Refactor to provide Common Policy Validation

Provides a common class to perform policy validation during
create/udpate of policies by the GUI and API for consistency.

Change-Id: Ied459e73d48517bb50064cd10d6a1c871b8311e5
Issue-ID: POLICY-449
Signed-off-by: Michael Mokry <mm117s@att.com>

6 files changed, 1550 insertions, 21 deletions

diff --git a/ONAP-REST/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/rest/adapter/ClosedLoopFaultBody.java b/ONAP-REST/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/rest/adapter/ClosedLoopFaultBody.java
index 80853af5d..3d85f9f93 100644
--- a/ONAP-REST/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/rest/adapter/ClosedLoopFaultBody.java
+++ b/ONAP-REST/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/rest/adapter/ClosedLoopFaultBody.java
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ public class ClosedLoopFaultBody {
 	private boolean trinity;
 	private boolean vUSP;
 	private boolean mcr;
-	private boolean gama;
+	private boolean gamma;
 	private boolean vDNS;
 	
 	private String vnfType;
@@ -49,19 +49,19 @@ public class ClosedLoopFaultBody {
 	private ClosedLoopFaultTriggerUISignatures triggerSignaturesUsedForUI;
 	private ClosedLoopFaultTriggerUISignatures verificationSignaturesUsedForUI;
 	private int triggerTimeWindowUsedForUI;
-	private int verfificationTimeWindowUsedForUI;
+	private int verificationTimeWindowUsedForUI;
 	private String pepName;
 	private String pepAction;
 	private String templateVersion;
-	private int trapMaxAgeUsedForUI;
+	private int trapMaxAge;
 	
 	
-	public Integer getTrapMaxAgeUsedForUI() {
-		return trapMaxAgeUsedForUI;
+	public Integer getTrapMaxAge() {
+		return trapMaxAge;
 	}
 
-	public void setTrapMaxAgeUsedForUI(int trapMaxAgeUsedForUI) {
-		this.trapMaxAgeUsedForUI = trapMaxAgeUsedForUI;
+	public void setTrapMaxAge(int trapMaxAge) {
+		this.trapMaxAge = trapMaxAge;
 	}
 
 	public String getTemplateVersion() {
@@ -105,13 +105,13 @@ public class ClosedLoopFaultBody {
 		this.triggerTimeWindowUsedForUI = triggerTimeWindowUsedForUI;
 	}
 
-	public Integer getVerfificationTimeWindowUsedForUI() {
-		return verfificationTimeWindowUsedForUI;
+	public Integer getVerificationTimeWindowUsedForUI() {
+		return verificationTimeWindowUsedForUI;
 	}
 
-	public void setVerfificationTimeWindowUsedForUI(
-			int verfificationTimeWindowUsedForUI) {
-		this.verfificationTimeWindowUsedForUI = verfificationTimeWindowUsedForUI;
+	public void setVerificationTimeWindowUsedForUI(
+			int verificationTimeWindowUsedForUI) {
+		this.verificationTimeWindowUsedForUI = verificationTimeWindowUsedForUI;
 	}
 
 	public String getONAPname(){
@@ -269,12 +269,12 @@ public class ClosedLoopFaultBody {
 		this.mcr = mcr;
 	}
 
-	public boolean isGama() {
-		return gama;
+	public boolean isGamma() {
+		return gamma;
 	}
 
-	public void setGama(boolean gama) {
-		this.gama = gama;
+	public void setGamma(boolean gamma) {
+		this.gamma = gamma;
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/ONAP-REST/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/rest/adapter/ClosedLoopPMBody.java b/ONAP-REST/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/rest/adapter/ClosedLoopPMBody.java
index 1898bc46d..53a9b126d 100644
--- a/ONAP-REST/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/rest/adapter/ClosedLoopPMBody.java
+++ b/ONAP-REST/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/rest/adapter/ClosedLoopPMBody.java
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ public class ClosedLoopPMBody {
 	private boolean trinity;
 	private boolean vUSP;
 	private boolean mcr;
-	private boolean gama;
+	private boolean gamma;
 	private boolean vDNS;
 	private String geoLink;
 	private String vServices;
@@ -97,11 +97,11 @@ public class ClosedLoopPMBody {
 		this.serviceTypePolicyName = serviceTypePolicyName;
 	}
 	
-	public boolean isGama() {
-		return gama;
+	public boolean isGamma() {
+		return gamma;
 	}
-	public void setGama(boolean gama) {
-		this.gama = gama;
+	public void setGamma(boolean gamma) {
+		this.gamma = gamma;
 	}
 	public boolean isvDNS() {
 		return vDNS;
diff --git a/ONAP-REST/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/rest/adapter/PolicyRestAdapter.java b/ONAP-REST/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/rest/adapter/PolicyRestAdapter.java
index 9d05e3984..6de0c9b78 100644
--- a/ONAP-REST/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/rest/adapter/PolicyRestAdapter.java
+++ b/ONAP-REST/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/rest/adapter/PolicyRestAdapter.java
@@ -139,6 +139,7 @@ public class PolicyRestAdapter {
 	private String location = null;
     private String priority = null;
     private String msLocation = null;
+    private Object policyJSON = null;
     
