use gulp-util

README.md

@@ -104,6 +104,7 @@ Tips:
 
 1. file.contents should always be a Buffer
 2. Use the `clone` module to clone options and copy the file object. Do not mutate the file object then pass it! Clone it then mutate it.
+3. Make use of the gulp-util library. Do you need to change a file's extension or do something tedious? Try looking if it's there first.
 
 ```javascript
 var es = require('event-stream'),

index.js

@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ module.exports = gulp = {
   files: require('./lib/createFilesStream'),
   file: require('./lib/createFileStream'),
   folder: require('./lib/createFolderStream'),
+
   createGlobStream: require('glob-stream').create,
-  readFile: require('./lib/readFile'),
-  realBase: require('./lib/realBase')
+  readFile: require('./lib/readFile')
 };

lib/createFileStream.js

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 var es = require('event-stream'),
   readFile = require('./readFile'),
   dirname = require('path').dirname,
-  realBase = require('./realBase');
+  realBase = require('gulp-util').realBase;
 
 module.exports = function(path, opt) {
   if (!opt) opt = {};

lib/readFile.js

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 var fs = require('fs'),
-  realBase = require('./realBase');
+  realBase = require('gulp-util').realBase;
 
 module.exports = function (file, cb) {
   fs.readFile(file.path, function (err, data) {

package.json

@@ -15,7 +15,8 @@
       "event-stream":"3.0.15",
       "glob-stream":"0.0.3",
       "mkdirp":"0.3.5",
-      "optimist":"0.6.0"
+      "optimist":"0.6.0",
+      "gulp-util":"*"
    },
    "devDependencies":{
       "mocha":"1.12.0",

test/file-utils.js

@@ -20,16 +20,4 @@ describe('gulp file utilities', function() {
       });
     });
   });
-
-  describe('realBase()', function() {
-    it('should return a valid shortened name', function(done) {
-      var fname = join(__dirname, "./fixtures/test.coffee");
-      var dname = join(__dirname, "./fixtures/");
-      var shortened = gulp.realBase(dname, fname);
-      should.exist(shortened);
-      shortened.should.equal("test.coffee");
-      done();
-    });
-  });
-
 });