Moving common polling code into HttpOperation

SO and VFC have duplicate code for polling.  Moved it into the
common superclass.

Issue-ID: POLICY-2632
Change-Id: I27128bfb2d54ef522b6b44ff569819a8463f3454
Signed-off-by: Jim Hahn <jrh3@att.com>

17 files changed, 93 insertions, 855 deletions

diff --git a/models-interactions/model-actors/actor.so/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/controlloop/actor/so/SoActorParams.java b/models-interactions/model-actors/actor.so/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/controlloop/actor/so/SoActorParams.java
deleted file mode 100644
index 3e82fe1a6..000000000
--- a/models-interactions/model-actors/actor.so/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/controlloop/actor/so/SoActorParams.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,56 +0,0 @@
-/*-
- * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
- * ONAP
- * ================================================================================
- * Copyright (C) 2020 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.controlloop.actor.so;
-
-import lombok.EqualsAndHashCode;
-import lombok.Getter;
-import lombok.Setter;
-import org.onap.policy.common.parameters.annotations.Min;
-import org.onap.policy.controlloop.actorserviceprovider.parameters.HttpActorParams;
-
-@Getter
-@Setter
-@EqualsAndHashCode(callSuper = true)
-public class SoActorParams extends HttpActorParams {
-
-    /*
-     * Optional, default values that are used if missing from the operation-specific
-     * parameters.
-     */
-
-    /**
-     * Path to use for the "get" request.
-     */
-    private String pathGet = "/orchestrationRequests/v5/";
-
-    /**
-     * Maximum number of "get" requests permitted, after the initial request, to retrieve
-     * the response.
-     */
-    @Min(0)
-    private int maxGets = 20;
-
-    /**
-     * Time, in seconds, to wait between issuing "get" requests.
-     */
-    @Min(1)
-    private int waitSecGet = 20;
-}
diff --git a/models-interactions/model-actors/actor.so/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/controlloop/actor/so/SoActorServiceProvider.java b/models-interactions/model-actors/actor.so/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/controlloop/actor/so/SoActorServiceProvider.java
index e4b9c14fe..642e2b455 100644
--- a/models-interactions/model-actors/actor.so/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/controlloop/actor/so/SoActorServiceProvider.java
+++ b/models-interactions/model-actors/actor.so/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/controlloop/actor/so/SoActorServiceProvider.java
@@ -36,6 +36,8 @@ import org.onap.policy.aai.AaiCqResponse;
 import org.onap.policy.controlloop.ControlLoopOperation;
 import org.onap.policy.controlloop.VirtualControlLoopEvent;
 import org.onap.policy.controlloop.actorserviceprovider.impl.HttpActor;
+import org.onap.policy.controlloop.actorserviceprovider.impl.HttpPollingOperator;
+import org.onap.policy.controlloop.actorserviceprovider.parameters.HttpPollingActorParams;
 import org.onap.policy.controlloop.policy.Policy;
 import org.onap.policy.so.SoCloudConfiguration;
 import org.onap.policy.so.SoManager;
@@ -51,7 +53,7 @@ import org.onap.policy.so.util.Serialization;
 import org.slf4j.Logger;
 import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
 
-public class SoActorServiceProvider extends HttpActor<SoActorParams> {
+public class SoActorServiceProvider extends HttpActor<HttpPollingActorParams> {
     private static final Logger logger = LoggerFactory.getLogger(SoActorServiceProvider.class);
 
     public static final String NAME = "SO";
@@ -96,10 +98,10 @@ public class SoActorServiceProvider extends HttpActor<SoActorParams> {
      * Constructs the object.
      */
     public SoActorServiceProvider() {
-        super(NAME, SoActorParams.class);
+        super(NAME, HttpPollingActorParams.class);
 
-        addOperator(new SoOperator(NAME, VfModuleCreate.NAME, VfModuleCreate::new));
-        addOperator(new SoOperator(NAME, VfModuleDelete.NAME, VfModuleDelete::new));
+        addOperator(new HttpPollingOperator(NAME, VfModuleCreate.NAME, VfModuleCreate::new));
+        addOperator(new HttpPollingOperator(NAME, VfModuleDelete.NAME, VfModuleDelete::new));
     }
 
     // TODO old code: remove lines down to **HERE**
diff --git a/models-interactions/model-actors/actor.so/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/controlloop/actor/so/SoConfig.java b/models-interactions/model-actors/actor.so/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/controlloop/actor/so/SoConfig.java
deleted file mode 100644
index 959cd454a..000000000
--- a/models-interactions/model-actors/actor.so/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/controlloop/actor/so/SoConfig.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,63 +0,0 @@
-/*-
- * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
- * ONAP
- * ================================================================================
- * Copyright (C) 2020 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.controlloop.actor.so;
-
-import java.util.concurrent.Executor;
-import lombok.Getter;
-import org.onap.policy.common.endpoints.http.client.HttpClient;
-import org.onap.policy.common.endpoints.http.client.HttpClientFactory;
-import org.onap.policy.controlloop.actorserviceprovider.parameters.HttpConfig;
-
-@Getter
-public class SoConfig extends HttpConfig {
-
-    /**
-     * Path to use for the "get" request. A trailing "/" is added, if it is missing.
-     */
-    private String pathGet;
-
-    /**
-     * Maximum number of "get" requests permitted, after the initial request, to retrieve
-     * the response.
-     */
-    private int maxGets;
-
-    /**
-     * Time, in seconds, to wait between issuing "get" requests.
-     */
-    private int waitSecGet;
-
-
-    /**
-     * Constructs the object.
-     *
-     * @param blockingExecutor executor to be used for tasks that may perform blocking I/O
-     * @param params operator parameters
-     * @param clientFactory factory from which to obtain the {@link HttpClient}
-     */
-    public SoConfig(Executor blockingExecutor, SoParams params, HttpClientFactory clientFactory) {
-        super(blockingExecutor, params, clientFactory);
-
-        this.pathGet = params.getPathGet() + (params.getPathGet().endsWith("/") ? "" : "/");
-        this.maxGets = params.getMaxGets();
-        this.waitSecGet = params.getWaitSecGet();
-    }
-}
diff --git a/models-interactions/model-actors/actor.so/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/controlloop/actor/so/SoOperation.java b/models-interactions/model-actors/actor.so/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/controlloop/actor/so/SoOperation.java
index a8900f76b..cb9ec9c40 100644
--- a/models-interactions/model-actors/actor.so/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/controlloop/actor/so/SoOperation.java
+++ b/models-interactions/model-actors/actor.so/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/controlloop/actor/so/SoOperation.java
@@ -29,19 +29,14 @@ import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.Optional;
 import java.util.concurrent.CompletableFuture;
-import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
-import java.util.function.Function;
 import javax.ws.rs.core.MediaType;
 import javax.ws.rs.core.Response;
-import lombok.Getter;
 import org.onap.aai.domain.yang.CloudRegion;
 import org.onap.aai.domain.yang.GenericVnf;
 import org.onap.aai.domain.yang.ServiceInstance;
 import org.onap.aai.domain.yang.Tenant;
 import org.onap.policy.aai.AaiConstants;
 import org.onap.policy.aai.AaiCqResponse;
-import org.onap.policy.common.endpoints.event.comm.Topic.CommInfrastructure;
-import org.onap.policy.common.endpoints.utils.NetLoggerUtil.EventType;
 import org.onap.policy.common.gson.GsonMessageBodyHandler;
 import org.onap.policy.common.utils.coder.Coder;
 import org.onap.policy.common.utils.coder.CoderException;
@@ -50,7 +45,7 @@ import org.onap.policy.common.utils.coder.StandardCoderObject;
 import org.onap.policy.controlloop.actorserviceprovider.OperationOutcome;
 import org.onap.policy.controlloop.actorserviceprovider.impl.HttpOperation;
 import org.onap.policy.controlloop.actorserviceprovider.parameters.ControlLoopOperationParams;
-import org.onap.policy.controlloop.actorserviceprovider.parameters.HttpConfig;
+import org.onap.policy.controlloop.actorserviceprovider.parameters.HttpPollingConfig;
 import org.onap.policy.controlloop.policy.PolicyResult;
 import org.onap.policy.controlloop.policy.Target;
 import org.onap.policy.so.SoCloudConfiguration;
@@ -61,15 +56,12 @@ import org.onap.policy.so.SoRequestParameters;
 import org.onap.policy.so.SoRequestStatus;
 import org.onap.policy.so.SoResponse;
 import org.onap.policy.so.util.SoLocalDateTimeTypeAdapter;
-import org.slf4j.Logger;
-import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
 
