pub fn opt<I, O, E, F>(f: F) -> impl FnMut(I)
where I: Clone, E: ParseError<I>, F: Parser<I, O, E>,
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Optional parser, will return None on [Err::Error].

To chain an error up, see [cut].

use nom::combinator::opt;
use nom::character::complete::alpha1;

fn parser(i: &str) -> IResult<&str, Option<&str>> {
  opt(alpha1)(i)
}

assert_eq!(parser("abcd;"), Ok((";", Some("abcd"))));
assert_eq!(parser("123;"), Ok(("123;", None)));