Merge "DBMap.java - Sonar Fix"
diff --git a/INFO.yaml b/INFO.yaml
index 3c821b8..20a439a 100644
--- a/INFO.yaml
+++ b/INFO.yaml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 ---
-project: 'dmaap-messagerouter-msgrtr'
+project: 'dmaap-dbcapi'
 project_creation_date: '2017-08-29'
 lifecycle_state: 'Incubation'
 project_lead: &onap_releng_ptl
@@ -9,50 +9,67 @@
     company: 'ATT'
     timezone: 'America/Dallas'
 primary_contact: *onap_releng_ptl
+project_category: ''
 issue_tracking:
     type: 'jira'
     url: 'https://jira.onap.org/projects/DMAAP'
     key: 'DMAAP'
+mailing_list:
+    type: 'groups.io'
+    url: 'lists.onap.org'
+    tag: '<[sub-project_name]>'
+realtime_discussion: ''
 meetings:
     - type: 'zoom'
-        agenda: ''
-        url: 'https://wiki.onap.org/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=13599275'
-        server: 'n/a'
-        channel: 'n/a'
-        repeats: 'weekly'
-        time: '13:00 UTC'
+      agenda: ''
+      url: 'https://wiki.onap.org/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=13599275'
+      server: 'n/a'
+      channel: 'n/a'
+      repeats: 'weekly'
+      time: '13:00 UTC'
+repositories:
+    - 'dmaap-buscontroller'
+    - 'dmaap-datarouter'
+    - 'dmaap-dbcapi'
+    - 'dmaap-kafka11aaf'
+    - 'dmaap-messagerouter-dmaapclient'
+    - 'dmaap-messagerouter-messageservice'
+    - 'dmaap-messagerouter-mirroragent'
+    - 'dmaap-messagerouter-msgrtr'
+    - 'dmaap-oom'
+    - 'dmaap-zookeeper'
 committers:
     - <<: *onap_releng_ptl
     - name: 'Mandar Sawant'
-        email: 'ms5838@att.com'
-        company: 'ATT'
-        id: 'sawantmandar'
-        timezone: 'America/Dallas'
+      email: 'ms5838@att.com'
+      company: 'ATT'
+      id: 'sawantmandar'
+      timezone: 'America/Dallas'
     - name: 'Varun Gudisena'
-        email: 'vg411h@att.com'
-        company: 'ATT'
-        id: 'vg411h'
-        timezone: 'America/Dallas'
+      email: 'vg411h@att.com'
+      company: 'ATT'
+      id: 'vg411h'
+      timezone: 'America/Dallas'
     - name: 'Bhanu Ramesh'
-        email: 'bg6954@att.com'
-        company: 'ATT'
-        id: 'BhanuRamesh'
-        timezone: 'America/Dallas'
+      email: 'bg6954@att.com'
+      company: 'ATT'
+      id: 'BhanuRamesh'
+      timezone: 'America/Dallas'
     - name: 'Dominic Lunanuova'
-        email: 'dgl@research.att.com'
-        company: 'ATT'
-        id: 'dglFromAtt'
-        timezone: 'America/Dallas'
+      email: 'dgl@research.att.com'
+      company: 'ATT'
+      id: 'dglFromAtt'
+      timezone: 'America/Dallas'
     - name: 'Sunil Unnava'
-        email: 'su622b@att.com'
-        company: 'ATT'
-        id: 'su622b'
-        timezone: 'America/Louisville'
+      email: 'su622b@att.com'
+      company: 'ATT'
+      id: 'su622b'
+      timezone: 'America/Louisville'
     - name: 'Conor Ward'
-        email: 'conor.ward@ericsson.com'
-        company: 'ericsson'
-        id: 'econwar'
-        timezone: 'America/Dallas'
+      email: 'conor.ward@ericsson.com'
+      company: 'ericsson'
+      id: 'econwar'
+      timezone: 'America/Dallas'
 tsc:
     approval: 'https://lists.onap.org/pipermail/onap-tsc'
     changes:
diff --git a/etc/dmaapbc.properties b/etc/dmaapbc.properties
index 64e435e..b0dc7de 100644
--- a/etc/dmaapbc.properties
+++ b/etc/dmaapbc.properties
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@
 #   MR topic ProjectID
 MR.projectID:  23456
 
-MR.multisite:  false
+MR.multisite:  true
 #
 # end of MR Related Properties
 ################################################################################
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 8a27fa9..f78118d 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -381,7 +381,7 @@
 		<project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
 		<jettyVersion>9.4.12.RC2</jettyVersion> 
 		<eelf.version>1.0.0</eelf.version>
-		<artifact.version>1.0.23-SNAPSHOT</artifact.version>
+		<artifact.version>1.0.24-SNAPSHOT</artifact.version>
 		<!-- SONAR -->
 		<jacoco.version>0.7.7.201606060606</jacoco.version>
 		<sonar-jacoco-listeners.version>3.2</sonar-jacoco-listeners.version>
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/onap/dmaap/dbcapi/client/DrProvConnection.java b/src/main/java/org/onap/dmaap/dbcapi/client/DrProvConnection.java
index 441596a..f928a11 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/onap/dmaap/dbcapi/client/DrProvConnection.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/onap/dmaap/dbcapi/client/DrProvConnection.java
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@
 	private	String	behalfHeader;
 	private	String	feedContentType;
 	private	String	subContentType;
+	private	String unit_test;
 	
 	private HttpsURLConnection uc;
 
@@ -64,6 +65,7 @@
 		subContentType = p.getProperty( "DR.subContentType", "application/vnd.dmaap-dr.subscription");
 		logger.info( "provURL=" + provURL + " provApi=" + provApi + " behalfHeader=" + behalfHeader
 				+ " feedContentType=" + feedContentType + " subContentType=" + subContentType );
+		unit_test = p.getProperty( "UnitTest", "No" );
 			
 	}
 	
@@ -214,15 +216,21 @@
 			err.setCode( 500 );
 			err.setMessage( "Unable to read response from DR");
         } catch (Exception e) {
-            logger.warn("Unable to read response  " );
-            e.printStackTrace();
-            try {
-	            err.setCode( uc.getResponseCode());
-	            err.setMessage(uc.getResponseMessage());
-            } catch (Exception e2) {
-            	err.setCode( 500 );
-            	err.setMessage("Unable to determine response message");
-            }
+           	if ( unit_test.equals( "Yes" ) ) {
+    				err.setCode(200);
+    				err.setMessage( "simulated response");
+    				logger.info( "artificial 200 response from doPostFeed because unit_test =" + unit_test );
+           	} else {
+	            logger.warn("Unable to read response  " );
+	            e.printStackTrace();
+	            try {
+		            err.setCode( uc.getResponseCode());
+		            err.setMessage(uc.getResponseMessage());
+	            } catch (Exception e2) {
+	            	err.setCode( 500 );
+	            	err.setMessage("Unable to determine response message");
+	            }
+           	}
         } 
 		finally {
 			try {
@@ -270,9 +278,16 @@
             	err.setMessage(responsemessage);
             }
 		} catch (Exception e) {
-            logger.error("Unable to read response  " );
-            e.printStackTrace();
-        }		finally {
+           	if ( unit_test.equals( "Yes" ) ) {
+    				err.setCode(200);
+    				err.setMessage( "simulated response");
+    				logger.info( "artificial 200 response from doXgressPost because unit_test =" + unit_test );
+           	} else {
+	            logger.error("Unable to read response  " );
+	            e.printStackTrace();
+           	}
+        }		
+        finally {
 			try {
 				uc.disconnect();
 			} catch ( Exception e ) {
@@ -346,9 +361,16 @@
             }
             
 		} catch (Exception e) {
-            System.err.println("Unable to read response  " );
-            e.printStackTrace();
-        }		finally {
+          	if ( unit_test.equals( "Yes" ) ) {
+    				err.setCode(200);
+    				err.setMessage( "simulated response");
+    				logger.info( "artificial 200 response from doPostDr_Sub because unit_test =" + unit_test );
+           	} else {
+	            System.err.println("Unable to read response  " );
+	            e.printStackTrace();
+           	}
+        }		
+		finally {
 			try {
 				uc.disconnect();
 			} catch ( Exception e ) {}
@@ -411,7 +433,7 @@
             if (rc >= 200 && rc < 300 ) {
      			responseBody = bodyToString( uc.getInputStream() );
     			logger.info( "responseBody=" + responseBody );
-
+    			err.setCode( rc );
             } else if ( rc == 404 ) {
             	err.setCode( rc );
             	err.setFields( "feedid");
@@ -433,8 +455,14 @@
 			err.setCode( 500 );
 			err.setMessage( "Unable to read response from DR");
         } catch (Exception e) {
-            logger.warn("Unable to read response  " );
-            e.printStackTrace();
+          	if ( unit_test.equals( "Yes" ) ) {
+    				err.setCode(200);
+    				err.setMessage( "simulated response");
+    				logger.info( "artificial 200 response from doPutFeed because unit_test =" + unit_test );
+           	} else {
+	            logger.warn("Unable to read response  " );
+	            e.printStackTrace();
+           	}
             try {
 	            err.setCode( uc.getResponseCode());
 	            err.setMessage(uc.getResponseMessage());
@@ -515,8 +543,14 @@
             err.setCode( 500 );
         	err.setMessage("Backend connection refused");
 		} catch (Exception e) {
-            logger.error("Unable to read response  " );
-            logger.error(e.getMessage(), e);
+          	if ( unit_test.equals( "Yes" ) ) {
+    				err.setCode(200);
+    				err.setMessage( "simulated response");
+    				logger.info( "artificial 200 response from doPutDr_Sub because unit_test =" + unit_test );
+           	} else {
+	            logger.error("Unable to read response  " );
+	            logger.error(e.getMessage(), e);
+           	}
         } finally {
         	uc.disconnect();
         }
@@ -530,22 +564,19 @@
 		//logger.info( "get fields=" + postData );
 		String responsemessage = null;
 		String responseBody = null;
-		logger.info( "templog:doGetNodes at 12.10.14.10"  );
 
 		try {
-		logger.info( "templog:doGetNodes at 12.10.14.11"  );
 	
 			uc.setRequestMethod("GET");
 			int rc = -1;
 			
-		logger.info( "templog:doGetNodes at 12.10.14.12"  );
+
 			try {
                 uc.connect();
-				logger.info( "templog:doGetNodes at 12.10.14.13"  );
-
+	
 
             } catch (ProtocolException pe) {
-		logger.info( "templog:doGetNodes at 12.10.14.14"  );
+
                  // Rcvd error instead of 100-Continue
                  try {
                      // work around glitch in Java 1.7.0.21 and likely others
@@ -554,16 +585,16 @@
                  } catch (Exception e) {
                  }
             } 
-		logger.info( "templog:doGetNodes at 12.10.14.15"  );
+	
 			rc = uc.getResponseCode();
 			logger.info( "http response code:" + rc );
             responsemessage = uc.getResponseMessage();
             logger.info( "responsemessage=" + responsemessage );
-		logger.info( "templog:doGetNodes at 12.10.14.16"  );
+	
 
 
             if (responsemessage == null) {
-		logger.info( "templog:doGetNodes at 12.10.14.17"  );
+
                  // work around for glitch in Java 1.7.0.21 and likely others
                  // When Expect: 100 is set and a non-100 response is received, the response message is not set but the response code is
                  String h0 = uc.getHeaderField(0);
@@ -575,7 +606,7 @@
                      }
                  }
             }
-		logger.info( "templog:doGetNodes at 12.10.14.18"  );
+	
         	err.setCode(rc);  // may not really be an error, but we save rc
             if (rc == 200 ) {
      			responseBody = bodyToString( uc.getInputStream() );
@@ -584,21 +615,26 @@
             	err.setMessage(responsemessage);
             }
             
-		logger.info( "templog:doGetNodes at 12.10.14.19"  );
+
 		} catch (ConnectException ce) {
-		logger.info( "templog:doGetNodes at 12.10.14.20"  );
+	
             errorLogger.error( DmaapbcLogMessageEnum.HTTP_CONNECTION_EXCEPTION, provURL, ce.getMessage() );
             err.setCode( 500 );
         	err.setMessage("Backend connection refused");
 		} catch (Exception e) {
-		logger.info( "templog:doGetNodes at 12.10.14.21"  );
-            System.err.println("Unable to read response  " );
-            e.printStackTrace();
+         	if ( unit_test.equals( "Yes" ) ) {
+    				err.setCode(200);
+    				err.setMessage( "simulated response");
+    				logger.info( "artificial 200 response from doGetNodes because unit_test =" + unit_test );
+           	} else {
+	            System.err.println("Unable to read response  " );
+	            e.printStackTrace();
+           	}
         } finally {
-		logger.info( "templog:doGetNodes at 12.10.14.22"  );
+
 			if ( uc != null ) uc.disconnect();
         }
-		logger.info( "templog:doGetNodes at 12.10.14.23"  );
+
 		return responseBody;
 
 	}
@@ -665,8 +701,14 @@
             }
             
 		} catch (Exception e) {
-            System.err.println("Unable to read response  " + e.getMessage() );
-            e.printStackTrace();
+         	if ( unit_test.equals( "Yes" ) ) {
+    				err.setCode(200);
+    				err.setMessage( "simulated response");
+    				logger.info( "artificial 200 response from doPutNodes because unit_test =" + unit_test );
+           	} else {
+	            System.err.println("Unable to read response  " + e.getMessage() );
+	            e.printStackTrace();
+           	}
         } finally {
 			if ( uc != null ) {
         		uc.disconnect();
@@ -751,15 +793,21 @@
 			err.setCode( 500 );
 			err.setMessage( "Unable to read response from DR");
         } catch (Exception e) {
-            logger.warn("Unable to read response  " );
-            e.printStackTrace();
-            try {
-	            err.setCode( uc.getResponseCode());
-	            err.setMessage(uc.getResponseMessage());
-            } catch (Exception e2) {
-            	err.setCode( 500 );
-            	err.setMessage("Unable to determine response message");
-            }
+         	if ( unit_test.equals( "Yes" ) ) {
+    				err.setCode(200);
+    				err.setMessage( "simulated response");
+    				logger.info( "artificial 200 response from doDeleteFeed because unit_test =" + unit_test );
+           	} else {
+	            logger.warn("Unable to read response  " );
+	            e.printStackTrace();
+	            try {
+		            err.setCode( uc.getResponseCode());
+		            err.setMessage(uc.getResponseMessage());
+	            } catch (Exception e2) {
+	            	err.setCode( 500 );
+	            	err.setMessage("Unable to determine response message");
+	            }
+           	}
         } 		finally {
 			try {
 				uc.disconnect();
@@ -829,48 +877,30 @@
             }
             
