fix: Switch default logging to JSON (issue: 20897)

[teddy-wahle]

Closes #20897

This change updates the default log format in util/log from text to json. It will be used for ArgoCD v3.0.

JSON logging is preferred because it produces structured logs, which are easier to parse and analyze with tools like Datadog and OpenTelemetry (Otel). These integrations rely on structured log formats to extract meaningful data and streamline observability workflows. Switching from json to json ensures better compatibility with modern logging and monitoring solutions.

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Codecov Report

Attention: Patch coverage is 41.66667% with 7 lines in your changes missing coverage. Please review.

Project coverage is 55.59%. Comparing base (bcf2143) to head (c63d1e9).
Report is 31 commits behind head on master.

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cmd/argocd-dex/commands/argocd_dex.go	0.00%	2 Missing ⚠️
...md/argocd-cmp-server/commands/argocd_cmp_server.go	0.00%	1 Missing ⚠️
cmd/argocd-notification/commands/controller.go	0.00%	1 Missing ⚠️
cmd/argocd-server/commands/argocd_server.go	0.00%	1 Missing ⚠️
cmd/argocd/commands/admin/admin.go	0.00%	1 Missing ⚠️
cmd/argocd/commands/root.go	0.00%	1 Missing ⚠️

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[andrii-korotkov-verkada]

Looks like you have to update the sources of the generated code and regenerate it with make.

[rumstead]

LGTM just need to run the codegen.

[rumstead]

The e2e tests capture log output for validation of some commands, it looks like they will need to be updated to parse the json output.

[rumstead]

LGTM thanks for the PR!