docs: Replace load: on_demand with deferred dataset initialization#1655
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`load: on_demand` has been removed from the runtime (spiceai/spiceai#10669). The replacement is `ready_state: on_registration` combined with explicit `columns[].type` declarations, which enables deferred initialization — the source connector is not created until the first query references the dataset. Source: spiceai/spiceai#10669
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Summary
load: on_demandsection with documentation for the new deferred dataset initialization featureready_statesection to cross-reference deferred initialization when combined withcolumns[].typeSource PRs
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website/docs/reference/spicepod/datasets.md: Replaced the## loadsection (documenting the removedload: on_demandoption) with a## Deferred dataset initializationsection that documents the new approach usingready_state: on_registration+ fully declaredcolumns[].type. Added a breaking change warning. Updated theready_statesection to mention deferred initialization.Test plan