From eb7d2ff2f642a2fd0b0debe7eaa74acad996d00a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: John Nguyen <jnguyen92780@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 30 Oct 2025 23:17:01 -0700
Subject: [PATCH 1/3] added dot carousel to index page

---
 app/components/HeroCarousel.tsx  |  68 +++++++++
 app/components/PageLayout.tsx    |   2 +-
 app/components/shadcn/button.tsx |  60 ++++++++
 app/components/shadcn/card.tsx   |  92 ++++++++++++
 app/routes/_index.tsx            | 235 +++++++++----------------------
 app/routes/_index_old.tsx        | 183 ++++++++++++++++++++++++
 package-lock.json                |  29 ++++
 package.json                     |   5 +-
 8 files changed, 500 insertions(+), 174 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 app/components/HeroCarousel.tsx
 create mode 100644 app/components/shadcn/button.tsx
 create mode 100644 app/components/shadcn/card.tsx
 create mode 100644 app/routes/_index_old.tsx

diff --git a/app/components/HeroCarousel.tsx b/app/components/HeroCarousel.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..607c8d0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/components/HeroCarousel.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+import type React from 'react';
+import {useState} from 'react';
+import {cn} from '~/lib/utils';
+
+interface CarouselProps {
+  items: React.ReactNode[];
+  autoPlay?: boolean;
+  autoPlayInterval?: number;
+}
+
+export default function HeroCarousel({
+  items,
+  autoPlay = false,
+  autoPlayInterval = 3000,
+}: CarouselProps) {
+  const [currentIndex, setCurrentIndex] = useState(0);
+
+  const goToSlide = (index: number) => {
+    setCurrentIndex(index);
+  };
+
+  const goToPrevious = () => {
+    setCurrentIndex((prevIndex) =>
+      prevIndex === 0 ? items.length - 1 : prevIndex - 1,
+    );
+  };
+
+  const goToNext = () => {
+    setCurrentIndex((prevIndex) =>
+      prevIndex === items.length - 1 ? 0 : prevIndex + 1,
+    );
+  };
+
+  return (
+    <div className="relative w-full">
+      {/* Carousel Content */}
+      <div className="overflow-hidden rounded-lg">
+        <div
+          className="flex transition-transform duration-500 ease-out"
+          style={{transform: `translateX(-${currentIndex * 100}%)`}}
+        >
+          {items.map((item, index) => (
+            <div key={index} className="min-w-full">
+              {item}
+            </div>
+          ))}
+        </div>
+      </div>
+
+      {/* Dot Navigation */}
+      <div className="absolute bottom-4 left-1/2 -translate-x-1/2 flex gap-2">
+        {items.map((_, index) => (
+          <button
+            key={index}
+            onClick={() => goToSlide(index)}
+            className={cn(
+              'h-2 rounded-full transition-all duration-300',
+              currentIndex === index
+                ? 'w-8 bg-primary'
+                : 'w-2 bg-primary/30 hover:bg-primary/50',
+            )}
+            aria-label={`Go to slide ${index + 1}`}
+          />
+        ))}
+      </div>
+    </div>
+  );
+}
diff --git a/app/components/PageLayout.tsx b/app/components/PageLayout.tsx
index e7e6626..fe5f083 100644
--- a/app/components/PageLayout.tsx
+++ b/app/components/PageLayout.tsx
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ export function PageLayout({
           publicStoreDomain={publicStoreDomain}
         />
       )}
-      <main className="mb-auto">{children}</main>
+      <main className="main-container mb-auto">{children}</main>
       <Footer
         footer={footer}
         header={header}
diff --git a/app/components/shadcn/button.tsx b/app/components/shadcn/button.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ede3d0e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/components/shadcn/button.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+import * as React from "react"
+import { Slot } from "@radix-ui/react-slot"
+import { cva, type VariantProps } from "class-variance-authority"
+
+import { cn } from "~/lib/utils"
+
+const buttonVariants = cva(
+  "inline-flex items-center justify-center gap-2 whitespace-nowrap rounded-md text-sm font-medium transition-all disabled:pointer-events-none disabled:opacity-50 [&_svg]:pointer-events-none [&_svg:not([class*='size-'])]:size-4 shrink-0 [&_svg]:shrink-0 outline-none focus-visible:border-ring focus-visible:ring-ring/50 focus-visible:ring-[3px] aria-invalid:ring-destructive/20 dark:aria-invalid:ring-destructive/40 aria-invalid:border-destructive",