 /**
- * Superclass for SDNC Operators. Note: subclasses should invoke {@link #resetGetCount()}
+ * Superclass for SDNC Operators. Note: subclasses should invoke {@link #resetPollCount()}
  * each time they issue an HTTP request.
  */
 public abstract class SoOperation extends HttpOperation<SoResponse> {
-    private static final Logger logger = LoggerFactory.getLogger(SoOperation.class);
     private static final Coder coder = new SoCoder();
 
     public static final String PAYLOAD_KEY_VF_COUNT = "vfCount";
@@ -81,8 +73,6 @@ public abstract class SoOperation extends HttpOperation<SoResponse> {
     public static final String REQ_PARAM_NM = "requestParameters";
     public static final String CONFIG_PARAM_NM = "configurationParameters";
 
-    private final SoConfig config;
-
     // values extracted from the parameter Target
     private final String modelCustomizationId;
     private final String modelInvariantId;
@@ -90,12 +80,6 @@ public abstract class SoOperation extends HttpOperation<SoResponse> {
 
     private final String vfCountKey;
 
-    /**
-     * Number of "get" requests issued so far, on the current operation attempt.
-     */
-    @Getter
-    private int getCount;
-
 
     /**
      * Constructs the object.
@@ -103,9 +87,10 @@ public abstract class SoOperation extends HttpOperation<SoResponse> {
      * @param params operation parameters
      * @param config configuration for this operation
      */
-    public SoOperation(ControlLoopOperationParams params, HttpConfig config) {
+    public SoOperation(ControlLoopOperationParams params, HttpPollingConfig config) {
         super(params, config, SoResponse.class);
-        this.config = (SoConfig) config;
+
+        setUsePolling();
 
         verifyNotNull("Target information", params.getTarget());
 
@@ -117,11 +102,9 @@ public abstract class SoOperation extends HttpOperation<SoResponse> {
                         + modelVersionId + "]";
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Subclasses should invoke this before issuing their first HTTP request.
-     */
-    protected void resetGetCount() {
-        getCount = 0;
+    @Override
+    protected void resetPollCount() {
+        super.resetPollCount();
         setSubRequestId(null);
     }
 
@@ -193,28 +176,18 @@ public abstract class SoOperation extends HttpOperation<SoResponse> {
         params.getContext().setProperty(vfCountKey, vfCount);
     }
 
-    /**
-     * If the response does not indicate that the request has been completed, then sleep a
-     * bit and issue a "get".
-     */
     @Override
-    protected CompletableFuture<OperationOutcome> postProcessResponse(OperationOutcome outcome, String url,
-                    Response rawResponse, SoResponse response) {
-
-        // see if the request has "completed", whether or not it was successful
+    protected Status detmStatus(Response rawResponse, SoResponse response) {
         if (rawResponse.getStatus() == 200) {
             String requestState = getRequestState(response);
             if (COMPLETE.equalsIgnoreCase(requestState)) {
                 extractSubRequestId(response);
-                successfulCompletion();
-                return CompletableFuture
-                                .completedFuture(setOutcome(outcome, PolicyResult.SUCCESS, rawResponse, response));
+                return Status.SUCCESS;
             }
 
             if (FAILED.equalsIgnoreCase(requestState)) {
                 extractSubRequestId(response);
-                return CompletableFuture
-                                .completedFuture(setOutcome(outcome, PolicyResult.FAILURE, rawResponse, response));
+                return Status.FAILURE;
             }
         }
 
@@ -225,18 +198,12 @@ public abstract class SoOperation extends HttpOperation<SoResponse> {
             throw new IllegalArgumentException("missing request ID in response");
         }
 
-        // see if the limit for the number of "gets" has been reached
-        if (getCount++ >= getMaxGets()) {
-            logger.warn("{}: execeeded 'get' limit {} for {}", getFullName(), getMaxGets(), params.getRequestId());
-            setOutcome(outcome, PolicyResult.FAILURE_TIMEOUT);
-            outcome.setResponse(response);
-            outcome.setMessage(SO_RESPONSE_CODE + " " + outcome.getMessage());
-            return CompletableFuture.completedFuture(outcome);
-        }
+        return Status.STILL_WAITING;
+    }
 
-        // sleep and then perform a "get" operation
-        Function<Void, CompletableFuture<OperationOutcome>> doGet = unused -> issueGet(outcome);
-        return sleep(getWaitMsGet(), TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS).thenComposeAsync(doGet);
+    @Override
+    protected String getPollingPath() {
+        return super.getPollingPath() + getSubRequestId();
     }
 
     @Override
@@ -255,30 +222,6 @@ public abstract class SoOperation extends HttpOperation<SoResponse> {
     }
 
     /**
-     * Invoked when a request completes successfully.
-     */
-    protected void successfulCompletion() {
-        // do nothing
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Issues a "get" request to see if the original request is complete yet.
-     *
-     * @param outcome outcome to be populated with the response
-     * @return a future that can be used to cancel the "get" request or await its response
-     */
-    private CompletableFuture<OperationOutcome> issueGet(OperationOutcome outcome) {
-        String path = getPathGet() + getSubRequestId();
-        String url = getClient().getBaseUrl() + path;
-
-        logger.debug("{}: 'get' count {} for {}", getFullName(), getCount, params.getRequestId());
-
-        logMessage(EventType.OUT, CommInfrastructure.REST, url, null);
-
-        return handleResponse(outcome, url, callback -> getClient().get(callback, path, null));
-    }
-
-    /**
      * Gets the request state of a response.
      *
      * @param response response from which to get the state
@@ -317,8 +260,10 @@ public abstract class SoOperation extends HttpOperation<SoResponse> {
         // set default result and message
         setOutcome(outcome, result);
 
