Add support for legacy guard policies

Support for legacy guard policies added.

Support for translation of all legacy policies to
TOSCA format now complete.

Fix merge problems with dummy provider implementation.

Issue-ID: POLICY-1095
Change-Id: I3dd1775b78d39078a884e1834502b832ff40be18
Signed-off-by: liamfallon <liam.fallon@est.tech>

8 files changed, 394 insertions, 367 deletions

diff --git a/models-provider/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/models/provider/PolicyModelsProvider.java b/models-provider/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/models/provider/PolicyModelsProvider.java
index 9bc49837e..103d761df 100644
--- a/models-provider/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/models/provider/PolicyModelsProvider.java
+++ b/models-provider/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/models/provider/PolicyModelsProvider.java
@@ -20,18 +20,21 @@
 
 package org.onap.policy.models.provider;
 
+import java.util.Map;
+
 import lombok.NonNull;
 
 import org.onap.policy.models.base.PfConceptKey;
 import org.onap.policy.models.base.PfModelException;
-import org.onap.policy.models.pap.concepts.PdpGroups;
-import org.onap.policy.models.tosca.legacy.concepts.LegacyGuardPolicy;
+import org.onap.policy.models.pdp.concepts.PdpGroups;
+import org.onap.policy.models.tosca.legacy.concepts.LegacyGuardPolicyInput;
+import org.onap.policy.models.tosca.legacy.concepts.LegacyGuardPolicyOutput;
 import org.onap.policy.models.tosca.legacy.concepts.LegacyOperationalPolicy;
 import org.onap.policy.models.tosca.simple.concepts.ToscaServiceTemplate;
 
 /**
- * This interface describes the operations that are provided to users and components for reading
- * objects from and writing objects to the database.
+ * This interface describes the operations that are provided to users and components for reading objects from and
+ * writing objects to the database.
  *
  * @author Liam Fallon (liam.fallon@est.tech)
  */
@@ -46,9 +49,8 @@ public interface PolicyModelsProvider extends AutoCloseable {
     /**
      * Get policy types.
      *
-     * @param policyTypeKey the policy type key for the policy types to be retrieved. A null key
-     *        name returns all policy types. A null key version returns all versions of the policy
-     *        type name specified in the key.
+     * @param policyTypeKey the policy type key for the policy types to be retrieved. A null key name returns all policy
+     *        types. A null key version returns all versions of the policy type name specified in the key.
      * @return the policy types found
      * @throws PfModelException on errors getting policy types
      */
@@ -57,8 +59,7 @@ public interface PolicyModelsProvider extends AutoCloseable {
     /**
      * Create policy types.
      *
-     * @param serviceTemplate the service template containing the definition of the policy types to
-     *        be created
+     * @param serviceTemplate the service template containing the definition of the policy types to be created
      * @return the TOSCA service template containing the created policy types
      * @throws PfModelException on errors creating policy types
      */
@@ -68,8 +69,7 @@ public interface PolicyModelsProvider extends AutoCloseable {
     /**
      * Create policy types.
      *
-     * @param serviceTemplate the service template containing the definition of the policy types to
-     *        be modified
+     * @param serviceTemplate the service template containing the definition of the policy types to be modified
      * @return the TOSCA service template containing the modified policy types
      * @throws PfModelException on errors updating policy types
      */
@@ -79,8 +79,8 @@ public interface PolicyModelsProvider extends AutoCloseable {
     /**
      * Delete policy types.
      *
-     * @param policyTypeKey the policy type key for the policy types to be deleted, if the version
-     *        of the key is null, all versions of the policy type are deleted.
+     * @param policyTypeKey the policy type key for the policy types to be deleted, if the version of the key is null,
+     *        all versions of the policy type are deleted.
      * @return the TOSCA service template containing the policy types that were deleted
      * @throws PfModelException on errors deleting policy types
      */
@@ -89,8 +89,8 @@ public interface PolicyModelsProvider extends AutoCloseable {
     /**
      * Get policies.
      *
-     * @param policyKey the policy key for the policies to be retrieved. The parent name and version
-     *        must be specified. A null local name returns all policies for a parent policy type.
+     * @param policyKey the policy key for the policies to be retrieved. The parent name and version must be specified.
+     *        A null local name returns all policies for a parent policy type.
      * @return the policies found
      * @throws PfModelException on errors getting policies
      */
@@ -99,8 +99,7 @@ public interface PolicyModelsProvider extends AutoCloseable {
     /**
      * Create policies.
      *
-     * @param serviceTemplate the service template containing the definitions of the new policies to
-     *        be created.
+     * @param serviceTemplate the service template containing the definitions of the new policies to be created.
      * @return the TOSCA service template containing the policy types that were created
      * @throws PfModelException on errors creating policies
      */
@@ -111,8 +110,7 @@ public interface PolicyModelsProvider extends AutoCloseable {
     /**
      * Update policies.
      *
-     * @param serviceTemplate the service template containing the definitions of the policies to be
-     *        updated.
+     * @param serviceTemplate the service template containing the definitions of the policies to be updated.
      * @return the TOSCA service template containing the policies that were updated
      * @throws PfModelException on errors updating policies
      */
@@ -173,7 +171,7 @@ public interface PolicyModelsProvider extends AutoCloseable {
      * @return the policies found
      * @throws PfModelException on errors getting policies
      */
-    public LegacyGuardPolicy getGuardPolicy(@NonNull final String policyId) throws PfModelException;
+    public Map<String, LegacyGuardPolicyOutput> getGuardPolicy(@NonNull final String policyId) throws PfModelException;
 
     /**
      * Create legacy guard policy.
@@ -182,8 +180,8 @@ public interface PolicyModelsProvider extends AutoCloseable {
      * @return the created policy
      * @throws PfModelException on errors creating policies
      */
-    public LegacyGuardPolicy createGuardPolicy(@NonNull final LegacyGuardPolicy legacyGuardPolicy)
-            throws PfModelException;
+    public Map<String, LegacyGuardPolicyOutput> createGuardPolicy(
+            @NonNull final LegacyGuardPolicyInput legacyGuardPolicy) throws PfModelException;
 
     /**
      * Update legacy guard policy.
@@ -192,8 +190,8 @@ public interface PolicyModelsProvider extends AutoCloseable {
      * @return the updated policy
      * @throws PfModelException on errors updating policies
      */
-    public LegacyGuardPolicy updateGuardPolicy(@NonNull final LegacyGuardPolicy legacyGuardPolicy)
-            throws PfModelException;
+    public Map<String, LegacyGuardPolicyOutput> updateGuardPolicy(
+            @NonNull final LegacyGuardPolicyInput legacyGuardPolicy) throws PfModelException;
 
