qhrf-backend-selector 1.0.3

Interactive IBM Quantum backend selector for QHRF experiments

QHRF Backend Selector

Interactive IBM Quantum backend selector for Quantum Harmonic Resonance Framework (QHRF) experiments and quantum computing research.

Features

• 🔬 Real-time backend status - See operational status and queue lengths
• 🖥️ Simulator support - Includes both hardware and simulator backends
• 📊 Detailed information - Qubits, processor type, connections, and more
• 🎯 Smart recommendations - Automatic backend scoring and recommendations
• 🚀 CLI interface - Command-line tool for quick backend selection
• ⚙️ Easy integration - Simple API for use in your quantum experiments

Installation

pip install qhrf-backend-selector

Quick Start

Interactive Selection

from qhrf_backend_selector import list_and_select_backend, get_backend_details

# Select a backend interactively
service, backend = list_and_select_backend()

if service and backend:
    # Show detailed information
    get_backend_details(backend)
    
    # Use in your experiments
    # Your quantum circuit code here...

Programmatic Selection

from qhrf_backend_selector import recommend_backend, check_authentication
from qiskit_ibm_runtime import QiskitRuntimeService

# Check authentication first
if check_authentication():
    service = QiskitRuntimeService()
    backends = service.backends()
    
    # Get backend recommendations
    from qhrf_backend_selector.selector import _parse_backends
    backend_infos = _parse_backends(backends)
    
    # Recommend best backend for 5+ qubit experiments
    recommended = recommend_backend(backend_infos, min_qubits=5)
    
    if recommended:
        print(f"Recommended: {recommended.name}")

Command Line Interface

# Interactive backend selection
qhrf-backends

# Check authentication
qhrf-backends --check-auth

# Setup authentication
qhrf-backends --setup-auth

Authentication Setup

1. Go to IBM Quantum
2. Log in to your account
3. Copy your API token from Account Settings
4. Set up authentication:

from qiskit_ibm_runtime import QiskitRuntimeService
QiskitRuntimeService.save_account(token='your_token_here')

API Reference

Core Functions

• list_and_select_backend() - Interactive backend selection
• get_backend_details(backend) - Display detailed backend information
• check_authentication() - Verify IBM Quantum connection
• setup_authentication() - Authentication setup guide

Utility Functions

• recommend_backend(backend_infos, min_qubits) - Get backend recommendations
• get_backend_performance(backend_info) - Calculate performance metrics
• format_backend_status(backend_info) - Format status display

Example Output

🔬 REAL QUANTUM COMPUTERS:
--------------------------------------------------
 1. ibm_brisbane       127 qubits  🟢 Queue: 12
 2. ibm_kyiv           127 qubits  🟢 Queue: 8  
 3. ibm_sherbrooke     127 qubits  🔴 OFFLINE
 4. ibm_torino         133 qubits  🟢 Queue: 15

🖥️  SIMULATORS:
--------------------------------------------------
 5. simulator_mps       100 qubits  🖥️  Simulator
 6. simulator_statevector 32 qubits  🖥️  Simulator

👆 Select backend (1-6): 2

🎯 Selected: ibm_kyiv
   📊 Qubits: 127
   🔄 Status: Operational
   ⏳ Queue: 8 jobs

Requirements

• Python 3.8+
• qiskit-ibm-runtime >= 0.17.0
• qiskit >= 0.45.0

Development

# Clone repository
git clone https://github.com/yourusername/qhrf-backend-selector.git
cd qhrf-backend-selector

# Install in development mode
pip install -e .[dev]

# Run tests
pytest

# Format code
black src/

# Type checking
mypy src/

License

MIT License - see LICENSE file.

Author

Zach White
Quantum Harmonic Resonance Institute
Email: [e-mail]

Contributing

Contributions welcome! Please read CONTRIBUTING.md for guidelines.

Changelog

1.0.3 (2025-06-30)

• Initial release
• Interactive backend selection
• CLI interface
• Backend recommendations
• Comprehensive backend information display