try.java

import io.vavr.collection.List;
import io.vavr.control.Try;

class Lol {
  public static void main(String[] args) {
    final List<Node> myNodeList = Try.of(NodeUtils::new)
      .onFailure(System.out::println)
      .mapTry(NodeUtils::retrieveNodes)
      .getOrElse(List.empty());

    System.out.println(myNodeList.isEmpty());
  }
}

class Node {

}

class NodeUtils {
  String myStr = methodThatThrowsAnException();

  public List<Node> retrieveNodes() {
    return List.of(new Node());
  }

  private String methodThatThrowsAnException() {
    if (true) {
      throw new RuntimeException("bang!");
    }
    return null;
  }
}