def flag(self, payload: Any, flag_dir: str | Path = "") -> str:
        """
        Write the component's value to a format that can be stored in a csv or jsonl format for flagging.
        """
        if self.data_model:
            payload = self.data_model.from_json(payload)
            Path(flag_dir).mkdir(exist_ok=True)
            payload = payload.copy_to_dir(flag_dir).model_dump()
        if isinstance(payload, BaseModel):
            payload = payload.model_dump()
        if not isinstance(payload, str):
            payload = json.dumps(payload)
        return payload

        Write the component's value to a format that can be stored in a csv or jsonl format for flagging.
        
gradio/components/base.py