+  {
+    variants: {
+      variant: {
+        default: "bg-primary text-primary-foreground hover:bg-primary/90",
+        destructive:
+          "bg-destructive text-white hover:bg-destructive/90 focus-visible:ring-destructive/20 dark:focus-visible:ring-destructive/40 dark:bg-destructive/60",
+        outline:
+          "border bg-background shadow-xs hover:bg-accent hover:text-accent-foreground dark:bg-input/30 dark:border-input dark:hover:bg-input/50",
+        secondary:
+          "bg-secondary text-secondary-foreground hover:bg-secondary/80",
+        ghost:
+          "hover:bg-accent hover:text-accent-foreground dark:hover:bg-accent/50",
+        link: "text-primary underline-offset-4 hover:underline",
+      },
+      size: {
+        default: "h-9 px-4 py-2 has-[>svg]:px-3",
+        sm: "h-8 rounded-md gap-1.5 px-3 has-[>svg]:px-2.5",
+        lg: "h-10 rounded-md px-6 has-[>svg]:px-4",
+        icon: "size-9",
+        "icon-sm": "size-8",
+        "icon-lg": "size-10",
+      },
+    },
+    defaultVariants: {
+      variant: "default",
+      size: "default",
+    },
+  }
+)
+
+function Button({
+  className,
+  variant,
+  size,
+  asChild = false,
+  ...props
+}: React.ComponentProps<"button"> &
+  VariantProps<typeof buttonVariants> & {
+    asChild?: boolean
+  }) {
+  const Comp = asChild ? Slot : "button"
+
+  return (
+    <Comp
+      data-slot="button"
+      className={cn(buttonVariants({ variant, size, className }))}
+      {...props}
+    />
+  )
+}
+
+export { Button, buttonVariants }
diff --git a/app/components/shadcn/card.tsx b/app/components/shadcn/card.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bac41d2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/components/shadcn/card.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,92 @@
+import * as React from "react"
+
+import { cn } from "~/lib/utils"
+
+function Card({ className, ...props }: React.ComponentProps<"div">) {
+  return (
+    <div
+      data-slot="card"
+      className={cn(
+        "bg-card text-card-foreground flex flex-col gap-6 rounded-xl border py-6 shadow-sm",
+        className
+      )}
+      {...props}
+    />
+  )
+}
+
+function CardHeader({ className, ...props }: React.ComponentProps<"div">) {
+  return (
+    <div
+      data-slot="card-header"
+      className={cn(
+        "@container/card-header grid auto-rows-min grid-rows-[auto_auto] items-start gap-2 px-6 has-data-[slot=card-action]:grid-cols-[1fr_auto] [.border-b]:pb-6",
+        className
+      )}
+      {...props}
+    />
+  )
+}
+
+function CardTitle({ className, ...props }: React.ComponentProps<"div">) {
+  return (
+    <div
+      data-slot="card-title"
+      className={cn("leading-none font-semibold", className)}
+      {...props}
+    />
+  )
+}
+
+function CardDescription({ className, ...props }: React.ComponentProps<"div">) {
+  return (
+    <div
+      data-slot="card-description"
+      className={cn("text-muted-foreground text-sm", className)}
+      {...props}
+    />
+  )
+}
+
+function CardAction({ className, ...props }: React.ComponentProps<"div">) {
+  return (
+    <div
+      data-slot="card-action"
+      className={cn(
+        "col-start-2 row-span-2 row-start-1 self-start justify-self-end",
+        className
+      )}
+      {...props}
+    />
+  )
+}
+
+function CardContent({ className, ...props }: React.ComponentProps<"div">) {
+  return (
+    <div
+      data-slot="card-content"
+      className={cn("px-6", className)}
+      {...props}
+    />
+  )
+}
+
+function CardFooter({ className, ...props }: React.ComponentProps<"div">) {
+  return (
+    <div
+      data-slot="card-footer"
+      className={cn("flex items-center px-6 [.border-t]:pt-6", className)}
+      {...props}
+    />
+  )
+}
+
+export {
+  Card,
+  CardHeader,
+  CardFooter,
+  CardTitle,
+  CardAction,
+  CardDescription,
+  CardContent,
+}
diff --git a/app/routes/_index.tsx b/app/routes/_index.tsx
index 7d86765..c745b4f 100644
--- a/app/routes/_index.tsx
+++ b/app/routes/_index.tsx
@@ -1,183 +1,74 @@
-import {type LoaderFunctionArgs} from '@shopify/remix-oxygen';
-import {Await, useLoaderData, Link, type MetaFunction} from '@remix-run/react';
-import {Suspense} from 'react';
-import {Image, Money} from '@shopify/hydrogen';
-import type {
-  FeaturedCollectionFragment,
-  RecommendedProductsQuery,
-} from 'storefrontapi.generated';
+import {type MetaFunction} from '@remix-run/react';
+import HeroCarousel2 from '../components/HeroCarousel';
 
