Adding preload capability using userParams

Change-Id: Id107f2c9c2da643ecb57daaef26dfa2bfd89f8aa
Issue-ID: SO-1635
Signed-off-by: waqas.ikram <waqas.ikram@est.tech>

15 files changed, 766 insertions, 181 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;
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/bpmn/so-bpmn-tasks/src/test/java/org/onap/so/bpmn/infrastructure/adapter/vnfm/tasks/InputParameterRetrieverTaskTest.java b/bpmn/so-bpmn-tasks/src/test/java/org/onap/so/bpmn/infrastructure/adapter/vnfm/tasks/InputParameterRetrieverTaskTest.java
deleted file mode 100644
index caae90bfff..0000000000
--- a/bpmn/so-bpmn-tasks/src/test/java/org/onap/so/bpmn/infrastructure/adapter/vnfm/tasks/InputParameterRetrieverTaskTest.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,128 +0,0 @@
-/*-
- * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
- *  Copyright (C) 2019 Ericsson. 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
- * 
- * 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;
-
-import static org.junit.Assert.assertNotNull;
-import static org.junit.Assert.assertTrue;
-import static org.mockito.ArgumentMatchers.any;
-import static org.mockito.ArgumentMatchers.eq;
-import static org.mockito.Mockito.when;
-import java.io.Serializable;
-import java.util.Collections;
-import java.util.HashMap;
-import java.util.Map;
-import org.junit.Test;
-import org.mockito.Mock;
-import org.mockito.Mockito;
-import org.onap.so.bpmn.BaseTaskTest;
-import org.onap.so.bpmn.common.BuildingBlockExecution;
-import org.onap.so.bpmn.common.exceptions.RequiredExecutionVariableExeception;
-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.entities.ResourceKey;
-import org.onap.so.client.exception.BBObjectNotFoundException;
-
-/**
- * @author waqas.ikram@est.tech
- */
-public class InputParameterRetrieverTaskTest extends BaseTaskTest {
-
-    private final BuildingBlockExecution stubbedxecution = new StubbedBuildingBlockExecution();
-
-    @Mock
-    private InputParametersProvider inputParametersProvider;
-
-    @Test
-    public void testGGetInputParameters_inputParameterStoredInExecutionContext() throws BBObjectNotFoundException {
-        final InputParameterRetrieverTask objUnderTest =
-                new InputParameterRetrieverTask(inputParametersProvider, extractPojosForBB);
-
-        final InputParameter inputParameter = new InputParameter(Collections.emptyMap(), Collections.emptyList());
-        when(inputParametersProvider.getInputParameter(Mockito.any(GenericVnf.class))).thenReturn(inputParameter);
-        when(extractPojosForBB.extractByKey(any(), eq(ResourceKey.GENERIC_VNF_ID))).thenReturn(new GenericVnf());
-        objUnderTest.getInputParameters(stubbedxecution);
-
-        final Object actual = stubbedxecution.getVariable(Constants.INPUT_PARAMETER);
-        assertNotNull(actual);
-        assertTrue(actual instanceof InputParameter);
-    }
-
-    @Test
-    public void testGGetInputParameters_ThrowExecption_NullInputParameterStoredInExecutionContext()
-            throws BBObjectNotFoundException {
-        final InputParameterRetrieverTask objUnderTest =
-                new InputParameterRetrieverTask(inputParametersProvider, extractPojosForBB);
-
-        when(inputParametersProvider.getInputParameter(Mockito.any(GenericVnf.class)))
-                .thenThrow(RuntimeException.class);
-        when(extractPojosForBB.extractByKey(any(), eq(ResourceKey.GENERIC_VNF_ID))).thenReturn(new GenericVnf());
-        objUnderTest.getInputParameters(stubbedxecution);
-
-        final Object actual = stubbedxecution.getVariable(Constants.INPUT_PARAMETER);
-        assertNotNull(actual);
-        assertTrue(actual instanceof NullInputParameter);
-    }
-
-
-    private class StubbedBuildingBlockExecution implements BuildingBlockExecution {
-
-        private final Map<String, Serializable> execution = new HashMap<>();
-
-        @Override
-        public GeneralBuildingBlock getGeneralBuildingBlock() {
-            return null;
-        }
-
-        @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
-        @Override
-        public <T> T getVariable(final String key) {
-            return (T) execution.get(key);
