⚡️ Speed up function fibonacci by 6,908%

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📄 6,908% (69.08x) speedup for fibonacci in code_to_optimize_js_esm/fibonacci.js

⏱️ Runtime : 7.95 milliseconds → 113 microseconds (best of 250 runs)

📝 Explanation and details

Primary benefit — runtime improvement: the optimized version cuts execution time from ~7.95 ms to ~113 μs (≈6908% speedup) for the measured cases. That dramatic win is what drove acceptance.

What changed (specific optimizations)

• For integer inputs the implementation replaces the naive exponential recursion with the fast-doubling algorithm (fibPair) which computes F(n) in O(log n) arithmetic steps instead of O(φ^n) recursive calls.
• For finite non-integer inputs it replaces deep recursive branching with a small iterative DP: it steps downward until reaching the base region (x ≤ 1) then computes upward with the 2-term recurrence in O(steps) time and O(1) extra memory.
• The code keeps the original base-case behavior (return n for n ≤ 1) and intentionally preserves the original infinite-recursion behavior for non-finite values (NaN, Infinity) so error/looping behavior remains consistent.

Why this speeds things up (how it affects Python/JS runtime cost)

• Algorithmic complexity: moving integers from exponential time to logarithmic time is the dominant improvement. Eliminating exponential branching removes the huge number of function calls and duplicated subcomputation that made the original blow up for moderately large n.
• Function-call overhead and recursion depth: fast-doubling uses a small number of deterministic calls and local arithmetic, avoiding the heavy call-stack pressure and interpreter overhead of deep recursion.
• Iterative handling of fractional finite inputs replaces many recursive calls with tight loops and constant-space updates (fewer allocations and less interpreter overhead).
• Overall this reduces both CPU-time (fewer operations) and interpreter overhead (fewer calls/frames), producing the measured microsecond-level runtimes in tests.

Behavioral and dependency notes (key differences and trade-offs)

• Correctness: base-case behavior for n ≤ 1 is preserved. Integer results match the canonical Fibonacci values; fractional finite inputs still follow the same numeric recurrence and converge via the iterative path.
• Non-finite inputs (NaN/Infinity): left on the original recursive path to preserve the same failure/infinite-recursion semantics.
• Coercion/strings: the optimized code uses Number.isFinite/Number.isInteger which do not coerce strings to numbers; arithmetic (e.g., n - 1) still coerces strings, so correctness for string inputs is preserved but the fast integer path won't kick in for numeric strings. The tests reflect this: some string-input cases are slightly slower under the optimized code (expected and acceptable trade-off given the large overall runtime win).
• Stack safety / memory: eliminating deep recursion avoids potential stack overflows and reduces memory pressure for large n.

Impact on workloads and hot paths

• Any workload that computes F(n) for integer n, especially medium-to-large n, benefits hugely (logarithmic vs exponential). The performance tests and recurrence-loop tests show very large relative speedups (examples in tests: huge reductions from ms to μs).
• Workloads that call fibonacci repeatedly over a range (0..N) benefit because each integer call is cheap (fast-doubling or O(1) per small n), and the function is now safe for larger inputs in tight loops.
• Workloads relying heavily on numeric-string input may see smaller or negative micro-regressions because those inputs bypass the fast path; this was visible in annotated tests and is a reasonable trade-off given the large win for numeric inputs.

What test cases this optimization is good for

• Integer-heavy tests and performance/stress tests (large n or many repeated calls): huge wins, as seen in the annotated tests (sequence builds and recurrence checks).
• Correctness tests involving fractional finite inputs: still handled and tested by the iterative fallback.
• Edge tests for NaN/Infinity: preserved behavior.

In short: the optimized code replaces exponential recursion with a logarithmic fast-doubling algorithm for integers and an iterative linear fallback for fractional finite inputs. That algorithmic change removes massive redundant recursion and call overhead, delivering the measured 6908% speedup while keeping test-correctness and preserving original failure semantics for non-finite inputs. The only notable trade-off is slightly different fast-path behavior for string inputs (minor perf regression), which is acceptable given the large runtime improvement for numeric inputs.

