learning-credentials 0.5.3rc1

Changed

• The CredentialAdmin list view is now ordered by the created timestamp in descending order (most recent first).

Removed

• CredentialAdmin and CredentialConfigurationAdmin list views no longer allow filtering by the learning_context_key.

Added

• Credential eligibility check endpoint (GET /api/learning_credentials/v1/eligibility/<learning_context_key>/) with detailed progress information.

Changed

• Processor functions now return dict[int, dict[str, Any]] with detailed eligibility information instead of list[int] of eligible user IDs.

• Processor functions now accept an optional user_id parameter for single-user eligibility checks.

Added

• Credential validation and invalidation system with INVALIDATED status.

• verify_uuid field on credentials — a separate UUID used for third-party verification, distinct from the primary key.

• invalidated_at timestamp and invalidation_reason fields on the Credential model.

• learning_context_name cached field on credentials for use in validation display.

• Public API endpoint (/api/learning_credentials/v1/metadata/<uuid>/) to retrieve credential metadata by verification UUID.

• “Reissue credential” admin action that invalidates the current credential and generates a new one.

• {verify_uuid} placeholder support in PDF text elements.

• Admin test suite (test_admin.py) and included it in test coverage.

Changed

• Replaced user_id (IntegerField) with a user ForeignKey to the User model.

• Added configuration ForeignKey on Credential linking to CredentialConfiguration, replacing credential_type and learning_context_key lookups.

• Simplified generate_pdf_credential() signature to accept a Credential object instead of separate parameters.

• Changed the PDF output directory from hardcoded external_certificates/ to the configurable LEARNING_CREDENTIALS_OUTPUT_DIR setting.

• Credential issue date on PDFs now uses the credential’s creation date instead of the current time.

• get_localized_credential_date() now accepts an explicit datetime parameter.

• Disabled add and delete permissions for credentials in the Django admin.

Added

• New text_elements format for PDF credential generation with flexible text positioning and placeholder support.

• Support for custom text elements with {name}, {context_name}, and {issue_date} placeholders.

• Global defaults configuration for font, color, and character spacing.

Modified

• Migrated generator options from flat format (name_y, context_name_color, etc.) to structured text_elements format.

Added

• Support for defining the course name using the cert_name_long field (in Studio’s Advanced Settings).

• Support for specifying individual fonts for PDF text elements.

• Support for n in learning context names in PDF certificates.

• Options for uppercase name and issue date in PDF certificates.

• Option for defining character spacing for issue date in PDF certificates.

• Option for defining the horizontal offset of the issue date from its centered position (issue_date_x).

Modified

• Replaced template_two_lines with template_multiline.

Added

• REST API endpoint to check if credentials are configured for a learning context.

0.2.4 - 2025-09-07

Added

• Option to customize the learner’s name size on the PDF certificate.

0.2.3 - 2025-08-18

Modified

• Certificate email template wording.

0.2.2 - 2025-08-05

Added

• Step-specific options support for Learning Path credentials.

Removed

• Legacy openedx_certificates app.