Merge pull request #1893 from atmire/DS-3762_write-missing-tests

DS-3762: Write integration tests for initial endpoints

dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/core/Context.java

@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicBoolean;
  * 
  * @version $Revision$
  */
-public class Context
+public class Context implements AutoCloseable
 {
     private static final Logger log = Logger.getLogger(Context.class);
     protected static final AtomicBoolean databaseUpdated = new AtomicBoolean(false);
@@ -573,6 +573,13 @@ public class Context
         }
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public void close() {
+        if(isValid()) {
+            abort();
+        }
+    }
+
     /**
      * 
      * Find out if this context is valid. Returns <code>false</code> if this

dspace-api/src/test/java/org/dspace/core/ContextTest.java

@@ -270,6 +270,45 @@ public class ContextTest extends AbstractUnitTest
         cleanupContext(instance);
         cleanupContext(newInstance);
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Test of close method, of class Context.
+     */
+    @Test
+    public void testClose() throws SQLException, AuthorizeException
+    {
+        new NonStrictExpectations(authorizeService.getClass())
+        {{
+            // Allow Admin permissions - needed to create a new EPerson
+            authorizeService.isAdmin((Context) any); result = true;
+        }};
+
+        String createdEmail = "susie@email.com";
+
+        // To test close() we need a new Context object in a try-with-resources block
+        try(Context instance = new Context()) {
+
+            // Create a new EPerson (DO NOT COMMIT IT)
+            EPerson newUser = ePersonService.create(instance);
+            newUser.setFirstName(context, "Susan");
+            newUser.setLastName(context, "Doe");
+            newUser.setEmail(createdEmail);
+            newUser.setCanLogIn(true);
+            newUser.setLanguage(context, I18nUtil.getDefaultLocale().getLanguage());
+
+        }
+
+        // Open a new context, let's make sure that EPerson isn't there
+        Context newInstance = new Context();
+        EPerson found = ePersonService.findByEmail(newInstance, createdEmail);
+        assertThat("testClose 0", found, nullValue());
+
+        // Cleanup our contexts
+        cleanupContext(newInstance);
+
+        //Calling close on a finished context should not result in errors
+        newInstance.close();
+    }
     
     /**
      * Test of abort method, of class Context.

dspace-services/src/main/java/org/dspace/services/sessions/StatelessRequestServiceImpl.java

@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Required;
  * <p>
  *
  * @author Aaron Zeckoski (azeckoski @ gmail.com)
- * @author Atmire
+ * @author Tom Desair (tom dot desair at atmire dot com)
  */
 public final class StatelessRequestServiceImpl implements RequestService, InitializedService, ShutdownService {
 

dspace-spring-rest/src/main/java/org/dspace/app/rest/AuthenticationRestController.java

@@ -37,7 +37,8 @@ import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.RestController;
  * Rest controller that handles authentication on the REST API together with the Spring Security filters
  * configured in {@link org.dspace.app.rest.security.WebSecurityConfiguration}
  *
- * @author Atmire NV (info at atmire dot com)
+ * @author Frederic Van Reet (frederic dot vanreet at atmire dot com)
+ * @author Tom Desair (tom dot desair at atmire dot com)
  */
 @RequestMapping(value = "/api/" + AuthnRest.CATEGORY)
 @RestController

dspace-spring-rest/src/main/java/org/dspace/app/rest/model/AuthnRest.java

@@ -12,7 +12,8 @@ import org.dspace.app.rest.AuthenticationRestController;
 /**
  * Root rest object for the /api/authn endpoint
  *
- * @author Atmire NV (info at atmire dot com)
+ * @author Frederic Van Reet (frederic dot vanreet at atmire dot com)
+ * @author Tom Desair (tom dot desair at atmire dot com)
  */
 public class AuthnRest extends BaseObjectRest<Integer>{
 

dspace-spring-rest/src/main/java/org/dspace/app/rest/model/hateoas/AuthenticationStatusResource.java

@@ -14,7 +14,8 @@ import org.dspace.app.rest.utils.Utils;
 /**
  * Status Resource, wraps the status object and the authenticated EPerson
  *
- * @author Atmire NV (info at atmire dot com)
+ * @author Frederic Van Reet (frederic dot vanreet at atmire dot com)
+ * @author Tom Desair (tom dot desair at atmire dot com)
  */
 @RelNameDSpaceResource(AuthenticationStatusRest.NAME)
 public class AuthenticationStatusResource extends DSpaceResource<AuthenticationStatusRest> {

dspace-spring-rest/src/main/java/org/dspace/app/rest/model/hateoas/AuthnResource.java

@@ -21,7 +21,8 @@ import org.springframework.hateoas.Link;
 /**
  * Authn Rest Resource, used to link to login, logout, status, ...
  *
- * @author Atmire NV (info at atmire dot com)
+ * @author Frederic Van Reet (frederic dot vanreet at atmire dot com)
+ * @author Tom Desair (tom dot desair at atmire dot com)
  */
 @RelNameDSpaceResource(AuthnRest.NAME)
 public class AuthnResource extends DSpaceResource<AuthnRest> {

dspace-spring-rest/src/main/java/org/dspace/app/rest/security/CustomLogoutHandler.java

@@ -23,7 +23,8 @@ import org.springframework.stereotype.Component;
 /**
  * Custom logout handler to support stateless sessions
  *
- * @author Atmire NV (info at atmire dot com)
+ * @author Frederic Van Reet (frederic dot vanreet at atmire dot com)
+ * @author Tom Desair (tom dot desair at atmire dot com)
  */
 @Component
 public class CustomLogoutHandler implements LogoutHandler {

dspace-spring-rest/src/main/java/org/dspace/app/rest/security/DSpaceAuthentication.java

@@ -18,7 +18,8 @@ import org.springframework.security.core.GrantedAuthority;
 /**
  * Custom Authentication for use with DSpace
  *
- * @author Atmire NV (info at atmire dot com)
+ * @author Frederic Van Reet (frederic dot vanreet at atmire dot com)
+ * @author Tom Desair (tom dot desair at atmire dot com)
  */
 public class DSpaceAuthentication implements Authentication {
 

dspace-spring-rest/src/main/java/org/dspace/app/rest/security/EPersonRestAuthenticationProvider.java

@@ -39,7 +39,8 @@ import org.springframework.stereotype.Component;
 /**
  * This class is reponsible for authenticating a user via REST
  *
- * @author Atmire NV (info at atmire dot com)
+ * @author Frederic Van Reet (frederic dot vanreet at atmire dot com)
+ * @author Tom Desair (tom dot desair at atmire dot com)
  */
 @Component
 public class EPersonRestAuthenticationProvider implements AuthenticationProvider{

dspace-spring-rest/src/main/java/org/dspace/app/rest/security/RestAuthenticationService.java

@@ -19,7 +19,8 @@ import org.springframework.stereotype.Service;
 /**
  * Interface for a service that can provide authentication for the REST API
  *
- * @author Atmire NV (info at atmire dot com)
+ * @author Frederic Van Reet (frederic dot vanreet at atmire dot com)
+ * @author Tom Desair (tom dot desair at atmire dot com)
  */
 @Service
 public interface RestAuthenticationService {

dspace-spring-rest/src/main/java/org/dspace/app/rest/security/StatelessAuthenticationFilter.java

@@ -31,7 +31,8 @@ import org.springframework.security.web.authentication.www.BasicAuthenticationFi
  * Custom Spring authentication filter for Stateless authentication, intercepts requests to check for valid
  * authentication
  *
- * @author Atmire NV (info at atmire dot com)
+ * @author Frederic Van Reet (frederic dot vanreet at atmire dot com)
+ * @author Tom Desair (tom dot desair at atmire dot com)
  */
 public class StatelessAuthenticationFilter extends BasicAuthenticationFilter{
 

dspace-spring-rest/src/main/java/org/dspace/app/rest/security/StatelessLoginFilter.java

@@ -24,7 +24,8 @@ import org.springframework.security.web.util.matcher.AntPathRequestMatcher;
 /**
  * This class will filter login requests to try and authenticate them
  *
- * @author Atmire NV (info at atmire dot com)
+ * @author Frederic Van Reet (frederic dot vanreet at atmire dot com)
+ * @author Tom Desair (tom dot desair at atmire dot com)
  */
 public class StatelessLoginFilter extends AbstractAuthenticationProcessingFilter {
 

dspace-spring-rest/src/main/java/org/dspace/app/rest/security/WebSecurityConfiguration.java

@@ -26,7 +26,8 @@ import org.springframework.security.web.util.matcher.AntPathRequestMatcher;
 /**
  * Spring Security configuration for DSpace Spring Rest
  *
- * @author Atmire NV (info at atmire dot com)
+ * @author Frederic Van Reet (frederic dot vanreet at atmire dot com)
+ * @author Tom Desair (tom dot desair at atmire dot com)
  */
 @EnableWebSecurity
 @Configuration

dspace-spring-rest/src/main/java/org/dspace/app/rest/security/jwt/EPersonClaimProvider.java

@@ -22,7 +22,8 @@ import org.springframework.stereotype.Component;
 /**
  * Provides a claim for a JSON Web Token, this claim is responsible for adding the EPerson ID to it
  *
- * @author Atmire NV (info at atmire dot com)
+ * @author Frederic Van Reet (frederic dot vanreet at atmire dot com)
+ * @author Tom Desair (tom dot desair at atmire dot com)
  */
 @Component
 public class EPersonClaimProvider implements JWTClaimProvider{

dspace-spring-rest/src/main/java/org/dspace/app/rest/security/jwt/JWTClaimProvider.java

@@ -18,7 +18,8 @@ import org.dspace.core.Context;
  * Interface to be implemented if you want to add a custom claim to a JSON Web Token, annotate with @Component
  * to include it's implementation in the token
  *
- * @author Atmire NV (info at atmire dot com)
+ * @author Frederic Van Reet (frederic dot vanreet at atmire dot com)
+ * @author Tom Desair (tom dot desair at atmire dot com)
  */
 public interface JWTClaimProvider {
 

dspace-spring-rest/src/main/java/org/dspace/app/rest/security/jwt/JWTTokenHandler.java

@@ -51,7 +51,8 @@ import org.springframework.stereotype.Component;
 /**
  * Class responsible for creating and parsing JWTs, supports both JWS and JWE
  *
- * @author Atmire NV (info at atmire dot com)
+ * @author Frederic Van Reet (frederic dot vanreet at atmire dot com)
+ * @author Tom Desair (tom dot desair at atmire dot com)
  */
 @Component
 public class JWTTokenHandler implements InitializingBean {

dspace-spring-rest/src/main/java/org/dspace/app/rest/security/jwt/JWTTokenRestAuthenticationServiceImpl.java

@@ -35,7 +35,8 @@ import org.springframework.stereotype.Component;
 /**
  * Rest Authentication implementation for JSON Web Tokens
  *
- * @author Atmire NV (info at atmire dot com)
+ * @author Frederic Van Reet (frederic dot vanreet at atmire dot com)
+ * @author Tom Desair (tom dot desair at atmire dot com)
  */
 @Component
 public class JWTTokenRestAuthenticationServiceImpl implements RestAuthenticationService, InitializingBean {

dspace-spring-rest/src/main/java/org/dspace/app/rest/security/jwt/SpecialGroupClaimProvider.java

@@ -29,7 +29,8 @@ import org.springframework.stereotype.Component;
 /**
  * JWT claim provider to read and set the special groups of an eperson on a JWT token
  *
- * @author Atmire NV (info at atmire dot com)
+ * @author Frederic Van Reet (frederic dot vanreet at atmire dot com)
+ * @author Tom Desair (tom dot desair at atmire dot com)
  */
 @Component
 public class SpecialGroupClaimProvider implements JWTClaimProvider {

dspace-spring-rest/src/test/java/org/dspace/app/rest/AuthenticationRestControllerIT.java

@@ -27,7 +27,8 @@ import org.junit.Test;
 /**
  * Integration test that covers various authentication scenarios
  *
- * @author Atmire NV (info at atmire dot com)
+ * @author Frederic Van Reet (frederic dot vanreet at atmire dot com)
+ * @author Tom Desair (tom dot desair at atmire dot com)
  */
 public class AuthenticationRestControllerIT extends AbstractControllerIntegrationTest {
 

dspace-spring-rest/src/test/java/org/dspace/app/rest/BitstreamContentRestControllerIT.java

@@ -288,9 +288,6 @@ public class BitstreamContentRestControllerIT extends AbstractControllerIntegrat
             //An unauthorized request should not log statistics
             checkNumberOfStatsRecords(bitstream, 0);
 
-        } finally {
-            //** CLEANUP **
-            GroupBuilder.cleaner().delete(internalGroup);
         }
     }
 

dspace-spring-rest/src/test/java/org/dspace/app/rest/BitstreamFormatRestRepositoryIT.java

@@ -0,0 +1,92 @@
+/**
+ * The contents of this file are subject to the license and copyright
+ * detailed in the LICENSE and NOTICE files at the root of the source
+ * tree and available online at
+ *
+ * http://www.dspace.org/license/
+ */
+package org.dspace.app.rest;
+
+import org.dspace.app.rest.builder.BitstreamFormatBuilder;
+import org.dspace.app.rest.matcher.BitstreamFormatMatcher;
+import org.dspace.app.rest.test.AbstractControllerIntegrationTest;
+import org.dspace.content.BitstreamFormat;
+import org.hamcrest.Matchers;
+import org.junit.Ignore;
+import org.junit.Test;
+
+import static org.hamcrest.Matchers.*;
+import static org.springframework.test.web.servlet.request.MockMvcRequestBuilders.get;
+import static org.springframework.test.web.servlet.result.MockMvcResultMatchers.*;
+
+/**
+ * @author Jonas Van Goolen - (jonas@atmire.com)
+ */
+
+public class BitstreamFormatRestRepositoryIT extends AbstractControllerIntegrationTest {
+
+    @Test
+    public void findAllPaginationTest() throws Exception {
+        getClient().perform(get("/api/core/bitstreamformats"))
+                .andExpect(status().isOk())
+                .andExpect(content().contentType(contentType))
+                .andExpect(jsonPath("$.page.size", is(20)))
+                .andExpect(jsonPath("$._links.self.href", startsWith(REST_SERVER_URL)))
+                .andExpect(jsonPath("$._links.self.href", endsWith("/api/core/bitstreamformats")))
+        ;
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    @Ignore
+    public void unknownFormatRequiredByDefault() throws Exception {
+        getClient().perform(get("/api/core/bitstreamformats"))
+                .andExpect(status().isOk())
+                .andExpect(content().contentType(contentType))
+                .andExpect(jsonPath("$.page.size", is(20)))
+                .andExpect(jsonPath("$.page.totalElements", is(1)))
+                .andExpect(jsonPath("$._links.self.href", startsWith(REST_SERVER_URL)))
+                .andExpect(jsonPath("$._links.self.href", endsWith("/api/core/bitstreamformats")))
+                .andExpect(jsonPath("$._embedded.bitstreamformats", Matchers.is(
+                        BitstreamFormatMatcher.matchBitstreamFormatMimeType("Unknown")
+                )));
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    @Ignore
+    public void findAllMimeTypeCheck() throws Exception {
+        context.turnOffAuthorisationSystem();
+        BitstreamFormat bitstreamFormat = BitstreamFormatBuilder.createBitstreamFormat(context)
+                .withMimeType("application/octet-stream")
+                .withDescription("Description")
+                .build();
+        getClient().perform(get("/api/core/bitstreamformats"))
+                .andExpect(status().isOk())
+                .andExpect(content().contentType(contentType))
+                .andExpect(jsonPath("$.page.totalElements", is(2)))
+                .andExpect(jsonPath("$._embedded.bitstreamformats", Matchers.contains(
+                        BitstreamFormatMatcher.matchBitstreamFormat(bitstreamFormat.getMIMEType(), bitstreamFormat.getDescription())
+                )))
+        ;
+
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    @Ignore
+    public void findOne() throws Exception {
+        context.turnOffAuthorisationSystem();
+        BitstreamFormat bitstreamFormat = BitstreamFormatBuilder.createBitstreamFormat(context)
+                .withMimeType("application/octet-stream")
+                .withDescription("Description")
+                .build();
+
+        getClient().perform(get("/api/core/bitstreamformats/" + bitstreamFormat.getID()))
+                .andExpect(status().isOk())
+                .andExpect(content().contentType(contentType))
+                .andExpect(jsonPath("$.description", is(bitstreamFormat.getDescription())))
+                .andExpect(jsonPath("$.mimetype", is(bitstreamFormat.getMIMEType())))
+                .andExpect(jsonPath("$.type", is("bitstreamformat")))
+                .andExpect(jsonPath("$._links.self.href", startsWith(REST_SERVER_URL)))
+                .andExpect(jsonPath("$._links.self.href", endsWith("/api/core/bitstreamformats/"+bitstreamFormat.getID())))
+        ;
+    }
+}

dspace-spring-rest/src/test/java/org/dspace/app/rest/BitstreamRestRepositoryIT.java

