Release version 1.1.1

Author: yidas

README.md

@@ -155,10 +155,11 @@ To get started, let's create an model extends `BaseModel` or through `My_model`,
 
 ### Table Names
 
-By convention, the "snake case" with lowercase excluded `_model` postfix of the class name will be used as the table name unless another name is explicitly specified. So, in this case, BaseModel will assume the `Posts_model` model stores records in the `posts` table. You may specify a custom table by defining a table property on your model:
+By convention, the "snake case" with lowercase excluded `_model` postfix of the class name will be used as the table name unless another name is explicitly specified. So, in this case, BaseModel will assume the `Post_model` model stores records in the `post` table. You may specify a custom table by defining a table property on your model:
 
 ```php
-class Post_model extends BaseModel
+// class My_model extends BaseModel
+class Post_model extends My_model
 {
     protected $table = "post_table";
 }
@@ -178,10 +179,10 @@ In our pattern, The naming between model class and table is the same, with suppo
 
 ### Primary Keys
 
-You may define a protected $primaryKey property to override this convention.
+You may define a protected `$primaryKey` property to override this convention:
 
 ```php
-class Post_model extends BaseModel
+class My_model extends BaseModel
 {
     protected $primaryKey = "sn";
 }
@@ -387,7 +388,8 @@ class My_model extends BaseModel
 If you need to disabled SOFT DELETED feature for specified model, you may set `SOFT_DELETED` to `false`, which would disable any SOFT DELETED functions including `DELETED_AT` feature:
 
 ```php
-class My_model extends BaseModel
+// class My_model extends BaseModel
+class Log_model extends My_model
 {
     const SOFT_DELETED = false;
 }
@@ -504,7 +506,7 @@ There are three types to set read & write databases:
 
 #### Codeigniter Database Key
 
-You could set the database key refering from `\application\config\database.php` to `database` & `databaseRead` attribute, the setting connections would be created automatically:
+You could set the database key refered from `\application\config\database.php` into model attributes of `database` & `databaseRead`, the setting connections would be created automatically:
 
 ```php
 class My_model extends BaseModel
@@ -562,5 +564,12 @@ $slaveHosts = ['192.168.1.2', '192.168.1.3'];
 $db['slave']['hostname'] = $slaveHosts[mt_rand(0, count($slaveHosts) - 1)];
 ```
 
-After that, you could use database key `slave` to load or assign it to attribute likes: `protected $databaseRead = 'slave';`
+After that, you could use database key `slave` to load or assign it to attribute:
+
+```php
+class My_model extends BaseModel
+{
+    protected $databaseRead = 'slave';
+}
+```
 

src/BaseModel.php

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
  * Base Model
  *
  * @author   Nick Tsai <myintaer@gmail.com>
- * @version  1.1.0
+ * @version  1.1.1
  * @see      https://github.com/yidas/codeigniter-model
  */
 class BaseModel extends CI_Model
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ function __construct()
             }
         } else {
             // CI Default DB Connection
-            $this->_db = $this->db; // No need to set as reference because $this->db is refered to &DB already.
+            $this->_db = $this->_getDefaultDB();
         }
         // Slave
         if ($this->databaseRead) {
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ function __construct()
             }
         } else {
             // CI Default DB Connection
-            $this->_dbr = $this->db; // No need to set as reference because $this->db is refered to &DB already.
+            $this->_dbr = $this->_getDefaultDB();
         }
 
         /* Table Name Guessing */
@@ -778,4 +778,18 @@ protected function _field($columnName)
     {
         return "`{$this->table}`.`{$columnName}`";
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Get & load $this->db in CI application
+     * 
+     * @return object CI $this->db
+     */
+    private function _getDefaultDB()
+    {
+        if (!isset($this->db)) {
+            $this->load->database();
+        }
+        // No need to set as reference because $this->db is refered to &DB already.
+        return $this->db;
+    }
 }