code: public Optional<Project> getOptionalProject(String namespace, String project) {
          try {
              return (Optional.ofNullable(getProject(namespace, project)));
          } catch (GitLabApiException glae) {
              return (GitLabApi.createOptionalFromException(glae));
          }
      }
docs: Get an Optional instance with the value for the specific project, which is owned by the authentication user.
  
  <pre><code>GET /projects/:id</code></pre>
  
  @param namespace the name of the project namespace or group
  @param project the name of the project
  @return an Optional instance with the specified project as a value