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+/* SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2024 Greenbone AG
+ *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-or-later
+ */
+
+import {useRef, useCallback} from 'react';
+
+import logger from 'gmp/log';
+
+import {hasValue} from 'gmp/utils/identity';
+
+const log = logger.getLogger('web.components.form.useDownload');
+
+/**
+ * Hook to download a file
+ *
+ * Should be used in combination with the Download component
+ *
+ * @returns Array of downloadRef and download function
+ */
+const useDownload = () => {
+  const downloadRef = useRef(null);
+
+  const download = useCallback(({filename, data, mimetype}) => {
+    if (!hasValue(downloadRef.current)) {
+      log.warn('Download ref not set.');
+      return;
+    }
+
+    downloadRef.current.setFilename(filename);
+    downloadRef.current.setData(data, mimetype);
+    downloadRef.current.download();
+  }, []);
+  return [downloadRef, download];
+};
+
+export default useDownload;