classiq 0.38.0__py3-none-any.whl → 0.65.4__py3-none-any.whl

classiq/interface/backend/backend_preferences.py

@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 
-from datetime import timedelta
-from typing import Any, Dict, Iterable, List, Optional, Union
+import warnings
+from collections.abc import Iterable
+from typing import Any, Optional, Union
 
 import pydantic
-from pydantic import BaseModel, validator
+from pydantic import BaseModel
+from pydantic_settings import BaseSettings, SettingsConfigDict
 
 from classiq.interface.backend import pydantic_backend
 from classiq.interface.backend.quantum_backend_providers import (
@@ -12,24 +14,31 @@ from classiq.interface.backend.quantum_backend_providers import (
     AliceBobBackendNames,
     AmazonBraketBackendNames,
     AzureQuantumBackendNames,
-    ClassiqAerBackendNames,
     ClassiqNvidiaBackendNames,
+    ClassiqSimulatorBackendNames,
+    IntelBackendNames,
     IonqBackendNames,
     OQCBackendNames,
     ProviderTypeVendor,
     ProviderVendor,
 )
+from classiq.interface.exceptions import ClassiqDeprecationWarning
 from classiq.interface.hardware import Provider
-from classiq.interface.helpers.pydantic_model_helpers import values_with_discriminator
-
-from classiq.exceptions import ClassiqValueError
 
 
 class BackendPreferences(BaseModel):
-    # Due to the way the field is currently implemented, i.e. it redefined with different types
-    # in the subclass, it shouldn't be dumped with exclude_unset. This causes this field not to appear.
-    # For example: don't use obj.dict(exclude_unset=True).
-    backend_service_provider: str = pydantic.Field(
+    """
+    Preferences for the execution of the quantum program.
+
+    For more details, refer to:
+    [BackendPreferences](https://docs.classiq.io/latest/reference-manual/python-sdk/?h=backend#classiq.Preferences.backend_preferences)
+
+    Attributes:
+        backend_service_provider (str): Provider company or cloud for the requested backend.
+        backend_name (str): Name of the requested backend or target.
+    """
+
+    backend_service_provider: ProviderVendor = pydantic.Field(
         ..., description="Provider company or cloud for the requested backend."
     )
     backend_name: str = pydantic.Field(
@@ -40,89 +49,220 @@ class BackendPreferences(BaseModel):
     def hw_provider(self) -> Provider:
         return Provider(self.backend_service_provider)
 
-    @pydantic.validator("backend_service_provider", pre=True)
-    def validate_backend_service_provider(
-        cls, backend_service_provider: Any
-    ) -> Provider:
-        return validate_backend_service_provider(backend_service_provider)
-
     @classmethod
     def batch_preferences(
         cls, *, backend_names: Iterable[str], **kwargs: Any
-    ) -> List[BackendPreferences]:
+    ) -> list[BackendPreferences]:
         return [cls(backend_name=name, **kwargs) for name in backend_names]
 
