resolves #358

client/imports/views/layouts/top_navbar/top_navbar.html

@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@
                     <h4 id="importExportMongoclientTitle" class="modal-title">Import Mongoclient Data</h4>
                 </div>
                 <div class="modal-body">
-                    <form id="frmImportMongoclient" class="form-horizontal" style="display: none">
+                    <form id="frmImportMongoclient" class="form-horizontal">
                         <div class="form-group">
                             <label class="col-lg-3 control-label">Backup File </label>
                             <div class="col-lg-9">
@@ -114,17 +114,6 @@
                             </div>
                         </div>
                     </form>
-
-                    <form id="frmExportMongoclient" class="form-horizontal" style="display: none">
-                        <div class="form-group">
-                            <label class="col-lg-3 control-label">Place to Export </label>
-                            <div class="col-lg-9">
-                                <input class="form-control" type="text" id="inputExportBackupDir"
-                                       data-buttonName="btn-primary">
-                                <span class="help-block m-b-none">Example: <b>/home/user/mongoclient/</b></span>
-                            </div>
-                        </div>
-                    </form>
                 </div>
                 <div class="modal-footer">
                     <div class="pull-left">

client/imports/views/layouts/top_navbar/top_navbar.js

@@ -79,11 +79,9 @@ Template.topNavbar.events({
     'click #btnProceedImportExport'(e) {
         e.preventDefault();
         let laddaButton = Ladda.create(document.querySelector('#btnProceedImportExport'));
-        let isImport = $('#importExportMongoclientTitle').text() == 'Import Mongoclient Data';
         let importInput = $('#inputImportBackupFile');
-        let exportInput = $('#inputExportBackupDir');
 
-        if (isImport && importInput.val()) {
+        if (importInput.val()) {
             laddaButton.start();
             loadFile(null, importInput, function (val) {
                 Meteor.call('importMongoclient', val, function (err) {
@@ -98,20 +96,6 @@ Template.topNavbar.events({
                 });
             }, true);
         }
-        else if (!isImport && exportInput.val()) {
-            laddaButton.start();
-            Meteor.call('exportMongoclient', exportInput.val(), function (err, path) {
-                if (err) {
-                    toastr.error("Couldn't export: " + err.message);
-                } else {
-                    toastr.success("Successfully exported to " + path.result);
-                    $('#importExportMongoclientModal').modal('hide');
-                }
-
-                Ladda.stopAll();
-            });
-        }
-
     },
 
     'change .filestyle'(e){
@@ -132,14 +116,7 @@ Template.topNavbar.events({
 
     'click #btnExportMongoclient' (e) {
         e.preventDefault();
-        let icon = $('#importExportMongoclientIcon');
-        $('#importExportMongoclientTitle').text('Export Mongoclient Data');
-        icon.removeClass('fa-download');
-        icon.addClass('fa-upload');
-        $('#btnProceedImportExport').text('Export');
-        $('#frmImportMongoclient').hide();
-        $('#frmExportMongoclient').show();
-        $('#importExportMongoclientModal').modal('show');
+        window.open('exportMongoclient');
     },
 
     'click #btnImportMongoclient' (e) {

client/imports/views/query_templates/collection/find/find.js

@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ const proceedFindQuery = function (selectedCollection, selector, cursorOptions,
     };
 
     if (exportFormat) {
-        window.open('export?format=' + exportFormat + '&selectedCollection=' + selectedCollection + "&selector=" + JSON.stringify(selector) + "&cursorOptions=" + JSON.stringify(cursorOptions));
+        window.open('export?format=' + exportFormat + '&selectedCollection=' + selectedCollection + "&selector=" + JSON.stringify(selector) + "&cursorOptions=" + JSON.stringify(cursorOptions) + "&sessionId=" + Meteor.default_connection._lastSessionId);
         Ladda.stopAll();
     } else {
         Meteor.call("find", selectedCollection, selector, cursorOptions, executeExplain, Meteor.default_connection._lastSessionId, function (err, result) {

server/imports/mongodb/methods_common.js

@@ -215,26 +215,6 @@ Meteor.methods({
         }
     },
 
-    exportMongoclient(dir) {
-        let filePath = dir + "/backup_" + moment().format('DD_MM_YYYY_HH_mm_ss') + ".json";
-        let fileContent = {};
-        fileContent.settings = Settings.findOne();
-        fileContent.connections = Connections.find().fetch();
-
-        LOGGER.info('[exportMongoclient]', filePath);
-
-        return Async.runSync(function (done) {
-            try {
-                fs.writeFile(filePath, JSON.stringify(fileContent), function (err) {
-                    done(err, filePath);
-                });
-            } catch (ex) {
-                LOGGER.error('[exportMongoclient]', ex);
-                done(new Meteor.Error(ex.message), null);
-            }
-        });
-    },
-
     listCollectionNames(dbName, sessionId) {
         LOGGER.info('[listCollectionNames]', dbName, sessionId);
 

server/imports/webapp.js

@@ -4,21 +4,40 @@
 import {WebApp} from "meteor/webapp";
 import {Meteor} from "meteor/meteor";
 import {Papa} from "meteor/harrison:papa-parse";
+import {Settings} from "/lib/imports/collections/settings";
+import {Connections} from "/lib/imports/collections/connections";
 import {databasesBySessionId} from "/server/imports/mongodb/methods_common";
 import LOGGER from "/server/imports/internal/logger";
 
 const mongodbApi = require('mongodb');
 
+WebApp.connectHandlers.use('/exportMongoclient', function (req, res) {
+    let fileContent = {};
+    fileContent.settings = Settings.findOne();
+    fileContent.connections = Connections.find().fetch();
+    let fileName = "backup_" + moment().format('DD_MM_YYYY_HH_mm_ss') + ".json";
+
+    LOGGER.info('[exportMongoclient]', fileContent, fileName);
+
+    const headers = {
+        'Content-type': 'application/octet-stream',
+        'Content-Disposition': 'attachment; filename=' + fileName
+    };
+    res.writeHead(200, headers);
+    res.end(JSON.stringify(fileContent));
+});
+
 WebApp.connectHandlers.use('/export', function (req, res) {
     const urlParts = decodeURI(req.url).split('&');
     const format = urlParts[0].substr(urlParts[0].indexOf('=') + 1);
     const selectedCollection = urlParts[1].substr(urlParts[1].indexOf('=') + 1);
     const selector = urlParts[2].substr(urlParts[2].indexOf('=') + 1);
     const cursorOptions = urlParts[3].substr(urlParts[3].indexOf('=') + 1);
+    const sessionId = urlParts[4].substr(urlParts[4].indexOf('=') + 1);
 
-    LOGGER.info('[export]', format, selectedCollection, selector, cursorOptions);
+    LOGGER.info('[export]', format, selectedCollection, selector, cursorOptions, sessionId);
 
-    Meteor.call("find", selectedCollection, JSON.parse(selector), JSON.parse(cursorOptions), false, Meteor.default_connection._lastSessionId, function (err, result) {
+    Meteor.call("find", selectedCollection, JSON.parse(selector), JSON.parse(cursorOptions), false, sessionId, function (err, result) {
         if (err || result.error) {
             LOGGER.error('[export]', err, result.error);
             res.writeHead(400);