+        int code = (result == PolicyResult.FAILURE_TIMEOUT ? SO_RESPONSE_CODE : rawResponse.getStatus());
+
         outcome.setResponse(response);
-        outcome.setMessage(rawResponse.getStatus() + " " + outcome.getMessage());
+        outcome.setMessage(code + " " + outcome.getMessage());
         return outcome;
     }
 
@@ -467,27 +412,6 @@ public abstract class SoOperation extends HttpOperation<SoResponse> {
 
     // these may be overridden by junit tests
 
-    /**
-     * Gets the wait time, in milliseconds, between "get" requests.
-     *
-     * @return the wait time, in milliseconds, between "get" requests
-     */
-    public long getWaitMsGet() {
-        return TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS.convert(getWaitSecGet(), TimeUnit.SECONDS);
-    }
-
-    public int getMaxGets() {
-        return config.getMaxGets();
-    }
-
-    public String getPathGet() {
-        return config.getPathGet();
-    }
-
-    public int getWaitSecGet() {
-        return config.getWaitSecGet();
-    }
-
     @Override
     protected Coder getCoder() {
         return coder;
diff --git a/models-interactions/model-actors/actor.so/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/controlloop/actor/so/SoOperator.java b/models-interactions/model-actors/actor.so/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/controlloop/actor/so/SoOperator.java
deleted file mode 100644
index b8d0e652a..000000000
--- a/models-interactions/model-actors/actor.so/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/controlloop/actor/so/SoOperator.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,52 +0,0 @@
-/*-
- * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
- * ONAP
- * ================================================================================
- * Copyright (C) 2020 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.controlloop.actor.so;
-
-import java.util.Map;
-import org.onap.policy.common.parameters.ValidationResult;
-import org.onap.policy.controlloop.actorserviceprovider.Util;
-import org.onap.policy.controlloop.actorserviceprovider.impl.HttpOperation;
-import org.onap.policy.controlloop.actorserviceprovider.impl.HttpOperator;
-import org.onap.policy.controlloop.actorserviceprovider.impl.OperationMaker;
-import org.onap.policy.controlloop.actorserviceprovider.parameters.HttpConfig;
-import org.onap.policy.controlloop.actorserviceprovider.parameters.ParameterValidationRuntimeException;
-
-/**
- * SO Operator.
- */
-public class SoOperator extends HttpOperator {
-
-    public SoOperator(String actorName, String name,
-                    @SuppressWarnings("rawtypes") OperationMaker<HttpConfig, HttpOperation> operationMaker) {
-        super(actorName, name, operationMaker);
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    protected HttpConfig makeConfiguration(Map<String, Object> parameters) {
-        SoParams params = Util.translate(getFullName(), parameters, SoParams.class);
-        ValidationResult result = params.validate(getFullName());
-        if (!result.isValid()) {
-            throw new ParameterValidationRuntimeException("invalid parameters", result);
-        }
-
-        return new SoConfig(getBlockingExecutor(), params, getClientFactory());
-    }
-}
diff --git a/models-interactions/model-actors/actor.so/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/controlloop/actor/so/SoParams.java b/models-interactions/model-actors/actor.so/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/controlloop/actor/so/SoParams.java
deleted file mode 100644
index 53f6e932f..000000000
--- a/models-interactions/model-actors/actor.so/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/controlloop/actor/so/SoParams.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,55 +0,0 @@
-/*-
- * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
- * ONAP
- * ================================================================================
- * Copyright (C) 2020 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.controlloop.actor.so;
-
-import lombok.Data;
-import lombok.EqualsAndHashCode;
-import lombok.experimental.SuperBuilder;
-import org.onap.policy.common.parameters.annotations.Min;
-import org.onap.policy.common.parameters.annotations.NotBlank;
-import org.onap.policy.common.parameters.annotations.NotNull;
-import org.onap.policy.controlloop.actorserviceprovider.parameters.HttpParams;
-
-@NotNull
-@NotBlank
-@Data
-@EqualsAndHashCode(callSuper = true)
-@SuperBuilder(toBuilder = true)
-public class SoParams extends HttpParams {
-
-    /**
-     * Path to use for the "get" request.
-     */
-    private String pathGet;
-
-    /**
-     * Maximum number of "get" requests permitted, after the initial request, to retrieve
-     * the response.
-     */
-    @Min(0)
-    private int maxGets;
-
-    /**
-     * Time, in seconds, to wait between issuing "get" requests.
-     */
-    @Min(1)
-    private int waitSecGet;
-}
diff --git a/models-interactions/model-actors/actor.so/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/controlloop/actor/so/VfModuleCreate.java b/models-interactions/model-actors/actor.so/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/controlloop/actor/so/VfModuleCreate.java
index 6a6c79279..c56bc222f 100644
--- a/models-interactions/model-actors/actor.so/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/controlloop/actor/so/VfModuleCreate.java
+++ b/models-interactions/model-actors/actor.so/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/controlloop/actor/so/VfModuleCreate.java
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.concurrent.CompletableFuture;
 import javax.ws.rs.client.Entity;
 import javax.ws.rs.core.MediaType;
+import javax.ws.rs.core.Response;
 import org.apache.commons.lang3.tuple.Pair;
 import org.onap.aai.domain.yang.CloudRegion;
 import org.onap.aai.domain.yang.GenericVnf;
@@ -35,7 +36,7 @@ import org.onap.policy.common.endpoints.event.comm.Topic.CommInfrastructure;
 import org.onap.policy.common.endpoints.utils.NetLoggerUtil.EventType;
 import org.onap.policy.controlloop.actorserviceprovider.OperationOutcome;
 import org.onap.policy.controlloop.actorserviceprovider.parameters.ControlLoopOperationParams;
-import org.onap.policy.controlloop.actorserviceprovider.parameters.HttpConfig;
+import org.onap.policy.controlloop.actorserviceprovider.parameters.HttpPollingConfig;
 import org.onap.policy.so.SoModelInfo;
 import org.onap.policy.so.SoOperationType;
 import org.onap.policy.so.SoRelatedInstance;
@@ -43,6 +44,7 @@ import org.onap.policy.so.SoRelatedInstanceListElement;
 import org.onap.policy.so.SoRequest;
 import org.onap.policy.so.SoRequestDetails;
 import org.onap.policy.so.SoRequestParameters;
+import org.onap.policy.so.SoResponse;
 
 /**
  * Operation to create a VF Module. This gets the VF count from the A&AI Custom Query
@@ -61,7 +63,7 @@ public class VfModuleCreate extends SoOperation {
      * @param params operation parameters
      * @param config configuration for this operation
      */
-    public VfModuleCreate(ControlLoopOperationParams params, HttpConfig config) {
+    public VfModuleCreate(ControlLoopOperationParams params, HttpPollingConfig config) {
         super(params, config);
 
