Github user patrickmcgloin commented on a diff in the pull request:

    https://github.com/apache/spark/pull/21671#discussion_r199319281
  
    --- Diff: 
sql/catalyst/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/catalyst/json/JacksonGenerator.scala
 ---
    @@ -163,6 +175,22 @@ private[sql] class JacksonGenerator(
               s"with the type of $dataType to JSON.")
       }
     
    +  private def makeReader(dataType: DataType): ValueReader = dataType match 
{
    +
    +    case TimestampType =>
    +      (row: SpecializedGetters, ordinal: Int) =>
    +        
options.timestampFormat.format(DateTimeUtils.toJavaTimestamp(row.getLong(ordinal)))
    +
    +    case DateType =>
    +      (row: SpecializedGetters, ordinal: Int) =>
    +        
options.dateFormat.format(DateTimeUtils.toJavaDate(row.getInt(ordinal)))
    +
    +    case _ =>
    +      (row: SpecializedGetters, ordinal: Int) =>
    +        row.get(ordinal, dataType).toString
    --- End diff --
    
    Actually, now that I consider it a bit more I think nested types are not 
possible.  The result has to be stored as a String, e.g.
    
    "key": "value"
    
    Putting the nested type inside the name of the JSON wouldn't be possible.  


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