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## Overview Removes **all `actions/cache` steps** from GitHub Actions workflows after empirical testing showed that they actually **slow down CI/CD by 11%** rather than speeding it up. ## Context As discussed in #5988, the codebase has evolved with components moving into the `/packages` directory structure. The review comment suggested removing the entire `actions/cache` step rather than just the `.cache` path to properly evaluate performance impact. ## Performance Benchmark Results Empirical testing on this PR (commits38695ae0bvsab16635c5) revealed that **removing cache steps improves CI performance across all workflows**: | Workflow | WITHOUT Cache | WITH Cache | Improvement | |----------|---------------|------------|-------------| | **CI: Lint Format** | 208s (3m 28s) | 226s (3m 46s) | **-18s (-8.7%)** ⚡ | | **CI: Tests Unit** | 160s (2m 40s) | 177s (2m 57s) | **-17s (-10.6%)** ⚡ | | **CI: Tests Storybook** | 65s (1m 5s) | 78s (1m 18s) | **-13s (-20.0%)** ⚡ | | **Total Pipeline** | **433s (7m 13s)** | **481s (8m 1s)** | **-48s (-11.1%)** ⚡ | ### Why is caching slower? 1. **Cache overhead exceeds benefits**: Time spent saving/restoring cache > time saved from cached content 2. **Complex cache key computation**: Hash calculations for file patterns add processing time 3. **Network I/O cost**: Each cache step adds network round-trips 4. **Tools already optimize incrementally**: ESLint, Vitest, Prettier handle their own incremental checks efficiently ## Changes Removed the entire `actions/cache` step from 8 workflow files: - `ci-lint-format.yaml` - Removed tool outputs cache (.eslintcache, .prettierCache, .knip-cache, tsconfig.tsbuildinfo) - `ci-tests-storybook.yaml` - Removed storybook-static and tsconfig.tsbuildinfo cache (both jobs) - `ci-tests-unit.yaml` - Removed coverage and .vitest-cache - `api-update-electron-api-types.yaml` - Removed tsconfig.tsbuildinfo cache - `api-update-manager-api-types.yaml` - Removed tool cache and ComfyUI-Manager repo cache - `api-update-registry-api-types.yaml` - Removed tool cache and comfy-api repo cache - `release-draft-create.yaml` - Removed tsconfig.tsbuildinfo cache - `release-pypi-dev.yaml` - Removed dist and tsconfig.tsbuildinfo cache **What remains cached:** - ✅ pnpm packages via `cache: 'pnpm'` in setup-node actions (the most valuable cache) - ✅ Tool-specific incremental caches generated fresh each run - ✅ Docker layer caching (where applicable) ## Testing - ✅ Empirical performance testing completed (see benchmark results above) - ✅ All cache steps removed successfully - ✅ No structural changes to workflow logic - ✅ pnpm package caching remains active ## Conclusion The benchmark data clearly shows that removing `actions/cache` steps results in **faster, simpler CI workflows**. The overhead of cache management exceeds any benefit, especially with pnpm package caching already handling the most time-consuming dependency installations. **Recommendation: ✅ Proceed with this change** ## Test Methodology 1. **WITHOUT cache** (commit [38695ae0b](https://github.com/Comfy-Org/ComfyUI_frontend/commit/38695ae0b)): Removed all `actions/cache` steps → [Workflow run](https://github.com/Comfy-Org/ComfyUI_frontend/actions/runs/18654024806) 2. **WITH cache** (commit [ab16635c5](https://github.com/Comfy-Org/ComfyUI_frontend/commit/ab16635c5)): Temporarily restored all `actions/cache` steps → [Workflow run](https://github.com/Comfy-Org/ComfyUI_frontend/actions/runs/18654143363) 3. **Final state** (commit [3ce876f87](https://github.com/Comfy-Org/ComfyUI_frontend/commit/3ce876f87)): Restored no-cache version (current) Fixes #5988 --------- Co-authored-by: copilot-swe-agent[bot] <198982749+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com> Co-authored-by: snomiao <7323030+snomiao@users.noreply.github.com> Co-authored-by: snomiao <snomiao@gmail.com> Co-authored-by: Claude <noreply@anthropic.com>
Release Schedule
The project follows a structured release process for each minor version, consisting of three distinct phases:
-
Development Phase - 1 week
- Active development of new features
- Code changes merged to the development branch
-
Feature Freeze - 1 week
- No new features accepted
- Only bug fixes are cherry-picked to the release branch
- Testing and stabilization of the codebase
-
Publication
- Release is published at the end of the freeze period
- Version is finalized and made available to all users
Nightly Releases
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.
Example Release Cycle
| Week | Date Range | Version 1.1 | Version 1.2 | Version 1.3 | Patch Releases |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mar 1-7 | Development | - | - | - |
| 2 | Mar 8-14 | Feature Freeze | Development | - | 1.1.0 through 1.1.6 (daily) |
| 3 | Mar 15-21 | Released | Feature Freeze | Development | 1.1.7 through 1.1.13 (daily) 1.2.0 through 1.2.6 (daily) |
| 4 | Mar 22-28 | - | Released | Feature Freeze | 1.2.7 through 1.2.13 (daily) 1.3.0 through 1.3.6 (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.
v1.3.22: Integrated server terminal
Press Ctrl + ` to toggle integrated terminal.
https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/eddedc6a-07a3-4a83-9475-63b3977f6d94
v1.1.0: Node search box
Fuzzy search & Node preview
Release link with shift
https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/a1b2b5c3-10d1-4256-b620-345de6858f25
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
v1.3.6: **Litegraph** Toggle link visibility
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.
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.
v1.3.1: **Litegraph** Shift drag link to create a new link
v1.2.62: **Litegraph** Show optional input slots as donuts
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
v1.2.7: **Litegraph** drags multiple links with shift pressed
https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/68826715-bb55-4b2a-be6e-675cfc424afe
https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/c142c43f-2fe9-4030-8196-b3bfd4c6977d
v1.2.2: **Litegraph** auto connects to correct slot
Before
https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/c253f778-82d5-4e6f-aec0-ea2ccf421651
After
https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/b6360ac0-f0d2-447c-9daa-8a2e20c0dc1d
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.promptwindow.confirmwindow.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
})
// window.confirm
window['app'].extensionManager.dialog
.confirm({
title: 'Test Confirm',
message: 'Test Confirm Message'
})
.then((value: boolean) => {
// Do something with the value user entered
})
// window.alert
window['app'].extensionManager.toast
.addAlert("Test Alert")
v1.3.34: Register about panel badges
app.registerExtension({
name: 'TestExtension1',
aboutPageBadges: [
{
label: 'Test Badge',
url: 'https://example.com',
icon: 'pi pi-box'
}
]
})
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>'
}
}
]
})
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']
}
]
})
v1.2.27: Extension API to add toast message
iExtensions 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
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.
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:
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:
- General Troubleshooting Guide - Common issues, performance optimization, and reporting bugs
- Custom Node Issues - Debugging custom node problems and conflicts
- Desktop Installation Guide - Desktop-specific installation and troubleshooting