Merge "Adding preload capability using userParams"

8 files changed, 246 insertions, 44 deletions

diff --git a/bpmn/so-bpmn-tasks/src/main/java/org/onap/so/bpmn/infrastructure/adapter/vnfm/tasks/Constants.java b/bpmn/so-bpmn-tasks/src/main/java/org/onap/so/bpmn/infrastructure/adapter/vnfm/tasks/Constants.java
index c112d200e3..9f85feac07 100644
--- a/bpmn/so-bpmn-tasks/src/main/java/org/onap/so/bpmn/infrastructure/adapter/vnfm/tasks/Constants.java
+++ b/bpmn/so-bpmn-tasks/src/main/java/org/onap/so/bpmn/infrastructure/adapter/vnfm/tasks/Constants.java
@@ -60,5 +60,8 @@ public class Constants {
 
     public static final String OPERATION_STATUS_PARAM_NAME = "operationStatus";
 
+    public static final String EXT_VIRTUAL_LINKS = "extVirtualLinks";
+    public static final String ADDITIONAL_PARAMS = "additionalParams";
+
     private Constants() {}
 }
diff --git a/bpmn/so-bpmn-tasks/src/main/java/org/onap/so/bpmn/infrastructure/adapter/vnfm/tasks/InputParameterRetrieverTask.java b/bpmn/so-bpmn-tasks/src/main/java/org/onap/so/bpmn/infrastructure/adapter/vnfm/tasks/InputParameterRetrieverTask.java
index 661fdb258b..877d065085 100644
--- a/bpmn/so-bpmn-tasks/src/main/java/org/onap/so/bpmn/infrastructure/adapter/vnfm/tasks/InputParameterRetrieverTask.java
+++ b/bpmn/so-bpmn-tasks/src/main/java/org/onap/so/bpmn/infrastructure/adapter/vnfm/tasks/InputParameterRetrieverTask.java
@@ -21,12 +21,17 @@ package org.onap.so.bpmn.infrastructure.adapter.vnfm.tasks;
 
 import static org.onap.so.bpmn.infrastructure.adapter.vnfm.tasks.Constants.INPUT_PARAMETER;
 import static org.onap.so.bpmn.servicedecomposition.entities.ResourceKey.GENERIC_VNF_ID;
+import java.util.HashMap;
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Map;
 import org.onap.so.bpmn.common.BuildingBlockExecution;
 import org.onap.so.bpmn.infrastructure.adapter.vnfm.tasks.utils.InputParameter;
 import org.onap.so.bpmn.infrastructure.adapter.vnfm.tasks.utils.InputParametersProvider;
 import org.onap.so.bpmn.infrastructure.adapter.vnfm.tasks.utils.NullInputParameter;
 import org.onap.so.bpmn.servicedecomposition.bbobjects.GenericVnf;
+import org.onap.so.bpmn.servicedecomposition.entities.GeneralBuildingBlock;
 import org.onap.so.bpmn.servicedecomposition.tasks.ExtractPojosForBB;
+import org.onap.so.client.exception.BBObjectNotFoundException;
 import org.slf4j.Logger;
 import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
@@ -42,14 +47,18 @@ public class InputParameterRetrieverTask {
 
     private static final Logger LOGGER = LoggerFactory.getLogger(InputParameterRetrieverTask.class);
 
-    private final InputParametersProvider inputParametersProvider;
+    private final InputParametersProvider<GenericVnf> sdncInputParametersProvider;
 
     private final ExtractPojosForBB extractPojosForBB;
 
+    private final InputParametersProvider<Map<String, Object>> userParamInputParametersProvider;
+
     @Autowired
-    public InputParameterRetrieverTask(final InputParametersProvider inputParametersProvider,
+    public InputParameterRetrieverTask(final InputParametersProvider<GenericVnf> inputParametersProvider,
+            final InputParametersProvider<Map<String, Object>> userParamInputParametersProvider,
             final ExtractPojosForBB extractPojosForBB) {
-        this.inputParametersProvider = inputParametersProvider;
+        this.sdncInputParametersProvider = inputParametersProvider;
+        this.userParamInputParametersProvider = userParamInputParametersProvider;
         this.extractPojosForBB = extractPojosForBB;
     }
 
