diff --git a/lib/cocoa/TProtocolUtil.m b/lib/cocoa/TProtocolUtil.m
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+++ b/lib/cocoa/TProtocolUtil.m
@@ -0,0 +1,85 @@
+#import "TProtocolUtil.h"
+
+@implementation TProtocolUtil
+
++ (void) skipType: (int) type onProtocol: (id <TProtocol>) protocol
+{
+  switch (type) {
+  case TType_BOOL:
+    [protocol readBool];
+    break;
+  case TType_BYTE:
+    [protocol readByte];
+    break;
+  case TType_I16:
+    [protocol readI16];
+    break;
+  case TType_I32:
+    [protocol readI32];
+    break;
+  case TType_I64:
+    [protocol readI64];
+    break;
+  case TType_DOUBLE:
+    [protocol readDouble];
+    break;
+  case TType_STRING:
+    [protocol readString];
+    break;
+  case TType_STRUCT:
+    [protocol readStructBeginWithName: NULL];
+    while (true) {
+      int fieldType;
+      [protocol readFieldBeginWithName: nil type: &fieldType fieldID: nil];
+      if (fieldType == TType_STOP) {
+        break;
+      }
+      [TProtocolUtil skipType: fieldType onProtocol: protocol];
+      [protocol readFieldEnd];
+    }
+    [protocol readStructEnd];
+    break;
+  case TType_MAP:
+  {
+    int keyType;
+    int valueType;
+    int size;
+    [protocol readMapBeginWithKeyType: &keyType valueType: &valueType size: &size];
+    int i;
+    for (i = 0; i < size; i++) {
+      [TProtocolUtil skipType: keyType onProtocol: protocol];
+      [TProtocolUtil skipType: valueType onProtocol: protocol];
+    }
+    [protocol readMapEnd];
+  }
+    break;
+    case TType_SET:
+    {
+      int elemType;
+      int size;
+      [protocol readSetBeginWithElementType: &elemType size: &size];
+      int i;
+      for (i = 0; i < size; i++) {
+        [TProtocolUtil skipType: elemType onProtocol: protocol];
+      }
+      [protocol readSetEnd];
+    }
+      break;
+    case TType_LIST:
+    {
+      int elemType;
+      int size;
+      [protocol readListBeginWithElementType: &elemType size: &size];
+      int i;
+      for (i = 0; i < size; i++) {
+        [TProtocolUtil skipType: elemType onProtocol: protocol];
+      }
+      [protocol readListEnd];
+    }
+      break;
+    default:
+      return;
+  }
+}
+
+@end