Add SVG Sprite Module for icons

documentation/guides/frontend/icons.md

@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+# SVG Icon Sprites in Openverse Frontend
+
+We use SVG for icons in Openverse frontend because it allows for high-quality
+graphics, easy scalability without losing quality, and small file sizes. To
+reduce the number of HTTP requests for icons and reduce load times, we combine
+all of them into a single file called SVG sprite. An SVG sprite is a single SVG
+file that contains multiple SVG symbols. Each symbol can be accessed using its
+unique ID.
+
+This guide explains how to use SVG sprites in Openverse Frontend and how to add
+a new SVG file to the sprite.
+
+## Using SVG Sprites in Openverse Frontend
+
+You can use SVG sprites through the `VIcon` component. To use it, first, import
+it into your component:
+
+```js
+import { VIcon } from "~/components/VIcon"
+```
+
+Then, add the VIcon component to your template, passing the name of the icon as
+a prop:
+
+```html
+<template>
+  <VIcon name="arrow-up" />
+</template>
+```
+
+The name prop is used to identify the icon within the SVG sprite. You can find
+the names of the available icons in the `frontend/src/assets/icons/sprites.json`
+file. The default icons listed in the object with the name `icons` use the name
+as is, without prefixes. To use the license icons, you would need to add
+`license/` as a prefix to the name. For example, to use an `external-link` icon,
+you would use the name `external-link`, and for the `cc-by` icon, you would use
+the name `license/cc-by`.
+
+You can also view a list of all available icons if you go to
+`http://localhost:8443/_icons`. You can copy the icon name (with the prefix, if
+necessary) by clicking on the icon. This page is only available in development
+environment and is not available in production.
+
+## Adding New Icons to the Sprite
+
+Openverse uses
+[svg-sprite-module](https://github.com/nuxt-community/svg-sprite-module) to
+automatically generate the SVG sprite when you add an SVG file to
+`frontned/src/assets/icons/raw/`. It runs when you run `just frontend/run dev`
+or `just frontend/run build`. The module also watches the content of the
+`frontend/src/assets/icons/raw` directory, and re-generates the sprite if you
+add an icon there, so you don't need to re-run the app.
+
+So, to add a new icon to the SVG sprite, you only need to create an SVG file
+containing the icon in `frontend/src/assets/icons/raw/` directory. The name of
+the file without the `.svg` extension will be used in the component. There are
+several requirements for the file:
+
+- It should contain the SVG code for the icon, with a `path` with `id` icon that
+  wraps the inner contents.
+- The color of the icon should be `currentColor`. This allows the icon to
+  inherit the color of the parent element. Also, remove white backgrounds from
+  the icon.
+- It should have a `viewBox` attribute with the dimensions of the icon.
+  Openverse uses 24x24 icons. If you are exporting the icon from Figma, resize
+  the containing frame to 24x24 before exporting.

frontend/.storybook/main.js

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 const { nuxifyStorybook } = require("../.nuxt-storybook/storybook/main")
 
-module.exports = nuxifyStorybook({
+const storybook = nuxifyStorybook({
   webpackFinal(config) {
     // extend config here
 
@@ -13,3 +13,11 @@ module.exports = nuxifyStorybook({
     // Add your addons here
   ],
 })
+
+const generatedIconsStory = storybook.stories.indexOf(
+  "@nuxtjs/svg-sprite/stories/*.stories.js"
+)
+storybook.stories[generatedIconsStory] =
+  "../node_modules/@nuxtjs/svg-sprite/stories/*.stories.js"
+
+module.exports = storybook

frontend/nuxt.config.ts

@@ -155,6 +155,7 @@ const config: NuxtConfig = {
     "@nuxtjs/composition-api/module",
     "@nuxtjs/style-resources",
     "@nuxtjs/svg",
+    "@nuxtjs/svg-sprite",
     "@nuxtjs/eslint-module",
     "@pinia/nuxt",
   ],
@@ -174,6 +175,10 @@ const config: NuxtConfig = {
     { path: "/healthcheck", handler: "~/server-middleware/healthcheck.js" },
     { path: "/robots.txt", handler: "~/server-middleware/robots.js" },
   ],
+  svgSprite: {
+    input: "~/assets/svg/raw",
+    output: "~/assets/svg/sprite",
+  },
   i18n: {
     baseUrl: "https://openverse.org",
     locales: openverseLocales,

