[chore] Use generic pointer function (#2080)

This replaces the different $TypePtr functions with a generic
implementation.

1 files changed, 23 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/internal/util/ptr.go b/internal/util/ptr.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4b7450b66
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/util/ptr.go
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+// GoToSocial
+// Copyright (C) GoToSocial Authors admin@gotosocial.org
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-or-later
+//
+// This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+// it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as published by
+// the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+// (at your option) any later version.
+//
+// This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+// but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+// MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+// GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
+//
+// You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
+// along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+package util
+
+// Ptr returns a pointer to the passed in type
+func Ptr[T any](t T) *T {
+	return &t
+}