v1.1.4

What's new in 1.1.4

Improved

• Updates are even more reliable. Building on 1.1.3, the app now rebuilds the frontend not only when the version changes, but also whenever any of its source files are newer than the last build. So if a copy is updated in any way - even an edit that doesn't change the version number - relaunching with start.bat will serve the latest code. Routine database activity does not trigger a rebuild.

Full changelog: v1.1.3...v1.1.4

v1.1.3

What's new in 1.1.3

Fixed

• Updates now reliably show up. start.bat only rebuilt the frontend when the dist folder was missing, so an updated copy that still had an old dist folder would keep serving the old UI - a common "I updated but nothing changed" problem, especially for ZIP-based (non-Git) installs. The app now stamps the built version into dist and automatically rebuilds whenever that stamp doesn't match the current version, so you always get the latest code after updating and relaunching.

Full changelog: v1.1.2...v1.1.3

v1.1.2

What's new in 1.1.2

Fixed

• Dashboard status tiles now cover every status. The dashboard previously showed only Received, In Progress, Awaiting Parts and Completed, so once a repair reached Ready for Pickup or Delivered the per-tile counts no longer added up to Total Repairs. All six statuses now get a tile (with teal for Ready for Pickup and green for Delivered), so the counts always sum to the total.
• Recent Repairs badges show the correct colors. The Recent Repairs table on the dashboard used a hardcoded color rule that only knew Completed and In Progress; every other status (including Delivered) fell back to blue. It now uses the shared StatusBadge component, matching the colors on the Repairs ("View all") page.

Docs

• Simplified the README upgrade section and surfaced convert-to-git.bat.

Full changelog: v1.1.1...v1.1.2

v1.1.1

Watch Repair v1.1.1

A maintenance release focused on Windows install/update tooling and documentation. No application behavior changes since v1.1.0 — all of the v1.1.0 features below are included.

New in 1.1.1

Easier updating (Windows)

• One-click updater (update.bat) — backs up your database, pulls the latest version, reinstalls dependencies, and rebuilds, all from a double-click. ZIP-based installs get clear manual instructions instead (#10).
• Convert a ZIP install to one-click updates (convert-to-git.bat) — adopts an existing ZIP-extracted folder into a Git install in place, without moving your data, so future upgrades become one-click. Your data (database, photos, manuals) is left untouched (#14).
• Upgrade guide (UPDATE.md) — a beginner-friendly walkthrough covering data safety, the one-click flow, the manual ZIP path, switching a ZIP install to Git, and restoring from a backup (#10, #14).

Documentation

• Quick start now shows both install methods side by side: Git clone (recommended, enables one-click updates) and ZIP download (#13).
• Added manual upgrade instructions for upgrading from 1.0.0 (which predates update.bat) and from 1.1.0+, plus a Git for Windows prerequisite and the git clone install step (#12).

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Included from 1.1.0

New features

• Customer-facing PDF export for repairs — generate and download a polished PDF for any repair, suitable for handing to customers (#9).
• Currency format preference for part costs — choose how part costs are displayed to match your local currency (#7).
• Distinct status badge colors — each repair status now has its own color, with green reserved for Delivered, making the repair list easier to scan (#6).

Bug fixes

• Multi-photo upload — fixed uploads failing when adding multiple photos; multer errors are now handled gracefully (#8).

Documentation

• Added a beginner-friendly Windows setup guide and a one-click launcher (#4).
• Expanded the README with a Windows quick start section and project structure overview (#5).

v1.1.0

Watch Repair v1.1.0

Changes since v1.0.0.

New features

• Customer-facing PDF export for repairs — generate and download a polished PDF for any repair, suitable for handing to customers (#9).
• Currency format preference for part costs — choose how part costs are displayed to match your local currency (#7).
• Distinct status badge colors — each repair status now has its own color, with green reserved for Delivered, making the repair list easier to scan (#6).

Bug fixes

• Multi-photo upload — fixed uploads failing when adding multiple photos; multer errors are now handled gracefully (#8).

Documentation

• Added a beginner-friendly Windows setup guide and a one-click launcher (#4).
• Expanded the README with a Windows quick start section and project structure overview (#5).

v1.0.0

What's Changed

• Add missing partsLookup module for PartForm and Parts pages by @way2wyrd in #1
• Claude/lucid lamport 4b2091 by @way2wyrd in #2
• Add user profile, password change, and first-run setup by @way2wyrd in #3

New Contributors

• @way2wyrd made their first contribution in #1

Full Changelog: https://github.com/way2wyrd/watchrepair/commits/v1.0.0