almost got working with collections in plone5

src/collective/listingviews/browser/views/collection.py

@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-from zope.component import adapts
+from zope.browser.interfaces import IBrowserView
+from zope.component import adapts, getMultiAdapter, ComponentLookupError
 from zope.interface import implements
 from Products.CMFCore.utils import getToolByName
 from basic import BasicTopicListingInformationRetriever
@@ -20,6 +21,22 @@ def retrieve_listing_items(self):
         are a large number of fields in the view. No need
         to wake up all the objects.
         """
+
+        # Let's get the browser view for the collection
+        # and get its' results
+        # works for plone.app.contenttypes.interfaces.ICollection
+
+        try:
+            view = getMultiAdapter((self.context, self.request), name='listing_view')
+            view = view.__of__(self.context)
+
+            results = view.results()
+            return results
+        except ComponentLookupError:
+            pass
+
+        # plone.app.collection
+        # TODO: should probably use its code directly
         limit = self.context.limit
         query = queryparser.parseFormquery(self.context,
             self.context.getRawQuery())

src/collective/listingviews/browser/views/configure.zcml

@@ -78,6 +78,14 @@
       class=".collection.BasicCollectionListingInformationRetriever"
       permission="zope2.View"
        zcml:condition="installed plone.app.collection"/>
+
+  <browser:page
+      for="plone.app.contenttypes.interfaces.ICollection"
+      name="listing_view_adapter"
+      class=".collection.BasicCollectionListingInformationRetriever"
+      permission="zope2.View"
+       zcml:condition="installed plone.app.contenttypes"/>
+
   <browser:page
       for="*"
       name="listing_view_adapter"