Find supernets, don't create them

app/models/network_range.rb

@@ -136,33 +136,6 @@ class NetworkRange < ApplicationRecord
                  .order("masklen(network) ASC")  # Least specific child first
   end
 
-  # Find or create an ancestor network at a specific prefix length
-  # For example, given 192.168.1.0/24 and prefix 16, returns 192.168.0.0/16
-  def find_or_create_ancestor_at_prefix(target_prefix)
-    return self if prefix_length <= target_prefix
-
-    # Use PostgreSQL's set_masklen to create the ancestor CIDR
-    result = self.class.connection.execute(
-      "SELECT set_masklen('#{network}'::inet, #{target_prefix})::text as ancestor_cidr"
-    ).first
-
-    return self unless result
-
-    ancestor_cidr = result["ancestor_cidr"]
-    return self if ancestor_cidr == cidr
-
-    # Find or create the ancestor network range
-    ancestor = NetworkRange.find_by(network: ancestor_cidr)
-
-    if ancestor.nil?
-      # Create a virtual ancestor (not persisted, just for reference)
-      # The caller can decide whether to persist it
-      ancestor = NetworkRange.new(network: ancestor_cidr, source: 'inherited')
-    end
-
-    ancestor
-  end
-
   # Find nearest parent with intelligence data
   def parent_with_intelligence
     # Find all parent ranges (networks that contain this network)

app/models/waf_policy.rb

@@ -517,41 +517,53 @@ validate :targets_must_be_array
     country = network_range.country || network_range.inherited_intelligence[:country]
     return network_range unless country
 
-    # Walk up from current prefix to /8 (IPv4) or /32 to /1 (IPv6)
+    # Check if this network has IPAPI data with a larger CIDR (asn.route or ipapi_returned_cidr)
-    current_prefix = network_range.prefix_length
+    ipapi_cidr = network_range.network_data&.dig('ipapi', 'asn', 'route') ||
-    max_prefix = network_range.ipv4? ? 8 : 1
+                 network_range.network_data&.dig('ipapi_returned_cidr')
 
-    current_prefix.step(-1, -1).each do |prefix|
+    if ipapi_cidr && ipapi_cidr != network_range.cidr
-      break if prefix < max_prefix
+      # IPAPI returned a larger network - use it if it exists
-
+      existing = NetworkRange.find_by(network: ipapi_cidr)
-      candidate = network_range.find_or_create_ancestor_at_prefix(prefix)
+      if existing
-      # Check if candidate has geo data (either direct or inherited)
+        existing_country = existing.country || existing.inherited_intelligence[:country]
-      candidate_country = candidate.country || (candidate.persisted? ? candidate.inherited_intelligence[:country] : nil)
+        if existing_country == country
-
+          Rails.logger.debug "Using IPAPI CIDR #{existing.cidr} instead of #{network_range.cidr} (both #{country})"
-      # For virtual (unpersisted) ancestors, we need to check if any existing records in that range have the country
+          return existing
-      if candidate_country.nil? && !candidate.persisted?
-        # Query database to see if networks in this range have the same country
-        country_check = NetworkRange.where("network <<= ?", candidate.cidr)
-                                    .where.not(country: nil)
-                                    .select(:country)
-                                    .distinct
-        # If all networks in this range have the same country, we can use it
-        if country_check.count == 1 && country_check.first.country == country
-          candidate_country = country
         end
-      end
+      else
-
+        # Create the IPAPI network range if it doesn't exist
-      # If ancestor has same country, use it (persist if virtual)
+        begin
-      if candidate_country == country
+          ipapi_network = NetworkRange.create!(
-        if !candidate.persisted?
+            network: ipapi_cidr,
-          candidate.save!
+            source: 'inherited',
-          Rails.logger.info "Created ancestor network range #{candidate.cidr} for country #{country}"
+            country: country
+          )
+          Rails.logger.info "Created IPAPI network range #{ipapi_cidr} for country #{country}"
+          return ipapi_network
+        rescue ActiveRecord::RecordNotUnique
+          # Race condition - another process created it
+          existing = NetworkRange.find_by(network: ipapi_cidr)
+          return existing || network_range
         end
-        Rails.logger.debug "Expanded #{network_range.cidr} to #{candidate.cidr} (both #{country})"
-        return candidate
       end
     end
 
+    # Fallback: Look for existing parent networks with IPAPI data and same country
+    # Query for all networks that contain this network and have IPAPI data
+    parent_with_ipapi = NetworkRange.where(
+      "?::inet << network", network_range.cidr
+    ).where(
+      "network_data ? 'ipapi' AND " \
+      "network_data -> 'ipapi' ->> 'location' ->> 'country_code' = ?",
+      country
+    ).order("masklen(network) DESC").first
+
+    if parent_with_ipapi
+      Rails.logger.debug "Found existing IPAPI parent #{parent_with_ipapi.cidr} for #{network_range.cidr} (both #{country})"
+      return parent_with_ipapi
+    end
+
+    # No expansion possible - use original network
     network_range
   end