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+package at.gv.egiz.moazs.util;
+
+import java.util.Optional;
+
+import static java.util.Optional.ofNullable;
+
+/**
+ * Helper function for coalescing nullables value without cluttering code with if-else cascades
+ * @author les2
+ * @source https://stackoverflow.com/questions/2768054/how-to-get-the-first-non-null-value-in-java
+ */
+public class NullCoalesce {
+
+    /**
+     * @return the first not-null value
+     * @param a
+     * @param b
+     * @param <T>
+     * @return a if a != null, otherwise b.
+     */
+    public static <T> Optional<T> coalesce(T a, T b) {
+        return a != null ? ofNullable(a) : ofNullable(b);
+    }
+
+    public static <T> Optional<T> coalesce(T a, T b, T c) {
+        return a != null ? ofNullable(a) : coalesce(b,c);
+    }
+
+    public static <T> Optional<T> coalesce(T a, T b, T c, T d) {
+        return a != null ? ofNullable(a) : coalesce(b,c,d);
+    }
+
+}