Refactor PluginTest to eliminate duplication

[Vlatombe]

Eliminate all code duplication, using gson to format json instead of building strings manually.

Remove deprecated code.

Existing tests all pass.

Coverage remains the same, with the test class size divided by 2 (858 lines vs. 1520)

Testing done

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Codecov Report

All modified and coverable lines are covered by tests ✅

Project coverage is 72.46%. Comparing base (bca3705) to head (764be9c).
Report is 4 commits behind head on master.

Additional details and impacted files

@@            Coverage Diff            @@
##             master     #345   +/-   ##
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  Coverage     72.46%   72.46%           
+ Complexity      201      200    -1     
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  Files             9        9           
  Lines           839      839           
  Branches        119      119           
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  Hits            608      608           
  Misses          170      170           
  Partials         61       61           

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[Vlatombe]

Hi @michael-doubez, do you have time to review this ? Ideally I'd like to get it merged before I can add testing to #344, I don't want to add more duplications.