Fix checkstyle whitespace issues - WHITESPACE ONLY

Change-Id: Ic205c1afd639c6008d61d9de95cb764eeb6238ca
diff --git a/src/main/java/net/floodlightcontroller/util/BundleAction.java b/src/main/java/net/floodlightcontroller/util/BundleAction.java
index 0d82275..ea797a8 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/floodlightcontroller/util/BundleAction.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/floodlightcontroller/util/BundleAction.java
@@ -1,19 +1,19 @@
 /**
-*    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.
-**/
+ *    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 net.floodlightcontroller.util;
 
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@
 import java.util.List;
 
 /**
- *
  * @author David Erickson (daviderickson@cs.stanford.edu)
  */
 public enum BundleAction {
@@ -33,16 +32,16 @@
 
     public static List<BundleAction> getAvailableActions(BundleState state) {
         List<BundleAction> actions = new ArrayList<BundleAction>();
-        if (Arrays.binarySearch(new BundleState[] {
+        if (Arrays.binarySearch(new BundleState[]{
                 BundleState.ACTIVE, BundleState.STARTING,
-                BundleState.UNINSTALLED }, state) < 0) {
+                BundleState.UNINSTALLED}, state) < 0) {
             actions.add(START);
         }
-        if (Arrays.binarySearch(new BundleState[] {
+        if (Arrays.binarySearch(new BundleState[]{
                 BundleState.ACTIVE}, state) >= 0) {
             actions.add(STOP);
         }
-        if (Arrays.binarySearch(new BundleState[] {
+        if (Arrays.binarySearch(new BundleState[]{
                 BundleState.UNINSTALLED}, state) < 0) {
             actions.add(UNINSTALL);
         }
diff --git a/src/main/java/net/floodlightcontroller/util/BundleState.java b/src/main/java/net/floodlightcontroller/util/BundleState.java
index f89bc0b..ef32958 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/floodlightcontroller/util/BundleState.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/floodlightcontroller/util/BundleState.java
@@ -1,33 +1,32 @@
 /**
-*    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.
-**/
+ *    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 net.floodlightcontroller.util;
 
 /**
- *
  * @author David Erickson (daviderickson@cs.stanford.edu)
  */
 public enum BundleState {
-    ACTIVE              (32),
-    INSTALLED           (2),
-    RESOLVED            (4),
-    STARTING            (8),
-    STOPPING            (16),
-    UNINSTALLED         (1);
+    ACTIVE(32),
+    INSTALLED(2),
+    RESOLVED(4),
+    STARTING(8),
+    STOPPING(16),
+    UNINSTALLED(1);
 
     protected int value;
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/net/floodlightcontroller/util/EventHistory.java b/src/main/java/net/floodlightcontroller/util/EventHistory.java
index 69031ba..40c9a36 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/floodlightcontroller/util/EventHistory.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/floodlightcontroller/util/EventHistory.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /**
- * 
+ *
  */
 package net.floodlightcontroller.util;
 
@@ -7,30 +7,33 @@
 
 /**
  * @author subrata
- *
  */
 
 public class EventHistory<T> {
     public static final int EV_HISTORY_DEFAULT_SIZE = 1024;
 
-    public String  description;
-    public int     event_history_size;
-    public int     current_index;
+    public String description;
+    public int event_history_size;
+    public int current_index;
     public boolean full; // true if all are in use
     public ArrayList<Event> events;
 
     public String getDescription() {
         return description;
     }
+
     public int getEvent_history_size() {
         return event_history_size;
     }
+
     public int getCurrent_index() {
         return current_index;
     }
+
     public boolean isFull() {
         return full;
     }
+
     public ArrayList<Event> getEvents() {
         return events;
     }
@@ -69,18 +72,18 @@
         events = new ArrayList<Event>(maxEvents);
 
         for (int idx = 0; idx < maxEvents; idx++) {
-            Event evH     = new Event();
+            Event evH = new Event();
             evH.base_info = new EventHistoryBaseInfo();
-            evH.info      = null;
+            evH.info = null;
             evH.base_info.state = EvState.FREE;
-            evH.base_info.idx   = idx;
+            evH.base_info.idx = idx;
             events.add(idx, evH);
         }
 
         description = "Event-History:" + desc;
-        event_history_size   = maxEvents;
-        current_index        = 0;
-        full                 = false;
+        event_history_size = maxEvents;
+        current_index = 0;
+        full = false;
     }
 
