tossinbox 0.1.4 → 0.1.5

package/README.md

@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ tossinbox wait --code --json
 
 | Command | Description |
 |---|---|
-| `spawn` | Create a new disposable inbox (`-p provider`, `-l label`) |
+| `spawn` | Create a new disposable inbox (`-p provider`, `-l label`). If the provider is down, another one is used automatically — `--no-failover` opts out |
 | `list` | List messages (`-a address`) |
 | `read <id>` | Read a full message, including any detected code |
 | `wait` | Poll until a message arrives (`-f sender`, `-s subject`, `-c` extract code, `-t timeout` max 600s) |
@@ -239,6 +239,12 @@ ships no bulk-send or bulk-signup mode.
 Yes, anywhere Node.js 18+ runs. `npx tossinbox@latest spawn`
 works in PowerShell exactly the same.
 
+**What if a provider is down?**
+`spawn` fails over automatically: it retries the create against the remaining
+providers and reports the switch (human mode prints a `⚠` warning and
+`provider : mailtm (failover from mailgw)`; `--json` returns a `failover`
+object). Use `--no-failover` if you need the chosen provider or nothing.
+
 **A site blocked my disposable address. What now?**
 Some sites blocklist known disposable domains. Try the other provider:
 `tossinbox spawn -p guerrillamail`. If both are blocked, the site wins that
@@ -260,9 +266,9 @@ round.
 - [x] Homebrew tap: `brew install mohamed-khairy-5i/tap/tossinbox`
 - [x] Project website at [tossinbox.pages.dev](https://tossinbox.pages.dev/)
 - [x] Publish `tossinbox` + `tossinbox-mcp` to the [npm registry](https://www.npmjs.com/package/tossinbox)
-- [ ] `mail.gw` provider (mail.tm-compatible API — small lift)
-- [ ] `tempmail.lol` provider (free API)
-- [ ] Provider failover: auto-switch when a provider is down
+- [x] `mail.gw` provider (v0.1.3)
+- [x] Four more providers: `tempmail.lol`, `temp-mail.io`, `tempmail.plus`, `maildrop.cc` (v0.1.4)
+- [x] Provider failover: auto-switch when a provider is down (v0.1.5)
 - [ ] Homebrew core formula (after community adoption)
 
 ## Documentation

package/dist/cli.js

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env node
 import { Command, CommanderError } from "commander";
-import { DEFAULT_PROVIDER, getProvider, listProviders, listSavedInboxes, removeInbox, clearInboxes, resolveInbox, saveInbox, statePath, waitForMessage, sleep, htmlToText, ProviderError, } from "./core/index.js";
+import { DEFAULT_PROVIDER, createInboxWithFailover, getProvider, listProviders, listSavedInboxes, removeInbox, clearInboxes, resolveInbox, saveInbox, statePath, waitForMessage, sleep, htmlToText, ProviderError, } from "./core/index.js";
 import { VERSION } from "./version.js";
 /* Documented exit codes:
  * 0  success
@@ -78,20 +78,32 @@ function printMessageHuman(message, withBody) {
 /* ------------------------------------------------------------------ */
 program
     .command("spawn")
-    .description("Create a new disposable inbox")
+    .description("Create a new disposable inbox (automatically falls back to another provider when the chosen one is down)")
     .option("-p, --provider <name>", "email provider (see: providers)", DEFAULT_PROVIDER)
     .option("-l, --label <label>", "optional label to identify this inbox")
+    .option("--no-failover", "fail if the chosen provider is down instead of falling back to another one")
     .action(async (opts) => {
     try {
-        const provider = providerOrExit(opts.provider);
-        const inbox = await provider.createInbox({ label: opts.label });
+        providerOrExit(opts.provider); // unknown name = usage error before any network call
+        const { inbox, switched, warnings } = await createInboxWithFailover({
+            requested: opts.provider,
+            label: opts.label,
+            failover: opts.failover,
+        });
         await saveInbox(inbox);
         if (jsonMode()) {
-            out({ ok: true, inbox });
+            out({
+                ok: true,
+                inbox,
+                ...(switched ? { failover: { requested: opts.provider, used: inbox.provider } } : {}),
+                ...(warnings.length > 0 ? { warnings } : {}),
+            });
             return;
         }
+        for (const warning of warnings)
+            console.error(`⚠ ${warning}`);
         console.log(`✔ Inbox ready : ${inbox.address}`);
-        console.log(`  provider    : ${inbox.provider}`);
+        console.log(`  provider    : ${inbox.provider}${switched ? ` (failover from ${opts.provider})` : ""}`);
         if (inbox.label)
             console.log(`  label       : ${inbox.label}`);
         console.log(`  state file  : ${statePath()}`);

