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jdmcleod merged 1 commit into from
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Fix download issue where it would open the browser viewer instead of downloading #23

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20 changes: 18 additions & 2 deletions src/components/pdf-viewer/pdf-viewer.js
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Expand Up @@ -292,14 +292,30 @@ export default class PDFViewer extends RoleModelElement {
}
}

downloadPDF() {
async downloadPDF() {
if (!this.src) return

try {
const response = await fetch(this.src)

if (!response.ok) {
throw new Error(`Failed to download: ${response.status} ${response.statusText}`)
}

const contentType = response.headers.get('content-type') || ''
if (!contentType.includes('application/pdf')) {
throw new Error(`Unexpected content type: ${contentType}`)
}

const blob = await response.blob()
const blobUrl = URL.createObjectURL(blob)

const link = document.createElement('a')
link.href = this.src
link.href = blobUrl
link.download = this.src.split('/').pop() || 'document.pdf'
link.click()

URL.revokeObjectURL(blobUrl)
} catch (error) {
console.error('Error downloading PDF:', error)
}
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