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+﻿#region Copyright notice and license
+// 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.
+#endregion
+
+using System;
+
+namespace Google.Protobuf
+{
+    internal sealed class JsonToken : IEquatable<JsonToken>
+    {
+        // Tokens with no value can be reused.
+        private static readonly JsonToken _true = new JsonToken(TokenType.True);
+        private static readonly JsonToken _false = new JsonToken(TokenType.False);
+        private static readonly JsonToken _null = new JsonToken(TokenType.Null);
+        private static readonly JsonToken startObject = new JsonToken(TokenType.StartObject);
+        private static readonly JsonToken endObject = new JsonToken(TokenType.EndObject);
+        private static readonly JsonToken startArray = new JsonToken(TokenType.StartArray);
+        private static readonly JsonToken endArray = new JsonToken(TokenType.EndArray);
+        private static readonly JsonToken endDocument = new JsonToken(TokenType.EndDocument);
+
+        internal static JsonToken Null { get { return _null; } }
+        internal static JsonToken False { get { return _false; } }
+        internal static JsonToken True { get { return _true; } }
+        internal static JsonToken StartObject{ get { return startObject; } }
+        internal static JsonToken EndObject { get { return endObject; } }
+        internal static JsonToken StartArray { get { return startArray; } }
+        internal static JsonToken EndArray { get { return endArray; } }
+        internal static JsonToken EndDocument { get { return endDocument; } }
+
+        internal static JsonToken Name(string name)
+        {
+            return new JsonToken(TokenType.Name, stringValue: name);
+        }
+
+        internal static JsonToken Value(string value)
+        {
+            return new JsonToken(TokenType.StringValue, stringValue: value);
+        }
+
+        internal static JsonToken Value(double value)
+        {
+            return new JsonToken(TokenType.Number, numberValue: value);
+        }
+
+        internal enum TokenType
+        {
+            Null,
+            False,
+            True,
+            StringValue,
+            Number,
+            Name,
+            StartObject,
+            EndObject,
+            StartArray,
+            EndArray,
+            EndDocument
+        }
+
+        // A value is a string, number, array, object, null, true or false
+        // Arrays and objects have start/end
+        // A document consists of a value
+        // Objects are name/value sequences.
+
+        private readonly TokenType type;
+        private readonly string stringValue;
+        private readonly double numberValue;
+
+        internal TokenType Type { get { return type; } }
+        internal string StringValue { get { return stringValue; } }
+        internal double NumberValue { get { return numberValue; } }
+
+        private JsonToken(TokenType type, string stringValue = null, double numberValue = 0)
+        {
+            this.type = type;
+            this.stringValue = stringValue;
+            this.numberValue = numberValue;
+        }
+
+        public override bool Equals(object obj)
+        {
+            return Equals(obj as JsonToken);
+        }
+
+        public override int GetHashCode()
+        {
+            unchecked
+            {
+                int hash = 17;
+                hash = hash * 31 + (int) type;
+                hash = hash * 31 + stringValue == null ? 0 : stringValue.GetHashCode();
+                hash = hash * 31 + numberValue.GetHashCode();
+                return hash;
+            }
+        }
+
+        public override string ToString()
+        {
+            switch (type)
+            {
+                case TokenType.Null:
+                    return "null";
+                case TokenType.True:
+                    return "true";
+                case TokenType.False:
+                    return "false";
+                case TokenType.Name:
+                    return "name (" + stringValue + ")";
+                case TokenType.StringValue:
+                    return "value (" + stringValue + ")";
+                case TokenType.Number:
+                    return "number (" + numberValue + ")";
+                case TokenType.StartObject:
+                    return "start-object";
+                case TokenType.EndObject:
+                    return "end-object";
+                case TokenType.StartArray:
+                    return "start-array";
+                case TokenType.EndArray:
+                    return "end-array";
+                case TokenType.EndDocument:
+                    return "end-document";
+                default:
+                    throw new InvalidOperationException("Token is of unknown type " + type);
+            }
+        }
+
+        public bool Equals(JsonToken other)
+        {
+            if (ReferenceEquals(other, null))
+            {
+                return false;
+            }
+            // Note use of other.numberValue.Equals rather than ==, so that NaN compares appropriately.
+            return other.type == type && other.stringValue == stringValue && other.numberValue.Equals(numberValue);
+        }
+    }
+}