some minor adjustments

- few sonar lint fixes,
- removal of unnecessary protected modifiers
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/sling/pipes/PipeExecutor.java b/src/main/java/org/apache/sling/pipes/PipeExecutor.java
index 105b3b6..7668442 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/sling/pipes/PipeExecutor.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/sling/pipes/PipeExecutor.java
@@ -27,5 +27,5 @@
     String command();
     String resourceType();
     String description();
-    Class pipeClass();
+    Class<? extends BasePipe> pipeClass();
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/sling/pipes/Plumber.java b/src/main/java/org/apache/sling/pipes/Plumber.java
index b3be41e..63ef638 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/sling/pipes/Plumber.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/sling/pipes/Plumber.java
@@ -16,17 +16,13 @@
  */
 package org.apache.sling.pipes;
 
-import org.apache.commons.lang3.StringUtils;
 import org.apache.sling.api.SlingHttpServletRequest;
-import org.apache.sling.api.request.RequestParameter;
 import org.apache.sling.api.resource.Resource;
 import org.apache.sling.api.resource.ResourceResolver;
 import org.apache.sling.event.jobs.Job;
-import org.apache.sling.pipes.internal.JsonUtil;
 import org.osgi.annotation.versioning.ProviderType;
 
 import java.io.IOException;
-import java.util.HashMap;
 import java.util.Map;
 
 /**
@@ -35,8 +31,6 @@
 @ProviderType
 public interface Plumber {
 
-    String RESOURCE_TYPE = "slingPipes/plumber";
-
     /**
      * Instantiate a pipe from the given resource and returns it
      *
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/sling/pipes/internal/ACLPipe.java b/src/main/java/org/apache/sling/pipes/internal/ACLPipe.java
index e2132c9..6c2b530 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/sling/pipes/internal/ACLPipe.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/sling/pipes/internal/ACLPipe.java
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@
      * @param resource current resource
      */
 
-    protected void bindACLs(Resource resource) {
+    void bindACLs(Resource resource) {
         try {
             Authorizable auth = checkIsAuthorizableResource(resource);
             if ( null != auth ) {
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@
      * @throws RepositoryException in case something goes wrong while executing xpath query
      */
 
-    protected void bindAclsForAuthorizableResource(Authorizable auth) throws RepositoryException {
+    void bindAclsForAuthorizableResource(Authorizable auth) throws RepositoryException {
         //query for searching in full repository where auth is prinicpal in access control entry.
         logger.info("binding acls for authorizable {} and authID {}", auth.getPath(), auth.getID());
         String query = "/jcr:root//element(*, rep:ACE)[@rep:principalName = '" + auth.getID() + "']";
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@
         outputBinding = JsonUtil.toString(authPermisions);
     }
 
-    protected Authorizable checkIsAuthorizableResource(Resource resource) {
+    Authorizable checkIsAuthorizableResource(Resource resource) {
         return resource.adaptTo(Authorizable.class);
     }
 
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@
      * @return Principal for the principalName
      */
 
-    protected Principal getPrincipalFor(String prinicipalName) {
+    Principal getPrincipalFor(String prinicipalName) {
         Principal principal = null;
         try {
             if (StringUtils.isNotBlank(prinicipalName)) {
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/sling/pipes/internal/AuthorizablePipe.java b/src/main/java/org/apache/sling/pipes/internal/AuthorizablePipe.java
index db11401..9fde30a 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/sling/pipes/internal/AuthorizablePipe.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/sling/pipes/internal/AuthorizablePipe.java
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@
      * @return corresponding authorizable
      * @throws RepositoryException can happen with any JCR operation
      */
-    protected Authorizable getAuthorizable() throws RepositoryException {
+    Authorizable getAuthorizable() throws RepositoryException {
         Authorizable auth = null;
         String authId = getExpr();
         if (StringUtils.isNotBlank(authId)) {
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@
      * Add current authorizable to configured addToGroup expression (should resolve as a group id)
      * @param auth authorizable to add to the group
      */
-    protected void addToGroup(Authorizable auth){
+    void addToGroup(Authorizable auth){
         try {
             //if addToGroup is set to true, we try to find the corresponding
             //group and to add current auth to it as a member
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@
      * Add to current authorizable (that should be a group) the configured members in addMembers expression
      * @param auth group to which members should be added
      */
-    protected void addMembers(Authorizable auth) {
+    void addMembers(Authorizable auth) {
         try {
             if (auth.isGroup()) {
                 Group group = (Group)auth;
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@
      * add current group's members to the bindings
      * @param auth group whose members should be bound in the pipe bindings
      */
-    protected void bindMembers(Authorizable auth){
+    void bindMembers(Authorizable auth){
         try {
             if (auth.isGroup()){
                 Group group = (Group)auth;
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/sling/pipes/internal/JxltEngine.java b/src/main/java/org/apache/sling/pipes/internal/JxltEngine.java
index 76ca936..a1c5c96 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/sling/pipes/internal/JxltEngine.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/sling/pipes/internal/JxltEngine.java
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@
 