     /**
      * Delete legacy guard policy.
@@ -202,7 +200,8 @@ public interface PolicyModelsProvider extends AutoCloseable {
      * @return the deleted policy
      * @throws PfModelException on errors deleting policies
      */
-    public LegacyGuardPolicy deleteGuardPolicy(@NonNull final String policyId) throws PfModelException;
+    public Map<String, LegacyGuardPolicyOutput> deleteGuardPolicy(@NonNull final String policyId)
+            throws PfModelException;
 
     /**
      * Get PDP groups.
diff --git a/models-provider/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/models/provider/impl/DatabasePolicyModelsProviderImpl.java b/models-provider/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/models/provider/impl/DatabasePolicyModelsProviderImpl.java
index 43f75d2a9..078126243 100644
--- a/models-provider/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/models/provider/impl/DatabasePolicyModelsProviderImpl.java
+++ b/models-provider/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/models/provider/impl/DatabasePolicyModelsProviderImpl.java
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ package org.onap.policy.models.provider.impl;
 import java.sql.Connection;
 import java.sql.DriverManager;
 import java.util.Base64;
+import java.util.Map;
 
 import javax.ws.rs.core.Response;
 
@@ -35,11 +36,12 @@ import org.onap.policy.models.dao.DaoParameters;
 import org.onap.policy.models.dao.PfDao;
 import org.onap.policy.models.dao.PfDaoFactory;
 import org.onap.policy.models.dao.impl.DefaultPfDao;
-import org.onap.policy.models.pap.concepts.PdpGroups;
-import org.onap.policy.models.pap.provider.PapProvider;
+import org.onap.policy.models.pdp.concepts.PdpGroups;
+import org.onap.policy.models.pdp.provider.PdpProvider;
 import org.onap.policy.models.provider.PolicyModelsProvider;
 import org.onap.policy.models.provider.PolicyModelsProviderParameters;
-import org.onap.policy.models.tosca.legacy.concepts.LegacyGuardPolicy;
+import org.onap.policy.models.tosca.legacy.concepts.LegacyGuardPolicyInput;
+import org.onap.policy.models.tosca.legacy.concepts.LegacyGuardPolicyOutput;
 import org.onap.policy.models.tosca.legacy.concepts.LegacyOperationalPolicy;
 import org.onap.policy.models.tosca.legacy.provider.LegacyProvider;
 import org.onap.policy.models.tosca.simple.concepts.ToscaServiceTemplate;
@@ -214,27 +216,28 @@ public class DatabasePolicyModelsProviderImpl implements PolicyModelsProvider {
     }
 
     @Override
-    public LegacyGuardPolicy getGuardPolicy(@NonNull final String policyId) throws PfModelException {
+    public Map<String, LegacyGuardPolicyOutput> getGuardPolicy(@NonNull final String policyId) throws PfModelException {
         assertInitilized();
         return new LegacyProvider().getGuardPolicy(pfDao, policyId);
     }
 
     @Override
-    public LegacyGuardPolicy createGuardPolicy(@NonNull final LegacyGuardPolicy legacyGuardPolicy)
-            throws PfModelException {
+    public Map<String, LegacyGuardPolicyOutput> createGuardPolicy(
+            @NonNull final LegacyGuardPolicyInput legacyGuardPolicy) throws PfModelException {
         assertInitilized();
         return new LegacyProvider().createGuardPolicy(pfDao, legacyGuardPolicy);
     }
 
     @Override
-    public LegacyGuardPolicy updateGuardPolicy(@NonNull final LegacyGuardPolicy legacyGuardPolicy)
-            throws PfModelException {
+    public Map<String, LegacyGuardPolicyOutput> updateGuardPolicy(
+            @NonNull final LegacyGuardPolicyInput legacyGuardPolicy) throws PfModelException {
         assertInitilized();
         return new LegacyProvider().updateGuardPolicy(pfDao, legacyGuardPolicy);
     }
 
     @Override
-    public LegacyGuardPolicy deleteGuardPolicy(@NonNull final String policyId) throws PfModelException {
+    public Map<String, LegacyGuardPolicyOutput> deleteGuardPolicy(@NonNull final String policyId)
+            throws PfModelException {
         assertInitilized();
         return new LegacyProvider().deleteGuardPolicy(pfDao, policyId);
     }
@@ -242,25 +245,25 @@ public class DatabasePolicyModelsProviderImpl implements PolicyModelsProvider {
     @Override
     public PdpGroups getPdpGroups(@NonNull String pdpGroupFilter) throws PfModelException {
         assertInitilized();
-        return new PapProvider().getPdpGroups(pfDao, pdpGroupFilter);
+        return new PdpProvider().getPdpGroups(pfDao, pdpGroupFilter);
     }
 
     @Override
     public PdpGroups createPdpGroups(@NonNull PdpGroups pdpGroups) throws PfModelException {
         assertInitilized();
-        return new PapProvider().createPdpGroups(pfDao, pdpGroups);
+        return new PdpProvider().createPdpGroups(pfDao, pdpGroups);
     }
 
     @Override
     public PdpGroups updatePdpGroups(@NonNull PdpGroups pdpGroups) throws PfModelException {
         assertInitilized();
-        return new PapProvider().updatePdpGroups(pfDao, pdpGroups);
+        return new PdpProvider().updatePdpGroups(pfDao, pdpGroups);
     }
 
     @Override
     public PdpGroups deletePdpGroups(@NonNull String pdpGroupFilter) throws PfModelException {
         assertInitilized();
-        return new PapProvider().deletePdpGroups(pfDao, pdpGroupFilter);
+        return new PdpProvider().deletePdpGroups(pfDao, pdpGroupFilter);
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/models-provider/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/models/provider/impl/DummyPolicyModelsProviderImpl.java b/models-provider/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/models/provider/impl/DummyPolicyModelsProviderImpl.java
index 8d833a53d..36fb01c27 100644
--- a/models-provider/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/models/provider/impl/DummyPolicyModelsProviderImpl.java
+++ b/models-provider/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/models/provider/impl/DummyPolicyModelsProviderImpl.java
@@ -23,16 +23,20 @@ package org.onap.policy.models.provider.impl;
 
 import com.google.gson.Gson;
 
+import java.util.HashMap;
+import java.util.Map;
+
 import javax.ws.rs.core.Response;
 import lombok.NonNull;
 import org.onap.policy.common.utils.resources.ResourceUtils;
 import org.onap.policy.models.base.PfConceptKey;
 import org.onap.policy.models.base.PfModelException;
 import org.onap.policy.models.base.PfModelRuntimeException;
-import org.onap.policy.models.pap.concepts.PdpGroups;
+import org.onap.policy.models.pdp.concepts.PdpGroups;
 import org.onap.policy.models.provider.PolicyModelsProvider;
 import org.onap.policy.models.provider.PolicyModelsProviderParameters;
-import org.onap.policy.models.tosca.legacy.concepts.LegacyGuardPolicy;
+import org.onap.policy.models.tosca.legacy.concepts.LegacyGuardPolicyInput;
+import org.onap.policy.models.tosca.legacy.concepts.LegacyGuardPolicyOutput;
 import org.onap.policy.models.tosca.legacy.concepts.LegacyOperationalPolicy;
 import org.onap.policy.models.tosca.simple.concepts.ToscaServiceTemplate;
 import org.onap.policy.models.tosca.simple.serialization.ToscaServiceTemplateMessageBodyHandler;
@@ -49,8 +53,7 @@ public class DummyPolicyModelsProviderImpl implements PolicyModelsProvider {
      *
      * @param parameters the parameters for the provider
      */
-    public DummyPolicyModelsProviderImpl(@NonNull final PolicyModelsProviderParameters parameters) {
-    }
+    public DummyPolicyModelsProviderImpl(@NonNull final PolicyModelsProviderParameters parameters) {}
 
