Merge "More actor clean-up"

68 files changed, 1646 insertions, 644 deletions

diff --git a/models-interactions/model-actors/actor.aai/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/controlloop/actor/aai/AaiActorServiceProvider.java b/models-interactions/model-actors/actor.aai/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/controlloop/actor/aai/AaiActorServiceProvider.java
index df427c32c..a65a000ed 100644
--- a/models-interactions/model-actors/actor.aai/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/controlloop/actor/aai/AaiActorServiceProvider.java
+++ b/models-interactions/model-actors/actor.aai/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/controlloop/actor/aai/AaiActorServiceProvider.java
@@ -23,25 +23,25 @@ package org.onap.policy.controlloop.actor.aai;
 import org.onap.policy.aai.AaiConstants;
 import org.onap.policy.controlloop.actorserviceprovider.impl.HttpActor;
 import org.onap.policy.controlloop.actorserviceprovider.impl.HttpOperator;
+import org.onap.policy.controlloop.actorserviceprovider.parameters.HttpActorParams;
 
 /**
  * A&AI Actor.
  */
-public class AaiActorServiceProvider extends HttpActor {
+public class AaiActorServiceProvider extends HttpActor<HttpActorParams> {
     public static final String NAME = AaiConstants.ACTOR_NAME;
 
     /**
      * Constructs the object.
      */
     public AaiActorServiceProvider() {
-        super(NAME);
+        super(NAME, HttpActorParams.class);
 
-        addOperator(HttpOperator.makeOperator(NAME, AaiCustomQueryOperation.NAME,
-                        AaiCustomQueryOperation::new));
+        addOperator(new HttpOperator(NAME, AaiCustomQueryOperation.NAME, AaiCustomQueryOperation::new));
 
         // add all "get" operators
         for (String operation : AaiGetOperation.OPERATIONS) {
-            addOperator(HttpOperator.makeOperator(NAME, operation, AaiGetOperation::new));
+            addOperator(new HttpOperator(NAME, operation, AaiGetOperation::new));
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/models-interactions/model-actors/actor.aai/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/controlloop/actor/aai/AaiCustomQueryOperation.java b/models-interactions/model-actors/actor.aai/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/controlloop/actor/aai/AaiCustomQueryOperation.java
index 427701505..6b0287101 100644
--- a/models-interactions/model-actors/actor.aai/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/controlloop/actor/aai/AaiCustomQueryOperation.java
+++ b/models-interactions/model-actors/actor.aai/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/controlloop/actor/aai/AaiCustomQueryOperation.java
@@ -32,8 +32,8 @@ import org.onap.policy.common.endpoints.utils.NetLoggerUtil.EventType;
 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.impl.HttpOperator;
 import org.onap.policy.controlloop.actorserviceprovider.parameters.ControlLoopOperationParams;
+import org.onap.policy.controlloop.actorserviceprovider.parameters.HttpConfig;
 import org.slf4j.Logger;
 import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
 
@@ -56,10 +56,10 @@ public class AaiCustomQueryOperation extends HttpOperation<String> {
      * Constructs the object.
      *
      * @param params operation parameters
-     * @param operator operator that created this operation
+     * @param config configuration for this operation
      */
-    public AaiCustomQueryOperation(ControlLoopOperationParams params, HttpOperator operator) {
-        super(params, operator, String.class);
+    public AaiCustomQueryOperation(ControlLoopOperationParams params, HttpConfig config) {
+        super(params, config, String.class);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ public class AaiCustomQueryOperation extends HttpOperation<String> {
 
         // @formatter:off
         return handleResponse(outcome, url,
-            callback -> getOperator().getClient().put(callback, makePath(), entity, headers));
+            callback -> getClient().put(callback, makePath(), entity, headers));
         // @formatter:on
     }
 
diff --git a/models-interactions/model-actors/actor.aai/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/controlloop/actor/aai/AaiGetOperation.java b/models-interactions/model-actors/actor.aai/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/controlloop/actor/aai/AaiGetOperation.java
index dd3a4d6c0..408c1a0b1 100644
--- a/models-interactions/model-actors/actor.aai/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/controlloop/actor/aai/AaiGetOperation.java
+++ b/models-interactions/model-actors/actor.aai/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/controlloop/actor/aai/AaiGetOperation.java
@@ -31,8 +31,8 @@ import org.onap.policy.common.endpoints.utils.NetLoggerUtil.EventType;
 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.impl.HttpOperator;
 import org.onap.policy.controlloop.actorserviceprovider.parameters.ControlLoopOperationParams;
+import org.onap.policy.controlloop.actorserviceprovider.parameters.HttpConfig;
 import org.slf4j.Logger;
 import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
 
@@ -68,11 +68,11 @@ public class AaiGetOperation extends HttpOperation<StandardCoderObject> {
      * Constructs the object.
      *
      * @param params operation parameters
-     * @param operator operator that created this operation
+     * @param config configuration for this operation
      */
-    public AaiGetOperation(ControlLoopOperationParams params, HttpOperator operator) {
-        super(params, operator, StandardCoderObject.class);
-        this.propertyPrefix = operator.getFullName() + ".";
+    public AaiGetOperation(ControlLoopOperationParams params, HttpConfig config) {
+        super(params, config, StandardCoderObject.class);
+        this.propertyPrefix = getFullName() + ".";
     }
 
     /**
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ public class AaiGetOperation extends HttpOperation<StandardCoderObject> {
 
         // @formatter:off
         return handleResponse(outcome, url,
-            callback -> getOperator().getClient().get(callback, makePath(), headers));
+            callback -> getClient().get(callback, makePath(), headers));
         // @formatter:on
     }
 
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ public class AaiGetOperation extends HttpOperation<StandardCoderObject> {
 
     @Override
     public String makePath() {
-        return (getOperator().getPath() + "/" + params.getTargetEntity());
+        return (getPath() + "/" + params.getTargetEntity());
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/models-interactions/model-actors/actor.aai/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/controlloop/actor/aai/AaiCustomQueryOperationTest.java b/models-interactions/model-actors/actor.aai/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/controlloop/actor/aai/AaiCustomQueryOperationTest.java
index 05b07fb07..1ec7bea4e 100644
--- a/models-interactions/model-actors/actor.aai/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/controlloop/actor/aai/AaiCustomQueryOperationTest.java
+++ b/models-interactions/model-actors/actor.aai/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/controlloop/actor/aai/AaiCustomQueryOperationTest.java
@@ -77,14 +77,14 @@ public class AaiCustomQueryOperationTest extends BasicAaiOperation<Map<String, S
      */
     @Before
     public void setUp() throws Exception {
-        super.setUp();
+        super.setUpBasic();
 
         MyTenantOperator tenantOperator = new MyTenantOperator();
 
         when(service.getActor(AaiConstants.ACTOR_NAME)).thenReturn(tenantActor);
         when(tenantActor.getOperator(AaiGetOperation.TENANT)).thenReturn(tenantOperator);
 
-        oper = new AaiCustomQueryOperation(params, operator);
+        oper = new AaiCustomQueryOperation(params, config);
     }
 
     @Test
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ public class AaiCustomQueryOperationTest extends BasicAaiOperation<Map<String, S
 
         @Override
         public Operation buildOperation(ControlLoopOperationParams params) {
-            return new AaiGetOperation(params, this);
+            return new AaiGetOperation(params, getCurrentConfig());
         }
 
         @Override
diff --git a/models-interactions/model-actors/actor.aai/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/controlloop/actor/aai/AaiGetOperationTest.java b/models-interactions/model-actors/actor.aai/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/controlloop/actor/aai/AaiGetOperationTest.java
index 654864246..4681d9ef4 100644
--- a/models-interactions/model-actors/actor.aai/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/controlloop/actor/aai/AaiGetOperationTest.java
+++ b/models-interactions/model-actors/actor.aai/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/controlloop/actor/aai/AaiGetOperationTest.java
@@ -54,8 +54,8 @@ public class AaiGetOperationTest extends BasicAaiOperation<Void> {
      */
     @Before
     public void setUp() throws Exception {
-        super.setUp();
-        oper = new AaiGetOperation(params, operator);
+        super.setUpBasic();
+        oper = new AaiGetOperation(params, config);
     }
 
     @Test
diff --git a/models-interactions/model-actors/actor.appc/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/controlloop/actor/appc/AppcActorServiceProvider.java b/models-interactions/model-actors/actor.appc/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/controlloop/actor/appc/AppcActorServiceProvider.java
index 1ec46899f..f6a204540 100644
--- a/models-interactions/model-actors/actor.appc/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/controlloop/actor/appc/AppcActorServiceProvider.java
+++ b/models-interactions/model-actors/actor.appc/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/controlloop/actor/appc/AppcActorServiceProvider.java
@@ -35,12 +35,13 @@ import org.onap.policy.controlloop.ControlLoopOperation;
 import org.onap.policy.controlloop.VirtualControlLoopEvent;
 import org.onap.policy.controlloop.actorserviceprovider.impl.BidirectionalTopicActor;
 import org.onap.policy.controlloop.actorserviceprovider.impl.BidirectionalTopicOperator;
+import org.onap.policy.controlloop.actorserviceprovider.parameters.BidirectionalTopicActorParams;
 import org.onap.policy.controlloop.policy.Policy;
 import org.slf4j.Logger;
 import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
 
 
-public class AppcActorServiceProvider extends BidirectionalTopicActor {
+public class AppcActorServiceProvider extends BidirectionalTopicActor<BidirectionalTopicActorParams> {
     private static final String NAME = "APPC";
 
     private static final Logger logger = LoggerFactory.getLogger(AppcActorServiceProvider.class);
@@ -74,10 +75,10 @@ public class AppcActorServiceProvider extends BidirectionalTopicActor {
      * Constructs the object.
      */
     public AppcActorServiceProvider() {
-        super(NAME);
+        super(NAME, BidirectionalTopicActorParams.class);
 
-        addOperator(BidirectionalTopicOperator.makeOperator(NAME, ModifyConfigOperation.NAME, this,
-                        AppcOperation.SELECTOR_KEYS, ModifyConfigOperation::new));
+        addOperator(new BidirectionalTopicOperator(NAME, ModifyConfigOperation.NAME, this, AppcOperation.SELECTOR_KEYS,
+                        ModifyConfigOperation::new));
     }
 
 
diff --git a/models-interactions/model-actors/actor.appc/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/controlloop/actor/appc/AppcOperation.java b/models-interactions/model-actors/actor.appc/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/controlloop/actor/appc/AppcOperation.java
index 8bc1a7f32..7d4af80ad 100644
--- a/models-interactions/model-actors/actor.appc/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/controlloop/actor/appc/AppcOperation.java
+++ b/models-interactions/model-actors/actor.appc/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/controlloop/actor/appc/AppcOperation.java
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ import org.onap.policy.common.utils.coder.CoderException;
 import org.onap.policy.common.utils.coder.StandardCoder;
 import org.onap.policy.controlloop.actorserviceprovider.OperationOutcome;
 import org.onap.policy.controlloop.actorserviceprovider.impl.BidirectionalTopicOperation;
-import org.onap.policy.controlloop.actorserviceprovider.impl.BidirectionalTopicOperator;
+import org.onap.policy.controlloop.actorserviceprovider.parameters.BidirectionalTopicConfig;
 import org.onap.policy.controlloop.actorserviceprovider.parameters.ControlLoopOperationParams;
 import org.onap.policy.controlloop.actorserviceprovider.topic.SelectorKey;
 import org.onap.policy.controlloop.policy.PolicyResult;
@@ -60,10 +60,10 @@ public abstract class AppcOperation extends BidirectionalTopicOperation<Request,
      * Constructs the object.
      *
      * @param params operation parameters
-     * @param operator operator that created this operation
+     * @param config configuration for this operation
      */
-    public AppcOperation(ControlLoopOperationParams params, BidirectionalTopicOperator operator) {
-        super(params, operator, Response.class);
+    public AppcOperation(ControlLoopOperationParams params, BidirectionalTopicConfig config) {
+        super(params, config, Response.class);
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/models-interactions/model-actors/actor.appc/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/controlloop/actor/appc/ModifyConfigOperation.java b/models-interactions/model-actors/actor.appc/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/controlloop/actor/appc/ModifyConfigOperation.java
index 5839df58e..b88be4472 100644
--- a/models-interactions/model-actors/actor.appc/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/controlloop/actor/appc/ModifyConfigOperation.java
+++ b/models-interactions/model-actors/actor.appc/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/controlloop/actor/appc/ModifyConfigOperation.java
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ import org.onap.policy.aai.AaiCqResponse;
 import org.onap.policy.appc.Request;
 import org.onap.policy.controlloop.actor.aai.AaiCustomQueryOperation;
 import org.onap.policy.controlloop.actorserviceprovider.OperationOutcome;
-import org.onap.policy.controlloop.actorserviceprovider.impl.BidirectionalTopicOperator;
+import org.onap.policy.controlloop.actorserviceprovider.parameters.BidirectionalTopicConfig;
 import org.onap.policy.controlloop.actorserviceprovider.parameters.ControlLoopOperationParams;
 import org.slf4j.Logger;
 import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
@@ -41,10 +41,10 @@ public class ModifyConfigOperation extends AppcOperation {
      * Constructs the object.
      *
      * @param params operation parameters
-     * @param operator operator that created this operation
+     * @param config configuration for this operation
      */
-    public ModifyConfigOperation(ControlLoopOperationParams params, BidirectionalTopicOperator operator) {
-        super(params, operator);
+    public ModifyConfigOperation(ControlLoopOperationParams params, BidirectionalTopicConfig config) {
+        super(params, config);
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/models-interactions/model-actors/actor.appc/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/controlloop/actor/appc/AppcOperationTest.java b/models-interactions/model-actors/actor.appc/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/controlloop/actor/appc/AppcOperationTest.java
index 8a86b346c..218a4e532 100644
--- a/models-interactions/model-actors/actor.appc/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/controlloop/actor/appc/AppcOperationTest.java
+++ b/models-interactions/model-actors/actor.appc/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/controlloop/actor/appc/AppcOperationTest.java
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ public class AppcOperationTest extends BasicAppcOperation {
     public void setUp() throws Exception {
         super.setUp();
 
-        oper = new AppcOperation(params, operator) {
+        oper = new AppcOperation(params, config) {
             @Override
             protected Request makeRequest(int attempt) {
                 return oper.makeRequest(attempt, MY_VNF);
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ public class AppcOperationTest extends BasicAppcOperation {
 
         // repeat using a null payload
         params = params.toBuilder().payload(null).build();
-        oper = new AppcOperation(params, operator) {
+        oper = new AppcOperation(params, config) {
             @Override
             protected Request makeRequest(int attempt) {
                 return oper.makeRequest(attempt, MY_VNF);
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ public class AppcOperationTest extends BasicAppcOperation {
 
         params = params.toBuilder().payload(payload).build();
 
-        oper = new AppcOperation(params, operator) {
+        oper = new AppcOperation(params, config) {
             @Override
             protected Request makeRequest(int attempt) {
                 return oper.makeRequest(attempt, MY_VNF);
diff --git a/models-interactions/model-actors/actor.appc/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/controlloop/actor/appc/BasicAppcOperation.java b/models-interactions/model-actors/actor.appc/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/controlloop/actor/appc/BasicAppcOperation.java
index 3d4a04612..ed3e7a7ee 100644
--- a/models-interactions/model-actors/actor.appc/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/controlloop/actor/appc/BasicAppcOperation.java
+++ b/models-interactions/model-actors/actor.appc/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/controlloop/actor/appc/BasicAppcOperation.java
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ import java.util.concurrent.CompletableFuture;
 import java.util.concurrent.ExecutionException;
 import java.util.concurrent.TimeoutException;
 import java.util.function.BiConsumer;
-import java.util.function.BiFunction;
 import org.onap.policy.appc.Response;
 import org.onap.policy.appc.ResponseCode;
 import org.onap.policy.appc.ResponseStatus;
@@ -40,8 +39,8 @@ import org.onap.policy.common.utils.coder.StandardCoderObject;
 import org.onap.policy.controlloop.actor.test.BasicBidirectionalTopicOperation;
 import org.onap.policy.controlloop.actorserviceprovider.OperationOutcome;
 import org.onap.policy.controlloop.actorserviceprovider.Util;
-import org.onap.policy.controlloop.actorserviceprovider.impl.BidirectionalTopicOperator;
-import org.onap.policy.controlloop.actorserviceprovider.parameters.ControlLoopOperationParams;
+import org.onap.policy.controlloop.actorserviceprovider.impl.OperationMaker;
+import org.onap.policy.controlloop.actorserviceprovider.parameters.BidirectionalTopicConfig;
 import org.onap.policy.controlloop.policy.PolicyResult;
 import org.onap.policy.controlloop.policy.Target;
 import org.powermock.reflect.Whitebox;
@@ -82,7 +81,7 @@ public abstract class BasicAppcOperation extends BasicBidirectionalTopicOperatio
      * Initializes mocks and sets up.
      */
     public void setUp() throws Exception {
-        super.setUp();
+        super.setUpBasic();
 
         response = new Response();
 
@@ -123,12 +122,12 @@ public abstract class BasicAppcOperation extends BasicBidirectionalTopicOperatio
      * @param expectedText text expected in the exception message
      */
     protected void verifyMissing(String fieldName, String expectedText,
-                    BiFunction<ControlLoopOperationParams, BidirectionalTopicOperator, AppcOperation> maker) {
+                    OperationMaker<BidirectionalTopicConfig, AppcOperation> maker) {
 
         makeContext();
         enrichment.remove(fieldName);
 
-        AppcOperation oper = maker.apply(params, operator);
+        AppcOperation oper = maker.apply(params, config);
 
         assertThatIllegalArgumentException().isThrownBy(() -> Whitebox.invokeMethod(oper, "makeRequest", 1))
                         .withMessageContaining("missing").withMessageContaining(expectedText);
diff --git a/models-interactions/model-actors/actor.appc/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/controlloop/actor/appc/ModifyConfigOperationTest.java b/models-interactions/model-actors/actor.appc/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/controlloop/actor/appc/ModifyConfigOperationTest.java
index 34bbec32f..5ff789715 100644
--- a/models-interactions/model-actors/actor.appc/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/controlloop/actor/appc/ModifyConfigOperationTest.java
+++ b/models-interactions/model-actors/actor.appc/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/controlloop/actor/appc/ModifyConfigOperationTest.java
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ public class ModifyConfigOperationTest extends BasicAppcOperation {
     @Before
     public void setUp() throws Exception {
         super.setUp();
-        oper = new ModifyConfigOperation(params, operator);
+        oper = new ModifyConfigOperation(params, config);
     }
 
     @Test
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ public class ModifyConfigOperationTest extends BasicAppcOperation {
 
         AtomicBoolean guardStarted = new AtomicBoolean();
 
