commit f6ee537ab6bcee4cf4f2230727f170de806f1067
Author: jessesep <jessesep@users.noreply.github.com>
Date:   Fri Dec 5 00:32:25 2025 +0100

    Initial commit: ComfyUI Simple Variables node pack
    
    Set/Get variable nodes for Image, Mask, Latent, Conditioning, Model, CLIP, VAE, String, Int, Float, and Any types.

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+# ComfyUI Simple Variables
+
+A custom node pack for ComfyUI that provides **Set/Get variable nodes** for storing and retrieving data by name across your workflow.
+
+## Features
+
+- Store any ComfyUI data type with a custom variable name
+- Retrieve stored variables anywhere in your workflow
+- Reduces wire clutter by allowing "wireless" data transfer
+- Passthrough design - Set nodes output the same data they receive
+
+## Supported Variable Types
+
+| Type | Set Node | Get Node | Category |
+|------|----------|----------|----------|
+| Image | Set Image Variable | Get Image Variable | `variables/image` |
+| Mask | Set Mask Variable | Get Mask Variable | `variables/mask` |
+| Latent | Set Latent Variable | Get Latent Variable | `variables/latent` |
+| Conditioning | Set Conditioning Variable | Get Conditioning Variable | `variables/conditioning` |
+| Model | Set Model Variable | Get Model Variable | `variables/model` |
+| CLIP | Set CLIP Variable | Get CLIP Variable | `variables/clip` |
+| VAE | Set VAE Variable | Get VAE Variable | `variables/vae` |
+| String | Set String Variable | Get String Variable | `variables/primitive` |
+| Int | Set Int Variable | Get Int Variable | `variables/primitive` |
+| Float | Set Float Variable | Get Float Variable | `variables/primitive` |
+| Any | Set Any Variable | Get Any Variable | `variables` |
+
+### Utility Nodes
+
+- **List All Variables** - Shows all currently stored variables and their types
+
+## Installation
+
+1. Clone this repository into your ComfyUI `custom_nodes` folder:
+   ```bash
+   cd ComfyUI/custom_nodes
+   git clone <your-repo-url> SimpleImageVariables
+   ```
+
+2. Restart ComfyUI
+
+3. Search for "variable" in the node menu
+
+## Usage
+
+### Basic Example
+
+```
+[Load Image] → [Set Image Variable] (name: "reference")
+                       ↓
+              (passes image through to next node)
+
+... elsewhere in workflow ...
+
+[Get Image Variable] (name: "reference") → [Use Image Node]
+```
+
+### How It Works
+
+1. **Set nodes** store the input data in memory with your chosen variable name
+2. **Set nodes** also pass the data through, so you can continue your workflow normally
+3. **Get nodes** retrieve the stored data by variable name
+4. Variables persist for the duration of the ComfyUI session
+
+### Tips
+
+- Use descriptive variable names like `"upscaled_image"` or `"final_mask"`
+- The **Set Any Variable** node accepts any data type (useful for custom node outputs)
+- Use **List All Variables** to debug and see what's currently stored
+- Variables are cleared when ComfyUI restarts
+
+## Node Details
+
+### Set Nodes
+- **Inputs**:
+  - `data` - The data to store (type depends on node)
+  - `variable_name` - String name for the variable
+- **Outputs**: Same data that was input (passthrough)
+
+### Get Nodes
+- **Inputs**:
+  - `variable_name` - String name of the variable to retrieve
+- **Outputs**: The stored data
+
+### Error Handling
+
+If you try to Get a variable that hasn't been Set, you'll receive an error message listing all available variable names.
+
+## License
+
+MIT License - Free to use and modify.
+
+## Credits
+
+Created with assistance from Claude (Anthropic) for ComfyUI workflow optimization.
