[Research] Replace Lodash library by JS methods

[nurSaadat]

As mentioned in #3661 Lodash can be replaced in some files by pure JS thanks to the development in JS functionalities.

Lodash methods are currently can be found in 813 files,
here is the list

My approach would be to change the methods package by package, plugin by plugin. To be specific that would include 86 different subtasks listed in this file

I suggest reducing the number of subtasks, as I still need to calculate how many files will be audited in every plugin.

I'd like to use this conversion table created by research and ChatGPT help (probably needs correction).

I propose to create separate issues for each subtask for discussion and easier navigation.

References to resources used:
https://www.sitepoint.com/lodash-features-replace-es6/
https://blog.bitsrc.io/you-dont-need-lodash-or-how-i-started-loving-javascript-functions-3f45791fa6cd

[ananzh]

@nurSaadat Since you have done a lot of research work on this, do you want to take this task? or help creating sub-tasks and take part of them?

[nurSaadat]

@ananzh yes, I was trying to tackle this problem awhile ago, and I will be happy to take on this issue and share work with other contributors.

What is being planned

@Aigerim-ai and I are planning to create sub-tasks based on the plugins and packages where Lodash is present. So far we discussed that we are going to

• create 86(!) sub issues that are going to cover the whole repo
• create a [Meta] tagged issue to tell the story and list all issues to track them
• create an example PR following and resolving one of 86 issues to guide future contributors

Contents of Lodash issues

In the issues we are going to mention a plugin/package/directory to work on as well as mention Lodash occurrences in the plugin/package and list files in the issue description. (Like in OUI issues)

What we expect from contributors working on those issues is

1. List functions that are going to be replaced
2. Mention, if some of the functions were already present in replace_lodash.js
3. Attach PRs, which replace the functions mentioned above
4. Run tests and make sure they are working properly

Right now @Aigerim-ai is working on the [Meta] issue describing the story of the changes

[shivm29]

Hey @nurSaadat @ananzh ! can you assign me this issue? I wanna contribute !!

[vvavdiya]

Hi @nurSaadat @ananzh
I would like to contribute into this issue. Can you please assign me this issue.