replaced new TbMsgMetaData() with TbMsgMetaData.EMPTY and added additional refactoring after review of changes

common/data/src/main/java/org/thingsboard/server/common/data/msg/TbMsgType.java

@@ -71,19 +71,13 @@ public enum TbMsgType {
 
     // tellSelfOnly types
     GENERATOR_NODE_SELF_MSG(null, true),
-
     DEVICE_PROFILE_PERIODIC_SELF_MSG(null, true),
     DEVICE_PROFILE_UPDATE_SELF_MSG(null, true),
     DEVICE_UPDATE_SELF_MSG(null, true),
-
     DEDUPLICATION_TIMEOUT_SELF_MSG(null, true),
-
     DELAY_TIMEOUT_SELF_MSG(null, true),
-
     MSG_COUNT_SELF_MSG(null, true);
 
-
-
     public static final List<String> NODE_CONNECTIONS = EnumSet.allOf(TbMsgType.class).stream()
             .filter(tbMsgType -> !tbMsgType.isTellSelfOnly())
             .map(TbMsgType::getRuleNodeConnection)

common/data/src/test/java/org/thingsboard/server/common/data/msg/TbMsgTypeTest.java

@@ -54,7 +54,6 @@ class TbMsgTypeTest {
             MSG_COUNT_SELF_MSG
     );
 
-
     // backward-compatibility tests
     
     @Test

rule-engine/rule-engine-components/src/main/java/org/thingsboard/rule/engine/debug/TbMsgGeneratorNode.java

@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ public class TbMsgGeneratorNode implements TbNode {
         }
         lastScheduledTs = lastScheduledTs + delay;
         long curDelay = Math.max(0L, (lastScheduledTs - curTs));
-        TbMsg tickMsg = ctx.newMsg(config.getQueueName(), TbMsgType.GENERATOR_NODE_SELF_MSG, ctx.getSelfId(), new TbMsgMetaData(), TbMsg.EMPTY_STRING);
+        TbMsg tickMsg = ctx.newMsg(config.getQueueName(), TbMsgType.GENERATOR_NODE_SELF_MSG, ctx.getSelfId(), TbMsgMetaData.EMPTY, TbMsg.EMPTY_STRING);
         nextTickId = tickMsg.getId();
         ctx.tellSelf(tickMsg, curDelay);
     }

rule-engine/rule-engine-components/src/main/java/org/thingsboard/rule/engine/metadata/TbGetTelemetryNode.java

@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ import org.thingsboard.server.common.data.kv.ReadTsKvQuery;
 import org.thingsboard.server.common.data.kv.TsKvEntry;
 import org.thingsboard.server.common.data.plugin.ComponentType;
 import org.thingsboard.server.common.msg.TbMsg;
+import org.thingsboard.server.common.msg.TbMsgMetaData;
 
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.concurrent.ExecutionException;
@@ -98,8 +99,8 @@ public class TbGetTelemetryNode implements TbNode {
                 List<String> keys = TbNodeUtils.processPatterns(tsKeyNames, msg);
                 ListenableFuture<List<TsKvEntry>> list = ctx.getTimeseriesService().findAll(ctx.getTenantId(), msg.getOriginator(), buildQueries(interval, keys));
                 DonAsynchron.withCallback(list, data -> {
-                    process(data, msg, keys);
-                    ctx.tellSuccess(msg);
+                    var metaData = updateMetadata(data, msg, keys);
+                    ctx.tellSuccess(TbMsg.transformMsg(msg, metaData));
                 }, error -> ctx.tellFailure(msg, error), ctx.getDbCallbackExecutor());
             } catch (Exception e) {
                 ctx.tellFailure(msg, e);
@@ -129,19 +130,20 @@ public class TbGetTelemetryNode implements TbNode {
         }
     }
 
-    private void process(List<TsKvEntry> entries, TbMsg msg, List<String> keys) {
+    private TbMsgMetaData updateMetadata(List<TsKvEntry> entries, TbMsg msg, List<String> keys) {
         ObjectNode resultNode = JacksonUtil.newObjectNode(JacksonUtil.ALLOW_UNQUOTED_FIELD_NAMES_MAPPER);
         if (TbGetTelemetryNodeConfiguration.FETCH_MODE_ALL.equals(fetchMode)) {
             entries.forEach(entry -> processArray(resultNode, entry));
         } else {
             entries.forEach(entry -> processSingle(resultNode, entry));
         }
-
+        var copy = msg.getMetaData().copy();
         for (String key : keys) {
             if (resultNode.has(key)) {
-                msg.getMetaData().putValue(key, resultNode.get(key).toString());
+                copy.putValue(key, resultNode.get(key).toString());
             }
         }
+        return copy;
     }
 
     private void processSingle(ObjectNode node, TsKvEntry entry) {

rule-engine/rule-engine-components/src/main/java/org/thingsboard/rule/engine/profile/DeviceState.java

