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// snippet taken from http://catapulty.tumblr.com/post/8303749793/heroku-and-node-js-how-to-get-the-client-ip-address
function getClientIp(req) {
  var ipAddress;
  // The request may be forwarded from local web server.
  var forwardedIpsStr = req.header('x-forwarded-for'); 
  if (forwardedIpsStr) {
    // 'x-forwarded-for' header may return multiple IP addresses in
    // the format: "client IP, proxy 1 IP, proxy 2 IP" so take the
    // the first one
    var forwardedIps = forwardedIpsStr.split(',');
    ipAddress = forwardedIps[0];
  }
  if (!ipAddress) {
    // If request was not forwarded
    ipAddress = req.connection.remoteAddress;
  }
  return ipAddress;
};