google/material-design-icons

Provide a way to download a particular subset of icons (e.g. from a CDN)

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#1,504 opened on Apr 30, 2023

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Description

Downloading this huge repository each time icons are updated is becoming increasingly hard. Provide a way to download a subset of icons. For example, just the symbols/android directory.

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Research direction
Investigate existing CDN options for Material Design Icons and consider implementing a subset download feature, possibly via a CLI tool or a new endpoint.
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2
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1-3 hours
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Clear
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75