@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ import org.thingsboard.server.common.data.id.EntityId;
 import org.thingsboard.server.common.data.kv.AttributeKvEntry;
 import org.thingsboard.server.common.data.kv.KvEntry;
 import org.thingsboard.server.common.data.kv.TsKvEntry;
+import org.thingsboard.server.common.data.msg.TbMsgType;
 import org.thingsboard.server.common.data.query.EntityKey;
 import org.thingsboard.server.common.data.query.EntityKeyType;
 import org.thingsboard.server.common.data.rule.RuleNodeState;
@@ -54,18 +55,6 @@ import java.util.concurrent.ConcurrentMap;
 import java.util.concurrent.ExecutionException;
 import java.util.stream.Collectors;
 
-import static org.thingsboard.server.common.data.msg.TbMsgType.ACTIVITY_EVENT;
-import static org.thingsboard.server.common.data.msg.TbMsgType.ALARM_ACK;
-import static org.thingsboard.server.common.data.msg.TbMsgType.ALARM_CLEAR;
-import static org.thingsboard.server.common.data.msg.TbMsgType.ALARM_DELETE;
-import static org.thingsboard.server.common.data.msg.TbMsgType.ATTRIBUTES_DELETED;
-import static org.thingsboard.server.common.data.msg.TbMsgType.ATTRIBUTES_UPDATED;
-import static org.thingsboard.server.common.data.msg.TbMsgType.ENTITY_ASSIGNED;
-import static org.thingsboard.server.common.data.msg.TbMsgType.ENTITY_UNASSIGNED;
-import static org.thingsboard.server.common.data.msg.TbMsgType.INACTIVITY_EVENT;
-import static org.thingsboard.server.common.data.msg.TbMsgType.POST_ATTRIBUTES_REQUEST;
-import static org.thingsboard.server.common.data.msg.TbMsgType.POST_TELEMETRY_REQUEST;
-
 @Slf4j
 class DeviceState {
 
@@ -147,24 +136,24 @@ class DeviceState {
             latestValues = fetchLatestValues(ctx, deviceId);
         }
         boolean stateChanged = false;
-        if (msg.getType().equals(POST_TELEMETRY_REQUEST.name())) {
+        if (msg.getType().equals(TbMsgType.POST_TELEMETRY_REQUEST.name())) {
             stateChanged = processTelemetry(ctx, msg);
-        } else if (msg.getType().equals(POST_ATTRIBUTES_REQUEST.name())) {
+        } else if (msg.getType().equals(TbMsgType.POST_ATTRIBUTES_REQUEST.name())) {
             stateChanged = processAttributesUpdateRequest(ctx, msg);
-        } else if (msg.getType().equals(ACTIVITY_EVENT.name()) || msg.getType().equals(INACTIVITY_EVENT.name())) {
+        } else if (msg.getType().equals(TbMsgType.ACTIVITY_EVENT.name()) || msg.getType().equals(TbMsgType.INACTIVITY_EVENT.name())) {
             stateChanged = processDeviceActivityEvent(ctx, msg);
-        } else if (msg.getType().equals(ATTRIBUTES_UPDATED.name())) {
+        } else if (msg.getType().equals(TbMsgType.ATTRIBUTES_UPDATED.name())) {
             stateChanged = processAttributesUpdateNotification(ctx, msg);
-        } else if (msg.getType().equals(ATTRIBUTES_DELETED.name())) {
+        } else if (msg.getType().equals(TbMsgType.ATTRIBUTES_DELETED.name())) {
             stateChanged = processAttributesDeleteNotification(ctx, msg);
-        } else if (msg.getType().equals(ALARM_CLEAR.name())) {
+        } else if (msg.getType().equals(TbMsgType.ALARM_CLEAR.name())) {
             stateChanged = processAlarmClearNotification(ctx, msg);
-        } else if (msg.getType().equals(ALARM_ACK.name())) {
+        } else if (msg.getType().equals(TbMsgType.ALARM_ACK.name())) {
             processAlarmAckNotification(ctx, msg);
-        } else if (msg.getType().equals(ALARM_DELETE.name())) {
+        } else if (msg.getType().equals(TbMsgType.ALARM_DELETE.name())) {
             processAlarmDeleteNotification(ctx, msg);
         } else {
-            if (msg.getType().equals(ENTITY_ASSIGNED.name()) || msg.getType().equals(ENTITY_UNASSIGNED.name())) {
+            if (msg.getType().equals(TbMsgType.ENTITY_ASSIGNED.name()) || msg.getType().equals(TbMsgType.ENTITY_UNASSIGNED.name())) {
                 dynamicPredicateValueCtx.resetCustomer();
             }
             ctx.tellSuccess(msg);

rule-engine/rule-engine-components/src/main/java/org/thingsboard/rule/engine/profile/TbDeviceProfileNode.java

