Change config to add Application group

First step for configuration which applications should
be loaded and mapped to actions is to add a new parameter
group for application parameters.

Issue-ID: POLICY-3326
Change-Id: I3867b4e927d57e1e81519dee32d10eed3dabc667
Signed-off-by: Pamela Dragosh <pd1248@att.com>

17 files changed, 163 insertions, 30 deletions

diff --git a/main/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/pdpx/main/parameters/XacmlApplicationParameters.java b/main/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/pdpx/main/parameters/XacmlApplicationParameters.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f1ec19d3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/main/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/pdpx/main/parameters/XacmlApplicationParameters.java
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+/*-
+ * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
+ * Copyright (C) 2021 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
+ *
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+ * 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.pdpx.main.parameters;
+
+import lombok.Getter;
+import org.onap.policy.common.parameters.ParameterGroupImpl;
+import org.onap.policy.common.parameters.annotations.NotBlank;
+import org.onap.policy.common.parameters.annotations.NotNull;
+
+@NotBlank
+@Getter
+public class XacmlApplicationParameters extends ParameterGroupImpl {
+
+    @NotNull
+    private String applicationPath;
+
+    public XacmlApplicationParameters() {
+        super(XacmlApplicationParameters.class.getSimpleName());
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/main/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/pdpx/main/parameters/XacmlPdpParameterGroup.java b/main/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/pdpx/main/parameters/XacmlPdpParameterGroup.java
index 7afa480a..7fde514a 100644
--- a/main/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/pdpx/main/parameters/XacmlPdpParameterGroup.java
+++ b/main/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/pdpx/main/parameters/XacmlPdpParameterGroup.java
@@ -52,7 +52,8 @@ public class XacmlPdpParameterGroup extends ParameterGroupImpl {
     private BusTopicParams policyApiParameters;
     @Valid
     private TopicParameterGroup topicParameterGroup;
-    private String applicationPath;
+    @Valid
+    private XacmlApplicationParameters applicationParameters;
 
     /**
      * Create the xacml pdp parameter group.
@@ -62,14 +63,14 @@ public class XacmlPdpParameterGroup extends ParameterGroupImpl {
      */
     public XacmlPdpParameterGroup(final String name, final String pdpGroup, final String pdpType,
             final RestServerParameters restServerParameters, final BusTopicParams policyApiParameters,
-            final TopicParameterGroup topicParameterGroup, final String applicationPath) {
+            final TopicParameterGroup topicParameterGroup, final XacmlApplicationParameters applicationParameters) {
         super(name);
         this.pdpGroup = pdpGroup;
         this.pdpType = pdpType;
         this.restServerParameters = restServerParameters;
         this.policyApiParameters = policyApiParameters;
         this.topicParameterGroup = topicParameterGroup;
-        this.applicationPath = applicationPath;
+        this.applicationParameters = applicationParameters;
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/main/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/pdpx/main/rest/XacmlPdpApplicationManager.java b/main/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/pdpx/main/rest/XacmlPdpApplicationManager.java
index e144ba3e..5ecf1aa5 100644
--- a/main/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/pdpx/main/rest/XacmlPdpApplicationManager.java
+++ b/main/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/pdpx/main/rest/XacmlPdpApplicationManager.java
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ import org.onap.policy.models.tosca.authorative.concepts.ToscaConceptIdentifier;
 import org.onap.policy.models.tosca.authorative.concepts.ToscaPolicy;
 import org.onap.policy.pdp.xacml.application.common.XacmlApplicationException;
 import org.onap.policy.pdp.xacml.application.common.XacmlApplicationServiceProvider;
+import org.onap.policy.pdpx.main.parameters.XacmlApplicationParameters;
 import org.slf4j.Logger;
 import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
 
@@ -58,9 +59,10 @@ public class XacmlPdpApplicationManager {
     /**
      * One time to initialize the applications upon startup.