-        }
-
-        @Override
-        public <T> T getRequiredVariable(final String key) throws RequiredExecutionVariableExeception {
-            return null;
-        }
-
-        @Override
-        public void setVariable(final String key, final Serializable value) {
-            execution.put(key, value);
-        }
-
-        @Override
-        public Map<ResourceKey, String> getLookupMap() {
-            return Collections.emptyMap();
-        }
-
-        @Override
-        public String getFlowToBeCalled() {
-            return null;
-        }
-
-        @Override
-        public int getCurrentSequence() {
-            return 0;
-        }
-
-    }
-}
diff --git a/bpmn/so-bpmn-tasks/src/test/java/org/onap/so/bpmn/infrastructure/adapter/vnfm/tasks/TestConstants.java b/bpmn/so-bpmn-tasks/src/test/java/org/onap/so/bpmn/infrastructure/adapter/vnfm/tasks/TestConstants.java
index 7b63e5f811..686b4f80cc 100644
--- a/bpmn/so-bpmn-tasks/src/test/java/org/onap/so/bpmn/infrastructure/adapter/vnfm/tasks/TestConstants.java
+++ b/bpmn/so-bpmn-tasks/src/test/java/org/onap/so/bpmn/infrastructure/adapter/vnfm/tasks/TestConstants.java
@@ -20,9 +20,11 @@
 
 package org.onap.so.bpmn.infrastructure.adapter.vnfm.tasks;
 
-import static org.onap.so.bpmn.infrastructure.adapter.vnfm.tasks.TestConstants.DUMMY_URL;
+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.HashMap;
+import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.UUID;
-import org.onap.so.bpmn.infrastructure.adapter.vnfm.tasks.VnfmBasicHttpConfigProvider;
 
 /**
  * @author waqas.ikram@est.tech
@@ -30,6 +32,7 @@ import org.onap.so.bpmn.infrastructure.adapter.vnfm.tasks.VnfmBasicHttpConfigPro
  */
 public class TestConstants {
 
+    public static final String EXT_VIRTUAL_LINK_ID = "ac1ed33d-8dc1-4800-8ce8-309b99c38eec";
     public static final String DUMMY_GENERIC_VND_ID = "5956a99d-9736-11e8-8caf-022ac9304eeb";
     public static final String DUMMY_BASIC_AUTH = "Basic 123abc";
     public static final String DUMMY_URL = "http://localhost:30406/so/vnfm-adapter/v1/";
@@ -38,6 +41,19 @@ public class TestConstants {
     public static final String DUMMY_JOB_ID = UUID.randomUUID().toString();
     public static final String JOB_STATUS_EXPECTED_URL = DUMMY_URL + "jobs/" + DUMMY_JOB_ID;
 
+    public static final String EXT_VIRTUAL_LINK_VALUE = "{\"id\":\"" + EXT_VIRTUAL_LINK_ID + "\","
+            + "\"tenant\":{\"cloudOwner\":\"CloudOwner\",\"regionName\":\"RegionOne\","
+            + "\"tenantId\":\"80c26954-2536-4bca-9e20-10f8a2c9c2ad\"},\"resourceId\":\"8ef8cd54-75fd-4372-a6dd-2e05ea8fbd9b\","
+            + "\"extCps\":[{\"cpdId\":\"f449292f-2f0f-4656-baa3-a18d86bac80f\","
+            + "\"cpConfig\":[{\"cpInstanceId\":\"07876709-b66f-465c-99a7-0f4d026197f2\","
+            + "\"linkPortId\":null,\"cpProtocolData\":null}]}],\"extLinkPorts\":null}";
+
+    public static final String ADDITIONAL_PARAMS_VALUE = "{\"image_id\": \"DUMMYVNF\",\"instance_type\": \"m1.small\","
+            + "\"ftp_address\": \"ftp://0.0.0.0:2100/\"}";
+
+    public static final String EXT_VIRTUAL_LINKS_VALUE = "[" + EXT_VIRTUAL_LINK_VALUE + "]";
+
+
     public static VnfmBasicHttpConfigProvider getVnfmBasicHttpConfigProvider() {
         return getVnfmBasicHttpConfigProvider(DUMMY_URL, DUMMY_BASIC_AUTH);
     }
@@ -49,6 +65,14 @@ public class TestConstants {
         return vnfmBasicHttpConfigProvider;
     }
 
+    public static Map<String, Object> getUserParamsMap(final String additionalParams,
+            final String extVirtualLinksValue) {
+        final Map<String, Object> userParams = new HashMap<>();
+        userParams.put(ADDITIONAL_PARAMS, additionalParams);
+        userParams.put(EXT_VIRTUAL_LINKS, extVirtualLinksValue);
+        return userParams;
+    }
+
     private TestConstants() {}
 
 }
diff --git a/bpmn/so-bpmn-tasks/src/test/java/org/onap/so/bpmn/infrastructure/adapter/vnfm/tasks/utils/InputParameterRetrieverTaskTest.java b/bpmn/so-bpmn-tasks/src/test/java/org/onap/so/bpmn/infrastructure/adapter/vnfm/tasks/utils/InputParameterRetrieverTaskTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9003510be7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bpmn/so-bpmn-tasks/src/test/java/org/onap/so/bpmn/infrastructure/adapter/vnfm/tasks/utils/InputParameterRetrieverTaskTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,248 @@
