jashkenas / jashkenas/underscore

Expand support for methods used as iteratees.

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Description

Methods like `_.sample`, `_.first`, `_.initial`, `_.last`, & `_.rest` have guards to support being used as an iteratee for methods like `_.map`. I think it'd be great if this was expanded to other methods that can operate with just 1 param, like `_.template`, `_.sortBy`, `_.uniq`, `_.flatten`, `_.min`, `_.max`, & so on. Support can be added to some by adding a simple `guard` check while others may require a [helper](https://github.com/lodash/lodash/blob/f0fb02074d41c728df28eef19fc5823c7b6bd8a6/dist/lodash.js#L702-L708).

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Review the existing iteratee guards on _.sample, _.first, _.initial, _.last, and _.rest, then compare the helper referenced in dist/lodash.js around lines 702-708. Determine which additional one-parameter methods can safely support iteratees and define consistent behavior for the listed methods; completion requires implementing and validating that support.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

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Tech stack
javascript
Domain
tooling
Issue type
Feature
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5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
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Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
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