♻️ Integrate qubit-pair skipping into the getWindow function

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This pull request removes the skipQubitPairBlock function and implements block-skipping in the walkProgramGraph function. By doing so, we avoid an additional function call in the callback function while also improving the semantics of the callback (The callback isn't allowed to change / update / set the wire iterators).

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Summary by CodeRabbit

• Bug Fixes

  • Improved circuit mapping lookahead to correctly handle repeated two-qubit interactions while preserving operation order.
  • Ensured barriers and other non-unitary operations are processed correctly during mapping.

• Tests

  • Added coverage for circuits with repeated and cross-pair qubit interactions.
  • Removed an outdated index-switch mapping test.

• Documentation

  • Updated the changelog with the latest place-and-route pass changes.

Walkthrough

The QCO mapper now tracks normalized qubit-pair gates by layer to skip repeated gates during lookahead window collection. Tests configure a larger lookahead and cover repeated and cross-pair interactions. The changelog references PR #2185.

Changes

QCO mapping window traversal

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Window collection and regression coverage mlir/lib/Dialect/QCO/Transforms/Mapping/Mapping.cpp, mlir/unittests/Dialect/QCO/Transforms/Mapping/test_mapping.cpp	getWindow uses prev and next layer buffers to suppress repeated normalized qubit-pair gates. It releases every ready operation and stops at the configured window size. Mapping tests use a lookahead of 15 and cover repeated and cross-pair interactions.
Release metadata CHANGELOG.md	The unreleased place-and-route entry and PR link section now reference PR #2185.

Estimated code review effort: 3 (Moderate) | ~20 minutes

Merge Risk: 🟠 High · up to 4d6dd

The current implementation can suppress ready two-qubit operations or return an empty scheduling window during block exhaustion, potentially leaving operations unrouted and ending routing prematurely. These correctness issues should be fixed before merging.

Suggested reviewers: burgholzer, denialhaag, simon1hofmann

Poem

A rabbit watches pair-gates flow,
Layer by layer, row by row.
Repeated blocks now gently hide,
Tests check every cross-pair stride,
While changelog links record the show.

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Check name	Status	Explanation	Resolution
Docstring Coverage	⚠️ Warning	Docstring coverage is 0.00% which is insufficient. The required threshold is 80.00%. Docstring coverage is scoped to functions touched by this diff. Analyzed 6 functions across 2 files.	Write docstrings for the functions missing them to satisfy the coverage threshold.

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Check name	Status	Explanation
Title check	✅ Passed	The title clearly and concisely describes the main change: integrating qubit-pair skipping into getWindow.
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In `@mlir/lib/Dialect/QCO/Transforms/Mapping/Mapping.cpp`:
- Around line 1047-1053: Update the loop over ready in the mapping flow to
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UnitaryOpInterface, lookupProgram, and gate processing for each entry.
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In `@mlir/lib/Dialect/QCO/Transforms/Mapping/Mapping.cpp`:
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