Simple "flashing" animation for an android view

FlashingAnimator.kt

package me.a_hoffmann.gists

import android.animation.ValueAnimator
import android.view.View

object FlashingAnimator {
    const val ANIMATION_DURATION: Long = 800

    /**
     * Executes a "flashing" animation on a view
     */
    fun playHighlightAnimation(view: View) {
        val animator = ValueAnimator.ofFloat(0.1f, 1f)

        animator.addUpdateListener { valueAnimator ->
            view.alpha = valueAnimator.animatedValue as Float
            view.requestLayout()
        }
        animator.duration = ANIMATION_DURATION
        animator.start()
    }
}