Boilerplate code to handle Android's RecyclerView Adapter

app/src/main/java/com/tipz/helpers/view/adapter/BaseRecyclerArrayAdapter.java

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+package com.tipz.helpers.view.adapter;
+
+import android.support.v7.widget.RecyclerView;
+import android.view.LayoutInflater;
+import android.view.View;
+import android.view.ViewGroup;
+
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+
+/**
+ * This boilerplate code helps manage the RecyclerView adapter code
+ * It is designed to work when you:
+ * <ul>
+ * <li>Using ArrayList to manage your data</li>
+ * <li>Have a single type of data in the adapter</li>
+ * </ul>
+ *
+ * @param <VIEW_HOLDER> - The ViewHolder Type that references the views in a single item
+ * @param <DATA>        - The Data Type that will be saved in the ArrayList
+ */
+public abstract class BaseRecyclerArrayAdapter<VIEW_HOLDER extends BaseRecyclerViewHolder, DATA>
+        extends RecyclerView.Adapter<VIEW_HOLDER> {
+
+    protected final ArrayList<DATA> mData;
+
+    /**
+     * Construct an adapter with data in it
+     *
+     * @param data the data for the adapter to display
+     */
+    public BaseRecyclerArrayAdapter(ArrayList<DATA> data) {
+        // Note this will be used internally by the adapter.
+        // This is passed by reference, and by that is subject to changes from
+        // outside the adapter.
+        mData = data;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public VIEW_HOLDER onCreateViewHolder(ViewGroup parent, int viewType) {
+        View v = LayoutInflater.from(parent.getContext()).inflate(getSingleItemLayoutRes(), null);
+        return (VIEW_HOLDER) BaseRecyclerViewHolder.create(getViewHolderClass(), v);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void onBindViewHolder(VIEW_HOLDER viewHolder, int position) {
+        onBindViewHolderToData(viewHolder, mData.get(position));
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public int getItemCount() {
+        return mData.size();
+    }
+
+    protected abstract Class getViewHolderClass();
+
+    protected abstract int getSingleItemLayoutRes();
+
+    protected abstract void onBindViewHolderToData(VIEW_HOLDER viewHolder, DATA data);
+}

app/src/main/java/com/tipz/helpers/view/adapter/BaseRecyclerViewHolder.java

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+package com.tipz.helpers.view.adapter;
+
+import android.support.v7.widget.RecyclerView;
+import android.view.View;
+
+import java.lang.reflect.Constructor;
+import java.lang.reflect.Field;
+
+/**
+ * Represents an abstract view holder with auto-binding functions
+ * NOTE: If subclassed from an Internal class, it must be a static class
+ */
+public abstract class BaseRecyclerViewHolder extends RecyclerView.ViewHolder {
+
+    public BaseRecyclerViewHolder(View itemView) {
+        super(itemView);
+    }
+
+    public static <T> T create(Class<T> cls, View view) {
+        T entity = null;
+        try {
+            final Constructor<T> constructor = cls.getConstructor(View.class);
+            entity = constructor.newInstance(view);
+
+            // Run on all the fields in the API object
+            for (Field currField : entity.getClass().getFields()) {
+
+                // If this field has annotation
+                if (currField.getAnnotation(ViewHolderBinder.class) != null) {
+                    // Check to see the db name of the fields
+                    ViewHolderBinder annotation = currField.getAnnotation(ViewHolderBinder.class);
+                    int resId = annotation.resId();
+
+                    currField.set(entity, view.findViewById(resId));
+                }
+            }
+        } catch (Exception e) {
+            e.printStackTrace();
+        }
+
+        return entity;
+    }
+
+}

app/src/main/java/com/tipz/helpers/view/adapter/ViewHolderBinder.java

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+package com.tipz.helpers.view.adapter;
+
+import java.lang.annotation.ElementType;
+import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
+import java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy;
+import java.lang.annotation.Target;
+
+@Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
+@Target(ElementType.FIELD)
+public @interface ViewHolderBinder {
+
+    int resId() default 0;
+}