     // Constructor for default size
@@ -95,11 +98,11 @@
             description = "No event found";
             return;
         }
-        int curSize = (eventHist.full)?eventHist.event_history_size:
-                                                    eventHist.current_index;
-        int size  = (latestK < curSize)?latestK:curSize;
+        int curSize = (eventHist.full) ? eventHist.event_history_size :
+                eventHist.current_index;
+        int size = (latestK < curSize) ? latestK : curSize;
         int evIdx = eventHist.current_index;
-        int topSz = (evIdx >= size)?size:evIdx;
+        int topSz = (evIdx >= size) ? size : evIdx;
 
         // Need to create a new one since size is different
         events = new ArrayList<Event>(size);
@@ -107,7 +110,7 @@
         // Get the top part
         int origIdx = evIdx;
         for (int idx = 0; idx < topSz; idx++) {
-            Event evH         = eventHist.events.get(--origIdx);
+            Event evH = eventHist.events.get(--origIdx);
             evH.base_info.idx = idx;
             events.add(idx, evH);
         }
@@ -121,9 +124,9 @@
         }
 
         description = eventHist.description;
-        event_history_size   = size;
-        current_index        = 0; // since it is full
-        full                 = true;
+        event_history_size = size;
+        current_index = 0; // since it is full
+        full = true;
     }
 
     // Get an index for writing a new event. This method is synchronized for
@@ -131,13 +134,13 @@
     // by the caller event at the index is updated without any lock
     public synchronized int NextIdx() {
         // curIdx should be in the 0 to evArraySz-1
-        if (current_index == (event_history_size-1)) {
+        if (current_index == (event_history_size - 1)) {
             current_index = 0;
             full = true;
-            return (event_history_size-1);
+            return (event_history_size - 1);
         } else {
             current_index++;
-            return (current_index-1);
+            return (current_index - 1);
         }
     }
 
@@ -148,6 +151,7 @@
      * and the current object at that array location is returned to the
      * calling process so that the calling process can use that object
      * for the next event of the same type
+     *
      * @param t
      * @param op
      * @return
@@ -165,7 +169,7 @@
         return temp;
     }
 
-    /***
+    /**
      * Clear the event history, needs to be done under lock
      */
     public void clear() {
diff --git a/src/main/java/net/floodlightcontroller/util/EventHistoryBaseInfo.java b/src/main/java/net/floodlightcontroller/util/EventHistoryBaseInfo.java
index 74fc973..52b623d 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/floodlightcontroller/util/EventHistoryBaseInfo.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/floodlightcontroller/util/EventHistoryBaseInfo.java
@@ -3,23 +3,26 @@
 
 import org.codehaus.jackson.map.annotate.JsonSerialize;
 
-@JsonSerialize(using=EventHistoryBaseInfoJSONSerializer.class)
+@JsonSerialize(using = EventHistoryBaseInfoJSONSerializer.class)
 public class EventHistoryBaseInfo {
-    public int              idx;
-    public long             time_ms; // timestamp in milliseconds
-    public EventHistory.EvState          state;
-    public EventHistory.EvAction         action;
+    public int idx;
+    public long time_ms; // timestamp in milliseconds
+    public EventHistory.EvState state;
+    public EventHistory.EvAction action;
 
     // Getters
     public int getIdx() {
         return idx;
     }
+
     public long getTime_ms() {
         return time_ms;
     }
+
     public EventHistory.EvState getState() {
         return state;
     }
+
     public EventHistory.EvAction getAction() {
         return action;
     }
diff --git a/src/main/java/net/floodlightcontroller/util/EventHistoryBaseInfoJSONSerializer.java b/src/main/java/net/floodlightcontroller/util/EventHistoryBaseInfoJSONSerializer.java
index 3916282..0fe4b17 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/floodlightcontroller/util/EventHistoryBaseInfoJSONSerializer.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/floodlightcontroller/util/EventHistoryBaseInfoJSONSerializer.java
@@ -1,18 +1,18 @@
 /**
-*    Copyright 2011, Big Switch Networks, Inc. 
-* 
-*    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.
+ *
+ *    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 net.floodlightcontroller.util;
 
@@ -27,32 +27,31 @@
 
 /**
  * @author subrata
- *
  */
 
-public class EventHistoryBaseInfoJSONSerializer extends 
-                                    JsonSerializer<EventHistoryBaseInfo> {
+public class EventHistoryBaseInfoJSONSerializer extends
+        JsonSerializer<EventHistoryBaseInfo> {
 
