Split off the Serialization namespace into a new assembly.

build/Common.targets

@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@
       <BenchmarkResources Include="$(BenchmarkProtosDirectory)\google_message1.dat" />
       <BenchmarkResources Include="$(BenchmarkProtosDirectory)\google_message2.dat" />
       <BenchmarkResources Include="$(SourceDirectory)\ProtocolBuffers\bin\$(BuildConfiguration)\Google.ProtocolBuffers.dll" />
+      <BenchmarkResources Include="$(SourceDirectory)\ProtocolBuffers.Serialization\bin\$(BuildConfiguration)\Google.ProtocolBuffers.Serialization.dll" />
       <BenchmarkResources Include="$(SourceDirectory)\ProtoBench\bin\$(BuildConfiguration)\ProtoBench.exe" />
     </ItemGroup>
 

build/build.csproj

@@ -145,6 +145,7 @@
     <TestContainer Include="$(SourceDirectory)\ProtoGen.Test\bin\$(BuildConfiguration)\Google.ProtocolBuffers.ProtoGen.Test.dll" />
 
     <DynamicPackageItem Include="$(SourceDirectory)\ProtocolBuffers\bin\$(BuildConfiguration)\Google.ProtocolBuffers.*" />
+    <DynamicPackageItem Include="$(SourceDirectory)\ProtocolBuffers.Serialization\bin\$(BuildConfiguration)\Google.ProtocolBuffers.Serialization.*" />
     <DynamicPackageItem Include="$(SourceDirectory)\ProtocolBuffers\bin\$(BuildConfiguration)\Google.ProtocolBuffersLite.*" />
     <DynamicPackageItem Include="$(SourceDirectory)\ProtoGen\bin\$(BuildConfiguration)\ProtoGen.*" />
     <DynamicPackageItem Include="$(SourceDirectory)\ProtoMunge\bin\$(BuildConfiguration)\ProtoMunge.*" />

lib/System.Core/ExtensionAttribute.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+
+namespace System.Runtime.CompilerServices
+{
+    /// <summary> Used for 2.0 compatibility </summary>
+    [AttributeUsage(AttributeTargets.Method)]
+    public sealed class ExtensionAttribute : Attribute { }
+}

lib/System.Core/build.bat

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+c:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\csc /target:library /out:System.Core.dll /keyfile:..\..\keys\Google.ProtocolBuffers.snk ExtensionAttribute.cs 

src/ProtoBench/ProtoBench.csproj

@@ -72,6 +72,11 @@
     <Compile Include="Properties\AssemblyInfo.cs" />
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
+    <ProjectReference Include="..\ProtocolBuffers.Serialization\ProtocolBuffers.Serialization.csproj">
+      <Project>{231391AF-449C-4a39-986C-AD7F270F4750}</Project>
+      <Name>ProtocolBuffers.Serialization</Name>
+      <Private>True</Private>
+    </ProjectReference>
     <ProjectReference Include="..\ProtocolBuffers\ProtocolBuffers.csproj">
       <Project>{6908BDCE-D925-43F3-94AC-A531E6DF2591}</Project>
       <Name>ProtocolBuffers</Name>

src/ProtocolBuffers.Serialization/AbstractReader.cs

@@ -12,8 +12,20 @@ namespace Google.ProtocolBuffers.Serialization
     /// </summary>
     public abstract class AbstractReader : ICodedInputStream
     {
-        private const int MaxDepth = CodedInputStream.DefaultRecursionLimit;
-        protected int Depth;
+        private const int DefaultMaxDepth = 64;
+        private int _depth;
+        
+        /// <summary> Constructs a new reader </summary>
+        protected AbstractReader() { MaxDepth = DefaultMaxDepth; }
+        /// <summary> Constructs a new child reader </summary>
+        protected AbstractReader(AbstractReader copyFrom)
+        {
+            _depth = copyFrom._depth + 1;
+            MaxDepth = copyFrom.MaxDepth;
+        }
+
+        /// <summary> Gets or sets the maximum recursion depth allowed </summary>
+        public int MaxDepth { get; set; }
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Merges the contents of stream into the provided message builder
@@ -395,12 +407,12 @@ namespace Google.ProtocolBuffers.Serialization
 
         void ICodedInputStream.ReadGroup(int fieldNumber, IBuilderLite builder, ExtensionRegistry extensionRegistry)
         {
-            if (Depth++ > MaxDepth)
+            if (_depth++ > MaxDepth)
             {
-                throw InvalidProtocolBufferException.RecursionLimitExceeded();
+                throw new RecursionLimitExceededException();
             }
             ReadGroup(builder, extensionRegistry);
-            Depth--;
+            _depth--;
         }
 
         void ICodedInputStream.ReadUnknownGroup(int fieldNumber, IBuilderLite builder)
@@ -410,12 +422,12 @@ namespace Google.ProtocolBuffers.Serialization
 
         void ICodedInputStream.ReadMessage(IBuilderLite builder, ExtensionRegistry extensionRegistry)
         {
-            if (Depth++ > MaxDepth)
+            if (_depth++ > MaxDepth)
             {
-                throw InvalidProtocolBufferException.RecursionLimitExceeded();
+                throw new RecursionLimitExceededException();
             }
             ReadMessage(builder, extensionRegistry);
-            Depth--;
+            _depth--;
         }
 
