My brain hurts @rheimus

LOG:Loading language file: en_US
LOG:Starting server in mode: 2
LOG:Starting scan for managed files: Nov 16, 2020
LOG:Ignore patterns: {
**/serversync-.jar
**/serversync-.cfg
}
DEBUG:root dir: S:\Server\mc-1.16.4-KoolKidsClan-Forge-SS
java.nio.file.InvalidPathException: Illegal char <"> at index 1: {"path":"mods","mode":"mirror"}
at sun.nio.fs.WindowsPathParser.normalize(WindowsPathParser.java:182)
at sun.nio.fs.WindowsPathParser.parse(WindowsPathParser.java:153)
at sun.nio.fs.WindowsPathParser.parse(WindowsPathParser.java:77)
at sun.nio.fs.WindowsPath.parse(WindowsPath.java:94)
at sun.nio.fs.WindowsFileSystem.getPath(WindowsFileSystem.java:255)
at java.nio.file.Paths.get(Paths.java:84)
at com.superzanti.serversync.files.FileManager.getDiffableFilesFromDirectories(FileManager.java:48)
at com.superzanti.serversync.server.ServerSetup.populateManifest(ServerSetup.java:51)
at com.superzanti.serversync.server.ServerSetup.(ServerSetup.java:76)
at com.superzanti.serversync.ServerSync.runInServerMode(ServerSync.java:111)
at com.superzanti.serversync.ServerSync.call(ServerSync.java:66)
at com.superzanti.serversync.ServerSync.call(ServerSync.java:24)
at picocli.CommandLine.executeUserObject(CommandLine.java:1853)
at picocli.CommandLine.access$1100(CommandLine.java:145)
at picocli.CommandLine$RunLast.executeUserObjectOfLastSubcommandWithSameParent(CommandLine.java:2255)
at picocli.CommandLine$RunLast.handle(CommandLine.java:2249)
at picocli.CommandLine$RunLast.handle(CommandLine.java:2213)
at picocli.CommandLine$AbstractParseResultHandler.execute(CommandLine.java:2080)
at picocli.CommandLine.execute(CommandLine.java:1978)
at com.superzanti.serversync.ServerSync.main(ServerSync.java:56)

using this serversync-3.7.0-alpha.4-all.jar

and these args.

@echo off
SETLOCAL
SET server_name=1.16.4-KoolKidsClan-Forge-SS
for %%f in (forge*.jar) do (SET forge=%%~nxf)
for %%f in (serversync*.jar) do (SET serversync=%%~nxf)
java %serversync_java_arguments% -jar %serversync% --server
java -Xms2g -Xmx4g -XX:+UseG1GC -XX:+ParallelRefProcEnabled -XX:MaxGCPauseMillis=200 -XX:+UnlockExperimentalVMOptions -XX:+DisableExplicitGC -XX:+AlwaysPreTouch -XX:G1NewSizePercent=30 -XX:G1MaxNewSizePercent=40 -XX:G1HeapRegionSize=8M -XX:G1ReservePercent=20 -XX:G1HeapWastePercent=5 -XX:G1MixedGCCountTarget=4 -XX:InitiatingHeapOccupancyPercent=15 -XX:G1MixedGCLiveThresholdPercent=90 -XX:G1RSetUpdatingPauseTimePercent=5 -XX:SurvivorRatio=32 -XX:+PerfDisableSharedMem -XX:MaxTenuringThreshold=1 -Dfml.queryResult=confirm -Dusing.aikars.flags=https://mcflags.emc.gs -Daikars.new.flags=true -jar %forge% nogui
ENDLOCAL
pause

FIXED

https://gist.github.com/P3rf3ctXZer0/595bd8633b6c98de6c54268f873a4475

Legit bug, the json entry should not be getting generated as a string

Ah well glad I could help XD

First day back and I am already useful @rheimus ;P

Indeed