npm package: @stdlib/iter-some-by
Description: Test whether at least `n` iterated values pass a test implemented by a predicate function.
Author: The Stdlib Authors
Latest version: 0.2.3

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# iterSomeBy

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> Test whether at least `n` [iterated][mdn-iterator-protocol] values pass a test implemented by a predicate function.

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## Installation

```bash
npm install @stdlib/iter-some-by
```

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## Usage

```javascript
var iterSomeBy = require( '@stdlib/iter-some-by' );
```

#### iterSomeBy( iterator, n, predicate\[, thisArg] )

Tests whether at least `n` [iterated][mdn-iterator-protocol] values **pass** a test implemented by a `predicate` function.

```javascript
var array2iterator = require( '@stdlib/array-to-iterator' );

function predicate( v ) {
    return ( v > 0 );
}

var arr = array2iterator( [ 1, 1, 1, 0, 1 ] );

var bool = iterSomeBy( arr, 4, predicate );
// returns true
```

If a provided [`iterator`][mdn-iterator-protocol] does not return any iterated values, the function returns `false`.

```javascript
var array2iterator = require( '@stdlib/array-to-iterator' );

function predicate() {
    return true;
}

var bool = iterSomeBy( array2iterator( [] ), 1, predicate );
// returns false
```

A `predicate` function is provided two arguments:

-   **value**: iterated value.
-   **index**: iteration index (zero-based).

To set the execution context of the `predicate` function, provide a `thisArg`.

```javascript
var array2iterator = require( '@stdlib/array-to-iterator' );

function predicate( v ) {
    this.count += 1;
    return ( v > 0 );
}

var arr = array2iterator( [ 1, 1, 0, 1, 1 ] );

var ctx = {
    'count': 0
};

var bool = iterSomeBy( arr, 3, predicate, ctx );
// returns true

var n = ctx.count;
// returns 4
```

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## Notes

-   The function immediately returns upon encountering `n` truthy return values.

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## Examples

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```javascript
var randu = require( '@stdlib/random-iter-randu' );
var iterSomeBy = require( '@stdlib/iter-some-by' );

function threshold( r ) {
    return ( r >= 0.95 );
}

// Create an iterator which generates uniformly distributed pseudorandom numbers:
var opts = {
    'iter': 100
};
var riter = randu( opts );

// Determine if at least 5 values exceed a threshold:
var bool = iterSomeBy( riter, 5, threshold );
// returns <boolean>

console.log( bool );
```

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## See Also

-   <span class="package-name">[`@stdlib/iter-any-by`][@stdlib/iter/any-by]</span><span class="delimiter">: </span><span class="description">test whether at least one iterated value passes a test implemented by a predicate function.</span>
-   <span class="package-name">[`@stdlib/iter-every-by`][@stdlib/iter/every-by]</span><span class="delimiter">: </span><span class="description">test whether every iterated value passes a test implemented by a predicate function.</span>
-   <span class="package-name">[`@stdlib/iter-for-each`][@stdlib/iter/for-each]</span><span class="delimiter">: </span><span class="description">create an iterator which invokes a function for each iterated value before returning the iterated value.</span>
-   <span class="package-name">[`@stdlib/iter-none-by`][@stdlib/iter/none-by]</span><span class="delimiter">: </span><span class="description">test whether every iterated value fails a test implemented by a predicate function.</span>
-   <span class="package-name">[`@stdlib/iter-some`][@stdlib/iter/some]</span><span class="delimiter">: </span><span class="description">test whether at least `n` iterated values are truthy.</span>

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