# elye/loaderviewlibrary

Library that enables TextView of ImageView to show loading animation while waiting for the text and image get loaded

Repository: https://github.com/elye/loaderviewlibrary
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/loaderviewlibrary
Language: Java
License: Apache-2.0
License Family: permissive
Last push: 2023-01-23T12:14:19+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 32/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3659, "days_push": 1318, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 2485, forks 323 (observed 2026-08-28T04:06:55.551945+00:00)

## What it is
An Android library providing LoaderTextView and LoaderImageView custom views that display a shimmer loading animation while text or images are being fetched. It is configured via XML layout attributes and a simple resetLoader() API.

## Use cases
- show shimmer placeholder while loading text from network
- display loading animation for images in Android app
- skeleton loading views for Android layouts
- customize shimmer color and corner radius on Android
- reset loading animation when refreshing data

## When to choose
- building a native Android app that needs shimmer/skeleton placeholders for TextViews and ImageViews
- you want XML-configurable loading views with minimal code
- your minSdk is API 15 or above

## When to avoid
- developing for iOS, web, or cross-platform frameworks like Flutter or React Native
- you need Jetpack Compose-based shimmer effects
- the project requires actively maintained dependencies with frequent updates

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: maintenance
- function: ui-components, animation
- domain: mobile-development, android-tools, frontend
- platform: -
- tags: shimmer-loading, skeleton-loading, android-ui, textview, imageview, placeholder-animation, android, mobile

## Member repositories
- elye/loaderviewlibrary (main) score 32

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:55.551945+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T02:28:03.846344+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/elye/loaderviewlibrary (fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:55.551945+00:00, sha ab2dd6cb94bd)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.