Replace factory functions with throwing constructors

doc/mainpage.hpp

@@ -21,15 +21,15 @@
 ///     sf::RenderWindow window(sf::VideoMode({800, 600}), "SFML window");
 ///
 ///     // Load a sprite to display
-///     const auto texture = sf::Texture::loadFromFile("cute_image.jpg").value();
+///     const sf::Texture texture("cute_image.jpg");
 ///     sf::Sprite sprite(texture);
 ///
 ///     // Create a graphical text to display
-///     const auto font = sf::Font::openFromFile("arial.ttf").value();
+///     const sf::Font font("arial.ttf");
 ///     sf::Text text(font, "Hello SFML", 50);
 ///
 ///     // Load a music to play
-///     auto music = sf::Music::openFromFile("nice_music.ogg").value();
+///     sf::Music music("nice_music.ogg");
 ///
 ///     // Play the music
 ///     music.play();

examples/android/app/src/main/jni/main.cpp

@@ -86,13 +86,13 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[])
     sf::RenderWindow window(screen, "");
     window.setFramerateLimit(30);
 
-    const auto texture = sf::Texture::createFromFile("image.png").value();
+    const sf::Texture texture("image.png");
 
     sf::Sprite image(texture);
     image.setPosition(sf::Vector2f(screen.size) / 2.f);
     image.setOrigin(sf::Vector2f(texture.getSize()) / 2.f);
 
-    const auto font = sf::Font::createFromFile("tuffy.ttf").value();
+    const sf::Font font("tuffy.ttf");
 
     sf::Text text(font, "Tap anywhere to move the logo.", 64);
     text.setFillColor(sf::Color::Black);

examples/cocoa/CocoaAppDelegate.mm

@@ -52,9 +52,9 @@ struct SFMLmainWindow
 
     std::filesystem::path resPath{[[[NSBundle mainBundle] resourcePath] tostdstring]};
     sf::RenderWindow      renderWindow;
-    sf::Font              font{sf::Font::createFromFile(resPath / "tuffy.ttf").value()};
+    sf::Font              font{resPath / "tuffy.ttf"};
     sf::Text              text{font};
-    sf::Texture           logo{sf::Texture::createFromFile(resPath / "logo.png").value()};
+    sf::Texture           logo{resPath / "logo.png"};
     sf::Sprite            sprite{logo};
     sf::Color             background{sf::Color::Blue};
 };

examples/event_handling/EventHandling.cpp

@@ -316,7 +316,7 @@ private:
     // Member data
     ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
     sf::RenderWindow m_window{sf::VideoMode({800u, 600u}), "SFML Event Handling", sf::Style::Titlebar | sf::Style::Close};
-    const sf::Font   m_font{sf::Font::createFromFile("resources/tuffy.ttf").value()};
+    const sf::Font   m_font{"resources/tuffy.ttf"};
     sf::Text         m_logText{m_font, "", 20};
     sf::Text         m_handlerText{m_font, "Current Handler: Classic", 24};
     sf::Text         m_instructions{m_font, "Press Enter to change handler type", 24};

examples/island/Island.cpp

@@ -91,12 +91,12 @@ int main()
     sf::RenderWindow window(sf::VideoMode({windowWidth, windowHeight}), "SFML Island", sf::Style::Titlebar | sf::Style::Close);
     window.setVerticalSyncEnabled(true);
 
-    const auto font = sf::Font::createFromFile("resources/tuffy.ttf").value();
+    const sf::Font font("resources/tuffy.ttf");
 
     // Create all of our graphics resources
     sf::Text         hudText(font);
     sf::Text         statusText(font);
-    std::optional<sf::Shader> terrainShader;
+    sf::Shader       terrainShader;
     sf::RenderStates terrainStates;
     sf::VertexBuffer terrain(sf::PrimitiveType::Triangles, sf::VertexBuffer::Usage::Static);
 
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ int main()
     {
         statusText.setString("Shaders and/or Vertex Buffers Unsupported");
     }
-    else if (!(terrainShader = sf::Shader::createFromFile("resources/terrain.vert", "resources/terrain.frag")))
+    else if (!terrainShader.loadFromFile("resources/terrain.vert", "resources/terrain.frag"))
     {
         statusText.setString("Failed to load shader program");
     }
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ int main()
         statusText.setString("Generating Terrain...");
 
         // Set up the render states
-        terrainStates = sf::RenderStates(&*terrainShader);
+        terrainStates = sf::RenderStates(&terrainShader);
     }
 
     // Center the status text
@@ -186,7 +186,8 @@ int main()
             }
 
             // Arrow key pressed:
-            if (terrainShader.has_value() && event->is<sf::Event::KeyPressed>())
+            // TODO Replace use of getNativeHandle() when validity function is added
+            if (terrainShader.getNativeHandle() != 0 && event->is<sf::Event::KeyPressed>())
             {
                 switch (event->getIf<sf::Event::KeyPressed>()->code)
                 {
@@ -216,7 +217,7 @@ int main()
 
         window.draw(statusText);
 
-        if (terrainShader.has_value())
+        if (terrainShader.getNativeHandle() != 0)
         {
             {
                 const std::lock_guard lock(workQueueMutex);
@@ -236,7 +237,7 @@ int main()
                         bufferUploadPending = false;
                     }
 
-                    terrainShader->setUniform("lightFactor", lightFactor);
+                    terrainShader.setUniform("lightFactor", lightFactor);
                     window.draw(terrain, terrainStates);
                 }
             }

examples/joystick/Joystick.cpp

@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ int main()
     window.setVerticalSyncEnabled(true);
 
     // Open the text font
-    const auto font = sf::Font::createFromFile("resources/tuffy.ttf").value();
+    const sf::Font font("resources/tuffy.ttf");
 
     // Set up our string conversion parameters
     sstr.precision(2);

examples/opengl/OpenGL.cpp

@@ -58,11 +58,11 @@ int main()
         window.setMaximumSize(sf::Vector2u(1200, 900));
 
         // Create a sprite for the background
-        const auto backgroundTexture = sf::Texture::createFromFile(resourcesDir() / "background.jpg", sRgb).value();
+        const sf::Texture backgroundTexture(resourcesDir() / "background.jpg", sRgb);
         const sf::Sprite  background(backgroundTexture);
 
         // Create some text to draw on top of our OpenGL object
-        const auto font = sf::Font::createFromFile(resourcesDir() / "tuffy.ttf").value();
+        const sf::Font font(resourcesDir() / "tuffy.ttf");
 
         sf::Text text(font, "SFML / OpenGL demo");
         sf::Text sRgbInstructions(font, "Press space to toggle sRGB conversion");
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ int main()
         mipmapInstructions.setPosition({200.f, 550.f});
 
         // Load a texture to apply to our 3D cube
-        auto texture = sf::Texture::createFromFile(resourcesDir() / "logo.png").value();
+        sf::Texture texture(resourcesDir() / "logo.png");
 
         // Attempt to generate a mipmap for our cube texture
         // We don't check the return value here since
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ int main()
                     if (mipmapEnabled)
                     {
                         // We simply reload the texture to disable mipmapping
-                        texture = sf::Texture::createFromFile(resourcesDir() / "logo.png").value();
+                        texture = sf::Texture(resourcesDir() / "logo.png");
 
                         // Rebind the texture
                         sf::Texture::bind(&texture);

examples/raw_input/RawInput.cpp

@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ int main()
     window.setVerticalSyncEnabled(true);
 
     // Open the application font
-    const auto font = sf::Font::createFromFile("resources/tuffy.ttf").value();
+    const sf::Font font("resources/tuffy.ttf");
 
     // Create the mouse position text
     sf::Text mousePosition(font, "", 20);

examples/shader/Shader.cpp

@@ -278,69 +278,66 @@ private:
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 std::optional<Pixelate> tryLoadPixelate()
 {
-    auto texture = sf::Texture::createFromFile("resources/background.jpg");
+    sf::Texture texture;
-    if (!texture.has_value())
+    if (!texture.loadFromFile("resources/background.jpg"))
         return std::nullopt;
 
-    auto shader = sf::Shader::createFromFile("resources/pixelate.frag", sf::Shader::Type::Fragment);
+    sf::Shader shader;
-    if (!shader.has_value())
+    if (!shader.loadFromFile("resources/pixelate.frag", sf::Shader::Type::Fragment))
         return std::nullopt;
 
-    return std::make_optional<Pixelate>(std::move(*texture), std::move(*shader));
+    return std::make_optional<Pixelate>(std::move(texture), std::move(shader));
 }
 
 std::optional<WaveBlur> tryLoadWaveBlur(const sf::Font& font)
 {
-    auto shader = sf::Shader::createFromFile("resources/wave.vert", "resources/blur.frag");
+    sf::Shader shader;
-    if (!shader.has_value())
+    if (!shader.loadFromFile("resources/wave.vert", "resources/blur.frag"))
         return std::nullopt;
 
-    return std::make_optional<WaveBlur>(font, std::move(*shader));
+    return std::make_optional<WaveBlur>(font, std::move(shader));
 }
 
 std::optional<StormBlink> tryLoadStormBlink()
 {
-    auto shader = sf::Shader::createFromFile("resources/storm.vert", "resources/blink.frag");
+    sf::Shader shader;
-    if (!shader.has_value())
+    if (!shader.loadFromFile("resources/storm.vert", "resources/blink.frag"))
         return std::nullopt;
 
-    return std::make_optional<StormBlink>(std::move(*shader));
+    return std::make_optional<StormBlink>(std::move(shader));
 }
 
 std::optional<Edge> tryLoadEdge()
 {
     // Create the off-screen surface
-    auto surface = sf::RenderTexture::create({800, 600});
+    sf::RenderTexture surface;
-    if (!surface.has_value())
+    if (!surface.resize({800, 600}))
         return std::nullopt;
 
-    surface->setSmooth(true);
+    surface.setSmooth(true);
 
     // Load the background texture
-    auto backgroundTexture = sf::Texture::createFromFile("resources/sfml.png");
+    sf::Texture backgroundTexture;
-    if (!backgroundTexture.has_value())
+    if (!backgroundTexture.loadFromFile("resources/sfml.png"))
         return std::nullopt;
 
-    backgroundTexture->setSmooth(true);
+    backgroundTexture.setSmooth(true);
 
     // Load the entity texture
-    auto entityTexture = sf::Texture::createFromFile("resources/devices.png");
+    sf::Texture entityTexture;
-    if (!entityTexture.has_value())
+    if (!entityTexture.loadFromFile("resources/devices.png"))
         return std::nullopt;
 
-    entityTexture->setSmooth(true);
+    entityTexture.setSmooth(true);
 
     // Load the shader
-    auto shader = sf::Shader::createFromFile("resources/edge.frag", sf::Shader::Type::Fragment);
+    sf::Shader shader;
-    if (!shader.has_value())
+    if (!shader.loadFromFile("resources/edge.frag", sf::Shader::Type::Fragment))
         return std::nullopt;
 
-    shader->setUniform("texture", sf::Shader::CurrentTexture);
+    shader.setUniform("texture", sf::Shader::CurrentTexture);
 
-    return std::make_optional<Edge>(std::move(*surface),
+    return std::make_optional<Edge>(std::move(surface), std::move(backgroundTexture), std::move(entityTexture), std::move(shader));
-                                    std::move(*backgroundTexture),
-                                    std::move(*entityTexture),
-                                    std::move(*shader));
 }
 
 std::optional<Geometry> tryLoadGeometry()
@@ -350,25 +347,23 @@ std::optional<Geometry> tryLoadGeometry()
         return std::nullopt;
 
     // Load the logo texture
-    auto logoTexture = sf::Texture::createFromFile("resources/logo.png");
+    sf::Texture logoTexture;
-    if (!logoTexture.has_value())
+    if (!logoTexture.loadFromFile("resources/logo.png"))
         return std::nullopt;
 
-    logoTexture->setSmooth(true);
+    logoTexture.setSmooth(true);
 
     // Load the shader
-    auto shader = sf::Shader::createFromFile("resources/billboard.vert",
+    sf::Shader shader;
-                                             "resources/billboard.geom",
+    if (!shader.loadFromFile("resources/billboard.vert", "resources/billboard.geom", "resources/billboard.frag"))
-                                             "resources/billboard.frag");
-    if (!shader.has_value())
         return std::nullopt;
 
-    shader->setUniform("texture", sf::Shader::CurrentTexture);
+    shader.setUniform("texture", sf::Shader::CurrentTexture);
 
     // Set the render resolution (used for proper scaling)
-    shader->setUniform("resolution", sf::Vector2f(800, 600));
+    shader.setUniform("resolution", sf::Vector2f(800, 600));
 
-    return std::make_optional<Geometry>(std::move(*logoTexture), std::move(*shader));
+    return std::make_optional<Geometry>(std::move(logoTexture), std::move(shader));
 }
 
 } // namespace
@@ -394,7 +389,7 @@ int main()
     window.setVerticalSyncEnabled(true);
 
     // Open the application font
-    const auto font = sf::Font::createFromFile("resources/tuffy.ttf").value();
+    const sf::Font font("resources/tuffy.ttf");
 
     // Create the effects
     std::optional pixelateEffect   = tryLoadPixelate();
@@ -418,7 +413,7 @@ int main()
     std::size_t current = 0;
 
     // Create the messages background
-    const auto textBackgroundTexture = sf::Texture::createFromFile("resources/text-background.png").value();
+    const sf::Texture textBackgroundTexture("resources/text-background.png");
     sf::Sprite        textBackground(textBackgroundTexture);
     textBackground.setPosition({0.f, 520.f});
     textBackground.setColor(sf::Color(255, 255, 255, 200));

examples/sound/Sound.cpp

@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 void playSound()
 {
     // Load a sound buffer from a wav file
-    const auto buffer = sf::SoundBuffer::createFromFile("resources/killdeer.wav").value();
+    const sf::SoundBuffer buffer("resources/killdeer.wav");
 
     // Display sound information
     std::cout << "killdeer.wav:" << '\n'
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ void playSound()
 void playMusic(const std::filesystem::path& filename)
 {
     // Load an ogg music file
-    auto music = sf::Music::createFromFile("resources" / filename).value();
+    sf::Music music("resources" / filename);
 
     // Display music information
     std::cout << filename << ":" << '\n'

examples/sound_effects/SoundEffects.cpp

@@ -115,23 +115,23 @@ public:
         m_listener.setFillColor(sf::Color::Red);
 
         // Load the music file
-        if (!(m_music = sf::Music::createFromFile(resourcesDir() / "doodle_pop.ogg")))
+        if (!m_music.openFromFile(resourcesDir() / "doodle_pop.ogg"))
         {
             std::cerr << "Failed to load " << (resourcesDir() / "doodle_pop.ogg").string() << std::endl;
             std::abort();
         }
 
         // Set the music to loop
-        m_music->setLoop(true);
+        m_music.setLoop(true);
 
         // Set attenuation to a nice value
-        m_music->setAttenuation(0.04f);
+        m_music.setAttenuation(0.04f);
     }
 
     void onUpdate(float /*time*/, float x, float y) override
     {
         m_position = {windowWidth * x - 10.f, windowHeight * y - 10.f};
-        m_music->setPosition({m_position.x, m_position.y, 0.f});
+        m_music.setPosition({m_position.x, m_position.y, 0.f});
     }
 
     void onDraw(sf::RenderTarget& target, sf::RenderStates states) const override
@@ -149,19 +149,19 @@ public:
         // Synchronize listener audio position with graphical position
         sf::Listener::setPosition({m_listener.getPosition().x, m_listener.getPosition().y, 0.f});
 
-        m_music->play();
+        m_music.play();
     }
 
     void onStop() override
     {
-        m_music->stop();
+        m_music.stop();
     }
 
 private:
     sf::CircleShape m_listener{20.f};
     sf::CircleShape m_soundShape{20.f};
     sf::Vector2f    m_position;
-    std::optional<sf::Music> m_music;
+    sf::Music       m_music;
 };
 
 
@@ -177,23 +177,23 @@ public:
     m_volumeText(getFont(), "Volume: " + std::to_string(m_volume))
     {
         // Load the music file
-        if (!(m_music = sf::Music::createFromFile(resourcesDir() / "doodle_pop.ogg")))
+        if (!m_music.openFromFile(resourcesDir() / "doodle_pop.ogg"))
         {
             std::cerr << "Failed to load " << (resourcesDir() / "doodle_pop.ogg").string() << std::endl;
             std::abort();
         }
 
         // Set the music to loop
-        m_music->setLoop(true);
+        m_music.setLoop(true);
 
         // We don't care about attenuation in this effect
-        m_music->setAttenuation(0.f);
+        m_music.setAttenuation(0.f);
 
         // Set initial pitch
-        m_music->setPitch(m_pitch);
+        m_music.setPitch(m_pitch);
 
         // Set initial volume
-        m_music->setVolume(m_volume);
+        m_music.setVolume(m_volume);
 
         m_pitchText.setPosition({windowWidth / 2.f - 120.f, windowHeight / 2.f - 80.f});
         m_volumeText.setPosition({windowWidth / 2.f - 120.f, windowHeight / 2.f - 30.f});
@@ -204,8 +204,8 @@ public:
         m_pitch  = std::clamp(2.f * x, 0.f, 2.f);
         m_volume = std::clamp(100.f * (1.f - y), 0.f, 100.f);
 
-        m_music->setPitch(m_pitch);
+        m_music.setPitch(m_pitch);
-        m_music->setVolume(m_volume);
+        m_music.setVolume(m_volume);
 
         m_pitchText.setString("Pitch: " + std::to_string(m_pitch));
         m_volumeText.setString("Volume: " + std::to_string(m_volume));
@@ -223,12 +223,12 @@ public:
         // so that the music is right on top of the listener
         sf::Listener::setPosition({0.f, 0.f, 0.f});
 
-        m_music->play();
+        m_music.play();
     }
 
     void onStop() override
     {
-        m_music->stop();
+        m_music.stop();
     }
 
 private:
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ private:
     float     m_volume{100.f};
     sf::Text  m_pitchText;
     sf::Text  m_volumeText;
-    std::optional<sf::Music> m_music;
+    sf::Music m_music;
 };
 
 
@@ -283,23 +283,23 @@ public:
         makeCone(m_soundConeInner, innerConeAngle);
 
         // Load the music file
-        if (!(m_music = sf::Music::createFromFile(resourcesDir() / "doodle_pop.ogg")))
+        if (!m_music.openFromFile(resourcesDir() / "doodle_pop.ogg"))
         {
             std::cerr << "Failed to load " << (resourcesDir() / "doodle_pop.ogg").string() << std::endl;
             std::abort();
         }
 
         // Set the music to loop
-        m_music->setLoop(true);
+        m_music.setLoop(true);
 
         // Set attenuation factor
-        m_music->setAttenuation(m_attenuation);
+        m_music.setAttenuation(m_attenuation);
 
         // Set direction to face "downwards"
-        m_music->setDirection({0.f, 1.f, 0.f});
+        m_music.setDirection({0.f, 1.f, 0.f});
 
         // Set cone
-        m_music->setCone({innerConeAngle, outerConeAngle, 0.f});
+        m_music.setCone({innerConeAngle, outerConeAngle, 0.f});
 
         m_text.setString(
             "Attenuation factor dampens full volume of sound while within inner cone based on distance to "
@@ -314,7 +314,7 @@ public:
     void onUpdate(float /*time*/, float x, float y) override
     {
         m_position = {windowWidth * x - 10.f, windowHeight * y - 10.f};
-        m_music->setPosition({m_position.x, m_position.y, 0.f});
+        m_music.setPosition({m_position.x, m_position.y, 0.f});
     }
 
     void onDraw(sf::RenderTarget& target, sf::RenderStates states) const override
@@ -336,12 +336,12 @@ public:
         // Synchronize listener audio position with graphical position
         sf::Listener::setPosition({m_listener.getPosition().x, m_listener.getPosition().y, 0.f});
 
-        m_music->play();
+        m_music.play();
     }
 
     void onStop() override
     {
-        m_music->stop();
+        m_music.stop();
     }
 
 private:
@@ -351,7 +351,7 @@ private:
     sf::ConvexShape m_soundConeInner;
     sf::Text        m_text;
     sf::Vector2f    m_position;
-    std::optional<sf::Music> m_music;
+    sf::Music       m_music;
 
     float m_attenuation{0.01f};
 };
@@ -636,7 +636,7 @@ public:
     void onUpdate([[maybe_unused]] float time, float x, float y) override
     {
         m_position = {windowWidth * x - 10.f, windowHeight * y - 10.f};
-        m_music->setPosition({m_position.x, m_position.y, 0.f});
+        m_music.setPosition({m_position.x, m_position.y, 0.f});
     }
 
     void onDraw(sf::RenderTarget& target, sf::RenderStates states) const override
@@ -656,12 +656,12 @@ public:
         // Synchronize listener audio position with graphical position
         sf::Listener::setPosition({m_listener.getPosition().x, m_listener.getPosition().y, 0.f});
 
-        m_music->play();
+        m_music.play();
     }
 
     void onStop() override
     {
-        m_music->stop();
+        m_music.stop();
     }
 
 protected:
@@ -677,22 +677,22 @@ protected:
         m_instructions.setPosition({windowWidth / 2.f - 250.f, windowHeight * 3.f / 4.f});
 
         // Load the music file
-        if (!(m_music = sf::Music::createFromFile(resourcesDir() / "doodle_pop.ogg")))
+        if (!m_music.openFromFile(resourcesDir() / "doodle_pop.ogg"))
         {
             std::cerr << "Failed to load " << (resourcesDir() / "doodle_pop.ogg").string() << std::endl;
             std::abort();
         }
 
         // Set the music to loop
-        m_music->setLoop(true);
+        m_music.setLoop(true);
 
         // Set attenuation to a nice value
-        m_music->setAttenuation(0.0f);
+        m_music.setAttenuation(0.0f);
     }
 
     sf::Music& getMusic()
     {
-        return *m_music;
+        return m_music;
     }
 
     const std::shared_ptr<bool>& getEnabled() const
@@ -712,7 +712,7 @@ private:
     sf::CircleShape       m_listener{20.f};
     sf::CircleShape       m_soundShape{20.f};
     sf::Vector2f          m_position;
-    std::optional<sf::Music> m_music;
+    sf::Music             m_music;
     std::shared_ptr<bool> m_enabled{std::make_shared<bool>(true)};
     sf::Text              m_enabledText;
     sf::Text              m_instructions;
@@ -1077,7 +1077,7 @@ int main()
     window.setVerticalSyncEnabled(true);
 
     // Open the application font and pass it to the Effect class
-    const auto font = sf::Font::createFromFile(resourcesDir() / "tuffy.ttf").value();
+    const sf::Font font(resourcesDir() / "tuffy.ttf");
     Effect::setFont(font);
 
     // Create the effects
@@ -1106,7 +1106,7 @@ int main()
     effects[current]->start();
 
     // Create the messages background
-    const auto textBackgroundTexture = sf::Texture::createFromFile(resourcesDir() / "text-background.png").value();
+    const sf::Texture textBackgroundTexture(resourcesDir() / "text-background.png");
     sf::Sprite        textBackground(textBackgroundTexture);
     textBackground.setPosition({0.f, 520.f});
     textBackground.setColor(sf::Color(255, 255, 255, 200));

examples/tennis/Tennis.cpp

@@ -49,11 +49,11 @@ int main()
     window.setVerticalSyncEnabled(true);
 
     // Load the sounds used in the game
-    const auto ballSoundBuffer = sf::SoundBuffer::createFromFile(resourcesDir() / "ball.wav").value();
+    const sf::SoundBuffer ballSoundBuffer(resourcesDir() / "ball.wav");
     sf::Sound             ballSound(ballSoundBuffer);
 
     // Create the SFML logo texture:
-    const auto sfmlLogoTexture = sf::Texture::createFromFile(resourcesDir() / "sfml_logo.png").value();
+    const sf::Texture sfmlLogoTexture(resourcesDir() / "sfml_logo.png");
     sf::Sprite        sfmlLogo(sfmlLogoTexture);
     sfmlLogo.setPosition({170.f, 50.f});
 
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ int main()
     ball.setOrigin({ballRadius / 2.f, ballRadius / 2.f});
 
     // Open the text font
-    const auto font = sf::Font::createFromFile(resourcesDir() / "tuffy.ttf").value();
+    const sf::Font font(resourcesDir() / "tuffy.ttf");
 
     // Initialize the pause message
     sf::Text pauseMessage(font);

examples/vulkan/Vulkan.cpp

@@ -923,17 +923,17 @@ public:
 
         // Use the vertex shader SPIR-V code to create a vertex shader module
         {
-            auto file = sf::FileInputStream::create("resources/shader.vert.spv");
+            sf::FileInputStream file;
-            if (!file)
+            if (!file.open("resources/shader.vert.spv"))
             {
                 vulkanAvailable = false;
                 return;
             }
 
-            const auto                 fileSize = file->getSize().value();
+            const auto                 fileSize = file.getSize().value();
             std::vector<std::uint32_t> buffer(fileSize / sizeof(std::uint32_t));
 
-            if (file->read(buffer.data(), fileSize) != file->getSize())
+            if (file.read(buffer.data(), fileSize) != file.getSize())
             {
                 vulkanAvailable = false;
                 return;
@@ -951,17 +951,17 @@ public:
 
         // Use the fragment shader SPIR-V code to create a fragment shader module
         {
-            auto file = sf::FileInputStream::create("resources/shader.frag.spv");
+            sf::FileInputStream file;
-            if (!file)
+            if (!file.open("resources/shader.frag.spv"))
             {
                 vulkanAvailable = false;
                 return;
             }
 
-            const auto                 fileSize = file->getSize().value();
+            const auto                 fileSize = file.getSize().value();
             std::vector<std::uint32_t> buffer(fileSize / sizeof(std::uint32_t));
 
-            if (file->read(buffer.data(), fileSize) != file->getSize())
+            if (file.read(buffer.data(), fileSize) != file.getSize())
             {
                 vulkanAvailable = false;
                 return;
@@ -1801,16 +1801,13 @@ public:
     void setupTextureImage()
     {
         // Load the image data
-        const auto maybeImageData = sf::Image::createFromFile("resources/logo.png");
+        sf::Image imageData;
-
+        if (!imageData.loadFromFile("resources/logo.png"))
-        if (!maybeImageData)
         {
             vulkanAvailable = false;
             return;
         }
 
-        const auto& imageData = *maybeImageData;
-
         // Create a staging buffer to transfer the data with
         const VkDeviceSize imageSize = imageData.getSize().x * imageData.getSize().y * 4;
 

examples/win32/Win32.cpp

@@ -111,8 +111,8 @@ int main()
     sf::RenderWindow sfmlView2(view2);
 
     // Load some textures to display
-    const auto texture1 = sf::Texture::createFromFile("resources/image1.jpg").value();
+    const sf::Texture texture1("resources/image1.jpg");
-    const auto texture2 = sf::Texture::createFromFile("resources/image2.jpg").value();
+    const sf::Texture texture2("resources/image2.jpg");
     sf::Sprite        sprite1(texture1);
     sf::Sprite        sprite2(texture2);
     sprite1.setOrigin(sf::Vector2f(texture1.getSize()) / 2.f);

include/SFML/Audio/InputSoundFile.hpp

@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@
 
 #include <filesystem>
 #include <memory>
-#include <optional>
 #include <vector>
 
 #include <cstddef>
@@ -61,6 +60,51 @@ public:
     ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
     InputSoundFile() = default;
 
+    ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+    /// \brief Construct a sound file from the disk for reading
+    ///
+    /// The supported audio formats are: WAV (PCM only), OGG/Vorbis, FLAC, MP3.
+    /// The supported sample sizes for FLAC and WAV are 8, 16, 24 and 32 bit.
+    ///
+    /// Because of minimp3_ex limitation, for MP3 files with big (>16kb) APEv2 tag,
+    /// it may not be properly removed, tag data will be treated as MP3 data
+    /// and there is a low chance of garbage decoded at the end of file.
+    /// See also: https://github.com/lieff/minimp3
+    ///
+    /// \param filename Path of the sound file to load
+    ///
+    /// \throws std::runtime_error if opening the file was unsuccessful
+    ///
+    ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+    InputSoundFile(const std::filesystem::path& filename);
+
+    ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+    /// \brief Construct a sound file in memory for reading
+    ///
+    /// The supported audio formats are: WAV (PCM only), OGG/Vorbis, FLAC.
+    /// The supported sample sizes for FLAC and WAV are 8, 16, 24 and 32 bit.
+    ///
+    /// \param data        Pointer to the file data in memory
+    /// \param sizeInBytes Size of the data to load, in bytes
+    ///
+    /// \throws std::runtime_error if opening the file was unsuccessful
+    ///
+    ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+    InputSoundFile(const void* data, std::size_t sizeInBytes);
+
+    ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+    /// \brief Construct a sound file from a custom stream for reading
+    ///
+    /// The supported audio formats are: WAV (PCM only), OGG/Vorbis, FLAC.
+    /// The supported sample sizes for FLAC and WAV are 8, 16, 24 and 32 bit.
+    ///
+    /// \param stream Source stream to read from
+    ///
+    /// \throws std::runtime_error if opening the file was unsuccessful
+    ///
+    ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+    InputSoundFile(InputStream& stream);
+
     ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
     /// \brief Open a sound file from the disk for reading
     ///
@@ -106,51 +150,6 @@ public:
     ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
     [[nodiscard]] bool openFromStream(InputStream& stream);
 
-    ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-    /// \brief Create a sound file from the disk for reading
-    ///
-    /// The supported audio formats are: WAV (PCM only), OGG/Vorbis, FLAC, MP3.
-    /// The supported sample sizes for FLAC and WAV are 8, 16, 24 and 32 bit.
-    ///
-    /// Because of minimp3_ex limitation, for MP3 files with big (>16kb) APEv2 tag,
-    /// it may not be properly removed, tag data will be treated as MP3 data
-    /// and there is a low chance of garbage decoded at the end of file.
-    /// See also: https://github.com/lieff/minimp3
-    ///
-    /// \param filename Path of the sound file to load
-    ///
-    /// \return Input sound file if the file was successfully opened, otherwise `std::nullopt`
-    ///
-    ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-    [[nodiscard]] static std::optional<InputSoundFile> createFromFile(const std::filesystem::path& filename);
-
-    ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-    /// \brief Create a sound file in memory for reading
-    ///
-    /// The supported audio formats are: WAV (PCM only), OGG/Vorbis, FLAC.
-    /// The supported sample sizes for FLAC and WAV are 8, 16, 24 and 32 bit.
-    ///
-    /// \param data        Pointer to the file data in memory
-    /// \param sizeInBytes Size of the data to load, in bytes
-    ///
-    /// \return Input sound file if the file was successfully opened, otherwise `std::nullopt`
-    ///
-    ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-    [[nodiscard]] static std::optional<InputSoundFile> createFromMemory(const void* data, std::size_t sizeInBytes);
-
-    ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-    /// \brief Create a sound file from a custom stream for reading
-    ///
-    /// The supported audio formats are: WAV (PCM only), OGG/Vorbis, FLAC.
-    /// The supported sample sizes for FLAC and WAV are 8, 16, 24 and 32 bit.
-    ///
-    /// \param stream Source stream to read from
-    ///
-    /// \return Input sound file if the file was successfully opened, otherwise `std::nullopt`
-    ///
-    ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-    [[nodiscard]] static std::optional<InputSoundFile> createFromStream(InputStream& stream);
-
     ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
     /// \brief Get the total number of audio samples in the file
     ///
@@ -311,7 +310,7 @@ private:
 /// Usage example:
 /// \code
 /// // Open a sound file
-/// auto file = sf::InputSoundFile::createFromFile("music.ogg").value();
+/// sf::InputSoundFile file("music.ogg");
 ///
 /// // Print the sound attributes
 /// std::cout << "duration: " << file.getDuration().asSeconds() << '\n'

include/SFML/Audio/Music.hpp

@@ -74,6 +74,71 @@ public:
     ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
     Music();
 
