diff --git a/python/core/auto_additions/qgsprocessing.py b/python/core/auto_additions/qgsprocessing.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..1165bccdeed
--- /dev/null
+++ b/python/core/auto_additions/qgsprocessing.py
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+# The following has been generated automatically from src/core/processing/qgsprocessing.h
+# monkey patching scoped based enum
+QgsProcessing.LayerOptionsFlag.SkipIndexGeneration.__doc__ = "Do not generate index when creating a layer. Makes sense only for point cloud layers"
+QgsProcessing.LayerOptionsFlag.__doc__ = 'Layer options flags\n\n.. versionadded:: 3.32\n\n' + '* ``SkipIndexGeneration``: ' + QgsProcessing.LayerOptionsFlag.SkipIndexGeneration.__doc__
+# --
diff --git a/python/core/auto_generated/processing/qgsprocessing.sip.in b/python/core/auto_generated/processing/qgsprocessing.sip.in
index d639cbaf9b5..33375a3a3b0 100644
--- a/python/core/auto_generated/processing/qgsprocessing.sip.in
+++ b/python/core/auto_generated/processing/qgsprocessing.sip.in
@@ -47,6 +47,13 @@ and parameters.
       PythonQgsProcessingAlgorithmSubclass,
     };
 
+    enum class LayerOptionsFlag
+    {
+      SkipIndexGeneration,
+    };
+    typedef QFlags<QgsProcessing::LayerOptionsFlag> LayerOptionsFlags;
+
+
     static QString sourceTypeToString( SourceType type );
 %Docstring
 Converts a source ``type`` to a string representation.
diff --git a/python/core/auto_generated/processing/qgsprocessingalgorithm.sip.in b/python/core/auto_generated/processing/qgsprocessingalgorithm.sip.in
index 840e68069cd..c92fefa8e57 100644
--- a/python/core/auto_generated/processing/qgsprocessingalgorithm.sip.in
+++ b/python/core/auto_generated/processing/qgsprocessingalgorithm.sip.in
@@ -1002,9 +1002,10 @@ Evaluates the parameter with matching ``name`` to a DateTime, or returns an inva
 .. versionadded:: 3.14
 %End
 
-    QgsPointCloudLayer *parameterAsPointCloudLayer( const QVariantMap &parameters, const QString &name, QgsProcessingContext &context ) const;
+    QgsPointCloudLayer *parameterAsPointCloudLayer( const QVariantMap &parameters, const QString &name, QgsProcessingContext &context, QgsProcessing::LayerOptionsFlags flags = QgsProcessing::LayerOptionsFlags() ) const;
 %Docstring
 Evaluates the parameter with matching ``name`` to a point cloud layer.
+The ``flags`` are used to set options for loading layer (e.g. skip index generation).
 
 Layers will either be taken from ``context``'s active project, or loaded from external
 sources and stored temporarily in the ``context``. In either case, callers do not
diff --git a/python/core/auto_generated/processing/qgsprocessingparameters.sip.in b/python/core/auto_generated/processing/qgsprocessingparameters.sip.in
index 328c6361cc9..5726842b3ee 100644
--- a/python/core/auto_generated/processing/qgsprocessingparameters.sip.in
+++ b/python/core/auto_generated/processing/qgsprocessingparameters.sip.in
@@ -1162,7 +1162,7 @@ a conversion in this case and will return the target layer name in the ``layerNa
 .. versionadded:: 3.10
 %End
 
-    static QgsMapLayer *parameterAsLayer( const QgsProcessingParameterDefinition *definition, const QVariantMap &parameters, QgsProcessingContext &context, QgsProcessingUtils::LayerHint layerHint = QgsProcessingUtils::LayerHint::UnknownType );
+    static QgsMapLayer *parameterAsLayer( const QgsProcessingParameterDefinition *definition, const QVariantMap &parameters, QgsProcessingContext &context, QgsProcessingUtils::LayerHint layerHint = QgsProcessingUtils::LayerHint::UnknownType, QgsProcessing::LayerOptionsFlags flags = QgsProcessing::LayerOptionsFlags() );
 %Docstring
 Evaluates the parameter with matching ``definition`` to a map layer.
 
