Configuration file runtime reload

Reloads the backend configuration file when the file
listener catches a change.
Forces validations errors when the configuration file
could not be parsed.
Remove not used configurations.

Change-Id: Ic6fcb2b557d52ec53074c38ab8e0fcfa96e9be67
Issue-ID: SDC-2758
Signed-off-by: andre.schmid <andre.schmid@est.tech>

27 files changed, 190 insertions, 266 deletions

diff --git a/asdctool/sdc-cassandra-init/chef-repo/cookbooks/cassandra-actions/templates/default/configuration.yaml.erb b/asdctool/sdc-cassandra-init/chef-repo/cookbooks/cassandra-actions/templates/default/configuration.yaml.erb
index badcd6f1ea..5147881bde 100644
--- a/asdctool/sdc-cassandra-init/chef-repo/cookbooks/cassandra-actions/templates/default/configuration.yaml.erb
+++ b/asdctool/sdc-cassandra-init/chef-repo/cookbooks/cassandra-actions/templates/default/configuration.yaml.erb
@@ -589,8 +589,6 @@ resourceInformationalArtifacts:
             - CVFC
             - PNF
 
-resourceInformationalDeployedArtifacts:
-
 unLoggedUrls:
    - /sdc2/rest/healthCheck
 
diff --git a/asdctool/src/main/resources/config/configuration.yaml b/asdctool/src/main/resources/config/configuration.yaml
index 93bb2de2be..69f82ac72f 100644
--- a/asdctool/src/main/resources/config/configuration.yaml
+++ b/asdctool/src/main/resources/config/configuration.yaml
@@ -584,8 +584,6 @@ resourceInformationalArtifacts:
             - VFC
             - CVFC
 
-resourceInformationalDeployedArtifacts:
-
 unLoggedUrls:
    - /sdc2/rest/healthCheck
 
diff --git a/catalog-be/sdc-backend/chef-repo/cookbooks/sdc-catalog-be/templates/default/BE-configuration.yaml.erb b/catalog-be/sdc-backend/chef-repo/cookbooks/sdc-catalog-be/templates/default/BE-configuration.yaml.erb
index 07f660b39e..1acae3261b 100644
--- a/catalog-be/sdc-backend/chef-repo/cookbooks/sdc-catalog-be/templates/default/BE-configuration.yaml.erb
+++ b/catalog-be/sdc-backend/chef-repo/cookbooks/sdc-catalog-be/templates/default/BE-configuration.yaml.erb
@@ -624,8 +624,6 @@ resourceInformationalArtifacts:
             - CVFC
             - PNF
 
-resourceInformationalDeployedArtifacts:
-
 unLoggedUrls:
    - /sdc2/rest/monitoring
    - /sdc2/rest/healthCheck
diff --git a/catalog-be/src/main/java/org/openecomp/sdc/be/components/distribution/engine/DistributionEngine.java b/catalog-be/src/main/java/org/openecomp/sdc/be/components/distribution/engine/DistributionEngine.java
index 3fd8579c2c..f4eb081b99 100644
--- a/catalog-be/src/main/java/org/openecomp/sdc/be/components/distribution/engine/DistributionEngine.java
+++ b/catalog-be/src/main/java/org/openecomp/sdc/be/components/distribution/engine/DistributionEngine.java
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ import org.openecomp.sdc.be.model.operations.api.StorageOperationStatus;
 import org.openecomp.sdc.be.resources.data.OperationalEnvironmentEntry;
 import org.openecomp.sdc.common.log.wrappers.Logger;
 import org.openecomp.sdc.common.util.YamlToObjectConverter;
+import org.openecomp.sdc.exception.YamlConversionException;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
 import org.springframework.stereotype.Component;
 
@@ -76,7 +77,7 @@ public class DistributionEngine implements IDistributionEngine {
      * The main method for testing only
      * @param args
      */
-    public static void main(String[] args) {
+    public static void main(String[] args) throws YamlConversionException {
 
         List<String> servers = new ArrayList<>();
         String server = "uebsb91kcdc.it.att.com:3904";
diff --git a/catalog-be/src/main/resources/config/configuration.yaml b/catalog-be/src/main/resources/config/configuration.yaml
index 3dca45840a..972f625662 100644
--- a/catalog-be/src/main/resources/config/configuration.yaml
+++ b/catalog-be/src/main/resources/config/configuration.yaml
@@ -614,8 +614,6 @@ resourceInformationalArtifacts:
             - VFC
             - CVFC
 
-resourceInformationalDeployedArtifacts:
-
 unLoggedUrls:
    - /sdc2/rest/healthCheck
 
diff --git a/catalog-be/src/test/resources/config/catalog-be/auth/configuration.yaml b/catalog-be/src/test/resources/config/catalog-be/auth/configuration.yaml
index 6cbad54ffc..0e68b3294b 100644
--- a/catalog-be/src/test/resources/config/catalog-be/auth/configuration.yaml
+++ b/catalog-be/src/test/resources/config/catalog-be/auth/configuration.yaml
@@ -508,8 +508,6 @@ resourceInformationalArtifacts:
             - VFC
             - CVFC
 
