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Ben_Kosytorz cd7a54f38b docs: update README with new Rust frontend and fix TypeScript version

- Updated README.md to reflect the addition of a native Rust frontend using egui
- Added setup instructions for the new rust-frontend directory
- Modified frontend package.json to downgrade TypeScript version from 5.3.3 to 4.9.5 due to conflicts
- Updated path references in documentation from ComfyUI-Rust/ to direct paths
- Reorganized project structure documentation to distinguish between original and new frontends

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ComfyUI Rust Frontend

A native Rust frontend for ComfyUI-like AI image generation tool using egui.

Features

Node-based workflow editor
Real-time preview pane
Integration with backend API
ROCm support through Rust bindings

Architecture

This frontend is built with:

eframe and egui for the UI framework
reqwest for HTTP communication with the backend
serde for JSON serialization/deserialization

Project Structure

src/
├── main.rs          # Main application entry point
├── node_editor.rs   # Node-based workflow editor implementation
├── node_panel.rs    # Panel for selecting and managing nodes
├── preview_pane.rs  # Preview pane for image results
└── api_client.rs    # Backend API communication layer

Running the Application

Make sure you have Rust installed (rustup or curl https://sh.rustup.org/rustup.sh -sSf | sh)
Start the backend server:
```
cd ../backend && cargo run
```
In another terminal, run the frontend:
```
cd rust-frontend && cargo run
```

Building

To build for release:

cd rust-frontend && cargo build --release

The executable will be located at target/release/comfyui-rust-frontend.

Integration with Backend

This frontend communicates with the backend through HTTP API endpoints. The API client handles:

Fetching available node types from /nodes
Executing workflows via POST to /execute
Getting execution results and preview images

The backend must be running on http://localhost:8080 by default, but this can be configured in src/main.rs.

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