@@ -57,17 +66,56 @@ public class InputParameterRetrieverTask {
         try {
             LOGGER.debug("Executing getInputParameters  ...");
 
-            final GenericVnf vnf = extractPojosForBB.extractByKey(execution, GENERIC_VNF_ID);
-            final InputParameter inputParameter = inputParametersProvider.getInputParameter(vnf);
+            final InputParameter inputParameter = new InputParameter();
+
+            final InputParameter userParamsInputParameter = getUserParamsInputParameter(execution);
+            final InputParameter sdncInputParameter = getSdncInputParameter(execution);
+
+            inputParameter.putAdditionalParams(sdncInputParameter.getAdditionalParams());
+            inputParameter.addExtVirtualLinks(sdncInputParameter.getExtVirtualLinks());
+
+            inputParameter.putAdditionalParams(userParamsInputParameter.getAdditionalParams());
+            inputParameter.addExtVirtualLinks(userParamsInputParameter.getExtVirtualLinks());
 
             LOGGER.debug("inputParameter: {}", inputParameter);
             execution.setVariable(INPUT_PARAMETER, inputParameter);
 
             LOGGER.debug("Finished executing getInputParameters ...");
         } catch (final Exception exception) {
-            LOGGER.error("Unable to invoke create and instantiation request", exception);
+            LOGGER.error("Unable to get input parameters", exception);
             execution.setVariable(INPUT_PARAMETER, NullInputParameter.NULL_INSTANCE);
         }
     }
 
+    private InputParameter getSdncInputParameter(final BuildingBlockExecution execution)
+            throws BBObjectNotFoundException {
+        final GenericVnf vnf = extractPojosForBB.extractByKey(execution, GENERIC_VNF_ID);
+        return sdncInputParametersProvider.getInputParameter(vnf);
+    }
+
+    private InputParameter getUserParamsInputParameter(final BuildingBlockExecution execution) {
+        final GeneralBuildingBlock generalBuildingBlock = execution.getGeneralBuildingBlock();
+
+        if (generalBuildingBlock != null && generalBuildingBlock.getRequestContext() != null
+                && generalBuildingBlock.getRequestContext().getRequestParameters() != null) {
+
+            final List<Map<String, Object>> userParams =
+                    generalBuildingBlock.getRequestContext().getRequestParameters().getUserParams();
+            if (userParams != null) {
+                final Map<String, Object> params = new HashMap<>();
+
+                userParams.stream().forEach(obj -> {
+                    params.putAll(obj);
+                });
+                LOGGER.info("User params found : {}", params);
+                if (userParams != null && !userParams.isEmpty()) {
+                    return userParamInputParametersProvider.getInputParameter(params);
+                }
+            }
+
+        }
+        LOGGER.warn("No input parameters found in userparams ...");
+        return NullInputParameter.NULL_INSTANCE;
+    }
+
 }
diff --git a/bpmn/so-bpmn-tasks/src/main/java/org/onap/so/bpmn/infrastructure/adapter/vnfm/tasks/utils/AbstractInputParametersProvider.java b/bpmn/so-bpmn-tasks/src/main/java/org/onap/so/bpmn/infrastructure/adapter/vnfm/tasks/utils/AbstractInputParametersProvider.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5cd84a2e11
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bpmn/so-bpmn-tasks/src/main/java/org/onap/so/bpmn/infrastructure/adapter/vnfm/tasks/utils/AbstractInputParametersProvider.java
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+/*-
+ * ============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.so.bpmn.infrastructure.adapter.vnfm.tasks.utils;
+
+import static org.onap.so.bpmn.infrastructure.adapter.vnfm.tasks.Constants.ADDITIONAL_PARAMS;
+import static org.onap.so.bpmn.infrastructure.adapter.vnfm.tasks.Constants.EXT_VIRTUAL_LINKS;
+import java.util.Collections;
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Map;
+import org.onap.vnfmadapter.v1.model.ExternalVirtualLink;
+import org.slf4j.Logger;
+import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.core.type.TypeReference;
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ObjectMapper;
+
+/**
+ * @author Waqas Ikram (waqas.ikram@ericsson.com)
+ *
+ */
+public abstract class AbstractInputParametersProvider<T> implements InputParametersProvider<T> {
+
+    private static final Logger LOGGER = LoggerFactory.getLogger(AbstractInputParametersProvider.class);
+
+    protected Map<String, String> parseAdditionalParameters(final String additionalParamsString) {
+        try {
+            final ObjectMapper mapper = new ObjectMapper();
+            final TypeReference<Map<String, String>> typeRef = new TypeReference<Map<String, String>>() {};
+            return mapper.readValue(additionalParamsString, typeRef);
+        } catch (final Exception exception) {
+            LOGGER.error("Unable to parse {} ", ADDITIONAL_PARAMS, exception);
+        }
+        return Collections.emptyMap();
+
+    }
+
+    protected List<ExternalVirtualLink> parseExternalVirtualLinks(final String extVirtualLinksString) {
+        try {
+            final ObjectMapper mapper = new ObjectMapper();
+            final TypeReference<List<ExternalVirtualLink>> extVirtualLinksStringTypeRef =
+                    new TypeReference<List<ExternalVirtualLink>>() {};
+            return mapper.readValue(extVirtualLinksString, extVirtualLinksStringTypeRef);
+        } catch (final Exception exception) {
+            LOGGER.error("Unable to parse {} ", EXT_VIRTUAL_LINKS, exception);
+        }
+        return Collections.emptyList();
+    }
+
+
+}
diff --git a/bpmn/so-bpmn-tasks/src/main/java/org/onap/so/bpmn/infrastructure/adapter/vnfm/tasks/utils/InputParameter.java b/bpmn/so-bpmn-tasks/src/main/java/org/onap/so/bpmn/infrastructure/adapter/vnfm/tasks/utils/InputParameter.java
index d01d494c58..fde69c7e91 100644
--- a/bpmn/so-bpmn-tasks/src/main/java/org/onap/so/bpmn/infrastructure/adapter/vnfm/tasks/utils/InputParameter.java
+++ b/bpmn/so-bpmn-tasks/src/main/java/org/onap/so/bpmn/infrastructure/adapter/vnfm/tasks/utils/InputParameter.java
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.HashMap;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
+import java.util.stream.Collectors;
+import java.util.stream.Stream;
 import org.onap.vnfmadapter.v1.model.ExternalVirtualLink;
 