@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ public class TbDeviceProfileNode implements TbNode {
     }
 
     protected void scheduleAlarmHarvesting(TbContext ctx, TbMsg msg) {
-        TbMsg periodicCheck = TbMsg.newMsg(TbMsgType.DEVICE_PROFILE_PERIODIC_SELF_MSG, ctx.getTenantId(), msg != null ? msg.getCustomerId() : null, TbMsgMetaData.EMPTY, "{}");
+        TbMsg periodicCheck = TbMsg.newMsg(TbMsgType.DEVICE_PROFILE_PERIODIC_SELF_MSG, ctx.getTenantId(), msg != null ? msg.getCustomerId() : null, TbMsgMetaData.EMPTY, TbMsg.EMPTY_JSON_OBJECT);
         ctx.tellSelf(periodicCheck, TimeUnit.MINUTES.toMillis(1));
     }
 

rule-engine/rule-engine-components/src/test/java/org/thingsboard/rule/engine/action/TbCreateRelationNodeTest.java

@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ public class TbCreateRelationNodeTest {
         TbMsgMetaData metaData = new TbMsgMetaData();
         metaData.putValue("name", "AssetName");
         metaData.putValue("type", "AssetType");
-        msg = TbMsg.newMsg(TbMsgType.ENTITY_CREATED, deviceId, metaData, TbMsgDataType.JSON, "{}", ruleChainId, ruleNodeId);
+        msg = TbMsg.newMsg(TbMsgType.ENTITY_CREATED, deviceId, metaData, TbMsgDataType.JSON, TbMsg.EMPTY_JSON_OBJECT, ruleChainId, ruleNodeId);
 
         EntityRelation relation = new EntityRelation();
         when(ctx.getRelationService().findByToAndTypeAsync(any(), eq(msg.getOriginator()), eq(EntityRelation.CONTAINS_TYPE), eq(RelationTypeGroup.COMMON)))

rule-engine/rule-engine-components/src/test/java/org/thingsboard/rule/engine/edge/TbMsgPushToEdgeNodeTest.java

@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ public class TbMsgPushToEdgeNodeTest {
     @Test
     public void testMiscEventsProcessedAsTimeseriesUpdated() {
         for (var event : MISC_EVENTS) {
-            testEvent(event, new TbMsgMetaData(), EdgeEventActionType.TIMESERIES_UPDATED, "data");
+            testEvent(event, TbMsgMetaData.EMPTY, EdgeEventActionType.TIMESERIES_UPDATED, "data");
         }
     }
 

rule-engine/rule-engine-components/src/test/java/org/thingsboard/rule/engine/filter/TbJsFilterNodeTest.java

@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ public class TbJsFilterNodeTest {
     @Test
     public void falseEvaluationDoNotSendMsg() throws TbNodeException {
         initWithScript();
-        TbMsg msg = TbMsg.newMsg(TbMsgType.POST_TELEMETRY_REQUEST, null, new TbMsgMetaData(), TbMsgDataType.JSON, TbMsg.EMPTY_JSON_OBJECT, ruleChainId, ruleNodeId);
+        TbMsg msg = TbMsg.newMsg(TbMsgType.POST_TELEMETRY_REQUEST, null, TbMsgMetaData.EMPTY, TbMsgDataType.JSON, TbMsg.EMPTY_JSON_OBJECT, ruleChainId, ruleNodeId);
         when(scriptEngine.executeFilterAsync(msg)).thenReturn(Futures.immediateFuture(false));
 
         node.onMsg(ctx, msg);

rule-engine/rule-engine-components/src/test/java/org/thingsboard/rule/engine/geo/TbGpsGeofencingFilterNodeTest.java

@@ -452,7 +452,7 @@ class TbGpsGeofencingFilterNodeTest {
     }
 
     private TbMsg getEmptyArrayTbMsg(EntityId entityId) {
-        return TbMsg.newMsg(TbMsgType.POST_ATTRIBUTES_REQUEST, entityId, TbMsgMetaData.EMPTY, "[]");
+        return TbMsg.newMsg(TbMsgType.POST_ATTRIBUTES_REQUEST, entityId, TbMsgMetaData.EMPTY, TbMsg.EMPTY_JSON_ARRAY);
     }
 
