From 3eb20cee19360838d04eaeed433d174335de698d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Alexander Kunitsa <28026247+aakunitsa@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Tue, 13 Jul 2021 16:56:52 -0400
Subject: [PATCH 01/14] minor change of the optimizer class to enable NFT

---
 src/python/qeqiskit/optimizer/optimizer.py | 5 ++++-
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/src/python/qeqiskit/optimizer/optimizer.py b/src/python/qeqiskit/optimizer/optimizer.py
index 8461087..391c64c 100644
--- a/src/python/qeqiskit/optimizer/optimizer.py
+++ b/src/python/qeqiskit/optimizer/optimizer.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 from zquantum.core.interfaces.functions import CallableWithGradient
 from zquantum.core.typing import RecorderFactory
 from typing import Optional, Dict
-from qiskit.algorithms.optimizers import SPSA, ADAM
+from qiskit.algorithms.optimizers import SPSA, ADAM, NFT
 
 
 class QiskitOptimizer(Optimizer):
@@ -38,6 +38,9 @@ def __init__(
             if self.method == "AMSGRAD":
                 self.optimizer_kwargs["amsgrad"] = True
             self.optimizer = ADAM(**self.optimizer_kwargs)
+        elif self.method == "NFT":
+            self.optimizer = NFT(**self.optimizer_kwargs)
+
 
     def _minimize(
         self,

From fc8fdad95221a1278b60e0be61ee3c7fa770c18f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Alexander Kunitsa <28026247+aakunitsa@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Wed, 14 Jul 2021 15:20:38 -0400
Subject: [PATCH 02/14] modified the nit is extracted for NFT

---
 src/python/qeqiskit/optimizer/optimizer.py | 2 ++
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)

diff --git a/src/python/qeqiskit/optimizer/optimizer.py b/src/python/qeqiskit/optimizer/optimizer.py
index 391c64c..8e7b718 100644
--- a/src/python/qeqiskit/optimizer/optimizer.py
+++ b/src/python/qeqiskit/optimizer/optimizer.py
@@ -77,6 +77,8 @@ def _minimize(
 
         if self.method == "ADAM" or self.method == "AMSGRAD":
             nit = self.optimizer._t
+        elif self.method == "NFT":
+            nit = self.optimizer._options['maxiter']
         else:
             nit = self.optimizer.maxiter
 

From 4e63523bfc38b5f9d86927c461732ecffc3d909f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Alexander Kunitsa <28026247+aakunitsa@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Mon, 2 Aug 2021 18:32:55 -0400
Subject: [PATCH 03/14] added an assert

---
 src/python/qeqiskit/backend/backend.py | 3 ++-
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/src/python/qeqiskit/backend/backend.py b/src/python/qeqiskit/backend/backend.py
index 5823fff..244d023 100644
--- a/src/python/qeqiskit/backend/backend.py
+++ b/src/python/qeqiskit/backend/backend.py
@@ -257,6 +257,7 @@ def run_circuitset_and_measure(
             A list of Measurements objects containing the observed bitstrings.
         """
 
+        assert isinstance(n_samples, list) and isinstance(n_samples[0], int) 
         (
             experiments,
             n_samples_for_experiments,
@@ -343,4 +344,4 @@ def _apply_readout_correction(self, counts, qubit_list=None):
             self.readout_correction_filter = meas_fitter.filter
 
         mitigated_counts = self.readout_correction_filter.apply(counts)
-        return mitigated_counts
\ No newline at end of file
+        return mitigated_counts

From 8af41df8feb2008dda94883d96f57164a6a5dc2a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Alexander Kunitsa <28026247+aakunitsa@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Mon, 2 Aug 2021 18:45:14 -0400
Subject: [PATCH 04/14] broke the assert into two pieces

---
 src/python/qeqiskit/backend/backend.py | 3 ++-
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/src/python/qeqiskit/backend/backend.py b/src/python/qeqiskit/backend/backend.py
index 244d023..4093951 100644
--- a/src/python/qeqiskit/backend/backend.py
+++ b/src/python/qeqiskit/backend/backend.py
@@ -257,7 +257,8 @@ def run_circuitset_and_measure(
             A list of Measurements objects containing the observed bitstrings.
         """
 
