Switchmate error on 2024.1

[valkjsaaa]

The problem

Switchmate switches becomes unavailable

What version of Home Assistant Core has the issue?

core-2024.1.0

What was the last working version of Home Assistant Core?

core-2023?

What type of installation are you running?

Home Assistant Container

Integration causing the issue

Switchmate

Link to integration documentation on our website

https://www.home-assistant.io/integrations/switchmate/

Diagnostics information

N/A

Example YAML snippet

switch:
  - platform: switchmate
    mac: "cb:25:0b......"

Anything in the logs that might be useful for us?

Logger: homeassistant.components.switch
Source: helpers/entity_platform.py:573
Integration: Switch ([documentation](https://www.home-assistant.io/integrations/switch), [issues](https://github.com/home-assistant/core/issues?q=is%3Aissue+is%3Aopen+label%3A%22integration%3A+switch%22))
First occurred: 2:33:58 AM (3 occurrences)
Last logged: 2:33:58 AM

switchmate: Error on device update!
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/src/homeassistant/homeassistant/helpers/entity_platform.py", line 573, in _async_add_entity
    await entity.async_device_update(warning=False)
  File "/usr/src/homeassistant/homeassistant/helpers/entity.py", line 1212, in async_device_update
    await self.async_update()
  File "/usr/src/homeassistant/homeassistant/components/switchmate/switch.py", line 71, in async_update
    await self._device.update()
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.11/site-packages/switchmate/__init__.py", line 93, in update
    return await self._communicate()
           ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.11/site-packages/switchmate/__init__.py", line 68, in _communicate
    ) and not await self._connect():
              ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.11/site-packages/switchmate/__init__.py", line 35, in _connect
    await self._device.connect()
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.11/site-packages/habluetooth/wrappers.py", line 273, in connect
    wrapped_backend = self._async_get_best_available_backend_and_device(manager)
                      ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.11/site-packages/habluetooth/wrappers.py", line 341, in _async_get_best_available_backend_and_device
    devices = manager.async_scanner_devices_by_address(self.__address, True)
              ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
TypeError: Argument 'address' has incorrect type (expected str, got NodeStrClass)

Additional information

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Hey there @home-assistant/core, mind taking a look at this issue as it has been labeled with an integration (switch) you are listed as a code owner for? Thanks!

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