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Simula_r cec1de0147 feat: vue nodes LOD system (#5631)
## Summary

Replaced reactive (Vue-based) widget LOD with CSS visibility control.
Performance doesn't dramatically improve, but we avoid the mount/unmount
overhead during zoom/pan operations. This PR implements the visual
component of LOD—complex widgets that need lifecycle management will be
addressed separately.

### Problem & Solution
Problem: we want LOD to improve rendering performance and visual
feedback but discovered using reactivity in the current setup for it
meant mounting/unmounting caused worse lag than the performance it aimed
to fix. Switching to render all the details all the time but using css
visibility proved to be the best solution. However, it doesn't improve
rendering performance by much because the GPU texture size is the
bottleneck (from TransformPane.vue CSS transforms) and not
rasterization.

Solution: Keep all nodes/widgets mounted, use CSS visibility: hidden for
LOD. Trade memory for performance stability during zoom/pan/drag
operations.

### Technical Decision
We chose Performance > Memory:

- CSS transforms create a single GPU texture whose size depends on node
count, not widget complexity
- Mounting/unmounting hundreds of widgets during zoom = noticeable lag
from Vue VDOM diffing (since all components are mounted all the time
because of viewport culling challenge/trade off see
https://github.com/Comfy-Org/ComfyUI_frontend/pull/5510.)
- CSS visibility changes = no reactivity overhead, smooth interactions
- Result: Similar performance, but without interaction stutters

This is the visual layer only. If we want a hook into the LOD state per
node / widget that would be the next follow up system to implement.

### Next Steps (maybe)
- Chunked (split up single Transform Pane transform layer) when
rendering 1000+ nodes (maybe)
- ~~Selective unmounting API for widgets that register as "expensive"~~
- ~~Client bound hydration system~~

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ComfyUI Frontend Testing Guide

This guide provides an overview of testing approaches used in the ComfyUI Frontend codebase. These guides are meant to document any particularities or nuances of writing tests in this codebase, rather than being a comprehensive guide to testing in general. By reading these guides first, you may save yourself some time when encountering issues.

Testing Documentation

Documentation for unit tests is organized into three guides:

Testing Structure

The ComfyUI Frontend project uses a mixed approach to unit test organization:

  • Component Tests: Located directly alongside their components with a .spec.ts extension
  • Unit Tests: Located in the tests-ui/tests/ directory
  • Store Tests: Located in the tests-ui/tests/store/ directory
  • Browser Tests: These are located in the browser_tests/ directory. There is a dedicated README in the browser_tests/ directory, so it will not be covered here.

Test Frameworks and Libraries

Our tests use the following frameworks and libraries:

Getting Started

To run the tests locally:

# Run unit tests
pnpm test:unit

# Run unit tests in watch mode
pnpm test:unit:dev

# Run component tests with browser-native environment
pnpm test:component

Refer to the specific guides for more detailed information on each testing type.