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+# of_message specific controls
+
+# Do not include any arrays marked [0]
+IGNORE_ZERO_ARRAYS = 1
+
+# Do not include the ofp_header as a member in any structure
+# This allows messages to be consistently generated as:
+#   explicit header declaration
+#   core member declaration
+#   variable length data
+IGNORE_OFP_HEADER = 1
+
+# Generate object equality functions
+GEN_OBJ_EQUALITY = 1
+
+# Generate object show functions
+GEN_OBJ_SHOW = 1
+
+# Generate lists of enum values
+GEN_ENUM_VALUES_LIST = 0
+
+# Generate dictionary of enum strings to values
+GEN_ENUM_DICTIONARY = 1