Allow changing folder_paths.base_path via command line argument. (#6600)

* Reimpl. CLI arg directly inside folder_paths.

* Update tests to use CLI arg mocking.

* Revert last-minute refactor.

* Fix test state polution.

comfy/cli_args.py

@@ -43,10 +43,11 @@ parser.add_argument("--tls-certfile", type=str, help="Path to TLS (SSL) certific
 parser.add_argument("--enable-cors-header", type=str, default=None, metavar="ORIGIN", nargs="?", const="*", help="Enable CORS (Cross-Origin Resource Sharing) with optional origin or allow all with default '*'.")
 parser.add_argument("--max-upload-size", type=float, default=100, help="Set the maximum upload size in MB.")
 
+parser.add_argument("--base-directory", type=str, default=None, help="Set the ComfyUI base directory for models, custom_nodes, input, output, temp, and user directories.")
 parser.add_argument("--extra-model-paths-config", type=str, default=None, metavar="PATH", nargs='+', action='append', help="Load one or more extra_model_paths.yaml files.")
-parser.add_argument("--output-directory", type=str, default=None, help="Set the ComfyUI output directory.")
-parser.add_argument("--temp-directory", type=str, default=None, help="Set the ComfyUI temp directory (default is in the ComfyUI directory).")
-parser.add_argument("--input-directory", type=str, default=None, help="Set the ComfyUI input directory.")
+parser.add_argument("--output-directory", type=str, default=None, help="Set the ComfyUI output directory. Overrides --base-directory.")
+parser.add_argument("--temp-directory", type=str, default=None, help="Set the ComfyUI temp directory (default is in the ComfyUI directory). Overrides --base-directory.")
+parser.add_argument("--input-directory", type=str, default=None, help="Set the ComfyUI input directory. Overrides --base-directory.")
 parser.add_argument("--auto-launch", action="store_true", help="Automatically launch ComfyUI in the default browser.")
 parser.add_argument("--disable-auto-launch", action="store_true", help="Disable auto launching the browser.")
 parser.add_argument("--cuda-device", type=int, default=None, metavar="DEVICE_ID", help="Set the id of the cuda device this instance will use.")
@@ -176,7 +177,7 @@ parser.add_argument(
     help="The local filesystem path to the directory where the frontend is located. Overrides --front-end-version.",
 )
 
-parser.add_argument("--user-directory", type=is_valid_directory, default=None, help="Set the ComfyUI user directory with an absolute path.")
+parser.add_argument("--user-directory", type=is_valid_directory, default=None, help="Set the ComfyUI user directory with an absolute path. Overrides --base-directory.")
 
 if comfy.options.args_parsing:
     args = parser.parse_args()

folder_paths.py

@@ -7,11 +7,19 @@ import logging
 from typing import Literal
 from collections.abc import Collection
 
+from comfy.cli_args import args
+
 supported_pt_extensions: set[str] = {'.ckpt', '.pt', '.bin', '.pth', '.safetensors', '.pkl', '.sft'}
 
 folder_names_and_paths: dict[str, tuple[list[str], set[str]]] = {}
 
-base_path = os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(__file__))
+# --base-directory - Resets all default paths configured in folder_paths with a new base path
+if args.base_directory:
+    base_path = os.path.abspath(args.base_directory)
+    logging.info(f"Setting base directory to: {base_path}")
+else:
+    base_path = os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(__file__))
+
 models_dir = os.path.join(base_path, "models")
 folder_names_and_paths["checkpoints"] = ([os.path.join(models_dir, "checkpoints")], supported_pt_extensions)
 folder_names_and_paths["configs"] = ([os.path.join(models_dir, "configs")], [".yaml"])

tests-unit/comfy_test/folder_path_test.py

@@ -1,19 +1,23 @@
 ### 🗻 This file is created through the spirit of Mount Fuji at its peak
 # TODO(yoland): clean up this after I get back down
+import sys
 import pytest
 import os
 import tempfile
 from unittest.mock import patch
+from importlib import reload
 
 import folder_paths
+import comfy.cli_args
+from comfy.options import enable_args_parsing
+enable_args_parsing()
+
 
 @pytest.fixture()
 def clear_folder_paths():
-    # Clear the global dictionary before each test to ensure isolation
-    original = folder_paths.folder_names_and_paths.copy()
-    folder_paths.folder_names_and_paths.clear()
+    # Reload the module after each test to ensure isolation
     yield
-    folder_paths.folder_names_and_paths = original
+    reload(folder_paths)
 
 @pytest.fixture
 def temp_dir():
@@ -21,7 +25,21 @@ def temp_dir():
         yield tmpdirname
 
 
-def test_get_directory_by_type():
+@pytest.fixture
+def set_base_dir():
+    def _set_base_dir(base_dir):
+        # Mock CLI args
+        with patch.object(sys, 'argv', ["main.py", "--base-directory", base_dir]):
+            reload(comfy.cli_args)
+            reload(folder_paths)
+    yield _set_base_dir
+    # Reload the modules after each test to ensure isolation
+    with patch.object(sys, 'argv', ["main.py"]):
+        reload(comfy.cli_args)
+        reload(folder_paths)
+
+
+def test_get_directory_by_type(clear_folder_paths):
     test_dir = "/test/dir"
     folder_paths.set_output_directory(test_dir)
     assert folder_paths.get_directory_by_type("output") == test_dir
@@ -96,3 +114,49 @@ def test_get_save_image_path(temp_dir):
         assert counter == 1
         assert subfolder == ""
         assert filename_prefix == "test"
+
+
+def test_base_path_changes(set_base_dir):
+    test_dir = os.path.abspath("/test/dir")
+    set_base_dir(test_dir)
+
+    assert folder_paths.base_path == test_dir
+    assert folder_paths.models_dir == os.path.join(test_dir, "models")
+    assert folder_paths.input_directory == os.path.join(test_dir, "input")
+    assert folder_paths.output_directory == os.path.join(test_dir, "output")
+    assert folder_paths.temp_directory == os.path.join(test_dir, "temp")
+    assert folder_paths.user_directory == os.path.join(test_dir, "user")
+
+    assert os.path.join(test_dir, "custom_nodes") in folder_paths.get_folder_paths("custom_nodes")
+
+    for name in ["checkpoints", "loras", "vae", "configs", "embeddings", "controlnet", "classifiers"]:
+        assert folder_paths.get_folder_paths(name)[0] == os.path.join(test_dir, "models", name)
+
+
+def test_base_path_change_clears_old(set_base_dir):
+    test_dir = os.path.abspath("/test/dir")
+    set_base_dir(test_dir)
+
+    assert len(folder_paths.get_folder_paths("custom_nodes")) == 1
+
+    single_model_paths = [
+        "checkpoints",
+        "loras",
+        "vae",
+        "configs",
+        "clip_vision",
+        "style_models",
+        "diffusers",
+        "vae_approx",
+        "gligen",
+        "upscale_models",
+        "embeddings",
+        "hypernetworks",
+        "photomaker",
+        "classifiers",
+    ]
+    for name in single_model_paths:
+        assert len(folder_paths.get_folder_paths(name)) == 1
+
+    for name in ["controlnet", "diffusion_models", "text_encoders"]:
+        assert len(folder_paths.get_folder_paths(name)) == 2