Merge pull request #974 from jskeet/parser

Parser property in MessageDescriptor

csharp/src/AddressBook/Addressbook.cs

@@ -35,8 +35,8 @@ namespace Google.Protobuf.Examples.AddressBook {
       descriptor = pbr::FileDescriptor.InternalBuildGeneratedFileFrom(descriptorData,
           new pbr::FileDescriptor[] { },
           new pbr::GeneratedCodeInfo(null, new pbr::GeneratedCodeInfo[] {
-            new pbr::GeneratedCodeInfo(typeof(global::Google.Protobuf.Examples.AddressBook.Person), new[]{ "Name", "Id", "Email", "Phones" }, null, new[]{ typeof(global::Google.Protobuf.Examples.AddressBook.Person.Types.PhoneType) }, new pbr::GeneratedCodeInfo[] { new pbr::GeneratedCodeInfo(typeof(global::Google.Protobuf.Examples.AddressBook.Person.Types.PhoneNumber), new[]{ "Number", "Type" }, null, null, null)}),
-            new pbr::GeneratedCodeInfo(typeof(global::Google.Protobuf.Examples.AddressBook.AddressBook), new[]{ "People" }, null, null, null)
+            new pbr::GeneratedCodeInfo(typeof(global::Google.Protobuf.Examples.AddressBook.Person), global::Google.Protobuf.Examples.AddressBook.Person.Parser, new[]{ "Name", "Id", "Email", "Phones" }, null, new[]{ typeof(global::Google.Protobuf.Examples.AddressBook.Person.Types.PhoneType) }, new pbr::GeneratedCodeInfo[] { new pbr::GeneratedCodeInfo(typeof(global::Google.Protobuf.Examples.AddressBook.Person.Types.PhoneNumber), global::Google.Protobuf.Examples.AddressBook.Person.Types.PhoneNumber.Parser, new[]{ "Number", "Type" }, null, null, null)}),
+            new pbr::GeneratedCodeInfo(typeof(global::Google.Protobuf.Examples.AddressBook.AddressBook), global::Google.Protobuf.Examples.AddressBook.AddressBook.Parser, new[]{ "People" }, null, null, null)
           }));
     }
     #endregion

csharp/src/Google.Protobuf.Conformance/Conformance.cs

@@ -137,11 +137,11 @@ namespace Conformance {
       descriptor = pbr::FileDescriptor.InternalBuildGeneratedFileFrom(descriptorData,
           new pbr::FileDescriptor[] { },
           new pbr::GeneratedCodeInfo(new[] {typeof(global::Conformance.WireFormat), typeof(global::Conformance.ForeignEnum), }, new pbr::GeneratedCodeInfo[] {
-            new pbr::GeneratedCodeInfo(typeof(global::Conformance.ConformanceRequest), new[]{ "ProtobufPayload", "JsonPayload", "RequestedOutputFormat" }, new[]{ "Payload" }, null, null),
-            new pbr::GeneratedCodeInfo(typeof(global::Conformance.ConformanceResponse), new[]{ "ParseError", "RuntimeError", "ProtobufPayload", "JsonPayload", "Skipped" }, new[]{ "Result" }, null, null),
-            new pbr::GeneratedCodeInfo(typeof(global::Conformance.TestAllTypes), new[]{ "OptionalInt32", "OptionalInt64", "OptionalUint32", "OptionalUint64", "OptionalSint32", "OptionalSint64", "OptionalFixed32", "OptionalFixed64", "OptionalSfixed32", "OptionalSfixed64", "OptionalFloat", "OptionalDouble", "OptionalBool", "OptionalString", "OptionalBytes", "OptionalNestedMessage", "OptionalForeignMessage", "OptionalNestedEnum", "OptionalForeignEnum", "OptionalStringPiece", "OptionalCord", "RecursiveMessage", "RepeatedInt32", "RepeatedInt64", "RepeatedUint32", "RepeatedUint64", "RepeatedSint32", "RepeatedSint64", "RepeatedFixed32", "RepeatedFixed64", "RepeatedSfixed32", "RepeatedSfixed64", "RepeatedFloat", "RepeatedDouble", "RepeatedBool", "RepeatedString", "RepeatedBytes", "RepeatedNestedMessage", "RepeatedForeignMessage", "RepeatedNestedEnum", "RepeatedForeignEnum", "RepeatedStringPiece", "RepeatedCord", "MapInt32Int32", "MapInt64Int64", "MapUint32Uint32", "MapUint64Uint64", "MapSint32Sint32", "MapSint64Sint64", "MapFixed32Fixed32", "MapFixed64Fixed64", "MapSfixed32Sfixed32", "MapSfixed64Sfixed64", "MapInt32Float", "MapInt32Double", "MapBoolBool", "MapStringString", "MapStringBytes", "MapStringNestedMessage", "MapStringForeignMessage", "MapStringNestedEnum", "MapStringForeignEnum", "OneofUint32", "OneofNestedMessage", "OneofString", "OneofBytes" }, new[]{ "OneofField" }, new[]{ typeof(global::Conformance.TestAllTypes.Types.NestedEnum) }, new pbr::GeneratedCodeInfo[] { new pbr::GeneratedCodeInfo(typeof(global::Conformance.TestAllTypes.Types.NestedMessage), new[]{ "A", "Corecursive" }, null, null, null),
+            new pbr::GeneratedCodeInfo(typeof(global::Conformance.ConformanceRequest), global::Conformance.ConformanceRequest.Parser, new[]{ "ProtobufPayload", "JsonPayload", "RequestedOutputFormat" }, new[]{ "Payload" }, null, null),
+            new pbr::GeneratedCodeInfo(typeof(global::Conformance.ConformanceResponse), global::Conformance.ConformanceResponse.Parser, new[]{ "ParseError", "RuntimeError", "ProtobufPayload", "JsonPayload", "Skipped" }, new[]{ "Result" }, null, null),
+            new pbr::GeneratedCodeInfo(typeof(global::Conformance.TestAllTypes), global::Conformance.TestAllTypes.Parser, new[]{ "OptionalInt32", "OptionalInt64", "OptionalUint32", "OptionalUint64", "OptionalSint32", "OptionalSint64", "OptionalFixed32", "OptionalFixed64", "OptionalSfixed32", "OptionalSfixed64", "OptionalFloat", "OptionalDouble", "OptionalBool", "OptionalString", "OptionalBytes", "OptionalNestedMessage", "OptionalForeignMessage", "OptionalNestedEnum", "OptionalForeignEnum", "OptionalStringPiece", "OptionalCord", "RecursiveMessage", "RepeatedInt32", "RepeatedInt64", "RepeatedUint32", "RepeatedUint64", "RepeatedSint32", "RepeatedSint64", "RepeatedFixed32", "RepeatedFixed64", "RepeatedSfixed32", "RepeatedSfixed64", "RepeatedFloat", "RepeatedDouble", "RepeatedBool", "RepeatedString", "RepeatedBytes", "RepeatedNestedMessage", "RepeatedForeignMessage", "RepeatedNestedEnum", "RepeatedForeignEnum", "RepeatedStringPiece", "RepeatedCord", "MapInt32Int32", "MapInt64Int64", "MapUint32Uint32", "MapUint64Uint64", "MapSint32Sint32", "MapSint64Sint64", "MapFixed32Fixed32", "MapFixed64Fixed64", "MapSfixed32Sfixed32", "MapSfixed64Sfixed64", "MapInt32Float", "MapInt32Double", "MapBoolBool", "MapStringString", "MapStringBytes", "MapStringNestedMessage", "MapStringForeignMessage", "MapStringNestedEnum", "MapStringForeignEnum", "OneofUint32", "OneofNestedMessage", "OneofString", "OneofBytes" }, new[]{ "OneofField" }, new[]{ typeof(global::Conformance.TestAllTypes.Types.NestedEnum) }, new pbr::GeneratedCodeInfo[] { new pbr::GeneratedCodeInfo(typeof(global::Conformance.TestAllTypes.Types.NestedMessage), global::Conformance.TestAllTypes.Types.NestedMessage.Parser, new[]{ "A", "Corecursive" }, null, null, null),
             null, null, null, null, null, null, null, null, null, null, null, null, null, null, null, null, null, null, null, }),
-            new pbr::GeneratedCodeInfo(typeof(global::Conformance.ForeignMessage), new[]{ "C" }, null, null, null)
+            new pbr::GeneratedCodeInfo(typeof(global::Conformance.ForeignMessage), global::Conformance.ForeignMessage.Parser, new[]{ "C" }, null, null, null)
           }));
     }
     #endregion

csharp/src/Google.Protobuf.Test/Reflection/DescriptorsTest.cs

@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ namespace Google.Protobuf.Reflection
 
             MessageDescriptor messageType = TestAllTypes.Descriptor;
             Assert.AreSame(typeof(TestAllTypes), messageType.GeneratedType);
+            Assert.AreSame(TestAllTypes.Parser, messageType.Parser);
             Assert.AreEqual(messageType, file.MessageTypes[0]);
             Assert.AreEqual(messageType, file.FindTypeByName<MessageDescriptor>("TestAllTypes"));
             Assert.Null(file.FindTypeByName<MessageDescriptor>("NoSuchType"));
@@ -234,9 +235,10 @@ namespace Google.Protobuf.Reflection
             // We should still be able to get at a field...
             var messageDescriptor = newDescriptor.FindTypeByName<MessageDescriptor>("ItemField");
             var fieldDescriptor = messageDescriptor.FindFieldByName("item");
-            // But there shouldn't be an accessor (or a generated type for the message)
+            // But there shouldn't be an accessor (or a generated type for the message, or parser)
             Assert.IsNull(fieldDescriptor.Accessor);
             Assert.IsNull(messageDescriptor.GeneratedType);
+            Assert.IsNull(messageDescriptor.Parser);
         }
 
