Change the name and extension of a static file served with node

Question

So I have some static files stored in a uploads folder running in my node.js application, but their name and extension (all of them are PDFs) were replaced by a mysql CHAR(32) string reference in DB.

I need to serve them with a comprehensible name (autogenerated in server) and it's original extension back. Any hints?

Answer 1

You can accomplish this with HTTP headers.

Content-disposition: attachment; filename=Example.pdf
Content-type: application/pdf