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"""
Module for configuring provider credentials and authentication.
"""
from abc import ABC, abstractmethod
[docs]
class QuantumProvider(ABC):
"""
This class is responsible for managing the interactions and
authentications with various Quantum services.
"""
def save_config(self, **kwargs):
"""Saves account data and/or credentials to the disk."""
raise NotImplementedError
@abstractmethod
def get_devices(self, **kwargs):
"""Return a list of backends matching the specified filtering."""
@abstractmethod
def get_device(self, device_id: str):
"""Return quantum device corresponding to the specified device ID."""
def __eq__(self, other):
"""Equality comparison.
By default, it is assumed that two `QuantumProviders` from the same class are
equal. Subclassed providers can override this behavior.
"""
return type(self).__name__ == type(other).__name__