Benchmark: bigint vs. bignumber.js vs. big.js vs. break_infinity.js

HTML Preparation code:

<!--script src="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/iriscouch/bigdecimal.js/v0.6.1/lib/bigdecimal.js"></script-->
<script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/bignumber.js/9.0.1/bignumber.min.js"></script>
<script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/big.js/6.0.3/big.min.js"></script>
<!--<script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/decimal.js/10.2.1/decimal.min.js"></script>-->
  <script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/break_infinity.js@2"></script>
<!--script src="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/infusion/Fraction.js/v4.0.12/fraction.min.js"></script-->

Tests:

BigInt
var a = 100n; var b = 2000000000000000000000000000000000001n; ((a + b) * b).toString();
break_infinity.js
var a = new Decimal("100"); var b = new Decimal("2000000000000000000000000000000000001"); a.plus(b).times(b).toString();
big.js
var a = new Big("100"); var b = new Big("2000000000000000000000000000000000001"); a.plus(b).mul(b).toString();
bignumber.js
var a = new BigNumber("100"); var b = new BigNumber("2000000000000000000000000000000000001"); a.plus(b).multipliedBy(b).toString();

Rendered benchmark preparation results:

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Previous results

Test case name	Result
BigInt
break_infinity.js
big.js
bignumber.js

Fastest: N/A

Slowest: N/A

Latest run results:

Run details: (Test run date: 2 years ago)

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BigInt

4.3M/s

break_infinity.js

2.4M/s

bignumber.js

817K/s

big.js

84K/s

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Test name	Executions per second
✓ BigInt	4,317,238 Ops/sec
break_infinity.js	2,386,647 Ops/sec
bignumber.js	816,993 Ops/sec
big.js	84,298 Ops/sec

Autogenerated LLM Summary (model llama3.2:3b, generated one year ago):

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Let's dive into the explanation of what is being tested on this benchmark.

The benchmark tests four different libraries: `bigint`, `bignumber.js`, `big.js`, and `break_infinity.js`. The test case, "BigInt", uses the native JavaScript `BigInt` type to perform an arithmetic operation. Specifically, it calculates `(a + b) * b`, where `a` is a small integer (100n) and `b` is a large integer (2000000000000000000000000000000000001n).

The other test cases use different libraries to perform the same calculation:

*   `break_infinity.js`: This library provides support for arbitrary-precision arithmetic. It creates instances of its `Decimal` class, `a` and `b`, to represent the large integers.
*   `big.js`: Similar to `break_infinity.js`, it also uses its `Big` class to create instances representing large integers, `a` and `b`.
*   `bignumber.js`: This library creates instances of its `BigNumber` class, `a` and `b`, to represent the large integers.

Now let's discuss pros and cons for each approach:

1.  **Native JavaScript BigInt type**: The native `BigInt` type provides a performance benefit since it is implemented in native code.
    *   Pros: Native code execution results in better performance compared to libraries, especially for small integers where the overhead of library function calls can be significant.
    *   Cons: Not available in older browsers or those without native support.

2.  **break\_infinity.js**: This library provides a flexible and easy-to-use API with good browser support.
    *   Pros: Good performance due to its native-precision arithmetic, flexible usage for calculations involving large numbers.
    *   Cons: It has some compatibility issues across browsers.

3.  **big.js**: Offers fast execution times and supports a wide range of devices and browsers.
    *   Pros: Good performance with support for older versions and a comprehensive set of features.
    *   Cons: Requires extra initialization due to its high-level design.

4.  **bignumber.js**: This library provides good browser compatibility, is easy to use, and includes many useful mathematical functions out-of-the-box.
    *   Pros: Good performance with wide browser support and a user-friendly API.
    *   Cons: Higher than `break_infinity.js` due to its implementation details.

In terms of the libraries used in this benchmark, here's their purpose:

*   **break\_infinity.js** : Provides support for arbitrary-precision arithmetic.
*   **big.js**: Offers fast execution times and supports a wide range of devices and browsers.
*   **bignumber.js**: Provides good browser compatibility and includes many useful mathematical functions.

Other alternatives to these libraries include `decimal.js`, which provides decimal floating-point arithmetic, and `fraction.js`, which provides rational numbers.

For the special JavaScript feature used in this benchmark, it is native `BigInt` support.

bigint vs. bignumber.js vs. big.js vs. break_infinity.js (version: 0)

- https://github.com/MikeMcl/bignumber.js/tree/v9.0.0 - https://github.com/MikeMcl/big.js/tree/v5.2.2 - https://github.com/MikeMcl/decimal.js/tree/v10.2.0

Comparing performance of: `BigInt vs break_infinity.js vs big.js vs bignumber.js`

Created: 2 years ago by: Guest

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BigInt

break_infinity.js

big.js

bignumber.js

Suite status: <idle, ready to run>

Fastest: N/A

Slowest: N/A

Autogenerated LLM Summary (model llama3.2:3b, generated one year ago):

bigint vs. bignumber.js vs. big.js vs. break_infinity.js (version: 0)

- https://github.com/MikeMcl/bignumber.js/tree/v9.0.0 - https://github.com/MikeMcl/big.js/tree/v5.2.2 - https://github.com/MikeMcl/decimal.js/tree/v10.2.0

Comparing performance of: BigInt vs break_infinity.js vs big.js vs bignumber.js

Created: 2 years ago by: Guest

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BigInt

break_infinity.js

big.js

bignumber.js

Suite status: <idle, ready to run>

Fastest: N/A

Slowest: N/A

Autogenerated LLM Summary (model llama3.2:3b, generated one year ago):

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