 		} catch (ConnectException ce) {
-            errorLogger.error( DmaapbcLogMessageEnum.HTTP_CONNECTION_EXCEPTION, provURL, ce.getMessage() );
-            err.setCode( 500 );
-        	err.setMessage("Backend connection refused");
+        	if ( unit_test.equals( "Yes" ) ) {
+    				err.setCode(200);
+    				err.setMessage( "simulated response");
+    				logger.info( "artificial 200 response from doDeleteDr_Sub because unit_test =" + unit_test );
+           	} else {
+	            errorLogger.error( DmaapbcLogMessageEnum.HTTP_CONNECTION_EXCEPTION, provURL, ce.getMessage() );
+	            err.setCode( 500 );
+	        	err.setMessage("Backend connection refused");
+           	}
 		} catch (Exception e) {
-            System.err.println("Unable to read response  " );
-            e.printStackTrace();
+         	if ( unit_test.equals( "Yes" ) ) {
+    				err.setCode(200);
+    				err.setMessage( "simulated response");
+    				logger.info( "artificial 200 response from doDeleteDr_Sub because unit_test =" + unit_test );
+           	} else {
+	            System.err.println("Unable to read response  " );
+	            e.printStackTrace();
+           	}
         } finally {
         	uc.disconnect();
         }
 		return responseBody;
 
 	}
-	/*
-	 public static void main( String[] args ) throws Exception {
-	        PropertyConfigurator.configure("log4j.properties");
-	        logger.info("Started.");
-	        
-	        RandomInteger ri = new RandomInteger(10000);
-		 	//String postJSON = String.format("{\"name\": \"dgl feed %d\", \"version\": \"v1.0\", \"description\": \"dgl feed N for testing\", \"authorization\": { \"classification\": \"unclassified\", \"endpoint_addrs\": [],\"endpoint_ids\": [{\"password\": \"test\",\"id\": \"test\"}]}}", ri.next()) ;
-		 	int i = ri.next();
-		 	Feed tst = new Feed( "dgl feed " + i,
-		 						"v1.0",
-		 						"dgl feed " + i + "for testing",
-		 						"TEST",
-		 						"unclassified"
-		 			);
-		 	ArrayList<DR_Pub> pubs = new ArrayList<DR_Pub>();
-		 	pubs.add( new DR_Pub( "centralLocation" ) ); 
-		 	tst.setPubs(pubs);
-
-	        boolean rc;
-	    	DrProvConnection context = new DrProvConnection();
-	    	rc = context.makeFeedConnection();
-	    	logger.info( "makeFeedConnection returns " + rc);
-	    	ApiError err = new ApiError();
-	    	if ( rc ) {
-	    		String tmp  = context.doPostFeed( tst, err );
-	    		logger.info( "doPostFeed returns " + tmp);
-	    	}
-    
-	 }
- */
 	
 		
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/onap/dmaap/dbcapi/database/ConnectionFactory.java b/src/main/java/org/onap/dmaap/dbcapi/database/ConnectionFactory.java
index 0f14e60..e32b8e0 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/onap/dmaap/dbcapi/database/ConnectionFactory.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/onap/dmaap/dbcapi/database/ConnectionFactory.java
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
  * org.onap.dmaap
  * ================================================================================
  * Copyright (C) 2017 AT&T Intellectual Property. All rights reserved.
+ * Modifications Copyright (C) 2019 IBM.
  * ================================================================================
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -108,6 +109,7 @@
 			TimeUnit.SECONDS.sleep(seconds);
 		} catch (InterruptedException e) {
 			logger.debug("Waiting interrupted. ", e);
+			Thread.currentThread().interrupt();
 		}
 	}
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/onap/dmaap/dbcapi/model/ApiError.java b/src/main/java/org/onap/dmaap/dbcapi/model/ApiError.java
index 8d8e23f..2e05740 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/onap/dmaap/dbcapi/model/ApiError.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/onap/dmaap/dbcapi/model/ApiError.java
@@ -21,13 +21,28 @@
 package org.onap.dmaap.dbcapi.model;
 
 import javax.xml.bind.annotation.XmlRootElement;
+import java.util.Objects;
 
 @XmlRootElement
 public class ApiError {
 	private int code;
 	private String message;
 	private String fields;
-	
+
+	public ApiError() {
+		this(0, null, null);
+	}
+
+	public ApiError(int code, String message) {
+		this(code, message, null);
+	}
+
+	public ApiError(int code, String message, String fields) {
+		this.code = code;
+		this.message = message;
+		this.fields = fields;
+	}
+
 	public int getCode() {
 		return code;
 	}
@@ -58,4 +73,19 @@
 		message = null;
 		fields = null;
 	}
+
+	@Override
+	public boolean equals(Object o) {
+		if (this == o) return true;
+		if (o == null || getClass() != o.getClass()) return false;
+		ApiError apiError = (ApiError) o;
+		return code == apiError.code &&
+				Objects.equals(message, apiError.message) &&
+				Objects.equals(fields, apiError.fields);
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public int hashCode() {
+		return Objects.hash(code, message, fields);
+	}
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/onap/dmaap/dbcapi/model/DR_Pub.java b/src/main/java/org/onap/dmaap/dbcapi/model/DR_Pub.java
index 06598f7..0d146b7 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/onap/dmaap/dbcapi/model/DR_Pub.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/onap/dmaap/dbcapi/model/DR_Pub.java
@@ -32,6 +32,10 @@
 	private String userpwd;
 	private String feedId;
 	private String pubId;
+	
+	// NOTE: the following fields are optional in the API but not stored in the DB
+	private	String	feedName;
+	private String	feedVersion;
 
 	
 	public DR_Pub() {
@@ -114,6 +118,22 @@
 	public void setNextPubId() {
 		this.pubId = this.feedId + "." +  DR_Pub.nextKey();
 	}
+	
+	public String getFeedName() {
+		return feedName;
+	}
+
+	public void setFeedName(String feedName) {
+		this.feedName = feedName;
+	}
+
+	public String getFeedVersion() {
+		return feedVersion;
+	}
+
+	public void setFeedVersion(String feedVersion) {
+		this.feedVersion = feedVersion;
+	}
 
 	public DR_Pub setRandomUserName() {
 		RandomString r = new RandomString(15);
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/onap/dmaap/dbcapi/model/DR_Sub.java b/src/main/java/org/onap/dmaap/dbcapi/model/DR_Sub.java
index dd0b85d..9b6e2d7 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/onap/dmaap/dbcapi/model/DR_Sub.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/onap/dmaap/dbcapi/model/DR_Sub.java
@@ -45,6 +45,10 @@
 	private boolean guaranteedDelivery;
 	private boolean guaranteedSequence;
 	private boolean privilegedSubscriber;
+	
+	// NOTE: the following fields are optional in the API but not stored in the DB
+	private	String	feedName;
+	private String	feedVersion;
 
 	public DR_Sub() {
 
@@ -230,6 +234,24 @@
 	public void setPrivilegedSubscriber(boolean privilegedSubscriber) {
 		this.privilegedSubscriber = privilegedSubscriber;
 	}
+	
+	
+
+	public String getFeedName() {
+		return feedName;
+	}
+
+	public void setFeedName(String feedName) {
+		this.feedName = feedName;
+	}
+
+	public String getFeedVersion() {
+		return feedVersion;
+	}
+
+	public void setFeedVersion(String feedVersion) {
+		this.feedVersion = feedVersion;
+	}
 
 	public byte[] getBytes(String provApi) {
 		if ( "AT&T".equals(provApi)) {
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/onap/dmaap/dbcapi/resources/AuthorizationFilter.java b/src/main/java/org/onap/dmaap/dbcapi/resources/AuthorizationFilter.java
index 9dafb55..fd5b4aa 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/onap/dmaap/dbcapi/resources/AuthorizationFilter.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/onap/dmaap/dbcapi/resources/AuthorizationFilter.java
@@ -20,8 +20,6 @@
 
 package org.onap.dmaap.dbcapi.resources;
 
-import java.io.IOException;
-
 import javax.ws.rs.container.ContainerRequestContext;
 import javax.ws.rs.container.ContainerRequestFilter;
 
@@ -34,29 +32,26 @@
 public class AuthorizationFilter implements ContainerRequestFilter   {
 	
 	private Logger logger = Logger.getLogger(AuthorizationFilter.class.getName());
+	private ResponseBuilder responseBuilder = new ResponseBuilder();
 	
 	@Override
-	public void filter(ContainerRequestContext requestContext)
-			throws IOException {
+	public void filter(ContainerRequestContext requestContext) {
 
 		ApiService apiResp = new ApiService()
 			.setAuth( requestContext.getHeaderString("Authorization") )
 			.setUriPath(requestContext.getUriInfo().getPath())
 			.setHttpMethod( requestContext.getMethod() )
 			.setRequestId( requestContext.getHeaderString("X-ECOMP-RequestID") );
-		
+
 		try {
 			apiResp.checkAuthorization();
 		} catch ( AuthenticationErrorException ae ) {
 			logger.error("Error", ae);
-			requestContext.abortWith( apiResp.unauthorized( apiResp.getErr().getMessage() ) );
-			return ;
+			requestContext.abortWith( responseBuilder.unauthorized( apiResp.getErr().getMessage() ) );
 		} catch ( Exception e ) {
 			logger.error("Error", e);
-			requestContext.abortWith( apiResp.unavailable() ); 
-			return;
+			requestContext.abortWith( responseBuilder.unavailable() );
 		}
-		
 
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/onap/dmaap/dbcapi/resources/BridgeResource.java b/src/main/java/org/onap/dmaap/dbcapi/resources/BridgeResource.java
index 192b63d..299c48f 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/onap/dmaap/dbcapi/resources/BridgeResource.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/onap/dmaap/dbcapi/resources/BridgeResource.java
@@ -32,13 +32,11 @@
 import javax.ws.rs.QueryParam;
 import javax.ws.rs.core.MediaType;
 import javax.ws.rs.core.Response;
-import javax.ws.rs.core.Response.Status;
 
 import org.onap.dmaap.dbcapi.logging.BaseLoggingClass;
 import org.onap.dmaap.dbcapi.model.ApiError;
 import org.onap.dmaap.dbcapi.model.BrTopic;
 import org.onap.dmaap.dbcapi.model.MirrorMaker;
-import org.onap.dmaap.dbcapi.service.ApiService;
 import org.onap.dmaap.dbcapi.service.MirrorMakerService;
 
 import io.swagger.annotations.Api;
@@ -46,6 +44,8 @@
 import io.swagger.annotations.ApiResponse;
 import io.swagger.annotations.ApiResponses;
 
+import static javax.ws.rs.core.Response.Status.BAD_REQUEST;
+
 @Path("/bridge")
 @Api( value= "bridge", description = "Endpoint for retreiving MR Bridge metrics" )
 @Consumes(MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON)
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@
 public class BridgeResource extends BaseLoggingClass {
 	
 	private MirrorMakerService mmService = new MirrorMakerService();
+	private ResponseBuilder responseBuilder = new ResponseBuilder();
 
 	@GET
 	@ApiOperation( value = "return BrTopic details", 
@@ -66,10 +67,9 @@
 })
 	public Response	getBridgedTopics(@QueryParam("mmagent") String mmagent,
 						   			@QueryParam("detail") Boolean detailFlag ){
-		ApiService check = new ApiService();
-		
+
 		if ( mmagent == null ) {
-			return check.success(getMMcounts(Boolean.TRUE.equals(detailFlag)));
+			return responseBuilder.success(getMMcounts(Boolean.TRUE.equals(detailFlag)));
 
 		}
 		logger.info( "getBridgeTopics():" + " mmagent=" + mmagent);
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@
 
 			MirrorMaker mm = mmService.getMirrorMaker(mmagent);
 			if ( mm == null ) {		
-				return check.notFound();
+				return responseBuilder.notFound();
 			} 
 					
 			brTopic.setTopicCount( mm.getTopicCount() );
@@ -91,16 +91,16 @@
 			
 			logger.info( "topicCount [2 locations]: " + brTopic.getTopicCount() );
 		
-			return check.success(brTopic);
+			return responseBuilder.success(brTopic);
 		} else {	
 			logger.info( "getBridgeTopics() detail:" + " mmagent=" + mmagent);
 			// get topics between 2 bridged locations	
 			MirrorMaker mm = mmService.getMirrorMaker(mmagent);
 			if ( mm == null ) {		
-				return check.notFound();
+				return responseBuilder.notFound();
 			} 
 
