The setting decides which library an unknown-model download lands in, so
it belongs next to the default-root selects rather than General >
Downloads. Element id, settings key and i18n keys are unchanged, and
loadSettingsToUI() populates it by getElementById on every modal open,
so no JS changes are needed.
Also drop "(recommended)" from the diffusion-models option label; the
default is already conveyed by pre-selection.
After migrating to centralized sidecar storage users had no indication
where their files went, and portable-mode installs silently placed the
sidecar root inside the plugin folder where a reinstall or git clean
would delete it.
- Migration now also covers models excluded from the library view and
returns the resolved sidecar root in its result payload
- get_settings exposes the resolved sidecar root, whether it is the
default, and whether it lives inside the installation folder
- New POST /api/lm/sidecars/open-location endpoint opens (or copies)
the sidecar storage folder
- Settings UI always shows the effective storage path with an
open-folder button, and warns when the root is inside the
installation folder (portable-mode hazard)
- Migration confirmation shows the destination; on completion a result
dialog summarizes moved/skipped/conflict counts with the storage
location and an open-folder action
- Ignore /sidecars/ at the repository root so portable-mode sidecars
are never committed
Refs #1045
Codex review on #1124:
- P1: mirror layout root component is now <basename>-<roothash>
(sha256 of the normalized root path), so two roots sharing a basename
no longer map to the same mirror directory and overwrite each other's
sidecars
- P1: changing sidecar_storage_path while centralized no longer strands
assets in the old root — new relocate_root migration direction moves
the whole mirror tree, rewrites preview_url prefixes inside sidecars,
reconciles scanner caches, and prunes the emptied old tree; the
settings UI detects the path change and offers the relocation
- P2: migration enumerates the same preview candidates as
find_preview_file — case-insensitive variants (model.WEBP) and the
legacy .example.0.jpeg suffix — instead of exact lowercase
PREVIEW_EXTENSIONS only
- P2: _rollback_model_staging restores staged files with the
EXDEV-tolerant mover, so a failed undoable-delete staging no longer
strands a cross-filesystem centralized sidecar copy
Tests: same-basename root injectivity, mixed-case/example preview
migration, relocate_root happy path + guards + route 400, frontend
relocation prompt flow. Verified end-to-end in a sandboxed standalone
server: uppercase/legacy previews migrate, root relocation moves the
tree and the list API serves the new locations immediately without a
rescan.
Add an opt-in 'centralized' sidecar storage mode alongside the default
'alongside' layout. In centralized mode, .metadata.json sidecars and
preview assets live under a configurable root (sidecar_storage_path,
default <settings_dir>/sidecars), mirroring the library-relative
directory structure: <root>/<library>/<root_basename>/<rel_dir>/.
Backend:
- settings: sidecar_storage_mode / sidecar_storage_path with validation;
changing either refreshes the preview allowlist
- config: centralized root added to preview-serving allowlist
- lifecycle: delete / move / rename / folder-rename / folder-delete and
undoable-delete staging all operate on the mirror tree in centralized
mode (model files themselves never move); EXDEV-tolerant cross-
filesystem moves
- scanners: pending-hash filesystem scan walks the mirror tree in
centralized mode; preview discovery reads from the sidecar dir;
.civitai.info stays co-located in both modes
- migration: SidecarMigrationUseCase moves sidecars+previews between
layouts both directions (keep-newer conflict resolution, preview_url
rewriting, WebSocket progress), exposed as POST+GET
/api/lm/sidecars/migrate with a mode guard (force=true for the
settings-first flow)
Frontend:
- settings modal: sidecar storage section (mode select + path input with
browse/validation), mode-change confirmation offering immediate
migration (force=true), and a 'Migrate Sidecars Now' action
- i18n keys synced to all locales ([TODO: Translate] placeholders)
Docs: metadata-json-schema.md gains a storage-location section;
AGENTS.md records the sidecar_paths helper convention.
Move download path templates, priority tags, and auto-organize
exclusions out of the Library settings section into a dedicated
Organization section, so Library keeps location-focused settings
(roots, extra paths, example images, metadata) and Organization holds
file-arrangement rules. Translated settings.nav.organization for all
locales.
DEFAULT_ENABLED_OTHER_SUB_TYPES managed vae, upscaler, text_encoder and
clip_vision while controlnet was the sole opt-in type. That split was not
defensible on demand breadth: ControlNet is the broader category by install
base, and clip_vision is the narrower one (IPAdapter/SVD image conditioning,
usually one to three files) whose CivitAI type is retired upstream.
Keep the default set to the dependency-style assets every pipeline needs and
where "which one am I actually using" is the real problem - VAE, upscalers
and text encoders - and treat clip_vision and controlnet symmetrically as
opt-in. The feature is still unreleased, so the change needs no migration.
- Sync all five surfaces holding a default: DEFAULT_ENABLED_OTHER_SUB_TYPES,
DEFAULT_SETTINGS, both DEFAULT_SETTINGS_BASE/createDefaultSettings lists,
updateOtherModelsControls()'s fallback and the Jinja fallback.
- The selection is persisted per user, so only the untouched default moves;
existing default_other_roots entries for a disabled sub_type are preserved.
- Fix the Jinja fallback using `or`, which treated an all-unchecked empty
allow-list as "unset" and re-checked every box on render; `is none` keeps
the empty list empty.
- Document the revised defaults and rationale in the plan.
Tests assert the new default trio, the normalize fallback, that both opt-in
types stay out of the default scan, and the auto-set iteration test now
enables clip_vision explicitly since it exercises the loop, not the default.
- The Other nav entry is hidden while the feature is off
(nav-item--hidden, toggled client-side after enabling) and now uses the
fa-shapes icon.
- Shared utils/otherModels.js helpers (enable through the settings API,
open the settings Library section) are reused by the disabled page, the
announcement banner and the download modal.
- BannerService registers a one-time dismissible "other-models-announcement"
banner while the feature is off; SettingsManager drops the banner and
updates the nav when the master switch flips.
- A disabled download routing answer now surfaces a showActionToast with an
"Enable Other Models" action.
- Settings UI: master toggle + five sub_type checkboxes whose default-root
selects are disabled when unchecked; i18n keys added to en.json and synced
(other locales keep TODO placeholders).
Will Miao