     @Override
     public void init() throws PfModelException {
@@ -130,25 +133,26 @@ public class DummyPolicyModelsProviderImpl implements PolicyModelsProvider {
     }
 
     @Override
-    public LegacyGuardPolicy getGuardPolicy(@NonNull final String policyId) throws PfModelException {
-        return new LegacyGuardPolicy();
+    public Map<String, LegacyGuardPolicyOutput> getGuardPolicy(@NonNull final String policyId) throws PfModelException {
+        return new HashMap<>();
     }
 
     @Override
-    public LegacyGuardPolicy createGuardPolicy(@NonNull final LegacyGuardPolicy legacyGuardPolicy)
-            throws PfModelException {
-        return legacyGuardPolicy;
+    public Map<String, LegacyGuardPolicyOutput> createGuardPolicy(
+            @NonNull final LegacyGuardPolicyInput legacyGuardPolicy) throws PfModelException {
+        return new HashMap<>();
     }
 
     @Override
-    public LegacyGuardPolicy updateGuardPolicy(@NonNull final LegacyGuardPolicy legacyGuardPolicy)
-            throws PfModelException {
-        return legacyGuardPolicy;
+    public Map<String, LegacyGuardPolicyOutput> updateGuardPolicy(
+            @NonNull final LegacyGuardPolicyInput legacyGuardPolicy) throws PfModelException {
+        return new HashMap<>();
     }
 
     @Override
-    public LegacyGuardPolicy deleteGuardPolicy(@NonNull final String policyId) throws PfModelException {
-        return new LegacyGuardPolicy();
+    public Map<String, LegacyGuardPolicyOutput> deleteGuardPolicy(@NonNull final String policyId)
+            throws PfModelException {
+        return new HashMap<>();
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/models-provider/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/models/provider/impl/DatabasePolicyModelsProviderTest.java b/models-provider/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/models/provider/impl/DatabasePolicyModelsProviderTest.java
index e4ecb9d1d..1631d9bb1 100644
--- a/models-provider/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/models/provider/impl/DatabasePolicyModelsProviderTest.java
+++ b/models-provider/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/models/provider/impl/DatabasePolicyModelsProviderTest.java
@@ -20,9 +20,8 @@
 
 package org.onap.policy.models.provider.impl;
 
-import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
+import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThatThrownBy;
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertNotNull;
-import static org.junit.Assert.assertNull;
 import static org.junit.Assert.fail;
 
 import java.util.Base64;
@@ -30,11 +29,11 @@ import java.util.Base64;
 import org.junit.Before;
 import org.junit.Test;
 import org.onap.policy.models.base.PfConceptKey;
-import org.onap.policy.models.pap.concepts.PdpGroups;
+import org.onap.policy.models.pdp.concepts.PdpGroups;
 import org.onap.policy.models.provider.PolicyModelsProvider;
 import org.onap.policy.models.provider.PolicyModelsProviderFactory;
 import org.onap.policy.models.provider.PolicyModelsProviderParameters;
-import org.onap.policy.models.tosca.legacy.concepts.LegacyGuardPolicy;
+import org.onap.policy.models.tosca.legacy.concepts.LegacyGuardPolicyInput;
 import org.onap.policy.models.tosca.legacy.concepts.LegacyOperationalPolicy;
 import org.onap.policy.models.tosca.simple.concepts.ToscaServiceTemplate;
 import org.slf4j.Logger;
@@ -69,12 +68,11 @@ public class DatabasePolicyModelsProviderTest {
                 new PolicyModelsProviderFactory().createPolicyModelsProvider(parameters);
 
         parameters.setDatabaseUrl("jdbc://www.acmecorp.nonexist");
-        try {
+
+        assertThatThrownBy(() -> {
             databaseProvider.init();
-            fail("test should throw an exception");
-        } catch (Exception pfme) {
-            assertEquals("could not connect to database with URL \"jdbc://www.acmecorp.nonexist\"", pfme.getMessage());
-        }
+        }).hasMessage("could not connect to database with URL \"jdbc://www.acmecorp.nonexist\"");
+
         parameters.setDatabaseUrl("jdbc:h2:mem:testdb");
 
         try {
@@ -85,13 +83,13 @@ public class DatabasePolicyModelsProviderTest {
         }
 
         parameters.setPersistenceUnit("WileECoyote");
-        try {
+
+        String errorMessage = "could not create Data Access Object (DAO) using url "
+                + "\"jdbc:h2:mem:testdb\" and persistence unit \"WileECoyote\"";
+        assertThatThrownBy(() -> {
             databaseProvider.init();
-            fail("test should throw an exception");
-        } catch (Exception pfme) {
-            assertEquals("could not create Data Access Object (DAO) using url "
-                    + "\"jdbc:h2:mem:testdb\" and persistence unit \"WileECoyote\"", pfme.getMessage());
-        }
+        }).hasMessage(errorMessage);
+
         parameters.setPersistenceUnit("ToscaConceptTest");
 
         try {
@@ -107,15 +105,12 @@ public class DatabasePolicyModelsProviderTest {
             fail("test shold not throw an exception here");
         }
 
-        try {
+        assertThatThrownBy(() -> {
             DatabasePolicyModelsProviderImpl databaseProviderImpl = (DatabasePolicyModelsProviderImpl) databaseProvider;
             databaseProvider.init();
             databaseProviderImpl.setConnection(new DummyConnection());
             databaseProvider.close();
-            fail("test should throw an exception");
-        } catch (Exception pfme) {
-            assertEquals("could not close connection to database with URL \"jdbc:h2:mem:testdb\"", pfme.getMessage());
-        }
+        }).hasMessage("could not close connection to database with URL \"jdbc:h2:mem:testdb\"");
     }
 
     @Test
@@ -124,144 +119,99 @@ public class DatabasePolicyModelsProviderTest {
                 new PolicyModelsProviderFactory().createPolicyModelsProvider(parameters);
         databaseProvider.init();
 
