/**
   * This method writes a <noop/> to the response.
   *
   * @param context the FacesContext
   * @throws IOException
   */
  public static void renderNoopResponse(FacesContext context) throws IOException {
    ExternalContext external = context.getExternalContext();
    Writer writer = ExternalContextUtils.getResponseWriter(external);
    Object response = external.getResponse();

    if (response instanceof HttpServletResponse) {
      HttpServletResponse httpResponse = (HttpServletResponse) response;

      // Prevent caching
      httpResponse.setHeader("Cache-Control", "no-cache");
      httpResponse.setHeader("Pragma", "no-cache");
      httpResponse.setHeader("Expires", "-1");
    }

    XmlResponseWriter xrw = new XmlResponseWriter(writer, "utf-8");
    xrw.startDocument();

    xrw.startElement("partial-response", null);
    xrw.startElement("noop", null);
    xrw.endElement("noop");
    xrw.endElement("partial-response");

    xrw.endDocument();
    xrw.close();
  }