(Node.js) api.db-ip.com IPv4 Geolocation Lookup

Demonstrates how to lookup Geolocation data for an IPv4 address using the api.db-ip.com REST API.

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var os = require('os');
if (os.platform() == 'win32') {  
    if (os.arch() == 'ia32') {
        var chilkat = require('@chilkat/ck-node21-win-ia32');
    } else {
        var chilkat = require('@chilkat/ck-node21-win64'); 
    }
} else if (os.platform() == 'linux') {
    if (os.arch() == 'arm') {
        var chilkat = require('@chilkat/ck-node21-arm');
    } else if (os.arch() == 'x86') {
        var chilkat = require('@chilkat/ck-node21-linux32');
    } else {
        var chilkat = require('@chilkat/ck-node21-linux64');
    }
} else if (os.platform() == 'darwin') {
    if (os.arch() == 'arm64') {
        var chilkat = require('@chilkat/ck-node21-mac-m1');
    } else {
        var chilkat = require('@chilkat/ck-node21-macosx');
    }
}

function chilkatExample() {

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

    var http = new chilkat.Http();

    // Lookup an IPv4 address: 149.250.207.170  (this was a randomly chosen address)
    var jsonStr = http.QuickGetStr("http://api.db-ip.com/v2/free/149.250.207.170");
    if (http.LastMethodSuccess == false) {
        console.log(http.LastErrorText);
        return;
    }

    var json = new chilkat.JsonObject();
    json.EmitCompact = false;
    var success = json.Load(jsonStr);

    console.log(json.Emit());

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

    // {
    //   "ipAddress": "149.250.207.170",
    //   "continentCode": "EU",
    //   "continentName": "Europe",
    //   "countryCode": "DE",
    //   "countryName": "Germany",
    //   "stateProv": "Baden-W\u00fcrttemberg",
    //   "city": "B\u00f6blingen"
    // }

    var ipAddress;
    var continentCode;
    var continentName;
    var countryCode;
    var countryName;
    var stateProv;
    var city;

    ipAddress = json.StringOf("ipAddress");
    continentCode = json.StringOf("continentCode");
    continentName = json.StringOf("continentName");
    countryCode = json.StringOf("countryCode");
    countryName = json.StringOf("countryName");
    stateProv = json.StringOf("stateProv");
    city = json.StringOf("city");

}

chilkatExample();