@@ -1171,7 +1171,7 @@ sources and stored temporarily in the ``context``. In either case, callers do no
 need to handle deletion of the returned layer.
 %End
 
-    static QgsMapLayer *parameterAsLayer( const QgsProcessingParameterDefinition *definition, const QVariant &value, QgsProcessingContext &context, QgsProcessingUtils::LayerHint layerHint = QgsProcessingUtils::LayerHint::UnknownType );
+    static QgsMapLayer *parameterAsLayer( const QgsProcessingParameterDefinition *definition, const QVariant &value, QgsProcessingContext &context, QgsProcessingUtils::LayerHint layerHint = QgsProcessingUtils::LayerHint::UnknownType, QgsProcessing::LayerOptionsFlags flags = QgsProcessing::LayerOptionsFlags() );
 %Docstring
 Evaluates the parameter with matching ``definition`` and ``value`` to a map layer.
 
@@ -1588,9 +1588,10 @@ Evaluates the parameter with matching ``definition`` and ``value`` to a database
 .. versionadded:: 3.14
 %End
 
-    static QgsPointCloudLayer *parameterAsPointCloudLayer( const QgsProcessingParameterDefinition *definition, const QVariantMap &parameters, QgsProcessingContext &context );
+    static QgsPointCloudLayer *parameterAsPointCloudLayer( const QgsProcessingParameterDefinition *definition, const QVariantMap &parameters, QgsProcessingContext &context, QgsProcessing::LayerOptionsFlags flags = QgsProcessing::LayerOptionsFlags() );
 %Docstring
 Evaluates the parameter with matching ``definition`` to a point cloud layer.
+The ``flags`` are used to set options for loading layer (e.g. skip index generation).
 
 Layers will either be taken from ``context``'s active project, or loaded from external
 sources and stored temporarily in the ``context``. In either case, callers do not
@@ -1599,9 +1600,10 @@ need to handle deletion of the returned layer.
 .. versionadded:: 3.22
 %End
 
-    static QgsPointCloudLayer *parameterAsPointCloudLayer( const QgsProcessingParameterDefinition *definition, const QVariant &value, QgsProcessingContext &context );
+    static QgsPointCloudLayer *parameterAsPointCloudLayer( const QgsProcessingParameterDefinition *definition, const QVariant &value, QgsProcessingContext &context, QgsProcessing::LayerOptionsFlags flags = QgsProcessing::LayerOptionsFlags() );
 %Docstring
 Evaluates the parameter with matching ``definition`` and ``value`` to a point cloud layer.
+The ``flags`` are used to set options for loading layer (e.g. skip index generation).
 
 Layers will either be taken from ``context``'s active project, or loaded from external
 sources and stored temporarily in the ``context``. In either case, callers do not
diff --git a/python/core/auto_generated/processing/qgsprocessingutils.sip.in b/python/core/auto_generated/processing/qgsprocessingutils.sip.in
index cbcbbef0710..23410befdff 100644
--- a/python/core/auto_generated/processing/qgsprocessingutils.sip.in
+++ b/python/core/auto_generated/processing/qgsprocessingutils.sip.in
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ Decodes a provider key and layer ``uri`` from an encoded string, for use with
       Annotation,
     };
 
-    static QgsMapLayer *mapLayerFromString( const QString &string, QgsProcessingContext &context, bool allowLoadingNewLayers = true, QgsProcessingUtils::LayerHint typeHint = QgsProcessingUtils::LayerHint::UnknownType );
+    static QgsMapLayer *mapLayerFromString( const QString &string, QgsProcessingContext &context, bool allowLoadingNewLayers = true, QgsProcessingUtils::LayerHint typeHint = QgsProcessingUtils::LayerHint::UnknownType, QgsProcessing::LayerOptionsFlags flags = QgsProcessing::LayerOptionsFlags() );
 %Docstring
 Interprets a string as a map layer within the supplied ``context``.
 
diff --git a/src/core/processing/qgsprocessing.h b/src/core/processing/qgsprocessing.h
index a4a5c9340d6..374fafe5dea 100644
--- a/src/core/processing/qgsprocessing.h
+++ b/src/core/processing/qgsprocessing.h
@@ -65,6 +65,17 @@ class CORE_EXPORT QgsProcessing
       PythonQgsProcessingAlgorithmSubclass, //!< Full Python QgsProcessingAlgorithm subclass
     };
 
