php - Model/library lazy load in CodeIgniter -

i have in codeigniter:

$this->load->model('test_model'); $this->test_model->.... 

i want just:

$this->test_model->... 

i don't wanna autoload models, want load model on demand. how can add "lazy load" logic ci_controller? __get()? logic should add?

thanks in advance!

ps please don't confuse question codeigniter lazy-loading libraries/models/etc - have different targets.

current solution

update ci_controller::__construct() (path system/core/controller/) like

foreach (is_loaded() $var => $class) {         $this->$var = '';         $this->$var =& load_class($class); }  $this->load = ''; $this->load =& load_class('loader', 'core'); 

then add new method ci_controller class

public function &__get($name) { //code here @twisted1919's answer } 

the below seems not work in ci(matter fact, magic methods won't work), i'll leave here refrence though others.

well, in specific case, should (in my_controller):

public function __get($name) {     if (!empty($this->$name) && $this->$name instanceof ci_model) {         return $this->$name;     }     if (is_file(apppath.'models/'.$name.'.php')) {         $this->load->model($name);         return $this->$name;     } } 

l.e, second try:

public function __get($name) {     if (isset($this->$name) && $this->$name instanceof ci_model) {         return $this->$name;     }     if (is_file($modelfile = apppath.'models/'.$name.'.php')) {         require_once ($modelfile);         return $this->$name = new $name();     } } 

but also, need watch helpers, libraries, etc.