About JavaScript File Download Page

This page implements multiple ways of triggering a file download.

Download Files

File Downloads are relatively easy to test.

They are sometimes a little harder to automate.

One approach to automating Downloads is to use an HTTP library and directly pull down the file.

This is slightly harder to do when the file download initiates from JavaScript.

The page has multiple approaches to generating the file.

The common theme is that none of the buttons or links connects to the file directly. They have to be clicked, then the file download is initiated.

Any Automated Execution has to trap or handle the background file download.

Try and trigger each download mechanism using browser based automating.

Make sure to compare the results of the download to what you expected.