Use this information for a brief overview of Aikau Pages.
Let's see how we can implement a Hello World page with the new Aikau framework.
The following steps are needed to add an Aikau Page:
- Add a Web Script descriptor (XML)
- Add a Web Script template (FTL)
- Add a Web Script controller (JS) with page layout/model
- Add Widget to display content
- Choose what Surf Page you want to use as a basis (dp, hdp, rdp etc)
OK, this might be a bit confusing, starting with a web script and then selecting a Surf page? If you have read through the Share Architecture page then you will remember that an Aikau page is based on a predefined Surf Page. So when you implement an Aikau page you are actually bypassing all the Site Data model stuff, and you go directly to the Web Script implementation that does the real job of fetching content and defining the presentation.