For what it's worth, the FacesServlet is also not used in Web Flow's integration with JSF.
Rossen
----- Original Message -----
> From: "Neil Griffin" <neil.griffin_at_portletfaces.org>
> To: jsr344-experts_at_javaserverfaces-spec-public.java.net
> Sent: Tuesday, 14 February, 2012 10:12:17 AM
> Subject: [jsr344-experts] Re: [949-WindowId] Best place to specify
> creating the windowId?
> Hi Ed,
> In a portlet environment, the FacesServlet is not invoked. Instead,
> the javax.portlet.faces.Bridge [1] implementation is responsible for
> receiving requests, running the JSF lifecycle, etc.
> I'll let others comment on the suitability of creating the windowId
> in the FacesServlet for a servlet environment though.
> Neil
> [1]
> http://myfaces.apache.org/portlet-bridge/2.0/api/apidocs/javax/portlet/faces/Bridge.html
> On Feb 13, 2012, at 11:33 PM, Edward Burns wrote:
> > Hello Experts,
>
> > I've been discussing this issue on ##jsf but due to timezone issues
> > I
>
> > think it's best to take it asynchronous.
>
> > My first order of business was to edit the proposal on the MYFACES
> > wiki [1]
>
> > so that I could use it as a starting point for writing the spec
>
> > language. We made some progress with this, but it's still not where
> > I
>
> > need it to be so I can just sit down and write it out.
>
> > Here are some questions I still have after reading the proposal in
> > its
>
> > current state:
>
> > Q.2 aside from before RestoreView, what other pre-phase actions are
> > required?
>
> > Q.3 post-phase action is currently empty. What possible actions
> > could
>
> > there be here?
>
> > Q.4 It seems like the right place to handle the creation of the
> > windowId
>
> > is in the FacesServlet. Why not there?
>
> > I think Q.4 is the most pressing. Can someone answer me that one?
>
> > Thanks,
>
> > Ed
>
> > [1]
> > https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/MYFACES/WindowId+Proposal
>
> > --
>
> > | edward.burns_at_oracle.com | office: +1 407 458 0017
>
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>