That can be achieved by just changing the settings.js template that gets copied over to new workspaces, no code changes required. Just uncomment flowFile: 'flows.json' by default.
That will take effect only for new workspaces, and keep the existing ones untouched, as the settings.js is already there (and possibly customized).
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