Sleepytime Paper

This project generates short, Dr. Seuss-style bedtime stories from random scientific papers using OpenAI's GPT-3.5-turbo and converts them to audio using OpenAI's text-to-speech API with the Nova voice.

Features

• Fetches random scientific papers from arXiv
• Generates concise, child-friendly bedtime stories based on scientific concepts
• Converts stories to audio using OpenAI's text-to-speech API
• Presents stories and audio in a user-friendly interface
• Allows users to generate new stories with a single click

Technologies Used

• Next.js 14
• React 18
• TypeScript
• OpenAI API (GPT-3.5-turbo for text generation, TTS-1 for audio conversion)
• Axios for HTTP requests
• Tailwind CSS for styling
• XML2JS for parsing arXiv API responses

Setup

1. Clone the repository
2. Install dependencies:

   npm install
   

3. Create a .env.local file in the root directory and add your API key:

   OPENAI_API_KEY=your_openai_api_key_here
   

4. Run the development server:

   npm run dev
   

5. Open http://localhost:3000 in your browser

Project Structure

• pages/: Contains the main pages of the application
  • index.tsx: Home page with story generation
  • docs.tsx: Documentation page
  • api/: API routes
    • generate-story.ts: Handles story generation and audio conversion
• components/: Reusable React components
  • Sidebar.tsx: Navigation sidebar
• styles/: Global styles and Tailwind CSS configuration

Configuration

The project uses Next.js configuration (next.config.js) and Tailwind CSS (tailwind.config.js). Modify these files to adjust build settings or styling as needed.

Deployment

This project is ready to be deployed on Vercel:

1. Connect your GitHub repository to Vercel
2. Add the OPENAI_API_KEY environment variable in your Vercel project settings
3. Deploy the project

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please feel free to submit a Pull Request.

License

This project is open source and available under the MIT License.