Fix PauliString.before reset not working

doc/python_api_reference_vDev.md

@@ -2236,9 +2236,8 @@ def insert(
 ) -> None:
     """Inserts an operation at the given index, pushing existing operations forward.
 
-    Note that, unlike when appending operations or parsing stim circuit files,
-    inserted operations aren't automatically fused into the preceding operation.
-    This is to avoid creating complicated situations where it's difficult to reason
+    Beware that inserted operations are automatically fused with the preceding
+    and following operations, if possible. This can make it complex to reason
     about how the indices of operations change in response to insertions.
 
     Args:
@@ -2249,7 +2248,7 @@ def insert(
             indices relative to the end of the circuit instead of the start.
 
             Instructions before the index are not shifted. Instructions that
-            were at or after the index are shifted forwards.
+            were at or after the index are shifted forwards as needed.
         operation: The object to insert. This can be a single
             stim.CircuitInstruction or an entire stim.Circuit.
 
@@ -2273,8 +2272,7 @@ def insert(
         stim.Circuit('''
             H 0
             Y 3 4 5
-            S 1
-            S 999
+            S 1 999
             CX 0 1
             CZ 2 3
             X 2

doc/stim.pyi

@@ -1607,9 +1607,8 @@ class Circuit:
     ) -> None:
         """Inserts an operation at the given index, pushing existing operations forward.
 
-        Note that, unlike when appending operations or parsing stim circuit files,
-        inserted operations aren't automatically fused into the preceding operation.
-        This is to avoid creating complicated situations where it's difficult to reason
+        Beware that inserted operations are automatically fused with the preceding
+        and following operations, if possible. This can make it complex to reason
         about how the indices of operations change in response to insertions.
 
         Args:
@@ -1620,7 +1619,7 @@ class Circuit:
                 indices relative to the end of the circuit instead of the start.
 
                 Instructions before the index are not shifted. Instructions that
-                were at or after the index are shifted forwards.
+                were at or after the index are shifted forwards as needed.
             operation: The object to insert. This can be a single
                 stim.CircuitInstruction or an entire stim.Circuit.
 
@@ -1644,8 +1643,7 @@ class Circuit:
             stim.Circuit('''
                 H 0
                 Y 3 4 5
-                S 1
-                S 999
+                S 1 999
                 CX 0 1
                 CZ 2 3
                 X 2

glue/python/src/stim/__init__.pyi

@@ -1607,9 +1607,8 @@ class Circuit:
     ) -> None:
         """Inserts an operation at the given index, pushing existing operations forward.
 
-        Note that, unlike when appending operations or parsing stim circuit files,
-        inserted operations aren't automatically fused into the preceding operation.
-        This is to avoid creating complicated situations where it's difficult to reason
+        Beware that inserted operations are automatically fused with the preceding
+        and following operations, if possible. This can make it complex to reason
         about how the indices of operations change in response to insertions.
 
         Args:
@@ -1620,7 +1619,7 @@ class Circuit:
                 indices relative to the end of the circuit instead of the start.
 
                 Instructions before the index are not shifted. Instructions that
-                were at or after the index are shifted forwards.
+                were at or after the index are shifted forwards as needed.
             operation: The object to insert. This can be a single
                 stim.CircuitInstruction or an entire stim.Circuit.
 
@@ -1644,8 +1643,7 @@ class Circuit:
             stim.Circuit('''
                 H 0
                 Y 3 4 5
-                S 1
-                S 999
+                S 1 999
                 CX 0 1
                 CZ 2 3
                 X 2

src/stim/circuit/circuit.cc

@@ -225,13 +225,21 @@ void circuit_read_single_operation(Circuit &circuit, char lead_char, SOURCE read
 }
 
 void Circuit::try_fuse_last_two_ops() {
-    auto &ops = operations;
-    size_t n = ops.size();
-    if (n > 1 && ops[n - 2].can_fuse(ops[n - 1])) {
-        fuse_data(ops[n - 2].targets, ops[n - 1].targets, target_buf);
-        ops.pop_back();
+    if (operations.size() >= 2) {
+        try_fuse_after(operations.size() - 2);
     }
 }
+
+void Circuit::try_fuse_after(size_t index) {
+    if (index + 1 >= operations.size()) {
+        return;
+    }
+    if (operations[index].can_fuse(operations[index + 1])) {
+        fuse_data(operations[index].targets, operations[index + 1].targets, target_buf);
+        operations.erase(operations.begin() + index + 1);
+    }
+}
+
 template <typename SOURCE>
 void circuit_read_operations(Circuit &circuit, SOURCE read_char, READ_CONDITION read_condition) {
     auto &ops = circuit.operations;
@@ -358,6 +366,12 @@ void Circuit::safe_insert(size_t index, const CircuitInstruction &instruction) {
     copy.args = arg_buf.take_copy(copy.args);
     copy.targets = target_buf.take_copy(copy.targets);
     operations.insert(operations.begin() + index, copy);
+
+    // Fuse at boundaries.
+    try_fuse_after(index);
+    if (index > 0) {
+        try_fuse_after(index - 1);
+    }
 }
 
