AsyncListUtil

class AsyncListUtil<T>


A utility class that supports asynchronous content loading.

It can be used to load Cursor data in chunks without querying the Cursor on the UI Thread while keeping UI and cache synchronous for better user experience.

It loads the data on a background thread and keeps only a limited number of fixed sized chunks in memory at all times.

AsyncListUtil queries the currently visible range through ViewCallback, loads the required data items in the background through DataCallback, and notifies a ViewCallback when the data is loaded. It may load some extra items for smoother scrolling.

Note that this class uses a single thread to load the data, so it suitable to load data from secondary storage such as disk, but not from network.

This class is designed to work with RecyclerView, but it does not depend on it and can be used with other list views.

Summary

Nested types

abstract class AsyncListUtil.DataCallback<T>

The callback that provides data access for AsyncListUtil.

The callback that links AsyncListUtil with the list view.

Public constructors

AsyncListUtil(
    klass: Class<T!>,
    tileSize: Int,
    dataCallback: AsyncListUtil.DataCallback<T!>,
    viewCallback: AsyncListUtil.ViewCallback
)

Creates an AsyncListUtil.

Public functions

T?
getItem(position: Int)

Returns the data item at the given position or null if it has not been loaded yet.

Int

Returns the number of items in the data set.

Unit

Updates the currently visible item range.

Unit

Forces reloading the data.

Public constructors

AsyncListUtil

Added in 1.0.0
AsyncListUtil(
    klass: Class<T!>,
    tileSize: Int,
    dataCallback: AsyncListUtil.DataCallback<T!>,
    viewCallback: AsyncListUtil.ViewCallback
)

Creates an AsyncListUtil.

Parameters
klass: Class<T!>

Class of the data item.

tileSize: Int

Number of item per chunk loaded at once.

dataCallback: AsyncListUtil.DataCallback<T!>

Data access callback.

viewCallback: AsyncListUtil.ViewCallback

Callback for querying visible item range and update notifications.

Public functions

getItem

Added in 1.0.0
fun getItem(position: Int): T?

Returns the data item at the given position or null if it has not been loaded yet.

If this method has been called for a specific position and returned null, then onItemLoaded will be called when it finally loads. Note that if this position stays outside of the cached item range (as defined by extendRangeInto method), then the callback will never be called for this position.

Parameters
position: Int

Item position.

Returns
T?

The data item at the given position or null if it has not been loaded yet.

getItemCount

Added in 1.0.0
fun getItemCount(): Int

Returns the number of items in the data set.

This is the number returned by a recent call to refreshData.

Returns
Int

Number of items.

onRangeChanged

Added in 1.0.0
fun onRangeChanged(): Unit

Updates the currently visible item range.

Identifies the data items that have not been loaded yet and initiates loading them in the background. Should be called from the view's scroll listener (such as onScrolled).

refresh

Added in 1.0.0
fun refresh(): Unit

Forces reloading the data.

Discards all the cached data and reloads all required data items for the currently visible range. To be called when the data item count and/or contents has changed.