Detect when browser receives file download

Question

I have a page that allows the user to download a dynamically-generated file. It takes a long time to generate, so I\'d like to show a \"waiting\" indicator. The problem is,

Answer 1

i use the following to download blobs and revoke the object-url after the download. it works in chrome and firefox!

function download(blob){
    var url = URL.createObjectURL(blob);
    console.log('create ' + url);

    window.addEventListener('focus', window_focus, false);
    function window_focus(){
        window.removeEventListener('focus', window_focus, false);                   
        URL.revokeObjectURL(url);
        console.log('revoke ' + url);
    }
    location.href = url;
}

after the file download dialog is closed, the window gets her focus back so the focus event is triggered.