使用HTML5 / JavaScript生成并保存文件

本文翻译自：Using HTML5/JavaScript to generate and save a file

I've been fiddling with WebGL lately, and have gotten a Collada reader working. 我最近一直在摆弄WebGL，并让Collada阅读器工作。 Problem is it's pretty slow (Collada is a very verbose format), so I'm going to start converting files to a easier to use format (probably JSON). 问题是它相当慢（Collada是一种非常冗长的格式），所以我将开始将文件转换为更易于使用的格式（可能是JSON）。 I already have the code to parse the file in JavaScript, so I may as well use it as my exporter too! 我已经有了使用JavaScript解析文件的代码，因此我也可以将其用作导出器！ The problem is saving. 问题正在保存。

Now, I know that I can parse the file, send the result to the server, and have the browser request the file back from the server as a download. 现在，我知道我可以解析文件，将结果发送到服务器，然后让浏览器从服务器请求文件下载作为下载。 But in reality the server has nothing to do with this particular process, so why get it involved? 但是实际上，服务器与此特定过程无关，那么为什么要参与其中呢？ I already have the contents of the desired file in memory. 我已经在内存中保存了所需文件的内容。 Is there any way that I could present the user with a download using pure JavaScript? 有什么办法可以使用户使用纯JavaScript进行下载？ (I doubt it, but might as well ask...) （我对此表示怀疑，但也可能会问...）

And to be clear: I am not trying to access the filesystem without the users knowledge! 需要明确的是：我不会在用户不知情的情况下访问文件系统！ The user will provide a file (probably via drag and drop), the script will transform the file in memory, an