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node.jsjsonfileexport
malik
malik

Reputation: 41

download JSON file in node Js

I am creating a json file, but not sure how to download it. here is my code 

 let jsonExport= directory path;
exportTemp (name, title,  id) {

let obj = new Array() ;
obj.push({Title: name, Prefix:title,  UserId:id });
  let file_name= jsonExport + name + ".json"
 fs.writeFile(file_name, JSON.stringify(obj, null, 4), (err, response) => {
if (err) {
    console.error(err);
    return;
};

   console.log("File has been created");
});

return (file_name);
};

Upvotes: 0

Views: 1021

Answers (1)

Nabil Farhan
Nabil Farhan

Reputation: 57

If you're using express, you can simply do it like this

res.download(file_name);

or without express

app.get('/downloadFile/', (req, res) => {
  var files = fs.createReadStream(file_name);
  res.writeHead(200, {'Content-disposition': 'attachment; filename=demo.pdf'});
  files.pipe(res)
})

Upvotes: 0

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