- 
+
     /**
      * Performs the serialization of a EventHistory.BaseInfo object
      */
     @Override
     public void serialize(EventHistoryBaseInfo base_info, JsonGenerator jGen,
-                    SerializerProvider serializer) 
-                    throws IOException, JsonProcessingException {
+                          SerializerProvider serializer)
+            throws IOException, JsonProcessingException {
         jGen.writeStartObject();
-        jGen.writeNumberField("Idx",    base_info.getIdx());
+        jGen.writeNumberField("Idx", base_info.getIdx());
         Timestamp ts = new Timestamp(base_info.getTime_ms());
         String tsStr = ts.toString();
         while (tsStr.length() < 23) {
             tsStr = tsStr.concat("0");
         }
         jGen.writeStringField("Time", tsStr);
-        jGen.writeStringField("State",  base_info.getState().name());
+        jGen.writeStringField("State", base_info.getState().name());
         String acStr = base_info.getAction().name().toLowerCase();
         // Capitalize the first letter
-        acStr = acStr.substring(0,1).toUpperCase().concat(acStr.substring(1));
+        acStr = acStr.substring(0, 1).toUpperCase().concat(acStr.substring(1));
         jGen.writeStringField("Action", acStr);
         jGen.writeEndObject();
     }
diff --git a/src/main/java/net/floodlightcontroller/util/FilterIterator.java b/src/main/java/net/floodlightcontroller/util/FilterIterator.java
index 47cd5c9..fac4e7a 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/floodlightcontroller/util/FilterIterator.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/floodlightcontroller/util/FilterIterator.java
@@ -1,19 +1,19 @@
 /**
-*    Copyright 2012, 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.
-**/
+ *    Copyright 2012, 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 net.floodlightcontroller.util;
 
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 
     /**
      * Construct a filter iterator from the given sub iterator
+     *
      * @param subIterator the sub iterator over which we'll filter
      */
     public FilterIterator(Iterator<T> subIterator) {
@@ -40,11 +41,12 @@
     /**
      * Check whether the given value should be returned by the
      * filter
+     *
      * @param value the value to check
      * @return true if the value should be included
      */
     protected abstract boolean matches(T value);
-    
+
     // ***********
     // Iterator<T>
     // ***********
@@ -52,7 +54,7 @@
     @Override
     public boolean hasNext() {
         if (next != null) return true;
-        
+
         while (subIterator.hasNext()) {
             next = subIterator.next();
             if (matches(next))
diff --git a/src/main/java/net/floodlightcontroller/util/IterableIterator.java b/src/main/java/net/floodlightcontroller/util/IterableIterator.java
index 584de08..b71404a 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/floodlightcontroller/util/IterableIterator.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/floodlightcontroller/util/IterableIterator.java
@@ -1,19 +1,19 @@
 /**
-*    Copyright 2012 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.
-**/
+ *    Copyright 2012 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 net.floodlightcontroller.util;
 
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 public class IterableIterator<T> implements Iterator<T> {
     Iterator<? extends Iterable<T>> subIterator;
     Iterator<T> current = null;
-    
+
     public IterableIterator(Iterator<? extends Iterable<T>> subIterator) {
         super();
         this.subIterator = subIterator;
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
         while (!current.hasNext() && subIterator.hasNext()) {
             current = subIterator.next().iterator();
         }
-        
+
         return current.hasNext();
     }
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/net/floodlightcontroller/util/LRUHashMap.java b/src/main/java/net/floodlightcontroller/util/LRUHashMap.java
index 477e886..7b8d536 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/floodlightcontroller/util/LRUHashMap.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/floodlightcontroller/util/LRUHashMap.java
@@ -1,19 +1,19 @@
 /**
-*    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.
-**/
+ *    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 net.floodlightcontroller.util;
 
@@ -21,18 +21,18 @@
 import java.util.Map;
 
 public class LRUHashMap<K, V> extends LinkedHashMap<K, V> {
-    
+
     private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
-    
+
     private final int capacity;
-    public LRUHashMap(int capacity)
-    {
-        super(capacity+1, 0.75f, true);
+
+    public LRUHashMap(int capacity) {
+        super(capacity + 1, 0.75f, true);
         this.capacity = capacity;
     }
-    
-    protected boolean removeEldestEntry(Map.Entry<K,V> eldest) {
-       return size() > capacity;
+
+    protected boolean removeEldestEntry(Map.Entry<K, V> eldest) {
+        return size() > capacity;
     }
 