 }

rule-engine/rule-engine-components/src/test/java/org/thingsboard/rule/engine/math/TbMathNodeTest.java

@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ public class TbMathNodeTest {
                 new TbMathArgument(TbMathArgumentType.MESSAGE_BODY, "b")
         );
 
-        TbMsg msg = TbMsg.newMsg(TbMsgType.POST_TELEMETRY_REQUEST, originator, new TbMsgMetaData(), JacksonUtil.newObjectNode().put("a", arg1).put("b", arg2).toString());
+        TbMsg msg = TbMsg.newMsg(TbMsgType.POST_TELEMETRY_REQUEST, originator, TbMsgMetaData.EMPTY, JacksonUtil.newObjectNode().put("a", arg1).put("b", arg2).toString());
 
         node.onMsg(ctx, msg);
 
@@ -270,7 +270,7 @@ public class TbMathNodeTest {
                 new TbMathArgument(TbMathArgumentType.MESSAGE_BODY, "a")
         );
 
-        TbMsg msg = TbMsg.newMsg(TbMsgType.POST_TELEMETRY_REQUEST, originator, new TbMsgMetaData(), JacksonUtil.newObjectNode().put("a", arg1).toString());
+        TbMsg msg = TbMsg.newMsg(TbMsgType.POST_TELEMETRY_REQUEST, originator, TbMsgMetaData.EMPTY, JacksonUtil.newObjectNode().put("a", arg1).toString());
 
         node.onMsg(ctx, msg);
 
@@ -293,7 +293,7 @@ public class TbMathNodeTest {
                 new TbMathArgument(TbMathArgumentType.MESSAGE_BODY, "b")
         );
 
-        TbMsg msg = TbMsg.newMsg(TbMsgType.POST_TELEMETRY_REQUEST, originator, new TbMsgMetaData(), JacksonUtil.newObjectNode().put("a", 2).put("b", 2).toString());
+        TbMsg msg = TbMsg.newMsg(TbMsgType.POST_TELEMETRY_REQUEST, originator, TbMsgMetaData.EMPTY, JacksonUtil.newObjectNode().put("a", 2).put("b", 2).toString());
 
         node.onMsg(ctx, msg);
 
@@ -316,7 +316,7 @@ public class TbMathNodeTest {
                 new TbMathArgument(TbMathArgumentType.MESSAGE_BODY, "b")
         );
 
-        TbMsg msg = TbMsg.newMsg(TbMsgType.POST_TELEMETRY_REQUEST, originator, new TbMsgMetaData(), JacksonUtil.newObjectNode().put("a", 2).put("b", 2).toString());
+        TbMsg msg = TbMsg.newMsg(TbMsgType.POST_TELEMETRY_REQUEST, originator, TbMsgMetaData.EMPTY, JacksonUtil.newObjectNode().put("a", 2).put("b", 2).toString());
 
         node.onMsg(ctx, msg);
 
@@ -340,7 +340,7 @@ public class TbMathNodeTest {
                 new TbMathArgument(TbMathArgumentType.TIME_SERIES, "b")
         );
 
-        TbMsg msg = TbMsg.newMsg(TbMsgType.POST_TELEMETRY_REQUEST, originator, new TbMsgMetaData(), JacksonUtil.newObjectNode().toString());
+        TbMsg msg = TbMsg.newMsg(TbMsgType.POST_TELEMETRY_REQUEST, originator, TbMsgMetaData.EMPTY, JacksonUtil.newObjectNode().toString());
 
         Mockito.when(attributesService.find(tenantId, originator, DataConstants.SERVER_SCOPE, "a"))
                 .thenReturn(Futures.immediateFuture(Optional.of(new BaseAttributeKvEntry(System.currentTimeMillis(), new DoubleDataEntry("a", 2.0)))));
@@ -368,7 +368,7 @@ public class TbMathNodeTest {
                 new TbMathArgument(TbMathArgumentType.MESSAGE_BODY, "a")
         );
 
-        TbMsg msg = TbMsg.newMsg(TbMsgType.POST_TELEMETRY_REQUEST, originator, new TbMsgMetaData(), JacksonUtil.newObjectNode().put("a", 5).toString());
+        TbMsg msg = TbMsg.newMsg(TbMsgType.POST_TELEMETRY_REQUEST, originator, TbMsgMetaData.EMPTY, JacksonUtil.newObjectNode().put("a", 5).toString());
 
         node.onMsg(ctx, msg);
 
@@ -390,7 +390,7 @@ public class TbMathNodeTest {
                 new TbMathArgument(TbMathArgumentType.MESSAGE_BODY, "a")
         );
 
