Type safety for CMS and by extension, much of common

15 files changed, 95 insertions, 92 deletions

diff --git a/pki/base/common/src/com/netscape/certsrv/apps/CMS.java b/pki/base/common/src/com/netscape/certsrv/apps/CMS.java
index 137a609f..f093bb74 100644
--- a/pki/base/common/src/com/netscape/certsrv/apps/CMS.java
+++ b/pki/base/common/src/com/netscape/certsrv/apps/CMS.java
@@ -468,7 +468,7 @@ public final class CMS {
      *
      * @return a list of string-based subsystem names
      */
-    public static Enumeration getSubsystemNames() {
+    public static Enumeration<String> getSubsystemNames() {
         return _engine.getSubsystemNames();
     }
 
@@ -481,7 +481,7 @@ public final class CMS {
      *
      * @return a list of ISubsystem-based subsystems
      */
-    public static Enumeration getSubsystems() {
+    public static Enumeration<ISubsystem> getSubsystems() {
         return _engine.getSubsystems();
     }
 
@@ -1042,7 +1042,7 @@ public final class CMS {
      * @param params configuration parameters
      */
     public static void getSubjAltNameConfigDefaultParams(String name, 
-        Vector params) {
+        Vector<String> params) {
         _engine.getSubjAltNameConfigDefaultParams(name, params);
     }
 
@@ -1053,7 +1053,7 @@ public final class CMS {
      * @param params configuration parameters
      */
     public static void getSubjAltNameConfigExtendedPluginInfo(String name, 
-        Vector params) {
+        Vector<String> params) {
         _engine.getSubjAltNameConfigExtendedPluginInfo(name, params);
     }
 
@@ -1079,7 +1079,7 @@ public final class CMS {
      * @exception EBaseException failed to create subject alt name configuration
      */
     public static void getGeneralNameConfigDefaultParams(String name,
-        boolean isValueConfigured, Vector params) {
+        boolean isValueConfigured, Vector<String> params) {
         _engine.getGeneralNameConfigDefaultParams(name,
             isValueConfigured, params);
     }
@@ -1093,7 +1093,7 @@ public final class CMS {
      * @exception EBaseException failed to create subject alt name configuration
      */
     public static void getGeneralNamesConfigDefaultParams(String name,
-        boolean isValueConfigured, Vector params) {
+        boolean isValueConfigured, Vector<String> params) {
         _engine.getGeneralNamesConfigDefaultParams(name,
             isValueConfigured, params);
     }
@@ -1107,7 +1107,7 @@ public final class CMS {
      * @exception EBaseException failed to create subject alt name configuration
      */
     public static void getGeneralNameConfigExtendedPluginInfo(String name,
-        boolean isValueConfigured, Vector info) {
+        boolean isValueConfigured, Vector<String> info) {
         _engine.getGeneralNameConfigExtendedPluginInfo(name,
             isValueConfigured, info);
     }
@@ -1121,7 +1121,7 @@ public final class CMS {
      * @exception EBaseException failed to create subject alt name configuration
      */
     public static void getGeneralNamesConfigExtendedPluginInfo(String name,
-        boolean isValueConfigured, Vector info) {
+        boolean isValueConfigured, Vector<String> info) {
         _engine.getGeneralNamesConfigExtendedPluginInfo(name,
             isValueConfigured, info);
     }
@@ -1594,11 +1594,11 @@ public final class CMS {
         return _engine.createArgBlock();
     }
 
-    public static IArgBlock createArgBlock(String realm, Hashtable httpReq) {
+    public static IArgBlock createArgBlock(String realm, Hashtable<String, String> httpReq) {
         return _engine.createArgBlock(realm, httpReq);
     }
 
-    public static IArgBlock createArgBlock(Hashtable httpReq) {
+    public static IArgBlock createArgBlock(Hashtable<String, String> httpReq) {
         return _engine.createArgBlock(httpReq);
     }
 
diff --git a/pki/base/common/src/com/netscape/certsrv/apps/ICMSEngine.java b/pki/base/common/src/com/netscape/certsrv/apps/ICMSEngine.java
index 506a5e33..7f5e4605 100644
--- a/pki/base/common/src/com/netscape/certsrv/apps/ICMSEngine.java
+++ b/pki/base/common/src/com/netscape/certsrv/apps/ICMSEngine.java
@@ -158,14 +158,14 @@ public interface ICMSEngine extends ISubsystem {
      *
      * @return a list of string-based subsystem names
      */
-    public Enumeration getSubsystemNames();
+    public Enumeration<String> getSubsystemNames();
 
