Badge and Credential Service Setup

[Mkalbani]

Location: microservices/badge-service
Labels: microservice, gamification, NESTJS
Estimated Time: 6 hours
Difficulty: Medium

Description

Build a badge service issuing skill credentials, achievement badges, and expertise certifications.

Tasks

• Initialize NestJS project in microservices/badge-service
• Set up Badge, Credential, Tier entities
• Implement badge issuance system
• Add skill tier progression (novice to master)
• Create badge verification endpoints
• Implement badge showcase in profiles
• Add badge rarity system
• Create skill leaderboards by badge
• Implement badge revocation
• Set up Docker configuration

Acceptance Criteria

• Badges issued on achievements
• Tiers progress with performance
• Verification proves authenticity
• Showcase displays badges
• Rarity affects value
• Service runs independently

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