Add generic external ATS applier

Best-effort form filler for any career page with standard HTML forms.
Handles single-page and multi-step flows, resume upload, login wall
and CAPTCHA detection. All ATS stub handlers now delegate to generic.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>

job_applier.mjs

@@ -33,7 +33,11 @@ import {
   APPLY_RUN_TIMEOUT_MS, PER_JOB_TIMEOUT_MS, RATE_LIMIT_COOLDOWN_MS
 } from './lib/constants.mjs';
 
-const DEFAULT_ENABLED_APPLY_TYPES = ['easy_apply', 'wellfound'];
+const DEFAULT_ENABLED_APPLY_TYPES = [
+  'easy_apply', 'wellfound',
+  'greenhouse', 'lever', 'ashby', 'workday', 'jobvite',
+  'unknown_external',
+];
 
 const isPreview = process.argv.includes('--preview');
 
@@ -387,7 +391,9 @@ async function handleResult(job, result, results, settings, profile, apiKey) {
       break;
 
     case 'skipped_honeypot':
-      console.log(`    ⏭️  Skipped — honeypot`);
+    case 'skipped_login_required':
+    case 'skipped_captcha':
+      console.log(`    ⏭️  Skipped — ${status.replace('skipped_', '')}`);
       updateJobStatus(job.id, status, { title, company });
       appendLog({ ...job, title, company, status });
       results.skipped_other++;

lib/apply/ashby.mjs

@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
 /**
  * ashby.mjs — Ashby ATS handler
- * TODO: implement
+ * Delegates to generic handler — Ashby forms are standard HTML forms
  */
+import { apply as genericApply } from './generic.mjs';
+
 export const SUPPORTED_TYPES = ['ashby'];
 
 export async function apply(page, job, formFiller) {
-  return { status: 'skipped_external_unsupported', meta: { title: job.title, company: job.company },
+  return genericApply(page, job, formFiller);
-           externalUrl: job.apply_url, ats_platform: 'ashby' };
 }