     def is_nvidia_backend(self) -> bool:
         return False
 
 
-AWS_DEFAULT_JOB_TIMEOUT_SECONDS = int(timedelta(minutes=5).total_seconds())
-
-
 class AliceBobBackendPreferences(BackendPreferences):
-    backend_service_provider: ProviderTypeVendor.ALICE_BOB
-    api_key: pydantic_backend.PydanticAliceBobApiKeyType = pydantic.Field(
-        ..., description="AliceBob API key"
+    """
+    Backend preferences specific to Alice&Bob for quantum computing tasks.
+
+    This class includes configuration options for setting up a backend using Alice&Bob's quantum hardware.
+    It extends the base `BackendPreferences` class and provides additional parameters required for working
+    with Alice&Bob's cat qubits, including settings for photon dissipation rates, repetition code distance,
+    and the average number of photons.
+
+    Attributes:
+        backend_service_provider (ProviderTypeVendor.ALICE_BOB):
+            The service provider for the backend, which is Alice&Bob.
+
+        distance (Optional[int]):
+            The number of times information is duplicated in the repetition code.
+            - **Tooltip**: Phase-flip probability decreases exponentially with this parameter, bit-flip probability increases linearly.
+            - **Supported Values**: 3 to 300, though practical values are usually lower than 30.
+            - **Default**: None.
+
+        kappa_1 (Optional[float]):
+            The rate at which the cat qubit loses one photon, creating a bit-flip.
+            - **Tooltip**: Lower values mean lower error rates.
+            - **Supported Values**: 10 to 10^5. Current hardware is at ~10^3.
+            - **Default**: None.
+
+        kappa_2 (Optional[float]):
+            The rate at which the cat qubit is stabilized using two-photon dissipation.
+            - **Tooltip**: Higher values mean lower error rates.
+            - **Supported Values**: 100 to 10^9. Current hardware is at ~10^5.
+            - **Default**: None.
+
+        average_nb_photons (Optional[float]):
+            The average number of photons.
+            - **Tooltip**: Bit-flip probability decreases exponentially with this parameter, phase-flip probability increases linearly.
+            - **Supported Values**: 4 to 10^5, though practical values are usually lower than 30.
+            - **Default**: None.
+
+        api_key (str):
+            The API key required to access Alice&Bob's quantum hardware.
+            - **Required**: Yes.
+
+    For more details, refer to the [Alice&Bob Backend Documentation](https://docs.classiq.io/latest/reference-manual/executor/cloud-providers/alice-and-bob-backends/).
+    """
+
+    backend_service_provider: ProviderTypeVendor.ALICE_BOB = pydantic.Field(
+        default=ProviderVendor.ALICE_AND_BOB
+    )
+    distance: Optional[int] = pydantic.Field(
+        default=None, description="Repetition code distance"
+    )
+    kappa_1: Optional[float] = pydantic.Field(
+        default=None, description="One-photon dissipation rate (Hz)"
+    )
+    kappa_2: Optional[float] = pydantic.Field(
+        default=None, description="Two-photon dissipation rate (Hz)"
+    )
+    average_nb_photons: Optional[float] = pydantic.Field(
+        default=None, description="Average number of photons"
+    )
+    api_key: Optional[pydantic_backend.PydanticAliceBobApiKeyType] = pydantic.Field(
+        default=None, description="AliceBob API key"
     )
 
-    @pydantic.root_validator(pre=True)
-    def _set_backend_service_provider(cls, values: Dict[str, Any]) -> Dict[str, Any]:
-        return values_with_discriminator(
-            values, "backend_service_provider", ProviderVendor.ALICE_AND_BOB
-        )
+    @property
+    def parameters(self) -> dict[str, Any]:
+        parameters = {
+            "distance": self.distance,
+            "kappa1": self.kappa_1,
+            "kappa2": self.kappa_2,
+            "averageNbPhotons": self.average_nb_photons,
+        }
+        return {k: v for k, v in parameters.items() if v is not None}
+
+    @pydantic.field_validator("api_key", mode="after")
+    @classmethod
+    def _validate_api_key(cls, api_key: Optional[str]) -> Optional[str]:
+        if api_key is not None:
+            warnings.warn(
+                "API key is no longer required for Alice&Bob backends.",
+                ClassiqDeprecationWarning,
+                stacklevel=2,
+            )
+        return api_key
 
 
 class ClassiqBackendPreferences(BackendPreferences):
-    backend_service_provider: ProviderTypeVendor.CLASSIQ
+    """
+    Represents backend preferences specific to Classiq quantum computing targets.
 