-resourceInformationalDeployedArtifacts:
-
 unLoggedUrls:
    - /sdc2/rest/healthCheck
 
diff --git a/catalog-be/src/test/resources/config/catalog-be/configuration.yaml b/catalog-be/src/test/resources/config/catalog-be/configuration.yaml
index b982c384ef..9bd8849ce4 100644
--- a/catalog-be/src/test/resources/config/catalog-be/configuration.yaml
+++ b/catalog-be/src/test/resources/config/catalog-be/configuration.yaml
@@ -516,8 +516,6 @@ resourceInformationalArtifacts:
         validForResourceTypes:
             - PNF
 
-resourceInformationalDeployedArtifacts:
-
 unLoggedUrls:
    - /sdc2/rest/healthCheck
 
diff --git a/catalog-fe/src/test/resources/config/catalog-fe/configuration.yaml b/catalog-fe/src/test/resources/config/catalog-fe/configuration.yaml
index 5cc22fde72..0d9f1012e8 100644
--- a/catalog-fe/src/test/resources/config/catalog-fe/configuration.yaml
+++ b/catalog-fe/src/test/resources/config/catalog-fe/configuration.yaml
@@ -22,13 +22,6 @@ threadpoolSize: 50
 # request processing timeout (seconds)
 requestTimeout: 10
 
-# a4c hostname
-a4cHost: localhost
-
-# a4c http port
-a4cHttpPort: 8088
-
-
 identificationHeaderFields: 
    -
         - &HTTP_IV_USER HTTP_IV_USER
diff --git a/catalog-model/src/test/resources/config/catalog-model/configuration.yaml b/catalog-model/src/test/resources/config/catalog-model/configuration.yaml
index a1aaa3ab1f..052add6a28 100644
--- a/catalog-model/src/test/resources/config/catalog-model/configuration.yaml
+++ b/catalog-model/src/test/resources/config/catalog-model/configuration.yaml
@@ -523,8 +523,6 @@ resourceInformationalArtifacts:
             - VFC
             - CVFC
 
-resourceInformationalDeployedArtifacts:
-
 unLoggedUrls:
    - /sdc2/rest/healthCheck
 
diff --git a/catalog-model/src/test/resources/config/configuration.yaml b/catalog-model/src/test/resources/config/configuration.yaml
index 767fc424b0..adf065ca41 100644
--- a/catalog-model/src/test/resources/config/configuration.yaml
+++ b/catalog-model/src/test/resources/config/configuration.yaml
@@ -515,8 +515,6 @@ resourceInformationalArtifacts:
             - VFC
             - CVFC
 
-resourceInformationalDeployedArtifacts:
-
 unLoggedUrls:
    - /sdc2/rest/healthCheck
 
@@ -655,5 +653,4 @@ dmaapConsumerConfiguration:
         password: hmXYcznAljMSisdy8zgcag==
         
 dmeConfiguration:
-    dme2Search: DME2SEARCH
-    dme2Resolve: DME2RESOLVE
+    lookupUriFormat: "http://DME2RESOLVE/service=%s/version=1.0.0/envContext=%s/routeOffer=DEFAULT"
diff --git a/catalog-ui/src/app/services/configuration-ui-service.ts b/catalog-ui/src/app/services/configuration-ui-service.ts
index 766df7a722..463a974ccc 100644
--- a/catalog-ui/src/app/services/configuration-ui-service.ts
+++ b/catalog-ui/src/app/services/configuration-ui-service.ts
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
  * ============LICENSE_END=========================================================
  */
 
-'use strict'
+'use strict';
 import {IAppConfigurtaion, IApi} from "../models/app-config";
 
 interface IConfigurationUiService {
diff --git a/common-app-api/src/main/java/org/openecomp/sdc/be/config/Configuration.java b/common-app-api/src/main/java/org/openecomp/sdc/be/config/Configuration.java
index 5d5afe0c98..711268e6a7 100644
--- a/common-app-api/src/main/java/org/openecomp/sdc/be/config/Configuration.java
+++ b/common-app-api/src/main/java/org/openecomp/sdc/be/config/Configuration.java
@@ -95,7 +95,6 @@ public class Configuration extends BasicConfiguration {
     private Map<String, ArtifactTypeConfig> serviceDeploymentArtifacts;
     private Map<String, ArtifactTypeConfig> resourceInstanceDeploymentArtifacts;
     private Map<String, ArtifactTypeConfig> resourceInformationalArtifacts;
-    private Map<String, ArtifactTypeConfig> resourceInformationalDeployedArtifacts;
     private Map<String, Object> serviceApiArtifacts;
     private List<String> excludeServiceCategory;
 
@@ -144,29 +143,23 @@ public class Configuration extends BasicConfiguration {
     private CadiFilterParams cadiFilterParams;
 
     private Boolean aafAuthNeeded;
-
     private String autoHealingOwner;
     private boolean enableAutoHealing;
-
     private Map<String, List<String>> resourcesForUpgrade;
     private DmaapConsumerConfiguration dmaapConsumerConfiguration;
     private DmaapProducerConfiguration dmaapProducerConfiguration;
-
     private boolean skipUpgradeFailedVfs;
     private boolean skipUpgradeVSPs;
     private DmeConfiguration dmeConfiguration;
-
     private boolean supportAllottedResourcesAndProxy;
     private Integer deleteLockTimeoutInSeconds;
     private Integer maxDeleteComponents;
     private CookieConfig authCookie;
-
-
     private String aafNamespace;
     private String workloadContext;
-
     private EnvironmentContext environmentContext;
-
+    private List<GabConfig> gabConfig;
+    private EcompPortalConfig ecompPortal;
 
