# Debug node: option to have "complete msg object" as default

**URL:** <https://discourse.nodered.org/t/debug-node-option-to-have-complete-msg-object-as-default/36153>\
**Category:** Feature Requests\
**Created:** [18 November 2020 16:53 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/debug-node-option-to-have-complete-msg-object-as-default/36153 "2020-11-18T16:53:29Z")\
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**Post date:** [18 November 2020 19:33 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/debug-node-option-to-have-complete-msg-object-as-default/36153/3 "2020-11-18T19:33:10Z")

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This came up in another thread just yesterday.

As it stands we have no way of setting user-defined defaults for a node. I agree there are cases where it would be useful - but will require some thought as to how to do it properly.

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