     //BRMS Policies
     private String ruleName;
@@ -893,4 +894,16 @@ public class PolicyRestAdapter {
 		public void setRainydayMap(Map<String,String> rainydayMap) {
 			this.rainydayMap = rainydayMap;
 		}
+		/**
+		 * @return the policyJSON
+		 */
+		public Object getPolicyJSON() {
+			return policyJSON;
+		}
+		/**
+		 * @param policyJSON the policyJSON to set
+		 */
+		public void setPolicyJSON(Object policyJSON) {
+			this.policyJSON = policyJSON;
+		}
 }
diff --git a/ONAP-REST/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/rest/daoimpl/PolicyValidationDaoImpl.java b/ONAP-REST/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/rest/daoimpl/PolicyValidationDaoImpl.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f6682eb40
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ONAP-REST/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/rest/daoimpl/PolicyValidationDaoImpl.java
@@ -0,0 +1,410 @@
+/*-
+ * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
+ * ONAP Policy Engine
+ * ================================================================================
+ * Copyright (C) 2017 AT&T Intellectual Property. All rights reserved.
+ * ================================================================================
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ * 
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ * 
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ * ============LICENSE_END=========================================================
+ */
+package org.onap.policy.rest.daoimpl;
+
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Map;
+
+import javax.script.SimpleBindings;
+
+import org.hibernate.Criteria;
+import org.hibernate.HibernateException;
+import org.hibernate.Query;
+import org.hibernate.Session;
+import org.hibernate.SessionFactory;
+import org.hibernate.Transaction;
+import org.hibernate.criterion.Conjunction;
+import org.hibernate.criterion.Disjunction;
+import org.hibernate.criterion.Projections;
+import org.hibernate.criterion.Restrictions;
+import org.onap.policy.common.logging.flexlogger.FlexLogger;
+import org.onap.policy.common.logging.flexlogger.Logger;
+import org.onap.policy.rest.dao.CommonClassDao;
+import org.onap.policy.rest.jpa.PolicyRoles;
+import org.onap.policy.xacml.api.XACMLErrorConstants;
+import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
+import org.springframework.stereotype.Component;
+import org.springframework.stereotype.Service;
+
+@Component
+public class PolicyValidationDaoImpl implements CommonClassDao{
+
+	private static final Logger LOGGER = FlexLogger.getLogger(PolicyValidationDaoImpl.class);
+	private static SessionFactory sessionfactory;
+    
+    public static SessionFactory getSessionfactory() {
+          return sessionfactory;
+    }
+
+    public static void setSessionfactory(SessionFactory sessionfactory) {
+          PolicyValidationDaoImpl.sessionfactory = sessionfactory;
+    }
+
+    @Autowired
+    private PolicyValidationDaoImpl(SessionFactory sessionfactory){
+          PolicyValidationDaoImpl.sessionfactory = sessionfactory;
+    }
+    
+    public PolicyValidationDaoImpl(){
+          //Default Constructor
+    }
+
+	@SuppressWarnings({ "unchecked", "rawtypes" })
+	@Override
+	public List<Object> getData(Class className) {
+		Session session = sessionfactory.openSession();
+		List<Object> data = null;
+		try{
+			Criteria cr = session.createCriteria(className);
+			data = cr.list();
+		}catch(Exception e){
+			LOGGER.error(XACMLErrorConstants.ERROR_PROCESS_FLOW + "Error While Querying Table"+e);	
+		}finally{
+			try{
+				session.close();
+			}catch(Exception e){
+				LOGGER.error(XACMLErrorConstants.ERROR_PROCESS_FLOW + "Error While Closing Connection/Statement"+e);
+			}
+		}
+		return data;
+	}
+
+
+	@SuppressWarnings({ "rawtypes", "unchecked" })
+	@Override
+	public List<Object> getDataById(Class className, String columnName, String key) {
+		Session session = sessionfactory.openSession();
+		List<Object> data = null;
+		try {
+			Criteria cr = session.createCriteria(className);
+			if(columnName.contains(":") && key.contains(":")){
+				String[] columns = columnName.split(":");
+				String[] keys = key.split(":");
+				for(int i=0; i < columns.length; i++){
+					cr.add(Restrictions.eq(columns[i], keys[i]));
+				}
+			}else{
+				cr.add(Restrictions.eq(columnName, key));	
+			}
+			data = cr.list();
+		} catch (Exception e) {
+			LOGGER.error(XACMLErrorConstants.ERROR_PROCESS_FLOW + "Error While Querying Table"+e);		
+		}finally{
+			try{
+				session.close();
+			}catch(Exception e1){
+				LOGGER.error(XACMLErrorConstants.ERROR_PROCESS_FLOW + "Error While Closing Connection/Statement"+e1);
+			}
+		}
+		return data;
+	}
+	
+	@Override
+	public void save(Object entity) {
+		Session session = sessionfactory.openSession();
+		Transaction tx = session.beginTransaction();
+		try {
+			session.persist(entity);
+			tx.commit();	
+		}catch(Exception e){
+			LOGGER.error(XACMLErrorConstants.ERROR_PROCESS_FLOW + "Error While Saving  data to Table"+e);	
+		}finally{
+			try{
+				session.close();
+			}catch(Exception e1){
+				LOGGER.error(XACMLErrorConstants.ERROR_PROCESS_FLOW + "Error While Closing Connection/Statement"+e1);
+			}
+		}
+		
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public void delete(Object entity) {
+		Session session = sessionfactory.openSession();
+		Transaction tx = session.beginTransaction();
+		try {
+			session.delete(entity);
+			tx.commit();	
+		}catch(Exception e){
+			LOGGER.error(XACMLErrorConstants.ERROR_PROCESS_FLOW + "Error While Deleting data from Table"+e);	
+		}finally{
+			try{
+				session.close();
+			}catch(Exception e1){
+				LOGGER.error(XACMLErrorConstants.ERROR_PROCESS_FLOW + "Error While Closing Connection/Statement"+e1);
+			}
+		}
+		
+	}
+
+
+	@Override
+	public void update(Object entity) {
+		Session session = sessionfactory.openSession();
+		Transaction tx = session.beginTransaction();
+		try {
+			session.update(entity);
+			tx.commit();	
+		}catch(Exception e){
+			LOGGER.error(XACMLErrorConstants.ERROR_PROCESS_FLOW + "Error While Updating data to Table"+e);	
+		}finally{
+			try{
+				session.close();
+			}catch(Exception e1){
+				LOGGER.error(XACMLErrorConstants.ERROR_PROCESS_FLOW + "Error While Closing Connection/Statement"+e1);
+			}
+		}
+		
+	}
+
+
+	@SuppressWarnings({ "unchecked", "rawtypes" })
+	@Override
+	public List<Object> checkDuplicateEntry(String value, String columnName, Class className) {
+		Session session = sessionfactory.openSession();
+		Transaction tx = session.beginTransaction();
+		List<Object> data = null;
+		String[] columnNames = null;
+		if(columnName != null && columnName.contains(":")){
+			columnNames = columnName.split(":");
+		}
+		String[] values = null;
+		if(value != null && value.contains(":")){
+			values = value.split(":");
+		}		
+		try {
+			Criteria cr = session.createCriteria(className);
+			if(columnNames != null && values != null && columnNames.length == values.length){
+				for (int i = 0; i < columnNames.length; i++){
+					cr.add(Restrictions.eq(columnNames[i],values[i]));
+				}
+			}else{
+				cr.add(Restrictions.eq(columnName,value));
+			}
+			data = cr.list();
+			tx.commit();
+		} catch (Exception e) {
+			LOGGER.error(XACMLErrorConstants.ERROR_PROCESS_FLOW + "Error While Querying for Duplicate Entries for Table"+e + className);	
+		}finally{
+			try{
+				session.close();
+			}catch(Exception e1){
+				LOGGER.error(XACMLErrorConstants.ERROR_PROCESS_FLOW + "Error While Closing Connection/Statement"+e1);
+			}
+		}
+		return data;
+	}
+
+
+	@SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
+	@Override
+	public List<PolicyRoles> getUserRoles() {
+		Session session = sessionfactory.openSession();
+		Transaction tx = session.beginTransaction();
+		List<PolicyRoles> rolesData = null;
+		try {
+			Criteria cr = session.createCriteria(PolicyRoles.class);		
+			Disjunction disjunction = Restrictions.disjunction(); 
+			Conjunction conjunction1  = Restrictions.conjunction();
+			conjunction1.add(Restrictions.eq("role", "admin"));
+			Conjunction conjunction2  = Restrictions.conjunction();
+			conjunction2.add(Restrictions.eq("role", "editor"));	
+			Conjunction conjunction3  = Restrictions.conjunction();
+			conjunction3.add(Restrictions.eq("role", "guest"));	
+			disjunction.add(conjunction1);
+			disjunction.add(conjunction2);
+			disjunction.add(conjunction3);
+			rolesData = cr.add(disjunction).list();
+			tx.commit();
+		} catch (Exception e) {
+			LOGGER.error(XACMLErrorConstants.ERROR_PROCESS_FLOW + "Error While Querying PolicyRoles Table"+e);	
+		}finally{
+			try{
+				session.close();
+			}catch(Exception e1){
+				LOGGER.error(XACMLErrorConstants.ERROR_PROCESS_FLOW + "Error While Closing Connection/Statement"+e1);
