Bug: changing an item's file name does not update the metadata field "updatedAt"

Plex Media Server
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Server Version#: latest
Player Version#: latest

The field updatedAt is NOT updated when an item’s file name is changed and the PMS picks up on this change.

To replicate:

  1. get any e.g. movie’s metadata XML
  2. change the movie’s file name slightly, re-scan the movie library
  3. get the movie’s metadata XML. Its updatedAt has not changed.

This is particularly annoying for PlexKodiConnect which heavily relies upon updatedAt. Example PlexKodiConnect GitHub issue: Renamed files not being synced to Kodi database · Issue #1893 · croneter/PlexKodiConnect · GitHub

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