From 3df7f81732c598cb985d1eba72559fbc681aff84 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Pascal Precht <pascal.precht@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 16 May 2019 12:03:19 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] refactor: move `dappPath`, `ipcPath` and `embarkPath` into
 @embark/utils

---
 packages/embark-api/package.json              |  1 -
 packages/embark-api/src/server.ts             |  2 +-
 .../embark-blockchain-connector/src/index.js  |  3 +-
 .../src/provider.js                           |  3 +-
 .../embark-blockchain-listener/src/index.js   |  2 +-
 .../src/blockchain.js                         |  4 +--
 .../src/gethClient.js                         |  2 +-
 .../embark-blockchain-process/src/miner.js    |  2 +-
 .../src/parityClient.js                       |  2 +-
 .../src/simulator.js                          |  5 ++--
 packages/embark-code-generator/src/index.js   |  3 +-
 packages/embark-console-listener/src/index.js |  3 +-
 packages/embark-console/src/lib/index.ts      |  3 +-
 .../embark-contracts-manager/src/index.js     |  3 +-
 packages/embark-core/index.d.ts               |  3 --
 packages/embark-core/src/index.js             |  2 --
 packages/embark-core/src/ipc.js               |  2 +-
 packages/embark-core/src/utils.js             | 28 -----------------
 packages/embark-deploy-tracker/src/index.js   |  3 +-
 packages/embark-ens/package.json              |  1 +
 packages/embark-library-manager/package.json  |  2 +-
 packages/embark-library-manager/src/index.js  |  2 +-
 packages/embark-pipeline/src/index.js         |  4 +--
 .../src/webpackConfigReader.js                |  3 +-
 .../embark-pipeline/src/webpackProcess.js     |  4 +--
 packages/embark-scaffolding/package.json      |  1 -
 .../contractLanguage/solidityBuilder/index.ts |  2 +-
 .../src/framework/reactBuilder/index.ts       |  7 ++---
 packages/embark-solidity/src/solcW.js         |  4 +--
 packages/embark-test-runner/package.json      |  1 -
 packages/embark-test-runner/src/index.js      |  3 +-
 packages/embark-utils/src/index.js            | 30 +++++++++++++++++++
 packages/embark-watcher/package.json          |  4 +--
 packages/embark-watcher/src/index.js          |  2 +-
 packages/embark-webserver/src/server.js       |  3 +-
 packages/embark/src/cmd/cmd_controller.js     |  2 +-
 packages/embark/src/lib/core/config.js        |  2 +-
 packages/embark/src/lib/core/file.ts          |  2 +-
 packages/embark/src/lib/core/plugin.js        |  3 +-
 packages/embark/src/lib/core/plugins.js       |  2 +-
 .../embark/src/lib/modules/coverage/index.ts  |  2 +-
 packages/embark/src/lib/modules/ipfs/index.js |  3 +-
 .../embark/src/lib/modules/swarm/process.js   |  3 +-
 .../src/lib/utils/solidity/remapImports.ts    |  2 +-
 .../src/lib/utils/template_generator.js       |  3 +-
 packages/embark/src/test/accountParser.js     |  3 +-
 packages/embark/src/test/blockchain.js        |  3 +-
 packages/embark/src/test/config.js            |  2 +-
 packages/embark/src/test/file.js              |  2 +-
 .../src/test/modules/solidity/remapImports.js |  2 +-
 packages/embark/src/test/vm_fs.js             |  2 +-
 packages/embarkjs-connector-web3/index.js     |  2 +-
 packages/embarkjs-connector-web3/package.json |  2 +-
 53 files changed, 85 insertions(+), 106 deletions(-)
 delete mode 100644 packages/embark-core/src/utils.js

diff --git a/packages/embark-api/package.json b/packages/embark-api/package.json
index b99503fa4..494eb0798 100644
--- a/packages/embark-api/package.json
+++ b/packages/embark-api/package.json
@@ -44,7 +44,6 @@
     "@babel/runtime-corejs2": "7.3.1",
     "colors": "1.3.2",
     "embark-async-wrapper": "^4.1.0-beta.1",
-    "embark-core": "^4.1.0-beta.1",
     "embark-i18n": "^4.1.0-beta.1",
     "embark-utils": "^4.1.0-beta.1"
   },
diff --git a/packages/embark-api/src/server.ts b/packages/embark-api/src/server.ts
index c614caefb..d792a9fa6 100644
--- a/packages/embark-api/src/server.ts
+++ b/packages/embark-api/src/server.ts
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@ import bodyParser from "body-parser";
 import "colors";
 import cors from "cors";
 import {Embark, Plugins} /* supplied by @types/embark in packages/embark-typings */ from "embark";
-import { embarkPath } from "embark-core";
 import { __ } from "embark-i18n";
+import { embarkPath } from "embark-utils";
 import express, {NextFunction, Request, Response} from "express";
 import expressWs from "express-ws";
 import findUp from "find-up";
diff --git a/packages/embark-blockchain-connector/src/index.js b/packages/embark-blockchain-connector/src/index.js
index 426757468..296060cc6 100644
--- a/packages/embark-blockchain-connector/src/index.js
+++ b/packages/embark-blockchain-connector/src/index.js
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-import { dappPath } from 'embark-core';
 import { __ } from 'embark-i18n';
 const Web3 = require('web3');
 const async = require('async');
@@ -8,7 +7,7 @@ const constants = require('embark-core/constants');
 const embarkJsUtils = require('embarkjs').Utils;
 const {bigNumberify} = require('ethers/utils/bignumber');
 const RLP = require('ethers/utils/rlp');
-import { buildUrl } from 'embark-utils';
+import { buildUrl, dappPath } from 'embark-utils';
 
