Re: [wsrp-wsia] [change request #142] Remove performInteraction()?

[Richard Jacob <richard.jacob@de.ibm.com>]

I would also be in favour of dropping performInteraction.
For me a second question arises here:
If we dropped (just assuming) performInteraction then we have our clear
two-phase semantics (performInteraction, wait for reply, gather markup with
getMarkup()).
Shouldn't we then rename performBlockingInteraction() back to
performInteraction()?

Mit freundlichen Gruessen / best regards,

        Richard Jacob
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I vote for the "less is more" argument. One less complex concept to
understand and program to for portal developers!

Subbu

Rich Thompson wrote:
> Document: Spec
> Section:  6.3.1
> Page/Line: 40/18
> Requested by: Mike Freedman
> Old text:
> New text: remove performInteraction()
> Reasoning:  This operation was originally added to provide some semantics

> defined by JSR 168.  JSR 168 has redefined itself in such a way that this

> operation is no longer needed [by it].  Hence we can consider dropping
it.
>  Noet: Personally, I am torn about dropping it. Though JSR 168 doesn't
> expose/need it [yet], I think the semantics  are well defined, clear, and

> useful.  I believe that many portlets wanting optimal page rendering
> performance can use "non-blocking" actions to post portlet internal data
> to themselves.  The only argument I see for getting rid of it [now that
it
> is defined] is "less is more" i.e. the specification is easier to
> understand if there are fewer concepts.  I can buy this but would find it

> silly if this operation was added back in 1.1 or 2.0 when it could have
> been in 1.0.
>
> [RT] I also do not see compelling reasons to drop it at this point. It
> does add useful semantics and they are well defined in the spec at this
> point. The concepts involved have to be understood by Consumer
> implementors and therefore will not disappear from the spec.
>
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