final/src/GameFrame.java

/* GameFrame class establishes the frame (window) for the game
It is a child of JFrame because JFrame manages frames
Runs the constructor in GamePanel class

*/ 
import java.awt.*;
import java.io.IOException;
import javax.swing.*;

public class GameFrame extends JFrame{

  MenuPanel menu;
  GamePanel game;
  boolean startGame = false;

  public GameFrame(){
    menu = new MenuPanel();
    while (!startGame) {
      startGame = menu.hasButtonClicked();
      try {
        Thread.sleep(10);
      } catch (InterruptedException e) {
        e.printStackTrace();
      }
    }
    menu.setVisible(false); // hide menu when game has launched
    try {
      game = new GamePanel(); //run GamePanel constructor
    } catch (IOException | SpriteException e) {
      // TODO: handle IO errors gracefully
      // exceptions are raised when tiles are not found or are of incorrect dimensions
      menu.setVisible(true);
      menu.launchGame.setText("Invalid sprites error");
    }
    this.add(game);
    this.setTitle("GUI is cool!"); //set title for frame
    // set game icon and ignore exception (failing to set icon doesn't otherwise break program)
    try {
      this.setIconImage(GamePanel.getImage("img/misc/favicon.png"));
    } catch (IOException ignored) {}
    this.setResizable(false); //frame can't change size
    this.setBackground(Color.white);
    this.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE); //X button will stop program execution
    this.pack();//makes components fit in window - don't need to set JFrame size, as it will adjust accordingly
    this.setVisible(true); //makes window visible to user
    this.setLocationRelativeTo(null);//set window in middle of screen
  }
  
}