Abstracts away the view holder so you can just make awesome views.

BetterRecyclerAdapter.java

package ws.🍉💩;

import android.support.v7.widget.RecyclerView;
import android.view.LayoutInflater;
import android.view.View;
import android.view.ViewGroup;

/**
 * A recycler view adapter that makes life better.
 *
 * @param <I> The backing data model for the views.
 */
public abstract class BetterRecyclerAdapter<I>
        extends RecyclerView.Adapter<BetterRecyclerAdapter.$GarbageViewHolder> {

    /**
     * Create a new view for the view type.
     *
     * @param inflater inflater to use for inflating new views.
     * @param viewType user defined id to specify what view to return. See
     *                 {@link android.support.v7.widget.RecyclerView.Adapter#getItemViewType(int)}
     * @param parent The parent view of the view being created.
     * @return a newly created view.
     */
    public abstract View newView(LayoutInflater inflater, int viewType, ViewGroup parent);

    /**
     * Retrieve an item from the data store backing this adapter.
     *
     * @param position the position in the list to get the data for.
     * @return the retrieve item for the specified position.
     */
    public abstract I getItem(int position);

    /**
     * Bind the data from the item into the view.
     *
     * @param item the item whom's data will be bound to the view for displaying relevant content.
     * @param view the view to display the data in.
     * @param position the position in the view list.
     */
    public abstract void bindView(I item, View view, int position);

    @Override
    public final $GarbageViewHolder onCreateViewHolder(ViewGroup parent, int viewType) {
        return new $GarbageViewHolder(newView(LayoutInflater.from(parent.getContext()),
                viewType, parent));
    }


    @Override
    public final void onBindViewHolder($GarbageViewHolder holder, int position) {
        bindView(getItem(position), holder.itemView, position);
    }

    /**
     * A garbage view holder that does nothing...
     */
    static final class $GarbageViewHolder extends RecyclerView.ViewHolder {
        public $GarbageViewHolder(View view) {
            super(view);
        }
    }
}