      */
-    public XacmlPdpApplicationManager(Path applicationPath, BusTopicParams policyApiParameters) {
+    public XacmlPdpApplicationManager(XacmlApplicationParameters applicationParameters,
+            BusTopicParams policyApiParameters) {
         if (LOGGER.isInfoEnabled()) {
-            LOGGER.info("Initialization applications {} {}", applicationPath.toAbsolutePath(), policyApiParameters);
+            LOGGER.info("Initialization applications {} {}", applicationParameters, policyApiParameters);
         }
         //
         // Load service
@@ -83,7 +85,8 @@ public class XacmlPdpApplicationManager {
             // Have it initialize at a path
             //
             try {
-                initializeApplicationPath(applicationPath, application, policyApiParameters);
+                initializeApplicationPath(Paths.get(applicationParameters.getApplicationPath()), application,
+                        policyApiParameters);
                 //
                 // We are initialized
                 //
diff --git a/main/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/pdpx/main/startstop/XacmlPdpActivator.java b/main/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/pdpx/main/startstop/XacmlPdpActivator.java
index e17cecf7..d3b59c4a 100644
--- a/main/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/pdpx/main/startstop/XacmlPdpActivator.java
+++ b/main/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/pdpx/main/startstop/XacmlPdpActivator.java
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@
 
 package org.onap.policy.pdpx.main.startstop;
 
-import java.nio.file.Paths;
 import java.util.Arrays;
 import lombok.Getter;
 import lombok.Setter;
@@ -88,7 +87,7 @@ public class XacmlPdpActivator extends ServiceManagerContainer {
 
         try {
             var appmgr =
-                            new XacmlPdpApplicationManager(Paths.get(xacmlPdpParameterGroup.getApplicationPath()),
+                            new XacmlPdpApplicationManager(xacmlPdpParameterGroup.getApplicationParameters(),
                                     xacmlPdpParameterGroup.getPolicyApiParameters());
             XacmlPdpApplicationManager.setCurrent(appmgr);
 
diff --git a/main/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/pdpx/main/parameters/CommonTestData.java b/main/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/pdpx/main/parameters/CommonTestData.java
index ca8b763d..8b79ae9b 100644
--- a/main/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/pdpx/main/parameters/CommonTestData.java
+++ b/main/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/pdpx/main/parameters/CommonTestData.java
@@ -170,4 +170,19 @@ public class CommonTestData {
         }
         return map;
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns a property map for a XacmlApplicationParameters map for test cases.
+     *
+     * @param isEmpty boolean value to represent that object created should be empty or not
+     * @param tempPath Application Path string
+     * @return a property map suitable for constructing an object
+     */
+    public Map<String, Object> getXacmlapplicationParametersMap(boolean isEmpty, String tempPath) {
+        final Map<String, Object> map = new TreeMap<>();
+        if (!isEmpty) {
+            map.put("applicationPath", tempPath);
+        }
+        return map;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/main/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/pdpx/main/parameters/TestXacmlPdpParameterGroup.java b/main/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/pdpx/main/parameters/TestXacmlPdpParameterGroup.java
index b2d1cbe3..f71c99c2 100644
--- a/main/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/pdpx/main/parameters/TestXacmlPdpParameterGroup.java
+++ b/main/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/pdpx/main/parameters/TestXacmlPdpParameterGroup.java
@@ -63,10 +63,13 @@ public class TestXacmlPdpParameterGroup {
