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

Demonstrates how to lookup Geolocation data for an IPv4 address using the ip-api.com 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://ip-api.com/json/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

    // {
    //   "as": "AS15854 Hewlett Packard GmbH",
    //   "city": "Bblingen",
    //   "country": "Germany",
    //   "countryCode": "DE",
    //   "isp": "Triaton Frankfurt",
    //   "lat": 48.6779,
    //   "lon": 8.97297,
    //   "org": "EntServ Deutschland GmbH",
    //   "query": "149.250.207.170",
    //   "region": "BW",
    //   "regionName": "Baden-Wrttemberg",
    //   "status": "success",
    //   "timezone": "Europe/Berlin",
    //   "zip": "71034"
    // }

    var as;
    var city;
    var country;
    var countryCode;
    var isp;
    var lat;
    var lon;
    var org;
    var query;
    var region;
    var regionName;
    var status;
    var timezone;
    var zip;

    as = json.StringOf("as");
    city = json.StringOf("city");
    country = json.StringOf("country");
    countryCode = json.StringOf("countryCode");
    isp = json.StringOf("isp");
    lat = json.StringOf("lat");
    lon = json.StringOf("lon");
    org = json.StringOf("org");
    query = json.StringOf("query");
    region = json.StringOf("region");
    regionName = json.StringOf("regionName");
    status = json.StringOf("status");
    timezone = json.StringOf("timezone");
    zip = json.StringOf("zip");

}

chilkatExample();