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downloadString.js
const downloadString = (string, filename) => {
try {
const element = document.createElement("a");
const file = new Blob([string], {
type: "text/plain",
});
element.href = URL.createObjectURL(file);
element.download = filename;
document.body.appendChild(element);
element.click();
} catch (error) {
console.error(error); // TODO do something other than console.log
}
};
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