Some initial work on replacing icons with FA5

src/components/favorite_button/favorite_button.js

@@ -1,4 +1,14 @@
 import { mapGetters } from 'vuex'
+import { library } from '@fortawesome/fontawesome-svg-core'
+import { faStar } from '@fortawesome/free-solid-svg-icons'
+import {
+  faStar as faStarRegular
+} from '@fortawesome/free-regular-svg-icons'
+
+library.add(
+  faStar,
+  faStarRegular
+)
 
 const FavoriteButton = {
   props: ['status', 'loggedIn'],
@@ -23,9 +33,7 @@ const FavoriteButton = {
   computed: {
     classes () {
       return {
-        'icon-star-empty': !this.status.favorited,
-        'icon-star': this.status.favorited,
-        'animate-spin': this.animated
+        '-favorited': this.status.favorited
       }
     },
     ...mapGetters(['mergedConfig'])

src/components/favorite_button/favorite_button.vue

@@ -1,18 +1,23 @@
 <template>
   <div v-if="loggedIn">
-    <i
+    <FAIcon
       :class="classes"
-      class="button-icon favorite-button fav-active"
+      class="FavoriteButton button-icon -interactive"
       :title="$t('tool_tip.favorite')"
+      :icon="[status.favorited ? 'fas' : 'far', 'star']"
+      :spin="animated"
+      size="lg"
       @click.prevent="favorite()"
     />
     <span v-if="!mergedConfig.hidePostStats && status.fave_num > 0">{{ status.fave_num }}</span>
   </div>
   <div v-else>
-    <i
+    <FAIcon
       :class="classes"
-      class="button-icon favorite-button"
+      class="FavoriteButton button-icon"
       :title="$t('tool_tip.favorite')"
+      :icon="['far', 'star']"
+      size="lg"
     />
     <span v-if="!mergedConfig.hidePostStats && status.fave_num > 0">{{ status.fave_num }}</span>
   </div>
@@ -23,18 +28,20 @@
 <style lang="scss">
 @import '../../_variables.scss';
 
-.fav-active {
-  cursor: pointer;
-  animation-duration: 0.6s;
+.FavoriteButton {
+  &.-interactive {
+    cursor: pointer;
+    animation-duration: 0.6s;
 
-  &:hover {
+    &:hover {
+      color: $fallback--cOrange;
+      color: var(--cOrange, $fallback--cOrange);
+    }
+  }
+
+  &.-favorited {
     color: $fallback--cOrange;
     color: var(--cOrange, $fallback--cOrange);
   }
 }
-
-.favorite-button.icon-star {
-  color: $fallback--cOrange;
-  color: var(--cOrange, $fallback--cOrange);
-}
 </style>