Fix color state

lit/color.py

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ def new_generator(self, args, lights):
         return ColorGenerator(self, args, lights)
 
     def __str__(self):
-        return str({"name": self.name, "schema": self.schema})
+        return str({"type": self.name, "schema": self.schema})
 
 
 class ColorGenerator:
@@ -26,5 +26,8 @@ def get_palette(self, size):
             return self.color_type.module.get_palette(size)
         return [self.get_color(i) for i in range(size)]
 
+    def as_dict(self):
+        return {"type": self.color_type.name, "args": self.args}
+
     def __str__(self):
-        return str({"name": self.color_type.name, "args": self.args})
+        return str(self.as_dict)

lit/commands.py

@@ -334,7 +334,9 @@ def get_colors(self):
         return self.named_rgb_colors
 
     def get_color_types(self):
-        return [{"name": ct.name, "schema": ct.schema} for ct in self.color_types.values()]
+        return [
+            {"name": ct.name, "schema": ct.schema} for ct in self.color_types.values()
+        ]
 
     def get_sections(self):
         return self.sections
@@ -349,7 +351,19 @@ def get_state(self):
         state = []
 
         def state_schema(state, schema):
-            return {k: v for k, v in state.items() if k in schema}
+            processed = {}
+            for k, v in state.items():
+                if k in schema:
+                    if (
+                        not isinstance(v, (dict, str, int, float, bool))
+                        and v is not None
+                    ):
+                        try:
+                            v = v.as_dict()
+                        except AttributeError:
+                            v = str(v)
+                    processed[k] = v
+            return processed
 
         with self.show_lock:
             for effect in self.effects_by_id.values():