-        try {
+        assertThatThrownBy(() -> {
             databaseProvider.getPolicyTypes(null);
-            fail("test should throw an exception");
-        } catch (Exception npe) {
-            assertEquals("policyTypeKey is marked @NonNull but is null", npe.getMessage());
-        }
-        try {
+        }).hasMessage("policyTypeKey is marked @NonNull but is null");
+
+
+        assertThatThrownBy(() -> {
             databaseProvider.createPolicyTypes(null);
-            fail("test should throw an exception");
-        } catch (Exception npe) {
-            assertEquals("serviceTemplate is marked @NonNull but is null", npe.getMessage());
-        }
-        try {
+        }).hasMessage("serviceTemplate is marked @NonNull but is null");
+
+        assertThatThrownBy(() -> {
             databaseProvider.updatePolicyTypes(null);
-            fail("test should throw an exception");
-        } catch (Exception npe) {
-            assertEquals("serviceTemplate is marked @NonNull but is null", npe.getMessage());
-        }
-        try {
+        }).hasMessage("serviceTemplate is marked @NonNull but is null");
+
+        assertThatThrownBy(() -> {
             databaseProvider.deletePolicyTypes(null);
-            fail("test should throw an exception");
-        } catch (Exception npe) {
-            assertEquals("policyTypeKey is marked @NonNull but is null", npe.getMessage());
-        }
+        }).hasMessage("policyTypeKey is marked @NonNull but is null");
 
-        try {
+        assertThatThrownBy(() -> {
             databaseProvider.getPolicies(null);
-            fail("test should throw an exception");
-        } catch (Exception npe) {
-            assertEquals("policyKey is marked @NonNull but is null", npe.getMessage());
-        }
-        try {
+        }).hasMessage("policyKey is marked @NonNull but is null");
+
+        assertThatThrownBy(() -> {
             databaseProvider.createPolicies(null);
-            fail("test should throw an exception");
-        } catch (Exception npe) {
-            assertEquals("serviceTemplate is marked @NonNull but is null", npe.getMessage());
-        }
-        try {
+        }).hasMessage("serviceTemplate is marked @NonNull but is null");
+
+        assertThatThrownBy(() -> {
             databaseProvider.updatePolicies(null);
-            fail("test should throw an exception");
-        } catch (Exception npe) {
-            assertEquals("serviceTemplate is marked @NonNull but is null", npe.getMessage());
-        }
-        try {
+        }).hasMessage("serviceTemplate is marked @NonNull but is null");
+
+        assertThatThrownBy(() -> {
             databaseProvider.deletePolicies(null);
-            fail("test should throw an exception");
-        } catch (Exception npe) {
-            assertEquals("policyKey is marked @NonNull but is null", npe.getMessage());
-        }
+        }).hasMessage("policyKey is marked @NonNull but is null");
 
-        try {
+        assertThatThrownBy(() -> {
             databaseProvider.getOperationalPolicy(null);
-            fail("test should throw an exception");
-        } catch (Exception npe) {
-            assertEquals("policyId is marked @NonNull but is null", npe.getMessage());
-        }
-        try {
+        }).hasMessage("policyId is marked @NonNull but is null");
+
+        assertThatThrownBy(() -> {
             databaseProvider.createOperationalPolicy(null);
-            fail("test should throw an exception");
-        } catch (Exception npe) {
-            assertEquals("legacyOperationalPolicy is marked @NonNull but is null", npe.getMessage());
-        }
-        try {
+        }).hasMessage("legacyOperationalPolicy is marked @NonNull but is null");
+
+        assertThatThrownBy(() -> {
             databaseProvider.updateOperationalPolicy(null);
-            fail("test should throw an exception");
-        } catch (Exception npe) {
-            assertEquals("legacyOperationalPolicy is marked @NonNull but is null", npe.getMessage());
-        }
-        try {
+        }).hasMessage("legacyOperationalPolicy is marked @NonNull but is null");
+
+        assertThatThrownBy(() -> {
             databaseProvider.deleteOperationalPolicy(null);
-            fail("test should throw an exception");
-        } catch (Exception npe) {
-            assertEquals("policyId is marked @NonNull but is null", npe.getMessage());
-        }
+        }).hasMessage("policyId is marked @NonNull but is null");
 
-        try {
+        assertThatThrownBy(() -> {
             databaseProvider.getGuardPolicy(null);
-            fail("test should throw an exception");
-        } catch (Exception npe) {
-            assertEquals("policyId is marked @NonNull but is null", npe.getMessage());
-        }
-        try {
+        }).hasMessage("policyId is marked @NonNull but is null");
+
+        assertThatThrownBy(() -> {
             databaseProvider.createGuardPolicy(null);
-            fail("test should throw an exception");
-        } catch (Exception npe) {
-            assertEquals("legacyGuardPolicy is marked @NonNull but is null", npe.getMessage());
-        }
-        try {
+        }).hasMessage("legacyGuardPolicy is marked @NonNull but is null");
+
+        assertThatThrownBy(() -> {
             databaseProvider.updateGuardPolicy(null);
-            fail("test should throw an exception");
-        } catch (Exception npe) {
-            assertEquals("legacyGuardPolicy is marked @NonNull but is null", npe.getMessage());
-        }
-        try {
+        }).hasMessage("legacyGuardPolicy is marked @NonNull but is null");
+
+        assertThatThrownBy(() -> {
             databaseProvider.deleteGuardPolicy(null);
-            fail("test should throw an exception");
-        } catch (Exception npe) {
-            assertEquals("policyId is marked @NonNull but is null", npe.getMessage());
-        }
+        }).hasMessage("policyId is marked @NonNull but is null");
 
-        try {
+        assertThatThrownBy(() -> {
             databaseProvider.getPdpGroups(null);
-            fail("test should throw an exception");
-        } catch (Exception npe) {
-            assertEquals("pdpGroupFilter is marked @NonNull but is null", npe.getMessage());
-        }
-        try {
+        }).hasMessage("pdpGroupFilter is marked @NonNull but is null");
+
+        assertThatThrownBy(() -> {
             databaseProvider.createPdpGroups(null);
-            fail("test should throw an exception");
-        } catch (Exception npe) {
-            assertEquals("pdpGroups is marked @NonNull but is null", npe.getMessage());
-        }
-        try {
+        }).hasMessage("pdpGroups is marked @NonNull but is null");
+
+        assertThatThrownBy(() -> {
             databaseProvider.updatePdpGroups(null);
-            fail("test should throw an exception");
-        } catch (Exception npe) {
-            assertEquals("pdpGroups is marked @NonNull but is null", npe.getMessage());
-        }
-        try {
+        }).hasMessage("pdpGroups is marked @NonNull but is null");
+
+        assertThatThrownBy(() -> {
             databaseProvider.deletePdpGroups(null);
-            fail("test should throw an exception");
-        } catch (Exception npe) {
-            assertEquals("pdpGroupFilter is marked @NonNull but is null", npe.getMessage());
-        }
+        }).hasMessage("pdpGroupFilter is marked @NonNull but is null");
 
         databaseProvider.close();
+
     }
 
     @Test
     public void testProviderMethodsNotInit() throws Exception {
         PolicyModelsProvider databaseProvider =
                 new PolicyModelsProviderFactory().createPolicyModelsProvider(parameters);
-        try {
+
+        assertThatThrownBy(() -> {
             databaseProvider.getPolicyTypes(new PfConceptKey());
-            fail("test should throw an exception");
-        } catch (Exception npe) {
-            assertEquals("policy models provider is not initilaized", npe.getMessage());
-        }
+        }).hasMessage("policy models provider is not initilaized");
     }
 
