Error handling

src/HeightMap.cpp

@@ -1,25 +1,27 @@
+#include <stdexcept>
+#include <stdfloat>
+
 #include <gdal/gdal.h>
 #include "gdal/gdal_priv.h"
-#include <iostream>
-
-#include <stdfloat>
+#include <gdal/gdal_frmts.h>
 
 #include "HeightMap.hh"
 
 HeightMap::HeightMap(const char* filepath) 
 {
-    // Open the file with some gdal nonsense:
+    // Open the file with gdal:
     const GDALAccess eAccess = GA_ReadOnly;
     GDALDatasetUniquePtr file;
-    GDALAllRegister();
+    GDALRegister_GTiff();
     file = GDALDatasetUniquePtr(GDALDataset::FromHandle(GDALOpen( filepath, eAccess )));
     if( !file )
     {
-        std::cout << "Could not open tiff file!"; // handle error
+        throw std::runtime_error("Could not open tif file!");
     }
     
     // The heigthmap only has one band
     auto band = file->GetBands()[0];
+    
     // write the attrributes
     this->width = band->GetXSize();
     this->height = band->GetYSize();
@@ -27,10 +29,10 @@ HeightMap::HeightMap(const char* filepath)
     this->max = band-> GetMaximum();
     
     this->data = (float *) CPLMalloc(sizeof(float)*width*height);
-    band->RasterIO( GF_Read, 0, 0, width, height,
+    CPLErr error = band->RasterIO( GF_Read, 0, 0, width, height,
                     this->data, width, height, GDT_Float32,
                     0, 0 );
-    
+    if (error) { throw std::runtime_error("Could not read tif file!"); }
     band->FlushCache();
 }
 float HeightMap::get_pixel(int x, int y)