                         testData.toObject(testData.getPolicyApiParametersMap(false), BusTopicParams.class);
         final TopicParameterGroup topicParameterGroup =
             testData.toObject(testData.getTopicParametersMap(false), TopicParameterGroup.class);
+        final XacmlApplicationParameters xacmlApplicationParameters =
+                testData.toObject(testData.getXacmlapplicationParametersMap(false,
+                        applicationPath.getAbsolutePath().toString()), XacmlApplicationParameters.class);
         final XacmlPdpParameterGroup pdpxParameters =
                         new XacmlPdpParameterGroup(CommonTestData.PDPX_PARAMETER_GROUP_NAME,
                                 CommonTestData.PDPX_GROUP, "flavor", restServerParameters, policyApiParameters,
-                                topicParameterGroup, applicationPath.getAbsolutePath());
+                                topicParameterGroup, xacmlApplicationParameters);
         final ValidationResult validationResult = pdpxParameters.validate();
         assertThat(validationResult.getResult()).isNull();
         assertTrue(validationResult.isValid());
@@ -88,9 +91,11 @@ public class TestXacmlPdpParameterGroup {
                         testData.toObject(testData.getPolicyApiParametersMap(false), BusTopicParams.class);
         final TopicParameterGroup topicParameterGroup =
             testData.toObject(testData.getTopicParametersMap(false), TopicParameterGroup.class);
+        final XacmlApplicationParameters xacmlApplicationParameters =
+                testData.toObject(testData.getXacmlapplicationParametersMap(false,
+                        applicationPath.getAbsolutePath().toString()), XacmlApplicationParameters.class);
         final XacmlPdpParameterGroup pdpxParameters = new XacmlPdpParameterGroup(null, CommonTestData.PDPX_GROUP,
-                null, restServerParameters, policyApiParameters, topicParameterGroup,
-                applicationPath.getAbsolutePath());
+                null, restServerParameters, policyApiParameters, topicParameterGroup, xacmlApplicationParameters);
         final ValidationResult validationResult = pdpxParameters.validate();
         assertFalse(validationResult.isValid());
         assertEquals(null, pdpxParameters.getName());
@@ -105,9 +110,12 @@ public class TestXacmlPdpParameterGroup {
                         testData.toObject(testData.getPolicyApiParametersMap(false), BusTopicParams.class);
         final TopicParameterGroup topicParameterGroup =
             testData.toObject(testData.getTopicParametersMap(false), TopicParameterGroup.class);
+        final XacmlApplicationParameters xacmlApplicationParameters =
+                testData.toObject(testData.getXacmlapplicationParametersMap(false,
+                        applicationPath.getAbsolutePath().toString()), XacmlApplicationParameters.class);
         final XacmlPdpParameterGroup pdpxParameters = new XacmlPdpParameterGroup("", CommonTestData.PDPX_GROUP,
                 CommonTestData.PDPX_TYPE, restServerParameters, policyApiParameters, topicParameterGroup,
-                applicationPath.getAbsolutePath());
+                xacmlApplicationParameters);
         final ValidationResult validationResult = pdpxParameters.validate();
         assertFalse(validationResult.isValid());
         assertEquals("", pdpxParameters.getName());
@@ -122,9 +130,12 @@ public class TestXacmlPdpParameterGroup {
                         testData.toObject(testData.getPolicyApiParametersMap(false), BusTopicParams.class);
         final TopicParameterGroup topicParameterGroup =
             testData.toObject(testData.getTopicParametersMap(false), TopicParameterGroup.class);
+        final XacmlApplicationParameters xacmlApplicationParameters =
+                testData.toObject(testData.getXacmlapplicationParametersMap(false,
+                        applicationPath.getAbsolutePath().toString()), XacmlApplicationParameters.class);
