var stateObject = getState();
console.log( "Current State:" );
console.log( stateObject );

var json = JSON.stringify( stateObject );
console.log( "JSON representation:" );
console.log( json );

var setState = function ( json ) {

  var stateObject = JSON.parse( json );
  console.log( "Set this state:" );
  console.log( stateObject );

};

$('input').val( '' );
setState( json );