+/*-
+ * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
+ *  Copyright (C) 2019 Ericsson. 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
+ * 
+ * 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.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertNotNull;
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertTrue;
+import static org.mockito.ArgumentMatchers.any;
+import static org.mockito.ArgumentMatchers.eq;
+import static org.mockito.Mockito.when;
+import static org.onap.so.bpmn.infrastructure.adapter.vnfm.tasks.TestConstants.ADDITIONAL_PARAMS_VALUE;
+import static org.onap.so.bpmn.infrastructure.adapter.vnfm.tasks.TestConstants.EXT_VIRTUAL_LINKS_VALUE;
+import static org.onap.so.bpmn.infrastructure.adapter.vnfm.tasks.TestConstants.EXT_VIRTUAL_LINK_ID;
+import static org.onap.so.bpmn.infrastructure.adapter.vnfm.tasks.TestConstants.getUserParamsMap;
+import java.io.Serializable;
+import java.util.Arrays;
+import java.util.Collections;
+import java.util.HashMap;
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Map;
+import java.util.Optional;
+import java.util.UUID;
+import org.junit.Test;
+import org.mockito.Mock;
+import org.mockito.Mockito;
+import org.onap.so.bpmn.BaseTaskTest;
+import org.onap.so.bpmn.common.BuildingBlockExecution;
+import org.onap.so.bpmn.common.exceptions.RequiredExecutionVariableExeception;
+import org.onap.so.bpmn.infrastructure.adapter.vnfm.tasks.Constants;
+import org.onap.so.bpmn.infrastructure.adapter.vnfm.tasks.InputParameterRetrieverTask;
+import org.onap.so.bpmn.servicedecomposition.bbobjects.GenericVnf;
+import org.onap.so.bpmn.servicedecomposition.entities.GeneralBuildingBlock;
+import org.onap.so.bpmn.servicedecomposition.entities.ResourceKey;
+import org.onap.so.bpmn.servicedecomposition.generalobjects.RequestContext;
+import org.onap.so.bpmn.servicedecomposition.generalobjects.RequestParameters;
+import org.onap.so.client.exception.BBObjectNotFoundException;
+import org.onap.so.client.sdnc.SDNCClient;
+import org.onap.vnfmadapter.v1.model.ExternalVirtualLink;
+import org.onap.vnfmadapter.v1.model.ExternalVirtualLinkCpConfig;
+import org.onap.vnfmadapter.v1.model.ExternalVirtualLinkExtCps;
+
+/**
+ * @author waqas.ikram@est.tech
+ */
+public class InputParameterRetrieverTaskTest extends BaseTaskTest {
+
+    private static final String INSTANCE_TYPE_VALUE_1 = "m1.small";
+
+    private static final String INSTANCE_TYPE_VALUE_2 = "m1.large";
+
+    private static final String INSTANCE_TYPE = "instance_type";
+
+    private static final String RANDOM_EXT_VIRTUAL_LINK_ID = UUID.randomUUID().toString();
+
+    private static final String CPU_INSTANCE_ID = EXT_VIRTUAL_LINK_ID;
+
+    private static final String FLAVOR_VALUE = "ubuntu";
+
+    private static final String FLAVOR = "flavor_type";
+
+    private final StubbedBuildingBlockExecution stubbedxecution = new StubbedBuildingBlockExecution();
+
+    @Mock
+    private InputParametersProvider<GenericVnf> sdncInputParametersProvider;
+
+    private final InputParametersProvider<Map<String, Object>> userParamsinputParametersProvider =
+            new UserParamInputParametersProvider();
+
+    @Mock
+    private SDNCClient mockedSdncClient;
+
+    @Test
+    public void testGetInputParameters_inputParameterStoredInExecutionContext() throws BBObjectNotFoundException {
+        final InputParameterRetrieverTask objUnderTest = new InputParameterRetrieverTask(sdncInputParametersProvider,
+                userParamsinputParametersProvider, extractPojosForBB);
+
+
+        final GeneralBuildingBlock buildingBlock =
+                getGeneralBuildingBlock(getUserParamsMap(ADDITIONAL_PARAMS_VALUE, null));
+        stubbedxecution.setGeneralBuildingBlock(buildingBlock);
+
+        final InputParameter inputParameter = new InputParameter(Collections.emptyMap(), Collections.emptyList());
+        when(sdncInputParametersProvider.getInputParameter(Mockito.any(GenericVnf.class))).thenReturn(inputParameter);
+