         bool ICodedInputStream.ReadBytes(ref ByteString value)
@@ -566,23 +578,23 @@ namespace Google.ProtocolBuffers.Serialization
         void ICodedInputStream.ReadMessageArray<T>(uint fieldTag, string fieldName, ICollection<T> list, T messageType,
                                                    ExtensionRegistry registry)
         {
-            if (Depth++ > MaxDepth)
+            if (_depth++ > MaxDepth)
             {
-                throw InvalidProtocolBufferException.RecursionLimitExceeded();
+                throw new RecursionLimitExceededException();
             }
             ReadMessageArray(fieldName, list, messageType, registry);
-            Depth--;
+            _depth--;
         }
 
         void ICodedInputStream.ReadGroupArray<T>(uint fieldTag, string fieldName, ICollection<T> list, T messageType,
                                                  ExtensionRegistry registry)
         {
-            if (Depth++ > MaxDepth)
+            if (_depth++ > MaxDepth)
             {
-                throw InvalidProtocolBufferException.RecursionLimitExceeded();
+                throw new RecursionLimitExceededException();
             }
             ReadGroupArray(fieldName, list, messageType, registry);
-            Depth--;
+            _depth--;
         }
 
         bool ICodedInputStream.ReadPrimitiveField(FieldType fieldType, ref object value)

src/ProtocolBuffers.Serialization/AbstractTextReader.cs

@@ -9,6 +9,13 @@ namespace Google.ProtocolBuffers.Serialization
     /// </summary>
     public abstract class AbstractTextReader : AbstractReader
     {
+        /// <summary> Constructs a new reader </summary>
+        protected AbstractTextReader() { }
+        /// <summary> Constructs a new child reader </summary>
+        protected AbstractTextReader(AbstractTextReader copyFrom)
+            : base(copyFrom)
+        { }
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Reads a typed field as a string
         /// </summary>

src/ProtocolBuffers.Serialization/DictionaryReader.cs

@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ namespace Google.ProtocolBuffers.Serialization
             byte[] rawbytes = null;
             if (GetValue(ref rawbytes))
             {
-                value = ByteString.AttachBytes(rawbytes);
+                value = ByteString.CopyFrom(rawbytes);
                 return true;
             }
             return false;

src/ProtocolBuffers.Serialization/Extensions.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,100 @@
+using System;
+using System.Text;
+using System.IO;
+using System.Xml;
+using Google.ProtocolBuffers.Serialization;
+
+namespace Google.ProtocolBuffers
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Extension methods for using serializers on instances of IMessageLite/IBuilderLite
+    /// </summary>
+    public static class Extensions
+    {
+        #region IMessageLite Extension
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Serializes the message to JSON text.  This is a trivial wrapper
+        /// around Serialization.JsonFormatWriter.WriteMessage.
+        /// </summary>
+        public static string ToJson(this IMessageLite message)
+        {
+            JsonFormatWriter w = JsonFormatWriter.CreateInstance();
+            w.WriteMessage(message);
+            return w.ToString();
+        }
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Serializes the message to XML text.  This is a trivial wrapper
+        /// around Serialization.XmlFormatWriter.WriteMessage.
+        /// </summary>
+        public static string ToXml(this IMessageLite message)
+        {
+            StringWriter w = new StringWriter(new StringBuilder(4096));
+            XmlFormatWriter.CreateInstance(w).WriteMessage(message);
+            return w.ToString();
+        }
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Serializes the message to XML text using the element name provided.
+        /// This is a trivial wrapper around Serialization.XmlFormatWriter.WriteMessage.
+        /// </summary>
+        public static string ToXml(this IMessageLite message, string rootElementName)
+        {
+            StringWriter w = new StringWriter(new StringBuilder(4096));
+            XmlFormatWriter.CreateInstance(w).WriteMessage(rootElementName, message);
+            return w.ToString();
+        }
+
+        #endregion
+        #region IBuilderLite Extensions
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Merges a JSON object into this builder and returns
+        /// </summary>
+        public static TBuilder MergeFromJson<TBuilder>(this TBuilder builder, string jsonText) where TBuilder : IBuilderLite
+        {
+            return JsonFormatReader.CreateInstance(jsonText)
+                .Merge(builder);
+        }
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Merges a JSON object into this builder and returns
+        /// </summary>
+        public static TBuilder MergeFromJson<TBuilder>(this TBuilder builder, TextReader reader) where TBuilder : IBuilderLite
+        {
+            return MergeFromJson(builder, reader, ExtensionRegistry.Empty);
+        }
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Merges a JSON object into this builder using the extensions provided and returns
+        /// </summary>
+        public static TBuilder MergeFromJson<TBuilder>(this TBuilder builder, TextReader reader, ExtensionRegistry extensionRegistry) where TBuilder : IBuilderLite
+        {
+            return JsonFormatReader.CreateInstance(reader)
+                .Merge(builder, extensionRegistry);
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Merges an XML object into this builder and returns
+        /// </summary>
+        public static TBuilder MergeFromXml<TBuilder>(this TBuilder builder, XmlReader reader) where TBuilder : IBuilderLite
+        {
+            return MergeFromXml(builder, XmlFormatReader.DefaultRootElementName, reader, ExtensionRegistry.Empty);
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Merges an XML object into this builder and returns
+        /// </summary>
+        public static TBuilder MergeFromXml<TBuilder>(this TBuilder builder, string rootElementName, XmlReader reader) where TBuilder : IBuilderLite
+        {
+            return MergeFromXml(builder, rootElementName, reader, ExtensionRegistry.Empty);
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Merges an XML object into this builder using the extensions provided and returns
+        /// </summary>
+        public static TBuilder MergeFromXml<TBuilder>(this TBuilder builder, string rootElementName, XmlReader reader,
+                                            ExtensionRegistry extensionRegistry) where TBuilder : IBuilderLite
+        {
+            return XmlFormatReader.CreateInstance(reader)
+                .Merge(rootElementName, builder, extensionRegistry);
+        }
+
+        #endregion
+    }
+}

