set a cookie on the response of the download request and have JavaScript to poll for that cookie. Once the download is ready to be served, the cookie will be available in JavaScript. To ensure working across various browser windows/tabs in the same sessio

spinner screen script

function download() {
    var token = new Date().getTime();
    var wait = document.getElementById("wait");
    wait.style.display = "block";

    var pollDownload = setInterval(function() {
        if (document.cookie.indexOf("download=" + token) > -1) {
            document.cookie = "download=" + token + "; expires=" + new Date(0).toGMTString() + "; path=/";
            wait.style.display = "none";
            clearInterval(pollDownload);
        }
    }, 500);

    window.location = "download?token=" + token;
}