+        when(extractPojosForBB.extractByKey(any(), eq(ResourceKey.GENERIC_VNF_ID))).thenReturn(new GenericVnf());
+        objUnderTest.getInputParameters(stubbedxecution);
+
+        final Object actual = stubbedxecution.getVariable(Constants.INPUT_PARAMETER);
+        assertNotNull(actual);
+        assertTrue(actual instanceof InputParameter);
+        final InputParameter actualInputParameter = (InputParameter) actual;
+        final Map<String, String> actualAdditionalParams = actualInputParameter.getAdditionalParams();
+        assertEquals(3, actualAdditionalParams.size());
+
+        final String actualInstanceType = actualAdditionalParams.get(INSTANCE_TYPE);
+        assertEquals(INSTANCE_TYPE_VALUE_1, actualInstanceType);
+
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testGetInputParameters_ThrowExecption_NullInputParameterStoredInExecutionContext()
+            throws BBObjectNotFoundException {
+        final InputParameterRetrieverTask objUnderTest = new InputParameterRetrieverTask(sdncInputParametersProvider,
+                userParamsinputParametersProvider, extractPojosForBB);
+
+        when(sdncInputParametersProvider.getInputParameter(Mockito.any(GenericVnf.class)))
+                .thenThrow(RuntimeException.class);
+        when(extractPojosForBB.extractByKey(any(), eq(ResourceKey.GENERIC_VNF_ID))).thenReturn(new GenericVnf());
+        objUnderTest.getInputParameters(stubbedxecution);
+
+        final Object actual = stubbedxecution.getVariable(Constants.INPUT_PARAMETER);
+        assertNotNull(actual);
+        assertTrue(actual instanceof NullInputParameter);
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testGetInputParameters_SdncAndUserParamInputParameterStoredInExecutionContext()
+            throws BBObjectNotFoundException {
+        final InputParameterRetrieverTask objUnderTest = new InputParameterRetrieverTask(sdncInputParametersProvider,
+                userParamsinputParametersProvider, extractPojosForBB);
+
+
+        final GeneralBuildingBlock buildingBlock =
+                getGeneralBuildingBlock(getUserParamsMap(ADDITIONAL_PARAMS_VALUE, EXT_VIRTUAL_LINKS_VALUE));
+        stubbedxecution.setGeneralBuildingBlock(buildingBlock);
+
+        final InputParameter inputParameter = new InputParameter(getAdditionalParams(), getExternalVirtualLink());
+        when(sdncInputParametersProvider.getInputParameter(Mockito.any(GenericVnf.class))).thenReturn(inputParameter);
+
+        when(extractPojosForBB.extractByKey(any(), eq(ResourceKey.GENERIC_VNF_ID))).thenReturn(new GenericVnf());
+        objUnderTest.getInputParameters(stubbedxecution);
+
+        final Object actual = stubbedxecution.getVariable(Constants.INPUT_PARAMETER);
+        assertNotNull(actual);
+        assertTrue(actual instanceof InputParameter);
+        final InputParameter actualInputParameter = (InputParameter) actual;
+        final Map<String, String> actualAdditionalParams = actualInputParameter.getAdditionalParams();
+        assertEquals(4, actualAdditionalParams.size());
+
+        final String actualInstanceType = actualAdditionalParams.get(INSTANCE_TYPE);
+        assertEquals(INSTANCE_TYPE_VALUE_1, actualInstanceType);
+
+        assertEquals(FLAVOR_VALUE, actualAdditionalParams.get(FLAVOR));
+        final List<ExternalVirtualLink> actualExtVirtualLinks = actualInputParameter.getExtVirtualLinks();
+        assertEquals(2, actualExtVirtualLinks.size());
+
+        final Optional<ExternalVirtualLink> externalVirtualLink0 = actualExtVirtualLinks.stream()
+                .filter(extVirtualLink -> EXT_VIRTUAL_LINK_ID.equals(extVirtualLink.getId())).findAny();
+        assertTrue(externalVirtualLink0.isPresent());
+        assertEquals(EXT_VIRTUAL_LINK_ID, externalVirtualLink0.get().getId());
+
+        final Optional<ExternalVirtualLink> externalVirtualLink1 = actualExtVirtualLinks.stream()
+                .filter(extVirtualLink -> RANDOM_EXT_VIRTUAL_LINK_ID.equals(extVirtualLink.getId())).findAny();
+        assertTrue(externalVirtualLink1.isPresent());
+        assertEquals(RANDOM_EXT_VIRTUAL_LINK_ID, externalVirtualLink1.get().getId());
+
+
+    }
+
+    private List<ExternalVirtualLink> getExternalVirtualLink() {
+        return Arrays.asList(
