diff --git a/moshi/src/main/java/com/squareup/moshi/ClassAdapter.java b/moshi/src/main/java/com/squareup/moshi/ClassAdapter.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3293674
--- /dev/null
+++ b/moshi/src/main/java/com/squareup/moshi/ClassAdapter.java
@@ -0,0 +1,178 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2015 Square, Inc.
+ *
+ * Licensed 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.
+ */
+package com.squareup.moshi;
+
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.lang.reflect.AnnotatedElement;
+import java.lang.reflect.Field;
+import java.lang.reflect.InvocationTargetException;
+import java.lang.reflect.Modifier;
+import java.lang.reflect.Type;
+import java.util.Map;
+import java.util.TreeMap;
+
+/**
+ * Emits a regular class as a JSON object by mapping Java fields to JSON object properties. Fields
+ * of classes in {@code java.*}, {@code javax.*} and {@code android.*} are omitted from both
+ * serialization and deserialization unless they are either public or protected.
+ */
+final class ClassAdapter<T> extends JsonAdapter<T> {
+  public static final JsonAdapter.Factory FACTORY = new JsonAdapter.Factory() {
+    @Override public JsonAdapter<?> create(Type type, AnnotatedElement annotations, Moshi moshi) {
+      Class<?> rawType = Types.getRawType(type);
+      if (rawType.isInterface() || rawType.isEnum() || isPlatformType(rawType)) return null;
+
+      if (rawType.getEnclosingClass() != null && !Modifier.isStatic(rawType.getModifiers())) {
+        if (rawType.getSimpleName().isEmpty()) {
+          throw new IllegalArgumentException(
+              "cannot serialize anonymous class " + rawType.getName());
+        } else {
+          throw new IllegalArgumentException(
+              "cannot serialize non-static nested class " + rawType.getName());
+        }
+      }
+      if (Modifier.isAbstract(rawType.getModifiers())) {
+        throw new IllegalArgumentException("cannot serialize abstract class " + rawType.getName());
+      }
+
+
+      ClassFactory<Object> classFactory = ClassFactory.get(rawType);
+      Map<String, FieldBinding<?>> fields = new TreeMap<>();
+      for (Type t = type; t != Object.class; t = Types.getGenericSuperclass(t)) {
+        createFieldBindings(moshi, t, fields);
+      }
+      return new ClassAdapter<>(classFactory, fields).nullSafe();
+    }
+
+    /** Creates a field binding for each of declared field of {@code type}. */
+    private void createFieldBindings(
+        Moshi moshi, Type type, Map<String, FieldBinding<?>> fieldBindings) {
+      Class<?> rawType = Types.getRawType(type);
+      boolean platformType = isPlatformType(rawType);
+      for (Field field : rawType.getDeclaredFields()) {
+        if (!includeField(platformType, field.getModifiers())) continue;
+
+        // Look up a type adapter for this type.
+        Type fieldType = Types.resolve(type, rawType, field.getGenericType());
+        JsonAdapter<Object> adapter = moshi.adapter(fieldType, field);
+
+        // Create the binding between field and JSON.
+        field.setAccessible(true);
+        FieldBinding<Object> fieldBinding = new FieldBinding<>(field, adapter);
+
+        // Store it using the field's name. If there was already a field with this name, fail!
+        FieldBinding<?> replaced = fieldBindings.put(field.getName(), fieldBinding);
+        if (replaced != null) {
+          throw new IllegalArgumentException("field name collision: '" + field.getName() + "'"
+              + " declared by both " + replaced.field.getDeclaringClass().getName()
+              + " and superclass " + fieldBinding.field.getDeclaringClass().getName());
+        }
+      }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns true if {@code rawType} is built in. We don't reflect on private fields of platform
+     * types because they're unspecified and likely to be different on Java vs. Android.
+     */
+    private boolean isPlatformType(Class<?> rawType) {
+      return rawType.getName().startsWith("java.")
+          || rawType.getName().startsWith("javax.")
