public class

AsyncListDiffer<T>

extends java.lang.Object

 java.lang.Object

↳androidx.recyclerview.widget.AsyncListDiffer<T>

Gradle dependencies

compile group: 'androidx.recyclerview', name: 'recyclerview', version: '1.3.0-alpha02'

  • groupId: androidx.recyclerview
  • artifactId: recyclerview
  • version: 1.3.0-alpha02

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Androidx artifact mapping:

androidx.recyclerview:recyclerview com.android.support:recyclerview-v7

Androidx class mapping:

androidx.recyclerview.widget.AsyncListDiffer android.support.v7.recyclerview.extensions.AsyncListDiffer

Overview

Helper for computing the difference between two lists via DiffUtil on a background thread.

It can be connected to a RecyclerView.Adapter, and will signal the adapter of changes between sumbitted lists.

For simplicity, the ListAdapter wrapper class can often be used instead of the AsyncListDiffer directly. This AsyncListDiffer can be used for complex cases, where overriding an adapter base class to support asynchronous List diffing isn't convenient.

The AsyncListDiffer can consume the values from a LiveData of List and present the data simply for an adapter. It computes differences in list contents via DiffUtil on a background thread as new Lists are received.

Use AsyncListDiffer.getCurrentList() to access the current List, and present its data objects. Diff results will be dispatched to the ListUpdateCallback immediately before the current list is updated. If you're dispatching list updates directly to an Adapter, this means the Adapter can safely access list items and total size via AsyncListDiffer.getCurrentList().

A complete usage pattern with Room would look like this:

  @Dao
 interface UserDao {
      @Query("SELECT * FROM user ORDER BY lastName ASC")
     public abstract LiveData<List<User>> usersByLastName();
 }

 class MyViewModel extends ViewModel {
     public final LiveData<List<User>> usersList;
     public MyViewModel(UserDao userDao) {
         usersList = userDao.usersByLastName();
     }
 }

 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);
         UserAdapter adapter = new UserAdapter();
         viewModel.usersList.observe(this, list -> adapter.submitList(list));
         recyclerView.setAdapter(adapter);
     }
 }

 class UserAdapter extends RecyclerView.Adapter<UserViewHolder> {
     private final AsyncListDiffer<User> mDiffer = new AsyncListDiffer(this, DIFF_CALLBACK);
      @Override
     public int getItemCount() {
         return mDiffer.getCurrentList().size();
     }
     public void submitList(List<User> list) {
         mDiffer.submitList(list);
     }
      @Override
     public void onBindViewHolder(UserViewHolder holder, int position) {
         User user = mDiffer.getCurrentList().get(position);
         holder.bindTo(user);
     }
     public static final DiffUtil.ItemCallback<User> DIFF_CALLBACK
             = new DiffUtil.ItemCallback<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);
         }
     }
 }

Summary

Constructors
publicAsyncListDiffer(ListUpdateCallback listUpdateCallback, AsyncDifferConfig<java.lang.Object> config)

Create a AsyncListDiffer with the provided config, and ListUpdateCallback to dispatch updates to.

publicAsyncListDiffer(RecyclerView.Adapter adapter, DiffUtil.ItemCallback<java.lang.Object> diffCallback)

Convenience for AsyncListDiffer(new AdapterListUpdateCallback(adapter), new AsyncDifferConfig.Builder().setDiffCallback(diffCallback).build());

Methods
public voidaddListListener(AsyncListDiffer.ListListener<java.lang.Object> listener)

Add a ListListener to receive updates when the current List changes.

public java.util.List<java.lang.Object>getCurrentList()

Get the current List - any diffing to present this list has already been computed and dispatched via the ListUpdateCallback.

public voidremoveListListener(AsyncListDiffer.ListListener<java.lang.Object> listener)

Remove a previously registered ListListener.

public voidsubmitList(java.util.List<java.lang.Object> newList)

Pass a new List to the AdapterHelper.

public voidsubmitList(java.util.List<java.lang.Object> newList, java.lang.Runnable commitCallback)

Pass a new List to the AdapterHelper.