     public String getAutoHealingOwner() {
         return autoHealingOwner;
@@ -207,7 +200,6 @@ public class Configuration extends BasicConfiguration {
     public void setDmaapConsumerConfiguration(DmaapConsumerConfiguration dmaapConsumerConfiguration) {
         this.dmaapConsumerConfiguration = dmaapConsumerConfiguration;
     }
-
     public DmeConfiguration getDmeConfiguration() {
         return dmeConfiguration;
     }
@@ -215,6 +207,7 @@ public class Configuration extends BasicConfiguration {
     public void setDmeConfiguration(DmeConfiguration dmeConfiguration) {
         this.dmeConfiguration = dmeConfiguration;
     }
+
     public void setSkipUpgradeVSPs(boolean skipUpgradeVSPs) { this.skipUpgradeVSPs = skipUpgradeVSPs; }
 
     public boolean getSkipUpgradeVSPsFlag() { return skipUpgradeVSPs; }
@@ -251,8 +244,6 @@ public class Configuration extends BasicConfiguration {
         this.artifactGeneratorConfig = artifactGeneratorConfig;
     }
 
-    private List<GabConfig> gabConfig;
-
     public Map<String, String> getGenericAssetNodeTypes() {
         return genericAssetNodeTypes;
     }
@@ -285,8 +276,6 @@ public class Configuration extends BasicConfiguration {
         this.applicationL2Cache = applicationL2Cache;
     }
 
-    private EcompPortalConfig ecompPortal;
-
     public CassandrConfig getCassandraConfig() {
         return cassandraConfig;
     }
@@ -1212,6 +1201,8 @@ public class Configuration extends BasicConfiguration {
         private Integer port;
         private String healthCheckUri;
         private String defaultFunctionalMenu;
+        private Integer pollingInterval;
+        private Integer timeoutMs;
 
         public void setPollingInterval(Integer pollingInterval) {
             this.pollingInterval = pollingInterval;
@@ -1221,9 +1212,6 @@ public class Configuration extends BasicConfiguration {
             this.timeoutMs = timeoutMs;
         }
 
-        private Integer pollingInterval;
-        private Integer timeoutMs;
-
         public String getProtocol() {
             return protocol;
         }
@@ -1583,15 +1571,6 @@ public class Configuration extends BasicConfiguration {
         this.artifactsIndex = artifactsIndex;
     }
 
-    public Map<String, ArtifactTypeConfig> getResourceInformationalDeployedArtifacts() {
-        return resourceInformationalDeployedArtifacts;
-    }
-
-    public void setResourceInformationalDeployedArtifacts(
-            Map<String, ArtifactTypeConfig> resourceInformationalDeployedArtifacts) {
-        this.resourceInformationalDeployedArtifacts = resourceInformationalDeployedArtifacts;
-    }
-
     public List<String> getResourceTypes() {
         return resourceTypes;
     }
diff --git a/common-app-api/src/main/java/org/openecomp/sdc/be/config/ConfigurationManager.java b/common-app-api/src/main/java/org/openecomp/sdc/be/config/ConfigurationManager.java
index 0e9fd24111..101b60e941 100644
--- a/common-app-api/src/main/java/org/openecomp/sdc/be/config/ConfigurationManager.java
+++ b/common-app-api/src/main/java/org/openecomp/sdc/be/config/ConfigurationManager.java
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ public class ConfigurationManager implements FileChangeCallback, IEcompConfigura
 
 	ConfigurationSource configurationSource = null;
 	private static ConfigurationManager instance;
+	final Map<String, Object> configurations = new HashMap<>();
 
     @VisibleForTesting
     public ConfigurationManager() {
@@ -43,7 +44,6 @@ public class ConfigurationManager implements FileChangeCallback, IEcompConfigura
         instance = this;
     }
 
-    Map<String, Object> configurations = new HashMap<>();
 	public ConfigurationManager(ConfigurationSource configurationSource) {
 		super();
 		this.configurationSource = configurationSource;
@@ -124,7 +124,11 @@ public class ConfigurationManager implements FileChangeCallback, IEcompConfigura
 		return instance;
 	}
 
-    public void reconfigure(BasicConfiguration obj) { }
+    public void reconfigure(final BasicConfiguration basicConfiguration) {
+		if (basicConfiguration instanceof Configuration) {
+			configurations.put(getKey(Configuration.class), basicConfiguration);
+		}
+	}
 
 	/**
 	 * FOR TEST ONLY
diff --git a/common-app-api/src/main/java/org/openecomp/sdc/common/api/ConfigurationSource.java b/common-app-api/src/main/java/org/openecomp/sdc/common/api/ConfigurationSource.java
index 5901d1e267..12982caec0 100644
--- a/common-app-api/src/main/java/org/openecomp/sdc/common/api/ConfigurationSource.java
+++ b/common-app-api/src/main/java/org/openecomp/sdc/common/api/ConfigurationSource.java
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ package org.openecomp.sdc.common.api;
 
 public interface ConfigurationSource {
 
-	public <T> T getAndWatchConfiguration(Class<T> className, ConfigurationListener configurationListener);
+	<T> T getAndWatchConfiguration(Class<T> className, ConfigurationListener configurationListener);
 
