Fix non-string unit_of_measurement 500-ing /api/states on HA 2026.7+ - #462
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Some register definitions in const.py pass a TextReadEntityType instance as the positional `unit` argument of RegisterInfo(...), so those entities carry a non-string unit_of_measurement (the TextReadEntityType object). On HA 2026.7+ the stricter state serializer raises 'TypeError: Type is not JSON serializable: TextReadEntityType' while serializing state; because that happens in the shared /api/states serialization it fails the entire response with a 500, not just one entity. Coerce any non-string unit to None when building the entity description in sensor.py and number.py.
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Problem
On Home Assistant 2026.7+, adding this integration returns HTTP 500 for the entire
/api/statesendpoint (the whole dashboard/app becomes unusable), not just a single broken entity.Root cause: several register definitions in
const.pypass aTextReadEntityTypeinstance as the positionalunitargument ofRegisterInfo(...)(numeric registers reusing an enum for display). Those entities then get a non-stringunit_of_measurement— theTextReadEntityTypeobject itself. HA 2026.7 tightened its state serializer, which now raises:Because that happens in the shared
/api/statesserialization path, it fails the whole response, taking every entity down with it. Example offender:vebus Microgrid error(state_class=measurement,unit_of_measurement=<TextReadEntityType object>).Fix
Coerce any non-string
unittoNonewhen building the entity description, in bothsensor.pyandnumber.py:Minimal and safe — text/enum entities have no meaningful unit anyway, and their value decoding (in
sensor.py) is unchanged. This guards at the description layer regardless of whichconst.pyentries carry the bad unit.Testing
/api/states→ 500; log shows theTextReadEntityTypeTypeErrorabove./api/states→ 200; all entities (incl. the writable number/select/switch/button controls) load and operate normally.