+          || rawType.getName().startsWith("android.");
+    }
+
+    /** Returns true if fields with {@code modifiers} are included in the emitted JSON. */
+    private boolean includeField(boolean platformType, int modifiers) {
+      if (Modifier.isStatic(modifiers) || Modifier.isTransient(modifiers)) return false;
+      return Modifier.isPublic(modifiers) || Modifier.isProtected(modifiers)|| !platformType;
+    }
+  };
+
+  private final ClassFactory<T> classFactory;
+  private final Map<String, FieldBinding<?>> jsonFields;
+
+  private ClassAdapter(ClassFactory<T> classFactory, Map<String, FieldBinding<?>> jsonFields) {
+    this.classFactory = classFactory;
+    this.jsonFields = jsonFields;
+  }
+
+  @Override public T fromJson(JsonReader reader) throws IOException {
+    T result;
+    try {
+      result = classFactory.newInstance();
+    } catch (InstantiationException e) {
+      throw new RuntimeException(e);
+    } catch (InvocationTargetException e) {
+      Throwable targetException = e.getTargetException();
+      if (targetException instanceof RuntimeException) throw (RuntimeException) targetException;
+      if (targetException instanceof Error) throw (Error) targetException;
+      throw new RuntimeException(targetException);
+    } catch (IllegalAccessException e) {
+      throw new AssertionError();
+    }
+
+    try {
+      reader.beginObject();
+      while (reader.hasNext()) {
+        String name = reader.nextName();
+        FieldBinding<?> fieldBinding = jsonFields.get(name);
+        if (fieldBinding != null) {
+          fieldBinding.read(reader, result);
+        } else {
+          reader.skipValue();
+        }
+      }
+      reader.endObject();
+      return result;
+    } catch (IllegalAccessException e) {
+      throw new AssertionError();
+    }
+  }
+
+  @Override public void toJson(JsonWriter writer, T value) throws IOException {
+    try {
+      writer.beginObject();
+      for (Map.Entry<String, FieldBinding<?>> entry : jsonFields.entrySet()) {
+        writer.name(entry.getKey());
+        entry.getValue().write(writer, value);
+      }
+      writer.endObject();
+    } catch (IllegalAccessException e) {
+      throw new AssertionError();
+    }
+  }
+
+  static class FieldBinding<T> {
+    private final Field field;
+    private final JsonAdapter<T> adapter;
+
+    public FieldBinding(Field field, JsonAdapter<T> adapter) {
+      this.field = field;
+      this.adapter = adapter;
+    }
+
+    private void read(JsonReader reader, Object value) throws IOException, IllegalAccessException {
+      T fieldValue = adapter.fromJson(reader);
+      field.set(value, fieldValue);
+    }
+
+    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked") // We require that field's values are of type T.
+    private void write(JsonWriter writer, Object value)
+        throws IllegalAccessException, IOException {
+      T fieldValue = (T) field.get(value);
+      adapter.toJson(writer, fieldValue);
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/moshi/src/main/java/com/squareup/moshi/ClassFactory.java b/moshi/src/main/java/com/squareup/moshi/ClassFactory.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3f55581
--- /dev/null
+++ b/moshi/src/main/java/com/squareup/moshi/ClassFactory.java
@@ -0,0 +1,104 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2011 Google Inc.
+ *
+ * Licensed 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.
+ */
+
+package com.squareup.moshi;
+
+import java.io.ObjectStreamClass;
+import java.lang.reflect.Constructor;
+import java.lang.reflect.Field;
+import java.lang.reflect.InvocationTargetException;
+import java.lang.reflect.Method;
+
+/**
+ * Magic that creates instances of arbitrary concrete classes. Derived from Gson's UnsafeAllocator
+ * and ConstructorConstructor classes.
+ *
+ * @author Joel Leitch
+ * @author Jesse Wilson
+ */
+abstract class ClassFactory<T> {
+  abstract T newInstance() throws
+      InvocationTargetException, IllegalAccessException, InstantiationException;
+
+  public static <T> ClassFactory<T> get(final Class<?> rawType) {
+    // Try to find a no-args constructor. May be any visibility including private.
