Did I hit my first limitation for utilizing scripts?

Hello All,
I was able to get this script to read a point coordinate and generate a dot object that reports the. z value of this coordinate. Before compiling it to a rhp plugin. I’m wondering I it is possible to keep the dot “Alive” so every time I move the point it will automatically report the z.value. unless the idea of developing a plugin from a script is too linear and limited.

Is there a method that tracks (or listens) to the change to object properties (in this case position), and reevaluate the function?

I replicated my intended function in Grasshopper, like the below:

Below is my starting point

import Rhino
import scriptcontext
import System

def AddDot():
    # Get the point from the user
    rc, point = Rhino.Input.RhinoGet.GetPoint("Pick a point location", False)
    if rc != Rhino.Commands.Result.Success:
        return rc

    # Get the active view's construction plane
    view = scriptcontext.doc.Views.ActiveView
    if view:
        cplane = view.ActiveViewport.ConstructionPlane()
        # Calculate the distance from the point to the construction plane
        z_value = 12 * cplane.DistanceTo(point)
        # Convert to feet and fractional inches
        feet, inches = divmod(z_value, 12)
        inches, fraction = divmod(inches, 1)
        fraction = round(fraction * 16) / 16
        if fraction.is_integer():
            inches += int(fraction)
            fraction = 0
        # Format the output
        if fraction > 0:
            output = "{}' {} {}/16\"".format(int(feet), int(inches), int(fraction * 16))
        else:
            output = "{}' {}\"".format(int(feet), int(inches))
        # Add a dot with the formatted output
        dot = Rhino.Geometry.TextDot(output, point)
        
        # Find or create the layer called "+WorkArea::Elev"
        layer = scriptcontext.doc.Layers.FindName("+WorkArea::Elev")
        if not layer:
            layer_index = scriptcontext.doc.Layers.Add("+WorkArea::Elev", System.Drawing.Color.Black)
            layer = Rhino.DocObjects.Layer()
            layer.Index = layer_index
        
        # Add the dot to the layer
        attributes = Rhino.DocObjects.ObjectAttributes()
        attributes.LayerIndex = layer.Index
        scriptcontext.doc.Objects.AddTextDot(dot, attributes)
        
        scriptcontext.doc.Views.Redraw()
    return Rhino.Commands.Result.Success

if __name__ == "__main__":
    AddDot()

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