+			}
+		}
+		return rolesData;
+	}
+
+
+	@Override
+	public List<Object> checkExistingGroupListforUpdate(String arg0, String arg1) {
+		return null;
+	}
+
+
+	@Override
+	public void deleteAll() {}
+
+	
+	@SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
+	@Override
+	public List<Object> getDataByQuery(String query, SimpleBindings params) {
+		Session session = sessionfactory.openSession();
+		Transaction tx = session.beginTransaction();
+		List<Object> data = null;
+		try {
+			Query hbquery = session.createQuery(query);
+			for (Map.Entry<String, Object> paramPair : params.entrySet()) {
+				if(paramPair.getValue() instanceof java.lang.Long){
+					hbquery.setLong(paramPair.getKey(), (long) paramPair.getValue());
+				}
+				else{
+					hbquery.setParameter(paramPair.getKey(), paramPair.getValue());
+				}
+			}
+			data = hbquery.list();
+			tx.commit();
+		} catch (Exception e) {
+			LOGGER.error(XACMLErrorConstants.ERROR_PROCESS_FLOW + "Error While Querying Database Table"+e);
+			throw e;
+		}finally{
+			try{
+				session.close();
+			}catch(HibernateException e1){
+				LOGGER.error(XACMLErrorConstants.ERROR_PROCESS_FLOW + "Error While Closing Connection/Statement"+e1);
+			}
+		}
+		return data;
+	}
+
+
+	@SuppressWarnings("rawtypes")
+	@Override
+	public Object getEntityItem(Class className, String columnName, String key) {
+		Session session = sessionfactory.openSession();
+		Transaction tx = session.beginTransaction();
+		Object data = null;
+		try {
+			Criteria cr = session.createCriteria(className);
+			if(columnName.contains(":") && key.contains(":")){
+				String[] columns = columnName.split(":");
+				String[] keys = key.split(":");
+				for(int i=0; i < columns.length; i++){
+					cr.add(Restrictions.eq(columns[i], keys[i]));
+				}
+			}else{
+				cr.add(Restrictions.eq(columnName, key));	
+			}
+			data = cr.list().get(0);
+			tx.commit();
+		} catch (Exception e) {
+			LOGGER.error(XACMLErrorConstants.ERROR_PROCESS_FLOW + "Error While Querying Database Table"+e);	
+		}finally{
+			try{
+				session.close();
+			}catch(Exception e1){
+				LOGGER.error(XACMLErrorConstants.ERROR_PROCESS_FLOW + "Error While Closing Connection/Statement"+e1);
+			}
+		}
+		return data;
+	}
+
+
+	@Override
+	public void updateClAlarms(String arg0, String arg1) {}
+
+
+	@Override
+	public void updateClYaml(String arg0, String arg1) {}
+
+
+	@Override
+	public void updateQuery(String query) {
+		Session session = sessionfactory.openSession();
+		Transaction tx = session.beginTransaction();	
+		try {
+			Query hbquery = session.createQuery(query);
+			hbquery.executeUpdate();
+			tx.commit();
+		} catch (Exception e) {
+			LOGGER.error(XACMLErrorConstants.ERROR_PROCESS_FLOW + "Error While Updating Database Table"+e);	
+		}finally{
+			try{
+				session.close();
+			}catch(Exception e1){
+				LOGGER.error(XACMLErrorConstants.ERROR_PROCESS_FLOW + "Error While Closing Connection/Statement"+e1);
+			}
+		}
+		
+	}
+
+
+	@SuppressWarnings({ "rawtypes", "unchecked" })
+	@Override
+	public List<String> getDataByColumn(Class className, String columnName) {
+		Session session = sessionfactory.openSession();
+		List<String> data = null;
+		try{
+			Criteria cr = session.createCriteria(className);
+			cr.setProjection(Projections.property(columnName));
+			data = cr.list();
+		}catch(Exception e){
+			LOGGER.error(XACMLErrorConstants.ERROR_PROCESS_FLOW + "Error While Querying Table"+e);	
+		}finally{
+			try{
+				session.close();
+			}catch(Exception e){
+				LOGGER.error(XACMLErrorConstants.ERROR_PROCESS_FLOW + "Error While Closing Connection/Statement"+e);
+			}
+		}
+		return data;
+	}
+
+
+	@SuppressWarnings({ "rawtypes", "unchecked" })
+	@Override
+	public List<Object> getMultipleDataOnAddingConjunction(Class className, String columnName, List<String> data) {
+		Session session = sessionfactory.openSession();
+		Transaction tx = session.beginTransaction();
+		List<Object> entityData = null;
+		try {
+			Criteria cr = session.createCriteria(className);		
+			Disjunction disjunction = Restrictions.disjunction(); 
+			List<Conjunction> conjunctionList = new ArrayList<>();
+			String[] columNames = columnName.split(":");
+			for(int i =0; i < data.size(); i++){
+				String[] entiySplit = data.get(i).split(":");
+				Conjunction conjunction = Restrictions.conjunction();
+				conjunction.add(Restrictions.eq(columNames[0], entiySplit[0]));
+				conjunction.add(Restrictions.eq(columNames[1], entiySplit[1]));
+				conjunctionList.add(conjunction);
+			}
+			for(int j =0 ; j < conjunctionList.size(); j++){
+				disjunction.add(conjunctionList.get(j));
+			}
+			entityData = cr.add(disjunction).list();
+			tx.commit();
+		} catch (Exception e) {
+			LOGGER.error(XACMLErrorConstants.ERROR_PROCESS_FLOW + "Error While Querying Table" +className +e);	
+		}finally{
+			try{
+				session.close();
+			}catch(Exception e1){
+				LOGGER.error(XACMLErrorConstants.ERROR_PROCESS_FLOW + "Error While Closing Connection/Statement"+e1);
+			}
+		}
+		return entityData;
+	}
+
+}
diff --git a/ONAP-REST/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/rest/util/PolicyValidation.java b/ONAP-REST/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/rest/util/PolicyValidation.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..223381afe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ONAP-REST/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/rest/util/PolicyValidation.java
@@ -0,0 +1,730 @@
+/*-
+ * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
+ * ONAP Policy Engine
+ * ================================================================================
+ * Copyright (C) 2017 AT&T Intellectual Property. All rights reserved.
+ * ================================================================================
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ * 
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ * 
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ * ============LICENSE_END=========================================================
+ */
+package org.onap.policy.rest.util;
+
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.util.HashMap;
+import java.util.Iterator;
+import java.util.LinkedHashMap;
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Map;
+import java.util.Map.Entry;
+
+import org.apache.commons.lang.StringUtils;
+import org.json.JSONObject;
+import org.onap.policy.common.logging.flexlogger.FlexLogger;
+import org.onap.policy.common.logging.flexlogger.Logger;
+import org.onap.policy.rest.adapter.ClosedLoopFaultBody;
+import org.onap.policy.rest.adapter.ClosedLoopPMBody;
+import org.onap.policy.rest.adapter.PolicyRestAdapter;
+import org.onap.policy.rest.dao.CommonClassDao;
+import org.onap.policy.rest.jpa.MicroServiceModels;
+import org.onap.policy.rest.jpa.SafePolicyWarning;
+import org.onap.policy.utils.PolicyUtils;
+import org.onap.policy.xacml.api.XACMLErrorConstants;
+import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
+import org.springframework.stereotype.Service;
+
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.JsonNode;
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ObjectMapper;
+import com.google.common.base.Splitter;
+import com.google.common.base.Strings;
+
+@Service
+public class PolicyValidation {
+	
+	private static final Logger LOGGER	= FlexLogger.getLogger(PolicyValidation.class);
+	
+	public static final String CONFIG_POLICY = "Config";
+	public static final String ACTION_POLICY = "Action";
+	public static final String DECISION_POLICY = "Decision";
+	public static final String CLOSEDLOOP_POLICY = "ClosedLoop_Fault";
+	public static final String CLOSEDLOOP_PM = "ClosedLoop_PM";
+	public static final String ENFORCER_CONFIG_POLICY= "Enforcer Config";
+	public static final String MICROSERVICES="Micro Service";
+	public static final String FIREWALL="Firewall Config";
+	
+	private static Map<String, String> mapAttribute = new HashMap<>();
+	
+	private static CommonClassDao commonClassDao;
+	
+	@Autowired
+	public PolicyValidation(CommonClassDao commonClassDao){
+		PolicyValidation.commonClassDao = commonClassDao;
+	}
+	
+	/*
+	 * This is an empty constructor
+	 */
+	public PolicyValidation(){}	
+	
+	
+	public StringBuilder validatePolicy(PolicyRestAdapter policyData) throws IOException{
+		try{
+			boolean valid = true;
+			StringBuilder responseString = new StringBuilder();
+			ObjectMapper mapper = new ObjectMapper();
+			
+			if(policyData.getPolicyName() != null){
+				String policyNameValidate = PolicyUtils.policySpecialCharValidator(policyData.getPolicyName());
+				if(!policyNameValidate.contains("success")){
+					responseString.append("PolicyName:" +  policyNameValidate + "<br>");
+					valid = false;
+				};
+			}else{
