fix: prevent image/video preview reset on dynamic widget addition (#8366)

## Summary

Fixes image/video previews getting stuck in loading state when widgets
are added dynamically to a node.

## Problem

When dynamic widgets are added to a node (e.g., by extensions), Vue
reactivity triggers the watch on `imageUrls` prop even when the URL
content is identical—the array has a new reference but the same values.
This caused:
1. `startDelayedLoader()` to reset loading state to pending
2. If the cached image doesn't trigger `@load` before the 250ms timeout,
the loader shows and stays stuck

## Solution

Compare URL arrays by content, not reference. Only reset loading state
when URLs actually change:
- Check array length and element-by-element equality
- Return early if URLs are identical (just a new array reference)
- Remove `deep: true` since we compare manually

## Screenshots

<img width="749" height="647" alt="image"
src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/3a1ff656-59ed-467a-a121-b70b91423a50"
/>


<img width="749" height="647" alt="Screenshot from 2026-01-28 15-24-18"
src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/28265dad-1d79-47c8-9fd4-5a82b94e72cd"
/>

<img width="749" height="647" alt="Screenshot from 2026-01-28 15-24-05"
src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/c7af93b7-c898-405f-860b-0f82abe5af6d"
/>

┆Issue is synchronized with this [Notion
page](https://www.notion.so/PR-8366-fix-prevent-image-video-preview-reset-on-dynamic-widget-addition-2f66d73d3650819483b2d5cbfb78187f)
by [Unito](https://www.unito.io)

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Co-authored-by: Subagent 5 <subagent@example.com>
Co-authored-by: Amp <amp@ampcode.com>

src/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/VideoPreview.vue

@@ -158,7 +158,15 @@ const hasMultipleVideos = computed(() => props.imageUrls.length > 1)
 // Watch for URL changes and reset state
 watch(
   () => props.imageUrls,
-  (newUrls) => {
+  (newUrls, oldUrls) => {
+    // Only reset state if URLs actually changed (not just array reference)
+    const urlsChanged =
+      !oldUrls ||
+      newUrls.length !== oldUrls.length ||
+      newUrls.some((url, i) => url !== oldUrls[i])
+
+    if (!urlsChanged) return
+
     // Reset current index if it's out of bounds
     if (currentIndex.value >= newUrls.length) {
       currentIndex.value = 0
@@ -169,7 +177,7 @@ watch(
     videoError.value = false
     showLoader.value = newUrls.length > 0
   },
-  { deep: true, immediate: true }
+  { immediate: true }
 )
 
 // Event handlers

src/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/components/ImagePreview.test.ts

@@ -308,4 +308,80 @@ describe('ImagePreview', () => {
     expect(imgElement.exists()).toBe(true)
     expect(imgElement.attributes('alt')).toBe('Node output 2')
   })
+
+  describe('URL change detection', () => {
+    it('should NOT reset loading state when imageUrls prop is reassigned with identical URLs', async () => {
+      vi.useFakeTimers()
+      try {
+        const urls = ['/api/view?filename=test.png&type=output']
+        const wrapper = mountImagePreview({ imageUrls: urls })
+
+        // Simulate image load completing
+        const img = wrapper.find('img')
+        await img.trigger('load')
+        await nextTick()
+
+        // Verify loader is hidden after load
+        expect(wrapper.find('[aria-busy="true"]').exists()).toBe(false)
+
+        // Reassign with new array reference but same content
+        await wrapper.setProps({ imageUrls: [...urls] })
+        await nextTick()
+
+        // Advance past the 250ms delayed loader timeout
+        await vi.advanceTimersByTimeAsync(300)
+        await nextTick()
+
+        // Loading state should NOT have been reset - aria-busy should still be false
+        // because the URLs are identical (just a new array reference)
+        expect(wrapper.find('[aria-busy="true"]').exists()).toBe(false)
+      } finally {
+        vi.useRealTimers()
+      }
+    })
+
+    it('should reset loading state when imageUrls prop changes to different URLs', async () => {
+      const urls = ['/api/view?filename=test.png&type=output']
+      const wrapper = mountImagePreview({ imageUrls: urls })
+
+      // Simulate image load completing
+      const img = wrapper.find('img')
+      await img.trigger('load')
+      await nextTick()
+
+      // Verify loader is hidden
+      expect(wrapper.find('[aria-busy="true"]').exists()).toBe(false)
+
+      // Change to different URL
+      await wrapper.setProps({
+        imageUrls: ['/api/view?filename=different.png&type=output']
+      })
+      await nextTick()
+
+      // After 250ms timeout, loading state should be reset (aria-busy="true")
+      // We can check the internal state via the Skeleton appearing
+      // or wait for the timeout
+      await new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, 300))
+      await nextTick()
+
+      expect(wrapper.find('[aria-busy="true"]').exists()).toBe(true)
+    })
+
+    it('should handle empty to non-empty URL transitions correctly', async () => {
+      const wrapper = mountImagePreview({ imageUrls: [] })
+
+      // No preview initially
+      expect(wrapper.find('.image-preview').exists()).toBe(false)
+
+      // Add URLs
+      await wrapper.setProps({
+        imageUrls: ['/api/view?filename=test.png&type=output']
+      })
+      await nextTick()
+
+      // Preview should appear
+      expect(wrapper.find('.image-preview').exists()).toBe(true)
+      expect(wrapper.find('img').exists()).toBe(true)
+    })
+  })
 })

src/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/components/ImagePreview.vue

@@ -176,7 +176,15 @@ const imageAltText = computed(() => `Node output ${currentIndex.value + 1}`)
 // Watch for URL changes and reset state
 watch(
   () => props.imageUrls,
-  (newUrls) => {
+  (newUrls, oldUrls) => {
+    // Only reset state if URLs actually changed (not just array reference)
+    const urlsChanged =
+      !oldUrls ||
+      newUrls.length !== oldUrls.length ||
+      newUrls.some((url, i) => url !== oldUrls[i])
+
+    if (!urlsChanged) return
+
     // Reset current index if it's out of bounds
     if (currentIndex.value >= newUrls.length) {
       currentIndex.value = 0
@@ -188,7 +196,7 @@ watch(
     imageError.value = false
     if (newUrls.length > 0) startDelayedLoader()
   },
-  { deep: true, immediate: true }
+  { immediate: true }
 )
 
 // Event handlers

src/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/components/LGraphNode.vue

@@ -551,6 +551,12 @@ const showAdvancedState = customRef((track, trigger) => {
   }
 })
 
+const hasVideoInput = computed(() => {
+  return (
+    lgraphNode.value?.inputs?.some((input) => input.type === 'VIDEO') ?? false
+  )
+})
+
 const nodeMedia = computed(() => {
   const newOutputs = nodeOutputs.nodeOutputs[nodeOutputLocatorId.value]
   const node = lgraphNode.value
@@ -560,13 +566,9 @@ const nodeMedia = computed(() => {
   const urls = nodeOutputs.getNodeImageUrls(node)
   if (!urls?.length) return undefined
 
-  // Determine media type from previewMediaType or fallback to input slot types
-  // Note: Despite the field name "images", videos are also included in outputs
-  // TODO: fix the backend to return videos using the videos key instead of the images key
-  const hasVideoInput = node.inputs?.some((input) => input.type === 'VIDEO')
   const type =
     node.previewMediaType === 'video' ||
-    (!node.previewMediaType && hasVideoInput)
+    (!node.previewMediaType && hasVideoInput.value)
       ? 'video'
       : 'image'