# varunest/SparkButton

Android library to create buttons with Twitter's heart like animation.

Repository: https://github.com/varunest/SparkButton
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/sparkbutton
Language: Java
License: Apache-2.0
License Family: permissive
Topics: library, animation, twitter-heart-animation, java, android, ui, enhancement
Last push: 2021-11-19T06:27:21+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": 3708, "days_push": 1748, "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 1263, forks 151 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:10.491718+00:00)

## What it is
SparkButton is a lightweight, highly customizable Android library for creating buttons with a spark animation effect similar to Twitter's heart animation. It supports API 14+ and can be configured via XML attributes or a Java builder.

## Use cases
- add a twitter-style heart like animation to an android app
- create an animated like or favorite button in android
- customizable toggle button with particle burst effect
- like button animation for a social feed app
- android library for animated favorite icon

## When to choose
- you need a polished like/favorite animation on Android with minimal effort
- you want XML or builder-based customization of colors, icons, and sizes
- you need support for older Android versions (API 14+)

## When to avoid
- you need animations on platforms other than Android
- you need a maintained library with frequent updates and recent releases
- you need complex multi-state animations beyond a like/toggle button

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: maintenance
- function: animation, ui-components
- domain: mobile-development, android-tools
- platform: jvm
- tags: twitter-heart-animation, like-button, android-ui, spark-animation, android

## Member repositories
- varunest/SparkButton (main) score 23

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:10.491718+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 2026-08-30T05:04:11.920440+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/varunest/SparkButton (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:10.491718+00:00, sha d83714ba6176)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.