Add build.assetInlineExclude config

Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.

When building for production, the following line :

<!-- index.html -->
<link rel="icon" type="image/png" href="favicon.png">

get transformed in this

<!-- index.html -->
<link rel="icon" type="image/png" href="data:image/png;base64,...(not included)...">

Inlining the favicon png does not allow browser caching. I’d rather like it to not be inlined but keep inline feature for other files.

Describe the solution you’d like

Have a way to exclude some files from being inlined.

A clear and concise description of what you want to happen.

// vite.config.js
export default {
  build: {
    assetInlineExclude: ['favicon.png']
  }
}

Would all assets except inline favicon.png.

Describe alternatives you’ve considered

Setting build.assetInlineLimit: 0 disables asset inlining but I want to keep it for other files than favicon.png.

[CHOYSEN]

You can also move the icon file into a public folder if it is simply introduced in index.html.

https://vitejs.dev/guide/assets.html#the-public-directory

[onionhammer]

You can also move the icon file into a public folder if it is simply introduced in index.html.

https://vitejs.dev/guide/assets.html#the-public-directory

This is true if you don’t want cache busting