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+"""
+Simple Variables - Set and Get nodes for storing/retrieving data by name
+Supports: Image, Mask, Latent, Conditioning, Model, CLIP, VAE, String, Int, Float, Any
+"""
+
+# Global storage for variables
+_variable_storage = {}
+
+
+# ============== IMAGE ==============
+class SetImageVariable:
+    @classmethod
+    def INPUT_TYPES(cls):
+        return {
+            "required": {
+                "image": ("IMAGE",),
+                "variable_name": ("STRING", {"default": "my_image"}),
+            }
+        }
+    RETURN_TYPES = ("IMAGE",)
+    RETURN_NAMES = ("image",)
+    FUNCTION = "set_var"
+    CATEGORY = "variables/image"
+
+    def set_var(self, image, variable_name):
+        _variable_storage[variable_name] = image
+        return (image,)
+
+
+class GetImageVariable:
+    @classmethod
+    def INPUT_TYPES(cls):
+        return {"required": {"variable_name": ("STRING", {"default": "my_image"})}}
+    RETURN_TYPES = ("IMAGE",)
+    RETURN_NAMES = ("image",)
+    FUNCTION = "get_var"
+    CATEGORY = "variables/image"
+
+    def get_var(self, variable_name):
+        if variable_name in _variable_storage:
+            return (_variable_storage[variable_name],)
+        raise ValueError(f"Variable '{variable_name}' not found")
+
+
+# ============== MASK ==============
+class SetMaskVariable:
+    @classmethod
+    def INPUT_TYPES(cls):
+        return {
+            "required": {
+                "mask": ("MASK",),
+                "variable_name": ("STRING", {"default": "my_mask"}),
+            }
+        }
+    RETURN_TYPES = ("MASK",)
+    RETURN_NAMES = ("mask",)
+    FUNCTION = "set_var"
+    CATEGORY = "variables/mask"
+
+    def set_var(self, mask, variable_name):
+        _variable_storage[variable_name] = mask
+        return (mask,)
+
+
+class GetMaskVariable:
+    @classmethod
+    def INPUT_TYPES(cls):
+        return {"required": {"variable_name": ("STRING", {"default": "my_mask"})}}
+    RETURN_TYPES = ("MASK",)
+    RETURN_NAMES = ("mask",)
+    FUNCTION = "get_var"
+    CATEGORY = "variables/mask"
+
+    def get_var(self, variable_name):
+        if variable_name in _variable_storage:
+            return (_variable_storage[variable_name],)
+        raise ValueError(f"Variable '{variable_name}' not found")
+
+
+# ============== LATENT ==============
+class SetLatentVariable:
+    @classmethod
+    def INPUT_TYPES(cls):
+        return {
+            "required": {
+                "latent": ("LATENT",),
+                "variable_name": ("STRING", {"default": "my_latent"}),
+            }
+        }
+    RETURN_TYPES = ("LATENT",)
+    RETURN_NAMES = ("latent",)
+    FUNCTION = "set_var"
+    CATEGORY = "variables/latent"
+
+    def set_var(self, latent, variable_name):
+        _variable_storage[variable_name] = latent
+        return (latent,)
+
+
+class GetLatentVariable:
+    @classmethod
+    def INPUT_TYPES(cls):
+        return {"required": {"variable_name": ("STRING", {"default": "my_latent"})}}
+    RETURN_TYPES = ("LATENT",)
+    RETURN_NAMES = ("latent",)
+    FUNCTION = "get_var"
+    CATEGORY = "variables/latent"
+
+    def get_var(self, variable_name):
+        if variable_name in _variable_storage:
+            return (_variable_storage[variable_name],)
+        raise ValueError(f"Variable '{variable_name}' not found")
+
+
+# ============== CONDITIONING ==============
+class SetConditioningVariable:
+    @classmethod
+    def INPUT_TYPES(cls):
+        return {
+            "required": {
+                "conditioning": ("CONDITIONING",),
+                "variable_name": ("STRING", {"default": "my_cond"}),
+            }
