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2026-07-29 16:01
File Operations

Download PDF Document

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Description

Download a PDF file and verify its size, Content-Disposition header, and basic PDF structure.

Test Scenario

// Playwright: Download and verify PDF
const response = await request.get('/api/v1/files/download?format=pdf');

expect(response.headers()['content-type']).toBe('application/pdf');
expect(response.headers()['content-disposition']).toContain('report.pdf');

// Get binary content
const buffer = await response.body();
expect(buffer.length).toBeGreaterThan(0);

// Check PDF magic bytes
const header = buffer.slice(0, 5).toString();
expect(header).toBe('%PDF-');
Endpoint/api/v1/files/download?format=pdf&rows=10

Testing Tips

  • •Check Content-Type is application/pdf
  • •Verify PDF magic bytes (%PDF-)
  • •Check Content-Length header
  • •For full PDF parsing, use pdf-parse library
// Playwright API Testing - File Operations
import { test, expect } from '@playwright/test';


test('File download', async ({ request }) => {
  const response = await request.get('/api/files/download/report.pdf');


  expect(response.ok()).toBeTruthy();
  expect(response.headers()['content-type']).toContain('application/pdf');


  const buffer = await response.body();
  expect(buffer.length).toBeGreaterThan(0);
});

Challenge ID: download-pdf

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