 export const meta: MetaFunction = () => {
   return [{title: 'Hydrogen | Home'}];
 };
 
-export async function loader(args: LoaderFunctionArgs) {
-  // Start fetching non-critical data without blocking time to first byte
-  const deferredData = loadDeferredData(args);
-
-  // Await the critical data required to render initial state of the page
-  const criticalData = await loadCriticalData(args);
-
-  return {...deferredData, ...criticalData};
-}
-
-/**
- * Load data necessary for rendering content above the fold. This is the critical data
- * needed to render the page. If it's unavailable, the whole page should 400 or 500 error.
- */
-async function loadCriticalData({context}: LoaderFunctionArgs) {
-  const [{collections}] = await Promise.all([
-    context.storefront.query(FEATURED_COLLECTION_QUERY),
-    // Add other queries here, so that they are loaded in parallel
-  ]);
-
-  return {
-    featuredCollection: collections.nodes[0],
-  };
-}
-
-/**
- * Load data for rendering content below the fold. This data is deferred and will be
- * fetched after the initial page load. If it's unavailable, the page should still 200.
- * Make sure to not throw any errors here, as it will cause the page to 500.
- */
-function loadDeferredData({context}: LoaderFunctionArgs) {
-  const recommendedProducts = context.storefront
-    .query(RECOMMENDED_PRODUCTS_QUERY)
-    .catch((error) => {
-      // Log query errors, but don't throw them so the page can still render
-      console.error(error);
-      return null;
-    });
-
-  return {
-    recommendedProducts,
-  };
-}
-
-export default function Homepage() {
-  const data = useLoaderData<typeof loader>();
-  return (
-    <div className="home">
-      <FeaturedCollection collection={data.featuredCollection} />
-      <RecommendedProducts products={data.recommendedProducts} />
+const carouselItems = [
+  <div
+    key="1"
+    className="flex h-96 items-center justify-center bg-gradient-to-br from-blue-500 to-purple-600 text-white"
+  >
+    <div className="text-center">
+      <h2 className="text-4xl font-bold mb-2">Slide 1</h2>
+      <p className="text-lg">Welcome to the carousel</p>
     </div>
-  );
-}
-
-function FeaturedCollection({
-  collection,
-}: {
-  collection: FeaturedCollectionFragment;
-}) {
-  if (!collection) return null;
-  const image = collection?.image;
-  return (
-    <Link
-      className="featured-collection"
-      to={`/collections/${collection.handle}`}
-    >
-      {image && (
-        <div className="featured-collection-image">
-          <Image data={image} sizes="100vw" />
-        </div>
-      )}
-      <h1>{collection.title}</h1>
-    </Link>
-  );
-}
+  </div>,
+  <div
+    key="2"
+    className="flex h-96 items-center justify-center bg-gradient-to-br from-green-500 to-teal-600 text-white"
+  >
+    <div className="text-center">
+      <h2 className="text-4xl font-bold mb-2">Slide 2</h2>
+      <p className="text-lg">Navigate with arrows or dots</p>
+    </div>
+  </div>,
+  <div
+    key="3"
+    className="flex h-96 items-center justify-center bg-gradient-to-br from-orange-500 to-red-600 text-white"
+  >
+    <div className="text-center">
+      <h2 className="text-4xl font-bold mb-2">Slide 3</h2>
+      <p className="text-lg">Smooth transitions included</p>
+    </div>
+  </div>,
+  <div
+    key="4"
+    className="flex h-96 items-center justify-center bg-gradient-to-br from-pink-500 to-rose-600 text-white"
+  >
+    <div className="text-center">
+      <h2 className="text-4xl font-bold mb-2">Slide 4</h2>
+      <p className="text-lg">Click any dot to jump to a slide</p>
+    </div>
+  </div>,
+];
 
