lodash - Move object to first place in array?

you can do it with ordering by type in desc direction:

var res = _.orderBy(items, ['type'], ['desc']);

or using partition

var res = _.chain(items)
    .partition({type: 'vegetable'})
    .flatten()
    .value();

Why use lodash when you do not need it (and can write functional code using a single reduce) ?

var items = [
  {'type': 'fruit', 'name': 'apple'},
  {'type': 'fruit', 'name': 'banana'},
  {'type': 'vegetable', 'name': 'brocolli'},
  {'type': 'fruit', 'name': 'cantaloupe'}
];

var final = items.reduce(function(arr,v) {
  if (v.type === 'vegetable') return [v].concat(arr)
  arr.push(v)
  return arr
},[]);
alert(JSON.stringify(final));

Using lodash _.sortBy. If the type is vegetable, it will be sorted first, otherwise second.

let items = [
  {type: 'fruit', name: 'apple'},
  {type: 'fruit', name: 'banana'},
  {type: 'vegetable', name: 'brocolli'},
  {type: 'fruit', name: 'cantaloupe'},
];

let sortedItems = _.sortBy(items, ({type}) => type === 'vegetable' ? 0 : 1);

console.log(sortedItems);

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Here is another solution without using lodash.

function sortBy(array, fn) {
  return array.map(v => [fn(v), v]).sort(([a], [b]) => a - b).map(v => v[1]);
}

let items = [
  {type: 'fruit', name: 'apple'},
  {type: 'fruit', name: 'banana'},
  {type: 'vegetable', name: 'brocolli'},
  {type: 'fruit', name: 'cantaloupe'},
];

let sortedItems = sortBy(items, ({type}) => type === 'vegetable' ? 0 : 1);

console.log(sortedItems);