-    @pydantic.root_validator(pre=True)
-    def _set_backend_service_provider(cls, values: Dict[str, Any]) -> Dict[str, Any]:
-        return values_with_discriminator(
-            values, "backend_service_provider", ProviderVendor.CLASSIQ
-        )
+    This class is used to configure the backend options for executing quantum circuits on Classiq's platform.
+    The relevant backend names for Classiq targets are specified in `ClassiqSimulatorBackendNames` & `ClassiqNvidiaBackendNames`.
+
+    For more details, refer to the [Classiq Backend Documentation](https://docs.classiq.io/latest/reference-manual/executor/cloud-providers/classiq-backends/).
+    """
+
+    backend_service_provider: ProviderTypeVendor.CLASSIQ = pydantic.Field(
+        default=ProviderVendor.CLASSIQ
+    )
 
     def is_nvidia_backend(self) -> bool:
         return self.backend_name in list(ClassiqNvidiaBackendNames)
 
+    # CAD-25390
+    @pydantic.field_validator("backend_name")
+    @classmethod
+    def _validate_nvidia_name_backwards_compatibility(cls, backend_name: str) -> str:
+        if backend_name == "nvidia_state_vector_simulator":
+            warnings.warn(
+                "The name 'nvidia_state_vector_simulator' is deprecated and "
+                "will be removed soon, no earlier than January 12th 2025. "
+                "Please use ClassiqNvidiaBackendNames.SIMULATOR instead",
+                ClassiqDeprecationWarning,
+                stacklevel=2,
+            )
+        return backend_name
+
 
 class AwsBackendPreferences(BackendPreferences):
-    backend_service_provider: ProviderTypeVendor.AMAZON_BRAKET
-    aws_role_arn: pydantic_backend.PydanticAwsRoleArn = pydantic.Field(
-        description="ARN of the role to be assumed for execution on your Braket account."
+    """
+    AWS-specific backend preferences for quantum computing tasks using Amazon Braket.
+
+    This class contains configuration options specific to Amazon Braket, including the AWS role
+    ARN, S3 bucket details, and the folder path within the S3 bucket. It extends the base
+    `BackendPreferences` class to provide additional properties required for interaction with
+    Amazon Braket.
+
+    Attributes:
+        backend_service_provider (ProviderTypeVendor.AMAZON_BRAKET):
+            The service provider for the backend, which is Amazon Braket.
+
+        aws_role_arn (pydantic_backend.PydanticAwsRoleArn):
+            The Amazon Resource Name (ARN) of the role that will be assumed for execution
+            on your Braket account. This is a required field and should be provided to allow
+            secure and authorized access to AWS resources.
+
+        s3_bucket_name (str):
+            The name of the S3 bucket where results and other related data will be stored.
+            This field should contain a valid S3 bucket name under your AWS account.
+
+        s3_folder (pydantic_backend.PydanticS3BucketKey):
+            The folder path within the specified S3 bucket. This allows for organizing
+            results and data under a specific directory within the S3 bucket.
+
+
+    For more details, refer to:
+    [AwsBackendPreferences examples](https://docs.classiq.io/latest/reference-manual/executor/cloud-providers/amazon-backends/?h=awsbackend#usage)
+    """
+
+    backend_service_provider: ProviderTypeVendor.AMAZON_BRAKET = pydantic.Field(
+        default=ProviderVendor.AMAZON_BRAKET
     )
-    s3_bucket_name: str = pydantic.Field(description="S3 Bucket Name")
-    s3_folder: pydantic_backend.PydanticS3BucketKey = pydantic.Field(
-        description="S3 Folder Path Within The S3 Bucket"
+    aws_role_arn: Optional[str] = pydantic.Field(
+        default=None,
+        description="ARN of the role to be assumed for execution on your Braket account.",
+    )
+    s3_bucket_name: Optional[str] = pydantic.Field(
+        default=None, description="S3 Bucket Name"
     )
-    job_timeout: pydantic_backend.PydanticExecutionTimeout = pydantic.Field(
-        description="Timeout for Jobs sent for execution in seconds.",
-        default=AWS_DEFAULT_JOB_TIMEOUT_SECONDS,
+    s3_folder: Optional[str] = pydantic.Field(
+        default=None, description="S3 Folder Path Within The S3 Bucket"
+    )
+    run_through_classiq: bool = pydantic.Field(
+        default=False,
+        description="Run through Classiq's credentials while using user's allocated budget.",
     )
 
