getResource() questions

[Nathan E Lipke <nlipke@bea.com>]

1. I don't see any place in the URL template to store the portlet's state (base64 binary)

• If a portlet is using consumer side state management there is no way to send this state on a getResource() request.
• Is there some other way of propagating this state?
  

1. The spec states:

As a result, while the Portlet's navigationalContext is supplied to this operation, neither the URL nor the response are permitted to change this navigationalContext. If a logical side effect of the invocation is changing the Portlet's navigationalContext, either the Portlet or the Producer will need to manage this change until the next opportunity to return the navigationalContext to the Consumer.

• However the following fields are in the spec but not meaningful
  
• ResourceParams contains portletStateChange which should always be readOnly
  
• ResourceResponse contains an optional PortletContext. There is no need for this as it cannot be used for any meaningful purpose.
• Am I missing something here or are these fields vestigial?

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