Added API.load_plugins() place-holder, which cascades call to API.bootstrap()

ipalib/plugable.py

@@ -735,9 +735,22 @@ class API(DictProxy):
         """
         self.__doing('bootstrap')
 
+    def load_plugins(self, dry_run=False):
+        """
+        Load plugins from all standard locations.
+
+        `API.bootstrap` will automatically be called if it hasn't been
+        already.
+        """
+        self.__doing('load_plugins')
+        self.__do_if_not_done('bootstrap')
+
     def finalize(self):
         """
         Finalize the registration, instantiate the plugins.
+
+        `API.bootstrap` will automatically be called if it hasn't been
+        already.
         """
         self.__doing('finalize')
         self.__do_if_not_done('bootstrap')

tests/test_ipalib/test_plugable.py

@@ -883,3 +883,16 @@ class test_API(ClassChecker):
         assert o.isdone('bootstrap') is True
         e = raises(StandardError, o.bootstrap)
         assert str(e) == 'API.bootstrap() already called'
+
+    def test_load_plugins(self):
+        """
+        Test the `ipalib.plugable.API.load_plugins` method.
+        """
+        o = self.cls()
+        assert o.isdone('bootstrap') is False
+        assert o.isdone('load_plugins') is False
+        o.load_plugins(dry_run=True)
+        assert o.isdone('bootstrap') is True
+        assert o.isdone('load_plugins') is True
+        e = raises(StandardError, o.load_plugins)
+        assert str(e) == 'API.load_plugins() already called'