Google Cloud Functions - Private Github repo in package.json

Does GCF support private repo as a dependency in package.json ?

"dependencies": {
    "some-package": "git+ssh://[e-mail]:myorg/myproject"
}

?

Today I am making sure the machine I run this from has ssh access to our organization GH account, but I am wondering how to achieve that via GCF.

[mderazon]

Response from Google in the cloud functions beta testers forum:

Installing npm modules from a private registry is indeed not supported in Cloud Functions at the moment. They are treated as public modules, and this is why you get the error. The workarounds described in stackoverflow, including yours, are probably your best bet at the moment. But thanks for reporting - we will consider adding the right support for private modules in the near future so that they could work if you specify the .npmrc file.

[erichiggins]

I was having this issue yesterday and found a reasonable workaround based in the linked StackOverflow answer. Hope it helps others that might be running into this!