✨ Preserve Qiskit parameter-vector provenance

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Description

• Preserve genuine Qiskit ParameterVectorElement grouping, vector name,
  declared size, numeric index, and parameter order across compiler translation.
• Store provenance in one verified mqt.input_group dictionary while keeping
  similarly named standalone parameters scalar.
• Reuse the existing root/nested symbol table and perform one in-place
  root-level replacement, so structured-control blocks share each restored
  vector without recursive collection or an extra circuit copy.
• Keep vector-element loop variables lexical and bound individual plus aggregate
  declared vector sizes before allocation.

This is the optional leaf of the Qiskit translation stack. The refreshed
implementation is based directly on #2176 and removes the obsolete recursive
restoration machinery from the earlier version.

Stack

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

Testing

• Qiskit translation tests: 229 passed.
• Native MQT IR tests: 10 passed.
• Python stub regeneration: passed with no generated diff.
• Full repository lint: passed.
• git diff --check: passed.

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Summary by CodeRabbit

• New Features

  • Qiskit parameter-vector elements can now be imported and exported while preserving vector identity, ordering, indices, and sizes.
  • Parameter vectors are supported in loops and structured control-flow blocks.
  • Standalone parameters remain distinct from vector elements.
  • Added validation and limits for parameter-vector metadata and sizes.

• Documentation

  • Updated Qiskit translation and MQT dialect documentation to describe parameter-vector support and input-group metadata.

• Bug Fixes

  • Improved handling of distinct vectors with matching names and shared vectors across control-flow blocks.

Walkthrough

Qiskit parameter-vector elements now support import and export. Group metadata preserves vector identity, names, indices, sizes, ordering, and positional binding through MQT IR. Validation enforces metadata consistency and size limits.

Changes

Qiskit parameter-vector support

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Grouped parameter metadata contract bindings/mlir/qiskit/QiskitTranslation.*, mlir/include/mlir/Dialect/MQT/*, mlir/lib/Dialect/MQT/*, mlir/unittests/Dialect/MQT/*	Defines ParameterGroup, registers group identities, validates MQT group attributes, and preserves metadata on converted loops.
Qiskit import and group validation bindings/mlir/qiskit/QiskitImport.cpp, bindings/mlir/qiskit/Qiskit2_5.cpp	Imports ParameterVectorElement values, validates grouped symbols, emits group attributes, and enforces size limits.
Grouped export and vector restoration bindings/mlir/qiskit/QiskitExport.cpp, bindings/mlir/qiskit/Qiskit2_5.cpp	Exports consistent group metadata, shares group state across control flow, and reconstructs ParameterVector instances and elements.
Round-trip validation and documentation test/python/test_mlir_qiskit_translation.py, docs/mlir/python_compiler_collection.md, CHANGELOG.md	Tests sparse vectors, control-flow sharing, loop parameters, standalone names, size limits, and metadata conflicts. Documents the behavior and PR reference.

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

Merge Risk: 🟡 Moderate · up to 67d8f

The PR restores Qiskit parameter-vector provenance, but malformed group metadata can still pass validation and cause a later restoration failure for affected translations. Merge should wait for this validation path to be fixed or explicitly accepted.

Sequence Diagram(s)

sequenceDiagram
  participant QiskitCircuit
  participant importCircuit
  participant MQTIR
  participant QiskitExport
  QiskitCircuit->>importCircuit: Provide parameter-vector elements
  importCircuit->>MQTIR: Store grouped symbols and attributes
  MQTIR->>QiskitExport: Provide validated grouped inputs
  QiskitExport->>QiskitCircuit: Restore ParameterVector elements

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Through grouped paths the symbols tread
Identity stays in view
Indices return true
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In `@bindings/mlir/qiskit/Qiskit2_5.cpp`:
- Around line 1244-1254: Update the lexical loop-parameter handling around
nativeIsElement so ParameterGroup metadata is preserved when importing and
exporting QkSymbolType_Element bindings. Use the group’s vector name, index, and
size when creating the output loop parameter, and add assertions covering
ParameterVectorElement type, vector name, index, and size to preserve round-trip
identity.

In `@mlir/lib/Dialect/MQT/IR/MQTDialect.cpp`:
- Around line 97-120: Enforce parameter-group cardinality in verifyInputGroup in
mlir/lib/Dialect/MQT/IR/MQTDialect.cpp:97-120 by requiring groupSize to be
positive and groupIndex to be less than groupSize. Add the same validation in
bindings/mlir/qiskit/QiskitExport.cpp:460-490 for inputs that bypass dialect
verification, and add parser and export tests covering zero size and
out-of-range indices.

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• bindings/mlir/qiskit/QiskitTranslation.h
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• mlir/lib/Dialect/MQT/IR/MQTDialect.cpp
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Didn't take a very detailed look here yet, but wanted to get first feedback out as early as possible.
As you will probably get from one of the comments, I am a bit worried whether this is the right way to handle this.
While it does allow for roundtrips, it does not generally add meaningful value for other input or output formats.
I didn't kick off my review agent for this yet, but maybe you can already think about whether you could also see a different solution here that does not introduce two new attributes.

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Yeah, this looks much better now! 👍🏼
Let's get this in!

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mlir/unittests/Dialect/MQT/IR/test_mqt_ir.cpp (1)

169-204: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick win

Add coverage for the missing-input-name branch of verifyInputGroup.

verifyInputGroup in mlir/lib/Dialect/MQT/IR/MQTDialect.cpp returns an error when a mqt.parameter_group attribute exists without a matching mqt.input_name. No test case in RejectsInvalidInputGroups exercises this branch (all cases already include a valid mqt.input_name).

Add a case like:

🧪 Proposed additional test case

EXPECT_FALSE(parse(R"mlir(
  module {
    func.func `@missing_input_name`(%arg: f64 {
        mqt.parameter_group = {identity = "group", name = "theta",
                               index = 0 : i64, size = 1 : i64}}) { return }
  }
)mlir"));

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In `@mlir/unittests/Dialect/MQT/IR/test_mqt_ir.cpp` around lines 169 - 204, Add a
rejection case to the RejectsInvalidInputGroups test covering a parameter_group
attribute without a matching mqt.input_name, using valid group fields and a
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missing-input-name branch is exercised.

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In `@mlir/unittests/Dialect/MQT/IR/test_mqt_ir.cpp`:
- Around line 169-204: Add a rejection case to the RejectsInvalidInputGroups
test covering a parameter_group attribute without a matching mqt.input_name,
using valid group fields and a distinct function name such as
missing_input_name, so verifyInputGroup’s missing-input-name branch is
exercised.

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