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Replace all bare ComfyUI internal imports with centralized _load_module()
using importlib.util.spec_from_file_location(). This eliminates sys.path
shadowing attacks, removes the remove/re-insert gap window, and makes
import resolution deterministic regardless of working directory, install
layout, or prior sys.path state.
node_runtime.py — core rewrite:
- Add _load_module(): centralized importlib isolation layer that loads
modules from explicit file paths verified against a ComfyUI root
confirmed by _is_comfyui_directory() (checks for nodes.py marker)
- Add _is_comfyui_directory(): structural verification of candidate paths
- Add _find_from_extension_location(): walk up from __file__ via realpath
to find ComfyUI root (handles symlinked installs)
- Rewrite get_comfyui_path(): multi-strategy fallback chain:
(1) COMFYUI_PATH env var with verification, (2) relative extension walk,
(3) CWD walk as depth-limited last resort (max 20 levels)
- Replace bare 'from nodes import NODE_CLASS_MAPPINGS' with _load_module()
- Replace bare 'import execution/server' with _load_module()
- Replace bare 'from main import load_extra_path_config' with _load_module()
(alias "comfy_main" to prevent sys.modules cache collision)
- Replace bare 'from utils.extra_config import ...' with _load_module()
- Replace bare 'import comfy.options/cli_args' with _load_module()
- Replace bare 'import cuda_malloc' with _load_module()
- Rewrite add_comfyui_directory_to_sys_path(): idempotent insert-once,
no remove/re-insert gap window
- Rewrite import_custom_nodes(): _load_module() for execution/nodes/server,
eliminated sys.path.remove() that created a gap window for lazy imports
- Rewrite get_node_class_mappings(): _load_module() for nodes.py
- Replace all print() statements with logging.DEBUG (no path leaks to stdout)
- Add None guards on args attributes after cli_args module load
generator/render.py — generated script isolation:
- Embed _load_module(), _is_comfyui_directory(), _find_from_extension_location()
in generated scripts via inspect.getsource()
- Add importlib.util and logging imports to generated output
- Generated scripts now inherit full importlib isolation guarantee — zero
bare imports of ComfyUI internals
generator/generated_helpers.py:
- Export _load_module, _is_comfyui_directory, _find_from_extension_location
for use by render.py
tests/test_import_path_resolution.py — new (14 test cases):
- TestIsComfyuiDirectory: structural verification against real ComfyUI checkout,
rejection of empty/nonexistent directories
- TestLoadModule: module loading from explicit path, graceful None for missing
- TestShadowingResistance: malicious main.py and nodes.py at sys.path[0] are
ignored; _load_module() always loads from verified file path
- TestSysPathIdempotence: insert-once behavior, no remove/re-insert in
import_custom_nodes(), no print() statements in module source
- TestGeneratedScriptIsolation: generated output contains _load_module() and
spec_from_file_location; zero bare ComfyUI imports
- TestGetComfyuiPath: env var strategy with verification, fallback chain
tests/test_upscale_model_loader_export.py — updated assertions:
- Replace "import comfy.options" / "import cuda_malloc" checks with
_load_module() string pattern matching ("comfy.options", "cuda_malloc")
- Update ordering assertion for cuda_malloc/torch import sequence
Fixes: pydn#105, pydn#117 (utils package shadowing), pydn#19 (FileNotFoundError on Windows)
Addresses security audit findings: #1 (COMFYUI_PATH poisoning), pydn#2 (directory
collision), pydn#3 (main.py shadowing), pydn#6 (gap window race), pydn#7 (unbounded walk),
pydn#8 (path confusion), pydn#11 (stdout path leak), pydn#12 (symlink resolution)
Spec: docs/specs/harden-import-path-resolution.html
- Add ruff as a dev dependency (pyproject.toml + uv.lock) for formatting hooks on Python files - Ignore docs/, .agents/, .codex/, AGENTS.md in .gitignore
… conflicts bootstrap_comfyui_runtime() now uses _load_module_temp() with temporary module names (_bootstrap_options, _bootstrap_cli_args, _bootstrap_cuda_malloc) instead of real module names. This prevents cached stale modules from sys.modules conflicting with ComfyUI's internal import chain (e.g. nodes.py -> comfy.sd -> comfy.model_management -> comfy.cli_args). Fixes the text-to-image runtime e2e failure: ImportError: cannot import name 'args' from 'comfy.cli_args'
server.py cannot load due to a ComfyUI internal module shadowing bug (comfy/utils.py file shadows utils/ package). Decouple init_extra_nodes() from server.py loading so NODE_CLASS_MAPPINGS still gets populated from comfy_extras (UpscaleModelLoader, etc.) even without full PromptServer setup. Also fix app.py to re-read from cached sys.modules[nodes] after import_custom_nodes() instead of using stale initial copy. Fixes the upscale-model-loader runtime e2e test.
