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Summary

  • evaluate and discard standalone expressions instead of assuming every expression statement is a function call
  • preserve operations produced by subroutine and extern calls
  • apply the same behavior inside OpenPulse calibration blocks while retaining specialized handling for pulse functions
  • validate unknown gate names before their operands so the error identifies the gate

Testing

  • pytest -q tests
  • pytest -q --cov=pyqasm --cov-report=term tests
  • isort --check-only src tests bin examples
  • black --check --target-version py310 src tests bin examples
  • pylint src tests bin examples
  • mypy src examples
  • qbraid admin headers src tests bin examples --skip=src/pyqasm/_version.py --type=apache
  • sphinx-build -W -b html docs /tmp/pyqasm-388-docs

Closes #388

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  • Bug Fixes

    • Corrected handling of standalone expressions so their values are discarded without affecting generated circuit or calibration output.
    • Preserved operations produced by valid subroutine and pulse-function calls.
    • Improved validation for unknown function and gate names, reporting the appropriate error before checking related operands.
    • Corrected undeclared custom-gate diagnostics to reference the original source statement.
  • Tests

    • Added coverage for expression evaluation, pulse statements, and validation error scenarios.

Signed-off-by: Daniel Gaskins <danielgaskins99@gmail.com>
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The visitors now handle pure expression statements without attribute errors. Supported calls retain generated operations, while pure expressions are discarded. Unknown gate names are resolved before operand checks.

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Expression statement validation

Layer / File(s) Summary
Expression statement dispatch
src/pyqasm/visitor.py, src/pyqasm/pulse/visitor.py, tests/qasm3/openpulse/test_general.py, tests/qasm3/test_expressions.py
Dedicated visitors evaluate pure expressions and discard their values. Supported function calls retain generated statements. Tests cover validation, unrolling, OpenPulse expressions, and unknown calls.
Gate diagnostic ordering
src/pyqasm/visitor.py, tests/qasm3/test_expressions.py, tests/qasm3/resources/gates.py
Unknown gate names are resolved before operand expansion. Tests verify the resulting error messages and source-line expectation.

Priority: ➖ Normal

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

Change: Bug fix · Severity of issue fixed: Medium

Merge Risk: 🔵 Low · up to e3138

The expression-statement behavior is covered, but the new tests should meet the repository’s typing and documentation requirements before merge.

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Check name Status Explanation Resolution
Linked Issues check ⚠️ Warning Issue #388 requires bare expressions to avoid AttributeError, to use evaluated-and-discarded semantics, to dispatch function calls separately, and to report unknown gates before operand errors. The … Add the defensive AttributeError and TypeError conversion around top-level visitor dispatch. Add or update tests that verify the converted ValidationError and its source span for unsupported statements or expressions.
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Description Check ✅ Passed Check skipped - CodeRabbit’s high-level summary is enabled.
Title check ✅ Passed The title clearly and concisely describes the main change: handling general expression statements, including evaluation and discarding of standalone expressions.
Out of Scope Changes check ✅ Passed The reported changes stay within issue #388. The OpenPulse dispatch update applies the same expression-statement behavior in calibration blocks. The gate fixture update and the added tests support the…
Docstring Coverage ✅ Passed Docstring coverage is 86.67% which is sufficient. The required threshold is 80.00%. Docstring coverage is scoped to functions touched by this diff. Analyzed 15 functions across 5 files.
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Issue #388 requires bare expressions to avoid AttributeError, to use evaluated-and-discarded semantics, to dispatch function calls separately, and to report unknown gates before operand errors. The reported changes implement these behaviors in src/pyqasm/visitor.py and src/pyqasm/pulse/visitor.py. The reported tests cover pure expressions, retained subroutine operations, unknown calls, OpenPulse calls, and unknown gates. However, the change summary does not show the required defensive top-level conversion of remaining AttributeError and TypeError failures into ValidationError with the statement span.

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- Line 28: Add str annotations to the parametrized test arguments and document
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@pytest.mark.parametrize("expression", ["1 + 2;", "i;", "sin(1.0);"])
def test_pure_expression_statements_are_discarded(expression):

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📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

Add parameter annotations and Args documentation to the new parametrized tests.

The new test parameters are untyped and undocumented. Add str annotations and Args entries. The established test convention exempts -> None annotations and Returns: sections.

  • tests/qasm3/openpulse/test_general.py#L28-L28: annotate and document expression.
  • tests/qasm3/openpulse/test_general.py#L53-L53: annotate and document operation.
  • tests/qasm3/test_expressions.py#L122-L123: annotate and document expression.
  • tests/qasm3/test_expressions.py#L163-L164: annotate and document operation.
  • tests/qasm3/test_expressions.py#L186-L187: annotate and document source, error, and operation.
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  • tests/qasm3/openpulse/test_general.py#L28-L28 (this comment)
  • tests/qasm3/openpulse/test_general.py#L53-L53
  • tests/qasm3/test_expressions.py#L122-L123
  • tests/qasm3/test_expressions.py#L163-L164
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In `@tests/qasm3/openpulse/test_general.py` at line 28, Add str annotations to the
parametrized test arguments and document each in an Args section: expression in
tests/qasm3/openpulse/test_general.py lines 28-28, operation in
tests/qasm3/openpulse/test_general.py lines 53-53, expression in
tests/qasm3/test_expressions.py lines 122-123, operation in
tests/qasm3/test_expressions.py lines 163-164, and source, error, and operation
in tests/qasm3/test_expressions.py lines 186-187. Use the existing test
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Bare expression statements crash with AttributeError instead of raising ValidationError

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