         final XacmlPdpParameterGroup pdpxParameters =
                 new XacmlPdpParameterGroup(CommonTestData.PDPX_PARAMETER_GROUP_NAME, null, null, restServerParameters,
-                        policyApiParameters, topicParameterGroup, applicationPath.getAbsolutePath());
+                        policyApiParameters, topicParameterGroup, xacmlApplicationParameters);
         final ValidationResult validationResult = pdpxParameters.validate();
         assertFalse(validationResult.isValid());
         assertEquals(null, pdpxParameters.getPdpGroup());
@@ -139,9 +150,12 @@ public class TestXacmlPdpParameterGroup {
                         testData.toObject(testData.getPolicyApiParametersMap(false), BusTopicParams.class);
         final TopicParameterGroup topicParameterGroup =
             testData.toObject(testData.getTopicParametersMap(false), TopicParameterGroup.class);
+        final XacmlApplicationParameters xacmlApplicationParameters =
+                testData.toObject(testData.getXacmlapplicationParametersMap(false,
+                        applicationPath.getAbsolutePath().toString()), XacmlApplicationParameters.class);
         final XacmlPdpParameterGroup pdpxParameters =
                 new XacmlPdpParameterGroup(CommonTestData.PDPX_PARAMETER_GROUP_NAME, "", null, restServerParameters,
-                        policyApiParameters, topicParameterGroup, applicationPath.getAbsolutePath());
+                        policyApiParameters, topicParameterGroup, xacmlApplicationParameters);
         final ValidationResult validationResult = pdpxParameters.validate();
         assertFalse(validationResult.isValid());
         assertEquals("", pdpxParameters.getPdpGroup());
@@ -156,10 +170,13 @@ public class TestXacmlPdpParameterGroup {
                         testData.toObject(testData.getPolicyApiParametersMap(false), BusTopicParams.class);
         final TopicParameterGroup topicParameterGroup =
             testData.toObject(testData.getTopicParametersMap(false), TopicParameterGroup.class);
+        final XacmlApplicationParameters xacmlApplicationParameters =
+                testData.toObject(testData.getXacmlapplicationParametersMap(false,
+                        applicationPath.getAbsolutePath().toString()), XacmlApplicationParameters.class);
         final XacmlPdpParameterGroup pdpxParameters =
                 new XacmlPdpParameterGroup(CommonTestData.PDPX_PARAMETER_GROUP_NAME, CommonTestData.PDPX_GROUP,
                         null, restServerParameters, policyApiParameters,
-                        topicParameterGroup, applicationPath.getAbsolutePath());
+                        topicParameterGroup, xacmlApplicationParameters);
         final ValidationResult validationResult = pdpxParameters.validate();
         assertFalse(validationResult.isValid());
         assertThat(validationResult.getResult()).contains("\"RestServerParameters\"");
@@ -173,10 +190,13 @@ public class TestXacmlPdpParameterGroup {
                         testData.toObject(testData.getPolicyApiParametersMap(true), BusTopicParams.class);
         final TopicParameterGroup topicParameterGroup =
             testData.toObject(testData.getTopicParametersMap(false), TopicParameterGroup.class);
+        final XacmlApplicationParameters xacmlApplicationParameters =
+                testData.toObject(testData.getXacmlapplicationParametersMap(false,
+                        applicationPath.getAbsolutePath().toString()), XacmlApplicationParameters.class);
         final XacmlPdpParameterGroup pdpxParameters =
                 new XacmlPdpParameterGroup(CommonTestData.PDPX_PARAMETER_GROUP_NAME, CommonTestData.PDPX_GROUP,
                         null, restServerParameters, policyApiParameters,
-                        topicParameterGroup, applicationPath.getAbsolutePath());
+                        topicParameterGroup, xacmlApplicationParameters);
         final ValidationResult validationResult = pdpxParameters.validate();
