#define CHECK_HR_DELETE_SOFT(hr, error_text) \
  if (FAILED(hr)) { \
    *error_message = error_text; \
    throw std::exception(); \
  }


static bool delete_soft(const wchar_t *path_16, const char **error_message)
{
  /* Deletes file or directory to recycling bin. The latter moves all contained files and
   * directories recursively to the recycling bin as well. */

  HRESULT hr = CoInitializeEx(NULL, COINIT_APARTMENTTHREADED | COINIT_DISABLE_OLE1DDE);

  if (FAILED(hr)) {
    *error_message = "Failed to initialize COM";
    return FAILED(hr);
  }

  try {
    Microsoft::WRL::ComPtr<IShellItem> pSI;
    Microsoft::WRL::ComPtr<IFileOperation> fileOperation;

    hr = CoCreateInstance(CLSID_FileOperation, nullptr, CLSCTX_ALL, IID_PPV_ARGS(&fileOperation));
    CHECK_HR_DELETE_SOFT(hr, "Failed to create FileOperation instance");

    /* Flags for deletion:
     * FOF_ALLOWUNDO: Enables moving file to recycling bin.
     * FOF_SILENT: Don't show progress dialog box.
     * FOF_WANTNUKEWARNING: Show dialog box if file can't be moved to recycling bin. */
    hr = fileOperation->SetOperationFlags(FOF_ALLOWUNDO | FOF_SILENT | FOF_WANTNUKEWARNING);
    CHECK_HR_DELETE_SOFT(hr, "Failed to set operation flags");

    hr = SHCreateItemFromParsingName(path_16, NULL, IID_IShellItem, (void **)&pSI);
    CHECK_HR_DELETE_SOFT(hr, "Failed to parse path");

    hr = fileOperation->DeleteItem(pSI.Get(), NULL);
    CHECK_HR_DELETE_SOFT(hr, "Failed to prepare delete operation");

    hr = fileOperation->PerformOperations();
    CHECK_HR_DELETE_SOFT(hr, "Failed to delete file or directory");
  }
  catch (std::exception) {
  }

  CoUninitialize();
  return FAILED(hr);
}