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+using System;
+using System.IO;
+using Google.Protobuf;
+
+namespace Google.Protobuf
+{
+    public sealed class MessageParser<T> where T : IMessage<T>
+    {
+        private readonly Func<T> factory; 
+
+        public MessageParser(Func<T> factory)
+        {
+            this.factory = factory;
+        }
+
+        // Creates a template instance ready for population.
+        internal T CreateTemplate()
+        {
+            return factory();
+        }
+
+        public T ParseFrom(byte[] data)
+        {
+            T message = factory();
+            message.MergeFrom(data);
+            return message;
+        }
+
+        public T ParseFrom(ByteString data)
+        {
+            T message = factory();
+            message.MergeFrom(data);
+            return message;
+        }
+
+        public T ParseFrom(Stream input)
+        {
+            T message = factory();
+            message.MergeFrom(input);
+            return message;
+        }
+
+        public T ParseDelimitedFrom(Stream input)
+        {
+            T message = factory();
+            message.MergeDelimitedFrom(input);
+            return message;
+        }
+
+        public T ParseFrom(ICodedInputStream input)
+        {
+            T message = factory();
+            message.MergeFrom(input);
+            return message;
+        }
+    }
+}