+    ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+    /// \brief Construct a music from an audio file
+    ///
+    /// This function doesn't start playing the music (call play()
+    /// to do so).
+    /// See the documentation of sf::InputSoundFile for the list
+    /// of supported formats.
+    ///
+    /// \warning Since the music is not loaded at once but rather
+    /// streamed continuously, the file must remain accessible until
+    /// the sf::Music object loads a new music or is destroyed.
+    ///
+    /// \param filename Path of the music file to open
+    ///
+    /// \throws std::runtime_error if loading was unsuccessful
+    ///
+    /// \see openFromMemory, openFromStream
+    ///
+    ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+    Music(const std::filesystem::path& filename);
+
+    ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+    /// \brief Construct a music from an audio file in memory
+    ///
+    /// This function doesn't start playing the music (call play()
+    /// to do so).
+    /// See the documentation of sf::InputSoundFile for the list
+    /// of supported formats.
+    ///
+    /// \warning Since the music is not loaded at once but rather streamed
+    /// continuously, the \a data buffer must remain accessible until
+    /// the sf::Music object loads a new music or is destroyed. That is,
+    /// you can't deallocate the buffer right after calling this function.
+    ///
+    /// \param data        Pointer to the file data in memory
+    /// \param sizeInBytes Size of the data to load, in bytes
+    ///
+    /// \throws std::runtime_error if loading was unsuccessful
+    ///
+    /// \see openFromFile, openFromStream
+    ///
+    ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+    Music(const void* data, std::size_t sizeInBytes);
+
+    ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+    /// \brief Construct a music from an audio file in a custom stream
+    ///
+    /// This function doesn't start playing the music (call play()
+    /// to do so).
+    /// See the documentation of sf::InputSoundFile for the list
+    /// of supported formats.
+    ///
+    /// \warning Since the music is not loaded at once but rather
+    /// streamed continuously, the \a stream must remain accessible
+    /// until the sf::Music object loads a new music or is destroyed.
+    ///
+    /// \param stream Source stream to read from
+    ///
+    /// \throws std::runtime_error if loading was unsuccessful
+    ///
+    /// \see openFromFile, openFromMemory
+    ///
+    ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+    Music(InputStream& stream);
+
     ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
     /// \brief Destructor
     ///
@@ -157,71 +222,6 @@ public:
     ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
     [[nodiscard]] bool openFromStream(InputStream& stream);
 
-    ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-    /// \brief Create a music from an audio file
-    ///
-    /// This function doesn't start playing the music (call play()
-    /// to do so).
-    /// See the documentation of sf::InputSoundFile for the list
-    /// of supported formats.
-    ///
-    /// \warning Since the music is not loaded at once but rather
-    /// streamed continuously, the file must remain accessible until
-    /// the sf::Music object loads a new music or is destroyed.
-    ///
-    /// \param filename Path of the music file to open
-    ///
-    /// \return Music if loading succeeded, `std::nullopt` if it failed
-    ///
-    /// \see createFromMemory, createFromStream
-    ///
-    ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-    [[nodiscard]] static std::optional<Music> createFromFile(const std::filesystem::path& filename);
-
-    ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-    /// \brief Create a music from an audio file in memory
-    ///
-    /// This function doesn't start playing the music (call play()
-    /// to do so).
-    /// See the documentation of sf::InputSoundFile for the list
-    /// of supported formats.
-    ///
-    /// \warning Since the music is not loaded at once but rather streamed
-    /// continuously, the \a data buffer must remain accessible until
-    /// the sf::Music object loads a new music or is destroyed. That is,
-    /// you can't deallocate the buffer right after calling this function.
-    ///
-    /// \param data        Pointer to the file data in memory
-    /// \param sizeInBytes Size of the data to load, in bytes
-    ///
-    /// \return Music if loading succeeded, `std::nullopt` if it failed
-    ///
-    /// \see createFromFile, createFromStream
-    ///
-    ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-    [[nodiscard]] static std::optional<Music> createFromMemory(const void* data, std::size_t sizeInBytes);
-
-    ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-    /// \brief Create a music from an audio file in a custom stream
-    ///
-    /// This function doesn't start playing the music (call play()
-    /// to do so).
-    /// See the documentation of sf::InputSoundFile for the list
-    /// of supported formats.
-    ///
-    /// \warning Since the music is not loaded at once but rather
-    /// streamed continuously, the \a stream must remain accessible
-    /// until the sf::Music object loads a new music or is destroyed.
-    ///
-    /// \param stream Source stream to read from
-    ///
-    /// \return Music if loading succeeded, `std::nullopt` if it failed
-    ///
-    /// \see createFromFile, createFromMemory
-    ///
-    ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-    [[nodiscard]] static std::optional<Music> createFromStream(InputStream& stream);
-
     ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
     /// \brief Get the total duration of the music
     ///
@@ -360,7 +360,7 @@ private:
 /// Usage example:
 /// \code
 /// // Open a music from an audio file
-/// auto music = sf::Music::createFromFile("music.ogg").value();
+/// sf::Music music("music.ogg");
 ///
 /// // Change some parameters
 /// music.setPosition({0, 1, 10}); // change its 3D position

include/SFML/Audio/OutputSoundFile.hpp

@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@
 
 #include <filesystem>
 #include <memory>
-#include <optional>
 #include <vector>
 
 #include <cstdint>
@@ -58,6 +57,24 @@ public:
     ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
     OutputSoundFile() = default;
 
+    ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+    /// \brief Construct the sound file from the disk for writing
+    ///
+    /// The supported audio formats are: WAV, OGG/Vorbis, FLAC.
+    ///
+    /// \param filename     Path of the sound file to write
+    /// \param sampleRate   Sample rate of the sound
+    /// \param channelCount Number of channels in the sound
+    /// \param channelMap   Map of position in sample frame to sound channel
+    ///
+    /// \throws std::runtime_error if the file could not be opened successfully
+    ///
+    ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+    OutputSoundFile(const std::filesystem::path&     filename,
+                    unsigned int                     sampleRate,
+                    unsigned int                     channelCount,
+                    const std::vector<SoundChannel>& channelMap);
+
     ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
     /// \brief Open the sound file from the disk for writing
     ///
@@ -76,25 +93,6 @@ public:
                                     unsigned int                     channelCount,
                                     const std::vector<SoundChannel>& channelMap);
 
-    ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-    /// \brief Create the sound file from the disk for writing
-    ///
-    /// The supported audio formats are: WAV, OGG/Vorbis, FLAC.
-    ///
-    /// \param filename     Path of the sound file to write
-    /// \param sampleRate   Sample rate of the sound
-    /// \param channelCount Number of channels in the sound
-    /// \param channelMap   Map of position in sample frame to sound channel
-    ///
-    /// \return Output sound file if the file was successfully opened
-    ///
-    ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-    [[nodiscard]] static std::optional<OutputSoundFile> createFromFile(
-        const std::filesystem::path&     filename,
-        unsigned int                     sampleRate,
-        unsigned int                     channelCount,
-        const std::vector<SoundChannel>& channelMap);
-
     ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
     /// \brief Write audio samples to the file
     ///
@@ -132,7 +130,7 @@ private:
 /// Usage example:
 /// \code
 /// // Create a sound file, ogg/vorbis format, 44100 Hz, stereo
-/// auto file = sf::OutputSoundFile::createFromFile("music.ogg", 44100, 2).value();
+/// sf::OutputSoundFile file("music.ogg", 44100, 2, {sf::SoundChannel::FrontLeft, sf::SoundChannel::FrontRight});
 ///
 /// while (...)
 /// {

include/SFML/Audio/Sound.hpp

@@ -274,7 +274,7 @@ private:
 ///
 /// Usage example:
 /// \code
-/// const auto buffer = sf::SoundBuffer::createFromFile("sound.wav").value();
+/// const sf::SoundBuffer buffer("sound.wav");
 /// sf::Sound sound(buffer);
 /// sound.play();
 /// \endcode

include/SFML/Audio/SoundBuffer.hpp

@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@
 #include <SFML/System/Time.hpp>
 
 #include <filesystem>
-#include <optional>
 #include <unordered_set>
 #include <vector>
 
@@ -72,6 +71,74 @@ public:
     ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
     SoundBuffer(const SoundBuffer& copy);
 
+    ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+    /// \brief Construct the sound buffer from a file
+    ///
+    /// See the documentation of sf::InputSoundFile for the list
+    /// of supported formats.
+    ///
+    /// \param filename Path of the sound file to load
+    ///
+    /// \throws std::runtime_error if loading was unsuccessful
+    ///
+    /// \see loadFromMemory, loadFromStream, loadFromSamples, saveToFile
+    ///
+    ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+    SoundBuffer(const std::filesystem::path& filename);
+
+    ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+    /// \brief Construct the sound buffer from a file in memory
+    ///
+    /// See the documentation of sf::InputSoundFile for the list
+    /// of supported formats.
+    ///
+    /// \param data        Pointer to the file data in memory
+    /// \param sizeInBytes Size of the data to load, in bytes
+    ///
+    /// \throws std::runtime_error if loading was unsuccessful
+    ///
+    /// \see loadFromFile, loadFromStream, loadFromSamples
+    ///
+    ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+    SoundBuffer(const void* data, std::size_t sizeInBytes);
+
+    ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+    /// \brief Construct the sound buffer from a custom stream
+    ///
+    /// See the documentation of sf::InputSoundFile for the list
+    /// of supported formats.
+    ///
+    /// \param stream Source stream to read from
+    ///
+    /// \throws std::runtime_error if loading was unsuccessful
+    ///
+    /// \see loadFromFile, loadFromMemory, loadFromSamples
+    ///
+    ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+    SoundBuffer(InputStream& stream);
+
+    ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+    /// \brief Construct the sound buffer from an array of audio samples
+    ///
+    /// The assumed format of the audio samples is 16 bit signed integer.
+    ///
+    /// \param samples      Pointer to the array of samples in memory
+    /// \param sampleCount  Number of samples in the array
+    /// \param channelCount Number of channels (1 = mono, 2 = stereo, ...)
+    /// \param sampleRate   Sample rate (number of samples to play per second)
+    /// \param channelMap   Map of position in sample frame to sound channel
+    ///
+    /// \throws std::runtime_error if loading was unsuccessful
+    ///
+    /// \see loadFromFile, loadFromMemory, saveToFile
+    ///
+    ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+    SoundBuffer(const std::int16_t*              samples,
+                std::uint64_t                    sampleCount,
+                unsigned int                     channelCount,
+                unsigned int                     sampleRate,
+                const std::vector<SoundChannel>& channelMap);
+
     ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
     /// \brief Destructor
     ///
@@ -146,75 +213,6 @@ public:
                                        unsigned int                     sampleRate,
                                        const std::vector<SoundChannel>& channelMap);
 
-    ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-    /// \brief Create the sound buffer from a file
-    ///
-    /// See the documentation of sf::InputSoundFile for the list
-    /// of supported formats.
-    ///
-    /// \param filename Path of the sound file to load
-    ///
-    /// \return Sound buffer if loading succeeded, `std::nullopt` if it failed
-    ///
-    /// \see createFromMemory, createFromStream, createFromSamples, saveToFile
-    ///
-    ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-    [[nodiscard]] static std::optional<SoundBuffer> createFromFile(const std::filesystem::path& filename);
-
-    ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-    /// \brief Create the sound buffer from a file in memory
-    ///
-    /// See the documentation of sf::InputSoundFile for the list
-    /// of supported formats.
-    ///
-    /// \param data        Pointer to the file data in memory
-    /// \param sizeInBytes Size of the data to load, in bytes
-    ///
-    /// \return Sound buffer if loading succeeded, `std::nullopt` if it failed
-    ///
-    /// \see createFromFile, createFromStream, createFromSamples
-    ///
-    ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-    [[nodiscard]] static std::optional<SoundBuffer> createFromMemory(const void* data, std::size_t sizeInBytes);
-
-    ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-    /// \brief Create the sound buffer from a custom stream
-    ///
-    /// See the documentation of sf::InputSoundFile for the list
-    /// of supported formats.
-    ///
-    /// \param stream Source stream to read from
-    ///
-    /// \return Sound buffer if loading succeeded, `std::nullopt` if it failed
-    ///
-    /// \see createFromFile, createFromMemory, createFromSamples
-    ///
-    ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-    [[nodiscard]] static std::optional<SoundBuffer> createFromStream(InputStream& stream);
-
-    ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-    /// \brief Create the sound buffer from an array of audio samples
-    ///
-    /// The assumed format of the audio samples is 16 bits signed integer.
-    ///
-    /// \param samples      Pointer to the array of samples in memory
-    /// \param sampleCount  Number of samples in the array
-    /// \param channelCount Number of channels (1 = mono, 2 = stereo, ...)
-    /// \param sampleRate   Sample rate (number of samples to play per second)
-    /// \param channelMap   Map of position in sample frame to sound channel
-    ///
-    /// \return Sound buffer if loading succeeded, `std::nullopt` if it failed
-    ///
-    /// \see createFromFile, createFromMemory, saveToFile
-    ///
-    ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-    [[nodiscard]] static std::optional<SoundBuffer> createFromSamples(
-        const std::int16_t*              samples,
-        std::uint64_t                    sampleCount,
-        unsigned int                     channelCount,
-        unsigned int                     sampleRate,
-        const std::vector<SoundChannel>& channelMap);
-
     ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
     /// \brief Save the sound buffer to an audio file
     ///
@@ -225,8 +223,6 @@ public:
     ///
     /// \return True if saving succeeded, false if it failed
     ///
-    /// \see createFromFile, createFromMemory, createFromSamples
-    ///
     ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
     [[nodiscard]] bool saveToFile(const std::filesystem::path& filename) const;
 
@@ -389,8 +385,7 @@ private:
 /// are like texture pixels, and a sf::SoundBuffer is similar to
 /// a sf::Texture.
 ///
-/// A sound buffer can be loaded from a file (see createFromFile()
+/// A sound buffer can be loaded from a file, from memory, from
-/// for the complete list of supported formats), from memory, from
 /// a custom stream (see sf::InputStream) or directly from an array
 /// of samples. It can also be saved back to a file.
 ///
@@ -415,7 +410,7 @@ private:
 /// Usage example:
 /// \code
 /// // Load a new sound buffer from a file
-/// const auto buffer = sf::SoundBuffer::createFromFile("sound.wav").value();
+/// const sf::SoundBuffer buffer("sound.wav");
 ///
 /// // Create a sound source bound to the buffer
 /// sf::Sound sound1(buffer);

include/SFML/Graphics/Font.hpp

@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@
 
 #include <filesystem>
 #include <memory>
-#include <optional>
 #include <string>
 #include <unordered_map>
 #include <vector>
@@ -81,6 +80,71 @@ public:
     ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
     Font() = default;
 
+    ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+    /// \brief Construct the font from a file
+    ///
+    /// The supported font formats are: TrueType, Type 1, CFF,
+    /// OpenType, SFNT, X11 PCF, Windows FNT, BDF, PFR and Type 42.
+    /// Note that this function knows nothing about the standard
+    /// fonts installed on the user's system, thus you can't
+    /// load them directly.
+    ///
+    /// \warning SFML cannot preload all the font data in this
+    /// function, so the file has to remain accessible until
+    /// the sf::Font object opens a new font or is destroyed.
+    ///
+    /// \param filename Path of the font file to open
+    ///
+    /// \throws std::runtime_error if opening was unsuccessful
+    ///
+    /// \see openFromFile, openFromMemory, openFromStream
+    ///
+    ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+    Font(const std::filesystem::path& filename);
+
+    ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+    /// \brief Construct the font from a file in memory
+    ///
+    /// The supported font formats are: TrueType, Type 1, CFF,
+    /// OpenType, SFNT, X11 PCF, Windows FNT, BDF, PFR and Type 42.
+    ///
+    /// \warning SFML cannot preload all the font data in this
+    /// function, so the buffer pointed by \a data has to remain
+    /// valid until the sf::Font object opens a new font or
+    /// is destroyed.
+    ///
+    /// \param data        Pointer to the file data in memory
+    /// \param sizeInBytes Size of the data to load, in bytes
+    ///
+    /// \throws std::runtime_error if loading was unsuccessful
+    ///
+    /// \see openFromFile, openFromMemory, openFromStream
+    ///
+    ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+    Font(const void* data, std::size_t sizeInBytes);
+
+    ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+    /// \brief Construct the font from a custom stream
+    ///
+    /// The supported font formats are: TrueType, Type 1, CFF,
+    /// OpenType, SFNT, X11 PCF, Windows FNT, BDF, PFR and Type 42.
+    /// Warning: SFML cannot preload all the font data in this
+    /// function, so the contents of \a stream have to remain
+    /// valid as long as the font is used.
+    ///
+    /// \warning SFML cannot preload all the font data in this
+    /// function, so the stream has to remain accessible until
+    /// the sf::Font object opens a new font or is destroyed.
+    ///
+    /// \param stream Source stream to read from
+    ///
+    /// \throws std::runtime_error if loading was unsuccessful
+    ///
+    /// \see openFromFile, openFromMemory, openFromStream
+    ///
+    ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+    Font(InputStream& stream);
+
     ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
     /// \brief Open the font from a file
     ///
@@ -92,11 +156,11 @@ public:
     ///
     /// \warning SFML cannot preload all the font data in this
     /// function, so the file has to remain accessible until
-    /// the sf::Font object loads a new font or is destroyed.
+    /// the sf::Font object opens a new font or is destroyed.
     ///
     /// \param filename Path of the font file to load
     ///
-    /// \return True if loading succeeded, false if it failed
+    /// \return True if opening succeeded, false if it failed
     ///
     /// \see openFromMemory, openFromStream
     ///
@@ -111,13 +175,13 @@ public:
     ///
     /// \warning SFML cannot preload all the font data in this
     /// function, so the buffer pointed by \a data has to remain
-    /// valid until the sf::Font object loads a new font or
+    /// valid until the sf::Font object opens a new font or
     /// is destroyed.
     ///
     /// \param data        Pointer to the file data in memory
     /// \param sizeInBytes Size of the data to load, in bytes
     ///
-    /// \return True if loading succeeded, false if it failed
+    /// \return True if opening succeeded, false if it failed
     ///
     /// \see openFromFile, openFromStream
     ///
@@ -129,84 +193,20 @@ public:
     ///
     /// The supported font formats are: TrueType, Type 1, CFF,
     /// OpenType, SFNT, X11 PCF, Windows FNT, BDF, PFR and Type 42.
-    /// Warning: SFML cannot preload all the font data in this
-    /// function, so the contents of \a stream have to remain
-    /// valid as long as the font is used.
     ///
     /// \warning SFML cannot preload all the font data in this
     /// function, so the stream has to remain accessible until
-    /// the sf::Font object loads a new font or is destroyed.
+    /// the sf::Font object opens a new font or is destroyed.
     ///
     /// \param stream Source stream to read from
     ///
-    /// \return True if loading succeeded, false if it failed
+    /// \return True if opening succeeded, false if it failed
     ///
     /// \see openFromFile, openFromMemory
     ///
     ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
     [[nodiscard]] bool openFromStream(InputStream& stream);
 
-    ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-    /// \brief Create the font from a file
-    ///
-    /// The supported font formats are: TrueType, Type 1, CFF,
-    /// OpenType, SFNT, X11 PCF, Windows FNT, BDF, PFR and Type 42.
-    /// Note that this function knows nothing about the standard
-    /// fonts installed on the user's system, thus you can't
-    /// load them directly.
-    ///
-    /// \warning SFML cannot preload all the font data in this
-    /// function, so the file has to remain accessible until
-    /// the sf::Font object is destroyed.
-    ///
-    /// \param filename Path of the font file to load
-    ///
-    /// \return Font if opening succeeded, `std::nullopt` if it failed
-    ///
-    /// \see createFromMemory, createFromStream
-    ///
-    ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-    [[nodiscard]] static std::optional<Font> createFromFile(const std::filesystem::path& filename);
-
-    ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-    /// \brief Create the font from a file in memory
-    ///
-    /// The supported font formats are: TrueType, Type 1, CFF,
-    /// OpenType, SFNT, X11 PCF, Windows FNT, BDF, PFR and Type 42.
-    ///
-    /// \warning SFML cannot preload all the font data in this
-    /// function, so the buffer pointed by \a data has to remain
-    /// valid until the sf::Font object is destroyed.
-    ///
-    /// \param data        Pointer to the file data in memory
-    /// \param sizeInBytes Size of the data to load, in bytes
-    ///
-    /// \return Font if opening succeeded, `std::nullopt` if it failed
-    ///
-    /// \see createFromFile, createFromStream
-    ///
-    ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-    [[nodiscard]] static std::optional<Font> createFromMemory(const void* data, std::size_t sizeInBytes);
-
-    ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-    /// \brief Create the font from a custom stream
-    ///
-    /// The supported font formats are: TrueType, Type 1, CFF,
-    /// OpenType, SFNT, X11 PCF, Windows FNT, BDF, PFR and Type 42.
-    ///
-    /// \warning SFML cannot preload all the font data in this
-    /// function, so the stream has to remain accessible until
-    /// the sf::Font object is destroyed.
-    ///
-    /// \param stream Source stream to read from
-    ///
-    /// \return Font if opening succeeded, `std::nullopt` if it failed
-    ///
-    /// \see createFromFile, createFromMemory
-    ///
-    ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-    [[nodiscard]] static std::optional<Font> createFromStream(InputStream& stream);
-
     ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
     /// \brief Get the font information
     ///
@@ -474,7 +474,7 @@ private:
 ///
 /// Fonts can be opened from a file, from memory or from a custom
 /// stream, and supports the most common types of fonts. See
-/// the createFromFile function for the complete list of supported formats.
+/// the openFromFile function for the complete list of supported formats.
 ///
 /// Once it is opened, a sf::Font instance provides three
 /// types of information about the font:
@@ -505,7 +505,7 @@ private:
 /// Usage example:
 /// \code
 /// // Open a new font
-/// const auto font = sf::Font::createFromFile("arial.ttf").value();
+/// const sf::Font font("arial.ttf");
 ///
 /// // Create a text which uses our font
 /// sf::Text text1(font);

include/SFML/Graphics/Image.hpp

@@ -59,6 +59,8 @@ public:
     ///
     /// Constructs an image with width 0 and height 0.
     ///
+    /// \see resize
+    ///
     ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
     Image() = default;
 
@@ -85,6 +87,55 @@ public:
     ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
     Image(Vector2u size, const std::uint8_t* pixels);
 
+    ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+    /// \brief Construct the image from a file on disk
+    ///
+    /// The supported image formats are bmp, png, tga, jpg, gif,
+    /// psd, hdr, pic and pnm. Some format options are not supported,
+    /// like jpeg with arithmetic coding or ASCII pnm.
+    ///
+    /// \param filename Path of the image file to load
+    ///
+    /// \throws std::runtime_error if loading was unsuccessful
+    ///
+    /// \see loadFromFile, loadFromMemory, loadFromStream
+    ///
+    ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+    explicit Image(const std::filesystem::path& filename);
+
+    ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+    /// \brief Construct the image from a file in memory
+    ///
+    /// The supported image formats are bmp, png, tga, jpg, gif,
+    /// psd, hdr, pic and pnm. Some format options are not supported,
+    /// like jpeg with arithmetic coding or ASCII pnm.
+    ///
+    /// \param data Pointer to the file data in memory
+    /// \param size Size of the data to load, in bytes
+    ///
+    /// \throws std::runtime_error if loading was unsuccessful
+    ///
+    /// \see loadFromFile, loadFromMemory, loadFromStream
+    ///
+    ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+    Image(const void* data, std::size_t size);
+
+    ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+    /// \brief Construct the image from a custom stream
+    ///
+    /// The supported image formats are bmp, png, tga, jpg, gif,
+    /// psd, hdr, pic and pnm. Some format options are not supported,
+    /// like jpeg with arithmetic coding or ASCII pnm.
+    ///
+    /// \param stream Source stream to read from
+    ///
+    /// \throws std::runtime_error if loading was unsuccessful
+    ///
+    /// \see loadFromFile, loadFromMemory, loadFromStream
+    ///
+    ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+    explicit Image(InputStream& stream);
+
     ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
     /// \brief Resize the image and fill it with a unique color
     ///
@@ -138,7 +189,7 @@ public:
     ///
     /// \return True if loading was successful
     ///
-    /// \see loadFromFile, loadFromStream
+    /// \see loadFromFile, loadFromStream, saveToMemory
     ///
     ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
     [[nodiscard]] bool loadFromMemory(const void* data, std::size_t size);
@@ -160,58 +211,6 @@ public:
     ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
     [[nodiscard]] bool loadFromStream(InputStream& stream);
 
-    ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-    /// \brief Load the image from a file on disk
-    ///
-    /// The supported image formats are bmp, png, tga, jpg, gif,
-    /// psd, hdr, pic and pnm. Some format options are not supported,
-    /// like jpeg with arithmetic coding or ASCII pnm.
-    /// If this function fails, the image is left unchanged.
-    ///
-    /// \param filename Path of the image file to load
-    ///
-    /// \return Image if loading was successful, `std::nullopt` otherwise
-    ///
-    /// \see createFromMemory, createFromStream, saveToFile
-    ///
-    ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-    [[nodiscard]] static std::optional<Image> createFromFile(const std::filesystem::path& filename);
-
-    ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-    /// \brief Load the image from a file in memory
-    ///
-    /// The supported image formats are bmp, png, tga, jpg, gif,
-    /// psd, hdr, pic and pnm. Some format options are not supported,
-    /// like jpeg with arithmetic coding or ASCII pnm.
-    /// If this function fails, the image is left unchanged.
-    ///
-    /// \param data Pointer to the file data in memory
-    /// \param size Size of the data to load, in bytes
-    ///
-    /// \return Image if loading was successful, `std::nullopt` otherwise
-    ///
-    /// \see createFromFile, createFromStream
-    ///
-    ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-    [[nodiscard]] static std::optional<Image> createFromMemory(const void* data, std::size_t size);
-
-    ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-    /// \brief Load the image from a custom stream
-    ///
-    /// The supported image formats are bmp, png, tga, jpg, gif,
-    /// psd, hdr, pic and pnm. Some format options are not supported,
-    /// like jpeg with arithmetic coding or ASCII pnm.
-    /// If this function fails, the image is left unchanged.
-    ///
-    /// \param stream Source stream to read from
-    ///
-    /// \return Image if loading was successful, `std::nullopt` otherwise
-    ///
-    /// \see createFromFile, createFromMemory
-    ///
-    ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-    [[nodiscard]] static std::optional<Image> createFromStream(InputStream& stream);
-
     ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
     /// \brief Save the image to a file on disk
     ///
@@ -224,7 +223,7 @@ public:
     ///
     /// \return True if saving was successful
     ///
-    /// \see create, createFromFile, createFromMemory
+    /// \see saveToMemory, loadFromFile
     ///
     ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
     [[nodiscard]] bool saveToFile(const std::filesystem::path& filename) const;
@@ -242,7 +241,7 @@ public:
     /// \return Buffer with encoded data if saving was successful,
     ///     otherwise std::nullopt
     ///
-    /// \see create, createFromFile, createFromMemory, saveToFile
+    /// \see saveToFile, loadFromMemory
     ///
     ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
     [[nodiscard]] std::optional<std::vector<std::uint8_t>> saveToMemory(std::string_view format) const;
@@ -386,7 +385,7 @@ private:
 /// channels -- just like a sf::Color.
 /// All the functions that return an array of pixels follow
 /// this rule, and all parameters that you pass to sf::Image
-/// functions (such as createFromMemory) must use this
+/// functions (such as loadFromMemory) must use this
 /// representation as well.
 ///
 /// A sf::Image can be copied, but it is a heavy resource and
@@ -396,7 +395,7 @@ private:
 /// Usage example:
 /// \code
 /// // Load an image file from a file
-/// const auto background = sf::Image::createFromFile("background.jpg").value();
+/// const sf::Image background("background.jpg");
 ///
 /// // Create a 20x20 image filled with black color
 /// sf::Image image({20, 20}, sf::Color::Black);

include/SFML/Graphics/RenderTexture.hpp

@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@
 #include <SFML/System/Vector2.hpp>
 
 #include <memory>
-#include <optional>
 
 
 namespace sf
@@ -64,6 +63,25 @@ public:
     ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
     RenderTexture();
 
+    ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+    /// \brief Construct a render-texture
+    ///
+    /// The last parameter, \a settings, is useful if you want to enable
+    /// multi-sampling or use the render-texture for OpenGL rendering that
+    /// requires a depth or stencil buffer. Otherwise it is unnecessary, and
+    /// you should leave this parameter at its default value.
+    ///
+    /// After creation, the contents of the render-texture are undefined.
+    /// Call `RenderTexture::clear` first to ensure a single color fill.
+    ///
+    /// \param size     Width and height of the render-texture
+    /// \param settings Additional settings for the underlying OpenGL texture and context
+    ///
+    /// \throws std::runtime_error if creation was unsuccessful
+    ///
+    ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+    RenderTexture(Vector2u size, const ContextSettings& settings = {});
+
     ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
     /// \brief Destructor
     ///
@@ -108,29 +126,10 @@ public:
     /// \param size     Width and height of the render-texture
     /// \param settings Additional settings for the underlying OpenGL texture and context
     ///
-    /// \return True if resizing has been successful
+    /// \return True if resizing has been successful, false if it failed
     ///
     ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-    [[nodiscard]] bool resize(Vector2u size, const ContextSettings& settings = ContextSettings());
+    [[nodiscard]] bool resize(Vector2u size, const ContextSettings& settings = {});
-
-    ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-    /// \brief Create the render-texture
-    ///
-    /// The last parameter, \a settings, is useful if you want to enable
-    /// multi-sampling or use the render-texture for OpenGL rendering that
-    /// requires a depth or stencil buffer. Otherwise it is unnecessary, and
-    /// you should leave this parameter at its default value.
-    ///
-    /// After creation, the contents of the render-texture are undefined.
-    /// Call `RenderTexture::clear` first to ensure a single color fill.
-    ///
-    /// \param size     Width and height of the render-texture
-    /// \param settings Additional settings for the underlying OpenGL texture and context
-    ///
-    /// \return Render texture if creation has been successful, otherwise `std::nullopt`
-    ///
-    ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-    [[nodiscard]] static std::optional<RenderTexture> create(Vector2u size, const ContextSettings& settings = {});
 
     ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
     /// \brief Get the maximum anti-aliasing level supported by the system
@@ -302,7 +301,7 @@ private:
 /// sf::RenderWindow window(sf::VideoMode({800, 600}), "SFML window");
 ///
 /// // Create a new render-texture
-/// auto texture = sf::RenderTexture::create({500, 500}).value();
+/// sf::RenderTexture texture({500, 500});
 ///
 /// // The main loop
 /// while (window.isOpen())

include/SFML/Graphics/RenderWindow.hpp

@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ public:
                  const String&          title,
                  std::uint32_t          style    = Style::Default,
                  State                  state    = State::Windowed,
-                 const ContextSettings& settings = ContextSettings());
+                 const ContextSettings& settings = {});
 
     ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
     /// \brief Construct a new window
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ public:
     /// \param settings Additional settings for the underlying OpenGL context
     ///
     ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-    RenderWindow(VideoMode mode, const String& title, State state, const ContextSettings& settings = ContextSettings());
+    RenderWindow(VideoMode mode, const String& title, State state, const ContextSettings& settings = {});
 
     ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
     /// \brief Construct the window from an existing control
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ public:
     /// \param settings Additional settings for the underlying OpenGL context
     ///
     ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-    explicit RenderWindow(WindowHandle handle, const ContextSettings& settings = ContextSettings());
+    explicit RenderWindow(WindowHandle handle, const ContextSettings& settings = {});
 
     ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
     /// \brief Get the size of the rendering region of the window
@@ -266,9 +266,9 @@ private:
 /// sf::RenderWindow window(sf::VideoMode({800, 600}), "SFML OpenGL");
 ///
 /// // Create a sprite and a text to display
-/// const auto texture = sf::Texture::createFromFile("circle.png").value();
+/// const sf::Texture texture("circle.png");
 /// sf::Sprite sprite(texture);
-/// const auto font = sf::Font::createFromFile("arial.ttf").value();
+/// const sf::Font font("arial.ttf");
 /// sf::Text text(font);
 /// ...
 ///

include/SFML/Graphics/Shader.hpp

@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@
 #include <SFML/Window/GlResource.hpp>
 
 #include <filesystem>
-#include <optional>
 #include <string>
 #include <string_view>
 #include <unordered_map>
@@ -126,6 +125,198 @@ public:
     ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
     Shader& operator=(Shader&& right) noexcept;
 
+    ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+    /// \brief Construct from a shader file
+    ///
+    /// This constructor loads a single shader, vertex, geometry or
+    /// fragment, identified by the second argument.
+    /// The source must be a text file containing a valid
+    /// shader in GLSL language. GLSL is a C-like language
+    /// dedicated to OpenGL shaders; you'll probably need to
+    /// read a good documentation for it before writing your
+    /// own shaders.
+    ///
+    /// \param filename Path of the vertex, geometry or fragment shader file to load
+    /// \param type     Type of shader (vertex, geometry or fragment)
+    ///
+    /// \throws std::runtime_error if loading was unsuccessful
+    ///
+    /// \see loadFromFile, loadFromMemory, loadFromStream
+    ///
+    ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+    Shader(const std::filesystem::path& filename, Type type);
+
+    ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+    /// \brief Construct from vertex and fragment shader files
+    ///
+    /// This constructor loads both the vertex and the fragment
+    /// shaders. If one of them fails to load, the shader is left
+    /// empty (the valid shader is unloaded).
+    /// The sources must be text files containing valid shaders
+    /// in GLSL language. GLSL is a C-like language dedicated to
+    /// OpenGL shaders; you'll probably need to read a good documentation
+    /// for it before writing your own shaders.
+    ///
+    /// \param vertexShaderFilename   Path of the vertex shader file to load
+    /// \param fragmentShaderFilename Path of the fragment shader file to load
+    ///
+    /// \throws std::runtime_error if loading was unsuccessful
+    ///
+    /// \see loadFromFile, loadFromMemory, loadFromStream
+    ///
+    ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+    Shader(const std::filesystem::path& vertexShaderFilename, const std::filesystem::path& fragmentShaderFilename);
+
+    ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+    /// \brief Construct from vertex, geometry and fragment shader files
+    ///
+    /// This constructor loads the vertex, geometry and fragment
+    /// shaders. If one of them fails to load, the shader is left
+    /// empty (the valid shader is unloaded).
+    /// The sources must be text files containing valid shaders
+    /// in GLSL language. GLSL is a C-like language dedicated to
+    /// OpenGL shaders; you'll probably need to read a good documentation
+    /// for it before writing your own shaders.
+    ///
+    /// \param vertexShaderFilename   Path of the vertex shader file to load
+    /// \param geometryShaderFilename Path of the geometry shader file to load
+    /// \param fragmentShaderFilename Path of the fragment shader file to load
+    ///
+    /// \throws std::runtime_error if loading was unsuccessful
+    ///
+    /// \see loadFromFile, loadFromMemory, loadFromStream
+    ///
+    ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+    Shader(const std::filesystem::path& vertexShaderFilename,
+           const std::filesystem::path& geometryShaderFilename,
+           const std::filesystem::path& fragmentShaderFilename);
+
+    ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+    /// \brief Construct from shader in memory
+    ///
+    /// This constructor loads a single shader, vertex, geometry
+    /// or fragment, identified by the second argument.
+    /// The source code must be a valid shader in GLSL language.
+    /// GLSL is a C-like language dedicated to OpenGL shaders;
+    /// you'll probably need to read a good documentation for
+    /// it before writing your own shaders.
+    ///
+    /// \param shader String containing the source code of the shader
+    /// \param type   Type of shader (vertex, geometry or fragment)
+    ///
+    /// \throws std::runtime_error if loading was unsuccessful
+    ///
+    /// \see loadFromFile, loadFromMemory, loadFromStream
+    ///
+    ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+    Shader(std::string_view shader, Type type);
+
+    ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+    /// \brief Construct from vertex and fragment shaders in memory
+    ///
+    /// This constructor loads both the vertex and the fragment
+    /// shaders. If one of them fails to load, the shader is left
+    /// empty (the valid shader is unloaded).
+    /// The sources must be valid shaders in GLSL language. GLSL is
+    /// a C-like language dedicated to OpenGL shaders; you'll
+    /// probably need to read a good documentation for it before
+    /// writing your own shaders.
+    ///
+    /// \param vertexShader   String containing the source code of the vertex shader
+    /// \param fragmentShader String containing the source code of the fragment shader
+    ///
+    /// \throws std::runtime_error if loading was unsuccessful
+    ///
+    /// \see loadFromFile, loadFromMemory, loadFromStream
+    ///
+    ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+    Shader(std::string_view vertexShader, std::string_view fragmentShader);
+
+    ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+    /// \brief Construct from vertex, geometry and fragment shaders in memory
+    ///
+    /// This constructor loads the vertex, geometry and fragment
+    /// shaders. If one of them fails to load, the shader is left
+    /// empty (the valid shader is unloaded).
+    /// The sources must be valid shaders in GLSL language. GLSL is
+    /// a C-like language dedicated to OpenGL shaders; you'll
+    /// probably need to read a good documentation for it before
+    /// writing your own shaders.
+    ///
+    /// \param vertexShader   String containing the source code of the vertex shader
+    /// \param geometryShader String containing the source code of the geometry shader
+    /// \param fragmentShader String containing the source code of the fragment shader
+    ///
+    /// \throws std::runtime_error if loading was unsuccessful
+    ///
+    /// \see loadFromFile, loadFromMemory, loadFromStream
+    ///
+    ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+    Shader(std::string_view vertexShader, std::string_view geometryShader, std::string_view fragmentShader);
+
+    ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+    /// \brief Construct from a shader stream
+    ///
+    /// This constructor loads a single shader, vertex, geometry
+    /// or fragment, identified by the second argument.
+    /// The source code must be a valid shader in GLSL language.
+    /// GLSL is a C-like language dedicated to OpenGL shaders;
+    /// you'll probably need to read a good documentation for it
+    /// before writing your own shaders.
+    ///
+    /// \param stream Source stream to read from
+    /// \param type   Type of shader (vertex, geometry or fragment)
+    ///
+    /// \throws std::runtime_error if loading was unsuccessful
+    ///
+    /// \see loadFromFile, loadFromMemory, loadFromStream
+    ///
+    ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+    Shader(InputStream& stream, Type type);
+
+    ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+    /// \brief Construct from vertex and fragment shader streams
+    ///
+    /// This constructor loads both the vertex and the fragment
+    /// shaders. If one of them fails to load, the shader is left
+    /// empty (the valid shader is unloaded).
+    /// The source codes must be valid shaders in GLSL language.
+    /// GLSL is a C-like language dedicated to OpenGL shaders;
+    /// you'll probably need to read a good documentation for
+    /// it before writing your own shaders.
+    ///
+    /// \param vertexShaderStream   Source stream to read the vertex shader from
+    /// \param fragmentShaderStream Source stream to read the fragment shader from
+    ///
+    /// \throws std::runtime_error if loading was unsuccessful
+    ///
+    /// \see loadFromFile, loadFromMemory, loadFromStream
+    ///
+    ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+    Shader(InputStream& vertexShaderStream, InputStream& fragmentShaderStream);
+
+    ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+    /// \brief Construct from vertex, geometry and fragment shader streams
+    ///
+    /// This constructor loads the vertex, geometry and fragment
+    /// shaders. If one of them fails to load, the shader is left
+    /// empty (the valid shader is unloaded).
+    /// The source codes must be valid shaders in GLSL language.
+    /// GLSL is a C-like language dedicated to OpenGL shaders;
+    /// you'll probably need to read a good documentation for
+    /// it before writing your own shaders.
+    ///
+    /// \param vertexShaderStream   Source stream to read the vertex shader from
+    /// \param geometryShaderStream Source stream to read the geometry shader from
+    /// \param fragmentShaderStream Source stream to read the fragment shader from
+    ///
+    /// \throws std::runtime_error if loading was unsuccessful
+    ///
+    /// \see loadFromFile, loadFromMemory, loadFromStream
+    ///
+    ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+    Shader(InputStream& vertexShaderStream, InputStream& geometryShaderStream, InputStream& fragmentShaderStream);
+
     ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
     /// \brief Load the vertex, geometry or fragment shader from a file
     ///
@@ -323,204 +514,6 @@ public:
                                       InputStream& geometryShaderStream,
                                       InputStream& fragmentShaderStream);
 
-    ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-    /// \brief Load the vertex, geometry or fragment shader from a file
-    ///
-    /// This function loads a single shader, vertex, geometry or
-    /// fragment, identified by the second argument.
-    /// The source must be a text file containing a valid
-    /// shader in GLSL language. GLSL is a C-like language
-    /// dedicated to OpenGL shaders; you'll probably need to
-    /// read a good documentation for it before writing your
-    /// own shaders.
-    ///
-    /// \param filename Path of the vertex, geometry or fragment shader file to load
-    /// \param type     Type of shader (vertex, geometry or fragment)
-    ///
-    /// \return Shader if loading succeeded, `std::nullopt` if it failed
-    ///
-    /// \see createFromMemory, createFromStream
-    ///
-    ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-    [[nodiscard]] static std::optional<Shader> createFromFile(const std::filesystem::path& filename, Type type);
-
-    ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-    /// \brief Load both the vertex and fragment shaders from files
-    ///
-    /// This function loads both the vertex and the fragment
-    /// shaders. If one of them fails to load, the shader is left
-    /// empty (the valid shader is unloaded).
-    /// The sources must be text files containing valid shaders
-    /// in GLSL language. GLSL is a C-like language dedicated to
-    /// OpenGL shaders; you'll probably need to read a good documentation
-    /// for it before writing your own shaders.
-    ///
-    /// \param vertexShaderFilename   Path of the vertex shader file to load
-    /// \param fragmentShaderFilename Path of the fragment shader file to load
-    ///
-    /// \return Shader if loading succeeded, `std::nullopt` if it failed
-    ///
-    /// \see createFromMemory, createFromStream
-    ///
-    ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-    [[nodiscard]] static std::optional<Shader> createFromFile(const std::filesystem::path& vertexShaderFilename,
-                                                              const std::filesystem::path& fragmentShaderFilename);
-
-    ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-    /// \brief Load the vertex, geometry and fragment shaders from files
-    ///
-    /// This function loads the vertex, geometry and fragment
-    /// shaders. If one of them fails to load, the shader is left
-    /// empty (the valid shader is unloaded).
-    /// The sources must be text files containing valid shaders
-    /// in GLSL language. GLSL is a C-like language dedicated to
-    /// OpenGL shaders; you'll probably need to read a good documentation
-    /// for it before writing your own shaders.
-    ///
-    /// \param vertexShaderFilename   Path of the vertex shader file to load
-    /// \param geometryShaderFilename Path of the geometry shader file to load
-    /// \param fragmentShaderFilename Path of the fragment shader file to load
-    ///
-    /// \return Shader if loading succeeded, `std::nullopt` if it failed
-    ///
-    /// \see createFromMemory, createFromStream
-    ///
-    ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-    [[nodiscard]] static std::optional<Shader> createFromFile(const std::filesystem::path& vertexShaderFilename,
-                                                              const std::filesystem::path& geometryShaderFilename,
-                                                              const std::filesystem::path& fragmentShaderFilename);
-
-    ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-    /// \brief Load the vertex, geometry or fragment shader from a source code in memory
-    ///
-    /// This function loads a single shader, vertex, geometry
-    /// or fragment, identified by the second argument.
-    /// The source code must be a valid shader in GLSL language.
-    /// GLSL is a C-like language dedicated to OpenGL shaders;
-    /// you'll probably need to read a good documentation for
-    /// it before writing your own shaders.
-    ///
-    /// \param shader String containing the source code of the shader
-    /// \param type   Type of shader (vertex, geometry or fragment)
-    ///
-    /// \return Shader if loading succeeded, `std::nullopt` if it failed
-    ///
-    /// \see createFromFile, createFromStream
-    ///
-    ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-    [[nodiscard]] static std::optional<Shader> createFromMemory(std::string_view shader, Type type);
-
-    ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-    /// \brief Load both the vertex and fragment shaders from source codes in memory
-    ///
-    /// This function loads both the vertex and the fragment
-    /// shaders. If one of them fails to load, the shader is left
-    /// empty (the valid shader is unloaded).
-    /// The sources must be valid shaders in GLSL language. GLSL is
-    /// a C-like language dedicated to OpenGL shaders; you'll
-    /// probably need to read a good documentation for it before
-    /// writing your own shaders.
-    ///
-    /// \param vertexShader   String containing the source code of the vertex shader
-    /// \param fragmentShader String containing the source code of the fragment shader
-    ///
-    /// \return Shader if loading succeeded, `std::nullopt` if it failed
-    ///
-    /// \see createFromFile, createFromStream
-    ///
-    ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-    [[nodiscard]] static std::optional<Shader> createFromMemory(std::string_view vertexShader, std::string_view fragmentShader);
-
-    ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-    /// \brief Load the vertex, geometry and fragment shaders from source codes in memory
-    ///
-    /// This function loads the vertex, geometry and fragment
-    /// shaders. If one of them fails to load, the shader is left
-    /// empty (the valid shader is unloaded).
-    /// The sources must be valid shaders in GLSL language. GLSL is
-    /// a C-like language dedicated to OpenGL shaders; you'll
-    /// probably need to read a good documentation for it before
-    /// writing your own shaders.
-    ///
-    /// \param vertexShader   String containing the source code of the vertex shader
-    /// \param geometryShader String containing the source code of the geometry shader
-    /// \param fragmentShader String containing the source code of the fragment shader
-    ///
-    /// \return Shader if loading succeeded, `std::nullopt` if it failed
-    ///
-    /// \see createFromFile, createFromStream
-    ///
-    ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-    [[nodiscard]] static std::optional<Shader> createFromMemory(std::string_view vertexShader,
-                                                                std::string_view geometryShader,
-                                                                std::string_view fragmentShader);
-
-    ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-    /// \brief Load the vertex, geometry or fragment shader from a custom stream
-    ///
-    /// This function loads a single shader, vertex, geometry
-    /// or fragment, identified by the second argument.
-    /// The source code must be a valid shader in GLSL language.
-    /// GLSL is a C-like language dedicated to OpenGL shaders;
-    /// you'll probably need to read a good documentation for it
-    /// before writing your own shaders.
-    ///
-    /// \param stream Source stream to read from
-    /// \param type   Type of shader (vertex, geometry or fragment)
-    ///
-    /// \return Shader if loading succeeded, `std::nullopt` if it failed
-    ///
-    /// \see createFromFile, createFromMemory
-    ///
-    ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-    [[nodiscard]] static std::optional<Shader> createFromStream(InputStream& stream, Type type);
-
-    ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-    /// \brief Load both the vertex and fragment shaders from custom streams
-    ///
-    /// This function loads both the vertex and the fragment
-    /// shaders. If one of them fails to load, the shader is left
-    /// empty (the valid shader is unloaded).
-    /// The source codes must be valid shaders in GLSL language.
-    /// GLSL is a C-like language dedicated to OpenGL shaders;
-    /// you'll probably need to read a good documentation for
-    /// it before writing your own shaders.
-    ///
-    /// \param vertexShaderStream   Source stream to read the vertex shader from
-    /// \param fragmentShaderStream Source stream to read the fragment shader from
-    ///
-    /// \return Shader if loading succeeded, `std::nullopt` if it failed
-    ///
-    /// \see createFromFile, createFromMemory
-    ///
-    ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-    [[nodiscard]] static std::optional<Shader> createFromStream(InputStream& vertexShaderStream,
-                                                                InputStream& fragmentShaderStream);
-
-    ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-    /// \brief Load the vertex, geometry and fragment shaders from custom streams
-    ///
-    /// This function loads the vertex, geometry and fragment
-    /// shaders. If one of them fails to load, the shader is left
-    /// empty (the valid shader is unloaded).
-    /// The source codes must be valid shaders in GLSL language.
-    /// GLSL is a C-like language dedicated to OpenGL shaders;
-    /// you'll probably need to read a good documentation for
-    /// it before writing your own shaders.
-    ///
-    /// \param vertexShaderStream   Source stream to read the vertex shader from
-    /// \param geometryShaderStream Source stream to read the geometry shader from
-    /// \param fragmentShaderStream Source stream to read the fragment shader from
-    ///
-    /// \return Shader if loading succeeded, `std::nullopt` if it failed
-    ///
-    /// \see createFromFile, createFromMemory
-    ///
-    ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-    [[nodiscard]] static std::optional<Shader> createFromStream(InputStream& vertexShaderStream,
-                                                                InputStream& geometryShaderStream,
-                                                                InputStream& fragmentShaderStream);
-
     ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
     /// \brief Specify value for \p float uniform
     ///

include/SFML/Graphics/Sprite.hpp

@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ private:
 /// Usage example:
 /// \code
 /// // Load a texture
-/// const auto texture = sf::Texture::createFromFile("texture.png").value();
+/// const sf::Texture texture("texture.png");
 ///
 /// // Create a sprite
 /// sf::Sprite sprite(texture);

include/SFML/Graphics/Text.hpp

@@ -469,7 +469,7 @@ private:
 /// Usage example:
 /// \code
 /// // Open a font
-/// const auto font = sf::Font::createFromFile("arial.ttf").value();
+/// const sf::Font font("arial.ttf");
 ///
 /// // Create a text
 /// sf::Text text(font, "hello");

include/SFML/Graphics/Texture.hpp

@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@
 #include <SFML/System/Vector2.hpp>
 
 #include <filesystem>
-#include <optional>
 
 #include <cstddef>
 #include <cstdint>
@@ -61,6 +60,8 @@ public:
     ///
     /// Creates a texture with width 0 and height 0.
     ///
+    /// \see resize
+    ///
     ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
     Texture();
 
@@ -96,6 +97,174 @@ public:
     ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
     Texture& operator=(Texture&&) noexcept;
 
+    ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+    /// \brief Construct the texture from a file on disk
+    ///
+    /// The maximum size for a texture depends on the graphics
+    /// driver and can be retrieved with the getMaximumSize function.
+    ///
+    /// \param filename Path of the image file to load
+    /// \param sRgb     True to enable sRGB conversion, false to disable it
+    ///
+    /// \throws std::runtime_error if loading was unsuccessful
+    ///
+    /// \see loadFromFile, loadFromMemory, loadFromStream, loadFromImage
+    ///
+    ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+    explicit Texture(const std::filesystem::path& filename, bool sRgb = false);
+
+    ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+    /// \brief Construct the texture from a sub-rectangle of a file on disk
+    ///
+    /// The \a area argument can be used to load only a sub-rectangle
+    /// of the whole image. If you want the entire image then leave
+    /// the default value (which is an empty IntRect).
+    /// If the \a area rectangle crosses the bounds of the image, it
+    /// is adjusted to fit the image size.
+    ///
+    /// The maximum size for a texture depends on the graphics
+    /// driver and can be retrieved with the getMaximumSize function.
+    ///
+    /// \param filename Path of the image file to load
+    /// \param sRgb     True to enable sRGB conversion, false to disable it
+    /// \param area     Area of the image to load
+    ///
+    /// \throws std::runtime_error if loading was unsuccessful
+    ///
+    /// \see loadFromFile, loadFromMemory, loadFromStream, loadFromImage
+    ///
+    ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+    Texture(const std::filesystem::path& filename, bool sRgb, const IntRect& area);
+
+    ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+    /// \brief Construct the texture from a file in memory
+    ///
+    /// The maximum size for a texture depends on the graphics
+    /// driver and can be retrieved with the getMaximumSize function.
+    ///
+    /// \param data Pointer to the file data in memory
+    /// \param size Size of the data to load, in bytes
+    /// \param sRgb True to enable sRGB conversion, false to disable it
+    ///
+    /// \throws std::runtime_error if loading was unsuccessful
+    ///
+    /// \see loadFromFile, loadFromMemory, loadFromStream, loadFromImage
+    ///
+    ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+    Texture(const void* data, std::size_t size, bool sRgb = false);
+
+    ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+    /// \brief Construct the texture from a sub-rectangle of a file in memory
+    ///
+    /// The \a area argument can be used to load only a sub-rectangle
+    /// of the whole image. If you want the entire image then leave
+    /// the default value (which is an empty IntRect).
+    /// If the \a area rectangle crosses the bounds of the image, it
+    /// is adjusted to fit the image size.
+    ///
+    /// The maximum size for a texture depends on the graphics
+    /// driver and can be retrieved with the getMaximumSize function.
+    ///
+    /// \param data Pointer to the file data in memory
+    /// \param size Size of the data to load, in bytes
+    /// \param sRgb True to enable sRGB conversion, false to disable it
+    /// \param area Area of the image to load
+    ///
+    /// \throws std::runtime_error if loading was unsuccessful
+    ///
+    /// \see loadFromFile, loadFromMemory, loadFromStream, loadFromImage
+    ///
+    ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+    Texture(const void* data, std::size_t size, bool sRgb, const IntRect& area);
+
+    ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+    /// \brief Construct the texture from a custom stream
+    ///
+    /// The maximum size for a texture depends on the graphics
+    /// driver and can be retrieved with the getMaximumSize function.
+    ///
+    /// \param stream Source stream to read from
+    /// \param sRgb   True to enable sRGB conversion, false to disable it
+    ///
+    /// \throws std::runtime_error if loading was unsuccessful
+    ///
+    /// \see loadFromFile, loadFromMemory, loadFromStream, loadFromImage
+    ///
+    ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+    explicit Texture(InputStream& stream, bool sRgb = false);
+
+    ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+    /// \brief Construct the texture from a sub-rectangle of a custom stream
+    ///
+    /// The \a area argument can be used to load only a sub-rectangle
+    /// of the whole image. If you want the entire image then leave
+    /// the default value (which is an empty IntRect).
+    /// If the \a area rectangle crosses the bounds of the image, it
+    /// is adjusted to fit the image size.
+    ///
+    /// The maximum size for a texture depends on the graphics
+    /// driver and can be retrieved with the getMaximumSize function.
+    ///
+    /// \param stream Source stream to read from
+    /// \param sRgb   True to enable sRGB conversion, false to disable it
+    /// \param area   Area of the image to load
+    ///
+    /// \throws std::runtime_error if loading was unsuccessful
+    ///
+    /// \see loadFromFile, loadFromMemory, loadFromStream, loadFromImage
+    ///
+    ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+    Texture(InputStream& stream, bool sRgb, const IntRect& area);
+
+    ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+    /// \brief Construct the texture from an image
+    ///
+    /// The maximum size for a texture depends on the graphics
+    /// driver and can be retrieved with the getMaximumSize function.
+    ///
+    /// \param image Image to load into the texture
+    /// \param sRgb  True to enable sRGB conversion, false to disable it
+    ///
+    /// \throws std::runtime_error if loading was unsuccessful
+    ///
+    /// \see loadFromFile, loadFromMemory, loadFromStream, loadFromImage
+    ///
+    ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+    explicit Texture(const Image& image, bool sRgb = false);
+
+    ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+    /// \brief Construct the texture from a sub-rectangle of an image
+    ///
+    /// The \a area argument is used to load only a sub-rectangle
+    /// of the whole image.
+    /// If the \a area rectangle crosses the bounds of the image, it
+    /// is adjusted to fit the image size.
+    ///
+    /// The maximum size for a texture depends on the graphics
+    /// driver and can be retrieved with the getMaximumSize function.
+    ///
+    /// \param image Image to load into the texture
+    /// \param sRgb  True to enable sRGB conversion, false to disable it
+    /// \param area  Area of the image to load
+    ///
+    /// \throws std::runtime_error if loading was unsuccessful
+    ///
+    /// \see loadFromFile, loadFromMemory, loadFromStream, loadFromImage
+    ///
+    ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+    Texture(const Image& image, bool sRgb, const IntRect& area);
+
+    ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+    /// \brief Construct the texture with a given size
+    ///
+    /// \param size Width and height of the texture
+    /// \param sRgb True to enable sRGB conversion, false to disable it
+    ///
+    /// \throws std::runtime_error if construction was unsuccessful
+    ///
+    ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+    explicit Texture(Vector2u size, bool sRgb = false);
+
     ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
     /// \brief Resize the texture
     ///
@@ -104,7 +273,7 @@ public:
     /// \param size Width and height of the texture
     /// \param sRgb True to enable sRGB conversion, false to disable it
     ///
-    /// \return True if resizing was successful
+    /// \return True if resizing was successful, false if it failed
     ///
     ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
     [[nodiscard]] bool resize(Vector2u size, bool sRgb = false);
@@ -112,15 +281,6 @@ public:
     ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
     /// \brief Load the texture from a file on disk
     ///
-    /// This function is a shortcut for the following code:
-    /// \code
-    /// sf::Image image;
-    /// if (!image.loadFromFile(filename))
-    ///     return false;
-    /// if (!texture.loadFromImage(image, area))
-    ///     return false;
-    /// \endcode
-    ///
     /// The \a area argument can be used to load only a sub-rectangle
     /// of the whole image. If you want the entire image then leave
     /// the default value (which is an empty IntRect).
@@ -136,25 +296,16 @@ public:
     /// \param sRgb     True to enable sRGB conversion, false to disable it
     /// \param area     Area of the image to load
     ///
-    /// \return True if loading was successful
+    /// \return True if loading was successful, false if it failed
     ///
     /// \see loadFromMemory, loadFromStream, loadFromImage
     ///
     ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-    [[nodiscard]] bool loadFromFile(const std::filesystem::path& filename, bool sRgb = false, const IntRect& area = IntRect());
+    [[nodiscard]] bool loadFromFile(const std::filesystem::path& filename, bool sRgb = false, const IntRect& area = {});
 
     ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
     /// \brief Load the texture from a file in memory
     ///
-    /// This function is a shortcut for the following code:
-    /// \code
-    /// sf::Image image;
-    /// if (!image.loadFromMemory(data, size))
-    ///     return false;
-    /// if (!texture.loadFromImage(image, area))
-    ///     return false;
-    /// \endcode
-    ///
     /// The \a area argument can be used to load only a sub-rectangle
     /// of the whole image. If you want the entire image then leave
     /// the default value (which is an empty IntRect).
@@ -171,25 +322,16 @@ public:
     /// \param sRgb True to enable sRGB conversion, false to disable it
     /// \param area Area of the image to load
     ///
-    /// \return True if loading was successful
+    /// \return True if loading was successful, false if it failed
     ///
     /// \see loadFromFile, loadFromStream, loadFromImage
     ///
     ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-    [[nodiscard]] bool loadFromMemory(const void* data, std::size_t size, bool sRgb = false, const IntRect& area = IntRect());
+    [[nodiscard]] bool loadFromMemory(const void* data, std::size_t size, bool sRgb = false, const IntRect& area = {});
 
     ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
     /// \brief Load the texture from a custom stream
     ///
-    /// This function is a shortcut for the following code:
-    /// \code
-    /// sf::Image image;
-    /// if (!image.loadFromStream(stream))
-    ///     return false;
-    /// if (!texture.loadFromImage(image, area))
-    ///     return false;
-    /// \endcode
-    ///
     /// The \a area argument can be used to load only a sub-rectangle
     /// of the whole image. If you want the entire image then leave
     /// the default value (which is an empty IntRect).
@@ -205,12 +347,12 @@ public:
     /// \param sRgb   True to enable sRGB conversion, false to disable it
     /// \param area   Area of the image to load
     ///
-    /// \return True if loading was successful
+    /// \return True if loading was successful, false if it failed
     ///
     /// \see loadFromFile, loadFromMemory, loadFromImage
     ///
     ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-    [[nodiscard]] bool loadFromStream(InputStream& stream, bool sRgb = false, const IntRect& area = IntRect());
+    [[nodiscard]] bool loadFromStream(InputStream& stream, bool sRgb = false, const IntRect& area = {});
 
     ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
     /// \brief Load the texture from an image
@@ -230,132 +372,12 @@ public:
     /// \param sRgb  True to enable sRGB conversion, false to disable it
     /// \param area  Area of the image to load
     ///
-    /// \return True if loading was successful
+    /// \return True if loading was successful, false if it failed
     ///
     /// \see loadFromFile, loadFromMemory
     ///
     ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-    [[nodiscard]] bool loadFromImage(const Image& image, bool sRgb = false, const IntRect& area = IntRect());
+    [[nodiscard]] bool loadFromImage(const Image& image, bool sRgb = false, const IntRect& area = {});
-
-    ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-    /// \brief Create a texture
-    ///
-    /// \param size Width and height of the texture
-    /// \param sRgb True to enable sRGB conversion, false to disable it
-    ///
-    /// \return Texture if creation was successful, otherwise `std::nullopt`
-    ///
-    ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-    [[nodiscard]] static std::optional<Texture> create(Vector2u size, bool sRgb = false);
-
-    ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-    /// \brief Load the texture from a file on disk
-    ///
-    /// The \a area argument can be used to load only a sub-rectangle
-    /// of the whole image. If you want the entire image then leave
-    /// the default value (which is an empty IntRect).
-    /// If the \a area rectangle crosses the bounds of the image, it
-    /// is adjusted to fit the image size.
-    ///
-    /// The maximum size for a texture depends on the graphics
-    /// driver and can be retrieved with the getMaximumSize function.
-    ///
-    /// If this function fails, the texture is left unchanged.
-    ///
-    /// \param filename Path of the image file to load
-    /// \param sRgb     True to enable sRGB conversion, false to disable it
-    /// \param area     Area of the image to load
-    ///
-    /// \return Texture if loading was successful, otherwise `std::nullopt`
-    ///
-    /// \see createFromMemory, createFromStream, createFromImage
-    ///
-    ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-    [[nodiscard]] static std::optional<Texture> createFromFile(const std::filesystem::path& filename,
-                                                               bool                         sRgb = false,
-                                                               const IntRect&               area = {});
-
-    ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-    /// \brief Load the texture from a file in memory
-    ///
-    /// The \a area argument can be used to load only a sub-rectangle
-    /// of the whole image. If you want the entire image then leave
-    /// the default value (which is an empty IntRect).
-    /// If the \a area rectangle crosses the bounds of the image, it
-    /// is adjusted to fit the image size.
-    ///
-    /// The maximum size for a texture depends on the graphics
-    /// driver and can be retrieved with the getMaximumSize function.
-    ///
-    /// If this function fails, the texture is left unchanged.
-    ///
-    /// \param data Pointer to the file data in memory
-    /// \param size Size of the data to load, in bytes
-    /// \param sRgb True to enable sRGB conversion, false to disable it
-    /// \param area Area of the image to load
-    ///
-    /// \return Texture if loading was successful, otherwise `std::nullopt`
-    ///
-    /// \see createFromFile, createFromStream, createFromImage
-    ///
-    ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-    [[nodiscard]] static std::optional<Texture> createFromMemory(
-        const void*    data,
-        std::size_t    size,
-        bool           sRgb = false,
-        const IntRect& area = {});
-
-    ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-    /// \brief Load the texture from a custom stream
-    ///
-    /// The \a area argument can be used to load only a sub-rectangle
-    /// of the whole image. If you want the entire image then leave
-    /// the default value (which is an empty IntRect).
-    /// If the \a area rectangle crosses the bounds of the image, it
-    /// is adjusted to fit the image size.
-    ///
-    /// The maximum size for a texture depends on the graphics
-    /// driver and can be retrieved with the getMaximumSize function.
-    ///
-    /// If this function fails, the texture is left unchanged.
-    ///
-    /// \param stream Source stream to read from
-    /// \param sRgb   True to enable sRGB conversion, false to disable it
-    /// \param area   Area of the image to load
-    ///
-    /// \return Texture if loading was successful, otherwise `std::nullopt`
-    ///
-    /// \see createFromFile, createFromMemory, createFromImage
-    ///
-    ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-    [[nodiscard]] static std::optional<Texture> createFromStream(InputStream&   stream,
-                                                                 bool           sRgb = false,
-                                                                 const IntRect& area = {});
-
-    ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-    /// \brief Load the texture from an image
-    ///
-    /// The \a area argument can be used to load only a sub-rectangle
-    /// of the whole image. If you want the entire image then leave
-    /// the default value (which is an empty IntRect).
-    /// If the \a area rectangle crosses the bounds of the image, it
-    /// is adjusted to fit the image size.
-    ///
-    /// The maximum size for a texture depends on the graphics
-    /// driver and can be retrieved with the getMaximumSize function.
-    ///
-    /// If this function fails, the texture is left unchanged.
-    ///
-    /// \param image Image to load into the texture
-    /// \param sRgb   True to enable sRGB conversion, false to disable it
-    /// \param area  Area of the image to load
-    ///
-    /// \return Texture if loading was successful, otherwise `std::nullopt`
-    ///
-    /// \see createFromFile, createFromMemory
-    ///
-    ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-    [[nodiscard]] static std::optional<Texture> createFromImage(const Image& image, bool sRgb = false, const IntRect& area = {});
 
     ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
     /// \brief Return the size of the texture
@@ -375,7 +397,7 @@ public:
     ///
     /// \return Image containing the texture's pixels
     ///
-    /// \see createFromImage
+    /// \see loadFromImage
     ///
     ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
     [[nodiscard]] Image copyToImage() const;
@@ -771,7 +793,7 @@ SFML_GRAPHICS_API void swap(Texture& left, Texture& right) noexcept;
 /// However, if you want to perform some modifications on the pixels
 /// before creating the final texture, you can load your file to a
 /// sf::Image, do whatever you need with the pixels, and then call
-/// Texture::createFromImage.
+/// Texture(const Image&).
 ///
 /// Since they live in the graphics card memory, the pixels of a texture
 /// cannot be accessed without a slow copy first. And they cannot be
@@ -803,7 +825,7 @@ SFML_GRAPHICS_API void swap(Texture& left, Texture& right) noexcept;
 /// // drawing a sprite
 ///
 /// // Load a texture from a file
-/// const auto texture = sf::Texture::createFromFile("texture.png").value();
+/// const sf::Texture texture("texture.png");
 ///
 /// // Assign it to a sprite
 /// sf::Sprite sprite(texture);
@@ -817,7 +839,7 @@ SFML_GRAPHICS_API void swap(Texture& left, Texture& right) noexcept;
 /// // streaming real-time data, like video frames
 ///
 /// // Create an empty texture
-/// auto texture = sf::Texture::create({640, 480}).value();
+/// sf::Texture texture({640, 480});
 ///
 /// // Create a sprite that will display the texture
 /// sf::Sprite sprite(texture);

include/SFML/System/FileInputStream.hpp

@@ -95,6 +95,16 @@ public:
     ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
     FileInputStream& operator=(FileInputStream&&) noexcept;
 
+    ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+    /// \brief Construct the stream from a file path
+    ///
+    /// \param filename Name of the file to open
+    ///
+    /// \throws std::runtime_error on error
+    ///
+    ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+    explicit FileInputStream(const std::filesystem::path& filename);
+
     ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
     /// \brief Open the stream from a file path
     ///
@@ -105,16 +115,6 @@ public:
     ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
     [[nodiscard]] bool open(const std::filesystem::path& filename);
 
-    ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-    /// \brief Create the stream from a file path
-    ///
-    /// \param filename Name of the file to open
-    ///
-    /// \return File input stream on success, `std::nullopt` on error
-    ///
-    ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-    [[nodiscard]] static std::optional<FileInputStream> create(const std::filesystem::path& filename);
-
     ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
     /// \brief Read data from the stream
     ///

include/SFML/System/InputStream.hpp

@@ -103,12 +103,12 @@ public:
 /// from which SFML can load resources.
 ///
 /// SFML resource classes like sf::Texture and
-/// sf::SoundBuffer provide createFromFile and createFromMemory functions,
+/// sf::SoundBuffer provide loadFromFile and loadFromMemory functions,
 /// which read data from conventional sources. However, if you
 /// have data coming from a different source (over a network,
 /// embedded, encrypted, compressed, etc) you can derive your
 /// own class from sf::InputStream and load SFML resources with
-/// their createFromStream function.
+/// their loadFromStream function.
 ///
 /// Usage example:
 /// \code
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ public:
 ///     // Handle error...
 /// }
 ///
-/// const auto texture = sf::Texture::createFromStream(stream).value();
+/// const sf::Texture texture(stream);
 ///
 /// // musics...
 /// sf::Music music;

include/SFML/System/MemoryInputStream.hpp

@@ -55,15 +55,6 @@ public:
     ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
     MemoryInputStream(const void* data, std::size_t sizeInBytes);
 
-    ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-    /// \brief Open the stream from its data
-    ///
-    /// \param data        Pointer to the data in memory
-    /// \param sizeInBytes Size of the data, in bytes
-    ///
-    ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-    void open(const void* data, std::size_t sizeInBytes);
-
     ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
     /// \brief Read data from the stream
     ///

include/SFML/Window/Cursor.hpp

@@ -144,6 +144,55 @@ public:
     ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
     Cursor& operator=(Cursor&&) noexcept;
 
+    ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+    /// \brief Construct a cursor with the provided image
+    ///
+    /// \a pixels must be an array of \a width by \a height pixels
+    /// in 32-bit RGBA format. If not, this will cause undefined behavior.
+    ///
+    /// If \a pixels is null or either \a width or \a height are 0,
+    /// the current cursor is left unchanged and the function will
+    /// return false.
+    ///
+    /// In addition to specifying the pixel data, you can also
+    /// specify the location of the hotspot of the cursor. The
+    /// hotspot is the pixel coordinate within the cursor image
+    /// which will be located exactly where the mouse pointer
+    /// position is. Any mouse actions that are performed will
+    /// return the window/screen location of the hotspot.
+    ///
+    /// \warning On Unix platforms which do not support colored
+    ///          cursors, the pixels are mapped into a monochrome
+    ///          bitmap: pixels with an alpha channel to 0 are
+    ///          transparent, black if the RGB channel are close
+    ///          to zero, and white otherwise.
+    ///
+    /// \param pixels  Array of pixels of the image
+    /// \param size    Width and height of the image
+    /// \param hotspot (x,y) location of the hotspot
+    ///
+    /// \throws std::runtime_error if the cursor could not be constructed
+    ///
+    ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+    Cursor(const std::uint8_t* pixels, Vector2u size, Vector2u hotspot);
+
+    ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+    /// \brief Create a native system cursor
+    ///
+    /// Refer to the list of cursor available on each system
+    /// (see sf::Cursor::Type) to know whether a given cursor is
+    /// expected to load successfully or is not supported by
+    /// the operating system.
+    ///
+    /// \param type Native system cursor type
+    ///
+    /// \throws std::runtime_error if the corresponding cursor
+    ///         is not natively supported by the operating
+    ///         system
+    ///
+    ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+    explicit Cursor(Type type);
+
     ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
     /// \brief Create a cursor with the provided image
     ///

include/SFML/Window/Window.hpp

@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ public:
            const String&          title,
            std::uint32_t          style    = Style::Default,
            State                  state    = State::Windowed,
-           const ContextSettings& settings = ContextSettings());
+           const ContextSettings& settings = {});
 
     ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
     /// \brief Construct a new window
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ public:
     /// \param settings Additional settings for the underlying OpenGL context
     ///
     ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-    Window(VideoMode mode, const String& title, State state, const ContextSettings& settings = ContextSettings());
+    Window(VideoMode mode, const String& title, State state, const ContextSettings& settings = {});
 
     ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
     /// \brief Construct the window from an existing control
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ public:
     /// \param settings Additional settings for the underlying OpenGL context
     ///
     ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-    explicit Window(WindowHandle handle, const ContextSettings& settings = ContextSettings());
+    explicit Window(WindowHandle handle, const ContextSettings& settings = {});
 
     ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
     /// \brief Destructor

src/SFML/Audio/InputSoundFile.cpp

@@ -66,6 +66,30 @@ void InputSoundFile::StreamDeleter::operator()(InputStream* ptr) const
 }
 
 
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+InputSoundFile::InputSoundFile(const std::filesystem::path& filename)
+{
+    if (!openFromFile(filename))
+        throw std::runtime_error("Failed to open input sound file");
+}
+
+
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+InputSoundFile::InputSoundFile(const void* data, std::size_t sizeInBytes)
+{
+    if (!openFromMemory(data, sizeInBytes))
+        throw std::runtime_error("Failed to open input sound file from memory");
+}
+
+
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+InputSoundFile::InputSoundFile(InputStream& stream)
+{
+    if (!openFromStream(stream))
+        throw std::runtime_error("Failed to open input sound file from stream");
+}
+
+
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 bool InputSoundFile::openFromFile(const std::filesystem::path& filename)
 {
@@ -192,42 +216,6 @@ bool InputSoundFile::openFromStream(InputStream& stream)
 }
 
 
-////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-std::optional<InputSoundFile> InputSoundFile::createFromFile(const std::filesystem::path& filename)
-{
-    auto inputSoundFile = std::make_optional<InputSoundFile>();
-
-    if (!inputSoundFile->openFromFile(filename))
-        return std::nullopt;
-
-    return inputSoundFile;
-}
-
-
-////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-std::optional<InputSoundFile> InputSoundFile::createFromMemory(const void* data, std::size_t sizeInBytes)
-{
-    auto inputSoundFile = std::make_optional<InputSoundFile>();
-
-    if (!inputSoundFile->openFromMemory(data, sizeInBytes))
-        return std::nullopt;
-
-    return inputSoundFile;
-}
-
-
-////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-std::optional<InputSoundFile> InputSoundFile::createFromStream(InputStream& stream)
-{
-    auto inputSoundFile = std::make_optional<InputSoundFile>();
-
-    if (!inputSoundFile->openFromStream(stream))
-        return std::nullopt;
-
-    return inputSoundFile;
-}
-
-
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 std::uint64_t InputSoundFile::getSampleCount() const
 {

src/SFML/Audio/Music.cpp

@@ -64,6 +64,30 @@ Music::Music() : m_impl(std::make_unique<Impl>())
 }
 
 
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+Music::Music(const std::filesystem::path& filename) : Music()
+{
+    if (!openFromFile(filename))
+        throw std::runtime_error("Failed to open music from file");
+}
+
+
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+Music::Music(const void* data, std::size_t sizeInBytes) : Music()
+{
+    if (!openFromMemory(data, sizeInBytes))
+        throw std::runtime_error("Failed to open music from memory");
+}
+
+
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+Music::Music(InputStream& stream) : Music()
+{
+    if (!openFromStream(stream))
+        throw std::runtime_error("Failed to open music from stream");
+}
+
+
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 Music::~Music()
 {
@@ -152,42 +176,6 @@ bool Music::openFromStream(InputStream& stream)
 }
 
 
-////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-std::optional<Music> Music::createFromFile(const std::filesystem::path& filename)
-{
-    auto music = std::make_optional<Music>();
-
-    if (!music->openFromFile(filename))
-        return std::nullopt;
-
-    return music;
-}
-
-
-////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-std::optional<Music> Music::createFromMemory(const void* data, std::size_t sizeInBytes)
-{
-    auto music = std::make_optional<Music>();
-
-    if (!music->openFromMemory(data, sizeInBytes))
-        return std::nullopt;
-
-    return music;
-}
-
-
-////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-std::optional<Music> Music::createFromStream(InputStream& stream)
-{
-    auto music = std::make_optional<Music>();
-
-    if (!music->openFromStream(stream))
-        return std::nullopt;
-
-    return music;
-}
-
-
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 Time Music::getDuration() const
 {

src/SFML/Audio/OutputSoundFile.cpp

@@ -36,6 +36,17 @@
 
 namespace sf
 {
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+OutputSoundFile::OutputSoundFile(const std::filesystem::path&     filename,
+                                 unsigned int                     sampleRate,
+                                 unsigned int                     channelCount,
+                                 const std::vector<SoundChannel>& channelMap)
+{
+    if (!openFromFile(filename, sampleRate, channelCount, channelMap))
+        throw std::runtime_error("Failed to open output sound file");
+}
+
+
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 bool OutputSoundFile::openFromFile(const std::filesystem::path&     filename,
                                    unsigned int                     sampleRate,
@@ -65,22 +76,6 @@ bool OutputSoundFile::openFromFile(const std::filesystem::path&     filename,
 }
 
 
-////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-std::optional<OutputSoundFile> OutputSoundFile::createFromFile(
-    const std::filesystem::path&     filename,
-    unsigned int                     sampleRate,
-    unsigned int                     channelCount,
-    const std::vector<SoundChannel>& channelMap)
-{
-    auto outputSoundFile = std::make_optional<OutputSoundFile>();
-
-    if (!outputSoundFile->openFromFile(filename, sampleRate, channelCount, channelMap))
-        return std::nullopt;
-
-    return outputSoundFile;
-}
-
-
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 void OutputSoundFile::write(const std::int16_t* samples, std::uint64_t count)
 {

src/SFML/Audio/SoundBuffer.cpp

@@ -39,6 +39,42 @@
 
 namespace sf
 {
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+SoundBuffer::SoundBuffer(const std::filesystem::path& filename)
+{
+    if (!loadFromFile(filename))
+        throw std::runtime_error("Failed to open sound buffer from file");
+}
+
+
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+SoundBuffer::SoundBuffer(const void* data, std::size_t sizeInBytes)
+{
+    if (!loadFromMemory(data, sizeInBytes))
+        throw std::runtime_error("Failed to open sound buffer from memory");
+}
+
+
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+SoundBuffer::SoundBuffer(InputStream& stream)
+{
+    if (!loadFromStream(stream))
+        throw std::runtime_error("Failed to open sound buffer from stream");
+}
+
+
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+SoundBuffer::SoundBuffer(const std::int16_t*              samples,
+                         std::uint64_t                    sampleCount,
+                         unsigned int                     channelCount,
+                         unsigned int                     sampleRate,
+                         const std::vector<SoundChannel>& channelMap)
+{
+    if (!loadFromSamples(samples, sampleCount, channelCount, sampleRate, channelMap))
+        throw std::runtime_error("Failed to open sound buffer from samples");
+}
+
+
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 SoundBuffer::SoundBuffer(const SoundBuffer& copy)
 {
@@ -130,59 +166,6 @@ bool SoundBuffer::loadFromSamples(const std::int16_t*              samples,
 }
 
 
-////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-std::optional<SoundBuffer> SoundBuffer::createFromFile(const std::filesystem::path& filename)
-{
-    auto soundBuffer = std::make_optional<SoundBuffer>();
-
-    if (!soundBuffer->loadFromFile(filename))
-        return std::nullopt;
-
-    return soundBuffer;
-}
-
-
-////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-std::optional<SoundBuffer> SoundBuffer::createFromMemory(const void* data, std::size_t sizeInBytes)
-{
-    auto soundBuffer = std::make_optional<SoundBuffer>();
-
-    if (!soundBuffer->loadFromMemory(data, sizeInBytes))
-        return std::nullopt;
-
-    return soundBuffer;
-}
-
-
-////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-std::optional<SoundBuffer> SoundBuffer::createFromStream(InputStream& stream)
-{
-    auto soundBuffer = std::make_optional<SoundBuffer>();
-
-    if (!soundBuffer->loadFromStream(stream))
-        return std::nullopt;
-
-    return soundBuffer;
-}
-
-
-////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-std::optional<SoundBuffer> SoundBuffer::createFromSamples(
-    const std::int16_t*              samples,
-    std::uint64_t                    sampleCount,
-    unsigned int                     channelCount,
-    unsigned int                     sampleRate,
-    const std::vector<SoundChannel>& channelMap)
-{
-    auto soundBuffer = std::make_optional<SoundBuffer>();
-
-    if (!soundBuffer->loadFromSamples(samples, sampleCount, channelCount, sampleRate, channelMap))
-        return std::nullopt;
-
-    return soundBuffer;
-}
-
-
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 bool SoundBuffer::saveToFile(const std::filesystem::path& filename) const
 {

src/SFML/Audio/SoundBufferRecorder.cpp

@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ SoundBufferRecorder::~SoundBufferRecorder()
 bool SoundBufferRecorder::onStart()
 {
     m_samples.clear();
-    m_buffer = SoundBuffer();
+    m_buffer = {};
 
     return true;
 }

src/SFML/Graphics/Font.cpp

@@ -120,6 +120,30 @@ struct Font::FontHandles
 };
 
 
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+Font::Font(const std::filesystem::path& filename)
+{
+    if (!openFromFile(filename))
+        throw std::runtime_error("Failed to open font from file");
+}
+
+
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+Font::Font(const void* data, std::size_t sizeInBytes)
+{
+    if (!openFromMemory(data, sizeInBytes))
+        throw std::runtime_error("Failed to open font from memory");
+}
+
+
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+Font::Font(InputStream& stream)
+{
+    if (!openFromStream(stream))
+        throw std::runtime_error("Failed to open font from stream");
+}
+
+
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 bool Font::openFromFile(const std::filesystem::path& filename)
 {
@@ -252,7 +276,7 @@ bool Font::openFromStream(InputStream& stream)
     }
 
     // Make sure that the stream's reading position is at the beginning
-    if (!stream.seek(0))
+    if (!stream.seek(0).has_value())
     {
         err() << "Failed to seek font stream" << std::endl;
         return false;
@@ -305,42 +329,6 @@ bool Font::openFromStream(InputStream& stream)
 }
 
 
-////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-std::optional<Font> Font::createFromFile(const std::filesystem::path& filename)
-{
-    auto font = std::make_optional<Font>();
-
-    if (!font->openFromFile(filename))
-        return std::nullopt;
-
-    return font;
-}
-
-
-////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-std::optional<Font> Font::createFromMemory(const void* data, std::size_t sizeInBytes)
-{
-    auto font = std::make_optional<Font>();
-
-    if (!font->openFromMemory(data, sizeInBytes))
-        return std::nullopt;
-
-    return font;
-}
-
-
-////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-std::optional<Font> Font::createFromStream(InputStream& stream)
-{
-    auto font = std::make_optional<Font>();
-
-    if (!font->openFromStream(stream))
-        return std::nullopt;
-
-    return font;
-}
-
-
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 const Font::Info& Font::getInfo() const
 {
@@ -409,8 +397,7 @@ float Font::getKerning(std::uint32_t first, std::uint32_t second, unsigned int c
 
         // Combine kerning with compensation deltas and return the X advance
         // Flooring is required as we use FT_KERNING_UNFITTED flag which is not quantized in 64 based grid
-        return std::floor(
+        return std::floor((secondLsbDelta - firstRsbDelta + static_cast<float>(kerning.x) + 32) / float{1 << 6});
-            (secondLsbDelta - firstRsbDelta + static_cast<float>(kerning.x) + 32) / static_cast<float>(1 << 6));
     }
 
     // Invalid font
@@ -425,7 +412,7 @@ float Font::getLineSpacing(unsigned int characterSize) const
 
     if (face && setCurrentSize(characterSize))
     {
-        return static_cast<float>(face->size->metrics.height) / static_cast<float>(1 << 6);
+        return static_cast<float>(face->size->metrics.height) / float{1 << 6};
     }
 
     return 0.f;
@@ -443,8 +430,7 @@ float Font::getUnderlinePosition(unsigned int characterSize) const
         if (!FT_IS_SCALABLE(face))
             return static_cast<float>(characterSize) / 10.f;
 
-        return -static_cast<float>(FT_MulFix(face->underline_position, face->size->metrics.y_scale)) /
+        return -static_cast<float>(FT_MulFix(face->underline_position, face->size->metrics.y_scale)) / float{1 << 6};
-               static_cast<float>(1 << 6);
     }
 
     return 0.f;
@@ -462,8 +448,7 @@ float Font::getUnderlineThickness(unsigned int characterSize) const
         if (!FT_IS_SCALABLE(face))
             return static_cast<float>(characterSize) / 14.f;
 
-        return static_cast<float>(FT_MulFix(face->underline_thickness, face->size->metrics.y_scale)) /
+        return static_cast<float>(FT_MulFix(face->underline_thickness, face->size->metrics.y_scale)) / float{1 << 6};
-               static_cast<float>(1 << 6);
     }
 
     return 0.f;
@@ -563,7 +548,7 @@ Glyph Font::loadGlyph(std::uint32_t codePoint, unsigned int characterSize, bool
             FT_Stroker stroker = m_fontHandles->stroker;
 
             FT_Stroker_Set(stroker,
-                           static_cast<FT_Fixed>(outlineThickness * static_cast<float>(1 << 6)),
+                           static_cast<FT_Fixed>(outlineThickness * float{1 << 6}),
                            FT_STROKER_LINECAP_ROUND,
                            FT_STROKER_LINEJOIN_ROUND,
                            0);
@@ -591,47 +576,41 @@ Glyph Font::loadGlyph(std::uint32_t codePoint, unsigned int characterSize, bool
     // Compute the glyph's advance offset
     glyph.advance = static_cast<float>(bitmapGlyph->root.advance.x >> 16);
     if (bold)
-        glyph.advance += static_cast<float>(weight) / static_cast<float>(1 << 6);
+        glyph.advance += static_cast<float>(weight) / float{1 << 6};
 
     glyph.lsbDelta = static_cast<int>(face->glyph->lsb_delta);
     glyph.rsbDelta = static_cast<int>(face->glyph->rsb_delta);
 
-    unsigned int width  = bitmap.width;
+    Vector2u size(bitmap.width, bitmap.rows);
-    unsigned int height = bitmap.rows;
 
-    if ((width > 0) && (height > 0))
+    if ((size.x > 0) && (size.y > 0))
     {
         // Leave a small padding around characters, so that filtering doesn't
         // pollute them with pixels from neighbors
         const unsigned int padding = 2;
 
-        width += 2 * padding;
+        size += 2u * Vector2u(padding, padding);
-        height += 2 * padding;
 
         // Get the glyphs page corresponding to the character size
         Page& page = loadPage(characterSize);
 
         // Find a good position for the new glyph into the texture
-        glyph.textureRect = findGlyphRect(page, {width, height});
+        glyph.textureRect = findGlyphRect(page, size);
 
         // Make sure the texture data is positioned in the center
         // of the allocated texture rectangle
-        glyph.textureRect.position.x += static_cast<int>(padding);
+        glyph.textureRect.position += Vector2i(padding, padding);
-        glyph.textureRect.position.y += static_cast<int>(padding);
+        glyph.textureRect.size -= 2 * Vector2i(padding, padding);
-        glyph.textureRect.size.x -= static_cast<int>(2 * padding);
-        glyph.textureRect.size.y -= static_cast<int>(2 * padding);
 
         // Compute the glyph's bounding box
-        glyph.bounds.position.x = static_cast<float>(bitmapGlyph->left);
+        glyph.bounds.position = Vector2f(Vector2i(bitmapGlyph->left, -bitmapGlyph->top));
-        glyph.bounds.position.y = static_cast<float>(-bitmapGlyph->top);
+        glyph.bounds.size     = Vector2f(Vector2u(bitmap.width, bitmap.rows));
-        glyph.bounds.size.x     = static_cast<float>(bitmap.width);
-        glyph.bounds.size.y     = static_cast<float>(bitmap.rows);
 
         // Resize the pixel buffer to the new size and fill it with transparent white pixels
-        m_pixelBuffer.resize(static_cast<std::size_t>(width) * static_cast<std::size_t>(height) * 4);
+        m_pixelBuffer.resize(static_cast<std::size_t>(size.x) * static_cast<std::size_t>(size.y) * 4);
 
         std::uint8_t* current = m_pixelBuffer.data();
-        std::uint8_t* end     = current + width * height * 4;
+        std::uint8_t* end     = current + size.x * size.y * 4;
 
         while (current != end)
         {
@@ -646,12 +625,12 @@ Glyph Font::loadGlyph(std::uint32_t codePoint, unsigned int characterSize, bool
         if (bitmap.pixel_mode == FT_PIXEL_MODE_MONO)
         {
             // Pixels are 1 bit monochrome values
-            for (unsigned int y = padding; y < height - padding; ++y)
+            for (unsigned int y = padding; y < size.y - padding; ++y)
             {
-                for (unsigned int x = padding; x < width - padding; ++x)
+                for (unsigned int x = padding; x < size.x - padding; ++x)
                 {
                     // The color channels remain white, just fill the alpha channel
-                    const std::size_t index = x + y * width;
+                    const std::size_t index = x + y * size.x;
                     m_pixelBuffer[index * 4 + 3] = ((pixels[(x - padding) / 8]) & (1 << (7 - ((x - padding) % 8)))) ? 255 : 0;
                 }
                 pixels += bitmap.pitch;
@@ -659,13 +638,13 @@ Glyph Font::loadGlyph(std::uint32_t codePoint, unsigned int characterSize, bool
         }
         else
         {
-            // Pixels are 8 bits gray levels
+            // Pixels are 8 bit gray levels
-            for (unsigned int y = padding; y < height - padding; ++y)
+            for (unsigned int y = padding; y < size.y - padding; ++y)
             {
-                for (unsigned int x = padding; x < width - padding; ++x)
+                for (unsigned int x = padding; x < size.x - padding; ++x)
                 {
                     // The color channels remain white, just fill the alpha channel
-                    const std::size_t index      = x + y * width;
+                    const std::size_t index      = x + y * size.x;
                     m_pixelBuffer[index * 4 + 3] = pixels[x - padding];
                 }
                 pixels += bitmap.pitch;
@@ -673,11 +652,9 @@ Glyph Font::loadGlyph(std::uint32_t codePoint, unsigned int characterSize, bool
         }
 
         // Write the pixels to the texture
-        const unsigned int x = static_cast<unsigned int>(glyph.textureRect.position.x) - padding;
+        const auto dest       = Vector2u(glyph.textureRect.position) - Vector2u(padding, padding);
-        const unsigned int y = static_cast<unsigned int>(glyph.textureRect.position.y) - padding;
+        const auto updateSize = Vector2u(glyph.textureRect.size) + 2u * Vector2u(padding, padding);
-        const unsigned int w = static_cast<unsigned int>(glyph.textureRect.size.x) + 2 * padding;
+        page.texture.update(m_pixelBuffer.data(), updateSize, dest);
-        const unsigned int h = static_cast<unsigned int>(glyph.textureRect.size.y) + 2 * padding;
-        page.texture.update(m_pixelBuffer.data(), {w, h}, {x, y});
     }
 
     // Delete the FT glyph

src/SFML/Graphics/Image.cpp

@@ -109,6 +109,30 @@ Image::Image(Vector2u size, const std::uint8_t* pixels)
 }
 
 
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+Image::Image(const std::filesystem::path& filename)
+{
+    if (!loadFromFile(filename))
+        throw std::runtime_error("Failed to open image from file");
+}
+
+
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+Image::Image(const void* data, std::size_t size)
+{
+    if (!loadFromMemory(data, size))
+        throw std::runtime_error("Failed to open image from memory");
+}
+
+
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+Image::Image(InputStream& stream)
+{
+    if (!loadFromStream(stream))
+        throw std::runtime_error("Failed to open image from stream");
+}
+
+
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 void Image::resize(Vector2u size, Color color)
 {
@@ -257,7 +281,7 @@ bool Image::loadFromStream(InputStream& stream)
     m_pixels.clear();
 