         // ensure we have the necessary parameters
@@ -101,7 +103,7 @@ public class VfModuleCreate extends SoOperation {
     protected CompletableFuture<OperationOutcome> startOperationAsync(int attempt, OperationOutcome outcome) {
 
         // starting a whole new attempt - reset the count
-        resetGetCount();
+        resetPollCount();
 
         Pair<String, SoRequest> pair = makeRequest();
         String path = getPath() + pair.getLeft();
@@ -120,11 +122,18 @@ public class VfModuleCreate extends SoOperation {
     }
 
     /**
-     * Increments the VF count that's stored in the context.
+     * Increments the VF count that's stored in the context, if the request was
+     * successful.
      */
     @Override
-    protected void successfulCompletion() {
-        setVfCount(getVfCount() + 1);
+    protected Status detmStatus(Response rawResponse, SoResponse response) {
+        Status status = super.detmStatus(rawResponse, response);
+
+        if (status == Status.SUCCESS) {
+            setVfCount(getVfCount() + 1);
+        }
+
+        return status;
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/models-interactions/model-actors/actor.so/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/controlloop/actor/so/VfModuleDelete.java b/models-interactions/model-actors/actor.so/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/controlloop/actor/so/VfModuleDelete.java
index 9dbdc58d8..c67243f9f 100644
--- a/models-interactions/model-actors/actor.so/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/controlloop/actor/so/VfModuleDelete.java
+++ b/models-interactions/model-actors/actor.so/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/controlloop/actor/so/VfModuleDelete.java
@@ -47,12 +47,13 @@ import org.onap.policy.common.endpoints.http.client.HttpClient;
 import org.onap.policy.common.endpoints.utils.NetLoggerUtil.EventType;
 import org.onap.policy.controlloop.actorserviceprovider.OperationOutcome;
 import org.onap.policy.controlloop.actorserviceprovider.parameters.ControlLoopOperationParams;
-import org.onap.policy.controlloop.actorserviceprovider.parameters.HttpConfig;
+import org.onap.policy.controlloop.actorserviceprovider.parameters.HttpPollingConfig;
 import org.onap.policy.controlloop.actorserviceprovider.pipeline.PipelineControllerFuture;
 import org.onap.policy.so.SoModelInfo;
 import org.onap.policy.so.SoOperationType;
 import org.onap.policy.so.SoRequest;
 import org.onap.policy.so.SoRequestDetails;
+import org.onap.policy.so.SoResponse;
 
 /**
  * Operation to delete a VF Module. This gets the VF count from the A&AI Custom Query
@@ -71,7 +72,7 @@ public class VfModuleDelete extends SoOperation {
      * @param params operation parameters
      * @param config configuration for this operation
      */
-    public VfModuleDelete(ControlLoopOperationParams params, HttpConfig config) {
+    public VfModuleDelete(ControlLoopOperationParams params, HttpPollingConfig config) {
         super(params, config);
 
         // ensure we have the necessary parameters
@@ -111,7 +112,7 @@ public class VfModuleDelete extends SoOperation {
     protected CompletableFuture<OperationOutcome> startOperationAsync(int attempt, OperationOutcome outcome) {
 
         // starting a whole new attempt - reset the count
-        resetGetCount();
+        resetPollCount();
 
         Pair<String, SoRequest> pair = makeRequest();
         SoRequest request = pair.getRight();
@@ -203,12 +204,20 @@ public class VfModuleDelete extends SoOperation {
         return builder.header("Authorization", "Basic " + encoded);
     }
 
+
     /**
-     * Decrements the VF count that's stored in the context.
+     * Decrements the VF count that's stored in the context, if the request was
+     * successful.
      */
     @Override
-    protected void successfulCompletion() {
-        setVfCount(getVfCount() - 1);
+    protected Status detmStatus(Response rawResponse, SoResponse response) {
+        Status status = super.detmStatus(rawResponse, response);
+
+        if (status == Status.SUCCESS) {
+            setVfCount(getVfCount() - 1);
+        }
+
+        return status;
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/models-interactions/model-actors/actor.so/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/controlloop/actor/so/BasicSoOperation.java b/models-interactions/model-actors/actor.so/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/controlloop/actor/so/BasicSoOperation.java
index 11418ff75..c8afab450 100644
--- a/models-interactions/model-actors/actor.so/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/controlloop/actor/so/BasicSoOperation.java
+++ b/models-interactions/model-actors/actor.so/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/controlloop/actor/so/BasicSoOperation.java
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ import org.onap.policy.common.endpoints.http.client.HttpClientFactoryInstance;
 import org.onap.policy.common.endpoints.http.server.HttpServletServerFactoryInstance;
 import org.onap.policy.controlloop.actor.test.BasicHttpOperation;
 import org.onap.policy.controlloop.actorserviceprovider.Util;
+import org.onap.policy.controlloop.actorserviceprovider.parameters.HttpPollingConfig;
 import org.onap.policy.controlloop.policy.Target;
 import org.onap.policy.simulators.SoSimulatorJaxRs;
 import org.onap.policy.so.SoRequest;
@@ -56,13 +57,13 @@ public abstract class BasicSoOperation extends BasicHttpOperation<SoRequest> {
     public static final String MODEL_VERS_ID = "my-model-version-id";
     public static final String SUBSCRIPTION_SVC_TYPE = "my-subscription-service-type";
     public static final String MY_PATH = "my-path";
-    public static final String PATH_GET = "my-path-get/";
-    public static final int MAX_GETS = 3;
-    public static final int WAIT_SEC_GETS = 20;
+    public static final String POLL_PATH = "my-poll-path/";
+    public static final int MAX_POLLS = 3;
+    public static final int POLL_WAIT_SEC = 20;
     public static final Integer VF_COUNT = 10;
 
     @Mock
-    protected SoConfig config;
+    protected HttpPollingConfig config;
 