-function RecommendedProducts({
-  products,
-}: {
-  products: Promise<RecommendedProductsQuery | null>;
-}) {
+export default function Homepage() {
   return (
-    <div className="recommended-products">
-      <h2>Recommended Products</h2>
-      <Suspense fallback={<div>Loading...</div>}>
-        <Await resolve={products}>
-          {(response) => (
-            <div className="recommended-products-grid">
-              {response
-                ? response.products.nodes.map((product) => (
-                    <Link
-                      key={product.id}
-                      className="recommended-product"
-                      to={`/${product.productType}/${product.handle}`}
-                    >
-                      <Image
-                        data={product.images.nodes[0]}
-                        aspectRatio="1/1"
-                        sizes="(min-width: 45em) 20vw, 50vw"
-                      />
-                      <h4>{product.title}</h4>
-                      <small>
-                        <Money data={product.priceRange.minVariantPrice} />
-                      </small>
-                    </Link>
-                  ))
-                : null}
-            </div>
-          )}
-        </Await>
-      </Suspense>
-      <br />
+    <div className="home-page xxs:mx-5 2xl:mx-0 mt-4">
+      <HeroCarousel2 items={carouselItems} />
+      <header className="hero rounded-md text-base lg:top-4">
+        <h1 className="hero-title text-balance text-5xl font-medium text-[var(--color-fg-green)] mb-5">
+          Hey there, John here!
+        </h1>
+        <h2 className="hero-paragraph text-3xl font-medium leading-tight max-w-[30ch] text-balance text-[var(--color-fg-text)]">
+          I am a web developer, and welcome to my digital corner.
+        </h2>
+      </header>
+      <div className="prose prose-p:text-[var(--color-fg-text)] prose-p:text-sm text-base prose-strong:text-[var(--color-fg-green)] max-w-prose">
+        <p>
+          Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Fusce vel
+          varius enim. Maecenas vel lacus ut elit aliquam egestas eu ut metus.
+          Vivamus luctus sodales tempus. Nullam malesuada nunc a lectus aliquam
+          varius. Nam turpis purus, mattis vitae cursus sed, viverra quis magna.
+          Sed vel egestas mi, et bibendum neque. Nullam consequat, tortor nec
+          hendrerit bibendum, quam ex blandit tellus, a aliquam dolor orci a
+          erat. Ut vel vestibulum urna. Etiam euismod nulla dui, vitae efficitur
+          ligula posuere sit amet. Donec sed quam nec dui blandit hendrerit in
+          vel erat.
+        </p>
+      </div>
     </div>
   );
 }
-
-const FEATURED_COLLECTION_QUERY = `#graphql
-  fragment FeaturedCollection on Collection {
-    id
-    title
-    image {
-      id
-      url
-      altText
-      width
-      height
-    }
-    handle
-  }
-  query FeaturedCollection($country: CountryCode, $language: LanguageCode)
-    @inContext(country: $country, language: $language) {
-    collections(first: 1, sortKey: UPDATED_AT, reverse: true) {
-      nodes {
-        ...FeaturedCollection
-      }
-    }
-  }
-` as const;
-
-const RECOMMENDED_PRODUCTS_QUERY = `#graphql
-  fragment RecommendedProduct on Product {
-    id
-    title
-    handle
-    priceRange {
-      minVariantPrice {
-        amount
-        currencyCode
-      }
-    }
-    images(first: 1) {
-      nodes {
-        id
-        url
-        altText
-        width
-        height
-      }
-    }
-    productType
-  }
-  query RecommendedProducts ($country: CountryCode, $language: LanguageCode)
-    @inContext(country: $country, language: $language) {
-    products(first: 250, sortKey: UPDATED_AT, reverse: true) {
-      nodes {
-        ...RecommendedProduct
-      }
-    }
-  }
-` as const;
