protoc 2.6.1.1 → 2.6.1.2

data/ext/protoc/protobuf/python/google/protobuf/internal/missing_enum_values.proto

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+// Protocol Buffers - Google's data interchange format
+// Copyright 2008 Google Inc.  All rights reserved.
+// https://developers.google.com/protocol-buffers/
+//
+// Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
+// modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are
+// met:
+//
+//     * Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
+// notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+//     * Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above
+// copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer
+// in the documentation and/or other materials provided with the
+// distribution.
+//     * Neither the name of Google Inc. nor the names of its
+// contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived from
+// this software without specific prior written permission.
+//
+// THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS
+// "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT
+// LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR
+// A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT
+// OWNER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL,
+// SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT
+// LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE,
+// DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY
+// THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT
+// (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE
+// OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
+
+package google.protobuf.python.internal;
+
+message TestEnumValues {
+  enum NestedEnum {
+    ZERO = 0;
+    ONE = 1;
+  }
+  optional NestedEnum optional_nested_enum = 1;
+  repeated NestedEnum repeated_nested_enum = 2;
+  repeated NestedEnum packed_nested_enum = 3 [packed = true];
+}
+
+message TestMissingEnumValues {
+  enum NestedEnum {
+    TWO = 2;
+  }
+  optional NestedEnum optional_nested_enum = 1;
+  repeated NestedEnum repeated_nested_enum = 2;
+  repeated NestedEnum packed_nested_enum = 3 [packed = true];
+}

data/ext/protoc/protobuf/python/google/protobuf/internal/more_extensions.proto

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+// Protocol Buffers - Google's data interchange format
+// Copyright 2008 Google Inc.  All rights reserved.
+// https://developers.google.com/protocol-buffers/
+//
+// Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
+// modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are
+// met:
+//
+//     * Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
+// notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+//     * Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above
+// copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer
+// in the documentation and/or other materials provided with the
+// distribution.
+//     * Neither the name of Google Inc. nor the names of its
+// contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived from
+// this software without specific prior written permission.
+//
+// THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS
+// "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT
+// LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR
+// A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT
+// OWNER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL,
+// SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT
+// LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE,
+// DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY
+// THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT
+// (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE
+// OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
+
+// Author: robinson@google.com (Will Robinson)
+
+
+package google.protobuf.internal;
+
+
+message TopLevelMessage {
+  optional ExtendedMessage submessage = 1;
+}
+
+
+message ExtendedMessage {
+  extensions 1 to max;
+}
+
+
+message ForeignMessage {
+  optional int32 foreign_message_int = 1;
+}
+
+
+extend ExtendedMessage {
+  optional int32 optional_int_extension = 1;
+  optional ForeignMessage optional_message_extension = 2;
+
+  repeated int32 repeated_int_extension = 3;
+  repeated ForeignMessage repeated_message_extension = 4;
+}

data/ext/protoc/protobuf/python/google/protobuf/internal/more_extensions_dynamic.proto

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+// Protocol Buffers - Google's data interchange format
+// Copyright 2008 Google Inc.  All rights reserved.
+// https://developers.google.com/protocol-buffers/
+//
+// Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
+// modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are
+// met:
+//
+//     * Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
+// notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+//     * Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above
+// copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer
+// in the documentation and/or other materials provided with the
+// distribution.
+//     * Neither the name of Google Inc. nor the names of its
+// contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived from
+// this software without specific prior written permission.
+//
+// THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS
+// "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT
+// LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR
+// A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT
+// OWNER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL,
+// SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT
+// LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE,
+// DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY
+// THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT
+// (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE
+// OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
+
+// Author: jasonh@google.com (Jason Hsueh)
+//
+// This file is used to test a corner case in the CPP implementation where the
+// generated C++ type is available for the extendee, but the extension is
+// defined in a file whose C++ type is not in the binary.
+
+
+import "google/protobuf/internal/more_extensions.proto";
+
+package google.protobuf.internal;
+
+message DynamicMessageType {
+  optional int32 a = 1;
+}
+
+extend ExtendedMessage {
+  optional int32 dynamic_int32_extension = 100;
+  optional DynamicMessageType dynamic_message_extension = 101;
+}

data/ext/protoc/protobuf/python/google/protobuf/internal/more_messages.proto

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+// Protocol Buffers - Google's data interchange format
+// Copyright 2008 Google Inc.  All rights reserved.
+// https://developers.google.com/protocol-buffers/
+//
+// Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
+// modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are
+// met:
+//
+//     * Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
+// notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+//     * Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above
+// copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer
+// in the documentation and/or other materials provided with the
+// distribution.
+//     * Neither the name of Google Inc. nor the names of its
+// contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived from
+// this software without specific prior written permission.
+//
+// THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS
+// "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT
+// LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR
+// A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT
+// OWNER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL,
+// SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT
+// LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE,
+// DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY
+// THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT
+// (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE
+// OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
+
+// Author: robinson@google.com (Will Robinson)
+
+
+package google.protobuf.internal;
+
+// A message where tag numbers are listed out of order, to allow us to test our
+// canonicalization of serialized output, which should always be in tag order.
+// We also mix in some extensions for extra fun.
+message OutOfOrderFields {
+  optional   sint32 optional_sint32   =  5;
+  extensions 4 to 4;
+  optional   uint32 optional_uint32   =  3;
+  extensions 2 to 2;
+  optional    int32 optional_int32    =  1;
+};
+
+
+extend OutOfOrderFields {
+  optional   uint64 optional_uint64   =  4;
+  optional    int64 optional_int64    =  2;
+}

data/ext/protoc/protobuf/python/google/protobuf/internal/python_message.py

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+# Protocol Buffers - Google's data interchange format
+# Copyright 2008 Google Inc.  All rights reserved.
+# https://developers.google.com/protocol-buffers/
+#
+# Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
+# modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are
+# met:
+#
+#     * Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
+# notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+#     * Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above
+# copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer
+# in the documentation and/or other materials provided with the
+# distribution.
+#     * Neither the name of Google Inc. nor the names of its
+# contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived from
+# this software without specific prior written permission.
+#
+# THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS
+# "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT
+# LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR
+# A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT
+# OWNER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL,
+# SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT
+# LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE,
+# DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY
+# THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT
+# (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE
+# OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
+
+# Keep it Python2.5 compatible for GAE.
+#
+# Copyright 2007 Google Inc. All Rights Reserved.