     /**
      * Returns all the registered subsystems.
      *
      * @return a list of ISubsystem-based subsystems
      */
-    public Enumeration getSubsystems();
+    public Enumeration<ISubsystem> getSubsystems();
 
     /**
      * Retrieves the registered subsytem with the given name.
@@ -890,7 +890,7 @@ public interface ICMSEngine extends ISubsystem {
      * @exception EBaseException failed to create subject alt name configuration
      */
     public  void getGeneralNameConfigDefaultParams(String name,
-        boolean isValueConfigured, Vector params);
+        boolean isValueConfigured, Vector<String> params);
 
     /**
      * Retrieves default general names configuration.
@@ -901,7 +901,7 @@ public interface ICMSEngine extends ISubsystem {
      * @exception EBaseException failed to create subject alt name configuration
      */
     public  void getGeneralNamesConfigDefaultParams(String name,
-        boolean isValueConfigured, Vector params);
+        boolean isValueConfigured, Vector<String> params);
 
     /**
      * Retrieves extended plugin info for general name configuration.
@@ -912,7 +912,7 @@ public interface ICMSEngine extends ISubsystem {
      * @exception EBaseException failed to create subject alt name configuration
      */
     public  void getGeneralNameConfigExtendedPluginInfo(String name,
-        boolean isValueConfigured, Vector info);
+        boolean isValueConfigured, Vector<String> info);
 
     /**
      * Retrieves extended plugin info for general name configuration.
@@ -923,7 +923,7 @@ public interface ICMSEngine extends ISubsystem {
      * @exception EBaseException failed to create subject alt name configuration
      */
     public  void getGeneralNamesConfigExtendedPluginInfo(String name,
-        boolean isValueConfigured, Vector info);
+        boolean isValueConfigured, Vector<String> info);
 
     /**
      * Created general names configuration.
@@ -968,7 +968,7 @@ public interface ICMSEngine extends ISubsystem {
      * @param name configuration name
      * @param params configuration parameters
      */
-    public  void getSubjAltNameConfigDefaultParams(String name, Vector params);
+    public  void getSubjAltNameConfigDefaultParams(String name, Vector<String> params);
 
     /**
      * Get extended plugin info for subject alt name configuration.
@@ -976,7 +976,7 @@ public interface ICMSEngine extends ISubsystem {
      * @param name configuration name
      * @param params configuration parameters
      */
-    public  void getSubjAltNameConfigExtendedPluginInfo(String name, Vector params);
+    public  void getSubjAltNameConfigExtendedPluginInfo(String name, Vector<String> params);
 
     /**
      * Creates subject alt name configuration.
@@ -1064,12 +1064,12 @@ public interface ICMSEngine extends ISubsystem {
     /**
      * Creates argument block.
      */
-    public IArgBlock createArgBlock(String realm, Hashtable httpReq);
+    public IArgBlock createArgBlock(String realm, Hashtable<String, String> httpReq);
 
     /**
      * Creates argument block.
      */
-    public IArgBlock createArgBlock(Hashtable httpReq);
+    public IArgBlock createArgBlock(Hashtable<String, String> httpReq);
 
     /**
      * Checks against the local certificate repository to see 
diff --git a/pki/base/common/src/com/netscape/certsrv/apps/ICommandQueue.java b/pki/base/common/src/com/netscape/certsrv/apps/ICommandQueue.java
index 5e223192..f41b2989 100644
--- a/pki/base/common/src/com/netscape/certsrv/apps/ICommandQueue.java
+++ b/pki/base/common/src/com/netscape/certsrv/apps/ICommandQueue.java
@@ -17,6 +17,10 @@
 // --- END COPYRIGHT BLOCK ---
 package com.netscape.certsrv.apps;
 
+import javax.servlet.Servlet;
+
+import com.netscape.cms.servlet.common.CMSRequest;
+
 
 
 
