* Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
  * You may obtain a copy of the License at
- * 
+ *
  *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
- * 
+ *
  * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
  * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
  * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
  * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
  * limitations under the License.
- * 
+ *
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
  * ============LICENSE_END=========================================================
  */
 import org.onap.policy.distribution.main.parameters.PolicyForwarderConfigurationParameterGroup;
 
 /**
- * Holds the parameters for the{@link XacmlPdpPolicyForwarder}
+ * Holds the parameters for the{@link XacmlPdpPolicyForwarder}.
  */
 public class XacmlPdpPolicyForwarderParameterGroup extends PolicyForwarderConfigurationParameterGroup {
     public static final String POLICY_FORWARDER_PLUGIN_CLASS = XacmlPdpPolicyForwarder.class.getCanonicalName();
     private boolean isManaged;
     private String pdpGroup;
 
+    /**
+     * Construct an instance.
+     *
+     * @param builder the builder create the instance from
+     */
+    private XacmlPdpPolicyForwarderParameterGroup(final XacmlPdpPolicyForwarderParameterGroupBuilder builder) {
+        this.useHttps = builder.useHttps;
+        this.hostname = builder.hostname;
+        this.port = builder.port;
+        this.userName = builder.userName;
+        this.password = builder.password;
+        this.clientAuth = builder.clientAuth;
+        this.isManaged = builder.isManaged;
+        this.pdpGroup = builder.pdpGroup;
+    }
+
     public boolean isUseHttps() {
         return useHttps;
     }
         }
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Construct an instance
-     *
-     * @param builder the builder create the instance from
-     */
-    private XacmlPdpPolicyForwarderParameterGroup(final XacmlPdpPolicyForwarderParameterGroupBuilder builder) {
-        this.useHttps = builder.useHttps;
-        this.hostname = builder.hostname;
-        this.port = builder.port;
-        this.userName = builder.userName;
-        this.password = builder.password;
-        this.clientAuth = builder.clientAuth;
-        this.isManaged = builder.isManaged;
-        this.pdpGroup = builder.pdpGroup;
-    }
-
     @Override
     public GroupValidationResult validate() {
         final GroupValidationResult validationResult = new GroupValidationResult(this);
 
 
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.UUID;
+
 import org.onap.policy.common.parameters.GroupValidationResult;
 import org.onap.policy.common.parameters.ValidationStatus;
 import org.onap.policy.common.utils.validation.ParameterValidationUtils;
 import org.onap.policy.distribution.reception.parameters.ReceptionHandlerConfigurationParameterGroup;
 
 /**
- * This class handles reading, parsing and validating of the Policy SDC Service Distribution
- * parameters from Json format, which strictly adheres to the interface:IConfiguration, defined by
- * SDC SDK.
+ * This class handles reading, parsing and validating of the Policy SDC Service Distribution parameters from Json
+ * format, which strictly adheres to the interface:IConfiguration, defined by SDC SDK.
  */
 public class SdcReceptionHandlerConfigurationParameterGroup extends ReceptionHandlerConfigurationParameterGroup {
 
     private boolean isFilterInEmptyResources;
     private boolean isUseHttpsWithDmaap;
 