-        oper = new ModifyConfigOperation(params, operator) {
+        oper = new ModifyConfigOperation(params, config) {
             @Override
             protected CompletableFuture<OperationOutcome> startGuardAsync() {
                 guardStarted.set(true);
diff --git a/models-interactions/model-actors/actor.guard/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/controlloop/actor/guard/GuardActorParams.java b/models-interactions/model-actors/actor.guard/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/controlloop/actor/guard/GuardActorParams.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b8eb85c03
--- /dev/null
+++ b/models-interactions/model-actors/actor.guard/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/controlloop/actor/guard/GuardActorParams.java
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+/*-
+ * ============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.guard;
+
+import lombok.EqualsAndHashCode;
+import lombok.Getter;
+import lombok.Setter;
+import org.onap.policy.controlloop.actorserviceprovider.parameters.HttpActorParams;
+
+@Getter
+@Setter
+@EqualsAndHashCode(callSuper = true)
+public class GuardActorParams extends HttpActorParams {
+    public static final String DEFAULT_ACTION = "guard";
+
+    /*
+     * Optional, default values that are used if missing from the operation-specific
+     * parameters.
+     */
+
+    private String onapName;
+    private String onapComponent;
+    private String onapInstance;
+    private String action = DEFAULT_ACTION;
+}
diff --git a/models-interactions/model-actors/actor.guard/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/controlloop/actor/guard/GuardActorServiceProvider.java b/models-interactions/model-actors/actor.guard/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/controlloop/actor/guard/GuardActorServiceProvider.java
index 104c3830c..ea08d13da 100644
--- a/models-interactions/model-actors/actor.guard/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/controlloop/actor/guard/GuardActorServiceProvider.java
+++ b/models-interactions/model-actors/actor.guard/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/controlloop/actor/guard/GuardActorServiceProvider.java
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ package org.onap.policy.controlloop.actor.guard;
 import org.onap.policy.controlloop.actorserviceprovider.impl.HttpActor;
 import org.onap.policy.controlloop.actorserviceprovider.impl.HttpOperator;
 
-public class GuardActorServiceProvider extends HttpActor {
+public class GuardActorServiceProvider extends HttpActor<GuardActorParams> {
     // actor name
     public static final String NAME = "GUARD";
 
@@ -33,9 +33,8 @@ public class GuardActorServiceProvider extends HttpActor {
      * Constructs the object.
      */
     public GuardActorServiceProvider() {
-        super(NAME);
+        super(NAME, GuardActorParams.class);
 
-        addOperator(HttpOperator.makeOperator(NAME, GuardOperation.NAME,
-                        GuardOperation::new));
+        addOperator(new HttpOperator(NAME, GuardOperation.NAME, GuardOperation::new));
     }
 }
diff --git a/models-interactions/model-actors/actor.guard/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/controlloop/actor/guard/GuardConfig.java b/models-interactions/model-actors/actor.guard/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/controlloop/actor/guard/GuardConfig.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c6bf32635
--- /dev/null
+++ b/models-interactions/model-actors/actor.guard/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/controlloop/actor/guard/GuardConfig.java
@@ -0,0 +1,72 @@
+/*-
+ * ============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.guard;
+
+import java.util.LinkedHashMap;
+import java.util.Map;
+import java.util.concurrent.Executor;
+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;
+
+/**
+ * Configuration for Guard Operators.
+ */
+public class GuardConfig extends HttpConfig {
+    private final Map<String, Object> defaultRequest = new LinkedHashMap<>();
+
+    /**
+     * 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 GuardConfig(Executor blockingExecutor, GuardParams params, HttpClientFactory clientFactory) {
+        super(blockingExecutor, params, clientFactory);
+
+        addProperty("ONAPComponent", params.getOnapComponent());
+        addProperty("ONAPInstance", params.getOnapInstance());
+        addProperty("ONAPName", params.getOnapName());
+        addProperty("action", params.getAction());
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Adds a property to the default request, if the value is not {@code null}.
+     *
+     * @param key property key
+     * @param value property value, or {@code null}
+     */
+    private void addProperty(String key, String value) {
+        if (value != null) {
+            defaultRequest.put(key, value);
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Creates a new request, with the default values.
+     *
+     * @return a new request map
+     */
+    public Map<String, Object> makeRequest() {
+        return new LinkedHashMap<>(defaultRequest);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/models-interactions/model-actors/actor.guard/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/controlloop/actor/guard/GuardOperation.java b/models-interactions/model-actors/actor.guard/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/controlloop/actor/guard/GuardOperation.java
index 941838f00..453a3e377 100644
--- a/models-interactions/model-actors/actor.guard/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/controlloop/actor/guard/GuardOperation.java
+++ b/models-interactions/model-actors/actor.guard/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/controlloop/actor/guard/GuardOperation.java
@@ -33,8 +33,8 @@ import org.onap.policy.common.endpoints.utils.NetLoggerUtil.EventType;
 import org.onap.policy.controlloop.actorserviceprovider.OperationOutcome;
 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.parameters.ControlLoopOperationParams;
+import org.onap.policy.controlloop.actorserviceprovider.parameters.HttpConfig;
 import org.onap.policy.controlloop.policy.PolicyResult;
 import org.onap.policy.models.decisions.concepts.DecisionRequest;
 import org.onap.policy.models.decisions.concepts.DecisionResponse;
@@ -74,15 +74,18 @@ public class GuardOperation extends HttpOperation<DecisionResponse> {
      */
     public static final String RESOURCE_PREFIX = "resource.";
 
+    private final GuardConfig config;
+
 
     /**
      * Constructs the object.
      *
      * @param params operation parameters
-     * @param operator operator that created this operation
+     * @param config configuration for this operation
      */
-    public GuardOperation(ControlLoopOperationParams params, HttpOperator operator) {
-        super(params, operator, DecisionResponse.class);
+    public GuardOperation(ControlLoopOperationParams params, HttpConfig config) {
+        super(params, config, DecisionResponse.class);
+        this.config = (GuardConfig) config;
     }
 
     @Override
@@ -101,7 +104,7 @@ public class GuardOperation extends HttpOperation<DecisionResponse> {
 
         // @formatter:off
         return handleResponse(outcome, url,
-            callback -> getOperator().getClient().post(callback, makePath(), entity, headers));
+            callback -> getClient().post(callback, makePath(), entity, headers));
         // @formatter:on
     }
 
@@ -121,7 +124,7 @@ public class GuardOperation extends HttpOperation<DecisionResponse> {
          * appropriate field.
          */
 
-        Map<String, Object> req = new LinkedHashMap<>();
+        Map<String, Object> req = config.makeRequest();
         Map<String, Object> resource = new LinkedHashMap<>();
 
         for (Entry<String, String> ent : params.getPayload().entrySet()) {
@@ -141,7 +144,6 @@ public class GuardOperation extends HttpOperation<DecisionResponse> {
             }
         }
 
-        req.putIfAbsent("action", "guard");
         req.computeIfAbsent("requestId", key -> UUID.randomUUID().toString());
         req.put(RESOURCE, resource);
 
diff --git a/models-interactions/model-actors/actor.guard/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/controlloop/actor/guard/GuardOperator.java b/models-interactions/model-actors/actor.guard/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/controlloop/actor/guard/GuardOperator.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b3a47fd71
--- /dev/null
+++ b/models-interactions/model-actors/actor.guard/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/controlloop/actor/guard/GuardOperator.java
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+/*-
+ * ============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.guard;
+
+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;
+
+/**
+ * Guard Operator.
+ */
+public class GuardOperator extends HttpOperator {
+
+    public GuardOperator(String actorName, String name,
+                    @SuppressWarnings("rawtypes") OperationMaker<HttpConfig, HttpOperation> operationMaker) {
+        super(actorName, name, operationMaker);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    protected HttpConfig makeConfiguration(Map<String, Object> parameters) {
+        GuardParams params = Util.translate(getFullName(), parameters, GuardParams.class);
+        ValidationResult result = params.validate(getFullName());
+        if (!result.isValid()) {
+            throw new ParameterValidationRuntimeException("invalid parameters", result);
+        }
+
+        return new GuardConfig(getBlockingExecutor(), params, getClientFactory());
+    }
+}
diff --git a/models-interactions/model-actors/actor.guard/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/controlloop/actor/guard/GuardParams.java b/models-interactions/model-actors/actor.guard/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/controlloop/actor/guard/GuardParams.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..251482525
--- /dev/null
+++ b/models-interactions/model-actors/actor.guard/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/controlloop/actor/guard/GuardParams.java
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+/*-
+ * ============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.guard;
+
+import lombok.Data;
+import lombok.EqualsAndHashCode;
+import lombok.experimental.SuperBuilder;
+import org.onap.policy.controlloop.actorserviceprovider.parameters.HttpParams;
+
+/**
+ * Default values to be included if not specified in the payload.
+ */
+@Data
+@EqualsAndHashCode(callSuper = true)
+@SuperBuilder(toBuilder = true)
+public class GuardParams extends HttpParams {
+
+    /*
+     * Optional, default values that are used if missing from the payload.
+     */
+
+    private String onapName;
+    private String onapComponent;
+    private String onapInstance;
+    private String action;
+}
diff --git a/models-interactions/model-actors/actor.guard/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/controlloop/actor/guard/GuardActorParamsTest.java b/models-interactions/model-actors/actor.guard/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/controlloop/actor/guard/GuardActorParamsTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..cd9f4e316
--- /dev/null
+++ b/models-interactions/model-actors/actor.guard/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/controlloop/actor/guard/GuardActorParamsTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,108 @@
+/*-
+ * ============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.guard;
+
+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.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;
+
+public class GuardActorParamsTest {
+    private static final String CONTAINER = "my-container";
+    private static final String CLIENT = "my-client";
+    private static final int TIMEOUT = 10;
+    private static final String ONAP_NAME = "onap-nap";
+    private static final String ONAP_COMP = "onap-component";
+    private static final String ONAP_INST = "onap-instance";
+    private static final String MY_ACTION = "my-action";
+
+    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 GuardActorParams 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 = makeGuardActorParams();
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testValidate() {
+        assertTrue(params.validate(CONTAINER).isValid());
+
+        // only a few fields are required
+        GuardActorParams sparse = Util.translate(CONTAINER, Map.of("operation", operations), GuardActorParams.class);
+        assertTrue(sparse.validate(CONTAINER).isValid());
+
+        assertEquals(GuardActorParams.DEFAULT_ACTION, sparse.getAction());
+
+        // check fields from superclass
+        testValidateField("operation", "null", params2 -> params2.setOperation(null));
+        testValidateField("timeoutSec", "minimum", params2 -> params2.setTimeoutSec(-1));
+    }
+
+    private void testValidateField(String fieldName, String expected, Consumer<GuardActorParams> makeInvalid) {
+
+        // original params should be valid
+        ValidationResult result = params.validate(CONTAINER);
+        assertTrue(fieldName, result.isValid());
+
+        // make invalid params
+        GuardActorParams params2 = makeGuardActorParams();
+        makeInvalid.accept(params2);
+        result = params2.validate(CONTAINER);
+        assertFalse(fieldName, result.isValid());
+        assertThat(result.getResult()).contains(CONTAINER).contains(fieldName).contains(expected);
+    }
+
+    private GuardActorParams makeGuardActorParams() {
+        GuardActorParams params2 = new GuardActorParams();
+        params2.setClientName(CLIENT);
+        params2.setTimeoutSec(TIMEOUT);
+        params2.setOperation(operations);
+
+        params2.setOnapName(ONAP_NAME);
+        params2.setOnapComponent(ONAP_COMP);
+        params2.setOnapInstance(ONAP_INST);
+        params2.setAction(MY_ACTION);
+
+        return params2;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/models-interactions/model-actors/actor.guard/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/controlloop/actor/guard/GuardConfigTest.java b/models-interactions/model-actors/actor.guard/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/controlloop/actor/guard/GuardConfigTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f94d122d9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/models-interactions/model-actors/actor.guard/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/controlloop/actor/guard/GuardConfigTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,92 @@
+/*-
+ * ============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.guard;
+
+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;
+import org.onap.policy.controlloop.actorserviceprovider.Util;
+import org.onap.policy.models.decisions.concepts.DecisionRequest;
+
+public class GuardConfigTest {
+    private static final String MY_CLIENT = "my-client";
+    private static final String PATH = "my-path";
+    private static final int TIMEOUT = 10;
+    private static final String ONAP_NAME = "onap-nap";
+    private static final String ONAP_COMP = "onap-component";
+    private static final String ONAP_INST = "onap-instance";
+    private static final String MY_ACTION = "my-action";
+
+    @Mock
+    private HttpClient client;
+    @Mock
+    private HttpClientFactory factory;
+    @Mock
+    private Executor executor;
+
+    private GuardParams params;
+    private GuardConfig config;
+
+    /**
+     * Sets up.
+     */
+    @Before
+    public void setUp() {
+        MockitoAnnotations.initMocks(this);
+
+        when(factory.get(MY_CLIENT)).thenReturn(client);
+
+        params = GuardParams.builder().onapName(ONAP_NAME).onapComponent(ONAP_COMP).onapInstance(ONAP_INST)
+                        .action(MY_ACTION).clientName(MY_CLIENT).path(PATH).timeoutSec(TIMEOUT).build();
+        config = new GuardConfig(executor, params, factory);
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void test() {
+        DecisionRequest expected = new DecisionRequest();
+        expected.setOnapComponent(ONAP_COMP);
+        expected.setOnapInstance(ONAP_INST);
+        expected.setOnapName(ONAP_NAME);
+        expected.setAction(MY_ACTION);
+
+        DecisionRequest actual = Util.translate("", config.makeRequest(), DecisionRequest.class);
+        assertEquals(expected, actual);
+
+        // check value from superclass
+        assertSame(executor, config.getBlockingExecutor());
+        assertSame(client, config.getClient());
+
+        // repeat, with minimal parameters
+        params = GuardParams.builder().clientName(MY_CLIENT).path(PATH).timeoutSec(TIMEOUT).build();
+        config = new GuardConfig(executor, params, factory);
+
+        actual = Util.translate("", config.makeRequest(), DecisionRequest.class);
+        assertEquals(new DecisionRequest(), actual);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/models-interactions/model-actors/actor.guard/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/controlloop/actor/guard/GuardOperationTest.java b/models-interactions/model-actors/actor.guard/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/controlloop/actor/guard/GuardOperationTest.java
index 505106041..406cdd05d 100644
--- a/models-interactions/model-actors/actor.guard/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/controlloop/actor/guard/GuardOperationTest.java
+++ b/models-interactions/model-actors/actor.guard/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/controlloop/actor/guard/GuardOperationTest.java
@@ -25,10 +25,10 @@ import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertFalse;
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertTrue;
 import static org.mockito.ArgumentMatchers.any;
+import static org.mockito.Mockito.mock;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.verify;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.when;
 
-import java.util.LinkedHashMap;
 import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.TreeMap;
 import java.util.concurrent.CompletableFuture;
@@ -51,9 +51,15 @@ public class GuardOperationTest extends BasicHttpOperation<DecisionRequest> {
      */
     @Before
     public void setUp() throws Exception {
-        super.setUp();
+        super.setUpBasic();
 
-        oper = new GuardOperation(params, operator);
+        GuardConfig cguard = mock(GuardConfig.class);
+        when(cguard.makeRequest()).thenAnswer(args -> new TreeMap<>(Map.of("action", "guard")));
+
+        config = cguard;
+        initConfig();
+
+        oper = new GuardOperation(params, config);
     }
 
     @Test
@@ -78,9 +84,6 @@ public class GuardOperationTest extends BasicHttpOperation<DecisionRequest> {
         executor.runAll(100);
         assertTrue(future2.isDone());
 
-        DecisionRequest request = requestCaptor.getValue().getEntity();
-        verifyRequest("makeReqStd.json", request, "requestId");
-
         assertEquals(PolicyResult.SUCCESS, future2.get().getResult());
     }
 
@@ -102,7 +105,7 @@ public class GuardOperationTest extends BasicHttpOperation<DecisionRequest> {
 
         // null payload - start with fresh parameters and operation
         params = params.toBuilder().payload(null).build();
-        oper = new GuardOperation(params, operator);
+        oper = new GuardOperation(params, config);
         assertThatIllegalArgumentException().isThrownBy(() -> oper.makeRequest());
     }
 
@@ -156,7 +159,7 @@ public class GuardOperationTest extends BasicHttpOperation<DecisionRequest> {
         req.setRequestId("my-request-id");
 
         @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
-        Map<String, String> map = Util.translate("", req, LinkedHashMap.class);
+        Map<String, String> map = Util.translate("", req, TreeMap.class);
 