-	public <T> void addWatchConfiguration(Class<T> className, ConfigurationListener configurationListener);
+	<T> void addWatchConfiguration(Class<T> className, ConfigurationListener configurationListener);
 }
diff --git a/common-app-api/src/main/java/org/openecomp/sdc/common/api/FileChangeCallback.java b/common-app-api/src/main/java/org/openecomp/sdc/common/api/FileChangeCallback.java
index 5c4d3d5926..9684c98bd3 100644
--- a/common-app-api/src/main/java/org/openecomp/sdc/common/api/FileChangeCallback.java
+++ b/common-app-api/src/main/java/org/openecomp/sdc/common/api/FileChangeCallback.java
@@ -20,8 +20,9 @@
 
 package org.openecomp.sdc.common.api;
 
+@FunctionalInterface
 public interface FileChangeCallback {
 
-	public void reconfigure(BasicConfiguration obj);
+	void reconfigure(BasicConfiguration obj);
 
 }
diff --git a/common-app-api/src/main/java/org/openecomp/sdc/common/api/exception/LoadConfigurationException.java b/common-app-api/src/main/java/org/openecomp/sdc/common/api/exception/LoadConfigurationException.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..dff83c6d6f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common-app-api/src/main/java/org/openecomp/sdc/common/api/exception/LoadConfigurationException.java
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+/*
+ * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
+ *  Copyright (C) 2020 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.openecomp.sdc.common.api.exception;
+
+public class LoadConfigurationException extends RuntimeException {
+
+    public LoadConfigurationException(final String s, final Throwable throwable) {
+        super(s, throwable);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/common-app-api/src/main/java/org/openecomp/sdc/common/impl/ConfigFileChangeListener.java b/common-app-api/src/main/java/org/openecomp/sdc/common/impl/ConfigFileChangeListener.java
index e243bac730..c94db9a3c9 100644
--- a/common-app-api/src/main/java/org/openecomp/sdc/common/impl/ConfigFileChangeListener.java
+++ b/common-app-api/src/main/java/org/openecomp/sdc/common/impl/ConfigFileChangeListener.java
@@ -20,22 +20,23 @@
 
 package org.openecomp.sdc.common.impl;
 
+import java.io.File;
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.HashMap;
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Map;
+import org.apache.commons.collections.CollectionUtils;
 import org.apache.commons.jci.listeners.FileChangeListener;
 import org.openecomp.sdc.common.api.BasicConfiguration;
 import org.openecomp.sdc.common.api.ConfigurationListener;
 import org.openecomp.sdc.common.log.enums.EcompLoggerErrorCode;
 import org.openecomp.sdc.common.log.wrappers.Logger;
 import org.openecomp.sdc.common.util.YamlToObjectConverter;
-
-import java.io.File;
-import java.util.ArrayList;
-import java.util.HashMap;
-import java.util.List;
-import java.util.Map;
+import org.openecomp.sdc.exception.YamlConversionException;
 
 public class ConfigFileChangeListener extends FileChangeListener {
 
-	private static Logger log = Logger.getLogger(ConfigFileChangeListener.class.getName());
+	private static final Logger LOGGER = Logger.getLogger(ConfigFileChangeListener.class.getName());
 
 	private Map<String, List<ConfigurationListener>> fileChangeToCallBack = new HashMap<>();
 
@@ -45,45 +46,46 @@ public class ConfigFileChangeListener extends FileChangeListener {
 
 	@Override
 	public void onFileChange(File pFile) {
-
 		super.onFileChange(pFile);
 
-		if (pFile != null) {
-
-			if (fileChangeToCallBack != null) {
-
-				String id = findIdFromFileName(pFile.getName());
-
-				if (id != null) {
-
-					List<ConfigurationListener> listeners = fileChangeToCallBack.get(id);
-					if (listeners != null) {
-						for (ConfigurationListener configurationListener : listeners) {
-
-							Class<? extends BasicConfiguration> configClass = configurationListener.getType();
-
-							BasicConfiguration basicConfiguration = yamlToObjectConverter.convert(pFile.getAbsolutePath(), configClass);
-
-							if (basicConfiguration == null) {
-								log.warn(EcompLoggerErrorCode.UNKNOWN_ERROR,"","","Cannot update the listeners for file Change since the file content is invalid");
-								continue;
-							}
-							log.debug("Loaded configuration after converting is {}", basicConfiguration);
-
+		if (pFile == null) {
+			LOGGER.debug("Invalid file '{}'.", pFile);
+			return;
+		}
 
-							configurationListener.getCallBack().reconfigure(basicConfiguration);
+		if (fileChangeToCallBack == null) {
+			LOGGER.debug("File '{}' callback is null.", pFile);
+			return;
+		}
 
-						}
-					}
-				} else {
+		final String id = findIdFromFileName(pFile.getName());
+		if (id == null) {
+			LOGGER.warn(EcompLoggerErrorCode.UNKNOWN_ERROR,"","",
+				"Cannot calculate id from file {}", pFile.getName());
+			return;
+		}
 