         assertFalse(validationResult.isValid());
         assertThat(validationResult.getResult()).contains("\"policyApiParameters\"");
@@ -190,12 +210,35 @@ public class TestXacmlPdpParameterGroup {
                         testData.toObject(testData.getPolicyApiParametersMap(false), BusTopicParams.class);
         final TopicParameterGroup topicParameterGroup =
             testData.toObject(testData.getTopicParametersMap(true), TopicParameterGroup.class);
+        final XacmlApplicationParameters xacmlApplicationParameters =
+                testData.toObject(testData.getXacmlapplicationParametersMap(false,
+                        applicationPath.getAbsolutePath().toString()), XacmlApplicationParameters.class);
         final XacmlPdpParameterGroup pdpxParameters =
                 new XacmlPdpParameterGroup(CommonTestData.PDPX_PARAMETER_GROUP_NAME, CommonTestData.PDPX_GROUP,
                         null, restServerParameters, policyApiParameters,
-                        topicParameterGroup, applicationPath.getAbsolutePath());
+                        topicParameterGroup, xacmlApplicationParameters);
         final ValidationResult validationResult = pdpxParameters.validate();
         assertFalse(validationResult.isValid());
         assertThat(validationResult.getResult()).contains("\"TopicParameterGroup\"");
     }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testXacmlPdpParameterGroup_EmptyApplicationParameterGroup() {
+        final RestServerParameters restServerParameters =
+            testData.toObject(testData.getRestServerParametersMap(false), RestServerParameters.class);
+        final BusTopicParams policyApiParameters =
+                        testData.toObject(testData.getPolicyApiParametersMap(false), BusTopicParams.class);
+        final TopicParameterGroup topicParameterGroup =
+            testData.toObject(testData.getTopicParametersMap(false), TopicParameterGroup.class);
+        final XacmlApplicationParameters xacmlApplicationParameters =
+                testData.toObject(testData.getXacmlapplicationParametersMap(true,
+                        applicationPath.getAbsolutePath().toString()), XacmlApplicationParameters.class);
+        final XacmlPdpParameterGroup pdpxParameters =
+                new XacmlPdpParameterGroup(CommonTestData.PDPX_PARAMETER_GROUP_NAME, CommonTestData.PDPX_GROUP,
+                        null, restServerParameters, policyApiParameters,
+                        topicParameterGroup, xacmlApplicationParameters);
+        final ValidationResult validationResult = pdpxParameters.validate();
+        assertFalse(validationResult.isValid());
+        assertThat(validationResult.getResult()).contains("\"XacmlApplicationParameters\"");
+    }
 }
diff --git a/main/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/pdpx/main/rest/TestAbbreviateDecisionResults.java b/main/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/pdpx/main/rest/TestAbbreviateDecisionResults.java
index 93e541de..54d7432f 100644
--- a/main/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/pdpx/main/rest/TestAbbreviateDecisionResults.java
+++ b/main/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/pdpx/main/rest/TestAbbreviateDecisionResults.java
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ import org.onap.policy.pdp.xacml.application.common.XacmlPolicyUtils;
 import org.onap.policy.pdp.xacml.xacmltest.TestUtils;
 import org.onap.policy.pdpx.main.PolicyXacmlPdpException;
 import org.onap.policy.pdpx.main.parameters.CommonTestData;
+import org.onap.policy.pdpx.main.parameters.XacmlApplicationParameters;
 import org.onap.policy.pdpx.main.parameters.XacmlPdpParameterGroup;
 import org.onap.policy.pdpx.main.startstop.Main;
 import org.onap.policy.pdpx.main.startstop.XacmlPdpActivator;
@@ -119,9 +120,12 @@ public class TestAbbreviateDecisionResults {
         policyApiParameters = testData.toObject(testData.getPolicyApiParametersMap(false), BusTopicParams.class);
