Interfaces, and ItemTouchHelper.Callback implementation to assist in adding Swipe based gestures (Drag & Drop, Swipe to Dismiss) to a RecyclerView.

touchHelper_ItemTouchHelperAdapter.java

/*
 * Copyright (C) 2015 Paul Burke
 *
 * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
 * You may obtain a copy of the License at
 *
 *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
 *
 * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
 * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
 * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
 * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 * limitations under the License.
 */

package your.package.here;

import android.support.v7.widget.RecyclerView;
import android.support.v7.widget.helper.ItemTouchHelper;

/**
 * Interface to listen for a move or dismissal event from a {@link ItemTouchHelper.Callback}.
 *
 * @author Paul Burke (ipaulpro)
 */
public interface ItemTouchHelperAdapter {

    /**
     * Called when an item has been dragged far enough to trigger a move. This is called every time
     * an item is shifted, and <strong>not</strong> at the end of a "drop" event.<br/>
     * <br/>
     * Implementations should call {@link RecyclerView.Adapter#notifyItemMoved(int, int)} after
     * adjusting the underlying data to reflect this move.
     *
     * @param fromPosition The start position of the moved item.
     * @param toPosition   Then resolved position of the moved item.
     * @return True if the item was moved to the new adapter position.
     *
     * @see RecyclerView#getAdapterPositionFor(RecyclerView.ViewHolder)
     * @see RecyclerView.ViewHolder#getAdapterPosition()
     */
    boolean onItemMove(int fromPosition, int toPosition);


    /**
     * Called when an item has been dismissed by a swipe.<br/>
     * <br/>
     * Implementations should call {@link RecyclerView.Adapter#notifyItemRemoved(int)} after
     * adjusting the underlying data to reflect this removal.
     *
     * @param position The position of the item dismissed.
     *
     * @see RecyclerView#getAdapterPositionFor(RecyclerView.ViewHolder)
     * @see RecyclerView.ViewHolder#getAdapterPosition()
     */
    void onItemDismiss(int position);
}

touchHelper_ItemTouchHelperViewHolder.java

/*
 * Copyright (C) 2015 Paul Burke
 *
 * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
 * You may obtain a copy of the License at
 *
 *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
 *
 * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
 * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
 * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
 * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 * limitations under the License.
 */

package your.package.here;

import android.support.v7.widget.helper.ItemTouchHelper;

/**
 * Interface to notify an item ViewHolder of relevant callbacks from {@link
 * ItemTouchHelper.Callback}.
 *
 * @author Paul Burke (ipaulpro)
 */
public interface ItemTouchHelperViewHolder {

    /**
     * Called when the {@link ItemTouchHelper} first registers an item as being moved or swiped.
     * Implementations should update the item view to indicate it's active state.
     */
    void onItemSelected();


    /**
     * Called when the {@link ItemTouchHelper} has completed the move or swipe, and the active item
     * state should be cleared.
     */
    void onItemClear();
}

touchHelper_OnStartDragListener.java

/*
 * Copyright (C) 2015 Paul Burke
 *
 * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
 * You may obtain a copy of the License at
 *
 *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
 *
 * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
 * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
 * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
 * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 * limitations under the License.
 */

package your.package.here;

import android.support.v7.widget.RecyclerView;

/**
 * Listener for manual initiation of a drag.
 */
public interface OnStartDragListener {

    /**
     * Called when a view is requesting a start of a drag.
     *
     * @param viewHolder The holder of the view to drag.
     */
    void onStartDrag(RecyclerView.ViewHolder viewHolder);

}

touchHelper_SimpleItemTouchHelperCallback.java

/*
 * Copyright (C) 2015 Paul Burke
 *
 * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
 * You may obtain a copy of the License at
 *
 *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
 *
 * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
 * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
 * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
 * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 * limitations under the License.
 */

package your.package.here;

import android.graphics.Canvas;
import android.support.v7.widget.GridLayoutManager;
import android.support.v7.widget.RecyclerView;
import android.support.v7.widget.StaggeredGridLayoutManager;
import android.support.v7.widget.helper.ItemTouchHelper;