-			return check.success(mm);
+			return responseBuilder.success(mm);
 		}
 	}
 	
@@ -156,15 +156,13 @@
 						   			@QueryParam("refresh") Boolean refreshFlag,
 						   			@QueryParam("split") Boolean splitFlag,
 						   			MirrorMaker newBridge ){
-		ApiService check = new ApiService();	
-			
 		logger.info( "putBridgeTopics() mmagent:" +  mmagent );
 
 		if ( mmagent != null ) {		// put topics between 2 bridged locations
 			
 			MirrorMaker mm = mmService.getMirrorMaker(mmagent);
 			if ( mm == null ) {		
-				return check.notFound();
+				return responseBuilder.notFound();
 			} 
 			
 			if ( splitFlag != null && splitFlag == true ) {
@@ -173,24 +171,20 @@
 				logger.info( "setting whitelist from message body containing mmName=" + newBridge.getMmName());
 				if ( ! mmagent.equals(newBridge.getMmName()) ){
 					logger.error( "mmagent query param does not match mmName in body");
-					check.setCode(Status.BAD_REQUEST.getStatusCode());
-					check.setMessage("mmagent query param does not match mmName in body");
-					return check.error();
+					return responseBuilder.error(new ApiError(BAD_REQUEST.getStatusCode(),
+							"mmagent query param does not match mmName in body"));
 				}
 				mm.setTopics( newBridge.getTopics() );
 			} else {
 				logger.info( "refreshing whitelist from memory");
 			}
 			mmService.updateMirrorMaker(mm);
-			return check.success(mm);
+			return responseBuilder.success(mm);
 		}
 
 		else {
-
 			logger.error( "mmagent is required for PUT");
-			check.setCode(Status.BAD_REQUEST.getStatusCode());
-			check.setMessage("mmagent is required for PUT");
-			return check.error();
+			return responseBuilder.error(new ApiError(BAD_REQUEST.getStatusCode(), "mmagent is required for PUT"));
 		}
 
 	}
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/onap/dmaap/dbcapi/resources/DR_NodeResource.java b/src/main/java/org/onap/dmaap/dbcapi/resources/DR_NodeResource.java
index 8091ac3..029222e 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/onap/dmaap/dbcapi/resources/DR_NodeResource.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/onap/dmaap/dbcapi/resources/DR_NodeResource.java
@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@
 import javax.ws.rs.core.GenericEntity;
 import javax.ws.rs.core.MediaType;
 import javax.ws.rs.core.Response;
-import javax.ws.rs.core.Response.Status;
 
 import org.onap.dmaap.dbcapi.logging.BaseLoggingClass;
 import org.onap.dmaap.dbcapi.model.ApiError;
@@ -46,6 +45,9 @@
 import org.onap.dmaap.dbcapi.service.ApiService;
 import org.onap.dmaap.dbcapi.service.DR_NodeService;
 
+import static javax.ws.rs.core.Response.Status.BAD_REQUEST;
+import static javax.ws.rs.core.Response.Status.NO_CONTENT;
+
 @Path("/dr_nodes")
 @Api( value= "dr_nodes", description = "Endpoint for a Data Router Node server" )
 @Consumes(MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON)
@@ -53,7 +55,8 @@
 @Authorization
 public class DR_NodeResource extends BaseLoggingClass {
 
-	DR_NodeService dr_nodeService = new DR_NodeService();
+	private DR_NodeService dr_nodeService = new DR_NodeService();
+	private ResponseBuilder responseBuilder = new ResponseBuilder();
 	
 	@GET
 	@ApiOperation( value = "return DR_Node details", 
@@ -64,13 +67,11 @@
 	    @ApiResponse( code = 400, message = "Error", response = ApiError.class )
 	})
 	public Response getDr_Nodes() {
-		ApiService resp = new ApiService();
-
 		List<DR_Node> nodes = dr_nodeService.getAllDr_Nodes();
 
 		GenericEntity<List<DR_Node>> list = new GenericEntity<List<DR_Node>>(nodes) {
         };
-        return resp.success(list);
+        return responseBuilder.success(list);
 	}
 	
 	@POST
@@ -90,17 +91,14 @@
 			resp.required( "dcaeLocation", node.getDcaeLocationName(), "");
 			resp.required( "fqdn", node.getFqdn(), "");
 		} catch ( RequiredFieldException rfe ) {
-			resp.setCode(Status.BAD_REQUEST.getStatusCode());
-			resp.setMessage("missing required field");
-			resp.setFields("dcaeLocation, fqdn");
-			
-			return resp.error();
+			return responseBuilder.error(new ApiError(BAD_REQUEST.getStatusCode(),
+					"missing required field", "dcaeLocation, fqdn"));
 		}
 		DR_Node nNode = dr_nodeService.addDr_Node(node, resp.getErr());
 		if ( resp.getErr().is2xx()) {
-			return resp.success(nNode);
+			return responseBuilder.success(nNode);
 		}
-		return resp.error();
+		return responseBuilder.error(resp.getErr());
 	}
 	
 	@PUT
@@ -122,14 +120,14 @@
 			resp.required( "dcaeLocation", name, "");
 			resp.required( "fqdn", node.getFqdn(), "");
 		} catch ( RequiredFieldException rfe ) {
-			return resp.error();	
+			return responseBuilder.error(resp.getErr());
 		}
 		node.setFqdn(name);
 		DR_Node nNode = dr_nodeService.updateDr_Node(node, resp.getErr());
 		if ( resp.getErr().is2xx()) {
-			return resp.success(nNode);
+			return responseBuilder.success(nNode);
 		}
-		return resp.error();
+		return responseBuilder.error(resp.getErr());
 	}
 	
 	@DELETE
@@ -151,13 +149,13 @@
 			resp.required( "fqdn", name, "");
 		} catch ( RequiredFieldException rfe ) {
 			logger.debug( resp.toString() );
-			return resp.error();	
+			return responseBuilder.error(resp.getErr());
 		}
 		dr_nodeService.removeDr_Node(name, resp.getErr());
 		if ( resp.getErr().is2xx() ) {
-			return resp.success(Status.NO_CONTENT.getStatusCode(), null);
+			return responseBuilder.success(NO_CONTENT.getStatusCode(), null);
 		}
-		return resp.error();
+		return responseBuilder.error(resp.getErr());
 	}
 
 	@GET
@@ -176,8 +174,8 @@
 
 		DR_Node nNode = dr_nodeService.getDr_Node( name, resp.getErr() );
 		if ( resp.getErr().is2xx() ) {
-			return resp.success(nNode);
+			return responseBuilder.success(nNode);
 		}
-		return resp.error();
+		return responseBuilder.error(resp.getErr());
 	}
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/onap/dmaap/dbcapi/resources/DR_PubResource.java b/src/main/java/org/onap/dmaap/dbcapi/resources/DR_PubResource.java
index bcdb4b3..9c2ae21 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/onap/dmaap/dbcapi/resources/DR_PubResource.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/onap/dmaap/dbcapi/resources/DR_PubResource.java
@@ -58,7 +58,8 @@
 @Authorization
 public class DR_PubResource extends BaseLoggingClass {
 
-	DR_PubService dr_pubService = new DR_PubService();
+	private DR_PubService dr_pubService = new DR_PubService();
+	private ResponseBuilder responseBuilder = new ResponseBuilder();
 	
 	@GET
 	@ApiOperation( value = "return DR_Pub details", 
@@ -69,14 +70,12 @@
 	    @ApiResponse( code = 400, message = "Error", response = ApiError.class )
 	})
 	public  Response getDr_Pubs() {
-		ApiService resp = new ApiService();
-
 		logger.info( "Entry: GET /dr_pubs");
 		List<DR_Pub> pubs = dr_pubService.getAllDr_Pubs();
 
 		GenericEntity<List<DR_Pub>> list = new GenericEntity<List<DR_Pub>>(pubs) {
         };
-        return resp.success(list);
+        return responseBuilder.success(list);
 	}
 	
 	@POST
@@ -91,22 +90,43 @@
 			DR_Pub pub
 			) {
 		ApiService resp = new ApiService();
+		FeedService feeds = new FeedService();
+		Feed fnew = null;
 
 		logger.info( "Entry: POST /dr_pubs");
 
 		try {
 			resp.required( "feedId", pub.getFeedId(), "");
+		} catch ( RequiredFieldException rfe ) {
+			try {
+				resp.required( "feedName", pub.getFeedName(), "");
+			}catch ( RequiredFieldException rfe2 ) {
+				logger.debug( resp.toString() );
+				return responseBuilder.error(resp.getErr());
+			}
+			// if we found a FeedName instead of a FeedId then try to look it up.
+			List<Feed> nfeeds =  feeds.getAllFeeds( pub.getFeedName(), pub.getFeedVersion(), "equals");
+			if ( nfeeds.size() != 1 ) {
+				logger.debug( "Attempt to match "+ pub.getFeedName() + " ver="+pub.getFeedVersion() + " matched " + nfeeds.size() );
+				return responseBuilder.error(resp.getErr());
+			}
+			fnew = nfeeds.get(0);
+		}
+		try {
 			resp.required( "dcaeLocationName", pub.getDcaeLocationName(), "");
 		} catch ( RequiredFieldException rfe ) {
 			logger.debug( resp.getErr().toString() );
-			return resp.error();	
+			return responseBuilder.error(resp.getErr());
 		}
 
-		FeedService feeds = new FeedService();
-		Feed fnew = feeds.getFeed( pub.getFeedId(), resp.getErr() );
+
+		// we may have fnew already if located by FeedName
 		if ( fnew == null ) {
-			logger.info( "Specified feed " + pub.getFeedId() + " not known to Bus Controller");	
-			return resp.error();	
+			fnew = feeds.getFeed( pub.getFeedId(), resp.getErr() );
+		}
+		if ( fnew == null ) {
+			logger.info( "Specified feed " + pub.getFeedId() + " or " + pub.getFeedName() + " not known to Bus Controller");	
+			return responseBuilder.error(resp.getErr());
 		}
 
 		ArrayList<DR_Pub> pubs = fnew.getPubs();
@@ -125,13 +145,13 @@
 		fnew = feeds.updateFeed( fnew, resp.getErr() );	
 		
 		if ( ! resp.getErr().is2xx()) {	
-			return resp.error();			
+			return responseBuilder.error(resp.getErr());
 		}
 		pubs = fnew.getPubs();
 		logger.info( "num existing pubs after = " + pubs.size() );
 		
 		DR_Pub pnew = dr_pubService.getDr_Pub(pub.getPubId(), resp.getErr());
-		return resp.success(Status.CREATED.getStatusCode(), pnew);
+		return responseBuilder.success(Status.CREATED.getStatusCode(), pnew);
 	}
 	
 	@PUT
@@ -147,12 +167,10 @@
 			@PathParam("pubId") String name, 
 			DR_Pub pub
 			) {
-		ApiService resp = new ApiService();
-
 		logger.info( "Entry: PUT /dr_pubs");
 		pub.setPubId(name);
 		DR_Pub res = dr_pubService.updateDr_Pub(pub);
-		return resp.success(res);
+		return responseBuilder.success(res);
 	}
 	
 	@DELETE
@@ -173,24 +191,24 @@
 		try {
 			resp.required( "pubId", id, "");
 		} catch ( RequiredFieldException rfe ) {
-			return resp.error();
+			return responseBuilder.error(resp.getErr());
 		}
 
 		DR_Pub pub =  dr_pubService.getDr_Pub( id, resp.getErr() );
 		if ( ! resp.getErr().is2xx()) {	
-			return resp.error();					
+			return responseBuilder.error(resp.getErr());
 		}
 		FeedService feeds = new FeedService();
 		Feed fnew = feeds.getFeed( pub.getFeedId(), resp.getErr() );
 		if ( fnew == null ) {
 			logger.info( "Specified feed " + pub.getFeedId() + " not known to Bus Controller");	
-			return resp.error();
+			return responseBuilder.error(resp.getErr());
 		}
 		ArrayList<DR_Pub> pubs = fnew.getPubs();
 		if ( pubs.size() == 1 ) {
 			resp.setCode(Status.BAD_REQUEST.getStatusCode());
 			resp.setMessage( "Can't delete the last publisher of a feed");
-			return resp.error();	
+			return responseBuilder.error(resp.getErr());
 		}
 		
 		for( Iterator<DR_Pub> i = pubs.iterator(); i.hasNext(); ) {
@@ -202,14 +220,14 @@
 		fnew.setPubs(pubs);
 		fnew = feeds.updateFeed( fnew, resp.getErr() );
 		if ( ! resp.getErr().is2xx()) {	
-			return resp.error();			
+			return responseBuilder.error(resp.getErr());
 		}
 		
 		dr_pubService.removeDr_Pub(id, resp.getErr() );
 		if ( ! resp.getErr().is2xx()) {	
-			return resp.error();		
+			return responseBuilder.error(resp.getErr());
 		}
-		return resp.success(Status.NO_CONTENT.getStatusCode(), null);
+		return responseBuilder.success(Status.NO_CONTENT.getStatusCode(), null);
 	}
 
 	@GET
@@ -229,13 +247,13 @@
 		try {
 			resp.required( "feedId", id, "");
 		} catch ( RequiredFieldException rfe ) {
-			return resp.error();	
+			return responseBuilder.error(resp.getErr());
 		}
 
 		DR_Pub pub =  dr_pubService.getDr_Pub( id, resp.getErr() );
 		if ( ! resp.getErr().is2xx()) {	
 			resp.getErr();			
 		}
-		return resp.success(Status.OK.getStatusCode(), pub);
+		return responseBuilder.success(Status.OK.getStatusCode(), pub);
 	}
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/onap/dmaap/dbcapi/resources/DR_SubResource.java b/src/main/java/org/onap/dmaap/dbcapi/resources/DR_SubResource.java
index 28bfdc5..01ac059 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/onap/dmaap/dbcapi/resources/DR_SubResource.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/onap/dmaap/dbcapi/resources/DR_SubResource.java
@@ -51,6 +51,8 @@
 import io.swagger.annotations.ApiResponse;
 import io.swagger.annotations.ApiResponses;
 
+import static javax.ws.rs.core.Response.Status.CREATED;
+
 
 @Path("/dr_subs")
 @Api( value= "dr_subs", description = "Endpoint for a Data Router client that implements a Subscriber" )
@@ -58,6 +60,8 @@
 @Produces(MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON)
 @Authorization
 public class DR_SubResource extends BaseLoggingClass {
+
+	private ResponseBuilder responseBuilder = new ResponseBuilder();
 		
 	@GET
 	@ApiOperation( value = "return DR_Sub details", 
@@ -68,15 +72,12 @@
 	    @ApiResponse( code = 400, message = "Error", response = ApiError.class )
 	})
 	public Response getDr_Subs() {
-
-		ApiService resp = new ApiService();
-
 		DR_SubService dr_subService = new DR_SubService();
 		List<DR_Sub> subs = dr_subService.getAllDr_Subs();
 
