I don't know the answer to your question, but I would like to add to it to gain some clarity for myself: why not give the caller the option to have comments eli

I don't know the answer to your question, but I would like to add to it to gain some clarity for myself: why not give the caller the option to have comments eliminated? An optional parameter `includeComments` bool with default `false` would provide backward compatibility while allowing those who need the comments to request them.