-        TbMsg msg = TbMsg.newMsg(TbMsgType.POST_TELEMETRY_REQUEST, originator, new TbMsgMetaData(), JacksonUtil.newObjectNode().put("a", 5).toString());
+        TbMsg msg = TbMsg.newMsg(TbMsgType.POST_TELEMETRY_REQUEST, originator, TbMsgMetaData.EMPTY, JacksonUtil.newObjectNode().put("a", 5).toString());
 
         node.onMsg(ctx, msg);
 
@@ -412,7 +412,7 @@ public class TbMathNodeTest {
                 new TbMathArgument(TbMathArgumentType.MESSAGE_BODY, "a")
         );
 
-        TbMsg msg = TbMsg.newMsg(TbMsgType.POST_TELEMETRY_REQUEST, originator, new TbMsgMetaData(), JacksonUtil.newObjectNode().put("a", 5).toString());
+        TbMsg msg = TbMsg.newMsg(TbMsgType.POST_TELEMETRY_REQUEST, originator, TbMsgMetaData.EMPTY, JacksonUtil.newObjectNode().put("a", 5).toString());
 
         Mockito.when(telemetryService.saveAttrAndNotify(any(), any(), anyString(), anyString(), anyDouble()))
                 .thenReturn(Futures.immediateFuture(null));
@@ -438,7 +438,7 @@ public class TbMathNodeTest {
                 new TbMathArgument(TbMathArgumentType.MESSAGE_BODY, "a")
         );
 
-        TbMsg msg = TbMsg.newMsg(TbMsgType.POST_TELEMETRY_REQUEST, originator, new TbMsgMetaData(), JacksonUtil.newObjectNode().put("a", 5).toString());
+        TbMsg msg = TbMsg.newMsg(TbMsgType.POST_TELEMETRY_REQUEST, originator, TbMsgMetaData.EMPTY, JacksonUtil.newObjectNode().put("a", 5).toString());
         Mockito.when(telemetryService.saveAndNotify(any(), any(), any(TsKvEntry.class)))
                 .thenReturn(Futures.immediateFuture(null));
 
@@ -463,7 +463,7 @@ public class TbMathNodeTest {
                 new TbMathArgument(TbMathArgumentType.MESSAGE_BODY, "a")
         );
 
-        TbMsg msg = TbMsg.newMsg(TbMsgType.POST_TELEMETRY_REQUEST, originator, new TbMsgMetaData(), JacksonUtil.newObjectNode().put("a", 5).toString());
+        TbMsg msg = TbMsg.newMsg(TbMsgType.POST_TELEMETRY_REQUEST, originator, TbMsgMetaData.EMPTY, JacksonUtil.newObjectNode().put("a", 5).toString());
         Mockito.when(telemetryService.saveAndNotify(any(), any(), any(TsKvEntry.class)))
                 .thenReturn(Futures.immediateFuture(null));
 
@@ -494,7 +494,7 @@ public class TbMathNodeTest {
                 new TbMathResult(TbMathArgumentType.MESSAGE_METADATA, "result", 3, false, false, null),
                 tbMathArgument
         );
-        TbMsg msg = TbMsg.newMsg(TbMsgType.POST_TELEMETRY_REQUEST, originator, new TbMsgMetaData(), JacksonUtil.newObjectNode().put("a", 10).toString());
+        TbMsg msg = TbMsg.newMsg(TbMsgType.POST_TELEMETRY_REQUEST, originator, TbMsgMetaData.EMPTY, JacksonUtil.newObjectNode().put("a", 10).toString());
 
         node.onMsg(ctx, msg);
         ArgumentCaptor<TbMsg> msgCaptor = ArgumentCaptor.forClass(TbMsg.class);
@@ -514,7 +514,7 @@ public class TbMathNodeTest {
                 new TbMathResult(TbMathArgumentType.TIME_SERIES, "result", 3, true, false, DataConstants.SERVER_SCOPE),
                 new TbMathArgument(TbMathArgumentType.MESSAGE_BODY, "TestKey")
         );
-        TbMsg msg = TbMsg.newMsg(TbMsgType.POST_TELEMETRY_REQUEST, originator, new TbMsgMetaData(), JacksonUtil.newObjectNode().put("a", 10).toString());
+        TbMsg msg = TbMsg.newMsg(TbMsgType.POST_TELEMETRY_REQUEST, originator, TbMsgMetaData.EMPTY, JacksonUtil.newObjectNode().put("a", 10).toString());
         Throwable thrown = assertThrows(RuntimeException.class, () -> {
             node.onMsg(ctx, msg);
         });
@@ -528,7 +528,7 @@ public class TbMathNodeTest {
                 new TbMathArgument(TbMathArgumentType.MESSAGE_BODY, "a")
         );
 