     @Test
@@ -270,81 +220,69 @@ public class DatabasePolicyModelsProviderTest {
                 new PolicyModelsProviderFactory().createPolicyModelsProvider(parameters)) {
             databaseProvider.init();
 
-            try {
+            assertThatThrownBy(() -> {
                 databaseProvider.getPolicyTypes(new PfConceptKey());
-                fail("test should throw an exception");
-            } catch (Exception npe) {
-                assertEquals("policy type not found: NULL:0.0.0", npe.getMessage());
-            }
-            try {
+            }).hasMessage("policy type not found: NULL:0.0.0");
+
+            assertThatThrownBy(() -> {
                 databaseProvider.createPolicyTypes(new ToscaServiceTemplate());
-            } catch (Exception npe) {
-                assertEquals("no policy types specified on service template", npe.getMessage());
-            }
-            try {
+            }).hasMessage("no policy types specified on service template");
+
+            assertThatThrownBy(() -> {
                 databaseProvider.updatePolicyTypes(new ToscaServiceTemplate());
-            } catch (Exception npe) {
-                assertEquals("no policy types specified on service template", npe.getMessage());
-            }
-            try {
+            }).hasMessage("no policy types specified on service template");
+
+            assertThatThrownBy(() -> {
                 databaseProvider.deletePolicyTypes(new PfConceptKey());
-                fail("test should throw an exception");
-            } catch (Exception npe) {
-                assertEquals("policy type not found: NULL:0.0.0", npe.getMessage());
-            }
+            }).hasMessage("policy type not found: NULL:0.0.0");
 
-            try {
+            assertThatThrownBy(() -> {
                 databaseProvider.getPolicies(new PfConceptKey());
-                fail("test should throw an exception");
-            } catch (Exception npe) {
-                assertEquals("policy not found: NULL:0.0.0", npe.getMessage());
-            }
-            try {
+            }).hasMessage("policy not found: NULL:0.0.0");
+
+            assertThatThrownBy(() -> {
                 databaseProvider.createPolicies(new ToscaServiceTemplate());
-            } catch (Exception npe) {
-                assertEquals("topology template not specified on service template", npe.getMessage());
-            }
-            try {
+            }).hasMessage("topology template not specified on service template");
+
+            assertThatThrownBy(() -> {
                 databaseProvider.updatePolicies(new ToscaServiceTemplate());
-            } catch (Exception npe) {
-                assertEquals("topology template not specified on service template", npe.getMessage());
-            }
-            try {
+            }).hasMessage("topology template not specified on service template");
+
+            assertThatThrownBy(() -> {
                 databaseProvider.deletePolicies(new PfConceptKey());
-                fail("test should throw an exception");
-            } catch (Exception npe) {
-                assertEquals("policy not found: NULL:0.0.0", npe.getMessage());
-            }
-
-            try {
-                assertNull(databaseProvider.getOperationalPolicy("policy_id"));
-                fail("test should throw an exception");
-            } catch (Exception npe) {
-                assertEquals("no policy found for policy ID: policy_id", npe.getMessage());
-            }
-            try {
-                assertNull(databaseProvider.createOperationalPolicy(new LegacyOperationalPolicy()));
-                fail("test should throw an exception");
-            } catch (Exception npe) {
-                assertEquals("name is marked @NonNull but is null", npe.getMessage());
-            }
-            try {
-                assertNull(databaseProvider.updateOperationalPolicy(new LegacyOperationalPolicy()));
-                fail("test should throw an exception");
-            } catch (Exception npe) {
-                assertEquals("no policy found for policy ID: null", npe.getMessage());
-            }
-            try {
-                assertNull(databaseProvider.deleteOperationalPolicy("policy_id"));
-                fail("test should throw an exception");
-            } catch (Exception npe) {
-                assertEquals("no policy found for policy ID: policy_id", npe.getMessage());
-            }
-
-            assertNull(databaseProvider.getGuardPolicy("policy_id"));
-            assertNull(databaseProvider.createGuardPolicy(new LegacyGuardPolicy()));
-            assertNull(databaseProvider.updateGuardPolicy(new LegacyGuardPolicy()));
-            assertNull(databaseProvider.deleteGuardPolicy("policy_id"));
+            }).hasMessage("policy not found: NULL:0.0.0");
+
+            assertThatThrownBy(() -> {
+                databaseProvider.getOperationalPolicy("policy_id");
+            }).hasMessage("no policy found for policy ID: policy_id");
+
+            assertThatThrownBy(() -> {
+                databaseProvider.createOperationalPolicy(new LegacyOperationalPolicy());
+            }).hasMessage("name is marked @NonNull but is null");
+
+            assertThatThrownBy(() -> {
+                databaseProvider.updateOperationalPolicy(new LegacyOperationalPolicy());
+            }).hasMessage("no policy found for policy ID: null");
+
+            assertThatThrownBy(() -> {
+                databaseProvider.deleteOperationalPolicy("policy_id");
+            }).hasMessage("no policy found for policy ID: policy_id");
+
+            assertThatThrownBy(() -> {
+                databaseProvider.getGuardPolicy("policy_id");
+            }).hasMessage("no policy found for policy ID: policy_id");
+
+            assertThatThrownBy(() -> {
+                databaseProvider.createGuardPolicy(new LegacyGuardPolicyInput());
+            }).hasMessage("policy type for guard policy \"null\" unknown");
+
+            assertThatThrownBy(() -> {
+                databaseProvider.updateGuardPolicy(new LegacyGuardPolicyInput());
+            }).hasMessage("policy type for guard policy \"null\" unknown");
+
+            assertThatThrownBy(() -> {
+                databaseProvider.deleteGuardPolicy("policy_id");
+            }).hasMessage("no policy found for policy ID: policy_id");
 
             assertNotNull(databaseProvider.getPdpGroups("filter"));
             assertNotNull(databaseProvider.createPdpGroups(new PdpGroups()));
diff --git a/models-provider/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/models/provider/impl/DummyBadProviderImpl.java b/models-provider/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/models/provider/impl/DummyBadProviderImpl.java
index fb0a2416e..f8602e65c 100644
--- a/models-provider/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/models/provider/impl/DummyBadProviderImpl.java
+++ b/models-provider/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/models/provider/impl/DummyBadProviderImpl.java
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@
 
 package org.onap.policy.models.provider.impl;
 