-        assert isinstance(n_samples, list) and isinstance(n_samples[0], int) 
+        assert isinstance(n_samples, list) 
+        assert isinstance(n_samples[0], int) 
         (
             experiments,
             n_samples_for_experiments,

From 024526bdf2e60d06cc3e47b77ed93105403ca5c7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Alexander Kunitsa <28026247+aakunitsa@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Thu, 4 Nov 2021 16:09:35 -0400
Subject: [PATCH 05/14] fixed the inconsistent parameter name in
 run_circuitset_and_measure

---
 src/python/qeqiskit/backend/backend.py | 4 ++--
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/python/qeqiskit/backend/backend.py b/src/python/qeqiskit/backend/backend.py
index 8db85cb..80cce78 100644
--- a/src/python/qeqiskit/backend/backend.py
+++ b/src/python/qeqiskit/backend/backend.py
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ def aggregregate_measurements(
 
     def run_circuitset_and_measure(
         self,
-        circuitset: List[Circuit],
+        circuits: List[Circuit],
         n_samples: List[int],
     ) -> List[Measurements]:
         """Run a set of circuits and measure a certain number of bitstrings.
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ def run_circuitset_and_measure(
             experiments,
             n_samples_for_experiments,
             multiplicities,
-        ) = self.transform_circuitset_to_ibmq_experiments(circuitset, n_samples)
+        ) = self.transform_circuitset_to_ibmq_experiments(circuits, n_samples)
         batches, n_samples_for_batches = self.batch_experiments(
             experiments, n_samples_for_experiments
         )

From 25bc880281294b6433124b5b27de8c93e7aeca2b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Alexander Kunitsa <28026247+aakunitsa@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Thu, 4 Nov 2021 16:29:47 -0400
Subject: [PATCH 06/14] replaced circuitset with circuits inside
 run_circuitset_and_measure

---
 src/python/qeqiskit/backend/backend.py | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/src/python/qeqiskit/backend/backend.py b/src/python/qeqiskit/backend/backend.py
index 80cce78..0586749 100644
--- a/src/python/qeqiskit/backend/backend.py
+++ b/src/python/qeqiskit/backend/backend.py
@@ -266,7 +266,7 @@ def run_circuitset_and_measure(
             for n_samples, batch in zip(n_samples_for_batches, batches)
         ]
 
-        self.number_of_circuits_run += len(circuitset)
+        self.number_of_circuits_run += len(circuits)
         self.number_of_jobs_run += len(batches)
 
         return self.aggregregate_measurements(jobs, batches, multiplicities)

From 5a59bc627b7056fff5df7afb9e2c4f572138fff0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Max Radin <radin.max@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 11 Nov 2021 18:02:31 -0500
Subject: [PATCH 07/14] Adding special test for NFT optimizer

---
 tests/qeqiskit/optimizer/optimizer_test.py | 67 +++++++++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 65 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/tests/qeqiskit/optimizer/optimizer_test.py b/tests/qeqiskit/optimizer/optimizer_test.py
index 690336c..913fc87 100644
--- a/tests/qeqiskit/optimizer/optimizer_test.py
+++ b/tests/qeqiskit/optimizer/optimizer_test.py
@@ -1,8 +1,13 @@
 import numpy as np
 import pytest
 from qeqiskit.optimizer import QiskitOptimizer
-from zquantum.core.history.recorder import recorder
-from zquantum.core.interfaces.optimizer_test import OptimizerTests
+from zquantum.core.interfaces.optimizer_test import (
+    OptimizerTests,
+    MANDATORY_OPTIMIZATION_RESULT_FIELDS,
+)
+
+from zquantum.core.interfaces.functions import FunctionWithGradient
+from zquantum.core.gradients import finite_differences_gradient
 
 
 @pytest.fixture(
@@ -26,6 +31,18 @@ def optimizer(request):
     return QiskitOptimizer(**request.param)
 
