A template for wrapping third party libraries that require multiple instances to be generated an therefore require a factory pattern

CI_something.php

<?php
if ( ! defined('BASEPATH')) exit('No direct script access allowed');
 
//Load this class with $this->load->library('CI_Something', $data, 'something');
 
require_once dir(__FILE__).'/Something/Something.php';
 
class CI_Something
{
	
	public function __construct($config)
	{
		$expected = array('arguement1', 'arguement2', 'arguement3')
		
		get_instance()->load->helper('array');
		$config = elements($expected, $config);
		
		//do what you need with your config parameters
	}
	
	public function initiate_something()
	{
		return new Something();
	}
}