public class Canvas extends JPanel implements Runnable{

	private static Image screen;
	private static Graphics buffer;
	private static KeyboardInput keyboard = new KeyboardInput();
	
	private int x = 0;
	
	public Canvas(){
		super();
		
		//set up the keyboard for input
		this.setFocusable(true);
		this.requestFocus();
		this.addKeyListener(keyboard);
	}
	

	public void run() {
		
		//create a buffer screen for double buffering
		screen = createImage(800, 600);
		buffer = screen.getGraphics();
		
		 
		while(true){
			
			//get input and update position
			update();
			
			//render to the buffer
			render();
			
			//paint the buffer to the screen
			paintToScreen();
			
			try {
				Thread.sleep(10);
			} catch (InterruptedException e) {
				
			}
			
		}
		
	}
	
	
	private void update(){
		
                //get the keys being pressed
		keyboard.poll();
		processInput();
	}
	
	private void render(){
		
		buffer.clearRect(0, 0, 800, 600);
		buffer.setColor(Color.DARK_GRAY);
		buffer.fillRect(0, 0, 800, 600);
		buffer.setColor(Color.black);
		buffer.fillOval(x, 100, 20, 20);
	}
	
	private void paintToScreen(){
		
		Graphics g = this.getGraphics();
		
		g.drawImage(screen, 0, 0, null);
		
		Toolkit.getDefaultToolkit().sync();
		
		g.dispose();
	}
	
	private void processInput() {
		    if( keyboard.keyDown( KeyEvent.VK_RIGHT ) ) {
		
		    	x += 5;
		    }
		    else if( keyboard.keyDown( KeyEvent.VK_LEFT ) ) {
			      
		    	x -= 5;
		    }
	  }
}