@@ -34,7 +38,7 @@ public interface ICommandQueue {
      * @param currentRequest request object
      * @param currentServlet servlet that serves the request object
      */
-    public boolean registerProcess(Object currentRequest, Object currentServlet);
+    public boolean registerProcess(CMSRequest currentRequest, Servlet currentServlet);
     /**
      * UnRegisters a thread from the command queue.
      *
diff --git a/pki/base/common/src/com/netscape/certsrv/base/IArgBlock.java b/pki/base/common/src/com/netscape/certsrv/base/IArgBlock.java
index 83c8f85f..65ca140e 100644
--- a/pki/base/common/src/com/netscape/certsrv/base/IArgBlock.java
+++ b/pki/base/common/src/com/netscape/certsrv/base/IArgBlock.java
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ public interface IArgBlock extends Serializable {
      *
      * @return a list of string-based keys
      */
-    public Enumeration elements();
+    public Enumeration<String> elements();
 
     /**
      * Adds long-type arguments to this block.
@@ -279,5 +279,5 @@ public interface IArgBlock extends Serializable {
      *
      * @return a list of string-based keys
      */
-    public Enumeration getElements();
+    public Enumeration<String> getElements();
 }
diff --git a/pki/base/common/src/com/netscape/certsrv/policy/IGeneralNameAsConstraintsConfig.java b/pki/base/common/src/com/netscape/certsrv/policy/IGeneralNameAsConstraintsConfig.java
index ff30dc11..757780d3 100644
--- a/pki/base/common/src/com/netscape/certsrv/policy/IGeneralNameAsConstraintsConfig.java
+++ b/pki/base/common/src/com/netscape/certsrv/policy/IGeneralNameAsConstraintsConfig.java
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ public interface IGeneralNameAsConstraintsConfig {
      *
      * @param params parameters
      */
-    public void getInstanceParams(Vector params);
+    public void getInstanceParams(Vector<String> params);
 
     /**
      * Retrieves the general name.
diff --git a/pki/base/common/src/com/netscape/certsrv/policy/IGeneralNameConfig.java b/pki/base/common/src/com/netscape/certsrv/policy/IGeneralNameConfig.java
index 1f93719d..0d44be08 100644
--- a/pki/base/common/src/com/netscape/certsrv/policy/IGeneralNameConfig.java
+++ b/pki/base/common/src/com/netscape/certsrv/policy/IGeneralNameConfig.java
@@ -64,5 +64,5 @@ public interface IGeneralNameConfig {
      *
      * @param params parameters
      */
-    public void getInstanceParams(Vector params);
+    public void getInstanceParams(Vector<String> params);
 }
diff --git a/pki/base/common/src/com/netscape/certsrv/policy/IGeneralNamesAsConstraintsConfig.java b/pki/base/common/src/com/netscape/certsrv/policy/IGeneralNamesAsConstraintsConfig.java
index e64187b8..c461efd3 100644
--- a/pki/base/common/src/com/netscape/certsrv/policy/IGeneralNamesAsConstraintsConfig.java
+++ b/pki/base/common/src/com/netscape/certsrv/policy/IGeneralNamesAsConstraintsConfig.java
@@ -49,6 +49,6 @@ public interface IGeneralNamesAsConstraintsConfig {
      *
      * @param params instance parameters
      */
-    public void getInstanceParams(Vector params);
+    public void getInstanceParams(Vector<String> params);
 
 }
diff --git a/pki/base/common/src/com/netscape/certsrv/policy/IGeneralNamesConfig.java b/pki/base/common/src/com/netscape/certsrv/policy/IGeneralNamesConfig.java
index 64425856..4c2330df 100644
--- a/pki/base/common/src/com/netscape/certsrv/policy/IGeneralNamesConfig.java
+++ b/pki/base/common/src/com/netscape/certsrv/policy/IGeneralNamesConfig.java
@@ -49,5 +49,5 @@ public interface IGeneralNamesConfig {
      *
      * @param params instance parameters
      */
-    public void getInstanceParams(Vector params);
+    public void getInstanceParams(Vector<String> params);
 }
diff --git a/pki/base/common/src/com/netscape/cms/servlet/base/CMSServlet.java b/pki/base/common/src/com/netscape/cms/servlet/base/CMSServlet.java
index f5f06bec..1c506275 100644
--- a/pki/base/common/src/com/netscape/cms/servlet/base/CMSServlet.java
+++ b/pki/base/common/src/com/netscape/cms/servlet/base/CMSServlet.java
@@ -239,14 +239,14 @@ public abstract class CMSServlet extends HttpServlet {
 
     protected boolean mRenderResult = true;
     protected String mFinalErrorMsg = FINAL_ERROR_MSG;
-    protected Hashtable mTemplates = new Hashtable();
+    protected Hashtable<Integer, CMSLoadTemplate> mTemplates = new Hashtable<Integer, CMSLoadTemplate>();
 
     protected ServletConfig mServletConfig = null;
     protected ServletContext mServletContext = null;
     private   CMSFileLoader mFileLoader = null;
 