-    @validator("s3_bucket_name")
-    def _validate_s3_bucket_name(
-        cls, s3_bucket_name: str, values: Dict[str, Any]
-    ) -> str:
-        s3_bucket_name = s3_bucket_name.strip()
-        if not s3_bucket_name.startswith("amazon-braket-"):
-            raise ClassiqValueError('S3 bucket name should start with "amazon-braket-"')
-        return s3_bucket_name
 
-    @pydantic.root_validator(pre=True)
-    def _set_backend_service_provider(cls, values: Dict[str, Any]) -> Dict[str, Any]:
-        return values_with_discriminator(
-            values, "backend_service_provider", ProviderVendor.AMAZON_BRAKET
-        )
+class IBMBackendProvider(BaseModel):
+    """
 
+    Represents the provider specs for identifying an IBM Quantum backend.
+
+    Attributes:
+        hub (str): hub parameter of IBM Quantum provider. Defaults to `"ibm-q"`.
+        group (str): group parameter of IBM Quantum provider. Defaults to `"open"`.
+        project (str): project parameter of IBM Quantum provider. Defaults to `"main"`.
+
+    """
 
-class IBMBackendProvider(BaseModel):
     hub: str = "ibm-q"
     group: str = "open"
     project: str = "main"
 
 
 class IBMBackendPreferences(BackendPreferences):
-    backend_service_provider: ProviderTypeVendor.IBM_QUANTUM
+    """
+    Represents the backend preferences specific to IBM Quantum services.
+
+    Inherits from `BackendPreferences` and adds additional fields and validations
+    specific to IBM Quantum backends.
+
+    Attributes:
+        backend_service_provider (ProviderTypeVendor.IBM_QUANTUM): Indicates the backend service provider as IBM Quantum.
+        access_token (Optional[str]): The IBM Quantum access token to be used with IBM Quantum hosted backends. Defaults to `None`.
+        provider (IBMBackendProvider): Specifications for identifying a single IBM Quantum provider. Defaults to a new `IBMBackendProvider`.
+        qctrl_api_key (Optional[str]): QCTRL API key to access QCTRL optimization abilities.
+        run_through_classiq (bool): Run through Classiq's credentials. Defaults to `False`.
+
+    See examples in the [IBM Quantum Backend Documentation](https://docs.classiq.io/latest/reference-manual/executor/cloud-providers/ibm-backends/?h=).
+    """
+
+    backend_service_provider: ProviderTypeVendor.IBM_QUANTUM = pydantic.Field(
+        default=ProviderVendor.IBM_QUANTUM
+    )
     access_token: Optional[str] = pydantic.Field(
         default=None,
         description="IBM Quantum access token to be used"
@@ -132,15 +272,28 @@ class IBMBackendPreferences(BackendPreferences):
         default_factory=IBMBackendProvider,
         description="Provider specs. for identifying a single IBM Quantum provider.",
     )
+    qctrl_api_key: Optional[str] = pydantic.Field(
+        default=None,
+        description="QCTRL API key to access QCTRL optimization abilities",
+    )
+    run_through_classiq: bool = pydantic.Field(
+        default=False,
+        description="Run through Classiq's credentials",
+    )
 
-    @pydantic.root_validator(pre=True)
-    def _set_backend_service_provider(cls, values: Dict[str, Any]) -> Dict[str, Any]:
-        return values_with_discriminator(
-            values, "backend_service_provider", ProviderVendor.IBM_QUANTUM
-        )
 
+class AzureCredential(BaseSettings):
+    """
+    Represents the credentials and configuration required to authenticate with Azure services.
+
+    Attributes:
+        tenant_id (str): Azure Tenant ID used to identify the directory in which the application is registered.
+        client_id (str): Azure Client ID, also known as the application ID, which is used to authenticate the application.
+        client_secret (str): Azure Client Secret associated with the application, used for authentication.
+        resource_id (pydantic_backend.PydanticAzureResourceIDType): Azure Resource ID, including the subscription ID,
+            resource group, and workspace, typically used for personal resources.
+    """
 