+                new ExternalVirtualLink().id(RANDOM_EXT_VIRTUAL_LINK_ID).addExtCpsItem(new ExternalVirtualLinkExtCps()
+                        .addCpConfigItem(new ExternalVirtualLinkCpConfig().cpInstanceId(CPU_INSTANCE_ID))));
+    }
+
+    private Map<String, String> getAdditionalParams() {
+        final Map<String, String> additionalParams = new HashMap<>();
+        additionalParams.put(FLAVOR, FLAVOR_VALUE);
+        additionalParams.put(INSTANCE_TYPE, INSTANCE_TYPE_VALUE_2);
+        return additionalParams;
+    }
+
+
+    private GeneralBuildingBlock getGeneralBuildingBlock(final Map<String, Object> userParams) {
+        final GeneralBuildingBlock buildingBlock = new GeneralBuildingBlock();
+        final RequestContext requestContext = new RequestContext();
+        final RequestParameters requestParameters = new RequestParameters();
+        requestParameters.setUserParams(Arrays.asList(userParams));
+        requestContext.setRequestParameters(requestParameters);
+        buildingBlock.setRequestContext(requestContext);
+        return buildingBlock;
+
+    }
+
+    private class StubbedBuildingBlockExecution implements BuildingBlockExecution {
+
+        private final Map<String, Serializable> execution = new HashMap<>();
+        private GeneralBuildingBlock buildingBlock;
+
+        private void setGeneralBuildingBlock(final GeneralBuildingBlock buildingBlock) {
+            this.buildingBlock = buildingBlock;
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public GeneralBuildingBlock getGeneralBuildingBlock() {
+            return buildingBlock;
+        }
+
+        @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
+        @Override
+        public <T> T getVariable(final String key) {
+            return (T) execution.get(key);
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public <T> T getRequiredVariable(final String key) throws RequiredExecutionVariableExeception {
+            return null;
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public void setVariable(final String key, final Serializable value) {
+            execution.put(key, value);
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public Map<ResourceKey, String> getLookupMap() {
+            return Collections.emptyMap();
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public String getFlowToBeCalled() {
+            return null;
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public int getCurrentSequence() {
+            return 0;
+        }
+
+    }
+}
diff --git a/bpmn/so-bpmn-tasks/src/test/java/org/onap/so/bpmn/infrastructure/adapter/vnfm/tasks/utils/InputParameterTest.java b/bpmn/so-bpmn-tasks/src/test/java/org/onap/so/bpmn/infrastructure/adapter/vnfm/tasks/utils/InputParameterTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6dee904fde
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bpmn/so-bpmn-tasks/src/test/java/org/onap/so/bpmn/infrastructure/adapter/vnfm/tasks/utils/InputParameterTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,79 @@
+/*-
+ * ============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.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertTrue;
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.HashMap;
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Map;
+import java.util.UUID;
+import org.junit.Test;
+import org.onap.vnfmadapter.v1.model.ExternalVirtualLink;
+
+/**
+ * @author Waqas Ikram (waqas.ikram@ericsson.com)
+ *
+ */
+public class InputParameterTest {
+    @Test
+    public void test_putAdditionalParams_addsEntryToExistingMap() {
+        final InputParameter objUnderTest = new InputParameter();
+        objUnderTest.setAdditionalParams(getMap("name", "value"));
+        objUnderTest.putAdditionalParams(getMap("name1", "value1"));
+
+        final Map<String, String> additionalParams = objUnderTest.getAdditionalParams();
+        assertEquals(2, additionalParams.size());
+        assertTrue(additionalParams.containsKey("name"));
+        assertTrue(additionalParams.containsKey("name1"));
+
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void test_addExtVirtualLinks_adddistinctEntriesToExistingList() {
