favicon key doesn't support data URIs

[brandonb927]

webpack 2.2.0
html-webpack-plugin 2.26.0

I get this error when trying to use a data URI for a blank favicon:

ERROR in   Error: HtmlWebpackPlugin: could not load file /project/path/data:image/x-icon;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAABAAAAAQEAYAAABPYyMiAAAABmJLR0T/8JWPfcAAAACXBIWXMAAABIAAAASABGyWs+AAAAF0lEQVRIx2NgGAWjYBSMglEwCkbBSAcACBAAAeaR9cIAAAAASUVORK5CYII=

It looks like the plugin is trying to load the data URI as if it were a local file in the filesystem. I might look into submitting a PR to fix this if nobody picks it up, it's not a deal breaker by any means but a nicety.

[jantimon]

Actually we planed to remove favicon from the HtmlWebpackPlugin because of https://github.com/jantimon/favicons-webpack-plugin
Unfortunately the favicons-webpack-plugin never reached a stable release because of a missing cache feature in webpack itself

[brandonb927]

Ah ok I will use that plugin instead and close this Issue.

[morewry]

For anyone else wanting to do this, check out the linked issue. Apparently the favicon plugin doesn't support this either.

[lock]

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