Source code for pennylane.control_flow.while_loop

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"""While loop."""
import functools
from collections.abc import Callable

from pennylane import capture
from pennylane.capture import FlatFn, determine_abstracted_axes, enabled
from pennylane.compiler.compiler import AvailableCompilers, active_compiler


def while_loop(cond_fn):
    """A :func:`~.qjit` compatible for-loop for PennyLane programs. When
    used without :func:`~.qjit`, this function will fall back to a standard
    Python for loop.

    This decorator provides a functional version of the traditional while loop,
    similar to `jax.lax.while_loop <https://jax.readthedocs.io/en/latest/_autosummary/jax.lax.while_loop.html>`__.
    That is, any variables that are modified across iterations need to be provided as
    inputs and outputs to the loop body function:

    - Input arguments contain the value of a variable at the start of an
      iteration

    - Output arguments contain the value at the end of the iteration. The
      outputs are then fed back as inputs to the next iteration.

    The final iteration values are also returned from the transformed function.

    The semantics of ``while_loop`` are given by the following Python pseudocode:

    .. code-block:: python

        def while_loop(cond_fn, body_fn, *args):
            while cond_fn(*args):
                args = body_fn(*args)
            return args

    Args:
        cond_fn (Callable): the condition function in the while loop

    Returns:
        Callable: A wrapper around the while-loop function.

    Raises:
        CompileError: if the compiler is not installed

    .. seealso:: :func:`~.for_loop`, :func:`~.qjit`

    **Example**

    .. code-block:: python

        dev = qml.device("lightning.qubit", wires=1)

        @qml.qnode(dev)
        def circuit(x: float):

            @qml.while_loop(lambda x: x < 2.0)
            def loop_rx(x):
                # perform some work and update (some of) the arguments
                qml.RX(x, wires=0)
                return x ** 2

            # apply the while loop
            loop_rx(x)

            return qml.expval(qml.Z(0))

    >>> circuit(1.6)
    -0.02919952

    ``while_loop`` is also :func:`~.qjit` compatible; when used with the
    :func:`~.qjit` decorator, the while loop will not be unrolled, and instead
    will be captured as-is during compilation and executed during runtime:

    >>> qml.qjit(circuit)(1.6)
    Array(-0.02919952, dtype=float64)
    """

    if active_jit := active_compiler():
        compilers = AvailableCompilers.names_entrypoints
        ops_loader = compilers[active_jit]["ops"].load()
        return ops_loader.while_loop(cond_fn)

    # if there is no active compiler, simply interpret the while loop
    # via the Python interpretor.
    def _decorator(body_fn: Callable) -> Callable:
        """Transform that will call the input ``body_fn`` until the closure variable ``cond_fn`` is met.

        Args:
            body_fn (Callable):

        Closure Variables:
            cond_fn (Callable):

        Returns:
            Callable: a callable with the same signature as ``body_fn`` and ``cond_fn``.
        """
        return WhileLoopCallable(cond_fn, body_fn)

    return _decorator


@functools.lru_cache
def _get_while_loop_qfunc_prim():
    """Get the while_loop primitive for quantum functions."""

    # pylint: disable=import-outside-toplevel
    from pennylane.capture.custom_primitives import NonInterpPrimitive

    while_loop_prim = NonInterpPrimitive("while_loop")
    while_loop_prim.multiple_results = True
    while_loop_prim.prim_type = "higher_order"

    # pylint: disable=too-many-arguments
    @while_loop_prim.def_impl
    def _(
        *args,
        jaxpr_body_fn,
        jaxpr_cond_fn,
        body_slice,
        cond_slice,
        args_slice,
        abstract_shapes_slice,
    ):

        jaxpr_consts_body = args[body_slice]
        jaxpr_consts_cond = args[cond_slice]
        init_state = args[args_slice]
        abstract_shapes = args[abstract_shapes_slice]
        # If cond_fn(*init_state) is False, return the initial state
        fn_res = init_state
        while capture.eval_jaxpr(jaxpr_cond_fn, jaxpr_consts_cond, *abstract_shapes, *fn_res)[0]:
            fn_res = capture.eval_jaxpr(jaxpr_body_fn, jaxpr_consts_body, *abstract_shapes, *fn_res)

        return fn_res

    @while_loop_prim.def_abstract_eval
    def _(*args, args_slice, **__):
        return args[args_slice]

    return while_loop_prim


class WhileLoopCallable:  # pylint:disable=too-few-public-methods
    """Base class to represent a while loop. This class
    when called with an initial state will execute the while
    loop via the Python interpreter.

    Args:
        cond_fn (Callable): the condition function in the while loop
        body_fn (Callable): the function that is executed within the while loop
    """

    def __init__(self, cond_fn, body_fn):
        self.cond_fn = cond_fn
        self.body_fn = body_fn

    def _call_capture_disabled(self, *init_state):
        args = init_state
        fn_res = args if len(args) > 1 else args[0] if len(args) == 1 else None

        while self.cond_fn(*args):
            fn_res = self.body_fn(*args)
            args = fn_res if len(args) > 1 else (fn_res,) if len(args) == 1 else ()

        return fn_res

    def _call_capture_enabled(self, *init_state):

        import jax  # pylint: disable=import-outside-toplevel

        while_loop_prim = _get_while_loop_qfunc_prim()

        abstracted_axes, abstract_shapes = determine_abstracted_axes(init_state)

        flat_body_fn = FlatFn(self.body_fn)
        jaxpr_body_fn = jax.make_jaxpr(flat_body_fn, abstracted_axes=abstracted_axes)(*init_state)
        jaxpr_cond_fn = jax.make_jaxpr(self.cond_fn, abstracted_axes=abstracted_axes)(*init_state)

        body_consts = slice(0, len(jaxpr_body_fn.consts))
        cond_consts = slice(body_consts.stop, body_consts.stop + len(jaxpr_cond_fn.consts))
        abstract_shapes_slice = slice(cond_consts.stop, cond_consts.stop + len(abstract_shapes))
        args_slice = slice(abstract_shapes_slice.stop, None)

        flat_args, _ = jax.tree_util.tree_flatten(init_state)
        results = while_loop_prim.bind(
            *jaxpr_body_fn.consts,
            *jaxpr_cond_fn.consts,
            *abstract_shapes,
            *flat_args,
            jaxpr_body_fn=jaxpr_body_fn.jaxpr,
            jaxpr_cond_fn=jaxpr_cond_fn.jaxpr,
            body_slice=body_consts,
            cond_slice=cond_consts,
            args_slice=args_slice,
            abstract_shapes_slice=abstract_shapes_slice,
        )
        assert flat_body_fn.out_tree is not None, "Should be set when constructing the jaxpr"
        return jax.tree_util.tree_unflatten(flat_body_fn.out_tree, results)

    def __call__(self, *init_state):

        if enabled():
            return self._call_capture_enabled(*init_state)

        return self._call_capture_disabled(*init_state)

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