-        TbMsg msg = TbMsg.newMsg(TbMsgType.POST_TELEMETRY_REQUEST, originator, new TbMsgMetaData(), "[]");
+        TbMsg msg = TbMsg.newMsg(TbMsgType.POST_TELEMETRY_REQUEST, originator, TbMsgMetaData.EMPTY, TbMsg.EMPTY_JSON_ARRAY);
         Throwable thrown = assertThrows(RuntimeException.class, () -> {
             node.onMsg(ctx, msg);
         });

rule-engine/rule-engine-components/src/test/java/org/thingsboard/rule/engine/metadata/CalculateDeltaNodeTest.java

@@ -117,8 +117,7 @@ public class CalculateDeltaNodeTest {
     @Test
     public void givenInvalidMsgDataType_whenOnMsg_thenShouldTellNextOther() {
         // GIVEN
-        var msgData = "[]";
-        var msg = TbMsg.newMsg(TbMsgType.POST_TELEMETRY_REQUEST, DUMMY_DEVICE_ORIGINATOR, TbMsgMetaData.EMPTY, msgData);
+        var msg = TbMsg.newMsg(TbMsgType.POST_TELEMETRY_REQUEST, DUMMY_DEVICE_ORIGINATOR, TbMsgMetaData.EMPTY, TbMsg.EMPTY_JSON_ARRAY);
 
         // WHEN
         node.onMsg(ctxMock, msg);

rule-engine/rule-engine-components/src/test/java/org/thingsboard/rule/engine/metadata/TbGetAttributesNodeTest.java

@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@ public class TbGetAttributesNodeTest {
     public void givenFetchLatestTimeseriesToDataAndDataIsNotJsonObject_whenOnMsg_thenException() throws Exception {
         // GIVEN
         node = initNode(FetchTo.DATA, true, true);
-        var msg = TbMsg.newMsg(TbMsgType.POST_TELEMETRY_REQUEST, ORIGINATOR, TbMsgMetaData.EMPTY, "[]");
+        var msg = TbMsg.newMsg(TbMsgType.POST_TELEMETRY_REQUEST, ORIGINATOR, TbMsgMetaData.EMPTY, TbMsg.EMPTY_JSON_ARRAY);
 
         // WHEN
         var exception = assertThrows(IllegalArgumentException.class, () -> node.onMsg(ctxMock, msg));

rule-engine/rule-engine-components/src/test/java/org/thingsboard/rule/engine/metadata/TbGetCustomerAttributeNodeTest.java

@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ public class TbGetCustomerAttributeNodeTest {
     public void givenMsgDataIsNotAnJsonObjectAndFetchToData_whenOnMsg_thenException() {
         // GIVEN
         node.fetchTo = FetchTo.DATA;
-        msg = TbMsg.newMsg(TbMsgType.POST_TELEMETRY_REQUEST, DUMMY_DEVICE_ORIGINATOR, TbMsgMetaData.EMPTY, "[]");
+        msg = TbMsg.newMsg(TbMsgType.POST_TELEMETRY_REQUEST, DUMMY_DEVICE_ORIGINATOR, TbMsgMetaData.EMPTY, TbMsg.EMPTY_JSON_ARRAY);
 
         // WHEN
         var exception = assertThrows(IllegalArgumentException.class, () -> node.onMsg(ctxMock, msg));

rule-engine/rule-engine-components/src/test/java/org/thingsboard/rule/engine/metadata/TbGetCustomerDetailsNodeTest.java

@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ public class TbGetCustomerDetailsNodeTest {
     public void givenMsgDataIsNotAnJsonObjectAndFetchToData_whenOnMsg_thenException() {
         // GIVEN
         node.fetchTo = FetchTo.DATA;
-        msg = TbMsg.newMsg(TbMsgType.POST_TELEMETRY_REQUEST, DUMMY_DEVICE_ORIGINATOR, TbMsgMetaData.EMPTY, "[]");
+        msg = TbMsg.newMsg(TbMsgType.POST_TELEMETRY_REQUEST, DUMMY_DEVICE_ORIGINATOR, TbMsgMetaData.EMPTY, TbMsg.EMPTY_JSON_ARRAY);
 
         // WHEN
         var exception = assertThrows(IllegalArgumentException.class, () -> node.onMsg(ctxMock, msg));

rule-engine/rule-engine-components/src/test/java/org/thingsboard/rule/engine/metadata/TbGetOriginatorFieldsNodeTest.java

