Replace lodash identity with native code (#2829)

Author: carbonrobot

.changeset/dry-peas-stare.md

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+---
+"victory-core": patch
+---
+
+Replace lodash identity with native code

packages/victory-core/src/victory-util/axis.tsx

@@ -1,10 +1,19 @@
 import React from "react";
-import { defaults, identity, isObject, uniq, orderBy } from "lodash";
+import { defaults, isObject, uniq, orderBy } from "lodash";
 import * as Collection from "./collection";
 import * as Domain from "./domain";
 import * as Helpers from "./helpers";
 import { D3Scale } from "../types/prop-types";
 
+/**
+ * Returns the first argument it receives
+ * @param value The value to return
+ * @returns The value given
+ */
+function identity<T>(value: T): T {
+  return value;
+}
+
 /**
  * Returns the axis (x or y) of a particular axis component
  * @param {Object} props: the props object.