+
+ def self.IPLocation(ip_address)
+ Timeout::timeout(4) do
+ Net::HTTP.start('api.hostip.info') do |http|
+ country = http.get("/country.php?ip=#{ip_address}").body
+ country = "GB" if country = "UK"
+ Net::HTTP.start('ws.geonames.org') do |http|
+ xml = REXML::Document.new(http.get("/countryInfo?country=#{country}").body)
+ xml.elements.each("geonames/country") do |ele|
+ minlon = ele.get_text("bBoxWest").to_s
+ minlat = ele.get_text("bBoxSouth").to_s
+ maxlon = ele.get_text("bBoxEast").to_s
+ maxlat = ele.get_text("bBoxNorth").to_s
+ return { :minlon => minlon, :minlat => minlat, :maxlon => maxlon, :maxlat => maxlat }
+ end
+ end
+ end
+ end
+
+ return nil
+ rescue
+ return nil
+ end