@@ -0,0 +1,384 @@
+/**
+ * The contents of this file are subject to the license and copyright
+ * detailed in the LICENSE and NOTICE files at the root of the source
+ * tree and available online at
+ *
+ * http://www.dspace.org/license/
+ */
+package org.dspace.app.rest;
+
+import org.apache.commons.codec.CharEncoding;
+import org.apache.commons.io.IOUtils;
+import org.dspace.app.rest.builder.BitstreamBuilder;
+import org.dspace.app.rest.builder.CollectionBuilder;
+import org.dspace.app.rest.builder.CommunityBuilder;
+import org.dspace.app.rest.builder.ItemBuilder;
+import org.dspace.app.rest.matcher.BitstreamFormatMatcher;
+import org.dspace.app.rest.matcher.BitstreamMatcher;
+import org.dspace.app.rest.test.AbstractControllerIntegrationTest;
+import org.dspace.content.Bitstream;
+import org.dspace.content.Collection;
+import org.dspace.content.Community;
+import org.dspace.content.Item;
+import org.dspace.content.service.BitstreamService;
+import org.hamcrest.Matchers;
+import org.junit.Ignore;
+import org.junit.Test;
+import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
+
+import java.io.InputStream;
+import java.util.UUID;
+
+import static org.hamcrest.Matchers.contains;
+import static org.hamcrest.Matchers.containsInAnyOrder;
+import static org.hamcrest.Matchers.not;
+import static org.springframework.test.web.servlet.request.MockMvcRequestBuilders.get;
+import static org.springframework.test.web.servlet.result.MockMvcResultMatchers.content;
+import static org.springframework.test.web.servlet.result.MockMvcResultMatchers.jsonPath;
+import static org.springframework.test.web.servlet.result.MockMvcResultMatchers.status;
+
+public class BitstreamRestRepositoryIT extends AbstractControllerIntegrationTest {
+
+    @Autowired
+    private BitstreamService bitstreamService;
+
+    @Test
+    public void findAllTest() throws Exception{
+        //We turn off the authorization system in order to create the structure as defined below
+        context.turnOffAuthorisationSystem();
+
+        //** GIVEN **
+        //1. A community-collection structure with one parent community with sub-community and one collection.
+        parentCommunity = CommunityBuilder.createCommunity(context)
+                .withName("Parent Community")
+                .build();
+        Community child1 = CommunityBuilder.createSubCommunity(context, parentCommunity)
+                .withName("Sub Community")
+                .build();
+        Collection col1 = CollectionBuilder.createCollection(context, child1).withName("Collection 1").build();
+
+        //2. One public items that is readable by Anonymous
+        Item publicItem1 = ItemBuilder.createItem(context, col1)
+                .withTitle("Test")
+                .withIssueDate("2010-10-17")
+                .withAuthor("Smith, Donald")
+                .withSubject("ExtraEntry")
+                .build();
+
+        String bitstreamContent = "ThisIsSomeDummyText";
+        //Add a bitstream to an item
+        Bitstream bitstream = null;
+        try(InputStream is = IOUtils.toInputStream(bitstreamContent, CharEncoding.UTF_8)) {
+            bitstream = BitstreamBuilder.
+                    createBitstream(context, publicItem1, is)
+                    .withName("Bitstream")
+                    .withDescription("description")
+                    .withMimeType("text/plain")
+                    .build();
+        }
+
+        //Add a bitstream to an item
+        Bitstream bitstream1 = null;
+        try(InputStream is = IOUtils.toInputStream(bitstreamContent, CharEncoding.UTF_8)) {
+            bitstream1 = BitstreamBuilder.
+                    createBitstream(context, publicItem1, is)
+                    .withName("Bitstream1")
+                    .withDescription("description123")
+                    .withMimeType("text/plain")
+                    .build();
+        }
+
+        getClient().perform(get("/api/core/bitstreams/"))
+                .andExpect(status().isOk())
+                .andExpect(content().contentType(contentType))
+                .andExpect(jsonPath("$._embedded.bitstreams", Matchers.containsInAnyOrder(
+                        BitstreamMatcher.matchBitstreamEntry(bitstream),
+                        BitstreamMatcher.matchBitstreamEntry(bitstream1)
+                )))
+
+        ;
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void findAllPaginationTest() throws Exception{
+        //We turn off the authorization system in order to create the structure as defined below
+        context.turnOffAuthorisationSystem();
+
+        //** GIVEN **
+        //1. A community-collection structure with one parent community with sub-community and one collection.
+        parentCommunity = CommunityBuilder.createCommunity(context)
+                .withName("Parent Community")
+                .build();
+        Community child1 = CommunityBuilder.createSubCommunity(context, parentCommunity)
+                .withName("Sub Community")
+                .build();
+        Collection col1 = CollectionBuilder.createCollection(context, child1).withName("Collection 1").build();
+
+        //2. One public items that is readable by Anonymous
+        Item publicItem1 = ItemBuilder.createItem(context, col1)
+                .withTitle("Test")
+                .withIssueDate("2010-10-17")
+                .withAuthor("Smith, Donald")
+                .withSubject("ExtraEntry")
+                .build();
+
+        String bitstreamContent = "ThisIsSomeDummyText";
+        //Add a bitstream to an item
+        Bitstream bitstream = null;
+        try(InputStream is = IOUtils.toInputStream(bitstreamContent, CharEncoding.UTF_8)) {
+            bitstream = BitstreamBuilder.
+                    createBitstream(context, publicItem1, is)
+                    .withName("Bitstream")
+                    .withDescription("descr")
+                    .withMimeType("text/plain")
+                    .build();
+        }
+
+        //Add a bitstream to an item
+        Bitstream bitstream1 = null;
+        try(InputStream is = IOUtils.toInputStream(bitstreamContent, CharEncoding.UTF_8)) {
+            bitstream1 = BitstreamBuilder.
+                    createBitstream(context, publicItem1, is)
+                    .withName("Bitstream1")
+                    .withDescription("desscrip1")
+                    .withMimeType("text/plain")
+                    .build();
+        }
+
+        getClient().perform(get("/api/core/bitstreams/")
+                .param("size","1"))
+                .andExpect(status().isOk())
+                .andExpect(content().contentType(contentType))
+                .andExpect(jsonPath("$._embedded.bitstreams", Matchers.contains(
+                        BitstreamMatcher.matchBitstreamEntry(bitstream))
+                ))
+                .andExpect(jsonPath("$._embedded.bitstreams", Matchers.not(
+                        Matchers.contains(
+                                BitstreamMatcher.matchBitstreamEntry(bitstream1))
+                        )
+                ))
+
+        ;
+
+        getClient().perform(get("/api/core/bitstreams/")
+                .param("size","1")
+                .param("page", "1"))
+                .andExpect(status().isOk())
+                .andExpect(content().contentType(contentType))
+                .andExpect(jsonPath("$._embedded.bitstreams", Matchers.contains(
+                        BitstreamMatcher.matchBitstreamEntry(bitstream1)
+                )))
+                .andExpect(jsonPath("$._embedded.bitstreams", Matchers.not(
+                        Matchers.contains(
+                                BitstreamMatcher.matchBitstreamEntry(bitstream)
+                        )
+                )))
+
+        ;
+    }
+
+    //TODO Re-enable test after https://jira.duraspace.org/browse/DS-3774 is fixed
+    @Ignore
+    @Test
+    public void findAllWithDeletedTest() throws Exception{
+        //We turn off the authorization system in order to create the structure as defined below
+        context.turnOffAuthorisationSystem();
+
+        //** GIVEN **
+        //1. A community-collection structure with one parent community with sub-community and one collection.
+        parentCommunity = CommunityBuilder.createCommunity(context)
+                .withName("Parent Community")
+                .build();
+        Community child1 = CommunityBuilder.createSubCommunity(context, parentCommunity)
+                .withName("Sub Community")
+                .build();
+        Collection col1 = CollectionBuilder.createCollection(context, child1).withName("Collection 1").build();
+
+        //2. One public items that is readable by Anonymous
+        Item publicItem1 = ItemBuilder.createItem(context, col1)
+                .withTitle("Test")
+                .withIssueDate("2010-10-17")
+                .withAuthor("Smith, Donald")
+                .build();
+
+        String bitstreamContent = "This is an archived bitstream";
+        //Add a bitstream to an item
+        Bitstream bitstream = null;
+        try(InputStream is = IOUtils.toInputStream(bitstreamContent, CharEncoding.UTF_8)) {
+            bitstream = BitstreamBuilder.
+                    createBitstream(context, publicItem1, is)
+                    .withName("Bitstream")
+                    .withMimeType("text/plain")
+                    .build();
+        }
+
+        //Add a bitstream to an item
+        bitstreamContent = "This is a deleted bitstream";
+        Bitstream bitstream1 = null;
+        try(InputStream is = IOUtils.toInputStream(bitstreamContent, CharEncoding.UTF_8)) {
+            bitstream1 = BitstreamBuilder.
+                    createBitstream(context, publicItem1, is)
+                    .withName("Bitstream1")
+                    .withMimeType("text/plain")
+                    .build();
+        }
+
+        //Delete the last bitstream
+        bitstreamService.delete(context, bitstream1);
+        context.commit();
+
+        getClient().perform(get("/api/core/bitstreams/"))
+                .andExpect(status().isOk())
+                .andExpect(content().contentType(contentType))
+                .andExpect(jsonPath("$._embedded.bitstreams", contains(
+                        BitstreamMatcher.matchBitstreamEntry(bitstream)
+                )))
+
+        ;
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void findOneBitstreamTest() throws Exception {
+
+        //We turn off the authorization system in order to create the structure as defined below
+        context.turnOffAuthorisationSystem();
+
+        //** GIVEN **
+        //1. A community-collection structure with one parent community with sub-community and one collection.
+        parentCommunity = CommunityBuilder.createCommunity(context)
+                .withName("Parent Community")
+                .build();
+        Community child1 = CommunityBuilder.createSubCommunity(context, parentCommunity)
+                .withName("Sub Community")
+                .build();
+        Collection col1 = CollectionBuilder.createCollection(context, child1).withName("Collection 1").build();
+
+        //2. One public items that is readable by Anonymous
+        Item publicItem1 = ItemBuilder.createItem(context, col1)
+                .withTitle("Test")
+                .withIssueDate("2010-10-17")
+                .withAuthor("Smith, Donald")
+                .withSubject("ExtraEntry")
+                .build();
+
+        String bitstreamContent = "ThisIsSomeDummyText";
+        //Add a bitstream to an item
+        Bitstream bitstream = null;
+        try(InputStream is = IOUtils.toInputStream(bitstreamContent, CharEncoding.UTF_8)) {
+            bitstream = BitstreamBuilder.
+                    createBitstream(context, publicItem1, is)
+                    .withName("Bitstream")
+                    .withDescription("Description")
+                    .withMimeType("text/plain")
+                    .build();
+        }
+
+        //Add a bitstream to an item
+        Bitstream bitstream1 = null;
+        try(InputStream is = IOUtils.toInputStream(bitstreamContent, CharEncoding.UTF_8)) {
+            bitstream1 = BitstreamBuilder.
+                    createBitstream(context, publicItem1, is)
+                    .withName("Bitstream1")
+                    .withDescription("Description1")
+                    .withMimeType("text/plain")
+                    .build();
+        }
+
+        getClient().perform(get("/api/core/bitstreams/"+bitstream.getID()))
+                .andExpect(status().isOk())
+                .andExpect(content().contentType(contentType))
+                .andExpect(jsonPath("$", BitstreamMatcher.matchBitstreamEntry(bitstream)))
+                .andExpect(jsonPath("$", not(BitstreamMatcher.matchBitstreamEntry(bitstream1))))
+        ;
+
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void findOneBitstreamRelsTest() throws Exception {
+
+        //We turn off the authorization system in order to create the structure as defined below
+        context.turnOffAuthorisationSystem();
+
+        //** GIVEN **
+        //1. A community-collection structure with one parent community with sub-community and one collection.
+        parentCommunity = CommunityBuilder.createCommunity(context)
+                .withName("Parent Community")
+                .build();
+        Community child1 = CommunityBuilder.createSubCommunity(context, parentCommunity)
+                .withName("Sub Community")
+                .build();
+        Collection col1 = CollectionBuilder.createCollection(context, child1).withName("Collection 1").build();
+
+        //2. One public items that is readable by Anonymous
+        Item publicItem1 = ItemBuilder.createItem(context, col1)
+                .withTitle("Test")
+                .withIssueDate("2010-10-17")
+                .withAuthor("Smith, Donald")
+                .withSubject("ExtraEntry")
+                .build();
+
+        String bitstreamContent = "ThisIsSomeDummyText";
+        //Add a bitstream to an item
+        Bitstream bitstream = null;
+        try(InputStream is = IOUtils.toInputStream(bitstreamContent, CharEncoding.UTF_8)) {
+            bitstream = BitstreamBuilder.
+                    createBitstream(context, publicItem1, is)
+                    .withName("Bitstream")
+                    .withDescription("Description")
+                    .withMimeType("text/plain")
+                    .build();
+        }
+
+        //Add a bitstream to an item
+        Bitstream bitstream1 = null;
+        try(InputStream is = IOUtils.toInputStream(bitstreamContent, CharEncoding.UTF_8)) {
+            bitstream1 = BitstreamBuilder.
+                    createBitstream(context, publicItem1, is)
+                    .withName("Bitstream1")
+                    .withDescription("Description1234")
+                    .withMimeType("text/plain")
+                    .build();
+        }
+
+        getClient().perform(get("/api/core/bitstreams/"+bitstream.getID()+"/format"))
+                .andExpect(status().isOk())
+                .andExpect(content().contentType(contentType))
+                .andExpect(jsonPath("$", BitstreamFormatMatcher.matchBitstreamFormatMimeType("text/plain")))
+        ;
+
+
+        getClient().perform(get("/api/core/bitstreams/"+bitstream.getID()+"/self"))
+                .andExpect(status().isOk())
+        ;
+
+
+        getClient().perform(get("/api/core/bitstreams/"+bitstream.getID()+"/content"))
+                .andExpect(status().isOk())
+                .andExpect(content().string("ThisIsSomeDummyText"))
+        ;
+
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void findOneWrongUUID() throws Exception {
+
+        //We turn off the authorization system in order to create the structure as defined below
+        context.turnOffAuthorisationSystem();
+
+        //** GIVEN **
+        //1. A community-collection structure with one parent community with sub-community and one collection.
+        parentCommunity = CommunityBuilder.createCommunity(context)
+                .withName("Parent Community")
+                .build();
+        Community child1 = CommunityBuilder.createSubCommunity(context, parentCommunity)
+                .withName("Sub Community")
+                .build();
+        Collection col1 = CollectionBuilder.createCollection(context, child1).withName("Collection 1").build();
+
+        getClient().perform(get("/api/core/bitstreams/"+ UUID.randomUUID()))
+                .andExpect(status().isNotFound())
+        ;
+
+    }
+
+}

dspace-spring-rest/src/test/java/org/dspace/app/rest/BrowsesResourceControllerIT.java

@@ -37,8 +37,8 @@ import org.springframework.test.web.servlet.result.MockMvcResultHandlers;
  * Integration test to test the /api/discover/browses endpoint
  * (Class has to start or end with IT to be picked up by the failsafe plugin)
  *
+ * @author Frederic Van Reet (frederic dot vanreet at atmire dot com)
  * @author Tom Desair (tom dot desair at atmire dot com)
- * @author Raf Ponsaerts (raf dot ponsaerts at atmire dot com)
  */
 public class BrowsesResourceControllerIT extends AbstractControllerIntegrationTest {
 
@@ -377,9 +377,6 @@ public class BrowsesResourceControllerIT extends AbstractControllerIntegrationTe
                 .andExpect(jsonPath("$._embedded.items[*].metadata[?(@.key=='dc.title')].value",
                         not(hasItem("Internal publication"))))
         ;
-
-        //** CLEANUP **
-        GroupBuilder.cleaner().delete(internalGroup);
     }
 
     @Test

dspace-spring-rest/src/test/java/org/dspace/app/rest/CollectionRestRepositoryIT.java

@@ -0,0 +1,272 @@
+/**
+ * The contents of this file are subject to the license and copyright
+ * detailed in the LICENSE and NOTICE files at the root of the source
+ * tree and available online at
+ *
+ * http://www.dspace.org/license/
+ */
+package org.dspace.app.rest;
+
+import org.dspace.app.rest.builder.CollectionBuilder;
+import org.dspace.app.rest.builder.CommunityBuilder;
+import org.dspace.app.rest.matcher.CollectionMatcher;
+import org.dspace.app.rest.test.AbstractControllerIntegrationTest;
+import org.dspace.authorize.factory.AuthorizeServiceFactory;
+import org.dspace.authorize.service.AuthorizeService;
+import org.dspace.content.Collection;
+import org.dspace.content.Community;
+import org.dspace.content.factory.ContentServiceFactory;
+import org.dspace.eperson.EPerson;
+import org.hamcrest.Matchers;
+import org.junit.Ignore;
+import org.junit.Test;
+
+import java.util.UUID;
+
+import static org.hamcrest.Matchers.is;
+import static org.hamcrest.Matchers.nullValue;
+import static org.springframework.test.web.servlet.request.MockMvcRequestBuilders.get;
+import static org.springframework.test.web.servlet.result.MockMvcResultMatchers.content;
+import static org.springframework.test.web.servlet.result.MockMvcResultMatchers.jsonPath;
+import static org.springframework.test.web.servlet.result.MockMvcResultMatchers.status;
+
+public class CollectionRestRepositoryIT extends AbstractControllerIntegrationTest{
+
+
+    @Test
+    public void findAllTest() throws Exception {
+
+        //We turn off the authorization system in order to create the structure as defined below
+        context.turnOffAuthorisationSystem();
+        //** GIVEN **
+        //1. A community-collection structure with one parent community with sub-community and one collection.
+        parentCommunity = CommunityBuilder.createCommunity(context)
+                                .withName("Parent Community")
+                                .build();
+        Community child1 = CommunityBuilder.createSubCommunity(context, parentCommunity)
+                                .withName("Sub Community")
+                                .build();
+        Community child2 = CommunityBuilder.createSubCommunity(context, parentCommunity)
+                                .withName("Sub Community Two")
+                                .build();
+        Collection col1 = CollectionBuilder.createCollection(context, child1).withName("Collection 1").build();
+        Collection col2 = CollectionBuilder.createCollection(context, child2).withName("Collection 2").build();
+
+
+
+        getClient().perform(get("/api/core/collections"))
+                .andExpect(status().isOk())
+                .andExpect(content().contentType(contentType))
+                .andExpect(jsonPath("$._embedded.collections", Matchers.containsInAnyOrder(
+                        CollectionMatcher.matchCollectionEntry(col1.getName(), col1.getID(), col1.getHandle()),
+                        CollectionMatcher.matchCollectionEntry(col2.getName(), col2.getID(), col2.getHandle())
+                )));
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void findAllPaginationTest() throws Exception {
+
+        //We turn off the authorization system in order to create the structure as defined below
+        context.turnOffAuthorisationSystem();
+        //** GIVEN **
+        //1. A community-collection structure with one parent community with sub-community and one collection.
+        parentCommunity = CommunityBuilder.createCommunity(context)
+                .withName("Parent Community")
+                .build();
+        Community child1 = CommunityBuilder.createSubCommunity(context, parentCommunity)
+                .withName("Sub Community")
+                .build();
+        Community child2 = CommunityBuilder.createSubCommunity(context, parentCommunity)
+                .withName("Sub Community Two")
+                .build();
+        Collection col1 = CollectionBuilder.createCollection(context, child1).withName("Collection 1").build();
+        Collection col2 = CollectionBuilder.createCollection(context, child2).withName("Collection 2").build();
+
+
+
+        getClient().perform(get("/api/core/collections")
+            .param("size", "1"))
+                .andExpect(status().isOk())
+                .andExpect(content().contentType(contentType))
+                .andExpect(jsonPath("$._embedded.collections", Matchers.contains(
+                        CollectionMatcher.matchCollectionEntry(col1.getName(), col1.getID(), col1.getHandle())
+                )))
+                .andExpect(jsonPath("$._embedded.collections", Matchers.not(
+                        Matchers.contains(
+                                CollectionMatcher.matchCollectionEntry(col2.getName(), col2.getID(), col2.getHandle())
+                        )
+                )));
+
+        getClient().perform(get("/api/core/collections")
+                .param("size", "1")
+                .param("page", "1"))
+                .andExpect(status().isOk())
+                .andExpect(content().contentType(contentType))
+                .andExpect(jsonPath("$._embedded.collections", Matchers.contains(
+                        CollectionMatcher.matchCollectionEntry(col2.getName(), col2.getID(), col2.getHandle())
+                )))
+                .andExpect(jsonPath("$._embedded.collections", Matchers.not(
+                        Matchers.contains(
+                                CollectionMatcher.matchCollectionEntry(col1.getName(), col1.getID(), col1.getHandle())
+                        )
+                )));
+    }
+
+
+    @Test
+    public void findOneCollectionTest() throws Exception {
+
+        //We turn off the authorization system in order to create the structure as defined below
+        context.turnOffAuthorisationSystem();
+        //** GIVEN **
+        //1. A community-collection structure with one parent community with sub-community and one collection.
+        parentCommunity = CommunityBuilder.createCommunity(context)
+                .withName("Parent Community")
+                .build();
+        Community child1 = CommunityBuilder.createSubCommunity(context, parentCommunity)
+                .withName("Sub Community")
+                .build();
+        Community child2 = CommunityBuilder.createSubCommunity(context, parentCommunity)
+                .withName("Sub Community Two")
+                .build();
+        Collection col1 = CollectionBuilder.createCollection(context, child1).withName("Collection 1").build();
+        Collection col2 = CollectionBuilder.createCollection(context, child2).withName("Collection 2").build();
+
+
+
+        getClient().perform(get("/api/core/collections/" + col1.getID()))
+                .andExpect(status().isOk())
+                .andExpect(content().contentType(contentType))
+                .andExpect(jsonPath("$", is(
+                        CollectionMatcher.matchCollectionEntry(col1.getName(), col1.getID(), col1.getHandle())
+                )))
+                .andExpect(jsonPath("$", Matchers.not(
+                        is(
+                                CollectionMatcher.matchCollectionEntry(col2.getName(), col2.getID(), col2.getHandle())
+                ))));
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void findOneCollectionRelsTest() throws Exception {
+
+        //We turn off the authorization system in order to create the structure as defined below
+        context.turnOffAuthorisationSystem();
+        //** GIVEN **
+        //1. A community-collection structure with one parent community with sub-community and one collection.
+        parentCommunity = CommunityBuilder.createCommunity(context)
+                .withName("Parent Community")
+                .build();
+        Community child1 = CommunityBuilder.createSubCommunity(context, parentCommunity)
+                .withName("Sub Community")
+                .build();
+        Community child2 = CommunityBuilder.createSubCommunity(context, parentCommunity)
+                .withName("Sub Community Two")
+                .build();
+        Collection col1 = CollectionBuilder.createCollection(context, child1).withName("Collection 1").withLogo("TestingContentForLogo").build();
+        Collection col2 = CollectionBuilder.createCollection(context, child2).withName("Collection 2").build();
+
+        getClient().perform(get("/api/core/collections/" + col1.getID()))
+                .andExpect(status().isOk())
+                .andExpect(content().contentType(contentType))
+                .andExpect(jsonPath("$", is(
+                        CollectionMatcher.matchCollectionEntry(col1.getName(), col1.getID(), col1.getHandle())
+                )))
+                .andExpect(jsonPath("$", Matchers.not(
+                        is(
+                                CollectionMatcher.matchCollectionEntry(col2.getName(), col2.getID(), col2.getHandle())
+                        )))
+                )
+        ;
+
+        getClient().perform(get("/api/core/collections/" + col1.getID() + "/logo"))
+                .andExpect(status().isOk())
+                .andExpect(content().contentType(contentType))
+                .andExpect(jsonPath("$._links.format.href", Matchers.containsString("/api/core/bitstreams"))).andExpect(jsonPath("$._links.format.href", Matchers.containsString("/format")))
+                .andExpect(jsonPath("$._links.self.href", Matchers.containsString("/api/core/bitstreams")))
+                .andExpect(jsonPath("$._links.content.href", Matchers.containsString("/api/core/bitstreams"))).andExpect(jsonPath("$._links.content.href", Matchers.containsString("/content")))
+                ;
+
+    }
+
+    
+    @Test
+    public void findAuthorizedTest() throws Exception {
+
+        //We turn off the authorization system in order to create the structure as defined below
+        context.turnOffAuthorisationSystem();
+        //** GIVEN **
+        //1. A community-collection structure with one parent community with sub-community and one collection.
+        parentCommunity = CommunityBuilder.createCommunity(context)
+                .withName("Parent Community")
+                .build();
+        Community child1 = CommunityBuilder.createSubCommunity(context, parentCommunity)
+                .withName("Sub Community")
+                .build();
+        Community child2 = CommunityBuilder.createSubCommunity(context, parentCommunity)
+                .withName("Sub Community Two")
+                .build();
+        Collection col1 = CollectionBuilder.createCollection(context, child1).withName("Collection 1").build();
+        Collection col2 = CollectionBuilder.createCollection(context, child2).withName("Collection 2").build();
+
+        getClient().perform(get("/api/core/collections/search/findAuthorized"))
+                .andExpect(status().isOk())
+                .andExpect(content().contentType(contentType))
+                .andExpect(jsonPath("$.page.totalElements", is(0)))
+                .andExpect(jsonPath("$._embedded").doesNotExist())
+        ;
+
+    }
+
+
+    @Test
+    public void findAuthorizedByCommunityTest() throws Exception {
+
+        //We turn off the authorization system in order to create the structure as defined below
+        context.turnOffAuthorisationSystem();
+        //** GIVEN **
+        //1. A community-collection structure with one parent community with sub-community and one collection.
+        parentCommunity = CommunityBuilder.createCommunity(context)
+                .withName("Parent Community")
+                .build();
+        Community child1 = CommunityBuilder.createSubCommunity(context, parentCommunity)
+                .withName("Sub Community")
+                .build();
+        Community child2 = CommunityBuilder.createSubCommunity(context, parentCommunity)
+                .withName("Sub Community Two")
+                .build();
+        Collection col1 = CollectionBuilder.createCollection(context, child1).withName("Collection 1").build();
+        Collection col2 = CollectionBuilder.createCollection(context, child2).withName("Collection 2").build();
+
+        getClient().perform(get("/api/core/collections/search/findAuthorizedByCommunity"))
+                .andExpect(status().isOk())
+                .andExpect(content().contentType(contentType))
+                .andExpect(jsonPath("$.page.totalElements", is(0)))
+                .andExpect(jsonPath("$._embedded").doesNotExist());
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void findOneCollectionTestWrongUUID() throws Exception {
+
+        //We turn off the authorization system in order to create the structure as defined below
+        context.turnOffAuthorisationSystem();
+        //** GIVEN **
+        //1. A community-collection structure with one parent community with sub-community and one collection.
+        parentCommunity = CommunityBuilder.createCommunity(context)
+                .withName("Parent Community")
+                .build();
+        Community child1 = CommunityBuilder.createSubCommunity(context, parentCommunity)
+                .withName("Sub Community")
+                .build();
+        Community child2 = CommunityBuilder.createSubCommunity(context, parentCommunity)
+                .withName("Sub Community Two")
+                .build();
+        Collection col1 = CollectionBuilder.createCollection(context, child1).withName("Collection 1").build();
+        Collection col2 = CollectionBuilder.createCollection(context, child2).withName("Collection 2").build();
+
+
+
+        getClient().perform(get("/api/core/collections/" + UUID.randomUUID()))
+                .andExpect(status().isNotFound());
+    }
+
+}