lib/apply/generic.mjs

@@ -0,0 +1,146 @@
+/**
+ * generic.mjs — Generic external ATS handler
+ * Best-effort form filler for any career page with a standard HTML form.
+ * Handles single-page and multi-step flows (up to 5 steps).
+ * Skips pages that require account creation or have CAPTCHAs.
+ */
+import {
+  NAVIGATION_TIMEOUT, PAGE_LOAD_WAIT, FORM_FILL_WAIT, SUBMIT_WAIT
+} from '../constants.mjs';
+
+export const SUPPORTED_TYPES = ['unknown_external'];
+
+const MAX_STEPS = 5;
+
+export async function apply(page, job, formFiller) {
+  const url = job.apply_url;
+  if (!url) return { status: 'no_button', meta: { title: job.title, company: job.company } };
+
+  await page.goto(url, { waitUntil: 'domcontentloaded', timeout: NAVIGATION_TIMEOUT });
+  await page.waitForTimeout(PAGE_LOAD_WAIT);
+
+  const meta = await page.evaluate(() => ({
+    title: document.querySelector('h1')?.textContent?.trim()?.slice(0, 100),
+    company: document.querySelector('[class*="company"] h2, h2, [class*="employer"]')?.textContent?.trim()?.slice(0, 80),
+  })).catch(() => ({}));
+  meta.title = meta.title || job.title;
+  meta.company = meta.company || job.company;
+
+  // Detect blockers: login walls, CAPTCHAs, closed listings
+  const pageCheck = await page.evaluate(() => {
+    const text = (document.body.innerText || '').toLowerCase();
+    const hasLogin = !!(document.querySelector('input[type="password"]') ||
+      (text.includes('sign in') && text.includes('create account')) ||
+      (text.includes('log in') && text.includes('register')));
+    const hasCaptcha = !!(document.querySelector('iframe[src*="recaptcha"], iframe[src*="captcha"], [class*="captcha"]'));
+    const isClosed = text.includes('no longer accepting') || text.includes('position has been filled') ||
+      text.includes('this job is no longer') || text.includes('job not found') ||
+      text.includes('this position is closed') || text.includes('listing has expired');
+    return { hasLogin, hasCaptcha, isClosed };
+  }).catch(() => ({}));
+
+  if (pageCheck.isClosed) return { status: 'closed', meta };
+  if (pageCheck.hasLogin) return { status: 'skipped_login_required', meta };
+  if (pageCheck.hasCaptcha) return { status: 'skipped_captcha', meta };
+
+  // Some pages land directly on the form; others need an Apply button click
+  const hasFormAlready = await page.$('form input[type="text"], form input[type="email"], form textarea');
+  if (!hasFormAlready) {
+    const applyBtn = page.locator([
+      'a:has-text("Apply Now")',
+      'button:has-text("Apply Now")',
+      'a:has-text("Apply for this job")',
+      'button:has-text("Apply for this job")',
+      'a:has-text("Apply")',
+      'button:has-text("Apply")',
+    ].join(', ')).first();
+
+    if (await applyBtn.count() === 0) return { status: 'no_button', meta };
+
+    // Check if Apply button opens a new tab
+    const [newPage] = await Promise.all([
+      page.context().waitForEvent('page', { timeout: 3000 }).catch(() => null),
+      applyBtn.click(),
+    ]);
+
+    if (newPage) {
+      // Apply opened a new tab — switch to it
+      await newPage.waitForLoadState('domcontentloaded').catch(() => {});
+      await newPage.waitForTimeout(PAGE_LOAD_WAIT);
+      // Recursively handle the new page (but return result to caller)
+      return applyOnPage(newPage, job, formFiller, meta);
+    }
+
+    await page.waitForTimeout(FORM_FILL_WAIT);
+
+    // Re-check for blockers after click
+    const postClick = await page.evaluate(() => ({
+      hasLogin: !!document.querySelector('input[type="password"]'),
+      hasCaptcha: !!document.querySelector('iframe[src*="recaptcha"], [class*="captcha"]'),
+    })).catch(() => ({}));
+    if (postClick.hasLogin) return { status: 'skipped_login_required', meta };
+    if (postClick.hasCaptcha) return { status: 'skipped_captcha', meta };
+  }
+
+  return applyOnPage(page, job, formFiller, meta);
+}
+
+async function applyOnPage(page, job, formFiller, meta) {
+  for (let step = 0; step < MAX_STEPS; step++) {
+    // Fill the current page/step
+    const unknowns = await formFiller.fill(page, formFiller.profile.resume_path);
+
+    if (unknowns[0]?.honeypot) return { status: 'skipped_honeypot', meta };
+    if (unknowns.length > 0) return { status: 'needs_answer', pending_question: unknowns[0], meta };
+
+    // Look for submit button
+    const submitBtn = await page.$([
+      'button[type="submit"]:not([disabled])',
+      'input[type="submit"]:not([disabled])',
+      'button:has-text("Submit Application")',
+      'button:has-text("Submit")',
+    ].join(', '));
+
+    // Look for Next/Continue button (multi-step forms)
+    const nextBtn = !submitBtn ? await page.$([
+      'button:has-text("Next")',
+      'button:has-text("Continue")',
+      'button:has-text("Save and Continue")',
+      'a:has-text("Next")',
+    ].join(', ')) : null;
+
+    if (submitBtn) {
+      await submitBtn.click();
+      await page.waitForTimeout(SUBMIT_WAIT);
+
+      const postSubmit = await page.evaluate(() => {
+        const text = (document.body.innerText || '').toLowerCase();
+        return {
+          hasSuccess: text.includes('application submitted') || text.includes('successfully applied') ||
+            text.includes('thank you') || text.includes('application received') ||
+            text.includes('application has been') || text.includes('we received your'),
+          hasForm: !!document.querySelector('form button[type="submit"]:not([disabled])'),
+        };
+      }).catch(() => ({ hasSuccess: false, hasForm: false }));
+
+      if (postSubmit.hasSuccess || !postSubmit.hasForm) {
+        return { status: 'submitted', meta };
+      }
+
+      console.log(`    [generic] Submit clicked but form still present — may not have submitted`);
+      return { status: 'incomplete', meta };
+    }
+
+    if (nextBtn) {
+      await nextBtn.click();
+      await page.waitForTimeout(FORM_FILL_WAIT);
+      continue; // Fill next step
+    }
+
+    // No submit or next button found
+    return { status: 'no_submit', meta };
+  }
+
+  console.log(`    [generic] Exceeded ${MAX_STEPS} form steps`);
+  return { status: 'incomplete', meta };
+}