     // Make sure that the stream's reading position is at the beginning
-    if (!stream.seek(0))
+    if (!stream.seek(0).has_value())
     {
         err() << "Failed to seek image stream" << std::endl;
         return false;
@@ -292,42 +316,6 @@ bool Image::loadFromStream(InputStream& stream)
 }
 
 
-////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-std::optional<Image> Image::createFromFile(const std::filesystem::path& filename)
-{
-    auto image = std::make_optional<Image>();
-
-    if (!image->loadFromFile(filename))
-        return std::nullopt;
-
-    return image;
-}
-
-
-////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-std::optional<Image> Image::createFromMemory(const void* data, std::size_t size)
-{
-    auto image = std::make_optional<Image>();
-
-    if (!image->loadFromMemory(data, size))
-        return std::nullopt;
-
-    return image;
-}
-
-
-////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-std::optional<Image> Image::createFromStream(InputStream& stream)
-{
-    auto image = std::make_optional<Image>();
-
-    if (!image->loadFromStream(stream))
-        return std::nullopt;
-
-    return image;
-}
-
-
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 bool Image::saveToFile(const std::filesystem::path& filename) const
 {

src/SFML/Graphics/RenderTexture.cpp

@@ -43,6 +43,14 @@ namespace sf
 RenderTexture::RenderTexture() = default;
 
 
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+RenderTexture::RenderTexture(Vector2u size, const ContextSettings& settings)
+{
+    if (!resize(size, settings))
+        throw std::runtime_error("Failed to create render texture");
+}
+
+
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 RenderTexture::~RenderTexture() = default;
 
@@ -96,18 +104,6 @@ bool RenderTexture::resize(Vector2u size, const ContextSettings& settings)
 }
 
 
-////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-std::optional<RenderTexture> RenderTexture::create(Vector2u size, const ContextSettings& settings)
-{
-    auto renderTexture = std::make_optional<RenderTexture>();
-
-    if (!renderTexture->resize(size, settings))
-        return std::nullopt;
-
-    return renderTexture;
-}
-
-
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 unsigned int RenderTexture::getMaximumAntialiasingLevel()
 {
@@ -169,8 +165,9 @@ bool RenderTexture::setActive(bool active)
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 void RenderTexture::display()
 {
-    if (m_impl)
+    if (!m_impl)
-    {
+        return;
+
     if (priv::RenderTextureImplFBO::isAvailable())
     {
         // Perform a RenderTarget-only activation if we are using FBOs
@@ -188,7 +185,6 @@ void RenderTexture::display()
     m_impl->updateTexture(m_texture.m_texture);
     m_texture.m_pixelsFlipped = true;
     m_texture.invalidateMipmap();
-    }
 }
 
 
@@ -202,7 +198,7 @@ Vector2u RenderTexture::getSize() const
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 bool RenderTexture::isSrgb() const
 {
-    assert(m_impl && "Must call RenderTexture::create first");
+    assert(m_impl && "RenderTexture::isSrgb() Must first initialize render texture");
     return m_impl->isSrgb();
 }
 

src/SFML/Graphics/Shader.cpp

@@ -223,6 +223,80 @@ struct Shader::UniformBinder
 };
 
 
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+Shader::Shader(const std::filesystem::path& filename, Type type)
+{
+    if (!loadFromFile(filename, type))
+        throw std::runtime_error("Failed to load shader from file");
+}
+
+
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+Shader::Shader(const std::filesystem::path& vertexShaderFilename, const std::filesystem::path& fragmentShaderFilename)
+{
+    if (!loadFromFile(vertexShaderFilename, fragmentShaderFilename))
+        throw std::runtime_error("Failed to load shader from files");
+}
+
+
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+Shader::Shader(const std::filesystem::path& vertexShaderFilename,
+               const std::filesystem::path& geometryShaderFilename,
+               const std::filesystem::path& fragmentShaderFilename)
+{
+    if (!loadFromFile(vertexShaderFilename, geometryShaderFilename, fragmentShaderFilename))
+        throw std::runtime_error("Failed to load shader from files");
+}
+
+
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+Shader::Shader(std::string_view shader, Type type)
+{
+    if (!loadFromMemory(shader, type))
+        throw std::runtime_error("Failed to load shader from memory");
+}
+
+
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+Shader::Shader(std::string_view vertexShader, std::string_view fragmentShader)
+{
+    if (!loadFromMemory(vertexShader, fragmentShader))
+        throw std::runtime_error("Failed to load shader from memory");
+}
+
+
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+Shader::Shader(std::string_view vertexShader, std::string_view geometryShader, std::string_view fragmentShader)
+{
+    if (!loadFromMemory(vertexShader, geometryShader, fragmentShader))
+        throw std::runtime_error("Failed to load shader from memory");
+}
+
+
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+Shader::Shader(InputStream& stream, Type type)
+{
+    if (!loadFromStream(stream, type))
+        throw std::runtime_error("Failed to load shader from stream");
+}
+
+
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+Shader::Shader(InputStream& vertexShaderStream, InputStream& fragmentShaderStream)
+{
+    if (!loadFromStream(vertexShaderStream, fragmentShaderStream))
+        throw std::runtime_error("Failed to load shader from streams");
+}
+
+
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+Shader::Shader(InputStream& vertexShaderStream, InputStream& geometryShaderStream, InputStream& fragmentShaderStream)
+{
+    if (!loadFromStream(vertexShaderStream, geometryShaderStream, fragmentShaderStream))
+        throw std::runtime_error("Failed to load shader from streams");
+}
+
+
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 Shader::~Shader()
 {
@@ -455,121 +529,6 @@ bool Shader::loadFromStream(InputStream& vertexShaderStream, InputStream& geomet
 }
 
 
-////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-std::optional<Shader> Shader::createFromFile(const std::filesystem::path& filename, Type type)
-{
-    auto shader = std::make_optional<Shader>();
-
-    if (!shader->loadFromFile(filename, type))
-        return std::nullopt;
-
-    return shader;
-}
-
-
-////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-std::optional<Shader> Shader::createFromFile(const std::filesystem::path& vertexShaderFilename,
-                                             const std::filesystem::path& fragmentShaderFilename)
-{
-    auto shader = std::make_optional<Shader>();
-
-    if (!shader->loadFromFile(vertexShaderFilename, fragmentShaderFilename))
-        return std::nullopt;
-
-    return shader;
-}
-
-
-////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-std::optional<Shader> Shader::createFromFile(const std::filesystem::path& vertexShaderFilename,
-                                             const std::filesystem::path& geometryShaderFilename,
-                                             const std::filesystem::path& fragmentShaderFilename)
-{
-    auto shader = std::make_optional<Shader>();
-
-    if (!shader->loadFromFile(vertexShaderFilename, geometryShaderFilename, fragmentShaderFilename))
-        return std::nullopt;
-
-    return shader;
-}
-
-
-////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-std::optional<Shader> Shader::createFromMemory(std::string_view shader, Type type)
-{
-    auto newShader = std::make_optional<Shader>();
-
-    if (!newShader->loadFromMemory(shader, type))
-        return std::nullopt;
-
-    return newShader;
-}
-
-
-////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-std::optional<Shader> Shader::createFromMemory(std::string_view vertexShader, std::string_view fragmentShader)
-{
-    auto shader = std::make_optional<Shader>();
-
-    if (!shader->loadFromMemory(vertexShader, fragmentShader))
-        return std::nullopt;
-
-    return shader;
-}
-
-
-////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-std::optional<Shader> Shader::createFromMemory(std::string_view vertexShader,
-                                               std::string_view geometryShader,
-                                               std::string_view fragmentShader)
-{
-    auto shader = std::make_optional<Shader>();
-
-    if (!shader->loadFromMemory(vertexShader, geometryShader, fragmentShader))
-        return std::nullopt;
-
-    return shader;
-}
-
-
-////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-std::optional<Shader> Shader::createFromStream(InputStream& stream, Type type)
-{
-    auto shader = std::make_optional<Shader>();
-
-    if (!shader->loadFromStream(stream, type))
-        return std::nullopt;
-
-    return shader;
-}
-
-
-////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-std::optional<Shader> Shader::createFromStream(InputStream& vertexShaderStream, InputStream& fragmentShaderStream)
-{
-    auto shader = std::make_optional<Shader>();
-
-    if (!shader->loadFromStream(vertexShaderStream, fragmentShaderStream))
-        return std::nullopt;
-
-    return shader;
-}
-
-
-////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-std::optional<Shader> Shader::createFromStream(InputStream& vertexShaderStream,
-                                               InputStream& geometryShaderStream,
-                                               InputStream& fragmentShaderStream)
-{
-    auto shader = std::make_optional<Shader>();
-
-    if (!shader->loadFromStream(vertexShaderStream, geometryShaderStream, fragmentShaderStream))
-        return std::nullopt;
-
-    return shader;
-}
-
-
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 void Shader::setUniform(const std::string& name, float x)
 {
@@ -691,8 +650,9 @@ void Shader::setUniform(const std::string& name, const Glsl::Mat4& matrix)
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 void Shader::setUniform(const std::string& name, const Texture& texture)
 {
-    if (m_shaderProgram)
+    if (!m_shaderProgram)
-    {
+        return;
+
     const TransientContextLock lock;
 
     // Find the location of the variable in the shader
@@ -719,20 +679,19 @@ void Shader::setUniform(const std::string& name, const Texture& texture)
             it->second = &texture;
         }
     }
-    }
 }
 
 
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 void Shader::setUniform(const std::string& name, CurrentTextureType)
 {
-    if (m_shaderProgram)
+    if (!m_shaderProgram)
-    {
+        return;
+
     const TransientContextLock lock;
 
     // Find the location of the variable in the shader
     m_currentTexture = getUniformLocation(name);
-    }
 }
 
 
@@ -1077,6 +1036,74 @@ int Shader::getUniformLocation(const std::string& name)
 
 namespace sf
 {
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+Shader::Shader(const std::filesystem::path& /* filename */, Type /* type */)
+{
+    throw std::runtime_error("Shaders are not supported with OpenGL ES 1");
+}
+
+
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+Shader::Shader(const std::filesystem::path& /* vertexShaderFilename */,
+               const std::filesystem::path& /* fragmentShaderFilename */)
+{
+    throw std::runtime_error("Shaders are not supported with OpenGL ES 1");
+}
+
+
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+Shader::Shader(const std::filesystem::path& /* vertexShaderFilename */,
+               const std::filesystem::path& /* geometryShaderFilename */,
+               const std::filesystem::path& /* fragmentShaderFilename */)
+{
+    throw std::runtime_error("Shaders are not supported with OpenGL ES 1");
+}
+
+
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+Shader::Shader(std::string_view /* shader */, Type /* type */)
+{
+    throw std::runtime_error("Shaders are not supported with OpenGL ES 1");
+}
+
+
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+Shader::Shader(std::string_view /* vertexShader */, std::string_view /* fragmentShader */)
+{
+    throw std::runtime_error("Shaders are not supported with OpenGL ES 1");
+}
+
+
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+Shader::Shader(std::string_view /* vertexShader */, std::string_view /* geometryShader */, std::string_view /* fragmentShader */)
+{
+    throw std::runtime_error("Shaders are not supported with OpenGL ES 1");
+}
+
+
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+Shader::Shader(InputStream& /* stream */, Type /* type */)
+{
+    throw std::runtime_error("Shaders are not supported with OpenGL ES 1");
+}
+
+
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+Shader::Shader(InputStream& /* vertexShaderStream */, InputStream& /* fragmentShaderStream */)
+{
+    throw std::runtime_error("Shaders are not supported with OpenGL ES 1");
+}
+
+
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+Shader::Shader(InputStream& /* vertexShaderStream */,
+               InputStream& /* geometryShaderStream */,
+               InputStream& /* fragmentShaderStream */)
+{
+    throw std::runtime_error("Shaders are not supported with OpenGL ES 1");
+}
+
+
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 Shader::~Shader() = default;
 
@@ -1159,76 +1186,6 @@ bool Shader::loadFromStream(InputStream& /* vertexShaderStream */,
 }
 
 
-////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-std::optional<Shader> Shader::createFromFile(const std::filesystem::path& /* filename */, Type /* type */)
-{
-    return std::nullopt;
-}
-
-
-////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-std::optional<Shader> Shader::createFromFile(const std::filesystem::path& /* vertexShaderFilename */,
-                                             const std::filesystem::path& /* fragmentShaderFilename */)
-{
-    return std::nullopt;
-}
-
-
-////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-std::optional<Shader> Shader::createFromFile(const std::filesystem::path& /* vertexShaderFilename */,
-                                             const std::filesystem::path& /* geometryShaderFilename */,
-                                             const std::filesystem::path& /* fragmentShaderFilename */)
-{
-    return std::nullopt;
-}
-
-
-////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-std::optional<Shader> Shader::createFromMemory(std::string_view /* shader */, Type /* type */)
-{
-    return std::nullopt;
-}
-
-
-////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-std::optional<Shader> Shader::createFromMemory(std::string_view /* vertexShader */, std::string_view /* fragmentShader */)
-{
-    return std::nullopt;
-}
-
-
-////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-std::optional<Shader> Shader::createFromMemory(std::string_view /* vertexShader */,
-                                               std::string_view /* geometryShader */,
-                                               std::string_view /* fragmentShader */)
-{
-    return std::nullopt;
-}
-
-
-////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-std::optional<Shader> Shader::createFromStream(InputStream& /* stream */, Type /* type */)
-{
-    return std::nullopt;
-}
-
-
-////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-std::optional<Shader> Shader::createFromStream(InputStream& /* vertexShaderStream */, InputStream& /* fragmentShaderStream */)
-{
-    return std::nullopt;
-}
-
-
-////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-std::optional<Shader> Shader::createFromStream(InputStream& /* vertexShaderStream */,
-                                               InputStream& /* geometryShaderStream */,
-                                               InputStream& /* fragmentShaderStream */)
-{
-    return std::nullopt;
-}
-
-
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 void Shader::setUniform(const std::string& /* name */, float)
 {

src/SFML/Graphics/Texture.cpp

@@ -71,6 +71,78 @@ Texture::Texture() : m_cacheId(TextureImpl::getUniqueId())
 }
 
 
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+Texture::Texture(const std::filesystem::path& filename, bool sRgb) : Texture()
+{
+    if (!loadFromFile(filename, sRgb))
+        throw std::runtime_error("Failed to load texture from file");
+}
+
+
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+Texture::Texture(const std::filesystem::path& filename, bool sRgb, const IntRect& area) : Texture()
+{
+    if (!loadFromFile(filename, sRgb, area))
+        throw std::runtime_error("Failed to load texture from file");
+}
+
+
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+Texture::Texture(const void* data, std::size_t size, bool sRgb) : Texture()
+{
+    if (!loadFromMemory(data, size, sRgb))
+        throw std::runtime_error("Failed to load texture from memory");
+}
+
+
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+Texture::Texture(const void* data, std::size_t size, bool sRgb, const IntRect& area) : Texture()
+{
+    if (!loadFromMemory(data, size, sRgb, area))
+        throw std::runtime_error("Failed to load texture from memory");
+}
+
+
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+Texture::Texture(InputStream& stream, bool sRgb) : Texture()
+{
+    if (!loadFromStream(stream, sRgb))
+        throw std::runtime_error("Failed to load texture from stream");
+}
+
+
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+Texture::Texture(InputStream& stream, bool sRgb, const IntRect& area) : Texture()
+{
+    if (!loadFromStream(stream, sRgb, area))
+        throw std::runtime_error("Failed to load texture from stream");
+}
+
+
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+Texture::Texture(const Image& image, bool sRgb) : Texture()
+{
+    if (!loadFromImage(image, sRgb))
+        throw std::runtime_error("Failed to load texture from image");
+}
+
+
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+Texture::Texture(const Image& image, bool sRgb, const IntRect& area) : Texture()
+{
+    if (!loadFromImage(image, sRgb, area))
+        throw std::runtime_error("Failed to load texture from image");
+}
+
+
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+Texture::Texture(Vector2u size, bool sRgb) : Texture()
+{
+    if (!resize(size, sRgb))
+        throw std::runtime_error("Failed to create texture");
+}
+
+
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 Texture::Texture(const Texture& copy) :
 GlResource(copy),
@@ -361,66 +433,6 @@ bool Texture::loadFromImage(const Image& image, bool sRgb, const IntRect& area)
 }
 
 
-////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-std::optional<Texture> Texture::create(Vector2u size, bool sRgb)
-{
-    auto texture = std::make_optional<Texture>();
-
-    if (!texture->resize(size, sRgb))
-        return std::nullopt;
-
-    return texture;
-}
-
-
-////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-std::optional<Texture> Texture::createFromFile(const std::filesystem::path& filename, bool sRgb, const IntRect& area)
-{
-    auto texture = std::make_optional<Texture>();
-
-    if (!texture->loadFromFile(filename, sRgb, area))
-        return std::nullopt;
-
-    return texture;
-}
-
-
-////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-std::optional<Texture> Texture::createFromMemory(const void* data, std::size_t size, bool sRgb, const IntRect& area)
-{
-    auto texture = std::make_optional<Texture>();
-
-    if (!texture->loadFromMemory(data, size, sRgb, area))
-        return std::nullopt;
-
-    return texture;
-}
-
-
-////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-std::optional<Texture> Texture::createFromStream(InputStream& stream, bool sRgb, const IntRect& area)
-{
-    auto texture = std::make_optional<Texture>();
-
-    if (!texture->loadFromStream(stream, sRgb, area))
-        return std::nullopt;
-
-    return texture;
-}
-
-
-////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-std::optional<Texture> Texture::createFromImage(const Image& image, bool sRgb, const IntRect& area)
-{
-    auto texture = std::make_optional<Texture>();
-
-    if (!texture->loadFromImage(image, sRgb, area))
-        return std::nullopt;
-
-    return texture;
-}
-
-
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 Vector2u Texture::getSize() const
 {

src/SFML/System/FileInputStream.cpp

@@ -47,6 +47,14 @@ void FileInputStream::FileCloser::operator()(std::FILE* file)
 FileInputStream::FileInputStream() = default;
 
 
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+FileInputStream::FileInputStream(const std::filesystem::path& filename)
+{
+    if (!open(filename))
+        throw std::runtime_error("Failed to open file input stream");
+}
+
+
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 FileInputStream::~FileInputStream() = default;
 
@@ -78,18 +86,6 @@ bool FileInputStream::open(const std::filesystem::path& filename)
 }
 
 
-////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-std::optional<FileInputStream> FileInputStream::create(const std::filesystem::path& filename)
-{
-    auto fileInputStream = std::make_optional<FileInputStream>();
-
-    if (!fileInputStream->open(filename))
-        return std::nullopt;
-
-    return fileInputStream;
-}
-
-
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 std::optional<std::size_t> FileInputStream::read(void* data, std::size_t size)
 {

src/SFML/System/MemoryInputStream.cpp

@@ -35,18 +35,10 @@
 namespace sf
 {
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-MemoryInputStream::MemoryInputStream(const void* data, std::size_t sizeInBytes)
+MemoryInputStream::MemoryInputStream(const void* data, std::size_t sizeInBytes) :
+m_data(static_cast<const std::byte*>(data)),
+m_size(sizeInBytes)
 {
-    open(data, sizeInBytes);
-}
-
-
-////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-void MemoryInputStream::open(const void* data, std::size_t sizeInBytes)
-{
-    m_data   = static_cast<const std::byte*>(data);
-    m_size   = sizeInBytes;
-    m_offset = 0;
 }
 
 

src/SFML/Window/Cursor.cpp

@@ -43,6 +43,25 @@ Cursor::Cursor() : m_impl(std::make_unique<priv::CursorImpl>())
 }
 
 
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+Cursor::Cursor(const std::uint8_t* pixels, Vector2u size, Vector2u hotspot) : Cursor()
+{
+    if ((pixels == nullptr) || (size.x == 0) || (size.y == 0))
+        throw std::runtime_error("Failed to create cursor from pixels (invalid arguments)");
+
+    if (!m_impl->loadFromPixels(pixels, size, hotspot))
+        throw std::runtime_error("Failed to create cursor from pixels");
+}
+
+
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+Cursor::Cursor(Type type) : Cursor()
+{
+    if (!m_impl->loadFromSystem(type))
+        throw std::runtime_error("Failed to create cursor from type");
+}
+
+
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 Cursor::~Cursor() = default;
 

test/Audio/InputSoundFile.test.cpp

@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ TEST_CASE("[Audio] sf::InputSoundFile")
     }
 
     SECTION("Construction")
+    {
+        SECTION("Default constructor")
         {
             const sf::InputSoundFile inputSoundFile;
             CHECK(inputSoundFile.getSampleCount() == 0);
@@ -32,6 +34,122 @@ TEST_CASE("[Audio] sf::InputSoundFile")
             CHECK(inputSoundFile.getSampleOffset() == 0);
         }
 
+        SECTION("Invalid file")
+        {
+            CHECK_THROWS_AS(sf::InputSoundFile("does/not/exist.wav"), std::runtime_error);
+        }
+
+        SECTION("Valid file")
+        {
+            SECTION("flac")
+            {
+                const sf::InputSoundFile inputSoundFile("Audio/ding.flac");
+                CHECK(inputSoundFile.getSampleCount() == 87'798);
+                CHECK(inputSoundFile.getChannelCount() == 1);
+                CHECK(inputSoundFile.getSampleRate() == 44'100);
+                CHECK(inputSoundFile.getDuration() == sf::microseconds(1'990'884));
+                CHECK(inputSoundFile.getTimeOffset() == sf::Time::Zero);
+                CHECK(inputSoundFile.getSampleOffset() == 0);
+            }
+
+            SECTION("mp3")
+            {
+                const sf::InputSoundFile inputSoundFile("Audio/ding.mp3");
+                CHECK(inputSoundFile.getSampleCount() == 87'798);
+                CHECK(inputSoundFile.getChannelCount() == 1);
+                CHECK(inputSoundFile.getSampleRate() == 44'100);
+                CHECK(inputSoundFile.getDuration() == sf::microseconds(1'990'884));
+                CHECK(inputSoundFile.getTimeOffset() == sf::Time::Zero);
+                CHECK(inputSoundFile.getSampleOffset() == 0);
+            }
+
+            SECTION("ogg")
+            {
+                const sf::InputSoundFile inputSoundFile("Audio/doodle_pop.ogg");
+                CHECK(inputSoundFile.getSampleCount() == 2'116'992);
+                CHECK(inputSoundFile.getChannelCount() == 2);
+                CHECK(inputSoundFile.getSampleRate() == 44'100);
+                CHECK(inputSoundFile.getDuration() == sf::microseconds(24'002'176));
+                CHECK(inputSoundFile.getTimeOffset() == sf::Time::Zero);
+                CHECK(inputSoundFile.getSampleOffset() == 0);
+            }
+
+            SECTION("wav")
+            {
+                const sf::InputSoundFile inputSoundFile("Audio/killdeer.wav");
+                CHECK(inputSoundFile.getSampleCount() == 112'941);
+                CHECK(inputSoundFile.getChannelCount() == 1);
+                CHECK(inputSoundFile.getSampleRate() == 22'050);
+                CHECK(inputSoundFile.getDuration() == sf::microseconds(5'122'040));
+                CHECK(inputSoundFile.getTimeOffset() == sf::Time::Zero);
+                CHECK(inputSoundFile.getSampleOffset() == 0);
+            }
+        }
+
+        SECTION("Memory")
+        {
+            const auto               memory = loadIntoMemory("Audio/killdeer.wav");
+            const sf::InputSoundFile inputSoundFile(memory.data(), memory.size());
+            CHECK(inputSoundFile.getSampleCount() == 112'941);
+            CHECK(inputSoundFile.getChannelCount() == 1);
+            CHECK(inputSoundFile.getSampleRate() == 22'050);
+            CHECK(inputSoundFile.getDuration() == sf::microseconds(5'122'040));
+            CHECK(inputSoundFile.getTimeOffset() == sf::Time::Zero);
+            CHECK(inputSoundFile.getSampleOffset() == 0);
+        }
+
+        SECTION("Stream")
+        {
+            SECTION("flac")
+            {
+                sf::FileInputStream      stream("Audio/ding.flac");
+                const sf::InputSoundFile inputSoundFile(stream);
+                CHECK(inputSoundFile.getSampleCount() == 87'798);
+                CHECK(inputSoundFile.getChannelCount() == 1);
+                CHECK(inputSoundFile.getSampleRate() == 44'100);
+                CHECK(inputSoundFile.getDuration() == sf::microseconds(1'990'884));
+                CHECK(inputSoundFile.getTimeOffset() == sf::Time::Zero);
+                CHECK(inputSoundFile.getSampleOffset() == 0);
+            }
+
+            SECTION("mp3")
+            {
+                sf::FileInputStream      stream("Audio/ding.mp3");
+                const sf::InputSoundFile inputSoundFile(stream);
+                CHECK(inputSoundFile.getSampleCount() == 87'798);
+                CHECK(inputSoundFile.getChannelCount() == 1);
+                CHECK(inputSoundFile.getSampleRate() == 44'100);
+                CHECK(inputSoundFile.getDuration() == sf::microseconds(1'990'884));
+                CHECK(inputSoundFile.getTimeOffset() == sf::Time::Zero);
+                CHECK(inputSoundFile.getSampleOffset() == 0);
+            }
+
+            SECTION("ogg")
+            {
+                sf::FileInputStream      stream("Audio/doodle_pop.ogg");
+                const sf::InputSoundFile inputSoundFile(stream);
+                CHECK(inputSoundFile.getSampleCount() == 2'116'992);
+                CHECK(inputSoundFile.getChannelCount() == 2);
+                CHECK(inputSoundFile.getSampleRate() == 44'100);
+                CHECK(inputSoundFile.getDuration() == sf::microseconds(24'002'176));
+                CHECK(inputSoundFile.getTimeOffset() == sf::Time::Zero);
+                CHECK(inputSoundFile.getSampleOffset() == 0);
+            }
+
+            SECTION("wav")
+            {
+                sf::FileInputStream      stream("Audio/killdeer.wav");
+                const sf::InputSoundFile inputSoundFile(stream);
+                CHECK(inputSoundFile.getSampleCount() == 112'941);
+                CHECK(inputSoundFile.getChannelCount() == 1);
+                CHECK(inputSoundFile.getSampleRate() == 22'050);
+                CHECK(inputSoundFile.getDuration() == sf::microseconds(5'122'040));
+                CHECK(inputSoundFile.getTimeOffset() == sf::Time::Zero);
+                CHECK(inputSoundFile.getSampleOffset() == 0);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
     SECTION("openFromFile()")
     {
         sf::InputSoundFile inputSoundFile;
@@ -164,129 +282,11 @@ TEST_CASE("[Audio] sf::InputSoundFile")
         }
     }
 
-    SECTION("createFromFile()")
-    {
-        SECTION("Invalid file")
-        {
-            CHECK(!sf::InputSoundFile::createFromFile("does/not/exist.wav"));
-        }
-
-        SECTION("Valid file")
-        {
-            SECTION("flac")
-            {
-                const auto inputSoundFile = sf::InputSoundFile::createFromFile("Audio/ding.flac").value();
-                CHECK(inputSoundFile.getSampleCount() == 87'798);
-                CHECK(inputSoundFile.getChannelCount() == 1);
-                CHECK(inputSoundFile.getSampleRate() == 44'100);
-                CHECK(inputSoundFile.getDuration() == sf::microseconds(1'990'884));
-                CHECK(inputSoundFile.getTimeOffset() == sf::Time::Zero);
-                CHECK(inputSoundFile.getSampleOffset() == 0);
-            }
-
-            SECTION("mp3")
-            {
-                const auto inputSoundFile = sf::InputSoundFile::createFromFile("Audio/ding.mp3").value();
-                CHECK(inputSoundFile.getSampleCount() == 87'798);
-                CHECK(inputSoundFile.getChannelCount() == 1);
-                CHECK(inputSoundFile.getSampleRate() == 44'100);
-                CHECK(inputSoundFile.getDuration() == sf::microseconds(1'990'884));
-                CHECK(inputSoundFile.getTimeOffset() == sf::Time::Zero);
-                CHECK(inputSoundFile.getSampleOffset() == 0);
-            }
-
-            SECTION("ogg")
-            {
-                const auto inputSoundFile = sf::InputSoundFile::createFromFile("Audio/doodle_pop.ogg").value();
-                CHECK(inputSoundFile.getSampleCount() == 2'116'992);
-                CHECK(inputSoundFile.getChannelCount() == 2);
-                CHECK(inputSoundFile.getSampleRate() == 44'100);
-                CHECK(inputSoundFile.getDuration() == sf::microseconds(24'002'176));
-                CHECK(inputSoundFile.getTimeOffset() == sf::Time::Zero);
-                CHECK(inputSoundFile.getSampleOffset() == 0);
-            }
-
-            SECTION("wav")
-            {
-                const auto inputSoundFile = sf::InputSoundFile::createFromFile("Audio/killdeer.wav").value();
-                CHECK(inputSoundFile.getSampleCount() == 112'941);
-                CHECK(inputSoundFile.getChannelCount() == 1);
-                CHECK(inputSoundFile.getSampleRate() == 22'050);
-                CHECK(inputSoundFile.getDuration() == sf::microseconds(5'122'040));
-                CHECK(inputSoundFile.getTimeOffset() == sf::Time::Zero);
-                CHECK(inputSoundFile.getSampleOffset() == 0);
-            }
-        }
-    }
-
-    SECTION("createFromMemory()")
-    {
-        const auto memory         = loadIntoMemory("Audio/killdeer.wav");
-        const auto inputSoundFile = sf::InputSoundFile::createFromMemory(memory.data(), memory.size()).value();
-        CHECK(inputSoundFile.getSampleCount() == 112'941);
-        CHECK(inputSoundFile.getChannelCount() == 1);
-        CHECK(inputSoundFile.getSampleRate() == 22'050);
-        CHECK(inputSoundFile.getDuration() == sf::microseconds(5'122'040));
-        CHECK(inputSoundFile.getTimeOffset() == sf::Time::Zero);
-        CHECK(inputSoundFile.getSampleOffset() == 0);
-    }
-
-    SECTION("createFromStream()")
-    {
-        SECTION("flac")
-        {
-            auto       stream         = sf::FileInputStream::create("Audio/ding.flac").value();
-            const auto inputSoundFile = sf::InputSoundFile::createFromStream(stream).value();
-            CHECK(inputSoundFile.getSampleCount() == 87'798);
-            CHECK(inputSoundFile.getChannelCount() == 1);
-            CHECK(inputSoundFile.getSampleRate() == 44'100);
-            CHECK(inputSoundFile.getDuration() == sf::microseconds(1'990'884));
-            CHECK(inputSoundFile.getTimeOffset() == sf::Time::Zero);
-            CHECK(inputSoundFile.getSampleOffset() == 0);
-        }
-
-        SECTION("mp3")
-        {
-            auto       stream         = sf::FileInputStream::create("Audio/ding.mp3").value();
-            const auto inputSoundFile = sf::InputSoundFile::createFromStream(stream).value();
-            CHECK(inputSoundFile.getSampleCount() == 87'798);
-            CHECK(inputSoundFile.getChannelCount() == 1);
-            CHECK(inputSoundFile.getSampleRate() == 44'100);
-            CHECK(inputSoundFile.getDuration() == sf::microseconds(1'990'884));
-            CHECK(inputSoundFile.getTimeOffset() == sf::Time::Zero);
-            CHECK(inputSoundFile.getSampleOffset() == 0);
-        }
-
-        SECTION("ogg")
-        {
-            auto       stream         = sf::FileInputStream::create("Audio/doodle_pop.ogg").value();
-            const auto inputSoundFile = sf::InputSoundFile::createFromStream(stream).value();
-            CHECK(inputSoundFile.getSampleCount() == 2'116'992);
-            CHECK(inputSoundFile.getChannelCount() == 2);
-            CHECK(inputSoundFile.getSampleRate() == 44'100);
-            CHECK(inputSoundFile.getDuration() == sf::microseconds(24'002'176));
-            CHECK(inputSoundFile.getTimeOffset() == sf::Time::Zero);
-            CHECK(inputSoundFile.getSampleOffset() == 0);
-        }
-
-        SECTION("wav")
-        {
-            auto       stream         = sf::FileInputStream::create("Audio/killdeer.wav").value();
-            const auto inputSoundFile = sf::InputSoundFile::createFromStream(stream).value();
-            CHECK(inputSoundFile.getSampleCount() == 112'941);
-            CHECK(inputSoundFile.getChannelCount() == 1);
-            CHECK(inputSoundFile.getSampleRate() == 22'050);
-            CHECK(inputSoundFile.getDuration() == sf::microseconds(5'122'040));
-            CHECK(inputSoundFile.getTimeOffset() == sf::Time::Zero);
-            CHECK(inputSoundFile.getSampleOffset() == 0);
-        }
-    }
-
     SECTION("seek(std::uint64_t)")
     {
         SECTION("flac")
         {
-            auto inputSoundFile = sf::InputSoundFile::createFromFile("Audio/ding.flac").value();
+            sf::InputSoundFile inputSoundFile("Audio/ding.flac");
             inputSoundFile.seek(1'000);
             CHECK(inputSoundFile.getTimeOffset() == sf::microseconds(22'675));
             CHECK(inputSoundFile.getSampleOffset() == 1'000);
@@ -294,7 +294,7 @@ TEST_CASE("[Audio] sf::InputSoundFile")
 
