/// must only be accessed by one thread at a time.
  ///
  /// Plugins:
  ///   * Must set `status` to `TF_OK` if `file` was updated.
  ///   * Must set `status` to `TF_NOT_FOUND` if one of the parents entries in
  ///     `path` doesn't exist.
  ///   * Must set `status` to `TF_FAILED_PRECONDITION` if `path` points to a
  ///     directory or if it is invalid.