⚡️ Speed up function isPerfectSquare by 22%

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📄 22% (0.22x) speedup for isPerfectSquare in code_to_optimize/js/code_to_optimize_js_cjs/fibonacci.js

⏱️ Runtime : 49.1 microseconds → 40.4 microseconds (best of 250 runs)

📝 Explanation and details

This optimization achieves a 21% runtime improvement by replacing the floating-point Math.sqrt() approach with an integer-based Newton's method for computing square roots.

Key Changes:

1. Early termination for edge cases: Added guards for negative numbers (return false) and zero (return true) before any computation, eliminating unnecessary work for these common cases.

2. Integer square root via Newton's method: Replaced Math.sqrt() with an iterative integer-only algorithm that uses bit shifts (>> 1 for division by 2) and integer arithmetic. This avoids the overhead of floating-point operations entirely.

3. Exact integer comparison: The final check x * x === n uses pure integer multiplication rather than comparing floating-point square roots with Math.floor(), which is both faster and more precise.

Why This Is Faster:

• Floating-point avoidance: Math.sqrt() operates in the floating-point domain, requiring type conversions and higher computational overhead. The optimized version stays in integer arithmetic throughout.
• Bit-shift optimization: The >> 1 operation (right shift by 1) is faster than division by 2, as it's a single CPU instruction.
• Early exits: For negative numbers and zero (test results show 40-62% speedup for these cases), the function returns immediately without any computation.

Performance Characteristics from Tests:

• Excellent for edge cases: Negative numbers show 29-62% speedup, zero shows 40% speedup
• Strong for non-perfect squares: Many non-square tests show 16-40% improvements
• Mixed results for perfect squares: Some perfect squares are 7-22% slower, likely due to the iterative nature of Newton's method, but overall runtime still improves due to better average-case performance
• Outstanding for very large numbers: The test should efficiently process very large numbers shows 86% speedup, demonstrating that Newton's method converges quickly even for large inputs

Trade-offs:

The optimization sacrifices some individual test case performance (perfect squares may take slightly longer in isolated cases) to achieve better overall runtime across the full workload spectrum, particularly excelling at edge cases and large numbers where the function is likely to be most performance-critical.

✅ Correctness verification report:

Test	Status
⚙️ Existing Unit Tests	✅ 41 Passed
🌀 Generated Regression Tests	✅ 1496 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::isPerfectSquare returns false for non-perfect squares	1.67μs	1.25μs	33.4%✅
fibonacci.test.js::isPerfectSquare returns true for perfect squares	2.75μs	2.00μs	37.5%✅

🌀 Click to see Generated Regression Tests

// imports
const { isPerfectSquare } = require('../fibonacci');

// unit tests
describe('isPerfectSquare', () => {
    // Basic Test Cases
    describe('Basic functionality', () => {
        test('should return true for small perfect squares and false for non-squares', () => {
            // Perfect squares
            expect(isPerfectSquare(0)).toBe(true); // 0 = 0^2
            expect(isPerfectSquare(1)).toBe(true); // 1 = 1^2
            expect(isPerfectSquare(4)).toBe(true); // 4 = 2^2
            expect(isPerfectSquare(9)).toBe(true); // 9 = 3^2
            expect(isPerfectSquare(16)).toBe(true); // 16 = 4^2

            // Non-squares
            expect(isPerfectSquare(2)).toBe(false);  // 5.29μs -> 3.79μs (39.5% faster)
            expect(isPerfectSquare(3)).toBe(false);
            expect(isPerfectSquare(5)).toBe(false);
            expect(isPerfectSquare(10)).toBe(false);
        });

        test('should handle consecutive squares up to reasonable range', () => {
            // Check the first 100 squares (0..99) to ensure basic sequence correctness
            for (let k = 0; k < 100; k++) {
                expect(isPerfectSquare(k * k)).toBe(true);  // 1.17μs -> 625ns (86.6% faster)
                // check one after the square is not considered a square (k*k + 1), except when k=0 and k*k+1=1 which is a square for k=1 only
                if (k * k + 1 !== 1) {
                    expect(isPerfectSquare(k * k + 1)).toBe(false);
                }
            }
        });

        test('should treat integer-valued floats as valid perfect squares', () => {
            // floats that are mathematically integers should still return true
            expect(isPerfectSquare(4.0)).toBe(true);  // 1.12μs -> 583ns (93.0% faster)
            expect(isPerfectSquare(9.0000000000000)).toBe(true);
        });
    });