+				responseString.append( "PolicyName: PolicyName Should not be empty" + "<br>");
+				valid = false;
+			}
+			if(policyData.getPolicyDescription() != null){
+				String descriptionValidate = PolicyUtils.descriptionValidator(policyData.getPolicyDescription());
+				if(!descriptionValidate.contains("success")){
+					responseString.append("Description:" +  descriptionValidate + "<br>");
+					valid = false;
+				}	
+			}
+
+			if(CONFIG_POLICY.equalsIgnoreCase(policyData.getPolicyType())){
+				if ("Base".equals(policyData.getConfigPolicyType()) || CLOSEDLOOP_POLICY.equals(policyData.getConfigPolicyType())
+						||  CLOSEDLOOP_PM.equals(policyData.getConfigPolicyType()) || ENFORCER_CONFIG_POLICY.equals(policyData.getConfigPolicyType()) 
+						|| MICROSERVICES.equals(policyData.getConfigPolicyType())) {
+					
+					if(!Strings.isNullOrEmpty(policyData.getOnapName())) {
+						String onapNameValidate = PolicyUtils.policySpecialCharValidator(policyData.getOnapName());
+						if(!onapNameValidate.contains("success")){
+							responseString.append("OnapName:" +  onapNameValidate + "<br>");
+							valid = false;
+						}
+					}else{
+						responseString.append("Onap Name: Onap Name Should not be empty" + "<br>");
+						valid = false;
+					}
+				}
+
+				if(!Strings.isNullOrEmpty(policyData.getRiskType())) {
+					String riskTypeValidate = PolicyUtils.policySpecialCharValidator(policyData.getRiskType());
+					if(!riskTypeValidate.contains("success")){
+						responseString.append("RiskType:" +  riskTypeValidate + "<br>");
+						valid = false;
+					}
+				}else {
+					responseString.append("Risk Type: Risk Type Should not be Empty" + "<br>");
+					valid = false;
+				}
+
+				if(!Strings.isNullOrEmpty(policyData.getRiskLevel())) {
+					String validateRiskLevel = PolicyUtils.policySpecialCharValidator(policyData.getRiskLevel());
+					if(!validateRiskLevel.contains("success")){
+						responseString.append("RiskLevel:" +  validateRiskLevel + "<br>");
+						valid = false;
+					}
+				}else {
+					responseString.append("Risk Level: Risk Level Should not be Empty" + "<br>");
+					valid = false;
+				}
+
+				if(!Strings.isNullOrEmpty(policyData.getGuard())) {
+					String validateGuard = PolicyUtils.policySpecialCharValidator(policyData.getGuard());
+					if(!validateGuard.contains("success")){
+						responseString.append("Guard:" +  validateGuard + "<br>");
+						valid = false;
+					}
+				}else {
+					responseString.append("Guard: Guard Value Should not be Empty" + "<br>");
+					valid = false;
+				}
+
+				if("Base".equalsIgnoreCase(policyData.getConfigPolicyType())){
+					if(!Strings.isNullOrEmpty(policyData.getConfigName())) {
+						String configNameValidate = PolicyUtils.policySpecialCharValidator(policyData.getConfigName());
+						if(!configNameValidate.contains("success")){
+							responseString.append("ConfigName:" +  configNameValidate + "<br>");
+							valid = false;
+						}
+					}else{
+						responseString.append("Config Name: Config Name Should not be Empty" + "<br>");
+						valid = false;
+					}
+					if(!Strings.isNullOrEmpty(policyData.getConfigType())) {
+						String configTypeValidate = PolicyUtils.policySpecialCharValidator(policyData.getConfigType());
+						if(!configTypeValidate.contains("success")){
+							responseString.append("ConfigType:" +  configTypeValidate + "<br>");
+							valid = false;
+						}
+					}else{
+						responseString.append("Config Type: Config Type Should not be Empty" + "<br>");
+						valid = false;
+					}
+					if(!Strings.isNullOrEmpty(policyData.getConfigBodyData())) {
+						String configBodyData = policyData.getConfigBodyData();
+						String configType = policyData.getConfigType();
+						if (configType != null) {
+							if (configType.equals("JSON")) {
+								if (!PolicyUtils.isJSONValid(configBodyData)) {
+									responseString.append("Config Body: JSON Content is not valid" + "<br>");
+									valid = false;
+								}
+							} else if (configType.equals("XML")) {
+								if (!PolicyUtils.isXMLValid(configBodyData)) {
+									responseString.append("Config Body: XML Content data is not valid" + "<br>");
+									valid = false;
+								}
+							} else if (configType.equals("PROPERTIES")) {
+								if (!PolicyUtils.isPropValid(configBodyData)||configBodyData.equals("")) {
+									responseString.append("Config Body: Property data is not valid" + "<br>");
+									valid = false;
+								} 
+							} else if (configType.equals("OTHER")) {
+								if (configBodyData.equals("")) {
+									responseString.append("Config Body: Config Body Should not be Empty" + "<br>");
+									valid = false;
+								}
+							}
+						}
+					}else{
+						responseString.append("Config Body: Config Body Should not be Empty" + "<br>");
+						valid = false;
+					}
+				}
+
+				if("Firewall Config".equalsIgnoreCase(policyData.getConfigPolicyType())){
+					if(policyData.getConfigName() != null && !policyData.getConfigName().isEmpty()){
+						String configNameValidate = PolicyUtils.policySpecialCharValidator(policyData.getConfigName());
+						if(!configNameValidate.contains("success")){
+							responseString.append("<b>ConfigName</b>:<i>" +  configNameValidate + "</i><br>");
+							valid = false;
+						}
+					}else{
+						responseString.append("<b>Config Name</b>:<i> Config Name is required" + "</i><br>");
+						valid = false;
+					}
+					if(policyData.getSecurityZone() == null || policyData.getSecurityZone().isEmpty()){
+						responseString.append("<b>Security Zone</b>:<i> Security Zone is required" + "</i><br>");
+						valid = false;
+					}
+				}
+				if("BRMS_Param".equalsIgnoreCase(policyData.getConfigPolicyType())){
+					if(policyData.getRuleName() == null || policyData.getRuleName().isEmpty()){
+						responseString.append("<b>BRMS Template</b>:<i>BRMS Template is required</i><br>");
+						valid = false;
+					}
+				}
+				if("BRMS_Raw".equalsIgnoreCase(policyData.getConfigPolicyType())){
+					if(policyData.getConfigBodyData() != null && !policyData.getConfigBodyData().isEmpty()){
+						String message = PolicyUtils.brmsRawValidate(policyData.getConfigBodyData());
+						
+						// If there are any error other than Annotations then this is not Valid
+						if(message.contains("[ERR")){
+							responseString.append("<b>Raw Rule Validate</b>:<i>Raw Rule has error"+ message +"</i><br>");
+							valid = false;
+						}
+					}else{
+						responseString.append("<b>Raw Rule</b>:<i>Raw Rule is required</i><br>");
+						valid = false;
+					}
+				}
+				if("ClosedLoop_PM".equalsIgnoreCase(policyData.getConfigPolicyType())){
+					try{
+						if(Strings.isNullOrEmpty(policyData.getServiceTypePolicyName().get("serviceTypePolicyName").toString())){
+							responseString.append("<b>ServiceType PolicyName</b>:<i>ServiceType PolicyName is required</i><br>");
+							valid = false; 
+						}
+						
+					}catch(Exception e){
+					    LOGGER.error("ERROR in ClosedLoop_PM PolicyName" , e);
+						responseString.append("<b>ServiceType PolicyName</b>:<i>ServiceType PolicyName is required</i><br>");
+						valid = false;
+					}
+
+					if(policyData.getJsonBody() != null){
+						ClosedLoopPMBody pmBody = (ClosedLoopPMBody)mapper.readValue(policyData.getJsonBody(), ClosedLoopPMBody.class);
+						if(pmBody.getEmailAddress() != null){
+							String result = emailValidation(pmBody.getEmailAddress(), responseString.toString());
+							if(result != "success"){
+								responseString.append(result + "<br>");
+								valid = false;
+							}
+						}
+						if((pmBody.isGamma() || pmBody.isMcr() || pmBody.isTrinity() || pmBody.isvDNS() || pmBody.isvUSP()) != true){
+							responseString.append("<b>D2/Virtualized Services</b>: <i>Select at least one D2/Virtualized Services</i><br>");
+							valid = false; 
+						}
+						if(pmBody.getGeoLink() != null && !pmBody.getGeoLink().isEmpty()){
+							String result = PolicyUtils.policySpecialCharValidator(pmBody.getGeoLink());
+							if(!result.contains("success")){
+								responseString.append("<b>GeoLink</b>:<i>" +  result + "</i><br>");
+								valid = false;
+							};
+						}
+						if(pmBody.getAttributes() != null && !pmBody.getAttributes().isEmpty()){
+							for(Entry<String, String> entry : pmBody.getAttributes().entrySet()){
+								String key = entry.getKey();
+								String value = entry.getValue();
+								if(!key.contains("Message")){
+									String attributeValidate = PolicyUtils.policySpecialCharValidator(value);
+									if(!attributeValidate.contains("success")){
+										responseString.append("<b>Attributes</b>:<i>" +  key + " : value has spaces or invalid characters</i><br>");
+										valid = false;
+									};
+								}
+							}	
+						}
+					}else{
