1 files changed, 26 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/src/google/protobuf/compiler/java/java_string_field.cc b/src/google/protobuf/compiler/java/java_string_field.cc
index 8889a744..1c9302af 100644
--- a/src/google/protobuf/compiler/java/java_string_field.cc
+++ b/src/google/protobuf/compiler/java/java_string_field.cc
@@ -407,6 +407,15 @@ GenerateParsingCode(io::Printer* printer) const {
       "String s = input.readStringRequireUtf8();\n"
       "$set_has_field_bit_message$\n"
       "$name$_ = s;\n");
+  } else if (!HasDescriptorMethods(descriptor_->file())) {
+    // Lite runtime should attempt to reduce allocations by attempting to
+    // construct the string directly from the input stream buffer. This avoids
+    // spurious intermediary ByteString allocations, cutting overall allocations
+    // in half.
+    printer->Print(variables_,
+      "String s = input.readString();\n"
+      "$set_has_field_bit_message$\n"
+      "$name$_ = s;\n");
   } else {
     printer->Print(variables_,
       "com.google.protobuf.ByteString bs = input.readBytes();\n"
@@ -659,6 +668,15 @@ GenerateParsingCode(io::Printer* printer) const {
       "String s = input.readStringRequireUtf8();\n"
       "$set_oneof_case_message$;\n"
       "$oneof_name$_ = s;\n}\n");
+  } else if (!HasDescriptorMethods(descriptor_->file())) {
+    // Lite runtime should attempt to reduce allocations by attempting to
+    // construct the string directly from the input stream buffer. This avoids
+    // spurious intermediary ByteString allocations, cutting overall allocations
+    // in half.
+    printer->Print(variables_,
+      "String s = input.readString();\n"
+      "$set_oneof_case_message$;\n"
+      "$oneof_name$_ = s;\n");
   } else {
     printer->Print(variables_,
       "com.google.protobuf.ByteString bs = input.readBytes();\n"
@@ -923,6 +941,13 @@ GenerateParsingCode(io::Printer* printer) const {
   if (CheckUtf8(descriptor_)) {
     printer->Print(variables_,
     "String s = input.readStringRequireUtf8();\n");
+  } else if (!HasDescriptorMethods(descriptor_->file())) {
+    // Lite runtime should attempt to reduce allocations by attempting to
+    // construct the string directly from the input stream buffer. This avoids
+    // spurious intermediary ByteString allocations, cutting overall allocations
+    // in half.
+    printer->Print(variables_,
+    "String s = input.readString();\n");
   } else {
     printer->Print(variables_,
     "com.google.protobuf.ByteString bs = input.readBytes();\n");
@@ -932,7 +957,7 @@ GenerateParsingCode(io::Printer* printer) const {
     "  $name$_ = new com.google.protobuf.LazyStringArrayList();\n"
     "  $set_mutable_bit_parser$;\n"
     "}\n");
-  if (CheckUtf8(descriptor_)) {
+  if (CheckUtf8(descriptor_) || !HasDescriptorMethods(descriptor_->file())) {
     printer->Print(variables_,
       "$name$_.add(s);\n");
   } else {