+import java.util.Map;
+
 import javax.ws.rs.core.Response;
 
 import lombok.NonNull;
@@ -27,9 +29,10 @@ import lombok.NonNull;
 import org.onap.policy.models.base.PfConceptKey;
 import org.onap.policy.models.base.PfModelException;
 import org.onap.policy.models.base.PfModelRuntimeException;
-import org.onap.policy.models.pap.concepts.PdpGroups;
+import org.onap.policy.models.pdp.concepts.PdpGroups;
 import org.onap.policy.models.provider.PolicyModelsProvider;
-import org.onap.policy.models.tosca.legacy.concepts.LegacyGuardPolicy;
+import org.onap.policy.models.tosca.legacy.concepts.LegacyGuardPolicyInput;
+import org.onap.policy.models.tosca.legacy.concepts.LegacyGuardPolicyOutput;
 import org.onap.policy.models.tosca.legacy.concepts.LegacyOperationalPolicy;
 import org.onap.policy.models.tosca.simple.concepts.ToscaServiceTemplate;
 
@@ -47,8 +50,7 @@ public class DummyBadProviderImpl implements PolicyModelsProvider {
     public void close() throws Exception {}
 
     @Override
-    public void init() throws PfModelException {
-    }
+    public void init() throws PfModelException {}
 
     @Override
     public ToscaServiceTemplate getPolicyTypes(@NonNull PfConceptKey policyTypeKey) throws PfModelException {
@@ -115,22 +117,24 @@ public class DummyBadProviderImpl implements PolicyModelsProvider {
     }
 
     @Override
-    public LegacyGuardPolicy getGuardPolicy(@NonNull String policyId) throws PfModelException {
+    public Map<String, LegacyGuardPolicyOutput> getGuardPolicy(@NonNull String policyId) throws PfModelException {
         return null;
     }
 
     @Override
-    public LegacyGuardPolicy createGuardPolicy(@NonNull LegacyGuardPolicy legacyGuardPolicy) throws PfModelException {
+    public Map<String, LegacyGuardPolicyOutput> createGuardPolicy(@NonNull LegacyGuardPolicyInput legacyGuardPolicy)
+            throws PfModelException {
         return null;
     }
 
     @Override
-    public LegacyGuardPolicy updateGuardPolicy(@NonNull LegacyGuardPolicy legacyGuardPolicy) throws PfModelException {
+    public Map<String, LegacyGuardPolicyOutput> updateGuardPolicy(@NonNull LegacyGuardPolicyInput legacyGuardPolicy)
+            throws PfModelException {
         return null;
     }
 
     @Override
-    public LegacyGuardPolicy deleteGuardPolicy(@NonNull String policyId) throws PfModelException {
+    public Map<String, LegacyGuardPolicyOutput> deleteGuardPolicy(@NonNull String policyId) throws PfModelException {
         return null;
     }
 
diff --git a/models-provider/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/models/provider/impl/DummyPolicyModelsProviderTest.java b/models-provider/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/models/provider/impl/DummyPolicyModelsProviderTest.java
index bf3382fdc..de61dc0ab 100644
--- a/models-provider/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/models/provider/impl/DummyPolicyModelsProviderTest.java
+++ b/models-provider/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/models/provider/impl/DummyPolicyModelsProviderTest.java
@@ -20,17 +20,18 @@
 
 package org.onap.policy.models.provider.impl;
 
+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.fail;
 
 import org.junit.Test;
 import org.onap.policy.models.base.PfConceptKey;
-import org.onap.policy.models.pap.concepts.PdpGroups;
+import org.onap.policy.models.pdp.concepts.PdpGroups;
 import org.onap.policy.models.provider.PolicyModelsProvider;
 import org.onap.policy.models.provider.PolicyModelsProviderFactory;
 import org.onap.policy.models.provider.PolicyModelsProviderParameters;
-import org.onap.policy.models.tosca.legacy.concepts.LegacyGuardPolicy;
+import org.onap.policy.models.tosca.legacy.concepts.LegacyGuardPolicyInput;
 import org.onap.policy.models.tosca.legacy.concepts.LegacyOperationalPolicy;
 import org.onap.policy.models.tosca.simple.concepts.ToscaServiceTemplate;
 
@@ -86,8 +87,8 @@ public class DummyPolicyModelsProviderTest {
         assertNotNull(dummyProvider.deleteOperationalPolicy("policy_id"));
 
         assertNotNull(dummyProvider.getGuardPolicy("policy_id"));
-        assertNotNull(dummyProvider.createGuardPolicy(new LegacyGuardPolicy()));
-        assertNotNull(dummyProvider.updateGuardPolicy(new LegacyGuardPolicy()));
+        assertNotNull(dummyProvider.createGuardPolicy(new LegacyGuardPolicyInput()));
+        assertNotNull(dummyProvider.updateGuardPolicy(new LegacyGuardPolicyInput()));
         assertNotNull(dummyProvider.deleteGuardPolicy("policy_id"));
 
         assertNotNull(dummyProvider.getPdpGroups("filter"));
@@ -95,134 +96,70 @@ public class DummyPolicyModelsProviderTest {
         assertNotNull(dummyProvider.updatePdpGroups(new PdpGroups()));
         assertNotNull(dummyProvider.deletePdpGroups("filter"));
 
-        try {
+        assertThatThrownBy(() -> {
             dummyProvider.getPolicyTypes(null);
-            fail("test should throw an exception");
-        } catch (Exception npe) {
-            assertEquals("policyTypeKey is marked @NonNull but is null", npe.getMessage());
-        }
-        try {
+        }).hasMessage("policyTypeKey is marked @NonNull but is null");
+        assertThatThrownBy(() -> {
             dummyProvider.createPolicyTypes(null);
-            fail("test should throw an exception");
-        } catch (Exception npe) {
-            assertEquals("serviceTemplate is marked @NonNull but is null", npe.getMessage());
-        }
-        try {
+        }).hasMessage("serviceTemplate is marked @NonNull but is null");
+        assertThatThrownBy(() -> {
             dummyProvider.updatePolicyTypes(null);
-            fail("test should throw an exception");
-        } catch (Exception npe) {
-            assertEquals("serviceTemplate is marked @NonNull but is null", npe.getMessage());
-        }
-        try {
+        }).hasMessage("serviceTemplate is marked @NonNull but is null");
+        assertThatThrownBy(() -> {
             dummyProvider.deletePolicyTypes(null);
-            fail("test should throw an exception");
-        } catch (Exception npe) {
-            assertEquals("policyTypeKey is marked @NonNull but is null", npe.getMessage());
-        }
+        }).hasMessage("policyTypeKey is marked @NonNull but is null");
 
