Merged from private branch

git-svn-id: https://svn.d4science.research-infrastructures.eu/gcube/trunk/information-system/resource-registry@133659 82a268e6-3cf1-43bd-a215-b396298e98cf

.settings/org.eclipse.wst.common.component

@@ -7,6 +7,9 @@
         <dependent-module archiveName="resource-registry-api-1.1.0-SNAPSHOT.jar" deploy-path="/WEB-INF/lib" handle="module:/resource/resource-registry-api/resource-registry-api">
             <dependency-type>uses</dependency-type>
         </dependent-module>
+        <dependent-module archiveName="information-system-model-1.1.0-SNAPSHOT.jar" deploy-path="/WEB-INF/lib" handle="module:/resource/information-system-model/information-system-model">
+            <dependency-type>uses</dependency-type>
+        </dependent-module>
         <dependent-module archiveName="information-system-model-orientdb-binding-1.1.0-SNAPSHOT.jar" deploy-path="/WEB-INF/lib" handle="module:/resource/information-system-model-orientdb-binding/information-system-model-orientdb-binding">
             <dependency-type>uses</dependency-type>
         </dependent-module>

src/main/java/org/gcube/informationsystem/resourceregistry/context/SecurityContext.java

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 package org.gcube.informationsystem.resourceregistry.context;
 
 import java.util.Iterator;
+import java.util.UUID;
 
 import org.gcube.informationsystem.resourceregistry.dbinitialization.DatabaseEnvironment;
 import org.slf4j.Logger;
@@ -35,53 +36,53 @@ public class SecurityContext {
 	public static final String DEFAULT_READER_ROLE = "reader";
 
 	public static void addToSecurityContext(OrientGraph orientGraph,
-			Vertex vertex, String contextID) {
+			Vertex vertex, UUID context) {
 		OSecurity oSecurity = orientGraph.getRawGraph().getMetadata()
 				.getSecurity();
-		SecurityContext.addToSecurityContext(oSecurity, vertex, contextID);
+		SecurityContext.addToSecurityContext(oSecurity, vertex, context);
 	}
 
 	public static void addToSecurityContext(OSecurity oSecurity, Vertex vertex,
-			String contextID) {
+			UUID context) {
 		OrientVertex orientVertex = (OrientVertex) vertex;
 
 		SecurityContext.allowSecurityContextRoles(oSecurity,
-				orientVertex.getRecord(), contextID);
+				orientVertex.getRecord(), context);
 
 		Iterable<Edge> iterable = vertex.getEdges(Direction.BOTH);
 		Iterator<Edge> iterator = iterable.iterator();
 		while (iterator.hasNext()) {
 			OrientEdge edge = (OrientEdge) iterator.next();
 			SecurityContext.allowSecurityContextRoles(oSecurity,
-					edge.getRecord(), contextID);
+					edge.getRecord(), context);
 		}
 	}
 
 	public static void addToSecurityContext(OrientGraph orientGraph, Edge edge,
-			String contextID) {
+			UUID context) {
 		OSecurity oSecurity = orientGraph.getRawGraph().getMetadata()
 				.getSecurity();
-		SecurityContext.addToSecurityContext(oSecurity, edge, contextID);
+		SecurityContext.addToSecurityContext(oSecurity, edge, context);
 	}
 
 	public static void addToSecurityContext(OSecurity oSecurity, Edge edge,
-			String contextID) {
+			UUID context) {
 		OrientEdge orientEdge = (OrientEdge) edge;
 		SecurityContext.allowSecurityContextRoles(oSecurity,
-				orientEdge.getRecord(), contextID);
+				orientEdge.getRecord(), context);
 	}
 
 	protected static void allowSecurityContextRoles(OSecurity oSecurity,
-			ODocument oDocument, String contextID) {
+			ODocument oDocument, UUID context) {
 		oSecurity.allowRole(oDocument, ORestrictedOperation.ALLOW_ALL,
 				SecurityContextMapper.getSecurityRoleOrUserName(
 						SecurityContextMapper.PermissionMode.WRITER,
-						SecurityContextMapper.SecurityType.ROLE, contextID));
+						SecurityContextMapper.SecurityType.ROLE, context));
 
 		oSecurity.allowRole(oDocument, ORestrictedOperation.ALLOW_READ,
 				SecurityContextMapper.getSecurityRoleOrUserName(
 						SecurityContextMapper.PermissionMode.READER,
-						SecurityContextMapper.SecurityType.ROLE, contextID));
+						SecurityContextMapper.SecurityType.ROLE, context));
 
 		// oSecurity.allowRole(oDocument, ORestrictedOperation.ALLOW_ALL,
 		// DEFAULT_WRITER_ROLE);
@@ -91,7 +92,7 @@ public class SecurityContext {
 	}
 
 	public static void createSecurityContext(OrientGraph orientGraph,
-			String contextID, boolean commit) {
+			UUID context, boolean commit) {
 		OSecurity oSecurity = orientGraph.getRawGraph().getMetadata()
 				.getSecurity();
 
@@ -101,24 +102,24 @@ public class SecurityContext {
 		ORole writerRole = oSecurity.createRole(SecurityContextMapper
 				.getSecurityRoleOrUserName(
 						SecurityContextMapper.PermissionMode.WRITER,
-						SecurityContextMapper.SecurityType.ROLE, contextID),
+						SecurityContextMapper.SecurityType.ROLE, context),
 				writer, ALLOW_MODES.DENY_ALL_BUT);
 
 		ORole readerRole = oSecurity.createRole(SecurityContextMapper
 				.getSecurityRoleOrUserName(
 						SecurityContextMapper.PermissionMode.READER,
-						SecurityContextMapper.SecurityType.ROLE, contextID),
+						SecurityContextMapper.SecurityType.ROLE, context),
 				reader, ALLOW_MODES.DENY_ALL_BUT);
 
 		oSecurity.createUser(SecurityContextMapper.getSecurityRoleOrUserName(
 				SecurityContextMapper.PermissionMode.WRITER,
-				SecurityContextMapper.SecurityType.USER, contextID),
+				SecurityContextMapper.SecurityType.USER, context),
 				DatabaseEnvironment.DEFAULT_PASSWORDS
 						.get(SecurityContextMapper.PermissionMode.WRITER),
 				writerRole);
 		oSecurity.createUser(SecurityContextMapper.getSecurityRoleOrUserName(
 				SecurityContextMapper.PermissionMode.READER,
-				SecurityContextMapper.SecurityType.USER, contextID),
+				SecurityContextMapper.SecurityType.USER, context),
 				DatabaseEnvironment.DEFAULT_PASSWORDS
 						.get(SecurityContextMapper.PermissionMode.READER),
 				readerRole);
@@ -129,22 +130,22 @@ public class SecurityContext {
 
 		logger.trace(
 				"Security Context (roles and users) with UUID {} successfully created",
-				contextID);
+				context.toString());
 	}
 	
 	
 	public static void deleteSecurityContext(OrientGraph orientGraph,
-			String contextID, boolean commit) {
+			UUID context, boolean commit) {
 
 		logger.trace(
 				"Going to remove Security Context (roles and users) with UUID {}",
-				contextID);
+				context.toString());
 		ODatabaseDocumentTx oDatabaseDocumentTx = orientGraph.getRawGraph();
 		OSecurity oSecurity = oDatabaseDocumentTx.getMetadata().getSecurity();
 
 		String user = SecurityContextMapper.getSecurityRoleOrUserName(
 				SecurityContextMapper.PermissionMode.READER,
-				SecurityContextMapper.SecurityType.USER, contextID);
+				SecurityContextMapper.SecurityType.USER, context);
 		boolean dropped = oSecurity.dropUser(user);
 		if(dropped){
 			logger.trace("{} successfully dropped", user);
@@ -155,7 +156,7 @@ public class SecurityContext {
 		
 		user = SecurityContextMapper.getSecurityRoleOrUserName(
 				SecurityContextMapper.PermissionMode.WRITER,
-				SecurityContextMapper.SecurityType.USER, contextID);
+				SecurityContextMapper.SecurityType.USER, context);
 		dropped = oSecurity.dropUser(user);
 		if(dropped){
 			logger.trace("{} successfully dropped", user);
@@ -166,7 +167,7 @@ public class SecurityContext {
 		
 		String role = SecurityContextMapper.getSecurityRoleOrUserName(
 				SecurityContextMapper.PermissionMode.READER,
-				SecurityContextMapper.SecurityType.ROLE, contextID);
+				SecurityContextMapper.SecurityType.ROLE, context);
 		dropped = oSecurity.dropRole(role);
 		if(dropped){
 			logger.trace("{} successfully dropped", role);
@@ -177,7 +178,7 @@ public class SecurityContext {
 		
 		role = SecurityContextMapper.getSecurityRoleOrUserName(
 				SecurityContextMapper.PermissionMode.WRITER,
-				SecurityContextMapper.SecurityType.ROLE, contextID);
+				SecurityContextMapper.SecurityType.ROLE, context);
 		dropped = oSecurity.dropRole(role);
 		if(dropped){
 			logger.trace("{} successfully dropped", role);
@@ -185,12 +186,10 @@ public class SecurityContext {
 			logger.error("{} was not dropped successfully", role);
 		}
 		
-		oSecurity.close(false);
 		oDatabaseDocumentTx.commit();
-		oDatabaseDocumentTx.close();
 		
 		logger.trace(
 				"Security Context (roles and users) with UUID {} successfully removed",
-				contextID);
+				context.toString());
 	}
 }

src/main/java/org/gcube/informationsystem/resourceregistry/context/SecurityContextMapper.java

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ package org.gcube.informationsystem.resourceregistry.context;
 
 import java.util.HashMap;
 import java.util.Map;
+import java.util.UUID;
 
 import org.gcube.informationsystem.resourceregistry.dbinitialization.DatabaseEnvironment;
 import org.gcube.informationsystem.resourceregistry.dbinitialization.DatabaseIntializator;
@@ -24,9 +25,13 @@ public abstract class SecurityContextMapper {
 	private static Logger logger = LoggerFactory
 			.getLogger(SecurityContextMapper.class);
 	
-	public static final String MANAGEMENT_SECURITY_CONTEXT = "ManagementSecurityContext";
+	public static final String ADMIN_SECURITY_CONTEXT = "00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000";
+	public static final UUID ADMIN_SECURITY_CONTEXT_UUID = UUID.fromString(ADMIN_SECURITY_CONTEXT);
 
-	private static final Map<PermissionMode, Map<String, OrientGraphFactory>> securityContextFactories;
+	public static final String MANAGEMENT_SECURITY_CONTEXT = "ffffffff-ffff-ffff-ffff-ffffffffffff";
+	public static final UUID MANAGEMENT_SECURITY_CONTEXT_UUID = UUID.fromString(MANAGEMENT_SECURITY_CONTEXT);
+
+	private static final Map<PermissionMode, Map<UUID, OrientGraphFactory>> securityContextFactories;
 
 	static {
 		try {
@@ -48,20 +53,20 @@ public abstract class SecurityContextMapper {
 					.ROUND_ROBIN_CONNECT.toString());
 
 			for (PermissionMode p : PermissionMode.values()) {
-				Map<String, OrientGraphFactory> map = new HashMap<>();
+				Map<UUID, OrientGraphFactory> map = new HashMap<>();
-				map.put(null, factory);
+				map.put(ADMIN_SECURITY_CONTEXT_UUID, factory);
 				securityContextFactories.put(p, map);
-				map.put(null, factory);
+				map.put(ADMIN_SECURITY_CONTEXT_UUID, factory);
 			}
 
 			if (created) {
 				OrientGraph orientGraph = factory.getTx();
 				SecurityContext.createSecurityContext(orientGraph,
-						MANAGEMENT_SECURITY_CONTEXT, true);
+						MANAGEMENT_SECURITY_CONTEXT_UUID, true);
 
-				getSecurityContextFactory(MANAGEMENT_SECURITY_CONTEXT,
+				getSecurityContextFactory(MANAGEMENT_SECURITY_CONTEXT_UUID,
 						PermissionMode.READER);
-				getSecurityContextFactory(MANAGEMENT_SECURITY_CONTEXT,
+				getSecurityContextFactory(MANAGEMENT_SECURITY_CONTEXT_UUID,
 						PermissionMode.WRITER);
 
 				DatabaseIntializator.createEntitiesAndRelations();
@@ -108,18 +113,18 @@ public abstract class SecurityContextMapper {
 	 * @return
 	 */
 	public static OrientGraphFactory getSecurityContextFactory(
-			String contextID, PermissionMode permissionMode) {
+			UUID context, PermissionMode permissionMode) {
 		OrientGraphFactory factory = null;
 
-		Map<String, OrientGraphFactory> permissionSecurityContextFactories = securityContextFactories
+		Map<UUID, OrientGraphFactory> permissionSecurityContextFactories = securityContextFactories
 				.get(permissionMode);
 
-		factory = permissionSecurityContextFactories.get(contextID);
+		factory = permissionSecurityContextFactories.get(context);
 
 		if (factory == null) {
 
 			String username = getSecurityRoleOrUserName(permissionMode,
-					SecurityType.USER, contextID);
+					SecurityType.USER, context);
 			String password = DatabaseEnvironment.DEFAULT_PASSWORDS
 					.get(permissionMode);
 
@@ -128,7 +133,7 @@ public abstract class SecurityContextMapper {
 			factory.setConnectionStrategy(OStorageRemote.CONNECTION_STRATEGY
 					.ROUND_ROBIN_CONNECT.toString());
 
-			permissionSecurityContextFactories.put(contextID, factory);
+			permissionSecurityContextFactories.put(context, factory);
 		}
 
 		return factory;
@@ -136,12 +141,12 @@ public abstract class SecurityContextMapper {
 
 	public static String getSecurityRoleOrUserName(
 			PermissionMode permissionMode, SecurityType securityType,
-			String contextID) {
+			UUID context) {
 		StringBuilder stringBuilder = new StringBuilder();
 		stringBuilder.append(permissionMode);
 		stringBuilder.append(securityType);
 		stringBuilder.append("_");
-		stringBuilder.append(contextID);
+		stringBuilder.append(context.toString());
 		return stringBuilder.toString();
 	}
 

src/main/java/org/gcube/informationsystem/resourceregistry/dbinitialization/DatabaseIntializator.java

@@ -3,11 +3,9 @@
  */
 package org.gcube.informationsystem.resourceregistry.dbinitialization;
 
