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+using System;
+using System.IO;
+
+namespace MediaBrowser.Common.Serialization
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// This adds support for ServiceStack's proprietary JSV output format.
+    /// It's a hybrid of Json and Csv but the serializer performs about 25% faster and output runs about 10% smaller
+    /// http://www.servicestack.net/benchmarks/NorthwindDatabaseRowsSerialization.100000-times.2010-08-17.html
+    /// </summary>
+    public static class JsvSerializer
+    {
+        public static void SerializeToStream<T>(T obj, Stream stream)
+        {
+            ServiceStack.Text.TypeSerializer.SerializeToStream(obj, stream);
+        }
+
+        public static T DeserializeFromStream<T>(Stream stream)
+        {
+            return ServiceStack.Text.TypeSerializer.DeserializeFromStream<T>(stream);
+        }
+
+        public static object DeserializeFromStream(Stream stream, Type type)
+        {
+            return ServiceStack.Text.TypeSerializer.DeserializeFromStream(type, stream);
+        }
+
+        public static void SerializeToFile<T>(T obj, string file)
+        {
+            using (Stream stream = File.Open(file, FileMode.Create))
+            {
+                SerializeToStream(obj, stream);
+            }
+        }
+
+        public static T DeserializeFromFile<T>(string file)
+        {
+            using (Stream stream = File.OpenRead(file))
+            {
+                return DeserializeFromStream<T>(stream);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}