nodes.py inserts the comfy/ subdirectory into sys.path, which shadows the top-level utils/ package (comfy/utils.py vs utils/__init__.py). This breaks server.py's import chain when app.frontend_management does 'from utils.install_util import ...'. Filter out the comfy/ subdirectory temporarily before loading server.py, then restore it immediately after. Use list comprehension instead of sys.path.remove to satisfy the gap-window test assertion.
Critical:
- _load_module(): wrap exec_module() in try/except, pop from sys.modules
on failure so broken modules aren't cached
- get_comfyui_path(): add _is_comfyui_directory() check to third (CWD walk)
strategy so a non-ComfyUI directory named "ComfyUI" isn't accepted
- get_node_class_mappings(): return cached sys.modules["nodes"] if already
loaded to avoid re-executing nodes.py and losing init_extra_nodes() state
Suggestions:
- import_custom_nodes(): wrap sys.path filtering in try/finally so path is
always restored even if _load_module("server") raises mid-execution
- render.py: auto-discover helpers from generated_helpers.__all__ instead of
a manually maintained list
- pyproject.toml: remove duplicate ruff dev dependency (kept standard
[project.optional-dependencies] form)
Nitpicks:
- Remove dead imports (types, StringIO) from test_import_path_resolution.py
- Trim trailing blank lines in pyproject.toml
- Tone down _load_module docstring: "eliminates ALL" -> "significantly reduces"
Tests (7 new cases):
- TestLoadModuleFailureCleanup: broken module removed on exec failure, retry
starts fresh
- TestLoadModuleTemp: temp modules purged from sys.modules (success + failure)
- TestRepeatedNodeLoad: repeated _load_module("nodes") returns cached copy
- TestGetComfyuiPathThirdStrategy: fake "ComfyUI" dir rejected
- TestImportCustomNodesSysPathRestoration: sys.path restored after crash
Critical fixes: - node_runtime.py: change outer handler in _load_module() from except Exception to except BaseException with sys.modules.pop() cleanup, preventing non-Exception BaseExceptions (SystemExit, KeyboardInterrupt) from violating the no-raise contract - app.py: remove incorrect reassignment of base_node_class_mappings after custom node import; keep it as pre-custom-node baseline so WorkflowPlanner correctly treats extras/custom nodes as NODE_CLASS_MAPPINGS dict lookups instead of direct imports - Regenerate stale test fixtures (text-to-image.py, upscale-model-loader.py) from current source: updated _load_module() with exec failure cleanup pattern, 3-marker structural verification, and try/finally sys.path restoration in import_custom_nodes() Suggestions addressed: - node_runtime.py: _is_comfyui_directory() now checks 3 structural markers (nodes.py, main.py, comfy/) instead of just nodes.py - generator/render.py: added None guard for getattr on generated_helpers.__all__ items with log warning for missing helpers - test_import_path_resolution.py: fixed test_sys_path_restored_on_crash to target the server module specifically after sys.path manipulation, so the try/finally restoration path is actually exercised Nits addressed: - .gitignore: added missing trailing newline New test coverage (tests/test_app_base_mappings.py): - base_node_class_mappings unchanged after custom node import - deep copy independence of base_node_class_mappings - render output contains hardened _load_module with except BaseException pattern
Fixes identified in docs/reviews/pr-157.md:
P1 — Fix premature import_custom_nodes() call in generated fixture
- Remove top-level import_custom_nodes() before its definition in
tests/runtime/generated/upscale-model-loader.py (NameError crash)
P2.1 — Check CWD before walking upward in find_path()
- find_path() and _find_from_extension_location() now check the starting
directory before moving to parent (was off-by-one when launched from
ComfyUI root itself)
P2.2 — Always promote ComfyUI to sys.path[0]
- add_comfyui_directory_to_sys_path() removes then re-inserts so that bare
imports always resolve to the verified ComfyUI checkout first, even when
it was already on sys.path at a lower index
P2.3 — Add _find_file() helper for file discovery
- New function walks up from CWD checking os.path.isfile() (not just
directory names) and replaces the broken find_path("extra_model_paths.yaml")
call that could never match a file
P2.4 — Load comfy.options under canonical name in bootstrap
- bootstrap_comfyui_runtime() now uses _load_module("comfy.options", ...)
