(aws-lambda-nodejs): Allow `followSymlink` override in bundling
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Description
### Describe the feature
Currently, `bundling` does not allow setting the `followSymlink` mode. I would like to pass that down to the `Code.fromAsset` call that bundling ultimately makes.
### Use Case
node_modules installed in a layer do not work out of the box with ES Modules. I would like to use the workaround shown [here](https://github.com/vibe/aws-esm-modules-layer-support).
### Proposed Solution
Pass down `followSymlinks` in the same way that `assetHash` is.
### Other Information
This doesn't currently work because the default `followSymlink` mode tries to dereference the link I'm adding in an `afterBundling` command hook.
### Acknowledgements
- [x] I may be able to implement this feature request
- [ ] This feature might incur a breaking change
### CDK version used
2.32.1
### Environment details (OS name and version, etc.)
macOS Monterey
Contributor guide
Research direction
Start at the aws-lambda-nodejs bundling entry point and trace the Code.fromAsset call, comparing how assetHash is passed through. Add the followSymlinks override consistently and verify that bundling preserves the requested symlink behavior, including the afterBundling case described in the issue.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- aws, node.js, typescript
- Domain
- build-system, cloud
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 45/100