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/net/floodlightcontroller/util/MACAddress.java b/src/main/java/net/floodlightcontroller/util/MACAddress.java
index 13d83d1..f3ac52b 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/floodlightcontroller/util/MACAddress.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/floodlightcontroller/util/MACAddress.java
@@ -15,9 +15,9 @@
  *
  * @author Sho Shimizu (sho.shimizu@gmail.com)
  */
-@JsonDeserialize(using=MACAddressDeserializer.class)
-@JsonSerialize(using=MACAddressSerializer.class)
-public class MACAddress implements Serializable{
+@JsonDeserialize(using = MACAddressDeserializer.class)
+@JsonSerialize(using = MACAddressSerializer.class)
+public class MACAddress implements Serializable {
     private static final long serialVersionUID = 10000L;
     public static final int MAC_ADDRESS_LENGTH = 6;
     private byte[] address = new byte[MAC_ADDRESS_LENGTH];
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
      * Default constructor.
      */
     public MACAddress() {
-	this.address = new byte[] { 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0};
+        this.address = new byte[]{0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0};
     }
 
     /**
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@
 
     /**
      * Returns a MAC address instance representing the value of the specified {@code String}.
+     *
      * @param address the String representation of the MAC Address to be parsed.
      * @return a MAC Address instance representing the value of the specified {@code String}.
      * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the string cannot be parsed as a MAC address.
@@ -49,13 +50,13 @@
         if (elements.length != MAC_ADDRESS_LENGTH) {
             throw new IllegalArgumentException(
                     "Specified MAC Address must contain 12 hex digits" +
-                    " separated pairwise by :'s.");
+                            " separated pairwise by :'s.");
         }
 
         byte[] addressInBytes = new byte[MAC_ADDRESS_LENGTH];
         for (int i = 0; i < MAC_ADDRESS_LENGTH; i++) {
             String element = elements[i];
-            addressInBytes[i] = (byte)Integer.parseInt(element, 16);
+            addressInBytes[i] = (byte) Integer.parseInt(element, 16);
         }
 
         return new MACAddress(addressInBytes);
@@ -63,6 +64,7 @@
 
     /**
      * Returns a MAC address instance representing the specified {@code byte} array.
+     *
      * @param address the byte array to be parsed.
      * @return a MAC address instance representing the specified {@code byte} array.
      * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the byte array cannot be parsed as a MAC address.
@@ -78,18 +80,19 @@
     /**
      * Returns a MAC address instance representing the specified {@code long} value.
      * The lower 48 bits of the long value are used to parse as a MAC address.
+     *
      * @param address the long value to be parsed. The lower 48 bits are used for a MAC address.
      * @return a MAC address instance representing the specified {@code long} value.
      * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the long value cannot be parsed as a MAC address.
      */
     public static MACAddress valueOf(long address) {
-        byte[] addressInBytes = new byte[] {
-                (byte)((address >> 40) & 0xff),
-                (byte)((address >> 32) & 0xff),
-                (byte)((address >> 24) & 0xff),
-                (byte)((address >> 16) & 0xff),
-                (byte)((address >> 8 ) & 0xff),
-                (byte)((address >> 0) & 0xff)
+        byte[] addressInBytes = new byte[]{
+                (byte) ((address >> 40) & 0xff),
+                (byte) ((address >> 32) & 0xff),
+                (byte) ((address >> 24) & 0xff),
+                (byte) ((address >> 16) & 0xff),
+                (byte) ((address >> 8) & 0xff),
+                (byte) ((address >> 0) & 0xff)
         };
 
         return new MACAddress(addressInBytes);
@@ -97,6 +100,7 @@
 
     /**
      * Returns the length of the {@code MACAddress}.
+     *
      * @return the length of the {@code MACAddress}.
      */
     public int length() {
@@ -105,6 +109,7 @@
 
     /**
      * Returns the value of the {@code MACAddress} as a {@code byte} array.
+     *
      * @return the numeric value represented by this object after conversion to type {@code byte} array.
      */
     public byte[] toBytes() {
@@ -113,6 +118,7 @@
 
     /**
      * Returns the value of the {@code MACAddress} as a {@code long}.
+     *
      * @return the numeric value represented by this object after conversion to type {@code long}.
      */
     public long toLong() {
@@ -126,6 +132,7 @@
 
     /**
      * Returns {@code true} if the MAC address is the broadcast address.
+     *
      * @return {@code true} if the MAC address is the broadcast address.
      */
     public boolean isBroadcast() {
@@ -138,6 +145,7 @@
 
