Geo Restriction Logic using geocode gem

geo.rb

  def check_user_location
    # need to intro a whitelist for IP addresses
    user_ip = request.ip
    unless user_ip.nil?
      logger.info("User IP Address is: #{user_ip}")
      user_country = request.location.country
      logger.info("User Country is: #{user_country}")
      # if in production mode and the user country doesnt match one on the whitelist
      # then throw them out to a restricted page.
      redirect_to restricted_path() unless knock_knock(user_ip, user_country)
    end
  end
  
  def knock_knock(user_ip, user_country)
    country_whitelist = ["Brazil"]
    ip_whitelist = ["127.0.0.1"]
    country_whitelist.include?(user_country) or ip_whitelist.include?(user_ip) or (["development"]).include?(Rails.env)
  end