Merge pull request #6075 from qutech/enh/station_load_instrument

Add update_snapshot arg to load_instrument

docs/changes/newsfragments/6075.improved

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Add update_spapshot argument to Station.load_instrument()

src/qcodes/station.py

@@ -517,9 +517,13 @@ def close_and_remove_instrument(self, instrument: Instrument | str) -> None:
         instrument.close()
         del instrument
 
-    def load_instrument(self, identifier: str,
-                        revive_instance: bool = False,
-                        **kwargs: Any) -> Instrument:
+    def load_instrument(
+        self,
+        identifier: str,
+        revive_instance: bool = False,
+        update_snapshot: bool = True,
+        **kwargs: Any,
+    ) -> Instrument:
         """
         Creates an :class:`~.Instrument` instance as described by the
         loaded configuration file.
@@ -529,6 +533,8 @@ def load_instrument(self, identifier: str,
                 configuration file, which identifies the instrument to be added.
             revive_instance: If ``True``, try to return an instrument with the
                 specified name instead of closing it and creating a new one.
+            update_snapshot: Immediately update the snapshot
+                of the instrument as it is added to the Station.
             **kwargs: Additional keyword arguments that get passed on to the
                 ``__init__``-method of the instrument to be added.
         """
@@ -688,7 +694,7 @@ def update_monitor() -> None:
             if isinstance(local_instr, ChannelTuple):
                 raise RuntimeError("A parameter cannot be added to an ChannelTuple")
             add_parameter_from_dict(local_instr, parts[-1], options)
-        self.add_component(instr)
+        self.add_component(instr, update_snapshot=update_snapshot)
         update_monitor()
         return instr