dspace-spring-rest/src/test/java/org/dspace/app/rest/CommunityRestRepositoryIT.java

@@ -0,0 +1,341 @@
+/**
+ * The contents of this file are subject to the license and copyright
+ * detailed in the LICENSE and NOTICE files at the root of the source
+ * tree and available online at
+ *
+ * http://www.dspace.org/license/
+ */
+package org.dspace.app.rest;
+
+import org.dspace.app.rest.builder.CollectionBuilder;
+import org.dspace.app.rest.builder.CommunityBuilder;
+import org.dspace.app.rest.matcher.CommunityMatcher;
+import org.dspace.app.rest.test.AbstractControllerIntegrationTest;
+import org.dspace.content.Collection;
+import org.dspace.content.Community;
+import org.hamcrest.Matchers;
+import org.junit.Ignore;
+import org.junit.Test;
+import org.springframework.data.rest.webmvc.ResourceNotFoundException;
+
+import java.util.UUID;
+
+import static org.springframework.test.web.servlet.request.MockMvcRequestBuilders.get;
+import static org.springframework.test.web.servlet.result.MockMvcResultMatchers.content;
+import static org.springframework.test.web.servlet.result.MockMvcResultMatchers.jsonPath;
+import static org.springframework.test.web.servlet.result.MockMvcResultMatchers.status;
+import static org.hamcrest.Matchers.is;
+public class CommunityRestRepositoryIT extends AbstractControllerIntegrationTest{
+
+    @Test
+    public void findAllTest() throws Exception{
+        //We turn off the authorization system in order to create the structure as defined below
+        context.turnOffAuthorisationSystem();
+
+        //** GIVEN **
+        //1. A community-collection structure with one parent community with sub-community and one collection.
+        parentCommunity = CommunityBuilder.createCommunity(context)
+                .withName("Parent Community")
+                .build();
+        Community child1 = CommunityBuilder.createSubCommunity(context, parentCommunity)
+                .withName("Sub Community")
+                .build();
+        Collection col1 = CollectionBuilder.createCollection(context, child1).withName("Collection 1").build();
+
+        getClient().perform(get("/api/core/communities"))
+                .andExpect(status().isOk())
+                .andExpect(content().contentType(contentType))
+                .andExpect(jsonPath("$._embedded.communities", Matchers.containsInAnyOrder(
+                        CommunityMatcher.matchCommunityEntry(parentCommunity.getName(), parentCommunity.getID(), parentCommunity.getHandle()),
+                        CommunityMatcher.matchCommunityEntry(child1.getName(), child1.getID(), child1.getHandle())
+                )))
+                .andExpect(jsonPath("$._links.self.href", Matchers.containsString("/api/core/communities")))
+                .andExpect(jsonPath("$.page.size", is(20)))
+                .andExpect(jsonPath("$.page.totalElements", is(2)))
+        ;
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void findAllPaginationTest() throws Exception{
+        //We turn off the authorization system in order to create the structure as defined below
+        context.turnOffAuthorisationSystem();
+
+        //** GIVEN **
+        //1. A community-collection structure with one parent community with sub-community and one collection.
+        parentCommunity = CommunityBuilder.createCommunity(context)
+                .withName("Parent Community")
+                .build();
+        Community child1 = CommunityBuilder.createSubCommunity(context, parentCommunity)
+                .withName("Sub Community")
+                .build();
+        Collection col1 = CollectionBuilder.createCollection(context, child1).withName("Collection 1").build();
+
+        getClient().perform(get("/api/core/communities")
+                .param("size", "1"))
+                .andExpect(status().isOk())
+                .andExpect(content().contentType(contentType))
+                .andExpect(jsonPath("$._embedded.communities", Matchers.contains(
+                        CommunityMatcher.matchCommunityEntry(parentCommunity.getName(), parentCommunity.getID(), parentCommunity.getHandle())
+                )))
+                .andExpect(jsonPath("$._embedded.communities", Matchers.not(
+                        Matchers.contains(
+                                CommunityMatcher.matchCommunityEntry(child1.getName(), child1.getID(), child1.getHandle())
+                        )
+                )))
+                .andExpect(jsonPath("$._links.self.href", Matchers.containsString("/api/core/communities")))
+        ;
+
+        getClient().perform(get("/api/core/communities")
+                .param("size", "1")
+                .param("page", "1"))
+                .andExpect(status().isOk())
+                .andExpect(content().contentType(contentType))
+                .andExpect(jsonPath("$._embedded.communities", Matchers.contains(
+                        CommunityMatcher.matchCommunityEntry(child1.getName(), child1.getID(), child1.getHandle())
+                )))
+                .andExpect(jsonPath("$._embedded.communities", Matchers.not(
+                        Matchers.contains(
+                                CommunityMatcher.matchCommunityEntry(parentCommunity.getName(), parentCommunity.getID(), parentCommunity.getHandle())
+                        )
+                )))
+                .andExpect(jsonPath("$._links.self.href", Matchers.containsString("/api/core/communities")))
+                .andExpect(jsonPath("$.page.size", is(1)))
+                .andExpect(jsonPath("$.page.totalElements", is(2)))
+        ;
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void findOneTest() throws Exception{
+        //We turn off the authorization system in order to create the structure as defined below
+        context.turnOffAuthorisationSystem();
+
+        //** GIVEN **
+        //1. A community-collection structure with one parent community with sub-community and one collection.
+        parentCommunity = CommunityBuilder.createCommunity(context)
+                .withName("Parent Community")
+                .build();
+        Community child1 = CommunityBuilder.createSubCommunity(context, parentCommunity)
+                .withName("Sub Community")
+                .build();
+        Collection col1 = CollectionBuilder.createCollection(context, child1).withName("Collection 1").build();
+
+        getClient().perform(get("/api/core/communities/" + parentCommunity.getID().toString()))
+                .andExpect(status().isOk())
+                .andExpect(content().contentType(contentType))
+                .andExpect(jsonPath("$", Matchers.is(
+                        CommunityMatcher.matchCommunityEntry(parentCommunity.getName(), parentCommunity.getID(), parentCommunity.getHandle())
+                )))
+                .andExpect(jsonPath("$", Matchers.not(
+                        Matchers.is(
+                                CommunityMatcher.matchCommunityEntry(child1.getName(), child1.getID(), child1.getHandle())
+                        )
+                )))
+                .andExpect(jsonPath("$._links.self.href", Matchers.containsString("/api/core/communities")))
+        ;
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void findOneRelsTest() throws Exception{
+        //We turn off the authorization system in order to create the structure as defined below
+        context.turnOffAuthorisationSystem();
+
+        //** GIVEN **
+        //1. A community-collection structure with one parent community with sub-community and one collection.
+        parentCommunity = CommunityBuilder.createCommunity(context)
+                .withName("Parent Community")
+                .withLogo("ThisIsSomeDummyText")
+                .build();
+        Community child1 = CommunityBuilder.createSubCommunity(context, parentCommunity)
+                .withName("Sub Community")
+                .build();
+        Collection col1 = CollectionBuilder.createCollection(context, child1).withName("Collection 1").build();
+
+        getClient().perform(get("/api/core/communities/" + parentCommunity.getID().toString()))
+                .andExpect(status().isOk())
+                .andExpect(content().contentType(contentType))
+                .andExpect(jsonPath("$", Matchers.is(
+                        CommunityMatcher.matchCommunityEntry(parentCommunity.getName(), parentCommunity.getID(), parentCommunity.getHandle())
+                )))
+                .andExpect(jsonPath("$", Matchers.not(
+                        Matchers.is(
+                                CommunityMatcher.matchCommunityEntry(child1.getName(), child1.getID(), child1.getHandle())
+                        )
+                )))
+                .andExpect(jsonPath("$._links.self.href", Matchers.containsString("/api/core/communities/" + parentCommunity.getID().toString())))
+                .andExpect(jsonPath("$._links.logo.href", Matchers.containsString("/api/core/communities/" + parentCommunity.getID().toString() + "/logo")))
+                .andExpect(jsonPath("$._links.collections.href", Matchers.containsString("/api/core/communities/" + parentCommunity.getID().toString() + "/collections")))
+        ;
+
+        getClient().perform(get("/api/core/communities/" + parentCommunity.getID().toString() + "/logo"))
+                .andExpect(status().isOk())
+                .andExpect(content().contentType(contentType));
+
+        getClient().perform(get("/api/core/communities/" + child1.getID().toString() + "/logo"))
+                .andExpect(status().isOk());
+
+        getClient().perform(get("/api/core/communities/" + parentCommunity.getID().toString() + "/collections"))
+                .andExpect(status().isOk());
+
+        getClient().perform(get("/api/core/communities/" + child1.getID().toString() + "/collections"))
+                .andExpect(status().isOk())
+                .andExpect(content().contentType(contentType));
+    }
+
+
+    @Test
+    public void findAllSearchTop() throws Exception{
+
+        //We turn off the authorization system in order to create the structure as defined below
+        context.turnOffAuthorisationSystem();
+
+        //** GIVEN **
+        //1. A community-collection structure with one parent community with sub-community and one collection.
+        parentCommunity = CommunityBuilder.createCommunity(context)
+                .withName("Parent Community")
+                .withLogo("ThisIsSomeDummyText")
+                .build();
+
+        Community parentCommunity2 = CommunityBuilder.createCommunity(context)
+                .withName("Parent Community 2")
+                .withLogo("SomeTest")
+                .build();
+
+        Community child1 = CommunityBuilder.createSubCommunity(context, parentCommunity)
+                .withName("Sub Community")
+                .build();
+
+        Community child12 = CommunityBuilder.createSubCommunity(context, child1)
+                .withName("Sub Sub Community")
+                .build();
+        Collection col1 = CollectionBuilder.createCollection(context, child1).withName("Collection 1").build();
+
+
+        getClient().perform(get("/api/core/communities/search/top"))
+                .andExpect(status().isOk())
+                .andExpect(content().contentType(contentType))
+                .andExpect(jsonPath("$._embedded.communities", Matchers.containsInAnyOrder(
+                        CommunityMatcher.matchCommunityEntry(parentCommunity.getName(), parentCommunity.getID(), parentCommunity.getHandle()),
+                        CommunityMatcher.matchCommunityEntry(parentCommunity2.getName(), parentCommunity2.getID(), parentCommunity2.getHandle())
+                )))
+                .andExpect(jsonPath("$._embedded.communities", Matchers.not(Matchers.containsInAnyOrder(
+                        CommunityMatcher.matchCommunityEntry(child1.getName(), child1.getID(), child1.getHandle()),
+                        CommunityMatcher.matchCommunityEntry(child12.getName(), child12.getID(), child12.getHandle())
+                ))))
+                .andExpect(jsonPath("$._links.self.href", Matchers.containsString("/api/core/communities/search/top")))
+                .andExpect(jsonPath("$.page.size", is(20)))
+                .andExpect(jsonPath("$.page.totalElements", is(2)))
+        ;
+    }
+
+
+
+    //TODO The test fails, 404 resource not found. remove @Ignore when this is implemented
+    @Test
+    @Ignore
+    public void findAllSubCommunities() throws Exception{
+
+        //We turn off the authorization system in order to create the structure as defined below
+        context.turnOffAuthorisationSystem();
+
+        //** GIVEN **
+        //1. A community-collection structure with one parent community with sub-community and one collection.
+        parentCommunity = CommunityBuilder.createCommunity(context)
+                .withName("Parent Community")
+                .withLogo("ThisIsSomeDummyText")
+                .build();
+
+        Community parentCommunity2 = CommunityBuilder.createCommunity(context)
+                .withName("Parent Community 2")
+                .withLogo("SomeTest")
+                .build();
+
+        Community child1 = CommunityBuilder.createSubCommunity(context, parentCommunity)
+                .withName("Sub Community")
+                .build();
+
+        Community child12 = CommunityBuilder.createSubCommunity(context, child1)
+                .withName("Sub Sub Community")
+                .build();
+
+        Community child2 = CommunityBuilder.createSubCommunity(context, parentCommunity2)
+                .withName("Sub2 Community")
+                .build();
+
+        Collection col1 = CollectionBuilder.createCollection(context, child1).withName("Collection 1").build();
+
+        getClient().perform(get("/api/core/communities/search/subCommunities/" + parentCommunity.getID()))
+                .andExpect(status().isOk())
+                .andExpect(content().contentType(contentType))
+                .andExpect(jsonPath("$._embedded.communities", Matchers.containsInAnyOrder(
+                        CommunityMatcher.matchCommunityEntry(child1.getName(), child1.getID(), child1.getHandle()),
+                        CommunityMatcher.matchCommunityEntry(child12.getName(), child12.getID(), child12.getHandle())
+                )))
+                .andExpect(jsonPath("$._embedded.communities", Matchers.not(Matchers.containsInAnyOrder(
+                        CommunityMatcher.matchCommunityEntry(parentCommunity.getName(), parentCommunity.getID(), parentCommunity.getHandle()),
+                        CommunityMatcher.matchCommunityEntry(parentCommunity2.getName(), parentCommunity2.getID(), parentCommunity2.getHandle()),
+                        CommunityMatcher.matchCommunityEntry(child2.getName(), child2.getID(), child2.getHandle())
+                ))))
+                .andExpect(jsonPath("$._links.self.href", Matchers.containsString("/api/core/communities/search/subCommunities")))
+                .andExpect(jsonPath("$.page.size", is(20)))
+                .andExpect(jsonPath("$.page.totalElements", is(3)))
+        ;
+    }
+
+    //TODO The test fails, 404 resource not found. remove @Ignore when this is implemented
+    @Test
+    @Ignore
+    public void findAllSubCommunitiesWithoutUUID() throws Exception{
+
+        //We turn off the authorization system in order to create the structure as defined below
+        context.turnOffAuthorisationSystem();
+
+        //** GIVEN **
+        //1. A community-collection structure with one parent community with sub-community and one collection.
+        parentCommunity = CommunityBuilder.createCommunity(context)
+                .withName("Parent Community")
+                .withLogo("ThisIsSomeDummyText")
+                .build();
+
+        Community parentCommunity2 = CommunityBuilder.createCommunity(context)
+                .withName("Parent Community 2")
+                .withLogo("SomeTest")
+                .build();
+
+        Community child1 = CommunityBuilder.createSubCommunity(context, parentCommunity)
+                .withName("Sub Community")
+                .build();
+
+        Community child12 = CommunityBuilder.createSubCommunity(context, child1)
+                .withName("Sub Sub Community")
+                .build();
+
+        Community child2 = CommunityBuilder.createSubCommunity(context, parentCommunity2)
+                .withName("Sub2 Community")
+                .build();
+
+        Collection col1 = CollectionBuilder.createCollection(context, child1).withName("Collection 1").build();
+
+        getClient().perform(get("/api/core/communities/search/subCommunities"))
+                .andExpect(status().isUnprocessableEntity())
+        ;
+    }
+
+
+    @Test
+    public void findOneTestWrongUUID() throws Exception{
+        //We turn off the authorization system in order to create the structure as defined below
+        context.turnOffAuthorisationSystem();
+
+        //** GIVEN **
+        //1. A community-collection structure with one parent community with sub-community and one collection.
+        parentCommunity = CommunityBuilder.createCommunity(context)
+                .withName("Parent Community")
+                .build();
+        Community child1 = CommunityBuilder.createSubCommunity(context, parentCommunity)
+                .withName("Sub Community")
+                .build();
+        Collection col1 = CollectionBuilder.createCollection(context, child1).withName("Collection 1").build();
+
+        getClient().perform(get("/api/core/communities/" + UUID.randomUUID())).andExpect(status().isNotFound());
+    }
+}

dspace-spring-rest/src/test/java/org/dspace/app/rest/EPersonRestRepositoryIT.java