 const WEB3_READY = 'blockchain:ready';
 
diff --git a/packages/embark-blockchain-connector/src/provider.js b/packages/embark-blockchain-connector/src/provider.js
index 4ab3ff494..f31d18107 100644
--- a/packages/embark-blockchain-connector/src/provider.js
+++ b/packages/embark-blockchain-connector/src/provider.js
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
-import { dappPath } from 'embark-core';
 import { __ } from 'embark-i18n';
 const async = require('async');
-const { AccountParser } = require('embark-utils');
+const { AccountParser, dappPath } = require('embark-utils');
 const fundAccount = require('./fundAccount');
 const constants = require('embark-core/constants');
 const Transaction = require('ethereumjs-tx');
diff --git a/packages/embark-blockchain-listener/src/index.js b/packages/embark-blockchain-listener/src/index.js
index 541118f64..f306325bd 100644
--- a/packages/embark-blockchain-listener/src/index.js
+++ b/packages/embark-blockchain-listener/src/index.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { dappPath } from 'embark-core';
+import { dappPath } from 'embark-utils';
 import { __ } from 'embark-i18n';
 const async = require('async');
 const DevTxs = require('./dev_txs');
diff --git a/packages/embark-blockchain-process/src/blockchain.js b/packages/embark-blockchain-process/src/blockchain.js
index 135bf73d5..69fab8665 100644
--- a/packages/embark-blockchain-process/src/blockchain.js
+++ b/packages/embark-blockchain-process/src/blockchain.js
@@ -7,9 +7,9 @@ const constants = require('embark-core/constants');
 const GethClient = require('./gethClient.js');
 const ParityClient = require('./parityClient.js');
 import { Proxy } from './proxy';
-import { IPC, dappPath, embarkPath } from 'embark-core';
+import { IPC } from 'embark-core';
 
-import { compact, defaultHost, dockerHostSwap, AccountParser} from 'embark-utils';
+import { compact, dappPath, defaultHost, dockerHostSwap, embarkPath, AccountParser} from 'embark-utils';
 const Logger = require('embark-logger');
 
 // time between IPC connection attempts (in ms)
diff --git a/packages/embark-blockchain-process/src/gethClient.js b/packages/embark-blockchain-process/src/gethClient.js
index 41d180766..a311f890f 100644
--- a/packages/embark-blockchain-process/src/gethClient.js
+++ b/packages/embark-blockchain-process/src/gethClient.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { __ } from 'embark-i18n';
-import { dappPath, ipcPath } from 'embark-core';
+import { dappPath, ipcPath } from 'embark-utils';
 const async = require('async');
 const {exec, spawn} = require('child_process');
 const path = require('path');
diff --git a/packages/embark-blockchain-process/src/miner.js b/packages/embark-blockchain-process/src/miner.js
index 55c09bffb..6513fdfd1 100644
--- a/packages/embark-blockchain-process/src/miner.js
+++ b/packages/embark-blockchain-process/src/miner.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 const async = require('async');
 const NetcatClient = require('netcat/client');
 
-import { ipcPath } from 'embark-core';
+import { ipcPath } from 'embark-utils';
 
 //Constants
 const minerStart = 'miner_start';
diff --git a/packages/embark-blockchain-process/src/parityClient.js b/packages/embark-blockchain-process/src/parityClient.js
index 529d24620..bc6c97a72 100644
--- a/packages/embark-blockchain-process/src/parityClient.js
+++ b/packages/embark-blockchain-process/src/parityClient.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { __ } from 'embark-i18n';
-import { dappPath } from 'embark-core';
+import { dappPath } from 'embark-utils';
 import * as fs from 'fs-extra';
 const async = require('async');
 const path = require('path');
diff --git a/packages/embark-blockchain-process/src/simulator.js b/packages/embark-blockchain-process/src/simulator.js
index 3a03af98f..8c58ea386 100644
--- a/packages/embark-blockchain-process/src/simulator.js
+++ b/packages/embark-blockchain-process/src/simulator.js
@@ -2,10 +2,9 @@ const path = require('path');
 const pkgUp = require('pkg-up');
 let shelljs = require('shelljs');
 import { Proxy } from './proxy';
-import { IPC, embarkPath, dappPath } from 'embark-core';
+import { IPC } from 'embark-core';
 const constants = require('embark-core/constants');
-import { defaultHost, dockerHostSwap } from 'embark-utils';
-const { AccountParser } = require('embark-utils');
+import { AccountParser, dappPath, defaultHost, dockerHostSwap, embarkPath } from 'embark-utils';
 
