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// Copyright © 2021 HQS Quantum Simulations GmbH. All Rights Reserved.
//
// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file except
// in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at
//
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//
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//! Classical registers for roqoqo.
//!
//! Registers are used to store classical information during the execution of a
//! roqoqo circuit and to provide a unified output interface for the different backends.

use num_complex::Complex64;

// This could be optimized by using bit-vec or bitvec traits
// but needs to be tested first.
/// Represents classical register of bits for computation in qoqo.
pub type BitRegister = Vec<bool>;

/// Represents classical register of float numbers for computation in qoqo.
pub type FloatRegister = Vec<f64>;

/// Represents classical register of complex numbers for computation in qoqo.
pub type ComplexRegister = Vec<Complex64>;

/// Represents classical bit registers for output of computations in qoqo.
///
/// Vector over single bit registers that are each the output of a single run
/// of a quantum program.
pub type BitOutputRegister = Vec<BitRegister>;

/// Represents classical float registers for output of computations in qoqo.
///
/// Vector over single float registers that are each the output of a single run
/// of a quantum program.

pub type FloatOutputRegister = Vec<FloatRegister>;

/// Represents classical complex registers for output of computations in qoqo.
///
/// Vector over single complex registers that are each the output of a single run
/// of a quantum program.
pub type ComplexOutputRegister = Vec<ComplexRegister>;