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+/*******************************************************************************
+* Copyright 2025 Stefan Majewsky <majewsky@gmx.net>
+* SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+* Refer to the file "LICENSE" for details.
+*******************************************************************************/
+
+// Package options provides additional functions for type option.Option
+// that cannot be expressed as methods on the Option type itself.
+package options
+
+import . "github.com/majewsky/gg/option"
+
+// NOTE: Keep functions sorted by name.
+
+// FromPointer converts a *T into an Option[T].
+func FromPointer[T any](value *T) Option[T] {
+	if value == nil {
+		return None[T]()
+	} else {
+		return Some(*value)
+	}
+}