• It attaches automatically layers for each function
• It creates a new layer's version when dependencies is updated
• If dependencies is not changed, it does not publish a new layer
• It reduces drastically lambda size
• It reduces deployment time.
• You can share same layers (libraries) among all lambda functions

• NodeJS
• Ruby
• Python

• AWS only (sorry)
• Serverless >= 1.34.0 (layers support)

npm install -D serverless-layers

or

serverless plugin install --name serverless-layers

Add the plugin to your serverless.yml file:

Example:

plugins:
  - serverless-layers
  
custom:
  serverless-layers:
    functions: # optional
      - my_func2
    dependenciesPath: ./package.json

functions:
  my_func1:
    handler: handler.hello
  my_func2:
    handler: handler.hello

Example:

plugins:
  - serverless-layers
  
custom:
  serverless-layers:
    # applies for all lambdas 
    - common:
        dependenciesPath: ./my-folder/package.json
    # apply for foo only
    - foo:
        functions:
          - foo
        dependenciesPath: my-folder/package-foo.json
    - staticArn:
        functions:
          - foo
          - bar
        arn: arn:aws:lambda:us-east-1:<your_account>:layer:node-v13-11-0:5

functions:
  foo:
    handler: handler.hello
  bar:
    handler: handler.hello

• Node >= v6.10.3
• NPM >= 3.10.10
• A valid package.json file

• Ruby >= 2.5
• A valid Gemfile file

• Python >= 2.7
• A valid requirements.txt file

This plugin will setup follow options automatically if not specified at serverless.yml.

serverless-layers-policy.json

{
   "Version":"2012-10-17",
   "Statement":[
      {
         "Effect":"Allow",
         "Action":[
            "s3:PutObject",
            "s3:GetObject"
         ],
         "Resource": "arn:aws:s3:::examplebucket"
      },
      {
         "Effect":"Allow",
         "Action":[
            "cloudformation:DescribeStacks"
         ],
         "Resource": "*"
      },
      {
         "Effect":"Allow",
         "Action":[
            "lambda:PublishLayerVersion"
         ],
         "Resource": "*"
      }
   ]
}

Yes, thank you! This plugin is community-driven, most of its features are from different authors. Please update the docs and tests and add your name to the package.json file. We try to follow Airbnb's JavaScript Style Guide.

MIT