+#
+# This code is meant to work on Python 2.4 and above only.
+#
+# TODO(robinson): Helpers for verbose, common checks like seeing if a
+# descriptor's cpp_type is CPPTYPE_MESSAGE.
+
+"""Contains a metaclass and helper functions used to create
+protocol message classes from Descriptor objects at runtime.
+
+Recall that a metaclass is the "type" of a class.
+(A class is to a metaclass what an instance is to a class.)
+
+In this case, we use the GeneratedProtocolMessageType metaclass
+to inject all the useful functionality into the classes
+output by the protocol compiler at compile-time.
+
+The upshot of all this is that the real implementation
+details for ALL pure-Python protocol buffers are *here in
+this file*.
+"""
+
+__author__ = 'robinson@google.com (Will Robinson)'
+
+import sys
+if sys.version_info[0] < 3:
+  try:
+    from cStringIO import StringIO as BytesIO
+  except ImportError:
+    from StringIO import StringIO as BytesIO
+  import copy_reg as copyreg
+else:
+  from io import BytesIO
+  import copyreg
+import struct
+import weakref
+
+# We use "as" to avoid name collisions with variables.
+from google.protobuf.internal import containers
+from google.protobuf.internal import decoder
+from google.protobuf.internal import encoder
+from google.protobuf.internal import enum_type_wrapper
+from google.protobuf.internal import message_listener as message_listener_mod
+from google.protobuf.internal import type_checkers
+from google.protobuf.internal import wire_format
+from google.protobuf import descriptor as descriptor_mod
+from google.protobuf import message as message_mod
+from google.protobuf import text_format
+
+_FieldDescriptor = descriptor_mod.FieldDescriptor
+
+
+def NewMessage(bases, descriptor, dictionary):
+  _AddClassAttributesForNestedExtensions(descriptor, dictionary)
+  _AddSlots(descriptor, dictionary)
+  return bases
+
+
+def InitMessage(descriptor, cls):
+  cls._decoders_by_tag = {}
+  cls._extensions_by_name = {}
+  cls._extensions_by_number = {}
+  if (descriptor.has_options and
+      descriptor.GetOptions().message_set_wire_format):
+    cls._decoders_by_tag[decoder.MESSAGE_SET_ITEM_TAG] = (
+        decoder.MessageSetItemDecoder(cls._extensions_by_number), None)
+
+  # Attach stuff to each FieldDescriptor for quick lookup later on.
+  for field in descriptor.fields:
+    _AttachFieldHelpers(cls, field)
+
+  _AddEnumValues(descriptor, cls)
+  _AddInitMethod(descriptor, cls)
+  _AddPropertiesForFields(descriptor, cls)
+  _AddPropertiesForExtensions(descriptor, cls)
+  _AddStaticMethods(cls)
+  _AddMessageMethods(descriptor, cls)
+  _AddPrivateHelperMethods(descriptor, cls)
+  copyreg.pickle(cls, lambda obj: (cls, (), obj.__getstate__()))
+
+
+# Stateless helpers for GeneratedProtocolMessageType below.
+# Outside clients should not access these directly.
+#
+# I opted not to make any of these methods on the metaclass, to make it more
+# clear that I'm not really using any state there and to keep clients from
+# thinking that they have direct access to these construction helpers.
+
+
+def _PropertyName(proto_field_name):
+  """Returns the name of the public property attribute which
+  clients can use to get and (in some cases) set the value
+  of a protocol message field.
+
+  Args:
+    proto_field_name: The protocol message field name, exactly
+      as it appears (or would appear) in a .proto file.
+  """
+  # TODO(robinson): Escape Python keywords (e.g., yield), and test this support.
+  # nnorwitz makes my day by writing:
+  # """
+  # FYI.  See the keyword module in the stdlib. This could be as simple as:
+  #
+  # if keyword.iskeyword(proto_field_name):
+  #   return proto_field_name + "_"
+  # return proto_field_name
+  # """
+  # Kenton says:  The above is a BAD IDEA.  People rely on being able to use
+  #   getattr() and setattr() to reflectively manipulate field values.  If we
+  #   rename the properties, then every such user has to also make sure to apply
+  #   the same transformation.  Note that currently if you name a field "yield",
+  #   you can still access it just fine using getattr/setattr -- it's not even
+  #   that cumbersome to do so.
+  # TODO(kenton):  Remove this method entirely if/when everyone agrees with my
+  #   position.
+  return proto_field_name
+
+
+def _VerifyExtensionHandle(message, extension_handle):
+  """Verify that the given extension handle is valid."""
+
+  if not isinstance(extension_handle, _FieldDescriptor):
+    raise KeyError('HasExtension() expects an extension handle, got: %s' %
+                   extension_handle)
+
+  if not extension_handle.is_extension:
+    raise KeyError('"%s" is not an extension.' % extension_handle.full_name)
+
+  if not extension_handle.containing_type:
+    raise KeyError('"%s" is missing a containing_type.'
+                   % extension_handle.full_name)
+
+  if extension_handle.containing_type is not message.DESCRIPTOR:
+    raise KeyError('Extension "%s" extends message type "%s", but this '
+                   'message is of type "%s".' %
+                   (extension_handle.full_name,
+                    extension_handle.containing_type.full_name,
+                    message.DESCRIPTOR.full_name))
+
+
+def _AddSlots(message_descriptor, dictionary):
+  """Adds a __slots__ entry to dictionary, containing the names of all valid
+  attributes for this message type.
+
+  Args:
+    message_descriptor: A Descriptor instance describing this message type.
+    dictionary: Class dictionary to which we'll add a '__slots__' entry.
