Create a base LKokkos new device API backend.

pennylane_lightning/core/_version.py

@@ -16,4 +16,4 @@
    Version number (major.minor.patch[-label])
 """
 
-__version__ = "0.38.0-dev13"
+__version__ = "0.38.0-dev14"

pennylane_lightning/lightning_kokkos/_state_vector.py

@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+# Copyright 2018-2024 Xanadu Quantum Technologies Inc.
+
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+"""
+Class implementation for state-vector manipulation.
+"""
+
+
+class LightningStateVector:  # pylint: disable=too-few-public-methods
+    """Lightning state-vector class.
+
+    Interfaces with C++ python binding methods for state-vector manipulation.
+
+    Args:
+        num_wires(int): the number of wires to initialize the device with
+        dtype: Datatypes for state-vector representation. Must be one of
+            ``np.complex64`` or ``np.complex128``. Default is ``np.complex128``
+        device_name(string): state vector device name. Options: ["lightning.qubit"]
+    """
+
+    pass  # pylint: disable=unnecessary-pass