[wsrp-interop] Consumer Persistent State Clarification

In section 6.1.3, it states the following:

 

"If the portletState field has a value, the 
Consumer MUST return this value on subsequent calls using the same portletHandle."

 

Does this mean that either of the following are not acceptable?

 

1.  The Consumer portal creates two portlets, 
A and B, and places them on a page.  Both of these portlets map to a 
single CCP on the producer.  The consumer persists separate opaque state 
for each portlet, but associates the state with the same portlet handle allowing 
use of the same CCP.  

 

2.  The Consumer portal creates a portlet 
and associates it with a single CCP.  For each user in the system, the 
Consumer persists seperate opaque state associated with the 
portlet.  Therefore, for each user, when making calls to the 
producer, the same portlet handle is used, but with different opaque 
state.

 

Essentially, the question comes 
down cloning expectations.  Is it completely up to the Consumer when a 
wsrp portlet is cloned and, therefore, making it legal to send different portlet 
state with a particular portel handle, or, is the Consumer required to request a 
clone every time it needs to persist different state for the same 
portlet?

 

Scott