+    try {
+      final Constructor<?> constructor = rawType.getDeclaredConstructor();
+      constructor.setAccessible(true);
+      return new ClassFactory<T>() {
+        @SuppressWarnings("unchecked") // T is the same raw type as is requested
+        @Override public T newInstance() throws IllegalAccessException, InvocationTargetException,
+            InstantiationException {
+          Object[] args = null;
+          return (T) constructor.newInstance(args);
+        }
+      };
+    } catch (NoSuchMethodException noNoArgsConstructor) {
+      // No no-args constructor. Fall back to something more magical...
+    }
+
+    // Try the JVM's Unsafe mechanism.
+    // public class Unsafe {
+    //   public Object allocateInstance(Class<?> type);
+    // }
+    try {
+      Class<?> unsafeClass = Class.forName("sun.misc.Unsafe");
+      Field f = unsafeClass.getDeclaredField("theUnsafe");
+      f.setAccessible(true);
+      final Object unsafe = f.get(null);
+      final Method allocateInstance = unsafeClass.getMethod("allocateInstance", Class.class);
+      return new ClassFactory<T>() {
+        @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
+        @Override public T newInstance() throws InvocationTargetException, IllegalAccessException {
+          return (T) allocateInstance.invoke(unsafe, rawType);
+        }
+      };
+    } catch (IllegalAccessException e) {
+      throw new AssertionError();
+    } catch (ClassNotFoundException | NoSuchMethodException | NoSuchFieldException notJvm) {
+      // Not the expected version of the Oracle Java library!
+    }
+
+    // Try Dalvik/libcore's ObjectStreamClass mechanism.
+    // public class ObjectStreamClass {
+    //   private static native int getConstructorId(Class<?> c);
+    //   private static native Object newInstance(Class<?> instantiationClass, int methodId);
+    // }
+    try {
+      Method getConstructorId = ObjectStreamClass.class.getDeclaredMethod(
+          "getConstructorId", Class.class);
+      getConstructorId.setAccessible(true);
+      final int constructorId = (Integer) getConstructorId.invoke(null, Object.class);
+      final Method newInstance = ObjectStreamClass.class.getDeclaredMethod("newInstance",
+          Class.class, int.class);
+      newInstance.setAccessible(true);
+      return new ClassFactory<T>() {
+        @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
+        @Override public T newInstance() throws InvocationTargetException, IllegalAccessException {
+          return (T) newInstance.invoke(null, rawType, constructorId);
+        }
+      };
+    } catch (IllegalAccessException e) {
+      throw new AssertionError();
+    } catch (InvocationTargetException e) {
+      throw new RuntimeException(e);
+    } catch (NoSuchMethodException notLibcore) {
+      // Not the expected version of Dalvik/libcore!
+    }
+
+    throw new IllegalArgumentException("cannot construct instances of " + rawType.getName());
+  }
+}
diff --git a/moshi/src/main/java/com/squareup/moshi/Types.java b/moshi/src/main/java/com/squareup/moshi/Types.java
index 0b3dc85..7f3fe71 100644
--- a/moshi/src/main/java/com/squareup/moshi/Types.java
+++ b/moshi/src/main/java/com/squareup/moshi/Types.java
@@ -254,6 +254,11 @@ final class Types {
         getGenericSupertype(context, contextRawType, supertype));
   }
 
+  public static Type getGenericSuperclass(Type type) {
+    Class<?> rawType = Types.getRawType(type);
+    return resolve(type, rawType, rawType.getGenericSuperclass());
+  }
+
   /**
    * Returns the element type of {@code type} if it is an array type, or null if it is not an
    * array type.
diff --git a/moshi/src/test/java/com/squareup/moshi/ClassAdapterTest.java b/moshi/src/test/java/com/squareup/moshi/ClassAdapterTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f929a03
--- /dev/null
+++ b/moshi/src/test/java/com/squareup/moshi/ClassAdapterTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,420 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2015 Square, Inc.
+ *
+ * Licensed 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.