src/ProtocolBuffers.Serialization/Properties/AssemblyInfo.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,76 @@
+// Protocol Buffers - Google's data interchange format
+// Copyright 2008 Google Inc.  All rights reserved.
+// http://github.com/jskeet/dotnet-protobufs/
+// Original C++/Java/Python code:
+// http://code.google.com/p/protobuf/
+//
+// Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
+// modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are
+// met:
+//
+//     * Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
+// notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+//     * Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above
+// copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer
+// in the documentation and/or other materials provided with the
+// distribution.
+//     * Neither the name of Google Inc. nor the names of its
+// contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived from
+// this software without specific prior written permission.
+//
+// THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS
+// "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT
+// LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR
+// A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT
+// OWNER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL,
+// SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT
+// LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE,
+// DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY
+// THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT
+// (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE
+// OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
+using System;
+using System.Reflection;
+using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
+using System.Runtime.CompilerServices;
+
+// General Information about an assembly is controlled through the following 
+// set of attributes. Change these attribute values to modify the information
+// associated with an assembly.
+
+[assembly: AssemblyTitle("ProtocolBuffers")]
+[assembly: AssemblyDescription("")]
+[assembly: AssemblyConfiguration("")]
+[assembly: AssemblyCompany("")]
+[assembly: AssemblyProduct("ProtocolBuffers")]
+[assembly: AssemblyCopyright("Copyright ©  2008")]
+[assembly: AssemblyTrademark("")]
+[assembly: AssemblyCulture("")]
+// Setting ComVisible to false makes the types in this assembly not visible 
+// to COM components.  If you need to access a type in this assembly from 
+// COM, set the ComVisible attribute to true on that type.
+
+[assembly: ComVisible(false)]
+
+// The following GUID is for the ID of the typelib if this project is exposed to COM
+
+[assembly: Guid("279b643d-70e8-47ae-9eb1-500d1c48bab6")]
+
+// Version information for an assembly consists of the following four values:
+//
+//      Major Version
+//      Minor Version 
+//      Build Number
+//      Revision
+//
+// You can specify all the values or you can default the Build and Revision Numbers 
+// by using the '*' as shown below:
+// [assembly: AssemblyVersion("2.3.0.277")]
+
+[assembly: AssemblyVersion("2.3.0.277")]
+#if !COMPACT_FRAMEWORK_35
+
+[assembly: AssemblyFileVersion("2.3.0.277")]
+#endif
+
+[assembly: CLSCompliant(true)]