diff --git a/app/routes/_index_old.tsx b/app/routes/_index_old.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7d86765
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/routes/_index_old.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,183 @@
+import {type LoaderFunctionArgs} from '@shopify/remix-oxygen';
+import {Await, useLoaderData, Link, type MetaFunction} from '@remix-run/react';
+import {Suspense} from 'react';
+import {Image, Money} from '@shopify/hydrogen';
+import type {
+  FeaturedCollectionFragment,
+  RecommendedProductsQuery,
+} from 'storefrontapi.generated';
+
+export const meta: MetaFunction = () => {
+  return [{title: 'Hydrogen | Home'}];
+};
+
+export async function loader(args: LoaderFunctionArgs) {
+  // Start fetching non-critical data without blocking time to first byte
+  const deferredData = loadDeferredData(args);
+
+  // Await the critical data required to render initial state of the page
+  const criticalData = await loadCriticalData(args);
+
+  return {...deferredData, ...criticalData};
+}
+
+/**
+ * Load data necessary for rendering content above the fold. This is the critical data
+ * needed to render the page. If it's unavailable, the whole page should 400 or 500 error.
+ */
+async function loadCriticalData({context}: LoaderFunctionArgs) {
+  const [{collections}] = await Promise.all([
+    context.storefront.query(FEATURED_COLLECTION_QUERY),
+    // Add other queries here, so that they are loaded in parallel
+  ]);
+
+  return {
+    featuredCollection: collections.nodes[0],
+  };
+}
+
+/**
+ * Load data for rendering content below the fold. This data is deferred and will be
+ * fetched after the initial page load. If it's unavailable, the page should still 200.
+ * Make sure to not throw any errors here, as it will cause the page to 500.
+ */
+function loadDeferredData({context}: LoaderFunctionArgs) {
+  const recommendedProducts = context.storefront
+    .query(RECOMMENDED_PRODUCTS_QUERY)
+    .catch((error) => {
+      // Log query errors, but don't throw them so the page can still render
+      console.error(error);
+      return null;
+    });
+
+  return {
+    recommendedProducts,
+  };
+}
+
+export default function Homepage() {
+  const data = useLoaderData<typeof loader>();
+  return (
+    <div className="home">
+      <FeaturedCollection collection={data.featuredCollection} />
+      <RecommendedProducts products={data.recommendedProducts} />
+    </div>
+  );
+}
+
+function FeaturedCollection({
+  collection,
+}: {
+  collection: FeaturedCollectionFragment;
+}) {
+  if (!collection) return null;
+  const image = collection?.image;
+  return (
+    <Link
+      className="featured-collection"
+      to={`/collections/${collection.handle}`}
+    >
+      {image && (
+        <div className="featured-collection-image">
+          <Image data={image} sizes="100vw" />
+        </div>
+      )}
+      <h1>{collection.title}</h1>
+    </Link>
+  );
+}
+
+function RecommendedProducts({
+  products,
+}: {
+  products: Promise<RecommendedProductsQuery | null>;
+}) {
+  return (
+    <div className="recommended-products">
+      <h2>Recommended Products</h2>
+      <Suspense fallback={<div>Loading...</div>}>
+        <Await resolve={products}>
+          {(response) => (
+            <div className="recommended-products-grid">
+              {response
+                ? response.products.nodes.map((product) => (
+                    <Link
+                      key={product.id}
+                      className="recommended-product"
+                      to={`/${product.productType}/${product.handle}`}
+                    >
+                      <Image
+                        data={product.images.nodes[0]}
+                        aspectRatio="1/1"
+                        sizes="(min-width: 45em) 20vw, 50vw"
+                      />
+                      <h4>{product.title}</h4>
+                      <small>