         // add resources
         map.put(GuardOperation.RESOURCE_PREFIX + "actor", "resource-actor");
diff --git a/models-interactions/model-actors/actor.guard/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/controlloop/actor/guard/GuardOperatorTest.java b/models-interactions/model-actors/actor.guard/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/controlloop/actor/guard/GuardOperatorTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..36263329a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/models-interactions/model-actors/actor.guard/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/controlloop/actor/guard/GuardOperatorTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,105 @@
+/*-
+ * ============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.guard;
+
+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 GuardOperatorTest {
+    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 int TIMEOUT = 10;
+    private static final String ONAP_NAME = "onap-nap";
+    private static final String ONAP_COMP = "onap-component";
+    private static final String ONAP_INST = "onap-instance";
+    private static final String MY_ACTION = "my-action";
+
+    @Mock
+    private HttpClient client;
+
+    @Mock
+    private HttpClientFactory factory;
+
+
+    private GuardOperator 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();
+
+        GuardParams params = GuardParams.builder().onapName(ONAP_NAME).onapComponent(ONAP_COMP).onapInstance(ONAP_INST)
+                        .action(MY_ACTION).clientName(CLIENT).path(PATH).timeoutSec(TIMEOUT).build();
+        Map<String, Object> paramMap = Util.translateToMap(OPERATION, params);
+        oper.configure(paramMap);
+
+        assertTrue(oper.makeConfiguration(paramMap) instanceof GuardConfig);
+    }
+
+    @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 GuardConfig);
+
+        // test invalid parameters
+        Map<String, Object> paramMap2 = Util.translateToMap(OPERATION, GuardParams.builder().build());
+        assertThatThrownBy(() -> oper.configure(paramMap2)).isInstanceOf(ParameterValidationRuntimeException.class);
+    }
+
+
+    private class MyOperator extends GuardOperator {
+        public MyOperator() {
+            super(ACTOR, OPERATION, null);
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        protected HttpClientFactory getClientFactory() {
+            return factory;
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/models-interactions/model-actors/actor.guard/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/controlloop/actor/guard/GuardParamsTest.java b/models-interactions/model-actors/actor.guard/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/controlloop/actor/guard/GuardParamsTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b4148857a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/models-interactions/model-actors/actor.guard/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/controlloop/actor/guard/GuardParamsTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,89 @@
+/*-
+ * ============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.guard;
+
+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.guard.GuardParams.GuardParamsBuilder;
+import org.onap.policy.controlloop.actorserviceprovider.parameters.HttpParams.HttpParamsBuilder;
+
+public class GuardParamsTest {
+    private static final String CONTAINER = "my-container";
+    private static final String CLIENT = "my-client";
+    private static final String PATH = "my-path";
+    private static final int TIMEOUT = 10;
+    private static final String ONAP_NAME = "onap-nap";
+    private static final String ONAP_COMP = "onap-component";
+    private static final String ONAP_INST = "onap-instance";
+    private static final String MY_ACTION = "my-action";
+
+    private GuardParams params;
+
+    @Before
+    public void setUp() {
+        params = GuardParams.builder().onapName(ONAP_NAME).onapComponent(ONAP_COMP).onapInstance(ONAP_INST)
+                        .action(MY_ACTION).clientName(CLIENT).path(PATH).timeoutSec(TIMEOUT).build();
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testValidate() {
+        assertTrue(params.validate(CONTAINER).isValid());
+
+        // validate one of the superclass fields
+        testValidateField("clientName", "null", bldr -> bldr.clientName(null));
+
+        // validate with mostly empty params
+        params = GuardParams.builder().clientName(CLIENT).path(PATH).timeoutSec(TIMEOUT).build();
+        assertTrue(params.validate(CONTAINER).isValid());
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testBuilder_testToBuilder() {
+        assertEquals(CLIENT, params.getClientName());
+
+        assertEquals(ONAP_NAME, params.getOnapName());
+        assertEquals(ONAP_COMP, params.getOnapComponent());
+        assertEquals(ONAP_INST, params.getOnapInstance());
+        assertEquals(MY_ACTION, params.getAction());
+
+        assertEquals(params, params.toBuilder().build());
+    }
+
+    private void testValidateField(String fieldName, String expected,
+                    @SuppressWarnings("rawtypes") Function<GuardParamsBuilder, 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.guard/src/test/resources/makeReqStd.json b/models-interactions/model-actors/actor.guard/src/test/resources/makeReqStd.json
index 5437ae896..6ae886726 100644
--- a/models-interactions/model-actors/actor.guard/src/test/resources/makeReqStd.json
+++ b/models-interactions/model-actors/actor.guard/src/test/resources/makeReqStd.json
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 {
-  "ONAPName": "my-onap-name",
   "ONAPComponent": "my-onap-component",
   "ONAPInstance": "my-onap-instance",
-  "requestId": "abcdefghi",
+  "ONAPName": "my-onap-name",
   "action": "my-action",
+  "requestId": "abcdefghi",
   "resource": {
     "actor": "resource-actor",
     "operation": "resource-operation"
diff --git a/models-interactions/model-actors/actor.sdnc/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/controlloop/actor/sdnc/BandwidthOnDemandOperation.java b/models-interactions/model-actors/actor.sdnc/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/controlloop/actor/sdnc/BandwidthOnDemandOperation.java
index 26cdfada3..ff1881302 100644
--- a/models-interactions/model-actors/actor.sdnc/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/controlloop/actor/sdnc/BandwidthOnDemandOperation.java
+++ b/models-interactions/model-actors/actor.sdnc/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/controlloop/actor/sdnc/BandwidthOnDemandOperation.java
@@ -23,8 +23,8 @@ package org.onap.policy.controlloop.actor.sdnc;
 import java.util.UUID;
 import org.apache.commons.lang3.StringUtils;
 import org.onap.policy.controlloop.actorserviceprovider.controlloop.ControlLoopEventContext;
-import org.onap.policy.controlloop.actorserviceprovider.impl.HttpOperator;
 import org.onap.policy.controlloop.actorserviceprovider.parameters.ControlLoopOperationParams;
+import org.onap.policy.controlloop.actorserviceprovider.parameters.HttpConfig;
 import org.onap.policy.sdnc.SdncHealRequest;
 import org.onap.policy.sdnc.SdncHealRequestHeaderInfo;
 import org.onap.policy.sdnc.SdncHealRequestInfo;
@@ -49,10 +49,10 @@ public class BandwidthOnDemandOperation extends SdncOperation {
      * Constructs the object.
      *
      * @param params operation parameters
-     * @param operator operator that created this operation
+     * @param config configuration for this operation
      */
-    public BandwidthOnDemandOperation(ControlLoopOperationParams params, HttpOperator operator) {
-        super(params, operator);
+    public BandwidthOnDemandOperation(ControlLoopOperationParams params, HttpConfig config) {
+        super(params, config);
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/models-interactions/model-actors/actor.sdnc/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/controlloop/actor/sdnc/RerouteOperation.java b/models-interactions/model-actors/actor.sdnc/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/controlloop/actor/sdnc/RerouteOperation.java
index f255f3e84..753da1bb1 100644
--- a/models-interactions/model-actors/actor.sdnc/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/controlloop/actor/sdnc/RerouteOperation.java
+++ b/models-interactions/model-actors/actor.sdnc/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/controlloop/actor/sdnc/RerouteOperation.java
@@ -23,8 +23,8 @@ package org.onap.policy.controlloop.actor.sdnc;
 import java.util.UUID;
 import org.apache.commons.lang3.StringUtils;
 import org.onap.policy.controlloop.actorserviceprovider.controlloop.ControlLoopEventContext;
-import org.onap.policy.controlloop.actorserviceprovider.impl.HttpOperator;
 import org.onap.policy.controlloop.actorserviceprovider.parameters.ControlLoopOperationParams;
+import org.onap.policy.controlloop.actorserviceprovider.parameters.HttpConfig;
 import org.onap.policy.sdnc.SdncHealNetworkInfo;
 import org.onap.policy.sdnc.SdncHealRequest;
 import org.onap.policy.sdnc.SdncHealRequestHeaderInfo;
@@ -45,10 +45,10 @@ public class RerouteOperation extends SdncOperation {
      * Constructs the object.
      *
      * @param params operation parameters
-     * @param operator operator that created this operation
+     * @param config configuration for this operation
      */
-    public RerouteOperation(ControlLoopOperationParams params, HttpOperator operator) {
-        super(params, operator);
+    public RerouteOperation(ControlLoopOperationParams params, HttpConfig config) {
+        super(params, config);
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/models-interactions/model-actors/actor.sdnc/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/controlloop/actor/sdnc/SdncActorServiceProvider.java b/models-interactions/model-actors/actor.sdnc/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/controlloop/actor/sdnc/SdncActorServiceProvider.java
index 99a4fdadd..cd9ad1ac2 100644
--- a/models-interactions/model-actors/actor.sdnc/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/controlloop/actor/sdnc/SdncActorServiceProvider.java
+++ b/models-interactions/model-actors/actor.sdnc/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/controlloop/actor/sdnc/SdncActorServiceProvider.java
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ 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.HttpOperator;
+import org.onap.policy.controlloop.actorserviceprovider.parameters.HttpActorParams;
 import org.onap.policy.controlloop.policy.Policy;
 import org.onap.policy.sdnc.SdncHealNetworkInfo;
 import org.onap.policy.sdnc.SdncHealRequest;
@@ -46,7 +47,7 @@ import org.onap.policy.sdnc.SdncRequest;
 import org.slf4j.Logger;
 import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
 
-public class SdncActorServiceProvider extends HttpActor {
+public class SdncActorServiceProvider extends HttpActor<HttpActorParams> {
     private static final Logger logger = LoggerFactory.getLogger(SdncActorServiceProvider.class);
 
     public static final String NAME = "SDNC";
@@ -75,13 +76,10 @@ public class SdncActorServiceProvider extends HttpActor {
      * Constructs the object.
      */
     public SdncActorServiceProvider() {
-        super(NAME);
+        super(NAME, HttpActorParams.class);
 
-        addOperator(HttpOperator.makeOperator(NAME, RerouteOperation.NAME,
-                        RerouteOperation::new));
-
-        addOperator(HttpOperator.makeOperator(NAME, BandwidthOnDemandOperation.NAME,
-                        BandwidthOnDemandOperation::new));
+        addOperator(new HttpOperator(NAME, RerouteOperation.NAME, RerouteOperation::new));
+        addOperator(new HttpOperator(NAME, BandwidthOnDemandOperation.NAME, BandwidthOnDemandOperation::new));
     }
 
 
diff --git a/models-interactions/model-actors/actor.sdnc/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/controlloop/actor/sdnc/SdncOperation.java b/models-interactions/model-actors/actor.sdnc/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/controlloop/actor/sdnc/SdncOperation.java
index f6cacd97b..a83faa724 100644
--- a/models-interactions/model-actors/actor.sdnc/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/controlloop/actor/sdnc/SdncOperation.java
+++ b/models-interactions/model-actors/actor.sdnc/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/controlloop/actor/sdnc/SdncOperation.java
@@ -29,8 +29,8 @@ 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.impl.HttpOperation;
-import org.onap.policy.controlloop.actorserviceprovider.impl.HttpOperator;
 import org.onap.policy.controlloop.actorserviceprovider.parameters.ControlLoopOperationParams;
+import org.onap.policy.controlloop.actorserviceprovider.parameters.HttpConfig;
 import org.onap.policy.sdnc.SdncRequest;
 import org.onap.policy.sdnc.SdncResponse;
 
@@ -43,10 +43,10 @@ public abstract class SdncOperation extends HttpOperation<SdncResponse> {
      * Constructs the object.
      *
      * @param params operation parameters
-     * @param operator operator that created this operation
+     * @param config configuration for this operation
      */
-    public SdncOperation(ControlLoopOperationParams params, HttpOperator operator) {
-        super(params, operator, SdncResponse.class);
+    public SdncOperation(ControlLoopOperationParams params, HttpConfig config) {
+        super(params, config, SdncResponse.class);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ public abstract class SdncOperation extends HttpOperation<SdncResponse> {
 
         // @formatter:off
         return handleResponse(outcome, url,
-            callback -> getOperator().getClient().post(callback, makePath(), entity, headers));
+            callback -> getClient().post(callback, makePath(), entity, headers));
         // @formatter:on
     }
 
diff --git a/models-interactions/model-actors/actor.sdnc/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/controlloop/actor/sdnc/BandwidthOnDemandOperationTest.java b/models-interactions/model-actors/actor.sdnc/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/controlloop/actor/sdnc/BandwidthOnDemandOperationTest.java
index e8490627e..ade25133c 100644
--- a/models-interactions/model-actors/actor.sdnc/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/controlloop/actor/sdnc/BandwidthOnDemandOperationTest.java
+++ b/models-interactions/model-actors/actor.sdnc/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/controlloop/actor/sdnc/BandwidthOnDemandOperationTest.java
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ public class BandwidthOnDemandOperationTest extends BasicSdncOperation {
     @Before
     public void setUp() throws Exception {
         super.setUp();
-        oper = new BandwidthOnDemandOperation(params, operator);
+        oper = new BandwidthOnDemandOperation(params, config);
     }
 
     @Test
diff --git a/models-interactions/model-actors/actor.sdnc/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/controlloop/actor/sdnc/BasicSdncOperation.java b/models-interactions/model-actors/actor.sdnc/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/controlloop/actor/sdnc/BasicSdncOperation.java
index c1278f1b1..50e97496a 100644
--- a/models-interactions/model-actors/actor.sdnc/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/controlloop/actor/sdnc/BasicSdncOperation.java
+++ b/models-interactions/model-actors/actor.sdnc/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/controlloop/actor/sdnc/BasicSdncOperation.java
@@ -32,12 +32,11 @@ import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.concurrent.CompletableFuture;
 import java.util.concurrent.ExecutionException;
 import java.util.concurrent.TimeoutException;
-import java.util.function.BiFunction;
 import org.onap.policy.common.utils.coder.StandardCoder;
 import org.onap.policy.controlloop.actor.test.BasicHttpOperation;
 import org.onap.policy.controlloop.actorserviceprovider.OperationOutcome;
-import org.onap.policy.controlloop.actorserviceprovider.impl.HttpOperator;
-import org.onap.policy.controlloop.actorserviceprovider.parameters.ControlLoopOperationParams;
+import org.onap.policy.controlloop.actorserviceprovider.impl.OperationMaker;
+import org.onap.policy.controlloop.actorserviceprovider.parameters.HttpConfig;
 import org.onap.policy.controlloop.policy.PolicyResult;
 import org.onap.policy.sdnc.SdncRequest;
 import org.onap.policy.sdnc.SdncResponse;
@@ -76,7 +75,7 @@ public abstract class BasicSdncOperation extends BasicHttpOperation<SdncRequest>
      * Initializes mocks and sets up.
      */
     public void setUp() throws Exception {
-        super.setUp();
+        super.setUpBasic();
 
         response = new SdncResponse();
 
@@ -119,12 +118,12 @@ public abstract class BasicSdncOperation extends BasicHttpOperation<SdncRequest>
      * @param expectedText text expected in the exception message
      */
     protected void verifyMissing(String fieldName, String expectedText,
-                    BiFunction<ControlLoopOperationParams, HttpOperator, SdncOperation> maker) {
+                    OperationMaker<HttpConfig, SdncOperation> maker) {
 
         makeContext();
         enrichment.remove(fieldName);
 
-        SdncOperation oper = maker.apply(params, operator);
+        SdncOperation oper = maker.apply(params, config);
 
         assertThatIllegalArgumentException().isThrownBy(() -> Whitebox.invokeMethod(oper, "makeRequest", 1))
                         .withMessageContaining("missing").withMessageContaining(expectedText);
diff --git a/models-interactions/model-actors/actor.sdnc/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/controlloop/actor/sdnc/RerouteOperationTest.java b/models-interactions/model-actors/actor.sdnc/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/controlloop/actor/sdnc/RerouteOperationTest.java
index f0836b939..30ddd8781 100644
--- a/models-interactions/model-actors/actor.sdnc/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/controlloop/actor/sdnc/RerouteOperationTest.java
+++ b/models-interactions/model-actors/actor.sdnc/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/controlloop/actor/sdnc/RerouteOperationTest.java
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ public class RerouteOperationTest extends BasicSdncOperation {
     @Before
     public void setUp() throws Exception {
         super.setUp();
-        oper = new RerouteOperation(params, operator);
+        oper = new RerouteOperation(params, config);
     }
 
     @Test
diff --git a/models-interactions/model-actors/actor.sdnc/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/controlloop/actor/sdnc/SdncOperationTest.java b/models-interactions/model-actors/actor.sdnc/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/controlloop/actor/sdnc/SdncOperationTest.java
index e0825e13b..b87ed2c80 100644
--- a/models-interactions/model-actors/actor.sdnc/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/controlloop/actor/sdnc/SdncOperationTest.java
+++ b/models-interactions/model-actors/actor.sdnc/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/controlloop/actor/sdnc/SdncOperationTest.java
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ public class SdncOperationTest extends BasicSdncOperation {
     public void setUp() throws Exception {
         super.setUp();
 
-        oper = new SdncOperation(params, operator) {
+        oper = new SdncOperation(params, config) {
             @Override
             protected SdncRequest makeRequest(int attempt) {
                 return request;
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 c7c6b00e9..1dbad623b 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
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ public class SoActorServiceProvider extends ActorImpl {
     public SoActorServiceProvider() {
         super(NAME);
 
-        addOperator(SoOperator.makeSoOperator(NAME, VfModuleCreate.NAME, VfModuleCreate::new));
+        addOperator(new SoOperator(NAME, VfModuleCreate.NAME, VfModuleCreate::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
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..959cd454a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/models-interactions/model-actors/actor.so/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/controlloop/actor/so/SoConfig.java
@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+/*-
+ * ============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 510a737a6..d8d960e54 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
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ import org.onap.policy.common.utils.coder.StandardCoder;
 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.policy.PolicyResult;
 import org.onap.policy.controlloop.policy.Target;
 import org.onap.policy.so.SoModelInfo;
@@ -68,8 +69,7 @@ public abstract class SoOperation extends HttpOperation<SoResponse> {
     public static final String REQ_PARAM_NM = "requestParameters";
     public static final String CONFIG_PARAM_NM = "configurationParameters";
 
-    @Getter
-    private final SoOperator operator;
+    private final SoConfig config;
 
     /**
      * Number of "get" requests issued so far, on the current operation attempt.
@@ -82,11 +82,11 @@ public abstract class SoOperation extends HttpOperation<SoResponse> {
      * Constructs the object.
      *
      * @param params operation parameters
-     * @param operator operator that created this operation
+     * @param config configuration for this operation
      */
-    public SoOperation(ControlLoopOperationParams params, SoOperator operator) {
-        super(params, operator, SoResponse.class);
-        this.operator = operator;
+    public SoOperation(ControlLoopOperationParams params, HttpConfig config) {
+        super(params, config, SoResponse.class);
+        this.config = (SoConfig) config;
     }
 
     /**
@@ -134,9 +134,8 @@ public abstract class SoOperation extends HttpOperation<SoResponse> {
         }
 
         // see if the limit for the number of "gets" has been reached
-        if (getCount++ >= operator.getMaxGets()) {
-            logger.warn("{}: execeeded 'get' limit {} for {}", getFullName(), operator.getMaxGets(),
-                            params.getRequestId());
+        if (getCount++ >= getMaxGets()) {
+            logger.warn("{}: execeeded 'get' limit {} for {}", getFullName(), getMaxGets(), params.getRequestId());
             setOutcome(outcome, PolicyResult.FAILURE_TIMEOUT);
             outcome.setMessage(SO_RESPONSE_CODE + " " + outcome.getMessage());
             return CompletableFuture.completedFuture(outcome);
@@ -155,15 +154,15 @@ public abstract class SoOperation extends HttpOperation<SoResponse> {
      * @return a future that can be used to cancel the "get" request or await its response
      */
     private CompletableFuture<OperationOutcome> issueGet(OperationOutcome outcome, SoResponse response) {
-        String path = operator.getPathGet() + response.getRequestReferences().getRequestId();
-        String url = operator.getClient().getBaseUrl() + path;
+        String path = getPathGet() + response.getRequestReferences().getRequestId();
+        String url = getClient().getBaseUrl() + path;
 
         logger.debug("{}: 'get' count {} for {}", getFullName(), getCount, params.getRequestId());
 
         logMessage(EventType.OUT, CommInfrastructure.REST, url, null);
 
         // TODO should this use "path" or the full "url"?
-        return handleResponse(outcome, url, callback -> operator.getClient().get(callback, path, null));
+        return handleResponse(outcome, url, callback -> getClient().get(callback, path, null));
     }
 
     /**
@@ -335,6 +334,18 @@ public abstract class SoOperation extends HttpOperation<SoResponse> {
      * @return the wait time, in milliseconds, between "get" requests
      */
     public long getWaitMsGet() {
-        return TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS.convert(operator.getWaitSecGet(), TimeUnit.SECONDS);
+        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();
     }
 }
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
index 011201f23..b8d0e652a 100644
--- 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
@@ -21,70 +21,32 @@
 package org.onap.policy.controlloop.actor.so;
 
 import java.util.Map;
-import java.util.function.BiFunction;
-import lombok.Getter;
 import org.onap.policy.common.parameters.ValidationResult;
-import org.onap.policy.controlloop.actorserviceprovider.Operation;
 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.parameters.ControlLoopOperationParams;
+import org.onap.policy.controlloop.actorserviceprovider.impl.OperationMaker;
+import org.onap.policy.controlloop.actorserviceprovider.parameters.HttpConfig;
 import org.onap.policy.controlloop.actorserviceprovider.parameters.ParameterValidationRuntimeException;
 
-@Getter
-public abstract class SoOperator extends HttpOperator {
-
-    /**
-     * 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;
-
+/**
+ * SO Operator.
+ */
+public class SoOperator extends HttpOperator {
 
-    public SoOperator(String actorName, String name) {
-        super(actorName, name);
+    public SoOperator(String actorName, String name,
+                    @SuppressWarnings("rawtypes") OperationMaker<HttpConfig, HttpOperation> operationMaker) {
+        super(actorName, name, operationMaker);
     }
 
     @Override
-    protected void doConfigure(Map<String, Object> parameters) {
+    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);
         }
 
-        this.pathGet = params.getPathGet() + (params.getPathGet().endsWith("/") ? "" : "/");
-        this.maxGets = params.getMaxGets();
-        this.waitSecGet = params.getWaitSecGet();
-
-        super.doConfigure(params);
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Makes an operator that will construct operations.
-     *
-     * @param actorName actor name
-     * @param operation operation name
-     * @param operationMaker function to make an operation
-     * @return a new operator
-     */
-    public static SoOperator makeSoOperator(String actorName, String operation,
-                    BiFunction<ControlLoopOperationParams, SoOperator, SoOperation> operationMaker) {
-
-        return new SoOperator(actorName, operation) {
-            @Override
-            public Operation buildOperation(ControlLoopOperationParams params) {
-                return operationMaker.apply(params, this);
-            }
-        };
+        return new SoConfig(getBlockingExecutor(), params, getClientFactory());
     }
 }
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 f356dcefc..c17d25211 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
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ import org.onap.policy.common.endpoints.utils.NetLoggerUtil.EventType;
 import org.onap.policy.controlloop.actor.aai.AaiCustomQueryOperation;
 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.so.SoCloudConfiguration;
 import org.onap.policy.so.SoModelInfo;
 import org.onap.policy.so.SoOperationType;
@@ -47,8 +48,8 @@ import org.onap.policy.so.SoRequestParameters;
 public class VfModuleCreate extends SoOperation {
     public static final String NAME = "VF Module Create";
 
-    public VfModuleCreate(ControlLoopOperationParams params, SoOperator operator) {
-        super(params, operator);
+    public VfModuleCreate(ControlLoopOperationParams params, HttpConfig config) {
+        super(params, config);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -75,13 +76,13 @@ public class VfModuleCreate extends SoOperation {
         SoRequest request = pair.getRight();
 
         Entity<SoRequest> entity = Entity.entity(request, MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON);
-        String url = getOperator().getClient().getBaseUrl() + path;
+        String url = getClient().getBaseUrl() + path;
 
         logMessage(EventType.OUT, CommInfrastructure.REST, url, request);
 
         // TODO should this use "path" or the full "url"?
 