+        final InputParameter objUnderTest = new InputParameter();
+        String firstId = UUID.randomUUID().toString();
+        String secondId = UUID.randomUUID().toString();
+        objUnderTest.setExtVirtualLinks(getExternalVirtualLinkList(firstId));
+        objUnderTest.addExtVirtualLinks(getExternalVirtualLinkList(secondId));
+        objUnderTest.addExtVirtualLinks(getExternalVirtualLinkList(secondId));
+        objUnderTest.addExtVirtualLinks(getExternalVirtualLinkList(secondId));
+
+        final List<ExternalVirtualLink> externalVirtualLinks = objUnderTest.getExtVirtualLinks();
+        assertEquals(2, externalVirtualLinks.size());
+
+    }
+
+    private List<ExternalVirtualLink> getExternalVirtualLinkList(final String id) {
+        final ExternalVirtualLink externalVirtualLink = new ExternalVirtualLink();
+        externalVirtualLink.setId(id);
+        final List<ExternalVirtualLink> list = new ArrayList<>();
+        list.add(externalVirtualLink);
+        return list;
+    }
+
+    private Map<String, String> getMap(final String name, final String value) {
+        final Map<String, String> map = new HashMap<>();
+        map.put(name, value);
+        return map;
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/bpmn/so-bpmn-tasks/src/test/java/org/onap/so/bpmn/infrastructure/adapter/vnfm/tasks/utils/NullInputParameterTest.java b/bpmn/so-bpmn-tasks/src/test/java/org/onap/so/bpmn/infrastructure/adapter/vnfm/tasks/utils/NullInputParameterTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e076df7a9b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bpmn/so-bpmn-tasks/src/test/java/org/onap/so/bpmn/infrastructure/adapter/vnfm/tasks/utils/NullInputParameterTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+/*-
+ * ============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.junit.Assert.assertTrue;
+import java.util.Collections;
+import org.junit.Test;
+
+/**
+ * @author Waqas Ikram (waqas.ikram@ericsson.com)
+ *
+ */
+public class NullInputParameterTest {
+
+    @Test(expected = UnsupportedOperationException.class)
+    public void test_addExtVirtualLinks_throwException() {
+        NullInputParameter.NULL_INSTANCE.addExtVirtualLinks(Collections.emptyList());
+    }
+
+    @Test(expected = UnsupportedOperationException.class)
+    public void test_setAdditionalParams_throwException() {
+        NullInputParameter.NULL_INSTANCE.setAdditionalParams(Collections.emptyMap());
+    }
+
+    @Test(expected = UnsupportedOperationException.class)
+    public void test_setExtVirtualLinks_throwException() {
+        NullInputParameter.NULL_INSTANCE.setExtVirtualLinks(Collections.emptyList());
+    }
+
+    @Test(expected = UnsupportedOperationException.class)
+    public void test_putAdditionalParams_throwException() {
+        NullInputParameter.NULL_INSTANCE.putAdditionalParams(Collections.emptyMap());
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void test_getAdditionalParams_ReturnEmptyCollection() {
+        assertTrue(NullInputParameter.NULL_INSTANCE.getAdditionalParams().isEmpty());
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void test_getExtVirtualLinks_ReturnEmptyCollection() {
+        assertTrue(NullInputParameter.NULL_INSTANCE.getExtVirtualLinks().isEmpty());
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/bpmn/so-bpmn-tasks/src/test/java/org/onap/so/bpmn/infrastructure/adapter/vnfm/tasks/utils/InputParametersProviderImplTest.java b/bpmn/so-bpmn-tasks/src/test/java/org/onap/so/bpmn/infrastructure/adapter/vnfm/tasks/utils/SdncInputParametersProviderImplTest.java
index 51e86c1fea..e2e37ac6e4 100644
--- a/bpmn/so-bpmn-tasks/src/test/java/org/onap/so/bpmn/infrastructure/adapter/vnfm/tasks/utils/InputParametersProviderImplTest.java
+++ b/bpmn/so-bpmn-tasks/src/test/java/org/onap/so/bpmn/infrastructure/adapter/vnfm/tasks/utils/SdncInputParametersProviderImplTest.java
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ import org.onap.vnfmadapter.v1.model.ExternalVirtualLink;
  * @author waqas.ikram@est.tech
  */
 @RunWith(MockitoJUnitRunner.class)
-public class InputParametersProviderImplTest {
+public class SdncInputParametersProviderImplTest {
 
     private static final String BASE_DIR = "src/test/resources/__files/";
 
