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Rearrange array to one line

Rearrange the array content on only one line, and remove trailing commas

Start file

const data = [
  {
    goal: 400,
  },
  {
    goal: 300,
  },
  {
    goal: 200,
  },
  {
    goal: 300,
  },
  {
    goal: 200,
  },
  {
    goal: 278,
  },
  {
    goal: 189,
  },
  {
    goal: 239,
  },
  {
    goal: 300,
  },
  {
    goal: 200,
  },
  {
    goal: 278,
  },
  {
    goal: 189,
  },
  {
    goal: 349,
  },
]

End file

const data = [
  { goal: 400 }, { goal: 300 }, { goal: 200 }, { goal: 300 }, { goal: 200 }, { goal: 278 }, { goal: 189 }, { goal: 239 }, { goal: 300 }, { goal: 200 }, { goal: 278 }, { goal: 189 }, { goal: 349 }
]

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2,40c2
<   {
<     goal: 400,
<   },
<   {
<     goal: 300,
<   },
<   {
<     goal: 200,
<   },
<   {
<     goal: 300,
<   },
<   {
<     goal: 200,
<   },
<   {
<     goal: 278,
<   },
<   {
<     goal: 189,
<   },
<   {
<     goal: 239,
<   },
<   {
<     goal: 300,
<   },
<   {
<     goal: 200,
<   },
<   {
<     goal: 278,
<   },
<   {
<     goal: 189,
<   },
<   {
<     goal: 349,
<   },
---
>   { goal: 400 }, { goal: 300 }, { goal: 200 }, { goal: 300 }, { goal: 200 }, { goal: 278 }, { goal: 189 }, { goal: 239 }, { goal: 300 }, { goal: 200 }, { goal: 278 }, { goal: 189 }, { goal: 349 }

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