diff --git a/lib/csharp/Makefile.am b/lib/csharp/Makefile.am
index d8a007b..8110319 100644
--- a/lib/csharp/Makefile.am
+++ b/lib/csharp/Makefile.am
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@
 THRIFTCODE= \
             src/Collections/THashSet.cs \
             src/Protocol/TBase.cs \
+            src/Protocol/TBase64Utils.cs \
+            src/Protocol/TJSONProtocol.cs \
             src/Protocol/TProtocolException.cs \
             src/Protocol/TProtocolFactory.cs \
             src/Protocol/TList.cs \
diff --git a/lib/csharp/src/Protocol/TBase64Utils.cs b/lib/csharp/src/Protocol/TBase64Utils.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f857d6f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/csharp/src/Protocol/TBase64Utils.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,100 @@
+/**
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements. See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership. The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied. See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+
+using System;
+
+namespace Thrift.Protocol
+{
+	internal static class TBase64Utils
+	{
+		internal const string ENCODE_TABLE =
+			"ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZabcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz0123456789+/";
+
+		internal static void encode(byte[] src, int srcOff, int len, byte[] dst,
+								int dstOff)
+		{
+			dst[dstOff] = (byte)ENCODE_TABLE[(src[srcOff] >> 2) & 0x3F];
+			if (len == 3)
+			{
+				dst[dstOff + 1] =
+					(byte)ENCODE_TABLE[
+						((src[srcOff] << 4) + (src[srcOff + 1] >> 4)) & 0x3F];
+				dst[dstOff + 2] =
+					(byte)ENCODE_TABLE[
+						((src[srcOff + 1] << 2) + (src[srcOff + 2] >> 6)) & 0x3F];
+				dst[dstOff + 3] =
+					(byte)ENCODE_TABLE[src[srcOff + 2] & 0x3F];
+			}
+			else if (len == 2)
+			{
+				dst[dstOff + 1] =
+					(byte)ENCODE_TABLE[
+						((src[srcOff] << 4) + (src[srcOff + 1] >> 4)) & 0x3F];
+				dst[dstOff + 2] =
+					(byte)ENCODE_TABLE[(src[srcOff + 1] << 2) & 0x3F];
+
+			}
+			else
+			{ // len == 1) {
+				dst[dstOff + 1] =
+					(byte)ENCODE_TABLE[(src[srcOff] << 4) & 0x3F];
+			}
+		}
+
+		private static int[] DECODE_TABLE = {
+			-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,
+			-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,
+			-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,62,-1,-1,-1,63,
+			52,53,54,55,56,57,58,59,60,61,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,
+			-1, 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9,10,11,12,13,14,
+			15,16,17,18,19,20,21,22,23,24,25,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,
+			-1,26,27,28,29,30,31,32,33,34,35,36,37,38,39,40,
+			41,42,43,44,45,46,47,48,49,50,51,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,
+			-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,
+			-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,
+			-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,
+			-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,
+			-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,
+			-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,
+			-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,
+			-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,
+		};
+
+		internal static void decode(byte[] src, int srcOff, int len, byte[] dst,
+								 int dstOff)
+		{
+			dst[dstOff] = (byte)
+				((DECODE_TABLE[src[srcOff] & 0x0FF] << 2) |
+				(DECODE_TABLE[src[srcOff + 1] & 0x0FF] >> 4));
+			if (len > 2)
+			{
+				dst[dstOff + 1] = (byte)
+					(((DECODE_TABLE[src[srcOff + 1] & 0x0FF] << 4) & 0xF0) |
+					(DECODE_TABLE[src[srcOff + 2] & 0x0FF] >> 2));
+				if (len > 3)
+				{
+					dst[dstOff + 2] = (byte)
+						(((DECODE_TABLE[src[srcOff + 2] & 0x0FF] << 6) & 0xC0) |
+						DECODE_TABLE[src[srcOff + 3] & 0x0FF]);
+				}
+			}
+		}
+
+	}
+}
diff --git a/lib/csharp/src/Protocol/TJSONProtocol.cs b/lib/csharp/src/Protocol/TJSONProtocol.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..65cab4f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/csharp/src/Protocol/TJSONProtocol.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,1070 @@
+/**
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements. See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership. The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied. See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+
+using System;
+using System.IO;
+using System.Text;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+
+using Thrift.Transport;
+
+namespace Thrift.Protocol
+{
+	/// <summary>
+	/// JSON protocol implementation for thrift.
+	///
+	/// This is a full-featured protocol supporting Write and Read.