+  """
+  dictionary['__slots__'] = ['_cached_byte_size',
+                             '_cached_byte_size_dirty',
+                             '_fields',
+                             '_unknown_fields',
+                             '_is_present_in_parent',
+                             '_listener',
+                             '_listener_for_children',
+                             '__weakref__',
+                             '_oneofs']
+
+
+def _IsMessageSetExtension(field):
+  return (field.is_extension and
+          field.containing_type.has_options and
+          field.containing_type.GetOptions().message_set_wire_format and
+          field.type == _FieldDescriptor.TYPE_MESSAGE and
+          field.message_type == field.extension_scope and
+          field.label == _FieldDescriptor.LABEL_OPTIONAL)
+
+
+def _AttachFieldHelpers(cls, field_descriptor):
+  is_repeated = (field_descriptor.label == _FieldDescriptor.LABEL_REPEATED)
+  is_packed = (field_descriptor.has_options and
+               field_descriptor.GetOptions().packed)
+
+  if _IsMessageSetExtension(field_descriptor):
+    field_encoder = encoder.MessageSetItemEncoder(field_descriptor.number)
+    sizer = encoder.MessageSetItemSizer(field_descriptor.number)
+  else:
+    field_encoder = type_checkers.TYPE_TO_ENCODER[field_descriptor.type](
+        field_descriptor.number, is_repeated, is_packed)
+    sizer = type_checkers.TYPE_TO_SIZER[field_descriptor.type](
+        field_descriptor.number, is_repeated, is_packed)
+
+  field_descriptor._encoder = field_encoder
+  field_descriptor._sizer = sizer
+  field_descriptor._default_constructor = _DefaultValueConstructorForField(
+      field_descriptor)
+
+  def AddDecoder(wiretype, is_packed):
+    tag_bytes = encoder.TagBytes(field_descriptor.number, wiretype)
+    cls._decoders_by_tag[tag_bytes] = (
+        type_checkers.TYPE_TO_DECODER[field_descriptor.type](
+            field_descriptor.number, is_repeated, is_packed,
+            field_descriptor, field_descriptor._default_constructor),
+        field_descriptor if field_descriptor.containing_oneof is not None
+        else None)
+
+  AddDecoder(type_checkers.FIELD_TYPE_TO_WIRE_TYPE[field_descriptor.type],
+             False)
+
+  if is_repeated and wire_format.IsTypePackable(field_descriptor.type):
+    # To support wire compatibility of adding packed = true, add a decoder for
+    # packed values regardless of the field's options.
+    AddDecoder(wire_format.WIRETYPE_LENGTH_DELIMITED, True)
+
+
+def _AddClassAttributesForNestedExtensions(descriptor, dictionary):
+  extension_dict = descriptor.extensions_by_name
+  for extension_name, extension_field in extension_dict.iteritems():
+    assert extension_name not in dictionary
+    dictionary[extension_name] = extension_field
+
+
+def _AddEnumValues(descriptor, cls):
+  """Sets class-level attributes for all enum fields defined in this message.
+
+  Also exporting a class-level object that can name enum values.
+
+  Args:
+    descriptor: Descriptor object for this message type.
+    cls: Class we're constructing for this message type.
+  """
+  for enum_type in descriptor.enum_types:
+    setattr(cls, enum_type.name, enum_type_wrapper.EnumTypeWrapper(enum_type))
+    for enum_value in enum_type.values:
+      setattr(cls, enum_value.name, enum_value.number)
+
+
+def _DefaultValueConstructorForField(field):
+  """Returns a function which returns a default value for a field.
+
+  Args:
+    field: FieldDescriptor object for this field.
+
+  The returned function has one argument:
+    message: Message instance containing this field, or a weakref proxy
+      of same.
+
+  That function in turn returns a default value for this field.  The default
+    value may refer back to |message| via a weak reference.
+  """
+
+  if field.label == _FieldDescriptor.LABEL_REPEATED:
+    if field.has_default_value and field.default_value != []:
+      raise ValueError('Repeated field default value not empty list: %s' % (
+          field.default_value))
+    if field.cpp_type == _FieldDescriptor.CPPTYPE_MESSAGE:
+      # We can't look at _concrete_class yet since it might not have
+      # been set.  (Depends on order in which we initialize the classes).
+      message_type = field.message_type
+      def MakeRepeatedMessageDefault(message):
+        return containers.RepeatedCompositeFieldContainer(
+            message._listener_for_children, field.message_type)
+      return MakeRepeatedMessageDefault
+    else:
+      type_checker = type_checkers.GetTypeChecker(field)
+      def MakeRepeatedScalarDefault(message):
+        return containers.RepeatedScalarFieldContainer(
+            message._listener_for_children, type_checker)
+      return MakeRepeatedScalarDefault
+
+  if field.cpp_type == _FieldDescriptor.CPPTYPE_MESSAGE:
+    # _concrete_class may not yet be initialized.
+    message_type = field.message_type
+    def MakeSubMessageDefault(message):
+      result = message_type._concrete_class()
+      result._SetListener(message._listener_for_children)
+      return result
+    return MakeSubMessageDefault
+
+  def MakeScalarDefault(message):
+    # TODO(protobuf-team): This may be broken since there may not be
+    # default_value.  Combine with has_default_value somehow.
+    return field.default_value
+  return MakeScalarDefault
+
+
+def _AddInitMethod(message_descriptor, cls):
+  """Adds an __init__ method to cls."""
+  fields = message_descriptor.fields
+  def init(self, **kwargs):
+    self._cached_byte_size = 0
+    self._cached_byte_size_dirty = len(kwargs) > 0
+    self._fields = {}
+    # Contains a mapping from oneof field descriptors to the descriptor
+    # of the currently set field in that oneof field.
+    self._oneofs = {}
+
+    # _unknown_fields is () when empty for efficiency, and will be turned into
+    # a list if fields are added.
+    self._unknown_fields = ()
+    self._is_present_in_parent = False
+    self._listener = message_listener_mod.NullMessageListener()
+    self._listener_for_children = _Listener(self)
+    for field_name, field_value in kwargs.iteritems():
+      field = _GetFieldByName(message_descriptor, field_name)
+      if field is None:
+        raise TypeError("%s() got an unexpected keyword argument '%s'" %
+                        (message_descriptor.name, field_name))
+      if field.label == _FieldDescriptor.LABEL_REPEATED:
+        copy = field._default_constructor(self)
+        if field.cpp_type == _FieldDescriptor.CPPTYPE_MESSAGE:  # Composite
+          for val in field_value:
+            copy.add().MergeFrom(val)
+        else:  # Scalar
+          copy.extend(field_value)
+        self._fields[field] = copy
+      elif field.cpp_type == _FieldDescriptor.CPPTYPE_MESSAGE:
+        copy = field._default_constructor(self)
+        copy.MergeFrom(field_value)
+        self._fields[field] = copy
+      else:
+        setattr(self, field_name, field_value)
+
+  init.__module__ = None
+  init.__doc__ = None
+  cls.__init__ = init
+
+
+def _GetFieldByName(message_descriptor, field_name):
+  """Returns a field descriptor by field name.
+
+  Args:
+    message_descriptor: A Descriptor describing all fields in message.
+    field_name: The name of the field to retrieve.
+  Returns:
+    The field descriptor associated with the field name.
