[Feature Request]: Manage node templates in workflow sidebar tab

[huchenlei]

Is there an existing issue for this?

• I have searched the existing issues and checked the recent builds/commits

What would your feature do ?

Replace the current node template management system with an extra folder in workflow sidebar tab.

Proposed workflow

• Open workflow sidebar tab
• See a folder with a different icon and name Templates for current node templates

Additional information

• Exsiting node template management should be removed.
• User should still be able to add template via the context menu.
• Storage of templates are converted to normal workflow format and save in workflows/Templates/ directory

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[Steudio]

Any updates regarding this? Is there anything we can do to help ?

[christian-byrne]

If you are thinking about making a PR, you could try moving or copying all workflows inside ComfyUI/user/(username)/comfy.templates.json into their own files in ComfyUI/user/(username)/workflows/templates, then change the 'Save Selected as Template' context menu command so it just saves a workflow normally in that same place.

The node template feature can be emulated right now using workflow-insert feature.

[Steudio]

Thanks a lot for bringing the workflow-insert feature to my attention.
In theory, this should have worked, but in reality, it doesn't. There is something broken with the workflow-insert feature, but I don't know what it is yet.

From what I have noticed so far, some workflows can be inserted, while others cannot. It seems to depend on which nodes are inside the workflow to be inserted or the current workflow it is being inserted into.

I'll investigate more, but it may be linked to the reroute nodes from RGThree.

[christian-byrne]

Thanks a lot for bringing the workflow-insert feature to my attention. In theory, this should have worked, but in reality, it doesn't. There is something broken with the workflow-insert feature, but I don't know what it is yet.

From what I have noticed so far, some workflows can be inserted, while others cannot. It seems to depend on which nodes are inside the workflow to be inserted or the current workflow it is being inserted into.

I'll investigate more, but it may be linked to the reroute nodes from RGThree.

No problem. I submitted fix for RGThree reroute:

• Fix inserting workflow that contain reroutes rgthree/rgthree-comfy#410

Temporary fix is to either use new beta reroute which I recommend or making sure to put a RGThree reroute onto the graph manually before inserting a workflow that contains one, as it seems to prevent issue.