feat: add compact_gate_arguments module setting to the printer

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[TYPE] — New Feature

Adds an opt-in printer setting that writes *, / and ** without spaces inside gate calls. Diraq matches rotation angles as text: it accepts pi/2 and rejects pi / 2.

module = pyqasm.loads(qasm, compact_gate_arguments=True)  # or module.compact_gate_arguments = True
pyqasm.dumps(module)  # rx(pi/2) q[0];

Changes

• Printer: Qasm3Printer.visit_BinaryExpression mirrors upstream, but drops the spaces for *, /, ** inside gate calls and gphase. Precedence parentheses stay (rx(pi/(2*pi))). +, - and classical expressions keep their spaces.
• Module: compact_gate_arguments property on QasmModule. str(), dumps and dump honor it. It survives unroll() and copy(), and to_qasm3() carries it over.
• QASM 2: Qasm2Module now prints through pyqasm's printer. Output does not change.
• Tests: tests/qasm3/test_printer.py.

Notes

• The default is off, so all existing output is byte-identical.
• The whole gate call compacts: modifier args (ctrl(2/2)), nested calls (rx(sin(pi/2))), and un-unrolled indices (q[i*2]).
• unroll() evaluates pi / 2 to 1.5707963267948966. Compaction helps only when you print without unrolling.

References

• qBraid/qbraid-runtime-api#349 adds a string helper for this. It can drop the helper once the qBraid SDK passes compact_gate_arguments=True on the Diraq path.

Summary by CodeRabbit

• New Features
  • Added the compact_gate_arguments option for loads().
  • Gate expressions can now be formatted without spaces around *, /, and **, such as rx(pi/2).
  • The setting defaults to disabled and can be changed after loading a module.
  • Formatting is preserved when converting between QASM versions, unrolling, or copying programs.
  • Standard spacing remains unchanged for classical instructions.

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The change adds compact_gate_arguments to module configuration and loads(). QASM3 printing conditionally removes spaces around *, /, and ** in gate arguments. QASM2 conversion forwards the setting, with tests covering formatting and state behavior.

Changes

Compact gate argument formatting

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Option contract and module state src/pyqasm/entrypoint.py, src/pyqasm/modules/base.py	loads() accepts and documents compact_gate_arguments. QasmModule stores the option, defaulting to False, and exposes a getter and setter.
Scoped gate expression formatting src/pyqasm/modules/qasm3.py	Qasm3Printer conditionally removes spaces around *, /, and ** within quantum gate and phase arguments. Other expressions retain standard spacing.
Cross-format output and validation src/pyqasm/modules/qasm2.py, tests/qasm3/test_printer.py, CHANGELOG.md	QASM2 output forwards the option to QASM3 printing and modules. Tests cover defaults, toggling, copying, unrolling, classical spacing, and QASM2 conversion. The changelog documents the setting.

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sequenceDiagram
  participant Caller
  participant loads
  participant QasmModule
  participant Qasm3Printer
  Caller->>loads: set compact_gate_arguments=True
  loads->>QasmModule: store formatting option
  QasmModule->>Qasm3Printer: pass compact formatting option
  Qasm3Printer->>Caller: emit compact gate arguments

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