         TopicParameterGroup topicParameterGroup = testData.toObject(testData.getTopicParametersMap(false),
                 TopicParameterGroup.class);
+        final XacmlApplicationParameters xacmlApplicationParameters =
+                testData.toObject(testData.getXacmlapplicationParametersMap(false,
+                        apps.getAbsolutePath().toString()), XacmlApplicationParameters.class);
         XacmlPdpParameterGroup params =
                 new XacmlPdpParameterGroup("XacmlPdpParameters", "XacmlPdpGroup", "xacml", rest, policyApiParameters,
-                topicParameterGroup, apps.getAbsolutePath());
+                topicParameterGroup, xacmlApplicationParameters);
         StandardCoder gson = new StandardCoder();
         File fileParams = appsFolder.newFile("params.json");
         String jsonParams = gson.encode(params);
diff --git a/main/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/pdpx/main/rest/TestDecision.java b/main/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/pdpx/main/rest/TestDecision.java
index 7fa552f4..5f6a2796 100644
--- a/main/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/pdpx/main/rest/TestDecision.java
+++ b/main/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/pdpx/main/rest/TestDecision.java
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ import org.onap.policy.models.decisions.concepts.DecisionResponse;
 import org.onap.policy.models.errors.concepts.ErrorResponse;
 import org.onap.policy.pdpx.main.PolicyXacmlPdpException;
 import org.onap.policy.pdpx.main.parameters.CommonTestData;
+import org.onap.policy.pdpx.main.parameters.XacmlApplicationParameters;
 import org.onap.policy.pdpx.main.parameters.XacmlPdpParameterGroup;
 import org.onap.policy.pdpx.main.startstop.Main;
 import org.onap.policy.pdpx.main.startstop.XacmlPdpActivator;
@@ -108,9 +109,12 @@ public class TestDecision {
                         testData.toObject(testData.getPolicyApiParametersMap(false), BusTopicParams.class);
         TopicParameterGroup topicParameterGroup =
                         testData.toObject(testData.getTopicParametersMap(false), TopicParameterGroup.class);
+        final XacmlApplicationParameters xacmlApplicationParameters =
+                testData.toObject(testData.getXacmlapplicationParametersMap(false,
+                        apps.getAbsolutePath().toString()), XacmlApplicationParameters.class);
         XacmlPdpParameterGroup params =
                 new XacmlPdpParameterGroup("XacmlPdpParameters", "XacmlPdpGroup", "xacml", rest, policyApiParameters,
-                        topicParameterGroup, apps.getAbsolutePath());
+                        topicParameterGroup, xacmlApplicationParameters);
         final Gson gson = new GsonBuilder().create();
         File fileParams = appsFolder.newFile("params.json");
         String jsonParams = gson.toJson(params);
diff --git a/main/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/pdpx/main/rest/XacmlPdpApplicationManagerTest.java b/main/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/pdpx/main/rest/XacmlPdpApplicationManagerTest.java
index 1673c043..4619b2ae 100644
--- a/main/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/pdpx/main/rest/XacmlPdpApplicationManagerTest.java
+++ b/main/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/pdpx/main/rest/XacmlPdpApplicationManagerTest.java
@@ -44,6 +44,8 @@ import org.onap.policy.models.tosca.authorative.concepts.ToscaPolicy;
 import org.onap.policy.models.tosca.authorative.concepts.ToscaServiceTemplate;
 import org.onap.policy.models.tosca.simple.concepts.JpaToscaServiceTemplate;
 import org.onap.policy.pdp.xacml.application.common.XacmlApplicationException;
+import org.onap.policy.pdpx.main.parameters.CommonTestData;
+import org.onap.policy.pdpx.main.parameters.XacmlApplicationParameters;
 import org.onap.policy.xacml.pdp.application.guard.GuardPdpApplication;
 import org.onap.policy.xacml.pdp.application.nativ.NativePdpApplication;