 /**
@@ -39,6 +41,8 @@ public class InputParameter implements Serializable {
 
     private List<ExternalVirtualLink> extVirtualLinks = new ArrayList<>();
 
+    public InputParameter() {}
+
     public InputParameter(final Map<String, String> additionalParams, final List<ExternalVirtualLink> extVirtualLinks) {
         this.additionalParams = additionalParams;
         this.extVirtualLinks = extVirtualLinks;
@@ -65,6 +69,12 @@ public class InputParameter implements Serializable {
         this.additionalParams = additionalParams;
     }
 
+    public void putAdditionalParams(final Map<String, String> additionalParams) {
+        if (additionalParams != null) {
+            this.additionalParams.putAll(additionalParams);
+        }
+    }
+
     /**
      * @param extVirtualLinks the extVirtualLinks to set
      */
@@ -72,9 +82,17 @@ public class InputParameter implements Serializable {
         this.extVirtualLinks = extVirtualLinks;
     }
 
+    public void addExtVirtualLinks(final List<ExternalVirtualLink> extVirtualLinks) {
+        if (extVirtualLinks != null) {
+            this.extVirtualLinks = Stream.concat(this.extVirtualLinks.stream(), extVirtualLinks.stream()).distinct()
+                    .collect(Collectors.toList());
+        }
+    }
+
     @Override
     public String toString() {
-        return "InputParameter [additionalParams=" + additionalParams + ", extVirtualLinks=" + extVirtualLinks + "]";
+        return this.getClass().getSimpleName() + " [additionalParams=" + additionalParams + ", extVirtualLinks="
+                + extVirtualLinks + "]";
     }
 
