*/
Platform.nullToEmpty = function(str) {
  return str || "";
};


/**
 * @param {?string} str
 * @return {string} Original str, if it is non-empty. Otherwise null;
 */
Platform.emptyToNull = function(str) {
  return str || null;

    assertEquals("", Strings.nullToEmpty(""));
    assertEquals("a", Strings.nullToEmpty("a"));
  }

  public void testEmptyToNull() {
    assertNull(Strings.emptyToNull(null));
    assertNull(Strings.emptyToNull(""));
    assertEquals("a", Strings.emptyToNull("a"));
  }

  public void testIsNullOrEmpty() {
    assertTrue(Strings.isNullOrEmpty(null));
    assertTrue(Strings.isNullOrEmpty(""));

    assertEquals("", Strings.nullToEmpty(""));
    assertEquals("a", Strings.nullToEmpty("a"));
  }

  public void testEmptyToNull() {
    assertNull(Strings.emptyToNull(null));
    assertNull(Strings.emptyToNull(""));
    assertEquals("a", Strings.emptyToNull("a"));
  }

  public void testIsNullOrEmpty() {
    assertTrue(Strings.isNullOrEmpty(null));
    assertTrue(Strings.isNullOrEmpty(""));

    return !string;
  }-*/;

  @JsMethod
  static native String nullToEmpty(@Nullable String string) /*-{
    return string || "";
  }-*/;

  @JsMethod
  static native String emptyToNull(@Nullable String string) /*-{
    return string || null;
  }-*/;

  static CommonPattern compilePattern(String pattern) {
    throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
  }

   *
   * @param string the string to test and possibly return
   * @return {@code string} if it is not empty; {@code null} otherwise
   */
  @CheckForNull
  static String emptyToNull(@CheckForNull String string) {
    return stringIsNullOrEmpty(string) ? null : string;
  }

  static CommonPattern compilePattern(String pattern) {
    Preconditions.checkNotNull(pattern);