+
+ 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 Exception
+ return nil
+ end
+
+ # Construct a random token of a given length
+ def self.make_token(length = 30)
+ chars = 'abcdefghijklmnopqrtuvwxyzABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ0123456789'
+ token = ''
+
+ length.times do
+ token += chars[(rand * chars.length).to_i].chr
+ end
+
+ return token
+ end
+
+ # Return an encrypted version of a password
+ def self.encrypt_password(password, salt)
+ return Digest::MD5.hexdigest(password) if salt.nil?
+ return Digest::MD5.hexdigest(salt + password)
+ end
+
+ # Return an SQL fragment to select a given area of the globe
+ def self.sql_for_area(minlat, minlon, maxlat, maxlon, prefix = nil)
+ tilesql = QuadTile.sql_for_area(minlat, minlon, maxlat, maxlon, prefix)
+ minlat = (minlat * 1000000).round
+ minlon = (minlon * 1000000).round
+ maxlat = (maxlat * 1000000).round
+ maxlon = (maxlon * 1000000).round
+
+ return "#{tilesql} AND #{prefix}latitude BETWEEN #{minlat} AND #{maxlat} AND #{prefix}longitude BETWEEN #{minlon} AND #{maxlon}"
+ end