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+/**
+ * The contents of this file are subject to the license and copyright
+ * detailed in the LICENSE and NOTICE files at the root of the source
+ * tree and available online at
+ *
+ * http://www.dspace.org/license/
+ */
+package org.dspace.app.rest;
+
+import org.dspace.app.rest.builder.EPersonBuilder;
+import org.dspace.app.rest.matcher.EPersonMatcher;
+import org.dspace.app.rest.test.AbstractControllerIntegrationTest;
+import org.dspace.eperson.EPerson;
+import org.hamcrest.Matchers;
+import org.junit.Test;
+
+import java.util.UUID;
+
+import static org.hamcrest.Matchers.is;
+import static org.springframework.test.web.servlet.request.MockMvcRequestBuilders.get;
+import static org.springframework.test.web.servlet.result.MockMvcResultMatchers.content;
+import static org.springframework.test.web.servlet.result.MockMvcResultMatchers.jsonPath;
+import static org.springframework.test.web.servlet.result.MockMvcResultMatchers.status;
+
+public class EPersonRestRepositoryIT extends AbstractControllerIntegrationTest{
+
+    @Test
+    public void findAllTest() throws Exception{
+        context.turnOffAuthorisationSystem();
+
+        EPerson ePerson = EPersonBuilder.createEPerson(context)
+                .withNameInMetadata("John", "Doe")
+                .withEmail("Johndoe@gmail.com")
+                .build();
+
+        getClient().perform(get("/api/eperson/eperson"))
+                .andExpect(status().isOk())
+                .andExpect(content().contentType(contentType))
+                .andExpect(jsonPath("$._embedded.epersons", Matchers.containsInAnyOrder(
+                        EPersonMatcher.matchEPersonEntry(ePerson),
+                        EPersonMatcher.matchDefaultTestEPerson()
+                )))
+                .andExpect(jsonPath("$.page.size", is(20)))
+                .andExpect(jsonPath("$.page.totalElements", is(2)))
+        ;
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void findAllPaginationTest() throws Exception{
+        context.turnOffAuthorisationSystem();
+
+        EPerson ePerson = EPersonBuilder.createEPerson(context)
+                .withNameInMetadata("John", "Doe")
+                .withEmail("Johndoe@gmail.com")
+                .build();
+
+        getClient().perform(get("/api/eperson/eperson")
+                .param("size", "1"))
+                .andExpect(status().isOk())
+                .andExpect(content().contentType(contentType))
+                .andExpect(jsonPath("$._embedded.epersons", Matchers.contains(
+                        EPersonMatcher.matchDefaultTestEPerson()
+                )))
+                .andExpect(jsonPath("$._embedded.epersons", Matchers.not(
+                        Matchers.contains(
+                                EPersonMatcher.matchEPersonEntry(ePerson)
+                        )
+                )))
+                .andExpect(jsonPath("$.page.size", is(1)))
+                .andExpect(jsonPath("$.page.totalElements", is(2)))
+        ;
+
+        getClient().perform(get("/api/eperson/eperson")
+                .param("size", "1")
+                .param("page", "1"))
+                .andExpect(status().isOk())
+                .andExpect(content().contentType(contentType))
+                .andExpect(jsonPath("$._embedded.epersons", Matchers.contains(
+                        EPersonMatcher.matchEPersonEntry(ePerson)
+                )))
+                .andExpect(jsonPath("$.page.size", is(1)))
+                .andExpect(jsonPath("$.page.totalElements", is(2)))
+        ;
+    }
+
+
+    @Test
+    public void findOneTest() throws Exception{
+        context.turnOffAuthorisationSystem();
+
+        EPerson ePerson = EPersonBuilder.createEPerson(context)
+                .withNameInMetadata("John", "Doe")
+                .withEmail("Johndoe@gmail.com")
+                .build();
+
+        EPerson ePerson2 = EPersonBuilder.createEPerson(context)
+                .withNameInMetadata("Jane", "Smith")
+                .withEmail("janesmith@gmail.com")
+                .build();
+
+        getClient().perform(get("/api/eperson/epersons/" + ePerson2.getID()))
+                .andExpect(status().isOk())
+                .andExpect(content().contentType(contentType))
+                .andExpect(jsonPath("$", is(
+                        EPersonMatcher.matchEPersonEntry(ePerson2)
+                )))
+                .andExpect(jsonPath("$", Matchers.not(
+                        is(
+                                EPersonMatcher.matchEPersonEntry(ePerson)
+                        )
+                )));
+
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void findOneRelsTest() throws Exception{
+        context.turnOffAuthorisationSystem();
+
+        EPerson ePerson = EPersonBuilder.createEPerson(context)
+                .withNameInMetadata("John", "Doe")
+                .withEmail("Johndoe@gmail.com")
+                .build();
+
+        EPerson ePerson2 = EPersonBuilder.createEPerson(context)
+                .withNameInMetadata("Jane", "Smith")
+                .withEmail("janesmith@gmail.com")
+                .build();
+
+        getClient().perform(get("/api/eperson/epersons/" + ePerson2.getID()))
+                .andExpect(status().isOk())
+                .andExpect(content().contentType(contentType))
+                .andExpect(jsonPath("$", is(
+                        EPersonMatcher.matchEPersonEntry(ePerson2)
+                )))
+                .andExpect(jsonPath("$", Matchers.not(
+                        is(
+                                EPersonMatcher.matchEPersonEntry(ePerson)
+                        )
+                )))
+                .andExpect(jsonPath("$._links.self.href", Matchers.containsString("/api/eperson/epersons/" + ePerson2.getID())));
+    }
+
+
+    @Test
+    public void findOneTestWrongUUID() throws Exception{
+        context.turnOffAuthorisationSystem();
+
+        EPerson ePerson = EPersonBuilder.createEPerson(context)
+                .withNameInMetadata("John", "Doe")
+                .withEmail("Johndoe@gmail.com")
+                .build();
+
+        EPerson ePerson2 = EPersonBuilder.createEPerson(context)
+                .withNameInMetadata("Jane", "Smith")
+                .withEmail("janesmith@gmail.com")
+                .build();
+
+        getClient().perform(get("/api/eperson/epersons/" + UUID.randomUUID()))
+                .andExpect(status().isNotFound());
+
+    }
+}

dspace-spring-rest/src/test/java/org/dspace/app/rest/GroupRestRepositoryIT.java

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+/**
+ * The contents of this file are subject to the license and copyright
+ * detailed in the LICENSE and NOTICE files at the root of the source
+ * tree and available online at
+ *
+ * http://www.dspace.org/license/
+ */
+package org.dspace.app.rest;
+
+import org.dspace.app.rest.builder.GroupBuilder;
+import org.dspace.app.rest.matcher.GroupMatcher;
+import org.dspace.app.rest.test.AbstractControllerIntegrationTest;
+import org.dspace.eperson.Group;
+import org.hamcrest.Matchers;
+import org.junit.Test;
+
+import java.util.UUID;
+
+import static org.hamcrest.Matchers.hasSize;
+import static org.hamcrest.Matchers.is;
+import static org.springframework.test.web.servlet.request.MockMvcRequestBuilders.get;
+import static org.springframework.test.web.servlet.result.MockMvcResultMatchers.*;
+
+/**
+ * @author Jonas Van Goolen - (jonas@atmire.com)
+ */
+
+public class GroupRestRepositoryIT extends AbstractControllerIntegrationTest {
+
+    @Test
+    public void findAllTest() throws Exception {
+        //When we call the root endpoint
+        getClient().perform(get("/api/eperson/groups"))
+                //The status has to be 200 OK
+                .andExpect(status().isOk())
+                .andExpect(content().contentType(contentType))
+                //The array of groups should have a size 2
+                .andExpect(jsonPath("$._embedded.groups", hasSize(2)))
+                // The default groups should consist of "Anonymous" and "Anonymous"
+                .andExpect(jsonPath("$._embedded.groups", Matchers.containsInAnyOrder(
+                        GroupMatcher.matchGroupWithName("Administrator"),
+                        GroupMatcher.matchGroupWithName("Anonymous")
+                )))
+        ;
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void findAllPaginationTest() throws Exception{
+        context.turnOffAuthorisationSystem();
+        getClient().perform(get("/api/eperson/groups"))
+                //The status has to be 200 OK
+                .andExpect(status().isOk())
+                .andExpect(content().contentType(contentType))
+                .andExpect(jsonPath("$.page.size", is(20)))
+                .andExpect(jsonPath("$.page.totalElements", is(2)))
+                .andExpect(jsonPath("$.page.totalPages", is(1)))
+                .andExpect(jsonPath("$.page.number", is(0)));
+    }
+
+
+    @Test
+    public void findOneTest() throws Exception {
+        context.turnOffAuthorisationSystem();
+
+        String testGroupName = "Test group";
+        Group group = GroupBuilder.createGroup(context)
+                .withName(testGroupName)
+                .build();
+
+        String generatedGroupId = group.getID().toString();
+        String groupIdCall = "/api/eperson/groups/" + generatedGroupId;
+        getClient().perform(get(groupIdCall))
+                //The status has to be 200 OK
+                .andExpect(status().isOk())
+                .andExpect(content().contentType(contentType))
+                .andExpect(jsonPath("$",Matchers.is(
+                        GroupMatcher.matchGroupEntry(group.getID(), group.getName())
+                )))
+        ;
+        getClient().perform(get("/api/eperson/groups"))
+                //The status has to be 200 OK
+                .andExpect(status().isOk())
+                .andExpect(content().contentType(contentType))
+
+                .andExpect(jsonPath("$.page.totalElements", is(3)));
+
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void findOneRelsTest() throws Exception{
+        context.turnOffAuthorisationSystem();
+
+        Group group = GroupBuilder.createGroup(context)
+                .withName("Group1")
+                .build();
+
+        Group group2 = GroupBuilder.createGroup(context)
+                .withName("Group2")
+                .build();
+
+        getClient().perform(get("/api/eperson/groups/" + group2.getID()))
+                .andExpect(status().isOk())
+                .andExpect(content().contentType(contentType))
+                .andExpect(jsonPath("$", Matchers.is(
+                        GroupMatcher.matchGroupEntry(group2.getID(), group2.getName())
+                )))
+                .andExpect(jsonPath("$", Matchers.not(
+                        Matchers.is(
+                                GroupMatcher.matchGroupEntry(group.getID(), group.getName())
+                        )
+                )))
+                .andExpect(jsonPath("$._links.self.href", Matchers.containsString("/api/eperson/groups/" + group2.getID())));
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void findOneTestWrongUUID() throws Exception {
+        context.turnOffAuthorisationSystem();
+
+        String testGroupName = "Test group";
+        Group group = GroupBuilder.createGroup(context)
+                .withName(testGroupName)
+                .build();
+
+        String generatedGroupId = group.getID().toString();
+        String groupIdCall = "/api/eperson/groups/" + UUID.randomUUID();
+        getClient().perform(get(groupIdCall))
+                //The status has to be 200 OK
+                .andExpect(status().isNotFound())
+        ;
+    }
+
+}

dspace-spring-rest/src/test/java/org/dspace/app/rest/ItemRestRepositoryIT.java

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+/**
+ * The contents of this file are subject to the license and copyright
+ * detailed in the LICENSE and NOTICE files at the root of the source
+ * tree and available online at
+ *
+ * http://www.dspace.org/license/
+ */
+package org.dspace.app.rest;
+
+import org.apache.commons.io.IOUtils;
+import org.apache.commons.lang3.CharEncoding;
+import org.dspace.app.rest.builder.BitstreamBuilder;
+import org.dspace.app.rest.builder.CollectionBuilder;
+import org.dspace.app.rest.builder.CommunityBuilder;
+import org.dspace.app.rest.builder.ItemBuilder;
+import org.dspace.app.rest.matcher.ItemMatcher;
+import org.dspace.app.rest.test.AbstractControllerIntegrationTest;
+import org.dspace.content.Bitstream;
+import org.dspace.content.Collection;
+import org.dspace.content.Community;
+import org.dspace.content.Item;
+import org.hamcrest.Matchers;
+import org.junit.Test;
+
+import java.io.InputStream;
+import java.util.UUID;
+
+import static org.springframework.test.web.servlet.request.MockMvcRequestBuilders.get;
+import static org.springframework.test.web.servlet.result.MockMvcResultMatchers.content;
+import static org.springframework.test.web.servlet.result.MockMvcResultMatchers.jsonPath;
+import static org.springframework.test.web.servlet.result.MockMvcResultMatchers.status;
+import static org.hamcrest.Matchers.is;
+
+public class ItemRestRepositoryIT extends AbstractControllerIntegrationTest {
+
+    @Test
+    public void findAllTest() throws Exception{
+        context.turnOffAuthorisationSystem();
+
+        //** GIVEN **
+        //1. A community-collection structure with one parent community with sub-community and two collections.
+        parentCommunity = CommunityBuilder.createCommunity(context)
+                .withName("Parent Community")
+                .build();
+        Community child1 = CommunityBuilder.createSubCommunity(context, parentCommunity)
+                .withName("Sub Community")
+                .build();
+        Collection col1 = CollectionBuilder.createCollection(context, child1).withName("Collection 1").build();
+        Collection col2 = CollectionBuilder.createCollection(context, child1).withName("Collection 2").build();
+
+        //2. Three public items that are readable by Anonymous with different subjects
+        Item publicItem1 = ItemBuilder.createItem(context, col1)
+                .withTitle("Public item 1")
+                .withIssueDate("2017-10-17")
+                .withAuthor("Smith, Donald").withAuthor("Doe, John")
+                .withSubject("ExtraEntry")
+                .build();
+
+        Item publicItem2 = ItemBuilder.createItem(context, col2)
+                .withTitle("Public item 2")
+                .withIssueDate("2016-02-13")
+                .withAuthor("Smith, Maria").withAuthor("Doe, Jane")
+                .withSubject("TestingForMore").withSubject("ExtraEntry")
+                .build();
+
+        Item publicItem3 = ItemBuilder.createItem(context, col2)
+                .withTitle("Public item 3")
+                .withIssueDate("2016-02-13")
+                .withAuthor("Smith, Maria").withAuthor("Doe, Jane")
+                .withSubject("AnotherTest").withSubject("TestingForMore").withSubject("ExtraEntry")
+                .build();
+
+
+        getClient().perform(get("/api/core/items"))
+                .andExpect(status().isOk())
+                .andExpect(jsonPath("$._embedded.items", Matchers.containsInAnyOrder(
+                        ItemMatcher.matchItemWithTitleAndDateIssued(publicItem1, "Public item 1", "2017-10-17"),
+                        ItemMatcher.matchItemWithTitleAndDateIssued(publicItem2, "Public item 2", "2016-02-13"),
+                        ItemMatcher.matchItemWithTitleAndDateIssued(publicItem3, "Public item 3", "2016-02-13")
+                )))
+                .andExpect(jsonPath("$._links.self.href", Matchers.containsString("/api/core/items")))
+                .andExpect(jsonPath("$.page.size", is(20)))
+                .andExpect(jsonPath("$.page.totalElements", is(3)))
+        ;
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void findAllWithPaginationTest() throws Exception{
+        context.turnOffAuthorisationSystem();
+
+        //** GIVEN **
+        //1. A community-collection structure with one parent community with sub-community and two collections.
+        parentCommunity = CommunityBuilder.createCommunity(context)
+                .withName("Parent Community")
+                .build();
+        Community child1 = CommunityBuilder.createSubCommunity(context, parentCommunity)
+                .withName("Sub Community")
+                .build();
+        Collection col1 = CollectionBuilder.createCollection(context, child1).withName("Collection 1").build();
+        Collection col2 = CollectionBuilder.createCollection(context, child1).withName("Collection 2").build();
+
+        //2. Three public items that are readable by Anonymous with different subjects
+        Item publicItem1 = ItemBuilder.createItem(context, col1)
+                .withTitle("Public item 1")
+                .withIssueDate("2017-10-17")
+                .withAuthor("Smith, Donald").withAuthor("Doe, John")
+                .withSubject("ExtraEntry")
+                .build();
+
+        Item publicItem2 = ItemBuilder.createItem(context, col2)
+                .withTitle("Public item 2")
+                .withIssueDate("2016-02-13")
+                .withAuthor("Smith, Maria").withAuthor("Doe, Jane")
+                .withSubject("TestingForMore").withSubject("ExtraEntry")
+                .build();
+
+        Item publicItem3 = ItemBuilder.createItem(context, col2)
+                .withTitle("Public item 3")
+                .withIssueDate("2016-02-13")
+                .withAuthor("Smith, Maria").withAuthor("Doe, Jane")
+                .withSubject("AnotherTest").withSubject("TestingForMore").withSubject("ExtraEntry")
+                .build();
+
+        getClient().perform(get("/api/core/items")
+                .param("size", "2"))
+                .andExpect(status().isOk())
+                .andExpect(jsonPath("$._embedded.items", Matchers.containsInAnyOrder(
+                        ItemMatcher.matchItemWithTitleAndDateIssued(publicItem1, "Public item 1", "2017-10-17"),
+                        ItemMatcher.matchItemWithTitleAndDateIssued(publicItem2, "Public item 2", "2016-02-13")
+                )))
+                .andExpect(jsonPath("$._embedded.items", Matchers.not(
+                        Matchers.contains(
+                                ItemMatcher.matchItemWithTitleAndDateIssued(publicItem3, "Public item 3", "2016-02-13")
+                        )
+                )))
+                .andExpect(jsonPath("$._links.self.href", Matchers.containsString("/api/core/items")))
+        ;
+
+        getClient().perform(get("/api/core/items")
+                .param("size", "2")
+                .param("page", "1"))
+                .andExpect(status().isOk())
+                .andExpect(jsonPath("$._embedded.items", Matchers.contains(
+                        ItemMatcher.matchItemWithTitleAndDateIssued(publicItem3, "Public item 3", "2016-02-13")
+                )))
+                .andExpect(jsonPath("$._embedded.items", Matchers.not(
+                        Matchers.contains(
+                                ItemMatcher.matchItemWithTitleAndDateIssued(publicItem1, "Public item 1", "2017-10-17"),
+                                ItemMatcher.matchItemWithTitleAndDateIssued(publicItem2, "Public item 2", "2016-02-13")
+                        )
+                )))
+                .andExpect(jsonPath("$._links.self.href", Matchers.containsString("/api/core/items")))
+                .andExpect(jsonPath("$.page.size", is(2)))
+                .andExpect(jsonPath("$.page.totalElements", is(3)))
+        ;
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void findOneTest() throws Exception{
+        context.turnOffAuthorisationSystem();
+
+        //** GIVEN **
+        //1. A community-collection structure with one parent community with sub-community and two collections.
+        parentCommunity = CommunityBuilder.createCommunity(context)
+                .withName("Parent Community")
+                .build();
+        Community child1 = CommunityBuilder.createSubCommunity(context, parentCommunity)
+                .withName("Sub Community")
+                .build();
+        Collection col1 = CollectionBuilder.createCollection(context, child1).withName("Collection 1").build();
+        Collection col2 = CollectionBuilder.createCollection(context, child1).withName("Collection 2").build();
+
+        //2. Three public items that are readable by Anonymous with different subjects
+        Item publicItem1 = ItemBuilder.createItem(context, col1)
+                .withTitle("Public item 1")
+                .withIssueDate("2017-10-17")
+                .withAuthor("Smith, Donald").withAuthor("Doe, John")
+                .withSubject("ExtraEntry")
+                .build();
+
+        Item publicItem2 = ItemBuilder.createItem(context, col2)
+                .withTitle("Public item 2")
+                .withIssueDate("2016-02-13")
+                .withAuthor("Smith, Maria").withAuthor("Doe, Jane")
+                .withSubject("TestingForMore").withSubject("ExtraEntry")
+                .build();
+
+        Item publicItem3 = ItemBuilder.createItem(context, col2)
+                .withTitle("Public item 3")
+                .withIssueDate("2016-02-13")
+                .withAuthor("Smith, Maria").withAuthor("Doe, Jane")
+                .withSubject("AnotherTest").withSubject("TestingForMore").withSubject("ExtraEntry")
+                .build();
+
+
+        getClient().perform(get("/api/core/items/" + publicItem1.getID()))
+                .andExpect(status().isOk())
+                .andExpect(jsonPath("$", Matchers.is(
+                        ItemMatcher.matchItemWithTitleAndDateIssued(publicItem1, "Public item 1", "2017-10-17")
+                )))
+                .andExpect(jsonPath("$", Matchers.not(
+                        Matchers.is(
+                                ItemMatcher.matchItemWithTitleAndDateIssued(publicItem2, "Public item 2", "2016-02-13")
+                        )
+                )))
+                .andExpect(jsonPath("$._links.self.href", Matchers.containsString("/api/core/items")))
+        ;
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void findOneRelsTest() throws Exception{
+        context.turnOffAuthorisationSystem();
+
+        //** GIVEN **
+        //1. A community-collection structure with one parent community with sub-community and two collections.
+        parentCommunity = CommunityBuilder.createCommunity(context)
+                .withName("Parent Community")
+                .build();
+        Community child1 = CommunityBuilder.createSubCommunity(context, parentCommunity)
+                .withName("Sub Community")
+                .build();
+        Collection col1 = CollectionBuilder.createCollection(context, child1).withName("Collection 1").build();
+        Collection col2 = CollectionBuilder.createCollection(context, child1).withName("Collection 2").build();
+
+        //2. Three public items that are readable by Anonymous with different subjects
+        Item publicItem1 = ItemBuilder.createItem(context, col1)
+                .withTitle("Public item 1")
+                .withIssueDate("2017-10-17")
+                .withAuthor("Smith, Donald").withAuthor("Doe, John")
+                .withSubject("ExtraEntry")
+                .build();
+
+        Item publicItem2 = ItemBuilder.createItem(context, col2)
+                .withTitle("Public item 2")
+                .withIssueDate("2016-02-13")
+                .withAuthor("Smith, Maria").withAuthor("Doe, Jane")
+                .withSubject("TestingForMore").withSubject("ExtraEntry")
+                .build();
+
+        Item publicItem3 = ItemBuilder.createItem(context, col2)
+                .withTitle("Public item 3")
+                .withIssueDate("2016-02-13")
+                .withAuthor("Smith, Maria").withAuthor("Doe, Jane")
+                .withSubject("AnotherTest").withSubject("TestingForMore").withSubject("ExtraEntry")
+                .build();
+
+        //Add a bitstream to an item
+        String bitstreamContent = "ThisIsSomeDummyText";
+        Bitstream bitstream1 = null;
+        try(InputStream is = IOUtils.toInputStream(bitstreamContent, CharEncoding.UTF_8)) {
+            bitstream1 = BitstreamBuilder.
+                    createBitstream(context, publicItem1, is)
+                    .withName("Bitstream1")
+                    .withMimeType("text/plain")
+                    .build();
+        }
+
+        getClient().perform(get("/api/core/items/" + publicItem1.getID()))
+                .andExpect(status().isOk())
+                .andExpect(jsonPath("$", Matchers.is(
+                        ItemMatcher.matchItemWithTitleAndDateIssued(publicItem1, "Public item 1", "2017-10-17")
+                )))
+                .andExpect(jsonPath("$", Matchers.not(
+                        Matchers.is(
+                                ItemMatcher.matchItemWithTitleAndDateIssued(publicItem2, "Public item 2", "2016-02-13")
+                        )
+                )))
+                .andExpect(jsonPath("$._links.self.href", Matchers.containsString("/api/core/items")))
+        ;
+
+        getClient().perform(get("/api/core/items/" + publicItem1.getID() + "/bitstreams"))
+                .andExpect(status().isOk())
+                .andExpect(content().contentType(contentType))
+                .andExpect(jsonPath("$._links.self.href", Matchers.containsString("/api/core/items/" + publicItem1.getID() + "/bitstreams")))
+        ;
+
+        getClient().perform(get("/api/core/items/" + publicItem1.getID() + "/owningCollection"))
+                .andExpect(status().isOk())
+                .andExpect(content().contentType(contentType))
+                .andExpect(jsonPath("$._links.self.href", Matchers.containsString("/api/core/collections")))
+        ;
+
+        getClient().perform(get("/api/core/items/" + publicItem1.getID() + "/templateItemOf"))
+                .andExpect(status().isOk())
+        ;
+    }
+
+
+
+    @Test
+    public void findOneTestWrongUUID() throws Exception{
+        context.turnOffAuthorisationSystem();
+
+        //** GIVEN **
+        //1. A community-collection structure with one parent community with sub-community and two collections.
+        parentCommunity = CommunityBuilder.createCommunity(context)
+                .withName("Parent Community")
+                .build();
+        Community child1 = CommunityBuilder.createSubCommunity(context, parentCommunity)
+                .withName("Sub Community")
+                .build();
+        Collection col1 = CollectionBuilder.createCollection(context, child1).withName("Collection 1").build();
+        Collection col2 = CollectionBuilder.createCollection(context, child1).withName("Collection 2").build();
+
+        getClient().perform(get("/api/core/items/" + UUID.randomUUID()))
+                .andExpect(status().isNotFound());
+        ;
+    }
+
+}

