2 files changed, 14 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/modules/util/util.go b/modules/util/util.go
index 3051449544..9d5e6c1e89 100644
--- a/modules/util/util.go
+++ b/modules/util/util.go
@@ -256,3 +256,8 @@ func ToFloat64(number any) (float64, error) {
 	}
 	return value, nil
 }
+
+// ToPointer returns the pointer of a copy of any given value
+func ToPointer[T any](val T) *T {
+	return &val
+}
diff --git a/modules/util/util_test.go b/modules/util/util_test.go
index 8cceafa2f6..c5830ce01c 100644
--- a/modules/util/util_test.go
+++ b/modules/util/util_test.go
@@ -224,3 +224,12 @@ func TestToTitleCase(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Equal(t, ToTitleCase(`foo bar baz`), `Foo Bar Baz`)
 	assert.Equal(t, ToTitleCase(`FOO BAR BAZ`), `Foo Bar Baz`)
 }
+
+func TestToPointer(t *testing.T) {
+	assert.Equal(t, "abc", *ToPointer("abc"))
+	assert.Equal(t, 123, *ToPointer(123))
+	abc := "abc"
+	assert.False(t, &abc == ToPointer(abc))
+	val123 := 123
+	assert.False(t, &val123 == ToPointer(val123))
+}