/**
 * An implementation of {@link ItemTouchHelper.Callback} that enables basic drag & drop and
 * swipe-to-dismiss. Drag events are automatically started by an item long-press.<br/>
 * </br/>
 * Expects the <code>RecyclerView.Adapter</code> to listen for {@link
 * ItemTouchHelperAdapter} callbacks and the <code>RecyclerView.ViewHolder</code> to implement
 * {@link ItemTouchHelperViewHolder}.
 *
 * @author Paul Burke (ipaulpro)
 */
public class SimpleItemTouchHelperCallback extends ItemTouchHelper.Callback {

    public static final float ALPHA_FULL = 1.0f;

    private final ItemTouchHelperAdapter mAdapter;

    public SimpleItemTouchHelperCallback(ItemTouchHelperAdapter adapter) {
        mAdapter = adapter;
    }

    @Override
    public boolean isLongPressDragEnabled() {
        return true;
    }

    @Override
    public boolean isItemViewSwipeEnabled() {
        return true;
    }

    @Override
    public int getMovementFlags(RecyclerView recyclerView, RecyclerView.ViewHolder viewHolder) {
        // Set movement flags based on the layout manager
        if (recyclerView.getLayoutManager() instanceof GridLayoutManager) {
            final int dragFlags = ItemTouchHelper.UP | ItemTouchHelper.DOWN | ItemTouchHelper.LEFT | ItemTouchHelper.RIGHT;
            final int swipeFlags = 0;
            return makeMovementFlags(dragFlags, swipeFlags);
        } else if (recyclerView.getLayoutManager() instanceof StaggeredGridLayoutManager) {
            final int dragFlags = ItemTouchHelper.UP | ItemTouchHelper.DOWN | ItemTouchHelper.LEFT | ItemTouchHelper.RIGHT;
            final int swipeFlags = 0;
            return makeMovementFlags(dragFlags, swipeFlags);
        } else {
            final int dragFlags = ItemTouchHelper.UP | ItemTouchHelper.DOWN;
            final int swipeFlags = ItemTouchHelper.START | ItemTouchHelper.END;
            return makeMovementFlags(dragFlags, swipeFlags);
        }
    }

    @Override
    public boolean onMove(RecyclerView recyclerView, RecyclerView.ViewHolder source, RecyclerView.ViewHolder target) {
        if (source.getItemViewType() != target.getItemViewType()) {
            return false;
        }

        // Notify the adapter of the move
        mAdapter.onItemMove(source.getAdapterPosition(), target.getAdapterPosition());
        return true;
    }

    @Override
    public void onSwiped(RecyclerView.ViewHolder viewHolder, int i) {
        // Notify the adapter of the dismissal
        mAdapter.onItemDismiss(viewHolder.getAdapterPosition());
    }

    @Override
    public void onChildDraw(Canvas c, RecyclerView recyclerView, RecyclerView.ViewHolder viewHolder, float dX, float dY, int actionState, boolean isCurrentlyActive) {
        if (actionState == ItemTouchHelper.ACTION_STATE_SWIPE) {
            // Fade out the view as it is swiped out of the parent's bounds
            final float alpha = ALPHA_FULL - Math.abs(dX) / (float) viewHolder.itemView.getWidth();
            viewHolder.itemView.setAlpha(alpha);
            viewHolder.itemView.setTranslationX(dX);
        } else {
            super.onChildDraw(c, recyclerView, viewHolder, dX, dY, actionState, isCurrentlyActive);
        }
    }

    @Override
    public void onSelectedChanged(RecyclerView.ViewHolder viewHolder, int actionState) {
        // We only want the active item to change
        if (actionState != ItemTouchHelper.ACTION_STATE_IDLE) {
            if (viewHolder instanceof ItemTouchHelperViewHolder) {
                // Let the view holder know that this item is being moved or dragged
                ItemTouchHelperViewHolder itemViewHolder = (ItemTouchHelperViewHolder) viewHolder;
                itemViewHolder.onItemSelected();
            }
        }

        super.onSelectedChanged(viewHolder, actionState);
    }

    @Override
    public void clearView(RecyclerView recyclerView, RecyclerView.ViewHolder viewHolder) {
        super.clearView(recyclerView, viewHolder);

        viewHolder.itemView.setAlpha(ALPHA_FULL);

        if (viewHolder instanceof ItemTouchHelperViewHolder) {
            // Tell the view holder it's time to restore the idle state
            ItemTouchHelperViewHolder itemViewHolder = (ItemTouchHelperViewHolder) viewHolder;
            itemViewHolder.onItemClear();
        }
    }
}