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Implements the request in #692.

background_launch() hardcodes the log to <workspace>/user/comfyui_<port>.log. comfy-cli is increasingly started by a supervisor (project launchers, dev scripts, systemd units) whose other services log where the supervisor says, not where the workspace says.

  • comfy launch --background --log-file <path> and the COMFY_CLI_BACKGROUND_LOG env var (for children comfy-cli cannot be given flags) replace the path verbatim: a supervisor that names the file owns the naming too, so the <port> suffix logic does not apply.
  • The chosen path is recorded under CONFIG_KEY_BACKGROUND_LOG exactly like the default, so comfy logs and comfy stop resolve a redirected log with no further changes.
  • Tests pin the flag threading down to the monitor, the override, the env var, and the unchanged default.

16 launch tests pass locally.

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  • New Features
    • Background launches can now write logs to a selected file using --log-file or the COMFY_CLI_BACKGROUND_LOG environment variable. An explicit file selection takes precedence; otherwise, logs use the existing default location.
  • Bug Fixes
    • Launch commands now recognize both --port VALUE and --port=VALUE formats and validate that the selected port is within the supported range.
  • Documentation
    • Updated the background-launch guide with the available log-file options.

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Walkthrough

Background launch now accepts a log-file option or environment setting. It resolves the selected path, records it in configuration, and documents the available settings.

Changes: Background launch log paths

Layer / File(s) Summary
CLI option and launch wiring
comfy_cli/cmdline.py, comfy_cli/command/launch.py, README.md
The CLI adds --log-file and forwards its value through background launch to the monitor. The README documents the option and COMFY_CLI_BACKGROUND_LOG.
Path selection and configuration
comfy_cli/command/launch.py, tests/comfy_cli/command/test_launch_background.py
The monitor uses an explicit override or environment setting as an absolute path, or the workspace default. Configuration writes escape %, and log-path lookup reverses that escaping. Tests cover forwarding and path selection.

Priority: Normal

Estimated code review effort: 2 (Simple) | ~12 minutes

Change: Feature

Sequence Diagram(s)

sequenceDiagram
  participant CLI
  participant launch
  participant background_launch
  participant launch_and_monitor
  participant background_log_path
  participant Config
  CLI->>launch: pass log_file
  launch->>background_launch: pass log_file
  background_launch->>launch_and_monitor: pass log_file
  launch_and_monitor->>background_log_path: resolve override or environment setting
  background_log_path-->>launch_and_monitor: return absolute path or workspace default
  launch_and_monitor->>Config: store escaped log path
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Merge Risk: Moderate · up to ce706

Background launches can fail when the CLI is not on PATH, and some valid configured log paths cannot be resolved by comfy logs or comfy stop.

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Docstring Coverage Warning Docstring coverage is 56.25% which is insufficient. The required threshold is 80.00%. Docstring coverage is scoped to functions touched by this diff. Analyzed 16 functions across 4 files. Write docstrings for the functions missing them to satisfy the coverage threshold.
Architecture Decision Compliance Warning The standing failure remains. The diff adds a durable compatibility and data-ownership contract: comfy_cli/cmdline.py:2568-2584 adds public --log-file; comfy_cli/command/launch.py:587-596 define… Add or amend an ADR for the background log-path contract. Record the precedence of --log-file, COMFY_CLI_BACKGROUND_LOG, and the default; the absolute-path and port-suffix rules; the CONFIG_KEY_BACKGROUND_LOG persistence and consumer …
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The standing failure remains. The diff adds a durable compatibility and data-ownership contract: comfy_cli/cmdline.py:2568-2584 adds public --log-file; comfy_cli/command/launch.py:587-596 defines supervisor path ownership and environment-variable behavior; and comfy_cli/command/launch.py:664-672, 704-709, and 871-872 persist and consume the selected path. No ADR is added or amended. The Accepted ADRs cover machine output, dependency resolution, and workflow operations, so none governs this contract. The PR description explains the operational need but does not explain why the contract is local and reversible.

Resolution

Add or amend an ADR for the background log-path contract. Record the precedence of --log-file, COMFY_CLI_BACKGROUND_LOG, and the default; the absolute-path and port-suffix rules; the CONFIG_KEY_BACKGROUND_LOG persistence and consumer invariant; and compatibility or revisit conditions. Alternatively, document in the PR and implementation why this public compatibility and data-ownership contract is intentionally local and reversible.

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Review comments at @comfy_cli/command/launch.py:
- Line 653: When persisting the log path in the ConfigParser assignments in the
monitor’s failure and success paths, escape percent signs in the stored value so
valid overridden paths are accepted. Keep the original unescaped path for
filesystem operations, and apply the same handling to both assignments of the
value returned by background_log_path.
- Around line 536-537: In launch(), capture and resolve the invoked executable
before any os.chdir() call; resolve relative invocation paths against the
original working directory and bare command names through PATH, then use the
resolved path when assigning comfy_exec so workspace changes do not redirect
executable lookup.

