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  • Import Qiskit classical-expression bit and register leaves into first-class
    CBit loads and packed unsigned compiler expressions.
  • Resolve condition-only, explicit-body, switch-target, and nested captures
    through the containing circuit and each enclosing native capture map.
  • Avoid Qiskit 2.5's unsafe expression-valued switch accessor by normalizing
    that target through the public, structurally typed Python API.
  • Reject malformed, duplicated, out-of-range, or unresolvable captures during
    import preflight.

This prerequisite is stacked on #2150. It keeps the import identity model
separate from Qiskit control-flow construction.

Stack

  1. ✨ Support symbolic Qiskit parameters #2150 — symbolic scalar parameters
  2. ✨ Import captured Qiskit classical expressions #2175 — captured classical expressions (this PR)
  3. ✨ Export structured control flow to Qiskit #2176 — structured-control export for ✨ Export structured control flow to Qiskit #2071
  4. 🐛 Export forwarded Qiskit measurement results #2177 — measurement-store export
  5. ✨ Preserve Qiskit parameter-vector provenance #2178 — parameter-vector provenance

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  • Release Qiskit binding build: passed.
  • test/python/test_mlir_qiskit_translation.py: 167 passed.
  • Clang format, Ruff, Rumdl, Prettier, ty, git diff --check, and
    uvx nox -s lint: passed.

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  • New Features

    • Added support for importing Qiskit classical expressions involving bits and registers.
    • Added support for expressions in control-flow conditions and switch targets, including nested circuits.
    • Added Boolean conversions for integer and floating-point expression values.
  • Bug Fixes

    • Improved validation and handling of malformed expressions, invalid widths, and capture mismatches.
  • Documentation

    • Updated Qiskit compatibility guidance for classical expression variables.
  • Tests

    • Expanded coverage for nested captures, switches, conditions, conversions, validation, and round-trip stability.

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Qiskit 2.5 import now supports classical-bit and classical-register expressions in conditions and switch targets. The reader resolves nested captures through Python circuit context. The MLIR importer lowers and validates these expressions. Tests cover casts, mutations, nested captures, malformed inputs, and round trips.

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Qiskit expression capture import

Layer / File(s) Summary
Expression model and import contract
bindings/mlir/qiskit/QiskitTranslation.h, .agent/plans/...
Expression now represents classical-bit and classical-register leaves. The implementation plan records capture resolution, packing, validation, and acceptance criteria.
Python reader and nested capture resolution
bindings/mlir/qiskit/Qiskit2_5.cpp
The reader parses conditions and switch targets through Python APIs. It normalizes expressions and resolves bits across containing and root circuits.
MLIR lowering and validation
bindings/mlir/qiskit/QiskitImport.cpp
The importer loads bits, packs registers, supports integer and floating-point Boolean casts, and validates references, widths, layouts, and operator types.
Regression coverage and compatibility records
test/python/test_mlir_qiskit_translation.py, docs/mlir/python_compiler_collection.md, CHANGELOG.md
Tests cover nested captures, condition-only captures, switch expressions, mutations, malformed expressions, and round trips. Documentation and changelog entries record the supported scope.

Estimated code review effort: 4 (Complex) | ~45 minutes

Merge Risk: 🟡 Moderate · up to 7cfa8

Importing large balanced classical expressions can consume excessive memory or stall the import because total expression size is not bounded, and an existing error path can leak a native handle. Merge should wait for bounded traversal and cleanup of the throwing constructor path.

Suggested reviewers: burgholzer

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A rabbit packs bits in a register bright,
Then checks each width in the moonlit night.
Nested captures hop through maps with care,
Boolean casts and switches travel there.
Round trips return with stable springs,
While Qiskit’s new expressions sing.

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bindings/mlir/qiskit/Qiskit2_5.cpp (1)

1043-1061: 🩺 Stability & Availability | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

Acquire controlFlow_ after the throwing Python initializers.

controlFlow_ is initialized before operation_. The operation_ initializer calls pythonAttribute, which throws std::runtime_error when the instruction exposes no operation. If it throws, the constructor never completes, so ~NativeControlFlowReader never runs and qk_control_flow_instruction_free is never called. The native control-flow handle then leaks.

Move the owning raw pointer to the end of the member list so every throwing initializer runs first.

🔒 Proposed fix: initialize the native handle last
       : rootCircuit_(rootCircuit), circuit_(circuit), parent_(parent),
-        controlFlow_(
-            qk_circuit_get_control_flow_instruction(circuit, index, parent)),
         instruction_(std::move(instruction)),
         operation_(pythonAttribute(
             instruction_, "operation",
             "Qiskit circuit instruction has no control-flow operation")),
         containingPythonCircuit_(std::move(containingPythonCircuit)),
-        rootPythonCircuit_(std::move(rootPythonCircuit)) {
+        rootPythonCircuit_(std::move(rootPythonCircuit)),
+        controlFlow_(
+            qk_circuit_get_control_flow_instruction(circuit, index, parent)) {
     if (controlFlow_ == nullptr) {
       throwPythonError("Qiskit failed to inspect a control-flow instruction");
     }
   }

Apply the matching declaration order at lines 1612-1619:

   const QkCircuit* rootCircuit_ = nullptr;
   const QkCircuit* circuit_ = nullptr;
   const QkControlFlowInstruction* parent_ = nullptr;
-  QkControlFlowInstruction* controlFlow_ = nullptr;
   nb::object instruction_;
   nb::object operation_;
   nb::object containingPythonCircuit_;
   nb::object rootPythonCircuit_;
+  QkControlFlowInstruction* controlFlow_ = nullptr;
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bindings/mlir/qiskit/Qiskit2_5.cpp (1)

1474-1482: 🩺 Stability & Availability | 🟠 Major | ⚡ Quick win

Bound the total expression size before recursive normalization.

MAX_EXPRESSION_DEPTH limits only the longest path. A balanced expression can remain below 64 levels and still contain an unbounded number of nodes. This code allocates one Expression for each node, which can exhaust memory or stall import.

Add a node-count limit. Increment the count before allocating each node. Add a regression test for the limit.

Suggested bounded traversal
+constexpr size_t MAX_EXPRESSION_NODES = 4096U;
+
 normalizePythonExpressionOnly(const nb::handle pythonExpression,
+                              size_t& nodeCount,
                               const size_t depth = 0U) const {
+  if (nodeCount >= MAX_EXPRESSION_NODES) {
+    throw std::runtime_error(
+        "Qiskit classical expression exceeds the node limit");
+  }
+  ++nodeCount;
   if (depth >= MAX_EXPRESSION_DEPTH) {

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@burgholzer This PR stacked on #2150 would also be ready for review now :)

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I pushed a couple of commits with simplifications. This looks pretty good now I believe.
I'll quickly resolve the conflict in the changelog and then tag this for auto-merge so it can hopefully get through the queue over night.

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Acquire the native control-flow handle only after Python object initialization succeeds. Document the shared import test helpers.

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Track the total number of nodes during Python classical-expression normalization and reject trees larger than 4096 nodes before allocating the excess node.

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