+						responseString.append("<b>D2/Virtualized Services</b>:<i>Select atleast one D2/Virtualized Services</i><br>");
+						valid = false;
+					}
+				}
+				if("ClosedLoop_Fault".equalsIgnoreCase(policyData.getConfigPolicyType())){
+					if(policyData.getJsonBody() != null){
+
+						// For API we need to get the conditions key from the Json request and check it before deserializing to POJO due to the enum
+						if("API".equals(policyData.getApiflag())){
+							JSONObject json = new JSONObject(policyData.getJsonBody());
+							if(!json.isNull("conditions")){
+								String apiCondition = (String) json.get("conditions");
+								if(Strings.isNullOrEmpty(apiCondition)){
+									responseString.append("<b>Conditions</b>: <i>Select At least one Condition</i><br>");
+									return responseString;
+								}
+							} else {
+								responseString.append("<b>Conditions</b>: <i>There were no conditions provided in configBody json</i><br>");
+								return responseString;
+							}
+						}
+
+						ClosedLoopFaultBody faultBody = mapper.readValue(policyData.getJsonBody(), ClosedLoopFaultBody.class);
+						if(faultBody.getEmailAddress() != null && !faultBody.getEmailAddress().isEmpty()){
+							String result = emailValidation(faultBody.getEmailAddress(), responseString.toString());
+							if(result != "success"){
+								responseString.append(result+ "<br>");
+								valid = false;
+							}
+						}
+						if((faultBody.isGamma() || faultBody.isMcr() || faultBody.isTrinity() || faultBody.isvDNS() || faultBody.isvUSP()) != true){
+							responseString.append("<b>D2/Virtualized Services</b>: <i>Select at least one D2/Virtualized Services</i><br>");
+							valid = false; 
+						}
+						if(faultBody.getActions() == null || faultBody.getActions().isEmpty()){
+							responseString.append("<b>vPRO Actions</b>: <i>vPRO Actions is required</i><br>");
+							valid = false;
+						}
+						if(faultBody.getClosedLoopPolicyStatus() == null || faultBody.getClosedLoopPolicyStatus().isEmpty()){
+							responseString.append("<b>Policy Status</b>: <i>Policy Status is required</i><br>");
+							valid = false;
+						}
+						if(faultBody.getConditions() == null){
+							responseString.append("<b>Conditions</b>: <i>Select At least one Condition</i><br>");
+							valid = false;
+						}
+						if(faultBody.getGeoLink() != null && !faultBody.getGeoLink().isEmpty()){
+							String result = PolicyUtils.policySpecialCharWithSpaceValidator(faultBody.getGeoLink());
+							if(!result.contains("success")){
+								responseString.append("<b>GeoLink</b>:<i>" +  result + "</i><br>");
+								valid = false;
+							}
+						}
+						if(faultBody.getAgingWindow() == 0){
+							responseString.append("<b>Aging Window</b>: <i>Aging Window is required</i><br>");
+							valid = false;
+						}
+						if(faultBody.getTimeInterval() == 0){
+							responseString.append("<b>Time Interval</b>: <i>Time Interval is required</i><br>");
+							valid = false;
+						}
+						if(faultBody.getRetrys() == 0){
+							responseString.append("<b>Number of Retries</b>: <i>Number of Retries is required</i><br>");
+							valid = false;
+						}
+						if(faultBody.getTimeOutvPRO() == 0){
+							responseString.append("<b>APP-C Timeout</b>: <i>APP-C Timeout is required</i><br>");
+							valid = false;
+						}
+						if(faultBody.getTimeOutRuby() == 0){
+							responseString.append("<b>TimeOutRuby</b>: <i>TimeOutRuby is required</i><br>");
+							valid = false;
+						}
+						if(faultBody.getVnfType() == null || faultBody.getVnfType().isEmpty()){
+							responseString.append("<b>Vnf Type</b>: <i>Vnf Type is required</i><br>");
+							valid = false;
+						}
+					}else{
+						responseString.append("<b>D2/Virtualized Services</b>: <i>Select atleast one D2/Virtualized Services</i><br>");
+						responseString.append("<b>vPRO Actions</b>: <i>vPRO Actions is required</i><br>");
+						responseString.append("<b>Aging Window</b>: <i>Aging Window is required</i><br>");
+						responseString.append("<b>Policy Status</b>: <i>Policy Status is required</i><br>");
+						responseString.append("<b>Conditions</b>: <i>Select Atleast one Condition</i><br>");
+						responseString.append("<b>PEP Name</b>: <i>PEP Name is required</i><br>");
+						responseString.append("<b>PEP Action</b>: <i>PEP Action is required</i><br>");
+						responseString.append("<b>Time Interval</b>: <i>Time Interval is required</i><br>");
+						responseString.append("<b>Number of Retries</b>: <i>Number of Retries is required</i><br>");
+						responseString.append("<b>APP-C Timeout</b>: <i>APP-C Timeout is required</i><br>");
+						responseString.append("<b>TimeOutRuby</b>: <i>TimeOutRuby is required</i><br>");
+						responseString.append("<b>Vnf Type</b>: <i>Vnf Type is required</i><br>");
+						valid = false; 
+					}
+				}
+
+				if ("Micro Service".equals(policyData.getConfigPolicyType())){
+					if(!Strings.isNullOrEmpty(policyData.getServiceType())){
+						pullJsonKeyPairs((JsonNode) policyData.getPolicyJSON());
+						MicroServiceModels returnModel = new MicroServiceModels();
+						String service = null;
+						String version = null;
+						if (policyData.getServiceType().contains("-v")){
+							service = policyData.getServiceType().split("-v")[0];
+							version = policyData.getServiceType().split("-v")[1];
+						}else {
+							service = policyData.getServiceType();
+							version = policyData.getVersion();
+						}
+						
+						if(!Strings.isNullOrEmpty(version)) {
+							returnModel = getAttributeObject(service, version);
+							
+							if(returnModel != null) {
+								String annotation = returnModel.getAnnotation();
+								if (!Strings.isNullOrEmpty(annotation)){ 
+									Map<String, String> rangeMap = new HashMap<>();
+									rangeMap = Splitter.on(",").withKeyValueSeparator("=").split(annotation);
+									for (Entry<String, String> rMap : rangeMap.entrySet()){
+										if (rMap.getValue().contains("range::")){
+											String value = mapAttribute.get(rMap.getKey().trim());
+											String[] tempString = rMap.getValue().split("::")[1].split("-");
+											int startNum = Integer.parseInt(tempString[0]);
+											int endNum = Integer.parseInt(tempString[1]);
+											String returnString = "InvalidreturnModel Range:" + rMap.getKey() + " must be between " 
+													+ startNum + " - "  + endNum + ",";
+											
+											if(value != null) {
+												if (PolicyUtils.isInteger(value.replace("\"", ""))){
+													int result = Integer.parseInt(value.replace("\"", ""));
+													if (result < startNum || result > endNum){
+														responseString.append(returnString);									
+														valid = false;
+													}
+												}else {
+													responseString.append(returnString);
+													valid = false;
+												}
+											} else {
+												responseString.append("<b>"+rMap.getKey()+"</b>:<i>" + rMap.getKey() 
+												+ " is required for the MicroService model " + service + "</i><br>");
+												valid = false;
+											}
+
+										}
+									}
+								}
+							} else {
+								responseString.append("<b>Micro Service Model</b>:<i> Invalid Model. The model name, " + service + 
+										" of version, " + version + " was not found in the dictionary</i><br>");
+								valid = false;
+							}
+						} else {
+							responseString.append("<b>Micro Version</b>:<i> Micro Service Version is required" + "</i><br>");
+							valid = false;
+						}
+					} else {
+						responseString.append("<b>Micro Service</b>:<i> Micro Service is required" + "</i><br>");
+						valid = false;
+					}
+
+					if(Strings.isNullOrEmpty(policyData.getPriority())){
+						responseString.append("<b>Priority</b>:<i> Priority is required" + "</i><br>");
+						valid = false;
+					}
+				}	
+			}
+			if (DECISION_POLICY.equalsIgnoreCase(policyData.getPolicyType())){
+				if(!Strings.isNullOrEmpty(policyData.getOnapName())){
+					String onapNameValidate = PolicyUtils.policySpecialCharValidator(policyData.getOnapName());
+					if(!onapNameValidate.contains("success")){
+						responseString.append("OnapName:" +  onapNameValidate + "<br>");
+						valid = false;
+					}
+				}else{
+					responseString.append("Onap Name: Onap Name Should not be empty" + "<br>");
+					valid = false;
+				}
+
+				if("Rainy_Day".equals(policyData.getRuleProvider())){
+					if(policyData.getRainyday()==null){
+						responseString.append("<b> Rainy Day Parameters are Required </b><br>");
+						valid = false;
+					}else{
+						if(Strings.isNullOrEmpty(policyData.getRainyday().getServiceType())){
+							responseString.append("Rainy Day <b>Service Type</b> is Required<br>");
+							valid = false;
+						}