 		GenericEntity<List<DR_Sub>> list = new GenericEntity<List<DR_Sub>>(subs) {
         };
-        return resp.success(list);
+        return responseBuilder.success(list);
 	}
 		
 	@POST
@@ -92,37 +93,54 @@
 			) {
 	
 		ApiService resp = new ApiService();
-
+		FeedService feeds = new FeedService();
+		Feed fnew = null;
 		try {
 			resp.required( "feedId", sub.getFeedId(), "");
+		} catch ( RequiredFieldException rfe ) {
+			try {
+				resp.required( "feedName", sub.getFeedName(), "");
+			}catch ( RequiredFieldException rfe2 ) {
+				logger.debug( resp.toString() );
+				return responseBuilder.error(resp.getErr());
+			}
+			// if we found a FeedName instead of a FeedId then try to look it up.
+			List<Feed> nfeeds =  feeds.getAllFeeds( sub.getFeedName(), sub.getFeedVersion(), "equals");
+			if ( nfeeds.size() != 1 ) {
+				logger.debug( "Attempt to match "+ sub.getFeedName() + " ver="+sub.getFeedVersion() + " matched " + nfeeds.size() );
+				return responseBuilder.error(resp.getErr());
+			}
+			fnew = nfeeds.get(0);
+		}
+			
+		try {
 			resp.required( "dcaeLocationName", sub.getDcaeLocationName(), "");
-	
 		} catch ( RequiredFieldException rfe ) {
 			logger.debug( resp.toString() );
-			return resp.error();	
+			return responseBuilder.error(resp.getErr());
 		}
-		
-		FeedService feeds = new FeedService();
-		Feed fnew = feeds.getFeed( sub.getFeedId(), resp.getErr() );
+		// we may have fnew already if located by FeedName
 		if ( fnew == null ) {
-			logger.warn( "Specified feed " + sub.getFeedId() + " not known to Bus Controller");
-			resp.setCode(Status.NOT_FOUND.getStatusCode());
-			return resp.error();
+			fnew = feeds.getFeed( sub.getFeedId(), resp.getErr() );
 		}
-
+		if ( fnew == null ) {
+			logger.warn( "Specified feed " + sub.getFeedId() + " or " + sub.getFeedName() + " not known to Bus Controller");
+			resp.setCode(Status.NOT_FOUND.getStatusCode());
+			return responseBuilder.error(resp.getErr());
+		}
 		DR_SubService dr_subService = new DR_SubService( fnew.getSubscribeURL());
 		ArrayList<DR_Sub> subs = fnew.getSubs();
 		logger.info( "num existing subs before = " + subs.size() );
 		DR_Sub snew = dr_subService.addDr_Sub(sub, resp.getErr() );
 		if ( ! resp.getErr().is2xx() ) {
-			return resp.error();
+			return responseBuilder.error(resp.getErr());
 		}
 		subs.add( snew );
 		logger.info( "num existing subs after = " + subs.size() );
 		
 		fnew.setSubs(subs);
 		logger.info( "update feed");
-		return resp.success(Status.CREATED.getStatusCode(), snew);
+		return responseBuilder.success(CREATED.getStatusCode(), snew);
 
 	}
 		
@@ -149,22 +167,22 @@
 	
 		} catch ( RequiredFieldException rfe ) {
 			logger.debug( resp.toString() );
-			return resp.error();
+			return responseBuilder.error(resp.getErr());
 		}
 		FeedService feeds = new FeedService();
 		Feed fnew = feeds.getFeed( sub.getFeedId(), resp.getErr() );
 		if ( fnew == null ) {
 			logger.warn( "Specified feed " + sub.getFeedId() + " not known to Bus Controller");
-			return resp.error();
+			return responseBuilder.error(resp.getErr());
 		}
-		
+
 		DR_SubService dr_subService = new DR_SubService();
 		sub.setSubId(name);
 		DR_Sub nsub = dr_subService.updateDr_Sub(sub, resp.getErr() );
 		if ( nsub != null && nsub.isStatusValid() ) {
-			return resp.success(nsub);
+			return responseBuilder.success(nsub);
 		}
-		return resp.error();
+		return responseBuilder.error(resp.getErr());
 	}
 		
 	@DELETE
@@ -186,14 +204,14 @@
 			resp.required( "subId", id, "");
 		} catch ( RequiredFieldException rfe ) {
 			logger.debug( resp.toString() );
-			return resp.error();	
+			return responseBuilder.error(resp.getErr());
 		}
 		DR_SubService dr_subService = new DR_SubService();
 		dr_subService.removeDr_Sub(id, resp.getErr() );
 		if ( ! resp.getErr().is2xx() ) {
-			return resp.error();
+			return responseBuilder.error(resp.getErr());
 		}
-		return resp.success(Status.NO_CONTENT.getStatusCode(), null );
+		return responseBuilder.success(Status.NO_CONTENT.getStatusCode(), null );
 	}
 
 	@GET
@@ -214,13 +232,13 @@
 			resp.required( "subId", id, "");
 		} catch ( RequiredFieldException rfe ) {
 			logger.debug( resp.toString() );
-			return resp.error();
+			return responseBuilder.error(resp.getErr());
 		}
 		DR_SubService dr_subService = new DR_SubService();
 		DR_Sub sub =  dr_subService.getDr_Sub( id, resp.getErr() );
 		if ( sub != null && sub.isStatusValid() ) {
-			return resp.success(sub);
+			return responseBuilder.success(sub);
 		}
-		return resp.error();
+		return responseBuilder.error(resp.getErr());
 	}
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/onap/dmaap/dbcapi/resources/DcaeLocationResource.java b/src/main/java/org/onap/dmaap/dbcapi/resources/DcaeLocationResource.java
index 8cb5336..89c9b49 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/onap/dmaap/dbcapi/resources/DcaeLocationResource.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/onap/dmaap/dbcapi/resources/DcaeLocationResource.java
@@ -41,13 +41,14 @@
 import javax.ws.rs.core.Response;
 import javax.ws.rs.core.Response.Status;
 
-import org.apache.log4j.Logger;
 import org.onap.dmaap.dbcapi.logging.BaseLoggingClass;
 import org.onap.dmaap.dbcapi.model.ApiError;
 import org.onap.dmaap.dbcapi.model.DcaeLocation;
-import org.onap.dmaap.dbcapi.service.ApiService;
 import org.onap.dmaap.dbcapi.service.DcaeLocationService;
 
+import static javax.ws.rs.core.Response.Status.NOT_FOUND;
+import static javax.ws.rs.core.Response.Status.NO_CONTENT;
+
 
 @Path("/dcaeLocations")
 @Api( value= "dcaeLocations", description = "an OpenStack tenant purposed for OpenDCAE (i.e. where OpenDCAE components might be deployed)" )
@@ -55,8 +56,8 @@
 @Produces(MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON)
 @Authorization
 public class DcaeLocationResource extends BaseLoggingClass {
-	static final Logger logger = Logger.getLogger(DcaeLocationResource.class);	
-	DcaeLocationService locationService = new DcaeLocationService();
+	private DcaeLocationService locationService = new DcaeLocationService();
+	private ResponseBuilder responseBuilder = new ResponseBuilder();
 	
 	@GET
 	@ApiOperation( value = "return dcaeLocation details", 
@@ -67,13 +68,10 @@
         @ApiResponse( code = 400, message = "Error", response = ApiError.class )
     })
 	public Response getDcaeLocations() {
-		ApiService check = new ApiService();
-
 		List<DcaeLocation> locs = locationService.getAllDcaeLocations();
 
-		GenericEntity<List<DcaeLocation>> list = new GenericEntity<List<DcaeLocation>>(locs) {
-        };
-        return check.success(list);
+		GenericEntity<List<DcaeLocation>> list = new GenericEntity<List<DcaeLocation>>(locs) {};
+        return responseBuilder.success(list);
 	}
 	
 	@POST
@@ -84,22 +82,14 @@
         @ApiResponse( code = 200, message = "Success", response = DcaeLocation.class),
         @ApiResponse( code = 400, message = "Error", response = ApiError.class )
     })
-	public Response addDcaeLocation( 
-			DcaeLocation location 
-			) {
-		ApiService check = new ApiService();
+	public Response addDcaeLocation(DcaeLocation location) {
 
 		if ( locationService.getDcaeLocation(location.getDcaeLocationName()) != null ) {
-				
-			check.setCode(Status.CONFLICT.getStatusCode());
-			check.setMessage("dcaeLocation already exists");
-			check.setFields("dcaeLocation");
-			
-			return check.error();
-
+			return responseBuilder.error(new ApiError(Status.CONFLICT.getStatusCode(),
+					"dcaeLocation already exists", "dcaeLocation"));
 		}
 		DcaeLocation loc = locationService.addDcaeLocation(location);
-		return check.success(Status.CREATED.getStatusCode(), loc);
+		return responseBuilder.success(Status.CREATED.getStatusCode(), loc);
 	}
 	
 	@PUT
@@ -112,25 +102,15 @@
     })
 	@Path("/{locationName}")
 	public Response updateDcaeLocation( 
-			@PathParam("locationName") String name, 
-			DcaeLocation location
-			 ) {
-		ApiService check = new ApiService();
+			@PathParam("locationName") String name, DcaeLocation location) {
 
 		location.setDcaeLocationName(name);
 		if ( locationService.getDcaeLocation(location.getDcaeLocationName()) == null ) {
-			ApiError err = new ApiError();
-				
-			err.setCode(Status.NOT_FOUND.getStatusCode());
-			err.setMessage("dcaeLocation does not exist");
-			err.setFields("dcaeLocation");
-			
-			return check.notFound();
-
+			return responseBuilder.notFound();
 
 		}
 		DcaeLocation loc = locationService.updateDcaeLocation(location);
-		return check.success(Status.CREATED.getStatusCode(), loc );
+		return responseBuilder.success(Status.CREATED.getStatusCode(), loc );
 	}
 	
 	@DELETE
@@ -143,10 +123,8 @@
 	public Response deleteDcaeLocation( 
 			@PathParam("locationName") String name
 			 ){
-		ApiService check = new ApiService();
-
 		locationService.removeDcaeLocation(name);
-		return check.success(Status.NO_CONTENT.getStatusCode(), null);
+		return responseBuilder.success(NO_CONTENT.getStatusCode(), null);
 	}
 
 	@GET
@@ -157,23 +135,19 @@
     })
 	@Path("/{locationName}")
 	public Response getDcaeLocation( 
-			@PathParam("locationName") String name
-			 ) {
-		ApiService check = new ApiService();
+			@PathParam("locationName") String name) {
 
 		DcaeLocation loc =  locationService.getDcaeLocation( name );
 		if ( loc == null ) {
 			ApiError err = new ApiError();
 				
-			err.setCode(Status.NOT_FOUND.getStatusCode());
+			err.setCode(NOT_FOUND.getStatusCode());
 			err.setMessage("dcaeLocation does not exist");
 			err.setFields("dcaeLocation");
 			
-			return check.error();
-
-
+			return responseBuilder.error(err);
 		}
 
-		return check.success(loc);
+		return responseBuilder.success(loc);
 	}
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/onap/dmaap/dbcapi/resources/DmaapResource.java b/src/main/java/org/onap/dmaap/dbcapi/resources/DmaapResource.java
index bd30055..d7fb507 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/onap/dmaap/dbcapi/resources/DmaapResource.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/onap/dmaap/dbcapi/resources/DmaapResource.java
@@ -57,7 +57,8 @@
 public class DmaapResource extends BaseLoggingClass {
 
 
-	DmaapService dmaapService = new DmaapService();
+	private DmaapService dmaapService = new DmaapService();
+	private ResponseBuilder responseBuilder = new ResponseBuilder();
 	
 	@GET
 	@ApiOperation( value = "return dmaap details", notes = "returns the `dmaap` object, which contains system wide configuration settings", response = Dmaap.class)
@@ -67,10 +68,8 @@
     })
 
 	public Response getDmaap(@Context UriInfo uriInfo)  {
-		ApiService check = new ApiService();
-			
 		Dmaap d =  dmaapService.getDmaap();
-		return check.success(d);
+		return responseBuilder.success(d);
 	}
 	
 	@POST
@@ -88,16 +87,16 @@
 			check.required( "topicNsRoot", obj.getTopicNsRoot(), "" );
 			check.required( "bridgeAdminTopic", obj.getBridgeAdminTopic(), "" );
 		} catch( RequiredFieldException rfe ) {
-			return check.error();
+			return responseBuilder.error(check.getErr());
 		}
 	
 		Dmaap d =  dmaapService.addDmaap(obj);
 		if ( d == null ) {
-			return check.notFound();
+			return responseBuilder.notFound();
 
 		} 
 
-		return check.success(d);
+		return responseBuilder.success(d);
 	}
 	
 	@PUT
@@ -115,13 +114,13 @@
 			check.required( "topicNsRoot", obj.getTopicNsRoot(), "" );
 			check.required( "bridgeAdminTopic", obj.getBridgeAdminTopic(), "" );
 		} catch( RequiredFieldException rfe ) {
-			return check.error();
+			return responseBuilder.error(check.getErr());
 		}
 		Dmaap d =  dmaapService.updateDmaap(obj);
 		if ( d != null ) {
-			return check.success(d);
+			return responseBuilder.success(d);
 		} else {
-			return check.notFound();	
+			return responseBuilder.notFound();
 		}	
 	}
 	
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/onap/dmaap/dbcapi/resources/FeedResource.java b/src/main/java/org/onap/dmaap/dbcapi/resources/FeedResource.java
index a7b4f73..382d88c 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/onap/dmaap/dbcapi/resources/FeedResource.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/onap/dmaap/dbcapi/resources/FeedResource.java
@@ -56,7 +56,9 @@
 @Produces(MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON)
 @Authorization
 public class FeedResource extends BaseLoggingClass {
-	
+
+	private ResponseBuilder responseBuilder = new ResponseBuilder();
+
 	@GET
 	@ApiOperation( value = "return Feed details", 
 	notes = "Returns array of  `Feed` objects.", 
@@ -68,16 +70,13 @@
 	public Response getFeeds(
 			@QueryParam("feedName") String feedName,
 			@QueryParam("version") String version,
-			@QueryParam("match") String match
-			) {
-
-		ApiService resp = new ApiService();
+			@QueryParam("match") String match) {
 
