{
  "name": "load_layer",
  "type": "function",
  "groups": ["Map Layers"],
  "description": "Loads a layer by source URI and provider name.",
  "arguments": [{
    "arg": "uri",
    "description": "layer source URI string"
  },
  { 
    "arg": "provider",
    "description": "layer data provider name"
  }],
  "examples": [{
    "expression": "layer_property(load_layer('c:/data/roads.shp', 'ogr'), 'feature_count')",
    "returns": "count of features from the c:/data/roads.shp vector layer"
  }],
  "tags": ["layer", "vector", "raster", "mesh", "point", "cloud"]
}