build(deps): bump web3[-*] from 1.2.1 to 1.2.4

Refactor typings as necessary. In order for `bignumber.js` in the root
`node_modules` to not conflict with `@types/bignumber.js`, specify
`"bignumber.js": "5.0.0"` in `devDependencies` and `"embark-ui/bignumber.js"`
in `nohoist` of the root `package.json`.

Bump simples from 0.8.8 to 0.9.0-alpha-10 in
`packages/embark-blockchain-process/package.json` and refactor
`packages/embark-blockchain-process/src/proxy.js`. Drop simples as a dependency
in `packages/embark/package.json` since it's not needed there. The upgrade of
simples allows embark 4.2.x's proxy to work correctly with geth `>=1.9.1`.

Bump ganache-cli from 6.4.3 to 6.7.0 (latest) because 6.4.3 doesn't support
`eth_chainId` and since web3 1.2.4 makes use of the `eth_chainId` RPC
method (EIP 695).

BREAKING CHANGE: bump embark's minimum supported version of geth from
`>=1.8.14` to `>=1.9.0` and its minimum supported version of parity from
`>=2.0.0` to `>=2.2.1`. This is necessary since web3 1.2.4 makes use of the
`eth_chainId` RPC method (EIP 695) and those client versions are the earliest
ones to implement it.

Author: michaelsbradleyjr

dapps/templates/boilerplate/embark.json

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
   "buildDir": "dist/",
   "config": "config/",
   "versions": {
-    "web3": "1.2.1",
+    "web3": "1.2.4",
     "solc": "0.5.0",
     "ipfs-api": "17.2.4"
   },

dapps/templates/demo/embark.json

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
   "buildDir": "dist/",
   "config": "config/",
   "versions": {
-    "web3": "1.2.1",
+    "web3": "1.2.4",
     "solc": "0.5.0",
     "ipfs-api": "17.2.4"
   },

dapps/tests/app/embark.json

@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
   "config": "config/",
   "versions": {
     "solc": "0.4.25",
-    "web3": "1.2.1",
+    "web3": "1.2.4",
     "ipfs-api": "17.2.7"
   },
   "plugins": {

dapps/tests/contracts/embark.json

@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
     "namesystem": "ens.json"
   },
   "versions": {
-    "web3": "1.2.1",
+    "web3": "1.2.4",
     "solc": "0.4.24"
   },
   "plugins": {

package.json

@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
     "@babel/preset-typescript": "7.1.0",
     "babel-plugin-dynamic-import-node": "2.2.0",
     "babel-plugin-macros": "2.4.5",
+    "bignumber.js": "5.0.0",
     "chalk": "2.4.2",
     "coveralls": "3.0.2",
     "eslint-plugin-react": "7.14.3",
@@ -81,7 +82,8 @@
       "embark/embark-test-contract-1",
       "embark-dapp-template-demo/bootstrap",
       "embark-dapp-test-app/embark-dapp-test-service",
-      "embark-dapp-test-app/zeppelin-solidity"
+      "embark-dapp-test-app/zeppelin-solidity",
+      "embark-ui/bignumber.js"
     ]
   }
 }

packages/embark-blockchain-connector/package.json

@@ -54,8 +54,8 @@
     "embarkjs": "^4.1.1",
     "ethereumjs-tx": "1.3.7",
     "ethereumjs-util": "6.0.0",
-    "ganache-cli": "6.4.3",
-    "web3": "1.2.1"
+    "ganache-cli": "6.7.0",
+    "web3": "1.2.4"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@babel/cli": "7.2.3",

packages/embark-blockchain-listener/package.json

@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@
     "embark-core": "^4.1.1",
     "embark-process-logs-api": "^4.1.1",
     "embark-utils": "^4.1.1",
-    "web3": "1.2.1"
+    "web3": "1.2.4"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@babel/cli": "7.2.3",

packages/embark-blockchain-process/package.json

@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@
     "pump": "3.0.0",
     "semver": "5.6.0",
     "shelljs": "0.8.3",
-    "simples": "0.8.8",
+    "simples": "0.9.0-alpha-10",
     "stream-json": "1.3.0",
     "ws": "7.1.2"
   },

packages/embark-blockchain-process/src/gethClient.js

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ const constants = require('embark-core/constants');
 
 const DEFAULTS = {
   "BIN": "geth",
-  "VERSIONS_SUPPORTED": ">=1.8.14",
+  "VERSIONS_SUPPORTED": ">=1.9.0",
   "NETWORK_TYPE": "custom",
   "NETWORK_ID": 1337,
   "RPC_API": ['eth', 'web3', 'net', 'debug', 'personal'],
@@ -392,4 +392,3 @@ class GethClient {
 }
 
 module.exports = GethClient;
-

packages/embark-blockchain-process/src/parityClient.js

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ const constants = require('embark-core/constants');
 
 const DEFAULTS = {
   "BIN": "parity",
-  "VERSIONS_SUPPORTED": ">=2.0.0",
+  "VERSIONS_SUPPORTED": ">=2.2.1",
   "NETWORK_TYPE": "dev",
   "NETWORK_ID": 17,
   "RPC_API": ["web3", "eth", "pubsub", "net", "parity", "private", "parity_pubsub", "traces", "rpc", "shh", "shh_pubsub"],