CloneBeforeWrite

["Mike Caffyn" <mike@netunitysoftware.com>]

Some clarification on the use of CloneBeforeWrite.

 

In the Primmer it looks like the CloneBeforeWrite is only valid on offered handles. Is this true? If you look at 6.1.2 Portlet Lifecycle (figure 5) it shows what seems to be only the portlet management interface can clone a clone. Can consumers call CloneBeforeWrite on already cloned handles? If so should a new handle be returned or is there any circumstance that the same handle could be returned.

 

I have seen a number different implementations treating the cloning in different ways. Is there a consensus on how cloning should occur.

 

Thanks

-Mike