+    /**
+     * Layer options flags
+     *
+     * \since QGIS 3.32
+     */
+    enum class LayerOptionsFlag : int
+    {
+      SkipIndexGeneration = 1 << 0, //!< Do not generate index when creating a layer. Makes sense only for point cloud layers
+    };
+    Q_DECLARE_FLAGS( LayerOptionsFlags, LayerOptionsFlag )
+
     /**
      * Converts a source \a type to a string representation.
      *
diff --git a/src/core/processing/qgsprocessingalgorithm.cpp b/src/core/processing/qgsprocessingalgorithm.cpp
index cc88cfcc6db..7f66cefd7ca 100644
--- a/src/core/processing/qgsprocessingalgorithm.cpp
+++ b/src/core/processing/qgsprocessingalgorithm.cpp
@@ -875,9 +875,9 @@ QString QgsProcessingAlgorithm::parameterAsDatabaseTableName( const QVariantMap
   return QgsProcessingParameters::parameterAsDatabaseTableName( parameterDefinition( name ), parameters, context );
 }
 
-QgsPointCloudLayer *QgsProcessingAlgorithm::parameterAsPointCloudLayer( const QVariantMap &parameters, const QString &name, QgsProcessingContext &context ) const
+QgsPointCloudLayer *QgsProcessingAlgorithm::parameterAsPointCloudLayer( const QVariantMap &parameters, const QString &name, QgsProcessingContext &context, QgsProcessing::LayerOptionsFlags flags ) const
 {
-  return QgsProcessingParameters::parameterAsPointCloudLayer( parameterDefinition( name ), parameters, context );
+  return QgsProcessingParameters::parameterAsPointCloudLayer( parameterDefinition( name ), parameters, context, flags );
 }
 
 QgsAnnotationLayer *QgsProcessingAlgorithm::parameterAsAnnotationLayer( const QVariantMap &parameters, const QString &name, QgsProcessingContext &context ) const
diff --git a/src/core/processing/qgsprocessingalgorithm.h b/src/core/processing/qgsprocessingalgorithm.h
index f01ae3a7eeb..75fd1e7a491 100644
--- a/src/core/processing/qgsprocessingalgorithm.h
+++ b/src/core/processing/qgsprocessingalgorithm.h
@@ -1002,6 +1002,7 @@ class CORE_EXPORT QgsProcessingAlgorithm
 
     /**
      * Evaluates the parameter with matching \a name to a point cloud layer.
+     * The \a flags are used to set options for loading layer (e.g. skip index generation).
      *
      * Layers will either be taken from \a context's active project, or loaded from external
      * sources and stored temporarily in the \a context. In either case, callers do not
@@ -1009,7 +1010,7 @@ class CORE_EXPORT QgsProcessingAlgorithm
      *
      * \since QGIS 3.22
      */
-    QgsPointCloudLayer *parameterAsPointCloudLayer( const QVariantMap &parameters, const QString &name, QgsProcessingContext &context ) const;
+    QgsPointCloudLayer *parameterAsPointCloudLayer( const QVariantMap &parameters, const QString &name, QgsProcessingContext &context, QgsProcessing::LayerOptionsFlags flags = QgsProcessing::LayerOptionsFlags() ) const;
 
     /**
      * Evaluates the parameter with matching \a name to an annotation layer.
diff --git a/src/core/processing/qgsprocessingparameters.cpp b/src/core/processing/qgsprocessingparameters.cpp
index 9bef94434a0..9ea2cb40bd1 100644
--- a/src/core/processing/qgsprocessingparameters.cpp
+++ b/src/core/processing/qgsprocessingparameters.cpp
@@ -847,15 +847,15 @@ QString QgsProcessingParameters::parameterAsCompatibleSourceLayerPathAndLayerNam
   return parameterAsCompatibleSourceLayerPathInternal( definition, parameters, context, compatibleFormats, preferredFormat, feedback, destLayer );
 }
 
-QgsMapLayer *QgsProcessingParameters::parameterAsLayer( const QgsProcessingParameterDefinition *definition, const QVariantMap &parameters, QgsProcessingContext &context, QgsProcessingUtils::LayerHint layerHint )
+QgsMapLayer *QgsProcessingParameters::parameterAsLayer( const QgsProcessingParameterDefinition *definition, const QVariantMap &parameters, QgsProcessingContext &context, QgsProcessingUtils::LayerHint layerHint, QgsProcessing::LayerOptionsFlags flags )
 {
   if ( !definition )
     return nullptr;
 