     protected Target target;
     protected SoResponse response;
@@ -134,9 +135,9 @@ public abstract class BasicSoOperation extends BasicHttpOperation<SoRequest> {
         super.initConfig();
         when(config.getClient()).thenReturn(client);
         when(config.getPath()).thenReturn(MY_PATH);
-        when(config.getMaxGets()).thenReturn(MAX_GETS);
-        when(config.getPathGet()).thenReturn(PATH_GET);
-        when(config.getWaitSecGet()).thenReturn(WAIT_SEC_GETS);
+        when(config.getMaxPolls()).thenReturn(MAX_POLLS);
+        when(config.getPollPath()).thenReturn(POLL_PATH);
+        when(config.getPollWaitSec()).thenReturn(POLL_WAIT_SEC);
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/models-interactions/model-actors/actor.so/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/controlloop/actor/so/SoActorParamsTest.java b/models-interactions/model-actors/actor.so/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/controlloop/actor/so/SoActorParamsTest.java
deleted file mode 100644
index 93f305550..000000000
--- a/models-interactions/model-actors/actor.so/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/controlloop/actor/so/SoActorParamsTest.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,118 +0,0 @@
-/*-
- * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
- * ONAP
- * ================================================================================
- * Copyright (C) 2020 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.controlloop.actor.so;
-
-import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat;
-import static org.junit.Assert.assertFalse;
-import static org.junit.Assert.assertTrue;
-
-import java.util.Map;
-import java.util.TreeMap;
-import java.util.function.Consumer;
-import org.junit.Before;
-import org.junit.Test;
-import org.onap.policy.common.parameters.ValidationResult;
-import org.onap.policy.controlloop.actorserviceprovider.Util;
-import org.onap.policy.controlloop.actorserviceprovider.parameters.ActorParams;
-
-
-public class SoActorParamsTest {
-    private static final String CONTAINER = "my-container";
-    private static final String CLIENT = "my-client";
-    private static final String PATH_GET = "my-path-get";
-    private static final int MAX_GETS = 3;
-    private static final int WAIT_SEC_GETS = 20;
-    private static final int TIMEOUT = 10;
-
-    private static final String PATH1 = "path #1";
-    private static final String PATH2 = "path #2";
-    private static final String URI1 = "uri #1";
-    private static final String URI2 = "uri #2";
-
-    private Map<String, Map<String, Object>> operations;
-    private SoActorParams params;
-
-    /**
-     * Initializes {@link #operations} with two items and {@link params} with a fully
-     * populated object.
-     */
-    @Before
-    public void setUp() {
-        operations = new TreeMap<>();
-        operations.put(PATH1, Map.of("path", URI1));
-        operations.put(PATH2, Map.of("path", URI2));
-
-        params = makeSoActorParams();
-    }
-
-    @Test
-    public void testValidate() {
-        assertTrue(params.validate(CONTAINER).isValid());
-
-        // only a few fields are required
-        SoActorParams sparse = Util.translate(CONTAINER, Map.of(ActorParams.OPERATIONS_FIELD, operations),
-                        SoActorParams.class);
-        assertTrue(sparse.validate(CONTAINER).isValid());
-
-        testValidateField("maxGets", "minimum", params2 -> params2.setMaxGets(-1));
-        testValidateField("waitSecGet", "minimum", params2 -> params2.setWaitSecGet(0));
-
-        // check fields from superclass
-        testValidateField(ActorParams.OPERATIONS_FIELD, "null", params2 -> params2.setOperations(null));
-        testValidateField("timeoutSec", "minimum", params2 -> params2.setTimeoutSec(-1));
-
-        // check edge cases
-        params.setMaxGets(0);
-        assertTrue(params.validate(CONTAINER).isValid());
-        params.setMaxGets(MAX_GETS);
-
-        params.setWaitSecGet(1);
-        assertTrue(params.validate(CONTAINER).isValid());
-        params.setWaitSecGet(WAIT_SEC_GETS);
-    }
-
-    private void testValidateField(String fieldName, String expected, Consumer<SoActorParams> makeInvalid) {
-
-        // original params should be valid
-        ValidationResult result = params.validate(CONTAINER);
-        assertTrue(fieldName, result.isValid());
-
-        // make invalid params
-        SoActorParams params2 = makeSoActorParams();
-        makeInvalid.accept(params2);
-        result = params2.validate(CONTAINER);
-        assertFalse(fieldName, result.isValid());
-        assertThat(result.getResult()).contains(CONTAINER).contains(fieldName).contains(expected);
-    }
-
-    private SoActorParams makeSoActorParams() {
-        SoActorParams params2 = new SoActorParams();
-        params2.setClientName(CLIENT);
-        params2.setTimeoutSec(TIMEOUT);
-        params2.setOperations(operations);
-
-        params2.setWaitSecGet(WAIT_SEC_GETS);
-        params2.setMaxGets(MAX_GETS);
-        params2.setPathGet(PATH_GET);
-
-        return params2;
-    }
-}
diff --git a/models-interactions/model-actors/actor.so/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/controlloop/actor/so/SoConfigTest.java b/models-interactions/model-actors/actor.so/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/controlloop/actor/so/SoConfigTest.java
deleted file mode 100644
index 17fd9c9de..000000000
--- a/models-interactions/model-actors/actor.so/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/controlloop/actor/so/SoConfigTest.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,82 +0,0 @@
-/*-
- * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
- * ONAP
- * ================================================================================
- * Copyright (C) 2020 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.controlloop.actor.so;
-
-import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
-import static org.junit.Assert.assertSame;
-import static org.mockito.Mockito.when;
-
-import java.util.concurrent.Executor;
-import org.junit.Before;
-import org.junit.Test;
-import org.mockito.Mock;
-import org.mockito.MockitoAnnotations;
-import org.onap.policy.common.endpoints.http.client.HttpClient;
-import org.onap.policy.common.endpoints.http.client.HttpClientFactory;
-
-public class SoConfigTest {
-    private static final String MY_CLIENT = "my-client";
-    private static final String MY_PATH = "my-path";
-    private static final String GET_PATH = "get-path";
-    private static final int TIMEOUT_SEC = 10;
-    private static final int MAX_GETS = 20;
-    private static final int WAIT_SEC = 30;
-
-    @Mock
-    private HttpClient client;
-    @Mock
-    private HttpClientFactory factory;
-    @Mock
-    private Executor executor;
-
-    private SoParams params;
-    private SoConfig config;
-
-    /**
-     * Sets up.
-     */
-    @Before
-    public void setUp() {
-        MockitoAnnotations.initMocks(this);
-
-        when(factory.get(MY_CLIENT)).thenReturn(client);
-
-        params = SoParams.builder().maxGets(MAX_GETS).pathGet(GET_PATH).waitSecGet(WAIT_SEC).clientName(MY_CLIENT)
-                        .path(MY_PATH).timeoutSec(TIMEOUT_SEC).build();
-        config = new SoConfig(executor, params, factory);
-    }
-
-    @Test
-    public void test() {
-        assertEquals(GET_PATH + "/", config.getPathGet());
-        assertEquals(MAX_GETS, config.getMaxGets());
-        assertEquals(WAIT_SEC, config.getWaitSecGet());
-
-        // check value from superclass
-        assertSame(executor, config.getBlockingExecutor());
-        assertSame(client, config.getClient());
-
-        // path with trailing "/"
-        params = params.toBuilder().pathGet(GET_PATH + "/").build();
-        config = new SoConfig(executor, params, factory);
-        assertEquals(GET_PATH + "/", config.getPathGet());
-    }
-}
diff --git a/models-interactions/model-actors/actor.so/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/controlloop/actor/so/SoOperationTest.java b/models-interactions/model-actors/actor.so/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/controlloop/actor/so/SoOperationTest.java
index b794eab4e..46d96fded 100644
--- a/models-interactions/model-actors/actor.so/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/controlloop/actor/so/SoOperationTest.java
+++ b/models-interactions/model-actors/actor.so/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/controlloop/actor/so/SoOperationTest.java
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ import static org.junit.Assert.assertNotNull;
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertNull;
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertSame;
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertTrue;
-import static org.mockito.ArgumentMatchers.any;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.mock;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.when;
 
