public void doFacesRequest(ActionRequest request, ActionResponse response)
throws BridgeException, BridgeUninitializedException, NullPointerException
{
if (!mInitialized)
throw new BridgeUninitializedException();
else if (request == null || response == null)
throw new NullPointerException("request or response parameter is null");
// Set the Portlet lifecycle phase as a request attribute so its
// available to Faces extensions -- allowing that code to NOT rely on