From 4bac8e2ebe9293842d93d8cb948eec1364db1ea0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "Paul Gauthier (aider)" <paul@aider.chat>
Date: Wed, 5 Mar 2025 18:37:40 -0800
Subject: [PATCH] refactor: Lazy-load model cache to respect SSL verification
 settings

---
 aider/models.py | 10 +++++++++-
 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/aider/models.py b/aider/models.py
index 4ebab36b2..a85f668a1 100644
--- a/aider/models.py
+++ b/aider/models.py
@@ -139,12 +139,15 @@ class ModelInfoManager:
         self.content = None
         self.local_model_metadata = {}
         self.verify_ssl = True
-        self._load_cache()
+        self._cache_loaded = False
 
     def set_verify_ssl(self, verify_ssl):
         self.verify_ssl = verify_ssl
 
     def _load_cache(self):
+        if self._cache_loaded:
+            return
+            
         try:
             self.cache_dir.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
             if self.cache_file.exists():
@@ -153,6 +156,8 @@ class ModelInfoManager:
                     self.content = json.loads(self.cache_file.read_text())
         except OSError:
             pass
+            
+        self._cache_loaded = True
 
     def _update_cache(self):
         try:
@@ -179,6 +184,9 @@ class ModelInfoManager:
         if data:
             return data
 
+        # Ensure cache is loaded before checking content
+        self._load_cache()
+            
         if not self.content:
             self._update_cache()