diff --git a/tools/.gitignore b/tools/.gitignore
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/.gitignore
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+*
+!.gitignore
+!main.go
diff --git a/tools/main.go b/tools/main.go
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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.
+ */
+
+// +build tools
+
+package tools
+
+import (
+	// protocol buffer compiler plugins
+	_ "github.com/golang/protobuf/protoc-gen-go"
+	_ "github.com/grpc-ecosystem/grpc-gateway/protoc-gen-grpc-gateway"
+	_ "github.com/grpc-ecosystem/grpc-gateway/protoc-gen-swagger"
+)