Add String.Coalesce

[kspearrin]

It would be nice to have a helper that coalesces to find the first non-null/empty/whitespace value. I created this helper to serve my needs (see below). I would submit a PR for this, but I am unsure how to add infinite argument helpers, given your existing helper examples are all finite.

Is there interest in such a helper for this library?

context.RegisterHelper("String.Coalesce", (context, arguments) =>
{
    foreach (var arg in arguments)
    {
        if (arg != null)
        {
            if (arg is string s)
            {
                if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(s))
                {
                    return arg;
                }
            }
            else
            {
                return arg;
            }
        }
    }
    return null;
});

Result: {{String.Coalesce "", " ", "", "a", "b", "", "c"}}

Result: a

[StefH]

Technically this should be possible. I'll take a look.

[StefH]

#61

[StefH]

@kspearrin
You can try preview 2.3.8-ci-16687

[StefH]

@kspearrin
if this fix is ok, then i can create a new nuget which includes your pr + this one

[kspearrin]

@StefH Tested and looks good. Thanks.