/// <summary>
/// reset the settings to the state they have on disk, useful for process that does not write settings but needs current version
/// </summary>
/// <param name="since"></param>
/// <returns></returns>
public bool SynchronizeSettings(DateTime?since)
{
try
{
if (since.HasValue)
{
if (File.GetLastWriteTime(_settingsFile) < since.Value)
{
return(false);
}
}
_settings = LoadSettingsFile();
Synchronized?.Invoke(this, EventArgs.Empty);
return(true);
}
catch (System.Exception ex)
{
Logger.Error(ex, $"the settings file '{_settingsFile}' has become corrupted; writing new file from settings we have in memory");
SaveSettings();
return(false);
}
}
public void TriggerSynchronized()
{
Synchronized?.Invoke(this, EventArgs.Empty);
}