AsyncPagedListDiffer

Added in 2.0.0
Deprecated in 3.0.0

Helper object for mapping a androidx.paging.PagedList into a RecyclerView.Adapter.

For simplicity, the PagedListAdapter wrapper class can often be used instead of the differ directly. This diff class is exposed for complex cases, and where overriding an adapter base class to support paging isn't convenient.

When consuming a LiveData of PagedList, you can observe updates and dispatch them directly to submitList. The AsyncPagedListDiffer then can present this updating data set simply for an adapter. It listens to PagedList loading callbacks, and uses DiffUtil on a background thread to compute updates as new PagedLists are received.

It provides a simple list-like API with getItem and itemCount for an adapter to acquire and present data objects.

A complete usage pattern with Room would look like this:

@Dao
interface UserDao {
@Query("SELECT * FROM user ORDER BY lastName ASC")
public abstract DataSource.Factory<Integer, User> usersByLastName();
}

class MyViewModel extends ViewModel {
public final LiveData<PagedList<User>> usersList;
public MyViewModel(UserDao userDao) {
usersList = new LivePagedListBuilder<>(
userDao.usersByLastName(), /* page size */20).build();
}
}

class MyActivity extends AppCompatActivity {
@Override
public void onCreate(Bundle savedState) {
super.onCreate(savedState);
MyViewModel viewModel = new ViewModelProvider(this).get(MyViewModel.class);
RecyclerView recyclerView = findViewById(R.id.user_list);
final UserAdapter adapter = new UserAdapter();
viewModel.usersList.observe(this, pagedList -> adapter.submitList(pagedList));
recyclerView.setAdapter(adapter);
}
}

class UserAdapter extends RecyclerView.Adapter&lt;UserViewHolder> {
private final AsyncPagedListDiffer&lt;User> differ =
new AsyncPagedListDiffer(this, DIFF_CALLBACK);
@Override
public int getItemCount() {
return differ.getItemCount();
}
public void submitList(PagedList&lt;User> pagedList) {
differ.submitList(pagedList);
}
@Override
public void onBindViewHolder(UserViewHolder holder, int position) {
User user = differ.getItem(position);
if (user != null) {
holder.bindTo(user);
} else {
// Null defines a placeholder item - AsyncPagedListDiffer will automatically
// invalidate this row when the actual object is loaded from the database
holder.clear();
}
}
public static final DiffUtil.ItemCallback&lt;User> DIFF_CALLBACK =
new DiffUtil.ItemCallback&lt;User>() {
@Override
public boolean areItemsTheSame(
@NonNull User oldUser, @NonNull User newUser) {
// User properties may have changed if reloaded from the DB, but ID is fixed
return oldUser.getId() == newUser.getId();
}
@Override
public boolean areContentsTheSame(@NonNull User oldUser, @NonNull User newUser) {
// NOTE: if you use equals, your object must properly override Object#equals()
// Incorrectly returning false here will result in too many animations.
return oldUser.equals(newUser);
}
}
}
Parameters
<T : Any>

Type of the PagedLists this differ will receive.

Summary

Nested types

This interface is deprecated. PagedList is deprecated and has been replaced by PagingData

Public constructors

<T : Any> AsyncPagedListDiffer(
    adapter: RecyclerView.Adapter<*>,
    diffCallback: DiffUtil.ItemCallback<T>
)

This function is deprecated. PagedList is deprecated and has been replaced by PagingData

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<T : Any> AsyncPagedListDiffer(
    listUpdateCallback: ListUpdateCallback,
    config: AsyncDifferConfig<T>
)

This function is deprecated. PagedList is deprecated and has been replaced by PagingData

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Public functions

open Unit

Add a LoadState listener to observe the loading state of the current PagedList.

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Unit
addPagedListListener(callback: (PagedList<T>?, PagedList<T>?) -> Unit)

Add a callback to receive updates when the current PagedList changes.

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open Unit

Add a PagedListListener to receive updates when the current PagedList changes.

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open T?
getItem(index: Int)

Get the item from the current PagedList at the specified index.

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open Unit

Remove a previously registered LoadState listener.

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Unit

Remove a previously registered callback via addPagedListListener.

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open Unit

Remove a previously registered PagedListListener.

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open Unit
submitList(pagedList: PagedList<T>?)

Pass a new PagedList to the differ.

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open Unit
submitList(pagedList: PagedList<T>?, commitCallback: Runnable?)

Pass a new PagedList to the differ.

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Public properties

open PagedList<T>?

Returns the PagedList currently being displayed by the differ.

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open Int

Get the number of items currently presented by this Differ.

