--- /dev/null	Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
+++ b/env/lib/python3.7/site-packages/schema_salad/java/main_utils/OptionalLoader.java	Sat May 02 07:14:21 2020 -0400
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+package ${package}.utils;
+
+import java.util.Optional;
+
+
+public class OptionalLoader<T> implements Loader<Optional<T>> {
+  private final Loader<T> itemLoader;
+
+  public OptionalLoader(Loader<T> itemLoader) {
+    this.itemLoader = itemLoader;
+  }
+
+  public Optional<T> load(
+      final Object doc,
+      final String baseUri,
+      final LoadingOptions loadingOptions,
+      final String docRoot) {
+    if(doc == null) {
+      return Optional.empty();
+    }
+    return Optional.of(itemLoader.load(doc, baseUri, loadingOptions, docRoot));
+  }
+}