dspace-spring-rest/src/test/java/org/dspace/app/rest/MetadatafieldRestRepositoryIT.java

@@ -0,0 +1,74 @@
+/**
+ * The contents of this file are subject to the license and copyright
+ * detailed in the LICENSE and NOTICE files at the root of the source
+ * tree and available online at
+ *
+ * http://www.dspace.org/license/
+ */
+package org.dspace.app.rest;
+
+import org.dspace.app.rest.repository.MetadataFieldRestRepository;
+import org.junit.runner.RunWith;
+import org.mockito.Mock;
+import org.dspace.app.rest.builder.MetadataFieldBuilder;
+import org.dspace.app.rest.matcher.MetadataFieldMatcher;
+import org.dspace.app.rest.test.AbstractControllerIntegrationTest;
+import org.dspace.content.MetadataField;
+import org.dspace.content.service.MetadataFieldService;
+import org.dspace.core.Context;
+import org.hamcrest.Matchers;
+import org.junit.Ignore;
+import org.junit.Test;
+import org.mockito.InjectMocks;
+import org.mockito.Mockito;
+import org.mockito.runners.MockitoJUnitRunner;
+
+import java.sql.SQLException;
+
+import static org.mockito.Mockito.when;
+import static org.springframework.test.web.servlet.request.MockMvcRequestBuilders.get;
+import static org.springframework.test.web.servlet.result.MockMvcResultMatchers.content;
+import static org.springframework.test.web.servlet.result.MockMvcResultMatchers.jsonPath;
+import static org.springframework.test.web.servlet.result.MockMvcResultMatchers.status;
+import static org.hamcrest.Matchers.is;
+
+public class MetadatafieldRestRepositoryIT extends AbstractControllerIntegrationTest {
+
+
+    @Test
+    public void findAll() throws Exception{
+
+        context.turnOffAuthorisationSystem();
+        MetadataField metadataField = MetadataFieldBuilder.createMetadataField(context, "AnElement", "AQualifier", "AScopeNote").build();
+
+        getClient().perform(get("/api/core/metadatafields"))
+                    .andExpect(status().isOk())
+                    .andExpect(content().contentType(contentType))
+                    .andExpect(jsonPath("$._embedded.metadatafields", Matchers.hasItem(
+                            MetadataFieldMatcher.matchMetadataField()
+                    )))
+                    .andExpect(jsonPath("$._links.first.href", Matchers.containsString("/api/core/metadatafields")))
+                    .andExpect(jsonPath("$._links.self.href", Matchers.containsString("/api/core/metadatafields")))
+                    .andExpect(jsonPath("$._links.next.href", Matchers.containsString("/api/core/metadatafields")))
+                    .andExpect(jsonPath("$._links.last.href", Matchers.containsString("/api/core/metadatafields")))
+
+                    .andExpect(jsonPath("$.page.size", is(20)));
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    @Ignore
+    public void findOne() throws Exception{
+
+        context.turnOffAuthorisationSystem();
+        MetadataField metadataField = MetadataFieldBuilder.createMetadataField(context, "AnElement", "AQualifier", "AScopeNote").build();
+
+        getClient().perform(get("/api/core/metadatafields/" + metadataField.getID()))
+                .andExpect(status().isOk())
+                .andExpect(content().contentType(contentType))
+                .andExpect(jsonPath("$._embedded.metadatafields", Matchers.hasItem(
+                        MetadataFieldMatcher.matchMetadataField(metadataField)
+                )))
+
+                .andExpect(jsonPath("$.page.size", is(20)));
+    }
+}

dspace-spring-rest/src/test/java/org/dspace/app/rest/MetadataschemaRestRepositoryIT.java

@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+/**
+ * The contents of this file are subject to the license and copyright
+ * detailed in the LICENSE and NOTICE files at the root of the source
+ * tree and available online at
+ *
+ * http://www.dspace.org/license/
+ */
+package org.dspace.app.rest;
+
+import org.dspace.app.rest.builder.MetadataSchemaBuilder;
+import org.dspace.app.rest.matcher.MetadataschemaMatcher;
+import org.dspace.app.rest.test.AbstractControllerIntegrationTest;
+import org.dspace.content.MetadataSchema;
+import org.hamcrest.Matchers;
+import org.junit.Ignore;
+import org.junit.Test;
+
+import static org.springframework.test.web.servlet.request.MockMvcRequestBuilders.get;
+import static org.springframework.test.web.servlet.result.MockMvcResultMatchers.content;
+import static org.springframework.test.web.servlet.result.MockMvcResultMatchers.jsonPath;
+import static org.springframework.test.web.servlet.result.MockMvcResultMatchers.status;
+import static org.hamcrest.Matchers.is;
+
+public class MetadataschemaRestRepositoryIT extends AbstractControllerIntegrationTest {
+
+    @Test
+    public void findAll() throws Exception{
+
+        context.turnOffAuthorisationSystem();
+        MetadataSchema metadataSchema = MetadataSchemaBuilder.createMetadataSchema(context, "ATest", "ANamespace").build();
+
+        getClient().perform(get("/api/core/metadataschemas"))
+                .andExpect(status().isOk())
+                .andExpect(content().contentType(contentType))
+                .andExpect(jsonPath("$._embedded.metadataschemas", Matchers.hasItem(
+                        MetadataschemaMatcher.matchEntry()
+                )))
+                .andExpect(jsonPath("$._links.self.href", Matchers.containsString("/api/core/metadataschemas")))
+                .andExpect(jsonPath("$.page.size", is(20)));
+    }
+
+
+    //TODO This test fails, reactivate when endpoint is fixed
+    @Test
+    @Ignore
+    public void findOne() throws Exception{
+
+        context.turnOffAuthorisationSystem();
+        MetadataSchema metadataSchema = MetadataSchemaBuilder.createMetadataSchema(context, "ATest", "ANamespace").build();
+
+        getClient().perform(get("/api/core/metadataschemas/" + metadataSchema.getID()))
+                .andExpect(status().isOk())
+                .andExpect(jsonPath("$", is(
+                        MetadataschemaMatcher.matchEntry(metadataSchema)
+                )));
+    }
+}

dspace-spring-rest/src/test/java/org/dspace/app/rest/RootRestResourceControllerIT.java

@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@ import org.junit.Test;
 /**
  * Integration test for the {@link RootRestResourceController}
  *
+ * @author Frederic Van Reet (frederic dot vanreet at atmire dot com)
  * @author Tom Desair (tom dot desair at atmire dot com)
- * @author Raf Ponsaerts (raf dot ponsaerts at atmire dot com)
  */
 public class RootRestResourceControllerIT extends AbstractControllerIntegrationTest {
 

dspace-spring-rest/src/test/java/org/dspace/app/rest/SiteRestRepositoryIT.java

@@ -0,0 +1,72 @@
+/**
+ * The contents of this file are subject to the license and copyright
+ * detailed in the LICENSE and NOTICE files at the root of the source
+ * tree and available online at
+ *
+ * http://www.dspace.org/license/
+ */
+package org.dspace.app.rest;
+
+import org.dspace.app.rest.builder.SiteBuilder;
+import org.dspace.app.rest.matcher.SiteMatcher;
+import org.dspace.app.rest.test.AbstractControllerIntegrationTest;
+import org.dspace.content.Site;
+import org.hamcrest.Matchers;
+import org.junit.Test;
+
+import java.util.UUID;
+
+import static org.hamcrest.Matchers.is;
+import static org.springframework.test.web.servlet.request.MockMvcRequestBuilders.get;
+import static org.springframework.test.web.servlet.result.MockMvcResultMatchers.jsonPath;
+import static org.springframework.test.web.servlet.result.MockMvcResultMatchers.status;
+
+public class SiteRestRepositoryIT extends AbstractControllerIntegrationTest {
+
+    @Test
+    public void findAll() throws Exception{
+
+
+        context.turnOffAuthorisationSystem();
+        //This will always return just one site, DSpace doesn't allow for more to be created
+        Site site = SiteBuilder.createSite(context).build();
+
+
+
+        getClient().perform(get("/api/core/sites"))
+                .andExpect(status().isOk())
+                .andExpect(jsonPath("$._embedded.sites[0]", SiteMatcher.matchEntry(site)))
+                .andExpect(jsonPath("$._links.self.href", Matchers.containsString("/api/core/sites")))
+                .andExpect(jsonPath("$.page.size", is(20)));
+
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void findOne() throws Exception{
+
+
+        context.turnOffAuthorisationSystem();
+        //This will always return just one site, DSpace doesn't allow for more to be created
+        Site site = SiteBuilder.createSite(context).build();
+
+
+
+        getClient().perform(get("/api/core/sites/" + site.getID()))
+                .andExpect(status().isOk())
+                .andExpect(jsonPath("$", SiteMatcher.matchEntry(site)))
+                .andExpect(jsonPath("$._links.self.href", Matchers.containsString("/api/core/sites")));
+
+    }
+
+
+    @Test
+    public void findOneWrongUUID() throws Exception{
+
+
+        context.turnOffAuthorisationSystem();
+
+        getClient().perform(get("/api/core/sites/" + UUID.randomUUID()))
+                .andExpect(status().isNotFound());
+
+    }
+}

dspace-spring-rest/src/test/java/org/dspace/app/rest/builder/AbstractBuilder.java

@@ -8,39 +8,38 @@
 package org.dspace.app.rest.builder;
 
 import org.apache.log4j.Logger;
-import org.dspace.authorize.AuthorizeException;
-import org.dspace.authorize.ResourcePolicy;
 import org.dspace.authorize.factory.AuthorizeServiceFactory;
 import org.dspace.authorize.service.AuthorizeService;
 import org.dspace.authorize.service.ResourcePolicyService;
-import org.dspace.content.DSpaceObject;
-import org.dspace.content.Item;
 import org.dspace.content.factory.ContentServiceFactory;
 import org.dspace.content.service.*;
-import org.dspace.core.Constants;
 import org.dspace.core.Context;
 import org.dspace.discovery.IndexingService;
-import org.dspace.eperson.Group;
 import org.dspace.eperson.factory.EPersonServiceFactory;
 import org.dspace.eperson.service.EPersonService;
 import org.dspace.eperson.service.GroupService;
+import org.dspace.eperson.service.RegistrationDataService;
 import org.dspace.services.factory.DSpaceServicesFactory;
-import org.joda.time.DateTime;
+import org.dspace.versioning.factory.VersionServiceFactory;
-import org.joda.time.DateTimeZone;
+import org.dspace.versioning.service.VersionHistoryService;
-import org.joda.time.MutablePeriod;
+import org.dspace.xmlworkflow.storedcomponents.service.ClaimedTaskService;
-import org.joda.time.format.PeriodFormat;
+import org.dspace.xmlworkflow.storedcomponents.service.InProgressUserService;
+import org.dspace.xmlworkflow.storedcomponents.service.PoolTaskService;
+import org.dspace.xmlworkflow.storedcomponents.service.WorkflowItemRoleService;
+
+import java.util.LinkedList;
+import java.util.List;
 
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.sql.SQLException;
 import java.util.Date;
 
 /**
- * Abstract builder to construct DSpace Objects
+ * Abstract builder class that holds references to all available services
  *
- * @author Tom Desair (tom dot desair at atmire dot com)
+ * @author Jonas Van Goolen - (jonas@atmire.com)
- * @author Raf Ponsaerts (raf dot ponsaerts at atmire dot com)
  */
-public abstract class AbstractBuilder<T extends DSpaceObject> {
+public abstract class AbstractBuilder<T, S> {
 
     static CommunityService communityService;
     static CollectionService collectionService;
@@ -55,11 +54,26 @@ public abstract class AbstractBuilder<T extends DSpaceObject> {
     static AuthorizeService authorizeService;
     static ResourcePolicyService resourcePolicyService;
     static IndexingService indexingService;
+    static RegistrationDataService registrationDataService;
+    static VersionHistoryService versionHistoryService;
+    static ClaimedTaskService claimedTaskService;
+    static InProgressUserService inProgressUserService;
+    static PoolTaskService poolTaskService;
+    static WorkflowItemRoleService workflowItemRoleService;
+    static MetadataFieldService metadataFieldService;
+    static MetadataSchemaService metadataSchemaService;
+    static SiteService siteService;
 
     protected Context context;
 
