Download button host config

frontend/app/src/App.tsx

@@ -409,14 +409,19 @@ export class App extends PureComponent<Props, State> {
           disableFullscreenMode,
           enableCustomParentMessages,
           mapboxToken,
+          enforceDownloadInNewTab,
         } = response
 
         const appConfig: AppConfig = {
           allowedOrigins,
           useExternalAuthToken,
           enableCustomParentMessages,
         }
-        const libConfig: LibConfig = { mapboxToken, disableFullscreenMode }
+        const libConfig: LibConfig = {
+          mapboxToken,
+          disableFullscreenMode,
+          enforceDownloadInNewTab,
+        }
 
         // Set the allowed origins configuration for the host communication:
         this.hostCommunicationMgr.setAllowedOrigins(appConfig)

frontend/lib/src/components/core/LibContext.tsx

@@ -34,6 +34,8 @@ export type LibConfig = {
    * Whether to disable the full screen mode all elements / widgets.
    */
   disableFullscreenMode?: boolean
+
+  enforceDownloadInNewTab?: boolean
 }
 
 export interface LibContextProps {

frontend/lib/src/components/widgets/DownloadButton/DownloadButton.test.tsx

@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ import { WidgetStateManager } from "@streamlit/lib/src/WidgetStateManager"
 
 import { DownloadButton as DownloadButtonProto } from "@streamlit/lib/src/proto"
 import { mockEndpoints } from "@streamlit/lib/src/mocks/mocks"
-import DownloadButton, { Props } from "./DownloadButton"
+import DownloadButton, { Props, createDownloadLink } from "./DownloadButton"
 
 jest.mock("@streamlit/lib/src/WidgetStateManager")
 jest.mock("@streamlit/lib/src/StreamlitEndpoints")
@@ -98,6 +98,23 @@ describe("DownloadButton widget", () => {
       )
     })
 
+    it("has a correct new tab behaviour download link", () => {
+      const props = getProps()
+      const sameTabLink = createDownloadLink(
+        props.endpoints,
+        props.element.url,
+        false
+      )
+      expect(sameTabLink.getAttribute("target")).toBe("_self")
+
+      const newTabLink = createDownloadLink(
+        props.endpoints,
+        props.element.url,
+        true
+      )
+      expect(newTabLink.getAttribute("target")).toBe("_blank")
+    })
+
     it("can set fragmentId on click", () => {
       const props = getProps(undefined, { fragmentId: "myFragmentId" })
       render(<DownloadButton {...props} />)

frontend/lib/src/components/widgets/DownloadButton/DownloadButton.tsx

@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ import BaseButton, {
 import { WidgetStateManager } from "@streamlit/lib/src/WidgetStateManager"
 import StreamlitMarkdown from "@streamlit/lib/src/components/shared/StreamlitMarkdown"
 import { StreamlitEndpoints } from "@streamlit/lib/src/StreamlitEndpoints"
+import { LibContext } from "@streamlit/lib/src/components/core/LibContext"
 
 export interface Props {
   endpoints: StreamlitEndpoints
@@ -34,9 +35,29 @@ export interface Props {
   fragmentId?: string
 }
 
+export function createDownloadLink(
+  endpoints: StreamlitEndpoints,
+  url: string,
+  enforceDownloadInNewTab: boolean
+): HTMLAnchorElement {
+  const link = document.createElement("a")
+  const uri = endpoints.buildMediaURL(url)
+  link.setAttribute("href", uri)
+  if (enforceDownloadInNewTab) {
+    link.setAttribute("target", "_blank")
+  } else {
+    link.setAttribute("target", "_self")
+  }
+  link.setAttribute("download", "")
+  return link
+}
+
 function DownloadButton(props: Props): ReactElement {
   const { disabled, element, widgetMgr, width, endpoints, fragmentId } = props
   const style = { width }
+  const {
+    libConfig: { enforceDownloadInNewTab = false }, // Default to false, if no libConfig, e.g. for tests
+  } = React.useContext(LibContext)
 
   const kind =
     element.type === "primary"
@@ -47,11 +68,11 @@ function DownloadButton(props: Props): ReactElement {
     // Downloads are only done on links, so create a hidden one and click it
     // for the user.
     widgetMgr.setTriggerValue(element, { fromUi: true }, fragmentId)
-    const link = document.createElement("a")
-    const uri = endpoints.buildMediaURL(element.url)
-    link.setAttribute("href", uri)
-    link.setAttribute("target", "_self")
-    link.setAttribute("download", "")
+    const link = createDownloadLink(
+      endpoints,
+      element.url,
+      enforceDownloadInNewTab
+    )
     link.click()
   }
 

lib/streamlit/web/server/routes.py

@@ -220,6 +220,7 @@ async def get(self) -> None:
                 "useExternalAuthToken": False,
                 # Default host configuration settings.
                 "enableCustomParentMessages": False,
+                "enforceDownloadInNewTab": False,
             }
         )
         self.set_status(200)

lib/tests/streamlit/web/server/routes_test.py

@@ -202,6 +202,7 @@ def test_allowed_message_origins(self):
                 "useExternalAuthToken": False,
                 # Default host configuration settings:
                 "enableCustomParentMessages": False,
+                "enforceDownloadInNewTab": False,
             },
             response_body,
         )