Replace Nullable with Option in assemblyscript #944
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Replaces custom Nullable type with Option type from as-container. Resolves #809.
Recap:
We want to represent values which could be "null". Assemblyscript has nullable reference types, e.g. "string | null", but does not support nullable basic types, e.g. "u32", so we wrap primitives in a custom Nullable type, like "Nullable".
This PR wraps basic types in an Option container, like "Option.Some(10)" and "Option.None()". The Option container comes from has a robust implementation and a rust-inspired interface, similar to the Result type we are already using.
This PR does not wrap reference types in Option, they are still implemented as " | null" because " | null" allows for optional fields in the the input arguments to the bindings. Option does not allow optional fields, all missing arguments have to be written as Option.None<>().