 export class Simulator {
   constructor(options) {
diff --git a/packages/embark-code-generator/src/index.js b/packages/embark-code-generator/src/index.js
index 8013c72bf..f0279bab6 100644
--- a/packages/embark-code-generator/src/index.js
+++ b/packages/embark-code-generator/src/index.js
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 import { __ } from 'embark-i18n';
-import { dappPath, embarkPath } from 'embark-core';
-import { joinPath } from 'embark-utils';
+import { dappPath, embarkPath, joinPath } from 'embark-utils';
 import * as fs from 'fs-extra';
 import { transform } from "@babel/core";
 const async = require('async');
diff --git a/packages/embark-console-listener/src/index.js b/packages/embark-console-listener/src/index.js
index 5b99a1d47..ec844160a 100644
--- a/packages/embark-console-listener/src/index.js
+++ b/packages/embark-console-listener/src/index.js
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 const async = require('async');
-import { dappPath } from 'embark-core';
 import { __ } from 'embark-i18n';
-import { getAddressToContract, getTransactionParams, hexToNumber } from 'embark-utils';
+import { dappPath, getAddressToContract, getTransactionParams, hexToNumber } from 'embark-utils';
 
 class ConsoleListener {
   constructor(embark, options) {
diff --git a/packages/embark-console/src/lib/index.ts b/packages/embark-console/src/lib/index.ts
index bef922fd8..4270ddaa8 100644
--- a/packages/embark-console/src/lib/index.ts
+++ b/packages/embark-console/src/lib/index.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,9 @@
 import { waterfall } from "async";
 import chalk from "chalk";
 import { Callback, Embark, Events } /* supplied by @types/embark in packages/embark-typings */ from "embark";
-import { dappPath } from "embark-core";
 import constants from "embark-core/constants.json";
 import { __ } from "embark-i18n";
-import { escapeHtml, exit, jsonFunctionReplacer } from "embark-utils";
+import { dappPath, escapeHtml, exit, jsonFunctionReplacer } from "embark-utils";
 import stringify from "json-stringify-safe";
 import { dirname } from "path";
 import Suggestions from "./suggestions";
diff --git a/packages/embark-contracts-manager/src/index.js b/packages/embark-contracts-manager/src/index.js
index 54decd3c5..c45ad64a9 100644
--- a/packages/embark-contracts-manager/src/index.js
+++ b/packages/embark-contracts-manager/src/index.js
@@ -1,10 +1,9 @@
-import { dappPath } from 'embark-core';
 import { __ } from 'embark-i18n';
 const async = require('async');
 const cloneDeep = require('clone-deep');
 const constants = require('embark-core/constants');
 const path = require('path');
-const {proposeAlternative, toposort} = require('embark-utils');
+const { dappPath, proposeAlternative, toposort } = require('embark-utils');
 
 // TODO: create a contract object
 
diff --git a/packages/embark-core/index.d.ts b/packages/embark-core/index.d.ts
index a8a44d038..7d0f3d77e 100644
--- a/packages/embark-core/index.d.ts
+++ b/packages/embark-core/index.d.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,2 @@
 declare module "embark-core" {
-  function dappPath(...names: string[]): string;
-  function embarkPath(...names: string[]): string;
-  function ipcPath(basename: string, usePipePathOnWindows?: boolean): string;
 }
diff --git a/packages/embark-core/src/index.js b/packages/embark-core/src/index.js
index 8629b0ab4..11d96aec9 100644
--- a/packages/embark-core/src/index.js
+++ b/packages/embark-core/src/index.js
@@ -3,5 +3,3 @@ export { ProcessManager } from './processes/processManager';
 export { ProcessWrapper } from './processes/processWrapper';
 
 export { IPC } from './ipc';
-
-export { embarkPath, dappPath, ipcPath } from './utils';
diff --git a/packages/embark-core/src/ipc.js b/packages/embark-core/src/ipc.js
index 668b86c10..c4c7ae9b2 100644
--- a/packages/embark-core/src/ipc.js
+++ b/packages/embark-core/src/ipc.js
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ const ipc = require('node-ipc');
 const {parse, stringify} = require('flatted/cjs');
 const path = require('path');
 const fs = require('fs-extra');
-import { ipcPath } from './utils';
+import { ipcPath } from 'embark-utils';
 
 const EMBARK = 'embark';
 
