add: build bundle to deploy to Google Cloud Platform

Author: amsokol

.gitignore

@@ -57,3 +57,4 @@ typings/
 # dotenv environment variables file
 .env
 
+helloWorld.zip

.vscode/tasks.json

@@ -18,6 +18,11 @@
                 "kind": "build",
                 "isDefault": true
             }
+        },
+        {
+            "type": "npm",
+            "script": "package-zip(windows)",
+            "problemMatcher": []
         }
     ]
 }

README.md

@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
-# Google Cloud Functions TypeScript starter project
+# Google (Cloud Platform) Cloud Functions TypeScript starter project
 
 <!-- TOC -->
 
 - [Clone project](#clone-project)
-- [Build project from command-line](#build-project-from-command-line)
-- [Deploy project to Cloud Functions Local Emulator from command-line](#deploy-project-to-cloud-functions-local-emulator-from-command-line)
+- [Build project (command-line)](#build-project-command-line)
+- [Deploy project to Cloud Functions Local Emulator (command-line)](#deploy-project-to-cloud-functions-local-emulator-command-line)
+- [Build bundle to deploy to Google Cloud Platform (command-line)](#build-bundle-to-deploy-to-google-cloud-platform-command-line)
 
 <!-- /TOC -->
 
@@ -28,7 +29,7 @@ Optional. You can open project in Visual Studio Code to to build and deploy proj
 code .
 ```
 
-## Build project from command-line
+## Build project (command-line)
 
 If you prefer command-line interface instead of Visual Studio Code than use the next commands to build project.
 
@@ -46,7 +47,7 @@ tsc
 
 File `index.js` is generated and is ready to deploy to **Cloud Functions**
 
-## Deploy project to Cloud Functions Local Emulator from command-line
+## Deploy project to Cloud Functions Local Emulator (command-line)
 
 If you prefer command-line interface instead of Visual Studio Code than use the next commands to deploy project.
 
@@ -71,3 +72,18 @@ npm run deploy-local
 Open [helloWorld](http://localhost:8010/amsokol-me/us-central1/helloWorld) link in browser to see results.
 
 See [Cloud Functions Local Emulator](https://cloud.google.com/functions/docs/emulator) for more details.
+
+## Build bundle to deploy to Google Cloud Platform (command-line)
+
+If you prefer command-line interface instead of Visual Studio Code than use the next commands to create zip archive for deployment.
+
+For Windows using PowerShell:
+
+```bash
+npm run package-zip(windows)
+```
+
+It creates `helloWorld.zip` that includes `index.js`, `package.json`, `settings.json` files.
+`helloWorld.zip` is ready to be deployed to **Google Cloud Platform**.
+
+See [Deploying from Your Local Machine](https://cloud.google.com/functions/docs/deploying/filesystem) for more details.

package.json

@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@
   "description": "Google Cloud Functions TypeScript starter project",
   "main": "index.js",
   "scripts": {
-    "deploy-local": "tsc && functions deploy helloWorld --trigger-http"
+    "deploy-local": "tsc && functions deploy helloWorld --trigger-http",
+    "package-zip(windows)": "powershell Compress-Archive -Force -LiteralPath index.js, package.json, settings.json -DestinationPath helloWorld.zip"
   },
   "author": "Aleksandr Sokolovskii",
   "license": "Apache-2.0",