#include <ezButton.h>
#include <AccelStepper.h>
int button1 = 7;
int button2 = 8;

int state1, state2;

ezButton limitSwitch1(button1);  // create ezButton object that attach to pin 7;
ezButton limitSwitch2(button2); // create ezButton object that attach to pin 8;
AccelStepper stepperX(1, 3, 5); // Defaults to AccelStepper::FULL4WIRE (4 pins) on 1,3,5

int stepperSpeed = 1000;

void setup() {
  Serial.begin(9600);
  stepperX.setMaxSpeed(stepperSpeed); // <<<<=== THIS makes all the difference
  stepperX.setSpeed(0);
}

void loop() {

  limitSwitch1.loop(); // MUST call the loop() function first
  limitSwitch2.loop();

  if (state2) {
    stepperX.setSpeed(-stepperSpeed);
  }
  if (state1) {
    stepperX.setSpeed(stepperSpeed);
  }

  if (limitSwitch1.isReleased()) {
    Serial.println("The limit switch ONE: TOUCHED -> UNTOUCHED");
    state1 = 1;
    state2 = 0;
  }

  if (limitSwitch2.isReleased()) {
    Serial.println("The limit switch TWO: TOUCHED -> UNTOUCHED");
    state2 = 1;
    state1 = 0;
  }
  //unconditional call that makes the stepper run all the time
  stepperX.runSpeed();
  //delay(10); no delay needed. AccelStepper does set the speed with .setSpeed()
}