+  """
+  try:
+    return message_descriptor.fields_by_name[field_name]
+  except KeyError:
+    raise ValueError('Protocol message has no "%s" field.' % field_name)
+
+
+def _AddPropertiesForFields(descriptor, cls):
+  """Adds properties for all fields in this protocol message type."""
+  for field in descriptor.fields:
+    _AddPropertiesForField(field, cls)
+
+  if descriptor.is_extendable:
+    # _ExtensionDict is just an adaptor with no state so we allocate a new one
+    # every time it is accessed.
+    cls.Extensions = property(lambda self: _ExtensionDict(self))
+
+
+def _AddPropertiesForField(field, cls):
+  """Adds a public property for a protocol message field.
+  Clients can use this property to get and (in the case
+  of non-repeated scalar fields) directly set the value
+  of a protocol message field.
+
+  Args:
+    field: A FieldDescriptor for this field.
+    cls: The class we're constructing.
+  """
+  # Catch it if we add other types that we should
+  # handle specially here.
+  assert _FieldDescriptor.MAX_CPPTYPE == 10
+
+  constant_name = field.name.upper() + "_FIELD_NUMBER"
+  setattr(cls, constant_name, field.number)
+
+  if field.label == _FieldDescriptor.LABEL_REPEATED:
+    _AddPropertiesForRepeatedField(field, cls)
+  elif field.cpp_type == _FieldDescriptor.CPPTYPE_MESSAGE:
+    _AddPropertiesForNonRepeatedCompositeField(field, cls)
+  else:
+    _AddPropertiesForNonRepeatedScalarField(field, cls)
+
+
+def _AddPropertiesForRepeatedField(field, cls):
+  """Adds a public property for a "repeated" protocol message field.  Clients
+  can use this property to get the value of the field, which will be either a
+  _RepeatedScalarFieldContainer or _RepeatedCompositeFieldContainer (see
+  below).
+
+  Note that when clients add values to these containers, we perform
+  type-checking in the case of repeated scalar fields, and we also set any
+  necessary "has" bits as a side-effect.
+
+  Args:
+    field: A FieldDescriptor for this field.
+    cls: The class we're constructing.
+  """
+  proto_field_name = field.name
+  property_name = _PropertyName(proto_field_name)
+
+  def getter(self):
+    field_value = self._fields.get(field)
+    if field_value is None:
+      # Construct a new object to represent this field.
+      field_value = field._default_constructor(self)
+
+      # Atomically check if another thread has preempted us and, if not, swap
+      # in the new object we just created.  If someone has preempted us, we
+      # take that object and discard ours.
+      # WARNING:  We are relying on setdefault() being atomic.  This is true
+      #   in CPython but we haven't investigated others.  This warning appears
+      #   in several other locations in this file.
+      field_value = self._fields.setdefault(field, field_value)
+    return field_value
+  getter.__module__ = None
+  getter.__doc__ = 'Getter for %s.' % proto_field_name
+
+  # We define a setter just so we can throw an exception with a more
+  # helpful error message.
+  def setter(self, new_value):
+    raise AttributeError('Assignment not allowed to repeated field '
+                         '"%s" in protocol message object.' % proto_field_name)
+
+  doc = 'Magic attribute generated for "%s" proto field.' % proto_field_name
+  setattr(cls, property_name, property(getter, setter, doc=doc))
+
+
+def _AddPropertiesForNonRepeatedScalarField(field, cls):
+  """Adds a public property for a nonrepeated, scalar protocol message field.
+  Clients can use this property to get and directly set the value of the field.
+  Note that when the client sets the value of a field by using this property,
+  all necessary "has" bits are set as a side-effect, and we also perform
+  type-checking.
+
+  Args:
+    field: A FieldDescriptor for this field.
+    cls: The class we're constructing.
+  """
+  proto_field_name = field.name
+  property_name = _PropertyName(proto_field_name)
+  type_checker = type_checkers.GetTypeChecker(field)
+  default_value = field.default_value
+  valid_values = set()
+
+  def getter(self):
+    # TODO(protobuf-team): This may be broken since there may not be
+    # default_value.  Combine with has_default_value somehow.
+    return self._fields.get(field, default_value)
+  getter.__module__ = None
+  getter.__doc__ = 'Getter for %s.' % proto_field_name
+  def field_setter(self, new_value):
+    # pylint: disable=protected-access
+    self._fields[field] = type_checker.CheckValue(new_value)
+    # Check _cached_byte_size_dirty inline to improve performance, since scalar
+    # setters are called frequently.
+    if not self._cached_byte_size_dirty:
+      self._Modified()
+
+  if field.containing_oneof is not None:
+    def setter(self, new_value):
+      field_setter(self, new_value)
+      self._UpdateOneofState(field)
+  else:
+    setter = field_setter
+
+  setter.__module__ = None
+  setter.__doc__ = 'Setter for %s.' % proto_field_name
+
+  # Add a property to encapsulate the getter/setter.
+  doc = 'Magic attribute generated for "%s" proto field.' % proto_field_name
+  setattr(cls, property_name, property(getter, setter, doc=doc))
+
+
+def _AddPropertiesForNonRepeatedCompositeField(field, cls):
+  """Adds a public property for a nonrepeated, composite protocol message field.
+  A composite field is a "group" or "message" field.
+
+  Clients can use this property to get the value of the field, but cannot
+  assign to the property directly.
+
+  Args:
+    field: A FieldDescriptor for this field.
+    cls: The class we're constructing.
+  """
+  # TODO(robinson): Remove duplication with similar method
+  # for non-repeated scalars.
+  proto_field_name = field.name
+  property_name = _PropertyName(proto_field_name)
+
+  # TODO(komarek): Can anyone explain to me why we cache the message_type this
+  # way, instead of referring to field.message_type inside of getter(self)?
+  # What if someone sets message_type later on (which makes for simpler
+  # dyanmic proto descriptor and class creation code).
+  message_type = field.message_type
+
+  def getter(self):
+    field_value = self._fields.get(field)
+    if field_value is None:
+      # Construct a new object to represent this field.
+      field_value = message_type._concrete_class()  # use field.message_type?
+      field_value._SetListener(
+          _OneofListener(self, field)
+          if field.containing_oneof is not None
+          else self._listener_for_children)
+
+      # Atomically check if another thread has preempted us and, if not, swap
+      # in the new object we just created.  If someone has preempted us, we
+      # take that object and discard ours.
+      # WARNING:  We are relying on setdefault() being atomic.  This is true
+      #   in CPython but we haven't investigated others.  This warning appears
+      #   in several other locations in this file.
