Class: Geokit::Geocoders::GeoIpCityGeocoder

Inherits:
Geocoder
  • Object
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Defined in:
lib/geokit-geoip.rb

Overview

Provide geocoding based upon an IP address. The underlying web service is maxmind.com. MaxMind City is a paid-for service, provides country, region, and city. Updated every month.

Class Method Summary collapse

Class Method Details

.do_geocode(ip, options = {}) ⇒ Object

Given an IP address, returns a GeoLoc instance which contains latitude, longitude, city, and country code. Sets the success attribute to false if the ip parameter does not match an ip address.



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# File 'lib/geokit-geoip.rb', line 18

def self.do_geocode(ip, options = {})
  return GeoLoc.new unless /^(\d{1,3}\.\d{1,3}\.\d{1,3}\.\d{1,3})?$/.match(ip)
  if (res = ::GeoIP.new(Geocoders::geoip_data_path).city(ip))
    loc = GeoLoc.new({
      :provider => 'maxmind_city',
      :lat => res.latitude,
      :lng => res.longitude,
      :city => res.city_name,
      :state => res.region_name,
      :zip => res.postal_code,
      :country_code => res.country_code2
    })
    # Work around Geokit's jankiness
    loc.success = res.city_name && res.city_name != ''
    loc
  else
    GeoLoc.new
  end
end