+    private static List<AbstractBuilder> builders = new LinkedList<>();
     /** log4j category */
-    private static final Logger log = Logger.getLogger(AbstractBuilder.class);
+    private static final Logger log = Logger.getLogger(AbstractDSpaceObjectBuilder.class);
+
+    protected AbstractBuilder(Context context){
+        this.context = context;
+        builders.add(this);
+    }
 
     public static void init() {
         communityService = ContentServiceFactory.getInstance().getCommunityService();
@@ -75,8 +89,21 @@ public abstract class AbstractBuilder<T extends DSpaceObject> {
         authorizeService = AuthorizeServiceFactory.getInstance().getAuthorizeService();
         resourcePolicyService = AuthorizeServiceFactory.getInstance().getResourcePolicyService();
         indexingService = DSpaceServicesFactory.getInstance().getServiceManager().getServiceByName(IndexingService.class.getName(),IndexingService.class);
+        registrationDataService = EPersonServiceFactory.getInstance().getRegistrationDataService();
+        versionHistoryService = VersionServiceFactory.getInstance().getVersionHistoryService();
+        metadataFieldService = ContentServiceFactory.getInstance().getMetadataFieldService();
+        metadataSchemaService = ContentServiceFactory.getInstance().getMetadataSchemaService();
+        siteService = ContentServiceFactory.getInstance().getSiteService();
+
+        // Temporarily disabled
+        // TODO find a way to be able to test the XML and "default" workflow at the same time
+        //claimedTaskService = XmlWorkflowServiceFactoryImpl.getInstance().getClaimedTaskService();
+        //inProgressUserService = XmlWorkflowServiceFactoryImpl.getInstance().getInProgressUserService();
+        //poolTaskService = XmlWorkflowServiceFactoryImpl.getInstance().getPoolTaskService();
+        //workflowItemRoleService = XmlWorkflowServiceFactoryImpl.getInstance().getWorkflowItemRoleService();
     }
 
+
     public static void destroy() {
         communityService = null;
         collectionService = null;
@@ -90,70 +117,29 @@ public abstract class AbstractBuilder<T extends DSpaceObject> {
         authorizeService = null;
         resourcePolicyService = null;
         indexingService = null;
+        bitstreamFormatService = null;
+        registrationDataService = null;
+        versionHistoryService = null;
+        claimedTaskService = null;
+        inProgressUserService = null;
+        poolTaskService = null;
+        workflowItemRoleService = null;
+        metadataFieldService = null;
+        metadataSchemaService = null;
+        siteService = null;
     }
 
-    protected <B> B handleException(final Exception e) {
+    public static void cleanupObjects() throws Exception {
-        log.error(e.getMessage(), e);
+        for (AbstractBuilder builder : builders) {
-        return null;
+            builder.cleanup();
-    }
-
-    protected abstract DSpaceObjectService<T> getDsoService();
-
-    protected <B extends AbstractBuilder<T>> B addMetadataValue(final T dso, final String schema, final String element, final String qualifier, final String value) {
-        try {
-            getDsoService().addMetadata(context, dso, schema, element, qualifier, Item.ANY, value);
-        } catch (Exception e) {
-            return handleException(e);
-        }
-        return (B) this;
-    }
-
-    protected <B extends AbstractBuilder<T>> B setMetadataSingleValue(final T dso, final String schema, final String element, final String qualifier, final String value) {
-        try {
-            getDsoService().setMetadataSingleValue(context, dso, schema, element, qualifier, Item.ANY, value);
-        } catch (Exception e) {
-            return handleException(e);
-        }
-
-        return (B) this;
-    }
-
-    protected <B extends AbstractBuilder<T>> B setEmbargo(String embargoPeriod, DSpaceObject dso) {
-        // add policy just for anonymous
-        try {
-            MutablePeriod period = PeriodFormat.getDefault().parseMutablePeriod(embargoPeriod);
-            Date embargoDate = DateTime.now(DateTimeZone.UTC).plus(period).toDate();
-
-            return setOnlyReadPermission(dso, groupService.findByName(context, Group.ANONYMOUS), embargoDate);
-        } catch (Exception e) {
-            return handleException(e);
         }
     }
 
-    protected <B extends AbstractBuilder<T>> B setOnlyReadPermission(DSpaceObject dso, Group group, Date startDate) {
+    protected abstract void cleanup() throws Exception;
-        // add policy just for anonymous
-        try {
-            authorizeService.removeAllPolicies(context, dso);
-
-            ResourcePolicy rp = authorizeService.createOrModifyPolicy(null, context, null, group,
-                    null, startDate, Constants.READ, "Integration Test", dso);
-            if (rp != null) {
-                resourcePolicyService.update(context, rp);
-            }
-        } catch (Exception e) {
-            return handleException(e);
-        }
-        return (B) this;
-    }
 
     public abstract T build();
 
-    public void delete(T dso) throws SQLException, IOException, AuthorizeException {
+    public abstract void delete(T dso) throws Exception;
-        Context c = new Context();
+
-        c.turnOffAuthorisationSystem();
+    protected abstract S getService();
-        T attachedDso = c.reloadEntity(dso);
-        if(attachedDso != null) {
-            getDsoService().delete(c, attachedDso);
-        }
-    }
 }

dspace-spring-rest/src/test/java/org/dspace/app/rest/builder/AbstractCRUDBuilder.java

@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+/**
+ * The contents of this file are subject to the license and copyright
+ * detailed in the LICENSE and NOTICE files at the root of the source
+ * tree and available online at
+ *
+ * http://www.dspace.org/license/
+ */
+package org.dspace.app.rest.builder;
+
+import org.dspace.core.Context;
+import org.dspace.core.ReloadableEntity;
+import org.dspace.service.DSpaceCRUDService;
+
+/**
+ * @author Jonas Van Goolen - (jonas@atmire.com)
+ */
+public abstract class AbstractCRUDBuilder<T extends ReloadableEntity> extends AbstractBuilder<T, DSpaceCRUDService> {
+
+    protected AbstractCRUDBuilder(Context context){
+        super(context);
+    }
+
+    protected abstract DSpaceCRUDService getService();
+
+    public abstract T build();
+
+    public void delete(T dso) throws Exception {
+        try(Context c = new Context()) {
+            c.turnOffAuthorisationSystem();
+            T attachedDso = c.reloadEntity(dso);
+            if (attachedDso != null) {
+                getService().delete(c, attachedDso);
+            }
+            c.complete();
+        }
+
+        indexingService.commit();
+    }
+
+}

dspace-spring-rest/src/test/java/org/dspace/app/rest/builder/AbstractDSpaceObjectBuilder.java

@@ -0,0 +1,115 @@
+/**
+ * The contents of this file are subject to the license and copyright
+ * detailed in the LICENSE and NOTICE files at the root of the source
+ * tree and available online at
+ *
+ * http://www.dspace.org/license/
+ */
+package org.dspace.app.rest.builder;
+
+import org.apache.log4j.Logger;
+import org.dspace.authorize.ResourcePolicy;
+import org.dspace.content.DSpaceObject;
+import org.dspace.content.Item;
+import org.dspace.content.service.DSpaceObjectService;
+import org.dspace.core.Constants;
+import org.dspace.core.Context;
+import org.dspace.eperson.Group;
+import org.joda.time.DateTime;
+import org.joda.time.DateTimeZone;
+import org.joda.time.MutablePeriod;
+import org.joda.time.format.PeriodFormat;
+
+import java.util.Date;
+
+/**
+ * Abstract builder to construct DSpace Objects
+ *
+ * @author Tom Desair (tom dot desair at atmire dot com)
+ * @author Raf Ponsaerts (raf dot ponsaerts at atmire dot com)
+ */
+public abstract class AbstractDSpaceObjectBuilder<T extends DSpaceObject> extends AbstractBuilder<T, DSpaceObjectService> {
+
+    /* Log4j logger*/
+    private static final Logger log =  Logger.getLogger(AbstractDSpaceObjectBuilder.class);
+
+    protected AbstractDSpaceObjectBuilder(Context context){
+        super(context);
+        this.context = context;
+    }
+
+    protected abstract void cleanup() throws Exception;
+
+
+    protected abstract DSpaceObjectService<T> getService();
+
+
+    protected <B> B handleException(final Exception e) {
+        log.error(e.getMessage(), e);
+        return null;
+    }
+
+
+    protected <B extends AbstractDSpaceObjectBuilder<T>> B addMetadataValue(final T dso, final String schema, final String element, final String qualifier, final String value) {
+        try {
+            getService().addMetadata(context, dso, schema, element, qualifier, Item.ANY, value);
+        } catch (Exception e) {
+            return handleException(e);
+        }
+        return (B) this;
+    }
+
+    protected <B extends AbstractDSpaceObjectBuilder<T>> B setMetadataSingleValue(final T dso, final String schema, final String element, final String qualifier, final String value) {
+        try {
+            getService().setMetadataSingleValue(context, dso, schema, element, qualifier, Item.ANY, value);
+        } catch (Exception e) {
+            return handleException(e);
+        }
+
+        return (B) this;
+    }
+
+    protected <B extends AbstractDSpaceObjectBuilder<T>> B setEmbargo(String embargoPeriod, DSpaceObject dso) {
+        // add policy just for anonymous
+        try {
+            MutablePeriod period = PeriodFormat.getDefault().parseMutablePeriod(embargoPeriod);
+            Date embargoDate = DateTime.now(DateTimeZone.UTC).plus(period).toDate();
+
+            return setOnlyReadPermission(dso, groupService.findByName(context, Group.ANONYMOUS), embargoDate);
+        } catch (Exception e) {
+            return handleException(e);
+        }
+    }
+
+    protected <B extends AbstractDSpaceObjectBuilder<T>> B setOnlyReadPermission(DSpaceObject dso, Group group, Date startDate) {
+        // add policy just for anonymous
+        try {
+            authorizeService.removeAllPolicies(context, dso);
+
+            ResourcePolicy rp = authorizeService.createOrModifyPolicy(null, context, null, group,
+                    null, startDate, Constants.READ, "Integration Test", dso);
+            if (rp != null) {
+                resourcePolicyService.update(context, rp);
+            }
+        } catch (Exception e) {
+            return handleException(e);
+        }
+        return (B) this;
+    }
+
+    public abstract T build();
+
+    public void delete(T dso) throws Exception {
+
+        try(Context c = new Context()) {
+            c.turnOffAuthorisationSystem();
+            T attachedDso = c.reloadEntity(dso);
+            if (attachedDso != null) {
+                getService().delete(c, attachedDso);
+            }
+            c.complete();
+        }
+
+        indexingService.commit();
+    }
+}

dspace-spring-rest/src/test/java/org/dspace/app/rest/builder/BitstreamBuilder.java

@@ -7,11 +7,6 @@
  */
 package org.dspace.app.rest.builder;
 
-import java.io.IOException;
-import java.io.InputStream;
-import java.sql.SQLException;
-import java.util.List;
-
 import org.dspace.authorize.AuthorizeException;
 import org.dspace.content.Bitstream;
 import org.dspace.content.BitstreamFormat;
@@ -21,13 +16,15 @@ import org.dspace.content.service.DSpaceObjectService;
 import org.dspace.core.Context;
 import org.dspace.eperson.Group;
 
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.io.InputStream;
+import java.sql.SQLException;
+import java.util.List;
+
 /**
  * Builder class to build bitstreams in test cases
- *
- * @author Tom Desair (tom dot desair at atmire dot com)
- * @author Raf Ponsaerts (raf dot ponsaerts at atmire dot com)
  */
-public class BitstreamBuilder extends AbstractBuilder<Bitstream>{
+public class BitstreamBuilder extends AbstractDSpaceObjectBuilder<Bitstream> {
 
     public static final String ORIGINAL = "ORIGINAL";
 
@@ -35,12 +32,13 @@ public class BitstreamBuilder extends AbstractBuilder<Bitstream>{
     private Item item;
     private Group readerGroup;
 
-    protected BitstreamBuilder() {
+    protected BitstreamBuilder(Context context) {
+        super(context);
 
     }
 
     public static BitstreamBuilder createBitstream(Context context, Item item, InputStream is) throws SQLException, AuthorizeException, IOException {
-        BitstreamBuilder builder = new BitstreamBuilder();
+        BitstreamBuilder builder = new BitstreamBuilder(context);
         return builder.create(context, item, is);
     }
 
@@ -66,8 +64,7 @@ public class BitstreamBuilder extends AbstractBuilder<Bitstream>{
     }
 
     public BitstreamBuilder withMimeType(String mimeType) throws SQLException {
-        BitstreamFormat bf = bitstreamFormatService
+        BitstreamFormat bf = bitstreamFormatService.findByMIMEType(context, mimeType);
-                .findByMIMEType(context, mimeType);
 
         if (bf != null) {
             bitstream.setFormat(context, bf);
@@ -124,7 +121,20 @@ public class BitstreamBuilder extends AbstractBuilder<Bitstream>{
         return bitstream;
     }
 
-    protected DSpaceObjectService<Bitstream> getDsoService() {
+    protected void cleanup() throws Exception {
+        delete(bitstream);
+
+        try(Context c = new Context()) {
+            bitstream = c.reloadEntity(bitstream);
+            c.turnOffAuthorisationSystem();
+            if (bitstream != null) {
+                bitstreamService.expunge(c, bitstream);
+            }
+            c.complete();
+        }
+    }
+
+    protected DSpaceObjectService<Bitstream> getService() {
         return bitstreamService;
     }
-}
+}

dspace-spring-rest/src/test/java/org/dspace/app/rest/builder/BitstreamFormatBuilder.java

@@ -0,0 +1,84 @@
+/**
+ * The contents of this file are subject to the license and copyright
+ * detailed in the LICENSE and NOTICE files at the root of the source
+ * tree and available online at
+ *
+ * http://www.dspace.org/license/
+ */
+package org.dspace.app.rest.builder;
+
+import org.apache.log4j.Logger;
+import org.dspace.authorize.AuthorizeException;
+import org.dspace.content.BitstreamFormat;
+import org.dspace.core.Context;
+import org.dspace.discovery.SearchServiceException;
+import org.dspace.service.DSpaceCRUDService;
+
+import java.sql.SQLException;
+
+/**
+ * Created by jonas - jonas@atmire.com on 04/12/17.
+ */
+public class BitstreamFormatBuilder extends AbstractCRUDBuilder<BitstreamFormat> {
+
+    /* Log4j logger*/
+    private static final Logger log =  Logger.getLogger(BitstreamFormatBuilder.class);
+
+    private BitstreamFormat bitstreamFormat;
+
+    protected BitstreamFormatBuilder(Context context) {
+        super(context);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    protected void cleanup() throws Exception {
+        delete(bitstreamFormat);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    protected DSpaceCRUDService<BitstreamFormat> getService() {
+        return bitstreamFormatService;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public BitstreamFormat build() {
+        try{
+
+            bitstreamFormatService.update(context, bitstreamFormat);
+            context.dispatchEvents();
+
+            indexingService.commit();
+        } catch (SearchServiceException e) {
+            log.error(e);
+        } catch (SQLException e) {
+            log.error(e);
+        } catch (AuthorizeException e) {
+            log.error(e);;
+        }
+        return bitstreamFormat;
+    }
+
+
+    public static BitstreamFormatBuilder createBitstreamFormat(Context context) throws SQLException, AuthorizeException {
+        BitstreamFormatBuilder bitstreamFormatBuilder = new BitstreamFormatBuilder(context);
+        return bitstreamFormatBuilder.create(context);
+    }
+    private BitstreamFormatBuilder create(Context context) throws SQLException, AuthorizeException {
+        this.context = context;
+
+        bitstreamFormat = bitstreamFormatService.create(context);
+
+        return this;
+    }
+
+    public BitstreamFormatBuilder withMimeType(String mimeType){
+        bitstreamFormat.setMIMEType(mimeType);
+        return this;
+    }
+
+    public BitstreamFormatBuilder withDescription(String description){
+        bitstreamFormat.setDescription(description);
+        return this;
+    }
+
+}

dspace-spring-rest/src/test/java/org/dspace/app/rest/builder/CollectionBuilder.java

@@ -7,11 +7,20 @@
  */
 package org.dspace.app.rest.builder;
 
+import org.apache.commons.io.IOUtils;
+import org.apache.commons.lang3.CharEncoding;
+import org.dspace.authorize.AuthorizeException;
+import org.dspace.content.Bitstream;
 import org.dspace.content.Collection;
 import org.dspace.content.Community;
 import org.dspace.content.MetadataSchema;
 import org.dspace.content.service.DSpaceObjectService;
 import org.dspace.core.Context;
+import org.dspace.discovery.SearchServiceException;
+
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.io.InputStream;
+import java.sql.SQLException;
 
 /**
  * Builder to construct Collection objects
@@ -19,16 +28,17 @@ import org.dspace.core.Context;
  * @author Tom Desair (tom dot desair at atmire dot com)
  * @author Raf Ponsaerts (raf dot ponsaerts at atmire dot com)
  */
-public class CollectionBuilder extends AbstractBuilder<Collection> {
+public class CollectionBuilder extends AbstractDSpaceObjectBuilder<Collection> {
 
     private Collection collection;
 
-    protected CollectionBuilder() {
+    protected CollectionBuilder(Context context) {
+        super(context);
 
     }
 
     public static CollectionBuilder createCollection(final Context context, final Community parent) {
-        CollectionBuilder builder = new CollectionBuilder();
+        CollectionBuilder builder = new CollectionBuilder(context);
         return builder.create(context, parent);
     }
 
@@ -39,7 +49,6 @@ public class CollectionBuilder extends AbstractBuilder<Collection> {
         } catch (Exception e) {
             return handleException(e);
         }
-
         return this;
     }
 
@@ -47,6 +56,18 @@ public class CollectionBuilder extends AbstractBuilder<Collection> {
         return setMetadataSingleValue(collection, MetadataSchema.DC_SCHEMA, "title", null, name);
     }
 
+    public CollectionBuilder withLogo(final String content) throws AuthorizeException, IOException, SQLException {
+
+        InputStream is = IOUtils.toInputStream(content, CharEncoding.UTF_8);
+        try {
+            collectionService.setLogo(context, collection, is);
+            return this;
+
+        } finally {
+            is.close();
+        }
+    }
+
     @Override
     public Collection build() {
         try {
@@ -60,8 +81,12 @@ public class CollectionBuilder extends AbstractBuilder<Collection> {
         return collection;
     }
 
+    protected void cleanup() throws Exception {
+        delete(collection);
+    }
+
     @Override
-    protected DSpaceObjectService<Collection> getDsoService() {
+    protected DSpaceObjectService<Collection> getService() {
         return collectionService;
     }
 }

dspace-spring-rest/src/test/java/org/dspace/app/rest/builder/CommunityBuilder.java

@@ -7,27 +7,34 @@
  */
 package org.dspace.app.rest.builder;
 
+import org.apache.commons.io.IOUtils;
+import org.apache.commons.lang3.CharEncoding;
+import org.dspace.authorize.AuthorizeException;
 import org.dspace.content.Community;
 import org.dspace.content.MetadataSchema;
 import org.dspace.content.service.DSpaceObjectService;
 import org.dspace.core.Context;
 
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.io.InputStream;
+import java.sql.SQLException;
+
 /**
  * Builder to construct Community objects
  *
  * @author Tom Desair (tom dot desair at atmire dot com)
  * @author Raf Ponsaerts (raf dot ponsaerts at atmire dot com)
  */
-public class CommunityBuilder extends AbstractBuilder<Community> {
+public class CommunityBuilder extends AbstractDSpaceObjectBuilder<Community> {
 
     private Community community;
 
-    protected CommunityBuilder() {
+    protected CommunityBuilder(Context context) {
-
+        super(context);
     }
 
     public static CommunityBuilder createCommunity(final Context context) {
-        CommunityBuilder builder = new CommunityBuilder();
+        CommunityBuilder builder = new CommunityBuilder(context);
         return builder.create(context);
     }
 
@@ -36,7 +43,7 @@ public class CommunityBuilder extends AbstractBuilder<Community> {
     }
 
     public static CommunityBuilder createSubCommunity(final Context context, final Community parent) {
-        CommunityBuilder builder = new CommunityBuilder();
+        CommunityBuilder builder = new CommunityBuilder(context);
         return builder.createSub(context, parent);
     }
 
@@ -56,6 +63,13 @@ public class CommunityBuilder extends AbstractBuilder<Community> {
         return setMetadataSingleValue(community, MetadataSchema.DC_SCHEMA, "title", null, communityName);
     }
 
