4 files changed, 31 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Common/Serialization/JsonSerializer.cs b/MediaBrowser.Common/Serialization/JsonSerializer.cs
index e73048f17..b1c0726e5 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Common/Serialization/JsonSerializer.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Common/Serialization/JsonSerializer.cs
@@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Common.Serialization
             return ServiceStack.Text.JsonSerializer.DeserializeFromStream<T>(stream);
         }
 
+        public static object DeserializeFromStream(Stream stream, Type type)
+        {
+            Configure();
+
+            return ServiceStack.Text.JsonSerializer.DeserializeFromStream(type, stream);
+        }
+
         private static bool IsConfigured = false;
         private static void Configure()
         {
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Common/Serialization/JsvSerializer.cs b/MediaBrowser.Common/Serialization/JsvSerializer.cs
index 24c4b074e..d482348af 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Common/Serialization/JsvSerializer.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Common/Serialization/JsvSerializer.cs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-using System.IO;
+using System;
+using System.IO;
 
 namespace MediaBrowser.Common.Serialization
 {
@@ -19,11 +20,16 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Common.Serialization
             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))
             {
-                ServiceStack.Text.TypeSerializer.SerializeToStream<T>(obj, stream);
+                SerializeToStream<T>(obj, stream);
             }
         }
 
@@ -31,7 +37,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Common.Serialization
         {
             using (Stream stream = File.OpenRead(file))
             {
-                return ServiceStack.Text.TypeSerializer.DeserializeFromStream<T>(stream);
+                return DeserializeFromStream<T>(stream);
             }
         }
     }
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Common/Serialization/ProtobufSerializer.cs b/MediaBrowser.Common/Serialization/ProtobufSerializer.cs
index 701ef7029..6151e8341 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Common/Serialization/ProtobufSerializer.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Common/Serialization/ProtobufSerializer.cs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-using System.IO;
+using System;
+using System.IO;
 
 namespace MediaBrowser.Common.Serialization
 {
@@ -18,6 +19,11 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Common.Serialization
             return ProtoBuf.Serializer.Deserialize<T>(stream);
         }
 
+        public static object DeserializeFromStream(Stream stream, Type type)
+        {
+            throw new NotImplementedException();
+        }
+        
         public static void SerializeToFile<T>(T obj, string file)
         {
             using (Stream stream = File.Open(file, FileMode.Create))
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Common/Serialization/XmlSerializer.cs b/MediaBrowser.Common/Serialization/XmlSerializer.cs
index 90361e2b9..b881591dd 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Common/Serialization/XmlSerializer.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Common/Serialization/XmlSerializer.cs
@@ -39,6 +39,14 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Common.Serialization
             }
         }
 
+        public static void SerializeToFile(object obj, string file)
+        {
+            using (FileStream 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))