java_gen: introduced HashValue type
This is a contract for types that support bit-wise operations
to support calculating and manipulating hash values.
diff --git a/java_gen/pre-written/src/main/java/org/projectfloodlight/openflow/types/HashValueUtils.java b/java_gen/pre-written/src/main/java/org/projectfloodlight/openflow/types/HashValueUtils.java
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+++ b/java_gen/pre-written/src/main/java/org/projectfloodlight/openflow/types/HashValueUtils.java
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+package org.projectfloodlight.openflow.types;
+
+import com.google.common.base.Preconditions;
+
+public class HashValueUtils {
+ private HashValueUtils() { }
+
+ public static long combineWithValue(long key, long value, int keyBits) {
+ Preconditions.checkArgument(keyBits >= 0 && keyBits <= 64, "keyBits must be [0,64]");
+
+ int valueBits = 64 - keyBits;
+ long valueMask = valueBits == 64 ? 0xFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFL : (1L << valueBits) - 1;
+
+ return key ^ (value & valueMask);
+ }
+
+}