How to use the useAnimation hook for creating complex animations in Next.js

To use the useAnimation hook for creating complex animations in Next.js, you would typically follow these steps:

1. Install Framer Motion: Framer Motion is a popular animation library for React that provides hooks like useAnimation. You can install it via npm or yarn.

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   npm install framer-motion
   # or
   yarn add framer-motion
   

2. Import Necessary Modules: In your Next.js component file, import the useAnimation hook from Framer Motion.

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   import { motion, useAnimation } from 'framer-motion';
   

3. Create Animations: Define your animations using the useAnimation hook. This hook allows you to control animations imperatively.

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   const controls = useAnimation();
   
   const startAnimation = async () => {
     await controls.start({
       opacity: 1,
       x: 100,
       transition: { duration: 0.5 },
     });
     await controls.start({
       opacity: 0,
       x: -100,
       transition: { duration: 0.5 },
     });
   };
   

4. Attach Animations to Components: Apply the animation controls to the components you want to animate using the AnimatePresence component or directly with motion components.

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   <motion.div animate={controls}>
     {/* Content to animate */}
   </motion.div>
   

5. Trigger Animations: You can trigger animations in response to user interactions, component lifecycle events, or any other application logic.

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   // Trigger animation on button click
   
   <button onClick={startAnimation}>Start Animation</button>
   

6. Complex Animations: For more complex animations, you can use variants to define multiple animation states and transitions between them.

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   const variants = {
     initial: { opacity: 0 },
     animate: { opacity: 1, transition: { duration: 0.5 } },
     exit: { opacity: 0, transition: { duration: 0.5 } },
   };
   
   return (
     <motion.div
       variants={variants}
       initial="initial"
       animate="animate"
       exit="exit"
     >
       {/* Content to animate */}
     </motion.div>
   );
   

By following these steps, you can use the useAnimation hook along with Framer Motion to create complex animations in your Next.js application. Remember to explore the documentation of Framer Motion for more advanced features and techniques.