@@ -37,8 +36,6 @@ import java.time.Month;
 import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.concurrent.CompletableFuture;
-import java.util.concurrent.ForkJoinPool;
-import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
 import java.util.function.Consumer;
 import java.util.function.Supplier;
 import org.junit.Before;
@@ -56,7 +53,6 @@ import org.onap.policy.controlloop.policy.PolicyResult;
 import org.onap.policy.so.SoModelInfo;
 import org.onap.policy.so.SoRequest;
 import org.onap.policy.so.SoRequestInfo;
-import org.onap.policy.so.SoRequestReferences;
 import org.onap.policy.so.SoRequestStatus;
 import org.onap.policy.so.SoResponse;
 
@@ -79,11 +75,11 @@ public class SoOperationTest extends BasicSoOperation {
     }
 
     @Test
-    public void testConstructor_testGetWaitMsGet() {
+    public void testConstructor() {
         assertEquals(DEFAULT_ACTOR, oper.getActorName());
         assertEquals(DEFAULT_OPERATION, oper.getName());
         assertSame(config, oper.getConfig());
-        assertEquals(1000 * WAIT_SEC_GETS, oper.getWaitMsGet());
+        assertTrue(oper.isUsePolling());
 
         // check when Target is null
         params = params.toBuilder().target(null).build();
@@ -167,98 +163,6 @@ public class SoOperationTest extends BasicSoOperation {
     }
 
