diff --git a/providers/of/flow/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/provider/of/flow/impl/OpenFlowRuleProvider.java b/providers/of/flow/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/provider/of/flow/impl/OpenFlowRuleProvider.java
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+++ b/providers/of/flow/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/provider/of/flow/impl/OpenFlowRuleProvider.java
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+package org.onlab.onos.provider.of.flow.impl;
+
+import static org.slf4j.LoggerFactory.getLogger;
+
+import org.apache.felix.scr.annotations.Activate;
+import org.apache.felix.scr.annotations.Component;
+import org.apache.felix.scr.annotations.Deactivate;
+import org.apache.felix.scr.annotations.Reference;
+import org.apache.felix.scr.annotations.ReferenceCardinality;
+import org.onlab.onos.net.DeviceId;
+import org.onlab.onos.net.flow.FlowEntry;
+import org.onlab.onos.net.flow.FlowRule;
+import org.onlab.onos.net.flow.FlowRuleProvider;
+import org.onlab.onos.net.flow.FlowRuleProviderRegistry;
+import org.onlab.onos.net.flow.FlowRuleProviderService;
+import org.onlab.onos.net.provider.AbstractProvider;
+import org.onlab.onos.net.provider.ProviderId;
+import org.onlab.onos.net.topology.TopologyService;
+import org.onlab.onos.of.controller.OpenFlowController;
+import org.slf4j.Logger;
+
+/**
+ * Provider which uses an OpenFlow controller to detect network
+ * end-station hosts.
+ */
+@Component(immediate = true)
+public class OpenFlowRuleProvider extends AbstractProvider implements FlowRuleProvider {
+
+    private final Logger log = getLogger(getClass());
+
+    @Reference(cardinality = ReferenceCardinality.MANDATORY_UNARY)
+    protected FlowRuleProviderRegistry providerRegistry;
+
+    @Reference(cardinality = ReferenceCardinality.MANDATORY_UNARY)
+    protected OpenFlowController controller;
+
+    @Reference(cardinality = ReferenceCardinality.MANDATORY_UNARY)
+    protected TopologyService topologyService;
+
+    private FlowRuleProviderService providerService;
+
+    /**
+     * Creates an OpenFlow host provider.
+     */
+    public OpenFlowRuleProvider() {
+        super(new ProviderId("org.onlab.onos.provider.openflow"));
+    }
+
+    @Activate
+    public void activate() {
+        providerService = providerRegistry.register(this);
+        log.info("Started");
+    }
+
+    @Deactivate
+    public void deactivate() {
+        providerRegistry.unregister(this);
+        providerService = null;
+
+        log.info("Stopped");
+    }
+    @Override
+    public void applyFlowRule(FlowRule... flowRules) {
+        // TODO Auto-generated method stub
+
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void removeFlowRule(FlowRule... flowRules) {
+        // TODO Auto-generated method stub
+
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public Iterable<FlowEntry> getFlowMetrics(DeviceId deviceId) {
+        // TODO Auto-generated method stub
+        return null;
+    }
+
+
+    //TODO: InternalFlowRuleProvider listening to stats and error and flowremoved.
+    // possibly barriers as well. May not be internal at all...
+
+
+}
diff --git a/providers/of/flow/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/provider/of/flow/impl/package-info.java b/providers/of/flow/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/provider/of/flow/impl/package-info.java
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+/**
+ * Provider that uses OpenFlow controller as a means of ending and receiving flow information.
+ */
+package org.onlab.onos.provider.of.flow.impl;