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snomiao 87f5480462 Fix CI: Remove explicit repository parameter causing non-reproducible test results (#5950)
## Problem

Our CI tests were experiencing non-reproducible results where:
- Tests would pass on a PR initially  
- The same PR would fail later when main HEAD changed
- Screenshot comparisons showed excessive differences between expected
vs actual
- Blake identified: *"tests are not reproducible inside a branch - they
change every time main HEAD changes"*

## Root Cause

The issue was caused by **explicit `repository` parameters** in our
`actions/checkout` steps:

```yaml
- name: Checkout ComfyUI_frontend
  uses: actions/checkout@v5
  with:
    repository: 'Comfy-Org/ComfyUI_frontend'  # ← This was the problem!
    path: 'ComfyUI_frontend'
```

According to GitHub Actions documentation:

> **When checking out the repository that triggered a workflow, `ref`
defaults to the reference or SHA for that event. Otherwise, uses the
default branch.**

When you specify an explicit `repository` parameter (even if it's the
same repo), GitHub Actions treats it as "otherwise" and defaults to the
**main branch** instead of using the **PR context**.

## The Fix

Remove the explicit `repository` parameter when checking out the same
repository:

```yaml
- name: Checkout ComfyUI_frontend
  uses: actions/checkout@v5
  with:
    path: 'ComfyUI_frontend'  # No repository parameter = uses PR context
```

## Changes Made

-  Removed `repository: 'Comfy-Org/ComfyUI_frontend'` from setup job
checkout
-  Removed `repository: 'Comfy-Org/ComfyUI_frontend'` from
merge-reports job checkout
-  Updated setup-frontend action to use `actions/checkout@v5` for
consistency
-  Simplified workflow by removing unnecessary `ref` and `fetch-depth`
parameters

## How This Fixes the Problem

**Before:** 
- Setup job checked out main branch (due to explicit repository)
- Tests ran PR code against main branch snapshots
- Results varied based on what was in main at the time

**After:**
- Setup job checks out PR merge commit (natural PR context)
- Tests run PR code against PR snapshots  
- Results are consistent and reproducible

## Why It Worked Before (Sometimes)

The explicit `repository` parameter has been there for a long time, but
the issue became more apparent recently due to:
1. GitHub Actions behavior changes over time
2. Increased frequency of main branch updates
3. More sensitive screenshot comparison tests
4. Complex cache/restore workflow where timing mattered

The fix ensures deterministic behavior regardless of GitHub's internal
changes.

## Testing

This change makes the CI behavior explicit and predictable:
-  PR tests will always use PR context
-  Push tests will always use pushed commit  
-  No dependency on GitHub's default behavior interpretation
-  Simplified workflow with fewer moving parts

Resolves the issues described in `.github/workflows/problem.log`.

┆Issue is synchronized with this [Notion
page](https://www.notion.so/PR-5950-Fix-CI-Remove-explicit-repository-parameter-causing-non-reproducible-test-results-2846d73d36508159a848c4a2e14a0fb1)
by [Unito](https://www.unito.io)

Co-authored-by: Alexander Brown <drjkl@comfy.org>
2025-10-08 13:11:53 -07:00

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name: Setup Frontend
description: 'Setup ComfyUI frontend development environment'
inputs:
extra_server_params:
description: 'Additional parameters to pass to ComfyUI server'
required: false
default: ''
runs:
using: 'composite'
steps:
- name: Checkout ComfyUI
uses: actions/checkout@v5
with:
repository: 'comfyanonymous/ComfyUI'
path: 'ComfyUI'
- name: Checkout ComfyUI_frontend
uses: actions/checkout@v5
with:
path: 'ComfyUI_frontend'
- name: Copy ComfyUI_devtools from frontend repo
shell: bash
run: |
mkdir -p ComfyUI/custom_nodes/ComfyUI_devtools
cp -r ComfyUI_frontend/tools/devtools/* ComfyUI/custom_nodes/ComfyUI_devtools/
- name: Install pnpm
uses: pnpm/action-setup@v4
with:
version: 10
- name: Setup Node.js
uses: actions/setup-node@v4
with:
node-version: 'lts/*'
cache: 'pnpm'
cache-dependency-path: 'ComfyUI_frontend/pnpm-lock.yaml'
- name: Setup Python
uses: actions/setup-python@v4
with:
python-version: '3.10'
- name: Install Python requirements
shell: bash
working-directory: ComfyUI
run: |
python -m pip install --upgrade pip
pip install torch torchvision torchaudio --index-url https://download.pytorch.org/whl/cpu
pip install -r requirements.txt
pip install wait-for-it
- name: Build & Install ComfyUI_frontend
shell: bash
working-directory: ComfyUI_frontend
run: |
pnpm install --frozen-lockfile
pnpm build
- name: Start ComfyUI server
shell: bash
working-directory: ComfyUI
run: |
python main.py --cpu --multi-user --front-end-root ../ComfyUI_frontend/dist ${{ inputs.extra_server_params }} &
wait-for-it --service 127.0.0.1:8188 -t 600