/**
* Returns the GeoIp Location for the given IP address.
*
* @param null|string $ip Address for which to return the location data.
* Note, if you leave it empty, the location will be determined using the current client IP.
*
* @return Location
* @throws GeoIpException
* @throws \Exception
*/
public function getGeoIpLocation($ip = null)
{
if (empty($ip)) {
$ip = $this->getCurrentIp();
}
// check if we have it in session
$sessionKey = $this->getSessionKey($ip);
$geoData = $this->httpSession()->get($sessionKey, false);
if ($geoData) {
$location = new Location();
$location->populate($geoData);
return $location;
}
$protocol = $this->getIpProtocol($ip);
try {
if ($protocol == 4) {
$location = $this->provider->getLocationFromIPv4($ip);
} else {
$location = $this->provider->getLocationFromIPv6($ip);
}
// save it into session
$this->httpSession()->save($sessionKey, $location->exportToJson());
return $location;
} catch (ProviderGeoIpNotFound $e) {
return false;
} catch (\Exception $e) {
throw $e;
}
}
