Dependencies

Developers can add, remove and update Dependencies through the Console.

Click the Dependencies option under Settings to see your Dependencies in the Functions Editor.

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This list includes all the npm modules currently installed for the deployed Function.

1. Enter the name and version of the npm module you want to include in the first row of empty fields.

2. Click Add. This will prepare your next Deployment to install and bundle the npm module with your Functions.

1. Find the npm module you want to update in the Dependencies list and click Edit. Then, enter the new version you want to use in the Version field.

2. Click Update. This will update the version of the npm module to the specified version on the next Deployment of your Functions.

1. Click Delete to remove any package you want to remove from Dependencies. On the next Deployment of your Functions, the package will no longer be included.

If you have created your project using the Serverless Toolkit, you will manage your project dependencies using your preferred Node.js package manager and the package.json file instead of the Twilio Console.

On project creation, package.json should include some minimum defaults, such as the following:

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// package.json
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{
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  // Other values omitted...
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  "dependencies": {
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    "twilio": "^3.56",
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    "@twilio/runtime-handler": "1.2.1"
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  },
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  "devDependencies": {
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    "twilio-run": "^3.4.0"
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  }
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}

1. Use your package manager of choice to install any new dependencies or development dependencies. Using npm, an example command would be:

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   npm install axios

2. Deploy your project to ensure that the dependency is available for the deployed Function. For example:

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   twilio serverless:deploy

1. Update the version of the intended dependency

   • Use your package manager of choice to update your intended dependency. For example:

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     npm update axios

   • Manually change the dependency's version range in package.json, then run the equivalent of npm install to install the newly specified version.

2. Deploy your project to ensure that the dependency is available for the deployed Function. For example:

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   twilio serverless:deploy

1. Use your package manager of choice to remove the desired dependency. For example:

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   npm uninstall axios

2. Deploy your project to ensure that the dependency is removed from all subsequent deployments. For example:

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   twilio serverless:deploy

For additional details, check out the Project Dependencies section of the Serverless Toolkit docs.

Functions(Classic) is a prior version of Twilio Functions. This is completely independent of the current Functions and Assets API and works in conjunction with Assets(Classic).

Developers can add, remove and update Dependencies through the Console. Dependencies can be found in Functions Settings under the Dependencies header. This list includes all the npm modules currently installed in the Functions Environment.

1. Click the + button at the top of the Packages list. This will add a new row to the Packages table.

2. Enter the name and version of the npm module you want to include in the new row.

3. Click Save. This will install and deploy the npm module to the Functions Environment.

1. Find the npm module you want to update in the Packages list. Then enter the new version you want to use in the Version field.

2. Click Save. This will update the version of the npm module and deploy the Functions Environment with the specified version.

1. Click the x on the npm module that you want to remove from your Packages list.
2. Click Save. The npm module will be uninstalled, and the Functions Environment will be deployed to complete the removal.