Updated core (i really need to add a subproject)

src/main/java/com/seibel/lod/core/builders/lodBuilding/LodBuilder.java

@@ -162,6 +162,7 @@ import com.seibel.lod.core.wrapperInterfaces.world.IWorldWrapper;
 	public void generateLodNodeFromChunk(LodDimension lodDim, IChunkWrapper chunk, LodBuilderConfig config)
 			throws IllegalArgumentException
 	{
+		//long executeTime = System.currentTimeMillis();
 		if (chunk == null)
 			throw new IllegalArgumentException("generateLodFromChunk given a null chunk");
 		
@@ -209,6 +210,8 @@ import com.seibel.lod.core.wrapperInterfaces.world.IWorldWrapper;
 			}
 		}
 		lodDim.updateData(LodUtil.CHUNK_DETAIL_LEVEL, chunk.getPos().getX(), chunk.getPos().getZ());
+		//executeTime = System.currentTimeMillis() - executeTime;
+		//if (executeTime > 0) ClientApi.LOGGER.info("generateLodNodeFromChunk level: " + detailLevel + " time ms: " + executeTime);
 	}
 	
 	/** creates a vertical DataPoint */

src/main/java/com/seibel/lod/core/render/GLProxy.java

@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
 
 package com.seibel.lod.core.render;
 
-import java.io.File;
 import java.util.concurrent.ExecutorService;
 import java.util.concurrent.Executors;
 
@@ -100,18 +99,16 @@ public class GLProxy
 	
 	
 	
-	
+	// May throw IllegalStateException, RuntimeException, FileNotFoundException
 	private GLProxy()
 	{
-		ClientApi.LOGGER.error("Creating " + GLProxy.class.getSimpleName() + "... If this is the last message you see in the log there must have been a OpenGL error.");
+		ClientApi.LOGGER.info("Lod: Creating " + GLProxy.class.getSimpleName() + "...");
 		
 		// getting Minecraft's context has to be done on the render thread,
 		// where the GL context is
 		if (GLFW.glfwGetCurrentContext() == 0L)
 			throw new IllegalStateException(GLProxy.class.getSimpleName() + " was created outside the render thread!");
 		
-		
-		
 		//============================//
 		// create the builder context //
 		//============================//
@@ -243,50 +240,45 @@ public class GLProxy
 		
 		
 		// GLProxy creation success
-		ClientApi.LOGGER.error(GLProxy.class.getSimpleName() + " creation successful. OpenGL smiles upon you this day.");
+		ClientApi.LOGGER.info(GLProxy.class.getSimpleName() + " creation completed");
 	}
 	
 	/** Creates all required shaders */
+	// May throw RuntimeException, FileNotFoundException
 	public void createShaderProgram()
 	{
 		LodShader vertexShader = null;
 		LodShader fragmentShader = null;
 		
-		try
+		// get the shaders from the resource folder
-		{
+		// Use File.separator ONLY if the file is external (not in the resourse), otherwise use "/"
-			// get the shaders from the resource folder
+		vertexShader = LodShader.loadShader(GL20.GL_VERTEX_SHADER, "shaders/standard.vert", false);
-			vertexShader = LodShader.loadShader(GL20.GL_VERTEX_SHADER, "shaders" + File.separator + "standard.vert", false);
+		fragmentShader = LodShader.loadShader(GL20.GL_FRAGMENT_SHADER, "shaders/flat_shaded.frag", false);
-			fragmentShader = LodShader.loadShader(GL20.GL_FRAGMENT_SHADER, "shaders" + File.separator + "flat_shaded.frag", false);
 		
-			// this can be used when testing shaders, 
+		// this can be used when testing shaders, 
-			// since we can't hot swap the files in the resource folder 
+		// since we can't hot swap the files in the resource folder 
-//			vertexShader = LodShader.loadShader(GL20.GL_VERTEX_SHADER, "C:/Users/James Seibel/Desktop/shaders/standard.vert", true);
+		// vertexShader = LodShader.loadShader(GL20.GL_VERTEX_SHADER, "C:/Users/James Seibel/Desktop/shaders/standard.vert", true);
-//			fragmentShader = LodShader.loadShader(GL20.GL_FRAGMENT_SHADER, "C:/Users/James Seibel/Desktop/shaders/flat_shaded.frag", true);
+		// fragmentShader = LodShader.loadShader(GL20.GL_FRAGMENT_SHADER, "C:/Users/James Seibel/Desktop/shaders/flat_shaded.frag", true);
 		
 		
-			// create the shaders
+		// create the shaders
+		lodShaderProgram = new LodShaderProgram();
 	    
-			lodShaderProgram = new LodShaderProgram();
+	    // Attach the compiled shaders to the program, throws RuntimeException on link error
+	    lodShaderProgram.attachShader(vertexShader);
+	    lodShaderProgram.attachShader(fragmentShader);
 	    
-		    // Attach the compiled shaders to the program
+	    // activate the fragment shader output
-		    lodShaderProgram.attachShader(vertexShader);
+	    GL30.glBindFragDataLocation(lodShaderProgram.id, 0, "fragColor");
-		    lodShaderProgram.attachShader(fragmentShader);
 	    
