Add configuration options for serialization

**Feature request**
It would be great to have export for helpers.

**Use case**
Many users need this functionality for production deployments.

**Implementation idea**
Add a new config option `enable_export` with default `false`.

Start by locating the configuration handling, serialization logic, and helper export entry points in the repository. Determine how configuration defaults are defined and how exported helpers are currently produced. Done means `enable_export` defaults to false and clearly controls the requested export behavior, with relevant checks or tests passing.

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