src/ProtocolBuffers.Serialization/ProtocolBuffers.Serialization.csproj

@@ -0,0 +1,152 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<Project ToolsVersion="4.0" DefaultTargets="Build" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">
+  <PropertyGroup>
+    <Configuration Condition=" '$(Configuration)' == '' ">Debug</Configuration>
+    <Platform Condition=" '$(Platform)' == '' ">AnyCPU</Platform>
+    <ProductVersion>9.0.30729</ProductVersion>
+    <SchemaVersion>2.0</SchemaVersion>
+    <ProjectGuid>{231391AF-449C-4A39-986C-AD7F270F4750}</ProjectGuid>
+    <OutputType>Library</OutputType>
+    <AppDesignerFolder>Properties</AppDesignerFolder>
+    <RootNamespace>Google.ProtocolBuffers.Serialization</RootNamespace>
+    <AssemblyName>Google.ProtocolBuffers.Serialization</AssemblyName>
+    <TargetFrameworkVersion>v2.0</TargetFrameworkVersion>
+    <FileAlignment>512</FileAlignment>
+    <SignAssembly>true</SignAssembly>
+    <AssemblyOriginatorKeyFile>..\..\keys\Google.ProtocolBuffers.snk</AssemblyOriginatorKeyFile>
+    <FileUpgradeFlags>
+    </FileUpgradeFlags>
+    <UpgradeBackupLocation>
+    </UpgradeBackupLocation>
+    <OldToolsVersion>3.5</OldToolsVersion>
+    <PublishUrl>publish\</PublishUrl>
+    <Install>true</Install>
+    <InstallFrom>Disk</InstallFrom>
+    <UpdateEnabled>false</UpdateEnabled>
+    <UpdateMode>Foreground</UpdateMode>
+    <UpdateInterval>7</UpdateInterval>
+    <UpdateIntervalUnits>Days</UpdateIntervalUnits>
+    <UpdatePeriodically>false</UpdatePeriodically>
+    <UpdateRequired>false</UpdateRequired>
+    <MapFileExtensions>true</MapFileExtensions>
+    <ApplicationRevision>0</ApplicationRevision>
+    <ApplicationVersion>1.0.0.%2a</ApplicationVersion>
+    <IsWebBootstrapper>false</IsWebBootstrapper>
+    <UseApplicationTrust>false</UseApplicationTrust>
+    <BootstrapperEnabled>true</BootstrapperEnabled>
+  </PropertyGroup>
+  <PropertyGroup Condition=" '$(Configuration)|$(Platform)' == 'Debug|AnyCPU' ">
+    <DebugSymbols>true</DebugSymbols>
+    <DebugType>full</DebugType>
+    <Optimize>false</Optimize>
+    <OutputPath>bin\Debug\</OutputPath>
+    <DocumentationFile>$(OutputPath)\$(AssemblyName).xml</DocumentationFile>
+    <NoWarn>1591, 1570, 1571, 1572, 1573, 1574</NoWarn>
+    <DefineConstants>DEBUG;TRACE</DefineConstants>
+    <ErrorReport>prompt</ErrorReport>
+    <WarningLevel>4</WarningLevel>
+    <NoStdLib>true</NoStdLib>
+    <CodeAnalysisRuleSet>AllRules.ruleset</CodeAnalysisRuleSet>
+  </PropertyGroup>
+  <PropertyGroup Condition=" '$(Configuration)|$(Platform)' == 'Release|AnyCPU' ">
+    <DebugType>pdbonly</DebugType>
+    <Optimize>true</Optimize>
+    <OutputPath>bin\Release\</OutputPath>
+    <DocumentationFile>$(OutputPath)\$(AssemblyName).xml</DocumentationFile>
+    <NoWarn>1591, 1570, 1571, 1572, 1573, 1574</NoWarn>
+    <DefineConstants>TRACE</DefineConstants>
+    <ErrorReport>prompt</ErrorReport>
+    <WarningLevel>4</WarningLevel>
+    <NoStdLib>true</NoStdLib>
+    <CodeAnalysisRuleSet>AllRules.ruleset</CodeAnalysisRuleSet>
+  </PropertyGroup>
+  <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)' == 'Debug_Silverlight2|AnyCPU'">
+    <DebugSymbols>true</DebugSymbols>
+    <DebugType>full</DebugType>
+    <Optimize>false</Optimize>
+    <OutputPath>bin\Debug_Silverlight2\</OutputPath>
+    <DocumentationFile>$(OutputPath)\$(AssemblyName).xml</DocumentationFile>
+    <NoWarn>1591, 1570, 1571, 1572, 1573, 1574</NoWarn>
+    <DefineConstants>DEBUG;TRACE;SILVERLIGHT2</DefineConstants>
+    <ErrorReport>prompt</ErrorReport>
+    <WarningLevel>4</WarningLevel>
+    <NoStdLib>true</NoStdLib>
+    <CodeAnalysisRuleSet>AllRules.ruleset</CodeAnalysisRuleSet>
+  </PropertyGroup>
+  <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)' == 'Release_Silverlight2|AnyCPU'">
+    <DebugType>pdbonly</DebugType>
+    <Optimize>true</Optimize>
+    <OutputPath>bin\Release_Silverlight2\</OutputPath>
+    <DocumentationFile>$(OutputPath)\$(AssemblyName).xml</DocumentationFile>
+    <NoWarn>1591, 1570, 1571, 1572, 1573, 1574</NoWarn>
+    <DefineConstants>TRACE;SILVERLIGHT2</DefineConstants>
+    <ErrorReport>prompt</ErrorReport>
+    <WarningLevel>4</WarningLevel>
+    <NoStdLib>true</NoStdLib>
+    <CodeAnalysisRuleSet>AllRules.ruleset</CodeAnalysisRuleSet>
+  </PropertyGroup>
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <Reference Include="mscorlib" />
+    <Reference Include="System" />
+    <Reference Include="System.Xml" />
+    <!-- Only for 2.x compatibility of extension methods -->
+    <Reference Include="System.Core">
+      <SpecificVersion>False</SpecificVersion>
+      <HintPath>..\..\lib\System.Core\System.Core.dll</HintPath>
+      <Private>False</Private>
+    </Reference>
+  </ItemGroup>
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <Compile Include="Extensions.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="Properties\AssemblyInfo.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="AbstractReader.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="AbstractTextReader.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="AbstractTextWriter.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="AbstractWriter.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="DictionaryReader.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="DictionaryWriter.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="JsonFormatReader.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="JsonFormatWriter.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="JsonTextCursor.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="RecursionLimitExceeded.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="XmlFormatReader.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="XmlFormatWriter.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="XmlReaderOptions.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="XmlWriterOptions.cs" />
+  </ItemGroup>
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <BootstrapperPackage Include="Microsoft.Net.Client.3.5">
+      <Visible>False</Visible>
+      <ProductName>.NET Framework 3.5 SP1 Client Profile</ProductName>
+      <Install>false</Install>
+    </BootstrapperPackage>
+    <BootstrapperPackage Include="Microsoft.Net.Framework.3.5.SP1">
+      <Visible>False</Visible>
+      <ProductName>.NET Framework 3.5 SP1</ProductName>
+      <Install>true</Install>
+    </BootstrapperPackage>
+    <BootstrapperPackage Include="Microsoft.Windows.Installer.3.1">
+      <Visible>False</Visible>
+      <ProductName>Windows Installer 3.1</ProductName>
+      <Install>true</Install>
+    </BootstrapperPackage>
+  </ItemGroup>
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <ProjectReference Include="..\ProtocolBuffers\ProtocolBuffers.csproj">
+      <Project>{6908BDCE-D925-43F3-94AC-A531E6DF2591}</Project>
+      <Name>ProtocolBuffers</Name>
+      <Private>False</Private>
+    </ProjectReference>
+  </ItemGroup>
+  <Import Project="$(MSBuildToolsPath)\Microsoft.CSharp.targets" Condition=" '$(Configuration)' == 'Debug' " />
+  <Import Project="$(MSBuildToolsPath)\Microsoft.CSharp.targets" Condition=" '$(Configuration)' == 'Release' " />
+  <Import Project="$(MSBuildExtensionsPath)\Microsoft\Silverlight\v2.0\Microsoft.Silverlight.CSharp.targets" Condition=" '$(Configuration)' == 'Debug_Silverlight2' " />
+  <Import Project="$(MSBuildExtensionsPath)\Microsoft\Silverlight\v2.0\Microsoft.Silverlight.CSharp.targets" Condition=" '$(Configuration)' == 'Release_Silverlight2' " />
+  <!-- To modify your build process, add your task inside one of the targets below and uncomment it. 
+       Other similar extension points exist, see Microsoft.Common.targets.
+  <Target Name="BeforeBuild">
+  </Target>
+  <Target Name="AfterBuild">
+  </Target>
+  -->
+</Project>

