net.corda.core.node / PluginServiceHub / registerProtocolInitiator

# registerProtocolInitiator

`abstract fun registerProtocolInitiator(markerClass: KClass<*>, protocolFactory: (Party) -> ProtocolLogic<*>): Unit`

Register the protocol factory we wish to use when a initiating party attempts to communicate with us. The registration is done against a marker KClass which is sent in the session handshake by the other party. If this marker class has been registered then the corresponding factory will be used to create the protocol which will communicate with the other side. If there is no mapping then the session attempt is rejected.

### Parameters

`markerClass` - The marker KClass present in a session initiation attempt, which is a 1:1 mapping to a Class using the ::class construct. Conventionally this is a ProtocolLogic subclass, however any class can be used, with the default being the class of the initiating protocol. This enables the registration to be of the form: registerProtocolInitiator(InitiatorProtocol::class, ::InitiatedProtocol)
`protocolFactory` - The protocol factory generating the initiated protocol.