+        }
+    RETURN_TYPES = ("CONDITIONING",)
+    RETURN_NAMES = ("conditioning",)
+    FUNCTION = "set_var"
+    CATEGORY = "variables/conditioning"
+
+    def set_var(self, conditioning, variable_name):
+        _variable_storage[variable_name] = conditioning
+        return (conditioning,)
+
+
+class GetConditioningVariable:
+    @classmethod
+    def INPUT_TYPES(cls):
+        return {"required": {"variable_name": ("STRING", {"default": "my_cond"})}}
+    RETURN_TYPES = ("CONDITIONING",)
+    RETURN_NAMES = ("conditioning",)
+    FUNCTION = "get_var"
+    CATEGORY = "variables/conditioning"
+
+    def get_var(self, variable_name):
+        if variable_name in _variable_storage:
+            return (_variable_storage[variable_name],)
+        raise ValueError(f"Variable '{variable_name}' not found")
+
+
+# ============== MODEL ==============
+class SetModelVariable:
+    @classmethod
+    def INPUT_TYPES(cls):
+        return {
+            "required": {
+                "model": ("MODEL",),
+                "variable_name": ("STRING", {"default": "my_model"}),
+            }
+        }
+    RETURN_TYPES = ("MODEL",)
+    RETURN_NAMES = ("model",)
+    FUNCTION = "set_var"
+    CATEGORY = "variables/model"
+
+    def set_var(self, model, variable_name):
+        _variable_storage[variable_name] = model
+        return (model,)
+
+
+class GetModelVariable:
+    @classmethod
+    def INPUT_TYPES(cls):
+        return {"required": {"variable_name": ("STRING", {"default": "my_model"})}}
+    RETURN_TYPES = ("MODEL",)
+    RETURN_NAMES = ("model",)
+    FUNCTION = "get_var"
+    CATEGORY = "variables/model"
+
+    def get_var(self, variable_name):
+        if variable_name in _variable_storage:
+            return (_variable_storage[variable_name],)
+        raise ValueError(f"Variable '{variable_name}' not found")
+
+
+# ============== CLIP ==============
+class SetClipVariable:
+    @classmethod
+    def INPUT_TYPES(cls):
+        return {
+            "required": {
+                "clip": ("CLIP",),
+                "variable_name": ("STRING", {"default": "my_clip"}),
+            }
+        }
+    RETURN_TYPES = ("CLIP",)
+    RETURN_NAMES = ("clip",)
+    FUNCTION = "set_var"
+    CATEGORY = "variables/clip"
+
+    def set_var(self, clip, variable_name):
+        _variable_storage[variable_name] = clip
+        return (clip,)
+
+
+class GetClipVariable:
+    @classmethod
+    def INPUT_TYPES(cls):
+        return {"required": {"variable_name": ("STRING", {"default": "my_clip"})}}
+    RETURN_TYPES = ("CLIP",)
+    RETURN_NAMES = ("clip",)
+    FUNCTION = "get_var"
+    CATEGORY = "variables/clip"
+
+    def get_var(self, variable_name):
+        if variable_name in _variable_storage:
+            return (_variable_storage[variable_name],)
+        raise ValueError(f"Variable '{variable_name}' not found")
+
+
+# ============== VAE ==============
+class SetVaeVariable:
+    @classmethod
+    def INPUT_TYPES(cls):
+        return {
+            "required": {
+                "vae": ("VAE",),
+                "variable_name": ("STRING", {"default": "my_vae"}),
+            }
+        }
+    RETURN_TYPES = ("VAE",)
+    RETURN_NAMES = ("vae",)
+    FUNCTION = "set_var"
+    CATEGORY = "variables/vae"
+
+    def set_var(self, vae, variable_name):
+        _variable_storage[variable_name] = vae
+        return (vae,)
+
+
+class GetVaeVariable:
+    @classmethod
+    def INPUT_TYPES(cls):
+        return {"required": {"variable_name": ("STRING", {"default": "my_vae"})}}
+    RETURN_TYPES = ("VAE",)
+    RETURN_NAMES = ("vae",)
+    FUNCTION = "get_var"
+    CATEGORY = "variables/vae"
+
+    def get_var(self, variable_name):
