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+package net.pterodactylus.sone.utils
+
+import com.google.common.base.Optional
+
+fun <T, R> Optional<T>.let(block: (T) -> R): R? = if (isPresent) block(get()) else null
+
+fun <T> T?.asOptional(): Optional<T> = this?.let { Optional.of(it) } ?: Optional.absent<T>()