•From the portletdevelopment point of view, it is really very simple:
–You write a java class that extends GenericPortlet.
–You override/implement several methods inherited from GenericPortlet.
–You use some supporting classes/interfaces
•Many are analogous to their servletequivalents
•Some (portletsession) actually seem to be trivial wrappers around servletequivalents in Pluto.
Some Terminology
Portlet: Java code that manages a piece of web content and which may invoke services.
PortletContainer: Manages the lifecycle of the portlets (inits, invokes,destroys).
Portal: Displays the portal content provided by the container. The portal is responsible for the actual layout.
Portlet Application: A webappcontaining a group of related portlets, content, supporting jars, etc.