-  return parameterAsLayer( definition, parameters.value( definition->name() ), context, layerHint );
+  return parameterAsLayer( definition, parameters.value( definition->name() ), context, layerHint, flags );
 }
 
-QgsMapLayer *QgsProcessingParameters::parameterAsLayer( const QgsProcessingParameterDefinition *definition, const QVariant &value, QgsProcessingContext &context, QgsProcessingUtils::LayerHint layerHint )
+QgsMapLayer *QgsProcessingParameters::parameterAsLayer( const QgsProcessingParameterDefinition *definition, const QVariant &value, QgsProcessingContext &context, QgsProcessingUtils::LayerHint layerHint, QgsProcessing::LayerOptionsFlags flags )
 {
   if ( !definition )
     return nullptr;
@@ -901,7 +901,7 @@ QgsMapLayer *QgsProcessingParameters::parameterAsLayer( const QgsProcessingParam
   if ( layerRef.isEmpty() )
     return nullptr;
 
-  return QgsProcessingUtils::mapLayerFromString( layerRef, context, true, layerHint );
+  return QgsProcessingUtils::mapLayerFromString( layerRef, context, true, layerHint, flags );
 }
 
 QgsRasterLayer *QgsProcessingParameters::parameterAsRasterLayer( const QgsProcessingParameterDefinition *definition, const QVariantMap &parameters, QgsProcessingContext &context )
@@ -2166,14 +2166,14 @@ QString QgsProcessingParameters::parameterAsDatabaseTableName( const QgsProcessi
   return parameterAsString( definition, value, context );
 }
 
-QgsPointCloudLayer *QgsProcessingParameters::parameterAsPointCloudLayer( const QgsProcessingParameterDefinition *definition, const QVariantMap &parameters, QgsProcessingContext &context )
+QgsPointCloudLayer *QgsProcessingParameters::parameterAsPointCloudLayer( const QgsProcessingParameterDefinition *definition, const QVariantMap &parameters, QgsProcessingContext &context, QgsProcessing::LayerOptionsFlags flags )
 {
-  return qobject_cast< QgsPointCloudLayer *>( parameterAsLayer( definition, parameters, context, QgsProcessingUtils::LayerHint::PointCloud ) );
+  return qobject_cast< QgsPointCloudLayer *>( parameterAsLayer( definition, parameters, context, QgsProcessingUtils::LayerHint::PointCloud, flags ) );
 }
 
-QgsPointCloudLayer *QgsProcessingParameters::parameterAsPointCloudLayer( const QgsProcessingParameterDefinition *definition, const QVariant &value, QgsProcessingContext &context )
+QgsPointCloudLayer *QgsProcessingParameters::parameterAsPointCloudLayer( const QgsProcessingParameterDefinition *definition, const QVariant &value, QgsProcessingContext &context, QgsProcessing::LayerOptionsFlags flags )
 {
-  return qobject_cast< QgsPointCloudLayer *>( parameterAsLayer( definition, value, context, QgsProcessingUtils::LayerHint::PointCloud ) );
+  return qobject_cast< QgsPointCloudLayer *>( parameterAsLayer( definition, value, context, QgsProcessingUtils::LayerHint::PointCloud, flags ) );
 }
 
 QgsAnnotationLayer *QgsProcessingParameters::parameterAsAnnotationLayer( const QgsProcessingParameterDefinition *definition, const QVariantMap &parameters, QgsProcessingContext &context )
@@ -8770,7 +8770,7 @@ bool QgsProcessingParameterPointCloudLayer::checkValueIsAcceptable( const QVaria
   }
 
