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file_download.js
var saveFile = function (url, filename) {
var xhr = new XMLHttpRequest();
xhr.responseType = 'blob';
xhr.onload = function () {
var a = document.createElement('a');
a.href = window.URL.createObjectURL(xhr.response); // xhr.response is a blob
a.download = filename; // Set the file name.
a.style.display = 'none';
document.body.appendChild(a);
a.click();
delete a;
};
xhr.open('GET', url);
xhr.send();
};
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