         // From TestFieldOrdering:

csharp/src/Google.Protobuf.Test/TestProtos/MapUnittestProto3.cs

@@ -150,13 +150,13 @@ namespace Google.Protobuf.TestProtos {
       descriptor = pbr::FileDescriptor.InternalBuildGeneratedFileFrom(descriptorData,
           new pbr::FileDescriptor[] { global::Google.Protobuf.TestProtos.UnittestProto3Reflection.Descriptor, },
           new pbr::GeneratedCodeInfo(new[] {typeof(global::Google.Protobuf.TestProtos.MapEnum), }, new pbr::GeneratedCodeInfo[] {
-            new pbr::GeneratedCodeInfo(typeof(global::Google.Protobuf.TestProtos.TestMap), new[]{ "MapInt32Int32", "MapInt64Int64", "MapUint32Uint32", "MapUint64Uint64", "MapSint32Sint32", "MapSint64Sint64", "MapFixed32Fixed32", "MapFixed64Fixed64", "MapSfixed32Sfixed32", "MapSfixed64Sfixed64", "MapInt32Float", "MapInt32Double", "MapBoolBool", "MapStringString", "MapInt32Bytes", "MapInt32Enum", "MapInt32ForeignMessage" }, null, null, new pbr::GeneratedCodeInfo[] { null, null, null, null, null, null, null, null, null, null, null, null, null, null, null, null, null, }),
-            new pbr::GeneratedCodeInfo(typeof(global::Google.Protobuf.TestProtos.TestMapSubmessage), new[]{ "TestMap" }, null, null, null),
-            new pbr::GeneratedCodeInfo(typeof(global::Google.Protobuf.TestProtos.TestMessageMap), new[]{ "MapInt32Message" }, null, null, new pbr::GeneratedCodeInfo[] { null, }),
-            new pbr::GeneratedCodeInfo(typeof(global::Google.Protobuf.TestProtos.TestSameTypeMap), new[]{ "Map1", "Map2" }, null, null, new pbr::GeneratedCodeInfo[] { null, null, }),
-            new pbr::GeneratedCodeInfo(typeof(global::Google.Protobuf.TestProtos.TestArenaMap), new[]{ "MapInt32Int32", "MapInt64Int64", "MapUint32Uint32", "MapUint64Uint64", "MapSint32Sint32", "MapSint64Sint64", "MapFixed32Fixed32", "MapFixed64Fixed64", "MapSfixed32Sfixed32", "MapSfixed64Sfixed64", "MapInt32Float", "MapInt32Double", "MapBoolBool", "MapInt32Enum", "MapInt32ForeignMessage" }, null, null, new pbr::GeneratedCodeInfo[] { null, null, null, null, null, null, null, null, null, null, null, null, null, null, null, }),
-            new pbr::GeneratedCodeInfo(typeof(global::Google.Protobuf.TestProtos.MessageContainingEnumCalledType), new[]{ "Type" }, null, new[]{ typeof(global::Google.Protobuf.TestProtos.MessageContainingEnumCalledType.Types.Type) }, new pbr::GeneratedCodeInfo[] { null, }),
-            new pbr::GeneratedCodeInfo(typeof(global::Google.Protobuf.TestProtos.MessageContainingMapCalledEntry), new[]{ "Entry" }, null, null, new pbr::GeneratedCodeInfo[] { null, })
+            new pbr::GeneratedCodeInfo(typeof(global::Google.Protobuf.TestProtos.TestMap), global::Google.Protobuf.TestProtos.TestMap.Parser, new[]{ "MapInt32Int32", "MapInt64Int64", "MapUint32Uint32", "MapUint64Uint64", "MapSint32Sint32", "MapSint64Sint64", "MapFixed32Fixed32", "MapFixed64Fixed64", "MapSfixed32Sfixed32", "MapSfixed64Sfixed64", "MapInt32Float", "MapInt32Double", "MapBoolBool", "MapStringString", "MapInt32Bytes", "MapInt32Enum", "MapInt32ForeignMessage" }, null, null, new pbr::GeneratedCodeInfo[] { null, null, null, null, null, null, null, null, null, null, null, null, null, null, null, null, null, }),
+            new pbr::GeneratedCodeInfo(typeof(global::Google.Protobuf.TestProtos.TestMapSubmessage), global::Google.Protobuf.TestProtos.TestMapSubmessage.Parser, new[]{ "TestMap" }, null, null, null),
+            new pbr::GeneratedCodeInfo(typeof(global::Google.Protobuf.TestProtos.TestMessageMap), global::Google.Protobuf.TestProtos.TestMessageMap.Parser, new[]{ "MapInt32Message" }, null, null, new pbr::GeneratedCodeInfo[] { null, }),
+            new pbr::GeneratedCodeInfo(typeof(global::Google.Protobuf.TestProtos.TestSameTypeMap), global::Google.Protobuf.TestProtos.TestSameTypeMap.Parser, new[]{ "Map1", "Map2" }, null, null, new pbr::GeneratedCodeInfo[] { null, null, }),
+            new pbr::GeneratedCodeInfo(typeof(global::Google.Protobuf.TestProtos.TestArenaMap), global::Google.Protobuf.TestProtos.TestArenaMap.Parser, new[]{ "MapInt32Int32", "MapInt64Int64", "MapUint32Uint32", "MapUint64Uint64", "MapSint32Sint32", "MapSint64Sint64", "MapFixed32Fixed32", "MapFixed64Fixed64", "MapSfixed32Sfixed32", "MapSfixed64Sfixed64", "MapInt32Float", "MapInt32Double", "MapBoolBool", "MapInt32Enum", "MapInt32ForeignMessage" }, null, null, new pbr::GeneratedCodeInfo[] { null, null, null, null, null, null, null, null, null, null, null, null, null, null, null, }),
+            new pbr::GeneratedCodeInfo(typeof(global::Google.Protobuf.TestProtos.MessageContainingEnumCalledType), global::Google.Protobuf.TestProtos.MessageContainingEnumCalledType.Parser, new[]{ "Type" }, null, new[]{ typeof(global::Google.Protobuf.TestProtos.MessageContainingEnumCalledType.Types.Type) }, new pbr::GeneratedCodeInfo[] { null, }),
+            new pbr::GeneratedCodeInfo(typeof(global::Google.Protobuf.TestProtos.MessageContainingMapCalledEntry), global::Google.Protobuf.TestProtos.MessageContainingMapCalledEntry.Parser, new[]{ "Entry" }, null, null, new pbr::GeneratedCodeInfo[] { null, })
           }));
     }
     #endregion

csharp/src/Google.Protobuf.Test/TestProtos/UnittestImportProto3.cs

@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ namespace Google.Protobuf.TestProtos {
       descriptor = pbr::FileDescriptor.InternalBuildGeneratedFileFrom(descriptorData,
           new pbr::FileDescriptor[] { global::Google.Protobuf.TestProtos.UnittestImportPublicProto3Reflection.Descriptor, },
           new pbr::GeneratedCodeInfo(new[] {typeof(global::Google.Protobuf.TestProtos.ImportEnum), }, new pbr::GeneratedCodeInfo[] {
-            new pbr::GeneratedCodeInfo(typeof(global::Google.Protobuf.TestProtos.ImportMessage), new[]{ "D" }, null, null, null)
+            new pbr::GeneratedCodeInfo(typeof(global::Google.Protobuf.TestProtos.ImportMessage), global::Google.Protobuf.TestProtos.ImportMessage.Parser, new[]{ "D" }, null, null, null)
           }));
     }
     #endregion

csharp/src/Google.Protobuf.Test/TestProtos/UnittestImportPublicProto3.cs

@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ namespace Google.Protobuf.TestProtos {
       descriptor = pbr::FileDescriptor.InternalBuildGeneratedFileFrom(descriptorData,
           new pbr::FileDescriptor[] { },
           new pbr::GeneratedCodeInfo(null, new pbr::GeneratedCodeInfo[] {
-            new pbr::GeneratedCodeInfo(typeof(global::Google.Protobuf.TestProtos.PublicImportMessage), new[]{ "E" }, null, null, null)
+            new pbr::GeneratedCodeInfo(typeof(global::Google.Protobuf.TestProtos.PublicImportMessage), global::Google.Protobuf.TestProtos.PublicImportMessage.Parser, new[]{ "E" }, null, null, null)
           }));
     }
     #endregion

csharp/src/Google.Protobuf.Test/TestProtos/UnittestIssues.cs

@@ -49,13 +49,13 @@ namespace UnitTest.Issues.TestProtos {
       descriptor = pbr::FileDescriptor.InternalBuildGeneratedFileFrom(descriptorData,
           new pbr::FileDescriptor[] { },
           new pbr::GeneratedCodeInfo(new[] {typeof(global::UnitTest.Issues.TestProtos.NegativeEnum), typeof(global::UnitTest.Issues.TestProtos.DeprecatedEnum), }, new pbr::GeneratedCodeInfo[] {
-            new pbr::GeneratedCodeInfo(typeof(global::UnitTest.Issues.TestProtos.Issue307), null, null, null, new pbr::GeneratedCodeInfo[] { new pbr::GeneratedCodeInfo(typeof(global::UnitTest.Issues.TestProtos.Issue307.Types.NestedOnce), null, null, null, new pbr::GeneratedCodeInfo[] { new pbr::GeneratedCodeInfo(typeof(global::UnitTest.Issues.TestProtos.Issue307.Types.NestedOnce.Types.NestedTwice), null, null, null, null)})}),
-            new pbr::GeneratedCodeInfo(typeof(global::UnitTest.Issues.TestProtos.NegativeEnumMessage), new[]{ "Value", "Values", "PackedValues" }, null, null, null),
-            new pbr::GeneratedCodeInfo(typeof(global::UnitTest.Issues.TestProtos.DeprecatedChild), null, null, null, null),
-            new pbr::GeneratedCodeInfo(typeof(global::UnitTest.Issues.TestProtos.DeprecatedFieldsMessage), new[]{ "PrimitiveValue", "PrimitiveArray", "MessageValue", "MessageArray", "EnumValue", "EnumArray" }, null, null, null),
-            new pbr::GeneratedCodeInfo(typeof(global::UnitTest.Issues.TestProtos.ItemField), new[]{ "Item" }, null, null, null),
-            new pbr::GeneratedCodeInfo(typeof(global::UnitTest.Issues.TestProtos.ReservedNames), new[]{ "Types_", "Descriptor_" }, null, null, new pbr::GeneratedCodeInfo[] { new pbr::GeneratedCodeInfo(typeof(global::UnitTest.Issues.TestProtos.ReservedNames.Types.SomeNestedType), null, null, null, null)}),
-            new pbr::GeneratedCodeInfo(typeof(global::UnitTest.Issues.TestProtos.TestJsonFieldOrdering), new[]{ "PlainInt32", "O1String", "O1Int32", "PlainString", "O2Int32", "O2String" }, new[]{ "O1", "O2" }, null, null)
+            new pbr::GeneratedCodeInfo(typeof(global::UnitTest.Issues.TestProtos.Issue307), global::UnitTest.Issues.TestProtos.Issue307.Parser, null, null, null, new pbr::GeneratedCodeInfo[] { new pbr::GeneratedCodeInfo(typeof(global::UnitTest.Issues.TestProtos.Issue307.Types.NestedOnce), global::UnitTest.Issues.TestProtos.Issue307.Types.NestedOnce.Parser, null, null, null, new pbr::GeneratedCodeInfo[] { new pbr::GeneratedCodeInfo(typeof(global::UnitTest.Issues.TestProtos.Issue307.Types.NestedOnce.Types.NestedTwice), global::UnitTest.Issues.TestProtos.Issue307.Types.NestedOnce.Types.NestedTwice.Parser, null, null, null, null)})}),
+            new pbr::GeneratedCodeInfo(typeof(global::UnitTest.Issues.TestProtos.NegativeEnumMessage), global::UnitTest.Issues.TestProtos.NegativeEnumMessage.Parser, new[]{ "Value", "Values", "PackedValues" }, null, null, null),
+            new pbr::GeneratedCodeInfo(typeof(global::UnitTest.Issues.TestProtos.DeprecatedChild), global::UnitTest.Issues.TestProtos.DeprecatedChild.Parser, null, null, null, null),
+            new pbr::GeneratedCodeInfo(typeof(global::UnitTest.Issues.TestProtos.DeprecatedFieldsMessage), global::UnitTest.Issues.TestProtos.DeprecatedFieldsMessage.Parser, new[]{ "PrimitiveValue", "PrimitiveArray", "MessageValue", "MessageArray", "EnumValue", "EnumArray" }, null, null, null),
+            new pbr::GeneratedCodeInfo(typeof(global::UnitTest.Issues.TestProtos.ItemField), global::UnitTest.Issues.TestProtos.ItemField.Parser, new[]{ "Item" }, null, null, null),
+            new pbr::GeneratedCodeInfo(typeof(global::UnitTest.Issues.TestProtos.ReservedNames), global::UnitTest.Issues.TestProtos.ReservedNames.Parser, new[]{ "Types_", "Descriptor_" }, null, null, new pbr::GeneratedCodeInfo[] { new pbr::GeneratedCodeInfo(typeof(global::UnitTest.Issues.TestProtos.ReservedNames.Types.SomeNestedType), global::UnitTest.Issues.TestProtos.ReservedNames.Types.SomeNestedType.Parser, null, null, null, null)}),
+            new pbr::GeneratedCodeInfo(typeof(global::UnitTest.Issues.TestProtos.TestJsonFieldOrdering), global::UnitTest.Issues.TestProtos.TestJsonFieldOrdering.Parser, new[]{ "PlainInt32", "O1String", "O1Int32", "PlainString", "O2Int32", "O2String" }, new[]{ "O1", "O2" }, null, null)
           }));
     }
     #endregion