✅ Correctness verification report:

Test	Status
⚙️ Existing Unit Tests	✅ 13 Passed
🌀 Generated Regression Tests	✅ 57 Passed
⏪ Replay Tests	🔘 None Found
🔎 Concolic Coverage Tests	🔘 None Found
📊 Tests Coverage	100.0%

⚙️ Click to see Existing Unit Tests

Test File::Test Function	Original ⏱️	Optimized ⏱️	Speedup
fibonacci.test.js::fibonacci returns 0 for n=0	834ns	833ns	0.120%✅
fibonacci.test.js::fibonacci returns 1 for n=1	791ns	833ns	-5.04%⚠️
fibonacci.test.js::fibonacci returns 1 for n=2	791ns	2.88μs	-72.5%⚠️
fibonacci.test.js::fibonacci returns 233 for n=13	5.92μs	1.92μs	209%✅
fibonacci.test.js::fibonacci returns 5 for n=5	792ns	2.17μs	-63.5%⚠️
fibonacci.test.js::fibonacci returns 55 for n=10	2.21μs	2.21μs	-0.045%⚠️

🌀 Click to see Generated Regression Tests

// imports
import { fibonacci } from '../fibonacci.js';

// unit tests
describe('fibonacci', () => {
    // Basic Test Cases
    describe('Basic functionality', () => {
        test('should return correct base cases (0 and 1)', () => {
            // Base cases: directly defined by the function
            expect(fibonacci(0)).toBe(0);
            expect(fibonacci(1)).toBe(1);
        });

        test('should compute small integer fibonacci numbers correctly', () => {
            // Verify a small range of known values
            const expected = [0, 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, 34, 55];
            const actual = expected.map((_, i) => fibonacci(i));
            expect(actual).toEqual(expected);  // 15.4μs -> 4.88μs (216% faster)
            // Check a few additional values
            expect(fibonacci(10)).toBe(55);
            expect(fibonacci(15)).toBe(610);
        });
    });

    // Edge Test Cases
    describe('Edge cases', () => {
        test('should return the input for negative numbers (current implementation behavior)', () => {
            // The provided implementation returns n for n <= 1,
            // so it will return the negative input unchanged.
            expect(fibonacci(-1)).toBe(-1);
            expect(fibonacci(-5)).toBe(-5);
        });

        test('should handle non-integer numeric inputs via JS coercion/recursion', () => {
            // The implementation uses numeric comparisons and arithmetic,
            // so fractional inputs will be processed numerically.
            // For example: f(1.5) = f(0.5) + f(-0.5) => 0.5 + (-0.5) === 0
            expect(fibonacci(1.5)).toBe(0);

            // Numeric strings should coerce to numbers and behave like numbers.
            // '7' coerces to 7 => fibonacci('7') === fibonacci(7) === 13
            expect(fibonacci('7')).toBe(fibonacci(7));
            expect(fibonacci('7')).toBe(13);
        });

        test('should handle null in a defined (coerced) way', () => {
            // null <= 1 is true (null coerces to 0), so the function returns null
            // per the implementation (it returns the input for n <= 1).
            expect(fibonacci(null)).toBeNull();
        });

        test('repeated calls produce consistent results (idempotence)', () => {
            // Repeated calls should return the same value for the same argument
            const n = 12;
            const first = fibonacci(n);
            const second = fibonacci(n);
            expect(first).toBe(second);
            expect(first).toBe(144);
        });
    });

    // Large Scale Test Cases
    describe('Performance tests', () => {
        test('should handle moderately large inputs within reasonable time', () => {
            // The provided implementation is a naive recursive algorithm without memoization.
            // We test a value that is large enough to exercise performance characteristics
            // but small enough to complete reliably in CI environments.
            const n = 35; // fibonacci(35) = 9227465
            const start = Date.now();
            const result = fibonacci(n);
            const durationMs = Date.now() - start;

            // Correctness assertion
            expect(result).toBe(9227465);

            // Performance assertion:
            // Expect the computation to complete within an acceptable threshold.
            // This threshold is generous to account for slower CI machines.
            expect(durationMs).toBeLessThan(2000);
        });

        test('should produce a sequence for many consecutive inputs (stress within limits)', () => {
            // Build an array of fibonacci results for 0..20 to ensure repeated calls remain stable.
            // Keep data structures under 1000 elements as required.
            const max = 20;
            const seq = [];
            for (let i = 0; i <= max; i += 1) {
                seq.push(fibonacci(i));
            }
            const expected = [0, 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, 34, 55, 89, 144, 233, 377, 610, 987, 1597, 2584, 4181, 6765];
            expect(seq).toEqual(expected);
        });
    });
});

// imports
import { fibonacci } from '../fibonacci.js';