+      field_value = self._fields.setdefault(field, field_value)
+    return field_value
+  getter.__module__ = None
+  getter.__doc__ = 'Getter for %s.' % proto_field_name
+
+  # We define a setter just so we can throw an exception with a more
+  # helpful error message.
+  def setter(self, new_value):
+    raise AttributeError('Assignment not allowed to composite field '
+                         '"%s" in protocol message object.' % proto_field_name)
+
+  # Add a property to encapsulate the getter.
+  doc = 'Magic attribute generated for "%s" proto field.' % proto_field_name
+  setattr(cls, property_name, property(getter, setter, doc=doc))
+
+
+def _AddPropertiesForExtensions(descriptor, cls):
+  """Adds properties for all fields in this protocol message type."""
+  extension_dict = descriptor.extensions_by_name
+  for extension_name, extension_field in extension_dict.iteritems():
+    constant_name = extension_name.upper() + "_FIELD_NUMBER"
+    setattr(cls, constant_name, extension_field.number)
+
+
+def _AddStaticMethods(cls):
+  # TODO(robinson): This probably needs to be thread-safe(?)
+  def RegisterExtension(extension_handle):
+    extension_handle.containing_type = cls.DESCRIPTOR
+    _AttachFieldHelpers(cls, extension_handle)
+
+    # Try to insert our extension, failing if an extension with the same number
+    # already exists.
+    actual_handle = cls._extensions_by_number.setdefault(
+        extension_handle.number, extension_handle)
+    if actual_handle is not extension_handle:
+      raise AssertionError(
+          'Extensions "%s" and "%s" both try to extend message type "%s" with '
+          'field number %d.' %
+          (extension_handle.full_name, actual_handle.full_name,
+           cls.DESCRIPTOR.full_name, extension_handle.number))
+
+    cls._extensions_by_name[extension_handle.full_name] = extension_handle
+
+    handle = extension_handle  # avoid line wrapping
+    if _IsMessageSetExtension(handle):
+      # MessageSet extension.  Also register under type name.
+      cls._extensions_by_name[
+          extension_handle.message_type.full_name] = extension_handle
+
+  cls.RegisterExtension = staticmethod(RegisterExtension)
+
+  def FromString(s):
+    message = cls()
+    message.MergeFromString(s)
+    return message
+  cls.FromString = staticmethod(FromString)
+
+
+def _IsPresent(item):
+  """Given a (FieldDescriptor, value) tuple from _fields, return true if the
+  value should be included in the list returned by ListFields()."""
+
+  if item[0].label == _FieldDescriptor.LABEL_REPEATED:
+    return bool(item[1])
+  elif item[0].cpp_type == _FieldDescriptor.CPPTYPE_MESSAGE:
+    return item[1]._is_present_in_parent
+  else:
+    return True
+
+
+def _AddListFieldsMethod(message_descriptor, cls):
+  """Helper for _AddMessageMethods()."""
+
+  def ListFields(self):
+    all_fields = [item for item in self._fields.iteritems() if _IsPresent(item)]
+    all_fields.sort(key = lambda item: item[0].number)
+    return all_fields
+
+  cls.ListFields = ListFields
+
+
+def _AddHasFieldMethod(message_descriptor, cls):
+  """Helper for _AddMessageMethods()."""
+
+  singular_fields = {}
+  for field in message_descriptor.fields:
+    if field.label != _FieldDescriptor.LABEL_REPEATED:
+      singular_fields[field.name] = field
+  # Fields inside oneofs are never repeated (enforced by the compiler).
+  for field in message_descriptor.oneofs:
+    singular_fields[field.name] = field
+
+  def HasField(self, field_name):
+    try:
+      field = singular_fields[field_name]
+    except KeyError:
+      raise ValueError(
+          'Protocol message has no singular "%s" field.' % field_name)
+
+    if isinstance(field, descriptor_mod.OneofDescriptor):
+      try:
+        return HasField(self, self._oneofs[field].name)
+      except KeyError:
+        return False
+    else:
+      if field.cpp_type == _FieldDescriptor.CPPTYPE_MESSAGE:
+        value = self._fields.get(field)
+        return value is not None and value._is_present_in_parent
+      else:
+        return field in self._fields
+
+  cls.HasField = HasField
+
+
+def _AddClearFieldMethod(message_descriptor, cls):
+  """Helper for _AddMessageMethods()."""
+  def ClearField(self, field_name):
+    try:
+      field = message_descriptor.fields_by_name[field_name]
+    except KeyError:
+      try:
+        field = message_descriptor.oneofs_by_name[field_name]
+        if field in self._oneofs:
+          field = self._oneofs[field]
+        else:
+          return
+      except KeyError:
+        raise ValueError('Protocol message has no "%s" field.' % field_name)
+
+    if field in self._fields:
+      # Note:  If the field is a sub-message, its listener will still point
+      #   at us.  That's fine, because the worst than can happen is that it
+      #   will call _Modified() and invalidate our byte size.  Big deal.
+      del self._fields[field]
+
+      if self._oneofs.get(field.containing_oneof, None) is field:
+        del self._oneofs[field.containing_oneof]
+
+    # Always call _Modified() -- even if nothing was changed, this is
+    # a mutating method, and thus calling it should cause the field to become
+    # present in the parent message.
+    self._Modified()
+
+  cls.ClearField = ClearField
+
+
+def _AddClearExtensionMethod(cls):
+  """Helper for _AddMessageMethods()."""
+  def ClearExtension(self, extension_handle):
+    _VerifyExtensionHandle(self, extension_handle)
+
+    # Similar to ClearField(), above.
+    if extension_handle in self._fields:
+      del self._fields[extension_handle]
+    self._Modified()
+  cls.ClearExtension = ClearExtension
+
+
+def _AddClearMethod(message_descriptor, cls):
+  """Helper for _AddMessageMethods()."""
+  def Clear(self):
+    # Clear fields.
+    self._fields = {}
+    self._unknown_fields = ()
+    self._Modified()
+  cls.Clear = Clear
+
+
+def _AddHasExtensionMethod(cls):
+  """Helper for _AddMessageMethods()."""
+  def HasExtension(self, extension_handle):
+    _VerifyExtensionHandle(self, extension_handle)
+    if extension_handle.label == _FieldDescriptor.LABEL_REPEATED:
+      raise KeyError('"%s" is repeated.' % extension_handle.full_name)
+
+    if extension_handle.cpp_type == _FieldDescriptor.CPPTYPE_MESSAGE:
+      value = self._fields.get(extension_handle)
+      return value is not None and value._is_present_in_parent
+    else:
+      return extension_handle in self._fields
+  cls.HasExtension = HasExtension
+
+
+def _AddEqualsMethod(message_descriptor, cls):
+  """Helper for _AddMessageMethods()."""
