private String normalize(String path) {
        if (StringUtils.isBlank(path)) {
            return path;
        }

        if (JsonTreeUtil.isArrayPath(path)) {
            return JsonTreeUtil.getSanitizedArrayPath(path);
        }
        return path;
    }
Prepares the parent node of the path if array => prepare the array node of
the path and => if indexed , prepares the respective index element => prepare
the object node of the path

@param root
@param paths
@param index
@return
@throws IOException
manifest-generator/generator-services/src/main/java/io/hyscale/generator/services/utils/ManifestTreeUtils.java