src/ProtocolBuffers.Serialization/RecursionLimitExceeded.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Text;
+
+namespace Google.ProtocolBuffers.Serialization
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// The exception raised when a recursion limit is reached while parsing input.
+    /// </summary>
+#if !SILVERLIGHT2
+    [Serializable]
+#endif
+    public sealed class RecursionLimitExceededException : FormatException
+    {
+        const string message = "Possible malicious message had too many levels of nesting.";
+        
+        internal RecursionLimitExceededException() : base(message)
+        {
+        }
+
+#if !SILVERLIGHT2
+        private RecursionLimitExceededException(System.Runtime.Serialization.SerializationInfo info, System.Runtime.Serialization.StreamingContext context)
+            : base(info, context)
+        {
+        }
+#endif
+    }
+}

src/ProtocolBuffers.Serialization/XmlFormatReader.cs

@@ -75,6 +75,17 @@ namespace Google.ProtocolBuffers.Serialization
             Options = XmlReaderOptions.None;
         }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Constructs the XmlFormatReader with the XmlReader and options
+        /// </summary>
+        protected XmlFormatReader(XmlFormatReader copyFrom, XmlReader input)
+            : base(copyFrom)
+        {
+            _input = input;
+            _rootElementName = copyFrom._rootElementName;
+            Options = copyFrom.Options;
+        }
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Gets or sets the options to use when reading the xml
         /// </summary>
@@ -104,9 +115,7 @@ namespace Google.ProtocolBuffers.Serialization
 
         private XmlFormatReader CloneWith(XmlReader rdr)
         {
-            XmlFormatReader copy = new XmlFormatReader(rdr).SetOptions(Options);
-            copy._rootElementName = _rootElementName;
-            copy.Depth = Depth;
+            XmlFormatReader copy = new XmlFormatReader(this, rdr);
             return copy;
         }
 

src/ProtocolBuffers.Test/ProtocolBuffers.Test.csproj

@@ -124,6 +124,10 @@
     <Compile Include="WireFormatTest.cs" />
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
+    <ProjectReference Include="..\ProtocolBuffers.Serialization\ProtocolBuffers.Serialization.csproj">
+      <Project>{231391AF-449C-4a39-986C-AD7F270F4750}</Project>
+      <Name>ProtocolBuffers.Serialization</Name>
+    </ProjectReference>
     <ProjectReference Include="..\ProtocolBuffers\ProtocolBuffers.csproj">
       <Project>{6908BDCE-D925-43F3-94AC-A531E6DF2591}</Project>
       <Name>ProtocolBuffers</Name>