-class AzureCredential(pydantic.BaseSettings):
     tenant_id: str = pydantic.Field(description="Azure Tenant ID")
     client_id: str = pydantic.Field(description="Azure Client ID")
     client_secret: str = pydantic.Field(description="Azure Client Secret")
@@ -148,15 +301,39 @@ class AzureCredential(pydantic.BaseSettings):
         description="Azure Resource ID (including Azure subscription ID, resource "
         "group and workspace), for personal resource",
     )
+    model_config = SettingsConfigDict(
+        title="Azure Service Principal Credential",
+        env_prefix="AZURE_",
+        case_sensitive=False,
+        extra="allow",
+    )
 
-    class Config:
-        title = "Azure Service Principal Credential"
-        env_prefix = "AZURE_"
-        case_sensitive = False
+    def __init__(self, **data: Any) -> None:
+        initial_data = {
+            field: data[field] for field in data if field in self.model_fields
+        }
+        super().__init__(**data)
+        for field, value in initial_data.items():
+            setattr(self, field, value)
 
 
 class AzureBackendPreferences(BackendPreferences):
-    backend_service_provider: ProviderTypeVendor.AZURE_QUANTUM
+    """
+    This class inherits from BackendPreferences.
+    This is where you specify Azure Quantum preferences.
+    See usage in the [Azure Backend Documentation](https://docs.classiq.io/latest/reference-manual/executor/cloud-providers/azure-backends/).
+
+    Attributes:
+        location (str): Azure personal resource region. Defaults to `"East US"`.
+        credentials (Optional[AzureCredential]): The service principal credential to access personal quantum workspace. Defaults to `None`.
+        ionq_error_mitigation_flag (Optional[bool]): Error mitigation configuration upon running on IonQ through Azure. Defaults to `False`.
+
+
+    """
+
+    backend_service_provider: ProviderTypeVendor.AZURE_QUANTUM = pydantic.Field(
+        default=ProviderVendor.AZURE_QUANTUM
+    )
 
     location: str = pydantic.Field(
         default="East US", description="Azure personal resource region"
@@ -167,53 +344,151 @@ class AzureBackendPreferences(BackendPreferences):
         description="The service principal credential to access personal quantum workspace",
     )
 
+    ionq_error_mitigation_flag: Optional[bool] = pydantic.Field(
+        default=False,
+        description="Error mitigation configuration upon running on IonQ through Azure.",
+    )
+
     @property
     def run_through_classiq(self) -> bool:
-        return self.credentials is None
+        """
+
+        Returns: `True` if there are no Azure Credentials.
+        Therefore you will be running through Classiq's credentials.
 
-    @pydantic.root_validator(pre=True)
-    def _set_backend_service_provider(cls, values: Dict[str, Any]) -> Dict[str, Any]:
-        return values_with_discriminator(
-            values, "backend_service_provider", ProviderVendor.AZURE_QUANTUM
-        )
+        """
+        return self.credentials is None
 
 
 class IonqBackendPreferences(BackendPreferences):
-    backend_service_provider: ProviderTypeVendor.IONQ
-    api_key: pydantic_backend.PydanticIonQApiKeyType = pydantic.Field(
-        ..., description="IonQ API key"
-    )
+    """
+    Represents the backend preferences specific to IonQ services.
+
+    Inherits from `BackendPreferences` and adds additional fields and configurations
+    specific to IonQ backends
+
+    Attributes:
+        backend_service_provider (ProviderTypeVendor.IONQ): Indicates the backend service provider as IonQ.
+        api_key (PydanticIonQApiKeyType): The IonQ API key required for accessing IonQ's quantum computing services.
+        error_mitigation (bool): A configuration option to enable or disable error mitigation during execution. Defaults to `False`.
+        run_through_classiq (bool): Running through Classiq's credentials while using user's allocated budget.
 