   // try to load as layer
-  if ( QgsProcessingUtils::mapLayerFromString( var.toString(), *context, true, QgsProcessingUtils::LayerHint::PointCloud ) )
+  if ( QgsProcessingUtils::mapLayerFromString( var.toString(), *context, true, QgsProcessingUtils::LayerHint::PointCloud, QgsProcessing::LayerOptionsFlag::SkipIndexGeneration ) )
     return true;
 
   return false;
diff --git a/src/core/processing/qgsprocessingparameters.h b/src/core/processing/qgsprocessingparameters.h
index aa47e0749b9..d218e4ab776 100644
--- a/src/core/processing/qgsprocessingparameters.h
+++ b/src/core/processing/qgsprocessingparameters.h
@@ -1280,7 +1280,7 @@ class CORE_EXPORT QgsProcessingParameters
      * sources and stored temporarily in the \a context. In either case, callers do not
      * need to handle deletion of the returned layer.
      */
-    static QgsMapLayer *parameterAsLayer( const QgsProcessingParameterDefinition *definition, const QVariantMap &parameters, QgsProcessingContext &context, QgsProcessingUtils::LayerHint layerHint = QgsProcessingUtils::LayerHint::UnknownType );
+    static QgsMapLayer *parameterAsLayer( const QgsProcessingParameterDefinition *definition, const QVariantMap &parameters, QgsProcessingContext &context, QgsProcessingUtils::LayerHint layerHint = QgsProcessingUtils::LayerHint::UnknownType, QgsProcessing::LayerOptionsFlags flags = QgsProcessing::LayerOptionsFlags() );
 
     /**
      * Evaluates the parameter with matching \a definition and \a value to a map layer.
@@ -1291,7 +1291,7 @@ class CORE_EXPORT QgsProcessingParameters
      *
      * \since QGIS 3.4
      */
-    static QgsMapLayer *parameterAsLayer( const QgsProcessingParameterDefinition *definition, const QVariant &value, QgsProcessingContext &context, QgsProcessingUtils::LayerHint layerHint = QgsProcessingUtils::LayerHint::UnknownType );
+    static QgsMapLayer *parameterAsLayer( const QgsProcessingParameterDefinition *definition, const QVariant &value, QgsProcessingContext &context, QgsProcessingUtils::LayerHint layerHint = QgsProcessingUtils::LayerHint::UnknownType, QgsProcessing::LayerOptionsFlags flags = QgsProcessing::LayerOptionsFlags() );
 
     /**
      * Evaluates the parameter with matching \a definition to a raster layer.
@@ -1678,6 +1678,7 @@ class CORE_EXPORT QgsProcessingParameters
 
     /**
      * Evaluates the parameter with matching \a definition to a point cloud layer.
+     * The \a flags are used to set options for loading layer (e.g. skip index generation).
      *
      * Layers will either be taken from \a context's active project, or loaded from external
      * sources and stored temporarily in the \a context. In either case, callers do not
@@ -1685,10 +1686,11 @@ class CORE_EXPORT QgsProcessingParameters
      *
      * \since QGIS 3.22
      */
-    static QgsPointCloudLayer *parameterAsPointCloudLayer( const QgsProcessingParameterDefinition *definition, const QVariantMap &parameters, QgsProcessingContext &context );
+    static QgsPointCloudLayer *parameterAsPointCloudLayer( const QgsProcessingParameterDefinition *definition, const QVariantMap &parameters, QgsProcessingContext &context, QgsProcessing::LayerOptionsFlags flags = QgsProcessing::LayerOptionsFlags() );
 
     /**
      * Evaluates the parameter with matching \a definition and \a value to a point cloud layer.
+     * The \a flags are used to set options for loading layer (e.g. skip index generation).
      *
      * Layers will either be taken from \a context's active project, or loaded from external
      * sources and stored temporarily in the \a context. In either case, callers do not
@@ -1696,7 +1698,7 @@ class CORE_EXPORT QgsProcessingParameters
      *
      * \since QGIS 3.22
      */
-    static QgsPointCloudLayer *parameterAsPointCloudLayer( const QgsProcessingParameterDefinition *definition, const QVariant &value, QgsProcessingContext &context );
+    static QgsPointCloudLayer *parameterAsPointCloudLayer( const QgsProcessingParameterDefinition *definition, const QVariant &value, QgsProcessingContext &context, QgsProcessing::LayerOptionsFlags flags = QgsProcessing::LayerOptionsFlags() );
 
     /**
      * Evaluates the parameter with matching \a definition to an annotation layer.
diff --git a/src/core/processing/qgsprocessingutils.cpp b/src/core/processing/qgsprocessingutils.cpp
index 74bfdbc6063..2cdafcb2a51 100644
--- a/src/core/processing/qgsprocessingutils.cpp
+++ b/src/core/processing/qgsprocessingutils.cpp
@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@ QgsMapLayer *QgsProcessingUtils::mapLayerFromStore( const QString &string, QgsMa
   return nullptr;
 }
 