-    protected Vector mDontSaveHttpParams = new Vector();
-    protected Vector mSaveHttpHeaders = new Vector();
+    protected Vector<String> mDontSaveHttpParams = new Vector<String>();
+    protected Vector<String> mSaveHttpHeaders = new Vector<String>();
 
     protected String mId = null;
     protected IConfigStore mConfig = null;
@@ -286,9 +286,9 @@ public abstract class CMSServlet extends HttpServlet {
     public CMSServlet() {
     }
 
-    public static Hashtable toHashtable(HttpServletRequest req) {
-        Hashtable httpReqHash = new Hashtable();
-        Enumeration names = req.getParameterNames();
+    public static Hashtable<String, String> toHashtable(HttpServletRequest req) {
+        Hashtable<String, String> httpReqHash = new Hashtable<String, String>();
+        Enumeration<?> names = req.getParameterNames();
 
         while (names.hasMoreElements()) {
             String name = (String) names.nextElement();
@@ -355,7 +355,7 @@ public abstract class CMSServlet extends HttpServlet {
                 mFinalErrorMsg = eMsg;
 
                 // get any configured templates.
-            Enumeration templs = mTemplates.elements();
+            Enumeration<CMSLoadTemplate> templs = mTemplates.elements();
 
             while (templs.hasMoreElements()) {
                 CMSLoadTemplate templ = (CMSLoadTemplate) templs.nextElement();
@@ -419,7 +419,7 @@ public abstract class CMSServlet extends HttpServlet {
     public void outputHttpParameters(HttpServletRequest httpReq)
     {
 	CMS.debug("CMSServlet:service() uri = " + httpReq.getRequestURI());
-        Enumeration paramNames = httpReq.getParameterNames();
+        Enumeration<?> paramNames = httpReq.getParameterNames();
         while (paramNames.hasMoreElements()) {
             String pn = (String)paramNames.nextElement();
             // added this facility so that password can be hidden,
@@ -511,7 +511,7 @@ public abstract class CMSServlet extends HttpServlet {
         ICommandQueue iCommandQueue = CMS.getCommandQueue();
 
         try {
-            if (iCommandQueue.registerProcess((Object) cmsRequest, (Object) this) == false) {
+            if (iCommandQueue.registerProcess(cmsRequest, this) == false) {
                 cmsRequest.setStatus(CMSRequest.ERROR);
                 renderResult(cmsRequest);
                 SessionContext.releaseContext();
@@ -604,7 +604,7 @@ public abstract class CMSServlet extends HttpServlet {
         Node argBlockContainer = xmlObj.createContainer(parent, argBlockName);
 
         if (argBlock != null) {
-            Enumeration names = argBlock.getElements();
+            Enumeration<String> names = argBlock.getElements();
             while (names.hasMoreElements()) {
                 String name = (String) names.nextElement();
                 String val = argBlock.get(name).toString();
@@ -624,7 +624,7 @@ public abstract class CMSServlet extends HttpServlet {
             outputArgBlockAsXML(xmlObj, root, "header", params.getHeader());
             outputArgBlockAsXML(xmlObj, root, "fixed",  params.getFixed());
 
