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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+# bin/draft-release-announcement.sh
+#
+# Interactive generator for a Kroxylicious proxy release announcement blog post.
+#
+# Usage:
+#   ./bin/draft-release-announcement.sh
+#
+# The script prompts for:
+#   - The release version (e.g. 0.25.0)
+#   - The previous release tag (e.g. v0.24.0) — used to compute the contributor list
+#   - The new release tag or commit SHA
+#   - The post author name and GitHub handle
+#   - The post date (defaults to today)
+#
+# It then calls the GitHub API via `gh` to produce the contributor list inline,
+# and writes a ready-to-edit markdown file to _posts/.
+#
+# Requirements:
+#   - bash 4+  (macOS ships bash 3; run via `brew install bash` or use the bundled zsh)
+#   - gh CLI installed and authenticated  (`gh auth status`)
+
+set -euo pipefail
+
+POSTS_DIR="$(cd "$(dirname "$0")/.." && pwd)/_posts"
+
+# ── helpers ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+die() { echo "error: $*" >&2; exit 1; }
+
+ask() {
+  # ask <prompt> <variable-name> [default]
+  local prompt="$1" var="$2" default="${3:-}"
+  local display_default=""
+  [[ -n "$default" ]] && display_default=" [$default]"
+  while true; do
+    read -r -p "${prompt}${display_default}: " value
+    value="${value:-$default}"
+    [[ -n "$value" ]] && break
+    echo "  (required)" >&2
+  done
+  printf -v "$var" '%s' "$value"
+}
+
+fetch_contributors() {
+  # Emits lines of the form "- [login](html_url)", sorted, deduplicated.
+  local old_tag="$1" new_tag="$2"
+  local jq_filter='.commits[].author | select(. != null) | select(.type == "User") | "\(.login)\t\(.html_url)"'
+
+  echo "  Fetching contributors from GitHub API..." >&2
+  local raw
+  raw="$(gh api "repos/kroxylicious/kroxylicious/compare/${old_tag}...${new_tag}" --jq "$jq_filter" 2>&1)" \
+    || { echo "  Warning: gh API call failed — contributor list will be empty. Fill it in manually." >&2; echo ""; return; }
+
+  # Deduplicate by login (case-insensitive), sort, emit as markdown list items.
+  echo "$raw" \
+    | awk -F'\t' 'NF==2 {print tolower($1) "\t" $1 "\t" $2}' \
+    | sort -u -t$'\t' -k1,1 \
+    | awk -F'\t' '{print "- [" $2 "](" $3 ")"}'
+}
+
+# ── prompts ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+echo ""
+echo "=== New Kroxylicious release post generator ==="
+echo ""
+
+ask "Release version (e.g. 0.25.0)"  VERSION
+ask "Previous release tag (e.g. v0.24.0)" OLD_TAG
+ask "New release tag or commit SHA   (e.g. v0.25.0)" NEW_TAG
+ask "Author name" AUTHOR
+ask "Author GitHub handle (without @)" AUTHOR_HANDLE
+ask "Post date (YYYY-MM-DD)" POST_DATE "$(date +%Y-%m-%d)"
+
+# ── derived values ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+SLUG="release-$(echo "$VERSION" | tr '.' '_')"
+FILENAME="${POSTS_DIR}/${POST_DATE}-${SLUG}.md"
+
+if [[ -f "$FILENAME" ]]; then
+  die "File already exists: $FILENAME"
+fi
+
+CONTRIBUTORS="$(fetch_contributors "$OLD_TAG" "$NEW_TAG")"
+
+# ── write post ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+cat > "$FILENAME" <<EOF
+---
+layout: post
+title: "Kroxylicious release ${VERSION}"
+date: ${POST_DATE} 00:00:00 +0000
+author: "${AUTHOR}"
+author_url: "https://github.com/${AUTHOR_HANDLE}"
+# noinspection YAMLSchemaValidation
+categories: blog kroxylicious-proxy releases
+tags: [ "releases", "kroxylicious-proxy" ]
+---
+
+# Kroxylicious ${VERSION}: <!-- TODO: one-line headline capturing the release theme -->
+
+Kroxylicious ${VERSION} has snapped 🐊 into existence!
+
+<!-- TODO: 2–4 sentence intro. What is the theme of this release? Why should readers care? -->
+
+> **Release Highlights at a Glance:**
+> * <!-- TODO: one bullet per major highlight, e.g. "**New Feature:** ..." -->
+
+---
+
+<!-- TODO: Add one H3 section per significant change.
+
+### <Feature Name>
+
+What it is, why it matters, how to use it.
+Include a YAML/code block if configuration is involved.
+Link to the relevant documentation and/or design proposal.
+
+### <Another Feature or Change>
+
+...
+
+### Breaking Changes
+
+If this release includes breaking changes, call them out clearly here.
+Include migration steps or link to an automated migration tool.
+
+-->
+
+---
+
+### Community Contributions
+
+This release included commits from:
+
+${CONTRIBUTORS:-<!-- TODO: contributor list could not be fetched — fill in manually -->}
+
+Thank you all, your hard work is massively appreciated by the PMC!
+
+### Artefacts
+
+Download binary distributions and container images from the [download](https://kroxylicious.io/download/${VERSION}/) page.
+
+See the [release notes](https://github.com/kroxylicious/kroxylicious/releases/tag/v${VERSION}) on GitHub for the full changelog.
+
+### Feedback
+
+Drop by and say hello on [Slack](https://kroxylicious.slack.com), [GitHub](https://github.com/kroxylicious/kroxylicious/issues), or [bsky](https://bsky.app/profile/kroxylicious.io). You can also join us in person at a [community call]({% link join-us/community-call/index.md %}).
+EOF
+
+echo ""
+echo "Created: $FILENAME"
+echo ""
+echo "Next steps:"
+echo "  1. Fill in the TODO sections in the post."
+echo "  2. Preview with:  ./run.sh   (then visit http://127.0.0.1:4000/)"
+echo "  3. Commit and open a PR."