 public class JxltEngine {
 
-
     JexlEngine jexl;
     JexlContext jc;
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/sling/pipes/internal/ManifoldPipe.java b/src/main/java/org/apache/sling/pipes/internal/ManifoldPipe.java
index fd19b03..9620e1a 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/sling/pipes/internal/ManifoldPipe.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/sling/pipes/internal/ManifoldPipe.java
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@
 import org.apache.sling.api.SlingHttpServletResponse;
 import org.apache.sling.api.resource.NonExistingResource;
 import org.apache.sling.api.resource.Resource;
-import org.apache.sling.pipes.ExecutionResult;
 import org.apache.sling.pipes.OutputWriter;
 import org.apache.sling.pipes.Pipe;
 import org.apache.sling.pipes.PipeBindings;
@@ -32,7 +31,6 @@
 import java.util.Iterator;
 import java.util.NoSuchElementException;
 import java.util.concurrent.ArrayBlockingQueue;
-import java.util.concurrent.Callable;
 import java.util.concurrent.ExecutorService;
 import java.util.concurrent.Executors;
 import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/sling/pipes/internal/MovePipe.java b/src/main/java/org/apache/sling/pipes/internal/MovePipe.java
index fb9308b..1e62713 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/sling/pipes/internal/MovePipe.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/sling/pipes/internal/MovePipe.java
@@ -49,7 +49,6 @@
     private boolean overwriteTarget;
     private boolean orderBefore;
 
-
     public MovePipe(Plumber plumber, Resource resource, PipeBindings upperBindings) {
         super(plumber, resource, upperBindings);
         overwriteTarget = properties.get(PN_OVERWRITE_TARGET, false);
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/sling/pipes/internal/PipeBuilderImpl.java b/src/main/java/org/apache/sling/pipes/internal/PipeBuilderImpl.java
index 852d629..791731b 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/sling/pipes/internal/PipeBuilderImpl.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/sling/pipes/internal/PipeBuilderImpl.java
@@ -80,11 +80,11 @@
     ResourceResolver resolver;
 
     /**
-     * protected constructor (to only allow internal classes to build it out)
+     * constructor (to only allow internal classes to build it out)
      * @param resolver resolver with which the pipe will be built and executed
      * @param plumber instance of the plumber
      */
-    protected PipeBuilderImpl(ResourceResolver resolver, Plumber plumber){
+    PipeBuilderImpl(ResourceResolver resolver, Plumber plumber){
         this.plumber = plumber;
         this.resolver = resolver;
     }
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@
      * @param expr expression
      * @return updated instance of PipeBuilder
      */
-    protected PipeBuilder pipeWithExpr(String type, String expr){
+    PipeBuilder pipeWithExpr(String type, String expr){
         try {
             pipe(type).expr(expr);
         } catch (IllegalAccessException e){
@@ -275,7 +275,7 @@
      * @return updated instance of PipeBuilder
      * @throws IllegalAccessException in case configuration is wrong
      */
-    protected PipeBuilder writeToCurrentStep(String name, Object... params) throws IllegalAccessException {
+    PipeBuilder writeToCurrentStep(String name, Object... params) throws IllegalAccessException {
         checkArguments(params);
         Map<String, Object> props = name != null ? currentStep.confs.get(name) : currentStep.properties;
         if (props == null){
@@ -308,7 +308,7 @@
      * build a time + random based path under /var/pipes
      * @return full path of future Pipe
      */
-    protected String buildRandomPipePath() {
+    String buildRandomPipePath() {
         final Calendar now = Calendar.getInstance();
         return PIPES_REPOSITORY_PATH + '/' + now.get(Calendar.YEAR) + '/' + now.get(Calendar.MONTH) + '/' + now.get(Calendar.DAY_OF_MONTH) + "/"
                 + UUID.randomUUID().toString();
@@ -324,7 +324,7 @@
      * @return resource created
      */
     Resource createResource(ResourceResolver resolver, String path, String type, Map<String, Object> data) throws PersistenceException {
-        if (! data.keySet().stream().anyMatch(k -> k.contains(SLASH))) {
+        if (data.keySet().stream().noneMatch(k -> k.contains(SLASH))) {
             return ResourceUtil.getOrCreateResource(resolver, path, data, type, false);
         }
         String returnPath = EMPTY;
@@ -361,7 +361,7 @@
      * @return created resource
      * @throws PersistenceException in case persistence fails
      */
-    protected Resource persistStep(String path, String parentType, Step step) throws PersistenceException {
+    Resource persistStep(String path, String parentType, Step step) throws PersistenceException {
         Resource resource = createResource(resolver, path, parentType, step.properties);
         ModifiableValueMap mvm = resource.adaptTo(ModifiableValueMap.class);
         if (StringUtils.isNotBlank(step.name) && mvm != null){
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/sling/pipes/internal/PlumberImpl.java b/src/main/java/org/apache/sling/pipes/internal/PlumberImpl.java
index 27dcc3a..3736d0f 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/sling/pipes/internal/PlumberImpl.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/sling/pipes/internal/PlumberImpl.java
@@ -94,14 +94,14 @@
     private final Logger log = LoggerFactory.getLogger(this.getClass());
     public static final int DEFAULT_BUFFER_SIZE = 1000;
 
