(Delphi ActiveX) ipstack.com IPv4 Geolocation Lookup

Demonstrates how to lookup Geolocation data for an IPv4 address using the ipstack.com REST API.

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uses
    Winapi.Windows, Winapi.Messages, System.SysUtils, System.Variants, System.Classes, Vcl.Graphics,
    Vcl.Controls, Vcl.Forms, Vcl.Dialogs, Vcl.StdCtrls, Chilkat_TLB;

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procedure TForm1.Button1Click(Sender: TObject);
var
http: TChilkatHttp;
jsonStr: WideString;
json: TChilkatJsonObject;
success: Integer;
ip: WideString;
v_type: WideString;
continent_code: WideString;
continent_name: WideString;
country_code: WideString;
country_name: WideString;
region_code: WideString;
region_name: WideString;
city: WideString;
zip: WideString;
latitude: WideString;
longitude: WideString;
locationGeoname_id: WideString;
locationCapital: WideString;
locationCountry_flag: WideString;
locationCountry_flag_emoji: WideString;
locationCountry_flag_emoji_unicode: WideString;
locationCalling_code: WideString;
locationIs_eu: Integer;
i: Integer;
count_i: Integer;
code: WideString;
name: WideString;
native: WideString;

begin
// This example requires the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
// See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

http := TChilkatHttp.Create(Self);

// Lookup an IPv4 address: 149.250.207.170  (this was a randomly chosen address)
jsonStr := http.QuickGetStr('http://api.ipstack.com/149.250.207.170?access_key=YOUR_ACCESS_KEY');
if (http.LastMethodSuccess = 0) then
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add(http.LastErrorText);
    Exit;
  end;

json := TChilkatJsonObject.Create(Self);
json.EmitCompact := 0;
success := json.Load(jsonStr);

Memo1.Lines.Add(json.Emit());

// Sample output:
// Use this online tool to generate parsing code from sample JSON: 
// Generate Parsing Code from JSON

// {
//   "ip": "149.250.207.170",
//   "type": "ipv4",
//   "continent_code": "EU",
//   "continent_name": "Europe",
//   "country_code": "DE",
//   "country_name": "Germany",
//   "region_code": null,
//   "region_name": null,
//   "city": null,
//   "zip": null,
//   "latitude": 51.2993,
//   "longitude": 9.491,
//   "location": {
//     "geoname_id": null,
//     "capital": "Berlin",
//     "languages": [
//       {
//         "code": "de",
//         "name": "German",
//         "native": "Deutsch"
//       }
//     ],
//     "country_flag": "http:\/\/assets.ipstack.com\/flags\/de.svg",
//     "country_flag_emoji": "\ud83c\udde9\ud83c\uddea",
//     "country_flag_emoji_unicode": "U+1F1E9 U+1F1EA",
//     "calling_code": "49",
//     "is_eu": true
//   }
// }

ip := json.StringOf('ip');
v_type := json.StringOf('type');
continent_code := json.StringOf('continent_code');
continent_name := json.StringOf('continent_name');
country_code := json.StringOf('country_code');
country_name := json.StringOf('country_name');
region_code := json.StringOf('region_code');
region_name := json.StringOf('region_name');
city := json.StringOf('city');
zip := json.StringOf('zip');
latitude := json.StringOf('latitude');
longitude := json.StringOf('longitude');
locationGeoname_id := json.StringOf('location.geoname_id');
locationCapital := json.StringOf('location.capital');
locationCountry_flag := json.StringOf('location.country_flag');
locationCountry_flag_emoji := json.StringOf('location.country_flag_emoji');
locationCountry_flag_emoji_unicode := json.StringOf('location.country_flag_emoji_unicode');
locationCalling_code := json.StringOf('location.calling_code');
locationIs_eu := json.BoolOf('location.is_eu');
i := 0;
count_i := json.SizeOfArray('location.languages');
while i < count_i do
  begin
    json.I := i;
    code := json.StringOf('location.languages[i].code');
    name := json.StringOf('location.languages[i].name');
    native := json.StringOf('location.languages[i].native');
    i := i + 1;
  end;
end;