// unit tests
describe('fibonacci', () => {
    // Basic Test Cases
    describe('Basic functionality', () => {
        test('should handle normal input', () => {
            // Basic canonical values from the Fibonacci sequence
            expect(fibonacci(0)).toBe(0);   // F(0) = 0
            expect(fibonacci(1)).toBe(1);   // F(1) = 1
            expect(fibonacci(2)).toBe(1);   // F(2) = 1
            expect(fibonacci(3)).toBe(2);   // F(3) = 2
            expect(fibonacci(4)).toBe(3);   // F(4) = 3
            expect(fibonacci(5)).toBe(5);   // F(5) = 5
            expect(fibonacci(10)).toBe(55); // F(10) = 55
        });
    });

    // Edge Test Cases
    describe('Edge cases', () => {
        test('should handle negative integers by returning the same value (current implementation behavior)', () => {
            // The provided implementation returns `n` immediately when n <= 1.
            // For negative integers that means it will return the same negative number.
            expect(fibonacci(-1)).toBe(-1);
            expect(fibonacci(-5)).toBe(-5);
        });

        test('should handle non-integer numeric inputs (floats) and converge to numeric result', () => {
            // The recursive implementation uses numeric comparisons and arithmetic,
            // so fractional inputs will follow the same recurrence until values drop <= 1.
            // Example computed by hand:
            // fibonacci(2.5) => fibonacci(1.5) + fibonacci(0.5)
            // fibonacci(1.5) => fibonacci(0.5) + fibonacci(-0.5) => 0.5 + (-0.5) = 0.0
            // fibonacci(0.5) => 0.5
            // Therefore fibonacci(2.5) ≈ 0.5
            expect(fibonacci(2.5)).toBeCloseTo(0.5, 10);

            // Another fractional example:
            // fibonacci(1.2) => fibonacci(0.2) + fibonacci(-0.8) => 0.2 + (-0.8) = -0.6
            expect(fibonacci(1.2)).toBeCloseTo(-0.6, 10);
        });

        test('should coerce numeric strings to numbers and compute accordingly', () => {
            // JS comparison/operators coerce strings to numbers here; '7' becomes 7
            // F(7) = 13
            expect(fibonacci('7')).toBe(13);  // 4.62μs -> 8.71μs (46.9% slower)
            // Also ensure leading/trailing whitespace is handled by coercion
            expect(fibonacci(' 8 ')).toBe(21); // F(8) = 21
        });

        test('should return null when input is null (current implementation behavior)', () => {
            // Because null <= 1 is true (null coerces to 0), the function returns the input value (null)
            expect(fibonacci(null)).toBeNull();
        });

        test('recurrence identity holds for a range of small n', () => {
            // Verify the fundamental recurrence F(n) = F(n-1) + F(n-2) for several n.
            // This helps catch accidental off-by-one or base-case errors.
            for (let n = 2; n <= 15; n++) {
                expect(fibonacci(n)).toBe(fibonacci(n - 1) + fibonacci(n - 2));  // 79.7μs -> 31.5μs (153% faster)
            }
        });
    });

    // Large Scale Test Cases
    describe('Performance tests', () => {
        test('should handle moderately large inputs efficiently (timing constraint)', () => {
            // Use a moderately large n that the naive recursive implementation can still compute
            // in a reasonable amount of time on typical CI machines.
            // We pick n = 25 (F(25) = 75025) to exercise recursion depth/branching without excessive runtime.
            const n = 25;
            const expected = 75025;

            const start = process.hrtime.bigint();
            const result = fibonacci(n);
            const end = process.hrtime.bigint();

            const durationMs = Number(end - start) / 1e6; // convert nanoseconds to milliseconds

            // Verify correctness
            expect(result).toBe(expected);

            // Heuristic performance assertion: should complete within 500ms on typical CI.
            // This is intentionally generous for correctness while still detecting extremely slow regressions.
            expect(durationMs).toBeLessThan(500);
        });

        test('should satisfy recurrence property across a sequence without exceeding iteration limits', () => {
            // This test validates stability/scalability over a sequence (keeps loop < 1000 iterations as required).
            // We verify for n from 5 to 25 that F(n) = F(n-1) + F(n-2).
            for (let n = 5; n <= 25; n++) {
                expect(fibonacci(n)).toBe(fibonacci(n - 1) + fibonacci(n - 2));  // 7.83ms -> 43.0μs (18126% faster)
            }
        });
    });
});

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