diff --git a/web/gui2/src/main/webapp/app/view/topology/layer/layout/layout.component.ts b/web/gui2/src/main/webapp/app/view/topology/layer/layout/layout.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';
+
+@Component({
+  selector: 'onos-layout',
+  templateUrl: './layout.component.html',
+  styleUrls: ['./layout.component.css']
+})
+export class LayoutComponent implements OnInit {
+
+  constructor() { }
+
+  ngOnInit() {
+  }
+
+}