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ public class InputParametersProviderImplTest {
     @Test
     public void testGetInputParameter_ValidResponseFromSdncInvalidData_EmptyInputParameter() throws Exception {
         when(mockedSdncClient.get(Mockito.eq(URL))).thenReturn(getReponseAsString(INVALID_PRE_LOAD_SDNC_RESPONSE));
-        final InputParametersProvider objUnderTest = new InputParametersProviderImpl(mockedSdncClient);
+        final InputParametersProvider<GenericVnf> objUnderTest = new SdncInputParametersProvider(mockedSdncClient);
         final InputParameter actual = objUnderTest.getInputParameter(getGenericVnf());
         assertNotNull(actual);
         assertTrue(actual.getAdditionalParams().isEmpty());
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ public class InputParametersProviderImplTest {
     @Test
     public void testGetInputParameter_ExceptionThrownFromSdnc_EmptyInputParameter() throws Exception {
         when(mockedSdncClient.get(Mockito.eq(URL))).thenThrow(RuntimeException.class);
-        final InputParametersProvider objUnderTest = new InputParametersProviderImpl(mockedSdncClient);
+        final InputParametersProvider<GenericVnf> objUnderTest = new SdncInputParametersProvider(mockedSdncClient);
         final InputParameter actual = objUnderTest.getInputParameter(getGenericVnf());
         assertNotNull(actual);
         assertTrue(actual instanceof NullInputParameter);
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ public class InputParametersProviderImplTest {
     @Test
     public void testGetInputParameter_InvalidResponseData_EmptyInputParameter() throws Exception {
         when(mockedSdncClient.get(Mockito.eq(URL))).thenReturn(getReponseAsString(INVALID_ADDITIONAL_AND_EXT_VM_DATA));
-        final InputParametersProvider objUnderTest = new InputParametersProviderImpl(mockedSdncClient);
+        final InputParametersProvider<GenericVnf> objUnderTest = new SdncInputParametersProvider(mockedSdncClient);
         final InputParameter actual = objUnderTest.getInputParameter(getGenericVnf());
         assertNotNull(actual);
         assertTrue(actual.getAdditionalParams().isEmpty());
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ public class InputParametersProviderImplTest {
     @Test
     public void testGetInputParameter_EmptyResponseData_EmptyInputParameter() throws Exception {
         when(mockedSdncClient.get(Mockito.eq(URL))).thenReturn("");
-        final InputParametersProvider objUnderTest = new InputParametersProviderImpl(mockedSdncClient);
+        final InputParametersProvider<GenericVnf> objUnderTest = new SdncInputParametersProvider(mockedSdncClient);
         final InputParameter actual = objUnderTest.getInputParameter(getGenericVnf());
         assertNotNull(actual);
         assertTrue(actual instanceof NullInputParameter);
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ public class InputParametersProviderImplTest {
     @Test
     public void testGetInputParameter_InvalidVnfParamsResponseData_EmptyInputParameter() throws Exception {
         when(mockedSdncClient.get(Mockito.eq(URL))).thenReturn(getReponseAsString(INVALID_VNF_PARAMS));
-        final InputParametersProvider objUnderTest = new InputParametersProviderImpl(mockedSdncClient);
+        final InputParametersProvider<GenericVnf> objUnderTest = new SdncInputParametersProvider(mockedSdncClient);
         final InputParameter actual = objUnderTest.getInputParameter(getGenericVnf());
         assertNotNull(actual);
         assertTrue(actual.getAdditionalParams().isEmpty());
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ public class InputParametersProviderImplTest {
 
     private void assertValues(final GenericVnf genericVnf) throws MapperException, BadResponseException, IOException {
         when(mockedSdncClient.get(Mockito.eq(URL))).thenReturn(getReponseAsString(PRE_LOAD_SDNC_RESPONSE));
-        final InputParametersProvider objUnderTest = new InputParametersProviderImpl(mockedSdncClient);
+        final InputParametersProvider<GenericVnf> objUnderTest = new SdncInputParametersProvider(mockedSdncClient);
