code: def validate_adapter_class(validate_class, adapter_class):
      
      from chatterbot.adapters import Adapter
  
      # If a dictionary was passed in, check if it has an import_path attribute
      if isinstance(validate_class, dict):
  
          if 'import_path' not in validate_class:
              raise Adapter.InvalidAdapterTypeException(
                  'The dictionary {} must contain a value for "import_path"'.format(
                      str(validate_class)
                  )
              )
  
          # Set the class to the import path for the next check
          validate_class = validate_class.get('import_path')
  
      if not issubclass(import_module(validate_class), adapter_class):
          raise Adapter.InvalidAdapterTypeException(
              '{} must be a subclass of {}'.format(
                  validate_class,
                  adapter_class.__name__
              )
          )
docs: Raises an exception if validate_class is not a
      subclass of adapter_class.
  
      :param validate_class: The class to be validated.
      :type validate_class: class
  
      :param adapter_class: The class type to check against.
      :type adapter_class: class
  
      :raises: Adapter.InvalidAdapterTypeException