     @Test
-    public void testPostProcess() throws Exception {
-        // completed
-        oper.generateSubRequestId(2);
-        assertNull(oper.getSubRequestId());
-        CompletableFuture<OperationOutcome> future2 = oper.postProcessResponse(outcome, PATH, rawResponse, response);
-        assertTrue(future2.isDone());
-        assertSame(outcome, future2.get());
-        assertEquals(PolicyResult.SUCCESS, outcome.getResult());
-        assertNotNull(oper.getSubRequestId());
-        assertSame(response, outcome.getResponse());
-
-        // failed
-        oper.generateSubRequestId(2);
-        assertNull(oper.getSubRequestId());
-        response.getRequest().getRequestStatus().setRequestState(SoOperation.FAILED);
-        future2 = oper.postProcessResponse(outcome, PATH, rawResponse, response);
-        assertTrue(future2.isDone());
-        assertSame(outcome, future2.get());
-        assertEquals(PolicyResult.FAILURE, outcome.getResult());
-        assertNotNull(oper.getSubRequestId());
-        assertSame(response, outcome.getResponse());
-
-        // no request id in the response
-        oper.generateSubRequestId(2);
-        assertNull(oper.getSubRequestId());
-        response.getRequestReferences().setRequestId(null);
-        response.getRequest().getRequestStatus().setRequestState("unknown");
-        assertThatIllegalArgumentException()
-                        .isThrownBy(() -> oper.postProcessResponse(outcome, PATH, rawResponse, response))
-                        .withMessage("missing request ID in response");
-        response.getRequestReferences().setRequestId(REQ_ID.toString());
-
-        // status = 500
-        when(rawResponse.getStatus()).thenReturn(500);
-
-        // null request reference
-        SoRequestReferences ref = response.getRequestReferences();
-        response.setRequestReferences(null);
-        assertThatIllegalArgumentException()
-                        .isThrownBy(() -> oper.postProcessResponse(outcome, PATH, rawResponse, response))
-                        .withMessage("missing request ID in response");
-        response.setRequestReferences(ref);
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Tests postProcess() when the "get" is repeated a couple of times.
-     */
-    @Test
-    public void testPostProcessRepeated_testResetGetCount() throws Exception {
-        /*
-         * Two failures and then a success - should result in two "get" calls.
-         *
-         * Note: getStatus() is invoked twice during each call, so have to double up the
-         * return values.
-         */
-        when(rawResponse.getStatus()).thenReturn(500, 500, 500, 500, 200, 200);
-
-        when(client.get(any(), any(), any())).thenAnswer(provideResponse(rawResponse));
-
-        // use a real executor
-        params = params.toBuilder().executor(ForkJoinPool.commonPool()).build();
-
-        oper = new SoOperation(params, config) {
-            @Override
-            public long getWaitMsGet() {
-                return 1;
-            }
-        };
-
-        CompletableFuture<OperationOutcome> future2 = oper.postProcessResponse(outcome, PATH, rawResponse, response);
-
-        assertSame(outcome, future2.get(5, TimeUnit.SECONDS));
-        assertEquals(PolicyResult.SUCCESS, outcome.getResult());
-        assertEquals(2, oper.getGetCount());
-
-        /*
-         * repeat - this time, the "get" operations will be exhausted, so it should fail
-         */
-        when(rawResponse.getStatus()).thenReturn(500);
-
-        future2 = oper.postProcessResponse(outcome, PATH, rawResponse, response);
-
-        assertSame(outcome, future2.get(5, TimeUnit.SECONDS));
-        assertEquals(PolicyResult.FAILURE_TIMEOUT, outcome.getResult());
-        assertEquals(MAX_GETS + 1, oper.getGetCount());
-
-        oper.resetGetCount();
-        assertEquals(0, oper.getGetCount());
-        assertNull(oper.getSubRequestId());
-    }
-
-    @Test
     public void testGetRequestState() {
         SoResponse resp = new SoResponse();
         assertNull(oper.getRequestState(resp));
diff --git a/models-interactions/model-actors/actor.so/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/controlloop/actor/so/SoOperatorTest.java b/models-interactions/model-actors/actor.so/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/controlloop/actor/so/SoOperatorTest.java
deleted file mode 100644
index 20403237b..000000000
--- a/models-interactions/model-actors/actor.so/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/controlloop/actor/so/SoOperatorTest.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,102 +0,0 @@
-/*-
- * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
- * ONAP
- * ================================================================================
- * Copyright (C) 2020 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.controlloop.actor.so;
-
-import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThatThrownBy;
-import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
-import static org.junit.Assert.assertTrue;
-import static org.mockito.Mockito.when;
-
-import java.util.Map;
-import org.junit.Before;
-import org.junit.Test;
-import org.mockito.Mock;
-import org.mockito.MockitoAnnotations;
-import org.onap.policy.common.endpoints.http.client.HttpClient;
-import org.onap.policy.common.endpoints.http.client.HttpClientFactory;
-import org.onap.policy.controlloop.actorserviceprovider.Util;
-import org.onap.policy.controlloop.actorserviceprovider.parameters.ParameterValidationRuntimeException;
-
-public class SoOperatorTest {
-    private static final String ACTOR = "my-actor";
-    private static final String OPERATION = "my-name";
-    private static final String CLIENT = "my-client";
-    private static final String PATH = "/my-path";
-    private static final String PATH_GET = "my-path-get/";
-    private static final int MAX_GETS = 3;
-    private static final int WAIT_SEC_GETS = 20;
-    private static final int TIMEOUT = 100;
-
-    @Mock
-    private HttpClient client;
-
-    @Mock
-    private HttpClientFactory factory;
-
-
-    private SoOperator oper;
-
-    /**
-     * Initializes fields, including {@link #oper}, and resets the static fields used by
-     * the REST server.
-     */
-    @Before
-    public void setUp() {
-        MockitoAnnotations.initMocks(this);
-
-        when(factory.get(CLIENT)).thenReturn(client);
-
-        oper = new MyOperator();
-
-        SoParams params = SoParams.builder().pathGet(PATH_GET).maxGets(MAX_GETS).waitSecGet(WAIT_SEC_GETS)
-                        .clientName(CLIENT).path(PATH).timeoutSec(TIMEOUT).build();
-        Map<String, Object> paramMap = Util.translateToMap(OPERATION, params);
-        oper.configure(paramMap);
-    }
-
-    @Test
-    public void testConstructor() {
-        assertEquals(ACTOR, oper.getActorName());
-        assertEquals(OPERATION, oper.getName());
-        assertEquals(ACTOR + "." + OPERATION, oper.getFullName());
-    }
-
-    @Test
-    public void testDoConfigure_testGetters() {
-        assertTrue(oper.getCurrentConfig() instanceof SoConfig);
-
-        // test invalid parameters
-        Map<String, Object> paramMap2 = Util.translateToMap(OPERATION, SoParams.builder().build());
-        assertThatThrownBy(() -> oper.configure(paramMap2)).isInstanceOf(ParameterValidationRuntimeException.class);
-    }
-
-
-    private class MyOperator extends SoOperator {
-        public MyOperator() {
-            super(ACTOR, OPERATION, null);
-        }
-
-        @Override
-        protected HttpClientFactory getClientFactory() {
-            return factory;
-        }
-    }
-}
diff --git a/models-interactions/model-actors/actor.so/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/controlloop/actor/so/SoParamsTest.java b/models-interactions/model-actors/actor.so/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/controlloop/actor/so/SoParamsTest.java
deleted file mode 100644
index 2b02ad8ff..000000000
--- a/models-interactions/model-actors/actor.so/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/controlloop/actor/so/SoParamsTest.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,92 +0,0 @@
-/*-
- * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
- * ONAP
- * ================================================================================
- * Copyright (C) 2020 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.controlloop.actor.so;
-
-import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat;
-import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
-import static org.junit.Assert.assertFalse;
-import static org.junit.Assert.assertTrue;
-
-import java.util.function.Function;
-import org.junit.Before;
-import org.junit.Test;
-import org.onap.policy.common.parameters.ValidationResult;
-import org.onap.policy.controlloop.actor.so.SoParams.SoParamsBuilder;
-import org.onap.policy.controlloop.actorserviceprovider.parameters.HttpParams.HttpParamsBuilder;
-
-public class SoParamsTest {
-    private static final String CONTAINER = "my-container";
-    private static final String CLIENT = "my-client";
-    private static final String PATH = "my-path";
-    private static final String PATH_GET = "my-path-get";
-    private static final int MAX_GETS = 3;
-    private static final int WAIT_SEC_GETS = 20;
-    private static final int TIMEOUT = 10;
-
-    private SoParams params;
-
-    @Before
-    public void setUp() {
-        params = SoParams.builder().pathGet(PATH_GET).maxGets(MAX_GETS).waitSecGet(WAIT_SEC_GETS).clientName(CLIENT)
-                        .path(PATH).timeoutSec(TIMEOUT).build();
-    }
-
-    @Test
-    public void testValidate() {
-        assertTrue(params.validate(CONTAINER).isValid());
-
-        testValidateField("pathGet", "null", bldr -> bldr.pathGet(null));
-        testValidateField("maxGets", "minimum", bldr -> bldr.maxGets(-1));
-        testValidateField("waitSecGet", "minimum", bldr -> bldr.waitSecGet(-1));
-
-        // validate one of the superclass fields
-        testValidateField("clientName", "null", bldr -> bldr.clientName(null));
-
-        // check edge cases
-        assertTrue(params.toBuilder().maxGets(0).build().validate(CONTAINER).isValid());
-        assertFalse(params.toBuilder().waitSecGet(0).build().validate(CONTAINER).isValid());
-        assertTrue(params.toBuilder().waitSecGet(1).build().validate(CONTAINER).isValid());
-    }
-
-    @Test
-    public void testBuilder_testToBuilder() {
-        assertEquals(CLIENT, params.getClientName());
-
-        assertEquals(PATH_GET, params.getPathGet());
-        assertEquals(MAX_GETS, params.getMaxGets());
-        assertEquals(WAIT_SEC_GETS, params.getWaitSecGet());
-
-        assertEquals(params, params.toBuilder().build());
-    }
-
-    private void testValidateField(String fieldName, String expected,
-                    @SuppressWarnings("rawtypes") Function<SoParamsBuilder, HttpParamsBuilder> makeInvalid) {
-
-        // original params should be valid
-        ValidationResult result = params.validate(CONTAINER);
-        assertTrue(fieldName, result.isValid());
-
-        // make invalid params
-        result = makeInvalid.apply(params.toBuilder()).build().validate(CONTAINER);
-        assertFalse(fieldName, result.isValid());
-        assertThat(result.getResult()).contains(fieldName).contains(expected);
-    }
-}
diff --git a/models-interactions/model-actors/actor.so/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/controlloop/actor/so/VfModuleCreateTest.java b/models-interactions/model-actors/actor.so/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/controlloop/actor/so/VfModuleCreateTest.java
index 2b3e1163b..94268646d 100644
--- a/models-interactions/model-actors/actor.so/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/controlloop/actor/so/VfModuleCreateTest.java
+++ b/models-interactions/model-actors/actor.so/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/controlloop/actor/so/VfModuleCreateTest.java
@@ -51,6 +51,8 @@ import org.onap.policy.common.endpoints.http.client.HttpClientFactoryInstance;
 import org.onap.policy.common.utils.coder.CoderException;
 import org.onap.policy.controlloop.actorserviceprovider.OperationOutcome;
 import org.onap.policy.controlloop.actorserviceprovider.parameters.ControlLoopOperationParams;
+import org.onap.policy.controlloop.actorserviceprovider.parameters.HttpPollingConfig;
+import org.onap.policy.controlloop.actorserviceprovider.parameters.HttpPollingParams;
 import org.onap.policy.controlloop.policy.PolicyResult;
 import org.onap.policy.so.SoRequest;
 import org.onap.policy.so.SoResponse;
@@ -88,11 +90,13 @@ public class VfModuleCreateTest extends BasicSoOperation {
      */
     @Test
     public void testSuccess() throws Exception {
-        SoParams opParams = SoParams.builder().clientName(MY_CLIENT).path("serviceInstantiation/v7/serviceInstances")
-                        .pathGet("orchestrationRequests/v5/").maxGets(2).build();
-        config = new SoConfig(blockingExecutor, opParams, HttpClientFactoryInstance.getClientFactory());
+        HttpPollingParams opParams = HttpPollingParams.builder().clientName(MY_CLIENT)
+                        .path("serviceInstantiation/v7/serviceInstances").pollPath("orchestrationRequests/v5/")
+                        .maxPolls(2).build();
+        config = new HttpPollingConfig(blockingExecutor, opParams, HttpClientFactoryInstance.getClientFactory());
 
         params = params.toBuilder().retry(0).timeoutSec(5).executor(blockingExecutor).build();
+
         oper = new VfModuleCreate(params, config);
 
         outcome = oper.start().get();
@@ -179,7 +183,7 @@ public class VfModuleCreateTest extends BasicSoOperation {
 
         oper = new VfModuleCreate(params, config) {
             @Override
-            public long getWaitMsGet() {
+            protected long getPollWaitMs() {
                 return 1;
             }
         };
@@ -197,10 +201,10 @@ public class VfModuleCreateTest extends BasicSoOperation {
     }
 
