Revert to Amintor's minus merge from master.

Author: vincentmr

.github/workflows/changelog_reminder.yml

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 on:
-  #pull_request:
+  pull_request:
     types: [opened, ready_for_review]
 
 name: Changelog Reminder

.github/workflows/format.yml

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 name: Formatting check
 on:
-  #pull_request:
+  pull_request:
   push:
     branches:
       - master

.github/workflows/tests_gpu_cuda.yml

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ on:
         required: true
         description: The version of PennyLane to use. Valid values are either 'release' (most recent release candidate), 'stable' (most recent git-tag) or 'latest' (most recent commit from master)
   release:
-  #pull_request:
+  pull_request:
   push:
     branches:
       - master

.github/workflows/tests_gpu_kokkos.yml

@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ on:
         type: string
         required: true
         description: The version of PennyLane to use. Valid values are either 'release' (most recent release candidate), 'stable' (most recent git-tag) or 'latest' (most recent commit from master)
-  #pull_request:
+  pull_request:
   push:
     branches:
       - master

.github/workflows/tests_linux.yml

@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ on:
         type: string
         required: true
         description: The version of PennyLane to use. Valid values are either 'release' (most recent release candidate), 'stable' (most recent git-tag) or 'latest' (most recent commit from master)
-  #pull_request:
+  pull_request:
   push:
     branches:
       - master

.github/workflows/tests_linux_x86_mpi_gpu.yml

@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ on:
   push:
     branches:
       - main
-  #pull_request:
+  pull_request:
 
 env:
   COVERAGE_FLAGS: "--cov=pennylane_lightning --cov-report=term-missing --cov-report=xml:./coverage.xml --no-flaky-report -p no:warnings --tb=native"

.github/workflows/tests_windows.yml

@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ on:
   push:
     branches:
       - master
-  #pull_request:
+  pull_request:
 
 concurrency:
   group: tests_windows-${{ github.ref }}

.github/workflows/tests_without_binary.yml

@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ on:
         type: string
         required: true
         description: The version of PennyLane to use. Valid values are either 'release' (most recent release candidate), 'stable' (most recent git-tag) or 'latest' (most recent commit from master)
-  #pull_request:
+  pull_request:
   push:
     branches:
       - master

.github/workflows/wheel_linux_aarch64.yml

@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ on:
       - master
   release:
     types: [published]
-  workflow_dispatch:
 
 concurrency:
   group: wheel_linux_aarch64-${{ github.ref }}
@@ -162,10 +161,7 @@ jobs:
           regex: '.*[0-9]+.[0-9]+.[0-9]+[-_]?rc[0-9]+'
 
       - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
-        if: |
-          github.event_name == 'release' ||
-          github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' ||
-          github.ref == 'refs/heads/master'
+        if: ${{ github.event_name == 'release' || github.ref == 'refs/heads/master' }}
         with:
           name: ${{ runner.os }}-wheels-${{ matrix.pl_backend }}-${{ matrix.arch }}.zip
           path: ./wheelhouse/*.whl
@@ -178,9 +174,7 @@ jobs:
         pl_backend: ["lightning_qubit"]
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
-    if: |
-      github.event_name == 'release' ||
-      github.ref == 'refs/heads/master'
+    if: ${{ github.event_name == 'release' || github.ref == 'refs/heads/master'}}
     steps:
       - uses: actions/download-artifact@v3
         with:

.github/workflows/wheel_linux_ppc64le.yml

@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ on:
       - master
   release:
     types: [published]
-  workflow_dispatch:
 
 concurrency:
   group: wheel_linux_ppc64le-${{ github.ref }}
@@ -153,11 +152,7 @@ jobs:
           regex: '.*[0-9]+.[0-9]+.[0-9]+[-_]?rc[0-9]+'
 
       - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
-        if: |
-          github.event_name == 'release' ||
-          github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' ||
-          github.ref == 'refs/heads/master' ||
-          steps.rc_build.outputs.match != ''
+        if: ${{ github.event_name == 'release' || github.ref == 'refs/heads/master' || steps.rc_build.outputs.match != ''}}
         with:
           name: ${{ runner.os }}-wheels-${{ matrix.pl_backend }}-${{ matrix.arch }}.zip
           path: ./wheelhouse/*.whl
@@ -170,9 +165,7 @@ jobs:
         pl_backend: ["lightning_qubit"]
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
-    if: |
-      github.event_name == 'release' ||
-      github.ref == 'refs/heads/master'
+    if: ${{ github.event_name == 'release' || github.ref == 'refs/heads/master'}}
     steps:
       - uses: actions/download-artifact@v3
         with:

.github/workflows/wheel_linux_x86_64.yml

@@ -9,24 +9,20 @@ env:
   GCC_VERSION: 11
 
 on:
-  #pull_request:
+  pull_request:
   push:
     branches:
       - master
   release:
     types: [published]
-  workflow_dispatch:
 
 concurrency:
   group: wheel_linux_x86_64-${{ github.ref }}
   cancel-in-progress: true
 
 jobs:
   set_wheel_build_matrix:
-    if: |
-      github.event_name != 'pull_request' ||
-      contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'ci:build_wheels') ||
-      github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch'
+    if: github.event_name != 'pull_request' || contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'ci:build_wheels')
     name: "Set wheel build matrix"
     uses: ./.github/workflows/set_wheel_build_matrix.yml
     with:
@@ -96,7 +92,7 @@ jobs:
       matrix:
         os: [ubuntu-latest]
         arch: [x86_64]
-        pl_backend: ["lightning_qubit"]
+        pl_backend: ["lightning_kokkos", "lightning_qubit"]
         cibw_build: ${{ fromJson(needs.set_wheel_build_matrix.outputs.python_version) }}
         exec_model: ${{ fromJson(needs.set_wheel_build_matrix.outputs.exec_model) }}
         kokkos_version: ${{ fromJson(needs.set_wheel_build_matrix.outputs.kokkos_version) }}
@@ -180,11 +176,7 @@ jobs:
           regex: '.*[0-9]+.[0-9]+.[0-9]+[-_]?rc[0-9]+'
 
       - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
-        if: |
-          github.event_name == 'release' ||
-          github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' ||
-          github.ref == 'refs/heads/master' ||
-          steps.rc_build.outputs.match != ''
+        if: ${{ github.event_name == 'release' || github.ref == 'refs/heads/master' || steps.rc_build.outputs.match != ''}}
         with:
           name: ${{ runner.os }}-wheels-${{ matrix.pl_backend }}-${{ matrix.arch }}.zip
           path: ./wheelhouse/*.whl
@@ -197,9 +189,7 @@ jobs:
         pl_backend: ["lightning_qubit"]
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
-    if: |
-      github.event_name == 'release' ||
-      github.ref == 'refs/heads/master'
+    if: ${{ github.event_name == 'release' || github.ref == 'refs/heads/master'}}
     steps:
       - uses: actions/download-artifact@v3
         with:

.github/workflows/wheel_linux_x86_64_cuda.yml

@@ -9,24 +9,20 @@ env:
   GCC_VERSION: "11"
 
 on:
-  #pull_request:
+  pull_request:
   push:
     branches:
       - master
   release:
     types: [published]
-  workflow_dispatch:
 
 concurrency:
   group: wheel_linux_x86_64_cu12-${{ github.ref }}
   cancel-in-progress: true
 
 jobs:
   set_wheel_build_matrix:
-    if: |
-      github.event_name != 'pull_request' ||
-      contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'ci:build_wheels') ||
-      github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch'
+    if: github.event_name != 'pull_request' || contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'ci:build_wheels')
     name: "Set wheel build matrix"
     uses: ./.github/workflows/set_wheel_build_matrix.yml
     with:
@@ -110,11 +106,7 @@ jobs:
           regex: '.*[0-9]+.[0-9]+.[0-9]+[-_]?rc[0-9]+'
 
       - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
-        if: |
-          github.event_name == 'release' ||
-          github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' ||
-          github.ref == 'refs/heads/master' ||
-          steps.rc_build.outputs.match != ''
+        if: ${{ github.event_name == 'release' || github.ref == 'refs/heads/master' || steps.rc_build.outputs.match != ''}}
         with:
           name: ${{ runner.os }}-wheels-${{ matrix.pl_backend }}-${{ matrix.arch }}-cu${{ matrix.cuda_version }}
           path: ./wheelhouse/*.whl
@@ -128,9 +120,7 @@ jobs:
         cuda_version: ["12"]
 
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    if: |
-      github.event_name == 'release' ||
-      github.ref == 'refs/heads/master'
+    if: ${{ github.event_name == 'release' || github.ref == 'refs/heads/master'}}
     steps:
       - uses: actions/download-artifact@v3
         with:

.github/workflows/wheel_macos_arm64.yml

@@ -6,13 +6,12 @@ name: Wheel::MacOS::ARM
 # **Who does it impact**: Wheels to be uploaded to PyPI.
 
