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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 render(template: typing.Union[str, Template], **kwargs):
 """ Renders a template string using Jinja2 and the Cauldron templating environment. :param template: The string containing the template to be rendered :param kwargs: Any named arguments to pass to Jinja2 for use in rendering :return: The rendered template string """


    if not hasattr(template, 'render'):
        template = get_environment().from_string(textwrap.dedent(template))

    return template.render(
        cauldron_template_uid=make_template_uid(),
        **kwargs
    )