PMD: pmd-format results in jq parsing errors

Summary

The pmd-format job results in a jq parsing errors because of invalid escape characters in the JSON data

Steps to reproduce

Run the scan against a Java project

What is the current bug behavior?

jq parsing errors like: jq: parse error: Invalid escape at line 1, column 3008

What is the expected correct behavior?

No jq parsing errors.

Relevant logs and/or screenshots

Possible fixes

  script:
    - |
      # Check if the file exists
      if [ -f gl-code-quality-not-formatted.json ]; then
        # Fix potential escape character issues before processing with jq
        # Replace problematic escape sequences and then process with jq
        cat gl-code-quality-not-formatted.json | sed 's/\\[^"\/bfnrtu]/\\\\&/g' > sanitized-output.json
        
        # Process the sanitized file
        jq '[.[] | . + {fingerprint: (.location.path + ":" + (.location.lines.begin|tostring) + ":" + .description | @md5)}]' sanitized-output.json > gl-code-quality-report.json || echo "[]" > gl-code-quality-report.json
      else
        # Create an empty array if the input file doesn't exist
        echo "[]" > gl-code-quality-report.json
      fi