+ */
+package com.squareup.moshi;
+
+import java.io.ByteArrayOutputStream;
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.util.Comparator;
+import java.util.SimpleTimeZone;
+import java.util.UUID;
+import javax.crypto.KeyGenerator;
+import okio.Buffer;
+import org.junit.Test;
+
+import static com.squareup.moshi.Util.NO_ANNOTATIONS;
+import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat;
+import static org.junit.Assert.fail;
+
+public final class ClassAdapterTest {
+  private final Moshi moshi = new Moshi.Builder().build();
+
+  static class BasicPizza {
+    int diameter;
+    boolean extraCheese;
+  }
+
+  @Test public void basicClassAdapter() throws Exception {
+    BasicPizza value = new BasicPizza();
+    value.diameter = 13;
+    value.extraCheese = true;
+    String toJson = toJson(BasicPizza.class, value);
+    assertThat(toJson).isEqualTo("{\"diameter\":13,\"extraCheese\":true}");
+
+    BasicPizza fromJson = fromJson(BasicPizza.class, "{\"diameter\":13,\"extraCheese\":true}");
+    assertThat(fromJson.diameter).isEqualTo(13);
+    assertThat(fromJson.extraCheese).isTrue();
+  }
+
+  static class PrivateFieldsPizza {
+    private String secretIngredient;
+  }
+
+  @Test public void privateFields() throws Exception {
+    PrivateFieldsPizza value = new PrivateFieldsPizza();
+    value.secretIngredient = "vodka";
+    String toJson = toJson(PrivateFieldsPizza.class, value);
+    assertThat(toJson).isEqualTo("{\"secretIngredient\":\"vodka\"}");
+
+    PrivateFieldsPizza fromJson = fromJson(
+        PrivateFieldsPizza.class, "{\"secretIngredient\":\"vodka\"}");
+    assertThat(fromJson.secretIngredient).isEqualTo("vodka");
+  }
+
+  static class BasePizza {
+    int diameter;
+  }
+
+  static class DessertPizza extends BasePizza {
+    boolean chocolate;
+  }
+
+  @Test public void typeHierarchy() throws Exception {
+    DessertPizza value = new DessertPizza();
+    value.diameter = 13;
+    value.chocolate = true;
+    String toJson = toJson(DessertPizza.class, value);
+    assertThat(toJson).isEqualTo("{\"chocolate\":true,\"diameter\":13}");
+
+    DessertPizza fromJson = fromJson(DessertPizza.class, "{\"diameter\":13,\"chocolate\":true}");
+    assertThat(fromJson.diameter).isEqualTo(13);
+    assertThat(fromJson.chocolate).isTrue();
+  }
+
+  static class BaseAbcde {
+    int d;
+    int a;
+    int c;
+  }
+
+  static class ExtendsBaseAbcde extends BaseAbcde {
+    int b;
+    int e;
+  }
+
+  @Test public void fieldsAreAlphabeticalAcrossFlattenedHierarchy() throws Exception {
+    ExtendsBaseAbcde value = new ExtendsBaseAbcde();
+    value.a = 4;
+    value.b = 5;
+    value.c = 6;
+    value.d = 7;
+    value.e = 8;
+    String toJson = toJson(ExtendsBaseAbcde.class, value);
+    assertThat(toJson).isEqualTo("{\"a\":4,\"b\":5,\"c\":6,\"d\":7,\"e\":8}");
+
+    ExtendsBaseAbcde fromJson = fromJson(
+        ExtendsBaseAbcde.class, "{\"a\":4,\"b\":5,\"c\":6,\"d\":7,\"e\":8}");
+    assertThat(fromJson.a).isEqualTo(4);
+    assertThat(fromJson.b).isEqualTo(5);
+    assertThat(fromJson.c).isEqualTo(6);
+    assertThat(fromJson.d).isEqualTo(7);
+    assertThat(fromJson.e).isEqualTo(8);
+  }
+
+  static class StaticFields {
+    static int a = 11;
+    int b;
+  }
+
+  @Test public void staticFieldsOmitted() throws Exception {
+    StaticFields value = new StaticFields();
+    value.b = 12;
+    String toJson = toJson(StaticFields.class, value);
+    assertThat(toJson).isEqualTo("{\"b\":12}");
+
+    StaticFields fromJson = fromJson(StaticFields.class, "{\"a\":13,\"b\":12}");
+    assertThat(StaticFields.a).isEqualTo(11); // Unchanged.
