diff --git a/java_gen/pre-written/src/main/java/org/projectfloodlight/openflow/protocol/ver12/ChannelUtilsVer12.java b/java_gen/pre-written/src/main/java/org/projectfloodlight/openflow/protocol/ver12/ChannelUtilsVer12.java
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+package org.projectfloodlight.openflow.protocol.ver12;
+
+import org.jboss.netty.buffer.ChannelBuffer;
+import org.projectfloodlight.openflow.exceptions.OFParseError;
+import org.projectfloodlight.openflow.protocol.OFMatchBmap;
+import org.projectfloodlight.openflow.protocol.match.Match;
+import org.projectfloodlight.openflow.protocol.ver12.OFMatchV3Ver12;
+import org.projectfloodlight.openflow.protocol.OFBsnVportQInQ;
+
+/**
+ * Collection of helper functions for reading and writing into ChannelBuffers
+ *
+ * @author capveg
+ */
+
+public class ChannelUtilsVer12 {
+    public static Match readOFMatch(final ChannelBuffer bb) throws OFParseError {
+        return OFMatchV3Ver12.READER.readFrom(bb);
+    }
+
+    // TODO these need to be figured out / removed
+
+    public static OFBsnVportQInQ readOFBsnVportQInQ(ChannelBuffer bb) {
+        throw new UnsupportedOperationException("not implemented");
+    }
+
+    public static void writeOFBsnVportQInQ(ChannelBuffer bb,
+            OFBsnVportQInQ vport) {
+        throw new UnsupportedOperationException("not implemented");
+
+    }
+
+    public static OFMatchBmap readOFMatchBmap(ChannelBuffer bb) {
+        throw new UnsupportedOperationException("not implemented");
+    }
+
+    public static void writeOFMatchBmap(ChannelBuffer bb, OFMatchBmap match) {
+        throw new UnsupportedOperationException("not implemented");
+    }
+}