This is the Ruby API for reading MaxMind DB files. MaxMind DB is a binary file format that stores data indexed by IP address subnets (IPv4 or IPv6).
gem install maxmind-db
require 'maxmind/db'
reader = MaxMind::DB.new('GeoIP2-City.mmdb', mode: MaxMind::DB::MODE_MEMORY)
record = reader.get('1.1.1.1')
if record.nil?
puts '1.1.1.1 was not found in the database'
else
puts record['country']['iso_code']
puts record['country']['names']['en']
end
reader.close
For more information see the documentation.
This code requires Ruby version 2.5 or higher.
Patches and pull requests are encouraged. Please include unit tests whenever possible.
Please report all issues with this code using the GitHub issue tracker.
If you are having an issue with a MaxMind service that is not specific to the client API, please see our support page.
This library uses Semantic Versioning.
This software is Copyright (c) 2018 - 2023 by MaxMind, Inc.
This is free software, licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 or the MIT License, at your option.
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