+    assertThat(fromJson.b).isEqualTo(12);
+  }
+
+  static class TransientFields {
+    transient int a;
+    int b;
+  }
+
+  @Test public void transientFieldsOmitted() throws Exception {
+    TransientFields value = new TransientFields();
+    value.a = 11;
+    value.b = 12;
+    String toJson = toJson(TransientFields.class, value);
+    assertThat(toJson).isEqualTo("{\"b\":12}");
+
+    TransientFields fromJson = fromJson(TransientFields.class, "{\"a\":13,\"b\":12}");
+    assertThat(fromJson.a).isEqualTo(0); // Not assigned.
+    assertThat(fromJson.b).isEqualTo(12);
+  }
+
+  static class BaseA {
+    int a;
+  }
+
+  static class ExtendsBaseA extends BaseA {
+    int a;
+  }
+
+  @Test public void fieldNameCollision() throws Exception {
+    try {
+      ClassAdapter.FACTORY.create(ExtendsBaseA.class, NO_ANNOTATIONS, moshi);
+      fail();
+    } catch (IllegalArgumentException expected) {
+      assertThat(expected).hasMessage("field name collision: 'a' declared by both "
+          + "com.squareup.moshi.ClassAdapterTest$ExtendsBaseA and "
+          + "superclass com.squareup.moshi.ClassAdapterTest$BaseA");
+    }
+  }
+
+  static class TransientBaseA {
+    transient int a;
+  }
+
+  static class ExtendsTransientBaseA extends TransientBaseA {
+    int a;
+  }
+
+  @Test public void fieldNameCollisionWithTransientFieldIsOkay() throws Exception {
+    ExtendsTransientBaseA value = new ExtendsTransientBaseA();
+    value.a = 11;
+    ((TransientBaseA) value).a = 12;
+    String toJson = toJson(ExtendsTransientBaseA.class, value);
+    assertThat(toJson).isEqualTo("{\"a\":11}");
+
+    ExtendsTransientBaseA fromJson = fromJson(ExtendsTransientBaseA.class, "{\"a\":11}");
+    assertThat(fromJson.a).isEqualTo(11);
+    assertThat(((TransientBaseA) fromJson).a).isEqualTo(0); // Not assigned.
+  }
+
+  static class NoArgConstructor {
+    int a;
+    int b;
+
+    NoArgConstructor() {
+      a = 5;
+    }
+  }
+
+  @Test public void noArgConstructor() throws Exception {
+    NoArgConstructor fromJson = fromJson(NoArgConstructor.class, "{\"b\":8}");
+    assertThat(fromJson.a).isEqualTo(5);
+    assertThat(fromJson.b).isEqualTo(8);
+  }
+
+  static class NoArgConstructorThrowsCheckedException {
+    NoArgConstructorThrowsCheckedException() throws Exception {
+      throw new Exception("foo");
+    }
+  }
+
+  @Test public void noArgConstructorThrowsCheckedException() throws Exception {
+    try {
+      fromJson(NoArgConstructorThrowsCheckedException.class, "{}");
+      fail();
+    } catch (RuntimeException expected) {
+      assertThat(expected.getCause()).hasMessage("foo");
+    }
+  }
+
+  static class NoArgConstructorThrowsUncheckedException {
+    NoArgConstructorThrowsUncheckedException() throws Exception {
+      throw new UnsupportedOperationException("foo");
+    }
+  }
+
+  @Test public void noArgConstructorThrowsUncheckedException() throws Exception {
+    try {
+      fromJson(NoArgConstructorThrowsUncheckedException.class, "{}");
+      fail();
+    } catch (UnsupportedOperationException expected) {
+      assertThat(expected).hasMessage("foo");
+    }
+  }
+
+  static class NoArgConstructorWithDefaultField {
+    int a = 5;
+    int b;
+  }
+
+  @Test public void noArgConstructorFieldDefaultsHonored() throws Exception {
+    NoArgConstructorWithDefaultField fromJson = fromJson(
+        NoArgConstructorWithDefaultField.class, "{\"b\":8}");