-					log.warn(EcompLoggerErrorCode.UNKNOWN_ERROR,"","","Cannot calculate id from file {}", pFile.getName());
-				}
+		final List<ConfigurationListener> listeners = fileChangeToCallBack.get(id);
+		if (CollectionUtils.isEmpty(listeners)) {
+			LOGGER.debug("No file listeners for file '{}', id '{}'.", pFile, id);
+			return;
+		}
+		for (final ConfigurationListener configurationListener : listeners) {
+			final Class<? extends BasicConfiguration> configClass = configurationListener.getType();
+			final BasicConfiguration basicConfiguration;
+			try {
+				basicConfiguration = yamlToObjectConverter.convert(pFile.getAbsolutePath(), configClass);
+			} catch (final YamlConversionException e) {
+				LOGGER.warn(EcompLoggerErrorCode.SCHEMA_ERROR,
+					"Configuration", "Configuration",
+					"Cannot update the listeners for file Change since the file content is invalid: {}",
+					e.getLocalizedMessage());
+				continue;
 			}
-
+			LOGGER.debug("Loaded configuration after converting is {}", basicConfiguration);
+			configurationListener.getCallBack().reconfigure(basicConfiguration);
 		}
-
-		log.debug("File {} was changed.", pFile);
+		LOGGER.debug("File {} was changed.", pFile);
 	}
 
 	private String findIdFromFileName(String name) {
@@ -95,10 +97,6 @@ public class ConfigFileChangeListener extends FileChangeListener {
 			if (name.contains(File.separator)) {
 				startIndex = name.lastIndexOf(File.separator);
 			}
-			// String subNameString = name.substring(startIndex, endIndex);
-			// if (subNameString.contains(".")) {
-			// endIndex = subNameString.indexOf(".");
-			// }
 
 			result = name.substring(startIndex, endIndex);
 
@@ -126,20 +124,4 @@ public class ConfigFileChangeListener extends FileChangeListener {
 
 	}
 
-	// public void notify(String id, BasicConfiguration object) {
-	//
-	// if (fileChangeToCallBack != null) {
-	// List<ConfigurationListener> listeners = fileChangeToCallBack
-	// .get(id);
-	// if (listeners != null) {
-	// for (ConfigurationListener configurationListener : listeners) {
-	//
-	// configurationListener.getCallBack().reconfigure(object);
-	//
-	// }
-	// }
-	// }
-	//
-	// }
-
 }
diff --git a/common-app-api/src/main/java/org/openecomp/sdc/common/impl/FSConfigurationSource.java b/common-app-api/src/main/java/org/openecomp/sdc/common/impl/FSConfigurationSource.java
index 8cab431594..3820f2c26c 100644
--- a/common-app-api/src/main/java/org/openecomp/sdc/common/impl/FSConfigurationSource.java
+++ b/common-app-api/src/main/java/org/openecomp/sdc/common/impl/FSConfigurationSource.java
@@ -27,7 +27,9 @@ import java.util.stream.Collectors;
 import org.openecomp.sdc.common.api.ConfigurationListener;
 import org.openecomp.sdc.common.api.ConfigurationSource;
 import org.openecomp.sdc.common.api.Constants;
+import org.openecomp.sdc.common.api.exception.LoadConfigurationException;
 import org.openecomp.sdc.common.util.YamlToObjectConverter;
+import org.openecomp.sdc.exception.YamlConversionException;
 
 /**
  * Read configuration from file system
@@ -55,16 +57,21 @@ public class FSConfigurationSource implements ConfigurationSource {
 	 * 
 	 * @see org.openecomp.sdc.common.api.ConfigurationSource#getAndWatchConfiguration (java.lang.Class, org.openecomp.sdc.common.api.ConfigurationListener)
 	 */
-	public <T> T getAndWatchConfiguration(Class<T> className, ConfigurationListener configurationListener) {
+	public <T> T getAndWatchConfiguration(final Class<T> className, final ConfigurationListener configurationListener) {
 
-		String configFileName = calculateFileName(className);
+		final String configFileName = calculateFileName(className);
 
-		T object = yamlToObjectConverter.convert(this.appConfigDir, className, configFileName);
+		T object;
+		try {
+			object = yamlToObjectConverter.convert(this.appConfigDir, className, configFileName);
+		} catch (final YamlConversionException e) {
+			final String errorMsg =
+				String.format("Could not load '%s' in '%s' for class '%s'", configFileName, appConfigDir, className);
+			throw new LoadConfigurationException(errorMsg, e);
+		}
 
 		if (configurationListener != null && changeListener != null) {
-			if (object != null) {
-				changeListener.register(configFileName, configurationListener);
-			}
+			changeListener.register(configFileName, configurationListener);
 		}
 
 		return object;
diff --git a/common-app-api/src/main/java/org/openecomp/sdc/common/util/YamlToObjectConverter.java b/common-app-api/src/main/java/org/openecomp/sdc/common/util/YamlToObjectConverter.java
index b2435de12c..756670c54a 100644
--- a/common-app-api/src/main/java/org/openecomp/sdc/common/util/YamlToObjectConverter.java
+++ b/common-app-api/src/main/java/org/openecomp/sdc/common/util/YamlToObjectConverter.java
@@ -20,8 +20,23 @@
 
 package org.openecomp.sdc.common.util;
 
