// Run the `GroovyObjectSupport` constructor, to initialize the metadata field
            return newConstructorForSerialization(beanType, GroovyObjectSupport::class.java.getConstructor())
        } else {
            return newConstructorForSerialization(beanType, Object::class.java.getConstructor())
        }
    }

    private
    fun maybeInit(beanType: Class<*>) {