diff --git a/packages/embark-core/src/utils.js b/packages/embark-core/src/utils.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 82771c078..000000000
--- a/packages/embark-core/src/utils.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,28 +0,0 @@
-import * as path from 'path';
-import {joinPath, sha512, tmpDir} from 'embark-utils';
-
-export function dappPath(...names) {
-  const DAPP_PATH = process.env.DAPP_PATH || process.cwd();
-  return path.join(DAPP_PATH, ...names);
-}
-
-export function ipcPath(basename, usePipePathOnWindows = false) {
-  if (!(basename && typeof basename === 'string')) {
-    throw new TypeError('first argument must be a non-empty string');
-  }
-  if (process.platform === 'win32' && usePipePathOnWindows) {
-    return `\\\\.\\pipe\\${basename}`;
-  }
-  return joinPath(
-    tmpDir(`embark-${sha512(dappPath()).slice(0, 8)}`),
-    basename
-  );
-}
-
-export function embarkPath(...names) {
-  const EMBARK_PATH = process.env.EMBARK_PATH;
-  if (!EMBARK_PATH) {
-    throw new Error('environment variable EMBARK_PATH was not set');
-  }
-  return path.join(EMBARK_PATH, ...names);
-}
diff --git a/packages/embark-deploy-tracker/src/index.js b/packages/embark-deploy-tracker/src/index.js
index ff85699d4..b79ad0a21 100644
--- a/packages/embark-deploy-tracker/src/index.js
+++ b/packages/embark-deploy-tracker/src/index.js
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
-import { dappPath } from 'embark-core';
 import { __ } from 'embark-i18n';
-import { sha3 } from 'embark-utils';
+import { dappPath, sha3 } from 'embark-utils';
 import * as fs from 'fs-extra';
 
 class DeployTracker {
diff --git a/packages/embark-ens/package.json b/packages/embark-ens/package.json
index 208956aec..bba0f8bbc 100644
--- a/packages/embark-ens/package.json
+++ b/packages/embark-ens/package.json
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@
   "dependencies": {
     "@babel/runtime-corejs2": "7.3.1",
     "async": "^2.6.1",
+    "embark-core": "^4.1.0-beta.1",
     "embark-i18n": "^4.1.0-beta.1",
     "embark-utils": "^4.1.0-beta.1",
     "embarkjs": "^4.1.0-beta.1",
diff --git a/packages/embark-library-manager/package.json b/packages/embark-library-manager/package.json
index ee913d0c1..74c8954b7 100644
--- a/packages/embark-library-manager/package.json
+++ b/packages/embark-library-manager/package.json
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
   "dependencies": {
     "@babel/runtime-corejs2": "7.3.1",
     "colors": "1.3.2",
-    "embark-core": "^4.1.0-beta.1",
+    "embark-utils": "^4.1.0-beta.1",
     "embark-i18n": "^4.1.0-beta.1",
     "live-plugin-manager-git-fix": "0.12.1"
   },
diff --git a/packages/embark-library-manager/src/index.js b/packages/embark-library-manager/src/index.js
index 0d4e47677..bb29c2c4e 100644
--- a/packages/embark-library-manager/src/index.js
+++ b/packages/embark-library-manager/src/index.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-import { dappPath, embarkPath } from 'embark-core';
 import { __ } from 'embark-i18n';
+import { dappPath, embarkPath } from 'embark-utils';
 var Npm = require('./npm.js');
 
 class LibraryManager {
diff --git a/packages/embark-pipeline/src/index.js b/packages/embark-pipeline/src/index.js
index 7fe6e66e5..a8bcc9088 100644
--- a/packages/embark-pipeline/src/index.js
+++ b/packages/embark-pipeline/src/index.js
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 const path = require('path');
 const async = require('async');
 import { __ } from 'embark-i18n';
-import { joinPath, LongRunningProcessTimer, fileTreeSort } from 'embark-utils';
-import { dappPath, ProcessLauncher } from 'embark-core';
+import { dappPath, joinPath, LongRunningProcessTimer, fileTreeSort } from 'embark-utils';
+import { ProcessLauncher } from 'embark-core';
 const constants = require('embark-core/constants');
 const WebpackConfigReader = require('./webpackConfigReader');
 
diff --git a/packages/embark-pipeline/src/webpackConfigReader.js b/packages/embark-pipeline/src/webpackConfigReader.js
index 5e55ca16f..db5b7e0c0 100644
--- a/packages/embark-pipeline/src/webpackConfigReader.js
+++ b/packages/embark-pipeline/src/webpackConfigReader.js
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-import { dappPath } from 'embark-core';
-import { errorMessage } from 'embark-utils';
+import { dappPath, errorMessage } from 'embark-utils';
 const fs = require('fs-extra');
 import * as path from 'path';
 
