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# VC Templates

Plugin for creating new credentials from basic templates

This is a plugin for simplifying useful, meaningful credentials with minimal input. Additionally, this plugin can be used as reference for[ creating your own plugin](/reference/learncard-core/writing-plugins.md) to add simple templates for creating new credentials.

### Install

```bash
bun add @learncard/vc-templates-plugin
```

### Basic Credential

The credential of type `basic` is the most simple credential, following the minimum information required by the Verifiable Credential specification.

{% code title="LearnCard CLI" %}

```typescript
// Basic Credential: with default, 'basic' template
learnCard.invoke.newCredential();
learnCard.invoke.newCredential({ type: 'basic' });
/**
{
  '@context': [ 'https://www.w3.org/2018/credentials/v1' ],
  id: 'http://example.org/credentials/3731',
  type: [ 'VerifiableCredential' ],
  issuer: 'did:key:z6MkmF9iYcGTRiHFavPPYurDNuDfYMJQR66oGrSGnfnNpPzc',
  issuanceDate: '2020-08-19T21:41:50Z',
  credentialSubject: { id: 'did:example:d23dd687a7dc6787646f2eb98d0' }
}
**/

// Basic Credential: with did, subject, and issuanceDate overloads
learnCard.invoke.newCredential({
    type: 'basic',
    did: 'did:example:123',
    subject: 'did:example:456',
    issuanceDate: '2020-08-19T21:41:50Z',
});
/**
{
  '@context': [ 'https://www.w3.org/2018/credentials/v1' ],
  id: 'http://example.org/credentials/3731',
  type: [ 'VerifiableCredential' ],
  issuer: 'did:example:123',
  issuanceDate: '2020-08-19T21:41:50Z',
  credentialSubject: { id: 'did:example:456' }
}
**/
```

{% endcode %}

### Achievement Credential:

{% code title="LearnCard CLI" %}

```typescript
// Achievement Credential: with default, 'achievement' template
learnCard.invoke.newCredential({ type: 'achievement' });
/**
{
  '@context': [
    'https://www.w3.org/2018/credentials/v1',
    'https://imsglobal.github.io/openbadges-specification/context.json'
  ],
  id: 'http://example.com/credentials/3527',
  type: [ 'VerifiableCredential', 'OpenBadgeCredential' ],
  issuer: 'did:key:z6MkmF9iYcGTRiHFavPPYurDNuDfYMJQR66oGrSGnfnNpPzc',
  issuanceDate: '2020-08-19T21:41:50Z',
  name: 'Teamwork Badge',
  credentialSubject: {
    id: 'did:example:d23dd687a7dc6787646f2eb98d0',
    type: [ 'AchievementSubject' ],
    achievement: {
      id: 'https://example.com/achievements/21st-century-skills/teamwork',
      type: [Array],
      criteria: [Object],
      description: 'This badge recognizes the development of the capacity to collaborate within a group environment.',
      name: 'Teamwork'
    }
  }
}
**/

// Achievement Credential: with overloads
learnCard.invoke.newCredential({
    type: 'achievement',
    did: 'did:example:123',
    subject: 'did:example:456',
    name: 'Singing Badge',
    achievementName: 'Beautiful Singing',
    description: 'This badge recognizes beautiful singing.',
    criteriaNarrative:
        'Group members earn this badge when they sing a beautiful song at Karaoke night.',
    issuanceDate: '2020-08-19T21:41:50Z',
});
/**
{
  '@context': [
    'https://www.w3.org/2018/credentials/v1',
    'https://imsglobal.github.io/openbadges-specification/context.json'
  ],
  id: 'http://example.com/credentials/3527',
  type: [ 'VerifiableCredential', 'OpenBadgeCredential' ],
  issuer: 'did:example:123',
  issuanceDate: '2020-08-19T21:41:50Z',
  name: 'Singing Badge',
  credentialSubject: {
    id: 'did:example:456',
    type: [ 'AchievementSubject' ],
    achievement: {
      id: 'https://example.com/achievements/21st-century-skills/teamwork',
      type: [Array],
      criteria: [Object],
      description: 'This badge recognizes beautiful singing.',
      name: 'Beautiful Singing'
    }
  }
}
**/
```

{% endcode %}

### Other Types

{% hint style="info" %}
Have a credential type you'd like to see as a template? [Request it on the roadmap](https://roadmap.learncard.com) so others can vote for it too.
{% endhint %}


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