diff --git a/java_gen/templates/_imports.java b/java_gen/templates/_imports.java
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+import java.util.Collections;
+import java.util.List;
+import org.openflow.protocol.*;
+import org.openflow.protocol.action.*;
+import org.openflow.protocol.instruction.*;
+import org.openflow.protocol.match.*;
+import org.openflow.protocol.oxm.*;
+import org.openflow.types.*;
+import org.openflow.types.*;
+import org.openflow.util.*;
+import org.openflow.exceptions.*;
+import org.jboss.netty.buffer.ChannelBuffer;