BaseRecyclerViewAdapterHelper
A flexible adapter library that simplifies building lists in Android RecyclerView apps.
- Stars
- 24.6k
- Forks
- 5.2k
- Licence
- MIT
- Language
- Kotlin
- Last update
- 14 days ago
- Type
- Library
What it is
BRVAH (BaseRecyclerViewAdapterHelper) is an Android library that helps developers build lists using RecyclerView, the standard Android component for scrollable lists. It provides a base adapter that handles common list tasks such as multiple item layout types, item animations, and loading more data as the user scrolls. The README describes version 4.x as supporting ConcatAdapter and splitting features into modules, but the README does not fully document each feature here.
- Show a list of items in an Android app with custom item layouts
- Display a feed that loads more items when the user scrolls to the end
- Combine several list sections or item types in one RecyclerView
Great for
- Android developers who build list screens with RecyclerView
- Teams that want less boilerplate code for repetitive list adapters
- Developers who need multiple item layout types in one list
- Apps that load data in pages and need load-more behavior
Not ideal for
- Non-Android developers, since it is written for Android RecyclerView (reason: it is an Android library)
- Beginners with no Android experience, since setup assumes familiarity with Gradle and RecyclerView (reason: the README gives only a dependency line and links to an external wiki for usage)
How to get it
- 1
Install with a package manager
You'll need: Android Studio or a Gradle-based Android project · Minimum Android API level 16 (per the README badge)
Add dependency to your Gradle build file
implementation("io.github.cymchad:BaseRecyclerViewAdapterHelper4:4.4.2") - 2
Run it
- Add the implementation line to your module's Gradle dependencies
- Sync your Gradle project
- Follow the v4 wiki or the demo folder in the repository to create your first adapter
- 3
Get the most out of it
- Read the v4 wiki for full API usage, since the README links there for details
- Study the demo folder in the repository for working examples
- Use the ConcatAdapter support mentioned in the README to combine multiple adapters
- Check the README's proguard note: the library ships its own rules, so manual setup is normally not needed
Downloads
Strengths
- Published to Maven Central, so no extra repository setup is needed according to the README
- Has a large community with about 24,568 GitHub stars
- Released under the permissive MIT license
Trade-offs
- Full usage documentation is in an external wiki and the README is partly in Chinese, which may slow non-Chinese readers
- Earlier versions (2.x and 3.x) are still maintained separately, so choosing the right version matters
How it compares
| Project | Stars | Type | Level | Updated | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BaseRecyclerViewAdapterHelper (this) | 24.6k | Library | intermediate | 14 days ago | Android developers who build list screens with RecyclerView |
| AndroidViewAnimations | 12.4k | Library | beginner | 5.2 years ago | Android developers who want quick, polished entrance or attention animations for buttons, cards or text |
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| NativeBase | 20.4k | Library | intermediate | 9 months ago | Teams maintaining an existing app already built on NativeBase |
| Valdi | 16.4k | Library | advanced | 6 days ago | Mobile teams who want one UI codebase for iOS and Android |
Stats synced from GitHub. The assessment above was drafted with AI from the project's README on 2026-10-29 and may miss recent changes — check the README before relying on a command. MIT licence: free to use, modify and distribute, including commercially, as long as you keep the copyright notice.