+                        <Money data={product.priceRange.minVariantPrice} />
+                      </small>
+                    </Link>
+                  ))
+                : null}
+            </div>
+          )}
+        </Await>
+      </Suspense>
+      <br />
+    </div>
+  );
+}
+
+const FEATURED_COLLECTION_QUERY = `#graphql
+  fragment FeaturedCollection on Collection {
+    id
+    title
+    image {
+      id
+      url
+      altText
+      width
+      height
+    }
+    handle
+  }
+  query FeaturedCollection($country: CountryCode, $language: LanguageCode)
+    @inContext(country: $country, language: $language) {
+    collections(first: 1, sortKey: UPDATED_AT, reverse: true) {
+      nodes {
+        ...FeaturedCollection
+      }
+    }
+  }
+` as const;
+
+const RECOMMENDED_PRODUCTS_QUERY = `#graphql
+  fragment RecommendedProduct on Product {
+    id
+    title
+    handle
+    priceRange {
+      minVariantPrice {
+        amount
+        currencyCode
+      }
+    }
+    images(first: 1) {
+      nodes {
+        id
+        url
+        altText
+        width
+        height
+      }
+    }
+    productType
+  }
+  query RecommendedProducts ($country: CountryCode, $language: LanguageCode)
+    @inContext(country: $country, language: $language) {
+    products(first: 250, sortKey: UPDATED_AT, reverse: true) {
+      nodes {
+        ...RecommendedProduct
+      }
+    }
+  }
+` as const;
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 8b40efc..1872fad 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
         "@tailwindcss/typography": "^0.5.16",
         "class-variance-authority": "^0.7.1",
         "clsx": "^2.1.1",
+        "embla-carousel-react": "^8.6.0",
         "flowbite-react": "^0.12.5",
         "graphql": "^16.6.0",
         "graphql-tag": "^2.12.6",
@@ -9069,6 +9070,34 @@
       "dev": true,
       "license": "ISC"
     },
+    "node_modules/embla-carousel": {
+      "version": "8.6.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/embla-carousel/-/embla-carousel-8.6.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-SjWyZBHJPbqxHOzckOfo8lHisEaJWmwd23XppYFYVh10bU66/Pn5tkVkbkCMZVdbUE5eTCI2nD8OyIP4Z+uwkA==",
+      "license": "MIT"
+    },
+    "node_modules/embla-carousel-react": {
+      "version": "8.6.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/embla-carousel-react/-/embla-carousel-react-8.6.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-0/PjqU7geVmo6F734pmPqpyHqiM99olvyecY7zdweCw+6tKEXnrE90pBiBbMMU8s5tICemzpQ3hi5EpxzGW+JA==",
+      "license": "MIT",
+      "dependencies": {
+        "embla-carousel": "8.6.0",
+        "embla-carousel-reactive-utils": "8.6.0"
+      },
+      "peerDependencies": {
+        "react": "^16.8.0 || ^17.0.1 || ^18.0.0 || ^19.0.0 || ^19.0.0-rc"
+      }
+    },
+    "node_modules/embla-carousel-reactive-utils": {
+      "version": "8.6.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/embla-carousel-reactive-utils/-/embla-carousel-reactive-utils-8.6.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-fMVUDUEx0/uIEDM0Mz3dHznDhfX+znCCDCeIophYb1QGVM7YThSWX+wz11zlYwWFOr74b4QLGg0hrGPJeG2s4A==",
+      "license": "MIT",
+      "peerDependencies": {
+        "embla-carousel": "8.6.0"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/emoji-regex": {
       "version": "9.2.2",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/emoji-regex/-/emoji-regex-9.2.2.tgz",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 9718d61..4f6505c 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
     "@tailwindcss/typography": "^0.5.16",
     "class-variance-authority": "^0.7.1",
     "clsx": "^2.1.1",
+    "embla-carousel-react": "^8.6.0",
     "flowbite-react": "^0.12.5",
     "graphql": "^16.6.0",
     "graphql-tag": "^2.12.6",
@@ -88,5 +89,7 @@
   "engines": {
     "node": ">=18.0.0"
   },
-  "browserslist": ["defaults"]
+  "browserslist": [
+    "defaults"
+  ]
 }