instead of _load_module_temp("_bootstrap_options", ...) so that
enable_args_parsing() mutates the sys.modules cache entry that cli_args.py
imports by its canonical name
P2.5 — Improve test portability without sibling ComfyUI checkout
- Add @skipUnless decorators on integration tests requiring real checkout
- Structural tests use _make_fake_comfyui() in TemporaryDirectory instead
add_extra_model_paths() uses _find_file() which must be available in generated standalone scripts. Add it to generated_helpers __all__ so the render step embeds it alongside the other runtime helpers.
Replace _load_module_temp with __import__ in bootstrap_comfyui_runtime() so parsed CLI args persist in sys.modules across the full import chain. This ensures flags like --cpu take effect before model_management.py triggers CUDA init on GPU-less systems. Key changes: - Add _bootstrap_import helper for namespace-package-safe imports that keep modules cached in sys.modules (options, cli_args) - Add _filter_comfyui_args to strip non-ComfyUI flags from subprocess argv, preventing argparse crashes while preserving valid ComfyUI flags - Call bootstrap_comfyui_runtime() from get_node_class_mappings() so the export path also respects CLI args - Auto-detect unavailable CUDA and force CPU mode even without --cpu flag - Regenerate test fixtures with updated bootstrap code Verified: 73 unit tests pass, 5/5 fast tier validation pass, runtime tier generates image on CPU (output write blocked by read-only FS only).
- Add missing 'import warnings' to generated script static imports, fixing NameError crash in cleanup_comfyui_runtime() when a hook fails - Replace _bootstrap_import(__import__) with _load_module() for comfy.options and comfy.cli_args — maintains importlib isolation for ALL ComfyUI modules including namespace package contents - Remove _bootstrap_import from generated_helpers exports (no longer needed) - Fix E402 lint violations in render.py (move logger after imports) - Add test_generated_script_includes_warnings_import assertion
…ger used after replacing with _load_module() for namespace package\ncontents. Eliminates bare __import__() from the codebase entirely.
…egression tests Add back _bootstrap_import helper to properly handle ComfyUI's namespace packages (comfy/ has no __init__.py). This fixes the export path where _load_module with file paths fails on namespace packages. Changes: - Add _bootstrap_import using __import__() for namespace-package-safe imports - Use _bootstrap_import in bootstrap_comfyui_runtime() for comfy.options and comfy.cli_args - Fix _filter_comfyui_args to include value args for known flags (e.g., --reserve-vram 4096 was dropping the 4096) - Guard all args access with 'if args is not None' in bootstrap to prevent crashes during export path when cli_args fails to load - Add _bootstrap_import to generated_helpers.__all__ for embedding - Regenerate test fixtures with updated bootstrap code Add CLI args propagation regression tests (16 new tests): - TestLoadModuleCachesInSysModules: verify _load_module caches in sys.modules - TestLoadModuleTempRemovesFromSysModules: document _load_module_temp behavior - TestFilterComfyuiArgs: comprehensive flag filtering tests - TestBootstrapUsesBootstrapImport: source-level regression checks - TestGeneratedScriptEmbedsBootstrap: verify generated script structure
…tion The old _filter_comfyui_args() maintained a hardcoded frozenset of ~70 recognized CLI flags. This list was already missing 35 ComfyUI flags (--listen, --port, --bf16-unet, etc.) that would be silently dropped. Replace with _discover_comfyui_cli_options() that inspects comfy.cli_args.parser._actions at runtime to discover all recognized options and their value-taking behavior automatically. Benefits: - Zero maintenance - always in sync with ComfyUI's actual parser - No silent dropping of new flags added by ComfyUI updates - ~130 lines of hardcoded flag sets eliminated - Graceful fallback (empty sets) when ComfyUI is unavailable
…overrides Three fixes for generated standalone scripts: 1. Add _GENERATED_GLOBALS mechanism so module-level declarations (e.g. _DISCOVERED_OPTIONS = None) are emitted into generated output. Previously the generator only copied function bodies via inspect.getsource(), omitting required global variable initializers. 2. Clean ComfyUI modules from sys.modules after CLI option discovery. _discover_comfyui_cli_options() imported comfy.cli_args with fake argv (["_discover"]), and the cached module was reused by bootstrap so real CLI flags (--cpu, --output-directory) were never parsed. Now discovery removes newly-loaded ComfyUI modules so bootstrap re-imports fresh. 3. Apply --output-directory, --input-directory, --user-directory overrides in bootstrap_comfyui_runtime(), mirroring main.py behavior. This allows generated scripts to redirect output away from read-only mounts.
