code: public static <T> void mergeFrom(byte[] data, int offset, int length, T message, 
              Schema<T> schema, boolean numeric) throws IOException
      {
          final IOContext context = new IOContext(DEFAULT_SMILE_FACTORY._getBufferRecycler(), 
                  data, false);
          final SmileParser parser = newSmileParser(null, data, offset, offset+length, false, 
                  context);
          
          //final SmileParser parser = DEFAULT_SMILE_FACTORY.createJsonParser(data, offset, length);
          try
          {
              JsonIOUtil.mergeFrom(parser, message, schema, numeric);
          }
          finally
          {
              parser.close();
          }
      }
docs: Merges the {@code message} with the byte array using the given {@code schema}.