fix(clouddriver): avoid NPE while applying empty manifest

clouddriver-kubernetes/src/main/java/com/netflix/spinnaker/clouddriver/kubernetes/op/manifest/KubernetesDeployManifestOperation.java

@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
 import org.slf4j.Logger;
 import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
+import org.springframework.util.CollectionUtils;
 
 public class KubernetesDeployManifestOperation implements AtomicOperation<OperationResult> {
   private static final Logger log =
@@ -167,18 +168,21 @@ public OperationResult operate(List<OperationResult> _unused) {
   @NotNull
   private List<KubernetesManifest> getManifestsFromDescription() {
     List<KubernetesManifest> inputManifests = description.getManifests();
-    if (inputManifests == null || inputManifests.isEmpty()) {
-      // The stage currently only supports using the `manifests` field but we need to continue to
-      // check `manifest` for backwards compatibility until all existing stages have been updated.
-      @SuppressWarnings("deprecation")
-      KubernetesManifest manifest = description.getManifest();
+
+    // The stage currently only supports using the `manifests` field but we need to continue to
+    // check `manifest` for backwards compatibility until all existing stages have been updated.
+    @SuppressWarnings("deprecation")
+    KubernetesManifest manifest = description.getManifest();
+
+    if (CollectionUtils.isEmpty(inputManifests) && manifest != null) {
       log.warn(
           "Relying on deprecated single manifest input (account: {}, kind: {}, name: {})",
           accountName,
           manifest.getKind(),
           manifest.getName());
       inputManifests = ImmutableList.of(manifest);
     }
+
     inputManifests = inputManifests.stream().filter(Objects::nonNull).collect(Collectors.toList());
     return inputManifests;
   }