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JSON Field Order Standardization

Date: October 13, 2025 Status: ✅ Completed

Overview

Standardized the order of JSON fields across all code (Python backend, JavaScript widgets, and documentation) to maintain consistency throughout the codebase.

Standard Field Order

The consistent order for all prompt breakdown and media description JSON structures is:

1. subject
2. clothing
3. movement
4. scene
5. cinematic_aesthetic
6. stylization_tone

Files Updated

Python Backend

nodes/utils/control_panel.py

• Updated prompt_breakdown dictionary initialization (line 133)
• Updated field extraction order (lines 154-165)
• Updated console logging order (lines 177-182)

nodes/media_describe/mediia_describe.py

• Updated _build_final_json() method (line 252)
• Updated video all_data JSON (line 1175)
• Updated image all_data JSON (line 1265)
• Updated video prompt JSON field order (line 1445)
• Updated cached video data JSON (line 1655)
• Updated video analysis data JSON (line 1745)
• Updated JSON field descriptions in prompts (line 980)

JavaScript Widgets

web/js/swiss-army-knife.js

• Updated column creation order (line 669)
• Updated column border styling (line 677)
• Updated DOM appendChild order (lines 679-684)
• Updated reference storage order (lines 699-704)
• Updated error message order (lines 770-775)
• Updated "no data" message order (lines 783-788)
• Updated column update order (lines 795-800)

Benefits

1. Consistency: All files now use the same field order
2. Maintainability: Easier to track changes across the codebase
3. UI Clarity: Column order matches data structure order
4. Documentation Alignment: Documentation will reflect the same order

Testing Required

After these changes, you should:

1. Restart ComfyUI server (backend Python changes)
2. Clear browser cache (JavaScript widget changes)
3. Test workflow execution to verify all fields display correctly
4. Verify column order in Control Panel Prompt Breakdown node

Related Outputs

The order affects these outputs:

• Control Panel Prompt Breakdown widget display
• JSON outputs from LM Studio Structured Describe nodes
• positive_prompt_json output
• json_output returned to downstream nodes
• Console logging output

Future Considerations

• If adding new fields (e.g., "prefix"), insert them at the appropriate position
• Maintain this order in all new features and documentation
• Update this document if the standard order changes

Notes

• The field order was previously inconsistent across files
• "scene" and "movement" are video-specific fields but are included in all structures for consistency
• The order prioritizes: subject → physical attributes → motion → environment → technical aspects