@bobfrankston/mailx 1.0.91 → 1.0.92

package/client/app.js

@@ -781,10 +781,20 @@ optEditorTiptap?.addEventListener("change", () => {
         saveEditorSetting("tiptap");
 });
 const isApp = typeof mailxapi !== "undefined" && mailxapi?.isApp;
+// Dismiss startup overlay immediately in browser/local mode — the UI components
+// have their own loading states ("Loading accounts...", etc.). Only keep the
+// overlay for native app mode where ensureServer needs to start the server.
+if (!isApp) {
+    const overlay = document.getElementById("startup-overlay");
+    if (overlay) {
+        overlay.classList.add("hidden");
+        setTimeout(() => overlay.remove(), 400);
+    }
+}
 async function checkServer() {
     const base = getServerUrl();
     try {
-        const res = await fetch(`${base}/api/version`);
+        const res = await fetch(`${base}/api/version`, { signal: AbortSignal.timeout(5000) });
         const ct = res.headers.get("content-type") || "";
         if (ct.includes("text/html") || !res.ok)
             throw new Error("not JSON");
@@ -796,8 +806,10 @@ async function checkServer() {
             el.textContent = `mailx v${d.version}${storageLabel}${isApp ? "" : " · browser"}`;
         // Hide startup overlay on success
         const overlay = document.getElementById("startup-overlay");
-        if (overlay)
-            overlay.hidden = true;
+        if (overlay) {
+            overlay.classList.add("hidden");
+            setTimeout(() => overlay.remove(), 400);
+        }
     }
     catch {
         const startupStatus = document.getElementById("startup-status");
@@ -892,10 +904,23 @@ async function checkServer() {
                     statusEl.textContent = `Error: ${e.message}`;
             }
         }
-        else {
-            // Browser mode — prompt for server URL
+        else if (getServerUrl()) {
+            // Remote server configured but unreachable — prompt to change URL
             promptForServer();
         }
+        else {
+            // Local server not responding — dismiss overlay, show UI with offline status
+            const overlay = document.getElementById("startup-overlay");
+            if (overlay) {
+                overlay.classList.add("hidden");
+                setTimeout(() => overlay.remove(), 400);
+            }
+            const statusSync = document.getElementById("status-sync");
+            if (statusSync) {
+                statusSync.textContent = "SERVER OFFLINE";
+                statusSync.style.color = "oklch(0.65 0.2 25)";
+            }
+        }
     }
 }
 function promptForServer() {

package/client/lib/api-client.js

@@ -40,14 +40,21 @@ class HttpTransport {
         const base = serverUrl ? serverUrl : "";
         let res;
         try {
-            res = await fetch(`${base}/api${path}`, {
+            // Default 10s timeout prevents hangs when server is zombie (accepts TCP, never responds)
+            const fetchOptions = {
                 headers: { "Content-Type": "application/json" },
                 ...options,
-            });
+            };
+            if (!fetchOptions.signal) {
+                fetchOptions.signal = AbortSignal.timeout(10000);
+            }
+            res = await fetch(`${base}/api${path}`, fetchOptions);
         }
         catch (e) {
             if (e.name === "AbortError")
                 throw e;
+            if (e.name === "TimeoutError")
+                throw new Error("Server not responding — request timed out");
             throw new Error("Server offline — check connection or run: mailx -server");
         }
         // Detect HTML error responses (server not reachable, returns error page)

package/client/package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@bobfrankston/mailx-client",
-  "version": "1.0.7",
+  "version": "1.0.8",
   "private": true,
   "type": "module",
   "dependencies": {

package/package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@bobfrankston/mailx",
-  "version": "1.0.91",
+  "version": "1.0.92",
   "description": "Local-first email client with IMAP sync and standalone native app",
   "type": "module",
   "main": "bin/mailx.js",