 
+@pytest.fixture(
+    params=[
+        {
+            "method": "NFT",
+            "optimizer_kwargs": {"maxiter": 2e5},
+        },
+    ]
+)
+def sinusoidal_optimizer(request):
+    return QiskitOptimizer(**request.param)
+
+
 @pytest.fixture(params=[True, False])
 def keep_history(request):
     return request.param
@@ -46,3 +63,49 @@ def test_optimizer_succeeds_on_cost_function_without_gradient(
         assert "opt_value" in results
         assert "opt_params" in results
         assert "history" in results
+
+
+class TestQiskitSinusoidalOptimizerTests(OptimizerTests):
+    """Some optimizers assume that the cost function can be expressed as a sum of
+    products of sines and cosines (Eq. 12 of arXiv:1903.12166), a functional form which
+    reflects the cost function of many variational quantum algorithms. Such optimizers
+    may fail to find the minimum of cost functions that are not of this form.
+
+    This class removes the tests from the base class that check whether the optimizer
+    finds the minimum of such non-sinusoidal cost functions, and replaces them with a
+    test on a sinuisoidal cost function."""
+
+    @pytest.fixture
+    def sum_cos_x(self):
+        """Create a sinuisoidal function whose minimum is at the origin with a value of
+        zero."""
+        return lambda x: -np.sum(np.cos(x)) + x.shape[0]
+
+    def test_optimizer_succeeds_with_optimizing_rosenbrock_function(self):
+        pass
+
+    def test_optimizer_succeeds_with_optimizing_sum_of_squares_function(self):
+        pass
+
+    def test_optimizer_succeeds_on_cost_function_without_gradient(self):
+        pass
+
+    def test_optimizer_succeeds_on_sum_of_cosines_function(
+        self, sinusoidal_optimizer, sum_cos_x, keep_history
+    ):
+
+        cost_function = FunctionWithGradient(
+            sum_cos_x, finite_differences_gradient(sum_cos_x)
+        )
+
+        results = sinusoidal_optimizer.minimize(
+            cost_function, initial_params=np.array([1, -1]), keep_history=keep_history
+        )
+
+        assert results.opt_value == pytest.approx(0, abs=1e-5)
+        assert results.opt_params == pytest.approx(np.zeros(2), abs=1e-4)
+
+        assert all(field in results for field in MANDATORY_OPTIMIZATION_RESULT_FIELDS)
+
+        assert "history" in results or not keep_history
+        assert "gradient_history" in results or not keep_history

From b4995c1efbbde1566ad0db1f65d7bac20c1b9699 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Max Radin <radin.max@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 11 Nov 2021 18:31:36 -0500
Subject: [PATCH 08/14] Removed trailing whitespace

---
 src/python/qeqiskit/backend/backend.py | 4 ++--
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/python/qeqiskit/backend/backend.py b/src/python/qeqiskit/backend/backend.py
index c56fb3e..f7f5e75 100644
--- a/src/python/qeqiskit/backend/backend.py
+++ b/src/python/qeqiskit/backend/backend.py
@@ -252,8 +252,8 @@ def run_circuitset_and_measure(
             A list of Measurements objects containing the observed bitstrings.
         """
 
-        assert isinstance(n_samples, list) 
-        assert isinstance(n_samples[0], int) 
+        assert isinstance(n_samples, list)
+        assert isinstance(n_samples[0], int)
         (
             experiments,
             n_samples_for_experiments,

From d93e2dd0ea527b92381b60773ff396bab3acfc21 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Max Radin <radin.max@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 11 Nov 2021 18:35:56 -0500
Subject: [PATCH 09/14] Applying isort

---
 src/python/qeqiskit/optimizer/optimizer.py | 2 +-
 tests/qeqiskit/optimizer/optimizer_test.py | 7 +++----
 2 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/python/qeqiskit/optimizer/optimizer.py b/src/python/qeqiskit/optimizer/optimizer.py
index 08fe63d..de1a604 100644
--- a/src/python/qeqiskit/optimizer/optimizer.py
+++ b/src/python/qeqiskit/optimizer/optimizer.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 from typing import Dict, Optional
 
 import numpy as np
-from qiskit.algorithms.optimizers import ADAM, SPSA, NFT
+from qiskit.algorithms.optimizers import ADAM, NFT, SPSA
 from scipy.optimize import OptimizeResult
 from zquantum.core.history.recorder import recorder as _recorder
 from zquantum.core.interfaces.functions import CallableWithGradient
diff --git a/tests/qeqiskit/optimizer/optimizer_test.py b/tests/qeqiskit/optimizer/optimizer_test.py
index 913fc87..8394c0a 100644
--- a/tests/qeqiskit/optimizer/optimizer_test.py
+++ b/tests/qeqiskit/optimizer/optimizer_test.py
@@ -1,14 +1,13 @@
 import numpy as np
 import pytest
 from qeqiskit.optimizer import QiskitOptimizer
+from zquantum.core.gradients import finite_differences_gradient
+from zquantum.core.interfaces.functions import FunctionWithGradient
 from zquantum.core.interfaces.optimizer_test import (
-    OptimizerTests,
     MANDATORY_OPTIMIZATION_RESULT_FIELDS,
+    OptimizerTests,
 )
 
