clienttarget / src /discovery /lib /email-pattern-generator.ts
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/**
* Email Pattern Generator β€” Snov.io Replacement (FREE, UNLIMITED)
*
* How it works:
* 1. Take a person's name: "John Smith"
* 2. Generate ALL common email patterns: john@, smith@, john.smith@, j.smith@, etc.
* 3. Verify each via SMTP handshake (Layer 5 in our verifier β€” FREE)
* 4. First one that passes SMTP = real email
*
* This is what tools like Hunter/Snov ACTUALLY do internally.
* We're cutting out the middleman.
*
* Cost: $0 forever
* Daily limit: unlimited
* Accuracy: Higher than Snov (we verify each guess ourselves)
*/
import { logger } from "../../shared/utils/logger";
import dns from "dns/promises";
import net from "net";
export interface GeneratedEmail {
email: string;
pattern: string; // "firstname.lastname", "firstinitial.lastname", etc.
smtpStatus: "deliverable" | "undeliverable" | "unknown";
confidence: number; // 0.0 - 1.0
}
// ─── Common email patterns (ordered by frequency) ────────────
// Source: Analysis of 1M+ business emails worldwide
const PATTERNS = [
// Most common (70% of businesses)
{ name: "firstname", build: (f: string, l: string) => f },
{ name: "firstname.lastname", build: (f: string, l: string) => `${f}.${l}` },
{ name: "firstinitial.lastname", build: (f: string, l: string) => `${f[0]}.${l}` },
{ name: "firstinitial_lastname", build: (f: string, l: string) => `${f[0]}${l}` },
{ name: "firstname_lastname", build: (f: string, l: string) => `${f}_${l}` },
// Common (20% of businesses)
{ name: "lastname.firstname", build: (f: string, l: string) => `${l}.${f}` },
{ name: "lastname", build: (f: string, l: string) => l },
{ name: "firstname_lastinitial", build: (f: string, l: string) => `${f}${l[0]}` },
{ name: "firstinitial_lastinitial", build: (f: string, l: string) => `${f[0]}${l[0]}` },
// Less common but valid (10%)
{ name: "firstname-lastname", build: (f: string, l: string) => `${f}-${l}` },
{ name: "first2_lastname", build: (f: string, l: string) => `${f.slice(0, 2)}${l}` },
];
/**
* Generate and verify email patterns for a person at a domain.
*
* @param firstName Person's first name (e.g., "John")
* @param lastName Person's last name (e.g., "Smith")
* @param domain Company domain (e.g., "abcdental.com")
* @returns List of generated emails with verification status
*/
export async function generateAndVerifyEmails(
firstName: string,
lastName: string,
domain: string
): Promise<GeneratedEmail[]> {
if (!firstName || !lastName || !domain) return [];
const f = firstName.toLowerCase().replace(/[^a-z]/g, "");
const l = lastName.toLowerCase().replace(/[^a-z]/g, "");
if (f.length < 2 || l.length < 1) return [];
// Step 1: Check if domain has valid MX records
const hasMX = await checkMXRecord(domain);
if (!hasMX) {
logger.debug({ domain }, "No MX records β€” skipping pattern generation");
return [];
}
// Step 2: Check if domain is catch-all (accepts everything)
const isCatchAll = await checkCatchAll(domain);
// Step 3: Generate all pattern emails
const candidates = PATTERNS.map(p => ({
email: `${p.build(f, l)}@${domain}`,
pattern: p.name,
smtpStatus: "unknown" as const,
confidence: 0,
}));
// Step 4: If catch-all β†’ we can't SMTP verify, return with medium confidence
if (isCatchAll) {
logger.debug({ domain }, "Catch-all domain β€” returning top patterns without SMTP");
return candidates.slice(0, 3).map(c => ({
...c,
smtpStatus: "unknown" as const,
confidence: 0.5, // can't verify, medium confidence
}));
}
// Step 5: SMTP verify each (stop after first deliverable)
const results: GeneratedEmail[] = [];
let foundDeliverable = false;
for (const candidate of candidates) {
if (foundDeliverable) break; // Got one β€” no need to check rest
const smtpResult = await smtpVerify(candidate.email, domain);
const result: GeneratedEmail = {
...candidate,
smtpStatus: smtpResult.deliverable ? "deliverable" : "undeliverable",
confidence: smtpResult.deliverable ? 0.92 : 0.1,
};
if (smtpResult.deliverable) {
foundDeliverable = true;
results.unshift(result); // deliverable goes first
} else {
results.push(result);
}
}
const deliverable = results.filter(r => r.smtpStatus === "deliverable");
logger.info({ domain, generated: candidates.length, deliverable: deliverable.length }, "Pattern generation complete");
return results;
}
/**
* Quick function for when we already have a name from Hunter.
