUND).
                             entity(new Error(controllerName + ":" + topic + ":" +
 			                                 " not found")).
                             build();
 		} catch (IllegalStateException e) {
+			logger.debug("{}: cannot get decoders for policy-controller {} topic {} because of {}", 
+						this, controllerName, topic, e.getMessage(), e);
 			return Response.status(Response.Status.NOT_ACCEPTABLE).
                             entity(new Error(controllerName + ":" + topic + ":" + 
 			                                 " not acceptable")).
@@ -1628,6 +1706,8 @@ public class RestManager {
     					 json);
     		result.decoding = true;
     	} catch (Exception e) {
+			logger.debug("{}: cannot get policy-controller {} topic {} because of {}", 
+						this, controllerName, topic, e.getMessage(), e);
     		return Response.status(Response.Status.BAD_REQUEST).
 			        entity(new Error(e.getMessage())).
 			        build();
@@ -1638,6 +1718,8 @@ public class RestManager {
     		result.encoding = true;
     	} catch (Exception e) {
     		// continue so to propagate decoding results ..
+			logger.debug("{}: cannot encode for policy-controller {} topic {} because of {}", 
+					this, controllerName, topic, e.getMessage(), e);
     	} 
     	
 		return Response.status(Response.Status.OK).
@@ -1667,10 +1749,14 @@ public class RestManager {
 			encoders = EventProtocolCoder.manager.getEncoderFilters
 							(drools.getGroupId(), drools.getArtifactId());
 		} catch (IllegalArgumentException e) {
+			logger.debug("{}: cannot get encoder filters for policy-controller {} because of {}", 
+					this, controllerName, e.getMessage(), e);
 			return Response.status(Response.Status.BAD_REQUEST).
 					               entity(new Error(controllerName +  " not found: " + e.getMessage())).
 					               build();
 		} catch (IllegalStateException e) {
+			logger.debug("{}: cannot get encoder filters for policy-controller {} because of {}", 
+						this, controllerName, e.getMessage(), e);
 			return Response.status(Response.Status.NOT_ACCEPTABLE).
                             entity(new Error(controllerName + " is not accepting the request")).build();
 		}
@@ -2100,14 +2186,20 @@ public class RestManager {
 						        entity(new Error("Failure to inject event over " + topic)).
 						        build();
 		} catch (IllegalArgumentException e) {
+			logger.debug("{}: cannot offer for encoder ueb topic for {} because of {}", 
+						this, topic, e.getMessage(), e);
 			return Response.status(Response.Status.NOT_FOUND).
                             entity(new Error(topic + " not found")).
                             build();
 		} catch (IllegalStateException e) {
+			logger.debug("{}: cannot offer for encoder ueb topic for {} because of {}", 
+						this, topic, e.getMessage(), e);
 			return Response.status(Response.Status.NOT_ACCEPTABLE).
                             entity(new Error(topic + " not acceptable due to current state")).
                             build();
 		} catch (Exception e) {
+			logger.debug("{}: cannot offer for encoder ueb topic for {} because of {}", 
+						this, topic, e.getMessage(), e);
 			return Response.status(Response.Status.INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR).
 		                    entity(new Error(e.getMessage())).
 		                    build();			
@@ -2144,14 +2236,20 @@ public class RestManager {
 						        entity(new Error("Failure to inject event over " + topic)).
 						        build();
 		} catch (IllegalArgumentException e) {
+			logger.debug("{}: cannot offer for encoder dmaap topic for {} because of {}", 
+						this, topic, e.getMessage(), e);
 			return Response.status(Response.Status.NOT_FOUND).
                             entity(new Error(topic + " not found")).
                             build();
 		} catch (IllegalStateException e) {
+			logger.debug("{}: cannot offer for encoder dmaap topic for {} because of {}", 
+						this, topic, e.getMessage(), e);
 			return Response.status(Response.Status.NOT_ACCEPTABLE).
                             entity(new Error(topic + " not acceptable due to current state")).
                             build();
 		} catch (Exception e) {
+			logger.debug("{}: cannot offer for encoder dmaap topic for {} because of {}", 
+						this, topic, e.getMessage(), e);
 			return Response.status(Response.Status.INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR).
 		                    entity(new Error(e.getMessage())).
 		                    build();			
@@ -2262,7 +2360,7 @@ public class RestManager {
      * @return the underlying drools controller
      * @throws IllegalArgumentException if an invalid controller name has been passed in
      */
-    protected DroolsController getDroolsController(String controllerName) throws IllegalArgumentException {
+    protected DroolsController getDroolsController(String controllerName) {
 		PolicyController controller = PolicyController.factory.get(controllerName);
     	if (controller == null)
     		throw new IllegalArgumentException(controllerName + "  does not exist");
diff --git a/policy-management/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/drools/system/PolicyEngine.java b/policy-management/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/drools/system/PolicyEngine.java
index 1ee12304..36821659 100644
--- a/policy-management/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/drools/system/PolicyEngine.java
+++ b/policy-management/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/drools/system/PolicyEngine.java
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ public interface PolicyEngine extends Startable, Lockable, TopicListener {
 	 * @throws IllegalArgumentException when invalid or insufficient 
 	 *         properties are provided
 	 */
-	public void configure(Properties properties)  throws IllegalArgumentException;
+	public void configure(Properties properties);
 