 on:
-  #pull_request:
+  pull_request:
   push:
     branches:
       - master
   release:
     types: [published]
-  workflow_dispatch:
 
 env:
   ARCHS: 'arm64'
@@ -25,10 +24,7 @@ concurrency:
 
 jobs:
   mac-set-matrix-arm:
-    if: |
-      github.event_name != 'pull_request' ||
-      contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'ci:build_wheels') ||
-      github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch'
+    if: github.event_name != 'pull_request' || contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'ci:build_wheels')
     timeout-minutes: 30
     name: Set builder matrix
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
@@ -115,10 +111,7 @@ jobs:
           python -m twine check ./wheelhouse/*.whl
 
       - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
-        if: |
-          github.event_name == 'release' ||
-          github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' ||
-          github.ref == 'refs/heads/master'
+        if: ${{ github.event_name == 'release' || github.ref == 'refs/heads/master' }}
         with:
           name: ${{ runner.os }}-wheels-${{ matrix.pl_backend }}-${{ matrix.arch }}.zip
           path: ./wheelhouse/*.whl
@@ -131,9 +124,7 @@ jobs:
         pl_backend: ["lightning_qubit"]
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
-    if: |
-      github.event_name == 'release' ||
-      github.ref == 'refs/heads/master'
+    if: ${{ github.event_name == 'release' || github.ref == 'refs/heads/master'}}
     steps:
       - uses: actions/download-artifact@v3
         with:

.github/workflows/wheel_macos_x86_64.yml

@@ -6,13 +6,12 @@ name: Wheel::MacOS::Intel
 # **Who does it impact**: Wheels to be uploaded to PyPI.
 
 on:
-  #pull_request:
+  pull_request:
   push:
     branches:
       - master
   release:
     types: [published]
-  workflow_dispatch:
 
 env:
   MACOSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET: 10.15
@@ -23,10 +22,7 @@ concurrency:
 
 jobs:
   set_wheel_build_matrix:
-    if: |
-      github.event_name != 'pull_request' ||
-      contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'ci:build_wheels') ||
-      github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch'
+    if: github.event_name != 'pull_request' || contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'ci:build_wheels')
     name: "Set wheel build matrix"
     uses: ./.github/workflows/set_wheel_build_matrix.yml
     with:
@@ -169,11 +165,7 @@ jobs:
           regex: '.*[0-9]+.[0-9]+.[0-9]+[-_]?rc[0-9]+'
 
       - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
-        if: |
-          github.event_name == 'release' ||
-          github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' ||
-          github.ref == 'refs/heads/master' ||
-          steps.rc_build.outputs.match != ''
+        if: ${{ github.event_name == 'release' || github.ref == 'refs/heads/master' || steps.rc_build.outputs.match != ''}}
         with:
           name: ${{ runner.os }}-wheels-${{ matrix.pl_backend }}-${{ matrix.arch }}.zip
           path: ./wheelhouse/*.whl
@@ -186,9 +178,7 @@ jobs:
         pl_backend: ["lightning_qubit"]
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
-    if: |
-      github.event_name == 'release' ||
-      github.ref == 'refs/heads/master'
+    if: ${{ github.event_name == 'release' || github.ref == 'refs/heads/master'}}
     steps:
       - uses: actions/download-artifact@v3
         with:

.github/workflows/wheel_noarch.yml

@@ -6,24 +6,20 @@ name: Wheel::Any::None
 # **Who does it impact**: Wheels to be uploaded to PyPI.
 
 on:
-  #pull_request:
+  pull_request:
   push:
     branches:
       - master
   release:
     types: [published]
-  workflow_dispatch:
 
 concurrency:
   group: wheel_noarch-${{ github.ref }}
   cancel-in-progress: true
 
 jobs:
   build-pure-python-wheel:
-    if: |
-      github.event_name != 'pull_request' ||
-      contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'ci:build_wheels') ||
-      github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch'
+    if: github.event_name != 'pull_request' || contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'ci:build_wheels')
     strategy:
       matrix:
         os: [ubuntu-latest]
@@ -66,9 +62,7 @@ jobs:
           python -m twine check main/dist/*.whl
 
       - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
-        if: |
-          matrix.pl_backend == 'lightning_qubit' &&
-          (github.event_name == 'release' || github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' || github.ref == 'refs/heads/master')
+        if: ${{ matrix.pl_backend == 'lightning_qubit' && (github.event_name == 'release' || github.ref == 'refs/heads/master') }}
         with:
           name: pure-python-wheels-${{ matrix.pl_backend }}.zip
           path: main/dist/*.whl
@@ -97,9 +91,7 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
       - uses: actions/download-artifact@v3
-        if: |
-          matrix.pl_backend == 'lightning_qubit' &&
-          github.event_name == 'release'
+        if: ${{ matrix.pl_backend == 'lightning_qubit' && github.event_name == 'release' }}
         with:
           name: pure-python-wheels-${{ matrix.pl_backend }}.zip
           path: dist