+    /**
+     * The constructor for instantiating {@link SdcReceptionHandlerConfigurationParameterGroup} class.
+     *
+     * @param builder the SDC configuration builder
+     */
+    private SdcReceptionHandlerConfigurationParameterGroup(final SdcConfigurationBuilder builder) {
+        asdcAddress = builder.asdcAddress;
+        messageBusAddress = builder.messageBusAddress;
+        user = builder.user;
+        password = builder.password;
+        pollingInterval = builder.pollingInterval;
+        pollingTimeout = builder.pollingTimeout;
+        consumerId = builder.consumerId;
+        artifactTypes = builder.artifactTypes;
+        consumerGroup = builder.consumerGroup;
+        environmentName = builder.environmentName;
+        keyStorePath = builder.keystorePath;
+        keyStorePassword = builder.keystorePassword;
+        activeServerTlsAuth = builder.activeserverTlsAuth;
+        isFilterInEmptyResources = builder.isFilterinEmptyResources;
+        isUseHttpsWithDmaap = builder.isUseHttpsWithDmaap;
+
+    }
+
+    public String getAsdcAddress() {
+        return asdcAddress;
+    }
+
+    public List<String> getMessageBusAddress() {
+        return messageBusAddress;
+    }
+
+    public String getUser() {
+        return user;
+    }
+
+    public String getPassword() {
+        return password;
+    }
+
+    public int getPollingInterval() {
+        return pollingInterval;
+    }
+
+    public int getPollingTimeout() {
+        return pollingTimeout;
+    }
+
+    public String getConsumerId() {
+        return consumerId;
+    }
+
+    public List<String> getArtifactTypes() {
+        return artifactTypes;
+    }
+
+    public String getConsumerGroup() {
+        return consumerGroup;
+    }
+
+    public String getEnvironmentName() {
+        return environmentName;
+    }
+
+    public String getKeyStorePassword() {
+        return keyStorePassword;
+    }
+
+    public boolean isActiveServerTlsAuth() {
+        return activeServerTlsAuth;
+    }
+
+    public String getKeyStorePath() {
+        return keyStorePath;
+    }
+
+    public boolean isFilterInEmptyResources() {
+        return isFilterInEmptyResources;
+    }
+
+    public boolean isUseHttpsWithDmaap() {
+        return isUseHttpsWithDmaap;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Set the name of this group.
+     *
+     * @param name the name to set.
+     */
+    @Override
+    public void setName(final String name) {
+        super.setName(name + "_" + UUID.randomUUID().toString());
+    }
+
     /**
      * Inner static class is to used as a Builder.
      *
         }
 
         /**
-         * Creates a new PssdConfigurationParametersGroup instance.
+         * Creates an instance of {@link SdcReceptionHandlerConfigurationParameterGroup}.
          */
         public SdcReceptionHandlerConfigurationParameterGroup build() {
             return new SdcReceptionHandlerConfigurationParameterGroup(this);
         }
     }
 
-    /**
-     * The constructor for instantiating PssdConfigurationParametersGroup. It is kept private so
-     * that it could only be called by PssdConfigurationBuilder.
-     *
-     * @param builder stores all the values used by PssdConfigurationParametersGroup
-     */
-    private SdcReceptionHandlerConfigurationParameterGroup(final SdcConfigurationBuilder builder) {
-        asdcAddress = builder.asdcAddress;
-        messageBusAddress = builder.messageBusAddress;
-        user = builder.user;
-        password = builder.password;
-        pollingInterval = builder.pollingInterval;
-        pollingTimeout = builder.pollingTimeout;
-        consumerId = builder.consumerId;
-        artifactTypes = builder.artifactTypes;
-        consumerGroup = builder.consumerGroup;
-        environmentName = builder.environmentName;
-        keyStorePath = builder.keystorePath;
-        keyStorePassword = builder.keystorePassword;
-        activeServerTlsAuth = builder.activeserverTlsAuth;
-        isFilterInEmptyResources = builder.isFilterinEmptyResources;
-        isUseHttpsWithDmaap = builder.isUseHttpsWithDmaap;
-
-    }
-
-    public String getAsdcAddress() {
-        return asdcAddress;
-    }
-
-    public List<String> getMessageBusAddress() {
-        return messageBusAddress;
-    }
-
-    public String getUser() {
-        return user;
-    }
-
-    public String getPassword() {
-        return password;
-    }
-
-    public int getPollingInterval() {
-        return pollingInterval;
-    }
-
-    public int getPollingTimeout() {
-        return pollingTimeout;
-    }
-
-    public String getConsumerId() {
-        return consumerId;
-    }
-
-    public List<String> getArtifactTypes() {
-        return artifactTypes;
-    }
-
-    public String getConsumerGroup() {
-        return consumerGroup;
-    }
-
-    public String getEnvironmentName() {
-        return environmentName;
-    }
-
-    public String getKeyStorePassword() {
-        return keyStorePassword;
-    }
-
-    public boolean isActiveServerTlsAuth() {
-        return activeServerTlsAuth;
-    }
-
-    public String getKeyStorePath() {
-        return keyStorePath;
-    }
-
-    public boolean isFilterInEmptyResources() {
-        return isFilterInEmptyResources;
-    }
-
-    public boolean isUseHttpsWithDmaap() {
-        return isUseHttpsWithDmaap;
-    }
-
     /**
      * {@inheritDoc}
      */
                 + messageBusAddress + ", user = " + user + "]";
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Set the name of this group.
-     *
-     * @param name the name to set.
-     */
-    @Override
-    public void setName(final String name) {
-        super.setName(name + "_" + UUID.randomUUID().toString());
-    }
-
     /**
      * {@inheritDoc}
      */
      */
     private void validateStringElement(final GroupValidationResult validationResult, final String element,
             final String elementName) {
-        if (!ParameterValidationUtils.validateStringParameter(asdcAddress)) {
+        if (!ParameterValidationUtils.validateStringParameter(element)) {
             validationResult.setResult(elementName, ValidationStatus.INVALID,
                     elementName + " must be a non-blank string");
         }
 
