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+ * Modifications Copyright (C) 2018 IBM.
+ * ================================================================================
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     private String userName;
     private String userPassword;
     private final String applicationId;
+    private static final String HTTP_URL_CONNECTION_RESULT="HttpURLConnection result: {} : {}";
 
     /**
      * class Constructor
 
         ignoreCertificateHostError = host_error;
 
-        HttpsURLConnection.setDefaultHostnameVerifier( new HostnameVerifier(){
-            public boolean verify(String string,SSLSession ssls) {
-                return ignoreCertificateHostError;
-            }
+        HttpsURLConnection.setDefaultHostnameVerifier( (String string,SSLSession ssls)  -> {
+             return ignoreCertificateHostError;
+            
         });
 
         if(truststorePath != null && truststorePassword != null && (new File(truststorePath)).exists()) {
             }
 
             // Process the response
-            LOG.info("HttpURLConnection result: {} : {}", responseCode, responseMessage);
+            LOG.info(HTTP_URL_CONNECTION_RESULT, responseCode, responseMessage);
             logMetricResponse(responseCode, responseMessage);
 
             if(inputStream == null) inputStream = new ByteArrayInputStream("".getBytes(StandardCharsets.UTF_8));
                        responseMessage = NOT_PROVIDED;
             }
 
-            LOG.info("HttpURLConnection result: {} : {}", responseCode, responseMessage);
+            LOG.info(HTTP_URL_CONNECTION_RESULT, responseCode, responseMessage);
             logMetricResponse(responseCode, responseMessage);
 
             // Process the response
             }
 
             // Process the response
-            LOG.info("HttpURLConnection result: {} : {}", responseCode, responseMessage);
+            LOG.info(HTTP_URL_CONNECTION_RESULT, responseCode, responseMessage);
             logMetricResponse(responseCode, responseMessage);
 
             if(inputStream == null) inputStream = new ByteArrayInputStream("".getBytes(StandardCharsets.UTF_8));
                        responseMessage = NOT_PROVIDED;
             }
 
-            LOG.info("HttpURLConnection result: {} : {}", responseCode, responseMessage);
+            LOG.info(HTTP_URL_CONNECTION_RESULT, responseCode, responseMessage);
             logMetricResponse(responseCode, responseMessage);
             ObjectMapper mapper = AAIService.getObjectMapper();
 
                        responseMessage = NOT_PROVIDED;
             }
 
-            LOG.info("HttpURLConnection result: {} : {}", responseCode, responseMessage);
+            LOG.info(HTTP_URL_CONNECTION_RESULT, responseCode, responseMessage);
             logMetricResponse(responseCode, responseMessage);
 
             // Process the response