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Improve docs for option_option

Hint about using tri-state enums to replace legitimate uses of `Option<Option<_>>`

changelog: The docs for `option_option` now suggest using a tri-state enum
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bors committed Apr 2, 2020
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Expand Up @@ -99,14 +99,31 @@ declare_clippy_lint! {
/// represents an optional optional value which is logically the same thing as an optional
/// value but has an unneeded extra level of wrapping.
///
/// If you have a case where `Some(Some(_))`, `Some(None)` and `None` are distinct cases,
/// consider a custom `enum` instead, with clear names for each case.
///
/// **Known problems:** None.
///
/// **Example**
/// ```rust
/// fn x() -> Option<Option<u32>> {
/// fn get_data() -> Option<Option<u32>> {
/// None
/// }
/// ```
///
/// Better:
///
/// ```rust
/// pub enum Contents {
/// Data(Vec<u8>), // Was Some(Some(Vec<u8>))
/// NotYetFetched, // Was Some(None)
/// None, // Was None
/// }
///
/// fn get_data() -> Contents {
/// Contents::None
/// }
/// ```
pub OPTION_OPTION,
pedantic,
"usage of `Option<Option<T>>`"
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