Removed del package, replaced with native fs methods

config/gulp/file-prep.js

@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 const { src, series } = require("gulp");
 const sharp = require("sharp");
-const del = require("del");
 const tap = require("gulp-tap");
 const sizeOf = require("image-size");
 const fs = require("fs");
@@ -205,12 +204,17 @@ function cleanFileName(origfilename) {
  * removes files in content/images/_inbox directories
  * keeps _inbox/__add image or static files to this folder__
  */
-function cleanInbox() {
-  return del([
-    "content/uploads/_inbox/**",
-    "!content/uploads/_inbox",
-    "!content/uploads/_inbox/__add image or static files to this folder__",
-  ]);
+function cleanInbox(done) {
+  const inboxDir = `${filePaths.uploads}`;
+  const filesToDelete = fs
+    .readdirSync(inboxDir)
+    .filter((file) => file !== "__add image or static files to this folder__");
+
+  filesToDelete.forEach((file) => {
+    const filePath = path.join(inboxDir, file);
+    fs.unlinkSync(filePath);
+  });
+  done();
 }
 
 /**

config/gulp/file-process.js

@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ const { series } = require("gulp");
 const sharp = require("sharp");
 const fs = require("fs");
 const path = require("path");
-const del = require("del");
 
 /**
  * Set input and output directories for image processing
@@ -136,7 +135,7 @@ async function processImages() {
         const imageToProcess = getImageDetails(image);
         return Promise.all([
           processImageOriginal(imageToProcess),
-          processImageVariants(imageToProcess)
+          processImageVariants(imageToProcess),
         ]);
       });
 
@@ -156,12 +155,17 @@ async function processImages() {
  */
 function removeProcessedImage() {
   return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
-    const imageDir = "content/uploads/_working-images/processed";
-
-    if (fs.existsSync(imageDir) && fs.readdirSync(imageDir).length > 0) {
-      return del([
-        "content/uploads/_working-images/to-process",
-      ]).then(() => resolve()).catch((err) => reject(err));
+    if (
+      fs.existsSync(processedImagesDirectory) &&
+      fs.readdirSync(processedImagesDirectory).length > 0
+    ) {
+      fs.rmdir(processImagesDirectory, { recursive: true }, (err) => {
+        if (err) {
+          reject(err);
+        } else {
+          resolve();
+        }
+      });
     } else {
       resolve();
     }

config/gulp/styles.js

@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ const replace = require("gulp-replace");
 const sass = require("gulp-sass")(require("sass-embedded"));
 const sourcemaps = require("gulp-sourcemaps");
 const svgSprite = require("gulp-svg-sprite");
-const del = require("del");
 const rename = require("gulp-rename");
 const pkg = require("../../node_modules/@uswds/uswds/package.json");
 
@@ -144,7 +143,8 @@ function renameSprite() {
 }
 
 function cleanSprite() {
-  return del.sync(`${IMG_DEST}/symbol`);
+  const spriteDir = `${IMG_DEST}/symbol`;
+  fs.rmdirSync(spriteDir, { recursive: true });
 }
 
 exports.init = series(

package.json

@@ -42,7 +42,6 @@
     "@prantlf/jsonlint": "^14.0.3",
     "@uswds/uswds": "^3.7.1",
     "autoprefixer": "^10.4.16",
-    "del": "^8.0.0",
     "dotenv": "^16.3.1",
     "eslint": "^8.56.0",
     "gulp": "^5.0.0",