google-nomulus/java/google/registry/util/PreconditionsUtils.java

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package google.registry.util;

import static com.google.common.base.Preconditions.checkArgument;

import javax.annotation.Nullable;

/** Utility methods related to preconditions checking. */
public class PreconditionsUtils {

  /**
   * Checks whether the provided reference is null, throws IAE if it is, and returns it if not.
   *
   * <p>This method and its overloads are to substitute for checkNotNull() in cases where it's
   * preferable to throw an IAE instead of an NPE, such as where we want an IAE to indicate that
   * it's just a bad argument/parameter and reserve NPEs for bugs and unexpected null values.
   */
  public static <T> T checkArgumentNotNull(T reference) {
    checkArgument(reference != null);
    return reference;
  }

  /** Checks whether the provided reference is null, throws IAE if it is, and returns it if not. */
  public static <T> T checkArgumentNotNull(T reference, @Nullable Object errorMessage) {
    checkArgument(reference != null, errorMessage);
    return reference;
  }

  /** Checks whether the provided reference is null, throws IAE if it is, and returns it if not. */
  public static <T> T checkArgumentNotNull(
      T reference, @Nullable String errorMessageTemplate, @Nullable Object... errorMessageArgs) {
    checkArgument(reference != null, errorMessageTemplate, errorMessageArgs);
    return reference;
  }
}