-        try {
+        assertThatThrownBy(() -> {
             dummyProvider.getPolicies(null);
-            fail("test should throw an exception");
-        } catch (Exception npe) {
-            assertEquals("policyKey is marked @NonNull but is null", npe.getMessage());
-        }
-        try {
+        }).hasMessage("policyKey is marked @NonNull but is null");
+        assertThatThrownBy(() -> {
             dummyProvider.createPolicies(null);
-            fail("test should throw an exception");
-        } catch (Exception npe) {
-            assertEquals("serviceTemplate is marked @NonNull but is null", npe.getMessage());
-        }
-        try {
+        }).hasMessage("serviceTemplate is marked @NonNull but is null");
+        assertThatThrownBy(() -> {
             dummyProvider.updatePolicies(null);
-            fail("test should throw an exception");
-        } catch (Exception npe) {
-            assertEquals("serviceTemplate is marked @NonNull but is null", npe.getMessage());
-        }
-        try {
+        }).hasMessage("serviceTemplate is marked @NonNull but is null");
+        assertThatThrownBy(() -> {
             dummyProvider.deletePolicies(null);
-            fail("test should throw an exception");
-        } catch (Exception npe) {
-            assertEquals("policyKey is marked @NonNull but is null", npe.getMessage());
-        }
+        }).hasMessage("policyKey is marked @NonNull but is null");
 
-        try {
+        assertThatThrownBy(() -> {
             dummyProvider.getOperationalPolicy(null);
-
-
-            fail("test should throw an exception");
-        } catch (Exception npe) {
-            assertEquals("policyId is marked @NonNull but is null", npe.getMessage());
-        }
-        try {
+        }).hasMessage("policyId is marked @NonNull but is null");
+        assertThatThrownBy(() -> {
             dummyProvider.createOperationalPolicy(null);
-            fail("test should throw an exception");
-        } catch (Exception npe) {
-            assertEquals("legacyOperationalPolicy is marked @NonNull but is null", npe.getMessage());
-        }
-        try {
+        }).hasMessage("legacyOperationalPolicy is marked @NonNull but is null");
+        assertThatThrownBy(() -> {
             dummyProvider.updateOperationalPolicy(null);
-            fail("test should throw an exception");
-        } catch (Exception npe) {
-            assertEquals("legacyOperationalPolicy is marked @NonNull but is null", npe.getMessage());
-        }
-        try {
+        }).hasMessage("legacyOperationalPolicy is marked @NonNull but is null");
+        assertThatThrownBy(() -> {
             dummyProvider.deleteOperationalPolicy(null);
-            fail("test should throw an exception");
-        } catch (Exception npe) {
-            assertEquals("policyId is marked @NonNull but is null", npe.getMessage());
-        }
+        }).hasMessage("policyId is marked @NonNull but is null");
 
-        try {
+        assertThatThrownBy(() -> {
             dummyProvider.getGuardPolicy(null);
-            fail("test should throw an exception");
-        } catch (Exception npe) {
-            assertEquals("policyId is marked @NonNull but is null", npe.getMessage());
-        }
-        try {
+        }).hasMessage("policyId is marked @NonNull but is null");
+        assertThatThrownBy(() -> {
             dummyProvider.createGuardPolicy(null);
-            fail("test should throw an exception");
-        } catch (Exception npe) {
-            assertEquals("legacyGuardPolicy is marked @NonNull but is null", npe.getMessage());
-        }
-        try {
+        }).hasMessage("legacyGuardPolicy is marked @NonNull but is null");
+        assertThatThrownBy(() -> {
             dummyProvider.updateGuardPolicy(null);
-            fail("test should throw an exception");
-        } catch (Exception npe) {
-            assertEquals("legacyGuardPolicy is marked @NonNull but is null", npe.getMessage());
-        }
-        try {
+        }).hasMessage("legacyGuardPolicy is marked @NonNull but is null");
+        assertThatThrownBy(() -> {
             dummyProvider.deleteGuardPolicy(null);
-            fail("test should throw an exception");
-        } catch (Exception npe) {
-            assertEquals("policyId is marked @NonNull but is null", npe.getMessage());
-        }
-
-        try {
-
+        }).hasMessage("policyId is marked @NonNull but is null");
 
+        assertThatThrownBy(() -> {
             dummyProvider.getPdpGroups(null);
-            fail("test should throw an exception");
-        } catch (Exception npe) {
-            assertEquals("pdpGroupFilter is marked @NonNull but is null", npe.getMessage());
-        }
-        try {
+        }).hasMessage("pdpGroupFilter is marked @NonNull but is null");
+        assertThatThrownBy(() -> {
             dummyProvider.createPdpGroups(null);
-            fail("test should throw an exception");
-        } catch (Exception npe) {
-            assertEquals("pdpGroups is marked @NonNull but is null", npe.getMessage());
-        }
-        try {
+        }).hasMessage("pdpGroups is marked @NonNull but is null");
+        assertThatThrownBy(() -> {
             dummyProvider.updatePdpGroups(null);
-            fail("test should throw an exception");
-        } catch (Exception npe) {
-            assertEquals("pdpGroups is marked @NonNull but is null", npe.getMessage());
-        }
-        try {
+        }).hasMessage("pdpGroups is marked @NonNull but is null");
+        assertThatThrownBy(() -> {
             dummyProvider.deletePdpGroups(null);
-            fail("test should throw an exception");
-        } catch (Exception npe) {
-            assertEquals("pdpGroupFilter is marked @NonNull but is null", npe.getMessage());
-        }
+        }).hasMessage("pdpGroupFilter is marked @NonNull but is null");
 