 void Circuit::safe_insert(size_t index, const Circuit &circuit) {
@@ -381,6 +395,14 @@ void Circuit::safe_insert(size_t index, const Circuit &circuit) {
             operations[k].args = arg_buf.take_copy(operations[k].args);
         }
     }
+
+    // Fuse at boundaries.
+    if (!circuit.operations.empty()) {
+        try_fuse_after(index + circuit.operations.size() - 1);
+        if (index > 0) {
+            try_fuse_after(index - 1);
+        }
+    }
 }
 
 void Circuit::safe_insert_repeat_block(size_t index, uint64_t repeat_count, const Circuit &block) {

src/stim/circuit/circuit.h

@@ -280,6 +280,7 @@ struct Circuit {
     std::string describe_instruction_location(size_t instruction_offset) const;
 
     void try_fuse_last_two_ops();
+    void try_fuse_after(size_t index);
 };
 
 void vec_pad_add_mul(std::vector<double> &target, SpanRef<const double> offset, uint64_t mul = 1);

src/stim/circuit/circuit.pybind.cc

@@ -1134,9 +1134,8 @@ void stim_pybind::pybind_circuit_methods(pybind11::module &, pybind11::class_<Ci
             Inserts an operation at the given index, pushing existing operations forward.
             @signature def insert(self, index: int, operation: Union[stim.CircuitInstruction, stim.Circuit]) -> None:
 
-            Note that, unlike when appending operations or parsing stim circuit files,
-            inserted operations aren't automatically fused into the preceding operation.
-            This is to avoid creating complicated situations where it's difficult to reason
+            Beware that inserted operations are automatically fused with the preceding
+            and following operations, if possible. This can make it complex to reason
             about how the indices of operations change in response to insertions.
 
             Args:
@@ -1147,7 +1146,7 @@ void stim_pybind::pybind_circuit_methods(pybind11::module &, pybind11::class_<Ci
                     indices relative to the end of the circuit instead of the start.
 
                     Instructions before the index are not shifted. Instructions that
-                    were at or after the index are shifted forwards.
+                    were at or after the index are shifted forwards as needed.
                 operation: The object to insert. This can be a single
                     stim.CircuitInstruction or an entire stim.Circuit.
 
@@ -1171,8 +1170,7 @@ void stim_pybind::pybind_circuit_methods(pybind11::module &, pybind11::class_<Ci
                 stim.Circuit('''
                     H 0
                     Y 3 4 5
-                    S 1
-                    S 999
+                    S 1 999
                     CX 0 1
                     CZ 2 3
                     X 2