diff --git a/packages/embark-pipeline/src/webpackProcess.js b/packages/embark-pipeline/src/webpackProcess.js
index ea77b216e..f6d246f7f 100644
--- a/packages/embark-pipeline/src/webpackProcess.js
+++ b/packages/embark-pipeline/src/webpackProcess.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-import { dappPath, ProcessWrapper } from 'embark-core';
-import { errorMessage } from 'embark-utils';
+import { ProcessWrapper } from 'embark-core';
+import { dappPath, errorMessage } from 'embark-utils';
 const constants = require('embark-core/constants');
 const webpack = require('webpack');
 const writeFile = require('util').promisify(require('fs').writeFile);
diff --git a/packages/embark-scaffolding/package.json b/packages/embark-scaffolding/package.json
index fe6475fbe..31f9cef60 100644
--- a/packages/embark-scaffolding/package.json
+++ b/packages/embark-scaffolding/package.json
@@ -42,7 +42,6 @@
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "@babel/runtime-corejs2": "7.3.1",
-    "embark-core": "^4.1.0-beta.1",
     "embark-i18n": "^4.1.0-beta.1",
     "embark-utils": "^4.1.0-beta.1"
   },
diff --git a/packages/embark-scaffolding/src/contractLanguage/solidityBuilder/index.ts b/packages/embark-scaffolding/src/contractLanguage/solidityBuilder/index.ts
index 8ecc08439..4073b42af 100644
--- a/packages/embark-scaffolding/src/contractLanguage/solidityBuilder/index.ts
+++ b/packages/embark-scaffolding/src/contractLanguage/solidityBuilder/index.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { Embark } /* supplied by @types/embark in packages/embark-typings */ from "embark";
-import { dappPath } from "embark-core";
 import { __ } from "embark-i18n";
+import { dappPath } from "embark-utils";
 import Handlebars from "handlebars";
 import * as path from "path";
 import { Builder } from "../../builder";
diff --git a/packages/embark-scaffolding/src/framework/reactBuilder/index.ts b/packages/embark-scaffolding/src/framework/reactBuilder/index.ts
index 284d42b3e..9bb4e8880 100644
--- a/packages/embark-scaffolding/src/framework/reactBuilder/index.ts
+++ b/packages/embark-scaffolding/src/framework/reactBuilder/index.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 import { Contract, Embark } /* supplied by @types/embark in packages/embark-typings */ from "embark";
-import { dappPath } from "embark-core";
 import { __ } from "embark-i18n";
 import Handlebars from "handlebars";
 import * as path from "path";
@@ -46,7 +45,7 @@ export class ReactBuilder implements Builder {
   }
 
   private updateEmbarkJson(contractName: string, files: string[]) {
-    const embarkJsonPath = path.join(dappPath(), "embark.json");
+    const embarkJsonPath = path.join(utils.dappPath(), "embark.json");
     const embarkJson = this.embark.fs.readJSONSync(embarkJsonPath);
     embarkJson.app[`js/${contractName}.js`] = `app/${contractName}.js`;
     embarkJson.app[`${contractName}.html`] = `app/${contractName}.html`;
@@ -129,8 +128,8 @@ export class ReactBuilder implements Builder {
   }
 
   private saveFiles(contractName: string, indexCode: string, dappCode: string) {
-    const indexFilePath = path.join(dappPath(), "app", `${contractName}.html`);
-    const dappFilePath = path.join(dappPath(), "app", `${contractName}.js`);
+    const indexFilePath = path.join(utils.dappPath(), "app", `${contractName}.html`);
+    const dappFilePath = path.join(utils.dappPath(), "app", `${contractName}.js`);
 
     if (!this.options.overwrite && (this.embark.fs.existsSync(indexFilePath) || this.embark.fs.existsSync(dappFilePath))) {
       return [];
diff --git a/packages/embark-solidity/src/solcW.js b/packages/embark-solidity/src/solcW.js
index 06d2db83d..f310e6751 100644
--- a/packages/embark-solidity/src/solcW.js
+++ b/packages/embark-solidity/src/solcW.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { __ } from 'embark-i18n';
-import { dappPath, ProcessLauncher } from 'embark-core';
-import {joinPath} from 'embark-utils';
+import { ProcessLauncher } from 'embark-core';
+import { dappPath, joinPath } from 'embark-utils';
 const uuid = require('uuid/v1');
 
 class SolcW {
diff --git a/packages/embark-test-runner/package.json b/packages/embark-test-runner/package.json
index 44f3f75ad..b17d404e9 100644
--- a/packages/embark-test-runner/package.json
+++ b/packages/embark-test-runner/package.json
@@ -48,7 +48,6 @@
   "dependencies": {
     "@babel/runtime-corejs2": "7.3.1",
     "async": "2.6.1",
-    "embark-core": "^4.1.0-beta.1",
     "embark-i18n": "^4.1.0-beta.1",
     "embark-utils": "^4.1.0-beta.1",
     "fs-extra": "7.0.1",
diff --git a/packages/embark-test-runner/src/index.js b/packages/embark-test-runner/src/index.js
index 4e0c6d330..4b86859fe 100644
--- a/packages/embark-test-runner/src/index.js
+++ b/packages/embark-test-runner/src/index.js
@@ -1,9 +1,8 @@
-import { dappPath, embarkPath } from 'embark-core';
 import { __ } from 'embark-i18n';
 const async = require('async');
 const Mocha = require('mocha');
 const path = require('path');
-const { runCmd, timer } = require('embark-utils');
+const { dappPath, embarkPath, runCmd, timer } = require('embark-utils');
 const assert = require('assert');
 const Test = require('./test');
 const {EmbarkSpec, EmbarkApiSpec} = require('./reporter');
diff --git a/packages/embark-utils/src/index.js b/packages/embark-utils/src/index.js
index 54639eab0..9f21947a0 100644
--- a/packages/embark-utils/src/index.js
+++ b/packages/embark-utils/src/index.js
@@ -254,11 +254,41 @@ function errorMessage(e) {
   return e;
 }
 
