io-result-optional 0.1.2

Provide an optional() method for io::Result.
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IoResultOptional

A trait for io::Result that adds a method making it easy to tell the difference between a file not found and another error, since a common practice is to handle a file if it exists.

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if let Some(input) = File::open("data").optional()? {
    // The data exists, so handle it ...
    // If it doesn't exist, it is just ignored
    // If there is another error, this function returns it.
}