Added encoded_icon helper

Author: eelcoj

app/helpers/rails_icons/icon_helper.rb

@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+module RailsIcons
+  module IconHelper
+    def icon(name, library: RailsIcons.configuration.default_library, from: library, variant: nil, **arguments)
+      RailsIcons::Icon.new(
+        name: name,
+        library: from || library,
+        variant: variant,
+        arguments: arguments
+      ).svg
+    end
+
+    def encoded_icon(name, library: RailsIcons.configuration.default_library, from: library, variant: nil, **arguments)
+      svg_content = RailsIcons::Icon.new(
+        name: name,
+        library: from || library,
+        variant: variant,
+        arguments: arguments
+      ).svg
+
+      "data:image/svg+xml;base64,#{Base64.strict_encode64(svg_content)}"
+    end
+  end
+end

lib/rails_icons/helpers/icon_helper.rb

@@ -1,19 +1,11 @@
 # frozen_string_literal: true
 
-require "rails_icons/helpers/icon_helper"
-
 module RailsIcons
   class Railtie < Rails::Railtie
-    initializer "rails_icons.view_helpers" do
+    initializer "rails_icons.helpers" do
       ActiveSupport.on_load(:action_view) do
-        include RailsIcons::Helpers::IconHelper
+        include RailsIcons::IconHelper
       end
     end
-
-    initializer "rails_icons.assets" do |app|
-      gem_root = Pathname.new(Gem.loaded_specs["rails_icons"].gem_dir)
-
-      app.config.assets.paths << gem_root.join("app", "assets", "svg")
-    end
   end
 end