+function dappPath(...names) {
+  const DAPP_PATH = process.env.DAPP_PATH || process.cwd();
+  return path.join(DAPP_PATH, ...names);
+}
+
+function ipcPath(basename, usePipePathOnWindows = false) {
+  if (!(basename && typeof basename === 'string')) {
+    throw new TypeError('first argument must be a non-empty string');
+  }
+  if (process.platform === 'win32' && usePipePathOnWindows) {
+    return `\\\\.\\pipe\\${basename}`;
+  }
+  return joinPath(
+    tmpDir(`embark-${sha512(dappPath()).slice(0, 8)}`),
+    basename
+  );
+}
+
+function embarkPath(...names) {
+  const EMBARK_PATH = process.env.EMBARK_PATH;
+  if (!EMBARK_PATH) {
+    throw new Error('environment variable EMBARK_PATH was not set');
+  }
+  return path.join(EMBARK_PATH, ...names);
+}
+
+
 const Utils = {
   buildUrl,
   buildUrlFromConfig,
   joinPath,
   tmpDir,
+  ipcPath,
+  dappPath,
+  embarkPath,
   jsonFunctionReplacer,
   fuzzySearch,
   canonicalHost,
diff --git a/packages/embark-watcher/package.json b/packages/embark-watcher/package.json
index 26f5b2bfb..841692a7a 100644
--- a/packages/embark-watcher/package.json
+++ b/packages/embark-watcher/package.json
@@ -48,8 +48,8 @@
   "dependencies": {
     "@babel/runtime-corejs2": "7.3.1",
     "chokidar": "2.0.4",
-    "embark-core": "^4.1.0-beta.1",
-    "embark-i18n": "^4.1.0-beta.1"
+    "embark-i18n": "^4.1.0-beta.1",
+    "embark-utils": "^4.1.0-beta.1"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@babel/cli": "7.2.3",
diff --git a/packages/embark-watcher/src/index.js b/packages/embark-watcher/src/index.js
index 5f6078f65..98bbd49fe 100644
--- a/packages/embark-watcher/src/index.js
+++ b/packages/embark-watcher/src/index.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-import { dappPath } from 'embark-core';
 import { __ } from 'embark-i18n';
+import { dappPath } from 'embark-utils';
 let chokidar = require('chokidar');
 let path = require('path');
 
diff --git a/packages/embark-webserver/src/server.js b/packages/embark-webserver/src/server.js
index 3d6f15d77..75e3abe87 100644
--- a/packages/embark-webserver/src/server.js
+++ b/packages/embark-webserver/src/server.js
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
-import { dappPath } from 'embark-core';
 const async = require('async');
 let serveStatic = require('serve-static');
 import { __ } from 'embark-i18n';
-import {canonicalHost, defaultHost, dockerHostSwap} from 'embark-utils';
+import {canonicalHost, dappPath, defaultHost, dockerHostSwap} from 'embark-utils';
 const expressWebSocket = require('express-ws');
 const express = require('express');
 const https = require('https');
diff --git a/packages/embark/src/cmd/cmd_controller.js b/packages/embark/src/cmd/cmd_controller.js
index 6334ac2c2..ec703237f 100644
--- a/packages/embark/src/cmd/cmd_controller.js
+++ b/packages/embark/src/cmd/cmd_controller.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { BlockchainClient, Simulator } from 'embark-blockchain-process';
-import { dappPath, embarkPath } from 'embark-core';
 import { __ } from 'embark-i18n';
+import { dappPath, embarkPath } from 'embark-utils';
 import findUp from 'find-up';
 let async = require('async');
 const constants = require('embark-core/constants');
diff --git a/packages/embark/src/lib/core/config.js b/packages/embark/src/lib/core/config.js
index f0717b5b6..b2a9206e5 100644
--- a/packages/embark/src/lib/core/config.js
+++ b/packages/embark/src/lib/core/config.js
@@ -5,11 +5,11 @@ const path = require('path');
 const deepEqual = require('deep-equal');
 const web3 = require('web3');
 const constants = require('embark-core/constants');
-import { dappPath } from 'embark-core';
 import { __ } from 'embark-i18n';
 import {
   buildUrlFromConfig,
   canonicalHost,
+  dappPath,
   defaultHost,
   recursiveMerge,
   AddressUtils,
diff --git a/packages/embark/src/lib/core/file.ts b/packages/embark/src/lib/core/file.ts
index 61a8d746b..95157637b 100644
--- a/packages/embark/src/lib/core/file.ts
+++ b/packages/embark/src/lib/core/file.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-import { dappPath, embarkPath } from "embark-core";
 import { __ } from "embark-i18n";
+import { dappPath, embarkPath } from "embark-utils";
 import * as path from "path";
 import { ImportRemapping, prepareForCompilation } from "../utils/solidity/remapImports";
 
