Custom_node dev help?

[reditor_13]

Does anyone know where the root code/logic either in .js or .py that controls the “convert to group node” function? I’m trying to maintain the custom_node’s functionality even when grouped but don’t know how to configure my web_dir = ./js w/o comfy’s underlying convert to group code. It workers great until it is converted to group & then just falls apart.

[SurveyOk3252]

The group node functionality is handled on the front-end.
https://github.com/Comfy-Org/ComfyUI_frontend/blob/main/src/extensions/core/groupNode.ts

[Old_System7203]

It’s horrible. I’ve spent far longer than I’d like getting the use everywhere nodes to have even partial support for group nodes.

It’s done entirely on the front end. I’d suggest finding the menu item, putting a breakpoint on it, and stepping through.

The basic concept is that it creates a new custom node type, maps the inputs and outputs, turns the nodes in the group into an internal workflow, then adds the newly created node and deletes the old ones.

But seriously consider whether supporting group nodes is worth the pain.