From 16aefeaef42346ffb5f3696f1bd207cb19c9584f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Dave O'Connor <docgithub@dead-pixels.org>
Date: Wed, 1 Oct 2025 17:01:13 -0700
Subject: [PATCH 1/2] Made name of library views redirect more intuitive
 (#1939)

---
 config/urls.py | 4 ++--
 core/views.py  | 2 +-
 2 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/config/urls.py b/config/urls.py
index df6f8da2..44539afe 100755
--- a/config/urls.py
+++ b/config/urls.py
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
     RedirectToDocsView,
     RedirectToHTMLDocsView,
     RedirectToHTMLToolsView,
-    RedirectToLibraryView,
+    RedirectToLibrariesView,
     RedirectToReleaseView,
     RedirectToToolsView,
     StaticContentTemplateView,
@@ -404,7 +404,7 @@
         ),
         re_path(
             r"^doc/libs/(?P<requested_version>[^/]+)/?$",
-            RedirectToLibraryView.as_view(),
+            RedirectToLibrariesView.as_view(),
             name="redirect-to-library-page",
         ),
         re_path(
diff --git a/core/views.py b/core/views.py
index 98d2eaa8..908ece26 100644
--- a/core/views.py
+++ b/core/views.py
@@ -891,7 +891,7 @@ def get(self, request, requested_version):
         return HttpResponseRedirect(new_path)
 
 
-class RedirectToLibraryView(BaseRedirectView):
+class RedirectToLibrariesView(BaseRedirectView):
     """View to redirect to a versioned libraries page."""
 
     def get(self, request, requested_version):

From d7c485111d3975860b4a480450a97dc7bbf950bb Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Dave O'Connor <docgithub@dead-pixels.org>
Date: Wed, 1 Oct 2025 17:01:39 -0700
Subject: [PATCH 2/2] Added support for /lib/{LIBRARY} to redirect to library
 detail page (#1939)

---
 config/urls.py           |  6 ++++++
 core/tests/test_views.py | 15 +++++++++++++++
 core/views.py            | 18 +++++++++++++++++-
 libraries/utils.py       |  2 +-
 4 files changed, 39 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/config/urls.py b/config/urls.py
index 44539afe..05f0a2fa 100755
--- a/config/urls.py
+++ b/config/urls.py
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
     BoostDevelopmentView,
     ModernizedDocsView,
     QRCodeView,
+    RedirectToLibraryDetailView,
 )
 from libraries.api import LibrarySearchView
 from libraries.views import (
@@ -381,6 +382,11 @@
         ),
     ]
     + [
+        re_path(
+            r"^lib/(?P<library_slug>[^/]+)/?$",
+            RedirectToLibraryDetailView.as_view(),
+            name="redirect-to-library-view",
+        ),
         # Redirects for old boost.org urls.
         re_path(
             r"^libs/(?P<libname>[^/]+)/(?P<path>.*)/?$",
diff --git a/core/tests/test_views.py b/core/tests/test_views.py
index ad159d9c..4c9f560a 100644
--- a/core/tests/test_views.py
+++ b/core/tests/test_views.py
@@ -329,3 +329,18 @@ def test_qrc_logs_plausible_error_but_still_redirects(tp, caplog):
     tp.response_302(res)
     assert res["Location"] == "/library/"
     assert any("Plausible event post failed" in r.message for r in caplog.records)
+
+
+def test_redirect_to_library_detail_view(tp):
+    """Test that /lib/<library_slug>/ redirects to library detail page with prioritized version."""
+    response = tp.get("redirect-to-library-view", library_slug="algorithm")
+    tp.response_302(response)
+    assert response["Location"] == "/library/latest/algorithm/"
+
+
+def test_redirect_to_library_detail_view_with_cookie(tp):
+    """Test that /lib/<library_slug>/ redirects using version from cookie."""
+    tp.client.cookies["boost_version"] = "boost-1-86-0"
+    response = tp.get("redirect-to-library-view", library_slug="algorithm")
+    tp.response_302(response)
+    assert response["Location"] == "/library/1.86.0/algorithm/"
diff --git a/core/views.py b/core/views.py
index 908ece26..e6316572 100644
--- a/core/views.py
+++ b/core/views.py
@@ -30,8 +30,9 @@
 from libraries.constants import LATEST_RELEASE_URL_PATH_STR
 from libraries.utils import (
     legacy_path_transform,
-    get_prioritized_library_view,
     generate_canonical_library_uri,
+    get_prioritized_library_view,
+    get_prioritized_version,
 )
 from versions.models import Version
 
@@ -891,6 +892,21 @@ def get(self, request, requested_version):
         return HttpResponseRedirect(new_path)
 
 
+class RedirectToLibraryDetailView(BaseRedirectView):
+    """View to redirect to a library's detail page"""
+
+    def get(self, request, library_slug):
+        return redirect(
+            reverse(
+                "library-detail",
+                kwargs={
+                    "library_slug": library_slug,
+                    "version_slug": get_prioritized_version(request),
+                },
+            )
+        )
+
+
 class RedirectToLibrariesView(BaseRedirectView):
     """View to redirect to a versioned libraries page."""
 
diff --git a/libraries/utils.py b/libraries/utils.py
index db8781d6..ea5da767 100644
--- a/libraries/utils.py
+++ b/libraries/utils.py
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ def get_prioritized_version(request):
     """
     url_version = get_version_from_url(request)
     cookie_version = get_version_from_cookie(request)
-    default_version = None
+    default_version = LATEST_RELEASE_URL_PATH_STR
     return url_version or cookie_version or default_version