/// <summary>
/// Given an ip string this method will return the correct image directly. This allows specifying
/// this endpoint as the src attribute of an image for lists.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="ip">a string that is parsable into an ip address</param>
/// <returns>a flag image as a gif.</returns>
public ActionResult LocationFlag(string ip)
{
var fName = "us.gif";
var dbPath = Server.MapPath(ConfigurationManager.ConnectionStrings["geoip"].ConnectionString);
if (System.IO.File.Exists(dbPath))
{
var ls = new MaxMind.GeoIP.LookupService(dbPath, MaxMind.GeoIP.LookupService.GEOIP_STANDARD);
MaxMind.GeoIP.Location loc;
if (!ip.StartsWith("10."))
loc = ls.getLocation(System.Net.IPAddress.Parse(ip));
else
loc = new MaxMind.GeoIP.Location() { countryName = "US", countryCode = "US", city = "LAN", regionName = "Internal Address" };
if (loc != null)
fName = String.Format("{0}.gif", loc.countryCode);
}
return new FilePathResult(Server.MapPath(String.Format("~/Contents/countryflags/{0}", fName)), "image/gif");
}
/// <summary>
/// Returns GEOIP data for a given IP address.
/// </summary>
/// <remarks>While technically this is not data in the analysys portion of the database it is related</remarks>
/// <param name="ip">a string that is parsable into an ip address</param>
/// <returns>any location information that can be found for the ip address or null if no entry was found.</returns>
public ActionResult Location(string ip)
{
var result = new JavaScriptResult();
var dbPath = Server.MapPath(ConfigurationManager.ConnectionStrings["geoip"].ConnectionString);
if (System.IO.File.Exists(dbPath))
{
var ls = new MaxMind.GeoIP.LookupService(dbPath, MaxMind.GeoIP.LookupService.GEOIP_STANDARD);
MaxMind.GeoIP.Location loc;
if (!ip.StartsWith("10."))
loc = ls.getLocation(System.Net.IPAddress.Parse(ip));
else
loc = new MaxMind.GeoIP.Location() { countryName = "US", countryCode = "US", city = "LAN", regionName = "Internal Address" };
if (loc != null)
result.Script = "{" + string.Format("areaCode:{0}, city:'{1}', countryCode:'{2}', countryName:'{3}', latitude:{4}, longitude:{5}, metroCode:{6}, postalCode:'{7}', region:'{8}', regionName:'{9}'",
loc.area_code, loc.city, loc.countryCode, loc.countryName, loc.latitude, loc.longitude, loc.metro_code, loc.postalCode, loc.region, loc.regionName) + "}";
else
result.Script = "{}";
}
else
result.Script = "{}";
return result;
}
