def _MergeScalarField(self, tokenizer, message, field):
    """Merges a single scalar field into a message.

    Args:
      tokenizer: A tokenizer to parse the field value.
      message: A protocol message to record the data.
      field: The descriptor of the field to be merged.

    Raises:
      ParseError: In case of text parsing problems.
      RuntimeError: On runtime errors.
    """
    _ = self.allow_unknown_extension
    value = None

    if field.type in (descriptor.FieldDescriptor.TYPE_INT32,
                      descriptor.FieldDescriptor.TYPE_SINT32,
                      descriptor.FieldDescriptor.TYPE_SFIXED32):
      value = _ConsumeInt32(tokenizer)
    elif field.type in (descriptor.FieldDescriptor.TYPE_INT64,
                        descriptor.FieldDescriptor.TYPE_SINT64,
                        descriptor.FieldDescriptor.TYPE_SFIXED64):
      value = _ConsumeInt64(tokenizer)
    elif field.type in (descriptor.FieldDescriptor.TYPE_UINT32,
                        descriptor.FieldDescriptor.TYPE_FIXED32):
      value = _ConsumeUint32(tokenizer)
    elif field.type in (descriptor.FieldDescriptor.TYPE_UINT64,
                        descriptor.FieldDescriptor.TYPE_FIXED64):
      value = _ConsumeUint64(tokenizer)
    elif field.type in (descriptor.FieldDescriptor.TYPE_FLOAT,
                        descriptor.FieldDescriptor.TYPE_DOUBLE):
      value = tokenizer.ConsumeFloat()
    elif field.type == descriptor.FieldDescriptor.TYPE_BOOL:
      value = tokenizer.ConsumeBool()
    elif field.type == descriptor.FieldDescriptor.TYPE_STRING:
      value = tokenizer.ConsumeString()
    elif field.type == descriptor.FieldDescriptor.TYPE_BYTES:
      value = tokenizer.ConsumeByteString()
    elif field.type == descriptor.FieldDescriptor.TYPE_ENUM:
      value = tokenizer.ConsumeEnum(field)
    else:
      raise RuntimeError('Unknown field type %d' % field.type)

    if field.label == descriptor.FieldDescriptor.LABEL_REPEATED:
      if field.is_extension:
        message.Extensions[field].append(value)
      else:
        getattr(message, field.name).append(value)
    else:
      if field.is_extension:
        if not self._allow_multiple_scalars and message.HasExtension(field):
          raise tokenizer.ParseErrorPreviousToken(
              'Message type "%s" should not have multiple "%s" extensions.' %
              (message.DESCRIPTOR.full_name, field.full_name))
        else:
          message.Extensions[field] = value
      else:
        if not self._allow_multiple_scalars and message.HasField(field.name):
          raise tokenizer.ParseErrorPreviousToken(
              'Message type "%s" should not have multiple "%s" fields.' %
              (message.DESCRIPTOR.full_name, field.name))
        else:
          setattr(message, field.name, value)
Merges a single scalar field into a message.

    Args:
      tokenizer: A tokenizer to parse the field value.
      message: A protocol message to record the data.
      field: The descriptor of the field to be merged.

    Raises:
      ParseError: In case of text parsing problems.
      RuntimeError: On runtime errors.