@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ public class TbGetOriginatorFieldsNodeTest {
     public void givenMsgDataIsNotAnJsonObjectAndFetchToData_whenOnMsg_thenException() {
         // GIVEN
         node.fetchTo = FetchTo.DATA;
-        msg = TbMsg.newMsg(TbMsgType.POST_TELEMETRY_REQUEST, DUMMY_DEVICE_ORIGINATOR, TbMsgMetaData.EMPTY, "[]");
+        msg = TbMsg.newMsg(TbMsgType.POST_TELEMETRY_REQUEST, DUMMY_DEVICE_ORIGINATOR, TbMsgMetaData.EMPTY, TbMsg.EMPTY_JSON_ARRAY);
 
         // WHEN
         var exception = assertThrows(IllegalArgumentException.class, () -> node.onMsg(ctxMock, msg));

rule-engine/rule-engine-components/src/test/java/org/thingsboard/rule/engine/metadata/TbGetRelatedAttributeNodeTest.java

@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ public class TbGetRelatedAttributeNodeTest {
     public void givenMsgDataIsNotAnJsonObjectAndFetchToData_whenOnMsg_thenException() {
         // GIVEN
         node.fetchTo = FetchTo.DATA;
-        msg = TbMsg.newMsg(TbMsgType.POST_TELEMETRY_REQUEST, DUMMY_DEVICE_ORIGINATOR, TbMsgMetaData.EMPTY, "[]");
+        msg = TbMsg.newMsg(TbMsgType.POST_TELEMETRY_REQUEST, DUMMY_DEVICE_ORIGINATOR, TbMsgMetaData.EMPTY, TbMsg.EMPTY_JSON_ARRAY);
 
         // WHEN
         var exception = assertThrows(IllegalArgumentException.class, () -> node.onMsg(ctxMock, msg));

rule-engine/rule-engine-components/src/test/java/org/thingsboard/rule/engine/metadata/TbGetTenantAttributeNodeTest.java

@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ public class TbGetTenantAttributeNodeTest {
     public void givenMsgDataIsNotAnJsonObjectAndFetchToData_whenOnMsg_thenException() {
         // GIVEN
         node.fetchTo = FetchTo.DATA;
-        msg = TbMsg.newMsg(TbMsgType.POST_TELEMETRY_REQUEST, DUMMY_DEVICE_ORIGINATOR, TbMsgMetaData.EMPTY, "[]");
+        msg = TbMsg.newMsg(TbMsgType.POST_TELEMETRY_REQUEST, DUMMY_DEVICE_ORIGINATOR, TbMsgMetaData.EMPTY, TbMsg.EMPTY_JSON_ARRAY);
 
         // WHEN
         var exception = assertThrows(IllegalArgumentException.class, () -> node.onMsg(ctxMock, msg));

rule-engine/rule-engine-components/src/test/java/org/thingsboard/rule/engine/metadata/TbGetTenantDetailsNodeTest.java

@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ public class TbGetTenantDetailsNodeTest {
     public void givenMsgDataIsNotAnJsonObjectAndFetchToData_whenOnMsg_thenException() {
         // GIVEN
         node.fetchTo = FetchTo.DATA;
-        msg = TbMsg.newMsg(TbMsgType.POST_TELEMETRY_REQUEST, DUMMY_DEVICE_ORIGINATOR, TbMsgMetaData.EMPTY, "[]");
+        msg = TbMsg.newMsg(TbMsgType.POST_TELEMETRY_REQUEST, DUMMY_DEVICE_ORIGINATOR, TbMsgMetaData.EMPTY, TbMsg.EMPTY_JSON_ARRAY);
 
         // WHEN
         var exception = assertThrows(IllegalArgumentException.class, () -> node.onMsg(ctxMock, msg));

rule-engine/rule-engine-components/src/test/java/org/thingsboard/rule/engine/profile/DeviceStateTest.java

@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ public class DeviceStateTest {
         DeviceState deviceState = createDeviceState(deviceId, alarmConfig);
 
         TbMsg attributeUpdateMsg = TbMsg.newMsg(TbMsgType.POST_ATTRIBUTES_REQUEST,
-                deviceId, new TbMsgMetaData(), "{ \"enabled\": false }");
+                deviceId, TbMsgMetaData.EMPTY, "{ \"enabled\": false }");
 
         deviceState.process(ctx, attributeUpdateMsg);
 
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ public class DeviceStateTest {
         reset(ctx);
 
