I'm using apache commons IOUtils copy method to send file from server to angularjs. This is my controller :
@RequestMapping(value="/download", method = RequestMethod.GET)
public void downloadFile(HttpServletResponse response) {
response.setContentType("image/jpg");
try {
File file = new File(filePath);
InputStream inputStream = new FileInputStream(file);
IOUtils.copy(inputStream, response.getOutputStream());
} catch (...) {
.......
}
In angularJs controller :
$http({
method: 'GET',
url: '.../download',
headers: {'Content-Type': 'image/jpg'}
})
.success(function(data, status){
console.log(data);
var blob = new Blob([data], {type: 'image/jpg'});
saveAs(blob, 'test.jpg');
})
.error(function(data, status){
....
})
When I download the file in the client side, I can't read it. When I open it with notepad++ I find that special characters are modified.
For example, when I open the original file with Notpad++, I get a line like this :
òŽsCJVäl·²HWƒ…;¹(òÈ$ÓÒ«Á‘{S€~
9ÎsŠÒogk
The same line, when I open the downloaded file with notepad++ becomes :
��sCJV�l��HW��;�(��$�Ӂҫ��{S�~
9�s��ogk
However, when I put the download link (localhost/myApplication/download) directly in a browser, it works correctly. Files are supposed to be encrypted and authorization is needed to download a file, so I have to use angular HTTP get.
Any help would be appreciated.