+import java.io.ByteArrayInputStream;
+import java.io.File;
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.io.InputStream;
+import java.nio.file.Files;
+import java.nio.file.Paths;
+import java.util.HashMap;
+import java.util.Map;
 import org.apache.commons.codec.binary.Base64;
-import org.openecomp.sdc.be.config.Configuration.*;
+import org.openecomp.sdc.be.config.Configuration.ApplicationL1CacheConfig;
+import org.openecomp.sdc.be.config.Configuration.ApplicationL2CacheConfig;
+import org.openecomp.sdc.be.config.Configuration.ArtifactTypeConfig;
+import org.openecomp.sdc.be.config.Configuration.BeMonitoringConfig;
+import org.openecomp.sdc.be.config.Configuration.EcompPortalConfig;
+import org.openecomp.sdc.be.config.Configuration.OnboardingConfig;
+import org.openecomp.sdc.be.config.Configuration.SwitchoverDetectorConfig;
+import org.openecomp.sdc.be.config.Configuration.ToscaValidatorsConfig;
 import org.openecomp.sdc.be.config.DistributionEngineConfiguration;
 import org.openecomp.sdc.be.config.DistributionEngineConfiguration.ComponentArtifactTypesConfig;
 import org.openecomp.sdc.be.config.DistributionEngineConfiguration.CreateTopicConfig;
@@ -30,21 +45,11 @@ import org.openecomp.sdc.be.config.DistributionEngineConfiguration.DistributionS
 import org.openecomp.sdc.be.config.validation.DeploymentArtifactHeatConfiguration;
 import org.openecomp.sdc.common.log.enums.EcompLoggerErrorCode;
 import org.openecomp.sdc.common.log.wrappers.Logger;
+import org.openecomp.sdc.exception.YamlConversionException;
 import org.openecomp.sdc.fe.config.Configuration.FeMonitoringConfig;
 import org.yaml.snakeyaml.TypeDescription;
 import org.yaml.snakeyaml.Yaml;
-import org.yaml.snakeyaml.error.YAMLException;
 import org.yaml.snakeyaml.introspector.PropertyUtils;
-import org.yaml.snakeyaml.nodes.Node;
-
-import java.io.ByteArrayInputStream;
-import java.io.File;
-import java.io.IOException;
-import java.io.InputStream;
-import java.nio.file.Files;
-import java.nio.file.Paths;
-import java.util.HashMap;
-import java.util.Map;
 
 public class YamlToObjectConverter {
 
@@ -132,115 +137,51 @@ public class YamlToObjectConverter {
 		return yaml;
 	}
 
-	public <T> T convert(String dirPath, Class<T> className, String configFileName) {
-
-		T config = null;
-
-		try {
-
-			String fullFileName = dirPath + File.separator + configFileName;
-
-			config = convert(fullFileName, className);
-
-		} catch (Exception e) {
-			log.error(EcompLoggerErrorCode.UNKNOWN_ERROR,"","","Failed to convert yaml file {} to object.", configFileName,e);
+	public <T> T convert(final String dirPath, final Class<T> className,
+						 final String configFileName) throws YamlConversionException {
+		if (className == null) {
+			throw new IllegalArgumentException("className cannot be null");
 		}
-
-		return config;
+		final String fullFileName = dirPath + File.separator + configFileName;
+		return convert(fullFileName, className);
 	}
 
-	public class MyYamlConstructor extends org.yaml.snakeyaml.constructor.Constructor {
-		private HashMap<String, Class<?>> classMap = new HashMap<>();
-
-		public MyYamlConstructor(Class<? extends Object> theRoot) {
-			super(theRoot);
-			classMap.put(DistributionEngineConfiguration.class.getName(), DistributionEngineConfiguration.class);
-			classMap.put(DistributionStatusTopicConfig.class.getName(), DistributionStatusTopicConfig.class);
+	public <T> T convert(String fullFileName, Class<T> className) throws YamlConversionException {
+		if (!new File(fullFileName).exists()) {
+			log.warn(EcompLoggerErrorCode.UNKNOWN_ERROR,"","",
+				"The file {} cannot be found. Ignore reading configuration.", fullFileName);
+			return null;
 		}
 
-		/*
-		 * This is a modified version of the Constructor. Rather than using a
-		 * class loader to get external classes, they are already predefined
-		 * above. This approach works similar to the typeTags structure in the
-		 * original constructor, except that class information is pre-populated
-		 * during initialization rather than runtime.
-		 *
-		 * @see
-		 * org.yaml.snakeyaml.constructor.Constructor#getClassForNode(org.yaml.
-		 * snakeyaml.nodes.Node)
-		 */
-		protected Class<?> getClassForNode(Node node) {
-			String name = node.getTag().getClassName();
-			Class<?> cl = classMap.get(name);
-			if (cl == null)
-				throw new YAMLException("Class not found: " + name);
-			else
-				return cl;
-		}
-	}
-
-	public <T> T convert(String fullFileName, Class<T> className) {
-
-		T config = null;
-
-		Yaml yaml = getYamlByClassName(className);
-
-		InputStream in = null;
-		try {
+		final Yaml yaml = getYamlByClassName(className);
 
-			File f = new File(fullFileName);
-			if (!f.exists()) {
-				log.warn(EcompLoggerErrorCode.UNKNOWN_ERROR,"","","The file {} cannot be found. Ignore reading configuration.",fullFileName);
-				return null;
-			}
-			in = Files.newInputStream(Paths.get(fullFileName));
-
-			config = yaml.loadAs(in, className);
-
-			// System.out.println(config.toString());
+		try (final InputStream in = Files.newInputStream(Paths.get(fullFileName))) {
+			return yaml.loadAs(in, className);
+		} catch (final IOException e) {
+			log.debug("Failed to open/close input stream", e);
 		} catch (Exception e) {
-			log.error(EcompLoggerErrorCode.UNKNOWN_ERROR,"","","Failed to convert yaml file {} to object.", fullFileName, e);
-		} finally {
-			if (in != null) {
-				try {
-					in.close();
-				} catch (IOException e) {
-					log.debug("Failed to close input stream", e);
-					e.printStackTrace();
-				}
-			}
+			log.error(EcompLoggerErrorCode.UNKNOWN_ERROR,"","",
+				"Failed to convert yaml file {} to object.", fullFileName, e);
+			final String errorMsg = String.format("Could not parse '%s' to class '%s'", fullFileName, className);
+			throw new YamlConversionException(errorMsg, e);
 		}
 
