From c97ff67ca415d20215ac22e72f77013fe17b52e9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Alireza Adli <alireza.adli@mail.concordia.ca>
Date: Sun, 19 May 2024 13:02:31 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] Add load_layer to the basic functions

---
 services_scripts/basic_functions.py | 10 ++++++++++
 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+)

diff --git a/services_scripts/basic_functions.py b/services_scripts/basic_functions.py
index 1b6c9bb..bf5914f 100644
--- a/services_scripts/basic_functions.py
+++ b/services_scripts/basic_functions.py
@@ -2,6 +2,16 @@ import os
 import glob
 import time
 
+from qgis.core import QgsProject, QgsVectorLayer
+
+
+def load_layer(path, layer_name):
+  the_layer = QgsVectorLayer(path, layer_name, 'ogr')
+  if not the_layer.isValid():
+    print(f'{layer_name} failed to load!')
+  else:
+    QgsProject.instance().addMapLayer(the_layer)
+  return the_layer, layer_name
 
 def create_folders(directory, num_folders):
   """