+import org.gcube.informationsystem.impl.utils.Entities;
 import org.gcube.informationsystem.impl.utils.discovery.ERDiscovery;
-import org.gcube.informationsystem.model.embedded.Embedded;
 import org.gcube.informationsystem.model.embedded.ValueSchema;
-import org.gcube.informationsystem.model.entity.Entity;
-import org.gcube.informationsystem.model.relation.Relation;
 import org.gcube.informationsystem.resourceregistry.context.SecurityContextMapper.PermissionMode;
 import org.slf4j.Logger;
 import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
@@ -112,13 +110,7 @@ public class DatabaseIntializator {
 	}
 
 	public static void createEntitiesAndRelations() throws Exception {
-		ERDiscovery.addPackage(Embedded.class.getPackage());
+		ERDiscovery erDiscovery = Entities.getErdiscovery();
-		ERDiscovery.addPackage(Entity.class.getPackage());
-		ERDiscovery.addPackage(Relation.class.getPackage());
-
-		ERDiscovery erDiscovery = new ERDiscovery();
-		erDiscovery.discoverERTypes();
-
 		EntityRegistrationAction entityRegistrationAction = new EntityRegistrationAction();
 		entityRegistrationAction.manageEmbeddedClass(ValueSchema.class);
 		erDiscovery.manageDiscoveredERTypes(entityRegistrationAction);

src/main/java/org/gcube/informationsystem/resourceregistry/resources/Access.java

@@ -1,12 +1,16 @@
 package org.gcube.informationsystem.resourceregistry.resources;
 
+import java.util.UUID;
+
 import io.swagger.annotations.ApiResponse;
 import io.swagger.annotations.ApiResponses;
 
 import javax.ws.rs.GET;
 import javax.ws.rs.Path;
 import javax.ws.rs.PathParam;
+import javax.ws.rs.Produces;
 import javax.ws.rs.QueryParam;
+import javax.ws.rs.core.MediaType;
 
 import org.gcube.informationsystem.resourceregistry.api.EntityManagement;
 import org.gcube.informationsystem.resourceregistry.api.Query;
@@ -64,6 +68,7 @@ public class Access {
 	@ApiResponses(value = {
 			@ApiResponse(code=200, message="Successful query"),
 			@ApiResponse(code=400, message="Invalid or Non-Idempotent Query")})
+	@Produces(MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON)
 	public String query(@QueryParam(AccessPath.QUERY_PARAM) String query,
 			@QueryParam(AccessPath.LIMIT_PARAM) int limit,
 			@QueryParam(AccessPath.FETCH_PLAN_PARAM) String fetchPlan)
@@ -81,10 +86,11 @@ public class Access {
 	 */
 	@GET 
 	@Path(AccessPath.FACET_PATH_PART + "/" + AccessPath.INSTANCE_PATH_PART + "/{" + ID_PATH_PARAM + "}")
+	@Produces(MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON)
 	public String getFacet(@PathParam(ID_PATH_PARAM) String facetId)
 			throws FacetNotFoundException, ResourceRegistryException {
 		logger.info("Requested Facet with id {}", facetId);
-		return entityManager.readFacet(facetId);
+		return entityManager.readFacet(UUID.fromString(facetId));
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -95,6 +101,7 @@ public class Access {
 	 */
 	@GET 
 	@Path(AccessPath.FACET_PATH_PART + "/" + AccessPath.SCHEMA_PATH_PART + "/{" + TYPE_PATH_PARAM + "}")
+	@Produces(MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON)
 	public String getFacetSchema(@PathParam(TYPE_PATH_PARAM) String facetType)
 			throws SchemaNotFoundException {
 		logger.info("Requested Facet Schema for type {}", facetType);
@@ -108,11 +115,13 @@ public class Access {
 	 * @throws ResourceNotFoundException
 	 * @throws ResourceRegistryException
 	 */
-	@GET @Path(AccessPath.RESOURCE_PATH_PART + "/" + AccessPath.INSTANCE_PATH_PART + "/{" + ID_PATH_PARAM + "}")
+	@GET
+	@Path(AccessPath.RESOURCE_PATH_PART + "/" + AccessPath.INSTANCE_PATH_PART + "/{" + ID_PATH_PARAM + "}")
+	@Produces(MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON)
 	public String getResource(@PathParam(ID_PATH_PARAM) String resourceId)
 			throws ResourceNotFoundException, ResourceRegistryException {
 		logger.info("Requested Resource with id {}", resourceId);
-		return entityManager.readResource(resourceId);
+		return entityManager.readResource(UUID.fromString(resourceId));
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -121,7 +130,9 @@ public class Access {
 	 * @return
 	 * @throws SchemaNotFoundException
 	 */
-	@GET @Path(AccessPath.RESOURCE_PATH_PART + "/" + AccessPath.SCHEMA_PATH_PART + "/{" + TYPE_PATH_PARAM + "}")
+	@GET
+	@Path(AccessPath.RESOURCE_PATH_PART + "/" + AccessPath.SCHEMA_PATH_PART + "/{" + TYPE_PATH_PARAM + "}")
+	@Produces(MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON)
 	public String getResourceSchema(@PathParam(TYPE_PATH_PARAM) String resourceType)
 			throws SchemaNotFoundException {
 		logger.info("Requested Resource Schema for type {}", resourceType);

src/main/java/org/gcube/informationsystem/resourceregistry/resources/ContextManager.java

@@ -3,12 +3,16 @@
  */
 package org.gcube.informationsystem.resourceregistry.resources;
 
+import java.util.UUID;
+
 import javax.ws.rs.DELETE;
 import javax.ws.rs.POST;
 import javax.ws.rs.PUT;
 import javax.ws.rs.Path;
 import javax.ws.rs.PathParam;
+import javax.ws.rs.Produces;
 import javax.ws.rs.QueryParam;
+import javax.ws.rs.core.MediaType;
 
 import org.gcube.informationsystem.resourceregistry.api.ContextManagement;
 import org.gcube.informationsystem.resourceregistry.api.exceptions.InternalException;
@@ -46,12 +50,13 @@ public class ContextManager {
 	 * @throws Exception
 	 */
 	@PUT
+	@Produces(MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON)
 	public String create(
 			@QueryParam(ContextPath.PARENT_CONTEXT_ID_PARAM) String parentUUID,
 			@QueryParam(ContextPath.NAME_PARAM) String name)
 			throws ContextCreationException, InternalException {
 		logger.trace("requested to create context with name : {} ", name);
-		return contextManager.create(parentUUID, name);
+		return contextManager.create(UUID.fromString(parentUUID), name);
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -62,10 +67,11 @@ public class ContextManager {
 	 */
 	@DELETE
 	@Path("{" + ID_PATH_PARAM + "}")
-	public String delete(@PathParam(ID_PATH_PARAM) String uuid)
+	@Produces(MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON)
+	public boolean delete(@PathParam(ID_PATH_PARAM) String uuid)
 			throws ContextNotFoundException, ContextException {
 		logger.trace("requested to delete context with id {} ", uuid);
-		return contextManager.delete(uuid);
+		return contextManager.delete(UUID.fromString(uuid));
 	}
 	
 	/**
@@ -78,11 +84,12 @@ public class ContextManager {
 	 */
 	@POST
 	@Path(ContextPath.RENAME_PATH_PART + "/{" + ID_PATH_PARAM + "}")
+	@Produces(MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON)
 	public String rename(@PathParam(ID_PATH_PARAM) String uuid,
 			@QueryParam(ContextPath.NAME_PARAM) String name) throws ContextNotFoundException,
 			ContextException {
 		logger.trace("requested to rename context id {} with {} ", uuid, name);
-		return contextManager.rename(uuid, name);
+		return contextManager.rename(UUID.fromString(uuid), name);
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -95,13 +102,14 @@ public class ContextManager {
 	 */
 	@POST
 	@Path(ContextPath.MOVE_PATH_PART + "/{" + ID_PATH_PARAM + "}")
+	@Produces(MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON)
 	public String move(
 			@PathParam(ID_PATH_PARAM) String uuid,
 			@QueryParam(ContextPath.PARENT_CONTEXT_ID_PARAM) String newParentUUID)
 			throws ContextNotFoundException, ContextException {
 		logger.trace("requested to move context id {} with new parend id {} ",
 				uuid, newParentUUID);
-		return contextManager.move(newParentUUID, uuid);
+		return contextManager.move(UUID.fromString(newParentUUID), UUID.fromString(uuid));
 	}
 
 	

src/main/java/org/gcube/informationsystem/resourceregistry/resources/EntityManager.java

@@ -1,11 +1,16 @@
 package org.gcube.informationsystem.resourceregistry.resources;
 
+import java.util.UUID;
+
+import javax.ws.rs.Consumes;
 import javax.ws.rs.DELETE;
 import javax.ws.rs.POST;
 import javax.ws.rs.PUT;
 import javax.ws.rs.Path;
 import javax.ws.rs.PathParam;
+import javax.ws.rs.Produces;
 import javax.ws.rs.QueryParam;
+import javax.ws.rs.core.MediaType;
 
 import org.gcube.informationsystem.model.relation.ConsistsOf;
 import org.gcube.informationsystem.model.relation.IsRelatedTo;
@@ -49,6 +54,8 @@ public class EntityManager {
 	 */
 	@PUT
 	@Path(EntityPath.FACET_PATH_PART + "/{" + TYPE_PATH_PARAM + "}")
+	@Consumes({MediaType.TEXT_PLAIN, MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON})
+	@Produces(MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON) 
 	public String createFacet(
 			@PathParam(TYPE_PATH_PARAM) String type,
 			@QueryParam(EntityPath.DEFINITION_PARAM) String definition)
@@ -68,13 +75,15 @@ public class EntityManager {
 	 */
 	@POST
 	@Path(EntityPath.FACET_PATH_PART + "/{" + ID_PATH_PARAM + "}")
+	@Consumes({MediaType.TEXT_PLAIN, MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON})
+	@Produces(MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON)
 	public String updateFacet(
 			@PathParam(ID_PATH_PARAM) String uuid,
 			@QueryParam(EntityPath.DEFINITION_PARAM) String definition)
 			throws FacetNotFoundException, ResourceRegistryException {
 		logger.trace("requested facet update for id {} with {}", uuid,
 				definition);
-		return entityManager.updateFacet(uuid, definition);
+		return entityManager.updateFacet(UUID.fromString(uuid), definition);
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -89,7 +98,7 @@ public class EntityManager {
 	public boolean deleteFacet(@PathParam(ID_PATH_PARAM) String uuid)
 			throws FacetNotFoundException, ResourceRegistryException {
 		logger.trace("Requested to delete Facet with id {}", uuid);
-		return entityManager.deleteFacet(uuid);
+		return entityManager.deleteFacet(UUID.fromString(uuid));
 	}
 
 	/* Resources Methods */
@@ -104,6 +113,8 @@ public class EntityManager {
 	 */
 	@PUT
 	@Path(EntityPath.RESOURCE_PATH_PART + "/{" + TYPE_PATH_PARAM + "}")
+	@Consumes({MediaType.TEXT_PLAIN, MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON})
+	@Produces(MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON)
 	public String createResource(
 			@PathParam(TYPE_PATH_PARAM) String type,
 			@QueryParam(EntityPath.DEFINITION_PARAM) String definition)
@@ -125,7 +136,7 @@ public class EntityManager {
 	public boolean deleteResource(@PathParam(ID_PATH_PARAM) String uuid)
 			throws ResourceNotFoundException, Exception {
 		logger.trace("requested resource deletion for id {}", uuid);
-		return entityManager.deleteResource(uuid);
+		return entityManager.deleteResource(UUID.fromString(uuid));
 	}
 
 	/* Relations Methods */
@@ -147,6 +158,7 @@ public class EntityManager {
 			+ SOURCE_ID_PATH_PARAM + "}/"
 			+ EntityPath.TARGET_PATH_PART + "/{"
 			+ TARGET_ID_PATH_PARAM + "}")
+	@Produces(MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON)
 	public String attachFacet(
 			@PathParam(SOURCE_ID_PATH_PARAM) String resourceUUID,
 			@PathParam(TARGET_ID_PATH_PARAM) String facetUUID,
@@ -158,7 +170,7 @@ public class EntityManager {
 				"requested to attach resource {} to facet {} ({} Type {}) with properties {}",
 				resourceUUID, facetUUID, ConsistsOf.class.getSimpleName(),
 				type, properties);
-		return entityManager.attachFacet(resourceUUID, facetUUID, type,
+		return entityManager.attachFacet(UUID.fromString(resourceUUID), UUID.fromString(facetUUID), type,
 				properties);
 	}
 
@@ -169,12 +181,11 @@ public class EntityManager {
 	 * @throws ResourceRegistryException
 	 */
 	@DELETE
-	@Path(EntityPath.CONSISTS_OF_PATH_PART + "/{" + ID_PATH_PARAM
+	@Path(EntityPath.CONSISTS_OF_PATH_PART + "/{" + ID_PATH_PARAM + "}")
-			+ "}")
 	public boolean detachFacet(@PathParam(ID_PATH_PARAM) String consistOfUUID)
 			throws ResourceRegistryException {
 		logger.trace("requested to detach {}", consistOfUUID);
-		return entityManager.detachFacet(consistOfUUID);
+		return entityManager.detachFacet(UUID.fromString(consistOfUUID));
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -193,6 +204,8 @@ public class EntityManager {
 			+ SOURCE_ID_PATH_PARAM + "}/"
 			+ EntityPath.TARGET_PATH_PART + "/{"
 			+ TARGET_ID_PATH_PARAM + "}")
+	@Consumes({MediaType.TEXT_PLAIN, MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON})
+	@Produces(MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON)
 	public String attachResource(
 			@PathParam(SOURCE_ID_PATH_PARAM) String sourceResourceUUID,
 			@PathParam(TARGET_ID_PATH_PARAM) String targetResourceUUID,
@@ -203,8 +216,8 @@ public class EntityManager {
 				"requested to attach source resource {} and target resource {} ({} Type {}) with properties {}",
 				sourceResourceUUID, targetResourceUUID,
 				IsRelatedTo.class.getSimpleName(), type, properties);
-		return entityManager.attachResource(sourceResourceUUID,
+		return entityManager.attachResource(UUID.fromString(sourceResourceUUID),
-				targetResourceUUID, type, properties);
+				UUID.fromString(targetResourceUUID), type, properties);
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -214,12 +227,11 @@ public class EntityManager {
 	 * @throws ResourceRegistryException
 	 */
 	@DELETE
-	@Path(EntityPath.IS_RELATED_TO_PATH_PART + "/{" + ID_PATH_PARAM
+	@Path(EntityPath.IS_RELATED_TO_PATH_PART + "/{" + ID_PATH_PARAM + "}")
-			+ "}")
 	public boolean detachResource(@PathParam(ID_PATH_PARAM) String relatedToUUID)
 			throws ResourceRegistryException {
 		logger.trace("requested to detach {}", relatedToUUID);
-		return entityManager.detachResource(relatedToUUID);
+		return entityManager.detachResource(UUID.fromString(relatedToUUID));
 	}
 
