/**
 * @module nullToEmpty
 * @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 = [];
    }

// A simple implementation of make-array
function makeArray (subject) {
    return Array.isArray(subject)
        ? subject
        : [subject]
}

const EMPTY = ''
const SPACE = ' '
const ESCAPE = '\\'
const REGEX_TEST_BLANK_LINE = /^\s+$/
const REGEX_INVALID_TRAILING_BACKSLASH = /(?:[^\\]|^)\\$/
const REGEX_REPLACE_LEADING_EXCAPED_EXCLAMATION = /^\\!/
const REGEX_REPLACE_LEADING_EXCAPED_HASH = /^\\#/
const REGEX_SPLITALL_CRLF = /\r?\n/g