Currently the JSON writer (or via the FeatureWriter) writes an array. It would be nice to have the option to not assume you want an array. As an example I was working through something where I would use an HTTPcaller to get a token from a REST API of a particular service. Since this token doesn't expire for about 24 hours, I don't need to keep requesting a new token, so I wanted to write this info. to a JSON and then use that file as the Upload Body for another HTTPcaller. However the [square brackets] were getting in the way! I can hack my way around it by using the CSV or Text File writer to write the .json file in the correct syntax, but that just sounds so wrong :) I can also read the JSON file and clean up those brackets before sending the data, but again...just trying to cut down on unnecessary steps.
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What should the writer do if it receives more than a single feature?
A common workaround for t his case would be to use the JSONTemplater and the TEXTFILE writer, that way you have full control over what's being generated.
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