 }

src/main/java/org/gcube/informationsystem/resourceregistry/resources/ResourceRegistryExceptionMapper.java

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 package org.gcube.informationsystem.resourceregistry.resources;
 
+import javax.ws.rs.core.MediaType;
 import javax.ws.rs.core.Response;
 import javax.ws.rs.core.Response.Status;
 import javax.ws.rs.ext.ExceptionMapper;
@@ -18,21 +19,19 @@ public class ResourceRegistryExceptionMapper implements ExceptionMapper<Resource
 
 	@Override
 	public Response toResponse(ResourceRegistryException exception) {
+		Status status = Status.BAD_REQUEST;
+		String entity = exception.getMessage();
+		MediaType mediaType = MediaType.TEXT_PLAIN_TYPE;
 		
 		if(ObjectNotFound.class.isAssignableFrom(exception.getClass())){
-			return Response.status(Status.NOT_FOUND).entity(exception.getMessage()).build();
+			status = Status.NOT_FOUND;
+		}else if(NotAllowedException.class.isAssignableFrom(exception.getClass())){
+			status = Status.FORBIDDEN;
+		} else if(InternalException.class.isAssignableFrom(exception.getClass())){
+			status = Status.INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR;
 		}
 		
-		if(NotAllowedException.class.isAssignableFrom(exception.getClass())){
+		return Response.status(status).entity(entity).type(mediaType).build();
-			return Response.status(Status.FORBIDDEN).entity(exception.getMessage()).build();
-		}
-		
-		if(InternalException.class.isAssignableFrom(exception.getClass())){
-			return Response.status(Status.INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR).entity(exception.getMessage()).build();
-		}
-		
-		return Response.status(Status.BAD_REQUEST).entity(exception.getMessage()).build();
-		
 	}
 	
 }

src/main/java/org/gcube/informationsystem/resourceregistry/resources/SchemaManager.java

@@ -1,9 +1,12 @@
 package org.gcube.informationsystem.resourceregistry.resources;
 
 import javax.ws.rs.ApplicationPath;
+import javax.ws.rs.Consumes;
 import javax.ws.rs.PUT;
 import javax.ws.rs.Path;
+import javax.ws.rs.Produces;
 import javax.ws.rs.QueryParam;
+import javax.ws.rs.core.MediaType;
 
 import org.gcube.informationsystem.resourceregistry.api.SchemaManagement;
 import org.gcube.informationsystem.resourceregistry.api.exceptions.schema.SchemaException;
@@ -32,6 +35,8 @@ public class SchemaManager {
 	 */
 	@PUT
 	@Path(SchemaPath.EMBEDDED_PATH_PART)
+	@Consumes({MediaType.TEXT_PLAIN, MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON})
+	@Produces(MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON)
 	public String registerEmbeddedTypeSchema(@QueryParam(SchemaPath.SCHEMA_PARAM) String jsonSchema) throws SchemaException {
 		logger.trace("Requested Embedded registration with schema {}",jsonSchema);
 		return schemaManager.registerEmbeddedTypeSchema(jsonSchema);
@@ -45,6 +50,8 @@ public class SchemaManager {
 	 */
 	@PUT
 	@Path(SchemaPath.FACET_PATH_PART)
+	@Consumes({MediaType.TEXT_PLAIN, MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON})
+	@Produces(MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON)
 	public String registerFacetSchema(@QueryParam(SchemaPath.SCHEMA_PARAM) String jsonSchema) throws SchemaException {
 		logger.trace("Requested Facet registration with schema {}",jsonSchema);
 		return schemaManager.registerFacetSchema(jsonSchema);
@@ -59,6 +66,8 @@ public class SchemaManager {
 	 */
 	@PUT
 	@Path(SchemaPath.RESOURCE_PATH_PART)
+	@Consumes({MediaType.TEXT_PLAIN, MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON})
+	@Produces(MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON)
 	public String registerResourceSchema(@QueryParam(SchemaPath.SCHEMA_PARAM) String jsonSchema) throws SchemaException {
 		logger.trace("Requested Resource registration with schema {}",jsonSchema);
 		return schemaManager.registerResourceSchema(jsonSchema);
@@ -72,6 +81,8 @@ public class SchemaManager {
 	 */
 	@PUT
 	@Path(SchemaPath.CONSIST_OF_PATH_PART)
+	@Consumes({MediaType.TEXT_PLAIN, MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON})
+	@Produces(MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON)
 	public String registerConsistOfSchema(@QueryParam(SchemaPath.SCHEMA_PARAM) String jsonSchema) throws SchemaException {
 		logger.trace("Requested ConsistOf registration with schema {} ",jsonSchema);
 		return schemaManager.registerConsistOfSchema(jsonSchema);
@@ -85,6 +96,8 @@ public class SchemaManager {
 	 */
 	@PUT
 	@Path(SchemaPath.RELATED_TO_PATH_PART)
+	@Consumes({MediaType.TEXT_PLAIN, MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON})
+	@Produces(MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON)
 	public String registerRelatedToSchema(@QueryParam(SchemaPath.SCHEMA_PARAM) String jsonSchema) throws SchemaException {
 		logger.trace("Requested RelatedTo registration with schema {} ",jsonSchema);
 		return schemaManager.registerRelatedToSchema(jsonSchema);

src/main/java/org/gcube/informationsystem/resourceregistry/resources/impl/ContextManagementImpl.java

@@ -39,28 +39,28 @@ public class ContextManagementImpl implements ContextManagement {
 	private static Logger logger = LoggerFactory
 			.getLogger(ContextManagementImpl.class);
 
-	protected Vertex checkContext(OrientGraph orientGraph,
+	protected Vertex checkContext(OrientGraph orientGraph, UUID parentContext,
-			String parentContextUUID, String contextName)
+			String contextName) throws ContextNotFoundException,
-			throws ContextNotFoundException, ContextException {
+			ContextException {
 
 		Vertex parent = null;
 
-		if (parentContextUUID != null) {
+		if (parentContext != null) {
 
-			parent = getContext(orientGraph, parentContextUUID);
+			parent = getContext(orientGraph, parentContext);
 
 			// TODO Rewrite using Gremlin
 			String select = "SELECT FROM (TRAVERSE out(" + IsParentOf.NAME
 					+ ") FROM " + parent.getId() + " MAXDEPTH 1) WHERE "
 					+ Context.NAME_PROPERTY + "=\"" + contextName + "\" AND "
 					+ Context.HEADER_PROPERTY + "." + Header.UUID_PROPERTY
-					+ "<>\"" + parentContextUUID + "\"";
+					+ "<>\"" + parentContext.toString() + "\"";
 
 			logger.trace(select);
 
 			String message = "A context with the same name (" + contextName
 					+ ") has been already created as child of "
-					+ parentContextUUID + "(name="
+					+ parentContext.toString() + "(name="
 					+ parent.getProperty(Context.NAME_PROPERTY).toString()
 					+ ")";
 
@@ -99,46 +99,44 @@ public class ContextManagementImpl implements ContextManagement {
 
 	}
 
-	public Vertex getContext(OrientGraph orientGraph, String contextUUID)
+	public Vertex getContext(OrientGraph orientGraph, UUID context)
 			throws ContextNotFoundException {
 		try {
 			return Utility.getEntityByUUID(orientGraph,
 					org.gcube.informationsystem.model.entity.Context.NAME,
-					contextUUID);
+					context);
 		} catch (ResourceRegistryException e) {
 			throw new ContextNotFoundException(e.getMessage());
 		}
 	}
 
 	@Override
-	public String create(String parentContextUUID, String name)
+	public String create(UUID parentContext, String name)
 			throws ContextCreationException, InternalException {
 
-		logger.info("Trying to create {} with name {} and parent {} UUID {}",
+		OrientGraph orientGraph = null;
-				org.gcube.informationsystem.model.entity.Context.NAME, name,
+		UUID uuid = UUID.randomUUID();
+
+		try {
+			logger.info(
+					"Trying to create {} with name {} and parent {} UUID {}",
 					org.gcube.informationsystem.model.entity.Context.NAME,
-				parentContextUUID);
+					name,
+					org.gcube.informationsystem.model.entity.Context.NAME,
+					parentContext);
 
-		if (parentContextUUID != null && parentContextUUID.compareTo("") == 0) {
+			orientGraph = SecurityContextMapper.getSecurityContextFactory(
-			parentContextUUID = null;
+					SecurityContextMapper.ADMIN_SECURITY_CONTEXT_UUID,
-		}
+					PermissionMode.WRITER).getTx();
-
-		OrientGraph orientGraph = SecurityContextMapper
-				.getSecurityContextFactory(null, PermissionMode.WRITER).getTx();
 
 			Vertex parent;
 			try {
-			parent = checkContext(orientGraph, parentContextUUID, name);
+				parent = checkContext(orientGraph, parentContext, name);
 			} catch (ContextException e) {
 				throw new ContextCreationException(e.getMessage());
 			}
 
-		UUID uuid = UUID.randomUUID();
+			SecurityContext.createSecurityContext(orientGraph, uuid, true);
-		String uuidString = uuid.toString();
-
-		SecurityContext.createSecurityContext(orientGraph, uuidString, true);
-
-		try {
 
 			OrientVertex context = orientGraph.addVertex("class:"
 					+ Context.NAME);
@@ -147,60 +145,71 @@ public class ContextManagementImpl implements ContextManagement {
 
 			HeaderUtility.addHeader(context, uuid);
 
-			if (parentContextUUID != null) {
+			if (parentContext != null) {
-				OrientEdge edge = orientGraph.addEdge(null, parent, context, IsParentOf.NAME);
+				OrientEdge edge = orientGraph.addEdge(null, parent, context,
+						IsParentOf.NAME);
 				HeaderUtility.addHeader(edge, null);
 				edge.save();
 			}
 
-			SecurityContext.addToSecurityContext(orientGraph, context,
+			SecurityContext.addToSecurityContext(orientGraph, context, uuid);
-					uuidString);
 
-			String contextJsonString = Utility.toJsonString(context, true);
+			logger.trace("Creating {}", Utility.toJsonString(context, true));
-			logger.trace("Creating {}", contextJsonString);
 
 			orientGraph.commit();
 
-			logger.info("Context {} created", contextJsonString);
+			Vertex readContext = getContext(orientGraph, uuid);
-			return uuidString;
+			logger.info("Context {} created",
+					Utility.toJsonString((OrientVertex) readContext, true));
+			return Utility.toJsonString((OrientVertex) readContext, false);
 
+		} catch (ContextCreationException e) {
+			throw e;
 		} catch (Exception e) {
+			if (orientGraph != null) {
 				orientGraph.rollback();
-			SecurityContext
+				SecurityContext.deleteSecurityContext(orientGraph, uuid, true);
-					.deleteSecurityContext(orientGraph, uuidString, true);
+			}
 			throw new InternalException(e.getMessage());
 		} finally {
+			if (orientGraph != null) {
 				orientGraph.shutdown();
 			}
+		}
 
 	}
 
 	@Override
-	public String read(String contextUUID) throws ContextNotFoundException,
+	public String read(UUID contextUUID) throws ContextNotFoundException,
 			ContextException {
-
 		OrientGraph orientGraph = SecurityContextMapper
-				.getSecurityContextFactory(null, PermissionMode.READER).getTx();
+				.getSecurityContextFactory(
+						SecurityContextMapper.ADMIN_SECURITY_CONTEXT_UUID,
+						PermissionMode.READER).getTx();
 		Vertex context = getContext(orientGraph, contextUUID);
-		return Utility.toJsonString(context, false);
+		return Utility.toJsonString((OrientVertex) context, false);
 	}
 
 	@Override
-	public String rename(String contextUUID, String newName)
+	public String rename(UUID contextUUID, String newName)
 			throws ContextNotFoundException, ContextException {
 
-		logger.info("Trying to rename {} with UUID {} to {}",
+		OrientGraph orientGraph = null;
-				org.gcube.informationsystem.model.entity.Context.NAME,
+
+		try {
+			logger.info("Trying to rename {} with UUID {} to {}", Context.NAME,
 					contextUUID, newName);
 
-		OrientGraph orientGraph = SecurityContextMapper
+			orientGraph = SecurityContextMapper.getSecurityContextFactory(
-				.getSecurityContextFactory(null, PermissionMode.WRITER).getTx();
+					SecurityContextMapper.ADMIN_SECURITY_CONTEXT_UUID,
+					PermissionMode.WRITER).getTx();
 
 			Vertex context = getContext(orientGraph, contextUUID);
 
-		String parentUUID = null;
+			UUID parentUUID = null;
 
-		Iterable<Edge> edges = context.getEdges(Direction.IN, IsParentOf.NAME);
+			Iterable<Edge> edges = context.getEdges(Direction.IN,
+					IsParentOf.NAME);
 			if (edges != null && edges.iterator().hasNext()) {
 				Iterator<Edge> iteratorEdge = edges.iterator();
 				Edge edge = iteratorEdge.next();
@@ -210,9 +219,8 @@ public class ContextManagementImpl implements ContextManagement {
 				}
 
 				Vertex parent = edge.getVertex(Direction.OUT);
-			parentUUID = parent.getProperty(
+				parentUUID = UUID.fromString((String) parent.getProperty(Context.HEADER_PROPERTY + "."
-					Context.HEADER_PROPERTY + "." + Header.UUID_PROPERTY)
+						+ Header.UUID_PROPERTY));
-					.toString();
 			}
 
 			checkContext(orientGraph, parentUUID, newName);
@@ -223,33 +231,49 @@ public class ContextManagementImpl implements ContextManagement {
 			String contextJsonString = Utility.toJsonString(context, true);
 			logger.info("Context renamed {}", contextJsonString);
 
