@Override
  public ServiceContext getContext(
      ServiceAction action,
      ServiceRequest request,
      ServiceResults previousResults,
      ServicePayload payload)
      throws Exception {

    ServiceContext context = super.getContext(action, request, previousResults, payload);

    if (action == ServiceAction.POST) {
      context.setQuery(null); // we don't use this, and it must be null to
      // force the correct execution path
    }
    return context;
  }
  @Override
  public ServiceResults postCollection(ServiceContext context) throws Exception {
    logger.info("NotificationService: start request.");
    Timer.Context timer = postTimer.time();
    postMeter.mark();
    try {
      validate(null, context.getPayload());
      Notification.PathTokens pathTokens =
          getPathTokens(context.getRequest().getOriginalParameters());
      context.getProperties().put("state", Notification.State.CREATED);
      context.getProperties().put("pathQuery", pathTokens);
      context.setOwner(sm.getApplication());
      ServiceResults results = super.postCollection(context);
      Notification notification = (Notification) results.getEntity();

      // update Notification properties
      if (notification.getStarted() == null || notification.getStarted() == 0) {
        long now = System.currentTimeMillis();
        notification.setStarted(System.currentTimeMillis());
        Map<String, Object> properties = new HashMap<String, Object>(2);
        properties.put("started", notification.getStarted());
        properties.put("state", notification.getState());
        notification.addProperties(properties);
        logger.info(
            "ApplicationQueueMessage: notification {} properties updated in duration {} ms",
            notification.getUuid(),
            System.currentTimeMillis() - now);
      }

      long now = System.currentTimeMillis();
      notificationQueueManager.queueNotification(notification, null);
      logger.info(
          "NotificationService: notification {} post queue duration {} ms ",
          notification.getUuid(),
          System.currentTimeMillis() - now);
      // future: somehow return 202?
      return results;
    } catch (Exception e) {
      logger.error("serialization failed", e);
      throw e;
    } finally {
      timer.stop();
    }
  }