Ruby nil_chain FTW

kernel

module Kernel

  def nil_chain(ret_val = nil, &block)
    begin
      result = yield
      return ret_val if result.nil?
      result
    rescue NoMethodError
    rescue NameError
      return ret_val
    end
  end

end

Stop using try!

Full disclosure, this is a complete rip off from https://github.com/forgecrafted/finishing_moves