diff --git a/tools/package/archetypes/rest/src/main/resources/archetype-resources/src/main/java/AppWebApplication.java b/tools/package/archetypes/rest/src/main/resources/archetype-resources/src/main/java/AppWebApplication.java
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+#set( $symbol_pound = '#' )
+#set( $symbol_dollar = '$' )
+#set( $symbol_escape = '\' )
+/*
+ * Copyright 2014-2015 Open Networking Laboratory
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package ${package};
+
+import org.onlab.rest.AbstractWebApplication;
+
+import java.util.Set;
+
+/**
+ * Sample REST API web application.
+ */
+public class AppWebApplication extends AbstractWebApplication {
+    @Override
+    public Set<Class<?>> getClasses() {
+        return getClasses(AppWebResource.class);
+    }
+}