Use more specific predicates instead of vague blank? and present?

[pirj]

If puzzles me what the type of the object is when I read something like:

user = find_user
return if user.blank?

or

results = find_matches
suggest(results) if results.present?

Usually, it's [Array, nil] or [Model, nil], and usage of present?/blank? is superfluous.

Array/Hash/NilClass/TrueClass/FalseClass/String and an arbitrary Object define those methods, disguising the exact object type.
blank? and present? in the Rails Guides

I'd suggest:

1. using .nil? or an implicit check when it's only important if it's nil or not:

return if user.nil?
# or
return unless user

2. using any?/empty?/none? when distinguishing between an empty and non-empty Array/Hash

3. for ActiveRecord::Relation, see Faster Rails: Use exists instead of present? to check if a Record Exists #232 (comment)
   3.1 using any? over present?
   3.2 using empty?/none? over blank?

4. stop using blank?/present? for booleans

String's blank?/present? are a special case, a string with whitespace only is blank? but not empty?.

cc @marcandre

[pirj]

@rubocop/style-guide-editors @koic WDYT?

[andyw8]

The only one I really have a strong support for 4. The others can certainly result in clunky code, but I think restricting them may be overly-prescriptive.