diff --git a/of/ctl/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/of/controller/impl/util/DummySwitchForTesting.java b/of/ctl/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/of/controller/impl/util/DummySwitchForTesting.java
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+package org.onlab.onos.of.controller.impl.util;
+
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.util.Collection;
+import java.util.Date;
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Map;
+import java.util.Set;
+import java.util.concurrent.Future;
+
+import org.jboss.netty.channel.Channel;
+import org.projectfloodlight.openflow.protocol.OFActionType;
+import org.projectfloodlight.openflow.protocol.OFCapabilities;
+import org.projectfloodlight.openflow.protocol.OFDescStatsReply;
+import org.projectfloodlight.openflow.protocol.OFFeaturesReply;
+import org.projectfloodlight.openflow.protocol.OFMessage;
+import org.projectfloodlight.openflow.protocol.OFPortDesc;
+import org.projectfloodlight.openflow.protocol.OFPortDescStatsReply;
+import org.projectfloodlight.openflow.protocol.OFPortStatus;
+import org.projectfloodlight.openflow.protocol.OFStatsReply;
+import org.projectfloodlight.openflow.protocol.OFStatsRequest;
+import org.projectfloodlight.openflow.protocol.OFVersion;
+import org.projectfloodlight.openflow.types.DatapathId;
+import org.projectfloodlight.openflow.types.U64;
+import org.slf4j.Logger;
+import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
+
+import org.onlab.onos.of.controller.impl.IOFSwitch;
+import org.onlab.onos.of.controller.impl.Role;
+import org.onlab.onos.of.controller.impl.debugcounter.IDebugCounterService;
+import org.onlab.onos.of.controller.impl.debugcounter.IDebugCounterService.CounterException;
+
+public class DummySwitchForTesting implements IOFSwitch {
+
+    protected static final Logger log = LoggerFactory.getLogger(DummySwitchForTesting.class);
+
+    private Channel channel;
+    private boolean connected = false;
+    private OFVersion ofv = OFVersion.OF_10;
+
+    private Collection<OFPortDesc> ports;
+
+    private DatapathId datapathId;
+
+    private Set<OFCapabilities> capabilities;
+
+    private int buffers;
+
+    private byte tables;
+
+    private String stringId;
+
+    private Role role;
+
+    @Override
+    public void disconnectSwitch() {
+        this.channel.close();
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void write(OFMessage m) throws IOException {
+        this.channel.write(m);
+
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void write(List<OFMessage> msglist) throws IOException {
+        for (OFMessage m : msglist) {
+            this.channel.write(m);
+        }
+
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public Date getConnectedSince() {
+        // TODO Auto-generated method stub
+        return null;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public int getNextTransactionId() {
+        return 0;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean isConnected() {
+        return this.connected;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void setConnected(boolean connected) {
+        this.connected  = connected;
+
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void flush() {
+        // TODO Auto-generated method stub
+
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void setChannel(Channel channel) {
+        this.channel = channel;
+
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public long getId() {
+        if (this.stringId == null) {
+            throw new RuntimeException("Features reply has not yet been set");
+        }
+        return this.datapathId.getLong();
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public String getStringId() {
+        // TODO Auto-generated method stub
+        return "DummySwitch";
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public int getNumBuffers() {
+        // TODO Auto-generated method stub
+        return 0;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public Set<OFCapabilities> getCapabilities() {
+        // TODO Auto-generated method stub
+        return null;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public byte getNumTables() {
+        // TODO Auto-generated method stub
+        return 0;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public OFDescStatsReply getSwitchDescription() {
+        // TODO Auto-generated method stub
+        return null;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void cancelFeaturesReply(int transactionId) {
+        // TODO Auto-generated method stub
+
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public Set<OFActionType> getActions() {
+        // TODO Auto-generated method stub
+        return null;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void setOFVersion(OFVersion version) {
+        // TODO Auto-generated method stub
+
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public OFVersion getOFVersion() {
+        return this.ofv;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public Collection<OFPortDesc> getEnabledPorts() {
+        // TODO Auto-generated method stub
+        return null;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public Collection<Integer> getEnabledPortNumbers() {
+        // TODO Auto-generated method stub
+        return null;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public OFPortDesc getPort(int portNumber) {
+        // TODO Auto-generated method stub
+        return null;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public OFPortDesc getPort(String portName) {
+        // TODO Auto-generated method stub
+        return null;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public OrderedCollection<PortChangeEvent> processOFPortStatus(
+            OFPortStatus ps) {
+        // TODO Auto-generated method stub
+        return null;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public Collection<OFPortDesc> getPorts() {
+        return ports;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean portEnabled(int portName) {
+        // TODO Auto-generated method stub
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public OrderedCollection<PortChangeEvent> setPorts(
+            Collection<OFPortDesc> p) {
+        this.ports = p;
+        return null;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public Map<Object, Object> getAttributes() {
+        return null;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean hasAttribute(String name) {
+        // TODO Auto-generated method stub
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public Object getAttribute(String name) {
+        return Boolean.FALSE;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void setAttribute(String name, Object value) {
+        // TODO Auto-generated method stub
+
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public Object removeAttribute(String name) {
+        // TODO Auto-generated method stub
+        return null;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void deliverStatisticsReply(OFMessage reply) {
+        // TODO Auto-generated method stub
+
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void cancelStatisticsReply(int transactionId) {
+        // TODO Auto-generated method stub
+
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void cancelAllStatisticsReplies() {
+        // TODO Auto-generated method stub
+
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public Future<List<OFStatsReply>> getStatistics(OFStatsRequest<?> request)
+            throws IOException {
+        // TODO Auto-generated method stub
+        return null;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void clearAllFlowMods() {
+        // TODO Auto-generated method stub
+
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public Role getRole() {
+        return this.role;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void setRole(Role role) {
+        this.role = role;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public U64 getNextGenerationId() {
+        // TODO Auto-generated method stub
+        return null;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void setDebugCounterService(IDebugCounterService debugCounter)
+            throws CounterException {
+        // TODO Auto-generated method stub
+
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void startDriverHandshake() throws IOException {
+        // TODO Auto-generated method stub
+
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean isDriverHandshakeComplete() {
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void processDriverHandshakeMessage(OFMessage m) {
+
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void setTableFull(boolean isFull) {
+        // TODO Auto-generated method stub
+
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void setFeaturesReply(OFFeaturesReply featuresReply) {
+        if (featuresReply == null) {
+            log.error("Error setting featuresReply for switch: {}", getStringId());
+            return;
+        }
+        this.datapathId = featuresReply.getDatapathId();
+        this.capabilities = featuresReply.getCapabilities();
+        this.buffers = (int) featuresReply.getNBuffers();
+        this.tables = (byte) featuresReply.getNTables();
+        this.stringId = this.datapathId.toString();
+
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void setPortDescReply(OFPortDescStatsReply portDescReply) {
+        // TODO Auto-generated method stub
+
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void handleMessage(OFMessage m) {
+        log.info("Got packet {} but I am dumb so I don't know what to do.", m);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean portEnabled(String portName) {
+        // TODO Auto-generated method stub
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public OrderedCollection<PortChangeEvent> comparePorts(
+            Collection<OFPortDesc> p) {
+        // TODO Auto-generated method stub
+        return null;
+    }
+
+}