         SECTION("mp3")
         {
-            auto inputSoundFile = sf::InputSoundFile::createFromFile("Audio/ding.mp3").value();
+            sf::InputSoundFile inputSoundFile("Audio/ding.mp3");
             inputSoundFile.seek(1'000);
             CHECK(inputSoundFile.getTimeOffset() == sf::microseconds(22'675));
             CHECK(inputSoundFile.getSampleOffset() == 1'000);
@@ -302,7 +302,7 @@ TEST_CASE("[Audio] sf::InputSoundFile")
 
         SECTION("ogg")
         {
-            auto inputSoundFile = sf::InputSoundFile::createFromFile("Audio/doodle_pop.ogg").value();
+            sf::InputSoundFile inputSoundFile("Audio/doodle_pop.ogg");
             inputSoundFile.seek(1'000);
             CHECK(inputSoundFile.getTimeOffset() == sf::microseconds(11'337));
             CHECK(inputSoundFile.getSampleOffset() == 1'000);
@@ -310,7 +310,7 @@ TEST_CASE("[Audio] sf::InputSoundFile")
 
         SECTION("wav")
         {
-            auto inputSoundFile = sf::InputSoundFile::createFromFile("Audio/killdeer.wav").value();
+            sf::InputSoundFile inputSoundFile("Audio/killdeer.wav");
             inputSoundFile.seek(1'000);
             CHECK(inputSoundFile.getTimeOffset() == sf::microseconds(45'351));
             CHECK(inputSoundFile.getSampleOffset() == 1'000);
@@ -319,7 +319,7 @@ TEST_CASE("[Audio] sf::InputSoundFile")
 
     SECTION("seek(Time)")
     {
-        auto inputSoundFile = sf::InputSoundFile::createFromFile("Audio/ding.flac").value();
+        sf::InputSoundFile inputSoundFile("Audio/ding.flac");
         inputSoundFile.seek(sf::milliseconds(100));
         CHECK(inputSoundFile.getSampleCount() == 87'798);
         CHECK(inputSoundFile.getChannelCount() == 1);
@@ -331,7 +331,7 @@ TEST_CASE("[Audio] sf::InputSoundFile")
 
     SECTION("read()")
     {
-        auto inputSoundFile = sf::InputSoundFile::createFromFile("Audio/ding.flac").value();
+        sf::InputSoundFile inputSoundFile("Audio/ding.flac");
 
         SECTION("Null address")
         {
@@ -349,7 +349,7 @@ TEST_CASE("[Audio] sf::InputSoundFile")
         {
             SECTION("flac")
             {
-                inputSoundFile = sf::InputSoundFile::createFromFile("Audio/ding.flac").value();
+                inputSoundFile = sf::InputSoundFile("Audio/ding.flac");
                 CHECK(inputSoundFile.read(samples.data(), samples.size()) == 4);
                 CHECK(samples == std::array<std::int16_t, 4>{0, 1, -1, 4});
                 CHECK(inputSoundFile.read(samples.data(), samples.size()) == 4);
@@ -358,7 +358,7 @@ TEST_CASE("[Audio] sf::InputSoundFile")
 
             SECTION("mp3")
             {
-                inputSoundFile = sf::InputSoundFile::createFromFile("Audio/ding.mp3").value();
+                inputSoundFile = sf::InputSoundFile("Audio/ding.mp3");
                 CHECK(inputSoundFile.read(samples.data(), samples.size()) == 4);
                 CHECK(samples == std::array<std::int16_t, 4>{0, -2, 0, 2});
                 CHECK(inputSoundFile.read(samples.data(), samples.size()) == 4);
@@ -367,7 +367,7 @@ TEST_CASE("[Audio] sf::InputSoundFile")
 
             SECTION("ogg")
             {
-                inputSoundFile = sf::InputSoundFile::createFromFile("Audio/doodle_pop.ogg").value();
+                inputSoundFile = sf::InputSoundFile("Audio/doodle_pop.ogg");
                 CHECK(inputSoundFile.read(samples.data(), samples.size()) == 4);
                 CHECK(samples == std::array<std::int16_t, 4>{-827, -985, -1168, -1319});
                 CHECK(inputSoundFile.read(samples.data(), samples.size()) == 4);
@@ -383,7 +383,7 @@ TEST_CASE("[Audio] sf::InputSoundFile")
 
     SECTION("close()")
     {
-        auto inputSoundFile = sf::InputSoundFile::createFromFile("Audio/ding.flac").value();
+        sf::InputSoundFile inputSoundFile("Audio/ding.flac");
         inputSoundFile.close();
         CHECK(inputSoundFile.getSampleCount() == 0);
         CHECK(inputSoundFile.getChannelCount() == 0);

test/Audio/Music.test.cpp

@@ -32,7 +32,9 @@ TEST_CASE("[Audio] sf::Music", runAudioDeviceTests())
         CHECK(timeSpan.length == sf::Time::Zero);
     }
 
-    SECTION("Construction")
+    SECTION("Constructor")
+    {
+        SECTION("Default constructor")
         {
             const sf::Music music;
             CHECK(music.getDuration() == sf::Time::Zero);
@@ -46,6 +48,70 @@ TEST_CASE("[Audio] sf::Music", runAudioDeviceTests())
             CHECK(!music.getLoop());
         }
 
+        SECTION("File")
+        {
+            SECTION("Invalid file")
+            {
+                CHECK_THROWS_AS(sf::Music("does/not/exist.wav"), std::runtime_error);
+            }
+
+            SECTION("Valid file")
+            {
+                const sf::Music music("Audio/ding.mp3");
+                CHECK(music.getDuration() == sf::microseconds(1990884));
+                const auto [offset, length] = music.getLoopPoints();
+                CHECK(offset == sf::Time::Zero);
+                CHECK(length == sf::microseconds(1990884));
+                CHECK(music.getChannelCount() == 1);
+                CHECK(music.getSampleRate() == 44100);
+                CHECK(music.getStatus() == sf::Music::Status::Stopped);
+                CHECK(music.getPlayingOffset() == sf::Time::Zero);
+                CHECK(!music.getLoop());
+            }
+        }
+
+        SECTION("Memory")
+        {
+            std::vector<std::byte> memory(10, std::byte{0xCA});
+
+            SECTION("Invalid buffer")
+            {
+                CHECK_THROWS_AS(sf::Music(memory.data(), memory.size()), std::runtime_error);
+            }
+
+            SECTION("Valid buffer")
+            {
+                memory = loadIntoMemory("Audio/ding.flac");
+
+                const sf::Music music(memory.data(), memory.size());
+                CHECK(music.getDuration() == sf::microseconds(1990884));
+                const auto [offset, length] = music.getLoopPoints();
+                CHECK(offset == sf::Time::Zero);
+                CHECK(length == sf::microseconds(1990884));
+                CHECK(music.getChannelCount() == 1);
+                CHECK(music.getSampleRate() == 44100);
+                CHECK(music.getStatus() == sf::Music::Status::Stopped);
+                CHECK(music.getPlayingOffset() == sf::Time::Zero);
+                CHECK(!music.getLoop());
+            }
+        }
+
+        SECTION("Stream")
+        {
+            sf::FileInputStream stream("Audio/doodle_pop.ogg");
+            const sf::Music     music(stream);
+            CHECK(music.getDuration() == sf::microseconds(24002176));
+            const auto [offset, length] = music.getLoopPoints();
+            CHECK(offset == sf::Time::Zero);
+            CHECK(length == sf::microseconds(24002176));
+            CHECK(music.getChannelCount() == 2);
+            CHECK(music.getSampleRate() == 44100);
+            CHECK(music.getStatus() == sf::Music::Status::Stopped);
+            CHECK(music.getPlayingOffset() == sf::Time::Zero);
+            CHECK(!music.getLoop());
+        }
+    }
+
     SECTION("openFromFile()")
     {
         sf::Music music;
@@ -149,72 +215,9 @@ TEST_CASE("[Audio] sf::Music", runAudioDeviceTests())
         }
     }
 
-    SECTION("createFromFile()")
-    {
-        SECTION("Invalid file")
-        {
-            CHECK(!sf::Music::createFromFile("does/not/exist.wav"));
-        }
-
-        SECTION("Valid file")
-        {
-            const auto music = sf::Music::createFromFile("Audio/ding.mp3").value();
-            CHECK(music.getDuration() == sf::microseconds(1990884));
-            const auto [offset, length] = music.getLoopPoints();
-            CHECK(offset == sf::Time::Zero);
-            CHECK(length == sf::microseconds(1990884));
-            CHECK(music.getChannelCount() == 1);
-            CHECK(music.getSampleRate() == 44100);
-            CHECK(music.getStatus() == sf::Music::Status::Stopped);
-            CHECK(music.getPlayingOffset() == sf::Time::Zero);
-            CHECK(!music.getLoop());
-        }
-    }
-
-    SECTION("createFromMemory()")
-    {
-        std::vector<std::byte> memory(10, std::byte{0xCA});
-
-        SECTION("Invalid buffer")
-        {
-            CHECK(!sf::Music::createFromMemory(memory.data(), memory.size()));
-        }
-
-        SECTION("Valid buffer")
-        {
-            memory = loadIntoMemory("Audio/ding.flac");
-
-            const auto music = sf::Music::createFromMemory(memory.data(), memory.size()).value();
-            CHECK(music.getDuration() == sf::microseconds(1990884));
-            const auto [offset, length] = music.getLoopPoints();
-            CHECK(offset == sf::Time::Zero);
-            CHECK(length == sf::microseconds(1990884));
-            CHECK(music.getChannelCount() == 1);
-            CHECK(music.getSampleRate() == 44100);
-            CHECK(music.getStatus() == sf::Music::Status::Stopped);
-            CHECK(music.getPlayingOffset() == sf::Time::Zero);
-            CHECK(!music.getLoop());
-        }
-    }
-
-    SECTION("createFromStream()")
-    {
-        auto       stream = sf::FileInputStream::create("Audio/doodle_pop.ogg").value();
-        const auto music  = sf::Music::createFromStream(stream).value();
-        CHECK(music.getDuration() == sf::microseconds(24002176));
-        const auto [offset, length] = music.getLoopPoints();
-        CHECK(offset == sf::Time::Zero);
-        CHECK(length == sf::microseconds(24002176));
-        CHECK(music.getChannelCount() == 2);
-        CHECK(music.getSampleRate() == 44100);
-        CHECK(music.getStatus() == sf::Music::Status::Stopped);
-        CHECK(music.getPlayingOffset() == sf::Time::Zero);
-        CHECK(!music.getLoop());
-    }
-
     SECTION("play/pause/stop")
     {
-        auto music = sf::Music::createFromFile("Audio/ding.mp3").value();
+        sf::Music music("Audio/ding.mp3");
 
         // Wait for background thread to start
         music.play();
@@ -237,7 +240,7 @@ TEST_CASE("[Audio] sf::Music", runAudioDeviceTests())
 
     SECTION("setLoopPoints()")
     {
-        auto music = sf::Music::createFromFile("Audio/killdeer.wav").value();
+        sf::Music music("Audio/killdeer.wav");
         music.setLoopPoints({sf::seconds(1), sf::seconds(2)});
         const auto [offset, length] = music.getLoopPoints();
         CHECK(offset == sf::seconds(1));

test/Audio/OutputSoundFile.test.cpp

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 #include <type_traits>
 
+static_assert(std::is_default_constructible_v<sf::OutputSoundFile>);
 static_assert(!std::is_copy_constructible_v<sf::OutputSoundFile>);
 static_assert(!std::is_copy_assignable_v<sf::OutputSoundFile>);
 static_assert(std::is_nothrow_move_constructible_v<sf::OutputSoundFile>);

test/Audio/Sound.test.cpp

@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ TEST_CASE("[Audio] sf::Sound", runAudioDeviceTests())
         STATIC_CHECK(std::has_virtual_destructor_v<sf::Sound>);
     }
 
-    const auto soundBuffer = sf::SoundBuffer::createFromFile("Audio/ding.flac").value();
+    const sf::SoundBuffer soundBuffer("Audio/ding.flac");
 
     SECTION("Construction")
     {
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ TEST_CASE("[Audio] sf::Sound", runAudioDeviceTests())
 
         SECTION("Assignment")
         {
-            const sf::SoundBuffer otherSoundBuffer = sf::SoundBuffer::createFromFile("Audio/ding.flac").value();
+            const sf::SoundBuffer otherSoundBuffer("Audio/ding.flac");
             sf::Sound             soundCopy(otherSoundBuffer);
             soundCopy = sound;
             CHECK(&soundCopy.getBuffer() == &soundBuffer);
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ TEST_CASE("[Audio] sf::Sound", runAudioDeviceTests())
 
     SECTION("Set/get buffer")
     {
-        const sf::SoundBuffer otherSoundBuffer = sf::SoundBuffer::createFromFile("Audio/ding.flac").value();
+        const sf::SoundBuffer otherSoundBuffer("Audio/ding.flac");
         sf::Sound             sound(soundBuffer);
         sound.setBuffer(otherSoundBuffer);
         CHECK(&sound.getBuffer() == &otherSoundBuffer);

test/Audio/SoundBuffer.test.cpp

@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ TEST_CASE("[Audio] sf::SoundBuffer", runAudioDeviceTests())
     }
 
     SECTION("Construction")
+    {
+        SECTION("Default constructor")
         {
             const sf::SoundBuffer soundBuffer;
             CHECK(soundBuffer.getSamples() == nullptr);
@@ -32,9 +34,59 @@ TEST_CASE("[Audio] sf::SoundBuffer", runAudioDeviceTests())
             CHECK(soundBuffer.getDuration() == sf::Time::Zero);
         }
 
+        SECTION("File")
+        {
+            SECTION("Invalid filename")
+            {
+                CHECK_THROWS_AS(sf::SoundBuffer("does/not/exist.wav"), std::runtime_error);
+            }
+
+            SECTION("Valid file")
+            {
+                const sf::SoundBuffer soundBuffer("Audio/ding.flac");
+                CHECK(soundBuffer.getSamples() != nullptr);
+                CHECK(soundBuffer.getSampleCount() == 87798);
+                CHECK(soundBuffer.getSampleRate() == 44100);
+                CHECK(soundBuffer.getChannelCount() == 1);
+                CHECK(soundBuffer.getDuration() == sf::microseconds(1990884));
+            }
+        }
+
+        SECTION("Memory")
+        {
+            SECTION("Invalid memory")
+            {
+                constexpr std::array<std::byte, 5> memory{};
+                CHECK_THROWS_AS(sf::SoundBuffer(memory.data(), memory.size()), std::runtime_error);
+            }
+
+            SECTION("Valid memory")
+            {
+                const auto            memory = loadIntoMemory("Audio/ding.flac");
+                const sf::SoundBuffer soundBuffer(memory.data(), memory.size());
+                CHECK(soundBuffer.getSamples() != nullptr);
+                CHECK(soundBuffer.getSampleCount() == 87798);
+                CHECK(soundBuffer.getSampleRate() == 44100);
+                CHECK(soundBuffer.getChannelCount() == 1);
+                CHECK(soundBuffer.getDuration() == sf::microseconds(1990884));
+            }
+        }
+
+        SECTION("Stream")
+        {
+            sf::FileInputStream   stream("Audio/ding.flac");
+            const sf::SoundBuffer soundBuffer(stream);
+            CHECK(soundBuffer.getSamples() != nullptr);
+            CHECK(soundBuffer.getSampleCount() == 87798);
+            CHECK(soundBuffer.getSampleRate() == 44100);
+            CHECK(soundBuffer.getChannelCount() == 1);
+            CHECK(soundBuffer.getDuration() == sf::microseconds(1990884));
+        }
+    }
+
     SECTION("Copy semantics")
     {
-        const auto soundBuffer = sf::SoundBuffer::createFromFile("Audio/ding.flac").value();
+        const sf::SoundBuffer soundBuffer("Audio/ding.flac");
 
         SECTION("Construction")
         {
@@ -48,7 +100,7 @@ TEST_CASE("[Audio] sf::SoundBuffer", runAudioDeviceTests())
 
         SECTION("Assignment")
         {
-            sf::SoundBuffer soundBufferCopy = sf::SoundBuffer::createFromFile("Audio/doodle_pop.ogg").value();
+            sf::SoundBuffer soundBufferCopy("Audio/doodle_pop.ogg");
             soundBufferCopy = soundBuffer;
             CHECK(soundBufferCopy.getSamples() != nullptr);
             CHECK(soundBufferCopy.getSampleCount() == 87798);
@@ -123,65 +175,16 @@ TEST_CASE("[Audio] sf::SoundBuffer", runAudioDeviceTests())
         }
     }
 
-    SECTION("createFromFile()")
-    {
-        SECTION("Invalid filename")
-        {
-            CHECK(!sf::SoundBuffer::createFromFile("does/not/exist.wav"));
-        }
-
-        SECTION("Valid file")
-        {
-            const auto soundBuffer = sf::SoundBuffer::createFromFile("Audio/ding.flac").value();
-            CHECK(soundBuffer.getSamples() != nullptr);
-            CHECK(soundBuffer.getSampleCount() == 87798);
-            CHECK(soundBuffer.getSampleRate() == 44100);
-            CHECK(soundBuffer.getChannelCount() == 1);
-            CHECK(soundBuffer.getDuration() == sf::microseconds(1990884));
-        }
-    }
-
-    SECTION("createFromMemory()")
-    {
-        SECTION("Invalid memory")
-        {
-            constexpr std::array<std::byte, 5> memory{};
-            CHECK(!sf::SoundBuffer::createFromMemory(memory.data(), memory.size()));
-        }
-
-        SECTION("Valid memory")
-        {
-            const auto memory      = loadIntoMemory("Audio/ding.flac");
-            const auto soundBuffer = sf::SoundBuffer::createFromMemory(memory.data(), memory.size()).value();
-            CHECK(soundBuffer.getSamples() != nullptr);
-            CHECK(soundBuffer.getSampleCount() == 87798);
-            CHECK(soundBuffer.getSampleRate() == 44100);
-            CHECK(soundBuffer.getChannelCount() == 1);
-            CHECK(soundBuffer.getDuration() == sf::microseconds(1990884));
-        }
-    }
-
-    SECTION("createFromStream()")
-    {
-        auto       stream      = sf::FileInputStream::create("Audio/ding.flac").value();
-        const auto soundBuffer = sf::SoundBuffer::createFromStream(stream).value();
-        CHECK(soundBuffer.getSamples() != nullptr);
-        CHECK(soundBuffer.getSampleCount() == 87798);
-        CHECK(soundBuffer.getSampleRate() == 44100);
-        CHECK(soundBuffer.getChannelCount() == 1);
-        CHECK(soundBuffer.getDuration() == sf::microseconds(1990884));
-    }
-
     SECTION("saveToFile()")
     {
         const auto filename = std::filesystem::temp_directory_path() / "ding.flac";
 
         {
-            const auto soundBuffer = sf::SoundBuffer::createFromFile("Audio/ding.flac").value();
+            const sf::SoundBuffer soundBuffer("Audio/ding.flac");
             REQUIRE(soundBuffer.saveToFile(filename));
         }
 
-        const auto soundBuffer = sf::SoundBuffer::createFromFile(filename).value();
+        const sf::SoundBuffer soundBuffer(filename);
         CHECK(soundBuffer.getSamples() != nullptr);
         CHECK(soundBuffer.getSampleCount() == 87798);
         CHECK(soundBuffer.getSampleRate() == 44100);

test/Audio/SoundFileFactory.test.cpp

@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@
 #include <catch2/catch_test_macros.hpp>
 
 #include <filesystem>
-#include <optional>
 #include <type_traits>
 
 #include <cstdint>
@@ -110,30 +109,29 @@ TEST_CASE("[Audio] sf::SoundFileFactory")
 
     SECTION("createReaderFromStream()")
     {
-        std::optional<sf::FileInputStream> stream;
+        sf::FileInputStream stream;
 
         SECTION("flac")
         {
-            stream = sf::FileInputStream::create("Audio/ding.flac");
+            REQUIRE(stream.open("Audio/ding.flac"));
         }
 
         SECTION("mp3")
         {
-            stream = sf::FileInputStream::create("Audio/ding.mp3");
+            REQUIRE(stream.open("Audio/ding.mp3"));
         }
 
         SECTION("ogg")
         {
-            stream = sf::FileInputStream::create("Audio/doodle_pop.ogg");
+            REQUIRE(stream.open("Audio/doodle_pop.ogg"));
         }
 
         SECTION("wav")
         {
-            stream = sf::FileInputStream::create("Audio/killdeer.wav");
+            REQUIRE(stream.open("Audio/killdeer.wav"));
         }
 
-        REQUIRE(stream);
+        CHECK(sf::SoundFileFactory::createReaderFromStream(stream));
-        CHECK(sf::SoundFileFactory::createReaderFromStream(*stream));
     }
 
     SECTION("createWriterFromFilename()")

test/Graphics/Drawable.test.cpp

@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ TEST_CASE("[Graphics] sf::Drawable", runDisplayTests())
     SECTION("draw()")
     {
         const DrawableTest drawableTest;
-        auto               renderTexture = sf::RenderTexture::create({32, 32}).value();
+        sf::RenderTexture  renderTexture({32, 32});
         CHECK(drawableTest.callCount() == 0);
         renderTexture.draw(drawableTest);
         CHECK(drawableTest.callCount() == 1);

test/Graphics/Font.test.cpp

@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ TEST_CASE("[Graphics] sf::Font", runDisplayTests())
     }
 
     SECTION("Construction")
+    {
+        SECTION("Default constructor")
         {
             const sf::Font font;
             CHECK(font.getInfo().family.empty());
@@ -32,6 +34,105 @@ TEST_CASE("[Graphics] sf::Font", runDisplayTests())
             CHECK(font.isSmooth());
         }
 
+        SECTION("File")
+        {
+            SECTION("Invalid filename")
+            {
+                CHECK_THROWS_AS(sf::Font("does/not/exist.ttf"), std::runtime_error);
+            }
+
+            SECTION("Successful load")
+            {
+                const sf::Font font("Graphics/tuffy.ttf");
+                CHECK(font.getInfo().family == "Tuffy");
+                const auto& glyph = font.getGlyph(0x45, 16, false);
+                CHECK(glyph.advance == 9);
+                CHECK(glyph.lsbDelta == 9);
+                CHECK(glyph.rsbDelta == 16);
+                CHECK(glyph.bounds == sf::FloatRect({0, -12}, {8, 12}));
+                CHECK(glyph.textureRect == sf::IntRect({2, 5}, {8, 12}));
+                CHECK(font.hasGlyph(0x41));
+                CHECK(font.hasGlyph(0xC0));
+                CHECK(font.getKerning(0x41, 0x42, 12) == -1);
+                CHECK(font.getKerning(0x43, 0x44, 24, true) == 0);
+                CHECK(font.getLineSpacing(24) == 30);
+                CHECK(font.getUnderlinePosition(36) == Approx(2.20312f));
+                CHECK(font.getUnderlineThickness(48) == Approx(1.17188f));
+                const auto& texture = font.getTexture(10);
+                CHECK(texture.getSize() == sf::Vector2u(128, 128));
+                CHECK(texture.isSmooth());
+                CHECK(!texture.isSrgb());
+                CHECK(!texture.isRepeated());
+                CHECK(texture.getNativeHandle() != 0);
+                CHECK(font.isSmooth());
+            }
+        }
+
+        SECTION("Memory")
+        {
+            SECTION("Invalid data and size")
+            {
+                CHECK_THROWS_AS(sf::Font(nullptr, 1), std::runtime_error);
+                const std::byte testByte{0xCD};
+                CHECK_THROWS_AS(sf::Font(&testByte, 0), std::runtime_error);
+            }
+
+            SECTION("Successful load")
+            {
+                const auto     memory = loadIntoMemory("Graphics/tuffy.ttf");
+                const sf::Font font(memory.data(), memory.size());
+                CHECK(font.getInfo().family == "Tuffy");
+                const auto& glyph = font.getGlyph(0x45, 16, false);
+                CHECK(glyph.advance == 9);
+                CHECK(glyph.lsbDelta == 9);
+                CHECK(glyph.rsbDelta == 16);
+                CHECK(glyph.bounds == sf::FloatRect({0, -12}, {8, 12}));
+                CHECK(glyph.textureRect == sf::IntRect({2, 5}, {8, 12}));
+                CHECK(font.hasGlyph(0x41));
+                CHECK(font.hasGlyph(0xC0));
+                CHECK(font.getKerning(0x41, 0x42, 12) == -1);
+                CHECK(font.getKerning(0x43, 0x44, 24, true) == 0);
+                CHECK(font.getLineSpacing(24) == 30);
+                CHECK(font.getUnderlinePosition(36) == Approx(2.20312f));
+                CHECK(font.getUnderlineThickness(48) == Approx(1.17188f));
+                const auto& texture = font.getTexture(10);
+                CHECK(texture.getSize() == sf::Vector2u(128, 128));
+                CHECK(texture.isSmooth());
+                CHECK(!texture.isSrgb());
+                CHECK(!texture.isRepeated());
+                CHECK(texture.getNativeHandle() != 0);
+                CHECK(font.isSmooth());
+            }
+        }
+
+        SECTION("Stream")
+        {
+            sf::FileInputStream stream("Graphics/tuffy.ttf");
+            const sf::Font      font(stream);
+            CHECK(font.getInfo().family == "Tuffy");
+            const auto& glyph = font.getGlyph(0x45, 16, false);
+            CHECK(glyph.advance == 9);
+            CHECK(glyph.lsbDelta == 9);
+            CHECK(glyph.rsbDelta == 16);
+            CHECK(glyph.bounds == sf::FloatRect({0, -12}, {8, 12}));
+            CHECK(glyph.textureRect == sf::IntRect({2, 5}, {8, 12}));
+            CHECK(font.hasGlyph(0x41));
+            CHECK(font.hasGlyph(0xC0));
+            CHECK(font.getKerning(0x41, 0x42, 12) == -1);
+            CHECK(font.getKerning(0x43, 0x44, 24, true) == 0);
+            CHECK(font.getLineSpacing(24) == 30);
+            CHECK(font.getUnderlinePosition(36) == Approx(2.20312f));
+            CHECK(font.getUnderlineThickness(48) == Approx(1.17188f));
+            const auto& texture = font.getTexture(10);
+            CHECK(texture.getSize() == sf::Vector2u(128, 128));
+            CHECK(texture.isSmooth());
+            CHECK(!texture.isSrgb());
+            CHECK(!texture.isRepeated());
+            CHECK(texture.getNativeHandle() != 0);
+            CHECK(font.isSmooth());
+        }
+    }
+
     SECTION("openFromFile()")
     {
         sf::Font font;
@@ -145,107 +246,9 @@ TEST_CASE("[Graphics] sf::Font", runDisplayTests())
         }
     }
 