+    public CommunityBuilder withLogo(String content) throws AuthorizeException, IOException, SQLException {
+        try(InputStream is = IOUtils.toInputStream(content, CharEncoding.UTF_8)) {
+            communityService.setLogo(context, community, is);
+        }
+        return this;
+    }
+
     @Override
     public Community build() {
         try {
@@ -70,8 +84,12 @@ public class CommunityBuilder extends AbstractBuilder<Community> {
         return community;
     }
 
+    protected void cleanup() throws Exception {
+        delete(community);
+    }
+
     @Override
-    protected DSpaceObjectService<Community> getDsoService() {
+    protected DSpaceObjectService<Community> getService() {
         return communityService;
     }
 }

dspace-spring-rest/src/test/java/org/dspace/app/rest/builder/EPersonBuilder.java

@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+/**
+ * The contents of this file are subject to the license and copyright
+ * detailed in the LICENSE and NOTICE files at the root of the source
+ * tree and available online at
+ *
+ * http://www.dspace.org/license/
+ */
+package org.dspace.app.rest.builder;
+
+import org.dspace.authorize.AuthorizeException;
+import org.dspace.content.service.DSpaceObjectService;
+import org.dspace.core.Context;
+import org.dspace.discovery.SearchServiceException;
+import org.dspace.eperson.EPerson;
+
+import java.sql.SQLException;
+
+public class EPersonBuilder extends AbstractDSpaceObjectBuilder<EPerson> {
+
+    private EPerson ePerson;
+
+    protected EPersonBuilder(Context context){
+        super(context);
+    }
+
+    protected void cleanup() throws Exception {
+        delete(ePerson);
+    }
+
+    protected DSpaceObjectService<EPerson> getService() {
+        return ePersonService;
+    }
+
+    public EPerson build() {
+        try {
+            ePersonService.update(context, ePerson);
+            indexingService.commit();
+        } catch (SearchServiceException e) {
+            e.printStackTrace();
+        } catch (SQLException e) {
+            e.printStackTrace();
+        } catch (AuthorizeException e) {
+            e.printStackTrace();
+        }
+        return ePerson;
+    }
+
+    public static EPersonBuilder createEPerson(Context context){
+        EPersonBuilder ePersonBuilder = new EPersonBuilder(context);
+        return ePersonBuilder.create();
+    }
+    private EPersonBuilder create() {
+        try {
+            ePerson = ePersonService.create(context);
+        } catch (SQLException e) {
+            e.printStackTrace();
+        } catch (AuthorizeException e) {
+            e.printStackTrace();
+        }
+        return this;
+    }
+
+    public EPersonBuilder withNameInMetadata(String firstName, String lastName) throws SQLException {
+        ePerson.setFirstName(context, firstName);
+        ePerson.setLastName(context, lastName);
+        return this;
+    }
+
+    public EPersonBuilder withEmail(String name) {
+        ePerson.setEmail(name);
+        return this;
+    }
+}

dspace-spring-rest/src/test/java/org/dspace/app/rest/builder/GroupBuilder.java

@@ -18,16 +18,21 @@ import org.dspace.eperson.Group;
  * @author Tom Desair (tom dot desair at atmire dot com)
  * @author Raf Ponsaerts (raf dot ponsaerts at atmire dot com)
  */
-public class GroupBuilder extends AbstractBuilder<Group> {
+public class GroupBuilder extends AbstractDSpaceObjectBuilder<Group> {
 
     private Group group;
 
-    protected GroupBuilder() {
+    protected GroupBuilder(Context context) {
+        super(context);
 
     }
 
+    protected void cleanup() throws Exception {
+        delete(group);
+    }
+
     public static GroupBuilder createGroup(final Context context) {
-        GroupBuilder builder = new GroupBuilder();
+        GroupBuilder builder = new GroupBuilder(context);
         return builder.create(context);
     }
 
@@ -42,7 +47,7 @@ public class GroupBuilder extends AbstractBuilder<Group> {
     }
 
     @Override
-    protected DSpaceObjectService<Group> getDsoService() {
+    protected DSpaceObjectService<Group> getService() {
         return groupService;
     }
 
@@ -78,8 +83,4 @@ public class GroupBuilder extends AbstractBuilder<Group> {
         return this;
     }
 
-    public static AbstractBuilder<Group> cleaner() {
-        return new GroupBuilder();
-    }
-
 }

dspace-spring-rest/src/test/java/org/dspace/app/rest/builder/ItemBuilder.java

@@ -22,17 +22,18 @@ import org.dspace.eperson.Group;
  * @author Tom Desair (tom dot desair at atmire dot com)
  * @author Raf Ponsaerts (raf dot ponsaerts at atmire dot com)
  */
-public class ItemBuilder extends AbstractBuilder<Item> {
+public class ItemBuilder extends AbstractDSpaceObjectBuilder<Item> {
 
     private WorkspaceItem workspaceItem;
+    private Item item;
     private Group readerGroup = null;
 
-    protected ItemBuilder() {
+    protected ItemBuilder(Context context) {
-
+        super(context);
     }
 
     public static ItemBuilder createItem(final Context context, final Collection col) {
-        ItemBuilder builder = new ItemBuilder();
+        ItemBuilder builder = new ItemBuilder(context);
         return builder.create(context, col);
     }
 
@@ -41,6 +42,7 @@ public class ItemBuilder extends AbstractBuilder<Item> {
 
         try {
             workspaceItem = workspaceItemService.create(context, col, false);
+            item = workspaceItem.getItem();
         } catch (Exception e) {
             return handleException(e);
         }
@@ -49,28 +51,28 @@ public class ItemBuilder extends AbstractBuilder<Item> {
     }
 
     public ItemBuilder withTitle(final String title) {
-        return setMetadataSingleValue(workspaceItem.getItem(), MetadataSchema.DC_SCHEMA, "title", null, title);
+        return setMetadataSingleValue(item, MetadataSchema.DC_SCHEMA, "title", null, title);
     }
 
     public ItemBuilder withIssueDate(final String issueDate) {
-        return addMetadataValue(workspaceItem.getItem(), MetadataSchema.DC_SCHEMA, "date", "issued", new DCDate(issueDate).toString());
+        return addMetadataValue(item, MetadataSchema.DC_SCHEMA, "date", "issued", new DCDate(issueDate).toString());
     }
 
     public ItemBuilder withAuthor(final String authorName) {
-        return addMetadataValue(workspaceItem.getItem(), MetadataSchema.DC_SCHEMA, "contributor", "author", authorName);
+        return addMetadataValue(item, MetadataSchema.DC_SCHEMA, "contributor", "author", authorName);
     }
 
     public ItemBuilder withSubject(final String subject) {
-        return addMetadataValue(workspaceItem.getItem(), MetadataSchema.DC_SCHEMA, "subject", null, subject);
+        return addMetadataValue(item, MetadataSchema.DC_SCHEMA, "subject", null, subject);
     }
 
     public ItemBuilder makePrivate() {
-        workspaceItem.getItem().setDiscoverable(false);
+        item.setDiscoverable(false);
         return this;
     }
 
     public ItemBuilder withEmbargoPeriod(String embargoPeriod) {
-        return setEmbargo(embargoPeriod, workspaceItem.getItem());
+        return setEmbargo(embargoPeriod, item);
     }
 
     public ItemBuilder withReaderGroup(Group group) {
@@ -81,7 +83,7 @@ public class ItemBuilder extends AbstractBuilder<Item> {
     @Override
     public Item build() {
         try {
-            Item item = installItemService.installItem(context, workspaceItem);
+            installItemService.installItem(context, workspaceItem);
             itemService.update(context, item);
 
             //Check if we need to make this item private. This has to be done after item install.
@@ -98,8 +100,12 @@ public class ItemBuilder extends AbstractBuilder<Item> {
         }
     }
 
+    protected void cleanup() throws Exception {
+        delete(item);
+    }
+
     @Override
-    protected DSpaceObjectService<Item> getDsoService() {
+    protected DSpaceObjectService<Item> getService() {
         return itemService;
     }
 

dspace-spring-rest/src/test/java/org/dspace/app/rest/builder/MetadataFieldBuilder.java

@@ -0,0 +1,93 @@
+/**
+ * The contents of this file are subject to the license and copyright
+ * detailed in the LICENSE and NOTICE files at the root of the source
+ * tree and available online at
+ *
+ * http://www.dspace.org/license/
+ */
+package org.dspace.app.rest.builder;
+
+import org.apache.log4j.Logger;
+import org.dspace.authorize.AuthorizeException;
+import org.dspace.content.MetadataField;
+import org.dspace.content.NonUniqueMetadataException;
+import org.dspace.content.service.MetadataFieldService;
+import org.dspace.core.Context;
+import org.dspace.discovery.SearchServiceException;
+
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.sql.SQLException;
+
+public class MetadataFieldBuilder extends AbstractBuilder<MetadataField, MetadataFieldService> {
+
+    /* Log4j logger*/
+    private static final Logger log =  Logger.getLogger(MetadataFieldBuilder.class);
+
+    private MetadataField metadataField;
+
+    protected MetadataFieldBuilder(Context context) {
+        super(context);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    protected MetadataFieldService getService() {
+        return metadataFieldService;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    protected void cleanup() throws Exception {
+        delete(metadataField);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public MetadataField build() {
+        try{
+
+            metadataFieldService.update(context, metadataField);
+            context.dispatchEvents();
+
+            indexingService.commit();
+        } catch (SearchServiceException e) {
+            log.error(e);
+        } catch (SQLException e) {
+            log.error(e);
+        } catch (AuthorizeException e) {
+            log.error(e);;
+        } catch (NonUniqueMetadataException e) {
+            e.printStackTrace();
+        } catch (IOException e) {
+            e.printStackTrace();
+        }
+        return metadataField;
+    }
+
+    public void delete(MetadataField dso) throws Exception {
+        try(Context c = new Context()) {
+            c.turnOffAuthorisationSystem();
+            MetadataField attachedDso = c.reloadEntity(dso);
+            if (attachedDso != null) {
+                getService().delete(c, attachedDso);
+            }
+            c.complete();
+        }
+
+        indexingService.commit();
+    }
+
+
+    public static MetadataFieldBuilder createMetadataField(Context context, String element, String qualifier, String scopeNote) throws SQLException, AuthorizeException {
+        MetadataFieldBuilder metadataFieldBuilder = new MetadataFieldBuilder(context);
+        return metadataFieldBuilder.create(context, element, qualifier, scopeNote);
+    }
+    private MetadataFieldBuilder create(Context context, String element, String qualifier, String scopeNote) throws SQLException, AuthorizeException {
+        this.context = context;
+
+        try {
+            metadataField = metadataFieldService.create(context, metadataSchemaService.find(context, "dc"), element, qualifier,scopeNote);
+        } catch (NonUniqueMetadataException e) {
+            e.printStackTrace();
+        }
+
+        return this;
+    }
+}

dspace-spring-rest/src/test/java/org/dspace/app/rest/builder/MetadataSchemaBuilder.java

@@ -0,0 +1,89 @@
+/**
+ * The contents of this file are subject to the license and copyright
+ * detailed in the LICENSE and NOTICE files at the root of the source
+ * tree and available online at
+ *
+ * http://www.dspace.org/license/
+ */
+package org.dspace.app.rest.builder;
+
+import org.apache.log4j.Logger;
+import org.dspace.authorize.AuthorizeException;
+import org.dspace.content.MetadataSchema;
+import org.dspace.content.NonUniqueMetadataException;
+import org.dspace.content.service.MetadataSchemaService;
+import org.dspace.core.Context;
+import org.dspace.discovery.SearchServiceException;
+import java.sql.SQLException;
+
+public class MetadataSchemaBuilder extends AbstractBuilder<MetadataSchema, MetadataSchemaService> {
+
+    /* Log4j logger*/
+    private static final Logger log =  Logger.getLogger(MetadataSchemaBuilder.class);
+
+    private MetadataSchema metadataSchema;
+
+    protected MetadataSchemaBuilder(Context context) {
+        super(context);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    protected MetadataSchemaService getService() {
+        return metadataSchemaService;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    protected void cleanup() throws Exception {
+        delete(metadataSchema);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public MetadataSchema build() {
+        try{
+
+            metadataSchemaService.update(context, metadataSchema);
+            context.dispatchEvents();
+
+            indexingService.commit();
+        } catch (SearchServiceException e) {
+            log.error(e);
+        } catch (SQLException e) {
+            log.error(e);
+        } catch (AuthorizeException e) {
+            log.error(e);;
+        } catch (NonUniqueMetadataException e) {
+            e.printStackTrace();
+        }
+        return metadataSchema;
+    }
+
+    public void delete(MetadataSchema dso) throws Exception {
+        try(Context c = new Context()) {
+            c.turnOffAuthorisationSystem();
+            MetadataSchema attachedDso = c.reloadEntity(dso);
+            if (attachedDso != null) {
+                getService().delete(c, attachedDso);
+            }
+            c.complete();
+        }
+
+        indexingService.commit();
+    }
+
+
+    public static MetadataSchemaBuilder createMetadataSchema(Context context, String name, String namespace) throws SQLException, AuthorizeException {
+        MetadataSchemaBuilder metadataSchemaBuilder = new MetadataSchemaBuilder(context);
+        return metadataSchemaBuilder.create(context, name, namespace);
+    }
+    private MetadataSchemaBuilder create(Context context, String name, String namespace) throws SQLException, AuthorizeException {
+        this.context = context;
+
+        try {
+            metadataSchema = metadataSchemaService.create(context, name, namespace);
+        } catch (NonUniqueMetadataException e) {
+            e.printStackTrace();
+        }
+
+        return this;
+    }
+}

dspace-spring-rest/src/test/java/org/dspace/app/rest/builder/SiteBuilder.java

@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+/**
+ * The contents of this file are subject to the license and copyright
+ * detailed in the LICENSE and NOTICE files at the root of the source
+ * tree and available online at
+ *
+ * http://www.dspace.org/license/
+ */
+package org.dspace.app.rest.builder;
+
+import org.dspace.content.Site;
+import org.dspace.content.service.DSpaceObjectService;
+import org.dspace.core.Context;
+
+public class SiteBuilder extends AbstractDSpaceObjectBuilder<Site> {
+
+    private Site site;
+
+    protected SiteBuilder(Context context) {
+        super(context);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    protected void cleanup() throws Exception {
+        //Do nothing
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    protected DSpaceObjectService<Site> getService() {
+        return siteService;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public Site build() {
+        try {
+            siteService.update(context, site);
+
+            context.dispatchEvents();
+
+            indexingService.commit();
+            return site;
+        } catch (Exception e) {
+            return handleException(e);
+        }
+    }
+
+    public static SiteBuilder createSite(final Context context) {
+        SiteBuilder builder = new SiteBuilder(context);
+        return builder.create(context);
+    }
+
+    private SiteBuilder create(final Context context) {
+        this.context = context;
+
+        try {
+            site = siteService.createSite(context);
+        } catch (Exception e) {
+            return handleException(e);
+        }
+
+        return this;
+    }
+}

dspace-spring-rest/src/test/java/org/dspace/app/rest/matcher/BitstreamFormatMatcher.java

@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+/**
+ * The contents of this file are subject to the license and copyright
+ * detailed in the LICENSE and NOTICE files at the root of the source
+ * tree and available online at
+ *
+ * http://www.dspace.org/license/
+ */
+package org.dspace.app.rest.matcher;
+
+import org.hamcrest.Matcher;
+
+import static com.jayway.jsonpath.matchers.JsonPathMatchers.hasJsonPath;
+import static org.hamcrest.Matchers.allOf;
+import static org.hamcrest.Matchers.is;
+
+/**
+ * @author Jonas Van Goolen - (jonas@atmire.com)
+ */
+public class BitstreamFormatMatcher {
+
+    public static Matcher<? super Object> matchBitstreamFormat(String mimetype, String description) {
+        return allOf(
+                hasJsonPath("$.mimetype", is(mimetype)),
+                hasJsonPath("$.description", is(description)),
+                hasJsonPath("$.type", is("bitstreamformat"))
+        );
+    }
+
+    public static Matcher<? super Object> matchBitstreamFormatMimeType(String mimetype) {
+        return allOf(
+                hasJsonPath("$.mimetype", is(mimetype)),
+                hasJsonPath("$.type", is("bitstreamformat"))
+        );
+    }
+
+}

dspace-spring-rest/src/test/java/org/dspace/app/rest/matcher/BitstreamMatcher.java

@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+/**
+ * The contents of this file are subject to the license and copyright
+ * detailed in the LICENSE and NOTICE files at the root of the source
+ * tree and available online at
+ *
+ * http://www.dspace.org/license/
+ */
+package org.dspace.app.rest.matcher;
+
+import org.dspace.content.Bitstream;
+import org.hamcrest.Matcher;
+
+import java.util.UUID;
+
+import static com.jayway.jsonpath.matchers.JsonPathMatchers.hasJsonPath;
+import static org.hamcrest.Matchers.*;
+
+public class BitstreamMatcher {
+
+    public static Matcher<? super Object> matchBitstreamEntry(Bitstream bitstream) {
+        return allOf(
+                //Check core metadata (the JSON Path expression evaluates to a collection so we have to use contains)
+                hasJsonPath("$.uuid", is(bitstream.getID().toString())),
+                hasJsonPath("$.name", is(bitstream.getName())),
+                hasJsonPath("$.bundleName", is("ORIGINAL")),
+                hasJsonPath("$.metadata", containsInAnyOrder(
+                        BitstreamMetadataMatcher.matchTitle(bitstream.getName()),
+                        BitstreamMetadataMatcher.matchDescription(bitstream.getDescription())
+                )),
+                hasJsonPath("$.sizeBytes", is((int) bitstream.getSize())),
+                hasJsonPath("$.checkSum", matchChecksum()),
+                hasJsonPath("$._embedded.format", matchFormat()),
+                //Check links
+                matchBitstreamLinks(bitstream.getID())
+        );
+    }
+
+    private static Matcher<? super Object> matchBitstreamLinks(UUID uuid) {
+        return allOf(
+                hasJsonPath("$._links.format.href", containsString("/api/core/bitstreams/" + uuid + "/format")),
+                hasJsonPath("$._links.self.href", containsString("/api/core/bitstreams/"+uuid)),
+                hasJsonPath("$._links.content.href", containsString("/api/core/bitstreams/"+uuid+"/content"))
+        );
+    }
+
+    private static Matcher<? super Object> matchChecksum(){
+        return allOf(
+                hasJsonPath("$.checkSumAlgorithm", not(empty())),
+                hasJsonPath("$.value", not(empty()))
+        );
+    }
+
+    private static Matcher<? super Object> matchFormat(){
+        return allOf(
+                hasJsonPath("$.mimetype", not(empty())),
+                hasJsonPath("$.type", is("bitstreamformat"))
+        );
+    }
+
+}

dspace-spring-rest/src/test/java/org/dspace/app/rest/matcher/BitstreamMetadataMatcher.java

@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+/**
+ * The contents of this file are subject to the license and copyright
+ * detailed in the LICENSE and NOTICE files at the root of the source
+ * tree and available online at
+ *
+ * http://www.dspace.org/license/
+ */
+package org.dspace.app.rest.matcher;
+
+import org.hamcrest.Matcher;
+
+import java.util.UUID;
+
+import static com.jayway.jsonpath.matchers.JsonPathMatchers.hasJsonPath;
+import static org.hamcrest.Matchers.allOf;
+import static org.hamcrest.Matchers.containsString;
+import static org.hamcrest.Matchers.is;
+
+public class BitstreamMetadataMatcher {
+
+    public static Matcher<? super Object> matchTitle(String title) {
+        return allOf(
+                hasJsonPath("$.key", is("dc.title")),
+                hasJsonPath("$.value", is(title))
+        );
+    }
+
+    public static Matcher<? super Object> matchDescription(String description) {
+        return allOf(
+                hasJsonPath("$.key", is("dc.description")),
+                hasJsonPath("$.value", is(description))
+        );
+    }
+}

dspace-spring-rest/src/test/java/org/dspace/app/rest/matcher/CollectionMatcher.java