-    protected static final String PN_MONITORED = "monitored";
-    protected static final String MONITORED_PIPES_QUERY = String.format("//element(*,nt:base)[@sling:resourceType='%s' and @%s]", ContainerPipe.RESOURCE_TYPE, PN_MONITORED);
+    static final String PN_MONITORED = "monitored";
+    static final String MONITORED_PIPES_QUERY = String.format("//element(*,nt:base)[@sling:resourceType='%s' and @%s]", ContainerPipe.RESOURCE_TYPE, PN_MONITORED);
 
-    protected static final String MBEAN_NAME_FORMAT = "org.apache.sling.pipes:name=%s";
+    static final String MBEAN_NAME_FORMAT = "org.apache.sling.pipes:name=%s";
 
-    protected static final String PARAM_BINDINGS = "bindings";
+    static final String PARAM_BINDINGS = "bindings";
 
-    protected static final String PARAM_FILE = "pipes_inputFile";
+    static final String PARAM_FILE = "pipes_inputFile";
 
     @ObjectClassDefinition(name="Apache Sling Pipes : Plumber configuration")
     public @interface Configuration {
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@
     /**
      * Register all pipes declared in pipe builder
      */
-    protected void registerPipes(){
+    void registerPipes(){
         registerPipe(ContainerPipe.RESOURCE_TYPE, ContainerPipe.class);
         registerPipe(ManifoldPipe.RESOURCE_TYPE, ManifoldPipe.class);
         for (Method method : PipeBuilder.class.getDeclaredMethods()){
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@
     }
 
     @Reference(policy= ReferencePolicy.DYNAMIC, cardinality= ReferenceCardinality.OPTIONAL)
-    protected volatile Distributor distributor = null;
+    volatile Distributor distributor = null;
 
     @Reference
     JobManager jobManager;
@@ -357,7 +357,7 @@
      * @param pipe current pipe
      * @param result current result
      */
-    protected void checkError(Pipe pipe, ExecutionResult result){
+    void checkError(Pipe pipe, ExecutionResult result){
         String error = pipe.getBindings().popCurrentError();
         if (StringUtils.isNotBlank(error)){
             result.addError(error);
@@ -379,7 +379,7 @@
      * @param currentResource if running, null if ended
      * @throws PersistenceException in case save fails
      */
-    protected void persist(ResourceResolver resolver, Pipe pipe, ExecutionResult result, Resource currentResource) throws PersistenceException, InterruptedException {
+    void persist(ResourceResolver resolver, Pipe pipe, ExecutionResult result, Resource currentResource) throws PersistenceException, InterruptedException {
         if (shouldSave(resolver, pipe, result, currentResource)) {
             log.info("[{}] saving changes...", pipe.getName());
             writeStatus(pipe, currentResource == null ? STATUS_FINISHED : currentResource.getPath());
@@ -417,7 +417,7 @@
      * @param status status to write
      * @throws RepositoryException in case write goes wrong
      */
-    protected void writeStatus(Pipe pipe, String status){
+    void writeStatus(Pipe pipe, String status){
         if (StringUtils.isNotBlank(status)){
             ModifiableValueMap vm = pipe.getResource().adaptTo(ModifiableValueMap.class);
             if( vm != null) {
@@ -484,7 +484,7 @@
         }
     }
 