     /**
      * Returns {@code true} if the MAC address is the multicast address.
+     *
      * @return {@code true} if the MAC address is the multicast address.
      */
     public boolean isMulticast() {
@@ -157,7 +165,7 @@
             return false;
         }
 
-        MACAddress other = (MACAddress)o;
+        MACAddress other = (MACAddress) o;
         return Arrays.equals(this.address, other.address);
     }
 
@@ -168,6 +176,6 @@
 
     @Override
     public String toString() {
-    	return HexString.toHexString(address);
+        return HexString.toHexString(address);
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/net/floodlightcontroller/util/MultiIterator.java b/src/main/java/net/floodlightcontroller/util/MultiIterator.java
index bcbc916..347ff10 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/floodlightcontroller/util/MultiIterator.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/floodlightcontroller/util/MultiIterator.java
@@ -1,19 +1,19 @@
 /**
-*    Copyright 2012 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.
-**/
+ *    Copyright 2012 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 net.floodlightcontroller.util;
 
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 public class MultiIterator<T> implements Iterator<T> {
     Iterator<Iterator<T>> subIterator;
     Iterator<T> current = null;
-    
+
     public MultiIterator(Iterator<Iterator<T>> subIterator) {
         super();
         this.subIterator = subIterator;
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
         while (!current.hasNext() && subIterator.hasNext()) {
             current = subIterator.next();
         }
-        
+
         return current.hasNext();
     }
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/net/floodlightcontroller/util/OFMessageDamper.java b/src/main/java/net/floodlightcontroller/util/OFMessageDamper.java
index 4dfb60b..47a92a9 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/floodlightcontroller/util/OFMessageDamper.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/floodlightcontroller/util/OFMessageDamper.java
@@ -15,35 +15,37 @@
 import org.openflow.protocol.OFType;
 
 /**
- * Dampens OFMessages sent to an OF switch. A message is only written to 
+ * Dampens OFMessages sent to an OF switch. A message is only written to
  * a switch if the same message (as defined by .equals()) has not been written
  * in the last n milliseconds. Timer granularity is based on TimedCache
- * @author gregor
  *
+ * @author gregor
  */
 public class OFMessageDamper {
     /**
      * An entry in the TimedCache. A cache entry consists of the sent message
-     * as well as the switch to which the message was sent. 
-     * 
-     * NOTE: We currently use the full OFMessage object. To save space, we 
-     * could use a cryptographic hash (e.g., SHA-1). However, this would 
-     * obviously be more time-consuming.... 
-     * 
+     * as well as the switch to which the message was sent.
+     * <p/>
+     * NOTE: We currently use the full OFMessage object. To save space, we
+     * could use a cryptographic hash (e.g., SHA-1). However, this would
+     * obviously be more time-consuming....
+     * <p/>
      * We also store a reference to the actual IOFSwitch object and /not/
      * the switch DPID. This way we are guarnteed to not dampen messages if
      * a switch disconnects and then reconnects.
-     * 
+     *
      * @author gregor
      */
     protected static class DamperEntry {
         OFMessage msg;
         IOFSwitch sw;
+
         public DamperEntry(OFMessage msg, IOFSwitch sw) {
             super();
             this.msg = msg;
             this.sw = sw;
         }
+
         /* (non-Javadoc)
          * @see java.lang.Object#hashCode()
          */
@@ -55,6 +57,7 @@
             result = prime * result + ((sw == null) ? 0 : sw.hashCode());
             return result;
         }
+
         /* (non-Javadoc)
          * @see java.lang.Object#equals(java.lang.Object)
          */
@@ -72,67 +75,70 @@
             } else if (!sw.equals(other.sw)) return false;
             return true;
         }
-        
-      
+
+
     }
+
     TimedCache<DamperEntry> cache;
     EnumSet<OFType> msgTypesToCache;
+
     /**
-     * 
-     * @param capacity the maximum number of messages that should be 
-     * kept
-     * @param typesToDampen The set of OFMessageTypes that should be 
-     * dampened by this instance. Other types will be passed through
-     * @param timeout The dampening timeout. A message will only be
-     * written if the last write for the an equal message more than
-     * timeout ms ago. 
+     * @param capacity      the maximum number of messages that should be
+     *                      kept
+     * @param typesToDampen The set of OFMessageTypes that should be
+     *                      dampened by this instance. Other types will be passed through
+     * @param timeout       The dampening timeout. A message will only be
+     *                      written if the last write for the an equal message more than
+     *                      timeout ms ago.
      */
-    public OFMessageDamper(int capacity, 
-                           Set<OFType> typesToDampen,  
+    public OFMessageDamper(int capacity,
+                           Set<OFType> typesToDampen,
                            int timeout) {
         cache = new TimedCache<DamperEntry>(capacity, timeout);
         msgTypesToCache = EnumSet.copyOf(typesToDampen);
-    }        
-    
+    }
+
     /**
      * write the messag to the switch according to our dampening settings
+     *
      * @param sw
      * @param msg
      * @param cntx
      * @return true if the message was written to the switch, false if
-     * the message was dampened. 
+     * the message was dampened.
      * @throws IOException
      */
     public boolean write(IOFSwitch sw, OFMessage msg, FloodlightContext cntx)
-                    throws IOException {
+            throws IOException {
         return write(sw, msg, cntx, false);
     }
-    
+
     /**
      * write the messag to the switch according to our dampening settings
+     *
      * @param sw
      * @param msg
      * @param cntx
      * @param flush true to flush the packet immidiately
      * @return true if the message was written to the switch, false if
-     * the message was dampened. 
+     * the message was dampened.
      * @throws IOException
      */
     public boolean write(IOFSwitch sw, OFMessage msg,
-                        FloodlightContext cntx, boolean flush) 
+                         FloodlightContext cntx, boolean flush)
             throws IOException {
-        if (! msgTypesToCache.contains(msg.getType())) {
+        if (!msgTypesToCache.contains(msg.getType())) {
             sw.write(msg, cntx);
             if (flush) {
                 sw.flush();
             }
             return true;
         }
-        
+
         DamperEntry entry = new DamperEntry(msg, sw);
         if (cache.update(entry)) {
             // entry exists in cache. Dampening.
-            return false; 
+            return false;
         } else {
             sw.write(msg, cntx);
             if (flush) {
diff --git a/src/main/java/net/floodlightcontroller/util/TimedCache.java b/src/main/java/net/floodlightcontroller/util/TimedCache.java
index 3a44556..2a90f0b 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/floodlightcontroller/util/TimedCache.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/floodlightcontroller/util/TimedCache.java
@@ -1,19 +1,19 @@
 /**
-*    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.
-**/
+ *    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 net.floodlightcontroller.util;
 