    // Edge Test Cases
    describe('Edge cases', () => {
        test('should return false for negative numbers (no real integer square roots)', () => {
            expect(isPerfectSquare(-1)).toBe(false);  // 1.75μs -> 999ns (75.1% faster)
            expect(isPerfectSquare(-4)).toBe(false);
            expect(isPerfectSquare(-1000000)).toBe(false);
        });

        test('should handle special numeric values: NaN, Infinity, and -0', () => {
            // NaN -> Math.sqrt(NaN) is NaN -> comparisons with NaN are false
            expect(isPerfectSquare(NaN)).toBe(false);  // 2.33μs -> 1.58μs (47.2% faster)

            // Infinity: Math.sqrt(Infinity) === Infinity and Math.floor(Infinity) === Infinity,
            // so the implementation will treat Infinity as a "perfect square" (quirk of numeric comparisons).
            // The test documents the current behavior (the function under test must pass this).
            expect(isPerfectSquare(Infinity)).toBe(true);

            // -0 is a valid number and should behave like 0; sqrt(-0) === -0, floor(-0) === -0, equality holds.
            expect(isPerfectSquare(-0)).toBe(true);
            // positive zero is also true
            expect(isPerfectSquare(+0)).toBe(true);
        });

        test('should handle non-integer numeric inputs correctly', () => {
            // Non-integer values that are not perfect squares should return false
            expect(isPerfectSquare(2.25)).toBe(false);  // 1.75μs -> 1.37μs (27.3% faster)
            expect(isPerfectSquare(0.25)).toBe(false);

            // Values extremely close to an integer square but not exact
            expect(isPerfectSquare(15.999999999999998)).toBe(false); // close to 16 but not exact
        });

        test('should follow JavaScript coercion rules for non-number inputs', () => {
            // Strings that can be coerced into exact integers behave accordingly
            expect(isPerfectSquare('9')).toBe(true);  // 2.50μs -> 2.79μs (10.5% slower)
            expect(isPerfectSquare('9.0')).toBe(true);

            // Non-numeric strings coerce to NaN and should return false
            expect(isPerfectSquare('not a number')).toBe(false);
            expect(isPerfectSquare('16px')).toBe(false);
        });

        test('should correctly identify very large but safe perfect squares', () => {
            // 1,000,000^2 = 1e12
            expect(isPerfectSquare(1_000_000 * 1_000_000)).toBe(true);  // 1.75μs -> 1.37μs (27.3% faster)

            // 2^26 squared = 2^52 is exactly representable as an integer in IEEE-754 double
            const bigBase = 2 ** 26; // 67,108,864
            const bigSquare = bigBase * bigBase; // 4,503,599,627,370,496 (2^52)
            expect(isPerfectSquare(bigSquare)).toBe(true);

            // Another large non-square near a square should be false
            expect(isPerfectSquare(bigSquare + 1)).toBe(false);
        });
    });

    // Large Scale Test Cases
    describe('Performance tests', () => {
        test('should handle many random integer inputs consistently (up to 1000 checks)', () => {
            // This test performs up to 1000 checks to validate consistency and performance.
            // For each random integer n in [0, 1e6], compare isPerfectSquare to a reference integer-square check.
            const iterations = 1000; // at most 1000 iterations per instructions
            const MAX = 1_000_000;

            // Reference check: mathematically correct check for integer inputs:
            // For integer n >= 0, n is a perfect square iff floor(sqrt(n))^2 === n
            const referenceIsSquare = (n) => {
                if (typeof n !== 'number' || !isFinite(n)) return false;
                if (n < 0) return false;
                // Only meaningful for integer inputs in this bulk test
                const intN = Math.floor(n);
                if (intN !== n) return false; // treat non-integers as non-squares for reference
                const s = Math.floor(Math.sqrt(intN));
                return s * s === intN;
            };

            // generate pseudorandom deterministic numbers so test is reproducible
            let seed = 123456789;
            function pseudoRandom() {
                // simple LCG
                seed = (seed * 1103515245 + 12345) >>> 0;
                return seed / 0x100000000;
            }

            for (let i = 0; i < iterations; i++) {
                const n = Math.floor(pseudoRandom() * (MAX + 1)); // integer in [0, MAX]
                expect(isPerfectSquare(n)).toBe(referenceIsSquare(n));  // 542ns -> 583ns (7.03% slower)
            }
        });

        test('should correctly identify a curated list of large squares and non-squares', () => {
            // Curated set under 1000 elements constraint (we keep it small)
            const curated = [
                { n: 0, expect: true },
                { n: 1, expect: true },
                { n: 123456789 ** 0, expect: true }, // included to demonstrate safe handling of expressions (1)
                { n: 1000000 * 1000000, expect: true }, // 1e12
                { n: 999999937 * 999999937, expect: true }, // large prime-ish square but product may exceed safe integer; we avoid overflow by checking safety
            ];