-        return handleResponse(outcome, url, callback -> getOperator().getClient().post(callback, path, entity, null));
+        return handleResponse(outcome, url, callback -> getClient().post(callback, path, entity, null));
     }
 
     /**
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 089470420..3a2aaf849 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
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ public abstract class BasicSoOperation extends BasicHttpOperation<SoRequest> {
     public static final int WAIT_SEC_GETS = 20;
 
     @Mock
-    protected SoOperator soOperator;
+    protected SoConfig config;
 
     protected Target target;
     protected SoResponse response;
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ public abstract class BasicSoOperation extends BasicHttpOperation<SoRequest> {
      * Initializes mocks and sets up.
      */
     public void setUp() throws Exception {
-        super.setUp();
+        super.setUpBasic();
 
         response = new SoResponse();
 
@@ -98,17 +98,16 @@ public abstract class BasicSoOperation extends BasicHttpOperation<SoRequest> {
         when(rawResponse.getStatus()).thenReturn(200);
         when(rawResponse.readEntity(String.class)).thenReturn(coder.encode(response));
 
-        operator = soOperator;
-
-        initOperator();
+        initConfig();
     }
 
     @Override
-    protected void initOperator() {
-        super.initOperator();
-        when(soOperator.getMaxGets()).thenReturn(MAX_GETS);
-        when(soOperator.getPathGet()).thenReturn(PATH_GET);
-        when(soOperator.getWaitSecGet()).thenReturn(WAIT_SEC_GETS);
+    protected void initConfig() {
+        super.initConfig();
+        when(config.getClient()).thenReturn(client);
+        when(config.getMaxGets()).thenReturn(MAX_GETS);
+        when(config.getPathGet()).thenReturn(PATH_GET);
+        when(config.getWaitSecGet()).thenReturn(WAIT_SEC_GETS);
     }
 
     @Override
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
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..17fd9c9de
--- /dev/null
+++ b/models-interactions/model-actors/actor.so/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/controlloop/actor/so/SoConfigTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,82 @@
+/*-
+ * ============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 e70413876..871d37032 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
@@ -68,16 +68,16 @@ public class SoOperationTest extends BasicSoOperation {
     public void setUp() throws Exception {
         super.setUp();
 
-        initOperator();
+        initConfig();
 
-        oper = new SoOperation(params, soOperator) {};
+        oper = new SoOperation(params, config) {};
     }
 
     @Test
     public void testConstructor_testGetWaitMsGet() {
         assertEquals(DEFAULT_ACTOR, oper.getActorName());
         assertEquals(DEFAULT_OPERATION, oper.getName());
-        assertSame(soOperator, oper.getOperator());
+        assertSame(config, oper.getConfig());
         assertEquals(1000 * WAIT_SEC_GETS, oper.getWaitMsGet());
     }
 
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ public class SoOperationTest extends BasicSoOperation {
     public void testStartPreprocessorAsync() {
         AtomicBoolean guardStarted = new AtomicBoolean();
 
-        oper = new SoOperation(params, soOperator) {
+        oper = new SoOperation(params, config) {
             @Override
             protected CompletableFuture<OperationOutcome> startGuardAsync() {
                 guardStarted.set(true);
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ public class SoOperationTest extends BasicSoOperation {
         // use a real executor
         params = params.toBuilder().executor(ForkJoinPool.commonPool()).build();
 
-        oper = new SoOperation(params, soOperator) {
+        oper = new SoOperation(params, config) {
             @Override
             public long getWaitMsGet() {
                 return 1;
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ public class SoOperationTest extends BasicSoOperation {
 
         CompletableFuture<OperationOutcome> future2 = oper.postProcessResponse(outcome, PATH, rawResponse, response);
 
-        assertSame(outcome, future2.get(5, TimeUnit.SECONDS));
+        assertSame(outcome, future2.get(500, TimeUnit.SECONDS));
         assertEquals(PolicyResult.SUCCESS, outcome.getResult());
         assertEquals(2, oper.getGetCount());
 
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ public class SoOperationTest extends BasicSoOperation {
 
         // try with null target
         params = params.toBuilder().target(null).build();
-        oper = new SoOperation(params, soOperator) {};
+        oper = new SoOperation(params, config) {};
 
         assertThatIllegalArgumentException().isThrownBy(() -> oper.prepareSoModelInfo()).withMessage("missing Target");
     }
@@ -274,7 +274,7 @@ public class SoOperationTest extends BasicSoOperation {
 
         // null payload
         params = params.toBuilder().payload(null).build();
-        oper = new SoOperation(params, soOperator) {};
+        oper = new SoOperation(params, config) {};
         assertNull(oper.buildRequestParameters());
     }
 
@@ -295,7 +295,7 @@ public class SoOperationTest extends BasicSoOperation {
 
         // null payload
         params = params.toBuilder().payload(null).build();
-        oper = new SoOperation(params, soOperator) {};
+        oper = new SoOperation(params, config) {};
         assertNull(oper.buildConfigurationParameters());
     }
 
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
index 16bbdea2a..20403237b 100644
--- 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
@@ -22,9 +22,7 @@ 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.assertNotNull;
-import static org.junit.Assert.assertNotSame;
-import static org.junit.Assert.assertSame;
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertTrue;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.when;
 
 import java.util.Map;
@@ -34,11 +32,7 @@ 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.VirtualControlLoopEvent;
-import org.onap.policy.controlloop.actorserviceprovider.Operation;
 import org.onap.policy.controlloop.actorserviceprovider.Util;
-import org.onap.policy.controlloop.actorserviceprovider.controlloop.ControlLoopEventContext;
-import org.onap.policy.controlloop.actorserviceprovider.parameters.ControlLoopOperationParams;
 import org.onap.policy.controlloop.actorserviceprovider.parameters.ParameterValidationRuntimeException;
 
 public class SoOperatorTest {
@@ -86,35 +80,8 @@ public class SoOperatorTest {
     }
 
     @Test
-    public void testMakeSoOperator() {
-        oper = SoOperator.makeSoOperator(ACTOR, OPERATION, MyOperation::new);
-
-        VirtualControlLoopEvent event = new VirtualControlLoopEvent();
-        ControlLoopEventContext context = new ControlLoopEventContext(event);
-        ControlLoopOperationParams params =
-                        ControlLoopOperationParams.builder().actor(ACTOR).operation(OPERATION).context(context).build();
-
-        Operation operation1 = oper.buildOperation(params);
-        assertNotNull(operation1);
-
-        Operation operation2 = oper.buildOperation(params);
-        assertNotNull(operation2);
-        assertNotSame(operation1, operation2);
-    }
-
-    @Test
     public void testDoConfigure_testGetters() {
-        // should use given values
-        assertSame(client, oper.getClient());
-        assertEquals(PATH_GET, oper.getPathGet());
-        assertEquals(MAX_GETS, oper.getMaxGets());
-        assertEquals(WAIT_SEC_GETS, oper.getWaitSecGet());
-
-        SoParams params = SoParams.builder().pathGet("unslashed").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);
-        assertEquals("unslashed/", oper.getPathGet());
+        assertTrue(oper.getCurrentConfig() instanceof SoConfig);
 
         // test invalid parameters
         Map<String, Object> paramMap2 = Util.translateToMap(OPERATION, SoParams.builder().build());
@@ -124,12 +91,7 @@ public class SoOperatorTest {
 
     private class MyOperator extends SoOperator {
         public MyOperator() {
-            super(ACTOR, OPERATION);
-        }
-
-        @Override
-        public Operation buildOperation(ControlLoopOperationParams params) {
-            return null;
+            super(ACTOR, OPERATION, null);
         }
 
         @Override
@@ -137,10 +99,4 @@ public class SoOperatorTest {
             return factory;
         }
     }
-
-    private class MyOperation extends SoOperation {
-        public MyOperation(ControlLoopOperationParams params, SoOperator operator) {
-            super(params, operator);
-        }
-    }
 }
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 40efdc880..6c3cfbf66 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
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ public class VfModuleCreateTest extends BasicSoOperation {
     @Before
     public void setUp() throws Exception {
         super.setUp();
-        oper = new VfModuleCreate(params, soOperator);
+        oper = new VfModuleCreate(params, config);
     }
 
     @Test
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ public class VfModuleCreateTest extends BasicSoOperation {
 
         AtomicBoolean guardStarted = new AtomicBoolean();
 
-        oper = new VfModuleCreate(params, soOperator) {
+        oper = new VfModuleCreate(params, config) {
             @Override
             protected CompletableFuture<OperationOutcome> startGuardAsync() {
                 guardStarted.set(true);
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ public class VfModuleCreateTest extends BasicSoOperation {
         // use a real executor
         params = params.toBuilder().executor(ForkJoinPool.commonPool()).build();
 
-        oper = new VfModuleCreate(params, soOperator) {
+        oper = new VfModuleCreate(params, config) {
             @Override
             public long getWaitMsGet() {
                 return 1;
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ public class VfModuleCreateTest extends BasicSoOperation {
         // use a real executor
         params = params.toBuilder().executor(ForkJoinPool.commonPool()).build();
 
-        oper = new VfModuleCreate(params, soOperator) {
+        oper = new VfModuleCreate(params, config) {
             @Override
             public long getWaitMsGet() {
                 return 1;
diff --git a/models-interactions/model-actors/actor.test/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/controlloop/actor/test/BasicBidirectionalTopicOperation.java b/models-interactions/model-actors/actor.test/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/controlloop/actor/test/BasicBidirectionalTopicOperation.java
index e10e94142..bba2bc13a 100644
--- a/models-interactions/model-actors/actor.test/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/controlloop/actor/test/BasicBidirectionalTopicOperation.java
+++ b/models-interactions/model-actors/actor.test/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/controlloop/actor/test/BasicBidirectionalTopicOperation.java
@@ -26,12 +26,9 @@ import java.util.function.BiConsumer;
 import org.mockito.ArgumentCaptor;
 import org.mockito.Captor;
 import org.mockito.Mock;
-import org.mockito.MockitoAnnotations;
 import org.onap.policy.common.utils.coder.CoderException;
 import org.onap.policy.common.utils.coder.StandardCoderObject;
-import org.onap.policy.common.utils.time.PseudoExecutor;
-import org.onap.policy.controlloop.actorserviceprovider.impl.BidirectionalTopicOperator;
-import org.onap.policy.controlloop.actorserviceprovider.parameters.BidirectionalTopicParams;
+import org.onap.policy.controlloop.actorserviceprovider.parameters.BidirectionalTopicConfig;
 import org.onap.policy.controlloop.actorserviceprovider.topic.BidirectionalTopicHandler;
 import org.onap.policy.controlloop.actorserviceprovider.topic.Forwarder;
 
@@ -41,7 +38,8 @@ import org.onap.policy.controlloop.actorserviceprovider.topic.Forwarder;
 public class BasicBidirectionalTopicOperation extends BasicOperation {
     protected static final String MY_SINK = "my-sink";
     protected static final String MY_SOURCE = "my-source";
-    protected static final int TIMEOUT = 10;
+    protected static final int TIMEOUT_SEC = 10;
+    protected static final long TIMEOUT_MS = 1000L * TIMEOUT_SEC;
 
     @Captor
     protected ArgumentCaptor<BiConsumer<String, StandardCoderObject>> listenerCaptor;
@@ -51,9 +49,7 @@ public class BasicBidirectionalTopicOperation extends BasicOperation {
     @Mock
     protected Forwarder forwarder;
     @Mock
-    protected BidirectionalTopicOperator operator;
-
-    protected BidirectionalTopicParams topicParams;
+    protected BidirectionalTopicConfig config;
 
     /**
      * Constructs the object using a default actor and operation name.
@@ -75,31 +71,19 @@ public class BasicBidirectionalTopicOperation extends BasicOperation {
     /**
      * Initializes mocks and sets up.
      */
-    public void setUp() throws Exception {
-        MockitoAnnotations.initMocks(this);
-
-        executor = new PseudoExecutor();
-
-        makeContext();
-
-        outcome = params.makeOutcome();
-        topicParams = BidirectionalTopicParams.builder().sinkTopic(MY_SINK).sourceTopic(MY_SOURCE).timeoutSec(TIMEOUT)
-                        .build();
-
-        initOperator();
+    @Override
+    public void setUpBasic() {
+        super.setUpBasic();
+        initConfig();
     }
 
     /**
-     * Initializes an operator so that it is "alive" and has the given names.
+     * Initializes a configuration.
      */
-    protected void initOperator() {
-        when(operator.isAlive()).thenReturn(true);
-        when(operator.getFullName()).thenReturn(actorName + "." + operationName);
-        when(operator.getActorName()).thenReturn(actorName);
-        when(operator.getName()).thenReturn(operationName);
-        when(operator.getTopicHandler()).thenReturn(topicHandler);
-        when(operator.getForwarder()).thenReturn(forwarder);
-        when(operator.getParams()).thenReturn(topicParams);
+    protected void initConfig() {
+        when(config.getTopicHandler()).thenReturn(topicHandler);
+        when(config.getForwarder()).thenReturn(forwarder);
+        when(config.getTimeoutMs()).thenReturn(TIMEOUT_MS);
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/models-interactions/model-actors/actor.test/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/controlloop/actor/test/BasicHttpOperation.java b/models-interactions/model-actors/actor.test/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/controlloop/actor/test/BasicHttpOperation.java
index 05fa2260b..e803df8c9 100644
--- a/models-interactions/model-actors/actor.test/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/controlloop/actor/test/BasicHttpOperation.java
+++ b/models-interactions/model-actors/actor.test/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/controlloop/actor/test/BasicHttpOperation.java
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ import org.mockito.Mock;
 import org.mockito.stubbing.Answer;
 import org.onap.policy.common.endpoints.http.client.HttpClient;
 import org.onap.policy.common.endpoints.http.client.HttpClientFactory;
-import org.onap.policy.controlloop.actorserviceprovider.impl.HttpOperator;
+import org.onap.policy.controlloop.actorserviceprovider.parameters.HttpConfig;
 
 /**
  * Superclass for various HttpOperation tests.
@@ -47,25 +47,20 @@ public class BasicHttpOperation<Q> extends BasicOperation {
 
     @Captor
     protected ArgumentCaptor<InvocationCallback<Response>> callbackCaptor;
-
     @Captor
     protected ArgumentCaptor<Entity<Q>> requestCaptor;
-
     @Captor
     protected ArgumentCaptor<Map<String, Object>> headerCaptor;
 
     @Mock
+    protected HttpConfig config;
+    @Mock
     protected HttpClient client;
-
     @Mock
     protected HttpClientFactory factory;
-
     @Mock
     protected Response rawResponse;
 
-    @Mock
-    protected HttpOperator operator;
-
 
     /**
      * Constructs the object using a default actor and operation name.
@@ -87,8 +82,9 @@ public class BasicHttpOperation<Q> extends BasicOperation {
     /**
      * Initializes mocks and sets up.
      */
-    public void setUp() throws Exception {
-        super.setUp();
+    @Override
+    public void setUpBasic() {
+        super.setUpBasic();
 
         when(factory.get(MY_CLIENT)).thenReturn(client);
 
@@ -96,19 +92,15 @@ public class BasicHttpOperation<Q> extends BasicOperation {
 
         when(client.getBaseUrl()).thenReturn(BASE_URI);
 
-        initOperator();
+        initConfig();
     }
 
     /**
-     * Initializes an operator so that it is "alive" and has the given names.
+     * Initializes a configuration.
      */
-    protected void initOperator() {
-        when(operator.isAlive()).thenReturn(true);
-        when(operator.getFullName()).thenReturn(actorName + "." + operationName);
-        when(operator.getActorName()).thenReturn(actorName);
-        when(operator.getName()).thenReturn(operationName);
-        when(operator.getClient()).thenReturn(client);
-        when(operator.getPath()).thenReturn(PATH);
+    protected void initConfig() {
+        when(config.getClient()).thenReturn(client);
+        when(config.getPath()).thenReturn(PATH);
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/models-interactions/model-actors/actor.test/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/controlloop/actor/test/BasicOperation.java b/models-interactions/model-actors/actor.test/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/controlloop/actor/test/BasicOperation.java
index dbdd553a9..f027c1c18 100644
--- a/models-interactions/model-actors/actor.test/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/controlloop/actor/test/BasicOperation.java
+++ b/models-interactions/model-actors/actor.test/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/controlloop/actor/test/BasicOperation.java
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ public class BasicOperation {
     /**
      * Initializes mocks and sets up.
      */
-    public void setUp() throws Exception {
+    public void setUpBasic() {
         MockitoAnnotations.initMocks(this);
 
         future = new CompletableFuture<>();
diff --git a/models-interactions/model-actors/actor.test/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/controlloop/actor/test/BasicBidirectionalTopicOperationTest.java b/models-interactions/model-actors/actor.test/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/controlloop/actor/test/BasicBidirectionalTopicOperationTest.java
index 9ec118e69..101f130a3 100644
--- a/models-interactions/model-actors/actor.test/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/controlloop/actor/test/BasicBidirectionalTopicOperationTest.java
+++ b/models-interactions/model-actors/actor.test/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/controlloop/actor/test/BasicBidirectionalTopicOperationTest.java
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThatIllegalArgumentException
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertNotNull;
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertSame;
-import static org.junit.Assert.assertTrue;
 import static org.mockito.ArgumentMatchers.eq;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.verify;
 
@@ -54,14 +53,14 @@ public class BasicBidirectionalTopicOperationTest {
         MockitoAnnotations.initMocks(this);
 
         oper = new BasicBidirectionalTopicOperation(ACTOR, OPERATION);
-        oper.setUp();
+        oper.setUpBasic();
     }
 