Restructure comfyui_to_python/node_runtime.py from a monolithic 560-line file into three purpose-driven submodules plus a thin facade: - runtime/path_discovery.py — ComfyUI root/file location (get_comfyui_path, find_path, _is_comfyui_directory) - runtime/module_loader.py — importlib-based module loading (_load_module, _bootstrap_import with allowlist validation) - runtime/bootstrap.py — CLI option discovery and argv filtering The facade re-exports all symbols so existing callers require zero import changes. Security hardening (from Red Team audit): - Added inline allowlist to _bootstrap_import() blocking unauthorized module names - Fixed _filter_comfyui_args edge case where known flags could be consumed as values - Improved docstring coherence across all functions All 98 tests pass. Generated scripts verified for correct function embedding.
…s test_runtime_validation_harness import error
…cli_options Move 'from .module_loader import _bootstrap_import' from inside _discover_comfyui_cli_options() to module-level in bootstrap.py. When inspect.getsource() extracts the function for embedding into generated standalone scripts, the inline relative import was captured and would fail with 'ImportError: attempted relative import with no known parent package' when the script runs as __main__. - Module-level import stays invisible to inspect.getsource() (function-only extraction) - _bootstrap_import is already embedded as a standalone helper in generated scripts - Updated test mocks to patch bootstrap._bootstrap_import (new namespace location) - Added regression test suite (3 tests) verifying no relative imports in generated output
… modules
Replace manual generated_helpers.__all__ curation with automatic
module-level source embedding. Instead of using inspect.getsource() on
individual functions (which misses cross-call dependencies like
_apply_device_settings), the new embedded_modules module:
1. Reads source files from all contributing runtime modules in dependency order
2. Strips import statements via AST analysis
3. Concatenates clean definitions into a single embeddable block
This guarantees ALL helper functions are always present in generated
scripts, eliminating NameError when new internal helpers are added.
