BUS Core v1.3.2 is the Laser Everything/community feedback polish release.
This release cleans up the first-shop workflow, improves pricing and shortage clarity, fixes a Windows backup/restore path edge case, strengthens release/test trust, and marks BUS Core as feature-frozen and stability-focused going forward.
BUS Core remains local-first, open-source shop infrastructure: no forced cloud, no telemetry, and no subscription requirement.
What changed
First workflow polish
The Product / Recipe / Output Item flow is clearer now.
BUS Core now does a better job explaining the core model:
- Product: the inventory item you build or sell
- Recipe: the list of materials/components needed to make that product
- Output Item: the product the recipe adds to stock
This should make the first setup flow easier for new shops and testers.
Stock-out pricing clarity
Stock-out sale pricing now starts from the product price where available.
The UI now shows the usual product price and warns when a sale price is below that usual price. This keeps BUS Core focused on cost/profit clarity without turning it into a point-of-sale system.
Human-readable shortages
Shortage messages are now clearer and more operator-friendly.
Instead of raw item IDs or code-looking messages, BUS Core now presents shortages in plain language, such as:
Not enough Leatherette Patch: need 150 each, have 100 each, missing 50 each.
Manufacturing label polish
Manufacturing runs now display as:
Run #N
This avoids confusion between a run ID and a quantity produced.
Finance date presets
Finance now includes quick date presets for common review windows:
- Last 30 days
- This month
- Last month
- This quarter
- Last quarter
- This year
These are convenience filters only. BUS Core is not claiming to be tax or accounting software.
Start Fresh / demo safety copy
The Start Fresh and demo flow now has clearer safety language so users better understand when they are working with demo data versus a real-shop database.
Backup/restore path hardening
Fixed a Windows backup/restore validation issue when the app/database path contained special characters such as # or spaces.
The fix preserves backup safety while making SQLite open the intended validated file path correctly.
Security/test trust cleanup
The release also includes cleanup around hardened dev-route expectations and route/security test isolation.
No runtime auth, route guard, CORS, write-gate, backup/restore safety, or local-first trust posture was weakened.
Core is now feature-frozen
After v1.3.2, BUS Core is feature-frozen and stability-focused.
That does not mean abandoned.
It means Core has reached its intended local-first foundation state. Future Core updates should focus on:
- bug fixes
- tester workflow blockers
- security and trust posture
- backup/restore safety
- data safety
- update/release hygiene
- documentation
- small UX clarity improvements
New major workflow/domain expansion moves to BUS Pro discovery.
Still not included
BUS Core is intentionally not trying to become everything.
Still not included:
- full point-of-sale
- full accounting
- QuickBooks/Wave sync
- automatic reorder automation
- full job scheduling
- cloud accounts
- cloud sync
- telemetry
- payment links
- customer portals
- recurring billing
BUS Core’s job is to remain a clear, local-first operating core for small shops.
Recommended update
Users on earlier 1.3.x builds should update to v1.3.2 for the workflow polish, backup path fix, and release trust cleanup.