# Proposal: allow the change node to display status objects

**URL:** https://discourse.nodered.org/t/proposal-allow-the-change-node-to-display-status-objects/1643
**Category:** Feature Requests
**Created:** [17 July 2018 17:53 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/proposal-allow-the-change-node-to-display-status-objects/1643 "2018-07-17T17:53:36Z")
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### Author: ![nlecaude](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/nlecaude/32/25_2.png) [@nlecaude](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/nlecaude)
#### Post date: [28 July 2018 23:55 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/proposal-allow-the-change-node-to-display-status-objects/1643/12 "2018-07-28T23:55:48Z")

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What I'd really like to see in the future is the ability to add a "watchpoint" to a wire in between nodes to allow temporary debugging. What I dislike about debug nodes is they clutter the workspace a lot...

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