Backport generic Ptr helper func

Author: bbrks

base/util.go

@@ -851,6 +851,12 @@ func LogLevelPtr(value LogLevel) *LogLevel {
 	return &value
 }
 
+// Ptr returns a pointer to the given literal.
+// This is useful for wrapping around function calls that return a value, where you can't just use `&`.
+func Ptr[T any](v T) *T {
+	return &v
+}
+
 // StringPtr returns a pointer to the given string literal.
 func StringPtr(value string) *string {
 	return &value