# Node.linkcall(target, message, options) is really great!

**URL:** <https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-linkcall-target-message-options-is-really-great/101916>\
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**Created:** [16 October 2026 13:28 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-linkcall-target-message-options-is-really-great/101916 "2026-10-16T13:28:03Z")\
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**Post date:** [20 October 2026 13:35 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-linkcall-target-message-options-is-really-great/101916/6 "2026-10-20T13:35:43Z")

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> [@ThingsTinkerer](#):
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> Glorious! Best thing I've seen for node red ever

I assume you are referring to this:

> [@Formalising reusable functions with autocompletion, parameter hints, click-through-navigation](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/formalising-reusable-functions-with-autocompletion-parameter-hints-click-through-navigation/101645):
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> Anticipating the pushback: some folk will argue this detracts from Visual Flow based Programming - and to a degree, that's a valid point. But there's already a common pattern, often suggested, of storing functions in context to write once, use many times (DRY). This prototype is an attempt to formalise that existing practice while bringing it as close to expected IDE behaviour as possible (within the existing confines of the Node-RED editor). What... What really bothers me about Node-RED is the…

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