-            Enumeration records = params.queryRecords();
+            Enumeration<IArgBlock> records = params.queryRecords();
             Node recordsNode = xmlObj.createContainer(root, "records");
             if (records != null) {
                 while (records.hasMoreElements()) {
@@ -1023,11 +1023,11 @@ public abstract class CMSServlet extends HttpServlet {
     protected void saveHttpHeaders(
         HttpServletRequest httpReq, IRequest req)
         throws EBaseException {
-        Hashtable headers = new Hashtable();
-        Enumeration hdrs = mSaveHttpHeaders.elements();
+        Hashtable<String, String> headers = new Hashtable<String, String>();
+        Enumeration<String> hdrs = mSaveHttpHeaders.elements();
 
         while (hdrs.hasMoreElements()) {
-            String hdr = (String) hdrs.nextElement();
+            String hdr = hdrs.nextElement();
             String val = httpReq.getHeader(hdr);
 
             if (val != null) {
@@ -1042,17 +1042,17 @@ public abstract class CMSServlet extends HttpServlet {
      */
     protected void saveHttpParams(
         IArgBlock httpParams, IRequest req) {
-        Hashtable saveParams = new Hashtable();
+        Hashtable<String, Object> saveParams = new Hashtable<String, Object>();
 
-        Enumeration names = httpParams.elements();
+        Enumeration<String> names = httpParams.elements();
 
         while (names.hasMoreElements()) {
             String name = (String) names.nextElement();
-            Enumeration params = mDontSaveHttpParams.elements();
+            Enumeration<String> params = mDontSaveHttpParams.elements();
             boolean dosave = true;
 
             while (params.hasMoreElements()) {
-                String param = (String) params.nextElement();
+                String param = params.nextElement();
 
                 if (name.equalsIgnoreCase(param)) {
                     dosave = false;
diff --git a/pki/base/common/src/com/netscape/cms/servlet/common/CMSTemplateParams.java b/pki/base/common/src/com/netscape/cms/servlet/common/CMSTemplateParams.java
index ced37b93..4f8cfc2a 100644
--- a/pki/base/common/src/com/netscape/cms/servlet/common/CMSTemplateParams.java
+++ b/pki/base/common/src/com/netscape/cms/servlet/common/CMSTemplateParams.java
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ import com.netscape.certsrv.base.IArgBlock;
 public class CMSTemplateParams {
     private IArgBlock mHeader = null;
     private IArgBlock mFixed = null;
-    private Vector mRepeat = new Vector();
+    private Vector<IArgBlock> mRepeat = new Vector<IArgBlock>();
 
     public CMSTemplateParams() {
     }
@@ -63,10 +63,10 @@ public class CMSTemplateParams {
     }
 
     public void clearRepeatRecords() {
-        mRepeat = new Vector();
+        mRepeat = new Vector<IArgBlock>();
     }
 
-    public Enumeration queryRecords() {
+    public Enumeration<IArgBlock> queryRecords() {
         return mRepeat.elements();
     }
 }
diff --git a/pki/base/common/src/com/netscape/cmscore/apps/CMSEngine.java b/pki/base/common/src/com/netscape/cmscore/apps/CMSEngine.java
index e812cf10..2c17d088 100644
--- a/pki/base/common/src/com/netscape/cmscore/apps/CMSEngine.java
+++ b/pki/base/common/src/com/netscape/cmscore/apps/CMSEngine.java
@@ -408,7 +408,7 @@ public class CMSEngine implements ICMSEngine {
         }
 
         ACL acl = null;
-        Vector rights = null;
+        Vector<String> rights = null;
         int idx1 = resACLs.indexOf(":");
 
         if (idx1 <= 0) {
@@ -446,7 +446,7 @@ public class CMSEngine implements ICMSEngine {
             }
 
             if (rightsString != null) {
-                rights = new Vector();
+                rights = new Vector<String>();
                 StringTokenizer rtok = new StringTokenizer(rightsString, ",");
 
                 while (rtok.hasMoreTokens()) {
@@ -645,11 +645,11 @@ public class CMSEngine implements ICMSEngine {
         return new ArgBlock();
     }
 
-    public IArgBlock createArgBlock(Hashtable httpReq) {
+    public IArgBlock createArgBlock(Hashtable<String, String> httpReq) {
         return new ArgBlock(httpReq);
     }
 
-    public IArgBlock createArgBlock(String realm, Hashtable httpReq) {
+    public IArgBlock createArgBlock(String realm, Hashtable<String, String> httpReq) {
         return new ArgBlock(realm, httpReq);
     }
 
@@ -827,11 +827,11 @@ public class CMSEngine implements ICMSEngine {
         return new HttpRequestEncoder();
     }
 
-    public Enumeration getSubsystemNames() {
+    public Enumeration<String> getSubsystemNames() {
         return mSSReg.keys();
     }
 
