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diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Model/Serialization/IJsonSerializer.cs b/MediaBrowser.Model/Serialization/IJsonSerializer.cs
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+using System;
+using System.IO;
+
+namespace MediaBrowser.Model.Serialization
+{
+    public interface IJsonSerializer
+    {
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Serializes to stream.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <typeparam name="T"></typeparam>
+        /// <param name="obj">The obj.</param>
+        /// <param name="stream">The stream.</param>
+        /// <exception cref="System.ArgumentNullException">obj</exception>
+        void SerializeToStream<T>(T obj, Stream stream)
+            where T : class;
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Serializes to file.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <typeparam name="T"></typeparam>
+        /// <param name="obj">The obj.</param>
+        /// <param name="file">The file.</param>
+        /// <exception cref="System.ArgumentNullException">obj</exception>
+        void SerializeToFile<T>(T obj, string file)
+            where T : class;
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Deserializes from file.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="type">The type.</param>
+        /// <param name="file">The file.</param>
+        /// <returns>System.Object.</returns>
+        /// <exception cref="System.ArgumentNullException">type</exception>
+        object DeserializeFromFile(Type type, string file);
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Deserializes from file.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <typeparam name="T"></typeparam>
+        /// <param name="file">The file.</param>
+        /// <returns>``0.</returns>
+        /// <exception cref="System.ArgumentNullException">file</exception>
+        T DeserializeFromFile<T>(string file)
+            where T : class;
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Deserializes from stream.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <typeparam name="T"></typeparam>
+        /// <param name="stream">The stream.</param>
+        /// <returns>``0.</returns>
+        /// <exception cref="System.ArgumentNullException">stream</exception>
+        T DeserializeFromStream<T>(Stream stream);
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Deserializes from string.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <typeparam name="T"></typeparam>
+        /// <param name="text">The text.</param>
+        /// <returns>``0.</returns>
+        /// <exception cref="System.ArgumentNullException">text</exception>
+        T DeserializeFromString<T>(string text);
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Deserializes from stream.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="stream">The stream.</param>
+        /// <param name="type">The type.</param>
+        /// <returns>System.Object.</returns>
+        /// <exception cref="System.ArgumentNullException">stream</exception>
+        object DeserializeFromStream(Stream stream, Type type);
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Deserializes from string.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="json">The json.</param>
+        /// <param name="type">The type.</param>
+        /// <returns>System.Object.</returns>
+        /// <exception cref="System.ArgumentNullException">json</exception>
+        object DeserializeFromString(string json, Type type);
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Serializes to string.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <typeparam name="T"></typeparam>
+        /// <param name="obj">The obj.</param>
+        /// <returns>System.String.</returns>
+        /// <exception cref="System.ArgumentNullException">obj</exception>
+        string SerializeToString<T>(T obj)
+            where T : class;
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Serializes to bytes.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <typeparam name="T"></typeparam>
+        /// <param name="obj">The obj.</param>
+        /// <returns>System.Byte[][].</returns>
+        /// <exception cref="System.ArgumentNullException">obj</exception>
+        byte[] SerializeToBytes<T>(T obj)
+            where T : class;
+    }
+}
+\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Model/Serialization/IProtobufSerializer.cs b/MediaBrowser.Model/Serialization/IProtobufSerializer.cs
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+++ b/MediaBrowser.Model/Serialization/IProtobufSerializer.cs
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+using System;
+using System.IO;
+
+namespace MediaBrowser.Model.Serialization
+{
+    public interface IProtobufSerializer
+    {
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Serializes to stream.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="obj">The obj.</param>
+        /// <param name="stream">The stream.</param>
+        /// <exception cref="System.ArgumentNullException">obj</exception>
+        void SerializeToStream(object obj, Stream stream);
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Deserializes from stream.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="stream">The stream.</param>
+        /// <param name="type">The type.</param>
+        /// <returns>System.Object.</returns>
+        /// <exception cref="System.ArgumentNullException">stream</exception>
+        object DeserializeFromStream(Stream stream, Type type);
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Deserializes from stream.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <typeparam name="T"></typeparam>
+        /// <param name="stream">The stream.</param>
+        /// <returns>``0.</returns>
+        T DeserializeFromStream<T>(Stream stream)
+            where T : class;
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Serializes to file.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <typeparam name="T"></typeparam>
+        /// <param name="obj">The obj.</param>
+        /// <param name="file">The file.</param>
+        /// <exception cref="System.ArgumentNullException">file</exception>
+        void SerializeToFile<T>(T obj, string file);
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Deserializes from file.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <typeparam name="T"></typeparam>
+        /// <param name="file">The file.</param>
+        /// <returns>``0.</returns>
+        /// <exception cref="System.ArgumentNullException">file</exception>
+        T DeserializeFromFile<T>(string file)
+            where T : class;
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Serializes to bytes.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <typeparam name="T"></typeparam>
+        /// <param name="obj">The obj.</param>
+        /// <returns>System.Byte[][].</returns>
+        /// <exception cref="System.ArgumentNullException">obj</exception>
+        byte[] SerializeToBytes<T>(T obj)
+            where T : class;
+    }
+}
+\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Model/Serialization/IXmlSerializer.cs b/MediaBrowser.Model/Serialization/IXmlSerializer.cs
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+++ b/MediaBrowser.Model/Serialization/IXmlSerializer.cs
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+using System;
+using System.IO;
+
+namespace MediaBrowser.Model.Serialization
+{
+    public interface IXmlSerializer
+    {
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Deserializes from stream.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <typeparam name="T"></typeparam>
+        /// <param name="stream">The stream.</param>
+        /// <returns>``0.</returns>
+        T DeserializeFromStream<T>(Stream stream);
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Deserializes from stream.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="type">The type.</param>
+        /// <param name="stream">The stream.</param>
+        /// <returns>System.Object.</returns>
+        object DeserializeFromStream(Type type, Stream stream);
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Serializes to stream.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="obj">The obj.</param>
+        /// <param name="stream">The stream.</param>
+        void SerializeToStream(object obj, Stream stream);
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Deserializes from file.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <typeparam name="T"></typeparam>
+        /// <param name="file">The file.</param>
+        /// <returns>``0.</returns>
+        T DeserializeFromFile<T>(string file);
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Serializes to file.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="obj">The obj.</param>
+        /// <param name="file">The file.</param>
+        void SerializeToFile(object obj, string file);
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Deserializes from file.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="type">The type.</param>
+        /// <param name="file">The file.</param>
+        /// <returns>System.Object.</returns>
+        object DeserializeFromFile(Type type, string file);
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Deserializes from bytes.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="type">The type.</param>
+        /// <param name="buffer">The buffer.</param>
+        /// <returns>System.Object.</returns>
+        object DeserializeFromBytes(Type type, byte[] buffer);
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Serializes to bytes.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="obj">The obj.</param>
+        /// <returns>System.Byte[][].</returns>
+        byte[] SerializeToBytes(object obj);
+    }
+}
+\ No newline at end of file