+    assertThat(fromJson.a).isEqualTo(5);
+    assertThat(fromJson.b).isEqualTo(8);
+  }
+
+  static class MagicConstructor {
+    int a;
+
+    public MagicConstructor(Void argument) {
+      throw new AssertionError();
+    }
+  }
+
+  @Test public void magicConstructor() throws Exception {
+    MagicConstructor fromJson = fromJson(MagicConstructor.class, "{\"a\":8}");
+    assertThat(fromJson.a).isEqualTo(8);
+  }
+
+  static class MagicConstructorWithDefaultField {
+    int a = 5;
+    int b;
+
+    public MagicConstructorWithDefaultField(Void argument) {
+      throw new AssertionError();
+    }
+  }
+
+  @Test public void magicConstructorFieldDefaultsNotHonored() throws Exception {
+    MagicConstructorWithDefaultField fromJson = fromJson(
+        MagicConstructorWithDefaultField.class, "{\"b\":3}");
+    assertThat(fromJson.a).isEqualTo(0); // Surprising! No value is assigned.
+    assertThat(fromJson.b).isEqualTo(3);
+  }
+
+  static class NullRootObject {
+    int a;
+  }
+
+  @Test public void nullRootObject() throws Exception {
+    String toJson = toJson(PrivateFieldsPizza.class, null);
+    assertThat(toJson).isEqualTo("null");
+
+    NullRootObject fromJson = fromJson(NullRootObject.class, "null");
+    assertThat(fromJson).isNull();
+  }
+
+  static class NullFieldValue {
+    String a = "not null";
+  }
+
+  @Test public void nullFieldValues() throws Exception {
+    NullFieldValue value = new NullFieldValue();
+    value.a = null;
+    String toJson = toJson(NullFieldValue.class, value);
+    assertThat(toJson).isEqualTo("{\"a\":null}");
+
+    NullFieldValue fromJson = fromJson(NullFieldValue.class, "{\"a\":null}");
+    assertThat(fromJson.a).isNull();
+  }
+
+  class NonStatic {
+  }
+
+  @Test public void nonStaticNestedClassNotSupported() throws Exception {
+    try {
+      ClassAdapter.FACTORY.create(NonStatic.class, NO_ANNOTATIONS, moshi);
+      fail();
+    } catch (IllegalArgumentException expected) {
+      assertThat(expected).hasMessage("cannot serialize non-static nested class "
+          + "com.squareup.moshi.ClassAdapterTest$NonStatic");
+    }
+  }
+
+  @Test public void platformClassNotSupported() throws Exception {
+    assertThat(ClassAdapter.FACTORY.create(UUID.class, NO_ANNOTATIONS, moshi)).isNull();
+    assertThat(ClassAdapter.FACTORY.create(KeyGenerator.class, NO_ANNOTATIONS, moshi)).isNull();
+  }
+
+  @Test public void anonymousClassNotSupported() throws Exception {
+    Comparator<Object> c = new Comparator<Object>() {
+      @Override public int compare(Object a, Object b) {
+        return 0;
+      }
+    };
+    try {
+      ClassAdapter.FACTORY.create(c.getClass(), NO_ANNOTATIONS, moshi);
+      fail();
+    } catch (IllegalArgumentException expected) {
+      assertThat(expected).hasMessage("cannot serialize anonymous class " + c.getClass().getName());
+    }
+  }
+
+  @Test public void interfaceNotSupported() throws Exception {
+    assertThat(ClassAdapter.FACTORY.create(Runnable.class, NO_ANNOTATIONS, moshi)).isNull();
+  }
+
+  static abstract class Abstract {
+  }
+
+  @Test public void abstractClassNotSupported() throws Exception {
+    try {
+      ClassAdapter.FACTORY.create(Abstract.class, NO_ANNOTATIONS, moshi);
+      fail();
+    } catch (IllegalArgumentException expected) {
+      assertThat(expected).hasMessage("cannot serialize abstract class "
+          + "com.squareup.moshi.ClassAdapterTest$Abstract");
+    }
