--create a player class
Player = Object:extend()

function Player:new()
    self.image = love.graphics.newImage("panda.png")
    -- enable player to move with arrow keys
    self.x = 300
    self.y = 20
    self.speed = 500

    self.width = self.image:getWidth()
end

function Player:update(dt)
    if love.keyboard.isDown("left") then
        self.x = self.x - self.speed*dt
    elseif love.keyboard.isDown("right") then
        self.x = self.x + self.speed*dt
    end
    -- the player to can move out of the window. use if statements to fix this
    local window_width = love.graphics.getWidth()
    --if x is too far to the left
    if self.x < 0 then
        self.x = 0
    -- or too far to the right
    elseif self.x + self.width > window_width then
        --set the right side to the window's width
        self.x = window_width - self.width
        -- the player can no longer
    end
end

function Player:draw()
    love.graphics.draw(self.image, self.x, self.y)
end

function Player:keyPressed(key)
    --if the spacebar is pressed
    if key == "space" then
        -- put a new instance of a bullet inside list of bullets
        --table.insert(listOfBullets, Bullet(self.x, self.y))
        table.insert(listOfBullets, Bullet(self.x, self.y))
    end
end