@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+/**
+ * The contents of this file are subject to the license and copyright
+ * detailed in the LICENSE and NOTICE files at the root of the source
+ * tree and available online at
+ *
+ * http://www.dspace.org/license/
+ */
+package org.dspace.app.rest.matcher;
+
+import org.hamcrest.Matcher;
+import org.hamcrest.Matchers;
+
+import java.util.UUID;
+
+import static com.jayway.jsonpath.matchers.JsonPathMatchers.hasJsonPath;
+import static org.hamcrest.Matchers.allOf;
+import static org.hamcrest.Matchers.containsString;
+import static org.hamcrest.Matchers.is;
+
+public class CollectionMatcher {
+
+    public static Matcher<? super Object> matchCollectionEntry(String name, UUID uuid, String handle) {
+        return allOf(
+                hasJsonPath("$.uuid", is(uuid.toString())),
+                hasJsonPath("$.name", is(name)),
+                hasJsonPath("$.handle", is(handle)),
+                hasJsonPath("$.type", is("collection")),
+                hasJsonPath("$.metadata", Matchers.contains(
+                        CollectionMetadataMatcher.matchTitle(name)
+                )),
+                matchLinks(uuid),
+                matchLogo()
+        );
+    }
+
+    private static Matcher<? super Object> matchLogo() {
+        return allOf(
+                hasJsonPath("$._embedded.logo", Matchers.not(Matchers.empty()))
+        );
+    }
+
+    public static Matcher<? super Object> matchLinks(UUID uuid){
+        return allOf(
+                hasJsonPath("$._links.logo.href", containsString("api/core/collections/" + uuid.toString() + "/logo")),
+                hasJsonPath("$._links.self.href", containsString("api/core/collections/" + uuid.toString()))
+        );
+    }
+
+}

dspace-spring-rest/src/test/java/org/dspace/app/rest/matcher/CollectionMetadataMatcher.java

@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+/**
+ * The contents of this file are subject to the license and copyright
+ * detailed in the LICENSE and NOTICE files at the root of the source
+ * tree and available online at
+ *
+ * http://www.dspace.org/license/
+ */
+package org.dspace.app.rest.matcher;
+
+import org.hamcrest.Matcher;
+
+import static com.jayway.jsonpath.matchers.JsonPathMatchers.hasJsonPath;
+import static org.hamcrest.CoreMatchers.is;
+import static org.hamcrest.Matchers.allOf;
+
+public class CollectionMetadataMatcher {
+
+    public static Matcher<? super Object> matchTitle(String title){
+        return allOf(
+                hasJsonPath("$.key", is("dc.title")),
+                hasJsonPath("$.value", is(title))
+        );
+    }
+}

dspace-spring-rest/src/test/java/org/dspace/app/rest/matcher/CommunityMatcher.java

@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+/**
+ * The contents of this file are subject to the license and copyright
+ * detailed in the LICENSE and NOTICE files at the root of the source
+ * tree and available online at
+ *
+ * http://www.dspace.org/license/
+ */
+package org.dspace.app.rest.matcher;
+
+import org.hamcrest.Matcher;
+import org.hamcrest.Matchers;
+
+import java.util.UUID;
+
+import static com.jayway.jsonpath.matchers.JsonPathMatchers.hasJsonPath;
+import static org.hamcrest.Matchers.allOf;
+import static org.hamcrest.Matchers.is;
+
+public class CommunityMatcher {
+
+
+    public static Matcher<? super Object> matchCommunityEntry(String name, UUID uuid, String handle) {
+        return allOf(
+                hasJsonPath("$.uuid", is(uuid.toString())),
+                hasJsonPath("$.name", is(name)),
+                hasJsonPath("$.handle", is(handle)),
+                hasJsonPath("$.type", is("community")),
+                hasJsonPath("$.metadata", Matchers.contains(
+                        CommunityMetadataMatcher.matchTitle(name)
+                )),
+                hasJsonPath("$._embedded.collections", Matchers.not(Matchers.empty())),
+                hasJsonPath("$._embedded.logo", Matchers.not(Matchers.empty())),
+                matchLinks(uuid)
+        );
+    }
+
+    public static Matcher<? super Object> matchLinks(UUID uuid){
+        return allOf(
+                hasJsonPath("$._links.collections.href", Matchers.containsString("/api/core/communities/" + uuid.toString() + "/collections")),
+                hasJsonPath("$._links.logo.href", Matchers.containsString("/api/core/communities/" + uuid.toString() + "/logo")),
+                hasJsonPath("$._links.self.href", Matchers.containsString("/api/core/communities/" + uuid.toString()))
+        );
+    }
+}

dspace-spring-rest/src/test/java/org/dspace/app/rest/matcher/CommunityMetadataMatcher.java

@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+/**
+ * The contents of this file are subject to the license and copyright
+ * detailed in the LICENSE and NOTICE files at the root of the source
+ * tree and available online at
+ *
+ * http://www.dspace.org/license/
+ */
+package org.dspace.app.rest.matcher;
+
+import org.hamcrest.Matcher;
+
+import static com.jayway.jsonpath.matchers.JsonPathMatchers.hasJsonPath;
+import static org.hamcrest.Matchers.allOf;
+import static org.hamcrest.Matchers.is;
+
+public class CommunityMetadataMatcher {
+
+    public static Matcher<? super Object> matchTitle(String title){
+        return allOf(
+                hasJsonPath("$.key", is("dc.title")),
+                hasJsonPath("$.value", is(title))
+        );
+    }
+}

dspace-spring-rest/src/test/java/org/dspace/app/rest/matcher/EPersonMatcher.java

@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+/**
+ * The contents of this file are subject to the license and copyright
+ * detailed in the LICENSE and NOTICE files at the root of the source
+ * tree and available online at
+ *
+ * http://www.dspace.org/license/
+ */
+package org.dspace.app.rest.matcher;
+
+import org.dspace.eperson.EPerson;
+import org.hamcrest.Matcher;
+import org.hamcrest.Matchers;
+
+import java.util.UUID;
+
+import static com.jayway.jsonpath.matchers.JsonPathMatchers.hasJsonPath;
+import static org.hamcrest.Matchers.*;
+
+public class EPersonMatcher {
+
+    public static Matcher<? super Object> matchEPersonEntry(EPerson ePerson) {
+        return allOf(
+                hasJsonPath("$.uuid", is(ePerson.getID().toString())),
+                hasJsonPath("$.name", is(ePerson.getName())),
+                hasJsonPath("$.type", is("eperson")),
+                hasJsonPath("$.canLogIn", not(empty())),
+                hasJsonPath("$._links.self.href", containsString("/api/eperson/epersons/" + ePerson.getID().toString())),
+                hasJsonPath("$.metadata", Matchers.containsInAnyOrder(
+                        EPersonMetadataMatcher.matchFirstName(ePerson.getFirstName()),
+                        EPersonMetadataMatcher.matchLastName(ePerson.getLastName())
+                ))
+        );
+    }
+
+
+    public static Matcher<? super Object> matchDefaultTestEPerson() {
+        return allOf(
+                hasJsonPath("$.type", is("eperson"))
+        );
+    }
+}

dspace-spring-rest/src/test/java/org/dspace/app/rest/matcher/EPersonMetadataMatcher.java

@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+/**
+ * The contents of this file are subject to the license and copyright
+ * detailed in the LICENSE and NOTICE files at the root of the source
+ * tree and available online at
+ *
+ * http://www.dspace.org/license/
+ */
+package org.dspace.app.rest.matcher;
+
+import org.hamcrest.Matcher;
+import org.hamcrest.Matchers;
+
+import static com.jayway.jsonpath.matchers.JsonPathMatchers.hasJsonPath;
+import static org.hamcrest.Matchers.allOf;
+import static org.hamcrest.Matchers.empty;
+import static org.hamcrest.Matchers.is;
+
+public class EPersonMetadataMatcher {
+
+    public static Matcher<? super Object> matchFirstName(String firstName){
+        return allOf(
+                hasJsonPath("$.key", is("eperson.firstname")),
+                hasJsonPath("$.value", is(firstName))
+        );
+    }
+
+    public static Matcher<? super Object> matchLastName(String lastName){
+        return allOf(
+                hasJsonPath("$.key", is("eperson.lastname")),
+                hasJsonPath("$.value", is(lastName))
+        );
+    }
+
+}

dspace-spring-rest/src/test/java/org/dspace/app/rest/matcher/GroupMatcher.java

@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+/**
+ * The contents of this file are subject to the license and copyright
+ * detailed in the LICENSE and NOTICE files at the root of the source
+ * tree and available online at
+ *
+ * http://www.dspace.org/license/
+ */
+package org.dspace.app.rest.matcher;
+
+import org.hamcrest.Matcher;
+
+import java.util.UUID;
+
+import static com.jayway.jsonpath.matchers.JsonPathMatchers.hasJsonPath;
+import static org.hamcrest.Matchers.allOf;
+import static org.hamcrest.Matchers.containsString;
+import static org.hamcrest.Matchers.is;
+
+public class GroupMatcher {
+
+    public static Matcher<? super Object> matchGroupEntry(UUID uuid, String name) {
+        return allOf(
+                hasJsonPath("$.uuid", is(uuid.toString())),
+                hasJsonPath("$.name", is(name)),
+                hasJsonPath("$.type", is("group")),
+                hasJsonPath("$._links.self.href", containsString("/api/eperson/groups/" + uuid.toString()))
+        );
+    }
+
+    public static Matcher<? super Object> matchGroupWithName(String name) {
+        return allOf(
+                hasJsonPath("$.name", is(name)),
+                hasJsonPath("$.type", is("group"))
+        );
+    }
+
+
+}

dspace-spring-rest/src/test/java/org/dspace/app/rest/matcher/MetadataFieldMatcher.java

@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+/**
+ * The contents of this file are subject to the license and copyright
+ * detailed in the LICENSE and NOTICE files at the root of the source
+ * tree and available online at
+ *
+ * http://www.dspace.org/license/
+ */
+package org.dspace.app.rest.matcher;
+
+import org.dspace.content.MetadataField;
+import org.hamcrest.Matcher;
+import org.hamcrest.Matchers;
+
+import static com.jayway.jsonpath.matchers.JsonPathMatchers.hasJsonPath;
+import static org.hamcrest.Matchers.allOf;
+import static org.hamcrest.Matchers.is;
+
+public class MetadataFieldMatcher {
+
+    public static Matcher<? super Object> matchMetadataField(){
+        return allOf(
+                hasJsonPath("$.element", Matchers.not(Matchers.empty())),
+                hasJsonPath("$.qualifier", Matchers.not(Matchers.empty())),
+                hasJsonPath("$.type", is("metadatafield")),
+                hasJsonPath("$._embedded.schema", Matchers.not(Matchers.empty())),
+                hasJsonPath("$._links.schema.href", Matchers.containsString("/api/core/metadatafields")),
+                hasJsonPath("$._links.self.href", Matchers.containsString("/api/core/metadatafields"))
+        );
+    }
+
+    public static Matcher<? super Object> matchMetadataField(MetadataField metadataField){
+        return allOf(
+                hasJsonPath("$.element", is(metadataField.getElement())),
+                hasJsonPath("$.qualifier", is(metadataField.getQualifier())),
+                hasJsonPath("$.type", is("metadatafield")),
+                hasJsonPath("$._embedded.schema", Matchers.not(Matchers.empty())),
+                hasJsonPath("$._links.schema.href", Matchers.containsString("/api/core/metadatafields")),
+                hasJsonPath("$._links.self.href", Matchers.containsString("/api/core/metadatafields"))
+        );
+    }
+}

dspace-spring-rest/src/test/java/org/dspace/app/rest/matcher/MetadataschemaMatcher.java

@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+/**
+ * The contents of this file are subject to the license and copyright
+ * detailed in the LICENSE and NOTICE files at the root of the source
+ * tree and available online at
+ *
+ * http://www.dspace.org/license/
+ */
+package org.dspace.app.rest.matcher;
+
+import org.dspace.content.MetadataSchema;
+import org.hamcrest.Matcher;
+import org.hamcrest.Matchers;
+
+import static com.jayway.jsonpath.matchers.JsonPathMatchers.hasJsonPath;
+import static org.hamcrest.Matchers.allOf;
+import static org.hamcrest.Matchers.is;
+
+public class MetadataschemaMatcher {
+
+    public static Matcher<? super Object> matchEntry(){
+        return allOf(
+                hasJsonPath("$.prefix", Matchers.not(Matchers.empty())),
+                hasJsonPath("$.namespace", Matchers.not(Matchers.empty())),
+                hasJsonPath("$.type", is("metadataschema")),
+                hasJsonPath("$._links.self.href", Matchers.containsString("/api/core/metadataschemas"))
+        );
+    }
+
+    public static Matcher<? super Object> matchEntry(MetadataSchema metadataSchema){
+        return allOf(
+                hasJsonPath("$.prefix", is(metadataSchema.getName())),
+                hasJsonPath("$.namespace", is(metadataSchema.getNamespace())),
+                hasJsonPath("$.type", is("metadataschema")),
+                hasJsonPath("$._links.self.href", Matchers.containsString("/api/core/metadataschemas"))
+        );
+    }
+}

dspace-spring-rest/src/test/java/org/dspace/app/rest/matcher/SiteMatcher.java

@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+/**
+ * The contents of this file are subject to the license and copyright
+ * detailed in the LICENSE and NOTICE files at the root of the source
+ * tree and available online at
+ *
+ * http://www.dspace.org/license/
+ */
+package org.dspace.app.rest.matcher;
+
+import org.dspace.content.Site;
+import org.hamcrest.Matcher;
+import org.hamcrest.Matchers;
+
+import static com.jayway.jsonpath.matchers.JsonPathMatchers.hasJsonPath;
+import static org.hamcrest.Matchers.allOf;
+import static org.hamcrest.Matchers.containsString;
+import static org.hamcrest.Matchers.is;
+
+public class SiteMatcher {
+
+    public static Matcher<? super Object> matchEntry(Site site){
+        return allOf(
+                hasJsonPath("$.uuid", is(site.getID().toString())),
+                hasJsonPath("$.name", is(site.getName())),
+                hasJsonPath("$.type", is("site")),
+                hasJsonPath("$._links.self.href", containsString("/api/core/sites/" + site.getID()))
+
+        );
+    }
+}

dspace-spring-rest/src/test/java/org/dspace/app/rest/security/EPersonRestAuthenticationProviderTest.java

@@ -25,7 +25,8 @@ import org.mockito.runners.MockitoJUnitRunner;
 import org.springframework.security.core.GrantedAuthority;
 
 /**
- * @author Atmire NV (info at atmire dot com)
+ * @author Frederic Van Reet (frederic dot vanreet at atmire dot com)
+ * @author Tom Desair (tom dot desair at atmire dot com)
  */
 @RunWith(MockitoJUnitRunner.class)
 public class EPersonRestAuthenticationProviderTest {

dspace-spring-rest/src/test/java/org/dspace/app/rest/security/jwt/EPersonClaimProviderTest.java

@@ -30,7 +30,8 @@ import org.mockito.Mockito;
 import org.mockito.runners.MockitoJUnitRunner;
 
 /**
- * @author Atmire NV (info at atmire dot com)
+ * @author Frederic Van Reet (frederic dot vanreet at atmire dot com)
+ * @author Tom Desair (tom dot desair at atmire dot com)
  */
 @RunWith(MockitoJUnitRunner.class)
 public class EPersonClaimProviderTest {

dspace-spring-rest/src/test/java/org/dspace/app/rest/security/jwt/JWTTokenHandlerTest.java

@@ -38,7 +38,8 @@ import org.springframework.security.crypto.keygen.KeyGenerators;
 import org.springframework.security.crypto.keygen.StringKeyGenerator;
 
 /**
- * @author Atmire NV (info at atmire dot com)
+ * @author Frederic Van Reet (frederic dot vanreet at atmire dot com)
+ * @author Tom Desair (tom dot desair at atmire dot com)
  */
 @RunWith(MockitoJUnitRunner.class)
 public class JWTTokenHandlerTest {

dspace-spring-rest/src/test/java/org/dspace/app/rest/security/jwt/SpecialGroupClaimProviderTest.java

@@ -29,7 +29,8 @@ import org.mockito.Mockito;
 import org.mockito.runners.MockitoJUnitRunner;
 
 /**
- * @author Atmire NV (info at atmire dot com)
+ * @author Frederic Van Reet (frederic dot vanreet at atmire dot com)
+ * @author Tom Desair (tom dot desair at atmire dot com)
  */
 @RunWith(MockitoJUnitRunner.class)
 public class SpecialGroupClaimProviderTest {

dspace-spring-rest/src/test/java/org/dspace/app/rest/test/AbstractDSpaceIntegrationTest.java

@@ -7,7 +7,12 @@
  */
 package org.dspace.app.rest.test;
 
-import static org.junit.Assert.fail;
+import org.apache.log4j.Logger;
+import org.dspace.app.rest.builder.AbstractBuilder;
+import org.dspace.servicemanager.DSpaceKernelImpl;
+import org.dspace.servicemanager.DSpaceKernelInit;
+import org.junit.AfterClass;
+import org.junit.BeforeClass;
 
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.net.URL;
@@ -15,12 +20,7 @@ import java.sql.SQLException;
 import java.util.Properties;
 import java.util.TimeZone;
 
-import org.apache.log4j.Logger;
+import static org.junit.Assert.fail;
-import org.dspace.app.rest.builder.AbstractBuilder;
-import org.dspace.servicemanager.DSpaceKernelImpl;
-import org.dspace.servicemanager.DSpaceKernelInit;
-import org.junit.AfterClass;
-import org.junit.BeforeClass;
 
 /**
  * Abstract Test class copied from DSpace API

dspace-spring-rest/src/test/java/org/dspace/app/rest/test/AbstractIntegrationTestWithDatabase.java

@@ -7,14 +7,10 @@
  */
 package org.dspace.app.rest.test;
 
-import static org.junit.Assert.fail;
-
-import java.sql.SQLException;
-
 import org.apache.log4j.Logger;
+import org.dspace.app.rest.builder.AbstractBuilder;
 import org.dspace.authorize.AuthorizeException;
 import org.dspace.content.Community;
-import org.dspace.content.factory.ContentServiceFactory;
 import org.dspace.core.Context;
 import org.dspace.core.I18nUtil;
 import org.dspace.eperson.EPerson;
@@ -25,6 +21,10 @@ import org.junit.After;
 import org.junit.Before;
 import org.junit.BeforeClass;
 
+import java.sql.SQLException;
+
+import static org.junit.Assert.fail;
+
 /**
  * Abstract Test class that will initialize the in-memory database
  */
@@ -146,16 +146,13 @@ public class AbstractIntegrationTestWithDatabase extends AbstractDSpaceIntegrati
     public void destroy() throws Exception {
         // Cleanup our global context object
         try {
+            AbstractBuilder.cleanupObjects();
             if(context == null || !context.isValid()){
                 context = new Context();
             }
-            parentCommunity = context.reloadEntity(parentCommunity);
             eperson = context.reloadEntity(eperson);
 
             context.turnOffAuthorisationSystem();
-            if(parentCommunity != null) {
-                ContentServiceFactory.getInstance().getCommunityService().delete(context, parentCommunity);
-            }
             if(eperson != null) {
                 EPersonServiceFactory.getInstance().getEPersonService().delete(context, eperson);
             }