-    protected Collection<PipeMonitor> getMonitoredPipes() {
+    Collection<PipeMonitor> getMonitoredPipes() {
         Collection<PipeMonitor> beans = new ArrayList<>();
         if (serviceUser != null) {
             try (ResourceResolver resolver = factory.getServiceResourceResolver(serviceUser)) {
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/sling/pipes/internal/PlumberServlet.java b/src/main/java/org/apache/sling/pipes/internal/PlumberServlet.java
index 4ebbaa6..0bfee1e 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/sling/pipes/internal/PlumberServlet.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/sling/pipes/internal/PlumberServlet.java
@@ -16,29 +16,26 @@
  */
 package org.apache.sling.pipes.internal;
 
+import static org.apache.sling.pipes.internal.PlumberServlet.RESOURCE_TYPE;
+
 import org.apache.commons.lang3.StringUtils;
 import org.apache.sling.api.SlingHttpServletRequest;
 import org.apache.sling.api.SlingHttpServletResponse;
-import org.apache.sling.api.request.RequestParameter;
 import org.apache.sling.api.servlets.ServletResolverConstants;
 import org.apache.sling.api.servlets.SlingAllMethodsServlet;
 import org.apache.sling.event.jobs.Job;
-import org.apache.sling.pipes.AbstractInputStreamPipe;
 import org.apache.sling.pipes.BasePipe;
 import org.apache.sling.pipes.OutputWriter;
 import org.apache.sling.pipes.Plumber;
 import org.apache.sling.pipes.internal.slingquery.ChildrenPipe;
 import org.osgi.service.component.annotations.Component;
 import org.osgi.service.component.annotations.Reference;
-import org.slf4j.Logger;
-import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
 
 import javax.servlet.Servlet;
 import javax.servlet.ServletException;
 import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse;
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.util.Arrays;
-import java.util.HashMap;
 import java.util.Map;
 
 /**
@@ -47,7 +44,7 @@
  */
 @Component(service = {Servlet.class},
         property= {
-                ServletResolverConstants.SLING_SERVLET_RESOURCE_TYPES + "=" + Plumber.RESOURCE_TYPE,
+                ServletResolverConstants.SLING_SERVLET_RESOURCE_TYPES + "=" + RESOURCE_TYPE,
                 ServletResolverConstants.SLING_SERVLET_RESOURCE_TYPES + "=" + ContainerPipe.RESOURCE_TYPE,
                 ServletResolverConstants.SLING_SERVLET_RESOURCE_TYPES + "=" + ManifoldPipe.RESOURCE_TYPE,
                 ServletResolverConstants.SLING_SERVLET_RESOURCE_TYPES + "=" + AuthorizablePipe.RESOURCE_TYPE,
@@ -59,14 +56,13 @@
                 ServletResolverConstants.SLING_SERVLET_EXTENSIONS + "=csv"
         })
 public class PlumberServlet extends SlingAllMethodsServlet {
+    public static final String RESOURCE_TYPE = "slingPipes/plumber";
 
-    Logger log = LoggerFactory.getLogger(this.getClass());
+    static final String PARAM_PATH = "path";
 
-    protected static final String PARAM_PATH = "path";
+    static final String PARAM_BINDINGS = "bindings";
 
-    protected static final String PARAM_BINDINGS = "bindings";
-
-    protected static final String PARAM_ASYNC = "async";
+    static final String PARAM_ASYNC = "async";
 
     @Reference
     Plumber plumber;
@@ -92,8 +88,8 @@
      * @param writeAllowed should we consider this execution is about to modify content
      * @throws ServletException in case something is wrong...
      */
-    protected void execute(SlingHttpServletRequest request, SlingHttpServletResponse response, boolean writeAllowed) throws ServletException {
-        String path = request.getResource().getResourceType().equals(Plumber.RESOURCE_TYPE) ? request.getParameter(PARAM_PATH) : request.getResource().getPath();
+    void execute(SlingHttpServletRequest request, SlingHttpServletResponse response, boolean writeAllowed) throws ServletException {
+        String path = request.getResource().getResourceType().equals(RESOURCE_TYPE) ? request.getParameter(PARAM_PATH) : request.getResource().getPath();
         try {
             if (StringUtils.isBlank(path)) {
                 throw new IllegalArgumentException("path should be provided");
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/apache/sling/pipes/ManifoldPipeTest.java b/src/test/java/org/apache/sling/pipes/ManifoldPipeTest.java
index fb36a25..daa69f1 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/apache/sling/pipes/ManifoldPipeTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/apache/sling/pipes/ManifoldPipeTest.java
@@ -37,8 +37,6 @@
     public static final String NN_DEFAULT = "defaultExecutor";
     public static final String NN_STRAINED = "strainedExecutor";
 
-
-
     @Before
     public void setup() throws PersistenceException {
         super.setup();