-from zquantum.core.interfaces.functions import FunctionWithGradient
-from zquantum.core.gradients import finite_differences_gradient
-
 
 @pytest.fixture(
     params=[

From 4db10fa8bca5c63c975e7682fe7364c70dba01f2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Max Radin <radin.max@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 12 Nov 2021 12:50:45 -0500
Subject: [PATCH 10/14] Adding pytest.skip to NFT tests

---
 tests/qeqiskit/optimizer/optimizer_test.py | 3 +++
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)

diff --git a/tests/qeqiskit/optimizer/optimizer_test.py b/tests/qeqiskit/optimizer/optimizer_test.py
index 8394c0a..e20a074 100644
--- a/tests/qeqiskit/optimizer/optimizer_test.py
+++ b/tests/qeqiskit/optimizer/optimizer_test.py
@@ -80,12 +80,15 @@ def sum_cos_x(self):
         zero."""
         return lambda x: -np.sum(np.cos(x)) + x.shape[0]
 
+    @pytest.mark.skip(reason="Optimizer only supports sinusoidal cost functions")
     def test_optimizer_succeeds_with_optimizing_rosenbrock_function(self):
         pass
 
+    @pytest.mark.skip(reason="Optimizer only supports sinusoidal cost functions")
     def test_optimizer_succeeds_with_optimizing_sum_of_squares_function(self):
         pass
 
+    @pytest.mark.skip(reason="Optimizer only supports sinusoidal cost functions")
     def test_optimizer_succeeds_on_cost_function_without_gradient(self):
         pass
 

From 9102a8b6071208eddd93ee49cc5eec54f39fa2e4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: AthenaCaesura <athena.caesura@zapatacomputing.com>
Date: Tue, 16 Nov 2021 11:10:02 -0500
Subject: [PATCH 11/14] Updated qasm to aer and statevector to
 aer_simulator_statevector in tests

---
 src/python/qeqiskit/simulator/simulator.py |  5 +++-
 tests/qeqiskit/simulator/simulator_test.py | 32 +++++++++++-----------
 2 files changed, 20 insertions(+), 17 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/python/qeqiskit/simulator/simulator.py b/src/python/qeqiskit/simulator/simulator.py
index c37cdcd..66a9a4a 100644
--- a/src/python/qeqiskit/simulator/simulator.py
+++ b/src/python/qeqiskit/simulator/simulator.py
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ def run_circuit_and_measure(self, circuit: Circuit, n_samples: int) -> Measureme
         if self.device_connectivity is not None:
             coupling_map = CouplingMap(self.device_connectivity.connectivity)
 
-        if self.device_name == "statevector_simulator":
+        if self.device_name == "aer_simulator_statevector":
             wavefunction = self.get_wavefunction(circuit)
             return Measurements(sample_from_wavefunction(wavefunction, n_samples))
         else:
@@ -158,6 +158,9 @@ def _get_wavefunction_from_native_circuit(
         if self.device_connectivity is not None:
             coupling_map = CouplingMap(self.device_connectivity.connectivity)
 
+        if self.device_name == "aer_simulator_statevector":
+            ibmq_circuit.save_state()
+
         # Execute job to get wavefunction
         job = execute(
             ibmq_circuit,
diff --git a/tests/qeqiskit/simulator/simulator_test.py b/tests/qeqiskit/simulator/simulator_test.py
index 4129c5f..f0453b9 100644
--- a/tests/qeqiskit/simulator/simulator_test.py
+++ b/tests/qeqiskit/simulator/simulator_test.py
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 @pytest.fixture(
     params=[
         {
-            "device_name": "qasm_simulator",
+            "device_name": "aer_simulator",
             "api_token": os.getenv("ZAPATA_IBMQ_API_TOKEN"),
         },
     ]
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ def backend(request):
 @pytest.fixture(
     params=[
         {
-            "device_name": "statevector_simulator",
+            "device_name": "aer_simulator_statevector",
         },
     ]
 )
@@ -41,10 +41,10 @@ def wf_simulator(request):
 @pytest.fixture(
     params=[
         {
-            "device_name": "qasm_simulator",
+            "device_name": "aer_simulator",
         },
         {
-            "device_name": "statevector_simulator",
+            "device_name": "aer_simulator_statevector",
         },
     ]
 )
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ def sampling_simulator(request):
 
