How to solve the problem of " being escaped in json strings

[aduoer]

Input: {
"names":"["alex","bob"]"
}
Expected output: {
"names":"["alex","bob"]"
}
Current output: {
"names":"[&quto;alex&quto;,&quto;bob&quto;]"
}

antisamy version: 1.7.7

[davewichers]

Can you please explain how you are using AntiSamy to do this? We need more details to be able to review/respond appropriately. cc @spassarop

[aduoer]

Can you please explain how you are using AntiSamy to do this? We need more details to be able to review/respond appropriately. cc @spassarop

When using AntiSamy as an XSS filter, if your input parameters contain JSON strings and you want to avoid converting escaped characters like " back to " after processing, here's the solution:

​Problem Analysis
AntiSamy automatically escapes special characters to sanitize HTML/XML contexts. However, this breaks JSON validity if the input is a JSON string (e.g., {"key":"value"} becomes {"key":"value"}).

[davewichers]

@aduoer - Can you edit your response to properly escape it, because all your encoded stuff is decoded automatically when viewing it. You need to look at the 'Preview' view to make sure it looks like you intend.