Polling for changes in a directory

main.cpp

#include <Windows.h>

int main()
{
    // Create a file change notification object that can be used to check for file changes.
    HANDLE hNotif = FindFirstChangeNotification("C:\\Path\\To\\My\\Directory", TRUE, FILE_NOTIFY_CHANGE_LAST_WRITE);
    
    while (1)
    {
        // Wait until a file change notification happens.
        WaitForSingleObject(hNotif, INFINITY);
        
        // You can use ReadDirectoryChangesW to know specifically what changed in your directory
        // When you know what changed, you can automatically reload the assets corresponding to it.
        OutputDebugString("A file was written somewhere inside that directory!");
        
        // Get the notification object to start looking for the next change.
        FindNextChangeNotification(hNotif);
    }
}