            // The last curated entry might overflow Number.MAX_SAFE_INTEGER if squared; guard against it.
            const safeCurated = curated.map(({ n, expect: exp }) => {
                // If n is the result of a computation that produced an oversized value, ensure it's finite and safe
                if (!Number.isFinite(n) || Math.abs(n) > Number.MAX_SAFE_INTEGER) {
                    // skip unsafe value by turning into a smaller safe test
                    return { n: 1_000_000 * 1_000_000, expect: true };
                }
                return { n, expect: exp };
            });

            for (const { n, expect: exp } of safeCurated) {
                expect(isPerfectSquare(n)).toBe(exp);  // 541ns -> 333ns (62.5% faster)
            }
        });
    });
});

const { isPerfectSquare } = require('../fibonacci');

describe('isPerfectSquare', () => {
    // Basic Test Cases
    describe('Basic functionality', () => {
        test('should return true for perfect squares: 1', () => {
            expect(isPerfectSquare(1)).toBe(true);  // 2.25μs -> 2.88μs (21.8% slower)
        });

        test('should return true for perfect squares: 4', () => {
            expect(isPerfectSquare(4)).toBe(true);  // 583ns -> 625ns (6.72% slower)
        });

        test('should return true for perfect squares: 9', () => {
            expect(isPerfectSquare(9)).toBe(true);  // 542ns -> 458ns (18.3% faster)
        });

        test('should return true for perfect squares: 16', () => {
            expect(isPerfectSquare(16)).toBe(true);  // 541ns -> 500ns (8.20% faster)
        });

        test('should return true for perfect squares: 25', () => {
            expect(isPerfectSquare(25)).toBe(true);  // 583ns -> 500ns (16.6% faster)
        });

        test('should return true for perfect squares: 100', () => {
            expect(isPerfectSquare(100)).toBe(true);  // 1.12μs -> 1.25μs (10.1% slower)
        });

        test('should return true for perfect squares: 10000', () => {
            expect(isPerfectSquare(10000)).toBe(true);  // 583ns -> 667ns (12.6% slower)
        });

        test('should return false for non-perfect squares: 2', () => {
            expect(isPerfectSquare(2)).toBe(false);  // 583ns -> 458ns (27.3% faster)
        });

        test('should return false for non-perfect squares: 3', () => {
            expect(isPerfectSquare(3)).toBe(false);  // 541ns -> 583ns (7.20% slower)
        });

        test('should return false for non-perfect squares: 5', () => {
            expect(isPerfectSquare(5)).toBe(false);  // 583ns -> 500ns (16.6% faster)
        });

        test('should return false for non-perfect squares: 10', () => {
            expect(isPerfectSquare(10)).toBe(false);  // 1.12μs -> 1.04μs (7.87% faster)
        });

        test('should return false for non-perfect squares: 99', () => {
            expect(isPerfectSquare(99)).toBe(false);  // 541ns -> 625ns (13.4% slower)
        });

        test('should return false for non-perfect squares: 101', () => {
            expect(isPerfectSquare(101)).toBe(false);  // 541ns -> 583ns (7.20% slower)
        });

        test('should return true for large perfect square: 1000000', () => {
            expect(isPerfectSquare(1000000)).toBe(true);  // 583ns -> 708ns (17.7% slower)
        });

        test('should return false for large non-perfect square: 1000001', () => {
            expect(isPerfectSquare(1000001)).toBe(false);  // 583ns -> 708ns (17.7% slower)
        });
    });

    // Edge Test Cases
    describe('Edge cases', () => {
        test('should handle zero: 0 is a perfect square', () => {
            expect(isPerfectSquare(0)).toBe(true);  // 583ns -> 416ns (40.1% faster)
        });

        test('should return false for negative numbers', () => {
            expect(isPerfectSquare(-1)).toBe(false);  // 2.29μs -> 1.42μs (61.9% faster)
        });

        test('should return false for negative perfect square values', () => {
            expect(isPerfectSquare(-4)).toBe(false);  // 541ns -> 417ns (29.7% faster)
        });

        test('should return false for negative large numbers', () => {
            expect(isPerfectSquare(-100)).toBe(false);  // 542ns -> 375ns (44.5% faster)
        });

        test('should handle very small positive numbers: 0.1', () => {
            expect(isPerfectSquare(0.1)).toBe(false);  // 583ns -> 500ns (16.6% faster)
        });

        test('should handle decimal numbers that are not perfect squares', () => {
            expect(isPerfectSquare(2.5)).toBe(false);  // 583ns -> 417ns (39.8% faster)
        });

        test('should handle decimal perfect squares: 0.25 (0.5 squared)', () => {
            expect(isPerfectSquare(0.25)).toBe(true);  // 542ns -> 417ns (30.0% faster)
        });

        test('should handle decimal perfect squares: 1.44 (1.2 squared)', () => {
            expect(isPerfectSquare(1.44)).toBe(true);  // 541ns -> 375ns (44.3% faster)
        });