     @Test
     public void testBasicBidirectionalTopicOperation() {
         oper = new BasicBidirectionalTopicOperation();
-        assertEquals(BasicHttpOperation.DEFAULT_ACTOR, oper.actorName);
-        assertEquals(BasicHttpOperation.DEFAULT_OPERATION, oper.operationName);
+        assertEquals(BasicOperation.DEFAULT_ACTOR, oper.actorName);
+        assertEquals(BasicOperation.DEFAULT_OPERATION, oper.operationName);
     }
 
     @Test
@@ -72,24 +71,19 @@ public class BasicBidirectionalTopicOperationTest {
 
     @Test
     public void testSetUp() {
-        assertNotNull(oper.topicParams);
+        assertNotNull(oper.config);
         assertNotNull(oper.context);
         assertNotNull(oper.outcome);
         assertNotNull(oper.executor);
-        assertTrue(oper.operator.isAlive());
     }
 
     @Test
     public void testInitOperator() {
-        oper.initOperator();
-
-        assertTrue(oper.operator.isAlive());
-        assertEquals(ACTOR + "." + OPERATION, oper.operator.getFullName());
-        assertEquals(ACTOR, oper.operator.getActorName());
-        assertEquals(OPERATION, oper.operator.getName());
-        assertSame(oper.topicHandler, oper.operator.getTopicHandler());
-        assertSame(oper.forwarder, oper.operator.getForwarder());
-        assertSame(oper.topicParams, oper.operator.getParams());
+        oper.initConfig();
+
+        assertSame(oper.topicHandler, oper.config.getTopicHandler());
+        assertSame(oper.forwarder, oper.config.getForwarder());
+        assertEquals(BasicBidirectionalTopicOperation.TIMEOUT_MS, oper.config.getTimeoutMs());
     }
 
     @Test
diff --git a/models-interactions/model-actors/actor.test/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/controlloop/actor/test/BasicHttpOperationTest.java b/models-interactions/model-actors/actor.test/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/controlloop/actor/test/BasicHttpOperationTest.java
index c463d6d49..c19aa487c 100644
--- a/models-interactions/model-actors/actor.test/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/controlloop/actor/test/BasicHttpOperationTest.java
+++ b/models-interactions/model-actors/actor.test/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/controlloop/actor/test/BasicHttpOperationTest.java
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ package org.onap.policy.controlloop.actor.test;
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertNotNull;
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertSame;
-import static org.junit.Assert.assertTrue;
 import static org.mockito.ArgumentMatchers.any;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.when;
 
@@ -42,14 +41,14 @@ public class BasicHttpOperationTest {
     @Before
     public void setUp() throws Exception {
         oper = new BasicHttpOperation<>(ACTOR, OPERATION);
-        oper.setUp();
+        oper.setUpBasic();
     }
 
     @Test
     public void testBasicHttpOperation() {
         oper = new BasicHttpOperation<>();
-        assertEquals(BasicHttpOperation.DEFAULT_ACTOR, oper.actorName);
-        assertEquals(BasicHttpOperation.DEFAULT_OPERATION, oper.operationName);
+        assertEquals(BasicOperation.DEFAULT_ACTOR, oper.actorName);
+        assertEquals(BasicOperation.DEFAULT_OPERATION, oper.operationName);
     }
 
     @Test
@@ -68,19 +67,14 @@ public class BasicHttpOperationTest {
         assertNotNull(oper.context);
         assertNotNull(oper.outcome);
         assertNotNull(oper.executor);
-        assertTrue(oper.operator.isAlive());
     }
 
     @Test
     public void testInitOperator() throws Exception {
-        oper.initOperator();
-
-        assertTrue(oper.operator.isAlive());
-        assertEquals(ACTOR + "." + OPERATION, oper.operator.getFullName());
-        assertEquals(ACTOR, oper.operator.getActorName());
-        assertEquals(OPERATION, oper.operator.getName());
-        assertSame(oper.client, oper.operator.getClient());
-        assertEquals(BasicHttpOperation.PATH, oper.operator.getPath());
+        oper.initConfig();
+
+        assertSame(oper.client, oper.config.getClient());
+        assertEquals(BasicHttpOperation.PATH, oper.config.getPath());
     }
 
     @Test
diff --git a/models-interactions/model-actors/actor.test/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/controlloop/actor/test/BasicOperationTest.java b/models-interactions/model-actors/actor.test/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/controlloop/actor/test/BasicOperationTest.java
index ee0e5cee4..60bb00892 100644
--- a/models-interactions/model-actors/actor.test/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/controlloop/actor/test/BasicOperationTest.java
+++ b/models-interactions/model-actors/actor.test/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/controlloop/actor/test/BasicOperationTest.java
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ public class BasicOperationTest {
     @Before
     public void setUp() throws Exception {
         oper = new BasicHttpOperation<>(ACTOR, OPERATION);
-        oper.setUp();
+        oper.setUpBasic();
     }
 
     @Test
diff --git a/models-interactions/model-actors/actorServiceProvider/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/controlloop/actorserviceprovider/impl/BidirectionalTopicActor.java b/models-interactions/model-actors/actorServiceProvider/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/controlloop/actorserviceprovider/impl/BidirectionalTopicActor.java
index 1e44a170c..564bbc346 100644
--- a/models-interactions/model-actors/actorServiceProvider/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/controlloop/actorserviceprovider/impl/BidirectionalTopicActor.java
+++ b/models-interactions/model-actors/actorServiceProvider/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/controlloop/actorserviceprovider/impl/BidirectionalTopicActor.java
@@ -27,14 +27,23 @@ import org.apache.commons.lang3.tuple.Pair;
 import org.onap.policy.common.endpoints.event.comm.client.BidirectionalTopicClientException;
 import org.onap.policy.controlloop.actorserviceprovider.Util;
 import org.onap.policy.controlloop.actorserviceprovider.parameters.BidirectionalTopicActorParams;
+import org.onap.policy.controlloop.actorserviceprovider.parameters.BidirectionalTopicParams;
 import org.onap.policy.controlloop.actorserviceprovider.topic.BidirectionalTopicHandler;
 import org.onap.policy.controlloop.actorserviceprovider.topic.BidirectionalTopicManager;
 
 /**
- * Actor that uses a bidirectional topic. The actor's parameters must be a
- * {@link BidirectionalTopicActorParams}.
+ * Actor that uses a bidirectional topic. The actor's operator parameters are expected to
+ * be an {@link BidirectionalTopicParams}.
+ *
+ * @param <P> type of parameters
  */
-public class BidirectionalTopicActor extends ActorImpl implements BidirectionalTopicManager {
+public class BidirectionalTopicActor<P extends BidirectionalTopicActorParams> extends ActorImpl
+                implements BidirectionalTopicManager {
+
+    /**
+     * Class of parameters.
+     */
+    private final Class<P> paramsClass;
 
     /**
      * Maps a pair of sink and source topic names to their bidirectional topic.
@@ -47,8 +56,9 @@ public class BidirectionalTopicActor extends ActorImpl implements BidirectionalT
      *
      * @param name actor's name
      */
-    public BidirectionalTopicActor(String name) {
+    public BidirectionalTopicActor(String name, Class<P> paramsClass) {
         super(name);
+        this.paramsClass = paramsClass;
     }
 
     @Override
@@ -92,7 +102,7 @@ public class BidirectionalTopicActor extends ActorImpl implements BidirectionalT
         String actorName = getName();
 
         // @formatter:off
-        return Util.translate(actorName, actorParameters, BidirectionalTopicActorParams.class)
+        return Util.translate(actorName, actorParameters, paramsClass)
                         .doValidation(actorName)
                         .makeOperationParameters(actorName);
         // @formatter:on
diff --git a/models-interactions/model-actors/actorServiceProvider/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/controlloop/actorserviceprovider/impl/BidirectionalTopicOperation.java b/models-interactions/model-actors/actorServiceProvider/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/controlloop/actorserviceprovider/impl/BidirectionalTopicOperation.java
index d1e21f8fd..1ae80490c 100644
--- a/models-interactions/model-actors/actorServiceProvider/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/controlloop/actorserviceprovider/impl/BidirectionalTopicOperation.java
+++ b/models-interactions/model-actors/actorServiceProvider/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/controlloop/actorserviceprovider/impl/BidirectionalTopicOperation.java
@@ -23,14 +23,13 @@ package org.onap.policy.controlloop.actorserviceprovider.impl;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.concurrent.CompletableFuture;
 import java.util.concurrent.Executor;
-import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
 import java.util.function.BiConsumer;
 import lombok.Getter;
 import org.onap.policy.common.endpoints.utils.NetLoggerUtil.EventType;
 import org.onap.policy.common.utils.coder.CoderException;
 import org.onap.policy.common.utils.coder.StandardCoderObject;
 import org.onap.policy.controlloop.actorserviceprovider.OperationOutcome;
-import org.onap.policy.controlloop.actorserviceprovider.parameters.BidirectionalTopicParams;
+import org.onap.policy.controlloop.actorserviceprovider.parameters.BidirectionalTopicConfig;
 import org.onap.policy.controlloop.actorserviceprovider.parameters.ControlLoopOperationParams;
 import org.onap.policy.controlloop.actorserviceprovider.pipeline.PipelineControllerFuture;
 import org.onap.policy.controlloop.actorserviceprovider.topic.BidirectionalTopicHandler;
@@ -55,34 +54,40 @@ public abstract class BidirectionalTopicOperation<Q, S> extends OperationPartial
         SUCCESS, FAILURE, STILL_WAITING
     }
 
-    // fields extracted from the operator
-
-    private final BidirectionalTopicHandler topicHandler;
-    private final Forwarder forwarder;
-    private final BidirectionalTopicParams topicParams;
-    private final long timeoutMs;
+    /**
+     * Configuration for this operation.
+     */
+    private final BidirectionalTopicConfig config;
 
     /**
      * Response class.
      */
     private final Class<S> responseClass;
 
+    // fields extracted from "config"
+
+    private final BidirectionalTopicHandler topicHandler;
+    private final Forwarder forwarder;
+
 
     /**
      * Constructs the object.
      *
      * @param params operation parameters
-     * @param operator operator that created this operation
+     * @param config configuration for this operation
      * @param clazz response class
      */
-    public BidirectionalTopicOperation(ControlLoopOperationParams params, BidirectionalTopicOperator operator,
+    public BidirectionalTopicOperation(ControlLoopOperationParams params, BidirectionalTopicConfig config,
                     Class<S> clazz) {
-        super(params, operator);
-        this.topicHandler = operator.getTopicHandler();
-        this.forwarder = operator.getForwarder();
-        this.topicParams = operator.getParams();
+        super(params, config);
+        this.config = config;
         this.responseClass = clazz;
-        this.timeoutMs = TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS.convert(topicParams.getTimeoutSec(), TimeUnit.SECONDS);
+        this.forwarder = config.getForwarder();
+        this.topicHandler = config.getTopicHandler();
+    }
+
+    public long getTimeoutMs() {
+        return config.getTimeoutMs();
     }
 
     /**
@@ -91,7 +96,7 @@ public abstract class BidirectionalTopicOperation<Q, S> extends OperationPartial
     @Override
     protected long getTimeoutMs(Integer timeoutSec) {
         // TODO move this method to the superclass
-        return (timeoutSec == null || timeoutSec == 0 ? this.timeoutMs : super.getTimeoutMs(timeoutSec));
+        return (timeoutSec == null || timeoutSec == 0 ? getTimeoutMs() : super.getTimeoutMs(timeoutSec));
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/models-interactions/model-actors/actorServiceProvider/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/controlloop/actorserviceprovider/impl/BidirectionalTopicOperator.java b/models-interactions/model-actors/actorServiceProvider/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/controlloop/actorserviceprovider/impl/BidirectionalTopicOperator.java
index 51689e49b..43c8b8872 100644
--- a/models-interactions/model-actors/actorServiceProvider/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/controlloop/actorserviceprovider/impl/BidirectionalTopicOperator.java
+++ b/models-interactions/model-actors/actorServiceProvider/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/controlloop/actorserviceprovider/impl/BidirectionalTopicOperator.java
@@ -23,24 +23,30 @@ package org.onap.policy.controlloop.actorserviceprovider.impl;
 import java.util.Arrays;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
-import java.util.function.BiFunction;
 import lombok.Getter;
 import org.onap.policy.common.parameters.ValidationResult;
 import org.onap.policy.controlloop.actorserviceprovider.Operation;
 import org.onap.policy.controlloop.actorserviceprovider.Util;
+import org.onap.policy.controlloop.actorserviceprovider.parameters.BidirectionalTopicConfig;
 import org.onap.policy.controlloop.actorserviceprovider.parameters.BidirectionalTopicParams;
 import org.onap.policy.controlloop.actorserviceprovider.parameters.ControlLoopOperationParams;
+import org.onap.policy.controlloop.actorserviceprovider.parameters.HttpParams;
 import org.onap.policy.controlloop.actorserviceprovider.parameters.ParameterValidationRuntimeException;
 import org.onap.policy.controlloop.actorserviceprovider.topic.BidirectionalTopicHandler;
 import org.onap.policy.controlloop.actorserviceprovider.topic.BidirectionalTopicManager;
-import org.onap.policy.controlloop.actorserviceprovider.topic.Forwarder;
 import org.onap.policy.controlloop.actorserviceprovider.topic.SelectorKey;
 
 /**
  * Operator that uses a bidirectional topic. Topic operators may share a
  * {@link BidirectionalTopicHandler}.
  */
-public abstract class BidirectionalTopicOperator extends OperatorPartial {
+public class BidirectionalTopicOperator extends OperatorPartial {
+
+    /**
+     * Function to make an operation.
+     */
+    @SuppressWarnings("rawtypes")
+    private final OperationMaker<BidirectionalTopicConfig, BidirectionalTopicOperation> operationMaker;
 
     /**
      * Manager from which to get the topic handlers.
@@ -52,30 +58,26 @@ public abstract class BidirectionalTopicOperator extends OperatorPartial {
      */
     private final List<SelectorKey> selectorKeys;
 
-    /*
-     * The remaining fields are initialized when configure() is invoked, thus they may
-     * change.
-     */
-
     /**
-     * Current parameters. While {@link params} may change, the values contained within it
-     * will not, thus operations may copy it.
+     * Current configuration. This is set by {@link #doConfigure(Map)}.
      */
     @Getter
-    private BidirectionalTopicParams params;
+    private BidirectionalTopicConfig currentConfig;
 
-    /**
-     * Topic handler associated with the parameters.
-     */
-    @Getter
-    private BidirectionalTopicHandler topicHandler;
 
     /**
-     * Forwarder associated with the parameters.
+     * Constructs the object.
+     *
+     * @param actorName name of the actor with which this operator is associated
+     * @param name operation name
+     * @param topicManager manager from which to get the topic handler
+     * @param selectorKeys keys used to extract the fields used to select responses for
+     *        this operator
      */
-    @Getter
-    private Forwarder forwarder;
-
+    protected BidirectionalTopicOperator(String actorName, String name, BidirectionalTopicManager topicManager,
+                    List<SelectorKey> selectorKeys) {
+        this(actorName, name, topicManager, selectorKeys, null);
+    }
 
     /**
      * Constructs the object.
@@ -86,75 +88,70 @@ public abstract class BidirectionalTopicOperator extends OperatorPartial {
      * @param selectorKeys keys used to extract the fields used to select responses for
      *        this operator
      */
+    // @formatter:off
     public BidirectionalTopicOperator(String actorName, String name, BidirectionalTopicManager topicManager,
-                    List<SelectorKey> selectorKeys) {
+                    List<SelectorKey> selectorKeys,
+                    @SuppressWarnings("rawtypes") OperationMaker<BidirectionalTopicConfig, BidirectionalTopicOperation>
+                        operationMaker) {
+        // @formatter:on
+
         super(actorName, name);
         this.topicManager = topicManager;
         this.selectorKeys = selectorKeys;
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    protected void doConfigure(Map<String, Object> parameters) {
-        params = Util.translate(getFullName(), parameters, BidirectionalTopicParams.class);
-        ValidationResult result = params.validate(getFullName());
-        if (!result.isValid()) {
-            throw new ParameterValidationRuntimeException("invalid parameters", result);
-        }
-
-        topicHandler = topicManager.getTopicHandler(params.getSinkTopic(), params.getSourceTopic());
-        forwarder = topicHandler.addForwarder(selectorKeys);
+        this.operationMaker = operationMaker;
     }
 
     /**
-     * Makes an operator that will construct operations.
+     * Constructs the object.
      *
-     * @param <Q> request type
-     * @param <S> response type
-     * @param actorName actor name
-     * @param operation operation name
+     * @param actorName name of the actor with which this operator is associated
+     * @param name operation name
      * @param topicManager manager from which to get the topic handler
-     * @param operationMaker function to make an operation
-     * @param keys keys used to extract the fields used to select responses for this
-     *        operator
-     * @return a new operator
+     * @param selectorKeys keys used to extract the fields used to select responses for
+     *        this operator
      */
     // @formatter:off
-    public static <Q, S> BidirectionalTopicOperator makeOperator(String actorName, String operation,
-                    BidirectionalTopicManager topicManager,
-                    BiFunction<ControlLoopOperationParams, BidirectionalTopicOperator,
-                        BidirectionalTopicOperation<Q, S>> operationMaker,
-                    SelectorKey... keys) {
-        // @formatter:off
-
-        return makeOperator(actorName, operation, topicManager, Arrays.asList(keys), operationMaker);
+    public BidirectionalTopicOperator(String actorName, String name, BidirectionalTopicManager topicManager,
+                    @SuppressWarnings("rawtypes") OperationMaker<BidirectionalTopicConfig, BidirectionalTopicOperation>
+                        operationMaker,
+                    SelectorKey... selectorKeys) {
+        // @formatter:on
+        this(actorName, name, topicManager, Arrays.asList(selectorKeys), operationMaker);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Translates the parameters to an {@link HttpParams} and then extracts the relevant
+     * values.
+     */
+    @Override
+    protected void doConfigure(Map<String, Object> parameters) {
+        currentConfig = makeConfiguration(parameters);
     }
 
     /**
-     * Makes an operator that will construct operations.
+     * Makes a new configuration using the specified parameters.
      *
-     * @param <Q> request type
-     * @param <S> response type
-     * @param actorName actor name
-     * @param operation operation name
-     * @param topicManager manager from which to get the topic handler
-     * @param keys keys used to extract the fields used to select responses for
-     *        this operator
-     * @param operationMaker function to make an operation
-     * @return a new operator
+     * @param parameters operator parameters
+     * @return a new configuration
      */
-    // @formatter:off
-    public static <Q,S> BidirectionalTopicOperator makeOperator(String actorName, String operation,
-                    BidirectionalTopicManager topicManager,
-                    List<SelectorKey> keys,
-                    BiFunction<ControlLoopOperationParams, BidirectionalTopicOperator,
-                        BidirectionalTopicOperation<Q,S>> operationMaker) {
-        // @formatter:on
+    protected BidirectionalTopicConfig makeConfiguration(Map<String, Object> parameters) {
+        BidirectionalTopicParams params = Util.translate(getFullName(), parameters, BidirectionalTopicParams.class);
+        ValidationResult result = params.validate(getFullName());
+        if (!result.isValid()) {
+            throw new ParameterValidationRuntimeException("invalid parameters", result);
+        }
+
+        return new BidirectionalTopicConfig(getBlockingExecutor(), params, topicManager, selectorKeys);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public Operation buildOperation(ControlLoopOperationParams params) {
+        if (operationMaker == null) {
+            throw new UnsupportedOperationException("cannot make operation for " + getFullName());
+        }
+
+        verifyRunning();
 
