# samlss/Broccoli

📟An Android library that shows the placeholder of the view.

Repository: https://github.com/samlss/Broccoli
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/samlss-broccoli
Language: Java
License: Apache-2.0
License Family: permissive
Topics: android, view, placeholder
Last push: 2023-03-22T01:34:10+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 32/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2819, "days_push": 1261, "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 1756, forks 199 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:32.178211+00:00)

## What it is
An Android library that displays placeholder views (skeleton screens) while content is loading. It supports default and custom placeholder styles, including gradient shimmer animations, and works with RecyclerViews.

## Use cases
- show skeleton placeholders while loading data in an android app
- add shimmer loading effect to views
- display placeholder for recyclerview items during load
- improve perceived performance with loading placeholders
- customize placeholder animation and drawable in android

## When to choose
- you need skeleton/shimmer loading placeholders in an Android app
- you want customizable placeholder animations with a simple API
- you need placeholders inside RecyclerView item layouts

## When to avoid
- you are not developing for Android
- you need a maintained library with frequent updates
- you prefer Jetpack Compose-based skeleton solutions

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

## Member repositories
- samlss/Broccoli (main) score 32

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:32.178211+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 2026-08-30T03:27:53.404333+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/samlss/Broccoli (fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:32.178211+00:00, sha 30b7548cfe9d)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.