This is a generic function that applied to each column before it is saved
to disk. It provides a hook for S3 classes that need special handling.
Examples
# Most types are returned unchanged
output_column(1)
#> [1] 1
output_column("x")
#> [1] "x"
# datetimes are formatted in ISO 8601
output_column(Sys.Date())
#> [1] "2025-01-06"
output_column(Sys.time())
#> [1] "2025-01-06T17:11:06Z"