# renaudcerrato/FloatingSearchView

Yet another floating search view implementation, also known as persistent search.

Repository: https://github.com/renaudcerrato/FloatingSearchView
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/renaudcerrato-floatingsearchview
Language: Java
License: Apache-2.0
License Family: permissive
Last push: 2022-10-20T11:21:51+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 23/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3899, "days_push": 1413, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1311, forks 160 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:20.095075+00:00)

## What it is
An Android UI library providing a floating (persistent) search view widget written in Java. It supports menus, submenus, logos, animated icons, and RecyclerView-backed dropdown suggestions with custom adapters.

## Use cases
- add a persistent search bar to an android app
- show search suggestions in a dropdown with a custom adapter
- implement a floating search overlay with menu items
- customize search suggestion animations and item decorations
- hide menu items when the search view gains focus

## When to choose
- you need a persistent search widget on Android with full menu support
- you want RecyclerView-backed suggestions with custom adapters or animators
- you prefer a lightweight Java Android UI library

## When to avoid
- you need a Jetpack Compose search component
- you need a library with frequent updates and active maintenance
- you are building for platforms other than Android

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: maintenance
- function: ui-components, search-engine
- domain: android-tools, mobile-development, frontend
- platform: jvm
- tags: android-ui, persistent-search, search-view, recyclerview, material-design, android, mobile

## Member repositories
- renaudcerrato/FloatingSearchView (main) score 23

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:20.095075+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 2026-08-30T04:49:51.921047+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/renaudcerrato/FloatingSearchView (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:20.095075+00:00, sha 10cebb3cbfc2)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.