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From: jessesep <jessesep@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Fri, 5 Dec 2025 01:58:44 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] Store variables in IS_CHANGED phase - no trigger needed
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- SetVariable now stores value during IS_CHANGED (runs before execution)
- This ensures values are available before any GetVariable runs
- Removed trigger input from GetVariable - no longer needed
- Much cleaner workflow without requiring manual connections

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Co-Authored-By: Claude <noreply@anthropic.com>
---
 __init__.py | 18 ++++++------------
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-)

diff --git a/__init__.py b/__init__.py
index e52a3c1..4ddd42c 100644
--- a/__init__.py
+++ b/__init__.py
@@ -61,8 +61,10 @@ class SetVariable:
     OUTPUT_NODE = True
 
     @classmethod
-    def IS_CHANGED(cls, **kwargs):
-        # Always re-execute to capture new values
+    def IS_CHANGED(cls, variable_name, value=None):
+        # Store the value during IS_CHANGED phase (runs before all node execution)
+        # This ensures GetVariable nodes can find values even without trigger connection
+        _variable_storage[variable_name] = value
         return time.time()
 
     def set_var(self, variable_name, value=None):
@@ -72,19 +74,12 @@ class SetVariable:
 
 
 class GetVariable:
-    """Retrieve data by variable name - shows preview on node
-
-    IMPORTANT: Connect the 'trigger' input to the SetVariable output to ensure
-    the variable is set before this node runs.
-    """
+    """Retrieve data by variable name - shows preview on node"""
     @classmethod
     def INPUT_TYPES(cls):
         return {
             "required": {
                 "variable_name": ("STRING", {"default": "my_var"}),
-            },
-            "optional": {
-                "trigger": (ANY,),  # Connect to SetVariable output to ensure execution order
             }
         }
     RETURN_TYPES = (ANY,)
@@ -98,8 +93,7 @@ class GetVariable:
         # Always re-execute to get latest variable value
         return time.time()
 
-    def get_var(self, variable_name, trigger=None):
-        # trigger input is just for execution ordering, not used
+    def get_var(self, variable_name):
         if variable_name not in _variable_storage:
             available = list(_variable_storage.keys())
             preview = f"{variable_name} = NOT SET (available: {available})"