def METHOD_NAME(
    self, inputs: List[str], out_dir: str, *args, **kwargs
) -> List[str]:
    outputs: List[str] = []
    out_file_path = utilsfunc.get_out_file_path(
        input_file_path=sorted(inputs)[0],
        file_extension=self._out_stage,
        out_dir=out_dir,
    )
    self._ops_jsonwriter(oc_json_files=inputs, output_file_path=out_file_path)
    outputs.append(out_file_path)
    return outputs