+			return Utility.toJsonString((OrientVertex) context, false);
+		} catch (ContextException ce) {
+			if (orientGraph != null) {
+				orientGraph.rollback();
+			}
+			throw ce;
+		} catch (Exception e) {
+			if (orientGraph != null) {
+				orientGraph.rollback();
+			}
+			throw new ContextException(e.getMessage());
+		} finally {
+			if (orientGraph != null) {
 				orientGraph.shutdown();
-
+			}
-		return contextUUID;
+		}
 	}
 
 	@Override
-	public String move(String newParentUUID, String contextToMoveUUID)
+	public String move(UUID newParentUUID, UUID contextToMoveUUID)
 			throws ContextNotFoundException, ContextException {
 
+		OrientGraph orientGraph = null;
+		try {
 			logger.info(
 					"Trying to move {} with UUID {} as child of {} with UUID {}",
-				org.gcube.informationsystem.model.entity.Context.NAME,
+					Context.NAME, contextToMoveUUID, Context.NAME,
-				contextToMoveUUID,
-				org.gcube.informationsystem.model.entity.Context.NAME,
 					newParentUUID);
 
-		OrientGraph orientGraph = SecurityContextMapper
+			orientGraph = SecurityContextMapper.getSecurityContextFactory(
-				.getSecurityContextFactory(null, PermissionMode.WRITER).getTx();
+					SecurityContextMapper.ADMIN_SECURITY_CONTEXT_UUID,
+					PermissionMode.WRITER).getTx();
 			Vertex context = getContext(orientGraph, contextToMoveUUID);
 
-		logger.trace("Context to move {}", Utility.toJsonString(context, true));
+			logger.trace("Context to move {}",
+					Utility.toJsonString(context, true));
 
 			checkContext(orientGraph, newParentUUID,
 					context.getProperty(Context.NAME_PROPERTY).toString());
 
 			// Removing the old parent relationship if any
-		Iterable<Edge> edges = context.getEdges(Direction.IN, IsParentOf.NAME);
+			Iterable<Edge> edges = context.getEdges(Direction.IN,
+					IsParentOf.NAME);
 			if (edges != null && edges.iterator().hasNext()) {
 				Iterator<Edge> edgeIterator = edges.iterator();
 				Edge edge = edgeIterator.next();
@@ -261,7 +285,10 @@ public class ContextManagementImpl implements ContextManagement {
 				Vertex parent = getContext(orientGraph, newParentUUID);
 				logger.trace("New Parent Context {}",
 						Utility.toJsonString(parent, true));
-			orientGraph.addEdge(null, parent, context, IsParentOf.NAME);
+				OrientEdge edge = orientGraph.addEdge(null, parent, context,
+						IsParentOf.NAME);
+				HeaderUtility.addHeader(edge, null);
+				edge.save();
 			}
 
 			orientGraph.commit();
@@ -270,24 +297,44 @@ public class ContextManagementImpl implements ContextManagement {
 			String contextJsonString = Utility.toJsonString(context, true);
 			logger.info("Context moved {}", contextJsonString);
 
+			return Utility.toJsonString((OrientVertex) context, false);
+
+		} catch (ContextException ce) {
+			if (orientGraph != null) {
+				orientGraph.rollback();
+			}
+			throw ce;
+		} catch (Exception e) {
+			if (orientGraph != null) {
+				orientGraph.rollback();
+			}
+			throw new ContextException(e.getMessage());
+		} finally {
+			if (orientGraph != null) {
 				orientGraph.shutdown();
-		return contextToMoveUUID;
+			}
+		}
 	}
 
 	@Override
-	public String delete(String uuid) throws ContextNotFoundException,
+	public boolean delete(UUID uuid) throws ContextNotFoundException,
 			ContextException {
 
-		logger.info("Trying to remove {} with UUID {}",
+		OrientGraph orientGraph = null;
-				org.gcube.informationsystem.model.entity.Context.NAME, uuid);
+
+		try {
+			logger.info("Trying to remove {} with UUID {}", Context.NAME, uuid);
+
+			orientGraph = SecurityContextMapper.getSecurityContextFactory(
+					SecurityContextMapper.ADMIN_SECURITY_CONTEXT_UUID,
+					PermissionMode.WRITER).getTx();
 
-		OrientGraph orientGraph = SecurityContextMapper
-				.getSecurityContextFactory(null, PermissionMode.WRITER).getTx();
 			Vertex context = getContext(orientGraph, uuid);
 			logger.trace("Context to be delete {}",
 					Utility.toJsonString(context, true));
 
-		Iterable<Edge> edges = context.getEdges(Direction.OUT, IsParentOf.NAME);
+			Iterable<Edge> edges = context.getEdges(Direction.OUT,
+					IsParentOf.NAME);
 			if (edges != null && edges.iterator().hasNext()) {
 				throw new ContextException(
 						"Only context with no children can be deleted");
@@ -298,12 +345,25 @@ public class ContextManagementImpl implements ContextManagement {
 			context.remove();
 
 			orientGraph.commit();
+			logger.info("{} with UUID {} successfully removed", Context.NAME,
+					uuid);
+			return true;
+
+		} catch (ContextException ce) {
+			if (orientGraph != null) {
+				orientGraph.rollback();
+			}
+			throw ce;
+		} catch (Exception e) {
+			if (orientGraph != null) {
+				orientGraph.rollback();
+			}
+			throw new ContextException(e.getMessage());
+		} finally {
+			if (orientGraph != null) {
 				orientGraph.shutdown();
-
+			}
-		logger.info("{} with UUID {} successfully removed",
+		}
-				org.gcube.informationsystem.model.entity.Context.NAME, uuid);
-
-		return uuid;
 	}
 
 }

src/main/java/org/gcube/informationsystem/resourceregistry/resources/impl/EntityManagementImpl.java

@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.Map.Entry;
 import java.util.Set;
+import java.util.UUID;
 
 import org.codehaus.jettison.json.JSONArray;
 import org.codehaus.jettison.json.JSONException;
@@ -59,7 +60,7 @@ public class EntityManagementImpl implements EntityManagement {
 	private static Logger logger = LoggerFactory
 			.getLogger(EntityManagementImpl.class);
 
-	public Vertex getEntity(OrientGraph orientGraph, String uuid,
+	public Vertex getEntity(OrientGraph orientGraph, UUID uuid,
 			String entityType, Class<? extends Entity> entityClass)
 			throws FacetNotFoundException, ResourceNotFoundException,
 			ResourceRegistryException {
@@ -87,7 +88,7 @@ public class EntityManagementImpl implements EntityManagement {
 
 	public Edge getRelation(
 			OrientGraph orientGraph,
-			String uuid,
+			UUID uuid,
 			String relationType,
 			@SuppressWarnings("rawtypes") Class<? extends Relation> relationClass)
 			throws ResourceRegistryException {
@@ -308,7 +309,7 @@ public class EntityManagementImpl implements EntityManagement {
 					throw new ResourceRegistryException(error);
 				}
 				
-				String targetUUID = targetHeader.getUUID().toString();
+				UUID targetUUID = targetHeader.getUUID();
 				String entityType = getClassProperty(target);
 				
 				targetVertex = getEntity(orientGraph, targetUUID, entityType, targetClass);
@@ -427,8 +428,8 @@ public class EntityManagementImpl implements EntityManagement {
 	}
 
 	public Edge createEdgeRelation(
-			String sourceUUID, Class<? extends Entity> sourceClass, 
+			UUID sourceUUID, Class<? extends Entity> sourceClass, 
-			String targetUUID, Class<? extends Entity> targetClass, 
+			UUID targetUUID, Class<? extends Entity> targetClass, 
 			String relationType, @SuppressWarnings("rawtypes") Class<? extends Relation> relationBaseClass, 
 			String jsonProperties)
 			throws FacetNotFoundException, ResourceNotFoundException,
@@ -555,13 +556,13 @@ public class EntityManagementImpl implements EntityManagement {
 	}
 
 	@Override
-	public String readFacet(String uuid) throws FacetNotFoundException,
+	public String readFacet(UUID uuid) throws FacetNotFoundException,
 			ResourceRegistryException {
 		return readFacet(uuid, Facet.NAME);
 	}
 
 	@Override
-	public String readFacet(String uuid, String facetType)
+	public String readFacet(UUID uuid, String facetType)
 			throws FacetNotFoundException, ResourceRegistryException {
 		OrientGraph orientGraph = null;
 
@@ -587,7 +588,7 @@ public class EntityManagementImpl implements EntityManagement {
 	}
 
 	@Override
-	public String updateFacet(String uuid, String jsonRepresentation)
+	public String updateFacet(UUID uuid, String jsonRepresentation)
 			throws ResourceRegistryException {
 		OrientGraph orientGraph = null;
 
@@ -661,7 +662,7 @@ public class EntityManagementImpl implements EntityManagement {
 	}
 
 	@Override
-	public boolean deleteFacet(String uuid) throws FacetNotFoundException,
+	public boolean deleteFacet(UUID uuid) throws FacetNotFoundException,
 			ResourceRegistryException {
 		OrientGraph orientGraph = null;
 
@@ -693,7 +694,7 @@ public class EntityManagementImpl implements EntityManagement {
 	}
 
 	@Override
-	public String attachFacet(String resourceUUID, String facetUUID,
+	public String attachFacet(UUID resourceUUID, UUID facetUUID,
 			String consistOfType, String jsonProperties)
 			throws FacetNotFoundException, ResourceNotFoundException,
 			ResourceRegistryException {
@@ -705,7 +706,7 @@ public class EntityManagementImpl implements EntityManagement {
 	}
 
 	@Override
-	public boolean detachFacet(String consistOfUUID)
+	public boolean detachFacet(UUID consistOfUUID)
 			throws ResourceRegistryException {
 		OrientGraph orientGraph = null;
 
@@ -739,8 +740,8 @@ public class EntityManagementImpl implements EntityManagement {
 	}
 
 	@Override
-	public String attachResource(String sourceResourceUuid,
+	public String attachResource(UUID sourceResourceUuid,
-			String targetResourceUuid, String relatedToType,
+			UUID targetResourceUuid, String relatedToType,
 			String jsonProperties) throws ResourceNotFoundException,
 			ResourceRegistryException {
 		Edge edge = createEdgeRelation(sourceResourceUuid, Resource.class,
@@ -751,7 +752,7 @@ public class EntityManagementImpl implements EntityManagement {
 	}
 
 	@Override
-	public boolean detachResource(String relatedToUUID)
+	public boolean detachResource(UUID relatedToUUID)
 			throws ResourceRegistryException {
 		OrientGraph orientGraph = null;
 
@@ -866,12 +867,12 @@ public class EntityManagementImpl implements EntityManagement {
 	}
 
 	@Override
-	public String readResource(String uuid) throws ResourceNotFoundException {
+	public String readResource(UUID uuid) throws ResourceNotFoundException {
 		return readResource(uuid, Resource.NAME);
 	}
 
 	@Override
-	public String readResource(String uuid, String resourceType)
+	public String readResource(UUID uuid, String resourceType)
 			throws ResourceNotFoundException {
 		OrientGraph orientGraph = null;
 
@@ -898,7 +899,7 @@ public class EntityManagementImpl implements EntityManagement {
 	}
 
 	@Override
-	public boolean deleteResource(String uuid)
+	public boolean deleteResource(UUID uuid)
 			throws ResourceNotFoundException, ResourceRegistryException {
 		OrientGraph orientGraph = null;
 
@@ -913,6 +914,7 @@ public class EntityManagementImpl implements EntityManagement {
 			resource.remove();
 
 			orientGraph.commit();
+			return true;
 		} catch (ResourceNotFoundException fnfe) {
 			if (orientGraph != null) {
 				orientGraph.rollback();
@@ -928,8 +930,6 @@ public class EntityManagementImpl implements EntityManagement {
 				orientGraph.shutdown();
 			}
 		}
-
-		return true;
 	}
 
 }

src/main/java/org/gcube/informationsystem/resourceregistry/resources/impl/SchemaManagementImpl.java

@@ -50,7 +50,8 @@ public class SchemaManagementImpl implements SchemaManagement {
 	private static Logger logger = LoggerFactory
 			.getLogger(SchemaManagementImpl.class);
 
-	protected static OClass getEntityOClass(OrientGraphNoTx orientGraphNoTx, String entityType) throws SchemaException {
+	protected static OClass getEntityOClass(OrientGraphNoTx orientGraphNoTx,
+			String entityType) throws SchemaException {
 		OMetadata oMetadata = orientGraphNoTx.getRawGraph().getMetadata();
 		OSchema oSchema = oMetadata.getSchema();
 		return oSchema.getClass(entityType);
@@ -59,7 +60,9 @@ public class SchemaManagementImpl implements SchemaManagement {
 	protected OClass getTypeSchema(String type, String baseType)
 			throws SchemaNotFoundException {
 		OrientGraphFactory orientGraphFactory = SecurityContextMapper
-				.getSecurityContextFactory(null, PermissionMode.READER);
+				.getSecurityContextFactory(
+						SecurityContextMapper.ADMIN_SECURITY_CONTEXT_UUID,
+						PermissionMode.READER);
 
 		OrientGraphNoTx orientGraphNoTx = null;
 		try {
@@ -128,7 +131,9 @@ public class SchemaManagementImpl implements SchemaManagement {
 	protected String getTypeSchemaAsString(String type, String baseType)
 			throws SchemaNotFoundException {
 		OrientGraphFactory orientGraphFactory = SecurityContextMapper
-				.getSecurityContextFactory(null, PermissionMode.READER);
+				.getSecurityContextFactory(
+						SecurityContextMapper.ADMIN_SECURITY_CONTEXT_UUID,
+						PermissionMode.READER);
 
 		OrientGraphNoTx orientGraphNoTx = null;
 		try {
@@ -148,7 +153,9 @@ public class SchemaManagementImpl implements SchemaManagement {
 			Class<?> baseType) throws SchemaException {
 
 		OrientGraphFactory orientGraphFactory = SecurityContextMapper
-				.getSecurityContextFactory(null, PermissionMode.WRITER);
+				.getSecurityContextFactory(
+						SecurityContextMapper.ADMIN_SECURITY_CONTEXT_UUID,
+						PermissionMode.WRITER);
 
