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@@ -57,6 +57,11 @@ public:
virtual ~cProtocol() {}
+ /** Called after construction so that the protocol class can initialize itself.
+ Throws a std::exception descendant on failure; the client is kicked
+ with the exception's message as a result. */
+ virtual void Initialize(cClientHandle & a_Client) {}
+
/** Logical types of outgoing packets.
These values get translated to on-wire packet IDs in GetPacketID(), specific for each protocol.
This is mainly useful for protocol sub-versions that re-number the packets while using mostly the same packet layout. */