/angular-file-downloader

small Angular service to download files through REST

AngularFileDownloader

AngularFileDownloader is a simple, easy-to-use library for downloading files through REST, allowing altering the request.

Why would you use it?

  • You using $http interceptors with authorization logic
  • You need to provide custom headers

Compatibility

Angular ~1.5.*

Usage

  • Include angular-file-downloader.js in your index.html
  • Include fileDownloader service in your app configuration
    angular
        .module('yourApp', [
            ...
            'angularFileDownloader',
            ...
        ]);
  • You can use provided Angular component downloadLink, example usage:
...
    <download-link href='AAA' headers='{"xxx":"yyy"}' mime='application/pdf'>
        <button>Download</button>
    </download-link>
...

Please note that headers expects to receive JSON.parse style string

  • You can use fileDownloader.downloadFile(url, mime, additionalHeaders) function

    parameters: url - file url to download from mime - content mime type should be set, default text/plain will be used if not set additionalHeaders - headers object that should be added

Package managers

  • bower bower install angular-file-downloader --save

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