 	/**
 	 * registers a new Policy Controller with the Policy Engine
@@ -111,8 +111,7 @@ public interface PolicyEngine extends Startable, Lockable, TopicListener {
 	 *         this operation is not permitted.
 	 * @return the newly instantiated Policy Controller
 	 */
-	public PolicyController createPolicyController(String name, Properties properties)
-		throws IllegalArgumentException, IllegalStateException;
+	public PolicyController createPolicyController(String name, Properties properties);
 	
 	/**
 	 * updates the Policy Engine with the given configuration
@@ -122,8 +121,7 @@ public interface PolicyEngine extends Startable, Lockable, TopicListener {
 	 * @throws IllegalArgumentException if invalid argument provided
 	 * @throws IllegalStateException if the system is in an invalid state
 	 */
-	public boolean configure(PdpdConfiguration configuration)
-		throws IllegalArgumentException, IllegalStateException;
+	public boolean configure(PdpdConfiguration configuration);
 	
 	/**
 	 * updates a set of Policy Controllers with configuration information
@@ -133,8 +131,7 @@ public interface PolicyEngine extends Startable, Lockable, TopicListener {
 	 * @throws IllegalArgumentException
 	 * @throws IllegalStateException
 	 */
-	public List<PolicyController> updatePolicyControllers(List<ControllerConfiguration> configuration)
-		throws IllegalArgumentException, IllegalStateException;
+	public List<PolicyController> updatePolicyControllers(List<ControllerConfiguration> configuration);
 	
 	/**
 	 * updates an already existing Policy Controller with configuration information
@@ -146,8 +143,7 @@ public interface PolicyEngine extends Startable, Lockable, TopicListener {
 	 * @throws IllegalStateException if the controller is in a bad state
 	 * @throws Exception any other reason
 	 */
-	public PolicyController updatePolicyController(ControllerConfiguration configuration)
-		throws Exception;
+	public PolicyController updatePolicyController(ControllerConfiguration configuration);
 
 	/**
 	 * removes the Policy Controller identified by its name from the Policy Engine
@@ -364,9 +360,6 @@ class PolicyEngineManager implements PolicyEngine {
 	protected Gson decoder = new GsonBuilder().disableHtmlEscaping().create();
 	
 
-	/**
-	 * {@inheritDoc}
-	 */
 	@Override
 	public synchronized void boot(String cliArgs[]) {
 		
@@ -397,11 +390,8 @@ class PolicyEngineManager implements PolicyEngine {
 		}
 	}
 	
-	/**
-	 * {@inheritDoc}
-	 */
 	@Override
-	public synchronized void configure(Properties properties) throws IllegalArgumentException {
+	public synchronized void configure(Properties properties) {
 		
 		if (properties == null) {
 			logger.warn("No properties provided");
@@ -456,9 +446,6 @@ class PolicyEngineManager implements PolicyEngine {
 		return;
 	}
 
-	/**
-	 * {@inheritDoc}
-	 */
 	@Override
 	public synchronized PolicyController createPolicyController(String name, Properties properties) 
 			throws IllegalArgumentException, IllegalStateException {
@@ -507,11 +494,8 @@ class PolicyEngineManager implements PolicyEngine {
 	}
 	