@@ -26,55 +26,53 @@
  * The value is time-stamp in milliseconds
  * The time interval denotes the interval for which the entry should remain in the hashmap.
  * If an entry is present in the Linkedhashmap, it does not mean that it's valid (recently seen)
- * 
+ *
  * @param <K> Type of the values in this cache
  */
-public class TimedCache<K> {    
+public class TimedCache<K> {
     private final long timeoutInterval;    //specified in milliseconds.
-	private ConcurrentMap<K, Long> cache;
-    
+    private ConcurrentMap<K, Long> cache;
+
     /**
-     * 
-     * @param capacity the maximum number of entries in the cache before the 
-     * oldest entry is evicted. 
+     * @param capacity   the maximum number of entries in the cache before the
+     *                   oldest entry is evicted.
      * @param timeToLive specified in milliseconds
      */
-	public TimedCache(int capacity, int timeToLive) {
+    public TimedCache(int capacity, int timeToLive) {
         cache = new ConcurrentLinkedHashMap.Builder<K, Long>()
-        	    .maximumWeightedCapacity(capacity)
-            .build();
+                .maximumWeightedCapacity(capacity)
+                .build();
         this.timeoutInterval = timeToLive;
     }
-    
+
     public long getTimeoutInterval() {
         return this.timeoutInterval;
     }
-    
+
     /**
      * Always try to update the cache and set the last-seen value for this key.
-     * 
+     * <p/>
      * Return true, if a valid existing field was updated, else return false.
      * (note: if multiple threads update simultaneously, one of them will succeed,
-     *  other wills return false)
-     * 
+     * other wills return false)
+     *
      * @param key
      * @return boolean
      */
-    public boolean update(K key)
-    {
+    public boolean update(K key) {
         Long curr = new Long(System.currentTimeMillis());
         Long prev = cache.putIfAbsent(key, curr);
-        
+
         if (prev == null) {
-        		return false;
+            return false;
         }
 
         if (curr - prev > this.timeoutInterval) {
             if (cache.replace(key, prev, curr)) {
-            		return false;
+                return false;
             }
         }
-        
+
         return true;
     }
 }