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Public constructors

AsyncPagedListDiffer

<T : Any> AsyncPagedListDiffer(
    adapter: RecyclerView.Adapter<*>,
    diffCallback: DiffUtil.ItemCallback<T>
)

Convenience for

AsyncPagedListDiffer(
AdapterListUpdateCallback(adapter),
AsyncDifferConfig.Builder<T>(diffCallback).build()
)
Parameters
adapter: RecyclerView.Adapter<*>

Adapter that will receive update signals.

diffCallback: DiffUtil.ItemCallback<T>

The DiffUtil.ItemCallback instance to compare items in the list.

AsyncPagedListDiffer

<T : Any> AsyncPagedListDiffer(
    listUpdateCallback: ListUpdateCallback,
    config: AsyncDifferConfig<T>
)

Public functions

addLoadStateListener

open fun addLoadStateListener(listener: (LoadType, LoadState) -> Unit): Unit

Add a LoadState listener to observe the loading state of the current PagedList.

As new PagedLists are submitted and displayed, the listener will be notified to reflect current LoadType.REFRESH, LoadType.PREPEND, and LoadType.APPEND states.

Parameters
listener: (LoadType, LoadState) -> Unit

LoadState listener to receive updates.

addPagedListListener

fun addPagedListListener(callback: (PagedList<T>?, PagedList<T>?) -> Unit): Unit

Add a callback to receive updates when the current PagedList changes.

Parameters
callback: (PagedList<T>?, PagedList<T>?) -> Unit

to receive updates.

addPagedListListener

open fun addPagedListListener(
    listener: AsyncPagedListDiffer.PagedListListener<T>
): Unit

Add a PagedListListener to receive updates when the current PagedList changes.

Parameters
listener: AsyncPagedListDiffer.PagedListListener<T>

Listener to receive updates.

getItem

open fun getItem(index: Int): T?

Get the item from the current PagedList at the specified index.

Note that this operates on both loaded items and null padding within the PagedList.

Parameters
index: Int

Index of item to get, must be >= 0, and <getItemCount.

Returns
T?

The item, or null, if a null placeholder is at the specified position.

removeLoadStateListener

open fun removeLoadStateListener(listener: (LoadType, LoadState) -> Unit): Unit

Remove a previously registered LoadState listener.

Parameters
listener: (LoadType, LoadState) -> Unit

Previously registered listener.

removePagedListListener

fun removePagedListListener(callback: (PagedList<T>?, PagedList<T>?) -> Unit): Unit

Remove a previously registered callback via addPagedListListener.

Parameters
callback: (PagedList<T>?, PagedList<T>?) -> Unit

Previously registered callback.

removePagedListListener

open fun removePagedListListener(
    listener: AsyncPagedListDiffer.PagedListListener<T>
): Unit

Remove a previously registered PagedListListener.

Parameters
listener: AsyncPagedListDiffer.PagedListListener<T>

Previously registered listener.

submitList

open fun submitList(pagedList: PagedList<T>?): Unit

Pass a new PagedList to the differ.

If a PagedList is already present, a diff will be computed asynchronously on a background thread. When the diff is computed, it will be applied (dispatched to the ListUpdateCallback), and the new PagedList will be swapped in as the currentList.

Parameters
pagedList: PagedList<T>?

The new PagedList.

submitList

open fun submitList(pagedList: PagedList<T>?, commitCallback: Runnable?): Unit

Pass a new PagedList to the differ.

If a PagedList is already present, a diff will be computed asynchronously on a background thread. When the diff is computed, it will be applied (dispatched to the ListUpdateCallback), and the new PagedList will be swapped in as the current list.

The commit callback can be used to know when the PagedList is committed, but note that it may not be executed. If PagedList B is submitted immediately after PagedList A, and is committed directly, the callback associated with PagedList A will not be run.

Parameters
pagedList: PagedList<T>?

The new PagedList.

commitCallback: Runnable?

Optional runnable that is executed when the PagedList is committed, if it is committed.

Throws
kotlin.IllegalStateException

if previous PagedList wasn't snapshotted correctly.

Public properties

currentList

open val currentListPagedList<T>?

Returns the PagedList currently being displayed by the differ.

This is not necessarily the most recent list passed to submitList, because a diff is computed asynchronously between the new list and the current list before updating the currentList value. May be null if no PagedList is being presented.

Returns
PagedList<T>?

The list currently being displayed, may be null.

itemCount

open val itemCountInt

Get the number of items currently presented by this Differ. This value can be directly returned to RecyclerView.Adapter.getItemCount.

Returns
Int

Number of items being presented.