ShimmerRecyclerView
Original Repository
ShimmerRecyclerView
Intro
A custom recycler view with shimmer views to indicate that views are loading. The recycler view has a built-in adapter to control the shimmer appearance and provide two methods –
- showShimmerAdapter() – set up a demo adapter a predefined number of child demo views.
- hideShimmerAdapter() – restores your adapter to show the actual child elements.
Demo Screen
| List Demo | Grid Demo |
|---|---|
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Attributes and Methods
Following are the attributes and methods to initialise the demo views.
| XML Attributes | Java Methods | Explanation |
|---|---|---|
app:demo_child_count |
setDemoChildCount(int) |
Integer value that sets the number of demo views should be present in shimmer adapter |
app:demo_layout |
setDemoLayoutReference(int) |
Layout reference to your demo view. Define your my_demo_view.xml and refer the layout reference here. |
app:demo_layout_manager_type |
setDemoLayoutManager(LayoutManagerType) |
Layout manager of demo view. Can be one among linear_veritical or linear_horizontal or grid. |
Usage
Define your xml as:
<com.cooltechworks.views.shimmer.ShimmerRecyclerView
xmlns:app="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"
android:id="@+id/shimmer_recycler_view"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
app:demo_child_count="10"
app:demo_grid_child_count="2"
app:demo_layout="@layout/layout_demo_grid"
app:demo_layout_manager_type="grid"
/>
where @layout/layout_demo_grid refers to your sample layout that should be shown during loading spinner. Now on your activity onCreate, initialize the shimmer as below:
ShimmerRecyclerView shimmerRecycler = (ShimmerRecyclerView) findViewById(R.id.shimmer_recycler_view);
shimmerRecycler.showShimmerAdapter();
Adding to your project
- Add the following configuration in your build.gradle file.
repositories {
jcenter()
maven { url "https://jitpack.io" }
}
dependencies {
compile 'com.github.sharish:ShimmerRecyclerView:v1.0.1'
}
Developed By
- Harish Sridharan – harish.sridhar@gmail.com
Acknowledgements
- Facebook for Shimmer Android which lies as a base for this repo.
License
The repo is released under following licenses
Apache License for ShimmerRecycler
BSD License for Facebook’s Shimmer-Android
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