> When converting a flat array from xml, when combined with other elements,
> the resulting JSON is invalid. for example,
> when converting a piece of xml that looks like this:
> <f>1</f>
> <f>2</f>
> <f>3</f>
> , the result is correct : "f" : [1,2,3], however, if we add another node:

> <f>1</f>
> <f>2</f>
> <f>3</f>
> <z>foo</z>, the result is something like this: { "f": "1", "f": "2", "f":
> "3", "z":"foo" }. I believe this is happening because of the array_?
> definition is checking distinct = 1 for fields of surrounding element.
> a possible solution would be to first group by the name of the node and
> then do the array check for each group where an array is the map's value
> where count > 1. that would not drop elements and produce "correct" JSON.

> Thanks.