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Create and download a blob in JS. Tested on the latest Chrome stable
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createAndDownloadABlob.js
var output = {someKey: "someValue"};
var blob = new Blob([JSON.stringify(output)], {type: 'application/json'});
var anchor = document.createElement('a');
anchor.setAttribute('href', window.URL.createObjectURL(blob));
anchor.setAttribute('download', 'data' + Date.now() + '.json');
anchor.click();
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