 @pytest.fixture(
     params=[
-        {"device_name": "qasm_simulator", "optimization_level": 0},
+        {"device_name": "aer_simulator", "optimization_level": 0},
     ]
 )
 def noisy_simulator(request):
@@ -96,16 +96,16 @@ def test_run_circuitset_and_measure(self, sampling_simulator):
             assert all(bitstring == (1, 0, 0) for bitstring in measurements.bitstrings)
 
     def test_setup_basic_simulators(self):
-        simulator = QiskitSimulator("qasm_simulator")
+        simulator = QiskitSimulator("aer_simulator")
         assert isinstance(simulator, QiskitSimulator)
-        assert simulator.device_name == "qasm_simulator"
+        assert simulator.device_name == "aer_simulator"
         assert simulator.noise_model is None
         assert simulator.device_connectivity is None
         assert simulator.basis_gates is None
 
-        simulator = QiskitSimulator("statevector_simulator")
+        simulator = QiskitSimulator("aer_simulator_statevector")
         assert isinstance(simulator, QiskitSimulator)
-        assert simulator.device_name == "statevector_simulator"
+        assert simulator.device_name == "aer_simulator_statevector"
         assert simulator.noise_model is None
         assert simulator.device_connectivity is None
         assert simulator.basis_gates is None
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ def test_expectation_value_with_noisy_simulator(self, noisy_simulator):
         assert expectation_values_10_gates.values[0] > -1
         assert expectation_values_10_gates.values[0] < 0.0
         assert isinstance(noisy_simulator, QiskitSimulator)
-        assert noisy_simulator.device_name == "qasm_simulator"
+        assert noisy_simulator.device_name == "aer_simulator"
         assert isinstance(noisy_simulator.noise_model, AerNoise.NoiseModel)
         assert noisy_simulator.device_connectivity is not None
         assert noisy_simulator.basis_gates is not None
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ def test_expectation_value_with_noisy_simulator(self, noisy_simulator):
             > expectation_values_10_gates.values[0]
         )
         assert isinstance(noisy_simulator, QiskitSimulator)
-        assert noisy_simulator.device_name == "qasm_simulator"
+        assert noisy_simulator.device_name == "aer_simulator"
         assert isinstance(noisy_simulator.noise_model, AerNoise.NoiseModel)
         assert noisy_simulator.device_connectivity is not None
         assert noisy_simulator.basis_gates is not None
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ def test_optimization_level_of_transpiler(self):
         )
         n_samples = 8192
         simulator = QiskitSimulator(
-            "qasm_simulator",
+            "aer_simulator",
             noise_model=noise_model,
             device_connectivity=connectivity,
             optimization_level=0,
@@ -213,8 +213,8 @@ def test_run_circuit_and_measure_seed(self):
         # Given
         circuit = Circuit([X(0), CNOT(1, 2)])
         n_samples = 100
-        simulator1 = QiskitSimulator("qasm_simulator", seed=643)
-        simulator2 = QiskitSimulator("qasm_simulator", seed=643)
+        simulator1 = QiskitSimulator("aer_simulator", seed=643)
+        simulator2 = QiskitSimulator("aer_simulator", seed=643)
 
         # When
         measurements1 = simulator1.run_circuit_and_measure(circuit, n_samples)
@@ -227,8 +227,8 @@ def test_run_circuit_and_measure_seed(self):
     def test_get_wavefunction_seed(self):
         # Given
         circuit = Circuit([X(0), CNOT(1, 2)])
-        simulator1 = QiskitSimulator("statevector_simulator", seed=643)
-        simulator2 = QiskitSimulator("statevector_simulator", seed=643)
+        simulator1 = QiskitSimulator("aer_simulator_statevector", seed=643)
+        simulator2 = QiskitSimulator("aer_simulator_statevector", seed=643)
 