 		OrientGraphNoTx orientGraphNoTx = null;
 		try {
@@ -166,7 +173,9 @@ public class SchemaManagementImpl implements SchemaManagement {
 			try {
 				ovt.setAbstract(typeDefinition.isAbstractType());
 			} catch (Exception e) {
-				logger.error("Unable to set the Vertex Type {} as abstract. This is an OrientDB bug. The Type will be created as it is not abstarct.", typeDefinition.getName());
+				logger.error(
+						"Unable to set the Vertex Type {} as abstract. This is an OrientDB bug. The Type will be created as it is not abstarct.",
+						typeDefinition.getName());
 			}
 
 			List<OClass> oSuperclasses = getSuperclassesAndCheckCompliancy(
@@ -186,7 +195,8 @@ public class SchemaManagementImpl implements SchemaManagement {
 							OType.getById(property.getType().byteValue()));
 					ovp.setDescription(property.getDescription());
 
-					/* Mandatory and notNull does not work in distributed mode:
+					/*
+					 * Mandatory and notNull does not work in distributed mode:
 					 * so that on Type declaration they are forced to false
 					 * ovp.setMandatory(property.isMandatory());
 					 * ovp.setNotNull(property.isNotnull());
@@ -197,7 +207,8 @@ public class SchemaManagementImpl implements SchemaManagement {
 					ovp.setReadonly(property.isReadonly());
 					ovp.setRegexp(property.getRegexpr());
 					if (property.getLinkedClass() != null) {
-						OClass linkedClass = getEntityOClass(orientGraphNoTx, property.getLinkedClass());
+						OClass linkedClass = getEntityOClass(orientGraphNoTx,
+								property.getLinkedClass());
 						if (linkedClass == null) {
 							logger.trace("class {} not found in schema",
 									property.getLinkedClass());
@@ -237,7 +248,9 @@ public class SchemaManagementImpl implements SchemaManagement {
 	protected String registerEdgeTypeSchema(String jsonSchema, String baseType)
 			throws SchemaException {
 		OrientGraphFactory orientGraphFactory = SecurityContextMapper
-				.getSecurityContextFactory(null, PermissionMode.WRITER);
+				.getSecurityContextFactory(
+						SecurityContextMapper.ADMIN_SECURITY_CONTEXT_UUID,
+						PermissionMode.WRITER);
 
 		OrientGraphNoTx orientGraphNoTx = null;
 		try {
@@ -255,7 +268,9 @@ public class SchemaManagementImpl implements SchemaManagement {
 			try {
 				oet.setAbstract(typeDefinition.isAbstractType());
 			} catch (Exception e) {
-				logger.error("Unable to set the Edge Type {} as abstract. This is an OrientDB bug. The Type will be created as it is not abstarct.", typeDefinition.getName());
+				logger.error(
+						"Unable to set the Edge Type {} as abstract. This is an OrientDB bug. The Type will be created as it is not abstarct.",
+						typeDefinition.getName());
 			}
 
 			List<OClass> oSuperclasses = getSuperclassesAndCheckCompliancy(
@@ -267,8 +282,9 @@ public class SchemaManagementImpl implements SchemaManagement {
 						OType.getById(property.getType().byteValue()));
 				op.setDescription(property.getDescription());
 
-				/* Mandatory and notNull does not work in distributed mode:
+				/*
-				 * so that on Type declaration they are forced to false 
+				 * Mandatory and notNull does not work in distributed mode: so
+				 * that on Type declaration they are forced to false
 				 * op.setMandatory(property.isMandatory());
 				 * op.setNotNull(property.isNotnull());
 				 */
@@ -313,7 +329,9 @@ public class SchemaManagementImpl implements SchemaManagement {
 	public String registerDocumentSchema(String jsonSchema)
 			throws SchemaException {
 		OrientGraphFactory orientGraphFactory = SecurityContextMapper
-				.getSecurityContextFactory(null, PermissionMode.WRITER);
+				.getSecurityContextFactory(
+						SecurityContextMapper.ADMIN_SECURITY_CONTEXT_UUID,
+						PermissionMode.WRITER);
 
 		OrientGraphNoTx orientGraphNoTx = null;
 		try {
@@ -325,7 +343,8 @@ public class SchemaManagementImpl implements SchemaManagement {
 
 			orientGraphNoTx = orientGraphFactory.getNoTx();
 
-			ODatabaseDocumentTx oDatabaseDocumentTx = orientGraphNoTx.getRawGraph();
+			ODatabaseDocumentTx oDatabaseDocumentTx = orientGraphNoTx
+					.getRawGraph();
 			OMetadata oMetadata = oDatabaseDocumentTx.getMetadata();
 			OSchema oSchema = oMetadata.getSchema();
 
@@ -339,14 +358,14 @@ public class SchemaManagementImpl implements SchemaManagement {
 
 			oDatabaseDocumentTx.commit();
 
-			
 			for (Property property : typeDefinition.getProperties()) {
 				OProperty ovp = oClass.createProperty(property.getName(),
 						OType.getById(property.getType().byteValue()));
 				ovp.setDescription(property.getDescription());
 
-				/* Mandatory and notNull does not work in distributed mode:
+				/*
-				 * so that on Type declaration they are forced to false 
+				 * Mandatory and notNull does not work in distributed mode: so
+				 * that on Type declaration they are forced to false
 				 * ovp.setMandatory(property.isMandatory());
 				 * ovp.setNotNull(property.isNotnull());
 				 */
@@ -389,60 +408,44 @@ public class SchemaManagementImpl implements SchemaManagement {
 	}
 
 	/*
-	public void addDocumentProperties(TypeDefinition typeDefinition) throws SchemaException {
+	 * public void addDocumentProperties(TypeDefinition typeDefinition) throws
-		OrientGraphFactory orientGraphFactory = SecurityContextMapper
+	 * SchemaException { OrientGraphFactory orientGraphFactory =
-				.getSecurityContextFactory(null, PermissionMode.WRITER);
+	 * SecurityContextMapper .getSecurityContextFactory(null,
-
+	 * PermissionMode.WRITER);
-		OrientGraphNoTx orientGraphNoTx = null;
+	 * 
-		try {
+	 * OrientGraphNoTx orientGraphNoTx = null; try {
-			logger.trace("Adding properties to {}", typeDefinition);
+	 * logger.trace("Adding properties to {}", typeDefinition);
-
+	 * 
-			OClass oClass = getEntityOClass(orientGraphNoTx, typeDefinition.getName());
+	 * OClass oClass = getEntityOClass(orientGraphNoTx,
-			
+	 * typeDefinition.getName());
-			orientGraphNoTx = orientGraphFactory.getNoTx();
+	 * 
-			
+	 * orientGraphNoTx = orientGraphFactory.getNoTx();
-			for (Property property : typeDefinition.getProperties()) {
+	 * 
-				OProperty ovp = oClass.createProperty(property.getName(),
+	 * for (Property property : typeDefinition.getProperties()) { OProperty ovp
-						OType.getById(property.getType().byteValue()));
+	 * = oClass.createProperty(property.getName(),
-				ovp.setDescription(property.getDescription());
+	 * OType.getById(property.getType().byteValue()));
-				
+	 * ovp.setDescription(property.getDescription());
-				/* Mandatory and notNull does not work in distributed mode:
+	 * 
-				 * so that on Type declaration they are forced to false 
+	 * /* Mandatory and notNull does not work in distributed mode: so that on
+	 * Type declaration they are forced to false
 	 * ovp.setMandatory(property.isMandatory());
-				 * ovp.setNotNull(property.isNotnull());
+	 * ovp.setNotNull(property.isNotnull()); / ovp.setMandatory(false);
-				* /
+	 * ovp.setNotNull(false);
-				ovp.setMandatory(false);
+	 * 
-				ovp.setNotNull(false);
+	 * ovp.setReadonly(property.isReadonly());
-				
+	 * ovp.setRegexp(property.getRegexpr()); if (property.getLinkedClass() !=
-				ovp.setReadonly(property.isReadonly());
+	 * null) { OClass linkedClass = getEntityOClass(orientGraphNoTx,
-				ovp.setRegexp(property.getRegexpr());
+	 * property.getLinkedClass()); if (linkedClass == null) {
-				if (property.getLinkedClass() != null) {
+	 * logger.trace("class {} not found in schema", property.getLinkedClass());
-					OClass linkedClass = getEntityOClass(orientGraphNoTx,
+	 * throw new Exception("class " + property.getLinkedClass() +
-							property.getLinkedClass());
+	 * " not found in schema"); }
-					if (linkedClass == null) {
+	 * 
-						logger.trace("class {} not found in schema",
+	 * if (linkedClass.isEdgeType() || linkedClass.isVertexType()) { throw new
-								property.getLinkedClass());
+	 * Exception( "An Embedded Field cannot be an Entity or a Relation"); }
-						throw new Exception("class "
+	 * 
-								+ property.getLinkedClass()
+	 * ovp.setLinkedClass(linkedClass); } } } catch (Exception e) { throw new
-								+ " not found in schema");
+	 * SchemaException(e); } finally { if (orientGraphNoTx != null) {
-					}
+	 * orientGraphNoTx.shutdown(); } } }
-
-					if (linkedClass.isEdgeType() || linkedClass.isVertexType()) {
-						throw new Exception(
-								"An Embedded Field cannot be an Entity or a Relation");
-					}
-
-					ovp.setLinkedClass(linkedClass);
-				}
-			}
-		} catch (Exception e) {
-			throw new SchemaException(e);
-		} finally {
-			if (orientGraphNoTx != null) {
-				orientGraphNoTx.shutdown();
-			}
-		}
-	}
 	 */
 
 	@Override
@@ -522,20 +525,13 @@ public class SchemaManagementImpl implements SchemaManagement {
 
 		return registerDocumentSchema(jsonSchema);
 		/*
-		ObjectMapper mapper = new ObjectMapper();
+		 * ObjectMapper mapper = new ObjectMapper(); TypeDefinition
-		TypeDefinition typeDefinition;
+		 * typeDefinition; try { typeDefinition = mapper.readValue(jsonSchema,
-		try {
+		 * TypeDefinition.class); registerDocumentSchema(typeDefinition);
-			typeDefinition = mapper.readValue(jsonSchema,
+		 * addDocumentProperties(typeDefinition);
-					TypeDefinition.class);
+		 * 
-			registerDocumentSchema(typeDefinition);
+		 * return jsonSchema; } catch (SchemaException e) { throw e; } catch
-			addDocumentProperties(typeDefinition);
+		 * (Exception e) { throw new SchemaException(e); }
-			
-			return jsonSchema;
-		} catch (SchemaException e) {
-			throw e;
-		} catch (Exception e) {
-			throw new SchemaException(e);
-		}
 		 */
 	}
 

src/main/java/org/gcube/informationsystem/resourceregistry/resources/utils/ContextUtility.java

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 package org.gcube.informationsystem.resourceregistry.resources.utils;
 
 import java.util.Iterator;
+import java.util.UUID;
 
 import org.gcube.common.scope.api.ScopeProvider;
 import org.gcube.common.scope.impl.ScopeBean;
@@ -34,42 +35,47 @@ import com.tinkerpop.blueprints.impls.orient.OrientGraphNoTx;
  */
 public class ContextUtility {
 
-	private static final Logger logger = LoggerFactory.getLogger(ContextUtility.class);
+	private static final Logger logger = LoggerFactory
+			.getLogger(ContextUtility.class);
 
 	public static void addToActualContext(OrientGraph orientGraph, Vertex vertex)
 			throws ContextException {
-		String contextID = ContextUtility.getActualContextUUID();
+		UUID contextUUID = ContextUtility.getActualContextUUID();
-		SecurityContext.addToSecurityContext(orientGraph, vertex, contextID);
+		SecurityContext.addToSecurityContext(orientGraph, vertex, contextUUID);
 	}
 
 	public static void addToActualContext(OSecurity oSecurity, Vertex vertex)
 			throws ContextException {
-		String contextID = ContextUtility.getActualContextUUID();
+		UUID contextUUID = ContextUtility.getActualContextUUID();
-		SecurityContext.addToSecurityContext(oSecurity, vertex, contextID);
+		SecurityContext.addToSecurityContext(oSecurity, vertex, contextUUID);
 	}
 
 	public static void addToActualContext(OrientGraph orientGraph, Edge edge)
 			throws ContextException {
-		String contextID = ContextUtility.getActualContextUUID();
+		UUID contextUUID = ContextUtility.getActualContextUUID();
-		SecurityContext.addToSecurityContext(orientGraph, edge, contextID);
+		SecurityContext.addToSecurityContext(orientGraph, edge, contextUUID);
 	}
 
 	public static void addToActualContext(OSecurity oSecurity, Edge edge)
 			throws ContextException {
-		String contextID = ContextUtility.getActualContextUUID();
+		UUID contextUUID = ContextUtility.getActualContextUUID();
-		SecurityContext.addToSecurityContext(oSecurity, edge, contextID);
+		SecurityContext.addToSecurityContext(oSecurity, edge, contextUUID);
 	}
 
-	protected static String getContextUUIDFromContextVertex(Vertex vertex) {
+	protected static UUID getContextUUIDFromContextVertex(Vertex vertex) {
 		ODocument header = vertex.getProperty(Entity.HEADER_PROPERTY);
-		String contextID = header.field(org.gcube.informationsystem.model.embedded.Header.UUID_PROPERTY);
+		String contextID = header
-		return contextID;
+				.field(org.gcube.informationsystem.model.embedded.Header.UUID_PROPERTY);
+		return UUID.fromString(contextID);
 	}
 
-	public static String getActualContextUUID() throws ContextException {
+	public static UUID getActualContextUUID() throws ContextException {
 		try {
 			String scope = ScopeProvider.instance.get();
-			OrientGraphFactory factory = SecurityContextMapper.getSecurityContextFactory(null, PermissionMode.READER);
+			OrientGraphFactory factory = SecurityContextMapper
+					.getSecurityContextFactory(
+							SecurityContextMapper.ADMIN_SECURITY_CONTEXT_UUID,
+							PermissionMode.READER);
 			Vertex context = ContextUtility.getContextVertexByFullName(
 					factory.getTx(), scope);
 			return getContextUUIDFromContextVertex(context);
@@ -79,12 +85,12 @@ public class ContextUtility {
 		}
 	}
 