+  def __eq__(self, other):
+    if (not isinstance(other, message_mod.Message) or
+        other.DESCRIPTOR != self.DESCRIPTOR):
+      return False
+
+    if self is other:
+      return True
+
+    if not self.ListFields() == other.ListFields():
+      return False
+
+    # Sort unknown fields because their order shouldn't affect equality test.
+    unknown_fields = list(self._unknown_fields)
+    unknown_fields.sort()
+    other_unknown_fields = list(other._unknown_fields)
+    other_unknown_fields.sort()
+
+    return unknown_fields == other_unknown_fields
+
+  cls.__eq__ = __eq__
+
+
+def _AddStrMethod(message_descriptor, cls):
+  """Helper for _AddMessageMethods()."""
+  def __str__(self):
+    return text_format.MessageToString(self)
+  cls.__str__ = __str__
+
+
+def _AddUnicodeMethod(unused_message_descriptor, cls):
+  """Helper for _AddMessageMethods()."""
+
+  def __unicode__(self):
+    return text_format.MessageToString(self, as_utf8=True).decode('utf-8')
+  cls.__unicode__ = __unicode__
+
+
+def _AddSetListenerMethod(cls):
+  """Helper for _AddMessageMethods()."""
+  def SetListener(self, listener):
+    if listener is None:
+      self._listener = message_listener_mod.NullMessageListener()
+    else:
+      self._listener = listener
+  cls._SetListener = SetListener
+
+
+def _BytesForNonRepeatedElement(value, field_number, field_type):
+  """Returns the number of bytes needed to serialize a non-repeated element.
+  The returned byte count includes space for tag information and any
+  other additional space associated with serializing value.
+
+  Args:
+    value: Value we're serializing.
+    field_number: Field number of this value.  (Since the field number
+      is stored as part of a varint-encoded tag, this has an impact
+      on the total bytes required to serialize the value).
+    field_type: The type of the field.  One of the TYPE_* constants
+      within FieldDescriptor.
+  """
+  try:
+    fn = type_checkers.TYPE_TO_BYTE_SIZE_FN[field_type]
+    return fn(field_number, value)
+  except KeyError:
+    raise message_mod.EncodeError('Unrecognized field type: %d' % field_type)
+
+
+def _AddByteSizeMethod(message_descriptor, cls):
+  """Helper for _AddMessageMethods()."""
+
+  def ByteSize(self):
+    if not self._cached_byte_size_dirty:
+      return self._cached_byte_size
+
+    size = 0
+    for field_descriptor, field_value in self.ListFields():
+      size += field_descriptor._sizer(field_value)
+
+    for tag_bytes, value_bytes in self._unknown_fields:
+      size += len(tag_bytes) + len(value_bytes)
+
+    self._cached_byte_size = size
+    self._cached_byte_size_dirty = False
+    self._listener_for_children.dirty = False
+    return size
+
+  cls.ByteSize = ByteSize
+
+
+def _AddSerializeToStringMethod(message_descriptor, cls):
+  """Helper for _AddMessageMethods()."""
+
+  def SerializeToString(self):
+    # Check if the message has all of its required fields set.
+    errors = []
+    if not self.IsInitialized():
+      raise message_mod.EncodeError(
+          'Message %s is missing required fields: %s' % (
+          self.DESCRIPTOR.full_name, ','.join(self.FindInitializationErrors())))
+    return self.SerializePartialToString()
+  cls.SerializeToString = SerializeToString
+
+
+def _AddSerializePartialToStringMethod(message_descriptor, cls):
+  """Helper for _AddMessageMethods()."""
+
+  def SerializePartialToString(self):
+    out = BytesIO()
+    self._InternalSerialize(out.write)
+    return out.getvalue()
+  cls.SerializePartialToString = SerializePartialToString
+
+  def InternalSerialize(self, write_bytes):
+    for field_descriptor, field_value in self.ListFields():
+      field_descriptor._encoder(write_bytes, field_value)
+    for tag_bytes, value_bytes in self._unknown_fields:
+      write_bytes(tag_bytes)
+      write_bytes(value_bytes)
+  cls._InternalSerialize = InternalSerialize
+
+
+def _AddMergeFromStringMethod(message_descriptor, cls):
+  """Helper for _AddMessageMethods()."""
+  def MergeFromString(self, serialized):
+    length = len(serialized)
+    try:
+      if self._InternalParse(serialized, 0, length) != length:
+        # The only reason _InternalParse would return early is if it
+        # encountered an end-group tag.
+        raise message_mod.DecodeError('Unexpected end-group tag.')
+    except (IndexError, TypeError):
+      # Now ord(buf[p:p+1]) == ord('') gets TypeError.
+      raise message_mod.DecodeError('Truncated message.')
+    except struct.error, e:
+      raise message_mod.DecodeError(e)
+    return length   # Return this for legacy reasons.
+  cls.MergeFromString = MergeFromString
+
+  local_ReadTag = decoder.ReadTag
+  local_SkipField = decoder.SkipField
+  decoders_by_tag = cls._decoders_by_tag
+
+  def InternalParse(self, buffer, pos, end):
+    self._Modified()
+    field_dict = self._fields
+    unknown_field_list = self._unknown_fields
+    while pos != end:
+      (tag_bytes, new_pos) = local_ReadTag(buffer, pos)
+      field_decoder, field_desc = decoders_by_tag.get(tag_bytes, (None, None))
+      if field_decoder is None:
+        value_start_pos = new_pos
+        new_pos = local_SkipField(buffer, new_pos, end, tag_bytes)
+        if new_pos == -1:
+          return pos
+        if not unknown_field_list:
+          unknown_field_list = self._unknown_fields = []
+        unknown_field_list.append((tag_bytes, buffer[value_start_pos:new_pos]))
+        pos = new_pos
+      else:
+        pos = field_decoder(buffer, new_pos, end, self, field_dict)
+        if field_desc:
+          self._UpdateOneofState(field_desc)
+    return pos
+  cls._InternalParse = InternalParse
+
+
+def _AddIsInitializedMethod(message_descriptor, cls):
+  """Adds the IsInitialized and FindInitializationError methods to the
+  protocol message class."""
