3 files changed, 13 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/src/core/function/basic/ChannelObject.cpp b/src/core/function/basic/ChannelObject.cpp
index 7a41d4d1..3f040ca6 100644
--- a/src/core/function/basic/ChannelObject.cpp
+++ b/src/core/function/basic/ChannelObject.cpp
@@ -28,13 +28,20 @@
 
 #include "ChannelObject.h"
 
+#include <ostream>
+#include <utility>
+#include <iostream>
+
 namespace GpgFrontend {
 
 ChannelObject::ChannelObject() noexcept = default;
 
-ChannelObject::ChannelObject(int channel) : channel_(channel) {}
+ChannelObject::ChannelObject(int channel, std::string type)
+    : channel_(channel), type_(std::move(type)) {}
 
-ChannelObject::~ChannelObject() noexcept = default;
+ChannelObject::~ChannelObject() noexcept {
+  std::cout << "deleting channel object: " << type_ << std::endl;
+}
 
 void ChannelObject::SetChannel(int channel) { this->channel_ = channel; }
 
diff --git a/src/core/function/basic/ChannelObject.h b/src/core/function/basic/ChannelObject.h
index 6fb315ae..18317ee2 100644
--- a/src/core/function/basic/ChannelObject.h
+++ b/src/core/function/basic/ChannelObject.h
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ class GPGFRONTEND_CORE_EXPORT ChannelObject {
    *
    * @param channel
    */
-  explicit ChannelObject(int channel);
+  explicit ChannelObject(int channel, std::string type);
 
   /**
    * @brief Get the Default Channel object
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@ class GPGFRONTEND_CORE_EXPORT ChannelObject {
 
  private:
   int channel_ = kGpgFrontendDefaultChannel;  ///< The channel id
+  std::string type_;
 };
 
 template <typename Derived>
diff --git a/src/core/function/basic/GpgFunctionObject.h b/src/core/function/basic/GpgFunctionObject.h
index dd06608d..afe81131 100644
--- a/src/core/function/basic/GpgFunctionObject.h
+++ b/src/core/function/basic/GpgFunctionObject.h
@@ -216,7 +216,8 @@ class SingletonFunctionObject : public ChannelObject {
    *
    * @param channel
    */
-  explicit SingletonFunctionObject(int channel) : ChannelObject(channel) {}
+  explicit SingletonFunctionObject(int channel)
+      : ChannelObject(channel, typeid(T).name()) {}
 
   /**
    * @brief Destroy the Singleton Function Object object