csharp/src/Google.Protobuf.Test/TestProtos/UnittestProto3.cs

@@ -153,39 +153,39 @@ namespace Google.Protobuf.TestProtos {
       descriptor = pbr::FileDescriptor.InternalBuildGeneratedFileFrom(descriptorData,
           new pbr::FileDescriptor[] { global::Google.Protobuf.TestProtos.UnittestImportProto3Reflection.Descriptor, },
           new pbr::GeneratedCodeInfo(new[] {typeof(global::Google.Protobuf.TestProtos.ForeignEnum), typeof(global::Google.Protobuf.TestProtos.TestEnumWithDupValue), typeof(global::Google.Protobuf.TestProtos.TestSparseEnum), }, new pbr::GeneratedCodeInfo[] {
-            new pbr::GeneratedCodeInfo(typeof(global::Google.Protobuf.TestProtos.TestAllTypes), new[]{ "SingleInt32", "SingleInt64", "SingleUint32", "SingleUint64", "SingleSint32", "SingleSint64", "SingleFixed32", "SingleFixed64", "SingleSfixed32", "SingleSfixed64", "SingleFloat", "SingleDouble", "SingleBool", "SingleString", "SingleBytes", "SingleNestedMessage", "SingleForeignMessage", "SingleImportMessage", "SingleNestedEnum", "SingleForeignEnum", "SingleImportEnum", "SinglePublicImportMessage", "RepeatedInt32", "RepeatedInt64", "RepeatedUint32", "RepeatedUint64", "RepeatedSint32", "RepeatedSint64", "RepeatedFixed32", "RepeatedFixed64", "RepeatedSfixed32", "RepeatedSfixed64", "RepeatedFloat", "RepeatedDouble", "RepeatedBool", "RepeatedString", "RepeatedBytes", "RepeatedNestedMessage", "RepeatedForeignMessage", "RepeatedImportMessage", "RepeatedNestedEnum", "RepeatedForeignEnum", "RepeatedImportEnum", "RepeatedPublicImportMessage", "OneofUint32", "OneofNestedMessage", "OneofString", "OneofBytes" }, new[]{ "OneofField" }, new[]{ typeof(global::Google.Protobuf.TestProtos.TestAllTypes.Types.NestedEnum) }, new pbr::GeneratedCodeInfo[] { new pbr::GeneratedCodeInfo(typeof(global::Google.Protobuf.TestProtos.TestAllTypes.Types.NestedMessage), new[]{ "Bb" }, null, null, null)}),
-            new pbr::GeneratedCodeInfo(typeof(global::Google.Protobuf.TestProtos.NestedTestAllTypes), new[]{ "Child", "Payload", "RepeatedChild" }, null, null, null),
-            new pbr::GeneratedCodeInfo(typeof(global::Google.Protobuf.TestProtos.TestDeprecatedFields), new[]{ "DeprecatedInt32" }, null, null, null),
-            new pbr::GeneratedCodeInfo(typeof(global::Google.Protobuf.TestProtos.ForeignMessage), new[]{ "C" }, null, null, null),
-            new pbr::GeneratedCodeInfo(typeof(global::Google.Protobuf.TestProtos.TestReservedFields), null, null, null, null),
-            new pbr::GeneratedCodeInfo(typeof(global::Google.Protobuf.TestProtos.TestForeignNested), new[]{ "ForeignNested" }, null, null, null),
-            new pbr::GeneratedCodeInfo(typeof(global::Google.Protobuf.TestProtos.TestReallyLargeTagNumber), new[]{ "A", "Bb" }, null, null, null),
-            new pbr::GeneratedCodeInfo(typeof(global::Google.Protobuf.TestProtos.TestRecursiveMessage), new[]{ "A", "I" }, null, null, null),
-            new pbr::GeneratedCodeInfo(typeof(global::Google.Protobuf.TestProtos.TestMutualRecursionA), new[]{ "Bb" }, null, null, null),
-            new pbr::GeneratedCodeInfo(typeof(global::Google.Protobuf.TestProtos.TestMutualRecursionB), new[]{ "A", "OptionalInt32" }, null, null, null),
-            new pbr::GeneratedCodeInfo(typeof(global::Google.Protobuf.TestProtos.TestCamelCaseFieldNames), new[]{ "PrimitiveField", "StringField", "EnumField", "MessageField", "RepeatedPrimitiveField", "RepeatedStringField", "RepeatedEnumField", "RepeatedMessageField" }, null, null, null),
-            new pbr::GeneratedCodeInfo(typeof(global::Google.Protobuf.TestProtos.TestFieldOrderings), new[]{ "MyString", "MyInt", "MyFloat", "SingleNestedMessage" }, null, null, new pbr::GeneratedCodeInfo[] { new pbr::GeneratedCodeInfo(typeof(global::Google.Protobuf.TestProtos.TestFieldOrderings.Types.NestedMessage), new[]{ "Oo", "Bb" }, null, null, null)}),
-            new pbr::GeneratedCodeInfo(typeof(global::Google.Protobuf.TestProtos.SparseEnumMessage), new[]{ "SparseEnum" }, null, null, null),
-            new pbr::GeneratedCodeInfo(typeof(global::Google.Protobuf.TestProtos.OneString), new[]{ "Data" }, null, null, null),
-            new pbr::GeneratedCodeInfo(typeof(global::Google.Protobuf.TestProtos.MoreString), new[]{ "Data" }, null, null, null),
-            new pbr::GeneratedCodeInfo(typeof(global::Google.Protobuf.TestProtos.OneBytes), new[]{ "Data" }, null, null, null),
-            new pbr::GeneratedCodeInfo(typeof(global::Google.Protobuf.TestProtos.MoreBytes), new[]{ "Data" }, null, null, null),
-            new pbr::GeneratedCodeInfo(typeof(global::Google.Protobuf.TestProtos.Int32Message), new[]{ "Data" }, null, null, null),
-            new pbr::GeneratedCodeInfo(typeof(global::Google.Protobuf.TestProtos.Uint32Message), new[]{ "Data" }, null, null, null),
-            new pbr::GeneratedCodeInfo(typeof(global::Google.Protobuf.TestProtos.Int64Message), new[]{ "Data" }, null, null, null),
-            new pbr::GeneratedCodeInfo(typeof(global::Google.Protobuf.TestProtos.Uint64Message), new[]{ "Data" }, null, null, null),
-            new pbr::GeneratedCodeInfo(typeof(global::Google.Protobuf.TestProtos.BoolMessage), new[]{ "Data" }, null, null, null),
-            new pbr::GeneratedCodeInfo(typeof(global::Google.Protobuf.TestProtos.TestOneof), new[]{ "FooInt", "FooString", "FooMessage" }, new[]{ "Foo" }, null, null),
-            new pbr::GeneratedCodeInfo(typeof(global::Google.Protobuf.TestProtos.TestPackedTypes), new[]{ "PackedInt32", "PackedInt64", "PackedUint32", "PackedUint64", "PackedSint32", "PackedSint64", "PackedFixed32", "PackedFixed64", "PackedSfixed32", "PackedSfixed64", "PackedFloat", "PackedDouble", "PackedBool", "PackedEnum" }, null, null, null),
-            new pbr::GeneratedCodeInfo(typeof(global::Google.Protobuf.TestProtos.TestUnpackedTypes), new[]{ "UnpackedInt32", "UnpackedInt64", "UnpackedUint32", "UnpackedUint64", "UnpackedSint32", "UnpackedSint64", "UnpackedFixed32", "UnpackedFixed64", "UnpackedSfixed32", "UnpackedSfixed64", "UnpackedFloat", "UnpackedDouble", "UnpackedBool", "UnpackedEnum" }, null, null, null),
-            new pbr::GeneratedCodeInfo(typeof(global::Google.Protobuf.TestProtos.TestRepeatedScalarDifferentTagSizes), new[]{ "RepeatedFixed32", "RepeatedInt32", "RepeatedFixed64", "RepeatedInt64", "RepeatedFloat", "RepeatedUint64" }, null, null, null),
-            new pbr::GeneratedCodeInfo(typeof(global::Google.Protobuf.TestProtos.TestCommentInjectionMessage), new[]{ "A" }, null, null, null),
-            new pbr::GeneratedCodeInfo(typeof(global::Google.Protobuf.TestProtos.FooRequest), null, null, null, null),
-            new pbr::GeneratedCodeInfo(typeof(global::Google.Protobuf.TestProtos.FooResponse), null, null, null, null),
-            new pbr::GeneratedCodeInfo(typeof(global::Google.Protobuf.TestProtos.FooClientMessage), null, null, null, null),
-            new pbr::GeneratedCodeInfo(typeof(global::Google.Protobuf.TestProtos.FooServerMessage), null, null, null, null),
-            new pbr::GeneratedCodeInfo(typeof(global::Google.Protobuf.TestProtos.BarRequest), null, null, null, null),
-            new pbr::GeneratedCodeInfo(typeof(global::Google.Protobuf.TestProtos.BarResponse), null, null, null, null)
+            new pbr::GeneratedCodeInfo(typeof(global::Google.Protobuf.TestProtos.TestAllTypes), global::Google.Protobuf.TestProtos.TestAllTypes.Parser, new[]{ "SingleInt32", "SingleInt64", "SingleUint32", "SingleUint64", "SingleSint32", "SingleSint64", "SingleFixed32", "SingleFixed64", "SingleSfixed32", "SingleSfixed64", "SingleFloat", "SingleDouble", "SingleBool", "SingleString", "SingleBytes", "SingleNestedMessage", "SingleForeignMessage", "SingleImportMessage", "SingleNestedEnum", "SingleForeignEnum", "SingleImportEnum", "SinglePublicImportMessage", "RepeatedInt32", "RepeatedInt64", "RepeatedUint32", "RepeatedUint64", "RepeatedSint32", "RepeatedSint64", "RepeatedFixed32", "RepeatedFixed64", "RepeatedSfixed32", "RepeatedSfixed64", "RepeatedFloat", "RepeatedDouble", "RepeatedBool", "RepeatedString", "RepeatedBytes", "RepeatedNestedMessage", "RepeatedForeignMessage", "RepeatedImportMessage", "RepeatedNestedEnum", "RepeatedForeignEnum", "RepeatedImportEnum", "RepeatedPublicImportMessage", "OneofUint32", "OneofNestedMessage", "OneofString", "OneofBytes" }, new[]{ "OneofField" }, new[]{ typeof(global::Google.Protobuf.TestProtos.TestAllTypes.Types.NestedEnum) }, new pbr::GeneratedCodeInfo[] { new pbr::GeneratedCodeInfo(typeof(global::Google.Protobuf.TestProtos.TestAllTypes.Types.NestedMessage), global::Google.Protobuf.TestProtos.TestAllTypes.Types.NestedMessage.Parser, new[]{ "Bb" }, null, null, null)}),
