def to_json(data):
"""Returns a string JSON representation using the same mechanism as the Piston based APIs"""
handler = get_handler(type(data), False)
if not handler:
handler = PlainObjectHandler()
data = PlainObjectHandler().flatten(data)
emitter = JSONEmitter(data, typemapper, handler, anonymous=False)
request = HttpRequest()
request.method = "GET"
return emitter.render(request)