-    public Enumeration getSubsystems() {
+    public Enumeration<ISubsystem> getSubsystems() {
         return mSSReg.elements();
     }
 
@@ -859,7 +859,7 @@ public class CMSEngine implements ICMSEngine {
         IConfigStore ssconfig = mConfig.getSubStore(PROP_SUBSYSTEM);
 
         // count number of dyn loaded subsystems. 
-        Enumeration ssnames = ssconfig.getSubStoreNames();
+        Enumeration<String> ssnames = ssconfig.getSubStoreNames();
         int nsubsystems = 0;
 
         for (nsubsystems = 0; ssnames.hasMoreElements(); nsubsystems++)
@@ -1310,12 +1310,12 @@ public class CMSEngine implements ICMSEngine {
     }
 
     public  void getSubjAltNameConfigDefaultParams(String name,
-        Vector params) {
+        Vector<String> params) {
         GeneralNameUtil.SubjAltNameGN.getDefaultParams(name, params);
     }
 
     public  void getSubjAltNameConfigExtendedPluginInfo(String name,
-        Vector params) {
+        Vector<String> params) {
         GeneralNameUtil.SubjAltNameGN.getExtendedPluginInfo(name, params);
     }
 
@@ -1333,22 +1333,22 @@ public class CMSEngine implements ICMSEngine {
     }
 
     public  void getGeneralNameConfigDefaultParams(String name,
-        boolean isValueConfigured, Vector params) {
+        boolean isValueConfigured, Vector<String> params) {
         GeneralNameUtil.GeneralNameConfig.getDefaultParams(name, isValueConfigured, params);
     }
 
     public  void getGeneralNamesConfigDefaultParams(String name,
-        boolean isValueConfigured, Vector params) {
+        boolean isValueConfigured, Vector<String> params) {
         GeneralNameUtil.GeneralNamesConfig.getDefaultParams(name, isValueConfigured, params);
     }
 
     public  void getGeneralNameConfigExtendedPluginInfo(String name,
-        boolean isValueConfigured, Vector info) {
+        boolean isValueConfigured, Vector<String> info) {
         GeneralNameUtil.GeneralNameConfig.getExtendedPluginInfo(name, isValueConfigured, info);
     }
 
     public  void getGeneralNamesConfigExtendedPluginInfo(String name,
-        boolean isValueConfigured, Vector info) {
+        boolean isValueConfigured, Vector<String> info) {
         GeneralNameUtil.GeneralNamesConfig.getExtendedPluginInfo(name, isValueConfigured, info);
     }
 
@@ -1514,7 +1514,7 @@ public class CMSEngine implements ICMSEngine {
     }
 
     public void terminateRequests() {
-        java.util.Enumeration e = CommandQueue.mCommandQueue.keys();
+        Enumeration e = CommandQueue.mCommandQueue.keys();
         
         while (e.hasMoreElements()) {
             Object thisRequest = e.nextElement();
diff --git a/pki/base/common/src/com/netscape/cmscore/apps/CommandQueue.java b/pki/base/common/src/com/netscape/cmscore/apps/CommandQueue.java
index 5a4dd6fb..41b31049 100644
--- a/pki/base/common/src/com/netscape/cmscore/apps/CommandQueue.java
+++ b/pki/base/common/src/com/netscape/cmscore/apps/CommandQueue.java
@@ -20,7 +20,10 @@ package com.netscape.cmscore.apps;
 
 import java.util.Hashtable;
 
+import javax.servlet.Servlet;
+
 import com.netscape.certsrv.apps.ICommandQueue;
+import com.netscape.cms.servlet.common.CMSRequest;
 
 
 /*---------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -32,7 +35,7 @@ import com.netscape.certsrv.apps.ICommandQueue;
  */
 public class CommandQueue implements Runnable, ICommandQueue {
 
-    public static Hashtable mCommandQueue = new Hashtable(); 
+    public static Hashtable<CMSRequest, Servlet> mCommandQueue = new Hashtable<CMSRequest, Servlet>(); 
     public static boolean mShuttingDown = false;
 
     /*-----------------------------------------------------------
@@ -70,7 +73,7 @@ public class CommandQueue implements Runnable, ICommandQueue {
         }
     } // run
 