         String deletedAttributes = "{ \"attributes\": [ \"other\" ] }";
-        deviceState.process(ctx, TbMsg.newMsg(TbMsgType.ATTRIBUTES_DELETED, deviceId, new TbMsgMetaData(), deletedAttributes));
+        deviceState.process(ctx, TbMsg.newMsg(TbMsgType.ATTRIBUTES_DELETED, deviceId, TbMsgMetaData.EMPTY, deletedAttributes));
         verify(ctx, never()).enqueueForTellNext(any(), anyString());
     }
 

rule-engine/rule-engine-components/src/test/java/org/thingsboard/rule/engine/rest/TbHttpClientTest.java

@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ public class TbHttpClientTest {
         var httpClient = new TbHttpClient(config, eventLoop);
         httpClient.setHttpClient(asyncRestTemplate);
 
-        var msg = TbMsg.newMsg(TbMsgType.POST_TELEMETRY_REQUEST, new DeviceId(EntityId.NULL_UUID), TbMsgMetaData.EMPTY, "{}");
+        var msg = TbMsg.newMsg(TbMsgType.POST_TELEMETRY_REQUEST, new DeviceId(EntityId.NULL_UUID), TbMsgMetaData.EMPTY, TbMsg.EMPTY_JSON_OBJECT);
         var successMsg = TbMsg.newMsg(
                 TbMsgType.POST_TELEMETRY_REQUEST, msg.getOriginator(),
                 msg.getMetaData(), msg.getData()

rule-engine/rule-engine-components/src/test/java/org/thingsboard/rule/engine/transform/TbCopyKeysNodeTest.java

@@ -79,8 +79,7 @@ public class TbCopyKeysNodeTest {
 
     @Test
     void givenMsgFromMetadata_whenOnMsg_thenVerifyOutput() throws Exception {
-        String data = "{}";
-        node.onMsg(ctx, getTbMsg(deviceId, data));
+        node.onMsg(ctx, getTbMsg(deviceId, TbMsg.EMPTY_JSON_OBJECT));
 
         ArgumentCaptor<TbMsg> newMsgCaptor = ArgumentCaptor.forClass(TbMsg.class);
         verify(ctx, times(1)).tellSuccess(newMsgCaptor.capture());
@@ -137,8 +136,7 @@ public class TbCopyKeysNodeTest {
 
     @Test
     void givenMsgDataNotJSONObject_whenOnMsg_thenTVerifyOutput() throws Exception {
-        String data = "[]";
-        TbMsg msg = getTbMsg(deviceId, data);
+        TbMsg msg = getTbMsg(deviceId, TbMsg.EMPTY_JSON_ARRAY);
         node.onMsg(ctx, msg);
 
         ArgumentCaptor<TbMsg> newMsgCaptor = ArgumentCaptor.forClass(TbMsg.class);

rule-engine/rule-engine-components/src/test/java/org/thingsboard/rule/engine/transform/TbDeleteKeysNodeTest.java

@@ -79,8 +79,7 @@ public class TbDeleteKeysNodeTest {
 
     @Test
     void givenMsgFromMetadata_whenOnMsg_thenVerifyOutput() throws Exception {
-        String data = "{}";
-        node.onMsg(ctx, getTbMsg(deviceId, data));
+        node.onMsg(ctx, getTbMsg(deviceId, TbMsg.EMPTY_JSON_OBJECT));
 
         ArgumentCaptor<TbMsg> newMsgCaptor = ArgumentCaptor.forClass(TbMsg.class);
         verify(ctx, times(1)).tellSuccess(newMsgCaptor.capture());

rule-engine/rule-engine-components/src/test/java/org/thingsboard/rule/engine/transform/TbRenameKeysNodeTest.java

@@ -135,8 +135,7 @@ public class TbRenameKeysNodeTest {
 
     @Test
     void givenMsgDataNotJSONObject_whenOnMsg_thenVerifyOutput() throws Exception {
-        String data = "[]";
-        TbMsg msg = getTbMsg(deviceId, data);
+        TbMsg msg = getTbMsg(deviceId, TbMsg.EMPTY_JSON_ARRAY);
         node.onMsg(ctx, msg);
 
         ArgumentCaptor<TbMsg> newMsgCaptor = ArgumentCaptor.forClass(TbMsg.class);

rule-engine/rule-engine-components/src/test/java/org/thingsboard/rule/engine/transform/TbSplitArrayMsgNodeTest.java

@@ -83,8 +83,7 @@ public class TbSplitArrayMsgNodeTest {
 
     @Test
     void givenZeroMsg_whenOnMsg_thenVerifyOutput() throws Exception {
-        String data = "[]";
-        VerifyOutputMsg(data);
+        VerifyOutputMsg(TbMsg.EMPTY_JSON_ARRAY);
     }
 
     @Test