from java.lang.Objectclone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructors

public AsyncListDiffer(RecyclerView.Adapter adapter, DiffUtil.ItemCallback<java.lang.Object> diffCallback)

Convenience for AsyncListDiffer(new AdapterListUpdateCallback(adapter), new AsyncDifferConfig.Builder().setDiffCallback(diffCallback).build());

Parameters:

adapter: Adapter to dispatch position updates to.
diffCallback: ItemCallback that compares items to dispatch appropriate animations when

See also: DiffUtil.DiffResult.dispatchUpdatesTo(RecyclerView.Adapter)

public AsyncListDiffer(ListUpdateCallback listUpdateCallback, AsyncDifferConfig<java.lang.Object> config)

Create a AsyncListDiffer with the provided config, and ListUpdateCallback to dispatch updates to.

Parameters:

listUpdateCallback: Callback to dispatch updates to.
config: Config to define background work Executor, and DiffUtil.ItemCallback for computing List diffs.

See also: DiffUtil.DiffResult.dispatchUpdatesTo(RecyclerView.Adapter)

Methods

public java.util.List<java.lang.Object> getCurrentList()

Get the current List - any diffing to present this list has already been computed and dispatched via the ListUpdateCallback.

If a null List, or no List has been submitted, an empty list will be returned.

The returned list may not be mutated - mutations to content must be done through AsyncListDiffer.submitList(List).

Returns:

current List.

public void submitList(java.util.List<java.lang.Object> newList)

Pass a new List to the AdapterHelper. Adapter updates will be computed on a background thread.

If a List 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 List will be swapped in.

Parameters:

newList: The new List.

public void submitList(java.util.List<java.lang.Object> newList, java.lang.Runnable commitCallback)

Pass a new List to the AdapterHelper. Adapter updates will be computed on a background thread.

If a List 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 List will be swapped in.

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

Parameters:

newList: The new List.
commitCallback: Optional runnable that is executed when the List is committed, if it is committed.

public void addListListener(AsyncListDiffer.ListListener<java.lang.Object> listener)

Add a ListListener to receive updates when the current List changes.

Parameters:

listener: Listener to receive updates.

See also: AsyncListDiffer.getCurrentList(), AsyncListDiffer.removeListListener(AsyncListDiffer.ListListener)

public void removeListListener(AsyncListDiffer.ListListener<java.lang.Object> listener)

Remove a previously registered ListListener.

Parameters:

listener: Previously registered listener.

See also: AsyncListDiffer.getCurrentList(), AsyncListDiffer.addListListener(AsyncListDiffer.ListListener)

Source

/*
 * Copyright 2018 The Android Open Source Project
 *
 * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
 * You may obtain a copy of the License at
 *
 *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
 *
 * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
 * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
 * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
 * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 * limitations under the License.
 */

package androidx.recyclerview.widget;

import android.os.Handler;
import android.os.Looper;

import androidx.annotation.NonNull;
import androidx.annotation.Nullable;

import java.util.Collections;
import java.util.List;
import java.util.concurrent.CopyOnWriteArrayList;
import java.util.concurrent.Executor;