+        if variable_name in _variable_storage:
+            return (_variable_storage[variable_name],)
+        raise ValueError(f"Variable '{variable_name}' not found")
+
+
+# ============== STRING ==============
+class SetStringVariable:
+    @classmethod
+    def INPUT_TYPES(cls):
+        return {
+            "required": {
+                "string": ("STRING", {"forceInput": True}),
+                "variable_name": ("STRING", {"default": "my_string"}),
+            }
+        }
+    RETURN_TYPES = ("STRING",)
+    RETURN_NAMES = ("string",)
+    FUNCTION = "set_var"
+    CATEGORY = "variables/primitive"
+
+    def set_var(self, string, variable_name):
+        _variable_storage[variable_name] = string
+        return (string,)
+
+
+class GetStringVariable:
+    @classmethod
+    def INPUT_TYPES(cls):
+        return {"required": {"variable_name": ("STRING", {"default": "my_string"})}}
+    RETURN_TYPES = ("STRING",)
+    RETURN_NAMES = ("string",)
+    FUNCTION = "get_var"
+    CATEGORY = "variables/primitive"
+
+    def get_var(self, variable_name):
+        if variable_name in _variable_storage:
+            return (_variable_storage[variable_name],)
+        raise ValueError(f"Variable '{variable_name}' not found")
+
+
+# ============== INT ==============
+class SetIntVariable:
+    @classmethod
+    def INPUT_TYPES(cls):
+        return {
+            "required": {
+                "value": ("INT", {"forceInput": True}),
+                "variable_name": ("STRING", {"default": "my_int"}),
+            }
+        }
+    RETURN_TYPES = ("INT",)
+    RETURN_NAMES = ("value",)
+    FUNCTION = "set_var"
+    CATEGORY = "variables/primitive"
+
+    def set_var(self, value, variable_name):
+        _variable_storage[variable_name] = value
+        return (value,)
+
+
+class GetIntVariable:
+    @classmethod
+    def INPUT_TYPES(cls):
+        return {"required": {"variable_name": ("STRING", {"default": "my_int"})}}
+    RETURN_TYPES = ("INT",)
+    RETURN_NAMES = ("value",)
+    FUNCTION = "get_var"
+    CATEGORY = "variables/primitive"
+
+    def get_var(self, variable_name):
+        if variable_name in _variable_storage:
+            return (_variable_storage[variable_name],)
+        raise ValueError(f"Variable '{variable_name}' not found")
+
+
+# ============== FLOAT ==============
+class SetFloatVariable:
+    @classmethod
+    def INPUT_TYPES(cls):
+        return {
+            "required": {
+                "value": ("FLOAT", {"forceInput": True}),
+                "variable_name": ("STRING", {"default": "my_float"}),
+            }
+        }
+    RETURN_TYPES = ("FLOAT",)
+    RETURN_NAMES = ("value",)
+    FUNCTION = "set_var"
+    CATEGORY = "variables/primitive"
+
+    def set_var(self, value, variable_name):
+        _variable_storage[variable_name] = value
+        return (value,)
+
+
+class GetFloatVariable:
+    @classmethod
+    def INPUT_TYPES(cls):
+        return {"required": {"variable_name": ("STRING", {"default": "my_float"})}}
+    RETURN_TYPES = ("FLOAT",)
+    RETURN_NAMES = ("value",)
+    FUNCTION = "get_var"
+    CATEGORY = "variables/primitive"
+
+    def get_var(self, variable_name):
+        if variable_name in _variable_storage:
+            return (_variable_storage[variable_name],)
+        raise ValueError(f"Variable '{variable_name}' not found")
+
+
+# ============== ANY (Universal) ==============
+class SetAnyVariable:
+    @classmethod
+    def INPUT_TYPES(cls):
+        return {
+            "required": {
+                "variable_name": ("STRING", {"default": "my_var"}),
+            },
+            "optional": {
+                "any": ("*",),
+            }