+
+  required_fields = [field for field in message_descriptor.fields
+                           if field.label == _FieldDescriptor.LABEL_REQUIRED]
+
+  def IsInitialized(self, errors=None):
+    """Checks if all required fields of a message are set.
+
+    Args:
+      errors:  A list which, if provided, will be populated with the field
+               paths of all missing required fields.
+
+    Returns:
+      True iff the specified message has all required fields set.
+    """
+
+    # Performance is critical so we avoid HasField() and ListFields().
+
+    for field in required_fields:
+      if (field not in self._fields or
+          (field.cpp_type == _FieldDescriptor.CPPTYPE_MESSAGE and
+           not self._fields[field]._is_present_in_parent)):
+        if errors is not None:
+          errors.extend(self.FindInitializationErrors())
+        return False
+
+    for field, value in list(self._fields.items()):  # dict can change size!
+      if field.cpp_type == _FieldDescriptor.CPPTYPE_MESSAGE:
+        if field.label == _FieldDescriptor.LABEL_REPEATED:
+          for element in value:
+            if not element.IsInitialized():
+              if errors is not None:
+                errors.extend(self.FindInitializationErrors())
+              return False
+        elif value._is_present_in_parent and not value.IsInitialized():
+          if errors is not None:
+            errors.extend(self.FindInitializationErrors())
+          return False
+
+    return True
+
+  cls.IsInitialized = IsInitialized
+
+  def FindInitializationErrors(self):
+    """Finds required fields which are not initialized.
+
+    Returns:
+      A list of strings.  Each string is a path to an uninitialized field from
+      the top-level message, e.g. "foo.bar[5].baz".
+    """
+
+    errors = []  # simplify things
+
+    for field in required_fields:
+      if not self.HasField(field.name):
+        errors.append(field.name)
+
+    for field, value in self.ListFields():
+      if field.cpp_type == _FieldDescriptor.CPPTYPE_MESSAGE:
+        if field.is_extension:
+          name = "(%s)" % field.full_name
+        else:
+          name = field.name
+
+        if field.label == _FieldDescriptor.LABEL_REPEATED:
+          for i in xrange(len(value)):
+            element = value[i]
+            prefix = "%s[%d]." % (name, i)
+            sub_errors = element.FindInitializationErrors()
+            errors += [ prefix + error for error in sub_errors ]
+        else:
+          prefix = name + "."
+          sub_errors = value.FindInitializationErrors()
+          errors += [ prefix + error for error in sub_errors ]
+
+    return errors
+
+  cls.FindInitializationErrors = FindInitializationErrors
+
+
+def _AddMergeFromMethod(cls):
+  LABEL_REPEATED = _FieldDescriptor.LABEL_REPEATED
+  CPPTYPE_MESSAGE = _FieldDescriptor.CPPTYPE_MESSAGE
+
+  def MergeFrom(self, msg):
+    if not isinstance(msg, cls):
+      raise TypeError(
+          "Parameter to MergeFrom() must be instance of same class: "
+          "expected %s got %s." % (cls.__name__, type(msg).__name__))
+
+    assert msg is not self
+    self._Modified()
+
+    fields = self._fields
+
+    for field, value in msg._fields.iteritems():
+      if field.label == LABEL_REPEATED:
+        field_value = fields.get(field)
+        if field_value is None:
+          # Construct a new object to represent this field.
+          field_value = field._default_constructor(self)
+          fields[field] = field_value
+        field_value.MergeFrom(value)
+      elif field.cpp_type == CPPTYPE_MESSAGE:
+        if value._is_present_in_parent:
+          field_value = fields.get(field)
+          if field_value is None:
+            # Construct a new object to represent this field.
+            field_value = field._default_constructor(self)
+            fields[field] = field_value
+          field_value.MergeFrom(value)
+      else:
+        self._fields[field] = value
+
+    if msg._unknown_fields:
+      if not self._unknown_fields:
+        self._unknown_fields = []
+      self._unknown_fields.extend(msg._unknown_fields)
+
+  cls.MergeFrom = MergeFrom
+
+
+def _AddWhichOneofMethod(message_descriptor, cls):
+  def WhichOneof(self, oneof_name):
+    """Returns the name of the currently set field inside a oneof, or None."""
+    try:
+      field = message_descriptor.oneofs_by_name[oneof_name]
+    except KeyError:
+      raise ValueError(
+          'Protocol message has no oneof "%s" field.' % oneof_name)
+
+    nested_field = self._oneofs.get(field, None)
+    if nested_field is not None and self.HasField(nested_field.name):
+      return nested_field.name
+    else:
+      return None
+
+  cls.WhichOneof = WhichOneof
+
+
+def _AddMessageMethods(message_descriptor, cls):
+  """Adds implementations of all Message methods to cls."""
+  _AddListFieldsMethod(message_descriptor, cls)
+  _AddHasFieldMethod(message_descriptor, cls)
+  _AddClearFieldMethod(message_descriptor, cls)
+  if message_descriptor.is_extendable:
+    _AddClearExtensionMethod(cls)
+    _AddHasExtensionMethod(cls)
+  _AddClearMethod(message_descriptor, cls)
+  _AddEqualsMethod(message_descriptor, cls)
+  _AddStrMethod(message_descriptor, cls)
+  _AddUnicodeMethod(message_descriptor, cls)
+  _AddSetListenerMethod(cls)
+  _AddByteSizeMethod(message_descriptor, cls)
+  _AddSerializeToStringMethod(message_descriptor, cls)
+  _AddSerializePartialToStringMethod(message_descriptor, cls)
+  _AddMergeFromStringMethod(message_descriptor, cls)
+  _AddIsInitializedMethod(message_descriptor, cls)
+  _AddMergeFromMethod(cls)
+  _AddWhichOneofMethod(message_descriptor, cls)
+
+def _AddPrivateHelperMethods(message_descriptor, cls):
+  """Adds implementation of private helper methods to cls."""
+
+  def Modified(self):
+    """Sets the _cached_byte_size_dirty bit to true,
+    and propagates this to our listener iff this was a state change.
+    """
+
+    # Note:  Some callers check _cached_byte_size_dirty before calling
+    #   _Modified() as an extra optimization.  So, if this method is ever
+    #   changed such that it does stuff even when _cached_byte_size_dirty is
+    #   already true, the callers need to be updated.
+    if not self._cached_byte_size_dirty:
+      self._cached_byte_size_dirty = True
+      self._listener_for_children.dirty = True
+      self._is_present_in_parent = True
+      self._listener.Modified()
+
+  def _UpdateOneofState(self, field):
+    """Sets field as the active field in its containing oneof.
