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Develop a Dynamic Page

A dynamic page uses one or more dynamic attributes passed to the page at runtime to determine what content to display in the storefront. The typical use case is the developer creates an aspect type for a particular business use, for example a Product List or Product Details page. The developer assigns the aspect type to a page type that defines the layout for the page. The merchant uses the page type to create a template Product List or Product Detail page and assigns the template page to one or more categories. Whenever a Product List or Product Detail page is required in the storefront for one of the assigned categories, the template page is displayed. The content of the template page is populated based on the category dynamic attribute.

For an example of how a merchant implements a Product List or Product Details template, see Create a Product List or Product Detail Page Template.

  • Aspect Types
    To implement a dynamic page, create an aspect type meta definition file that defines the attributes required for a particular business use. The aspect type meta definition file also defines the business object type that the merchant can bind to the page when the page is created. In the meta definition file for the page type, specify which aspect types are supported for the page type.
  • Components with Dynamic Attributes
    A component attribute can include a dynamic_lookup property. The dynamic_lookup property specifies an attribute of the aspect. The component attribute gets its value from the aspect attribute specified.
  • Render a Dynamic Page
    Aspect attributes are passed to the page through the Page.renderPage() method that takes aspectAttributes.
  • Best Practices for Developing a Dynamic Page
    Follow best practices when developing a dynamic page.

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