def initialize_plugin(self):
        """
        Initialize the plugin
        """
        # Generate a list of blacklisted packages from the configuration and
        # store it into self.blacklist_package_names attribute so this
        # operation doesn't end up in the fastpath.
        if not self.whitelist_package_names:
            self.whitelist_package_names = self._determine_unfiltered_package_names()
            logger.info(
                f"Initialized project plugin {self.name}, filtering "
                + f"{self.whitelist_package_names}"
            )