 }
diff --git a/bpmn/so-bpmn-tasks/src/main/java/org/onap/so/bpmn/infrastructure/adapter/vnfm/tasks/utils/InputParametersProvider.java b/bpmn/so-bpmn-tasks/src/main/java/org/onap/so/bpmn/infrastructure/adapter/vnfm/tasks/utils/InputParametersProvider.java
index 55203fb7cc..2d11143fff 100644
--- a/bpmn/so-bpmn-tasks/src/main/java/org/onap/so/bpmn/infrastructure/adapter/vnfm/tasks/utils/InputParametersProvider.java
+++ b/bpmn/so-bpmn-tasks/src/main/java/org/onap/so/bpmn/infrastructure/adapter/vnfm/tasks/utils/InputParametersProvider.java
@@ -19,13 +19,11 @@
  */
 package org.onap.so.bpmn.infrastructure.adapter.vnfm.tasks.utils;
 
-import org.onap.so.bpmn.servicedecomposition.bbobjects.GenericVnf;
-
 /**
  * @author waqas.ikram@est.tech
  */
-public interface InputParametersProvider {
+public interface InputParametersProvider<T> {
 
-    InputParameter getInputParameter(final GenericVnf genericVnf);
+    InputParameter getInputParameter(final T object);
 
 }
diff --git a/bpmn/so-bpmn-tasks/src/main/java/org/onap/so/bpmn/infrastructure/adapter/vnfm/tasks/utils/NullInputParameter.java b/bpmn/so-bpmn-tasks/src/main/java/org/onap/so/bpmn/infrastructure/adapter/vnfm/tasks/utils/NullInputParameter.java
index fb877ac55d..2eed224eb7 100644
--- a/bpmn/so-bpmn-tasks/src/main/java/org/onap/so/bpmn/infrastructure/adapter/vnfm/tasks/utils/NullInputParameter.java
+++ b/bpmn/so-bpmn-tasks/src/main/java/org/onap/so/bpmn/infrastructure/adapter/vnfm/tasks/utils/NullInputParameter.java
@@ -20,12 +20,18 @@
 package org.onap.so.bpmn.infrastructure.adapter.vnfm.tasks.utils;
 
 import java.util.Collections;
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Map;
+import org.onap.vnfmadapter.v1.model.ExternalVirtualLink;
 
 /**
  * @author waqas.ikram@est.tech
  */
 public class NullInputParameter extends InputParameter {
 
+    private static final String ERROR =
+            "method should not be called for null object " + NullInputParameter.class.getSimpleName();
+
     private static final long serialVersionUID = -7261286746726871696L;
 
     public static final NullInputParameter NULL_INSTANCE = new NullInputParameter();
@@ -34,4 +40,23 @@ public class NullInputParameter extends InputParameter {
         super(Collections.emptyMap(), Collections.emptyList());
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public void setAdditionalParams(final Map<String, String> additionalParams) {
+        throw new UnsupportedOperationException("setAdditionalParams() " + ERROR);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void setExtVirtualLinks(final List<ExternalVirtualLink> extVirtualLinks) {
+        throw new UnsupportedOperationException("setExtVirtualLinks() " + ERROR);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void addExtVirtualLinks(final List<ExternalVirtualLink> extVirtualLinks) {
+        throw new UnsupportedOperationException("addExtVirtualLinks() " + ERROR);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void putAdditionalParams(final Map<String, String> additionalParams) {
+        throw new UnsupportedOperationException("putAdditionalParams() " + ERROR);
+    }
 }
diff --git a/bpmn/so-bpmn-tasks/src/main/java/org/onap/so/bpmn/infrastructure/adapter/vnfm/tasks/utils/InputParametersProviderImpl.java b/bpmn/so-bpmn-tasks/src/main/java/org/onap/so/bpmn/infrastructure/adapter/vnfm/tasks/utils/SdncInputParametersProvider.java
index bf4f16b355..7d81f4d5c2 100644
--- a/bpmn/so-bpmn-tasks/src/main/java/org/onap/so/bpmn/infrastructure/adapter/vnfm/tasks/utils/InputParametersProviderImpl.java
+++ b/bpmn/so-bpmn-tasks/src/main/java/org/onap/so/bpmn/infrastructure/adapter/vnfm/tasks/utils/SdncInputParametersProvider.java
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@
  */
 package org.onap.so.bpmn.infrastructure.adapter.vnfm.tasks.utils;
 
