🔀 Merge pull request #141 from Lissy93/FEATURE/brand-icon-support

[FEATURE] - Support for Material Icons
Closes #139

.github/CHANGELOG.md

@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## ✨ 1.5.7 - Adds Support for Material Design Icons [PR #141](https://github.com/Lissy93/dashy/pull/141)
+- Enables user to use any icon from [materialdesignicons.com](https://dev.materialdesignicons.com/icons), Re: #139
+- Also adds support for [simpleicons.org](https://simpleicons.org/)
+- Assets only loaded when needed
+- Adds docs for using MDI icons
+
 ## ⚡️ 1.5.6 - Refactor + Couple of small things [PR #135](https://github.com/Lissy93/dashy/pull/135)
 - The main Dockerfile now uses yarn.lock instead of package-lock.json
 - Adds a check to verify password is not empty in cloud backup screen

README.md

@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ Are using Dashy? Want to share your dashboard here too - [Submit your Screenshot
 
 > For full setup instructions, see: [**Deployment**](./docs/deployment.md)
 
-#### Deploying from Docker Hub 🐳
+### Deploying from Docker Hub 🐳
 
 You will need [Docker](https://docs.docker.com/get-docker/) installed on your system
 
@@ -122,13 +122,12 @@ docker run -d \
 ```
 
 If you prefer to use Docker Compose, [here is an example](./docs/deployment.md#using-docker-compose).
-You can also build the Docker container from source, by cloning the repo, cd'ing into it and running `docker build .` and `docker compose up`.
 
 > Once you've got Dashy running, you can take a look at [App Management Docs](./docs/management.md), for info on using health checks, provisioning assets, configuring web servers, securing your app, logs, performance and more.
 
-#### Deploying from Source 🚀
+### Deploying from Source 🚀
 
-You will need both [git](https://git-scm.com/downloads) and the latest or LTS version of [Node.js](https://nodejs.org/) installed on your system
+You will need [git](https://git-scm.com/downloads), the latest or LTS version of [Node.js](https://nodejs.org/) and (optionally) [Yarn](https://yarnpkg.com/) installed on your system.
 
 - Get Code: `git clone git@github.com:Lissy93/dashy.git` and `cd dashy`
 - Configuration: Fill in you're settings in `./public/conf.yml`
@@ -138,7 +137,7 @@ You will need both [git](https://git-scm.com/downloads) and the latest or LTS ve
 
 > See docs [Full list of Dashy's commands](./docs/management.md#basic-commands)
 
-#### Deploy to the Cloud ☁️
+### Deploy to the Cloud ☁️
 
 Dashy supports 1-Click deployments on several popular cloud platforms. To spin up a new instance, just click a link below:
 - [<img src="https://i.ibb.co/ZxtzrP3/netlify.png" width="18"/> Deploy to Netlify](https://app.netlify.com/start/deploy?repository=https://github.com/lissy93/dashy)
@@ -207,7 +206,8 @@ Both sections and items can have an icon associated with them, and defined under
 - **Generative**: Setting `icon: generative`, will generate a unique for a given service, based on it's URL or IP
 - **Emoji**: Use an emoji as a tile icon, by putting the emoji's code as the icon attribute. Emojis can be specified either as emojis (`🚀`), unicode (`'U+1F680'`) or shortcode (`':rocket:'`).
 - **URL**: You can also pass in a URL to an icon asset, hosted either locally or using any CDN service. E.g. `icon: https://i.ibb.co/710B3Yc/space-invader-x256.png`.
-- **Local Image**: To use a local image, store it in `./public/item-icons/` (or create a volume in Docker: `-v /local/image/directory:/app/public/item-icons/`) , and reference it by name and extension - e.g. set `icon: image.png` to use `./public/item-icon/image.png`. You can also use sub-folders here if you have a lot of icons, to keep them organized.
+- **Local Image**: To use a local image, store it in `./public/item-icons/` (or create a volume in Docker: `-v /local/image/directory:/app/public/item-icons/`) , and reference it by name and extension - e.g. set `icon: image.png` to use `./public/item-icon/image.png`. You can also use sub-folders here.
