Merge pull request #407 from mrala/fix-json-parsing

Fix escaping JSON issues
Jean-Tinland · Jul 2, 2024 · 99d4ef8 · 99d4ef8
2 parents 4c5ba7f + 44087f9
commit 99d4ef8
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diff --git a/lib/utils.js b/lib/utils.js
@@ -3,7 +3,12 @@ import * as Settings from "./settings";
 
 export function parseJson(json) {
   try {
-    return JSON.parse(json);
+    // clean up JSON that contains escape sequences,
+    // such as: `\\` or with `\"`
+    let cleanedJson = json
+      .replace(/\\/g, "\\\\")
+      .replace(/\\\"/g, '"');
+    return JSON.parse(cleanedJson);
   } catch (error) {
     // eslint-disable-next-line no-console
     console.error(error, json);