-		return config;
+		return null;
 	}
 
 	public <T> T convert(byte[] fileContents, Class<T> className) {
-
-		T config = null;
-
-		Yaml yaml = getYamlByClassName(className);
-
-		InputStream in = null;
-		try {
-
-			in = new ByteArrayInputStream(fileContents);
-
-			config = yaml.loadAs(in, className);
-
-		} catch (Exception e) {
-			log.error(EcompLoggerErrorCode.UNKNOWN_ERROR,"","","Failed to convert yaml file to object", e);
-		} finally {
-			if (in != null) {
-				try {
-					in.close();
-				} catch (IOException e) {
-					log.debug("Failed to close input stream", e);
-					e.printStackTrace();
-				}
-			}
+		final Yaml yaml = getYamlByClassName(className);
+
+		try (final InputStream in = new ByteArrayInputStream(fileContents)){
+			return yaml.loadAs(in, className);
+		} catch (final IOException e) {
+			log.debug("Failed to open or close input stream", e);
+		} catch (final Exception e) {
+			log.error(EcompLoggerErrorCode.UNKNOWN_ERROR,
+				"","","Failed to convert yaml file to object", e);
 		}
 
-		return config;
+		return null;
 	}
 
 	public boolean isValidYamlEncoded64(byte[] fileContents) {
@@ -261,7 +202,8 @@ public class YamlToObjectConverter {
 			 }
 			
 		} catch (Exception e) {
-			log.error(EcompLoggerErrorCode.UNKNOWN_ERROR,"","","Failed to convert yaml file to object - yaml is invalid", e);
+			log.error(EcompLoggerErrorCode.UNKNOWN_ERROR,"","",
+				"Failed to convert yaml file to object - yaml is invalid", e);
 			return false;
 		}
 		return true;
diff --git a/common-app-api/src/main/java/org/openecomp/sdc/exception/YamlConversionException.java b/common-app-api/src/main/java/org/openecomp/sdc/exception/YamlConversionException.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4d8791f15d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common-app-api/src/main/java/org/openecomp/sdc/exception/YamlConversionException.java
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+/*
+ * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
+ *  Copyright (C) 2020 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.openecomp.sdc.exception;
+
+public class YamlConversionException extends Exception {
+
+    public YamlConversionException(final String s, final Throwable throwable) {
+        super(s, throwable);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/common-app-api/src/test/java/org/openecomp/sdc/common/util/YamlToObjectConverterTest.java b/common-app-api/src/test/java/org/openecomp/sdc/common/util/YamlToObjectConverterTest.java
index 49fc553302..35af78bd4e 100644
--- a/common-app-api/src/test/java/org/openecomp/sdc/common/util/YamlToObjectConverterTest.java
+++ b/common-app-api/src/test/java/org/openecomp/sdc/common/util/YamlToObjectConverterTest.java
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ import java.io.IOException;
 import java.io.InputStream;
 import java.nio.file.Files;
 import java.nio.file.Paths;
+import org.openecomp.sdc.exception.YamlConversionException;
 
 import static junit.framework.TestCase.assertEquals;
 import static junit.framework.TestCase.assertFalse;
@@ -81,14 +82,14 @@ public class YamlToObjectConverterTest {
     }
 
     @Test
-    public void validateConvertWithFullFilePathReturnsValidObjectCreatedFromYaml() {
+    public void validateConvertWithFullFilePathReturnsValidObjectCreatedFromYaml() throws YamlConversionException {
         Configuration result = yamlToObjectConverter.convert(filePath+fileName, Configuration.class);
 
         assertThatCreatedObjectIsValid(result);
     }
 
     @Test
-    public void validateConvertWithFullFilePathReturnsNullIfFileDoesNotExist() {
+    public void validateConvertWithFullFilePathReturnsNullIfFileDoesNotExist() throws YamlConversionException {
         final String wrongFileName = "wrong-configuration.yaml";
 
         Configuration result = yamlToObjectConverter.convert(wrongFileName, Configuration.class);
@@ -96,28 +97,23 @@ public class YamlToObjectConverterTest {
         assertNull(result);
     }
 
-    @Test
-    public void validateConvertWithFullFilePathReturnsNullIfClassDoesNotMathYaml() {
-
-        HttpClient result = yamlToObjectConverter.convert(filePath+fileName, HttpClient.class);
-
-        assertNull(result);
+    @Test(expected = YamlConversionException.class)
+    public void validateConvertWithFullFilePathThrowsExceptionIfClassDoesNotMathYaml() throws YamlConversionException {
+        yamlToObjectConverter.convert(filePath + fileName, HttpClient.class);
     }
 
     @Test
-    public void validateConvertWithFilePathAndFileNameReturnsValidObjectCreatedFromYaml() {
+    public void validateConvertWithFilePathAndFileNameReturnsValidObjectCreatedFromYaml()
+        throws YamlConversionException {
 