src/stim/circuit/circuit.test.cc

@@ -1769,3 +1769,142 @@ TEST(circuit, generate_test_circuit_with_all_operations) {
     }
     ASSERT_EQ(seen.size(), NUM_DEFINED_GATES);
 }
+
+TEST(circuit, insert_circuit) {
+    Circuit c(R"CIRCUIT(
+        CX 0 1
+        H 0
+        S 0
+        CX 0 1
+    )CIRCUIT");
+    c.safe_insert(2, Circuit(R"CIRCUIT(
+        H 1
+        X 3
+        S 2
+    )CIRCUIT"));
+    ASSERT_EQ(c.operations.size(), 5);
+    ASSERT_EQ(c, Circuit(R"CIRCUIT(
+        CX 0 1
+        H 0 1
+        X 3
+        S 2 0
+        CX 0 1
+    )CIRCUIT"));
+
+    c = Circuit(R"CIRCUIT(
+        CX 0 1
+        H 0
+        S 0
+        CX 0 1
+    )CIRCUIT");
+    c.safe_insert(0, Circuit(R"CIRCUIT(
+        H 1
+        X 3
+        S 2
+    )CIRCUIT"));
+    ASSERT_EQ(c, Circuit(R"CIRCUIT(
+        H 1
+        X 3
+        S 2
+        CX 0 1
+        H 0
+        S 0
+        CX 0 1
+    )CIRCUIT"));
+
+    c = Circuit(R"CIRCUIT(
+        CX 0 1
+        H 0
+        S 0
+        CX 0 1
+    )CIRCUIT");
+    c.safe_insert(4, Circuit(R"CIRCUIT(
+        H 1
+        X 3
+        S 2
+    )CIRCUIT"));
+    ASSERT_EQ(c, Circuit(R"CIRCUIT(
+        CX 0 1
+        H 0
+        S 0
+        CX 0 1
+        H 1
+        X 3
+        S 2
+    )CIRCUIT"));
+}
+
+TEST(circuit, insert_instruction) {
+    Circuit c = Circuit(R"CIRCUIT(
+        CX 0 1
+        H 0
+        S 0
+        CX 0 1
+    )CIRCUIT");
+    c.safe_insert(2, Circuit("H 1").operations[0]);
+    ASSERT_EQ(c, Circuit(R"CIRCUIT(
+        CX 0 1
+        H 0 1
+        S 0
+        CX 0 1
+    )CIRCUIT"));
+
+    c = Circuit(R"CIRCUIT(
+        CX 0 1
+        H 0
+        S 0
+        CX 0 1
+    )CIRCUIT");
+    c.safe_insert(2, Circuit("S 1").operations[0]);
+    ASSERT_EQ(c, Circuit(R"CIRCUIT(
+        CX 0 1
+        H 0
+        S 1 0
+        CX 0 1
+    )CIRCUIT"));
+
+    c = Circuit(R"CIRCUIT(
+        CX 0 1
+        H 0
+        S 0
+        CX 0 1
+    )CIRCUIT");
+    c.safe_insert(2, Circuit("X 1").operations[0]);
+    ASSERT_EQ(c, Circuit(R"CIRCUIT(
+        CX 0 1
+        H 0
+        X 1
+        S 0
+        CX 0 1
+    )CIRCUIT"));
+
+    c = Circuit(R"CIRCUIT(
+        CX 0 1
+        H 0
+        S 0
+        CX 0 1
+    )CIRCUIT");
+    c.safe_insert(0, Circuit("X 1").operations[0]);
+    ASSERT_EQ(c, Circuit(R"CIRCUIT(
+        X 1
+        CX 0 1
+        H 0
+        S 0
+        CX 0 1
+    )CIRCUIT"));
+
+    c = Circuit(R"CIRCUIT(
+        CX 0 1
+        H 0
+        S 0
+        CX 0 1
+    )CIRCUIT");
+    c.safe_insert(4, Circuit("X 1").operations[0]);
+    ASSERT_EQ(c, Circuit(R"CIRCUIT(
+        CX 0 1
+        H 0
+        S 0
+        CX 0 1
+        X 1
+    )CIRCUIT"));
+}

src/stim/stabilizers/pauli_string_pybind_test.py

@@ -928,3 +928,30 @@ def test_pauli_indices():
     assert stim.PauliString("_XYZ").pauli_indices("_") == [0]
     with pytest.raises(ValueError, match="Invalid character"):
         assert stim.PauliString("_XYZ").pauli_indices("k")
+
+
+def test_before_reset():
+    assert stim.PauliString("Z").before(stim.Circuit("R 0")) == stim.PauliString("_")
+    assert stim.PauliString("Z").before(stim.Circuit("MR 0")) == stim.PauliString("_")
+    assert stim.PauliString("Z").before(stim.Circuit("M 0")) == stim.PauliString("Z")
+
+    assert stim.PauliString("X").before(stim.Circuit("RX 0")) == stim.PauliString("_")
+    assert stim.PauliString("X").before(stim.Circuit("MRX 0")) == stim.PauliString("_")
+    assert stim.PauliString("X").before(stim.Circuit("MX 0")) == stim.PauliString("X")
+
+    assert stim.PauliString("Y").before(stim.Circuit("RY 0")) == stim.PauliString("_")
+    assert stim.PauliString("Y").before(stim.Circuit("MRY 0")) == stim.PauliString("_")
+    assert stim.PauliString("Y").before(stim.Circuit("MY 0")) == stim.PauliString("Y")
+
+    with pytest.raises(ValueError):
+        stim.PauliString("Z").before(stim.Circuit("RX 0"))
+    with pytest.raises(ValueError):
+        stim.PauliString("Z").before(stim.Circuit("RY 0"))
+    with pytest.raises(ValueError):
+        stim.PauliString("Z").before(stim.Circuit("MRX 0"))
+    with pytest.raises(ValueError):
+        stim.PauliString("Z").before(stim.Circuit("MRY 0"))
+    with pytest.raises(ValueError):
+        stim.PauliString("Z").before(stim.Circuit("MX 0"))
+    with pytest.raises(ValueError):
+        stim.PauliString("Z").before(stim.Circuit("MY 0"))

src/stim/stabilizers/pauli_string_ref.h

@@ -159,6 +159,7 @@ struct PauliStringRef {
     void check_avoids_MPP(const CircuitInstruction &inst);
     void check_avoids_reset(const CircuitInstruction &inst);
     void check_avoids_measurement(const CircuitInstruction &inst);
+    void undo_reset_xyz(const CircuitInstruction &inst);
 
     void do_single_cx(const CircuitInstruction &inst, uint32_t c, uint32_t t);
     void do_single_cy(const CircuitInstruction &inst, uint32_t c, uint32_t t);