cirq_google.serialization.Serializer

Interface for serialization.

cirq_google.serialization.Serializer(
    gate_set_name: str
)

name The name of the serializer.

Methods

deserialize

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@abc.abstractmethod
deserialize(
    proto: cirq_google.api.v2.program_pb2.Program
) -> cirq.Circuit

Deserialize a Circuit from a cirq_google.api.v2.Program.

Args
proto A dictionary representing a cirq_google.api.v2.Program proto.

Returns
The deserialized Circuit.

serialize

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@abc.abstractmethod
serialize(
    program: cirq.AbstractCircuit,
    msg: Optional[cirq_google.api.v2.program_pb2.Program] = None,
    *,
    arg_function_language: Optional[str] = None
) -> cirq_google.api.v2.program_pb2.Program

Serialize a Circuit to cirq_google.api.v2.Program proto.

Args
program The Circuit to serialize.
msg An optional proto object to populate with the serialization results.
arg_function_language The arg_function_language field from Program.Language.