-		    // activate the fragment shader output
+	    // attach the shader program to the OpenGL context
-		    GL30.glBindFragDataLocation(lodShaderProgram.id, 0, "fragColor");
+	    lodShaderProgram.link();
 	    
-		    // attach the shader program to the OpenGL context
+	    // after the shaders have been attached to the program
-		    lodShaderProgram.link();
+	    // we don't need their OpenGL references anymore
+	    GL20.glDeleteShader(vertexShader.id);
+	    GL20.glDeleteShader(fragmentShader.id);
 
-		    // after the shaders have been attached to the program
-		    // we don't need their OpenGL references anymore
-		    GL20.glDeleteShader(vertexShader.id);
-		    GL20.glDeleteShader(fragmentShader.id);
-		}
-		catch (Exception e)
-		{
-			ClientApi.LOGGER.error("Unable to compile shaders. Error: " + e.getMessage());
-		}
 	}
 	
 	

src/main/java/com/seibel/lod/core/render/shader/LodShader.java

@@ -21,14 +21,13 @@ package com.seibel.lod.core.render.shader;
 
 import java.io.BufferedReader;
 import java.io.FileInputStream;
+import java.io.FileNotFoundException;
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.io.InputStream;
 import java.io.InputStreamReader;
 
 import org.lwjgl.opengl.GL20;
 
-import com.seibel.lod.core.api.ClientApi;
-
 /**
  * This object holds a OpenGL reference to a shader
  * and allows for reading in and compiling a shader file.
@@ -59,14 +58,23 @@ public class LodShader
 	 * @param absoluteFilePath If false the file path is relative to the resource jar folder.
 	 * @throws Exception if the shader fails to compile 
 	 */
-	public static LodShader loadShader(int type, String path, boolean absoluteFilePath) throws Exception
+	public static LodShader loadShader(int type, String path, boolean absoluteFilePath)
 	{
 		StringBuilder stringBuilder = new StringBuilder();
 		
 		try
 		{
 			// open the file
-			InputStream in = absoluteFilePath ? new FileInputStream(path) : LodShader.class.getClassLoader().getResourceAsStream(path);
+			InputStream in;
+			if (absoluteFilePath) {
+				// Throws FileNotFoundException
+				in = new FileInputStream(path); // Note: this should use OS path seperator
+			} else {
+				in = LodShader.class.getClassLoader().getResourceAsStream(path); // Note: path seperator should be '/'
+				if (in == null) {
+					throw new FileNotFoundException("Shader file not found in resource: "+path);
+				}
+			}
 			BufferedReader reader = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(in));
 			
 			// read in the file
@@ -76,7 +84,7 @@ public class LodShader
 		}
 		catch (IOException e)
 		{
-			ClientApi.LOGGER.error("Unable to load shader from file [" + path + "]. Error: " + e.getMessage());
+			throw new RuntimeException("Unable to load shader from file [" + path + "]. Error: " + e.getMessage());
 		}
 		CharSequence shaderFileSource = stringBuilder.toString();
 		
@@ -90,7 +98,7 @@ public class LodShader
 	 * @param source Source of the shader
 	 * @throws Exception if the shader fails to compile
 	 */
-	public static LodShader createShader(int type, CharSequence source) throws Exception
+	public static LodShader createShader(int type, CharSequence source)
 	{
 		LodShader shader = new LodShader(type);
 		GL20.glShaderSource(shader.id, source);
@@ -103,14 +111,14 @@ public class LodShader
 	 * Compiles the shader and checks its status afterwards.
 	 * @throws Exception if the shader fails to compile
 	 */
-	public void compile() throws Exception
+	public void compile()
 	{
 		GL20.glCompileShader(id);
 		
 		// check if the shader compiled
 		int status = GL20.glGetShaderi(id, GL20.GL_COMPILE_STATUS);
 		if (status != GL20.GL_TRUE)
-			throw new Exception(GL20.glGetShaderInfoLog(id));
+			throw new RuntimeException("Shader compiler error. Details: "+GL20.glGetShaderInfoLog(id));
 	}
 	
 }

src/main/java/com/seibel/lod/core/render/shader/LodShaderProgram.java

@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ public class LodShaderProgram
 	 * Links the shader program to the current OpenGL context.
 	 * @throws Exception Exception if the program failed to link
 	 */
-	public void link() throws Exception
+	public void link()
 	{
 		GL20.glLinkProgram(this.id);
 	    checkLinkStatus();
@@ -83,11 +83,11 @@ public class LodShaderProgram
 	 * Checks if the program was linked successfully.
 	 * @throws Exception if the program failed to link
 	 */
-	public void checkLinkStatus() throws Exception
+	public void checkLinkStatus()
 	{
 		int status = GL20.glGetProgrami(this.id, GL20.GL_LINK_STATUS);
 		if (status != GL20.GL_TRUE)
-			throw new Exception(GL20.glGetProgramInfoLog(this.id));
+			throw new RuntimeException("Shader Link Error. Details: "+GL20.glGetProgramInfoLog(this.id));
 	}