+            new pbr::GeneratedCodeInfo(typeof(global::Google.Protobuf.TestProtos.NestedTestAllTypes), global::Google.Protobuf.TestProtos.NestedTestAllTypes.Parser, new[]{ "Child", "Payload", "RepeatedChild" }, null, null, null),
+            new pbr::GeneratedCodeInfo(typeof(global::Google.Protobuf.TestProtos.TestDeprecatedFields), global::Google.Protobuf.TestProtos.TestDeprecatedFields.Parser, new[]{ "DeprecatedInt32" }, null, null, null),
+            new pbr::GeneratedCodeInfo(typeof(global::Google.Protobuf.TestProtos.ForeignMessage), global::Google.Protobuf.TestProtos.ForeignMessage.Parser, new[]{ "C" }, null, null, null),
+            new pbr::GeneratedCodeInfo(typeof(global::Google.Protobuf.TestProtos.TestReservedFields), global::Google.Protobuf.TestProtos.TestReservedFields.Parser, null, null, null, null),
+            new pbr::GeneratedCodeInfo(typeof(global::Google.Protobuf.TestProtos.TestForeignNested), global::Google.Protobuf.TestProtos.TestForeignNested.Parser, new[]{ "ForeignNested" }, null, null, null),
+            new pbr::GeneratedCodeInfo(typeof(global::Google.Protobuf.TestProtos.TestReallyLargeTagNumber), global::Google.Protobuf.TestProtos.TestReallyLargeTagNumber.Parser, new[]{ "A", "Bb" }, null, null, null),
+            new pbr::GeneratedCodeInfo(typeof(global::Google.Protobuf.TestProtos.TestRecursiveMessage), global::Google.Protobuf.TestProtos.TestRecursiveMessage.Parser, new[]{ "A", "I" }, null, null, null),
+            new pbr::GeneratedCodeInfo(typeof(global::Google.Protobuf.TestProtos.TestMutualRecursionA), global::Google.Protobuf.TestProtos.TestMutualRecursionA.Parser, new[]{ "Bb" }, null, null, null),
+            new pbr::GeneratedCodeInfo(typeof(global::Google.Protobuf.TestProtos.TestMutualRecursionB), global::Google.Protobuf.TestProtos.TestMutualRecursionB.Parser, new[]{ "A", "OptionalInt32" }, null, null, null),
+            new pbr::GeneratedCodeInfo(typeof(global::Google.Protobuf.TestProtos.TestCamelCaseFieldNames), global::Google.Protobuf.TestProtos.TestCamelCaseFieldNames.Parser, new[]{ "PrimitiveField", "StringField", "EnumField", "MessageField", "RepeatedPrimitiveField", "RepeatedStringField", "RepeatedEnumField", "RepeatedMessageField" }, null, null, null),
+            new pbr::GeneratedCodeInfo(typeof(global::Google.Protobuf.TestProtos.TestFieldOrderings), global::Google.Protobuf.TestProtos.TestFieldOrderings.Parser, new[]{ "MyString", "MyInt", "MyFloat", "SingleNestedMessage" }, null, null, new pbr::GeneratedCodeInfo[] { new pbr::GeneratedCodeInfo(typeof(global::Google.Protobuf.TestProtos.TestFieldOrderings.Types.NestedMessage), global::Google.Protobuf.TestProtos.TestFieldOrderings.Types.NestedMessage.Parser, new[]{ "Oo", "Bb" }, null, null, null)}),
+            new pbr::GeneratedCodeInfo(typeof(global::Google.Protobuf.TestProtos.SparseEnumMessage), global::Google.Protobuf.TestProtos.SparseEnumMessage.Parser, new[]{ "SparseEnum" }, null, null, null),
+            new pbr::GeneratedCodeInfo(typeof(global::Google.Protobuf.TestProtos.OneString), global::Google.Protobuf.TestProtos.OneString.Parser, new[]{ "Data" }, null, null, null),
+            new pbr::GeneratedCodeInfo(typeof(global::Google.Protobuf.TestProtos.MoreString), global::Google.Protobuf.TestProtos.MoreString.Parser, new[]{ "Data" }, null, null, null),
+            new pbr::GeneratedCodeInfo(typeof(global::Google.Protobuf.TestProtos.OneBytes), global::Google.Protobuf.TestProtos.OneBytes.Parser, new[]{ "Data" }, null, null, null),
+            new pbr::GeneratedCodeInfo(typeof(global::Google.Protobuf.TestProtos.MoreBytes), global::Google.Protobuf.TestProtos.MoreBytes.Parser, new[]{ "Data" }, null, null, null),
+            new pbr::GeneratedCodeInfo(typeof(global::Google.Protobuf.TestProtos.Int32Message), global::Google.Protobuf.TestProtos.Int32Message.Parser, new[]{ "Data" }, null, null, null),
+            new pbr::GeneratedCodeInfo(typeof(global::Google.Protobuf.TestProtos.Uint32Message), global::Google.Protobuf.TestProtos.Uint32Message.Parser, new[]{ "Data" }, null, null, null),
+            new pbr::GeneratedCodeInfo(typeof(global::Google.Protobuf.TestProtos.Int64Message), global::Google.Protobuf.TestProtos.Int64Message.Parser, new[]{ "Data" }, null, null, null),
+            new pbr::GeneratedCodeInfo(typeof(global::Google.Protobuf.TestProtos.Uint64Message), global::Google.Protobuf.TestProtos.Uint64Message.Parser, new[]{ "Data" }, null, null, null),
+            new pbr::GeneratedCodeInfo(typeof(global::Google.Protobuf.TestProtos.BoolMessage), global::Google.Protobuf.TestProtos.BoolMessage.Parser, new[]{ "Data" }, null, null, null),
+            new pbr::GeneratedCodeInfo(typeof(global::Google.Protobuf.TestProtos.TestOneof), global::Google.Protobuf.TestProtos.TestOneof.Parser, new[]{ "FooInt", "FooString", "FooMessage" }, new[]{ "Foo" }, null, null),
+            new pbr::GeneratedCodeInfo(typeof(global::Google.Protobuf.TestProtos.TestPackedTypes), global::Google.Protobuf.TestProtos.TestPackedTypes.Parser, new[]{ "PackedInt32", "PackedInt64", "PackedUint32", "PackedUint64", "PackedSint32", "PackedSint64", "PackedFixed32", "PackedFixed64", "PackedSfixed32", "PackedSfixed64", "PackedFloat", "PackedDouble", "PackedBool", "PackedEnum" }, null, null, null),
+            new pbr::GeneratedCodeInfo(typeof(global::Google.Protobuf.TestProtos.TestUnpackedTypes), global::Google.Protobuf.TestProtos.TestUnpackedTypes.Parser, new[]{ "UnpackedInt32", "UnpackedInt64", "UnpackedUint32", "UnpackedUint64", "UnpackedSint32", "UnpackedSint64", "UnpackedFixed32", "UnpackedFixed64", "UnpackedSfixed32", "UnpackedSfixed64", "UnpackedFloat", "UnpackedDouble", "UnpackedBool", "UnpackedEnum" }, null, null, null),
+            new pbr::GeneratedCodeInfo(typeof(global::Google.Protobuf.TestProtos.TestRepeatedScalarDifferentTagSizes), global::Google.Protobuf.TestProtos.TestRepeatedScalarDifferentTagSizes.Parser, new[]{ "RepeatedFixed32", "RepeatedInt32", "RepeatedFixed64", "RepeatedInt64", "RepeatedFloat", "RepeatedUint64" }, null, null, null),
+            new pbr::GeneratedCodeInfo(typeof(global::Google.Protobuf.TestProtos.TestCommentInjectionMessage), global::Google.Protobuf.TestProtos.TestCommentInjectionMessage.Parser, new[]{ "A" }, null, null, null),
+            new pbr::GeneratedCodeInfo(typeof(global::Google.Protobuf.TestProtos.FooRequest), global::Google.Protobuf.TestProtos.FooRequest.Parser, null, null, null, null),
+            new pbr::GeneratedCodeInfo(typeof(global::Google.Protobuf.TestProtos.FooResponse), global::Google.Protobuf.TestProtos.FooResponse.Parser, null, null, null, null),
+            new pbr::GeneratedCodeInfo(typeof(global::Google.Protobuf.TestProtos.FooClientMessage), global::Google.Protobuf.TestProtos.FooClientMessage.Parser, null, null, null, null),
+            new pbr::GeneratedCodeInfo(typeof(global::Google.Protobuf.TestProtos.FooServerMessage), global::Google.Protobuf.TestProtos.FooServerMessage.Parser, null, null, null, null),
+            new pbr::GeneratedCodeInfo(typeof(global::Google.Protobuf.TestProtos.BarRequest), global::Google.Protobuf.TestProtos.BarRequest.Parser, null, null, null, null),
+            new pbr::GeneratedCodeInfo(typeof(global::Google.Protobuf.TestProtos.BarResponse), global::Google.Protobuf.TestProtos.BarResponse.Parser, null, null, null, null)
           }));
     }
     #endregion