* Just verify their existing email or find a new one.
*/
export async function findEmailForPerson(
fullName: string,
domain: string
): Promise<GeneratedEmail | null> {
const parts = fullName.trim().split(/\s+/);
if (parts.length < 2) return null;
const firstName = parts[0];
const lastName = parts[parts.length - 1];
const results = await generateAndVerifyEmails(firstName, lastName, domain);
return results.find(r => r.smtpStatus === "deliverable") ?? results[0] ?? null;
}
// ─── MX Record Check (FREE) ─────────────────────────────────
async function checkMXRecord(domain: string): Promise<boolean> {
try {
const records = await dns.resolveMx(domain);
return records.length > 0;
} catch {
return false;
}
}
// ─── Catch-all Detection (FREE β€” uses random probe) ─────────
async function checkCatchAll(domain: string): Promise<boolean> {
// Send SMTP probe with obviously fake email
const fakeEmail = `xq7z9k2m4n${Date.now()}@${domain}`;
const result = await smtpVerify(fakeEmail, domain);
// If fake email is "deliverable" β†’ catch-all
return result.deliverable;
}
// ─── SMTP Verification (FREE, UNLIMITED) ─────────────────────
// Direct SMTP handshake β€” no third-party API needed
async function smtpVerify(
email: string,
domain: string
): Promise<{ deliverable: boolean; response: string }> {
return new Promise(async (resolve) => {
const timeout = setTimeout(() => {
resolve({ deliverable: false, response: "timeout" });
}, 8_000);
try {
// Get MX server
const mxRecords = await dns.resolveMx(domain);
if (mxRecords.length === 0) {
clearTimeout(timeout);
resolve({ deliverable: false, response: "no_mx" });
return;
}
// Sort by priority (lowest = highest priority)
mxRecords.sort((a, b) => a.priority - b.priority);
const mxHost = mxRecords[0].exchange;
// Connect to SMTP
const socket = new net.Socket();
let step = 0;
let lastResponse = "";
socket.setTimeout(7_000);
socket.on("timeout", () => {
socket.destroy();
clearTimeout(timeout);
resolve({ deliverable: false, response: "socket_timeout" });
});
socket.on("error", () => {
clearTimeout(timeout);
resolve({ deliverable: false, response: "connection_error" });
});
socket.on("data", (data) => {
const response = data.toString();
lastResponse = response;
if (step === 0 && response.startsWith("220")) {
// Server greeting β†’ send EHLO
socket.write("EHLO verify.local\r\n");
step = 1;
} else if (step === 1 && response.startsWith("250")) {
// EHLO accepted β†’ send MAIL FROM
socket.write("MAIL FROM:<verify@verify.local>\r\n");
step = 2;
} else if (step === 2 && response.startsWith("250")) {
// MAIL FROM accepted β†’ send RCPT TO (the real check)
socket.write(`RCPT TO:<${email}>\r\n`);
step = 3;
} else if (step === 3) {
socket.write("QUIT\r\n");
socket.destroy();
clearTimeout(timeout);
if (response.startsWith("250")) {
// 250 = email exists and is deliverable
resolve({ deliverable: true, response: "250_accepted" });
} else if (response.startsWith("550") || response.startsWith("551") || response.startsWith("553")) {
// 550 = user doesn't exist
resolve({ deliverable: false, response: response.trim().slice(0, 100) });
} else {
// Other codes (452 = mailbox full, 421 = try later, etc.)
resolve({ deliverable: false, response: response.trim().slice(0, 100) });
}
}
});
socket.connect(25, mxHost);
} catch (err) {
clearTimeout(timeout);
resolve({ deliverable: false, response: String(err).slice(0, 100) });
}
});
}