Samples: Catalog storefront services

The Catalog programming model provides a consistent service-oriented architecture (SOA) based programming model for storefronts. It uses the search framework and the CatalogNavigationView search noun to move storefront catalog services from Java beans and service-oriented integration (SOI) to SOA.

Note: As the catalog programming model uses the search framework, search-based navigation must be enabled in starter stores to use the SOA services.

The following catalog entry-related data beans are moved to SOA services:

CatalogEntryDataBean
ProductDataBean
PackageDataBean
DynamicKitDataBean
BundleDataBean
ItemDataBean

Moving catalog entry-related data beans to SOA services results in a consistent programming model across the Catalog component, and simplifies storefront development, since a single noun can be used for accessing all catalog data.

Note: The CatalogEntry, CatalogGroup and Catalog nouns are used for administrative purposes, while the CatalogNavigationView noun is used in the storefront.