Is it possible to add custom netlify functions

Hey there 👋

I’m trying to deploy my svelte kit app to netlify, which seems to be working perfectly, when using the adapter.

However, I also wanted to deploy a custom function of mine and I noticed that this function is never deployed to netlify. Only the function called render.

I also noticed that when I add my custom function to the specified functions directory and then run npm run build, my custom function is removed from the functions folder and only the render function is still there.

I’m wondering am I missing something here or is it currently not possible to add a custom function to netlify when using the adapter ?

Thanks in advance 🙇‍♂️

[ClaytonFarr]

@benmccann I think this is still a real issue and need.

There is unique Netlify functionality that doesn’t seem accessible via SvelteKit endpoints yet.

Two examples I’m currently encountering are -

1. Not able to take advantage of specially named functions that trigger on events (https://docs.netlify.com/functions/trigger-on-events)
2. Not able to access user context information from Netlify authentication product ‘Identity’; this is needed to be able to perform admin actions (https://docs.netlify.com/functions/functions-and-identity)

I’m not sure if / when it’ll make sense for SvelteKit to afford this ability via endpoints (esp if #2 is unique to Netlify only).

But, being able to create and include additional serverless functions in the build somehow (e.g. copying files from an aliased directory into the ‘build/functions’ directory) should make this work.

Without it, I’m finding myself running in circles trying to implement a full auth solution using Netlify.

If there’s a way to work around this in the short, that’d be great to know.

Thanks.

[sw-yx]

@ClaytonFarr yes i do think that there may be a way to handle this, but also the netlify adapter was probably not created with this usecase in mind so we may want to fix this uptstream. examples would help motivate the discussion.

fwiw i used to work at netlify and helped make netlify dev so thats why im volunteering since my background can probably help here