src/ProtocolBuffers.Test/TestWriterFormatJson.cs

@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ namespace Google.ProtocolBuffers
             TestAllTypes msg = new TestAllTypes.Builder().SetDefaultBool(true).Build();
             string json = msg.ToJson();
             Assert.AreEqual("{\"default_bool\":true}", json);
-            TestAllTypes copy = TestAllTypes.ParseFromJson(json);
+            TestAllTypes copy = new TestAllTypes.Builder().MergeFromJson(json).Build();
             Assert.IsTrue(copy.HasDefaultBool && copy.DefaultBool);
             Assert.AreEqual(msg, copy);
         }
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ namespace Google.ProtocolBuffers
             TestAllTypes msg = new TestAllTypes.Builder().SetDefaultBool(true).Build();
             string json = msg.ToJson();
             Assert.AreEqual("{\"default_bool\":true}", json);
-            TestAllTypes copy = TestAllTypes.ParseFromJson(new StringReader(json));
+            TestAllTypes copy = new TestAllTypes.Builder().MergeFromJson(new StringReader(json)).Build();
             Assert.IsTrue(copy.HasDefaultBool && copy.DefaultBool);
             Assert.AreEqual(msg, copy);
         }
@@ -337,13 +337,13 @@ namespace Google.ProtocolBuffers
             Assert.AreEqual(3, ordinal);
             Assert.AreEqual(3, builder.TextlinesCount);
         }
-        [Test,ExpectedException(typeof(InvalidProtocolBufferException))]
+        [Test,ExpectedException(typeof(RecursionLimitExceededException))]
         public void TestRecursiveLimit()
         {
             StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder(8192);
             for (int i = 0; i < 80; i++)
                 sb.Append("{\"child\":");
-            TestXmlRescursive msg = TestXmlRescursive.ParseFromJson(sb.ToString());
+            TestXmlRescursive msg = new TestXmlRescursive.Builder().MergeFromJson(sb.ToString()).Build();
         }
         [Test, ExpectedException(typeof(FormatException))]
         public void FailWithEmptyText()

src/ProtocolBuffers.Test/TestWriterFormatXml.cs

@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ namespace Google.ProtocolBuffers
             TestAllTypes msg = new TestAllTypes.Builder().SetDefaultBool(true).Build();
             string xml = msg.ToXml();
             Assert.AreEqual("<root><default_bool>true</default_bool></root>", xml);
-            TestAllTypes copy = TestAllTypes.ParseFromXml(XmlReader.Create(new StringReader(xml)));
+            TestAllTypes copy = new TestAllTypes.Builder().MergeFromXml(XmlReader.Create(new StringReader(xml))).Build();
             Assert.IsTrue(copy.HasDefaultBool && copy.DefaultBool);
             Assert.AreEqual(msg, copy);
         }
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ namespace Google.ProtocolBuffers
             TestAllTypes msg = new TestAllTypes.Builder().SetDefaultBool(true).Build();
             string xml = msg.ToXml("message");
             Assert.AreEqual("<message><default_bool>true</default_bool></message>", xml);
-            TestAllTypes copy = TestAllTypes.ParseFromXml("message", XmlReader.Create(new StringReader(xml)));
+            TestAllTypes copy = new TestAllTypes.Builder().MergeFromXml("message", XmlReader.Create(new StringReader(xml))).Build();
             Assert.IsTrue(copy.HasDefaultBool && copy.DefaultBool);
             Assert.AreEqual(msg, copy);
         }
@@ -324,13 +324,13 @@ namespace Google.ProtocolBuffers
             TestXmlMessage copy = rdr.Merge(TestXmlMessage.CreateBuilder(), registry).Build();
             Assert.AreEqual(message, copy);
         }
-        [Test, ExpectedException(typeof(InvalidProtocolBufferException))]
+        [Test, ExpectedException(typeof(RecursionLimitExceededException))]
         public void TestRecursiveLimit()
         {
             StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder(8192);
             for (int i = 0; i < 80; i++)
                 sb.Append("<child>");
-            TestXmlRescursive msg = TestXmlRescursive.ParseFromXml("child", XmlReader.Create(new StringReader(sb.ToString())));
+            TestXmlRescursive msg = new TestXmlRescursive.Builder().MergeFromXml("child", XmlReader.Create(new StringReader(sb.ToString()))).Build();
         }
     }
 }