         final InputParameter actual = objUnderTest.getInputParameter(genericVnf);
         assertNotNull(actual);
 
diff --git a/bpmn/so-bpmn-tasks/src/test/java/org/onap/so/bpmn/infrastructure/adapter/vnfm/tasks/utils/UserParamInputParametersProviderTest.java b/bpmn/so-bpmn-tasks/src/test/java/org/onap/so/bpmn/infrastructure/adapter/vnfm/tasks/utils/UserParamInputParametersProviderTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e6d4ad056a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bpmn/so-bpmn-tasks/src/test/java/org/onap/so/bpmn/infrastructure/adapter/vnfm/tasks/utils/UserParamInputParametersProviderTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,98 @@
+/*-
+ * ============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.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertNotNull;
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertTrue;
+import static org.onap.so.bpmn.infrastructure.adapter.vnfm.tasks.TestConstants.ADDITIONAL_PARAMS_VALUE;
+import static org.onap.so.bpmn.infrastructure.adapter.vnfm.tasks.TestConstants.EXT_VIRTUAL_LINKS_VALUE;
+import static org.onap.so.bpmn.infrastructure.adapter.vnfm.tasks.TestConstants.EXT_VIRTUAL_LINK_VALUE;
+import static org.onap.so.bpmn.infrastructure.adapter.vnfm.tasks.TestConstants.getUserParamsMap;
+import java.util.Collections;
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Map;
+import org.junit.Test;
+import org.onap.vnfmadapter.v1.model.ExternalVirtualLink;
+
+/**
+ * @author Waqas Ikram (waqas.ikram@ericsson.com)
+ *
+ */
+public class UserParamInputParametersProviderTest {
+
+    @Test
+    public void testGetInputParameter_ValidUserParams_NotEmptyInputParameter() throws Exception {
+        final InputParametersProvider<Map<String, Object>> objUnderTest = new UserParamInputParametersProvider();
+
+        final InputParameter actual =
+                objUnderTest.getInputParameter(getUserParamsMap(ADDITIONAL_PARAMS_VALUE, EXT_VIRTUAL_LINKS_VALUE));
+        assertNotNull(actual);
+
+        final Map<String, String> actualAdditionalParams = actual.getAdditionalParams();
+        assertEquals(3, actualAdditionalParams.size());
+
+        final String actualInstanceType = actualAdditionalParams.get("instance_type");
+        assertEquals("m1.small", actualInstanceType);
+
+        final List<ExternalVirtualLink> actualExtVirtualLinks = actual.getExtVirtualLinks();
+        assertEquals(1, actualExtVirtualLinks.size());
+
+        final ExternalVirtualLink actualExternalVirtualLink = actualExtVirtualLinks.get(0);
+        assertEquals("ac1ed33d-8dc1-4800-8ce8-309b99c38eec", actualExternalVirtualLink.getId());
+
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testGetInputParameter_EmptyOrNullUserParams_EmptyInputParameter() throws Exception {
+        final InputParametersProvider<Map<String, Object>> objUnderTest = new UserParamInputParametersProvider();
+
+        InputParameter actual = objUnderTest.getInputParameter(Collections.emptyMap());
+        assertNotNull(actual);
+        assertTrue(actual.getAdditionalParams().isEmpty());
+        assertTrue(actual.getExtVirtualLinks().isEmpty());
+
+        actual = objUnderTest.getInputParameter(null);
+        assertNotNull(actual);
+        assertTrue(actual instanceof NullInputParameter);
+        assertTrue(actual.getAdditionalParams().isEmpty());
+        assertTrue(actual.getExtVirtualLinks().isEmpty());
+
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testGetInputParameter_InValidExtVirtualLinks_NotEmptyInputParameter() throws Exception {
+        final InputParametersProvider<Map<String, Object>> objUnderTest = new UserParamInputParametersProvider();
+
+        final InputParameter actual =
+                objUnderTest.getInputParameter(getUserParamsMap(ADDITIONAL_PARAMS_VALUE, EXT_VIRTUAL_LINK_VALUE));
+        assertNotNull(actual);
+
+        final Map<String, String> actualAdditionalParams = actual.getAdditionalParams();
+        assertEquals(3, actualAdditionalParams.size());
+
+        final String actualInstanceType = actualAdditionalParams.get("instance_type");
+        assertEquals("m1.small", actualInstanceType);
+
+        assertTrue(actual.getExtVirtualLinks().isEmpty());
+
+    }
+
+}