+import static org.onap.so.bpmn.infrastructure.adapter.vnfm.tasks.Constants.ADDITIONAL_PARAMS;
+import static org.onap.so.bpmn.infrastructure.adapter.vnfm.tasks.Constants.EXT_VIRTUAL_LINKS;
 import static org.onap.so.bpmn.infrastructure.adapter.vnfm.tasks.Constants.FORWARD_SLASH;
 import static org.onap.so.bpmn.infrastructure.adapter.vnfm.tasks.Constants.PRELOAD_VNFS_URL;
 import java.io.IOException;
@@ -35,8 +37,6 @@ import org.slf4j.Logger;
 import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
 import org.springframework.stereotype.Service;
-import com.fasterxml.jackson.core.JsonParseException;
-import com.fasterxml.jackson.core.type.TypeReference;
 import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ObjectMapper;
 import com.jayway.jsonpath.JsonPath;
 import net.minidev.json.JSONArray;
@@ -48,18 +48,16 @@ import net.minidev.json.JSONArray;
  * @author waqas.ikram@est.tech
  */
 @Service
-public class InputParametersProviderImpl implements InputParametersProvider {
+public class SdncInputParametersProvider extends AbstractInputParametersProvider<GenericVnf> {
 
-    private static final Logger LOGGER = LoggerFactory.getLogger(InputParametersProviderImpl.class);
+    private static final Logger LOGGER = LoggerFactory.getLogger(SdncInputParametersProvider.class);
 
-    private static final String EXT_VIRTUAL_LINKS = "extVirtualLinks";
-    private static final String ADDITIONAL_PARAMS = "additionalParams";
     private static final String VNF_PARAMETERS_PATH = "$..vnf-parameters";
 
     private final SDNCClient sdncClient;
 
     @Autowired
-    public InputParametersProviderImpl(final SDNCClient sdncClient) {
+    public SdncInputParametersProvider(final SDNCClient sdncClient) {
         this.sdncClient = sdncClient;
     }
 
@@ -80,8 +78,11 @@ public class InputParametersProviderImpl implements InputParametersProvider {
                     if (vnfParametersObject instanceof JSONArray) {
                         final JSONArray vnfParameters = (JSONArray) vnfParametersObject;
                         final Map<String, String> vnfParametersMap = getVnfParameterMap(vnfParameters);
-                        return new InputParameter(getAdditionalParameters(vnfParametersMap),
-                                getExtVirtualLinks(vnfParametersMap));
+                        final Map<String, String> additionalParameters = getAdditionalParameters(vnfParametersMap);
+                        final List<ExternalVirtualLink> extVirtualLinks = getExtVirtualLinks(vnfParametersMap);
+                        final InputParameter inputParameter = new InputParameter(additionalParameters, extVirtualLinks);
+                        LOGGER.info("InputParameter found in sdnc response : {}", inputParameter);
+                        return inputParameter;
                     }
                 }
             }
@@ -93,39 +94,24 @@ public class InputParametersProviderImpl implements InputParametersProvider {
 
     }
 
-    private List<ExternalVirtualLink> getExtVirtualLinks(final Map<String, String> vnfParametersMap)
-            throws JsonParseException, IOException {
-        try {
-            final String extVirtualLinksString = vnfParametersMap.get(EXT_VIRTUAL_LINKS);
-
-            if (extVirtualLinksString != null && !extVirtualLinksString.isEmpty()) {
-                final ObjectMapper mapper = new ObjectMapper();
-                final TypeReference<List<ExternalVirtualLink>> extVirtualLinksStringTypeRef =
-                        new TypeReference<List<ExternalVirtualLink>>() {};
+    private List<ExternalVirtualLink> getExtVirtualLinks(final Map<String, String> vnfParametersMap) {
+        final String extVirtualLinksString = vnfParametersMap.get(EXT_VIRTUAL_LINKS);
 
