Webpage Integration: Downloads

[henryajisegiri]

Goal

Wire up the downloads page to pull release data from the database, render AI-generated "What's new" content, and surface contributor information.

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Scope

Full-stack: data fetching for release metadata, download files, release notes, contributors, and AI-generated summary rendering.

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Acceptance Criteria

Latest release

• The release version number in the page heading is pulled from the database.
• Ensure the version number in the header is updated when the user changes the release version.

What's new

• The "What's new" section renders AI-generated content sourced from the database.
• Content generation is out of scope for this ticket.
• Each item displays a heading and a short description.

Download table

• File entries are fetched from the database for the latest release.
• Each row displays: platform, filename, and SHA256 hash.
• The copy icon copies the SHA256 hash to the clipboard.
• File name links trigger a file download.
• Platforms are grouped visually (e.g. Unix, Windows) where applicable.

Release notes

• Release notes content is pulled from the database for the latest release. Note: Confirm exact details on how the current pipeline works.
• Each section renders its content as provided, including inline links following Boostlook 2.0 styling.

All contributors

• All contributors for the latest release are fetched from the database.
• Each contributor card displays: avatar, name, and contributor role (e.g. Author, Maintainer, New Contributor).

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FE/BE Actions

Description	URL
Fetch latest release metadata (version, header links)
Fetch What's new content for latest release
Fetch download files for latest release
Fetch release notes for latest release
Fetch contributors for latest release

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Redirects

Label	Destination	Type
Documentation	Release documentation URL	library page url with the version number
Source code	Source code repository URL	need a spike on how to predictably construct the url
Discuss in Slack	Slack invite URL	https://cppalliance.org/slack/
GitHub Issues	GitHub issues page	https://github.com/boostorg/boost/issues
Subscribe (mailing list)	Mailing list subscription flow
Start Here	Contributors guide page	https://www.boost.org/doc/contributor-guide/contributors-faq.html
Read release process	Release process page	https://www.boost.org/doc/user-guide/release-process.html

Note: Confirm destination URLs for all external links and internal routes before implementation.

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Out of Scope

• AI content generation for the "What's new" section
• Mailing list subscription flow