diff --git a/src/backend/langflow/interface/custom/custom_component/custom_component.py b/src/backend/langflow/interface/custom/custom_component/custom_component.py
index 945d7db2c..999782ffc 100644
--- a/src/backend/langflow/interface/custom/custom_component/custom_component.py
+++ b/src/backend/langflow/interface/custom/custom_component/custom_component.py
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 import operator
+from pathlib import Path
 from typing import Any, Callable, ClassVar, List, Optional, Union
 from uuid import UUID
 
 import yaml
 from cachetools import TTLCache, cachedmethod
 from fastapi import HTTPException
-
 from langflow.interface.custom.code_parser.utils import (
     extract_inner_type_from_generic_alias,
     extract_union_types_from_generic_alias,
@@ -13,7 +13,11 @@ from langflow.interface.custom.code_parser.utils import (
 from langflow.interface.custom.custom_component.component import Component
 from langflow.services.database.models.flow import Flow
 from langflow.services.database.utils import session_getter
-from langflow.services.deps import get_credential_service, get_db_service, get_storage_service
+from langflow.services.deps import (
+    get_credential_service,
+    get_db_service,
+    get_storage_service,
+)
 from langflow.services.storage.service import StorageService
 from langflow.utils import validate
 
@@ -42,6 +46,16 @@ class CustomComponent(Component):
         self.cache = TTLCache(maxsize=1024, ttl=60)
         super().__init__(**data)
 
+    @staticmethod
+    def resolve_path(path: str) -> str:
+        """Resolves the path to an absolute path."""
+        path_object = Path(path)
+        if path_object.parts[0] == "~":
+            path_object = path_object.expanduser()
+        elif path_object.is_relative_to("."):
+            path_object = path_object.resolve()
+        return str(path_object)
+
     def get_full_path(self, path: str) -> str:
         storage_svc: "StorageService" = get_storage_service()
 
@@ -78,7 +92,8 @@ class CustomComponent(Component):
                     detail={
                         "error": "Type hint Error",
                         "traceback": (
-                            "Prompt type is not supported in the build method." " Try using PromptTemplate instead."
+                            "Prompt type is not supported in the build method."
+                            " Try using PromptTemplate instead."
                         ),
                     },
                 )
@@ -92,14 +107,20 @@ class CustomComponent(Component):
         if not self.code:
             return {}
 
-        component_classes = [cls for cls in self.tree["classes"] if self.code_class_base_inheritance in cls["bases"]]
+        component_classes = [
+            cls
+            for cls in self.tree["classes"]
+            if self.code_class_base_inheritance in cls["bases"]
+        ]
         if not component_classes:
             return {}
 
         # Assume the first Component class is the one we're interested in
         component_class = component_classes[0]
         build_methods = [
-            method for method in component_class["methods"] if method["name"] == self.function_entrypoint_name
+            method
+            for method in component_class["methods"]
+            if method["name"] == self.function_entrypoint_name
         ]
 
         return build_methods[0] if build_methods else {}
@@ -112,7 +133,10 @@ class CustomComponent(Component):
         return_type = build_method["return_type"]
 
         # If list or List is in the return type, then we remove it and return the inner type
-        if hasattr(return_type, "__origin__") and return_type.__origin__ in [list, List]:
+        if hasattr(return_type, "__origin__") and return_type.__origin__ in [
+            list,
+            List,
+        ]:
             return_type = extract_inner_type_from_generic_alias(return_type)
 
         # If the return type is not a Union, then we just return it as a list
@@ -153,7 +177,9 @@ class CustomComponent(Component):
             # Retrieve and decrypt the credential by name for the current user
             db_service = get_db_service()
             with session_getter(db_service) as session:
-                return credential_service.get_credential(user_id=self._user_id or "", name=name, session=session)
+                return credential_service.get_credential(
+                    user_id=self._user_id or "", name=name, session=session
+                )
 
         return get_credential
 
@@ -163,7 +189,9 @@ class CustomComponent(Component):
         credential_service = get_credential_service()
         db_service = get_db_service()
         with session_getter(db_service) as session:
-            return credential_service.list_credentials(user_id=self._user_id, session=session)
+            return credential_service.list_credentials(
+                user_id=self._user_id, session=session
+            )
 
     def index(self, value: int = 0):
         """Returns a function that returns the value at the given index in the iterable."""
@@ -214,7 +242,11 @@ class CustomComponent(Component):
             if flow_id:
                 flow = session.query(Flow).get(flow_id)
             elif flow_name:
-                flow = (session.query(Flow).filter(Flow.name == flow_name).filter(Flow.user_id == self.user_id)).first()
+                flow = (
+                    session.query(Flow)
+                    .filter(Flow.name == flow_name)
+                    .filter(Flow.user_id == self.user_id)
+                ).first()
             else:
                 raise ValueError("Either flow_name or flow_id must be provided")