-	
+	public static OrientGraphFactory getFactory(PermissionMode permissionMode)
-	public static OrientGraphFactory getFactory(PermissionMode permissionMode) throws ResourceRegistryException{
+			throws ResourceRegistryException {
 		try {
-			String contextID = getActualContextUUID();
+			UUID contextUUID = getActualContextUUID();
-			return SecurityContextMapper
+			return SecurityContextMapper.getSecurityContextFactory(contextUUID,
-					.getSecurityContextFactory(contextID, permissionMode);
+					permissionMode);
 		} catch (ContextException ce) {
 			logger.error("Unable to retrieve context.", ce);
 			throw ce;
@@ -136,7 +142,6 @@ public class ContextUtility {
 		}
 	}
 
-	
 	public static Vertex getContextVertexByFullName(OrientGraph orientGraph,
 			String fullName) throws ContextNotFoundException {
 
@@ -177,10 +182,11 @@ public class ContextUtility {
 
 	public static String getActualSecurityRoleOrUserName(
 			SecurityContextMapper.PermissionMode permissionMode,
-			SecurityContextMapper.SecurityType securityType) throws ContextException {
+			SecurityContextMapper.SecurityType securityType)
-		String contexUUID = getActualContextUUID();
+			throws ContextException {
+		UUID contextUUID = getActualContextUUID();
 		return SecurityContextMapper.getSecurityRoleOrUserName(permissionMode,
-				securityType, contexUUID);
+				securityType, contextUUID);
 	}
 
 }

src/main/java/org/gcube/informationsystem/resourceregistry/resources/utils/Utility.java

@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ package org.gcube.informationsystem.resourceregistry.resources.utils;
 import java.util.HashSet;
 import java.util.Iterator;
 import java.util.Set;
+import java.util.UUID;
 
 import org.codehaus.jettison.json.JSONException;
 import org.codehaus.jettison.json.JSONObject;
@@ -77,7 +78,7 @@ public class Utility {
 	}
 
 	public static Vertex getEntityByUUID(OrientGraph orientGraph,
-			String entityType, String uuid) throws ResourceRegistryException {
+			String entityType, UUID uuid) throws ResourceRegistryException {
 
 		if (entityType == null) {
 			entityType = Entity.NAME;
@@ -86,7 +87,7 @@ public class Utility {
 		// TODO Rewrite using Gremlin
 		String select = "SELECT FROM " + entityType + " WHERE "
 				+ Entity.HEADER_PROPERTY + "." + Header.UUID_PROPERTY + " = \""
-				+ uuid + "\"";
+				+ uuid.toString() + "\"";
 
 		OSQLSynchQuery<Vertex> osqlSynchQuery = new OSQLSynchQuery<Vertex>(
 				select);
@@ -95,7 +96,7 @@ public class Utility {
 				.execute();
 		if (vertexes == null || !vertexes.iterator().hasNext()) {
 			String error = String.format("No %s with UUID %s was found",
-					entityType, uuid);
+					entityType, uuid.toString());
 			logger.info(error);
 			throw new EntityException(error);
 		}
@@ -103,11 +104,11 @@ public class Utility {
 		Iterator<Vertex> iterator = vertexes.iterator();
 		Vertex entity = iterator.next();
 
-		logger.trace("{} with {} is : {}", entityType, uuid, Utility.toJsonString(entity, true));
+		logger.trace("{} with {} is : {}", entityType, uuid.toString(), Utility.toJsonString(entity, true));
 
 		if (iterator.hasNext()) {
 			throw new ResourceRegistryException("Found more than one "
-					+ entityType + " with uuid " + uuid
+					+ entityType + " with uuid " + uuid.toString()
 					+ ". This is a fatal error please contact Admnistrator");
 		}
 
@@ -115,7 +116,7 @@ public class Utility {
 	}
 
 	public static Edge getRelationByUUID(OrientGraph orientGraph,
-			String relationType, String uuid) throws ResourceRegistryException {
+			String relationType, UUID uuid) throws ResourceRegistryException {
 
 		if (relationType == null) {
 			relationType = Relation.class.getSimpleName();
@@ -124,14 +125,14 @@ public class Utility {
 		// TODO Rewrite using Gremlin
 		String select = "SELECT FROM " + relationType + " WHERE "
 				+ Relation.HEADER_PROPERTY + "." + Header.UUID_PROPERTY
-				+ " = \"" + uuid + "\"";
+				+ " = \"" + uuid.toString() + "\"";
 
 		OSQLSynchQuery<Edge> osqlSynchQuery = new OSQLSynchQuery<Edge>(select);
 
 		Iterable<Edge> edges = orientGraph.command(osqlSynchQuery).execute();
 		if (edges == null || !edges.iterator().hasNext()) {
 			String error = String.format("No %s with UUID %s was found",
-					relationType, uuid);
+					relationType, uuid.toString());
 			logger.info(error);
 			throw new FacetNotFoundException(error);
 		}
@@ -139,12 +140,12 @@ public class Utility {
 		Iterator<Edge> iterator = edges.iterator();
 		Edge relation = iterator.next();
 
-		logger.trace("{} with {} is : {}", relationType, uuid,
+		logger.trace("{} with {} is : {}", relationType, uuid.toString(),
 				Utility.toJsonString(relation, true));
 
 		if (iterator.hasNext()) {
 			throw new ResourceRegistryException("Found more than one "
-					+ relationType + " with uuid " + uuid
+					+ relationType + " with uuid " + uuid.toString()
 					+ ". This is a fatal error please contact Admnistrator");
 		}
 

src/test/java/org/gcube/informationsystem/resourceregistry/ContextManagerFactory.java

@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 package org.gcube.informationsystem.resourceregistry;
 
+import java.util.UUID;
+
 import org.gcube.informationsystem.resourceregistry.api.ContextManagement;
 import org.gcube.informationsystem.resourceregistry.api.exceptions.context.ContextCreationException;
 import org.gcube.informationsystem.resourceregistry.api.exceptions.context.ContextException;
@@ -17,34 +19,34 @@ public class ContextManagerFactory implements Factory<ContextManagement> {
 		return new ContextManagement() {
 			
 			@Override
-			public String delete(String uuid) throws ContextNotFoundException {
+			public boolean delete(UUID uuid) throws ContextNotFoundException {
-				return "{fake resource}";
+				return false;
 			}
 		
 
 			@Override
-			public String create(String parentContextUUID, String name)
+			public String create(UUID parentContextUUID, String name)
 					throws ContextCreationException {
-				return parentContextUUID+"newContext-"+name;
+				return "{}";
 			}
 
 			@Override
-			public String rename(String contextUUID, String name)
+			public String rename(UUID contextUUID, String name)
 					throws ContextNotFoundException {
-				return contextUUID+"-newName:"+name;
+				return "{}";
 			}
 
 			@Override
-			public String move(String newParentUUID, String contextToMoveUUID)
+			public String move(UUID newParentUUID, UUID contextToMoveUUID)
 					throws ContextNotFoundException {
-				return newParentUUID+"-"+contextToMoveUUID;
+				return "{}";
 			}
 
 
 			@Override
-			public String read(String contextUUID)
+			public String read(UUID contextUUID)
 					throws ContextNotFoundException, ContextException {
-				return contextUUID;
+				return "{}";
 			}
 		};
 		

src/test/java/org/gcube/informationsystem/resourceregistry/EntityManagementFactory.java

@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 package org.gcube.informationsystem.resourceregistry;
 
+import java.util.UUID;
+
 import org.gcube.informationsystem.resourceregistry.api.EntityManagement;
 import org.gcube.informationsystem.resourceregistry.api.exceptions.ResourceRegistryException;
 import org.gcube.informationsystem.resourceregistry.api.exceptions.entity.FacetNotFoundException;
@@ -18,30 +20,30 @@ public class EntityManagementFactory implements Factory<EntityManagement> {
 		return new EntityManagement() {
 
 			@Override
-			public String updateFacet(String uuid, String jsonRepresentation)
+			public String updateFacet(UUID uuid, String jsonRepresentation)
 					throws FacetNotFoundException {
 				return null;
 			}
 
 			@Override
-			public String readResource(String uuid)
+			public String readResource(UUID uuid)
 					throws ResourceNotFoundException {
 				return "resource";
 			}
 
 			@Override
-			public String readFacet(String uuid) throws FacetNotFoundException {
+			public String readFacet(UUID uuid) throws FacetNotFoundException {
 				return "facet";
 			}
 
 			@Override
-			public boolean deleteResource(String uuid)
+			public boolean deleteResource(UUID uuid)
 					throws ResourceNotFoundException, ResourceRegistryException {
 				return false;
 			}
 
 			@Override
-			public boolean deleteFacet(String uuid)
+			public boolean deleteFacet(UUID uuid)
 					throws FacetNotFoundException, ResourceRegistryException {
 				return false;
 			}
@@ -59,15 +61,15 @@ public class EntityManagementFactory implements Factory<EntityManagement> {
 			}
 
 			@Override
-			public String attachResource(String sourceResourceUuid,
+			public String attachResource(UUID sourceResourceUuid,
-					String targetResourceUuid, String relatedToType,
+					UUID targetResourceUuid, String relatedToType,
 					String jsonProperties) throws ResourceNotFoundException,
 					ResourceRegistryException {
 				return null;
 			}
 
 			@Override
-			public String attachFacet(String resourceUuid, String facetUuid,
+			public String attachFacet(UUID resourceUuid, UUID facetUuid,
 					String consistOfType, String jsonProperties)
 					throws FacetNotFoundException, ResourceNotFoundException,
 					ResourceRegistryException {
@@ -75,28 +77,28 @@ public class EntityManagementFactory implements Factory<EntityManagement> {
 			}
 
 			@Override
-			public String readFacet(String uuid, String facetType)
+			public String readFacet(UUID uuid, String facetType)
 					throws FacetNotFoundException, ResourceRegistryException {
 				// TODO Auto-generated method stub
 				return null;
 			}
 
 			@Override
-			public String readResource(String uuid, String resourceType)
+			public String readResource(UUID uuid, String resourceType)
 					throws ResourceNotFoundException, ResourceRegistryException {
 				// TODO Auto-generated method stub
 				return null;
 			}
 
 			@Override
-			public boolean detachFacet(String consistOfUUID)
+			public boolean detachFacet(UUID consistOfUUID)
 					throws ResourceRegistryException {
 				// TODO Auto-generated method stub
 				return false;
 			}
 
 			@Override
-			public boolean detachResource(String relatedToUUID)
+			public boolean detachResource(UUID relatedToUUID)
 					throws ResourceRegistryException {
 				// TODO Auto-generated method stub
 				return false;

src/test/java/org/gcube/informationsystem/resourceregistry/resources/impl/ContextManagementImplTest.java

@@ -3,6 +3,11 @@
  */
 package org.gcube.informationsystem.resourceregistry.resources.impl;
 
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.util.UUID;
+
+import org.gcube.informationsystem.impl.utils.Entities;
+import org.gcube.informationsystem.model.entity.Context;
 import org.gcube.informationsystem.resourceregistry.api.exceptions.InternalException;
 import org.gcube.informationsystem.resourceregistry.api.exceptions.context.ContextCreationException;
 import org.gcube.informationsystem.resourceregistry.api.exceptions.context.ContextException;
@@ -12,28 +17,29 @@ import org.junit.Test;
 import org.slf4j.Logger;
 import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
 
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.core.JsonParseException;
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.JsonMappingException;
+
 /**
  * @author Luca Frosini (ISTI - CNR)
  * 
  */
 public class ContextManagementImplTest {
 
-	private static Logger logger = LoggerFactory.getLogger(ContextManagementImplTest.class);
+	private static Logger logger = LoggerFactory
+			.getLogger(ContextManagementImplTest.class);
 
 	protected ContextManagementImpl contextManagementImpl;
 
 	/*
-	private static final String VALID_CHARACTER = "0123456789ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZabcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz";
+	 * private static final String VALID_CHARACTER =
-	private static final SecureRandom SECURE_RANDOM = new SecureRandom();
+	 * "0123456789ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZabcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz"; private
-
+	 * static final SecureRandom SECURE_RANDOM = new SecureRandom();
-	private String randomString(int lenght) {
+	 * 
-		StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder(lenght);
+	 * private String randomString(int lenght) { StringBuilder sb = new
-		for (int i = 0; i < lenght; i++) {
+	 * StringBuilder(lenght); for (int i = 0; i < lenght; i++) {
-			sb.append(VALID_CHARACTER.charAt(SECURE_RANDOM
+	 * sb.append(VALID_CHARACTER.charAt(SECURE_RANDOM
-					.nextInt(VALID_CHARACTER.length())));
+	 * .nextInt(VALID_CHARACTER.length()))); } return sb.toString(); }
-		}
-		return sb.toString();
-	}
 	 */
 
 	public ContextManagementImplTest() {
@@ -44,301 +50,415 @@ public class ContextManagementImplTest {
 	public static final String CTX_NAME_B = "B";
 	public static final String CTX_NAME_C = "C";
 
-	protected void invalidCreation(String parentUUID, String name) throws InternalException {
+	protected void invalidCreation(UUID parentUUID, String name)
+			throws InternalException {
 		try {
 			contextManagementImpl.create(parentUUID, name);
-			throw new RuntimeException("The context " + name + " with parent " + parentUUID + " was already created and MUST throw " + ContextCreationException.class.getSimpleName() + ". This is a bug in your code.");
+			throw new RuntimeException("The context " + name + " with parent "
+					+ parentUUID + " was already created and MUST throw "
+					+ ContextCreationException.class.getSimpleName()
+					+ ". This is a bug in your code.");
 		} catch (ContextCreationException e) {
-			logger.debug("As expected the context {} with parent {} was already created and a {} has been thrown", name, parentUUID, e.getClass().getSimpleName());
+			logger.debug(
+					"As expected the context {} with parent {} was already created and a {} has been thrown",
+					name, parentUUID, e.getClass().getSimpleName());
 		}
 	}
 
