add support for kwargs inputs to allow arbitrary inputs from frontend (#12063)

used to output selected combo index

Co-authored-by: Jedrzej Kosinski <kosinkadink1@gmail.com>

comfy_api/latest/_io.py

@@ -1383,6 +1383,8 @@ class Schema:
     """Flags a node as not idempotent; when True, the node will run and not reuse the cached outputs when identical inputs are provided on a different node in the graph."""
     enable_expand: bool=False
     """Flags a node as expandable, allowing NodeOutput to include 'expand' property."""
+    accept_all_inputs: bool=False
+    """When True, all inputs from the prompt will be passed to the node as kwargs, even if not defined in the schema."""
 
     def validate(self):
         '''Validate the schema:
@@ -1853,6 +1855,14 @@ class _ComfyNodeBaseInternal(_ComfyNodeInternal):
             cls.GET_SCHEMA()
         return cls._NOT_IDEMPOTENT
 
+    _ACCEPT_ALL_INPUTS = None
+    @final
+    @classproperty
+    def ACCEPT_ALL_INPUTS(cls):  # noqa
+        if cls._ACCEPT_ALL_INPUTS is None:
+            cls.GET_SCHEMA()
+        return cls._ACCEPT_ALL_INPUTS
+
     @final
     @classmethod
     def INPUT_TYPES(cls) -> dict[str, dict]:
@@ -1891,6 +1901,8 @@ class _ComfyNodeBaseInternal(_ComfyNodeInternal):
             cls._INPUT_IS_LIST = schema.is_input_list
         if cls._NOT_IDEMPOTENT is None:
             cls._NOT_IDEMPOTENT = schema.not_idempotent
+        if cls._ACCEPT_ALL_INPUTS is None:
+            cls._ACCEPT_ALL_INPUTS = schema.accept_all_inputs
 
         if cls._RETURN_TYPES is None:
             output = []

comfy_extras/nodes_logic.py

@@ -104,19 +104,23 @@ class CustomComboNode(io.ComfyNode):
             category="utils",
             is_experimental=True,
             inputs=[io.Combo.Input("choice", options=[])],
-            outputs=[io.String.Output()]
+            outputs=[
+                io.String.Output(display_name="STRING"),
+                io.Int.Output(display_name="INDEX"),
+            ],
+            accept_all_inputs=True,
         )
 
     @classmethod
-    def validate_inputs(cls, choice: io.Combo.Type) -> bool:
+    def validate_inputs(cls, choice: io.Combo.Type, index: int = 0, **kwargs) -> bool:
         # NOTE: DO NOT DO THIS unless you want to skip validation entirely on the node's inputs.
         # I am doing that here because the widgets (besides the combo dropdown) on this node are fully frontend defined.
         # I need to skip checking that the chosen combo option is in the options list, since those are defined by the user.
         return True
 
     @classmethod
-    def execute(cls, choice: io.Combo.Type) -> io.NodeOutput:
-        return io.NodeOutput(choice)
+    def execute(cls, choice: io.Combo.Type, index: int = 0, **kwargs) -> io.NodeOutput:
+        return io.NodeOutput(choice, index)
 
 
 class DCTestNode(io.ComfyNode):

execution.py

@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ def get_input_data(inputs, class_def, unique_id, execution_list=None, dynprompt=
                 continue
             obj = cached.outputs[output_index]
             input_data_all[x] = obj
-        elif input_category is not None:
+        elif input_category is not None or (is_v3 and class_def.ACCEPT_ALL_INPUTS):
             input_data_all[x] = [input_data]
 
     if is_v3: