On my server I am storing a base64 data url of a zip folder. When someone hits a certain server side route, I want to trigger a download of the zip file. Previously, I was using window.open("data:application/zip;base64, " + data_url); client side to get it to work. Now I’m trying to get the download working when someone hits a particular server side route… How would I do that? I have been trying this:
Router.route('/zd/:_id', function () {
var req = this.request;
var res = this.response;
var zipDownload = ZipDownloads.findOne(this.params._id);
if (zipDownload) {
res.writeHead(200, {'Content-Type': 'application/octet-stream',"Content-Disposition": "attachment; filename=download.zip"});
res.end(zipDownload.zip_data);
} else {
res.end("This link is no longer active");
}
}, {where: 'server'});
However, the zip that it returns is corrupted and turns into a .zip.cpgz. I’d appreciate any help!