Leftover follow-up commit for "1c8f47754241fea8b9c1463c08539ec31638a5de":

    * Use the "@JsonProperty()" annotation to serialize/deserialize
      objects that don't require any specialized processing.
      Use "@JsonSerialize" and "@JsonDeserialize" only for objects
      that need more specialized processing.

    * Remove FooSerializer JSON classes that are not used/needed anymore.

    * Update the implementation of remaining FooSerializer classes,
      and associated Foo classes.
diff --git a/src/main/java/net/floodlightcontroller/util/FlowEntryId.java b/src/main/java/net/floodlightcontroller/util/FlowEntryId.java
index bf1fc7d..0874bdb 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/floodlightcontroller/util/FlowEntryId.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/floodlightcontroller/util/FlowEntryId.java
@@ -1,13 +1,16 @@
 package net.floodlightcontroller.util;
 
+import net.floodlightcontroller.util.serializers.FlowEntryIdDeserializer;
 import net.floodlightcontroller.util.serializers.FlowEntryIdSerializer;
 
 import org.codehaus.jackson.annotate.JsonProperty;
+import org.codehaus.jackson.map.annotate.JsonDeserialize;
 import org.codehaus.jackson.map.annotate.JsonSerialize;
 
 /**
  * The class representing a Flow Entry ID.
  */
+@JsonDeserialize(using=FlowEntryIdDeserializer.class)
 @JsonSerialize(using=FlowEntryIdSerializer.class)
 public class FlowEntryId {
     private long value;
@@ -29,6 +32,15 @@
     }
 
     /**
+     * Constructor from a string.
+     *
+     * @param value the value to use.
+     */
+    public FlowEntryId(String value) {
+	this.value = Long.decode(value);
+    }
+
+    /**
      * Get the value of the Flow Entry ID.
      *
      * @return the value of the Flow Entry ID.