Iterative Fibonacci in JavaScript

Algorithms: Dynamic Programming November 15, 2026 javascript

The Fibonacci recurrence needs only the previous two terms.

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"use strict";
// Iterative Fibonacci in JavaScript
//
// PURPOSE
// The Fibonacci recurrence needs only the previous two terms. Keeping those terms avoids
// both exponential recursion and a full table.
//
// METHOD
// Maintain F(i) and F(i+1), then advance the pair. Return F(n) after n advances.
//
// COMPLEXITY
// O(n) time and O(1) auxiliary space, under fixed-width arithmetic.
//
// CONTRACT
// n >= 0, with F(0)=0 and F(1)=1. Use n <= 45 for every intermediate value to fit signed
// 32-bit integers in this version.
// Public APIs infer array lengths except in C, which accepts pointer/length pairs. Vertex
// counts and matrix dimensions remain explicit. Arrays must contain signed 32-bit integers.
// Sorted order, correct tree topology, and caller-owned data-structure invariants are
// preconditions; checking them on every query would change query complexity.
// Scalar and shape checks are included. Value-range checks are included where needed to
// prevent invalid indexing or nontermination. Allocation sizes are capped at 4,000,000
// workspace entries. Arithmetic outside Python raises an error on 32-bit overflow; Python
// uses arbitrary precision. Native allocation failures propagate. In-place outputs may be
// partly updated after arithmetic failure. These are single-threaded, in-memory
// implementations.
//
// LANGUAGE DETAILS
// Node.js 18+: Int32Array inputs and workspaces provide compact integer storage. Automatic
// lengths and checked arithmetic reject values outside signed 32-bit. Invalid inputs or
// overflow throw RangeError.
//
// EXAMPLE
// Expected return: 0.
// Run: node example.js
// Tests for this exact source artifact run before publication. The accompanying source
// archive includes unit cases, runtime results, and source hashes.

function alg_require(valid) { if (!valid) throw new RangeError("invalid algorithm input"); }
function alg_checked(v) { if (!Number.isInteger(v) || v < -2147483648 || v > 2147483647) throw new RangeError("32-bit result overflow"); return v; }
function alg_add(a,b) { return alg_checked(a+b); }
function alg_sub(a,b) { return alg_checked(a-b); }
function alg_mul(a,b) { return alg_checked(a*b); }
function alg_size(n) { alg_require(Number.isInteger(n) && n>=0 && n<=4000000); return n; }

function fibonacci(n) {
    alg_require(Number.isInteger(n) && n >= -2147483648 && n <= 2147483647);
    alg_require(((n >= 0) && (n <= 1000000)));
    alg_require(((n >= 0) && (n <= 45)));
    let a = 0;
    let b = 1;
    let next_value = 0;
    let i = 0;
    while ((i < n)) {
        next_value = alg_add(a, b);
        a = b;
        b = next_value;
        i = alg_add(i, 1);
    }
    return a;
}

let n = 0;
let result = fibonacci(n);
console.log(result);