+	///
+	/// Please see the C++ class header for a detailed description of the
+	/// protocol's wire format.
+	///
+	/// Adapted from the Java version.
+	/// </summary>
+	public class TJSONProtocol : TProtocol
+	{
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Factory for JSON protocol objects
+		/// </summary>
+		public class Factory : TProtocolFactory
+		{
+			public TProtocol GetProtocol(TTransport trans)
+			{
+				return new TJSONProtocol(trans);
+			}
+		}
+
+		private static byte[] COMMA = new byte[] { (byte)',' };
+		private static byte[] COLON = new byte[] { (byte)':' };
+		private static byte[] LBRACE = new byte[] { (byte)'{' };
+		private static byte[] RBRACE = new byte[] { (byte)'}' };
+		private static byte[] LBRACKET = new byte[] { (byte)'[' };
+		private static byte[] RBRACKET = new byte[] { (byte)']' };
+		private static byte[] QUOTE = new byte[] { (byte)'"' };
+		private static byte[] BACKSLASH = new byte[] { (byte)'\\' };
+		private static byte[] ZERO = new byte[] { (byte)'0' };
+
+		private byte[] ESCSEQ = new byte[] { (byte)'\\', (byte)'u', (byte)'0', (byte)'0' };
+
+		private const long VERSION = 1;
+		private byte[] JSON_CHAR_TABLE = {
+	0,  0,  0,  0,  0,  0,  0,  0,(byte)'b',(byte)'t',(byte)'n',  0,(byte)'f',(byte)'r',  0,  0, 
+	0,  0,  0,  0,  0,  0,  0,  0,  0,  0,  0,  0,  0,  0,  0,  0, 
+	1,  1,(byte)'"',  1,  1,  1,  1,  1,  1,  1,  1,  1,  1,  1,  1,  1,
+  };
+
+		private char[] ESCAPE_CHARS = "\"\\bfnrt".ToCharArray();
+
+		private byte[] ESCAPE_CHAR_VALS = {
+	(byte)'"', (byte)'\\', (byte)'\b', (byte)'\f', (byte)'\n', (byte)'\r', (byte)'\t',
+  };
+
+		private const int DEF_STRING_SIZE = 16;
+
+		private static byte[] NAME_BOOL = new byte[] { (byte)'t', (byte)'f' };
+		private static byte[] NAME_BYTE = new byte[] { (byte)'i', (byte)'8' };
+		private static byte[] NAME_I16 = new byte[] { (byte)'i', (byte)'1', (byte)'6' };
+		private static byte[] NAME_I32 = new byte[] { (byte)'i', (byte)'3', (byte)'2' };
+		private static byte[] NAME_I64 = new byte[] { (byte)'i', (byte)'6', (byte)'4' };
+		private static byte[] NAME_DOUBLE = new byte[] { (byte)'d', (byte)'b', (byte)'l' };
+		private static byte[] NAME_STRUCT = new byte[] { (byte)'r', (byte)'e', (byte)'c' };
+		private static byte[] NAME_STRING = new byte[] { (byte)'s', (byte)'t', (byte)'r' };
+		private static byte[] NAME_MAP = new byte[] { (byte)'m', (byte)'a', (byte)'p' };
+		private static byte[] NAME_LIST = new byte[] { (byte)'l', (byte)'s', (byte)'t' };
+		private static byte[] NAME_SET = new byte[] { (byte)'s', (byte)'e', (byte)'t' };
+
+		private static byte[] GetTypeNameForTypeID(TType typeID)
+		{
+			switch (typeID)
+			{
+				case TType.Bool:
+					return NAME_BOOL;
+				case TType.Byte:
+					return NAME_BYTE;
+				case TType.I16:
+					return NAME_I16;
+				case TType.I32:
+					return NAME_I32;
+				case TType.I64:
+					return NAME_I64;
+				case TType.Double:
+					return NAME_DOUBLE;
+				case TType.String:
+					return NAME_STRING;
+				case TType.Struct:
+					return NAME_STRUCT;
+				case TType.Map:
+					return NAME_MAP;
+				case TType.Set:
+					return NAME_SET;
+				case TType.List:
+					return NAME_LIST;
+				default:
+					throw new TProtocolException(TProtocolException.NOT_IMPLEMENTED,
+												 "Unrecognized type");
+			}
+		}
+
+		private static TType GetTypeIDForTypeName(byte[] name)
+		{
+			TType result = TType.Stop;
+			if (name.Length > 1)
+			{
+				switch (name[0])
+				{
+					case (byte)'d':
+						result = TType.Double;
+						break;
+					case (byte)'i':
+						switch (name[1])
+						{
+							case (byte)'8':
+								result = TType.Byte;
+								break;
+							case (byte)'1':
+								result = TType.I16;
+								break;
+							case (byte)'3':
+								result = TType.I32;
+								break;
+							case (byte)'6':
+								result = TType.I64;
+								break;
+						}
+						break;
+					case (byte)'l':
+						result = TType.List;
+						break;
+					case (byte)'m':
+						result = TType.Map;
+						break;
+					case (byte)'r':
+						result = TType.Struct;
+						break;
+					case (byte)'s':
+						if (name[1] == (byte)'t')
+						{
+							result = TType.String;
+						}
+						else if (name[1] == (byte)'e')
+						{
+							result = TType.Set;
+						}
+						break;
+					case (byte)'t':
+						result = TType.Bool;
+						break;
+				}
+			}
+			if (result == TType.Stop)
+			{
+				throw new TProtocolException(TProtocolException.NOT_IMPLEMENTED,
+											 "Unrecognized type");
+			}
+			return result;
+		}
+
+		///<summary>
+		/// Base class for tracking JSON contexts that may require
+		/// inserting/Reading additional JSON syntax characters
+		/// This base context does nothing.
