Overview:

Next Adventure is a project that utilizes Next.js, XState, Hasura, and Netlify Forms to create a web application. The app features a state machine that generates a random character from a database for a “Choose your own Adventure” style story. Users can also submit their own characters to be included in the database.

Features:

• Next.js: Framework for building React applications.
• XState: Library for managing state machines.
• Hasura: Backend service for instant GraphQL APIs on a PostgreSQL database.
• Netlify Forms: Service for handling form submissions on static sites.

Installation:

Option One: One-click Deploy

1. Deploy to Netlify by clicking the designated button.

Option Two: Manual Clone

1. Clone the repository: git clone https://github.com/cassidoo/next-adventure.git
2. Navigate to the directory and run:

   npm install
   npm run dev
   

3. Make necessary changes.
4. Connect to Netlify manually using the netlify.toml file.

Summary:

Next Adventure is a web application project that combines various technologies like Next.js, XState, Hasura, and Netlify Forms. It features a state machine to create interactive stories and allows users to submit their own characters to be included in the story database. The installation process offers both one-click deployment on Netlify and manual cloning with instructions to set up the application locally.