/**
 * Helper for computing the difference between two lists via {@link DiffUtil} on a background
 * thread.
 * <p>
 * It can be connected to a
 * {@link RecyclerView.Adapter RecyclerView.Adapter}, and will signal the
 * adapter of changes between sumbitted lists.
 * <p>
 * For simplicity, the {@link ListAdapter} wrapper class can often be used instead of the
 * AsyncListDiffer directly. This AsyncListDiffer can be used for complex cases, where overriding an
 * adapter base class to support asynchronous List diffing isn't convenient.
 * <p>
 * The AsyncListDiffer can consume the values from a LiveData of <code>List</code> and present the
 * data simply for an adapter. It computes differences in list contents via {@link DiffUtil} on a
 * background thread as new <code>List</code>s are received.
 * <p>
 * Use {@link #getCurrentList()} to access the current List, and present its data objects. Diff
 * results will be dispatched to the ListUpdateCallback immediately before the current list is
 * updated. If you're dispatching list updates directly to an Adapter, this means the Adapter can
 * safely access list items and total size via {@link #getCurrentList()}.
 * <p>
 * A complete usage pattern with Room would look like this:
 * <pre>
 * {@literal @}Dao
 * interface UserDao {
 *     {@literal @}Query("SELECT * FROM user ORDER BY lastName ASC")
 *     public abstract LiveData&lt;List&lt;User>> usersByLastName();
 * }
 *
 * class MyViewModel extends ViewModel {
 *     public final LiveData&lt;List&lt;User>> usersList;
 *     public MyViewModel(UserDao userDao) {
 *         usersList = userDao.usersByLastName();
 *     }
 * }
 *
 * class MyActivity extends AppCompatActivity {
 *     {@literal @}Override
 *     public void onCreate(Bundle savedState) {
 *         super.onCreate(savedState);
 *         MyViewModel viewModel = new ViewModelProvider(this).get(MyViewModel.class);
 *         RecyclerView recyclerView = findViewById(R.id.user_list);
 *         UserAdapter adapter = new UserAdapter();
 *         viewModel.usersList.observe(this, list -> adapter.submitList(list));
 *         recyclerView.setAdapter(adapter);
 *     }
 * }
 *
 * class UserAdapter extends RecyclerView.Adapter&lt;UserViewHolder> {
 *     private final AsyncListDiffer&lt;User> mDiffer = new AsyncListDiffer(this, DIFF_CALLBACK);
 *     {@literal @}Override
 *     public int getItemCount() {
 *         return mDiffer.getCurrentList().size();
 *     }
 *     public void submitList(List&lt;User> list) {
 *         mDiffer.submitList(list);
 *     }
 *     {@literal @}Override
 *     public void onBindViewHolder(UserViewHolder holder, int position) {
 *         User user = mDiffer.getCurrentList().get(position);
 *         holder.bindTo(user);
 *     }
 *     public static final DiffUtil.ItemCallback&lt;User> DIFF_CALLBACK
 *             = new DiffUtil.ItemCallback&lt;User>() {
 *         {@literal @}Override
 *         public boolean areItemsTheSame(
 *                 {@literal @}NonNull User oldUser, {@literal @}NonNull User newUser) {
 *             // User properties may have changed if reloaded from the DB, but ID is fixed
 *             return oldUser.getId() == newUser.getId();
 *         }
 *         {@literal @}Override
 *         public boolean areContentsTheSame(
 *                 {@literal @}NonNull User oldUser, {@literal @}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);
 *         }
 *     }
 * }</pre>
 *
 * @param <T> Type of the lists this AsyncListDiffer will receive.
 *
 * @see DiffUtil
 * @see AdapterListUpdateCallback
 */
public class AsyncListDiffer<T> {
    private final ListUpdateCallback mUpdateCallback;
    @SuppressWarnings("WeakerAccess") /* synthetic access */
    final AsyncDifferConfig<T> mConfig;
    Executor mMainThreadExecutor;

    private static class MainThreadExecutor implements Executor {
        final Handler mHandler = new Handler(Looper.getMainLooper());
        MainThreadExecutor() {}
        @Override
        public void execute(@NonNull Runnable command) {
            mHandler.post(command);
        }
    }

    // TODO: use MainThreadExecutor from supportlib once one exists
    private static final Executor sMainThreadExecutor = new MainThreadExecutor();

    /**
     * Listener for when the current List is updated.
     *
     * @param <T> Type of items in List
     */
    public interface ListListener<T> {
        /**
         * Called after the current List has been updated.
         *
         * @param previousList The previous list.
         * @param currentList The new current list.
         */
        void onCurrentListChanged(@NonNull List<T> previousList, @NonNull List<T> currentList);
    }

    private final List<ListListener<T>> mListeners = new CopyOnWriteArrayList<>();