-    public boolean registerProcess(Object currentRequest, Object currentServlet) {
+    public boolean registerProcess(CMSRequest currentRequest, Servlet currentServlet) {
         if (mShuttingDown == false) {
             if ((currentServlet instanceof com.netscape.cms.servlet.base.CMSStartServlet) == false)
                 mCommandQueue.put(currentRequest, currentServlet);
diff --git a/pki/base/common/src/com/netscape/cmscore/base/ArgBlock.java b/pki/base/common/src/com/netscape/cmscore/base/ArgBlock.java
index 10cc7a05..8f29fc1b 100644
--- a/pki/base/common/src/com/netscape/cmscore/base/ArgBlock.java
+++ b/pki/base/common/src/com/netscape/cmscore/base/ArgBlock.java
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ public class ArgBlock implements IArgBlock {
     public static final String 
         CERT_RENEWAL_TRAILER = "-----END RENEWAL CERTIFICATE REQUEST-----";
 
-    private Hashtable mArgs = new Hashtable();
+    private Hashtable<String, Object> mArgs = new Hashtable<String, Object>();
 
 	private String mType = "unspecified-argblock";
 
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ public class ArgBlock implements IArgBlock {
      * Constructs an argument block with the given hashtable values.
      * @param realm the type of argblock - used for debugging the values
      */
-    public ArgBlock(String realm, Hashtable httpReq) {
+    public ArgBlock(String realm, Hashtable<String, String> httpReq) {
 		mType = realm;
 		populate(httpReq);
 	}
@@ -85,18 +85,18 @@ public class ArgBlock implements IArgBlock {
      *
      * @param httpReq hashtable keys and values
      */
-    public ArgBlock(Hashtable httpReq) {
+    public ArgBlock(Hashtable<String, String> httpReq) {
 		populate(httpReq);
 	}
 
-	private void populate(Hashtable httpReq) {
+	private void populate(Hashtable<String, String> httpReq) {
         // Add all parameters from the request
-        Enumeration e = httpReq.keys();
+        Enumeration<String> e = httpReq.keys();
 
         if (e != null) {
             while (e.hasMoreElements()) {
-                String name = (String) e.nextElement();
-                String value = (String) httpReq.get(name);
+                String name = e.nextElement();
+                String value = httpReq.get(name);
 
                 addStringValue(name, value);
             }
@@ -555,7 +555,7 @@ public class ArgBlock implements IArgBlock {
      *
      * @return a list of string-based keys
      */
-    public Enumeration getElements() {
+    public Enumeration<String> getElements() {
         return mArgs.keys();
     }
 
@@ -564,7 +564,7 @@ public class ArgBlock implements IArgBlock {
      *
      * @return a list of string-based keys
      */
-    public Enumeration elements() {
+    public Enumeration<String> elements() {
         return mArgs.keys();
     }
 
diff --git a/pki/base/common/src/com/netscape/cmscore/base/SubsystemRegistry.java b/pki/base/common/src/com/netscape/cmscore/base/SubsystemRegistry.java
index ad858018..72b4105a 100644
--- a/pki/base/common/src/com/netscape/cmscore/base/SubsystemRegistry.java
+++ b/pki/base/common/src/com/netscape/cmscore/base/SubsystemRegistry.java
@@ -22,11 +22,7 @@ import java.util.Hashtable;
 
 import com.netscape.certsrv.base.ISubsystem;
 
-
-public class SubsystemRegistry extends Hashtable {
-    /**
-     *
-     */
+public class SubsystemRegistry extends Hashtable<String, ISubsystem> {
     private static final long serialVersionUID = 7801949114531559118L;
     private static SubsystemRegistry mInstance = null;
 
@@ -42,7 +38,7 @@ public class SubsystemRegistry extends Hashtable {
     }
 
     public ISubsystem get(String key) {
-        return (ISubsystem) super.get(key);
+        return  super.get(key);
     }
 
