error: it is more idiomatic to use `Option<&T>` instead of `&Option<T>`
  --> tests/ui/ref_option/ref_option.rs:8:1
   |
LL | fn opt_u8(a: &Option<u8>) {}
   | ^^^^^^^^^^^^^-----------^^^^
   |              |
   |              help: change this to: `Option<&u8>`
   |
   = note: `-D clippy::ref-option` implied by `-D warnings`
   = help: to override `-D warnings` add `#[allow(clippy::ref_option)]`

error: it is more idiomatic to use `Option<&T>` instead of `&Option<T>`
  --> tests/ui/ref_option/ref_option.rs:9:1
   |
LL | fn opt_gen<T>(a: &Option<T>) {}
   | ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^----------^^^^
   |                  |
   |                  help: change this to: `Option<&T>`

error: it is more idiomatic to use `Option<&T>` instead of `&Option<T>`
  --> tests/ui/ref_option/ref_option.rs:10:1
   |
LL | fn opt_string(a: &std::option::Option<String>) {}
   | ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^----------------------------^^^^
   |                  |
   |                  help: change this to: `std::option::Option<&String>`

error: it is more idiomatic to use `Option<&T>` instead of `&Option<T>`
  --> tests/ui/ref_option/ref_option.rs:11:1
   |
LL |   fn ret_string<'a>(p: &'a str) -> &'a Option<u8> {
   |   ^                                -------------- help: change this to: `Option<&'a u8>`
   |  _|
   | |
LL | |     panic!()
LL | | }
   | |_^

error: it is more idiomatic to use `Option<&T>` instead of `&Option<T>`
  --> tests/ui/ref_option/ref_option.rs:14:1
   |
LL |   fn ret_string_static() -> &'static Option<u8> {
   |   ^                         ------------------- help: change this to: `Option<&'static u8>`
   |  _|
   | |
LL | |     panic!()
LL | | }
   | |_^

error: it is more idiomatic to use `Option<&T>` instead of `&Option<T>`
  --> tests/ui/ref_option/ref_option.rs:17:1
   |
LL | fn mult_string(a: &Option<String>, b: &Option<Vec<u8>>) {}
   | ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
   |
help: change this to
   |
LL | fn mult_string(a: Option<&String>, b: Option<&Vec<u8>>) {}
   |                   ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~     ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

error: it is more idiomatic to use `Option<&T>` instead of `&Option<T>`
  --> tests/ui/ref_option/ref_option.rs:18:1
   |
LL |   fn ret_box<'a>() -> &'a Option<Box<u8>> {
   |   ^                   ------------------- help: change this to: `Option<&'a Box<u8>>`
   |  _|
   | |
LL | |     panic!()
LL | | }
   | |_^

error: it is more idiomatic to use `Option<&T>` instead of `&Option<T>`
  --> tests/ui/ref_option/ref_option.rs:22:1
   |
LL | pub fn pub_opt_string(a: &Option<String>) {}
   | ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^---------------^^^^
   |                          |
   |                          help: change this to: `Option<&String>`

error: it is more idiomatic to use `Option<&T>` instead of `&Option<T>`
  --> tests/ui/ref_option/ref_option.rs:23:1
   |
LL | pub fn pub_mult_string(a: &Option<String>, b: &Option<Vec<u8>>) {}
   | ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
   |
help: change this to
   |
LL | pub fn pub_mult_string(a: Option<&String>, b: Option<&Vec<u8>>) {}
   |                           ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~     ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

error: it is more idiomatic to use `Option<&T>` instead of `&Option<T>`
  --> tests/ui/ref_option/ref_option.rs:26:5
   |
LL |     fn pub_trait_opt(&self, a: &Option<Vec<u8>>);
   |     ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^----------------^^
   |                                |
   |                                help: change this to: `Option<&Vec<u8>>`

error: it is more idiomatic to use `Option<&T>` instead of `&Option<T>`
  --> tests/ui/ref_option/ref_option.rs:27:5
   |
LL |     fn pub_trait_ret(&self) -> &Option<Vec<u8>>;
   |     ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^----------------^
   |                                |
   |                                help: change this to: `Option<&Vec<u8>>`

error: it is more idiomatic to use `Option<&T>` instead of `&Option<T>`
  --> tests/ui/ref_option/ref_option.rs:31:5
   |
LL |     fn trait_opt(&self, a: &Option<String>);
   |     ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^---------------^^
   |                            |
   |                            help: change this to: `Option<&String>`

error: it is more idiomatic to use `Option<&T>` instead of `&Option<T>`
  --> tests/ui/ref_option/ref_option.rs:32:5
   |
LL |     fn trait_ret(&self) -> &Option<String>;
   |     ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^---------------^
   |                            |
   |                            help: change this to: `Option<&String>`

error: it is more idiomatic to use `Option<&T>` instead of `&Option<T>`
  --> tests/ui/ref_option/ref_option.rs:38:5
   |
LL |     pub fn pub_opt_params(&self, a: &Option<()>) {}
   |     ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^-----------^^^^
   |                                     |
   |                                     help: change this to: `Option<&()>`

error: it is more idiomatic to use `Option<&T>` instead of `&Option<T>`
  --> tests/ui/ref_option/ref_option.rs:39:5
   |
LL |       pub fn pub_opt_ret(&self) -> &Option<String> {
   |       ^                            --------------- help: change this to: `Option<&String>`
   |  _____|
   | |
LL | |         panic!()
LL | |     }
   | |_____^

error: it is more idiomatic to use `Option<&T>` instead of `&Option<T>`
  --> tests/ui/ref_option/ref_option.rs:43:5
   |
LL |     fn private_opt_params(&self, a: &Option<()>) {}
   |     ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^-----------^^^^
   |                                     |
   |                                     help: change this to: `Option<&()>`

error: it is more idiomatic to use `Option<&T>` instead of `&Option<T>`
  --> tests/ui/ref_option/ref_option.rs:44:5
   |
LL |       fn private_opt_ret(&self) -> &Option<String> {
   |       ^                            --------------- help: change this to: `Option<&String>`
   |  _____|
   | |
LL | |         panic!()
LL | |     }
   | |_____^

error: aborting due to 17 previous errors