def force_load_plugin_configs(cls):
        """
        This function can be called to ensure that this class will have all its
        attributes properly loaded, as they are dynamically set when plugin configs
        are defined.
        """
        plugins = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(__file__)), '..', 'plugins')
        for name in os.listdir(plugins):
            __import__('rowboat.plugins.{}'.format(
                name.rsplit('.', 1)[0]
            ))