+		///</summary>
+		protected class JSONBaseContext
+		{
+			protected TJSONProtocol proto;
+
+			public JSONBaseContext(TJSONProtocol proto)
+			{
+				this.proto = proto;
+			}
+
+			public virtual void Write() { }
+
+			public virtual void Read() { }
+
+			public virtual bool EscapeNumbers() { return false; }
+		}
+
+		///<summary>
+		/// Context for JSON lists. Will insert/Read commas before each item except
+		/// for the first one
+		///</summary>
+		protected class JSONListContext : JSONBaseContext
+		{
+			public JSONListContext(TJSONProtocol protocol)
+				: base(protocol)
+			{
+
+			}
+
+			private bool first = true;
+
+			public override void Write()
+			{
+				if (first)
+				{
+					first = false;
+				}
+				else
+				{
+					proto.trans.Write(COMMA);
+				}
+			}
+
+			public override void Read()
+			{
+				if (first)
+				{
+					first = false;
+				}
+				else
+				{
+					proto.ReadJSONSyntaxChar(COMMA);
+				}
+			}
+		}
+
+		///<summary>
+		/// Context for JSON records. Will insert/Read colons before the value portion
+		/// of each record pair, and commas before each key except the first. In
+		/// addition, will indicate that numbers in the key position need to be
+		/// escaped in quotes (since JSON keys must be strings).
+		///</summary>
+		protected class JSONPairContext : JSONBaseContext
+		{
+			public JSONPairContext(TJSONProtocol proto)
+				: base(proto)
+			{
+
+			}
+
+			private bool first = true;
+			private bool colon = true;
+
+			public override void Write()
+			{
+				if (first)
+				{
+					first = false;
+					colon = true;
+				}
+				else
+				{
+					proto.trans.Write(colon ? COLON : COMMA);
+					colon = !colon;
+				}
+			}
+
+			public override void Read()
+			{
+				if (first)
+				{
+					first = false;
+					colon = true;
+				}
+				else
+				{
+					proto.ReadJSONSyntaxChar(colon ? COLON : COMMA);
+					colon = !colon;
+				}
+			}
+
+			public override bool EscapeNumbers()
+			{
+				return colon;
+			}
+		}
+
+		///<summary>
+		/// Holds up to one byte from the transport
+		///</summary>
+		protected class LookaheadReader
+		{
+			protected TJSONProtocol proto;
+
+			public LookaheadReader(TJSONProtocol proto)
+			{
+				this.proto = proto;
+			}
+
+			private bool hasData;
+			private byte[] data = new byte[1];
+
+			///<summary>
+			/// Return and consume the next byte to be Read, either taking it from the
+			/// data buffer if present or getting it from the transport otherwise.
+			///</summary>
+			public byte Read()
+			{
+				if (hasData)
+				{
+					hasData = false;
+				}
+				else
+				{
+					proto.trans.ReadAll(data, 0, 1);
+				}
+				return data[0];
+			}
+
+			///<summary>
+			/// Return the next byte to be Read without consuming, filling the data
+			/// buffer if it has not been filled alReady.
