Connect to USPS API and display delivery status on /box_requests index

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Description

Contributor guide

Research direction

Study USPS API documentation, set up HTTP client in Rails, parse XML response, and display delivery status on the index view.

Tech stack

ruby

Domain

backendapi

Issue type

Feature

DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.

3

Estimated timeA rough time range for an experienced contributor to investigate, implement, test, and prepare a pull request.

Half day

Activity statusHow available the issue appears right now: fresh, active, stale, blocked, or waiting on maintainer input.

Active

ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.

Clear

Prerequisites

RubyHTTP clientAPI keys

Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.

60