 		FeedService feedService = new FeedService();
 		List<Feed> nfeeds =  feedService.getAllFeeds( feedName, version, match );
 		GenericEntity<List<Feed>> list = new GenericEntity<List<Feed>>(nfeeds) {
         };
-        return resp.success(list);
+        return responseBuilder.success(list);
 	}
 	
 
@@ -92,8 +91,7 @@
 	})
 	public Response addFeed( 
 			@WebParam(name = "feed") Feed feed,
-			@QueryParam("useExisting") String useExisting
-			) {
+			@QueryParam("useExisting") String useExisting) {
 
 		ApiService resp = new ApiService();
 
@@ -104,7 +102,7 @@
 			resp.required( "asprClassification", feed.getAsprClassification(), "" );
 		} catch ( RequiredFieldException rfe ) {
 			logger.debug( resp.toString() );
-			return resp.error();	
+			return responseBuilder.error(resp.getErr());
 		}
 		
 		
@@ -113,28 +111,28 @@
 		if ( nfeed == null ) {
 			nfeed =  feedService.addFeed( feed, resp.getErr() );
 			if ( nfeed != null ) {
-				return resp.success(nfeed);
+				return responseBuilder.success(nfeed);
 			} else {
 				logger.error( "Unable to create: " + feed.getFeedName() + ":" + feed.getFeedVersion());
 
-				return resp.error();			
+				return responseBuilder.error(resp.getErr());
 			}
 		} else if ( nfeed.getStatus() == DmaapObject_Status.DELETED ) {
 			feed.setFeedId( nfeed.getFeedId());
 			nfeed =  feedService.updateFeed(feed, resp.getErr());
 			if ( nfeed != null ) {
-				return resp.success(nfeed);
+				return responseBuilder.success(nfeed);
 			} else {
 				logger.info( "Unable to update: " + feed.getFeedName() + ":" + feed.getFeedVersion());
 
-				return resp.error();	
+				return responseBuilder.error(resp.getErr());
 			}
 		} else if ( (useExisting != null) && ("true".compareToIgnoreCase( useExisting ) == 0)) {
-			return resp.success(nfeed);
+			return responseBuilder.success(nfeed);
 		}
 
 		resp.setCode(Status.CONFLICT.getStatusCode());
-		return resp.error();
+		return responseBuilder.error(resp.getErr());
 	}
 	
 	@PUT
@@ -148,8 +146,7 @@
 	@Path("/{id}")
 	public Response updateFeed( 
 			@PathParam("id") String id,
-			@WebParam(name = "feed") Feed feed 
-			) {
+			@WebParam(name = "feed") Feed feed) {
 
 		FeedService feedService = new FeedService();
 		ApiService resp = new ApiService();
@@ -158,12 +155,12 @@
 			resp.required( "feedId", id, "");
 		} catch ( RequiredFieldException rfe ) {
 			logger.debug( resp.toString() );
-			return resp.error();	
+			return responseBuilder.error(resp.getErr());
 		}
 
 		Feed nfeed = feedService.getFeed( id, resp.getErr() );
 		if ( nfeed == null || nfeed.getStatus() == DmaapObject_Status.DELETED ) {
-			return resp.notFound();						
+			return responseBuilder.notFound();
 		}
 	
 		//  we assume there is no updates allowed for pubs and subs objects via this api...		
@@ -174,11 +171,11 @@
 		
 		nfeed =  feedService.updateFeed(nfeed, resp.getErr());
 		if ( nfeed != null ) {
-			return resp.success(nfeed);
+			return responseBuilder.success(nfeed);
 		} else {
 			logger.info( "Unable to update: " + feed.getFeedName() + ":" + feed.getFeedVersion());
 
-			return resp.error();	
+			return responseBuilder.error(resp.getErr());
 		}
 	}
 	
@@ -201,15 +198,15 @@
 		Feed nfeed =  feedService.getFeed( id, resp.getErr() );
 		if ( nfeed == null ) {
 			resp.setCode(Status.NOT_FOUND.getStatusCode());
-			return resp.error();
+			return responseBuilder.error(resp.getErr());
 		}
 		nfeed = feedService.removeFeed( nfeed, resp.getErr() );
 		if ( nfeed == null || nfeed.getStatus() == DmaapObject_Status.DELETED ) {
-			return resp.success(Status.NO_CONTENT.getStatusCode(), null);
+			return responseBuilder.success(Status.NO_CONTENT.getStatusCode(), null);
 		}
 		logger.info( "Unable to delete: " + id + ":" + nfeed.getFeedVersion());
 
-		return resp.error();
+		return responseBuilder.error(resp.getErr());
 	}
 
 	@GET
@@ -230,8 +227,8 @@
 		Feed nfeed =  feedService.getFeed( id, resp.getErr() );
 		if ( nfeed == null ) {
 			resp.setCode(Status.NOT_FOUND.getStatusCode());
-			return resp.error();
+			return responseBuilder.error(resp.getErr());
 		}
-		return resp.success(nfeed);
+		return responseBuilder.success(nfeed);
 	}
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/onap/dmaap/dbcapi/resources/InfoResource.java b/src/main/java/org/onap/dmaap/dbcapi/resources/InfoResource.java
index 31c22ba..bcb7ed2 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/onap/dmaap/dbcapi/resources/InfoResource.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/onap/dmaap/dbcapi/resources/InfoResource.java
@@ -32,8 +32,6 @@
 
 import javax.ws.rs.Consumes;
 import javax.ws.rs.GET;
-import javax.ws.rs.POST;
-import javax.ws.rs.PUT;
 import javax.ws.rs.Path;
 import javax.ws.rs.Produces;
 import javax.ws.rs.core.Context;
@@ -44,8 +42,6 @@
 import org.onap.dmaap.dbcapi.logging.BaseLoggingClass;
 import org.onap.dmaap.dbcapi.model.ApiError;
 import org.onap.dmaap.dbcapi.model.Dmaap;
-import org.onap.dmaap.dbcapi.service.ApiService;
-import org.onap.dmaap.dbcapi.service.DmaapService;
 
 
 
@@ -57,7 +53,7 @@
 public class InfoResource extends BaseLoggingClass {
 
 
-	DmaapService dmaapService = new DmaapService();
+	private ResponseBuilder responseBuilder = new ResponseBuilder();
 	
 	@GET
 	@ApiOperation( value = "return info details", notes = "returns the `info` object", response = Dmaap.class)
@@ -67,9 +63,7 @@
     })
 
 	public Response getInfo(@Context UriInfo uriInfo)  {
-		ApiService check = new ApiService();
-			
-			return check.success(204, null);
+		return responseBuilder.success(204, null);
 	}
 	
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/onap/dmaap/dbcapi/resources/MR_ClientResource.java b/src/main/java/org/onap/dmaap/dbcapi/resources/MR_ClientResource.java
index a621338..a67ac8f 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/onap/dmaap/dbcapi/resources/MR_ClientResource.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/onap/dmaap/dbcapi/resources/MR_ClientResource.java
@@ -50,6 +50,8 @@
 import org.onap.dmaap.dbcapi.service.MR_ClusterService;
 import org.onap.dmaap.dbcapi.service.TopicService;
 
+import static javax.ws.rs.core.Response.Status.NO_CONTENT;
+
 
 @Path("/mr_clients")
 @Api( value= "MR_Clients", description = "Endpoint for a Message Router Client that implements a Publisher or a Subscriber" )
@@ -59,6 +61,7 @@
 public class MR_ClientResource extends BaseLoggingClass {
 
 	private MR_ClientService mr_clientService = new MR_ClientService();
+	private ResponseBuilder responseBuilder = new ResponseBuilder();
 		
 	@GET
 	@ApiOperation( value = "return MR_Client details", 
@@ -69,13 +72,11 @@
 	    @ApiResponse( code = 400, message = "Error", response = ApiError.class )
 	})
 	public Response getMr_Clients() {
-		ApiService resp = new ApiService();
-
 		List<MR_Client> clients = mr_clientService.getAllMr_Clients();
 
 		GenericEntity<List<MR_Client>> list = new GenericEntity<List<MR_Client>>(clients) {
         };
-        return resp.success(list);		
+        return responseBuilder.success(list);
 	}
 		
 	@POST
@@ -90,8 +91,7 @@
 	    @ApiResponse( code = 400, message = "Error", response = ApiError.class )
 	})
 	public Response addMr_Client( 
-			MR_Client client
-			) {
+			MR_Client client) {
 		ApiService resp = new ApiService();
 
 		try {
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@
 
 		} catch ( RequiredFieldException rfe ) {
 			logger.debug( resp.toString() );
-			return resp.error();	
+			return responseBuilder.error(resp.getErr());
 		}
 		MR_ClusterService clusters = new MR_ClusterService();
 
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@
 			resp.setMessage( "MR_Cluster alias not found for dcaeLocation: " + client.getDcaeLocationName());
 			resp.setFields("dcaeLocationName");
 			logger.warn( resp.toString() );
-			return resp.error();
+			return responseBuilder.error(resp.getErr());
 		}
 		String url = cluster.getFqdn();
 		if ( url == null || url.isEmpty() ) {
@@ -126,22 +126,22 @@
 			resp.setMessage("FQDN not set for dcaeLocation " + client.getDcaeLocationName() );
 			resp.setFields("fqdn");
 			logger.warn( resp.toString() );
-			return resp.error();
+			return responseBuilder.error(resp.getErr());
 		}
 		TopicService topics = new TopicService();
 
 		Topic t = topics.getTopic(client.getFqtn(), resp.getErr() );
 		if ( t == null ) {
-			return resp.error();		
+			return responseBuilder.error(resp.getErr());
 		}
 		MR_Client nClient =  mr_clientService.addMr_Client(client, t, resp.getErr());
 		if ( resp.getErr().is2xx()) {
 			t = topics.getTopic(client.getFqtn(),  resp.getErr());
 			topics.checkForBridge(t, resp.getErr());
-			return resp.success(nClient);
+			return responseBuilder.success(nClient);
 		}
 		else {
-			return resp.error();			
+			return responseBuilder.error(resp.getErr());
 		}
 	}
 		
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@
 
 		} catch ( RequiredFieldException rfe ) {
 			logger.debug( resp.toString() );
-			return resp.error();		
+			return responseBuilder.error(resp.getErr());
 		}
 		client.setMrClientId(clientId);
 		MR_Client nClient = mr_clientService.updateMr_Client(client, resp.getErr() );
@@ -199,14 +199,14 @@
 			resp.required( "clientId", id, "");
 		} catch ( RequiredFieldException rfe ) {
 			logger.debug( resp.toString() );
-			return resp.error();	
+			return responseBuilder.error(resp.getErr());
 		}
 		mr_clientService.removeMr_Client(id, true, resp.getErr() );
 		if ( resp.getErr().is2xx()) {
-			return resp.success(Status.NO_CONTENT.getStatusCode(), null);
+			return responseBuilder.success(NO_CONTENT.getStatusCode(), null);
 		}
 		
-		return resp.error();
+		return responseBuilder.error(resp.getErr());
 	}
 
 	@GET
@@ -227,12 +227,12 @@
 			resp.required( "clientId", id, "");
 		} catch ( RequiredFieldException rfe ) {
 			logger.debug( resp.toString() );
-			return resp.error();	
+			return responseBuilder.error(resp.getErr());
 		}
 		MR_Client nClient =  mr_clientService.getMr_Client( id, resp.getErr() );
 		if ( resp.getErr().is2xx()) {
-			return resp.success(nClient);
+			return responseBuilder.success(nClient);
 		}
-		return resp.error();	
+		return responseBuilder.error(resp.getErr());
 	}
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/onap/dmaap/dbcapi/resources/MR_ClusterResource.java b/src/main/java/org/onap/dmaap/dbcapi/resources/MR_ClusterResource.java
index 50ab4db..5d2d379 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/onap/dmaap/dbcapi/resources/MR_ClusterResource.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/onap/dmaap/dbcapi/resources/MR_ClusterResource.java
@@ -44,7 +44,6 @@
 import org.onap.dmaap.dbcapi.model.ApiError;
 import org.onap.dmaap.dbcapi.model.MR_Cluster;
 import org.onap.dmaap.dbcapi.service.ApiService;
-import org.onap.dmaap.dbcapi.service.MR_ClientService;
 import org.onap.dmaap.dbcapi.service.MR_ClusterService;
 
 
@@ -55,8 +54,8 @@
 @Authorization
 public class MR_ClusterResource extends BaseLoggingClass {
 
-	MR_ClusterService mr_clusterService = new MR_ClusterService();
-	MR_ClientService mr_clients = new MR_ClientService();
+	private MR_ClusterService mr_clusterService = new MR_ClusterService();
+	private ResponseBuilder responseBuilder = new ResponseBuilder();
 		
 	@GET
 	@ApiOperation( value = "return MR_Cluster details", 
@@ -67,13 +66,11 @@
 	    @ApiResponse( code = 400, message = "Error", response = ApiError.class )
 	})
 	public Response getMr_Clusters() {
-		ApiService resp = new ApiService();
-
 		List<MR_Cluster> clusters = mr_clusterService.getAllMr_Clusters();
 
 		GenericEntity<List<MR_Cluster>> list = new GenericEntity<List<MR_Cluster>>(clusters) {
         };
-        return resp.success(list);
+        return responseBuilder.success(list);
 	}
 		