+			///</summary>
+			public byte Peek()
+			{
+				if (!hasData)
+				{
+					proto.trans.ReadAll(data, 0, 1);
+				}
+				hasData = true;
+				return data[0];
+			}
+		}
+
+		// Default encoding
+		protected Encoding utf8Encoding = UTF8Encoding.UTF8;
+
+		// Stack of nested contexts that we may be in
+		protected Stack<JSONBaseContext> contextStack = new Stack<JSONBaseContext>();
+
+		// Current context that we are in
+		protected JSONBaseContext context;
+
+		// Reader that manages a 1-byte buffer
+		protected LookaheadReader reader;
+
+		///<summary>
+		/// Push a new JSON context onto the stack.
+		///</summary>
+		protected void PushContext(JSONBaseContext c)
+		{
+			contextStack.Push(context);
+			context = c;
+		}
+
+		///<summary>
+		/// Pop the last JSON context off the stack
+		///</summary>
+		protected void PopContext()
+		{
+			context = contextStack.Pop();
+		}
+
+		///<summary>
+		/// TJSONProtocol Constructor
+		///</summary>
+		public TJSONProtocol(TTransport trans)
+			: base(trans)
+		{
+			context = new JSONBaseContext(this);
+			reader = new LookaheadReader(this);
+		}
+
+		// Temporary buffer used by several methods
+		private byte[] tempBuffer = new byte[4];
+
+		///<summary>
+		/// Read a byte that must match b[0]; otherwise an excpetion is thrown.
+		/// Marked protected to avoid synthetic accessor in JSONListContext.Read
+		/// and JSONPairContext.Read
+		///</summary>
+		protected void ReadJSONSyntaxChar(byte[] b)
+		{
+			byte ch = reader.Read();
+			if (ch != b[0])
+			{
+				throw new TProtocolException(TProtocolException.INVALID_DATA,
+											 "Unexpected character:" + (char)ch);
+			}
+		}
+
+		///<summary>
+		/// Convert a byte containing a hex char ('0'-'9' or 'a'-'f') into its
+		/// corresponding hex value
+		///</summary>
+		private static byte HexVal(byte ch)
+		{
+			if ((ch >= '0') && (ch <= '9'))
+			{
+				return (byte)((char)ch - '0');
+			}
+			else if ((ch >= 'a') && (ch <= 'f'))
+			{
+				return (byte)((char)ch - 'a');
+			}
+			else
+			{
+				throw new TProtocolException(TProtocolException.INVALID_DATA,
+											 "Expected hex character");
+			}
+		}
+
+		///<summary>
+		/// Convert a byte containing a hex value to its corresponding hex character
+		///</summary>
+		private static byte HexChar(byte val)
+		{
+			val &= 0x0F;
+			if (val < 10)
+			{
+				return (byte)((char)val + '0');
+			}
+			else
+			{
+				return (byte)((char)val + 'a');
+			}
+		}
+
+		///<summary>
+		/// Write the bytes in array buf as a JSON characters, escaping as needed
+		///</summary>
+		private void WriteJSONString(byte[] b)
+		{
+			context.Write();
+			trans.Write(QUOTE);
+			int len = b.Length;
+			for (int i = 0; i < len; i++)
+			{
+				if ((b[i] & 0x00FF) >= 0x30)
+				{
+					if (b[i] == BACKSLASH[0])
+					{
+						trans.Write(BACKSLASH);
+						trans.Write(BACKSLASH);
+					}
+					else
+					{
+						trans.Write(b, i, 1);
+					}
+				}
+				else
+				{
+					tempBuffer[0] = JSON_CHAR_TABLE[b[i]];
+					if (tempBuffer[0] == 1)
+					{
+						trans.Write(b, i, 1);
+					}
+					else if (tempBuffer[0] > 1)
+					{
+						trans.Write(BACKSLASH);
+						trans.Write(tempBuffer, 0, 1);
+					}
+					else
+					{
+						trans.Write(ESCSEQ);
+						tempBuffer[0] = HexChar((byte)(b[i] >> 4));
+						tempBuffer[1] = HexChar(b[i]);
+						trans.Write(tempBuffer, 0, 2);
+					}
+				}
+			}
+			trans.Write(QUOTE);
+		}
+
+		///<summary>
+		/// Write out number as a JSON value. If the context dictates so, it will be
+		/// wrapped in quotes to output as a JSON string.
+		///</summary>
+		private void WriteJSONInteger(long num)
+		{
+			context.Write();
+			String str = num.ToString();
+
+			bool escapeNum = context.EscapeNumbers();
+			if (escapeNum)
+				trans.Write(QUOTE);
+
+			trans.Write(utf8Encoding.GetBytes(str));
+
+			if (escapeNum)
+				trans.Write(QUOTE);
+		}
+
+		///<summary>
+		/// Write out a double as a JSON value. If it is NaN or infinity or if the
+		/// context dictates escaping, Write out as JSON string.