csharp/src/Google.Protobuf.Test/TestProtos/UnittestWellKnownTypes.cs

@@ -162,10 +162,10 @@ namespace Google.Protobuf.TestProtos {
       descriptor = pbr::FileDescriptor.InternalBuildGeneratedFileFrom(descriptorData,
           new pbr::FileDescriptor[] { global::Google.Protobuf.WellKnownTypes.AnyReflection.Descriptor, global::Google.Protobuf.WellKnownTypes.ApiReflection.Descriptor, global::Google.Protobuf.WellKnownTypes.DurationReflection.Descriptor, global::Google.Protobuf.WellKnownTypes.EmptyReflection.Descriptor, global::Google.Protobuf.WellKnownTypes.FieldMaskReflection.Descriptor, global::Google.Protobuf.WellKnownTypes.SourceContextReflection.Descriptor, global::Google.Protobuf.WellKnownTypes.StructReflection.Descriptor, global::Google.Protobuf.WellKnownTypes.TimestampReflection.Descriptor, global::Google.Protobuf.WellKnownTypes.TypeReflection.Descriptor, global::Google.Protobuf.WellKnownTypes.WrappersReflection.Descriptor, },
           new pbr::GeneratedCodeInfo(null, new pbr::GeneratedCodeInfo[] {
-            new pbr::GeneratedCodeInfo(typeof(global::Google.Protobuf.TestProtos.TestWellKnownTypes), new[]{ "AnyField", "ApiField", "DurationField", "EmptyField", "FieldMaskField", "SourceContextField", "StructField", "TimestampField", "TypeField", "DoubleField", "FloatField", "Int64Field", "Uint64Field", "Int32Field", "Uint32Field", "BoolField", "StringField", "BytesField" }, null, null, null),
-            new pbr::GeneratedCodeInfo(typeof(global::Google.Protobuf.TestProtos.RepeatedWellKnownTypes), new[]{ "AnyField", "ApiField", "DurationField", "EmptyField", "FieldMaskField", "SourceContextField", "StructField", "TimestampField", "TypeField", "DoubleField", "FloatField", "Int64Field", "Uint64Field", "Int32Field", "Uint32Field", "BoolField", "StringField", "BytesField" }, null, null, null),
-            new pbr::GeneratedCodeInfo(typeof(global::Google.Protobuf.TestProtos.OneofWellKnownTypes), new[]{ "AnyField", "ApiField", "DurationField", "EmptyField", "FieldMaskField", "SourceContextField", "StructField", "TimestampField", "TypeField", "DoubleField", "FloatField", "Int64Field", "Uint64Field", "Int32Field", "Uint32Field", "BoolField", "StringField", "BytesField" }, new[]{ "OneofField" }, null, null),
-            new pbr::GeneratedCodeInfo(typeof(global::Google.Protobuf.TestProtos.MapWellKnownTypes), new[]{ "AnyField", "ApiField", "DurationField", "EmptyField", "FieldMaskField", "SourceContextField", "StructField", "TimestampField", "TypeField", "DoubleField", "FloatField", "Int64Field", "Uint64Field", "Int32Field", "Uint32Field", "BoolField", "StringField", "BytesField" }, null, null, new pbr::GeneratedCodeInfo[] { null, null, null, null, null, null, null, null, null, null, null, null, null, null, null, null, null, null, })
+            new pbr::GeneratedCodeInfo(typeof(global::Google.Protobuf.TestProtos.TestWellKnownTypes), global::Google.Protobuf.TestProtos.TestWellKnownTypes.Parser, new[]{ "AnyField", "ApiField", "DurationField", "EmptyField", "FieldMaskField", "SourceContextField", "StructField", "TimestampField", "TypeField", "DoubleField", "FloatField", "Int64Field", "Uint64Field", "Int32Field", "Uint32Field", "BoolField", "StringField", "BytesField" }, null, null, null),
+            new pbr::GeneratedCodeInfo(typeof(global::Google.Protobuf.TestProtos.RepeatedWellKnownTypes), global::Google.Protobuf.TestProtos.RepeatedWellKnownTypes.Parser, new[]{ "AnyField", "ApiField", "DurationField", "EmptyField", "FieldMaskField", "SourceContextField", "StructField", "TimestampField", "TypeField", "DoubleField", "FloatField", "Int64Field", "Uint64Field", "Int32Field", "Uint32Field", "BoolField", "StringField", "BytesField" }, null, null, null),
+            new pbr::GeneratedCodeInfo(typeof(global::Google.Protobuf.TestProtos.OneofWellKnownTypes), global::Google.Protobuf.TestProtos.OneofWellKnownTypes.Parser, new[]{ "AnyField", "ApiField", "DurationField", "EmptyField", "FieldMaskField", "SourceContextField", "StructField", "TimestampField", "TypeField", "DoubleField", "FloatField", "Int64Field", "Uint64Field", "Int32Field", "Uint32Field", "BoolField", "StringField", "BytesField" }, new[]{ "OneofField" }, null, null),
+            new pbr::GeneratedCodeInfo(typeof(global::Google.Protobuf.TestProtos.MapWellKnownTypes), global::Google.Protobuf.TestProtos.MapWellKnownTypes.Parser, new[]{ "AnyField", "ApiField", "DurationField", "EmptyField", "FieldMaskField", "SourceContextField", "StructField", "TimestampField", "TypeField", "DoubleField", "FloatField", "Int64Field", "Uint64Field", "Int32Field", "Uint32Field", "BoolField", "StringField", "BytesField" }, null, null, new pbr::GeneratedCodeInfo[] { null, null, null, null, null, null, null, null, null, null, null, null, null, null, null, null, null, null, })
           }));
     }
     #endregion

csharp/src/Google.Protobuf/JsonParser.cs

@@ -555,14 +555,10 @@ namespace Google.Protobuf
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Creates a new instance of the message type for the given field.
-        /// This method is mostly extracted so we can replace it in one go when we work out
-        /// what we want to do instead of Activator.CreateInstance.
         /// </summary>
         private static IMessage NewMessageForField(FieldDescriptor field)
         {
-            // TODO: Create an instance in a better way ?
-            // (We could potentially add a Parser property to MessageDescriptor... see issue 806.)
-            return (IMessage) Activator.CreateInstance(field.MessageType.GeneratedType);
+            return field.MessageType.Parser.CreateTemplate();
         }
 
         private static T ParseNumericString<T>(string text, Func<string, NumberStyles, IFormatProvider, T> parser, bool floatingPoint)

csharp/src/Google.Protobuf/MessageParser.cs

@@ -35,6 +35,109 @@ using System.IO;
 
 namespace Google.Protobuf
 {
+    /// <summary>
+    /// A general message parser, typically used by reflection-based code as all the methods
+    /// return simple <see cref="IMessage"/>.
+    /// </summary>
+    public class MessageParser
+    {
+        private Func<IMessage> factory;
+
+        internal MessageParser(Func<IMessage> factory)
+        {
+            this.factory = factory;
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Creates a template instance ready for population.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <returns>An empty message.</returns>
+        internal IMessage CreateTemplate()
+        {
+            return factory();
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Parses a message from a byte array.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="data">The byte array containing the message. Must not be null.</param>
+        /// <returns>The newly parsed message.</returns>
+        public IMessage ParseFrom(byte[] data)
+        {
+            Preconditions.CheckNotNull(data, "data");
+            IMessage message = factory();
+            message.MergeFrom(data);
+            return message;
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Parses a message from the given byte string.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="data">The data to parse.</param>
+        /// <returns>The parsed message.</returns>
+        public IMessage ParseFrom(ByteString data)
+        {
+            Preconditions.CheckNotNull(data, "data");
+            IMessage message = factory();
+            message.MergeFrom(data);
+            return message;
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Parses a message from the given stream.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="input">The stream to parse.</param>
+        /// <returns>The parsed message.</returns>
+        public IMessage ParseFrom(Stream input)
+        {
+            IMessage message = factory();
+            message.MergeFrom(input);
+            return message;
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Parses a length-delimited message from the given stream.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <remarks>
+        /// The stream is expected to contain a length and then the data. Only the amount of data
+        /// specified by the length will be consumed.
+        /// </remarks>
+        /// <param name="input">The stream to parse.</param>
+        /// <returns>The parsed message.</returns>
+        public IMessage ParseDelimitedFrom(Stream input)
+        {
+            IMessage message = factory();
+            message.MergeDelimitedFrom(input);
+            return message;
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Parses a message from the given coded input stream.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="input">The stream to parse.</param>
+        /// <returns>The parsed message.</returns>
+        public IMessage ParseFrom(CodedInputStream input)
+        {
+            IMessage message = factory();
+            message.MergeFrom(input);
+            return message;
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Parses a message from the given JSON.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="json">The JSON to parse.</param>
+        /// <returns>The parsed message.</returns>
+        /// <exception cref="InvalidJsonException">The JSON does not comply with RFC 7159</exception>
+        /// <exception cref="InvalidProtocolBufferException">The JSON does not represent a Protocol Buffers message correctly</exception>
+        public IMessage ParseJson(string json)
+        {
+            IMessage message = factory();
+            JsonParser.Default.Merge(message, json);
+            return message;
+        }
+    }
+
     /// <summary>
     /// A parser for a specific message type.
     /// </summary>
@@ -51,8 +154,12 @@ namespace Google.Protobuf
     /// </p>
     /// </remarks>
     /// <typeparam name="T">The type of message to be parsed.</typeparam>
-    public sealed class MessageParser<T> where T : IMessage<T>
+    public sealed class MessageParser<T> : MessageParser where T : IMessage<T>
     {
+        // Implementation note: all the methods here *could* just delegate up to the base class and cast the result.
+        // The current implementation avoids a virtual method call and a cast, which *may* be significant in some cases.
+        // Benchmarking work is required to measure the significance - but it's only a few lines of code in any case.
+        // The API wouldn't change anyway - just the implementation - so this work can be deferred.
         private readonly Func<T> factory; 
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -63,7 +170,7 @@ namespace Google.Protobuf
         /// to require a parameterless constructor: delegates are significantly faster to execute.
         /// </remarks>
         /// <param name="factory">Function to invoke when a new, empty message is required.</param>
-        public MessageParser(Func<T> factory)
+        public MessageParser(Func<T> factory) : base(() => factory())
         {
             this.factory = factory;
         }
@@ -72,7 +179,7 @@ namespace Google.Protobuf
         /// Creates a template instance ready for population.
         /// </summary>
         /// <returns>An empty message.</returns>
-        internal T CreateTemplate()
+        internal new T CreateTemplate()
         {
             return factory();
         }
@@ -82,7 +189,7 @@ namespace Google.Protobuf
         /// </summary>
         /// <param name="data">The byte array containing the message. Must not be null.</param>
         /// <returns>The newly parsed message.</returns>
-        public T ParseFrom(byte[] data)
+        public new T ParseFrom(byte[] data)
         {
             Preconditions.CheckNotNull(data, "data");
             T message = factory();
@@ -95,7 +202,7 @@ namespace Google.Protobuf
         /// </summary>
         /// <param name="data">The data to parse.</param>
         /// <returns>The parsed message.</returns>
-        public T ParseFrom(ByteString data)
+        public new T ParseFrom(ByteString data)
         {
             Preconditions.CheckNotNull(data, "data");
             T message = factory();
@@ -108,7 +215,7 @@ namespace Google.Protobuf
         /// </summary>
         /// <param name="input">The stream to parse.</param>
         /// <returns>The parsed message.</returns>
-        public T ParseFrom(Stream input)
+        public new T ParseFrom(Stream input)
         {
             T message = factory();
             message.MergeFrom(input);
@@ -124,7 +231,7 @@ namespace Google.Protobuf
         /// </remarks>
         /// <param name="input">The stream to parse.</param>
         /// <returns>The parsed message.</returns>
-        public T ParseDelimitedFrom(Stream input)
+        public new T ParseDelimitedFrom(Stream input)
         {
             T message = factory();
             message.MergeDelimitedFrom(input);
@@ -136,7 +243,7 @@ namespace Google.Protobuf
         /// </summary>
         /// <param name="input">The stream to parse.</param>
         /// <returns>The parsed message.</returns>
-        public T ParseFrom(CodedInputStream input)
+        public new T ParseFrom(CodedInputStream input)
         {
             T message = factory();
             message.MergeFrom(input);
@@ -150,7 +257,7 @@ namespace Google.Protobuf
         /// <returns>The parsed message.</returns>
         /// <exception cref="InvalidJsonException">The JSON does not comply with RFC 7159</exception>
         /// <exception cref="InvalidProtocolBufferException">The JSON does not represent a Protocol Buffers message correctly</exception>
-        public T ParseJson(string json)
+        public new T ParseJson(string json)
         {
             T message = factory();
             JsonParser.Default.Merge(message, json);