+- **Material Design Icons**: You can also use any icon from [materialdesignicons.com](https://dev.materialdesignicons.com/icons) by setting the icon to `mdi-[icon-name]`.
 
 **[⬆️ Back to Top](#dashy)**
 

docs/configuring.md

@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ To disallow any changes from being written to disk via the UI config editor, set
 
 **Field** | **Type** | **Required**| **Description**
 --- | --- | --- | ---
-**`icon`** | `string` | _Optional_ | The icon for a given item or section. Can be a font-awesome icon, favicon, remote URL or local URL. If set to `favicon`, the icon will be automatically fetched from the items website URL. To use font-awesome, specify the category, followed by the icon name, e.g. `fas fa-rocket`, `fab fa-monero` or `fal fa-duck` - note that to use pro icons, you mut specify `appConfig.fontAwesomeKey`. If set to `generative`, then a unique icon is generated from the apps URL or IP. You can also use hosted any by specifying it's URL, e.g. `https://i.ibb.co/710B3Yc/space-invader-x256.png`. To use a local image, first store it in `./public/item-icons/` (or `-v /app/public/item-icons/` in Docker) , and reference it by name and extension - e.g. set `image.png` to use `./public/item-icon/image.png`, you can also use sub-folders if you have a lot of icons, to keep them organised.
+**`icon`** | `string` | _Optional_ | The icon for a given item or section. Can be a font-awesome icon, favicon, remote URL or local URL. If set to `favicon`, the icon will be automatically fetched from the items website URL. To use font-awesome, specify the category, followed by the icon name, e.g. `fas fa-rocket`, `fab fa-monero` or `fal fa-duck` - note that to use pro icons, you mut specify `appConfig.fontAwesomeKey`. Similarly, you can also use [simple-icons](https://simpleicons.org/) by setting icon to `si-[icon-name]` or [material-design-icons](https://dev.materialdesignicons.com/icons) by setting icon to `mdi-[icon-name]`. If set to `generative`, then a unique icon is generated from the apps URL or IP. You can also use hosted any by specifying it's URL, e.g. `https://i.ibb.co/710B3Yc/space-invader-x256.png`. To use a local image, first store it in `./public/item-icons/` (or `-v /app/public/item-icons/` in Docker) , and reference it by name and extension - e.g. set `image.png` to use `./public/item-icon/image.png`, you can also use sub-folders if you have a lot of icons, to keep them organised.
 
 **[⬆️ Back to Top](#configuring)**
 

docs/icons.md

@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ Both sections and items can have an icon, which is specified using the `icon` at
   <img width="500" src="https://i.ibb.co/GTVmZnc/dashy-example-icons.png" />
 </p>
 
+Note that, if you are using icons from an external source (like font-awesome or material-design-icons), then the relevant font file will be loaded in automatically if and when needed, but combining icons from multiple services may have a negative impact on performance.
+
 ### Font Awesome
 You can use any [Font Awesome Icon](https://fontawesome.com/icons) simply by specifying it's identifier. This is in the format of `[category] [name]` and can be found on the page for any given icon on the Font Awesome site. For example: `fas fa-rocket`, `fab fa-monero` or `fas fa-unicorn`.
 
@@ -54,7 +56,7 @@ You can use almost any emoji as an icon for items or sections. You can specify t
   <img width="580" src="https://i.ibb.co/YLwgTf9/emoji-icons-1.png" />
 </p>
 
-The following example shows the unicode options available, all three will render the 🚀 emoji.
+The following examples will all render the same rocket (🚀) emoji:
 
 ```yaml
 items:
@@ -74,5 +76,25 @@ You may also want to store your icons locally, bundled within Dashy so that ther
 
 You can also use sub-folders within the `item-icons` directory to keep things organised. You would then specify an icon with it's folder name slash image name. For example: `networking/monit.png`
 
