diff --git a/web/gui2/src/main/webapp/app/view/topology/layer/backgroundsvg/backgroundsvg.component.ts b/web/gui2/src/main/webapp/app/view/topology/layer/backgroundsvg/backgroundsvg.component.ts
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+/*
+ * Copyright 2018-present Open Networking Foundation
+ *
+ * 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.
+ */
+import { Component, OnInit } from '@angular/core';
+
+/**
+ * ONOS GUI -- Topology Background Layer View.
+ */
+@Component({
+    selector: '[onos-backgroundsvg]',
+    templateUrl: './backgroundsvg.component.html',
+    styleUrls: ['./backgroundsvg.component.css']
+})
+export class BackgroundSvgComponent implements OnInit {
+
+    constructor() { }
+
+    ngOnInit() {
+    }
+
+}