From f31536022b56bc885a2b060236dfc8b5e1bd9a40 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: John Nguyen <jnguyen92780@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 30 Oct 2025 23:47:04 -0700
Subject: [PATCH 2/3] updated copy on home page

---
 app/components/HeroCarousel.tsx | 24 +++++++++++-------------
 app/routes/_index.tsx           | 32 +++++++++++++-------------------
 2 files changed, 24 insertions(+), 32 deletions(-)

diff --git a/app/components/HeroCarousel.tsx b/app/components/HeroCarousel.tsx
index 607c8d0..63ad831 100644
--- a/app/components/HeroCarousel.tsx
+++ b/app/components/HeroCarousel.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import type React from 'react';
-import {useState} from 'react';
+import {useEffect, useState} from 'react';
 import {cn} from '~/lib/utils';
 
 interface CarouselProps {
@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@ interface CarouselProps {
 
 export default function HeroCarousel({
   items,
-  autoPlay = false,
-  autoPlayInterval = 3000,
+  autoPlay,
+  autoPlayInterval,
 }: CarouselProps) {
   const [currentIndex, setCurrentIndex] = useState(0);
 
@@ -19,17 +19,15 @@ export default function HeroCarousel({
     setCurrentIndex(index);
   };
 
-  const goToPrevious = () => {
-    setCurrentIndex((prevIndex) =>
-      prevIndex === 0 ? items.length - 1 : prevIndex - 1,
-    );
-  };
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (!autoPlay) return; // Only run if autoplay is enabled
 
-  const goToNext = () => {
-    setCurrentIndex((prevIndex) =>
-      prevIndex === items.length - 1 ? 0 : prevIndex + 1,
-    );
-  };
+    const interval = setInterval(() => {
+      setCurrentIndex((prev) => (prev + 1) % items.length);
+    }, autoPlayInterval);
+
+    return () => clearInterval(interval); // Cleanup on unmount
+  }, [autoPlay, autoPlayInterval, items.length]);
 
