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+/*-
+ * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
+ * openECOMP : APP-C
+ * ================================================================================
+ * Copyright (C) 2017 AT&T Intellectual Property. All rights
+ * 						reserved.
+ * ================================================================================
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ * 
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ * 
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ * ============LICENSE_END=========================================================
+ */
+
+package org.openecomp.appc.rankingframework.impl;
+
+class Utils {
+
+    private Utils() {
+    }
+
+    static <R> Object value(Object value) {
+        if (value == null || (value instanceof String && isEmpty((String) value))) {
+            value = Constants.DEFAULT_MATCH;
+        }
+
+        return value;
+    }
+
+    private static boolean isEmpty(String str) {
+        return str == null || str.length() == 0;
+    }
+}