public function get_items( $args = array() ) {
		/** Reset default strict query args. */
		$this->reset_strict_query_args();

		$args = $this->_build_wp_query_args( $args );

		$hash = $this->get_args_hash( $args );

		if ( ! isset( $this->cache['queries'][ $hash ] ) ) {
			/**
			 * Initialize a new query and return it.
			 *
			 * This also keeps the query cached for potential later usage via $this->get_last_query();
			 */
			$this->query->query( $args );

			$this->cache['queries'][ $hash ] = (array) $this->query->posts;

		}

		/** @var array $posts */
		$posts = $this->cache['queries'][ $hash ];

		/**
		 * Only convert to models if the model set is valid and not the WP_Post default.
		 */
		foreach ( $posts as $key => $post ) {
			$posts[ $key ] = $this->get_model( $post );
		}

		return $posts;
	}