diff --git a/utils.go b/utils.go
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+++ b/utils.go
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+package utils
+
+func MaybeString(original string) *string {
+	if original != "" {
+		return &original
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func MaybeInt(original int) {
+	if original != 0 {
+		return &original
+	}
+	return nil
+}