def render_json(tree, indent):
    """Converts the tree into a flat json representation.

    The json repr will be a list of hashes, each hash having 2 fields:
      - package
      - dependencies: list of dependencies

    :param dict tree: dependency tree
    :param int indent: no. of spaces to indent json
    :returns: json representation of the tree
    :rtype: str

    """
    return json.dumps([{'package': k.as_dict(),
                        'dependencies': [v.as_dict() for v in vs]}
                       for k, vs in tree.items()],
                      indent=indent)
Converts the tree into a flat json representation.

    The json repr will be a list of hashes, each hash having 2 fields:
      - package
      - dependencies: list of dependencies

    :param dict tree: dependency tree
    :param int indent: no. of spaces to indent json
    :returns: json representation of the tree
    :rtype: str