Geocoder, how to test locally when ip is 127.0.0.1?

Question

I can\'t get geocoder to work correct as my local ip address is 127.0.0.1 so it can\'t located where I am correctly.

The request.location.ip shows \"127.0.0.1\"

Answer 1

This is an updated answer for geocoder 1.2.9 to provide a hardcoded IP for development and test environments. Just place this at the bottom of your config/initilizers/geocoder.rb:

if %w(development test).include? Rails.env
  module Geocoder
    module Request
      def geocoder_spoofable_ip_with_localhost_override
        ip_candidate = geocoder_spoofable_ip_without_localhost_override
        if ip_candidate == '127.0.0.1'
          '1.2.3.4'
        else
          ip_candidate
        end
      end
      alias_method_chain :geocoder_spoofable_ip, :localhost_override
    end
  end
end