Re: [wsrp] getResource question

[Subbu Allamaraju <subbu@bea.com>]

Rich Thompson wrote:
> 
> The original proposal for the url parameters for getResource had 
> parameters serving multiple uses depending on which technique was being 
> used to fetch the resource. People thought this added complexity for the 
> reader and set a direction for unique identifiers. At the time it was 
> also noted that this allowed portlet URLs to provide identifiers for 
> both forms of resource fetching such that the Consumer could be allowed 
> to choose which to use. The wsrp-preferOperation parameter was added to 
> provide guidance on the Portlet's preference if both mechanisms were 
> supported.

It seems that we got it backwards here. In all other cases, Producer 
makes some choices based on what is right for the producer, but in this 
case, the Consumer seems responsible for deciding how a resource gets 
served. My fear is that this would make producer admin's job more 
difficult. For example, for a wsrp 2.0 producer, the admin may have to 
secure both http traffic and SOAP traffic for resources. I would prefer 
to let the Producer make the right choice, and let the Consumer simply 
work with that choice, even if that means supporting getResource 
operation to be V2 compliant. That way, this behavior would be 
consistent across the spec.

Regards,

Subbu