+		///</summary>
+		private void WriteJSONDouble(double num)
+		{
+			context.Write();
+			String str = num.ToString();
+			bool special = false;
+
+			switch (str[0])
+			{
+				case 'N': // NaN
+				case 'I': // Infinity
+					special = true;
+					break;
+				case '-':
+					if (str[1] == 'I')
+					{ // -Infinity
+						special = true;
+					}
+					break;
+			}
+
+			bool escapeNum = special || context.EscapeNumbers();
+
+			if (escapeNum)
+				trans.Write(QUOTE);
+
+			trans.Write(utf8Encoding.GetBytes(str));
+
+			if (escapeNum)
+				trans.Write(QUOTE);
+		}
+		///<summary>
+		/// Write out contents of byte array b as a JSON string with base-64 encoded
+		/// data
+		///</summary>
+		private void WriteJSONBase64(byte[] b)
+		{
+			context.Write();
+			trans.Write(QUOTE);
+
+			int len = b.Length;
+			int off = 0;
+
+			while (len >= 3)
+			{
+				// Encode 3 bytes at a time
+				TBase64Utils.encode(b, off, 3, tempBuffer, 0);
+				trans.Write(tempBuffer, 0, 4);
+				off += 3;
+				len -= 3;
+			}
+			if (len > 0)
+			{
+				// Encode remainder
+				TBase64Utils.encode(b, off, len, tempBuffer, 0);
+				trans.Write(tempBuffer, 0, len + 1);
+			}
+
+			trans.Write(QUOTE);
+		}
+
+		private void WriteJSONObjectStart()
+		{
+			context.Write();
+			trans.Write(LBRACE);
+			PushContext(new JSONPairContext(this));
+		}
+
+		private void WriteJSONObjectEnd()
+		{
+			PopContext();
+			trans.Write(RBRACE);
+		}
+
+		private void WriteJSONArrayStart()
+		{
+			context.Write();
+			trans.Write(LBRACKET);
+			PushContext(new JSONListContext(this));
+		}
+
+		private void WriteJSONArrayEnd()
+		{
+			PopContext();
+			trans.Write(RBRACKET);
+		}
+
+		public override void WriteMessageBegin(TMessage message)
+		{
+			WriteJSONArrayStart();
+			WriteJSONInteger(VERSION);
+
+			byte[] b = utf8Encoding.GetBytes(message.Name);
+			WriteJSONString(b);
+
+			WriteJSONInteger((long)message.Type);
+			WriteJSONInteger(message.SeqID);
+		}
+
+		public override void WriteMessageEnd()
+		{
+			WriteJSONArrayEnd();
+		}
+
+		public override void WriteStructBegin(TStruct str)
+		{
+			WriteJSONObjectStart();
+		}
+
+		public override void WriteStructEnd()
+		{
+			WriteJSONObjectEnd();
+		}
+
+		public override void WriteFieldBegin(TField field)
+		{
+			WriteJSONInteger(field.ID);
+			WriteJSONObjectStart();
+			WriteJSONString(GetTypeNameForTypeID(field.Type));
+		}
+
+		public override void WriteFieldEnd()
+		{
+			WriteJSONObjectEnd();
+		}
+
+		public override void WriteFieldStop() { }
+
+		public override void WriteMapBegin(TMap map)
+		{
+			WriteJSONArrayStart();
+			WriteJSONString(GetTypeNameForTypeID(map.KeyType));
+			WriteJSONString(GetTypeNameForTypeID(map.ValueType));
+			WriteJSONInteger(map.Count);
+			WriteJSONObjectStart();
+		}
+
+		public override void WriteMapEnd()
+		{
+			WriteJSONObjectEnd();
+			WriteJSONArrayEnd();
+		}
+
+		public override void WriteListBegin(TList list)
+		{
+			WriteJSONArrayStart();
+			WriteJSONString(GetTypeNameForTypeID(list.ElementType));
+			WriteJSONInteger(list.Count);
+		}
+
+		public override void WriteListEnd()
+		{
+			WriteJSONArrayEnd();
+		}
+
+		public override void WriteSetBegin(TSet set)
+		{
+			WriteJSONArrayStart();
+			WriteJSONString(GetTypeNameForTypeID(set.ElementType));
+			WriteJSONInteger(set.Count);
+		}
+
+		public override void WriteSetEnd()
+		{
+			WriteJSONArrayEnd();
+		}
+
+		public override void WriteBool(bool b)
+		{
+			WriteJSONInteger(b ? (long)1 : (long)0);
+		}
+
+		public override void WriteByte(byte b)
+		{
+			WriteJSONInteger((long)b);
+		}
+
+		public override void WriteI16(short i16)
+		{
+			WriteJSONInteger((long)i16);
+		}
+
+		public override void WriteI32(int i32)
+		{
+			WriteJSONInteger((long)i32);
+		}
+
+		public override void WriteI64(long i64)
+		{
+			WriteJSONInteger(i64);
+		}
+
+		public override void WriteDouble(double dub)
+		{
+			WriteJSONDouble(dub);
+		}
+
+		public override void WriteString(String str)
+		{
+			byte[] b = utf8Encoding.GetBytes(str);
+			WriteJSONString(b);
+		}
+
+		public override void WriteBinary(byte[] bin)
+		{
+			WriteJSONBase64(bin);
+		}
+
+		/**
+		 * Reading methods.