 import org.onap.policy.xacml.pdp.application.optimization.OptimizationPdpApplication;
@@ -56,6 +58,7 @@ public class XacmlPdpApplicationManagerTest {
     private static final BusTopicParams params = new BusTopicParams();
     private static Path appsDirectory;
     private static ToscaServiceTemplate completedJtst;
+    private static CommonTestData testData = new CommonTestData();
 
     @ClassRule
     public static final TemporaryFolder appsFolder = new TemporaryFolder();
@@ -113,10 +116,13 @@ public class XacmlPdpApplicationManagerTest {
         // Make up a non existent directory to initialize from
         //
         Path nonExistentPath = Paths.get(appsFolder.getRoot().getAbsolutePath(), "nonexistent");
+        final XacmlApplicationParameters xacmlApplicationParameters =
+                testData.toObject(testData.getXacmlapplicationParametersMap(false,
+                        nonExistentPath.toString()), XacmlApplicationParameters.class);
         //
         // Create our app manager
         //
-        XacmlPdpApplicationManager manager = new XacmlPdpApplicationManager(nonExistentPath, params);
+        XacmlPdpApplicationManager manager = new XacmlPdpApplicationManager(xacmlApplicationParameters, params);
         //
         // Still creates the manager, but the apps were not able to initialize
         //
@@ -126,7 +132,7 @@ public class XacmlPdpApplicationManagerTest {
         // Now create the directory
         //
         Files.createDirectory(nonExistentPath);
-        manager = new XacmlPdpApplicationManager(nonExistentPath, params);
+        manager = new XacmlPdpApplicationManager(xacmlApplicationParameters, params);
         //
         // Now it should have initialized the apps
         //
@@ -136,7 +142,10 @@ public class XacmlPdpApplicationManagerTest {
 
     @Test
     public void testXacmlPdpApplicationManagerSimple() {
-        XacmlPdpApplicationManager manager = new XacmlPdpApplicationManager(appsDirectory, params);
+        final XacmlApplicationParameters xacmlApplicationParameters =
+                testData.toObject(testData.getXacmlapplicationParametersMap(false,
+                        appsDirectory.toString()), XacmlApplicationParameters.class);
+        XacmlPdpApplicationManager manager = new XacmlPdpApplicationManager(xacmlApplicationParameters, params);
         //
         // Test the basics from the startup
         //
diff --git a/main/src/test/resources/parameters/MinimumParameters.json b/main/src/test/resources/parameters/MinimumParameters.json
index 48706b85..81e83522 100644
--- a/main/src/test/resources/parameters/MinimumParameters.json
+++ b/main/src/test/resources/parameters/MinimumParameters.json
@@ -14,7 +14,9 @@
         "userName": "healthcheck",
         "password": "zb!XztG34"
     },
-    "applicationPath": "apps.test",
+    "applicationParameters": {
+        "applicationPath": "apps.test"
+    },
     "topicParameterGroup": {
         "topicSources" : [{
             "topic" : "POLICY-PDP-PAP",
diff --git a/main/src/test/resources/parameters/XacmlPdpConfigParameters.json b/main/src/test/resources/parameters/XacmlPdpConfigParameters.json
index 9ccd732b..a1b9be9d 100644
--- a/main/src/test/resources/parameters/XacmlPdpConfigParameters.json
+++ b/main/src/test/resources/parameters/XacmlPdpConfigParameters.json
@@ -14,7 +14,9 @@
         "userName": "healthcheck",
         "password": "zb!XztG34"
     },
-    "applicationPath": "src/test/resources/apps",
+    "applicationParameters": {
+        "applicationPath": "src/test/resources/apps"
+    },
     "topicParameterGroup": {
         "topicSources" : [{
             "topic" : "POLICY-PDP-PAP",
diff --git a/main/src/test/resources/parameters/XacmlPdpConfigParameters_InvalidName.json b/main/src/test/resources/parameters/XacmlPdpConfigParameters_InvalidName.json
index ca779723..c78dbed7 100644
--- a/main/src/test/resources/parameters/XacmlPdpConfigParameters_InvalidName.json
