icons-src

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Add custom SVG icons to salesforcedx-vscode-services for font generation. Use when adding new icons to media/icons-src, creating SVG icons for VS Code extension, or defining font-based icons.

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Icons-src: Adding Custom Font Icons

Location

packages/salesforcedx-vscode-services/media/icons-src/

SVG Requirements

viewBox: 0 0 24 24 only (enables better upscaling)
xmlns: http://www.w3.org/2000/svg
fill: currentColor on inner <g> so VS Code themes control color
structure: wrap paths in <g fill="currentColor" transform="scale(X)"> — adjust scale so glyph fits 24×24

External sources (Wikipedia, Illustrator, etc.) may be too complex for font generation. Simplify in vector editor or substitute alternative.

Reference (leaf.svg)

<svg viewBox="0 0 24 24" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg">
  <g fill="currentColor" transform="scale(0.75)">
    <path d="..."></path>
  </g>
</svg>

Avoid

Hardcoded fill colors (e.g. fill="#000") — breaks theme support
viewBox other than 24×24
Strokes without stroke="currentColor" if used

Workflow

Add SVG — media/icons-src/<name>.svg (name = lowercase, no spaces). Done: file matches SVG Requirements
Add manifest entry — append to media/icons-src/icons.json per icons.json Format. Done: key + id + description present
Run build — npm run build:icons -w salesforcedx-vscode-services. Done: auto-generated artifacts updated — verify git diff (see Artifacts)
Add ICONS constant — src/vscode/mediaService.ts: ICONS + ICON_DESCRIPTION_KEYS; add i18n key in messages if needed. Done: new icon in both maps, compiles
Regenerate types — if services-types consumes ICONS, run its generate script. Done: icons.ts includes new icon

icons.json Format

{
  "leaf": { "id": "sf-org-leaf", "description": "Leaf icon for default scratch org" },
  "tree": { "id": "sf-org-tree", "description": "Tree icon for default dev hub" }
}

Append new icons (order affects 0xe001, 0xe002, … code point assignments)
Key = SVG filename without .svg
id = VS Code icon ID (use sf-org-* for custom icons)
description = human-readable, used in contributes.icons

Artifacts that change (add/remove)

Artifact	Add	Remove
`media/icons-src/<name>.svg`	create	delete
`media/icons-src/icons.json`	add entry	remove entry
`package.json` → `contributes.icons`	auto (build:icons)	auto
`resources/icons-font/*`	auto (build:icons)	auto
`src/vscode/mediaService.ts` → `ICONS`, `ICON_DESCRIPTION_KEYS`	manual	manual
`src/messages/*` (i18n)	manual if needed	manual
`salesforcedx-vscode-services-types` (icons.ts)	manual (generate script)	manual

Verification

Run npm run test -w salesforcedx-vscode-services — iconConsistency.test.ts validates SVG ↔ icons.json ↔ contributes.icons ↔ ICONS constant.