 	@POST
@@ -85,21 +82,20 @@
 	    @ApiResponse( code = 400, message = "Error", response = ApiError.class )
 	})
 	public Response  addMr_Cluster( 
-			MR_Cluster cluster
-			) {
+			MR_Cluster cluster) {
 		ApiService resp = new ApiService();
 
 		try {
 			resp.required( "dcaeLocationName", cluster.getDcaeLocationName(), "" );  
 			resp.required( "fqdn", cluster.getFqdn(), "" );
 		} catch( RequiredFieldException rfe ) {
-			return resp.error();
+			return responseBuilder.error(resp.getErr());
 		}
 		MR_Cluster mrc =  mr_clusterService.addMr_Cluster(cluster, resp.getErr() );
 		if ( mrc != null && mrc.isStatusValid() ) {
-			return resp.success(Status.CREATED.getStatusCode(), mrc);
+			return responseBuilder.success(Status.CREATED.getStatusCode(), mrc);
 		}
-		return resp.error();
+		return responseBuilder.error(resp.getErr());
 
 	}
 		
@@ -122,14 +118,14 @@
 			resp.required( "fqdn", clusterId, "" );
 			resp.required( "dcaeLocationName", cluster.getDcaeLocationName(), "" );  
 		} catch( RequiredFieldException rfe ) {
-			return resp.error();
+			return responseBuilder.error(resp.getErr());
 		}
 		cluster.setDcaeLocationName(clusterId);
 		MR_Cluster mrc =  mr_clusterService.updateMr_Cluster(cluster, resp.getErr() );
 		if ( mrc != null && mrc.isStatusValid() ) {
-			return resp.success(Status.CREATED.getStatusCode(), mrc);
+			return responseBuilder.success(Status.CREATED.getStatusCode(), mrc);
 		}
-		return resp.error();
+		return responseBuilder.error(resp.getErr());
 	}
 		
 	@DELETE
@@ -149,13 +145,13 @@
 		try {
 			resp.required( "fqdn", id, "" );
 		} catch( RequiredFieldException rfe ) {
-			return resp.error();
+			return responseBuilder.error(resp.getErr());
 		}
 		mr_clusterService.removeMr_Cluster(id, resp.getErr() );
 		if ( resp.getErr().is2xx()) {
-			return resp.success(Status.NO_CONTENT.getStatusCode(), null);
+			return responseBuilder.success(Status.NO_CONTENT.getStatusCode(), null);
 		} 
-		return resp.error();
+		return responseBuilder.error(resp.getErr());
 	}
 
 	@GET
@@ -175,12 +171,12 @@
 		try {
 			resp.required( "dcaeLocationName", id, "" );
 		} catch( RequiredFieldException rfe ) {
-			return resp.error();
+			return responseBuilder.error(resp.getErr());
 		}
 		MR_Cluster mrc =  mr_clusterService.getMr_Cluster( id, resp.getErr() );
 		if ( mrc != null && mrc.isStatusValid() ) {
-			return resp.success(Status.CREATED.getStatusCode(), mrc);
+			return responseBuilder.success(Status.CREATED.getStatusCode(), mrc);
 		}
-		return resp.error();
+		return responseBuilder.error(resp.getErr());
 	}
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/onap/dmaap/dbcapi/resources/ResponseBuilder.java b/src/main/java/org/onap/dmaap/dbcapi/resources/ResponseBuilder.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5d78aaf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/org/onap/dmaap/dbcapi/resources/ResponseBuilder.java
@@ -0,0 +1,85 @@
+/*
+ * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
+ * PNF-REGISTRATION-HANDLER
+ * ================================================================================
+ * Copyright (C) 2019 NOKIA Intellectual Property. All rights reserved.
+ * ================================================================================
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * 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.
+ * ============LICENSE_END=========================================================
+ */
+
+
+package org.onap.dmaap.dbcapi.resources;
+
+import org.onap.dmaap.dbcapi.logging.BaseLoggingClass;
+import org.onap.dmaap.dbcapi.model.ApiError;
+import org.slf4j.MDC;
+
+import javax.ws.rs.core.Response;
+
+import static com.att.eelf.configuration.Configuration.MDC_RESPONSE_CODE;
+import static com.att.eelf.configuration.Configuration.MDC_RESPONSE_DESC;
+import static com.att.eelf.configuration.Configuration.MDC_STATUS_CODE;
+import static javax.ws.rs.core.Response.Status.NOT_FOUND;
+import static javax.ws.rs.core.Response.Status.SERVICE_UNAVAILABLE;
+import static javax.ws.rs.core.Response.Status.UNAUTHORIZED;
+
+public class ResponseBuilder extends BaseLoggingClass {
+
+    Response success(Object d) {
+        return buildSuccessResponse(d, Response.Status.OK.getStatusCode());
+    }
+
+    Response success(int code, Object d) {
+        return buildSuccessResponse(d, code);
+    }
+
+    Response error(ApiError err) {
+        return buildErrResponse(err);
+    }
+
+    Response unauthorized(String msg) {
+        return buildErrResponse(new ApiError(UNAUTHORIZED.getStatusCode(), msg, "Authorization"));
+    }
+
+    Response unavailable() {
+        return buildErrResponse(new ApiError(SERVICE_UNAVAILABLE.getStatusCode(),
+                "Request is unavailable due to unexpected condition"));
+    }
+
+    Response notFound() {
+        return buildErrResponse(new ApiError(NOT_FOUND.getStatusCode(),"Requested object not found"));
+    }
+
+    private Response buildSuccessResponse(Object d, int code) {
+        MDC.put(MDC_STATUS_CODE, "COMPLETE");
+        MDC.put(MDC_RESPONSE_DESC, "");
+        return buildResponse(d, code);
+    }
+
+    private Response buildErrResponse(ApiError err) {
+        MDC.put(MDC_STATUS_CODE, "ERROR");
+        MDC.put(MDC_RESPONSE_DESC, err.getMessage());
+
+        return buildResponse(err, err.getCode());
+    }
+
+    private Response buildResponse(Object obj, int code) {
+        MDC.put(MDC_RESPONSE_CODE, String.valueOf(code));
+
+        auditLogger.auditEvent("");
+        return Response.status(code)
+                .entity(obj)
+                .build();
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/onap/dmaap/dbcapi/resources/TopicResource.java b/src/main/java/org/onap/dmaap/dbcapi/resources/TopicResource.java
index be1b3ac..4f442c9 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/onap/dmaap/dbcapi/resources/TopicResource.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/onap/dmaap/dbcapi/resources/TopicResource.java
@@ -50,6 +50,8 @@
 import org.onap.dmaap.dbcapi.service.TopicService;
 import org.onap.dmaap.dbcapi.util.DmaapConfig;
 
+import static javax.ws.rs.core.Response.Status.CREATED;
+
 @Path("/topics")
 @Api( value= "topics", description = "Endpoint for retreiving MR Topics" )
 @Consumes(MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON)
@@ -59,7 +61,8 @@
 	private static FqtnType defaultTopicStyle;
 	private static String defaultPartitionCount;
 	private static String defaultReplicationCount;
-	TopicService mr_topicService = new TopicService();
+	private TopicService mr_topicService = new TopicService();
+	private ResponseBuilder responseBuilder = new ResponseBuilder();
 	
 	public TopicResource() {
 		DmaapConfig p = (DmaapConfig)DmaapConfig.getConfig();
@@ -79,14 +82,11 @@
 	    @ApiResponse( code = 400, message = "Error", response = ApiError.class )
 	})
 	public Response getTopics() {
-
-		ApiService check = new ApiService();
-
 		List<Topic> allTopics = mr_topicService.getAllTopics();
 		
 		GenericEntity<List<Topic>> list = new GenericEntity<List<Topic>>(allTopics) {
 		        };
-		return check.success(list);
+		return responseBuilder.success(list);
 		
 	}
 		
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@
 			check.required( "owner", topic.getOwner(), "" );
 		} catch( RequiredFieldException rfe ) {
 			logger.error("Error", rfe);
-			return check.error();
+			return responseBuilder.error(check.getErr());
 		}
 		
 		ReplicationType t = topic.getReplicationCase();
@@ -142,9 +142,9 @@
 		
 		Topic mrc =  mr_topicService.addTopic(topic, check.getErr(), flag);
 		if ( mrc != null && check.getErr().is2xx() ) {
-			return check.success(Status.CREATED.getStatusCode(), mrc);
+			return responseBuilder.success(CREATED.getStatusCode(), mrc);
 		}
-		return check.error();
+		return responseBuilder.error(check.getErr());
 	}
 	
 	@PUT
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@
 		check.setCode(Status.BAD_REQUEST.getStatusCode());
 		check.setMessage( "Method /PUT not supported for /topics");
 		
-		return check.error();
+		return responseBuilder.error(check.getErr());
 	}
 		
 	@DELETE
@@ -185,14 +185,14 @@
 			check.required( "fqtn", id, "" );
 		} catch( RequiredFieldException rfe ) {
 			logger.error("Error", rfe);
-			return check.error();
+			return responseBuilder.error(check.getErr());
 		}
 		
 		mr_topicService.removeTopic(id, check.getErr());
 		if ( check.getErr().is2xx()) {
-			return check.success(Status.NO_CONTENT.getStatusCode(), null);
+			return responseBuilder.success(Status.NO_CONTENT.getStatusCode(), null);
 		} 
-		return check.error();
+		return responseBuilder.error(check.getErr());
 	}
 	
 
@@ -215,12 +215,12 @@
 			check.required( "topicName", id, "^\\S+$" );  //no white space allowed in topicName
 		} catch( RequiredFieldException rfe ) {
 			logger.error("Error", rfe);
-			return check.error();
+			return responseBuilder.error(check.getErr());
 		}
 		Topic mrc =  mr_topicService.getTopic( id, check.getErr() );
 		if ( mrc == null ) {
-			return check.error();
+			return responseBuilder.error(check.getErr());
 		}
-		return check.success(mrc);
+		return responseBuilder.success(mrc);
 		}
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/onap/dmaap/dbcapi/service/ApiService.java b/src/main/java/org/onap/dmaap/dbcapi/service/ApiService.java
index 6ae639d..23f4fef 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/onap/dmaap/dbcapi/service/ApiService.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/onap/dmaap/dbcapi/service/ApiService.java
@@ -25,10 +25,7 @@
 import static com.att.eelf.configuration.Configuration.MDC_END_TIMESTAMP;
 import static com.att.eelf.configuration.Configuration.MDC_KEY_REQUEST_ID;
 import static com.att.eelf.configuration.Configuration.MDC_PARTNER_NAME;
-import static com.att.eelf.configuration.Configuration.MDC_RESPONSE_CODE;
-import static com.att.eelf.configuration.Configuration.MDC_RESPONSE_DESC;
 import static com.att.eelf.configuration.Configuration.MDC_SERVICE_NAME;
-import static com.att.eelf.configuration.Configuration.MDC_STATUS_CODE;
 
 import java.text.SimpleDateFormat;
 import java.util.Date;
@@ -36,7 +33,6 @@
 import java.util.regex.Matcher;
 import java.util.regex.Pattern;
 
-import javax.ws.rs.core.Response;
 import javax.ws.rs.core.Response.Status;
 import javax.xml.bind.DatatypeConverter;
 
@@ -165,6 +161,7 @@
 
 	// test for presence of a required field
 	public void required( String name, Object val, String expr ) throws RequiredFieldException {
+		err.setCode(0);
 		if ( val == null  ) {
 			err.setCode(Status.BAD_REQUEST.getStatusCode());
 			err.setMessage("missing required field");
@@ -190,7 +187,7 @@
 
 
 	public void setCode(int statusCode) {
-		err.setCode(statusCode);	
+		err.setCode(statusCode);
 	}
 
 
@@ -202,63 +199,6 @@
 	public void setFields(String string) {
 		err.setFields(string);
 	}
-
-	private Response  buildResponse( Object obj ) {
-		stopwatch.stop();
-		MDC.put( MDC_RESPONSE_CODE, String.valueOf(err.getCode()) );
-		
-		auditLogger.auditEvent( "" );
-		return Response.status( err.getCode())
-				.entity(obj)
-				.build();
-	}
-	private Response  buildSuccessResponse(Object d) {
-		MDC.put( MDC_STATUS_CODE,  "COMPLETE");
-		MDC.put( MDC_RESPONSE_DESC, "");
-		return buildResponse( d );
-	}
-	private Response  buildErrResponse() {
-	
-		MDC.put( MDC_STATUS_CODE,  "ERROR");
-		MDC.put( MDC_RESPONSE_DESC, err.getMessage());
-		
-		return buildResponse(getErr());
-	}
-	public Response success( Object d ) {
-		err.setCode(Status.OK.getStatusCode());
-		return buildSuccessResponse(d);
-				
-	}
-	public Response success( int code, Object d ) {
-		err.setCode(code);
-		return buildSuccessResponse(d);
-	}
-
-	public Response unauthorized( String msg ) {
-		err.setCode(Status.UNAUTHORIZED.getStatusCode());
-		err.setFields( "Authorization");
-		err.setMessage( msg );
-		return buildErrResponse();
-	}
-	public Response unauthorized() {
-		err.setCode(Status.UNAUTHORIZED.getStatusCode());
-		err.setFields( "Authorization");
-		err.setMessage( "User credentials in HTTP Header field Authorization are not authorized for the requested action");
-		return buildErrResponse();
-	}
-	public Response unavailable() {
-		err.setCode(Status.SERVICE_UNAVAILABLE.getStatusCode());
-		err.setMessage( "Request is unavailable due to unexpected condition");
-		return buildErrResponse();
-	}
-	public Response notFound() {
-		err.setCode(Status.NOT_FOUND.getStatusCode());
-		err.setMessage( "Requested object not found");
-		return buildErrResponse();
-	}
-	public Response error() {
-		return buildErrResponse();
-	}
 	
 	public void checkAuthorization( String auth, String uriPath, String httpMethod ) throws AuthenticationErrorException, Exception {
 		authorization = auth;
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/onap/dmaap/dbcapi/service/DR_SubService.java b/src/main/java/org/onap/dmaap/dbcapi/service/DR_SubService.java
index 99c8f31..9d233a5 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/onap/dmaap/dbcapi/service/DR_SubService.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/onap/dmaap/dbcapi/service/DR_SubService.java
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@
 		String resp = prov.doPostDr_Sub( sub, apiError );
 		if ( "Yes".equals(unit_test) ) {
 			resp = simulateResp( sub, "POST" );
-			apiError.setCode(200);
+			apiError.setCode(201);
 		}
 		logger.debug( "addDr_Sub resp=" + resp );
 