 
-	/**
-	 * {@inheritDoc}
-	 */
 	@Override
-	public boolean configure(PdpdConfiguration config) throws IllegalArgumentException, IllegalStateException {
+	public boolean configure(PdpdConfiguration config) {
 	
 		if (config == null)
 			throw new IllegalArgumentException("No configuration provided");
@@ -541,9 +525,6 @@ class PolicyEngineManager implements PolicyEngine {
 		}
 	}
 
-	/**
-	 * {@inheritDoc}
-	 */
 	@Override
 	public List<PolicyController> updatePolicyControllers(List<ControllerConfiguration> configControllers)
 			throws IllegalArgumentException, IllegalStateException {
@@ -567,12 +548,8 @@ class PolicyEngineManager implements PolicyEngine {
 		return policyControllers;
 	}
 
-	/**
-	 * {@inheritDoc}
-	 */
 	@Override
-	public PolicyController updatePolicyController(ControllerConfiguration configController) 
-		   throws Exception {
+	public PolicyController updatePolicyController(ControllerConfiguration configController) {
 		
 		if (configController == null) 
 			throw new IllegalArgumentException("No controller configuration has been provided");
@@ -595,7 +572,7 @@ class PolicyEngineManager implements PolicyEngine {
 				policyController = PolicyController.factory.get(controllerName);
 			} catch (IllegalArgumentException e) {
 				// not found
-				logger.warn("Policy Controller " + controllerName + " not found");
+				logger.warn("Policy Controller " + controllerName + " not found", e);
 			}
 			
 			if (policyController == null) {
@@ -669,11 +646,8 @@ class PolicyEngineManager implements PolicyEngine {
 		}
 	}
 	
-	/**
-	 * {@inheritDoc}
-	 */
 	@Override
-	public synchronized boolean start() throws IllegalStateException {
+	public synchronized boolean start() {
 		
 		/* policy-engine dispatch pre start hook */
 		for (PolicyEngineFeatureAPI feature : PolicyEngineFeatureAPI.providers.getList()) {
@@ -770,9 +744,6 @@ class PolicyEngineManager implements PolicyEngine {
 		return success;
 	}
 
-	/**
-	 * {@inheritDoc}
-	 */
 	@Override
 	public synchronized boolean stop() {
 		
@@ -858,11 +829,8 @@ class PolicyEngineManager implements PolicyEngine {
 		return success;
 	}
 	
-	/**
-	 * {@inheritDoc}
-	 */
 	@Override
-	public synchronized void shutdown() throws IllegalStateException {
+	public synchronized void shutdown() {
 		
 		/* policy-engine dispatch pre shutdown hook */
 		for (PolicyEngineFeatureAPI feature : PolicyEngineFeatureAPI.providers.getList()) {
@@ -948,17 +916,11 @@ class PolicyEngineManager implements PolicyEngine {
 		}).start();
 	}
 
-	/**
-	 * {@inheritDoc}
-	 */
 	@Override
 	public synchronized boolean isAlive() {
 		return this.alive;
 	}
 
-	/**
-	 * {@inheritDoc}
-	 */
 	@Override
 	public synchronized boolean lock() {
 		
@@ -1006,9 +968,6 @@ class PolicyEngineManager implements PolicyEngine {
 		return success;
 	}
 
-	/**
-	 * {@inheritDoc}
-	 */
 	@Override
 	public synchronized boolean unlock() {
 		
@@ -1056,42 +1015,27 @@ class PolicyEngineManager implements PolicyEngine {
 		return success;
 	}
 
-	/**
-	 * {@inheritDoc}
-	 */
 	@Override
 	public synchronized boolean isLocked() {
 		return this.locked;
 	}
 
-	/**
-	 * {@inheritDoc}
-	 */
 	@Override
 	public void removePolicyController(String name) {
 		PolicyController.factory.destroy(name);
 	}
 
-	/**
-	 * {@inheritDoc}
-	 */
 	@Override
 	public void removePolicyController(PolicyController controller) {
 		PolicyController.factory.destroy(controller);
 	}
 
-	/**
-	 * {@inheritDoc}
-	 */
 	@JsonIgnore
 	@Override
 	public List<PolicyController> getPolicyControllers() {
 		return PolicyController.factory.inventory();
 	}
 	
