Use go 1.26 syntax

Signed-off-by: Bryan Frimin <bryan@getprobo.com>

pkg/validator/validation_test.go

@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"testing"
 
-	"go.gearno.de/x/ref"
 	"go.probo.inc/probo/pkg/mail"
 )
 
@@ -236,7 +235,7 @@ func TestRealWorldExample(t *testing.T) {
 		Email:    "",
 		Password: "123",
 		Age:      15,
-		Website:  ref.Ref("not-a-url"),
+		Website:  new("not-a-url"),
 		Address: Address{
 			City:    "",
 			ZipCode: "12345",

pkg/validator/validator_numeric_test.go

@@ -16,8 +16,6 @@ package validator
 
 import (
 	"testing"
-
-	"go.gearno.de/x/ref"
 )
 
 func TestMin(t *testing.T) {
@@ -30,7 +28,7 @@ func TestMin(t *testing.T) {
 		{"valid int", 10, 5, false},
 		{"exact min", 5, 5, false},
 		{"below min", 3, 5, true},
-		{"valid int pointer", ref.Ref(10), 5, false},
+		{"valid int pointer", new(10), 5, false},
 		{"nil pointer", (*int)(nil), 5, false}, // Skip validation
 		{"non-numeric", "test", 5, true},
 	}
@@ -55,7 +53,7 @@ func TestMax(t *testing.T) {
 		{"valid int", 5, 10, false},
 		{"exact max", 10, 10, false},
 		{"above max", 15, 10, true},
-		{"valid int pointer", ref.Ref(5), 10, false},
+		{"valid int pointer", new(5), 10, false},
 		{"nil pointer", (*int)(nil), 10, false}, // Skip validation
 	}
 

pkg/validator/validator_string_test.go

@@ -16,8 +16,6 @@ package validator
 
 import (
 	"testing"
-
-	"go.gearno.de/x/ref"
 )
 
 func TestMinLen(t *testing.T) {
@@ -31,7 +29,7 @@ func TestMinLen(t *testing.T) {
 		{"exact length", "hello", 5, false},
 		{"too short", "hi", 5, true},
 		{"nil pointer", (*string)(nil), 5, false}, // Skip validation
-		{"valid pointer", ref.Ref("hello"), 3, false},
+		{"valid pointer", new("hello"), 3, false},
 		{"non-string", 123, 5, true},
 	}
 
@@ -56,7 +54,7 @@ func TestMaxLen(t *testing.T) {
 		{"exact length", "hello", 5, false},
 		{"too long", "hello world", 5, true},
 		{"nil pointer", (*string)(nil), 5, false}, // Skip validation
-		{"valid pointer", ref.Ref("hi"), 5, false},
+		{"valid pointer", new("hi"), 5, false},
 	}
 
 	for _, tt := range tests {