lib/apply/greenhouse.mjs

@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 /**
  * greenhouse.mjs — Greenhouse ATS handler
- * Applies directly to greenhouse.io application forms
+ * Delegates to generic handler — Greenhouse forms are standard HTML forms
- * TODO: implement
  */
+import { apply as genericApply } from './generic.mjs';
+
 export const SUPPORTED_TYPES = ['greenhouse'];
 
 export async function apply(page, job, formFiller) {
-  return { status: 'skipped_external_unsupported', meta: { title: job.title, company: job.company },
+  return genericApply(page, job, formFiller);
-           externalUrl: job.apply_url, ats_platform: 'greenhouse' };
 }

lib/apply/index.mjs

@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import * as workday    from './workday.mjs';
 import * as ashby      from './ashby.mjs';
 import * as jobvite    from './jobvite.mjs';
 import * as wellfound  from './wellfound.mjs';
+import * as generic    from './generic.mjs';
 
 const ALL_HANDLERS = [
   easyApply,
@@ -19,6 +20,7 @@ const ALL_HANDLERS = [
   ashby,
   jobvite,
   wellfound,
+  generic,
 ];
 
 // Build registry: apply_type → handler

lib/apply/jobvite.mjs

@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
 /**
  * jobvite.mjs — Jobvite ATS handler
- * TODO: implement
+ * Delegates to generic handler — Jobvite forms are standard HTML forms
  */
+import { apply as genericApply } from './generic.mjs';
+
 export const SUPPORTED_TYPES = ['jobvite'];
 
 export async function apply(page, job, formFiller) {
-  return { status: 'skipped_external_unsupported', meta: { title: job.title, company: job.company },
+  return genericApply(page, job, formFiller);
-           externalUrl: job.apply_url, ats_platform: 'jobvite' };
 }

lib/apply/lever.mjs

@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
 /**
  * lever.mjs — Lever ATS handler
- * TODO: implement
+ * Delegates to generic handler — Lever forms are standard HTML forms
  */
+import { apply as genericApply } from './generic.mjs';
+
 export const SUPPORTED_TYPES = ['lever'];
 
 export async function apply(page, job, formFiller) {
-  return { status: 'skipped_external_unsupported', meta: { title: job.title, company: job.company },
+  return genericApply(page, job, formFiller);
-           externalUrl: job.apply_url, ats_platform: 'lever' };
 }

lib/apply/workday.mjs

@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
 /**
  * workday.mjs — Workday ATS handler
- * TODO: implement
+ * Delegates to generic handler. Workday often requires account creation,
+ * so many will return skipped_login_required — that's expected.
  */
+import { apply as genericApply } from './generic.mjs';
+
 export const SUPPORTED_TYPES = ['workday'];
 
 export async function apply(page, job, formFiller) {
-  return { status: 'skipped_external_unsupported', meta: { title: job.title, company: job.company },
+  return genericApply(page, job, formFiller);
-           externalUrl: job.apply_url, ats_platform: 'workday' };
 }