refactor: remove file-saver dependency

Author: davidstackio

package-lock.json

@@ -46,7 +46,6 @@
     "@nuxtify/core": "^0.1.8",
     "csv-stringify": "^6.5.2",
     "defu": "^6.1.4",
-    "file-saver": "^2.0.5",
     "firebase": "^11.9.1",
     "nuxt-vuefire": "^1.0.5"
   },
@@ -58,7 +57,6 @@
     "@nuxt/module-builder": "^1.0.1",
     "@nuxt/schema": "^3.17.5",
     "@nuxt/test-utils": "^3.19.1",
-    "@types/file-saver": "^2.0.7",
     "@types/node": "latest",
     "changelogen": "^0.6.1",
     "eslint": "^9.29.0",

package.json

@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-import { saveAs } from 'file-saver'
 import { stringify } from 'csv-stringify/browser/esm/sync'
 
 /**
@@ -10,9 +9,33 @@ export function downloadCSV(data: unknown[], filename = 'export') {
     header: true,
   })
 
-  // Download File
+  // Create a Blob from the CSV string
   const blob = new Blob([csv], {
     type: 'text/plain;charset=utf-8',
   })
-  saveAs(blob, `${filename}.csv`)
+
+  // Trigger the download
+  saveBlobAsFile(blob, `${filename}.csv`)
+}
+
+/**
+ * Triggers a browser download for a Blob object.
+ */
+export function saveBlobAsFile(blob: Blob, filename: string) {
+  // Create a temporary URL for the Blob
+  const url = URL.createObjectURL(blob)
+
+  // Create a temporary <a> element to trigger the download
+  const a = document.createElement('a')
+  a.href = url
+  a.download = filename
+  document.body.appendChild(a)
+  a.click()
+
+  // Clean up
+  // The timeout ensures the download starts before the URL is revoked
+  setTimeout(() => {
+    document.body.removeChild(a)
+    URL.revokeObjectURL(url)
+  }, 100)
 }