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+#cs
+(module Canvas-native-methods mzscheme
+  (require (lib "draw.ss" "htdp")
+           (lib "posn.ss" "lang")
+           (lib "class.ss")
+	   (lib "String.ss" "profj" "libs" "java" "lang"))
+  ;(require "Posn.ss")
+  
+  (define-syntax (define/provide stx)
+    (syntax-case stx ()
+      [(_ id val)
+       (identifier? #'id)
+       #'(begin
+	   (define id val)
+	   (provide id))]
+      [(_ (id . formals) . rest)
+       #'(begin
+	   (define (id . formals) . rest)
+	   (provide id))]))
+  
+  (define Posn-x-get (dynamic-require '(lib "Posn.ss" "htdch" "draw") 'Posn-x-get))
+  (define Posn-y-get (dynamic-require '(lib "Posn.ss" "htdch" "draw") 'Posn-y-get))
+  
+  (define (build-posn posnO)
+    (make-posn (Posn-x-get posnO) (Posn-y-get posnO)))
+  (define (color->symbol colorO)
+    (string->symbol (to-lower-case (send colorO my-name))))
+  
+  (define (to-lower-case s)
+    (letrec ((lower 
+              (lambda (s)
+                (cond
+                  ((null? s) s)
+                  (else (cons (char-downcase (car s))
+                              (lower (cdr s))))))))
+      (list->string (lower (string->list s)))))
+  
+  (define/provide (start-int-int-native this accs gets privates x y)
+     (start x y))
+  
+  (define/provide (stop-native this accs gets privates) (stop))
+  
+  (define/provide (drawCircle-draw.Posn-int-draw.Color-native this accs gets privates posn r c)
+     (draw-circle (build-posn posn) r (color->symbol c)))
+  
+  (define/provide (drawDisk-draw.Posn-int-draw.Color-native this accs gets privates posn r c)
+     (draw-solid-disk (build-posn posn) r (color->symbol c)))
+  
+  (define/provide (drawRect-draw.Posn-int-int-draw.Color-native this accs gets privates posn w h c)
+     (draw-solid-rect (build-posn posn) w h (color->symbol c)))
+
+  (define/provide (drawLine-draw.Posn-draw.Posn-draw.Color-native this accs gets privates p0 p1 c)
+     (draw-solid-line (build-posn p0) (build-posn p1) (color->symbol c)))
+
+  (define/provide (drawString-draw.Posn-java.lang.String-native this accs gets privates p s)
+     (draw-solid-string (build-posn p) (send s get-mzscheme-string)))
+
+  (define/provide (clearCircle-draw.Posn-int-draw.Color-native this accs gets privates p r c)
+     (clear-circle (build-posn p) r (color->symbol c)))
+
+  (define/provide (clearDisk-draw.Posn-int-draw.Color-native this accs gets privates p r c)
+     (clear-solid-disk (build-posn p) r (color->symbol c)))
+
+  (define/provide (clearRect-draw.Posn-int-int-draw.Color-native this accs gets privates p w h c)
+     (clear-solid-rect (build-posn p) w h (color->symbol c)))
+
+  (define/provide (clearLine-draw.Posn-draw.Posn-draw.Color-native this accs gets privates p0 p1 c)
+     (clear-solid-line (build-posn p0) (build-posn p1) (color->symbol c)))
+
+#|
+  (define/provide (sleepForAWhile-int-native this accs gets privates s)
+    (sleep-for-a-while s))
+  
+  (define/provide (bigBang-double-native this accs gets privates i)
+    (big-bang i this)
+    (on-tick-event
+      (lambda (world)
+	(set! last-world world)
+	(let ([next-world (send world onTick)])
+	  (send last-world erase)
+	  (send next-world draw)
+	  next-world)))
+    (on-key-event
+      (lambda (ke world)
+	(set! last-world world)
+	(let ([next-world (send world onKeyEvent-java.lang.String
+			   (make-java-string (keyevent->string ke)))])
+	  (send last-world erase)
+	  (send next-world draw)
+	  next-world)))
+    #t)
+
+  ;; (union Char Symbol) -> String
+  (define (keyevent->string ke)
+    (if (char? ke) (string ke) (symbol->string ke)))
+  
+  (define/provide (draw-native this accs gets privates)
+    #t)
+
+  (define/provide (erase-native this accs gets privates)
+    #t)
+
+  (define/provide (onTick-native this accs gets privates)
+     this)
+
+  (define/provide (onKeyEvent-java.lang.String-native this accs gets privates ke)
+     this)
+
+  (define last-world #f)
+  
+  (define/provide (endOfTime-native this accs gets privates)
+    (set! last-world (end-of-time))
+    #t)
+
+  (define/provide (endOfWorld-native this accs gets privates)
+    (set! last-world (end-of-time))
+    last-world)
+
+  (define/provide (lastWorld-native this accs gets privates)
+    (if last-world last-world this))
+|#
+)
+