From afd7b935d7ad399c8b0a19dcb1ff6d2e07a31ddf Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: DataGhost <3911340+DataGhost@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Thu, 27 Nov 2025 18:54:14 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] Check for external light mode (temperature vs rgb) switch
 (#1282)

---
 custom_components/adaptive_lighting/switch.py | 25 +++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 25 insertions(+)

diff --git a/custom_components/adaptive_lighting/switch.py b/custom_components/adaptive_lighting/switch.py
index 19e99d78..b423fc3c 100644
--- a/custom_components/adaptive_lighting/switch.py
+++ b/custom_components/adaptive_lighting/switch.py
@@ -766,6 +766,31 @@ def _attributes_have_changed(
                 context.id,
             )
             return True
+
+    if adapt_color and (
+        (
+            old_attributes.get(ATTR_COLOR_TEMP_KELVIN)
+            and not new_attributes.get(ATTR_COLOR_TEMP_KELVIN)
+        )
+        or (
+            old_attributes.get(ATTR_RGB_COLOR)
+            and not new_attributes.get(ATTR_RGB_COLOR)
+        )
+    ):
+        last_mode = (
+            "color_temp" if old_attributes.get(ATTR_COLOR_TEMP_KELVIN) else "rgb"
+        )
+        current_mode = (
+            "color_temp" if new_attributes.get(ATTR_COLOR_TEMP_KELVIN) else "rgb"
+        )
+        _LOGGER.debug(
+            "Light mode of %s changed from %s to %s with context.id='%s'",
+            light,
+            last_mode,
+            current_mode,
+            context.id,
+        )
+        return True
     return False