}

  private Type resolveTypeArgsForSubclass(Class<?> subclass) {
    // If both runtimeType and subclass are not parameterized, return subclass
    // If runtimeType is not parameterized but subclass is, process subclass as a parameterized type
    // If runtimeType is a raw type (i.e. is a parameterized type specified as a Class<?>), we
    // return subclass as a raw type
    if (runtimeType instanceof Class