1. Define the data model
2. Create the view and add it to an XPage
3. Create the editing page
4. Add validation and translation to the model
5. Add notification to the model
6. Add sorting to the view
7. Basic servlet
8. REST with Angular.js

The first stage of building a frostillic.us-Framework-based app was a bit unusual - focusing on creating a model object in Java - but the next phase is about as bog-standard as it gets:

Create the view and add it to an XPage

The view we'll need is a basic one showing all Notes. We'll name it "Notes\All" to match the expected prefix in the model and add our two expected columns: Title and Body. The model classes work with sortable columns, so we'll make Title sortable:

Once we have the view, we can refer to it in EL in an XPage as #{Notes.all}. For demo purposes, we'll drop it on the page using a standard xp:viewPanel - not the fanciest presentation, but it'll get the job done:

<xp:viewPanel value="#{Notes.all}" pageName="/note.xsp">
	<xp:this.facets>
		<xp:pager xp:key="headerPager" id="pager1" partialRefresh="true" layout="Previous Group Next" />
	</xp:this.facets>
	
	<xp:viewColumn columnName="Title" displayAs="link">
		<xp:viewColumnHeader value="Title" sortable="true"/>
	</xp:viewColumn>
	<xp:viewColumn columnName="Body">
		<xp:viewColumnHeader value="Body"/>
	</xp:viewColumn>
</xp:viewPanel>

Here, I'm using value="..." to specify the data source. There is also a normal data source for model collections, but it's rarely needed - the EL syntax is much more concise and clear, and it works well with relations (e.g. #{note.responses}). I also specify a pageName="..." for the generated links, since $$OpenDominoDocument URLs won't help here. I may add something to assist with that down the line, but for now specifying the page will do.

Other than those, though: pretty standard stuff. That's one of the goals of the framework: when it makes sense to do things the standard way, I want to do that - no need to reinvent every wheel. So the lists extend TabularDataModel in addition to implementing List and the model objects themselves implement ViewRowData in addition to DataObject.

The next topic - creating an editing page - continues this trend of working with the standard components while cutting out as much hassle as possible.