-	/**
-	 * {@inheritDoc}
-	 */
 	@JsonProperty("controllers")
 	@Override
 	public List<String> getPolicyControllerIds() {
@@ -1102,9 +1046,6 @@ class PolicyEngineManager implements PolicyEngine {
 		return controllerNames;
 	}
 	
-	/**
-	 * {@inheritDoc}
-	 */
 	@Override
 	@JsonIgnore
 	public Properties getProperties() {
@@ -1112,36 +1053,23 @@ class PolicyEngineManager implements PolicyEngine {
 	}
 	
 
-	/**
-	 * {@inheritDoc}
-	 */
 	@SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
 	@Override
 	public List<TopicSource> getSources() {
 		return (List<TopicSource>) this.sources;
 	}
 
-	/**
-	 * {@inheritDoc}
-	 */
 	@SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
 	@Override
 	public List<TopicSink> getSinks() {
 		return (List<TopicSink>) this.sinks;
 	}
 	
-	/**
-	 * {@inheritDoc}
-	 */
 	@Override
 	public List<HttpServletServer> getHttpServers() {
 		return this.httpServers;
 	}
 	
-
-	/**
-	 * {@inheritDoc}
-	 */
 	@Override
 	public List<String> getFeatures() {
 		List<String> features = new ArrayList<String>();
@@ -1150,21 +1078,15 @@ class PolicyEngineManager implements PolicyEngine {
 		}
 		return features;
 	}
-	
-	/**
-	 * {@inheritDoc}
-	 */
+
 	@JsonIgnore
 	@Override
 	public List<PolicyEngineFeatureAPI> getFeatureProviders() {
 		return PolicyEngineFeatureAPI.providers.getList();
 	}
 	
-	/**
-	 * {@inheritDoc}
-	 */
 	@Override
-	public PolicyEngineFeatureAPI getFeatureProvider(String featureName) throws IllegalArgumentException {
+	public PolicyEngineFeatureAPI getFeatureProvider(String featureName) {
 		if (featureName == null || featureName.isEmpty())
 			throw new IllegalArgumentException("A feature name must be provided");
 		
@@ -1176,9 +1098,6 @@ class PolicyEngineManager implements PolicyEngine {
 		throw new IllegalArgumentException("Invalid Feature Name: " + featureName);
 	}
 	
-	/**
-	 * {@inheritDoc}
-	 */
 	@Override
 	public void onTopicEvent(CommInfrastructure commType, String topic, String event) {
 		/* configuration request */
@@ -1191,9 +1110,6 @@ class PolicyEngineManager implements PolicyEngine {
 		}
 	}
 
-	/**
-	 * {@inheritDoc}
-	 */
 	@Override
 	public boolean deliver(String topic, Object event) 
 			throws IllegalArgumentException, IllegalStateException {
@@ -1224,9 +1140,6 @@ class PolicyEngineManager implements PolicyEngine {
 				            topic, event);
 	}
 
-	/**
-	 * {@inheritDoc}
-	 */
 	@Override
 	public boolean deliver(String busType, String topic, Object event) 
 			throws IllegalArgumentException, IllegalStateException,
@@ -1270,9 +1183,6 @@ class PolicyEngineManager implements PolicyEngine {
 				            topic, event);
 	}
 	
-	/**
-	 * {@inheritDoc}
-	 */
 	@Override
 	public boolean deliver(Topic.CommInfrastructure busType, 
 			               String topic, Object event) 
@@ -1323,9 +1233,6 @@ class PolicyEngineManager implements PolicyEngine {
 		}
 	}
 	
-	/**
-	 * {@inheritDoc}
-	 */
 	@Override
 	public boolean deliver(Topic.CommInfrastructure busType, 
 			               String topic, String event) 
@@ -1361,9 +1268,6 @@ class PolicyEngineManager implements PolicyEngine {
 		}
 	}
 
-	/**
-	 * {@inheritDoc}
-	 */
 	@Override
 	public synchronized void activate() {
 		
@@ -1406,9 +1310,6 @@ class PolicyEngineManager implements PolicyEngine {
 		}
 	}
 
-	/**
-	 * {@inheritDoc}
-	 */
 	@Override
 	public synchronized void deactivate() {