How do I handle eager loading for infrequently accessed relationships

1. Use Lazy Eager Loading:
- If you have relationships that are not accessed frequently, you can use lazy eager loading to load them only when they are actually needed.
- Instead of eager loading the relationships upfront, you can use the `load()` method to load them later, like this:

php
     $posts = Post::all();
     if ($someCondition) {
         $posts->load('comments');
     }
     

2. Use the `withCount()` Method:
- If you only need the count of a relationship and not the actual related models, you can use the `withCount()` method to eager load the relationship count.
- This is more efficient than eager loading the entire relationship, especially for infrequently accessed relationships.
- Example:

php
     $posts = Post::withCount('comments')->get();
     // You can now access the comments_count property on each post
     

3. Implement Conditional Eager Loading:
- You can conditionally eager load relationships based on your application's needs.
- For example, you can eager load the comments relationship only if the user has a certain role or permission:

php
     $posts = Post::when(auth()->user()->can('view-comments'), function ($query) {
         return $query->with('comments');
     })->get();
     

4. Use Deferred Eager Loading:
- In some cases, you may want to defer the eager loading of a relationship until it's actually needed.
- You can achieve this by using the `loadMissing()` method, which will only load the relationship if it hasn't been loaded already:

php
     $posts = Post::all();
     $posts->loadMissing('comments');
     

5. Implement Lazy Loading Fallback:
- If a relationship is rarely accessed, you can consider implementing a lazy loading fallback instead of eager loading.
- This means that the relationship will be loaded on-demand, only when it's actually accessed, rather than eager loading it upfront.
- This can be useful for relationships that are rarely used or for large datasets where eager loading may not be practical.

By using these techniques, you can optimize the performance of your application by only eager loading the relationships that are frequently accessed, while handling infrequently accessed relationships in a more efficient manner.