Add wil::GetCurrentProcessPath() helper
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Description
Describe the bug
Notifications uses the wil::GetModuleFileNameExW to get the calling process path. Consider adding a wil helper to return the path instead of returning via an out param.
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Research direction
Start by locating the existing wil::GetModuleFileNameExW usage in Notifications and the helper declarations and tests in WIL. Determine the expected return shape for wil::GetCurrentProcessPath(); done means the helper provides the current process path without an out parameter and the relevant tests pass.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- cpp
- Domain
- operating-systems, tooling
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 2/5
- Estimated time
- 1-3 hours
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100