Class: Embargoed::IPLocator

Inherits:
Object
  • Object
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Defined in:
lib/embargoed/ip_locator.rb

Class Method Summary collapse

Class Method Details

.get_country_code(ip) ⇒ Object 



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# File 'lib/embargoed/ip_locator.rb', line 6

def self.get_country_code(ip)
  country_code = "none"

  # Using an Open-Source IP db released under an Apache2 license: https://github.com/geoacumen/geoacumen-country
  db = File.expand_path("../../../public/Geoacumen-Country.mmdb", __FILE__)
  reader = MaxMind::DB.new(db, mode: MaxMind::DB::MODE_MEMORY)

  begin
    record = reader.get(ip)
  rescue => error
    puts error.inspect
  end

  if !record.nil?
    country_code = record['country']['iso_code']
  end

  reader.close

  return country_code
end