FileSaver.js
============

FileSaver.js implements the W3C `saveAs()` [FileSaver][1] interface in browsers that do
not natively support it. There is a [FileSaver.js demo][2] that demonstrates saving
various media types.

FileSaver.js is the solution to saving files on the client side, and is perfect for
webapps that need to generate files or for saving sensitive information that shouldn't be
sent to an external server.

Supported Browsers
------------------

* Firefox 4+
* †Google Chrome
* Opera 11+
* Safari 5+

Unlisted versions of browsers (e.g. Firefox 3.6) will probably work too; I just haven't
tested them.

† Google Chrome 14+ supports saving with filenames

Syntax
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    FileSaver saveAs(in Blob data, in DOMString filename)

Examples
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### Saving text

    var bb = new BlobBuilder;
    bb.append("Hello, world!");
    saveAs(bb.getBlob("text/plain;charset=utf-8"), "hello world.txt");

The standard W3C File API [`BlobBuilder`][3] interface is not available in all browsers.
[BlobBuilder.js][4] is a cross-browser `BlobBuilder` implementation that solves this.

### Saving a canvas

    var canvas = document.getElementById("my-canvas"), ctx = canvas.getContext("2d");
	// draw to canvas...
    canvas.toBlob(function(blob) {
        saveAs(blob, "pretty image.png");
    });

Note: The standard HTML5 `canvas.toBlob()` method is not available in all browsers.
[canvas-toBlob.js][5] is a cross-browser `canvas.toBlob()` implementation that solves
this.

### Doing something after a file is saved

    var filesaver = saveAs(blob, "secret stuff that you won't send to a server.truecrypt");
    filesaver.onwriteend = function() {
		// file saved, do something here
    };

### Aborting a save

    var filesaver = saveAs(blob, "whatever");
	cancel_button.addEventListener("click", function() {
        filesaver.abort();
    }, false);

This isn't that useful unless you're saving very large files (e.g. generated video).

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  [1]: http://www.w3.org/TR/file-writer-api/#the-filesaver-interface
  [2]: http://oftn.org/projects/FileSaver.js/demo/
  [3]: http://www.w3.org/TR/file-writer-api/#the-blobbuilder-interface
  [4]: https://github.com/eligrey/BlobBuilder.js
  [5]: https://github.com/eligrey/canvas-toBlob.js