-QgsMapLayer *QgsProcessingUtils::loadMapLayerFromString( const QString &string, const QgsCoordinateTransformContext &transformContext, LayerHint typeHint )
+QgsMapLayer *QgsProcessingUtils::loadMapLayerFromString( const QString &string, const QgsCoordinateTransformContext &transformContext, LayerHint typeHint, QgsProcessing::LayerOptionsFlags flags )
 {
   QString provider;
   QString uri;
@@ -355,6 +355,11 @@ QgsMapLayer *QgsProcessingUtils::loadMapLayerFromString( const QString &string,
     QgsPointCloudLayer::LayerOptions pointCloudOptions;
     pointCloudOptions.skipCrsValidation = true;
 
+    if ( flags & QgsProcessing::LayerOptionsFlag::SkipIndexGeneration )
+    {
+      pointCloudOptions.skipIndexGeneration = true;
+    }
+
     std::unique_ptr< QgsPointCloudLayer > pointCloudLayer;
     if ( useProvider )
     {
@@ -376,7 +381,7 @@ QgsMapLayer *QgsProcessingUtils::loadMapLayerFromString( const QString &string,
   return nullptr;
 }
 
-QgsMapLayer *QgsProcessingUtils::mapLayerFromString( const QString &string, QgsProcessingContext &context, bool allowLoadingNewLayers, LayerHint typeHint )
+QgsMapLayer *QgsProcessingUtils::mapLayerFromString( const QString &string, QgsProcessingContext &context, bool allowLoadingNewLayers, LayerHint typeHint, QgsProcessing::LayerOptionsFlags flags )
 {
   if ( string.isEmpty() )
     return nullptr;
@@ -400,7 +405,7 @@ QgsMapLayer *QgsProcessingUtils::mapLayerFromString( const QString &string, QgsP
   if ( !allowLoadingNewLayers )
     return nullptr;
 
-  layer = loadMapLayerFromString( string, context.transformContext(), typeHint );
+  layer = loadMapLayerFromString( string, context.transformContext(), typeHint, flags );
   if ( layer )
   {
     context.temporaryLayerStore()->addMapLayer( layer );
diff --git a/src/core/processing/qgsprocessingutils.h b/src/core/processing/qgsprocessingutils.h
index 5557648a6b2..de9bf7ef114 100644
--- a/src/core/processing/qgsprocessingutils.h
+++ b/src/core/processing/qgsprocessingutils.h
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 #include "qgsrasterlayer.h"
 #include "qgsfeaturesink.h"
 #include "qgsfeaturesource.h"
+#include "qgsprocessing.h"
 #include "qgsproxyfeaturesink.h"
 #include "qgsremappingproxyfeaturesink.h"
 
@@ -218,7 +219,7 @@ class CORE_EXPORT QgsProcessingUtils
      *
      * The \a typeHint can be used to dictate the type of map layer expected.
      */
-    static QgsMapLayer *mapLayerFromString( const QString &string, QgsProcessingContext &context, bool allowLoadingNewLayers = true, QgsProcessingUtils::LayerHint typeHint = QgsProcessingUtils::LayerHint::UnknownType );
+    static QgsMapLayer *mapLayerFromString( const QString &string, QgsProcessingContext &context, bool allowLoadingNewLayers = true, QgsProcessingUtils::LayerHint typeHint = QgsProcessingUtils::LayerHint::UnknownType, QgsProcessing::LayerOptionsFlags flags = QgsProcessing::LayerOptionsFlags() );
 
     /**
      * Converts a variant \a value to a new feature source.
@@ -562,7 +563,7 @@ class CORE_EXPORT QgsProcessingUtils
      *
      * \since QGIS 3.8
      */
-    static QgsMapLayer *loadMapLayerFromString( const QString &string, const QgsCoordinateTransformContext &transformContext, LayerHint typeHint = LayerHint::UnknownType );
+    static QgsMapLayer *loadMapLayerFromString( const QString &string, const QgsCoordinateTransformContext &transformContext, LayerHint typeHint = LayerHint::UnknownType, QgsProcessing::LayerOptionsFlags flags = QgsProcessing::LayerOptionsFlags() );
 
     /**
      * Interprets a string as a map layer. The method will attempt to