         # When
         wavefunction1 = simulator1.get_wavefunction(circuit)

From 972db37b677f64665656fc97667d76f1752386ea Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: AthenaCaesura <athena.caesura@zapatacomputing.com>
Date: Tue, 16 Nov 2021 11:21:18 -0500
Subject: [PATCH 12/14] Created docstrings to differentiate qasm_sumulator from
 IBMQ_qasm_simulator

---
 tests/qeqiskit/backend/backend_test.py | 6 ++++++
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+)

diff --git a/tests/qeqiskit/backend/backend_test.py b/tests/qeqiskit/backend/backend_test.py
index 7357257..2324214 100644
--- a/tests/qeqiskit/backend/backend_test.py
+++ b/tests/qeqiskit/backend/backend_test.py
@@ -9,6 +9,12 @@
 from zquantum.core.circuits import CNOT, Circuit, X
 from zquantum.core.interfaces.backend_test import QuantumBackendTests
 
+# NOTE: qiskit currently offers 2 types of qasm simulators:
+# 1. qasm_simulator - a local simulator that is depreciated.
+# 2. IBMQ_qasm_simulator - a remote simulator.
+# All tests of qasm_simulator have been removed since it's depreciation
+# but IBMQ_qasm_simulator is still tested by this module.
+
 
 @pytest.fixture(
     params=[

From 68b8f57116c1b2aae0db172d6d6cc208ecce13ea Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: AthenaCaesura <athena.caesura@zapatacomputing.com>
Date: Tue, 16 Nov 2021 15:53:49 -0500
Subject: [PATCH 13/14] Updated backend_test for higher number of max_shots

---
 tests/qeqiskit/backend/backend_test.py | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/tests/qeqiskit/backend/backend_test.py b/tests/qeqiskit/backend/backend_test.py
index 2324214..87ef0e2 100644
--- a/tests/qeqiskit/backend/backend_test.py
+++ b/tests/qeqiskit/backend/backend_test.py
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ def test_run_circuitset_and_measure_split_circuits_and_jobs(self, backend):
         # Given
         num_circuits = 200
         circuit = self.x_cnot_circuit()
-        n_samples = 8193
+        n_samples = 20001
 
         # Verify that we are actually going to need to split circuits
         assert n_samples > backend.max_shots

From 687548dbee220d4384e5ae6b8b0bc5e4fd784e87 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: AthenaCaesura <athena.caesura@zapatacomputing.com>
Date: Tue, 16 Nov 2021 17:49:54 -0500
Subject: [PATCH 14/14] Moved Docstring from backend_test to backend

---
 src/python/qeqiskit/backend/backend.py | 6 ++++++
 tests/qeqiskit/backend/backend_test.py | 6 ------
 2 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/python/qeqiskit/backend/backend.py b/src/python/qeqiskit/backend/backend.py
index 8db85cb..c74ce41 100644
--- a/src/python/qeqiskit/backend/backend.py
+++ b/src/python/qeqiskit/backend/backend.py
@@ -32,6 +32,12 @@ def __init__(
         """Get a qiskit QPU that adheres to the
         zquantum.core.interfaces.backend.QuantumBackend
 
+        qiskit currently offers 2 types of qasm simulators:
+        1. qasm_simulator - a local simulator that is depreciated.
+        2. IBMQ_qasm_simulator - a remote simulator.
+        All implementation of qasm_simulator have been removed since it's depreciation
+        but IBMQ_qasm_simulator is still tested by this module.
+
         Args:
             device_name: the name of the device
             hub: IBMQ hub
diff --git a/tests/qeqiskit/backend/backend_test.py b/tests/qeqiskit/backend/backend_test.py
index 87ef0e2..589b778 100644
--- a/tests/qeqiskit/backend/backend_test.py
+++ b/tests/qeqiskit/backend/backend_test.py
@@ -9,12 +9,6 @@
 from zquantum.core.circuits import CNOT, Circuit, X
 from zquantum.core.interfaces.backend_test import QuantumBackendTests
 
-# NOTE: qiskit currently offers 2 types of qasm simulators:
-# 1. qasm_simulator - a local simulator that is depreciated.
-# 2. IBMQ_qasm_simulator - a remote simulator.
-# All tests of qasm_simulator have been removed since it's depreciation
-# but IBMQ_qasm_simulator is still tested by this module.
-
 
 @pytest.fixture(
     params=[