refactor: remove value_or_empty which is no longer used

dissect/target/helpers/regutil.py

@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 KeyType = Union[regf.IndexLeaf, regf.FastLeaf, regf.HashLeaf, regf.IndexRoot, regf.NamedKey]
 """The possible key types that can be returned from the registry."""
 
-ValueType = Union[int, str, bytes, list[str], None]
+ValueType = Union[int, str, bytes, list[str]]
 """The possible value types that can be returned from the registry."""
 
 

dissect/target/plugins/os/windows/registry.py

@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@
 
 from dissect.target.exceptions import (
     HiveUnavailableError,
-    RegistryError,
     RegistryKeyNotFoundError,
     RegistryValueNotFoundError,
     UnsupportedPluginError,
@@ -292,17 +291,6 @@ def value(self, key: str, value: str) -> ValueCollection:
         """Convenience method for accessing a specific value."""
         return self.key(key).value(value)
 
-    @internal
-    def value_or_empty(self, key: str, value: str) -> ValueCollection:
-        """Convenience method for trying to access a specific value.
-
-        Returns a empty collection if the key or value does not exist.
-        """
-        try:
-            return self.value(key, value)
-        except RegistryError:
-            return ValueCollection()
-
     @internal
     def subkey(self, key: str, subkey: str) -> KeyCollection:
         """Convenience method for accessing a specific subkey."""