-        return new BidirectionalTopicOperator(actorName, operation, topicManager, keys) {
-            @Override
-            public synchronized Operation buildOperation(ControlLoopOperationParams params) {
-                return operationMaker.apply(params, this);
-            }
-        };
+        return operationMaker.apply(params, currentConfig);
     }
 }
diff --git a/models-interactions/model-actors/actorServiceProvider/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/controlloop/actorserviceprovider/impl/HttpActor.java b/models-interactions/model-actors/actorServiceProvider/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/controlloop/actorserviceprovider/impl/HttpActor.java
index 28b7b3924..eb5662f23 100644
--- a/models-interactions/model-actors/actorServiceProvider/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/controlloop/actorserviceprovider/impl/HttpActor.java
+++ b/models-interactions/model-actors/actorServiceProvider/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/controlloop/actorserviceprovider/impl/HttpActor.java
@@ -27,18 +27,26 @@ import org.onap.policy.controlloop.actorserviceprovider.parameters.HttpActorPara
 
 /**
  * Actor that uses HTTP, where the only additional property that an operator needs is a
- * URL. The actor's parameters must be an {@link HttpActorParams} and its operator
- * parameters are expected to be an {@link HttpParams}.
+ * URL. The actor's operator parameters are expected to be an {@link HttpParams}.
+ *
+ * @param <P> type of parameters
  */
-public class HttpActor extends ActorImpl {
+public class HttpActor<P extends HttpActorParams> extends ActorImpl {
+
+    /**
+     * Class of parameters.
+     */
+    private final Class<P> paramsClass;
 
     /**
      * Constructs the object.
      *
      * @param name actor's name
+     * @param paramsClass class of parameters
      */
-    public HttpActor(String name) {
+    public HttpActor(String name, Class<P> paramsClass) {
         super(name);
+        this.paramsClass = paramsClass;
     }
 
     /**
@@ -50,7 +58,7 @@ public class HttpActor extends ActorImpl {
         String actorName = getName();
 
         // @formatter:off
-        return Util.translate(actorName, actorParameters, HttpActorParams.class)
+        return Util.translate(actorName, actorParameters, paramsClass)
                         .doValidation(actorName)
                         .makeOperationParameters(actorName);
         // @formatter:on
diff --git a/models-interactions/model-actors/actorServiceProvider/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/controlloop/actorserviceprovider/impl/HttpOperation.java b/models-interactions/model-actors/actorServiceProvider/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/controlloop/actorserviceprovider/impl/HttpOperation.java
index da4887e15..4c007ea19 100644
--- a/models-interactions/model-actors/actorServiceProvider/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/controlloop/actorserviceprovider/impl/HttpOperation.java
+++ b/models-interactions/model-actors/actorServiceProvider/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/controlloop/actorserviceprovider/impl/HttpOperation.java
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ import org.onap.policy.common.endpoints.utils.NetLoggerUtil.EventType;
 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.HttpParams;
 import org.onap.policy.controlloop.actorserviceprovider.pipeline.PipelineControllerFuture;
 import org.onap.policy.controlloop.policy.PolicyResult;
@@ -52,9 +53,9 @@ public abstract class HttpOperation<T> extends OperationPartial {
     private static final Logger logger = LoggerFactory.getLogger(HttpOperation.class);
 
     /**
-     * Operator that created this operation.
+     * Configuration for this operation.
      */
-    private final HttpOperator operator;
+    private final HttpConfig config;
 
     /**
      * Response class.
@@ -66,21 +67,33 @@ public abstract class HttpOperation<T> extends OperationPartial {
      * Constructs the object.
      *
      * @param params operation parameters
-     * @param operator operator that created this operation
+     * @param config configuration for this operation
      * @param clazz response class
      */
-    public HttpOperation(ControlLoopOperationParams params, HttpOperator operator, Class<T> clazz) {
-        super(params, operator);
-        this.operator = operator;
+    public HttpOperation(ControlLoopOperationParams params, HttpConfig config, Class<T> clazz) {
+        super(params, config);
+        this.config = config;
         this.responseClass = clazz;
     }
 
+    public HttpClient getClient() {
+        return config.getClient();
+    }
+
+    public String getPath() {
+        return config.getPath();
+    }
+
+    public long getTimeoutMs() {
+        return config.getTimeoutMs();
+    }
+
     /**
      * If no timeout is specified, then it returns the operator's configured timeout.
      */
     @Override
     protected long getTimeoutMs(Integer timeoutSec) {
-        return (timeoutSec == null || timeoutSec == 0 ? operator.getTimeoutMs() : super.getTimeoutMs(timeoutSec));
+        return (timeoutSec == null || timeoutSec == 0 ? getTimeoutMs() : super.getTimeoutMs(timeoutSec));
     }
 
     /**
@@ -99,7 +112,7 @@ public abstract class HttpOperation<T> extends OperationPartial {
      * @return the path URI suffix
      */
     public String makePath() {
-        return operator.getPath();
+        return getPath();
     }
 
     /**
@@ -110,7 +123,7 @@ public abstract class HttpOperation<T> extends OperationPartial {
      * @return the URL to which from which to get
      */
     public String makeUrl() {
-        return (operator.getClient().getBaseUrl() + makePath());
+        return (getClient().getBaseUrl() + makePath());
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/models-interactions/model-actors/actorServiceProvider/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/controlloop/actorserviceprovider/impl/HttpOperator.java b/models-interactions/model-actors/actorServiceProvider/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/controlloop/actorserviceprovider/impl/HttpOperator.java
index b4a3318e7..9e446a7c8 100644
--- a/models-interactions/model-actors/actorServiceProvider/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/controlloop/actorserviceprovider/impl/HttpOperator.java
+++ b/models-interactions/model-actors/actorServiceProvider/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/controlloop/actorserviceprovider/impl/HttpOperator.java
@@ -21,36 +21,33 @@
 package org.onap.policy.controlloop.actorserviceprovider.impl;
 
 import java.util.Map;
-import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
-import java.util.function.BiFunction;
 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.common.endpoints.http.client.HttpClientFactoryInstance;
 import org.onap.policy.common.parameters.ValidationResult;
 import org.onap.policy.controlloop.actorserviceprovider.Operation;
 import org.onap.policy.controlloop.actorserviceprovider.Util;
 import org.onap.policy.controlloop.actorserviceprovider.parameters.ControlLoopOperationParams;
+import org.onap.policy.controlloop.actorserviceprovider.parameters.HttpConfig;
 import org.onap.policy.controlloop.actorserviceprovider.parameters.HttpParams;
 import org.onap.policy.controlloop.actorserviceprovider.parameters.ParameterValidationRuntimeException;
 
 /**
  * Operator that uses HTTP. The operator's parameters must be an {@link HttpParams}.
  */
-@Getter
-public abstract class HttpOperator extends OperatorPartial {
-
-    private HttpClient client;
+public class HttpOperator extends OperatorPartial {
 
     /**
-     * Default timeout, in milliseconds, if none specified in the request.
+     * Function to make an operation.
      */
-    private long timeoutMs;
+    @SuppressWarnings("rawtypes")
+    private final OperationMaker<HttpConfig, HttpOperation> operationMaker;
 
     /**
-     * URI path for this particular operation. Includes a leading "/".
+     * Current configuration. This is set by {@link #doConfigure(Map)}.
      */
-    private String path;
+    @Getter
+    private HttpConfig currentConfig;
 
 
     /**
@@ -59,28 +56,21 @@ public abstract class HttpOperator extends OperatorPartial {
      * @param actorName name of the actor with which this operator is associated
      * @param name operation name
      */
-    public HttpOperator(String actorName, String name) {
-        super(actorName, name);
+    protected HttpOperator(String actorName, String name) {
+        this(actorName, name, null);
     }
 
     /**
-     * Makes an operator that will construct operations.
+     * Constructs the object.
      *
-     * @param <T> response type
-     * @param actorName actor name
-     * @param operation operation name
+     * @param actorName name of the actor with which this operator is associated
+     * @param name operation name
      * @param operationMaker function to make an operation
-     * @return a new operator
      */
-    public static <T> HttpOperator makeOperator(String actorName, String operation,
-                    BiFunction<ControlLoopOperationParams, HttpOperator, HttpOperation<T>> operationMaker) {
-
-        return new HttpOperator(actorName, operation) {
-            @Override
-            public Operation buildOperation(ControlLoopOperationParams params) {
-                return operationMaker.apply(params, this);
-            }
-        };
+    public HttpOperator(String actorName, String name,
+                    @SuppressWarnings("rawtypes") OperationMaker<HttpConfig, HttpOperation> operationMaker) {
+        super(actorName, name);
+        this.operationMaker = operationMaker;
     }
 
     /**
@@ -89,24 +79,34 @@ public abstract class HttpOperator extends OperatorPartial {
      */
     @Override
     protected void doConfigure(Map<String, Object> parameters) {
+        currentConfig = makeConfiguration(parameters);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Makes a new configuration using the specified parameters.
+     *
+     * @param parameters operator parameters
+     * @return a new configuration
+     */
+    protected HttpConfig makeConfiguration(Map<String, Object> parameters) {
         HttpParams params = Util.translate(getFullName(), parameters, HttpParams.class);
         ValidationResult result = params.validate(getFullName());
         if (!result.isValid()) {
             throw new ParameterValidationRuntimeException("invalid parameters", result);
         }
 
-        doConfigure(params);
+        return new HttpConfig(getBlockingExecutor(), params, getClientFactory());
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Configures the operator using the specified parameters.
-     *
-     * @param params operator parameters
-     */
-    protected void doConfigure(HttpParams params) {
-        client = getClientFactory().get(params.getClientName());
-        path = params.getPath();
-        timeoutMs = TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS.convert(params.getTimeoutSec(), TimeUnit.SECONDS);
+    @Override
+    public Operation buildOperation(ControlLoopOperationParams params) {
+        if (operationMaker == null) {
+            throw new UnsupportedOperationException("cannot make operation for " + getFullName());
+        }
+
+        verifyRunning();
+
+        return operationMaker.apply(params, currentConfig);
     }
 
     // these may be overridden by junit tests
diff --git a/models-interactions/model-actors/actorServiceProvider/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/controlloop/actorserviceprovider/impl/OperationMaker.java b/models-interactions/model-actors/actorServiceProvider/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/controlloop/actorserviceprovider/impl/OperationMaker.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ae95097b0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/models-interactions/model-actors/actorServiceProvider/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/controlloop/actorserviceprovider/impl/OperationMaker.java
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+/*-
+ * ============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.actorserviceprovider.impl;
+
+import org.onap.policy.controlloop.actorserviceprovider.Operation;
+import org.onap.policy.controlloop.actorserviceprovider.parameters.ControlLoopOperationParams;
+
+/**
+ * Function to make an operation.
+ *
+ * @param <C> configuration type
+ * @param <T> type of operation it creates
+ */
+public interface OperationMaker<C, T extends Operation> {
+    T apply(ControlLoopOperationParams params, C config);
+}
diff --git a/models-interactions/model-actors/actorServiceProvider/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/controlloop/actorserviceprovider/impl/OperationPartial.java b/models-interactions/model-actors/actorServiceProvider/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/controlloop/actorserviceprovider/impl/OperationPartial.java
index 680a56f89..e636228f6 100644
--- a/models-interactions/model-actors/actorServiceProvider/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/controlloop/actorserviceprovider/impl/OperationPartial.java
+++ b/models-interactions/model-actors/actorServiceProvider/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/controlloop/actorserviceprovider/impl/OperationPartial.java
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ import java.util.function.BiConsumer;
 import java.util.function.Function;
 import java.util.function.Supplier;
 import java.util.function.UnaryOperator;
+import lombok.Getter;
 import org.onap.policy.common.endpoints.event.comm.Topic.CommInfrastructure;
 import org.onap.policy.common.endpoints.utils.NetLoggerUtil;
 import org.onap.policy.common.endpoints.utils.NetLoggerUtil.EventType;
@@ -46,6 +47,7 @@ import org.onap.policy.controlloop.actorserviceprovider.CallbackManager;
 import org.onap.policy.controlloop.actorserviceprovider.Operation;
 import org.onap.policy.controlloop.actorserviceprovider.OperationOutcome;
 import org.onap.policy.controlloop.actorserviceprovider.parameters.ControlLoopOperationParams;
+import org.onap.policy.controlloop.actorserviceprovider.parameters.OperatorConfig;
 import org.onap.policy.controlloop.actorserviceprovider.pipeline.PipelineControllerFuture;
 import org.onap.policy.controlloop.policy.PolicyResult;
 import org.slf4j.Logger;
@@ -71,49 +73,43 @@ public abstract class OperationPartial implements Operation {
 
     public static final long DEFAULT_RETRY_WAIT_MS = 1000L;
 
-    // values extracted from the operator
-
-    private final OperatorPartial operator;
+    private final OperatorConfig config;
 
     /**
      * Operation parameters.
      */
     protected final ControlLoopOperationParams params;
 
+    @Getter
+    private final String fullName;
+
 
     /**
      * Constructs the object.
      *
      * @param params operation parameters
-     * @param operator operator that created this operation
+     * @param config configuration for this operation
      */
-    public OperationPartial(ControlLoopOperationParams params, OperatorPartial operator) {
+    public OperationPartial(ControlLoopOperationParams params, OperatorConfig config) {
         this.params = params;
-        this.operator = operator;
+        this.config = config;
+        this.fullName = params.getActor() + "." + params.getOperation();
     }
 
     public Executor getBlockingExecutor() {
-        return operator.getBlockingExecutor();
-    }
-
-    public String getFullName() {
-        return operator.getFullName();
+        return config.getBlockingExecutor();
     }
 
     public String getActorName() {
-        return operator.getActorName();
+        return params.getActor();
     }
 
     public String getName() {
-        return operator.getName();
+        return params.getOperation();
     }
 
     @Override
     public final CompletableFuture<OperationOutcome> start() {
-        if (!operator.isAlive()) {
-            throw new IllegalStateException("operation is not running: " + getFullName());
-        }
-
         // allocate a controller for the entire operation
         final PipelineControllerFuture<OperationOutcome> controller = new PipelineControllerFuture<>();
 
diff --git a/models-interactions/model-actors/actorServiceProvider/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/controlloop/actorserviceprovider/impl/OperatorPartial.java b/models-interactions/model-actors/actorServiceProvider/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/controlloop/actorserviceprovider/impl/OperatorPartial.java
index 3e15c1be4..8007c24f9 100644
--- a/models-interactions/model-actors/actorServiceProvider/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/controlloop/actorserviceprovider/impl/OperatorPartial.java
+++ b/models-interactions/model-actors/actorServiceProvider/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/controlloop/actorserviceprovider/impl/OperatorPartial.java
@@ -62,6 +62,17 @@ public abstract class OperatorPartial extends StartConfigPartial<Map<String, Obj
     }
 
     /**
+     * Verifies that the operator is running.
+     *
+     * @throws IllegalStateException if it is not running
+     */
+    public void verifyRunning() {
+        if (!isAlive()) {
+            throw new IllegalStateException("operation is not running: " + getFullName());
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
      * This method does nothing.
      */
     @Override
diff --git a/models-interactions/model-actors/actorServiceProvider/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/controlloop/actorserviceprovider/parameters/BidirectionalTopicConfig.java b/models-interactions/model-actors/actorServiceProvider/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/controlloop/actorserviceprovider/parameters/BidirectionalTopicConfig.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..458314850
--- /dev/null
+++ b/models-interactions/model-actors/actorServiceProvider/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/controlloop/actorserviceprovider/parameters/BidirectionalTopicConfig.java
@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+/*-
+ * ============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.actorserviceprovider.parameters;
+
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.concurrent.Executor;
+import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
+import lombok.Getter;
+import org.onap.policy.controlloop.actorserviceprovider.topic.BidirectionalTopicHandler;
+import org.onap.policy.controlloop.actorserviceprovider.topic.BidirectionalTopicManager;
+import org.onap.policy.controlloop.actorserviceprovider.topic.Forwarder;
+import org.onap.policy.controlloop.actorserviceprovider.topic.SelectorKey;
+
+/**
+ * Configuration for Bidirectional Topic Operators.
+ */
+@Getter
+public class BidirectionalTopicConfig extends OperatorConfig {
+
+    /**
+     * Topic handler associated with the parameters.
+     */
+    private BidirectionalTopicHandler topicHandler;
+
+    /**
+     * Forwarder associated with the parameters.
+     */
+    private Forwarder forwarder;
+
+    /**
+     * Default timeout, in milliseconds, if none specified in the request.
+     */
+    private final long timeoutMs;
+
+
+    /**
+     * Constructs the object.
+     *
+     * @param blockingExecutor executor to be used for tasks that may perform blocking I/O
+     * @param params operator parameters
+     * @param topicManager manager from which to get the topic handler
+     * @param selectorKeys keys used to extract the fields used to select responses for
+     *        this operator
+     */
+    public BidirectionalTopicConfig(Executor blockingExecutor, BidirectionalTopicParams params,
+                    BidirectionalTopicManager topicManager, List<SelectorKey> selectorKeys) {
+        super(blockingExecutor);
+        topicHandler = topicManager.getTopicHandler(params.getSinkTopic(), params.getSourceTopic());
+        forwarder = topicHandler.addForwarder(selectorKeys);
+        timeoutMs = TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS.convert(params.getTimeoutSec(), TimeUnit.SECONDS);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/models-interactions/model-actors/actorServiceProvider/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/controlloop/actorserviceprovider/parameters/HttpConfig.java b/models-interactions/model-actors/actorServiceProvider/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/controlloop/actorserviceprovider/parameters/HttpConfig.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b3e08f707
--- /dev/null
+++ b/models-interactions/model-actors/actorServiceProvider/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/controlloop/actorserviceprovider/parameters/HttpConfig.java
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+/*-
+ * ============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.actorserviceprovider.parameters;
+
+import java.util.concurrent.Executor;
+import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
+import lombok.Getter;
+import org.onap.policy.common.endpoints.http.client.HttpClient;
+import org.onap.policy.common.endpoints.http.client.HttpClientFactory;
+
+/**
+ * Configuration for HTTP Operators.
+ */
+@Getter
+public class HttpConfig extends OperatorConfig {
+
+    private final HttpClient client;
+
+    /**
+     * Default timeout, in milliseconds, if none specified in the request.
+     */
+    private final long timeoutMs;
+
+    /**
+     * URI path for this particular operation. Includes a leading "/".
+     */
+    private final String path;
+
+
+    /**
+     * 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 HttpConfig(Executor blockingExecutor, HttpParams params, HttpClientFactory clientFactory) {
+        super(blockingExecutor);
+        client = clientFactory.get(params.getClientName());
+        path = params.getPath();
+        timeoutMs = TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS.convert(params.getTimeoutSec(), TimeUnit.SECONDS);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/models-interactions/model-actors/actorServiceProvider/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/controlloop/actorserviceprovider/parameters/OperatorConfig.java b/models-interactions/model-actors/actorServiceProvider/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/controlloop/actorserviceprovider/parameters/OperatorConfig.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e5bd5f5ea
--- /dev/null
+++ b/models-interactions/model-actors/actorServiceProvider/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/controlloop/actorserviceprovider/parameters/OperatorConfig.java
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+/*-
+ * ============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.actorserviceprovider.parameters;
+
+import java.util.concurrent.Executor;
+import lombok.AllArgsConstructor;
+import lombok.Getter;
+
+@AllArgsConstructor
+public class OperatorConfig {
+
+    /**
+     * Executor to be used for tasks that may perform blocking I/O.
+     */
+    @Getter
+    private final Executor blockingExecutor;
+}
diff --git a/models-interactions/model-actors/actorServiceProvider/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/controlloop/actorserviceprovider/impl/BidirectionalTopicActorTest.java b/models-interactions/model-actors/actorServiceProvider/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/controlloop/actorserviceprovider/impl/BidirectionalTopicActorTest.java
index e1606aeaf..4a4354195 100644
--- a/models-interactions/model-actors/actorServiceProvider/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/controlloop/actorserviceprovider/impl/BidirectionalTopicActorTest.java
+++ b/models-interactions/model-actors/actorServiceProvider/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/controlloop/actorserviceprovider/impl/BidirectionalTopicActorTest.java
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ public class BidirectionalTopicActorTest {
     @Mock
     private BidirectionalTopicHandler handler2;
 