+### Material Design Icons
+Dashy also supports 5000+ [material-design-icons](https://github.com/Templarian/MaterialDesign). To use these, first find the name/ slug for your icon [here](https://dev.materialdesignicons.com/icons), and then prefix is with `mdi-`.
+
+For example:
+```yaml
+sections:
+- name: Material Design Icons Example
+  items:
+  - title: Alien Icon
+    icon: mdi-alien 
+  - title: Fire Icon
+    icon: mdi-fire 
+  - title: Dino Icon
+    icon: mdi-google-downasaur 
+
+```
+
+### Simple Icons
+To use glyphs from [SimpleIcons.org](https://simpleicons.org/), first find the icon slug, and then prefix it with `si-`. The image will be loaded directly from the Simple Icons 
+
 ### No Icon
 If you don't wish for a given item or section to have an icon, just leave out the `icon` attribute.

package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "Dashy",
-  "version": "1.5.6",
+  "version": "1.5.7",
   "license": "MIT",
   "main": "server",
   "scripts": {

src/components/LinkItems/ItemIcon.vue

@@ -1,10 +1,19 @@
 <template>
   <div class="item-icon">
+    <!-- Font-Awesome Icon -->
     <i v-if="iconType === 'font-awesome'" :class="`${icon} ${size}`" ></i>
+    <!-- Emoji Icon -->
     <i v-else-if="iconType === 'emoji'" :class="`emoji-icon ${size}`" >{{getEmoji(iconPath)}}</i>
+    <!-- Material Design Icon -->
+    <span v-else-if="iconType === 'mdi'"  :class=" `mdi ${icon} ${size}`"></span>
+    <!-- Simple-Icons -->
+    <object v-else-if="iconType === 'si'" :class="`simple-icons ${size}`"
+      type="image/svg+xml" :data="getSimpleIcon(icon)"></object>
+    <!-- Standard image asset icon -->
     <img v-else-if="icon" :src="iconPath" @error="imageNotFound"
       :class="`tile-icon ${size} ${broken ? 'broken' : ''}`"
     />
+    <!-- Icon could not load/ broken url -->
     <BrokenImage v-if="broken" class="missing-image" />
   </div>
 </template>
@@ -12,7 +21,7 @@
 <script>
 import BrokenImage from '@/assets/interface-icons/broken-icon.svg';
 import ErrorHandler from '@/utils/ErrorHandler';
-import { faviconApi as defaultFaviconApi, faviconApiEndpoints } from '@/utils/defaults';
+import { faviconApi as defaultFaviconApi, faviconApiEndpoints, iconCdns } from '@/utils/defaults';
 import EmojiUnicodeRegex from '@/utils/EmojiUnicodeRegex';
 import emojiLookup from '@/utils/emojis.json';
 
