GoToSocial/internal/util/ptr.go

// GoToSocial
// Copyright (C) GoToSocial Authors admin@gotosocial.org
// SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-or-later
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package util

// EqualPtrs returns whether the values contained within two comparable ptr types are equal.
func EqualPtrs[T comparable](t1, t2 *T) bool {
	switch {
	case t1 == nil:
		return (t2 == nil)
	case t2 == nil:
		return false
	default:
		return (*t1 == *t2)
	}
}

// Ptr returns a pointer to the passed in type
func Ptr[T any](t T) *T {
	return &t
}

// PtrValueOr returns either value of ptr, or default.
func PtrValueOr[T any](t *T, _default T) T {
	if t != nil {
		return *t
	}
	return _default
}