    /**
     * Convenience for
     * {@code AsyncListDiffer(new AdapterListUpdateCallback(adapter),
     * new AsyncDifferConfig.Builder().setDiffCallback(diffCallback).build());}
     *
     * @param adapter Adapter to dispatch position updates to.
     * @param diffCallback ItemCallback that compares items to dispatch appropriate animations when
     *
     * @see DiffUtil.DiffResult#dispatchUpdatesTo(RecyclerView.Adapter)
     */
    public AsyncListDiffer(@NonNull RecyclerView.Adapter adapter,
            @NonNull DiffUtil.ItemCallback<T> diffCallback) {
        this(new AdapterListUpdateCallback(adapter),
            new AsyncDifferConfig.Builder<>(diffCallback).build());
    }

    /**
     * Create a AsyncListDiffer with the provided config, and ListUpdateCallback to dispatch
     * updates to.
     *
     * @param listUpdateCallback Callback to dispatch updates to.
     * @param config Config to define background work Executor, and DiffUtil.ItemCallback for
     *               computing List diffs.
     *
     * @see DiffUtil.DiffResult#dispatchUpdatesTo(RecyclerView.Adapter)
     */
    @SuppressWarnings("WeakerAccess")
    public AsyncListDiffer(@NonNull ListUpdateCallback listUpdateCallback,
            @NonNull AsyncDifferConfig<T> config) {
        mUpdateCallback = listUpdateCallback;
        mConfig = config;
        if (config.getMainThreadExecutor() != null) {
            mMainThreadExecutor = config.getMainThreadExecutor();
        } else {
            mMainThreadExecutor = sMainThreadExecutor;
        }
    }

    @Nullable
    private List<T> mList;

    /**
     * Non-null, unmodifiable version of mList.
     * <p>
     * Collections.emptyList when mList is null, wrapped by Collections.unmodifiableList otherwise
     */
    @NonNull
    private List<T> mReadOnlyList = Collections.emptyList();

    // Max generation of currently scheduled runnable
    @SuppressWarnings("WeakerAccess") /* synthetic access */
    int mMaxScheduledGeneration;

    /**
     * Get the current List - any diffing to present this list has already been computed and
     * dispatched via the ListUpdateCallback.
     * <p>
     * If a <code>null</code> List, or no List has been submitted, an empty list will be returned.
     * <p>
     * The returned list may not be mutated - mutations to content must be done through
     * {@link #submitList(List)}.
     *
     * @return current List.
     */
    @NonNull
    public List<T> getCurrentList() {
        return mReadOnlyList;
    }

    /**
     * Pass a new List to the AdapterHelper. Adapter updates will be computed on a background
     * thread.
     * <p>
     * If a List 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 {@link ListUpdateCallback}),
     * and the new List will be swapped in.
     *
     * @param newList The new List.
     */
    @SuppressWarnings("WeakerAccess")
    public void submitList(@Nullable final List<T> newList) {
        submitList(newList, null);
    }

    /**
     * Pass a new List to the AdapterHelper. Adapter updates will be computed on a background
     * thread.
     * <p>
     * If a List 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 {@link ListUpdateCallback}),
     * and the new List will be swapped in.
     * <p>
     * The commit callback can be used to know when the List is committed, but note that it
     * may not be executed. If List B is submitted immediately after List A, and is
     * committed directly, the callback associated with List A will not be run.
     *
     * @param newList The new List.
     * @param commitCallback Optional runnable that is executed when the List is committed, if
     *                       it is committed.
     */
    @SuppressWarnings("WeakerAccess")
    public void submitList(@Nullable final List<T> newList,
            @Nullable final Runnable commitCallback) {
        // incrementing generation means any currently-running diffs are discarded when they finish
        final int runGeneration = ++mMaxScheduledGeneration;

        if (newList == mList) {
            // nothing to do (Note - still had to inc generation, since may have ongoing work)
            if (commitCallback != null) {
                commitCallback.run();
            }
            return;
        }

        final List<T> previousList = mReadOnlyList;

        // fast simple remove all
        if (newList == null) {
            //noinspection ConstantConditions
            int countRemoved = mList.size();
            mList = null;
            mReadOnlyList = Collections.emptyList();
            // notify last, after list is updated
            mUpdateCallback.onRemoved(0, countRemoved);
            onCurrentListChanged(previousList, commitCallback);
            return;
        }

