use strict; use warnings; sub lookup { my $v = shift; if( $v < 25000 ) { return 2500; } if( $v < 50000 ) { return 5000; } if( $v < 150000 ) { return 12500; } if( $v < 225000 ) { return 25000; } if( $v < 300000 ) { return 37500; } if( $v < 600000 ) { return 60000; } if( $v < 1200000 ) { return 120000; } if( $v < 3600000 ) { return 300000; } if( $v < 5400000 ) { return 600000; } if( $v < 10800000 ) { return 900000; } if( $v < 21600000 ) { return 1800000; } if( $v < 43200000 ) { return 3600000; } if( $v < 64800000 ) { return 7200000; } if( $v < 129600000 ) { return 10800000; } if( $v < 216000000 ) { return 21600000; } if( $v < 432000000 ) { return 43200000; } if( $v < 864000000 ) { return 86400000; } if( $v < 1728000000 ) { return 172800000; } if( $v < 3024000000 ) { return 345600000; } if( $v < 6048000000 ) { return 604800000; } if( $v < 12096000000 ) { return 1209600000; } if( $v < 31557600000 ) { return 2629800000; } if( $v < 63115200000 ) { return 5259600000; } if( $v < 78894000000 ) { return 7889400000; } if( $v < 157788000000 ) { return 15778800000; } else { return 31557600000; } } my @lookup_values = ( [ 25000, 2500 ], [ 50000, 5000 ], [ 150000, 12500 ], [ 225000, 25000 ], [ 300000, 37500 ], [ 600000, 60000 ], [ 1200000, 120000 ], [ 3600000, 300000 ], [ 5400000, 600000 ], [ 10800000, 900000 ], [ 21600000, 1800000 ], [ 43200000, 3600000 ], [ 64800000, 7200000 ], [ 129600000, 10800000 ], [ 216000000, 21600000 ], [ 432000000, 43200000 ], [ 864000000, 86400000 ], [ 1728000000, 172800000 ], [ 3024000000, 345600000 ], [ 6048000000, 604800000 ], [ 12096000000, 1209600000 ], [ 31557600000, 2629800000 ], [ 63115200000, 5259600000 ], [ 78894000000, 7889400000 ], [ 157788000000, 15778800000 ], ); sub guesslookup { my $v = shift; return 31557600000 if $v >= 157788000000; return 2500 if $v < 25000; my $guess = int( -15.35 + 1.535 * log $v ); # magic formula ;) have fun documenting! $guess++ while $lookup_values[$guess]->[0] <= $v; return $lookup_values[$guess]->[1]; } for( my $test=0; $test<25; $test++ ) { for( my $offset=-1; $offset<=1; $offset++ ) { my $v = $lookup_values[$test]->[0] + $offset; my $org = lookup($v); my $new = guesslookup($v); print "Error: $test => $org : $new\n" if $org != $new; } }