XIR is an intermediate representation language for quantum circuits.
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Simple. Easy to learn, write, and understand.
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Modular. Compose observables, gates, and entire XIR programs.
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Flexible. Declare or define your own gates and observables.
XIR requires Python version 3.7 or above. Installation of XIR, as well as all dependencies, can be done using pip:
pip install quantum-xirA curated selection of XIR scripts can be found in the Examples page of the Sphinx documentation; however, the example below demonstrates a general overview of the syntax:
// Include additional script
use my_declarations;
// Declare custom gates
gate RX(theta) [w1];
gate RY(theta) [w1];
gate RZ(theta) [w1];
gate Toffoli [w1, w2, w3];
// Declare a function
func sin(x);
// Declare observables
obs X [w1]; obs Y [w1]; obs Z [w1];
// Declare outputs
out sample(shots) [0..8];
out expval(observable) [w1, w2];
out amplitude(state) [0..8];
// Define a composite gate.
gate R3T(theta)[a, b, c, d]:
RX(theta: -2.3932854391951004) | [a];
RY(theta) | [b];
RZ(pi / sin(3 * 4 / 2 - 2)) | [c];
Toffoli | [b, c, d];
end;
// Define an observable.
obs XYZ [w1, w2]:
-1.6, X[w1];
0.73, Y[w1] @ Z[w2];
end;
// Apply the gate twice.
R3T(1.23) | [0, 1, 2, 3];
R3T(theta: 3.21) | [4..8];
// Compute various outputs.
sample(shots: 1000) | [0..8];
expval(observable: XYZ) | [0, 3];
amplitude(state: [0, 1, 0, 1, 0, 0, 1, 1]) | [0..8];
We welcome contributions - simply fork the XIR repository, and then make a pull request containing your contribution. All contributors to XIR will be listed as authors on the releases. See our changelog for more details.
We also encourage bug reports, suggestions for new features and enhancements, and even links to cool projects or applications built on XIR. Visit the contributions page to learn more about sharing your ideas with the XIR team.
- Source Code: https://github.com/XanaduAI/xir
- Issue Tracker: https://github.com/XanaduAI/xir/issues
If you are having issues, please let us know by posting the issue on our GitHub issue tracker.
XIR is the work of many contributors.
XIR is free and open source, released under the Apache License, Version 2.0.