        // fast simple first insert
        if (mList == null) {
            mList = newList;
            mReadOnlyList = Collections.unmodifiableList(newList);
            // notify last, after list is updated
            mUpdateCallback.onInserted(0, newList.size());
            onCurrentListChanged(previousList, commitCallback);
            return;
        }

        final List<T> oldList = mList;
        mConfig.getBackgroundThreadExecutor().execute(new Runnable() {
            @Override
            public void run() {
                final DiffUtil.DiffResult result = DiffUtil.calculateDiff(new DiffUtil.Callback() {
                    @Override
                    public int getOldListSize() {
                        return oldList.size();
                    }

                    @Override
                    public int getNewListSize() {
                        return newList.size();
                    }

                    @Override
                    public boolean areItemsTheSame(int oldItemPosition, int newItemPosition) {
                        T oldItem = oldList.get(oldItemPosition);
                        T newItem = newList.get(newItemPosition);
                        if (oldItem != null && newItem != null) {
                            return mConfig.getDiffCallback().areItemsTheSame(oldItem, newItem);
                        }
                        // If both items are null we consider them the same.
                        return oldItem == null && newItem == null;
                    }

                    @Override
                    public boolean areContentsTheSame(int oldItemPosition, int newItemPosition) {
                        T oldItem = oldList.get(oldItemPosition);
                        T newItem = newList.get(newItemPosition);
                        if (oldItem != null && newItem != null) {
                            return mConfig.getDiffCallback().areContentsTheSame(oldItem, newItem);
                        }
                        if (oldItem == null && newItem == null) {
                            return true;
                        }
                        // There is an implementation bug if we reach this point. Per the docs, this
                        // method should only be invoked when areItemsTheSame returns true. That
                        // only occurs when both items are non-null or both are null and both of
                        // those cases are handled above.
                        throw new AssertionError();
                    }

                    @Nullable
                    @Override
                    public Object getChangePayload(int oldItemPosition, int newItemPosition) {
                        T oldItem = oldList.get(oldItemPosition);
                        T newItem = newList.get(newItemPosition);
                        if (oldItem != null && newItem != null) {
                            return mConfig.getDiffCallback().getChangePayload(oldItem, newItem);
                        }
                        // There is an implementation bug if we reach this point. Per the docs, this
                        // method should only be invoked when areItemsTheSame returns true AND
                        // areContentsTheSame returns false. That only occurs when both items are
                        // non-null which is the only case handled above.
                        throw new AssertionError();
                    }
                });

                mMainThreadExecutor.execute(new Runnable() {
                    @Override
                    public void run() {
                        if (mMaxScheduledGeneration == runGeneration) {
                            latchList(newList, result, commitCallback);
                        }
                    }
                });
            }
        });
    }

    @SuppressWarnings("WeakerAccess") /* synthetic access */
    void latchList(
            @NonNull List<T> newList,
            @NonNull DiffUtil.DiffResult diffResult,
            @Nullable Runnable commitCallback) {
        final List<T> previousList = mReadOnlyList;
        mList = newList;
        // notify last, after list is updated
        mReadOnlyList = Collections.unmodifiableList(newList);
        diffResult.dispatchUpdatesTo(mUpdateCallback);
        onCurrentListChanged(previousList, commitCallback);
    }

    private void onCurrentListChanged(@NonNull List<T> previousList,
            @Nullable Runnable commitCallback) {
        // current list is always mReadOnlyList
        for (ListListener<T> listener : mListeners) {
            listener.onCurrentListChanged(previousList, mReadOnlyList);
        }
        if (commitCallback != null) {
            commitCallback.run();
        }
    }

    /**
     * Add a ListListener to receive updates when the current List changes.
     *
     * @param listener Listener to receive updates.
     *
     * @see #getCurrentList()
     * @see #removeListListener(ListListener)
     */
    public void addListListener(@NonNull ListListener<T> listener) {
        mListeners.add(listener);
    }

    /**
     * Remove a previously registered ListListener.
     *
     * @param listener Previously registered listener.
     * @see #getCurrentList()
     * @see #addListListener(ListListener)
     */
    public void removeListListener(@NonNull ListListener<T> listener) {
        mListeners.remove(listener);
    }
}