frontend/package.json

@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@
     "@nuxtjs/sentry": "^7.1.4",
     "@nuxtjs/sitemap": "^2.4.0",
     "@nuxtjs/svg": "^0.4.0",
+    "@nuxtjs/svg-sprite": "0.5.2",
     "@pinia/nuxt": "0.2.1",
     "@popperjs/core": "^2.11.2",
     "@tailwindcss/typography": "^0.5.9",

frontend/src/components/VAudioTrack/VPlayPause.vue

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
     v-bind="$attrs"
     :tabindex="isTabbable ? 0 : -1"
     class="play-pause flex-shrink-0 border-dark-charcoal bg-dark-charcoal text-white focus-visible:border-pink focus-visible:shadow-ring focus-visible:outline-none active:shadow-ring disabled:opacity-70"
-    :icon-props="icon === undefined ? undefined : { iconPath: icon }"
+    :icon-props="icon === undefined ? undefined : { name: icon }"
     :label="$t(label)"
     :button-props="buttonProps"
     @click.stop.prevent="handleClick"
@@ -38,14 +38,10 @@ import type { ButtonConnections, ButtonVariant } from "~/types/button"
 
 import VIconButton from "~/components/VIconButton/VIconButton.vue"
 
-import playIcon from "~/assets/icons/play.svg"
-import pauseIcon from "~/assets/icons/pause.svg"
-import replayIcon from "~/assets/icons/replay.svg"
-
 const statusIconMap = {
-  playing: pauseIcon,
-  paused: playIcon,
-  played: replayIcon,
+  playing: "pause",
+  paused: "play",
+  played: "replay",
   loading: undefined,
 } as const
 

frontend/src/components/VBackToSearchResultsLink.vue

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
     class="time inline-flex flex-row items-center gap-2 rounded-sm p-2 pe-3 text-xs font-semibold text-dark-charcoal-70 hover:text-dark-charcoal"
     v-bind="$attrs"
   >
-    <VIcon :icon-path="chevronIcon" :rtl-flip="true" />
+    <VIcon name="chevron-left" :rtl-flip="true" />
     {{ $t("single-result.back") }}
   </VLink>
 </template>
@@ -15,8 +15,6 @@ import { defineComponent } from "vue"
 import VIcon from "~/components/VIcon/VIcon.vue"
 import VLink from "~/components/VLink.vue"
 
-import chevronIcon from "~/assets/icons/chevron-left.svg"
-
 /**
  * This link takes the user from a single result back to the list of all
  * results. It only appears if the user navigated from the search results.
@@ -27,8 +25,5 @@ export default defineComponent({
     VLink,
   },
   inheritAttrs: false,
-  setup() {
-    return { chevronIcon }
-  },
 })
 </script>

frontend/src/components/VCheckbox/VCheckbox.vue

@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
         v-else
         v-show="localCheckedState"
         class="absolute inset-0 transform text-white"
-        :icon-path="checkIcon"
+        name="check"
         :size="5"
       />
     </span>
@@ -64,8 +64,6 @@ import { defineEvent } from "~/types/emits"
 
 import VIcon from "~/components/VIcon/VIcon.vue"
 
-import checkIcon from "~/assets/icons/check.svg"
-
 type CheckboxAttrs = {
   name: string
   value: string
@@ -182,7 +180,6 @@ export default defineComponent({
       })
     }
     return {
-      checkIcon,
       localCheckedState,
       labelClasses,
       inputAttrs,

frontend/src/components/VCloseButton.vue

@@ -1,14 +1,7 @@
 <template>
   <VIconButton
-    :button-props="{
-      variant:
-        variant === 'black'
-          ? 'plain--avoid'
-          : variant === 'filled-white-light'
-          ? 'filled-white'
-          : variant,
-    }"
-    :icon-props="{ iconPath }"
+    :button-props="buttonProps"
+    :icon-props="iconProps"
     :borderless="true"
     :size="size"
     :class="{
@@ -24,12 +17,19 @@
 <script lang="ts">
 import { computed, defineComponent, PropType } from "vue"
 
+import type { ButtonVariant } from "~/types/button"
+
 import VIconButton from "~/components/VIconButton/VIconButton.vue"
 
 import type { TranslateResult } from "vue-i18n"
 