+  }
+
+  static class ExtendsPlatformClassWithPrivateField extends SimpleTimeZone {
+    int a;
+
+    public ExtendsPlatformClassWithPrivateField() {
+      super(0, "FOO");
+    }
+  }
+
+  @Test public void platformSuperclassPrivateFieldIsExcluded() throws Exception {
+    ExtendsPlatformClassWithPrivateField value = new ExtendsPlatformClassWithPrivateField();
+    value.a = 4;
+    String toJson = toJson(ExtendsPlatformClassWithPrivateField.class, value);
+    assertThat(toJson).isEqualTo("{\"a\":4}");
+
+    ExtendsPlatformClassWithPrivateField fromJson = fromJson(
+        ExtendsPlatformClassWithPrivateField.class, "{\"a\":4,\"ID\":\"BAR\"}");
+    assertThat(fromJson.a).isEqualTo(4);
+    assertThat(fromJson.getID()).isEqualTo("FOO");
+  }
+
+  static class ExtendsPlatformClassWithProtectedField extends ByteArrayOutputStream {
+    int a;
+
+    public ExtendsPlatformClassWithProtectedField() {
+      super(2);
+    }
+  }
+
+  @Test public void platformSuperclassProtectedFieldIsIncluded() throws Exception {
+    ExtendsPlatformClassWithProtectedField value = new ExtendsPlatformClassWithProtectedField();
+    value.a = 4;
+    value.write(5);
+    value.write(6);
+    String toJson = toJson(ExtendsPlatformClassWithProtectedField.class, value);
+    assertThat(toJson).isEqualTo("{\"a\":4,\"buf\":[5,6],\"count\":2}");
+
+    ExtendsPlatformClassWithProtectedField fromJson = fromJson(
+        ExtendsPlatformClassWithProtectedField.class, "{\"a\":4,\"buf\":[5,6],\"count\":2}");
+    assertThat(fromJson.a).isEqualTo(4);
+    assertThat(fromJson.toByteArray()).contains((byte) 5, (byte) 6);
+  }
+
+  private <T> String toJson(Class<T> type, T value) throws IOException {
+    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked") // Factory.create returns an adapter that matches its argument.
+    JsonAdapter<T> jsonAdapter = (JsonAdapter<T>) ClassAdapter.FACTORY.create(
+        type, NO_ANNOTATIONS, moshi);
+
+    // Wrap in an array to avoid top-level object warnings without going completely lenient.
+    Buffer buffer = new Buffer();
+    JsonWriter jsonWriter = new JsonWriter(buffer);
+    jsonWriter.setSerializeNulls(true);
+    jsonWriter.beginArray();
+    jsonAdapter.toJson(jsonWriter, value);
+    jsonWriter.endArray();
+    assertThat(buffer.readByte()).isEqualTo((byte) '[');
+    String json = buffer.readUtf8(buffer.size() - 1);
+    assertThat(buffer.readByte()).isEqualTo((byte) ']');
+    return json;
+  }
+
+  private <T> T fromJson(Class<T> type, String json) throws IOException {
+    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked") // Factory.create returns an adapter that matches its argument.
+    JsonAdapter<T> jsonAdapter = (JsonAdapter<T>) ClassAdapter.FACTORY.create(
+        type, NO_ANNOTATIONS, moshi);
+    // Wrap in an array to avoid top-level object warnings without going completely lenient.
+    JsonReader jsonReader = new JsonReader("[" + json + "]");
+    jsonReader.beginArray();
+    T result = jsonAdapter.fromJson(jsonReader);
+    jsonReader.endArray();
+    return result;
+  }
+}
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 26d81f8..85059c7 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 
   <properties>
     <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
-    <java.version>1.6</java.version>
+    <java.version>1.7</java.version>
 
     <!-- Dependencies -->
     <okio.version>1.1.0</okio.version>