Arthur R Longbottom 7e7e2d5647 fix: persist subgraph viewport across navigation and tab switches (#10247)
## Summary

Fix subgraph viewport (zoom + position) drifting when navigating in/out
of subgraphs and switching workflow tabs.

## Problem

Three root causes:
1. **First visit**: `restoreViewport()` silently returned on cache miss,
leaving canvas at stale position
2. **Cross-workflow leakage**: Cache keyed by bare `graphId` — two
workflows with the same subgraph or unsaved workflows shared cache
entries
3. **Stale save on tab switch**: `loadGraphData` and
`changeTracker.restore()` overwrite `canvas.ds` before the async watcher
could save the old viewport

## Solution

1. **Workflow-scoped cache keys**: `${path}#${instanceId}:${graphId}` —
WeakMap assigns unique IDs per workflow object, handling unsaved
workflows with identical paths
2. **`flush: 'sync'` on activeSubgraph watcher**: Fires immediately
during `setGraph()`, BEFORE `loadGraphData`/`changeTracker` can corrupt
`canvas.ds`
3. **Cache miss → rAF fitToBounds**: On first visit, computes bounds
from `graph._nodes` and calls `ds.fitToBounds()` after the browser has
rendered
4. **Workflow switch watcher** (`flush: 'sync'`): Pre-saves viewport
under old workflow identity, suppresses `onNavigated` saves during load
cycle

Key architectural insight: `setGraph()` never touches `canvas.ds`, but
`loadGraphData` and `changeTracker.restore()` both write to it. By using
`flush: 'sync'`, the save happens during `setGraph` (before the
overwrites).

## Review Focus

- `subgraphNavigationStore.ts` — the three fixes and their interaction
- `flush: 'sync'` watchers — critical for correct save timing
- `suppressNavigatedSave` flag — prevents stale saves during async
workflow load

## Breaking Changes

None. Viewport cache is session-only (in-memory LRU). Existing workflows
unaffected.

## Demo Video of Fix


https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/71dd4107-a030-4e68-aa11-47fe00101b25

## Test plan

- [x] Unit: save/restore with workflow-scoped keys
- [x] Unit: cache miss doesn't mutate canvas synchronously
- [x] Unit: navigation integration (enter/exit preserves viewport)
- [x] E2E: first subgraph visit has visible nodes
- [x] Manual: enter subgraph → zoom/pan → exit → re-enter → viewport
restored
- [x] Manual: tab with subgraph → different tab → back → viewport
restored
- [x] Manual: two unsaved workflows → switch between → viewports
isolated

- Fixes #10246
- Related: #8173
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ComfyUI_frontend

Official front-end implementation of ComfyUI.

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Release Schedule

The project follows a structured release process for each minor version, consisting of three distinct phases:

  1. Development Phase - 2 weeks

    • Active development of new features
    • Code changes merged to the development branch
  2. Feature Freeze - 2 weeks

    • No new features accepted
    • Only bug fixes are cherry-picked to the release branch
    • Testing and stabilization of the codebase
  3. Publication

    • Release is published at the end of the freeze period
    • Version is finalized and made available to all users

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Nightly releases are published daily at https://github.com/Comfy-Org/ComfyUI_frontend/releases.

To use the latest nightly release, add the following command line argument to your ComfyUI launch script:

--front-end-version Comfy-Org/ComfyUI_frontend@latest

Overlapping Release Cycles

The development of successive minor versions overlaps. For example, while version 1.1 is in feature freeze, development for version 1.2 begins simultaneously. Each feature has approximately 4 weeks from merge to ComfyUI stable release (2 weeks on main, 2 weeks frozen on RC).

