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Solve the following problem using Python, implementing the functions described below, one line at a time
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Description:
 def to_json(self, path: Optional[str] = None, **kwargs) -> str: """Convert to JSON representation. Parameters path: Where to write the JSON. Returns ------- The JSON representation. """

        from .io import save_json
        return save_json(self, path, **kwargs)