-    @pydantic.root_validator(pre=True)
-    def _set_backend_service_provider(cls, values: Dict[str, Any]) -> Dict[str, Any]:
-        return values_with_discriminator(
-            values, "backend_service_provider", ProviderVendor.IONQ
-        )
+    See examples in the [IonQ Backend Documentation](https://docs.classiq.io/latest/reference-manual/executor/cloud-providers/ionq-backends/?h=).
+    """
+
+    backend_service_provider: ProviderTypeVendor.IONQ = pydantic.Field(
+        default=ProviderVendor.IONQ
+    )
+    api_key: Optional[pydantic_backend.PydanticIonQApiKeyType] = pydantic.Field(
+        default=None, description="IonQ API key"
+    )
+    error_mitigation: bool = pydantic.Field(
+        default=False,
+        description="Error mitigation configuration.",
+    )
+    run_through_classiq: bool = pydantic.Field(
+        default=False,
+        description="Running through Classiq's credentials while using user's allocated budget.",
+    )
 
 
 class GCPBackendPreferences(BackendPreferences):
-    backend_service_provider: ProviderTypeVendor.GOOGLE
+    """
+    Represents the backend preferences specific to Google Cloud Platform (GCP) services.
+
+    Inherits from `BackendPreferences` and sets the backend service provider to Google.
+
+    Attributes:
+        backend_service_provider (ProviderTypeVendor.GOOGLE): Indicates the backend service provider as Google,
+        specifically for quantum computing services on Google Cloud Platform (GCP).
 
-    @pydantic.root_validator(pre=True)
-    def _set_backend_service_provider(cls, values: Dict[str, Any]) -> Dict[str, Any]:
-        return values_with_discriminator(
-            values, "backend_service_provider", ProviderVendor.GOOGLE
-        )
+    See examples in the [Google Cloud Backend Documentation](https://docs.classiq.io/latest/reference-manual/executor/cloud-providers/google-backends/?h=).
+    """
+
+    backend_service_provider: ProviderTypeVendor.GOOGLE = pydantic.Field(
+        default=ProviderVendor.GOOGLE
+    )
 
     def is_nvidia_backend(self) -> bool:
         return True
 
 
 class OQCBackendPreferences(BackendPreferences):
-    backend_service_provider: ProviderTypeVendor.OQC
+    """
+
+    This class inherits from `BackendPreferences`.
+    This is where you specify OQC preferences.
+
+    Attributes:
+        username (str): OQC username
+        password (str): OQC password
+    """
+
+    backend_service_provider: ProviderTypeVendor.OQC = pydantic.Field(
+        default=ProviderVendor.OQC
+    )
     username: str = pydantic.Field(description="OQC username")
     password: str = pydantic.Field(description="OQC password")
 
-    @pydantic.root_validator(pre=True)
-    def _set_backend_service_provider(cls, values: Dict[str, Any]) -> Dict[str, Any]:
-        return values_with_discriminator(
-            values, "backend_service_provider", ProviderVendor.OQC
-        )
+
+class IntelBackendPreferences(BackendPreferences):
+    """
+    Represents backend preferences specific to Classiq quantum computing targets.
+
+    This class is used to configure the backend options for executing quantum circuits on Classiq's platform.
+    The relevant backend names for Classiq targets are specified in `ClassiqSimulatorBackendNames` & `ClassiqNvidiaBackendNames`.
+
+    For more details, refer to the [Classiq Backend Documentation](https://docs.classiq.io/latest/reference-manual/executor/cloud-providers/classiq-backends/).
+    """
+
+    backend_service_provider: ProviderTypeVendor.INTEL = pydantic.Field(
+        default=ProviderVendor.INTEL
+    )
+
+
+class AQTBackendPreferences(BackendPreferences):
+    """
+    NOTE: This is a work in progress and is subject to change.
+
+    Represents the backend preferences specific to AQT (Alpine Quantum Technologies).
+
+    Attributes:
+        api_key: The API key required to access AQT's quantum computing services.
+        workspace: The AQT workspace where the simulator/hardware is located.
+    """
+
+    backend_service_provider: ProviderTypeVendor.AQT = pydantic.Field(
+        default=ProviderVendor.AQT
+    )
+    api_key: str = pydantic.Field(description="AQT API key")
+    workspace: str = pydantic.Field(description="AQT workspace")
+
+
+class IQCCBackendPreferences(BackendPreferences):
+    """
+    NOTE: This is a work in progress and is subject to change.
+
+    Represents the backend preferences specific to IQCC (Israeli Quantum Computing
+    Center).
+
+    Attributes:
+        auth_token: The authorization token generated by calling `generate_iqcc_token`.
+        target_id: The target ID of the login node.
+        target_scope_id: The scope ID of the specified target.
+        ssh_user_name: The user name to use when connecting to the SSH server on the login node.
+        ssh_key: The private key to use when connecting to the SSH server on the login node.
+        slurm_account: The account to use when initiating SLURM jobs.
+    """
+
+    backend_service_provider: ProviderTypeVendor.IQCC = pydantic.Field(
+        default=ProviderVendor.IQCC
+    )
+    auth_token: str
+    target_id: str
+    target_scope_id: str
+    ssh_user_name: str
+    ssh_key: str
+    slurm_account: str
 
