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diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Common/Serialization/XmlSerializer.cs b/MediaBrowser.Common/Serialization/XmlSerializer.cs
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+using System;
+using System.IO;
+
+namespace MediaBrowser.Common.Serialization
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Provides a wrapper around third party xml serialization.
+    /// </summary>
+    public class XmlSerializer
+    {
+        public static void SerializeToStream<T>(T obj, Stream stream)
+        {
+            ServiceStack.Text.XmlSerializer.SerializeToStream(obj, stream);
+        }
+
+        public static T DeserializeFromStream<T>(Stream stream)
+        {
+            return ServiceStack.Text.XmlSerializer.DeserializeFromStream<T>(stream);
+        }
+
+        public static object DeserializeFromStream(Type type, Stream stream)
+        {
+            return ServiceStack.Text.XmlSerializer.DeserializeFromStream(type, stream);
+        }
+
+        public static void SerializeToFile<T>(T obj, string file)
+        {
+            using (var stream = new FileStream(file, FileMode.Create))
+            {
+                SerializeToStream(obj, stream);
+            }
+        }
+
+        public static T DeserializeFromFile<T>(string file)
+        {
+            using (Stream stream = File.OpenRead(file))
+            {
+                return DeserializeFromStream<T>(stream);
+            }
+        }
+
+        public static void SerializeToFile(object obj, string file)
+        {
+            using (var stream = new FileStream(file, FileMode.Create))
+            {
+                ServiceStack.Text.XmlSerializer.SerializeToStream(obj, stream);
+            }
+        }
+        
+        public static object DeserializeFromFile(Type type, string file)
+        {
+            using (Stream stream = File.OpenRead(file))
+            {
+                return DeserializeFromStream(type, stream);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}