csharp/src/Google.Protobuf/Reflection/Descriptor.cs

@@ -138,25 +138,25 @@ namespace Google.Protobuf.Reflection {
       descriptor = pbr::FileDescriptor.InternalBuildGeneratedFileFrom(descriptorData,
           new pbr::FileDescriptor[] { },
           new pbr::GeneratedCodeInfo(null, new pbr::GeneratedCodeInfo[] {
-            new pbr::GeneratedCodeInfo(typeof(global::Google.Protobuf.Reflection.FileDescriptorSet), new[]{ "File" }, null, null, null),
-            new pbr::GeneratedCodeInfo(typeof(global::Google.Protobuf.Reflection.FileDescriptorProto), new[]{ "Name", "Package", "Dependency", "PublicDependency", "WeakDependency", "MessageType", "EnumType", "Service", "Extension", "Options", "SourceCodeInfo", "Syntax" }, null, null, null),
-            new pbr::GeneratedCodeInfo(typeof(global::Google.Protobuf.Reflection.DescriptorProto), new[]{ "Name", "Field", "Extension", "NestedType", "EnumType", "ExtensionRange", "OneofDecl", "Options", "ReservedRange", "ReservedName" }, null, null, new pbr::GeneratedCodeInfo[] { new pbr::GeneratedCodeInfo(typeof(global::Google.Protobuf.Reflection.DescriptorProto.Types.ExtensionRange), new[]{ "Start", "End" }, null, null, null),
-            new pbr::GeneratedCodeInfo(typeof(global::Google.Protobuf.Reflection.DescriptorProto.Types.ReservedRange), new[]{ "Start", "End" }, null, null, null)}),
-            new pbr::GeneratedCodeInfo(typeof(global::Google.Protobuf.Reflection.FieldDescriptorProto), new[]{ "Name", "Number", "Label", "Type", "TypeName", "Extendee", "DefaultValue", "OneofIndex", "JsonName", "Options" }, null, new[]{ typeof(global::Google.Protobuf.Reflection.FieldDescriptorProto.Types.Type), typeof(global::Google.Protobuf.Reflection.FieldDescriptorProto.Types.Label) }, null),
-            new pbr::GeneratedCodeInfo(typeof(global::Google.Protobuf.Reflection.OneofDescriptorProto), new[]{ "Name" }, null, null, null),
-            new pbr::GeneratedCodeInfo(typeof(global::Google.Protobuf.Reflection.EnumDescriptorProto), new[]{ "Name", "Value", "Options" }, null, null, null),
-            new pbr::GeneratedCodeInfo(typeof(global::Google.Protobuf.Reflection.EnumValueDescriptorProto), new[]{ "Name", "Number", "Options" }, null, null, null),
-            new pbr::GeneratedCodeInfo(typeof(global::Google.Protobuf.Reflection.ServiceDescriptorProto), new[]{ "Name", "Method", "Options" }, null, null, null),
-            new pbr::GeneratedCodeInfo(typeof(global::Google.Protobuf.Reflection.MethodDescriptorProto), new[]{ "Name", "InputType", "OutputType", "Options", "ClientStreaming", "ServerStreaming" }, null, null, null),
-            new pbr::GeneratedCodeInfo(typeof(global::Google.Protobuf.Reflection.FileOptions), new[]{ "JavaPackage", "JavaOuterClassname", "JavaMultipleFiles", "JavaGenerateEqualsAndHash", "JavaStringCheckUtf8", "OptimizeFor", "GoPackage", "CcGenericServices", "JavaGenericServices", "PyGenericServices", "Deprecated", "CcEnableArenas", "ObjcClassPrefix", "CsharpNamespace", "JavananoUseDeprecatedPackage", "UninterpretedOption" }, null, new[]{ typeof(global::Google.Protobuf.Reflection.FileOptions.Types.OptimizeMode) }, null),
-            new pbr::GeneratedCodeInfo(typeof(global::Google.Protobuf.Reflection.MessageOptions), new[]{ "MessageSetWireFormat", "NoStandardDescriptorAccessor", "Deprecated", "MapEntry", "UninterpretedOption" }, null, null, null),
-            new pbr::GeneratedCodeInfo(typeof(global::Google.Protobuf.Reflection.FieldOptions), new[]{ "Ctype", "Packed", "Jstype", "Lazy", "Deprecated", "Weak", "UninterpretedOption" }, null, new[]{ typeof(global::Google.Protobuf.Reflection.FieldOptions.Types.CType), typeof(global::Google.Protobuf.Reflection.FieldOptions.Types.JSType) }, null),
-            new pbr::GeneratedCodeInfo(typeof(global::Google.Protobuf.Reflection.EnumOptions), new[]{ "AllowAlias", "Deprecated", "UninterpretedOption" }, null, null, null),
-            new pbr::GeneratedCodeInfo(typeof(global::Google.Protobuf.Reflection.EnumValueOptions), new[]{ "Deprecated", "UninterpretedOption" }, null, null, null),
-            new pbr::GeneratedCodeInfo(typeof(global::Google.Protobuf.Reflection.ServiceOptions), new[]{ "Deprecated", "UninterpretedOption" }, null, null, null),
-            new pbr::GeneratedCodeInfo(typeof(global::Google.Protobuf.Reflection.MethodOptions), new[]{ "Deprecated", "UninterpretedOption" }, null, null, null),
-            new pbr::GeneratedCodeInfo(typeof(global::Google.Protobuf.Reflection.UninterpretedOption), new[]{ "Name", "IdentifierValue", "PositiveIntValue", "NegativeIntValue", "DoubleValue", "StringValue", "AggregateValue" }, null, null, new pbr::GeneratedCodeInfo[] { new pbr::GeneratedCodeInfo(typeof(global::Google.Protobuf.Reflection.UninterpretedOption.Types.NamePart), new[]{ "NamePart_", "IsExtension" }, null, null, null)}),
-            new pbr::GeneratedCodeInfo(typeof(global::Google.Protobuf.Reflection.SourceCodeInfo), new[]{ "Location" }, null, null, new pbr::GeneratedCodeInfo[] { new pbr::GeneratedCodeInfo(typeof(global::Google.Protobuf.Reflection.SourceCodeInfo.Types.Location), new[]{ "Path", "Span", "LeadingComments", "TrailingComments", "LeadingDetachedComments" }, null, null, null)})
+            new pbr::GeneratedCodeInfo(typeof(global::Google.Protobuf.Reflection.FileDescriptorSet), global::Google.Protobuf.Reflection.FileDescriptorSet.Parser, new[]{ "File" }, null, null, null),
+            new pbr::GeneratedCodeInfo(typeof(global::Google.Protobuf.Reflection.FileDescriptorProto), global::Google.Protobuf.Reflection.FileDescriptorProto.Parser, new[]{ "Name", "Package", "Dependency", "PublicDependency", "WeakDependency", "MessageType", "EnumType", "Service", "Extension", "Options", "SourceCodeInfo", "Syntax" }, null, null, null),
+            new pbr::GeneratedCodeInfo(typeof(global::Google.Protobuf.Reflection.DescriptorProto), global::Google.Protobuf.Reflection.DescriptorProto.Parser, new[]{ "Name", "Field", "Extension", "NestedType", "EnumType", "ExtensionRange", "OneofDecl", "Options", "ReservedRange", "ReservedName" }, null, null, new pbr::GeneratedCodeInfo[] { new pbr::GeneratedCodeInfo(typeof(global::Google.Protobuf.Reflection.DescriptorProto.Types.ExtensionRange), global::Google.Protobuf.Reflection.DescriptorProto.Types.ExtensionRange.Parser, new[]{ "Start", "End" }, null, null, null),
+            new pbr::GeneratedCodeInfo(typeof(global::Google.Protobuf.Reflection.DescriptorProto.Types.ReservedRange), global::Google.Protobuf.Reflection.DescriptorProto.Types.ReservedRange.Parser, new[]{ "Start", "End" }, null, null, null)}),
+            new pbr::GeneratedCodeInfo(typeof(global::Google.Protobuf.Reflection.FieldDescriptorProto), global::Google.Protobuf.Reflection.FieldDescriptorProto.Parser, new[]{ "Name", "Number", "Label", "Type", "TypeName", "Extendee", "DefaultValue", "OneofIndex", "JsonName", "Options" }, null, new[]{ typeof(global::Google.Protobuf.Reflection.FieldDescriptorProto.Types.Type), typeof(global::Google.Protobuf.Reflection.FieldDescriptorProto.Types.Label) }, null),
+            new pbr::GeneratedCodeInfo(typeof(global::Google.Protobuf.Reflection.OneofDescriptorProto), global::Google.Protobuf.Reflection.OneofDescriptorProto.Parser, new[]{ "Name" }, null, null, null),
+            new pbr::GeneratedCodeInfo(typeof(global::Google.Protobuf.Reflection.EnumDescriptorProto), global::Google.Protobuf.Reflection.EnumDescriptorProto.Parser, new[]{ "Name", "Value", "Options" }, null, null, null),
+            new pbr::GeneratedCodeInfo(typeof(global::Google.Protobuf.Reflection.EnumValueDescriptorProto), global::Google.Protobuf.Reflection.EnumValueDescriptorProto.Parser, new[]{ "Name", "Number", "Options" }, null, null, null),
+            new pbr::GeneratedCodeInfo(typeof(global::Google.Protobuf.Reflection.ServiceDescriptorProto), global::Google.Protobuf.Reflection.ServiceDescriptorProto.Parser, new[]{ "Name", "Method", "Options" }, null, null, null),
+            new pbr::GeneratedCodeInfo(typeof(global::Google.Protobuf.Reflection.MethodDescriptorProto), global::Google.Protobuf.Reflection.MethodDescriptorProto.Parser, new[]{ "Name", "InputType", "OutputType", "Options", "ClientStreaming", "ServerStreaming" }, null, null, null),
+            new pbr::GeneratedCodeInfo(typeof(global::Google.Protobuf.Reflection.FileOptions), global::Google.Protobuf.Reflection.FileOptions.Parser, new[]{ "JavaPackage", "JavaOuterClassname", "JavaMultipleFiles", "JavaGenerateEqualsAndHash", "JavaStringCheckUtf8", "OptimizeFor", "GoPackage", "CcGenericServices", "JavaGenericServices", "PyGenericServices", "Deprecated", "CcEnableArenas", "ObjcClassPrefix", "CsharpNamespace", "JavananoUseDeprecatedPackage", "UninterpretedOption" }, null, new[]{ typeof(global::Google.Protobuf.Reflection.FileOptions.Types.OptimizeMode) }, null),
+            new pbr::GeneratedCodeInfo(typeof(global::Google.Protobuf.Reflection.MessageOptions), global::Google.Protobuf.Reflection.MessageOptions.Parser, new[]{ "MessageSetWireFormat", "NoStandardDescriptorAccessor", "Deprecated", "MapEntry", "UninterpretedOption" }, null, null, null),
+            new pbr::GeneratedCodeInfo(typeof(global::Google.Protobuf.Reflection.FieldOptions), global::Google.Protobuf.Reflection.FieldOptions.Parser, new[]{ "Ctype", "Packed", "Jstype", "Lazy", "Deprecated", "Weak", "UninterpretedOption" }, null, new[]{ typeof(global::Google.Protobuf.Reflection.FieldOptions.Types.CType), typeof(global::Google.Protobuf.Reflection.FieldOptions.Types.JSType) }, null),
+            new pbr::GeneratedCodeInfo(typeof(global::Google.Protobuf.Reflection.EnumOptions), global::Google.Protobuf.Reflection.EnumOptions.Parser, new[]{ "AllowAlias", "Deprecated", "UninterpretedOption" }, null, null, null),
+            new pbr::GeneratedCodeInfo(typeof(global::Google.Protobuf.Reflection.EnumValueOptions), global::Google.Protobuf.Reflection.EnumValueOptions.Parser, new[]{ "Deprecated", "UninterpretedOption" }, null, null, null),
+            new pbr::GeneratedCodeInfo(typeof(global::Google.Protobuf.Reflection.ServiceOptions), global::Google.Protobuf.Reflection.ServiceOptions.Parser, new[]{ "Deprecated", "UninterpretedOption" }, null, null, null),
+            new pbr::GeneratedCodeInfo(typeof(global::Google.Protobuf.Reflection.MethodOptions), global::Google.Protobuf.Reflection.MethodOptions.Parser, new[]{ "Deprecated", "UninterpretedOption" }, null, null, null),
+            new pbr::GeneratedCodeInfo(typeof(global::Google.Protobuf.Reflection.UninterpretedOption), global::Google.Protobuf.Reflection.UninterpretedOption.Parser, new[]{ "Name", "IdentifierValue", "PositiveIntValue", "NegativeIntValue", "DoubleValue", "StringValue", "AggregateValue" }, null, null, new pbr::GeneratedCodeInfo[] { new pbr::GeneratedCodeInfo(typeof(global::Google.Protobuf.Reflection.UninterpretedOption.Types.NamePart), global::Google.Protobuf.Reflection.UninterpretedOption.Types.NamePart.Parser, new[]{ "NamePart_", "IsExtension" }, null, null, null)}),
+            new pbr::GeneratedCodeInfo(typeof(global::Google.Protobuf.Reflection.SourceCodeInfo), global::Google.Protobuf.Reflection.SourceCodeInfo.Parser, new[]{ "Location" }, null, null, new pbr::GeneratedCodeInfo[] { new pbr::GeneratedCodeInfo(typeof(global::Google.Protobuf.Reflection.SourceCodeInfo.Types.Location), global::Google.Protobuf.Reflection.SourceCodeInfo.Types.Location.Parser, new[]{ "Path", "Span", "LeadingComments", "TrailingComments", "LeadingDetachedComments" }, null, null, null)})
           }));
     }
     #endregion

