Plugin Configuration for Multi-ip Geocoders, and MaxMind City.

Signed-off-by: Andre Lewis <andre.lewis@gmail.com>

assets/api_keys_template

@@ -42,7 +42,14 @@ if defined? Geokit
 	# See http://geocoder.ca
 	# and http://geocoder.ca/?register=1
 	Geokit::Geocoders::geocoder_ca = false
-
+
+	# This is your authorization key for MaxMind's geoip city web service.
+  # Paid alternative to the free hostip.info ip Geocoder
+	# See http://www.maxmind.com/app/web_services#country 
+	# Set the value to the 12-digit key obtained from MaxMind.
+  # Geokit::Geocoders::maxmind_city = 'REPLACE_WITH_YOUR_MAXMIND_KEY'
+  Geokit::Geocoders::maxmind_city = '2AbwX9KUFnFh'
+
 	# Uncomment to use a username with the Geonames geocoder
 	#Geokit::Geocoders::geonames="REPLACE_WITH_YOUR_GEONAMES_USERNAME"
 
@@ -52,5 +59,13 @@ if defined? Geokit
 	# Be aware that there are Terms of Use restrictions on how you can use the 
 	# various geocoders.  Make sure you read up on relevant Terms of Use for each
 	# geocoder you are going to use.
-	Geokit::Geocoders::provider_order = [:google,:us]
+  Geokit::Geocoders::provider_order = [:yahoo,:google]
+
+	# Valid symbols are :ip,:geonames,:geo_plugin, and :maxmind_city.
+  # As before, make sure you read up on relevant Terms of Use for each
+  # Geokit::Geocoders::ip_provider_order = [:geo_plugin,:ip]
+  Geokit::Geocoders::ip_provider_order = [:maxmind_city,:geo_plugin,:ip]
+  # Geokit::Geocoders::ip_provider_order = [:maxmind_city]
+
 end
+

lib/geokit-rails/ip_geocode_lookup.rb

@@ -26,15 +26,22 @@ def geocode_ip_address(filter_options = {})
     # get the value.
     def store_ip_location
       session[:geo_location] ||= retrieve_location_from_cookie_or_service
-      cookies[:geo_location] = { :value => session[:geo_location].to_yaml, :expires => 30.days.from_now } if session[:geo_location]
+      cookies[:geo_location] = { :value => session[:geo_location].to_yaml, :expires => 0.days.from_now } if session[:geo_location]
     end    
 
     # Uses the stored location value from the cookie if it exists.  If
     # no cookie exists, calls out to the web service to get the location. 
     def retrieve_location_from_cookie_or_service
       return YAML.load(cookies[:geo_location]) if cookies[:geo_location]
-      location = Geocoders::IpGeocoder.geocode(get_ip_address)
-      return location.success ? location : nil
+      # location = Geocoders::IpGeocoder.geocode(get_ip_address)
+      # location = Geocoders::GeoPluginGeocoder.geocode(get_ip_address)
+      # location = Geocoders::MaxmindCityGeocoder.geocode(get_ip_address)
+      location = Geocoders::MultiIpGeocoder.do_geocode(get_ip_address)
+      # result = location.success ? location : GeoLoc.new
+      # result.all = nil
+      # return location.success ? location : GeoLoc.new
+      return location
+      # return result
     end
 
     # Returns the real ip address, though this could be the localhost ip