-    SECTION("createFromFile()")
-    {
-        SECTION("Invalid filename")
-        {
-            CHECK(!sf::Font::createFromFile("does/not/exist.ttf"));
-        }
-
-        SECTION("Valid file")
-        {
-            const auto font = sf::Font::createFromFile("Graphics/tuffy.ttf").value();
-            CHECK(font.getInfo().family == "Tuffy");
-            const auto& glyph = font.getGlyph(0x45, 16, false);
-            CHECK(glyph.advance == 9);
-            CHECK(glyph.lsbDelta == 9);
-            CHECK(glyph.rsbDelta == 16);
-            CHECK(glyph.bounds == sf::FloatRect({0, -12}, {8, 12}));
-            CHECK(glyph.textureRect == sf::IntRect({2, 5}, {8, 12}));
-            CHECK(font.hasGlyph(0x41));
-            CHECK(font.hasGlyph(0xC0));
-            CHECK(font.getKerning(0x41, 0x42, 12) == -1);
-            CHECK(font.getKerning(0x43, 0x44, 24, true) == 0);
-            CHECK(font.getLineSpacing(24) == 30);
-            CHECK(font.getUnderlinePosition(36) == Approx(2.20312f));
-            CHECK(font.getUnderlineThickness(48) == Approx(1.17188f));
-            const auto& texture = font.getTexture(10);
-            CHECK(texture.getSize() == sf::Vector2u(128, 128));
-            CHECK(texture.isSmooth());
-            CHECK(!texture.isSrgb());
-            CHECK(!texture.isRepeated());
-            CHECK(texture.getNativeHandle() != 0);
-            CHECK(font.isSmooth());
-        }
-    }
-
-    SECTION("createFromMemory()")
-    {
-        SECTION("Invalid data and size")
-        {
-            CHECK(!sf::Font::createFromMemory(nullptr, 1));
-            const std::byte testByte{0xCD};
-            CHECK(!sf::Font::createFromMemory(&testByte, 0));
-        }
-
-        SECTION("Valid data")
-        {
-            const auto memory = loadIntoMemory("Graphics/tuffy.ttf");
-            const auto font   = sf::Font::createFromMemory(memory.data(), memory.size()).value();
-            CHECK(font.getInfo().family == "Tuffy");
-            const auto& glyph = font.getGlyph(0x45, 16, false);
-            CHECK(glyph.advance == 9);
-            CHECK(glyph.lsbDelta == 9);
-            CHECK(glyph.rsbDelta == 16);
-            CHECK(glyph.bounds == sf::FloatRect({0, -12}, {8, 12}));
-            CHECK(glyph.textureRect == sf::IntRect({2, 5}, {8, 12}));
-            CHECK(font.hasGlyph(0x41));
-            CHECK(font.hasGlyph(0xC0));
-            CHECK(font.getKerning(0x41, 0x42, 12) == -1);
-            CHECK(font.getKerning(0x43, 0x44, 24, true) == 0);
-            CHECK(font.getLineSpacing(24) == 30);
-            CHECK(font.getUnderlinePosition(36) == Approx(2.20312f));
-            CHECK(font.getUnderlineThickness(48) == Approx(1.17188f));
-            const auto& texture = font.getTexture(10);
-            CHECK(texture.getSize() == sf::Vector2u(128, 128));
-            CHECK(texture.isSmooth());
-            CHECK(!texture.isSrgb());
-            CHECK(!texture.isRepeated());
-            CHECK(texture.getNativeHandle() != 0);
-            CHECK(font.isSmooth());
-        }
-    }
-
-    SECTION("createFromStream()")
-    {
-        auto       stream = sf::FileInputStream::create("Graphics/tuffy.ttf").value();
-        const auto font   = sf::Font::createFromStream(stream).value();
-        CHECK(font.getInfo().family == "Tuffy");
-        const auto& glyph = font.getGlyph(0x45, 16, false);
-        CHECK(glyph.advance == 9);
-        CHECK(glyph.lsbDelta == 9);
-        CHECK(glyph.rsbDelta == 16);
-        CHECK(glyph.bounds == sf::FloatRect({0, -12}, {8, 12}));
-        CHECK(glyph.textureRect == sf::IntRect({2, 5}, {8, 12}));
-        CHECK(font.hasGlyph(0x41));
-        CHECK(font.hasGlyph(0xC0));
-        CHECK(font.getKerning(0x41, 0x42, 12) == -1);
-        CHECK(font.getKerning(0x43, 0x44, 24, true) == 0);
-        CHECK(font.getLineSpacing(24) == 30);
-        CHECK(font.getUnderlinePosition(36) == Approx(2.20312f));
-        CHECK(font.getUnderlineThickness(48) == Approx(1.17188f));
-        const auto& texture = font.getTexture(10);
-        CHECK(texture.getSize() == sf::Vector2u(128, 128));
-        CHECK(texture.isSmooth());
-        CHECK(!texture.isSrgb());
-        CHECK(!texture.isRepeated());
-        CHECK(texture.getNativeHandle() != 0);
-        CHECK(font.isSmooth());
-    }
-
     SECTION("Set/get smooth")
     {
-        auto font = sf::Font::createFromFile("Graphics/tuffy.ttf").value();
+        sf::Font font("Graphics/tuffy.ttf");
         font.setSmooth(false);
         CHECK(!font.isSmooth());
     }

test/Graphics/Image.test.cpp

@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ TEST_CASE("[Graphics] sf::Image")
         STATIC_CHECK(std::is_nothrow_move_assignable_v<sf::Image>);
     }
 
+    SECTION("Construction")
+    {
         SECTION("Default constructor")
         {
             const sf::Image image;
@@ -26,8 +28,114 @@ TEST_CASE("[Graphics] sf::Image")
             CHECK(image.getPixelsPtr() == nullptr);
         }
 
-    SECTION("Construction")
+        SECTION("File constructor")
         {
+            SECTION("Invalid file")
+            {
+                CHECK_THROWS_AS(sf::Image("."), std::runtime_error);
+                CHECK_THROWS_AS(sf::Image("this/does/not/exist.jpg"), std::runtime_error);
+            }
+
+            SECTION("Successful load")
+            {
+                SECTION("bmp")
+                {
+                    const sf::Image image("Graphics/sfml-logo-big.bmp");
+                    CHECK(image.getPixel({0, 0}) == sf::Color::White);
+                    CHECK(image.getPixel({200, 150}) == sf::Color(144, 208, 62));
+                    CHECK(image.getSize() == sf::Vector2u(1001, 304));
+                    CHECK(image.getPixelsPtr() != nullptr);
+                }
+
+                SECTION("png")
+                {
+                    const sf::Image image("Graphics/sfml-logo-big.png");
+                    CHECK(image.getPixel({0, 0}) == sf::Color(255, 255, 255, 0));
+                    CHECK(image.getPixel({200, 150}) == sf::Color(144, 208, 62));
+                    CHECK(image.getSize() == sf::Vector2u(1001, 304));
+                    CHECK(image.getPixelsPtr() != nullptr);
+                }
+
+                SECTION("jpg")
+                {
+                    const sf::Image image("Graphics/sfml-logo-big.jpg");
+                    CHECK(image.getPixel({0, 0}) == sf::Color::White);
+                    CHECK(image.getPixel({200, 150}) == sf::Color(144, 208, 62));
+                    CHECK(image.getSize() == sf::Vector2u(1001, 304));
+                    CHECK(image.getPixelsPtr() != nullptr);
+                }
+
+                SECTION("gif")
+                {
+                    const sf::Image image("Graphics/sfml-logo-big.gif");
+                    CHECK(image.getPixel({0, 0}) == sf::Color::White);
+                    CHECK(image.getPixel({200, 150}) == sf::Color(146, 210, 62));
+                    CHECK(image.getSize() == sf::Vector2u(1001, 304));
+                    CHECK(image.getPixelsPtr() != nullptr);
+                }
+
+                SECTION("psd")
+                {
+                    const sf::Image image("Graphics/sfml-logo-big.psd");
+                    CHECK(image.getPixel({0, 0}) == sf::Color::White);
+                    CHECK(image.getPixel({200, 150}) == sf::Color(144, 208, 62));
+                    CHECK(image.getSize() == sf::Vector2u(1001, 304));
+                    CHECK(image.getPixelsPtr() != nullptr);
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        SECTION("Memory constructor")
+        {
+            SECTION("Invalid pointer")
+            {
+                CHECK_THROWS_AS(sf::Image(nullptr, 1), std::runtime_error);
+            }
+
+            SECTION("Invalid size")
+            {
+                const std::byte testByte{0xAB};
+                CHECK_THROWS_AS(sf::Image(&testByte, 0), std::runtime_error);
+            }
+
+            SECTION("Failed load")
+            {
+                std::vector<std::uint8_t> memory;
+
+                SECTION("Empty")
+                {
+                    memory.clear();
+                }
+
+                SECTION("Junk data")
+                {
+                    memory = {1, 2, 3, 4};
+                }
+
+                CHECK_THROWS_AS(sf::Image(memory.data(), memory.size()), std::runtime_error);
+            }
+
+            SECTION("Successful load")
+            {
+                const auto      memory = sf::Image({24, 24}, sf::Color::Green).saveToMemory("png").value();
+                const sf::Image image(memory.data(), memory.size());
+                CHECK(image.getSize() == sf::Vector2u(24, 24));
+                CHECK(image.getPixelsPtr() != nullptr);
+                CHECK(image.getPixel({0, 0}) == sf::Color::Green);
+                CHECK(image.getPixel({23, 23}) == sf::Color::Green);
+            }
+        }
+
+        SECTION("Stream constructor")
+        {
+            sf::FileInputStream stream("Graphics/sfml-logo-big.png");
+            const sf::Image     image(stream);
+            CHECK(image.getSize() == sf::Vector2u(1001, 304));
+            CHECK(image.getPixelsPtr() != nullptr);
+            CHECK(image.getPixel({0, 0}) == sf::Color(255, 255, 255, 0));
+            CHECK(image.getPixel({200, 150}) == sf::Color(144, 208, 62));
+        }
+
         SECTION("Vector2 constructor")
         {
             const sf::Image image(sf::Vector2u(10, 10));
@@ -272,114 +380,6 @@ TEST_CASE("[Graphics] sf::Image")
         }
     }
 
-    SECTION("createFromFile()")
-    {
-        SECTION("Invalid file")
-        {
-            CHECK(!sf::Image::createFromFile("."));
-            CHECK(!sf::Image::createFromFile("this/does/not/exist.jpg"));
-        }
-
-        SECTION("Successful load")
-        {
-            std::optional<sf::Image> image;
-
-            SECTION("bmp")
-            {
-                image = sf::Image::createFromFile("Graphics/sfml-logo-big.bmp").value();
-                REQUIRE(image.has_value());
-                CHECK(image->getPixel({0, 0}) == sf::Color::White);
-                CHECK(image->getPixel({200, 150}) == sf::Color(144, 208, 62));
-            }
-
-            SECTION("png")
-            {
-                image = sf::Image::createFromFile("Graphics/sfml-logo-big.png").value();
-                REQUIRE(image.has_value());
-                CHECK(image->getPixel({0, 0}) == sf::Color(255, 255, 255, 0));
-                CHECK(image->getPixel({200, 150}) == sf::Color(144, 208, 62));
-            }
-
-            SECTION("jpg")
-            {
-                image = sf::Image::createFromFile("Graphics/sfml-logo-big.jpg").value();
-                REQUIRE(image.has_value());
-                CHECK(image->getPixel({0, 0}) == sf::Color::White);
-                CHECK(image->getPixel({200, 150}) == sf::Color(144, 208, 62));
-            }
-
-            SECTION("gif")
-            {
-                image = sf::Image::createFromFile("Graphics/sfml-logo-big.gif").value();
-                REQUIRE(image.has_value());
-                CHECK(image->getPixel({0, 0}) == sf::Color::White);
-                CHECK(image->getPixel({200, 150}) == sf::Color(146, 210, 62));
-            }
-
-            SECTION("psd")
-            {
-                image = sf::Image::createFromFile("Graphics/sfml-logo-big.psd").value();
-                REQUIRE(image.has_value());
-                CHECK(image->getPixel({0, 0}) == sf::Color::White);
-                CHECK(image->getPixel({200, 150}) == sf::Color(144, 208, 62));
-            }
-
-            CHECK(image->getSize() == sf::Vector2u(1001, 304));
-            CHECK(image->getPixelsPtr() != nullptr);
-        }
-    }
-
-    SECTION("createFromMemory()")
-    {
-        SECTION("Invalid pointer")
-        {
-            CHECK(!sf::Image::createFromMemory(nullptr, 1));
-        }
-
-        SECTION("Invalid size")
-        {
-            const std::byte testByte{0xAB};
-            CHECK(!sf::Image::createFromMemory(&testByte, 0));
-        }
-
-        SECTION("Failed load")
-        {
-            std::vector<std::uint8_t> memory;
-
-            SECTION("Empty")
-            {
-                memory.clear();
-            }
-
-            SECTION("Junk data")
-            {
-                memory = {1, 2, 3, 4};
-            }
-
-            CHECK(!sf::Image::createFromMemory(memory.data(), memory.size()));
-        }
-
-        SECTION("Successful load")
-        {
-            const auto memory = sf::Image({24, 24}, sf::Color::Green).saveToMemory("png").value();
-            const auto image  = sf::Image::createFromMemory(memory.data(), memory.size()).value();
-            CHECK(image.getSize() == sf::Vector2u(24, 24));
-            CHECK(image.getPixelsPtr() != nullptr);
-            CHECK(image.getPixel({0, 0}) == sf::Color::Green);
-            CHECK(image.getPixel({23, 23}) == sf::Color::Green);
-        }
-    }
-
-    SECTION("createFromStream()")
-    {
-        auto       stream = sf::FileInputStream::create("Graphics/sfml-logo-big.png").value();
-        const auto image  = sf::Image::createFromStream(stream).value();
-        CHECK(image.getSize() == sf::Vector2u(1001, 304));
-        CHECK(image.getPixelsPtr() != nullptr);
-        CHECK(image.getPixel({0, 0}) == sf::Color(255, 255, 255, 0));
-        CHECK(image.getPixel({200, 150}) == sf::Color(144, 208, 62));
-    }
-
     SECTION("saveToFile()")
     {
         SECTION("Invalid size")
@@ -426,7 +426,7 @@ TEST_CASE("[Graphics] sf::Image")
 
             // Cannot test JPEG encoding due to it triggering UB in stbiw__jpg_writeBits
 
-            const auto loadedImage = sf::Image::createFromFile(filename).value();
+            const sf::Image loadedImage(filename);
             CHECK(loadedImage.getSize() == sf::Vector2u(256, 256));
             CHECK(loadedImage.getPixelsPtr() != nullptr);
 

test/Graphics/Render.test.cpp

@@ -12,9 +12,7 @@ TEST_CASE("[Graphics] Render Tests", runDisplayTests())
 {
     SECTION("Stencil Tests")
     {
-        auto renderTexture = sf::RenderTexture::create({100, 100}, sf::ContextSettings{0 /* depthBits */, 8 /* stencilBits */})
+        sf::RenderTexture renderTexture({100, 100}, sf::ContextSettings{0 /* depthBits */, 8 /* stencilBits */});
-                                 .value();
-
         renderTexture.clear(sf::Color::Red, 127);
 
         sf::RectangleShape shape1({100, 100});

test/Graphics/RenderTexture.test.cpp

@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ TEST_CASE("[Graphics] sf::RenderTexture", runDisplayTests())
     }
 
     SECTION("Construction")
+    {
+        SECTION("Default constructor")
         {
             const sf::RenderTexture renderTexture;
             CHECK(!renderTexture.isSmooth());
@@ -23,14 +25,37 @@ TEST_CASE("[Graphics] sf::RenderTexture", runDisplayTests())
             CHECK(renderTexture.getSize() == sf::Vector2u(0, 0));
         }
 
-    SECTION("create()")
+        SECTION("2 parameter constructor")
         {
-        CHECK(!sf::RenderTexture::create({1'000'000, 1'000'000}));
+            CHECK_THROWS_AS(sf::RenderTexture({1'000'000, 1'000'000}), std::runtime_error);
 
-        CHECK(sf::RenderTexture::create({100, 100}, sf::ContextSettings{8 /* depthBits */, 0 /* stencilBits */}));
+            CHECK_NOTHROW(sf::RenderTexture({100, 100}, sf::ContextSettings{8 /* depthBits */, 0 /* stencilBits */}));
-        CHECK(sf::RenderTexture::create({100, 100}, sf::ContextSettings{0 /* depthBits */, 8 /* stencilBits */}));
+            CHECK_NOTHROW(sf::RenderTexture({100, 100}, sf::ContextSettings{0 /* depthBits */, 8 /* stencilBits */}));
 
-        const auto renderTexture = sf::RenderTexture::create({360, 480}).value();
+            const sf::RenderTexture renderTexture({360, 480});
+            CHECK(renderTexture.getSize() == sf::Vector2u(360, 480));
+            CHECK(!renderTexture.isSmooth());
+            CHECK(!renderTexture.isRepeated());
+            CHECK(!renderTexture.isSrgb());
+
+            const auto& texture = renderTexture.getTexture();
+            CHECK(texture.getSize() == sf::Vector2u(360, 480));
+            CHECK(!texture.isSmooth());
+            CHECK(!texture.isSrgb());
+            CHECK(!texture.isRepeated());
+            CHECK(texture.getNativeHandle() != 0);
+        }
+    }
+
+    SECTION("resize()")
+    {
+        sf::RenderTexture renderTexture;
+        CHECK(!renderTexture.resize({1'000'000, 1'000'000}));
+
+        CHECK(renderTexture.resize({100, 100}, sf::ContextSettings{8 /* depthBits */, 0 /* stencilBits */}));
+        CHECK(renderTexture.resize({100, 100}, sf::ContextSettings{0 /* depthBits */, 8 /* stencilBits */}));
+
+        REQUIRE(renderTexture.resize({360, 480}));
         CHECK(renderTexture.getSize() == sf::Vector2u(360, 480));
         CHECK(!renderTexture.isSmooth());
         CHECK(!renderTexture.isRepeated());
@@ -66,27 +91,27 @@ TEST_CASE("[Graphics] sf::RenderTexture", runDisplayTests())
 
     SECTION("Set/get smooth")
     {
-        auto renderTexture = sf::RenderTexture::create({64, 64}).value();
+        sf::RenderTexture renderTexture({64, 64});
         renderTexture.setSmooth(true);
         CHECK(renderTexture.isSmooth());
     }
 
     SECTION("Set/get repeated")
     {
-        auto renderTexture = sf::RenderTexture::create({64, 64}).value();
+        sf::RenderTexture renderTexture({64, 64});
         renderTexture.setRepeated(true);
         CHECK(renderTexture.isRepeated());
     }
 
     SECTION("generateMipmap()")
     {
-        auto renderTexture = sf::RenderTexture::create({64, 64}).value();
+        sf::RenderTexture renderTexture({64, 64});
         CHECK(renderTexture.generateMipmap());
     }
 
     SECTION("setActive()")
     {
-        auto renderTexture = sf::RenderTexture::create({64, 64}).value();
+        sf::RenderTexture renderTexture({64, 64});
         CHECK(renderTexture.setActive());
         CHECK(renderTexture.setActive(false));
         CHECK(renderTexture.setActive(true));
@@ -94,7 +119,7 @@ TEST_CASE("[Graphics] sf::RenderTexture", runDisplayTests())
 
     SECTION("getTexture()")
     {
-        const auto renderTexture = sf::RenderTexture::create({64, 64}).value();
+        const sf::RenderTexture renderTexture({64, 64});
         CHECK(renderTexture.getTexture().getSize() == sf::Vector2u(64, 64));
     }
 }

test/Graphics/RenderWindow.test.cpp

@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ TEST_CASE("[Graphics] sf::RenderWindow", runDisplayTests())
                                 sf::ContextSettings{});
         REQUIRE(window.getSize() == sf::Vector2u(256, 256));
 
-        auto texture = sf::Texture::create(window.getSize()).value();
+        sf::Texture texture(window.getSize());
 
         window.clear(sf::Color::Red);
         texture.update(window);

test/Graphics/Shader.test.cpp

@@ -145,6 +145,18 @@ TEST_CASE("[Graphics] sf::Shader (Dummy Implementation)", skipShaderDummyTests()
         CHECK_FALSE(sf::Shader::isGeometryAvailable());
     }
 
+    SECTION("Construct from memory")
+    {
+        CHECK_THROWS_AS(sf::Shader(std::string_view(vertexSource), sf::Shader::Type::Vertex), std::runtime_error);
+        CHECK_THROWS_AS(sf::Shader(std::string_view(geometrySource), sf::Shader::Type::Geometry), std::runtime_error);
+        CHECK_THROWS_AS(sf::Shader(std::string_view(fragmentSource), sf::Shader::Type::Fragment), std::runtime_error);
+        CHECK_THROWS_AS(sf::Shader(std::string_view(vertexSource), std::string_view(fragmentSource)), std::runtime_error);
+        CHECK_THROWS_AS(sf::Shader(std::string_view(vertexSource),
+                                   std::string_view(geometrySource),
+                                   std::string_view(fragmentSource)),
+                        std::runtime_error);
+    }
+
     SECTION("loadFromMemory()")
     {
         sf::Shader shader;
@@ -154,15 +166,6 @@ TEST_CASE("[Graphics] sf::Shader (Dummy Implementation)", skipShaderDummyTests()
         CHECK_FALSE(shader.loadFromMemory(vertexSource, fragmentSource));
         CHECK_FALSE(shader.loadFromMemory(vertexSource, geometrySource, fragmentSource));
     }
-
-    SECTION("createFromMemory()")
-    {
-        CHECK_FALSE(sf::Shader::createFromMemory(vertexSource, sf::Shader::Type::Vertex).has_value());
-        CHECK_FALSE(sf::Shader::createFromMemory(geometrySource, sf::Shader::Type::Geometry).has_value());
-        CHECK_FALSE(sf::Shader::createFromMemory(fragmentSource, sf::Shader::Type::Fragment).has_value());
-        CHECK_FALSE(sf::Shader::createFromMemory(vertexSource, fragmentSource).has_value());
-        CHECK_FALSE(sf::Shader::createFromMemory(vertexSource, geometrySource, fragmentSource).has_value());
-    }
 }
 
 TEST_CASE("[Graphics] sf::Shader", skipShaderFullTests())
@@ -176,11 +179,184 @@ TEST_CASE("[Graphics] sf::Shader", skipShaderFullTests())
     }
 
     SECTION("Construction")
+    {
+        SECTION("Default constructor")
         {
             const sf::Shader shader;
             CHECK(shader.getNativeHandle() == 0);
         }
 
+        SECTION("File")
+        {
+            SECTION("One shader")
+            {
+                CHECK_THROWS_AS(sf::Shader(std::filesystem::path("does-not-exist.vert"), sf::Shader::Type::Vertex),
+                                std::runtime_error);
+
+                if (sf::Shader::isAvailable())
+                {
+                    CHECK(sf::Shader(std::filesystem::path("Graphics/shader.vert"), sf::Shader::Type::Vertex).getNativeHandle() !=
+                          0);
+                    CHECK(sf::Shader(std::filesystem::path("Graphics/shader.frag"), sf::Shader::Type::Fragment)
+                              .getNativeHandle() != 0);
+                }
+                else
+                {
+                    CHECK_THROWS_AS(sf::Shader(std::filesystem::path("Graphics/shader.vert"), sf::Shader::Type::Vertex),
+                                    std::runtime_error);
+                    CHECK_THROWS_AS(sf::Shader(std::filesystem::path("Graphics/shader.frag"), sf::Shader::Type::Fragment),
+                                    std::runtime_error);
+                }
+            }
+
+            SECTION("Two shaders")
+            {
+                CHECK_THROWS_AS(sf::Shader(std::filesystem::path("does-not-exist.vert"),
+                                           std::filesystem::path("Graphics/shader.frag")),
+                                std::runtime_error);
+                CHECK_THROWS_AS(sf::Shader(std::filesystem::path("Graphics/shader.vert"),
+                                           std::filesystem::path("does-not-exist.frag")),
+                                std::runtime_error);
+
+                if (sf::Shader::isAvailable())
+                {
+                    CHECK(sf::Shader(std::filesystem::path("Graphics/shader.vert"),
+                                     std::filesystem::path("Graphics/shader.frag"))
+                              .getNativeHandle() != 0);
+                }
+                else
+                {
+                    CHECK_THROWS_AS(sf::Shader(std::filesystem::path("Graphics/shader.vert"),
+                                               std::filesystem::path("Graphics/shader.frag")),
+                                    std::runtime_error);
+                }
+            }
+
+            SECTION("Three shaders")
+            {
+                CHECK_THROWS_AS(sf::Shader(std::filesystem::path("does-not-exist.vert"),
+                                           std::filesystem::path("Graphics/shader.geom"),
+                                           std::filesystem::path("Graphics/shader.frag")),
+                                std::runtime_error);
+                CHECK_THROWS_AS(sf::Shader(std::filesystem::path("Graphics/shader.vert"),
+                                           std::filesystem::path("does-not-exist.geom"),
+                                           std::filesystem::path("Graphics/shader.frag")),
+                                std::runtime_error);
+                CHECK_THROWS_AS(sf::Shader(std::filesystem::path("Graphics/shader.vert"),
+                                           std::filesystem::path("Graphics/shader.geom"),
+                                           std::filesystem::path("does-not-exist.frag")),
+                                std::runtime_error);
+
+                if (sf::Shader::isGeometryAvailable())
+                {
+                    CHECK(sf::Shader(std::filesystem::path("Graphics/shader.vert"),
+                                     std::filesystem::path("Graphics/shader.geom"),
+                                     std::filesystem::path("Graphics/shader.frag"))
+                              .getNativeHandle() != 0);
+                }
+                else
+                {
+                    CHECK_THROWS_AS(sf::Shader(std::filesystem::path("Graphics/shader.vert"),
+                                               std::filesystem::path("Graphics/shader.geom"),
+                                               std::filesystem::path("Graphics/shader.frag")),
+                                    std::runtime_error);
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        SECTION("Memory")
+        {
+            if (sf::Shader::isAvailable())
+            {
+                CHECK(sf::Shader(std::string_view(vertexSource), sf::Shader::Type::Vertex).getNativeHandle() != 0);
+                CHECK_THROWS_AS(sf::Shader(std::string_view(geometrySource), sf::Shader::Type::Geometry),
+                                std::runtime_error);
+                CHECK(sf::Shader(std::string_view(fragmentSource), sf::Shader::Type::Fragment).getNativeHandle() != 0);
+                CHECK(sf::Shader(std::string_view(vertexSource), std::string_view(fragmentSource)).getNativeHandle() != 0);
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                CHECK_THROWS_AS(sf::Shader(std::string_view(vertexSource), sf::Shader::Type::Vertex), std::runtime_error);
+                CHECK_THROWS_AS(sf::Shader(std::string_view(geometrySource), sf::Shader::Type::Geometry),
+                                std::runtime_error);
+                CHECK_THROWS_AS(sf::Shader(std::string_view(fragmentSource), sf::Shader::Type::Fragment),
+                                std::runtime_error);
+                CHECK_THROWS_AS(sf::Shader(std::string_view(vertexSource), std::string_view(fragmentSource)),
+                                std::runtime_error);
+            }
+
+            if (sf::Shader::isGeometryAvailable())
+            {
+                CHECK(sf::Shader(std::string_view(vertexSource), std::string_view(geometrySource), std::string_view(fragmentSource))
+                          .getNativeHandle() != 0);
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                CHECK_THROWS_AS(sf::Shader(std::string_view(vertexSource),
+                                           std::string_view(geometrySource),
+                                           std::string_view(fragmentSource)),
+                                std::runtime_error);
+            }
+        }
+
+        SECTION("Stream")
+        {
+            sf::FileInputStream vertexShaderStream("Graphics/shader.vert");
+            sf::FileInputStream fragmentShaderStream("Graphics/shader.frag");
+            sf::FileInputStream geometryShaderStream("Graphics/shader.geom");
+
+            sf::FileInputStream emptyStream("Graphics/invalid_shader.vert");
+
+            SECTION("One shader")
+            {
+                CHECK_THROWS_AS(sf::Shader(emptyStream, sf::Shader::Type::Vertex), std::runtime_error);
+
+                if (sf::Shader::isAvailable())
+                {
+                    CHECK(sf::Shader(vertexShaderStream, sf::Shader::Type::Vertex).getNativeHandle() != 0);
+                    CHECK(sf::Shader(fragmentShaderStream, sf::Shader::Type::Fragment).getNativeHandle() != 0);
+                }
+                else
+                {
+                    CHECK_THROWS_AS(sf::Shader(vertexShaderStream, sf::Shader::Type::Vertex), std::runtime_error);
+                    CHECK_THROWS_AS(sf::Shader(fragmentShaderStream, sf::Shader::Type::Fragment), std::runtime_error);
+                }
+            }
+
+            SECTION("Two shaders")
+            {
+                CHECK_THROWS_AS(sf::Shader(emptyStream, fragmentShaderStream), std::runtime_error);
+                CHECK_THROWS_AS(sf::Shader(vertexShaderStream, emptyStream), std::runtime_error);
+
+                if (sf::Shader::isAvailable())
+                {
+                    CHECK(sf::Shader(vertexShaderStream, fragmentShaderStream).getNativeHandle() != 0);
+                }
+                else
+                {
+                    CHECK_THROWS_AS(sf::Shader(vertexShaderStream, fragmentShaderStream), std::runtime_error);
+                }
+            }
+
+            SECTION("Three shaders")
+            {
+                CHECK_THROWS_AS(sf::Shader(emptyStream, geometryShaderStream, fragmentShaderStream), std::runtime_error);
+                CHECK_THROWS_AS(sf::Shader(vertexShaderStream, emptyStream, fragmentShaderStream), std::runtime_error);
+                CHECK_THROWS_AS(sf::Shader(vertexShaderStream, geometryShaderStream, emptyStream), std::runtime_error);
+
+                if (sf::Shader::isGeometryAvailable())
+                {
+                    CHECK(sf::Shader(vertexShaderStream, geometryShaderStream, fragmentShaderStream).getNativeHandle() != 0);
+                }
+                else
+                {
+                    CHECK_THROWS_AS(sf::Shader(vertexShaderStream, geometryShaderStream, fragmentShaderStream),
+                                    std::runtime_error);
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
     SECTION("Move semantics")
     {
         SECTION("Construction")
@@ -203,15 +379,15 @@ TEST_CASE("[Graphics] sf::Shader", skipShaderFullTests())
     {
         SECTION("Construction")
         {
-            sf::Shader movedShader = sf::Shader::createFromFile("Graphics/shader.vert", sf::Shader::Type::Vertex).value();
+            sf::Shader       movedShader(std::filesystem::path("Graphics/shader.vert"), sf::Shader::Type::Vertex);
             const sf::Shader shader = std::move(movedShader);
             CHECK(shader.getNativeHandle() != 0);
         }
 