 
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.Collection;
+
 import org.onap.policy.common.logging.flexlogger.FlexLogger;
 import org.onap.policy.common.logging.flexlogger.Logger;
 import org.onap.policy.common.parameters.ParameterService;
 import org.onap.policy.distribution.reception.parameters.ReceptionHandlerParameters;
 
 /**
- * Base implementation of {@link ReceptionHandler}. All reception handlers should extend this base
- * class by implementing the {@link #initializeReception(String)} method to perform the specific
- * initialization required to receive inputs and by invoking {@link #inputReceived(PolicyInput)}
- * when the reception handler receives input.
+ * Base implementation of {@link ReceptionHandler}. All reception handlers should extend this base class by implementing
+ * the {@link #initializeReception(String)} method to perform the specific initialization required to receive inputs and
+ * by invoking {@link #inputReceived(PolicyInput)} when the reception handler receives input.
  */
 public abstract class AbstractReceptionHandler implements ReceptionHandler {
 
      */
     @Override
     public void initialize(final String parameterGroupName) throws PluginInitializationException {
-        final ReceptionHandlerParameters receptionHandlerParameters =
-                (ReceptionHandlerParameters) ParameterService.get(parameterGroupName);
+        final ReceptionHandlerParameters receptionHandlerParameters = ParameterService.get(parameterGroupName);
         pluginHandler = new PluginHandler(receptionHandlerParameters.getPluginHandlerParameters().getName());
         initializeReception(receptionHandlerParameters.getReceptionHandlerConfigurationName());
     }
 
     /**
-     * Sub classes must implement this method to perform the specific initialization required to
-     * receive inputs, for example setting up subscriptions.
+     * Sub classes must implement this method to perform the specific initialization required to receive inputs, for
+     * example setting up subscriptions.
      *
      * @param parameterGroupName the parameter group name
      * @throws PluginInitializationException if initialization of reception handler fails
     protected abstract void initializeReception(String parameterGroupName) throws PluginInitializationException;
 
     /**
-     * Handle input that has been received. The given input shall be decoded using the
-     * {@link PolicyDecoder}s configured for this reception handler and forwarded using the
-     * {@link PolicyForwarder}s configured for this reception handler.
+     * Handle input that has been received. The given input shall be decoded using the {@link PolicyDecoder}s configured
+     * for this reception handler and forwarded using the {@link PolicyForwarder}s configured for this reception
+     * handler.
      *
      * @param policyInput the input that has been received
-     * @throws PolicyDecodingException if an error occurs in decoding a policy from the received
-     *         input
+     * @throws PolicyDecodingException if an error occurs in decoding a policy from the received input
      */
     protected void inputReceived(final PolicyInput policyInput) throws PolicyDecodingException {