Open Badge Factory -plugin

Open Badge Factory is a cloud platform that provides the tools your organization needs to implement a meaningful and sustainable Open Badges system.

With the local_obf plugin you can issue Open Badges created in Open Badge Factory. To use the plugin, you need an account on https://openbadgefactory.com (You can register for free, see https://openbadgefactory.com/faq for details about different service levels).

For developers

See the project README

How to install

Moodle 2.7, 2.9, 3.0, 3.1 and up:

1. Install the zip via Moodle's plugin page. Select "local" as the type of the plugin. (alternative: unzip to moodle's local subdirectory)
2. Update the database using the notifications page
3. Complete the Post install steps

Totara 11.0 and greater

Totara Learn does not include an add-on installer, all additional plugins must be installed manually by server administrators.

1. Download plugin from https://moodle.org/plugins/local_obf
2. Unzip the file into the Totara installation directory.
3. By using a site administrator account, go to Site administration → Notifications and upgrade Totara database
4. Complete the Post install steps

Post install

To connect to Open Badge Factory, the plugin needs a request token or API key.

To generate the required API key, log in to Open Badge Factory. When logged in, navigate to Admin tools > API.

Legacy key:

On the API key -page click on Generate certificate signing request token for legacy type key. Copy the generated token into OBF Moodle plugin settings, in Site administration > Open Badges > Settings.

OAuth2 key:

Pro level clients can also connect with OAuth2. This supports multiple clients on one Moodle installation.

On the API key -page click on Generate new client secret for OAuth2 Client Credentials. Give a description for the key and copy the client id and secret values into OBF Moodle plugin settings, in Site administration > Open Badges > Settings.

Changelog

0.8.0

• Badge issuing report fixes

0.7.0

• MySQL reserved word column name fix

0.6.1

• User name field fix
• String escape fixes

0.6.0

• Include recipient name in issued badges
• Badge string escape fixes

0.5.5

• API auth fixes

0.5.4

• PostgreSQL query fix
• Replaced array_key_first function

0.5.3

• PostgreSQL query fix

0.5.2

• Fixed warnings for missing page context
• Fixed api call for all user badges when using legacy connection

0.5.1

• Connect multiple Factory clients with OAuth2
• Awarding rules bug fixes
• Other minor fixes and improvements

0.4

• Fixed problem with Moodle 3.10.1
• Added support for Totara program and certications