Using the new `--base-directory` option and its interaction with the `comfy_extras` location

[mmartial]

Your question

(following here; I have posted in Discord but no follow up -- I'm just hoping to get clarification on the expectations of the feature.)

I am using the new --base-directory option and have migrated many folders within it (to /basedir).

Are we supposed also to have the comfy_extras content within that basedir?

If I do not move the content, I get an error:
FileNotFoundError: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/basedir/comfy_extras/nodes_clip_sdxl.py'
but the base nodes are available (KSampler, ...)

When I move the content, I get many errors (posted in logs below), and none of the base nodes (from comfy_extras) work.

Related to:

• Allow changing folder_paths.base_path via command line argument. #6600
• Add 'comfy_extra to basedir` mmartial/ComfyUI-Nvidia-Docker#17

Logs

Command: ['/comfy/mnt/venv/bin/python3', './main.py', '--listen', '0.0.0.0', '--disable-auto-launch', '--base-directory', '/basedir']
[...]
ComfyUI version: 0.3.14
[Prompt Server] web root: /comfy/mnt/ComfyUI/web
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/comfy/mnt/ComfyUI/nodes.py", line 2113, in load_custom_node
    module_spec.loader.exec_module(module)
  File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap_external>", line 991, in exec_module
  File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap_external>", line 1128, in get_code
  File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap_external>", line 1186, in get_data
FileNotFoundError: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/comfy/mnt/ComfyUI/comfy_extras/nodes_latent.py/__init__.py'
Cannot import /comfy/mnt/ComfyUI/comfy_extras/nodes_latent.py module for custom nodes: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/comfy/mnt/ComfyUI/comfy_extras/nodes_latent.py/__init__.py'
[... repeat with the next node ... repeat ...]

Other

After some consideration (not yet confirmed), I believe this might be an issue with some custom_nodes that might use relative PATH (../comfy_extras) when accessing content.

[mmartial]

Confirming that file_path = os.path.join(folder_paths.base_path, 'comfy_extras/nodes_clip_sdxl.py') in the custom_node is causing the error I am seeing.

What is the variable to use?

[LukeG89]

I think comfy_extra folder is not included with the --base-directory argument.

• Allow changing folder_paths.base_path via command line argument. #6600

This is what the argument does:

Set the ComfyUI base directory for models, custom_nodes, input, output, temp, and user directories.

[mmartial]

Yes I agree with this.
I have found the code entry in the custom node that shows the issue related to the use of folder_paths.base_path.

What is the expected variable to use instead of base_path?

[mmartial]

I checked the folder_path.py and there are currently no variables that would offer the original location, so I created a PR that offer a solution.
#6810

Closing this in favor of the PR