Lambda Functions bundling failed due to non required 'encoding' module

I have issues with deployment on Netlify with dependency ‘encoding’ which is not used by my project explicitly. I discovered that once I added faunadb dependency to my project. npm run build of vue-cli works fine locally, but fails on Netlify.

Configuration

netlify.toml

[build]
  functions = "lambda"
  publish = "dist"

package.json

"scripts": {
    "serve": "vue-cli-service serve",
    "build": "vue-cli-service build",
    "lint": "vue-cli-service lint",
    "lambda-serve": "netlify-lambda serve src/lambda"
  },
  "dependencies": {
    "@tailwindcss/custom-forms": "^0.2.1",
    "axios": "^0.21.0",
    "axios-extensions": "^3.1.3",
    "core-js": "^3.6.4",
    "faunadb": "^4.0.0",
    "form-data": "^3.0.0",
    "fuse.js": "^6.4.5",
    "node-sass": "^4.14.1",
    "qs": "^6.9.6",
    "sass-loader": "^8.0.2",
    "tailwindcss": "^1.9.6",
    "vue": "^2.6.11",
    "vue-js-modal": "^2.0.0-rc.3"
  },
  "devDependencies": {
    "@vue/cli-plugin-babel": "~4.3.0",
    "@vue/cli-plugin-eslint": "~4.3.0",
    "@vue/cli-service": "~4.3.0",
    "babel-eslint": "^10.1.0",
    "eslint": "^6.7.2",
    "eslint-plugin-vue": "^6.2.2",
    "node-fetch": "^2.6.0",
    "postcss-import": "^12.0.1",
    "vue-cli-plugin-netlify-lambda": "~0.1.1",
    "vue-template-compiler": "^2.6.11"
  },

Environment Info

  System:
    OS: Windows 10 10.0.18363
    CPU: (8) x64 AMD Ryzen 5 2500U with Radeon Vega Mobile Gfx
    Memory: 2.05 GB / 6.92 GB
  Binaries:
    Node: 13.9.0 - C:\Program Files\nodejs\node.EXE
    npm: 6.13.7 - C:\Program Files\nodejs\npm.CMD

Deploy logs

3:46:14 PM: ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
3:46:14 PM:   Dependencies installation error                               
3:46:14 PM: ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
3:46:14 PM: ​
3:46:14 PM:   Error message
3:46:14 PM:   A Netlify Function failed to require one of its dependencies.
3:46:14 PM:   If the dependency is a Node module, please make sure it is present in the site's top-level "package.json".
  If it is a local file instead, please make sure the file exists and its filename is correctly spelled.
3:46:14 PM: ​
3:46:14 PM:   In file "/opt/build/repo/lambda/currency-rates.js"
3:46:14 PM:   Cannot find module 'encoding'
3:46:14 PM:   Require stack:
3:46:14 PM:   - /opt/buildhome/.netlify-build-nvm/versions/node/v12.16.3/lib/node_modules/@netlify/build/node_modules/@netlify/zip-it-and-ship-it/src/node_dependencies/resolve.js
3:46:14 PM:   - /opt/buildhome/.netlify-build-nvm/versions/node/v12.16.3/lib/node_modules/@netlify/build/node_modules/@netlify/zip-it-and-ship-it/src/node_dependencies/index.js
3:46:14 PM:   - /opt/buildhome/.netlify-build-nvm/versions/node/v12.16.3/lib/node_modules/@netlify/build/node_modules/@netlify/zip-it-and-ship-it/src/main.js
3:46:14 PM:   - /opt/buildhome/.netlify-build-nvm/versions/node/v12.16.3/lib/node_modules/@netlify/build/src/plugins_core/functions/index.js
3:46:14 PM:   - /opt/buildhome/.netlify-build-nvm/versions/node/v12.16.3/lib/node_modules/@netlify/build/src/commands/get.js
3:46:14 PM:   - /opt/buildhome/.netlify-build-nvm/versions/node/v12.16.3/lib/node_modules/@netlify/build/src/core/main.js
3:46:14 PM:   - /opt/buildhome/.netlify-build-nvm/versions/node/v12.16.3/lib/node_modules/@netlify/build/src/core/bin.js

[erezrokah]

Thanks @lambrospetrou, docs are not open source. I’ll open an issue for our docs team per you great suggestion 😃

[MisterJimson]

I’m seeing a similar problem.

Error message
5:59:05 PM:   A Netlify Function failed to require one of its dependencies.
5:59:05 PM:   Please make sure it is present in the site's top-level "package.json".
​
5:59:05 PM:   In file "/opt/build/repo/netlify/functions/next_careers/next_careers.js"
5:59:05 PM:   Cannot find module '@react-native-async-storage/async-storage'

Its not a React Native project, and we don’t use that module.