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+node_modules
+vendor
+mix-manifest.json
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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+# Graphql Svg String
+
+**Graphql Svg String** is a Statamic addon that adds a field `svgString` to an `AssetInterface`, which – you guessed it – returns the SVG as a string.
+
+## How to Install
+
+You can search for this addon in the `Tools > Addons` section of the Statamic control panel and click **install**, or run the following command from your project root:
+
+```bash
+composer require el-schneider/graphql-svg-string
+```
diff --git a/composer.json b/composer.json
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+{
+    "name": "el-schneider/graphql-svg-string",
+    "autoload": {
+        "psr-4": {
+            "ElSchneider\\GraphqlSvgString\\": "src"
+        }
+    },
+    "extra": {
+        "statamic": {
+            "name": "Graphql Svg String",
+            "description": "Graphql Svg String addon"
+        },
+        "laravel": {
+            "providers": [
+                "ElSchneider\\GraphqlSvgString\\ServiceProvider"
+            ]
+        }
+    }
+}
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+<?php
+
+namespace ElSchneider\GraphqlSvgString;
+
+use Statamic\Facades\GraphQL;
+use Statamic\Assets\Asset;
+use Statamic\Providers\AddonServiceProvider;
+
+class ServiceProvider extends AddonServiceProvider
+{
+    public function bootAddon()
+    {
+        GraphQL::addField(
+            "AssetInterface",
+            'svgString',
+            function () {
+                return [
+                    "type" => GraphQL::type('String'),
+                    "resolve" => function (Asset $asset) {
+                        if ($asset->extension() === 'svg') {
+                            return $asset->contents();
+                        }
+                        return null;
+                    }
+                ];
+            }
+        );
+    }
+}