lodash/spread.js

define(['./_apply', './_arrayPush', './rest', './toInteger'], function(apply, arrayPush, rest, toInteger) {

  /** Used as a safe reference for `undefined` in pre-ES5 environments. */
  var undefined;

  /** Used as the `TypeError` message for "Functions" methods. */
  var FUNC_ERROR_TEXT = 'Expected a function';

  /* Built-in method references for those with the same name as other `lodash` methods. */
  var nativeMax = Math.max;

  /**
   * Creates a function that invokes `func` with the `this` binding of the created
   * function and an array of arguments much like [`Function#apply`](https://es5.github.io/#x15.3.4.3).
   *
   * **Note:** This method is based on the [spread operator](https://mdn.io/spread_operator).
   *
   * @static
   * @memberOf _
   * @category Function
   * @param {Function} func The function to spread arguments over.
   * @param {number} [start=0] The start position of the spread.
   * @returns {Function} Returns the new function.
   * @example
   *
   * var say = _.spread(function(who, what) {
   *   return who + ' says ' + what;
   * });
   *
   * say(['fred', 'hello']);
   * // => 'fred says hello'
   *
   * var numbers = Promise.all([
   *   Promise.resolve(40),
   *   Promise.resolve(36)
   * ]);
   *
   * numbers.then(_.spread(function(x, y) {
   *   return x + y;
   * }));
   * // => a Promise of 76
   */
  function spread(func, start) {
    if (typeof func != 'function') {
      throw new TypeError(FUNC_ERROR_TEXT);
    }
    start = start === undefined ? 0 : nativeMax(toInteger(start), 0);
    return rest(function(args) {
      var array = args[start],
          otherArgs = args.slice(0, start);

      if (array) {
        arrayPush(otherArgs, array);
      }
      return apply(func, this, otherArgs);
    });
  }

  return spread;
});