Convert URL to File or Blob for FileReader.readAsDataURL

Question

Reference: FileReader.readAsDataURL

Considering the following example:

function previewFile(file) {

  var reader  = new FileReader();

  reader.onlo         


        

Answer 1

Expanding on Felix Turner s response, here is how I would use this approach with the fetch API.

async function createFile(){
  let response = await fetch('http://127.0.0.1:8080/test.jpg');
  let data = await response.blob();
  let metadata = {
    type: 'image/jpeg'
  };
  let file = new File([data], "test.jpg", metadata);
  // ... do something with the file or return it
}
createFile();