@@ -28,17 +37,18 @@ export default {
     BrokenImage,
   },
   computed: {
+    /* Determines the type of icon */
     iconType: function iconType() {
       return this.determineImageType(this.icon);
     },
+    /* Gets the icon path, dependent on icon type */
     iconPath: function iconPath() {
       return this.getIconPath(this.icon, this.url);
     },
   },
   data() {
     return {
-      broken: false,
+      broken: false, // If true, was unable to resolve icon
-      // faviconApi: this.config.appConfig.faviconApi || defaultFaviconApi,
     };
   },
   methods: {
@@ -80,7 +90,7 @@ export default {
     getFavicon(fullUrl) {
       if (this.shouldUseDefaultFavicon(fullUrl)) { // Check if we should use local icon
         const urlParts = fullUrl.split('/');
-        if (urlParts.length >= 2) return `${urlParts[0]}/${urlParts[1]}/${urlParts[2]}/favicon.ico`;
+        if (urlParts.length >= 2) return `${urlParts[0]}/${urlParts[1]}/${urlParts[2]}/${iconCdns.faviconName}`;
       } else if (fullUrl.includes('http')) { // Service is running publicly
         const host = this.getHostName(fullUrl);
         const faviconApi = this.config.appConfig.faviconApi || defaultFaviconApi;
@@ -95,11 +105,18 @@ export default {
       const isLocalIP = /(127\.)|(192\.168\.)|(10\.)|(172\.1[6-9]\.)|(172\.2[0-9]\.)|(172\.3[0-1]\.)|(::1$)|([fF][cCdD])|(localhost)/;
       return (isLocalIP.test(fullUrl) || this.config.appConfig.faviconApi === 'local');
     },
+    /* Fetches the path of local images, from Docker container */
     getLocalImagePath(img) {
-      return `/item-icons/${img}`;
+      return `${iconCdns.localPath}/${img}`;
     },
+    /* Formats the URL for fetching the generative icons */
     getGenerativeIcon(url) {
-      return `https://ipsicon.io/${this.getHostName(url)}.svg`;
+      return `${iconCdns.generative}/${this.getHostName(url)}.svg`;
+    },
+    /* Formats the URL for getting Simple-Icons SVG asset */
+    getSimpleIcon(img) {
+      const imageName = img.replace('si-', '');
+      return `${iconCdns.si}/${imageName}.svg`;
     },
     /* Checks if the icon is from a local image, remote URL, SVG or font-awesome */
     getIconPath(img, url) {
@@ -108,8 +125,10 @@ export default {
         case 'img': return this.getLocalImagePath(img);
         case 'favicon': return this.getFavicon(url);
         case 'generative': return this.getGenerativeIcon(url);
-        case 'svg': return img;
+        case 'mdi': return img; // Material design icons
-        case 'emoji': return img;
+        case 'simple-icons': return this.getSimpleIcon(img);
+        case 'svg': return img; // Local SVG icon
+        case 'emoji': return img; // Emoji/ unicode
         default: return '';
       }
     },
@@ -121,12 +140,15 @@ export default {
       else if (this.isUrl(img)) imgType = 'url';
       else if (this.isImage(img)) imgType = 'img';
       else if (img.includes('fa-')) imgType = 'font-awesome';
+      else if (img.includes('mdi-')) imgType = 'mdi';
+      else if (img.includes('si-')) imgType = 'si';
       else if (img === 'favicon') imgType = 'favicon';
       else if (img === 'generative') imgType = 'generative';
       else if (this.isEmoji(img).isEmoji) imgType = 'emoji';
       else imgType = 'none';
       return imgType;
     },
+    /* For a given URL, return the hostname only. Used for favicon and generative icons */
     getHostName(url) {
       try { return new URL(url).hostname; } catch (e) { return url; }
     },
@@ -140,6 +162,7 @@ export default {
 </script>
 
 <style lang="scss">
+  /* Default Image Icon */
   .tile-icon {
       width: 2rem;
       // filter: var(--item-icon-transform);
@@ -152,7 +175,8 @@ export default {
         width: 3rem;
       }
   }
-  i.fas, i.fab, i.far, i.fal, i.fad {
+  /* Font-Awesome and Material Design Icons */
+  i.fas, i.fab, i.far, i.fal, i.fad, span.mdi {
     font-size: 2rem;
     color: currentColor;
     margin: 1px 4px;
@@ -163,6 +187,9 @@ export default {
       font-size: 2.5rem;
     }
   }
+  span.mdi {
+    font-size: 2.5rem;
+  }
   object.tile-icon {
     width: 55px;
     height: 55px;
@@ -170,6 +197,13 @@ export default {
       fill: currentColor;
     }
   }
+  /* Simple Icons */
+  object.simple-icons {
+    width: 2rem;
+    &.small { width: 1.5rem; }
+    &.large { width: 2.5rem; }
+  }
+  /* Emoji Icons */
   i.emoji-icon {
     font-style: normal;
     font-size: 2rem;
@@ -181,6 +215,7 @@ export default {
       font-size: 2.5rem;
     }
   }
+  /* Icon Not Found */
   .missing-image {
     width: 3.5rem;
     path {