diff --git a/packages/embark/src/lib/core/plugin.js b/packages/embark/src/lib/core/plugin.js
index 2dc419faa..2579fde83 100644
--- a/packages/embark/src/lib/core/plugin.js
+++ b/packages/embark/src/lib/core/plugin.js
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 const utils = require('../utils/utils.js');
-import { dappPath, embarkPath } from 'embark-core';
 import { __ } from 'embark-i18n';
-import {joinPath} from 'embark-utils';
+import { dappPath, embarkPath, joinPath } from 'embark-utils';
 const constants = require('embark-core/constants');
 const fs = require('fs-extra');
 const deepEqual = require('deep-equal');
diff --git a/packages/embark/src/lib/core/plugins.js b/packages/embark/src/lib/core/plugins.js
index af05793e1..735b0e1d2 100644
--- a/packages/embark/src/lib/core/plugins.js
+++ b/packages/embark/src/lib/core/plugins.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { dappPath, embarkPath } from 'embark-core';
+import { dappPath, embarkPath } from 'embark-utils';
 const async = require('async');
 var Plugin = require('./plugin.js');
 var fs = require('../core/fs.js');
diff --git a/packages/embark/src/lib/modules/coverage/index.ts b/packages/embark/src/lib/modules/coverage/index.ts
index d0ea21c57..88043c780 100644
--- a/packages/embark/src/lib/modules/coverage/index.ts
+++ b/packages/embark/src/lib/modules/coverage/index.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { dappPath } from "embark-core";
+import { dappPath } from "embark-utils";
 import * as globule from "globule";
 import * as path from "path";
 import Web3Contract from "web3/eth/contract";
diff --git a/packages/embark/src/lib/modules/ipfs/index.js b/packages/embark/src/lib/modules/ipfs/index.js
index 852d337c3..de3ad422d 100644
--- a/packages/embark/src/lib/modules/ipfs/index.js
+++ b/packages/embark/src/lib/modules/ipfs/index.js
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-import { dappPath, embarkPath } from 'embark-core';
 import { __ } from 'embark-i18n';
 const UploadIPFS = require('./upload.js');
 const utils = require('../../utils/utils.js');
@@ -6,7 +5,7 @@ const IpfsApi = require('ipfs-api');
 // TODO: not great, breaks module isolation
 const StorageProcessesLauncher = require('../storage/storageProcessesLauncher');
 const constants = require('embark-core/constants');
-import { buildUrlFromConfig } from 'embark-utils';
+import { buildUrlFromConfig, dappPath, embarkPath } from 'embark-utils';
 
 class IPFS {
 
diff --git a/packages/embark/src/lib/modules/swarm/process.js b/packages/embark/src/lib/modules/swarm/process.js
index 62ea0849f..22e6f03b6 100644
--- a/packages/embark/src/lib/modules/swarm/process.js
+++ b/packages/embark/src/lib/modules/swarm/process.js
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-import { dappPath, ProcessWrapper } from 'embark-core';
+import { ProcessWrapper } from 'embark-core';
+import { dappPath } from 'embark-utils';
 const child_process = require('child_process');
 const constants = require('embark-core/constants');
 
