import { type RequestHandler } from 'express'; import { getLogger } from 'calypso/server/lib/logger'; /** * Adds the `x-geoip-country-code` header to the request. This is used to simulate the header added * in production environments, which is not available in all environments. * @returns A middleware function that adds the `x-geoip-country-code` header to the request. */ export default function (): RequestHandler { // To avoid delays on handling individual requests, fetch the geolocation once during server // startup. This will retrieve the geolocation of the server (not the client), but it's expected // that the middleware would be enabled on a developer's own machine. let countryCode: string | undefined; let countryCodePromise: Promise< string | undefined > | undefined; async function getGeoCountryCode() { if ( ! countryCode ) { if ( ! countryCodePromise ) { countryCodePromise = fetch( 'https://public-api.wordpress.com/geo/' ) .then( ( response ) => response.json() ) .then( ( { country_short } ) => country_short ) // Support offline development and set an expectation that the header is not // always available by quietly skipping if the request fails. .catch( () => { getLogger().info( 'Failed to fetch geolocation' ); } ); } countryCode = await countryCodePromise; } return countryCode; } // Prime the cache when the middleware is initialized. getGeoCountryCode(); return async ( req, _res, next ) => { const countryCode = await getGeoCountryCode(); if ( countryCode ) { req.headers[ 'x-geoip-country-code' ] = countryCode; } next(); }; }