Looking to download files from firebase storage to the user's computer through a vue web app? Check out this comprehensive guide. Find the necessary steps in the firebase storage download documentation, which covers almost everything you need for your vue.js web app. Make sure to adjust read access settings if you are not using firebase authentication. You can update your firebase storage rule to allow read access to everyone.
rules_version = '2';
service firebase.storage {
match /b/{bucket}/o {
match /{allPaths=**} {
allow read: if request.auth == null;
allow write: if request.auth != null;
}
}
}
After setting up the rules, follow the documentation to retrieve the file URL and convert it into a 'blob' format. For further instructions on how to proceed, refer to a helpful Stack Overflow answer. The combination of these resources provides a clear solution. The code snippet below outlines the necessary steps:
- Call the event handler function using the
@click.prevent
event emitter.
- The event handler function retrieves the file URL and converts it into a 'blob' using XMLHttpRequest(), as described in the firebase storage documentation.
- Follow the linked solution to create a new
a
element, set its href
attribute to the 'blob', define the download name, and trigger the click
event. Remember to revoke the href
attribute afterwards.
Although a
links are traditionally used for file downloads, you can utilize v-btn
in this scenario since the a
link is being generated within the event handler. The button includes a tooltip and icon. Additionally, unused variables have been removed for clarity.
HTML Template:
<v-tooltip top>
<template v-slot:activator="{ on, attrs }">
<v-btn
:color="counterThemeColorClass"
fab
ripple
v-bind="attrs"
v-on="on"
@click.prevent="downloadResumePdf"
>
<v-icon
:color="themeColorClass"
x-large
>mdi-file-account-outline</v-icon>
</v-btn>
</template>
<span class="font-weight-bold">download resume</span>
</v-tooltip>
Script Section:
downloadResumePdf() {
const resumeRef = firebase.storage()
.ref('tenzin_resume.pdf');
resumeRef.getDownloadURL().then((url) => {
// `url` is the download URL
console.log(url);
// Direct download:
const xhr = new XMLHttpRequest();
xhr.responseType = 'blob';
xhr.onload = function () {
const blob = xhr.response;
const link = document.createElement('a');
link.href = URL.createObjectURL(blob);
link.download = 'tenzin_resume';
link.click();
URL.revokeObjectURL(link.href);
};
xhr.open('GET', url);
xhr.send();
}).catch((error) => {
// Handle errors
switch (error.code) {
case 'storage/object-not-found':
// File not found
break;
case 'storage/unauthorized':
// User unauthorized
break;
case 'storage/canceled':
// Upload canceled
break;
case 'storage/unknown':
// Unknown error, check server response
break;
default:
break;
}
});
},