text: const path = require('path');
  
  // package.json as JS object
  module.exports.pkg = require(path.join(__dirname, '../package.json'));
  
  // note: for all paths, the base dir is ../
  module.exports.PATHS = {
    srcDir: 'src',
    tsSrcFiles: 'src/**/*.ts',
    jsFiles: ['gulpfile.js', 'gulp/*.js'],
    tsConfig: path.join(__dirname, '../tsconfig.json'),
    typingsDir: 'typings',
    dist: {
      base: 'dist/',
      cjs: 'dist/',
      ts: 'dist/ts/',
      bundles: 'dist/bundles/'
    }
  };
  