src/utils/defaults.js

@@ -126,6 +126,15 @@ module.exports = {
     allesedv: 'https://f1.allesedv.com/128/$URL',
     webmasterapi: 'https://api.webmasterapi.com/v1/favicon/yEwx0ZFs0CSPshHq/$URL',
   },
+  /* The URL to CDNs used for external icons. These are only loaded when required */
+  iconCdns: {
+    fa: 'https://kit.fontawesome.com',
+    mdi: 'https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/@mdi/font@5.9.55/css/materialdesignicons.min.css',
+    si: 'https://unpkg.com/simple-icons@v5/icons',
+    generative: 'https://ipsicon.io',
+    localPath: '/item-icons',
+    faviconName: 'favicon.ico',
+  },
   /* Available built-in colors for the theme builder */
   swatches: [
     ['#eb5cad', '#985ceb', '#5346f3', '#5c90eb'],

src/views/Home.vue

@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
 
 import SettingsContainer from '@/components/Settings/SettingsContainer.vue';
 import ItemGroup from '@/components/LinkItems/ItemGroup.vue';
-import Defaults, { localStorageKeys } from '@/utils/defaults';
+import Defaults, { localStorageKeys, iconCdns } from '@/utils/defaults';
 
 export default {
   name: 'home',
@@ -160,16 +160,21 @@ export default {
       availibleThemes.Default = '#';
       return availibleThemes;
     },
-    /* Checks if any of the icons are Font Awesome glyphs */
+    /* Checks if any sections or items use icons from a given CDN */
-    checkIfFontAwesomeNeeded() {
+    checkIfIconLibraryNeeded(prefix) {
       let isNeeded = false;
       if (!this.sections) return false;
       this.sections.forEach((section) => {
-        if (section.icon && section.icon.includes('fa-')) isNeeded = true;
+        if (section.icon && section.icon.includes(prefix)) isNeeded = true;
         section.items.forEach((item) => {
-          if (item.icon && item.icon.includes('fa-')) isNeeded = true;
+          if (item.icon && item.icon.includes(prefix)) isNeeded = true;
         });
       });
+      return isNeeded;
+    },
+    /* Checks if any of the icons are Font Awesome glyphs */
+    checkIfFontAwesomeNeeded() {
+      let isNeeded = this.checkIfIconLibraryNeeded('fa-');
       const currentTheme = localStorage[localStorageKeys.THEME]; // Some themes require FA
       if (['material', 'material-dark'].includes(currentTheme)) isNeeded = true;
       return isNeeded;
@@ -179,10 +184,23 @@ export default {
       if (this.appConfig.enableFontAwesome || this.checkIfFontAwesomeNeeded()) {
         const fontAwesomeScript = document.createElement('script');
         const faKey = this.appConfig.fontAwesomeKey || Defaults.fontAwesomeKey;
-        fontAwesomeScript.setAttribute('src', `https://kit.fontawesome.com/${faKey}.js`);
+        fontAwesomeScript.setAttribute('src', `${iconCdns.fa}/${faKey}.js`);
         document.head.appendChild(fontAwesomeScript);
       }
     },
+    /* Checks if any of the icons are Material Design Icons */
+    checkIfMdiNeeded() {
+      return this.checkIfIconLibraryNeeded('mdi-');
+    },
+    /* Injects Material Design Icons, only if needed */
+    initiateMaterialDesignIcons() {
+      if (this.checkIfMdiNeeded()) {
+        const mdiStylesheet = document.createElement('link');
+        mdiStylesheet.setAttribute('rel', 'stylesheet');
+        mdiStylesheet.setAttribute('href', iconCdns.mdi);
+        document.head.appendChild(mdiStylesheet);
+      }
+    },
     /* Returns true if there is more than 1 sub-result visible during searching */
     checkIfResults() {
       if (!this.sections) return false;
@@ -204,6 +222,7 @@ export default {
   },
   mounted() {
     this.initiateFontAwesome();
+    this.initiateMaterialDesignIcons();
     this.layout = this.layoutOrientation;
     this.itemSizeBound = this.iconSize;
   },