        test('should handle very large numbers near MAX_SAFE_INTEGER', () => {
            // 94906265 squared is approximately 9E15, within safe integer range
            expect(isPerfectSquare(9007199254740481)).toBe(true);  // 541ns -> 625ns (13.4% slower)
        });

        test('should handle floating point precision issues: numbers very close to perfect squares', () => {
            // 49 is a perfect square, but 49.0000001 should not be
            expect(isPerfectSquare(49.0000001)).toBe(false);  // 542ns -> 750ns (27.7% slower)
        });

        test('should handle consecutive perfect squares correctly', () => {
            expect(isPerfectSquare(144)).toBe(true);  // 1.75μs -> 1.79μs (2.35% slower)
            expect(isPerfectSquare(145)).toBe(false);
            expect(isPerfectSquare(169)).toBe(true);
        });

        test('should return false for one less than a perfect square', () => {
            expect(isPerfectSquare(24)).toBe(false); // 25 - 1
            expect(isPerfectSquare(48)).toBe(false); // 49 - 1
        });

        test('should return false for one more than a perfect square', () => {
            expect(isPerfectSquare(26)).toBe(false); // 25 + 1
            expect(isPerfectSquare(50)).toBe(false); // 49 + 1
        });
    });

    // Large Scale Test Cases
    describe('Performance tests', () => {
        test('should efficiently handle a range of large perfect squares', () => {
            const startTime = performance.now();
            const testCases = [
                { input: 121, expected: true }, // 11^2
                { input: 144, expected: true }, // 12^2
                { input: 169, expected: true }, // 13^2
                { input: 196, expected: true }, // 14^2
                { input: 225, expected: true }, // 15^2
                { input: 256, expected: true }, // 16^2
                { input: 289, expected: true }, // 17^2
                { input: 324, expected: true }, // 18^2
                { input: 361, expected: true }, // 19^2
                { input: 400, expected: true }, // 20^2
            ];

            testCases.forEach(testCase => {
                expect(isPerfectSquare(testCase.input)).toBe(testCase.expected);  // 541ns -> 541ns (0.000% faster)
            });

            const endTime = performance.now();
            // Should complete in reasonable time (less than 100ms for 10 operations)
            expect(endTime - startTime).toBeLessThan(100);
        });

        test('should efficiently handle a range of large non-perfect squares', () => {
            const nonPerfectSquares = [122, 145, 170, 197, 226, 257, 290, 325, 362, 401];
            const startTime = performance.now();

            nonPerfectSquares.forEach(num => {
                expect(isPerfectSquare(num)).toBe(false);  // 542ns -> 541ns (0.185% faster)
            });

            const endTime = performance.now();
            expect(endTime - startTime).toBeLessThan(100);
        });

        test('should handle bulk testing with 100 perfect squares', () => {
            const startTime = performance.now();
            let count = 0;

            // Test perfect squares from 1 to 100
            for (let i = 1; i <= 100; i++) {
                if (isPerfectSquare(i * i)) {
                    count++;
                }
            }

            const endTime = performance.now();
            expect(count).toBe(100);
            expect(endTime - startTime).toBeLessThan(100);
        });

        test('should handle bulk testing with 500 random numbers', () => {
            const startTime = performance.now();
            let perfectSquareCount = 0;

            // Test 500 random numbers
            for (let i = 0; i < 500; i++) {
                const randomNum = Math.floor(Math.random() * 1000000);
                if (isPerfectSquare(randomNum)) {
                    perfectSquareCount++;
                }
            }

            const endTime = performance.now();
            // Should complete in reasonable time
            expect(endTime - startTime).toBeLessThan(100);
            // Should find some perfect squares in the range
            expect(perfectSquareCount).toBeGreaterThan(0);
        });

        test('should efficiently process very large numbers', () => {
            const largeNumbers = [
                { num: 1000000000000, expected: true }, // 10^6 squared
                { num: 1000000000001, expected: false },
                { num: 9999999999999, expected: false },
                { num: 10000000000000, expected: true }, // 10^7 squared
            ];

            const startTime = performance.now();

            largeNumbers.forEach(({ num, expected }) => {
                expect(isPerfectSquare(num)).toBe(expected);  // 541ns -> 291ns (85.9% faster)
            });

            const endTime = performance.now();
            expect(endTime - startTime).toBeLessThan(100);
        });

        test('should handle sequential perfect square checks efficiently', () => {
            const startTime = performance.now();
            const perfectSquares = [];

            // Find all perfect squares from 1 to 10000
            for (let i = 1; i <= 100; i++) {
                const square = i * i;
                if (isPerfectSquare(square)) {
                    perfectSquares.push(square);
                }
            }

            const endTime = performance.now();
            expect(perfectSquares.length).toBe(100);
            expect(endTime - startTime).toBeLessThan(100);
        });
    });
});

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