src/ProtocolBuffers.sln

@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-
-Microsoft Visual Studio Solution File, Format Version 11.00
+Microsoft Visual Studio Solution File, Format Version 11.00
 # Visual Studio 2010
 Project("{2150E333-8FDC-42A3-9474-1A3956D46DE8}") = "proto", "proto", "{1F896D5C-5FC2-4671-9216-781CB8187EC7}"
 	ProjectSection(SolutionItems) = preProject
@@ -67,6 +66,8 @@ Project("{2150E333-8FDC-42A3-9474-1A3956D46DE8}") = "build", "build", "{66ED1950
 		..\build\RunBenchmarks.bat = ..\build\RunBenchmarks.bat
 	EndProjectSection
 EndProject
+Project("{FAE04EC0-301F-11D3-BF4B-00C04F79EFBC}") = "ProtocolBuffers.Serialization", "ProtocolBuffers.Serialization\ProtocolBuffers.Serialization.csproj", "{231391AF-449C-4a39-986C-AD7F270F4750}"
+EndProject
 Global
 	GlobalSection(SolutionConfigurationPlatforms) = preSolution
 		Debug_Silverlight2|Any CPU = Debug_Silverlight2|Any CPU
@@ -145,6 +146,14 @@ Global
 		{EEFFED24-3750-4567-9A23-1DB676A15610}.Release_Silverlight2|Any CPU.ActiveCfg = Release|Any CPU
 		{EEFFED24-3750-4567-9A23-1DB676A15610}.Release|Any CPU.ActiveCfg = Release|Any CPU
 		{EEFFED24-3750-4567-9A23-1DB676A15610}.Release|Any CPU.Build.0 = Release|Any CPU
+		{231391AF-449C-4a39-986C-AD7F270F4750}.Debug_Silverlight2|Any CPU.ActiveCfg = Debug_Silverlight2|Any CPU
+		{231391AF-449C-4a39-986C-AD7F270F4750}.Debug_Silverlight2|Any CPU.Build.0 = Debug_Silverlight2|Any CPU
+		{231391AF-449C-4a39-986C-AD7F270F4750}.Debug|Any CPU.ActiveCfg = Debug|Any CPU
+		{231391AF-449C-4a39-986C-AD7F270F4750}.Debug|Any CPU.Build.0 = Debug|Any CPU
+		{231391AF-449C-4a39-986C-AD7F270F4750}.Release_Silverlight2|Any CPU.ActiveCfg = Release_Silverlight2|Any CPU
+		{231391AF-449C-4a39-986C-AD7F270F4750}.Release_Silverlight2|Any CPU.Build.0 = Release_Silverlight2|Any CPU
+		{231391AF-449C-4a39-986C-AD7F270F4750}.Release|Any CPU.ActiveCfg = Release|Any CPU
+		{231391AF-449C-4a39-986C-AD7F270F4750}.Release|Any CPU.Build.0 = Release|Any CPU
 	EndGlobalSection
 	GlobalSection(SolutionProperties) = preSolution
 		HideSolutionNode = FALSE

src/ProtocolBuffers/AbstractMessage.cs

@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@ using System.IO;
 using System.Text;
 using Google.ProtocolBuffers.Collections;
 using Google.ProtocolBuffers.Descriptors;
-using Google.ProtocolBuffers.Serialization;
 
 namespace Google.ProtocolBuffers
 {
@@ -123,27 +122,6 @@ namespace Google.ProtocolBuffers
             return TextFormat.PrintToString(this);
         }
 
-        public string ToJson()
-        {
-            JsonFormatWriter w = JsonFormatWriter.CreateInstance();
-            w.WriteMessage(this);
-            return w.ToString();
-        }
-
-        public string ToXml()
-        {
-            StringWriter w = new StringWriter(new StringBuilder(4096));
-            XmlFormatWriter.CreateInstance(w).WriteMessage(this);
-            return w.ToString();
-        }
-
-        public string ToXml(string rootElementName)
-        {
-            StringWriter w = new StringWriter(new StringBuilder(4096));
-            XmlFormatWriter.CreateInstance(w).WriteMessage(rootElementName, this);
-            return w.ToString();
-        }
-
         public override sealed void PrintTo(TextWriter writer)
         {
             TextFormat.Print(this, writer);

src/ProtocolBuffers/GeneratedMessage.cs

@@ -42,7 +42,6 @@ using System.Xml;
 using Google.ProtocolBuffers.Collections;
 using Google.ProtocolBuffers.Descriptors;
 using Google.ProtocolBuffers.FieldAccess;
-using Google.ProtocolBuffers.Serialization;
 
 namespace Google.ProtocolBuffers
 {
@@ -178,42 +177,5 @@ namespace Google.ProtocolBuffers
         {
             unknownFields = fieldSet;
         }
-
-        public static TMessage ParseFromJson(string jsonText)
-        {
-            return JsonFormatReader.CreateInstance(jsonText)
-                .Merge(new TBuilder())
-                .Build();
-        }
-
-        public static TMessage ParseFromJson(TextReader reader)
-        {
-            return ParseFromJson(reader, ExtensionRegistry.Empty);
-        }
-
-        public static TMessage ParseFromJson(TextReader reader, ExtensionRegistry extensionRegistry)
-        {
-            return JsonFormatReader.CreateInstance(reader)
-                .Merge(new TBuilder(), extensionRegistry)
-                .Build();
-        }
-
-        public static TMessage ParseFromXml(XmlReader reader)
-        {
-            return ParseFromXml(XmlFormatReader.DefaultRootElementName, reader, ExtensionRegistry.Empty);
-        }
-
-        public static TMessage ParseFromXml(string rootElementName, XmlReader reader)
-        {
-            return ParseFromXml(rootElementName, reader, ExtensionRegistry.Empty);
-        }
-
-        public static TMessage ParseFromXml(string rootElementName, XmlReader reader,
-                                            ExtensionRegistry extensionRegistry)
-        {
-            return XmlFormatReader.CreateInstance(reader)
-                .Merge(rootElementName, new TBuilder(), extensionRegistry)
-                .Build();
-        }
     }
 }

src/ProtocolBuffers/IMessage.cs

@@ -184,24 +184,6 @@ namespace Google.ProtocolBuffers
         /// </summary>
         new byte[] ToByteArray();
 