+		 */
+
+		///<summary>
+		/// Read in a JSON string, unescaping as appropriate.. Skip Reading from the
+		/// context if skipContext is true.
+		///</summary>
+		private byte[] ReadJSONString(bool skipContext)
+		{
+			MemoryStream buffer = new MemoryStream();
+
+
+			if (!skipContext)
+			{
+				context.Read();
+			}
+			ReadJSONSyntaxChar(QUOTE);
+			while (true)
+			{
+				byte ch = reader.Read();
+				if (ch == QUOTE[0])
+				{
+					break;
+				}
+				if (ch == ESCSEQ[0])
+				{
+					ch = reader.Read();
+					if (ch == ESCSEQ[1])
+					{
+						ReadJSONSyntaxChar(ZERO);
+						ReadJSONSyntaxChar(ZERO);
+						trans.ReadAll(tempBuffer, 0, 2);
+						ch = (byte)((HexVal((byte)tempBuffer[0]) << 4) + HexVal(tempBuffer[1]));
+					}
+					else
+					{
+						int off = Array.IndexOf(ESCAPE_CHARS, ch);
+						if (off == -1)
+						{
+							throw new TProtocolException(TProtocolException.INVALID_DATA,
+														 "Expected control char");
+						}
+						ch = ESCAPE_CHAR_VALS[off];
+					}
+				}
+				buffer.Write(new byte[] { (byte)ch }, 0, 1);
+			}
+			return buffer.ToArray();
+		}
+
+		///<summary>
+		/// Return true if the given byte could be a valid part of a JSON number.
+		///</summary>
+		private bool IsJSONNumeric(byte b)
+		{
+			switch (b)
+			{
+				case (byte)'+':
+				case (byte)'-':
+				case (byte)'.':
+				case (byte)'0':
+				case (byte)'1':
+				case (byte)'2':
+				case (byte)'3':
+				case (byte)'4':
+				case (byte)'5':
+				case (byte)'6':
+				case (byte)'7':
+				case (byte)'8':
+				case (byte)'9':
+				case (byte)'E':
+				case (byte)'e':
+					return true;
+			}
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		///<summary>
+		/// Read in a sequence of characters that are all valid in JSON numbers. Does
+		/// not do a complete regex check to validate that this is actually a number.
+		////</summary>
+		private String ReadJSONNumericChars()
+		{
+			StringBuilder strbld = new StringBuilder();
+			while (true)
+			{
+				byte ch = reader.Peek();
+				if (!IsJSONNumeric(ch))
+				{
+					break;
+				}
+				strbld.Append((char)reader.Read());
+			}
+			return strbld.ToString();
+		}
+
+		///<summary>
+		/// Read in a JSON number. If the context dictates, Read in enclosing quotes.
+		///</summary>
+		private long ReadJSONInteger()
+		{
+			context.Read();
+			if (context.EscapeNumbers())
+			{
+				ReadJSONSyntaxChar(QUOTE);
+			}
+			String str = ReadJSONNumericChars();
+			if (context.EscapeNumbers())
+			{
+				ReadJSONSyntaxChar(QUOTE);
+			}
+			try
+			{
+				return Int64.Parse(str);
+			}
+			catch (FormatException)
+			{
+				throw new TProtocolException(TProtocolException.INVALID_DATA,
+											 "Bad data encounted in numeric data");
+			}
+		}
+
+		///<summary>
+		/// Read in a JSON double value. Throw if the value is not wrapped in quotes
+		/// when expected or if wrapped in quotes when not expected.