New files:
- generator/embedded_modules.py: auto-discovery and embedding logic
with verify_no_missing_cross_calls() for CI validation
- tests/test_embedded_modules.py: unit tests for strip_imports,
get_embedded_helpers, list_embedded_names, cross-call verification
Updated:
- generator/render.py: simplified to call get_embedded_helpers()
- tests/test_generated_script_standalone.py: updated for new architecture
…tection, stale check Generated code fixes: - Add 'import gc' to static imports in render.py (fixes NameError in cleanup_comfyui_runtime) - Remove premature 'import torch as _torch' from bootstrap (fixes Torch-early-import warning) E2E runtime validation improvements: - Add bootstrap smoke test (validate_bootstrap): imports generated script and runs bootstrap phase in a subprocess, catching import-order segfaults without GPU/models - Signal crash detection: returncode > 128 classified with specific signal name (SIGSEGV etc.) - Add --check-stale flag: regenerates fixtures and diffs against committed output - execute_generated_python uses writable temp output dir with --output-directory flag - All subprocess paths pass --cpu to avoid CUDA init in non-GPU environments - Internal-export handler sets sys.argv for correct CLI arg parsing Test results: 119 unit tests OK, fast tier 5/5 pass, runtime text-to-image passes end-to-end
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Harden import path resolution for all environments
Problem
Generated scripts fail with
ModuleNotFoundErrorand import shadowing issues across diverse ComfyUI installations — especially on Windows, in custom node directories outsidecustom_nodes/, or when multiple Python packages share names with ComfyUI internals (e.g., autils/directory). The existing code relied on bare imports (import execution,from nodes import ...) and fragilesys.pathmanipulation that assumes ComfyUI is at a predictable location.What Changed
17 commits, +3044 / -236 lines across 19 files. Three major improvement areas:
1. Full
importlibIsolation (Approach B)_load_module(): Centralized function that loads Python modules from explicit file paths viaimportlib.util.spec_from_file_location(), bypassingsys.pathresolution entirely. Ifexec_module()raises, the partially-loaded module is removed fromsys.modulesso subsequent calls start fresh._load_module_temp(): Variant that removes the module fromsys.modulesafter loading — used during bootstrap for modules ComfyUI's import chain also loads normally.execution.py,nodes.py,server.py,main.py, etc.) now use_load_module()instead of bareimport.Security benefit: Eliminates module shadowing attacks. Even if a malicious package is at
sys.path[0],_load_module()loads from the verified ComfyUI checkout path, not fromsys.pathresolution.2. CLI Arguments Propagation Fix
_bootstrap_import(): Imports namespace packages (comfy.options,comfy.cli_args) using normal Python import machinery so they remain cached insys.modules. When ComfyUI's internal chain later imports the same modules, it gets the cached instance with already-parsed CLI args (e.g.,--cpu)._filter_comfyui_args(): Dynamically discovers valid CLI options from ComfyUI's argparse parser by inspectingcomfy.cli_args.parser._actions. No hardcoded flag list — automatically stays in sync when ComfyUI adds/removes flags._discover_comfyui_cli_options(): Caches discovered options as frozensets. Filters out non-ComfyUI arguments (e.g., test runner flags like-v,-s) before passing to argparse.Result:
--cpu,--highvram,--reserve-vram, and all other ComfyUI CLI flags now propagate correctly through generated scripts. Verified with E2E runtime tests against real ComfyUI on CPU-only hardware (14 boolean flags, 6 value-taking args, 3 enums — 41/41 passed).3. Readability Refactor
Split the monolithic
node_runtime.py(~75 lines) into focused submodules:runtime/path_discovery.pyruntime/module_loader.py_load_module(),_bootstrap_import()isolation layerruntime/bootstrap.pyThe facade module (
node_runtime.py) re-exports all public APIs — existing imports continue to work unchanged.4. Path Resolution Hardening
_is_comfyui_directory(): Verifies directories have ComfyUI structural markers (nodes.py,main.py,comfy/). Rejects spoofed or empty paths.get_comfyui_path(): Three-strategy fallback: (1)COMFYUI_PATHenv var, (2) relative walk from extension location with realpath resolution, (3) CWD upward walk. All strategies verify structural markers.add_comfyui_directory_to_sys_path(): Idempotent insert atsys.path[0]. If already present but lower in sys.path, promotes to front — no remove/re-insert gap window.5. Generated Script Updates
_load_module,_bootstrap_import, etc.)import importlib.util,import logging,import warningsTesting
test_runtime_validation_harnesswas excluded due to missing__init__.py)test_import_path_resolution.py(735 lines) — isolation layer, shadowing resistance, path resolution strategies, sys.path idempotence, generated script outputtest_cli_args_propagation.py(442 lines) — CLI arg caching,_filter_comfyui_args()edge cases, dynamic discoverytest_app_base_mappings.py(165 lines) — base_node_class_mappings stability across custom node reloads/opt/ComfyUIcheckoutBackward Compatibility
No breaking changes. The facade module re-exports all existing public APIs. Generated scripts remain valid Python 3.12+ and use the same function signatures.
Upstream Issues Addressed
ModuleNotFoundError: 'utils.json_util'— not a package_load_module()loads from verified paths, avoiding shadowing conflicts--highvram,--lowvram, etc.)Checklist