Some characters are now saved as escape sequences on BotName.json file

[nolddor]

Checklist

• I read and understood ASF's Contributing guidelines
• I also read Setting-up and FAQ, I don't need help, this is a bug report
• This is not a duplicate of an existing issue
• I don't own more than 10 accounts in total
• I'm not using custom plugins
• This is not a question
• This is not a technical issue
• This is not ASF-ui problem

ASF version

Latest pre-release

ASF variant

linux-x64

Bug description

Since long ago (probably when you moved from newtonsoft to stj) some characters on BotName.json property are modified by ASF upon running to their escape sequence counterparts.

As an example:

"CustomGamePlayedWhileIdle": "Exchanging Cards, Emotes & BGs..."
becomes
"CustomGamePlayedWhileIdle": "Exchanging Cards, Emotes \u0026 BGs..."

Expected behavior

Strings at BotName.json file for properties such as CustomGamePlayedWhileIdle or CustomGamePlayedWhileFarming should remain untouched with the original value the people enters.

Actual behavior

Strings at BotName.json file for properties such as CustomGamePlayedWhileIdle or CustomGamePlayedWhileFarming are escaped.

Steps to reproduce

0. Ensure ASF is running
1. Edit your BotName.json file
2. Use the following property and value "CustomGamePlayedWhileIdle": "Exchanging Cards, Emotes & BGs..."
3. Save your configuration file

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Reopen your configuration file to check that now value for CustomGamePlayedWhileIdle contains escape sequences.

Possible reason/solution

Defaults behaviour of Std seems to escape characters, this is not the same for old serializer newtonsoft

Can you help us with this bug report?

Yes, I can help with the testing if required.

Full log.txt recorded during reproducing the problem

N/A

Global ASF.json config file

N/A

BotName.json config of all affected bot instances

N/A

Additional info

I'm not aware if changing back from escape sequences to regular characters comes with any security concern.
Please double check at your side and evaluate if it is possible to get back the old behaviour.