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@
 			snew.setLastMod();
 			addEgressRoute( snew, apiError );
 			dr_subs.put( snew.getSubId(), snew );	
-			apiError.setCode(200);
+			apiError.setCode(201);
 		} else {
 			apiError.setCode(400);
 		}
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/onap/dmaap/dbcapi/service/TopicService.java b/src/main/java/org/onap/dmaap/dbcapi/service/TopicService.java
index eeffa5b..c5937f4 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/onap/dmaap/dbcapi/service/TopicService.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/onap/dmaap/dbcapi/service/TopicService.java
@@ -42,7 +42,6 @@
 import org.onap.dmaap.dbcapi.logging.DmaapbcLogMessageEnum;
 import org.onap.dmaap.dbcapi.model.ApiError;
 import org.onap.dmaap.dbcapi.model.DcaeLocation;
-import org.onap.dmaap.dbcapi.model.Dmaap;
 import org.onap.dmaap.dbcapi.model.DmaapObject.DmaapObject_Status;
 import org.onap.dmaap.dbcapi.model.MR_Client;
 import org.onap.dmaap.dbcapi.model.MR_Cluster;
@@ -70,6 +69,7 @@
 	
 	private static String centralCname;
 	private static boolean createTopicRoles;
+	private boolean strictGraph = true;
 
 
 	public TopicService(){
@@ -77,8 +77,10 @@
 		defaultGlobalMrHost = p.getProperty("MR.globalHost", "global.host.not.set");
 		centralCname = p.getProperty("MR.CentralCname");
 		createTopicRoles = "true".equalsIgnoreCase(p.getProperty("aaf.CreateTopicRoles", "true"));
-
-		
+		String unit_test = p.getProperty( "UnitTest", "No" );
+		if ( unit_test.equals( "Yes" ) ) {
+			strictGraph = false;
+		}
 		logger.info( "TopicService properties: CentralCname=" + centralCname + 
 				"   defaultGlobarlMrHost=" + defaultGlobalMrHost +
 				" createTopicRoles=" + createTopicRoles );
@@ -299,10 +301,13 @@
 	
 		
 	public Topic updateTopic( Topic topic, ApiError err ) {
-		logger.info( "Entry: updateTopic");
+		logger.info( "updateTopic: entry");
+		logger.info( "updateTopic: topic=" + topic);
+		logger.info( "updateTopic: fqtn=" + topic.getFqtn() );
 		if ( topic.getFqtn().isEmpty()) {
 			return null;
 		}
+		logger.info( "updateTopic: call checkForBridge");
 		Topic ntopic = checkForBridge( topic, err );
 		if ( ntopic == null ) {
 			topic.setStatus( DmaapObject_Status.INVALID);
@@ -311,6 +316,7 @@
 			}
 		}
 		if(ntopic != null) {
+			logger.info( "updateTopic: call put");
 			mr_topics.put( ntopic.getFqtn(), ntopic );
 		}
 		err.setCode(Status.OK.getStatusCode());
@@ -374,7 +380,8 @@
 	
 	
 	public Topic checkForBridge( Topic topic, ApiError err ) {
-		
+		logger.info( "checkForBridge: entry");
+		logger.info( "fqtn=" + topic.getFqtn() + "replicatonType=" + topic.getReplicationCase());
 		if ( topic.getReplicationCase() == ReplicationType.REPLICATION_NONE ) {
 			topic.setStatus( DmaapObject_Status.VALID);
 			return topic;	
@@ -384,6 +391,7 @@
 		
 		Set<String> groups = clusters.getGroups();
 		for ( String g : groups ) {
+			logger.info( "buildBridge for " + topic.getFqtn() + " on group" + g);
 			anythingWrong |= buildBridge( topic, err, g );
 		}
 		if ( anythingWrong ) {
@@ -398,19 +406,24 @@
 	}
 		
 	private boolean buildBridge( Topic topic, ApiError err, String group ) {
-
+		logger.info( "buildBridge: entry");
 		boolean anythingWrong = false;
 		Graph graph;
+		logger.info( "buildBridge: strictGraph=" + strictGraph );
 		if ( group == null || group.isEmpty() ) {
-			graph = new Graph( topic.getClients(), true );
+			graph = new Graph( topic.getClients(), strictGraph );
 		} else {
-			graph = new Graph( topic.getClients(), true, group );
+			graph = new Graph( topic.getClients(), strictGraph, group );
 		}
+		logger.info( "buildBridge: graph=" + graph );
 		MR_Cluster groupCentralCluster = null;
 		
+		
 		if ( graph.isEmpty() ) {
+			logger.info( "buildBridge: graph is empty.  return false" );
 			return false;
 		} else if ( group == null &&  topic.getReplicationCase().involvesFQDN() ) {
+			logger.info( "buildBridge: group is null and replicationCaseInvolvesFQDN. return false" );
 			return false;
 		} else if ( ! graph.hasCentral() ) {
 			logger.warn( "Topic " + topic.getFqtn() + " wants to be " + topic.getReplicationCase() + " but has no central clients");
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/onap/dmaap/dbcapi/model/MR_ClusterTest.java b/src/test/java/org/onap/dmaap/dbcapi/model/MR_ClusterTest.java
index ebe7b1e..514e0d1 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/onap/dmaap/dbcapi/model/MR_ClusterTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/onap/dmaap/dbcapi/model/MR_ClusterTest.java
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
 import org.junit.Test;
 import org.onap.dmaap.dbcapi.testframework.ReflectionHarness;
 public class MR_ClusterTest {
-	String d, fqdn;
+	String d, fqdn, repGrp, p1, p2, prot, p0;
 
 	ReflectionHarness rh = new ReflectionHarness();
 
@@ -38,6 +38,14 @@
 	public void setUp() throws Exception {
 		d = "central-onap";
 		fqdn = "mr.onap.org";
+		repGrp = "zeppelin";
+		prot = "http";
+		p0 = "3904";
+		p1 = "9092";
+		p2 = "2323";
+		
+	
+		
 	}
 
 	@After
@@ -58,10 +66,45 @@
 	@Test
 	public void testMR_ClusterClassConstructor() {
 
-		MR_Cluster t = new MR_Cluster( d, fqdn, "http", "3904");
+		MR_Cluster t = new MR_Cluster( d, fqdn, prot, p0);
 	
 		assertTrue( t.getDcaeLocationName() == d  );
 		assertTrue( t.getFqdn() == fqdn  );
+		assertTrue( t.getTopicProtocol() == prot );
+		assertTrue( t.getTopicPort() == p0 );
+		
+		// pass null params to trigger default settings
+		 t = new MR_Cluster( d, fqdn, null, null );
+		
+		assertTrue( t.getDcaeLocationName() == d  );
+		assertTrue( t.getFqdn() == fqdn  );
+		assertTrue( t.getTopicProtocol() != null );
+		assertTrue( t.getTopicPort() != null );
+	}
+	
+	@Test
+	public void testMR_ClusterManyArgsClassConstructor() {
+
+		MR_Cluster t = new MR_Cluster( d, fqdn, prot, p0, repGrp, p1, p2 );
+	
+		assertTrue( t.getDcaeLocationName() == d  );
+		assertTrue( t.getFqdn() == fqdn  );
+		assertTrue( t.getTopicProtocol() == prot );
+		assertTrue( t.getTopicPort() == p0 );
+		assertTrue( t.getReplicationGroup() == repGrp  );
+		assertTrue( t.getSourceReplicationPort() == p1  );
+		assertTrue( t.getTargetReplicationPort() == p2 );
+		
+		// pass null params to trigger default settings
+		t = new MR_Cluster( d, fqdn, null, null, null, null, null );
+		
+		assertTrue( t.getDcaeLocationName() == d  );
+		assertTrue( t.getFqdn() == fqdn  );
+		assertTrue( t.getTopicProtocol() != null );
+		assertTrue( t.getTopicPort() != null );
+		assertTrue( t.getReplicationGroup() != null  );
+		assertTrue( t.getSourceReplicationPort() != null  );
+		assertTrue( t.getTargetReplicationPort() != null );
 	}
 
 	@Test
@@ -72,7 +115,13 @@
 		assertTrue( t.getDcaeLocationName() == null  );
 		assertTrue( t.getFqdn() == null  );
 
-		String fqtn = t.genTopicURL( "cluster2.onap.org", "org.onap.topic2" );	
+		String override = "cluster2.onap.org";
+		String	topic2 = "org.onap.topic2";
+		String fqtn = t.genTopicURL( override, topic2 );	
+		assertTrue( fqtn.contains( override) && fqtn.contains(topic2));
+		
+		fqtn = t.genTopicURL( null, "org.onap.topic2" );
+		assertTrue(fqtn.contains(topic2));
 	}
 
 
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/onap/dmaap/dbcapi/resources/DR_PubResourceTest.java b/src/test/java/org/onap/dmaap/dbcapi/resources/DR_PubResourceTest.java
index 42c8014..d4f71bb 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/onap/dmaap/dbcapi/resources/DR_PubResourceTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/onap/dmaap/dbcapi/resources/DR_PubResourceTest.java
@@ -98,6 +98,18 @@
 		return dr_pub;
 	}
 	
+	private DR_Pub addPubByName( String d, String un, String up, String feedName) {
+		DR_Pub dr_pub = new DR_Pub( d, un, up, null, "" );
+		dr_pub.setFeedName(feedName);
+		Entity<DR_Pub> reqEntity2 = Entity.entity( dr_pub, MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON);
+		Response resp = target( "dr_pubs").request().post( reqEntity2, Response.class);
+		System.out.println( "POST dr_pubs resp=" + resp.getStatus() );
+		assertTrue( resp.getStatus() == 201 );
+		dr_pub = resp.readEntity( DR_Pub.class );
+		
+		return dr_pub;
+	}
+	
 	@Test
 	public void GetTest() {
 		Response resp = target( "dr_pubs").request().get( Response.class );
@@ -119,6 +131,20 @@
 
 		DR_Pub dr_pub = addPub( d, un, up, feed.getFeedId() );
 	}
+	
+	@Test
+	public void PostTestByName() {
+
+		Feed feed = addFeed( "pubPostTest2", "post unit test" );
+		System.out.println( "fpubPostTest: feedId=" + feed.getFeedId());
+		
+		String d, un, up;
+		d = "central-onap";
+		un = "user1";
+		up = "secretW0rd";
+
+		DR_Pub dr_pub = addPubByName( d, un, up, "pubPostTest2" );	
+	}
 
 	@Test
 	public void PutTest() {
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/onap/dmaap/dbcapi/resources/DR_SubResourceTest.java b/src/test/java/org/onap/dmaap/dbcapi/resources/DR_SubResourceTest.java
index 917507f..9ba5776 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/onap/dmaap/dbcapi/resources/DR_SubResourceTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/onap/dmaap/dbcapi/resources/DR_SubResourceTest.java
@@ -129,7 +129,21 @@
 		
 		return dr_sub;
 	}
-	
+	private DR_Sub addSubByName( String d, String un, String up, String feedName ) {
+		DR_Sub dr_sub = new DR_Sub( d, un, up, null, 
+				"https://subscriber.onap.org/foo", "https://dr-prov/sublog", true );
+		
+		dr_sub.setFeedName(feedName);
+
+		Entity<DR_Sub> reqEntity2 = Entity.entity( dr_sub, MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON);
+		Response resp = target( "dr_subs").request().post( reqEntity2, Response.class);
+		System.out.println( "POST dr_subs resp=" + resp.getStatus() );
+		assertTrue( resp.getStatus() == 201 );
+		dr_sub = resp.readEntity( DR_Sub.class );
+		
+		return dr_sub;
+	}
+
 	@Test
 	public void GetTest() {
 		Response resp = target( "dr_subs").request().get( Response.class );
@@ -153,6 +167,20 @@
 	}
 
 	@Test
+	public void PostTestByName() {
+
+		Feed feed = addFeed( "subPostTest2", "post unit test" );
+		System.out.println( "subPostTest2: feedId=" + feed.getFeedId());
+		
+		String d, un, up;
+		d = "central-onap";
+		un = "user1";
+		up = "secretW0rd";
+
+		DR_Sub dr_pub = addSubByName( d, un, up, feed.getFeedName() );
+	}
+
+	@Test
 	public void PutTest() {
 
 		Feed feed = addFeed( "subPutTest", "put unit test");
@@ -172,8 +200,9 @@
 		System.out.println( "PUT dr_subs resp=" + resp.getStatus() );
 		assertTrue( resp.getStatus() == 200 );
 	}
-/*
- * TODO: figure out how to check delete() response
+
+
+// TODO: figure out how to check delete() response
 	@Test
 	public void DelTest() {
 
@@ -191,9 +220,9 @@
 				.request()
 				.delete();
 		System.out.println( "DEL dr_subs resp=" + resp.getStatus() );
-		assertTrue( resp.getStatus() == 200 );
+		assertTrue( resp.getStatus() == 204 );
 	}
-*/
+
 
