kqcircuits.simulations.epr.utils

kqcircuits.simulations.epr.utils.in_gui(element: Simulation | Element) → bool

partition_regions and correction_cuts can be called for elements when KLayout is in GUI mode, in which case element is not of type Simulation. This check can be used if partition_regions and correction_cuts implementations use Simulation specific attributes and methods like box or face_stack. If True is returned, some alternative attributes need to be used.

kqcircuits.simulations.epr.utils.extract_child_simulation(simulation: Simulation | Element, refpoint_prefix: str | None = None, parameter_remap_function: Callable[[Simulation | Element, str], any] | None = None, needed_parameters: list[str] | None = None) → Simulation

Given a simulation object that builds multiple elements within it, extracts a “child simulation” which is a stub object that only contains minimal set of refpoints and parameters from which element specific parition regions and correction cuts can be derived.

When defining parition regions and correction cuts for an element under kqcircuits.simulations.epr, it is recommended to create a function that takes arguments (simulation, refpoint_prefix, parameter_remap_function) that passes the arguments to extract_child_simulation and explicitly lists needed_parameters. See kqcircuits.simulations.epr.example.

Parameters:

• simulation – Simulation object that contains needed child simulation

• refpoint_prefix – Child simulation refpoints usually have a common prefix in refpoint names, which identify that the refpoint belongs to that child.

• parameter_remap_function – If simulation defines parameters that overrides parameters of the needed child simulation, these parameters should be mapped for the partition region and correction cut extraction functions to work. For example, suppose the correction cut location of some qubit is defined relative to its a parameter. But when the simulation inserts the qubit, it overrides qubit’s a parameter with simulation``s ``qubit_a parameter. parameter_remap_function should be such that parameter_remap_function(simulation, "a") = simulation.qubit_a.

• needed_parameters – List of all parameters that are needed to derive parition regions and correction cuts for needed child simulation.

Returns:

A “simulation object” that only contains minimal set of refpoints and parameters from which element specific parition regions and correction cuts can be derived. The result is a stub simulation object, so it doesn’t have well defined build function or any features that would be useful to export a simulation by itself.