CCX.cpp

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/*
Created on Fri Jun 26 14:13:26 2020
Copyright 2020 Peter Rakyta, Ph.D.

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@author: Peter Rakyta, Ph.D.
*/
#include "CCX.h"


using namespace std;


CCX::CCX() : Gate(){

    // A string labeling the gate operation
    name = "CCX";

    // A string describing the type of the gate
    type = CCX_OPERATION;

    // Initialize control qubits vector (empty for nullary constructor)
    control_qbits.clear();
}


CCX::CCX(int qbit_num_in, int target_qbit_in, const std::vector<int>& control_qbits_in)
    : Gate(qbit_num_in, std::vector<int>{target_qbit_in}, control_qbits_in) {

    // A string labeling the gate operation
    name = "CCX";

    // A string describing the type of the gate
    type = CCX_OPERATION;

    // Validate that we have exactly 2 control qubits
    if (control_qbits_in.size() != 2) {
        std::stringstream sstream;
        sstream << "CCX gate requires exactly 2 control qubits, got " << control_qbits_in.size() << std::endl;
        print(sstream, 0);
        throw sstream.str();
    }

    // Check that control qubits are unique
    if (control_qbits_in[0] == control_qbits_in[1]) {
        std::stringstream sstream;
        sstream << "The two control qubits cannot be the same" << std::endl;
        print(sstream, 0);
        throw sstream.str();
    }
}

CCX::~CCX() {
}

CCX* CCX::clone() {

    CCX* ret = new CCX( qbit_num, target_qbit, control_qbits );

    ret->set_parameter_start_idx( get_parameter_start_idx() );
    ret->set_parents( parents );
    ret->set_children( children );

    return ret;

}