-    private BidirectionalTopicActor actor;
+    private BidirectionalTopicActor<BidirectionalTopicActorParams> actor;
 
 
     /**
@@ -157,7 +157,8 @@ public class BidirectionalTopicActorTest {
     public void testMakeOperatorParameters() {
         BidirectionalTopicActorParams params = makeParams();
 
-        final BidirectionalTopicActor prov = new BidirectionalTopicActor(ACTOR);
+        final BidirectionalTopicActor<BidirectionalTopicActorParams> prov =
+                        new BidirectionalTopicActor<>(ACTOR, BidirectionalTopicActorParams.class);
         Function<String, Map<String, Object>> maker =
                         prov.makeOperatorParameters(Util.translateToMap(prov.getName(), params));
 
@@ -193,7 +194,7 @@ public class BidirectionalTopicActorTest {
     @Test
     public void testMakeTopicHandler() {
         // use a real actor
-        actor = new BidirectionalTopicActor(ACTOR);
+        actor = new BidirectionalTopicActor<>(ACTOR, BidirectionalTopicActorParams.class);
 
         handler1 = actor.getTopicHandler(MY_SINK, MY_SOURCE1);
         handler2 = actor.getTopicHandler(MY_SINK, MY_SOURCE2);
@@ -218,10 +219,10 @@ public class BidirectionalTopicActorTest {
         return params;
     }
 
-    private class MyActor extends BidirectionalTopicActor {
+    private class MyActor extends BidirectionalTopicActor<BidirectionalTopicActorParams> {
 
         public MyActor() {
-            super(ACTOR);
+            super(ACTOR, BidirectionalTopicActorParams.class);
         }
 
         @Override
diff --git a/models-interactions/model-actors/actorServiceProvider/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/controlloop/actorserviceprovider/impl/BidirectionalTopicOperationTest.java b/models-interactions/model-actors/actorServiceProvider/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/controlloop/actorserviceprovider/impl/BidirectionalTopicOperationTest.java
index ceb63fe91..5725a6d61 100644
--- a/models-interactions/model-actors/actorServiceProvider/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/controlloop/actorserviceprovider/impl/BidirectionalTopicOperationTest.java
+++ b/models-interactions/model-actors/actorServiceProvider/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/controlloop/actorserviceprovider/impl/BidirectionalTopicOperationTest.java
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ import org.onap.policy.common.utils.coder.StandardCoder;
 import org.onap.policy.common.utils.coder.StandardCoderObject;
 import org.onap.policy.common.utils.time.PseudoExecutor;
 import org.onap.policy.controlloop.actorserviceprovider.OperationOutcome;
-import org.onap.policy.controlloop.actorserviceprovider.parameters.BidirectionalTopicParams;
+import org.onap.policy.controlloop.actorserviceprovider.parameters.BidirectionalTopicConfig;
 import org.onap.policy.controlloop.actorserviceprovider.parameters.ControlLoopOperationParams;
 import org.onap.policy.controlloop.actorserviceprovider.topic.BidirectionalTopicHandler;
 import org.onap.policy.controlloop.actorserviceprovider.topic.Forwarder;
@@ -65,8 +65,6 @@ public class BidirectionalTopicOperationTest {
     private static final String ACTOR = "my-actor";
     private static final String OPERATION = "my-operation";
     private static final String REQ_ID = "my-request-id";
-    private static final String MY_SINK = "my-sink";
-    private static final String MY_SOURCE = "my-source";
     private static final String TEXT = "some text";
     private static final int TIMEOUT_SEC = 10;
     private static final long TIMEOUT_MS = 1000 * TIMEOUT_SEC;
@@ -75,7 +73,7 @@ public class BidirectionalTopicOperationTest {
     private static final StandardCoder coder = new StandardCoder();
 
     @Mock
-    private BidirectionalTopicOperator operator;
+    private BidirectionalTopicConfig config;
     @Mock
     private BidirectionalTopicHandler handler;
     @Mock
@@ -85,7 +83,6 @@ public class BidirectionalTopicOperationTest {
     private ArgumentCaptor<BiConsumer<String, StandardCoderObject>> listenerCaptor;
 
     private ControlLoopOperationParams params;
-    private BidirectionalTopicParams topicParams;
     private OperationOutcome outcome;
     private StandardCoderObject stdResponse;
     private String responseText;
@@ -100,15 +97,9 @@ public class BidirectionalTopicOperationTest {
     public void setUp() throws CoderException {
         MockitoAnnotations.initMocks(this);
 
-        topicParams = BidirectionalTopicParams.builder().sourceTopic(MY_SOURCE).sinkTopic(MY_SINK)
-                        .timeoutSec(TIMEOUT_SEC).build();
-
-        when(operator.getActorName()).thenReturn(ACTOR);
-        when(operator.getName()).thenReturn(OPERATION);
-        when(operator.getTopicHandler()).thenReturn(handler);
-        when(operator.getForwarder()).thenReturn(forwarder);
-        when(operator.getParams()).thenReturn(topicParams);
-        when(operator.isAlive()).thenReturn(true);
+        when(config.getTopicHandler()).thenReturn(handler);
+        when(config.getForwarder()).thenReturn(forwarder);
+        when(config.getTimeoutMs()).thenReturn(TIMEOUT_MS);
 
         when(handler.send(any())).thenReturn(true);
         when(handler.getSinkTopicCommInfrastructure()).thenReturn(SINK_INFRA);
@@ -132,7 +123,6 @@ public class BidirectionalTopicOperationTest {
         assertEquals(OPERATION, oper.getName());
         assertSame(handler, oper.getTopicHandler());
         assertSame(forwarder, oper.getForwarder());
-        assertSame(topicParams, oper.getTopicParams());
         assertEquals(TIMEOUT_MS, oper.getTimeoutMs());
         assertSame(MyResponse.class, oper.getResponseClass());
     }
@@ -334,7 +324,7 @@ public class BidirectionalTopicOperationTest {
 
     private class MyStringOperation extends BidirectionalTopicOperation<String, String> {
         public MyStringOperation() {
-            super(BidirectionalTopicOperationTest.this.params, operator, String.class);
+            super(BidirectionalTopicOperationTest.this.params, config, String.class);
         }
 
         @Override
@@ -356,7 +346,7 @@ public class BidirectionalTopicOperationTest {
 
     private class MyScoOperation extends BidirectionalTopicOperation<MyRequest, StandardCoderObject> {
         public MyScoOperation() {
-            super(BidirectionalTopicOperationTest.this.params, operator, StandardCoderObject.class);
+            super(BidirectionalTopicOperationTest.this.params, config, StandardCoderObject.class);
         }
 
         @Override
@@ -378,7 +368,7 @@ public class BidirectionalTopicOperationTest {
 
     private class MyOperation extends BidirectionalTopicOperation<MyRequest, MyResponse> {
         public MyOperation() {
-            super(BidirectionalTopicOperationTest.this.params, operator, MyResponse.class);
+            super(BidirectionalTopicOperationTest.this.params, config, MyResponse.class);
         }
 
         @Override
diff --git a/models-interactions/model-actors/actorServiceProvider/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/controlloop/actorserviceprovider/impl/BidirectionalTopicOperatorTest.java b/models-interactions/model-actors/actorServiceProvider/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/controlloop/actorserviceprovider/impl/BidirectionalTopicOperatorTest.java
index 4fae782bd..ae923c0bd 100644
--- a/models-interactions/model-actors/actorServiceProvider/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/controlloop/actorserviceprovider/impl/BidirectionalTopicOperatorTest.java
+++ b/models-interactions/model-actors/actorServiceProvider/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/controlloop/actorserviceprovider/impl/BidirectionalTopicOperatorTest.java
@@ -20,20 +20,23 @@
 
 package org.onap.policy.controlloop.actorserviceprovider.impl;
 
+import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThatIllegalStateException;
 import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThatThrownBy;
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertNotNull;
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertSame;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.when;
 
+import java.util.Arrays;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicReference;
-import java.util.function.BiFunction;
 import org.junit.Before;
 import org.junit.Test;
 import org.mockito.Mock;
 import org.mockito.MockitoAnnotations;
 import org.onap.policy.controlloop.actorserviceprovider.Operation;
 import org.onap.policy.controlloop.actorserviceprovider.Util;
+import org.onap.policy.controlloop.actorserviceprovider.parameters.BidirectionalTopicConfig;
 import org.onap.policy.controlloop.actorserviceprovider.parameters.BidirectionalTopicParams;
 import org.onap.policy.controlloop.actorserviceprovider.parameters.ControlLoopOperationParams;
 import org.onap.policy.controlloop.actorserviceprovider.parameters.ParameterValidationRuntimeException;
@@ -86,9 +89,7 @@ public class BidirectionalTopicOperatorTest {
     public void testConstructor_testGetParams_testGetTopicHandler_testGetForwarder() {
         assertEquals(ACTOR, oper.getActorName());
         assertEquals(OPERATION, oper.getName());
-        assertEquals(params, oper.getParams());
-        assertSame(handler, oper.getTopicHandler());
-        assertSame(forwarder, oper.getForwarder());
+        assertNotNull(oper.getCurrentConfig());
     }
 
     @Test
@@ -102,31 +103,45 @@ public class BidirectionalTopicOperatorTest {
     }
 
     @Test
-    public void testMakeOperator() {
+    public void testBuildOperator() {
         AtomicReference<ControlLoopOperationParams> paramsRef = new AtomicReference<>();
-        AtomicReference<BidirectionalTopicOperator> operRef = new AtomicReference<>();
+        AtomicReference<BidirectionalTopicConfig> configRef = new AtomicReference<>();
 
         // @formatter:off
-        BiFunction<ControlLoopOperationParams, BidirectionalTopicOperator,
-                    BidirectionalTopicOperation<String, Integer>> maker =
-                        (params, operator) -> {
-                            paramsRef.set(params);
-                            operRef.set(operator);
-                            return operation;
-                        };
+        @SuppressWarnings("rawtypes")
+        OperationMaker<BidirectionalTopicConfig, BidirectionalTopicOperation> maker =
+            (params, config) -> {
+                paramsRef.set(params);
+                configRef.set(config);
+                return operation;
+            };
         // @formatter:on
 
         BidirectionalTopicOperator oper2 =
-                        BidirectionalTopicOperator.makeOperator(ACTOR, OPERATION, mgr, maker, new SelectorKey(""));
+                        new BidirectionalTopicOperator(ACTOR, OPERATION, mgr, maker, new SelectorKey(""));
 
         assertEquals(ACTOR, oper2.getActorName());
         assertEquals(OPERATION, oper2.getName());
 
         ControlLoopOperationParams params2 = ControlLoopOperationParams.builder().build();
 
+        // not running yet
+        assertThatIllegalStateException().isThrownBy(() -> oper2.buildOperation(params2));
+
+        // configure and start it
+        params = BidirectionalTopicParams.builder().sourceTopic(MY_SOURCE).sinkTopic(MY_SINK).timeoutSec(TIMEOUT_SEC)
+                        .build();
+        oper2.configure(Util.translateToMap(OPERATION, params));
+        oper2.start();
+
         assertSame(operation, oper2.buildOperation(params2));
         assertSame(params2, paramsRef.get());
-        assertSame(oper2, operRef.get());
+        assertSame(oper2.getCurrentConfig(), configRef.get());
+
+        // with no operation-maker
+        BidirectionalTopicOperator oper3 =
+                        new BidirectionalTopicOperator(ACTOR, OPERATION, mgr, Arrays.asList(new SelectorKey("")));
+        assertThatThrownBy(() -> oper3.buildOperation(params2)).isInstanceOf(UnsupportedOperationException.class);
     }
 
 
diff --git a/models-interactions/model-actors/actorServiceProvider/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/controlloop/actorserviceprovider/impl/HttpActorTest.java b/models-interactions/model-actors/actorServiceProvider/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/controlloop/actorserviceprovider/impl/HttpActorTest.java
index 80b1d427a..dacd3a529 100644
--- a/models-interactions/model-actors/actorServiceProvider/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/controlloop/actorserviceprovider/impl/HttpActorTest.java
+++ b/models-interactions/model-actors/actorServiceProvider/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/controlloop/actorserviceprovider/impl/HttpActorTest.java
@@ -40,11 +40,11 @@ public class HttpActorTest {
     private static final String CLIENT = "my-client";
     private static final int TIMEOUT = 10;
 
-    private HttpActor actor;
+    private HttpActor<HttpActorParams> actor;
 
     @Before
     public void setUp() {
-        actor = new HttpActor(ACTOR);
+        actor = new HttpActor<>(ACTOR, HttpActorParams.class);
     }
 
     @Test
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ public class HttpActorTest {
                         "operB", Map.of("path", "urlB")));
         // @formatter:on
 
-        final HttpActor prov = new HttpActor(ACTOR);
+        final HttpActor<HttpActorParams> prov = new HttpActor<>(ACTOR, HttpActorParams.class);
         Function<String, Map<String, Object>> maker =
                         prov.makeOperatorParameters(Util.translateToMap(prov.getName(), params));
 
diff --git a/models-interactions/model-actors/actorServiceProvider/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/controlloop/actorserviceprovider/impl/HttpOperationTest.java b/models-interactions/model-actors/actorServiceProvider/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/controlloop/actorserviceprovider/impl/HttpOperationTest.java
index 8189c74fe..2e9f58cbc 100644
--- a/models-interactions/model-actors/actorServiceProvider/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/controlloop/actorserviceprovider/impl/HttpOperationTest.java
+++ b/models-interactions/model-actors/actorServiceProvider/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/controlloop/actorserviceprovider/impl/HttpOperationTest.java
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ import static org.junit.Assert.assertFalse;
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertNotNull;
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertSame;
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertTrue;
-import static org.mockito.Mockito.spy;
+import static org.mockito.ArgumentMatchers.any;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.when;
 
 import java.util.Collections;
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ import java.util.UUID;
 import java.util.concurrent.CancellationException;
 import java.util.concurrent.CompletableFuture;
 import java.util.concurrent.ExecutionException;
+import java.util.concurrent.Executor;
 import java.util.concurrent.Future;
 import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
 import java.util.concurrent.TimeoutException;
@@ -67,6 +68,7 @@ import org.onap.policy.common.endpoints.event.comm.Topic.CommInfrastructure;
 import org.onap.policy.common.endpoints.event.comm.bus.internal.BusTopicParams;
 import org.onap.policy.common.endpoints.event.comm.bus.internal.BusTopicParams.TopicParamsBuilder;
 import org.onap.policy.common.endpoints.http.client.HttpClient;
+import org.onap.policy.common.endpoints.http.client.HttpClientFactory;
 import org.onap.policy.common.endpoints.http.client.HttpClientFactoryInstance;
 import org.onap.policy.common.endpoints.http.server.HttpServletServer;
 import org.onap.policy.common.endpoints.http.server.HttpServletServerFactoryInstance;
@@ -76,11 +78,10 @@ import org.onap.policy.common.gson.GsonMessageBodyHandler;
 import org.onap.policy.common.utils.coder.CoderException;
 import org.onap.policy.common.utils.network.NetworkUtil;
 import org.onap.policy.controlloop.VirtualControlLoopEvent;
-import org.onap.policy.controlloop.actorserviceprovider.Operation;
 import org.onap.policy.controlloop.actorserviceprovider.OperationOutcome;
-import org.onap.policy.controlloop.actorserviceprovider.Util;
 import org.onap.policy.controlloop.actorserviceprovider.controlloop.ControlLoopEventContext;
 import org.onap.policy.controlloop.actorserviceprovider.parameters.ControlLoopOperationParams;
+import org.onap.policy.controlloop.actorserviceprovider.parameters.HttpConfig;
 import org.onap.policy.controlloop.actorserviceprovider.parameters.HttpParams;
 import org.onap.policy.controlloop.policy.PolicyResult;
 
@@ -110,9 +111,12 @@ public class HttpOperationTest {
 
     @Mock
     private HttpClient client;
-
+    @Mock
+    private HttpClientFactory clientFactory;
     @Mock
     private Response response;
+    @Mock
+    private Executor executor;
 
     private VirtualControlLoopEvent event;
     private ControlLoopEventContext context;
@@ -120,7 +124,7 @@ public class HttpOperationTest {
     private OperationOutcome outcome;
     private AtomicReference<InvocationCallback<Response>> callback;
     private Future<Response> future;
-    private HttpOperator operator;
+    private HttpConfig config;
     private MyGetOperation<String> oper;
 
     /**
@@ -192,19 +196,9 @@ public class HttpOperationTest {
         callback = new AtomicReference<>();
         future = new CompletableFuture<>();
 
-        operator = new HttpOperator(ACTOR, OPERATION) {
-            @Override
-            public Operation buildOperation(ControlLoopOperationParams params) {
-                return null;
-            }
+        when(clientFactory.get(any())).thenReturn(client);
 
-            @Override
-            public HttpClient getClient() {
-                return client;
-            }
-        };
-
-        initOper(operator, HTTP_CLIENT);
+        initConfig(HTTP_CLIENT);
 
         oper = new MyGetOperation<>(String.class);
     }
@@ -229,7 +223,9 @@ public class HttpOperationTest {
     @Test
     public void testMakeUrl() {
         // use a real client
-        client = HttpClientFactoryInstance.getClientFactory().get(HTTP_CLIENT);
+        initRealConfig(HTTP_CLIENT);
+
+        oper = new MyGetOperation<>(String.class);
 
         assertThat(oper.makeUrl()).endsWith("/" + BASE_URI + PATH);
     }
@@ -243,19 +239,6 @@ public class HttpOperationTest {
 
         // should use given value
         assertEquals(20 * 1000L, oper.getTimeoutMs(20));
-
-        // indicate we have a timeout value
-        operator = spy(operator);
-        when(operator.getTimeoutMs()).thenReturn(30L);
-
-        oper = new MyGetOperation<String>(String.class);
-
-        // should use default
-        assertEquals(30L, oper.getTimeoutMs(null));
-        assertEquals(30L, oper.getTimeoutMs(0));
-
-        // should use given value
-        assertEquals(40 * 1000L, oper.getTimeoutMs(40));
     }
 
     /**
@@ -366,7 +349,7 @@ public class HttpOperationTest {
     @Test
     public void testGet() throws Exception {
         // use a real client
-        client = HttpClientFactoryInstance.getClientFactory().get(HTTP_CLIENT);
+        initRealConfig(HTTP_CLIENT);
 
