function prefetch_file(url,
                       fetched_callback,
                       progress_callback,
                       error_callback) {
  var xhr = new XMLHttpRequest();
  xhr.open("GET", url, true);
  xhr.responseType = "blob";

  xhr.addEventListener("load", function () {
    if (xhr.status === 200) {
      var URL = window.URL || window.webkitURL;
      var blob_url = URL.createObjectURL(xhr.response);
      fetched_callback(blob_url);
    } else {
      error_callback();
    }
  }, false);

  var prev_pc = 0;
  xhr.addEventListener("progress", function(event) {
    if (event.lengthComputable) {
      var pc = Math.round((event.loaded / event.total) * 100);
      if (pc != prev_pc) {
        prev_pc = pc;
        progress_callback(pc);
      }
    }
  });
  xhr.send();
}