dashlow

My own lodash, and much more.

Carefully curated from awesome sources:

• just: Minimal, focused utilities with no dependencies.
• you-dont-need-lodash-underscore: Community-driven modern JavaScript best practices.
• deepmerge: Simple and predictable deep merge.
• Real-world use cases from daily development.

Features

• 🧠 Opinionated: We only include what we personally reach for often. No bloat. No over-engineering. Just simple, direct utilities.
• 🧰 JavaScript and TypeScript: ESM-first with IIFE bundle for direct browser use — fully typed, tree-shakable, and (most items areØ) compatible with both Node.js and browser environments.

Installation

npm install dashlow
# or
yarn add dashlow

Usage

import { compact, groupBy, clamp } from "dashlow";

compact([0, null, "", 1]); // [1]
groupBy(["one", "two", "three"], x => x.length); // {3: ['one', 'two'], 5: ['three']}
clamp(25, 10, 20); // 20

Why?

I just can't say it better than those awesome folks at just and you-dont-need-lodash.

dashlow is my opinionated take: small, practical utilities I actually reach for every day. No frills, no polyfills. Just the stuff that matters — in both JS and TypeScript, for Node and browsers.

Caveats

See tradeoffs from just. Quick notes:

• Not a full Lodash replacement — by design. Extend as needed.
• Handles edge cases pragmatically, not exhaustively.
• No chaining. No deep magic. Just simple functions.
• Some APIs are inspired by Lodash, but not 1:1.

Browser Support

• Works in all modern browsers — IE not supported.
• For specifics, refer to the underlying libraries' documentation.

Contributing

This is an opinionated collection and not open for contributions.

You’re encouraged to use the original sources incrementally — install or copy only what you need. When the time comes, feel free to fork and publish your own tailored version.

License

MIT © 2025 bonniss