munich-quantum-toolkit / munich-quantum-toolkit/core

✨ Recognize unitary OpenQASM gates with structured control flow

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enhancement MLIR OpenQASM
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Description

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Problem Statement

OpenQASM import currently marks every custom gate that requires structured control flow as non-unitary. This includes gates with statically bounded for loops whose bodies contain only unitary operations. Callers of such gates also remain non-unitary, which prevents later unitary-only handling even when the source gate is safe.

This follows up on the final review of #2338.

Proposed Solution

Add conservative unitary recognition for structured custom-gate bodies. Support at least statically bounded for loops whose bodies contain only unitary operations or calls to unitary gates. Propagate the result through callers.

Leave functions unmarked when they contain non-unitary operations, recursion, unresolved calls, or unsupported control flow. Add import and round-trip tests for accepted loops and rejected non-unitary bodies.

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Research direction

Start with the OpenQASM importer’s handling of custom-gate unitary analysis and review the final changes discussed in #2338. Trace how structured control flow and calls are classified, then run or add import and round-trip tests for bounded unitary loops and rejected non-unitary, recursive, unresolved, or unsupported cases. Done means safe gates and their callers are recognized while unsafe functions remain unmarked.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
cpp
Domain
compilers, testing-qa
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Active
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
55/100

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