 }
 
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/onap/dmaap/dbcapi/resources/MR_ClusterResourceTest.java b/src/test/java/org/onap/dmaap/dbcapi/resources/MR_ClusterResourceTest.java
index e4d1da0..05bdeea 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/onap/dmaap/dbcapi/resources/MR_ClusterResourceTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/onap/dmaap/dbcapi/resources/MR_ClusterResourceTest.java
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@
 		Response resp = target( "mr_clusters").request().post( reqEntity, Response.class );
 		System.out.println( "POST MR_Cluster resp=" + resp.getStatus() + " " + resp.readEntity( String.class ) );
 		if (resp.getStatus() != 409 ) {
-			assertTrue( resp.getStatus() == 201);
+			assertTrue( resp.getStatus() >= 200 && resp.getStatus() < 300);
 		}
 		resp = target( "mr_clusters").
 				path( cluster.getDcaeLocationName()).request().get( Response.class );
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@
 			Response resp = target( "dcaeLocations").request().post( reqEntity, Response.class );
 			System.out.println( "POST dcaeLocation resp=" + resp.getStatus() + " " + resp.readEntity( String.class ));
 			if ( resp.getStatus() != 409 ) {
-				assertTrue( resp.getStatus() == 201 );
+				assertTrue( resp.getStatus() >= 200 && resp.getStatus() < 300 );
 			}
 		} catch (Exception e ) {
 		}
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/onap/dmaap/dbcapi/resources/ResponseBuilderTest.java b/src/test/java/org/onap/dmaap/dbcapi/resources/ResponseBuilderTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ff61d14
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/java/org/onap/dmaap/dbcapi/resources/ResponseBuilderTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,96 @@
+/*
+ * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
+ * PNF-REGISTRATION-HANDLER
+ * ================================================================================
+ * Copyright (C) 2019 NOKIA Intellectual Property. All rights reserved.
+ * ================================================================================
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * 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.
+ * ============LICENSE_END=========================================================
+ */
+
+package org.onap.dmaap.dbcapi.resources;
+
+import org.junit.Test;
+import org.onap.dmaap.dbcapi.model.ApiError;
+
+import javax.ws.rs.core.Response;
+
+import static javax.ws.rs.core.Response.Status.NOT_FOUND;
+import static javax.ws.rs.core.Response.Status.SERVICE_UNAVAILABLE;
+import static javax.ws.rs.core.Response.Status.UNAUTHORIZED;
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
+
+public class ResponseBuilderTest {
+
+    private static final String OBJECT = "Objcect";
+    private static final String MESSAGE = "msg";
+    private static final int CODE = 100;
+    private ResponseBuilder responseBuilder = new ResponseBuilder();
+
+    @Test
+    public void success_shouldCreateResponseWithOKStatusCode() {
+
+        Response response = responseBuilder.success(OBJECT);
+
+        assertEquals(OBJECT, response.getEntity());
+        assertEquals(Response.Status.OK.getStatusCode(), response.getStatus());
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void success_shouldCreateResponseWithDefinedStatusCode() {
+
+        Response response = responseBuilder.success(CODE, OBJECT);
+
+        assertEquals(OBJECT, response.getEntity());
+        assertEquals(CODE, response.getStatus());
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void unauthorized_shouldCreateCorrectResponse() {
+
+        ApiError error = new ApiError(UNAUTHORIZED.getStatusCode(), MESSAGE, "Authorization");
+        Response response = responseBuilder.unauthorized(MESSAGE);
+
+        assertEquals(error, response.getEntity());
+        assertEquals(error.getCode(), response.getStatus());
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void unavailable_shouldCreateCorrectResponse() {
+
+        ApiError error = new ApiError(SERVICE_UNAVAILABLE.getStatusCode(),
+                "Request is unavailable due to unexpected condition");
+        Response response = responseBuilder.unavailable();
+
+        assertEquals(error, response.getEntity());
+        assertEquals(error.getCode(), response.getStatus());
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void notFound_shouldCreateCorrectResponse() {
+        ApiError error = new ApiError(NOT_FOUND.getStatusCode(), "Requested object not found");
+        Response response = responseBuilder.notFound();
+
+        assertEquals(error, response.getEntity());
+        assertEquals(error.getCode(), response.getStatus());
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void error_shouldCreateCorrectResponse() {
+        ApiError error = new ApiError(CODE, "Some Error");
+        Response response = responseBuilder.error(error);
+
+        assertEquals(error, response.getEntity());
+        assertEquals(error.getCode(), response.getStatus());
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/onap/dmaap/dbcapi/resources/TopicResourceTest.java b/src/test/java/org/onap/dmaap/dbcapi/resources/TopicResourceTest.java
index b494a59..ac22e17 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/onap/dmaap/dbcapi/resources/TopicResourceTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/onap/dmaap/dbcapi/resources/TopicResourceTest.java
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@
 			Response resp = target( "mr_clusters").request().post( reqEntity, Response.class );
 			System.out.println( "POST MR_Cluster resp=" + resp.getStatus() + " " + resp.readEntity( String.class ) );
 			if (resp.getStatus() != 409 ) {
-				assertTrue( resp.getStatus() == 201);
+				assertTrue( resp.getStatus() == 200 );
 			}	
 		} catch (Exception e ) {
 			
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/onap/dmaap/dbcapi/service/ApiServiceTest.java b/src/test/java/org/onap/dmaap/dbcapi/service/ApiServiceTest.java
index 67489e1..33cce9d 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/onap/dmaap/dbcapi/service/ApiServiceTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/onap/dmaap/dbcapi/service/ApiServiceTest.java
@@ -19,19 +19,13 @@
  */
 package org.onap.dmaap.dbcapi.service;
 
-import  org.onap.dmaap.dbcapi.model.*;
-import  org.onap.dmaap.dbcapi.aaf.*;
 import org.onap.dmaap.dbcapi.authentication.AuthenticationErrorException;
 import org.onap.dmaap.dbcapi.resources.*;
 import org.onap.dmaap.dbcapi.testframework.ReflectionHarness;
 
-import static org.junit.Assert.*;
-
 import org.junit.After;
 import org.junit.Before;
 import org.junit.Test;
-import java.util.List;
-import javax.ws.rs.core.Response;
 
 public class ApiServiceTest {
 
@@ -55,8 +49,8 @@
 	public void test1() {
 
 
-		//rh.reflect( "org.onap.dmaap.dbcapi.service.ApiService", "get", null );	
-	
+		//rh.reflect( "org.onap.dmaap.dbcapi.service.ApiService", "get", null );
+
 	}
 
 	@Test
@@ -74,12 +68,6 @@
 			nd.required( "aName", null, "anExpr" );
 		} catch ( RequiredFieldException rfe ) {
 		}
-		String out = nd.toString();	
-		Response r = nd.unauthorized( "aMessage" );
-		r = nd.unauthorized();
-		r = nd.unavailable();
-		r = nd.notFound();
-		r = nd.error();
 		try {
 			nd.checkAuthorization( "authval", "/uri/Path", "GET" );
 			nd.checkAuthorization();
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/onap/dmaap/dbcapi/service/TopicServiceTest.java b/src/test/java/org/onap/dmaap/dbcapi/service/TopicServiceTest.java
index 8fd7b47..f571520 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/onap/dmaap/dbcapi/service/TopicServiceTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/onap/dmaap/dbcapi/service/TopicServiceTest.java
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 package org.onap.dmaap.dbcapi.service;
 
 import  org.onap.dmaap.dbcapi.model.*;
+import org.onap.dmaap.dbcapi.testframework.DmaapObjectFactory;
 import org.onap.dmaap.dbcapi.testframework.ReflectionHarness;
 
 import static org.junit.Assert.*;
@@ -33,17 +34,42 @@
 public class TopicServiceTest {
 
 	private static final String  fmt = "%24s: %s%n";
-
+	private static DmaapObjectFactory factory = new DmaapObjectFactory();
 	ReflectionHarness rh = new ReflectionHarness();
 
-	TopicService ts;
-	MR_ClusterService mcs;
-	String locname = "central-onap";
+	private TopicService ts;
+	private MR_ClusterService mcs;
+	private MR_ClientService cls;
+	private DcaeLocationService dls;
+
+	DmaapService ds;
+	String locname;
 
 	@Before
 	public void setUp() throws Exception {
 		ts = new TopicService();
+		assert( ts != null );
 		mcs = new MR_ClusterService();
+		assert( mcs != null );
+		Dmaap nd = factory.genDmaap();
+		ds = new DmaapService();
+		ds.addDmaap( nd );
+		ts = new TopicService();
+		mcs = new MR_ClusterService();
+		cls = new MR_ClientService();
+
+		dls = new DcaeLocationService();
+		DcaeLocation loc = factory.genDcaeLocation( "central" );
+		locname = loc.getDcaeLocationName();
+		dls.addDcaeLocation( loc );
+		loc = factory.genDcaeLocation( "edge");
+
+		ApiError err = new ApiError();
+		
+		MR_Cluster node = factory.genMR_Cluster( "central" );
+		mcs.addMr_Cluster( node, err);
+		node = factory.genMR_Cluster("edge" );
+		mcs.addMr_Cluster(node,  err);
 	}
 
 	@After
@@ -68,32 +94,31 @@
 
 	@Test
 	public void test3() {
-		Topic topic = new Topic();
+		String t = "test3";
+		Topic topic = factory.genSimpleTopic( t );
 		ApiError err = new ApiError();
-		topic.setTopicName( "test3" );
-		topic.setFqtnStyle( FqtnType.Validator("none") );
-		topic.getFqtn();
+		
 		Topic nTopic = ts.addTopic( topic, err, false );
 		if ( nTopic != null ) {
-			assertTrue( nTopic.getTopicName().equals( topic.getTopicName() ));
+			assertTrue( nTopic.getTopicName().equals( t ));
 		}
 
 	}
 
 	@Test
 	public void test3a() {
-		Topic topic = new Topic();
+
+
 		ApiError err = new ApiError();
-		topic.setTopicName( "test3" );
-		topic.setFqtnStyle( FqtnType.Validator("none") );
-		topic.getFqtn();
+
 		String t = "org.onap.dmaap.interestingTopic";
+		Topic topic = factory.genSimpleTopic(t);
 		String f = "mrc.onap.org:3904/events/org.onap.dmaap.interestingTopic";
 		String c = "publisher";
 		String[] a = { "sub", "view" };
-		MR_Client sub = new MR_Client( locname, f, c, a );
+		MR_Client sub = factory.genMR_Client("central",  f, c, a );
 		String[] b = { "pub", "view" };
-		MR_Client pub = new MR_Client( "edge", f, c, b );
+		MR_Client pub = factory.genMR_Client( "edge", f, c, b );
 		ArrayList<MR_Client> clients = new ArrayList<MR_Client>();
 
 		clients.add( sub );
@@ -106,7 +131,7 @@
 		
 		Topic nTopic = ts.addTopic( topic, err, false );
 		if ( nTopic != null ) {
-			assertTrue( nTopic.getTopicName().equals( topic.getTopicName() ));
+			assertTrue( nTopic.getTopicName().equals( t ));
 		}
 		
 
@@ -122,21 +147,60 @@
 	@Test
 	public void test5() {
 		ApiError err = new ApiError();
-/*
 
-TODO: find a null pointer in here...
-		String[] hl = { "host1", "host2", "host3" };
-		String loc = "central-onap";
-		MR_Cluster cluster = new MR_Cluster( loc, "localhost", "", hl );
-		mcs.addMr_Cluster( cluster, err );
-		Topic topic = new Topic();
-		topic.setTopicName( "test5" );
-		topic.setFqtnStyle( FqtnType.Validator("none") );
-		topic.setReplicationCase( ReplicationType.Validator("none") );
-		String f = topic.getFqtn();
+		Topic topic = factory.genSimpleTopic("test5");
 		Topic nTopic = ts.updateTopic( topic, err );
-*/
-		assertTrue( err.getCode() == 0 );
+
+		assertTrue( err.getCode() == 200 );
+	}
+	
+	@Test
+	public void bridgeTest6() {
+		ApiError err = new ApiError();
+
+		String t = "org.onap.dmaap.bridgingTopic";
+		Topic topic = factory.genSimpleTopic(t);
+		topic.setReplicationCase( ReplicationType.REPLICATION_EDGE_TO_CENTRAL );
+
+		String c = "publisher";
+		String[] a = { "sub", "view" };
+		MR_Client sub = factory.genMR_Client("central",  topic.getFqtn(), c, a );
+		String[] b = { "pub", "view" };
+		MR_Client pub = factory.genMR_Client( "edge", topic.getFqtn(), c, b );
+		ArrayList<MR_Client> clients = new ArrayList<MR_Client>();
+
+		clients.add( sub );
+		clients.add( pub );
+
+		topic.setClients( clients );
+
+		Topic nTopic = ts.updateTopic( topic, err );
+
+		assertTrue( err.getCode() == 200 );
+	}
+	@Test
+	public void bridgeTest7() {
+		ApiError err = new ApiError();
+
+		String t = "org.onap.dmaap.bridgingTopic7";
+		Topic topic = factory.genSimpleTopic(t);
+		topic.setReplicationCase( ReplicationType.REPLICATION_CENTRAL_TO_EDGE );
+
+		String c = "publisher";
+		String[] a = { "sub", "view" };
+		MR_Client sub = factory.genMR_Client("edge",  topic.getFqtn(), c, a );
+		String[] b = { "pub", "view" };
+		MR_Client pub = factory.genMR_Client( "central", topic.getFqtn(), c, b );
+		ArrayList<MR_Client> clients = new ArrayList<MR_Client>();
+
+		clients.add( sub );
+		clients.add( pub );
+
+		topic.setClients( clients );
+
+		Topic nTopic = ts.updateTopic( topic, err );
+
+		assertTrue( err.getCode() == 200 );
 	}
 
 }
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/onap/dmaap/dbcapi/testframework/DmaapObjectFactory.java b/src/test/java/org/onap/dmaap/dbcapi/testframework/DmaapObjectFactory.java
index 0bce106..901b4ea 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/onap/dmaap/dbcapi/testframework/DmaapObjectFactory.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/onap/dmaap/dbcapi/testframework/DmaapObjectFactory.java
@@ -99,6 +99,7 @@
         t.setFqtnStyle( FqtnType.Validator("none") );
         t.setTopicDescription( "a simple Topic named " + tname );
         t.setOwner( "ut");
+        t.setFqtn(t.genFqtn());
 		return t;
 	}
 
diff --git a/version.properties b/version.properties
index c811740..102b722 100644
--- a/version.properties
+++ b/version.properties
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 
 major=1
 minor=0
-patch=23
+patch=24
 base_version=${major}.${minor}.${patch}
 
 # Release must be completed with git revision # in Jenkins