+		///</summary>
+		private double ReadJSONDouble()
+		{
+			context.Read();
+			if (reader.Peek() == QUOTE[0])
+			{
+				byte[] arr = ReadJSONString(true);
+				double dub = Double.Parse(utf8Encoding.GetString(arr));
+
+				if (!context.EscapeNumbers() && !Double.IsNaN(dub) &&
+					!Double.IsInfinity(dub))
+				{
+					// Throw exception -- we should not be in a string in this case
+					throw new TProtocolException(TProtocolException.INVALID_DATA,
+												 "Numeric data unexpectedly quoted");
+				}
+				return dub;
+			}
+			else
+			{
+				if (context.EscapeNumbers())
+				{
+					// This will throw - we should have had a quote if escapeNum == true
+					ReadJSONSyntaxChar(QUOTE);
+				}
+				try
+				{
+					return Double.Parse(ReadJSONNumericChars());
+				}
+				catch (FormatException)
+				{
+					throw new TProtocolException(TProtocolException.INVALID_DATA,
+												 "Bad data encounted in numeric data");
+				}
+			}
+		}
+
+		//<summary>
+		/// Read in a JSON string containing base-64 encoded data and decode it.
+		///</summary>
+		private byte[] ReadJSONBase64()
+		{
+			byte[] b = ReadJSONString(false);
+			int len = b.Length;
+			int off = 0;
+			int size = 0;
+			while (len >= 4)
+			{
+				// Decode 4 bytes at a time
+				TBase64Utils.decode(b, off, 4, b, size); // NB: decoded in place
+				off += 4;
+				len -= 4;
+				size += 3;
+			}
+			// Don't decode if we hit the end or got a single leftover byte (invalid
+			// base64 but legal for skip of regular string type)
+			if (len > 1)
+			{
+				// Decode remainder
+				TBase64Utils.decode(b, off, len, b, size); // NB: decoded in place
+				size += len - 1;
+			}
+			// Sadly we must copy the byte[] (any way around this?)
+			byte[] result = new byte[size];
+			Array.Copy(b, 0, result, 0, size);
+			return result;
+		}
+
+		private void ReadJSONObjectStart()
+		{
+			context.Read();
+			ReadJSONSyntaxChar(LBRACE);
+			PushContext(new JSONPairContext(this));
+		}
+
+		private void ReadJSONObjectEnd()
+		{
+			ReadJSONSyntaxChar(RBRACE);
+			PopContext();
+		}
+
+		private void ReadJSONArrayStart()
+		{
+			context.Read();
+			ReadJSONSyntaxChar(LBRACKET);
+			PushContext(new JSONListContext(this));
+		}
+
+		private void ReadJSONArrayEnd()
+		{
+			ReadJSONSyntaxChar(RBRACKET);
+			PopContext();
+		}
+
+		public override TMessage ReadMessageBegin()
+		{
+			TMessage message = new TMessage();
+			ReadJSONArrayStart();
+			if (ReadJSONInteger() != VERSION)
+			{
+				throw new TProtocolException(TProtocolException.BAD_VERSION,
+											 "Message contained bad version.");
+			}
+
+			message.Name = utf8Encoding.GetString(ReadJSONString(false));
+			message.Type = (TMessageType)ReadJSONInteger();
+			message.SeqID = (int)ReadJSONInteger();
+			return message;
+		}
+
+		public override void ReadMessageEnd()
+		{
+			ReadJSONArrayEnd();
+		}
+
+		public override TStruct ReadStructBegin()
+		{
+			ReadJSONObjectStart();
+			return new TStruct();
+		}
+
+		public override void ReadStructEnd()
+		{
+			ReadJSONObjectEnd();
+		}
+
+		public override TField ReadFieldBegin()
+		{
+			TField field = new TField();
+			byte ch = reader.Peek();
+			if (ch == RBRACE[0])
+			{
+				field.Type = TType.Stop;
+			}
+			else
+			{
+				field.ID = (short)ReadJSONInteger();
+				ReadJSONObjectStart();
+				field.Type = GetTypeIDForTypeName(ReadJSONString(false));
+			}
+			return field;
+		}
+
+		public override void ReadFieldEnd()
+		{
+			ReadJSONObjectEnd();
+		}
+
+		public override TMap ReadMapBegin()
+		{
+			TMap map = new TMap();
+			ReadJSONArrayStart();
+			map.KeyType = GetTypeIDForTypeName(ReadJSONString(false));
+			map.ValueType = GetTypeIDForTypeName(ReadJSONString(false));
+			map.Count = (int)ReadJSONInteger();
+			ReadJSONObjectStart();
+			return map;
+		}
+
+		public override void ReadMapEnd()
+		{
+			ReadJSONObjectEnd();
+			ReadJSONArrayEnd();
+		}
+
+		public override TList ReadListBegin()