         SECTION("Assignment")
         {
-            sf::Shader movedShader = sf::Shader::createFromFile("Graphics/shader.vert", sf::Shader::Type::Vertex).value();
+            sf::Shader movedShader(std::filesystem::path("Graphics/shader.vert"), sf::Shader::Type::Vertex);
-            sf::Shader shader = sf::Shader::createFromFile("Graphics/shader.frag", sf::Shader::Type::Fragment).value();
+            sf::Shader shader(std::filesystem::path("Graphics/shader.frag"), sf::Shader::Type::Fragment);
             shader = std::move(movedShader);
             CHECK(shader.getNativeHandle() != 0);
         }
@@ -255,7 +431,7 @@ TEST_CASE("[Graphics] sf::Shader", skipShaderFullTests())
     {
         sf::Shader shader;
         CHECK(shader.loadFromMemory(vertexSource, sf::Shader::Type::Vertex) == sf::Shader::isAvailable());
-        CHECK_FALSE(shader.loadFromMemory(geometrySource, sf::Shader::Type::Geometry));
+        CHECK(!shader.loadFromMemory(geometrySource, sf::Shader::Type::Geometry));
         CHECK(shader.loadFromMemory(fragmentSource, sf::Shader::Type::Fragment) == sf::Shader::isAvailable());
         CHECK(shader.loadFromMemory(vertexSource, fragmentSource) == sf::Shader::isAvailable());
         CHECK(shader.loadFromMemory(vertexSource, geometrySource, fragmentSource) == sf::Shader::isGeometryAvailable());
@@ -300,100 +476,4 @@ TEST_CASE("[Graphics] sf::Shader", skipShaderFullTests())
             CHECK(static_cast<bool>(shader.getNativeHandle()) == sf::Shader::isGeometryAvailable());
         }
     }
-
-    SECTION("createFromFile()")
-    {
-        SECTION("One shader")
-        {
-            CHECK(!sf::Shader::createFromFile("does-not-exist.vert", sf::Shader::Type::Vertex));
-
-            const auto vertexShader = sf::Shader::createFromFile("Graphics/shader.vert", sf::Shader::Type::Vertex);
-            CHECK(vertexShader.has_value() == sf::Shader::isAvailable());
-            if (vertexShader)
-                CHECK(static_cast<bool>(vertexShader->getNativeHandle()) == sf::Shader::isAvailable());
-
-            const auto fragmentShader = sf::Shader::createFromFile("Graphics/shader.frag", sf::Shader::Type::Fragment);
-            CHECK(fragmentShader.has_value() == sf::Shader::isAvailable());
-            if (fragmentShader)
-                CHECK(static_cast<bool>(fragmentShader->getNativeHandle()) == sf::Shader::isAvailable());
-        }
-
-        SECTION("Two shaders")
-        {
-            CHECK(!sf::Shader::createFromFile("does-not-exist.vert", "Graphics/shader.frag"));
-            CHECK(!sf::Shader::createFromFile("Graphics/shader.vert", "does-not-exist.frag"));
-
-            const auto shader = sf::Shader::createFromFile("Graphics/shader.vert", "Graphics/shader.frag");
-            CHECK(shader.has_value() == sf::Shader::isAvailable());
-            if (shader)
-                CHECK(static_cast<bool>(shader->getNativeHandle()) == sf::Shader::isAvailable());
-        }
-
-        SECTION("Three shaders")
-        {
-            CHECK(!sf::Shader::createFromFile("does-not-exist.vert", "Graphics/shader.geom", "Graphics/shader.frag"));
-            CHECK(!sf::Shader::createFromFile("Graphics/shader.vert", "does-not-exist.geom", "Graphics/shader.frag"));
-            CHECK(!sf::Shader::createFromFile("Graphics/shader.vert", "Graphics/shader.geom", "does-not-exist.frag"));
-
-            const auto shader = sf::Shader::createFromFile("Graphics/shader.vert",
-                                                           "Graphics/shader.geom",
-                                                           "Graphics/shader.frag");
-            CHECK(shader.has_value() == sf::Shader::isGeometryAvailable());
-            if (shader)
-                CHECK(static_cast<bool>(shader->getNativeHandle()) == sf::Shader::isGeometryAvailable());
-        }
-    }
-
-    SECTION("createFromMemory()")
-    {
-        CHECK(sf::Shader::createFromMemory(vertexSource, sf::Shader::Type::Vertex).has_value() ==
-              sf::Shader::isAvailable());
-        CHECK(!sf::Shader::createFromMemory(geometrySource, sf::Shader::Type::Geometry));
-        CHECK(sf::Shader::createFromMemory(fragmentSource, sf::Shader::Type::Fragment).has_value() ==
-              sf::Shader::isAvailable());
-        CHECK(sf::Shader::createFromMemory(vertexSource, fragmentSource).has_value() == sf::Shader::isAvailable());
-
-        const auto shader = sf::Shader::createFromMemory(vertexSource, geometrySource, fragmentSource);
-        CHECK(shader.has_value() == sf::Shader::isGeometryAvailable());
-        if (shader)
-            CHECK(static_cast<bool>(shader->getNativeHandle()) == sf::Shader::isAvailable());
-    }
-
-    SECTION("createFromStream()")
-    {
-        auto vertexShaderStream   = sf::FileInputStream::create("Graphics/shader.vert").value();
-        auto fragmentShaderStream = sf::FileInputStream::create("Graphics/shader.frag").value();
-        auto geometryShaderStream = sf::FileInputStream::create("Graphics/shader.geom").value();
-
-        auto emptyStream = sf::FileInputStream::create("Graphics/invalid_shader.vert").value();
-
-        SECTION("One shader")
-        {
-            CHECK(!sf::Shader::createFromStream(emptyStream, sf::Shader::Type::Vertex));
-            CHECK(sf::Shader::createFromStream(vertexShaderStream, sf::Shader::Type::Vertex).has_value() ==
-                  sf::Shader::isAvailable());
-            CHECK(sf::Shader::createFromStream(fragmentShaderStream, sf::Shader::Type::Fragment).has_value() ==
-                  sf::Shader::isAvailable());
-        }
-
-        SECTION("Two shaders")
-        {
-            CHECK(!sf::Shader::createFromStream(emptyStream, fragmentShaderStream));
-            CHECK(!sf::Shader::createFromStream(vertexShaderStream, emptyStream));
-            CHECK(sf::Shader::createFromStream(vertexShaderStream, fragmentShaderStream).has_value() ==
-                  sf::Shader::isAvailable());
-        }
-
-        SECTION("Three shaders")
-        {
-            CHECK(!sf::Shader::createFromStream(emptyStream, geometryShaderStream, fragmentShaderStream));
-            CHECK(!sf::Shader::createFromStream(vertexShaderStream, emptyStream, fragmentShaderStream));
-            CHECK(!sf::Shader::createFromStream(vertexShaderStream, geometryShaderStream, emptyStream));
-
-            const auto shader = sf::Shader::createFromStream(vertexShaderStream, geometryShaderStream, fragmentShaderStream);
-            CHECK(shader.has_value() == sf::Shader::isGeometryAvailable());
-            if (shader)
-                CHECK(static_cast<bool>(shader->getNativeHandle()) == sf::Shader::isGeometryAvailable());
-        }
-    }
 }

test/Graphics/Shape.test.cpp

@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ TEST_CASE("[Graphics] sf::Shape", runDisplayTests())
 
     SECTION("Set/get texture")
     {
-        const auto    texture = sf::Texture::create({64, 64}).value();
+        const sf::Texture texture(sf::Vector2u(64, 64));
         TriangleShape     triangleShape({});
         triangleShape.setTexture(&texture, true);
         CHECK(triangleShape.getTexture() == &texture);

test/Graphics/Sprite.test.cpp

@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ TEST_CASE("[Graphics] sf::Sprite", runDisplayTests())
         STATIC_CHECK(std::is_nothrow_move_assignable_v<sf::Sprite>);
     }
 
-    const auto texture = sf::Texture::create({64, 64}).value();
+    const sf::Texture texture(sf::Vector2u(64, 64));
 
     SECTION("Construction")
     {
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ TEST_CASE("[Graphics] sf::Sprite", runDisplayTests())
     SECTION("Set/get texture")
     {
         sf::Sprite        sprite(texture);
-        const sf::Texture otherTexture = sf::Texture::create({64, 64}).value();
+        const sf::Texture otherTexture(sf::Vector2u(64, 64));
         sprite.setTexture(otherTexture);
         CHECK(&sprite.getTexture() == &otherTexture);
     }

test/Graphics/Text.test.cpp

@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ TEST_CASE("[Graphics] sf::Text", runDisplayTests())
         STATIC_CHECK(std::is_nothrow_move_assignable_v<sf::Text>);
     }
 
-    const auto font = sf::Font::createFromFile("Graphics/tuffy.ttf").value();
+    const sf::Font font("Graphics/tuffy.ttf");
 
     SECTION("Construction")
     {
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ TEST_CASE("[Graphics] sf::Text", runDisplayTests())
     SECTION("Set/get font")
     {
         sf::Text       text(font);
-        const auto otherFont = sf::Font::createFromFile("Graphics/tuffy.ttf").value();
+        const sf::Font otherFont("Graphics/tuffy.ttf");
         text.setFont(otherFont);
         CHECK(&text.getFont() == &otherFont);
     }

test/Graphics/Texture.test.cpp

@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ TEST_CASE("[Graphics] sf::Texture", runDisplayTests())
     }
 
     SECTION("Construction")
+    {
+        SECTION("Default constructor")
         {
             const sf::Texture texture;
             CHECK(texture.getSize() == sf::Vector2u());
@@ -32,6 +34,91 @@ TEST_CASE("[Graphics] sf::Texture", runDisplayTests())
             CHECK(texture.getNativeHandle() == 0);
         }
 
+        SECTION("Vector")
+        {
+            SECTION("At least one zero dimension")
+            {
+                CHECK_THROWS_AS(sf::Texture(sf::Vector2u()), std::runtime_error);
+                CHECK_THROWS_AS(sf::Texture(sf::Vector2u(0, 1)), std::runtime_error);
+                CHECK_THROWS_AS(sf::Texture(sf::Vector2u(1, 0)), std::runtime_error);
+            }
+
+            SECTION("Valid size")
+            {
+                const sf::Texture texture(sf::Vector2u(100, 100));
+                CHECK(texture.getSize() == sf::Vector2u(100, 100));
+                CHECK(texture.getNativeHandle() != 0);
+            }
+
+            SECTION("Too large")
+            {
+                CHECK_THROWS_AS(sf::Texture(sf::Vector2u(100'000, 100'000)), std::runtime_error);
+                CHECK_THROWS_AS(sf::Texture(sf::Vector2u(1'000'000, 1'000'000)), std::runtime_error);
+            }
+        }
+
+        SECTION("File")
+        {
+            const sf::Texture texture("Graphics/sfml-logo-big.png");
+            CHECK(texture.getSize() == sf::Vector2u(1001, 304));
+            CHECK(!texture.isSmooth());
+            CHECK(!texture.isSrgb());
+            CHECK(!texture.isRepeated());
+            CHECK(texture.getNativeHandle() != 0);
+        }
+
+        SECTION("Memory")
+        {
+            const auto        memory = loadIntoMemory("Graphics/sfml-logo-big.png");
+            const sf::Texture texture(memory.data(), memory.size());
+            CHECK(texture.getSize() == sf::Vector2u(1001, 304));
+            CHECK(!texture.isSmooth());
+            CHECK(!texture.isSrgb());
+            CHECK(!texture.isRepeated());
+            CHECK(texture.getNativeHandle() != 0);
+        }
+
+        SECTION("Stream")
+        {
+            sf::FileInputStream stream("Graphics/sfml-logo-big.png");
+            const sf::Texture   texture(stream);
+            CHECK(texture.getSize() == sf::Vector2u(1001, 304));
+            CHECK(!texture.isSmooth());
+            CHECK(!texture.isSrgb());
+            CHECK(!texture.isRepeated());
+            CHECK(texture.getNativeHandle() != 0);
+        }
+
+        SECTION("Image")
+        {
+            SECTION("Subarea of image")
+            {
+                const sf::Image image(sf::Vector2u(10, 15));
+
+                SECTION("Non-truncated area")
+                {
+                    const sf::Texture texture(image, false, {{0, 0}, {5, 10}});
+                    CHECK(texture.getSize() == sf::Vector2u(5, 10));
+                    CHECK(texture.getNativeHandle() != 0);
+                }
+
+                SECTION("Truncated area (negative position)")
+                {
+                    const sf::Texture texture(image, false, {{-5, -5}, {4, 8}});
+                    CHECK(texture.getSize() == sf::Vector2u(4, 8));
+                    CHECK(texture.getNativeHandle() != 0);
+                }
+
+                SECTION("Truncated area (width/height too big)")
+                {
+                    const sf::Texture texture(image, false, {{5, 5}, {12, 18}});
+                    CHECK(texture.getSize() == sf::Vector2u(5, 10));
+                    CHECK(texture.getNativeHandle() != 0);
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
     SECTION("Move semantics")
     {
         SECTION("Construction")
@@ -58,11 +145,11 @@ TEST_CASE("[Graphics] sf::Texture", runDisplayTests())
         }
     }
 
-    SECTION("Move semantics (create)")
+    SECTION("Move semantics")
     {
         SECTION("Construction")
         {
-            sf::Texture       movedTexture = sf::Texture::create({64, 64}).value();
+            sf::Texture       movedTexture(sf::Vector2u(64, 64));
             const sf::Texture texture = std::move(movedTexture);
             CHECK(texture.getSize() == sf::Vector2u(64, 64));
             CHECK(!texture.isSmooth());
@@ -73,8 +160,8 @@ TEST_CASE("[Graphics] sf::Texture", runDisplayTests())
 
         SECTION("Assignment")
         {
-            sf::Texture movedTexture = sf::Texture::create({64, 64}).value();
+            sf::Texture movedTexture(sf::Vector2u(64, 64));
-            sf::Texture texture      = sf::Texture::create({128, 128}).value();
+            sf::Texture texture(sf::Vector2u(128, 128));
             texture = std::move(movedTexture);
             CHECK(texture.getSize() == sf::Vector2u(64, 64));
             CHECK(!texture.isSmooth());
@@ -84,29 +171,6 @@ TEST_CASE("[Graphics] sf::Texture", runDisplayTests())
         }
     }
 
-    SECTION("create()")
-    {
-        SECTION("At least one zero dimension")
-        {
-            CHECK(!sf::Texture::create({}));
-            CHECK(!sf::Texture::create({0, 1}));
-            CHECK(!sf::Texture::create({1, 0}));
-        }
-
-        SECTION("Valid size")
-        {
-            const auto texture = sf::Texture::create({100, 100}).value();
-            CHECK(texture.getSize() == sf::Vector2u(100, 100));
-            CHECK(texture.getNativeHandle() != 0);
-        }
-
-        SECTION("Too large")
-        {
-            CHECK(!sf::Texture::create({100'000, 100'000}));
-            CHECK(!sf::Texture::create({1'000'000, 1'000'000}));
-        }
-    }
-
     SECTION("resize()")
     {
         sf::Texture texture;
@@ -206,72 +270,11 @@ TEST_CASE("[Graphics] sf::Texture", runDisplayTests())
         }
     }
 
-    SECTION("createFromFile()")
-    {
-        const auto texture = sf::Texture::createFromFile("Graphics/sfml-logo-big.png").value();
-        CHECK(texture.getSize() == sf::Vector2u(1001, 304));
-        CHECK(!texture.isSmooth());
-        CHECK(!texture.isSrgb());
-        CHECK(!texture.isRepeated());
-        CHECK(texture.getNativeHandle() != 0);
-    }
-
-    SECTION("createFromMemory()")
-    {
-        const auto memory  = loadIntoMemory("Graphics/sfml-logo-big.png");
-        const auto texture = sf::Texture::createFromMemory(memory.data(), memory.size()).value();
-        CHECK(texture.getSize() == sf::Vector2u(1001, 304));
-        CHECK(!texture.isSmooth());
-        CHECK(!texture.isSrgb());
-        CHECK(!texture.isRepeated());
-        CHECK(texture.getNativeHandle() != 0);
-    }
-
-    SECTION("createFromStream()")
-    {
-        auto       stream  = sf::FileInputStream::create("Graphics/sfml-logo-big.png").value();
-        const auto texture = sf::Texture::createFromStream(stream).value();
-        CHECK(texture.getSize() == sf::Vector2u(1001, 304));
-        CHECK(!texture.isSmooth());
-        CHECK(!texture.isSrgb());
-        CHECK(!texture.isRepeated());
-        CHECK(texture.getNativeHandle() != 0);
-    }
-
-    SECTION("createFromImage()")
-    {
-        SECTION("Subarea of image")
-        {
-            const sf::Image image(sf::Vector2u(10, 15));
-
-            SECTION("Non-truncated area")
-            {
-                const auto texture = sf::Texture::createFromImage(image, false, {{0, 0}, {5, 10}}).value();
-                CHECK(texture.getSize() == sf::Vector2u(5, 10));
-                CHECK(texture.getNativeHandle() != 0);
-            }
-
-            SECTION("Truncated area (negative position)")
-            {
-                const auto texture = sf::Texture::createFromImage(image, false, {{-5, -5}, {4, 8}}).value();
-                CHECK(texture.getSize() == sf::Vector2u(4, 8));
-                CHECK(texture.getNativeHandle() != 0);
-            }
-
-            SECTION("Truncated area (width/height too big)")
-            {
-                const auto texture = sf::Texture::createFromImage(image, false, {{5, 5}, {12, 18}}).value();
-                CHECK(texture.getSize() == sf::Vector2u(5, 10));
-                CHECK(texture.getNativeHandle() != 0);
-            }
-        }
-    }
-
     SECTION("Copy semantics")
     {
         constexpr std::uint8_t red[] = {0xFF, 0x00, 0x00, 0xFF, 0xFF, 0x00, 0x00, 0xFF};
 
-        auto texture = sf::Texture::create({1, 2}).value();
+        sf::Texture texture(sf::Vector2u(1, 2));
         texture.update(red);
 
         SECTION("Construction")
@@ -283,7 +286,7 @@ TEST_CASE("[Graphics] sf::Texture", runDisplayTests())
 
         SECTION("Assignment")
         {
-            sf::Texture textureCopy = sf::Texture::create({64, 64}).value();
+            sf::Texture textureCopy(sf::Vector2u(64, 64));
             textureCopy = texture;
             REQUIRE(textureCopy.getSize() == sf::Vector2u(1, 2));
             CHECK(textureCopy.copyToImage().getPixel(sf::Vector2u(0, 1)) == sf::Color::Red);
@@ -297,14 +300,14 @@ TEST_CASE("[Graphics] sf::Texture", runDisplayTests())
 
         SECTION("Pixels")
         {
-            auto texture = sf::Texture::create(sf::Vector2u(1, 1)).value();
+            sf::Texture texture(sf::Vector2u(1, 1));
             texture.update(yellow);
             CHECK(texture.copyToImage().getPixel(sf::Vector2u(0, 0)) == sf::Color::Yellow);
         }
 
         SECTION("Pixels, size and destination")
         {
-            auto texture = sf::Texture::create(sf::Vector2u(2, 1)).value();
+            sf::Texture texture(sf::Vector2u(2, 1));
             texture.update(yellow, sf::Vector2u(1, 1), sf::Vector2u(0, 0));
             texture.update(cyan, sf::Vector2u(1, 1), sf::Vector2u(1, 0));
             CHECK(texture.copyToImage().getPixel(sf::Vector2u(0, 0)) == sf::Color::Yellow);
@@ -313,19 +316,19 @@ TEST_CASE("[Graphics] sf::Texture", runDisplayTests())
 
         SECTION("Another texture")
         {
-            auto otherTexture = sf::Texture::create(sf::Vector2u(1, 1)).value();
+            sf::Texture otherTexture(sf::Vector2u(1, 1));
             otherTexture.update(cyan);
-            auto texture = sf::Texture::create(sf::Vector2u(1, 1)).value();
+            sf::Texture texture(sf::Vector2u(1, 1));
             texture.update(otherTexture);
             CHECK(texture.copyToImage().getPixel(sf::Vector2u(0, 0)) == sf::Color::Cyan);
         }
 
         SECTION("Another texture and destination")
         {
-            auto texture       = sf::Texture::create(sf::Vector2u(2, 1)).value();
+            sf::Texture texture(sf::Vector2u(2, 1));
-            auto otherTexture1 = sf::Texture::create(sf::Vector2u(1, 1)).value();
+            sf::Texture otherTexture1(sf::Vector2u(1, 1));
             otherTexture1.update(cyan);
-            auto otherTexture2 = sf::Texture::create(sf::Vector2u(1, 1)).value();
+            sf::Texture otherTexture2(sf::Vector2u(1, 1));
             otherTexture2.update(yellow);
             texture.update(otherTexture1, sf::Vector2u(0, 0));
             texture.update(otherTexture2, sf::Vector2u(1, 0));
@@ -335,7 +338,7 @@ TEST_CASE("[Graphics] sf::Texture", runDisplayTests())
 
         SECTION("Image")
         {
-            auto            texture = sf::Texture::create(sf::Vector2u(16, 32)).value();
+            sf::Texture     texture(sf::Vector2u(16, 32));
             const sf::Image image(sf::Vector2u(16, 32), sf::Color::Red);
             texture.update(image);
             CHECK(texture.copyToImage().getPixel(sf::Vector2u(7, 15)) == sf::Color::Red);
@@ -343,7 +346,7 @@ TEST_CASE("[Graphics] sf::Texture", runDisplayTests())
 
         SECTION("Image and destination")
         {
-            auto            texture = sf::Texture::create(sf::Vector2u(16, 32)).value();
+            sf::Texture     texture(sf::Vector2u(16, 32));
             const sf::Image image1(sf::Vector2u(16, 16), sf::Color::Red);
             texture.update(image1);
             const sf::Image image2(sf::Vector2u(16, 16), sf::Color::Green);
@@ -356,7 +359,7 @@ TEST_CASE("[Graphics] sf::Texture", runDisplayTests())
 
     SECTION("Set/get smooth")
     {
-        sf::Texture texture = sf::Texture::create({64, 64}).value();
+        sf::Texture texture(sf::Vector2u(64, 64));
         CHECK(!texture.isSmooth());
         texture.setSmooth(true);
         CHECK(texture.isSmooth());
@@ -366,7 +369,7 @@ TEST_CASE("[Graphics] sf::Texture", runDisplayTests())
 
     SECTION("Set/get repeated")
     {
-        sf::Texture texture = sf::Texture::create({64, 64}).value();
+        sf::Texture texture(sf::Vector2u(64, 64));
         CHECK(!texture.isRepeated());
         texture.setRepeated(true);
         CHECK(texture.isRepeated());
@@ -376,7 +379,7 @@ TEST_CASE("[Graphics] sf::Texture", runDisplayTests())
 
     SECTION("generateMipmap()")
     {
-        sf::Texture texture = sf::Texture::create({100, 100}).value();
+        sf::Texture texture(sf::Vector2u(100, 100));
         CHECK(texture.generateMipmap());
     }
 
@@ -385,12 +388,12 @@ TEST_CASE("[Graphics] sf::Texture", runDisplayTests())
         constexpr std::uint8_t blue[]  = {0x00, 0x00, 0xFF, 0xFF};
         constexpr std::uint8_t green[] = {0x00, 0xFF, 0x00, 0xFF, 0x00, 0xFF, 0x00, 0xFF};
 
-        auto texture1 = sf::Texture::create(sf::Vector2u(1, 1), true).value();
+        sf::Texture texture1(sf::Vector2u(1, 1), true);
         texture1.update(blue);
         texture1.setSmooth(false);
         texture1.setRepeated(true);
 
-        auto texture2 = sf::Texture::create(sf::Vector2u(2, 1), false).value();
+        sf::Texture texture2(sf::Vector2u(2, 1), false);
         texture2.update(green);
         texture2.setSmooth(true);
         texture2.setRepeated(false);

test/System/FileInputStream.test.cpp

@@ -72,6 +72,11 @@ TEST_CASE("[System] sf::FileInputStream")
         STATIC_CHECK(std::is_nothrow_move_assignable_v<sf::FileInputStream>);
     }
 
+    const TemporaryFile temporaryFile("Hello world");
+    char                buffer[32];
+
+    SECTION("Construction")
+    {
         SECTION("Default constructor")
         {
             sf::FileInputStream fileInputStream;
@@ -81,14 +86,23 @@ TEST_CASE("[System] sf::FileInputStream")
             CHECK(fileInputStream.getSize() == std::nullopt);
         }
 
-    const TemporaryFile temporaryFile("Hello world");
+        SECTION("File path constructor")
-    char                buffer[32];
+        {
+            sf::FileInputStream fileInputStream(temporaryFile.getPath());
+            CHECK(fileInputStream.read(buffer, 5) == 5);
+            CHECK(fileInputStream.tell() == 5);
+            CHECK(fileInputStream.getSize() == 11);
+            CHECK(std::string_view(buffer, 5) == "Hello"sv);
+            CHECK(fileInputStream.seek(6) == 6);
+            CHECK(fileInputStream.tell() == 6);
+        }
+    }
 
     SECTION("Move semantics")
     {
         SECTION("Move constructor")
         {
-            auto                movedFileInputStream = sf::FileInputStream::create(temporaryFile.getPath()).value();
+            sf::FileInputStream movedFileInputStream(temporaryFile.getPath());
             sf::FileInputStream fileInputStream = std::move(movedFileInputStream);
             CHECK(fileInputStream.read(buffer, 6) == 6);
             CHECK(fileInputStream.tell() == 6);
@@ -98,9 +112,9 @@ TEST_CASE("[System] sf::FileInputStream")
 
         SECTION("Move assignment")
         {
-            auto                movedFileInputStream = sf::FileInputStream::create(temporaryFile.getPath()).value();
+            sf::FileInputStream movedFileInputStream(temporaryFile.getPath());
             const TemporaryFile temporaryFile2("Hello world the sequel");
-            auto                fileInputStream = sf::FileInputStream::create(temporaryFile2.getPath()).value();
+            sf::FileInputStream fileInputStream(temporaryFile2.getPath());
             fileInputStream = std::move(movedFileInputStream);
             CHECK(fileInputStream.read(buffer, 6) == 6);
             CHECK(fileInputStream.tell() == 6);
@@ -123,7 +137,7 @@ TEST_CASE("[System] sf::FileInputStream")
 
     SECTION("Temporary file stream create")
     {
-        auto fileInputStream = sf::FileInputStream::create(temporaryFile.getPath()).value();
+        sf::FileInputStream fileInputStream(temporaryFile.getPath());
         CHECK(fileInputStream.read(buffer, 5) == 5);
         CHECK(fileInputStream.tell() == 5);
         CHECK(fileInputStream.getSize() == 11);

test/System/MemoryInputStream.test.cpp

@@ -18,8 +18,17 @@ TEST_CASE("[System] sf::MemoryInputStream")
 
     using namespace std::literals::string_view_literals;
 
-    SECTION("open()")
+    SECTION("Construction")
     {
+        SECTION("Null data")
+        {
+            sf::MemoryInputStream memoryInputStream(nullptr, 0);
+            CHECK(memoryInputStream.read(nullptr, 0) == std::nullopt);
+            CHECK(memoryInputStream.seek(0) == std::nullopt);
+            CHECK(memoryInputStream.tell() == std::nullopt);
+            CHECK(memoryInputStream.getSize() == std::nullopt);
+        }
+
         static constexpr auto input = "hello world"sv;
 
         SECTION("Zero length")

test/Window/Cursor.test.cpp

@@ -17,6 +17,37 @@ TEST_CASE("[Window] sf::Cursor", runDisplayTests())
         STATIC_CHECK(std::is_nothrow_move_assignable_v<sf::Cursor>);
     }
 
+    SECTION("Constructor")
+    {
+        SECTION("Pixels")
+        {
+            static constexpr std::array<std::uint8_t, 4> pixels{};
+
+            CHECK_THROWS_AS(sf::Cursor(nullptr, {}, {}), std::runtime_error);
+            CHECK_THROWS_AS(sf::Cursor(pixels.data(), {0, 1}, {}), std::runtime_error);
+            CHECK_THROWS_AS(sf::Cursor(pixels.data(), {1, 0}, {}), std::runtime_error);
+            CHECK_NOTHROW(sf::Cursor(pixels.data(), {1, 1}, {}));
+        }
+
+        SECTION("System")
+        {
+            CHECK_NOTHROW(sf::Cursor(sf::Cursor::Type::Hand));
+            CHECK_NOTHROW(sf::Cursor(sf::Cursor::Type::SizeHorizontal));
+            CHECK_NOTHROW(sf::Cursor(sf::Cursor::Type::SizeVertical));
+            CHECK_NOTHROW(sf::Cursor(sf::Cursor::Type::SizeLeft));
+            CHECK_NOTHROW(sf::Cursor(sf::Cursor::Type::SizeRight));
+            CHECK_NOTHROW(sf::Cursor(sf::Cursor::Type::SizeTop));
+            CHECK_NOTHROW(sf::Cursor(sf::Cursor::Type::SizeBottom));
+            CHECK_NOTHROW(sf::Cursor(sf::Cursor::Type::SizeTopLeft));
+            CHECK_NOTHROW(sf::Cursor(sf::Cursor::Type::SizeTopRight));
+            CHECK_NOTHROW(sf::Cursor(sf::Cursor::Type::SizeBottomLeft));
+            CHECK_NOTHROW(sf::Cursor(sf::Cursor::Type::SizeBottomRight));
+            CHECK_NOTHROW(sf::Cursor(sf::Cursor::Type::Cross));
+            CHECK_NOTHROW(sf::Cursor(sf::Cursor::Type::Help));
+            CHECK_NOTHROW(sf::Cursor(sf::Cursor::Type::NotAllowed));
+        }
+    }
+
     SECTION("loadFromPixels()")
     {
         static constexpr std::array<std::uint8_t, 4> pixels{};

tools/xcode/templates/SFML/SFML App.xctemplate/main.cpp

@@ -26,15 +26,15 @@ int main()
     sf::RenderWindow window(sf::VideoMode({800, 600}), "SFML window");
 
     // Set the Icon
-    const auto icon = sf::Image::loadFromFile(resourcePath() / "icon.png").value();
+    const sf::Image icon(resourcePath() / "icon.png");
     window.setIcon(icon);
 
     // Load a sprite to display
-    const auto texture = sf::Texture::loadFromFile(resourcePath() / "background.jpg").value();
+    const sf::Texture texture(resourcePath() / "background.jpg");
     sf::Sprite        sprite(texture);
 
     // Create a graphical text to display
-    const auto font = sf::Font::openFromFile(resourcePath() / "tuffy.ttf").value();
+    const sf::Font font(resourcePath() / "tuffy.ttf");
     sf::Text       text(font, "Hello SFML", 50);
     text.setFillColor(sf::Color::Black);
 

tools/xcode/templates/SFML/SFML CLT.xctemplate/main.cpp

@@ -24,15 +24,15 @@ int main()
     sf::RenderWindow window(sf::VideoMode({800, 600}), "SFML window");
 
     // Set the Icon
-    const auto icon = sf::Image::loadFromFile("icon.png").value();
+    const sf::Image icon("icon.png");
     window.setIcon(icon);
 
     // Load a sprite to display
-    const auto texture = sf::Texture::loadFromFile("background.jpg").value();
+    const sf::Texture texture("background.jpg");
     sf::Sprite        sprite(texture);
 
     // Create a graphical text to display
-    const auto font = sf::Font::openFromFile("tuffy.ttf").value();
+    const sf::Font font("tuffy.ttf");
     sf::Text       text(font, "Hello SFML", 50);
     text.setFillColor(sf::Color::Black);