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Serializes the message to JSON text.  This is a trivial wrapper 
-        /// around Serialization.JsonFormatWriter.WriteMessage.
-        /// </summary>
-        string ToJson();
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Serializes the message to XML text.  This is a trivial wrapper 
-        /// around Serialization.XmlFormatWriter.WriteMessage.
-        /// </summary>
-        string ToXml();
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Serializes the message to XML text using the element name provided.
-        /// This is a trivial wrapper around Serialization.XmlFormatWriter.WriteMessage.
-        /// </summary>
-        string ToXml(string rootElementName);
-
         /// <summary>
         /// Serializes the message and writes it to the given stream.
         /// This is just a wrapper around WriteTo(ICodedOutputStream). This

src/ProtocolBuffers/ProtocolBuffers.csproj

@@ -88,7 +88,6 @@
   <ItemGroup>
     <Reference Include="mscorlib" />
     <Reference Include="System" />
-    <Reference Include="System.Data" />
     <Reference Include="System.Xml" />
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
@@ -181,19 +180,6 @@
     <Compile Include="NameHelpers.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Properties\AssemblyInfo.cs" />
     <Compile Include="RpcUtil.cs" />
-    <Compile Include="Serialization\AbstractReader.cs" />
-    <Compile Include="Serialization\AbstractTextReader.cs" />
-    <Compile Include="Serialization\AbstractTextWriter.cs" />
-    <Compile Include="Serialization\AbstractWriter.cs" />
-    <Compile Include="Serialization\DictionaryReader.cs" />
-    <Compile Include="Serialization\DictionaryWriter.cs" />
-    <Compile Include="Serialization\JsonFormatReader.cs" />
-    <Compile Include="Serialization\JsonFormatWriter.cs" />
-    <Compile Include="Serialization\JsonTextCursor.cs" />
-    <Compile Include="Serialization\XmlFormatReader.cs" />
-    <Compile Include="Serialization\XmlFormatWriter.cs" />
-    <Compile Include="Serialization\XmlReaderOptions.cs" />
-    <Compile Include="Serialization\XmlWriterOptions.cs" />
     <Compile Include="SilverlightCompatibility.cs" />
     <Compile Include="SortedList.cs" />
     <Compile Include="TextFormat.cs" />

src/ProtocolBuffers2008.sln

@@ -67,6 +67,8 @@ Project("{2150E333-8FDC-42A3-9474-1A3956D46DE8}") = "build", "build", "{66ED1950
 		..\build\RunBenchmarks.bat = ..\build\RunBenchmarks.bat
 	EndProjectSection
 EndProject
+Project("{FAE04EC0-301F-11D3-BF4B-00C04F79EFBC}") = "ProtocolBuffers.Serialization", "ProtocolBuffers.Serialization\ProtocolBuffers.Serialization.csproj", "{231391AF-449C-4a39-986C-AD7F270F4750}"
+EndProject
 Global
 	GlobalSection(SolutionConfigurationPlatforms) = preSolution
 		Debug_Silverlight2|Any CPU = Debug_Silverlight2|Any CPU
@@ -145,6 +147,14 @@ Global
 		{EEFFED24-3750-4567-9A23-1DB676A15610}.Release_Silverlight2|Any CPU.ActiveCfg = Release|Any CPU
 		{EEFFED24-3750-4567-9A23-1DB676A15610}.Release|Any CPU.ActiveCfg = Release|Any CPU
 		{EEFFED24-3750-4567-9A23-1DB676A15610}.Release|Any CPU.Build.0 = Release|Any CPU
+		{231391AF-449C-4a39-986C-AD7F270F4750}.Debug_Silverlight2|Any CPU.ActiveCfg = Debug_Silverlight2|Any CPU
+		{231391AF-449C-4a39-986C-AD7F270F4750}.Debug_Silverlight2|Any CPU.Build.0 = Debug_Silverlight2|Any CPU
+		{231391AF-449C-4a39-986C-AD7F270F4750}.Debug|Any CPU.ActiveCfg = Debug|Any CPU
+		{231391AF-449C-4a39-986C-AD7F270F4750}.Debug|Any CPU.Build.0 = Debug|Any CPU
+		{231391AF-449C-4a39-986C-AD7F270F4750}.Release_Silverlight2|Any CPU.ActiveCfg = Release_Silverlight2|Any CPU
+		{231391AF-449C-4a39-986C-AD7F270F4750}.Release_Silverlight2|Any CPU.Build.0 = Release_Silverlight2|Any CPU
+		{231391AF-449C-4a39-986C-AD7F270F4750}.Release|Any CPU.ActiveCfg = Release|Any CPU
+		{231391AF-449C-4a39-986C-AD7F270F4750}.Release|Any CPU.Build.0 = Release|Any CPU
 	EndGlobalSection
 	GlobalSection(SolutionProperties) = preSolution
 		HideSolutionNode = FALSE