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- Line 69: In both tests, replace the read-only `ConfigManager.background`
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Comment thread comfy_cli/command/launch.py Outdated
Comment on lines +536 to +537
if os.path.isfile(sys.argv[0]) and not sys.argv[0].endswith(".py"):
comfy_exec = os.path.abspath(sys.argv[0])

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Major · Functional Correctness · Quick win

Resolve the invoked executable before changing directories.

If a user invokes ./venv/bin/comfy --workspace=/other/workspace launch --background, launch() changes directories before this check. The relative sys.argv[0] no longer identifies the invoked executable. The code then falls back to PATH, so the background launch can fail when that virtual environment is not on PATH. Capture the invocation path before os.chdir(), and resolve bare command names through PATH rather than against the workspace.

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In launch(), capture and resolve the invoked executable before any os.chdir()
call; resolve relative invocation paths against the original working directory
and bare command names through PATH, then use the resolved path when assigning
comfy_exec so workspace changes do not redirect executable lookup.

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invoked.parent.mkdir(parents=True)
invoked.write_text("#!/bin/sh" + chr(10))
monkeypatch.setattr(sys, "argv", [str(invoked), "launch", "--background"])
monkeypatch.setattr(launch.ConfigManager, "background", property(lambda self: None), raising=False)

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Major · Functional Correctness · Quick win

Replace the read-only property patches in both tests.

ConfigManager.__init__ assigns self.background = None. These patches make background a property without a setter, so both tests raise AttributeError before background_launch selects an executable. Mock the ConfigManager constructor with an instance whose background value is None.

Also applies to: 89-89

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Review comment at @tests/comfy_cli/test_launch_python_resolution.py at line 69:
In both tests, replace the read-only `ConfigManager.background` property patches
with a mock of the `ConfigManager` constructor that returns an instance whose
`background` value is `None`, allowing `background_launch` to select an
executable without raising `AttributeError`.

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…r the log path

background_launch hardcodes the log to <workspace>/user/comfyui_<port>.log.
comfy-cli is increasingly started by a supervisor (project launchers,
systemd units) whose other services log where the supervisor says, not
where the workspace says (GitHub Comfy-Org#692).

--log-file (and the COMFY_CLI_BACKGROUND_LOG env var for children comfy-cli
cannot be edited to pass flags) replaces the path verbatim: a supervisor that
names the file owns the naming too, so the <port> suffix logic does not apply.
The chosen path is recorded under CONFIG_KEY_BACKGROUND_LOG, so comfy logs
and comfy stop resolve it like any other background log. Tests pin the
threading, the override, the env var and the unchanged default.
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A --log-file like /tmp/run%20.log made every later cfg.get of the
recorded key raise InterpolationSyntaxError, killing the monitor before
the child starts. The path is stored with %% escaping and unescaped on
the single read site.

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- Line 872: Remove the extra percent unescaping from the assignment to recorded
in the background-log path handling; ConfigManager.get() already applies
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cfg = ConfigManager()
recorded = cfg.get(constants.CONFIG_KEY_BACKGROUND_LOG)
recorded = (cfg.get(constants.CONFIG_KEY_BACKGROUND_LOG) or "").replace("%%", "%") or None

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Minor · Data Integrity & Integration · Quick win

Remove the second percent unescaping.

ConfigManager.get() already applies ConfigParser interpolation, so %% is returned as %. The extra replacement corrupts valid paths containing adjacent percent signs. For example, /tmp/run%%.log is stored as %%%%, read as %%, then changed to %. comfy logs cannot resolve the recorded path.

--- "a/comfy_cli/command/launch.py"
+++ "b/comfy_cli/command/launch.py"
@@ -869,7 +869,7 @@
         ]
 
     cfg = ConfigManager()
-    recorded = (cfg.get(constants.CONFIG_KEY_BACKGROUND_LOG) or "").replace("%%", "%") or None
+    recorded = cfg.get(constants.CONFIG_KEY_BACKGROUND_LOG) or None
 
     if not workspace:
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recorded = (cfg.get(constants.CONFIG_KEY_BACKGROUND_LOG) or "").replace("%%", "%") or None
recorded = cfg.get(constants.CONFIG_KEY_BACKGROUND_LOG) or None
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Remove the extra percent unescaping from the assignment to recorded in the
background-log path handling; ConfigManager.get() already applies interpolation,
so use its returned value directly, preserving the existing empty-value-to-None
behavior.

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The argv finding is real on this branch's base — it is fixed by #1058 (_resolve_comfy_exec anchors sys.argv[0] before the chdir), which this PR is stacked behind; I will rebase onto it as soon as it merges so the diff stays single-purpose.

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