csharp/src/Google.Protobuf/Reflection/GeneratedCodeInfo.cs

@@ -17,6 +17,11 @@ namespace Google.Protobuf.Reflection
         /// </summary>
         public Type ClrType { get; private set; }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Irrelevant for file descriptors; the parser for message descriptors.
+        /// </summary>
+        public MessageParser Parser { get; private set; }
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Irrelevant for file descriptors; the CLR property names (in message descriptor field order)
         /// for fields in the message for message descriptors.
@@ -46,11 +51,12 @@ namespace Google.Protobuf.Reflection
         /// Each array parameter may be null, to indicate a lack of values.
         /// The parameter order is designed to make it feasible to format the generated code readably.
         /// </summary>
-        public GeneratedCodeInfo(Type clrType, string[] propertyNames, string[] oneofNames, Type[] nestedEnums, GeneratedCodeInfo[] nestedTypes)
+        public GeneratedCodeInfo(Type clrType, MessageParser parser, string[] propertyNames, string[] oneofNames, Type[] nestedEnums, GeneratedCodeInfo[] nestedTypes)
         {
             NestedTypes = nestedTypes ?? EmptyCodeInfo;
             NestedEnums = nestedEnums ?? ReflectionUtil.EmptyTypes;
             ClrType = clrType;
+            Parser = parser;
             PropertyNames = propertyNames ?? EmptyNames;
             OneofNames = oneofNames ?? EmptyNames;
         }
@@ -59,7 +65,7 @@ namespace Google.Protobuf.Reflection
         /// Creates a GeneratedCodeInfo for a file descriptor, with only types and enums.
         /// </summary>
         public GeneratedCodeInfo(Type[] nestedEnums, GeneratedCodeInfo[] nestedTypes)
-            : this(null, null, null, nestedEnums, nestedTypes)
+            : this(null, null, null, null, nestedEnums, nestedTypes)
         {
         }
     }

csharp/src/Google.Protobuf/Reflection/MessageDescriptor.cs

@@ -67,11 +67,13 @@ namespace Google.Protobuf.Reflection
         private readonly IList<OneofDescriptor> oneofs;
         // CLR representation of the type described by this descriptor, if any.
         private readonly Type generatedType;
+        private readonly MessageParser parser;
         
         internal MessageDescriptor(DescriptorProto proto, FileDescriptor file, MessageDescriptor parent, int typeIndex, GeneratedCodeInfo generatedCodeInfo)
             : base(file, file.ComputeFullName(parent, proto.Name), typeIndex)
         {
             this.proto = proto;
+            parser = generatedCodeInfo == null ? null : generatedCodeInfo.Parser;
             generatedType = generatedCodeInfo == null ? null : generatedCodeInfo.ClrType;
 
             containingType = parent;
@@ -122,6 +124,15 @@ namespace Google.Protobuf.Reflection
         /// </summary>
         public Type GeneratedType { get { return generatedType; } }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// A parser for this message type.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <remarks>
+        /// As <see cref="MessageDescriptor"/> is not generic, this cannot be statically
+        /// typed to the relevant type, but if <see cref="GeneratedType"/> returns a non-null value, the parser returned
+        /// </remarks>
+        public MessageParser Parser { get { return parser; } }
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Returns whether this message is one of the "well known types" which may have runtime/protoc support.
         /// </summary>

csharp/src/Google.Protobuf/WellKnownTypes/Any.cs

@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ namespace Google.Protobuf.WellKnownTypes {
       descriptor = pbr::FileDescriptor.InternalBuildGeneratedFileFrom(descriptorData,
           new pbr::FileDescriptor[] { },
           new pbr::GeneratedCodeInfo(null, new pbr::GeneratedCodeInfo[] {
-            new pbr::GeneratedCodeInfo(typeof(global::Google.Protobuf.WellKnownTypes.Any), new[]{ "TypeUrl", "Value" }, null, null, null)
+            new pbr::GeneratedCodeInfo(typeof(global::Google.Protobuf.WellKnownTypes.Any), global::Google.Protobuf.WellKnownTypes.Any.Parser, new[]{ "TypeUrl", "Value" }, null, null, null)
           }));
     }
     #endregion

csharp/src/Google.Protobuf/WellKnownTypes/Api.cs

@@ -42,9 +42,9 @@ namespace Google.Protobuf.WellKnownTypes {
       descriptor = pbr::FileDescriptor.InternalBuildGeneratedFileFrom(descriptorData,
           new pbr::FileDescriptor[] { global::Google.Protobuf.WellKnownTypes.SourceContextReflection.Descriptor, global::Google.Protobuf.WellKnownTypes.TypeReflection.Descriptor, },
           new pbr::GeneratedCodeInfo(null, new pbr::GeneratedCodeInfo[] {
-            new pbr::GeneratedCodeInfo(typeof(global::Google.Protobuf.WellKnownTypes.Api), new[]{ "Name", "Methods", "Options", "Version", "SourceContext", "Mixins", "Syntax" }, null, null, null),
-            new pbr::GeneratedCodeInfo(typeof(global::Google.Protobuf.WellKnownTypes.Method), new[]{ "Name", "RequestTypeUrl", "RequestStreaming", "ResponseTypeUrl", "ResponseStreaming", "Options", "Syntax" }, null, null, null),
-            new pbr::GeneratedCodeInfo(typeof(global::Google.Protobuf.WellKnownTypes.Mixin), new[]{ "Name", "Root" }, null, null, null)
+            new pbr::GeneratedCodeInfo(typeof(global::Google.Protobuf.WellKnownTypes.Api), global::Google.Protobuf.WellKnownTypes.Api.Parser, new[]{ "Name", "Methods", "Options", "Version", "SourceContext", "Mixins", "Syntax" }, null, null, null),
+            new pbr::GeneratedCodeInfo(typeof(global::Google.Protobuf.WellKnownTypes.Method), global::Google.Protobuf.WellKnownTypes.Method.Parser, new[]{ "Name", "RequestTypeUrl", "RequestStreaming", "ResponseTypeUrl", "ResponseStreaming", "Options", "Syntax" }, null, null, null),
+            new pbr::GeneratedCodeInfo(typeof(global::Google.Protobuf.WellKnownTypes.Mixin), global::Google.Protobuf.WellKnownTypes.Mixin.Parser, new[]{ "Name", "Root" }, null, null, null)
           }));
     }
     #endregion

csharp/src/Google.Protobuf/WellKnownTypes/Duration.cs

@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ namespace Google.Protobuf.WellKnownTypes {
       descriptor = pbr::FileDescriptor.InternalBuildGeneratedFileFrom(descriptorData,
           new pbr::FileDescriptor[] { },
           new pbr::GeneratedCodeInfo(null, new pbr::GeneratedCodeInfo[] {
-            new pbr::GeneratedCodeInfo(typeof(global::Google.Protobuf.WellKnownTypes.Duration), new[]{ "Seconds", "Nanos" }, null, null, null)
+            new pbr::GeneratedCodeInfo(typeof(global::Google.Protobuf.WellKnownTypes.Duration), global::Google.Protobuf.WellKnownTypes.Duration.Parser, new[]{ "Seconds", "Nanos" }, null, null, null)
           }));
     }
     #endregion

csharp/src/Google.Protobuf/WellKnownTypes/Empty.cs

@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ namespace Google.Protobuf.WellKnownTypes {
       descriptor = pbr::FileDescriptor.InternalBuildGeneratedFileFrom(descriptorData,
           new pbr::FileDescriptor[] { },
           new pbr::GeneratedCodeInfo(null, new pbr::GeneratedCodeInfo[] {
-            new pbr::GeneratedCodeInfo(typeof(global::Google.Protobuf.WellKnownTypes.Empty), null, null, null, null)
+            new pbr::GeneratedCodeInfo(typeof(global::Google.Protobuf.WellKnownTypes.Empty), global::Google.Protobuf.WellKnownTypes.Empty.Parser, null, null, null, null)
           }));
     }
     #endregion

csharp/src/Google.Protobuf/WellKnownTypes/FieldMask.cs

@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ namespace Google.Protobuf.WellKnownTypes {
       descriptor = pbr::FileDescriptor.InternalBuildGeneratedFileFrom(descriptorData,
           new pbr::FileDescriptor[] { },
           new pbr::GeneratedCodeInfo(null, new pbr::GeneratedCodeInfo[] {
-            new pbr::GeneratedCodeInfo(typeof(global::Google.Protobuf.WellKnownTypes.FieldMask), new[]{ "Paths" }, null, null, null)
+            new pbr::GeneratedCodeInfo(typeof(global::Google.Protobuf.WellKnownTypes.FieldMask), global::Google.Protobuf.WellKnownTypes.FieldMask.Parser, new[]{ "Paths" }, null, null, null)
           }));
     }
     #endregion

csharp/src/Google.Protobuf/WellKnownTypes/SourceContext.cs

@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ namespace Google.Protobuf.WellKnownTypes {
       descriptor = pbr::FileDescriptor.InternalBuildGeneratedFileFrom(descriptorData,
           new pbr::FileDescriptor[] { },
           new pbr::GeneratedCodeInfo(null, new pbr::GeneratedCodeInfo[] {
-            new pbr::GeneratedCodeInfo(typeof(global::Google.Protobuf.WellKnownTypes.SourceContext), new[]{ "FileName" }, null, null, null)
+            new pbr::GeneratedCodeInfo(typeof(global::Google.Protobuf.WellKnownTypes.SourceContext), global::Google.Protobuf.WellKnownTypes.SourceContext.Parser, new[]{ "FileName" }, null, null, null)
           }));
     }
     #endregion

