This Lasso 9 data type uses the JSON Webservice of http://www.geoplugin.com/ to geolocate IP addresses. See http://www.geoplugin.com/webservices/ for more specific details of this free service.

geoplugin.lasso

[
	// ==================================
	/*
		@author Jonathan Guthrie ([email protected])
		#version 1.00
		
		This Lasso 9 data type uses the JSON Webservice of http://www.geoplugin.com/ to geolocate IP addresses
		See http://www.geoplugin.com/webservices/ for more specific details of this free service
		
		Usage:
  		local(userLocation = geoPlugin)
  		#userLocation->locate(web_request->remoteAddr)
  		#userLocation->city
  		#userLocation->countryCode
  		...
	*/
	// ==================================


define geoPlugin => type {
	
	//the geoPlugin server
	data private host::string = 'http://www.geoplugin.net/json.gp?ip={IP}&base_currency={CURRENCY}'
		
	//the default base currency
	data 
		public currency::string = 'CAD'
	
	//initiate the geoPlugin vars
	 data
		public ip::string 					= '',
		public city::string 				= '',
		public region::string 				= '',
		public areaCode::string 			= '',
		public dmaCode::string 				= '',
		public countryCode::string 			= '',
		public countryName::string 			= '',
		public continentCode::string 		= '',
		public latitude::decimal 			= 0.000000,
		public longitude::decimal 			= 0.000000,
		public currencyCode::string 		= '',
		public currencySymbol::string 		= '',
		public currencyConverter::decimal 	= 1.000000

	public locate(ip::string='') => {
		
		#ip->size == 0 ? #ip = string(client_ip)
		.ip = #ip
		
		.host->replace('{IP}',#ip)
		.host->replace('{CURRENCY}',.currency)
		
		local(data = array)
		local(response = string(include_url(.host)))
		#response->removeleading('geoPlugin(')
		#response->removetrailing(')')
		
		#response >> 'temporarily blacklisted' ? log_critical(#response)
			
		#data = json_deserialize(#response)

//		//set the geoPlugin vars
		if(not #data->isA(::void)) => {
			.city 				= string(#data->find('geoplugin_city'))
			.region 			= string(#data->find('geoplugin_region'))
			.areaCode 			= string(#data->find('geoplugin_areaCode'))
			.dmaCode 			= string(#data->find('geoplugin_dmaCode'))
			.countryCode 		= string(#data->find('geoplugin_countryCode'))
			.countryName 		= string(#data->find('geoplugin_countryName'))
			.continentCode 		= string(#data->find('geoplugin_continentCode'))
			.latitude 			= decimal(#data->find('geoplugin_latitude'))
			.longitude 			= decimal(#data->find('geoplugin_longitude'))
			.currencyCode 		= string(#data->find('geoplugin_currencyCode'))
			.currencySymbol 	= string(#data->find('geoplugin_currencySymbol'))
			.currencyConverter 	= decimal(#data->find('geoplugin_currencyConverter'))
		}
	}
	

	public convert(amount::decimal, float::integer=2, symbol::boolean=true) => {
		
		//easily convert amounts to geolocated currency.
		local(out =  decimal(#amount * .currencyConverter)->asString(-precision=#float))
		if(#symbol == true) => {
			return (.currencySymbol + #out)
		} else {
			return #out
		}
	}
	public convert(amount::any, float::integer=2, symbol::boolean=true) => {
		return ('geoPlugin Warning: The amount passed to geoPlugin::convert is not a decimal.')
	}
}
]