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package org.apache.jmeter.report.processor.graph;

import java.util.Arrays;

import org.apache.commons.lang3.StringUtils;

/**
 * The class AbstractSeriesSelector provide an abstract base class for
 * GraphSeriesSelector.
 *
 * @since 3.0
 */
public abstract class AbstractSeriesSelector implements GraphSeriesSelector {

    private final boolean allowsControllerDiscrimination;

    /**
     * Instantiates a new abstract series selector.
     */
    protected AbstractSeriesSelector() {
        this(false);
    }

    /**
     * Instantiates a new abstract series selector.
     *
     * @param allowsControllerDiscrimination
     *            indicates whether this selector allows to discriminate
     *            controllers
     */
    protected AbstractSeriesSelector(boolean allowsControllerDiscrimination) {
        this.allowsControllerDiscrimination = allowsControllerDiscrimination;
    }

    /*
     * (non-Javadoc)
     *
     * @see org.apache.jmeter.report.processor.graph.GraphSeriesSelector#
     * supportsControllersDiscrimination()
     */
    @Override
    public final boolean allowsControllersDiscrimination() {
        return allowsControllerDiscrimination;
    }

    /**
     * @param value String value
     * @param defaultValue Default value to use if value is empty or null
     * @return Iterable 
     */
    protected Iterable<String> withDefaultIfEmpty(String value, String defaultValue) {
        if (StringUtils.isEmpty(value)) {
            value = defaultValue;
        }
        return Arrays.asList(value);
    }
}

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@@ -2264,61 +2264,62 @@
     
-if (StringUtils.isEmpty(value)) %7B%0A            
+return Arrays.asList(StringUtils.defaultIfBlank(
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@@ -2331,54 +2331,9 @@
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-;%0A        %7D%0A        return Arrays.asList(value
+)
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Use StringUtils#defaultIfBlank instead of simulating it