csharp/src/Google.Protobuf/WellKnownTypes/Struct.cs

@@ -40,9 +40,9 @@ namespace Google.Protobuf.WellKnownTypes {
       descriptor = pbr::FileDescriptor.InternalBuildGeneratedFileFrom(descriptorData,
           new pbr::FileDescriptor[] { },
           new pbr::GeneratedCodeInfo(new[] {typeof(global::Google.Protobuf.WellKnownTypes.NullValue), }, new pbr::GeneratedCodeInfo[] {
-            new pbr::GeneratedCodeInfo(typeof(global::Google.Protobuf.WellKnownTypes.Struct), new[]{ "Fields" }, null, null, new pbr::GeneratedCodeInfo[] { null, }),
-            new pbr::GeneratedCodeInfo(typeof(global::Google.Protobuf.WellKnownTypes.Value), new[]{ "NullValue", "NumberValue", "StringValue", "BoolValue", "StructValue", "ListValue" }, new[]{ "Kind" }, null, null),
-            new pbr::GeneratedCodeInfo(typeof(global::Google.Protobuf.WellKnownTypes.ListValue), new[]{ "Values" }, null, null, null)
+            new pbr::GeneratedCodeInfo(typeof(global::Google.Protobuf.WellKnownTypes.Struct), global::Google.Protobuf.WellKnownTypes.Struct.Parser, new[]{ "Fields" }, null, null, new pbr::GeneratedCodeInfo[] { null, }),
+            new pbr::GeneratedCodeInfo(typeof(global::Google.Protobuf.WellKnownTypes.Value), global::Google.Protobuf.WellKnownTypes.Value.Parser, new[]{ "NullValue", "NumberValue", "StringValue", "BoolValue", "StructValue", "ListValue" }, new[]{ "Kind" }, null, null),
+            new pbr::GeneratedCodeInfo(typeof(global::Google.Protobuf.WellKnownTypes.ListValue), global::Google.Protobuf.WellKnownTypes.ListValue.Parser, new[]{ "Values" }, null, null, null)
           }));
     }
     #endregion

csharp/src/Google.Protobuf/WellKnownTypes/Timestamp.cs

@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ namespace Google.Protobuf.WellKnownTypes {
       descriptor = pbr::FileDescriptor.InternalBuildGeneratedFileFrom(descriptorData,
           new pbr::FileDescriptor[] { },
           new pbr::GeneratedCodeInfo(null, new pbr::GeneratedCodeInfo[] {
-            new pbr::GeneratedCodeInfo(typeof(global::Google.Protobuf.WellKnownTypes.Timestamp), new[]{ "Seconds", "Nanos" }, null, null, null)
+            new pbr::GeneratedCodeInfo(typeof(global::Google.Protobuf.WellKnownTypes.Timestamp), global::Google.Protobuf.WellKnownTypes.Timestamp.Parser, new[]{ "Seconds", "Nanos" }, null, null, null)
           }));
     }
     #endregion

csharp/src/Google.Protobuf/WellKnownTypes/Type.cs

@@ -60,11 +60,11 @@ namespace Google.Protobuf.WellKnownTypes {
       descriptor = pbr::FileDescriptor.InternalBuildGeneratedFileFrom(descriptorData,
           new pbr::FileDescriptor[] { global::Google.Protobuf.WellKnownTypes.AnyReflection.Descriptor, global::Google.Protobuf.WellKnownTypes.SourceContextReflection.Descriptor, },
           new pbr::GeneratedCodeInfo(new[] {typeof(global::Google.Protobuf.WellKnownTypes.Syntax), }, new pbr::GeneratedCodeInfo[] {
-            new pbr::GeneratedCodeInfo(typeof(global::Google.Protobuf.WellKnownTypes.Type), new[]{ "Name", "Fields", "Oneofs", "Options", "SourceContext", "Syntax" }, null, null, null),
-            new pbr::GeneratedCodeInfo(typeof(global::Google.Protobuf.WellKnownTypes.Field), new[]{ "Kind", "Cardinality", "Number", "Name", "TypeUrl", "OneofIndex", "Packed", "Options", "JsonName" }, null, new[]{ typeof(global::Google.Protobuf.WellKnownTypes.Field.Types.Kind), typeof(global::Google.Protobuf.WellKnownTypes.Field.Types.Cardinality) }, null),
-            new pbr::GeneratedCodeInfo(typeof(global::Google.Protobuf.WellKnownTypes.Enum), new[]{ "Name", "Enumvalue", "Options", "SourceContext", "Syntax" }, null, null, null),
-            new pbr::GeneratedCodeInfo(typeof(global::Google.Protobuf.WellKnownTypes.EnumValue), new[]{ "Name", "Number", "Options" }, null, null, null),
-            new pbr::GeneratedCodeInfo(typeof(global::Google.Protobuf.WellKnownTypes.Option), new[]{ "Name", "Value" }, null, null, null)
+            new pbr::GeneratedCodeInfo(typeof(global::Google.Protobuf.WellKnownTypes.Type), global::Google.Protobuf.WellKnownTypes.Type.Parser, new[]{ "Name", "Fields", "Oneofs", "Options", "SourceContext", "Syntax" }, null, null, null),
+            new pbr::GeneratedCodeInfo(typeof(global::Google.Protobuf.WellKnownTypes.Field), global::Google.Protobuf.WellKnownTypes.Field.Parser, new[]{ "Kind", "Cardinality", "Number", "Name", "TypeUrl", "OneofIndex", "Packed", "Options", "JsonName" }, null, new[]{ typeof(global::Google.Protobuf.WellKnownTypes.Field.Types.Kind), typeof(global::Google.Protobuf.WellKnownTypes.Field.Types.Cardinality) }, null),
+            new pbr::GeneratedCodeInfo(typeof(global::Google.Protobuf.WellKnownTypes.Enum), global::Google.Protobuf.WellKnownTypes.Enum.Parser, new[]{ "Name", "Enumvalue", "Options", "SourceContext", "Syntax" }, null, null, null),
+            new pbr::GeneratedCodeInfo(typeof(global::Google.Protobuf.WellKnownTypes.EnumValue), global::Google.Protobuf.WellKnownTypes.EnumValue.Parser, new[]{ "Name", "Number", "Options" }, null, null, null),
+            new pbr::GeneratedCodeInfo(typeof(global::Google.Protobuf.WellKnownTypes.Option), global::Google.Protobuf.WellKnownTypes.Option.Parser, new[]{ "Name", "Value" }, null, null, null)
           }));
     }
     #endregion

csharp/src/Google.Protobuf/WellKnownTypes/Wrappers.cs

@@ -35,15 +35,15 @@ namespace Google.Protobuf.WellKnownTypes {
       descriptor = pbr::FileDescriptor.InternalBuildGeneratedFileFrom(descriptorData,
           new pbr::FileDescriptor[] { },
           new pbr::GeneratedCodeInfo(null, new pbr::GeneratedCodeInfo[] {
-            new pbr::GeneratedCodeInfo(typeof(global::Google.Protobuf.WellKnownTypes.DoubleValue), new[]{ "Value" }, null, null, null),
-            new pbr::GeneratedCodeInfo(typeof(global::Google.Protobuf.WellKnownTypes.FloatValue), new[]{ "Value" }, null, null, null),
-            new pbr::GeneratedCodeInfo(typeof(global::Google.Protobuf.WellKnownTypes.Int64Value), new[]{ "Value" }, null, null, null),
-            new pbr::GeneratedCodeInfo(typeof(global::Google.Protobuf.WellKnownTypes.UInt64Value), new[]{ "Value" }, null, null, null),
-            new pbr::GeneratedCodeInfo(typeof(global::Google.Protobuf.WellKnownTypes.Int32Value), new[]{ "Value" }, null, null, null),
-            new pbr::GeneratedCodeInfo(typeof(global::Google.Protobuf.WellKnownTypes.UInt32Value), new[]{ "Value" }, null, null, null),
-            new pbr::GeneratedCodeInfo(typeof(global::Google.Protobuf.WellKnownTypes.BoolValue), new[]{ "Value" }, null, null, null),
-            new pbr::GeneratedCodeInfo(typeof(global::Google.Protobuf.WellKnownTypes.StringValue), new[]{ "Value" }, null, null, null),
-            new pbr::GeneratedCodeInfo(typeof(global::Google.Protobuf.WellKnownTypes.BytesValue), new[]{ "Value" }, null, null, null)
+            new pbr::GeneratedCodeInfo(typeof(global::Google.Protobuf.WellKnownTypes.DoubleValue), global::Google.Protobuf.WellKnownTypes.DoubleValue.Parser, new[]{ "Value" }, null, null, null),
+            new pbr::GeneratedCodeInfo(typeof(global::Google.Protobuf.WellKnownTypes.FloatValue), global::Google.Protobuf.WellKnownTypes.FloatValue.Parser, new[]{ "Value" }, null, null, null),
+            new pbr::GeneratedCodeInfo(typeof(global::Google.Protobuf.WellKnownTypes.Int64Value), global::Google.Protobuf.WellKnownTypes.Int64Value.Parser, new[]{ "Value" }, null, null, null),
+            new pbr::GeneratedCodeInfo(typeof(global::Google.Protobuf.WellKnownTypes.UInt64Value), global::Google.Protobuf.WellKnownTypes.UInt64Value.Parser, new[]{ "Value" }, null, null, null),
+            new pbr::GeneratedCodeInfo(typeof(global::Google.Protobuf.WellKnownTypes.Int32Value), global::Google.Protobuf.WellKnownTypes.Int32Value.Parser, new[]{ "Value" }, null, null, null),
+            new pbr::GeneratedCodeInfo(typeof(global::Google.Protobuf.WellKnownTypes.UInt32Value), global::Google.Protobuf.WellKnownTypes.UInt32Value.Parser, new[]{ "Value" }, null, null, null),
+            new pbr::GeneratedCodeInfo(typeof(global::Google.Protobuf.WellKnownTypes.BoolValue), global::Google.Protobuf.WellKnownTypes.BoolValue.Parser, new[]{ "Value" }, null, null, null),
+            new pbr::GeneratedCodeInfo(typeof(global::Google.Protobuf.WellKnownTypes.StringValue), global::Google.Protobuf.WellKnownTypes.StringValue.Parser, new[]{ "Value" }, null, null, null),
+            new pbr::GeneratedCodeInfo(typeof(global::Google.Protobuf.WellKnownTypes.BytesValue), global::Google.Protobuf.WellKnownTypes.BytesValue.Parser, new[]{ "Value" }, null, null, null)
           }));
     }
     #endregion

src/google/protobuf/compiler/csharp/csharp_umbrella_class.cc

@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ void UmbrellaClassGenerator::WriteGeneratedCodeInfo(const Descriptor* descriptor
     return;
   }
   // Generated message type
-  printer->Print("new pbr::GeneratedCodeInfo(typeof($type_name$), ", "type_name", GetClassName(descriptor));
+  printer->Print("new pbr::GeneratedCodeInfo(typeof($type_name$), $type_name$.Parser, ", "type_name", GetClassName(descriptor));
   
   // Fields
   if (descriptor->field_count() > 0) {