+        }
+    RETURN_TYPES = ("*",)
+    RETURN_NAMES = ("any",)
+    FUNCTION = "set_var"
+    CATEGORY = "variables"
+
+    def set_var(self, variable_name, any=None):
+        _variable_storage[variable_name] = any
+        return (any,)
+
+
+class GetAnyVariable:
+    @classmethod
+    def INPUT_TYPES(cls):
+        return {"required": {"variable_name": ("STRING", {"default": "my_var"})}}
+    RETURN_TYPES = ("*",)
+    RETURN_NAMES = ("any",)
+    FUNCTION = "get_var"
+    CATEGORY = "variables"
+
+    def get_var(self, variable_name):
+        if variable_name in _variable_storage:
+            return (_variable_storage[variable_name],)
+        raise ValueError(f"Variable '{variable_name}' not found. Available: {list(_variable_storage.keys())}")
+
+
+# ============== LIST VARIABLES ==============
+class ListVariables:
+    @classmethod
+    def INPUT_TYPES(cls):
+        return {"required": {}}
+    RETURN_TYPES = ("STRING",)
+    RETURN_NAMES = ("variable_list",)
+    FUNCTION = "list_vars"
+    CATEGORY = "variables"
+
+    def list_vars(self):
+        var_list = "\n".join([f"{k}: {type(v).__name__}" for k, v in _variable_storage.items()])
+        return (var_list if var_list else "(no variables set)",)
+
+
+NODE_CLASS_MAPPINGS = {
+    # Image
+    "SetImageVariable": SetImageVariable,
+    "GetImageVariable": GetImageVariable,
+    # Mask
+    "SetMaskVariable": SetMaskVariable,
+    "GetMaskVariable": GetMaskVariable,
+    # Latent
+    "SetLatentVariable": SetLatentVariable,
+    "GetLatentVariable": GetLatentVariable,
+    # Conditioning
+    "SetConditioningVariable": SetConditioningVariable,
+    "GetConditioningVariable": GetConditioningVariable,
+    # Model
+    "SetModelVariable": SetModelVariable,
+    "GetModelVariable": GetModelVariable,
+    # CLIP
+    "SetClipVariable": SetClipVariable,
+    "GetClipVariable": GetClipVariable,
+    # VAE
+    "SetVaeVariable": SetVaeVariable,
+    "GetVaeVariable": GetVaeVariable,
+    # String
+    "SetStringVariable": SetStringVariable,
+    "GetStringVariable": GetStringVariable,
+    # Int
+    "SetIntVariable": SetIntVariable,
+    "GetIntVariable": GetIntVariable,
+    # Float
+    "SetFloatVariable": SetFloatVariable,
+    "GetFloatVariable": GetFloatVariable,
+    # Any
+    "SetAnyVariable": SetAnyVariable,
+    "GetAnyVariable": GetAnyVariable,
+    # Utility
+    "ListVariables": ListVariables,
+}
+
+NODE_DISPLAY_NAME_MAPPINGS = {
+    # Image
+    "SetImageVariable": "Set Image Variable",
+    "GetImageVariable": "Get Image Variable",
+    # Mask
+    "SetMaskVariable": "Set Mask Variable",
+    "GetMaskVariable": "Get Mask Variable",
+    # Latent
+    "SetLatentVariable": "Set Latent Variable",
+    "GetLatentVariable": "Get Latent Variable",
+    # Conditioning
+    "SetConditioningVariable": "Set Conditioning Variable",
+    "GetConditioningVariable": "Get Conditioning Variable",
+    # Model
+    "SetModelVariable": "Set Model Variable",
+    "GetModelVariable": "Get Model Variable",
+    # CLIP
+    "SetClipVariable": "Set CLIP Variable",
+    "GetClipVariable": "Get CLIP Variable",
+    # VAE
+    "SetVaeVariable": "Set VAE Variable",
+    "GetVaeVariable": "Get VAE Variable",
+    # String
+    "SetStringVariable": "Set String Variable",
+    "GetStringVariable": "Get String Variable",
+    # Int
+    "SetIntVariable": "Set Int Variable",
+    "GetIntVariable": "Get Int Variable",
+    # Float
+    "SetFloatVariable": "Set Float Variable",
+    "GetFloatVariable": "Get Float Variable",
+    # Any
+    "SetAnyVariable": "Set Any Variable",
+    "GetAnyVariable": "Get Any Variable",
+    # Utility
+    "ListVariables": "List All Variables",
+}