adding packet types
diff --git a/utils/misc/src/main/java/org/onlab/packet/Data.java b/utils/misc/src/main/java/org/onlab/packet/Data.java
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+/*******************************************************************************
+ * Copyright 2014 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.
+ ******************************************************************************/
+/**
+ * Copyright 2011, Big Switch Networks, Inc.
+ * Originally created by David Erickson, Stanford University
+ *
+ * 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 org.onlab.packet;
+
+import java.util.Arrays;
+
+/**
+ *
+ * @author David Erickson (daviderickson@cs.stanford.edu)
+ */
+public class Data extends BasePacket {
+ protected byte[] data;
+
+ /**
+ *
+ */
+ public Data() {
+ }
+
+ /**
+ * @param data
+ */
+ public Data(final byte[] data) {
+ this.data = data;
+ }
+
+ /**
+ * @return the data
+ */
+ public byte[] getData() {
+ return this.data;
+ }
+
+ /**
+ * @param data
+ * the data to set
+ */
+ public Data setData(final byte[] data) {
+ this.data = data;
+ return this;
+ }
+
+ @Override
+ public byte[] serialize() {
+ return this.data;
+ }
+
+ @Override
+ public IPacket deserialize(final byte[] data, final int offset,
+ final int length) {
+ this.data = Arrays.copyOfRange(data, offset, data.length);
+ return this;
+ }
+
+ /*
+ * (non-Javadoc)
+ *
+ * @see java.lang.Object#hashCode()
+ */
+ @Override
+ public int hashCode() {
+ final int prime = 1571;
+ int result = super.hashCode();
+ result = prime * result + Arrays.hashCode(this.data);
+ return result;
+ }
+
+ /*
+ * (non-Javadoc)
+ *
+ * @see java.lang.Object#equals(java.lang.Object)
+ */
+ @Override
+ public boolean equals(final Object obj) {
+ if (this == obj) {
+ return true;
+ }
+ if (!super.equals(obj)) {
+ return false;
+ }
+ if (!(obj instanceof Data)) {
+ return false;
+ }
+ final Data other = (Data) obj;
+ if (!Arrays.equals(this.data, other.data)) {
+ return false;
+ }
+ return true;
+ }
+}