         Configuration result = yamlToObjectConverter.convert(filePath, Configuration.class, fileName);
 
         assertThatCreatedObjectIsValid(result);
     }
 
-    @Test
-    public void validateConvertWithFilePathAndFileNameReturnsNullIfClassIsNull() {
-
-        HttpClient result = yamlToObjectConverter.convert(filePath, null, fileName);
-
-        assertNull(result);
+    @Test(expected = IllegalArgumentException.class)
+    public void validateConvertWithFilePathAndFileNameThrowsExceptionIfClassIsNull() throws YamlConversionException {
+        yamlToObjectConverter.convert(filePath, null, fileName);
     }
 
     @Test
diff --git a/common-app-api/src/test/java/org/openecomp/sdc/fe/config/WorkspaceConfigurationTest.java b/common-app-api/src/test/java/org/openecomp/sdc/fe/config/WorkspaceConfigurationTest.java
index dd1fe8b2be..08e9b34195 100644
--- a/common-app-api/src/test/java/org/openecomp/sdc/fe/config/WorkspaceConfigurationTest.java
+++ b/common-app-api/src/test/java/org/openecomp/sdc/fe/config/WorkspaceConfigurationTest.java
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ public class WorkspaceConfigurationTest {
 
     @Before
     public void setUp() {
-        String appConfigDir = "src/test/resources/config/common";
+        String appConfigDir = "src/test/resources/config/fe";
         ConfigurationSource configurationSource =
                 new FSConfigurationSource(ExternalConfiguration.getChangeListener(), appConfigDir);
         configurationManager = new ConfigurationManager(configurationSource);
diff --git a/common-app-api/src/test/resources/config/common/workspace-configuration.yaml b/common-app-api/src/test/resources/config/fe/workspace-configuration.yaml
index fd382592b7..fd382592b7 100644
--- a/common-app-api/src/test/resources/config/common/workspace-configuration.yaml
+++ b/common-app-api/src/test/resources/config/fe/workspace-configuration.yaml
diff --git a/docs/configuration.rst b/docs/configuration.rst
index 3ce4a5fdf2..1fe26655b7 100644
--- a/docs/configuration.rst
+++ b/docs/configuration.rst
@@ -790,9 +790,6 @@ BE-configuration.yaml
                 - VFC
                 - CVFC
 
-    # Resource informational deployment artifact placeholder
-    resourceInformationalDeployedArtifacts:
-
     # Requirements needed to be fulfilled before certification
     requirementsToFulfillBeforeCert:
 
diff --git a/openecomp-be/lib/openecomp-core-lib/openecomp-nosqldb-lib/openecomp-nosqldb-core/src/main/resources/configuration.yaml b/openecomp-be/lib/openecomp-core-lib/openecomp-nosqldb-lib/openecomp-nosqldb-core/src/main/resources/configuration.yaml
index c5a82d5bc8..81a548dd16 100644
--- a/openecomp-be/lib/openecomp-core-lib/openecomp-nosqldb-lib/openecomp-nosqldb-core/src/main/resources/configuration.yaml
+++ b/openecomp-be/lib/openecomp-core-lib/openecomp-nosqldb-lib/openecomp-nosqldb-core/src/main/resources/configuration.yaml
@@ -220,12 +220,6 @@ resourceDeploymentArtifacts:
             - yaml
             - yml
 
-resourceInformationalDeployedArtifacts:
-    YANG_XML:
-        acceptedTypes:
-            - xml
-
-
 unLoggedUrls:
    - /sdc2/rest/healthCheck
 
diff --git a/openecomp-be/tools/zusammen-tools/src/test/resources/configuration.yaml b/openecomp-be/tools/zusammen-tools/src/test/resources/configuration.yaml
index 4dd21e3934..44b2759940 100644
--- a/openecomp-be/tools/zusammen-tools/src/test/resources/configuration.yaml
+++ b/openecomp-be/tools/zusammen-tools/src/test/resources/configuration.yaml
@@ -221,12 +221,6 @@ resourceDeploymentArtifacts:
             - yaml
             - yml
 
-resourceInformationalDeployedArtifacts:
-    YANG_XML:
-        acceptedTypes:
-            - xml
-
-
 unLoggedUrls:
    - /sdc2/rest/healthCheck
 
diff --git a/test-apis-ci/src/test/resources/config/test-apis-ci/configuration.yaml b/test-apis-ci/src/test/resources/config/test-apis-ci/configuration.yaml
index 897a80bba1..de9f2137f5 100644
--- a/test-apis-ci/src/test/resources/config/test-apis-ci/configuration.yaml
+++ b/test-apis-ci/src/test/resources/config/test-apis-ci/configuration.yaml
@@ -536,8 +536,6 @@ resourceInformationalArtifacts:
             - VFC
             - CVFC
 
-resourceInformationalDeployedArtifacts:
-
 requirementsToFulfillBeforeCert:
 
 capabilitiesToConsumeBeforeCert:
@@ -680,5 +678,4 @@ dmaapConsumerConfiguration:
         password: Pass
         
 dmeConfiguration:
-    dme2Search: DME2SEARCH
-    dme2Resolve: DME2RESOLVE
+    lookupUriFormat: "http://DME2RESOLVE/service=%s/version=1.0.0/envContext=%s/routeOffer=DEFAULT"