Example Release Cycle

Week Date Range Version 1.1 Version 1.2 Version 1.3 Patch Releases
1-2 Mar 1-14 Development - - -
3-4 Mar 15-28 Feature Freeze Development - 1.1.0 through 1.1.13 (daily)
5-6 Mar 29-Apr 11 Released Feature Freeze Development 1.1.14+ (daily)
1.2.0 through 1.2.13 (daily)
7-8 Apr 12-25 - Released Feature Freeze 1.2.14+ (daily)
1.3.0 through 1.3.13 (daily)

Release Summary

Major features

v1.5: Native translation (i18n)

ComfyUI now includes built-in translation support, replacing the need for third-party translation extensions. Select your language in Comfy > Locale > Language to translate the interface into English, Chinese (Simplified), Russian, Japanese, Korean, or Arabic. This native implementation offers better performance, reliability, and maintainability compared to previous solutions.

More details available here: https://blog.comfy.org/p/native-localization-support-i18n

v1.4: New mask editor

https://github.com/Comfy-Org/ComfyUI_frontend/pull/1284 implements a new mask editor.

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v1.3.22: Integrated server terminal

Press Ctrl + ` to toggle integrated terminal.

https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/eddedc6a-07a3-4a83-9475-63b3977f6d94

v1.3.7: Keybinding customization

Basic UI

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Reset button

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Edit Keybinding

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v1.2.4: Node library sidebar tab

Drag & Drop

https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/853e20b7-bc0e-49c9-bbce-a2ba7566f92f

Filter

https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/4bbca3ee-318f-4cf0-be32-a5a5541066cf

v1.2.0: Queue/History sidebar tab

https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/86e264fe-4d26-4f07-aa9a-83bdd2d02b8f

QoL changes

v1.3.32: **Litegraph** Nested group

https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/f51adeb1-028e-40af-81e4-0ac13075198a

v1.3.24: **Litegraph** Group selection

https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/e6230a94-411e-4fba-90cb-6c694200adaa

v1.3.4: **Litegraph** Auto widget to input conversion

Dropping a link of correct type on node widget will automatically convert the widget to input.

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v1.3.4: **Litegraph** Canvas pan mode

The canvas becomes readonly in pan mode. Pan mode is activated by clicking the pan mode button on the canvas menu or by holding the space key.

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v1.2.62: **Litegraph** Show optional input slots as donuts

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v1.2.44: **Litegraph** Double click group title to edit

https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/5bf0e2b6-8b3a-40a7-b44f-f0879e9ad26f

v1.2.39: **Litegraph** Group selected nodes with Ctrl + G

https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/7805dc54-0854-4a28-8bcd-4b007fa01151

v1.2.38: **Litegraph** Double click node title to edit

https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/d61d5d0e-f200-4153-b293-3e3f6a212b30

v1.1.8: **Litegraph** hides text overflow on widget value

https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/5696a89d-4a47-4fcc-9e8c-71e1264943f2

Developer APIs

v1.6.13: prompt/confirm/alert replacements for ComfyUI desktop

Several browser-only APIs are not available in ComfyUI desktop's electron environment.

  • window.prompt
  • window.confirm
  • window.alert

Please use the following APIs as replacements.

// window.prompt
window['app'].extensionManager.dialog
  .prompt({
    title: 'Test Prompt',
    message: 'Test Prompt Message'
  })
  .then((value: string) => {
    // Do something with the value user entered
  })

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// window.confirm
window['app'].extensionManager.dialog
  .confirm({
    title: 'Test Confirm',
    message: 'Test Confirm Message'
  })
  .then((value: boolean) => {
    // Do something with the value user entered
  })

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// window.alert
window['app'].extensionManager.toast.addAlert('Test Alert')

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v1.3.34: Register about panel badges
app.registerExtension({
  name: 'TestExtension1',
  aboutPageBadges: [
    {
      label: 'Test Badge',
      url: 'https://example.com',
      icon: 'pi pi-box'
    }
  ]
})

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v1.3.22: Register bottom panel tabs
app.registerExtension({
  name: 'TestExtension',
  bottomPanelTabs: [
    {
      id: 'TestTab',
      title: 'Test Tab',
      type: 'custom',
      render: (el) => {
        el.innerHTML = '<div>Custom tab</div>'
      }
    }
  ]
})

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v1.3.22: New settings API

Legacy settings API.