+						if(Strings.isNullOrEmpty(policyData.getRainyday().getVnfType())){
+							responseString.append("Rainy Day <b>VNF Type</b> is Required<br>");
+							valid = false;
+						}						
+						if(Strings.isNullOrEmpty(policyData.getRainyday().getBbid())){
+							responseString.append("Rainy Day <b>Building Block ID</b> is Required<br>");
+							valid = false;
+						}
+						if(Strings.isNullOrEmpty(policyData.getRainyday().getWorkstep())){
+							responseString.append("Rainy Day <b>Work Step</b> is Required<br>");
+							valid = false;
+						}
+						if(!policyData.getRainyday().getTreatmentTableChoices().isEmpty() &&
+								policyData.getRainyday().getTreatmentTableChoices() != null){
+							
+							for(Object treatmentMap: policyData.getRainyday().getTreatmentTableChoices()){
+								String errorCode = null;
+								String treatment = null;
+								if(treatmentMap instanceof LinkedHashMap<?, ?>){
+									
+									if(((LinkedHashMap<?, ?>) treatmentMap).containsKey("errorcode")){
+										errorCode = ((LinkedHashMap<?, ?>) treatmentMap).get("errorcode").toString();
+									}
+									if(((LinkedHashMap<?, ?>) treatmentMap).containsKey("treatment")){
+										treatment = ((LinkedHashMap<?, ?>) treatmentMap).get("treatment").toString();
+									}
+									
+								}
+								if(Strings.isNullOrEmpty(errorCode) && Strings.isNullOrEmpty(treatment)){
+									responseString.append("Rainy Day <b>Error Code</b> and <b>Desired Treatment</b> cannot be empty<br>");
+									valid = false;
+									break;
+								}
+								if(Strings.isNullOrEmpty(errorCode)){
+									responseString.append("Rainy Day <b>Error Code</b> is Required for each Desired Treatment<br>");
+									valid = false;
+									break;
+								}
+								if(Strings.isNullOrEmpty(treatment)){
+									responseString.append("Rainy Day <b>Desired Treatment</b> is Required for each Error Code<br>");
+									valid = false;
+									break;
+								}
+							}
+							
+						} else {
+							responseString.append("Rainy Day <b>Desired Automated Treatments</b> are Required<br>");
+							valid = false;
+						}
+					}
+				}
+				
+				if("GUARD_YAML".equals(policyData.getRuleProvider()) || "GUARD_BL_YAML".equals(policyData.getRuleProvider())){
+					if(policyData.getYamlparams()==null){
+						responseString.append("<b> Guard Params are Required </b>" + "<br>");
+						valid = false;
+					}else{
+						if(Strings.isNullOrEmpty(policyData.getYamlparams().getActor())){
+							responseString.append("Guard Params <b>Actor</b> is Required " + "<br>");
+							valid = false;
+						}
+						if(Strings.isNullOrEmpty(policyData.getYamlparams().getRecipe())){
+							responseString.append("Guard Params <b>Recipe</b> is Required " + "<br>");
+							valid = false;
+						}
+						if(Strings.isNullOrEmpty(policyData.getYamlparams().getGuardActiveStart())){
+							responseString.append("Guard Params <b>Guard Active Start</b> is Required " + "<br>");
+							valid = false;
+						}
+						if(Strings.isNullOrEmpty(policyData.getYamlparams().getGuardActiveEnd())){
+							responseString.append("Guard Params <b>Guard Active End</b> is Required " + "<br>");
+							valid = false;
+						}
+						if("GUARD_YAML".equals(policyData.getRuleProvider())){
+							if(Strings.isNullOrEmpty(policyData.getYamlparams().getLimit())){
+								responseString.append(" Guard Params <b>Limit</b> is Required " + "<br>");
+								valid = false;
+							}else if(!PolicyUtils.isInteger(policyData.getYamlparams().getLimit())){
+								responseString.append(" Guard Params <b>Limit</b> Should be Integer " + "<br>");
+								valid = false;
+							}
+							if(Strings.isNullOrEmpty(policyData.getYamlparams().getTimeWindow())){
+								responseString.append("Guard Params <b>Time Window</b> is Required" + "<br>");
+								valid = false;
+							}else if(!PolicyUtils.isInteger(policyData.getYamlparams().getTimeWindow())){
+								responseString.append(" Guard Params <b>Time Window</b> Should be Integer " + "<br>");
+								valid = false;
+							}
+							if(Strings.isNullOrEmpty(policyData.getYamlparams().getTimeUnits())){
+								responseString.append("Guard Params <b>Time Units</b> is Required" + "<br>");
+								valid = false;
+							}
+						}else if("GUARD_BL_YAML".equals(policyData.getRuleProvider())){
+							if(policyData.getYamlparams().getBlackList()==null || policyData.getYamlparams().getBlackList().isEmpty()){
+								responseString.append(" Guard Params <b>BlackList</b> is Required " + "<br>");
+								valid = false;
+							}else{
+								for(String blackList: policyData.getYamlparams().getBlackList()){
+									if(blackList==null || !("success".equals(PolicyUtils.policySpecialCharValidator(blackList)))){
+										responseString.append(" Guard Params <b>BlackList</b> Should be valid String" + "<br>");
+										valid = false;
+										break;
+									}
+								}
+							}
+						}
+					}
+				}
+			}
+
+			if(ACTION_POLICY.equalsIgnoreCase(policyData.getPolicyType())){
+				if(!Strings.isNullOrEmpty(policyData.getActionPerformer())){
+					String actionPerformer = PolicyUtils.policySpecialCharValidator(policyData.getActionPerformer());
+					if(!actionPerformer.contains("success")){
+						responseString.append("ActionPerformer:" +  actionPerformer + "<br>");
+						valid = false;
+					}
+				}else{
+					responseString.append("ActionPerformer: ActionPerformer Should not be empty" + "<br>");
+					valid = false;
+				}
+				if(policyData.getAttributes() != null){
+					for(Object attribute : policyData.getAttributes()){
+						if(attribute instanceof LinkedHashMap<?, ?>){
+							try{
+								//This is for validation check if the value exists or not
+								String key = ((LinkedHashMap<?, ?>) attribute).get("key").toString();
+								String value =  ((LinkedHashMap<?, ?>) attribute).get("value").toString();
+								if("".equals(key) || "".equals(value)){
+									responseString.append("Component Attributes: One or more Fields in Component Attributes is Empty." + "<br>");
+									valid = false;
+									break;	
+								}
+							}catch(Exception e){
+								LOGGER.error("This is a Policy Validation check" +e);
+								responseString.append("Component Attributes: One or more Fields in Component Attributes is Empty." + "<br>");
+								valid = false;
+								break;
+							}
+						}
+					}
+				}else{
+					responseString.append("Component Attributes: One or more Fields in Component Attributes is Empty." + "<br>");
+					valid = false;
+				}
+				if(!Strings.isNullOrEmpty(policyData.getActionAttributeValue())){
+					String actionAttribute = PolicyUtils.policySpecialCharValidator(policyData.getActionAttributeValue());
+					if(!actionAttribute.contains("success")){
+						responseString.append("ActionAttribute:" +  actionAttribute + "<br>");
+						valid = false;
+					};
+				}else{
+					responseString.append("ActionAttribute: ActionAttribute Should not be empty" + "<br>");
+					valid = false;
+				}
+				
+				if(!policyData.getRuleAlgorithmschoices().isEmpty()){
+					for(Object attribute : policyData.getRuleAlgorithmschoices()){
+						if(attribute instanceof LinkedHashMap<?, ?>){
+							try{
+								String label = ((LinkedHashMap<?, ?>) attribute).get("id").toString();
+								String key = ((LinkedHashMap<?, ?>) attribute).get("dynamicRuleAlgorithmField1").toString();
+								String rule = ((LinkedHashMap<?, ?>) attribute).get("dynamicRuleAlgorithmCombo").toString();
+								String value = ((LinkedHashMap<?, ?>) attribute).get("dynamicRuleAlgorithmField2").toString();
+
+								if(Strings.isNullOrEmpty(label) || Strings.isNullOrEmpty(key) || Strings.isNullOrEmpty(rule) || Strings.isNullOrEmpty(value)){
+									responseString.append("Rule Algorithms: One or more Fields in Rule Algorithms is Empty." + "<br>");
+									valid = false;
+								}
+							}catch(Exception e){
+								LOGGER.error("This is a Policy Validation check" +e);
+								responseString.append("Rule Algorithms: One or more Fields in Rule Algorithms is Empty." + "<br>");
+								valid = false;
+								break;
+							}
+						}
+					}
+				}
+			}
+
+			if(CONFIG_POLICY.equals(policyData.getPolicyType())){
+				String value = "";
+				if(valid){
+					if(commonClassDao!=null){
+						List<Object> spData = commonClassDao.getDataById(SafePolicyWarning.class, "riskType", policyData.getRiskType());
+						if (!spData.isEmpty()){
+							SafePolicyWarning safePolicyWarningData  = (SafePolicyWarning) spData.get(0);
+							value = "Message:" +  safePolicyWarningData.getMessage();
+						}
+					}
+					responseString.append("success" + "@#"+ value);
+				}
+			}else{
+				if(valid){
+					responseString.append("success");
+				}
+			}
+
+			return responseString;
