No file matches include / exclude patterns when attempting to structure project into sub folders

Serverless Framework
1

I am attempting to organize my project in the following structure:
root

  • serverless.yml
  • functions
    • function-name
      • handler.js
      • function.yml
  • node_modules
    …

I reference the functions in the main serverless.yml:
functions:

  • ${file(./functions/function-name/function.yml)}

and in the function.yml I am attempting to include only the files I will need

FunctionName:
name: ${self:provider.stage}_fnName
description:
handler: handler.doSomething
package:
invididually: true
excludeDevDependencies: true
exclude:
- "**/"
include:
- handler.js
- …/…/node_modules/somepkg/

but I keep getting the following error:
Get Support --------------------------------------------
Docs: docs.serverless.com
Bugs: github.com/serverless/serverless/issues
Issues: forum.serverless.com

Your Environment Information -----------------------------
OS: darwin
Node Version: 8.11.2
Serverless Version: 1.27.3

I have tried various path configurations on node_modules but it appears as soon as I enter the include/exclude in the function, or:
package:
individually: true
excludeDevDependencies: true
exclude:
- “**/*”

in the serverless.yml I get the error?

2

I appears that anytime I reference:
exclude

  • ‘*/**’
    or
    remove devDependencies I get this error.

If I don’t exclude it packages fine but I get everything in the project which is not desired.