package/dist/core/failover.js

@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+import { providers } from "./index.js";
+import { ProviderError } from "./types.js";
+/** A failure that automatic failover is allowed to recover from: network-level
+ *  errors (no status) and server-side trouble (5xx) or throttling (429).
+ *  A plain 4xx is a real request problem — switching providers cannot fix it. */
+function isTransient(err) {
+    if (!(err instanceof ProviderError))
+        return true; // network-level → transient
+    const { status } = err;
+    return status === undefined || status === 429 || status >= 500;
+}
+function describe(err) {
+    return err instanceof Error ? err.message : String(err);
+}
+/**
+ * Create an inbox, falling back to other providers when the requested one is
+ * down. The requested provider is always tried first; the remaining providers
+ * follow registration order (best default first). Every failed attempt is
+ * recorded as a warning so humans and agents can see exactly what happened.
+ */
+export async function createInboxWithFailover(options = {}) {
+    const failover = options.failover !== false;
+    const requestedName = options.requested ?? Object.keys(providers)[0];
+    const requested = providers[requestedName];
+    if (!requested) {
+        const known = Object.keys(providers).join(", ");
+        throw new Error(`Unknown provider "${requestedName}". Available providers: ${known}`);
+    }
+    // Registration order, requested provider first.
+    const candidates = [
+        requested,
+        ...Object.values(providers).filter((p) => p.name !== requested.name),
+    ];
+    const warnings = [];
+    let firstError;
+    for (let i = 0; i < candidates.length; i++) {
+        const candidate = candidates[i];
+        try {
+            const inbox = await candidate.createInbox({ label: options.label });
+            return {
+                inbox,
+                switched: i > 0,
+                warnings,
+            };
+        }
+        catch (err) {
+            firstError ??= err;
+            warnings.push(`${candidate.name}: ${describe(err)}`);
+            // A non-transient 4xx on the REQUESTED provider is a real request
+            // problem (bad payload, blocked domain…) — retrying others would just
+            // mask it. Only when the user did not explicitly pick a provider do we
+            // fall through anyway, because they never asked for this one by name.
+            if (!isTransient(err) && options.requested)
+                throw err;
+            if (!failover)
+                throw err;
+        }
+    }
+    // Every candidate failed. Re-throw the requested provider's original error
+    // (it names the provider the user actually asked for) with a failover note.
+    const base = describe(firstError);
+    const others = candidates.length - 1;
+    throw new ProviderError(requestedName, others > 0
+        ? `${base} — failover also tried ${others} other provider(s) without success`
+        : base);
+}

package/dist/core/index.js

@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ export * from "./types.js";
 export { extractCode, htmlToText } from "./otp.js";
 export * from "./state.js";
 export { waitForMessage, sleep } from "./wait.js";
+export { createInboxWithFailover } from "./failover.js";
 export const providers = {
     [mailTm.name]: mailTm,
     [mailGw.name]: mailGw,

