1 files changed, 20 insertions, 0 deletions
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 f33d501b6..e6a3615ad 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
@@ -30,6 +30,9 @@ import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
 import org.mockito.Mock;
 import org.onap.policy.aai.AaiCqResponse;
+import org.onap.policy.common.endpoints.event.comm.bus.internal.BusTopicParams;
+import org.onap.policy.common.endpoints.http.client.HttpClientFactoryInstance;
+import org.onap.policy.common.endpoints.http.server.HttpServletServerFactoryInstance;
 import org.onap.policy.controlloop.actor.test.BasicHttpOperation;
 import org.onap.policy.controlloop.actorserviceprovider.Util;
 import org.onap.policy.controlloop.policy.Target;
@@ -81,6 +84,23 @@ public abstract class BasicSoOperation extends BasicHttpOperation<SoRequest> {
     }
 
     /**
+     * Starts the simulator.
+     */
+    protected static void initBeforeClass() throws Exception {
+        org.onap.policy.simulators.Util.buildSoSim();
+
+        BusTopicParams clientParams =
+                        BusTopicParams.builder().clientName(MY_CLIENT).basePath("").hostname("localhost")
+                                        .managed(true).port(org.onap.policy.simulators.Util.SOSIM_SERVER_PORT).build();
+        HttpClientFactoryInstance.getClientFactory().build(clientParams);
+    }
+
+    protected static void destroyAfterClass() {
+        HttpClientFactoryInstance.getClientFactory().destroy();
+        HttpServletServerFactoryInstance.getServerFactory().destroy();
+    }
+
+    /**
      * Initializes mocks and sets up.
      */
     public void setUp() throws Exception {