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[10:43:41 CDT(-0500)] <EricDalquist> ok, so the gatewaysso portlet is some code portlet + servlet code that is added to the uPortal web application
[10:43:47 CDT(-0500)] <EricDalquist> there is no additional webapp in tomcat for it
[10:43:54 CDT(-0500)] <b-rock> yes.
[10:44:05 CDT(-0500)] <athena> there is an additional webapp
[10:44:10 CDT(-0500)] <EricDalquist> so then it sees the portal session
[10:44:19 CDT(-0500)] <EricDalquist> portlets and servlets in one webapp share a single session object
[10:44:25 CDT(-0500)] <athena> there are a few jars that are added to uportal, plus adding a servlet
[10:44:30 CDT(-0500)] <EricDalquist> portlets have two scopes for accessing the session
[10:44:30 CDT(-0500)] <athena> and then there's a separate webapp
[10:44:34 CDT(-0500)] <athena> the whole thing is pretty complex
[10:44:42 CDT(-0500)] <EricDalquist> application scope accesses the session just like a normal servlet
[10:44:46 CDT(-0500)] <athena> and should be rewritten as a JSR-286 portlet