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  1. kocisov created this gist Jun 9, 2018.
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    function download(filename, text) {
    // create link element
    const element = document.createElement('a')

    // set link href to our text
    element.setAttribute('href', `data:text/plain;charset=utf-8,${encodeURIComponent(text)}`)

    // set attribute download
    element.setAttribute('download', filename)

    // make element invisible
    element.style.display = 'none'

    // add element to the DOM
    document.body.appendChild(element)

    // simulate click
    element.click()

    // and remove element from the DOM
    document.body.removeChild(element)
    }