componentDidMount() {
    this.setState({
        thing: [
            {
                status: "running",
                test: "testing"
            }
        ]
    });
}

render() {
    return (
        

            {this.state.thing.length > 0? 
{ this.state.thing[0].status }
: null
}
            
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    );
}