4 files changed, 9 insertions, 19 deletions
diff --git a/src/crepe/api/Event.h b/src/crepe/api/Event.h
index d222e51..66dd0cc 100644
--- a/src/crepe/api/Event.h
+++ b/src/crepe/api/Event.h
@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@
 // TODO discussing the location of these events
 
 #include <string>
-#include <unordered_map>
-
 
 #include "KeyCodes.h"
 #include "types.h"
@@ -25,7 +23,6 @@ public:
 
 	//! The key that was pressed.
 	Keycode key = Keycode::NONE;
-	keyboard_state_t keyboard_state;
 };
 
 /**
@@ -35,7 +32,6 @@ class KeyReleaseEvent : public Event {
 public:
 	//! The key that was released.
 	Keycode key = Keycode::NONE;
-	keyboard_state_t keyboard_state;
 };
 
 /**
diff --git a/src/crepe/api/KeyCodes.h b/src/crepe/api/KeyCodes.h
index 4a3bf57..fa0d17c 100644
--- a/src/crepe/api/KeyCodes.h
+++ b/src/crepe/api/KeyCodes.h
@@ -157,5 +157,5 @@ typedef enum {
 	NUM_KEYCODES = 512,
 } Keycode;
 
-typedef std::unordered_map<Keycode, bool> keyboard_state_t;
+
 } // namespace crepe
diff --git a/src/crepe/facade/SDLContext.cpp b/src/crepe/facade/SDLContext.cpp
index d70a7bb..6e47561 100644
--- a/src/crepe/facade/SDLContext.cpp
+++ b/src/crepe/facade/SDLContext.cpp
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ Keycode SDLContext::sdl_to_keycode(SDL_Scancode sdl_key) {
 
     return Keycode::NONE;
 }
-keyboard_state_t SDLContext::get_keyboard_state() {
+void SDLContext::update_keyboard_state() {
 	// Array to hold the key states (true if pressed, false if not)
 	std::array<bool, Keycode::NUM_KEYCODES> keyState{};
 	SDL_PumpEvents();
@@ -94,11 +94,10 @@ keyboard_state_t SDLContext::get_keyboard_state() {
 		Keycode key = sdl_to_keycode(static_cast<SDL_Scancode>(i));
 
 		if (key != Keycode::NONE) {
-			keyboard_state[key] = current_state[i] != 0;
+			this->keyboard_state[key] = current_state[i] != 0;
 		}
 	}
 
-	return keyboard_state;
 }
 
 MouseButton SDLContext::sdl_to_mousebutton(Uint8 sdl_button) {
@@ -293,25 +292,24 @@ std::vector<SDLContext::EventData> SDLContext::get_events() {
 				break;
 			case SDL_KEYDOWN:
 			{
-
+				this->update_keyboard_state();
 				EventData transfer_event;
 				transfer_event.event_type = SDLContext::EventType::KEYDOWN;
 				transfer_event.data.key_data = KeyData{
 					.key = sdl_to_keycode(event.key.keysym.scancode),
 					.key_repeat = event.key.repeat != 0,
-					.keyboard_state = this->get_keyboard_state(),
 				};
 				event_list.push_back(transfer_event);
 			}
 				break;
 			case SDL_KEYUP:
 			{
+				this->update_keyboard_state();
 				EventData transfer_event;
 				transfer_event.event_type = SDLContext::EventType::KEYUP;
 				transfer_event.data.key_data = KeyData{
 					.key = sdl_to_keycode(event.key.keysym.scancode),
 					.key_repeat = false,
-					.keyboard_state = this->get_keyboard_state(),
 				};
 				event_list.push_back(transfer_event);
 			}
diff --git a/src/crepe/facade/SDLContext.h b/src/crepe/facade/SDLContext.h
index feb51f4..b10bcfe 100644
--- a/src/crepe/facade/SDLContext.h
+++ b/src/crepe/facade/SDLContext.h
@@ -125,16 +125,12 @@ public:
 	/**
 	 * \brief Retrieves the current state of the keyboard.
 	 *
-	 * This method returns the state of all keys on the keyboard, represented as a
-	 * `std::array` of boolean values. Each element of the array corresponds to a
+	 * This method updates the state of all keys on the keyboard. Each element of the unordered map corresponds to a
 	 * specific key defined in the `Keycode` enum, and the value indicates whether
 	 * the key is currently pressed (true) or not pressed (false).
-	 *
-	 * \return A `keyboard_state_t` representing the state of
-	 *         each key on the keyboard, where `true` means the key is pressed, and
-	 *         `false` means it is not pressed.
+	 * 
 	 */
-	keyboard_state_t get_keyboard_state();
+	void update_keyboard_state();
 	/**
 	 * \brief Gets the singleton instance of SDLContext.
 	 * \return Reference to the SDLContext instance.
@@ -296,7 +292,7 @@ private:
 	 */
 	CameraAuxiliaryData cam_aux_data;
 private: 
-	keyboard_state_t keyboard_state;
+	std::unordered_map<Keycode, bool> keyboard_state;
 	const std::unordered_map<SDL_Scancode, Keycode> LOOKUP_TABLE = {
         {SDL_SCANCODE_SPACE, Keycode::SPACE},
         {SDL_SCANCODE_APOSTROPHE, Keycode::APOSTROPHE},