AWS Icon Library Builder

This project provides a complete, automated solution for building a searchable web-based icon explorer from the official AWS Architecture Icons. It transforms a raw collection of SVG assets into a polished, developer-friendly toolkit, eliminating the manual effort required to keep an icon library up-to-date.

At a Glance:

  • Automated scripts to fetch and process the latest AWS icons.
  • Generates a static, searchable website with light and dark mode previews.
  • One-click SVG download and copy-to-clipboard functionality.

The Challenge & The Solution

The Challenge: AWS continuously updates its services and corresponding icons. For teams that rely on accurate architecture diagrams and documentation, manually downloading, naming, and organizing these icons is a tedious and error-prone process. Finding a specific icon quickly can become a significant bottleneck.

The Solution: This project automates the entire lifecycle. A set of scripts handles fetching the official icon assets, cleaning them up, standardizing file names, and building a self-contained, high-performance search portal. It turns a chore into a seamless, reliable workflow.

Core Features

Automated Build Process

Run a single command to update the entire library. The toolkit automatically fetches the latest AWS assets, processes SVGs, and regenerates the website, ensuring your library is never out of date.

Dynamic Frontend Explorer

The generated static website is fast, searchable, and intuitive. Instantly filter through hundreds of icons, preview them in light or dark mode, and copy the SVG markup or download the file with a single click.

Standardized & Cleaned Assets

All icons are programmatically cleaned and given a consistent, predictable naming convention. This makes them easy to find, integrate into other projects, and manage as a coherent set.

How It Works

1. Fetch

The process starts by cloning or pulling the latest version of the official AWS icon repository.

2. Process & Standardize

Scripts iterate through the raw assets, cleaning SVG code, removing unnecessary metadata, and renaming files to a consistent format (e.g., `compute_ec2.svg`).

3. Build Explorer

A static site generator uses the processed icons and metadata to build the HTML, CSS, and JavaScript for the interactive web explorer.