+		{
+			TList list = new TList();
+			ReadJSONArrayStart();
+			list.ElementType = GetTypeIDForTypeName(ReadJSONString(false));
+			list.Count = (int)ReadJSONInteger();
+			return list;
+		}
+
+		public override void ReadListEnd()
+		{
+			ReadJSONArrayEnd();
+		}
+
+		public override TSet ReadSetBegin()
+		{
+			TSet set = new TSet();
+			ReadJSONArrayStart();
+			set.ElementType = GetTypeIDForTypeName(ReadJSONString(false));
+			set.Count = (int)ReadJSONInteger();
+			return set;
+		}
+
+		public override void ReadSetEnd()
+		{
+			ReadJSONArrayEnd();
+		}
+
+		public override bool ReadBool()
+		{
+			return (ReadJSONInteger() == 0 ? false : true);
+		}
+
+		public override byte ReadByte()
+		{
+			return (byte)ReadJSONInteger();
+		}
+
+		public override short ReadI16()
+		{
+			return (short)ReadJSONInteger();
+		}
+
+		public override int ReadI32()
+		{
+			return (int)ReadJSONInteger();
+		}
+
+		public override long ReadI64()
+		{
+			return (long)ReadJSONInteger();
+		}
+
+		public override double ReadDouble()
+		{
+			return ReadJSONDouble();
+		}
+
+		public override String ReadString()
+		{
+			return ReadJSONString(false).ToString();
+		}
+
+		public override byte[] ReadBinary()
+		{
+			return ReadJSONBase64();
+		}
+
+	}
+}
diff --git a/lib/csharp/src/Protocol/TProtocol.cs b/lib/csharp/src/Protocol/TProtocol.cs
index 27c7dc1..4f723dd 100644
--- a/lib/csharp/src/Protocol/TProtocol.cs
+++ b/lib/csharp/src/Protocol/TProtocol.cs
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@
 		public abstract void WriteI32(int i32);
 		public abstract void WriteI64(long i64);
 		public abstract void WriteDouble(double d);
-		public void WriteString(string s) {
+		public virtual void WriteString(string s) {
 			WriteBinary(Encoding.UTF8.GetBytes(s));
 		}
 		public abstract void WriteBinary(byte[] b);
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@
 		public abstract int ReadI32();
 		public abstract long ReadI64();
 		public abstract double ReadDouble();
-		public string ReadString() {
+		public virtual string ReadString() {
 		       return Encoding.UTF8.GetString(ReadBinary());
 		}
 		public abstract byte[] ReadBinary();
diff --git a/lib/csharp/src/Protocol/TProtocolException.cs b/lib/csharp/src/Protocol/TProtocolException.cs
index d570bb8..207f5e9 100644
--- a/lib/csharp/src/Protocol/TProtocolException.cs
+++ b/lib/csharp/src/Protocol/TProtocolException.cs
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
 		public const int NEGATIVE_SIZE = 2;
 		public const int SIZE_LIMIT = 3;
 		public const int BAD_VERSION = 4;
+		public const int NOT_IMPLEMENTED= 5;
 
 		protected int type_ = UNKNOWN;
 
diff --git a/lib/csharp/src/Thrift.csproj b/lib/csharp/src/Thrift.csproj
index f382f40..f154841 100644
--- a/lib/csharp/src/Thrift.csproj
+++ b/lib/csharp/src/Thrift.csproj
@@ -56,8 +56,10 @@
   <ItemGroup>
     <Compile Include="Collections\THashSet.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Protocol\TBase.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="Protocol\TBase64Utils.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Protocol\TBinaryProtocol.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Protocol\TField.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="Protocol\TJSONProtocol.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Protocol\TList.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Protocol\TMap.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Protocol\TMessage.cs" />
diff --git a/lib/csharp/src/Transport/TTransport.cs b/lib/csharp/src/Transport/TTransport.cs
index d2391c2..cecde87 100644
--- a/lib/csharp/src/Transport/TTransport.cs
+++ b/lib/csharp/src/Transport/TTransport.cs
@@ -61,6 +61,11 @@
 			return got;
 		}
 
+		public virtual void Write(byte[] buf) 
+		{
+			Write (buf, 0, buf.Length);
+		}
+
 		public abstract void Write(byte[] buf, int off, int len);
 
 		public virtual void Flush()