         MyGetOperation<MyResponse> oper2 = new MyGetOperation<>(MyResponse.class);
 
@@ -382,7 +365,7 @@ public class HttpOperationTest {
     @Test
     public void testDelete() throws Exception {
         // use a real client
-        client = HttpClientFactoryInstance.getClientFactory().get(HTTP_CLIENT);
+        initRealConfig(HTTP_CLIENT);
 
         MyDeleteOperation oper2 = new MyDeleteOperation();
 
@@ -398,8 +381,7 @@ public class HttpOperationTest {
     @Test
     public void testPost() throws Exception {
         // use a real client
-        client = HttpClientFactoryInstance.getClientFactory().get(HTTP_CLIENT);
-
+        initRealConfig(HTTP_CLIENT);
         MyPostOperation oper2 = new MyPostOperation();
 
         OperationOutcome outcome = runOperation(oper2);
@@ -414,7 +396,7 @@ public class HttpOperationTest {
     @Test
     public void testPut() throws Exception {
         // use a real client
-        client = HttpClientFactoryInstance.getClientFactory().get(HTTP_CLIENT);
+        initRealConfig(HTTP_CLIENT);
 
         MyPutOperation oper2 = new MyPutOperation();
 
@@ -454,18 +436,34 @@ public class HttpOperationTest {
     }
 
     /**
-     * Initializes the given operator.
+     * Initializes the configuration.
      *
      * @param operator operator to be initialized
      * @param clientName name of the client which it should use
      */
-    private void initOper(HttpOperator operator, String clientName) {
-        operator.stop();
+    private void initConfig(String clientName) {
+        initConfig(clientName, clientFactory);
+    }
 
+    /**
+     * Initializes the configuration with a real client.
+     *
+     * @param operator operator to be initialized
+     * @param clientName name of the client which it should use
+     */
+    private void initConfig(String clientName, HttpClientFactory factory) {
         HttpParams params = HttpParams.builder().clientName(clientName).path(PATH).timeoutSec(1).build();
-        Map<String, Object> mapParams = Util.translateToMap(OPERATION, params);
-        operator.configure(mapParams);
-        operator.start();
+        config = new HttpConfig(executor, params, factory);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Initializes the configuration with a real client.
+     *
+     * @param operator operator to be initialized
+     * @param clientName name of the client which it should use
+     */
+    private void initRealConfig(String clientName) {
+        initConfig(clientName, HttpClientFactoryInstance.getClientFactory());
     }
 
     /**
@@ -497,7 +495,7 @@ public class HttpOperationTest {
 
     private class MyGetOperation<T> extends HttpOperation<T> {
         public MyGetOperation(Class<T> responseClass) {
-            super(HttpOperationTest.this.params, HttpOperationTest.this.operator, responseClass);
+            super(HttpOperationTest.this.params, HttpOperationTest.this.config, responseClass);
         }
 
         @Override
@@ -511,14 +509,14 @@ public class HttpOperationTest {
 
             // @formatter:off
             return handleResponse(outcome, url,
-                callback -> operator.getClient().get(callback, makePath(), headers));
+                callback -> getClient().get(callback, makePath(), headers));
             // @formatter:on
         }
     }
 
     private class MyPostOperation extends HttpOperation<MyResponse> {
         public MyPostOperation() {
-            super(HttpOperationTest.this.params, HttpOperationTest.this.operator, MyResponse.class);
+            super(HttpOperationTest.this.params, HttpOperationTest.this.config, MyResponse.class);
         }
 
         @Override
@@ -537,14 +535,14 @@ public class HttpOperationTest {
 
             // @formatter:off
             return handleResponse(outcome, url,
-                callback -> operator.getClient().post(callback, makePath(), entity, headers));
+                callback -> getClient().post(callback, makePath(), entity, headers));
             // @formatter:on
         }
     }
 
     private class MyPutOperation extends HttpOperation<MyResponse> {
         public MyPutOperation() {
-            super(HttpOperationTest.this.params, HttpOperationTest.this.operator, MyResponse.class);
+            super(HttpOperationTest.this.params, HttpOperationTest.this.config, MyResponse.class);
         }
 
         @Override
@@ -563,14 +561,14 @@ public class HttpOperationTest {
 
             // @formatter:off
             return handleResponse(outcome, url,
-                callback -> operator.getClient().put(callback, makePath(), entity, headers));
+                callback -> getClient().put(callback, makePath(), entity, headers));
             // @formatter:on
         }
     }
 
     private class MyDeleteOperation extends HttpOperation<String> {
         public MyDeleteOperation() {
-            super(HttpOperationTest.this.params, HttpOperationTest.this.operator, String.class);
+            super(HttpOperationTest.this.params, HttpOperationTest.this.config, String.class);
         }
 
         @Override
@@ -584,7 +582,7 @@ public class HttpOperationTest {
 
             // @formatter:off
             return handleResponse(outcome, url,
-                callback -> operator.getClient().delete(callback, makePath(), headers));
+                callback -> getClient().delete(callback, makePath(), headers));
             // @formatter:on
         }
     }
diff --git a/models-interactions/model-actors/actorServiceProvider/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/controlloop/actorserviceprovider/impl/HttpOperatorTest.java b/models-interactions/model-actors/actorServiceProvider/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/controlloop/actorserviceprovider/impl/HttpOperatorTest.java
index 081bb346b..873a306c2 100644
--- a/models-interactions/model-actors/actorServiceProvider/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/controlloop/actorserviceprovider/impl/HttpOperatorTest.java
+++ b/models-interactions/model-actors/actorServiceProvider/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/controlloop/actorserviceprovider/impl/HttpOperatorTest.java
@@ -20,12 +20,12 @@
 
 package org.onap.policy.controlloop.actorserviceprovider.impl;
 
+import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThatIllegalStateException;
 import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThatThrownBy;
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertNotNull;
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertNotSame;
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertNull;
-import static org.junit.Assert.assertSame;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.when;
 
 import java.util.Map;
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ import org.onap.policy.controlloop.actorserviceprovider.OperationOutcome;
 import org.onap.policy.controlloop.actorserviceprovider.Util;
 import org.onap.policy.controlloop.actorserviceprovider.controlloop.ControlLoopEventContext;
 import org.onap.policy.controlloop.actorserviceprovider.parameters.ControlLoopOperationParams;
+import org.onap.policy.controlloop.actorserviceprovider.parameters.HttpConfig;
 import org.onap.policy.controlloop.actorserviceprovider.parameters.HttpParams;
 import org.onap.policy.controlloop.actorserviceprovider.parameters.ParameterValidationRuntimeException;
 
@@ -86,63 +87,65 @@ public class HttpOperatorTest {
     }
 
     @Test
-    public void testGetClient() {
-        assertNotNull(oper.getClient());
+    public void testDoConfigureMapOfStringObject_testGetConfig() {
+        // start with an UNCONFIGURED operator
+        oper.shutdown();
+        oper = new MyOperator();
+
+        assertNull(oper.getCurrentConfig());
+
+        HttpParams params = HttpParams.builder().clientName(HTTP_CLIENT).path(PATH).timeoutSec(TIMEOUT).build();
+        Map<String, Object> paramMap = Util.translateToMap(OPERATION, params);
+        oper.configure(paramMap);
+
+        assertNotNull(oper.getCurrentConfig());
+
+        // test invalid parameters
+        paramMap.remove("path");
+        assertThatThrownBy(() -> oper.configure(paramMap)).isInstanceOf(ParameterValidationRuntimeException.class);
     }
 
     @Test
-    public void testMakeOperator() {
-        HttpOperator oper2 = HttpOperator.makeOperator(ACTOR, OPERATION, MyOperation::new);
+    public void testBuildOperation() {
+        HttpOperator oper2 = new MyOperator();
         assertNotNull(oper2);
+        assertNotNull(oper2.getClientFactory());
 
         VirtualControlLoopEvent event = new VirtualControlLoopEvent();
         ControlLoopEventContext context = new ControlLoopEventContext(event);
         ControlLoopOperationParams params =
                         ControlLoopOperationParams.builder().actor(ACTOR).operation(OPERATION).context(context).build();
 
+        // not running yet
+        assertThatIllegalStateException().isThrownBy(() -> oper2.buildOperation(params));
+
+        // configure and start it
+        HttpParams params2 = HttpParams.builder().clientName(HTTP_CLIENT).path(PATH).timeoutSec(TIMEOUT).build();
+        Map<String, Object> paramMap = Util.translateToMap(OPERATION, params2);
+        oper2.configure(paramMap);
+        oper2.start();
+
         Operation operation1 = oper2.buildOperation(params);
         assertNotNull(operation1);
 
         Operation operation2 = oper2.buildOperation(params);
         assertNotNull(operation2);
         assertNotSame(operation1, operation2);
+
+        // with no operation-maker
+        HttpOperator oper3 = new HttpOperator(ACTOR, OPERATION);
+        assertThatThrownBy(() -> oper3.buildOperation(params)).isInstanceOf(UnsupportedOperationException.class);
     }
 
     @Test
-    public void testDoConfigureMapOfStringObject_testGetClient_testGetPath_testGetTimeoutMs() {
-        // start with an UNCONFIGURED operator
-        oper.shutdown();
-        oper = new MyOperator();
-
-        assertNull(oper.getClient());
-        assertNull(oper.getPath());
-
-        // no timeout yet
-        assertEquals(0L, oper.getTimeoutMs());
-
-        HttpParams params = HttpParams.builder().clientName(HTTP_CLIENT).path(PATH).timeoutSec(TIMEOUT).build();
-        Map<String, Object> paramMap = Util.translateToMap(OPERATION, params);
-        oper.configure(paramMap);
-
-        assertSame(client, oper.getClient());
-        assertEquals(PATH, oper.getPath());
-
-        // should use given value
-        assertEquals(TIMEOUT * 1000, oper.getTimeoutMs());
-
-        // test invalid parameters
-        paramMap.remove("path");
-        assertThatThrownBy(() -> oper.configure(paramMap)).isInstanceOf(ParameterValidationRuntimeException.class);
+    public void testGetClientFactory() {
+        HttpOperator oper2 = new HttpOperator(ACTOR, OPERATION);
+        assertNotNull(oper2.getClientFactory());
     }
 
     private class MyOperator extends HttpOperator {
         public MyOperator() {
-            super(ACTOR, OPERATION);
-        }
-
-        @Override
-        public Operation buildOperation(ControlLoopOperationParams params) {
-            return null;
+            super(ACTOR, OPERATION, MyOperation::new);
         }
 
         @Override
@@ -152,8 +155,8 @@ public class HttpOperatorTest {
     }
 
     private class MyOperation extends HttpOperation<String> {
-        public MyOperation(ControlLoopOperationParams params, HttpOperator operator) {
-            super(params, operator, String.class);
+        public MyOperation(ControlLoopOperationParams params, HttpConfig config) {
+            super(params, config, String.class);
         }
 
         @Override
diff --git a/models-interactions/model-actors/actorServiceProvider/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/controlloop/actorserviceprovider/impl/OperationPartialTest.java b/models-interactions/model-actors/actorServiceProvider/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/controlloop/actorserviceprovider/impl/OperationPartialTest.java
index 67ac27c8d..39564a443 100644
--- a/models-interactions/model-actors/actorServiceProvider/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/controlloop/actorserviceprovider/impl/OperationPartialTest.java
+++ b/models-interactions/model-actors/actorServiceProvider/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/controlloop/actorserviceprovider/impl/OperationPartialTest.java
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@
 package org.onap.policy.controlloop.actorserviceprovider.impl;
 
 import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat;
-import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThatCode;
 import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThatIllegalStateException;
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertFalse;
@@ -41,7 +40,6 @@ import java.util.UUID;
 import java.util.concurrent.CompletableFuture;
 import java.util.concurrent.CompletionException;
 import java.util.concurrent.ExecutionException;
-import java.util.concurrent.Executor;
 import java.util.concurrent.ForkJoinPool;
 import java.util.concurrent.Future;
 import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
@@ -70,6 +68,7 @@ import org.onap.policy.controlloop.actorserviceprovider.Operation;
 import org.onap.policy.controlloop.actorserviceprovider.OperationOutcome;
 import org.onap.policy.controlloop.actorserviceprovider.controlloop.ControlLoopEventContext;
 import org.onap.policy.controlloop.actorserviceprovider.parameters.ControlLoopOperationParams;
+import org.onap.policy.controlloop.actorserviceprovider.parameters.OperatorConfig;
 import org.onap.policy.controlloop.policy.PolicyResult;
 import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
 
@@ -111,7 +110,7 @@ public class OperationPartialTest {
     private OperationOutcome opstart;
     private OperationOutcome opend;
 
-    private OperatorPartial operator;
+    private OperatorConfig config;
 
     /**
      * Attaches the appender to the logger.
@@ -150,20 +149,7 @@ public class OperationPartialTest {
                         .executor(executor).actor(ACTOR).operation(OPERATION).timeoutSec(TIMEOUT)
                         .startCallback(this::starter).targetEntity(MY_SINK).build();
 
-        operator = new OperatorPartial(ACTOR, OPERATION) {
-            @Override
-            public Executor getBlockingExecutor() {
-                return executor;
-            }
-
-            @Override
-            public Operation buildOperation(ControlLoopOperationParams params) {
-                return null;
-            }
-        };
-
-        operator.configure(null);
-        operator.start();
+        config = new OperatorConfig(executor);
 
         oper = new MyOper();
 
@@ -197,35 +183,12 @@ public class OperationPartialTest {
         assertNull(future.get(5, TimeUnit.SECONDS));
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Exercises the doXxx() methods.
-     */
-    @Test
-    public void testDoXxx() {
-        assertThatCode(() -> operator.doConfigure(null)).doesNotThrowAnyException();
-        assertThatCode(() -> operator.doStart()).doesNotThrowAnyException();
-        assertThatCode(() -> operator.doStop()).doesNotThrowAnyException();
-        assertThatCode(() -> operator.doShutdown()).doesNotThrowAnyException();
-
-    }
-
     @Test
     public void testStart() {
         verifyRun("testStart", 1, 1, PolicyResult.SUCCESS);
     }
 
     /**
-     * Tests startOperation() when the operator is not running.
-     */
-    @Test
-    public void testStartNotRunning() {
-        // stop the operator
-        operator.stop();
-
-        assertThatIllegalStateException().isThrownBy(() -> oper.start());
-    }
-
-    /**
      * Tests startOperation() when the operation has a preprocessor.
      */
     @Test
@@ -392,7 +355,7 @@ public class OperationPartialTest {
         /*
          * Use an operation that doesn't override doOperation().
          */
-        OperationPartial oper2 = new OperationPartial(params, operator) {};
+        OperationPartial oper2 = new OperationPartial(params, config) {};
 
         oper2.start();
         assertTrue(executor.runAll(MAX_REQUESTS));
@@ -1101,7 +1064,7 @@ public class OperationPartialTest {
     @Test
     public void testGetRetryWait() {
         // need an operator that doesn't override the retry time
-        OperationPartial oper2 = new OperationPartial(params, operator) {};
+        OperationPartial oper2 = new OperationPartial(params, config) {};
         assertEquals(OperationPartial.DEFAULT_RETRY_WAIT_MS, oper2.getRetryWaitMs());
     }
 
@@ -1257,7 +1220,7 @@ public class OperationPartialTest {
 
 
         public MyOper() {
-            super(OperationPartialTest.this.params, operator);
+            super(OperationPartialTest.this.params, config);
         }
 
         @Override
diff --git a/models-interactions/model-actors/actorServiceProvider/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/controlloop/actorserviceprovider/parameters/BidirectionalTopicConfigTest.java b/models-interactions/model-actors/actorServiceProvider/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/controlloop/actorserviceprovider/parameters/BidirectionalTopicConfigTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7c6a98fde
--- /dev/null
+++ b/models-interactions/model-actors/actorServiceProvider/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/controlloop/actorserviceprovider/parameters/BidirectionalTopicConfigTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,79 @@
+/*-
+ * ============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.actorserviceprovider.parameters;
+
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertSame;
+import static org.mockito.Mockito.when;
+
+import java.util.Arrays;
+import java.util.List;
+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.controlloop.actorserviceprovider.topic.BidirectionalTopicHandler;
+import org.onap.policy.controlloop.actorserviceprovider.topic.BidirectionalTopicManager;
+import org.onap.policy.controlloop.actorserviceprovider.topic.Forwarder;
+import org.onap.policy.controlloop.actorserviceprovider.topic.SelectorKey;
+
+public class BidirectionalTopicConfigTest {
+    private static final String MY_SINK = "my-sink";
+    private static final String MY_SOURCE = "my-source";
+    private static final int TIMEOUT_SEC = 10;
+
+    @Mock
+    private BidirectionalTopicManager topicManager;
+    @Mock
+    private BidirectionalTopicHandler topicHandler;
+    @Mock
+    private Forwarder forwarder;
+    @Mock
+    private Executor executor;
+
+    private BidirectionalTopicConfig config;
+
+    /**
+     * Sets up.
+     */
+    @Before
+    public void setUp() {
+        MockitoAnnotations.initMocks(this);
+
+        List<SelectorKey> keys = Arrays.asList(new SelectorKey(""));
+
+        when(topicManager.getTopicHandler(MY_SINK, MY_SOURCE)).thenReturn(topicHandler);
+        when(topicHandler.addForwarder(keys)).thenReturn(forwarder);
+
+        BidirectionalTopicParams params = BidirectionalTopicParams.builder().sinkTopic(MY_SINK).sourceTopic(MY_SOURCE)
+                        .timeoutSec(TIMEOUT_SEC).build();
+        config = new BidirectionalTopicConfig(executor, params, topicManager, keys);
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void test() {
+        assertSame(executor, config.getBlockingExecutor());
+        assertSame(topicHandler, config.getTopicHandler());
+        assertSame(forwarder, config.getForwarder());
+        assertEquals(1000L * TIMEOUT_SEC, config.getTimeoutMs());
+    }
+}
diff --git a/models-interactions/model-actors/actorServiceProvider/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/controlloop/actorserviceprovider/parameters/HttpConfigTest.java b/models-interactions/model-actors/actorServiceProvider/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/controlloop/actorserviceprovider/parameters/HttpConfigTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..309b30fd5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/models-interactions/model-actors/actorServiceProvider/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/controlloop/actorserviceprovider/parameters/HttpConfigTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+/*-
+ * ============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.actorserviceprovider.parameters;
+
+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 HttpConfigTest {
+    private static final String MY_CLIENT = "my-client";
+    private static final String MY_PATH = "my-path";
+    private static final int TIMEOUT_SEC = 10;
+
+    @Mock
+    private HttpClient client;
+    @Mock
+    private HttpClientFactory factory;
+    @Mock
+    private Executor executor;
+
+    private HttpConfig config;
+
+    /**
+     * Sets up.
+     */
+    @Before
+    public void setUp() {
+        MockitoAnnotations.initMocks(this);
+
+        when(factory.get(MY_CLIENT)).thenReturn(client);
+
+        HttpParams params = HttpParams.builder().clientName(MY_CLIENT).path(MY_PATH).timeoutSec(TIMEOUT_SEC).build();
+        config = new HttpConfig(executor, params, factory);
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void test() {
+        assertSame(executor, config.getBlockingExecutor());
+        assertSame(client, config.getClient());
+        assertEquals(MY_PATH, config.getPath());
+        assertEquals(1000L * TIMEOUT_SEC, config.getTimeoutMs());
+    }
+}