Increase version, implement constant #12

Author: serkanyersen

setup.py

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 from distutils.core import setup
 
 setup(name='underscore.py',
-      version='0.1.5',
+      version='0.1.6',
       description='Port of underscore.js into python',
       author='Serkan Yersen',
       author_email='[email protected]',

src/underscore.py

@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ class underscore(object):
     """ Passed object
     """
 
-    VERSION = "0.1.5"
+    VERSION = "0.1.6"
 
     chained = False
     """ If the object is in a chained state or not
@@ -1266,13 +1266,18 @@ def join(self, glue=" "):
         j = glue.join([str(x) for x in self.obj])
         return self._wrap(j)
 
+    def constant(self, *args):
+        """ High order of identity
+        """
+        return self._wrap(lambda *args: self.obj)
+
     def identity(self, *args):
         """ Keep the identity function around for default iterators.
         """
         return self._wrap(self.obj)
 
     def property(self):
-        """
+        """ For easy creation of iterators that pull specific properties from objects.
         """
         return self._wrap(lambda obj, *args: obj[self.obj])
 

tests/test_utility.py

@@ -17,6 +17,10 @@ def test_identity(self):
         moe = {"name": 'moe'}
         self.assertEqual(moe, _.identity(moe), "moe is the same as his identity")
 
+    def test_constant(self):
+        moe = {"name" : 'moe'}
+        self.assertEqual(_.constant(moe)(), moe, 'should create a function that returns moe')
+
     def test_property(self):
         moe = {"name" : 'moe'}
         self.assertEqual(_.property('name')(moe), 'moe', 'should return the property with the given name')