+		}
+		catch (Exception e){
+			LOGGER.error("Exception Occured during Policy Validation" +e);
+			return null;
+		}
+	}
+
+	protected String emailValidation(String email, String response){
+		if(email != null){
+			String validateEmail = PolicyUtils.validateEmailAddress(email.replace("\"", ""));
+			if(!validateEmail.contains("success")){
+				response += "<b>Email</b>:<i>" +  validateEmail+ "</i><br>";
+			}else{
+				return "success";
+			}
+		}
+		return response;
+	}
+
+	private MicroServiceModels getAttributeObject(String name, String version) {	
+		MicroServiceModels workingModel = null;
+		try{
+			List<Object> microServiceModelsData = commonClassDao.getDataById(MicroServiceModels.class, "modelName:version", name+":"+version);
+			if(microServiceModelsData != null){
+				workingModel = (MicroServiceModels) microServiceModelsData.get(0);
+			}
+		}catch(Exception e){
+			String message = XACMLErrorConstants.ERROR_DATA_ISSUE + "Invalid Template.  The template name, " 
+                    + name + " was not found in the dictionary: ";
+			LOGGER.error(XACMLErrorConstants.ERROR_DATA_ISSUE + message + e);
+			return null;
+		}
+
+		return workingModel;
+	}
+
+	private void pullJsonKeyPairs(JsonNode rootNode) {
+		Iterator<Map.Entry<String, JsonNode>> fieldsIterator = rootNode.fields();
+
+		while (fieldsIterator.hasNext()) {
+			Map.Entry<String, JsonNode> field = fieldsIterator.next();
+			final String key = field.getKey();
+			final JsonNode value = field.getValue();
+			if (value.isContainerNode() && !value.isArray()) {
+				pullJsonKeyPairs(value); // RECURSIVE CALL
+			} else {
+				if (value.isArray()){
+					String newValue = StringUtils.replaceEach(value.toString(), new String[]{"[", "]", "\""}, new String[]{"", "", ""});
+					mapAttribute.put(key, newValue);
+				}else {
+					mapAttribute.put(key, value.toString().trim());
+				}
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+}
diff --git a/ONAP-REST/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/rest/util/PolicyValidationRequestWrapper.java b/ONAP-REST/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/rest/util/PolicyValidationRequestWrapper.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..072462297
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ONAP-REST/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/rest/util/PolicyValidationRequestWrapper.java
@@ -0,0 +1,376 @@
+/*-
+ * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
+ * ONAP Policy Engine
+ * ================================================================================
+ * Copyright (C) 2017 AT&T Intellectual Property. All rights reserved.
+ * ================================================================================
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ * 
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ * 
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ * ============LICENSE_END=========================================================
+ */package org.onap.policy.rest.util;
+
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.io.StringReader;
+import java.text.SimpleDateFormat;
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.Date;
+import java.util.LinkedHashMap;
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Map;
+
+import javax.json.Json;
+import javax.json.JsonException;
+import javax.json.JsonObject;
+import javax.json.JsonReader;
+import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest;
+
+import org.onap.policy.api.AttributeType;
+import org.onap.policy.api.PolicyParameters;
+import org.onap.policy.common.logging.flexlogger.FlexLogger;
+import org.onap.policy.common.logging.flexlogger.Logger;
+import org.onap.policy.rest.adapter.PolicyRestAdapter;
+import org.onap.policy.rest.adapter.RainyDayParams;
+import org.onap.policy.rest.adapter.YAMLParams;
+import org.onap.policy.xacml.api.XACMLErrorConstants;
+
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.DeserializationFeature;
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.JsonNode;
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ObjectMapper;
+import com.google.common.base.Strings;
+
+public class PolicyValidationRequestWrapper {
+	
+	private static final Logger LOGGER	= FlexLogger.getLogger(PolicyValidationRequestWrapper.class);
+	public static final String CONFIG_NAME="configName";
+
+	public PolicyRestAdapter populateRequestParameters(HttpServletRequest request) {
+		
+		PolicyRestAdapter policyData = null;
+		
+		try {
+			ObjectMapper mapper = new ObjectMapper();
+			mapper.configure(DeserializationFeature.FAIL_ON_UNKNOWN_PROPERTIES, false);
+			JsonNode root = mapper.readTree(request.getReader());
+			policyData = mapper.readValue(root.get("policyData").toString(), PolicyRestAdapter.class);
+			
+			JsonObject json = null;
+			if(root != null){
+				json = stringToJsonObject(root.toString());
+				
+				if(json != null){
+					if(json.containsKey("policyJSON")){
+						policyData.setPolicyJSON(root.get("policyJSON"));
+					}else{
+						String jsonBodyData = json.getJsonObject("policyData").get("jsonBodyData").toString();
+						policyData.setJsonBody(jsonBodyData);
+					}
+				}
+			}			
+						
+		} catch (Exception e) {
+			LOGGER.error("Exception Occured while populating request parameters: " +e);
+		}
+		
+		return policyData;
+	}
+	
+	public PolicyRestAdapter populateRequestParameters(PolicyParameters parameters) {
+		
+		PolicyRestAdapter policyData = new PolicyRestAdapter();
+        
+		/*
+		 * set policy adapter values for Building JSON object containing policy data
+		 */
+		//Common among policy types
+		policyData.setPolicyName(parameters.getPolicyName());
+		policyData.setOnapName(parameters.getOnapName()); 
+		
+		//Some policies require jsonObject conversion from String for configBody (i.e. MicroService and Firewall)
+		JsonObject json = null;
+        try{
+        	if(parameters.getConfigBody()!= null){
+        		json = stringToJsonObject(parameters.getConfigBody());
+        	}
+        } catch(JsonException| IllegalStateException e){
+            String message = XACMLErrorConstants.ERROR_DATA_ISSUE+ " improper JSON object : " + parameters.getConfigBody();
+            LOGGER.error(message, e);
+            return null;
+        }
+        
+		if(parameters.getPolicyClass()!=null && !"Config".equals(parameters.getPolicyClass().toString())){
+			
+			policyData.setPolicyType(parameters.getPolicyClass().toString());
+			
+			//Get Matching attribute values
+			Map<AttributeType, Map<String, String>> attributes = parameters.getAttributes();
+			Map<String, String> matching = null;
+			if(attributes != null){
+				matching = attributes.get(AttributeType.MATCHING);
+			}
+			
+			if("Decision".equals(parameters.getPolicyClass().toString())){
+				
+				String ruleProvider = parameters.getRuleProvider().toString();
+				policyData.setRuleProvider(ruleProvider);
+				
+				if("Rainy_Day".equals(ruleProvider)){
+					
+					// Set Matching attributes in RainyDayParams in adapter
+					RainyDayParams rainyday = new RainyDayParams();
+					
+					rainyday.setServiceType(matching.get("ServiceType"));
+					rainyday.setVnfType(matching.get("VNFType"));
+					rainyday.setBbid(matching.get("BB_ID"));
+					rainyday.setWorkstep(matching.get("WorkStep"));
+					
+					
+					
+					Map<String, String> treatments = parameters.getTreatments();
+					ArrayList<Object> treatmentsTableChoices = new ArrayList<>();
+					
+					for (String keyField : treatments.keySet()) {
+						LinkedHashMap<String, String> treatmentMap = new LinkedHashMap<>();
+						String errorcode = keyField;
+						String treatment = treatments.get(errorcode);
+						treatmentMap.put("errorcode", errorcode);
+						treatmentMap.put("treatment", treatment);
+						treatmentsTableChoices.add(treatmentMap);
+					}
+					rainyday.setTreatmentTableChoices(treatmentsTableChoices);
+					policyData.setRainyday(rainyday);
+					
+				}else if("GUARD_YAML".equals(ruleProvider) || "GUARD_BL_YAML".equals(ruleProvider)) {
+					
+					// Set Matching attributes in YAMLParams in adapter
+					YAMLParams yamlparams = new YAMLParams();
+					
+					yamlparams.setActor(matching.get("actor"));
+					yamlparams.setRecipe(matching.get("recipe"));
+					yamlparams.setGuardActiveStart(matching.get("guardActiveStart"));
+					yamlparams.setGuardActiveEnd(matching.get("guardActiveEnd"));
+					
+					if("GUARD_YAML".equals(ruleProvider)){
+						yamlparams.setLimit(matching.get("limit"));
+						yamlparams.setTimeWindow(matching.get("timeWindow"));
+						yamlparams.setTimeUnits(matching.get("timeUnits"));	
+					}else{
+						
+						List<String> blackList = new ArrayList<>();
+
+						if(!Strings.isNullOrEmpty(matching.get("blackList"))){
