functions/lib/functions/src/index.ts does not exist, can't deploy Cloud Functions

Question

When I try deploying my Firebase cloud functions I get the following error.

Desired behavior: Deploy functions successfully.

Error:

Error: There was an error reading functions/package.json:

functions/lib/index.js does not exist, can't deploy Cloud Functions

Full log:

name@name-MacBook-Pro functions % firebase deploy

=== Deploying to 'newtiktok-21570'...

i deploying functions Running command: npm --prefix "$RESOURCE_DIR" run lint

functions@ lint /Users/name/Desktop/Yoveo/functions eslint "src/**/*"

/Users/name/Desktop/Yoveo/functions/src/index.ts
186:67 warning 'timestamp' is defined but never used
@typescript-eslint/no-unused-vars 377:86 warning 'mediaNum' is defined but never used @typescript-eslint/no-unused-vars 377:104 warning 'commentText' is defined but never used @typescript-eslint/no-unused-vars 377:125 warning 'commentID' is defined but never used @typescript-eslint/no-unused-vars 419:119 warning 'commentID' is defined but never used
@typescript-eslint/no-unused-vars 463:121 warning 'commentID' is defined but never used @typescript-eslint/no-unused-vars 520:75
warning 'mediaNum' is defined but never used
@typescript-eslint/no-unused-vars 732:25 warning 'slap' is defined but never used @typescript-eslint/no-unused-vars

✖ 8 problems (0 errors, 8 warnings)

Running command: npm --prefix "$RESOURCE_DIR" run build ✔ functions: Finished running predeploy script.

Error: There was an error reading functions/package.json:

My p.json:

 {
  "name": "functions",
  "scripts": {
    "lint": "eslint \"src/**/*\"",
    "build": "",
    "serve": "npm run build && firebase emulators:start --only functions",
    "shell": "npm run build && firebase functions:shell",
    "start": "npm run shell",
    "deploy": "firebase deploy --only functions",
    "logs": "firebase functions:log"
  },
  "engines": {
    "node": "12"
  },
  "main": "lib/index.js",
  "dependencies": {
    "firebase-admin": "^9.2.0",
    "firebase-functions": "^3.11.0"
  },
  "devDependencies": {
    "@typescript-eslint/eslint-plugin": "^4.8.1",
    "@typescript-eslint/parser": "^4.8.1",
    "eslint": "^7.14.0",
    "eslint-plugin-import": "^2.22.0",
    "firebase-functions-test": "^0.2.0",
    "typescript": "^3.8.0"
  },
  "private": true
}

Please have a look into this Official Documentation. Please execute npm install from functions folder and deploy again. Could you please share your directory structure? Please also have a look into the Firebase Official Documentation. — Nibrass H

Boris Strandjev Boris Strandjev · Accepted Answer · 2020-12-03T13:34:09

For some reason recently the build flow of firebase functions changed.

It used to be:

npm --prefix ./functions install ./functions
firebase deploy --only functions

now it is:

npm --prefix ./functions install ./functions
npm --prefix ./functions run build
firebase deploy --only functions

I have not researched what caused this change, but adding this as build step fixed the problem for me.

functions/lib/functions/src/index.ts does not exist, can't deploy Cloud Functions

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