-import closeIcon from "~/assets/icons/close.svg"
-import closeIconSmall from "~/assets/icons/close-small.svg"
+type CloseButtonVariant =
+  | "filled-white"
+  | "filled-white-light"
+  | "filled-transparent"
+  | "filled-dark"
+  | "black"
+  | "plain--avoid"
 
 /**
  * The square icon button with a cross in it. Used to close popovers,
@@ -54,13 +54,7 @@ export default defineComponent({
      * @default "filled-white-light"
      */
     variant: {
-      type: String as PropType<
-        | "filled-white"
-        | "filled-white-light"
-        | "filled-transparent"
-        | "filled-dark"
-        | "black"
-      >,
+      type: String as PropType<CloseButtonVariant>,
       default: "filled-white-light",
     },
     /**
@@ -81,12 +75,23 @@ export default defineComponent({
     },
   },
   setup(props) {
-    const iconPath = computed<string>(() => {
-      return props.iconSize === "small" ? closeIconSmall : closeIcon
+    const iconProps = computed(() => {
+      return { name: props.iconSize === "small" ? "close-small" : "close" }
+    })
+
+    const buttonProps = computed<{ variant: ButtonVariant }>(() => {
+      const variant =
+        props.variant === "black"
+          ? "plain--avoid"
+          : props.variant === "filled-white-light"
+          ? "filled-white"
+          : props.variant
+      return { variant }
     })
 
     return {
-      iconPath,
+      buttonProps,
+      iconProps,
     }
   },
 })

frontend/src/components/VContentLink/VContentLink.vue

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
     @keydown.native.shift.tab.exact="$emit('shift-tab', $event)"
   >
     <div class="flex flex-col items-start md:flex-row md:items-center">
-      <VIcon :icon-path="iconPath" />
+      <VIcon :name="mediaType" />
       <p class="hidden pt-1 font-semibold md:block md:ps-2 md:pt-0 md:text-2xl">
         {{ $t(`search-type.see-${mediaType}`) }}
       </p>
@@ -27,24 +27,15 @@
 import { computed, defineComponent, PropType } from "vue"
 
 import { useI18nResultsCount } from "~/composables/use-i18n-utilities"
-import { AUDIO, IMAGE, SupportedMediaType } from "~/constants/media"
+import type { SupportedMediaType } from "~/constants/media"
 
 import { defineEvent } from "~/types/emits"
 
-import VIcon from "~/components/VIcon/VIcon.vue"
 import VLink from "~/components/VLink.vue"
 
-import audioIcon from "~/assets/icons/audio-wave.svg"
-import imageIcon from "~/assets/icons/image.svg"
-
-const iconMapping = {
-  [AUDIO]: audioIcon,
-  [IMAGE]: imageIcon,
-}
-
 export default defineComponent({
   name: "VContentLink",
-  components: { VIcon, VLink },
+  components: { VLink },
   props: {
     /**
      * One of the media types supported.
@@ -72,14 +63,11 @@ export default defineComponent({
     "shift-tab": defineEvent<[KeyboardEvent]>(),
   },
   setup(props) {
-    const iconPath = computed(() => iconMapping[props.mediaType])
     const { getI18nCount } = useI18nResultsCount()
     const hasResults = computed(() => props.resultsCount > 0)
     const resultsCountLabel = computed(() => getI18nCount(props.resultsCount))
 
     return {
-      iconPath,
-      imageIcon,
       resultsCountLabel,
       hasResults,
     }

frontend/src/components/VContentReport/VContentReportButton.vue

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
     <span class="hidden text-sr md:inline md:text-base">{{
       $t("media-details.content-report.long")
     }}</span>
-    <VIcon :icon-path="icons.flag" class="ms-2" />
+    <VIcon name="flag" class="ms-2" />
   </VButton>
 </template>
 
@@ -19,18 +19,9 @@ import { defineComponent } from "vue"
 import VIcon from "~/components/VIcon/VIcon.vue"
 import VButton from "~/components/VButton.vue"
 
-import flagIcon from "~/assets/icons/flag.svg"
-
 export default defineComponent({
   name: "VContentReportButton",
   components: { VButton, VIcon },
-  setup() {
-    return {
-      icons: {
-        flag: flagIcon,
-      },
-    }
-  },
 })
 </script>