-                return mapper.readValue(extVirtualLinksString, extVirtualLinksStringTypeRef);
-            }
-        } catch (final Exception exception) {
-            LOGGER.error("Unable to parse {} ", EXT_VIRTUAL_LINKS, exception);
+        if (extVirtualLinksString != null && !extVirtualLinksString.isEmpty()) {
+            return parseExternalVirtualLinks(extVirtualLinksString);
         }
         return Collections.emptyList();
     }
 
-    private Map<String, String> getAdditionalParameters(final Map<String, String> vnfParametersMap)
-            throws JsonParseException, IOException {
-        try {
-            final String additionalParamsString = vnfParametersMap.get(ADDITIONAL_PARAMS);
-            if (additionalParamsString != null && !additionalParamsString.isEmpty()) {
-                final ObjectMapper mapper = new ObjectMapper();
-                final TypeReference<Map<String, String>> typeRef = new TypeReference<Map<String, String>>() {};
-                return mapper.readValue(additionalParamsString, typeRef);
-            }
-        } catch (final Exception exception) {
-            LOGGER.error("Unable to parse {} ", ADDITIONAL_PARAMS, exception);
+    private Map<String, String> getAdditionalParameters(final Map<String, String> vnfParametersMap) {
+        final String additionalParamsString = vnfParametersMap.get(ADDITIONAL_PARAMS);
+        if (additionalParamsString != null && !additionalParamsString.isEmpty()) {
+            return parseAdditionalParameters(additionalParamsString);
         }
         return Collections.emptyMap();
     }
 
+
     private Map<String, String> getVnfParameterMap(final JSONArray array) {
         try {
             if (array != null) {
diff --git a/bpmn/so-bpmn-tasks/src/main/java/org/onap/so/bpmn/infrastructure/adapter/vnfm/tasks/utils/UserParamInputParametersProvider.java b/bpmn/so-bpmn-tasks/src/main/java/org/onap/so/bpmn/infrastructure/adapter/vnfm/tasks/utils/UserParamInputParametersProvider.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ac939d04ec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bpmn/so-bpmn-tasks/src/main/java/org/onap/so/bpmn/infrastructure/adapter/vnfm/tasks/utils/UserParamInputParametersProvider.java
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+/*-
+ * ============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.so.bpmn.infrastructure.adapter.vnfm.tasks.utils;
+
+import static org.onap.so.bpmn.infrastructure.adapter.vnfm.tasks.Constants.ADDITIONAL_PARAMS;
+import static org.onap.so.bpmn.infrastructure.adapter.vnfm.tasks.Constants.EXT_VIRTUAL_LINKS;
+import java.util.Map;
+import org.slf4j.Logger;
+import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
+import org.springframework.stereotype.Service;
+
+/**
+ * @author Waqas Ikram (waqas.ikram@ericsson.com)
+ *
+ */
+@Service
+public class UserParamInputParametersProvider extends AbstractInputParametersProvider<Map<String, Object>> {
+    private static final Logger LOGGER = LoggerFactory.getLogger(UserParamInputParametersProvider.class);
+
+    @Override
+    public InputParameter getInputParameter(final Map<String, Object> userParams) {
+        if (userParams != null) {
+            final InputParameter inputParameter = new InputParameter();
+            final Object additionalParams = userParams.get(ADDITIONAL_PARAMS);
+
+            if (additionalParams != null && additionalParams instanceof String) {
+                inputParameter.setAdditionalParams(parseAdditionalParameters(additionalParams.toString()));
+            }
+
+            final Object extVirtualLinks = userParams.get(EXT_VIRTUAL_LINKS);
+            if (extVirtualLinks != null && extVirtualLinks instanceof String) {
+                inputParameter.setExtVirtualLinks(parseExternalVirtualLinks(extVirtualLinks.toString()));
+            }
+            LOGGER.info("InputParameter found in userParams : {}", inputParameter);
+            return inputParameter;
+        }
+        LOGGER.warn("No input parameters found ...");
+        return NullInputParameter.NULL_INSTANCE;
+    }
+
+}