+
+    Will also delete currently active field in the oneof, if it is different
+    from the argument. Does not mark the message as modified.
+    """
+    other_field = self._oneofs.setdefault(field.containing_oneof, field)
+    if other_field is not field:
+      del self._fields[other_field]
+      self._oneofs[field.containing_oneof] = field
+
+  cls._Modified = Modified
+  cls.SetInParent = Modified
+  cls._UpdateOneofState = _UpdateOneofState
+
+
+class _Listener(object):
+
+  """MessageListener implementation that a parent message registers with its
+  child message.
+
+  In order to support semantics like:
+
+    foo.bar.baz.qux = 23
+    assert foo.HasField('bar')
+
+  ...child objects must have back references to their parents.
+  This helper class is at the heart of this support.
+  """
+
+  def __init__(self, parent_message):
+    """Args:
+      parent_message: The message whose _Modified() method we should call when
+        we receive Modified() messages.
+    """
+    # This listener establishes a back reference from a child (contained) object
+    # to its parent (containing) object.  We make this a weak reference to avoid
+    # creating cyclic garbage when the client finishes with the 'parent' object
+    # in the tree.
+    if isinstance(parent_message, weakref.ProxyType):
+      self._parent_message_weakref = parent_message
+    else:
+      self._parent_message_weakref = weakref.proxy(parent_message)
+
+    # As an optimization, we also indicate directly on the listener whether
+    # or not the parent message is dirty.  This way we can avoid traversing
+    # up the tree in the common case.
+    self.dirty = False
+
+  def Modified(self):
+    if self.dirty:
+      return
+    try:
+      # Propagate the signal to our parents iff this is the first field set.
+      self._parent_message_weakref._Modified()
+    except ReferenceError:
+      # We can get here if a client has kept a reference to a child object,
+      # and is now setting a field on it, but the child's parent has been
+      # garbage-collected.  This is not an error.
+      pass
+
+
+class _OneofListener(_Listener):
+  """Special listener implementation for setting composite oneof fields."""
+
+  def __init__(self, parent_message, field):
+    """Args:
+      parent_message: The message whose _Modified() method we should call when
+        we receive Modified() messages.
+      field: The descriptor of the field being set in the parent message.
+    """
+    super(_OneofListener, self).__init__(parent_message)
+    self._field = field
+
+  def Modified(self):
+    """Also updates the state of the containing oneof in the parent message."""
+    try:
+      self._parent_message_weakref._UpdateOneofState(self._field)
+      super(_OneofListener, self).Modified()
+    except ReferenceError:
+      pass
+
+
+# TODO(robinson): Move elsewhere?  This file is getting pretty ridiculous...
+# TODO(robinson): Unify error handling of "unknown extension" crap.
+# TODO(robinson): Support iteritems()-style iteration over all
+# extensions with the "has" bits turned on?
+class _ExtensionDict(object):
+
+  """Dict-like container for supporting an indexable "Extensions"
+  field on proto instances.
+
+  Note that in all cases we expect extension handles to be
+  FieldDescriptors.
+  """
+
+  def __init__(self, extended_message):
+    """extended_message: Message instance for which we are the Extensions dict.
+    """
+
+    self._extended_message = extended_message
+
+  def __getitem__(self, extension_handle):
+    """Returns the current value of the given extension handle."""
+
+    _VerifyExtensionHandle(self._extended_message, extension_handle)
+
+    result = self._extended_message._fields.get(extension_handle)
+    if result is not None:
+      return result
+
+    if extension_handle.label == _FieldDescriptor.LABEL_REPEATED:
+      result = extension_handle._default_constructor(self._extended_message)
+    elif extension_handle.cpp_type == _FieldDescriptor.CPPTYPE_MESSAGE:
+      result = extension_handle.message_type._concrete_class()
+      try:
+        result._SetListener(self._extended_message._listener_for_children)
+      except ReferenceError:
+        pass
+    else:
+      # Singular scalar -- just return the default without inserting into the
+      # dict.
+      return extension_handle.default_value
+
+    # Atomically check if another thread has preempted us and, if not, swap
+    # in the new object we just created.  If someone has preempted us, we
+    # take that object and discard ours.
+    # WARNING:  We are relying on setdefault() being atomic.  This is true
+    #   in CPython but we haven't investigated others.  This warning appears
+    #   in several other locations in this file.
+    result = self._extended_message._fields.setdefault(
+        extension_handle, result)
+
+    return result
+
+  def __eq__(self, other):
+    if not isinstance(other, self.__class__):
+      return False
+
+    my_fields = self._extended_message.ListFields()
+    other_fields = other._extended_message.ListFields()
+
+    # Get rid of non-extension fields.
+    my_fields    = [ field for field in my_fields    if field.is_extension ]
+    other_fields = [ field for field in other_fields if field.is_extension ]
+
+    return my_fields == other_fields
+
+  def __ne__(self, other):
+    return not self == other
+
+  def __hash__(self):
+    raise TypeError('unhashable object')
+
+  # Note that this is only meaningful for non-repeated, scalar extension
+  # fields.  Note also that we may have to call _Modified() when we do
+  # successfully set a field this way, to set any necssary "has" bits in the
+  # ancestors of the extended message.
+  def __setitem__(self, extension_handle, value):
+    """If extension_handle specifies a non-repeated, scalar extension
+    field, sets the value of that field.
+    """
+
+    _VerifyExtensionHandle(self._extended_message, extension_handle)
+
+    if (extension_handle.label == _FieldDescriptor.LABEL_REPEATED or
+        extension_handle.cpp_type == _FieldDescriptor.CPPTYPE_MESSAGE):
+      raise TypeError(
+          'Cannot assign to extension "%s" because it is a repeated or '
+          'composite type.' % extension_handle.full_name)
+
+    # It's slightly wasteful to lookup the type checker each time,
+    # but we expect this to be a vanishingly uncommon case anyway.
+    type_checker = type_checkers.GetTypeChecker(
+        extension_handle)
+    # pylint: disable=protected-access
+    self._extended_message._fields[extension_handle] = (
+      type_checker.CheckValue(value))
+    self._extended_message._Modified()
+
+  def _FindExtensionByName(self, name):
+    """Tries to find a known extension with the specified name.
+
+    Args:
+      name: Extension full name.
+
+    Returns:
+      Extension field descriptor.
+    """
+    return self._extended_message._extensions_by_name.get(name, None)