+<?php
+
+namespace Drupal\views\Plugin\views\area;
+
+use Drupal\views\Plugin\views\BrokenHandlerTrait;
+
+/**
+ * A special handler to take the place of missing or broken handlers.
+ *
+ * @ingroup views_area_handlers
+ *
+ * @ViewsArea("broken")
+ */
+class Broken extends AreaPluginBase {
+ use BrokenHandlerTrait;
+
+ /**
+ * {@inheritdoc}
+ */
+ public function render($empty = FALSE) {
+ // Simply render nothing by returning an empty render array.
+ return [];
+ }
+
+}