diff --git a/packages/embark/src/lib/utils/solidity/remapImports.ts b/packages/embark/src/lib/utils/solidity/remapImports.ts
index 27f5e004c..2cf7925e3 100644
--- a/packages/embark/src/lib/utils/solidity/remapImports.ts
+++ b/packages/embark/src/lib/utils/solidity/remapImports.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { dappPath, embarkPath } from "embark-core";
+import { dappPath, embarkPath } from "embark-utils";
 import * as path from "path";
 import { File, Types } from "../../core/file";
 import { removePureView, replacePureView } from "./code";
diff --git a/packages/embark/src/lib/utils/template_generator.js b/packages/embark/src/lib/utils/template_generator.js
index 5363e9fb5..18b7942dd 100644
--- a/packages/embark/src/lib/utils/template_generator.js
+++ b/packages/embark/src/lib/utils/template_generator.js
@@ -1,10 +1,9 @@
-import { embarkPath } from 'embark-core';
 import { __ } from 'embark-i18n';
 const findUp = require('find-up');
 const fs = require('../core/fs.js');
 const hostedGitInfo = require('hosted-git-info');
 const utils = require('./utils.js');
-import { joinPath, runCmd, errorMessage } from 'embark-utils';
+import { embarkPath, joinPath, runCmd, errorMessage } from 'embark-utils';
 const semver = require('semver');
 const {promisify} = require('util');
 const {execSync} = require('child_process');
diff --git a/packages/embark/src/test/accountParser.js b/packages/embark/src/test/accountParser.js
index e393c2668..3471415c4 100644
--- a/packages/embark/src/test/accountParser.js
+++ b/packages/embark/src/test/accountParser.js
@@ -1,12 +1,11 @@
 /*global __dirname, describe, it, before, after, require*/
-import { dappPath } from 'embark-core';
 import * as i18n from 'embark-i18n';
 const assert = require('assert');
 const sinon = require('sinon');
 let TestLogger = require('../lib/utils/test_logger');
 const Web3 = require('web3');
 const fs = require('../lib/core/fs');
-import { getWeiBalanceFromString, getHexBalanceFromString, AccountParser } from 'embark-utils';
+import { dappPath, getWeiBalanceFromString, getHexBalanceFromString, AccountParser } from 'embark-utils';
 i18n.setOrDetectLocale('en');
 
 describe('embark.AccountParser', function () {
diff --git a/packages/embark/src/test/blockchain.js b/packages/embark/src/test/blockchain.js
index f8bd1ff87..be6485d3e 100644
--- a/packages/embark/src/test/blockchain.js
+++ b/packages/embark/src/test/blockchain.js
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 /*globals describe, it*/
 import { BlockchainClient } from 'embark-blockchain-process';
-import { dappPath } from 'embark-core';
 const constants = require('embark-core/constants');
-import {defaultHost} from 'embark-utils';
+import { dappPath, defaultHost} from 'embark-utils';
 const path = require('path');
 const fs = require('../lib/core/fs.js');
 
diff --git a/packages/embark/src/test/config.js b/packages/embark/src/test/config.js
index 7ea61e907..63a0848da 100644
--- a/packages/embark/src/test/config.js
+++ b/packages/embark/src/test/config.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*globals describe, it*/
-const { dappPath } = require('embark-core');
+const { dappPath } = require('embark-utils');
 const Config = require('../lib/core/config.js');
 const Plugins = require('../lib/core/plugins.js');
 const assert = require('assert');
diff --git a/packages/embark/src/test/file.js b/packages/embark/src/test/file.js
index 4dfe1591c..d495a2fcd 100644
--- a/packages/embark/src/test/file.js
+++ b/packages/embark/src/test/file.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*globals describe, it*/
-const { dappPath } = require('embark-core');
+const { dappPath } = require('embark-utils');
 const {File, Types} = require("../lib/core/file");
 const {expect} = require("chai");
 const fs = require("../lib/core/fs");
diff --git a/packages/embark/src/test/modules/solidity/remapImports.js b/packages/embark/src/test/modules/solidity/remapImports.js
index e06bb9d1b..ab1a9a5a9 100644
--- a/packages/embark/src/test/modules/solidity/remapImports.js
+++ b/packages/embark/src/test/modules/solidity/remapImports.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*globals describe, it, before*/
-const { dappPath } = require('embark-core');
+const { dappPath } = require('embark-utils');
 const {File, Types} = require("../../../lib/core/file");
 const path = require("path");
 const remapImports = require("../../../lib/utils/solidity/remapImports");
diff --git a/packages/embark/src/test/vm_fs.js b/packages/embark/src/test/vm_fs.js
index 26f1611bc..05aad3780 100644
--- a/packages/embark/src/test/vm_fs.js
+++ b/packages/embark/src/test/vm_fs.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*global after, before, describe, it, require, process*/
-const { embarkPath } = require('embark-core');
+const { embarkPath } = require('embark-utils');
 const {assert} = require('chai');
 const os = require('os');
 const path = require('path');
diff --git a/packages/embarkjs-connector-web3/index.js b/packages/embarkjs-connector-web3/index.js
index d80735f5f..256f902e0 100644
--- a/packages/embarkjs-connector-web3/index.js
+++ b/packages/embarkjs-connector-web3/index.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-const { dappPath, embarkPath } = require('embark-core');
+const { dappPath, embarkPath } = require('embark-utils');
 const path = require('path');
 
 class EmbarkJSConnectorWeb3 {
diff --git a/packages/embarkjs-connector-web3/package.json b/packages/embarkjs-connector-web3/package.json
index 5cb97b93d..feadbcdc8 100644
--- a/packages/embarkjs-connector-web3/package.json
+++ b/packages/embarkjs-connector-web3/package.json
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
     "reset": "npx rimraf embark-*.tgz package"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "embark-core": "^4.1.0-beta.1"
+    "embark-utils": "^4.1.0-beta.1"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "rimraf": "2.6.3"