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+/**
+ * Copyright 2018-present Facebook.
+ * This source code is licensed under the MIT license found in the
+ * LICENSE file in the root directory of this source tree.
+ * @format
+ */
+
+// Typescript doesn't know Array.filter(Boolean) won't contain nulls.
+// So use Array.filter(notNull) instead.
+export function notNull<T>(x: T | null | undefined): x is T {
+  return x !== null && x !== undefined;
+}