def normalize_json(template):
    """Normalize our template for diffing.

    Args:
        template(str): string representing the template

    Returns:
        list: json representation of the parameters
    """
    obj = parse_cloudformation_template(template)
    json_str = json.dumps(
        obj, sort_keys=True, indent=4, default=str, separators=(',', ': '),
    )
    result = []
    lines = json_str.split("\n")
    for line in lines:
        result.append(line + "\n")
    return result