Similar to AEM 6.5, Apache/dispatcher will ingest rewrite maps placed in a specific location in the publish repository, and load them, without requiring a web tier pipeline execution. This opens up opportunities for a business user to declare redirects using either a spreadsheet or a UI, such as that offered by ACS Commons Redirect Map Manager or created as part of a customer application.
Please note that for now - as this functionality would require a specific (not public yet) AEM CS release version - it effectively won't bring any functionality (unless customer being in early adopter program mentioned above). The version of AEM CS release that would have this functionality enable is still TBA. Having it installed on not-yet-compatible AEM CS version would just make the endpoint exposed not being queried, hence not-yet-effective.
The release notes of AEM CS will mention when this feature will be supported.
This PR enables Redirect Map Manager functionality in AEM CS (making it AEM as a Cloud Service compatible) as per https://experienceleague.adobe.com/en/docs/experience-manager-cloud-service/content/release-notes/release-notes/2024/release-notes-2024-5-0#apache-rewritemaps-early-adopter in its Business users can declare redirects outside of Git (Early Adopter Program) paragraph:
Please note that for now - as this functionality would require a specific (not public yet) AEM CS release version - it effectively won't bring any functionality (unless customer being in early adopter program mentioned above). The version of AEM CS release that would have this functionality enable is still TBA. Having it installed on not-yet-compatible AEM CS version would just make the endpoint exposed not being queried, hence not-yet-effective. The release notes of AEM CS will mention when this feature will be supported.
cc: @davidjgonzalez @SachinMali @chaik @froesef