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+// The MIT License (MIT)
+
+// Copyright (c) 2017-2020 Uber Technologies Inc.
+
+// Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+// of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+// in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+// to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+// copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+// furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+//
+// The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
+// copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+//
+// THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+// IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+// FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+// AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+// LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+// OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
+// SOFTWARE.
+
+package common
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+)
+
+func TestPtr(t *testing.T) {
+
+	aString := "a string"
+	aStruct := struct{}{}
+	anInterface := interface{}(nil)
+
+	t.Run("a string should be converted to a pointer of a string", func(t *testing.T) {
+		assert.Equal(t, &aString, Ptr(aString))
+	})
+
+	t.Run("a struct should be converted to a pointer of a string", func(t *testing.T) {
+		assert.Equal(t, &aStruct, Ptr(aStruct))
+	})
+
+	t.Run("a interface should be converted to a pointer of a string", func(t *testing.T) {
+		assert.Equal(t, &anInterface, Ptr(anInterface))
+	})
+}