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+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+module SharedSearchesHelper
+  # Returns `arg` as is if not blank, otherwise it returns '-'.
+  def string_maybe(arg)
+    arg.presence || '-'
+  end
+
+  # Format `ae.authors` depending on whether they are editors or not.
+  def authors_or_editors(ae)
+    if ae.editors
+      "#{ae.authors} (eds.)"
+    else
+      ae.authors
+    end
+  end
+end