         dummyProvider.close();
     }
diff --git a/models-provider/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/models/provider/impl/PolicyLegacyGuardPersistenceTest.java b/models-provider/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/models/provider/impl/PolicyLegacyGuardPersistenceTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2cb787d00
--- /dev/null
+++ b/models-provider/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/models/provider/impl/PolicyLegacyGuardPersistenceTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,143 @@
+/*-
+ * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
+ *  Copyright (C) 2019 Nordix Foundation.
+ * ================================================================================
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+ * ============LICENSE_END=========================================================
+ */
+
+package org.onap.policy.models.provider.impl;
+
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertNotNull;
+import static org.junit.Assert.fail;
+
+import java.util.Base64;
+import java.util.Map;
+
+import lombok.NonNull;
+
+import org.junit.After;
+import org.junit.Before;
+import org.junit.Test;
+import org.onap.policy.common.utils.coder.StandardCoder;
+import org.onap.policy.common.utils.resources.ResourceUtils;
+import org.onap.policy.models.base.PfModelException;
+import org.onap.policy.models.provider.PolicyModelsProvider;
+import org.onap.policy.models.provider.PolicyModelsProviderFactory;
+import org.onap.policy.models.provider.PolicyModelsProviderParameters;
+import org.onap.policy.models.tosca.legacy.concepts.LegacyGuardPolicyInput;
+import org.onap.policy.models.tosca.legacy.concepts.LegacyGuardPolicyOutput;
+import org.slf4j.Logger;
+import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
+
+/**
+ * Test persistence of monitoring policies to and from the database.
+ *
+ * @author Liam Fallon (liam.fallon@est.tech)
+ */
+public class PolicyLegacyGuardPersistenceTest {
+    // Logger for this class
+    private static final Logger LOGGER = LoggerFactory.getLogger(PolicyLegacyGuardPersistenceTest.class);
+
+    private StandardCoder standardCoder;
+
+    private PolicyModelsProvider databaseProvider;
+
+    // @formatter:off
+    private String[] policyInputResourceNames = {
+        "policies/vDNS.policy.guard.frequency.input.json",
+        "policies/vDNS.policy.guard.minmax.input.json"
+    };
+
+    private String[] policyOutputResourceNames = {
+        "policies/vDNS.policy.guard.frequency.output.json",
+        "policies/vDNS.policy.guard.minmax.output.json"
+    };
+    // @formatter:on
+
+    /**
+     * Initialize provider.
+     *
+     * @throws PfModelException on exceptions in the tests
+     */
+    @Before
+    public void setupParameters() throws PfModelException {
+        PolicyModelsProviderParameters parameters = new PolicyModelsProviderParameters();
+        parameters.setDatabaseUrl("jdbc:h2:mem:testdb");
+        parameters.setDatabaseUser("policy");
+        parameters.setDatabasePassword(Base64.getEncoder().encodeToString("P01icY".getBytes()));
+        parameters.setPersistenceUnit("ToscaConceptTest");
+
+        databaseProvider = new PolicyModelsProviderFactory().createPolicyModelsProvider(parameters);
+        databaseProvider.init();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Set up standard coder.
+     */
+    @Before
+    public void setupStandardCoder() {
+        standardCoder = new StandardCoder();
+    }
+
+    @After
+    public void teardown() throws Exception {
+        databaseProvider.close();
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testPolicyPersistence() {
+        try {
+            for (int i = 0; i < policyInputResourceNames.length; i++) {
+                String policyInputString = ResourceUtils.getResourceAsString(policyInputResourceNames[i]);
+                String policyOutputString = ResourceUtils.getResourceAsString(policyOutputResourceNames[i]);
+                testJsonStringPolicyPersistence(policyInputString, policyOutputString);
+            }
+        } catch (Exception exc) {
+            LOGGER.warn("error processing policies", exc);
+            fail("test should not throw an exception");
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Check persistence of a policy.
+     *
+     * @param policyInputString the policy as a string
+     * @param policyOutputString the expected output string
+     * @throws Exception any exception thrown
+     */
+    public void testJsonStringPolicyPersistence(@NonNull final String policyInputString,
+            final String policyOutputString) throws Exception {
+        LegacyGuardPolicyInput gip = standardCoder.decode(policyInputString, LegacyGuardPolicyInput.class);
+
+        assertNotNull(gip);
+
+        Map<String, LegacyGuardPolicyOutput> createdGopm = databaseProvider.createGuardPolicy(gip);
+        assertEquals(gip.getPolicyId(), createdGopm.keySet().iterator().next());
+        assertEquals(gip.getContent(),
+                createdGopm.get(gip.getPolicyId()).getProperties().values().iterator().next());
+
+        Map<String, LegacyGuardPolicyOutput> gotGopm = databaseProvider.getGuardPolicy(gip.getPolicyId());
+        assertEquals(gip.getPolicyId(), gotGopm.keySet().iterator().next());
+        assertEquals(gip.getContent(),
+                gotGopm.get(gip.getPolicyId()).getProperties().values().iterator().next());
+
+        String actualRetrievedJson = standardCoder.encode(gotGopm);
+
+        // All of this dash/underscore stuff is to avoid a checkstyle error around escaping unicode characters
+        assertEquals(policyOutputString.replaceAll("\\s+", ""), actualRetrievedJson.replaceAll("\\s+", ""));
+    }
+}
diff --git a/models-provider/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/models/provider/impl/PolicyLegacyOperationalPersistenceTest.java b/models-provider/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/models/provider/impl/PolicyLegacyOperationalPersistenceTest.java
index 90d00fc58..60d577cb9 100644
--- a/models-provider/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/models/provider/impl/PolicyLegacyOperationalPersistenceTest.java
+++ b/models-provider/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/models/provider/impl/PolicyLegacyOperationalPersistenceTest.java
@@ -24,8 +24,6 @@ import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertNotNull;
 import static org.junit.Assert.fail;
 
-import com.google.gson.Gson;
-
 import java.util.Base64;
 
 import lombok.NonNull;
@@ -33,6 +31,7 @@ import lombok.NonNull;
 import org.junit.After;
 import org.junit.Before;
 import org.junit.Test;
+import org.onap.policy.common.utils.coder.StandardCoder;
 import org.onap.policy.common.utils.resources.ResourceUtils;
 import org.onap.policy.models.base.PfModelException;
 import org.onap.policy.models.provider.PolicyModelsProvider;
@@ -51,7 +50,7 @@ public class PolicyLegacyOperationalPersistenceTest {
     // Logger for this class
     private static final Logger LOGGER = LoggerFactory.getLogger(PolicyLegacyOperationalPersistenceTest.class);
 
-    private Gson gson;
+    private StandardCoder standardCoder;
 
     private PolicyModelsProvider databaseProvider;
 
@@ -87,11 +86,11 @@ public class PolicyLegacyOperationalPersistenceTest {
     }
 
     /**
-     * Set up GSON.
+     * Set up standard coder.
      */
     @Before
-    public void setupGson() {
-        gson = new Gson();
+    public void setupStandardCoder() {
+        standardCoder = new StandardCoder();
     }
 
     @After
@@ -122,7 +121,7 @@ public class PolicyLegacyOperationalPersistenceTest {
      */
     public void testJsonStringPolicyPersistence(@NonNull final String policyInputString,
             final String policyOutputString) throws Exception {
-        LegacyOperationalPolicy lop = gson.fromJson(policyInputString, LegacyOperationalPolicy.class);
+        LegacyOperationalPolicy lop = standardCoder.decode(policyInputString, LegacyOperationalPolicy.class);
 
         assertNotNull(lop);
 
@@ -132,7 +131,7 @@ public class PolicyLegacyOperationalPersistenceTest {
         LegacyOperationalPolicy gotLop = databaseProvider.getOperationalPolicy(lop.getPolicyId());
         assertEquals(gotLop, lop);
 
-        String actualRetrievedJson = gson.toJson(gotLop);
+        String actualRetrievedJson = standardCoder.encode(gotLop);
 
         // All of this dash/underscore stuff is to avoid a checkstyle error around escaping unicode characters
         assertEquals(