-	protected void invalidMoving(String parentUUID, String name){
+	protected void invalidMoving(UUID parentUUID, UUID contextToMove) {
 		try {
-			contextManagementImpl.move(parentUUID, name);
+			contextManagementImpl.move(parentUUID, contextToMove);
-			throw new RuntimeException("The context " + name + " with parent " + parentUUID + " was already created and MUST throw " + ContextException.class.getSimpleName() + ". This is a bug in your code.");
+			throw new RuntimeException("The context " + contextToMove
+					+ " with parent " + parentUUID
+					+ " was already created and MUST throw "
+					+ ContextException.class.getSimpleName()
+					+ ". This is a bug in your code.");
 		} catch (ContextNotFoundException e) {
 			throw new RuntimeException(e);
 		} catch (ContextException e) {
-			logger.debug("As expected the context {} with parent {} was already created and a {} has been thrown", name, parentUUID, e.getClass().getSimpleName());
+			logger.debug(
+					"As expected the context {} with parent {} was already created and a {} has been thrown",
+					contextToMove, parentUUID, e.getClass().getSimpleName());
 		}
 	}
 
-	protected void invalidRename(String uuid, String newName){
+	protected void invalidRename(UUID uuid, String newName) {
 		try {
 			contextManagementImpl.rename(uuid, newName);
-			throw new RuntimeException("The context with uuid " + uuid + " cannot be renamed to " + newName + " and MUST throw " + ContextException.class.getSimpleName() + ". This is a bug in your code.");
+			throw new RuntimeException("The context with uuid " + uuid
+					+ " cannot be renamed to " + newName + " and MUST throw "
+					+ ContextException.class.getSimpleName()
+					+ ". This is a bug in your code.");
 		} catch (ContextNotFoundException e) {
 			throw new RuntimeException(e);
 		} catch (ContextException e) {
-			logger.debug("As expected the context with uuid {} cannot be renamed to {} and a {} has been thrown", uuid, newName, e.getClass().getSimpleName());
+			logger.debug(
+					"As expected the context with uuid {} cannot be renamed to {} and a {} has been thrown",
+					uuid, newName, e.getClass().getSimpleName());
 		}
 	}
 
-	
+	protected void invalidDelete(UUID uuid) {
-	protected void invalidDelete(String uuid){
 		try {
 			contextManagementImpl.delete(uuid);
-			throw new RuntimeException("The context with uuid " + uuid + " cannot be deleted and MUST throw " + ContextException.class.getSimpleName() + ". This is a bug in your code.");
+			throw new RuntimeException("The context with uuid " + uuid
+					+ " cannot be deleted and MUST throw "
+					+ ContextException.class.getSimpleName()
+					+ ". This is a bug in your code.");
 		} catch (ContextNotFoundException e) {
 			throw new RuntimeException(e);
 		} catch (ContextException e) {
-			logger.debug("As expected the context with uuid {} cannot be deleted and a {} has been thrown", uuid, e.getClass().getSimpleName());
+			logger.debug(
+					"As expected the context with uuid {} cannot be deleted and a {} has been thrown",
+					uuid, e.getClass().getSimpleName());
 		}
 	}
 
 	@Test
-	public void simpleTest() throws ContextNotFoundException, ContextException, InternalException {
+	public void simpleTest() throws ContextNotFoundException, ContextException,
-		String A_1 = contextManagementImpl.create(null, CTX_NAME_A);
+			InternalException, JsonParseException, JsonMappingException,
+			IOException {
+		String contextJsonA1 = contextManagementImpl.create(null, CTX_NAME_A);
+		Context createdContexA1 = Entities.unmarshal(Context.class,
+				contextJsonA1);
+		UUID A_1 = createdContexA1.getHeader().getUUID();
+		logger.info("{}", contextJsonA1);
+
 		/*
 		 * A(1)
 		 */
 
-		String A_2 = contextManagementImpl.create(A_1, CTX_NAME_A);
+		String contextJsonA2 = contextManagementImpl.create(A_1, CTX_NAME_A);
+		Context createdContexA2 = Entities.unmarshal(Context.class,
+				contextJsonA2);
+		logger.info("{}", contextJsonA2);
+		UUID A_2 = createdContexA2.getHeader().getUUID();
 		/*
-		 * 			A_1
+		 * A_1 A_2
-		 *		 A_2   
-		 */
-		String B_3 = contextManagementImpl.create(A_2, CTX_NAME_B);
-		/*
-		 * 			A_1
-		 *		 A_2   
-		 * 	  B_3     
 		 */
 
-		contextManagementImpl.move(A_1, B_3);
+		String contextJsonB3 = contextManagementImpl.create(A_2, CTX_NAME_B);
+		Context createdContexB3 = Entities.unmarshal(Context.class,
+				contextJsonB3);
+		logger.info("{}", contextJsonB3);
+		UUID B_3 = createdContexB3.getHeader().getUUID();
 		/*
-		 * 			A_1
+		 * A_1 A_2 B_3
-		 *		 A_2   B_3
 		 */
 
-		contextManagementImpl.rename(B_3, CTX_NAME_C);
+		contextJsonB3 = contextManagementImpl.move(A_1, B_3);
+		createdContexB3 = Entities.unmarshal(Context.class, contextJsonB3);
+		logger.info("{}", contextJsonB3);
+
 		/*
-		 * 			A_1
+		 * A_1 A_2 B_3
-		 *		 A_2   C_3
 		 */
 
-		contextManagementImpl.rename(B_3, CTX_NAME_B);
+		contextJsonB3 = contextManagementImpl.rename(B_3, CTX_NAME_C);
+		createdContexB3 = Entities.unmarshal(Context.class, contextJsonB3);
+		logger.info("{}", contextJsonB3);
 		/*
-		 * 			A_1
+		 * A_1 A_2 C_3
-		 *		 A_2   C_3
 		 */
 
-		contextManagementImpl.move(A_2, B_3);
+		contextJsonB3 = contextManagementImpl.rename(B_3, CTX_NAME_B);
+		createdContexB3 = Entities.unmarshal(Context.class, contextJsonB3);
+		logger.info("{}", contextJsonB3);
 		/*
-		 * 			A_1
+		 * A_1 A_2 B_3
-		 *		 A_2   
-		 * 	  B_3     
 		 */
 
-		contextManagementImpl.delete(B_3);
+		contextJsonB3 = contextManagementImpl.move(A_2, B_3);
+		createdContexB3 = Entities.unmarshal(Context.class, contextJsonB3);
+		logger.info("{}", contextJsonB3);
 		/*
-		 * 			A_1
+		 * A_1 A_2 B_3
-		 *		 A_2      
 		 */
-		contextManagementImpl.delete(A_2);
+
+		boolean deleted = contextManagementImpl.delete(B_3);
+		Assert.assertTrue(deleted);
+		/*
+		 * A_1 A_2
+		 */
+
+		deleted = contextManagementImpl.delete(A_2);
+		Assert.assertTrue(deleted);
 		/*
 		 * A_1
 		 */
-		contextManagementImpl.delete(A_1);
+
+		deleted = contextManagementImpl.delete(A_1);
+		Assert.assertTrue(deleted);
 		/*
 		 * 
 		 */
+
 		logger.debug("The DB should be now clean");
 	}
 
-	
 	@Test
-	public void createDevContext() throws ContextNotFoundException, ContextException, InternalException {
+	public void createDevContext() throws ContextNotFoundException,
-		String gcube =  contextManagementImpl.create(null, "gcube");
+			ContextException, InternalException, JsonParseException,
-		logger.trace("/gcube : {}", gcube);
+			JsonMappingException, IOException {
-		String devsec =  contextManagementImpl.create(gcube, "devsec");
+		String gcubeJson = contextManagementImpl.create(null, "gcube");
-		logger.trace("/gcube/devsec : {}", devsec);
+		Context gcubeContex = Entities.unmarshal(Context.class, gcubeJson);
-		String devVRE =  contextManagementImpl.create(devsec, "devVRE");
+		UUID gcube = gcubeContex.getHeader().getUUID();
-		logger.trace("/gcube/devsec/devVRE : {}", devVRE);
+		logger.trace("/gcube : {}", gcubeJson);
-		String devNext =  contextManagementImpl.create(gcube, "devNext");
+
-		logger.trace("/gcube/devNext : {}", devNext);
+		String devsecJson = contextManagementImpl.create(gcube, "devsec");
-		String NextNext =  contextManagementImpl.create(devNext, "NextNext");
+		Context devsecContex = Entities.unmarshal(Context.class, devsecJson);
-		logger.trace("/gcube/devNext/NextNext : {}", NextNext);
+		UUID devsec = devsecContex.getHeader().getUUID();
+		logger.trace("/gcube/devsec : {}", devsecJson);
+
+		String devVREJson = contextManagementImpl.create(devsec, "devVRE");
+		Context devVREContex = Entities.unmarshal(Context.class, devVREJson);
+		@SuppressWarnings("unused")
+		UUID devVRE = devVREContex.getHeader().getUUID();
+		logger.trace("/gcube/devsec/devVRE : {}", devVREJson);
+
+		String devNextJson = contextManagementImpl.create(gcube, "devNext");
+		Context devNextContex = Entities.unmarshal(Context.class, devNextJson);
+		UUID devNext = devNextContex.getHeader().getUUID();
+		logger.trace("/gcube/devNext : {}", devNextJson);
+
+		String NextNextJson = contextManagementImpl.create(devNext, "NextNext");
+		Context NextNextContex = Entities.unmarshal(Context.class, NextNextJson);
+		@SuppressWarnings("unused")
+		UUID NextNext = NextNextContex.getHeader().getUUID();
+		logger.trace("/gcube/devNext/NextNext : {}", NextNextJson);
 
 		/*
-		contextManagementImpl.delete(NextNext);
+		 * contextManagementImpl.delete(NextNext);
-		contextManagementImpl.delete(devNext);
+		 * contextManagementImpl.delete(devNext);
-		contextManagementImpl.delete(devVRE);
+		 * contextManagementImpl.delete(devVRE);
-		contextManagementImpl.delete(devsec);
+		 * contextManagementImpl.delete(devsec);
-		contextManagementImpl.delete(gcube);
+		 * contextManagementImpl.delete(gcube);
 		 */
 
 		logger.debug("The DB should be now clean");
 	}
 
 	//@Test
-	public void removeDevContext() throws ContextNotFoundException, ContextException, InternalException {
+	public void removeDevContext() throws ContextNotFoundException,
-		contextManagementImpl.delete("508da10a-b8e7-414f-b176-65e227addcae");
+			ContextException, InternalException {
-		contextManagementImpl.delete("d729c993-32f9-4bcd-9311-d92f791e5e12");
+		contextManagementImpl.delete(UUID
-		contextManagementImpl.delete("8bf286f8-a93c-4936-9826-91f1b1c2af34");
+				.fromString("28f2ce60-e1dd-47e6-9780-58ad8aeb35ed"));
-		contextManagementImpl.delete("7273c1c7-bc06-4d49-bade-19dc3ab322f7");
-		contextManagementImpl.delete("132691d2-e22d-4e3b-b605-f8b2c94f2c77");
 	}
 
 	@Test
-	public void readTest() throws ContextNotFoundException, ContextException, InternalException {
+	public void readTest() throws ContextNotFoundException, ContextException,
-		String A_1 = contextManagementImpl.create(null, "LLL");
+			InternalException, JsonParseException, JsonMappingException,
-		String read = contextManagementImpl.read(A_1);
+			IOException {
-		logger.trace("A : {}", read);
+		String name = "LLL";
-		contextManagementImpl.delete(A_1);
+		String contextJsonA1 = contextManagementImpl.create(null, name);
+		Context createdContexA1 = Entities.unmarshal(Context.class,
+				contextJsonA1);
+		UUID A_1 = createdContexA1.getHeader().getUUID();
+		logger.info("{}", contextJsonA1);
+		Assert.assertTrue(createdContexA1.getName().compareTo(name) == 0);
+
+		String readContextJsonA1 = contextManagementImpl.read(A_1);
+		Context readContexA1 = Entities.unmarshal(Context.class,
+				readContextJsonA1);
+		Assert.assertTrue(readContexA1.getName().compareTo(name) == 0);
+		Assert.assertTrue(A_1.compareTo(readContexA1.getHeader().getUUID()) == 0);
+		logger.trace("{}", createdContexA1);
+
+		boolean deleted = contextManagementImpl.delete(A_1);
+		Assert.assertTrue(deleted);
 	}
 
 	@Test
-	public void completeTest() throws ContextNotFoundException, ContextException, InternalException {
+	public void completeTest() throws ContextNotFoundException,
-		String A_1 = contextManagementImpl.create(null, CTX_NAME_A);
+			ContextException, InternalException, JsonParseException,
+			JsonMappingException, IOException {
+		String contextJsonA1 = contextManagementImpl.create(null, CTX_NAME_A);
+		Context createdContexA1 = Entities.unmarshal(Context.class,
+				contextJsonA1);
+		UUID A_1 = createdContexA1.getHeader().getUUID();
+		logger.info("{}", contextJsonA1);
 		/*
 		 * A(1)
 		 */
 
-		String A_2 = contextManagementImpl.create(A_1, CTX_NAME_A);
+		String contextJsonA2 = contextManagementImpl.create(A_1, CTX_NAME_A);
+		Context createdContexA2 = Entities.unmarshal(Context.class,
+				contextJsonA2);
+		logger.info("{}", contextJsonA2);
+		UUID A_2 = createdContexA2.getHeader().getUUID();
+
 		/*
-		 * 			A_1
+		 * A_1 A_2
-		 *		 A_2   
 		 */
 
-		String B_3 = contextManagementImpl.create(A_2, CTX_NAME_B);
+		String contextJsonB3 = contextManagementImpl.create(A_2, CTX_NAME_B);
+		Context createdContexB3 = Entities.unmarshal(Context.class,
+				contextJsonB3);
+		logger.info("{}", contextJsonB3);
+		UUID B_3 = createdContexB3.getHeader().getUUID();
 		/*
-		 * 			A_1
+		 * A_1 A_2 B_3
-		 *		 A_2   
-		 * 	  B_3     
 		 */
 
-		
+		String contextJsonB4 = contextManagementImpl.create(A_1, CTX_NAME_B);
-		String B_4 = contextManagementImpl.create(A_1, CTX_NAME_B);
+		Context createdContexB4 = Entities.unmarshal(Context.class,
+				contextJsonB4);
+		logger.info("{}", contextJsonB4);
+		UUID B_4 = createdContexB4.getHeader().getUUID();
 		/*
-		 * 			A_1
+		 * A_1 A_2 B_4 B_3
-		 *		 A_2   B_4
-		 * 	  B_3      
 		 */
 