+++ b/main/src/test/resources/parameters/XacmlPdpConfigParameters_InvalidName.json
@@ -14,7 +14,9 @@
         "userName": "healthcheck",
         "password": "zb!XztG34"
     },
-    "applicationPath": "src/test/resources/apps",
+    "applicationParameters": {
+        "applicationPath": "src/test/resources/apps"
+    },
     "topicParameterGroup": {
         "topicSources" : [{
             "topic" : "POLICY-PDP-PAP",
diff --git a/main/src/test/resources/parameters/XacmlPdpConfigParameters_InvalidPdpGroup.json b/main/src/test/resources/parameters/XacmlPdpConfigParameters_InvalidPdpGroup.json
index 3e1d4f57..2a249f0d 100644
--- a/main/src/test/resources/parameters/XacmlPdpConfigParameters_InvalidPdpGroup.json
+++ b/main/src/test/resources/parameters/XacmlPdpConfigParameters_InvalidPdpGroup.json
@@ -14,7 +14,9 @@
         "userName": "healthcheck",
         "password": "zb!XztG34"
     },
-    "applicationPath": "src/test/resources/apps",
+    "applicationParameters": {
+        "applicationPath": "src/test/resources/apps"
+    },
     "topicParameterGroup": {
         "topicSources" : [{
             "topic" : "POLICY-PDP-PAP",
diff --git a/main/src/test/resources/parameters/XacmlPdpConfigParameters_InvalidPdpType.json b/main/src/test/resources/parameters/XacmlPdpConfigParameters_InvalidPdpType.json
index d0c429c2..75111f71 100644
--- a/main/src/test/resources/parameters/XacmlPdpConfigParameters_InvalidPdpType.json
+++ b/main/src/test/resources/parameters/XacmlPdpConfigParameters_InvalidPdpType.json
@@ -15,7 +15,9 @@
         "userName": "healthcheck",
         "password": "zb!XztG34"
     },
-    "applicationPath": "src/test/resources/apps",
+    "applicationParameters": {
+        "applicationPath": "src/test/resources/apps"
+    },
     "topicParameterGroup": {
         "topicSources" : [{
             "topic" : "POLICY-PDP-PAP",
diff --git a/main/src/test/resources/parameters/XacmlPdpConfigParameters_InvalidRestServerParameters.json b/main/src/test/resources/parameters/XacmlPdpConfigParameters_InvalidRestServerParameters.json
index 8211c8e6..9e05b14f 100644
--- a/main/src/test/resources/parameters/XacmlPdpConfigParameters_InvalidRestServerParameters.json
+++ b/main/src/test/resources/parameters/XacmlPdpConfigParameters_InvalidRestServerParameters.json
@@ -13,7 +13,9 @@
         "userName": "healthcheck",
         "password": "zb!XztG34"
     },
-    "applicationPath": "src/test/resources/apps",
+    "applicationParameters": {
+        "applicationPath": "src/test/resources/apps"
+    },
     "topicParameterGroup": {
         "topicSources" : [{
             "topic" : "POLICY-PDP-PAP",
diff --git a/main/src/test/resources/parameters/XacmlPdpConfigParameters_Std.json b/main/src/test/resources/parameters/XacmlPdpConfigParameters_Std.json
index 33885b50..a0608862 100644
--- a/main/src/test/resources/parameters/XacmlPdpConfigParameters_Std.json
+++ b/main/src/test/resources/parameters/XacmlPdpConfigParameters_Std.json
@@ -15,7 +15,9 @@
         "userName": "healthcheck",
         "password": "zb!XztG34"
     },
-    "applicationPath": "src/test/resources/apps",
+    "applicationParameters": {
+        "applicationPath": "src/test/resources/apps"
+    },
     "topicParameterGroup": {
         "topicSources" : [{
             "topic" : "POLICY-PDP-PAP",
diff --git a/packages/policy-xacmlpdp-tarball/src/main/resources/etc/defaultConfig.json b/packages/policy-xacmlpdp-tarball/src/main/resources/etc/defaultConfig.json
index 2daf3302..43a93322 100644
--- a/packages/policy-xacmlpdp-tarball/src/main/resources/etc/defaultConfig.json
+++ b/packages/policy-xacmlpdp-tarball/src/main/resources/etc/defaultConfig.json
@@ -18,7 +18,9 @@
         "useHttps": true,
         "aaf": false
     },
-    "applicationPath": "/opt/app/policy/pdpx/apps",
+    "applicationParameters": {
+        "applicationPath": "/opt/app/policy/pdpx/apps"
+    },
     "topicParameterGroup": {
         "topicSources" : [{
             "topic" : "POLICY-PDP-PAP",