Those considering doing something like this (such as the author) might consider using my library: https://github.com/e-dant/watcher https://github.com/e-dant/w

Those considering doing something like this (such as the author) might consider using my library: https://github.com/e-dant/watcher https://github.com/e-dant/watcher It hooks into system APIs where viable. (Otherwise, it uses std::filesystem.) It’s meant to be as or more: - Easy to use - Efficient Than all similar libraries.