-		String A_5 = contextManagementImpl.create(B_4, CTX_NAME_A);
+		String contextJsonA5 = contextManagementImpl.create(B_4, CTX_NAME_A);
+		Context createdContexA5 = Entities.unmarshal(Context.class,
+				contextJsonA5);
+		logger.info("{}", contextJsonA5);
+		UUID A_5 = createdContexA5.getHeader().getUUID();
 		/*
-		 * 			A_1
+		 * A_1 A_2 B_4 B_3 A_5
-		 *		 A_2   B_4
-		 * 	  B_3         A_5
 		 */
 
-		
 		invalidCreation(null, CTX_NAME_A); // Trying to recreate A_1. Fails
 		invalidCreation(A_1, CTX_NAME_A); // Trying to recreate A_2. Fails
 		invalidCreation(A_2, CTX_NAME_B); // Trying to recreate B_3. Fails
 		invalidCreation(A_1, CTX_NAME_B); // Trying to recreate B_4. Fails
 		invalidCreation(B_4, CTX_NAME_A); // Trying to recreate A_5. Fails
 
-		
 		// Trying to move B_3 as child of A_1. It fails due to B_4. Fails
 		invalidMoving(A_1, B_3);
 		// Trying to move A_5 as child of A_1. It fails due to A_2. Fails
 		invalidMoving(A_1, A_5);
 
-		
-		
 		// Moving B_3 as child of B_4. OK
-		contextManagementImpl.move(B_4, B_3);
+		String movedContextJsonB3 = contextManagementImpl.move(B_4, B_3);
+		Context movedContexB3 = Entities.unmarshal(Context.class,
+				movedContextJsonB3);
+		Assert.assertTrue(B_3.compareTo(movedContexB3.getHeader().getUUID()) == 0);
+		logger.info("{}", contextJsonB3);
 		/*
-		 * 			A_1
+		 * A_1 A_2 B_4 B_3 A_5
-		 *		A_2     B_4
-		 * 	         B_3   A_5
 		 */
 
 		// Restoring the initial situation by moving B_3 as child of A_2
-		contextManagementImpl.move(A_2, B_3);
+		String movedAgainJsonB3 = contextManagementImpl.move(A_2, B_3);
+		Context movedAgainContexB3 = Entities.unmarshal(Context.class,
+				movedAgainJsonB3);
+		Assert.assertTrue(B_3.compareTo(movedAgainContexB3.getHeader()
+				.getUUID()) == 0);
+		logger.info("{}", contextJsonB3);
 		/*
-		 * 			A_1
+		 * A_1 A_2 B_4 B_3 A_5
-		 *		 A_2   B_4
-		 * 	  B_3         A_5
 		 */
 
-		
 		// Trying to move B_3 as child of A_1. It fails due to B_4. Fails
 		invalidMoving(A_1, B_3);
 
 		// Renaming B_3 as C_3
-		String C_3  = contextManagementImpl.rename(B_3, CTX_NAME_C);
+		String contextJsonC3 = contextManagementImpl.rename(B_3, CTX_NAME_C);
+		Context createdContexC3 = Entities.unmarshal(Context.class,
+				contextJsonC3);
+		logger.info("{}", contextJsonC3);
+		UUID C_3 = createdContexC3.getHeader().getUUID();
 		Assert.assertTrue(C_3.compareTo(B_3) == 0);
 		/*
-		 * 			A_1
+		 * A_1 A_2 B_4 C_3 A_5
-		 *		 A_2   B_4
-		 * 	  C_3         A_5
 		 */
 
 		// Moving C_3 (was B_3) as child of A_1. Now it is possible
-		contextManagementImpl.move(A_1, B_3);
+		contextJsonC3 = contextManagementImpl.move(A_1, C_3);
+		createdContexC3 = Entities.unmarshal(Context.class, contextJsonC3);
+		logger.info("{}", contextJsonC3);
 		/*
-		 * 			A_1
+		 * A_1 C_3 A_2 B_4 A_5
-		 *	   C_3  A_2   B_4
-		 * 	                 A_5
 		 */
 
-		
-		
 		// Trying to rename C_3 (was B_3) newly to B_3. Fails due to B_4
 		invalidRename(C_3, CTX_NAME_B);
 
-		
 		// Moving back C_3 (was B_3) as child of A_2.
-		contextManagementImpl.move(A_2, B_3);
+		contextJsonB3 = contextManagementImpl.move(A_2, C_3);
-		String BC_3 = contextManagementImpl.rename(C_3, CTX_NAME_B);
+		createdContexB3 = Entities.unmarshal(Context.class, contextJsonB3);
+		logger.info("{}", contextJsonB3);
+
+		String contextJsonBC3 = contextManagementImpl.rename(C_3, CTX_NAME_B);
+		Context createdContexBC3 = Entities.unmarshal(Context.class,
+				contextJsonBC3);
+		logger.info("{}", contextJsonBC3);
+		UUID BC_3 = createdContexBC3.getHeader().getUUID();
 		Assert.assertTrue(BC_3.compareTo(B_3) == 0);
 		Assert.assertTrue(BC_3.compareTo(C_3) == 0);
 		/*
-		 * 			A_1
+		 * A_1 A_2 B_4 B_3 A_5
-		 *		 A_2   B_4
-		 * 	  B_3         A_5
 		 */
 
-		
 		invalidDelete(A_1);
 		invalidDelete(A_2);
 		invalidDelete(B_4);
-		contextManagementImpl.delete(A_5);
+		boolean deleted = contextManagementImpl.delete(A_5);
+		Assert.assertTrue(deleted);
 		/*
-		 * 			A_1
+		 * A_1 A_2 B_4 B_3
-		 *		 A_2   B_4
-		 * 	  B_3         
 		 */
 		try {
 			contextManagementImpl.delete(A_5);
 		} catch (ContextNotFoundException e) {
-			logger.debug("The context with uuid {} was not found. (Was already deleted)", A_5);
+			logger.debug(
+					"The context with uuid {} was not found. (Was already deleted)",
+					A_5);
 		}
 
-		contextManagementImpl.delete(B_3);
+		deleted = contextManagementImpl.delete(B_3);
+		Assert.assertTrue(deleted);
 		/*
-		 * 			A_1
+		 * A_1 A_2 B_4
-		 *		 A_2   B_4         
 		 */
 		invalidDelete(A_1);
-		contextManagementImpl.delete(B_4);
+		deleted = contextManagementImpl.delete(B_4);
+		Assert.assertTrue(deleted);
 		/*
-		 * 			A_1
+		 * A_1 A_2
-		 *		 A_2        
 		 */
-		contextManagementImpl.delete(A_2);
+		deleted = contextManagementImpl.delete(A_2);
+		Assert.assertTrue(deleted);
 		/*
 		 * A_1
 		 */
 
-		contextManagementImpl.delete(A_1);
+		deleted = contextManagementImpl.delete(A_1);
-		
+		Assert.assertTrue(deleted);
 
 		logger.debug("The DB should be now clean");
 	}
 
-	
 	@Test
-	public void moveToRootTest() throws ContextNotFoundException, ContextException, InternalException {
+	public void moveToRootTest() throws ContextNotFoundException,
-		String A_1 = contextManagementImpl.create(null, CTX_NAME_A);
+			ContextException, InternalException, JsonParseException,
-		String A_2 = contextManagementImpl.create(A_1, CTX_NAME_B);
+			JsonMappingException, IOException {
-		contextManagementImpl.move(null, A_2);
+		String contextJsonA1 = contextManagementImpl.create(null, CTX_NAME_A);
+		Context createdContexA1 = Entities.unmarshal(Context.class,
+				contextJsonA1);
+		UUID A_1 = createdContexA1.getHeader().getUUID();
+		logger.info("{}", contextJsonA1);
+		/*
+		 * A(1)
+		 */
+
+		String contextJsonB2 = contextManagementImpl.create(A_1, CTX_NAME_B);
+		Context createdContexB2 = Entities.unmarshal(Context.class,
+				contextJsonB2);
+		logger.info("{}", contextJsonB2);
+		UUID B_2 = createdContexB2.getHeader().getUUID();
+
+		/*
+		 * A_1 B_2
+		 */
+
+		String movedContextJsonB2 = contextManagementImpl.move(null, B_2);
+		Context movedContexB2 = Entities.unmarshal(Context.class,
+				movedContextJsonB2);
+		Assert.assertTrue(B_2.compareTo(movedContexB2.getHeader().getUUID()) == 0);
 		contextManagementImpl.delete(A_1);
-		contextManagementImpl.delete(A_2);
+		contextManagementImpl.delete(B_2);
 		logger.debug("The DB should be now clean");
 	}
 

src/test/java/org/gcube/informationsystem/resourceregistry/resources/impl/EntityManagementImplTest.java

@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ public class EntityManagementImplTest {
 		UUID uuid = createdCpuFacet.getHeader().getUUID();
 		
 		
-		String readJson = entityManagementImpl.readFacet(uuid.toString());
+		String readJson = entityManagementImpl.readFacet(uuid);
 		CPUFacet readCpuFacet = Entities.unmarshal(CPUFacet.class, readJson);
 		logger.debug("Read:\nRaw Json : {}\nUnmarshalled : {}", readJson, readCpuFacet);
 		Assert.assertTrue(cpuFacet.getClockSpeed().compareTo(readCpuFacet.getClockSpeed())==0);
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ public class EntityManagementImplTest {
 		readCpuFacet.setAdditionalProperty(additionPropertyKey, additionPropertyValue);
 
 		
-		String updatedJson = entityManagementImpl.updateFacet(uuid.toString(),Entities.marshal(readCpuFacet));
+		String updatedJson = entityManagementImpl.updateFacet(uuid,Entities.marshal(readCpuFacet));
 		CPUFacet updatedCpuFacet = Entities.unmarshal(CPUFacet.class, updatedJson);
 		logger.debug("Updated:\nRaw Json : {}\nUnmarshalled : {}", updatedJson, updatedCpuFacet);
 		Assert.assertTrue(readCpuFacet.getClockSpeed().compareTo(updatedCpuFacet.getClockSpeed())==0);
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ public class EntityManagementImplTest {
 		Assert.assertTrue(uuid.compareTo(updatedCpuFacet.getHeader().getUUID())==0);
 		
 		
-		String readUpdatedJson = entityManagementImpl.readFacet(uuid.toString());
+		String readUpdatedJson = entityManagementImpl.readFacet(uuid);
 		CPUFacet readUpdatedCpuFacet = Entities.unmarshal(CPUFacet.class, readUpdatedJson);
 		logger.debug("Read Updated:\nRaw Json : {}\nUnmarshalled : {}", readUpdatedJson, readUpdatedCpuFacet);
 		Assert.assertTrue(updatedCpuFacet.getClockSpeed().compareTo(readUpdatedCpuFacet.getClockSpeed())==0);
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ public class EntityManagementImplTest {
 		Assert.assertTrue(((String)updatedCpuFacet.getAdditionalProperty(additionPropertyKey)).compareTo((String) readUpdatedCpuFacet.getAdditionalProperty(additionPropertyKey))==0);
 		Assert.assertTrue(uuid.compareTo(updatedCpuFacet.getHeader().getUUID())==0);
 		
-		boolean deleted = entityManagementImpl.deleteFacet(uuid.toString());
+		boolean deleted = entityManagementImpl.deleteFacet(uuid);
 		Assert.assertTrue(deleted);
 		
 	}
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ public class EntityManagementImplTest {
 
 		JSONObject jsonObject = new JSONObject(json);
 		JSONObject header = jsonObject.getJSONObject(Entity.HEADER_PROPERTY);
-		String uuid = header.getString(Header.UUID_PROPERTY);
+		UUID uuid = UUID.fromString(header.getString(Header.UUID_PROPERTY));
 
 		String readJson = entityManagementImpl.readFacet(uuid);
 		logger.debug("Read : {}", readJson);
@@ -308,7 +308,7 @@ public class EntityManagementImplTest {
 
 		String json = entityManagementImpl.createResource(
 				HostingNode.class.getSimpleName(), "{}");
-		String resourceUUID = Utility.getUUIDFromJSONString(json);
+		UUID resourceUUID = Utility.getUUIDFromJSONString(json);
 
 		CPUFacetImpl cpuFacetImpl = new CPUFacetImpl();
 		cpuFacetImpl.setClockSpeed("1 GHz");
@@ -320,13 +320,13 @@ public class EntityManagementImplTest {
 		json = entityManagementImpl.createFacet(CPUFacet.class.getSimpleName(),
 				stringWriter.toString());
 		logger.debug("Created : {}", json);
-		String facetUUID = Utility.getUUIDFromJSONString(json);
+		UUID facetUUID = Utility.getUUIDFromJSONString(json);
 
 		json = entityManagementImpl.attachFacet(resourceUUID, facetUUID,
 				ConsistsOf.class.getSimpleName(), null);
 		logger.debug("Facet attached : {}", json);
 
-		String consistOfUUID = Utility.getUUIDFromJSONString(json);
+		UUID consistOfUUID = Utility.getUUIDFromJSONString(json);
 
 		boolean detached = entityManagementImpl.detachFacet(consistOfUUID);
 
@@ -360,7 +360,7 @@ public class EntityManagementImplTest {
 		String json = entityManagementImpl.createFacet(CPUFacet.class.getSimpleName(),
 				stringWriter.toString());
 		logger.debug("Created : {}", json);
-		String createdFacetUUID = Utility.getUUIDFromJSONString(json);
+		UUID createdFacetUUID = Utility.getUUIDFromJSONString(json);
 		
 		HostingNode hostingNode = new HostingNodeImpl();
 		
@@ -371,7 +371,7 @@ public class EntityManagementImplTest {
 		
 		hostingNode.addFacet(cpuFacetImpl);
 		
-		hostingNode.attachFacet(UUID.fromString(createdFacetUUID));
+		hostingNode.attachFacet(createdFacetUUID);
 		
 		
 		StringWriter resourceStringWriter = new StringWriter();
@@ -381,9 +381,9 @@ public class EntityManagementImplTest {
 		
 		json = entityManagementImpl.createResource(
 				HostingNode.class.getSimpleName(), resourceStringWriter.toString());
-		String resourceUUID = Utility.getUUIDFromJSONString(json);
+		UUID resourceUUID = Utility.getUUIDFromJSONString(json);
 
-		logger.debug(resourceUUID);
+		logger.debug("{}", resourceUUID);
 
 		//entityManagementImpl.deleteResource(resourceUUID);