 
 def is_exact_simulator(backend_preferences: BackendPreferences) -> bool:
@@ -221,13 +496,13 @@ def is_exact_simulator(backend_preferences: BackendPreferences) -> bool:
 
 
 def default_backend_preferences(
-    backend_name: str = ClassiqAerBackendNames.AER_SIMULATOR,
+    backend_name: str = ClassiqSimulatorBackendNames.SIMULATOR,
 ) -> BackendPreferences:
     return ClassiqBackendPreferences(backend_name=backend_name)
 
 
 def backend_preferences_field(
-    backend_name: str = ClassiqAerBackendNames.AER_SIMULATOR,
+    backend_name: str = ClassiqSimulatorBackendNames.SIMULATOR,
 ) -> Any:
     return pydantic.Field(
         default_factory=lambda: default_backend_preferences(backend_name),
@@ -245,37 +520,31 @@ BackendPreferencesTypes = Union[
     GCPBackendPreferences,
     AliceBobBackendPreferences,
     OQCBackendPreferences,
+    IntelBackendPreferences,
+    AQTBackendPreferences,
+    IQCCBackendPreferences,
 ]
 
 __all__ = [
+    "AQTBackendPreferences",
+    "AliceBobBackendNames",
+    "AliceBobBackendPreferences",
+    "AmazonBraketBackendNames",
+    "AwsBackendPreferences",
     "AzureBackendPreferences",
     "AzureCredential",
     "AzureQuantumBackendNames",
     "ClassiqBackendPreferences",
-    "ClassiqAerBackendNames",
+    "ClassiqNvidiaBackendNames",
+    "ClassiqSimulatorBackendNames",
+    "GCPBackendPreferences",
     "IBMBackendPreferences",
     "IBMBackendProvider",
-    "AwsBackendPreferences",
-    "AmazonBraketBackendNames",
-    "IonqBackendPreferences",
+    "IQCCBackendPreferences",
+    "IntelBackendNames",
+    "IntelBackendPreferences",
     "IonqBackendNames",
-    "ClassiqNvidiaBackendNames",
-    "GCPBackendPreferences",
-    "AliceBobBackendPreferences",
-    "AliceBobBackendNames",
-    "OQCBackendPreferences",
+    "IonqBackendPreferences",
     "OQCBackendNames",
+    "OQCBackendPreferences",
 ]
-
-
-def validate_backend_service_provider(backend_service_provider: Any) -> Provider:
-    if isinstance(backend_service_provider, Provider):
-        return backend_service_provider
-    if isinstance(backend_service_provider, str):
-        for member in Provider:
-            if member.lower() == backend_service_provider.lower():
-                return Provider(member)
-    raise ClassiqValueError(
-        f"""Vendor {backend_service_provider} is not supported.
-    The supported providers are {', '.join(Provider)}."""
-    )