Make --model work with absolute paths, eg --model /tmp/gemma-3-270m-it-IQ4_NL.gguf

modules/models.py

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ from pathlib import Path
 import modules.shared as shared
 from modules.logging_colors import logger
 from modules.models_settings import get_model_metadata
+from modules.utils import resolve_model_path
 
 last_generation_time = time.time()
 
@@ -69,17 +70,24 @@ def load_model(model_name, loader=None):
 def llama_cpp_server_loader(model_name):
     from modules.llama_cpp_server import LlamaServer
 
-    path = Path(f'{shared.args.model_dir}/{model_name}')
+    path = resolve_model_path(model_name)
+
     if path.is_file():
         model_file = path
     else:
-        model_file = sorted(Path(f'{shared.args.model_dir}/{model_name}').glob('*.gguf'))[0]
+        gguf_files = sorted(path.glob('*.gguf'))
+        if not gguf_files:
+            logger.error(f"No .gguf models found in the directory: {path}")
+            return None, None
+
+        model_file = gguf_files[0]
 
     try:
         model = LlamaServer(model_file)
         return model, model
     except Exception as e:
         logger.error(f"Error loading the model with llama.cpp: {str(e)}")
+        return None, None
 
 
 def transformers_loader(model_name):

modules/models_settings.py

@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import yaml
 
 from modules import chat, loaders, metadata_gguf, shared, ui
 from modules.logging_colors import logger
+from modules.utils import resolve_model_path
 
 
 def get_fallback_settings():
@@ -26,6 +27,7 @@ def get_fallback_settings():
 
 
 def get_model_metadata(model):
+    model_path = resolve_model_path(model)
     model_settings = {}
 
     # Get settings from user_data/models/config.yaml and user_data/models/config-user.yaml
@@ -35,7 +37,7 @@ def get_model_metadata(model):
             for k in settings[pat]:
                 model_settings[k] = settings[pat][k]
 
-    path = Path(f'{shared.args.model_dir}/{model}/config.json')
+    path = model_path / 'config.json'
     if path.exists():
         hf_metadata = json.loads(open(path, 'r', encoding='utf-8').read())
     else:
@@ -51,7 +53,7 @@ def get_model_metadata(model):
 
     # GGUF metadata
     if model_settings['loader'] == 'llama.cpp':
-        path = Path(f'{shared.args.model_dir}/{model}')
+        path = model_path
         if path.is_file():
             model_file = path
         else:
@@ -130,18 +132,18 @@ def get_model_metadata(model):
                 model_settings['bf16'] = True
 
     # Try to find the Jinja instruct template
-    path = Path(f'{shared.args.model_dir}/{model}') / 'tokenizer_config.json'
+    path = model_path / 'tokenizer_config.json'
     template = None
 
     # 1. Prioritize reading from chat_template.jinja if it exists
-    jinja_path = Path(f'{shared.args.model_dir}/{model}') / 'chat_template.jinja'
+    jinja_path = model_path / 'chat_template.jinja'
     if jinja_path.exists():
         with open(jinja_path, 'r', encoding='utf-8') as f:
             template = f.read()
 
     # 2. If no .jinja file, try chat_template.json
     if template is None:
-        json_template_path = Path(f'{shared.args.model_dir}/{model}') / 'chat_template.json'
+        json_template_path = model_path / 'chat_template.json'
         if json_template_path.exists():
             with open(json_template_path, 'r', encoding='utf-8') as f:
                 json_data = json.load(f)
@@ -201,7 +203,7 @@ def get_model_metadata(model):
 
 
 def infer_loader(model_name, model_settings, hf_quant_method=None):
-    path_to_model = Path(f'{shared.args.model_dir}/{model_name}')
+    path_to_model = resolve_model_path(model_name)
     if not path_to_model.exists():
         loader = None
     elif shared.args.portable:
@@ -357,7 +359,7 @@ def get_model_size_mb(model_file: Path) -> float:
 
 
 def estimate_vram(gguf_file, gpu_layers, ctx_size, cache_type):
-    model_file = Path(f'{shared.args.model_dir}/{gguf_file}')
+    model_file = resolve_model_path(gguf_file)
     metadata = load_gguf_metadata_with_cache(model_file)
     size_in_mb = get_model_size_mb(model_file)
 

modules/utils.py

@@ -86,6 +86,19 @@ def check_model_loaded():
     return True, None
 
 
+def resolve_model_path(model_name_or_path):
+    """
+    Resolves a model path, checking for a direct path
+    before the default models directory.
+    """
+
+    path_candidate = Path(model_name_or_path)
+    if path_candidate.exists():
+        return path_candidate
+    else:
+        return Path(f'{shared.args.model_dir}/{model_name_or_path}')
+
+
 def get_available_models():
     # Get all GGUF files
     gguf_files = get_available_ggufs()