// Register a new setting
app.ui.settings.addSetting({
  id: 'TestSetting',
  name: 'Test Setting',
  type: 'text',
  defaultValue: 'Hello, world!'
})

// Get the value of a setting
const value = app.ui.settings.getSettingValue('TestSetting')

// Set the value of a setting
app.ui.settings.setSettingValue('TestSetting', 'Hello, universe!')

New settings API.

// Register a new setting
app.registerExtension({
  name: 'TestExtension1',
  settings: [
    {
      id: 'TestSetting',
      name: 'Test Setting',
      type: 'text',
      defaultValue: 'Hello, world!'
    }
  ]
})

// Get the value of a setting
const value = app.extensionManager.setting.get('TestSetting')

// Set the value of a setting
app.extensionManager.setting.set('TestSetting', 'Hello, universe!')
v1.3.7: Register commands and keybindings

Extensions can call the following API to register commands and keybindings. Do note that keybindings defined in core cannot be overwritten, and some keybindings are reserved by the browser.

app.registerExtension({
  name: 'TestExtension1',
  commands: [
    {
      id: 'TestCommand',
      function: () => {
        alert('TestCommand')
      }
    }
  ],
  keybindings: [
    {
      combo: { key: 'k' },
      commandId: 'TestCommand'
    }
  ]
})
v1.3.1: Extension API to register custom topbar menu items

Extensions can call the following API to register custom topbar menu items.

app.registerExtension({
  name: 'TestExtension1',
  commands: [
    {
      id: 'foo-id',
      label: 'foo',
      function: () => {
        alert(1)
      }
    }
  ],
  menuCommands: [
    {
      path: ['ext', 'ext2'],
      commands: ['foo-id']
    }
  ]
})

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v1.2.27: Extension API to add toast messagei

Extensions can call the following API to add toast messages.

app.extensionManager.toast.add({
  severity: 'info',
  summary: 'Loaded!',
  detail: 'Extension loaded!',
  life: 3000
})

Documentation of all supported options can be found here: https://primevue.org/toast/#api.toast.interfaces.ToastMessageOptions

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v1.2.4: Extension API to register custom sidebar tab

Extensions now can call the following API to register a sidebar tab.

app.extensionManager.registerSidebarTab({
  id: 'search',
  icon: 'pi pi-search',
  title: 'search',
  tooltip: 'search',
  type: 'custom',
  render: (el) => {
    el.innerHTML = '<div>Custom search tab</div>'
  }
})

The list of supported icons can be found here: https://primevue.org/icons/#list

We will support custom icons later.

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v1.10.9: Selection Toolbox API

Extensions can register commands that appear in the selection toolbox when specific items are selected on the canvas.

app.registerExtension({
  name: 'TestExtension1',
  commands: [
    {
      id: 'test.selection.command',
      label: 'Test Command',
      icon: 'pi pi-star',
      function: () => {
        // Command logic here
      }
    }
  ],
  // Return an array of command IDs to show in the selection toolbox
  // when an item is selected
  getSelectionToolboxCommands: (selectedItem) => ['test.selection.command']
})

The selection toolbox will display the command button when items are selected: Image

Contributing

We welcome contributions to ComfyUI Frontend! Please see our Contributing Guide for:

  • Ways to contribute (code, documentation, testing, community support)
  • Development setup and workflow
  • Code style guidelines
  • Testing requirements
  • How to submit pull requests
  • Backporting fixes to release branches

Development

For detailed development setup, testing procedures, and technical information, please refer to CONTRIBUTING.md.

i18n

See locales/README.md for details.

Storybook

See .storybook/README.md for component development and visual testing documentation.

Troubleshooting

For comprehensive troubleshooting and technical support, please refer to our official documentation:

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