pack-lambda

Leverages npm's pack cmd to create a zip file that can be deployed to AWS Lambda

Install

npm i --save-dev pack-lambda

Setup

package.json

Use bundledDependencies to include dependencies within the package.

"scripts": {
    "package": "pack-lambda -m build/: --exclude-version --exclude-scope"
}
...
"dependencies": {
    "aws-sdk": "2.x.x",
    "node-fetch": "2.x.x"
}
...
"bundledDependencies": [
    "node-fetch"
]

.npmignore

Use the .npmignore file to define what should be packaged within the zip.

*
!/node_modules/**
!/build/**
!/package.json

Run

npm run build

Options

Move any files inside the build/ directory up to the root.

pack-lambda -m build/:

Move any files inside build/ into a dist/ directory.

pack-lambda -m build/:dist/

Multiple mappings.

pack-lambda -m build/:dist/ -m conf/:config/

Exclude version from output filename

pack-lambda --exclude-version

Exclude npm scope from output filename. If the package name is @company/package then the output zip name will be package-1.0.0.zip.

pack-lambda --exclude-scope