* @description Returns the specified value if non-null, otherwise an empty array.
 * @param {Object} input - The object to investigate
 * @returns Object - The specified value if non-null, otherwise an empty array
 * @example {{ readField('jvm', 'files') | nullToEmpty }}
 */
function nullToEmpty(input) {
    let output;
    if (input) {
        output = input;
    } else {
        output = [];
    }
    console.log("nullToEmpty: " + output);

 * @param {[FileMetadata]} fileMetadatas - gitStream's list of metadata about file changes in the PR including path
 * @returns {[Object]} Returns list of computed summary statistic objects for each platform in the input groupedFiles
 * @example {{ fileOwners | categorize(branch.diff.files_metadata) | changeStatistics(branch.diff.files_metadata) }}
 */
function computeStatistics(groupedFiles, fileMetadatas) {
    let totalAdditions = 0;