The "underscore.js" library

Underscore is a JavaScript library that provides a whole mess of useful functional programming helpers without extending any built-in objects. It’s the answer to the question: “If I sit down in front of a blank HTML page, and want to start being productive immediately, what do I need?”

Underscore provides over 100 functions that support both your favorite workaday functional helpers: map, filter, invoke — as well as more specialized goodies: function binding, javascript templating, creating quick indexes, deep equality testing, and so on.

Learn more about it on the official Underscore.js web site.

SyncJS comes equipped out-of-the-box with the minified version of the underscore.js module. In order to use it you’ll need to require the module.

Example

{
  // Require the minified Underscore.js module
  var _ = require("underscore-min");
  // Let's use the "contains" function from required module
  if (_.contains([1, 2, 3], 3)) {
    Log('Yay!');
  }
}