extern crate separator; use separator::Separatable; use std::io; ///! Calculate a number in the fibonnacci sequence, ///! using a lookup table for better worst-case performance. /// /// Can calculate up to 186 using native unsigned 128 bit integers. fn fibonacci(n: usize, table: &mut Vec) -> u128 { match table.get(n) { Some(x) => *x, // Vec.get returns a Option with a reference to the value, so deref None => { let a = n - 1; let b = n - 2; let current = fibonacci(a, table) + fibonacci(b, table); table.insert(n, current); current } } } fn main() { // The lookup table for previously calculated values let mut table: Vec = vec![0, 1, 1, 2, 3, 5]; println!("Fibonacci calculator."); println!("Any non-number will exit."); loop { println!("\nWhich index in the sequence to calculate?"); let mut index = String::new(); io::stdin().read_line(&mut index) .expect("Failed to read line"); let index = match index.trim().parse() { Ok(num) => num, Err(_) => break, // Exit on non-number }; let calculated = fibonacci(index, &mut table); println!("Calculating number for index: {}", index); println!("The Fibonnacci number at index: {} is {}", index, calculated.separated_string()); } }