//auto tp_now = std::chrono::system_clock::now();

auto tp_now = std::filesystem::file_time_type::clock::now(); // todo: workaround until we get a clock_cast

return time_point_to_file_time_t(tp_now);

try {

auto filetime = std::filesystem::last_write_time(path);

#if 0

// https://developercommunity.visualstudio.com/content/problem/251213/stdfilesystemfile-time-type-does-not-allow-easy-co.html

FILETIME ft;

memcpy(&ft, &filetime, sizeof(FILETIME));

SYSTEMTIME stSystemTime;

if (FileTimeToSystemTime(&ft, &stSystemTime)) {

... ?

}

#endif

return time_point_to_file_time_t(filetime);

} catch (std::filesystem::filesystem_error&) {

// todo: if the file just doesn't exist anymore that's fine, just remove it from the DB

// report other filesystem errors

// note: this will be compared later to the last item scan time

return std::numeric_limits<file_time_t>::max();

}