 }
diff --git a/pki/base/common/src/com/netscape/cmscore/policy/GeneralNameUtil.java b/pki/base/common/src/com/netscape/cmscore/policy/GeneralNameUtil.java
index 8f16548d..4587bca6 100644
--- a/pki/base/common/src/com/netscape/cmscore/policy/GeneralNameUtil.java
+++ b/pki/base/common/src/com/netscape/cmscore/policy/GeneralNameUtil.java
@@ -338,7 +338,7 @@ public class GeneralNameUtil implements IGeneralNameUtil {
          * adds params to default 
          */
         public static void getDefaultParams(
-            String name, boolean isValueConfigured, Vector params) {
+            String name, boolean isValueConfigured, Vector<String> params) {
             String nameDot = "";
 
             if (name != null) 
@@ -354,7 +354,7 @@ public class GeneralNameUtil implements IGeneralNameUtil {
         /**
          * Get instance params.
          */
-        public void getInstanceParams(Vector params) {
+        public void getInstanceParams(Vector<String> params) {
             params.addElement(
                 PROP_NUM_GENERALNAMES + '=' + mGenNameConfigs.length);
             for (int i = 0; i < mGenNameConfigs.length; i++) {
@@ -366,7 +366,7 @@ public class GeneralNameUtil implements IGeneralNameUtil {
          * Get extended plugin info.
          */
         public static void getExtendedPluginInfo(
-            String name, boolean isValueConfigured, Vector info) {
+            String name, boolean isValueConfigured, Vector<String> info) {
             String nameDot = "";
 
             if (name != null && name.length() > 0)
@@ -485,9 +485,9 @@ public class GeneralNameUtil implements IGeneralNameUtil {
          * either a Vector of strings, string array or just a string.
          * Returned Vector can be null if value is not of expected type.
          */
-        public Vector formGeneralNames(Object value) 
+        public Vector<GeneralName> formGeneralNames(Object value) 
             throws EBaseException {
-            Vector gns = new Vector();
+            Vector<GeneralName> gns = new Vector<GeneralName>();
             GeneralName gn = null;
 
             if (value instanceof String) {
@@ -507,9 +507,9 @@ public class GeneralNameUtil implements IGeneralNameUtil {
                     }
                 }
             } else if (value instanceof Vector) {
-                Vector vals = (Vector) value;
+                Vector<?> vals = (Vector<?>) value;
 
-                for (Enumeration n = vals.elements(); n.hasMoreElements();) {
+                for (Enumeration<?> n = vals.elements(); n.hasMoreElements();) {
                     Object val = n.nextElement();
 
                     if (val != null && (val instanceof String) &&
@@ -553,7 +553,7 @@ public class GeneralNameUtil implements IGeneralNameUtil {
          */
 
         public static void getDefaultParams(
-            String name, boolean isValueConfigured, Vector params) {
+            String name, boolean isValueConfigured, Vector<String> params) {
             String nameDot = "";
 
             if (name != null)
@@ -567,7 +567,7 @@ public class GeneralNameUtil implements IGeneralNameUtil {
         /**
          * Get instance params 
          */
-        public void getInstanceParams(Vector params) {
+        public void getInstanceParams(Vector<String> params) {
             String value = (mValue == null) ? "" : mValue;
             String choice = (mGenNameChoice == null) ? "" : mGenNameChoice;
 
@@ -580,7 +580,7 @@ public class GeneralNameUtil implements IGeneralNameUtil {
          * Get extended plugin info
          */
         public static void getExtendedPluginInfo(
-            String name, boolean isValueConfigured, Vector info) {
+            String name, boolean isValueConfigured, Vector<String> info) {
             String nameDot = "";
 
             if (name != null && name.length() > 0) 
@@ -666,12 +666,12 @@ public class GeneralNameUtil implements IGeneralNameUtil {
             return mAttr;
         }
 
-        public void getInstanceParams(Vector params) {
+        public void getInstanceParams(Vector<String> params) {
             params.addElement(mNameDot + PROP_REQUEST_ATTR + "=" + mRequestAttr);
             super.getInstanceParams(params);
         }
 
-        public static void getDefaultParams(String name, Vector params) {
+        public static void getDefaultParams(String name, Vector<String> params) {
             String nameDot = "";
 
             if (name != null && name.length() > 0)
@@ -680,7 +680,7 @@ public class GeneralNameUtil implements IGeneralNameUtil {
             GeneralNameUtil.GeneralNameConfig.getDefaultParams(name, false, params);
         }
 
-        public static void getExtendedPluginInfo(String name, Vector params) {
+        public static void getExtendedPluginInfo(String name, Vector<String> params) {
             String nameDot = "";
 
             if (name != null && name.length() > 0)