   return (
     <div className="relative w-full">
diff --git a/app/routes/_index.tsx b/app/routes/_index.tsx
index c745b4f..debdbb4 100644
--- a/app/routes/_index.tsx
+++ b/app/routes/_index.tsx
@@ -47,28 +47,22 @@ const carouselItems = [
 export default function Homepage() {
   return (
     <div className="home-page xxs:mx-5 2xl:mx-0 mt-4">
-      <HeroCarousel2 items={carouselItems} />
+      <HeroCarousel2
+        items={carouselItems}
+        autoPlay={true}
+        autoPlayInterval={15000}
+      />
       <header className="hero rounded-md text-base lg:top-4">
-        <h1 className="hero-title text-balance text-5xl font-medium text-[var(--color-fg-green)] mb-5">
-          Hey there, John here!
+        <h1 className="hero-title text-pretty text-5xl font-medium text-[var(--color-fg-green)] max-w-[35ch] mb-5">
+          Web developer, plant dad, and an <u>obsessed</u> beginner
+          photographer.
         </h1>
-        <h2 className="hero-paragraph text-3xl font-medium leading-tight max-w-[30ch] text-balance text-[var(--color-fg-text)]">
-          I am a web developer, and welcome to my digital corner.
-        </h2>
+        <div className="prose max-w-prose prose-p:text-small">
+          <p className="hero-paragraph font-medium leading-tight max-w-prose text-pretty text-[var(--color-fg-text)]">
+            My name is John and welcome to my corner of the internet.
+          </p>
+        </div>
       </header>
-      <div className="prose prose-p:text-[var(--color-fg-text)] prose-p:text-sm text-base prose-strong:text-[var(--color-fg-green)] max-w-prose">
-        <p>
-          Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Fusce vel
-          varius enim. Maecenas vel lacus ut elit aliquam egestas eu ut metus.
-          Vivamus luctus sodales tempus. Nullam malesuada nunc a lectus aliquam
-          varius. Nam turpis purus, mattis vitae cursus sed, viverra quis magna.
-          Sed vel egestas mi, et bibendum neque. Nullam consequat, tortor nec
-          hendrerit bibendum, quam ex blandit tellus, a aliquam dolor orci a
-          erat. Ut vel vestibulum urna. Etiam euismod nulla dui, vitae efficitur
-          ligula posuere sit amet. Donec sed quam nec dui blandit hendrerit in
-          vel erat.
-        </p>
-      </div>
     </div>
   );
 }

From 5ab8891d5d464a7df1c5e4618b808688eab6a36f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: John Nguyen <jnguyen92780@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 2 Nov 2025 18:27:11 -0800
Subject: [PATCH 3/3] added sections to homepage

---
 app/routes/_index.tsx | 35 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++---
 1 file changed, 32 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/app/routes/_index.tsx b/app/routes/_index.tsx
index debdbb4..db51fef 100644
--- a/app/routes/_index.tsx
+++ b/app/routes/_index.tsx
@@ -53,9 +53,14 @@ export default function Homepage() {
         autoPlayInterval={15000}
       />
       <header className="hero rounded-md text-base lg:top-4">
-        <h1 className="hero-title text-pretty text-5xl font-medium text-[var(--color-fg-green)] max-w-[35ch] mb-5">
-          Web developer, plant dad, and an <u>obsessed</u> beginner
-          photographer.
+        <h1 className="hero-title text-pretty text-5xl font-medium text-[var(--color-fg-green)] max-w-[30ch] mb-5">
+          Web developer, plant dad, and an{' '}
+          <span className="bg-[var(--color-bg-4)]">
+            <i>
+              <u>obsessed</u>
+            </i>{' '}
+          </span>
+          beginner photographer.
         </h1>
         <div className="prose max-w-prose prose-p:text-small">
           <p className="hero-paragraph font-medium leading-tight max-w-prose text-pretty text-[var(--color-fg-text)]">
@@ -63,6 +68,30 @@ export default function Homepage() {
           </p>
         </div>
       </header>
+      <div>
+        <h2>Updates</h2>
+        <section>
+          <h3>Plants</h3>
+        </section>
+        <section>
+          <h3>Photography</h3>
+        </section>
+        <section>
+          <h3>Trails</h3>
+        </section>
+        <section>
+          <h3>Blog</h3>
+        </section>
+        <section>
+          <h3>Notes</h3>
+        </section>
+        <section>
+          <h3>Gadgets</h3>
+        </section>
+        <section>
+          <h3>Projects</h3>
+        </section>
+      </div>
     </div>
   );
 }