text: # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
  # Copyright 2021 releng-tool
  
  def nullish_coalescing(value, default):
      """
      nullish coalescing utility call
  
      Provides a return of the provided value unless the value is a ``None``,
      which instead the provided default value is returned instead.
  
      Args:
          value: the value
          default: the default value
  
      Returns:
          the provided value if not ``None``; otherwise, the default value
      """
      if value is None:
          return default
  
      return value
  