package/dist/mcp.js

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import { fileURLToPath } from "node:url";
 import { McpServer } from "@modelcontextprotocol/sdk/server/mcp.js";
 import { StdioServerTransport } from "@modelcontextprotocol/sdk/server/stdio.js";
 import { z } from "zod";
-import { DEFAULT_PROVIDER, getProvider, resolveInbox, saveInbox, waitForMessage, htmlToText, } from "./core/index.js";
+import { DEFAULT_PROVIDER, createInboxWithFailover, getProvider, resolveInbox, saveInbox, waitForMessage, htmlToText, } from "./core/index.js";
 import { VERSION } from "./version.js";
 function text(result, isError = false) {
     return {
@@ -40,17 +40,24 @@ export async function startMcpServer() {
         title: "Create a disposable inbox",
         description: "Create a brand new disposable email inbox. The inbox is saved locally so the other tools can use it. Returns the full email address to use in sign-up forms.",
         inputSchema: {
-            provider: z.string().optional().describe(`Provider name (default: "${DEFAULT_PROVIDER}", see the providers list)`),
+            provider: z.string().optional().describe(`Provider name (default: "${DEFAULT_PROVIDER}", see the providers list). If the provider is down, another one is used automatically unless no_failover is set`),
             label: z.string().optional().describe("Optional label to identify this inbox"),
+            no_failover: z.boolean().optional().describe("Fail when the chosen provider is down instead of falling back to another one"),
         },
-    }, async ({ provider, label }) => {
+    }, async ({ provider, label, no_failover }) => {
         try {
-            const p = getProvider(provider);
-            const inbox = await p.createInbox({ label });
+            getProvider(provider); // unknown name = clean error before any network call
+            const { inbox, switched, warnings } = await createInboxWithFailover({
+                requested: provider,
+                label,
+                failover: !no_failover,
+            });
             await saveInbox(inbox);
             return text({
                 ok: true,
                 inbox: { address: inbox.address, provider: inbox.provider, label: inbox.label },
+                ...(switched ? { failover: { requested: provider ?? DEFAULT_PROVIDER, used: inbox.provider } } : {}),
+                ...(warnings.length > 0 ? { warnings } : {}),
                 hint: `Use address "${inbox.address}" in the sign-up form, then call wait_for_code after submitting it.`,
             });
         }

package/dist/version.js

@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 /** Single source of truth for the runtime version string.
  *  Keep in sync with package.json — bump both on release. */
-export const VERSION = "0.1.4";
+export const VERSION = "0.1.5";

package/llms.txt

@@ -24,11 +24,13 @@ inboxes when done. It is designed agent-first: every CLI command supports
 
 ## CLI (binary: `tossinbox`)
 
-- `tossinbox spawn` — create a new disposable inbox (flags: `-p provider`, `-l label`)
+- `tossinbox spawn` — create a new disposable inbox (flags: `-p provider`, `-l label`);
+  if the provider is down, another one is used automatically (`--no-failover` opts out)
 - `tossinbox list` — list messages in an inbox (flag: `-a address`)
 - `tossinbox read <id>` — read a full message by id
 - `tossinbox wait --code` — poll until a message arrives and print its verification code
   (flags: `-f sender`, `-s subject`, `-t timeout`, `-i interval`)
+- `tossinbox watch` — stream new messages as they arrive until Ctrl-C (NDJSON with `--json`)
 - `tossinbox inboxes` — list locally saved inboxes
 - `tossinbox toss` — delete an inbox server-side and wipe local state (`--all` for all)
 - `tossinbox providers` — list providers (default: `mailtm`; also `mailgw`, `guerrillamail`, `tempmaillol`, `tempmailio`, `tempmailplus`, `maildrop`)
@@ -59,7 +61,9 @@ npx tossinbox@latest spawn
 
 ## Notes
 
-- Providers: `mailtm` (default) and `guerrillamail`; no API keys required.
+- Providers: `mailtm` (default), `mailgw`, `guerrillamail`, `tempmaillol`,
+  `tempmailio`, `tempmailplus`, `maildrop`; no API keys required. When a
+  provider is down, `spawn` fails over to another one automatically.
 - Local state is stored in `~/.tossinbox/state.json` (override with the
   `TOSSINBOX_STATE` environment variable) with 0600 permissions.
 - TossInbox intentionally has no bulk mode; use it for privacy and testing and

package/package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "tossinbox",
-  "version": "0.1.4",
+  "version": "0.1.5",
   "description": "Disposable email inboxes for humans and AI agents. Spawn an inbox, wait for the OTP, toss it.",
   "type": "module",
   "license": "MIT",