# cymchad/baserecyclerviewadapterhelper

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24,607 stars · 5,182 forks · Kotlin · MIT

## Links

- GitHub: https://github.com/CymChad/BaseRecyclerViewAdapterHelper
- Homepage: http://www.recyclerview.org/
- awesome-repositories: https://awesome-repositories.com/repository/cymchad-baserecyclerviewadapterhelper.md

## Topics

`android` `android-library` `recyclerview` `recyclerview-adapter` `recyclerview-item-animation`

## Description

This project is an Android RecyclerView adapter wrapper designed to reduce boilerplate code when building complex lists. It serves as a framework for simplifying data binding and managing the interaction between data models and their corresponding view holders.

The library distinguishes itself through specialized support for multi-type layout rendering, where diverse data models are mapped to specific layouts within a single list. It provides a structural implementation for expandable list frameworks that allow users to collapse or expand hierarchical items to reveal nested content.

Additional capabilities include a pagination manager for infinite scrolling and incremental data loading to handle large datasets. The project also incorporates a diff-based list updater to perform targeted refreshes of changed items and a state management system for injecting headers, footers, and empty state views.

## Tags

### Mobile Development

- [RecyclerView Adapter Wrappers](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/mobile-development/recyclerview-adapter-wrappers.md) — Provides a comprehensive wrapper for RecyclerView.Adapter to minimize boilerplate code when implementing complex Android lists. ([source](http://www.recyclerview.org/))
- [Android List Pagination Managers](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/mobile-development/android-list-pagination-managers.md) — Provides a dedicated toolkit for implementing infinite scrolling and incremental data loading within Android RecyclerViews.

### User Interface & Experience

- [RecyclerView Lists](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/user-interface-experience/list-components/recyclerview-lists.md) — Provides a comprehensive wrapper for Android RecyclerView to simplify complex list development and data management.
- [Adapter-Based UI Bindings](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/user-interface-experience/adapter-based-ui-bindings.md) — Implements an adapter pattern to dynamically map data models to their corresponding user interface elements in a list.
- [Multi-Type List Rendering](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/user-interface-experience/algebraic-data-type-layouts/multi-type-list-rendering.md) — Displays different item styles within a single list by mapping diverse data models to specific layout files.
- [Differential List Updates](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/user-interface-experience/layout-utilities/presentation-engines/list-rendering/reactive-list-updates/differential-list-updates.md) — Provides a diff-based mechanism to perform targeted refreshes of changed list items instead of reloading the entire view.
- [Differential List Updating](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/user-interface-experience/layout-utilities/presentation-engines/list-rendering/reactive-list-updates/differential-list-updating.md) — Calculates differences between data sets to refresh only changed items in an Android list.
- [Type-to-Component Mappings](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/user-interface-experience/view-to-data-mappings/type-to-component-mappings.md) — Maps specific data model classes to integer layout types to automate the selection of view holders.
- [Nested Collapsible Structures](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/user-interface-experience/collapsible-ui-components/nested-collapsible-structures.md) — Implements hierarchical arrangements of collapsible sections to organize nested data effectively. ([source](https://github.com/CymChad/BaseRecyclerViewAdapterHelper/blob/3.x/readme/0-BaseRecyclerViewAdapterHelper.md))
- [Expandable List Frameworks](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/user-interface-experience/expandable-list-frameworks.md) — Provides a structural implementation for creating collapsible and expandable hierarchical items in Android RecyclerViews.
- [Collapsible List Items](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/user-interface-experience/expanding-ui-elements/collapsible-list-items.md) — Creates hierarchical list structures where users can collapse or expand items to reveal nested child content.
- [Infinite Scrolling](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/user-interface-experience/infinite-scrolling.md) — Implements incremental data fetching that triggers requests for more content when the user reaches the bottom. ([source](https://github.com/CymChad/BaseRecyclerViewAdapterHelper/blob/3.x/readme/0-BaseRecyclerViewAdapterHelper.md))
- [List State View Management](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/user-interface-experience/list-state-view-management.md) — Displays specialized views for empty states, headers, and footers to communicate the current status of a data list.
- [List State Views](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/user-interface-experience/list-state-views.md) — Implements a system for injecting specialized views to handle empty states, headers, and footers within a list. ([source](https://github.com/CymChad/BaseRecyclerViewAdapterHelper/blob/3.x/readme/0-BaseRecyclerViewAdapterHelper.md))
- [State-Based View Injection](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/user-interface-experience/view-hierarchy-injections/state-based-view-injection.md) — Inserts specialized header, footer, or empty state views into the data stream based on the current list status.

### DevOps & Infrastructure

- [Differential List Refreshing](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/devops-infrastructure/automated-container-updaters/automatic-rebuild-triggers/documentation-site-rebuilds/differential-updates/differential-list-refreshing.md) — Calculates the difference between two data sets to refresh only changed items instead of reloading the entire list. ([source](https://github.com/CymChad/BaseRecyclerViewAdapterHelper/blob/3.x/readme/0-BaseRecyclerViewAdapterHelper.md))

### Data & Databases

- [Android List Pagination](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/data-databases/android-list-pagination.md) — Implements infinite scrolling and incremental data loading tailored for Android user interfaces.
- [Data Pagination](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/data-databases/data-pagination.md) — Provides techniques for retrieving and displaying large datasets in smaller, manageable chunks. ([source](https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/gh/cymchad/baserecyclerviewadapterhelper@master/README.md))

### Software Engineering & Architecture

- [Linearized Hierarchies](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/software-engineering-architecture/hierarchical-data-structures/linearized-hierarchies.md) — Transforms nested data structures into a linear list to support expanding and collapsing item groups.
