Dev build fails with error No loader is configured for ".vcf" files

[taciturnaxolotl]

Describe the bug

In my function, I have a line that loads a .VCF file as a const, and it was building fine yesterday but now today it is failing with the error. This syntax for loading a file in a function is from following this tutorial on the netlify blog https://www.netlify.com/blog/2021/08/12/how-to-include-files-in-netlify-serverless-functions/:

Error: Build failed with 1 error:
netlify/functions/analytics/analytics.js:8:30: ERROR: No loader is configured for ".vcf" files: netlify/functions/analytics/output.vcf
    at failureErrorWithLog (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/netlify-cli/node_modules/@netlify/zip-it-and-ship-it/node_modules/esbuild/lib/main.js:1649:15)
    at /usr/local/lib/node_modules/netlify-cli/node_modules/@netlify/zip-it-and-ship-it/node_modules/esbuild/lib/main.js:1058:25
    at runOnEndCallbacks (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/netlify-cli/node_modules/@netlify/zip-it-and-ship-it/node_modules/esbuild/lib/main.js:1484:45)
    at buildResponseToResult (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/netlify-cli/node_modules/@netlify/zip-it-and-ship-it/node_modules/esbuild/lib/main.js:1056:7)
    at /usr/local/lib/node_modules/netlify-cli/node_modules/@netlify/zip-it-and-ship-it/node_modules/esbuild/lib/main.js:1085:16
    at responseCallbacks.<computed> (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/netlify-cli/node_modules/@netlify/zip-it-and-ship-it/node_modules/esbuild/lib/main.js:703:9)
    at handleIncomingPacket (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/netlify-cli/node_modules/@netlify/zip-it-and-ship-it/node_modules/esbuild/lib/main.js:763:9)
    at Socket.readFromStdout (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/netlify-cli/node_modules/@netlify/zip-it-and-ship-it/node_modules/esbuild/lib/main.js:679:7)
    at Socket.emit (node:events:519:28)
    at Socket.emit (node:domain:488:12)

  System:
    OS: macOS 14.1.1
    CPU: (4) x64 Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-7360U CPU @ 2.30GHz
  Binaries:
    Node: 21.2.0 - /usr/local/bin/node
    npm: 10.2.4 - /usr/local/bin/npm
  Browsers:
    Safari: 17.1
  npmGlobalPackages:
    netlify-cli: 17.7.0

Steps to reproduce

1. clone kcoderhtml/ddg-vcf and link with Netlify via netlify link
2. run netlify build
3. run netlify dev

Configuration

example netlify.toml

[build] command = "" functions = "netlify/functions" publish = "dist"

[dev] command = "" functions = "netlify/functions" publish = "dist"

[[redirects]] from = "/api/*" to = "/.netlify/functions/:splat" status = 200

[[plugins]] package = "/plugins/config"

Environment

System: OS: macOS 14.1.1 CPU: (4) x64 Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-7360U CPU @ 2.30GHz Memory: 31.07 MB / 8.00 GB Shell: 5.9 - /bin/zsh Binaries: Node: 21.2.0 - /usr/local/bin/node npm: 10.2.4 - /usr/local/bin/npm pnpm: 8.6.5 - /usr/local/bin/pnpm npmGlobalPackages: netlify-cli: 17.7.0