Index: oak-jackrabbit-api/src/main/java/org/apache/jackrabbit/api/JackrabbitNode.java
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--- oak-jackrabbit-api/src/main/java/org/apache/jackrabbit/api/JackrabbitNode.java	(revision 23df42242a29cb1c42cfd61692eae2801d405a92)
+++ oak-jackrabbit-api/src/main/java/org/apache/jackrabbit/api/JackrabbitNode.java	(date 1656430958481)
@@ -16,6 +16,11 @@
  */
 package org.apache.jackrabbit.api;
 
+import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
+import org.jetbrains.annotations.Nullable;
+
+import javax.jcr.Node;
+import javax.jcr.Property;
 import javax.jcr.RepositoryException;
 import javax.jcr.lock.LockException;
 import javax.jcr.nodetype.ConstraintViolationException;
@@ -26,7 +31,7 @@
  * The Jackrabbit Node interface. This interface contains the
  * Jackrabbit-specific extensions to the JCR {@link javax.jcr.Node} interface.
  */
-public interface JackrabbitNode {
+public interface JackrabbitNode extends Node {
 
     /**
      * 
@@ -47,4 +52,36 @@
     void setMixins(String[] mixinNames)
             throws NoSuchNodeTypeException, VersionException,
             ConstraintViolationException, LockException, RepositoryException;
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the node at {@code relPath} relative to {@code this} node or {@code null} if no such node exists. 
+     * The same reacquisition semantics apply as with {@link #getNode(String)}.
+     *
+     * @param relPath The relative path of the node to retrieve.
+     * @return The node at {@code relPath} or {@code null}
+     * @throws RepositoryException If an error occurs.
+     */
+    default @Nullable Node getNodeOrNull(@NotNull String relPath) throws RepositoryException {
+        if (hasNode(relPath)) {
+            return getNode(relPath);
+        } else {
+            return null;
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the property at {@code relPath} relative to {@code this} node or {@code null} if no such property exists. 
+     * The same reacquisition semantics apply as with {@link #getNode(String)}.
+     *
+     * @param relPath The relative path of the property to retrieve.
+     * @return The property at {@code relPath} or {@code null}
+     * @throws RepositoryException If an error occurs.
+     */
+    default @Nullable Property getPropertyOrNull(@NotNull String relPath) throws RepositoryException {
+        if (hasProperty(relPath)) {
+            return getProperty(relPath);
+        } else {
+            return null;
+        }
+    }
 }
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--- oak-jackrabbit-api/src/main/java/org/apache/jackrabbit/api/package-info.java	(revision 23df42242a29cb1c42cfd61692eae2801d405a92)
+++ oak-jackrabbit-api/src/main/java/org/apache/jackrabbit/api/package-info.java	(date 1656427696406)
@@ -18,5 +18,5 @@
 /**
  * Jackrabbit extensions for JCR core interfaces
  */
-@org.osgi.annotation.versioning.Version("2.7.0")
+@org.osgi.annotation.versioning.Version("2.8.0")
 package org.apache.jackrabbit.api;