     /**
-     * Tests startOperationAsync() when "get" operations are required.
+     * Tests startOperationAsync() when polling is required.
      */
     @Test
-    public void testStartOperationAsyncWithGets() throws Exception {
+    public void testStartOperationAsyncWithPolling() throws Exception {
         when(rawResponse.getStatus()).thenReturn(500, 500, 500, 500, 200, 200);
 
         when(client.post(any(), any(), any(), any())).thenAnswer(provideResponse(rawResponse));
@@ -211,7 +215,7 @@ public class VfModuleCreateTest extends BasicSoOperation {
 
         oper = new VfModuleCreate(params, config) {
             @Override
-            public long getWaitMsGet() {
+            public long getPollWaitMs() {
                 return 1;
             }
         };
diff --git a/models-interactions/model-actors/actor.so/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/controlloop/actor/so/VfModuleDeleteTest.java b/models-interactions/model-actors/actor.so/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/controlloop/actor/so/VfModuleDeleteTest.java
index f5d05a0e8..d7b53411b 100644
--- a/models-interactions/model-actors/actor.so/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/controlloop/actor/so/VfModuleDeleteTest.java
+++ b/models-interactions/model-actors/actor.so/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/controlloop/actor/so/VfModuleDeleteTest.java
@@ -64,7 +64,8 @@ import org.onap.policy.common.endpoints.http.client.HttpClientFactoryInstance;
 import org.onap.policy.common.utils.coder.CoderException;
 import org.onap.policy.controlloop.actorserviceprovider.OperationOutcome;
 import org.onap.policy.controlloop.actorserviceprovider.parameters.ControlLoopOperationParams;
-import org.onap.policy.controlloop.actorserviceprovider.parameters.HttpConfig;
+import org.onap.policy.controlloop.actorserviceprovider.parameters.HttpPollingConfig;
+import org.onap.policy.controlloop.actorserviceprovider.parameters.HttpPollingParams;
 import org.onap.policy.controlloop.policy.PolicyResult;
 import org.onap.policy.so.SoRequest;
 import org.onap.policy.so.SoResponse;
@@ -119,11 +120,12 @@ public class VfModuleDeleteTest extends BasicSoOperation {
      */
     @Test
     public void testSuccess() throws Exception {
-        SoParams opParams = SoParams.builder().clientName(MY_CLIENT).path("serviceInstances/v7")
-                        .pathGet("orchestrationRequests/v5/").maxGets(2).build();
-        config = new SoConfig(blockingExecutor, opParams, HttpClientFactoryInstance.getClientFactory());
+        HttpPollingParams opParams = HttpPollingParams.builder().clientName(MY_CLIENT).path("serviceInstances/v7")
+                        .pollPath("orchestrationRequests/v5/").maxPolls(2).build();
+        config = new HttpPollingConfig(blockingExecutor, opParams, HttpClientFactoryInstance.getClientFactory());
 
         params = params.toBuilder().retry(0).timeoutSec(5).executor(blockingExecutor).build();
+
         oper = new VfModuleDelete(params, config);
 
         outcome = oper.start().get();
@@ -138,7 +140,7 @@ public class VfModuleDeleteTest extends BasicSoOperation {
 
         // verify that target validation is done
         params = params.toBuilder().target(null).build();
-        assertThatIllegalArgumentException().isThrownBy(() -> new VfModuleDelete(params, config))
+        assertThatIllegalArgumentException().isThrownBy(() -> new MyOperation(params, config))
                         .withMessageContaining("Target information");
     }
 
@@ -208,7 +210,7 @@ public class VfModuleDeleteTest extends BasicSoOperation {
 
         oper = new MyOperation(params, config) {
             @Override
-            public long getWaitMsGet() {
+            public long getPollWaitMs() {
                 return 1;
             }
         };
@@ -226,10 +228,10 @@ public class VfModuleDeleteTest extends BasicSoOperation {
     }
 
     /**
-     * Tests startOperationAsync() when "get" operations are required.
+     * Tests startOperationAsync() when polling is required.
      */
     @Test
-    public void testStartOperationAsyncWithGets() throws Exception {
+    public void testStartOperationAsyncWithPolling() throws Exception {
 
         // indicate that the response was incomplete
         configureResponse(coder.encode(response).replace("COMPLETE", "incomplete"));
@@ -242,7 +244,7 @@ public class VfModuleDeleteTest extends BasicSoOperation {
 
         oper = new MyOperation(params, config) {
             @Override
-            public long getWaitMsGet() {
+            public long getPollWaitMs() {
                 return 1;
             }
         };
@@ -383,7 +385,7 @@ public class VfModuleDeleteTest extends BasicSoOperation {
     @Test
     public void testMakeHttpClient() {
         // must use a real operation to invoke this method
-        assertNotNull(new VfModuleDelete(params, config).makeHttpClient());
+        assertNotNull(new MyOperation(params, config).makeHttpClient());
     }
 
 
@@ -428,7 +430,7 @@ public class VfModuleDeleteTest extends BasicSoOperation {
 
     private class MyOperation extends VfModuleDelete {
 
-        public MyOperation(ControlLoopOperationParams params, HttpConfig config) {
+        public MyOperation(ControlLoopOperationParams params, HttpPollingConfig config) {
             super(params, config);
         }
 
diff --git a/models-interactions/model-actors/actor.so/src/test/resources/service.yaml b/models-interactions/model-actors/actor.so/src/test/resources/service.yaml
index e1cb0d9f3..e16e7d74a 100644
--- a/models-interactions/model-actors/actor.so/src/test/resources/service.yaml
+++ b/models-interactions/model-actors/actor.so/src/test/resources/service.yaml
@@ -26,8 +26,11 @@ httpClients:
 actors:
   SO:
     clientName: my-client
+    pollPath: orchestrationRequests/v5
+    pollWaitSec: 20
+    maxPolls: 20
     operations:
       VF Module Create:
         path: serviceInstantiation/v7/serviceInstances
       VF Module Delete:
-        path: serviceInstances/v7
\ No newline at end of file
+        path: serviceInstances/v7