# Copyright Amazon.com Inc. or its affiliates. All Rights Reserved. # # Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"). You # may not use this file except in compliance with the License. A copy of # the License is located at # # http://aws.amazon.com/apache2.0/ # # or in the "license" file accompanying this file. This file is # distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF # ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the License for the specific # language governing permissions and limitations under the License. from __future__ import annotations import numbers from typing import Union QubitInput = Union["Qubit", int] class Qubit(int): """ A quantum bit index. The index of this qubit is locally scoped towards the contained circuit. This may not be the exact qubit index on the quantum device. """ def __new__(cls, index: int): """ Args: index (int): Index of the qubit. Raises: ValueError: If `index` is less than zero. Examples: >>> Qubit(0) >>> Qubit(1) """ if not isinstance(index, numbers.Integral): raise TypeError(f"Supplied qubit index, {index}, must be an integer.") if index < 0: raise ValueError(f"Supplied qubit index, {index}, cannot be less than zero.") return super().__new__(cls, index) def __repr__(self): return f"Qubit({super().__repr__()})" def __str__(self): return self.__repr__() @staticmethod def new(qubit: QubitInput) -> Qubit: """ Helper constructor - if input is a `Qubit` it returns the same value, else a new `Qubit` is constructed. Args: qubit (QubitInput): `Qubit` index. If `type == Qubit` then the `qubit` is returned. Returns: Qubit: The qubit. """ if isinstance(qubit, Qubit): return qubit else: return Qubit(qubit)