diff --git a/middleware/realclientip.go b/middleware/realclientip.go
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+package middleware
+
+import (
+	"net"
+	"net/http"
+	"strings"
+)
+
+// GetRealClientIP extracts the client IP from the request.
+// When behind a reverse proxy, reads X-Forwarded-For header.
+func GetRealClientIP(r *http.Request) net.IP {
+	ipStr := r.Header.Get("X-Forwarded-For")
+
+	if ipStr == "" {
+		host, _, err := net.SplitHostPort(r.RemoteAddr)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil
+		}
+		return net.ParseIP(host)
+	}
+
+	// Each successive proxy may append itself, comma separated, to the end of the X-Forwarded-for header.
+	// Select only the first IP listed, as it is the client IP recorded by the first proxy.
+	if commaIndex := strings.IndexRune(ipStr, ','); commaIndex != -1 {
+		ipStr = ipStr[:commaIndex]
+	}
+
+	return net.ParseIP(strings.TrimSpace(ipStr))
+}
+
+// GetClientIP returns the string form of the real client IP.
+func GetClientIP(r *http.Request) string {
+	ip := GetRealClientIP(r)
+	if ip == nil {
+		return ""
+	}
+	return ip.String()
+}