+							String[] blackListArray = matching.get("blackList").split(",");
+							for(String element : blackListArray){
+								blackList.add(element);
+							}					
+						}	
+						
+						yamlparams.setBlackList(blackList);
+
+					}					
+					
+					policyData.setYamlparams(yamlparams);
+;					
+				}
+				
+			} else if("Action".equals(parameters.getPolicyClass().toString())){
+				
+				ArrayList<Object> ruleAlgorithmChoices = new ArrayList<Object>();
+								
+				List<String> dynamicLabelRuleAlgorithms = parameters.getDynamicRuleAlgorithmLabels();
+				List<String> dynamicFieldFunctionRuleAlgorithms = parameters.getDynamicRuleAlgorithmFunctions();
+				List<String> dynamicFieldOneRuleAlgorithms = parameters.getDynamicRuleAlgorithmField1();
+				List<String> dyrnamicFieldTwoRuleAlgorithms = parameters.getDynamicRuleAlgorithmField2();
+	            
+				if (dynamicLabelRuleAlgorithms != null && dynamicLabelRuleAlgorithms.size() > 0) {
+	                int i = dynamicLabelRuleAlgorithms.size() - 1;
+
+	                for (String labelAttr : dynamicLabelRuleAlgorithms) {
+	    				LinkedHashMap<String, String> ruleAlgorithm = new LinkedHashMap<>();
+
+	                	String id = dynamicLabelRuleAlgorithms.get(i);
+	                	String dynamicRuleAlgorithmField1 = dynamicFieldOneRuleAlgorithms.get(i);
+	                	String dynamicRuleAlgorithmCombo = dynamicFieldFunctionRuleAlgorithms.get(i);
+	                	String dynamicRuleAlgorithmField2 = dyrnamicFieldTwoRuleAlgorithms.get(i);
+	                	
+	                	ruleAlgorithm.put("id", id);
+	                	ruleAlgorithm.put("dynamicRuleAlgorithmField1", dynamicRuleAlgorithmField1);
+	                	ruleAlgorithm.put("dynamicRuleAlgorithmCombo", dynamicRuleAlgorithmCombo);
+	                	ruleAlgorithm.put("dynamicRuleAlgorithmField2", dynamicRuleAlgorithmField2);
+	                	
+	                	ruleAlgorithmChoices.add(ruleAlgorithm);
+	                	
+	                	i--;
+	                	
+	                }
+	            }
+	            
+	            policyData.setRuleAlgorithmschoices(ruleAlgorithmChoices);
+	            
+	            ArrayList<Object> attributeList = new ArrayList<>();
+	            
+	            for (String keyField : matching.keySet()) {
+					LinkedHashMap<String, String> attributeMap = new LinkedHashMap<>();
+					String key = keyField;
+					String value = matching.get(keyField);
+					attributeMap.put("key", key);
+					attributeMap.put("value", value);
+					attributeList.add(attributeMap);
+				}	            
+	            
+	            policyData.setAttributes(attributeList);	    
+	            policyData.setActionAttributeValue(parameters.getActionAttribute());
+	            policyData.setActionPerformer(parameters.getActionPerformer());
+				
+			}
+		}else {
+			
+			policyData.setPolicyType("Config");
+			policyData.setConfigPolicyType(parameters.getPolicyConfigType().toString());
+			
+			//Config Specific
+			policyData.setConfigBodyData(parameters.getConfigBody()); //Base
+			policyData.setConfigType((parameters.getConfigBodyType()!=null) ? parameters.getConfigBodyType().toString().toUpperCase(): null);  //Base
+			
+			if("FW".equalsIgnoreCase(parameters.getPolicyConfigType().toString())){
+				
+				policyData.setConfigPolicyType("Firewall Config"); 
+
+		        // get values and attributes from the JsonObject
+				if(json != null){
+			        if (json.get("securityZoneId")!=null){
+			        	String securityZone = json.get("securityZoneId").toString().replace("\"", "");
+			        	policyData.setSecurityZone(securityZone);
+			        }
+			        if (json.get(CONFIG_NAME)!=null){
+			            String configName = json.get(CONFIG_NAME).toString().replace("\"", "");
+			            policyData.setConfigName(configName);
+			        }
+				}
+								
+			}else if("MS".equals(parameters.getPolicyConfigType().toString())){
+				
+				policyData.setConfigPolicyType("Micro Service");
+				
+		        // get values and attributes from the JsonObject
+				if(json != null){
+					if (json.containsKey("content")){
+						String content = json.get("content").toString();
+						ObjectMapper mapper = new ObjectMapper();
+						JsonNode policyJSON = null;
+						try {
+							policyJSON = mapper.readTree(content);
+						} catch (IOException e) {
+				            String message = XACMLErrorConstants.ERROR_DATA_ISSUE+ " improper JSON object : " + parameters.getConfigBody();
+				            LOGGER.error(message, e);
+				            return null;					
+				        }
+						policyData.setPolicyJSON(policyJSON);
+					}
+			        if (json.containsKey("service")){
+			        	String serviceType = json.get("service").toString().replace("\"", "");
+			        	policyData.setServiceType(serviceType);
+			        }
+			        if (json.containsKey("uuid")){
+			            String uuid = json.get("uuid").toString().replace("\"", "");
+			            policyData.setUuid(uuid);
+			        }
+			        if (json.containsKey("location")){
+			            String msLocation = json.get("location").toString().replace("\"", "");
+			            policyData.setMsLocation(msLocation);
+			        }
+			        if (json.containsKey(CONFIG_NAME)){
+			            String configName = json.get(CONFIG_NAME).toString().replace("\"", "");
+			            policyData.setConfigName(configName);
+			        }
+			        if(json.containsKey("priority")){
+			        	String priority = json.get("priority").toString().replace("\"", "");
+			        	policyData.setPriority(priority);
+			        }
+			        if(json.containsKey("version")){
+			        	String version = json.get("version").toString().replace("\"", "");
+			        	policyData.setVersion(version);
+			        }
+				}
+				
+			} else if("Fault".equals(parameters.getPolicyConfigType().toString())){
+				
+				policyData.setConfigPolicyType("ClosedLoop_Fault");
+				policyData.setApiflag("API");
+				
+				if(json != null){
+					policyData.setJsonBody(json.toString());
+			        if (json.get("onapname")!=null){
+			        	String onapName = json.get("onapname").toString().replace("\"", "");
+			        	policyData.setOnapName(onapName);
+			        }
+				}
+				
+			} else if("PM".equals(parameters.getPolicyConfigType().toString())){
+				
+				policyData.setConfigPolicyType("ClosedLoop_PM");
+				
+				if(json != null){
+					policyData.setJsonBody(json.toString());
+			        if (json.get("onapname")!=null){
+			        	String onapName = json.get("onapname").toString().replace("\"", "");
+			        	policyData.setOnapName(onapName);
+			        }
+			        if (json.get("serviceTypePolicyName")!=null){
+			        	String serviceType = json.get("serviceTypePolicyName").toString().replace("\"", "");
+						LinkedHashMap<String, String> serviceTypePolicyName = new LinkedHashMap<>();
+						serviceTypePolicyName.put("serviceTypePolicyName", serviceType);
+			        	policyData.setServiceTypePolicyName(serviceTypePolicyName);
+			        }
+				}
+			} else if("BRMS_Param".equals(parameters.getPolicyConfigType().toString())){
+				Map<AttributeType, Map<String, String>> drlRuleAndUIParams = parameters.getAttributes();
+				Map<String, String> rule = drlRuleAndUIParams.get(AttributeType.RULE);
+				policyData.setRuleName(rule.get("templateName"));
+				
+			}
+		}
+		
+		policyData.setPriority(parameters.getPriority()); //Micro Service
+		policyData.setConfigName(parameters.getConfigName());  //Base and Firewall
+		policyData.setRiskType(parameters.getRiskType()); //Safe parameters Attributes
+		policyData.setRiskLevel(parameters.getRiskLevel());//Safe parameters Attributes
+		policyData.setGuard(String.valueOf(parameters.getGuard()));//Safe parameters Attributes
+		policyData.setTtlDate(convertDate(parameters.getTtlDate()));//Safe parameters Attributes
+
+		return policyData;
+				
+	}
+	
+    private JsonObject stringToJsonObject(String value)
+            throws JsonException, IllegalStateException {
+    	
+    	try{
+            JsonReader jsonReader = Json.createReader(new StringReader(value));
+            JsonObject object = jsonReader.readObject();
+            jsonReader.close();
+            return object;
+        } catch(JsonException| IllegalStateException e){
+            LOGGER.info(XACMLErrorConstants.ERROR_DATA_ISSUE+ "Improper JSON format... may or may not cause issues in validating the policy: " + value, e);
+            return null;
+        }
+    }
+    
+    private String convertDate(Date date) {
+        String strDate = null;
+        if (date!=null) {
+            SimpleDateFormat dateformatJava = new SimpleDateFormat("dd-MM-yyyy");
+            strDate = dateformatJava.format(date);
+        }
+        return (strDate==null) ? "NA": strDate;
+    }
+
+}