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hongyangandroid/baseadapter

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TLDR

A Java library for Android that eliminates the repetitive adapter code needed to display lists in apps, with built-in support for ListView, RecyclerView, and GridView, including wrappers for headers, footers, and loading indicators.

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    What it does
      Removes boilerplate
      ViewHolder management
      Wrapper pattern
    List types
      ListView
      RecyclerView
      GridView
    Wrappers
      HeaderAndFooterWrapper
      LoadMoreWrapper
      EmptyWrapper
    Use cases
      Standard lists
      Multi-layout lists
      Paginated feeds
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Things people build with this

USE CASE 1

Build an Android app with a scrollable list of items without writing ViewHolder boilerplate from scratch.

USE CASE 2

Create a chat-style list where sent and received messages use different row layouts with MultiItemTypeAdapter.

USE CASE 3

Add a load-more indicator at the bottom of a RecyclerView that triggers when the user scrolls to the end.

USE CASE 4

Show a placeholder view automatically when a list has no data using EmptyWrapper.

Tech stack

JavaAndroidGradleRecyclerView

Getting it running

Difficulty · easy Time to first run · 30min

Add as a Gradle dependency to your Android project, no additional configuration required.

In plain English

base-adapter is a Java library for Android that reduces the repetitive code required when displaying lists of items in an app. In Android development, showing a list of data requires writing an adapter: a piece of code that connects a data source to the list view on screen. This library provides pre-built adapters so developers can skip writing that boilerplate themselves. The library covers three common Android list components: ListView, RecyclerView, and GridView. For a basic list, you extend a class called CommonAdapter and fill in a single method that describes how each item should look. The library handles ViewHolder creation and recycling internally, which are implementation details that Android developers otherwise need to manage by hand. For lists where different rows have different layouts (a chat conversation, for example, where sent and received messages look different), the library provides MultiItemTypeAdapter. Each item layout gets its own delegate class that defines which layout to use and how to populate it with data. Beyond the core adapters, the library includes wrapper classes that add common list behaviors by wrapping an existing adapter. HeaderAndFooterWrapper adds fixed rows at the top and bottom of a list. LoadMoreWrapper adds a loading indicator at the bottom and a callback for when the user scrolls to the end. EmptyWrapper shows a placeholder view when the list has no data. These wrappers can be chained together. The README is written in Chinese. The library is a dependency for Android projects and available via Gradle. It targets developers who want to avoid writing standard adapter and ViewHolder patterns from scratch.

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Prompt 1
Using the hongyangandroid/baseadapter library, show me how to create a RecyclerView adapter for a list of User objects with name and email fields.
Prompt 2
How do I use MultiItemTypeAdapter from baseadapter to display a chat conversation where sent and received messages have different layouts?
Prompt 3
Show me how to wrap an existing adapter with LoadMoreWrapper from baseadapter to add infinite scroll to a RecyclerView.
Prompt 4
How do I add a sticky header and footer to an Android ListView using baseadapter's HeaderAndFooterWrapper?
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