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Path with ( causes "SyntaxError: Invalid regular expression" duplicate of #3475 in redhat-developer/vscode-java

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Description

Same error already issued in vscode-java#3475
https://github.com/redhat-developer/vscode-java/issues/3475

Describe the bug

Due to naming conventions and limitations of windows, my username has an opening bracket in it.
This bracket causes a SyntaxError since the path to %APPDATA% gets evaluated as regular Expression

2024-10-15 12:38:07.237 [error] Activating extension redhat.java failed due to an error:
2024-10-15 12:38:07.237 [error] SyntaxError: Invalid regular expression: /c:\Users\myName(Gro\AppData\Roaming\Code\User\workspaceStorage\XXxXXXXXXxxXxxxXXXxXXxxXxXxXXXXx\redhat.java\client.log.2024-10-15/: Unterminated group
	at String.match (<anonymous>)
	at c.getStream (c:\Users\myName(Gro\.vscode\extensions\redhat.java-1.35.1-win32-x64\dist\extension.js:2:293676)
	at new f (c:\Users\myName(Gro\.vscode\extensions\redhat.java-1.35.1-win32-x64\dist\extension.js:2:1418356)
	at t.initializeLogFile (c:\Users\myName(Gro\.vscode\extensions\redhat.java-1.35.1-win32-x64\dist\extension.js:2:940453)
	at c:\Users\myName(Gro\.vscode\extensions\redhat.java-1.35.1-win32-x64\dist\extension.js:2:899088
	at Generator.next (<anonymous>)
	at s (c:\Users\myName(Gro\.vscode\extensions\redhat.java-1.35.1-win32-x64\dist\extension.js:2:890832)
2024-10-15 12:38:07.364 [warning] [redhat.vscode-yaml] Accessing a resource scoped configuration without providing a resource is not expected. To get the effective value for '[yaml]', provide the URI of a resource or 'null' for any resource.
2024-10-15 12:38:07.467 [info] Eager extensions activated

Expected Behavior

No Error

Current Behavior

Error visible

Steps to Reproduce

Have opening bracket in user path

Environment

  • Windows
  • Mac
  • Linux
  • other (please specify)

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Research direction

Start by reviewing the linked duplicate, vscode-java#3475, and the reported stack trace in dist/extension.js, especially String.match and c.getStream. Reproduce on Windows with an opening bracket in the user path, then verify that extension activation completes without the reported regular-expression error.

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Assessment

Tech stack
typescript
Domain
devtools
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
20/100

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